tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31026512011-08-20T23:34:10.412-07:00blogging is fun, again.."BORING, RANDOM STUFF ON A NON-DAILY BASIS."leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1109695388013268082005-03-01T08:37:00.000-08:002005-03-01T08:44:40.146-08:00havent been here in a while.. i've had thoughts of posting my thoughts alot.. but just got too lazy.. so i'll make more of an effort now.. because i realize it's fun to look back and read about what you've been through.. over the years.yeah. with that said, hope you enjoyed this non-informative post. haha i dont think anyone reads this anything anyway!!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1103298939948864742004-12-17T07:52:00.000-08:002004-12-17T07:57:00.996-08:00wow, it's already december! hello december, nice to meet you. we just met, and you're about to leave soon?!
It's finals week at UCLA.. and I don't have to take any of them. no more!
with that, it's almost Christmas! I can't wait, can you?
Happy Birthday Dad!
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1098727082724336832004-10-25T09:51:00.000-07:002004-12-17T07:49:16.803-08:00saturday morning the crew went bike riding at the beach!! i was so freakin sore the whole day saturday. when it hurts, you know you worked it good. no pain no gain.
do u ever crave anything?? ever since we went bike riding near the pier, i've been craving crab legs. i love crab legs!!! shrimp sounds good too. i want seafood, but i'm trying hard to not eat out as much. crab crab crab. what do leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1098461718388554732004-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:002004-10-25T09:51:14.473-07:00GOOOO RED SOX!! i am a huge red sox fan & i'll prove it to you later. really.
another week at work is done! yay! i seem to enjoy my commute now that i have more music to listen to! haha. i used to hate traffic, but now i just keep listening to a bunch of island music.. and get my groove on while driving by myself to work. how pretty.
lately i've been eating out for dinner alot. dinner = leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1097683973790459542004-10-13T08:55:00.000-07:002004-10-13T10:47:04.403-07:002 simple random thoughts for today.
i HATE traffic, especially when my traffic time is DOUBLED going to work.
but, i'm thankful i have a job.
i HATE when the only thing people do is find something to COMPLAIN about.
but, i enjoy helping them look at the brighter side of things. well at least i TRY to.
simple thoughts.
just venting, in a nutshell.
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1097509709690356322004-10-11T08:46:00.000-07:002004-10-11T08:48:29.690-07:00a new day, a new week. thank you God, for everything.
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1097107806980055092004-10-06T16:56:00.000-07:002004-10-06T17:10:06.980-07:00i'm back! and i'm tired. it's been a crazy 5 day trip out there in hawaii. we exhausted ourselves out, considering we did activities in 4 days that wouldve lasted for about a week or 10 days for the "average" visitor/tourist to hawaii. not kidding yo. from parasailing to hiking to jetskiing, shopping, going to a luau & sightseeing.. we practically almost did it all!
our vacation was cut shortleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1096477380208899652004-09-29T09:44:00.000-07:002004-09-29T10:08:08.070-07:00work is getting better, thank goodness. i think i've finally adjusted to this whole "working full time" stuff. haha, i've never appreciated the weekends so much in my life. yeow!! anyway, there are always things that happen in my day that i want to write about.. and then what happens.. i forget about it! what the heck. i'll try better next time. anyway, i went to vegas again with my mom & leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1095962056157183782004-09-23T10:37:00.000-07:002004-09-24T18:06:58.590-07:00things i've been upto lately:
-the weekend was filled with lotsa different emotions. i went to heidi's viewing on friday night. thanks karen, for accompanying me to west co! on saturday was heidi's funeral. thanks to kevin, for coming with me that day. it was a hard.... morning. i'm glad that i got to meet her entire family that day, and share with them the relationship that i had with her. i leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1095278305847761162004-09-15T13:47:00.000-07:002004-09-17T14:13:54.756-07:00to my counselee/friend, HEIDI VISTE, RIP... i know you're chillin up in heaven and havin fun spending an eternity up there! i miss you lots. thank u for everything that you've shared with me throughout the year.. you are beautiful, both inside and out. it was a blessing to have been your counselor during your first year at UCLA, and i am thankful for the chance to have shared alot about ourselvesleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1094834532244629742004-09-10T09:26:00.000-07:002004-09-15T12:46:38.146-07:00work days are getting better. i think i've changed my outlook on alot of things.. staying more positive, being thankful for many things, not taking things too personal, and appreciating life itself.. all it has to offer.. and all the people that i have in it.
imma start working on alot of my goals too. like..
-reading!- i wanna build my vocabulary cuz it's hella janky.
-working out- i wanna leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1094659119969591732004-09-08T08:55:00.000-07:002004-09-08T08:58:39.970-07:00good morning, santa monica! here's to a GREAT day at work & school! or whatever everyone else has planned today! :)
amen.
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1094572222376173472004-09-07T08:40:00.000-07:002004-09-10T09:17:43.266-07:00i played roulette in las vegas.
i saw my sister's new spiffy house in las vegas.
i did alot of outlet shopping with kevin & my mom in las vegas.
i ate at a buffet in las vegas.
i ate at a local hawaiian restaurant "better than the loft" in las vegas.
i didnt win a thing in las vegas.
i broke even in las vegas.
i hung out with alot of family in las vegas.
i went nite swimming at my sis' house in leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1094263246008951282004-09-03T18:41:00.000-07:002004-09-03T19:02:01.556-07:00i cant believe it's already september. the year is almost over. what is up with that? anyway, alot has happened over the past weekend. i forgot to mention that my mom was admitted to the ER last sunday. i'm so thankful that she's alright. it was this whole big stroke scare, according to the first physician at primary care in the morning. then, after transferring to the ER and waiting there for leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1093884628836148372004-08-30T08:59:00.000-07:002004-08-30T09:50:28.836-07:00so, there are these really really yummy cookies that i can't get enough of. they're called paradise cookies. they only have like 2 or 3 locations in california. me and my sister used to get them at cerritos mall like 10 years ago. and then, one day it no longer existed. luckily, my sister and i randomly discovered their bakery/cafe in Santa Ana. haha. it was sooooo cool. we were once again leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1093571889229527472004-08-26T18:57:00.000-07:002004-08-26T18:58:09.230-07:00i feel like eating cookies.
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1093560689362104632004-08-26T15:17:00.000-07:002004-08-26T18:57:35.136-07:00so many birthdays in august!! kevin's was august 5, my cousin's was august 7, melissa (kevin's cuz) was august 20, my brother & kevin's sister giecel's bday was on august 24, my niece's is on august 28.. and hmm.. maybe i missed a few more.
well anyway, i've been here at work this entire week. yesterday was my first ever day to get off at 1:00pm! haha, that was cool. since it was slooow around leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1092785047588550342004-08-17T16:23:00.000-07:002004-08-17T16:24:07.586-07:00guess what i'm doing these days...
working full time! ouch. today's shift is almost over. yes.
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1091828581275304552004-08-06T14:34:00.000-07:002004-08-13T22:11:46.923-07:00Can't believe its been a whole year since angela & i arrived home from EUROPE. time flies so freakin fast. it's hard to believe that we spent our summer out there last year. cuh-ray-zee!
anyway, yesterday was kevin's 23rd birthday. he wanted a bonfire at the beach, and so we made his wish come true. markie & i made sure that we reserved one just for mr. kevin gruezo! we were afraid of all the leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1091562830600606692004-08-03T12:53:00.000-07:002004-08-03T12:55:38.293-07:00stop reading this blog jenn! ain't nuttin here! go back to work!
ha!
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1091139072224980152004-07-29T15:10:00.000-07:002004-07-29T15:17:18.110-07:00happy birthday, CAT! i love you!
i've been living at home for almost 1 whole month now! it's actually better than i expected. there's always good "home-cooked" food on the table now.. i dont have to worry about paying rent or phone & gas bills.. and i get to hang out with my friends from home. i even have HOOBY to get around town in :)...
yesterday was my first real-job interview. haha, i leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1089745198502508722004-07-13T11:22:00.000-07:002004-07-29T15:20:54.510-07:00the homies rolled out to vegas this past weekend. haha, it was soo much fun. i couldnt stop laughing with those folks. everyone was so entertainting :) thanks to the birthday boy ALEX, GEN, MARKIE, JENN, KEVIN, RANDY, JONAH, MIKE, PAUL, CHRISTY, AILEEN, PEACHY, & GINNIE.. for a fun-filled weekend!!
hmm.. here are some highlights:
-girls went clubbing at venetian's "venus"
-tipsy boys walked leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1088619140589791392004-06-30T11:09:00.000-07:002004-07-06T18:46:28.323-07:00so.. the apartment is pretty much all packed up and ready to go... :(
i really really enjoyed living here for these 9 months of school. i wish we could've been here longer. the location in West LA was awesome, parking was so much better than Veteran, rent was so much CHEAPER, and so many fun people were living in this apt complex. i'll really really miss it here. i also can't believe that leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1088454261074735532004-06-28T13:09:00.000-07:002004-06-30T11:09:36.550-07:00i've been a college graduate for about a week now. woohoo! it feels so weird not to do anything.. anyway, here are some highlights of what went on since last weekend:
saturday 6/19: psych graduation in the morning, lunch with family, kevin, and moina; education graduation in the evening; hung out with cat & christine
sunday: i was late for kevin's bio graduation in the morning; Pilipino leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1087685398198579602004-06-19T15:42:00.000-07:002004-06-19T15:49:58.196-07:00i graduated this morning with my department! woohoo! guess what time i woke up? 7:15am. guess what time i was supposed to be on campus? 7:30. guess what time graduation started? 8:00!!!
haha. my mom called me at 6:00am to say that they were on their way from Riverside to pick me up at my apt. it takes an hour to get here.. so i figured that would be alot of time. anyway, i was half asleep leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1087490425315670642004-06-17T09:29:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:40:25.316-07:00its fun to wake up and have absolutely nothing to do. haha, i wake up and i'm like.. "what am i gonna do today?"..
actually, it's kinda sad. i dont know if i'm ready for the real world yet! knowing that i dont have to ever take a midterm or final exam again at ucla is actually pretty exciting.. but scary at the same time. at least in college.. everything's all set up for you. you take classesleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1087324044747821832004-06-15T11:04:00.000-07:002004-06-15T11:29:02.990-07:00i am officially a college graduate.. as of 9:45am this morning. i took my last final bright and early at 8am. YEEEEEEOOOOWWWWWWW!!!
i am also officially 23 years old as of yesterday! yahoo. and yes, it was a beautiful, chillaxed day.. filled with studying, working on a gift for my mentee, and eating next door at Cat's. i literally was a "home-body" the entire day. i was in my PJ's until 8pm, leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1086824655463974172004-06-09T16:37:00.000-07:002004-06-09T16:44:15.463-07:00this week is "toni gone wild" week.. why? cuz she has papers or final projects due EVERY DAY! and i mean, every freakin day. this sucks. my sleeping hours are all messed up, once again. let's see.. i go to school, go to my classes, counsel some students, go to meetings, come home by 8/9/10ish.. then i end up falling asleep while trying to finish my projects/papers.. and then i dont end up leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1086018004373721072004-05-31T08:38:00.000-07:002004-05-31T08:40:04.373-07:00yay for 2004 graduates!
congrats to LBstate! karen, jenn, mark, bushra, & jenelle.. you all rock! i'm so proud of you all. i cant wait for ucla's graduation now. ugh. 3 more freakin weeks.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1084499733027539432004-05-13T18:38:00.000-07:002004-05-13T18:55:33.026-07:00im not so great with updating this thing. anyway, here are my random thoughts for this random post:
-my one and only midterm week is officially over!! no more midterms ever again (at UCLA that is)..
-today i had a take home midterm essay due at 2:00. there was also an in-class midterm at 2:00 for the same class. guess what time i left my apartment? you got it, 2:00. senioritis hit he HARD leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1082960521381989882004-04-25T23:22:00.000-07:002004-04-25T23:27:37.810-07:00it's week 4 already! i can't believe we only have 6 more weks of school, and i'm officially done with my undergraduate career. it's kinda exciting, yet scary at the same time. i really have to consider what my after-graduation plans are. i'm considering working abroad in a foreign country (maybe australia or new zealand) for a few months, then coming back in december to apply to grad school forleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1077051253501815382004-02-17T12:54:00.000-08:002005-03-01T08:50:25.983-08:00hmm, a whole lot has been happening around here! oh yeah, and i had fun this past saturday too on that highly commercialized holiday! Kev & I ordered some yummy C&O's for lunch, ate it in the car cuz we were so hungry and couldnt wait to eat it where we were supposed to eat it, cruised down PCH listening to Kanye West, then ended up somewhere in PV to overlook the coast.. and since there was a leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1075767046622969202004-02-02T16:10:00.000-08:002004-02-06T21:37:12.610-08:00why hello there! long time no post!
oh my goodness! did i mention that i went to Mammoth last weekend? my friend angela invited me to spend the weekend with her, her brother, and her brother's co-workers and stuff. it was really fun! i've never snowboarded anywhere else but southern california, so i was really excited to drive up and hit the slopes out there. well, to summarize my weekend in leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1074633779136932832004-01-20T13:22:00.000-08:002004-01-20T13:24:25.343-08:00howdy shmowdy. i spent the entire weekend hanging out with my sister in her
hood, known as Grand Terrace. i kinda like it here, despte the fact that
there's not much to do.. at all. the only thing that keeps me going is
WAL-MART down the street! hahaha.
just kidding. i really love coming here because i get to spend lots of time
with the nieces & nephew, since i hardly ever get to see them. leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1074275936512076912004-01-16T09:58:00.000-08:002004-01-16T10:00:18.873-08:00i wanna go to grad school. either in NY or up North. problem is, my grades suck.
this is quite depressing.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1074153589009598712004-01-14T23:59:00.000-08:002004-01-15T00:01:11.200-08:00Mr. Matthew Goode is HOT... at least i believe so.. right, CLUB JETTA?!
i'm in love, all over again! hahaha. i discovered 2 "eye candies" today! one, i discovered in class, and the other i found on the big screen! but of course, since it is me & KG's 67 month anniversary, i did share this lovely bit of information with him! haha, oh how i love that boy!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1074132151159312232004-01-14T18:02:00.000-08:002004-01-14T18:03:51.860-08:00my first day of school was on monday! way exciting.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1073347642381893352004-01-05T16:07:00.000-08:002004-01-05T16:08:34.000-08:00torture begins in 3 days! aaaahhhhh!!!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1073105165475728702004-01-02T20:46:00.000-08:002004-01-02T20:47:13.763-08:00talk about putting mileage on the poor car.. after the road trip to frisco and back to LA, i spent new year's at my brother's house. i even spent the night there.. cuz my mom didnt want me driving around after midnight. then in the morning, kevin and i decided to drive up to Vegas to meet up with some of his cousins who spent new year's there, and also to see my relatives who live out there too.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1073070728190759262004-01-02T11:12:00.000-08:002004-01-02T11:13:16.560-08:00happy 2004!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1072734761604856662003-12-29T13:52:00.000-08:002004-01-02T11:11:19.013-08:00i hope all of you and your loved ones had a safe and Blessed Christmas! i had lots of fun on Christmas day, except for the fact that i had to drive to my sisters house through the storm and sit through some annoying traffic! it took 2 1/2 hours to get to where my sister lives, when it really only takes about 1 hour. sheesh.
anyway, right now i'm really really cold. anyway, let's see what i'veleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1071889784436606772003-12-19T19:09:00.000-08:002003-12-19T19:11:50.123-08:00my motto this holiday season:
"eat alot, tear up them presents, cherish your family and friends, love God, and go visit the snow"
haha, how r a n d o m i am!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1071682741208115622003-12-17T09:39:00.000-08:002003-12-17T09:39:53.360-08:00the pch staff retreat was oh-so-fun this past weekend. oh how i miss being on staff! but its okay though, because there were 3 of us who werent on staff.. me, tonilyn, and art. so, we kept each other company while the staffers handled all the logistics and stuff. it was just so freakin COZY out there in the cabin! we had a fireplace, 3 cozy bedrooms, a cute little kitchen, and a lovely little leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1071276082912296002003-12-12T16:41:00.000-08:002003-12-12T16:42:10.373-08:00i've been officially on winter vacation for about 48 hours now!!! woohoo! i can finally start to "ENJOY" the holiday season. hahahaha.
YES!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1070987184978813912003-12-09T08:26:00.000-08:002003-12-09T08:27:09.326-08:00aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1070843193336468612003-12-07T16:26:00.000-08:002003-12-07T16:27:16.140-08:00i'm so excited. it's FINALS season once again. so what did i decide to do all day today?! yes, that's right. "S T U D A Y.. at the L I B R A R A Y!" hahhaha. oh this sucks. i've been here for over 5 hours already. i have to admit that i'm being very productive! yay for me. so here's what my schedule looks like:
Tuesday: a research paper due; and an in-class powerpoint presentation to go leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1070235214832097772003-11-30T15:33:00.000-08:002003-11-30T15:46:57.840-08:00happy belated thanksgiving to you. what did toni get for thanksgiving this year?! a freakin cold! i am soooo cool, and i'm sooo miserable too. oh well, i'm trying to recover as fast as i can, because finals are creeping up really really fast. i've been laying in bed alot lately. its pretty fun! i even gave up after-thanksgiving shopping to stay in bed all day. what a sacrifice! haha. anyway, leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1069803186485235272003-11-25T15:33:00.000-08:002003-11-25T15:34:23.280-08:004 hours of educational psychology. every tuesday afternoon. oh my. thank goodness for laptop lending from the library and internet cables in the classroom! haha, i'm trying to be sneaky. evenutally, i'll probably get caught. its a small class of only 30ish people. i should be careful. watch out now.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-106972804584306322003-11-24T18:40:00.000-08:002003-11-25T14:20:52.700-08:00"i feel it in my fingers.. i feel it in my toes...!!"
hahahahhahahha. love, actually.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1069395042808130232003-11-20T22:10:00.000-08:002003-11-20T22:11:09.140-08:00hi! what's up, buttercup! nothing new here. when i think of something to write, i'll be sure to write it.
yeah, great. i'm soooo exciting, arent i?! yahooooooo!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1068407895680513752003-11-09T11:58:00.000-08:002003-11-09T12:00:28.346-08:00my 6 year old niece and 5 year old nephew loooove to tell me this joke. they repeat it over and over, as if it were something new each time. haha.
kids: "hey auntie lei.. what did Britney Spears say when she crossed the road?"
me: "hmm.. i dunno. what?"
kids: "Hit me baby one more time!" (laughter and giggling occurs at this point)
me: "hahaha!"
kids: (talk amongst themselves.. then.. it leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1067970186657248532003-11-04T10:23:00.000-08:002003-11-04T10:23:05.123-08:00so, i'm still working on my paper. i was supposed to finish a bunch of my homework last night, but after working 4 hours from 10pm-2am on my scrapbook for my italian class, i fell asleep "editing" it. i still had a 5-7 page paper to write for Education, and an Italian paper to revise. when was all of this assigned? a loooooonnng time ago! i'm such a walking contradiction.
anyway.. randomly.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1067732421772349302003-11-01T16:20:00.000-08:002003-11-01T16:20:20.620-08:00..and the #1 reason why i DISLIKE the 1st of every month... (drum roll please..)
i always feel about $400.00 poorer each time! well actually, i AM $400 poorer, thanks to that lovely checking account visitor known as "R E N T". i love it. oh well. i love my aparment anyway. i just wish i had more money.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1066961377292896182003-10-23T19:09:00.000-07:002003-10-23T19:18:44.403-07:00sometimes i think i try too hard to keep in touch with my friends... i really like taking the time and effort to try with a simple phone call or email just to say "hi".... even when i'm busy with everything at school.. studying, working, extra-curricular activities, etc. it just sucks when you dont get the same effort in return. what a great feeling :T
i've always known that a friendship was leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1066845509702495422003-10-22T10:58:00.000-07:002003-10-22T10:58:29.826-07:00it feels like its already friday! sheesh. i had a looooonnng week. i had a paper due yesterday.. along with a nice midterm. it was great! i hardly got any sleep the night before. i finished my paper @ 3am, went to sleep till about 6am, then sat around and started studying for my midterm at about 7am. what a wonderful night! and then.. i dressed up for school in my COMFY clothes.. (jogging pants &leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1066528994980657822003-10-18T19:03:00.000-07:002003-10-18T19:03:15.063-07:00i should be studying. woo-woo.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1065822192805414512003-10-10T14:43:00.000-07:002003-10-10T14:43:12.536-07:00happy birthday to my mommy! oh and happy birthday to my dear traveling companion, angie! :)
i am sore today. i am sooo sore. i played on a flag-football team yesterday; something i haven't done in 14 years!! but yeah, its always been my dream to do so in college.. and i did it! although my team lost our first game, its ok.. cuz i had soo much fun out on the field, running around like crazy. hey,leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1065063527127475612003-10-01T19:58:00.000-07:002003-10-01T20:02:34.850-07:00i'm still on campus! what the heck. sheesh, and i was late to class for the first time this school year. i just forgot to set my alarm this morning. so yeah, i've been camping out on my living room sofa this past week, since my mattress won't be ready until this Friday. boo! but i think sleeping in the living room is great! it's comfy, so its great. so anyway, does anyone know what the word "leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1064539482732386272003-09-25T18:24:00.000-07:002003-09-25T18:24:42.510-07:00today was the first day of school. for some reason, i felt like i held a long long summer. like when i went to study/travel in europe for 6 weeks, i came back home to LA, and still had almost 2 full months of summer left! hahaha, w-o-w. i was actually kinda excited to attend school today! haha. anyway, i had tons of fun riding the bus to school today. it takes 2 minutes to walk to the bus stop, leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1063581510994849372003-09-14T16:18:00.000-07:002003-09-14T16:18:31.063-07:00last week, i was able to hang out alot with the SPEAR-heads. we ended training on friday the 5th, and spent more time with them silly folks on the weekend. actually, we didnt do much "hanging out".. i would call it more of "business related" bonding! hahah. anyway, yes, we did get alot of work done, in preparation for our budget proposal. we spent about 8 hours at tonilyn's apt in culver city leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1062729774476969312003-09-04T19:42:00.000-07:002003-09-04T19:42:54.343-07:00hi. hello. leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1062525381654889382003-09-02T10:56:00.000-07:002003-09-02T11:29:44.016-07:00my long weekend was pretty darn uneventful, but i had fun doing nothing :)
last week i tried something cool. i tried to be a healthy girl. hahahahah. i promised myself only fruits for breakfast, along with "naked juice", then i would play football with kevin or my spear friends around lunchtime. it really was a workout for me. then i'd be hungry, so for lunch, instead of grabbing a burger and leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1061919481686733722003-08-26T10:38:00.000-07:002003-08-26T10:38:01.656-07:00hi! i've been home for 21 days now. my typical day goes like this:
-i wake up HECKA early.
-kevin picks me up at 7:15am or 8:15am.
-we go to school.
-he goes to class, or work.
-i sleep in the study lounge, waste time on the internet (haha, actually sometimes its useful), handle my errands on campus, visit people working, hunt for apartments, etc etc.
-i eat lunch
-i go to src training from 1-leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1060968192302527042003-08-15T10:23:00.000-07:002003-08-15T10:23:12.180-07:00booooooleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1060112286228162302003-08-05T12:38:00.000-07:002003-08-05T12:46:39.203-07:00we spent our last days abroad in England. that place is fun, but so freakin expensive. i barely had enough money to survive. i couldnt wait to get home, because i was tired of spending there. $100 US dollars only gave me 55 british pounds. isnt that exciting?! anyway..
its so exciting to finally use a "normal" keyboard! those italian, swiss, french, spanish, belgian, and british keyboards were leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1059652778779435902003-07-31T04:59:00.000-07:002003-07-31T05:43:57.790-07:00so, im finally counting down the days until i get home! im so excited to go home and see everybody, but at the same time i dont wanna leave europe! haha! i never realized how tired i would be to traavel around europe in 2 weeks. angela and i did so much in so little time; in some ways, i kinda wish we were still studying in summer school in Italy. that way, we dont haave to paay for food and leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1059483503238222432003-07-29T05:58:00.000-07:002003-07-29T05:59:31.390-07:00havent been here in a while. finally have internet access!! yayaya.. anyway!
gotta catch a train again soon.. so here's what i've been up to in the past week:
tuesday 7/22: plane from london to barcelona; randomly bumped into one of our friends from UCLA in barcelona! haha; watched Flamenco at a theater
wednesday 7/23: hung out in barcelona; checked out the beach; ate at this restaurant called 4leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058842529771905222003-07-21T19:55:00.000-07:002003-07-21T19:55:29.670-07:00it is 3:40am, and i am spending the night away at the.... airport. i was so miserable sleeping, so i decided to just get up and start walking around the airport. i called kevin.. and guess where he was? at margherita mondays. haha. so yeah, angela and i didnt want to pay for a hotel tonight in London, so we just decided to sleep at the airport. i didnt want to at first, but now i realize that leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058764591691051402003-07-20T22:16:00.000-07:002003-07-20T22:16:31.756-07:00i am so sad to have to finally leave italy. but i will be back on friday, to go to the italian riviera "chinque terra" with angela, jenn,and karen. i cant wait~
i'moff to London today,and then to spain.oh, i wish myself luck!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058657276687883532003-07-19T16:27:00.000-07:002003-07-20T15:30:45.423-07:00i cant believe that 4 weeks of school have just about gone by. it will be exactly one month since i've been out of the country on monday july 21! wow! time does go by so fast. i honestly can say that time was going so slooooooooww my first week here. one week felt like 3 weeks!! haha. but yeah, i cant wait to go home and see my family. i miss my friends too. ohhh, and yes.. i miss kevkev!!
it leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058367619210211972003-07-16T08:00:00.000-07:002003-07-16T08:05:58.470-07:00random story of me trying to bust some "i took 3 quarters of tagalog classes at UCLA so i should know how to speak the language" here in Rome.
yesterday, while on the bus going back home after a little sightseeing, i thought i heard Tagalog being spoken outside the bus doors. haha, i said to myself "yeah right." anyway, i noticed a Filipino girl walked on the bus with her mom. i forgot that leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058224565523845202003-07-14T16:16:00.000-07:002003-07-14T16:16:05.570-07:00welcome to Roma!!
our class left the little town of Verona this morning, and we headed down to Rome, where we are going to spend the last week of school. it was kind of interesting, because i was sad to leave our beautiful Hotel.. with A/C, TV, phone, gourmet/authentic meals for lunch/dinner, and private bathroom, etc. Our school trip started with all that "high maintenance" stuff.. and now leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058098247935653632003-07-13T05:10:00.000-07:002003-07-13T05:10:48.016-07:00oh yes, we are back in verona!! baybeh bAYbEh!!! haha, im just trying to be ghetto. well, we definitely had a blast in venice this weekend. i spent alot of money, took a million pictures, laughed hysterically with my girls.. and sweat sooo much! haha, overall, we had so much fun. i never have time to write any details. okay, angela and i are gonna take karen and jenn to the train station soon leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1058025862441394982003-07-12T09:04:00.000-07:002003-07-12T09:04:22.406-07:00class was fun last week. ok not really. we had a midterm on monday, and i already got my grade back. i got a B! boo. well, i guess its better than a C. haha, my smartie roomie angela got an A!! haha, i feel so dumb. anyway, i am in venice this weekend with angela, and we are hanging out with jenn and karen once again, since their class took a trip here for a couple of days as well. thanks guys leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1057495960404801612003-07-06T05:52:00.000-07:002003-07-06T05:55:21.566-07:00i am now back home, in verona. i already miss florence. its so different here.. im not in the mood to walk around anywhere cuz its so hot, theres nothing interesting to really see, and the food isnt all that exciting anymore.. compared to florence! oh, ill get over it. it just sucks that we have class at 4pm on sundays. otherwise, we would have longer weekends if we didnt have to come back to leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1057339992007070322003-07-04T10:33:00.000-07:002003-07-04T10:39:21.153-07:00hello, im in florence right now, hanging out with karen, jennie, and angela! we like it here.. and i dont remember anything from the last time i came to florence in 1997! haha, i realize that i only blog when im with karen & jenn on the weekends. why is that?
jenn says: im sorry miss jackson. i am foreal. never meant to make your daughter cry.
karen: hello. we are in florence with toni and leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1056804937858278842003-06-28T05:55:00.000-07:002003-06-28T05:55:37.770-07:00after an adventure filled day in interlaken, switzerland, we are now going back to verona, italy. not very excited.. cuz the weather is beautiful here.. and the people are much nicer here. jenn and karen already left for florence this morning. our trip here was so short, but so beautiful :) anyway, i gotta go catch my train now.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1056732583051111642003-06-27T09:49:00.000-07:002003-06-27T09:49:43.070-07:00karen and jenn are cool. zaz. oops.. that was supposed to be yay. haha, the zs on the kezboard are switched with the ys. hahaha. swityerland is fun... bze+leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-3857306252003-06-25T12:31:00.000-07:002002-12-09T07:46:17.770-08:00it's monday of FINALS WEEK. yikes! i can't believe i already had 2 finals last week!! i have to admit, last week was one of the most stressful weeks of my college life- a final monday (right after thanksgiving), a final thursday, along with an oral presentation for another class that same day. it doesnt seem like much when i write about it.. but that's not all i did last week. i had to fill in leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1056223813174038572003-06-21T12:30:00.000-07:002003-06-21T12:32:05.290-07:00haven't been here in a while. so much going on!
finals done. long time ago.
22nd birthday & 5th year anniv. w/ kevkev.. came & went
no more job!
moved out of my apt!
living back @ home for now..
no more high speed internet access!
no more cable tv! haha
back to good 'ol family home cooking..
hmm.. thank you to my family/friends for remembering my bday!
thank you for all the bday/bon voyage leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-1055660763724133572003-06-15T00:06:00.000-07:002003-06-15T00:06:03.776-07:00hi!!!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-952932612003-06-04T10:58:00.000-07:002003-06-04T11:07:10.000-07:0010th week..
almost done..
finals week just around the corner..
had 2 banquets this past weekend.. (1 PCH & 1 CSC)
..oh they were two beautiful evenings!!
4th year is coming to an end..
PCH directorship has come to an end..
oh how i will miss the staff and the work we did..
italy is just a few weeks away..
jenn & karen already studying abroad there..
almost 22 years since i was born..
almost 5 leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-947513602003-05-22T12:46:00.000-07:002003-05-22T12:46:34.610-07:00kevin & i are going through hell this week.....
...in academics, that is. we both have a really horrible week of school. all in all, i had a week full of quizzes, 2 papers (one of which i completely dont understand. its a freakin neuroscience article that i have to read a million times to try and understand a little concept. argh!), lots of homework, and a dreadful math midterm to end my leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-936018742003-05-01T09:23:00.000-07:002003-05-19T19:24:19.000-07:00yesterday (4/30).. was oh-so-magical!! hahaha.. whatever. just be prepared to read a long entry! oohhhhhh yes.
i started off my day like this. i walked to campus early because i had a doctor's appt at 9am. i had class at 8am, but i was too lazy to go. hahaha. anyway, nothing but good news at the doctor's. yay! you see, if you dont know already, i've been paranoid with all my headaches & stuff.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-935785032003-04-30T22:23:00.000-07:002003-04-30T22:23:59.803-07:00so many things on my mind.. and i don't know where to begin! let's just say that my day was oh so...... lovely.. and did i mention inspirational? happy? fun? ohhhh i can't wait to tell you all about my spiritual day and adventurous evening :) please stay tuned.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-934432842003-04-28T20:47:00.000-07:002003-04-28T20:51:05.000-07:00what to write.. what to write!!..
i'll think about it. come back later!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-929599302003-04-20T19:52:00.000-07:002003-04-20T19:58:03.000-07:00may God Bless the soul of my uncle flor.. who passed away last wednesday.
so many decisions to make... his viewing is in vegas tomorrow.. & i want to go.. but i have to handle so much crap here at school tomorrow.. application deadlines, mandatory meetings, 2 exams to study for on wednesday.. & even if i decided to go to vegas, it would still be a 5 hour drive out there, plus 5 more back... or leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-925967482003-04-14T11:22:00.000-07:002003-04-19T21:43:28.000-07:00ohhh i love this song: "island girls" by PATI. sha-weet song, really. i highly enjoy listening to my island music on kccnfm100.com. its pretty cool.. if you guys wanna listen to a live broadcast of one of hawaii's radio stations, hit it up. haha, i sound like some sort of promoter. yay. haha, speaking of hawaii stuff, i'm eating SPAM.. which happens to be hawaii's favorite meat. yay. some people leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-920214372003-04-04T19:53:00.000-08:002003-04-04T20:00:53.000-08:00so, i thought i'd wake up & realize that it was all just a bad dream. what the heck? it really sucks...... she really did pass away. i miss you, cindy.. we all miss you. you've touched so many people in your life, and you will live on and on in our hearts... and we know that you're gonna be with us in spirit :)
sometimes i wonder why people have to go at such a young age?? why do people have leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-917258992003-03-31T11:39:00.000-08:002003-03-31T11:39:48.000-08:00quick, random stuff: finals done. spring break done. passed my classes. yay!
today: puffy eye remains. cold getting worse. period still lasting. first day of school.
accomplished today: made it on time (& survived) my 8am class! damn, we'll see how long i can last.
yesterday: random turnaround/road trip to VEGAS with (half of ) PCH staff. we drove there to eat at a YummY buffet, then drove leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-910105002003-03-19T12:14:00.000-08:002003-03-19T12:23:25.000-08:00that time of year again! oh, my favorite: endless nights, top ramen diet, complete social isolation, practically living, eating, & breathing ackerman union (where i've found my study niche this quarter). i only get to see my apartment when i sleep after midnite, and right before i leave again @ 8am in the morning to go and study!!!! haha, but at least i'm almost done. i'm actually pretty leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-904230512003-03-09T15:42:00.000-08:002003-03-10T16:51:40.000-08:00yo yo yo. my cousin in Hawaii is sooo mean. when i signed on AIM, she decides to leave me a message. of course, i knew that it was going to be something "smart." i had an away message, and when i came home and looked at my computer screen, i noticed she wrote: "You're back where u belong!!!" hahah! what a fool. just kidding. that's the way we treat each other. she's not even really my cousin.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-901845552003-03-05T09:10:00.000-08:002003-03-05T09:31:55.000-08:00ahhh good 'ol LA...
i miss hawaii. come back already. i love going there.. especially when my brother, sister, nieces, nephew & parents go with me. sometimes i only go with my friends, so i get really happy when my family goes to hawaii with me too. and thank you, kevin, for joining my family in prayer for my grandma! it was really nice of you to come. sometimes i kinda wish that i was raised leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-898741542003-02-27T18:01:00.000-08:002003-02-27T18:01:39.716-08:00i love you, mama pia!!!!!!!!! :)
it's been a year since you passed.....
i miss you so much... i'm going home to hawaii today... to join the rest of our family to pray....
aloha....
leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-893833962003-02-19T11:41:00.000-08:002003-02-25T15:42:08.000-08:00last midterm: accomplished. hooray hooray. hooray for me!
i had so much freakin fun this weekend. but i dont regret it.. even though i had a midterm to study for on tuesday!! i'm nuts. let's see.. friday was V-day of course.. and that was a pretty hilarious day. from working a 6:30am shift.. to witnessing an SUV randomly crashing itself into a palm tree (literally) at the beach's parking lotleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-887852372003-02-08T21:06:00.000-08:002003-02-08T21:15:30.000-08:00today i watched.. the harlem globetrotters (for free) here @ school.. thanks to the lady working at the door. probably the best part of the show... was watching these harlem folks do the harlem shake! groovy.
okay so like.. yesterday (friday) i was a complete b-u-m! i did absolutely nothing. isnt that just great?! haha... most people would enjoy a day off of school/work.. but honestly i'd leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-886893082003-02-06T21:06:00.000-08:002003-02-06T21:06:42.216-08:00hip hip hooraaaaaaaaayyyy!!! my midterm is done! haha. i notice that im only updating this page whenever i have a midterm. i had one 2 weeks ago, and i just finished another DAMN midterm today. ugh. im so happy its done! i swear.. i thought i was studying for a freakin final exam. i studied so much! this class is nuts-o.
sleeeeeeeeeppp, here i come.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-878508812003-01-22T09:58:00.000-08:002003-01-22T09:58:39.346-08:00what's the point of studying... or "cramming" should i say? freakin midterm tomorrow. gimme a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-874671962003-01-15T01:21:00.000-08:002003-01-15T01:27:08.000-08:00oh my gosh! where have i been this whole time? this is nuts. what's the point of keeping this stupid blog, when i'm not even gonna write anything on here in the first place. i'm crazy. anywho, winter quarter has officially begun.. last week! my classes are harder than ever, my classes overlap with one another, and my classes are so freakin "packed" all the time. can it get any better? 10 leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102651.post-867237732002-12-30T19:02:00.000-08:002002-12-30T19:02:38.166-08:00happy 2003, and merry 5 days after christmas! :) one week left before torture starts all over again. sheesh.leihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714081350392680210noreply@blogger.com