Man, I don't think I'll get through the whole week at Mexico LOL. Uhm... just to summarize:
March 16th, 2010
--> worked on construction instead of VBS
--> got to shower during the afternoon
--> awesome food, as always
--> learned more Spanish
--> bought some kind of beverage at the local store
--> got to take down a wall using a sledge hammer (Didn't do much damage though =( )
--> cut a bunch of patterns for VBS the next day
--> took out a bunch of nails from pieces of wood (Yes. They're so poor that they're trying to salvage EVERYTHING)
March 17th, 2010
--> more construction with the nails of the pieces of wood
--> helped with the placing of the styrofoam sheets up top as insulation for the classrooms
--> yum yum food
--> got to help out prepping lunch and some dinner
--> bonfire with the little kids of the classroom
--> taught a little girl how to play basketball xD!
--> they have flavoured marshmallows O_O
March 18th, 2010
--> last day for VBS and construction. opted for the VBS
--> crafts at the school + at La Estrella
--> awesome food
--> got a snickers bar from my muchacho
--> got to go out that night and explore the town a bit that night
--> boys pooled some money in to buy a pair of shoes for muchacho
--> danced on the stage in the town square :P
March 19th, 2010
--> BEACH DAY
--> 3hr trip to San Carlos (or was it San Juan?) beach
--> bought some souvenirs (magnet, bracelets, etc.)
--> paddleboated!
--> kayak-ing + unforgettable experience with my hat HAHAHA. had to circle around it FOUR times just to get it since it flew off of my head -___-;
--> lots of fun over-all
--> ran out of sunscreen :(
March 20th, 2010
--> held church service @ La Estrella
--> climbed down a rocky steep hill with heels on x)
--> PINATA!
--> boys + muchacho = Backstreet Boys wannabe-s?! HAHAHA
--> last night :(
--> packing, cleaning up as much as we can beforehand
--> last shower together with my bestie LOL (stupid teachers complained about us =_=)
--> yum yum food as always!!
March 21st, 2010
--> left at around 8AM :(
--> TEARS T____T
--> longass bus-ride to the border
--> got held up at the border since our driver doesn't have a working visa or some type of visa that will let him inside USA, PLUS, he had no insurance on the bus -___-
--> thank God that we were able to get through that :D
--> Jack-in-the-Box = LOVE
--> FOUND MY CHURROS BUD
--> arrived around 10PM @ La Quinta Inn
--> watched Kirstie Alley's BIG Life LOL.
--> fell asleep with the TV on xD;;
March 22nd, 2010
--> explored Phoenix, Arizona abit
--> went to some boring museum
--> ate at Fatburger
--> a bit of flirting/communicating/practicing Spanish with the workers there = a little more extra whipped cream on your milkshake ;) LOL
--> bought some kind of CHI product
--> airplane ride home * 2!
--> two BIIIG sized Peach Fru-teas from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at the Phoenix Airport
--> Phoenix -> Seattle flight delayed, which in turn delayed our Seattle -> Vancouver flight
--> made history since that's the first time that Alaska Airlines has EVER held a flight :P
--> got home late
and that's basically what happened in Mexico x)
Up next...
MY DEBUT! aka 18th birthday party. ^__^
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5.17.2010
4.22.2010
LXIV
So it's been around three weeks since my last post and I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately. It's just that it's report card week and we're alll trying to make up for what we're missing in our classes and whatnot. PLUS planning for my birthday party has just been such a drag.
I said I would post about my trip to Mexico and here goes! I will start by posting links to alllll the photos that I took:
Mish Mex 2010 [i]
Mish Mex 2010 [ii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iv]
I set my albums so that they would be viewable by the public. =) Anyway, here's the run-down, day by day.
March 14th, 2010
At around 12:00AM, I'm just chilling at home, waiting for 1:00AM to come so we can leave xD Flight is at 6:30AM or something like that and we had to be at the airport by 3-3:30AM. So yeah, get there. First person there was Carvy. I was next then people started trickling in. We were all either really sleepy or really hyped. Fun stuff. Checked in, looong line-up since there was 21 of us. Then the next thing you know, you're on the plane O_O Time passes by really quickly in airports. So we get on and we fly to Tacoma, Seattle airport. Didn't sleep in that one at all since it was only a 1hour flight. Just to let you know... NEVER FLY ALASKA AIRLINES. SUCH BAD LANDING SKILLS >:( Okay anyway, we were at the Seattle airport for about 2hours or so. My best friend, Maria, and I decide to eat breakfast and where else better than at Chili's! It wasn't the real deal though. It was called "Chili's too". Like, wtf <_<; In any case, we had big breakfasts. I should have a picture somewhere in there =p And theeeeeen, another airplane ride going to Phoenix. Slept in that one. Couldn't take it anymore @_@ I was sleeping soo soundly but then the landing was SO crappy that it woke me up and made me jump in my seat. Literally =_= And theeen, after getting our luggage and stuff sorted out, we went on the bus for a 12hr bus ride to Tesopaco, Mexico! It wasn't super hot in Phoenix. It was bearable heat. But then again, I was only outside for a maybe 30minutes or so. Stop over at some fast food places for lunch/dinner. Obviously, I was still on the hunt for churros at this time so I was searching but found none. However, Maria and I found out that you can get 1 large meal and a sandwich at Burger King for $12. And by large, I mean LARGE. The drinks were HUUUGE and the sandwiches were even huger. @_@ Anyway, so we were on the bus for 11-13 hours. The Mexican border was so ghetto. Nothing special at all. It's like...I don't know how to describe it. I should have a picture in there. Anyway, going into Mexico itself was like going back to the Philippines' ghetto area. It wasn't that surprising for me psh. And yeah. 11-13 hours. When it was dark, the bus driver turned off the lights, left little blue night lights on and he seemed to have turned up the AC =_= It was SOO cold D: but my feet were sweating all at the same time. Strange eh. People were starting to say that the bus driver turned in on for fun LOL. At times when people couldn't sleep, we pulled out the gee-tar and jammed. Sang and had some fun =) Got to Tesopaco at around 2:30AM. Set up our sleeping quarters and slept =)
March 15th, 2010
Due to the cold of the bus, I got a wee bit sick. Woke up at 8AM for breakfast and I was doing worship that day so I just re-used my sermon about food and serving God. Breakfast was pancakes, fruit and some kinda porridge. I don't like porridge so def didn't touch that. Pancakes was okay. After breakfast, we separated into construction and Vacation Bible School groups. I was in VBS so we went into a room to prep for that. I couldn't handle it though cause I was too sick. My eyes were glossy and I was still really sleepy so the teachers told me to sleep. So I slept and slept, then woke up, helped out with VBS, then it was lunch! I forgot what it was but it was really good :D After that, more VBS prep and then off to a little town called "La Estrella" for VBS for the kids there. I was in charge of crafts. Totes def not fun. It was hard communicating with the kids due to the language barrier but most of them understood. We didn't really get to finish it the way it's supposed to look but it's okay. I tried out some basic Spanish words that I knew on the bus ride there on one of the teachers of the school that we were staying at. I was asking her age and said "Tos numeros?" Which means "Your number?" LOL. Then I had to ask my classmate Yaya how to ask for someone's age and she told me "Tos anos?" And yeah. Good stuff. I kept asking Sergio, the son of the principal who owned the school we were staying at, how to say lots of things in Spanish. Fun times. Then we went back, had dinner which was awesome as well :D Worship, then we switched people for VBS. Showered, Maria and I showered together ;D, got clean and talked to my mom and big brother on Skype. While the principal was in the room, my brother asked if I could bring back a bottle of tequila. Talk about awk. Anyway, bed time!
Holy crap, there's so much to write. MORE TO COME TMRW. I'm hoping to do two days per post per day x) Yeah. =)
In other news...
PLAYOFFS ARE STARTING!!!
In NBA 2010, I'm obviously rooting for LA Lakers but Denver Nuggets will be in my hearts. Yay Carmelo Anthony (leading scorer I believe) and Chauncey "Mr. Big Shot" Billups. I read a bio on Billups and that began my interest in him. He's called Mr. Big Shot cause he takes those impossible-seeming shots that not many would dare to take and he gets it in. Something like that. =P
LA Lakers are against Oklahoma Thunder and they're currently at a 2-1 series with Lakers leading. Anyway, go Lakers! Haha x)
In NHL 2010, go Canucks! I'm not a big hockey enthusiast but as a Vancouverite, I must share the same faith and enthusiasm that other Vancouver Canucks fans share haha. Screw LA Kings for using "I believe" or "believe" in their cheering for their team. Vancouverites should have copyrighted that or something since I remember hearing that being used even way before the winter olympics. Yeah?
Series right now is...well, I don't know but I think they're tied. o: Good luck Canucks!
I said I would post about my trip to Mexico and here goes! I will start by posting links to alllll the photos that I took:
Mish Mex 2010 [i]
Mish Mex 2010 [ii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iv]
I set my albums so that they would be viewable by the public. =) Anyway, here's the run-down, day by day.
March 14th, 2010
At around 12:00AM, I'm just chilling at home, waiting for 1:00AM to come so we can leave xD Flight is at 6:30AM or something like that and we had to be at the airport by 3-3:30AM. So yeah, get there. First person there was Carvy. I was next then people started trickling in. We were all either really sleepy or really hyped. Fun stuff. Checked in, looong line-up since there was 21 of us. Then the next thing you know, you're on the plane O_O Time passes by really quickly in airports. So we get on and we fly to Tacoma, Seattle airport. Didn't sleep in that one at all since it was only a 1hour flight. Just to let you know... NEVER FLY ALASKA AIRLINES. SUCH BAD LANDING SKILLS >:( Okay anyway, we were at the Seattle airport for about 2hours or so. My best friend, Maria, and I decide to eat breakfast and where else better than at Chili's! It wasn't the real deal though. It was called "Chili's too". Like, wtf <_<; In any case, we had big breakfasts. I should have a picture somewhere in there =p And theeeeeen, another airplane ride going to Phoenix. Slept in that one. Couldn't take it anymore @_@ I was sleeping soo soundly but then the landing was SO crappy that it woke me up and made me jump in my seat. Literally =_= And theeen, after getting our luggage and stuff sorted out, we went on the bus for a 12hr bus ride to Tesopaco, Mexico! It wasn't super hot in Phoenix. It was bearable heat. But then again, I was only outside for a maybe 30minutes or so. Stop over at some fast food places for lunch/dinner. Obviously, I was still on the hunt for churros at this time so I was searching but found none. However, Maria and I found out that you can get 1 large meal and a sandwich at Burger King for $12. And by large, I mean LARGE. The drinks were HUUUGE and the sandwiches were even huger. @_@ Anyway, so we were on the bus for 11-13 hours. The Mexican border was so ghetto. Nothing special at all. It's like...I don't know how to describe it. I should have a picture in there. Anyway, going into Mexico itself was like going back to the Philippines' ghetto area. It wasn't that surprising for me psh. And yeah. 11-13 hours. When it was dark, the bus driver turned off the lights, left little blue night lights on and he seemed to have turned up the AC =_= It was SOO cold D: but my feet were sweating all at the same time. Strange eh. People were starting to say that the bus driver turned in on for fun LOL. At times when people couldn't sleep, we pulled out the gee-tar and jammed. Sang and had some fun =) Got to Tesopaco at around 2:30AM. Set up our sleeping quarters and slept =)
March 15th, 2010
Due to the cold of the bus, I got a wee bit sick. Woke up at 8AM for breakfast and I was doing worship that day so I just re-used my sermon about food and serving God. Breakfast was pancakes, fruit and some kinda porridge. I don't like porridge so def didn't touch that. Pancakes was okay. After breakfast, we separated into construction and Vacation Bible School groups. I was in VBS so we went into a room to prep for that. I couldn't handle it though cause I was too sick. My eyes were glossy and I was still really sleepy so the teachers told me to sleep. So I slept and slept, then woke up, helped out with VBS, then it was lunch! I forgot what it was but it was really good :D After that, more VBS prep and then off to a little town called "La Estrella" for VBS for the kids there. I was in charge of crafts. Totes def not fun. It was hard communicating with the kids due to the language barrier but most of them understood. We didn't really get to finish it the way it's supposed to look but it's okay. I tried out some basic Spanish words that I knew on the bus ride there on one of the teachers of the school that we were staying at. I was asking her age and said "Tos numeros?" Which means "Your number?" LOL. Then I had to ask my classmate Yaya how to ask for someone's age and she told me "Tos anos?" And yeah. Good stuff. I kept asking Sergio, the son of the principal who owned the school we were staying at, how to say lots of things in Spanish. Fun times. Then we went back, had dinner which was awesome as well :D Worship, then we switched people for VBS. Showered, Maria and I showered together ;D, got clean and talked to my mom and big brother on Skype. While the principal was in the room, my brother asked if I could bring back a bottle of tequila. Talk about awk. Anyway, bed time!
Holy crap, there's so much to write. MORE TO COME TMRW. I'm hoping to do two days per post per day x) Yeah. =)
In other news...
PLAYOFFS ARE STARTING!!!
In NBA 2010, I'm obviously rooting for LA Lakers but Denver Nuggets will be in my hearts. Yay Carmelo Anthony (leading scorer I believe) and Chauncey "Mr. Big Shot" Billups. I read a bio on Billups and that began my interest in him. He's called Mr. Big Shot cause he takes those impossible-seeming shots that not many would dare to take and he gets it in. Something like that. =P
LA Lakers are against Oklahoma Thunder and they're currently at a 2-1 series with Lakers leading. Anyway, go Lakers! Haha x)
In NHL 2010, go Canucks! I'm not a big hockey enthusiast but as a Vancouverite, I must share the same faith and enthusiasm that other Vancouver Canucks fans share haha. Screw LA Kings for using "I believe" or "believe" in their cheering for their team. Vancouverites should have copyrighted that or something since I remember hearing that being used even way before the winter olympics. Yeah?
Series right now is...well, I don't know but I think they're tied. o: Good luck Canucks!
3.08.2010
LX
Spring break already! One week of happiness. Then next week is Mission Mexico!
My plans for Spring Break so far:
Monday - UBC with Ivan
Tuesday - Photoshoot with Harvey
Wednesday - UBC with Ivan in the daytime, Cotillion Practice at night
Thursday - none
Friday - UBC with Ivan
Somewhere in there, I'll be packing for Mission Mexico, working on my UBC Supplemental Application and working on my sermon. Definitely not Monday night (which is tonight) though =P
Mission Mexico is a mission trip that has been in constant planning and fundraising for the past two years. It's a week-long trip where students from my school along with some adults go to Tesopaco, Sonora, Mexico and build schools, teach basic English and tell people about the love of God. We're going there for a week and I'm excited and nervous. I've been to trips without my parents before and with some of my classmates but it's Mexico! They said that it's pretty dangerous. I'm scared but I know that God will protect me so I just have to pray and trust Him.
Yesterday was Sportsfest hosted by our church at an Adventist school. We played volleyball, watched the guys play basketball and eat good food. Lots of fun and I chilled alot with my church fam!
We began cotillion practice for my debut. I'm disappointed that many girls couldn't make it, happy that almost all the guys were there and frustrated that I couldn't teach the late comers properly =(
My plans for Spring Break so far:
Monday - UBC with Ivan
Tuesday - Photoshoot with Harvey
Wednesday - UBC with Ivan in the daytime, Cotillion Practice at night
Thursday - none
Friday - UBC with Ivan
Somewhere in there, I'll be packing for Mission Mexico, working on my UBC Supplemental Application and working on my sermon. Definitely not Monday night (which is tonight) though =P
Mission Mexico is a mission trip that has been in constant planning and fundraising for the past two years. It's a week-long trip where students from my school along with some adults go to Tesopaco, Sonora, Mexico and build schools, teach basic English and tell people about the love of God. We're going there for a week and I'm excited and nervous. I've been to trips without my parents before and with some of my classmates but it's Mexico! They said that it's pretty dangerous. I'm scared but I know that God will protect me so I just have to pray and trust Him.
Yesterday was Sportsfest hosted by our church at an Adventist school. We played volleyball, watched the guys play basketball and eat good food. Lots of fun and I chilled alot with my church fam!
We began cotillion practice for my debut. I'm disappointed that many girls couldn't make it, happy that almost all the guys were there and frustrated that I couldn't teach the late comers properly =(
2.08.2010
PANDIZMSTR 2
I think I'm in like...housewife mode right now.
So I made dinner tonight. Bibimbap for those of you who don't recognize it. It's a Korean dish involving rice, beef, thinly sliced carrots and shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts and a sunny-side up egg on top. Sesame oil is a key ingredient in this dish. There's two of them since one was for me and one was for my brother.
The green thingies are cucumbers. I learned that it should have been zucchinis instead of cucumbers. You can add more veggies too x) I totally missed the spinach on this one lol. Also, add lots of that red spicy stuff. Well, not too much. I added too much to mine and it became too spicy @_@; But yeah. My brother said it was good and I think it so too :D (except for the cucumbers. they came out kinda bitter =( )
I also learned that I hate slicing carrots. >(
In other housewife-y mode news. I've been doing laundry and washing dishes non-stop + sewing activities n__n woohoo lol.
In pandizzy news:
I tasted a cousin of my normal foodies today - the sugar cane! I've eaten sugar cane before and I've loved it every single bite and slurp. Obviously, today was no exception.
Yes. I ate a sugar cane in school today. Math 12 class to be exact. For some strange reason, my math teacher bought 2 long sticks of sugar cane from a Vietnamese store and brought them to school. o__o; He cut them up for my whole math class to nom nom nom and we probably spent about half the class with this :P yummy!
So I made dinner tonight. Bibimbap for those of you who don't recognize it. It's a Korean dish involving rice, beef, thinly sliced carrots and shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts and a sunny-side up egg on top. Sesame oil is a key ingredient in this dish. There's two of them since one was for me and one was for my brother.
The green thingies are cucumbers. I learned that it should have been zucchinis instead of cucumbers. You can add more veggies too x) I totally missed the spinach on this one lol. Also, add lots of that red spicy stuff. Well, not too much. I added too much to mine and it became too spicy @_@; But yeah. My brother said it was good and I think it so too :D (except for the cucumbers. they came out kinda bitter =( )
I also learned that I hate slicing carrots. >(
In other housewife-y mode news. I've been doing laundry and washing dishes non-stop + sewing activities n__n woohoo lol.
In pandizzy news:
I tasted a cousin of my normal foodies today - the sugar cane! I've eaten sugar cane before and I've loved it every single bite and slurp. Obviously, today was no exception.
Yes. I ate a sugar cane in school today. Math 12 class to be exact. For some strange reason, my math teacher bought 2 long sticks of sugar cane from a Vietnamese store and brought them to school. o__o; He cut them up for my whole math class to nom nom nom and we probably spent about half the class with this :P yummy!
2.05.2010
LIX
We had our first basketball game yesterday and it was against the last team we played against. Pretty fun x) 71-15 for us and I fouled 3 times (I think). 2/3 fouls involved heavy physical contact. The first one, I was defending against a girl and I kinda tripped on my own feet and fell and that was a foul on me apparently @_@; The second one is more entertaining. I was guarding this girl who was gonna have a breakaway but I wouldn't let her at all and I ended up tackling her. Then, instead of rolling AWAY from her, for some reason, I rolled ON her. LOL =X But yeah. Once again, I didn't get any points (I'm too shy T.T;;) and any other positive stats but it's okay.
Attempted to play MW2 on my youth family friend's XBOX 360 tonight. It was hard cause I'm used to my PS3 controller and the shoot/aim down/grenades buttons are switched up *sigh* It's okay. Next time!
In other news, I finally reached my goal of saving up to $300! Unfortunately, as soon as I did, I went to Michael's (the arts and crafts store) to buy stuff for my silk screening attempt and spent around $50 =_=;; But it's worth it! I hope.
In relation to the previous paragraph, attempting my first "silk-screening" project over the weekend. I started last night for the stencil making but it didn't work as well as I did in terms of actually using the stencil on the shirt. I had to go over the lines anyway -__-; I guess it's okay since at least I had a guide. Looking forward to tomorrow when I finish this =) I'll post up pics when I'm done.
Also, I received my term 2 report cards today. I went up in everything except for Bible and Math. Bible, to be expected since my worship wasn't that great. Math, also to be expected just cause our teacher sucks balls. My average went up though by 1%! 92%-->93% Probs because my Drama grade went up to 100%, my English grade went up to 99%, my Chemistry grade went up to 94% and my Biology grade went up to 89%. I know it sounds like I'm bragging but I'm just really happy. Please bear with me :P
Attempted to play MW2 on my youth family friend's XBOX 360 tonight. It was hard cause I'm used to my PS3 controller and the shoot/aim down/grenades buttons are switched up *sigh* It's okay. Next time!
In other news, I finally reached my goal of saving up to $300! Unfortunately, as soon as I did, I went to Michael's (the arts and crafts store) to buy stuff for my silk screening attempt and spent around $50 =_=;; But it's worth it! I hope.
In relation to the previous paragraph, attempting my first "silk-screening" project over the weekend. I started last night for the stencil making but it didn't work as well as I did in terms of actually using the stencil on the shirt. I had to go over the lines anyway -__-; I guess it's okay since at least I had a guide. Looking forward to tomorrow when I finish this =) I'll post up pics when I'm done.
Also, I received my term 2 report cards today. I went up in everything except for Bible and Math. Bible, to be expected since my worship wasn't that great. Math, also to be expected just cause our teacher sucks balls. My average went up though by 1%! 92%-->93% Probs because my Drama grade went up to 100%, my English grade went up to 99%, my Chemistry grade went up to 94% and my Biology grade went up to 89%. I know it sounds like I'm bragging but I'm just really happy. Please bear with me :P
2.02.2010
XLVII
Today, I kinda went somewhat-of-but-not-totally Japanese high school girl "costume". I wore my white loose socks and my white sailor shirt that fit at the waist (not the loose one I have (I have like..2 or 3 sailor shirts)), somewhat curly-ish hair and a sparkly clear headband (which is apparently all the rage right now. I didn't know that but my mom did so she sent me some) that looks like a crown. At that to my school uniform burgundy and green tartan kilt and black shoes then ta-da! You got a schoolgirl @_@!
My classmate said I looked like a princess with the headband and hair x) Then as I was running across the gym towards the entrance in front of many of my peers including my child-minded Bio/Chem12 teacher, he told me I looked like Little Red Riding Hood. o_O; What was so red about me? Strange.
In other news...
I WANT THIS. http://bit.ly/bzLYNp
My classmate said I looked like a princess with the headband and hair x) Then as I was running across the gym towards the entrance in front of many of my peers including my child-minded Bio/Chem12 teacher, he told me I looked like Little Red Riding Hood. o_O; What was so red about me? Strange.
In other news...
I WANT THIS. http://bit.ly/bzLYNp
1.27.2010
XLV
Played a good 4 hours of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 tonight. My brother taught me and I played a bunch of missions and he helped me like..once or twice with the hard ones. All I have to say is...
O-M-G. I'm in love. It's so fun and addictive @_____@ I can't wait to play more tomorrow! :D:D:D:D Hello Soap, hello Roach <3
Had a major math test today on logarithms and series/sequences. I teared up during studying in class -__-; I was THAT frustrated. Eff, I hate our math teacher. He doesn't really teach and stuff and like T_T Okay, high school is prep for university but aren't we allowed SOME leisure learning privileges as well? D: It's lame. I hope I did well though because I felt like I knew what I was doing on most of the questions =)
Night photoshoot last night with my friend Harvey at Douglas College at the Coquitlam campus. It was fun x) I hope the photos turned out nicely. It'll be for the invitations, slideshow, thank you cards and that big board thingy that people sign when they enter the room for my debut. Weee n__n; I can't wait for the day photoshoot with my own hand-made dress (which I have yet to complete. eep!)!
I have to clean my room again soon. All my creative-ness has cause a mess and neglect of this rooms cleanliness =(
O-M-G. I'm in love. It's so fun and addictive @_____@ I can't wait to play more tomorrow! :D:D:D:D Hello Soap, hello Roach <3
Had a major math test today on logarithms and series/sequences. I teared up during studying in class -__-; I was THAT frustrated. Eff, I hate our math teacher. He doesn't really teach and stuff and like T_T Okay, high school is prep for university but aren't we allowed SOME leisure learning privileges as well? D: It's lame. I hope I did well though because I felt like I knew what I was doing on most of the questions =)
Night photoshoot last night with my friend Harvey at Douglas College at the Coquitlam campus. It was fun x) I hope the photos turned out nicely. It'll be for the invitations, slideshow, thank you cards and that big board thingy that people sign when they enter the room for my debut. Weee n__n; I can't wait for the day photoshoot with my own hand-made dress (which I have yet to complete. eep!)!
I have to clean my room again soon. All my creative-ness has cause a mess and neglect of this rooms cleanliness =(
1.21.2010
XLIII
So today was a pretty long day. Right after school, I went to Metrotown with my friend to meet up with her co-worker. There was about 8 of us on the bus today and it was pretty fun. All the Grade 12 girls were sitting at the back of the bus and talking about girly stuff =P Then the bus stopped and everyone got off. Gave about 5 free hugs at that time teehee.
Then yeah, lots of walking around. I bought a pair of green sweat pants from Old Navy. XL, guys kid size so it was a pretty good fit. The L was too short and the XL was too long. XL looked better and bigger = comfier. Also, I bought a yellow v-neck to pair it with on Sweats Day at my school.
During that time, I managed to unintentionally reinforce my friend's Superlative (the "Most like to..." in yearbooks) vote for me as the "Most likely to steal a free sample" just because it's "free". I look like a cheapo now cause while I was paying, I made sure of the prices and receipts LOL. Also, I bought it from Old Navy. Not exactly brand name but I don't care if I'm the one paying for it. =P Funny though.
So then my dad called me and said that he and my two aunts, cousin and uncle were with him and they'll just meet up with me so we did. We walked around and nothing interesting happened there. After 2 hrs, we headed home but decided to eat Pho for dinner. So then yeah... REALLY embarrassing for me =(
The lady taking our orders was guessing our relationships with each other (we were the only customers then since they were 40mins till closing time). She got my two aunts as sisters right along with my cousin being my aunt's daughter. Then she thought that my dad was married to the same aunt with my cousin but then they corrected her. Then she looked at me and was like
"... err ..."
*intense looking around*
"Is she a friend..?
Then I collapsed cause then that just means that I totally don't look anything like one half of my family -___-; And I'm the one who's always "Yay! I love my family!" D: WHAT IS THIS.
Then yeah. LOL
Then yeah, lots of walking around. I bought a pair of green sweat pants from Old Navy. XL, guys kid size so it was a pretty good fit. The L was too short and the XL was too long. XL looked better and bigger = comfier. Also, I bought a yellow v-neck to pair it with on Sweats Day at my school.
During that time, I managed to unintentionally reinforce my friend's Superlative (the "Most like to..." in yearbooks) vote for me as the "Most likely to steal a free sample" just because it's "free". I look like a cheapo now cause while I was paying, I made sure of the prices and receipts LOL. Also, I bought it from Old Navy. Not exactly brand name but I don't care if I'm the one paying for it. =P Funny though.
So then my dad called me and said that he and my two aunts, cousin and uncle were with him and they'll just meet up with me so we did. We walked around and nothing interesting happened there. After 2 hrs, we headed home but decided to eat Pho for dinner. So then yeah... REALLY embarrassing for me =(
The lady taking our orders was guessing our relationships with each other (we were the only customers then since they were 40mins till closing time). She got my two aunts as sisters right along with my cousin being my aunt's daughter. Then she thought that my dad was married to the same aunt with my cousin but then they corrected her. Then she looked at me and was like
"... err ..."
*intense looking around*
"Is she a friend..?
Then I collapsed cause then that just means that I totally don't look anything like one half of my family -___-; And I'm the one who's always "Yay! I love my family!" D: WHAT IS THIS.
Then yeah. LOL
12.13.2009
XXXIII
JEWS I TELL YOU!!
T____T I miss all my public school friends! But my so-called best female friends don't even contact me anymore! WHAT IS THIS!!! I miss them all! I know they haven't forgotten about me but like, I'm just so envious that they're all still friends and stuff and I'm not a part of it. I was a part of it but now I'm not...
I feel so alone now. And to think... T_T It's not that I'm not happy with my current school - don't get me wrong, I love them all - but I see these people at church weekly and stuff and like... I don't know. I miss PT.
I didn't have as much stress as I did in PT compared to DLS. There's so much more stress involved and like, yeah, more involved but then it's just so different. I miss them!! GRAWRGH!
T____T I miss all my public school friends! But my so-called best female friends don't even contact me anymore! WHAT IS THIS!!! I miss them all! I know they haven't forgotten about me but like, I'm just so envious that they're all still friends and stuff and I'm not a part of it. I was a part of it but now I'm not...
I feel so alone now. And to think... T_T It's not that I'm not happy with my current school - don't get me wrong, I love them all - but I see these people at church weekly and stuff and like... I don't know. I miss PT.
I didn't have as much stress as I did in PT compared to DLS. There's so much more stress involved and like, yeah, more involved but then it's just so different. I miss them!! GRAWRGH!
12.07.2009
XXXI
My friend's debut was on Saturday night. VERY stressful. =( I was there from 4-10:30 and it started at 7PM. Helped their family and the youth band set up and stuff. I definitely learned lots of things for my own debut :P Teehee.
But yeah. We performed pretty well. It's just that the way the instruments and the vocals came together was really off (according to my father) so sad face =( The girls group (meaning me and my friends. aka ASADAY) did a song and a "special" song. So funny! Teehee x) Here's a link to the girls performing:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=356938930313
I'm the one in the yellow dress ^_^
SR. Boys Basketball team totally pwned Waldorf today. 112-30. WOW. GOOD JOB BOYS!
SR. Girls has a game this Wednesday against Carver. I hope we do well despite not having practice this week >_<;
So I forgot my dad's house keys and room keys inside his room yesterday. I locked the door too. =( We didn't have any house keys since I didn't bring mine so we ended up borrowing my brother's. I felt really bad because my dad ended up taking the doorknob apart T__T; Poor daddy...
Now, whenever I close the door to his room, it feels weird because I reach for the knob but it isn't there. IT'S SO WEIRD!! TRY IT AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.
I searched for my baby photos for the yearbook yesterday. I WAS SUCH A CUTE BABY x) teehee. teehee. I definitely looked like a boy in my early years and holy fuck, I was so white. WHAT HAPPENED T___T EFF. But yeah. Then I looked at my own father's photo albums and I started tearing up. He was so handsome and fit as a young man! Wow...haha! I love my daddy! <3
Ordered a pair of Adult Blues. I hope it looks light blue and gray more than lavender or purple on me n_n
But yeah. We performed pretty well. It's just that the way the instruments and the vocals came together was really off (according to my father) so sad face =( The girls group (meaning me and my friends. aka ASADAY) did a song and a "special" song. So funny! Teehee x) Here's a link to the girls performing:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=356938930313
I'm the one in the yellow dress ^_^
SR. Boys Basketball team totally pwned Waldorf today. 112-30. WOW. GOOD JOB BOYS!
SR. Girls has a game this Wednesday against Carver. I hope we do well despite not having practice this week >_<;
So I forgot my dad's house keys and room keys inside his room yesterday. I locked the door too. =( We didn't have any house keys since I didn't bring mine so we ended up borrowing my brother's. I felt really bad because my dad ended up taking the doorknob apart T__T; Poor daddy...
Now, whenever I close the door to his room, it feels weird because I reach for the knob but it isn't there. IT'S SO WEIRD!! TRY IT AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.
I searched for my baby photos for the yearbook yesterday. I WAS SUCH A CUTE BABY x) teehee. teehee. I definitely looked like a boy in my early years and holy fuck, I was so white. WHAT HAPPENED T___T EFF. But yeah. Then I looked at my own father's photo albums and I started tearing up. He was so handsome and fit as a young man! Wow...haha! I love my daddy! <3
Ordered a pair of Adult Blues. I hope it looks light blue and gray more than lavender or purple on me n_n
12.03.2009
XXIX
"To be is to do. And the more there is on your to-do list, the more reassured you are that you must count for something."
This is a quote from Margaret Wente's book An Accidental Canadian: Reflections on My Home and (Not) Native Land but I read it from one of my textbooks in English 12 called The Act of Writing under the essay titled Busy, Busy, Busy.
Wow, that is a lot of italics. haha.
So if you don't understand what these two sentences are saying, it basically means that the more busy you are, the more alive and more needed you feel. For me, this quote speaks how I really am in an aspect of my life. I like to feel needed and therefore, I find ways to be really busy. I feel like I'm alive and that I'm contributing to this world in some way or another by being busy. The feeling of stress keeps me alive! It's strange, I know and sometimes I just want to breakdown and cry but I know that I have to hold my head up high and finish what I started.
On the up-side, if you involve yourself in something that you like, it's actually quite fun =) For example, I involve myself in church, my class and my school as a whole. I'm the social executive for both my class and the school, the secretary of my church youth group, a yearbook team member and being heavily involved in the behind the scenes of this play (and playing a part in it as well) AND being on the basketball team..that's a lot of stuff don't you think? But I like it! It keeps my mind off of things that make me feel unhappy even though some of these events bring unhappiness and stress, it's better than emotional unhappiness. =P
It's strange. It even came to the point where I'm starting to get bothered by the fact that my room is just so messy! I want to clean it @___@
So is anyone else out there like me? To be is to do?
This is a quote from Margaret Wente's book An Accidental Canadian: Reflections on My Home and (Not) Native Land but I read it from one of my textbooks in English 12 called The Act of Writing under the essay titled Busy, Busy, Busy.
Wow, that is a lot of italics. haha.
So if you don't understand what these two sentences are saying, it basically means that the more busy you are, the more alive and more needed you feel. For me, this quote speaks how I really am in an aspect of my life. I like to feel needed and therefore, I find ways to be really busy. I feel like I'm alive and that I'm contributing to this world in some way or another by being busy. The feeling of stress keeps me alive! It's strange, I know and sometimes I just want to breakdown and cry but I know that I have to hold my head up high and finish what I started.
On the up-side, if you involve yourself in something that you like, it's actually quite fun =) For example, I involve myself in church, my class and my school as a whole. I'm the social executive for both my class and the school, the secretary of my church youth group, a yearbook team member and being heavily involved in the behind the scenes of this play (and playing a part in it as well) AND being on the basketball team..that's a lot of stuff don't you think? But I like it! It keeps my mind off of things that make me feel unhappy even though some of these events bring unhappiness and stress, it's better than emotional unhappiness. =P
It's strange. It even came to the point where I'm starting to get bothered by the fact that my room is just so messy! I want to clean it @___@
So is anyone else out there like me? To be is to do?
11.26.2009
XXVII
Second basketball game today! It was against Bodwell High School and their students are mainly international students. Anyway...
we rocked =) 58-18 for us. MUAHHAHA XD;
I fouled someone, got fouled but didn't get any of my free throws in =( But it's cool! I played for almost a whole quarter! Not straight but all my minutes added up and stuff. ^_^ So cool.
I bought a yellow dress today for 52$. Pretty good. I hope the quality is just as! And I also bought a tube of Clinique Pore Minimizer Refining Lotion. I hope to minimize these craters on my face soon =_=
Pretty much stopped using Bio-Oil. Not sure what happened with that haha but I almost finished the bottle. I don't know where it is right now but yeah. =p
Lots of practicing this weekend. My friend is having her debut on the 5th and our Youth is performing + we're dancing too. @_@; Crazy! So now, I'm off to pack since I'm sleeping over her house tomorrow night. n_n
we rocked =) 58-18 for us. MUAHHAHA XD;
I fouled someone, got fouled but didn't get any of my free throws in =( But it's cool! I played for almost a whole quarter! Not straight but all my minutes added up and stuff. ^_^ So cool.
I bought a yellow dress today for 52$. Pretty good. I hope the quality is just as! And I also bought a tube of Clinique Pore Minimizer Refining Lotion. I hope to minimize these craters on my face soon =_=
Pretty much stopped using Bio-Oil. Not sure what happened with that haha but I almost finished the bottle. I don't know where it is right now but yeah. =p
Lots of practicing this weekend. My friend is having her debut on the 5th and our Youth is performing + we're dancing too. @_@; Crazy! So now, I'm off to pack since I'm sleeping over her house tomorrow night. n_n
11.24.2009
XXVI
First basketball game of the season today. First basketball game on a real team EVER for me. I was nervous the WHOLE day, even yesterday!! We played against Meadowridge, a private school alllll the way in Maple Ridge. So far!! D: Anyway the results are... 44-37 for the other team. We may not have won but we tried our best. We played good defense and we really need to work on our offense.
I played for around 4-5 minutes; at the end of the first half (so second quarter) and at the very end (so fourth quarter). I would've liked to have made my one and only shot at a..well..a shot haha. But it's okay!
Their girls were taller than us, well for the most part. There was one girl as short as me but she was their shortest @_@; We have an even shorter girl and she's really good at her job. But yeah.
We'll have to try better this Thursday when we play against Bodwell! =)
GOOD JOB LADIES!
I played for around 4-5 minutes; at the end of the first half (so second quarter) and at the very end (so fourth quarter). I would've liked to have made my one and only shot at a..well..a shot haha. But it's okay!
Their girls were taller than us, well for the most part. There was one girl as short as me but she was their shortest @_@; We have an even shorter girl and she's really good at her job. But yeah.
We'll have to try better this Thursday when we play against Bodwell! =)
GOOD JOB LADIES!
11.22.2009
XXV
Volunteered yesterday from 12PM-3PM @ a flu clinic. It was pretty boring =/ I just stood there directing people to which nurse to go to to get their shots done. But that's three down, seven more to go!
First basketball game on Tuesday and it's with a really good team! I'm so nervous, so scared but God will be there beside our team's side and we'll do really well! :D
Totally re-wrote my short story. Still not done yet. I should start working on it...
My new name is now Honey Pie =) But it's not really sticking so I might as well go back to being Izzy -__-;
Will get to doing a EOS Pure Brown review soon. Just need to remember to take pictures of it during day time since it's impossible to by the time I go home. Because here in Vancouver, the sun is already down by 4PM and I get home around 5-ish. So go figure. n_n It's really pretty though! Lighter than I thought actually...but yeah. I like the colour. =]
Need to go dress shopping soon for my friend's debut. Purple or yellow? WHICH ONE?! @_@;
First basketball game on Tuesday and it's with a really good team! I'm so nervous, so scared but God will be there beside our team's side and we'll do really well! :D
Totally re-wrote my short story. Still not done yet. I should start working on it...
My new name is now Honey Pie =) But it's not really sticking so I might as well go back to being Izzy -__-;
Will get to doing a EOS Pure Brown review soon. Just need to remember to take pictures of it during day time since it's impossible to by the time I go home. Because here in Vancouver, the sun is already down by 4PM and I get home around 5-ish. So go figure. n_n It's really pretty though! Lighter than I thought actually...but yeah. I like the colour. =]
Need to go dress shopping soon for my friend's debut. Purple or yellow? WHICH ONE?! @_@;
11.17.2009
XXIV
Trip to Alberta = so fun. so awesome. so many memories with friends. *sigh*
My first official basketball practice = pretty fun. Learned lots and I need to keep learning to play better!
Got my EOS Pure Brown contacts today! Review coming up soon. One thing though is that they're lighter and show up more than I thought O_O
Short story due on Thursday. All I got is an ending. FUCK.
Still finding venues for my debut.
I'd really like to volunteer but all the flu clinics are during Fridays and Saturdays when I'm most busy @_@ WAHHHH.
Report cards soon...those are the marks I'll be entering in for university applications. DANGIT.
My first official basketball practice = pretty fun. Learned lots and I need to keep learning to play better!
Got my EOS Pure Brown contacts today! Review coming up soon. One thing though is that they're lighter and show up more than I thought O_O
Short story due on Thursday. All I got is an ending. FUCK.
Still finding venues for my debut.
I'd really like to volunteer but all the flu clinics are during Fridays and Saturdays when I'm most busy @_@ WAHHHH.
Report cards soon...those are the marks I'll be entering in for university applications. DANGIT.
11.06.2009
XXII
On the giving end, I'm fluent in Gifts. I can still speak Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch and Quality Time but not as strong as gifts. I can teach GSL =)!
On the receiving end, my main love language dialect is Quality Time. Words of Affirmation is my second language.
Where's Acts of Service?! It's in there. I'll work on it after I improve the ones that I already know.
In other news...
I hope to volunteer for a flu clinic and as a gift wrapper in Metrotown =)
Finally purchased EOS Pure Browns. Impulse buy n_n I hope they're a nice rich brown and won't make my eyes look black =_=
Just want to give a shout-out to the DLS Senior Girls Volleyball Team!! I love you guys! Y'all rock =) Even if you didn't get what you wanted, you're still the fucking best!
On the receiving end, my main love language dialect is Quality Time. Words of Affirmation is my second language.
Where's Acts of Service?! It's in there. I'll work on it after I improve the ones that I already know.
In other news...
I hope to volunteer for a flu clinic and as a gift wrapper in Metrotown =)
Finally purchased EOS Pure Browns. Impulse buy n_n I hope they're a nice rich brown and won't make my eyes look black =_=
Just want to give a shout-out to the DLS Senior Girls Volleyball Team!! I love you guys! Y'all rock =) Even if you didn't get what you wanted, you're still the fucking best!
10.31.2009
XX
Basketball practice today! Was actually really fun. I didn't expect it to be the way that it was. I thought that there'd be more running but there wasn't. I learned two new drills that I could do at home! YES
a) jog. plant feet. pivot left up/down or right up/down.
b) jog. plant feet. touch ground w/ both hands. stay low. firefeet. arms up. side step to left/right
I'm so proud of myself that I got through it ^___^!! I think I might be playing a Guard position since our coach put me in that group during some shooting practice/drills. Hmmmmmm... But I must definitely work on my left hand dribbling and shooting. MUSCLE MEMORY FOR THE PROPER STANCE !!
In other news...
Nerd Day at my school today! Ironic thing was that during Math class, not that many people understood what was going on. And we were all nerds! haha. =P
STILL not finished cleaning my room =_=
Planning to buy a pair of Max Pure Grays since I want the noticeable gray colour and the effect looks REALLY pretty =) I plan to buy some blue ones before grad pictures too. If the colour isn't as noticeable for the grays then I'll be really sad =( Here's an ad for the Max Pure Gray.
a) jog. plant feet. pivot left up/down or right up/down.
b) jog. plant feet. touch ground w/ both hands. stay low. firefeet. arms up. side step to left/right
I'm so proud of myself that I got through it ^___^!! I think I might be playing a Guard position since our coach put me in that group during some shooting practice/drills. Hmmmmmm... But I must definitely work on my left hand dribbling and shooting. MUSCLE MEMORY FOR THE PROPER STANCE !!
In other news...
Nerd Day at my school today! Ironic thing was that during Math class, not that many people understood what was going on. And we were all nerds! haha. =P
STILL not finished cleaning my room =_=
Planning to buy a pair of Max Pure Grays since I want the noticeable gray colour and the effect looks REALLY pretty =) I plan to buy some blue ones before grad pictures too. If the colour isn't as noticeable for the grays then I'll be really sad =( Here's an ad for the Max Pure Gray.
10.30.2009
XIX
So my school is gay. I need Calculus 12 to get into UofT Commerce but my school doesn't offer it. I don't want to learn from the internet. Fuck that. I might be forced to take History 12 but then I really do need Calculus 12 cause it might be a requirement for some Commerce courses. FUCK. D:
In other news...I feel happy. I'm really dedicated to learning how to play basketball well that I did some drills at 11:20-11:50 xD That and we have practice tomorrow and I'd like to get more stamina just so I don't fall behind TOO much. I don't have P.E. so yeah.. Not very fit =/
Who knew planning a big party would be such a hassle -_- Gotta figure out... venue, guest list, program, invitations, give-aways, food, guests, specific special guests, special performances, AV equipment and worst of all, BUDGET.!!
Still not finished cleaning my room. =_=
My aunt from Japan came today! She brought back tons of Japanese food stuffs n_n Yummmmmmmmmy. And I got a new wallet. I have like..4 new un-used wallets. I had 5 but gave one away. My current one is still in really good condition so I don't see the need to replace it >_< So DON'T give me wallets as presents UNLESS there's dollar bills in there in increments bigger than $20 ;)
Should I tell my mom that I'm in love but not necessarily have a boyfriend? She asked me over the phone earlier. I feel like I should just cause I never talk to her about boy issues and it's like a normal mom thing to do..y'know?
In other news...I feel happy. I'm really dedicated to learning how to play basketball well that I did some drills at 11:20-11:50 xD That and we have practice tomorrow and I'd like to get more stamina just so I don't fall behind TOO much. I don't have P.E. so yeah.. Not very fit =/
Who knew planning a big party would be such a hassle -_- Gotta figure out... venue, guest list, program, invitations, give-aways, food, guests, specific special guests, special performances, AV equipment and worst of all, BUDGET.!!
Still not finished cleaning my room. =_=
My aunt from Japan came today! She brought back tons of Japanese food stuffs n_n Yummmmmmmmmy. And I got a new wallet. I have like..4 new un-used wallets. I had 5 but gave one away. My current one is still in really good condition so I don't see the need to replace it >_< So DON'T give me wallets as presents UNLESS there's dollar bills in there in increments bigger than $20 ;)
Should I tell my mom that I'm in love but not necessarily have a boyfriend? She asked me over the phone earlier. I feel like I should just cause I never talk to her about boy issues and it's like a normal mom thing to do..y'know?
3.24.2009
II
I've had the actual braces for a year and a half and I've been on braces treatment for almost two years. Some memorable things:
`4 teeth taken out 4 years ago, all of which were extra
`6 teeth taken out 2 years ago [2 extra teeth, 4 wisdom teeth] all in one go
`last baby tooth taken out
`weirdo placed teeth exposed
`getting my brackets for the very first time
`elastics and rice crackers
Ah painful yet good times and all for the sake of looking decent enough for people to look at. Also to be thanked for because of weight loss.
My computer has been infiltrated by 34 infections. Currently downloading AVG8.5 and installing Spybot. Hopefully it will clean out my computer since I absolutely cannot afford to lose all my files. Thanks to my friend who suggested the said treatments.
First day of school today. I was dead tired since I was on the "phone" (actually an MSN call) until 4:30AM and had to wake up two and a half hours later. Good thing I was able to go home early today due to my orthodontist appointment. Right when I got home, I slept for four hours :)
Make-up and hair tuts will be up soon when I don't get lazy. Also, I'm addicted to acoustic songs. If you are into those as well, give a listen to:
`Gabe Bondoc
`AJ Rafael
`Kaleo
`James Morisson (I know he isn't fully acoustic but I'm in love with his voice nonetheless)
`Colbie Caillat (read ^)
`4 teeth taken out 4 years ago, all of which were extra
`6 teeth taken out 2 years ago [2 extra teeth, 4 wisdom teeth] all in one go
`last baby tooth taken out
`weirdo placed teeth exposed
`getting my brackets for the very first time
`elastics and rice crackers
Ah painful yet good times and all for the sake of looking decent enough for people to look at. Also to be thanked for because of weight loss.
My computer has been infiltrated by 34 infections. Currently downloading AVG8.5 and installing Spybot. Hopefully it will clean out my computer since I absolutely cannot afford to lose all my files. Thanks to my friend who suggested the said treatments.
First day of school today. I was dead tired since I was on the "phone" (actually an MSN call) until 4:30AM and had to wake up two and a half hours later. Good thing I was able to go home early today due to my orthodontist appointment. Right when I got home, I slept for four hours :)
Make-up and hair tuts will be up soon when I don't get lazy. Also, I'm addicted to acoustic songs. If you are into those as well, give a listen to:
`Gabe Bondoc
`AJ Rafael
`Kaleo
`James Morisson (I know he isn't fully acoustic but I'm in love with his voice nonetheless)
`Colbie Caillat (read ^)
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