Archive for January, 2003
friday five
Jan 31st
1. As a child, who was your favorite superhero/heroine? Why?
hmm i’m not sure. maybe shera? i really liked thundercats though.
2. What was one thing you always wanted as a child but never got?
i wanted a pet like everyone else, but i guess i’m glad i never got the dog i wanted! dogs are too messy for me. 
3. What’s the furthest from home you’ve been?
by myself? i guess shanghai, china!
4. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to learn but haven’t yet?
i’ve always wanted to learn flash and php. yeah i know that sounds geeky. :/ i’ve also wanted to learn how to cook more chinese food.
5. What are your plans for the weekend?
i’m probably going to celebrate chinese new year with my friends. i have to do some work. hopefully i’ll be able to relax as well. 
anyway, tomorrow is chinese new year, so everyone be excited! it’s the year of the ram! wooha.
happy midweek party!
Jan 29th
yay it’s wednesday already. i like today because it marks the end of my night classes for the week. hurrah! i had international law today. we discussed the whole iraq situation. truthfully, i have not been following the news. in fact, i didn’t even watch gw’s state of the union address. i don’t mean to be an apathetic student, but i was doing my hw! i swear. there’s also too much applause in the whole thing. i can’t pay attention. anyway, my professor asked us who wanted to go to war. only 5 hands went up. he basically explained to us that saddam hussein is not trustworthy, and that he most likely does have all those mass destruction weapons hidden somewhere. even though it appears that this war is gw’s personal war against saddam, saddam does impose a threat to the rest of the world. my professor also informed us that tony blair, the prime minister of the uk, also supports this war against iraq. in fact, his speech about this situation was much better than gw’s; too bad i didn’t get to see it. basically, blair said that if the u.s. doesn’t go to war with iraq, the uk will be sure to. i also learned that the uk has a lot more troops than the u.s. later on, my professor explained to us how quick the war will be. the u.s. and the allied countries will enter iraq from turkey and kuwait. then they will tell the people in baghdad to leave, and then the only people left will be saddam and his generals. hopefully then, the generals will decide to surrender in order to save their lives. to me, it sounds too easy, but if it’s really possible to have a war without shooting guns and killing civilians, that would be great!
hmm what else is going on in my life. nothing really. i’ve been going to class. today in managing across cultures, we had a taiwanese panel. i was on it. and basically we just talked about our taiwanese culture. it was kind of difficult because most of us were raised in the u.s. so we couldn’t really relate to the taiwanese culture. we did talk about how our parents are very concerned with education. blahblah. then someone asked a question about the china and taiwan deal. i told them that my parents were against china. i also told them about how i went to china and talked to the youth there, and they explained to me why china decided to shoot some missiles near taiwan. they said that taiwan is china’s child, and it’s china’s job to discipline it. isn’t that absurd? why does china think it owns taiwan. mao zedong chased chiang kai shek out of china, so chiang kai shek established his own government in taiwan. and now like over 50 years later, china thinks they own taiwan? chiang kai shek was basically rejected from china, so why does china claim ownership of china? weirdness. maybe i don’t know all the facts. (which is quite possible!) also, someone asked us if we have any problems being called chinese. we all said that when people ask what our ethnicity is, we all answer taiwanese. i think i do that mainly to distinguish myself as not being from china, hence a communist. i guess that’s kind of harsh since most of the people from taiwan came from china many years ago, but china sucks. i went there 2 summers ago, and they are so crazy. they are so poor. i’m glad that they are slowly realizing that this communist regime is not working. it only took them 50 years to figure that part out! anyway, i think i am babbling too much now. i will stop because my roommate and i are going to attend our chinese new year party in a couple of minutes. free dumplings! wooha.
happy tuesday!
Jan 28th
hello everyone! my friends told me to update my site because they are chatting with me on aim while they are in class! so everyone say hi to julyan and sangitha! they are dorks for reading my site while at class! so today i went to oral communications, and i was all prepared for my 30 second intro, but i didn’t even go. now i have to dread this horrible thing for another two days. wah. i went to the gym so i can look sexy for destin, florida. fear my abs of steel! haha. is that funny enough for you julyan?!
i have a case of the mondays
Jan 27th
i feel like i can’t do anything right. i just want to help. i just want everyone to be happy with themselves. why can’t anyone be happy with who they are anymore? why do we all strive to be something we aren’t? why are we afraid to show who we really are? is society really as superficial as we think it is? if so, i definitely have lost a lot of respect for the world today. what ever happened to our innocence? can’t we all be happy that we’re alive? can’t we appreciate the things we have? why can’t we love ourselves for who we are?
sorry if this seems all random. i just thought i’d share some of my more personal feelings on my site. if you have any objections, well too bad. this is my site. have a nice day!
another snowy day
Jan 26th
yay for great pittsburgh weather! i just went to one of the saddest websites i’ve ever seen. it’s about drunk driving. for those with weak stomachs, maybe you shouldn’t go. anyway, i just thought i’d spread the word about the website. peace. <3
[edit]for those who think the drunk driving website is a hoax, this will prove you otherwise.[/edit]
:)
Jan 25th
last night i went to vegas night at the uc. it was pretty entertaining. there were so many people! i didn’t even know that many cmu students would come out on a friday night. who would have thought? there was this really cool magician there. he totally freaked me out. tania and i got a cartoon drawn of us. we are scuba divers! haha. there was an oxygen bar, but there were too many waiting, so we decided not to do it. there were raffle prizes as well. i didn’t win the dvd player. anyway, today i was supposed to go eat at pamela’s, but it was too late, so i just stayed home and at my panera asiago cheese bagel. yummy! i did some homework too. i read for international management! i had to read this article about the now defunct enron and an article about vicks vaporub. =p ok maybe it’s time for some sims. bye! <3
friday five!
Jan 24th
here’s my friday five
1. What is one thing you don’t like about your body?
just one thing? i’m a girl, there’s definitely more than one thing i don’t like about my body. maybe it’s because i have such a big lower half of a body (butt and thighs). it really sucks. i feel so disproportionate.
2. What are two things you love about your body?
my hair. hmm. that’s about it.
3. What are three things you want to change about your home?
rearrange my room, get new carpeting!
4. What are four books you want to read this year?
i don’t even know four books off hand. maybe i want to read some classic books. oh i definitely want to ready harry potter 5. maybe i’ll start reading the hobbit and all that junk so i can be a real dork. 
i’m also interested in reading fast food nation. diana was reading that book earlier.
5. What are five promises you have kept to yourself?
i don’t recall any…
wow these friday five questions seem really dull lately. oh well. at least it keeps me from blogging about my boring day. i went to the gym today. go me. <3
good morning!
Jan 23rd
i want everyone to look at my weatherpixie on the right. do you notice the single digit temperature? might i add that it’s in farenheit?! argh, when is this insanely cold weather going to end? i can’t take it anymore. it’s soo cold, that i don’t even want to go to class, even though i just have one class. today is diana’s 24th birthday. so happy birthday! 
anyway, i better get ready for oral communications. bye! <3
hey :)
Jan 21st
i didn’t do much today. i ended up going to the gym and for once it was pretty empty. i was on an elliptical machine within 1 minute. it was great. then i used the weight machines. i did sit ups too. after my workout, i went back home to take a shower. i checked my email and i got an email from the post office saying i have a package. i prayed that it was my international law textbook. i ran to the post office at 11:45 a.m., because i knew it was going to have a lunch break at noon or so. i made it just in time. and yes it was my textbook! yayay! i went to work at 3. i didn’t do much there. i tried to read my textbook, but there were too many people wanting to check out books. i came back from work and had dinner. then i read for about an hour. at 8, i watched american idol 2. wow there were some really bad singers. it was kind of funny sometimes. i laughed at these poor people. i know i don’t have a good voice, so i would never have the guts to audition in front of randy, paula, and simom the MEANIE! hehe. right now i’m in the process of looking for more summer internships. ahhhhhh. if anyone needs an office slave, email me. i’m desperate! good night! <3
wee! no class today!
Jan 21st
so i wake up today at like 9:10 am, i go straight to the bathroom and get ready for class. i’m all changed for class, and then i check my email, and my professor for oral communications is really sick, and she cancelled class! wow, that was very unexpected. anyway, that means i have no class today. just fun work! hurrah. i wonder if the gym would be empty right now. maybe i will go now. haha. bye! <3
my weekend so far…
Jan 19th
my weekend so far has been quite good. on friday i went home with julyan to her huge apartment. we just sat around and watched some korean news (too bad we both couldn’t understand what the guy was saying!) grace and lynne came home, and we decided to order pizza from some place. an hour later, the pizza arrived cold. blah. anyway, we went out last night to some fraternity party at pitt. it was a long cold walk there. it was a pretty good party. i was glad to get out of the nerd environment. at 1:30 am or so, grace, lynne, and i went back to their apartment and i crashed at their place. what a lovely couch they have. last night was the only time i wished i was shorter because the couch was a little small for even me!
the next morning i woke up and went home. i had lunch, and then i made wonton soup for grace and lynne. then i met julyan at the bus stop to go to the waterfront. wow there were a lot of sales. i promise this is the last time i shop! i bought stuff at american eagle and at victoria’s secret. after shopping in the cold, julyan and i went to bravo and had a great dinner. there was an hour and half wait! after we were informed of the waiting time, we went back to shop for a little bit. it was good. after our delicious dinner at bravo, we decided to go home. oh my goodness, it was soooooooooooo cold. if you guys haven’t noticed, i replaced my stortrooper thingy with a weather pixie. look at the temperature. it’s below zero (celsius)! ahh. anyway, we finally got home, and i ended up going back to my apartment.
at 10 or so, grace called me and told me to come over because they had rented a movie and had lots of snacks. i ran over so i wouldn’t be so cold. i think i arrived at catman in record time! haha. we watched moonstruck starring cher and nicholas cage. it was funny. i should go sleep in my own bed. tomorrow i have work. good night! <3
friday five!
Jan 17th
here’s the long awaited friday five:
1. Where do you currently work?
school library baby! i’m making a little more than minimum wage.
2. How many other jobs have you had and where?
i’ve been a camp counselor on long island, student assistant, and a legal office assistant.
3. What do you like best about your job?
i get to do my homework at the desk during the weekend when there are zero patrons.
4. What do you like least about your job?
i hate shelving! grr.
5. What is your dream job?
to have my own company and making tons of money! hehe. i have no idea right now. i’d love to live in a different country. ask me again in five years!
good morning!
Jan 16th
hi so i’ve been going to class and everything. i’ve been a very good student! yay. i decided to start doing the chinese homework early, and i realized that i don’t understand anything the teacher is saying in the soundfiles. i had to call my mom to get her to translate it. so i think this class is too hard for me. i may have to drop it. according to my advisor, if i drop it, i will graduate in time! yay. so that’s good news right? yesterday was hilary’s 21st birthday. we went to eat cake at grace, lynne, and julyan’s apartment. it was a little get together. before we went over, i had to go to my night class: international law. i’m a little bit intimidated by this class. i expected it to be really easy like business and society because it’s the same guy who’s teaching it. for this class, we have to write a 15 page research paper! yech. anyway, i really hope the book comes soon. i need it for next wednesday becase we’re going to have a quiz! ok i have to go get ready for class. boy am i hungry
first day of classes!
Jan 13th
wow my first day of classes has officially ended. i had my 3 classes today. international marketing was interesting. it seemed that my entire class was asian! i really hope the class isn’t that hard. we’re supposed to have quizzes and 1 exam. managing across cultures seems to be really exciting. the professor is very laid back, and wants us to have fun. my last class (which is 3 hours long), international management, seems a bit intimidating since it’s such a long lecture. i get sleepy really fast especially since i just ate dinner. all in all, i think this semester will be pretty good. hopefully i will continue to make my qpa go up with this semester! yay. ok sorry for the boring update! <3
what type of seducer are you?
Jan 12th
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I am the Siren A man is often secretly oppressed by the role he has to play – by always having to be responsible, in control, and rational. The Siren is the ultimate male fantasy figure because she offers a total release form the limitations of his life. In her presence, which is always heightened and sexually charged, the male feels transported to a realm of pure pleasure. In a world where women are often too timid to project such an image, learn to take control of the male libido by embodying his fantasy.
Symbol: Water. The song of the Siren is liquid and enticing, and the Siren herself is fluid and ungraspable. Like the sea, the Siren lures you with the promise of infinite adventure and pleasure. Forgetting past and future, men follow her far out to sea, where they drown. |
What Type of Seducer are You?
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polite_society
i felt bored, so i took this fun quiz. haha. go take it!
back in pittsburgh!
Jan 12th
after waking up at 6:00 a.m., i arrived at my apartment at 12:15 p.m. i decided on taking the bus back to cmu, in order to save $40. also, my friend was also taking the bus, so i figured i’d take it with her. there weren’t a lot of people on the bus, therefore i had tons of room for my huge suitcase and duffle bag. after i unpacked, i went to the gym at around 2:30 p.m. when i got there, there weren’t a lot of people using the machines. around 3 p.m., people started to pour in. i noticed there were a lot of sorority girls. i think they are getting in shape for spring break. haha. anyway, i’m all settled in. i do have to go food shopping sometime soon. i only have apple juice in my fridge. oh yeah tomorrow is my first day of classes. i really hope i have nice professors. :/
friday five
Jan 10th
i was surprised that today’s friday five was late. anyway, here it is:
1. Where are you right now?
i’m in my basement at home (that’s ny!)
2. What time is it?
7:51 p.m.
3. What are you wearing?
3/4 sleeve sweater and jeans
4. Any people or animals around you? Describe them.
only my little sister and goldfish are home with me. how exciting is that?
5. What are your plans for the weekend?
going to eat dim sum for one last time before may with my family in flushing. then i plan on finishing saturday with going out with my cousin, her boyfriend, and my family to minado for dinner. then i will finish packing saturday night because i will be going back to crapsburgh early sunday morning. i’ll get to see all my cmu friends. i’m kind of excited for that. i’m definitely not excited for the first day of classes on monday.
anyway, i will babble about my day yesterday. grace, steffa, and i went to east for lunch. it was very good. now they have this hibachi grill thing where you select your food and a chef cook sit for you. that was nice. i ate a lot there. they even had roasted pork buns. mmmmmmmmm. so tasty. after lunch, steffa brought us to this huge shoe place. i was going to buy boots, but i controlled myself. it’s not like i have any room in my suitcase anymore. we then headed to walt whitman mall. i bought myself one last express sweater. they are having a sweater sale! $19.50 for a sweater that i paid $40 for last year. isn’t that ridiculous. hehe. anyway, i figured i better stock up with sweaters because pittsburgh is like alaska during the winter.
today i became addicted to the sims. i even asked people in how to keep my sims happy and not depressed. i got all these cheats in how to make more money and such. it’s great. i have such a luxurious home now. i have a pool and a huge bath tub. hehe. too bad my sims is still single. wahh. i should have gotten her a husband. ok well i better get going. have a great weekend guys. <3
the bachelorette
Jan 8th
woo i just watched the first show of “the bachelorette”. the bachelorette, trista, cried after the first cut! she said she felt bad. aww. anyway, i’m glad she picked the young computer programmer guy. he was wearing a baby pink tie. haha. i also like the poet guy who lookes like josh harnett. he’s hot. i was kind of mad she picked the guy who bought her the tiffany’s bracelet. i guess she has to since he did pay for that bracelet. i think this show will become my wednesday show! woohoo. girl power! <3
yay!
Jan 8th
my dentist appointment was a success! both the dentist and his wife said that i’ve been brushing a lot better. i didn’t have any cavities! yay. after my cleaning, my dad and i had 40 minutes to kill, so we decided to eat dinner at sun young spring in flushing. mmm. i love the noodles there. i always get beef noodle soup. it’s way better than what i can get in pittsburgh. they give you a lot of tender beef. we also got some fried shanghainese noodles and fried rice cakes to bring home. oh yeah, we got some soup noodles for diana too. i can’t believe my break is almost over! ahh. i kind of want to just start my first day of classes, and that’s it. then i want another break! i really hope this semester won’t be as crazy as last semester. tomorrow i’m going to east buffet tomorrow. then i’m going to minado on saturday! isn’t my life great? now i just need some dim sum before i go back to pittsburgh! i do more than just eat at home, i swear! anyway, i better get ready. i have to go meet with some high school teachers! bye <3
this is funny!
Jan 7th
so i was looking at my statistics for this website, and one of the search queries people have ended up at my site is “cavities hurt a lot”. only one person came to my site with that search query. haha. kind of funny don’t you think? also, people have been searching for “asian fraternities” and have arrived at my site as well. kind of funny because i’ve only talked about asian fraternities once during the summer. anyway, stats are fun. time to brush my teeth for an hour. haha. oh yeah jane, maybe it’s not a drill, but it sure sounds like a drill! ahh. ok wish me luck at the dentist. bye!
dentist jitters
Jan 6th
ok so i have my checkup tomorrow. i’m so scared. i’m not even really scared if i have cavities, although that would really suck. after having that horrible root canal during the summer, cavities are cake to me. haha. i’m really scared of the cleaning because this dentist uses this drill or my mom told me it was high pressure water, but i don’t think so! and he cleans my gums and what not. and there is a whole mess. it hurts too. ahh. i really have this fear of drills. i’m definitely bringing in my discman so i don’t have to hear the sounds. argh. i really hope i will have like no cavities. i swear i’ve been flossing. :/ it’s only been 6 months too. if i get a cavity, i’m really going to be mad. hmm, after tomorrow, i should be ok. i might not be able to eat for awhile because of the pain in my mouth. heh.
in other news, i’m going back to crapsburgh on sunday. ahh. i can’t believe my break is almost over. i better savor up my last couple of good meals before i’m back on my poor student ramen regimen. my mom made me some “lu dan” which is like marinated boiled eggs. they are sooo tasty. i can’t wait to eat them tomorrow. she’s going to let me bring some to school too! woohoo. my mom loves me! i hope i will be able to go to flushing to buy some snacks to bring back to school because i won’t be coming home until may. wahh. i better stock up on pork jerky and dried mangos. oh how i’ll miss flushing. good night! <3
woodbury commons rocks
Jan 5th
hey guys! so my family and i went to woodbury commons today! it was so great. i got a pair of jeans at gap and a red sweater. i also got two pairs of nine west shoes. they have heels and are for my future interviews (if i ever get any). i also got a suit at petite sophisticate for $95! so cheap! it comes with a skirt and pants. so i really got 2 suits in 1! yay. that’s basically all i got at woodbury commons. it was a great day. i just finished baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. mmm. they are so tasty. this time i added walnuts in them because my mom reminded me that we have walnuts. oh in other news, yesterday, we bought a new microwave to replace our super old microwave. there is so much more counterspace now. it’s very nice. the microwave is very high tech too. i need to read the manual to learn how to use it. so everyone knows that the giants lost to the 49ers. what a sad game. i remember hearing at halftime that it was 24 to 14 or something like that and the giants were leading. then i came home and watched the ending of the game. the score was 38-39. it would have been amazing if the giants won in the end, but it wasn’t meant to be. at least the steelers and jets are still in the playoffs. yay! ok i better go now. i’ll blog more tomorrow! <3
go jets!
Jan 5th
the jets really kicked some major indianapolis butt today! 41-0 baby. there was a total SHUTOUT. hehe. who would have thought the jets could do this without parcells? woohoo. ok i admit it, i’m a fake football fan. i can’t help but get excited when the home team is kicking butt. anyway, maybe the giants will win today and who knows maybe it’ll be the jets vs. giants for the superbowl. what a fluke that would be! i’m going to woodbury commons today (sunday). woohoo. shopping rules. good night. <3
friday five is back!
Jan 3rd
wow i actually remembered to do the friday five:
1. Do you wear any jewelry? What kind?
i wear earrings, necklace, bracelet, and 1 ring. my earrings, bracelet, and ring are all silver (i think). i’m a cheapo, what can i say? i also wear this gold necklace with a jade thing on it. it’s supposed to bring good luck
2. How often do you wear it?
i wear my necklace all the time (even in the shower). i take my bracelet and ring off when i shower. i guess i leave my earrings in all the time too!
3. Do you have any piercings? If so, where?
i just have 1 piercing in each ear. yes i’m a boring girl. i wouldn’t mind getting another hole in my ears
4. Do you have any tattoos? If so, where?
nope no tattoos for me!
5. What are your plans for the weekend?
work on my internship application. maybe shop. who knows! i don’t do much at home.
ok that’s it for my friday five. i’m a pretty boring girl. sorry! tgif guys! enjoy your weekend <3
shopping rules once again
Jan 2nd
ok so remember when i said i hate shopping now? well on tuesday i went to the mall to return some things. there were all these sales in all the stores, but there were way too many people in line. i decided not to get anything. i waited for diana by express. anyway, today i went to woodbury commons with a couple of my high school friends. by the time we got there it was already like 6 pm. there were like no people there. it was so great. we went to eat at the food court. i got myself some mcdonald’s fake chicken nuggets. haha. that was one of the most expensive mcdonald’s i’ve been too. after dinner we went to a/x and wow outlet stores are way cheaper! i got a pair of a/x pants for only $30. it was amazing. then i got some shirts and a sweater at br. i was so happy that i finally got to buy things for myself. it was nice. if anyone wants to go back to woodbury commons, call me up! haha. i didn’t even go to gap, which is my biggest weakness of all since i buy some much gap stuff. i can’t believe people commented on my last two entries. i’m so excited. people actually read my endless babble. thanks guys! oh yeah bciroc, whoever you are, i’ve been to minnie’s for the hotpot stuff. it was good stuff. i love flushing so much. nothing’s better than a good cheap bowl of noodles! yummy. too bad i only have about one more week before i return to pittsburgh. yuck. i don’t even want to think about that! good night guys! <3
crappy new year’s
Jan 1st
this was one of the worse new year eves i’ve ever had. i just want to say thanks to the someone who truly let me down. happy 2003. yeah whatever.
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