[07.01.02]
Pet Peeve: one of my major pet peeves are when people act hypocritical. lately, ive noticed how it unnerves me to hear about situations that seem hypocritical. i somewhat believe in karma and the whole saying that "what comes around goes around". personally, i try to live my life according to the golden rule "do onto others as you would have done to you".. not that im a perfect angel or anything, but i believe that sticking with principles will carry a person through life more smoothly. with being a hypocrit, its easier to hate on someone and see fault in what they do, rather than to accept that it might be karma. many times its easier for people to say things like.. "yeh, i know i`ve done that before too but..." personally, in my opinion, there are no ifs, ands or buts to justifying things. there are no justifications in life, things just happen, and whether they are fair or not, you just have to learn to deal.
[07.02.02]
Summer Heat: im sitting in the office all day, thank the heavens for the invention of air conditioning.. otherwise i would be "sweating my balls off" =) just one more day of work and i get to party for the rest of the weekend
moving on to another thought... went on an interview this morning. overall i think it went pretty well. met with three different people. i covered all the basics, everything was going very well up until the interview with the person in HR.
HR: So you are fluent in french?
Me: Yes (and give her a smile)
HR: How long did you study the language?
Me: I started takin it in middle school and continued until college (which is all true, by the way)
HR: Ah, tu décris un peu....
Me: (doh! im thinkin.. huh?) épétez-si vous plais?[translatedmeans please repeat]
HR: Tu décris un peu....translated Can you describe to me a little about what you want to do for your career in the future?
Me: (after a long pause and hard stare out the window, stupidly i reply) gosh, i havent used french in two years, i cant even begin to reply to what i want for a career, sorry i cant answer back in french
okay so i think i blew the interview.. reminder to always back up what you say on the resume.. i didnt lie, i just couldnt produce what i had written, so there goes one point on accountability and accuracy for my resume. but at least i understood what she wanted me to answer, though i sounded like an ignoranous.
[07.03.02]
bimbo is my name?: so my man tells me that he thinks i think too much.. think too much?? whats that supposed too mean i ask him. wouldnt all guys prefer someone that has brain, and is able to think for herself.. or an airhead? he tells me of course someone with a brain, but still he thinks that i think too much. ummm.. so tll me again whats wrong with thinking? (sarcasm) aiites aiites.. so maybe i gave him a hard time about it, but i do get what his underlying meaning that "i think too much". maybe hes right in some ways.. sometimes i think my life would be alot easier if i choose not to think at all.. then maybe i wouldnt notice things and could always be smiles. but life isnt a bowl or cherries (again with the thinking..haha) anywaz.. i guess the only thing that makes me being a thinker worthwhile, is that i have friends that can pick me up and cheer me up when i think myself all down.
[07.07.02]
July 4th Weekend: thursday: Thanks Playboy for letting us chill out at your place for the 4th. thanks mr. dover for being the master griller willing to stand out in sweltering the heat and cook us all those goodies to eat. all i can say it was definately a hearty mans happy land (i was pretty stuffed from all the good eats). had jello shots that pretty much tasted like alchie and not jello, pretty good way to toast in the event and keep us all buzzed and happy. =) went to the community pool, it kinda grossed me out cuz the chlorine water was salty (meaning either too many lil kids pee peed in the pool, or there were just too many sweaty peeps taking a dip in there) i was glad to jump in, but even more glad to jump back out. spent the night just chillin out.. it was great being around the peeps that you care about (missing you PornStar, you`ve got to come back to visit us soon)... didnt get to see much fireworks, being that we were upstate, but it was just nice to get away.
Special 4th of July bday shoutout to my grand-lil... Happy Birthday Lydia!!
friday: Men in Black II is a definate must watch. i LOVED the pug in the movie.
saturday: Seeing family is always good. had my cousin come down from canada, i guess getting older only makes you appreciate those that are still around and in your life. took forever to get a good family picture organized, considering you have to fit in 18 people.. but overall it was great catching up with my cousins and relatives.
sunday: so far half the summer is over and ive been to too many bbqs to count.. all that burnt, grilled food cant be good for you, but who cares right? =) gotta eat more veggies after all that meat. so there went the weekend... back to work on monday. *sigh* i miss being in college, when all my summer days were just about chillin out and having fun. i need another vacation already. =)
[07.09.02]
beach bunny blob: went to the beach on sunday for a friend`s birthday. played beach volleyball (which i love). realized that ive been sitting on my fat butt to much lately and that i should be more active. im totally out of shape now.. have no stamina.. still sore from playing two days ago...pretty pathetic huh? anywaz... time to get out and about... lets see what happens by the end of the summer.
[07.10.02]
chink-in-me: born and raised in bklyn, where most of my childhood friends were jewish, i would say that im pretty americanized.. i didnt actually discovered my asian roots until high school, which was "culture shock" to me to actually be friends with asians. looking back, being asian is something im very proud of today and was something that i took for granted as a kid. i wish i had paid attention in sunday chinese school as a kid, at least then i would be able to use what i learned when i go karaoke =).
[07.11.02]
Better late than never: just wanted to wish mack daddy Jimmy a Happy Belated Birthday!
[07.12.02]
TGIF: went to mack daddy Jimmy`s celebration last night.. reminder to oneself "don`t drink on an empty stomach".. i feel absolutely ill today.. but last night was alot of fun =) so i shouldnt be complaining today. just wish i could crawl back into bed and sleep right now. maybe i`ll try a quick nap during lunch. on another note: my uploading program for my digital camera is all wacked today, im annoyed that i cant post up the pics i took last night. blah!
[07.15.02]
weekend recap: friday: Congrats to PlayBoy for making it into the finalists for the Miss Chinese NY.. you looked great up there.. you definately had the nicest a.ss on stage! its funnie how small the asian community is, there were four other contestant in the pagent that somehow had a connection to myself of people that i know, its serious a small asian world. two were friend of a friend, one was an ex of friends and the other was a sorority sister from another chapter.
saturday: went jogging and i think i busted my knee.. dont ask how.. i dun even know.. later on, went to the KDPhi BBQ to visit the chickies cuz i havent seen them since graduation last year... felt pretty daym old there, not knowing the younger faces.. thanks alumns for being there also (Cheryl, Katy, Diana, Keri) at least we all felt old together!
sunday: rest and relaxation is definately good on a day like sunday. finally watched Minority Report.
[07.16.02]
meet the parents: so my friends wonder why my man hasnt met my parents formally though i`ve already met his parents. its not like my parents dont know of him cuz he`s met them briefly when coming to pick me up but it was never an extended sit down dinner or anything. i dunno how other people see relationships but for myself, i think meeting the parents always brings the relationship up another level.. to me, that level is where you both are very serious about one another and its basically equivalent to "hey mom and dad, he`s the one, this is the guy that im gonna marry." to me its quite complicated when it comes to the parents. it does not mean that my relationship isnt serious.. to me its just that i dont think my parents are ready to deal with it as well. there are many pros/cons that i can see.
Cons
-having my parents get attached to my significant other (which is something i cant deal with). cuz, what if... inevitably the relationship fails but your parents loved him, it makes it all the more rough to get over it
-possibly having to deal with comparisons by your parents in the future between your new guy and the ex
-having my parents hate the person that im with, therefore giving me a hard time when they know i`ll be with them (though it is borderline with a Pro)
Pros
-your parents would give you more levelheaded advise about whether the person is right for you or not, cuz they want whats best for you.. and we all have to admit that often "love CAN be blind" to many negative faults in a person when you are totally smittened by them
-your parents could love the guy... therefore making your life easier, cuz they feel more at ease with the possibilty that you might just get married one day i.e. meaning you`ll get married, move out give them grandchildren and they`ll have the house all to themselves or aka that you wont be living with them for the rest of their lives
[07.17.02]
freebees: all i can say is that i love free stuff.. go Gap with your free undies.. boo to starbucks for not letting me get my free creme frappaccino (though some of my friends were able to get it). i guess when new yorkers hear about something free, they stampede for the stores to get it while it lasts. sigh, maybe thats why they took off the promotion for starbucks. =(
[07.18.02]
: went to the Alicia Keys Concert last night at Jones Beach. boy, can she sing! makes me want to start playing the piano again. we paid for tickets in the nose bleed section, but snuck our way down closer to the stage, she was still kinda far, but at least the crowd was better.. mad tired today.. but still im gonna party on.. haha
just realized today that i didnt give someone a shoutout last week for his bday... sorry.. i didnt post anything up... but like i sed, better late than never... so Happy Belated Bday David!
also, a Happy Happy Birthday to Lana! hope you have a great day!
[07.19.02]
: had dinner in k-town last night.. soontofu isnt something to eat on hot humids days, it totally warmed up my stomach, i was sweatin my balls off at dinner.. started to drizzle when we headed out.. contemplated whether i should go to happy hour or go home.. i like rain, but not when im wearing cashmere.. anywaz.. i went to Tao Groove last night with the girlies, bumped into the alphas.. it was a total aKDPhi gathering, it was really nice to see everyone.. definately felt old there.. i dont party like i used too.. it could have been fun i guess but factors being that i was too hot, too old, too tired and too domesticated dampered it a little. was in by 8:00 and out by 9:20 *sigh*
[07.22.02]
Summer Fun: friday: got drenched going home with the freak rainstorm that occured at 6pm. looked and felt like a drowned cat. haha ended up going out with Mr. Dover to a surprise bday party, go too tired and left early.
saturday: go up early had dim sum in chinatown, then headed out to hurricane harbor. it was a great day to be chillin in a water park, even though it is kinda small in comparison with Dorney Park. the only good thing was that we didnt have to wait really long on line cuz there wasnt alot of people there.
sunday: just chilled out and veggitated..
Happy Happy Birthday to my Big Bro.. finally a quarter of a century! see you later tonight at din din.
[07.29.02]
Land of the Cyber Dead: arrived to work on thursday to find that our T1 provider was moving. they neglected to inform my company that they would no longer be our provider... so lo and behold.. i entered the land of the internet-less. can i tell you i am a total cyber junkie, this lack of email and instant messanger is getting to me "is this what its like being in hell?".. so now i actually do work at work instead of chatting it up wit my buddies =) normally i refuse to go online at home (cuz my computer is ancient and slow cuz once youve gone T1 you never go back!) but i crumbled today from the lack of a normal dose of AIM, so im at home right now praying that by tomorrow Intellispace will bring back my heaven. so to all my faithful friends who have been wondering where i am.. no i have not ran off and gotten married or something, im just cyberless for a couple of more days...
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