..5.10.03:
i haven't wrote in here forever.. geez.. last time i wrote was about disneyland, and that was a month ago. i can't believe it's been so fast. anyway, i'm gonna post about stuff that's happened. but i'm gonna start with the friday five:
1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
no, definitely not. if you look in my room/backpack/etc., you would discover that i'm in no way an organized person.
2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?
i have that planner that school gave us, but i don't write in it anymore. i just remember what i have to do in my head. i use a calendar now because i need to keep track of when we have study groups and at whose house.
3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?
no!
4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?
nope. none of those matters. not at home anyway.
5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize?
my room.. lol!
anyway, so much happened since the last time that i wrote on here. the best thing that happened was friday the 9th. oh my gosh.. know why? 'cause that was when we [finally] went to great america! ahhh! it was the coolest! it was way better than disneyland, maybe because the people that i hung out with were my best friends rather than my good friends. lol!
we went on so many rides! at first, i thought we probably couldn't go on anymore than 3 rides because the line for stealth (the first ride that we've went on) was so long. we waited 2 hours for stealth! 2 hours!! but then everything else was pretty short. me, maggie, jen, felicia, patty, annie, sammy, janet, vicky, mel, ray, richard, michael, eric lee, austin, and allan went to stealth first, but we got into the park later than everyone else 'cause we ran out of tickets and had to get riley and everyone had to go to the bathroom after we got in. anyway, when we got to the line for stealth, david, travis, tran-shawn, justin, priscilla and them were a few people in front of us. but we eventually caught up to them and went on at the same time! lol! me, jen, mel, and vicky were sitting in the last row, and when we got on we saw riley in the line so we started waving. lol! stealth was so cool! i can't believe jen didn't like it..
afterwards, we went to drop zone. well, me, patty, annie, maggie, david, felicia, sammy, mel, and vicky did. we waited about 30 minutes for that. the line wasn't that long, but it takes a while because only 12 people go at a time. we had uneven number 'cause we had 9 people and each row has 4 seats. we were about to make david go alone, but we decided that we weren't that mean. lol!
after drop zone we went to eat lunch, and then we splitted up. i ended up with felicia and maggie, when the rest of them went on grizzly. maggie, felicia, and i didn't want to go on the grizzly because we've already been on it (and the demon, which was the next one the rest of them were planning to go on) but we haven't been on invertigo or top gun, so we decided to go on those. first, we went on invertigo because that was the closer one. at first we thought the line was gonna be long, but we waited less than 10 minutes, which was amazing! since we had uneven number again (we had 3 people and the seats were 2 and 2), maggie and felicia sat together and i sat alone. but invertigo is the one that goes forward and backward so we get to face each other. it was so funny 'cause felicia and maggie were so scared since the ride looked hecka fast when we were standing in line waiting for it. when we were going up, getting ready to start the ride, it was already going hecka fast. me and maggie were all "this is supposed to be slow?!" but that ride was fun!
then we went straight to top gun. we got in line, and then david and them came. we were about 2 groups in front of them, but once again we ended up going at the same time 'cause me, felicia, and maggie wanted to go to the last row because it's fastest and the last row has the most people. david, allen, austin, and travis (i think) were in front of us. i was screaming hecka loud too (on purpose lol!). after we got off, we decided to go on it again because the line was so short. that time we went in the front. austin was supposed to go on it with us, but the person in front of us was by himself and there were 3 more seats so austin, david, and darren went in front of us. *rolls eyes* top gun was really fun too! especially that was part when we were on top of the water. that was cool!
when we got off top gun the first time we saw sammy, richard, ray, and eric in line so we found out that they were separated from patty and them. after we got on top gun the second time patty and annie came, so me, felicia, maggie, david, and travis waited for them. then mel and vicky met up with us 'cause they were supposed to go on top gun with patty and annie but they chickened out and went shopping. after patty and annie got off, the 9 of us went straight to the water ride because me and maggie were hecka prepared for it and really wanted to go. (:D) so we went to the water ride. it's uneven again (since the boat only holds 6) so we were gonna split it 4 and 5. but then sophie, dawn, and their friend showed up so it was 6 and 6. me, vicky, and felicia went with dawn and them while the rest of them went on the other one. then we went again because there was no line. lol! me and felicia wanted to go on the other boat (for obvious reasons.. ;)) but we didn't. me, felicia, vicky, and maggie went on our own boat while david, travis, mel, patty, and annie went on the other.
after we got off, we changed and went on psycho mouse. patty, annie, mel, and vicky went on one 'cause they ran and me, maggie, felicia, david, and travis just strolled over. so there were 5 of us, and it's uneven again. felicia went with travis and david 'cause they were still wet from the water ride and me and maggie wasn't since we changed. (*ahem*excuses*ahem*) so me and maggie sat in one and felicia, travis, and david in another. afterwards we wanted to go on invertigo again, so we ran all the way there because we still had 30 minutes. but then the ride was closed since it was almost park closing. we got kinda mad 'cause patty, david, and travis wanted to go. but then we walked away. we went to the carousel because that's where we were supposed to meet, and we took pictures with tommy and spongebob.
then me, patty, annie, felicia, mel, and vicky went on the celebration swing. we saw riley on it when we were in line so we made sure he doesn't leave without us. lol! when we were on it we were waving to hecka people 'cause they started coming out of the arcade (we all know why). so then we got off the ride, and we saw david with food so we were raiding it. lol! well, i was. he got this funnel cake for 7 bucks (*ahem*rich people*ahem*) and it was hecka good! he was like "just a small bite!" but i took hecka lot. well, not hecka lot. it was just a little, but whatever. then we took this huge group picture with everyone. after that we went back to the bus and went home.
guess what happened in the line for stealth? they found out! argh! well, first gianne found out like a few weeks ago. then she blackmailed me and made me tell patty and travis. then they made me tell felicia, annie, and maeley whe we were at maeley's house. so yesterday in line for stealth, patty, annie, and felicia were there. vicky were talking about who her #1 and #2 were. i made her tell me, and she was like "tell me who you liked!" and i can't say i don't like anyone 'cause then patty and felicia would tell, so i made them guess. vicky and jen got it first. here's the question-answer part: "is he here?" "he's here *motions around the line* but he's not here *motions our group*" and vicky's like "tell me!" i'm all "i can't tell you now. but i'll tell you later, i promise" and she got it. but mel and maggie were hecka slow. they're like "if he's not here why can't you tell us now?" i'm like "why else can't i tell you if he's not here? think about it!" maggie slowly got it, but mel didn't until jen and vicky told her. lol! i think we were being kinda loud too, and i hope she didn't hear. she was talking to sammy and michael though, and they seemed pretty distracted.. hmm..
so yeah, now people know. there's gianne, patty, travis, felicia, annie, maeley, jen, maggie, mel, and vicky. *sigh* craziness!
..4.18.03:
friday five time!
1. Who is your favorite celebrity?
colin farrell. and daniel radcliffe. and elijah wood. O:) yeah. that's it. ooh, and jennifer garner.
2. Who is your least favorite?
russell crowe, jennifer lopez, and hilary duff. *shudders*
3. Have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?
no.. *mutters*
4. Would you want to be famous? Why or why not?
part of me does, but most of me doesn't. why? because if i really do become famous, i'd be so busy that i can't be with my family and friends anymore. besides, all those paparazzi would chase after me..
5. If you had to trade places with a celebrity for a day, who would you choose and why?
i was gonna choose jennifer garner, but i realize that she doesn't "have it all" anymore ever since she splitted from scott foley (*sniff* it's so sad..). if i have to switch places with someone, i'd pick emma watson. you all know why. :D
..4.17.03:
yes, i'm actually updating! it's a shock, really. i haven't posted in such a long time.. *sighs*. i don't know what to say. i mean, i know i'm supposed to talk about the disneyland trip like i promised you people, but i'm too lazy to type up everything. O:) but here it is..
so we left in 5th period on thursday the 3rd. we got onto the bus, and started driving towards anaheim. the bus trip wasn't that bad. it wasn't "oh my gosh! this is so fun!" but it wasn't "oh my gosh this is so boring. someone kill me now" bad. (i suck at comparisons) anyway, we avoided mcdonald's for dinner on thursday. yay! we were pretty successful at avoiding mcdonald's that weekend. we only ate it twice, as opposed to 6 times last year. anyway, we got to the hotel an hour earlier than we thought, so i had this idea of going across the street to downtown disney and grab some ice cream. so we went, and on the way i was so paranoid that we were gonna get in trouble because of curfew or whatever, but there was no curfew written on the paper for that night. so we went back after getting the ice cream and that's that.
on friday, we woke up at 6 something and got to disneyland 15 minutes before it opened. when it did, we went to indiana jones first, since we went to space mountain first last year and we decided to have some change. i think we started with 12 people in our group. it was hard to keep track of everyone, but it was really fun. we went on some rides, including it's a small world (which is supposed to be "rennovated", but i can't tell the difference..). before that, we saw eeyore and pooh so we went to take group pics. then someone, who shall remain nameless (*ahem*steven*ahem) scared pooh away and pooh had to hide behind that giant storybook thing. it was funny, but poor pooh. anyway, we tried to avoid taking group pics because it takes 10 minutes to take one pic, since 10 out of 12 people brought cameras.. (i didn't.. :D)
we hung out at disneyland until about 11, when we got out of the park and went to mcdonald's (mcdonald's count: 1) for lunch. we were almost late for our performance, since we were supposed to meet at the toontown bridge thing at 12:20 and we were still at mcdonald's at 12:10. so we ran all the way from mcdonald's to toontown. people must have thought we were crazy. when we finally got there, mr. clark wasn't even there yet. we had to wait for him for 5 minutes. so technically, we weren't late.
so we went to get ready for the performance. i really, really messed up on it. but whatever. i think i got in a trance. there was this one part of "aria ready" where we were supposed to bow, but i started plucking. i didn't even realize that until 5 measures later. the scary thing is, i didn't even know what i was doing. it was like i was in a trance or something, hypnotized. when i finally realized what i was doing, it was almost like i snapped up. i told everyone about it and said that disneyland was haunted.. O:)
we stayed at disneyland after the performance. actually, i think we went to california adventure. then someone started getting mad at someone else, and it was all weird and stuff. but then we just ignored it and keep going on rides. by friday night, there were 14 or 15 people in our little group. it was crazy! but very fun. we went to dinner at denny's, went back to the park, and got back to the hotel by curfew. yay!
on saturday, we woke up even earlier and got to disneyland earlier because of some stuff. someone in our group was being threatened (seriously) by someone else in the orchestra, and we couldn't stay in the hotel because it was dangerous. so we went to disneyland and stayed there for the whole day. we went back and forth from disneyland to california adventure because of that. and someone got mad at us because we ditched her. (not my idea.. not really) so yeah. it was pretty eventful, but it was tiring too. we went on splash mountain! :D that was the first time i've ever went on splash mountain.. that was fun. :D and that night, we just completely forgot about it (tried to, anyway) and just had fun at california adventure and disneyland. we were running around california adventure, trying to get on california screamin' one last time but the guy said that it's closed. so we went over to disneyland, since disneyland doesn't close ntil 11 and california closes at 9. we went on haunted mansion again and then some of our group left to go back to the hotel. some of us stayed to go on indiana jones and the jungle cruise. the weird thing is, i never want to go on the jungle cruise when i go to disneyland with my parents, but then i was the one who suggested that we go on jungle cruise that night.. then i had to go and grab some chocolate really quick from that candy/ice cream store at the entrance because i promised suzee i would get her chocolate. we almost didn't make curfew, but we did. :) yay!
the next day, we woke up early to pack our stuff and go to magic mountain. i was so tired on the bus. everyone was sleeping on the way to magic mountain. lol! i was so excited and everything 'cause i was watching this "best coasters on the west coast" thing on the travel channel with my mom, and half of the coasters were from magic mountain. when we got there, we had to stand there and wait for an hour 'cause it doesn't open until 10 and we got there at 9. >:O anyway, we got in and we went to batman. it sounded so good on the travel channel, but it was disappointing. we got stuck on it because they didn't have a test run that day! >:O all the rides at magic mountain were disappointing, really. the riddler was blah, superman was blah (it's just really fast), and goliath was okay. maybe i was expecting too much. or the fact that i'm not scared of rides anymore. that sucks! i hope i'm scared of rides in great america and not be bored with it.. O:)
can't wait for great america! :) egg drop contest! lol! we have to practice!
p.s. - we've officially made pirates of caribbean a tradition in our little group. when we go to disneyland for orchestra, our group is always gonna go on pirates of caribbean together. :) the fact that orlando bloom's in a pirates of caribbean movie is a plus. hehehe! man, i don't even like orlando..
..4.11.03:
disneyland pictures are here! some, anyway.
hey all! haven't been here for a while. the disneyland trip was last week! time's going by so fast it's scary. check out some of the pics here. there's only 3 so far because i'm waiting for james to burn the rest of them onto the cd. i'll try to get them on here asap so you all can see. most of them are group pics. our group was so big.. there were 14 people hanging out together throughout the trip. a lot of stuff happened, but i don't feel like typing everything up right now so i will put everything up here later. :)
the mexico team left this morning for their missionary trip over spring break. good luck to all of them. we'll miss you guys! may God always be with you all! :)
..3.30.03:
What month should you have been born in?
this quiz was made by Erin
this is kinda true.. kinda. i'm honest. i'm really, really honest. it's like i'm prone to honesty or something. i cannot lie. that's good, and that's also bad. i don't know which one is worse. *sighs* but that's fine, i guess.
i'm pretty loyal. i love freedom. i'm rebellious sometimes. O:) i'm not really easily hurt. i don't think so, anyway. i'm not daring and ambitious (not anymore). am i "sharp"? lol! i'm pretty romantic, and i do show it. most of the time. i'm not superstitious. i like astrology, but i don't take it seriously (unless it's good ;)).
i'm having songs stuck in my head. maybe it's 'cause i'm listening to "the heart of worship" on repeat.. then i listened to "could sing of your love forever" and "here i am, Lord" on repeat.. maybe that's why. but that's cool. i love these songs. oh, and i listened to "breathe" on repeat, too. the whole night yesterday, actually. i was bored.
countdown to disneyland: 4 days!
..3.28.03:
Friday Five Time
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
playing hide-and-go-seek at annie's. man, that was fun! lol! i almost suffocated, but that was fun. people were hiding in the most obvious spots, too! it's just that they were wearing black! *ahem*
2. What one person touched your life this week?
let's see.. what happened this week? nothing much, really. i can't think of anyone that touched my life this week. hmm.. except God and Jesus. yeah. :)
3. How have you helped someone this week?
i helped people proofread their essays.. :D and i got gianne to go to cy! yay!
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
go to disneyland and have a great time!
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
help people by studying for the ap test with them. :D
..3.26.03:
today was pretty much a good day. i got a 99 on my math test. a 99! that totally brought my grade up to a solid A! i'm so happy, you have no idea.. :D i started skipping and jumping around in 3rd and 4th because i was so excited. :) *sighs of relieve* i knew i did pretty well, but i didn't know i did that well. i would've got a 100, but i forgot to simplify. i'm not complaining! i'm just so happy..
we actually accomplished something. we got all the ap things organized. we planned a calendar, completely with location and such. the schedule sounds so hectic now. i have no idea how we're gonna get ready for the ap exam from now to may 13th. there's gonna be a lot of cramming! i think we might do well on it. i mean, we're putting in a lot of time studying and reviewing. 2 days per week is a lot. lol!
the zoo project was cancelled last weekend. at least for us. i called valerie (the volunteer coordinator) the friday before, and she told me all the slots and filled. i feel so bad, 'cause i knew i should've confirmed earlier and not wait until last minute. there's gonna be another project, so.. i hope i can make up for it. :)
i did bad on the chem free response. well, not that bad (compared to everyone else) but not good. i got a 2.8. i don't think anyone got anything higher than a 4. but i think i raised my multiple choice grade up to a 4.8 because i got a 3 originally and i got 7 right on the extra make up multiple choice. the make up is worth 1/4 point each, so i got 1.75 from that.
we got back an essay for english today. i got a B on it. it wasn't the best thing i've ever written. not even close. it was creative writing, but i still did bad. i was really, really stuck on what to do with it. nothing was coming to me, and i was just sitting there with writer's block. it wouldn't go away, and i had to turn the story in the next day so i just made up some pointless junk. it was about the great-aunt in my family and other animals coming to visit gerry and them. she came, and she left. there was nothing inbetween - no explanation or anything like that. it was weird, pointless, and plotless. and yet stork still said it was a "good story". o.0 but i got marked off because i didn't have enough similes and personification. the thing is, i did have enough personification. "the earth underneath her began to sway" is personification. last time i checked, the earth can't sway by itself.
the poet guy came yesterday. we wrote this one poem in class when he came a couple weeks ago, and he was reading some of them out loud yesterday. the first one he read was mine. like he wasn't gonna read mine first. mine was the second one he was holding, but he put the first one at the end of the papers and was like "i'll read this one first". i wasn't even paying attention. i mean, i was, but once he read the first line i knew it was mine and i spaced out. in the third stanza, i put something about hermione because we had to write about an imaginary/fictional character/thing that we can relate to/want to be. so, obviously, i put hermione granger. so he started reading it, and i didn't even notice until suzee hit my arm. then everyone turned to my direction, but they weren't looking at me. they were looking at suzee 'cause everyone knew about her (ex) full-blown harry potter obsession. not many people know about mine; only my friends do. so everyone thought it was suzee. but i know mel, david, and probably pat knew it was me.. lol! that was fun.
..3.20.03:
i'm here, i'm here. i know i haven't updated for 10 days, but still. i've been really, really busy. i'm supposed to be doing my english draft right now, and yet i'm not. i suck. blah.
i'm kinda mad right now that i got a 12 out of 20 on the multiple choice. i mean, we studied for like 2 days and i still got a 12 out of 20. that's a 3.0! no! now even if i get a 5 on the free response (which i most likely won't), i'll only get a 4.0 overall on the test. that sucks.
i still have to call everyone about the sacramento zoo project this sunday. i was gonna call during lunch because i didn't have time after school the entire week. i went tutoring on monday, studying on tuesday, and studying again on wednesday. i was gonna call today but i didn't. O:) so i was gonna call during lunch 'cause mr. clark doesn't care anyway. but on monday i didn't bring my phone, tuedsay and today i went to mission possible, and wednesday was food fair and i had to help out. plus, it was too loud outside anyway. so yeah. guess i'll call next week.
guess what? there's actually a war going on now. it's pretty scary, actually. the war "officially" started yesterday. and today's headline in the newspapers was talking about the first strike. i don't know if i'm agreeing with the war or not. i think i'm anti, because there's no point. yes, saddam's a bad guy. yes, saddam's killing the people. yes, we feel sorry for them and should do something to help out. but there's a lot of dictators out there who are starving their peoples. why don't we do something to help them out? why are we only attacking on saddam? is it because of oil? 'cause saudi arabia has all the oil, why are we attacking iraq for oil? this whole thing's stupid. first, they were talking about "war on terrorism" and it's supposedly revenge for 9/11. but if we were doing that, we would've had war with afghanistan, not iraq. this sucks. boo!
..3.10.03:
wow.. i haven't been here for 5 days. that's crazy! lol! there's a reason, though. i wasn't home the entire weekend. last weekend was cy's winter outing. i really loved it. it was so fun! i've updated the page. i added a link to the pictures page on david's site. so yeah. most of those pics are so random! and weird. but yeah.
after i came back, i have so many of the worship songs stuck in my head. there was "light my fire", "you are holy", "open my eyes", "blessed be your name", etc. etc. i had them stuck my head today, too! and i think they're still there. hmm.. i tried to learn the guitar, but failed miserably. i only know the g, d, and em chords. (i think) hopefully i'll remember them. we studied Psalms 23 and 139. i really like both of them, especially 23. yeah.
..3.5.03:
one day late for this or that tuesday..
1. Soup or salad? soup2. Hot or cold sandwiches? cold
3. White or whole wheat bread (or rye, etc)? whole wheat
4. Pack a lunch for work/school, or buy it? pack
5. If you eat out...fast-food chain, or mom & pop type place? depends.. usually fast-food because i'm cheap
6. Tuna or chicken salad? chicken
7. Cheese: Swiss or cheddar (or American, etc)? parmesean? lol. umm.. usually american
8. Mustard or mayo? both
9. Sandwiches: wrap/pita pocket, or regular bread/roll? regular bread/roll
10. Sweet stuff: cookie/cake or fresh fruit? cheesecake, or fruit
..3.3.03:
i'm so bored.. *sighs* i know i'm supposed to read, but i just don't feel like it. so right now, i'm just bored.
we have to take the stupid exit exam tomorrow! *cries* it's not the test that's bad, it's the whole stuck with stork for 3 hours a day thing. it's gonna be so stupid. and we don't have 1st period. i actually happen to like 1st period! *bawls*
questions from last friday five:
1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
my favorite type of literature is probably magazines or short stories. i don't really like novels, unless they're just really, really well written. i don't like non-fiction, period. the only time i read them is for research. as for poetry, i love them. sometimes. depends on my mood, really.
2. What is your favorite novel?
favorite novel.. definitely harry potter series. i absolutely adore them all. i also really liked jane eyre. that was one of the more enjoyable school-required books that i've ever read. i really don't care what anyone else says. :P
3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
i love all kinds of poetry. i remember my favorite used to be (maybe still is.. *shrugs*) edgar allan poe's the raven. the whole "evermore" thing was crazy, man! i also liked emily dickinson poetry. walt whitman's good, too. i never really liked robert frost, though. don't know why.
4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read?
lord of the rings. i never have time to read it. argh! i really want to read wuthering heights, especially after reading jane eyre. i really want to read anything by agatha christie. i've read and then there were none, and i'm hooked. that was a great mystery.
5. What are you currently reading?
how green was my valley by richard llewellyn and c.s. lewis: a biography by a.n. wilson. both are for school. :)
..2.28.03:
i can't believe february's almost over! there's only march, april, may, and a little of june left. *dances* only one month from disneyland! i can't believe this! this was exactly what we were saying last year, too, because victoria and i couldn't believe how fast last year flew by. i have a feeling disneyland's not gonna be as fun, 'cause i really loved last year in spite of stupid stuff that happened. i got to know a lot of people better (like tiffanie, victoria, kia, soleil, and even johnny, since i never really talked to him until we started hanging out at disneyland that one night.. and the junior guys too. stephen, fernando, james, etc. etc.) i really want to watch the choir perform this year, since i missed all their concerts at school and last year we were at a workshop while they performed. yeah.
i really can't wait for winter outing! it's gonna be so great! it's only a week away.. *sighs* and next week's gonna go by really fast, too, since it's testing week for us (boo) and we have extended 2nd period. that's pretty bad, considering i have stork in 2nd, but in a way it's good. in a way. i think she forgot about what happened yesterday. i hope she did.
i felt a lot better today. at least i didn't cry even after i got my math test back. i got a 88. that's pretty good. it's exactly what i got last time. i didn't improve, but i didn't drop either. i could've got a 90, but i had 2 careless mistakes and that dropped me. actually, i have 3 careless mistakes and one of them cost me 3 points. oh well. i'm fine with that. i'm just glad that i didn't do any worse and that i'm able to keep my A.. *sighs*
cy was okay tonight. it wasn't boring, but it wasn't that good. they started talking about the mexico trip and we watched a slide show of pics from last year. i totally want to go next year, but i don't know if i'm "qualified" to. like i don't know if you have to have certain experience in missionaries or not. but it looks really fun, and it would be a perfect opportunity to learn more about "life" and realize how lucky and blessed we are. i think it would be a great eye-opener. if i'm really determined to go next year, i think my parents would let me. that's 'cause my aunt and uncle will talk them into it, since my cousin's been going since his junior year, and he graduated like 5ish years ago.
i think i'm gonna go to cy, and sunday service, from now on. i really like it. :) i'm gonna keep going for the rest of the school year, and then i'm gonna go to cbm. i hope i am. hmm.. my parents might not let me though because it's like $180ish for a week. crazy.
anyway, we've decided that we'll put on a lord of the rings reenactment when we go to winter outing. patty's gonna be frodo, sammy's gonna be legolas, we're trying to get jennifer to be gandalf, and i said i wanted to be either merry or pippin. at first, they want me to be aragorn, i'm like "..." so yeah. hee. and david's gonna be a ringwraith lol! too bad we can't bring his laptop and watch the dvd. oh well.
that's it for now. i have to do a lot of homework over the weekend. i need to read a lot, so i probably won't be online as much (if any). i need to do my math homework and chem outline, too. it sucks. i know my parents aren't gonna be home, and that i can do pretty much anything i want, but i'm still gonna keep offline so i can read. if you see me online, and i'm supposed to be doing work, yell at me. please! i'll appreciate that. :D
..2.27.03:
i thought i wasn't gonna post today, but i guess i will. i think this is one of the worst days of my entire life! 1st period was great. i mean, we have a new team that i actually like, and we won! :) but everything was bad afterwards..
it all started it 2nd period. kat and i have decided to confess to stork. we agreed on a story that we'll use, and we've decided to tell her after class. but, during class, she passed back the 2nd set of quotes (the ones that we "cheated" on). some people didn't get it back, and those are the people that either didn't turn it in or that got caught, because she did catch people. anyway, kat got her paper back. apparently, stork didn't catch her! but i didn't, so i thought she did.
instead of waiting for her to come to me, i've decided to confess about copying off someone's paper. so i went after class, and everyone left except david. i was telling him how scared i was, too. *shudders* so this is what i said to her: "ms. stork, i copied off someone's paper for the 2nd set of quote. i'm sorry. i won't do it again." she took out a folder, and there were these papers that she paperclipped together. i think those are the people that she caught. she looked through the papers, and guess what? mine wasn't in there! it turns out that i didn't even turn the paper in! but the thing is, i could've swore i did! i know that i copied it in class, and then passed it to the front! i just know i turned it in! but apparently i didn't. so she said "well, you didn't turn it in. but i appreciate your honesty." so now i still get a 0, and the fact that stork knows i cheat. i could've kept my mouth shut, and just not say anything and take that 0. i felt so stupid! i started getting teary-eyed, too. i was so scared! so then david and i left and i told him how stupid i felt.
in a way, i'm relieved because she's not calling my parents (she has nothing to call about since i didn't turn in the homework in the first place). if she did call my parents, i just know they'll ground me so that i won't be able to go to winter outing and disneyland. i just know it. that's how they are. so i'm glad that didn't happen. but then when my mom came to pick me up today, i told her. i don't know why, but i did. i wasn't, but then gianne was in the car and my mom threatened to not let gianne to come to our house ever again. so i just decided to tell her to get gianne out of that position. (i'm such a nice friend!)
anyway, that was that. then, in 5th period, we had that stupid chem test. so i was taking the multiple choice, and i knew everything on that stupid extra credit. and i thought i got the things on the actual test. there was this one i wasn't sure on at all (i tried it, it didn't work. apparently you need to change the KJ into J..) and there was one that has a totally weird wording that threw me off. I got 3 wrong, but as you notice there's only 2 up there that i've mentioned. i asked riley today afterschool about the 3rd one, and i think he made a mistake. and he should give it to us. the problem was finding delta H, so you have to look at the table. for one of the values, the number was really blurred. it was supposed to be -240. but when everyone went up to him and ask what it was, he said it was -246. and that kinda made a big difference, in that case anyway. so everyone got it wrong, and he said he might change it. so now, i might get a 4 instead of a 3.5 on my multiple choice.
as to my free response, i totally bombed the first half. the second half, i think i got perfect. i really do. but then again, i always get things wrong when i'm overconfident. but the first part sucked. it's one of those big problems where it's one question, but there's 4 parts to it and if you get the first part wrong, you get everything wrong. i hate that. obviously, i got the first part wrong. i divided it by 2. it's all the wording's fault. the question was "find the standard entropy, delta S, of the reaction". what do you find, the standard or the reaction?! i thought we were finding standard, which is one mole. and, of course, i divided that by 2. *rolls eyes* the second part was just stupid explanations that was tricky because it was different than the quizzes. the 3rd part was why something has a bigger entropy than something else. he said there's 3 reasons, but i could only thing of 2. so that's that. and the final part was find the entropy of the remaining substance. i totally forgot to set the equation = to 0. i set it = to my answer in part a, which is wrong to begin with and now it's more wrong. i just hope he gives me partial credit. i'm jealous of people with the 1 dot test. they had the FeO problem! i actually get that stupid thing.. so not fair.
then, after i got out of the door of chem, i started crying. again! that's the second time in one day. i felt even more stupid now. maggie was just like "don't worry about it. it's okay!" i knew it was okay! i really did! i just can't stop the tears from welling up in my eyes. i didn't know why i was crying, i just was. i mean, it's probably not because what i got on the multiple choice (i got lower last time and i didn't care). here's what i think. either because i was too overconfident, and it turns out that i got some that i thought right wrong, or the fact that we've studied for 5 hours yesterday like david said. i really didn't know. didn't. but now that i think about it, it might be because a lot of other people got higher scores. i mean, usually people fail these crap. but this time, even jason won got a 4. a four. no offense to him, but.. yeah. that might not be the reason, but that definitely adds to it.
that's basically it. i didn't really care about kc. i mean, i know i wasn't gonna win. i really won't. there were 8 sophomores there and like, 30 juniors. we all know juniors are gonna vote for the juniors. there's no chance of me winning. there's just... none. by the way, sydney told me that we can't go to kc convention. and that's one less good thing to look forward to.
i ranted all these to my violin teacher (which i shouldn't, seeing as how long that takes and how i only have 30 minutes to learn) today. i'm glad i did, though. he made me feel a lot better. i mean, i was having the worst day. i was crying twice, in one day. almost 3 times because my dad's being all blah. (i won't say anything mean since today's his bday) but yeah. he really made me feel better. i told him how my parents are like "get As! get As! 100? not good enough! get 105!" and he told me about how him and his parents were fighting a lot about what he wanted to do as his career. that made me feel better, 'cause we're kinda the same. we both aren't really good at science and math, but we really love to play and i want to become a violinist. so, yeah.
this entire day after i came back, i keep on thinking about someone. i just.. can't stop thinking. for example, we went out to dinner tonight because it was my dad's bday like i said, and the entire dinner i was just hoping that he would walk in even though i knew there's just no chance he would. not a chance. and yet that's what i'm hoping. it's crazy! just the sight of him makes me feel better. i don't mean to sound all corny and cheesy and everything, but it does. heck, the sight of his screen name on my buddy list makes me feel better. *look* no, i'm not desperate. it's crazy, i know. the thing is, i can never get him. never. he's just off-limits forever. it's.. hard to explain.
i just hope tomorrow's better. we're gonna find out how we did in the math test yesterday. eek! i promise i won't cry. i promise. i'll get allen to slap me if i do. lol! and it's finally friday! i'm so glad! can't wait until cy.. *sighs*
..2.26.03:
failed my math test. blah. gonna fail my chem test. double blah. i don't even know what we're doing. i tried to understand it today after school, and i think i got a bit of it. but not a lot. it was so crazy today. there was like, 11 of us there in my house for study group. lol! yes, i counted because we ordered pizzas and i needed to know how much to chip in. we were there from like 4 to 9 something. lol! crazy. i think we understoody most of the multiple choice, though. we're just stumped on the free response. oh well. at least we get that one where we use 3 different equations to get to a final equation or some crap. whatever.
it's so hard to study with 11 people, though. we separated into 2 different "groups" and studied like that. so there's me, gianne, patty, mel, victoria, and david trying to figure out stuff. we're like "..." since none of us gets it in the first place, which was sad. but we eventually figured everything out. we were afraid that we couldn't focus because there were so many people there, but i think we got the jist of everything. hopefully.
but then again, i thought i knew most of the math stuff. and i didn't. i got like 1 identity out of 2, and i almost didn't get something because i overthought the whole thing. i was so lost when i asked swanson, and she was all "you don't have to do that much.." i'm like "oh."
we had our jp meeting thing today. there's only 6 people in the "core" group. (i don't know why they like calling it that.. weirdos) and it's me, sammy fong, analise, candace, ashley to, michelle wong, and rometra. i like it because it's so diversed, but i feel hecka alone in it.. lol! i think it's gonna be a good group, though. everyone seems responsible enough and everything. all of us can organize stuff and lead each other. everyone's so active and everything, instead of being passive and stuff. yeah. that's a good start.
tomorrow's thursday! it's gonna be kc elections. it turns out that i am going to convention, but i needed to turn in my forms. i didn't see sydney or calvin today, so i told jen to give tracy the forms so tracy can give it to calvin. lol! i don't know if she actually did that though. hopefully she did. anyway, so yeah. and the forms are supposed to be mailed by tomorrow! what the heck is wrong with them???
tomorrow's gonna suck so much. why? well, kat and i decided to tell stork everything. i don't know if we're using the "we didn't know we couldn't do it" story or tell her the truth. if we do tell her the truth, someone's gonna be really mad.. O:) i'm afraid what she'll do to us. but we should be able to stay off her bad side because we actually confessed and that makes us look honest. i don't know. i'll just talk to kat tomorrow in 2nd.. *sighs*
i need something to cheer me up. this week's been so bad. i'm just waiting for it to all be over so i can get to friday night and go to cy. then it's saturday and i can go shopping (maybe). and then it's gonna be sunday. after that it's gonna be march! and it's only a month from disneyland! then the first weekend of march is gonna be winter outing! and the weekend after that is kc convention! i just want this week to be over... the only thing good, i think, was i can see this person.. i'm not telling you who, though. :P
here's the this or that tuesday questions:
1. Holland or Netherlands? holland
2. Emu or Ostrich? ostrich
3. Biff or Happy? happy
4. Quincy or Braintree? ????
5. Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali? ali
6. Istanbul or Constantinople? constantinople
7. Pig or Swine? pig
8. Barf or Puke? puke
9. Potatoes or Spuds? potatoes
10. Squeeze Box or Accordion? accordion
..2.24.03:
stress week is definitely coming up. we have 2 tests this week. there's a math test on wednesday and a chem test on thursday. i think we're gonna have study group everyday for the rest of the week until thursday. blah.
i just found out that we can't go to convention this year. it sucks. and it's only because senor fields isn't going. so stupid! why can't he just freakin' go? now none of us get to go. :( noooo! my parents are actually letting me, too, as long as i pay for it. and i was gonna pay for it.
stork's making us read the rest of the book in two weeks. and then we're gonna have a test. i'm totally gonna fail that. i really, really need to read the book. i didn't have time to read it today because i was doing my math (and actually finishing it!). and tomorrow i need to study math, and i need to go to training. err. then i need to study for chem on thursday. i might read on thursday night. i don't know. maybe.
..2.23.03:
i went to church again today! i feel so proud of myself. whee! we had this guest speaker today and he was telling us his ministry's work at new york's ground zero. this one part, he was talking about how he met this lady on the ferry after work one day. the lady said that she had a "plan" for her and her daughter, and that was to kill her daughter and then commit suicide. i guess it's because of 9/11 and she doesn't want her daughter to suffer because she loves her so much. when i heard that, my jaw just dropped. i was like "oh my gosh.." i totally didn't expect that. it was crazy. and he started talking about how he met this muslim lady at the airport a few days after 9/11. my eyes were getting teary. it was so moving.. amazing stuff.
anyway, i think i might actually go to kc convention. i don't know yet. i hope i can. i really want to. first of all, i wanna learn more stuff about running kc. and second, i wanna meet belle. that kings-dissing wench who i love so much. :P but then no one's going. no one that i'd hang out with, anyway, except belle. and i don't even know if i can see her since we're in different divisions and we probably aren't staying at the same hotels. hmm. too bad it's not mandatory for public relations to go, or else at least sammy would go. err. i hope thienvinh's going, 'cause then i'll be stuck with juniors and that's not good. boo.
tams and i actually made some progress on the smut fest! we decided on the layout (kind of) and who's gonna be on it. lol! hey, you gotta admit it. draco's very sexy. *purrs* we're definitely sharing him. and this week, he's mine. muahahahaha!
from this-or-that tuesday (even though it's not tuesday):
1. Black or white? black
2. Plaid or stripes? plain
3. Paperback or hardcover books? hardcover
4. Color or B&W printer? color
5. Golden oldies or the newest tunes? oldies
6. Ice cream: in a cone or a dish? dish
7. Bath or shower? bath
8. Are you outgoing or shy? inbetween
9. Answer the phone when it rings, or screen calls? pick-up
10. VCR or TiVO? VCR
..2.20.03:
today was the speech day for kc's election for next year. my speech totally sucked. i had this great one planned out, but then they set the time limit to less than one minute so i had to cut so much from it! i don't have any leadership experience, so i had to avoid that topic by saying how i want to "raise the potential of this club". it sucked big time! plus, i'm running against 3 juniors. granted, 2 of them were just joking around and weren't being serious, but there's more juniors in the club than sophomores and freshmen combined. i'm so screwed. i know that sophomores will vote for me, but i don't know about the juniors.. they're so.. blah.
i really want to be president, though, 'cause i really want to change the club. i want to, shall we say, "revolutionize" our school's kc. right now, it is so crappy it's not even funny. nobody does anything, and it's just all a popularity contest for elections. half of the candidates don't do anything, ever, and now they're trying to run and will most likely win just because they're juniors and a lot of their friends (who don't do anything, either) vote for them. (yes, i do realize that was a run on sentence)
overall, there were 4 sophomores running, and the rest are all juniors. last year, there were like the 8 of us freshmen running for stuff (and none of us got elected. boo.) and some sophomores, and then some juniors. and sophomores actually won last year because their friends vote even though none of them participate. the only sophomore that's going to win is sammy, because she's running against travis (so one of them have to win and it'll be sophomore anyway) and now travis declined so sammy's winning by default. it's not like i'm having a chance of winning, and janet probably won't win against those juniors for historian and secretary. there's actually a chance of a sophomore winning secretary, since janet and tracy are both running and there's 2 chances instead of 1. *rolls eyes* this is stupid..
..2.18.03:
i actually have games on my site now. :) it's under the interactive/you section. it's just games from miniclip.com, but it's better than nothing. also, i'm trying to get my tagboard looked at, and hopefully fixed. so please be patient. thanks. :)
i'm gonna add more fics (especially my h/hr fics, seeing as most people that come here are people from the aurors thread and they'd expect h/hr). speaking of hp fics, i'm gonna try to write another one. i haven't wrote one in like, a year! it's crazy! i have so many ideas in my head, but i can never write them down. i'm going to write (finish, actually) the sleeping beauty!d/r one for sure, and try to write that d/hr that i was supposed to write for the christmas challenge (which was what? 2 months ago?). and i had this great h/hr-d/hr-d/r one planned, but i haven't got around to write it. i think i told ruby about that bunny, and probably tams too, but i'm not sure. tammie, if i didn't tell you, ask me about it. you have to know! and i think i still remember it.. anyhoo, it sounded pretty nice in my head, even though ron is evil (yes people, i'm spoiling it for you. blah blah.) is evil!ron overdone? hmm... and yes, draco's of course good! ;) and he shall sound hot and yummy in it. :) and the fic's gonna mention some non-james/lily pairing. ;) oooooh.
ok, where is my mom? she's supposed to come back and take me to the gym! gosh. i seriously need to learn how to drive. that, or my friends seriously need to learn how to drive. i know annie and david are learning, but they can't drive people around until like, next year since they just started driver's ed. err. i wish i can take driver's ed like, now. lol. but i guess i'll have to wait until at least spring break, probably even longer than that. *sighs*
i made/am making a new joaquin wallpaper. i'll post it up once i'm done. :D
..2.16.03:
i changed the site around again. i actually have contents now, which is just so shocking. i've spend like, 1 and a half hours on it now. crazy. lol. i should've been doing my homework, but i'm not. that's what a 3-day weekend is for, right? ;)
we've finally joined 24 hour fitness. i'm starting on thursday. well, i've started this saturday, but we did a lot of paper work and no training. so that sucks. oh well. can't wait for the actual workout. :)
i actually went to service this morning. it was crazy! i think i'm gonna go again. they talked about the missionary in england. it was weird, 'cause a lot of people in england don't go to church anymore. and then we talked about the 1st and 2nd comings in 3rd hour. hmm. then we talked a little about the war on iraq. there was this poll thingie about whether or not we think there should be a war, and everyone was all "i don't know what to write". i think i'm the only one that wrote something, let alone a whole essay on it. lol! but that's just me, the opinionated girl. and i'm proud of it. :D
oh, and patty is officially a flagpole. muahahaha!
i've got an affiliate! yay! tams' my new affiliate! wheee! go visit her! now! i love her vectors! hehehe. oooh! and the two of us are gonna start a smut fest. hopefully soon, too, but then i never have that much time. but i promise we'll get it together. wheeeee! come here to keep track of the progress. :D
..2.10.03:
i'm totally wasting my 3-day weekend right now. so procrasinating! i can't stop! wanna help? i still have to do my math, my english essay, and read 6 chapters. this sucks. i better get off after typing this up.
made some changes to the site. switched stuff around. i typed up my life story, which is like 2 pages long or something. and i'm still not done. i think i should turn it in for english as extra credit. :P what else? added some stuff. yeah. that's it, really. joined a lot of cliques, i mean a lot. umm.. applied for some listings. i don't know if i can get in, seeing as how crappy the site is right now..
lastly, i'm looking for a host. if you're interested, please, please email me. i know i'm a newbie, and i might need help on using ftp, but i really want to try. i'll do my best to improve, i promise. i need to grow out of geocities..
..2.7.03:
i can't believe i forgot to post about the recruit. that was so amazing! granted, it's pretty obvious and predictable if you've seen the trailers on tv. but still. it's pretty good, especially if you're a colin farrell nut like me. colin looked so good in it. *sighs* he's proven to be a great actor. he was such a good opposite for al pacino. too bad oscars people won't look at movies like the recruit for potential best actor winners, because colin really deserves it. i think that movie has renewed my craze for colin. it died down for a while after minority report (which i still have to buy the dvd of, by the way), but this movie brought it back up until daredevil, which is being released next week! how much better can this get, huh?
oh, and i'm addicted to ayumi hamasaki's voyage (linked to ayu rocks) now. it's crazy! it's been stuck in my head for a week now! here's the lyrics:
(romaji)
bokutachi wa shiawase ni naru tame kono tabiji o yuku n da
hora egao ga totemo niau
iro aseru koto naku yomigaeru hakanaku utsukushiki hibi yo
mabushii umi kogareta kisetsu mo
yuki no maiorita kisetsu mo
itsu datte furimukeba anata ga ita
bokutachi wa shiawase ni naru tame kono tabiji o yuku
dare mo minna ienu kizu o tsureta tabibito nan darou
hora egao ga totemo niau
nando michi ni mayotta no darou
sono tabi ni atatakai te o
sashinobete kureta no mo anata deshita
bokutachi wa kono nagai tabiji no hate ni nani o omou
dare mo minna ai motome samayou tabibito nan darou
tomo ni ikou akiru hodo ni
(english)
We travel this road to find happiness.
See? You look good with a smile on your face.
These beautiful, fragile days are reborn, unfaded.
In the season of dazzling burned seas
and in the season of dancing snowflakes
whenever I turned around, you were there.
We travel this road to find happiness.
Everyone is a traveler, carrying his own never-healing wounds.
See? You look good with a smile on your face.
How many times have I gotten lost?
Every time, the one who extended his
warm helping hand was you.
At the end of this long path, what will we think?
Everyone is a traveler, wandering about in search of love.
Let's go together until we tire of it.
(lyrics are from hamasaki republic)
..2.7.03:
it's official. i've decided to quit swim. after talking with my mom this morning in the car, we've came to the conclusion that i should quit swim for this year. why? i'm not going to be able to make the meets. my schedules are filled on tuesdays and thursdays, which are the days when the meets are held. i have to go to chem on tuesdays, and i have my violin lessons on thursdays. it started out with my mom saying that i shouldn't go to practice on thursdays. then i realized that meets are on thursdays. so i've concluded that i can't go to meets on thursdays. and then on tuesdays are the chem afterschool sessions, which i would need if i was to get an A this semester so i can actually start taking driving lessons. but now (as in as i'm typing this) i'm changing my mind again. i can't decide. 'cause i feel guilty of quitting so early. *look* i mean, i might quit in the middle or something. but i guess i'll still stick with it until the first meet, i guess. and then i'll be like "coach smith, i can't attend the meets because i have scheduling conflicts" hecka last minute. hmm... that's a good idea.
i just joined this online community called rice bowl journals. basically, it's an online journal community made for people with asian descents. it's actually pretty cool. :) go click! click, i say, click!
trying to not procrasinate again. i know that a 3-day weekend is coming up, but i have so much to do! i have to read chapters 13-19 by wednedsay, finish the story by tuesday, and finish math by tuesday as well. i'm not going to be home probably the entire weekend, so i guess i would try to finish reading and my essay at my friend's house tomorrow, and do math on monday. i'm really, really stuck on the story. *sigh* oh well. it's not going to make sense. too bad.
..2.3.03:
is procrasinate again. procrasinate not good for you.
swim started today. we did conditioning since they have to clean the pool (total lie). me and mot (or, magnum pi.. lol!) were late because we had to go to the council meeting, even though i'm not in the council. i can't believe i'm gonna be an interviewee if i wanna join the jp committee thing. oh well. at least i cheated on it and know the criteria. muahaha!
i don't know how i'm going to organize everything. i know i want to go the all the chem sessions 'cause, first of all, i need the extra credit. second, this semester is going to be harder than the first. and third, i need all the help i can get for my ap test. if i'm going to all the chem sessions, that means i have to miss most (if not all) of practices on tuesdays. then, there's violin. i have to leave early every thursday to make my lesson, which is at 4:30. so technically i'd have to leave practice at around 4. that's gonna be a lot of making up. and i know for a fact that i can't wake up early enough for morning practices. :(
anyway, did this a while ago. just never posted it:
2002 - The year that was
Name | Floreta
Event of the year | starting sophomore year and going back to HK
I've learned | procrasination sucks
Biggest milestone | getting through freshman year
Biggest discovery | that people can change just like *snaps fingers* that
Biggest regret | not always speaking my mind
Biggest waste of time | procrasinating everyday instead of doing homework
Most embarrassing moment | too many
Funniest moment | too many
Four most revolting people | (have to think about this)
Best memory | people coming over and us having a crazy time lol
Best TV Show | Alias
Best Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Best advertisement | that volkswagen (I think) one with the guy going to stop the girl's wedding because he loves her
Best part of school/work | none
Best deed anyone has done for you | being my friend
Worst memory | when people are getting mad at each other because someone said something bad
Worst TV Show | Dawson's Creek
Worst Movie | stupid movies like Jackass and stuff
Worst part of school/work | everything
Potential future husbands/wives | Daniel Radcliffe, Elijah Wood, Tom Felton, Christian Coulson, Colin Farrell, Joaquin Phoenix
Five most important characteristics for a spouse | loving, loyal, honest, caring, responsible
Realistic career hope | writer or violinist
Unrealistic career hope | psychologist, politician, lawyer
Plans for future | try to get into Berkeley or Columbia
Two things you will never do | drugs and smoke
One thing you would teach your children | don't let other people discourage you
..2.1.03:
You are blue. You are somewhat innocent, in the fact that your genius only extends to the physical world. You have a false sense of contentness. You are usually the quiet one, the genius. Everyone can count on you to help when they have problems, but you only fall short of being able to solve your own.
What inner color are you?
it's freaky how that is actually kinda true.. *eek!*
another survey:
LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER?
the Recruit. woohoo!
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
how green was my valley
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
the hp trivia game! lol!
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
teen people, movieline, entertainment weekly
FAVORITE SMELLS?
cucumber melon, mango mandarin, and sweet pea from bath and body works
COMFORT FOOD?
quiches, because i'm weird
FAVORITE SOUNDS?
music, laughter
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
knowing that something will never happen, but you hope it will anyway
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
"what time is it?"
FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
in and out, burger king, taco bell
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
girl - amaris chandra; boy - daniel elijah
FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY, I WOULD:
buy a car and get insurance, so that i can drive once i get my license
DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
don't know (yet).
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
yes
FAVORITE DRINK?
lemonade, snapple, iced tea
FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO":
sleep and do more stuff
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yes
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU DYE IT?
none. i don't want to dye my hair
HOW MANY DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN?
2
GLASS HALF EMPTY OR FULL?
half full
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
basketball, winter x games
WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
boxes and papers. but i have a LOT of junk next to my bed.. *rolls eyes*
..2.1.03:
happy chinese new year! yes, that's right, people. gong xi fa cai! gong hei fat choy! whatever dialect you speak, it's in there. lol. i think we should get ready for the money now. ha!
let's see. gotta save up some for the la trip. and then gotta save up for other stuff (namely, harry potter and order of the phoenix) speaking of which, i actually pre-ordered it on amazon! i feel so proud of myself! :D booyah!
maggie and i were talking about taking driver's ed a couple nights ago. so i asked my mommy when i can take it, and she said this year! ha! but the thing is, she's not letting me drive alone (which, i know i can't anyway, but i think she meant not even with anyone order than 25 that's not her or my dad). and she's making me raise my math grade back up. the thing is, i only had a b, and it's a high b. i had a 89.1%! i needed .4% to get an a! oh well. i'm not gonna argue. i'll be good, just so i can drive! whee!
what else was i gonna say? oh, right. swim is starting next week. i'm having second thoughts about joining, though. i know i need a sport so my transcript looks good to colleges, but what if i procrasinate in the middle of the season? last year, i got so tired of practices i was making excuses to not go to practice. i don't want that to happen again. i was stressing about going to practice because i don't like it so much. but then again, i already asked people to sponsor me in the swim-a-thon. lol. by the way, if you go to my school and want to sponsor me, please email me or tell me next week! i'll appreciate it so much! thanks!
i think i've decided to go to cy permanently. i don't know, though . part of me wants to, and knows i should. but i'm not absolutely sure. i think i'll go next week. i couldn't go today because i had to eat dinner at my uncle's house since it's the day before chinese new year. oh well. yeah, i think i'll go next week. i told them that i would go to the next cbm, so i might as well start going to cy regularly anyway. :)
B A S I C Q U E S T I O N S...
[my name is]: Floreta
[in the morning i am]: tired
[all i need is]: love? no. umm..
[love is]: all i need? lol! "like oxygen". (moulin rouge, hello?)
[im afraid of]: that one stupid website that scared the sh*t out of me
[i dream about]: people. a lot of people.
H A V E Y O U E V E R . . .
[pictured your crush naked?]: no
[actually seen ur crush naked]: no
[been in love]: not sure..
[drank alcohol]: yes, just today, actually. muahaha! champagne is good!
T H I S O R T H A T . . .
[coke or pepsi]: pepsi
[flowers or candy]: flowers
W I T H T H E O P P O S I T E S E X . . .
[what do u notice first?]: face
[last person u slow danced with]: none
[worst thing to say]: don't know..
[scruff or clean shaven]: clean on some, scruff on others ;)
[tall or short]: tall
W H O . . .
[makes u laugh the most?]: maggie, ray, josh
[makes you smile]: my friends
[gives u a funny feeling when u see them]: someone..
[has a crush on u?]: no one, most likely
[easier to talk to: boys or girls?]: both
D O Y O U E V E R . . .
[sit on the internet all day waiting for someone special to I.M.u?]: "sit on the internet"? no, i don't sit "on" it..
[save aol/aim conversations]: yes, if it's worth saving
[cried because of someone saying something to u]: yes. i cried last week because parents got stupid *rolls eyes*
H A V E Y O U E V E R . . .
[fallen for ur best friend]: no
[been rejected]: no
[rejected someone]: no
[used someone]: *twiddles thumbs*
[been cheated on]: no
[done something u regret]: maybe
W H O W A S T H E L A S T P E R S O N . .
[u talked to]: jane and cait
[hugged]: don't remember
[u instant messaged]: maggie
[u laughed with]: probably gianne
D O Y O U . .
[color your hair]: no
[habla espanol]: yo hablo muy poco espanol. soy en clase espanol uno.
H A V E Y O U / / D O Y O U / / A R E Y O U
[smoke]: no, never
[obsessive]: yes
[could u live without the computer?]: not permanently
[how many peeps are on ur buddylist?]: 172
[what's your favorite food?]: pasta
[what's ur favorite drink?]: snapple, lemonade, iced tea
[whats ur favorite fruit?]: grapes, kiwi, watermelon, strawberries
[think emotional pain is worse than physical?]: yes. definitely. nothing can heal a broken heart. *stops getting sappy*
[trust others way too easily?]: yes. grr.
F I N A L Q U E S T I O N S . . .
[i want]: to drive!
[i wish]: i can keep all my existing friendships forever, and continue making new ones.
[i love]: my friends, family, harry potter, daniel radcliffe, elijah wood, colin farrell, and that special someone. :)
[i miss]: my family in hong kong, and someone i've gotten close to in 7th grade.
[i fear]: the loss of loved ones.
[i hear]: bach. *looks* and my mom yelling for me to get off.
[i wonder]: if i'll ever get to be more than friends with "him". :)
..1.22.03:
finals! argh! i can't believe it's actually here. and it's almost gone, thank god. i had pe and orchestra on tuesday, english and chemistry today (wednesday), and math and spanish tomorrow (thursday). got over chem. so happy. now i have to do math tomorrow. wish me luck. i'm gonna need it.
update on that whole going to HK again thing. gianne still isn't sure on whether she wanna go back or not. i told her that she has until april to decide, so i can see if i should register for spanish 2 at sac city or not. here are the possibilities (i think i spelled that wrong): one - i go to sac city, get out of that at the last day of july, and me and gianne go back to HK for a month; two - i don't go to sac city, and we go to HK for the entire summer; three - we don't go to HK at all. the thing is, my uncle and his family might come here for the summer for vacation, so i might can go back to HK, and then come home around july-ish. but i don't wanna do that 'cause then i can't go to sac city and gianne wouldn't wanna go 'cause she wanna go back for the entire summer. maybe i can just wait until after junior year and go back. or after we graduate. lol!
i saw the golden globes this sunday. it was crazy! people are saying how catherine zeta jones deserves the award better than renee zellweger. i don't know, 'cause i haven't seen chicago yet. as for nicole kidman, i think she deserved it even though i haven't seen the hours yet. i thought that jennifer garner should've won the best actress for tv series, though, like she did last year. oh well. jennifer aniston won for best actress in comedy. i'm so happy for her! she so deserved it. it was either her or debra messing, imo.
here's my movie list (in order):
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Recruit (coming out on the 31st)
- Chicago
- Adaptation
- The Hours
- Darkness Falls
- About Schmidt
..1.13.03:
i'm hereeeee! happy new year! i wasn't here for a while, so yeah. went back to HK. it was so fun! gianne and i are gonna go there again over the summer (hopefully). i don't know though, since i want to take spanish 2 at sac city for summer school so i can take spanish 3 next year with my juniors! :D lol! yeah. i don't wanna be stuck with sophomores next year. yuck. i might take the last 6-week session at sac city, so maybe i'll go to HK with gianne right after summer vacation starts and come back when the session starts. who knows? i just know i really, really want to go back again. things are so cheap there! lol!
alright, so we went to winter ball. we as in me, gianne, maggie, jen, ray, and patty. jen was supposed to go with stan, but then he couldn't because his parents wouldn't let him or whatever. the rest of us almost couldn't go because he has one of the tickets. but then we got ray to pretend to be stan and gianne was his date. lol! how cute! ;) i thought it was pretty okay. there was only the 6 of us (that I was close to and hanged out with) and sarah and ryan. but yeah. not that many people went. afterwards, me, jen, and patty went to gianne's house to sleepover. lol. very last minute and spontaneous. bwa!
finals is next week! ahh! i have to finish reading my family and other animals for stork's final. then i have to study for swanson's final. and i have to practice a lot of the orchestra final, since we have to play the entire bach double violin concerto and i can't play some of it. :( and i have to study for the chapter 4 test for riley. we're not having a final in his class, though, so yay! :) i totally failed the FR for the test we took last week. thank god for the MC. yay!
excuse me while i do research on coffins for english. how does one go about to make a coffin out of a kleenex box? email me if you know.
..12.18:
alright. i lied. i said i wasn't going to make this my blog, but i guess i will. i am still keeping xanga and ujournal, though. they're nice. but i'll blog on here as well.
stress week's almost over. yes! i guess i'm gonna have 2 tests just for english this week. i can't believe i actually finished farenheit 451. *sighs* so proud of myself. and i actually finished my essay. i just didn't do my math, but that's okay.
psat scores came in today. got a 54 on verbal, 69 on math, and 59 on writing. i definitely have to improve my verbal. why can't my verbal and math switch? i need to get a 700 on sat verbal when i take it next year if i want to go to columbia. they have this kick-ass english program, and that's why the verbal average is so high. i have to work on my critical reading. i had 5 out of 10 questions correct on my critical reading for psat. it's that sad.
i'm leaving for hong kong for 2 weeks tomorrow, which means i won't be updating this for 2 weeks and that's why i'm still on here even though my parents are yelling in my ears for me to get off. *rolls eyes* i'm going to try to get the loathe page up now. i'll see you all soon!
merry christmas..12.13:
welcome to my new home, everyone. like my splash says, i will be moving in soon. right now i am in the process of making the subpages and linking them on, so that you will be able to see it. sounds good? i am *not* using this as a blog. my blog is my xanga and ujournal. links can be found on the left side. i will be logging the progress of this site both on the journals *and* here, but i will not be blogging here.
just to clarify, for those of you who goes to my school and are looking for homework *help*, you're at the wrong place. i am *not* putting any of my homework on here. however, i will ask the owners of homework sites if i can have permission to post links onto here. but for the meantime, you'll just have to ask them yourselves. if you don't know who has one, i'm pretty sure other people would, so go ask.