so i was just randomly looking up flowers and stuff online... and ran into some wedding bouquet sites... well guess WHAT? i found my future wedding bouquet! sorry i have to blog this. no one else better order this cuz it's MINE!! MINe!!! hehe.. it's soooo purtyyy: http://www.thebridesbouquet.com/casablancaplum.asp ok that's all. =)

FRIDAY NiTE
so UCI APSA banquet... interesting would be the word. *nod* most definitely. i had fun and got to play dress up again! i've been playing dress up a lot the past.. 2 months or so. hehe... hayley and i went to chinatown and i got a very beautiful dress for a mere $40! it's very elegant and sorta scandalous... by my standards. too bad i got a freakin $60 parking ticket afterwards. =( but going back to the banquet... they give out awards that their peers vote on, right? and, curiously enough, jason got the "Smooth Operator" award... makes u wanna go hmmmmm, eh? yeah. same sentiments here... O_o hehe... plus i finally got to meet UCI's Assistant Executive Vice Chancellor. doesn't help when someone tells u that someone with a big title like that wants to meet u. *aHeM!* =P

SATURDAY NiTE
the UCSD APSA banquet! another nite of playing dress-up! (yes u could see my legs. gasp!) i didn't know the focus was so much on seniors. wow. but yeah, good job turtle boy! and congrats to beza for being next year's president! and steve liu for being next year's UCI APSA chair/prez! =) wheee! too bad i didn't come home with any free table decorations. jason nabbed one though. he's going to dissect it like he did his car and his computer and my brain.

SUNDAY
third day in a row of playing dress-up (yet i don't think i'll ever get used to wearing thongs. =X oops.): my SECOND wedding that i've ever been to and 'twas an Indian wedding. freakin awesome and bourgeois, man. it was one of jason's old elementary school buddies, and the wedding took place at some crazy mansion/estate place in Orange, with a 360-degree view of practically all of OC. i kid u not. one word: wow. i also had my very first taste of Indian food, and it's very interesting.. i like it! =) spicy yummm~ shin was right. weddings do make u think funny things.

MONDAY
slept in helllllllaaaa late. =P ima bum, yes yes. i graded some papers and jason washed my car for me! hehe... then we wanted to catch "Pearl Harbor", but that didn't happen. sold out. but we DID end up getting Pearl Milk Tea. GET IT??... hahahha. hahaha. haha. ha... ok so we ended up watching "The Mummy Returns" instead. and lemme put it in jason's words... *ahem ahem*... (drum roll please)...
"that movie was so cheesy it should have been sponsored by Kraft."
haHhahAHaHAHa~!!! sorry that was just... i'm sorry. heheee.. aw~ but i still love the guy. *HUG* =)

wow.. what a long weekend! a 4-day weekend for me, cuz i don't have school on fridays. wowwie. so much to do still! hehe... hope everyone is having a great weekend so far... in particular all the APSA peeps~ this has been an apsa-filled weekend. okie dokie all u...BYE!!! =) oh and congrats to steve on his graduation yesterday!! wheee!!

okie dokie. a nice 3-day weekend ahead of us! wheee~ i get to go dress shopping! i think. maybe i won't even buy anything. who knows. anyhoo~ not much to say. i'll have something more interesting up later, more food for thought. but right now, gotta get ready to leave for LA... i am really good at rackin up the miles on my baby. she needs an oil change soon. no no, she needs a full on tune-up. it's been over 15,000 miles. =/ hm. ok well everyone have a SOOPER WEEKEND! =)

i'm applying for AS Outreach, and APSA Outreach. and for summer i'm applying for two RA positions.. i'm wondering if i'm trying to do too much next year. jason thinks so. =/ hm. perhaps he's right. we'll see.. i don't even know if i'm getting these positions yet! anyhoo. =) yay! two banquets to go to: UCI APSA on friday nite, and UCSD APSA banquet on sat. nite. WOWWIE. and my best friend is coming with me to the ucsd banquet! wheeee!!! yay! now.. what to wear what to wear... well no biggie. hayley and i are going to chinatown on friday so we'll figure something out. perhaps i'll wear one of her dresses. *shrug* friday is also my mommy's b-day!!! woo hoo! but she's working. =( well, i'll try to be a good daughter and think up something! =)

tomorrow is rock climbing nite! and jason's going to be joining steve and i! what fun...! =) i wonder if davy and wu will be there too...hm. i just hope i have the stamina to climb for a while. i'm so out of shape it's not even funny. =P last week i could only climb for an hour. =P well, we'll see...! if anyone ever wants to join us, you're welcome to! climb on! =)

another great weekend.. very packed! drove up to LA thursday night, went to E3 all day friday (SOOO close to getting tony hawk's autograph!!!), went to the UCI VAC (Vietnamese American Coalition) Banquet that nite, sat. spent time with jason, went to All-UC Dance (UCSD got 3rd place out of 5) that nite, dressed in my version of "scandalous" which is probably not quite so for the great many of u. hehe. anyhoo~ then on sunday i went to KASA's Korean Culture Night. If any of u ever get the chance, i highly recommend the following movies:
"Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women" by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson. shocking and difficult to sit through without feeling... indescribeable.
Also: "Blue-Eyed" (Exercise by activist Jane Elliot) about racism in the US, a very powerful glimpse of what Elliot is all about.
and "Fear and Learning: Hoover Elementary" about the realities that some kids have to face at their schools and the bs bureaucracy we have to put up with (mainly prop 187).

i had an awesome day tutoring at Gompers today... but some teachers really piss me off. at lunch all they talked about was money. it sickens me. they get BONUSES for having perfect attendance. who knew?? that's all they talked about. bonuses. and how they dont' get sick pay or something. or days off. i don't even remember. and when the bell rang the teachers were like.. *moan* i don't wanna go back to the classroom. what does that say? argh. but the students are awesome. the lil punk boys, they're actually doing their homework. =) they respect me, and when they joke around they always tell me the truth in the end. tutoring dale was a different story though. his ADD was really frustrating today, and he was being very difficult. i know he doesn't mean to be, but it still made things hard. i later found out it was because he didn't have time to run around and play after school to expend his energy. i hope things are better tomorrow.. he's usually not like this. and i don't think medicating him on ridalin-like substances will just take care of that. drugs is not the answer. well. i'm not his mother, so it is ultimately their decision. and besides, mothers know best. =)

my best friend just gave me a site to her friend's website. it's really interesting and u guys should definitely check it out if bored! =) read about it here in the Daily Cal, and read it here: www.inpassing.org. food for thought! =)

going to the E3 convention tomorrow at the LA Convention Ctr! (electronic entertainment expo) thanx to steve~ get to preview all the newest games that are coming out, get free stuff, and walk amongst gaming nerds. hehe... so there's sumthin exciting and different goin on... plus i think i'm going to a banquet tomorrow nite too. and... on sat. jason, myself, and several of our friends will be gettin our groove ON at the All-UC Dance Comp at the Westin LAX. wheeee~ haven't gone dancing in so long... =) woo hoo! and sunday sunday... oH! PeOpLe!!! go to KOREAN CULTURE NIGHT at the Price Ctr Theatre this Sunday Night at 7 pm! it's FREEEEE! and i'm performing my drum dance again at ERC for an Asian cultural event on the 31st. =) and no, not performing at grad banquet. poo on mando! it's ok =) but i'll be attending the banquet so it's all good. =) HAVE A SOOPER WEEKEND Y'ALL!

[steve]: i can call just to see what the weather's like
[steve]: or what time the stores close
[steve]: with free long distance and free weekend minutes
[steve]: "Long distance applies to calls originating from your Cingular Digital Features Calling Area and terminating in all U.S. States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Commonwealth of Mariana Islands."
doRkYjaNeT: hey that means i can call there too
[steve]: yep
[steve]: we can even conference call it
doRkYjaNeT: hahahhaaah
[steve]: so like, me you and guam baby
doRkYjaNeT: WOO HOO

have not blogged in quite some time...
anything interesting lately? hmmm... trying to figure out what to do for summer. stay in sd? go back to la? i'm leaning more towards staying down here... doo doo doo. i need to find a job though. =/ hello anyone? i LOVE students and i LOVE teaching. work with me, come on. SOMEBODY THROW ME A BONE HERE!
ok.. what classes to take. ooooh~ i get ot help lil dale build his mission for his project! whee! how FUN! ok that's about it for now. got work to do. last week was killer. =P

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO MIDTERMS TOMORROW!!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! i still have so much to read! AAAHHH!!!! =( *sigh* janet janet janet....

damnit! i missed monday's entry!! oh well.
ok pplz... steve was awesome and kindly enough to come watch and film my performance this past saturday at the UCSD Rise Conference. not only did he FILM it, but he had way too much fun editing it and doing nifty stuff to it, since he has a digital camcorder and all, that artist/graphics bastard. and yes jason, 18 of those for mr. rodeo... whatta steal!! hehe... oh whoa. i just got confused for a sec and tried to move my mouse from my wrist support thing. u know, cuz the laptop mousepad is there, but now that i'm not on my laptop anymore, i was just kinda rubbing my finger there.... yeah. =/ ok back to my original point. if u guys want to watch a lil preview of my performance, go check it out on steve's blogsite! scroll down and u'll see it, then "CLICK TO PLAY" hehe! wheeeee~ and if u guys wanna watch the whole thing, i'll have it on tape =)

soooooo~ now jason is older and wiser. =) i'm so proud of myself that i actually surprised him! he thought we were just gonna hop on the ferry to coronado island, but instead we stroll right onto a nice lil ship for a romantic evening of dinner cruise around the san diego harbor, topped off with music and dancing! seemed so perfect and movie-like... what with the san diego city lights as a breath-taking backdrop, and a beautiful, bright full moon reflecting off the waters. =) what more could we have asked for? not only did he get a gift, but so did i! i would like to cordially invite mrs. potato head into my family of.. other... toys. =) wheeee~! she kinda looks like: 8oP (glasses, big nose, tongue sticking out) hehe! thanx again jason. =)

"i wanna make you smile, whenever you're sad,
carry you around when your arthritis is bad... <=/ (shrug)
i'll get your medicine, when your tummy aches (triamedic!!!)...
i'll miss you, kiss you...
need you, feed you, even let u hold the remote control..."
- i'll grow old with you, adam sandler

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JASON!!! wheeeeeeee~!!! wooo hooo!!! yippee~!!! i hope he likes my surprise... we shall see. =)

PEOPLE PEOPLE! come one, come all! =) i get to PERFORM THIS SATURDAY WHEEEE~!!!! at the UCSD Rise Conference doing the Korean Drum Dance. i'll be on around noon-ish in the PC Ballroom. Please support me! i haven't performed since high school, so this is monumental. =) *deep breath*

HAPPY hAPPY BiRtHdAy to MAYRIN!!! =) happy 21st wheeee~!!! all grown up now... *sigh* =) yummy thai dinner tonite... *drool* =)~ oh oopsie.

and it's official, i'll be running for Outreach Coordinator for UCSD APSA. soooo... just keepin my fingers crossed. =) we shall see in a few weeks... wheee~ gotta keep my monday and tuesday nites open...

john needs help. take this poll, help me out guys. please vote me as sane! cuz.. .u know i am. =) vote here (scroll down til u see the voting box) i hope only those of u who have competely submitted to boredom are doing this.

5 SCOOPS!!! my poor tummy... whatta nice refreshing mini-road trip though! =) steve and i went to baskin robbins and ben & jerry's all over sd:
1) 31 flavors - governor & genesee; mint chocolate chip on sugar cone
2) 31 - balboa & genesee; line was way too long
3) 31 - clairemont dr; peanut butter buzzy beater on cone
4) b&j's - horton plaza (downtown sd); ran OUT =(
5) back to 31 - balboa & genesee; still freakin long ass line
6) back to 31 - governor & genesee; shrek swirl (sorbet) on cone
7) still at 31 - governor & genesee; pralines & cream on cone
[steve]: i stood in line for you 'cause you were afraid of losing your soul by getting a second scoop.
hehehe.. 'tis true! i didn't want to die and go to hell cuz we just stayed in the store while eating our scoop, and i was afraid to stand in line again and act like i was another customer. so thanx steve! =) hehehe... yummy~
8) 31 - mira mesa blvd; mint choc. chip in a cup (back in a loop!)

was looking forward to toffee crunch... but b&j's ran out =( oh wellz. i had my fill of ice cream... a whole month's supply. =P beza tells me to rub my belly button and it will make tummy aches go away. my belly button's getting all red....

FREE ICE CREAM!!! free free free!!!! i'm going ice cream hopping tonite!!! someone hold me back~

all day at ben & jerry's (too bad they're all far off in downtown sd.. =( wanted my toffee crunch...)
and from 6-10 pm at 31 flavors!!! wheeeeeeee~ i'm hittin up at least 3 different locations... shhh! gosh i'm so excited i can hardly contain my excitement. and yes, no rock climbing for me again this week because of my lame ankle. hurry and get better damnit. this is annoying. =P

=) lil dale is one amazing kid. i wouldn't mind having a kid like him. hehe! i'd definitely be on my toes 247. i wish educators, and tutors alike, would realize the importance of establishing a strong foundation in a student-teacher relationship. it makes things so much more productive and effective. it took me a while to realize how much that kiddo respected me. he tells me things and shows me things like i'm his sister and his best friend. he looks up to me as a college student, a tutor, and a mentor. yet, at the same time, we can mess around like we're the same age (he's 10). he is SO unbelievably amusing, and very witty. and today, i really saw his growth. he's turning into an awesome person. and his school work? wow. he's improved by leaps and bounds. i've not noticed it before today. but, i don't know what happened. his memory, his reasoning and deducting skills, his math... wow. he's come a long way. =) even though i watch out for him, a lot of times he's the one watching out for me. =)

didn't do too hot on my midterm today. =P blahhhh~ i should go make myself feel better with some yummy boba. =) HAHA... if i felt i had done well, it woulda been phrased differently: "i'll go treat myself to some boba on a job well done!" ... but alas, i did not... =/

ok now i have a mad stack of papers to grade... chuggin right along...

i am now convinced that AIM was invented by some horribly sinister he/she-person-thing to weed out the weak college students from the tough ones... i'm afraid i'm one of the weeds... =|

i've come to grow very fond of tuesdays.... =) and not just for 89 cent chicken mcnuggets OK... (oh hey look it's TUESDAY!!! wheeee~) (...oh hey, great, rent is due.... =P)

MINE EYES!!! i've read soooo much these past couple days... argh. i think they're dehydrated and withering up into a... ok no that's a sick image. MAN. but i put this upon myself so i'll just suck it in. =P once a procrastinator, always a procrastinator... oy~ alright, so i'ma rape this midterm today... i can do it. i can do it. i like apples and bananas... apples and bananas...

so i bought these nifty glittery happy face stickers a few days ago, and i'm giving them out like i give out... farts. haAHaHahahAa!! i wanna know how many ppl i've just scared off. hehe. ok no really. i've been giving these stickers out left and right like a mother... so if u see me, ask me for one! =) they're awfully cute. and if i like u, i might even give u one in the color u request... oOoOooOoooh~!!! <=o but remember, u must behave. =)