March 31, 2003

dupability:

ii sunghee ii (11:53:44 PM): happy blated bday!
ii sunghee ii (11:53:45 PM): ;D
Pretzelboi96 (11:53:56 PM): thanks lois
ii sunghee ii (11:54:14 PM): but one shameful question..when exactly was it
ii sunghee ii (11:54:15 PM): haha
Pretzelboi96 (11:54:22 PM): 29th
Pretzelboi96 (11:54:24 PM): friday
ii sunghee ii (11:54:31 PM): ooooooh
ii sunghee ii (11:54:36 PM): ur..19? 20?
Pretzelboi96 (11:54:39 PM): 21
Pretzelboi96 (11:54:54 PM): just kidding, i turned 18
ii sunghee ii (11:55:10 PM): what?

ii sunghee ii (11:55:13 PM): 18?
ii sunghee ii (11:55:15 PM): really?!
Pretzelboi96 (11:55:23 PM): yeah, i skipped 1st grade when i was young
Pretzelboi96 (11:55:28 PM): so i'm kinda young
ii sunghee ii (11:55:39 PM): wait...
ii sunghee ii (11:55:41 PM): ur 18 now?!
Pretzelboi96 (11:55:46 PM): =D
ii sunghee ii (11:55:47 PM): dude i thot u were 2-3 years older
Pretzelboi96 (11:55:51 PM): never knew huh?
ii sunghee ii (11:56:01 PM): and u pretended u were so much older than me
Pretzelboi96 (11:56:01 PM): that's why i used to be so immature
ii sunghee ii (11:56:10 PM): hahaha
ii sunghee ii (11:56:11 PM): still are
ii sunghee ii (11:56:12 PM): ;D
Pretzelboi96 (11:56:15 PM): lol
Pretzelboi96 (11:56:22 PM): pretty funny huh?
ii sunghee ii (11:56:42 PM): yah..and amazing
ii sunghee ii (11:56:52 PM): well..hope u had a good bday
ii sunghee ii (11:56:57 PM): i gotta go to sleep now
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:01 PM): but what's even funnier is how you still believe that i'm 18
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:05 PM): ehehehehehehehhe
ii sunghee ii (11:57:08 PM): ...........................
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:08 PM): i was just messing
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:10 PM): i'm 19
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:11 PM): =D
ii sunghee ii (11:57:12 PM): ............................
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:17 PM): lol
ii sunghee ii (11:57:18 PM): u really sucl
ii sunghee ii (11:57:21 PM): suck i say!!
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:28 PM): it was only necessary
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:31 PM): i had my fun
ii sunghee ii (11:57:39 PM): hope u have a very happy dream tonight!!!!!!
ii sunghee ii (11:57:48 PM): good nightmares to you xP!
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:52 PM): haha
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:54 PM): thanks lois
Pretzelboi96 (11:57:55 PM): nite dear
ii sunghee ii (11:58:00 PM): ;D
ii sunghee ii signed off at 11:58:04 PM.

March 30, 2003

i got a card from eunice, elisa, and connie richards today. each card was meaingful in its own way. thanks you ladies.

tomorrow is the first day of spring quarter i'm much happier with this quarter's schedule b/c i only have two classes each day and everyday starts and ends at the same time. i was just a little disapointed that i didn't get into a later time for writing 39C....which means that i will not be taking it this quarter. how unfortunate. man, this spring break was pretty good. spent alotta time playing and relaxing...just what the doctor ordered right after such a tough quarter. i think this upcoming quarter won't be so bad though. it'll be just right!

uploaded some more pictures. the first one is my personal favorite. i know dykas likes it too. =D

Thought of the Day: SO HOT!
Song of the Day: Jaci Velasquez-You're My God

March 29, 2003

(yesterday).

dykas: so what're you doing tonight?
me: i don't know. unpack. blog. wait, no blog.
dykas: hahahahaha. yeah right! you're gonna blog! you always do!
me: naw man. sometimes, i tell myself i'm going to blog and i really have alot to write about. but after i open up the blogger and everything, i'm just too tired and write it the next day.

i told you dykas.

dang it! i hate it when i have so much to talk about for one entry. i always forget the specifics and don't emphasize the significance of important matters. let's see strong my memory is.

tuesday:

i went to go eat pho with my mom and this couple from her workplace. we went to Vietnam Village in San Bruno, which is probably my favorite pho place in the world. so i never met these people and my mom and i were waiting outside for them to come. i see this old man walking towards us and i hear my mom greeting. so i make good strong eye contact with him, bow, and say hello. he gives me this awkward look and nods his head. then i see my mom walking towards this younger gentleman and his wife greeting them instead. DOH!

so i tried to make myself feel a little better by telling myself that i'll probably never see him ever again. but goodness does God have a sense of humor! of all the tables in the restaurant, the waiter sits us at a table RIGHT next to the old man! i try even harder to make myself feel better by telling myself that he's probably vietnamise and he probably didn't understand what i was saying to him. (shaking head). korean was straight off the boat.

i actually asked for a regular pho tai, but the guy told me to eat a large one. ugh. i killed the pho but it also left me with some uncomfortable wounds. i just cannot enjoy pho like i used to. that lunch was just a really bad lunch for me.

wednesday:

i finished the fifth video of "All-In." cj told me that the story turns out like crap and i think i know what he meant. i think i saw just up to what i would have enjoyed. the fourth video had a climax of song hye gyo's beauty (fudge!) and the fifth video ended with the cool gambling. the rest is garbage and i'm happy those were the only videos that were available.

but later that day, i was thinking about my summer situation and what was going to happen. so i talked to my mom about what was going to happen with simon and i guess she's going to end up staying here with him as he goes to mills cause my dad hasn't given any certain response yet. then i started thinking about how i wanted to work over the summer and that a car would be necessary. she actually thought about it and called up this one dealer who was good friend's with one of our friends. unfortunately, the guy really recommended that i did not buy a car til my junior year cause he thought that i could manage without one. he told my mom that he had three younger sons and he completely understood my situation. i felt like he made me look really stupid, bothering my mom that i needed a car even though i REALLY didn't need one. dude, of COURSE you can say that i can manage without one til my third year. shoot, you can even say that i can manage without one til i get married. but my working and commuting situation would be kinda difficult without one, especially in a place like irvine!

after coming back from seeing my brother's improved pool skills, i saw that chang was at my house talking to my mom. they talked about the whole car thing and chang told me that PJ was selling his old car. a market value of $1500, willing to sell to me for $500! i wasn't jumping for joy but i was happy that i had a chance of buying a car for dirt cheap!

later that night, chang took me to his place in san bruno. quite spatious with a cozy room. i like it alot. the only negative is that you have to quiet cause of the old lady who lives upstairs. but the real reason why chang brought me to his place was cause he wanted to take me to Cache Creek as a birthday present! haha. aw man, what an experience! we both started off kinda bad but we soon started to rake in the goods! before we went in, i told him that i was going to stop if i made $100. but dude, when you've made so much money in so little time, money becomes nothing. you don't mind if it disappears and you smile at your wins...

chang: alrite phil, BIG CAJUNAS!

me: alrite chang, if we're going down, we're going down in flames!

compromise after compromise after compromise. greedy phil. you don't know when to quit until your pocket is lacking chips. and that's exactly how i left the casino.

even though i lost money in a rather stupid way, i learned alot about myself. the sinfulness. the change in heart. never in my mind was i thinking about glorifying God through gambling. it was all about WIN WIN WIN! haha. it's funny when you think about it, but it's kinda sad when you REALLY think about it. i think God took my money away to show how far away i was from him...not just at that moment but throughout my whole spring break. that night, i kept telling myself that the next time i go gambling, i'm DEFINITELY NOT going to compromise ever again. but more than that, i told myself that i needed God so much more.

thursday:

so i picked up my very first car. '94 Mazda Protege. black. 6 cd changer. power windows. power locks. Praise God! talk about provision at the right time. i didn't have a ride back down so i was about to fly down for $100. instead, i spent five plane tickets' worth and got myself a car that i can use for at least a year. may i use this car for God's glory!!!

later that night, dykas and i watched Moulin Rouge at his place. i never did understand why so many people appreciated this movie. everyone jabbering about how great the songs were and how they watched the movie over 10 times. i just never understood it...until that night! just as dykas predicted, i appreciated the movie so much more the second time. the songs are awesome! the choreography was well done and the story was emotional. the only thing i didn't like was the secular message of the movie: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and to be loved in return. in the words of PJ: HOGWASH!

friday:

so i only get three hours of sleep and take off with dykas. this was the first time i drove the whole way down to so. cal. for some reason, this drive down wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. became more and more accustomed with the car and drove at a good pace. we actually got to la in like 5 1/2 hours. unfortunately, that happened to be 5:00 and traffic was hitting us hard up the butt: lots of heat, no gas, no sense of familiarity, and legs dying of pain. 2 hours.

however, we did find church and was only an hour late for the Brothers' Appreciation Nite. it was really cool with the whole sports theme going on. a whole buncha girls dressed up in jerseys and mariela rollerblading around the whole place. haha.

highlights:

1. elisa, carol, rebecca, and suzy busting unexpected grooves.
2. mariela's embarassing stories. (it's nice to see that you're not the only one in the world who's a complete moron).
3. dykas slowdancing with priscilla! (can this night GET any better?!).
4. the encouragement circle.

i thought the encouragement circle was really original and thoughtful. however, i couldn't help but feel a bit arrogant throughout the "encouragement time." for example, when one quality was said, there'd be moments where i'd expect a whole buncha taps and pokes. i'd start thinking about how i'd be receiving alot more taps than another person. you get the idea. a very sinful and arrogant attitude. on the other hand, i also couldn't help but feel really guilty and humbled. when i did get alotta taps for a certain quality, i was definitely thinking about how i really did NOT deserve to get touched at all. if only these girls knew what kinda person i really was. if they only knew what kinda stuff goes on in my heart. the encouragement circle was very kind and flattering. but it also reminded me of how ungodly i was and how much more i need to be like Christ.

so me, being the type who likes to analyze and criticize, started listing in my head all of the weaknesses and unfortunate things of the banquet. but i started thinking about how it's always so much easier to point out the bad things rather than the good things. this took my thoughts to a whole new level. i thought about all the effort, the time, the patience, the love. what can i say? the banquet definitely accomplished its purpose. i felt very appreciated. thank you sisters!

driving home was kinda weird. i felt very naked not driving with eugene. i mean, it has ALWAYS been with me, dykas, and aaron. oh well. i'd better start getting used to this.

gosh, arriving back in my dorm was such a pain! my key wouldn't work on any of the doors for some reason and not a single person was in the dorms! so i ended up breaking into my room for the first time. i practically broke the screen thing but put it back on the window. man, i was super duper tired from the lack of sleep, all the driving, and yeah all the driving! i took a nice shower, unpacked, and cleaned up. i was a little unhappy with myself cause i forgot to bring back my irvine shorts. i'm going to have to ask my mom to send those to me.

but yeah, my other roommate, kiyoshi, is gone. i guess he couldn't stand another quarter with me and minh. i really can't blame the guy. one quarter is ok and two maybe. but three is probably unbearable which is why he didn't even bother to tell me before he left. all his stuff is gone so minh and i are either expecting a new guy or a huge room to ourselves! goodbye kiyoshi...dang, i wish i knew how to apologize in japanese.

but dude, i checked my grades even though the lines were super busy!
winter quarter grades:

Korean 1B: A+
Psychology 9B: B-
Writing 39B: B-
University Studies 2: C+

GPA: 3.080

WOOHOO! dude, you don't even understand. these grades are seriously proof that God exists. and not just ANY GOD, but a GRACIOUS GOD! haha. i laughed at the A+ i got in korean. i gasped at my psychology grade. not only did i pass, but i got a B-! that means i got at LEAST an 84% on the final! fudge dude. incredible i tell ya. (fingers pointing to the sky). i was a little disappointed with the C+ cause uni. studies is supposed to be a certain GPA booster! unfortunately, it only hurt me. but yeah, i actually got over a 3.0! what a crazy quarter. this was all God folks.

this finally brings us to today. friday, march 29, 2003. my birthday. 19 years old. my last teen year.

i woke up to SUCH a good sleep from last night. i slept over 10 solid hours which included a bad dream which i cannot seem to remember right now. but that's ok. just as tiffanie mentioned, the weather was just so good today! man, i thought up north was pretty warm. *ahem* NO WAY! it is sooooo much hotter down here! i had to wear all white with a pair of shorts today. if this is just spring, i don't even wanna think about how hot it's going to be during the summer.

so dykas took me out to Claimjumper today. just the two of us since aaron or the other irvine guys couldn't make it. but that's fine. man, ordering an appetizer was a fat mistake. dykas ordered the Widow Maker (ahahahahahahah) and i ordered the Frisco Burger. we ordered the Nachos Platter as an appetizer just to get started. it was the biggest nacho thing i've ever seen in my life. quite delectable and unhealthy. it was very unfortunate cause by the time we were done, we didn't have any room to eat our burgers. and these weren't just any burgers! these mothers were humoginous! just as eugene said, everyone takes their food home.

dykas also took me out to go watch Basic with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. i didn't like it much but he seemed to appreciate it. i thought it was too confusing and the ending was too sudden. *shrug* if you wanna know more about it, talk to dykas since he's the weirdo who liked it. but i do thank him for taking me out this whole day.

today, we also went to Target and i bought an air freshener for the car. i also bought Jaci Velasquez's no cd, Unspoken. i usually don't buy cds but since i have all of her other albums, i had to buy this one too. only 12.99 too!

alotta people wished me a Happy Birthday today. i do thank you all for the kind words. i'm a little disappointed that some of my closer friends didn't call, write, or even message a Happy Birthday to me. *shrug* it's cool though. i'd like to specially thank lisa and elisa for text messaging me...even though that was what woke me up, it started my day just fine. tiffanie, thanks for the voicemail. you never call but the message was very thoughtful of you. thank you. i even wanna thank eunice for wishing me a "happy HAPPY birhtday!" haha. the little girl doesn't even know me that well but she somehow found out about this date and gave me a kind im. and to the rest of the ims that i received. thank you everyone! may my 19th year of life truly be pleasing to God!

Thought of the Day: "Yo Philip, it's your birthday!"
Song of the Day: 50 Cent-In Da Club Beyonce Mix

March 25, 2003

so i'm finally up north. the drive up north with chang was pretty cool. you know, the usual chang stuff...theological conversations, his sermon tapes, funny stories, and korean music. eating with that guy is always a good time. when he came to pick me up, he took me and dykas to BCD's. crap, there's just something about eating with that guy. every meal is soooo good!

during our trip, we took kevin and ate some good korean food in Cerritos. while we were eating, they started talking about the war. man, that's all people talk about these days...the war in Iraq. i never thought about which side i was on...am i for it or against it? at first, i was against it cause my teacher (an actual protestor) gave us all these reasons how Bush was just starting war to get oil from Iraq. so i was thinking yeah sure, i guess this war is crap. you have to understand, i am soooo not up to date on anything cause i don't watch ANY tv or read any news on the internet. definitely my irresponsibility. anyways, after hearing chang and kevin duke it out, i realized that the war was totally necessary. the US gave several warnings with much time but Siddam continued to refuse to show the weapons. i guess it's like discipline. if a son refuses to show the father what's in his backpack in fear of getting caught with harmful potentials, the father is obviously going to do something about it. in our case, war was the last resort and our only reasonable answer. people who are against the war are against it just b/c they don't want people to die. yes, it's unfortunate that people die but yes, we are saving lives at the same time. and yes, the only way you can justify war is by having one standard for your morals...God.
note: i encourage you to read Chang's blog in my Links section. very good blogs on theology and the war.

so if you haven't noticed already, my screenname has been absent from buddylist and my blog has been silent for days. *sigh* my mom cancelled by internet until my brother got a new computer, which he still has not. i guess it's good though cause you realize how much time you spend using the net. all the aim and internet use. i mean, it kinda sucks cause you lose alotta convenience such as chatting with multiple friends at once, emailing, checking movie times, and in my case looking for a flight down south. i have no ride down south so i may have to fly down. i'll actually be able to make it to Brother's Appreciation Nite so that'll be cool.

these days, i've just been chillin' with my old high school friends. sunday night, we went bowling cause it was matt's birthday...

pat: (out of frustration). dude...THE HELL!
everyone: ahahahahahhaha.

played ALOTTA ball yesteday. 4 hours. i formed blisters, tore them, and grew new ones on the open wounds all in those 4 hours. gross no? but it was alotta fun cause we were all doing pretty well. afterwards, pat's mom made us food so we came over to eat. we watched Kung Pao....ahahahahhahah. that was one of the stupidest movies i've ever seen in my life! but omg some parts were freakin' hilarious. definitely worth the watch. "i'm coming!" "i'm coming!" (shakes head). "no." ahahahaha.

afterwards, we actually started "All-In" (korean drama) together! haha. it's kinda funny watching a korean drama with 3 other guys...especially my friends. alotta fun with our obvious predictions, different hypotheses, and mixed opinions on song hye gyo. man, she's pretty cute in this one. she lost alotta weight since the last time i saw her. good stuff. well, we have like 7 more videos to go, each one almost 2 hours? well, time to satisfy our addiction again. later.

at first...
me: hey, let's just watch the first one just to see what it's about!
bs: phil, don't! don't put it in!

after the first video...
bs: alrite, we're coming over again tomorrow.

Thought of the Day: Kiyoshi's gone.
Song of the Day: 50 Cent-In Da Club

March 21, 2003

Cupholder!


so i'm officially on spring break now. i finished all of my finals and actually JUST received my grade for Writing. B-. i was really hoping for that solid B so that i wouldn't have to take 39C, but little by little i'm becoming more accepting. i tried super hard in that course but i know that if i just gave my effort a slight nudge, i would've finished that extra mile and received my prize. how unfortunate but that's really my fault.

my korean final was cake. before the final, i asked dykas if he wanted to race to see who would finish first for 5 bucks. the chicken crap didn't want to...probably cause i would've beaten him. but dang, i never knew so many people took Korean 1B. i am not the only ignorant soul in irvine who sucks at korean. this class will be a(n) A-/B+.

and my FINAL final (no pun intended) was University Studies. possibly the easiest final i've ever taken in my life. let's just say the test started at 1:40 and i got out before 2:00. haha. what a joke! but the really funny thing about that class is that the best grade i can get is a B-? what can i say...my indolence and picky discussion leader really grilled me in this class that's supposed to be a gpa booster. this class will be C, C+, or B-. pathetic.

psych. will probably be a C-/C. so i guess my best case scenario is a 2.85 this quarter. man, didn't even get 3.0. it's a wonder how some engineer majors out there can pull of 3.0+ gpas! that's just awesome. or i'm just stupid. but i do praise God for such a quarter. it was truly one difficult quarter for me. lots of different things went on in my life in jan., feb., and march. crazy three months. but through it all, God was always there with me.

for clusters, we went to this place where they served dduk-bo-sam. it's like eating good korean meat with cut up lettuce. but instead of wrapping it in "ssam," you wrap it in thin sliced "dduk." pretty good stuff. definitely not worth the money but it was a good experience...kinda like the comedy club. it had a good time but i'll probably never do it ever again. =D

wed. night, i played the most pool i've ever played in my life! 7 1/2 hours my friend. 6:30pm-2:00am. you can call me a loser. you call me a freak. all i can say is, i played some intense games with my friends. when you're playing well against good players like hideo, you don't call it quits. you're in a zone. time does not exist. hunger does not exist. well ok, maybe hunger does. haha. but it was cool cause i saw alotta different workers getting on and off their shifts. and the last one, i had a few talks with him and we became kinda cool. as zot zone was closing, everyone left except for me and hideo. so we go up to pay and he looks at how long i've played...

worker: JESUS CHRIST!
me: ahahahhaahhaha.
worker: dude, just give me .99. this would've been like $40!

well, it would've actually only been a little less than $20 but that guy was really cool. nice guy.

eugene took me, dykas, and aaron apt. searching yesterday. man, we searched and searched and finally found a nice place in Park West. supposedly aaron's friend already has a first floor reserved so it should work out fine. man, i can't wait til i move into the apts! it's kinda like the same feeling i had before i moved into the dorms. i think we're also living with a guy named derek.

last night, i went to go watch The Life of David Gale with annie and J since we all had nothing to do. J paid for my ticket and Annie bought us food. it was like my birthday present from them. haha. man, that was a pretty good movie. kevin spacey continues to never let me down. he is SUCH an awesome actor! he seriously becomes the character. you can't help but wonder if he's really weird in real life cause he's so good in his movies. i appreciate that guy with so much passion. while i was watching the movie, i paid more attention to his acting than the actual plot. but yeah, the plot was pretty good too. you can't stop the movie halfway. you gotta finish it to really appreciate it. man, crazy ending!

so i'm waiting for chang to come pick me up. that guy's phone is messed up or something so i can't get a hold of him. i wonder what's going on!

Thought of the Day: I'm going home!
Song of the Day: Ayumi Hamasaki-M Above & Beyond Mix

March 18, 2003

korean final: 1:30-3:30.
so i just got out of my psych. final. i went in at 8am. i finished exactly at 9:25am. there's still a good number of poor souls still taking it as i speak. *sigh* let's rewind a bit shall we?

so as i wrote earlier today, i seriously studied my arse off. i mean, you wouldn't believe just how much pressure i was studying under. this is a one midterm one final course. i got a 58% on the midterm. i basically had to get a 75% or better on the final in order to pass the class. you have to understand, failing a course was a big NONO that i wanted to avoid. failing this course meant that all the times i had slept at 4 in the morning and had to wake up 7:30, all those pages i had read in place of my happy time, all the different emotions and prayers and time spent would ALL BE A WASTE. let me repeat that for you...ALL BE A WASTE! on top of that, i would have to take summer school and pay $350 for one course?! seriously, no one but God Himself could understand what kinda garbage i went through this quarter as i took Psychology 9B. trust me guys, it was quite a ride.

you can only imagine a glimpse of what kinda stress i had. if you ask my roommate, he knows that the stress i was dealing with daily affected my attitude (caution: don't get on my nerves when i'm stressed cause you just might lose an eye), my ravenous appetites would go down the drain, and OMG...my sleeping life was seriously no life at all. sleep became minimal. dreams became nightmares. missing class became regular.

i will never forget march 17, 2003. 3pm-12:30am. i studied. yes, i know i already told you this a million times but shuttup and listen again. i had maxed out and even though i knew i hadn't quite satisifed my goals, my brain just woudl not accept any new information. i tried going to bed at 1:30 cause i was exhausted. then all of a sudden, as if it were all planned by Satan, came all the horrible thoughts. fact: stress deprives you of sleep. i prayed to God (again) about all my stress and worries and grace and mercy. such a desperate prayer. so i got out of bed, turned on my computer and decided to watch Friends til i got tired...3 hours later. haha. this show really took my mind off things and my stress slowly disappeared. i tried to go to bed at 5 and didn't fall asleep til 5:30.

alarm clock goes off at 6:30, i do my qt, drink a caramel Frappuchino, brush my teeth, get changed, do my hair, and start reviewing again. scroll back up and you'll be up to date.

if i wanted to write every little detail about my thoughts on the final, Blogger would probably cancel my membership with them for writing such a novel. all i know is that i passed Psych 9B. i wanna say that the test was cake but i really don't want to get ahead of myself. all of those hours and efforts really paid off. as i was walking back to my dorm, i was feeling really delirious with the caffeine wearing off and my lack of sleeping really hitting my body. but all i could think of were two words. PRAISE GOD! i was overwhelmed with grace as God once again blessed me through this final. phil, such a sinful and faithless moron who made school an idol, was shown grace from his God again. with dragging steps and tearful eyes, my heart gave all the glory to God.

wouldn't it be funny if i actually ended up failing the course?

(NEW) Thought of the Day: All glory to God.
3-11:30. i studied. i stressed. i maxed out. i can't tell you much about psych., but i'd sure like to share a few interesting facts with you...

WEIRD THINGS U'D NEVER KNOW

Butterflies taste with their feet.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the
world's nuclear weapons combined.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs ... but not downstairs.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year
because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the
weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

A snail can sleep for three years..

No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing. SCARY!!!

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

All polar bears are left-handed.

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies,
including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She
would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow.

Don't forget to pass these weird facts on to everyone you know.

They will get a kick out of it !!

You tried to lick your elbow, didn't you?

Thought of the Day: God, I'm so worried about my psych. class.
Song of the Day: New Found Glory

March 16, 2003

eugene and i started doing devotionals together on friday. we decided to read proverbs on our own and go over a chapter of Romans every time we met up. even though i do devotionals every morning, i think this will be really good for me b/c i've only been doing OT qts for the past year and a half. i know i should read alotta NT too but i just felt that i should stick with the OT so that i can finish it. but this will be a good balance for me, trying to finish the OT and still going over an awesome book like Romans. i really enjoy having fellowship with eugene. i remember the first time i met him, i thought he was one of those church goers who just went for fun and was very "untheological." but i also remember that same friday, he was like asking all these questions to dennis and he seemed to be pretty into Bible Study. but yeah, i feel like we agree on alotta points in our discussions and theology. i should really take advantage of these times. this once again comes to show that God truly uses the weak to be the strong...well, not that eugene is a weak christian or anything. i mean, he's not strong but...um...ok, i'm just digging a bigger hole for myself. eugene is a good discipler. haha.

but friday was a really good time of prayer for me. feeling all dry and indifferent about praising God, as always i tried really hard to pray. i think it's so true how when you don't know what to say to God, our Spirit really provides us with words that we cannot express. it was really difficult but all i could think of was SHOW ME YOUR GLORY!!! it's time like this where your heart is just full of faith and you're desperate for God to listen to you. man, the Holy Spirit is an awesome thing. such a powerful thing.

afterwards, i got a chance to share and pray with aaron. i see that guy about 3 times a week but we rarely have time to just talk you know? but friday was really good how we just shared about alotta different struggles and praises. i really like him cause he's a great listener. i already shared this with a friend, but he's a great person to talk to. very understanding and considerate. i encourage you guys to get to know him better.

man, i woke up feeling all sick on saturday. i ate some lunch and started studying for my psych. final. after an hour, i felt really tired and weak. body was aching and i felt like i had a minor flu. fortunately, 3 hours of sleep is just what the doctor prescribed. an annoying runny nose but i'll live. i studied from 7-12:30, but actually didn't meet my goal in memorizing all of my index cards. after i got another haircut from willburt, my brain was fried so i felt like i had maxed out. unfortunately, my body didn't want to fall asleep til after 5am so i had to try extra hard to pay attention in church today. gosh, my sleeping schedule is soooo whack these days! it's officially, no earlier than 4am now.

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Pretzelboi96 (11:49:48 PM): i go to sleep at 4 or 5 everynight
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so today's my wittle brudder's berf-day! the big 1-4! i gave him a call after dinner just to wish him Happy Birthday. gosh, i can't believe no one got him any presents! no one remembered his birthday except for my family. dang, i felt really bad for him, not having the fun treatment he deserves while he's still young. i mean, i soooo would've taken him out if i was up north. it'd be a day totally dedicated to that fat kid. i remember when i turned 14. no one remembered my birthday except for my bestfriend. he got me SES's first album in this badly wrapped gift. but gosh, what a great gift! but anyways, i really feel for sharkface. i can't believe you bastards didn't do anything for him!!!

man, i had another bad dream today. i dreamt that my dad died and it was during funeral time. as i had expected, i was in shock and didn't show any signs of depression. but slowly, i started feeling really really sad in front of alotta people at a party in our new house. then i woke up.

why am i having all these bad dreams? "what's goiiiiiiiiin oooooooon!" i think it's b/c earlier today, a friend of mine called me and told me that her mom was in the hospital under critical condition. she sounded really sad and i felt really bad for her. man, i just cannot imagine losing any of family members right now. lately, there's been alotta reminders to never take your loved ones for granted. but at the same time, it's not like you can have that attitude every moment of your life! just imagine how abnormal your life would be right? but i guess that's why there's reminders here and there from time to time. i've just been getting it alot these days.

so phil, do you even have any good news at all? why of course i do!

good news #1:

i was standing in line to get some food and this really really cute korean girl stands behind me. i mean, you see some pretty freshmen here and there but this one definitely caught my attention. every time i see an attractive girl, i am obligated to inform my roommate, minh. it was funny cause...

minh: man, that's the same girl you always think is cute! that's YOUR girl! all of grey havens knows!"

J: yeah, that's the same girl you guys thought looked like boa when you guys saw her up close, you guys didn't think she was that cute.

funny how i don't even realize that i check out the same girls every time. it's kinda like i have anterograde anmesia...inability to make new memories. (yep, that's the psychology talking). but dang dude, she's so cute!

good news #2: olivia got into LA and marshall got into Irvine! congratulations young ones. i am very proud of you two.

Thought of the Day: Happy Birthday Simon! Happy Birthday Elisa Kim!
Song of the Day: Chris Tomlin-Unchanging

March 14, 2003

this morning, i was just chillin' with dykas and aaron. aaron was talking about his spiritual life or something and i just shared my opinion on the matter. then dykas just butts in and tells me to shuttup, saying that i always say stupid christian things. i got a little offended and just told him that i was just giving my opinion. then we got into this whole argument and i started yelling at him about being so stubborn about the subject. i was so upset that i was even considering punching him in the face just to shut him up!

today in my psych. class, the teacher gave us this short assignment to do. i thought that it'd just be hw so i didn't think much of it. there was this indian guy who was working really hard and answered all the questions that the professor asked. then i realized that the teacher was no longer my original professor...it was this new woman! so she tells us all to turn the assignment in and i don't even understand a single thing. she gets really pissed at me and i ask her if i could just turn it in tomorrow. NO!!!

and then i wake up...

i haven't had a nightmare in a REALLY long time! the last vivid nightmare i remember having was last last thanksgiving...when i woke up believing that tiffanie died. dude, these two dreams were just BAD! after i woke up to the first dream, i was so relieved that it was just a dream. after i woke up to the second dream, i was even more relieved. i remember my heart was beating really fast b/c of all the stress coming from these unhappy thoughts. i am almost certain that i had these bad dreams b/c i went to bed feeling all stressed out about my psych. final. right now, i have a 58% in the class and i have to get a 75% to pass the course. if i get a 75% on the final, i pass the course. but yeah, that's all that's been on my thoughts these days.

so today was the last day of my writing class. i turned in my final paper and filled out some evaluation sheets. this class was one stressful mother that i hated with a passion. however, i must admit that this was the best writing class i have ever taken in my life. it's like i learned how to write for reals for the first time! gosh, i REALLY hope that i get a B in this course. if i get a B, then i don't have to take 39C, which is even harder than 39B! i can't even imagine but every person i know HATES that class. well, i've done all i can. all i can do now is wait.

last night, i went to ccm again with dykas and aaron. yesterday happened to be this "progressive dinner" thing where there's different parts of the meal at different people's houses...each grade responsible for a part. it's like a good way to get to know people b/c we all split up into smaller groups. alotta the ccm people didn't recognize me at first b/c of my short hair but they all thought it looked real nice. haha. i met esther who actually happened to be in one my discussions! it's crazy when you find out certain people are korean and christian. but what's NOT surprising is how many freakin' people are from cerritos or torrance! a whole population i tell ya. but it was cool cause i met alot more people than last time. it's kinda like how it was at cpc at first. the number of people you meet grows exponentially by the week. but yeah, it seems like this whole "phykas" thing is spreading like wildfire.

i shot in another pool tourney again. it was pretty cool cause sharon and simone actually recognized me from outside and said hi to me. haha. those two are pretty funny. every time i see sharon, she looks like a different person and the more i see simone, the more she reminds me of susan from cpc. i think that's such a cool name, simone. it's like "simon" but with an E. but it still sounds like a guy's name. *shrug* simone.

so i actually ended up getting 3rd place again. the thing was, i got to play shawn who is supposedly irvine's #1 player. that guy freakin' swept me...5-0. it was kinda embarrassing losing to him that bad. i can imagine the thoughts he must've had while playing me. argh! BUT i did get another 6 free hours at the zotzone so that was pretty cool. and omg, hideo got 1st place again! he beat shawn like pretty bad cause shawn was doing really bad tonight...even though he raped me up the butt! gosh, hideo is so good now! it's so encouraging to see one of your friends who started shooting with you as a beginner actually become an expert. yeah, hideo's awesome.

so this past week, i've been pretty dry in terms of my spiritual life. i don't know if it's b/c of all the finals coming up and whatnot. but even so, my spiritual life certainly should not rely on my academic life. too many times this has been the case. if my grades were pretty good or if my classes were pretty easy, my walk with God was "good." basically, the condition of my happiness was the condition of my grades. pretty pathetic no? i mean, of all the years i've been in school, i think this year has been the most idolatrous in terms of putting school before God. and it's like i know all of this too. i realize that i have a serious idol and i know that i have to "give it up." but how do you do that when your faith is just so low and your prayers to God are seriously meaningless? why should God listen to a prayer that is so faithless? do you see my problem? so now, i ask God to give me the faith that i lack. and even in this act, i lack faith! i have no faith that God would give me faith. i suppose i need to be disciplined and humbled. the way things look right now, it's my only solution. and the way things look right now, the best way to humble me would probably be for me to fail my psych. class. boy do i feel so discouraged.

Thought of the Day: Bad morning.
Song of the Day: Beastie Boys-Body Movin' Fatboy Slim Mix

March 12, 2003

it's really late but a promise is a promise. this blog is dedicated to my roommate...

so i've had this really annoying pimple around the left upper side of my nose for about a week now. it's one those pimples that are like deep inside your skin so they won't go away if you rely on the daily soap and water method. a few days ago, i was having a hard time with my paper and i kept picking at it. no use, the sucker was just too deep. so tonight as i was washing my face, it looked a little bigger than usual so i decided to go at it again. fingernails only caused pain and no success. i explained the situation to my roommate and we both agreed that my only solution was to pop it! now, what i usually do is use a safety pin and make a tiny incision so that there's just enough room to squeeze out the little critter. however, this was a risky situation that would result in two outcomes. outcome #1: after squeezing with no fear, the pimple gives up and your labors result in a newborn. outcome #2: after squeezing and squeezing, your skin is badly damaged with blood overflowing with pain. *sigh* i hate outcome #2. too many times have i experienced this unfortunate outcome that led to ugly scabs that last for over a week. however, i have also experienced victories where pimples have jumped out onto the mirror. i just reminisce about those times and i cry tears of joy!

long story short, phil won his battle and delivered the good news to his roommate...

me: i popped that sucker! it popped right onto the mirror!
minh: oh really? hahahahah.
me: yeah, it's pretty sick. i feel like i lost 5 pounds.
minh: hey, i dare you to write about this in your blog.
me: fine, i will! i'll even dedicate it to you.

and they slept happily ever after...

Thought of the Day: 21 = $12
Song of the Day: Jo Sung Mo-Piano

March 10, 2003

shniggies (2:29:46 AM): i just rememberd.. i forget to do something today
Pretzelboi96 (2:30:19 AM): ?
shniggies (2:31:41 AM): TO KILL U
shniggies (2:31:46 AM): ur DED man
shniggies (2:31:58 AM): so like.. i read ur blog...
shniggies (2:32:03 AM): ahem... whipped huh
Pretzelboi96 (2:32:03 AM): ahahahahahahaha
shniggies (2:32:06 AM): i'll show u whipped
Pretzelboi96 (2:32:25 AM): so the guy finally finds out about the journal
shniggies (2:32:35 AM): haha
shniggies (2:32:41 AM): yes yes
shniggies (2:32:46 AM): bastard..
shniggies (2:32:48 AM): its coo
Pretzelboi96 (2:32:48 AM): lol
shniggies (2:32:51 AM): im jk
Pretzelboi96 (2:32:56 AM): so was i!
Pretzelboi96 (2:32:58 AM): haha
shniggies (2:33:01 AM): -.-
shniggies (2:33:12 AM): DED i tell u
shniggies (2:33:22 AM): better repent for ur end is near

so some stupid bastard told eugene about my blog. haha. this just comes to show that you really need to be careful with your words.

last night, i went to a comedy club in la called Laugh Factory. since i've been watching alotta standup comedy this year, i was a little curious about going to a real one so here was my opportunity. i really didn't know what to expect. no idea who the comedian was going to be, how many people were going to show up, or how long it would last. well, we were trying to make it to the 8:00 show but we got there pretty late. man, la is such a different place from irvine. there's just so much more to do....all the stores, places to eat, the nice houses. lol. we got lost in beverley hills and as we were driving around...

willburt: hey, look it's UCLA! look at all the lights!
me: woah! that's UCLA?!
frank: no, that Los Angeles Temple f*cker!
everyone: ahahahahahahah.

it's one of those you-had-to-be-there moments cause the whole time we were lost, we all wanted to go to UCLA just for fun. haha. but anyways, we waited in line for a freakin' hour in the freezing cold. man, there were all these black people bumping their loud rap in their cars and giving their hard looks, especially the women! so it turned out that the comedy thing was called Black Sundae b/c it was a buncha black comedians doing some standup...pretty similar to def jam. omg. it was pretty stinkin' funny. typical black humor. lots of cussing, slang, and making fun of white people. the host actually picked on our irvine group...

guy: so where y'all from?
us: uc irvine.
guy: uc riverside?
us: UC IRVINE!
guy: damn! ya'll look smart! f*ckin' smart!
everyone: ahahahahahahha.
(picks on student).
guy: what's your major?
student: computer science.
guy: (really sarcastically). noOOOOO!
everyone: ahahahahahaha.
guy: y'all look f*ckin' smart!

but dang, there was like this policy where you had to buy a minimum of two drinks! the cheapest thing there was four bucks! so basically, i spent over $30 including parking. man, i've been spending so much money lately. i always tell myself that this is all a good experience and it's all worth it. but dang, this is all my mom's money and i should really be squeezing every penny. *sigh* but yeah, i'll probably never go to another comedy club again. funny stuff but way too expensive.

i was reading crawford's xanga and it reminded me of how my brother used to play by himself. back in middle school, cj and i would play baseball in the tennis courts. we'd take turns pitching and hitting the ball. well, we only had one ball so we'd make my brother go get the ball every time. ahhahahahaha. so this one time, i was batting and cj was pitching. i stole a glance at my brother and realized that he was talking to himself making these funny noises. cj turned around to look and we both started cracking up. my brother used to have these little sessions where he just played by himself. he'd make these noises that sounded like explosions and people dying. ahahahahahaha. man, i know simon remembers. that guy was such a funny kid. yeah, good memory.

man, i've been eating so unhealthy these days.

tues = pizza.
fri. = chow fun and in n' out.
sat. = this big egg omelette thing and alotta korean food.
sun. = alotta taco bell and mcdonald's.

not only this is harmful to my health but i'm spending soooo much money! i'm paying to get chubby. and spring break is rolling around the corner, i know these habits aren't going to get any better. dang it!!! starting april, i'm going to limit my weekly spendings to $20. only take out $20 on sundays and that's it!

Thought of the Day: "Lexpedition!"
Song of the Day: Now That You're Near

March 8, 2003

only 11:00 and i have a pretty good desire to go to sleep. i got about 8 hours of sleep last night. i didn't play any sports today. why am i tired? well, i ate about 3 hours ago but food coma doesn't last for this long. i even finished my psych. reading before falling asleep. and funny how this drowsiness does not include any yawns. maybe i'm dying.

today was a very fast saturday. it was supposed to be a day where i rewrote my whole essay...

Phil-
Your language, as always, is smooth & precise. My two concerns are 1. this isn't rhetorical analysis and 2. you need a clear thesis that is focused on an opposition. These both depend upon you changing the way that you vew the text. Talk to me. (circled).

i think this was my professor's nice of way of telling me to start my paper over. The "your language, as always, is smooth & precise" was just a nice of saying that i always bs and i once again did not get away with it. so instead of devoting another 12 hours to my paper, i did my laundry and shaved with my new Mach 3 Turbo razor (somebody actually jacked my old razor!). as soon as i start thinking of a new thesis and oppostion, leonard and dykas knock on my door. after chilling with those two uninvited bastards, i tried starting on it again. no use. a phone call from eugene inviting me over for dinner.

dinner was pretty good. korean food with ashley, eugene, andrew, jay, and jessica. i kinda got an idea of what kinda person ashley is. well, let's see...she's kinda loud. well, not loud but she talks alot. i don't see what eugene sees in her. now i actually have a better image of him being whipped. it all makes sense now. oh well. whatever floats his boat.

so i just came back and decided not to do my paper. it's just full of bad luck. everytime i try starting it, something always interrupts me. God just doesn't want me to work on it i guess. so i finished my psych. reading and i'm not going to do ANY studying until the school week starts up again.

last night, we celebrated joe and james's birthday with some cake with all these newsong people. i'm usually pretty indifferent about my birthday but for reason, this year i'm really excited about turning 19. i'm not excited about receiving last minute gifts, BSed cards, or very obvious surprises. i'm just excited about hitting my last teen year. yeah, i have no idea either. when that clock hits 3:29am, i'm just going to be happy that i'm 19. it'll be a happy day with a phil full of smiles.

after everyone finally left, i watched Chingoo with aaron. i've seen this movie too many times but it's still a very good movie. i was a little disappointed that aaron didn't understand everything but after some explanation, i sensed some satisfaction from the tone of his voice. i don't know why but i just feel so good introducing all these korean movies or music to aaron. he just seems so ignorant about korean entertainment and i want to fill him in with everything b/c he wants to be filled in with everything too. but speaking of that guy, i think he's really decided to live with me and dykas! woohoo! i wanna hurry up and move outta here!

this past friday, eugene and i finally had a discipleship meeting that was actually considered to be fellowship. haha. he took me out to Asian Noodle and i had chow fun for the second time in my life. since i felt that our meetings were so "wasteful," i finally started talking about devotionals and stuff and that got us talking about all these other things. it was really good. i'm actually kinda glad that guy won't be able to graduate next year. haha. i get to spend a lil more time with that guy. well, the same goes with chris, sean, and simon? they're all gonna be here for a while. haha. JJOOOOT!

well, i got alotta good responses about my hair at church last night. how fortunate. "wow, it looks really good!" "it looks soooo much better than what you had before." stuff like that. yeah, every passing day is a better hair day. perhaps it's b/c it's growing everyday little by little. i talked to my mom on the phone again and out of nowhere, she was like, "i really want to see it!" and she starts laughing. haha. she tells me the same thing EVERY time! "yeah, you look much better with your shorter hair. that's why i always like it when you wear hats. if you have long hair, your hair will out easier. short hair is good." folks, she tells me this EVERY time the word, "hair," is mentioned. but one thing's for sure, i'm never gonna bleach my whole head again.

Thought of the Day: "Studying sucks!"
Song of the Day: Delirious-History Maker

March 6, 2003

gosh, i had a dream that i was back up north and my dad came back from korea. it was a very happy dream, being together with my whole family again. my dad was so happy, being with his whole family and being next to his wife. i remember driving on a gray colored Golden Gate Bridge and going to J-town for dinner. *sigh* those were the days that i took for granted.

it feels a little weird blogging at this hour of the day. i usually write right before i go to bed and if i don't blog, i just write the next night. i don't know why i'm wasting my precious day right now. (blank face). well, yesterday was spent writing my final paper for my writing class. just like connie richards, i too have to write a rhetorical analysis...

char: hey phil, what are you doing?
me: writing paper.
char: oh, so what have you been doing this whole time?
me: i started writing at 1.
char: you've only been writing for half an hour?
me: try 12 and a half hours.
char: oh.

alotta people think i'm a very decent writer for whatever reason. i may not be smart, i'm not that stupid, but supposedly phil can write. *ahem* NO! i canNOT write! if you started working on your paper at 2 and didn't finish brainstorming til 9:30, that kinda tells you something. i mean sure, i might do slightly better than others. i might even be better at bsing paragraphs. but yesterday's 12 straight hours of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King really showed me that i am not necessarily a good writer, but a student who desperately works hard for that B. geez, i sure did have my share of the humble pie. and i'm pretty sure that when i get my draft back, i'm going to have to start it all over. that's just the way it works with me. shuttup minh, i am no good at writing.

so as a result of last night's labor, i once again missed my psych. class. i was so debating whether i should go to class or not today. i even got out of bed to pee and get ready to change. but after i flushed the toilet, i thought to myself, "screw psych," and marched on back to my bed. (shaking head w/smile) i know i'm going to regret this.

gosh, today is such a nice day! actually, these past few days have been really nice. i really love the weather here at irvine. it's nothing like up north where sunlight is taboo and the clouds are your only friends. i'm sure la and sd are really nice too but just b/c i go to this school, irvine has the best weather. i definitely think it's true that weather affects your emotions. psychologically and unconsciously, your emotions are altered depending on how much sunlight you get. maybe that's why so. cal people always seem to be so pleasant. i haven't thought about it much, but i just realized that i don't meet too many sad people down here. everyone's just fine and dandy. chill and laid back. jeah! today is a nice day.

well, i'm KINDA getting used to my hair.

Thought of the Day: More hair.
Song of the Day: All Of My Days

March 5, 2003

in exactly two weeks, i will be finished with my winter quarter and my spring break will begin. you know what that means. these next two weeks is crunch time! after you're done with one test, you have to finish up your 8 page paper. as soon as you're done writing a draft, you have to meet up with your group members to finish up a project. as soon as that's done, you go revise your draft that you worked on and work on the final paper. when that's done, you prepare for your oral test. now you're thinking, "a weekend! oh goody, a breather!" nope SORRY! you need to use that weekend for cramming your remaining finals. when one final's done, you take the next one. when nightfall comes, you cram for the remaining final. my friend, these next two weeks you'll be asking youself some unusual questions. how many hours do i have left? is dinner really necessary? if i only sleep for a few hours, will i fall asleep during the final? two weeks. this is going to be cake.

so yesterday, i received alotta different responses about my hair.

connie: wow, it's so short.
jessica & joyce: hey, you look so young now.
tanya: oh you got a haircut!
jee-ang: you cut your hair! oooooOOOOOOO! why'd you cut your hair?
leonard: hey, you got a haricut.
korean teacher: oh! eehppoogeh jjallaneh!
dykas: nice philip!
jason: oh you cut your hair? nice sh*t!
writing teacher: hey! (eyes widen). your hair looks like it continues up here. nice haircut phil.
aaron (my favorite response): walks, stops. walks really slowly, step by step. OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYY! THIS GUY! (gives me a hug).
andrew: you got a haircut?
eugene: who is this guy?!
phil: you look so clean cut now.

for the 23,498th time, i am NOT used to my hair! but just like annie chung said, "it shall grow." hehe. funny how your hair only seems to grow fast when you don't want it to. i think i'll be okay with it by spring break. unfortunately, there's still a long list of people who haven't seen my hair yet and they're just dying to see it. i wish i could just receive all of the reactions all at once. on second thought, that might kill me.

the other day, olivia told me that she got into irvine. congratulations dear! ah yes, it's that time of the year again. college acceptance letters. quite a nerveracking time for seniors all over the country. but after the month of march, life is soooooo sweet! everyday is a good day. gosh, if there was one thing i could do differently in high school, it would definitely have to be cutting more school. gosh, i really should've gone out more during my senior year. after high school, you grow up so much whether you like it or not. going out is no longer fun...well, this varies from person to person. the older you get, the boringer you become. well, not necessarily...you just find alotta boring things to do which you now consider fun. anyways, best wishes to all high school students. make your efforts pleasing to God!

Thought of the Day: I wish I knew how to play Smash.
Song of the Day: Diva-Whoo

March 4, 2003

SD or should i say La Jolla(?) is a really pretty nice cool place. the campus is one huge mother with no consistent pattern with the roads or buildings. irvine is just this nice giant circle with a park in the middle. nice and simple, the way it ought to be right? but gosh, it's like walking through a big park full of trees! we first visited my beloved connie richards. her room was quite spatious cause she had one of those rooms where it's slightly bigger than the others. VERY comfortable bed and nicely decorated wall...typcial girl's room. so we take her out to go watch Poolhall Junkies at Edward's Cinema. i'm sure out of the 4 of us, i enjoyed the movie the most! lots of smart remarks, a few yet awesome trick shots ("this is for the marbles boys"), and my highly appreciatd italian accents. gosh, this movie is such a pool player movie. Phil Chung gives Poolhall Junkies 2 thumbs up...with a goofy grin!

we spent the night at BS's apt. that night. for the first time, BS and i actually shared our testimonies with each other. he actually had the balls to admit that our friendship had always been very superficial. we never shared anything about our christian lives and how we were doing with everything. it had always been "you're stupid," "you're gay," and making fun of each other. had i thought about this in the past? yes, of course. unfortunately, i had never done anything about it. but anyways, we actually had a good talk about everything. gosh, BS has come such a long way since i first met him. college has changed him alot..definitely for the better.

next day, we woke up to BS's parents walking into his room. we got ready and picked pat up from his dorm. the same stupid pat only with an earring. i wasn't too comfortable with it at first but it's finally sunk in. i still don't believe in piercings...even for girls. BS's parents took us out to a korean restaurant and we feasted. last time i had good korean food like that was winter break! *burp* compliments to the chef!

later in the afternoon, we went to The Cliffs which is a place on a mountain where you can watch the sunset. it was really nice! i think the last time i saw the beach was....summer? i really enjoy looking at the waters. doesn't it give you that peace and calmness that no person can give you? i remember when i was in korea, a friend of mine told me the reason why we feel so peaceful when looking at water is b/c that's what we were originally surrounded by when we first came into creation. while we're in our mothers' wombs, before coming into this chaotic world, you're just surrounded by water and silence. i don't know, i thought that was pretty cool at the time. so yeah, i think this was the very first time i've seen the sunset in my life. i've never had the patience to actually watch that big yellow ball go down into the sea. but surprisingly, that sucker goes down fast! i wanna go to The Cliffs everytime i go to SD.

after playing some ball, BS cooked us galbee and kimchee jjegeh. lol. that guy literally took like 2 hours to cook! but omg it was sooooo worth the wait! i haven't had food that good since i went home for winter break. i usually don't eat dinner but i grubbed like nothing else that night. afterwards, we went to noraeBANG it up! gosh, all of us sucked like crap cause we hadn't gone in so long. the system wasn't too great and the price was quite unreasonable. but all in all, we still have a good time. man, i don't know WHY dykas doesn't think he can sing. if he thinks he sucks, i wonder what he thinks about me. geez, my eyes are watering up. that stubborn bastard will never admit anything! and no, don't tell me to shuttup!

after my trip to SD, i realized that all of the UC's have their pros and cons. SD has 5 different cafeterias, a little store that you can go to late at night, and a freakin' beach! irvine has the girls, the nice buildings, the ARC, and the fast connection. LA has the food, the awesome basketball and football teams, and a whole buncha smart people. Berkeley has La Burrita and Topdog. yeah, that's it. the rest, i don't consider to be UC's. haha. in your face terrance!

VIP...

(after finishing jjajangmyun)
terrance: hey dykas, are you going to do the rice thing?
dykas: oh, i already did that.
terrance: WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?
dykas: yeah. why do you think i'm eating this mandoo right now?
me: ahahahhahahahaha.

last night, i watched Old School with dykas. i didn't think it was worth watching...alotta immature humor and unnecessary sexual jokes. if you like will ferrell, this is the movie to watch. but if you're like me, you should just go watch Poolhall Junkies again. hehe. anyways, last night was the big night. i was originally going to wait til after spring break but i just couldn't contain my curiosity. my hair is now spiked. after many years of people bothering me about cutting my hair, i finally decided to give it a try. i'm definitely not used to it right now. this short hair reminds me of how round my face actually looks and what my hair used to look like before i painted it yellow. fortunately, it didn't turn out to be a disaster. i guess i'm ready for all the WOAH's and OMG's.

1. You are attracted to those who are warm and obedience.

2. In the process of courtship, the approach that would make you
feel irresistable is creative, never let you feel bored.

3. The impression you would like to give to your lover is loyal,
faithful, never change.

4. You don't like it when your partner is emotional and/or too
moody; and you don't know how to please him/her.

5. The kind of relationship you would like to build with your
partner is one that you care not only about the present but
also the future with your partner, a long-lasting relationship
that you can grow with.

6. You care about the society and morality, you won't do anything
wrong after marriage.

7. You are afraid of marriage, you think it would take away your
freedom.

8. At this moment, you think of love as a committment for both parties.

What Are You?


dude, i am so not afraid of marriage.

Thought of the Day: Short hair is nice.
Song of the Day: Hamasaki Ayumi-Evolution