200 + 15 = 215.
God is full of grace and mercy. even if He were to take away, i should still be praising Him just as much...if not any more.
basketball. fun stuff.
dentist 3 times this week. must go again twice next week. inconvenient.
note: phil only got 3 hours of sleep last night.
he's going to rest now so he can be ready for tomorrow's Sabbath day. nite.
Thought of the Day: God can answer prayers quickly too.
Song of the Day: Lee Jung Hyun-Summer Dance
August 30, 2003
August 29, 2003
since i've been indescribably bored, i did my random xanga reading and came upon this:
Speaking of weight, yesterday, I saw a program about obesity in America on the Discovery Channel. As someone who was once overweight, and who is still is fighting the battle of the bulge, I watched the program with unwavering interest.
The program taught me how to determine whether I am normal, overweight, or obese by using the BMI (Body Mass Index) test. Come on guys! Let�s find out if you are in the healthy zone! (Note: You will need a calculator).
First, do the equation�
Weight/(Height^2 [in inches]) * 703
Example: Let�s say you weigh 250 lbs, and are 6�2� tall. Your equation would be�
250/(74^2) * 703 = 32.094595
Then use these conversions�
20-25 = NORMAL
25-30 = OVERWEIGHT
30+ = OBESE
Therefore, if your BMI is like the example of 32.094595 you are obese.
This test doesn't take into account muscle mass, so I don't know how it can be totally accurate. But hey, the Discovery Channel wouldn't lie to me...would it?
the only thing i'm curious about is the number, 703. what's so significant about that?
Thought of the Day: Stitches out. Retainer in.
Song of the Day: Nelly-Make Ya Tailfeather
Speaking of weight, yesterday, I saw a program about obesity in America on the Discovery Channel. As someone who was once overweight, and who is still is fighting the battle of the bulge, I watched the program with unwavering interest.
The program taught me how to determine whether I am normal, overweight, or obese by using the BMI (Body Mass Index) test. Come on guys! Let�s find out if you are in the healthy zone! (Note: You will need a calculator).
First, do the equation�
Weight/(Height^2 [in inches]) * 703
Example: Let�s say you weigh 250 lbs, and are 6�2� tall. Your equation would be�
250/(74^2) * 703 = 32.094595
Then use these conversions�
20-25 = NORMAL
25-30 = OVERWEIGHT
30+ = OBESE
Therefore, if your BMI is like the example of 32.094595 you are obese.
This test doesn't take into account muscle mass, so I don't know how it can be totally accurate. But hey, the Discovery Channel wouldn't lie to me...would it?
the only thing i'm curious about is the number, 703. what's so significant about that?
Thought of the Day: Stitches out. Retainer in.
Song of the Day: Nelly-Make Ya Tailfeather
August 27, 2003
i started reading the Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren today. it's like the most popular christian book these days and even my mom read the korean version of it. i've heard some good things about it so i decided to give it a chance. 40 chapters for 40 days. i don't like how the author guarantees so much blessing from reading the book. it almost seems like he's taking all the glory for writing such a successful piece. whatever, we'll see after 40 days. and even if it turns out to be great, all glory goes to God alrite?
man, i was so bored today. i'm getting tired of staying home and doing nothing. i try to find things to do but nothing seems to satisfy me. i just sit in my room on the floor and brainstorm. but that's how i was reminded of my apartment and how we need to call those utility places ahead of time. long story short, i ended up making all the phone calls so it looks like i'll be in charge of all the finances of our apt. i'm jumping with joy. *pout*
after those phone calls, i decided to call work and see when i should come in for next week. unfortunately, monica doesn't need me to come in until school starts again since the summer program ended and there isn't much work to do. i kind of regret going to NY last week. i could've made a good $600-$700 and even have the $300 that my dad had sent me. that's close to a whole G! but now is not the time to whine and regret. looks like i'll be up north another two weeks until i move into my apt. i actually wanna go back down to irvine cause it's alot more fun with people that i know. however, i'd have to pay for sept. rent and i know i'd just spend more money down there. home is BORING but it's also a penny-pincher. today just sucked. what a crappy day.
Thought of the Day: I can't play Moonlight Sonata anymore.
Song of the Day: Angelina-I Will Always Be There For You
man, i was so bored today. i'm getting tired of staying home and doing nothing. i try to find things to do but nothing seems to satisfy me. i just sit in my room on the floor and brainstorm. but that's how i was reminded of my apartment and how we need to call those utility places ahead of time. long story short, i ended up making all the phone calls so it looks like i'll be in charge of all the finances of our apt. i'm jumping with joy. *pout*
after those phone calls, i decided to call work and see when i should come in for next week. unfortunately, monica doesn't need me to come in until school starts again since the summer program ended and there isn't much work to do. i kind of regret going to NY last week. i could've made a good $600-$700 and even have the $300 that my dad had sent me. that's close to a whole G! but now is not the time to whine and regret. looks like i'll be up north another two weeks until i move into my apt. i actually wanna go back down to irvine cause it's alot more fun with people that i know. however, i'd have to pay for sept. rent and i know i'd just spend more money down there. home is BORING but it's also a penny-pincher. today just sucked. what a crappy day.
Thought of the Day: I can't play Moonlight Sonata anymore.
Song of the Day: Angelina-I Will Always Be There For You
August 26, 2003
we were chilling at dennis' place and everyone was getting ready for retreat. for some reason, i wasn't packing up or anything so i just chilled in one of the rooms by myself. then i heard dennis call everyone onto the bus but i told him that i wasn't ready.
me: do you think you can just wait a few minutes?
dennis: no sorry. we gotta go right now. you should have been ready.
me: oh! what if i drove up later? do you think you can give me directions?
dennis: why don't you come up with eugene? i think he's coming up later tonight.
me: ok.
(bus drives away with everyone having fun conversations and playing games).
what a sad dream.
everytime i tell people that i took out my wisdom teeth, they always ask me if i look like a chipmunk. i didn't think my face was too bad but it got alot worse today. i don't think "chipmunk" does justice to my cheeks. POPEYE does a better job of depicting the left side of my face. when you look around my face, it's like normal, normal, normal, RETARDED! but i'm feeling alot better than before. to be honest, i don't even need to take vicodin cause i barely feel any pain. but hey, you gotta get your money's worth right? it still helps a little so i still take it every 6 hours. but for some reason, i don't experience that "really good feeling" from the drug. it's just slight pain relief and a nauseous and drowsy feeling on rare occasions. eh!
as i was eating my chicken porridge thing, i was reminded of sunday's sermon from pastor eugene. i remember how he said that a mature christian is a christian who depends on Christ. the more dependent, the more mature! i thought that was an awesome way of explaining christian maturity. you know, we always talk about so-and-so and how they're such a good christian. "oh this person knows SO much about the Bible!" "did you know that she's never said a cuss word in her life?" blah blah blah. we always hear these dumb things about different people and label them as "good"/mature christians. but like pastor eugene was saying, maturity is shown through dependence on Christ. CAN I GET AN AMEN?! the more you realize that you're a sinner and that HE is holy, that's when you're actually maturing aite?
these past few days have been so relaxing for me. i wake up around 10 and wait for simon to come home. then we just play. playing = chess, card tricks, and just lying on our beds talking about our stupid past. it's really nice. the weather is great up here too. it's like irvine but 10-20 degrees cooler. mama's cooking is always a plus and i don't have to worry about work. for once, i like being up north.
Thought of the Day: I should have taken more pictures in Manhattan and not Cornell.
Song of the Day: Hyori-10 Minutes
me: do you think you can just wait a few minutes?
dennis: no sorry. we gotta go right now. you should have been ready.
me: oh! what if i drove up later? do you think you can give me directions?
dennis: why don't you come up with eugene? i think he's coming up later tonight.
me: ok.
(bus drives away with everyone having fun conversations and playing games).
what a sad dream.
everytime i tell people that i took out my wisdom teeth, they always ask me if i look like a chipmunk. i didn't think my face was too bad but it got alot worse today. i don't think "chipmunk" does justice to my cheeks. POPEYE does a better job of depicting the left side of my face. when you look around my face, it's like normal, normal, normal, RETARDED! but i'm feeling alot better than before. to be honest, i don't even need to take vicodin cause i barely feel any pain. but hey, you gotta get your money's worth right? it still helps a little so i still take it every 6 hours. but for some reason, i don't experience that "really good feeling" from the drug. it's just slight pain relief and a nauseous and drowsy feeling on rare occasions. eh!
as i was eating my chicken porridge thing, i was reminded of sunday's sermon from pastor eugene. i remember how he said that a mature christian is a christian who depends on Christ. the more dependent, the more mature! i thought that was an awesome way of explaining christian maturity. you know, we always talk about so-and-so and how they're such a good christian. "oh this person knows SO much about the Bible!" "did you know that she's never said a cuss word in her life?" blah blah blah. we always hear these dumb things about different people and label them as "good"/mature christians. but like pastor eugene was saying, maturity is shown through dependence on Christ. CAN I GET AN AMEN?! the more you realize that you're a sinner and that HE is holy, that's when you're actually maturing aite?
these past few days have been so relaxing for me. i wake up around 10 and wait for simon to come home. then we just play. playing = chess, card tricks, and just lying on our beds talking about our stupid past. it's really nice. the weather is great up here too. it's like irvine but 10-20 degrees cooler. mama's cooking is always a plus and i don't have to worry about work. for once, i like being up north.
Thought of the Day: I should have taken more pictures in Manhattan and not Cornell.
Song of the Day: Hyori-10 Minutes
August 25, 2003
NY was definitely a memorable trip. remember, i didn't necessarily state that it was a good trip. it was a MEMORABLE trip aka a "successful trip."
day 1:
1. lots of stress before getting onto plane. long story short...i got onto the plane.
2. manhattan is dope. skyscrapers, taxis, lots of people. you know the drill.
3. arrived in cornell at 1:30am. slept on a hardwood floor with my sweater as my blanket.
day 2:
1. campus is big. no me gusta.
2. ate my first Po'boy.
3. watched Seabiscuit.
4. NY people speak their mind and have funny accents.
john: yeah, you don't want to go to 3rd street. no hookers.
(girlfriend gives him a REALLY REALLY bad stare).
me: ahahahhahahaahah.
day 3:
1. attempted to fix the laptop.
2. cornell pho. *barf*
3. went to bed at 8:30pm. 2 hours later, i have insomnia and i finish chang's book.
day 4:
1. back to manhattan. another 5 hour bus ride.
2. Madison Square Garden tour. $20 down the drain.
3. and the moment we've all been waiting for...(drum roll). NEW YORK PIZZA!!! it really is as good as they say.
4. La Quinta Inn in Koreatown. good job justin.
5. Gam Mi Ok. quality korean food. good job again.
6. Times Square. dope. i swear you gotta see it for yourself.
7. hop out of train. hop back into train. i don't make the hop back in. (waving to justin).
8. after a good number of phone calls, we find each other and go to Empire State Building. 86 floors. first and last time i'm doing that again.
9. 3 hours of tv.
day 5:
1. (drum roll #2). NEW YORK PASTRAMI SANDWICH!!! he bites. he smiles. they cheer!
2. Central Park. two thumbs down.
3. Rockafellar Center and 5th Ave. bujee stores. eh...better than Central Park though.
4. back to Port Authority and take my bus to JFK.
5. 5 hours of tv on the plane. cooking channels are sooo cool. they really gotta start making babyback ribs on the plane.
man, we learned so much about each other on this trip.
and we're back!
i took out my wisdom teeth today. i only took out 3 b/c the 4th bastard decided to grow into the bone and that's definitely a no-go. lots of novacane, "pressure", drilling, hammering, and one last good cuss word. the novacane is wearing off right now and my mouth is hurting more and more. i actually bought my drugs but my mom said not to take any b/c she's going to return it and have her insurance pay for it. F!!! 2 1/2 more hours to go.
Thought of the Day: "Can you numb me again?"
Song of the Day: FF Main Theme Christmas Remix
day 1:
1. lots of stress before getting onto plane. long story short...i got onto the plane.
2. manhattan is dope. skyscrapers, taxis, lots of people. you know the drill.
3. arrived in cornell at 1:30am. slept on a hardwood floor with my sweater as my blanket.
day 2:
1. campus is big. no me gusta.
2. ate my first Po'boy.
3. watched Seabiscuit.
4. NY people speak their mind and have funny accents.
john: yeah, you don't want to go to 3rd street. no hookers.
(girlfriend gives him a REALLY REALLY bad stare).
me: ahahahhahahaahah.
day 3:
1. attempted to fix the laptop.
2. cornell pho. *barf*
3. went to bed at 8:30pm. 2 hours later, i have insomnia and i finish chang's book.
day 4:
1. back to manhattan. another 5 hour bus ride.
2. Madison Square Garden tour. $20 down the drain.
3. and the moment we've all been waiting for...(drum roll). NEW YORK PIZZA!!! it really is as good as they say.
4. La Quinta Inn in Koreatown. good job justin.
5. Gam Mi Ok. quality korean food. good job again.
6. Times Square. dope. i swear you gotta see it for yourself.
7. hop out of train. hop back into train. i don't make the hop back in. (waving to justin).
8. after a good number of phone calls, we find each other and go to Empire State Building. 86 floors. first and last time i'm doing that again.
9. 3 hours of tv.
day 5:
1. (drum roll #2). NEW YORK PASTRAMI SANDWICH!!! he bites. he smiles. they cheer!
2. Central Park. two thumbs down.
3. Rockafellar Center and 5th Ave. bujee stores. eh...better than Central Park though.
4. back to Port Authority and take my bus to JFK.
5. 5 hours of tv on the plane. cooking channels are sooo cool. they really gotta start making babyback ribs on the plane.
man, we learned so much about each other on this trip.
and we're back!
i took out my wisdom teeth today. i only took out 3 b/c the 4th bastard decided to grow into the bone and that's definitely a no-go. lots of novacane, "pressure", drilling, hammering, and one last good cuss word. the novacane is wearing off right now and my mouth is hurting more and more. i actually bought my drugs but my mom said not to take any b/c she's going to return it and have her insurance pay for it. F!!! 2 1/2 more hours to go.
Thought of the Day: "Can you numb me again?"
Song of the Day: FF Main Theme Christmas Remix
August 21, 2003
August 13, 2003
i remember a while back, chang would tell me about how so many people in yg reminded him of people from back home. his theory was that there is always another double of everyone somewhere out there in the world. so i've been in so. cal for almost a full year now and i can definitely testify to chang's theory:
arthur = stupid version of frank
jinwoo = albert
crawford = smarter and ugly version of tiffanie
dykas = much quieter version of andrew kim (from up north)
elisa = susannie kim
aaron = sam kwon + gary
chester esther = irene chang from mills
april = hannah lee
jane park = olivia yun
deborah = simon kwon (lol)
5th yr. james from ccm = frank too!
jamie = susan choo
eddie park = allan kim
jonathan singer (my gay writing teacher) = funny version of PJ (lol. no joke)
connie = girl version of sam kwon
janet = old version of this little girl i used to tutor (can't remember her name)
and of course, there was that one chang look-alike. soooooo similar! i was about to go up to him and start talking to him. haha. if you're on this list, you probably think i'm crazy or i just made up a dumb list b/c i have nothing better to write about. first statement false, second statement true. =D but really, you guys don't see what i see so shuttup aite? i mean, i seriously meet lots of people and they say that i remind them of someone they know...physically AND personality! i'm so unoriginal.
last night, i got attacked by some angry spider while i was sleeping. let's see now...fiiiiig. 16 bites! ok i take that back; i was not attacked...i was RAPED by that stupid spider! who knows what i was doing to aggravate the 8 legged bastard. all i remember was scratching my foot over and over and OVER again! then when i woke up, i found a mark on my hand. then my arm. another on my arm. more on my legs! *gasp* is this food poisoning?! (running to the bathroom). *sigh* none on the face. but dude, i was so convinced that i had gotten a rash from food poisoning. my mind started to think of some crazy thoughts:
1. last night's pork probably wasn't cooked well.
2. i might have gotten the rash from arthur. i saw that bastard sleeping with my blanket once and i constantly see that guy scratching himself. hmmmmm...
3. maybe it was a spider. NAH!
i hate spiders.
work is SO routine now. i come in, have my cup of coffee, grade tests, make copies for the next day's lessons, and proctor for 5 1/2 hours. i keep telling myself that this job is the slowest and boringest crap in the world. but i look on the brighter side and remind myself that i'm getting paid to read my nice little christian book every hour. it's really good cause i'm finally catching up on the reading i was supposed to do months ago. like i mentioned before, i finished Easy Chairs, Hard Words by Douglas Wilson. good book. now, i'm reading Attributes of God by Arthur Pink. the material is alot more dense compared to the first book but it's really really good stuff. there's a quote i wanna share with you reader....but i forgot my backpack at work. i'll try to remember to share tomorrow but yeah, don't get too excited now. haha.
Thought of the Day: I should have made a copy.
Song of the Day: Jung Chul-Now And Forever
arthur = stupid version of frank
jinwoo = albert
crawford = smarter and ugly version of tiffanie
dykas = much quieter version of andrew kim (from up north)
elisa = susannie kim
aaron = sam kwon + gary
chester esther = irene chang from mills
april = hannah lee
jane park = olivia yun
deborah = simon kwon (lol)
5th yr. james from ccm = frank too!
jamie = susan choo
eddie park = allan kim
jonathan singer (my gay writing teacher) = funny version of PJ (lol. no joke)
connie = girl version of sam kwon
janet = old version of this little girl i used to tutor (can't remember her name)
and of course, there was that one chang look-alike. soooooo similar! i was about to go up to him and start talking to him. haha. if you're on this list, you probably think i'm crazy or i just made up a dumb list b/c i have nothing better to write about. first statement false, second statement true. =D but really, you guys don't see what i see so shuttup aite? i mean, i seriously meet lots of people and they say that i remind them of someone they know...physically AND personality! i'm so unoriginal.
last night, i got attacked by some angry spider while i was sleeping. let's see now...fiiiiig. 16 bites! ok i take that back; i was not attacked...i was RAPED by that stupid spider! who knows what i was doing to aggravate the 8 legged bastard. all i remember was scratching my foot over and over and OVER again! then when i woke up, i found a mark on my hand. then my arm. another on my arm. more on my legs! *gasp* is this food poisoning?! (running to the bathroom). *sigh* none on the face. but dude, i was so convinced that i had gotten a rash from food poisoning. my mind started to think of some crazy thoughts:
1. last night's pork probably wasn't cooked well.
2. i might have gotten the rash from arthur. i saw that bastard sleeping with my blanket once and i constantly see that guy scratching himself. hmmmmm...
3. maybe it was a spider. NAH!
i hate spiders.
work is SO routine now. i come in, have my cup of coffee, grade tests, make copies for the next day's lessons, and proctor for 5 1/2 hours. i keep telling myself that this job is the slowest and boringest crap in the world. but i look on the brighter side and remind myself that i'm getting paid to read my nice little christian book every hour. it's really good cause i'm finally catching up on the reading i was supposed to do months ago. like i mentioned before, i finished Easy Chairs, Hard Words by Douglas Wilson. good book. now, i'm reading Attributes of God by Arthur Pink. the material is alot more dense compared to the first book but it's really really good stuff. there's a quote i wanna share with you reader....but i forgot my backpack at work. i'll try to remember to share tomorrow but yeah, don't get too excited now. haha.
Thought of the Day: I should have made a copy.
Song of the Day: Jung Chul-Now And Forever
August 11, 2003
today...
bad news: back to work.
good news: a chill day at work.
bad news: NY is a no-go.
good news: almost finished reading one of chang's books!
great news: i got an A- in 39C!
good news: finally picked up my retreat pictures and they make me happy.
good news: enjoyed dinner so much. i always say this but i honestly think that out of everyone, i appreciate our meals the most.
bads news: *sigh* NY is a no-go.
one of the things i enjoy about my work is that i get to hear some of the funniest things from the students...
(bryan's phone goes off during SAT testing).
bryan: i have to answer it. it's about my job interview.
me: go talk outside.
(walks out).
dean: who the hell would hire him?
class: ahahahahhahahaha.
(students get their SAT scores back).
kevin: ooooOOOOOOOHHHHHHH! i broke 1000!
and what made my day today...
sherman: hey aaron, do you think i can take the test another day?
teacher: you can't NOT take it!
sherman: man, if i fail this one i get kicked out. how about if you "accidently" trip and write down a perfect score for me?
teacher: you haven't even taken the test yet! study first and see how you do. go with Method A first. then go with Method B.
sherman: but asking you for the perfect score was Method A.
ahahahahahahahah.
Thought of the Day: Easy Chairs Hard Words
Song of the Day: Jung Il Young-Promise
bad news: back to work.
good news: a chill day at work.
bad news: NY is a no-go.
good news: almost finished reading one of chang's books!
great news: i got an A- in 39C!
good news: finally picked up my retreat pictures and they make me happy.
good news: enjoyed dinner so much. i always say this but i honestly think that out of everyone, i appreciate our meals the most.
bads news: *sigh* NY is a no-go.
one of the things i enjoy about my work is that i get to hear some of the funniest things from the students...
(bryan's phone goes off during SAT testing).
bryan: i have to answer it. it's about my job interview.
me: go talk outside.
(walks out).
dean: who the hell would hire him?
class: ahahahahhahahaha.
(students get their SAT scores back).
kevin: ooooOOOOOOOHHHHHHH! i broke 1000!
and what made my day today...
sherman: hey aaron, do you think i can take the test another day?
teacher: you can't NOT take it!
sherman: man, if i fail this one i get kicked out. how about if you "accidently" trip and write down a perfect score for me?
teacher: you haven't even taken the test yet! study first and see how you do. go with Method A first. then go with Method B.
sherman: but asking you for the perfect score was Method A.
ahahahahahahahah.
Thought of the Day: Easy Chairs Hard Words
Song of the Day: Jung Il Young-Promise
August 9, 2003
i suppose since my life was lacking excitement, God decided to add a little twist last night...
another day with jisun. i already checked off 6 Flags, The Getty, and Westwood off my list. the last three items were Hollywood, Citywalk, and 3rd St. i was actually planning on finishing the list yesterday and i got SO close too!
Hollywood was pretty cool. i got to see all those "concreted stars" on the sidewalks and visited the Grauman's Chinese Theatre with those hand/footprints of the special stars. i never knew they had stars for musicians and tv show actors too...i thought it was just strictly movie actors. but more than seeing the various stars and signatures, i found myself being more impressed with seeing the actual Hollywood letters on that ugly mountain. you know, you always see it on tv and in the movies, but to see it in real life was a "woah" moment for me...(staring off into space). there was one funny incident where we passed by the Guiness museum place and there was this magician looking guy who was doing the robot dance on this small platform. he had alotta makeup on to have a fake looking face so he looked pretty scary when he looked at you. anyways, there was this kid who was watching him but was really scared and wouldn't approcah the guy. jisun started getting scared too so we had to leave while i was being totally entertained...
jisun: (really loud). let's go! the guy's scaring me too!
(on the way back passing the same guy).
me: hey look, he's still dancing!
(guy looks at jisun and starts coming after her on purpose).
jisun: AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
me: ahahahhaahhahahah.
gosh, i can't help but think that i would've done the same if i were him. haha. what a nice fella.
so odyssey #2 was Citywalk in Universal Studios. i was supposed to go there a while ago with chang but it just never happened. man, that place is pretty fun. it's like an interesting version of The Block with cooler stores. we watched American Wedding and ate at Bucco di Beppo. fiiig, they hook you up! i seriously feel like i eat like a girl these days. i get so full so easily it makes me sad. even tiny little jisun ate more than me! anyways, the place was full of random naked pictures EVERYWHERE! did you know that they have over 2000 pictures in that restaurant? crazy i say. dinner was good.
and finally, we decide to kill our third bird with one stone at Santa Monica. *sigh* there was alotta traffic on the way and i remember exactly what we were talking about when my car stalled. as she was telling me about how she meant CCM friends instead of CPC friends, my car started grumbling some unhappy noises at me. my gears were shaking and the more i accelerated, the lower my tacometer decreased. as soon as i exited and stopped at the signal, my car fell asleep. F!!! luckily, there was a 76 gas station on the corner so i got a guy to help me push the car.
an hour later, billy and chris came to the rescue and added some coolant to my car. amazingly, my car started up so chris took jisun home, and billy and i attempted to make it back to irvine from la. CURSED 10 E TRAFFIC! but as soon as we got to Fullerton area, my car wasn't satisfied with the coolant we had offered so it decided to stop again. more pushing only this time, i got to hop into my car while my car was rolling fast down a hill. exciting and scary stuff, especially when i barely passed the signal and actually made it into Del Taco. ironically, we ended up parking next to billy's church, which (even more ironically) is next to a stripclub. haha. after more coolant, we thought we might be able to finish our trek only it stalled again after one block. more running, pushing, and difficult steering. we park it at another 76 gas station and leave it there for the night. you have to understand that i was FREAKIN' tired while all this was happening. all that walking, sightseeing, and driving around in Hollywood and Citywalk. and to go through all this car trouble b/w the hours of 11 and 1. i just wanted to sleep my problems away.
yesterday was a HOT day.
this morning, i went back to Fullerton with chris around 8 and got the car checked up around 8:40. a hole in the radiator operating tube and problems with the misfiring something something transmission something something. $117+ tax. so here i am back at home until the guy calls us to pick it up. it's time like this where i wonder how Job still could have praised God when He put him through so much misery. i have a few minor problems with my car that'll only cost me $125. Job lost property, family, and a healthy body. how is it that "Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing." (Job 1:22). awe.
i want a new car. i'm such a sinner.
Thought of the Day: Back to where i started.
Song of the Day: Contours-Do You Love Me?
another day with jisun. i already checked off 6 Flags, The Getty, and Westwood off my list. the last three items were Hollywood, Citywalk, and 3rd St. i was actually planning on finishing the list yesterday and i got SO close too!
Hollywood was pretty cool. i got to see all those "concreted stars" on the sidewalks and visited the Grauman's Chinese Theatre with those hand/footprints of the special stars. i never knew they had stars for musicians and tv show actors too...i thought it was just strictly movie actors. but more than seeing the various stars and signatures, i found myself being more impressed with seeing the actual Hollywood letters on that ugly mountain. you know, you always see it on tv and in the movies, but to see it in real life was a "woah" moment for me...(staring off into space). there was one funny incident where we passed by the Guiness museum place and there was this magician looking guy who was doing the robot dance on this small platform. he had alotta makeup on to have a fake looking face so he looked pretty scary when he looked at you. anyways, there was this kid who was watching him but was really scared and wouldn't approcah the guy. jisun started getting scared too so we had to leave while i was being totally entertained...
jisun: (really loud). let's go! the guy's scaring me too!
(on the way back passing the same guy).
me: hey look, he's still dancing!
(guy looks at jisun and starts coming after her on purpose).
jisun: AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
me: ahahahhaahhahahah.
gosh, i can't help but think that i would've done the same if i were him. haha. what a nice fella.
so odyssey #2 was Citywalk in Universal Studios. i was supposed to go there a while ago with chang but it just never happened. man, that place is pretty fun. it's like an interesting version of The Block with cooler stores. we watched American Wedding and ate at Bucco di Beppo. fiiig, they hook you up! i seriously feel like i eat like a girl these days. i get so full so easily it makes me sad. even tiny little jisun ate more than me! anyways, the place was full of random naked pictures EVERYWHERE! did you know that they have over 2000 pictures in that restaurant? crazy i say. dinner was good.
and finally, we decide to kill our third bird with one stone at Santa Monica. *sigh* there was alotta traffic on the way and i remember exactly what we were talking about when my car stalled. as she was telling me about how she meant CCM friends instead of CPC friends, my car started grumbling some unhappy noises at me. my gears were shaking and the more i accelerated, the lower my tacometer decreased. as soon as i exited and stopped at the signal, my car fell asleep. F!!! luckily, there was a 76 gas station on the corner so i got a guy to help me push the car.
an hour later, billy and chris came to the rescue and added some coolant to my car. amazingly, my car started up so chris took jisun home, and billy and i attempted to make it back to irvine from la. CURSED 10 E TRAFFIC! but as soon as we got to Fullerton area, my car wasn't satisfied with the coolant we had offered so it decided to stop again. more pushing only this time, i got to hop into my car while my car was rolling fast down a hill. exciting and scary stuff, especially when i barely passed the signal and actually made it into Del Taco. ironically, we ended up parking next to billy's church, which (even more ironically) is next to a stripclub. haha. after more coolant, we thought we might be able to finish our trek only it stalled again after one block. more running, pushing, and difficult steering. we park it at another 76 gas station and leave it there for the night. you have to understand that i was FREAKIN' tired while all this was happening. all that walking, sightseeing, and driving around in Hollywood and Citywalk. and to go through all this car trouble b/w the hours of 11 and 1. i just wanted to sleep my problems away.
yesterday was a HOT day.
this morning, i went back to Fullerton with chris around 8 and got the car checked up around 8:40. a hole in the radiator operating tube and problems with the misfiring something something transmission something something. $117+ tax. so here i am back at home until the guy calls us to pick it up. it's time like this where i wonder how Job still could have praised God when He put him through so much misery. i have a few minor problems with my car that'll only cost me $125. Job lost property, family, and a healthy body. how is it that "Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing." (Job 1:22). awe.
i want a new car. i'm such a sinner.
Thought of the Day: Back to where i started.
Song of the Day: Contours-Do You Love Me?
August 8, 2003
college retreat was awesome! our theme for the retreat was Between Two Worlds. i actually thought that the theme was talking about how christians struggle with living in a secular world. BUT, the theme was actually talking about THIS world and Heaven! this was probably one of the reasons why i didn't like the speaker at first cause i thought his sermons were garbage. lol. i was like, "what the heck does this have to do with the theme of the retreat?" while everyone else thought he was a great speaker.
it was really encouraging to see alotta the freshmen come out to the retreat. i got to know each of them a little better, even if it meant just using their toothpaste or canoeing in the same boat. i was really surprised to meet such a mature group of kids who were so hungry for knowledge and scripture! well, there were obviously times where they acted really stupid and immature but we're all like that growing up right?
i felt like i discovered some new things about myself, especially during the times of personal reflection. i thought the idea of being alone to yourself for an hour was brilliant! i mean, how often do we spend some time to be silent to ourselves out in God's creation just to reflect on our own lives? NEVER! even if you're driving alone, you turn that music on. if you're walking to class, there's still noise coming from other students. when you're home alone, you sign on to your AIM and chat away. we seriously do no make any time to just sit there and reflect. man, i had some startling revelations, just writing and thinking about my life. my hope is that i'd complain (alot) less and start using my blessings to bless others.
even though this was the first time i had gone to a retreat that had no skits, we did have alotta fun with the different games and activities prepared by sean and sarah. man, body worship was just an ingenius idea. scavenger hunt was very well organized. and of course, the relay race was fun fun fun! praise was just like ben said it would be. a rock concert. haha. free time was straight up GUMPCH time! and yes, lori and i continue to stay undefeated.
and of course, there was the final night with the bonfire. so many of the younger students actually took the opportunity to share different things to the whole college group. and we all can't forget how dennis actually opened up to us for the first time. that's definitely going in the cpc memory log. haha. praise God for such convictions!
the night was young so a good number of us stayed up. i really like the fact how college retreats don't really enforce curfews on the students. and even though we all stay up really late, we're still ready to have worship and stay awake. man, it was fun playing all those games...memory, "bzzzzz...is it dead?", crawford's stupid bus and Who Am I game, and concluding with CUPS!
it was really good seeing dinko's friends coming out too. at first, they came off as being all gangster and whatnot, but they're really cool people...really have a heart for God. man, it was SO encouraging to see some of my discussion group members wanting to know some good things to read in the Bible. i mean, how often do you hear, "hey, can you reccomend any good things in the Bible that can help me when i'm struggling?" ENCOURAGING up the butt! it really pays off to read scripture and remember the different passages that God has used in your life.
oh and i got to spend time with my favorite senior girl (no sarcasm), prisicilla! i think she is one of the funniest girls i've ever met in my life. her mannerisms, her reactions, her speech, her laugh! what a wonderful person! i know she thinks i'm full of crap but i really really enjoy her company. man, she was telling me the funniest things in the car...
priscilla: i hated barbies growing up. like i would look at it and i was like, "what the crazy is this?!" and i'd rip the head off and burn the parts.
she told me and jimmy alotta embarrassing stories and i wouldn't be able to do justice if i were to repeat it with my spoiled memory. gosh, she makes me so happy. i even like the way she talks like a valley girl. "um, like Chipotle right?" lol.
and here i am, back in irvine. i already sense the difficulty of trying to stay passionate for God. but anyways, i feel like i learned more from spending time with people rather than the discussion groups and sermons. kinda sad no? but i guess it's alrite. God uses different things to reveal His glory to us and i praise Him for showing me so many things at this retreat...about me and different people. may this retreat have been pleasing to God...all glory to Him!
Thought of the Day: I am SO arrogant.
Song of the Day: Tim Hughes & Paul Oakley-Jesus, You Alone
it was really encouraging to see alotta the freshmen come out to the retreat. i got to know each of them a little better, even if it meant just using their toothpaste or canoeing in the same boat. i was really surprised to meet such a mature group of kids who were so hungry for knowledge and scripture! well, there were obviously times where they acted really stupid and immature but we're all like that growing up right?
i felt like i discovered some new things about myself, especially during the times of personal reflection. i thought the idea of being alone to yourself for an hour was brilliant! i mean, how often do we spend some time to be silent to ourselves out in God's creation just to reflect on our own lives? NEVER! even if you're driving alone, you turn that music on. if you're walking to class, there's still noise coming from other students. when you're home alone, you sign on to your AIM and chat away. we seriously do no make any time to just sit there and reflect. man, i had some startling revelations, just writing and thinking about my life. my hope is that i'd complain (alot) less and start using my blessings to bless others.
even though this was the first time i had gone to a retreat that had no skits, we did have alotta fun with the different games and activities prepared by sean and sarah. man, body worship was just an ingenius idea. scavenger hunt was very well organized. and of course, the relay race was fun fun fun! praise was just like ben said it would be. a rock concert. haha. free time was straight up GUMPCH time! and yes, lori and i continue to stay undefeated.
and of course, there was the final night with the bonfire. so many of the younger students actually took the opportunity to share different things to the whole college group. and we all can't forget how dennis actually opened up to us for the first time. that's definitely going in the cpc memory log. haha. praise God for such convictions!
the night was young so a good number of us stayed up. i really like the fact how college retreats don't really enforce curfews on the students. and even though we all stay up really late, we're still ready to have worship and stay awake. man, it was fun playing all those games...memory, "bzzzzz...is it dead?", crawford's stupid bus and Who Am I game, and concluding with CUPS!
it was really good seeing dinko's friends coming out too. at first, they came off as being all gangster and whatnot, but they're really cool people...really have a heart for God. man, it was SO encouraging to see some of my discussion group members wanting to know some good things to read in the Bible. i mean, how often do you hear, "hey, can you reccomend any good things in the Bible that can help me when i'm struggling?" ENCOURAGING up the butt! it really pays off to read scripture and remember the different passages that God has used in your life.
oh and i got to spend time with my favorite senior girl (no sarcasm), prisicilla! i think she is one of the funniest girls i've ever met in my life. her mannerisms, her reactions, her speech, her laugh! what a wonderful person! i know she thinks i'm full of crap but i really really enjoy her company. man, she was telling me the funniest things in the car...
priscilla: i hated barbies growing up. like i would look at it and i was like, "what the crazy is this?!" and i'd rip the head off and burn the parts.
she told me and jimmy alotta embarrassing stories and i wouldn't be able to do justice if i were to repeat it with my spoiled memory. gosh, she makes me so happy. i even like the way she talks like a valley girl. "um, like Chipotle right?" lol.
and here i am, back in irvine. i already sense the difficulty of trying to stay passionate for God. but anyways, i feel like i learned more from spending time with people rather than the discussion groups and sermons. kinda sad no? but i guess it's alrite. God uses different things to reveal His glory to us and i praise Him for showing me so many things at this retreat...about me and different people. may this retreat have been pleasing to God...all glory to Him!
Thought of the Day: I am SO arrogant.
Song of the Day: Tim Hughes & Paul Oakley-Jesus, You Alone
August 2, 2003
man, i can't believe i'm finally free! after working 45+ hours this week, i am a very tired guy. tomorrow will be my first official FREE day since i have absolutely NOTHING to worry about. no work for another week. no more summer school papers to work on. it's just free for the next week and tomorrow is going to start it off. omg i'm going to sleep so well tonight. you know, one of those sleeps where you cry in your sleep b/c you're so happy that you get to rest? haha. well, i actually have a few errands to run tomorrow but that isn't anything dutiful like work or school. but dude, i was sooooo tired at church today...
(praying).
me: dear God, you are an awesome God....
(5 min. later).
ben: ok, now let's pray for the summer retreat...
me: dear God, you...
(10 min. later).
ben: ok, let's pray for our whole church now...
me: dear...
you get the idea. i was like time traveling into different zones as if everything was being fastforwarded. i am going to crash like no other tonight! woohoo.
man, i'm really getting tired of working now. it's like the same thing everyday. i see the same kids, the same tests, the same demerits, and the same workers all the time. some kids really annoy me too. sometimes, i wonder how they became such a jacked up student...all stupid and loud and immature. you just wanna shake them real hard and ask repeatedly, "why are you so stupid?!" gosh, i just wanna get a baseball bat and...
but there are few a students you really grow to like too...
1. gene baik-11th grader. always cheerful and makes fun of my boss. we all like him.
2. david lee-11th grader. really nice and simple kid who's very patient and kind to me. always greets me with, "how's it going phil?" =D
3. paul kim-11th grader. lol. this kid ALWAYS forgets his stupid math book and always apologizes as i make copies for him. the kid hates class and tries to kill time by going to the bathroom every hour. i always overhear him talking about beating up people when he's talking with his friends. i like the kid.
4. michelle shinn-11th grader. really tall and skinny. pretty girl that's real quiet, gentle, and neat....the type you choose not to crack a joke at b/c her response is just too unpredictable. mysterious. fragile. i always use her tests to compare with the other students in her class.
5. monica nguyen-11th grader. one of my favorite students. very cheerful and nice. always greets me and has a nice comment to say every time i see her. "your hair! you look like you got electricuted!" she always aces her vocab. quizzes.
6. jaye shin-11th grader. big fella with braces. never gives me any problems. gets a good # of demerits and tries to clear them by taking 3 quizzes in one day. haha. one of the first kids i started liking.
7. sheila moaleman-11th grader. like another version of michelle but not korean.
8. sally yi-11th grader. acts really cute. she's always late and i'm supposed to make her do situps. but she always insists that she can't do them b/c she's wearing a skirt. haha. just one of those students you can't punish.
of course there's a flipside!
1. kevin kim-11th grader. loud fat bastard who does NOT shuttup! always demerits, always talks during SATs, always complains about stupid things. no one likes him except for his friend, bryan.
2. bryan kim-11th grader. i thought this kid was alrite until today. during SATs, him and kevin just talk talk TALK! i told him to turn his phone off and he did. then he turns it back on, receives phone calls, turns it on and off, on and off, on and OFF! i later give him a parent demerit b/c of an assignment he was supposed to turn in and he freakin' lies that he never got one from me. SUCH a bad liar! i hate you bryan kim!
man, i can go on and on about every student. there's some good ones and some bad ones. i have to see them everyday.
i need to sleep.
Thought of the Day: I'm so sick and tired of grading tests.
Song of the Day: Tim-I Love You
(praying).
me: dear God, you are an awesome God....
(5 min. later).
ben: ok, now let's pray for the summer retreat...
me: dear God, you...
(10 min. later).
ben: ok, let's pray for our whole church now...
me: dear...
you get the idea. i was like time traveling into different zones as if everything was being fastforwarded. i am going to crash like no other tonight! woohoo.
man, i'm really getting tired of working now. it's like the same thing everyday. i see the same kids, the same tests, the same demerits, and the same workers all the time. some kids really annoy me too. sometimes, i wonder how they became such a jacked up student...all stupid and loud and immature. you just wanna shake them real hard and ask repeatedly, "why are you so stupid?!" gosh, i just wanna get a baseball bat and...
but there are few a students you really grow to like too...
1. gene baik-11th grader. always cheerful and makes fun of my boss. we all like him.
2. david lee-11th grader. really nice and simple kid who's very patient and kind to me. always greets me with, "how's it going phil?" =D
3. paul kim-11th grader. lol. this kid ALWAYS forgets his stupid math book and always apologizes as i make copies for him. the kid hates class and tries to kill time by going to the bathroom every hour. i always overhear him talking about beating up people when he's talking with his friends. i like the kid.
4. michelle shinn-11th grader. really tall and skinny. pretty girl that's real quiet, gentle, and neat....the type you choose not to crack a joke at b/c her response is just too unpredictable. mysterious. fragile. i always use her tests to compare with the other students in her class.
5. monica nguyen-11th grader. one of my favorite students. very cheerful and nice. always greets me and has a nice comment to say every time i see her. "your hair! you look like you got electricuted!" she always aces her vocab. quizzes.
6. jaye shin-11th grader. big fella with braces. never gives me any problems. gets a good # of demerits and tries to clear them by taking 3 quizzes in one day. haha. one of the first kids i started liking.
7. sheila moaleman-11th grader. like another version of michelle but not korean.
8. sally yi-11th grader. acts really cute. she's always late and i'm supposed to make her do situps. but she always insists that she can't do them b/c she's wearing a skirt. haha. just one of those students you can't punish.
of course there's a flipside!
1. kevin kim-11th grader. loud fat bastard who does NOT shuttup! always demerits, always talks during SATs, always complains about stupid things. no one likes him except for his friend, bryan.
2. bryan kim-11th grader. i thought this kid was alrite until today. during SATs, him and kevin just talk talk TALK! i told him to turn his phone off and he did. then he turns it back on, receives phone calls, turns it on and off, on and off, on and OFF! i later give him a parent demerit b/c of an assignment he was supposed to turn in and he freakin' lies that he never got one from me. SUCH a bad liar! i hate you bryan kim!
man, i can go on and on about every student. there's some good ones and some bad ones. i have to see them everyday.
i need to sleep.
Thought of the Day: I'm so sick and tired of grading tests.
Song of the Day: Tim-I Love You
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