Las Vegas
so Aldrin won the contest, since he was the only one who correctly guessed where i was for these last few days...hell, he was the only one who even guessed. congrats aldrin, u have just won a lifetime supply of dryer lint! but yeah...i was in vegas for the last 3 days, i would give more details as to what i did while i was there, but i'm too lazy to type it all out. but i will say that the clubs in vegas are soooooooooooooooooo much better than the clubs here in daygo...i highly recommend them. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

can anybody...
guess where i'm going...comment on it down there...whoever guesses correctly will get something cool (maybe a stick of gum or some dryer lint...we'll see how i'm feeling)....stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

to put things in perspective
i typed this out earlier, but blogger was being sucky...anyways tonight i chilled w/ Vietca. we ate @ Seau's before going to see Bringing Down the House @ AMC Mission Valley. it had been awhile since she and i had chilled and had a nice conversation. she was one of my students during Summer Bridge '02, but we had chilled a few times since then...but yeah it had been awhile. well...while we were having a pleasant evening of fun, food, and mindless entertainment, i came home to learn that US troops in iraq had been in a major dogfight w/ an iraqi batallion. i think that it's crazy how half of the US military and all of the iraqi military are fighting a war, while the rest of us are trying to enjoy life as best as we can in spite of this war. i really hate this war...i'm not gonna share my views of the reasons behind the war, other than the fact that i have mixed feelings about the reasonings behind it, and that i hate war...but i just want it to end (as peacably (sp?) as possible). right now as i type this, i'm watching nbc as a reporter is in the trenches with the marines as they try to target some iraqi snipers who are also targeting them...it's funny cuz the reporter was just asked by the anchor "do you feel safe where you're at, do you need to move?" and the reporter responded by saying "we can't move if we wanna continue to bring you these great pictures" he later said that he feels safe, but it's funny how this war is like one of those reality series (eg real world, survivor, etc) but only this one is life or death. i support our troops, im just tired of all the death...i think there should just be a huge dodgeball game, and whoever loses the game loses the war...if only it were that simple. ok, no more war stuff...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

finals....is over
yep...i finished my finals yesterday, although i shoulda been done tonight, but i finished my paper that was due today on tuesday night and turned it in yesterday....now it's time to chill and have fun cuz spring break is here! but there's a shadow hanging over the excitement of spring break. the war with iraq started yesterday...i just hope it doesnt last too long, and things go back to normal soon enough. i have mixed feelings about the war (i hate war and there are a lot of things about it that i dont agree with, but i can see some reasons behind it)...enough about the war. i just got home from chillin w/ Krystle, as we wandered about san diego somewhat as a celebration of finishing finals. let's see what this year's spring break has in store for me. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2:00am monday morning and
i got a psyc 101 final in 9 1/2 hours...and i'm blogging? go figure...just procrastination at its best

"procrastination is like masturbation...it feels good til u realize youre fucking yourself"

good thing i've been studying all weekend, so i havent really been procrastinating as much as you might think, but for some reason i dont feel fully ready. maybe it's been all the study breaks that have turned into hiatuses (like this one).

currently listening to DJ Opus-slow jam megamix which is #183 on my winamp playlist...go download it on Kazaa lite...kazaa lite is way better than kazaa (it's the same thing, only no spyware).

ok...enough of this masturbation...gonna study for another hour and a half, then sleep. wish me luck...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

see what being nocturnal does to you?
haloHalo45 (2:12:42 AM): i jsut wanted to say hi
ann(2:12:44 AM): hahahah
ann (2:12:48 AM): HI!
ann (2:12:52 AM): how are you doing?
haloHalo45 (2:12:55 AM): when are u coming back to sd?
ann (2:13:00 AM): how's the ladies treating you
ann (2:13:02 AM): yeah.. next week
haloHalo45 (2:13:02 AM): im good...just writing my paper
haloHalo45 (2:13:12 AM): the ladies dont like me
ann (2:13:19 AM): they don't
haloHalo45 (2:13:24 AM): nope...
ann (2:13:24 AM): why don't you kick them then
ann (2:13:27 AM): pull their hair
haloHalo45 (2:13:29 AM): i like them...but they dont like me
haloHalo45 (2:13:38 AM): i should shouldnt i?
ann (2:13:46 AM): tap them in the shoulder and run away
ann (2:13:57 AM): give them notes... i like you do you like me. circle yes or no
haloHalo45 (2:13:58 AM): thats all u want me to do?
ann (2:14:01 AM): yeah.
ann (2:14:04 AM): tell me what happens
haloHalo45 (2:14:09 AM): and then they circle "or"
ann (2:14:26 AM): that has been your complimentary dating advise from your dear friend, ann
haloHalo45 (2:14:33 AM): yay
haloHalo45 (2:14:44 AM): u should start your own advice column
haloHalo45 (2:14:47 AM): "dear ann"
haloHalo45 (2:15:18 AM): "i like girls, but every time i talk to a girl, i wet my pants...what can i do to prevent that?"
ann (2:15:20 AM): disclaimer.. if you circle "or"_ you will automatically be my wife... no ifs ands or buts
ann (2:15:29 AM): omg...
ann (2:15:38 AM): having those wet dreams again
ann (2:15:44 AM): ?
ann (2:15:46 AM): lol.
ann (2:15:50 AM):
haloHalo45 (2:15:54 AM): "by wet my pants...i mean i pee myself"
ann (2:16:24 AM): i hope your pee is sweet smelling
haloHalo45 (2:16:30 AM): "and they look at me and laugh loudly so everybody can hear..and laugh along"
haloHalo45 (2:16:42 AM): notice the quotation marks
ann (2:16:53 AM): maybe pheromones are easily transmited through peeing?
haloHalo45 (2:16:55 AM): quotation marks mean that they dont apply to jeff
ann (2:17:18 AM): ok.... jeff's imaginary friend
haloHalo45 (2:17:24 AM): haha
haloHalo45 (2:17:33 AM): let's call him keff
ann (2:17:38 AM): deff
ann (2:17:42 AM): keff
ann (2:17:48 AM): yo yo yo
haloHalo45 (2:17:50 AM): haha
haloHalo45 (2:18:11 AM): now his laundry basket smells like urine
ann (2:18:19 AM): can he do the head thing?
haloHalo45 (2:18:25 AM): the head thing?
ann (2:18:34 AM): yaknow... attitude head thing
haloHalo45 (2:18:43 AM): the attitude head thing?
ann (2:18:45 AM): oh... no.. you diiiidn't
haloHalo45 (2:18:55 AM): haha
ann (2:18:55 AM): don't tell me you don't know
haloHalo45 (2:19:10 AM): im not quite so sure...a picture is worth a thousand words
haloHalo45 (2:19:13 AM): u got a picture?
ann (2:19:21 AM): no. i'm hungry
ann (2:19:25 AM): i ate the camera
haloHalo45 (2:19:28 AM): let's eat
ann (2:19:46 AM): do you like 24 mm or 34mm?
ann (2:19:58 AM): kodak or fuji?
haloHalo45 (2:20:03 AM): got any aps?
haloHalo45 (2:20:15 AM): fuji is tasty
haloHalo45 (2:20:22 AM): kodak is just plain bland
ann (2:20:36 AM): yaknow the tripods... they are too hard to digest..
haloHalo45 (2:20:49 AM): do they give u squirttles?
ann (2:20:50 AM): it takes me a long time for it to :pass through"
ann (2:21:06 AM): no... i take it like a man and sit in the toilet for a long time
haloHalo45 (2:21:11 AM): ah
ann (2:21:12 AM): read a magazine
ann (2:21:17 AM): are you like that?
haloHalo45 (2:21:21 AM): dont fall asleep on the can
ann (2:21:27 AM): do you go to the bathroom for a long time?
ann (2:21:34 AM): take a mag and sit there for hours
haloHalo45 (2:21:35 AM): til i'm sure i'm done
ann (2:21:52 AM): why is that?
haloHalo45 (2:22:01 AM): nothing's worse than going potty, and then realizing that u have to go 5 mins later
haloHalo45 (2:22:09 AM): thats a waste of toilet paper
haloHalo45 (2:22:21 AM): and u do know that toilet paper is just like gold
haloHalo45 (2:22:31 AM): it serves its purpose
ann (2:22:39 AM): do you count how many sheets and then cut?
haloHalo45 (2:22:46 AM): no
haloHalo45 (2:22:56 AM): i just pull til i think i have enough in my hand
ann (2:23:01 AM): i just take a whole handful and wipe.. then fold... and then wipe again
ann (2:23:08 AM): lol.
haloHalo45 (2:23:08 AM): u fold?!?!
haloHalo45 (2:23:11 AM): i crumple
ann (2:23:29 AM): yes... we have conflicting methods
haloHalo45 (2:23:50 AM): im usually in a hurry to get out
haloHalo45 (2:23:58 AM): so i dont spend time folding
ann (2:24:02 AM): hahha.
ann (2:24:05 AM): yeah...?
ann (2:24:12 AM): well then.. you are wierd
ann (2:24:16 AM): weird wierd wierd
haloHalo45 (2:24:18 AM): how am i weird?
haloHalo45 (2:24:28 AM): youre weirder
haloHalo45 (2:24:30 AM): u fold
ann (2:24:36 AM): shudup.
ann (2:24:40 AM): hahaha
haloHalo45 (2:24:46 AM): c'mon...gotta snap to action, wipe your butt as fast as u can
haloHalo45 (2:24:53 AM): not spend time folding
haloHalo45 (2:24:57 AM): and making sure the sheets are even
haloHalo45 (2:25:01 AM): no time for that
haloHalo45 (2:25:04 AM): chop chop
ann (2:25:18 AM): ITS NOT THAT COMPLICATED...
haloHalo45 (2:25:33 AM): it takes time
ann (2:25:35 AM): folding... crumpling.. same thing
haloHalo45 (2:25:44 AM): whereas, u can crumple as u pull it from the roll
ann (2:25:49 AM): yeah yeah.. why don't you write a book about it
haloHalo45 (2:26:01 AM): i should shouldnt i
haloHalo45 (2:26:08 AM): u could illustrate
ann (2:26:12 AM): see if new york times finds it the "best seller" list
ann (2:26:25 AM): yeah... my butt is bigger.
haloHalo45 (2:26:34 AM): hey...if the poop book can do it, so can the toilet paper book
ann (2:27:14 AM): well... you think about it... give me the draft by tomrow.
ann (2:27:19 AM): i'm going to bed now


yeah...i shoulda been writing my paper...but instead ann and i were talking bout toilet paper. and i just coded that long convo too...so yeah...back to my paper, i hope u found that amusing...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages ;)

back in the day...
the show of all shows was Knight Rider...i love that show, and right now i'm watching it on sci-fi network. yes i am a nerd, and a child of the 80's =þ sucks that its almost over. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

PS...
refer to the February 13, 2003 about what happened today...i swear, it always happens...yup, just venting. just 1 more lecture of this. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

this weekend
ok, right now as i'm typing this, i'm at the library lounge at school waiting for the APSA meeting to start...but i had wanted to blog on sunday night, but was too lazy to type. but yeah, this weekend was really busy. APSA talent show was this weekend, and for like the first half, thats all that i did. i was in charge of the info booth, so for much of friday and all of saturday i was doing stuff for that. in addition to that, i also had PCC practice on friday night, and skit and dance practice right after that. while i was holding the fort down during talent show, i was also practicing. the skit went off really well. i was hella (yup my bay areaness is kinda sorta coming out...not really) nervous right before i went on stage...since i had a big role as the "evil director" which was my first time ever doing a major role, i was very edgy (is that a word?) but i ended up doing pretty well (although i stuttered a bit). dance routine was fun too, i learned a lot of it during the last week...but i saw the dance video, and i think i did ok (for an apsa dance routine). after the show was over, a bunch of us (like 20 deep) went to Keith's to eat. i was in the mood for some breakfast, so i had a ham ommelette. when i got home, i literally passed out from being so tired.

the next day was apsa alumni/undergrad sports day. i woke up around the time it started, so i was about an hour late...but it's all good. i got there right as they started playing soccer. i chilled there for about an hour, before i headed to the cross cultural center w/ Reggie. we got there right before 1, thinking that that was when practice was supposed to start. when we got there loralei told us that we owed her a dollar since practice started @ 1230. i was like wtf??? i thought it was at 1...but apparently they had sent out emails saying that the time had changed to 1230. i was upset about that...cuz they didnt mention anything at the last practice...and last week they had told us that it was at 1. that put a damper on my practice, cuz i was expecting to be enjoying myself during practice, but all i was doing was thinking about that. practice was supposed to go til 4, but reggie and i cut out at 3 to go back to sports day, where i played a little bit of football. the undergrads ended up winning the day, taking both soccer and basketball, and tying at football. that night, like 25 of us went to rei do gado's, an all u can eat brazilian bbq place. good stuff i tell ya, but a bit pricey. good food, and lotsa competition to see who could eat the most meat. Marissa ended up getting rookie of the year, after she out ate all of the rookies (most of whom were male)...but i think she paid for it later =þ

all in all it was a fun, tiring, interesting, and non-academic weekend. class has been blah...this is the last week, and then finals are up next week. this is also the last week w/ my 7th graders @ the Preuss school. it was fun going there. alrighty...i was gonna study, but i got stuck doing this...so yeah...time for the apsa meeting. i hope u enjoyed reading this unusually long blog. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

3 1/2 hrs of sleep
last night...and i've been awake for 21 hours now with no naps...not staying up much longer though, i'm bout to go to sleep, gonna get experimented on by the psyc department again tomorrow for extra credit...didnt fall asleep in my psyc 106 class today (weird cuz i usually fall asleep in there)...hung out with Corina today...APSA skit practice...APSA dance routine practice...all for talent show which is this saturday...came home and finished tep 138 letters...k..time to sleep...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

did i mention
that i had pcc practice today? yeah, can u believe it...i swore off all the practices after my experiences last year (i felt like a lot of time was wasted, and i didnt really feel like i was a part of pcc for much of last year's practices), but i had a lot of fun during hell week, so now i'm back for more. well yeah...the first pcc practice was today, which is a lil bit later than usual (the show is on mother's day weekend)...meaning we have a lil more than 2 months to get things ready. i'm in sakuting, and i'm thinking about trying out for a small part for cast, just so i have more time on stage. i just did 1 dance last year and was an extra in the party scene...and the rest of the time i was stage crew. i figure that since i'm putting all this time into pcc, that i should be in more than just 1 3-5 minute dance.

apsa talent show is this saturday...if youre reading this, then that means you must go, cuz it's gonna be a good show, and if that doesnt make u wanna go, then the fact that i'm gonna make a fool of myself on stage should convince ya. ok, enough randomness (wow 2 entries in less than a day) time for me to sleep, i'm getting experimented on tomorrow by the UCSD psychology department...maybe they will find out what's wrong with me sometimes. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages ;)

this week...
busy week this past week. i had a midterm for psyc 101 this past tuesday..didnt do as well as i would have liked...but i did better than i did before. ive also been really busy getting things for APSA's Talent Show done...i'm in charge of the info booth where everybody checks in, so i've been getting the stuff i need ready for that. but i've also been designing the name badges for the acts, the committees, and the committee heads. i never realized how anal i get when i am creating something. but i dunno, i love being creative (which is prolly why i did the APSA programs for so long), but when i get creative, i also become a perfectionist, and everything has to be in the right place before i'm happy with it. so, being the perfectionist that i am...it takes forever for me to do these name badges. i've also got the skit for talent show to practice for...which should be fun. it's a great skit thanks to Reggie, Mizuki & Jackie who wrote it.

last night i went to the marshall semi-formal...not with a date, but with Mikey (aka DJ Sureflow), who djed the dance...i helped him load and unload his dj equipment. it was a cool dance, and it was on a boat. i had a lot of fun...and it sure beat staying at home to do homework. well, this week will be crazy, cuz its the last week before talent show. hopefuly tonight, i'm gonna do the work that's due this week and then focus on talent show stuff for the rest of the week. then after that start on finals preparation, since finals is in 2 weeks!!! we'll see how that goes. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

this is so true...
my best friend Chie [pronounced Chee-eh] emailed me this...and i totally related to much of what it says. it's long, but it really is good reading...

ON BEING TWENTY - SOMETHING
They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now. You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you. You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.

You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender! What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

there are certain parts of it that relate to some of the events that have happened lately that kinda got me in a bit of trouble (ahem...my strong opinions)...i would elaborate more, but the people involved wouldnt appreciate it very much, and i would rather put everything about it behind me. but pretty much, that email summarized my life as it is. i suppose everybody goes through it...we'll see how things shape up. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

goooooo....
Strongbad!!! this stuff is sooooooooooooooooooooo funny...just click on the different emails....they'll put a =D on your face.

*disclaimer* this is not very helpful if u have any midterms that you should be studying for...like the 2 midterms that i have, and should be studying for.

oh well...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =D

today is...
a SAD day...for those of u who don't know why it's a SAD day, that's because it's Single Awareness Day. for all u singles out there, let's party...and for all u couples out there, don't be jealous just cuz youre celebrating valentine's day. =þ stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

pet peeves about school
tuesdays and thursdays are my really long days at school...and i just wanna say that there's 1 thing that really irks me in class, especially on these days when the classes are an hour and 20 minutes long, that's those people who must ask a question that really isnt relevant to what we have to know for class. for example...in my psyc 101 class...there's this one girl in there who insists on asking a question in every single lecture...sometimes more than 1 question. now i'm not saying that asking questions just for clarification is bad, or asking these questions in smaller classes that are geared for these types of discussions, but there are 300+ students in this class, and this girl (and a few others) insists on asking questions about the subject that we DO NOT need to know for class. her questions usually begins with "what if..." and the rest of it is a scenerio that she prolly made up in her mind that has nothing to do with what we need to know for the class/midterm/final. and the professor is amazed that she has such "ingenuitive thinking" (and i quote that, cuz the professor did say that) that she answers the question as fully and as drawn out as she can, which may be stimulating to her and the psycho question asker, but boring to the other 300 students in the class. and this girl is the one who asks the questions when the professor asks "are there anymore questions before i let you guys go?" which keeps us longer than is necessary. this is not the first class that i've had with her...ive had at least 1 class w/ her every quarter for the past 2 years. grr...c'mon lady, we dont need to know this stuff that youre asking....thats what office hours are for! i seriously wanna take her outside and knock her upside the head with a wet noodle. grr...it's really annoying!!! if u dont believe me, just ask ronnel, he knows what i'm talking about since he's in my class. anybody have a wet noodle to spare? i will thank you kindly =þ stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

it's been awhile
school is keeping me in check...so i havent really been posting in awhile..i really need to focus more, cuz i took 2 midterms last week, and i got my grades back this week. let's just say they werent grades that i was expecting to get...and that isnt a good thing. nothing really has been going on in my life. i'm still confused about things, and how things should be running in my life. i need to figure out what's right for me, and if i should move on to better things, in all aspects of my life (especially one part). the people in my life are a big question to me right now. for some reason i feel like everybody is moving on and doing their own thing, while i'm left to fend for myself, which is sometimes a good thing...but i feel like im being left out of other people's plans...i want to still be in their lives, cuz my friends and the people i communicate with are big parts of my life...ack...enough of my random ramblings, i'm prolly confusing you in the same way that i'm confusing myself

well...other than that, things are good. despite my confusion, i am still hanging in there, and trying to have a good time while i'm at it. it's another 4 day weekend for me, i'm gonna go out and make the most of it before midterm season comes back for round 2 in a couple of weeks. anybody have plans for this weekend? call me up if u know the digits...if not, i'll hopefully find something that's mentally stimulating and entertaining.

jumpin music
slick dj's
smoke machines and...
laser rays...
look out weekends cuz...
here i come
because weekends were...
made for fun!

stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i have to wake up at 530am...
what am i still doing up? i'm headed to irvine in like 4 hours for the APAAC conference...why am i awake? i guess its cuz im nocturnal, and i cant sleep early...well, that and i took a long 4 hour nap earlier. well...imma try to get a couple of hours sleep...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =(that foot mouth thing that u see on aim)

future teacher
this quarter i'm taking TEP 138...a tutoring class in which i go to the Preuss School @ UCSD, and tutor and assist where needed. last week one of the teachers that i'm assigned to wasnt really able to be in class because she was running around doing science fair things, and she had a substitute teacher come in to watch the class. they would not listen to a word that he was saying to them, but when i stepped in and had them sit down to do their work...they actually listened to me! i mean, there were a few who still tried to wander around and stuff, but for the most part they listened. i was really nervous, but i tried to not let that get to me, and it worked. i know that there is more to teaching than just getting them to listen to me, but still, that made me happy to know that they listen to me.

well, this year is the year that i'm gonna have to start looking beyond UCSD, and into my career, since i'm graduating next year. i decided a couple of years ago that i want to go into teaching, so now it's time for me to look into teacher's credentialing programs. so far, i've already ruled out UCSD's teaching program, cuz theyre too damned picky with what they want from its undergrad applicants. i'm really interested in SDSU's teaching program or maybe even UCLA...but we'll see how things go. i'm already excited in what's to come from my teaching career...but i know it's gonna be a lot of hard work. dorkyjanet you better help me out with what i need to do to get in! stay tuned..we'll be back after these messages =)

random 430 am picture
i just finished reading, and instead of sleeping...i bring to you a random picture that i found while i was surfing the net...

engrish can be so funny when u dont know what youre saying...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

my crazy dad
and so i was going to church today (during the oakland vs tennessee game)...and i told my dad that i was leaving and will catch the last part of the game when i got back. as i was leaving...he asked me why i have become so church oriented (he hasn't gone to church in years). i said that i just want to go. he then says "i think you're meeting someone over there" as if i were going out on a date. i just asked him what kind of a date would going to church be? he changed the subject, and said "it's good that you're going." i just left after that. as i walked to my car, i couldnt help but laugh at what my dad said. like i said...crazy dad. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

dave and buster's
yeah...u heard it here first, i am no longer a Dave and Buster's virgin. i went there last night with Gee, Alfred, Christian, and Mark Ejanda...my morse high 99er friends. i had called gee up at around 8pm, and she was just chillin w/ alfred in the parking lot at their work. we decided to meet up, and go to DnB's...so they told me to meet em at their work. so i drove over there and saw them just chillin there. they had been there for 2 hours by the time i got there. we just chilled there for awhile, just looking at my pictures, and talking. we were waiting for others to join us there. Nem showed up, and they decided to go inside so nem could relieve her bladder. meanwhile, alfred and i just chilled in the parking lot and talked. while we were waiting, gee's stalker came out, and got into his car and started staring at us (prolly wondering why we were chillin by gee's car). he was there for quite awhile, pretending to be on the cell phone, but really just staring us down. after awhile, he left and we continued our conversation...until gee's object of desire showed up to work(ask her for his name...cuz i dunno if i can share here). gee chickened out in talking to him...so she and nem came back out to the parking lot. by that time, christian had showed up. after deciding what our strategy for the night was...we finally headed off to Friday's in Mission Valley to eat before going to DnB. Mark n Chelle joined us there to eat after mark got off work. we laughed, ate, and were merry (especially gee...who was having textual intercourse w/ her dude the whole time). after eating...we said our goodbyes to nem (who was too young to go to DnB), and chelle (who was tired) and headed to DnB. i had never been there...but it was really fun there...almost like a chuck e. cheese's for adults. i pretty much played the ticket games, which were pretty cool. i saw a few other friends there enjoying themselves. all in all, i had a pretty good night. kept my mind off of things that were kinda bothering me. i shall return to DnB's...anybody wanna come? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

something i noticed
i have talked very highly of the summer bridge program many times in my blogs and to people that i come across both on and off campus. i talk about the great relationships that i built while i was a student in the program, and the fun memories that we shared during that month in 1999 at argo hall in ucsd. even the summer bridge pride that i carried on throughout my first 2 years at ucsd were expressed because of the great experiences that i had. but something that i have noticed over the past couple of years is that i have grown distant from many of the my summer bridge friends that i made during that summer before my first year. and after thinking about it a little further, i begin to wonder whether or not i was fully included among the groups that formed from bridge. as recently as this past friday, i was at a birthday party for Christine Lucero (who didnt go to summer bridge), there were a lot of people there who went to my bridge. i noticed that many of the people who hung out together during and after bridge, were still hanging out with each other. they were dancing, and having a good time together. i even saw some people that i hung out with, hanging out with other people...or chillin with others who i was close with during the program. it got me thinking...why don't i hang out with them anymore? why arent the bonds that i formed with these people just 3 1/2 years ago, not as strong as they once were? why don't i talk to my suitemates anymore? why are other peoples bonds that were formed at the same time mine were, still there? i used to think that i would be close with all of these people because we had summer bridge love for each other...and the summer bridge pride was really flowing during my first couple of years. but now...i feel like i have drifted away from many of these people. i mean, there are a few who i still talk to, and still chill with (you know who u are), and we all still have summer bridge '99 pride and love...but i'm disappointed that my bonds with almost everybody else has weakened to passing familiarity. maybe it's cuz i was a commuter for all 4 years i've gone to ucsd, and the others had easy access to each other since they lived close to each other on campus...maybe it's cuz we just grew apart. i dunno what happened. if i could turn back time to my first year here at ucsd...i would have tried to maintain those bonds that i formed during bridge, and made myself more accessible to those who i had relationships with. time is running out at ucsd for the graduated high school class of 1999, since about half are graduating in june, and the rest of us have up to a year left here...i will still remain true to the spirit of SB '99...let's see how things turn out with them '99ers. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

belated birthday wishes go out to my buddy Ann who turned the big 22 this past saturday...and to my mentee Christine whose 19th birthday was yesterday...hope u both had fun =)

watching...
macgyver on nick's tv land. i havent seen that show in forever. that guy can make a bomb outta gum and toothpicks! i wish i could do that, then...hmm...i dunno what i would blow up...maybe my books from school. but then again, i spend so much on those books...so scratch that idea...maybe my old notebooks. speaking of school...1st day of school for me is tomorrow...today was the 1st day of school for everybody else...but i dont have mon/weds/fri classes...so i just chilled today and ran a few errands. i got me some new speakers for my computer, since my old one were annoying me too much. ah well...back to macgyver. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

check this out
this made me laugh....enjoy =)

the end of winter break
and so, the end to another christmas break has come. UCSD starts again tomorrow. my AIM buddy list is once again full of people who have returned to san diego to go back to school. college life is once again back. yay...time to study =/ im gonna miss just sitting around and not doing anything but stare at the computer or the tv...or just sleeping in. this quarter is the worst...cuz there isnt much of a vacation waiting at the end...just 1 week for spring break, and then back to school. ah well...i'll make the most of this quarter.

upcoming events
-pcc tryouts
-apaac @ uci
-apsa talent show
-other various events

well i should be pretty busy this quarter, especialy since i still have to deal with class. i'm enrolled in 4 classes for 14 units...but i'm trying to add another one...so that will bring my total up to 18 units. i'm also still looking for a job...so if i get one, add work to my busy schedule. let's hope i survive this quarter...cuz i have 1 more after this one til summer comes. i'm supposed to be graduated in june...but i'm staying another year so i can take my time, and not stress too much. but i can now truthfully say that i'm graduating NEXT YEAR stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2002 2003
**********HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!! =) **********

the end is near
for 2002. tomorrow will be 2003, meaning that a new year is upon us. this year has been full of its ups and downs, hopefully the new year will have more ups than downs. well, however it goes, i'll make the best of it all. tonight i'm going to have some fun w/ some friends from high school, and ring in the new year. don't worry, i dont plan on getting drunk. just gonna have a good time with them. be safe everyone...and see ya in 2003. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

maligayang pasko...naimbag a pascua...meri kurisumasu...feliz navidad...mele kalikimaka...in other words, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! =D

random babble
i've rediscovered how cool the later TGIF shows are/were. thanks to the magic of the disney channel, i'm able to enjoy the entertaining qualities of Boy Meets World and Sister, Sister. i think i didnt see too many episodes towards the last years that they were on, prolly cuz they were on during the latter years of my high school life...when i was really busy with yearbook, asb, and class council, as well as with friends. right now i'm watching the christmas episode of Boy Meets World from their first year of college, where mr feeny plays the ghost of christmas future, and past. ahh...the memories. merry christmas eve!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

jury duty
so i had jury duty for the past 2 days. i got assigned to a case, so i had to come back for an extra day. the judge that i had was the same judge who did the Westerfield case (that little girl named Danielle Van Dam, who got killed), Judge Mudd. i didn't wanna get assigned...but i did, which sucked at first cuz it took up part of my winter break, but it ended up being kinda fun. i wouldn't do it again right away, but it was an interesting experience. funny thing was that 1 of the jurors was in summer bridge 2001 when i was a resource counselor, and another juror was a professor that i had 2 years ago...so at least i knew some people. well, now that i'm done w/ jury duty...my winter break can start once again. NO MORE JURY DUTY FOR ME FOR 3 YEARS!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i got...
jury duty at 745 am...which is in about 3 1/2 hours from now...why am i awake? maybe it's cuz i'm nocturnal, and i cant go to sleep before 4am anymore...i mean, i did go to sleep at about 2...but after trying to sleep for an hour and a half, i got up and got on the computer. maybe it's also cuz i got something on my mind. i guess, i need some resolution with some people, and its driving me crazy. 1 is with a good friend of mine, 1 is with someone that just met and i'm trying to get to know (actually, i dunno if there is a problem with this person...it's just me worrying...prolly bout nothing). but at any rate, i just hate it when i got things on my mind...it throws me completely off. i'm pretty sure that things will work out in the end...i will take action, cuz it's the holiday season, i dont need any drama hanging over my head. i'm just gonna quit blogging about it...and take some action to resolve things...and quit worrying. ah well...i'm gonna try to get some sleep so i can do my civic responsibility, and report to jury duty. tata for now...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

edit ok...so the drama with the other person was just me worrying bout nothing...so i'm good there =þ

finals
finals has shown its ugly face again...so i think it's appropriate for me to post these levels of stress anxiety that i got from my friend Steph (who is now back in daygo after a year long stay abroad in new zealand.)

Levels of finals anxiety...by Stephanie Aguon
level 1-"ha..i have finals"
level 2-"hmm...i should study..."
level 3-"they're not gonna be that bad..."
level 4-"shit, I have finals"
level 5-"I'm gonna get crapped on!"

i think i'm between level 1 and 2...i wish my finals were earlier in the week, instead of thurs and fri...cuz ive been feeling ok about these finals, but now that it's so late in the week, im likely to procrastinate, which i have been doing a lot of. only 2 finals to study for too...ethnic studies on thurs, and human sexuality on fri...so not too bad. also if it were earlier in the week, i would be done w/ em, and my winter break will start early. oh well...i guess i just have to wait til the end of the week to take em. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

lookie


even ann thinks so. and no...i didn't pay her to say that, and i didn't photoshop it myself =þ stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

no title
it's 5AMish...i just finished my 10 page paper...i'll finish the reflection paper later...g'nite/morning...whatever

10 page papers will be the end of me
yes...i have a 10 page paper and a 3 page reflection paper due on thurs for my HDP 135 class. i got about another 2 pages left on the paper, and the reflection paper left to do. i had 3 hours of sleep last night, and have lasted all day through class, apsa meetings, and doing this paper...all without a nap, or falling asleep. i'm so proud of myself...now let's see if i can finish this paper before i go to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Happy Turkey day everybody!!! eat a lot...but dont get too fat...unless u want to ;)

10,000
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oh yeah...
i forgot to mention that i did not get the job @ GAP....grr to them...i had to call them to ask, since they wouldn't call me...i'm not gonna shop at the one @ utc anymore....until i need a new pair of jeans that are on sale ;) stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

sorry for the delay
i've just been really occupied w/ APSA High Schol Conference, which was yesterday. I was the programming chair w/ Aldrin, so both he and I were really busy making the programs...which turned out to be a big hit...we made it look like a credit card. I was also a facilitator for the conference w/ Monica, someone who was pretty new to APSA. i was also out trying to ruin the world, or at least the learning environment @ UCSD, when i became Lex Luthor in APSA's version of Smallville. i also learned a dance routine for the entertainment portion of the conference w/ my poppin partner Melissa and my tango partner Jen Rivor. hereandnow came back to entertain us too...but sadly, Joy Bisco wasn't able to make it, cuz she was busy taping Port Charles...but i was able to redeem myself for falling during red light, green light last year. Jon, the head of hereandnow, remembered me from before (im not sure if it's from red light green light...we've talked before), and called me up on stage to play. a really busy couple of weeks full of APSA stuff. now it's time to get back to business...finals are just around the corner. gotta get focused so i dont bomb finals. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Port Charles
i don't like this show...i'm not even a soap opera watching type of guy...but i still watch this show late at night. not that i watch this show for its content...usually i just block it out and do other things (like what i'm doing right now by blogging). the only reason that i even bother turning that show on is because of one person...JOY BISCO! =) i dunno, ever since she came to ucsd last year and picked me out of the crowd to go on stage w/ her, i have been such a huge fan. i dont even know what the point of this show is...i just watch just to see joy. yeah, i'm pathetic...but everybody has their obsession...including all u n*sync freaks out there.
what do u think? well...whatever, i like her =). by the way...her character's name on Port Charles is Marissa.

i wanna see 8 mile...i was supposed to see it today, but peeps couldnt go cuz of the rain, so i just stayed home and chilled. hopefully i see it sometime this weekend...since this weekend will be devoted to non-academic activities on my part. well...i'm gonna go do something not academic...either that, or just go to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

frustration sets in...
as i sit here typing this, my mind is wandering. thinking about what's going on...and hating the fact that i'm thinking too hard about this situation with a friend. let's just say that this female friend and i have been getting to know each other lately, but it seems like things have hit a brick wall...meaning that i'm getting the silent treatment...thing is...I DUNNO WHAT THE HELL I DID WRONG...last time we talked, things seemed ok, and then next thing i know...nothing...no communication. i hate it when things like this happens...whether it be a long time friend...or someone that i'm trying to get to know better. we're just friends people...but does a friend do that to another? makes me feel like...grr i dunno, but its just not a good feeling. why am i worrying so much about this when i got an ethnic studies midterm on thursday to study for? yes friends...in person i may seem ok...i guess it's just a front, which may or may not be healthy...but inside, i got issues...just like everybody else.

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the gap
and so i got an interview at the gap in UTC this wednesday. wish me luck...i need a job for the holidays, so i hope i get it. i got a human sexuality midterm tomorrow...so i must get back to studying. more about haloHaloween later...

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HAPPY haloHaloween

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good talk
had a good talk today w/ my mentee Christine. we met @ the saac lounge after my ethnic studies class...then went to get some food @ muir (she treated me =) ) and talked a lot bout life and stuff and got to know each other better. after lunch, we went to her room to continue our conversation. my human sexuality class cut our conversation short...i woulda skipped it if i didnt have a midterm coming up next tues. but i came back after class to continue our chat. i had fun. i have a great mentee =)

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what a weekend
so as i had mentioned before, i went to friendship games. it was an interesting experience. didnt get that much sleep on friday night, since we were left at 3am. i got a 2 1/2 hr nap in on friday evening and laid down for an hour before leaving. picked up Marianne @ ucsd and met up w/ ronnel, mark, and joe before leaving. got to fullerton @ 430, and tried to sleep in the car, but i kept getting woken up by people leaving the hotel early in the morning. finally gave up on sleep at around 6 when the ucsd heads @ the hotel were gathering in the lobby. practiced the roll call, then headed to csuf. we got there a bit late...but what do u expect from a group of filipinos? kinda made a fool of ourselves by chanting as we entered, especially since we were doing it while they were doing the national anthem. got through roll call (stomping to "grindin" and then a cha cha to"todo todo"). grabbed some food (rice, noodles, and meat sticks)...and the games were off. i watched the nasty before i decided that i couldnt go any further. so i headed over to our area and took a nice nap on the grass. kept waking up off and on. the stupid weather didnt wanna make up its mind...it was cold, then hot, then cold again. i woke up, planning to watch tidal wave...but everybody was laggin, so i just went back to sleep. finally woke up to see the booty shaking contest. at that point, i took marianne to the car so she could nap, then headed back to the games and wandered around for a bit, before deciding to head back to daygo. got back and ate at in & out...yeah yeah i know, im not a fan of in & out...but marianne wanted it, so i just ate it. dropped her off, then went home. showered and passed out. yay friendship games.

today i went to miramar lake to meet my new mentee...who is Christine Yuen, who i knew beforehand. funny how she's my mentee, especially since we dont have the same major...we were paired up based on our college. chilled there for a bit, before heading out. stopped by Tessa's apartment w/ Jill before heading home. i had planned on going to church, but my body had other plans...so i took a nap. woke up and read. that was my weekend. oh, did i mention that i went to pb bar and grill on thurs night? well...yeah i did.

my blog is becoming a "what i did" journal...not what i had in mind...but until i have somthing major i wanna put in here, this will have to do. im gonna watch some initial d on my computer then sleep...nite =þ

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i'm off..
to fullerton now for friendship games...i'll post the details when i get back...if i have the energy

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hmm...
my excitement about going to friendship games has taken a nosedive. i was looking forward to going...but im not so sure anymore. too much stress and drama going on in my life. im not even sure if this drama is worth even dealing with...but still it exists. not sure what to do. oh well...time to go to school. but before i go....

Happy 20th Birthday Ronnel...don't go too crazy today =þ

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just a thought...
good things will come to those who wait...i hope....
just be patient jeff, and everything will work out just fine...

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done
guess who just finished their paper...yup i did, and it's not even due til tues. all i have to do is get it proofread, and then edit it. yeah...i'm good, but its just cuz i wanna spend the last day of my 4 day weekend just chillin. wanna know how my weekend went? well if u dont, go ahead and close the window...cuz here it is...

friday
stayed home pretty much all day until the night time. then i headed over to tgi fridays in la jolla w/ Joan & Kristina. after that, i dropped off joan, and headed to the mission valley tgi fridays (yeah friday is the day for fridays) to meet up w/ Gee, Shawn, Dren, Mark, & Chelle Peralta. after that, i was debating on whether i should head back home...but i decided to call up Ronnel and then headed over to his place and met up w/ him and Mark, Ant, Tina, Matt and others. we just chilled and had a few drinks...well, i had a few drinks, the others had more than a few drinks. mark was really gone...he did many crazy things (including trying to do some dance routines from formality and ascencion), but the alcohol got the best of him and he couldnt go any further. crazy things happened w/ me that might cause some people to lift an eyebrow...but unless u were there, or u were directly involved (or maybe if u ask me), youll never find out what happened w/ me. eventually things died down, and we all passed out @ his place til 9am the next morning when we got up and went home.

saturday
i slept til around 2, got up and started working on my paper. i got about halfway done w/ it when i talked to ronnel once more and he told me about his pre birthday celebration @ his house. so it was part 2 of the fun...only this time i didnt drink anything...i just chilled, and watched a bunch of people that i didnt know (and a few that i did know) get inebriated. i didnt stay til the very end...leaving at about 230 and came home.

sunday
got up and went over to jeff baker (aka habartolog) and Jas's apartment to discuss some stuff about APSA high school conference. came home to watch my CHARGERS beat the raiders in overtime. went to church, and then came back to work on my paper. mark dropped by to borrow my UCSD id so he could get into rimac. i took a short nap and was awakened by a phone call. i talked for a couple of hours, and then finished my paper.

that was my weekend in a nutshell...i ate and went pee in between some of those events. enjoy, i'm now off to bed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

new layout
yeah...so instead of studying and working on my paper...i decided to change the layout on my blog...yes i am a procrastinator, but gimme some feedback on the tagboard...as for now it's time for me to sleep. class is in 6 hours!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

so what's new?
nothing really has been going on, which is why there has been a lack of posts. it's either that, or i'm just plain ol lazy to post anything. i think it might be the latter, cuz i always think to myself "do i really wanna post?" each time i look at my page, and then usually i just decide that i will post later, and end up not posting. ah well...i'm posting now when i should really be studying. i guess my blog is just something for me to do when i'm procrastinating from doing schoolwork or when im really bored. dont worry, i procrastinate and get bored a lot...so i'll try not to make my haloHalo too stale.

there...my pics finally work...thanks Aldrin ya big numbnut =þ

maybe i should get back to work so i can go to sleep, wake up to go to RIMAC, and then meet w/ Jill to work on our papers. eh...i have no class tomorrow, so maybe i might just do all of my studying tomorrow...we'll see...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

Pics from Gee's Shindig

me and gee

me, gee, and another JEFF that i met that night...there are too many of us i tell ya =þ but he's cool

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Happy 19th birfday to my carzy Family Ties/ Cosby Show partner in crime Nem, dont get too carzy, and keep pickin your teef in public =)

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i'm wondering...
why cant life go in a straight line? it goes along a certain path, and then goes off into its own tangent...many times into an undesired course. these tangents can be either good or bad...but more times than not, it heads into the wrong direction and all it affects is either screwed or placed into a mindnumbing situation. these lines of life also sometimes breaks off into multiple parts, creating more problems and outcomes. i would really like things in my life to be simplified...but for some reason, it keeps getting complicated.

friends can be a great amount of support...but what happens when friends become more than friends and then back to friends...all in the span of a short time? can things be shared between these two people as if they were always just friends? can one talk to the other about new relationships that are happening in their lives as if nothing had occurred between them? or could it just be too much information for the other side to handle? would it be karma if this relationship were placed at a crossroads shortly after it is discussed with the friend who was once more than just a friend?

i have hit that proverbial bump in the road that i discussed in my last blog. where this situation takes me...i can only hope for the best. one person can only do so much to keep that road or line straight without help from others who are on that road, and from others who may be travelling that road with that person. im just tired of opening myself up for disappointment. my hopes get high, only to come crashing down. at this point...my hopes are falling, but havent hit rock bottom just yet. i'm looking for something along that fall to catch me before my hopes completely crash and burn.

dont mind my random babble...i dont know what to make of it...i dont know what to make of life....a complete opposite of my last post a couple of days ago. maybe i should stop setting my hopes so high, and just work with what i got. or maybe, i should just stop hoping and just live life expecting to be disappointed. i havent lost all hope...and i am gonna try my best to work things out the best way i can, and hopefully get positive results.

i know im being very vague, but thats just because this blog is open to the whole world...and only a few people who know me should fully know whats going on with me. if u know me...please feel free to ask what is going on in this crazy life of a confused college student. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

start of school
here's my schedule for fall '02...

COMM 116/HDP 135- Practicum in Child Development
ETHN 105- Ethnic Diversity and the City
PSYC 172-Psychology of Human Sexuality

once again...i have tues/thurs classes, and a weds lab where i have to go out to an elemantary school down in San Ysidro. life is good, jeff...or should i say Habib haha (long story)...is once again happy, but no details til later, when things are more settled and better defined. lets just say...that the only thing that would make me even more happier than i am is if i find a job (hopefully soon)...i hope i dont hit any bumps in the road *crosses fingers* stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

random facts
just something i just found from a webboard on Findapix, that i am now posting for your viewing pleasure.

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 ballpoint 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 will try to lick their elbow.


yeah...i fell victim to the elbow thing too...did u? tag the board to lemme know =þ

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just got back...
from Gee's mini celebration @ tgi fridays in mission valley not too long ago. she got duckin frunk! everybody was giving her beverages, and she was seeing things. we even gave her a "shot" of water...and she thought that was a drink! haha...fun night...she's prolly gonna swear off the alkie after this night...until next week...haha.

before that, i was in orange county w/ Marvin & Glor. we went to The Block @ Orange and the mall without a food court *ahem*South Coast Plaza*ahem* i just wanted to put mileage on my rental car (oh yeah i forgot to mention...my car got keyed this past saturday, so i'm driving a rental til i get it back from the shop.) fun times...but i shouldnt be spending money...oh well, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

Happy 21st birfday Gee, ya old galoot! =)

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just to let u know
i will blog tonight...maybe

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feeling kinda...
blah right now, a few things have not been going exactly as planned. i dunno, i guess it's the pre-school-starting blues. i didnt get everything that i had planned to do quite as expected. one of my goals this summer was to work out and get trimmed...what did i do? i gained 10 pounds during summer bridge. issues w/ my love life came up during the summer, and ended on not so great terms. i am unemployed (the first time since ive been in college) and am in desperate need to find a job...i mean, my dad is helping me along w/ some extra cash...but i wanna be more independent and make my own money, and not have to be as dependent on my parents. calvet says that i made $200 too much last year to be qualified for benefits, so now i'm also stuck with paying for tuition this year...i'm appealing their decision, we'll see how that goes.

i dunno...i just need some cheering up...somebody cheer me up! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

dun dun DUN!!!
it's FRIDAY THE 13th!!!!

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1 year ago today, terrorists tried to take away any semblance of peace that we had, by crashing passenger planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon...even though those events took place 3000 miles away in New York and Washington DC...let's not forget who we are, and what we stand for. let's not forget all who perished in the horrible attacks from 1 year ago today...take a second to think about the images of last year, and how we're all lucky that what happened to those 3000+ people didnt happen to us.

normally, i wouldnt blog about specific events in history...but considering the circumstances of this occasion, i think it's important to remember. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Developing Humans
as of yesterday...i am now officially a full Human Development Major. i went to UCSD to change from pre-HDP to full HDP...but i found out yesterday that i didnt have to go through the pre-HDP crap since i started @ UCSD in fall '99...the academic advisor that i went to when i originally declared didnt know what she was talking about, she told me that i had to do the new requirements for the major instead of the old...but the lady yesterday told me that i coulda did either the old requirements (more choices of classes) or the new ones (less classes to choose from). i tried to fully declare my minor too (ethnic studies)...but who woulda thunk it that the department would be closed for the summer....oh well, i'll check back when i start school in a couple of weeks...haha u SDSU suckas already started school, while i'm still on break...eh, u guys make up for it at the end, since u get out early. ok thats it for now...boring post, but who said that my life was always interesting? SIGN THE TAGBOARD!!!...ok, bye. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

to update this thing...
since i havent posted anything of substance for awhile...i guess i'll give a few updates on what has been going on.

-summer bridge ended exactly a week ago today...it was a fun program, and i think the students got a lot from it...i know that i met a lot of new faces who will definitely be making a difference at UCSD.
-the staff of bridge was great...we had some good meetings...the last 2 that we had lasted over 5 hours each!
-Sharyne turned 21 the night that bridge ended, she had a nice get together that was a mini reunion for my own summer bridge (1999).
-ATC party @ Lisa's house was fun, and quite interesting...but the confidentiality rule remains in effect...so no details of that night/next morning are gonna be shared here.
-my room at home has been remodeled since i left for bridge...i have a new bed, and the layout of my room has been rearranged.
-saturday i got to hang out w/ the Pelonia sisters (Nem and Gee) as well as Chelle Peralta and her bf Mark...fun stuff...random night
-relaxed for much of this week
-went to Disneyland with some of the Reslife staff of summer bridge...nobody was there, so the lines were pretty short.

so that's what i've been up to...less that 3 weeks left of my summer break before school starts again on the 26th. i cant believe that my 3 month vacation has come down to this....i'll try to make the most of it. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

news
summer bridge is now over, i'll give a recap later...i'm too tired to blog a long entry.

and on another note...happy belated birthday to Aldrin whose birthday was yesterday...he's a 20 year old fart now

i hope you're happy Aldrin

and another thing...happy belated 21st birthday to my best friend Chie whose birthday was on the 18th i've been so busy that i forgot to blog about it...i didnt forget her gift though =X

finally...happy birthday to Mi-chel-e my afterschool walking buddy whose birthday is today (Sept 1)...enjoy your day =)

dang a lot of birthdays...now i'm gonna sleep cuz i'm tired and i made this blog longer than i had originally planned. stay tuned..we'll be back after these messages =D

You are a stock Civic Si. You're fun loving and rambunctious, yes you are. You make decisions quickly and execute them even quicker. However, somewhere in the back of your mind you're worrying about mundane, sometimes trivial, things... it's not expected of a person like you, and it's actually kind of refreshing.



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yeah...i'm my own car...i'm so cool!!! hahaha, j/p...thanks to Joanne for the lovely quiz.

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the end is near
summer bridge is ending soon....this friday to be exact...i dont really wanna move back home...but oh well. a lot of things have been going on, i'll elaborate later. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

1 full week...
since i last blogged, and there is nothing really new going on in my life. bridge is continuing, and it is almost over. next friday, everybody will be moving out of argo hall, and i will be moving back home for another year. next week will be the 1 month remaining mark of my summer vacation, meaning school is starting again. i cant believe how fast this summer is going, maybe its because ive done nothing academic during this hiatus from school, and i'm really enjoying myself...damn, why cant the regular school year be like that? ah well...life goes on....and life is now telling me to do paperwork, so i wont be buried by it. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

oh by the way...
what should i get my best friend for her birthday? her birthday in this sunday, and i have no idea what to get her...she works at Gap, so that is definitely out of the question...any ideas??? anybody???

busy
yeah...i've been pretty busy with summer bridge...i guess thats why i havent been keeping up with my blogs lately...not that things havent been going on, it's just that i havent had the time to update. summer bridge is half way over, which kinda sucks...but time flies when youre having fun. this year's bridge is definitely different from last year's bridge...i can't say which one i like better, cuz they both have their unique qualities about them...and ive had fun with both of them...and i hate thinking about ending the program, even though it is a lot of work...but i have fun working this program, and getting to know the staff and students better. it's my way of giving back to this program, that did so much for me when i was a 1st year. i just wish that the staff from my bridge had made more of an effort to get to know me better during the program...i guess thats why i am making a conscious effort to get to know as many of the students here as i can, even if they arent students that i have to meet with...i want them to know that i am out there for them, and that they can come to me for anything.

yeah...so that's my little thing about bridge, and what i'm in it for...sorry if it wasnt all that interesting...(why am i apologizing to my own blog?)...i guess i really am tired...i should go to sleep, so i can wake up to go to contemporary issues lecture...Professor George Lipsitz is lecturing, he's pretty cool....stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

well deserved...
it's my night off....i'm outta here!!! its my first night off since the program started last saturday....so its definitely time for a change of scenery. dunno what i'm gonna do...but it will definitely be outside of Argo Hall. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

update
bridge so far has been pretty cool, with the exception of a few incidents that happened, that i never had to deal last year. they kinda shook me up, and it kinda sucks for the people involved...but everything should be fine and running smoothly soon enough. i would elaborate more, but that conflicts with issues of confidentiality, which is a big thing here, so no can do. other than that, the students are an interesting bunch, but still pretty cool...i look forward to getting to know them better, or at least learning their names.

on another note...Happy 21st birthday to Tiff...yeah, she's fully legal now, and able to buy her own beverages...now she just has to take advantage of that priviledge ;) i know i forgot to mention a few other birthdays, but ive just been busy...so if youre my friend or avid reader, and i forgot to mention your birthday...Happy Belated Birthday, hopefully it was enjoyable.

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day 1
all the students are in...time to buckle ourselves in for a 4 week journey through summer bridge. yeah, sounds kinda philosophical or cliche-ish...but i dont care cuz im tired. time to sleep. good night! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2 days left
training is over...now comes the actual Summer Bridge program. i'm once again excited, yet calm. i went through this anticipation about the students last year, but that was a bit different cuz i didnt know what to expect from my position as a Resource Counselor. but now it's different. i know what to expect as a Resource Counselor, but i'm excited about meeting the students, and spreading the enthusiasm that i have for this program to them. only 2 more days til they come....and they are coming!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

on my own....again
well, i'm out of my house once again for OASIS Summer Bridge 2002. i'm living in the hallowed Argo Hall, in room 236, Chris Murphy's old room last year. here i shall remain for the next 5 or so weeks, til the program ends and i move back home. no moving around rooms like i did last year...although some of the staff who have already moved in will have to move to their regular rooms, since there are cheerleaders in the building (again). ah well, it's all good...i dont have to move =þ visitors are gladly appreciated during non-working hours, or even working hours. in plain english...come visit me people!!!

time to sleep...i got training at 8am in the freakin morning...hopefully my cell phone and Susan will be good alarm clocks. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

now that i got some time...
i thought i would give an update on whats been going on. well, for the past 2 weeks, i've been trying to make the most of my summer.

sunday-wednesday (7/14-7/17)
like i said a couple of blogs ago, i went to las vegas right after i turned 21. i stayed there for 3 days. i stayed at Treasure Island....a very evil place to go if u wanna win money, cuz that place took my money!!! oh well. only got carded twice, once when i actually won some money ($15), and once when i wanted a beverage. i swear, they dont care who plays there as long as theyre losing...but when they do win money, and they look underage, they care and start carding.

thursday (7/18)
rested up from my trip to vegas and got ready for...

friday (7/19)
my trip to magic mountain. i went with Marvin, Tiff, and Susie. we all had a lot of fun there, even though X was closed. =( oh well, i still had fun. Goliath is still my favorite ride, we went on that twice. Deja Vu woulda been fun if i hadnt heard my restraints click while i was hanging in the air. that was the first time i closed my eyes on a ride in a long time, if it werent for the clicking action, i woulda kept my eyes open...i swear!

saturday (7/20)
went to the Smokin Grooves concert at Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. i had a lot of fun, even though it was butt freakin cold when the sun went down. Outkast was the best act of the night, i loved their set. i'm sorry to say that i did not enjoy Lauryn Hill cuz it was not what i expected. she played a lot of her new songs that were like spoken word...but i was expecting some of her old stuff. but overall, it was a good concert. i give the concert 8 boba balls outta 10.

sunday (7/21)
went to Cat's dinner thing and just chilled so i could get ready for...

monday-tuesday (7/22-7/23)
Summer Bridge Res Life Staff Retreat in Julian. it was pretty cool, and very emotional. didnt get too much sleep

wednesday (7/24)
woohoo, i got to make out with a maniquin!!! yup, i gave mouth-to-mouth to a dummy so i could get my CPR certification. dont be jealous that i made out with a plastic doll and you didnt =þ

well, thats bout it...thats what ive been up to for these past couple of weeks. now i'm just getting ready to move into Argo Hall for Summer Bridge 2002. yup, i move in this monday, and the program starts on August 3. well, now that i put up this long blog, now i shall go do something else...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

my long blog that isn't
i was planning on writing this long blog about what i've been up to over the past few days. but i got back later from Cat's dinner thing and chillin at Tiff & Susie's place than i expected to. and now i have to pack and get ready for the Summer Bridge Staff retreat which is tomorrow (or today...whatever) in Julian. so i will update this when i get back, so until then...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

galivanting
las vegas is fun, especially when youre 21 and can actually do stuff, and when there are people your own age to do stuff with. Rosanna, Shawn, and Cristina were there w/ their family. i had a lot of fun with them. the only thing that sucked about that trip was that i lost money. oh well. more later, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

the day after
last night was sooooooooooooo much fun. i had a big shindig @ TGI Fridays in La Jolla with Janet. when i went there to reserve the table, i told them that i wanted a table for 35 people. the hostess didnt believe me, she thought i was lying...i had to shake her hand to get her to believe what i was saying. well, that estimate of 35 was a bad estimate. about 50-60 people showed up....we kept them busy there. but i was so amazed at the turn out...i tell ya, it's cuz Janet is sooooooo popular haha. hopefully, everybody had fun...and doesnt think anything weird of me cuz of my alcohol tolerance (its kinda high) especially since i was chugging them drinks as they came. by the end of the shindig, i was a bit buzzed...but not drunk =þ

after the tgi friday's thing was over, we headed over to Tiff & Susie's apartment, where we had more fun. Mark, Maria, Marvin, Ryan, and Michael came over to help me finish my night off. lots happened, most of it i remember...some i dont remember...let's just say that im a talkative drunk...i entertain people while im drunk. that was the first time i had ever been drunk, and its an experience that was very interesting. i'd give more details, but there were too many to mention. but all in all, my 21st Birthday was fun.

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21
it's official...i'm official. more to come later about this day.

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coming to an end
this thursday will be my last day working in the same building, Student Center Building B, that i have been working in for almost 3 years. i will no longer be working for the UCSD Early Academic Outreach Program or Student Educational Advancement. part of me is sad to see my time there end, after all it has been almost 3 years. ive seen people come and go, and still i remained. i have grown to know just about everybody who works in that building, and have grown comfortable with them, and its kinda sad for me to be leaving them, and all the memories of working there. but at the same time, it is time for me to go...to move on, and find other things to do...other things that will help me in the future with my career. also, for the past 6-9 months, i have been growing tired of my job. i guess it was because it was getting too routine, or maybe it was because there wasnt much loyalty (and still isnt) to us student workers. it's funny, i have been working here for almost 3 years, and i have outlasted almost all of the "permanent" staff, and have been here longer than almost everybody there including my own boss and the director of EAOP (my old boss), and yet when budget issues come up, we student workers are the first to get axed. i guess after realizing that i'm expendable, i just started hating my job because of the lack of job security. i began to not care about getting my work done, or even showing up to work. since i was familiar with the system, i managed to work around the system and still get paid for the times that i didnt show up to work...i know, thats not a good thing, but u know u would do that too if u could do it ;) but now, my time here has run out, and its time to move past both the good times and bad. next stop is OASIS Summer Bridge, then after that...who knows? we'll see where i end up next.

in other news, the big day is in 3 days...imma be fully legal =D

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adventurous
so far this summer, ive been real adventurous in the kitchen. ive been cooking up a storm, from adobo and pancit to chicken alfredo, and even leche flan. i think to myself while i'm making this food that it prolly wont taste good, and no one will eat it. but amazingly, Tiff, Susie, and Ryan and others have enjoyed it, at least thats what they have told me and have showed it by eating it all. i guess i owe it to my mom, who forced me to watch her cook when i was a child, for actually being able to cook (unlike a lot of other college students), or was it the food network? im so glad that i decided not to take summer school, the time off that ive had from school has allowed me to do things that ive been wanting to do, like experiment with cooking, but couldnt because of school. also, it's given me a lot more chill time w/ friends without school getting in the way.

the countdown is down to 7 days...

oh, i forgot to mention...Happy 4th of July, even though it's the 5th now!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

same ol
i havent been updating lately cuz i havent really had much to say. things have been going the same pretty much everyday. just another routine and relaxing summer. i just upgraded my computer to windows xp, and i got grand theft auto 3 for playstation 2...other than that, nothing really new.

today (er yesterday) was Rosanna's 22nd birthday, and tomorrow (er today) is her 21st birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you guys. hopefully you both enjoy your days. =)

speaking of birthdays, my 21st birthday is quickly approaching ;) just 11 more days left, til the legal fun begins...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

oh by the way...
did i mention that im getting laid off from my job? yeah...well, my last day is on july 11. i could work here til september, but im heading off to work for OASIS Summer Bridge starting in mid-july. i was getting tired of working here, but still, it pays. so can someone say jobless? well that will be me starting in september, unless im able to find a new job =/

on the brighter side of things, i'm enjoying my summer so far, and im enjoying the people who are sharing the summer with me...even though i'm still on strike. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

takin my mind off things
its so cool having friends to keep my mind off of things. ever since i've been on strike, ive been hangin out w/ friends who can relate to what im going through and can offer advice on what i should do next. since summer started, i've been hangin out w/ Tiffany, Susie, and Ryan and also chillin a few times w/ Ronnel, Mark, Joe, Marvin, and a few other people. just doing simple things like chillin, cookin, getting boba, and going to the beach have been just the thing to get my mind off of difficult things that i have been going through. if i continue having the good times that i have been having, im sure this summer will be one of the best that i have ever had. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

on strike
as of yesterday...i'm pulling a Baker and officially going on strike against girls!!! why cant they ever make up their minds about things??? ugh...so confusing, especially her!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

early is good
she is on her way home. originally, she wasnt supposed to come back til monday, but i guess she got an early flight, so now she's headed on home. i'm speaking to her right now on aim...she made a quick stop over in korea, then back here. that's a good thing. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

that time of the year
this weekend is graduation weekend for UCSD. i went to the Marshall College graduation, and saw so many friends that i have made over the past few years walk up on stage and receive the key to the next step in their lives...their degrees. it was bittersweet to see them up there. i was happy for them that they achieved the fruits of their 4-5 years at this institution, but at the same time for selfish reasons, it was kinda sad to see them take those next steps, because they were taking the next step in their lives, leaving us behind to continue on. the memories that i have shared with them makes me wish they were staying here longer so that we can make more memories together...but thats wishful thinking, for them to do so would mean that they would have to take a backward step. so all i can do is wish them well, and hope that they will come back to visit every once in awhile. congrats to the class of 2002 and good luck in the futere. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

done
no more finals, no more books, no more professor's dirty looks...cuz im done! i had my cogsci 3 and ethnic studies 101 finals today, and now i'm pooped. ive been studying hard all week for all my finals, and all i can say is...thank god i'm done! school's over for 3 months, now its time to chill. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

brain pain
u remember that "this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs" commercial where they fry that egg?

yeah...my brain feels like that

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3 years
exactly 3 years ago today, i graduated from high school. it doesnt seem all that long ago that i walked up on stage in mira mesa stadium to receive my diploma cover...shoot, it seems like yesterday i was worrying that i was gonna be late to my first class freshman year of high school cuz i didnt know that i had to pick up my schedule from another class for 15 min before going to my first class. man, i am getting old...before i know it, i'll be graduating from UCSD (not to make any of you graduates feel old). well...3 years down, 7 more til the reunion, i'll try not to feel old until then. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

finals week...
is upon us at UCSD and im not really feeling the burn yet. maybe cuz my finals schedule isnt that bad. a paper and an optional quiz (which i doubt i'm taking) for children's lit on tuesday, cog sci 11 final on weds, cog sci 3 and ethnic studies 101 finals both on thursday and then i'm done for the summer. i'm not stressing cuz i feel that i can pretty much do well on these finals...i just have to get through them...just 4 hurdles to jump over and im done. i am actually taking a break this summer...no summer school for me, just work and chill time. i'm also coming back to summer bridge as a resource counselor, after much debate about which position i should take (RC or ATC)...so i'm excited about that. i also turn 21 in just over a month, so i will be a full adult with all the privileges that come with it. i dunno if i'm fully ready for it...but i guess leaving childhood (or partial adulthood) to become an adult is another hurdle in life i have to get through, but it should be fun.

well...i was gonna get back to writing my paper since i took a 5 hour boba break that was supposed to be only an hour...but look at the time...time to sleep. i vow to finish this paper by tonight...but now i must sleep. nite...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

recap
grad banquet was soooooo fun. it turned out better than i had expected. mad props to Cat & Susan for chairing one of the best grad banquets that i had ever been a part of. i just finished watching the first part of the night thanks to Aldrin and his digital video camera. i downloaded the first part of the night via aim...but im just gonna wait for him to burn me a cd of the night for the rest since our connections are lagging. i think the dance routine turned out to be better than the others that i had been in...only cuz i didnt mess up...or if i did, it wasnt too noticeable (think talent show 1999)...and it didnt involve throwing furniture (think grad banquet 2001). and we even had plenty of time to dance to the beats of dj ultraman (Benji), dj all good (Dave), dj sureflow (Mikey), and dj whatshisname (Alex Sario...sorry i forgot his dj name). all in all, it was a good night. after the night was over, we all went to visit Chris at Copy Club since he had to leave from the grad banquet early to work. after that, Jas, Adam, Richard, Armando, Mai-Lee, Susan, Caroline and i went to Quickly for some boba, and then Keith's for some grub.

i finally talked to her yesterday...she came online after the Lakers game. i miss talking to her and seeing her...i cant wait til she gets back from the Philippines. just 2 1/2 weeks til she comes back.

oh remember how i was feeling old? well...at least i'm not as old as Rosanna who is turning 22 at the end of this month...haha she's calling me old right now on the phone while i'm blogging...but she's older than me!! time to do other stuff...til later, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

full day
full of constructive stuff. work, errands, home, ATC end of the year party (started watching the Lakers game there), starbucks run during 3rd qtr (tasty caramel macchiato), APSA grad banquet work party, finished watching the Lakers win game 6 at Kristhine's dorm, back to work party, dance practice during work party (my legs are sore!!!), went to Chris's pregrad-grad party, came home...and now here i am. i'm pooped...i really think i should start working out again, cuz practicing for dance routine has tired me out...if u were to ask me when the last time i worked out, i would say "i was hoping u would tell me", it's been so long since i worked out, that i dont even remember, i've just been too damned lazy or busy to get my workout on. maybe next week i'll head back to the gym, since i dont really have anything left to do for school until finals in 2 weeks...we'll see.

on a side note, i can officially say that i'm turning 21 next month!!! yay me, but now i'm getting old (refer to 5/30 post)...oh well, i can't help it...but it will be nice being able to use the priviledges that come w/ that age. to prove the statement that i am getting old, i am going to sleep to rest my aging body up for tomorrow's (today's) APSA grad banquet. but before i leave...Nem is getting her shout out (just so she can't say that my memory is getting bad)...i just realized that i've been talking in a lot of ()'s in this post...oh well, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)