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 =)
Sunday, September 29, 2002
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
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
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
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
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Friday, September 20, 2002
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
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
Thursday, September 19, 2002
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Saturday, September 14, 2002
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 =/
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 =/
Friday, September 13, 2002
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
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
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
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 =)
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 =)
Friday, September 06, 2002
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 =)
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 =)
Sunday, September 01, 2002
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...
i hope you're happy Aldrin
and another thing... i've been so busy that i forgot to blog about it...i didnt forget her gift though =X
finally...
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
summer bridge is now over, i'll give a recap later...i'm too tired to blog a long entry.
and on another note...
i hope you're happy Aldrin
and another thing... i've been so busy that i forgot to blog about it...i didnt forget her gift though =X
finally...
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
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
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.
which honda are you? | visit high mileage
yeah...i'm my own car...i'm so cool!!! hahaha, j/p...thanks to Joanne for the lovely quiz.
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Thursday, August 22, 2002
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
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
Thursday, August 15, 2002
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 =)
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 =)
Friday, August 09, 2002
Tuesday, August 06, 2002
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... 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.
time to knock out...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)
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... 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.
time to knock out...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)
Sunday, August 04, 2002
Thursday, August 01, 2002
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 =)
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 =)