New Year's resolution.

STOP using the word HELLA so much...(But gosh I luv that word).

It's a California thing.

That's buttery (hella) good.
That's spoofy (hella) good.
That's sprinkly (hella) good.
That's dumb (hella) good.
That's hecka (hella) good.
That's titanium (hella) good

Got it! Raineous?
That's raineous good.

urrrggggg.....

Best year so far FOR ME.
All of 2008 from Jan-Dec 2008 (2008 seriously spoiled me. From making a ton of new friends to going to Mexico, to interning at ABC, to graduating, to moving to Korea, to seeing people be happy because of me, to getting a bunch of free stuff, i.e Disneyland tix, a camera, much much more. I Love 2008!)

Most of 2007
part of 2004
part of 2005
And of course 2003

No worst or bad year yet. A not so good year 2006.

The unexpected card.

Weird, I cc an email a couple weeks ago to everyone in my address book online. And today I got a card from someone I least expected the most. It was from a lady that I met on my way back from Europe with my dad a year ago. We had quite a journey together. We exchanged info. Kept in touch for awhile. Lost touch. And now I got a Christmas card from her in Korea....;i Bad plane experience, but through that I met a good encounter. I Can't believe she still remembers me. For a minute, I almost forgot who she was...I guess every experience is a social opportunity.

Mushroom Head Koreans

The mushroom hair cut is a very popular style in Korea for guys and girls...umm...can I say lol/different?... Some odd reason, these Koreans look right with them...;?

Ho Ho Ho...

It doesn't feel like Christmas cause I'm not with my family and it's a couple's thing in Korea. Oh well...I'm off to a feast!

Time for some undercover fun.

Now that I have a press badge, maybe I'll get free VIP access in Korea...lol....let's see if this will work. Now on to making the website.





Freelance Press

Korea, the land of love, happiness, and giving...24/7

GIVING
-I bought an eyeliner, they gave me free cotton and some lotion.
-I was waiting in line at Kirspy Kreme and they gave me a free donut. ( I tested this theory out at 3 different Krispy Kreme locations and all 3 gave me a free donut just for waiting in line. Of course they are expecting you to buy something.)
-I got my hair done, they gave me a mini-pocket brush/mirror.
-I bought a cake from Paris Baguette, they gave me a free Christmas hat.
-I went to a spa, they gave me free coffee.
-My friend bought a laptop, they gave her free computer accessories.

LOVE
-Every holiday here is a couple's holiday. Christmas is for couples, Thanksgiving is for couples. Korea is a couple's country.

HAPPINESS
-Everyone here are so well-behaved.
-Very honest people. seriously
-Haven't seen or heard of any local crime yet.
-Koreans are ALL about being "CUTE".

My Confirmed stereotypes of Korea.
-Every Korean in Korea brushes their teeth 3 times a day. The theory has been proven.
-It's like all Koreans have the same personality.
-Everyone is very fashionable, but it's all the same fashion.
-People here eat, think, sleep, and look alike. There's seriously no diversity.
-All Korean guys are whipped by their girls.
-All Korean guys and girls are self-absorb.
-They do everything by the book. i.e if it's not summer, they won't go to the beach even if it's a warm fall/winter. BUT when it's winter, Korean girls wear skirts.
-Korea is a hat and black tights country as oppose to America (demi-blue jeans and a white tee).
-There's no such thing as a personal space in Korea.

The giving part I like. And don't get me wrong cause I love Korea, but this heaven-like place is starting to annoy me in some ways.
Everything here is SO SWEET Literally. The candy, the food, the people, the clothes, even their chili. The food are spicy in a sweet way, can't really explain it. Where are the rest of the flavors.

Korea reminds me of the movie The Stepford Wives.

Something very random: Cigarettes here are ONLY two bucks.

My Disney Cartoon.

Aside from Aladdin and many other Disney moives, this one is also at the top of my list. I showed this to my class today. The rest are on the second vid.



Top 20 disney movies. I agree, but my top is Aladdin.

New project for a new purpose.

Inspiration has decided to come out and play, but creativity is still peeking at the door.

A peek at creativity:

"Bobby Wobby, the the puggy wuggy."

A saying from Kungfu Panda.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it is the present.

I luv it {:

My master piece.

Yum yum.

I'm Sad.

Just heard some really disturbing news from my sister today about my dad's illness as well as other predicaments. If things doesn't get better, I might just have to breach my contract after six months and go back home at the end of February. My family is more important...sigh***

Interesting.....

Watching Pineapple Express....lol...this movie is some good stuff.

Anyways, I never realized this before, but it just triggered me. I'm actually living in the future and when I talk to someone back home, I'm actually talking to the past. And I can say I've been a millionair before (in won of course)...;).It is so cool to think of it that way.

Randomness: I disappointed a friend and myself today. I didn't stick to my words. I went SHOPPING in Korea. So now I have to figure out how I'm going to fit everything in my suitcase when I go back. I couldn't resist it. I guess aside from being an electronic fanatic, I'm also a fashion fanatic? Or maybe I'm just a shopaholic period. Hmmm

Tuesdays with Morrie

Finished reading: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn.

This is truly an amazing book. It is one of the best books I have ever read. It is the first book ever in my life that has made me cry. It is a very enlightening and heart touching book. I hear the message loud and clear and because I read this book while I'm living abroad, the message is amplified and I can fully absorb it.

Below are some of the topics discussed in the book and my favorite quotes. I would love to have a deep conversation about these topics with a close friend/family/soul-mate one day.

-The World

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and let it come in."

"Let it come in. We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said, 'Love is the only rational act.'"

-Regrets

"We're so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks---we're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don't get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?"

-Death

"Everyone knows they're going to die, but no one believes it. If we did, we would do things differently."

"We're too involved with materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationship we have, the universe around us. we take those things for granted."

"Yes. I look out that window everyday. I notice the changes in the trees, how strong the wind is blowing. It's as if I can see time actually passing through that window-pane."

-Family

"If you don't have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don't have much at all. Love is so supremely important."

-Emotions

"If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails."

"But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only you can say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from my emotion for a moment."

-Fear of aging

"The truth is, when our mothers held us, rocked us, stroked our heads--none of us ever got enough of that. We all yearn in some way to return to those days when we were completely taken cared of--unconditional love, unconditional attention."

"It's very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you'd always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than negative that you're going to die, it's also positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it."

"When people say, 'oh if I were young again,' it reflects unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. lives that haven't found meaning. Because if you found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more and do more."

-The perfect day

"I'd get up in the morning, do my exercises, have breakfast of sweet rolls and tea, go for a swim, then have my friends come over for a nice lunch. I'd have them come one or two at a time so we could talk about their families, their issues, talk about how much we mean to each other. Then I'd go for a walk, in a garden with some trees, watch colors, watch birds, take in the nature. In the evening, we'd all go together to a restaurant with some great pasta, maybe some duck--and then we'd dance the rest of the night. Then I'd go home and have a deep sleep."

-Say good-bye

"There is no such in as 'too late' in life"

I think the most precious gift someone can give to anyone is TIME. Therefore, I plan to devote more of my time with the people I love and care about. When I get home, I want to hug a little longer, talk a little longer, smile a little longer, kiss a little longer, appreciate a little more, love a little more, and learn how to explore more of my emotions. And one day I too, want to have a perfect day. Hopefully it'll sooner than later.