Making any class project with pokemon is AWESOME.

I had a dream of a dream today! o_o. It was crazy.

I woke up around 9 today to start on bio1al. Sort of. I basically just went over some repro

flashcards and watched random youtube videos of how starfish digest their food. My sister got in trouble again for whining too much about doing her workbooks. *sigh*. Anyways, I went onto Macys.com and saw the most AMAZING TOKIDOKI BAG SALE EVERRRRR. There were bags

being sold for 80 bucks from 180. CRAZY!!! I couldn't resist myself so I decided to get a messenger bag. ><;

To be honest, I wish I had gotten the black messenger bag but it wasn't on sale.

I went to Justin's place today to work on our psych project. Before that, we went to this sushi boat place, which..didn't have a lot of fresh sushi around. It was pretty obvious that the sushi on the boats were sitting around for quite a long time. Afterwards, we headed back to his place and started on our sleep project. (His place is huge.) Didn't really finish until 11pm or so. x_x. But while we were working on our brochure, we looked at various psych133 videos on youtube, one of which involved the use of pokemon.

After finishing the project, we went to genki. yumyum. Sometimes I tend to forget how cold SF can be so I was freezing even when I wore my Northface puffy jacket. bah. Anyways, I didn't really feel like getting something sweet so I decided to get a tuna salad crepe, which was really good. Luckily, I didn't have to take the 38 back home because my parents decided to pick me up. yay!

Right now, i'm helping my mom out by setting up this new laptop that she bought. Honestly, I don't see the point in her getting this laptop (perhaps it might be because of jealousy. -_-) because all she pretty much is going to use on this laptop is watch movies or do whatever. It's such a nice laptop...that isn't put to use by a college student Oh well. *sigh*. It even has Windows 7.... T_T.

I guess I could just use it during the winter break but that isn't really the point.

I can't believe it's already saturday. Damnit. I need more time.

Also:

Flo: I just noticed something horrible. x_x. If/when any of my brothers have kids..they'll be calling me ''aunt florence'' or ''aunt flo''.....aunt flo means a woman's period. -________-

I literally burst out laughing. Miss youuuu <3

People still drive hummers?!

I had a SUPER weird dream last night. I dreamed that I was in a Beauty Pageant and wore this super gorgeous red dress. Through out the pageant, I was asked a lot of questions and then finally had to perform something for the 'talent segment of the competition'. I didn't really know what else to do so I grabbed my paddle and when I realized I couldn't really paddle in my dress, I started to talk about calDB. After I finished, everyone started to cry in tears and then I woke up.Anyways, I did a little bit of webcasting before I headed out. While waiting for the 2 clement, I saw these two ASIAN guys in a hummer. They got pulled over by a police car but I thought it was really strange for someone to be driving in a hummer when gas prices are extremely high.

Met up with Jen Hom for some yummmyyy xiao long bao. Also had some spicy dumplings and shanghai fried noodles. My favorite! :D :D. Headed back to her place and then went to Stones to do some shopping. We first went to Nordstrom because Jenn wanted to use her giftcard on some vans. I found a pair of Tokidoki rainboots that were being sold for FIFTY DOLLARS (normally 100 or even more.) but it was in size Ten womens. T_____T

I found out a lot about Jenn's preferences..such as her liking apples, belts and purple clothes. LOL. We went a bit crazy over the soaps/perfumes at bath and body works ( I swear, those deals always gets you... ><;) and walked around different stores. I went to Metropark and was SUPER sad that I didn't find that minitrench. *sigh*. =(...Jenn found a pretty good deal at that place by getting this black jacket/blazer for 24 dollars. I ran into Mark Q and we caught up for a little bit. I went to H&M and got this nice purple dress for $15 and then realized that it was on sale from 40 bucks and that there was a buy one get one free deal. Jenn and I walked all over the store to find something nice until at the last minute, I found this black

dress that I thought wouldn't look nice but actually did. So in the end. I got 2 dresses for $16. WIN. :D

Went home and had some arbys that my dad bought. yumm.

Time to continue with that webcasting and bio1al!

This is a shirt that I found at wetseal. Thought it was pretty interesting. Didn't buy it though. haha.

Also, Phil and I have decided that the Kool Kids Klub must go to Vegas next year during the winter break. B]

http://eatingtheroad.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/the-all-inclusive-all-you-can-eat-buffet-guide/

Here's an article that might of interest for some of you.

Before I forget to mention this, I saw a Muse ad surrounded by a bunch of New Moon items at Hot Topic.Hilarious. Sort of. Will post up the picture later.

nom nom nom YAY FOR TRYPTOPHAN!

I started the day off by going online to look for some deals that I could possibly get. Despite it being thanksgiving and soon-to-be black friday, Metropark STILL isn't putting up that trenchcoat for sale. rawrrawrr. -_-. Chances are, i have a feeling i'll be getting it tomorrow. We'll see. Too bad Tokidoki didn't have a sale online either. oh well. I then started to surf into all this Tekken stuff, including watching this super old Tekken movie and looking up bios of most of the characters. (Procrastination for the win!). I finally forced myself to finish a webcast and started to organize my biolab stuff. Helped my grandma for a little bit and did some 'quality control' with some mashed potatoes. hehehehe. Hung around the house for a little bit and then finally had dinner. I don't think I've eaten so much crab at one sitting in a long time..Flo showed me this link with all these AWESOME molecule jewelries, such as the one above. The one above is called the 'focus' necklace.

"Here's a necklace to wear when you have long work days, big exams, or long "to do" lists.
The three molecules featured on this necklace are norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and dopamine, which aid focus and attention.
The necklace is sterling silver and 16 inches long. It comes with a card identifying the molecules and a recycled paper gift box."

Too bad this jewelry is pretty expensive..looking at them makes me smile. lawlllllll.

Okay. Get this...
Life is coded in the amino acids, which make up proteins. There are 22 different amino acids, each of which has been given a one-letter code as shorthand. So, you can make strings of amino acids that spell things! I've done just that, fashioning the amino acids' chemical shapes in sterling silver, so they can be used as an alphabet to spell words or names.

This sterling silver necklace spells "GEEK," for those of us who like to represent the home team. [G=glycine, E=glutamate, K=lysine]

LAWLLLLLL. ISNT THAT COOL?! lol.
Glycine Glutamate Glutamate Lysine! hehe.
Okay. I feel like an Asparagine Glutamate Arginine Aspartate
(If you're confused, it stands for NERD).
Oh amino acids. How you entertain me so. ^^.

To be honest, Thanksgiving hasn't been much of an 'epic' holiday for me within these past couple of years. Granted, the food is nice but I haven't had so much of a satisfaction with it in terms of being together as a family. Thanksgiving used to be nice when my aunts (+ her dog) and granduncle would come here but seeing that both my aunts are in HK because of their jobs and my granduncle has passed away (not to mention that my dad refuses to eat in the same room as my grandpa or vice versa) it's pretty much been just my grandma,dad,mom and my sister.
Anyways, I don't mean to be a downer but it seemed like today was just an ordinary day for our family, except that we got to eat Turkey. Also, my sister got in trouble a couple of times today. My dad yelled at her a couple of times, especially when she didn't come out for dinner because she wanted to 'make her lanyard' and when she kept dicking around when my mom asked her to go work on her math workbook. god. I don't know what to do with her. -_-. Even though I'm only a couple of miles away from home, I don't always come home because of DB or schoolwork. The person who really managed to 'set me straight' was my aunt who, like i mentioned before is in HK and is extremely busy now. I talked to Flo about it a couple of days ago because she went through a similar situation with her little brother and the only thing we concluded was that we felt old for complaining about our siblings. -_-
When I think about it, I've been worried for my sister ever since middle school when my dad got sick and my mom had to start working, not to mention all those fights that occurred back then. To think that shit scarred me makes me wonder how my sister deals with it. SIGH. -_-.

Don't get me wrong. I'm thankful for my family, friends and the life I live. I guess I just wish today was a little more festive with more than just a turkey on the table. =/ Meh.
Happy Thanksgiving! =)

I'm always thirsty these days

I didn't really want to wake up this morning seeing that my shoulders felt strangely sore through out the night. bah. Went to the gym around 9:30 (o_o.). It actually felt pretty nice working out that early. Had some REALLY yummy tiramisu and this cake shop in Berkeley. It inspires me to make another batch of tiramisu sometime soon. I want to get the almond version of it next time. Went back to pack my stuff and headed home. The weather was really nice today in SF so I went out and walked a little bit and got some garlic noodles. yumyumyum. Watched some Bones and took a nice nap.


I gotta make sure to do some quality studying during the Thanksgiving break and OMG KIDS WOOT. Too bad I'm too tall for this -_-

GAH Yogurt Pretzels!

Woke up a lot sleepier than usual. Went to Anatomy class and realized that I forgot to bring my iclicker wihch SUCKED because I answered pretty much all the questions right and the whole class got two extra credit points. RAWRWRAWRWR. -_-. For some reason, I started to get a sudden craving for yogurt pretzels in Physics lab (perhaps it was because I saw someone eating them..) so I went on an 'epic' search of them by going to the GBC, Walgreens and Sams. Didn't find them in any of those places. rawr.
I then went to Eschelman Library to finish reading up on Stiff and start brainstorming. Went back home and got ready to do some weightlifting with team stupid. Then went to Asian ghetto and got jjeol (?) myun, which is this spicy sticky noodles that were super yummy.
I then started to slowly work on my paper (-_-) and played with the camera using the slow shutter speed and some flashlights. hehe.

I wish I was that good enough to make light art like that.

Thankful

Yesterday, I didn't want to get up in the morning for practice but did. I don't think we've had so little people come to practice today in a long time but it was pretty effective. gotta work on strengthening my left arm more. It was also a bit rough getting back into paddling in Alameda with that cold ass wind.. -_-.
Went back home, started on cooking food and helped Lora out with her chicken pot pie. In the process, we watched Dogs 101 and Cats101. Yayy for dogs and cats! ^^. They're so cute.
Thanksgiving potluck was filled with crazyyyy amount of food. Wasn't able to finish as much as I did, which was quite unfortunate.

I don't think I've ever really had a Thanksgiving dinner as epic as this one, where everyone comes together with a massive amount of food and happily spends time with each other. Thanks Cal DB <3>=|

Today is one of those few days where I have absolutely nothing to do except to just chill around and finish up on my work. It feels pretty nice. =)

Heheh. He's snoring. =)

Free education for all

I'm a proponent for free higher education for everyone. I don't think it's fair for a high school student to have limited resources just because their parents can't afford to pay for college and like I have mentioned it before, I envy those students who have parents who can easily pay for their tuition and don't acknowledge that. I also don't think it's fair for a college student to work multiple jobs to pay off their tuition and as a result, struggle to do well in class.

Despite financial and personal adversity, I realize I am VERY fortunate to come to this University. There are times when I forget about this and don't take advantage of all the resources on campus. However, with the budget increase, it's been really frustrating to do so. Most of the libraries are closed now and sometimes, it's really hard to find a seat in stacks. Not to mention the fact that many departments are beginning to limit enrollment. When I think about it, it's so ironic to consider that the best public university in the world has to face these issues. Today has been pretty hectic with these protests going around campus. Protesters have been crowding around Wheeler and blocking Doe library and police have resorted coming into the buildings and convincing them to come out.
While I support the cause, there are some things I don't agree upon.
1) There are some individuals in this protest that are intimidating others to join their cause. Don't fucking judge anyone and call them out just because they're not standing with you.
2) Don't pull fire alarms in the buildings and disrupt other people who I'm sure would LOVE to join you but can't. By pulling multiple fire alarms, you're not only wasting the fire department's time but you're wasting MORE money that could go towards the University.
3) Protest but don't be an inconvenience to anyone to the point that they don't believe in the cause of this movement because that's how some people are feeling right now.
4) Blocking the entrance of Wheeler and Doe library forces the university to still pay for those teachers who were not able to teach in those buildings today.

I support the cause but don't support some the actions that are being taken.

BUT..for those people who don't think a budget increase would be that big of a deal in comparison to paying for private school, there's a REASON why people don't go to private school. Granted, most of prestigious private schools offer financial aid but sometimes that's not even enough. There's always those students in the gray line and don't assume that someone who has all their tuition completely paid for in a University is going to be 'set'.

Cal is one of those few universities in the world who value hard work despite financial adversity. However, those ideas are beginning to slip. I just hope these protests will be worth it.

Lets go traveling?

Overslept for Bio lecture and Psych discussion. hehe...
Went to anatomy and sat next to someone who smelled like REALLY strong baby powder. Sat in physics discussion as well as psych and went home.

I've been looking up more programs on study abroad and I'm actually considering perhaps either going to China to learn about TCM during the summer or HK during the fall after my senior year. However, my aunt, who is pretty much the only family member who really guides/helps me out in choosing academic decisions doesn't think that traveling out of the country is really worth doing since it's expensive. =| I don't know. I just want to travel around =(

Okay I need to start studying....NOW!

Starry night

Got back to Berkeley around 10:45, right before class started. Went through the usual procedure of classes. Found a seat inside FSM but then got a bit annoyed when the sun was constantly shining into my face so I decided to move into stacks before lab lecture started. Mike Meighan can show the most awkward presentations/animations sometimes....
Waited for ED to finish weightlifting and found out that he forgot his lock combo/where his locker was -_-. Team stupid for the win.
Went to Noodle Theory, which we haven't gone in like forever and ordered something OTHER than the beef curry udon..started to regret it halfway into my dish (even though it was still good) but still managed to have a little bit of the Udon because ED had ordered it for himself heheheeeee...
Took a brief 'nap' back and woke up around 1:30am to try and go up to the hills to watch the meteor shower. Although we only saw 3 shootings stars, I was still happy to go and look up at the clear sky and see the city lights from below. I love looking at stars =)
My pentagon star constellation beats your triangle star constellation.

"my soul hurts" "oh no! your foot hurts?!"

Got out of bed around 10. I wish I could've slept more but wasn't able to. Spent the whole day in pain while trying to upload/tag pictures and webcasting. Within the first 20 minutes of webcasting, I got super tired and decided to take a nap. It was the best nap i've had in a while. biology for the win!

Feeling really lazy to go back to Berkeley (really, it's more like dreading to carry all my luggage back up to the apartment ._.) so I'm just going to go back tomorrow morning, when my shoulder's are not so sore.

Ever since I laid eyes on this mini trench coat a couple of weeks, I can't seem to stop thinking about it! AH! Why must you be 130 dollars?! =*((...Seeing that the weather is getting colder by the day, I feel like i'm just going to cave in and buy it sometime soon...

http://www.metroparkusa.com/fashion/women/obey/item/7769/Dunaway-Stretch-Trench-Coat/hoodies-and-jackets

it's so cute..and it fits so perfectly..=(

Really stupid or really desperate?

Got up at 5:30am. went to Lake Merced as if it were a typical race day except it was only us. Accomplished the 100km task! It majorly sucked throughout the course though, not to mention that it felt very monotonous every now and then. Stupid events occurred over the course of the day (but then again,. thats not to be surprised).

Finally finished around 5. Everyone was completely exhausted and sore.

Went back home and now my eyes can hardly open.

Good job for those who came out today for Paddle-a-thon..and shame on those who didn't for making your teammates bust their butts. <3

Costco is fun.

Woke up super drowsy and slightly cranky/sore from the way I slept the night before.

On my way to anatomy, I heard someone pull a pick up line with regards to me studying my flashcards and intentions to study his body. Somehow, I managed to lose my ID on my way to class, which made me freak out for a little bit since midterms require you to present an ID to take it. Luckily, someone turned it in at the Cal1Card place. (Blessed soul.) Anatomy midterm sucked ass, asides from the section on Cranial nerves, the brain and auditory system. All the material I studied for the other lectures weren't even on the test. ugh.Heard an orthopedic surgeon talk about how their clinic has a brain tree, where colleagues would put their 'brain' on a tree before they go on vacation so they can do stupid stuff.

Also saw a lot of gruesome but fascinating pictures of broken/severed arms and legs.

Asked ED to drive me back to SF. ><; didn't really seem like it was a good idea, seeing how frustrated he was with traffic....

Picked up sister but freaked out for a little bit when she wasn't to be found beforehand and heard that her day care teacher didn't see her all day. Went to Costco and got foods for paddle-a-thon (which by the way, are better quality than what normally is bought on a regular race day).

Finally went home and finished mastering physucks.

Yay for paddle-a-thon. PLEASE DONATE! ><;

Fail on me. -_-

Monday: Voice was gone. really. it hasn't been like that for a while. Went through the same routine with regards to class EXCEPT that we didn't have lab lecture WOOOOOT. Was pretty tired through out the whole day
Tuesday: Voice was coming back. Went to physics lecture and found that it wasn't Deweese. Then went to VLSB to start on the epic anatomy study fest. yayyy..then had an RHXD reunion at barney's <3. I miss you all. Found out that ED's car got broken into so went back to his place to see what was up and then went to the Post college race DB party. fun fun fun. =)

Wednesday: Woke up late. Went to the library to study again. then went to Serena's for fondue night (yumyum!) and watched Ip Man, which is such an EPIC movie. Cantonese people ftw.!

Thursday: Finding a seat inside FSM is like winning the jackpot. I intended to stay there for the whole time and then got kicked out around 3:30 because the FSM was getting ready for some 'special event' rawrrrrr. Moved into stacks and now i'm here. wootz.

Studying is not fun. Making flashcards aren't either...
By the way, that pile of flashcards only amounts to 3 lectures in anatomy. rawr

Remember Remember the 8th of November

*Will insert picture later*.
Woke up at 5:30am. Got everything ready for the big day. Got there and set up things as usual, re-unioned with a couple of Gal and AWATers which was really nice but I didn't really get to catch up with as many people as I wanted due to racing/drumming in all the CalDB heats (YEAH BITCHES.) Risked falling off the boat during the men's semi final when the drum was extremely loose and fell onto row 1. I also got 2 two cuts-a massive one on my finger and another one on my toe as well as two huge ass bruises on my leg(will post up the damages later) from drumming.
We may have won hardware but I think the experience that our boat shared together was even more momentous.

Three years. I have been on this team for three years and we've grown up SO much together. To be honest, I came to Cal DB with the intention that I was there to just paddle and not have such an experience as we have all gone through. However, I was wrong. Those people who were there at that last college cup two years knew what was at stake and almost 90% of those people probably considered quitting right then and there but for some reason, decided to stick with it. More people came along, realized our passion of how badly we wanted it and may have left but still bleed with us along the way. Right after that last heat, I started to break down like no other (sorry Zack, Jay, Vincent, Valerie and Mary ><) because for a moment, I thought that this was it for Cal, that we had the best of the old and new combined together and our season was over. That race felt like a fight for our lives. Through out that whole course, flashes of what we all had gone through raced through my mind, from all those water practices, races that led up to this moment and of course, land training. Granted, I was tired from yelling and falling on my butt after Cal2's final heat, right before Cal1 but that pain was pushed aside because I knew everyone else wanted to gun for it. Thinking back to that moment still brings tears to my eyes but when I realize that I was wrong. CalDB is NOT done. Although I may still have one or possibly two more College races left in me, I realize that the team will never face its 'final race' because of all the new and amazing talent (man. I feel old -_-) on the team. We may aim for College race or any other races in the future but it's not the end yet. It's never the end.
Once a CalDBer, Always a CalDBer. We always mention that we're a family after every race and profess our love for CaldB and each other and I don't think any other team really has that like us.

No other DB team is willing to stuff 8-9 people in a car after practice because they don't want to leave anyone behind.
No other DB team is willing to call themselves stupid even though they're clearly not.....individually.
No other DB team will have so many ridiculous nicknames for each other as we have.
No other DB team can possibly have as much or more fun than us.
No other DB team can facebook SPAM as much as us.
No other DB team has as much HEART as us.
No other DB team has as much PASSION as us.
No other DB team can bleed BLUE AND GOLD as much as us.

So for those who have understood me through out this post and has (or is still.. ><) shed the same amount of tears, sweat and pain as I have, I thank you.
Because of you, you make me look forward to improve every step of the way and every inch on the boat. You make me want to keep fighting and prove to the other teams that we ARE the team to watch out for.


For those who may not have yet experienced this yet, I thank you as well.
It didn't really commit to the team until the second semester of my freshman year because I was still pretty new, didn't know anyone else around me and it felt like everyone already knew each other. However, becoming captain at a young age didn't cause me to become committed, it may have helped but it was really seeing all those familiar faces come to practice week after week and realizing that they want to do well made want to work hard with them.
You are the future of this team and like everyone else has mentioned it before, it's upon us now to carry the legacy on.

I Love You CalDB.
Now it's time to sleep.

Ugh.

Woke up relatively early for some reason and realized that there was no point in doing so since practice didn't start until 12. Went to Lake Merced around 11:30 to watch other teams practice and turn in the waiver while waiting for everyone else to come. Got disturbed/disgusted seeing something and which still shocks (for a lack of any better word) me whenever I think of it now...ugh.
Had practice. Went home and allowed the officers to come and get ready for the pre-race dinner. Since our menu was a lot simpler, we managed to make food a lot faster, even though we ran out of pasta sauce very quickly=|. Our team started to draw various posters for each boat, such as Cal1,Cal2, Hotties and of course. Team Stupid (as you can see above). I must say that team stupid is quite dumb but entertaining. After various moments of drawing sillouettes, kissing the poster boards, painting finger/toenails and massaging each other, it was time for everyone to go home. Today was such a long day -_-.


One more day. I want to cherish each moment as much as I can.

Something new.

Let's try something for a change.
I haven't taken pictures in a LONG time..
SO,everyday I'm going to simply recap what has happened through out the day and try to associate a picture to it.
..or at least try to. lol.

So let's start with here...
Today I woke up with the intention to go to Bio because I started to feel annoyed and guilty for not showing up. I told myself that I was going to put it my all in terms of learning the material for the last section of bio1a but I ended up falling back to sleep -_-. Instead of woke up to Anatomy and found that it was raining. Went to go pick up my rembursement check as well as order my bio reader (again.) on my way to class. Anatomy class was pretty much the same as usual: Phil and I going online, chatting to each other even though we're sitting right next to each other. After anatomy class, I went to 131A to listen to a pediatrician which really caught my attention. He was one of the few doctors who completely and enthusiastically enjoyed being a pediatrician. It's been a while since i've heard of good things for being a pediatrician, since most people i've met have claimed that most pediatricians tend to be more depressed out of all other doctor professions ( i don't remember where I got that from ). After class, I went back home to go change clothes and shoes and then headed out with Jasmina to make copies of the waivers, obtain poster paper and markers. We then met up with Walex and Luke to go to a costco run, which took a little longer than usual because I think they rearranged most of the items there. We bought enough items that hit RIGHT ON our projected budget, which was awesome. Went back to my apt and found that my dad was waiting for me to go back to SF. Went home with a bunch of DB stuff and now I'm here!

So you might be wondering why I posted the picture of a sweatshirt that says 'GO BEARS OR GO HOME'. Well, that's our new CalDB sweatshirt which are extremely awesome. While it's a bit big on me, I enjoy wearing it. Today I saw 3 other people with the same sweatshirt and I thought how crazy it was to see that. Despite midterms and the usual school crap, it makes me happy to see everyone on the team being so pumped up for the upcoming race (based upon the facebook spammage). Seeing Yuan's videos really cheer me up and make me reminisce of those times. <3 Seeing that there's only two days left until the big day, part of me is excited and yet the other part of me wishes that there was still time left to anticipate for this event.

Anyways, it's time for me to go eat hotpot. YAY!