I took out 4 wisdom teeth + an impacted canine on Friday and my life has been hell ever since After the surgery I was bleeding for like 10 hours. I could barely put anything in my mouth, half of it would always come pouring back out. Day two, after no sleep from the previous night, my face was like a balloon, swelled up badly, especially the left side because I had 3 teeth taken out on the left side. The impacted canine was to the left of my nose and so the left side of my nose is swelling like crazy and then the swelling from the wisdom teeth. It kept on swelling more and more while I was sleeping and again I didn't sleep at all. The next thing I know I have bruises on the side of my face AND MY EYE. It swelled up to my eye And of course that bruise stands out so much. Left side of my lip is also swelled and bruised and frickin dry. My face is so discolored as well and I got black circles from the lack of sleep. Dislocating my arm wasn't even as bad as this. The swelling is suppose to subside by the 4th day so it better tomorrow or I'll be one pissed girl. This is the worst experience ever and I just have to rant about it ><

I can't wait until winter break is here. This year our break sucks though...we only have 1 weeks...5 school days off + 4 weekend days. Well I guess 9 days isn't that bad lol

Well nothing much has happened lately except that I got my ears pierced =) Yep, I never had my ears pierced so I decided to get them pierced last Saturday. Originally my friend, who also doesn't have her ears pierced, was suppose to get it with me but her didn't know if her mom would let her so only I got them. The lady that pierced my ears was a bit grumpy...but other that it was cool lol It hurt but not painful. My earrings really gets in the way when I'm talking on the phone lol Gotta get used to them...

In English we have to memorize 15-20 lines of MacBeth and we could do it any day during this week. I decided to go today since only 2 other people went so far which means everyone else will be going tomorrow or Friday. And guess what? I did horrible! I was so embarassed >< I memorized it and I was doing so great at lunch but I get nervous in front of the class and I totally blanked out! Twice! Ahhhhhhhh I hate getting in front of the class.

I have to work on Christmas eve =( I work from 9am-2pm...I wonder if they'll send me home early lol Because I really don't think anyone will be shopping. My family is suppose to go to New York on Christmas Eve but I have to work...I dunno...we can always go later =P If not then we'll be going on Christmas day I think.

Well I think I should go study for my 3 quizzes tomorrow...them teachers love to get everything done before break ¬.¬ But before I go I'd like to share a video. I've been trying to find the full length MV to this song in forever and I finally found it. It's a song titled "Wang Le" by Relax One. They released their first album last summer but aren't really well known. Anyways, enjoy =) Oh and I made replies in the comment page from the last entries, I think I'm going to do some blog hopping before I study lol I'm such a procrastinator!

 It's been a long time since I've blogged! hehe And it's been an even longer time since Trisha blogged lol Last time I was actually on MSN I saw that she created a myspace so I dunno if she's still going to blog here. Myspace is getting rather popular. I have a myspace but I don't touch it =P It use to be Xanga this and Xanga that but not it's Myspace, Myspace, Myspace.

Anyways, how's everyone doing? So much has happened since I last blogged. Let's see...I got a job! And I got accepted to a college! Those are the 2 biggest ones lol I got a job at Jo-Ann's. It's a fabric store but it has a craft section. This is my first job and it isn't bad. It can actually get really boring at times because there aren't much customers except on Saturdays. I like it when it's busier because time passes by so much quicker lol

And the college I got accepted to was Pennstate (main campus). It's not that hard to get into but I'm still glad that someone wants me! lol I really have no idea where else to apply except Ithaca but it's so cold up there! If I was accepted and I had to choose between Pennstate and Ithaca I'd probably pick Ithaca, but it's cold! That's the only thing...and it's like a lot colder...they get a feet of snow @.@ Oh yeah! Just got our first snow yesterday, like an inch or so but it's suppose to snow some more today. It was like the talk of the day at school lol Predictions of whether or not the storm will hit us hard enough to have a day off. It's an all or nothing situation since the elementary schools have an early dismissal tomorrow so we can't have a two hour delay or else there won't be enough buses. The thing is I'm not sure whether I want a snow day tomorrow...because once we go over 2 snow days then graduation will be pushed back. It's still so early in Dec.

Man...my parents were fighting AGAIN. Seesh...really gets me thinking sometimes that they should just divorce. I know many people think of that as a bad thing but honestly they can't get along and it's just tiring to see them fight all the time. Separation might not be the worst option. I mean I'm going off to college in a year anyway so they don't have to stay together because "it's better for the children." That is why I'm applying to colleges that are 3 hours away at least. That way I'll have to live in a dorm and I won't be able to go home often.

I really want some change. I don't know...I just want to. Honestly, a few years ago I would've never taken the initiative to find myself a job. I'm like "anti-social" so working retail and interaction isn't really my thing. But I did it and I'm actually a tiny bit more talkative at school lol I'm getting my way there =P My biggest problem is not knowing what to talk about. Nothing that interesting happens in my life...I don't have as much drama as most people do. I actually look forward to college...although I'm not a big fan of change but this should be an experience =)

It's almost Christmas! This was the first year I went black Friday shopping and I was SO tired. I had to go to NJ on Thanksgiving, which I always dread because it is SO boring. There's nothing to do, no one I know, and LONG. I got home late and then woke up at 5am in the morning and we didn't even get there in time to get those stupid gift cards! Grrr...could've slept in T_T I did get gifts for some friends though, at least. I have to wrap them too...anyone else here like wrapping presents too? lol I love making it all fancy and pretty and everything ^^

Oh! And I got my first Asian magazine! And it's in English! That's soooooooo cool! Mate sent me a magazine from Singapore, it got Jay on the cover <3

First of all, thank you Fiona and Renee for your comments. I appreciated the advice ^.~ But I think I'm not going to major in graphic designing, at least not my freshman year. You really should be a decent drawer even if you are going into graphic design. I found out that they really don't want that many digital artworks in your portfolio...they really rather have drawings...well that is if I want to go into a good school...the schools that aren't as good probably won't be as strict. And my drawing skills are really not that good, I guess I'm better than the average person who can only draw stick figures, but not far beyond them and when it comes to painting, disaster! I know that with practice that I'll improve but it's too late, I can't improve my skills to meet the requirements in a couple of months. I need more time to prepare and to improve. So I'm most likely going to go in undecided, so much for not wanting to experiment! Maybe I'll take some art courses at the community college around here next summer to improve and then see how that goes or maybe I'll find something else I'm interested in and would like to do before then =/ Or maybe I'll just major in some technology related course...I'll have to look into that and see. But I dunno...going in undecided probably won't be that bad...because honestly, how do people expect us to know whether or not we want to do something for the rest of their lives? We might think now that we want to be a graphic designer but then when you actually take the course you might realize that it's just not for you and it's not something you want as an occupation, it's not something you want to do EVERYDAY.

School has started for a week already...and it's ok I guess. My English teacher is apparently a pothead, isn't that nice to know? But I dunno, it could be a rumor, it would be nice if it was. According to my sister's friend who had had him said that April 20th is pot day, wow there's a day dedicated to pot...that's sad, and he didn't come to school the next day so what people think is that he was too high to come to school...other than that my other teachers seem ok...

And as applying to colleges is fast approaching I'm getting more and more iffy about majoring in graphic designing. First off, I have absolutely no idea what I should include in my portfolio besides vectors. I mean all I've really done is really make wallpapers and site layouts...I don't think that's what they really want. And going to DeviantArt is quite discouraging because it only shows just how competitve this field is and how much better people are than you. I know I shouldn't compare but it's hard not to. Art isn't just like any field, a lot of creativity and skills are required. And though I don't necessarily have to be as good as those people, I have like 5% of their skills. I'd like to apply to Pratt Institute in New York but they require at least 3 drawings and I'm not the best artist. I'm not horrible but not good and I can't shade well either. Graphic design really is more than just being good at making site layouts, signatures and avatars. You should be able to draw something, scan it into the computer and color it. You should know about balance, value, contrast, unity, proportion etc. Do I really know all of that? And can I really do all of that? Will I be able to survive the competition? People always say to do what you want to do...but what if you're just not right for it? At first I was just going to go for it but right now my confidence level is really at an all time low. Maybe you think I'm thinking too much but really I need to think about this stuff, I don't want to waste a year to "experiment." And looking at the credit requirements... @.@ I'm not just going to take graphic designing, but art history, typography, visual communication, photography, sculture and all kinds of other things depending on the school. I definitely need a back up plan -_-;;;;;

My parents held a party to celebrate their 20th anniversary yesterday but it seemed more like a wedding party than an anniversary party @.@ It was very weird...but very fun lol We had about...60 some people at our house...too much body heat! And the party was in the basement too which is suppose to be the coolest place in the house but it was cooler upstairs because there were less people. I took so many pictures, for once haha I was forced to wear a dress. I'm not a big fan of dresses =P At first Sherry was going to make me wear this pink dress but I thought it was too bright so I settled with a more simple black one =)

Pictures (click on thumbnails for full version)


So much food...too much food! Way too much food lol It's a good thing people brought some food with them home. Most of it was done by a family friend who use to be a cater. She was so professional. Once she came here she was moving so quickly and setting everything up. I was running up and down helping her lol Good exercise haha


My cousin Cisy performing for everyone. She's very good with Chinese dancing, so flexible. I took this picture, not a bad photographer eh? haha

Me and Ken! Isn't he so cute? He's 8 years old already, my grandmom use to babysit him. It's been about 5 years since I've seen him because his dad and my mom somewhat fought...it wasn't really a fight, fight, fight...but yeah...afterwards their family and our family drifted apart, especially after we moved. His mother and my mother use to like best friends. It's nice that they came though, it's been so long that he doesn't even remember me anymore =( Well I guess I can't blame him...he was only 2 years old when my grandmom babysat him. It's not like I remember much from when I was 2.


Angela, me, and Sherry in the dining room.


(top) Sherry, Steven, Cisy, Me. (bottom) Ken and Tiffany.
Steven is Ken's older brother. He looks so different! We use to always play together since our mom's were so close. His Chinese is better than mine @.@ I use to be better than him, eeks!


Tiffany, me, Sherry.


Me, Cisy, Sherry.


Me, Tiffany, Cisy.


Me, Sherry, and Ken being silly.


Sherry and I carrying Tiffany on our shoulders.


Sherry, me and Tiffany posing =P I like this picture =D


Kevin and David playing with the majong.


Phat and Ken about to leave.


Ken being silly.


Sherry, Kevin, me.


Cisy and I playing DDR. My legs are still hurting from playing too much. The game is addicting. My cousin Phat left his Xbox and pads here, yippee!!! He said he'll get them back some other time...which means I get to practice =)


Sherry and I in the basement.


Me attempting to copy ZZ's pose in the F4@Tokyo photobook.


Sherry and I carrying Tiffany.


Tiffany and I around the pole.


Sherry, Tiffany, and I around the pole.


Sherry, Tiffany and I leaning on the pole. We actually took a lot of pictures around the pole haha


Little Tiffany looking like a princess.


David hitting on Tiffany heheheh I think he likes her.


Me eating a brownie in a stylish way lol


Sherry, me, and Cisy carrying Tiffany.


That's me sitting there...lol My uncle did the balloons. A machine thingy was attached to it and when he pressed the controller the pop. It's like firecrackers but safer.

And that's all. Today is clean up day =( That's the thing that sucks about holding a party. I'm so tired and school is tomorrow already! Summer passed by too quickly.

I've been lazy with blogging lately hehe But Karissa left me a message and it's blog day so I should blog haha i didn't even know such a day existed lol karissa is so sweet, she nominated my blog for blog day even though it's not that interesting =P i must do my nominations too hehe

What is BlogDay 2005?

BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. On that day Bloggers will recommend other blogs to their blog visitors.

With the goal in mind, on this day every blogger will post a recommendation of 5 new blogs. In this way, all Blog web surfers will find themselves leaping around and discovering new, previously unknown blogs.

What will happen on BlogDay?

For one long moment on August 31st, bloggers from all over the world will post recommendations of 5 new Blogs, preferably Blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this day, blog surfers will find themselves leaping around and discovering new, unknown Blogs, celebrating the discovery of new people and new bloggers.

Why do we need a BlogDay?

1. Information Overflow! The more Blogs there are, the less time Bloggers spend on reading new weblogs. Because of the overload of information, you miss a lot of good Blogs and Bloggers.

2. Its Fun! BlogDay posting instructions:

1. Find 5 new Blogs that you find interesting
2. Notify the 5 bloggers that you are recommending them as part of BlogDay 2005
3. Write a short description of the Blogs and place a link to the recommended Blogs
4. Post the BlogDay Post (on August 31st) and
5. Add the BlogDay tag using this link: http://technorati.com/tag/BlogDay2005 and a link to the BlogDay web site at http://www.blogday.org

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Nominations

1. Everlasting Fantasy - Karissa's blog
Going to Karissa's blog is always exciting because she usually has a new layout everytime she blogs lol They are all very nice and pretty and all her artwork is impressive too. So if you have time remember to visit my partner in crime's blog! Check out her evil zz stealing plans haha jk, jk. I met Karissa at a Faithful 4ever chat party and we somehow got into role playing and we ended up as partners lol she's been stealing zz from me ever since, she's pretty good at it too, it's hard to get my zz back sometimes!

2. Mate - Mate
I don't comment on her blog because I don't have an account on Multiply...though I thought I did but can't log in...but I get emails of her updates and we email each other a lot but I shouldn't be so lazy and sign up one day so I can comment =P It seemed like I've known Mate for a long long time now and she's a really good friend of mine. She's the sweetest girl I've ever met and one of the nicest and friendliest people in the world too. She always has a lot of pictures to share =)

3. Mirage - Fiona
I forget how long I've met Fiona...a year or so? She's a great violin player and I hope Mr. Violin has been fixed already...that was a long time ago...don't remember if she mentioned what happened after it went to the hospital lol I enjoy going to Fiona's blog because she has some deep and meaningful posts and I also admire her for her strength.

4. Perfect Moment - Melody
Melody is the first person I've met in real life from Faithful 4ever and I still remember how embarassed I was for talking >< I really have to work on my communication skills haha I hope that if we have the chance to meet next time I'll be less shy. I like to read her comments on the dramas she's watching hehe And what she's listening to =P

Am I the only one who has trouble thinking up of a title for every blog entry or am I just weird? lol Anyways, I haven't updated in a while...lazy and I was waiting for Trisha to blog lol Feeling bad for taking up all this space on the blog, Trisha must be busy. Well hopefully I can make this entry short and sweet.

Let's see...my cousin Angela from New York came over for 5 days on the week of the 15th. The 16th was my birthday and we went to Dorney Park. I'm am not a person for thriller rides ^.^;;;; Rollercoasters are a big no no. I went on Meteor, where you do 360 degree turns and I was scared haha I almost had to go on a rollercoaster but we were running out of time so we decided to go to the waterpark, *phew* The waterpark was so fun. There was this one where you just kinda go along with a current. It was like down a hill with "steps"....well I got stuck on the 2nd "step" @.@ For some reason no one with a stick was there to help you, just my luck! I eventually got going though but it got fustrating lol We didn't take many pictures because Angela's camera ran out of battery =(

Then the next 2 days I had volunteering...if anything interesting happened I forgot =P On Friday I took off from volunteering so that I can go to New York...got there at about 1pm and then later Angela, my other cousin Cisy, my sister and I took the subway to Coney Island. We were late and couldn't get the wristbands which would have allowed us to go on rides for free after paying like $20 or something like that. Then weather wasn't cooperating with us. We went there because they had fireworks every Friday but they never did, probably because of the rain =( We were on the beach and then it started to rain. Of course, once we got to the little house it stopped. Before we left we went on the Wonder Wheel which was a special ferris wheel, it swung back and forth.

On Monday we had to go to Manhattan to meet up with my aunt because she wanted to take us to Central Park. We did a lot of walking and went the opposite direction we were suppose too @.@ I didn't really want to do anything but sit at the park lol After enough sitting we went to this store with a lot of stuffed animals/toys. The store was really cool, it had so much stuff. On the 2nd level were people playing on those huge keyboards, they played Heart and Soul. Then we went to the old Chinatown for dinner and while waiting for my uncle to come we bought shredded mango ice. Angela and I then got into this conversation about icees because this shredded mango ice was similar to an icee and that they shouldn't call it shredded mango ice because the ice wasn't shredded, it was crushed so it should be crushed mango ice. According to Angela you don't drink icees with straws, you just eat them. But you see you can drink icees with straws and when we got home I searched the internet for a picture of an icee and proved it. But Angela still wouldn't admit she's wrong, tsk tsk tsk.

Came back home on Tuesday...then volunteered from Wednesday until today. Today was my last day and the afternoon was so busy. I was going to go up until school started but my dad said to take a week off before starting school. It was a good experience. It definitely kept me busy and made the summer go by faster.

School is starting on September 6th and I just go my schedule today. I got all the courses I wanted so I'm happy. I still don't know if any of my friends are in my classes yet, will have to find out. First semester I have 5th period lunch and 2nd semester I have 4th. I prefer to have the same lunch period throughout the year but I knew this was going to happen since I have so many semester courses. According to my friend who had graduated last year, my english teacher is a pothead @.@ Boy am I going to be looking forward to that -______-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; I have graphic communications 1st period and electronic arts 8th period, good way to start off and end the day =)

And I also finished Lavender a while ago, before going to New York. I thought the drama was ok, it wasn't as good as people said it was though...to me at least. Don't know what it was but it was sad. I started Let's Go To School Sang-doo and then I went to New York so couldn't download for a while. It's pretty funny so far, up to the 3rd episode.

Pictures

At the front entrance of Dorney Park.
Me on the carousel
Coney Island
Me, Cisy, Sherry at Coney Island
Sherry, Me, Angela at Coney Island, folded my pants up unevenly lol ><
Gigantic elephant
Gigantic giraffe
Kelly Clarkson vector I finished not long ago =) Click to see larger version.

 I woke up around 6:20am today...I went to turn off my alarm clock and was heading to my closet when I saw something dark on the floor...I was still half asleep and wasn't sure if it was what I thought it was and leaned forward to see what it is because well I didn't think a centipede would be THAT BIG! Well that definitely woke me up. It had like antennas 2 inch long and a body 3 inches long with its tail all weird looking in the back, it was like curled, folded whatever and it was like 1inch in width. I went to get my dad...but he's like deaf so I had to walk downstairs and tell him and he came to the rescue but apparently it was half dead already, that's probably why it didn't start running towards me when I "observed" it @.@ I would have freaked lol It's just so scary, every time I see a centipede it gets bigger and scarier looking *shivers* Spiders and silverfish I can still handle but centipedes is a big NO. And in my room?! I don't want it crawling on me while I'm sleeping >< You apparently eat a certain amount of insects each year while sleeping, I don't want a centipede in my mouth *shivers at the thought*

Enough about that, gotta get that image out of my head. I finished At Dolphin Bay. I didn't like the ending much...because I have this thing with fast forwarded endings, I hate it when it's blah blah years later. During the concert in the end Angela sang live and she sounded good so I wonder why she had to lip sync through the entire drama until the very end. She doesn't need to so why they made her lip sync I have no idea. And Jill Hsu has a unique voice, didn't realize that until she sang Journey with Angela.

Yesterday I finished War of In-laws. The ending was ok, the drama got a bit too serious though lol The beginning was funny and I guess I expected it to continue until the end. But still, it's one of the better works from TVB.

Now I'm downloading Lavender to watch, Ambrose Hsu and Penny Lin is in it too. And next would be Let's Go To School Sang-doo with Rain.

"I Don't Want to Know"
Sung by: Mickey Chen
Composed by: Mickey Chen
Lyrics by: Yu Guang Zhong
English translation by Amy

Hai bian cheng wei qiang Zu ge ni he wo Lan se de tian kong Zhi sheng xia you chou Wo jiu xiang ge qian de fan chuan Deng dai zhe feng Deng dai ni shi yue de xiao rong *Wo de xin shi zhi you ni zui dong Xiang yi miao zhong jiu bo tao xiong yong ~I don't want to know Shi qu ni you duo tong Wo zhi yuan wei ni cun zai Jiu suan zhe shi jie shou wo cuo cuo No No No ** I don't want to know Wo bu zai dui shui shen chu wo de shuang shuo Yin wei ni liu gei wo yi ge wei wan de meng ~~I don't need to know Ni ji mo de shi hou Dang ni bi shang ni de shuang yan Wo jiu hui zai ni zuo you Wo men cong bu ceng fen shou Bu bi shui lai gao su wo Xin li de wei qiang Yi zhi gen zhe zou Yi yang de tian kong Ye guan bu zhu wo Wo ba xi wang dou ji tuo zai Ni de kuan rong Hai you ni wen rou de xiao rong Repeat *, ~ I don't want to know Wo bu zai dui shui shen chu wo de shuang shuo Xin hui lei, xin hui sui Ke shi xin geng pa hou hui Wo bu yao wan mei Zhi yao neng gei ni wo de yi qie Cuo guo shui Wo dou mei you dong yao yi dian dian de gan jue Zhi yao ni de an wei Repeat ~, ~~

The ocean has been enclosed Separating you and I The blue sky Only leaves sorrow I'm like the sails of a boat Waiting for the wind Waiting for your despaired smile *You're the only one who understands my problems Wanting the waves to surge in a second ~I don't want to know How painful it is to lose you I'm only willing to live for you Even if the world says I'm wrong No no no **I don't want to know I'll never reach out my hands to someone again Because you left me an unfinished dream ~~I don't need to know When you're lonely When you close your eyes I'll be by your side We never broke up No one needs to come and tell me Mental enclosure Has always been moving along The same sky Can't keep me out I leave my hopes with Your forgiveness And your gentle smile Repeat *, ~ I don't want to know I'll never reach out my hands to someone again Hearts will tire, hearts will shatter But hearts are even more afraid of regretting I don't want perfection As long as I can give you my all Whoever I miss I won't waver at all I only want your comfort Repeat ~, ~~

That song is from At Dolphin Bay, which I'm currently watching =D The story was really nice until Shan Ni gets leukemia because after she did I pretty much knew what was going to happen and it'll take forever until Ce Ya and Tian Bian gets together @.@ I have a feeling the ending will drag a bit, but still, the story is good. The acting can be improved but I know most of them are beginners and they aren't bad for newbies. The OST is great, the songs match really well =D

Oh and do you guys like the new layout? Isn't the banner lovely? It's by Trisha, she does such lovely blends! She makes wonderful fanfic posters too.

Hmm...let's see what else...had a horrible Thursday last week because my period came early and had a minor leak @.@ I was volunteering when it happened and I didn't have a pad T_T So yeah...had to do what you do when you don't have a pad....hehe Good think my volunteer shirt was long =P I hate being a girl! It's so annoying, got so much to worry about.

Then on Saturday I went to New Jersey for a party...I've only gone to New Jersey and New York this entire summer lol I was really bored...I watched half of the Scooby Doo movie and used their computer...and ate lol

On Sunday my cousin called and said he was going to Montgomery Mall with his girlfriend and his girlfriend's sister and wanted to know if we'd like to go and meet his girlfriend. I wanted to meet his girlfriend but I didn't want to go to the mall lol The mall is 5 min from my house and the mall sucks but I went anyway...circled around 3 times and they were still in the same store. So my cousin brought me home first and then went back to join them.

And today I have an ortho appointment...hope I can get my braces off soon! lol