Friday, December 24, 2010

Happy Christmas Eve!

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone! I didn't do much today, but I enjoyed it a lot today. I had my uncle check out my car's damages, watched Book of Eli, went to a Christmas party at the Hmong church, and now I am at my dad's house.

My brothers, sister, and brother's friend are playing Looney Tunes' Monopoly. Having lots of fun. Today has a been a great day for this year. May tomorrow be as great as today.

I will post up more tomorrow. :)

Harry Potter Movie 7 Pictures and Videos

Sorry everyone for the late posting of the pictures/videos from going to watch HP7. I just got lazy . . . . Anyways, here it is. So, check it out. :)






Here's me and my co-worker and her friends waiting in line for the movie, HP7. I got lucky that I saw here, and she let me cut in line. We were about number 100 in line out of 473.



Here's me moving finally moving and about to enter the theater room.

Sorry, this wasn't much, but I hope you all enjoyed the one picture and videos.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

The movie was great. I enjoyed it much more than the last one. I saw it last night, a free pre-screening show before midnight at Rave Motion Pictures theater provided by UNO Midnight Mojo. Thanks a bunch to them! *\(^_^)/*

I can't wait for the next one, but I probably will not make it in time to watch it when it comes out in the States, since I'll be in S. Korea. Perhaps, I will be able to watch it there.



***Spoiler Alert from the movie****only read the following if you don't care***


So where does the movie cut off at? --------> When Harry, Ron, and Hermione escape out of the Malfoy's residence to the beach near Ron's brother's cottage and Dobby dies. Lord V finds Dumbledore's coffin and opens it up, stealing the strongest wand. He shoots a spell or something out of the wand, testing out the wand's power and his success at finding it. THE END.

Damn, doesn't that just makes you want to know what happens next?

I'll post up pictures and videos of me, friends, and UNO students at the theater later. :)

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Need to Stop Procrastinating!

So, I'm doing much better, trying not to be late to class, but I need to do that with work. I hate getting up in the mornings, but I need to. Working in the morning helps me get up and go to school early, so that I won't be late. It also makes me do my homework if I haven't finished it.

So the issue today is: I need to stop procrastinating when it comes to my homework, first of all. Second, I should get ready earlier when I need to go somewhere...but I don't because I'm still reading my book or watching something (TV Show, drama, anime) or too tired/lazy. You get the idea, right? Third, when I need to do something like laundry, clean the room, make food or something else, and work out; I'm procrastinating and do it at the last minute. It's like I just can't help myself. I've tried to get out of the habit...but like they say, "habits die hard." Mine is definitely taking forever to die...Hahahah...LOL. Is it any wonder? I keep feeding it, so of course it's never going to die. I really need to, but it's so damn hard. Its voice is so persuasive and I can't ignore it. I know I need to be stronger and just ignore it. I've only been successful a few times and that's it. I think that's one of the things I dislike about myself. But sometimes I wonder if it's a sign why I can't break out of that habit. Maybe it's telling me that I need to slow down. Maybe my soul or some other essence knows something beyond my knowledge or comprehension. Or maybe there's nothing. I don't know, but I intend to find that out for myself.

Being a procrastinator has its good points:
1. Avoid traffic
2. Avoid a car accident
3. Avoid being caught by a law enforcement
4. Avoid death by an earthquake (This really happened. In China, this girl survived the earthquake this year because she was lazy getting out of bed, while her roommates, friends, didn't because they were already heading towards school, which made them more vulnerable to the earthquake.)
5. Avoid being too early at parties (that seem to take forever, an eternity to begin)
6. Avoid something/someone you don't want to see
7. Avoid some kind of catastrophe (I don't know what, but something. :) )

Okay, so there aren't a lot of good points, but at least there's one. It's not totally bad to be one, but again it's not entirely good either. There's gotta be a balance between the two - a yin and a yang. It's hard to know when you should procrastinate. I would say, "Go with your gut, your instinct, your intuition." If your mind keeps telling you to do something and you can't stop when you really want, then there must be some kind of reason. That force, I believe, is some kind of strong force, maybe your aura or your guardian angel, forcing you to stay rather than allow you to go and do something or to go somewhere. It's pulling you back and won't let you go until it's safe and clear for you to proceed.

Do you sometimes feel that force holding you back from doing something, so you are procrastinating doing that other thing you're supposed to do? I do. Although, I think, there are some instances it is me who is holding myself back. Not this force or guardian angel. So these "instances" I need to fight back and just do my homework and not delay the inevitable. It's hard to get on the right path, but there are always trial and errors. You'll find what is right for yourself no matter how long it takes. You just have to listen, feel, and see with all of you to know. I know.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Late for the First Week Back!

I've just started school this week and I'm already late for things...

Monday, 23rd: I was late to my first class on the first day... Hmmm...I'm not really suprised, since this happens to me every freakin' year, but I really wanted to be on time. I was about 10 minutes late, which wasn't too bad but it wasn't great either.

Tuesday, 24th: I was late coming in to work at the computer lab, like ~40 minutes late. Damn, that was really bad. I've done worst, but today was bad because it was my first day for the fall semester. I was more late than usual, because I woke up late - 7:30 AM (the time I'm supposed to be at work), and then traffic was GREAT (it usually it takes me 10 - 15 minutes to get to school, but today it took me 25 minutes). I was late for work today because I forgot to set up my alarm clock on my cell, which was in the living room. I was so tired last night that I fell asleep without setting up my alarm and preparing my things for Tuesday. I want to blame others for my fault, but I can't because in reality it was really my own fault. Oh well, I'll get over it...maybe...later.

What is up with all of these "FIRSTS" happening to me all the time at the start of the semester? I don't know, but I gotta get better and overcome them. I hate that I let these things happen to me. Anyways, I hope tomorrow will be a better day and that I won't be late for work again.

Tuesdays - Fridays, I start work at 7:30 AM. I hate waking up early, but I really need to work early so that I get more out of my days and it works well with my class schedule.

Has this ever happened to anyone else, or is it just me?

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

I'm Back in Omaha!

I got back yesterday around 2:45 PM. I had lots of fun in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. If you haven't been there, then you should definitely go. The beach and people are very nice. There are lots of things you can do there...but of course do things cost money...down side is that most things there are pretty expensive, so you better have money. There were so many things I wanted to do, but of course I couldn't. I lacked lots of money and time. Basically 5 days and 4 nights is just not enough time. I think I need at least one month there to fully enjoy my vacation.

Anyways, I will definitely return there someday and hopefully I can stay there longer. Hopefully I can stay at the Atlantic Hotel, if not, then that's okay too. I just want to some place nice with a kitchenette with an oceanfront view. **Wink, wink: The Atlantic Hotel. :D

Here are a few pictures. If you want to see more (check out my Facebook pictures).






I'll post up more pictures and some videos later. :)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice!


An awesome movie! I watched it last night with my older brother and younger sister at Rave. I think all the actors did a great job acting, movie quality/picture was great, story/plot line great, and overall, I give the movie an A.

If you haven't seen the movie, then you should. It's definitely a fun and interesting movie you should watch.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Birthdays!!!



I'm doing a shout out for Maiya, Milton, and Jennie...

Happy Birthday to you all and I hope you all have a wonderful day. Best wishes for you for the rest of the year! :)

Here are your birthday candles from me to make a wish. I bless these candles to make your wish come true. Happy Birthday Maiya! Happy Birthday Milton! Happy Birthday Jennie!


Going to Florida!


I'm going to Ft. Lauderdale with my girls~ Maiya, Natalie, and Naima. I'm so excited that I can't wait until we are there. I was so happy when we finally got our schedules worked out and got the the whole trip planned out and bought our tickets. When we bought our air tickets and reserved our room, I felt the "realness" of our vacation happening. It was real...we really are going to Florida...to the beach...to the ocean~! It's happening and I'm too grateful and happy that the day is finally coming soon. I've been talking about it for the past 2 - 3 months and it's finally happening. We will be leaving on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8:10 AM and should arrive in Florida around 2:45 PM. We will be staying there for 5 days and 4 nights at the Atlantic Hotel. We'll be back on Tuesday, July 27th.


In my excitement, I've decided to post up a countdown (down below) so you know when I'll be taking off to Florida!

My countdown until going to Florida!



My countdown leaving Florida and coming back home...


I'll be posting up some more info about how our trip is going. So watch for updates in my blog! I'll try to post up some updates while I'm in Florida, but if I don't then you can definitely expect it after I get back from my trip. :)

Watched Eclipse Twice!

Hi everyone!

I know I haven't updated in ages...but I'm going to try to be more active. My life has been kind of busy with school and work that I hadn't had much time to sit down and think about what to write. But here it is:

Yep, I watched Eclipse twice. That's how much I really liked it. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD. I gotta get the special edition. This time I'll wait for it when it comes out. I didn't realize New Moon would come out with a "special" special edition (only released by Borders) and bought the special edition that didn't really seem to be a special edition...seriously...like where were the deleted scenes and special clips for the next movie...Eclipse? So now I gotta waste another $25 or so buying the movie a-gain. I'm only going to buy it again because I really liked the movie and want the special stuff that comes with it.

So how was the movie? Awesome! It met most of my expectations and was so much better than the first two (no offense) in my opinion. My expectations were: Kristen, Rob, and Taylor to do better acting; the new Victoria actress to do an awesome job with her role, which she did great; graphics and picture quality of the movie; the bedroom scene of Bella and Edward; the tent and snow storm scene with Bella, Jacob, and Edward; the vampire & wolf teams fighting the new borns scenes; Victoria creating a new born army; make-up and costumes; fighting and agility skills; training scenes of the Cullens and wolves; and anything else with just Bella and Edward together.

The actors really improved on their acting for their character, especially Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. But I was mostly proud of Kristen, because she didn't do those "body jittering movements" with her head and chew her nails so much in the third one. I don't know if you all know what I mean, but go back and watch the first 2 and compare her acting with the third movie...it's so much of an improvement. I'm rooting for her to do her best in the fourth movie, Breaking Dawn, which comes out in 2011. I totally cannot wait until that movie comes out. I'm so ecstatic...can't you tell? :)

That's all I have to say about Eclipse...so until next time!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE - Trailer

Hey all,
I'm totally psyched about Eclipse's first trailer. I thought the press was only going to release a 10-second preview, but actually it's 1 min. and 33 sec. It looks very very very good!!! I can't wait for the summer to come any faster. June 30th is the day it comes out. Check out the video down below, which I found on YouTube.

It looks totally awesome and better than New Moon, because I liked Eclipse, the third book, better than the second book, New Moon, and of all different characters that get introduced, the conflict, the big decision, and the big battle. I hope it will be as epic as I think it will be. Also the music in this movie is done by the same music composer for Lord of the Rings movies.

Don't know what I'm talking about? Read the plot line summary down below.

In THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between Edward and Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE opens on June 30, 2010.
[cited from YouTube - OfficialTwilightFilm]


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Recent Things . . .

Most recently some of the things I've been interested in or are doing . . .

I've checked out the plot line for the Mortal Instruments series, which from the first book sounds very interesting. Here is a scope of the first book, with the book details from Borders.com.


Their hidden world is about to be revealed....

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

If you want to know more about the series, check out the author's official site at The Mortal Instruments. The site seems fun and very interesting. I haven't really checked it all out, but it looks cool. I really like the plot line and it gets me really interested in what will happen to Clary and how she is able to see the demons and other stuff. I need to go get that book soon and read it!

Drama, a Korean drama, that I've been asked to check out is My Lovely Sam Soon or My Name is Kim Sam Soon. I checked out some videos posted on YouTube and they look very interesting. I read the story line on DramaWiki, which added more interest to me.

My Lovely Sam Soon is about Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo (Lee Kyu Han), cheating on her and breaks up on the same night. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun (Hyun Bin), a somewhat callous fellow but sometimes considerate guy. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fights like cat and dog. Nevertheless, they started to have feeling for each other and Sam Soon agreed to post as Jin Hun's girlfriend so his mother would leave him alone. Things got complicated when Jin Hun's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee Jin came back from the States intending to win him back (Cited from DramaWiki).

When I found out Hyun Bin was in the drama, it made me want to watch it even more. I loved him in A Millionaire's First Love. He is good-looking and an awesome actor.


I just hope the drama will be as good as I hope. I'll let you know once I actually watch it. I don't know when, yet, because I'm kind of busy at the moment. But probably during Spring Break.

So, I've mentioned books and dramas, what's next? Anime or another drama. Actually BOTH! I've been watching Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge aka The Wallflower, a Japanese live-action drama from the manga series. It's really good. Kame from KAT-TUN is one of the main characters in the story as Kyohei Takano. Anyway, so far it is good and I'm sure it will continue to be so. The anime I've been watching is, of course, still Naruto and Bleach. Both very good, but they're showing fillers right now. I don't mind but I can't wait till they air the actual things that happen from the manga. I'm read the Naruto manga, so I know what is going on, and let me tell you, it is really, really, really good. I can't give away the plot, though, like how my brothers and sisters say I always give away without ever thinking. I should be reading the Bleach manga, but I've been behind on it. So I have a lot to catch up on.


The other manga I've been up to date with and reading and waiting for the next issue is Skip Beat! That manga is just totally awesome! I love it and can't get enough of it. The mangaka, Yoshiki Nakamura, is a great writer and drawer. This has to be the best manga series she's done in her career so far. I wonder what will be her next project after Skip Beat! I also hope Skip Beat! doesn't end too soon yet. I feel that it won't yet. There is still much much more for Kyoko to learn and experience in the entertainment business. She has still much to learn as a beginner actress, who has been growing rapidly well as an actress.

I still need to catch up on my One Piece anime. I'm so behind. That's all for now. Until next time!

Things I Want to Get Done During Spring Break

Okay, so spring break is coming soon. For me, it will start after Thursday this week, March 12th. So what are some of the things that I will be doing and trying to accomplish before I have to go back to school on March 22nd?

1. Hanging out with Dala, Mitchell, Maverick, Tran, and Chris (the family), who is coming to Omaha to visit for a few days.
2. Go to the zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, on Saturday. Later at night, we will go cosmic bowling at Mockingbird Lanes. Yay, for bowling!
3. Sunday, we will celebrate Maverick's, my nephew's, first birthday. (I'm really excited about it.)
4. Monday, go to work in the morning. Maybe start on my book review by reading the book Naked by David Sedaris. After work, go to Borders to start on my Book List reviews for Fiction studio.
5. Tuesday, participating in UNO SLA with the 7 Day Community Service. Afterwards, continue reading Naked, if I'm not done reading it, yet.
6. Wednesday, go to work in the morning. Continue on my book review, if I need to. Work on Book List at Borders after work, if I didn't finish it, yet. Maybe hangout or maybe with just myself.
7. Thursday, go help UNO SLA again with the 7 day Community Service. Afterwards, I'm not sure. Maybe I'll start thinking about what I should write for my next short story for Basic Fiction Studio. Read my reading assignments...I'll have to look at my syllabus.
8. Friday, go to work at 1 PM until 6:30 PM. Afterwards I'm not sure what I'll do. Must ponder some about it, but not till the date comes closer.
9. Saturday, go help UNO SLA with the 7 day Community Service. Do something for awhile, I don't know yet. Then cover Tola's night shift from 6:30 until Midnight.
10. Sunday, DO NOTHING. Well, something, but not much, maybe. I'll probably relax for the day make sure I've got my homework all done and make sure I'm prepared for my book review presentation on Tuesday, the 23rd. Maybe I'll work on my short story or something. Watch animes, dramas, or whatever. Sunday is my lazy day.

So Monday comes along after the short spring break and I go back to school to repeat the cycle of gaining an education and hopefully becoming wiser and a person, who may someday be ready for the world. I'm still afraid of the world, like am I going to make it out there? Will I be able to get a job that I will like and enjoy it everyday? Will I like my future, to see where how far I've come to finally be at? I don't know. But I hope I will be. Someone has to be, right? I better be that someone. If I am not that someone, who I hope to be someday, then that will be one of my biggest regrets in life. I can't give up hope and fail. I've got to keep getting up and do something meaningful in my life, which is what I think. What do you think?

Saving a Life by Giving Blood


This is a late posting, I'm sorry, but I got busy and forgot to post this up. Enjoy!

I forgot to mentioned that I gave blood on Feb. 18, 2010. I gave blood at 9:30 AM, the first donor. Wohoo! :) I was excited about that but I was kind of scared that I may faint like the last time I gave blood, which was not my first time giving. I went to the Red Cross on 30th-ish and something to give blood. I thought I ate well before I left my house to give blood and stayed after at Red Cross to eat after giving blood, but apparently I was not.

I had night class, Human Geography, that day, so I went to the UNO Bookstore to get my book for the class. Suddenly during the process of buying my book and writing a check to purchase it, I started to feel faint. Although at the time, I did not know what was going on. I thought it was the light or something else. I had never fainted so I didn't recognize the symptoms so readily. As I exited the store, I had only walked a few feet from the store when the book in my hand just slipped out of my grasp. What the heck? I thought. I didn't understand why I couldn't hold on tight to the book; my motor skills began to weaken, even my walk. It was at this point, I think, that I realized that I was not feeling well and that I could be experiencing symptoms of faint or something from giving blood. I wasn't scared yet. I only thought of how could I help myself to feel better. I remember from the Red Cross handout that I should drink fluids, like water, and rest and raise my legs up, if I felt faint, which I did a little. I could tell, because my vision was darkening. It was not the light messing with me, but my own vision. Everything around me seemed so quiet, which it was, but it seemed quieter to me than usual, and everything seemed slow and out my reach.

I finally made it to the couch. I laid down on it, the couch closest to the vending machine. I raised my legs on the couch's arm to rest and supposedly to make me feel better, which I did a little. I'm not sure how long I laid on the couch, but probably for a few minutes, and then I got up to get money for the vending machine so that I could buy a 20 oz. water bottle, Aquafina, to drink. When I got my money out, $1.25, I slowly got up from the couch and stood up as well as I could to put the money in the machine. First, I put in the quarter, and then I tried to put in the dollar . . . .

I woke up on the floor. I felt disoriented and could not understand what I was doing on the floor. But I soon realized that I had fainted when my memory came back to me when I looked at my surroundings and the vending machine. I slowly got up and found the dollar laying beside me. Good it is still there. I guess I wasn't out too long. I can't believe this just happened. I need water. Quickly. I need to hurry! I thought. I picked up the dollar as I leaned across the machine to stand up straight. I put the dollar in, but the machine spit the dollar right back out. What the hell? Why won't you go in? I need water now! I thought myself. I became angrier and using more energy to stand up, to make the dollar free of wrinkles, and to make the machine accept my dollar. But it was all failing and I could not understand why my dollar would not go in. All I remember was trying to make the machine eat my dollar, and then . . . .

I woke up on the floor again. Why does this keep happening to me? Why is nothing going right for me today? Why must I suffer? I realized this time when I woke up I felt wetness under me, and it was not from sweating from the warm summer heat from outside. It was me. I was wet, because I wet my pants. Ah! What the hell? This day just keeps getting worst. I guess people who do faint do experience that like in the Sister in the Traveling Pants. I got up with as much energy I could muster up. For some reason I gave up on the machine and my forgotten dollar, which I can't remember if the machine ate it or not, and remembered there were drinking fountains near the bookstore, so I decided to go there to get water into me as soon as possible. I moved as quickly as I could but it was so hard. My body felt heavy and lethargic and my motor skills were not at top-notch. On my way there, I felt something pulling at me, maybe my body's energy, leaking out of me.

I heard someone's voice, a female. I couldn't understand what she was saying, it was all too faint for me and mumbled in my mind. Seconds to a minute, my eyes and ears became focused and I could see and hear her. "Are you alright? Are you hurt? Did you hurt your head?" she said. I answered, "Yeah, I . . . don't know." I felt my head, but it didn't seem to really hurt bad or anything, at least at the time I felt no pain. "My head doesn't hurt much, I think," I said. "Did you faint?" she asked. "Ye-ah, I did. I gave . . . blood to-today," I answered. She helped me up to a sitting up position and legs against my chest, where I laid my head on my knees. She went to get me something to drink, because I told her something about my dollar in the machine. She got me a bottle of Pepsi to drink. I drink it as well as I can, slowly. Yes, I finally get some liquid in my body. I was so happy that someone finally found me and helped me in my situation. She told me she would go to find help for me.

She returned with help. A security guard and another person, maybe another security guard, I'm not sure. I only remembered the young security man helping me into the wheel chair and rolling me to the nurses' office.

**Well, it doesn't really end right there, but I will stop there. If you want to know what happened to me or what else happened let me know and I'll continue with my story. I'll let you know one thing, though, it doesn't get any better for me after I am saved.**

So on Feb. 18th, I did not faint. I made it through the entire process very well. I made sure of it. The night before, I made sure to eat a full meal, and then the day of, I ate a full breakfast meal, and I drank a lot of fluids - water, milk, and juice. I was prepared this time. Giving blood was not going to beat me down, but me. I was going to beat it, which I did. I made sure to stay and eat a few snacks and drink some juice before I left to go to my next class. The whole day went well and smoothly. I was so proud of myself. I was able to help save a life in the future with my blood without shaming myself.

Today's Thoughts

Yay! Final Fantasy XIII finally came out yesterday. I haven't bought it, yet, but I want to. I'm debating whether I should buy it for PS3 or for XBbox 360. From what I'm seeing from the game's reviews, people are saying the graphics look way better on PS3 than on XBox 360, so are they right or not? I want to believe them, but there aren't enough evidence to prove what they say compared to the other reviewers. I watched some videos that are recorded from the XBox 360 and it the graphics look fine to me. So I don't know what those people are saying. Maybe it's their T.V. rather than their XBox 360. You know what I mean? My brother's T.V. has really good quality and displays games' graphics very well like Blu Ray, so maybe it will be okay if I buy the game for XBox 360.


Eclipse's movie teaser trailer comes out today. Yay!!! I can't wait to watch it. I heard it from Twilighters.org, which is one of the best places to find the latest news on the Twilight Saga. I'll try to post up the teaser later today, but it will be after 5 PM or so. That's when the teaser comes out.
If you want to know more about the teaser trailer, read the article below from gossipcop.com:
First Eclipse "Teaser" - 10 seconds.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Yay! The movie is finally out today, 02.12.10, and I am going to watch it tonight. I hope you all will go watch it too. If you don't know what the movie is about--based off from the book series--then watch this trailer. Maybe this trailer will convince you to watch the movie, or not. But I hope, indeed, that it will convince you to watch it. The storyline is really good, I've read the book. I also do hope the movie will be as great as the movie.

Well, here is the latest, I think, trailer for you to watch and enjoy:

Check out the Iron Man 2 trailer!



Let me know your thoughts on Iron Man 2!

My Busy Day

Today has been a kind of busy day for me. It may not seem so busy to you, but if you know me, then you will realize that this day was indeed busy for me. :D



I wake up at around 8 AM - Take a shower and all that good stuff
Drop off Natalie, my younger sister who also goes to UNO with me, at school. It is now 9 AM.

I am driving down Dodge street heading west, and I cannot decide if I should go to Westroads or Oakview Mall to get my FREE GGP Mall gift card. Along the way, I finally decide that I'll go to Oakview Mall, because it is further away and I still have about 50 minutes or so until the mall pass out the gift cards at 10 AM.



I arrive at Oakview Mall at about 9:15ish AM. I look around the mall trying to figure out where they will hand out the giftcards. I look at my e-mail, the print-out sheet needed to redeem my gift card with a legal document license, and it says, "February 12 - 13, 2010, from 10 AM - 9 PM in the Food Court." I finally find the place, it is a table with their logo signs, and it is set up at the edge of the Food Court in front of Sears. Since, I am early I go and sit on the couches behind the GGP table. As I am there waiting forever, I decide to write about something, anything. I have brought along my composition book, where I record details or notes for my use or for my fictional stories, and I write about what I see. I write, "Older people walking around the mall. Their ages are from 30s to 80s. I'm not sure what they are doing, but it seems like a health program that they are doing. Walking, they are working their body and heart. I want to ask them what they are doing this for, but I don't want to interrupt." Those were my thoughts and notes of what I saw while I was waiting.
I finally go to the table and wait in line at 9:53 AM. I am like the tenth or fifteenth person in line. I should have gone in line and wait there first, since I was one of the first people to arrive there. It kind of makes me mad, but I make myself relax. I tell myself, "It's okay, don't worry. You'll still get a gift card. It's not going to run out so soon." I exhale my breath and take another deep breath. I feel better now. I look around myself, and I see different ages waiting in line. I think they are all probably older than me, except for the children who are in line because of their parents. There were mostly old people, like 50s to 70s, in line. I think to myself that I have become an old person. Sometimes I feel like I do things that only older people do and not what young people do, like reading romance books. I hardly ever see any young women around my age look at romance books at the book store. I always see older women. It makes me feel weird. I guess I am sort of an old lady. :( The only other person I know that reads romance books that is around my age is my cousin, Maiya. Other than that, I know no one else. I sometimes feel awkward or embarrassed to admit that I read romance books, but now I don't really care. I READ ROMANCE BOOKS, SO WHAT? WHO CARES? I shouldn't care what people think, I tell myself all the time, as long as I am not doing anything bad and it is beneficial to me, then it is okay. I am not doing anything bad, so I should only care about what I think of myself.
I finally get my gift card at around 10:10 PM. I am so happy! I smile to myself and walk quickly, but smoothly to front entrance of the Food Court to leave the mall.
As I reach my car, get inside, start my car, and sit in it, I tick off my first goal: "Getting my first free gift card." Now my second goal: "Get my second free gift card at Westroads Mall." I am really pumped up and cannot wait.



I arrive at Westroads Mall at about 10:20 PM. I park in Von Maur's parking lot, because the next location to get my gift card says it is in the Von Maur court on the lower level. I am not sure where that is, but I go in and look around the store, and then I walk out of the store. I walk further away from Von Maur making myself towards the center area of the mall. I finally see it! It is set up in front of the Dippin' Dots ice cream shop. I get in line. I see that the line is not very long. Perhaps, the line died out before I arrived. I am not sure, but I am probably right. It takes me about ten minutes to get through the line of about 10 people. I have finished my second goal at about 10:30 PM. I smile big as I turn around and leave the gift card redemption table.
I shop at Forever 21. I look to see if there is anything of interest that I would like to buy with my free $20 total of gift cards. I shop for about 45 minutes, and finally decide on a black sweater-like material jacket/coat. I am not sure what to call it, so that is what I called it. I will later post up a picture of what I bought. It is so CUTE! :D



It is now about 11:15ish AM. I have to be at HuHot Mongolian Grill by 11:30 AM, so I quickly exit the mall and take Dodge street heading East all the way to 72nd to the restaurant.
I arrive at HuHot at 11:25 PM. I feel happy and proud of myself for arriving on time. If you know me, I am usually, most of the time, late to parties, events, etc., so I was happy that I made it on time and that I have 5 minutes to spare. I smugly smile at myself and walk with great pride as I am entering the restaurant. I also wanted to arrive early at the restaurant, because I have work at 1 PM and I do not want to be late for my shift. I am the third of my friends to arrive at the restaurant. I say "hi" to Ed and Aoi. I also see someone else I know, an old classmate of mine from high school, Courtney M. It was nice to see her. I have never met Aoi, so I begin chatting with her about all sorts of things. I am a "curious-being," that is what I like to call myself. I like learning new things of my interest or for academics. We three decide to get our food first because we have to leave the restaurant before 1 PM (either to get to work or class). I ate only two plates of noodles, but I wanted to eat more. I talked to long and I was running out of time and I talked too much rather than eat, so there was only time to eat two plates.
I finish eating and say my good-byes to my friends. Some of us made plans to watch a movie, "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief," at 10:10 PM. So, I tell them that I will see them later tonight. I leave the restaurant at around 12:50 PM. I wanted to leave earlier but, again, I talked too long when I said my good-byes.



I get to UNO at the Fine Arts Building at around 12:56 PM. I pick up my sister, who just finished her art class. I drive us over to the back of the student center, MBSC. I drop myself off and quickly walk to the computer lab, where I work as a student worker. I am three minutes late, but oh well. I hate that when I am in a hurry the time seems to move a lot quicker.



So, it is 1:03 PM, and I am at work. I will be off work at 6:30 PM.
After 6:30 PM, my brother, Whougie, will pick me up as soon as he can when he gets off from work. He says he is very busy, and that he will try his best to get there around that time. I hope he pick me up on time or that he does not take too long of a time to pick me up.
So after he picks me up, we will go home.



At around 9:30 PM, I will leave to go to RAVE movie theater at Westroads Mall to meet my friends and others, who are a part of the movie group. I cannot wait to watch "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief" movie. I hope it will be as great as the book. The trailers looked good, so the movie better be good.



The movie will start at 10:10 PM, starting with an approximate five minutes preview. The movie will finish in 2 hours.
Me and my large movie group will be done watching the movie at around midnight.
At 1 AM, I may have to pick up my younger sister, Maggie, from her middle school. She gets back in town from a competition in Iowa. I do not really want to, but I will or may still be up. So it is up to me to take care of her and look out for her.
The last thing for my over-extended day, I will go to sleep and dream of something interesting, exciting, and mysterious.

So there, you can see how busy my day has and will be. This kind of day is quite busy for me, since I am a person that does not do much, like working and staying at school or home to do my homework and study. My life is quite boring most of the time and not very busy, but there will be days where it can get busy to hectic to crazy. Those are usually my best days, but they can sometimes be my worst days. It depends on what is going on for it to be a good or bad day.

Avatar: The Last Airbender 2nd movie trailer

The second trailer of "The Last Airbener" is out! It looks really good; I can't wait until it comes out this July 2010. Watch the trailer, and let me know what you think of it.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Thoughts on My Mind

I've been thinking that I'll be posting up only a few more poems or so, whenever I get the chance, because I have so many other things to do. And since I'm not really a poet, I'll just stick to writing my fictional stories. I won't be writing a poem for 365 days. I failed... :( I think it is just too much for me, as of right now.

Some cool things that I can't wait are:
Final Fantasy XIII - March 09, 2010
I want to play it, but I probably won't get the chance since I don't have a PS3.
But the game looks really awesome and cool!
Check out the official website for more information, pictures, and videos!
http://www.finalfantasyxiii.com/#/content/Home/0





I can't wait to read Nora Robert's new novel from her Bride Quartet series. I absolutely the series. The book will be released in May and it is called Savor the Moment.



What else is there to know??? Well...I've been using this acne serum that is absolutely amazing; it really does work wonders. For me at least it does. Oh! Also, for my younger sister. Want to know what this product is? I let you on my secret. It's called IQQU from Michelle Phan, who is the owner that skin care line. You may know her from her YouTube videos online featuring herself with tutorials on how to apply makeup styles, fashion, and skin care. If you want to give the product a try go to this website: http://iqqubeauty.com/int/index.php/ and sign up for an account and purchase the acne serum and any other products that may peak your curiosity. You have my official say that it works and it is not a joke. So go and get your IQQU acne serum today!


I'd like to try out more things, but for some reasons you can only buy 3 things. Weird. Unless, of course, I'm doing something wrong and I'm not accessing the web site correctly, then I don't know.

I was just searching her website and when I typed in her name on Google, I found that she has her own Wikipedia.org page. I was totally surprised. All the things I wanted to know about her was there...well, not everything but enough (the important things).

Well, that will be all for today. I think I've exhausted myself trying to think of something to post and things happening in my life. I'll be back later to post up some more things...hopefully they will be exciting. Until next time! :D

Friday's Poem

I'm always thinking about the future, and all the things that will come to past from our present. What opportunity, hope, and life will the future hold for us? Will things turn out as what so many speculators say will happen? I don't know, because I can only "speculate" as they do. These are my thoughts about the future (but not all of it, because it nevertheless endlessly long). Check out my poem and let me hear your thoughts about it and the your view of the future.



What Future?

Here we are—waiting for something to happen
What is that something? Do you know?
Is it a future so bright and welcoming?
Or is it a future of nothing and despair?
So many of us wait in wonder for it to happen

DOOMSDAY—December 21, 2012.
Always these predictions, that people want
They know no end because they fear
The UNKNOWN and wish for it
To not happen, but at the same time
They want it to happen for they believe
It will, so no wonder it has begun

Have no FEAR, there is none to know
The devastation it will cause for us
Some will welcome it for a new start
Some will cringe in fear for death
And YOU will never understand its—
REASON.





Thursday's Poem

Many of us have witness snow and how it can transform into something beautiful but it can also be deadly. So here is a poem I've written about it. Tell me what you think of it. Thanks!



Snow Hits Us Hard

It hit us like a blizzard
We hardly knew what to expect
But only what we know so much
It hit us right in the heart
Where our base is the strongest

Do you know where that is?
It is strong like a feather
But holds deadly force
With tongue on ice and sting
That will crush our physical body

White, pure, and soft it falls
Down on us and stick on us
Like a gnat who knows no bounds
Of freedom and will catch us
By surprise and blind us

Have you felt it yet?
If you haven’t yet, you will
See its fierceness and cruelness
You cannot smell it for it smells
Like freshness hidden within the air

It will caress your face and body
But it will slip right under you
And make you fall so hard
It exists for you to love it
So that you feel its coldness

Wednesday's Poem

I was hella busy this past week, and I finally found the time to post up more poems. So, check them out. Please. Thanks.



What Do They Know?

Kenshin Himura says “the sky is high
Because we yearn to reach that in life”
Storm says “where there is faith there is hope”
What are these characters trying to say?
What do they know that is so important?

They hope to make us see there is more
Than what the eye sees or seeks to find
We are to reach beyond the limitless sky
We are to have trust in ourselves to fly
Blindly and hope for the best path

All these characters in past and present
Share their memories and experiences
With us to do better than they did
And in hope that the world will become
Greater than it was and reach prosperity

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Tuesday's Poem

A haiku, actually an English haiku, for today. I hope you all like it. Sorry, I've been late posting up new poems. I've been really busy writing papers, reading assignments, and life. If I'm late posting up poems, I intend to post up a late poem for that day.

Well, here is the poem. Check it out and comment, please. Thanks! :D



Truth in a Flower

a flower blooms lots
of meanings and seeds for you
the food that seeks truth