Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

You guys have to help me...so I basically have two choices when it comes to housing: 1. I can live in an old house and pay $80 a month or 2. I can live in another location that's most likely better but pay $400-$500 a month (according to him should not be a problem on my salary). If I live in the house I would ride my bike 5-10min to school and 20min. to the center of the town (he suggests I get a car for rainy seasons, tch yea right and burn my savings). Also, if I move into the house I won't have to pay a big deposit. This is what he basically said about the house: "It's big, bigger than you need in fact. I trust with having been here you're familiar with tatami, well the living room is a massive 12 mat, bedroom 6 mat, spare room for drying clothes etc, big kitchen, small and quite grim bathroom. Hot water? No problem. Insulation? There is an air conditioner/ heater but only in the bedroom so the rest of the house is extremely cold in winter and unpleasant in summer. Other problems well the age and location of the house mean you get a fairfew interesting bugs and other small creatures for company, I'm not a fan of this particular feature! Again, because the house is old and detatched, in windy weather (which we get a lot of) the house kind of rattles noisily which can be quite scary. The location and traditional style of the house means you get very little ok no sunlight which can be a bit depressing and last on the list is a neighbour who is prone to occasional displays of psychosis." HaHaHaHa well as crazy as it might sound I'm rather torn. I'm okay with the heating situation. The only thing I don't like is the rattling and the exotic creepy crawlys that I will be rooming with, and the psychotic neighbor sort of scares me too...What should I do...?


Comments, Comments, Comments!!!

Kiryū

Yes, people this is where I'm going. Which is not bad, it's in Eastern Gunma-ken which I think is the next prefecture over and it is very very close to my grandma and my aunt. whoo hoo. It is located on Honshu island, also on the Watarase River, and is known for its silk. The population in 2001 was 116,000 (that's not a lot is it?). I have been contacted by the "Kiryu Girls' HS"... my stomach is being taken over by butter flys... there is nothing in this world scarier than a bunch of evil conniving teenage girls, am I right or am I right?? Anyway, I'm about 90km away from Tokyo, which is probably like a 1-2hr train ride depending. Oh yea so after Curry House I went back to Maju's and found Marcos there, it was about 10:30pm and they convinced me to go play pool with them... I eventually got on 241 by 1AM and I reached home at 4:30AM (I even stoppped for gas and a potty break). There was nobody on the road, well some people. I was zoomin' at 90mph the whole time, the fastest must have been 110mph. It was goood. Andy sorry sorry sorry we didn't call ya... we were at Sam Woo's and thinkin' about ya... was I supposed to say that?? Anyway... of course everyone is welcome to visit me, I'll probably pick you guys up at the airport since I'm the closest, well actually I'll probably gather all the other SUAs that live in Tokyo and we'll PaaaaRRtaaay you know like we did all that time we were college students................



Thas it.

Posting Time!

Observe the time of posting, you will notice that it is not during regular library hours. I finally took care of business on my own and got dial-up internet in our very own home! YAH!! I'm very excited...now I can do online shopping from the comfort of my bed. Well, a one month reunion, excited to see how ya'll have changed: husbands, kids, careers, houses in the hamptons? ok well I guess not too many changes. See ya soon.




Padre y Madre are both Driving me crazy!!!

MooLA

ok ok ok, I caved...let's say about $200-$300 more than half of that was stuff that I actually needed...I'm starting to think I might actually have a problem...I've been watching t.v. a lot more lately and I always wonder how do these people who supposedly achieved the "American Dream" get there?? I was watching Oprah (yes, I like her show) and the guy that started the Reality TV craze in America was on, he's British, he did Survivor and the Apprentice and now he's going to do a show with Martha Stewart... anyway how does he do it?? Basically his advice was jump even if you only know 50% of what you're doing that's enough. Is this sound advice? I don't know...my SGI-Vegas friend who's a year older than me and went to Rice University landed a job at Budweiser's Marketing department and is now moving to New York, she has a English Literature degree, apparently it doesn't matter what degree you have as much as that you actually have one. This whole job thing "really burns my muffins." Nothing interesting going on, my aunt and grandmother unexpectedly came to Vegas well they were expected but since you know there is a little communication kink in our family we (mom and me) didn't know 'til the last minute. Hey Uyen I have all rights reserved to all embarassing pictures of me and any associated family members, but since you read my blog I'll let this one slide. And for Andy, so far the second one sounds the best. The first one might be a little hard since the EU and NAFTA are like not comparable...actually don't listen to me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, but one thing that I think might work better especially for IS is you should find a partner and do (what are those things called that Phat did for Time and Space class?) these group sessions with your mentor: my regret not taking care of things sooner, would've had a better Capstone, well, in theory. So, um...when are we all meeting up again??? Is that too depressing of a question...

Is going to a SuperPawn a bad idea??

Action News

Dude...Ellie's getting a lot of action lately...and people stop watching t.v. it's poisonous I'm telling you!! Except if it's "the cut" which I am going to watch religiously until I leave...it's Tommy Hillfiger's new reality show...I KNOW I'M ASHAMED!! but hey I'm keeping it down to one show...lately JET's starting to piss me off...too much freakin' work.../ I can't believe you guys still do parades up there...I'm starting to think graduate school...I got tricked the other day I called an 800 number off of one of those technical school commercials...so much shame...anyway I called just to get a pamphlet right, all of the sudden I'm scheduled to meet with the recruitment lady at the college tomorrow...how did this happen I don't know, I got nothing better to do... oh yea and my aunt and my grandmother are flying in on Tuesday...yes my father said, "nene and obaachan are coming on Tuesday" those were the words he spoke to my mother since how long I don't know...soooo am I supposed to act like everything's ok?? Are we going to go out to dinner, eat dinner together??? This'll be interesting...I watched "The Motorcycle Diaries" yesterday...slightly inspired to go Communist...well how 'bout socialist.

:: Things that I bought since I've been back::
1. Closer ($10.00)
2. Cutest most wonderful Kenneth Cole Leather Bag ($160.00 w/employee discount)
3. Inserts for Louis Vuitton Planner (which I had from before $30.00)

You can say it, aren't you guys proud of me!! Hey...that's not too bad for a 3 week period...is it? I've walked into the Forum Shops and parts of the Fashion Show Mall at least 5 times and this is all that I bought! I think I'm blogging too much, am I blogging too much?? I'm still too scared to call my high school friends...I think I'm too weird now...

The Turkey Enforcer

So I frequent Jessica's blog...I don't know it's kinda like the news to me...also its a way to find a link to all my buddies since I still don't know how to do that on my own blog...anyway, I come across the turkey enforcer, oh that's an interesting title ::click:: oh yea it's me...How come I can't comment on Jessica's blog...what was I going to ask...I was going to ask what the number was. I have my second interview for the GAP right after this...now this Gap is located in the Ceasars Palace Forum Shops (it's kinda like the South Coast) so I have to walk by Victoria Secrets, Betsy Johnson, Lucky Brand, ect. almost everyday...can I do it, well let me tell ya'll there was a break through: I tried on a BCBG dress, DKNY shoes, and several Marc Jacobs items and I did not buy a single thing. That's right, I'm cured...well I guess not really; an addict is never cured...I'm starting to suffer from withdrawls: how are ya'll doing? I need updates! Like at least once a week for *&%^ sake. Ok I'll c ya'll later.

Bored Shitless

Ok is anybody else bored or is it just me?? I have absolutely nothing to do...I guess I could contact my old high school friends, but I haven't had the courage to interupt them...Allison seems busy, Ellie's probably making out shamelessly with this Matt character whom claims to be going over to his house to use free internet, and Jessica is probably as bored as I am...and what the hell is up with the waitress? I went to GAP to do a group interview...awkward and weird. Well the whole thing was somewhat interesting, I haven't had contact with regular people for a loooooooong time. They were really....I don't know...compensating?? Is that the right word, anyway it seemed like they had to be the way they are to make it in the world. Do I have to be like that too? The service industry is evil; the servicer is in a vulnerable position. One of the other girls was pregnant so the manager guy told her that he would giver her limited hours so she wouldn't have to be on her feet so long, then he laughed and said, "hehe, yea we're not evil [or something like that] here or anything" I was like uh...what about the children in Indonesia? Ok I have 35min. left on the clock...mmmm...mmmhmm...

One-liner: Past the time, burn a CD....

i got in...

Well, those bastards want me now! Sure, they made me wait like 9months, but I'll forgive them SUUUUURREEEE!! No seriously I thought about not going...but it's a good opportunity...a $36,000 opportunity to be exact...and when am I ever going to be able to do this ever again? I don't know where yet...I hope not too far into the boonies (no offense Allie). So does this mean that you guys will visit me too?? I'm not even sure if you guys are reading this blog...I gotta a comment from Uyen and Andy, YEA!!! I miss you guys too, but I think I'm still in denial...I'm hoping I'll be in denial until the next time I see you again... hehe..

One-liner: ALLLLLL BYYYYY MYYYY SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLFFFF

Vegas Baby

I finally got to a computer!!! I feel like I'm on study abroad again...anyway I've been trying to clean up all the junk that's piled up in my room and on my bed...I had to sleep on the floor two nights in a row in fear that the boxes will come piling down on my in the night...I think I'm going to be working at GAP and at a Japanese restaurant owned by Koreans...which I later found out that the owner is an SGI member, I guess this is where name recognition comes in handy... Anyway so I have to save up money to get outta here and move to a better place like...southern California...sorry Jessica... Maybe I'll be here for like 3 months and move on. Man establishing yourself is hard... especially without credit... My father has excellent credit, his credit score is probably like an 800 (that's really good) but I have not spoken to him since I have moved back in his home...I know weird right. This is why I'm trying to get two jobs: 1) won't be at home that often 2) I can save money to leave. Sammy I'm sorry I didn't get to say goodbye (:: hug hug ::)! So when are we all going to get to see each other??? Oh yea and I didn't get to say goodbye to Phat...I wonder if he still reads this...if you do give me a holler.... Ok well that's it for now....oh yea one more thing I love that picture of you Ellie on the OC very becoming..


One-liner: If you get a job...hook me up please.....

Joke

You know why there are no WalMarts in Iraq? Because they're all "Targets"

ALT/ERNATE

What the hell?!?!? I'm on the Alternate-list!! That's the longer list!! Well Fuck them! I just got a call from God and they want me to be the next pontiff!! That's right I'm gonna be the first Asian American, woman, and Buddhist to be the leader of the 1.1 billion members of the Roman Catholic Faith...damn that's gonna look pretty good on my resume. JET will want me back after that! I'm mean I should have got on the short-list...who do they think I am? What did I do wrong?? It must have been that time I tried to jump the Consul...damn it, I thought I was scoring some points for that...I don't know, I'm having some reservations about becoming the next Pope though, I mean they're gonna put me in that Pope-mobile to protect all the eligible men out there from me...wait is that the other way around?? Anyway, my back-up plan isn't bad though...although I'm not sure if the red vestment will look too good on me, but that pope hat will make me taller...maybe JET will take me then...Also I would like to report that I have successfully avoided any contact with my father the 12 hours I was in vegas. Oh yea and finally I want to give a quick shout out to our friend we all know who I'm talking about that special tyrant that got dissed and dismissed by the chocolatey and magically delicious half-bear half-human Travis. Jessica don't worry someone better will come along, maybe a full bear next time! I'm JUST KIDDING! We all know that bears can't date humans! No no, in all seriousness they can't.

One-liner: It ain't no mArcha, it's March mothafucka - Radio Raheem

Good Hunting Guys.

Swearing Is Bad

What the Fuck is goin' on 'ere?!!? Mothafucka?? Damn bitch...you gOn eat that?? Said Tommy to Sally...Sally says no Tommy you can have it if you want to, I don't mind. Tommy says well thanks bitch! That's fuckin' charishable of yer. So Tommy goes at the tasty lookin' fish sandwich like he just stole it from a convenient store...then Sally says 'hey Tommy...why don't you play with the other kids?' Tommy was shocked by this abrupt question "wadjyu say hoe?"..."say that one moe 'gain"...Sally was getting a little nervous, but she was a very nice girl so she politely asked again, 'um..why don't you play with the other kids?' Tommy said, "cuZ I can't stop cussin' ya fuckin' penis!" 'Oh,..ok' says Sally. Now the moral of the story is if you're not nice you'll end up with friends like Sally.

1-lina: Got Rice bitch, Got Rice?

Good HuntIn'

Impending Career Options

How exciting is this! My first blog-list.
These are suggestions I've received thus far:

FBI Agent
Graphic Arts Designer
Actress
Cold-hearted Business woman
Photographer
Political Spin doctor
Ruler of the Underworld
Concubine
Marketing manager
Magazine writer
Japanese talk show host
Collumist
Host of the Weakest Link
Yakuza Boss
The person that throws knives in the circus
Restaurant Reviewer
Stripper/ Dominatrix
Manager of Artist/Band
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One-liner: Will Travis join the Darkside?

The First Time

I didn't tell you guys this but a couple of days ago I did it for the first time...I know I know it's a surprise! Isn't it crazy, I told you guys I had nothing to blog about but here it is. I guess I can tell you about a little bit of what happened...I thought it would be kind of gross and maybe even hurt a little but it didn't at all! I didn't even bleed! Nope. No siree, not meee I have really really strong gums apparently! It was hard, I mean difficult, getting the floss in between all the spaces, but IIII did it! Yup! Oh wait, hahhaaha waaaiiiit a minute...yoou didn't think...you pervert...what dirty minds you all have! Yea well I guess you can say I had a hot date with Mr. Oral-B (Satin Floss). On to more important things: I'd like to officially congratulate a very very pungent victory on the part of Michael J. O'Malley, which will go down in Soka history as a first, for getting a lap dance from two very excited ladies in front of all his friends...it don't get any better then that folks. Yea...when I saw that sight, I was happy for all them other little Irish boys out there that ever wished one day "I'm gonna get some fine booty rubbed up against me while all my friends are watchin'. " I'm sure everybody felt nothing but pure bliss when they saw.. O'Malley's little leprechaun hat bobbing up and down...up and down...up down...as they continued to stroke and brush their little butts...against his crotch. Yeeesss my friends let's remember this moment...with a moment of silence shall we.....................ahh...... Speaking of wonderful birthdays, mine was very very wonderful yet I cannot submit myself to write about it because it is too close to my heart, you understand don't you darlings?? Good. In conclusion I would like to make an announcement that I have for the second time fallin' in love with someone who unfortunately does not feel the same way towards me. Yes. 'tis sad I should say, 'tis very sad...I shall mope and groan about it within this cold exterior.

My one-liner: The Irish are lucky...

Leave 'em Laughing

I got nothing to say about JET except the consul is HOT! oh yea baby. That's how I like 'em, 40 and with power! mmm mmm that's some goooood eatin' rhat dere. So yea, if you want to talk to or date a women like me, don't hesitate to call! I will be good to you, AND to your brother. Ok sorry I don't know what just came over me, oh it's the other brother. Ok sorry too much huh? Anyway! the JET interview was great! I made eye contact with each panel member pretty freakin' constantly, I answered all the questions except two with spitting accuracy (whatever the hell that means), and I made all of them smile and laugh at least once with my keen wit or my pimple colony....whichever. Yea so it was good, we got to make the other JET interviewees that were waiting in the lounge with us nervous because we were laughing and joking like it was the tonight show with Angel (she's the presentation lady that came to Soka and also the check in lady for the interviews) I think we made them more nervous then they already were so that was really fun (oh c'mon you know I'm a bitch, should I stop saying that?) Yea so it was alright, the two questions that I didn't answer with spitting accuracy was "if you had 5min to prepare a lesson on one president who would it be and why?" I said Abraham Lincoln because he was the man who started...no no no...ok so he was the president when the country was divided into the north and the south...and...so when they brought in new states they had to be either slave or non-slave state...yea so basically he changed the whole damn country to what it is today...fuckin' I don't know I learned this shit in junior high I'll research this shit when you give me the job! I think they liked the second part better. Then the sexiest man alive, well who I think is at least in the next 5min, asked me "if I were I naughty boy how would you discipline me?" I was like whaaaat? Are you serious? Well...no he didn't ask it like that but I said I'd play a game with the class and he asked for me to be more specific and I said, yea..I don't know at this point hot stuff. I think he liked the second part of that answer too. Yea so it was ok. In completely unrelated news Allison is teaching me how to drive a stick shift. This is my progress report: I stalled 80% of the time, I found the G-spot but I couldn't work it too well, and I almost ran over 2 under classmen...I should have huh we have too many of them anyway. And today my mother finally seriously said that she has provisional plans of leaving my father after she pays off her debts!! YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this moment for a long time guys! It's finally come! I'm serious as a heart attack, trust me it'll free my mother and make her 10times better. Anyway that's my inappropriate, nasty, abrasive message to you all.

One liner: Sometimes I Just Get So Angry! --The Angry Girl

Good Hunting guys.

My First Blind Date

So I just got back from my first blind date and well....I know what I don't want. Just kidding, JUST KIDDING! He was really nice, but I wouldn't go out with him again...I think he might actually be an inch smaller than me, which is why I think Pili set me up with him. It was weeeiiiirrrdd I felt like I had to kind of bend my knees slightly so he wouldn't feel bad. Basically this guy (Greg Tam) is a rich boy from Palles Verde, his house is apparently on the beach. He took me to a kinda lush lunch where there's $5 parking and $15 salads...yea, the food was good we should all go there sometime its called Las Brisas its overlooking Laguna Beach, the soup was gooooood. Anyway, he goes to UCI he's in his fifth year there as a computer something something major, he likes Bone-thugs and harmony (even though they don't make music anymore), and he plays video games. I think he's a nerd, but not a cool nerd...He was really nice the whole time, he was trying hard to keep up the conversation, but he kept apologizing for not entertaining me enough...yea...we had okay converstion but very sterile...and basically whatever he started talking about I knew more about it and that's not a good sign since I don't know much about this world, so basically I declared check-mate everytime. I need at least a little challenge just to feel like I'm actually in a relationship....Anyway continuing: He and Chinako went to the same high school and they were in orchestra together. We got lost trying to get to the restaurant, the one thing that did surprise me was that he actually made reservations at Las Brisas, that was pretty kool. After we ate while feeling bad that I wasn't eating a lot (I didn't want to, it was so freakin' expensive, I was planning to pay so I just had their soup) we went for a walk on the beach and we ended up at this like 'lovers cove' kinda area bleah couples were everywhere! They were all on top of each other and here we are walking amongst them...awkward. Anyway after that we took the long way home by taking the 405 instead of turing left on El Toro. I was wondering if I should hug him and say goodbye or what, but I ended up saying I had a good time and bolted out of there! I think he was confused of what to do next apparently (he also was a virgin to blind dates) so as I was walking toward 370 he didn't drive off until I motioned him to...NOT in a mean way! I was just trying to make him leave by pretending that I was giving him directions out of Soka (and out of my life). But, he was really nice...but I don't think he's passionate about anything...anyway I hate to admit it but I was NOT physically attracted to him....I guess nice guys do finish last...sorry mr. Tam; actually he's better off not being with a bitch like me. It was a good mild experience for a first blind date. Next time someone taller and interesting...

My one-liner: 4' 11" just don't cut it.

Good hunting!

Formal Apology

This is a formal apology for finally getting the address right for this site. I know you have been awaiting my wonderful blog entries...I actually did a entry before this but for some reason it has been erased...bastards! I thought I make sporadic entries so that it looks like I'm keeping it up...let's see interesting things that happened to me today are....I woke up at 6:30am worked out for half and hour with Sammie on an empty stomach I thought I was gonna throw-up (I guess nothing) then when I was walking back a maintenance guy on a cart almost ran me over (really) Don't worry I gave him a dirty look he'll never forget, hehehe. Today is my first day on the job...I'm sccaared and I'm scary so I guess that balances out. Which brings me to Travis who is not afraid of me and have been trying to get him to join our group, but apparently there is dissention in the ranks about his over-qualified coolness. More discussion is needed on this. In related news I would like to find someway of joining the nerdiest boys in our school if not the world in their Risk game and also if possible their scrabble games as well (no Halo will be necessary). This concludes today's entry, I hope you all have enjoyed thoroughly and please leave any interesting, cynical, or funny comments on this entry. Good Hunting!

Ann

Oh yea my one-liner: $3.00 for a purse, them children working hard for Target.

Numero Uno

I actually don't like doing this bloggy thingys, but since I am graduating in about 5 months why not...Need to keep in touch with my friends somehow. This is a little test blog entry...so um...what the hell are we suppose to talk about in these things? Do you guys actually read everything I say? Hmmm...so I can brainwash you but you would just think you're reading a blog ann is the greatest person in the world and should be the all high and mighty ruler that doesn't say anything. I can see this easily becoming a depressing undertaking...Maybe instead of writing a whole spiel of my interesting day I should stick to one-liners that basically describes my day. Here's my first one.

Sunday, January 2, 2005:
Bored shitless.

Happy New Years guys :0