as a second semester senior, i'm taking a pretty easy course load (for the first time in my life). although i have a lot of extracurricular activities that take up a lot of my time, the lack of work to do gives me a lot of time to sit back, relax, think, and do what i really like to do.
this semester has made me realize what my passion is. surprisingly, it's worship. and music. and now you're all probably wondering why it's music. i'm probably the least musically talented person in the world. i can't play any instruments, and i can't even clap to the music sometimes if i don't concentrate fully on it.
so why music? i love to sing. i know i'm not great at it, but singing probably gives me the greatest fulfillment. especially worship songs. being in an acappella group this semester and having voice lessons really opened my eyes to the wonderful world of music.
as i'm about to graduate, i've been struggling a lot with post-graduation plans. it's so hard to discern what God wants from what i want. no matter what though, i'm committing myself to learn an instrument. it'll be tough to learn since i'm an old geezer, but i'm determined.
graduation is may 14th, and today is march 31st. it's scary how real this has become! it's happening, and though i may be nervous and anxious as hell, i'm excited. i'm finally all growed up :) just gotta make the most of this last month and a half....
Monday, March 31, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
the snooze button
every monday, wednesday, and friday, i need to be at work at 9am. at the beginning of the semester (read: first 3 weeks), i would set my alarm for 6:45, snooze til 7:15 or so, then get ready and leave by 8:00am so that i could catch the 8:17 bus to be at work by 8:40 or so.
after awhile, i started taking the train, which i need to pay for, but got me there a lot quicker so i started setting my alarm for 7:10, thinking i'd snooze til 7:30, then get up and leave by 8:20 to be at work a little before 9:00. this lasted another 2-3 weeks.
one day, the research assistant that i work with told me that it was okay if i didn't get there at exactly 9:00 everyday, because (let's face it) no one else did. with that mentality, the times i started waking up got progressively later and later.
this morning, i set my alarm for 7:40, thinking i would snooze til 8:00 and then get up. i didn't get up til 8:15, rushed to get out the door by 8:45, and go to work at 9:15.
the point of all this is:
1. i snooze WAY too much...who else do you know presses the snooze button AT LEAST 4 times before they get up (btw...my snooze is 9 minutes)
2. i realize that i'm not a fan of being on time to things anymore. i used to be one of those people who hated being late, and hated when others were late. i've come to realize that everyone else is always late, making me being on time seem extra early - therefore, i'm late, just like everyone else now.
anyway, in less than a week i'll be on the beaches of south carolina. i'm so excited to get out of the nastiness that is the northeast and go somewhere warm. no responsibilities, no obligations, just relaxation and fun. before that, i have a big midterm to deal with...great -_-
til next time,
take care all!
love,
karebear :)
after awhile, i started taking the train, which i need to pay for, but got me there a lot quicker so i started setting my alarm for 7:10, thinking i'd snooze til 7:30, then get up and leave by 8:20 to be at work a little before 9:00. this lasted another 2-3 weeks.
one day, the research assistant that i work with told me that it was okay if i didn't get there at exactly 9:00 everyday, because (let's face it) no one else did. with that mentality, the times i started waking up got progressively later and later.
this morning, i set my alarm for 7:40, thinking i would snooze til 8:00 and then get up. i didn't get up til 8:15, rushed to get out the door by 8:45, and go to work at 9:15.
the point of all this is:
1. i snooze WAY too much...who else do you know presses the snooze button AT LEAST 4 times before they get up (btw...my snooze is 9 minutes)
2. i realize that i'm not a fan of being on time to things anymore. i used to be one of those people who hated being late, and hated when others were late. i've come to realize that everyone else is always late, making me being on time seem extra early - therefore, i'm late, just like everyone else now.
anyway, in less than a week i'll be on the beaches of south carolina. i'm so excited to get out of the nastiness that is the northeast and go somewhere warm. no responsibilities, no obligations, just relaxation and fun. before that, i have a big midterm to deal with...great -_-
til next time,
take care all!
love,
karebear :)
Sunday, March 2, 2008
ROYGBIV
today i had the opportunity to go snowboarding with four yiu's (3 yiu brothers and 1 yiu cousin). pretty fun, except the trails aren't groomed which kinda stink.
anyway, we're all sitting at dinner afterwards and we somehow started discussing old tv shows. here's how the conversation went:
andrew: roots!!! omg!
me: what's that?
andrew: how do you not know what roots is??
chris: it's from the same guy as reading rainbow!
vinny: oh yea!!
andrew (to me): have you heard of reading rainbow??
me: yes! i've just never seen it!
andrew: do you even know what the colors of the rainbow are??
me: um...ROYGBIV!
tony: yea....red, green, ...
all of us: WHAT?!?!
maybe he hit his head a little to hard :P
snowboarding = fun...i wish nyc had a mountain :(
anyway, we're all sitting at dinner afterwards and we somehow started discussing old tv shows. here's how the conversation went:
andrew: roots!!! omg!
me: what's that?
andrew: how do you not know what roots is??
chris: it's from the same guy as reading rainbow!
vinny: oh yea!!
andrew (to me): have you heard of reading rainbow??
me: yes! i've just never seen it!
andrew: do you even know what the colors of the rainbow are??
me: um...ROYGBIV!
tony: yea....red, green, ...
all of us: WHAT?!?!
maybe he hit his head a little to hard :P
snowboarding = fun...i wish nyc had a mountain :(
Thursday, February 21, 2008
how to please a kid
here's a conversation between a 6-year old girl and her mother at gymnastics. the girl (anna) was having a private lesson with the girl that i babysit (hanna). i took them both there after school and anna'a mother (emily) came to the place after to pick her up.
emily: look girls, i brought you each a cookie
anna & hanna: yay!!
(they both grab one from the cup that's in my hand and start eating)
anna: hey...mine isn't chocolate chip!
emily: aw sorry sweetie i didn't realize i picked up oatmeal raisin.
me: hanna can you give some of your chocolate chip cookie to anna?
hanna: (shakes head)
anna: (looks upset, as if she's about to cry)
emily: hunnie, it's okay...we'll get you something else!
anna: (pouting) like what???
emily: here...do you want some money?
anna: OKAY!
even 6 year olds...sheesh. i would've gone for the cookie -_-
gymnastics practice is like a haven for all the babysitters and nannies of the world. very few parents ever show up to this place. last week, a nanny brought in a girl (who had lessons) and her younger brother, who was crying. he had been crying for awhile, so the nanny called his mother, and explained the situation to the mom. "your son is crying because he wanted to say bye to the train and he didn't remember til they were at least 5 minutes off the train and walking to the gymnastics studio." i assume the mother wanted to speak to the son after that, cos the next thing i knew, the son was saying into the phone, "mommy i'm crying!"
funny kids...i wonder if i was ever that naive..
emily: look girls, i brought you each a cookie
anna & hanna: yay!!
(they both grab one from the cup that's in my hand and start eating)
anna: hey...mine isn't chocolate chip!
emily: aw sorry sweetie i didn't realize i picked up oatmeal raisin.
me: hanna can you give some of your chocolate chip cookie to anna?
hanna: (shakes head)
anna: (looks upset, as if she's about to cry)
emily: hunnie, it's okay...we'll get you something else!
anna: (pouting) like what???
emily: here...do you want some money?
anna: OKAY!
even 6 year olds...sheesh. i would've gone for the cookie -_-
gymnastics practice is like a haven for all the babysitters and nannies of the world. very few parents ever show up to this place. last week, a nanny brought in a girl (who had lessons) and her younger brother, who was crying. he had been crying for awhile, so the nanny called his mother, and explained the situation to the mom. "your son is crying because he wanted to say bye to the train and he didn't remember til they were at least 5 minutes off the train and walking to the gymnastics studio." i assume the mother wanted to speak to the son after that, cos the next thing i knew, the son was saying into the phone, "mommy i'm crying!"
funny kids...i wonder if i was ever that naive..
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
have my cake and eat it too
i forgot that i wanted to write about all the different kinds of cake i had last week...
- saturday, mommy bought me chinese cake (and omg i just realized i still have some in my fridge...10 days old now -_-)
- sunday, had a banana and strawberry chocolate cake from veniero's
- monday, carolyn bought me green tea cake from yeh's bakery
- monday, ashley bought a superfabulous chocolate raspberry cake from corrado bakery
- thursday, had angel's food cake with the girl i babysit
- thursday, had chocolate truffle cake with elaine for our date
- thursday, had chocolate cake for vivian's birthday
- friday, had ice cream cake for wesley's birthday
8 pieces of cake in 7 days. goodness....no more cake for me :)
- saturday, mommy bought me chinese cake (and omg i just realized i still have some in my fridge...10 days old now -_-)
- sunday, had a banana and strawberry chocolate cake from veniero's
- monday, carolyn bought me green tea cake from yeh's bakery
- monday, ashley bought a superfabulous chocolate raspberry cake from corrado bakery
- thursday, had angel's food cake with the girl i babysit
- thursday, had chocolate truffle cake with elaine for our date
- thursday, had chocolate cake for vivian's birthday
- friday, had ice cream cake for wesley's birthday
8 pieces of cake in 7 days. goodness....no more cake for me :)
writer's block
i have nothing to say.
i always feel like i need to post something funny or interesting to read.
i'm not very funny or interesting -_-
ah...maybe in a couple of days
i always feel like i need to post something funny or interesting to read.
i'm not very funny or interesting -_-
ah...maybe in a couple of days
Friday, February 15, 2008
exciting week!
wow...definitely had the most exciting week!!!!
turned 22, had an awesome dinner with super-fabulous friends, watched the spice girls at their reunion tour (AMAZING), celebrated valentine's day (haha i wore red and didn't go to class...it was awesome), had a hot date with elaine chiu who gave me the world's best pez dispenser, celebrated friends' birthdays, and tomorrow is going to jersey to party at vivian's house and then snowboarding on saturday!!!!
God has been so good...everything that happens, it's all a blessing from Him, and for that i am so thankful :)
turned 22, had an awesome dinner with super-fabulous friends, watched the spice girls at their reunion tour (AMAZING), celebrated valentine's day (haha i wore red and didn't go to class...it was awesome), had a hot date with elaine chiu who gave me the world's best pez dispenser, celebrated friends' birthdays, and tomorrow is going to jersey to party at vivian's house and then snowboarding on saturday!!!!
God has been so good...everything that happens, it's all a blessing from Him, and for that i am so thankful :)
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