I don't need a miracle to believe.

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December 2, 2008 at 6:30 pm permalink

Break from the Anchor. Ackckckck.

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Survey:

EIGHT Lasts
1. Last cigarette: N/A
2. Last beverage: My mom made Dong1 Gua1 Cha2 (winter guard tea)!
3. Last phone call: from Stephanie about math hw
4. Last text message: from Shannannon
5. Last CD played: To GelBelle Vol. 2 from Shanwich
6. Last bubble bath: for Evelyn's dog, Yoyo
7. Last time you cried: Confidential
8. Last meal: lunch


SIX Have You’s
1. Have you ever dated someone twice? Oh yes.
2. Have you ever been cheated on? Yeah, it sucked.
3. Have you ever bought condoms? What in the world.
4. Have you ever kissed someone? Wouldn't you like to know...
5. Have you ever fallen in love? Yeah, it sucked.
6. Have you ever been depressed? Yeah, it sucked.

Name SIX things you did today:
1) Mistakened someone's spit for rain
2) Attempted to revise my Anchor
3) Slipped on the stairs
4) Ate a goldfish that fell on the ground (Sharon/Siyu, I still don't forgive you.)
5) Finished two articles
6) Played (pounded) on the piano until my mom screamed at me

Do You/ Are You/Would You????
1.Have a BF/GF? Sure
2.In love with someone? No, sob, it hurts too much.
3.Would you change who you're in love with? True love is irreplaceable.

List THREE people you can tell pretty much anything to
1. Al
2. Shanwich
3. Squash

List THREE favorite colors
1. Orange!!!
2. Blue
3. Green

List TWO things you want to do before you die
1. Write a novel
2. Visit children in South East Asia

How would you like to die?
Great question.

SO FAR IN 08'…
Been to school - NEVER.
Made a new friend- Yes!
Fallen out of love - Yes, how many times must you mention this?
Done something you swore never to do - No
Laughed until you cried - Rivers
Met someone who changed your life – Not exactly
Found out who your true friends were - Yes

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF……
1. Bush?
It's green and prickly.
2. Gay Marriage?
You can ask me if you really want to know.
4. Straight, Gay, Bi?
What's the question?
5. Do you have a crush?
You.
6. Who is the best hugger that you know?
Steph. She's so warm and cuddly.
7. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Depends on how love is defined.
8. Is there something you want to ask someone?
Yes. WHY ARE WE WRITING THE ANCHOR?!
9. What brand of shirt are you wearing?
Aeropostale, I think.
10. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends?
I already have.
11. Do you have “A thing” for anyone on your top friends?
Oh definitely.
13. How many kids do you want to have?
Less than or equal to two.
14. Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
Suppose
15. Do you wanna change your name?
I'm OK with my name.
16. What did you do for your last birthday?
Ha... this question was in the last survey I took. Er, I went to school, had a MT competition after school, beat Dana Hills to mango pulp, and returned home.
17. What time did you wake up today?
6:10. It was deathly.
18. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Homework/Sleeping
19.Name something you CANNOT wait to do:
GO TO TAIWAN.
20. Last time you saw your dad?
several hours ago...
21. What is one thing you wish you could change about yourself?
I want to have super powers.
22. Which hand do you like better?
Right
23. What are you listening to right now?
The soft and subtle buzz of my computer.
24. Have you ever talked to Tom?
Tom? I've talked to Thomas... [puzzled]
25. Have you ever donated money to a good cause?
I hope it contributed to a cause
26. Have you ever talked about someone behind their back?
-hangs head in shame- Yes. I'm sorry.
27. Least favorite month?
March
28. What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from anyone?
Boots - we were filming for Puddn'head Wilson, and I borrowed boots from Diana for my character Luigi.
29. Who is getting on your nerves?
That ... that dreadful Anchor dude.
30. Most visited webpage?
Google.
31. Would you help your best friend fight if he/she is losing?
Er, hopefully I can stop the fight. If not, yeah. And I'd probably end up getting beaten, too.
32. Coke or Pepsi?
Coke in the airplane, Pepsi on land. Actually, it tastes the same.
33. What’s the worst day of your life?
Won't know until later.
34. Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week?
Confidential.
35. Do you disagree with a lot of things going on in the world?
Yes

Dibididib 0 comments add
December 1, 2008 at 9:31 pm permalink

PP
(Shannon, I'm finally making our poetry journal and gluttonous ranting public. Gasp.)

Today was good. Tonight will be bad. Really, really bad.

I'm convinced that the Anchor was named "Anchor" because true to its namesake, like one drops a heavy anchor to hold down a ship, the Anchor will surely be dropped to hold down my grade. In other words, my grade and GPA are going to die after I turn this in.

This year has sucked tremendously in academic perspectives. Socially; not as bad. I don't find myself wandering around school wondering why the sky is blue, the grass is green, and why I was wandering around school thinking about useless things. Now, I just wander around school, oblivious to my evident lonesomeness. Haha, just kidding. I actually eat lunch with a groupie now. It feels pretty good, but it's still nice just to have lunch with a couple of close friends and share thoughts to richen our bland sandwiches.

[That was really lame.]

I long for winter break, but I so need these three weeks to raise my grades. I'm thinking I could probably end up with an A in APAH if I try ridiculously hard. In history, I'm not too sure, which totally sucks because the class isn't even hard! Goshhh. Hopefully I can raise my math and science grades, too.

hello from a sunny, slumberous Saturday 6 comments add
November 29, 2008 at 3:39 pm permalink

The Thanksgiving weekend has been filled with friends, family, fun, and an endless amount of food.
I bet the pilgrims and Native Americans would have been appalled by the excessive consumption of food these past few days.

Wednesday afternoon - Sharon and I went to Pavillion's for lunch! It was really sad; the service was good, but the sandwich was kind of eh. There were artichokes in it. -_- We then proceeded to circle the entire plaza to buy Mrs. Person's Christmas present. Haha, it was so much fun. We went to all these random stores, including this clothing store for elderly people, and the storekeeper + customers were giving us uninviting glares. We landed in CVS where we finally purchased her not-so-costly present (that's an understatement), and we celebrated at Peet's where the server was kind enough to explain what exactly each item on the menu was. The complex coffee names are so confusing! Sharon got this chocolate drink, and I think I got some type of coffee?

At night, I totally forgot to call Shannon about not being able to go bowling (sorry sorry sorry). We had a pre-Thanksgiving potluck at church. There was an endless amount of Chinese food and a lot of fruits and pumpkin pie. Eunice helped me rekindle my love for Dong Gua Ca (wintermelon tea?). There was a nice show put on by the different cell groups and fellowships... the adults really went all-out. To give you a picture, there were three dads who went up dressed as Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, and their respective wives went up and did this whole choreographed dance. Haha :p

Thanksgiving was great! Charlene and Faith's family came over as did Christopher and Sheldon's. And later, Pollyanna's family and Genevieve's family also came. We ate for about four hours straight. Yeah, frightening. Just kidding, we played Hide-and-Seek, Mofia, Sardines, etc. in-between, but yeahhhh. We're probably going to be eating the leftovers for the next two weeks or so because the adults apparently overestimated our stomach capacity and thought we were extreme gluttons or something (although they aren't TOO far off.) After our stuffing fest... which ended at around 11:30 PM, we went to Kylie's room and slept on her bed. And as we "slept" (we kind of made the guys sleep on the ground), the parents kept talking and talking and talking - I wonder how their mouths don't get tired. Anyway, it was a great Thanksgiving, just like every other year, and I thank God for that.

Friday. Spent most of the time at home doing homework and practicing piano. Went biking for a while. At night, we went over to Elaine and Steven's house for another "Thanksgiving" dinner. More Chinese food, with the exception of curry... I think that's Indian. The little kids played Wii for soooo long. I got bored of watching them scream at each other, so I read The Alchemist (really good book... so far) and ended up falling asleep. But hm, it was pretty nice.

Today I slept in for so long... I think I woke up at around 9:30. Too bad, I haven't been very productive, and I still have an Anchor essay to edit (not just little edits either - huge, major corrections) and other horrible things. I finished my Even Day homework, though, and wrote a really crappy article for the Howler. Speaking of which, the next issue is coming out soon - which means Deadline (which is thankfully after the Anchor is due) and Distribution (waking up at 6:45... not so pleasant) are also coming up.

We went shopping in the afternoon at South Coast Plaza. Normally, I don't love the process of shopping. It's fun when I don't really need anything, but I had to buy winter clothes, and shoving sweaters and jackets up and down my head is tiring. But this time, it was pretty cool. The stores had good prices, too. And it helped that the mall was decorated with glittering Christmas decorations.

Tomorrow is church! And the day after that is school. x 3 more weeks. And then, finally, at long last, winter break.

Happy Thanksgiving! 0 comments add
November 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm permalink

Thanksgiving is glorious. Hope you guys all have fun stuffing yourselves!

time! 2 comments add
November 25, 2008 at 10:08 pm permalink

Today was pretty good. In history, we didn't finish Matewan which means we will waste more class time of next week watching it... like, I don't get the point of why we're watching it. It's a good movie and all, but we're not going to actually change our concrete details NOW. I know my Anchor sucks, but I still wouldn't make such a major change.

Speech/Debate. I got my ballots and got pissed off at my judge who judged David and me in my first LD round (the guy who interrupted my AC (affirmative constructive) AND 2AR (second affirmative rebuttal)). Wow, yeah... it was better not knowing.

Math. I know I screwed up, but hopefully, I didn't screw up more than I think did.

I hung out with Annie until 3:30 when I followed Mock Trial people to the courtroom for the journalism contest. Rode in Nina's car with Nina, Grace Kim, Jasmine, Kevin Kim, and Lemiece... it was a very squished ride.

Anyway, I have to give major props to everyone on the blue team! Dang, you guys were fantastic. I loved Aditya's closing argument and rebuttal speech - how does he manage to churn up all of that great stuff from the top of his head? GRACE, you were so good as an attorney, too!
Foothill was a lot better than I expected. They were actually really, really good. The prosecuting attorney was great at his closing, too.

Awesome trial - it's a little hard to piece it into words. I was incredibly impressed. Hopefully, if Jennifer (news editor) consents, I could squeeze in an article on Mock Trial for the next issue.

I have 24 hrs to write my contest piece. Ack. Wish me luck...

yeah. 0 comments add
November 23, 2008 at 4:24 pm permalink

It was alright.

Next is Tuesday's Mock Trial Courtroom Journalist Contest. Then other contests. Then Cypress. But no Fullerton Winter Invitational - I'll be on the plane to Taiwan by then.

Life is okay. I only have so many tests to bring up my GPA now. :|

I met two really nice people from Kennedy High School yesterday. One of them, I think his name is Minhdang Nguyen, had a fabulous OPP. Got third, but had his memorization been stronger, he could've snagged first.
And the other was my first-round LD opponent, David ... forgot his last name. We talked a lot before our second and third LD rounds; both rounds were running late so we were just talking and arguing on whether deontology was an actual principle. I think it is: it's essentially the contrast of consequentialism. But, David argues, is consequentialism an actual principle? Well, I think it is ... it's just not the foundation of society.

Grace got two Bys yesterday and Joanne got one. I wanted one! I met an Esperanza girl, too. And talked to my opponent from the Jack Howe Invitational, Stephanie Shin.

Yeah, aside from meeting cool people, the tournament yesterday was alright. I miss La Mirada where we actually get an indoor table and where the team is more closely-bound. Yesterday, we were all branched out into different tables; it didn't seem as homely as it should have been because we WERE the hosting school and at our own school campus.

Oh gosh. 3 comments add
November 21, 2008 at 7:32 pm permalink

Tournament tomorrow. I am so screwed.
No matter how many times, the nerves are always there. Yeah, unfortunately, like every other time, I am so not prepared. Especially for LD... haven't touched the case since CSULB.

Have to skip Friday night today. :'(

//edit:
I'm thinking of so many scenerios in which I completely fail in my round and try to BS my way around other people's cases. Hmmm success rate: 0%. The BSing will definitely be mercilessly obvious.

//edit:
Should morality be subjective or objective? Crappppp.

the library 0 comments add
November 21, 2008 at 12:40 am permalink

is a great place. For real.

I spent my entire afternoon at Heritage Library today. I was supposed to do additional research for S/D, but er... math homework took up too much time. But everything seems nicer at the library. Maybe I should just make a habit of going to the library to do my homework. I get so much more done there.

Too many distractions at home, maybe?

I really miss freshman year. This year has just been my academic downfall... I really don't know. I'm really worried right now. My mom isn't too worried; she thinks I can bring it up. But I can't. How many weeks until the semester ends? How many more opportunities? I just failed a history quiz yesterday, a math test, an AP Art HIstory quiz today...

I think I'll sleep it off. Self-detrimental.

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