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A Good Day...

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:28:06 GMT

Today was a good and productive day. I ran some errands and got to do a little bit of shopping at old town after dropping Mike off at work. My good friend (whom I can't name) recommended a seaweed facial mask at cos the weather has been quite dry lately. So I went and bought some... they threw in a few free samples to try too! I think we'll have a nice facial party tomorrow when my sister comes over (friend, you're welcome to join us if you're free)

I also got (amandopondo bubble bath) so I can enjoy a good bath after being on my feet at work. It helps me relax and motivated to be productive without complaining as much

After a couple more errands (bank, bought ink at staples... etc.) I came home and got creative. I haven't taken pictures of my projects yet... so I'll post them once I get around to it

I made some pasta for dinner (broccoli, shrimp, chicken in alfredo sauce) and it turned out quite well. {didn't take pictures of it tho }

Note To Self: Take more Pictures.

remember to blog...

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:04:28 GMT

What have I been up to?

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:15:17 GMT

The answer to that question is... just work? I've been fortunate enough to have an amazing husband that isn't pressuring me to work more than 20 hours a week so that I'll have time to do whatever I want (plus house work). Yet since I've sent my grad school applications in mid january, I really can't say I've done anything but work. Weeks fly by and before I know it, I'm already in March and waiting anxiously to see what the next couple of months hold for me.

So instead of just wasting this precious time away (cos, really, when am I ever going to ever have this time to work part time and do whatever I want with the rest of my time?!) I should really think about how I want to spend this time in my life.

here's what I've come up with:

spend more time blogging.

I think for a while I wasn't sure how I felt about the whole blogging business. It was a good way to communicate my thoughts and events of my life to the rest of the world that I don't necessary see or speak to often... but it seems so impersonal. I wasn't sure how much of myself I wanted to put on a blog... but I've decided to think of blogging as a way to not just communicate my thoughts and events of my life, but to also record memories. I like that. The recording memories... I'm all about recording memories

read the bible.

I received a RAK of a Picture Bible from a very generous person and it's changed my world. I've never been able to read the bible without getting bored but this picture bible is well... INTERESTING! Aside from having pictures it gives me the story without the crazy jumble language that I have to decode and try to understand what in the world was happening and to whom. I actually GET IT....which has been amazing because it's like a really good book I don't want to put down when I start reading. I'm reminded of all the old sunday school stories I've learned as a child and now I'm able to question and grow and deepen my faith by not just taking everything at face vaule. There are so many questions and I'm glad I'm surround by the people at work & mike to bounce my questions off of. It has pushed me to really try to understand this whole God business on another level. I Love It!

scrapbook/photography/art.

The passions of my life... I want to use this time to do more. I don't want to wake up on day as a full time student and say I wish I had more time to scrapbook when I can totally take advantage of the time now. I want to visit more museums, learn more photography skills, develop my style in scrapbooking…

travel.

I know this part needs money to accomplish... but somehow, someway... it'll get done.

get into music again. I miss loving music and having it compliment my life. I'm loving jazz and I think mike wants to go to a jazz club this month so that would be really fun. I'm hooked on Jason Mraz's I'm Yours and Jack Johnson's Better Together. We just watched Music & Lyrics that other day and I'm loving the single Way Back Into Love.
keep growing as a person.

I don’t want to stop learning new things or think up new ideas to better live out this life. I want to dream big and figure out how to make my dreams reality.

As crazy as things have been lately, God has been good. He’s been ever so faithful. I think it’s so cool to be able to look at all the blessings from God and see His hand at work in our lives.

Well see if I really carry out all these things in the time I have in this stage of my life… at least this entry will be a good reminder for me to look at of all the things I should be doing rather than just wondering where the time went. Time is a funny thing. It isn’t something you can get back and one it’s gone, it’s gone. It’s not something you can change and redo… just something you have to take advantage of the moment you realize how precious time is. I like to think that I capture time in every picture I take and every scrapbook page I create. I like to think that recording it down in my moleskin is another way to remember the event and thoughts and feelings that I had at that time. To me, that really is priceless.

oh, and we got the wii finally! Come over and play!

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:23:29 GMT

It's 12:19am and I'm surprised I'm not completely passed out after being on my feet all day. Do you ever get this feeling of wanting to write/journal but you don't cos there's too much you haven't written/journal about that you don't know where to start? I think that's how I've been feeling lately. Wanting to blog/journal but not actually writing anything down cos I dunno what to start writing about. Instead, I just read other people's blog over and over again hoping to find some kind of inspiration to get myself to blog about life.

This stage of my life would be called "waiting". Waiting to see what the next few years might look like. Waiting to see which school I'll end up in and when I'll end up going to school. Waiting to see which church we'll end up settling down at and what ministries we'll be involved in. Waiting to discover what it might take to be ready for a family and when it's ever a good time to have kids.

I realized that since I graduated from college, I haven't had time to really think or reflect about life. I don't ask questions and I don't seek answers. I miss those days. I wanna go back to ponder how life really works and try to figure out what being a Christian looks like. I don't wanna settle for just what I'm being told cos sometimes what I'm told doesn't make sense to me.

The other day I was looking back at pictures. I love pictures. They truly capture memories. I might not be able to bring back the past... but pictures are the next best thing.

Some memories really are priceless... so are friendships. It's not everyday you find friends that would drive fancy cars but have no problem eating seafood off a tray . Good memories of traveling to a city

without knowing where we'd end up or how much fun we'd have in one short weekend.
Sometimes it's those memories you wanna grow old remembering. It's those memories that you can keep talking about when you get together for dinners in your "mid twenties to late twenties."

I never thought I would be able to convince anyone to "just bring your toothbrush, we're leaving for vegas in 4 hours." Spontaneous trips like that are hard to come by.

Memories of playing hide-and-seek in the dark one night cos we were bored and didn't know what else to do. That was the best hide and seek game i've ever played.

Having a girls day out. Fun local adventures to our very own china town.

Memories that I clearly remember even if my husband doesn't think I do

I know things are different now and the past can't be the present... which in some ways is good cos i rather be married than "just friends"... but there's a part of me that resists growing up cos of those

memories of being carefree and living in the moment.
I'm thankful that even though the dynamics of some friendships are different now, some are so much better than before.

This friend of mine above told me once that I should do these kinda reminiscing when i'm old and grey and can't create any more memories... but I think remembering and being thankful for those good memories that were created help me see how much i've grown and puts life in perspective for me.
I'm so thankful for pictures.

I'm so thankful for good friends.

I'm thankful for the past.

But even after all this reminiscing... i realize that i'm more thankful for the present. I wouldn't have been who I am today without my past. It shaped me, molded me, pushed me to be better, stronger and helped me face reality. My present will one day be my past, and I'm sure I'll look back on it then and "remember the good times when..." but until then... I wanna soak in the present and create even more memories, take even more pictures so I can remind myself of... life.

THE THOUGHTFUL THIRTY

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:16:41 GMT

1. Give encouragement
2. Express thanks
3. Acknowledge others
4. Extend greetings
5. Give a compliment
6. Congratulate someone
7. Teach, give instructions
8. Offer words of comfort
9. Inspire others
10. Celebrate and cheer
11. Inquire, express interest
12. Mend relationships
13. Make others laugh
14. Show faith and trust
15. Share good news
16. Praise, honor, build up
17. Express caring
18. Show understanding and empathy
19. Give approval
20. Extend an invitation
21. Show courtesy and respect
22. Give advice and counsel
23. Apologize
24. Forgive
25. Offer to help
26. Tell the truth
27. Point out the good
28. Use terms of affection
29. Provide valuable information
30. Communicate love

Maybe I might be able to do one per day for the next 30 days.

Photo Memories

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:42:03 GMT

Friday, January 5, 2007
He is THE cutest baby at Coffee By the Books. When things get stressful at the cafe, seeing JJ around makes it better. I'm going to miss this family when they move in June.

Friday, January 19, 2007
Played with Photoshop on this picture. I think I was wanting to take pictures of symbols & words that day. I do miss traveling... hence this picture.

Saturday, January 20, 2007
This picture was taken at Disneyland on Saturday night. I LOVE watching people swing dance on the weekends there. I love that they have people ALL ages. Toddlers to elderly that can barely walk go there to dance the night away. In this world where divorces are so common and staying in a marriage is an up hill battle, these old couples give me hope. I ask mike every time we go if he'll dance with me when we're old and grey and barely walking.

He's so silly

Mike's been itching to build something so we went to the Legos store in DT Disney and He got a set of Legos. At first I thought it was kinda silly, but it's actually kinda cool. He gets to build a fighter jet, a helicopter, and this ship thingy all in one set! He was very excited about it.

I'm so thankful for pictures. They totally capture every day memories that I get to look back on later. It's priceless.

A Day in San Diego

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:11:06 GMT

This place is amazing. Mike & I shared the Chocolate Tiramesu. I had the White Hot Chocolate and Mike got the Dark Hot Chocolate. Everything was so yummy. We have to go back.

Memories:

Astronaut Ice Cream
Hooters Happy Hour (30 wings for $12!!)
Mike found his twin
Areospace Museum

My last couple days

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:03:44 GMT

Thursday, December 28, 2006
I had lunch with Mel at Pho 79. After, we drove to Beverly Hills for some good stuff. Mmmm

Friday, December 29, 2006
Mike & I got tickets for Disney On Ice, but since he got sick... I went with my sister. We had a great time!

Saturday, December 29, 2006

Two Words: Beard Papa

Sunday, December 31, 2006
Disneyland: ESPN Zone... Colts won!

Happy New Year!

My Christmas Weekend

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:02:16 GMT

My Christmas started Friday (We have Friday till after new years off) So guess where we went?

Friday, December 22, 2006

My picture of the day

of course there is Aladdin

... and it was Jeymi's birthday! (Korean BBQ... mmm)

Saturday, December 23, 2006

It was lots of fun getting together with friends for good food & fun games. Thanks for another good memory created.

Thanks for coming!

Sunday, December 24, 2006
We had our own sunday service at the park with a Bible, coffee, pastry, a camera and a football. It was awesome. I love being able to enjoy these simple pleasures of life.

Sunday Morning

Later on that afternoon, my parents, sister and georgie came over to have christmas dinner together. Mike BBQed some JUICY steak and my mom cooked curry. YUM!

Opening presents is always something to be happy about

Family is another thing to be happy about

Today, we're just relaxing. Watching football in bed and going out for a movie later. Can't get any better. I have a million and one things to be grateful for this year. All praise and glory be to God.

Merry Christmas

A typical day at Disneyland

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:13:45 GMT

So instead of studying and working, mike & i went to our second home for half a day to have TONS of fun. Now that i've had the fun out of my system... i can actually study. Here's what a typical day is like for us there:

waiting in line for Aladdin

Genie

dancers in the show

Wheee

WHoooa

Mike's favorite ride

reflection off the water

Dinner

all smiles

tram ride