tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60081256223033546232024-03-14T02:37:46.046-07:00Another Day.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-39256485733137134672011-12-09T16:56:00.001-08:002011-12-09T16:57:54.547-08:00NightOn the way back from work. The bus was moving so it's not clear at all, but the sky was pretty orange and pink with dark blue background :)<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AGSTUe7yvCI/TuKukW6DAsI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/8uXm2bKHgpI/s640/blogger-image-1130548103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AGSTUe7yvCI/TuKukW6DAsI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/8uXm2bKHgpI/s640/blogger-image-1130548103.jpg" /></a></div>redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-18628277841999057412011-12-05T17:55:00.001-08:002011-12-05T17:55:37.481-08:00Sleep!It's been twice in a row that I slept through my 3 alarm clocks....supposed to be up by latest 615am if I want to shower and walk to the bus stop but I've been jumping out of the bed around 7am (my first word of the day have been "FUUuuuCcK"), and dashing out the house. I've been able to catch the bus allright, but the bus I take from home itself is late so I miss the 2nd bus and be late to work anyway. Ughhhhh. I'm just going to blame it on the daylight savings :Predapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-25069012485515074072011-11-18T00:23:00.000-08:002011-11-18T00:39:58.570-08:00sick...I've been sick for almost 2 and a half weeks. Started off getting a really bad sore throat, and what that means is that I will most likely always surely no doubt probably (yup....you got the point) will have coughing fits that accompanies with the cold virus I acquired. And sure enough, i started coughing crazy, a lot of times gagging b/c I cough so much UGH. It's so inconvenient to have this coughing fits at work, b/c I'd be on the phone answering questions and all of a sudden, I feel the urge to cough. I have to speak up on my work phone b/c our phone system is retarded that way, and with that coughing feeling, I can barely talk for a while. I'd be watery eyed, and barely say 'hold on please...' and put a client on hold and just cough cough cough cough cough! So sad....<br /><br />I also gave the cold to Cynthia, but her symptoms were different than mine. She was just blowing her nose away, that she used 2 tissue boxes in a day or so. What made it jealous though, was that since her nose was clogged up and had sore throat, she had what me and Jun Wen call it the 'sexy voice.' It was a bit raspy and just so cool. But no, I didn't have that, I just kept coughin and coughin and making 25 million feet radius of empty space between me and the people around me. It's always so embarrassing when I get into coughing fits....ugh.<br /><br />So this week comes, and i feel like the cough is subsiding a lot (after lots of cepacol...I bought a second box of it yesterday yay...) and Robitussin (which they recently produced a new item specifically to suppress cough..YAY...but i don't think it really worked. but oh well.) But I started getting runny nose like Cynthia, which I didn't really have in the first week when I was having coughing fits. I just felt weak in general and last night, I ended up sleeping at 7:30pm b/c I felt feverish and had a headache (hence google+ status is 'slept for 11 hours' haha). <br />I really hope that I get rid of this cold really soon. Sigh. Sux to have a cold. I guess I gotta appreciate that it's not a flu at least...don't get sick, everybody!!!redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-19802746215953382702011-10-27T21:32:00.000-07:002011-10-27T21:34:23.732-07:00October...time flies by so quickly. It hasn't been a month since I came back from Japan but it feels forever ago already. I want more time!!!<br /><br />What to do and be for Halloween....Idk yet. Hmm....redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-39762114299740990202011-09-14T06:33:00.000-07:002011-09-14T06:54:23.013-07:00explanation as to why I'm in Japan.So the long awaited trip to Japan is finally happening. It's really nice b/c it's the first ever vacation I had this year! I kept all my vacation/sick days for this trip and thank you to my agency, they gladly gave me a month to leave them while I "come to Japan to process my final step of my work visa."<br /><br />I'm in Japan b/c of 3 reasons: 1)vacation 2) Go to Palau 3) To go to Palau, I need to have my visa stamped on my passport, the 'final step' for my work visa I never go to do b/c I never left states when I received the 'approval' for the visa. Approval and receiving the stamp on the passport is different, b/c approval is just getting the ok from the government to receive the visa b/c they ddin't see anything wrong with the paperwork they've received But to get a stamp, i needed to get an interview from a US embassy NOT in states to enter back to states. It's kind of like getting an acceptance letter from a college (approval), but you're really officially a student once you go to the school and get your student ID card (stamp on the visa). <br /><br />So why am I doing this now? I know I've told everyone the good news about being able to stay in states b/c i got an approval, which is true. But now that work is settled, I started thinking about how I need to visit my grandma in Palau. Yes, it all started with me wanting to visit my grandma while she's healthy(reason why I didn't go to Palau b/c it would cost a fortune to get there). To go to Palau, I need the visa stamped b/c I need that to come back into states when I'm done seeing my grandma...But it takes about a month to get that visa stamped on my passport so now I'm in Japan, just waiting and waiting for the passport to be mailed back from the US embassy in Japan....ha.<br /><br />So now I'm in Japan which is not the real real purpose of the vacation, but it's still kind of like a vacation, plus a bit of anxiety here and there. Maybe I'll go to Palau if I get the passport back about 10 days before this vacation is over. But if not, i'll have to travel again next year when I get more vacation days. I feel like I'm always in a limbo stage...<br /><br />Anyways, Japan is as hot as ever. So far, I've been eating like hell, helping mum gather stuff to ship it back to Palau for her business, visiting relatives and old time family friends, and try to be just....care free. No thinking about work, no thinking about moving, no thinking about anything that goes on once I get back to the Seattle reality. But I do miss Seattle, I really wish I can apparate back and forth (spell check underlined apparate in red, but it should be a word, and it should be real!!!) I wish all my friends could apparate to Japan so we can hang out and enjoy this time together!<br /><br />K, I should sleep soon. Made new glasses today btw. I don't kno why but i thought i'd share this fact. Ok, oyasumi~redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-84900328061159621972011-08-08T17:26:00.000-07:002011-08-08T17:38:54.103-07:00I killed...I killed my freshman friend in my dream this morning. Well, not intentionally....
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<br />So I had a dream last night that Nuri is dead. Yes, that Korean friend in Xavier year that I hang out with a lot at one point during freshman year. In my dream, I was going through some kind of social media like Twitter or someone else's fb status, and I read a preview of the status that said that "she will be missed forever, it was such a sudden death" etc. etc. So I clicked on it to read more, and it said when she was pronounced dead but did not find a cause of death.
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<br />So curious and somewhat stupid me, I went to her fb page to check the cause of her death (now that I think of it, why would I go in there when she's dead?! She can't update her status about how she died when she's dead!) and someone (luckily decreasing my stupidity) had posted her cause of death to which it said something about having a heart attack and was dead in the middle of the night. I remember really freaking out about it and couldn't look straight into her profile picture, and really feeling sad about it.
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<br />Then i woke up. It was not a good dream to wake up to. I woke up, looked around, and was a little creeped out. I took a morning shower thinking about it and it creeped me out again. I know she's not dead in real life. But now I just went to fb and was scrolling down and her status update with her profile picture (it was the same profile pic in my dream) was on it, and its really creeping me out again. I hope i didn't jinx her. I really hope not.
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<br />My mind just created a morbid dream...I feel like I killed her thinking about it even though her cause of death wasn't murder...
<br />redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-78966300748932600612011-02-09T23:47:00.000-08:002011-02-09T23:55:37.483-08:00killing me softlyI have so much CRAP to do at work. It's making me go crazy. I'm officially a Program Assistant but I have so many unofficial title. I'm a receptionist, admin staff, childcare assistant, assistant director, assistant financial administrator, IT tech person, drug test administrator, and even a janitor and maintenance person (I fixed a falling door yesterday). I need to get a raise very very soon. And I want my old boss back, who was much cooler than the new one. I want my new boss to hire someone else to help me with my work. I want to leave it all behind but i don't want to go back to Japan. So overwhelmed. Sigh. Ok, ranting done.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-88909154729618168942010-11-27T20:31:00.001-08:002010-11-27T20:45:19.130-08:00and the day goes onWell,the big news, as everyone knows already, is that I'm staying in states for a lil while! Thanks everyone for putting up with my pranks, I just had to do it after all these months of just waiting....and waiting...well, now I know how people would've reacted if I got rejected instead. So all is well :D<br /><br />Now that I know that I'm staying, I'm slowly going back to my shopping spree habits. I shouldn't because I still haven't gotten paid (I have to wait till 12/5 to get paid gaaah). And I've noticed that i've been buying pricey things too! All started from going to Costco about 10 days ago for the first time in Seattle...then bought a pair of pants from banana republic which was in the upper $50's(granted I got it during black Friday). Then this winter---arctic blast?---made me want to stock up on winter jackets,both over 100 bucks, which I bought 2 today. Aah! NEED to return one but i don't know which one, each ones have their good and their bad sides!<br /><br />And then i've been eating out often, which adds to my expenses. It's the end of the month so i need to get a bus pass which costs $81, pay my rent, light and waste bill, oh and on top of that, we've been using heaters cuz it got damn cold...so the electricity bill will be ridiculously high i'm sure.<br /><br />Then the next month is Xmas! More shopping! Shop for presents! WhohooO! excited but hopefully I won't get too broke hahaha~<br /><br />So the day goes on just waiting and waiting to get paid...So i can spend more!<br /><br />Anyways, now that i finally know that I'm staying, I'll attempt to study and get a permit so I can start learning how to drive! <br /><br />Oh, my life.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-42352703864038384162010-11-26T23:53:00.000-08:002010-11-26T23:56:01.088-08:00moving on...I made tumblr! Finally! follow me if you'd like :D<br /><br /><a href="http://rougepomme.tumblr.com">http://rougepomme.tumblr.com/</a>redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-84797558416849657452010-10-12T19:38:00.000-07:002010-10-12T19:40:21.441-07:00banana art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/TLUb1NUPFZI/AAAAAAAAAIo/11F5pD1jZ30/s1600/banana+art.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/TLUb1NUPFZI/AAAAAAAAAIo/11F5pD1jZ30/s320/banana+art.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527354718588704146" /></a><br /><br />Dizzy Gillespie banana art by my friend. Genius idea, I love it.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-1989195237914173102010-08-01T17:51:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:54:19.658-07:00i like this postsecret card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/TFYW2LDfssI/AAAAAAAAAIY/SHJfriGRsw8/s1600/thisisnotapostcard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/TFYW2LDfssI/AAAAAAAAAIY/SHJfriGRsw8/s320/thisisnotapostcard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500609114815836866" /></a><br /><br />I think i have this disability too, sometimes. I think I'm just a lil traumatized b/c of my depressing childhood stories. sigh. Stupid santa clause.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-77880634642625652842010-07-16T19:26:00.001-07:002010-07-16T19:34:37.882-07:00gah.TODAY is Friday. Thank God. So frustrated at work today. It was one day when, for the first time, I was so mad at one of the client that I wanted to slam the door really loud as I left the office to find her counselor. She's just a ball of trouble in the office every time she comes, the counselor didn't want to talk to her, so I got all her bullshit at the front desk. AND THEN she also called me back later in the afternoon and got pissed off over the phone cuz I wasn't apparently making her life easy. WTF. Oh please. You're at our clinic in the first place cuz you have drug problems, your life would be so much easier if you didn't take meth or crack or MJ or whatever illegal crap you took in the first place. You're lucky we're here to help you, FATASS. (she's not fat but AJ suggested to call people fat when they're being a bitch. ahhaha!)<br /><br />Ok. Enough with the rant. I have nothing else to talk about besides work stuff these days, because that's all I do now. Stupid. My life is so boring.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-19568236477138195192010-07-03T10:38:00.000-07:002010-07-03T11:08:57.324-07:00blah blah blah...Was supposed to be a casual entry but turned out to be serious. Sorry for the boring entry.Another random blog.<br /><br />I moved to a new house! it's a townhouse, but has a LOT more stairs than the Murphy townhouse. I feel like I get my exercise done for the day going up and down the stairs. <br /><br />This morning, I finished the leftover lasagna from Trader Joe's that I've been savoring for 4 days :)<br /><br />I also had rice in the rice cooker that's been in there for about 2 and a half days...it smelled a lil funny....but not too funny...I risked myself and ate some before I threw the rest away. We'll see how that goes with my tummy in an hour or so :P<br /><br />I'm going to portland for this weekend! shoppingggg~~~whohooooo~. First train ride from seattle! I'm excited to feel like I'm going to Hogwarts HAHAH! I'm going to attempt to finish the Other Boelyn Girl on that train ride so I can start with a new book :D Any book suggestions?<br /><br />It's July and I still haven't heard from the government if i can stay here. I want to unpack things from the boxes, but I haven't been able to because a) I have a small ass closet so b) I need to get an external closet to accomodate all my clothes, accessories etc. etc. and c) I feel like I shouldn't fully unpack things b/c I REALLYR REALLY might get deported if I don't hear back from them by August 10th. I feel like i'm 90% sure that they will accept me, but I don't want to get my hopes up JUST YET. And even if they're letting me stay, if they dont' tell me by August 10th, I gotta leave Seattle for a lil while anyway until I hear back from them. Hopefully if I do have to go back to Japan on August 10th, they'll tell me quick and they'll ALSO tell me that I'm ALLOWED to stay, so that I can come back, not to pack the rest of my shit to send it to Japan but to come back and work here, hang with my friends, and decorate my new room (with a help from Elaine?? LOL). <br /><br />IF i do get to stay, I have some mission to accomplish in Seattle. I WILL get a driver's license and look into getting a car (although i probably can't do this until I work a bit more...in a year or so? haha hopefully...) I also want to start taking classes to get a higher education. I mean..I like what I do now at the chem dep. place, but i can't do that forever. I can't do entry level jobs forever. I'm starting to feel a just a lil bit on the down side cuz i feel like all I can do is answer phone calls (i mean..i do a lot more than that, but.....T.T)<br /><br />But what I will be doing a month from now and on all will be determined by this stupid visa crap. Blah. It's very nerve wrecking if I think about it too much. I think that's y I don't like it when ppl question me about this visa status. It reminds me of the fact that I really might have to change my lifestyle 360 degrees---to go another country, throw away my plans and goals, and just...starting all over, when I finally found some stability here in Seattle (friends, home, jobs, connections, etc. etc.)<br /><br />Sighhhh. Ok, I need to finish up this blog. On top of it getting depressing, I'm on Pandora and it's now playing "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera. Making me depressed. Positive energy. ok. Bye!redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-62318567037348693222010-06-05T22:08:00.000-07:002010-06-05T22:24:51.297-07:00today......was productive.<br /><br />-Went to farmer's market and bought this super sweet, delicious strawberries. Also bought salmon spread and "Quark"--yogurt cheese good with crackers. Yum~~<br /><br />-Studied a lil at Starbucks to kill time while the manager was showing potential new tenants at my current apt.<br /><br />-went to volunteer park, took loads of pics, went up the observation deck and took more pics, seriously looked into buying an ice cream from the ice cream car thingy but didn't b/c the person driving the car was sketchy (no offense to middle-eastern peeps...).<br /><br />-remembered that Bruce Lee's tomb was right next to the volunteer park so went on a mission to find him...took forever to find but our mission was successful!<br /><br />-walked over to Broadway and went over to Cupcake Royale for a break. I had Royale with Cheese. Delicious!<br /><br />-went to that newly built art store, Blick, in hopes to find scrapbooking stuff Melissa wanted. Didn't find any but drooled over lomography cameras. Cynthia, Christine and Brian happened to pass by the store too and surprise visited me there hahahaha~<br /><br />I'm going to miss Melissa when she's gone! I won't get to go around Seattle this much with no one to come with! Thanks for being a good company Mel!! XDredapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-5226584553530509972010-04-23T21:15:00.001-07:002010-04-23T21:32:54.148-07:00Game that tests your endurance and patience.Puzzles. I love puzzles. Melissa gave me an opportunity to start one again. I haven't done them in sooo long! It's very fun being able to watch them built little by little...and it's one great way to pass time and enjoy some blah time with Melissa!!! yay!<br /><br />I was going to take a pic of it every DAY, but I forgot to take the day 2 pictures, so I guess it will be a weekly update. I'm planning on posting how our puzzle is progressing over the week hahahaah~ hopefully I won't forget to post them every week. <br /><br />3: Coca cola sign done :D...now to the other parts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9JzUxOPW2I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/IcnX19WdTyc/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9JzUxOPW2I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/IcnX19WdTyc/s320/IMG_1946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463556098601474914" /></a><br /><br />2: Frame done!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9Jyp8GWVoI/AAAAAAAAAIA/mH5ToQa2zf0/s1600/IMG_1945.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9Jyp8GWVoI/AAAAAAAAAIA/mH5ToQa2zf0/s320/IMG_1945.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463555362786793090" /></a><br /><br />1: Find edgessss<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9JxeaeKyVI/AAAAAAAAAH4/gDc01066oF0/s1600/IMG_1944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S9JxeaeKyVI/AAAAAAAAAH4/gDc01066oF0/s320/IMG_1944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463554065269705042" border="0" /></a>redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-65479276115198448662010-04-10T16:37:00.000-07:002010-04-13T00:51:44.190-07:00I miss HI zoo!!!Pictures i took at Hawaii Zoo....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EPFI93W2I/AAAAAAAAAHo/yjBs8WxPlvo/s1600/IMG_1155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EPFI93W2I/AAAAAAAAAHo/yjBs8WxPlvo/s320/IMG_1155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458660804330478434" border="0" /></a>Peacocks were everywhere!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EPepR0gAI/AAAAAAAAAHw/xhRDpz61LVc/s1600/IMG_1174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EPepR0gAI/AAAAAAAAAHw/xhRDpz61LVc/s320/IMG_1174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458661242500841474" border="0" /></a>Cheetah, he looks quite happy in Hawaii. WHO DOESN'T. :P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EN1262LcI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/il8DrAzcd9E/s1600/IMG_1113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EN1262LcI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/il8DrAzcd9E/s320/IMG_1113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458659442276314562" border="0" /></a><br />Nom Nom Nom...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EOtx2jq6I/AAAAAAAAAHg/jmSZu41KQDw/s1600/IMG_1131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EOtx2jq6I/AAAAAAAAAHg/jmSZu41KQDw/s320/IMG_1131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458660402988821410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Zeeeebraaahhhhh<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EOd6vPj-I/AAAAAAAAAHY/FMV0hqwlvgk/s1600/IMG_1116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8EOd6vPj-I/AAAAAAAAAHY/FMV0hqwlvgk/s320/IMG_1116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458660130496155618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I WANT A PET LION. I wnt lion cubs. THEY'Re SO CUTE! Too bad they grow too big.:(<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDZaWgf_bk0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDZaWgf_bk0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Grar<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8ENF3c6YhI/AAAAAAAAAHI/6g5OstBhSd0/s1600/IMG_1107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S8ENF3c6YhI/AAAAAAAAAHI/6g5OstBhSd0/s320/IMG_1107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458658617785475602" border="0" /></a>redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-76238373175667995112010-02-17T01:24:00.000-08:002010-02-17T01:46:58.979-08:00update!Ummmmmm....It's been a while, blogging that is.<br /><br />UPDATES!<br /><br />1. I got an iPhone!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S3u2-lmCB-I/AAAAAAAAAHA/zASE07gtbuU/s1600-h/Photo+54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/S3u2-lmCB-I/AAAAAAAAAHA/zASE07gtbuU/s320/Photo+54.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439142161339779042" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hmmmmmn...Actually, that's the only update I have...<br /><br />If I can think of more throughout this week, I'll add them here!! :D<br /><br />But for now....tataaaa~redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-87997796682580472272009-12-02T21:42:00.000-08:002009-12-02T22:01:48.203-08:00O Xmas tree o xmas tree...We got a xmas tree!<br />It's a bit blurry (taken via aj's iphone) but here it is :D<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/SxdUBARlY2I/AAAAAAAAAG0/qrCx033V5RQ/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8DFV9R_f5Q/SxdUBARlY2I/AAAAAAAAAG0/qrCx033V5RQ/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410885853539296098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Santa claus is cominnngggg to townnnn~redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-124337102084692892009-11-14T21:54:00.000-08:002009-11-14T21:55:11.634-08:00helloHappy mid-November!redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-92229060641988283332009-11-07T19:53:00.000-08:002009-11-07T20:52:32.187-08:00what i've noticed when applying for jobsI learned a lot of these the hard way....but I hope it helps for those who's planning on getting a job after you graduate!<br /><br />-it's not a myth...you'll notice that degree won't really matter to a certain point when applying for jobs. Really, if you're not going into a specific field like engineering or into a medical field, then just major into something you'll truly like taking your time doing b/c you'll suffer completing your major requirements.<br /><br />-what really REALLY becomes useful is the time you spend volunteering/internship/part-time job. Even if you only volunteered for a month or less, you can use that to elaborate your capabilities and skills. You can always make it sound like you were having the best time of your life doing it and that you've learned a lot from it blah blah. They'll be really impressed that you were exposed to what they want in you and just shows that you are capable of doing whatever it is that they're asking for.<br /><br />-Cover letter when applying to a job is very very helpful. Just send it to them even if they don't require it. It'll catch their attention and will give you a call back more than if you just give them a resume. Just make sure they sound impressive and that you have a potential. Please please please revise. Go to career center. Give it to someone to proofread and make it sound like you're cool and skilled. I know you're cool and skilled but make it sound like that in paper.<br /><br />-START APPLYING IN APRIL to get a job by June/July. Companies need more people during then. After you graduate, lot of jobs will be taken. Well, unless you're not planning to work until August or something. I learned this the hard way....sigh.<br /><br />-when you do apply for jobs, apply in the morning. Literally wake up between 8-9am and sit in front of the computer until noon. If you think about it, most companies probably post job openings in the morning when they come into the office and will check their emails periodically. So the earlier you apply, the earlier the companies will look at your resume. Plus, your resume will be one of the first in their inbox so it's more likely for them to open it.<br /><br />-and then, this only applied to craigslist for me, but check again for more job ads in the late afternoon, around 3pm ish. Again, if you think about it, some companies may post openings before they leave the office and expect some replies when they come into their office the next day. The trick to the late posting is to apply ASAP to try to take the earlier "spot" in their inbox, so they're more likely to read it. Some hiring guy was saying that they received over 400 replies by just posting the ad for 1 day, and imagine opening that much resumes...I would start skipping some emails if I were that person reading it...<br /><br />-If you're the type who suck at interviews, which I was too, practice by going to ALL the interviews. If they're offered to you DON'T SKIP IT, JUST GO. Even if you don't want the job, at least you'll get practice answering questions.<br /><br />-Also, look at their job descriptions and start making up questions they think they'll ask you, and practice answering them. They typically ask, "so, why are you interested in this position?" "do you have experiences in these things?" and some will go through your resume and start asking "tell me more of what you did with ____(the things you did that's listed on resume)" Make the answers not too long, and sound really confident. <br /><br />-Oh, and I got a lot of scenario questions, but one common one was "give me a time when you were in a situation where a frustrated person came, can you describe of that experience and how you handled that situation." First time I got that, I was like...umm, I can't really think of anyyyy....but I would treat it with calmness and patience... But don't be like me! Think of a scenario (even if it was something small, make it sound like it was a big deal!!!) and how you handled it professionally.<br /><br />-When they ask a yes or no question, sound confident. They might ask "We expect you to be here for at least a year, is this something you can commit yourself to?" Answer, "Yes, definitely" then answering "yeah, mm hm, sure".<br /><br />-Last but not least, don't fret if you don't get the job you interviewed for. I read this somewhere and I kind of liked it. It said that this person felt mad and depressed and just felt like quitting when she failed in interviews, but looking back to what she applied to, she's happy now that she didn't get it b/c they were jobs that she would have probably hated if she worked there. So if you didn't get the jobs you interviewed for, it's not your fault. It just probably means that a better fitting job will be waiting for you in the future. So keep looking and never give up!!!!<br /><br />I have a lot more to say but I didn't wna bore you guys too much hahahaa~ Even if you didn't read any of these, I have 3 quick summaries here: NEVER GIVE UP, BE PERSISTENT and BE CONFIDENT.redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-86423200170746616132009-10-30T23:41:00.000-07:002009-10-30T23:45:25.344-07:00Today...I felt bad for not remembering children's names at the daycare, even though they remembered me...<br /><br />I left my umbrella at work...<br /><br />Found myself staring at my sock hole getting bigger.<br /><br />Excited that it's finally Friday :Dredapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008125622303354623.post-49556598627089534482009-10-22T16:30:00.000-07:002009-10-22T16:33:50.075-07:00Hello Friends.I'm sorry for the sudden blog change...but I thought I'd start fresh since I graduated from college!!! :D<br /><br />So this blog will contain everyday typical stories, pictures, blah blah. Whatever I find it worthwhile sharing with you guys :D So, hopefully I'll keep it up!<br /><br />Hope to see you guy's updates too now that I don't live with you all!!<br /><br />Allrighty, that's it for now...tataaa~redapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052581228918406561noreply@blogger.com2