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One of those days...

* woke up to a call from my work asking to come in within the hour
* menstrual cramp(worst ever) and lowerback pain and felt bloated ALL DAY
* 9 hours of isolation with no internet, no people interaction, in a freezing cold office
* had to drive from irvine to cerritos just to drop off a stupid key
* came home to a double parked car in the garage(mother -.-)
* scratched off a chunk of my forearm while trying to street park in frustration
* came home only to bump my hip on the staircase handle
* unsuccessful 20 minute nap
* spilled a full cup of water for no reason at all
* found out i have to sub in again tomorrow
* had to drive to a random starbucks to pick up the same freaking key
* tutored for only an hour. I was frowning the whole time.
* kevin b. kim canceled our brunch.

the only uplifter was coming home to the whole family eating fried chicken(korean style), dried squid(its good), peanuts and beer. :) i love my family.

so the question is, even when you have one of those days when everything seems to be going wrong, everything seems to be against you for NO REASON at all, will you see past it and praise God for this seemingly cursed day? Yes. I will praise God in joy and in pain. God is God.

San Diego

jiah
gina
extraordinary desserts
phil's bbq
port of san diego
jean
cody's
cups
la jolla village
bobby
nails
mt. soledad
70% off sushi rolls
jam session

good use of my 30 hour SD trip :D
i need to vacay more often.

I know that death is all around us. But there has been a lot of deaths closer to me than before and I can't help but to feel a sense of urgency. all i end up thinking is, "i hope that she was saved" "why didn't anyone tell her about the gospel," "why was no one there for him?" It almost makes me shake with an urgency to do something about it. Life here on earth is precious but eternal life is a thousand times more precious - the blood of a perfect lamb precious.

What the heck am i doing? hoarding this eternal life only to myself? i am so selfish even in the salvation that was given to me. forgive me Lord Jesus. Please help me to share the gospel with friends and family and people all around me. I want to be faithful to what you have entrusted me with.

Allergic

I've never been allergic to anything in my whole entire life. Well, that is, until i went to college.

In college, I found out that I'm allergic to shrimp(when I exercise after), watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe. At first I was in denial. Actually even until YESTERDAY I was in denial. I kept on trying them to see if the allergy had gone away. But everytime I try these fruits, my body doesn't want them. and now, i've learned my lesson. I almost died yesterday after eating a piece of honeydew at my tutoree's house. I am finally ready to accept the fact that I really am allergic these foods and that I should stay away from them unless i want another anaphylactic shock. But the story doesn't end here.

Now, I'm at UCI. and while i'm eating my irresistable, delicious sandwich with turkey and avocado that i packed from home, my throat is starting to itch, my inner ear is irritated and my tongue feels numb.
EFF. another one. I am allergic to one of my FAVORITE foods: avocados.

When will this nightmare end? PLEASE?
i dont wanna be the only one salivating as I watch everyone else eat a cold, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day. ;( and now AVOCADOS?!!! no~~~~

today is not a good day.

p.s. i just looked up my allergy online and it says my allergies might be related to latex. O.o

My Life

For those of you who are curious, this is my typical week:

[Monday]
10-2PM UCI Med Center
3:30-5PM Tutor(Los Al)
6-7:30PM Tutor(Anaheim Hills)
8-9:30PM Tutor(Fullerton)

[Tuesday]
10-2PM UCI Med Center
3:30-5:30PM Chung's(Cerritos)
6-7PM Tutor(Cerritos)
7:30-9PM Tutor(Fullerton)

[Wednesday]
10-1PM UCI Med Center(maybe)
2:30-4:30PM Tutor(Walnut)
5:30-7:30PM Chung's(LA)
8:30-10PM Tutor(Los Al)

[Thursday]
10-1PM UCI Med Center
1-2PM Lunch with Parents
3-7PM Reading Town
7:30-9PM Tutor(Brea)

[Friday]
10-1PM UCI Med Center(meet with PI)
1-4PM FREE TIME :)
4:30-6:30PM Chung's(Irvine)
7:45-9:30PM Church

[Saturday]
9AM-5:30PM Chung's(Cerritos) :(

Sorry if I've been MIA. I realized that even if I do work a lot and I do need my rest, I still want to and need to meet up with friends.
so... anybody want to have lunch with me?

BOOOOO!

Apparently I am NOT an employee of Chung's STI even though I work the hours they tell me to and teach the stuff they tell me to teach. Rather, I am a freelancer who teaches at their institution. Why is this significant?
They dont have to match the taxes that they should have withheld from my paycheck, meaning I am my own freaking business, meaning I am self-employed, meaning I have to pay a self-employed tax, meaning.... goodbye $300 refund check and and hello debt. not a good day.

Song Associations

You associate certain songs with certain times. For example, "We Ride" by Rihanna reminds me of freshman year summer because i was obsessed with that song and it was my ringtone as well as my alarm for three month straight. (i guess i do have a semi-obsessive personality)

Other times, you associate songs with certain people. It perhaps somehow reminds you of them, or there was a certain incident that became associated with that song how ever little or big that incident was. Well, here are a couple of songs that I associate with certain people. some random, and some... not so random. :)

Britney Spears' "Circus" & Jon McLaughlin's "So Close" - Gina Lee (this is soooo her. kekeke)
Beyonce's "Put a Ring On It" & Akon's "Get Buck in Here" - Joann Kim (ask her)
Blink 182's "All the Small Things" -Dhan (white boy music)
2NE1's "Fire" & SNSD's "Gee"- Sam Kang (heard these songs for the first time when sam kang sang AND danced to it at NRB)
2pac's "Changes" - Annie Chung (this girl can rap)
Nat King Cole's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Sam Han (finals, 24 hours starbucks)
Navi's "I Love You" - Alex Hwang (drive down from tahoe trip)
Fallout Boy's "We're Going Down" - Janice Juanita Lee (first time i heard this song was the first time i met janice. freshman year, she was singing and dancing to it in a cramp car when we were going somewhere. i thought, "CCRAAAZZYYYYY girl")
T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" - Jane Shon (didn't know this song existed until Jane kept on singing it randomly throughout a whole month. the melody sounded so weird, but it all made sense the first time i heard it on the radio)

dang i know there is a lot more but can't think. maybe i'll add onto the list if i think of some more.

oOoOo Bonus for gina and joann:
Wicked OST "As Long as You're Mine" - picture of me with the kitchen mitten that's the size of my whole body. hahahaha
The Prince of Egypt OST "Deliver Us" - my dorm room freshman year. what was wrong with us?

okay, its POURING rain right now.
EVERYONE, drive safely and stay dry! :)