Blogging with ease

my room. :)

I was on twitter when someone linked an announcement from blogspot that there is now a blogger app! :) with this app I'll now be able to blog with ease and without the complication of going on the Internet and uploading all the pictures from my personal files. Well, my 2nd year of college has been nothing but enjoyable. It sucks to be taking organic chemistry while also taking biology 197, calculus, and women studies! It's very difficult to balance all these classes but what can I say. I put myself in this mess. I should be studying right now but it's hard to concentrate with the rain and thunder. It's really rare to see rain here in the desert, so when there actually is one, I can't help but stop what I'm doing and just glance out through my small window and watch the rain slowly hit the pavements of the street across from me... Now I should get back to listening to sondre lerche and study for my chemistry class! For now, au revoir~!

gloomy weather

i'm not from here

blouse from zara, abercrombie jeggings, forever 21 wool knit sweater

You know those days when you feel depressed and the once, bright world suddenly dims and seems like a cruel and unforgivable place? Well, yesterday was one of those days...one of those days that I felt really depressed and felt a pang of loneliness and a sudden longing for a company..any kind of company. I'd like to claim yesterday an experience where I felt like I had been pushed into a deep, vast ocean of despair and shame. An ocean, not a small lake or even a puddle. For the 100th time, I felt powerless and frustrated at myself for not being able to stand up for myself and it was during this time and day that my friends came to the rescue. I'm very grateful to have such caring and loving friends whom I can rely on immediately without being rejected. I know that on a single call, my two best friends will be able to come out flying, running, driving, or even teleport in an instant to help me. Yesterday started out with me feeling like an empty shell, but after spending the rest of the day was spent with me and my friends shopping and fooling around, I was able to revert back to my original, cheerful self. I'm really not the type to dwell on something for that long or break down and cry.. but today was an exception. It's pretty embarrassing to look back on how ugly I must have looked sobbing as I shared a heart to heart talk with my best friends, but it was all worth it in the end. Bunny and Jessica. I love you all very much. :) You guys are like the peas to my pod, the cocoa to my hot chocolate, the shining existence of my life.

kisses to my besties

making kimchi

my aunt, grandmother, and mother washing the lettuces

Every winter, my family makes huge batches of kimchi to eat  for the rest of the year, and until next winter. We usually make enough to last us a whole year. Although I didn't help out with my mother,aunt, and grandmother in washing,preparing, and seasoning the kimchi, I did help them with small tasks like moving the huge crates of radishes and lettuces and picking up little scraps of unneeded lettuces. The process of making kimchi is very long and arduous which leads to many people just buying industrial made kimchi. Although there's nothing wrong with buying kimchi from stores, it's always nice to have a home made kimchi seasoned to your taste. Fortunately, the day was warm and pretty hot for it to be called winter. My family is very loud and very... tough. :) Even though there were a few strangers and neighbors glancing at us and even just standing in front of us to watch us clean the lettuces, we continued our tasks in washing the kimchi without caring about the bystanders. 

the view from the streets

Still a lot to wash/cut/prepare.

sunday morning

December 8, 2010

chili's

chatting with my friend

This picture was taken on November 23rd. After a long day of studying, my friend decided to venture on into the night and get something to eat. Bored with spending the whole day doing absolutely nothing, I agreed to her sudden request and accompanied her to chili's. It's always nice to end the night with having a deep conversation with your best friend.

college and finals

I'm VERY sorry for the lack of update. Right after Thanksgiving I was so very sure of being able to blog, but then Black Friday came and then came the weekends and then came laziness. Finals are coming up next week and after that I'm sure I'll be able to update since I'll be on a month long winter break. :)

*edited*
FINALLY! finals are over and here I am relaxing on my computer chair doing literally nothing. It's time I get off my lazy ass and start blogging. I have tons of photos to upload and a lot to write about. My only regret is not putting any fashion posts up. Lately I've been feeling very fat and ugly, so I haven't really had the courage to post a picture of myself. ^^

happy thanksgiving

my cousins heating up gravy and corn

It's already December 18 and here I am, writing an entry on my Thanksgiving dinner. Like every other holiday, I was invited to my dear aunt's house to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family. Unlike my parents, my aunt is a true believer in holidays and never forgets to celebrate this special time of the year with her family. After a long boring day at home, I drove past the speed limit to reach my aunt's house. With the chilly night freezing my entire body, I gave a little ring to the doorbell and out came my cute little cousin, Brent, who greeted me with a huge smile and a warm hug. Entering the house I smelled a nostalgic fragrance of turkey, corn, garlic bread, soup, and stuffing. Sadly, my aunt was feeling lazy and so we had to put up with a meal set ordered from another restaurant, but it was still better than nothing :)

turkey and stuffing