Songs I currently can't stop listening to:
Only You - Josh Kelley
I Bruise Easily - Natasha Bedingfield
First Time - Lifehouse
U Go Girl - Lee Hyori
I miss being busy. I miss the rush of constantly running around school all day running Key Club and MUN errands. I miss the rush of finishing a Key Club officer agenda before meeting starts on Monday. I miss my busy lunches making trips between the Key Club room and MUN room. I miss period 5. and 0. and 4. and 6. Hehe.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Eating cranberries.
Mmmm I'm eating cranberries right now. :) I'm talking to Chris Chen online because he's the only person who would be on at 4 in the morning. =_= He's talking about how he ate a crapload of donuts tonight. My goodness, Chris. But hey, I guess that's what happens when UCLA has so much good food that you're constantly craving for more food. Maybe it isn't such a good idea to go there :P JUST KIDDING!
Yeah, so it's 8 p.m. here in chilly Taiwan. I've been working on my APES (Environmental Science) homework for quite a while now. I know Mr. Rogers told me to just do the Critical Reading section, but I thought hey I should just do the vocab and review questions for practice! I'm kind of regretting it right now because I'm on #13 and the end of page 4 on my Word document. Talk about endless typing. I want to run. Run miles and miles. I miss exercise; Taiwan is too small for anything. I'm scared to go running at night because (1) I might get kidnapped, (2) I might get chased by one of the many infectious dogs roaming the streets, (3) I might meet some drunk Taiwanese guy and be in big trouble, or (4) I might get hit by a motorcycle or car while driving because they are outrageous drivers. Because the consequences obviously outweight the benefits, there is no point in running.
On the bright side, I'm getting work done. And man, I'm thoroughly impressed with how well Key Club and the DAO program are doing :) They didn't need me in the first place! Hahahahah I feel so proud of them though :)
Okay, so for those who bother reading my blog, I'm sorry for my rambling. The whole point of this blog is for me to be able to speak whatever is on my mind without having anyone to say I'm not making sense. If you find it interesting, great. Anywhere you are, know that I miss you a lot. With that said, I am going to go back to homework. :)
Love,
Amy
Yeah, so it's 8 p.m. here in chilly Taiwan. I've been working on my APES (Environmental Science) homework for quite a while now. I know Mr. Rogers told me to just do the Critical Reading section, but I thought hey I should just do the vocab and review questions for practice! I'm kind of regretting it right now because I'm on #13 and the end of page 4 on my Word document. Talk about endless typing. I want to run. Run miles and miles. I miss exercise; Taiwan is too small for anything. I'm scared to go running at night because (1) I might get kidnapped, (2) I might get chased by one of the many infectious dogs roaming the streets, (3) I might meet some drunk Taiwanese guy and be in big trouble, or (4) I might get hit by a motorcycle or car while driving because they are outrageous drivers. Because the consequences obviously outweight the benefits, there is no point in running.
On the bright side, I'm getting work done. And man, I'm thoroughly impressed with how well Key Club and the DAO program are doing :) They didn't need me in the first place! Hahahahah I feel so proud of them though :)
Okay, so for those who bother reading my blog, I'm sorry for my rambling. The whole point of this blog is for me to be able to speak whatever is on my mind without having anyone to say I'm not making sense. If you find it interesting, great. Anywhere you are, know that I miss you a lot. With that said, I am going to go back to homework. :)
Love,
Amy
Saturday, November 22, 2008
So I find it funny how no matter what time of the day it is in Taiwan, whether it be 3:30 p.m. or 4:30 a.m., I can always sign on AIM and find someone online to talk to.
Hmmm so at the hospital the other day, I sat down at the spur of the moment and wrote a letter to my beloved Key Club officer board, all 13 of which (including Miss Nguyen) I miss dearly. However, I will not have access to a post office for a while, so I decided to just paste it on this blog.
To my dearest officers,
First off, I apologize for not mailing you the letter I wrote. I thought it'd be a lot more personal to mail it, but because I don't have access to a post office, I'm going to have to just type my letter out.
Haha so, if you read my previous blog, you would know how sad I was the day I wrote you guys this letter. I wrote down everything that happened that day before the problem was resolved, so I have eliminated that portion of the letter. Okay, enough rambling.
Officers, I can't tell you guys how happy I am to know I left the club in such good hands. Although I couldn't make out everybody's faces that day we video chatted, I could tell by all the ruckus that you guys were certainly on top of things! I hope freshmen rep interviews went well! I can't wait to see what new Key Club prodigies we will uncover this year :P
Miss Nguyen: Thanks so much for being there for us and the club when you have those annoying freshmen on your back 24/7. I know you're going so much right now, and I admire you for being so ridiculously strong. You are one amazing lady, Miss Nguyen. I know I told you you wouldn't have to do much as advisor and that we'd take care of everything...sorry I couldn't keep it that way. :(
Nick: Great job holding in there, best friend! Hehe you better get a new badge for your new president position! :) I expect to see like a kajillion dollar profit from that crazy cheesecake fundraise you fought for when I come back! By the way, I KIND OF miss your "that's what she said" jokes. <3
Andrea: Thanks for crying and making me cry the day I left, you dork. :P I love how you were stomping up and down and getting mad at yourself for crying in front of me. Haha it's okay, I do the same thing. No joke! Oh and, thanks for calling everyone and informing the world I was leaving the night before while I was so busy packing and moving out! What would I ever do without you? <3
Trendy Ham: Henry, you have surpassed ALL my expectations for you during the time I've worked with you. And you know, I've always had high expectations for you, too! You are so genuine in your love for the club - I love it! I know you're stressing a LOT right now, so please find some stress reliever and relaxation time, yeah? I'm so glad you were able to make both Key Club and ASB work though! <3
Margaret: My mini-me! I can't believe you got pink-eye! Now we have Key Club mono AND Key Club pink-eye. Haha. I do hope you get better super soon though! That way, you can fly here and I can take you to eat yummy Taiwanese food and meet cute Taiwanese boys. Just kidding...the boys here are freggin ugly anyway - they're all scrawny and pimply so you're not missing out on much. :P By the way, we still have not followed through with any of our planned sleepovers! When I come back, we have to have one, okay? <3
Eileen: Haha when you first IMed me with your neelie nart sn, I thought you were a guy. :P ANYWAYS, I miss you so much! I loved the newspaper issue the news staff made me by the way, so please send my thanks! I hope all those bottles are finally out of your house, too, and that your mom isn't getting mad at you as often anymore. Sorry I couldn't take them away earlier! <3
Jerry: You're the only guy I know that wears girl jeans (except maybe Ryan Kim haha). That makes you pretty special on m list! Haha I hope everything goes well with Questbridge and I hear only good news about it later. Keep your chin up, yeah? :) Oh and, you better not be sneaking rides in my favorite car! ;) <3
Nathan: Thanks for the farewell letter! When you first come onto the board, I thought you were somewhat quiet and one of those low key hardworkers, but man was I wrong! Haha you're especially loud around Ryan :P I hope scrapbook and Make A Child Smile are going well, though! <3
Christine: Hey nerd! Getting those straight A's? I miss you! I'm totally missing all the bomb food your mom makes, too. :P By the way, thanks so much for the letter! It was really sweet. :) I hope ACH Bingo and all your new events are going well! You're going to be giving up ACH Bingo soon to the fresh rep, so that'll be a relief :P Keep it up, though! <3
Josh: YO, I'm totally loving the new website layout. Thanks for all your Facebook bumper stickers the last few weeks, by the way! Haha oh and thanks so much for helping me move out last week. We conquered those heavy boxes, right? :P Short pride! <3
Sarah: Yo neighbor and fellow thug! We never really went on our food runs except that one time to Paris Baguette. :( We have to make up for it when I come back, okay? I hope Period 5 is doing bomb on that child labor sim because we all know (sorry Nick and Christine) Period 5 > Period 2! Oh and best of luck with the DAOs and freshmen! I know you'll do a crazy job :) <3
Ryan: I love our 5 a.m. talks, Ryan. :) Shoot, remember that creepy perverted guy that kept waving at us on our Target run with Henry and Margaret? Thanks a LOT for laughing at me and totally not protecting me! Haha just kidding...I still love you. <3
Steph: Hehe, you're totally continuing the Key Club mono tradition. :P Great job with Reading is Key so far - it looks really organized! I miss those delicious chocolate chip cookies we had at your house for meeting (mannnnn it's making me drool right now :P) and the fun times we had at the Cold Stone's fundraiser. We'll have that Key Club dinner I promised you when I come back, yeah? :) <3
With oodles of love,
Amy Chen
11/20/08
P.S. Keep making it happen, my loves!
Hmmm so at the hospital the other day, I sat down at the spur of the moment and wrote a letter to my beloved Key Club officer board, all 13 of which (including Miss Nguyen) I miss dearly. However, I will not have access to a post office for a while, so I decided to just paste it on this blog.
To my dearest officers,
First off, I apologize for not mailing you the letter I wrote. I thought it'd be a lot more personal to mail it, but because I don't have access to a post office, I'm going to have to just type my letter out.
Haha so, if you read my previous blog, you would know how sad I was the day I wrote you guys this letter. I wrote down everything that happened that day before the problem was resolved, so I have eliminated that portion of the letter. Okay, enough rambling.
Officers, I can't tell you guys how happy I am to know I left the club in such good hands. Although I couldn't make out everybody's faces that day we video chatted, I could tell by all the ruckus that you guys were certainly on top of things! I hope freshmen rep interviews went well! I can't wait to see what new Key Club prodigies we will uncover this year :P
Miss Nguyen: Thanks so much for being there for us and the club when you have those annoying freshmen on your back 24/7. I know you're going so much right now, and I admire you for being so ridiculously strong. You are one amazing lady, Miss Nguyen. I know I told you you wouldn't have to do much as advisor and that we'd take care of everything...sorry I couldn't keep it that way. :(
Nick: Great job holding in there, best friend! Hehe you better get a new badge for your new president position! :) I expect to see like a kajillion dollar profit from that crazy cheesecake fundraise you fought for when I come back! By the way, I KIND OF miss your "that's what she said" jokes. <3
Andrea: Thanks for crying and making me cry the day I left, you dork. :P I love how you were stomping up and down and getting mad at yourself for crying in front of me. Haha it's okay, I do the same thing. No joke! Oh and, thanks for calling everyone and informing the world I was leaving the night before while I was so busy packing and moving out! What would I ever do without you? <3
Trendy Ham: Henry, you have surpassed ALL my expectations for you during the time I've worked with you. And you know, I've always had high expectations for you, too! You are so genuine in your love for the club - I love it! I know you're stressing a LOT right now, so please find some stress reliever and relaxation time, yeah? I'm so glad you were able to make both Key Club and ASB work though! <3
Margaret: My mini-me! I can't believe you got pink-eye! Now we have Key Club mono AND Key Club pink-eye. Haha. I do hope you get better super soon though! That way, you can fly here and I can take you to eat yummy Taiwanese food and meet cute Taiwanese boys. Just kidding...the boys here are freggin ugly anyway - they're all scrawny and pimply so you're not missing out on much. :P By the way, we still have not followed through with any of our planned sleepovers! When I come back, we have to have one, okay? <3
Eileen: Haha when you first IMed me with your neelie nart sn, I thought you were a guy. :P ANYWAYS, I miss you so much! I loved the newspaper issue the news staff made me by the way, so please send my thanks! I hope all those bottles are finally out of your house, too, and that your mom isn't getting mad at you as often anymore. Sorry I couldn't take them away earlier! <3
Jerry: You're the only guy I know that wears girl jeans (except maybe Ryan Kim haha). That makes you pretty special on m list! Haha I hope everything goes well with Questbridge and I hear only good news about it later. Keep your chin up, yeah? :) Oh and, you better not be sneaking rides in my favorite car! ;) <3
Nathan: Thanks for the farewell letter! When you first come onto the board, I thought you were somewhat quiet and one of those low key hardworkers, but man was I wrong! Haha you're especially loud around Ryan :P I hope scrapbook and Make A Child Smile are going well, though! <3
Christine: Hey nerd! Getting those straight A's? I miss you! I'm totally missing all the bomb food your mom makes, too. :P By the way, thanks so much for the letter! It was really sweet. :) I hope ACH Bingo and all your new events are going well! You're going to be giving up ACH Bingo soon to the fresh rep, so that'll be a relief :P Keep it up, though! <3
Josh: YO, I'm totally loving the new website layout. Thanks for all your Facebook bumper stickers the last few weeks, by the way! Haha oh and thanks so much for helping me move out last week. We conquered those heavy boxes, right? :P Short pride! <3
Sarah: Yo neighbor and fellow thug! We never really went on our food runs except that one time to Paris Baguette. :( We have to make up for it when I come back, okay? I hope Period 5 is doing bomb on that child labor sim because we all know (sorry Nick and Christine) Period 5 > Period 2! Oh and best of luck with the DAOs and freshmen! I know you'll do a crazy job :) <3
Ryan: I love our 5 a.m. talks, Ryan. :) Shoot, remember that creepy perverted guy that kept waving at us on our Target run with Henry and Margaret? Thanks a LOT for laughing at me and totally not protecting me! Haha just kidding...I still love you. <3
Steph: Hehe, you're totally continuing the Key Club mono tradition. :P Great job with Reading is Key so far - it looks really organized! I miss those delicious chocolate chip cookies we had at your house for meeting (mannnnn it's making me drool right now :P) and the fun times we had at the Cold Stone's fundraiser. We'll have that Key Club dinner I promised you when I come back, yeah? :) <3
With oodles of love,
Amy Chen
11/20/08
P.S. Keep making it happen, my loves!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Homesick.
I really miss talking to people face to face. For the last 5 days or so here in Taiwan, I've been relying heavily on Facebook to connect with home, which technically, is the whole point of Facebook. But man, I miss home.
Yesterday was full of tears and sad faces. My family and I went to the hospital in the morning for my dad's regular check-up, and the doctor said there was excess fluids in my dad's lung and liver. What the heck was that supposed to mean? He said there were two likely reasons: 1) my dad had another tumor growing in either the lung, liver, or both, or 2) it was a negative side effect of the previous operation that would effect my dad's breathing. My siblings and I had waited outside, and seeing my mom coming out with tears pouring wasn't what we were expecting. Well, an hour went by and the negative atmosphere ceased to dissipate, so my parents went to see my dad's surgeon and ask what to do. Turns out, the previous doctor didn't know what the heck he was saying and my dad didn't have another tumor. *whew* My dad will be having a minor operation on Monday to drain out the excess fluids though. Gah, the hospital is always full of bad news.
On a lighter note, we finally finished cleaning up the place we're going to be living in for the next year. Took a couple days, but man it looks beautiful now! :) Thanks to everyone who gave me cards or gifts - they're all set up for display on two glass shelves in our new home. :)
So I'm working on my UC app right now. Man, it's such a pain in the butt. I thought the common app was annoying enough but this almost beats it. Just hoping to get it all done tonight so I can move on and not worry about my system crashing the remainder of the week. But doing apps reminds me of home again. I really do miss everyone, and I'm sorry to anyone who wrote me a letter and hasn't received a reply yet. I read all of them at the airport before I left (the flight got delayed by 3 hours ><) and man, I looked like an idiot smiling to myself at the departure gate. They were all so sweet; part of me kind of wished I wouldn't get on the standby flight and I'd have to wait until Monday. But spending time with my dad has been worthwhile; I just hope he gets better in a jiffy so that I can return home quick!
Missing Cerritos,
Amy
Yesterday was full of tears and sad faces. My family and I went to the hospital in the morning for my dad's regular check-up, and the doctor said there was excess fluids in my dad's lung and liver. What the heck was that supposed to mean? He said there were two likely reasons: 1) my dad had another tumor growing in either the lung, liver, or both, or 2) it was a negative side effect of the previous operation that would effect my dad's breathing. My siblings and I had waited outside, and seeing my mom coming out with tears pouring wasn't what we were expecting. Well, an hour went by and the negative atmosphere ceased to dissipate, so my parents went to see my dad's surgeon and ask what to do. Turns out, the previous doctor didn't know what the heck he was saying and my dad didn't have another tumor. *whew* My dad will be having a minor operation on Monday to drain out the excess fluids though. Gah, the hospital is always full of bad news.
On a lighter note, we finally finished cleaning up the place we're going to be living in for the next year. Took a couple days, but man it looks beautiful now! :) Thanks to everyone who gave me cards or gifts - they're all set up for display on two glass shelves in our new home. :)
So I'm working on my UC app right now. Man, it's such a pain in the butt. I thought the common app was annoying enough but this almost beats it. Just hoping to get it all done tonight so I can move on and not worry about my system crashing the remainder of the week. But doing apps reminds me of home again. I really do miss everyone, and I'm sorry to anyone who wrote me a letter and hasn't received a reply yet. I read all of them at the airport before I left (the flight got delayed by 3 hours ><) and man, I looked like an idiot smiling to myself at the departure gate. They were all so sweet; part of me kind of wished I wouldn't get on the standby flight and I'd have to wait until Monday. But spending time with my dad has been worthwhile; I just hope he gets better in a jiffy so that I can return home quick!
Missing Cerritos,
Amy
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