Studying Break

Goodness gracious, I think I can't really retain anything in my head unless it has anything to do with geology.

I am currently trying to study for a history class, and I am trying to memorize a thousand things, but it just not staying in my brain. I keep thinking how much easier this would be if I was studying about a rock or even remember a law concept. Why is history so impossible for me?

I have been thinking a lot lately on what I should be doing with my free time. I don't have a lot of free time, but I have enough to consider volunteering once a week or maybe finding another side job.

There is always something I want to do, and am million other things I should be doing. Hmmm, I should look into that.

COLDNESS

Today is supposedly the coldest day from the last ten years in California. San Francisco and some parts of LA (Burbank) snowed, and I am currently in my bed hiding from the cold, and doing my homework (although I am taking a blogging break right now).

My parents do not believe in the heater or air conditioner (it's actually too expensive to have those luxuries), so I spend a lot of times shaking my fist at the weather, and wishing for 75 degrees.

I've discovered that I actually like drinking tea on a cold night (that may explain why I can't go to sleep), and spending hours online looking at things I can't afford when I should be doing homework.

I'm such a pansy. I can't stand the cold, and spent my entire Canada trip being miserable. I'm so glad I live in California, but I often wonder how nice it would be to live in Hawaii all year long. How warm that would be! :)

Too Much

Oh my goodness. I am slightly (or REALLY) stressed out. I have so many assignments to do, and so little time. I always feel like I am studying, but nothing is going into my brain! I have stuff to grade, naps to take, assignments to tackle, and so much reading to do. It's all good, I'm just going to try to plow through everything. Hopefully.

Too much stress, I tell you!

I did try something interesting yesterday. My friend and I decided to finally go to an Ethiopian restaurant that we have been talking about for the last year. We just never got around to going (maybe because we always have a 100 things we want to eat at once), and the one time we did try they were closed.

When we walked into the restaurant, all you could smell were spices. It smelled a bit like an Indian restaurant, and I found the smell pleasant. My friend and I order a few dishes, and washed our hands in preparation for eating with our hands. We then watched a few minutes of soap opera (this is what was playing on the television).

We were surprised when we got our food. They give you these giant flat bread that kind of resemble a thin pancake, but has a cottony consistency. It was the strangest thing. I had this chicken dish covered in sauce, and it looked a bit like Indian curry. The food was lemony, and strong.

It was interesting, but I think I would rather eat Indian food. No offense to Ethiopian. The food was good, but not good enough for me to probably come back even though I loved the experience.

On the plus side, there was definitely too much food for me to eat. :)

How I know...

I know I am the hopeless romantic kind of girl (although I don't believe it really exist in real life) because I can watch an incredibly cheesy movie, and like it. Maybe even really like it.

I just watched The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp at the dollar theater. The plot was incredibly slow in the beginning, but then it was way to fast during the middle and end. Really bad pacing, I say.

The movie was pretty lame if I had to be completely honest with myself. The only reason why I really enjoyed myself was because of the eye candy. I cannot think of a more handsome actor in the whole wide world. Yes, there are a lot of attractive actors, but for some reason, I can't help but believe that Johnny Depp is most beautiful actor alive. I think he can speak gibberish, and I will find that incredibly sexy. Boy crazy? Why yes I am.

Maybe I liked the movie because I knew that I wasn't paying a ridiculous amount of money to watch it. When something is cheap, it only makes it that much better. But to be honest, I'd probably like the movie even if I paid $6 for it.

Oh, I love a cheesy movie. I just ooze cheesy. :) Just don't expect a good movie if you decide to watch it!

Rainy Days

I have been such a vegetable this weekend. I only finished half of my essay, and I still have so much to do. All I have been doing this weekend is cooking, and hiding from the cold (code word for under my covers).

I blame it on the rain! I blame the rain for making me lazy. Of course it can't be because I am being lazy! Hahaha. It could never be my fault!

I did do something productive today, I finally got a new wallet. Actually it's more like a coin purse. I refuse to get a large wallet anymore. I need something that can fit into my pockets without falling out, but is a small wallet a bad idea too?

Well, see how I like it. I got it on clearance for $4, and I have always loved Fossil wallets, purses, and jewelry. Someday when I'm rich, I'll buy it all! :)

I realize that I have to go back to work, and do something that I have been avoiding all weekend.

P.S. Happy birthday, Jason!

I AM SO MAD!

Now more charges are appearing on my account, and the bank is saying that I made those purchases. ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH.

I am extremely cranky, and I don't know what to do.

Because I Lost my Wallet

It has been an interesting few days. I have had to learn what it is like to have no money because I have lost all my bank cards, and do not have any cash on me at home.

I didn't have any money to go grocery shopping because I lost my cards on the weekend, and never made it to the bank before it closed. I had to make use of what I already had at home which wasn't much because of course I hadn't gone shopping in awhile.

I have been making some interesting things like tofu soup with carrots and potatoes, omelet with only onions, and a cabbage salad with miso dressing. Everything has been interesting, and I have discovered a lot of things that needed to be tossed out from my fridge.

It's like I'm going on a forced budget which isn't all bad. It means I am saving money, and that is only a good thing.

However I am mad because the person who stole my stuff racked up a bunch of bill before I could get home and cancel all my cards. They sure work fast. Now I have to go through the trouble of disputing all of those expenses. SIGH. I realize it's my fault for losing my wallet, but is it too much to ask for that person to just return it? I know I would, but I can't assume everyone is good, can I?

It makes me lose all hope of ever seeing my wallet again with all its contents. I was hoping that someone would be nice enough to return it, and that I would see it again someday. I guess not.

Oh well, at least I didn't lose anything that was so important that it couldn't be replaced.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Seriously, the start of this year has not been exactly great. My family just got a letter in the mail stating that we did not pay our taxes. Oh goodness gracious, we have the tax form for last year, and we did pay. We are just in a pickle because we can't prove we actually paid it. SIGH.

Then I later proceeded to lose my wallet which contains my WHOLE LIFE. I got a bunch of gift cards for Christmas (about $200 worth), and all my cards; Disneyland pass, Costco card, reward cards, id, and so on.

I am devastated. I hate that I lost so many valuable things. A friend gave me a Target gift card gift just hours before, and now it's gone. My heart hurts. It HURTS!!!

I can't believe I'm stupid enough to drop my wallet somewhere. I don't even know where I lost it! Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with me. I can be so careless. I already spend half my time looking for my keys.

My heart can't bare the pain, and now I have to replace everything which will cost me a shiny penny. Don't even get me started on how I loved my elephant wallet. :(

Who I Would Love to Meet

There a list of interesting people I would love to meet who are still living or may have passed away. How interesting would it be to have dinner with Martin Luther King or maybe even King Tut? Oh goodness, all the things I would learn from so many different people from the past. It would even be interesting to meet some evil people in the past as I would love to just even begin to see why they think the way they do.

As many interesting people I would love to meet, there is one person who I would just die to pick through her brain. (Not literally of course. I just want to know where she gets all her clever ideas from.) I would just LOVE to meet Jane Austen.

How her books have brought me so much happiness. Those books always make me swoon whenever I need a little pick me up. Her stories are comfort to my soul. They just really call out to the girly girl in who wants love to exist. (Of course I know these books aren't realistic. Maybe...)

I would love to sit down with her and ask her how she came with all the heroines and hero. I would love to know where she got her ideas, and how she began to write. How interesting our conversation would be.

I guess the only thing I can do now, and hopefully someday be able to afford a Jane Austen tour in England. :)

Happy Chinese New Year

I used to love Chinese new year as a kid. I would receive large amount of money that would take me a whole year to spend. ($200 was a big deal when I was a child. Wait, it's still a big deal...) I remember how much I looked forward to that day, and how exciting it was to get that red envelope.

It's not as exciting as it used to be. I don't get to keep the money anymore, but it really is nice to spend time with my family.

As a child I didn't realize that the holidays were about spending time with the family, and not so much about the presents and food. My family were never the presents kind of family. I grew up without receiving gifts on my birthday or Christmas. I remember thinking how much of a bummer it was to poor, but now I am glad because it made me realize what is most important; family.

So this new year I hope that there will be a lot more happy memories. I treasure my parents and brother so very much. It just brings me so much joy whenever I get to spend time with them. (That is saying a lot because growing up I didn't get along with my brother, and I was always rebelling against my parents.)

Happy new years to all my Asian (and non-asians) friends. I wish you all the very best this year.

Top Chef

Ok fine, I'm not a top chef, but I have been cooking up a storm lately. I think that I am the greatest procrastinator of all times, and instead of studying, I try to do other things. Productive, aren't I?

I did learn how to make fried rice, green bean stir fry, potatoes and fish soup, tofu in spicy sauce, and chicken cutlet. It actually tastes delicious. Why didn't I try this before?

I feel so accomplished. I feel like I can do anything. (but studying apparently. Haha.) Once again, instead of study for my quiz, I am writing on my blog. I have an excuse! I have been neglecting my blog! Not a good excuse?

Fine, I'll get right to studying... but Pride and Prejudice seem like the perfect book to be reading right now. It always makes me happy when I am feeling slightly sad. Ok, I'll get to studying.