Padd Solutions

Today was the most boring Christmas I ever had. Ever.

Around 2 - 5 in the morning, I hung out with Jake

Afterwards, I passed out on my bed until 5 in the evening

Then I went on Sims Social

Then Age of Titans

Now I'm going to finish Psych notes...


Talk about the best Christmas ever.

So I resigned my position as a board member in this youth organization I was in. It wasn't my passion in the first place and it was just something that I wasted too much of my time on. To resign, I must write a handwritten letter and send it to the main office (it was a common knowledge in this group). However, the president told me to email it to a certain address, and so I did. After so, she told me to handwrite it because it's in the "constitution." Pfft, wow. See the irony there?

Anyway, I told her to have all the board members to vote on my resignation because that would be the easiest way (since I didn't want to waste my stamp on something like this) for my leave. Of course, they didn't... until a month or so later because I decided not to attend the events.

First of all, the events are fucking expensive as hell for a unemployed high school student ($20+ for each event out of my own pocket for costumes and admissions and whatnot. Most of the kids there had no problems since they're in a well-financed family), and second, it was totally late at night at 5PM - 12AM. Hey sir, I would rather study for my exams instead of partying with a bunch of no-lifers who think they do have a life, thank you very much. And no, it's not me who doesn't have a life. These kids are, I swear, not the brightest people I met. They look smart because they're Asian and have no sense of fashion, but look at their grades and their work ethics. They're mostly terrible. Don't get me wrong; I admire individuals who try very hard on everything they do (and anyone could see if someone is putting an effort into things). But these kids aren't like that. They party at the lowest form of partying.

Obviously they voted me out since I was being so unproductive. Yes, finally after months! Since I was voted out, I need to /train/ these interns on how to maintain the website I built. Okay. No. Nuh uh. These won't count toward my volunteer hours or anything. They could just google up "how to maintain a wordpress website" and viola~ that's all. It's simple as that. I don't want to waste my time on something I already left.

And there are horrible bosses out there who fire their workers, then make them train other workers how to handle their position without pay. Of course that will affect their next job if they flip off their boss (if the boss has great connections to everyone in the world). I heard that those actions would go into your resumes. Yo, it's your resume. You brag about yourself in there, not about how you got fired from your job. If your employer questions you about how you got fired, just say the boss was harassing you. That term is so freaking broad yet says so much! I mean your boss could yell at you (a form of harassment) and then you flipped that douchebag off.

Jonas is a friend of mine who I met on Maplestory around last year. He's on a mission in the Philippines, so we've been keeping in touch through emails. He could only send one email a week though, since Monday's his day off and it's only for like an hour. Fortunately, I was on Skype and he shot me an IM, and being me, I was really happy to talk to him. I truly missed this guy, and my Starbucks Mint Mocha Frappuccino got me even more hyped up!

He's less of a jerk now. I guess the mission changed him; he became a nice guy.

On Friday...

I had my new Estée Lauder makeup for the first time - eyeshadow and liner, oh and mascara too. Ashley R. in AP Econ applied on the eyeshadow for me. Dalena said that I looked like someone punched me on both eyes... LOL! Well, luckily it was just her. I thought I looked great and everyone else - even the most blunt people of my friends - believed so as well.

After school, I met Dong and Trang visiting Mr. Kim (Dong looked like he just got out of the jungle with his beard and hair...). Then, I planned to visit the 99c store so I dragged Trang along with me. I bought a sewing kit for my group for the record player project for AP Psych and some gifts supplies so I could prepare a gift for Kenniqsha.

Then, Trang and I went to the library to pick up Kevin and Phi and some random guy who was their friend to Anthony's house to start on our project.

Some time later, I had to meet up with Kim and her boyfriend, Jake, and Jake's best friend, Steven. So I dropped Trang off and hurried home.

On the way there, I conversed with these new people. At first, before meeting Jake, I had a fishy feeling about him, but for my cousin's happiness, I accepted him. I felt at ease after meeting him. He was WEIRD! Well, at first he called me a "mini troll" which is pretty hilarious. It is not like everyday I get called that. Reason? Oh I just messed around with his mind, that was all... LOL! First it was driving down GG Blvd to the Korean district, and I gave him very broad directions to Cham Sut Gol: "Just keep going down until you see it." Haha! Then when we saw it, I was too late to tell him to turn, so he missed the turn and had to drive down for about 3 blocks until he could u-turn due to the heavy construction there. After turning at the light, I told him to turn at the first right, do he did with lots of doubt. I then, sarcastically, said, "Nooooooo... You weren't supposed to turn here, but over there, down the street..." and he believed me. That idiot. LOL.


So we ate. Jake and Steven ate like GIRLS! They were eating VERY cleanly, using less of their hands as possible to grab food. Onto of that, they ate RICE! Kim and I stuck with the rice paper like the usual and ate WAY more than they did.

I was making fun of Jake the whole time. It was pretty funny to see his reactions. He would always try to make a comeback but none of them clearly affected me.

Steven on the other hand, was hard at first to pick on him. He was the opposite of Jake - moderate, conservative, neutral, etc. Then Kim pointed out that he had pretty hands. Oh indeed he did! He had pretty long and slender fingers... Like a girl. I later proceeded to make fun of him by saying that he has girls hands. Then I noticed that he also eats like a girl, grabbing the smallest pieces on the grill and place it in his dish. Not to mention, his table etiquette is pretty similar to mine: when using chopsticks, use the back end to grab food onto the plate. It was a habit I tried to break when I am eating with friends and such since everyone made fun of me because of this. It was a habit I grew up with, I was raised to do such a thing. He is now my first friend who actually uses the back end of the chopsticks xD and I called him a "princess" just for the hell of it :P

In the middle, steam was blowing to Kim's face and made her cry! Then, Jake traded seats with her since he had glasses. I traded seats with him because I did not mind. So I sat where the steam was blowing and it did not affect me at all... Because of my height.... Oh the advantages of being short! <3 After eating, Kim and I went for ice-cream. I could never forget the awesomeness of the Trifty Green Tea ice-cream, my favorite! The guys did not know that they had ice cream at CSG, hehe. Afterwards, we went to Tastea's since Steven never went there! I was astonished! Like, really, come on. He is freaking ASIAN and never tried Tastea's. And in the car ride, Kim and I were talking about ABGs and the two did not know what they were. Wooowww... Freaking white-washed valley people, dood... It was pretty surprising though. Oh, I also found out that Steven has a BMW 328i. Like wtfux?! I am so envious! Kim told me that Steven is a pretty awkward person who can't really hold a conversation. I was fine with him O: He pronounces lychee "lai chi." And again, I was surprised. Kim and Jake laughed at him and corrected him. I giggled and told him that that was actually the correct pronunciation in Chinese. I asked him what he was, and he told me Japanese and Chinese. Oh, he ordered a lychee drink at Tastea's. Jake got them popcorn chicken, and Steven never tried any before! Gosh! So then he proceed up the skewer and poked the chicken. I told him to try it with the basil. Kim and Jake told screamed no because it would taste badly. I told him to try the basil afford the chicken afterwards. He did and he loved the combination. I proved Jake and Kim wrong, HAH! And then Jake tried, and he obviously disliked it. I pointed out that if someone tries something new, think positively so they will get better results. Thinking negatively would definitely affect the taste overall! Steven agreed. I think I scored :D I swear he is just ADORABLE! Kyuuuu >_<

Oh and I got his number and never told him my number. Kim and Jake were making fun of me haha. Well today, he just got my number from my texts. I should've messed around more...

I also found out that he doesn't reply back fast. Rofl. Same with me.

Also, after telling Alan about him, he just got jealous and went bizarro earlier and saying that he's done with girls. Like wtfux. This is like four years ago all over again. He had a crush on me, said that he likes me and says goodbye, and blocks me on everything possible. Sigh.

And Steven hasn't texted back yet. Haha! Time to work on homework. I've been unproductive for quite a while now...

A certain friend of mine is very bored when he's at church. He finds the most disturbing distraction: a baby sucking its milk bottle. He compares it with a girl giving a BJ...

Yesterday, Quy and I took Andrew (Asian Bieber) to Corjitas and had their famous fish tacos. His eyes lit up once he took a bite. It was well worth half a mile walk there :)

After that, I walked half a mile home T_T

When I went home, I passed out on my bed, woke up at 10 PM, KNOCKED MYSELF OUT on the bedpost trying to wake up, then woke up at 7:15 AM. FUUUUUUUUUU.

Today, I finally finished on the VAHSA webpage, and finally worked on some graphic stuff on the guild. *sigh*
I can't believe I actually fell into Quy's psychology thing again.

I'm done for now. Tireeeddd D:

Awesome. I'm touching this greasy keyboard and using a super greasy mouse. I knew I should've brought hand sanitizer with me...

Today was a typical day, I guess...

First period:
Panicked over Econ quiz, Psych quiz, and English annotations.
In the end, the Econ unemployment quiz didn't count because Starnes didn't go over whether the military counts in the labor force.

Early Bird was pretty fun... I guess...
I was taking pictures, Karan! O:<
I know it was lame Dx

Second period:
Panicked over Psych quiz, English annotations, and the unsuspected Computer Science quiz.

** off topic: I think I just saw Jennifer Ngo from Bolsa o:
** and Karan is coming, I think. He said he's going to stay with me for like 20 minutes o.o
** Karan just came! :D
** OMG THE COMPUTERS HERE AS SO SLOW =.=
** It took me four minutes to load the internet -.-

Third period:
Panicked over Psych quiz, English annotations, Yearbook Early Bird pictures

** I love shelley :) - Karan
** D'awww~ Karan ;o;

Fourth period:
Panicked over English annotations, Yearbook Early Bird pictures, covers, and Spirit Line pictures
Then, it turns it the English annotations aren't due...

Lunch:
Spirit Line
It was pretty neat haha. There were soooo many people there. Vivian had me borrow her purple coat so I could "count" :)

Fifth period:
Panicked over the pictures and cover designs.

** Karan can feel the breeze with his short shorts! THEY'RE THE MASCULINE VERSION OF BOOTY SHORTS!!!!! :D :D :D
** ily dear<3
** Karan needs a life with his shorts...
** Karan left :(

Earlier when I was looking for my backpack at the teen section downstairs (I handed my backpack and camera bag to Jessie so I could look for my Psych book T_T), I encountered Andrew (Asian Bieber) and said hi. He mumbled, "Hi Shelley. Yeah, I'm good."

The thing was, I did not ask about his day. LOL.

I just spent 39 minutes typing this blog. Oh gosh. Why is the library's internet so slow and frustrating?!?! D:

AND THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS SO GREASY
and the screeeeennn... it's about 12x12 - A FRICKING SQUARE!!! Square monitors still exist...

Twenty minutes remaining.

So much for posting the English powerpoint here. Ehhh... I guess I'll do that with five minutes remaining.

I'm planning to buy three books: The Charnel Prince by Greg Keyes, Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart, and Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker.

The first sentence I read in Checkpoint: "Fuck the C.I.A."

Very interesting. Oh by the way, all of this is for $2.50 :)
Paperbacks are $0.50, and hardcovers are $1.00! A great deal XD

Ugh, the thing is, I'm not sure if I will actually read it -.-
I bought Vampire Wars from the Warhammer series, but I actually never bothered to read it...

Can't wait for tomorrow's Psychology and Computer Science exam. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
OH CRAP, I NEARLY FORGOT ABOUT ECON T-T
QQ!!!

I'm too lazy to walk home. I guess I'll be waiting for my dad to drive me...

I can't wait for SCRAM (Southern California Regional Amici Madness), a Latin Convention. This is my last chance.

Hey Trang, if you're reading this, I signed you up for nearly all the activities :)

Nine minutes remaining.

I'm pretty skeptical about the well-being of my brain. Since I just recently developed problems with speaking and my choice of words, there may be some deficiency of hormones, or there's a tumor developed in there. I gotta go get it checked...

Seven minutes remaining.

Eh, 9gag? Yes.

Yesterday was terrible. I broke up with Joey, raged at Quy and everyone on Raidcall, and had a mental breakdown.

Love is great and all, but it can't pay the bills. Unless it could, then that's love, yo.

Someone actually understood me today. Karan, love ya. Now I'm not afraid to say that out loud ^^

Dang, it's been a while since I've been blogging.

New site? Yes.
More organized? Mmhm.
All contents on one site.. and MORE? OF COURSE!

Gosh, that was like an advertisement.

Anyway, I remembered Trang said that it was pretty unnecessary to have more than one blog. Now that I think about it, WHAT WAS I THINKING BACK THEN?! Noooo cluee...

I'll be blogging more often now since I just connected Blogger to my phone through gvoice. Ohh I'm such a genius! :D :D :D

Ta-ta~<33

... was very long. I can't believe I got to level 13. I outleveled Kenny. I'm not sure about Steven.

I love my IGN. It's freaking awesome.

This is what happens:



Hello, my name is Triggering.

Now I must sleep for ROP tomorrow. I missed today, so I need to make up my hours.
Teo's Sandwiches is addicting. I'm craving for that banh mi cha lua again...

At Huntington Beach, I was such a bitch. I made it apparent that I really dislike this certain person, and I did whatever it takes just to avoid him.

Let's name him "B."

A should stop saying "om nom nom." It's very annoying. Also, the way he walks as well; he drags his feet with flip flops on. The sound of flip flops dragging sounds like sandpaper brushing on Styrofoam; both sound utterly unpleasant. Everyone around him picks up their feet as they walk. I often wonder when he's going to know what others are noticing about him...

Before going to Huntington Beach from B1, I murmured, "B better not get in the same car." I quickly called for Cousin Bao and wondered which seat should I take just because it's Friday.

Nah, I wish. Today's Wednesday and Katie called shotgun before I did. There is also no way I'll wonder which seat I should take. It's always the shotgun. Yes, the shotgun. Carsickness always take over when I'm seated at the back.

He came along. Fuck, at least he didn't tag along during lunch. I would've strangled Trang by then.

Most of my pictures that were taken today were just downright terrible. I'll post my good ones here later. I'm too lazy to set up my Hexacore since I just got it back from Kenny's place.

Speaking of which, Dragon Nest is pretty good. It exceeded my expectations, and it's a pretty damn addicting game. I'll post some screenshots tomorrow.

Anyway, I just realized that there are many shallow and oblivious people in this world. On the way back from Huntington Beach, Nam saved me from B.

Mr. Kim needed me to carry his umbrella and a canopy for a short while. Then, he asked me to carry the canopy to Nam. Nam and the rest of the group were nowhere to be found. Thus, Mr. Kim asked me to deliver the canopy to his car. Fortunately they were at the streetlight. I didn't know where the bus was, so I just went along with them. We planned to have Dayna and I switch rides. While we were getting ready to leave, Dayna found her way to Nam's car. Then no one wanted to ride in Bao's car.

During the ride, Nam asked the girls why they didn't want to ride in Bao's car. They replied, "We never talk to him." Then, Nam pointed out that they do. They also said that he doesn't seem like such a safe driver. Nam pointed out that they never sat in his car before today. I heard pure bullshit. PMSing while sitting in an uncomfortable position because it's obviously against the law to have four people in the backseat with three seat belts available, I blurted out, "Is it because his car is old?"

Dayna laughed. I'm glad she was honest. The two other girls were quiet. Nam then said, "Is it because of this bad feeling?" They all quickly agreed.

I really felt like yelling at them, and giving them a lecture about cars: even though some cars are new, that doesn't mean they're "better." A 2009 BMW M3 vs. a 2011 Hyundai Elantra. Which standards are higher?

Also, all cars with A/C are practically the same. My 1997 Toyota Avalon has a better A/C system than my 2011 Hyundai Elantra, Trang. Well, actually, they're the same. I just hate how they were positioned in the Elantra. The cold air goes on my hands but not on my heated face that got smothered by the sun.

*Literally 8 hours later...*

DRAGON NEST IS AWESOME. OMG. BYE BLOGSPOT!

Nah, just kidding. I won't blog as much though.

It was alright. It wasn't as exciting, like I expected.

I'll upload pictures I took there later.

On the way to Kenny's house after picking up my Hexacore, I spotted Dong's car and proceeded to tailgate him. He didn't realize it was me, so I drove to his left side. It was awesome. We had a conversation while driving side-by-side for about two blocks.

Then I had to turn at Lampson.

Anyway, I just installed Dragon Nest, and I'm going to play :)

I just told Peter about my blog. It's kind of funny how he reacted after loading his browser on his phone.

Your blog thing is a curse. Oh my god. My internet just fucked up. C'mon, load... LOAD!

That was typed while he was saying it. I love my 120 wpm (words per minute) typing speed.

We were on the phone for HOURS. During our conversation, he told me that he'll be staying at Mississippi for three years. I couldn't believe my ears - three years?! Later, he sounded pretty convincing and I didn't doubt him after a short while. I felt dismayed because he never told me that part of the story; however he did tell me he will visit Mississippi in the summer back in December, 2010. I did remember "Mississippi," thus felt terrible that I couldn't remember such the important "three years" that followed. I remembered the times when we planned to hang out, but never did: playing pool at 2000 together was one of the many ideas that we came up with (and also the only one I remember for now). It seems like the ideas we came out with will never happen until the next time we meet, which is obviously more than a year from now.

Then, he said, "... just kidding." He was trolling me the whole entire time. He's staying with his relatives for about two weeks. Fuck you, Peter. Go fornicate a donkey.

Oh gosh, it's going to be pretty damn difficult to wake up tomorrow. I need to wake up at 7:00 A.M. (earlier than the usual 7:30), brush my teeth, dress up, shave my legs, start up my car, pick up Trang, head to Del Taco to try their new $2 Breakfast Fiesta (two breakfast burritos and some hash browns, mmm...), and get to school on time.

Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow.

Dammit, Alan Negrete. Because he's somewhere in the middle-east serving his military term, he randomly IM's me during random parts of the day and expects me to answer.

Its annoying to try n talk to u. I'll delete you so I don't got to worry about it

The funny thing is, I typed, "... no, just no," before actually reading his message! It worked so well.

Time to sleep. Geez, it's 1:29 A.M. - oh 1:30. Now I only have a few hours of sleep.

I'm so excited!

Just kidding. To be honest, I really don't think much about it. I'm not a person who gets so excited about the beach. I'm more of a mall person. Yes, I rather go shopping.

Although I am looking forward to taking pictures like these, but in the daytime of course:

... rather than messing around with the messaging bar. It was fine - "improvements" were not needed...

I really want to make some apps on Facebook, so I could connect the VAHSA website to Facebook for easy logins and posting.

Also other apps just for fun.

It's been 2009 since they haven't fixed the problem.

The only way to confirm the Facebook account is by using a valid credit card. The phone option is now glitched.

I should stop procrastinating.

My Sony Ericsson S500i is a pretty amazing phone. Although it's more than 5-years-old, it has functions that totally owns the other newer phones. Even my Nokia 5230 Nuron couldn't beat it.

The blogger app on the S500i is their feature. This phone is made to blog easier (I know, there are phones with qwerty keyboards. But five years ago, it was totally nonexistent with the majority of the U.S. population.

BUT, I can't blog from this phone. Why? Because T-Mobile does not support many third party applications, as stated in their contract.

After two hours on Google, that's what I found out. Stupid T-Mobile! D:

That also includes Twitter, not just blogger...

The only way to blog from that phone is to connect to the internet, which is a total waste of moolah and dataplan.

And I can't find the links that I found yesterday to prove otherwise. I should've not deleted my browser history...

... which is strange. I was born here in the U.S. and never, EVER have been to any Asian country.

So Trang (if you're reading this, HI THERE!) thought that I was trying "too hard" on my diction. In my perspective, I certainly do not see any relative changes in my diction within the past few years, and I'm not trying to prove my diction without a proper guide; guide meaning someone who has mastered the English language. Yes, I do make grammar mistakes here and there; I admit that.

"... I see grammar mistakes galore," says Trang. Oh my.. haha...
I know I suck at using numbers correctly, and I've always been too lazy to search it up. Thus, I googled "rules for numbers" on the search bar because I do not want to touch that MS Word document that should not be mentioned. This was the first result:
10 Rules for Writing Numbers and Numerals

As I skimmed through the article, #3 hit me:

3. No other standard rule: Experts don’t always agree on other rules. Some experts say that any one-word number should be written out. Two-word numbers should be expressed in figures. That is, they say you should write out twelve or twenty. But not 24.

YES! That's what I'm looking for. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if that's a reliable source. If it's from purdue, for instance, that will fill whatever doubts I have :D

However, this is what I found:
Purdue OWL: Numbers

A-HA! The first section answered my call:


The next section of this "grammar mistake galore" that the mighty Chu Chu Twang pointed out was my incorrect use of parallel structure, switching of tenses, and "etc". What is this "etc", Trang?!

Rawr. Where are those incorrect use of parallel structure and switching of tenses?! Time for a scavenger hunt...

I deeply despise customer service with a passion.

... or more like using time ineffectively...

Procrastination, lately, has hit me. HARD. My Property and Casualty exam is in about 13 hours and I'm not even halfway through the online e-book. Not to mention the grammar makes it very difficult to read. I'm NOT using that as an excuse. Having the worst grammar and presented poor organization should be banned from educational books.

All I've been doing all week - instead of studying - is read manga, Facebook all day erry day, and procrastinate in general.

Luckily the internet couldn't be connected to my Studio XPS. I swear, the internet here SUCKS like none other. I won't even post the speed because it's so embarrassing. It's not even half a megabyte in download speed. That's download speed. Imagine upload speed...

If the internet's godly, I would be playing lots of MMOs, download lots of music, and torrent all day erry day.

So glad it's not. My procrastination would have been worse.

Not just that exam, but I also have the SAT to study. It's my only chance to get into a Cal State. My standards have fallen after a year of depression and winging my junior year.

But then, CSUF isn't all that bad (at least I keep telling myself that. Their business program beats UCLA).

I really want to have some bragging rights. Being raised in a household full of ambitious, arrogant people, I know I've become ambitious myself. I want to show that I'm not a failure as they think I am, and I want to succeed well-over them.

Everything is restricting me in this household: I am not allowed to have friends, not allowed to hang out with people, not allowed to cook, not allowed to play the piano. Although I am allowed to procrastinate on the computer. My bedtime is strictly at 9 PM because they do not want to waste electricity. Electricity = money, in this case.

I always find ways to break those rules though.

It's pretty sad. There are times when I have burning desires to study. Of course, during junior year, everyone who takes AP classes and desire to do well have their own unique sleeping schedule. Thinking about my junior is making me tear up. No one in this household understands the meaning of American high schooling -no, they chose not to understand it. They expect me to sleep at 9 PM every day with AP classes and homework. Yeah, it really sounds like they care about my health and all, but I'm practically their cash/benefits cow. Because I am a minor, a single child with a single parent, food stamps and many other benefits rake in to this household. Even $5 more to the electricity bill could not be spared for them, even my Dad and I pay about $1500 per month.

There are times when I attempted to study. Yes, I went outside, with the flashlight, and sat on the porch with books, papers, and pen. Often times I get caught and made to go inside and sleep.

If I knew this was going to happen, why would I take AP classes? I do not have a sibling whom guides me like my peers, slept at 9 anyway at past years, and I never opened my eyes to my surroundings and question people's true nature. I always kept up with honors classes with A's, finished most of my homework and always found time to play video games. Apparently, honors classes show no rigor compared to AP courses. Reason I chose honors is that they require less work, but more quality work - quality over quantity. AP courses are the same. Regular classes go by quantity over quality.

Except, AP classes require skill - a lot of skill. I've always had A's in all my English classes, and disillusioned from my past years for being a "good writer". AP Language and Composition attacked me, chewed me to pieces, and spat me out 100 ft. from the ground and into a lion's den. My AP score for English stabbed me in the heart right after I received it from the mail. I am indeed not fit for English.

I've been aspiring to attend a top-scale 4-year school only recently. I was never pressured by ANYONE to do well in school (except my mom, but she passed away when I was a wee-little 8-year-old). I never even knew about colleges until freshman year. Also, the SAT was new to me as well. Back then, I always thought my life would be like the movies -  half-ass high school, get a job and go to school. I wish it was like that in reality. Colleges, SATs, honors and AP courses were all new to me, while my peers were greatly familiar with those subjects. I really envy them; they had a head start.

Everyone has the same opportunity, but different advantages. Looks like I'm going to succeed later on in life. Unfortunately, life is short. I can't enjoy those successful moments early. I really wish to, but I must face reality and know that is not going to happen.