Friday, June 23, 2006

good times

Basically, my face is allergic to sweat or heat. Something like that. It's lame and gross. Basically, I can't run during the day anymore. Maybe I'll take up cycling, or just work harder at frisbee. Or just bringing a little spray thing with me to keep my face cool, but no running for me until I'm better. Bah. But I'm actually trying at frisbee now! Which means I'm running into people, falling down, and bruising my fingers. But I'm less scared, and am excited about actually getting better!

I might be seeing a show this weekend, it depends on who wants to go with me. ^.^ A friend from hs came up yesterday to play frisbee and to hang out, yay for good late falling-asleep convos! Another friend's coming today. My cousin came for two days, and my parents and family friends are coming up tonight.

Summer is treating me very well, come enjoy it with me!

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

summer bliss

Gorgeous apartment, RSF membership (free yoga classes), running in the hills, friends down the street, frisbee every night, easy job, good books, and fabulous friends. What more can I ask for?
That's right. NOTHING.

I am cooking, I am sleeping, I am reading, I am exercising, I am socializing, I am planning (but not too much), I am Living.

My skin is better, my temper is better, my health is better, and the list goes on.

My biggest problem right now is figuring out whether to put stuff on my walls or not. Life is so good.

OH. I went to the library, and I guess it doesn't open until noon, and there were 30 people standing outside waiting for it to open. Made my day. That's awsesome.

In other news, my cousin came today. In other other news, I lost a new bart ticket on the BART. :( But I read Ian McEwan's Enduring Love. It's sort of scary. Not in the horror sense, but in the people sense. One BART ride, one book. I'm liking this a lot.

So obviously, I'm not doing much this summer. So let me know when you're free and let's DO something. Tuesdays: Anna's Jazz Island Open Mike, Shattuck DownLow Karaoke. Frisbee every day. Fridays and Saturdays: Montero's $8 salsa lessons/dancing. Let's have FUN!

Monday, June 05, 2006

another update

6/4
ate lunch w/ the uncle

6/5
watched m:i:III, it was actually not awful.. i'm a little confused with the plot, but whatever
shopped at ny, ny (another mall)

6/6
went to three malls...
and bought four dvds and a cd
a deck of chinese poem playing cards
postcards

is $104 worth 20+ hours of my life? i'm thinking yes. oregon - here i come (i mentioned going to my mother, she didn't say no!)

Friday, June 02, 2006

taiwan update

Still in Taiwan's sweltering hot, humid, clutches, but I am thoroughly enjoying my time here. I've gone to the Shu-Lin night market TWICE, tons of malls, lots of street shops, and bookstores (for stationery). I haven't bought THAT many things (I don't think), but I did shop! Good thing I'm not really shopped out.

I've bought:
5 pairs of pants (390, 395, 395, 200, 200)
2 skirts (100, 200)
1 tank top (100)
1 blouse (200)
3 camisoles (99, 99, 99)
8 pairs of sockes (33, 33, 33, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20)
1 pair of shoes (190)
lots and lots of stationery (exacto knives, a present for jonjow, project case, folders, letter sets, water proof bag, bookmarks, planners, origami paper, name cards, eraser, clips, pencil, eyelash curler (not stationery, I know))

I feel very productive!

Things are clearing up on the school front, thanks to certain people at CAL. Thank goodness. I'm just waiting for the good news to roll in.

Pet peeve: annoying voices. DRIVES ME CRAZY. I'm going to try really hard to not sound annoying. Goodness.

5/27
tagged along with my dad to a meeting, then walked around in the rain

5/28
rain, rain, go away, come again (not) another day.

5/29
rain + book

5/30
picked up glasses
walked around in the rain
ate shaved ice... with ICE CREAM on top. WHAT?

5/31
walked to my other grandmother's house the LONG way. oops, but it was fun.
talked to the ancestors
shu lin night market - arcade games and lots of food

6/1
shu lin night market - again. i know i know. but i bought the five pairs of pants. ridiculous, but i needed pants!

6/2
yong-kang street and taiwan normal university night market - food food and more food, some stationery stores, and more food.

6/3
o-lai - there are hot springs up there, but we just walked around a LOT, basically hiking, but with stairs. it was gorgeous! from the outside you can't see anything, cuz they let the trees grow taller to cover the stairs. we got to the top and there was AN AMUSMENT PARK. wasn't that big, but there were rides and swimming pool and what not. CRAZY.

looking forward to going home. ^.^