December 2011
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an...”
– Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (via bubbless6)
obligatory "year in retrospect" post
This year was a particularly emotionally difficult year because I had to grapple with the whole, “going to a CC to save money before transferring,” deal. My financial situation was and is complicated, and was something that I didn’t discuss with people. Many people encouraged me to go for grants and FAFSA. What many didn’t know was that I’d probably get a couple...
december 28, 2011: THE Hipster Day
A rare post where I’ll talk about my day. I only do this when I think it’s interesting enough to preserve forever and publicly on the internet.
SO TODAY, after babysitting for free since 6:30 in the freaking morning, I was reunited with one of my dearest friends, Danielle Villao. Every so often, I have these things that I jokingly call “hipster days.” A hipster day is a...
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pho
I know a lot of you love it. But I’m telling you now, and take it from a Vietnamese person: the pho you’ve been eating from any of the Pho restaurants around here = no bueno. Really, really, really no bueno. It’s way, way too oily. The noodles are stale. The chicken/beef is probably a few days old. They don’t put enough fish sauce in it. I don’t think they put the...
resolutions
Make time to read at least threenew books each month.
4.0 GPA for my 2013 Spring and Fall semester.
Learn to balance social life and academic life.
Attend a few dance workshops to learn some new choreo.
Sing at open mic at Klatch.
Go to Disneyland during Christmas time, even if it’s by myself :|
Learn how to ride a bike. Kidding. I don’t think I’m ready for that yet,...
2012 will not be good to you
2012 will be whatever it wants to be.
After every Christmas, everywhere I go, I see, “2012 (or whatever year is coming up) be good to me.”
Every single year. You’d think that by now, people would understand that with time comes inevitable pain and struggles. You will probably experience unrequited love, or a breakup, or lose a friend, or lose a sock, or fail a test, or get into...
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phones
Today, I finally exchanged my old Blackberry for a new phone. Its funny how such a seemingly insignificant event could affect me so much. I was somewhat emotionally attached to that phone. I had sweet memories with it; sweet, high school memories. I was part of a “Blackberry Crew,” with Steven and Loydie. We would sit, all three in a row, at our computers in Newspaper, all plugged into...
call me a simp for this
but dancing in the middle of Thoroughbred Street to Louis Armstrong was perhaps one of the most heartwarming moments I’ve ever experienced thus far in my short life.
(end simpness)
By the way. I don’t understand the hype behind Thoroughbred. The lights were nice. But it was freezing. Traffic was horrendous. And pedestrians were appearing out of nowhere, practically asking to get hit....
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"February," by Boris Pasternak
Original Text:
Февраль Борис Пастернак Февраль. Достать чернил и плакать! Писать о феврале навзрыд, Пока грохочущая слякоть Весною черною горит. Достать пролетку. За шесть гривен, Чрез благовест, чрез клик колес, Перенестись туда, где ливень Еще шумней чернил и слез. Где, как обугленные груши, С деревьев тысячи грачей Сорвутся в лужи и обрушат Сухую грусть на дно очей. Под ней проталины чернеют,...
god, mom
GO TO SLEEP.
I’m trying to go to bed and her wandering in and out of my room is hindering that.
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control
I hardly ever rant about my personal life on here. But I’m sure that if I don’t get it out, I’ll explode. I’ll literally spontaneously combust.
I am really envious of kids who have freedom. Seriously. The amount of envy I feel for those kids are on par with the jealousy that girls harbor towards one another for stupid, insipid reasons like boyfriends, or crushes, or...
littletoiletpaperroll:
The thing I hate most about Vietnamese people is just how freaking nhiều chuyện they are. You people should just worry about your own messed-up kids before you start giving anyone parenting advice.
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I find that people who are ruled by their anger often end up to be self destructive and harmful to the people around them. Anger is a normal emotion, yes. But when you just become an angry person all the time, you’ll find yourself alone sooner than you realize. After years of flipping your shit out at every little thing, you’ll look up one day to realize that you’ve completely...
myokou asked: I'm really happy that a photo i posted could provoke in you such beautiful memories and emotions :) i really hope you'll be able to visit Vietnam again soon and if i'm there at the same time i would love to take you out to the best street food vendors i know ^^
Anonymous asked: the writing in your last post about Vietnam... I just wanted to tell you that it was so beautifully written. you are a beautiful person with a great mind and soul. and so young. I know that I was definitaly not nearly as well spoken as you are when i was your age. just keep up the good work.
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dang
I don’t really have a set “group” of friends like most people do. I have friends in a bunch of different groups. I’ve always liked this because it keeps me exposed to different kinds of personalities and people.
But its times like these where I wish I had a freakin’ set and established group.
I’m trying to form a group to go to Disneyland this month. But then...
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stream of consciousness
Oh don’t mind me. There is really no point to this at all. But by all means, be my guest and read the mish mash in my head right now. Tomorrow is my last day with Professor Perv, and I just want to throw my hands up in the air and wave them like I just don’t care. I think I could go up there and talk about my day and I’d still get an A on that impromptu speech. I’m tempted...
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