I just lost my rain of thought

Oh Hollywood, why must you always exploit good things?

Trailer for My Sassy Girl…the American version.

of a pragmatic pessimistic but possibly promising Prince Charming. I finally saw Enchanted last night when I should’ve been working on my finals and it was lovely, and as soon as I’m done with this last one, I’m going to watch it again! Patrick Dempsey is quite dreamy and James Marsden is ultra cute. Amy Adams was so good at her role and she seemed to encompass every aspect of being a Disney princess. I think it’s so funny that she’s only had small parts in shows and movies before this but now she’s huge. I still remember her from The Office! Anyway, I loved all the music and dancing in the film, especially the big number in the park. They kept emphasizing that those types of things don’t happen in real life and yet she somehow makes them happen. The ending was a little strange, but I liked it because it was still going with the whole Disney theme but with a twist. Once again, Disney has sold me on the whole happily ever after thing and now it’s set in reality, so it’s even more tricksy. Fortunately, I understand the concept of the need for magical intervention in order to secure a Patrick Dempsey of my own. haha.

PS I was watching a video clip of “So Close” from the movie on YouTube and it makes me so giddy.

Most peoples have one date for Valentine’s Day, but I got to share it with these two lovely ladies. Our date consisted of a night out on the town in Westwood Village, where we shared a romantic dinner at Corner Bakery and then caught Definitely, Maybe afterwards, stopping occasionally to take some pictures. We also made a pit stop at the local thrift store on the way to the movie, because I guess no Westwood outing is complete without going to Thank You Mart.

Definitely, Maybe was a lot better than I expected. The storyline sort of keeps you guessing, which is good, because romantic comedies usually have the same predictable story. Of course, you could sort of guess what this happy ending was going to be, but they used a different approach in getting to it. The actors and actresses were pretty good and Abigail Breslin is so cute! I just had trouble with Ryan Reynolds age and appearance. His love story starts in like ‘93 or something while he was in college, which would make him about 37 or so, which is kind of unbelievable, unless he and all the other characters just look super good for their ages. Other than that, it was really funny with a cute plot. Overall, it was a loverly night with my two dates. <3

I’ve been spending this long weekend relaxing and having funs. Friday, I didn’t really do anything. Had pho with the fam. Hung out at home, played with my awesome new dictionary, as sad as that sounds. haha. My cousins just came back from China and they bought me this dictionary that I can’t really understand because it’s made for people in China, not people learning Chinese. haha. It makes me feel like what I’ve learned so far is useless, especially since I can’t even order food, the most important purpose of learning a foreign language. Anyway, it is sort of a mini entertainment system on top of being a dictionary. It’s built like a PDA and you can watch movies and listen to music on it, so it’s pretty awesome.

On Saturday, I went snowboarding until my pass ran out of points around 8pm-ish. I still haven’t gotten my carving down, but I’m like…1/3 of the way there, I feel. My shoulders hurt a lot, because I landed funny when I fell coming off the lift. I found that dismounting is probably the worst part of each run, because I never knew where I was going to end up, not that falling while snowboarding doesn’t suck as well. That pain probably lasts even longer. But the anticipation of possibly falling while getting off the lift is always quite nerve-wracking, especially because I could potentially take down several people at once.

After snowboarding, I ate dumplings from this place I like to go to called Shanghai Noodle near where I live and then I went with my friend to watch Jumper. I can’t say that I thought the movie was super great, but the effects were really awesome. The power is really, really cool and it totally made me wish I had it, but the story itself wasn’t fully developed, which Meeshella and I discussed, and the acting was not the best. I think they are probably making a sequel, so maybe that’s why they decided to show off Hayden Christensen’s character’s gift and maybe later they’ll resolve everything? I was pretty amazed by what he could do with his power but was not totally intrigued by his story. There were some pretty funny parts, though; some intentional, some not. One of the parts that stand out in my mind was this expression that Samuel L. Jackson made, sort of like a “Oooh, you got me. That was a good one.” face, towards the end. I think I would watch the sequel, if there is one, just so I can see where they take it and to be amazed by his powers again.

The rest of my weekend was filled with bumming around and not leaving the house much. I went out for a little on Sunday to accompany my mom and brother on a shopping trip, but that was about it for my weekend at home. When I came back to my apartment, I sat for quite a few hours talking to Katryn about lots of stuff, Heren and Meeshella joining in randomly. I love procrastination talks! Not that I don’t love to converse with my roomies under other circumstances.

Happy Lunar New Year! Hope it was funsies for all who celebrate. My roommates and I rang in the new year with a countdown and by setting up a shrine to ourselves, but I decided it was probably bad luck, since we are neither deities nor dead. haha. So I moved our pyramid of Cuties (some sort of tangerine, I presume) to our telephone stand. It’ll welcome people as they come in to visit. We just did it for fun, but I’m guessing we’re going to get a lot of “You’re so Asian…”s. Yup, even Katlyn. haha.

I got sort of a bad start, since I stupidly did not finish prepping for my oral presentation in Chinese and then I sang too much in choir, if there is such a thing. My voice felt yucks and my presentation was horrible, but it’s all ohhh-va. The singing was super fun as usual, but I don’t think I allowed myself to enjoy it as much as I should’ve, because I kept looking at the clock, worried that I would have nothing prepared for my presentation in time, which I didn’t. I went up there and sort of winged it and it was a mess. My TA gave me looks of dismay and confusion from the side, but I just kept talking, filling up time and space with nonsense. I just get so nervous when I have to talk in Chinese. Actually I get nervous when I have to do anything in front of others, because I have intense performance anxiety (No. Not that kind.). Don’t tell me that I don’t, because it’s pretty apparent when you actually see it happen. And don’t tell me I’ll grow out of it, because it doesn’t just go away after a while. ALSO, don’t tell me it happens to the best of us. I don’t even know what that’s supposed to mean and how that would help me. Anyway, it was pretty awesomely bad.

I decided I wanted to go home earlier than I would if I went with my sister, so I tried a new bus route home. It took a little over two hours, which would be about as much time as it would take my mommer to drive there and back. This was a much more pleasant experience than prior ones, because the first bus I went on was clean, spacious and free of creepers. I wasn’t even scared when I started dozing off, though I tried to keep myself awake anyway, because I wanted to see the sights. This bus route was totally different from the ones I’ve taken before and it drove by some cool stuffs. The second bus was kind of grimy looking. The people looked a lot sadder and I felt claustrophobic after a while. At least I got a seat this time, though. I hate standing with all my junk. My gigantor laptop doesn’t feel nice when it’s giving me scoliosis, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I’m a fan of public transportation, because first of all, I don’t have to drive. Second of all, I get to observe people (without veering off the road). Haha. On this trip, I overheard a girl talking about how she doesn’t want to have a baby this year, because if she did, she might go on Welfare, but maybe next year. I also made a note to myself that if I were ever going to have kids, I would not let them become spoiled. Instead, I will raise them poor while Mommy gets to live fancy. What invoked this thought was seeing this little chubby girl. Though cute at first with her sparkly flats and wannabe grown-up look, I realized after a while what a brat she was. If her loud “EXCUSE ME”s as she shoved through a crowd of people near the front weren’t enough, she was also saying things like, “I need the lights off, please!” I wanted to tell her, “Dude, you’re on a bus. Are you expecting some sort of concierge service?” but she probably would’ve tried to order someone to take me out. But yeah, that was my bus adventure.

I came home to a room with floor space and it was marvelous. My sister and I did some intense decluttering last weekend and I was so happy to see it again. My mom said she’s never seen my room so clean and I don’t think I have either. Not since before I moved in when it was empty. I do intend on keeping it this way. I’ve been working on giving up things I don’t need in my life, so hopefully the clutter does not get any worse.

Speaking of decluttering, I decided to make that my resolution for this year. Not just physical things but mental too. It’s going to be hard, but I’m going to devote copious amounts of effort to doing so. I want a clean atmosphere at home, at school, in my mind. I’m not going to let myself down about stupid stuff anymore. I’ve been working these past few weeks on starting over. I finally allowed myself to truly let go of something, of somebody, and it feels awesome. I realized I was only keeping those thoughts around as a cushion to keep myself from worlds of hurt, but it really hinders me more than anything, blaming someone else for my own problems. It doesn’t make me any less of a bitter person though. Still the same ol’ me. I just feel bad when people realize I’m just a grumpy old lady most of the time, especially my roommates. haha. My other resolution is to marry one of my superstar dream hubbies. I think this is the year, peeps.

What better way to kick off this whole starting over process than by watching Amelie? Though a little hyped up for me, I did enjoy it. I like the quirkiness of the characters and the creativity of the film itself. A couple people have said I remind them of Amelie, but I don’t know why. I am not nearly one-one hundredth as creative in strategizing and I don’t receive life changing advice from the old man next door, but that stuff would be nice every once in a while. I feel sort of like Pushing Daisies bit off some of the style of that movie, but whatever, I don’t get sick of stuff I like. I also now know where that stupid travel company stole that gnome idea from but decided to make it far more creepy. The idea was much better in the movie. It should stay that way. I really liked the movie though. My interpretation was that you need to find someone who is on the same page as you, someone with the same kind of quirkiness and such. Someone who is cute, French, and drives a motorbike of some sort. haha. And I guess when you realize who that someone is, your heart glows and you devise all sorts of intricate plans. Man would I love to live in a movie.

Does anyone else get the urge to write in a diary of blank pages (as opposed to lined pages) when they watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? I always do, but then I remember I can’t really draw and that I rarely even write in my current one. I suppose I should get on that. I enjoy writing in Composition Books because Harriet the Spy did the same and she’s one of my heroes. Computers have taken over my life. MEeRP.

PS Today I learned in my Culture and Communication class that people who dislike where they live tend to not talk or look like other people from there, but people who do like where they live will find themselves talking and dressing like others there. Gee willikers, Batman!

Hello all! Things have been uneventful around here. It’s nice to relaxi-taxi, but I’m scared I’m going to go insane due to lack of social contact. I went snowboarding again last Friday and it was suh-weeet. The snow was all powdery and awesome, aside from the occasional rock. I don’t know why Mountain High always has rocks. The weather has been a little colder, so I guess the snow they make has been able to keep its form and not become ice. It was freezing when I went and I guess that got me a little sick. That and the diseases floating around work. Yuck. Anyway, I’m getting better at carving, but I still can’t snowboard on my toesies. On my last run, I was working on it and then panicked and while trying to turn back to my heels, I fell. Really hard. On my right cheek. It was one of those falls that just vibrates throughout your whole body and shakes your organs. I had to sit and recollect myself and allow my organs to settle back into place. Aside from that, it was a really fun because I was progressing and felt less sucko. haha. What was somewhat funny were the many ways I eventually fell from coming off the lift. I would usually make it off okay and then at a certain point, luckily not so much in people’s paths, I’d kind of just keel over. There was one time that was pretty great though, because I fell back and somehow ended up sitting on my board and arriving safely out of the way of others. I couldn’t recreate that stance though. Bummer.

I had to get home before 7 so that I could get ready for my grandmama’s birthday dinner. I think she turned 81? Lunar calendar birthdays confuse me. From my knowledge, you get three extra years added to your life. I just don’t quite know when. Dinner was delicious. The appetizer was freaking great. It was like this crab stew or something and there was a huge pot left so I kept going back for more because we are frugal people and do not like to waste great things. The rest of the dishes were pretty good, too, but that soup…yummus. My very preggers cousin did not attend because she was feeling sick, but the rest of my maternal family was there. By the way, my cousin gave birth on January 2nd, I think. She seemed kind of grumpy when I went to see the baby so I don’t know what the name is so for now I shall call it Baby Wong, because I also do not know her husband’s last name, which is pretty sad because I was a bridesmaid at their wedding. Bahaha. Baby Wong is super cute and tiny and pink. haha.

The next day, I went to watch I Am Legend and Juno, both of which were awesome. I Am Legend was nuts. Will Smith is a great actor and he can never do wrong, even when he decided to get jiggy with it. Na na na na na na na. I just think it’s funny that in practically every movie he’s in, he’s gotta show off his muscular physique. Yes, I understand he mostly does action flicks, but I don’t see Harrison Ford walking around shirtless. I haven’t seen Pursuit of Happyness yet, but I’m sure they found a way to include a scene of shirtlessness. You say no, but I think it was probably just too quick for the human eye to catch. The zombies in I Am Legend are so scary and unpredictable. If what happens in that movie happens in real life I’m going to be so scared and will probably be gobbled up right away, after I pee in my pants from being so scared, of course. They have like superhuman abilities for some reason and they shriek with their elongated mouths, which I suppose they use to eat people whole. There were several instances in that movie that made me cry and it wasn’t only because I was feeling emotional that day. Will Smith’s character’s life is so sad.

Juno was freaking great. I laughed. I cried. I was disgusted. I basically expressed all my emotions. All three of them. haha. I guess I have others, but these are the primary ones. I’m no movie critic, so anything I say will do it no justice, but I loved this movie. I love Juno the character, because she is adorable and just awesome and I totally want her burger phone. It is such a cute movie and I wish I had that kind of love story, minus the pregnancy thing. I want someone who thinks the sun shines out of my butt. haha. I just feel like I can relate to Juno a lot (once again, minus the pregnancy). I really like the soundtrack, too. I’ve been listening to it nonstop these past couple days. I don’t really know how to give a summary of the movie, so just look it up or watch the trailer or something. Two thumbs up from me, though, mang.

After that, my days were somewhat dull. I just sleep in and do nothing most of the day. Sometimes I have work, where I also do very little. I have not had much contact with people outside of work, but no one talks to me there. For New Year’s Eve, I sat at home and had some hot chocolate that I got from my SS. My stomach was sort of on fire from the lavender milktea I got earlier with Friendest so that wasn’t too fun. I just waited for midnight to come and watched performances and such on like five different channels before the countdown. I stuck to the traditional one with Dick Clark. It was quite the party. haha. The next morning, my mom woke me up so we could get Shanghainese food at this place we like to go to called Shanghai Noodle. Their dumplings are freaking delicious. I love dumplings, mang. You can ask my roommate. When my mom gave dumplings to my cousin to bring back to school for me, I was elated. And every meal that I had them, I was just so happy, every once in a while exclaiming, “Man, I love dumplings!” Dumplings are my favorite well-balanced food. After eating dumplings, in order to get all my basic food groups covered, I’d only have to walk a couple blocks over to Pinkberry and get my fro yo on.

Anyways, here’s some pics of stuff I’ve talked about previously…

I saw Hairspray on Tuesday with Amy and I really liked it. I am glad that there are people I can enjoy a musical movie with. Now I just have to find someone who will watch Becoming Jane with me. hahaha. It’s not only that I love ultra cheesy, romantic movies, it’s also that I loved Pride and Prejudice and I really want to see what events inspired the story. Please watch with me.

Anyway, Hairspray, when you ignore the catchy tunes and whatnot, has a really good message. It’s about being comfortable with who you really are and not conforming to society. I guess if who you really are is a conformist then that’s sort of a bummer for you, isn’t it? Tracy Turnblad, the main character, is very lovable, because she’s always doing her own thing and not accepting the way things are just because it’s the norm. By the way, if you look at the characters in the 1988 Hairspray and the 2007 one, the current ones look so much younger, even Corny Collins. Man, James Marsden is hot. Oh and just out of curiosity, WHAT possessed John Travolta to dress up as a woman?? Did they somehow lure him in by advertising this movie as this generation’s Grease and he decided he couldn’t allow this generation’s Grease to happen without him? Every time he was in one of the scenes, I shuddered and cringed, especially the scenes with Christopher Walken.

Though I did very much enjoy this movie, I’m just wondering what’s with this trend of remaking movies that came out like less than 20 years ago. Just because special effects and stuff are better nowadays, it doesn’t mean those old movies aren’t any good. I am especially shocked that they are putting out a remake of Halloween because dood, there’s been like a hundred of them already. I get it, Michael Myers is scary. When you run out of stories to use, you don’t go back to the beginning and start all over again. Stop putting out movies about him already.

Anywho, after the movie we got pho and then boba. Dinner under ten dollars? Gee wiz!

Because Rihanna’s version is annoying and painful to the ears.

Simpsons was a great movie by the way. I’m glad none of the movies I’ve seen this summer have disappointed me.

This is my last week of summer school and then freeedom. I haven’t been doing what I had planned to but I have been trying to organize the room. I have rearranged some things to get rid of some cardboard boxes, though. I think I keep ignoring everything else I wanted to do because my cleaning hasn’t been complete. This week I shall be reading and studying though.

Regarding movies, so far this summer I have seen Ocean’s 13, Transformers (twice), License to Wed, Die Hard, and Knocked Up (the last four in one day, thanks to ninja skills). I have not been disappointed so I am glad. I hope to see the Simpsons movie when it comes out as well. I think the best part in Transformers is the twenty seconds they waste on the close-up of that screaming girl as one of the robots is flipping over her. Maybe she’s friends with Shia Lebeouf or something. And when I went to watch those four movies, there were so many cameos of people from The Office that I am getting the movies a little mixed up. When I watch movies with a lot of extras, I wonder how I can get in on the action, because it seems so easy to just walk around in a background for a living. I mean, I totally did it for free in the spring musical my senior year. I don’t see why I shouldn’t get paid for it.

Next month I will be going to China again. I hope we get to go on a Chinese tour because I don’t know how much shopping I will feel like doing this time. I am still bitter about everyone saying what they did, of course, but this time my mommer will be there to help stave off the meanies. Alright! I also want to go on the tour because I will get more usage out of my neck pillow that I bought recently. YESS. Maybe this time my mom can assist in finding me a hubby, preferably one who looks and sounds like Wang Lee Hom.

Yesterday I went with Wendy and Susan to Huntington Beach. It took forever and a day to find parking and all the lots were full. It was a little bit of a shock, because I had never seen a parking lot that you have to pay ten bucks to go into be full before. What sucked was that not long before we got to the beach, the sky turned dark and got darker as time passed. We were probably there for an hour before we started feeling drops of water. Since there were so many people, we were nowhere near the actual ocean, so it couldn’t possibly have been the waves splashing at us. The drops gradually fell faster and we realized it was sprinkling, causing us to leave in disappointment. So the day would not be a complete waste, we went shopping in Irvine/Tustin and then had dinner at Lucille’s, where my sister met up with us. Oh my goodness I thought I was going to burst after dinner. It was so delicioso and even more so because it was free since my sister paid for me. Teehee.

So I guess that’s all I can remember for now. Keep recycling, folks. Oh, speaking of being green, the reusable shopping bags from Target are freakin’ cute. I heart them!! <3

I am finally on break, but not really because I have summer school starting on Monday! I hate that it’s in the middle of the friggin’ day, because anything I do will have to start at like 6 pm or end at 2 pm, which is most likely one or two hours after I wake up. Blah.

Things haven’t been too swell since I got back. I have nowhere to put my things that I moved home. My doggle is not well . And my computer is being a little weiner. It won’t freakin’ shut UP. I broke it somehow, I guess, because the effing fan turns on as soon as I turn on the computer, causing it to get hot really fast and use up my battery really fast and make my computer slower and get on my nerves really fast. I want to throw it across the room, but then I’d lose all my stuff. Sigh. Did I mention my doggle is not well?!?! She looks so tired and sad and we can’t do much because it’s the weekend and not many places are open that can look at her and this one place that was doubles the payment if you don’t make an appointment, so we’d have to go Monday anyway. Her face is all swollen on one side and I have no idea what is wrong with her. She doesn’t get upset when we push on it, but it’s huge! I don’t know what to doooo.

The only bright side so far has been watching Ocean’s 13. It’s pretty awesome, so watch it!