i think if only the bubble tea place was still open, i'd walk over there again for another one. fresh mango. much better than what i've had in baltimore. k.c. pastries in chinatown. better remember that.

 
had a strange dream last night that my sister had a personal assistant named martha, and i was looking forward to who would get assigned to me as my assistant.
ha... only in my dreams.

 
so i hear "the village" is supposed to be really good?
apparently, m. night shyamalan can actually see ghosts.  

 
i don't get it... why is it that i sit all day at work but still am really tired when i get home? maybe i just need to exercise...

 
hehehehe.. i think i called 911 by accident today (i was half asleep). i thought it was the strangest thing that someone would call and the first thing that i'm asked is "is everything okay with you?"

 
goin home tomorrow for the weekend and off to lansdowne va on sunday. i'm not leaving the house allllll weekend. and eating nothing but homecooked korean food. i can't waiiiiiiit.

 
have you seen the dairy queen blizzard commercial? it's hilarious.

 
yesterday, this is what i got in my fortune cookie: "stop searching forever. happiness is just next to you." =)

 

....those were just some random thoughts. i've been getting audit concepts jammed in my head all week... my thoughts are all over the place right now.
like just now.. i got hit with a sudden longing to play in the snow.
and that makes me miss my relatives cuz i remember making snowmen with them when i was little.
and now i wish it was christmas.
oh boy..
i'll just leave it at this for now. until i can organize my thoughts better.
g'nite friends..

i can't tell you how nice it was to have rice for the first time this week. bubble tea would've ended this night with a nice final touch but unfortunately the entire city of philadelphia closes down at like 7pm.. except bars and clubs. and walking a few more blocks to see if anything else was open would've opened the group of girls i was with to more chances of unwanted catcalls. as i learned today, central philly is not a very safe place for girls to be walking around at night. can't wait to go home.

just 2 more days.....

 

 
hmm.. maybe less is more....?

whoa i can post pictures now! not only that, i can type in different fonts, sizes and color!!  very impressed at the improved blogger. =)  i don't have any recent pictures saved on this computer, but i'll definitely post some when i get home.


i thought philly would be more fun than it has been so far. maybe i just need to get my lazy self out of this hotel room. after all, everything i'd probably want to see is within a mile from where i'm staying. i wonder if there's anything fun to do in chinatown.. gonna go eat dinner there tomorrow.  

dunno if i can survive through another week and a half of training. i'm crazy home sick already.

and i miss my dog......

...ok, you too. =) 

 

side note: i apologize for the nauseating nature of the previous entry. some of you have approached me with comments on it, so i will make sure to give you a nice big warning next time that suggests you have a barf bag handy.

question i got asked most yesterday, "how do you feel?"

i guess i just feel old. i'm 22... wow... I'M 22?!?!
come to think of it, it's a different feeling than any other number i've turned in the past. besides the obvious significance of the 18th and 21st years, every year was a year closer to "adulthood," and that in itself seems to have brought excitement and anticipation.
but after having passed the legal age to drink, which interestingly seems to imply the passage into adulthood for many, having become an adult is now old news, and i suspect this sense of aging will only increase as the years go by.

i want to say thanks to all who have made yesterday memorable for me. including those who've e-mailed or called and all of you on the video tape. =)

but i do want to say a special thanks to some of you:

mike: it seems from the video tape that a lot of your help was used in the making of it. thank you!! (HOWEVER, i did NOT appreciate the bit you guys slipped in at the end.... of the EYE. that was NOT COOL.) you are one fun and cool dongseng to know! and also... thanks for putting up with the high-pitched ;) murmur in the room at nights while you're trying to go to sleep. for that, i will continue to try to protect you from chris' inappropriate touching. =)

shrek, doc, punk: thanks eric, for being the kind of friend you are to me. you know how much i confide in you and am encouraged by our friendship. but more than that, i am encouraged and many times humbled by your willingness to sacrifice yourself for God and others around you. thanks for your words of wisdom and encouragement and for the countless number of laughs when i needed them most. and of course, i can't forget the kind of role you played in the way God showed his providence this past year. you know what i'm talking about. ;)

jenny: where to start... from our old vbs times or from when you thought i was the biggest snob when we reunited in high school? =) wherever and however it started, one thing is clear: you have become one of my most special friends. one that i can rely on for most anything... from... an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, a fun time, a nice laugh, someone to share both good and bad news with... to an ice cream buddy! you're like a sister to me, and i love you.

my most special guy friend: i also save the best for last. ;) there's so much i want to say, and amongst those things... i just want to say thanks for a great birthday. i'm amazed at how much thought you put into everything... from the kind of flowers down to the cake with the kind of ice cream i like. and the video tape... you made me tear up and laugh at the same time. YOU are one of a kind, and i can't ask for a better person to walk with me in this wonderful journey of courtship. as paul said on the video, i am one lucky gal, eh? =D