Our housing assignments are supposed to be mailed to us in the second week of August, but someone found out how to access that information so all of us know where we will be staying. Blitz Bearcat (the helpful school mascot that provides us information about the school and answers our questions) tells us that the housing assignments listed online are only tentative and not official, so it might change later on. But because of this, I found out who my roommate is prematurely! She's very different from me, but she seems like an amazing person. ^_^ She's very athletic and into sports (Maybe some of her skills will rub on me? Haha. Maybe!)
Summer's actually not too bad! I like that I never got "bored" yet (except at work, where I feel incredibly lonely) and that I'm kept busy. I like being productive and feeling useful. When I'm not working, I make sure that I have plans to hang out with friends instead of lying around at home (which is what I've always done in the past). I've been going out a lot more lately (which is why less time is spent online and why I haven't blogged in a while...) There are those who have a great social life and also manage to blog frequently. I'd like to know their secret because I can't do that.
Anyway, I have a lot of catching up to do since my last blog post! Here's what I've been up to:
May 25, 2009
There was prom. It could have been better in many ways. Lots of drama happened between my friends, but I was kept in the dark about it until after prom was over. The food = terrible.
June 7, 2009
Graduation! Yay! It still hasn't hit me that I'm not in high school anymore. I did not cry.
June 9, 2009
I carried a 21 lb watermelon to my friend's place for a surprise birthday party. Below is a picture of me and my muscular arms (in all seriousness, I was dying but I smiled for the camera anyway).
June 10, 2009
I went to the movie premiere of The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds with my older sister Jenny, Alden, and Erica. To my surprise, I really enjoyed the movie! <3
June 11, 2009
I got sick from hanging out with peeps who went to Project Grad (a virus spread and infected all of them!) but I desperately wanted to attend Janelle's grad party anyway. Her party was at Chin's Restaurant located across from Kahala Mall. When I arrived, guess what I found out? Janelle wasn't able to attend her own grad party because she was too sick (and staying home according to doctor's orders!) Everyone at the table I sat on was also sick. :O But the food was good. We had buffet.
June 14, 2009
I finished watching the live-action drama, Hotaru no Hikari. I didn't like the manga very much, but I loved the drama. <3 Everyone should see it!
Right now, I'm watching another Japanese mystery drama called Kiina. It is very similar to Galileo, but I don't mind because it is fun to watch. I find the cases easier to solve!
June 20, 2009
I attended Erica's grad party at Nice Day Chinese Seafood Restaurant located in Liliha Square. I bought Erica a bouquet of yellow camellias at the supermarket right next door (convenient much? LOL!) I was very jealous because the food was so good. I kept thinking, why couldn't my parents have ordered these things at my grad party? They made me feel like a picky eater. I just think they didn't order the right food. The only problem with Erica's party was...there was too much food. I ate so much that I felt like my stomach was going to burst (literally!) There were NINE dishes in all.
Left to right, top to bottom: 1) Appetizer: spring roll, pork, jellyfish, 2) Egg drop soup, 3) Honey walnut shrimp, 4)Shoyu chicken with shrimp fries, 5) Shrimp, 6) Crab/lobster noodle dish, 7) Sweet and sour beef with onions, 8) Seafood and vegetables dish, 9) Mango pudding.
June 22, 2009
My first sleepover! It was at Alden's place. It was memorable because we took a midnight trip to Walmart and hung out in the toys section. (Like, wtf right? XD)
June 23, 2009
Okay, it wasn't really much of a sleepover because I didn't really sleep (I just closed my eyes). I had work starting at 1PM and someone warned me, "Don't fall asleep at work!" I scoffed at them because I didn't think that would happen (I felt alright). I didn't realize I was falling asleep until I hit my head against the wall. I could barely keep my eyes open.
June 24, 2009
Lanikai beach outing with Chun! She's the only person who can convince me to go to the beach and into the water. The beach was beautiful so I'm glad I came. I actually had fun and enjoyable (having sand in your bikini was not though).
July 6, 2009
I visited my baby cousin, Daphne, who was born on July 2, 2009 at around 11AM. <3 It was the first time I've ever held a baby. She is very tiny and I couldn't believe that what I was holding my arms was...alive. It was a very humbling experience. Meeting her made me think that everything else in life was unimportant and none of my dramas or worries mattered. Only she mattered. She was very sweet and calm. I love her.
July 14, 2009
I went to Cha no Ma Teahouse located in Waikiki with Kara and Jenni. I was very excited! I originally thought the owner was Japanese until he heard me speaking Chinese and replied in Chinese. It turns out he is Taiwanese! He's a very nice and friendly. The best part of the teahouse was the laid back atmosphere and wonderful ambience. Although we were the only customers, it felt really comfortable. And the desserts!
I ordered the green tea jelly, which is topped with whipped cream sprinkled with matcha powder and anko on the side. I was surprised when I tasted the jelly because jelly is usually sweet. Not only was this green tea jelly not sweet, it was downright bitter. Even if one is not fond of sweet things, one might think to add a little bit of sweetener simply to balance out the taste and get rid of the bitterness. But the owner apparently used purely matcha powder, and nothing else. It made me think of my friend Joyce, who constantly complains about things being too sweet. I thought, this is perfect for her.
When my dessert arrived, I spent some time staring at it first. The owner noticed my hesitation and laughed, "Eat it, eat it!"
When I took my first bite, I immediately exclaimed, "Oh my gosh, this is bitter!"
The owner laughed again and said, "Yes, your dessert is the only one that is not sweet." He points to Kara's parfait and said, "That is sweet. Yours is not. Hahaha!"
My friends were worried about me, but I assured them that I liked it (which is partly the truth). There is an art to eating this dessert. Each scoop should contain a bit of jelly, cream, and an (which helps balance out the bitterness). At first, I was a little scared of all that whipped cream, but it turned out to be the lightest whipped cream I've ever tasted and almost everything was consumed. My only complaint was that there was not enough an. Overall, this was a very enjoyable, if not pricy, experience. I can't wait to go again! ^o^
In between these days, I did A LOT of shopping (need to hold back so I can do more shopping in Oregon!) and watched a lot of movies. Fun stuff.
I don't know what happened to 'studying for a driver's permit' and 'learning how to drive'. I think I'm still scared. But there's still the rest of summer, right? ^o^
P.S. I finally changed the layout. I was being entirely selfish with it, because I didn't worry about whether visitors would like it or not. I only thought about what I wanted. It looks pretty simple, but I actually spent about three days on it. ^^ The image was drawn the night before my trip to the teahouse. I actually saw the same kind of teapot there (by pure coincidence).
If you've read this far, congratulations! This blog post actually took several days to finish...and now I'm finally done! Whew. Until next time~!
