so much to update but so little time...

3 1/2 weeks left of this qtr!!!! how is this possible?!

i have so much to update on! i had a great weekend visiting the Farmer's Market for the first time and just an overall great time with my friend Liz! but with the whole weekend to play, i didn't have much time to study. now i'm really behind and i have midterms coming up again!

*sigh...never ending...

i would update tonight, but i have a spanish composition tmrw and STILL tons of podcasts to listen to for my human physio class...there's just too much distraction in that class ;)

speaking of which...yet another letter to the NPB guy.

Dear NPB guy,

why are you SUCH a nerd?! i thought that I was nerdy, but man you beat me. you beat me. i don't know if that's a good thing or not.....

some guys are just better with their mouth closed.

okay. back to work!

PS. went to a Women in Medicine panel thing. man, i love medicine. passion is what drives me to do well in school.

yes.

treat yourself better.


learning how to say NO is one of the hardest things for me.

Touching Ad

This ad totally captures the idea that I had in a couple of posts ago. I guess it's kind of different since I'm not EXACTLY overseas, but rather just 7 hours away, but I still can relate to this ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzPzz9OLNDA&feature=player_embedded

it seriously made me tear up..especially when he is annoyed at the mama. It reminded me of so many times where I would sigh when my mom asked me to do things that were difficult for her but easy for me.

Mamas are the best. Family is the best. I'm glad I came to Davis...it's far from home, but it made me appreciate home that much more.

Quick Updates

1. identity theft is scary :(

2. the winds in Davis today feels like they're going to blow me AND my apartment away. *cue scene from Wizard of Oz with the tornado*

3. I sound like a total stalker but today, he wore WHITE. white never looked so good on someone. How can ANYONE be this handsome?! it should be against the law.

that is all.

Back to Reality

Hello my loyal blog readers...the few of you that do read my blog! :) I am now back in Davis (sadly =\ ) where the stress of schoolwork and other things are constant. Ah well...at least I got to go home! That was an amazing break from school especially after midterms! I guess now I should do an overall update on my fabulous weekend back in Socal to avoid doing my homework! Haha! I've realized that blogging is actually a de-stresser! :) So yes, I enjoy it!

I have lots of pictures today so be readY!

First off...
my cell phone was fixed!!! If you guys didn't know...I was clumsy enough to step on my touchscreen phone and crack it. Had to mail it back to the father in Taiwan for him to fix it since there were no companies in the US...actually, in North or South America to fix. So, had no choice but to send it back to my papa. This came in on Thursday which was PERFECT for my trip on Friday!

Since Chinese New Year's WAS last week, I did get my red envelope...except this year, it wasn't red..
it was a metallic gold envelope! Do I still call it a red envelope then?

From my last post, I had mentioned that I hung out with Angela! We went and grabbed boba at Little Bean. BEST boba hands down. Beats Half&Half anyday! Thanks to Angela for introducing my taste buds to this heavenly concoction.

Whereas Half and Half gives you only a pinch of boba, Little Bean is generous to fill half your cup with boba. Half and half my ass..Little Bean should be called Half and Half. Boba is so warm and soft and the milk tea is perfection. Perfectly sweet yet the taste of tea still peeks through. PERFECTION in a cup.



I love her! I look super gross and tired from my flight and midterm that day...-_- but at least Angela looks beautiful!

Most of my weekend was spent with my brother. He gives me headaches. Can't believe he's going to be 17 soon...MAN, it's scary because 17 didn't feel THAT long ago for ME! Anyhow, I love spending time with him because he cracks me up! We played monopoly until the wee hours in the morning. I am blessed to be able to have so much fun with my lame little brother because I know some of my friends who hardly talk to their siblings.

Funny guy. This is when I took him to Michael's while I went to Sally's Beauty Supply to purchase a new hair mask, which I LOVE! The mask I purchased was called Millenia Mud recommended by Angela and it made my hair feel like SILK. My ends were splitting like no other, but after using the mask, my ends feel so strong as if there were no split ends and I just can't stop running my fingers through my hair!! Hehe! I love new products that work well...

On Saturday, I went to PLC to find Felicia and Angie. I also saw Andrew who apparently has left for Florida today! It was nice to see him before he left...and in general since I hadn't seen him or many others for a long long time....

PC invited me back to PLC and quite honestly, I kind of want to. Of course I'm still going to pray about it...but after many years without a stable church...I'm kind of tired of searching. I miss my friends (though not many are still there..). But, still going to pray about it.

Anyways, afterwards, I got to hangout with my beef (bf) Felicia and my other sister Angie! Went to Phoenix for some dessert. Despite the many times I've been there, it was actually my first time ordering dessert there..

Me and my beautiful friends and our desserts!

my dessert was a Taro and Black Sticky Rice in Coconut Milk soup. Warm and sweet. Delish.

On Sunday, it was the most perfect weather outside. The sun was so warm to just bask under. I loved just sitting outside with my doggy and closing my eyes. Got some beautiful pictures of some blooming flowers in our backyard too!

Isn't it gorgeous?!?! Spring time is coming soonnnn ^___^


I'm glad I brought home an empty suitcase because my mom filled it with food when I got back. 40lbs of food to be exact!

Mama's love! Packed some food for me before me leaving. Thank you mama!

Overall, being home was such a nice break from Davis and school in general. Being so far away from home really makes me appreciate it so much more.

Can't wait for Spring break! woohoo!!

Family is Forever

After a grueling cell bio midterm along with getting sick this morning (my immune system REALLY sucks)...and sticking it out to get home..I'm finally HOME!

Ate so much already....OY...but just super happy to be back!! Home is definitely where my heart is! I am such a "homey" girl/family type of person. Hehe, so I'm just so happy to be home...I love living on my own so far away because I feel a lot more independent, but...at the same time, it makes me miss home especially since I am super close with my family. I realized that you don't really cherish your home and your family until you really live on your own.

Definitely feel loved being back! Mom immediately began making hotpot for me. My grandma was beaming and just commented how good it was that I was home. My dog, as usual everytime I come home, was just running around and shaking with excitement, and my bro...well, we just hangout a lot. =) I love it. I feel super blessed to have such a warm family to come home to. I'm thankful to God for that.

Tonight, I also got to hang out with one of my closest friends Angela. It was the last time I could see her before she left for China to study abroad so I am very happy that we met up. I'm really lucky to have such a great friend despite us being so far apart so much. We are so similar in personality, but moreover, she is one of those people who I admire and inspire me. She has such an independent, strong mind of her own, and she is so comfortable in her own skin, which is something I need to work on! She never lets other people's opinions define her, and I love that about her! Angela, I love you!! You will be great where ever you are! I definitely cherish our many years of friendship and I'm blessed to have a friend like you! :)

Tomorrow, planning on just eating more, tightening my braces...and hanging out with Felicia, another one of my closest friends. It's funny because a couple of days ago, I had a kind of panic attack. I felt like throughout my whole college career (which is ending soon..), I didn't really meet many people! But after talking to Angela, she made me realize that a few close friends is enough. I'm proud to say that the friends that I DID make in college are going to be my lifelong friends just like how Angela and Felicia are going to be my lifelong friends.

Close friends and family is really better than a bazillion acquintances :).

Daydreaming

Dear cute guy from NPB,

Please stop being so handsome. Goodness!! O___O You are definitely a distraction to my studies AND my social life. Case in point, was talking to Stacia when I saw you smile from my periphery, totally zoned out of my convo. Incident 2: Stacia waving bye to me...no response from me because I was staring at you.

Lol. Pathetic right?

Anyhow, senioritis is definitely upon me. I can't believe last year I was like "I think I wanna stay an extra year to gain research experience because after Oaxaca, I'll only have 2 quarters left! My college career is over!" But now, ALL I think about is graduating...and TRAVELING. Okay..mainly traveling. NOT looking forward to MCATs/medical school applications though.

I'm definitely traveling to Europe and Taiwan after I graduate! I think I'm more excited for TW than for Europe...or...I guess not MORE excited, but excited in a different way because I definitely identify myself as Taiwanese and, I guess it would be kind of visiting my "roots"? Haha. Whatevs. Also cause I haven't been back for 10 years practically!

Crajeeness.

Anyhow, just traveling in general. Spanish class is DEFINITELY NOT helping because we're looking at pictures of Spain.

This is obviously not Spain.