February 2011
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Something Good: 01312010
It was slow at work tonight so I was able to clean a lot and finish closing four minutes early instead of 9 minutes late. I bought chips, chocolate overload brownies mix, and french vanilla ice cream. I can’t wait to come home from school tomorrow (:
Thursday is the first day of Vietnamese/Chinese New Year! Yay!
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Gives me hope.
I meet a lot of different couples at my work… some new, some old, some interesting, some funny, some odd, some adorable, etc. I rarely meet couples that inspire me, though, but today I met a young couple who made me genuinely smile through the love I saw in both of them for each other. As I was making their drinks, I could see them engaging closely in conversation with each other. And it...
January 2011
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I hate money. And I hate when people love money.
Turns off lights to go to sleep. Dog keeps licking paws. Finally ignore licking after ten minutes and start to fall asleep, comfy under the covers. Dog gets up and runs to the porch door, wanting to go outside. Rage. Opens door and let’s dog out. Dog walks out and sniffs the air then walks back in. Rage.
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Something Good: 01282011
Today I took a day off from responsibilities and hung out with most of my favorite people. Tadd and I went to Mitsuwa, Tap Ex, and Ikea earlier in the day and then we went back to Temecula to meet up with everyone else (Mike, Gino, Sean, Renee, and Devon) at Ochey’s after doing some errands. At Ochey’s, we made chai cupcakes and she made golden curry (which was very yummy!). Sean and...
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Modest Mouse - “Float On”
Always a...
Mama's first text
Mama: Hi little pooh pooh
Me: That's funny i just took a poop.
Mama: ew ew ew yucky *insert devil smiley*
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Something Good: 01262011 (and beyond)
He still makes my heart tingle (:
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Cage The Elephant - “Right Before Your...
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Something Good: 01252011
I vowed to bring back the girly side of me. I’m still keeping my makeup to a minimum (although I’m updating my makeup collection), but I think that not being lazy to doll up a little in the morning will force me to wake up earlier. I win all around (:
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Texting
So tomorrow (or Thursday) we’re finally getting a family texting plan. My dad is more excited than I am, haha.
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Study Habits and Test Anxiety
My behavioral psychology professor pointed out today that a critical factor in test anxiety is that the student’s study environment is completely opposite than the test environment. I never thought of it that way until she mentioned it. She said it’s best to study in a library or any other quiet place, not on your comfy bed or desk with music/tv blasting. Another interesting example...
Oh jeeze....
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Woke up to a completely numb arm. It’s kinda funny actually.
I love this feeling.
Bananas
I love bananas but I always feel like crap when I eat them. I thought maybe it was just those last few times so I tried eating one this morning. Nope! It’s just bananas that make me sick. I wonder why.
My dad thinks I’m too skinny so he keeps buying me food and telling me to eat. He says he wants me to be 100 pounds. Uhhh… for my height? Sorry, but that’s now gonna work! My parents laughed at me and called me fat when I weighed 95 pounds back in high school. If I could eat more, I would… but not to gain weight. I want to be able to eat more because I like food. I...
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Something Good: 01232011
I just feel happy and content right now for some reason. Life feels much better when you just smile and laugh all the time.
I came home to something funny on facebook today (:
My status on Friday: Oh man… totally running on Philippines time right now. I just slept through the entire day :/
Josh’s mom’s comment on my status: that is a good sign…..when do we pick u up at...
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Something Good: 01222011
[Wow, I completely forgot about these! Oops oops oops.]
At work today, I got a little busy during the hour and a half I was working alone and this lady told me that I’m like a one-woman-show. I told her it’s part of our job to be able to work through a rush alone and she said she loved my attitude towards my job and towards everyone. She said it was inspiring to see someone working...
Worst jet lag experience ever!
So I came home from the Philippines 8 days ago and was dizzy for a week while forcing myself to sleep at the appropriate times, including naps here and there. The other night I took an unfortunate nap and woke up around 10pm, so I stayed up with Josh until he went to sleep (12:30am over there, 8:30am over here). And then I went to sleep, hoping to wake up a couple hours and start my full day of...
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Dream
So while I was half asleep, I dreamed that I was dancing on stage with a group and suddenly the lights go out. I felt everyone moving and I tried to move to the side but it was pitch black. I yelled, “Wait! Someone help me! I can’t see anything!” And then I fell off the edge and my mind felt okay because I thought I was going to hit the ground soon, but then I didn’t stop...
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll still get run over if you...”
– Will Rogers
lisaplvu:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic...
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I like funny teachers.
My stats teacher is actually pretty amusing. She likes to talk about sex because it makes us laugh, therefore, we remember the material. So she was talking about the statistics of sex from the 1950s compared to now and she pointed out that less men nowadays pay for prostitution. And before asking us why, she said, “and that’s because you females have become so easy!”
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Ohhh, distance...
and times like these just don’t go together. Someone build me a teleporting device, please.
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I'm an observer.
[To warn you, reader, procrastinating makes my mind spill and this is the result.]
I people-watch when I’m not spacing out… and not just casually, but to the point where I ask myself, “Why does he/she do that?” all the time. The longer I observe people, the more those question gets answered. Obviously I’ve been able to observe my family members the most out of anyone...
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Jonah Mantraga - “Got My List” cover
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Got my list, got my list.
I love making lists… especially THE list of things I want to send to Josh when I know someone who is traveling to the Philippines. He tells me he doesn’t like when I give him too many things, but I know he secretly loves it. I can’t wait until May when he gets the next delivery!
Alright, gotta sleep now. The list I have in front of me is my class schedule and the first couple...
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Guilt trips.
If you guys keep up with my blog, you might remember that I’ve been trying to leave my job for a long time now. I had to wait until this semester to apply for new jobs because of my trip to the PI. I’ve been preparing to search, fixing up my resume and everything, and my boss talks to me today and says to me, “Lisa, we’ve missed you and I’m so happy you’re back....
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“So I think I’m falling in love… involuntarily blessed with something...”
– Dakota Skye
Big Lesson in Life:
Learn from your parents.
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Anonymous asked: So did Josh move to the Philippines?
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Bittersweet... or maybe more bitter.
Today is my last day in the Philippines and we’re all packing right now to make sure I have everything. I’m sitting alone in Josh’s room, while I pack my personal luggage, trying to soak in everything in here. I want to remember it as long as I can… the feel, the smell, the temperature. Living with the Banaags for the past three weeks has been such a blessing. Through them,...
Boracay for 3 days!
I won’t post until I get back (:
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I have only less than a week left here in the...
So sad.
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This is why we're best friends.
Some of you know that one of my best friends is Janet. We’ve been friends since 5th grade and our bond has never suffered even though we live in different states. Our boyfriends are best friends with each other too, so we’re like the ultimate group! Janet and I are always on the same page. For instance, our winter vacations are almost identical! We both left our homes to visit our...
Is it my face?
I’m not really sure why, but everyone here in the Philippines assumes that I’m Filipino. They talk to me in tagalog as I’m passing by and I just smile or say, “No, thank you,” because I dont know what they’re saying. Even my hair stylist today was surprised when I told her I’m Vietnamese. She actually spoke really good English and I thought she was from...