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New Place and Like Old Times

I moved! I finally moved into the house that my dad's been building for a year. It's so nice! I no longer have to sleep on the couch, live out of my suitcase, use chairs as my clothes hangers, and share bathrooms. Now I have my own room, my own big bed, my own dresser, my closet, and my own bathroom! My own space. We're in the process of setting up, unpacking, cleaning, and decorating. For my room so far, I bought these really cute music notes to hang up on my walls and this record art thing. Very cute cute. Looks good with my keyboard in my room : )

Last week, my friends and I went to the Lets Make A Mess Tour with Hey Monday, This Providence, Stereo Skyline, The Friday Night Boys, and The Bigger Lights. It was so good. I mainly went to go see This Providence. I loved them when they first debut and it was my first time being able to see them live and it was soo great! Dan Young's on stage performance was inspiring, and the vibe from all the boys performing was awesome. And I also loved how TP performed a lot of songs from their newest album since I love their newest album. Their music has matured and gets better and better. Also, there's a new upcoming band who I think are going to become big sooner or later called Stereo Skyline. They really got the crowd last Thursday, so if you haven't heard of them, I think they're worth checking out :] I go to alot of shows, but unfortunately, I couldn't go to many during my spring semester because I was so busy from school. So going to this show last week really made my week : ) : ) It's where I belong. I'll share some pictures some other time hehe

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and re-evaluating my life, options, decisions, and etc etc.

what to do what to do what to think what to do

but for now we are young

let us lay in the sun

and count every beautiful thing we can see

love to be in the arms of all

i'm keeping here with me

rrrrandom

I hope everyone enjoyed their fourths!

Finally, the weather is looking good. I no longer have to worry about my feet getting wet, my shoes getting damaged by the rain, bumping umbrellas with people in the busy streets of Manhattan, and planning my outfits according to the rain. I like this : )

I've always been meaning to write and update, but I never had the time or I had too much to write about. My thoughts would be everywhere and I didn't know how to contain it all into one nice post. So I'm just going to ramble on and on in this one, ha.

Youth. I'm going to be turning 19 in about three weeks. I still consider this really really young. I want to hurry and be in my 20s and stay in my 20s. People I meet for the first time always think I'm about 22 or 23- one time at work, a lady thought I was 25! Jesus! I don't look thaaat old. Being 19, I feel limited. But when youre in your 20s, those are your prime chapters of your life; where most memories are made. When I'm in my 20s, I want to make the most of it. It's strange to think that our generation is so different from our parents'. For instance, for my mom, by 26, she was married and brought me into the world. However, these days, 26 year olds are still running around here and there, working, and just being young. More and more people try to hold on to their youth these days. It's as if we're all trying to make this place in Neverland. You should always dream big, set higher goals, have high expectations, challenge yourself, take chances, and aspire to be a better person everyday. I've come to realize that I'm a big thinker. Sometimes I think I think too much.. but remember back a few months ago when I repeatedly had second thoughts about my path as a future pharmacist?.. well, it's back again. I dont know.. I just think there is so much more out there than I need to experience and see instead of having the next five years all planned out for me already. I totally love the idea that I'll have a guaranteed job when I graduate and all that, but still... lately, I've just been thinking that maybe I was born to do so much more with my life. There's so many other passions and interests I want to pursue :/ hahah I don't know, maybe I just sound totally silly right now. or maybe my thoughts aren't being translated into words in the exact way I want them to.

I always hate logging into my school's account to check my school stuff aka financial aid status. It's such a pain in the ass. and looking at the large numbers for the tuition is just a bigger pain in the ass. My school is so expensive and sucks! If it weren't for my major, I would immediately leave my school, and go somewhere else. I'd love to go to NYU or some other nice school in the city. I wish my parents could rent an apartment for me in the city for the next five years; it would be soo much better than dorming. The money I have to pay for dorming and the mandatory meal plan as an on-campus resident is such a waste! Hmm.. I think I'm going to persuade my parents veeeery slowly. Great things take time..lolol.

I had so much more to say. alot to say. but considering that just this entry took hours to finish because I kept getting sidetracked and distracted, I simply cannot continue. so I leave you with this.

Weather's lookin' sunny now. Enjoy it! : )

Joy

Yesterday, I almost lost my dog for good. My mom was going to give her away to someone else. Friday night was a horrible night. So bad, that it even got my mom to think again about giving Joy away. Saturday morning, the woman that was supposed to get Joy called, and my mom told her that she couldn't give Joy yet because of my sister and me. So now, Joy is still here sitting next to my feet in the kitchen :) However, my mom said she doesn't know for sure until tomorrow. I hope my mom decides to keep Joy; she's ours!!

this is a world of dreams and reverie

currently listening: Strawberry Avalanche by Owl City

i am in love. in love with adam. he is absolutely adorable and creative : )

his new album "Ocean Eyes" will be available on iTunes on 7/14 and in stores everywhere 7/28.

support and spread :)!

Today I followed my parents around to see and tour apartments, condos, and townhouses in Edgewater. I really love the apartments/condos. They were so soo nice with the view out onto the water through the big big windows. I am a lover of balconies, heights, breathtaking views from windows, and open spaces. In the future, if I can't afford one in nyc, I will reside in a open space apartment in Edgewater :) yepyep.. I can dream for now right?

I don't mind rain on nights when I have nothing else going on. Rainy nights are the most perfect settings for movie nights in. However, I could live without rain for a couple days. I need sun sun sun and summer.

this is a world of dreams and reverie

where i felt the stars explode around me.

a grasp light flashed with a gleam as it slashed open a moon beam

and i stared back breathlessly as mountains of fruit tumbled out.

i barely had the chance to shout.

a strawberry avalanche crashed over me.

What is a band?

Reblogged from KevinQD's blog

"What is a band? Back in the past a band used to be a group of vagabonds that would travel the globe spreading an ideal. This new ideal was the ideal of rebellion, that is how rock and roll was born. The kids of the 50's and 60's were sick of the shit that their parents were feeding them, and knew that they could do it better. They chose to separate themselves from their parents and move onward to spread their message to the hungry populace that knew they would be building something better than the people before them. Like birds leaving the nest, this rebellion was only the first step. From then on, music turned its back on rebellion. It turned more toward the music of emotional defeat. This music was a symptom of the emotional defeat that resounded in a country that was focused on a war that they didn't want to win, and struggling against causes that didn't have a solution. It was part of a mantra that kids in schools didn't have to work hard to get good grades, workers didn't have to work harder than the rest of the world, and the general lethargy that envelops a nation once it starts to feel the sting of a sliding GDP and spends all the money that it has in its treasury. The by product of the spirit of a culture, is the music it produces. Let's be honest, there is not much money in selling music anymore.

A new band needs to emerge that sweeps aside old practices, and puts to bed the old men who believe in selling music the traditional way. To sweep aside the notion that there is no answer. Music needs to become a message again. A message to revitalize the world: that it doesn't matter what race, creed, or nation you are from. It doesn't matter what circumstances you came from. You have a message inside of you. It isn't in our DNA, it's in our mind. We are evolving not at the speed of genetic evolution, we are now evolving at the speed of the evolution of ideas. You have the ability to change the way that people think, and you have the ability to give just one thing to the world that can change it forever: an idea. Music was meant to be a divinely inspired idea. The perfect way to translate an emotional thought into another person.

Would be musicians who want to take an honest swing at music need to understand, it is not one hour of practice a week that makes you great. Its not writing one song that makes you great. Its not tearing people down on a blog or message board that makes you great. It's the sheer amount of how much you work and create that makes you great. Because criticism is the argument of the insecure, and is not meant for other people. Criticism is meant for your self. If someone criticizes you, imagine how much they must hate themselves to not be directing that criticism inward in a positive nature, towards improving their own craft. We must not let the critics overcome our sense of purpose. Without the creators, there would be no such thing as a critic.

We can always go one of two ways. To believe that things are going to stay the same and get worse, or to believe that things are going to get better with every new thing we create. Every day you have to ask yourself that question. You can either watch people run by, or you can run towards the light. If you continue to sit back and watch, one day you will be left behind. If you are fortunate enough to be in the lead, it will only be for a little while. Someone will take your place someday, so treat others with that in mind and they will carry you. We as humans have a duty to continue to run the race, we can never stop. Because once we stop, we may all disappear from this great civilization. We are a band because we believe in this message, this quiet drive that gives us the strength to deliver music to you in times of hardship. Our rebellion is against those who watch us drive by. In the next few months we will all listen to new quietdrive songs that we can all run the race to."

Again, another reason why Quietdrive never ceases to amaze and inspire me. I absolutely love these boys, and can't wait until their new album release and east coast tour dates :)

Quietdrive in One Night Stand Tour of November 2008

these days are gone

currently listening to: phoenix - love for granted

weekend in words: birthdays. drinks. one too many. bad first impressions. getting caught. dinner. cake. nature. park. cute couples. newly weds. water. photos.

i also took alot of pictures. whee

click [here]for more :)

Workaholic

Despite this gray gloomy rainy weather, I hope all of you had a decent week. This weekend is the start of sunny days so be prepared and enjoy :) I came to the conclusion that I am a workaholic. I compulsively enjoy slash like working. I always have to be doing something. I don't like just sitting around at home doing nothing. I always have to busy with something, whether I'm studying at school, reading, working, taking pictures, drawing, playing piano, shopping, running, whatever- anything. Like sometimes, there are times when I 'enjoy' or 'dont mind' studying (this is very veryyy rare though heheh). And these days, I enjoy working long hours. I love the feeling of productivity and accomplishments. So lately, my boss and I re-designed/decorated some things inside the store and now it looks really summer-y, nice, and cute. Looks like something out of a children's storybook. Cute. In the future, when I get my own place, I want her to help me decorate the interior. Additionally, I've done some shopping and searching with my parents for paint colors, tiles/marbles/designs/etc for our new house. And the more I browse and look, the more I discover that I'm more of the 'antique' slash 'vintage' style than the modern/contemporary style. I can't do the modern thing. I'm more into the faded, old-ish, swirly, whirvy, curvy, spiraly, antiquesh details and styles, than just clean, crisp, and plain modern styles. My new house is slowly on its way of being complete; still have lots to be done, but I like its progress so far; its very cute-sy :) I can't wait until I move into it. What else what else. Oh how could I forget. Last night, at my work place, there was a huge robbery. I came into work this morning to a store full of police, evidence team, detectives, etc. Our store's Mac computer, memory hard drive, and all the money was stolen. The juicy details of this incident is even crazier. Today, we got an alarm system installed right away (something that should have been done as soon as we first opened this store) and fixed the damages done. It was kind of interesting to see the police work and take evidence, fingerprints, DNA, etc etc. I've never seen it live right in front of me before; today was the first. I feel so bad for my bosses. It's really sad when bad things happen to good people. And it's even worse that these types of bad people are around, and that they are very very smart. scary scary. I usually dont work on Saturdays, but I'm going in tomorrow to help and stuff. I hope everything will turn out okay, and that from now on only good things will come. Anyway, I haven't seen the sun in days, and I'm excited for the nice sunny weather again. wheeee :)!

f*ck yeah daft punk

Daft Punk Helmet from Neal Coghlan on Vimeo.

Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Typography from Lance Wilson on Vimeo.

The Go-Getter

I watched The Go-Getter last night; such a good movie. Just what I needed.

Plus, I really like Zooey Deschanel. Hence, as I mentioned in my post awhile ago, why I also can't wait until I watch this movie:

Summer Skin

by Death Cab For Cutie - currently listening.

"and I don't recall a single care, just greenery and summer air"

My summer has been super super busy. It's been two weeks now that I've been working. Within these two weeks, I have lost all, all, the weight I have gained in the one year I've been away at college. It's very routine and tiring, but it's still pretty fun. It's fun to have conversations in spanish with all my co-workers. I especially like it when spanish-speaking customers talk to me in spanish thinking I speak spanish as well since all my co-workers are spanish and my boss is amazingly fluent in spanish. And it's really cool because I can answer questions and talk back in spanish. It's actually fun speaking another language in real life other than in spanish class back in high school. Four months of this, and I will learn more spanish than I ever did in the past six years. Awesome.

You know what's more awesome? Ever buy something and could never put it down from your hands after purchasing it? Well, I did. My camera finally came in the mail on Thursday and my memory card on Friday. This is definitely a purchase that I do not regret spending big bucks on. It was definitely worth it! And I haven't been able to put my new baby down since last night. Here's some shots from me exploring and fooling around with my new camera for hours. heheh enjoy :)

do you see hearts?

I want to travel.

but it seems like something I can't afford right now.
I want to be surrounded by unfamiliar, unusual, new things.

Anna Wolf's photography.
Props to her for the banner photo as well.

What's new?

New and exciting things need to start happening...

I've been so so so busy! I haven't been on the computer in such a long time. I feel so behind on my blog-reading, twittering, and everything! hahah. So what I have been up to now that school's over? Overall, I just want to say that I am really proud of myself for ending my first year of college with stellar grades :) Pharmacy school is only going to get harder each year, and I'm glad I finished my first year...now five more years to go. You can do it Kris! :) Despite the doubts I had this year about my future, as of now, I am content with where my future is going. When I remind myself of my bigger prize in six years, it keeps me just a little bit sane. I moved out of my dorm Monday night. At the current house I'm living in now, I don't have my own room, closet, bathroom, or anything. So my stuff is just laying around here and there in the tiny spaces thats left in this house. I'm living out my suitcase, the chair I use as my closet, and the couch which I use as my bed. I can't wait until next month. By end of June beginning of July, my new house should be completely finished being built, and I get to have my own room, closet, dressers, bed, and bathroom again! I'm really excited. I've made a couple visits to my new house and I can't wait to live inside it! Call me crazy, but Monday night I moved out of my dorm - Tuesday I started working. I'm currently working in the city at the same place I worked at last summer. Everyday, I wake up at 6AM, get ready, get on the bus at 7:20AM, and get to work by 9AM, work work work until closing, and get home by 8:30PM. Then, I come home, eat dinner, then pass out. And then the next day is the same thing all over again. I'm never home; I practically live in the city, and I absolutely love it! :) Unfortunately, all the studying at school and then working right after, physically drained me. I haven't gone through a day this week without popping a pill of tylenol. Mind you I'm already medicated from the cold medicine. I'm currently sick again, and I'm using my weekend to recuperate and hopefully fully recover before starting another week. Work has been more fun than last summer because I'm really enjoying the company of my spanish co-workers. We speak in spanish and it's really fun. I even do sales and help customers in spanish and that's exciting also. Hopefully, by the end of my summer, I'll improve my spanish beyond what I have learned in high school. And I also really love what my boss did to the store. She's also very artistic and loves designing and decorating, so the store has gotten so much cuter and prettier than last summer. When I get an apartment in the future, I almost want her to pick out my furniture and stuff hahah. Despite the long hours of standing at work, about 9 hours straight!, I really enjoying working and making my money again. Let me tell you it felt great receiving my first envelope of $ of the summer yesterday ;) Hmm what else what else. Oh yeah, I should also be expecting my new camera in the mail this week :D Yes, I finally got it! I'm super stoked. Unfortunately, I won't be home to receive the package, but I'm flying home after work the day it gets delivered. Right now, I'm actually content with where my life is right now. I have my puppy, LG, the trio, good friends, good GPA, and a nice job. I like keeping myself busy. so this summer, when I'm not working, I'm going to continue with my drawing, photocapturing, and pianoplaying, my three favoritesss. Oh, and I also need to get my ass to the library to pick out nice reads for the communte back and forth. Yay to Summer09, I'm looking forward to and ready for anything this summer will unravel itself for me : )

my puppy, Joy<3

I'm done!!!
Freshman year is over! It was a really great first year, and it fleeeew by. and no, I'm not sad about all of it ending, because I'll just make next year even greater :)!
Have a great bangin' summer!

Tough Love

Happy Mother's Day to the all the wonderful moms out there :D!! It is a beautiful Sunday morning. Perfect timing, especially after a week of gray, rainy days. I think this is probably one of the few times that I didn't mind the rain because I was indoors studying my life away anyway. If it was nice, then I would've been really sad. Speaking of my post title:: There are two types of moms. At least the way I see it. One is the type where you see the love emanating from them towards her children. That's probably where you get that mother-daughter relationship sort of thing. The second type is the type I have. My mother and I don't really have any sort of special relationship. Yeah, we talk, but we don't talk talk. Just tough love. We don't really "show" or "say" love...hahah. I'm doing a horrible job at describing this... I'll give you a few scenarios. If I studied my ass for a test and did well. My mom will say something like, "Good job. Study harder. Why are you always playing??" Stuff like that to push me to do better. She always keeps me on my tippy toes, and never gives me slack or never lets me stay too long in the comfort zone. However, despite, all her ways which seem "strict" and "un-loving", I especially noticed this year that behind her harsh words and everything, she really is the Type One mom deep inside underneath all the layers of her heart. When I'm struggling, and she's trying to talk to me, I can sense a different meaning in her words. Of course, when I was younger, I was totally blind to this stuff. Which is why now I can even see myelf maturing little by little every day. It's tough love, an expression of love in a harsh and stern way in order to help me in the long run. For us, it's both ways; even with me I don't tell her happy jolly lovely things. This morning, I texted my mom: "happy mothers day [smiley icon][flower icon]" and she texted back "thank you i love you good luck test" :) hehehe. You see, she'd never say this in person. If she did, I'd feel weirded out hahah because it's not something we normally say to each other.. I would prefer her not to say that actually.. but it's just these little things that prove that she does have love in her somewhere that sometimes just wants to come out once in a while :) :)

I have a weakness to the little, simple things :)

caffeine: 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine

It's Saturday May 9th. So it's finally the morning of my general/organic chemistry final exam. The despised exam I've been studying for like a crazy woman. I think my friend and I had the MOST amount of coffee and dunkin donuts runs within this week than we have all semester. Believe me; I am not exaggerating. Addicted. Towards the end of this week, we'd get really bad stomach aches from drinking coffee. My final is at 1 PM. I've studied the best I can, so let me just take the final already! Our coffee run before the test for our last minute review sesh later will probably be the last cup of coffee for a while...

I think my horoscope means something good..ha
okiee, later!

bob dylan : love minus zero/no limit

meeeeoooowwww

me, this week.

photography by Chadwick Tyler

I have about one more week left of freshman year:
monday - LAST day of classes; hand in philosophy final
tuesday - study
wednesday - hand in my theology final; study
thursday - studystudy
friday - calc final & medical terms final; study
saturday - chem/orgo final; study
sunday - studystudystudy
monday 5.11 - bio final (last one); PACK & GO HOME!!

Everyone, good luck on your finals :), & I'm being a partial hypocrite for saying this, but remember to..

The end.

PEACEEE !

Billy Joel : Vienna

just coffee?

What better way is there to start your mornings than with these love-ly coffee messages? :)

only $10 ! ;)