Spending the 4th of July in Loma Linda is crazy! I'm glad Kristina had a pool because it was 102 degrees. Oh, am I looking forward to living there! Well there's not much to blog about the day. We ate, swam, played games, laughed, talked, watch fireworks on the way home, and had a grand ole time!

I might go to Ecuador. Earlier this summer Kris mentioned that he was going to Ecuador for a mission trip with Maranatha. I've been considering going for the past few weeks, but I haven't mentioned it to my parents yet. Kristina and Louvelle are also going, and Kevin is also considering. If I do go, I'll only have two days to unpack from Canada, do laundry, repack for Ecuador, and do errands since my dad is leaving for the Philippines. It will be really hectic. But it is a great opportunity for me to do mission work and to experience different things. We shall see.

From Sunday to Tuesday I went up north for my niece's 8th grade graduation. I love going up there because there are so many cute little kids, one of which is my 2 year old niece. She talks so much. It's true what they say about girls maturing before boys. She talks a lot more than her 3 year old cousin (this cute chubby-cheeked little boy).


My niece carries long conversations about the most random things, and it's just so darn cute. She says "Guys, don't worry about it. I'll help you." I don't know many 2 year olds that say that. She also sings a lot, so here's a clip of her singing.



By the way, I love my camera! I have been getting so much use out of it, and it takes amazing quality pictures. =D

I haven't blogged in a while so I feel it is my duty to catch up on my summer. Nothing major has happened so far. I've just been spending time with friends and family and volunteering at the hospital. I volunteer at the medical library. My supervisor is Filipino so she is really chill and gives me lots of free food. Jenelyn and I have been trying to make stuff for our summer project, so I decided to make a pink, yellow, and gray mushroom. Isn't it pretty?


Tonight I went to Japanese Village with Kristina and Jenelyn. We ate a Frying Fish because that's the only place that makes salmon skin rolls that I like. We headed over to a party hosted by Kevin and Joe. It was a Glendale party, but it ended up being a SGA reunion.

There was this one girl (who happens to be lesbian) kept grinding and dancing on me. I was a bit uncomfortable so Sheila tried to hide me. Haha!
While we were leaving to go home, we had a little PTC reunion, minus Mark. We were like gangsters because we were hanging out on the street next to a car in the middle of the night. Yeah!


I got to use my new camera a lot tonight. I finally got my Canon Powershot SD750 on Wednesday. I'm really happy that I got this camera because it takes really good pictures.
OK. I have to finish packing. I am going up north tomorrow for my niece's graduation. Yay!

SUMMER VACATION!! I'm done with La Sierra! Not to say that I haven't had some good times there, but two years there was more than enough.
My biochemistry test went better than I expected. For the final, we have two tests: one from our teacher over the two chapters we haven't been tested on and a standardized cumulative one from the ACS (American Chemical Society). As usual, I procrastinated and only studied for two hours right before the test. But it's OK because I got a 94 on the regular test and a 97 on the standardized. Haha, that's funny. I've always wondered how it would be like to just wing it on a science final, and I kind of did it.
I was the first one to check out of the dorm out of us girls. It was a little sad to see my side of the room empty. I was not sad to say goodbye to LSU, but I was sad to leave the girls. Briggitte has been my roomie for the past two years, and it's going to be a little weird not seeing her all the time. I'll see Giselle in the summer and hopefully at LLU. I'm not sure what Connie will be doing so I don't know when I will get to see her. I'm going to miss gossiping with her. She brings out the true girl in me. Haha! I'll miss all of them.
After my parents picked me up, we went to Loma Linda to scout out some apartments for me. It was so hot! I am soo looking forward to living there for the next two to three years of my life, and maybe even more. Gah.
Well, I'm glad that I don't have to think about school work for at least three months. Now I just need to figure out things to do to occupy my time.

My CUMULATIVE biochemistry final is in a little less than twelve hours, and I haven't studied anything. Good job, Jennifer. =D

Anything to keep from studying biochemistry..

MOUTHOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. raspberry vinaigrette

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. chiptole.. you get a free drink with your student ID!!

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. I don't really have one.. there are so many good ones

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. $5

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick off of?
A. RICE! I've practically eaten that everyday for the past 20 years

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. mushrooms and jalapeños

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. cream cheese.. oh those delicious trans fats

Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
A. eclipse?

TECHNOLOGY

Q. Number of contacts in your cell phone?
A. 186

Q. Number of contacts in your email address book?
A. I think I have like 7 haha

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. this drawing of a Polaroid of two Zoloft looking characters and they boy is giving the girl a flower.. it's cuter than I described

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. 2

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. mostly right but thanks to my dad, I can use my left for most tasks

Q. What’s your best feature?
A. umm.. I don't know.. you tell me

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. teeth

Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
A. my hearing

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. years ago.. yay!

Q. What is the heaviest item you lifted last?
A. my luggage I took back home this weekend

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. yeah, but only for a quick moment during a bike accident

BULL[CRAP]OLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. nope

Q. Is love for real?
A. yes, but it's not a feeling

Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. I don't know. I have an alias that I made up during physics in high school but I don't think I'd actually like to change it

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. rich deep colors

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. I don't think so..

Q. Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. I don't think so

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. maybe

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
A. That's not enough money.

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. Once again, that's not enough money. Haha!

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000
A. NO.. and that's not enough money

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. As long as it was more money and I could still keep a journal

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. no

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A. I like hot sauce, but not that much

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. no.. a human life is worth so much more than $1M

Q. Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
A. yes.. I don't watch that much tv anyway

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A: I don't have a left pocket right now

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A: no but it's so funny

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: carpet

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: stand

Q: Could you live with roommates?
A: I've been doing it for 2 years and I've survived

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A: 6?

Q: Where were you born?
A. manila, philippines

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A: sophomore or junior year when we got pulled over on the freeway

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: a super secret agent that can fly and has a secret hideout in the Bahamas.. I don't know.

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8
A: JUDS! =D

LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?
A: Briggitte

Q: Last person you called?
A: Khaing

Q: Person you hugged?
A: mom

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A: 5.. wOOt!

Q: Color?
A: turquoise

Q: Season?
A: autumn

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A: yes

Q: Mood?
A: procrastinaty.. that's not a word but you get the point

Q: Listening to?
A: Overkill by Colin Hay

Q: Watching?
A. nothing

Q: Worrying about?
A: my biochem final.. but not really

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A: bathroom right after Jenelyn came over and woke me up

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A: end this school year.. 37 more hours

Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
A: on my laptop: love actually; in a theater: pirates 3

Q: Do you smile often?
A: yeup

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: most of the time

Q: Now that the surveys done what are you going to do?
A: figure out another thing to do so I don't have to study for biochem =D

Best dead week ever. Well, it was really good compared to the five others I have experienced. On Monday I passed my Japanese final. But it was a lot easier than I thought it would be, but that class is already so easy. I just had to read a chapter of the Bible in Japanese. I read like a first grader.
On Tuesday I went to Starbucks with Blossom after class. Yumm! Then Chris, Jenelyn, and Khaing came to visit. We all ate at the Korean restaurant near school. I really like that we get free ice cream after the meal. Blossom, Jen, Khaing and I watched a Filipino movie in my dorm. The funny thing was that Khaing understood more of the movie than Jenelyn did, and Khaing isn't even Filipino! After the movie, Jenelyn and I took random pictures.

Khaing didn't want to participate in our antics, so she was our photographer. We went to eat at Frostbites then went to Michaels and Best Buy. I figured out what camera I am going to buy. Canon PowerShot SD750. I like the picture quality, the features, the size, the style, and the price. I am still deciding when to get it because I'm actually paying for this camera myself. Khaing and I played with the cameras on the Macs.
Aah, good times. =D
Wednesdays are usually my bum out days because I have no class, but this week I was actually productive. I helped Mamiko with her class presentation on the book of Revelation. Every person in the class had a verse and had to present it in a creative way. This one girl tore her shirt open to represent Revelations 17: 16. That was slightly uncomfortable.
Thursday was an exciting day. And it all started with a very refreshing nap in the afternoon. After my nap, Connie and I went to go get free Subway sandwiches and Jamba Juice from SALSU. I love that SALSU always provides us with Jamba Juice or Starbucks during dead week. It wasn't enough to fill me up though so Connie and I went to Hotlanta for some hot wings. But before we could go, Sheila called me and told me that her, Byron, and Mike Ha were at the LSU gym. Mike looks different. His hair is very Spanish-like, and he got more tanned. He looks like Rico Suave. I feel like he should be speaking in a deep Spanish accent. Then he grabs your hand and spins you around while salsa music is playing in the background. After Hotlanta, Connie and I went to the nice and expensive Esplanade apartments next to LSU to use their jacuzzi and pool. It felt really good to swim. Connie and I then went on a late night Starbucks run. It felt like last year. All that was missing was Cold Stones and the mall. It was a really good day.
On Friday I had a Religion final that I only studied twenty minutes for. It was one of those classes that if you grew up SDA, you don't need to study. But when I got to class, our teacher announced that we weren't going to have a final. We didn't need one. He's one of my favorite teachers I've had, and I'm not just saying that because he didn't give us a final. When he teaches, you can tell that he really loves God and has a close relationship with Him.
And that is my best dead week ever. I have one final this week: biochemistry. I am not looking forward to the ACS test.

It's 6:44 am, and I am wide awake. I've been up since 4:50 am for no reason at all. I just woke up and couldn't fall back asleep. I tried to, but I kept thinking of Japanese writing characters. As I pictured them in my head, I tried to read them. I think it's because I had my Japanese final yesterday. Then my stomach started to growl so I drank some soy milk. I still couldn't go back to sleep, so now I'm waiting for the cafe to open so I can get some breakfast. I'm so excited! I haven't gotten to get breakfast in a while, and the breakfasts here are pretty good.

I've feeling a little emo for the past 24 hours. All I've been listening to is "The Fear You Won't Fall" by Joshua Radin and "It Was Love" by The Elected. Strangely, I haven't gotten tired of either of the songs. Yesterday started off well because I got to see a lot of people at SGA's graduation. At night things weren't so great. But today I ate the most perfect apple, thanks to Connie! Well, it was perfect to me. It had the perfect combination of sweet, sour, juicy, and crunchy. I think that made my day. =D

I was on www.postsecret.com and saw a couple cards that caught my attention.


I think everyone feels this way sometimes.


But I think it's harder when you have no idea what it is you want or don't know what to expect. Ay buhay..

I think that things need to start changing in my life.

This weekend was exhausting. I went up to San Francisco for my cousin's graduation, and I got a little sick. It was due to the lack of sleep three nights in a row and that it rained while we were at an outdoor graduation. Then I came back down for my other cousin's graduation from med school at LLU. The guys in the med program are cute! They make me not mind marrying a doctor. Haha! Just kidding.. I'm not shallow.

There are two more weeks of school. I'm so happy! I'm getting really anxious for it to be over. I can't wait for summer to come.

There was an earthquake here in Riverside just now. It was kind of scary because I've never been in one while not being at home. All of us grabbed our stuff in case there would be another one. Haha!

At 10:29 PM tonight, I found out that I got accepted to Loma Linda University School of Nursing! My mom called me to check up on me and casually slipped in that I got a letter from Loma Linda. I told her to open it, and she took her precious time opening it. I start in the fall! Yay! =D

It is not my day. Things have been going wrong all day, and I've just been so frustrated. I really want to complain some more, but I just don't have the energy.

I really wanted to change my layout because I thought my other one was too colorful. I figured that gray was a nice neutral color to go with. I don't know why I want my blog to look more and more dull/plain as time progresses. This layout is a little boring, but I like it.

This past Thursday SALSU rented a photo booth so the students could take free pictures. Blossom, Giselle, and I passed by on our way back from our Financial Aid meeting and took some. We took four but these are the only ones we like. The other two were awful.

Well.. do you know what time it is?? SURVEY TIME!
Haha, I've never taken this one so here it goes. (Thanks Jazmin!)

65 Things you didn't need to know about me.

1.) Where were you when the ball dropped for 2007?
At home on the computer

2.) How did you get the idea for your myspace name?
Well, it all started about 20 years ago...

3.) Do you love anyone?
I love lots of people!

4.) Has the death of a celebrity ever made you cry?
No, are you serious?

5.) Have you ever been to a zoo?
Yes, but I would like to go to the SD zoo again to see the pandas

6.) Do you live in a zoo?
Sometimes, but for the most part I am an unzoo-like person

7.) What did you do this morning?
go to class

8.) Who are more complicated guys or girls?
depends on the sitiuation. im going to go with girls though.

9.) Have you ever done something malicious to someone as a revenge tactic?
no but i am passive aggressive

10.) Have you ever cheated on a partner or been the "other (wo)man"?
nope

11.) What are the last two digits of your phone number?
76

12.) What was the last concert you attended?
the spill canvas at the glass house

13.) Who was with you?
Bryan

14.) What is the last movie you watched?
Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

15.) What/who do you dislike at the moment?
your face!

16.) What food do you crave right now?
Mexican

17.) Did you dream last night?
I don't really remember but I know that Briggitte was in it

18.) What was the last TV show you watched?
Grey's Anatomy

19.) What is your favorite piece of jewelry?
My necklace that has a heart and a jeweled music note that I got the vintage store in Japanese village

20.) Name someone on your Top 8 who is just like you?
no one can be just like me.. i'm a G like that.. YO!

21.) What's the last thing you ate/drank?
cherries

22 & 23?
what!?

24.) Are you on any medication?
nope.. drug free is the way to be!

25.) What side of the bed do you sleep on?
left.. or I take up the whole bed

26.) What color shirt are you wearing?
brown

27) What color is your razor?
pink

28.) What is your favorite frozen treat?
PINKBERRY's plain frozen yogurt with blueberries and mangos

29.) How many tattoos/piercings do you have?
0 tattoos and 1 piercing

30.) Whats your favorite store?
Target is amazing!!

31.) Are you thirsty right now?
not really

32.) Can you imagine yourself ever getting married?
yeah, I guess so

33.) Who's someone you haven't seen in a while and miss?
There are certain friends that I miss

34.) What did you do last night?
pack

35.) Do you care what people think about you?
sometimes

36.) Have you ever done something to instigate trouble?
Sure.. I'm a girl

37) Do you like your nose?
Iguess so.

38.) What color are your bedroom walls?
white

39.) Do you like giving or getting massages more?
getting.. i really suck at giving. my hands are too small and weak

40.) Have you ever snooped around your parents room before?
Yes, it was kind of lame

42.) Where do you live?
Los Angeles

43.) What is your favorite city in the US/world?
I haven't been to a lot but I enjoy LA and SF

44.) Who do you have a crush on?
who do YOU have a crush on?

45.) Do you like the person who posted this last?
Yes, I miss her.

46.) Do you know their Birthday?
Yeup! Happy late birthday!

47.) What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night?
take a nap =D

48.) Do you tend to attract the stalker-type?
I don't think so

49.)What do you smell like right now?
Jennifer

50.) What is your favorite color?
turquoise

51.) Do you like mustard?
honey mustard, thanks to Briggitte

52.) What do you tell yourself when times get hard?
I think of a plan to get myself out of it or plan for the future in case that something doesn't fall through.

53.) Would you ever sky dive?
Yes but I would crap my pants first

54.) What size bed do you sleep on?
full

55.) Do old people scare you or creep you out?
not really

56.) Have you ever bid for something on ebay?
yes.. I love it!

57.) What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant?
Who cares!

58.) Do you enjoy giving hugs?
I love hugs!!

59.) Would you consider yourself to be fashionable?
sometimes?

60.) Do you have any idea how to say 2007 in Swahili?
no.. do you?

61.) Do you own any shows on DVD?
Grey's Anatomy

62.) Who is your favorite Friends character?
Chandler and Phoebe

63.) Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do?
depends on who it is

64.) What books, if any, have made you cry?
There was one, but I forgot which book it was

65.) Do you ever feel guilty after eating meat?
no!

どういたしまして (You're welcome) DOU-I-TA-SHI-MA-SHI-TE

That's my Japanese word for today. For the longest time I had a hard time saying that word, but today I somehow got it right.
There are four more weeks of school left, but only 12 days of actual class for me, excluding finals. I loathe all of you who are already or will soon be out of school for the summer. I can't wait until school is out. I will be done with La Sierra. Hooray!
I am attempting to pack some stuff to bring home so I don't have to do it all on the last day. Even with three bags full of stuff, my closet still looks like it's full of clothes. I underestimated how many clothes I have. Gah, I'm such a girl.

こんばんわ (Good evening)

Yay! I can type in Japanese now. One of the guys in my Japanese class made it so all of our laptops could type in Japanese. I'm so excited! =D

Connie: What's Superman's real name? Kurt something...
Me: Clark Kent.

I've been seeing a lot of surveys on people's blogs. I like that everyone is reading other people's surveys and copying and pasting them onto their own. It's kind of fun. We must all be very bored.

Yet another survey, but this one is for Connie =D

JANUARY

1. Who kissed you on new years?
me

2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
I had 2, but I keep them on and off

3. Does it snow where you live?
No, but if you drive an hour and a half you can get to a place where it does.

4. Do you like hot chocolate?
sometimes

5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?
No, but I would like to go to New York during Christmas season

FEBRUARY

1. Who was your Valentine?
Blossom and Kevin =D

2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class?
Of course! That was THE THING to do

3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not?
Not really

MARCH

1. Are you Irish?
nope.

2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?
yeah

3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2007?
I hung out with Kris, Daryl, Byron, and Walla Walla people at the beach

4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
A little, but now it's so freaking hot

APRIL

1. Do you like the rain?
sometimes.

2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?
I don't think so

3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?
I got about 10 pieces of candy.. is that tons?

4. Do you celebrate 4/20?
No I do not smoke pot but I did have good clean fun

5. Do you love the month of April?
I like it a lot but I don't love it

MAY

1. What is your favorite flower?
sampaguita!!

2. Do you like the spring?
It's my second favorite season, next to autumn

3. Finish the phrase "April showers":
SUCK!!

4. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day?
I will not that I know about it and since I have a piercing!

5. Is there anything special about May to you?
3 day weekend?

JUNE

1. What year did/will you graduate from high school?
2005.. wOOt

2. Are you doing anything fun during this month?
go up north and maybe go to Disneyland

3. Have a favorite baseball team?
not really, but I occasionally enjoy watching it

JULY

1. What will you do on the Fourth of July?
hang out with friends

2. Are you going on any vacations during this month?
maybe a road trip?

3. Do you blast the A/C all day?
I don't blast it but it's on all the time because our AC is free =D

4. Anything special about this month?
not really

AUGUST

1. Are you doing anything special at the end of your summer?
August is not at the end of my summer, yay!

2. What was your favorite summer memory of '06?
Philippines!!

3. Did you have a sunburn?
nope.

4. Did you go to the beach a lot?
not really.. maybe once

SEPTEMBER

1. Will you be attending college/school?
HOPEFULLY Loma Linda

2. Who was your favorite teacher?
I don't know

3. Do you like fall better than summer?
YEAH!!

OCTOBER

1. What was your last Halloween costume?
I was in PJ's and had cat make up on

2. What is your favorite candy?
I have no idea

3. Who's birthday is during this month?
Stephanie

NOVEMBER

1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving?
mine

2. Did you know GoofyAuctions.com was started this month in month?
I don't even know what GoofyAuctions.com is

3. What are you thankful for?
family, friends, my life, etc

4. Do you love stuffing?
it's alright

DECEMBER

1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
OOH YES I DOO

2. What is December 1st, 2007?
the first day of December?

3. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?
nope

4. Get anything special last year?
money.. haha

5. What do you want this year?
more money.. haha

6. Do you like cold weather?
sometimes