A Year In Review

In a couple of days it will be 2005. Many things WILL be happening this new year. Thinking about all of them is a tad overwhelming. I have lots that I'm hoping for: good health (myself and my family), peace of mind (yeah right), peace on earth including an end to war and helping the families faced with tragedy, and economic stability, personal progress (in every way).

Watching the news enduces depression, especially after the election. Many soldiers continue to die and many innocent lives left unsalvaged. Meanwhile, natural calamities start to take their toll on human lives.

Personally, I still have not learned to balance personal life with work and school life. I keep finding myself wanting personal time, knowing that I can't have as much as I want. Sleep deprivation can't be the solution anymore. I need to learn more time management skills.

I guess spending more time with school and work made me realize that my family is important to my life and that no matter how many friends you lose over the years your family will be there forever. I also learned that no matter how much you want to keep some friends close to you, unless they give some effort to keep the friendship, you can't do much about it--so let things be.

After Christmas Thoughts

The sale would be much better if: (a) I have money, and (b) assuming that I have money, the malls and their parking lots are not crowded.

Got a hold of Ms. Murray today. Hopefully, we can have our long-awaited sushi night.

Trip to Berkeley got postponed to Tuesday. Blame it on Kathryn's dinner with daddy.

I was watching TV today, "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," to be precise. I like watching the design aspect of it. But then I realized how these people are giving lots of money to people who are already well-to-do. I don't get why they can't help build new houses for people in poor neighborhoods. The families they help always belong to the middle class. I understand that the families they help might have had some tragic thing that happened to them (like a death in the family--to that I empathize), but come on... Poor people need more help.

I was really sad to hear about the Tsunami in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people died. I hope U.S. give this importance as much as it gives everything else importance... (A moment of silence)

I admit that I rarely pray at night nowadays. But tonight those poor people in Asia deserves a prayer.

May the survivors get some peace of mind... and the souls of the dead get eternal peace.

Just Kick Back & Relax...

Ahh.. the holidays. The best thing about it is the fact that I can sleep indefinitely. Last minute shopping tomorrow and then I'd be good to go.

Planning on visiting Cal after Christmas, but making sure not to miss the after-Christmas sale... parking's going to be a hassle as always, but getting inexpensive things (esp. gadgets) is great!

Spent the past three days baby-sitting my niece and nephew. Nice and cute, but I'm over it. I'm forever an uncle, and would probably not consider having kids.. coz my nieces and nephews alone can fill my Christmas list.

Also planning on revamping the lab website... when I get the chance this break. I really don't want to think about school work though. I have a lot to do this coming semester.

I think I have stomach ulcers, I'm not sure. My stomach has been hurting recently and at first I thought it was my appendix. Now, I'm not sure. I hope not. I'm not planning to be a victim to a scalpel this winter break. not fun.

Anyhow... I'm going to call it a night now.

Sleep Tight.

Song at the moment: Jason Mraz's "i'll do anything"

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck...

Talking about my assessment report here. Seems never-ending... My brain is fried, I'm running out of words and I'm mentally imbalanced...

Geesh Louise! When will this insanity stop?

Christmas Is Upon Us

Restful Day... Some say I can't afford the rest I'm getting... Others call it procrastination (and yet again). I call it kickin' back.

I'm enjoying my restful and quiet night... listening to Christmas music... May my Christmas not be white. May it be nice and warm in California.

Songs for tonight: Christmas Greensleeves, The Christmas Song

:) happy

A Day Without Rain

It's sprinkling outside. I heard it's going to be sunny tomorrow--should be good. First time after a few days that I'm going to enjoy my slumber. More work tomorrow, but that can wait. For tonight, it's just me and my bed.

Just saw Blade Trinity. It was cool. I thought the funniest line was, "I'm gonna kill you mothafacka." The other two characters were kinda cheesy. Although Ryan Reynolds was really funny.

nighty night...

Doom If You Do, Doom If You Don't

So yeah, Insurance folks are telling me it's my fault. How irritating. I have always believed that if somebody run a red light and hit you, they're at fault. We'll let's turn shit around coz we're not in a logical world anymore...

So what would you do if you're in the middle of the intersection and have waited for everyone else to pass, waited for the light to turn red so no freakin' lady can say you turn on my yellow and then the freakin' old lady still hits you?

What's wrong with our world. Old people shouldn't drive!

The lady's claiming she got injury too. We're like going 5 miles an hour. Her big 'ol oldsmobile doesn't even have a scratch. And you see my honda all freakin' dented on the front bumper. Darn you Lady! What a liar... hope you get what you deserve! Which is Nothing!

Kickin' and Sreamin'

Gosh why is it so hard to get things done nowadays... I barely sleep and things are still not finished... argg.. It feels like I'm pulling teeth to get stuff done!

Presentation for class went well. Lots of interesting ideas from other fellas. I'll be in a lab meeting in 5 minutes and have an assessment interview in a couple of hours...

I'm getting sick. I hate being sick..

T minus 6 days before LaLa Land.

cya

The Light's On But No One's Home...

No sleep last night... another classic case of procrastination again. I locked myself out of my apartment today... I'm so stupid. I was so out of it earlier I locked the door like usual when I was leaving home and didn't realize I left my key inside the apartment. I'm such a dumb ass.

Anyhow, need to go to school now. Hopefully I don't get into any more mischiefs from now until I get back home this afternoon.

Sometimes I just ask myself why the hell am I in graduate school...

Laterz.

Day of Abomination

Another year... another car accident. What the heck do I get myself into. I don't even feel stressed out anymore because I think my stress level has reached its all time high--can't possibly have more stress. A few more days and then I'll be in LaLa Land.

Pissed about Cal not making it to the Rose Bowl, friggin' Texas... The more reason to hate the damn state... and their former head of state (if you know what I mean).

Let's see what's good about Texas? I can't think of any right now...

Arggg.. crappy day.

Procrastination

Gee Weez... I can't believe my first post is about procrastination. Well, I don't know if I can call it that.. mind block maybe. Anyhow, I have to finish a report and I feel that I'm doing anything tonight but the report-writing... argg.

I hope Cal retain their BCS rank. Longhorns Sucks! Cal should be the one Rose Bowl-bound... all we can do is wait for the damn rankings now.

Speaking of Cali, T minus 10 days... 10 more days here in Chambana and then I'm back to the promise land. No more of this cold weather!

No words of wisdom or moments of epiphany yet.. I shall do an update tomorrow, I guess.

Peace...