Chuc Mung Nam Moi!!

Happy Chinese New Year. . . didnt do anything big but thats the best thing sometimes. it was a bit of a low key new year but at least i got some money! =)

I've been thinking about a lot of random things over the past couple of weeks. to be REAL honest, the whole guy thing hasn't been much of a priority to me as of late but it has been on my mind. it's weird but recently, the man of my dreams (like the guy who appears my dreams) is totally not what I would totally expect. it's a bit of a refreshing change and a little bit of a hint towards maybe the direction I should be moving towards. something to think about. . .

class has been going well. I've made a friend (yeah!) and she's super cool and funny! it makes class more entertaining! which reminds me that I need to finish up my lab and homework for tomorrow! I really need to read this weekend so that I can prepare for the upcoming test!!! YIKES!!

one of my students stayed afterschool today to finish up his test and stuff. he's quite an interesting kid. he's a bit of a whiner and you can tell he's a momma's boy. he doesnt get along with the other kids as well as he could but from observation, you can understand why. I was walking him out towards the front of the building and explaining to him the importance of a few good friendships and how he needs to build those. he, unfortunately, does not have a lot of friends. I'm hoping he can understand where I'm coming from and try to be a nicer person. kids are mean but to be the oddball makes the world a lot worse unless you can learn to just let all that stuff roll off of your sleeve! (like a duck yo!)

I've been seeing a lot of my old kids lately and its a nice thing. one of my students last year (Phillip, which I JUST remembered!!) has come back twice already in the last week. he's a funny kid actually and I felt so bad when he came in and was like "I had to come visit my favorite teacher from last year Ms. Vo!" good lord I felt SUPER bad when I couldnt come up with his name!!! so far it hasnt been a bad thing but now I'm super glad I have it figured out!! it's nice just catching up with them and seeing that they really do appreciate you AFTER they leave ya. sometimes it makes me want to stay but then again, it doesn't. teaching in a classroom isn't my thing. being around kids is and I DEFINITELY want to continue with that!! =)

time to get cracking on things because I've got plenty to do before bed!!

One Full Platter. . .in streamofconscienceness. . .

a regular day:
wake up, morning extracurricular, planning, teaching school, (counting calories!), making copies, planning, responding to work-related emails, CAQ (pronounced coque, cock), munch, drink (no merriment yet!), BATHROOM BREAK, lab set up (and breakdown), costume change, workout, be stuck in traffic, off to school I go, inhale dinner, sleepy drive, shower, dress, watch tv, grade, check email, journal and sleep.

oh yeah, let's not forget days where i'm suppose to do EXTRA stuff! =)

just FYI, i've got killer calves! =)

(and a new cell number. . .)

Have a nice day!

oh yeah...i love the orange tower!! =)

the innner wants out...part2

i had THAT dream again. he came to see me and seek comfort since (finally) everything in his life finally came to a crumble of what he didnt like! it was weird. we really didn't know each other anymore because its been so many years and things were extremely different. it was nice to see him again though. he looked the same. the funny thing was when i hugged him, i felt NOTHING, just like i was suppose to. in my heart, i wanted to feel more (cmon, former love of my life...which i did reference him with the name in my moments with him) but i didn't. it was a little bit liberating, but disappointing. we acknowledged that so much had changed in the last couple of years, as time usually changes things.

i woke up startled, probably from all the bad energy in the world. (people tend to send it to you when you realize that they werent who you thought they were!) i'm a little disappointed about the dream. i really dont know the purpose of it outside of maybe it was to remind me that i still wonder "where/what in the world...?"

Upcoming Events

I'm really excited. The next couple of months will be EXTREMELY exciting and FULL of fun!! Here we go!!

The Beats of Basquiat at the MFA-H, 1/14
I wanted to go to this in December but didn't get a chance to. It's happening this weekend so I'm most likely going. Getting a couple of girls together to go since Ricky can't go! (he's going to Austin. . .can you believe I haven't seen Ricky in WEEKS!) He's going to try to get us a hookup so we don't have to worry about paying for anything. A night of awesome music while looking at art, how cool is that??? After Basquiat, we can always go out! FULL NIGHT AHEAD!!

2006 College Classic, 2/10-2/12
TONS of college baseball ALL WEEKEND LONG! This will be fun! I've already got a few people lined up to go so that'll be good times! YEAH!!

Maroon 5 @ the Rodeo, 3/9
Okay. . .I LOVE ADAM LEVINE!! He's such a hottie and he's just got good songs! Hopefully by this time, they'll have another CD out so I'll be ready to jam! PLUS the rodeo itself is fun! so YEAH!! Let's meet cute cowboys!!

SPRING BREAK 2006
East Coast, 3/10-3/16 (no hyperlink here...boo!)
For the first time since high school, I'm going to visit my bestest friend in the whole wide world that I love dearly! (and just joined facebook!!) I'll be tentatively flying into Richmond and we're going to travel up the coast from Richmond, DC, NYC and hopefully Boston!! The most exciting thing about my trip, the shopping!! Can't wait to hit up H&M!!

Austin, 3/17-3/19
The "plan" is to spend time in Austin at the end of SXSW partying with the rock stars!! One of my really good friends started an indie record label called Dead City Records so they're having a party for the label that Friday!! Exciting huh?? I'll come looking my hard-corest rocked out way possible! It'll be awesome!!

It'll be a full next couple of months if everything goes as planned! I'm sure excited! Can't wait!! I'll be sure to post pictures of everything! YEAH! =)

hurting. . .but it feels soo good!

so today was day 2 of working out and OMG am I sore!! i'm hurting in a way that's not even funny!! but ya know what, at the same time, i'm feel so damn good! despite feeling like a fatty sometime, i'm actually not that bad overall!! i can still keep up and push myself through a workout video when i'm about to pass out from being tired and whatnot. i'm prefer running over jogging (because i think jogging is stupid and slow and i CANT't do it it!) i think this could be good! i'm not looking for like a big change since i need to do more than JUST exercise! i need to work on eating better but working out is the first on my to do list! tomorrow we're doing our 2nd go at the billy blanks' boot camp! its good stuff but IT HURTS! hopefully i'll be able to push myself through the whole thing! *fingers cross* i'm gonna get my 2004 resolutions done this year! =) (better late than never!) i'll put more stuff up later but for right now, i think this is good enough! yeah!!

what the world means to me now. . .

. . .making a difference.
one of my students came in on Thursday to tell me that she had selected me to be her teacher to recognize during teacher appreciation at her basketball game. it was cute how she was trying to tell me about it since i knew NOTHING about it. i was more surprised when she told me she had to fight over me with another player. it was one of those DEFINING moments as a teacher. when i first met her in august, she told me that she HATED science because of her 8th grade teacher. i told her i would try my best to restore her faith in science teachers. maybe i've kept up my end of the bargain =)

. . .GREAT friends. (emphasis on GREAT)
i spent most of late last weekday nights on the phone with my best friend who i love to death. when i talk to her, i realize how much i really do miss her and stuff! lately i've missed all my REAL (and GREAT) friends that i dont see more often. i talked to one of my boys last night and it was really nice catching up on the general stuff. he's not part owner of an indie label in austin. how fucking cool is that??? i think i may spend most of my SB on the east coast and the very end of it back in austin to see the rest of SXSW. i mean, he's having a debut thing of the record label that friday, i should hit it, shouldn't i?? HELL YEAH!! i'll even keep my hair black for it so i can be one of those crazy rocker chicks! =)

. . .ma famille.
sometimes i wish i had stayed in austin or moved somewhere to become this wonderfully independent person but i've come to realize, i'm already there. i LOVE my family and all they are to me. despite everything, i cant imagine not having them.

. . .learning experiences.
in the past couple of weeks, i've spent a LOT of time thinking about the past and what i've learned from it. if anything, i've learned a lot from the guys who have crossed my path. it's made me a more independent gal who is NOT in the search. i think i'm FINALLY at a place where i can wait for him to just cross my path, whenever that happens. i KNOW what to expect and look for in friends and i'm NOT gonna take substitutions! i also now know how to recognize aquaintances which are most of my co-workers. being trusting is a good characteristic but you have to use to carefully and now i've come to refine that trait.

. . .looking ahead.
i'm ready to move on. i want to do more with my life: go back to school, get my masters and take on the world ahead of me. Hopefully knowing a few people who are connected with parts of the UN will help me explore what i would like to do on an internationally level. I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE and I WILL! =) the past is forgotten. . . all i have now is what's ahead. i'm planning on traveling a little bit more (starting with the east coast during SB and then maybe back to the motherland during the summer!) and just exploring everything!

i'm growing up! (i wish you could see all of this D) i'm trying to be a better person. all i see now is what's in front of me. i'm not letting all the BAD stop me now!!

as promised, ROSE BOWL pics!


Hook'em!

ROSE BOWL 2006: Texas Longhorns vs USC Trojans

It's Matthew McConaughey. He's a hottie AND a UT alum! How can I not??


Vince Young - Mr. Offensive MVP


Texas Defense doing their thing!


Michael Griffin, playmaker!! Reaction after his interception.


Selvin's TD


Ramonce Taylor and Brian Carter celebrating Taylor's 2nd half TD.


The Showband of the South - the TEXAS LONGHORN BAND! (I always think of "Deep in the Heart of Texas")


VY's TD giving Texas the lead and the win!

IN-VINCE-ABLE!!

HELL FUCKIN YEAH!! TEXAS LONGHORNS 2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!

The first time in 35 years, Texas clenches the National Championship in Pasadena, California at the Rose Bowl by beating USC 41-38. UT claims their 2nd win at the Rose Bowl in two years and disappoint USC by preventing a 3-peat!

The reporters interviewed Matt Leinhart and he still believes USC is the better team and UT basically lucked out with good plays. HEY BUDDY!! We're JUST better!! =) Sorry y'all lost, good luck in the NFL next year!

Vince Young wins the MVP -Offensive and Michael Huff wins MVP - Defensive. I have to admit though, Vince sounded a lot more GHETTO than Michael. He's gonna have to work on that! LOL

ALL LONGHORNS and FANS ALIKE: CELEBRATE!!

Pictures shall be posted soon!!

HOOK'EM \m/

ROSE BOWL 2006

Tonight is the Rose Bowl! Pretty damn exciting. I've opted to probably just hang out around the house so that I can just pass out after the game! YEAH!!

Will, Mr. Asian Sensation, sent this to me on my cell! He's one of those lucky ones that got tickets to the game at face value. Hopefully he got my text about bringing back a souvenir!! =)

Trojans can keep you from getting STD's but they can't stop VY from scoring TD's!
Hook'em Horns!!

hehehe

It should be a good game!

Oh yeah, NO FAKE FANS NECESSARY! we've got enough of our own!

Hook'em!

New Year, New You!

I love the new year or at least the concept of starting over. I normally don't do anything too dramatic, at least I don't feel like its too dramatic! So guess what I just did?? I dyed my hair BLACK!! LOVE IT!!! My hair hasn't looked fully dark in a couple of months and it hasn't been BLACK in years!! (I think it's been 4 years since I dyed it black to be honest!) Well I'll try to put up pictures soon!! =)

Happy New Year Everyone!!

It's 2006

I'm hoping y'all had fun time doing whatever you do to celebrate the ending of one year and the beginning of a new one! Please make sure to call all your party friends in the morning to make sure everyone got home safe and sound!!