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WHOA

2010-03-06T21:55:00.005-06:00

whoa indeed. Where have I been lately? Not too sure. But anyways, haven't written in the whole month of February. Sad. Right now, I'm studying for orgo lab midterm this upcoming Tuesday. It looks fabulous outside to play ALLL day. Too bad I have to study. But I don't think I'm getting anything done because it's too nice outside. -.-
It's March and St.patty's day is acomin! Don't kiss me! I ain't Irish! But spring break is coming up! Anyway, got plans peeps? Cuz I plan to sleep all week. weeee.

Oh, random moment to bring this up buut.. I'm not a big fan of Ok Go, but I think this video is awesommeee:

This Too Shall Pass- Ok Go

Coco

2010-01-24T00:18:00.002-06:00

So I was watching his last show. And saw him almost teared up. I teared up. Great man. I'm gonna miss him.. boohoo!

Starved Rock

2010-01-23T22:15:00.006-06:00

So one random weekend, Dr. Nyberg (the person I worked with for a research project), and two other students went on a small field trip to Starved Rock. This place is great! The great scenery, the fresh air, but the one bad thing was.. ice. It was pretty slippery everywhere. And I was just wearing gym shoes. No cleats or anything. But I felt like I was skiing though. haha. And plus, we got hiking sticks with pointed tips at the end. It was awesome. :]
The-end. lol.

Find A Way- Safety Suit

The new sketchbook

2010-01-20T22:27:00.006-06:00

Sooo, I haven't really drew anything for awhile now. But YESTERDAY, I got to draw something to my new sketchbook that I bought last year. xP

Thus, my dream of becoming a tattoo artist has not passed away yet. My friend/roomie gave me a tribal tattoo kit for Christmas. I was pretty happy and gay. (Gay = happy/gleeful NOT homosexual..). This is a pencil and ink sketch:

Anyways, the second semester has started and I hate it. Way too much homework this semester. Sigh, I wish school was over in my life. Well, I do have one more year to go as an undergraduate. Then time to move west to Cali and live life as a bum on a beach. AND achieve my goal of becoming a tattoo artist. If not that, then I go to bartending school. So much things I want to try.. Culinary Arts, Studio Artist, Music Artist, Bartending, Tattoo Artist, Surfing, Interpreter for Sign Language, Sky Diving Instructor, Veterinarian and so much more..

(OH. And I got sick of the white background.. Back to ol' black.)

Let Go- Waking Ashland

Correction for the up-coming year

2009-12-31T17:24:00.003-06:00

http://www.twentynot2000.com/

oh and look:
It's a lion with a lei getting ready to party fer the new years! :[] jk..
So anyways, I'll be taking a bunch of science classes for this up-coming semester. And one spanish 102 class (I feel like I can relate with the cast in the show "Community") Nnnoooooo.. But it's okay, because my new years resolution is to ace all my classes. (I think I've had the same resolution in my whole entire life.) Anyways, Happy New Years Eve ya'll! :]

so much for winter break..

2009-12-26T13:10:00.005-06:00

So I guess this is the most laziest winter break of all. What have I done so far? Umm... reactivate facebook, workout, eat, sleep, tv, attempt to study, attempt to put art work on Gawker (never happened), and made a snowmen. I haven't been able to draw much because I left my supplies at school. stupid stupid stupid. But anyways, yesterday I was flipping through channels and stopped on the preview for "In the Heights." It was really, really, really cool. Seeing people from ordinary life to broadway life. Now it got me thinking about my life. Going into broadway would be really awesome. But I doubt that would happen. Anyways, supposedly they're in Chicago til' January 3rd. noooo.. I won't be in the city til' January 11th. But whatever. It's snowing right now. Very pretty.

Sleepy Rebels - Kaleidoscope

Pets

2009-12-08T17:34:00.007-06:00

Damn.. I didn't think it would come down to this. But.. I've become a teacher's pet. NOOOO!

What's happening to me??! lol. jk.

Actually, I'm getting alot of benefit working with Nyberg. Got a free lunch and an awesome photo as a gift. I can also get to ask him for a letter of recommendation. MUAHAHA! And plus, he's teaching genetics in the summer too. Soo, he'll be ending up my teacher. Great. Here's a picture of the photo that he gave me:

Ain't it preeeetttyy? But yea, haven't updated my blog for awhile. Thus, time for an update. So right now it is finals week. And it ain't so bad so far. Just got one exam. Coolness. Also, over Thanksgiving break, I got to see our new dog. My mom actually had him for awhile. And gave our old dog away without us saying goodbye. That was horrible. I miss my old dog. I kinda dislike the dog we have now. It's boring, not fuzzy enough, and too small. (lol) Take a look:

His name is Philip. What a great dog.. NOT. I miss my old one. :'[ I don't know where my mother gave her away. Whoever seen it please let me know. PLEASE! lol Here's a pic of my old dog:

Yea.. I don't know why she's sitting on an icebox. So which dog do ya'll think is cuter?

P.S. More updates: Had a job interview on Monday. Winter break starts soon. Very soon. Hopefully I will get to work on some artwork for once. Oh, and failing physics. :D

Big Casino - Jimmy Eat World

OH.. anddd..

2009-11-19T14:15:00.001-06:00

I did not know this.. lol

random

2009-11-19T14:11:00.005-06:00

So my future career of becoming a tattoo artist is still within reach! hopefully. :P

Orrrr.. I could just draw on myself at random times as a hobby.

Happy Birthday Bar Code

2009-10-07T12:43:00.003-05:00

Supposedly, its the 57th anniversary of the invention of the bar code. Google celebrated it.. y don't we do it too?

The only holiday in October is Halloween.. lame. We need more.. the birth of bar codes! "Celebrate Good times COME ON!" lol

The top 10 most risky foods

2009-10-06T18:18:00.005-05:00

1) Leafy greens - 363 outbreaks
2) Eggs - 352 outbreaks
3) Tuna - 268 "
4) Oysters - 132 "
5) Potatoes - 108 "
6) Cheese - 83 "
7) Ice Cream - 74"
8) Tomatoes - 31 "
9) Sprouts - 31 "
10) Berries - 25 "

Pathogens typically associated with meat (like Salmonella and E. coli 0157:H7) has been linked with outbreaks caused by these 10 food. Other pathogens include Campylobacter, Scombrotoxin, Norovirus and Vibrio. ( I learned about Vibrio! - they're curved rod shaped like Bacillus.)
- Based from the CDC (Center of Disease Control and Prevention).

I like microbio. It's almost like cell bio.. but micro. lol. One subunit I hate about biology is genetics. BLAH!

UGh

2009-10-02T02:11:00.002-05:00

It's already October 1st.. well I mean October 2nd.
Es dos de octubre!

Empty seats

2009-09-29T14:46:00.004-05:00

So much empty seats in the world.. I thought to myself.. there should be a day where all the seats in the world should be taken. lol.
Pfftt! like that would happen. Anyways, was tired of studying so I thought I would post something up. :P

Public Statement of Facebook Deactivation.

2009-09-14T22:27:00.003-05:00

To all my friends, acquaintances, and people to whom I am connected by the most remote of social connections,

I have deactivated my Facebook account. I did not “un-Friend” you. I simply decided that staying afloat of Facebook’s nearly limitless socio-virtual constructs was not the way I intended to spend that rogue unscheduled hour of my day.

My decision is not intended as a disavowal of the usefulness or enjoyability of Facebook. I don’t doubt that I will reactivate in the future. For now, you can use the antiquated email system if you need to get ahold of me or notify me of an event. Thank you for accommodating my hermetic nature.

Well put.. thats why im gonna use it... credit to my art teach from Spring 2009. :]

SELLING

2009-09-05T07:44:00.004-05:00

CHROME: Kremlin Bag
For $130.00 (Plus $8 for shipping). If interested, please contact me at: happygoluckyjumpingbeans@gmail.com .

NEW! (never used). Black/White. Right shoulder (great access for lefties). Flat Dimensions 27” wide, 18” high, 8.5” deep. Transaction method: PayPal.

Obviously

2009-09-03T02:24:00.002-05:00

as you can see. I really can't seem to keep things up to date. So I've come to a conclusion to retire for a lil bit. But in any case, right now I've been really into cycling. I brought my blue bike (that mentioned in earlier in the summer) to school! And it's really great and fun. But yea, right now I'm doing homework (well taking a break by blogging). It's already the 2nd week and we stay up to do lots o' homework. BLEH! Anyways, I kinda miss summer. I hate school. Life goes on.

Awww man

2009-08-23T22:53:00.006-05:00

1st day of school tomm... rats.
neways, I apologize for not blogging as much. I think these days I'm into twitter since it's a shorter version of what I'm up to. But I'll blog randomly in and out. Anyways, this week I was pretty busy. I volunteered as a Move-in crew (meaning that I helped people move in). Then OCR (Operation Campus Reach) was held this whole week. It's where we welcome freshmen and transfer students to get to know our church (HMCC = Harvest Missions Community Church). It was really fun but yet tiring too. As you can see our awesome chalking pic:

I don't know if you can see it very well, but it says HMCC BBQ. The weather for it was like perfect timing. Because it was raining on and off the whole day. But during our picnic the sun was out! We also had ultimate frisbee and target run together on Saturday. Now I am bummed that school is starting tommorrow and that I have an evening class like everyday too. GAH! I hope this semester goes by really really really quickly. So I can get over with this evening classes. I was really hoping to have a normal schedule like normal students have. lol. But whatever.. I don't care anymore. :P

Akeboshi - Yellow Moon

Today is the day

2009-08-17T22:31:00.002-05:00

I moved into my new dorm (apartment style). It's nice but it's a far distance from the entrance of the dorm. But anyways, I really really like it because there's a kitchen awaiting for us! :D
I brought some kitchenware and I finally ate my own cooked dinner.. gasp! lol jk. Anyways, it's kinda empty though. My roommates haven't moved in yet. But I try to make myself busy by decorating my room. Right now I'm trying out this thing where I put lots and lots of articles or ads on the wall/ceiling making a pathway. Just like my old post.. err pictures: The Sunday Paper. So yea.. that's what I'm up to. But I also need to study spanish since I have to take my placement testing on Wednesday. I also need to buy mi libro de espanol soon (once I find my results). Today is a good day. Good bye.

Akeboshi - Wind

Last update for summer

2009-08-14T13:48:00.002-05:00

hmm.. the whole summer i've been watching old cartoon movies and anime. Including Naruto, Bleach, a little bit of Death Note, Nana, Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, We're Back! A Dinosuar's Story, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and I wanted to watch Land Before Time.. but I couldn't find it online. :[
But anywhooo, I'm really excited for my awesome Naruto's frog coin purse to come in the mail!!
It looks like this:

Anyways, beside the coin purse. I've got almost all my textbooks online and I'm almost ready to go off to school. I'm excited but bummed about the school work that's about to start. At least it's better than orgo.... I guess. This year I'll be taking Physics and lab, Microbio and lab, Spanish, and maybe Homeostasis: Physiology. Supposedly, there's no textbook required for Homeostasis class. That's like my only reason why I want to take it. lol.
Boohoo! Summer's almost over.

Mission accomplished

2009-08-05T09:51:00.004-05:00

I have finally finished all the episodes of naruto and naruto shippuden. Now, my addiction has gone away. Now what to do? Oh right, study Spanish.

Goals for the school year:
1) Meet with professors and get at least 3 letters of recommendations.
2) Raise my GPA.
3) Find work at least by spring semester.
4) Apply for study abroad in Korea by May.
5) And if I have time.. volunteer work.

It's AUGUST !ST ALREADY??!

2009-08-01T22:40:00.003-05:00

http://www.smallcanbebig.org/videos/

I like the music to this ad. I watched it while watching Naruto.
Oh.. and help those who are homeless through the Small Can Be Big organization (if u want). :P

Summer Celebration!

2009-07-27T14:32:00.005-05:00

Every summer, our community holds this festival called Summer Celebration. It's a celebration recognizing that summer is half-way over. lol jk. I'm not sure exactly why we have this festival at a random weekend. But anyways, I got to volunteer selling tickets to this year's Summer Celebration at our community. And I got lucky too.. it was the night where they had fireworks!

It was a very good night.

The Fur Keeps Animal Rescue

2009-07-18T15:14:00.006-05:00

Last Friday, I had a chance to play and clean cats and kittens. It was really fun! The photo on the bottom are the two new kittens that just came in. Their names are Anthony and Eva. They were really playful. Very fun to watch them running around.

Anyways, the next photo is Jackie. She's really nice and loves to come out of her cage and play. I want to keep her.. boohoo!

This last photo is Tiny. This cat is actually pretty big than tiny..lol. Whenever Tiny gets out of her cage she usually sits on top of supply boxes on the corner. She seems lazy like Garfield :] but she's really nice. I can't wait for next Friday to come.

The Haunting

2009-07-15T10:25:00.009-05:00

(NOTE: There are probably millions of grammatical errors in this post. Deal with it).

At the dead of night, (probably around 10 p.m. lol) it was quiet and everything was still. None but crickets chirping in the silver moonlight. Then, all of a sudden MEOW, MEOW, MEOW!! Then silence again. Then MEOW, MEOW, MEOW! It was a cat or a kitten singing into the night. So I decided to find that cat and track it down because it was getting a tad bit annoying. I went outside into the cool night. There were no fireflies out and about, which was unusual. MEOW! The sound seemed to be coming from the neighbor's backyard. I couldn't get through because their backyard is fenced. Thus, I gave up and went back inside. This meowing never stopped. It seemed like it was starting since 3 weeks ago. Every night I hear this meowing. I told my brother about it and he said it happened a lot quite awhile ago. Then we thought it was a haunting. THE HAUNTING CAT OF STREAMWOOD. lol. Streamwood is the town where my familia lives in. But anyways, I just think it's a poor cat caught onto a bush or something. lol. That photo on the bottom is a bit freaky.

Anyways, this past week I caught up with a friend and she told me that she's doing volunteer work. And I was like, heyy.. I should be doing that too for graduate school. So I'm gonna start counting my volunteering hours on Fridays at PetSmart. I get to clean the little kitties' poops. They SO CUTE!!! (they do not look like the one in the picture above). But anyways, I'm also volunteering for Summer Celebration. It's this festival thing around our neighborhood (Streamwood) on the 24th to 26th. Stop and come by! It's quite fun! Carnivals, food, and fun!

Harry Potter

2009-07-12T20:58:00.000-05:00

Yay! It's coming out this Wednesday! :]]]

The Brave Little Toaster

2009-07-08T11:47:00.009-05:00

So I re-watched the movie and gave salute to the little guy (or gal)... errr whatever the gender of the toaster is. (it had a voice of a female but could also be a little boy before his puberty... hmmm) lol

P.S. I GOT INTO SPAN 102!!! woot! Now time to study less. haha

Cloud surfing...

2009-07-06T20:00:00.003-05:00

Now that'd be cool. These days I'm into daydreaming alot. cloud surfing, reusable bag collecting? Well, anyways, we went to Ohio and it was quite boring. Being squished into a car with a family of 5 for 5 or 6 hours. But we got to see our cousins. We don't get to see them alot but my grandmother wanted to visit. I got to drive a bit around Indiana and Ohio. That was the only fun part. Oh no wait. Actually, we got to see a lot of fireworks in action on the 4th night (cuatro de julio!). Si, es muy bonito! Anyways, our cousins have a pug like we do! But theirs is more energetic and ours is getting old and passing by barely. lol. jk. But anyways, I got a map of Indiana as a souvenir. I plan to hang it on my wall! MUAHAHA and butcher it to pieces! Well, for now, I am still learning my espanol. I'm still signed up for SPAN 103. AND doing yardwork. Time to cut the grass again. Then go cloud surfing. Cowabunga!

My future collection

2009-07-06T19:15:00.003-05:00

One day I will collect all the re-usable bags in the country. I just haven't started it yet.
It usually cost 99 cents or a dollar. Just random thoughts about souvenir foraging. :P
P.S. Watch out for ads. I just want to make some "dinero" in my summer.

my 1,2,3's en espanol: uno dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete ocho nueve cien once doce trece catorce quince dieciseis diecisiete dieciocho diecinueve veinte veinte y uno veinte y dos veinte y tres ...

no me gusta enseno espanol.

Changing minds

2009-06-30T17:08:00.003-05:00

Right now I'm signed up for japanese 101 and ........spanish 103.. which i'm not suppose to do. But span 101 and 102 classes are all closed!! SO i thought to myself if I could take a placement testing and get into the 103 level and then I would have to take one more semester of a foreign language. So.. instead of studying for the PCATS.. I decided to study Spanish.. gasp! And beside, I can always study for PCATs next year or the year after that. :P

BLARH! but now these days i find learning spanish within one month is impossible. So much exceptions!! stupid verbs conjugation..

Next summer trip is to..

2009-06-29T14:31:00.004-05:00

what's round on the side and high in the middle? oHIo!
that's right. Our next trip is to Ohio on the July 4th weekend. We'll be heading toward Cincinnati where our relatives are at. I love being on break. Maybe I won't take summer school for the rest of my years in college.

Microbiology

2009-06-27T15:35:00.005-05:00

So I'm ordering my textbooks early so I could get a sneak peek of what my classes will be about. The first thing I received in the mail was Microbiology. *Applause* So I got to look at this thing and I noticed I get easily influenced by every book I read or movie I watch. For example, when I was a youngin, I got to watch the movie "Matilda". After the movie I was so intrigued by that girl so I started reading like mad so I could get psychic skills like her. But then after awhile or so I got bored with it. Or like me and the horror movies thinking that long haired girl from the "Ring" would appear in the bathroom. Well this time, it's me and microbiology. This book is about encounters in microbio. And it's basically physicians trying to figure out what caused some symptoms in a certain patient, just like the show "House M.D." So now, this book got onto me of becoming a physician, which I know is just NOT going to happen. But anyways, this book talks about lots of crap getting into your body. Bugs, ameobas, and viruses oh my! One disease that stuck out of this book was the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. This disease is transmitted through ticks with a bacteria called Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Symptoms include: "fever, pancytopenia (this is when your white,red, and platelets cells are low), elevated liver enzymes, photophobia." PHOTOPHOBIA??? cool.. this is when the victim is sensitive to light. Kinda like vampires. I don't know where I'm going with this but I guess it's just an update on my summer and such. Anywhoo.. I wanna become a PHYSICIAN!! YAYY!
Note: watch this inspiration is soon going to die out. -.-

My grandmother

2009-06-22T16:46:00.004-05:00

My grandmother is a sweetheart and she's an artist too. While eating dinner she talked about how she was an art teacher in North Korea. Then she went to China to live with my grandfather, who passed away awhile ago (He was also Korean). Then those two went to Japan after about 10 - 15 years or so. Well anyways, point is she's an artist too. She drew our backyard with ink on paper:

At the corner she wrote her name in Chinese. Looks SO COOL! :P
As a gift, she gave me some awesome sumi brushes. And some extra ink.

ANYWays, update on my summer so far: I'm jobless and now I'm studying. Just prep-ing for the MCAT. But now that I think about it I don't know if I can pass the MCAT. Maybe I'll take the PCAT instead. But I JUST ordered a PCAT practice book. It's all good. So right now, I'm just bumming around while studying in 90 degrees Celsius condition. I want to go swimming. WOOPEE!

The Sunday Paper

2009-06-22T16:34:00.010-05:00

hmm.. looks out of place.. O well.. I tried. I wish I had one of those panoramic cam. Now that'd be cool.

The- End.

My Job Hunt

2009-06-16T20:53:00.002-05:00

Today I got to apply to:
Panera
Sonic Drive-in
Noodles and Company
Nozumi Japanese Cuisine
Panda Express

I want to get experience in the food industry and get my way up. Wish I could just drop school become a waitress or a bartender in California. My plan B..

Happy..

2009-06-15T22:42:00.003-05:00

Happy June 15th!!! yay! Lots of stuff happened so far. And lots of dramatic changes during summer break. My pastor just got married last weekend and it was my 1st wedding that I went to! It was pretty fun. Got to meet friends I haven't seen for awhile. Then, during the event I was debating if I should take summer school or not to. And I decided I shouldn't. BECAUSE.. I saw my bill and it came up to be $1,265 for one credit hour... o.O. Yea, my parents saved up for only $600 because that's what our school website said but its WRONG. Dead WRONG. Stupid tuition. Anyways, I decided not to go to school and go get a job somewhere. I had to replan out all my classes within the 2 years that I have left. And my senior year is really gonna suck. Anyways, these days I'm starting to forget the date every often because it's still summer break fer me. Anyways, back at home and still taking care of my grandmother and doing stupid house chores. You know.. I'd rather work my whole life than to go to school and waste tons of money. Here's my plan B: Move out to Arizona or California and get a job somewhere and just live in a hut nearby a beach or something. But fer right now, since my mom is making me stay in school I'll just stick with plan A. Plan A: get done with school then just go straight to work in Cali. lol. I don't know yet. I just want to get rid of school. And I'm still depressed about my final gpa. It definetly went down to somewhere unexpected. Anywhoo, gonna go job hunting. In n'out!

Slavery..

2009-06-08T16:44:00.003-05:00

So my grandmother finally got out of the hospital about last Thursday. And it has been a pain to look after her 24/7. SOMEONE GET ME OUTTA HERE. But then again, I don't want her to die. Every morning she would call either my brother or my name, she can't walk so well and needs help getting somewhere. I give her pills every morning and have to weigh her too. Have to tell her to brush her teeth and wash her face because she has a minor case of Alzheimer disease. Have to wash dishes and wash her clothes. Seriously, this summer is not fun indeed. I have to do her dirty work!!.. which is why I do not want to be a nurse. Bleh.

Things I'm hooked on right now..

2009-06-02T00:34:00.001-05:00

Conan O'Brien and Bleach.. Watching wayy too much tv since I can't go out because of the crappy weather.. hmph.
hulu.com is my hero.. :P

Back to artwork..

2009-05-29T11:56:00.011-05:00

Yes, I've been bumming around at home lately and now I must get back to my feet. Back to work! Here's some stuff I've been working on these days (these are all ink on canvas):
(Notice that the leaf on the right is bigger than the left.) x[

Here's what it would look like with all my drawings put together.. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with that middle canvas yet:

Closer views:

This was my next project.. Project X.. haha jk (This is ink, newspaper, glue on charcoal paper):

Closer view on the pupil:

And now this is a drawing of my dog. Her name is "Happy" cuz' it smiles so very often. I plan to give this to my grandmother because she misses her. Lately, I've been visiting my grandmother every night and her memory seems to be fading. Which worries me a bit.

Actually to think of it.. this is pretty bad. I'll give her something else instead. :P

Relient K- Pressing On

Summa' break part 3

2009-05-26T11:18:00.003-05:00

Lots of stuff happened so far.
- Watched X-Men Origin and Star Trek.
- Our grandmother went to the hospital.
- Holland, MI vacation.
- Brother's graduation.

It's hard seeing her in the hospital. She used to be so energetic but over the years I can see her aging. Anyways, she ended up in the hospital due to high blood pressure. She had a hard time breathing too, which was a bit scary. It took forever to find a room for our grandmother. This was right after the movies too. 2 movies on a large screen = huge headache/eyeache. So yea, I had a headache while I was waiting for 2 hours. But anyways, before that.. the vacation/graduation.

First, graduation. My freaking smart brother. I hate him for being so smart. He ended being the valedictorian of his class. Gave a speech. And ended the day with good food. The next day, we went off to Michigan. It was an interesting place. We were planning to go this tulip farm. Unfortunately, we went a bit too late and didn't see much tulips (it was quite boring). But there were a few and some windmills and some Dutch shoes.

And that's all I'll say about the trip. Boring.

A toilet egg.

2009-05-24T20:27:00.004-05:00

So today, we ended up going to Holland, Michigan. It was kinda boring yet fun. I don't know. Haven't gone on family vacations for awhile. It was nice going out again together. Anyways, on the way there, we picked up McDonald's McMuffins for breakfast. And on the wrapper was this picture:

At first I thought it looked like a toilet. I mean come on now. A toilet's front view. But it's actually an egg nog.

I thought it was kinda funny so I had to share. Sorry the pictures are a bit blurry. They were taken on the car ride to MI. I'll tell ya about it more later.

My typical Summer Day

2009-05-22T11:58:00.005-05:00

This is my typical schedule so far this week:
1) Wake up.
2) Look at my orgo lab on the floor next to my bed.
3) Decide if I want to work on it or not.
4) Most of the time I don't, so I just go downstairs and eat something I can find in the fridge.
5) Go to the bathroom and do my business.
6) Go outside and play tennis with my friend, Mr. Wall. (the wall never loses)
7) Next shoot hoops.
8) Optional: Ride bike.
9) Go back indoors and watch tv from 5-6.
10) Check Email and junk.
11) Go back outside and play some more till' mother gets back home.

Note: 6, 7, 8 varies between tennis, basketball, bike, yardworking, or tanning on the roof. :P

That's my list so far. I think I'm getting tanner everyday. T.T Anywhoo.. this weekend is Memorial Weekend and my bro's graduation. I think we're planning to go to Indiana Dunes instead. Not sure yet. But whatever.

My Postal Service - Sleeping In

Summa' break part 2

2009-05-19T13:33:00.002-05:00

Our future family vacation destination: Holland, MI... ???!!
what the heck.. such a random place to go. Especially for a vacation. My mom picked out this place. She says there's a pretty field of tulips to see.. T.T
Well anyways, my madre is really strange these days. jk. But Sunday night, my mom made me drive all the way to the city just to find dad. She "knew" that he was in Chicago drinking away. Well, I love driving in the city and the highway so I didn't hesitate. I got to drive 80 mph.. which was a disappointment for me. -.- I wanted to drive 100 but my mom didn't like my idea. But whatever. Anyways during our drive there, I thought my mom was gonna go kaBOOOM once we find dad and it would turn out to be one of those "Korean drama" moments. :P
But when we got there, he couldn't be found anywhere. Instead, my dad called us and told us that he was home already. That was a waste of time for my mom. But not fer me.. cuz I got to drive BACK! HECK YEA! lol. But anyways, my mom did go nuts once she saw my dad. It turned out to be one of those noisy nights again. The next day, I went to work with my mom because she didn't feel well after the huge argument. But yea, that was part of my craziest moment of summer so far.
Well, Monday night I got to shoot hoops in our driveway. I was kinda waiting for my brother to get home from his tennis conference. And that was it yesterday. And today.. I'm bored at home applying for work, working on orgo lab, and watching tv at the same time. Good stuff. Anyways will be updating more about summer break later. Ciao!

fields

2009-05-17T21:13:00.004-05:00

I took this photo on Saturday morning. And it used to be cornfields but then they cut it down. Sadness. The poor corn industry in Streamwood went down. It used to be pretty with tall green stalks of corn. But now it's yellow and rusty. lol.

Note: Random post. Because I'm bored right now.

Summa' break part 1

2009-05-17T20:56:00.005-05:00

My summer is turning out to be pretty good so far. I got to spend my weekend with friends. And one typical friend who was an exchange student returning back to Korea. I left Thursday morning to meet up with them. Here was what I did:
Thursday
-Train Station at 6
- Sleep at millennium Park for a couple hours
- Meet with friends
- Go eat at Grand Lux Cafe
- Go to Oak Street Beach
- Went to prayer gathering.
- Sleep over at a friend at NU.
Friday
- Woke up and took a shower
- Apply for work
- Joy Yees for lunch
- Hung out at Barnes and Noble
- Went to Cozy for dinner
- Access
- Slept over at a friend's uncle's place.. lol
Saturday
- Went to O'hare to say goodbye to our friend (We actually cried a bit).
- Hung out at another friend's place (not too far off from O'hare).
-Shopping at a book sale at a library (I just bought classic children's books).
- Went back to NU.
- Apply for more work.
-Then went back home.

Crazy weekend. Crashing at random people's places. Lol. But our friend who went back to Korea. She's a very good friend. A funny friend at that. I'm gonna miss her alotto. But life moves on.
The next couple of weeks is going to be fun too hopefully. My brother's graduation and a family vacation somewhere. Not sure of our destination yet. But yes, summer has been fun. Lately I've been able to play outside. I usually play tennis, Frisbee, basketball, or ride bikes. Pretty fun.
O yea.. and I checked my grade. Happy about my orgo grade but not content with cell bio lab. . Whatever, I'll just have to retake that class again. :P
Anyways, hope ya'll are doin swell. Over n' out.

Lil' Wayne - A Milli

Fun in the Sun

2009-05-13T12:46:00.007-05:00

I got to go to Devil's Lake yesterday with Mosaic. It was great seeing them again. It seems so long that I haven't seen them. :/
But hopefully I will get to see them more often once I start summer school or something. It was great. Got to go hiking, Frisbee, football, eating (picnicking), and go into the lake for abit (the water was gross though). It was so much fun! I wish I could do that more often.
But for now it's raining and boring. So I'll be staying indoors cleaning the house. :p
Tomorrow I want to ride my semi-broken bike to the train station and then to the city. That would be fun! Supposedly it will be warm and sunny tomorrow. We'll see. I want to go to the city just to see friends again.

Weezer - Perfect Situation

Ruined peace

2009-05-12T00:21:00.004-05:00

Today was not too bad out. I got to go outside and play tennis against the wall (the wall never loses), shoot hoops, and clean up a junkie bike my dad picked up. It's a blue bike too. I want to take it with me to the city once it works well enough. There were spider webs and leaves on it and so I cleaned it using a hose. I adjusted the seat with a monkey wrench. Then I tried to fix the chains. I oiled em' but it's still very loose. But hopefully I would want to bring it with me to the city.
Anyways, today was my brother's top 2% recognition thingy and my dad and my bro was suppose to go but it didn't turn out that way. My mom came home early instead and we went together. She made a fuss about my dad throughout the whole night. Now, I wish they could just give up and just get a divorce because my mother is getting annoying because she's making all this fuss and keeps yelling in the phone every 5 minutes. It's just annoying. My peaceful day has turned into a noisy one. I mean, come on now, I know he missed out on my bro's recognition, but this is nothing. I'm sure he'll come out to his graduation. Seriously.. annoying. I hope the blue bike works well soon enough so that I can bike away to my favorite place.. a peaceful forest.

May 10th

2009-05-10T19:18:00.005-05:00

Happy Birthday Mom. O no wait just kidding.. Happy Mother's Day! :P
I'm got no cash it's depressing. I got my mom an apple from the cafeteria at school. -.-
Home sucks right now.. cuz I'm bored. The past few days I tried to cook, clean, work out, and etc. But things have failed due to laziness and crappy weather. It's super cold right now and I hate it. I want to move to the Southwest for sure. Right now, I tried to make a couple of korean dumplings and I failed. But I want to show them that I can survive on my own. >:/ I want to go back to school and be by myself. I kinda want to get out of here. T.T

Roommate

2009-05-07T13:01:00.009-05:00

Awww.. my roommate just finished packing and just left for home. She's in her 3rd year of college and will be studying abroad for the rest of her college years. I'm gonna miss her. She was a great friend and a clean one too. lol. But yea, we've been rooming together for 3 semesters and over the summer. I'm gonna miss her. I'm gonna miss my roomie and my room. I'm excited for the next year though since I'll be living in an apartment. I love changes but half of me hates it. I'll be moving out tomorrow night. But anyways, here's how my room look like in the process of packing.

And the great view.

I'm gonna miss this place. But for now I'll be laying in the grass or on top of a roof stargazing while getting bit by mosquitos at home. I'm gonna be spending one month at home for the summer and then going to stay over at a friend's place for summer school. Anyways, school's out! ciao!

James Blunt - You're Beautiful

I don't care what my grades are like

2009-05-06T18:45:00.002-05:00

buuuuuuuuut..
I'M DONE!!! I FEEEEEEL SOOOOO FREEEEEEEEEEE!!! WHEEEEE!!!
I'M DONE FER LIFE!!!!

jk. i wish though.

124895th D Day

2009-05-06T09:44:00.003-05:00

Orgo final at 3.. gulp! wish me luck-o.

Flo Rida - Sugar

T.T

2009-05-05T18:29:00.004-05:00

you know what.. whatever. Tomorrow's my last day of finals and so now, I don't care anymore. I'm just gonna wing my orgo exam (although I am pretty doing horrible in that class). But whatever, after tomorrow, I'm done. And I'll be care-free. Anyways, this past year I've been working on tattoo designs. And I still plan to work on them over the summer (hopefully). I also plan to take summer school during the 8 week session. And guess what I'm taking. Orgo lab. x[
But I'm sure it won't be too bad. I'm taking it with a friend and that's the only class I'm taking. So that's all I gotta concentrate on. But anyways, back to tattoos. They rock.com.

p.s. Happy cinco de mayo DAY! And Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday! Do something fo yo mama fo once.. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED SCURVY AWARENESS DAY!! AUGHHH!
stupid finals.

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

argh

2009-05-05T11:26:00.003-05:00

finals finals finals. busy still. but won't be after wednesday! then I'll be free at last. Freedom!!

Changes

2009-05-02T15:25:00.004-05:00

Yes. I changed my template this afternoon. I just do NOT want to study for finals. So instead, I just changed the layout of my blog. :P
To be honest, I'm kinda not liking this layout. But whatever. It'll keep changing over the summer maybe. Anyways, here's the real photo of the drawing that I did for my blog title background:

It's ink on canvas. Quite fun.

Jon Mclaughlin - So Close

Happy..

2009-05-01T09:54:00.001-05:00

1st day of May. YAY!

Train - Drop of Jupiter

Final Project Part 3

2009-04-30T23:42:00.000-05:00

So this is what I did to my final project:
1) I got rid of that ace card in my original picture.
2) I added ink on the transparency paper.
3) I added smudges on it to show that the chemical reactions are fading.

This is how it looked after the installation process:
I actually added the ace cards on the side because they're a process of how I got to my final picture (these photos was taken during class in the AD building).

It was the last day of drawing class. I was a bit sad. But the final project critique was boring as heck. Anyways, I enjoyed art class. It was a fun class. I recommend taking an art course during your college years. This was a beginning drawing class so this class is for everyone. If you say you're bad at drawing.. do not fear. This course is for you. That's why it's called a BEGINNERS drawing course. My art teacher taught us that you should like the mistakes that you make. Every marks count on the paper even though you think it looks like a mistake. For example, the picture below. I hated this picture because it looks crappy. But once you take a look at a further distance it isn't too bad. He taught us how to draw loosely is what I'm trying to say. :P
But anyways, I'm gonna miss this class. I rate this course: 5 STARS!! yay!

Sketches..

2009-04-30T09:31:00.001-05:00

These are sketches. I don't know what the heck they are, but it's okay. The only thing that matters is how cool it looks. HAHA.. jk :P

Anyways, yesterday my final bio exam was due. It was a take home test. But lo-and-behold.. I forgot to turn in part of it! I had to relocate to different computer lab because the printer wasn't working. And I put my results in my backpack and totally forgot about them.. T.T
Worry not. I emailed my teacher and I just turned it in today. The moment that I realized I haven't turned part of in, I was like freaking out like nuts. But I guess I shouldn't have because everything would be alright.
Yesterday night, I was able to finish my final project... but it looks horrible.. worse than what I started with. =.= I'll put up a pic later. I'm tired.

The Fray - How to Save a Life

I hate finals.

2009-04-29T23:14:00.001-05:00

Why? Because. God said so.

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Final Project Part 2

2009-04-28T09:46:00.000-05:00

It's not done yet.. more like my rough draft. I need comments! (to help my grade go up for drawing class..) :P Thanks!

Kanye West - Big Brother

FINALS!!

2009-04-27T12:44:00.001-05:00

omg.. i havent studied yet. omg omg omg omg omg.. freaking out moment rite now.

The Fray - Hundred

Swine Flu

2009-04-26T21:06:00.000-05:00

Watch out! Swine Flu outbreak!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682/?GT1=43001

cancer, cell differentiation, and other cell-y stuff

2009-04-25T18:17:00.001-05:00

cool site:

http://http//learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/

you actually do a run a gel on this site. Pretty impressive. I love cell bio because you get to learn interesting stuff. Right now, we're learning cell differentiation. Which is just a stem cell turning to different other cell. Amazing. Anyways, gotta study for finals!! O the stress! Good luck to everyone! :]]

p.s. I got to jump in the freezing water of Lake Michigan. It felt great. That'll be my last memory of my teen years. Woohoo!

Ashlee Simpsons - Surrender

Final Project: Part 1

2009-04-23T09:04:00.001-05:00

So here's what I'm working on for my final.. I don't know where I'm headed with this project because our teacher didn't give us specific directions. T.T
It looks nice.. but I don't know if this is what he wants. :P
Nice day out.. gonna be stuck in class though. Wish I could do something. 1/4 of a century has passed in my life. There's 3/4 more left. Scary thought.

Augustana- Twenty Years

My day..

2009-04-22T16:41:00.000-05:00

So today I went to Oak St. Beach and some random places also. Great place to be. Especially when you feel old and life is about to end shortly. But anyways, I'll quit being so emo and get on with my life. But anyways, Happy Earth Day!! If you want to see beautiful scenes like this.. then recycle. Quit polluting everywhere people!! Get the message.. the Earth is in doom if we don't do nuttin.. lol.

p.s. this was taken with my el fone! I now have a camera!! well kinda. But yayy! I'll keep ya posted with drawings. :]

Before I get too old..

2009-04-22T10:09:00.000-05:00

I'm heading to the beach today. If anyone wants to come with.. call it up. I hope it's not too cold outside. But whatever.. I'll do whatever I want before my teen years comes to an end. boohoo.

Bad days..

2009-04-21T09:59:00.000-05:00

Mondays are the worst days. I felt like everyone was having a bad day yesterday for some reason. It was raining. Everyone felt like sh*t and so did I. But I just wanted to let ya'll know. Everything will be okay. Just for laughs, I put this pic up since I thought it was abit funny. It's my awesome YES! paste. It's just that good!! (for scrapbooking that is..) Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day! Let's forget the past and think about the future. Now people, turn that frown upside down! woopeee! :P

YES!

Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows

I'm sorry I haven't been able to update my blog..

2009-04-21T09:52:00.000-05:00

soo.. I'm treating ya'll with drawings. Since that's the only thing I can do. :P
(also because I hate to write)...

Here's a rough draft in pencil on bond paper:

Here's a final draft in ink on canvas:

My Trusty Drawing Board

2009-04-21T09:50:00.001-05:00

I trust it because it's durable..

Ain't she So bEautIful?? :P

My room

2009-04-21T09:42:00.000-05:00

So Saturday I went home. I decided to pack some things so I wouldn't have to pack EVERYTHING on the day I have to move out. So my messy desk is now clean. But I kinda miss having my messy desk. It seems so empty with my stuff. lol. But yea. I can't wait till' next year though. I'll be moving into a apartment-style dorm! woot! no mo' cafeteria food.
Anyways, since I've missed out on 4 days of blogging.. I'll be posting up 4 posts to make up everything I missed. lol.

Phantom Planet - Lonely Day

Paper Planes

2009-04-17T12:56:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I wish I could fly like paper planes. lol. That sounded abit cheesy.
But anyways, here's photos of paper planes and a sketch of it. Credit to M. Lee.

M.I.A. - Paper Planes <--haha it matches with this post.. xD

Harry Potter??

2009-04-16T21:35:00.000-05:00

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=57e86ba6-ba4a-4e7c-ad98-ed64b911cbaf&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:5c1730cc-49d3-4206-bc04-87fc8a8eea3b%2C28f2c2b1-2e5f-4ae7-be00-b48b38f561e8%2C894ee9d8-6d9d-4833-900d-949b3cdd43bd&from=MSNHP&tab=s120&gt1=42007

a very long link.. but .. HARRY POTTER TRAILER??!!
i couldn't resist. I've only read the first and the last book. And watched all the movies so far. I think I'm just a fan because everyone else is. :P

Lalala

2009-04-16T10:18:00.000-05:00

Dear Prince Charming,
This is for you my love:

HAHA!! jk. Here's a drawing of me just sketching around. :P This isn't part of class, but it's fun to do your own thang. ya know? lol. Anyways.. it's so nice out!! Kinda sad that I don't have as much free time today.
But it's otay.. I can make it a day full o' fun! i think..

Justin Timberlake - Summer Love

wishes continuum

2009-04-15T12:44:00.000-05:00

My wish came true! Well kind of. Remember how I wished for an ipod? well.. I finally got an mp3. Well it's more of a phone with an mp3 built in, but same difference. YAY! I'MMA SO HAPPY!
I'm so happy that I don't even remember ever taking an orgo exam. lol. jk.. a lil.
but anyways, the story behind getting a new phone is because my parents were getting sick of my old service, "Verizon." I found out that Verizon is pretty expensive. Probably because you can get signal EVERYWHERE.
But I need a working phone. Verizon has been cutting off my service every so often because my parents couldn't keep up paying the bills. Thus, I now have T-Mobile. We'll see how this service does. It was yesterday night when my dad came by to drop off the phone but I was gone to life group. And when I came back, there it was, my new phone on my pillow. I thanked him on the phone. He was at home too. So right now, it's like a happy ending of every Disney movies. I'm happy. The-End.
p.s. I just finished watching "Hunchback of Notre Dame." xD

Plain White T's - It's Our Turn Now

Today

2009-04-14T09:31:00.000-05:00

1 more day till' orgo exam. TT-TT

buuUUUT.. 3 more weeks of school.
buuUUUT.. grades are going to fall.
buuUUUT.. summers getting closer.
buuUUUT.. I'm gonna be stuck in summer school.
buuUUUT.. I have lots of free time.
buuUUUT.. okay i'll stop.

David Matthews Band - The Space in Between

Monday the 13th

2009-04-13T20:50:00.000-05:00

I'm really tired. Don't want to study for my orgo exam.

Things I got to do today:
- Laundry
- Watch Lady and the Tramp
- Go pick my room for next year
- Go to my chem review

Feeling abit too busy this week. I don't know why. So much stuff to do and study that I can't remember on my to-do list. Basically, I'm just trying to find ways to avoid studying orgo. =.=
I can't wait till' this school year is over.
Anyways, I'm thinking of starting up an account on twitter. I can't think up of a username though. Everything is taken. sad.

$#&$@)*!(

HaPPPy EastERR

2009-04-12T11:32:00.000-05:00

Happy Easter peeps! Welcome to the egg hunt day.
lol jk. Today is the anniversary of Jesus resurrecting from the dead. Scary. But Yay! He's Alive!
But yea, I went to church today. And I usually sleep or doodle during sermons.
So this is what my notes looks like during sermons:

Some people find it disrespectful to doodle during sermons. But at least I would remember some of the points the pastor taught us instead of falling asleep. But yea, this is what I do. Nowadays, I haven't been bringing my sketchbook everywhere. So I haven't been able to do this for awhile. I should start it up again.
So anyways, today is the day to break Lentent season! I gave up facebook. Once I reactivated my account, I was surprised to see that facebook has changed their setup. It's getting really annoying how they change their setup constantly. But I was glad to see what was up with my old amigos.
Today, I also got to make cupcakes with a friend of mine. I made it pretty by topping it off with a slice of bananas. While we were making them, it made me want to go into culinary arts (although I don't know how to cook). :P
I just like decorating food to make it look appetizing. But I'm still working on my tattoo career while working on my biology degree. Then get into medical school and then after that I'll get into apprenticeship with a tattooist. So forget the culinary arts stuff. I'll stick to my plan A. Someday I'll get there. I watched Pinocchio Friday night I think. And when Jiminy Cricket was singing "When You Wish Upon A Star," it made me feel like I can reach my goals. :D
p.s. Jiminy Cricket rox my sox. lol

When You Wish Upon A Star - Cliff Edwards

messy mornings

2009-04-11T15:02:00.000-05:00

This morning I felt like this:

Messy. like Messy Marv. lol. I really want an ipod. It's okay.. I believe wishes do come true. xD Anyways, its sunny Saturday.. imma out.

Come Blow Wit Us (Remix) - Messy Marv ft. Gucci Mane, Mitchy Slick, Yukmouth, Keak Da Sneak And Guce

Good Friday

2009-04-10T16:56:00.000-05:00

Happy Good Friday peeps.

Disney movies marathon:
http://homepage.usask.ca/~jjs142/movielist.htm

Started yesterday night. Because I don't want to study for my orgo exam (which is in 4 days).
I never even seen or heard some of the movies listed. Pretty sad. Anyways, yay! weekend!

The All-American Reject - It Ends Tonight

1st project

2009-04-09T09:21:00.000-05:00

Here's my first art project I worked on this semester:

Just a closer view of it:

You can see my awesome shoes in the first pic. Anyways, credit to M. Lee. Thanks for letting me borrow your camera. This is conte on bond paper and paste on poster. I had the hardest time doing this project. The first thing our instructor tells us to do is to draw 4 drawings of rooms in the same building. Then he would tell us to cut them all up and make a collage out of it. Once we were done making collages, he told us to make a picture out of it. I was like.. what the heck?? How am I supposed to do that?? I was getting a bit frustrated in the process of making this collage. But supposedly my art teacher likes paintings of contemporary art.
Here's his website: http://adamgrossi.com/
I feel like my art class is a therapy session. Right now we're drawing lines based on our emotions. Before I signed up for this class, I thought it would just be plain drawing. But I was wrong. This class confuses me.. a lot.
But it's fun.

Usher ft. Jeezy - Love in this Club

LSU and UIC

2009-04-08T20:03:00.001-05:00

What did I do today? I know I didn't study for my orgo exam. lol. I think I did something. But what?

Ohhh yea, now I remember. I did an outreach on campus. Handed out free Easter candy and flyers for our church. It was a great experience. Compared to LSU, UIC is definetly more different. The students here are more defensive. Whenever I handed out candy they would always ask, "What's the catch?" I wished they could JUST take it.. T.T But yea, I would definetly take it. Who wouldn't want free stuff?? But anyways, there were alot of people who were practicing lent. Most people didn't want chocolate because they're lenting from chocolate. T.T But yea, it was really interesting how it was like reaching out to LSU vs. UIC. Anyways, it's sooo nice outside right now. I finally wore flip flops outside for once. Flip flops are my life.
Anyways, I know I haven't posted up any of my drawings yet but I plan to do it soon. I just took pics of a whole load of stuff. So be on a lookout!

Hoobastank - The Reason

Why?

2009-04-07T09:35:00.000-05:00

So yesterday, I was registering for classes. Then all of a sudden, BUZZZZ BUZZZ.. my phone was vibrating. It was friend of mine and I totally forgot that I planned to meet up with her at that time. So I had to give her a hold for about 30 mins. It took so long because I was so confused which classes I was signing up for. My schedule sucks next year. Tuesdays and Thursday, I have lab till' 5:30-ish and 9 a.m. classes on Mon, Wed, Fri.
But anywhooo.. I finally met up with her and we went to Thai Bowl! I haven't been there for so long! My favorite: Beef curry noodles. As we went over there, I forgot that I had lcg at 6:30! So I was about 15 minutes late to that. I'm really forgetful. I think I have early AD (Alzheimer's Disease) or something. But yea I felt a bit busy last night. But something also happened too.
During lcg, a group of us was praying for a particular person (*wink wink*) and shared her family issues almost similar to mine. It was very blessing to see how I'm not alone and that we all have struggles. The thing I learned from yesterday night was how great God's love is for us although we're worth nothing. Whenever I hear a similar phrase to that I think of myself in rags and smeared with dirt and God there opening his arms and giving me a hug. The Friday during all night prayer, I asked similar questions like the person we prayed for yesterday night: Why does God love us? Why would he die for us? Why would he do such a thing for someone that isn't worth anything?
And the answer is simply because that's the way He is. He sees us precious in His sight. He's my dad and I'm his child. And I like to do crazy things but yet he still loves me. lol.

Hellogoodbye - Touchdown Turnaround

Did you know..

2009-04-06T02:06:00.000-05:00

Here's a list of things I found on msn to screw your minds over for a next couple of days. :]

1) Strawberry yogurt
By Sally Wadyka for MSN Health & Fitness

Want some dead bugs with your dinner? Well, that's just one of the freaky ingredients involved in making some popular processed foods. And while all seven of these sound incredibly icky—though presumably used to help make your food tastier or look better—some additives are decidedly more disturbing than others. Here's what you're eating—which may inspire you to start contemplating those ingredient labels a lot more closely.

Carmine

According to the FDA, this red food coloring (also known as cochineal extract) is made from dried, ground bugs . The Dactylopius coccus costa insect is native to Peru and the Canary Islands, where it feeds on red berries. The berries accumulate in the females' stomachs and in their unhatched larvae—which is what gives the extract its red coloring. Carmine is one of the most widely used coloring agents, and food manufacturers routinely use it to turn foods shades of pink, red or purple. Chances are it's what makes the color of your strawberry yogurt or that cranberry drink look so appealing.

But the problem is that at the moment, you have no way of knowing if you're ingesting these little red bugs. Instead, the label will simply read, "artificial color" or "color added." But the Vegetarian Legal Action Network petitioned the FDA to disclose the presence of carmine, and in 2010, that requirement will go into effect. "But it will still be listed only as carmine or cochineal extract, with no mention of the ingredient's source," says Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "The onus will be on the consumer to know what carmine is, and that's asking a lot."

3) Lettuce leaf in salad dressing

Xanthan gum
While we're on the subject of bacteria, here's another one. Xanthan gum is a microbial polysaccharide that's derived from the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris. It's used to thicken liquids, and since it takes very little for it to accomplish that goal (concentrations of 0.5 percent or less), it is generally considered safe for use. You'll find it in most bottled salad dressings to help stabilize keep the oil from separating out. But what you may not know is that Xanthomonas campestris is responsible for the plant disease known as black rot.

4) French fries

"Natural" flavors
Natural flavors are the mystery meat of the food-additive world. And while they sound like a good thing—who doesn't want to eat something that's "natural?"—the term can be misleading and confusing. You will find these so-called natural flavors in just about every sort of processed food. They're used to give a "smoked" meat a smoky flavor; give canned peaches back their peachiness; and give an almond-flavored cookie its advertised nuttiness. The mystery is always that when the ingredient isn't specified—and it usually isn't—you don't necessarily know if that "natural flavor" is coming from something you want to eat.

For example, you might assume that if canned peaches list "natural flavoring" in the ingredients list, the flavor would be derived from a peach. But according to Jacobson, it could just as likely be referring to apricot extract. Which is fine, unless perhaps you are allergic to apricots. And according to the current Federal Code of Regulations, a natural flavor could be extracted from meat but does not have to specify that if "the function in the food is flavoring rather than nutritional." Once again, it's a case of consumer beware.

Kanye West - Stronger

As I keep growing older

2009-04-05T23:06:00.000-05:00

It's that time of the year again.. registering for classes. I hate it. Why can't the school pick out classes for us? No wait .. I take that back. They might give me gross 8 a.m. classes. lol.
But now that I think about it, 8 a.m. classes aren't too bad. I'm usually one of those "perfect attendance" students and I got a habit of doing that in college. I'm such a goody two shoes. But anyways, I remember my freshman year I had three 8 a.m. classes. I made it to all of them except once or so. I lived like 15 mins. away from my classes, so I would usually wake up super early to get to class on time.
Nowadays, I keep thinking to myself, that was me? I feel like I've gotten lazier as years went on. And thus, my GPA is slipping every semester. It's sad to see myself getting weaker and lazier as I keep growing up. I'm getting physically weak. I get tired as I walk up a couple of stairs or try to pull an all nighter. As I keep getting older I'll be working everyday, which I find it depressing. As I keep growing older I'll see my friends dating and getting married. As I keep growing I'll see my friends having kids. And then eventually we all die.
I think I'm scared of change. I want everything to stay the way they are right now. But I know that won't happen because we can't pause time. I miss my childhood years, I was a worry-free kid. But once you get older you get responsibilites. I wish I had a time machine to stop time, so I COULD FINISH ALL MY HW. lol.
anways, I felt the first week after break felt depressing. Getting my orgo exam back and being late to our team meeting (if we're late we would have to do pushups). And I felt bad for being 30 minutes late and having to do 81 pushups. =___= I'm sorry team, I let ya guys down. I was napping and I did not set up an alarm before I napped. I hate my life. I hate being depressed all the time. I want to start up a new free-worry life in the southwest once I grow up.. lol jk. :P

Yiruma - Time Forgets

Saturday the 4th

2009-04-04T15:25:00.000-05:00

I'm feeling tired right now. It's probably because I stayed up all night at our all night prayer event. I really felt revival in our church last night. But I was sad because we didn't get to eat breakfast right after. It was 4:30 ish in the morning and no breakfast. My stomach was like growling like crazy as slept over at a friends.
Anyways, I have so much work to do.. but I don't feel like to work on them.
It's like right after spring break I've lost my motivation to study because I miss having A break. 4 more weeks and this school year is over. I feel like I want to quit and let summer to come as quickly as possible. Anyways, busy busy busy! must get to work! Gotta finish well for school.

Augustana - Fire

argh

2009-04-02T09:51:00.001-05:00

It's getting harder to live for God when there's so much going on. I ain't liking school life. not at all. So much to do!!.. x.x
I'm getting frustrated with everything. I don't know why.
Yes.. I terribly miss spring break. I miss Louisiana. I miss the warm weather.. And the FOOD!
Here's a pic of our portion of crawfish. delish! daydreaming of them every single day.. lol. jk.
Kinda felt bad for them little crawfishies.. they got killed! lol :P

Anyways, man.. my abs are sore today. I think it's from laughing too much from Tuesday night.
Laughing = exercise. Good stuff.
Jordin Sparks - One Step at a Time

Day 3

2009-04-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

So yesterday I went to my orgo discussion class. And I finally got my exam back.
I've never seen a grade so low before on an exam. TT-TT
I finally declare that I hate this subject. It's the worst subject ever. And just thinking about the next exam makes me panic 24/7 till' that day. The exam is in 2 weeks and it's cumulative! nooooooo.. so lately I've been in my emo state right now.
But I know I shouldn't put grades higher than God. It's not that important in life. If I did fail this course.. then what next? Am I going to be emo my whole entire life? of course not.. life goes on. I need to keep reminding myself that I have God to depend on. On my spring break trip, we went to listen to a sermon by P. Dino at HPC. His sermon just reminded me that I need to put God first. Grades has been one of my idols during college and I think I've been worshipping it too hard. lol. But I hope to study diligently for God and do well for Him!

p.s. Happy April Fools Day peeps.. lol

Do You Feel - Rocket Summer

HAHAA

2009-03-31T10:28:00.000-05:00

America's 9 Best Fast Food:
1) Chick Fil-A (I ate there over spring break!)
2) Subway
3) Jamba Juice
4) Au Bon Pain
5) Boston Market
6) Cici's Pizza Buffet
7) McDonald's
8) Taco Bell
9) Wendy's

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100235019&page=1

America's 10 Unhealthiest fast food:
1) Baskin Robbins
2) Carl's Jr.
3) Denny's
4) Dairy Queen
5) Ruby Tuesday
6) Chili's
7) Uno Chicago Grill
8) Chevy's
9) On the Border
10) Romano's Macaroni Grill

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100235017&page=1

this is getting old

2009-03-31T10:17:00.000-05:00

That nightmare has come back.. boo. I wish it was gone. These days I can't go into the bathroom because the toilet is in another room and it's dark. I think I'm getting claustrophobic or something. The image of the girl in the movie "Ring" is getting to me. Whenever I brush my teeth I get this fear that the girl is behind me staring at me. I'm such a wuss. But that's who I am in the inside. lol.
I hate horror movies. I now know I should avoid them. But the only way to get rid of fear is to face them. I'll bring a bat with me to the bathroom. xD
I haven't watched the movie and I don't think I want to. But I hear the movie is pretty lame. But whatever. I still find it scary in my mind.
Anyways, I can't believe I actually woke up for morning prayer today! Thank God! I'm not a morning person (neither a night person). I was focused on what I was praying today too. One morning prayer down.. four more to go.
I've just noticed that we're almost done with the school year too. 4 more weeks then summer! I can't wait again.. maybe I should do a countdown. Nah.

note to self: think good thoughts. think good thoughts. lol

Yiruma - Love Me <--ys's alarm got stuck in my head... T.T

Day 1

2009-03-30T13:08:00.000-05:00

The first thing that came up into my mind as I woke up today was.. I'm tired.
Ugh.. talk about failure. Anyways, it's hard to live out my faith when I'm by myself. Today I went to the library to study. I got stuff done, but I'm still behind in work.
I wish it was spring break again. I miss Louisiana and its warm weather. I miss our team.
It's kinda funny how this was a one week trip but it felt like it was longer. Felt like it was more of a summer break. I miss summer. Can't wait till summer school!
Anyways.. first day back.. and it's already hard. yeesh.

The Fray - Enough For Now

Spring Break 2009

2009-03-29T16:20:00.000-05:00

Spring break was awesome. I got to spend it with a couple of people with my church and helped out with another church down in the south, Louisiana. Got to experience the greatest food of all time and the great weather. Over this break I got to try my first crawfish, grilled alligators, and the amazing sweet tea! The food in the South is so greasy and bad for your health, but IT'S SO GOOD!!! lol.
Anyways, the church down there is called the Healing Place Church. I must say they are quite impressive. Not that I'm comparing churches, but wow.. this church is unique. The way they encourage everyone and everyone being responsive during sermons encourages me to be like them. The people there are so energetic 24/7. Love them.
I hope to live out my life faithfully like they are everyday. I already miss Baton Rouge (sob). But everywhere is a mission field and I need to have that missionary mindset. I want to try my hardest. I think it will be a tough battle though, cause even right now, I'm just overwhelmed by the amount of things I need to study for my next orgo test. But I know the purpose of why I'm studying so hard. So I hope to have the right attitude whenever I study. Hope I fight a good fight. And try to remember what I've learned through this trip. Although the weather sucks here.. but this is my place and my calling to reach out to UIC. But yea.. really different there. I wish I could go visit again someday. lol.

The things I've learned in this trip:
~Just realizing how unfaithful I was living. The people in HPC lives out their faith everyday and I felt ashamed for not living out what I believe in.
~During the trip, I noticed I just love and care for the people with physical needs (homeless, drug addicts, and etc.). But I learned that everyone has pain, whether it's physical or spiritual. It's hard for me to reach out to college students because I can't see them struggling in life compared the people in Louisiana.
~I also realized that prayer is powerful. During the car rides back and forth to the different campuses, I just found out that God DID answer my prayers in my whole life time. I've been praying about my Dad and I can see the changes that he's wanting to go through.
~I need to encourage others in the church.. because the leaders in the church grow when they see the people in the church grows also. It's teamwork.

Things I'm struggling through:
~Come out of my comfort zone and get rid of my self-consciousness.
~Trying not to go back to my old habits and remember God everyday.
~Try to love the people around me. Even people who annoy me and disgust me. lol.

I've learned a whole bunch of stuff.. and it's a bit too much that I can't handle everything all at once! So I'll apply these lessons one by one. Or just all together. :P
p.s. Thank God I did so well on my bio exam! WOOT!

Chris Tomlin - Mighty is the Power of The Cross

LOL

2009-03-21T12:24:00.000-05:00

So guess what happened yesterday night.. I got a nightmare.. -.-;
just from watching the trailers and reading reviews about "The Haunting in Connecticut." hilarious.
It was during a sleepover too. I felt bad for the person I was sharing a bed with since I was hogging the blanket. I was also trembling and sweating and took me about like an hour or two to get back to sleep. It was probably because I took a nap in the car ride to Northwestern University (I just two hours of sleep that other night). So yea, I'm REALLY bad handling horror movies. Makes me think how am I gonna survive once I get older and live by myself. sigh. whatever. I'll just get one of em' guard dogs. lol.

Countdown to Louisisana: 0 Days! .. well training today and then leaving tomorrow.. I guess I counted a bit too early. oops.

Phantom Planet - California

Demonology and other spooky spoofs.

2009-03-20T15:35:00.000-05:00

So I went on my favoritest website.. youtube. lol
and then I saw this advertisement of another movie that's coming out called "The Haunting in Connecticut." There was an image of a boy with a tree sticking out of his mouth. lol. Well, not a tree but something disgusting comin out of his mouth. Made me feel sick cause it looks like he's puking like big time. lol.
But yea, and then the next thing I see is demonology and occult. Scary stuff peoples.. scary. I'm not a person who handles horror very well. But then my curiosity just makes me keep going. There's this book called "The Demonologist" by the Warrens. I read the the first two pages and then it builds up all this suspense, but the sample of the text stops there!!! boohoo.. what the heck.. I don't like to read but I'm interested in reading about demonology any day.. haha. jk. :P
but yea.. i'm just really curious what it is. D:
God exists. Demons exists also. FREAKIEEE!!

pink clouds

2009-03-20T06:44:00.000-05:00

Did you ever wonder why clouds are pink at night?

well from answers.com, they say the reflection from the sun set/ sun rise gives the cloud its pink colors. I guess that's reasonable. Pretty pink clouds. Looks like cotton candy.. lol.
Just wanted to post this because I got to see some this morning.
Sorry.. I'm probably high from being sleep deprived and maybe I'm just seeing pink clouds in my mind.. not good. :P

COUNTDOWN to Louisiana: 1 MORE DAY!!
Augustana - Twenty Years

whoa

2009-03-19T19:58:00.003-05:00

R.I.P. Chris Kalchik.
Kalchik was a resident in the same dorm as I am in. crazy.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/trains-stopped-on-metra-line.html

Thursday the 19th

2009-03-19T09:56:00.001-05:00

sunny day = exam day.. T.T
It's okay. I'm not really worried about this exam although I should be worried since it's the last exam before the final.. rats. but whatever..
I've got spring break to worry about. lol.
So I filled out an application for a summer housing job about 3 weeks ago. If I do get this position I get to live in the dorms for free while taking summer school! (drool) And I put all my hopes and effort into it. But then yesterday, I got back an email saying I didn't get the job; bummer. UGH.. I hate applying for work. It's such a pain. I remember back in high school applying to like kabijillion places just to find work. It sucked. And now, the sucking part in life is coming back. Working for life = gross.
O well, commuting life it is..

Countdown to Louisiana: 2 Days

Jason Mraz - The Remedy

Cell bio takes over my imagination

2009-03-18T10:56:00.001-05:00

Today, I drove to Paris... got to eat some snails. Took a tour of the country. Got to see the Eiffel Tower and then I took an elevator to go to the top.. and studied cell bio for an exam tomm.. ahhhH!!!
xP

I hate exams.. it makes me feel restricted with my thinking process. Can't wait till spring break!
COUNTDOWN TO LOUISIANA: 3 Days

Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine

It's a whole new world

2009-03-17T09:38:00.000-05:00

its 40 degrees!.. the sun is out!... and i'm taking over the world.. MUAHAHA!
thank you. :P

Correction : it was 55 degrees

To Stella Lee

2009-03-16T18:28:00.000-05:00

7 things I hate about Stella:
1. Stella Lee studies too much. Organic chemistry is the air she breathes and she no longer has any time to play. with me.
2. Stella Lee only asks to come over to my dorm when she needs soap detergent. to wash her water bottle. She doesn't want to play with me.
3. Stella Lee gets addicted to games too much. So she's always busy and can't play with me.
4. Stella Lee puts ear phones in her ears even though it's not connected to anything. She thinks it's cool. It's not. She doesn't play with me.
5. Stella Lee uses me for my laptop. She likes it better than me. She never plays with me.
6. Stella Lee refuses to be called 'Minella'. She's embarrassed of our name. According to her, it sounds like an ape's name. She's embarrassed to play with me.
7. Stella Lee sleeps on my bed in her dirty jeans and drools dirty drool on my pillow. I don't want to play with her.

7 Things I love about Stella:
1. Stella Lee is the best harmonizer in the world. She lullabies me to sleep. She used to serenade her own produced songs for me. :)
2. Stella Lee is amazing at art. If ever I choose to, she can tattoo me.
3. Stella Lee makes me laugh when she laughs. She has a hilarious laugh - especially when she slaps and claps.
4. Stella Lee is my lover. I will convert her into loving Valentine's Day..one day in the future.
5. Stella Lee and I have spent crazy, random times together - singing Disney songs, jamming in Jennifer's room, looking for images in pictures of trees for hours, making up a body worship dance, playing Word Challenge game after game after game, making brownies with limited supply, went for a jog to look for the moon, raced to Walgreens (her in a bus, me/Inhae on foot - we won), studied at the Chicago Public Library and took jumping pictures, visited Millennium and ate Garrett's for her first time and stained our hands copper, and just..ate a lot together.
6. Stella Lee let me sleep on her bed countless times our Freshman year. And every time I would, her parents came. It was embarrassing.
7. Stella Lee is just a cool person. Enough said.

From lover Min Hee

Saturday the 14th

2009-03-15T16:54:00.000-05:00

I decided to go home after training Saturday. It was a tiring day. I was at HMCC which is quite far from my dorm (approx. a 30 min drive without traffic). My dad came to my dorm around 6:30 when I told him to come pick me up around 7 p.m. It took me an hour to get back since I took the CTA instead of the metra. My dad had to wait about 30 mins., but it's okay, he waited inside his old busted van. When I came back, we both went inside so I could pack my things for home. As we went back to the van a cop left a ticket in the windshield wiper, which I thought was outrageous. He shouldn't have gotten that ticket because alot of people park there so students can get home. But we didn't do anything about it. On our way home, my dad called home so that mom could get dinner ready, but she responded negatively with having no food at home. So we ended up eating at some random Korean restuarant. As I was sitting alone while my dad went to the bathroom, there was a nice looking family sitting right next to us eating happily. I observed them and felt disgusted for some reason.

Anways, as we got home, I got to see our dog first, her fur was abit dark with dirt but she doesn't seem to itch alot which is a good sign (no fleas). I got to see my mother after. She seemed different. She had dark circles underneath her eyes and looked like she was haunted by some ghost. The house looked different too. It was alot messier; the furniture was arranged drastically and there was a huge desk in the room that my dad picked up from the dump so my brother could use it. I also noticed there was alot more bible verses that my mom taped up on the wall (since my mom is super religious). I got to see my brother next and he seemed dandy. I went downstairs and I first saw a news article with a picture of my brother that was framed. My mom told me that my brother got into the paper because he achieved a 5.0 for his gpa. I was glad that my mom was glad, but inside I had this feeling that she was tired.

For the past month, my mom kept calling me on the weekends. She kept asking me to talk to my dad. But I resisted because I had a constant fear of talking to him, and plus, I knew we had nothing to talk about. And that night, she was telling me that she was sick of him and my dad was getting sick of her. My mom told me how she wanted to live by herself and have a peaceful life. But I just told her that life is hard and she's almost done with life. Why would she quit right now? And I did the most horrific thing. My mom forced me to tell my dad to live together. I did it, but it was hard, and I said it so quietly that I don't think he even heard me. And my mom just repeated what I whispered to my dad, while he was watching tv. Which I thought it was a failure.

These days, my mom has been struggling financially and I don't understand how she survived. I needed money to go to my spring break trip, and I told my mom that I needed money ahead of time. And she has gave the amount I needed, which I was thankful. I don't know how she does it, but she's pretty talented. I teared up while I took a shower in the moldy bathroom (yes, there is black mold on the ceiling) because I had this guilt for taking her money when she has all the bills to pay. And I realized that must be the kind of love Jesus has for us.

My mom told me bad news about everything and everyone. I sent a support letter to my uncle, and I made a pretty bad choice. My mom told me that he lost his job and was planning to move out to Mexico. Which I thought was pretty cool but yet sad. She also told me that a friend of mine dropped out from a nursing program in Loyola University and ended up in the business program instead. Her dream goal was to become a nurse, but I feel bad that her dream didn't come true. That's an update on how my family/home has been. And I guess my experience at home expresses that the American dream is becoming a nightmare these days. Just thinking about home just makes me hate the wealthy and people who are living comfortablly. We'll just give them the finger and say F**K U! :P jk.

I guess being poor isn't such a bad thing. Because it just makes life more instersting that way instead of being rich. Yea, you can't get everything you want, but being rich will just turn you into a spoiled little brat. Gross. My experience back at home just reminded me to count my blessings. There are alot more worse situations out there. And I salute you. The first will go last and the last will go first. God bless to those who are hurt and struggling in this world.

Did you know??

2009-03-13T06:47:00.000-05:00

the 10 most disgusting/ germ-filled places are:
(found it in msn)

1) The kitchen faucet - the metal scree at the end of your kitchen helps the water pressure to be just right.. but that screen can be full of bacteria since it's a nice dark moist place for bacteria to grow.

2) The garbage disposal - The kitchen has more bacteria than the bathroom. The touch of various food items to the disposal just adds more bacterial growth.

3) The welcome mat - the bottom of the shoes is mostly composed of fecal bacteria, which pretty much sums it up.

4) Your vacuum cleaner - the vacuum cleaner makes contact with bacteria and accumulates in the brushes and bags. So make sure to change your bag frequently or else you'll be spreading positive E. coli.

5) A dish towel - Contact with various things with the dish towel can cause to life threatening skin infections.

6) Your car's dashboard - when air carries mold spores, it usually gets sucked in through the dashboard. The dashboard receives the most sun and tends to stay warm, which helps mold and bacteria to grow.

7) Soap dispensers - in public bathrooms, the liquid soap dispensers are contaminated with fecal bacteria due to soap scum building up if it is never cleaned.

8) Restaurant ketchup bottle - There's people who does not wash their hands before they eat. So you'll be spreading germs on your food.

9) The refrigerator seal - U. of Arizona found that the seal tested positive 83% for common molds.

10) Your cell phone - cell phones carries staph (causes skin infections), pseudomonas ( eye infections), and salmonella (stomach ailments).

Bowling For Soup - High School Never Ends

Flakes of snow

2009-03-12T13:29:00.000-05:00

It's so pretty outside! The snow is gently falling from the sky. Just like dust floating in the air. xD
jk. But yea, very light snow today. The weather seems like the type of scene in a drama.
i haven't watched one for awhile.. hmmm. lol
note to self: a list of things to watch -
1) http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/stickman_hangman/
2) www.mysoju.com
3) www.crunchyroll.com

But yea.. I haven't been able to enjoy anything these days because I'm a bit busy with school, the spring break trip, and .. that's it! :P not too much i guess. I don't know why... but I just feel hectic. Does anyone else feel like that these days?