mock turtlenecks are for the undecided.

it really doesn't make any sense to me. it's either you wear a turtleneck, or some shirt that doesn't have the ability to keep your neck warm. perhaps i may be a black-and-white person, but there are no "in-betweens" in life. to prove it, men who say they are bi-sexual are liars.

so i've been thinking. the alien will be returning home to japan for about a month come this saturday. finally, my house will be clean and will stay that way until my next drunken outing where i will trash the whole place with many of my wardrobe on my floor. sure, since the longest time we haven't sleep together was about a week while i was in japan, i'm going to miss waking up next to a person with bad breath as well as valiant efforts of executing lady gaga's songs without a japanese accent while dancing like her. but the pros definitely outweigh its cons such as doing less laundry, anticipating cartons of seven stars cigarettes upon his return, and masturbating to porn without him knowing so.

fiji and new zealand is a little over a month away. a most needed vacation indeed. i received a little notification on facebook from another co-worker, saying that he had uploaded a video of me. i checked it out, and was immediately taken back to when working at shokudo was actually fun. ever since the people who i've started with left the restaurant and we hired a ton of newbies, it's just not the same.

"dance your ass off," which airs on the oxygen channel at ten 'o clock on monday nights, has become one of my favorites. just combine "so you think you can dance?" and "the biggest loser" and you've got obese people dancing for your entertainment. don't get me wrong, i'm not laughing AT them; i'm all about them showing concern and respect for themselves by losing some weight. i just laugh with them, and pray for them to wake up with their growth stunted and inherit a medicine-ball like ass. there is something that elates me whenever i see little people, especially if their voices sound like it contains helium. i must have a thing for pocketable items.

and my final thought for the day, my horoscope for the day. now, i am a very spiritual person indeed, but it when it comes to shit like this, it's just that; i could give a shit. it amazes me at how coincidental it can be at times, but by no means do i follow it religiously like how one of my friend, tina, does. so according to my "sun sign"...

Daily Planetary Overview

Mars sextile Uranus will bring the desire to make things happen quickly, but you'll need to be flexible. Don't try to keep a set schedule or you will just become frustrated and won't be able to take advantage of opportunities.

Your Horoscope - Today, July 7, 2009

You might finally get your way, chad. If you have been pushing hard to achieve a certain goal, you could experience a major breakthrough. Maybe you will hear some good news relating to your job. You could also be offered a new job from an unexpected source. Or you might be able to finally pay off an old debt, creating greater cash flow for you. You'll enjoy a feeling of abundance and prosperity.

...this, totally easy to understand. it may not have happened today, but a rather direct, incorrect prediction. on the otherhand, my "wellness" prediction...

Your Wellness Scope - Today, July 7, 2009

The aspect of the day gives you the chance to dream big - dreams that you can actually achieve, too! With your knack for realism and focus on the future you will be able to put your money where your mouth is in no time. Start with today and do for your body what you can - drink lots of water and make healthy choices when you eat. At the same time, envision a healthy future and plan accordingly!

...lots of water? i'm sorry, you've lost me. are you saying to avoid alcohol as much as possible today? listen, drinking alcohol, by all means, is very healthy for you. it enables you to participate in social gatherings, care-free. while doing so, you can meet others and should you decide to sleep with them, very healthy to release sexual tension. so until your "planets" are lined up against the rim of my martini glass, i shall choose not to take part in such ludicrous predictions of what you think is best for me to do each day.

social networking.

i haven't wrote a blog in a while, so let us first take a moment to reflect about the life of "the king of pop" who had passed away sometime last week, michael jackson, and to thank him for such timeless classics such as p.y.t. and off the wall. but more importantly, to thank him for diverting the media's attention away from jon and kate, that asymmetrical porcupine hair-do son of a bitch. enough of your shenanigans, attention-whores; i can assure you that others knew you well because of the number of things that were plopped out of your vajayjay coincidentally rhymes with your name and you married an unfortunately ugly half-asian. so here's to you michael and farrah fawcet.

along the lines of attention-whores; social networking. i can successfully say that i am no longer a myspace-addict, however, had discovered facebook. when i first started using facebook, it seemed that it was designed exclusively for college students and that was a good thing. people in high school (and younger) shouldn't be allowed to have any one of these accounts; they see each other at lease five out of the seven days of the week. furthermore, they should utilize their cell phones, which have become more common place for twelve-year olds in recent years. then i have also noticed recently that facebook is becoming a hot commodity for the thirty and over age group, which is fine by me; until they start involuntarily displaying their newborn's life over the web. have you people not learned a thing from jon and kate that had been continuously airing on television?

so i had enough of it. i had enough of feeling pity for these children whose lives had been placed in jeopardy and inevitable harrassment. i had enough of aLtErNaTiNg LoWeR-uPPeR CaSe FoNtS aLoNg WiTh AcRoNyMs ThaT ArE sO "OmG." and i certainly had enough of people flooding my home page by taking such juvenile "what drug are you" quizzes and changing their statuses once every hour. i believe twitter is more appropriate for those of you who like to type something pessimistic towards life, missing your other half in your relationship, or a paragraph.

confusion.

things that are confusing me lately...

- i'm passing my 400-level japanese courses but could barely manage to pass 305.

- big girls who eat like birds.

- closet-cases.

- sudden 5-day work schedule change.

- my pet rabbit's eating habits.

- recent two breakouts on my face.

- planning my fiji and new zealand trip for august.

ugh!

そんなわけで、～

so these funds that i have received recently had re-fueled my drive for traveling abroad. in the beginning of the year (or ending of last year), i had intended to do some volunteer work with orphan children who had lost their parents due to HIV in mombasa, kenya. the result? summer school had robbed my initial $300 deposit and time to do this project, and left me in a "boo" state. not even a word and very juvenille, but while in this state, i blew almost all of that saved money towards my japan trip this past spring break.

i figure i have about a little over a week of summer vacation after both of my sessions are over with, and chicago/canada first popped into my mind. chicago because i have relatives and victoria because of my friends i've made while studying abroad. furthermore, shunge had not been to the mainland yet. but little old selfish me does not want to give up an opportunity to go abroad versus going to the states, and new zealand's airfare this august was cheaper than usual and our dollar does go a little further than theirs. and among conversing with the tibetan monks at sera monastery, hiking peru's macchu picchu, and salsa dancing in the rain with a beautiful spanish lady in the cobblestone streets at night, new zealand's sheer beauty falls into the category of "must-see places before i die" category. well, no brainer; we are departing hawaii on the fourteenth of august.

after we depart honolulu int'l airport, we will arrive in fiji the next day (due to international date line) in the afternoon and have a nineteen-hour layover. all the more reason to explore fiji for a short while. the next day, hop on the plane for three hours and arrive in auckland. skiing is definitely on my agenda, as this time of the year is the southern hemisphere's winter, and picnicing with the picturesque new zealand alps for my backdrop and using a sheep for my pillow as i lay in some meadow will definitely occupy one of my days. ugh...just sugoku excited.

vacations are just so awesome as a means of not thinking about school or work and the like. but please do believe that my shit-talk will not discontinue, so i'll be sure to be posting blogs with photos during this time.

that's right you mother fucker.

got an email from uh's financial aid department. what did it say?

Dear Chad,

You have been awarded Financial Aid for the 2009-2010 school year. Please review the Financial Aid Policies before completing your Award Offer (Steps for completing your award offer is listed below):

clicked on that...blah blah blah....you have been awarded a total of $16,200 in financial awards. $6,200 from federal pell grant does not have to be repaid.

take that, uh!

twenty-three anniversaries.

having my birthday coincidentally falling on st. patrick's day plus hand-me-down dr. seuss books from next-door neighbors and my older sister meant that everyone had to eat green eggs and ham with mint chocolate ice cream as the dessert on this day. for some reason, i was trying to remember what went down on these birthdays today and well...here are the effects of my alcohol consumption throughout the years since there are only a few that i remember.

1986 - on this monday around four in the afternoon, the world had received another in-your-face shit-talker who executes this trait dead-on. awesome.

1992 - i had received my third consecutive "student of the month" award from my kindergarten teacher and had my photo hung up on the wall along with my previous ones. regardless of how i am, i did not sleep with my teacher for this purpose.

1998 - in the sixth grade, one of my late grandmother's sister had passed on. her grandkids from california came and i didn't recognize who they were from the last time i met them. i could not believe i was checking out how hot they were. second cousins don't count, right?

2004 - drove through cornfields the day before my birthday, intoxicated. got arrested the next day and smiled when taking my mugshots. when seeing my profile, i asked the cop who i knew if i could re-take the photo and if they could capture my better side (right).

2007 - went to shokudo, our party sat in the private room, did a lot of beer bongs. had a 151-candle shot on my cake and threw up all over the men's bathroom. for those of you who believe in karma? i've been working there shortly after this episode.

interesting that i can only remember one-fifth-ish of what is supposed to be one's most memorable moments.

changing the subject here, but i'm sure everyone had had one embarrasing experience sometime in their lives. my korean manager andrew, in an angry tone of voice had said, "open your mouth!" i turned around and i just stared at him, ready to get on my knees after i had realized the reality of this situation (sorry shunge). but only to find out that he was not talking to me but rather a co-worker. i guess i should be ever hopeful...

joudan of the day.

here's a joke that's an oldie but goodie. i heard it from a friend's mother. just try to imagine a young, pleasant alcoholic who amuses herself easily through jokes that she invented herself during impromptu moments.

what do you call a hairy japanese girl?

shibushi.

this next paragraph though, is not a joke. see, i am an oral hygiene freak. when i see others who aren't maintaining themselves in this department, i really do get this dirty feeling equivalent of sleeping on your bed for the night right after you've worked out at the gym for two or three hours. so the other night, the bf slept after i did, which is usually the case most of the time since i'm a morning person. i always have to remind him to brush his teeth before he sleeps, and my goal that i hope to accomplish within the next year is to get him to floss three times a week. the next day, we headed to the north shore and i can tell that he had not brushed his teeth. i said, "you didn't brush your teeth last night, did you?" he replies, "so what?" in the most cutest, child-like voice with a confused-slash-puppy dog guilt look on his face. i could not stop laughing but at the same time, made me even more apprehensive of me kissing him.

my cooking and baking episodes are slowly coming into a halt as i am more focused on completing my work for this first summer sessions's course. my addiction to caffeine in it's most pure, dark and strong flavor in an iced coffee is showing signs of built-up tolerance as i am now ordering the largest size at any starbucks where i study at. oh great, another diuretic in my body. at least you can't smell alcohol when you're peeing, as opposed to coffee.

i'm nemui. oyasumi.