[二十七] 沒有電腦,該怎麼做?

I promised myself that I wouldn't neglect this blog this time around, yet I havent posted in over a month. (Self inflicted scourging to be delivered at a later time.) That aside, I have a legitimate reason for not writing, other than the usual excuse of having nothing to write about. (Note: Cut number of lashes to be inflicted in half.) You see, my place of residence has not had a consistently working computer in months. Which is to say, the computer we bought at a discount has broken down periodically regardless of having its software wiped and several pieces of hardware replaced three times. Everytime it gets fixed, it breaks down sooner. And I feel terrible for complaining about such a trivial thing (my brain just screams FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS just thinking about it). After all, the library computers often serve me quite well. Yet, I like the feeling of security of a personal laptop. From my personal experiences in life, I have come to realize something. With the (until recently) exception of health insurance, you often get what you pay for. For example, the $5 jeans I usually buy from discount stores last me an average of 6 months before the color and fabric really start to wear. But the quality pants that I've bought before at the price of a slightly larger investment can last well over a year. As of now, the total number of non-crotchless jeans hanging in my closet = 0. And this will totally depend on my financial situation as an out of state student attending the University of California, but I think I would rather buy the more expensive things that will last me a while, but in a smaller amount, than buy supercheapy clothes in bulk, that will last me like a month. On a totally unrelated endtopic, I and my girlfriend have recently been watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy (because she had never seen them before, can you believe this crap??), and up came a scene that has to be one of my favorite quotes from a movie of all time: "Frodo: It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance. Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many."

[二十六] 兔子和熊

I think its been more than a month since i wrote on this, and I still cant think of anything to write, so here's a story.  (I don't own this one either.)

Once there was a rabbit and a bear living in a gigantic magical forest. One day, while the bear was chasing the rabbit to have for lunch, they ran into a magical frog.  The forest was so big that the frog had never seen any other animal before.  Therefore, he said: "Since you are the first two animals I have ever seen, aside from myself, I wish grant you each 3 wishes."  "Goodie!", they said excitedly.

The bear went first. "I wish that all the bears in this forest are females, except for me." POOF! His wish was granted. 

Then it was the rabbit's turn. "I wish for a motorcycle." POOF! His wish was granted. 

The bear hesitated, then said, "I wish all the bears in the neighboring forests were females." POOF! His wish was granted. 

The rabbit already knew what he wanted, "I wish for a crash helmet!" POOF! His wish was granted. 

The frog broke in and said, "Now hurry up, I must be on my way! And, may I add, choose carefully your last wish!!" 

The bear said, "Alright, I know my last wish. I wish all the bears in the world were female, except for me." POOF! His wish was granted. 

The rabbit thought for a while, put on his helmet, and got on his motorcycle. With a smirk on his face he said, "I wish the bear were gay."

[二十五] 減肥成功績

I do not own this story.  My cousin posted it via Facebook, so he probably doesn't own it either.  It's one of the most brilliant business ideas I've ever heard.

A guy calls the company and orders their 5 day - 5kg weight loss program.
The next day, there's a knock on the door and standing before him a voluptuous, athletic, 21 year old babe from J.C. dressed in nothing but a G-string and a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck.The sign reads, 'If you can catch me, you can have me.'
Without a second thought, he takes off after her.
A few miles later huffing and puffing, he finally gives up.
The same girl shows up the next four days and the same thing happens.
On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 5kgs as promised.
He calls the company and orders their 5day - 10kg program.
The next day there's a knock at the door and standing before him is the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life.
She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes , a G-string and a sign around her neck that reads, 'If you catch me, you can have me'.
Well, he's out the door after her like a shot.
This girl is in excellent shape and despite his best efforts, but no such luck.
So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.
Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 10kgs, as promised.He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order their 7 day - 25kg program.
'Are you sure?' asks the representative on the phone.. 'This is our most rigorous program.'
'Absolutely,' he replies, 'I haven't felt this good in years.'
The next day there's a knock at the door and when he opens it he finds
a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes, a G-String and a sign around his neck that reads,
'If I catch you, you're mine.'
he lost 31kgs that week. . .

[二十四] 從屁股裏

I feel like this one blog post a month plan is insufficient.  Therefore, today I have forced myself back onto this site and I will find a topic to talk about, even if it means pulling it out of my butt.  (If you can read Chinese, you would get the joke there  xD)

so umm..  senioritis.  sounds like a good one.
I got it..  except it's very class specific..  specifically AP Calculus.  >_<
Ever since my teacher left in the middle of second quarter, my performance in that class has been...  LOL..  except it's not even funny..   I'm just not even motivated in that class anymore.  I come in, sit down, listen, then leave.  Notice that turn in the homework I only halfway finished isn't on the list..  Luckily my teacher will still take it.  But I realize something important.  As much as I despised my old teacher (who I'm pretty sure was on a well balanced diet of wheat thins and children every morning for breakfast), I wish she didn't leave.  We wouldn't have had this adjustment period with the new inexperienced teacher.  I probably would have been able to make up that one test from 2nd quarter that killed my grade, thus saving my motivation and self esteem from peril.  Lastly, I FEARED her.  The new teacher is too nice.  With the old teacher, not turning in an assignment meant she would be picking the chewy remains of my thick muscles the next morning.  So as of now, I am on the senior fail list.  As of next week though, I will have everything turned in because my 4 AP tests (also all next week) shall finally be over with, and I will once again be qualified to walk with my classmates at graduation.

Secondhand News:
Copper Hills High School Key Club, despite being founded during the later half of this year, and having very few active volunteers during our food drive, managed to collect a whole 471 pounds (214kg) of food for the Utah Food Bank.  Good job guys, I'm proud of you.

Also, the guitar class students of CHHS are supermegafreakinhellastupid.  >:P  That capo was $25.

[二十三] 那個朋友

When you're in a relationship, there will always be that friend of your boyfriend/girlfriend that makes You feel like third wheel.  Agree?  It's quite funny.  For me, That friend happens to be one of my best friends who I have known since moving to Utah.  I told 明珠 about this yesterday, and we had a fit of laughter discussing it.  Is there even a word for that "level above third wheel but not quite cockblock" situation?   xD   Someone should go make one up.

On a second note, it's official.  I am part of University of California, Irvine's class of 2016.  ^__^   It will feel so weird to be back in California.

[二十二] 一個月

     Time really does fly when you don't want it to.  It's already been a month since I last wrote on here since I haven't really done or thought of much worth writing about.

     Update on current events:

http://www.care2.com/causes/utah-passes-dont-say-gay-or-contraception-sex-ed-bill.html

Basically the Senate passed this Utah bill banning schools from talking about intercourse, homosexuality, contraception and extramarital sexual activity.  Basically: "Health class is now going to be an hour of preaching 'abstinence only' crap."  First off, the abstinence only education has been shown to not work as intended.  Guess what, teenagers are pretty rebellious.  Stuff's going to happen.  Problem is, apparently the teens of this state have no idea how to use contraception, evidenced by the fact that Utah has one of the worst teenage pregnancy rates in the nation.  Second, another anti-gay strike.  Really???  The state (especially the predominant religion of said state) already gets negative attention in relation to gay rights.  Think about how this makes us look!  All forms of sexuality are natural, we all realize it at the same time: puberty.  Third, this law contradicts itself.  How does one make a law prohibiting talk of sexuality, intercourse and contraception without explaining what exactly constitutes sexuality, intercourse and contraception?   0__o

     Update on personal life:
Time has a way of slipping through your fingers the moment you loosen your grip.  One month ago, a wonderful girl stepped into my life.  Well actually, we were already friends to begin with..  but you get the point.  I'm not really one to overhype and celebrate these "monthaversaries", but it still feels nice to commemorate it.

[二十一] 最難說的問題

今天真的很難以置信。  我昨天有太多功課了，所以我早上4:00睡覺了。  鬧鐘沒把我叫醒，所以我媽媽讓我睡懶覺了。  ^_^   沒上化學課。   xD   我的功課至少做完了。 下課以後，我總算問她。  這真是最難說的問題: "請問，妳會是我女朋友嗎？"    她回答說: "Yes".    

[二十] 難以置信地高興

所以，總算告訴我好朋友我喜歡她。 在我說的時候，我真太怕了。  xD    朋友們已經告訴我相信她喜歡我了。 當然我不能相信。  (我就很那麽三八)   啊哈哈哈     看來地已經喜歡我了。  :O   現在我但願親手告訴了。  昨天我們去 SLC 上 Science Olympiad (比賽)。  我想要了跟他談一談，可是別的朋友縂也在，所以很尷尬。  (特別地一個朋友..  >_<)    氣死了   hahahaha  我現在驚慌了一點。 真的喜歡她，所以我怕了能毀滅了。  我已經很難以置信地高興。  ^_^

[十九] 在黑暗裏走

I like to walk a lot.  Driving is just tedious and I feel guilty when I ask people for rides because I feeling like I'm somehow using them.  Another reason I like to walk is because it gives me time to just think and talk to myself. Try to make sense of my current situations.  Sort of like this blog, except more private.  I bet people think I'm weird because of this.  Today I turned down a ride home and walked 20 minutes in complete darkness and 30 degrees outside just for the heck of it..  I didn't know what it was but something was on my mind.  Never found out what it was, which is why I'm using this to just type whatever comes to my head.  Anxiety?  Doubt?  Depressive bout?  haha  Probably not that last one, I'm still smiling at how the past week or so has been going.

There's so much going on in my mind and it's literally beginning to hurt my head.  I've just diagnosed myself with insanity (Soul Eater reference   :D).

Speaking of insanity, the long dragged out story about the Powell family just ended yesterday, and it makes me very sad..  The kind of things people are capable of doing baffle me.  I can't imagine what can possibly drive a father to do this to his family.  I really don't know what else to write about it.  I hope those two boys have a place in everyone's prayers.

[十八] 恭喜發財

I wish I could write more often.. but I usually have time or creative ability to write as often as I like. Usually a page of writing can easily take me a couple of hours to write. Anyways, I don't know where I was going with that..


So this past Monday was New Year! At least it was if you happen to be Asian. Or a weird other that happens to follow the Lunar Calendar. 新年快樂，恭喜發財，紅包拿來。 Well, that last part stopped applying to me in 7th grade.. :( Just makes me feel older.










I've already sent in my applications to my major schools of choice: Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, and Yale. (That's right, I just used the Oxford Comma. Take That society..) The original plan was also to apply to BYU (Brigham Young University). However, I've decided, for several reasons, that I can no longer see myself going there as a full time student. First off, it's Not an anti-LDS (Mormon) thing. I have a deep respect for the Church. Plenty of my best friends and the nicest people I've met since moving to Utah have been LDS. Of course some of the craziest have also come from them. hahaha Of course that goes for any group of people though. xD (Jihadists, Crusaders, WBC, Robert Jeffress, get the point?) Anyways, my problems pretty much stem from what they call the Honor Code.


1: Dress and Grooming Standards


"Men: A clean and well-cared-for appearance should be maintained. Clothing is inappropriate when it is sleeveless, revealing, or form fitting. Shorts must be knee-length or longer. Hairstyles should be clean and neat, avoiding extreme styles or colors, and trimmed above the collar, leaving the ear uncovered. Sideburns should not extend below the earlobe or onto the cheek. If worn, moustaches should be neatly trimmed and may not extend beyond or below the corners of the mouth. Men are expected to be clean-shaven; beards are not acceptable. Earrings and other body piercing are not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in all public campus areas.


Women: A clean and well-cared-for appearance should be maintained. Clothing is inappropriate when it is sleeveless, strapless, backless, or revealing; has slits above the knee; or is form fitting. Dresses, skirts, and shorts must be knee-length or longer. Hairstyles should be clean and neat, avoiding extremes in styles or colors. Excessive ear piercing (more than one per ear) and all other body piercing are not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in all public campus areas."






I don't really have much of a problem with this one. The only thing that bothers me about it is this standard of "modesty" in the culture; specifically the extreme to which some people I've met have taken it. I'm not implying that I feel everyone should suddenly go nudist or strip down. But if a girl wants to wear short shorts/skirt or form fitting clothes, why not let her? Clothes are clothes, and if you're the one to freak out and point out the "immodesty" to her, doesn't it just show that you always think of the smallest things sexually? 0__o Pervert..






2: Conduct


"Students must abstain from the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substances and from the intentional misuse or abuse of any substance. Sexual misconduct; obscene or indecent conduct or expressions; disorderly or disruptive conduct; participation in gambling activities; involvement with pornographic, erotic, indecent, or offensive material; and any other conduct or action inconsistent with the principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Honor Code is not permitted."






Again, I don't really have a problem with this one. Actually, not a problem at all. :D I just remember that when I moved here I found it kinda funny how tea (not explicitly mentioned above) was forbidden (since I pretty much grew up with it). 喝茶 ftw






3: Homosexual Behavior


"Brigham Young University will respond to homosexual behavior rather than to feelings or attraction and welcomes as full members of the university community all whose behavior meets university standards. Members of the university community can remain in good Honor Code standing if they conduct their lives in a manner consistent with gospel principles and the Honor Code.


One's stated same-gender attraction is not an Honor Code issue. However, the Honor Code requires all members of the university community to manifest a strict commitment to the law of chastity. Homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code. Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same sex, but all forms of physical intimacy that give expression to homosexual feelings."


This is the One. The ultimate factor in my decision. Everything about these two paragraphs deeply disturbs me and screams homophobic. I recently asked a friend: What do you have against gay people? He told me: "I don't know. I think it's just wrong.." And I wonder if it's religion speaking? Either way, I don't blame him. That's simply how he was raised to think and thinking that way doesn't necessarily make him a bad person.




That being said, I do not happen to be gay. Or bisexual.. Feeling terrible that I even feel the need to "defend" myself.. but yea.. in case there were any questions coming out of that. ahaha






My solo piano recital finally came and passed. I went fine except for two major fails where I had to start over the song.. I felt like an idiot, especially since it went by perfectly fine during rehearsals. >__< I dedicated the recital, especially one of the pieces to five of my classmates that our school has lost this year.

Here's the piece:


Several family friends came. I think a couple of my classmate's families came. Quite a few friends also showed up. Some didn't show. :( (Gwenny if you read this, you're super lame coz you said you would come this time ahaha) (If Lily and Miranda happen to read this 我想念妳們了! :O 早日得再看對嗎?!) 喜歡的人也來了. >_^ And Cindy and Cynthia gave me a cow pillow pet that came with a cheesy poem that I totally love right now. xD It is "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" soft! oo yea~ LOL To end this ridiculously long blog post: I named it (him?) Pomegranate. ;)