tomorrow is going to be a long, long day.

american poetry 930am.
break/naptime ? 11am.
lyric verse 1230pm.
southern border 2pm.
break 330pm.
review sesh 5pm.
silent dance party 6pm.
sasc meeting 7pm.
breakdance sesh 830pm.
& maybe skate lesson.

sunlight til sundown, that's how i roll.

this blog is about random shit. and it's going to be long.

And I'm back at Tap Ex, currently taking a break from reading Paradise in Ashes, a novel by my professor, Beatriz Manz; I was suppose to finish it last week before class on Thursday, but I'm only starting it now. On a brighter note, I'm getting closer to catching up in this class.(: Urm, not sure about the other three classes though ...

My sleeping habit is still terrible. I don't know why, but I keep sleeping 9+ hours every night, and I can barely wake up when I have to. It's not because I'm lazy nor is it because I'm depressed. Too much productivity? Nah. Stressed out? It's funny to say that I'm stressed out, though, for I hardly ever have a tendency to go crazy (minus CVC back in high school, of course). So, maybe I'll just wait it out and see if my sleeping schedule will improve or not.

Now that I've been at Berkeley for a few months, I began noticing a few things about myself.

First off, I've already established my "social network" in San Jose, and I am greatly attached to it. Hence, I'm back so often, even though I know I shouldn't be.

Second, I've recognized how often I spend time alone up here. Part of me says it's because I've always been like this; the other tells me that I'm just having a hard time trying to make friends in and out of my classes. I feel this goes back to the first part: how I've already establish my social network. I love meeting new people and getting to know them, but people I do meet at organization meetings and such all seem to already have their own friends and what have you. As welcoming as they are, I still feel isolated in the end.

Third, breakdance sessions are one of the few (maybe even only) things I look forward to. I stopped being physically active after high school, and to feel muscle aches/sores mixed in with gross, sticky sweat ... it feels goddamn good.

Lastly, I've been doubting myself a lot when it comes to the work in class. Perhaps the reason why I've been avoiding my schoolwork is because of the belief that I won't do well in my classes. But last week I got back my first paper at Cal, and I didn't do bad at all for a-night-before paper. Imagine how great it would have been had I done it sooner. So maybe I should really start working hard, like I did when I was at JC.

Anyway, I've been listening to a lot of Phoenix, Kings of Convenience, and Voxtrot (how could I go through a blog without talking about music, right?) lately, and I swear, none of their albums or EPs are ever a disappointment. What I am disappointed about is not being about to see Phoenix when they were in SF a month ago. Such a tragedy. I didn't know they were coming until the lovely housemate Wilson told me. He was going to take me too, but there were reasons why it didn't work out. But seriously, I know Phoenix has recently become more well-known due to their album Wolfgang Amadeus, but believe me, their older albums are just as amazing if not "better" to you. Check it out or ask me about it. As for the other two bands, amazing as well! If it weren't for Christophe, I would have never heard tunes so pleasing, voices so aklgjaoh;shhWOW.

Blogs aren't complete without pictures. Most the time. So here's pikachu if it were real.

And I miss ribbon dancing. A lot.

Oh. I'm not going to be back in San Jose for another month. Don't miss me too much you San Joseneans. <3

voxtrot | long haul

"I wanna catch a love and make it stay, oh it's a long, long haul"

I never downloaded the mp3 album "Raised by Wolves" from Voxtrot because it costs almost $5, but I decided to just do it today. And there is no doubt in my mind that says this wasn't worth it.

i almost got hit by a car (again) today.

And strangely enough, the person was not of Asian descent.

Anyway, just a quick note: learn your then from than, to from too, their from there from they're, your from you're, its from it's, etc. etc. It gets awfully annoying when I see it used in the wrong context from a great deal of people within a day. Jeez.

So I lost my Cal Student ID Card which cost me $25 to replace. I now have to wait until October 28th before I can buy a new semester bus pass for $30 rather than $60. My only form of transportation in Berkeley for now? Two feet attached at the bottom of my legs. FML. On the bright side, more exercise! -____-

I don't have much else to update on. I suck in school right now, and nothing is motivating me to do any better. SASC Meeting tonight then maybe sesh.

If I'm not mistaken, this was taken in 2004;
little tony, cookie, grandpa, bob, mikal, thy, & me(:

tap ex is my new studying center

Went to my third sesh at Dwinell hall last night; mucho learning, mucho practicing, mucho bruises and soreness.

My first midterm at Cal is tomorrow, and I am in no way prepared. Adderall pill might help me out because as you can see, I am in no way focused on my readings. Jeez, maybe I really do have ADD. But seriously, I'll get back to it as soon as I finish this blog. And I shall reward myself with Cheeseboard after I finish a week's worth of reading.(:

So, midterm Thursday. teleBEATS Friday. home to SJ on Saturday; lunch with Jason, hang out with Hong-An? & partay. family time Sunday. major studying/essay writing inbetween. damn, weekend packed!

vsa, lovevolution, & then some

I have to leave for mass in approximately one hour, and I have yet to begin studying for my midterm on Tuesday (the same midterm that I missed review session for on Friday due to the nyquil I took before sleep). But that's fine. I've got it all planned out.

This weekend has been hectic, filled with numerous events, much of which was spent with Tran (please avoid this grammatically incorrect sentence as well as the ones to follow in this blog). Friday evening, Tran and I went to VSA's meeting/Tet Trung Thu. Met some new people, had fun. Saturday was incredibly insane. Went to LOVEVOLUTION minus the after party. Day started out slow, got my phone and camera stolen midday (fml), ran into guys that I session with, but never really knew only to find out that one of them was Tran's friend. So we ended up hanging out with them for the rest of the evening. Lots of congo (with consent) lines, dancing, "whooo!"s, "fuck yeah!"s, and mosh pits. Headed back to Berkeley, bought some food at House of Curries, went to Tran's apartment and enjoyed some electric relaxation music 'cause you know, sharing is caring. We established team fuck yeah: Tran, Francis, Tony, Andrew, and Bryan. And me of course.(:

I guess you can say that even though I lost around $200 worth of items, I somehow managed to have a memorable time. Why mope about something and ruin the mood, right?

tea pong at VSA


paper laterns


lovevolution bandana outfit ;D


and tran rockin' out


team fuck yeah. hahahah

smashing pumpkins | 1979

"... to the lights and towns below faster than the speed of sound; faster than we thought we'd go, beneath the sound of hope."