Science is Golden

I took this physiology exam today and I went to the classroom all early and no one was there. So, I started freakin' out 'cause people are always there early. I was thinking: maybe the test was at 7:30 in the morning and I missed it 'cause I thought it was at 1:10 in the afternoon...maybe I'm at the wrong building. Ah! Maybe it was yesterday! What the hell is today anyways??! So, I started calling random people to ask them where's the exam gonna be and no one was picking up! And, I'm like, they must be taking the test NOW and I'm totally missing it! That is until waaay later I found out people were in this mandatory core class (that I'm not in obviously) and that's why they weren't picking up their phone. *sigh* Oh drama mia!

So, I took the physio test and came out of that classroom thinking it was brutal. Hekka BRUTAL and bitch slapped me too. That is until I checked my grade and TEEEEE-DEEEE (pronounce like a tah-dah, but a tee-dee) I so bitch slapped that exam! Hehe. Science is truly golden.

Eat Two Chocolate Bars & Call Me in the Morning

Somehow I became the school counselor. Heh. What I mean is that people stop by my room or call me and tell me about their problems and then, they ask me what I think. This happens everyday. Don't get me wrong, I love it when people visit me and call me and when they think I can listen to them or give them worthwhile advice..But, hrm really, how much more knowledgeable am I than them? Friends, thanks for thinking I can give you answers. If only you knew....

Pluck You Eyebrow

Whenever my eyebrows become an eyebrow I get them threaded down the street in pseudo-little-India. It's not the same as Ziba in South Coast Plaza in CA where there's a ton of people going and there's a long line. But, at least it's a dollar cheaper. Anyway, I had a point...everytime I go there I'm like the only non-Indian person there and I'm not even sure if the person who does my eyebrows (Shailu or something) speaks English. We have these one word conversations...thanks. Eyebrows. Please. Yeah. Good? Perfect. Bye!

The first time I went there I think they were surprised to see a non-Indian person there. They were like, You Indian? No. Mexican. No. Then, when I tell them I'm Filipino they go, Ah, Filipino! I smile and then they look at me with the how-do-you-know-about-us look. Oh well. Whateva. What's important is that they do a good job and I'd do anything to have attractive eyebrowS.

Camel's XMas Wishlist for Family to Read

Okay since people are sending me their wish lists here's mine in no particular order or preference:

1. Kiehl's face products (creamy eye treament with avocado or moisturizer)
2. Shakira's CD Oral Fixation Vol 2
3. Any DVDs (I already have Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, LOTR Trilogy, Moulin Rouge, Shakira's MTV unplugged & Tour of the Mongoose Concert)
4. Cute long sleeve shirts or sweaters that are not itchy
5. Fun MAC Eyeshadows or lip glass
6. Big Earrings or jewelry
7. Cute hats, scarfs, or gloves
8. Victoria's Secrets low rise thongs or gift card

Of course, I always welcome anything. So gifts aren't always limited to the list above (wink, wink).

Bulls Balls

To the cousins in California: you guys would be so jealous to know that I went to the Bulls game against Orlando Magic last Tuesday :) Yay. I took pictures and video clips with my phone, ate the nachos, drank the drinks, and oh yeah, watched the game. That's it. I know nothing about basketball. I just wanted to post a blurb about it. Yay.

Oy Vey! Survey!

I'm a sucker for these things! I blame you Mark!

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Rose
2. Camille
3. Camel

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. cahmeehl
2. roseyt0es
3. That’s it!!!

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My clavicles
2. I’m nice (really I am most of the time)
3. I’m loyal to my friends & family

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Procrastination
2. My temper. I blow up at people. I have it sometimes. Maybe once every three years? Especially when it's HOT.
3. I’m stubborn

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Filipino
2. Catholic
3. Orange County

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Heights
2. The girl from the Ring
3. Failure

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:
1. Boys
2. Physiology. Hrmm..maybe I shouldn't be a doctor.
3. Boys

THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:
1. Hot weather
2. People who flutter their eyes when making a point
3. Stupid boys

THREE THINGS ON YOUR DESK:
1. Netter's Anatomy book
2. Highlighters
3. Cell phone

THREE THINGS YOU SAY THE MOST:
1. I mean that in a non-homosexual way
2. Like...
3. I'm over it!

THREE PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH:
1. Family (when I'm in California)
2. Friends (Rachna, Hazel, Rose, Cat, Kim)
3. The other med students in school (Yes, we have all our classes together)

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS:
1. They're beautiful & HOT!
2. They appreciate my humor that I don't have 'cause I'm really being serious.
3. They're smart.

THREE REASONS YOU'VE BROKEN UP WITH EXES:
Aaah. Do we really have to do this? Okaay.
1. I wasn't good enough for them. Whatever.
2. Wrong time
3. He just wanted to hook up

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX THAT MOST APPEALS TO YOU:
I agree with Mark here. But, I'll add another thing..ARMS!
1. Intelligence
2. Humor
3. Culture

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Water
2. Make-up
3. My cellphone

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Jeans
2. Make-up
3. A thong

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists (at the moment)):
1. Shakira, of course
2. Fall Out Boy
3. Destiny's Child (Oh so mainstream, but it's HOT)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy)
2. As Long as You're Mine (Wicked Soundtrack)
3. Jet Lag (Joss Stone)

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Workout more
2. Pass all my classes
3. Get over the high school drama mia that's in med school now

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Love
2. Honesty
3. Loyalty

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1. I took bellydancing class so I can skip the excess hours of research they were making me do.
2. I'm scared of going up and down escalators.
3. I never lie.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Arms
2. Smile
3. Eyes (Blue or Green)

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Jump off a plane and call it skydiving
2. Right now...study
3. Be with a-holes

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Shopping
2. Singing
3. Talking on the phone

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Go home
2. Tell the people who's controlling the heat that "Really it's not that cold indoors!"
3. Tell someone off

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Pediatrician
2. Internist Infectious Disease
3. Child Psychiatry

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Costa Rica
2. Ireland
3. Philippines (Boracay)

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR DIE PAINFULLY:
I dunno.

Turkey Skies!

I promised I'd post some pics from Thanksgiving. So, here ya go! I got Eli smiling! Gasp! I just noticed I have way too many pics of Eli in this blog. Scary. I like our sunset pic taken when Chris visited us and we stopped by the beach. It looks like an "ah" moment from the movies.



Yesss. It takes this much peanut oil to fry a couple of turkeys!
James and I were on the hunt for them on Thanksgiving day 'cause we under estimated how much grease it would take to fry the turkeys we had. And, we only found a bottle of peanut oil after checking four different grocery stores. Then, Ballz goes to ONE place and finds the motherload! Life is unfair, I know.

Turkey frying! Oil was splattering all over the place. Can you say coronary waiting to happen??? Yumsies! Those are Cheese's feet in the background. I dunno what she's doing.

And lastly, since Cheesey posted what she was thankful for in her blog, I'm going to steal the idea and list what I'm thankful for:

1. Family who flies me back to California every holiday season. Besides they're the bestest!
2. Friends. I only hang out with beautiful people because I can be beautiful by association. Call me superficial whateva.
3. Being in medical school, even though all I do is study.
4. Ballzee's purse collection
5. Make-up, coats, blue jeans, and my magic mic.

Peas Four Gimme

Please forgive me for the lack of posts lately. There hasn't been very many things that I can post to the public. Sadness. But, I'm back at home again. YAY! The weather is nice...not too hot and not too cold. And, the sun shines everyday :) It makes me happy. Here's a quick update of the things I've done lately:

On Friday, November 18th I got home at around 7:30 p.m. and family & I ate dinner at the Santa Rosalia Robel's house and we watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was gooood. You people should watch it if you haven't seen it. But, I felt like the movie was rushing through the story & there wasn't enough character development. Maybe they should've gone for three hours of the movie like LOTR did. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is still a better movie, but I as a book, my fave is the Goblet of Fire.

On Saturday was TJ's wedding. She was soooo gorgeous! Her dress was very vintage classic. And her bridesmaids all had different gown styles, but same color --- dusty rose. It was a real cute and simple wedding. And, she cried while saying her vows. Aw. I never expected TJ to cry. But, TJ if you're reading this, you never cease to surprise me! You were my going out buddy in college. I thought we were on the same boat, but now you're off to another one. I don't even know if I'm on a freakin' boat right now. Hehe.

Anyways, also on Saturday, my cousin Christopher surprised us and came over our side of the country. 'Twas fun just hanging out and doing nothing. We ate Chinese food with him on Sunday AFTER I ate a full meal of pizza and pie! I love pie! I was totally experiencing food coma around the afternoon, but woke up when the cousins said they wanted to go to the beach. It was fun taking pictures. I'll post them when I get back to Illinois.

Monday, my friend Beverlie & I got sushi! MMmmmmmMmm. Suuuushi. I heart sushi. And, then we got some books at Barnes & Noble. That's all I'm going to say. Knowledge is POWER!

I don't remember what I did on Tuesday. I think I was just bumming it. Oh, I took Lola (Grandma) to the doctor and they did some neuro tests on her sciatic nerve. It was cool I thought. I'm a nerd like that, I know.

And, my boring life brings us to now..Wednesday. All I did today was eat In n' Out burgers with Hannah (Mownz). I'm going to see another movie tonight. Maybe Harry Potter again??? But, RENT and Pride & Prejudice is out too. I'd love to see RENT, but I don't know if it'll be as good as the musical. And, as for Pride & Prejudice, I dunno about that movie without Colin Firth (the original Mr. Darcy). They totally mis-casted Lizzie...she's suppose to be plain not real pretty like Keira Knightly. Sigh. People get it right! I still wanna see it though.

Toothache

Ok, I lied. I said I wouldn't post, but my tooth hurts sooo badly. I thought it was my inferior alveolar nerve, but it's my left posterior superior alveolar nerve. At least I know my nerves are working. I can't eat :( and this is a big problem because I love food. I NEED drugs!

Crunch Time

I won't be posting anything for a few days because finals is next week :( I have to study, but I can't concentrate because my inferior alveolar nerve is bugging the crap out of me. If only I had someone to study with---I mean just someone studying in front of me. Anyways, I'll be back home in California on November 18th for a week! YAY! Friends, Family, I'll see you guys then! And, we can watch Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire :) Happiness!

Grown up & Almost Done with the 20s

Well, okay I don't know about grown up, but almost I guess. Five minutes to go before my day is over. All in all, it was a good day. The twenty or so messages I had in my phone was more than enough to make me feel loved. Aaaaw. (Although none of them were kinky. I should be thankful "Loquacious the Stalker" stopped calling me).

Quick & dirrty review of what I did: I skipped OMM lab table training because the freshmen have a practical today. Anatomy lab went well even though I can feel the stress people are in. And, dinner with friends at PF Chang's was the BEST! Birfdae greetings in between we really nice too, heh compared to last year when I completely forgot it was my birfdae.

Today is the start of a new year! Well, for me at least. Thanks again friends & family :)

Thanks Friends & Family

Friends..Family..Thanks for the wishes! If you call me tonight, I'm out with some friends for dinner and stuff. And, just a note: I accept late gifts anytime! Flowers and chocolate truffles are always welcome or a kinky message on my phone will also suffice :) Hehehe. Just kidding. Loveya guys!

Count Down (Hey Chris read this)

Yay! It's about a week and a half until I get to go home! And then, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire is showing about the same time too! Woohoo! Simple pleasures. Yeah, I know I'm lame, but ya know when you study all day, little things are the greatest.

Anyways, so I was skimming through Chris' site and he said that he was disappointed with the blogger ppl because they don't post enough entries about their life and stuff (Nov. 4th entry)...so here goes Chris..this is for you! Welcome to my life:

I wake up. Go to the gym for about an hour. Shower. Eat. Class. Study. Blog. And, then the whole thing starts over again. Unless it's an exciting day when I replace "study" with dinner. So, sad.

The Frog that Wore a Wig

There's this random question on my profile that said something like "The children are waiting! Tell them a story about the frog that wore a wig." It doesn't fit in the profile box, so here is my cheesey story:

In a distant land a pond sits safely under the shade of a gigantic weeping willow. Not far from the spot lives a handsome young man named Echo, whose voice springs life and a heavenly night. Echo had invented music. His talent was a gift bestowed upon him by the gods as a payment for taking his parents to the celestial heavens the day he was born. The gods worried that Echo would never experience love and gave him one gift. They said, “To you we give the voices of sirens sweet, embracing every heart you meet.” The gods had hoped that one day their gift would find him true love. As granted, the ladies swooned every time he sang. One day, a royal carriage visited his pond, and dropped off a royal invitation. “The Royal Family requests your presence to sing at the royal ball,” the invitation read. Echo accepted the invitation with great anticipation. To sing before the royal family! He thought, what an honor!

The night of his performance, Echo caught a glimpse of the beautiful princess, Halcyone, the daughter of Sartorious the King, and Celia the Queen. Halcyone’s hair was black as ebony. Her deep black eyes penetrated Echo’s heart which fluttered between illusion and reality, giving him pain that both caused him longing and mysterious enchantment. Echo sought Halcyone’s beauty. He met her alone in the garden after his performance in secret for it was forbidden for a commoner to speak to the princess. “Meet me beyond the hill and across the prairie,” he said. “There you’ll find a pond and a weeping willow. I’ll wait for you there all night.” With that, he took her hand to his lips, gently kissed it, and walked away.

The next night, the gods put up the stars. Echo waited for Halcyone in the quiet moonlight next to the silvery pond. Every night in secret, the two lovers met. Everyday, they waited impatiently for the sun to go down beneath the waters and the night to rise up from them. One night Sartorious the King became suspicious of Halcyone’s nightly trips. He followed her to the lovers’ accustomed meeting place and became enraged with anger. No commoner deserves the love of his daughter the princess, he thought. Sartorious the King sought to punish Echo. The following night, he went to the lovers’ pond before Halcyone arrived and faced Echo. “You do not deserve my daughter’s love!” he said forcefully. "You are not of royal blood!" And before, Echo could say anything, Sartorious the King, who possessed magical powers chanted a powerful spell. “Eleka nahmen ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen,” he said. “Let his voice croak! Let him never speak to my daughter again! Let him never be seen by Halcyone! Let him never experience her love! Let him live the rest of his mortal life in this pond! LET HIM SUFFER FOREVER!!!" And, with that Echo transformed into a bald frog.

Halcyone met Echo that night seeking for her lover beneath the beams of the dim and melancholy night. But, Echo was no where to be found. A frog croaked in the distance, but Halcyone didn’t even notice. She fled, trembling and weeping wondering what she did that made Echo abandon her. The next full moon and every night thereafter Halcyone arrived at the lake alone. Halcyone was once again disappointed. She spoke to the stars hoping Echo would hear, “What have I done to deserve this? Echo where are you?” All the creatures slept and not a breath stirred the waters, and all was still except for one lone frog who croaked…

Echo sat on the ground close to Halcyone, and said, “I am right here. If you only look hard enough…I’m right here every night.” He hopped close to Halcyone and stole a snippet of her ebony hair and kept it as his wig.

Years passed and Halcyone had given up meeting Echo next to the silvery pond. Yet, every night Echo lived his curse in grief, waiting for Halcyone, hanging on to her black locks. The gods looked upon him with pity, but they could not reverse the mortal king's choice. For mortals in this world are always granted a choice whether right or wrong.

Drama for yo' Momma

Oh my goodness! There's so much drama these days. Intense drama that I can't even post up. And, it's not even so much about me, but other people surrounding me. Yikes. I just hope this all stops some time soon. Although, for some people it might completely turn around their lives. All I can do is *sigh* and pray. Here comes the mushy part that I don't really do normally being the sarcastic, non-confrontal, non-mushy person that I am...but a friend sent this to me and I think it's appropriate during these days for my friends & family:

May you have peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that you are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.

Let his presence settle in your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, & love.

Boredom

You can tell I'm bored when I do these things...

1. Name someone with the same birthday as you: I don’t really know. You guys can google this one and tell me.

2. Where was your first kiss? I think you guys can figure this one out too.

3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property? No never. Toilet papering houses when I was in high school was all I did.

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? Nope.

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people? Hello?!!! Am I Filipino or not?! Of course I have.

6. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Their face. Then their eyes. Teeth. Hair. Then I check out their arms.

7.What really turns you on? Attractiveness. Niceness. Intelligence. Humor. Flowers and chocolate truffles for no reason wouldn’t hurt either.

8. What do you order at Starbucks? Toffee Nut Lattee.

9. What is your biggest mistake? I don’t have regrets.

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? Nope. I’m too much of a wimp to hurt myself.

11. Say something totally random about yourself. I use to write with a ruler in middle school.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? I wish.

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or T.V. shows? Not really.

14. Did you have braces? Yes, the end of middle school until junior year high school.

15. Are you comfortable with your height? Sure. I can wear heels and not be taller than boys.

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you? Hrm..a toughie. Call me. It’s much better when I tell you.

17. When do you know its love? I don’t.

18. Do you speak any other languages? Tagalog. And a little bit of conversational Spanish?

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon? Nope. I can stand in the sun for 5 minutes and be tanned.

20.What magazines do you read? The ones that tell me what the trends are.

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Yes. Twice.

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away? Yes. I have a big family.

23. Do you watch MTV? All the time. Sadness.

24. What's something that really annoys you? See my profile on the side.

25. What's something you really like? Singing. Shopping. Drawing. Talking to people. Eating and sleeping.

26. Do you like Michael Jackson? Gotta love his old school songs.

27. Can you dance? I can move..if you call that dancing.

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up? A day and a half without sleep.

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? Nope. Thank goodness.

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out? Yeah! I love these things. Apparently you do too. If you're reading this sentence.

The Cheese

Happy Birthday Cheesey!!!

We are soo Scorpios:

Scorpio individuals are enigmatic, strong-willed, and passionate. People born under this sign are considered to be dynamic and extreme in their opinions. Scorpios need a positive avenue of expression in career, love, and creative achievement or their feelings turn inward, imprisoned, and at times even destructive. The positive aspect of Scorpio is their unswerving dedication once their emotions are engaged. The Scorpio energy, drive, and endurance are legend. Above all, the Scorpio seeks to give life a meaningful pattern, to find a deeper purpose. Controversially, Scorpios are ruthless enemies, they never forgive an injury and will wait years to get even. Scorpio is a fierce competitor, though often they manage to conceal this from others. Scorpios file away pieces of information, facts, names and don't hesitate to use what they know if the occasion arises. Astrologers forget to emphasize how loving, generous, kind, loyal, even the gentle quality of a Scorpio. A Scorpio never forgets a kind gesture and tries to repay it handsomely.

Being so gifted, they can find fulfillment in many employments. Their inner intensity can result in the ice-cold self-control and detachment of the surgeon, the concentration of the research scientist, and the heroism of the soldier. Any profession in which analysis, investigation, research, dealing with practicalities, and the solving of mysteries are relevant, can appeal to them. So police and detective work, espionage and counterespionage, the law, physics or psychology may attract them, and they can become masters of the written and spoken word. They may be most persuasive orators and find fulfillment as diplomats or preachers and, if they make the Church their profession, their inner intensity can express itself in the spiritual fervor of the mystic or the thaumaturgy.

The Scorpio lover, the nature of this sign is more complicated. The typical Scorpio is interested in marriage and long-term commitment. To Scorpio, love is an intensely passionate and enduring emotion that may be directed at one person only. Love is central to the life of typical Scorpios and inspires many of their ambitions and actions. It is true those Scorpio men and women have strong sexual appetites and require a deep physical attraction towards their lover. Suspicious and wary, Scorpios are reluctant to trust their heart to anyone. But once they do, they love deeply. With a Scorpio, it is usually all or nothing at all. Scorpios are passionate in love, and passionate about everything in which they become involve.

The Scorpio friend, as a rule only has a few friends and expects loyalty from them. Scorpio is not a natural socializer, but will keep close friends for many years. Scorpios are loners who look to themselves to solve problems. It is often said that a Scorpio wants to know everyone's secret but never willingly divulges his or her own. Scorpio natives have a great wisdom and are often sought as life guides.

Phone I Miss You

Man. This is the first day in my life that I lost my phone. I had this great idea to sit outside 'cause the sun was out today. Well..kind of. It was windy. Anyway, I was finishing this drawing I had. And, I thought I could look cool in my boots & skirt while sketching and looking like I had no care in the world and no exams to study for. I left my phone out on the lil' picnic table, so I can tell what time it is because it makes me feel safe to know what time it is. Then, I called Nader to see if he wanted to do lunch. (Note to family: Nader is married. And he is not "Loquacious the Stalker") And, when Nader picked me up, I packed my stuff up real quick. And, *sigh* I left my phone. I went back to see if it's back there. And it's been phone-napped. It's probably been harassed by now. I love my phone. It's the only thing that gives me a chance to talk to people. Just sadness all around right now. Maybe it's because the sun went away and now it's overcast. Maybe I'm just pmsing. But, phone, I miss you.

Last October Birthday

It's the last October birthday wish going out to my cousin Christopher. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!

Spinning with Cat

My roomie is super fit. She eats only healthy things like spinach with no dressing and drinks 3 gallons of water per day. She runs six miles a day in the morning then will work out for another hour at night. AND, she's a med student like me...that means 8-5 class everyday and Monday & Wednesday exams at 7:30 am. That's motivation.

So, today me and my crazy self decided to join her for spinning. But, since we had to be there 30 minutes before the spinning class started, we briskly walked for thirty and spun for an hour. Oh my ghetto booty hurts! I just didn't wanna be the girl who sat down when everyone was spinning not sitting down. But, the good news is my lips did not turn blue and I did not pass out. YAY self!!! Now, I'm committed to going with Cat every Wednesday and Sunday to spin. Go booty!

Shout out to the Mummy: HAPPY BIRTHDAY THE MUMMY! :)

I don't have a nice picture of the mummy to post, so sorry.

Not Procrastination

I have an anatomy exam at 7:30 am tomorrow, but I figured I have time to blog. Even though I have nothing to say really...

This is what it's like in Illinois these days: Cold 30 degree weather. Rainy. Full of geese (at least in my school).

This is what I did today: Study in the morning in my pajamas. Ate lunch. Around three I worked out for about an hour. Then I took a shower, ate dinner for about 2 hours. Yes, it takes two hours to eat dinner! Talked to Cat (my first actual human contact and conversation) for about 10 minutes. Study. And, now I'm here. Soon I'm going to sleep because I'm not a morning person and to be up & ready at 7:30 am is a big effort for me. Yesss. Welcome to my life. You people should call me one day...but call my cell phone instead of my room first 'cause I'm screening my calls for reasons you would know if you called me. Hehe.

Pancit Pow Wow Part II

Today my lil' Filipino friends decided to cook instead of going to another Filipino food place. Hazel and I cooked adobo. Yes. We cooked adobo and it was goooood. I promise. Patrick fried some bangus. (Note to non-filipino friends...it's not bang-us, but "ba" and then "knus"). Milk-fish. Good stuff. Karen made bico. Rose made halo-halo. Terrence made leche flan. Steph bought the healthy veggies. They were good and we ate them while cooking. And, of course, we had rice. But, man did we stink that whole place up! Rose and I walked to the front door of the apartment building, which was about four floors up from where our lil' Filipino soiree was..and we were going back down and we smelled the food from all the way upstairs! It smelled hekka fish-saucy, fried-things going on somewhere. Dogs started barking and stuff. It was funny. Sorry Patrick and Joe your apartment is gonna smell for awhile.

After dinner, Joe who's really into alternative medicine and harmony & relaxation stuff, showed us some Tibetan bowls used to relax people. The bowls are alloyed and are made of 8 different metals. You put them on top or around a person who's lying down and then hit the bowls and they vibrate and they're suppose to relax you. Kinda cool. I didn't volunteer to try them 'cause I was experiencing food coma, but Karen did. And, she was all limp noodly after the treatment.

All in all, it was a good night. Pancit Pow Wows have been a success. On our third Pancit Pow Wow though, I think we need to actually have some pancit.

Happy Birthday T'Maisa!

It's Ballzee's birthday today :)

Yay Ballzee!!!!

Cousins

Random post. I thought this was a funny picture I had in my camera. You guys are sooo weird! Hehe. Tiobi, Joseph, & Eli.

Happy Birthday Tito Andy!

Like corn???

Hannah's Super 18th Birthday

Today is Hannah's 18th Birthday! Yay!!! Happy Birthday Mownz :)

Is It Really the Sweetest?

Rachna, Hazel, & I were in the grocery store yesterday night buying a few things for our APAMSA meeting, and the flower aisle was filled with heart balloons saying "Happy Sweetest Day." I'm like, "What in the world is Sweetest Day?!?!!" Hazel said, "Oh it's like a fake Valentine's Day." So, I googled it online and it's suppose to be celebrated every third Saturday of October. While its beginnings were noble, Sweetest Day morphed into one of those holidays where a retail whorefest is allowed. When couples can buy each other crap they don't need, and where single people go insane! It's another one of those holidays guys have to remember or otherwise face "The Wrath" for forgetting it. Not only do they have to worry about anniversaries & Valentine's Day..there's Sweetest Day too?! Guys, it sucks to be you.

Sadness :(

Sadness. We're not going to medWAR anymore because Hazel hurt herself. Maybe God is trying to send me a sign saying, "Do you really want to cross a lake holding your backpack over your head?"

Pet Peeves

I was running at the gym yesterday and this guy was running next to me and kept looking over at my screen. The reason I know this is 'cause the treadmills face the window and I can see his and my reflection. The guy would run slower so he'd be at the edge of the treadmill look over to his right (where I am), look at my screen, and then run faster, look under the t-shirt he put over his treadmill screen and see how fast he's going compared to me. Loser. He did that more than six times. That is until this teenage track runner got on the treadmill to his left and was running so fast without struggling. So, this guy looked over the teenage track runner's screen, then my screen, then his screen...and got off the treadmill. Finally. He just got intimidated by the track runner and couldn't run faster than him. Ha! That's what you get peeper!

The Duddy Visits

The duddy is here in Illinois for a business trip. So, last Sunday we went to visit Tito Al & Tita Azer in Chicago. I think he gave them about a days warning that we were going to come over for lunch. Oh well.

Tita Azer made fried fish, apretada, and adobo. Yummers! I finally had Filipino food for free and not "Euro" size. Anyways, during lunch we just chatted, but I was kinda tried so the duddy and Tito Al did most of the talking. And, I was just eating. After lunch, Tita Azer made me a weeks worth of baon. Yay! I love food.

Driving back to my dorm, there was this huge dark cloud in the freeway. You know in cartoons when all of a sudden dark clouds appear out of no where and then they're right above you? Yep, that's what happened to us. And then crazy thunderstorm rain happened. Like pails of water pouring over us. The duddy was driving & he couldn't see...and you thought he was a scary driver on a normal day...try being the passenger in the middle of a thunderstorm.

APAMSA National Conference

Rose & I went to Northwestern University to attend the APAMSA National Conference today. Pretty interesting stuff.

What my little A.D.D. mind got (in a nutshell) from this whole experience is that Asians are more prone to acquire the Hepatitis B Virus and they are more likely to get liver & stomach cancer. Yay me for paying attention and learning two lil' tidbits!

Rose made these cute little business cards so that we could pass it to cute boys that we see. But, sadness there weren't any.

Check out our website!

Be Nice to Cholito Part Deux

I don't know about this be nice to Cholito idea..So, last week I my friends and I decided to order pizza for dinner and we met up at Katie's apartment. Cholito wanted to ride with Rachna, Hazel, & me. I was driving, so I told him, "Yeah sure, you can ride with us." Yikes! I was at the brink of not being nice anymore by the end of the night. I think it was because I already saw him earlier this week. And, I can only handle a Cholito dose once a week.

Anyways, we were driving there and I had Wicked playing. And, he's like, "This musical isn't so good." Big mistake. I'm like, "Why?!" At the same time thinking...really? Who made you the guru of musicals? Do you even know how to read music?! Do you play any musical instruments?! Have you ever seen musicals before???! He's like, "Just listen to the drums..it doesn't go." I'm thinking, man you're trying so hard to be a music expert. The drums totally go. It's an upbeat song. They're keeping the tempo. Duh. They need the drums there. And then he says, "And the people aren't singing well." As if!!!! Then I said, "They're totally in tune!" Stupid boy doesn't know what that means. Like he could sing. Then I just smiled 'cause I'm trying sooo hard to be nice to Cholito.

During the pizza dinner, I totally had a Cholito break and just talked to other people. But, then I had to take him home too. *sigh* That's what happens when you drive. So, Cholito asked if he could look around my car. (He's sitting in the passenger seat at this time 'cause he called shotgun and rather have the girls sit at the back). I said, "Yeah go ahead." By the time he almost finished looking around the car and opening every compartment there is, it was time to drop him off. I thought, thank God! Please go. But, then he was having this conversation with Rachna about what her family nickname was. We had this conversation at dinner and he missed it or forgot it, so he wants to know. And, Rachna obviously doesn't wanna tell him. I'm thinking she doesn't wanna tell you! Leave her alone. And just go. Then he starts opening and closing that compartment between the seats compulsively. Open, close, open, close. Then I say, "Oh my god! You're ruining my car! It's new. Stop it. Stop it!" To which I added, "Jon-jon," (who is my old blind dog's name & Cholito's family nickname), "you're like my dog. I have to tell him to stop it." Then Rachna, to free Hazel and me from our misery, told Cholito her nickname. It was then that Cholito finally got off the car. But, he just had to hover over the window and make a pouty face. Totally not cute. I just drove away as fast as I can. This be nice to Cholito is harder than I thought.

Be Nice to Cholito

Last December 3, 2004 I wrote this about Cholito:

Cholito Where is Your Pride?
I know this person from school whom my roomie & I have secretly nicknamed "Cholito." Cholito was cool in the beginning of the school year & now he turned touchy-feely on us. Like giving us awkward hugs when we don't need one. And, I'm sorry to say, kisses on the cheek to say goodbye. Yuckiness! Do I look like a girl who needs to be kissed on the freakin' cheek? How do I know he doesn't have herpes? Don't get me wrong though, I love kisses on the cheek from cute guys that I like, but NOT Cholito.
Cholito is about as tall as my roomie Cat & even shorter than her when she wears heels 'cause she says she can see the top of his head when she does. He got his nickname 'cause he's this short guy who used to have these two lines above his lips he called a mustache as if he wanted to be a cholo, but it really didn't work. He wears this real unfashionable fleece pull over jacket with a big white stripe across his pseudo-pectorals with a random hat and dress shoes aaallll the time. And, when he talks he tah-aacks loike thiis..........and......pauses like he's talking to a moron. Then, when you start to talk he talks over your sentences like he has something more important to say.
Anyways, Cat & I have decided that Cholito is not straight & may be gay, but his non-existent fashion sense even puts the gay guys to shame. He just recently moved into campus & he called me & Cat to help him move in. Okay, there's something truly wrong with this picture...first, guys do NOT ask two girls to help them move in. Guys offer their help when girls are moving in, but never ask. This is the first time this has happened to me. Second, Cholito has asked two girls..ahem..TWO GIRLS to basically carry boxes for him. I mean c'mon, where's his pride???! Third, he calls us up not in the afternoon, not early at night, not at a convenient time, but a 11:00 p.m. and then asks "When are you guys going to sleep?" To which we responded at 11:30 p.m. So, being the smart & very considerate person Cholito is, he calls us up at 11:30 p.m. to help him move in. And, of course it was the perfect time to ask us to help him because it was hella cold and snowing outside and we were already in our pajamas. (By the way, I'm not stupid I didn't roll out of bed to help)
But, it doesn't just end there. Yesterday, Cholito calls me at 10:00 p.m. & says "When are you going to sleep?" To which I again responded, "11:30" Then he says that he needs help to bring some food up his room. So, to get him off my back I'm like, "Sure, I'll help you out as long as I'm not sleeping." And, Cholito is sooooo smart that he again calls me at 11:30 asking for help. But, he doesn't call me once, nope, not twice, but three times and all three times leaving messages saying he has bags of groceries that'll take him a couple of trips to unload and he's outside...and can I help him...and then he attempts to put this guilt trip on me and says.."ooooh, but your probably sleeping already." Okay. wtf?! Being the smart medical student Cholito is, he calls me three times at 11:30 after I said I'm going to sleep at 11:30. And, because he didn't want to make a couple of trips to his room in the middle of the night he would rather wake me up and carry the grocery bags for him. Really. That's just inconsiderate to say the least.

Okay, I have to admit that's a bit harsh even for a guy who can't carry his own groceries. So, this year, I've decided that I will be nice to Cholito. Not just two-faced nice, but genuinely nice. No fake smiles and shallow flattery. But, that doesn't mean we have to be BFF! It simply means that I won't complain about him so much. I won't even try to change the way he is. I figured at 28 years old he should be able to figure that out for himself. And, when he says something I don't like I can just make eye contact and walk away. Let's hope he doesn't take that as a signal to "hey follow me!"

Pancit Pow Wow

Today my Filipino friends from school and I went out for dinner to this Filipino restaurant called Cebu about 10 minutes away from school. Finding that place was soooo dangerous. We ordered the usual crispy pata, palabok, lumpia, adobo, calderetta, turon, leche flan, and halo-halo. MMmMMmmMmmm. Man, you'd think we were starving or something. This is the first time I went out with friends to a Filipino restaurant.

The place was nice and quaint, but the food was a little pricey for Filipino food, and the portions small. It said on the menu that Cebu Restaurant is a "Euro-Asian Cuisine." I'm thinking Euro 'cause the portions are small and asian 'cause it's filipino food. But, 'cause we were totally craving food from home we went all out and ordered almost everything. So, now my tummy is full and I'm happy.

A note on the weather: Man it's cold & rainy today. Illinois weather is weird. There's no transition period..just hot & humid then really cold.

The Beginning of a New Organization

So my friends Rose, Rachna, Hazel and I decided to start this organization in our school. It's called APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Organization). It's a national organization and we want to start our own chapter in our school. I know what you people are thinking...But, we're going to make it not so asian, rather aim it towards promoting health, performing medical community service in underserved areas, and increase cultural awareness. Don't I sound so professional?

We planned our first quarter activities and set meeting dates during dinner at a persian restaurant called Reza's. Then we made lil' posters for the organization fair tomorrow and we're passing out jello lychees and fortune cookies (yes, you got it! the "asian" part of our organization). Aren't we creative? Yesss.

As a side note: I took home left overs from the restaurant and the food was real yummy, but now it smells like farts. And NO it's NOT me. I so checked!

Classes?! What's That?!

I actually have to go to class today and see people. Yikes!

I signed up for these two electives. The first one has something to do with Leadership and the second with Bio and Chemical Warfare. I'm not exactly sure. What sold me was the no presentation and no exam requirements. Well, the leadership one does, but it doesn't count because it's online. That means group exams :) Life is good. Yes. And, you're reading this and saying to yourself..."Man, life sucks for you." Whateva. hehe.

As a side note: It's still freakin' hot in Illinois. I hate it!

It's Freakin' HOT in Illinois

It's soooo HOT here and humid and nasty! I'm sensing that I'm starting to smell like stinky socks and moth balls once again. It's not cute. And then, to top it all off...the bed bugs are back. Some spider or moth or something bit me last night. Now, I have at least seven red dots on my right foot and one on my left leg. I wanna talk to that bug and say, "What's so special about the right leg huh?! I take showers!"

To get away from the heat, I drove my bra-less self to the home of centralized air conditioning...the library (a five minute walk). I'd walk around nekkid if I had to, but I don't wanna traumatize people. Anyway, it was really boring to just sit there. Especially when people are not around yet 'cause it's only the first week of school, but I'd do anything for air conditioning.