HA! i knew it! thanksgiving is the WORST american holiday served by asians. while whites serve turkey, asians serve kimchi. while whites serve corn, asians serve rice. while whites serve mashed potatoes, asians serve pumpkin juk (죽) filled with peas.
woohoo. way to celebrate thanksgiving ya noobs.
see, this is why you eat at thanksgiving PARTIES thrown by asians. not little asian family sit-downs. asian thanksgiving parties actually serve the good stuff: both white AND asian. so for our thanksgiving day, for breakfast i was served mashed potatoes, rice, and cheese at home. at lunch, my family went to this other person's house cuz my dads a pastor and we were invited to go. lunchtime had EVERYTHING. like, they had turkey, korean and white pasta, cranberry sauce, fruit salad, pumpkin pie, cherry tart, pineapple slices, green beans, etc...
and while im reminiscing, lemme just say that i only just this morning found out how to spell pumpkin correctly. amazing, huh?
so for dinner we went to my second uncle (my dad's cousin)'s house, and DAYAMN he served good sushi. mark of a bad guy: MUST LOVE SUSHI. dude, it looked totally like the kind that they served at chinese buffets, except it looked yummier since he included his own little wasabi sauce that he made himself. he's only a home cooker, but you know how home cookers always have the best homemade food. at their apartment, we got to see their little baby girl.
SO adorable. she looks exactly like her dad.
which, i mean to say, is a HUGE complement, since you dont really see a lot of 30 year old dads who look like they just got married. come on, the baby just fits in the whole young couple picture. :D shes a really healthy fat baby. i guess fat babies are the healthiest. we gave them a box of diapers and clothes for the baby but she's apparently too big for diaper size 3. oh, that little fat 1 year old. *sigh*
and we had a great thanksgiving. not too asian, not too white. cuz u know i gotta have both. (im a fwinkie, thats why.)
Friday, November 26, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Ne maeumun?
I had just emerged from the storage room to put my violin away and began my morning sprint to first period. Unfortunately, the first period bell rang as I went in the door.
"You're late." The teacher coldly stared at me.
Flustered and out of breath, I stuttered, "I'm sorry, my bus was late and I had to put my instrument away in the storage room--"
"I did not ask for an explanation," the teacher cut across me. "Go to your seat."
I hurried to my seat and sat down before she could start docking points off my agenda. Damn, why did I always have to be stuck on a late school bus every morning?
The teacher, meanwhile, continued her long explanation about our homework, assignments for today, etc. She passed out a thick packet of notes and questions to everybody and said, "Kindly finish this packet in class today. Anything that is not finished will be homework."
I noted that she said "finish" and not "work on." Go figure.
Everybody knew the teacher got mad if we didn't explain our tardiness firsthand. Almost immediately after she sat down at her desk and booted up her computer, I walked timidly up to her and cleared my throat.
"Er.." I started uncertainly.
"Is that how you greet a teacher?" she asked, not taking her eyes off her computer.
"Sorry..what?"
"I asked you if that's how you normally greet a teacher."
"Uh..I guess I'll start again, then," I said, completely perplexed.
"No. I asked you a simple yes or no question. Can you answer it please?"
I stared in silence. Wait, what?
The teacher sighed. "Okay, let's start over."
I glanced at the wall and said, "I wanted to explain why I was tardy."
"Have I ever asked? I'm always hearing the same excuse."
"No, ma'am, you've been hearing the same reason. The truth, nonetheless."
She raised her eyes skeptically. "Are you contradicting me?"
I shrugged, which probably wasn't the smartest thing to do.
"My bus was late, ma'am, and I thought you should know."
The teacher rose from her seat and looked at me directly in the eyes. "Do you think I believe you?"
"I think you should, as I'm saying the truth."
"I, on the other hand, think you are lying. I hear that same excuse every day and the same amount of defiance and rudeness that seems to radiate every day in my class. From you."
Shit, I'd forgotten that teachers hate their students' logical reasoning.
I took a deep breath, calmed myself, and tried to start again without the tremor in my voice.
And I dared to ask, "Do you believe in God?" It was the one question that completely threw teachers off balance. I've learned through experience.
"Hmm. Why do you ask?"
I shrugged and said, "I was just wondering."
"That is not a good enough reason."
I looked up at her. "It was only a yes or no question."
"Well, I have to say I find this subject completely irrelevant to the topic we were discussing right now," the teacher said with eyebrows raised so high it disappeared into her flyaway hair.
"Oh, don't worry. I think you'll find it relevant enough to discuss."
The teacher glanced at her watch.
"You do know you are wasting time?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was under the impression that I wanted an answer from you." I glared at her and restated, "Do you or do you not believe in God?"
"And if I say yes?" the teacher inquired.
"Then I would wonder why a believer of God would seek injustice."
"What about no?"
I laughed bitterly. "Then I will finally know what the source of your ignorance is. And seeing your hesitation in answering the question, I must conclude now that if you say yes after all this time, you are an unfaithful believer. If you say no..."
My voice was becoming colder and more forceful all the while. What power lies beyond the everyday art of the human voice?
"...then I will consider you one of the petty obstacles in life that I must face."
I walked away, feeling immensely satisfied at my teacher's--no, my obstacle's--slipping composure and my first feat in life. Teachers must be the first to realize their injustice.
"You're late." The teacher coldly stared at me.
Flustered and out of breath, I stuttered, "I'm sorry, my bus was late and I had to put my instrument away in the storage room--"
"I did not ask for an explanation," the teacher cut across me. "Go to your seat."
I hurried to my seat and sat down before she could start docking points off my agenda. Damn, why did I always have to be stuck on a late school bus every morning?
The teacher, meanwhile, continued her long explanation about our homework, assignments for today, etc. She passed out a thick packet of notes and questions to everybody and said, "Kindly finish this packet in class today. Anything that is not finished will be homework."
I noted that she said "finish" and not "work on." Go figure.
Everybody knew the teacher got mad if we didn't explain our tardiness firsthand. Almost immediately after she sat down at her desk and booted up her computer, I walked timidly up to her and cleared my throat.
"Er.." I started uncertainly.
"Is that how you greet a teacher?" she asked, not taking her eyes off her computer.
"Sorry..what?"
"I asked you if that's how you normally greet a teacher."
"Uh..I guess I'll start again, then," I said, completely perplexed.
"No. I asked you a simple yes or no question. Can you answer it please?"
I stared in silence. Wait, what?
The teacher sighed. "Okay, let's start over."
I glanced at the wall and said, "I wanted to explain why I was tardy."
"Have I ever asked? I'm always hearing the same excuse."
"No, ma'am, you've been hearing the same reason. The truth, nonetheless."
She raised her eyes skeptically. "Are you contradicting me?"
I shrugged, which probably wasn't the smartest thing to do.
"My bus was late, ma'am, and I thought you should know."
The teacher rose from her seat and looked at me directly in the eyes. "Do you think I believe you?"
"I think you should, as I'm saying the truth."
"I, on the other hand, think you are lying. I hear that same excuse every day and the same amount of defiance and rudeness that seems to radiate every day in my class. From you."
Shit, I'd forgotten that teachers hate their students' logical reasoning.
I took a deep breath, calmed myself, and tried to start again without the tremor in my voice.
And I dared to ask, "Do you believe in God?" It was the one question that completely threw teachers off balance. I've learned through experience.
"Hmm. Why do you ask?"
I shrugged and said, "I was just wondering."
"That is not a good enough reason."
I looked up at her. "It was only a yes or no question."
"Well, I have to say I find this subject completely irrelevant to the topic we were discussing right now," the teacher said with eyebrows raised so high it disappeared into her flyaway hair.
"Oh, don't worry. I think you'll find it relevant enough to discuss."
The teacher glanced at her watch.
"You do know you are wasting time?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was under the impression that I wanted an answer from you." I glared at her and restated, "Do you or do you not believe in God?"
"And if I say yes?" the teacher inquired.
"Then I would wonder why a believer of God would seek injustice."
"What about no?"
I laughed bitterly. "Then I will finally know what the source of your ignorance is. And seeing your hesitation in answering the question, I must conclude now that if you say yes after all this time, you are an unfaithful believer. If you say no..."
My voice was becoming colder and more forceful all the while. What power lies beyond the everyday art of the human voice?
"...then I will consider you one of the petty obstacles in life that I must face."
I walked away, feeling immensely satisfied at my teacher's--no, my obstacle's--slipping composure and my first feat in life. Teachers must be the first to realize their injustice.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
YES! cell phone!
YES!! i. got. a. frickin. legit. cell. phone.
its like all blue and black and it slides on the side of the phone and reveals a FULL KEYBOARD!! but then i have like no text so having a keyboard is completely useless. unless ur gonna spend all day adding contacts, which is exactly what im doing right now. and i have to share it with my mom.
well, she said so herself, shes never gonna use that cell unless she has to go places like the grocery store or piano lessons (shes a piano teacher) and thats it, so shes all "well its just gonna be yours anyway since i never get out of the house these days." ehehehehe. its minee :)
oh i remember when the first time we had my cell, it was a black one that looked really old timey and my mom was all "eww! nobody likes that cell phone! its in black!" cuz she is so much like me. see, this is why people say my mom is like the coolest and youngest looking mom ever. (although that sounds like theyre betraying their own widdle mommies or something)
and she went and got a different style, which is totally fly. *sigh* its not very often that u find a mom who has the same interests in heart as u do.
i mean, of course she still wants me to get "straight A" and all that (something i cant say i ever really cared about).
but dont all moms care about their children being smart? or at least asian moms?
and now its really hard to get back on topic so i guess i'll just keep rambling on about my mom.
...never mind, i'll cancel that.
...cuz ew that sounds horrible.
its like all blue and black and it slides on the side of the phone and reveals a FULL KEYBOARD!! but then i have like no text so having a keyboard is completely useless. unless ur gonna spend all day adding contacts, which is exactly what im doing right now. and i have to share it with my mom.
well, she said so herself, shes never gonna use that cell unless she has to go places like the grocery store or piano lessons (shes a piano teacher) and thats it, so shes all "well its just gonna be yours anyway since i never get out of the house these days." ehehehehe. its minee :)
oh i remember when the first time we had my cell, it was a black one that looked really old timey and my mom was all "eww! nobody likes that cell phone! its in black!" cuz she is so much like me. see, this is why people say my mom is like the coolest and youngest looking mom ever. (although that sounds like theyre betraying their own widdle mommies or something)
and she went and got a different style, which is totally fly. *sigh* its not very often that u find a mom who has the same interests in heart as u do.
i mean, of course she still wants me to get "straight A" and all that (something i cant say i ever really cared about).
but dont all moms care about their children being smart? or at least asian moms?
and now its really hard to get back on topic so i guess i'll just keep rambling on about my mom.
...never mind, i'll cancel that.
...cuz ew that sounds horrible.
Friday, November 12, 2010
DX sleepovers!!
ARGH. my lil sis had a friend over for today who goes to my church. shes another pastors kid. AND SHES LIKE A SECOND LITTLE SISTER!!
plus, she got my sister hyper since they want to bother me so much. they locked themselves up in my room and started writing stuff on my pretty design paper that i wont care to repeat. its so childish and immature. they threw the paper at me, laughed hysterically, and ran back up to my bedroom to write more.
but of course, since i like little kids so much, i played along with them and pretended that i was mad and chased them back upstairs...
...to my bedroom.
*sigh* yes, twas just me, my brother, my parents, and twin little hyperactive disorderly asian sisters having a sleepover.
plus, she got my sister hyper since they want to bother me so much. they locked themselves up in my room and started writing stuff on my pretty design paper that i wont care to repeat. its so childish and immature. they threw the paper at me, laughed hysterically, and ran back up to my bedroom to write more.
but of course, since i like little kids so much, i played along with them and pretended that i was mad and chased them back upstairs...
...to my bedroom.
*sigh* yes, twas just me, my brother, my parents, and twin little hyperactive disorderly asian sisters having a sleepover.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
feh. early dismissal.
u know how people think early dismissals are awesome because it means less school hours? i cant disagree but u have to say that whenever we have a dismissal is because its either a holiday (yay) or a test day.
like today.
we had to take a "mock" writing SOL and guess what? they didnt give half of us enough time to finish the thing. i think it was mainly cuz of the tap and count since the english teachers just LOVE seeing us work our asses off on prewriting. they think its a really important part of essay writing.
well, guess what, oh unenlightened english teachers? science teachers and we students think it is a terrible nuisance and a horrible piece of crap. IN. YO. FACE. (what now) 8O
but once all that was over we had an AWESOME PRESENTATION in the little theatre. ehehehe. officer chambers, i could listen to your presentations all year long and never get tired of it. dude shes an awesome teacher/officer/adult. she said words like "boobs" (talking about child pornography) and "crap" (explaining why she doesnt use powerpoints) and "heck, get outta the building when u get the chance. i mean, even i dont wanna be in the building during a lockdown but i have to since i got the gun." she knows its funny but she says it anyway cuz shes funny. duh.
yes, officer chambers, you are the funniest and coolest adult ive ever met. ive dedicated a whole paragraph on you; arent u happy.
oh and hi sam!! ;)
like today.
we had to take a "mock" writing SOL and guess what? they didnt give half of us enough time to finish the thing. i think it was mainly cuz of the tap and count since the english teachers just LOVE seeing us work our asses off on prewriting. they think its a really important part of essay writing.
well, guess what, oh unenlightened english teachers? science teachers and we students think it is a terrible nuisance and a horrible piece of crap. IN. YO. FACE. (what now) 8O
but once all that was over we had an AWESOME PRESENTATION in the little theatre. ehehehe. officer chambers, i could listen to your presentations all year long and never get tired of it. dude shes an awesome teacher/officer/adult. she said words like "boobs" (talking about child pornography) and "crap" (explaining why she doesnt use powerpoints) and "heck, get outta the building when u get the chance. i mean, even i dont wanna be in the building during a lockdown but i have to since i got the gun." she knows its funny but she says it anyway cuz shes funny. duh.
yes, officer chambers, you are the funniest and coolest adult ive ever met. ive dedicated a whole paragraph on you; arent u happy.
oh and hi sam!! ;)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
results!! 8D
aieee!! the results for district orchestra came out and GUESS WHAT? i got in!! XD 7th chair, which means i'll be sitting on the VERY EDGE of the orchestra and i'll definitely be able to see the crowd and the crowd will be able to see ME!! (hooray)
i totally winged the scales part of the audition since i lost my scales sheet and they ran out of copies. blehblehbleh. not my fault.
so now im ranked 11th overall, and at my school im second highest violin chair only to this sevvie named kayla shim, who is pretty good by the way. shes ranked 9th overall and on the score i got 171 and she got 173 (out of 200).
which is REALLY GOOD. :)
(whoo go kayla!)
im sitting next to this guy named edward chung and ive known him ever since i moved to his elementary school but i never knew he was gonna come 2 my middle school. i swear, his voice got SO DEEP after just two years. i still remember his little baby boy voice. x)
oh and my friend hyo jung (aka aria) kim is a violist and she got a whopping 200/200 which has like NEVER happened before in the violas. DAYAMN. right after her is emily hwang (who goes to our school) with a score of 199.2, and the next girl named rachel chon also goes to our school and has a score of 198. FIRST THREE VIOLAS ALL FROM OUR SCHOOL!! of course youre jealous. XD
dudez. i feel so happy for them cuz theyre like legit good and they totally deserve the first three seats.
and theres this guy named brian kim who is really really good at violin but he just never tries so big loss for him. hes even better than kayla shim and he ended up in the middle of second violin section in our orchestra because he didnt care about our school seats. i never saw wether he auditioned or not and if he got in or not.
but im so glad that my results were really good compared to last year. last year i think i got a score of 149 or something like that. eww.....
HOORAY HOORAY I GOT IN!!
(and btw i finally got a cell!!)
i totally winged the scales part of the audition since i lost my scales sheet and they ran out of copies. blehblehbleh. not my fault.
so now im ranked 11th overall, and at my school im second highest violin chair only to this sevvie named kayla shim, who is pretty good by the way. shes ranked 9th overall and on the score i got 171 and she got 173 (out of 200).
which is REALLY GOOD. :)
(whoo go kayla!)
im sitting next to this guy named edward chung and ive known him ever since i moved to his elementary school but i never knew he was gonna come 2 my middle school. i swear, his voice got SO DEEP after just two years. i still remember his little baby boy voice. x)
oh and my friend hyo jung (aka aria) kim is a violist and she got a whopping 200/200 which has like NEVER happened before in the violas. DAYAMN. right after her is emily hwang (who goes to our school) with a score of 199.2, and the next girl named rachel chon also goes to our school and has a score of 198. FIRST THREE VIOLAS ALL FROM OUR SCHOOL!! of course youre jealous. XD
dudez. i feel so happy for them cuz theyre like legit good and they totally deserve the first three seats.
and theres this guy named brian kim who is really really good at violin but he just never tries so big loss for him. hes even better than kayla shim and he ended up in the middle of second violin section in our orchestra because he didnt care about our school seats. i never saw wether he auditioned or not and if he got in or not.
but im so glad that my results were really good compared to last year. last year i think i got a score of 149 or something like that. eww.....
HOORAY HOORAY I GOT IN!!
(and btw i finally got a cell!!)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
O.o
you know what i've noticed when i was reading that last blog post? i go off topic. A LOT. so i suppose im gonna have 2 try harder for my blogging skillz to at least be competent. heck, i dont even know what competent means.
meh. vocab essays.
and i cant believe i have 2 write TWO of them for the TJHSST test. no way im getting in, but i have 2 make this test last, dont i? no i dont. but still. vocabs kinda hard cuz i suck at english. english is just "RAAH RAAH RAAH ME NO LIKE PIE" and all that shet. nothin wrong w/ english teachers, i just hate english, is all.
and i picked up black slang while i was living southern VA. doesnt help at all. i mean they were nice kids but im still trying 2 get out of talking slang. its like a habit these days.
omg. look at how off topic ive gotten.
meh. vocab essays.
and i cant believe i have 2 write TWO of them for the TJHSST test. no way im getting in, but i have 2 make this test last, dont i? no i dont. but still. vocabs kinda hard cuz i suck at english. english is just "RAAH RAAH RAAH ME NO LIKE PIE" and all that shet. nothin wrong w/ english teachers, i just hate english, is all.
and i picked up black slang while i was living southern VA. doesnt help at all. i mean they were nice kids but im still trying 2 get out of talking slang. its like a habit these days.
omg. look at how off topic ive gotten.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
AHH DISTRICTS!!
*grits teeth* ORCHESTRA DISTRICT AUDITIONS ARE FRICKIN DAY AFTER TOMORROW!!
actually im not really that nervous since i made it last year in 7th grade but i only made it second 2 last chair in first violin. I FRICKIN SUCK. and dont say "at least u got in" cuz im totally not buying it. and dont expect me 2 feel sorry for u when u say that 2 my face.
i hope i at LEAST get a better seat than last year, because last year i was in the way back of the orchestra and there was this big headed girl to my right that prevented anybody from seeing my lovely face and my awesome skillz. naw im jk. but not about the big headed girl.
honestly, that girl had like this giant bob hairstyle. it didnt look good on her AT ALL. meh, i bet it doesnt even look good on anybody.
come on, guys. even my MOM agrees with me. and no one disagrees w/ the moms. ;)
at least ive played most of the district pieces before. its just the scales that bothers me cuz i lost the sheet with the scales we have 2 play. i suppose i'll just have 2 wing it when the auditions come. NO FRICKTARD U GOTTA PRACTICE THEM FIRST.
lol. anyway bottom line here, i HAVE 2 get in and i HAVE 2 get a better seat than before and i HAVE 2 be sitting on the outside. ya got that big head?
yeah ya do.
actually im not really that nervous since i made it last year in 7th grade but i only made it second 2 last chair in first violin. I FRICKIN SUCK. and dont say "at least u got in" cuz im totally not buying it. and dont expect me 2 feel sorry for u when u say that 2 my face.
i hope i at LEAST get a better seat than last year, because last year i was in the way back of the orchestra and there was this big headed girl to my right that prevented anybody from seeing my lovely face and my awesome skillz. naw im jk. but not about the big headed girl.
honestly, that girl had like this giant bob hairstyle. it didnt look good on her AT ALL. meh, i bet it doesnt even look good on anybody.
come on, guys. even my MOM agrees with me. and no one disagrees w/ the moms. ;)
at least ive played most of the district pieces before. its just the scales that bothers me cuz i lost the sheet with the scales we have 2 play. i suppose i'll just have 2 wing it when the auditions come. NO FRICKTARD U GOTTA PRACTICE THEM FIRST.
lol. anyway bottom line here, i HAVE 2 get in and i HAVE 2 get a better seat than before and i HAVE 2 be sitting on the outside. ya got that big head?
yeah ya do.
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