GOOD friday: oh yes, it is!

1. Who is your favorite celebrity?

man, this is hard. i like lots. i like jerry o'connell. i know he's really random, but every time i see him on tv, he's freakin' hilarious and charming. i like will smith, too. and yes, ann, backstreet boys will ALWAYS be on top of my list, too! as for korean, hyori and ahn jae wook are the best.

2. Who is your least favorite?

i don't like celebs who's are snobby or stupid so there's alot of those, too. yeah, i don't like marilyn manson, either ann.

3. Have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?

let's see: (american) backstreet boys (in concert); back of angie harmon's head and tony dorsett (both while working at sharper image); darren woodson (while standing in line @ albertson's, he was buying diapers); nba players (@ games, of course): avery johnson, steve nash, eduardo najera (mavs: up close!); and dat nguyen (@ a sushi restaurant).

korean: tony (from h.o.t); bae doo nah; shin hae sung from shinhwa (we think); lee eui jung (from 'namja 3, yuja 3'); kang ho dong, yoo jae suk, lee hwee jae (from kkoong koong dak); nolja concert: yoo seung jun (!!), clon, kim hyun jung, bijou, lim chang jung, shinhwa; some ah ju mah actress (shopping in coex)

4. Would you want to be famous? Why or why not?

honestly, yes. haha. i'd want to be an actress or singer, but more actress. i want to be on the pages of InStyle. sometimes i think what i would be wearing or saying if i was interviewed in those kinds of magazines. haha. of course, i won't do the nasty things they do to become one...

5. If you had to trade places with a celebrity for a day, who would you choose and why?

american: i don't know if i'd really trade places with anybody in hollywood. i'd rather be combination of actresses.

korean: hyori. =P

dang, stupid espn radio isn't working over the internet so i can't hear the mark cuban interview!! >.< i even emailed them, but no response! gosh.

ya'll remember alex cho? i found his xanga. it's actually kind of sad. i think he's one confused boy. *shaking head*

i'm going to try to watch "better luck tomorrow" tomorrow. ha. and then the mavs game afterwards. i hope they win. first 10,000 get a mavs poster. i want that, too.

not fair that others get the day off today. well, it's fair, but my company isn't. pooh.

song of the day: westlife - my love (^.^)v

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another "very interesting" update: this happened this morning...

right when i drove into the parking lot, i see his car coming my way. how do i know what's his car? i saw him driving it once and made sure to avoid it. but this morning, it was too late. and as usual, i parked into my space backwards. i got skillz, ya know. ;) well, he parks RIGHT next to me. with my peripheral vision, i see this and immediately grab my messenger bag and start looking through it to appear busy. i avoid looking to the left or to the front b/c i didn't want to make eye contact with him. so i start looking through my planner for a bit, then i decided okay, he has to be gone by now. i'll just look up to make sure... i slowly lift my head and...HE'S FREAKIN' STANDING RIGHT AT MY HOOD!!! he had been waiting on me to look up. he waves, i begrudgingly wave back (unenthusiastically, OF COURSE), and he turns around to walk toward the building. i groaned to myself and laid my seat back thinking, why am i here? why?

on a unrelated matter, can't even have a normal conversation. it keeps going like this and there won't be a conversation. geez.

i'm freakin' tired now. this has been the longest day. this guy who was supposed to train me is all of a sudden, telling me to do stuff that i don't know how to do. and on top of that, the very thing they trained me on, will probably save them 1.2 seconds (uh, i don't really know how much, but it depends on how fast you can shift your eyes) from looking at one line to another. meaning? they "trained" me to see if a file is missing. there is a list of files that are in the system, 2,4,5,6 and i'm supposed to let someone know that file 3 is missing. whoa. i didn't feel this way before, but maybe my years at SMU were worth something. i mean, look at what i'm doing! it's rocket science!

i'm cranky. sorry. i'm just ready to go home.

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love it live!: the 2003 nba playoffs are here...



yeah, if i was the east, i wouldn't want to be playing any of these guys. haha. anyways, i'm somewhat relieved that we're playing the blazers instead of the lakers, but then again, if portland comes out strong, we're screwed. but atleast i have hope that we have a chance. i know we're not [probably] going all the way, but if they can get to the second round and lose against the kings, i'll be somewhat satisfied b/c that's where i expect the buck stops for the mavs. but man, yesterday, steve nash was getting on my nerves. he won't stop crying!! dang, boy, just out and play. that's why we don't get calls b/c the refs think we're a bunch of crybabies. put up and shut up. thanks. another note: raef lafrentz is going to be near my house tonight for a radio show. he's not as he good as he was @ kansas, but he's pretty good-looking. should i go? hmmm...

last night at the pyuns', after the game, we started watching...



b/c linda read that it was saddam's favorite movie and she's never seen it. it's very different to watch it a second time. and we put on the subtitles (since the kids were sleeping) and i could actually figure out who's who. when i watch a war movie, it's very confusing to figure out the lingo and who's who so it helped alot to watch it a second time. and man, i forgot how intense the movie was and how realistic everything looks. a couple of things i remember from the movie: i thought it was kinda stupid for that guy (later on it turns out to be hottie elf legolas, orlando bloom who can't do a southern accent), the scene where the guy has to stop the vein from bleeding (i had to turn away), and how i felt afterwards. i totally felt thankful to the armed forces and what they do for our country. how much easier my life is compared to theirs. and i felt the same way last night.

[quickly switching to a less somber subject] i have been kinda of forgetful these days. i had misplaced my keys for a couple of days and finally julie tells me it's in her car. and then i found out this morning that i left my wallet in her car. great. so i'm meeting up with her to get lunch at sura and get it back. geez, what's wrong with me?

kimberly caldwell, the annoying blonde texan and who my sister thinks looks like matt damon in drag, got kicked off in a shocker last night. i didn't see it, but i heard that the whole audience was shocked. i'm glad b/c she had an attitude. i don't know why i care b/c i don't even watch the show.

i bought my ticket to austin yesterday on southwest. very cheap! $82 total for a round trip. southwest is the best.

song of the day: kelly clarkson - anytime (^.^)v

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blt: and i'm not talkin' about the sandwich...i'm talkin' about better luck tomorrow!



there has been much hype about it. i saw yellow which was a movie about korean-american teens who were bored and just decided to rob a store. it was actually kind of boring and i was very disappointed. well, i hope this movie is better. it looks good and roger ebert gave it **** (4 stars) and of course, "2 thumbs up". so i'm going to try to watch it as soon as i get some free time. it's playing at the angelika theater in dallas and the dobie theater in austin. go watch it!

heading over to the pyuns' house tonight to watch the mavs/spurs game and mj's last game. there's been so much talk of jordan these past few weeks and i'm kinda getting tired of it. maybe b/c i wasn't there to see "that moment" or "this moment". all i know that he was (and still is) a marketing icon and probably one of the best that ever played. there's alot of debate if he is THE best, but most of the hype about his greatness, alot of sports commentators say, is that he came at the right time for sports and advertising. there's talk that many guys will cry tonight or atleast be misty-eyed. i know he's greatness, but it still bothers me that even though people say he's this generous man and is absolutely wonderful, it doesn't hide the fact that he was unfaithful to his wife. anyways, i hope this is his last game and that we don't have to see his saggy butt play the game again. right, eddie? :)

i'm still doing alot of thinking of my future. i hope that God will show me the way soon.

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frustrations: argh...

it's really weird that all the asian countries has reported atleast 1 case of SARS except korea! strange, but true. (those reported.) however, WHO (world health org) is investigating if kimchi has anything to do with it. i'm NOT kidding! that would be fascinating if kimchi was found to be a deterrant against SARS.

this is a lame segway (spelling?) into the picture below, but i found it interesting...



all these beautiful girls transformed by the magic of plastic surgery. if you can make millions like these women, would you go under the knife?

i got the kelly clarkson cd yesterday and i'm listening to it right now. it's ok. i thought it was going to be more like a celine dion cd (which her new one is really good!), but it's more mellow than celine. definitely falls under the "adult contemporary" category. but she does have a few great songs on there. i think i have to listen to it more to get used to. it's not a disappointment like nick's was, but it's not like wow. her voice is fantastic and i'm so proud of her!! :D

i know it was kinda weird that i wrote that i liked celine dion. the other day, i brought up the conversation topic, "which singer do you like, but you're afraid to admit?" mine is definitely celine (i guess i'm not afraid anymore). someone *wink* said barry manilow. i'd pay alot to hear celine in vegas. i'd love to. she sings great songs.

anyways, i'm so in a quandry right now on what to do. what to do with my life. it's hard not being able to do whatever you want to do. if i could do anything right now and it'd be easy to do, i'd go to korea to teach english. that's what i really want to do right now. it's driving me crazy that my dad won't let me. but i dropped hope for it about a year ago after he said that he didn't want to me living there. that is what is really pulling me right now. it's so frustrating. but since i've basically given up on that, i'm looking to teach here. but i don't want to go through all the classes and stuff right now. i want hands-on experience first. i want to enjoy what i'm doing. is that too much to ask? i know i'd be a great english teacher if given the opportunity. why can't my dad let me do what i want to do? why do i have to have this set career? i want to help as many people as possible, but i can't. i'm unhappy and frustrated here. and there ain't no hope for a potential bf here either. so i've been looking for jobs in cali and even to my own dismay, dallas, to get in an environment where i'll enjoy waking up at 6 in the morning. if you have any advice for me, let me know b/c i'm sick of being here.

thanks.

song of the day: daniel bedingfield - If You're Not The One

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=/: that's how i feel...

yesterday the mavs won, but it doesn't really matter b/c the spurs won too. dang i can't believe we lost the midwest title. sux. now we're #3 and probably going to play the lakers. ugh. i don't like that. and yesterday, nash was freakin' acting like a baby. i'm sick of it. he's been crying to the officials ever since finley left. i know he's tired or whatever, but don't lose your composure. and he got his in the face yesterday, but no blood. but he KEPT wiping his nose, checking to see if it was bleeding like 10 minutes after. GEEZ. not to mention he hardly scored last night. good thing he put up that 3 late or we would have probably lost. anyways, it was an entertaining game, nevertheless. and i'm going to the 1st playoff game this saturday with julie so i'm excited about that! even if it IS against the lakers. it's a whole different atmosphere and maybe we'll get some good free stuff. haha. i'm still rootin' for the mavs, but it's going to take the big 3 to put up big numbers against the lakers.

this morning, one of my (nice) co-workers, d, asked me to remind his manager (when he got out of his meeting), k, to come the (d's) meeting after k got out. that's fine. then for some reason, k got paged over the intercom about the meeting. when k got out, he was talking with someone else so i couldn't get to him to tell him. well, this other guy, says he's looking for k so i go with him so i can tell k about d's meeting. i tell k that "d told me to remind you..." then k just interrupts me and says, "I WAS IN A MEETING WITH W AND I CAN'T JUST LEAVE". i replied (CALMLY, even tho i was pissed), "i know, but d just wanted me to tell you" and i walked away. then k goes to the other guy, "dang, and they have to PAGE me..." (which he was referring to me again) so i turned around and said, "i didn't page you. they did." and k's over here laughing at the other guy acting like it's a big joke or whatever. i don't appreciate being fronted out like that. he's a butt-sucker. he totally sucks up to the boss compared to everybody else. i was nice to him before, but not anymore. i'm so sick of this place.

right now we're chatting with hanna over in russia. i love aim. :) it's 10:45 pm over there right now. sam says "hi" (*munch munch*) hanna said he was munching on pringles. and they saw a psychotic monkey at the zoo. i thought it was funny, nobody else did. *shrug*

let's try to answer the age-old question: is a break a break-up or just a break? and when does it end? i think it should be either "yes, we're together" or "no, we're not", none of this gray matter. it's not really beneficial to both unless it gets better. and i hope it does.

i haven't mentioned steven pak yet, but i have to now. and it's probably not looking too good for him now. steven went to my old church when i was younger and he was a very nice guy. not really your typical teenager. he was very independent and kept to himself. he wasn't into sports as much as literature. although i haven't seen him for years, my parents always talked highly of him. about a month or two ago, we found out that he has a form of cancer that is undiagnosable. ok, that didn't make sense. he has cancer, but they don't know what kind. and things have been getting worse. last night we found out that he can't breathe on his own now. steven, we're all praying for you...

alright. i guess that's enough for now. i want to go home...=\

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another "interesting" update: dang, the "very interesting" man strikes again...

i just got back from lunch, settling down in my chair getting ready for the guy who was going to train me, when out of the blue pops in that guy who says "very interesting" alot. i froze. i didn't know what to do. i wanted to hide, but couldn't. so he says...

vig (very interesting guy, but not really): hey you remember me?
me: uh, yeah (in my smallest voice ever)
vig: yeah, i was talking with g & d and they wanted to go to a korean restaurant sometime and i thought that you might want to come alot too...
me: (hesitating b/c i love korean for lunch) well, uh...(quickly trying to think of an excuse to get out of it)
vig: i thought since you're korean that you might want to join us...so what's your [phone] extension?
me: uh...0348
vig: ok, 8348...
me: no, 0, 348...
vig: 2038...
me: no. 0.3.4.8.
vig: oh, okay, i got it. so you think you can join us?
me: well, uh, okay...

immediately i was kicking myself for saying yes. b/c of 1) present company and 2) the other 2 guys. d, used to serve in the military in korea so he actually knows alot about korea. that's fine. but he's obnoxious sometimes. and it can get downright embarrassing. and the other guy, g, bothers me. he comes by my desk and just stands there waiting for me to say something to him. uh, and he's married. (actually all 3 are, dunno about the vig.) and it gets very awkward for me when he's around. great, just great. i will be surrounded by 3 uncomfortable, not to mention, men, while i'm trying to enjoy my meal. i thought maybe i could ask, c to join us also (so it wouldn't be too weird), but he is also making me uncomfortable at times. GEEZ!! NOW you see why i hate this job??? grrr...

anyways, mavs game tonight. it's a MUST win. and the spurs MUST lose against utah. please...

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weekend update: it was funny when dennis miller did it...

friday: you know the drill. Bible study, mavs lost, tv. bah, can't believe they lost!!!

saturday: homeless outreach in the morning. with about 7 girls and key clubs from around the city, we fed about 150 men & women. it was scorching hot outside, but of course, the effort is well worth it. =) after that i just hung around Church and spend some time talkin' with the girls and playing around with mina. mina is a REALLY CUTE lil 3 year old at our Church who's as sassy as they come. i took a couple of pics of her and once i develop the roll (probably in about 3 months), i'll post up her pic. cutie! then we headed off to the mavs game!! it was pretty fun, but nothing like a mavs/sacto game. but it was enjoyable (i hope for all) and we got a win out of it.



and yes, that lil kid [earl boykins] on the right is 5'5"!!! but he got ups! most of the girls from our Church was taller than him...

then i spent about an hour driving some of the girls & won home. >.< i was so tired when i got home that when i closed my eyes to fall asleep, i felt like i was spinning around. weird feeling.

Sunday: i got a headache from the kids during the children's worship service. dang, i wish some parents would teach their kids the proper way to act during Church. and no, YELLING at the teachers isn't one of those ways. makes me want to slap them silly! oh well. i'm glad i don't have to live with them. then during worship service, i found ho sitting outside by himself. i talked to him for a bit. things are very frustrating for him right now. i'm prayin' for ya. :) after service was spent in a pta meeting where i was there only to hear about the whole issue of easter eggs. *yawn* and when i wanted to get a chance to voice my concerns about the kids acting up in service, the meeting was adjourned and i just wanted to get away from all those overly aggressive mothers. everybody had pretty much left by now, but i decided to just hang around Church for a bit and watched some of the youth guys play basketball. i don't mean this in a condescending way, but it's so funny when fobs talk to one another. it cracks me up. they say all these lil phrases and such and it's quite entertaining. i started to fall asleep outside and went to home to try to catch some sleep. but julie was watching the blazers/lakers game so i just laid on the couch until it was time for dinner. our family ate at Cristina's (lewisville) mexican restaurant. good, but i don't like their salsa much.

came home and watched the first tape of weirdest korean comedy/drama i've ever seen. it was so "yupki" which means strange/weird/comedic. this high school girl would chew gum with razor blades and spit it out at other girls only to have them get cut by the blades. so freaky. i dunno if i'll keep watching this thing. too weird for me. but i particularly felt *sigh*...i dunno, by this one scene. it's one of those scenes where (some) girls dream about would happen. you know how, in alot of korean dramas, the guy would just suddenly grab the girl's arm or suddenly grab her and give her a hug? i dunno why, but it's like "whoa..." when that happens. your heart skips a beat and you can't keep yourself from thinking, "man, i wish my (if i had one) boyfriend would do that". in this weird drama, the girl gets stuck in a snow storm on a bus with this other guy. but she has no coat (b/c she gave it away to this homeless boy) and that guy saw that happen in the bus station. he decides to give up his coat to her. another "awwww". then she feels bad b/c she seems him shivering. so she goes sits next to him on the bus and they try to share the coat with a seat in between them (since they don't know each other). but she put most of the coat on him so she was getting cold again so he tries to push some of the coat back on her. and she decides to ever so slowly sit closer to him when SUDDENLY he puts his arm around her and pulls her into his chest and puts the coat over both of them. and they both fall asleep like that with smile on their face. it was so cute. dang, i feel pathetic! my point? korean dramas are good at making people lonely. haha.

i'm starting my dreaded training this afternoon. sux. i know i say it alot, but i can't wait to get out of here.

song of the day (and this has nothing to do with today's entry, but somehow this song got stuck in my head all weekend): ricky martin & christina aguilera - nobody wants to be lonely (^.^)v

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