here, kitty, kitty...: check out my photo album of the cats & kittens that live in the backyard...

for the past few days, i've been watching the cats & kittens outside. i felt sorry for them. they don't have a home and have to look for food. the good thing is that my uncle & aunt feed them once a day. well, last night i put some food out so that the lil kittens (there's 5 of them) could eat, but no, these 2 big cats came over & gobbled it all up. >.< today i put some food out for geisha and the kittens and they ate like they haven't eaten before. dang, it was scary. i figured that they would feel grateful especially geisha since she's the mom. but noooo...later on she HISSES at me!! >O next time, i'm not gonna feed u ungrateful things!

i had rice and 2 croquettes (literally bite-sized) for dinner. dang, i'm FULL~! yeah i'm going to snacking tonight.

gosh it's been raining hard all day today. it actually thundered! whoa.

ok, i'm getting hungry already...

Squirted 4:02 AM by E-J Yi

beads of sweat: omg, it's SOOOO hot right now. i'm actually sweating just sitting here at the computer. >.<

today a mom of one of my students observed me in class. i was so thankful it was one of my best classes. i didn't have to fake my enthusiasm. jk. nah, it went well. :) there's a couple of classes that are tougher to handle b/c the kids are so A.D.D, but most of them study hard which is good.

i've decided to buy a used cell phone. my friend jane, as we all know by now, offered hers to me. to save some dough, i'm going to buy hers instead. i'm sick of looking around for one. i don't need a new one anyway. the money i save, i can buy goodies for me! hahaha.

i cut my hair yesterday. actually i got some bangs. it's not EXACTLY what i wanted, but it's alright. i think i gotta buy a hairclip tho. but yeah, that's what i did yesterday. whoopee.

i don't know what i'd do without my BACKSTREET BOYS. on the bus, it takes about 45 minutes to AND from work. sometimes even longer. i can't be switching cd's all the time so i can only take a couple at a time that i can listen to over & over again. i NEVER get tired of BSB! why won't they come out with another album? =(

this is pretty gross: in the bathrooms, some korean people wipe & throw the toilet paper in the trashcan. i asked my cousin why people did that and she said it was b/c the pipe system isn't that strong in korea so the toilets get clogged easily. therefore, people wipe and throw their smelly paper in the trashcan! it's so disgusting. i figured since i'm in the minority, i can just throw my "used" paper in the toilet like i do in america. that's just plain nasty.

i'm gettin' PAID tomorrow~! whoo!! for teaching at the business company for 4 days. finally, gettin' some $$$. i feel like i've been spending so much lately. too much outflow, too little inflow. kinda sounds like my digestive system. haha.

you know how obsessed koreans are with education? they view the "ivy league" system in america as one of the most prestigious. (as it is.) this morning, i wake up and turn on the tv and there's a freakin' SHOW about the "ivy league" school system and the koreans who attend the schools. i was like, omg! they show each school and some of the "bright" koreans (or korean-americans) that attend the prestigious school. i tried to look for people i know. lol. keke.

aite. the mavs got a backup for nash. best sounds good. we still need a center tho. DANG, I WISH I HAD CABLE HERE!!!

ok, 1 more interview tomorrow. pray for me. (^.^)v

Squirted 8:27 AM by E-J Yi

i don't like complaining about my relatives, but when ur relative wakes you up at 7:45am (yelling) so that you can take your sneakers and laundry upstairs, you're not exactly in the best of moods. when ur relative says, "I'M TOO BUSY TO LOOK AFTER YOU GUYS!" when all they do it go to the hyatt to workout and come home to watch tv, you're not exactly in the best of moods. when ur relative knowingly invited me to their house (KNOWING that i'd *might* be staying here for a year...i'd rather be some place else) and they complain heavily about the cost of electricity and water and show me their phone bills, you're not exactly in the best of moods. when ur relative complains to u about ur cousin and their room (of course, it has NOTHING to do with you) and doesn't say anything to ur cousin, you're not exactly in the best of moods. when ur relative treats the cats outside better than me, you're not exactly in the best of moods.

i've got an interview today at 11am.

then if i'm "in a better mood", i think i'm going to get my cell phone today. but somehow, that doesn't make me feel better...

can't wait until choo suk (korea's thanksgiving). sept 10-12. i'm going to ji yun unnie's house! :D

Squirted 7:41 PM by E-J Yi

freakin' my cousin wakes me up last night around 1:00am cuz she doesn't want to go in through the front door and wants me to open the back door. she threw rocks or something at my window to wake me up. >.< gosh dang it.

i guess i accidently pressed my alarm clock button DOWN so when i was supposed to wake up at 7am, i woke up at 735. i had to be at work by 8. so i rushed like crazy and thankfully, made it in time. :)

and i didn't get my cell phone. my cousin (same cousin as above)'s friend called RIGHT when i was about to buy one and said, "don't buy it at techno mart. it's too expensive. buy it online." so we jsut ended up looking at more models. then i go home to check online and there isn't much difference. @#$%. so i'm just going to buy it at a store. aish.

aite, i gotta eat lunch and get ready to leave for work. dang, it's been raining like for 2 days now...=\

Squirted 10:27 PM by E-J Yi

too sexy: didn't i tell u that i thought hyori was too sexy for koreans?



netizens (freaks who use the internet 24/7) are complaining that she's too sexy. funny, huh? they think her dance is too erotic. lol.

there's this commercial that shows a mother breastfeeding. u don't see the mom, but u see part of her boob and her nipple. and then the voice-over exclaims, "have a good time". eh?!?!

this morning was a lil nerve-wracking for me. when i was teaching the sam shin creation employees this morning, i had to be observed by the head-hunting company. luckily, things went well and she (the observer) commented that "you seem very prepared". i'm so grateful that she could see that. :)

teaching at YBM today was a lil frustating. i had 2 kids act terribly today so i had to get a lil angry. i read somewhere that when teaching korean kids and there's one kid acting you, you point out how bad that kid is acting or say things like, "well we can't play games until _____ stops talking", etc. well, i wasn't sure if that would work, but it worked like a charm! :) korean kids hate being a "wang dah" (outcast/pariah) so if you point them out and the other students are starting to get mad, the brat, er, student will behave. hope i don't have to do that often.

tomorrow i'm getting my cell phone! whoo hoo~! :D will take pics of it when i get back.

have a good day guys! (^.^)v

Squirted 8:00 AM by E-J Yi

your face is so small!: in korea, the size of your face is one of the 1st things people see...

some korean people (maybe alot actually) kinda have that "moon" face. like kinda round and big. i'm not trying to be rude or whatever, but that's what people tell me. but westerners (like american citizens) have skinny, narrow faces. most korean celebrities have small faces. i guess that's what koreans think of as beauty. so if you have a small face, they'll say things like, "omg, your face is so small!" or "your face is the size of my fist" and hold up their fist to your face. seriously. it's so weird. i dunt think i really have a small face or anything, but i get that alot. (i'm not braggin here.) i've seen plenty of people with smaller faces, but i think that koreans have it etched in their minds that westerners (like myself) have small faces so they just automatically think that i do, too. but dang, if you see jane, SHE has a REALLY skinny face. she's about 3/4ths of my face. whoa. i still feel like this, however: (^.^)

today i met up with my cousin (yes ANOTHER one) charles oppa, his brother's family, my uncle, and finally met my cousin (charles)'s new wife, hee soo unnie. our family made a big deal about it since charles is about 35 years old so since he finally got married everybody was so relieved. i think it was worth the wait b/c she's so cool. she's funny, pretty (she looks like this one actress, but i dunt know her name), and she's an art teacher. :) today i ate chinese for lunch (eh...i'm not a huge chinese food fan), went to charles' new apartment (verrrrry nice) and hung out there for a bit. later on, we (me, charles oppa, hee soo unnie) went to eat at bennigan's. ahh, it was refreshing to eat there. =D american food...i was craving mcdonald's tho. anyways, it was mucho fun hanging out with my dad's side today and next weekend i'm going to see a movie with charles oppa & hee soo unnie. AND i got some $$$ from uncle~! it's NICE having a rich relative...hehe~!

man, last night i was feeling pretty depressed, but it all went away now. tomorrow morning i'm going to be observed when i teach the sam shin creation company employees. >.< and it's back to school. i got another job interview this thursday for a full-time teaching position so i'm looking forward to that. plus it's closer. oh and i'm FINALLY going to get my cell phone this tuesday!! whoo hoo!

aite. time to sleep...g'nite...actually g'morning to u over in the states...(^.^)v

Squirted 7:41 AM by E-J Yi