Saturday, January 25, 2003

what a day!
well, this morning, i went to work at about 10 AM.
my legs were STILL sore from running 2 DAYS ago..
but anyways, i got to work, and then my manager said he needed to talk to me..

so i went with him to another room, and then he says to me "hey, i dont want you working for me anymore. you're fired!"
i then quickly responded "you can't FIRE me!! i QUIT!!" and threw a pitcher of water at him.

..alrite fine. it wasnt THAT dramatic..but hey, i bet i had ya goin there for a while =P
basically, what happened is this:
my boss wanted me to work a couple of sunday's every month. fyi, i have only been working every saturday from 10-4, which is basically the slowest time for the restaurant. so he told me that he needed me to help out with sunday too. ive already told him before that i couldnt work sundays cuz of church, so i knew he really needed my help. he was actually pretty much doing me a favor by keeping me on the staff this long, so i told him no thanks, but ill finish working today and thats it.

it was a nice departure for me, i guess. he told me that if i ever wanted to work for him again, all i would hafta do is ask. hes a pretty nice guy..hes the one who hooked me up with the $46 dollar rockets tickets a while back.

the funny thing is, a mere 10 minutes after the conversation, i did something that probably would have made him consider firing me.
hehe you see, in the kitchen, there is a huge dispenser for ketchup. the old bag had run out, so my boss told me to put in a new bag. i had done this several times before, but somehow, i simply stopped thinking. i hung the bag up, and for some unknown reason, i took off the cap.

to my HORROR, ketchup began pouring out of the bag onto the floor. it was a red waterfall of ketchup!! iono why, but, i couldnt think of anything to do. so for about 5 seconds, ketchup just kept leaking onto the floor, while i just sat there staring at it like an idiot. finally, with about half the bag of ketchup splattered on the floor, i realized that i could just cap it again, so i did. haha and then the funniest part: my boss walked back into the kitchen and saw the mess. omg it was so weird for about 10 seconds. he showed no emotion on his face, so i didnt know whether to smile, laugh, cry, or simply run away. in the end, i just smiled, muttered "my bad," and then started cracking up. hahaha i could NOT stop laughing. lol but then i quickly cleaned up the 4 pounds of ketchup off the ground, and all was well once again.

now i am just another unemployed chump..
and loving it so far!
man..the rockets game itself turned out to be the worst of the year..
but there were several interesting moments, as scott chou and simon yau can testify to..
well, we got there with 10 minutes to go until tip-off, but they had already run out of the free water bottles..
yeah, that basically ruined simon's night from the get-go..i bet hes STILL whining over it right now..
but anyhoo, the game was a blow-out loss, so by the beginning of the 4th quarter, the seats were already emptying..
so scott, simon, and i went down to about the 5th row from courtside to witness the rest of the massacre.

simon spotted clutch the bear in the first row signing autographs for little kids, so he walked over to him to try to get a hug.
scott and i watched simon while he waited patiently for clutch to finish signing this one little boy's autograph, and then he found his opportunity..
he raised his hand, looking for a high-five..
and got DENIED.
yep, thats right. clutch left him hanging there and turned around to sign some kid's water bottle.
lol scott and i couldnt stop laughing.
hahaha simon tried to play it off and everything, and eventually, this security guard made him sit down cuz he was blocking the view of the people sitting behind him.
heh yes, that was the highlight of the game.
well..for me and scott at least.

after the game finally ended, the three of us went scavenging for abandoned water bottles.
i mean, seriously speaking, who wants to go home after a pathetic game without feeling like you got something out of it?
simon went back to the upper level with a confident "feeling" that some kids had forgotten to take their water bottles with them, while scott and i stayed on the bottom level.
scott found an opened bag of peanuts, which seemed to satisfy him.
i found a toy helicopter, which seemed interesting at first, but then i started to imagine the kid's mouth that it had probably been in, and i dropped it back on the floor.

the only thing that might not make tonight such a disappointment would be the free picture that us 3 goons took..
you know, the one where you can be superimposed into a picture standing next to yao ming?
hope it turns out ok..ill give the link tomorrow or something =]

welps my legs are still in a bit of pain, so i think i better rest them now..
since i gotta go to work tomorrow morning and everything..er..i mean, later on THIS morning..

OH i almost forgot. good luck to everyone taking SAT in 8 hours!!
don't worry people -- i know you'll all do just AWESOME!

Friday, January 24, 2003

7th period government right now..
currently working on a "project" in the library..
which is basically the perfect time to work on my blog..
but anyways, yeah, my legs are friggin KILLING me right now..
after running yesterday night, i knew id be sore in the morning, but i never expected my thighs to be THIS sore..
ive been walking around school trying not to bend my knees and use my thigh muscles any more than i need to.
in other words, i look like i needa take a crap when im walking..
either that or i have a rash or something..

anyhoo..goin to rockets game tonight vs. the pistons..
getting the free eddie griffin water bottle! haha so, yeah..later haters.
OpHeEeNieEe: anyfoo.. gotta go.. do.. some.. h.w.
fallin f0r y0u: haha
fallin f0r y0u: hahahahhhaha
fallin f0r y0u: hahahhahahahahahah
OpHeEeNieEe: i think that word has offically become foreign to u
fallin f0r y0u: ok welll...have fun!
fallin f0r y0u: lol howd u know
fallin f0r y0u: hahahah
OpHeEeNieEe: ppl laugh when they dont know wuts going on
fallin f0r y0u: "homework is for chumps"
fallin f0r y0u: thats my new motto
fallin f0r y0u: lol i know whats going on..
fallin f0r y0u: i know that you stress over stuff like BIO 2 on a daily basis..
OpHeEeNieEe: guess that'd make me a chump
OpHeEeNieEe: shhh.. not so loud

my current motto: homework is for chumps.

anyways, went jogging for a little bit last night after finishing all of my somewhat non-existent school assignments. it didnt seem like the best weather conditions to start running in, as i was told it was about 24 degrees outside, but it helped me get a lot of stuff off my mind. ran about 16 laps today..which is about 4 miles i think. dont really feel very tired right now, but i bet ill feel it by tomorrow morning.

well, ran a 6:15 mile and a 16 second 100 meter dash, which is only about 7 seconds off the olympic record.
michael johnson, you betta watch yourself. that record of yours is about to be shattered..

..chump.

Thursday, January 23, 2003

you know, lately ive been thinking quite a bit about john lin's message during fellowship last week..
i know about the things in life that really do matter, but am i living my life out to portray that? will my life truly make a difference? how am i perceived by other people? am i a person that people enjoy spending time with? seriously speaking, if i died this very instant, what would people say about me at my funeral?

how would my closest friends describe me? what about my family? or even people that i simply pass by once in a while?
it isnt too pleasant pondering my own funeral, but ive been stuck on the idea ever since fellowship..

how do people view me? if someone i know was asked to give a eulogy at my funeral, what would he/she say?
i imagine theyd start out with something like this:

but then after that point, i really have no earthly idea what words would be used to describe my personality, attitude, or anything else about me.

all this talk about college and the future in general has really caused me to put everything back into perspective.
what will my life be like by this time next year?
its hard to imagine how its gonna be like to open a whole new door in my life. am i ready to be independent? its like im on some sort of game show or something, where i hafta simply choose a door, with the knowledge of knowing that whatever is behind the door is mine.

will i be able to take this huge step of faith, to dive into my future without knowing what lies beneath the murky waters?
*sigh* God, help me to answer this question with a resounding "yes."
today (last night) during the prayer meeting..
while grace hsiau was writing down everybody's prayer requests on the overhead, alex fan came to a sudden realization..

alex: hey, grace's handwriting looks just like mine..
me: yeah, you know what THAT tells you..
alex: yep..grace is manly!

haha somehow, i knew he was gonna say that.
its weird, i was thinking the EXACT same thing!
eh..must be a JPG thing..

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

at xiao's house at the moment..
studying with alex, annie, scott, and jon-erik for the government test tomorrow.
part of the test requires knowing all of the 27 amendments of the constitution..
this is what we came up with for each one..

I. freedoms are most important -- just remember it.

II. 2 arms, so you have the right to bear arms.

III. 3 is before 4, 4 quarters in a dollar, you can't be forced to quarter soldiers.

IV. don't "fort" (fart) too hard, or you'll have a seizure. no unreasonable searches or seizures.

V. ENRON has 5 letters. enron people pleaded the 5th - can't incriminate yourself.

VI. speedy 6! right to a speedy trial!

VII. 7 dwarves = trial by jury.

VIII. if the gov't chops off both of your thumbs, it would be cruel and unusual punishment, which leaves you with 8 fingers.

IX. pregnant for 9 months, retain baby for 9 months, people retain certain rights.

X. there was originally 10 states before there were 13, any powers not given to federal gov't belong to the states.

XI. hold out 2 index fingers for 11, and use both to plug your ears b/c federal courts cant HEAR cases lodged against state by citizen of another state.

XII. 12 is a 1 and a 2, president and VP run together as 1.

XIII. slaves were pretty unlucky (unlucky #13) to hafta be slaves; slaves are freed.

XIV, XV slaves become citizens to vote.

XVI. get a job when you're 16, hafta pay federal income tax.

XVII. at 17, you're almost 18, so you can almost vote; senators are elected directly by people.

XVIII. at 18 you wanna drink, but you can't -- prohibition.

XIX. 19 = hot chicks; women suffrage.

XX. january 20 is inauguration date; prez and VP begin terms then.

XXI. you can drink at 21! repeals XVIII.

XXII. 22 is 2 and 2, president can only serve for 2 terms.

XXIII. michael jordan, #23 on the washington wizards in DC, can vote (DC people can vote).

XXIV. 24 -- you don't have to pay a tax 2 vote 4 the president!

XXV. i got 25 lightas on my dressa, yes suh, i gotz tah succeed.. (presidential succession)

XXVI. (26 + 10) / 2 = 18; lowers voting age to 18

XXVII. congress can no longer raise their own income, so they stopped making amendments.

yeah, i bet only the 6 people in this room with me are gonna understand any of this..
but its ok =] hehe so funny!

yoyoyo! ah..niiicceee day at school today =]
since the juniors hafta take some test, in 2 of my classes, the teacher let us have free time: english and humanities.
yes, sadly, this kind of thing makes me happy.

anyways, 2 bad things happened today:
1. i found out today's wednesday
2. i found out tomorrow's thursday

this sucks!! i have a humanities project due tomorrow..AND a 120-question government test!!
ack..this bites.

on the other hand, i found out from deborah chen today that i am a member of the skit team for fellowship..
it turns out that a guy by the name of alex fan signed me up for it..
..i dont know what's going on.

fallin f0r y0u: i heard you signed me up for skit team?
LeXlAnTiS: yah
fallin f0r y0u: haha..thanks for telling me first
LeXlAnTiS: hehehe
LeXlAnTiS: yah
LeXlAnTiS: feels nice huh =P

well, church prayer meeting tonight, so i better go do some homework.
*shudder*

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

uh..hahahahaha how GAY!!
lol i started to put the link in..and then i accidentally posted, so, yeah, my last post is pretty mest up, and i cant fix it!!
hahaha oh well, to see the entire picture with the land, click here.

hahaha how retarded..its not funny, but i cant stop laughing..
man im weird.
btw, if you don't have resolution higher than 1024 x 768, then you can't see the entire wallpaper..
hehe just in case some of you are SUPER BORED and wish to see the whole picture WITH the land, then go
HeyLookItsXiao: hey
fallin f0r y0u: hey look its xiao
HeyLookItsXiao: hey look its chump

..now is that REALLY necessary?
and plus, chump is MY word =P

m iss ja an ee: how come u dont say "oo like a mug" anymore...
fallin f0r y0u: ? random?
fallin f0r y0u: hehe
fallin f0r y0u: well
fallin f0r y0u: i guess i just grew out of it
fallin f0r y0u: now its..CHUMP
m iss ja an ee: =(
fallin f0r y0u: thats the word
m iss ja an ee: i dont like chump
m iss ja an ee: chump sounds like chimp
fallin f0r y0u: awww why not?
m iss ja an ee: and bump
m iss ja an ee: and hump
fallin f0r y0u: haha
m iss ja an ee: put together...
m iss ja an ee: so i dont like

Monday, January 20, 2003

HOLY MOLEY!!
MAD props to wayne mok for basically fixing all my blog problems..
seriously folks, that man is a GENIUS.
no wonder hes winning the future JPG billionaire poll..

thanks a lot, wayne.

fyi: he also made the picture at the top of this page in a matter of minutes.
pure genius.
awesome..
more props to leeron tan and steven tso for helping with the wallpaper thing.
beautiful, eh?

oh, and btw, jeremy lau helped me out with the scrolling text you see above.

haha can you tell what my favorite color is?
ill mess with margins later..gotta keep chugging along with homowork.
my blog is under construction.
i know it looks screwy right now..lol.
but im pretty sure the finished product will be great.

props to peter wang for helping me out with some HTML stuff..
SOMEHOW, i messed around with the template and got my blog to turn out looking ok..
hehe i just needa work on margins and stuff..bleh.
needa keep doing hw though..teachers gave a whole crapload of it.

tell me what you think of the new look so far =]
yoyososo: maan
yoyososo: ur blog is addictive
fallin f0r y0u: hahahaha
fallin f0r y0u: :-D
fallin f0r y0u: thanks
fallin f0r y0u: hahahah awesome
fallin f0r y0u: why?
fallin f0r y0u: i mean..how?
yoyososo: i duno. i look at ppl's profiles.. and when i see links i click
yoyososo: but when i click urs.. pfft.. it stays there
fallin f0r y0u: :-)
fallin f0r y0u: woohooo!
yoyososo: and it doesnt go away
fallin f0r y0u: hehe
fallin f0r y0u: keep ur attention for more than 1 minute?
yoyososo: yeap
yoyososo: yeah stop making it interesting !
fallin f0r y0u: :-)

haha that just made my day.
hehe glad to know someone appreciates what i write.
fallin f0r y0u: i think i used to sleepwalk..
fallin f0r y0u: like, when i was smaller
fallin f0r y0u: cuz so many times, i remember falling asleep on my bed upstairs
fallin f0r y0u: and then somehow waking up in the morning on the stairs
OpHeEeNieEe: yea.. my uncle was hovering over me once when he was sleep walking
OpHeEeNieEe: cuz.
OpHeEeNieEe: when i was younger
OpHeEeNieEe: i had this habit was waking in the middle of the nite to pee
OpHeEeNieEe: and one nite.. i screamed.. cuz my uncle was hovering over me
fallin f0r y0u: hehe
fallin f0r y0u: woahh
fallin f0r y0u: thats scary
OpHeEeNieEe: yea.. i wet the bed
fallin f0r y0u: haha
fallin f0r y0u: yea i did that one time to my brother..
fallin f0r y0u: in the middle of the night
OpHeEeNieEe: u peed on him!??!?!
fallin f0r y0u: hahahhahahahha
fallin f0r y0u: nonono

lol.

Sunday, January 19, 2003

phone just rang, so since im home alone, i picked up.

me: yeeellow.
jason: guh guh?
me: yeah.
jason: ok bye.

..what. the. heck.
hadda lot on my mind yesterday night..
but im glad everything got fixed by today =]

bball was pretty good today cept for me landing on alex fan's dumb foot.
i rolled my ankle, which hurt pretty darn bad.
but thanks to God, he made all my bones really weird.
you see, whenever i twist, sprain, or roll my ankle..
it somehow heals itself within minutes.
its amazing, i tell ya. i was able to run full speed again after a mere 5 minutes.
thanks, Big Guy! hehe..

anyways, nice to hear from all you people who commented on my college essay below.
im really thinking bout sending it in to some college, like, Texas A&M, since im in top 10% and by law, they have to accept me.
well, i WOULD send it in, but then again, im a dirty, stingy, canton who doesnt wanna waste however many dollars it costs to send in an application.

gtg to puppet team meeting now, but more comments on the essay would be nice *wink wink*
*nudge nudge*
aw cmon..you know you got the time..haha.

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!