Tuesday, December 16, 2008

I lost some money from my paycheck, including two months worth of attendance bonuses but it's okay. I don't mind because Taylor came to Taiwan and it was really awesome! I couldn't of been happier! It was one of the best weeks EVER! I've always wanted to take a trip to another country with a significant other and I got it! I got the adventure without sitting on a plane for 20 hours!

We traveled around many different cities in Taiwan: Gaoxiong, Hualian, Tainan, Taipei, Taoyuan, Xinpo, and Zhongli.

I wanted to take him to Hualian because they have this huge aquarium at Hualian Ocean Park. He's really into fish and aquariums so it was perfect. It was really neat to see fish swimming from all directions, from above, to the left, to the right. Too bad I didn't get to kiss a dolphin.

While we were at Hualian, we got to visit Taroko Gorge as well which is an extremely gorgeous natural phenomenon.

Taylor got to meet some of the family, who I have come to believe likes Taylor better than me! He's very outgoing so it's understandable! :) I'm very thankful for all of their hospitality and for helping me guide Taylor around Taiwan!

Monday, November 03, 2008

I find it very unfair but the school had put a lot of prejudgment on me, based on my age. A quick summary: I'm young and therefore I, of course, have no idea what I'm doing. No, I've never dealt with children before EVER, not that my whole resume shows a lifetime of experience with being around children! Fortunately, I've definitely proved both the school and the parents wrong. All I needed was time to pass to prove my ability. Just because I recently graduated college, doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing.
Anyway, these pictures are of Ms. Leah in action. However, I usually don't dress as formally.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Freetime

[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey? My views are different from most people's so it's nothing I haven't dealt with.

[02] Would you do meth if it was legal? No. I'm not into drugs personally. I find it ridiculous, I don't think they'd do anything for me. I don't need nor want them. If I really wanna be in a simliar state as drugs, I just needa be really really tired. I basically act like a drunk/high/overdosed person.

[03] Abortion: for or against it? I am for abortion, as in it being legal for women to have an abortion if they so choose. It's gonna happen no matter what, might as well have it safe and controlled versus an increase profit for clothes hangers. It's their own body and therefore their own choice. If you choose to have an abortion, if you choose not to, whatever: It's your choice. But on a diff view, I really don't think an unwanted child should be born. Adoption centers are overcrowded, there isn't enough of a demand in adopting children for mothers to be able to put their unwanted children up for adoption with a hopeful future for those children. It just seems really sad to bring a child into the world who is unwanted. I also think there are too many people in the world so adding more, esp unwanted ones, seems ridiculous.

[04] Do you think the world would fail with a female president? I think it depends on the person themself, not on their gender... so no.

[05] Do you believe in the death penalty? I'm against the death penalty. If we're going morally, it just seems barbaric to me to KILL someone, even if they killed others. For a system that's supposed to be above emotions, it'd seem to make more sense to be a good example as in not kill others and instead just prevent certain liberties. If we're going logically, the death penalty was supposed to deter murder. It doesn't deter nor encourage murder. It also costs more to kill someone versus to keep them alive in prison for life. Doesn't seem like a system that works too well to keep it going to me.

[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already? It's not a huge priority but I agree with the legalization of the MJ. Cigarettes are more harmful and are more addicting than marijuana. I think the only thing legalization will do is create more ppl that are stinky(smoke smell) but nothing too bad for me.

[07] Are you for or against premarital sex? I think being able to look into each other's eyes is just as important as conversation. I think sex is also an important part of a relationship. I don't think sex should be excluded for after marriage. Most couples get married sooner because of the lack sex and therefore most of the time fail because they didn't get to learn about each other as much as they should have.

[08] Do you believe in God? No.

[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized? I can not choose who I fall in love with. If I fall in love with an asshole, I'm allowed to marry an asshole. If I can marry an asshole who happens to be male, why not equal treatment if they happen to be female? For me, marriage shows a commitment between two people who will love and support each other the rest of their lives. I don't think straight people are the ONLY ppl that can love and support someone the rest of their lives.

[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA? I'm not upset that they're Hispanic. I'm upset with the whole illegal part, but I also agree that it should be easier to be able to come legally into the country.

[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it? I say it's the twelve year old girl's choice. I would personally think she shouldn't because what kinda fucked up situation is that forcing a newborn into? How immature to do such a thing. But it all depends on the situation.

[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen? I agree it should be lowered but I understand it comes at a cost. If we start lowering the age, it WILL cause problems but in the long run it should be fine. I find it odd that a person can die for their country before they can drink legally.

[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off? Too late for that now, we can't just pack up and leave. That's just irresponsible. If you run into a house, should you just leave? No, take care of the mess you caused.

[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree? This is a topic I don't know much about so my opinion doesn't matter too much on it. However I understand how there are people with illnesses that make their suffer severly. I would, yet again, say it's a matter of choice... but I still find it an iffy topic.

[15] Do you believe in spanking your children? No. I do not need physical attacks to keep my class behaved. My parents didn't need to use physical force to keep my brother and I in behaved. I find other methods affective, why would I need to result to spanking? Other methods take more work, agreed, but I think it's more affective in the long run.

[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars? Eh, whatever, it's just a piece of cloth. Looking at the flag is not what represents America to me. It's my experiences and my views that I see as a representation of America. I understand others would be offended but it's all about intention.

[17] Who do you think would make a better president? McCain or Obama? I'm not into either really. But I AM scared of Palin... so I'd have to go with the Obama party.

[18] Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers? I think incest shouldn't be illegal, I think prostitution is not a sin, I think it's wrong to kill bugs just because they're bugs, I'm used to having views that do not fit most people's views so I don't really care.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Attack in Taiwan


I use my weekends to chores such as do laundry and clean/organize my room. I was cleaning my room just now and ugh.. I found this HUGE spider corpse. I took pics to show it to others later(such as on here) assuming it to be dead. Then it hit me, maybe what I found(because all I found was the head and legs) was it's leftover exoskeleton... therefore, maybe it's STILL alive except BIGGER! T.T I looked it up and spiders DO grow that way, as in leave their former skins when they grow too big for it. Therefore, THAT SPIDER ISN'T DEAD! IT'S STILL ALIVE WALKING AROUND SOMEWHERE! POSSIBLY IN MY ROOM! It's so hairy and creepy! I refuse to clean anymore for the night! I refuse to find it on accident while moving things around. *shivers* CREEPY!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

A five minute walk away and you can see gorgeous lotus gardens. This weekend, I decided to take a walk to the lotus gardens and finally take pictues of it. The previous times I was at those gardens, I didn't bring a camera. BUT GAH! I HAVE FAILED! It's out of season and the gardens are DEAD!!! It was still a lot of fun though. I ended up just walking around for a couple hours, making new discoveries.
The next day, I decided to venture thru the typhoon. It seemed okay at first because it wasn't raining but as soon as I went out it poured. It's the painful type, since it's so windy. I decided I'd just head back inside. Oh well, I tried my best and looked my best. I must thank Mia for the cute gold shoes that made this ensemble possible.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008


I met Hemi officially for the first time on Saturday! Apparently he got a new haircut. It's the exact haircut I wanna do for my kitty. Hemi was pretty pimp. Not only was he sexy with his new haircut, he helped me rediscover that I'm allergic to cats. He helped unclog my nose of all the snot. Now I can breathe!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

skype away

Typhoon

Today I woke up from my door rattling and rain banging against my windows. I've been watching a typhoon outside my window. The view outside is a white mask from the rain over the scenery of trees being blown to my left. The wind is a 55knots, definitely a nice substitute for AC.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

My job is making me really hate living in Taiwan... I don't think I could deal with working at that place for a year.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

When I came back home from vacation, I found there was a GNAsTy problem! I found out when I arrived home around midnight (aka it's dark in the apartment) and I went toward the sink and got attacked by tape. There is sticky tape to catch em, which I prefer vs them flying at me and itching me. Very unBuddhist but tearing down trees (home to plenty of wildlife) to build a temple over it isn't any better(worse in my opinion).

In other news, here are some pics from my vacation!

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Leah's itinerary:

June 9-12: Singapore
June 13-14: Johor Bahru
June 15-18: Malacca
June 19: Johor Bahru
June 20-21: Singapore
June 22: USA

Thursday, May 29, 2008

I just decided that I'm going to Malaysia next week. See you there!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Kitten Meow

We had a lil' visitor at KL. She has two names, Miley Cyrus and Zeratul. She lived in my bathroom for a day. She meowed all the time, so much that we got used to the meowing. It was sad cuz she always hissed at me when I wanted to go potty. Yep, she didn't really like anyone much. She's gone now.

Sunday, May 25, 2008


Leah graduated! She starts working at a preschool May 30th but no worries, she'll probably look for something else. Just wanted to start with SOMETHING besides the restaurant industry.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Bright Modern Art

Kai and I live together (aka KL Austin) and it had been my assignment to find some light fixture for the living room (some Austin apartments do not have a main light in the living room and so you have to plug one in). My vision was a light from the ceiling, since that'd provide the most light.
So what I did was I bought a lightbulb, electric line, and extension cord. But with this design, it was basically a lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. The only problem was that I bought a lightbulb that was huge aka TOO BRIGHT. To give it a classier look as well as to dim the light a little I used a paper bag as a lamp shade. Kai liked the end result better with the new lampshade because it looked definitely hand made. I personally thought the paper bag had a modern edge to it. I was proud of my new light fixture. But it was STILL too bright.
My solution? I decided to add some asian flavor, which would also add even MORE modern edge. So now the paper bag has chinese written all over it. WHEE! I know I have inspired you to have a paper bag hanging from your ceiling. Yes, you can be awesome too. o(^.^)o

Saturday, April 12, 2008

現在

Okay cousins, I ask for your help.
My teacher played two songs that I fell in love with but I can't find who the singer is. One of the songs she played was 存在 which I found "5566" sang it but I'm guessing they weren't the original singers of the song, since the version we heard was a solo, which I liked better. Please help your poor cousin fulfill her chinese song collection!!!! Oh, and if you have any recommendations of then hook me up!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hqty0e-KiPE

These are the lyrics in simplified (you really don't expect me to actually type out all the lyrics do you?)
你说着 我听着 像海浪打着 沙滩烧着
你的忧伤大于快乐 连彩虹都只剩下一种颜色

我听着 你说着 像刀子划的 隐隐痛着
就因为爱没有规则 所以心痛了死了回不去了

但是我存在着 我一直存在着
和你一起的照片仍在我的手机上贴着
爱会永远永远 你说的
离开我的时候 却没舍不得

我真的存在着 我一直存在着
不管是疯的气的我受着我紧紧手握着
傻傻的陪着守着证明你值得
但我会笑着因为一切都值得

Sunday, March 16, 2008

A new outlook


My mommy went with me as I had my hair chopped off to be donated to Locks of Love. I miss having my long hair mainly because me with short hair is a completely different look. I don't look bad, just fabulous in a different way. No worries, when donating hair you don't have to have it so short, I just wanted a boy haircut. I was worried about how work would react but they all love it, even my customers love it.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

My father double booked himself so I took over one of his duties yesterday as he finished the other. I was part of a biology booth that had a line of microscopes with different things to look at. I had a huge line of people waiting to look thru the microscopes, it was awesome! The booth was the star of the show. Thru the chaos, the most bizarre thing happened, someone stole the paramecium. Yes, someone stole single celled organisms. What would someone want with paramecium, esp since one needs a microscope to see them? No idea. I just don't understand.