VSA's Tet Show yesterday.  Hilarious.. One amazing thing about the Vietnamese Student Association is that they have network with VSA from other colleges in Virginia.  So, there were almost 300 people as their faithful audience.  Everybody just knows everybody else..  Really impressive.  The VSA Vice Prez is very pretty.

 

Then I went to a pre-game with Audrey.  It was at Lambeth.. whose apartment was that?  I don't remember.. (insert: it was David's -- Audrey).  About 20 people crammed at that place, singing karaoke, playing beerpong, drinking.  Unbelievably Audrey and I won 2 games at beerpong wahaha..But I didn't drink any.  I just handed my drinks to my friends including Audrey who was simply trashed and couldn't stand straight to make her beerpong shot.  One guy was so drunk that it made me didn't wanna go to the afterparty.  In the end, I had to sit on the steps at Lambeth parking lot for a good twenty minutes for my friend to pick me up and bring me home because I didn't wanna go to the party.  She is a nice woman, it's like midnight and she had to drive all the way from her house to pick me up.. But, yeah, I was freezing.. Damn..

Yesterday I saw this really meaningful acronym on a guy's T-shirt.  Ok, it's probably a shirt for LGBT, but I really like it.  It's PRIDE in which R is for Respect and D for Discipline.  I'll figure out what P, I and E stand for.  Where's that guy who wore the T-shirt? 

My freinds and I were discussing what to do over the coming Spring break.  They were asking me to stay at their houses, so a guy whom I just met today popped a question, " Oh wait, so you are homeless?" 

 

One friend quickly responded, " No, dude.  She is "international." 

 

" No, David, she is a Thailandnese."  Thanks, Jessi, but I am a Thai.  Anyway you are still a real sweet girl.

 

Then David mentioned Ong Bak, the Thai movie, and praised Tony Jaa as a second Jackie Chan.  Everybody said it's a great movie.  Apparently my roommate hasn't watched it before so she went, " Is that a Vietnamese movie?"

 

And apparently, she wasn't listening attentively to our conversation.  Audrey, Ong Bak is a Thailandnese movie. 

It was a vigorous training yesterday.  Not just a volleyball practice but it was an army site.. with runs, push ups, sit ups, jumping, and all sorts of drills.  So I came back at about 4, couldn't make myself take a shower and fell asleep until 10 of the next day.  It's my longest sleep ever. Ever.  I finished my roommate's apple juice, drank my own raspberry juice.  And if there's more, I'd have finished it too.  That's was the most tiring training ever.

 

So was it the best excuse for eating much today.

 

It's the season of love.  So it's hot.  A few days ago I was just walking in the snow, looking like a penguin, or some prefer me as a snowman.  And now, it's 66F.  From boots and wool to slippers and spaghettis.  Bohemian skirts are everywhere.

 

3 tests next week and 2 more on the week after.  What to say.. But I actually enjoy Art History.  Don't you feel good when you discover that you are actually having a good time with your class, though just one.

 

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that.  What the world needs is people who have come alive.

Yesterday was Feb 14... How did you spend your day?  Mine was not that bad.  At least now my room has a little more decoration - like the bear, the red roses, the cute little pink carnation and some chocolates (we decorate our room with chocolate too.) My friend fully dressed up in red shirt and was on his knees in front of his girlfriend.. aww that's so adorable... I wonder if I were to be a guy, what would I do to the girl. Hmm... As a (conservative in some aspects) girl, I always say it's not our part to take initiative.  But why must I think about it, I'll not be a guy anyway.

 

I had dinner at Thai DownTown (or is it DownTown Thai?).  Rather a quiet dinner at the beginning though.  Oh! And now I know that cooks pour vodka (or some alcoholic drink) on food to make that burning flame on the dish they serve to customers.  And I know I can't handle 2 chilis!  I'm too hot for that!

 

Gotta go.  Money, Banking and Prosperity quiz is this evening.  I will be rich.

I better be since taking these Econs and Commerce classes are such a pain.  By the way, I do enjoy Art History class.. until I received the announcement that there will be quiz next Wednesday.  Go memorize those 80 artpieces now!  TA said altogether we will be tested on about 200 paintings, sculptures and architectures in the Midterms. 

 

Miss, then how about Finals?!?  Ok, better go.

Money and Banking quiz in 2 days and I still feel fine.  That's rather unbelievable.  During the first week of this semester, this class intimated me the most.  Anyway, I'm still reading about bonds.. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.  I better have no bonds.

 

Tomorrow I'm going back to Walker!  It's the elementary school where I volunteered at last semester and I love doing it so I'm back for more!  Jesse was my little brother!  Mr. Watson, as sometimes called by his teacher, is in the 6th grade, likes to talk about his puppy (he was so quiet and looked really demoralized when his puppy died.  That day he kept talking about life, death and heaven.), his dad, his friends, choocolate and... a lot more.

 

I'm going back to MnB now.

Updated lots of pictures today.  Those photos remind me of the old days, all the happiness.  I really should take more pictures starting from now...

 

Had quite a beautiful Monday afternoon with my roomie.  We went to UVA bookstore looking for Valentine's Day cards.  Can I work as card prove-reader, similar job to that of wine taster but it's working with those funny cards?  I wish I have 10 Valentines so that I can send all those cards I like to them.  Oh well, I can write a card for myself, too.  Everybody is better off.  The bookstore gets the money.  I get the happiness.  Hmm, actually my brother loses - his cash. 

Gosh! Girls deserve a more kindly treatment than this. 

 

What's your IQ?

<number>. 

<number>? Really? Are you kidding me? Serious? I don't believe you. Are you kidding?...(If I didn't interupt, the string would go on.)

 

Oh my gosh!  That's an unintelligent and unsophisticated insult ever!  I'm telling you, even if I look dumb and I am no A+ student, you are at no position to insult me in such an uncivilized manner!  Gosh!  I have had such a beautiful Sunday.  Don't ruin it with your words!

It's a beautiful Sunday.  The furthest I walked is to the bathroom - twice today.  My room is rather self-contained.  I didn't have to go anywhere and I survived!  Eating cookies, soup, drank mix-berry juice.  Last night I drank some raspberry flavored drink which colored my face red and made my head spin.  I don't understand how people can get drunk, speak nonsense stuff or do stupid things without throwing up.  I threw up once when my friend handed me a glass full of punch to drink.  It was horrible.   Sometimes I wanna get drunk, don't need to think before doing anything, but I don't wanna puke and have myself smell rotten..  What can I do?

 

You say I am stupid.  Yeah, I think so.

 

If you overeat, you are not thinking before doing too.

I like snow.  Ok, it's just that I'm so used to walking under the burning hot sun in tropical countries... Whatever... But today wasn't that cold compared to the past few days.. Yah, the condensation of water to form snow sorta thing.  This morning I waited for the bus for like half an hour in the snow.  It would be romantic if I wasn't standing alone in front of the dorm like a stupid lost kid.  Who knows buses don't run until noon on weekends.  No, actually everyone else on campus knows except me who hardly takes bus.

 

Played volleybal for about 2 hours but didn't get the ball that often.  My skill in volleyball is deteriorating, from bad to worse.  So I'm not gonna be playing IM anymore, but I will still go to practice though.  Can I not call it a practice?  I wanna play.  Too bad man, I'm not gifted in sport.  I basically cannot play sport.  But I'm glad that at least now I start to take part in games and all that.  Ok, cool. 

 

Oh, yesterday was Pad Thai Night.  9 people from Dabney Third Right came.. pretty impressive.  Heard that we made a reasonably huge profit.  Anyway, people seemed to enjoy it.  That's great!

Today I can't (and don't wanna) go to AFC to scream for TSO in intramural basketball.  Still have homework due tomorrow, and it's just so freezing cold!  Look at the fish in the freezer then look at myself... we are all suffering.

 

Today I understood adverse selection and moral hazard.  I didn't really get it when my TA explained it to me.. And I better write something down before I forget.  My brother actually called to explain

 the concepts to me.  Don't be jealous, you guys who don't have nice brother.

 

Adverse selection: People with family history having disease tend to want Insurance to cover their medical expenses, so majority of clients will have the chance to get disease.  Insurance company reduce the chance of paying so much by having "deducable."

 

 Moral hazard: I apply for car insurance. I get it.  Yeah! Now I can drive anyhow I want.. Who cares if accident happens as long as I'm still alive since the car insurance will pay for the damage anyway.

 

Can I make money learning these concepts?  I'll figure it out soon.

Loads of work to do.  And I hate to hear harsh words.  Gosh, I wanna just leave everything behind me, forget about everything that is my mind.  I keep on failing and it discourages me.  I know I should not let these set-backs discourage me, and I always say that to my friends.  But, anyway, I guess I really need to focus on the present.  I have no time to waste.

I don't deserve this feeling. 

 

10:21pm

Feel much better now.  Just stop thinking about all the shit and do my work.  Really, just try to calm myself down.

Went to most of the Old Dorms buildings to pin up Pad Thai Night posters.  Feel like I am really a part of my organization.  That's kinda cool.  Sometimes it's nice to know that I am actually do something for just because I wanna do it and not simply waiting for appreciation from other people.

 

Needa find photos of myself..  Don't wanna believe this but I actually don't own a single photo of myself.  Further, I have to quickly figure out how to make full use of my camera.  It's there for photo taking, not just for taking up space in my drawer.

I have always thought writing blog doesn't do as much good as it should.  Ok, actually I'm still not quite sure if it really worth my time writing blog.  But I'll try.