i wore a dress to commemorate this day

WOOOOO!! I FINISHED FINALS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL!!

no more 8 hour days on campus, no more night class, no more crude professors, no more long periods of sitting, no more freezing air conditioned rooms, no more studying, and NOW MORE FUN AND PLAYING AND OTHER FOCUSES!! :OD

i am so overjoyed right now. freedom. mmmmmm.

so first off, i'd like to give praise to God for helping me remember this one point in one of my short answer questions for poly sci i could not remember for the life of me and it was like clawing at my mind and i kept praying and at the near end, the Lord was gracious and helped me remember the point!! *breathes out* thank you God!!!

if you're curious, the point was voting registration requirements are burdensome.

man, celebrating with parents is no fun at all.

i came back and shouted YEAH BABY I'M DONE and my dad is like what?? you finished so early [i came back at 7:30 and usually return at 9pm] and i had to explain how i finished my final early and then as i continued to exclaim to myself and Pepper that i'm done, my dad went on to say yeah well you don't know how you did yet [always so negative!!].

and then when my mom got back shortly after, she heard me saying i was done and then asked if i wanted to cook. to that, i said YEAH RIGHT and she got all offended and jokingly started telling pepper to bite me.

why on earth would i feel like cooking when #1-i hate cooking, #2-i just came back from taking a final&writing 4 short essays, #3-and i'm starved and tired!!

yeah yeah, i know i should've been nicer. but oh my goodness, really??

they are such debbie downers.

oh well, it's not enough to bring me to a pessimist mood.

anywho YAY!! done!! freedom! :OD ^_^

p.s. there were some good things about summer school but i shall share those another time.

LATERZZZZ

Windy Breezes

This past weekend was fun. I always enjoy visiting Riverside because i get to see good friends. :O]

I decided i'm going to refrain from posting pictures in my blog. If i post pictures, i will get addicted to blogging just like i am addicted to Facebook. Therefore, no pictures.

Speaking of pictures...no one has noticed that i do not have my camera. not even ONE person. I have not taken it out at all in all of my hang outs. It's cause i do not currently have it. I lent it. I miss taking pictures but i think it's been good for me to focus on the hang outs and fun events instead of worrying about getting pictures before the moments pass. and i don't get more tempted to go on facebook to post them. Still though...interesting how no one has noticed. especially since i always get crap for being a paparazzi and posting pictures on facebook.

Today marks the LAST WEEK of summer school!! I finish this Thursday. I am totally STOKED! I can finally enjoy REAL summer break. What are my plans? Oh i have a few things lined up that i want to do but we'll see how it goes.

Today was very nice weather. It was cool enough for me to sit in my car during break. i LOVE and fully appreciate windy breezes!! And i'd much rather sleep/sit in my car then in the cafeteria where other people could see me and the library where it's too cold and too quiet (not to mention i'm not supposed to eat in there but i still do sometimes hah].

this is a new song they've been playing on the christian radio station 89.7 and it's my new favorite song. i love the lyrics! and the song is just beautiful [the music and tune and everything].

It's called Starry Night by Chris August

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee1-qHCmDUQ

it's about Him...not me

class got cancelled today!! well...my first class at least. i still have to go to my poly sci class in 30 min.

anywho i had more time to myself since class was not in session.

i caught up in reading everyone's mission updates. it's so amazing to see what God's doing and how he's moving in everyone's lives. Crazy how good he is at multitasking like that :O)

i must admit i am quite disappointed and jealous that i was not able to take part in these amazing happenings around the world.

and then it hit me...

all of these events are happening because of God. NOT because of us humans.

These servants have dedicated their summer to follow God and to reach out to lives they are being directed towards. It may seem like some of the things that are happening are because of their actions but really it's because of the Holy Spirit's working.

I realized my wanting to go on a mission trip was full of selfish reasons: wanting to travel, wanting to be with friends, wanting to be used so I could get the glory.

yet, that's not what mission trips are about.

they are about fulfilling the call that God has specifically placed in each of our hearts.

i guess this summer God wanted me at home.

for what reasons?

that i am still trying to figure out.

but i trust He has a plan for me. sometimes it just gets frustrating...but here's a good reminder:

"I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself." Psalm 89:2

p.s. disabling my facebook wall hasn't really helped. notifications are still tempting me. and i don't think it's possible to get rid of all notifications [i've already tried]. so i have a new idea brewing.

He enables me

yay!! i have finally disabled my facebook wall. i've never done that before. hoping it'll reduce the desire to go on facebook. if not, i'll take even more drastic measures.

facebook is so addicting though. always wanting to check notifications, messages, comments, and pictures.

i've decided i need to break away from that. it's hard though because i really do use it for keeping in touch with people, getting to know people, and understanding people better.

that's why i always stuck with it and didn't take any drastic measures like disabling my wall :OP

i'm hoping this will change my behavior on facebook somewhat.

i need to focus on God and not facebook.

this is for the Lord...he enables me :O]

fidgety

i actually have spent this whole day studying. what an amazing feat for me. i started out by studying for my psychology test which included reading a TON of pages, going over notes, and making sure i know the big terminology. after that, i moved on to studying for political science. i am still not done and have started 4 and a half hours ago. i did take a few breaks because i needed it and i reached half of my goal :O)

i think i am a facebook addict as well. oh dear. i kept wanting to see if i got new comments.

anywho, i hope i do well on my tests. otherwise this day would have been a waste :Op

i am tired of sitting...

i cannot wait for classes to be over in 2 weeks!!

then i can return to reading my Urbana books, practicing guitar, rollerblading, having more hang outs with friends, hopefully reviewing chinese, and learning to cook!

sore cheeks

Lovely Days like these come from God. He knows how to make me smile, how to make me laugh, and how to bring joy to me. Friends are also greatly appreciated gifts :O) Birthday parties are fun. Today we celebrated John Kwok's 21st birthday. Yup, that guy. :O) the "hubby." Oh how jokes can sometimes get so crazy yet fun.

It was a good time of fellowship, reuniting with friends, and picture-taking.

I also drove to Kristen's house for the first time and FINALLY got to see doggy!! so cute!

thank you God for learning new lessons, prayer, nap, dressing up, driving, friends, food, pictures, and fun!!!

The Grand Gift of Blogging

to put it in Sherlock Holmes' words..."the grand gift" it's such a delicate and graceful description. Blogging really is a gift to be able to express oneself in words. Ah, how i've missed blogging. Xanga was my first blog home. :O) Then i moved on to blog with pictures on Facebook. But it never quite was the same without words. Status updates and Captions don't nearly leave room for expression. Therefore, that is why I have decided to return to blogging. I'm back! :O]