tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54242532009-02-21T22:30:23.419+08:00Not-so-daily rambings about my life and my thoughtsKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1158659229734536012006-09-19T17:43:00.000+08:002006-09-19T17:47:09.750+08:00

I'm just not feeling the blog these days.You know it's bad when you bore yourself with what you think and what you want to say. In here I am only talking about wanting to move, having no money, wanting a boyfriend. But sadly, this is pretty much the extent of my life right now. Pretty sucky, huh?I actually was drifting around in my mind today thinking of my problem and decided that when I could

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Tomorrow is it!Will be adding it to the $94 HK (maybe $12) I have burning up my bank account now. Heh. How do I always wind up so pathetic at the end of the month?! With the payment should come a raise which was promised me. But you know what's happened before with new school years and salaries.I'm going to continue to send the same amount of money home. As tempting as it is to send THAT home

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1156613868599966932006-08-27T01:33:00.000+08:002006-08-27T09:26:50.080+08:00

Watched Rent tonight. Thankful for living alone as I had forgotten how soppy that movie makes me. Very cool they used most of the original cast members, though 9 years later. (I guess if you know your dream, you'd spend all that time anyways trying to fulfill it.) Spent all the time looking at the actress who was playing Joanne, knowing I knew her from somewhere, only to find out well after the

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Still am unsure how to proceed. Wonder if any amount of money would be ever enough to go to California (Car, decent housing, job, good social life). Wonder if I'm taking too easy a road by heading back to Boston. But then maybe going back there will let me enjoy it more. I can see myself comfortably going into the Middle East or The Paradise (if they are still there, that is) to check out a band

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1155653785460551352006-08-15T22:49:00.000+08:002006-08-15T22:56:25.476+08:00

I want to see a sequel to Castaway. We know the guy gets rescued, realizes life has gone on without him, and then is given a literal choice between which fork in the road to take. How does he acclimate himself to a world he left behind, something once so familiar to him, now like a foreign country? How does he get by with all the little things that must have lapsed while away, like his credit

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Yeah, yeah, don't read it if you want to see it.I'm not really sure what to write about a movie whose main premise is about a school shooting. I'm not even sure what to write about myself, who knew full well what the movie was about and decided to rent it anyways.The movie takes place in an unnamed Portland, Oregon high school, and while the location is different much of the film echoes the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1155120376389481572006-08-09T18:35:00.000+08:002006-08-09T18:57:05.866+08:00

So today was the day I met the littlest children I'd be teaching this term, the 3 year olds of the NC class. In record time (maybe about just under five minutes) a little boy cried himself sick. It was a day where I seriously considered bringing in earmuffs for the next week.Still, there are some cute bright kids in the class. One girl took to me right away and we played a good game of throw and

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1154864359738366782006-08-06T19:25:00.000+08:002006-08-06T19:39:19.800+08:00

I saw the preview for this ages ago during Chinese New Year when I went to see The Lion, The Witch and the Wadrobe. Both my friend (who is a real Johnny Depp nut) and I were excited to see this movie.Flash forward about 6 months, where news of this movie destroying Superman's Return in America is making everyone sit up and take notice.I saw this movie, and I really wanted to like it. I like

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Never mind this is the country that eats fast food fish sandwiches or pasta for breakfast and thinks nothing of it. Never mind that the mini bus company sets up a day of protest for better wages by deciding to do revolutionary things like moving from a bus stop only when everyone is seated and obeying speed limits (shouldn't they do that already?) Never mind the never ending saga of my landlord

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1154268879306555282006-07-30T21:51:00.000+08:002006-07-30T22:14:39.386+08:00

So this is what I managed to do (and am planning to do) with (the remains of) My Summer Vacation:Taught a test prep class for first through sixth graders for two weeks. This is not the first time I have done this, and here is my consistent impression of the kids and the course: First graders should not take this course as it is waaaay over their heads. The fifth graders all know everything

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1154073173004419812006-07-28T15:46:00.000+08:002006-07-28T15:52:53.013+08:00

It's getting a bit boring around here, as I have decided to work and that means getting up at a regular work-hour time, and also my friends have pretty much all flown the coop for the holidays. I do get a few days off before work starts up again, so that'll be good. I'll have to see what I am able to do in between now and then. I doubt I'll go anywhere extensive. I hardly think I'll even go to

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It's my summer vacation now and I have nothing to do after three these days. So instead of fighting off a nap -- getting up for seven a.m. after 6 hours of interrupted sleep is nothing fun -- I decided Wednesday to see Superman Returns, after a month of hemming and hawing over whether I would actually spend the bucks to see it in the theater.Like everyone else my age, I grew up with the

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I don't remember if I ever mentioned this but ages ago I wrote my dad telling him I was feeling a bit homesick and how would he feel if I visited him during my April vacation. I don't know wat I was thinking, some ticker tape parade homecoming or something like that but I was really hurt when not only did he say no because he didn't have the room, but he completely shot down my idea of finding a

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1152441905838517652006-07-09T18:41:00.000+08:002006-07-09T18:45:05.863+08:00

Maybe the blogging bug has flown away from me. I have not much to say these days, and maybe it's the end of the school year, thinking of the end of my time here (yeah I know, already), the fact that a bunch of good friends are leaving here, but I am feeling quite uninspired in here, not really sure what to really write anymore.I took a music quiz which claims to draw parallels between the kind of

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1149466631663329072006-06-05T08:14:00.000+08:002006-06-05T08:17:11.673+08:00

So I'm nervous about driving when I get back to the States. But look at this!Ha! It looks like all around me were bad drivers too. Maybe in a newer (safer) environment, I'll feel better. Or maybe I'll drag California down the list. Ha!(By the way, I knew the answers for all the test questions they talk about in the article.)

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Probably as a result of:Sleeping until 230 p.m. today (Please remind me to never make that a habit.)Stupidly having a Diet Coke at around 7 p.m. because I was thirsty.Realizing that may not have been a smart idea, I boiled some tap water and now my stomach feels funny anyways.A small part of me is worrying about rejection. It's become now that everytime I meet someone cool, and think hey I'd like

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1149424971502638742006-06-04T20:35:00.000+08:002006-06-04T20:42:51.513+08:00

And now the lowlights from today!Woke up at about 815 this morning after discovering the text message on my phone to get some water. Was feeling pretty rough. Took some Advil and then promptly went back to bed...Where I then reawakened at about 230 p.m. Holy mother of God. Used my pain after sucking down more water and Advil to go to McDonalds for takeawayI had a double cheeseburger that tasted

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Highlights include:Being told I had to spend a minimum of $128 at this really swank place where a good friend of mine had his birthday...and then managing to pay only for one of them. (Hey I did offer money, but at this time in the month -- where my MSN ID is "Come On Payday! -- if my money is no good there, then...OK.)Having a yummy chocolate martini for the first time. (Which, yes, I did pay

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1149247494014302842006-06-02T19:22:00.000+08:002006-06-04T16:05:12.240+08:00

My computer just ate my love note to my new favorite band, New Order.So I’ll try to make this quick!I had a CD of theirs, called Substance for some time now, since the days I worked at Tower Records when I was in college. I hadn’t really played much of it though until I put it onto my iPod.Every time I hear one of their songs, I am blown away by the fact that they are a direct descendant of the

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Can you imagine how far gone I'd be if I were still on my Pacific Coffee cup a day thing?So I've been eating pasta for dinner for the past two days. Not so bad. Payday is Monday. I might have to go to the store tomorrow and buy some bread for some beans on toast action for dinner...but if I do that, why don't I just buy some cans of tuna anyways and make myself something I'm more likely to eat?

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1148636231864227222006-05-26T17:35:00.000+08:002006-05-26T21:31:07.133+08:00

(My Internet connection was much faster than expected! Less than three hours and done!)In the interest of anyone who wants to wait to see the finale for themselves, I'll just say that a) I think Desmond cleans up real nice (heh) and b) I really have no idea where the writers will be going at the start of Season Three but it should be cool to watch it all unfold.(Now I'm hearing that new episodes

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1148549689906400582006-05-25T17:32:00.000+08:002006-05-25T17:34:49.916+08:00

According to my faithful BitTorrent tracer, in no less than 223 hours will I have the latest, last episode of Lost until the next one starts up in I guess it'll be next February, if they are going along with the revised schedule. I hope it's a good one!*I know it'll be much shorter than that, but the time tracking always cracks me up on these things -- as if someone would keep their computer on

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I worked out today that I generally drink away about $100 USA a month on coffee. This doesn't include anything else I drink or eat. Oh my God. That's like almost one student loan payment. That's definitely more groceries. And as an afterthought, that is like 6 CDs a month!How the hell do I kick this habit?

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I found this on USA Today's entertainment blog called Pop Candy. It's a listing of videos from way back when MTV and VH1 actually played music videos, instead of making shows talking about them.I have been wasting tons of time on here dragging myself down memory lane. Some of the highlights include:"In a Big Country" by Big Country. I remember seeing this video when it first came out, and really

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524742438651698158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424253.post-1148107056404603342006-05-20T14:28:00.000+08:002006-05-20T14:37:36.413+08:00

It's been awhile since I've shared what's been on my Top 25 Most Played Songs on my iPod. That's because for awhile there really wasn't much changing. Since it's been a couple of months, though, I figured what the hell.You're The Reason I'm Leaving Franz FerdinandLithium NirvanaShady Lane PavementFree Fallin' Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersBeautiful Day U2Do You Want To Franz FerdinandI'm Your

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