[spring is coming] i noticed yesterday that the sun is setting after 530 now! (that is, if it isn't raining over)

[akpsi-ing] even though i hadn't been back to berkeley or haas in such a long time, it felt *so* good seeing all those friendly and familiar faces again (though my fellow recruiters must have thought i was some kind of school freak). i felt so proud seeing so many of you accomplished in your future internships and jobs, and as for the rest of ya, let me know how i can help! ooh i got to meet some iotas and good grief, we're recruiting for the kappa class?! =O surprise of the night: irene balatro. who woulda thought she'd pop her head back in haas?

[*great gasp*] i just found out that i only have 3 episodes of alias season 2 left to watch. oh no oh no oh no. alias withdrawal alias withdrawal alias withdrawal!!!

[revision to yogurt review] so i had another Horizon yogurt thingamabobber today, thinking that it was the last one in my stash before i went back to 'ol Dannon. BUT -- this time, it was good! it was a Fruit on the Bottom one, and it was delish! :D so, apologies Horizon, i like you again :) but only when you have fruit on the bottom. kekeke. (btw, the Dannon Fruit on the Bottom one was icky poo potty) xP

[lessons at work] i overheard a Dad at one of my clients on the phone this morning. he was calling his kid at home to check up on how they were doing b/c apparently, he/she had fallen ill. he said: "how are you feeling? what are you doing? see, we all hafta look out for each other. when you're sick, i must check up on you to make sure you're ok. when i'm sick, you hafta check up on me to make sure i'm ok, okay?".. and i thought that was the cutest thing. it made me think that i should do that for more people around me :)

[small pleasures indeed] i'm a simple girl looking forward to shooting at my newly acquired D&B hoop at home. :D

[gong xi ni] the chinese year is back again -- and with it, i can't help but remember home fondly. everyone gets the rest of the week off.. children collect their lucky money.. and adults STUFF their faces with delicious home-cooked food and special dishes that are only concocted at this time of year. my dad told me a story about how when he was a kid, he looked forward to the first day of new year sooo badly because he got to wear his new socks, underwear, and clothes! the night before, he would lay out his clothes so that he could snap his new clothes on instantly and bring in the new year. my mom, on the other hand, says that she would sleep in new pyjamas so that when SHE woke up, she'd already be wearing new clothes :)

[prelude to my uninterestingness] though i still worry that i'm often quite bland, i remember that if i weren't special in one way or another, i wouldn't be loved by my near and dear, nor would i find pleasure in finding a free bag of skittles in the vending machine :D same goes for all of you :) don't forget you're special too - xin nien kuai leh!!

[sex and lucia] good God, Blam gave me soft porn for christmas!!

so the story behind this gift is that the infamous Andyah watched it with a girl one evening, and by the end of the movie, she was SOOOO *in da mood* that Andy didn't have to turn on any charms whatsoever! =O why blam gave it to me, i donno why... mebbe it should have been more for brian? hahahahaha.

[=P] is how i'm feeling about the new Horizon yogurt I bought. It's much too thick. I don't like my yogurt thick. I'm not eating custard, I'm eating yogurt. Dannon still rocks. Trust me on this one. MMmmMm. Nevertheless, a grand grand WELCOME to the newest addition to SoMa -- WHole Foods!! Oh me oh my, Di is very happy now :)

[still one of the funniest people i know]

its Rishi: german cars are known for strong drivetrrains
its Rishi: but like the little things go wrong a lot
duMdEEdUm di: hrm
its Rishi: i guess it goes back to the personality thing
its Rishi: its like having a hot girlfriend
its Rishi: more maintenance
its Rishi: but it could be worth it
its Rishi: with a japanese car u trade blandness for ease of maintenance
its Rishi: haha
duMdEEdUm di: hahahaha

[i am horrible] the new year's is off to a dispicable start! even though i don't really have any new year's resolutions, i know one of them was definitely to save, save, save i am not a frequent spender, i rarely make impulse buys, and i allow myself little pleasures now and again. but TODAY -- while waiting for my work computer to be fixed, i meandered into an unbelievable sale and..... *gasp* purchased myself two pairs of jeans. oh d-d-dear. well - here are my new clothes for the chinese new year.

[welcome] to the newest member of my readers list :D blam is back! i'm sure you'll obtain hours of joy from his posts..

[realization] i was thinking on my long drive back from work the other day that i've really become quite an uninteresting person. wait - i am an uninteresting person! now here is my rationale:
- in the last five days, i've communicated properly with three of my friends.
- i've only baked once in the last month! :(
- i want to go to sleep by midnight.
- i can't think of much i want to do during the weekends (apart from sleep and get some exercise)

now this is sad. this is not how 2004 is supposed to be. but there is one consolation to this uninteresting-ness of mine -- i get to spend a lot of time with myself :)

anyhoo, i really shouldn't be complaning b/c with my family here for 2 weeks, i didn't get much time to spend with myself. that's ok though. it's funny because when they *were* here, i was constantly in this hectic-manic mood, and just wanted to sit and do *nothing*. now that they're gone, the apartment is really quiet, and i miss hearing dru watch his trashy tv and guitar strumming, my mom nagging me to rearrange the kitchen, and shuttling my dad back and forth to his hotel so he can take his afternoon nap. haha! ah well.

[inner di] just feels like dancing!! (i'll hafta settle for bouncing in my car for the time being.....) i don't usually make music recommendations, but i am just HOOKED onto the new jack johnson song, "taylor" -- it's a great driving song and a good song to sway to :) download!! and since i've been spending so much time in my car, has anyone heard that ridiculous bartending school ad? it starts with this dude reciting all the drinks he learned, and then when you think it's over, ARNOLD's voice comes on! "STAHP! WAIT..." hahahaha. the strangest things have been tickling my funny bone these days.

[ta for now] happy new year everyone! :) wouldn't it be great if i could give everyone a hug at the same time? think of all the happy endorphins my system would experience simultaneously. *wow*