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Saturday, September 29, 2001 Where do I even begin? Two days of not blogging and already so much has happened. Wednesday was a major day of frustration. Along with chemistry class being hard....the lab too has to be incredibly difficult. I feel like I belong in fifth grade when I'm in there. Especially when I am asked to do something like a lab report. With the TA giving a like chuckle she said I feel sorry for you guys...your first lab report is a long one. Plain and simple I DO NOT like my chem class nor anything that has to do with it right now. Yesterday I got to go home...yes home for two hours...It was my dad's 50th birthday going by the chinese calendar. *shock* My dad is 50. My goodness. I was very happy though. Even though things were rushed I ordered a cake for him and he was surprised. He didn't know we were going home. And for ONCE my dad took pictures. My dad is not one to take pictures...not even ONE picture. But he took like FOUR. *gasp* But the poor guy was at work on his birthday and it was busy so he didn't get to enjoy much of it. But we bought him some nice articles of clothing and he seemed to like em...maybe. I'll just have to see if he wears it often. He's not one to like to look at his gifts...IN FRONT of you...but supposedly my mom said he tries to be all suave and cool and collected. But during one night when the house is asleep he got up and outta bed and tried on these new pair of jeans we got him (my mom was the eyewitness pretending to be asleep *teeheehee*). He wore them all night while he watched tv. *^_^* My dad is a funny guy. What can I say. Tomorrow is the first MSU CCF Praise Night. I have to prepare refreshments. YIPPEE. I love doing stuff involved with food...cooking...prep...etc. I LOVE TO COOK. I hope there is a big turn out and that hearts will be touched. I also hope to see some people from home. Especially one person in particular...*evil grin* Eh...I won't go there...maybe in another blog entry. Here is a cool animation that I got from my friend Chrissy's blogspot...I think it's rather amusing...I got a kick out of it. http://www.csupomona.edu/~neoanime/flash/fight3.swf posted by Sewa at 4:01:00 AM # Wednesday, September 26, 2001 September 22, 2001 marked my official one month in college. It's been a FAST one month. It seems like yesterday I was looking forward to seeing my roommate for the first time and it seems like last night I was just finishing stuffing stuff into storage bins to haul with me to college. It's all so real though and it seems like time has flown before my eyes. Here at college, within this month, I have already met tons of people and done some growing and I'm still learning the way of life around here. Procrastination is NOT a part of it. Studying and time management is 50% of it...eating, sleeping, class, and little stuff (ie. free time) makes up the other part. I've throughly enjoyed much of it though. Even though time management was not my strong point I am determined to get on the ball from here on in. Which leads me to another subject, tonight was the first night of accountability. Accountability is when the girls just get together to check up on each other, vent, talk about spiritual walks, and struggles etc. I heard numerous stories about accountability last year from my best friend Sam and I always wondered about them. Well tonight was my first taste of what will fast become one of my favorite nights of the week. Girls bonding and chillin...snackin and goofing around....yet at the same time feeling the greatness of God around us because He put us all there for a reason. There the subject of school came up and grades and time management etc. I take pride in my friends because of how incredibly intelligent they all are not only in school but in being people. And in my eyes they are all gorgeous young woman. The discussion we had there really told me that grades are EARNED and you must sacrifice to earn it. And comparing yourself with others will get you nowhere. My friends also tried to drive home the point that looks are not important...another issue which will be the subject of another blog. But right now I'd like to share a poem that I wrote sometime ago...a poem to really look into your heart and soul. A poem in which the words are all linked in a way that you would only be able to understand with a clear mind and a calm heart...so with that let me ask you... Who Is God Shh, listen to the voice in the winds. Hear the quiet calling of the waters. Listen to the laughter in the world. It's the voice of God speaking. Stop and take a look at the beauty of your surroundings. Freeze and gaze at the delicate snow. Pause and breathe in the air of the magnificent sea. It's the hands of God at work around you. Be still when you hear a voice in your heart. Answer the soft beckoning towards your soul. Open your inner self to the knocking. It's God calling for you. Turn to the all knowing in prayer. Praise the creator above with a song. Show His love in your actions. It's the way of God. Hear the mighty voice. See the magnificence. Respond to the invitation. It's God. posted by Sewa at 3:03:00 AM # Tuesday, September 25, 2001 So...Mondays...seemingly the least favorite day in the week...has not been good to me either. My first class today was chemistry and I got my first exam back....BAD GRADE. My friend Christy did tell me though that she's had the same professor and he curves a HUGE amount and that he's a really bad professor that can't really teach. Therefore I have to work incredibly hard the rest of this semester to pick up my grade...yippee. And tomorrow I have a chemistry lab report due. I've never done one of those before and supposedly they grade hard on them...great I don't have a clue what to do...double yippee. AHHH. I hate my chemistry class. The lab that goes with it is three hours long and that's tomorrow. Mondays...YUCK. posted by Sewa at 2:30:00 AM # Monday, September 24, 2001 I haven't blogged since friday because I got to GO HOME! Yeah! I didn't realize how much I missed it. And even though the weekend was packed and I didn't get to do everything that I wanted to do I was still happy. In fact I was really happy because my entirely family got to go out on saturday morning and afternoon. To some it's not a big deal because they find those times to be annoying and little fights may erupt. But for me I was just filled with this sense of appreciation. It's a true rare occasion in my family where I am able to be with my mother, father and two brothers because of our restaurant. Which is really sad to me...sometimes I resent the food industry. Therefore when the family was able to go out to Sam's club and to a chinese grocery store...I was VERY HAPPY. And to see the joy in my parents eyes and to see that they were truly happy that we were home really made me see this radiance that I seldom do appreciate. My mother called me at about 1:45 which is just a little over an hour ago. And she asked me to translate a story that she came across in the chinese periodicals that she gets. So I'm thinking great my mom attempting english, this is gonna take awhile for her to read to me over the phone. She reads me something more of less like the following: This is the story of everyone. The tree is our parents. And when we are young we like to play with our parents. Then we grow up and we go away. And when we come home it's only in our times of trouble or when we need something. And our parents try their best to make us happy. And no matter what they are always there for us. But we still thank the boy who is cruel to the tree. Because that's .....(grr I forgot some of it...I shall fix it tomorrow) But anyways, it made me quite sad and I really felt like I'm growing up...FAST. This weekend was my rents was definitely something to remember even though it seems so normal. On a different topic...for some reason I was ecstatic to go to church today. I guess it was because it would be the first time I would be back since I've left for college. And another thing that was rather fun was the fact that I'm in a different sunday school now. A sunday school where people actually appreciate the class and listen. Another time where I felt like I was getting old. Even though I realized I missed my home...what I really missed was a certain individual who is really dear to my heart. Someone who I think about nearly every day. Sounds a little iffy but this person is just really important to me and I knew they were going to be at church. And when I saw this person...they had the same radiant smile which I knew they would have. And I here at college I already realized how much I missed this person. And I guess they were another reason why I wanted to go to church...not exactly the right reason...oopsies. But seeing my church family made me happy as well. People asking me how classes are. Someone saying that I look like I've lost weight...(YES!) Just the Christian community brings me a warm feeling. *sigh* It's been a good weekend. Verse: Be completely humble and gentle, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2 posted by Sewa at 3:32:00 AM # |
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