Summer is here! 

Life is GOOD. 

The end. 

I was reviewing my latest journal entry and I got caught with “Cheers to 2008!  I believe that this will be MY year.”  With all the events that happened recently, I’m beginning to doubt that 2008 will be MY year and question how naive I must have been to be so optimistic.  I’ll admit, 2008 began without any intoxication so I can only presume that I wouldn’t be consuming too much alcohol within the year, and I also saw the man that I was beginning to date.  What a fantastic way to start off the year by being sober and spending some quality time with the new man.  Unfortunately, that relationship ended and I’ve been drinking every weekend.  So much for a sober and romantic year.

It’s only the end of February and I have already experienced a lot of unfortunate events.  It’s not tragic but more on the humorous side, yet still unfortunate. 

·          I broke my favorite pair of heels that I’ve had for 4+ years

·          I tripped and fell and ate the floor with many bystanders watching

·          I got smacked on the forehead by a pigeon who couldn’t gain enough altitude to fly over my head

·          Began a relationship that quickly ended as fast as it had quickly began (good guy, many similarities and differences that ended up conflicting)

·          Someone stole all 4 of my hubcaps from my work parking lot (who in the hell would steal HUBCAPS?!) 

·          I ripped 2 slacks while I was at work (one in the butt area and the other in the crotch)

·          My zipper on another pair of slacks is no longer functional

·          Broke a nail after I had just gotten it done.

I guess the only good things in my life right now is that I was able to watch the advanced screening of Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Semi-Pro (highly recommend both; they were equally piss-in-the-pants hilarious).  I will also be watching The Bank Job and The Other Boleyn Girl sometime next week.  Let’s pray for the remainder of 2008 to be … decent.  I can handle life’s crude sense of humor, but I do not wish for it to prolong any more.  PLEASE be nice to me, 2008. 

2007 was a year that I am glad to say is finally over!!  As my SOUL MATES and I counted down to 2008 at Disneyland (and yes, I welcomed in 2008 SOBER), I couldn’t help but to reminisce back to 2007 and what made it so miserable.  First off, I began the year being in a fight with my entire family.  I had isolated myself from all of my friends.  My boyfriend broke up with me.  I’ve been having financial difficulties.  My dad was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer.  I think the one good thing that came out of 2007 was the reconnection with my friends (and sister). 

This year, I’m hoping that it will bring prosperity, love, and (academic) achievement.  I hate making resolutions because I never seem to follow through.  So, for 2008, I’m not holding any expectations except to hope for the best but to prepare for the worst.

Cheers to 2008!  I believe that this will be MY year.

Pictures can be seen via myspace, and you have to be my friend.

When life hits you with a slap, it’s only best to turn the other cheek and accept the other slap.

June 30, 2007 has marked the one-year anniversary of the passing of my friend, Elmer Yoo.  I will always remember Elmer as a little punk, a lovable punk, nonetheless.  Growing up, he would torment me (even though he was younger) but I can only view that now as a symbol of his love.  After returning from Iraq, he would call and the first thing he would always say to me was, “Noonaaa~~ let’s hang out!!!”  It’s tragic that I was supposed to meet up with him only to find out that he had lost his life.  Elmer, you will always be in my thoughts.  Keep on looking out for me, yeah?

June 28, 2007 marks the death of a fellow soldier who lived his life trying to save the lives of wounded soldiers, as a Medic.  It’s tough to see the hurt and agony that comes with death, especially on the faces of the parents.  No matter how much a family and a whole church congregation prays for the safety of a soldier/son/friend/brother, you can’t really question why God decided to take his life, at that time, but to accept the fact that God needed him … next to Him.

I’m not asking for a prayer on behalf of my brother, only, but let’s continue the prayer for ALL the soldiers who are serving in this senseless war.  

I support the soldiers … not the war.

Pictures of the BBQ are up on my myspace.  If you don’t know it, sorry.