my life : updated

SCHOOL
has been really busy. I practically have a test every other day. But I like it. I look forward to going to all my classes. Maybe it's my friends that make school easier.

SAN DIEGOis growing on me. The first time I moved down here, I wasn't enjoying it. The night-life was a bore, the malls could not compare to the malls in L.A., and friends? what friends?

It's actually getting better now. It's damn healthy down here and the weather is weird but awesome. I'm starting to enjoy being down here. I'm even considering staying after I graduate. Not too close to L.A. but not too far either.

PERSONAL
life is confusing. I'm going through a change in my life and I'm at that point where I don't really know where I'm heading. There's just too many options and choices to make. I always think that "I have to choose the one that means most to me..." but it's easier said than done.

I don't really want to get into detail about my dilemma because I'm already getting confused, imagine you.

FAMILY
my mom is in the philippines for business. I miss her. I know when I moved out of the house, I barely saw here, but knowing that she's half way across the world, makes me miss her more. My sister is back at home, doing her first year of college. I'm proud of her and sometimes I kind of envy her for who she is and knowing who she is at such a young age. Heck, when I was 18, I didn't know who I was. I guess kids these days grow up faster than how we did. I swear, I'm talking like Im old.

TRAVEL
I get to go to Chicago this Thursday through Sunday. It's a short vacation, but I need it. I'm going with Ollie and our friend Nadine to visit her boyfriend. I can't wait. I get to wear my sweaters and jackets becuase I heard it gets pretty cold there. I finally get to put my winter clothes to use.

So I guess that's about it... I need to do my drug cards for my Pharm. class. I have 45 more drugs to go. Yay! I'ms o looking forward to it.

Here's a look at me, two and a half years ago. Dude I was so fucken ugly hahah!


Bye!

new place. new life. pt. 1

THE LIVING ROOM

I don't know if I have said it before, but Ollie and I moved south to San Diego. Rancho Bernardo to be exact. It's in the northern part of San Diego, almost close to Escondido. We moved down here to attend school. We've been here for about a month and a half now and we like it down here.

It started out pretty rough, adjusting to the what time stores/restaurants close, how far the nearest grocery market is and how far the gas stations are. We're somewhat used to it now. School's been hard but I love it. I'm not the type who have to study too much so studying isn't the hard part. It's waking up early to get to class.

Our apartment on the other hand, is nice. Places in this area of San Diego tend to cost way too much, but our apartment, for the price, it's wonderful. We had fun decorating our apartment. We painted the walls because we thought white was overrated. We didn't really have living room/dining room furniture beforehand so we had to buy almost everything. Here are some pictures of our living room/dining room


Our seating area -


Our t.v. and another seat

The living room.

Dining table.

I love our plates. Its black and purple. and It's square. Im tired of circles!

Our dining/kitchen area.


I was going to take pictures of our kitchen but there's nothing in it really. Just a stove, a ref., a rice cooker (of course), a toaster, a microwave and a sink. Oh and a bunch of cabinets and stuff. Nothing different.

Our theme for this living room is -simple- And it is. We chose gray walls, black anchor furniture and hints of purple and yellow. We love purple and yellow. We're really happy with our apartment.

I'll take pictures of our bedroom next... we just need a little bit more time to fix it.

First Birthday

My summer has been filled with life-changing, self-actualizing, fun-filled moments. After thinking about what I should write about first, I thought I would start with my youngest cousin's birthday. Why? Because it's the most recent, and I have only uploaded the pictures from this ocassion.

See, I'm the oldest out of all my cousins/generation. I'm 22 and my youngest cousin just turned 1 this month. What's cool also is that my cousin, Lil' Johnny, and I are the only boys in our 15-cousin generation. So I guess you can say we started with a boy and ended with a boy.

So his birthday was on the 8th of September. I now live in San Diego and my family still lives back in L.A. So I thought it would be fun to take the train up to L.A. It was my first time ever riding on a train so I was excited and anxious. The train ride was 3.5 hours long. I thought it was going to be boring but once I was on the train, time passed by pretty damn quick.

Lil' Johnny's birthday was held at Chuck E. Cheese. It's where kids (young and old) can be kids. It's true, my sister, Roxine, 18, Jessilyn, 15, Jessica, 17, Denise, 13, Pauolo, 17, and I were the ones who were playing the video games and arcades. It was definitely really fun. I haven't had "FUN" in what seems to be like forever and a day. I've been really busy this past couple of months. So playing and laughing with my family was something I really missed.

We mostly played basketball and this game where it's like a maze and you have to beat the time and use your fingers. In return, we got a lot of tickets. I was going to give my tickets to my little cousins, but in the end, I ended up keeping it and getting my own prizes, haha. I am such a kid!

Here are some pictures from the event.

My sister, Lil' Johnny (aint he cute) and of course, Chuck E. Cheese cruisin!

ME and my little cousin.


This was really cool, they cketch your picture out.
We call this one, "fruit flies"

Yeah you know you want me to kiss you! haha

Colorful vampire teeth. Just some of the prizes we took home. lol

Kids at heart pt. I

Kids at heart pt II.


After the party, we went back home and I took advantage of this time to take pictures with my cousins. Well just some of them.

Thats Samantha, she lives in Arizona (haha that rhymed)


Denis and I, she way taller than me and I'm 10 years older. Boo!

Jlynn and the fruit fly!



After playing some cards with my cousins, and bonding with my mom and sister, I had to go back to reality and go back home in SD. So my mom and sister dropped me off at the train station in downtown L.A. (We actually got lost) and I headed back home.




What a trip, what a day. It all happened within 18 hours. Taking the train was a really different experience. I would definitely do it again.

That's it!

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