what bored college kids do

so the night before i left pitts, me and the roommies had this huge bbq/cooking fest.



(we're missing becca cuz she still had exams and she tended not to chill with all the roommies together) We bought a bunch of things to grill, tried to finish up some stuff in the fridge. it turned out to be a great idea (thanks yanni) because it really allowed us to just bond and hang out all together for the last time. so one of the things we did was do some stupid human tricks. check it out. bruce is going to eat fire...




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buggy races

so i can finally load videos onto jusspress on my powerbook. here's something i've been wanting to show. so the big thing at CMU...like bigger than homecoming at UCLA ...is this thing called the buggy races. it's during this celebration called carnival. take a look...




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oh...there's a person in that thing they are pushing...scary huh?




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new chairs!!

we get new chairs at work! those ergonomic herman miller ones...

sweet....

lip issues

my lips have been really dry and itchy for the past few weeks. i thought i was allergic to something i've been using...but i haven't really used any new products lately. it's so annoying because i have to keep lipbalm with me at all times. otherwise my lips just get all itchy and dry. blah...i'm having one of those days. you would think i'd be in a better mood considering i get to work from home today. my boss is kool like that.

office politics

office politics are in every company. small or large. it doesn't matter if everyone wants the company to succeed, it's not enough. ultimately everyone is a little or a lot selfish and wants to look good in front of others.

my idea was shot down and he wants to proceed with his idea. even though his idea is flawed and means a lot of lost revenue. but it makes him look good because it shows he has initiative, creativity and connections. my mind is churning. i need to find a way for my idea to make him look good...

i like a good challenge.

you think you know me, but you have no idea...

red sour ball

when i was about 9 i was sucking on a red sour ball. i had given my mom a necklace that i had made. i forget what i had made it out of, glass beads or something...
she was so happy to get the necklace that she was hugging and squeezing me really tightly. as she did this, the red sour ball slipped into my throat. i thought that maybe i could swallow hard and make it go down since it was down far enough where i couldn't cough it back up. so i swallowed...then i started choking. i didn't panic at first, i figured it would loosen up and go down. but as the seconds passed i realized that i was really choking. i remember looking at my mom, my brothers and my friends. (we were making the necklaces at my house) then looking out the window thinking that if i was going to die, at least i was with my family and friends. the view out the kitchen window looks out into our backyard. i've always really liked our backyard so i thought, what a nice serene view to be the last thing i see before i die. My life started flashing before my eyes. as it did, i thought, " wow, now i know that your life really DOES flash before you eyes before death". it all seemed very profound at the time, but how much does a 9-year-old really know about life? I wondered if everyone would be sad if i died. then i felt bad because i didn't want to make everyone sad. my mom proceeded to give me what she thought was the heimlich. only i don't think she did it right because all she did was squeeze more air out of me. then she put her hands around my throat, felt where the ball was, and squeezed really hard. out popped the sourball and we all had a good laugh about how scared everyone was for a moment.

they have red sourballs at work. i took one while i was waiting for the receptionist to find my paycheck. so here i am, sucking on a red sourball. and thinking of the last time i tasted one of these. they don't really taste that good. call it childhood trauma...

weekend events

friday saw batman begins with hunny. his tooth that needs a root canal got infected and his face was swollen for 3 days. poor hunny. we were supposed to go to a house party on friday. it actually was quite nice to have a chill friday watching a movie. just too bad he was in pain and hopped up on vicodin.

saturday i woke up early for oyster fest. plenty of first timers shows. it's always cool to teach people how to shuck oysters. it's always so satisfying when you shuck for the first time. at nite we hung out with hunny's friends. not a bad weekend. at first it was supposed to be a super hectic weekend. since hunny was hurt then we toned back a few things. i need to learn to do that even when i don't have an excuse. it just makes the weekends more enjoyable when i'm not running from event to event.

ahem!

it's always so strange to do conference calls. because when you want to interject, it's always so awkward. i had a conference call this morning to europe. only i wasn't the one running the meeting. so i had to be quiet most of the time. but when i did speak up, i just felt like i was interrupting.

i think i feel so awkward because i'm used to running meetings rather than just listen in. at school i'm the meeting coordinator a lot of times and i try to give the group direction to get certain things accomplished. it's not that i really want to lead. but i get frustrated with slow meetings so i'd rather get things moving. although sometimes i get lazy and i don't volunteer myself...but it's funny because i think people just expect me to lead sometimes. so they'll ask me...so when are you going to set up that meeting? are you going to send out an email? haha... weird. do i come off as a bossy person?

at the end of the conference call i felt the need to reiterate all the major points since there was so many things that needed to be done after the call. i thought that if it wasn't reviewed, people would forget the smaller yet important details. and we are trying to have the finished product out by friday so any time saved from further editing is a big deal. but it wasn't my meeting...so i refrained.

itchy toes

my big toe is itchy. i'm wearing closed toe shoes today. i think my feet miss the strappy heels i've been wearing. i can't wear them in school since i walk too much there. oh yeah and it snows there...

movie nite

got a group of people to go see Saving Face last nite. if you haven't seen it, go. it was really good! it's a funny yet touching movie about a daughter and mother's relationship. only to twist things up, the daughter is a lesbian and the mother has an illegitmate child and is looking for a husband. strange description i know, but the movie was very well done and i think many people could find things to relate to in this movie. kudos to alice wu for her directing. lynn chen is hot! and i never knew joan chen was so beautiful. i hope i look that good at 48. but be prepared for a lesbian love scene. although i don't know why people were making such a fuss about that. i've seen much more explicit sex scenes on the L word. (the lesbian equivalent of queer as folk but much better) personally i think seeing any couple get intimate on film (gay or straight) in a non-pornographic way is kool. and by intimate i don't mean just in a sexual way...but if there's also an additional connection. i mean it must be such a challenge to be able to reflect that additional connection on film between two actors/actresses who aren't intimate in real life. because really, if they are really bad actors/actresses, it'll just seem like a porn film. anyways...

it was great seeing so many people interested in the movie. we practically had the whole theater to ourselves. the movie hasn't been well marketed in the bay area. if amy hadn't emailed me about it, i would have never known about it. so ...spread the word to your friends and support our asian acting community. it's such a good film, you won't regret it. it was featured at sundance.

random question of the day

is programming in english all over the world? for example, is an if-while loop still "if" and "while" in germany?

i asked nadsybo...

the answer is yes!

however functions are probably named in other languages since those are created by the programmer. =D

in case you ever wanted to know...

i did good =D

i got an email yesterday from the partner of a huge vc firm in palo alto. if there is a possible top 3 biotech vc list, he would be on that list. i had emailed him on thursday to see about a partnership with my internship company. he replied today with an email congratulating me on my good choice for places to intern and to see about setting up a meeting. i can't wait until i tell my boss when he gets in tomorrow morning. hehehe.....

happy fathers day dad!

me and my bro cooked the family tomato basil fresh pasta with shrimp, clam, abalone mushroom sauce sauteed with garlic, spinach and shallots. it was quite yum if i do say so myself. although i think i should have sauteed the spinach with the buttery cream sauce. blah...gymming tomorrow. promise!

i don't want to fight anymore either. in fact i want to work to resolve things. but i can't do that if you won't even try listening...

wireless g

i got a wireless g card from work! yay!
but my network is wireless b at home. booooo.....

sleeeeepy

i'm drinking my first cup of coffee while at work for the summer... i normally don't drink coffee because i don't want to get addicted. also because my stomach can't handle it in the morning.

blueberries!

i bought some dried blueberries to try with my oatmeal this morning. there were two kinds to try. one looked bigger and juicier. the other one was smaller and dried. of course i bought the large juicy ones. the problem is, they were sweetened with apple juice so i don't taste the blueberry as much. next time i'll have to buy the wild blueberries. i also bought yogurt covered blueberries to snack on. haha...hey i love my antioxidants!

stream of consciousness

went to LA for the week. have kind of a mix of emotions. good and bad. happy and sad. mostly happy. it was great to see all the LA peeps again. especially my girls...so much to chat about and catch up on. felt extremely happy to see that S is doing so much better these days. to see a smile on her face just really made me happy deep down inside because she's gone through so much. why do i have a mix of emotions? i'm frustrated. i went to LA not only to visit people but also to help a friend. and i feel like i didn't help at all. i know that it's not my fault. people need to help themselves when it comes to these issues. but i can't shake the feeling. feeling unsettled. feeling ineffective. feeling bad for thinking the thoughts i think. i know part of my feeling of frustration is due to some unhappiness i've been feeling in my own life. some things i've been trying to work on. sometimes i'm just a better listener than i am a talker. i don't tend to talk about my personal problems much. even though i tend to listen to other people's issues a whole lot. it was made obvious when S had to say to me..."so tell me about you! i haven't heard anything about your life!" the same issue i always have has come back to rear it's ugly head. i'm tired...a large part of me just wants to do what i want and not work to solve issues. take the easy way out. but i know i can't do that. please give me the strength to change the things i can, and the wisdom to see the things i can't.

my uncle the CEO!

I'm reading my Fierce Biotech daily news and what do i see?

Azaya Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Michael T. Dwyer as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

haha.....ok this isn't really uncle mike. he has a different middle initial. but it sure was a kool headline to read.

july party

ok peeps...i'm posting this on my blog so that my close friends know. july 4th bbq will be on the 3rd...NOT the 4th. this is becuase my bro is coming up from SD and he is leaving on the 4th. Also because it will allow people traveling from afar a traveling day. and besides...trust me you will need a day to recuperate. :)

i didn't want to send out the evite to save the date just yet because if i send it this early, it will travel to like 300 people and sorry, but that's just too many to handle. haha...

so remember...july 4th BBQ will be held on July 3rd!!!

Viagra ingredient OK'd for hypertension

The same active ingredient used in Viagra has been approved by the FDA to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. Deutsche Bank North America estimated that annual sales of Revatio should hit about $200 million per year, a good bonus on the drug for Pfizer, which earned more than $52 billion last year.

so there are gonna be a bunch of relaxed old men running around all hot and bothered. hahaha...wouldn't that cause more hypertension? hahahah.......those pharm companies really know how to milk yah.

junk food and driving

why is it that i eat sooo much junk food when going on road trips? jelly beans, jackfruit, cherries, shrimp chips,blueberry shake, soda... ok not all of it was junk since there was a little fruit in there. still...all of it was not needed. ah...i brought gym clothes to do some running or something while people are at work.

saw the cousins from montebello yesterday nite. they are all so big! these are my baby cousins. tim is starting a masters program. john has finished HS and is starting at PCC. little paulie is finishing up his junior year and will ne next year's ASB president! nutzo... auntie anna and uncle mike are the same. they still look the same age as always. uncle mike is doing a lot better now. what a scary thing to hear how sick he was before. i wish i had the forethought to take some pics. hopefully we swing by there later on in the week.

showers

ok i'm talking bridal showers....not the other kind of showers most people are more familiar with. haha....
karin and steven had a shower on sat. we gave the only risque gift from vicky's. other people gave rice cookers and tool sets. now why didn't anyone tell me we weren't supposed to get sexy gifts? oh well....i kind of enjoyed giving the more eyebrow raising gift anyways. haha.

hunny and i came in last in the couples contests. haha....but somehow i'm not too worried about our compatibility.

still lamenting

i'm still lamenting the loss of my long hair. i mean...i just don't feel sexy with a short haircut. grow, hair, grow!!! it was halfway down my back before i cut it. why oh why didn't i get a trim!?

oatmeal

i've been trying to eat oatmeal everyday for breakfast at work. but today there was a whole box of donuts! so i ate 1/2 a sugar coated one and plain oatmeal instead of the flavored packets. you think the plain oatmeal cancels out the 1/2 a donut? haha... well it makes me feel better anyhow. haha...

went gymming yesterday with cindy after dinner with ohio. it was nice catching up. gotta go gymming with cindy more often since it's a whole lot of time we can chat up on stuff. :)

just a trim!

i just got a haircut. i don't like it. i always go in, wanting just a trim. but i tend to let the hairdesser do what they want with only very broad guidelines since i figure they know better than me what looks good. but then every time , i don't really like the outcome and i liked my hair better before i went in. i think i just don't like drastic hair changes. so when they cut a lot off, i don't like it. i always like my hair better after it has grown out a little. is it possible to ask for the grown out look? haha..

must remember, next time. just a trim! that's all!

something in the water

i'm drinking the filtered water at work and it's only making me more thirsty. so now i have a grape flavored jolly rancher which is much better at quenching my thirst. go figure.

instant mending patch

my mom had this great business idea last nite. while i was cutting off the tags to one of my shorts, i accidently cut a little hole in the shorts. i was too lazy to go mend it since it was such a small hole anyways. but my mom made a fuss and mended it anyways. she said, a great invention for impatient working women such as me would be an instant patch to mend clothing. something that could be as easy to apply as a sticker, but more durable.

if i commercialize this i'll make millions. diana...write me a patent! haha...

gymming

i went gymming monday, tuesday and i'm going to go again today. i even went to buy more shorts and another sports bra. i got such a good deal too because one of the price tags was missing from one of the shorts and the cashier guy just gave it to me free. haha... i think he was too lazy to go check the price. woo hoo! so now that i have a few new outfits, it kinda motivates me more to work out. that's how it works for girls. when you see yourself in a cute workout outfit, you think to yourself..."man, this would look so much better if i lost just a little more weight". it's hard to hide fat in workout clothes since all of it is so tight fitting.

so the plan is, work out at least 5 times a week. I'm even going to try to wake up early to run in the mornings in addition to gymming after work. we see how that goes...i sure do love to sleep. i wanna lose 10 pounds by my annual july party.

this working thing is great. no homework to do, no tests to study for. every weekend is a vacation!

bah,...i need to start up with my networking emails again to get speakers lined up for next year.