I Kissed a Girl.

I like this song. I really have no clue why. catchy beat and the lyrics are catchy too. Her voice has an interesting quality to it. Anyways enjoy!

Pisa, Italy- despite stepping foot in Pisa I did not get to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa therefore I definitely have to go back.

Pompei, Italy- visiting the site of a great volcano catastrophie sounds great. Does not it?

St. Peterburg, Russia- looks amazing.

China- Beijing, Shanghai, Forbidden City, and Great Wall. Wow, the size of China might present a challenge. But I plan to have a long life.

Japan- The usual Tokyo and Kyoto. I have to go to DisneySeas and the Disneyland in Tokyo. At work orientation today I learned that Tokyo Disney is one of the most visited theme parks in the world.

In our own backyard. Yellow Stone National Park. I have to go back to Lady Liberty but this can be later in life.

In my other backyard. Ayuttaya- the old city and capitol of Thailand during its Golden Age. Northern Thailand like ChiangMai and ChiangRai. Have to go to Pratat Doi Suthep.

Recently, this summer everyone has gone to travel whether it be Asia or Europe. But my own inability to travel has lead me to a degree of discontent. Therefore, to cope with my own issues I have decided to list/post places and information about the places that I want to visit. And as Soon... I get my first vacation in a year I will start posting actual pictures of places that I will be going too. :)

Though I have not decided on a particular order. I am going to stick to the same side of the world. For sure starting in Asia and then going back to Europe. But I was reading an article in the NY Times and felt that this post was especially appropriate.

GREECE is we are going today...

"The Acropolis is nominated to be one of the 7 wonders of modern world. "

ACROPOLIS
The Acropolis hill (acro - edge, polis - city), so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself as it represent the apogee of artistic development in the 5th century BC. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground.

The Propylaea are the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike, which is now being restored.

The first habitation remains on the Acropolis date from the Neolithic period. Over the centuries, the rocky hill was continuously used either as a cult place or as a residential area or both. The inscriptions on the numerous and precious offerings to the sanctuary of Athena (marble korai, bronze and clay statuettes and vases) indicate that the cult of the city's patron goddess was established as early as the Archaic period (650-480 B.C.).



POSEIDON TEMPLE
The sanctuary of Poseidon at Sounion is one of the most important sanctuaries in Attica. Sporadic finds point to the conclusion that the site was inhabited in the prehistoric period but there is no evidence of religious practice in such an early date. "Sounion Hiron" (sanctuary of Sounion) is first mentioned in the Odyssey, as the place where Menelaos stopped during his return from Troy to bury his helmsman, Phrontes Onetorides. The finds of the 7th century B.C. are numerous and proove the existence of organized cult on two points of the promontory: at the southern edge where the temenos of Poseidon was situated, and about 500 m. to the NE of it, where the sanctuary of Athena was established.


Don't forget the Pantheon. Though I saw one in Italy already. I think that the original would be best.

Let's go to Greece.

In Europe, there was a lot of the same. The buildings all blend together and all are representative of similar cultures and history's. Similar religion and art except Barcelona. So I want to do something different. Angkor Wat, Cambodia is my next stop when I go on vacation. It should be Thailand and Cambodia.

Angkor Wat



It covers more ground than Paris? Amazing.

Tippi Hedren is an actress that has a career which spans six decades. She was the lead actress in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "The Birds." She is also the mother of Melanie Griffith. But most important fact about her is the following:

"In a recent LA Times article, Ms. Hedren was described as being a pivotal figure in the modern development of Vietnamese owned nail salons in the US. She was apparently drawn to the plight of Vietnamese refugees from the Vietnam War and in 1975, helped 20 Vietnamese immigrants by having her manicurist teach them the skills of the trade. This single event in history has been cited as the genesis of the modern proliferation of Vietnamese owned nail salons in the US."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippi_Hedren

Tippi Hedren

Fulfillment does not come from grabbing and holding something outside of you. Fulfillment is brought about by being the living expression of what you value most. The possibilities in life have no limit. Those possibilities you fulfill are the possibilities you choose to embrace and embody. Life is whatever you can sincerely imagine it to be. Those possibilities that you conceive of, understand, and value are the ones you bring to life. If you continually hold conflicting possibilities in your mind, then that same conflict will shape the events and circumstances of your life. Focus instead on the good, valuable, desirable possibilities that support and complement each other. The things you seek become yours when you allow your life to express them. Think of what you can do right now, in this moment, to bring to life your most treasured dreams and values. Every thought, every word, every action matters, and adds to the substance of your life. When all that you do faithfully expresses the person you are, life is filled with richness and meaning.

--by Ralph Marston

"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that was not supposed to let us down probably will. You'll have your heart broken, probably more than once, and it's Harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when someone broke yours. You'll fight with your best friend and maybe even fall in love with them. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast and you'll eventually lose someone close to you. SO take TOO many Pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every 60 seconds you spend angry or upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back." - unknown

connection and uncertainty
confusion
frustation

i am currently sitting here trying to study for midterms. but i keep thinking is not there something better I could be doing with life. hmm.... and my mind floats away. but i gotta study but i have told all my friends that i am stress, and have no one else to talk to about my stress. so livejournal is 2nd best i could find.

I have decided to start using this again. iono y though.

The movie Alexander sucked but this was the best part about it



i <3 jared leto.

i feel like such a Nida. Panda help me? no offense nida.


You are Jasmine from Aladdin!


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Ahhhh....lol well hungry,have nothing to say but i was like oh i have not written in a long time. ok so here i am. ok bye bye

It is odd, how Friday never ceases to be they day that provides the most joy to me ever since I was a kid.

Today I get to go home. Yeah!! Very excited about this, I really hope it isn't like this all year. I kinda like living in the dorm because my mom is not always here, but iono it takes getting used too. I think I gonna stay here finals weekend, so I can get major studying done becuase I wanna do so well. well!!

Good News, Highlight of my week!

It got a B+ on midterm and got a 17 outta 20 on my scantron part, woohoo!!
Most people who knew me in high school most me like shit, a B+ and I am so fucking happy. Well, UCLA is way different that stupid Grant High School. Please believe that what you think is stress in High School times it by like a million and then you get my stress here at UCLA.
I really got a A-/A but professor read what the T.A.'s graded and are like you guys are giving grades that are to high becuase you are grading them comparative to one another(meaning all freshy's) he is like you need to grade them like you would if there were upper classmen in the class.

So wait!! when did we get upper classmen in our class! I thought it was all just freshman. lol!! It's weird. But a B+ is way good for me. Finals I will try for that A *crosses fingers* pray for me ya'll

sorry that i used vulgar language unknown, sometimes certain things just need that sorta intensity.

Oh my english teacher thinks my writting is crap. So will see!!

Sunday morning I woke up at 10am. Thought about all I had to do. Woke up did what I had to.

have to work on an Essay!! Been working on it since umm... 11 maybe and I so have writer's block, it is 4pm and still I am not done.

I thought that after midterms I would be less stresssed but actually I am more stressed than I was then. I don't know if I can feel like this all year, my testosterone levels will definately increase if I have all this stress all year long. I need to relax. need to find something to do other than work, becuase stress is making my hair fall out and I am breaking out too..

Have to get away from the computer.

my phone is so fucking pissing me off. hopefully, i will get a new one by next weekend. but this weekend i need to go outside.

yesterday went to anthony's bday thing. mine will be so much better than his, if i do anything. or maybe it wont iono

yes!!!

Midterms are over. It went OK i guess. wtv i will find out later. i hope i get at least a B. you see college lowered my expectation.

gotta to work on a english paper, i think it is so upsetting that we cant use the to be verb a lot and we have to write in present tense but they didnt tell us this in high school. they are all like they are preparing us for college my ass.

ok well i have more to say but i wanna go.

i cant believe this i have midterms this friday and I just started. ahhhh!!Ok i got a lot of work still to do. but i cant focus so i writting but wtv i gonna go now

lots of work to do.

Ok I havent got the hyper back yet but I think the happy is coming back to me.

A lot of work like usual. And umm...no fun. Getting to know people no one on a real level but wtv. I just want regular school to start, and friday to be here so i can go home.

still miss home but to a less degree, no more crying.

mike is coming over today, he is bring fruit basket

hmm...well went to class. very tired, turns out english was cancelled so got to come back to the dorm, NOT HOME! I will never call dorm HOME! we came back an hour early. did a lil work, went to lunch and then came back. Steph came, we talked, and went to go watch TV. decided we were gonna go watch a movie on friday or somethin.

anyways, got lots of work like usual. anyways i hate school, more than i did in high school. gotta go work on a paper, and then read some, and then work on journals for stupid class. this is like college boot camp, ok laterz.

outz.

sorry panda that you lost your first person privilage.
back to my usual emotions: tired, sleepy, and lazy, working on the happy and hyper one, but soon hopefully.

Took a quiz today! First college quiz! ok well 5/6 not to good. stupid mistake.

Feeling a lot better for those who want to know. I think it was just a bad couple days, so hopefully after this weekend it wont be like that again.

Have to work on ch3 outline for poli sci, then read for english, and then read for ch4 and 5 for poli sci. there is so much to do. plus the 3 journals for poli sci, and a paper for english.

Wanted to take a friend out for a going away party but I dont know if i will be able to now. I wanna watch Manchurian Candidate and Harold... too

keeping it short and simple.

anything else you wanna bout my life? just post a comment.

started classes yesterday. already i am overwhelmed with work. wow!! college is hard, or at least a lot of work. this FSP program thing really works you. i didnt know they made you do outlines in college?? iono!!

still homesick everytime i talk to my mom or bro. or read email from my bro i start crying. my bro is so encouraging if i werent afriad he be mad i would post some of the stuff he said to me. it made me sad but feel like i had someone. also when i talk to close friends or ppl online i can cry. i know so baby. trying to get over it. getting better. the more work and class and stuff the better it is for me.

still way homesick but i can deal. hmm...no longer super depressed.

ok laters. back to work.

I havent been online and on the livejournal in a long time. thats because i have been at UCLA i am dorming here for the summer.

I was kinda home sick on the 1st and 2nd day i was really sad and i called my mom and was crying. its stupid how i only live like 20 min away but i still missed home my room mates have been intresting not tottally happy but whatever. i guess i have to deal. hope to bring my computer next week so that i can use AIM. I miss AIM.

very under prepared for dorming missing so much stuff..

oh signed up for classes and i will post them later maybe. i only have a class at 9 one day a week everything else is after 12 so maybe i can find a job or use that time to study i still thinking. after 5.30 i have no classes too.

i hoping that college is gonna be really fun and cool

will see??

ok well leave a comment if you love me. Going home this weekend to hope to see everyone or at least in the virtual world. thanks a lot see you guyss!

miss ya'll a lot. cya

love me