It's Okay.

My dad bought a laptop today. It's a 2007 Acer with Windows Vista installed in it. He asked me if I wanted to switch with him. He'll get my old Toshiba Satellite and I'll get the new one...

I rejected the offer. Sometimes there are some problems with this Toshiba so I know that if my dad uses this, he'll flip about how it freezes, bla bla bla. Coz me, I can handle it when it freezes, I'm so used to it. And plus I want him to have the new one, he deserves it. I'll just save up for a new laptop and buy it next year. I mean, I've just had this one for a couple of years and it's not that bad. It still works fine. All I use are the internet, MS Word/Excel, Movie Maker and iTunes (to which I have not re-installed yet). But yeah, apart from the occasional freezing, it's still good :)

I'll get a better laptop next year ;) I'll save... or rather... prepare to be broke, Daddy. Hahaha, jaaaykaayyy :p

Friends

no, not the show. although i do love the show :p but i'm talking about real life friends. oh wait, rewind to yesterday first. my birthday was a blast. it was a small get-together but sweet. i had my parents present, what more could i have asked for? :)

so back to the subject of friends... i'm so appreciative of my friends back in cyprus. i feel bad and selfish when i think that they don't care and whatnot. coz they really care... they have their own busy lives now but during special occassions like my birthday, they never fail to greet me and i love them for it. 2 years have passed but it seems like they're not too far... as corny as that may sound. sure, there's that gap of missed times but in a little corner of their hearts, i know i still have a place there... just how they have a special spot in mine. whenever i see group pictures of them, i always think "i should've been there". but i guess everything happens for reason. i was separated miles away from them to venture on other things this life has to offer. at the same time, i also got to know who my real friends are. the ones who never fail to drop a line, ask how i am are the ones who'll always be with me.

since i came here, i never really found another group of friends like them. i guess the downside of moving from place to place is having to have new set of friends. i loved and miss having girl friends my age whom i could tell everything to. i miss it when laetitia and i woud talk on the phone for hours even though we've been together all day at school. i miss "ping-pong" texting costi from am to pm. i miss having raff around in the middle of the night when i needed to vent and cry and she'd be there to listen. i miss listening to laura's boy problems and loved it when she told me stuff coz i was the person who "never flipped out". i just miss my friendships in cyprus. 2 years have passed but i still can't forget them.

here, everyone's older than i am. like with roxanne, she's my closest friend and better yet, she's like a sister. i tell her everything and she gives me great advice. but i sometimes still long for someone my own age. coz with roxanne, she's already thinking about marriage with her bf and i'm like way behind that. she's like the big sister i never had but it's just different. we have so much in common but of course, as the older one, she has to set good examples for me. lol. but me, i want someone to tell me to take risks. i'm still exploring the world, meeting new people, etc. i want to have a bestfriend who would talk to me about boys, clothes and silly things. someone who would tell me that i look fat in that dress or someone who would hook me up with a guy. i need some drama too! lol.

my other friends here are great. but then there's that wall between us. personal, cultural, etc. backgrounds. i usually don't let differences get in the way when i meet new people and try my hardest . one time, i told mickee "she's my friend" and mickee's answer was "she had ONE class with you and you call her your friend??" that's when i realized who should i call a friend in today's world?!!

polly, my co-worker and whom i became close with for the past year left and she became my bestfriend. but god has better things planned for her. it was so nice having her around coz i saw her everyday at school and we were in the same environment. but i know she's happy where she's at now :)

another realization is that i don't have that many friends. call me a loner if you will. but for me, it's a good thing. i'd rather have a few friends whom i can trust and know me inside- out than a lot of friends whom i don't know a shit about.

but at the end of the day, the only person who i can really count on is myself...



c'est la vie.

Achhhhooooo!!!

I have no idea how many times I've sneezed today. Seriously. When I woke up, I must've sneezed like 4-5 times continously. It's ridicioulous.

Anyhoo, my 1st season of The Hills arrived yesterday and I finished it. Lol. I watched 5 episodes last night and 5 episodes today and now I'm re-watching all the episodes of season 2. I loooove it.

I feel so fat right now. I ate a quarter pounder, medium fries and a soda. Hello, fatness! :p who cares, I'll shed it off tomorrow :p

Gotta wake up early tomorrow to pick up my dad at the airport. His arrival is 8:45am. So excited. He called me today, probably before he departed, but I was working so I missed it. Work was intense today. Had to move boxes from the storage to the office! 2 trips with that huge ass green cart. I was sweating... lol. Didn't need to run... *ACHOOO!* holy crap... anyhoo, yeah, I didn't need to run on the treadmill since I sweated a lot today. Shipping was done for Turkey. Yeah yeah! 2 weeks of break for me. Woooohhooo.

My head has been hurting for the past 2 days. I really hope I don't get sick coz when I was little, I had a history of getting sick for my birthday. Arghh. I feel like I'm having a cold. Whatever.

I loves the weather today. It was sunny but not that hot... well for me. People have been complaining that it was too hot, I was okay with it... maybe my temperature's just different. Oh well. And tonight was okay too. A little breeze but not that cold :)

*Sniff* uh-oh...

"... the rest is still unwritten"

I love that song. Loved it since it came out which was like what more than a year ago? Hehehe.

Anyhoo, watching The Hills right now... that's right, my DVDs finally came... BUT the 2nd season arrived first. My plan was to watch the 1st season first, beginning to end and then watch the 2nd season. But I can't wait anymore!! Haha, so I popped in the 2nd season already :P I hope the 1st season arrives in the mail tomorrow. I didn't realize that they didn't really produce that many episodes... I think I saw all of season 2 and never saw the first few episodes of season 1. But I don't care, I'm still watching them again :)

Told my dad about my switch of major... he supports me 100%! I was scared of nothing. Phew. I'm so happy right now. And NOW I can truly, honestly say that I'm looking forward to see him on Saturday! He said we'll sit down and discuss about it. Yay. It'll be a great 2 week vacation with him.

Worked today at the office for 3 hours. Might work on Friday too. Then my "proper" summer vacation! 2 weeks :) Then off to work I go again on Sept. 10.

Hakson sent the pictures from our photoshoot. Roxanne had a lot of nice pics. I had blah pics. I need a make up artist next time. Hakson's a good photographer, I'm just not a good model LOL. I've given up on trying to be one. HAHAHA

That's it! LOL ^__^

Spencer sucks.

Just Believe

Last night was fun. Got to hang out with Garry & Anna. They're both leaving Seattle which bums me out but I know i'll see them some day :) I will miss them muchos though :(

With G.

Christina, me, Anna, Garry and Nina

Anna's shorter for a change. Harhar.

Our infamous model poses.

With Gar's glasses.
Gonna miss you both!!

I'm beattttttt. Driving lesson was a blast today. Getting better! I love my instructor today. I hope I'll have her in my future drives too! Photoshoot with Hakson and Roxanne finally happened today! Hopefully pictures came out good. Didn't have much shots coz I wasn't really in the mood... lol.

Ciao :)

P.S: Dear God, I know I barely talk to you and only resort to you when I need strength (like now) and haven't been really thanking you lately. So, THANK YOU for the blessings you have given me for the past few months. For always being there supporting me and guiding me. Please continue to support and guide in this crazy life and please never get tired of me. Continue to give me strength and will.

^I still believe^

Somehow feeling the summer break.

My feet hurt from all the walking but yesterday was so fun!! Me, ate and Roxanne and kuya Ag went to Seattle and pretended to be tourists! Haha.First, got to Seattle Center. Bought Right the Ducks (RTD) tickets and then went inside Experience Music Project. Expected more out of it but it was okay, nonetheless. I love the Sound Lab where we got to play with different instruments. And got to do "vocals". Hahaha. Ate Roxanne with her stint singing Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nivana, screaming: "Hello, hello, hello" HILARIOUS!!

Then we had to kill more time coz RTD started at 5:30pm. So we had lunch inside Seattle Center, took picture by the fountain, played at the arcade and then Science Fiction Museum. Not much again. Just a bunch of sci-fi movies displayed.Finally, RTD. Waited in line for more than 30 minutes. Ride took about 2 hours. Rather mundane but was fun.

Before we rode:

Guy: Where are you guys from??

Kuya Ag: Oh, she's from Greece (points at me)

We're taking her around

Guy: Wow, you came all the way... how long are you staying?

Me: Uhhh, 2 weeks

Guy: Cool! Have fun guys!

::Ate Roxanne laughs:::

Kuya Ag: What? We're actors!LOL!!!!

Then after we had dinner in Chinatown then home.

It was a lot of fun. Really felt like I was on a break :) Sun was out and shining too! But towards late afternoon it started raining. Also rained today. So much for a summer vacation! But hopefully the sun will come out more this week.

Drove today around the parking alot. Pretty fun. Uncle Ariel is a really good teacher :p But I hate driving the Sienna. It's so dang big for me.

I'm gonna work tomorrow... yay :) My The Hills DVDs should be arriving between Tuesday and Thursday. Arrive already! Haha. And my dad's coming this Saturday :p So many things to look forward to. Sigh.

Welcome Summer Break!

My summer vacation officially starts tomorrow. Well it kinda started today after I've submitted my onlineexam but tomorrow is when I don't have to think about any homework to hand in... well, for a month at least :p

I was working my butt off for History yesterday and finally did my final exam. Did well by the way on the Geology exam yesterday. But didn't so well in the class as whole. And as for History, don't know what I got for the final exam but you know what? I don't really care anymore. Don't get me wrong, I haven't lost faith in myself. But I know I did my best and I'm not going to bully myself. I want to enjoy this summer as much as I can :)

Today, after I did my online exam, got picked up by Roxanne then we went on campus to pay my tuition. After that she dropped me off at my dentist while she did an errand at the bank. Picked me up from the dentist then went to Whole Foods by the U and ate there... also chit-chatted a lot. Then went to Hamlin Park and just chatted some more. After that we went to see the recreational pool by my house then went to Marshall's and Sears to looks for bathing suits. No luck. Then she finally took me home :) On Saturday we're going to have a day out again but with her bf this time :) Hope it doesn't rain though!

Tomorrow I'm going with my mom to the salon and just keep her company while she gets hair done :)

Can't wait to get my The Hills DVDs... I'm so ready to watch them! Just got an email that one of them shipped already.. Yeah yeah!

Oh, and So You think You Can Dance ended tonight... Lacey didn't win :( But my second favorite, Sabra, did :) I still can't believe Lacey placed fourth though, Neil third and Danny 2nd. Danny's good but I just didn't feel him. Oh well, at least a girl won this season :p

Anyhoo, I think I'm just gonna watch random vids on YouTube then go to bed :)

My Laptop hates me.

Woke up at 6am today and now it's nearly 8am. I shouldn't be really blogging but I just have to! Lol. I have some more notes to do before Geology's final exam later. I've got approximately 2 hours. I could've finished it yesterday but my stupid laptop crashed!... ARGH!!!!

I was doing my History study guide and everything was going well but then the power outlet of my laptop got loose but I didn't worry since MS Word automatically saves the "unsaved" document. So I tightened the charger, the laptop turned on but it kept saying error and it wouldn't get to the desktop. So that only meant one thing... RECOVERY DISC! But that meant all files in the laptop had to be wiped out! Pictures, music (iTunes!!!), videos, etc.! (It happened last year so I'm not new to it). After about an hour and a half of trying to bring the darn laptop back to life, I RE-DID my History... only got to 2 essay questions. SHIZZ. Then rest of the afternoon I studied for Geology. To which I have to continue in a few minutes. Seriously, this laptop hates me.

I just want to do well for today's exam. Big Man up there, be with me por favor!!

:)

UPDATE:
Took the whole time for Geology... I even did the extra credit at the end. Kinda crap-wrote whatever but hopefully I'll get some points out of it :p I think I generally did okay... fingers crossed! My hand hurt by the end of the exam. I'm really not used to writing by hand anymore.
One more exam to go... History... JOY. I'll study later.

So You Think You Can Dance finale is on at 8 tonight. Yay. Go Lacey :) Imagine she wins... her brother won last year. But Lacey really deserves to win... she's sooo good :)

I just placed my order on Amazon a few minutes ago. Seasons 1 and 2 of The Hills. YAAAY. I saw almost all of Season 1 last summer and I got hooked. And then Season 2, saw bits and pieces of it and loved it. (Never knew when it was on..haha). Then Season 3 just started last Monday but never caught it. It's okay... I'm gonna watch Season 1 and 2 all over again [summer marathon... yeah yeah!] and I bet before Season 3's finale, they'll show the whole thing again so I'm not really gonna miss out. I know it's one of those fake looking reality series with a bunch of snobby, rich kids but it's just very interesting :) It's different from Laguna Beach... sort of. Haha. Whatever, I like it okay?! :p

So excited to receive them :) It's my present for myself on my birthday (along with my Vans) Haha. (That's what I'll say when they arrive!) Coz I've been ordering Friends DVDs and whenever they come, my mom would be like "Tsk tsk, DVD na naman. Save your money!" LOL. Then when Dante's Peak came a couple of weeks ago, I was like "this doesn't count, it's only $4.50 and it's for extra credit for Geology class!" HAHAHA. And with The Hills, "it's my gift for myself." Good plan, huh? :P

Anyhoo, I'm gonna go take a nap for an hour. Night night :x

Finals Week: The Hindrance.

Finals week is a drag. You can almost feel summer break but there's a nasty hindrance when you think about the exams. Oh well. After Thursday, I'm a free lady!

Things to do--

Today:
*Do History study guide (at least more than half of it)
*Do Geology Study Guide + notes

Tomorrow:
*Geology exam from 10:30am-1pm!!
*Go to the bank: Get check for Fall '07 tuition due Aug. 16, Thursday, 5pm.
Deposit check if it comes in the mail today or tomorrow morning.

Thursday:
*History online final exam due by noon. (Therefore, have study guide ready by Thursday, 9am and just copy/paste-- it's legitimate, okay?!)
*Go to campus and pay tuition
*Work if needed

Then the fun'll begin! :)

Friday:
Go with mother to the salon

Saturday:
Day out with Roxanne and her man, Aeegee :) Experience Music Project (EMP), Ride the Ducks and dinner at Chinatown :)

Sunday:
Photo day with Hakson and Roxanne :)

^Venus will work her ass off right now^

There's always a first for everything...

So I did my first drive last Saturday... it was a disaster. 20 minutes into driving around the parking lot, I crash the VW Jetta into a curb filled with bushes and managed to blow up the right front tire. Great Ve, just great. Grabe, I rock! (that's my broken self-esteem being sarcastic). I was doing so well then BOOM!! My instructor said I "locked" my hands holding the steering wheel. I kept saying sorry but he said I was getting the hang of my left turns and told me not worry because that's why I was there, to learn. And that worse things have happened. I just broke a tire, no biggie. At least it didn't require having to call a tow-truck. Phew. Then Maria came to the rescue and Ed didn't know that there was a spare tire at the back so Maria helped Ed change the tire. I kinda helped too with that jack thingamabobbers. Hehehe. Then my time was up so I had to reschedule the drive. Oh well. Maria told me to ride with her in the Beetle on the way back to the school. I said sorry to her as well and she said it's okay, as long as I'm okay and didn't get hurt, it's all that matters. They're uber nice. Then 2nd hour was observation and this girl who I observed was a really good driver! I learned a lot. She was so aware of the road!

Then I told my mom, uncles, aunt, friends and they all said it's not my fault and all that shizz. But I feel so bad!! I feel like a failure. But one day I know I'll just look back at this and laugh it..

After driving, Roxanne picked me up and we went to the outlet mall. Got my first pair of Vans. (Well I guess second since my prison issues were Vans but whatev.) Then bought accesories at Claire's. Then had Thai dinner and Bubble Tea at U-District. Lovesss it! Then last stop was Walgreens to buy cheap make-up. Heehee.

I'm also feeling the difference at work. I can feel my role slowly switching and I feel grown up the second time around... as cheesy as it may sound.

FINALS WEEK!! AHHHHHHH.

I am Beat

I don't know why but I just am.

Haven't been doing that much lately but I'm still very tired. Maybe I just think too much.... or maybe I DO have a lot to do but just thinking about them drains me out. (Well wadda ya know, maybe I do know why I'm beat--lol).

Just finished the last day of Driver's Ed. And now it's time for the scheduled drives. Woopie.

Some things I gotta do:

-Register for TOEFL test for the month of October.
-Return Adam's t-shirt to Zazzle and ask for a replacement.
-Do Geology test (I'll be doing this tomorrow so no worries, hehe)
-Do History response on DB.
-Write a review about Dante's Peak (due Monday!)
-Study for History final.
-Study and do notes for Geology final.
-Email my dad about something.

I'm sure there's heck of a lot more to do but I'm sooo tired, I don't even want to think about it. Tonight I think I'm just going to relax a little bit. So You Think You Can Dance is on :)

When randomness takes a toll on Ve.

Haven't blogged for nearly 5 days so chances are I'll be talking about really random things.

Test 3 on driver's ed. today. Frickin' 88%. Possibly could've been 90% coz I completely skipped one question. Oh well, passing's 80% so whatev.

Gonna do my first drive on Saturday. So nervous since I've never laid my hands on a steering before. God help me!

Kinda multi-tasking here. Watching Dante's Peak right now for extra credit due on Monday for Geology class. I've got loads of ish to do for the coming days. Grr.

Went to the dentist's yesterday. Hella money for a darn crown. SHEESH. That's what I get for being an international student. Yeah, I have insurance but it doesn't cover dental work. GEEZLUIS.

Interruption: omg. Huge lava flow. Is that even plausible?! Anyhoo. Lol.

Got invited TWICE for Wild Waves. This Friday by API people and Sunday by Cindy. Can't go to both. I gotta swim AT LEAST at a recreational center this summer. Was gonna this Saturday but I have my drive. But I'm going with Roxanne at the outlet after that so yay :)

Interruption: sad bit in Dante's Peak. Aww :'(

Whatelse whatelse whatelse. Life's been slow recently. No action. Hahaha. But it's already challenging as it is so let's leave at that at the moment.

Laura's in New York. If I only had the time and money, I'd fly there and see her in a heartbeat. We're like in the same country but yet we're still so far away from each other :(

*SIGH*

Lastly, I don't have time to pity people who self-pity. You're a great person, hope you find someone else... someone who's not me.

Shoot, this IS a random post ^__*

So Far So Good

Well it's kinda too early to say since my day hasn't ended yet but so far I'm having a good, productive day :) Didn't have class but I still went to school and actually started doing my Geology study guide in order to be prepared for next week's test. And last night, I spent time doing my History discussion board. I gotta bump up my grade for that class before it ends!

Around 10a.m. went to the office. Same thing happened:

(I'm signing up for walk-in)
S: Are you here as a student?
V: Yup.... is it okay?
S: Hahaha

I tell you, having dual roles is hard :P

Finalized my Fall quarter schedule with my advisor. I'm all set! I'm on the waiting list for one of the classes but it's okay since I'm on the 3rd spot, not bad at all. As oppose to the 20th spot for the other section. Thing is I start class at 8:30a.m.... and it's Statistics. Yikes. But I heard he's a really good instructor. Even advisors say so :) [it's my last Math class too!] Good thing is I get done at 10:20am coz one of my classes is online. How effin' cool is that?! I really have to do well.

I think I'm gonna go take a nap. Gotta catch the metro at 1:50p.m. to go to my driver's ed. But before that, I'll make a pit stop at Starbucks ^__^

Everything's going well so far today... people, please don't rain on my parade!