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Friday, September 2nd, 2005
6:12 pm	Oxford of Emory..holler =D I'm absolutely loving it here, it's been a crazy week. Orientation was so hectic but funnn, going from one placement test to another, meeting with advisors, chilling and doing activities with our PAL groups, stressing over schedules, going to all the cool events they planned for us (LUAU!!, hypnotist, concert, talent show, etc), meeting new people left and right. The atmosphere is just so different here, I think because it's a teeny tiny school down south. I swear you can't stay in place for 5min without having someone come up to you, smile plastered across their face and introduction at hand. I loveee ittt. The campus is GORGEOUS, and it's so funny because I can go from one place to another in 5min hahah, can you imagine that all you CPers? It's TINYYY, but really pretty. My room is fabulous, everything in our hall is so clean and new, because not only are we the newest building, my wing is the newest addition woopwoop =D The roommates and I get along great, and everything is decorated to the max hahah..there was this poster fair thing out on campus the other day and I bought so much crap hahah it's looking fabulous. I'll have to take pictures soon so I you guys can see. PLUS the bathroom and kitchen are SOOPER clean and nothing smells..hahah yeah it's great, and I get first choice housing next year because I'm in extended housing this year, which means I'll be able to stay in this building again HOLLER. So yeah housing is awesome. What else..oh yeah. CLASSES. Oh man they're freaking intense, especially because we have like 20-30ppl in a class. It's HARDCORE, you can't get away with anything yano? I'm taking Intro to College Math, Spanish Convo, Reading, and Comp (OMGGG THIS CLASS IS IMPOSSIBLE), Intro to Sociology, Intro to Religion, Health and Conditioning, and Freshman Seminar. My professors are AWESOME and everything is really interesting, I'm just gonna have to work my butt off namean. But yeah I'll mosdef be getting that 4.0 haha fashofasho no worries there. Dahh what else..uhmm I've met aLOT of really great people, but no replacements as of yet for my Benjamin hahah..though I did talk to this guy about that hahah he thought I was off my rocker. Whatever. Oh and I went to Athens the other night for a Bain Mattox/Michael Tolcher concert it was off the hizzaaay. ATHENS is freaking ROCKKKKKING it's like a college town to the maxmaxmaxxxxxxxxxxx. I hate how they have places like "Oxford" and "Athens" here hahah you're like "Hey I was at Athens" and people are like wtf are you serious and you're like uhhh yeah..HAHA =D Okay yano what I really can't think this entry is definitely an insufficient account of everything I've experienced here but I can't put it down quite yet. I'll have to update more later. OH but I DID do laundry for the first time a few days ago and it smelled so GOOD. Hahahah oh gosh I'm all grown up now. ALRIGHT MORE LATER! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
9:16 pm	I'm here in the ATL..wooohoo and I'm loving it! I had a great last few days in Murrrrland. Friday..I forget what I did during the day, but I know that at night I FINALLY got to see my boys and Elise. SWEEEEET!! Eugene had come home from the army to visit and it was great hearing about everything he's been through. Ahh and I LOVEEE my Jerry coz he's so gosh darn cute, and I finally got to give Elise her little things from Korea! Oh and it was the first real time I got to cheeeel with Ben (how crazy is that) and seeing Brian is of course always a sexy adventure..it's odd that I've seen so much of him hahah. Odd but nice, of course. Then Saturday Ben and I hung out again, we were awesome and played Scrabble at Barnes (I totally kicked his butt) and got SMOOTIE KING!! Went out for dinner that night too, twas fun. Sunday..man oh man. I went to KPCB with the parentals (missed KPCL so much), stopped by HANAHREUM with the mother, BehSehTo for a yummm lunch, and saw Brian AGAIN hahah. He was so sweet and gave me POST ITTTTTS and prom pictures (I can't believe I went..) and the nicest card. And thennn..dundundun. So some of us had planned to cheel before I left and have a little "farewell party," and I thought it was just gonna be a small get together with the usual faces. But I walk into Jane Unni and Dave's house and HOLY CRAPPPPP all of freaking KPCL was there!!! Everything was decorated and they were all screaming, I was so surprised and touched in a big way. I couldn't believe all the kids had come out, plus Matt, Euge, James Oppa, Nellie, Lily and Arnold both stopped by, etc. They got me the funniest little presents, caked me ughhh hahah, all signed a huge poster board for me to hang up in my dorm, just everything..sigh. I felt so blessed to be surrounded by such loving people, yano? So yeah we hung out there, and then headed up to EC and shot pool at VIP, then chilled at NOD3 til like four in the morning. It was really fun and relaxing, especially SPOONING with JOE OPPA!! Oh my gosh he's so spoonable hahah, and Jane Unni too of course. It just seriously meant sooo much to me..oh and EUGENE got me the BEST presents. He gave me a CDROM with all these AIM conversations we had had (funny quotes, stuff like that), I couldn't believe he had saved all of it! I can't wait to read them. And he wrote me the longest and sweetest card and poem, and got me an EBear hahah niceeee. I've really realized the past few days how awesome my friends are. I was so excited about leaving Maryland, and it was like the first time that I felt how much I'm going to miss it.. Well anyways yeah. The flight was alright except I sat next to this guy who had a HUGEEE outtie belly button. Oh my god it was poking up through his shirt HAHAHA. I swear it was like..a stub. Holy crap. HaHahaha. Oh and the guy in front of me was this reaaaally cute, prepped out guy in his mid-20's, and I was SO impressed by him becoz he was a crazy successful stock broker. I was like what the eff man I hope I meet a guy like that when I'm older!! When we were waiting to board he was on his phone talking about buying and selling and quotes and blahblah and I was like..man. Too be young, gorgeous, and successful, GO YOU!! Yeahyuh hahahah hollerrr. I packed waaaay too much stuff. Manno. My laptop came in the mail RIGHT after I left for the airport, that sucks butt. But I did find out that my korean roommate is friends with this other girl I've gotten pretty close to from Emory, and that she's reeeeally sweet..I'm so glad!! And she's my unni!! SWEEEEET..hardie har. Okay guys that's all for now lol. SCHOOL IN TWO DAYS!!! (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 11th, 2005
8:34 pm	I'm losing track of days, it's ridiculous. I always feel like I'm 2days ahead of the actual date..hahah yeah. And I can't fall asleeeep, erghh the insomnia has returned. I don't even consider bed til around 4am, and am usual up til around six. HOWEVER, such insomnia has made me appreciate my crazy friends who are up for doing crazy things at crazy hours of the day. It's SO much fun doing random crap when the rest of the world is asleep hehe. So next time you're up late..holler. I finally found out my housing, YESSS!! I'm in Haywood, which is the newest, and thus NICEST dorm. I'm with two other girls which is fine because we got put in a converted STUDY ROOM!!, so it's going to be bigger. ANDDD the best part is..dundundunnn..ONE OF THEM IS KOREAN!! HOLLLERRRRRRRRRRR!! Hell freaking YES I'll have someone to eat Korean food with oh my godddddddd. HaHa you have no idea how happy I was, it's SUCH a comfort already knowing she's koreaaan =DD What else..oh yeah, I was really worried that I'd be joining 2girls in a double who had already gotten to know eachother/figured everything out, but it turns out that the other 2girls were in extended housing toooo so we're all in the same boat. HOW FREAKING AWESOME did everything work out?? HaHa YEAHHH. Oh and I've gotten to be pretty close to 2people through AIM/the phone, one girl and one guy..both Asian -___-..and I can't WAIT to meet them!! AHH I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! We talk aaall the time and it's like we've known eachother forEVOR. It's so cool that I've made friends with people and I haven't even gotten to school yet..heheeee..okay yeah as this paragraph went on my excitement grew..can you tell?? HaHa. Packing isn't going smoothly as it once was, because I realized I have too many clothes. Wow. So I'm having to decide what to leave behind lol and it suckkks. And I'm not taking any winter stuff, either. My room is totally and completely funked up right now, I can't step anywhere haha. I got yelled at by the mother, too, for buying things like paper towels and tissues hahah. "YOU HAVE NO FREAKING ROOM WHY ARE YOU BUYING STUFF YOU CAN BUY WHEN YOU GET DOWN THERE?!" Yeah I'm retarded. Oh and the parentals are being so ridunculous, they're fattening me up like CRAZY, special dinners every freaking night hahah holler. Sahm gyup sahl, soooo many different bahn chans, buffet the other night, asking me EVERY day if I want to go grocery shopping and pick up some food for dinner..aw. I love them so much =D Anyways. Yesterday I ordered my laptop (Dell Interon 700M shaWEEEEEEEEEEETness!!) but things got crapped up, so I was on the phone with Dell all day today..talking to like five people who were Indian..it was my first real frustrating experience with outsourcing hahaha. But it was cool..hahah =DD Okay so this Sat-Mon is reserved for retreat planning, Tues-Thurs is retreat, and I'm leaving right after I get back. So..yeah..if I haven't seen you, PLEASE cell me =( I'm really leaving..aww =( I love you guys!! TIME TO PARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY..holler later kiddies!! (Comment on this)
Friday, August 5th, 2005
9:57 pm	Funny how awkward things can get in the course of 2months. Huh. Let's leave it at that. Mm so didn't make it to Brian's last night, boo, sorry love =( I was reeeally looking forward to a night of nonsense with faces I haven't seen in forEVor, but Sylvia and I ran into a bit of trouble..hahah. And again, let's leave it at that =) We DID manage dinner/ice cream/Rita's and our newest obsession, NIP/TUCK!! (suchh a scandelously fun show, check it outtt), so the night wasn't wasted in the least. Still, it was another missed chance at a group-ish meeting, so I hope to squeeze at least ONE in before summer ends and we all part ways. In other news, dorm shopping is almost completed EEP!! You wouldn't believe how excited I'm capable of becoming over hangers..storage bins..hooks..MESH LAUNDRY HAMPERS!!..haha yeahh. Actually, most of you could probably imagine how much fun I'd have with all of this lol. The only thing I've been really unsuccessful at tracking down is a SHOWER CADDY! Yes indeed, me still needs one. Anyone wanna tie up a few dorm-necessity ends with me? I'm the BEST person to shop with..I swear.. On that note (best shopper evorrr) might I say that I've finally run out of money completely, which means in the past 2wks I've managed to spend around $250. And for the first time, as stupid and flaky as it may sound, I'm beginning to realize just how carelessly I spent my money. I have a few friends who, by busting their ass almost every single day for the past 2-3months, have earned enough money to pay for their Fall semester bill. I could have done the same. In 4months at Kobe I made over $2,000 but I have nothing to show for it, except a few outfits (okay..alotttt of outfits. aLOT). Clothes, dinners, manicures..it all seems like such a waste now. I SUCK AT LIFE! =( (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, July 22nd, 2005
2:41 pm	yeah yeah yeahhh. So I've settled back into the swing of things hurr in Bal'more, and it's been grand. After 3days of wallowing in my misery I finally left the house, and it's been nonstop catch-up-on-summer since, which has mosdef been entertaining. It's funny, but I haven't really missed anyone, and I still don't. But then when I see certain people I'm like hmm, this is nice. YANO WHAT I MEAN? hahah..yeah. I decided NOT to leave for Georgia crazy early (next week), and to just go down a few days before I move in. Why? Because I'm going to miss the parentals, that's why. I'm going to miss the mother and father so fuhREAKing much, and the more I think about it, a few weeks of fun on my own isn't worth it when I won't be seeing them for awhile. *SOBSOB* yesss I'm one of those loser kids who gets along swell with their parents yadayadayada. BITE MEE it means extra cheeelaxin time for you+me. So take advantage and call the cellular dammit. YESSS I'm hyper can you tell? I have this huge mug (like on FRIENDS yippee) that I got in Korea and it was filled to the brim with coffee mm which I sucked in. YUMMAY. Okay so things I like so far about my week and a half home. Lying out on the deck mm SUN!<3 Shopping with the realization that I'm a COMPLETE broke ass, and so shouldn't bother saving what little money I have left (what difference will it make?) Getting in touch with random Oxford of Emory people. Hanging out with my KPCL lovesss and starting plans for our RETREAT!! HOLLERRRR!! Stopping by my old workplace aw I love many of the KOBE-ians. Hanging out with my SILVERS<3 Finally BARNESing ohh gosh I've missed my old haunt<33 Having my PHONEE and getting texts and calls all the time *tears of joy* Seeing TINA before she left for Vietnam and my girl Ashh it's been too long. AHH and so much more, it finally feels like summer for real and not just my fantasy-vacation summer hehe, even though that was mosdef nice also. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
10:00 am	So I came home last night. It was definitely a strange mix of emotions.. My mom cried on the plane. And in the middle of the night, at home. This trip definitely made me fully understand and appreciate for the first time what it must be like for her, to have to live so far from everyone, everything, every place that's familiar and means so much to her. The weird thing was I could empathize this time around not because those were the things I missed about Baltimore, but because that's exactly what I miss about Korea.. I couldn't sleep til 5AM and woke up at 9. My internal clock is funked. Waking up this morning felt soo weird..I've gotten used to waking up to familiar faces. I missed the whole getting out of bed, flopping down next to MyungHee Oppa on the floor, and exchanging sleepy blows with pillows routine. It was a nice way to wake up. Right now it's 11PM-ish in Incheon..I'd probably be sitting on the subway with my cousins, heading home after a day of funnn, preparing for a five-hour TV marathon..Battle Robots!, and talking about where we'd go tomorrow.. SIGH. Yes, I'm freaking bitter. Not so much because I miss Korea, the rides on the bus/subway, walks in the middle of the night to get ice cream/rent videos/order FRIED CHICKENNN, shopping in the underground, walking aimlessly because in Korea, doing that always leads to somewhere fun. It's more like I miss the talks/English Practice HAHA I'd have with my cousins on the bus/subway, the punches I'd always give my cousin because he's SO STRONG and the arguments we'd have about who was more "smizzart" while we took walks in the middle of the night to get ice cream/rent videos/order FRIED CHICKENNN, how we'd circle aimlessly and hide from street vendors while shopping in the underground, and how we'd laugh about stupid people and stupid things we saw while walking to who knows where. I really miss being surrounded 24/7 with that unconditional acceptance, understanding, loveee. And always, always having something to do. I really, really miss Korea. On the other hand.. Plus sides to being home: being able to have a LAZY SUMMER DAY!! I want ONE before I leave hahah. Seeing people home from school for the summer. Having my PHONEEE<3 Dorm shopping DAHH I freaking can't wait. Being online and having lots of other people actually NOT IDLE or AWAY on my buddy list YAY!! And I'm really looking forward to seeing faces I haven't seen since graduation.. Baltimore isn't that bad. It's just that I'm SUCH a family person hahah it's ridiculous, if I'm close enough with you you've probably heard me rant/cry about being apart from my Georgians. Now it's like ten times that after having gone to Korea. BUT being home isn't that bad either..just lonely =( WAHH. I'll be okay hahah. This is my moment of being ridunculous. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
10:08 am	I should be on a plane headed back to the good ole U.S. right now..but obviously, I'm not. HaHa yesss I convinced the parentals to stay here longer, for an indefinite amount of time..o_O Could be anywhere from a week to a month, who knows. But at least I'm still here =) The Keys to Your Heart You are attracted to obedience and warmth. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is comforting. You crave a relationship where you always feel warmth and love. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you don't need. You just feel like flirting around and playing right now. What Are The Keys To Your Heart? Wow..very true. (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 16th, 2005
8:36 am	The 5+ hours we spent here were by far my favorite since being in Korea..pure luxury. It all looks just as beautiful in real life as it does in these pictures. I've never felt so relaxed and pampered..sigh =) (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 11th, 2005
8:00 am	EDITED** Potatoboy1387: oh my god I MISS YOU estherrr k i m: uhm YEAH you better Potatoboy1387: hows korea-ing going estherrr k i m: sooper wonderfully Potatoboy1387: when do you come home estherrr k i m: i'm supposed to on the 29th, but i might stay another month Potatoboy1387: fine! Potatoboy1387: just leave me ALONE IN THE WORLD estherrr k i m: i showed everyone my photo album with 134928 million pictures of you estherrr k i m: and i told them we're going to get married estherrr k i m: and. all my relatives REAAAALLY want me to marry a white boy estherrr k i m: so it'll have to be you, because they're familiar with you now. Potatoboy1387: well if i NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN THAT WILL BE KINDA HARD estherrr k i m: i knowww. coz..school starts like august 29th-ish. but i think i'm going down to georgia beforehand for awhile to visit my relatives estherrr k i m: so if i stay here another month i'll be in bmore for like a week or two Potatoboy1387: FINE estherrr k i m: benjaminnn i heart thee estherrr k i m: but guess what estherrr k i m: i'm going to eat dog.. estherrr k i m: hahahahah Potatoboy1387: you wanna eat my dog estherrr k i m: and i'm going to watch them kill it, if they'll let me Potatoboy1387: is that what your people do estherrr k i m: psh my people estherrr k i m: OUR people Potatoboy1387: so let me get this straight......so were not gonna compete on endurance or go dorm shopping or collage or walk in the rain or eat a picnic or swing or discuss ap scores or ANYTHING estherrr k i m: if i'm home for two weeks i'll see you every day for those two weeks estherrr k i m: ben come to korea estherrr k i m: it's amazing estherrr k i m: come join meeee Potatoboy1387: okay...im sure i can arrange that estherrr k i m: BEN PLEASE COME VISIT ME I MISS YOU Potatoboy1387: okay youre seriously depressing me cause i really miss you and md is boring as shit and i have no friends!!!!! estherrr k i m: please come visit me estherrr k i m: because i don't want to go back to maryland estherrr k i m: this trip is like changing my lifeeeeeeeeee i want to stay here forever and be KOREAN Potatoboy1387: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Potatoboy1387: why are you ruining my life estherrr k i m: i visited a college here, and it was amaaaazing Potatoboy1387: if i had known this i never would have invested in our friendship estherrr k i m: BEN COME TO COLLEGE HERE WITH ME estherrr k i m: IT'LL BE FREEEEE Potatoboy1387: if i never see you again i am gonna be so mad at you estherrr k i m: BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE estherrr k i m: THEY LIKE WHITE PEOPLEEEE!!! estherrr k i m: THAT'S YOU! Potatoboy1387: COME TO MARYLAND IM HERE>>>>GO TO EMORY AND VISIT COLLEGE PARK>>>>>>>REMEMBER YOUR OTHER FRIENDS>>>>MARRY ******* estherrr k i m: i have no other frienddddds estherrr k i m: you're the only onee Potatoboy1387: and i should be important enough to leave your family for estherrr k i m: being here is like..like. everyone is my family Potatoboy1387: im crying i hope your happy estherrr k i m: everyone is like me here estherrr k i m: so you can come and be surrounded by esthers Potatoboy1387: but theres no me estherrr k i m: i know that's why i'm sad haha okay we were being ridiculous. benjamin don't hate me for posting this, i had toooo coz it made me laugh. i love youuuuuu. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 5th, 2005
6:46 pm	I'm in Korea..the homeland, eh? What is there to say..it's fabulous. I've told a few people this, but there's something so..awesome..about looking around and having everyone look the same as me lol. That sounds kinda ridiculous but it's just so freeing (?) to be surrounded and slammed in the face with culture. MY culture. Ahhhh. More in depth stuff later. But yeah. Freaking loving it. (1 Comment |Comment on this)