Perfect Balance

One last picture!

2011-12-31T20:08:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to give a glimpse of my Christmas weekend! Our family really doesn't do anything festive but I did a secret santa in school, gift exchange and went to a christmas party at church! ^^ That's more than enough for me! This is very late, but you know me with these posts and updates! Wishing you a late christmas and a happy new year from our ministry! :)

New Year's Resolutions

2011-12-31T20:04:00.000-08:00

Okay. There's exactly 1 hr and 3 min before 2012. But I'm sleeping early because I'm dead tired from work -.- But I just HAD to make my resolutions! Starting off with....dan dan dan dannn....

SLEEP EARLY! (I am achieving that on the first day. awesome I know)
concentrate on my studies! (make the most out of my HS year)
Be positive and empty negative thoughts. (gotta find my happy place ;)
Grow more spiritually. (I've been lacking relations with God so much 2011 year. I feel that everything turns out better when you trust in Him)
Thank for what I HAVE and not what I don't have. (I really want to go to missions. I want to experience and realize how much I already have)
Don't use aggressive language (I don't know how, but I never used to cuss, but now it slips out sometimes. I'm really going to try hard to restrain that)

That's all for now. pretty basic. I'm going to take these on one by one. Thank you for everyone who's been supporting me! I shall try to change and become a better person and live it all. After all, you only have one life.

Shopping with Bestie~

2011-12-31T19:55:00.000-08:00

This was actually last week but I really wanted to post up pictures! I went over to my friend's house and we had an awesome, chill sleepover ^^ We shopped for 5 hrs and caught really good deals! :) It was super fun and I can't wait to hang out with her next break! Here are some pics!

last stop @sears ^^ just to take some pics

monopoly!! :D I won and my friend went bankrupt. her 8 yr old brother won 2nd. LOL it was soo funn

cute mini christmas tree <3

coldstone creamery! I got mint and she got cotton candy

our little "fort" (attractive bg i know)

New Year's Eve: Bring it 2012!

2011-12-31T19:47:00.000-08:00

So, I haven't updated in...let's just say for a really really really long time. Today's already New Year's eve and I just wanted to let it all out. I want to become a better person 2012 year. I'm going to really try this year, and although I always tell myself tomorrow's a new day and I can improve, I feel like I need a bigger change; spiritually and mentally. I really want to learn how to start new and empty out all the negativity and everything. That's why from tomorrow I'm going to try to change. Not too much, because that never works. Just step by step. And thank you God and everyone who made my 2011 year. I hope to see a new beginning tomorrow morning and happy new year!! :D

September...wait, HUH?

2011-09-02T10:20:00.000-07:00

omg my school starts in 4 days...SIGH. So, I got my schedule a couple of days ago, and there was a schedule conflict. bleh. So I had to go to my counselor the next day. But my schedule's pretty good. I know a lot of people in my english class, but that's about it. Haha, but I'm still thankful that I have some classes with my friends!

I'm finally planning on finishing outlining my book and doing some work. I've been lazing around so much that it's not even funny. And I don't know what it is, but I just lost my appetite since yesterday morning. I didn't eat breakfast when I went to academy, and usually when I don't eat, I starve during class. But yesterday, I felt fine. For lunch I had McDonalds but I ate cuz I felt like I had to, not because I was hungry. And I didn't eat dinner yesterday night either. This morning I woke up and I wasn't hungry. I finished half a sandwich because it was like 12 and I haven't eaten anything since yesterday night. I think there's something wrong with my with me cuz I'm not hungry, but I'm like always hungry LOL. And surprisingly I don't have an appetite for anything right now.

Bad Habits Die Hard

2011-08-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

So school's starting in a week and a half and I still haven't fixed my sleeping pattern. I've been sleeping at 2 in the morning and had to wake up at 7:40 am twice a week for academy. Then I'd crash in the afternoon and it repeats all over again. So my school starts at 7:20. But the bus usually comes around at 6:35. Ridiculous I know. As you can obviously tell I can't wait till this year starts...

And what is up with the weather today? I wore flipflops and walked in 100 puddles. It rained SO HARD. My feet are frozen right now because the library has AC on. I still have an hour before my ride comes and I kinda want to go to Dollar Tree.

But I have good news! I'm finally planning on taking/uploading pictures and hauling the things I got this month today! I went to Marshalls two days ago and I got super good deals :) I got 4 things for $20. Pretty good right? My best deal so far this summer was when I got 7-8 things at JC Penny for $19. I know, it's crazy. But all you have to do is print or cut out some coupons and shop for clearance or marked down items. Plus, Labor Day's just around the corner so there are pretty loads of deals next weekend.

Loving the Weather

2011-08-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

I wore the dress I got recently from Charlotte Russe ($9)! It's a bubble dress and I LOVE it!

Peach Tank from Aerie ($2)

Earthquake, Hurricane, and School

2011-08-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

So the weather's been amazing for the past week which makes me super duper happy ^^ But other than that, I have SO MUCH TO DO. To the point where I don't think I can handle it. Seriously. Oh, and there was an 5.8 earthquake yesterday in Virginia/East Coast. My dad dropped me off at the library and I was chilling because I was brain dead from academy. But the the floor just started vibrating. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. I've experienced a small earthquake before, but this was pretty big. The vibration wasn't that strong at first, but then it REALLY SHOOK. The guy next to me quickly hid under the table, so I copied him. I WAS SOOO SCARED!!! I thought I was gonna die! We had to evacuate and I couldn't even call my mom and dad because they cut off all the connection! Furthermore, there's a hurricane coming up this week...great. And after that, school starts. Well, even better -.-

But I've finally finished my summer reading book! Yay! :D LOL I just have to reread and colormark and stuff. Also, I have to review my previous math things and SATs. I'm really scared for junior year (you have no idea), because I have so much to prepare for. I didn't even open my violin this whole summer (I never do actually) and I have district auditions this year :( I only practiced piano a couple of times and I have so many church activities that I'm not sure I can handle all of them. First of all, I signed up for the welcoming team at church which starts in September I believe. I'm continuing with Klema Ministry, which I really enjoy and can't wait for my 4th year! woopie! And I have a 9/11 rememberance ceremony and the earthquake emergency fair right after school starts. Oh, and did I mention I'm going to be a TA for korean school at my church? I'm not 100% sure I'm going to get the position because you have to take a test for it and takes up 5 hrs on Saturdays from Sept-June. So basically the whole school year. But I thought it'd be a good opportunity since I'm trying to improve my Korean and get ready for the sats this november.

Other than school related things, I'm thinking about getting my license this year instead of next year. I honestly don't think I can rely on my dad for all this ride thing especially because there were problems at his work. The economy's getting worse, and he's been coming home 1-2 hrs later than usual. But I don't think we could afford a new car, and our school's having renovations this year so it's impossible to get a parking space unless you're a senior. Oh, and I'm getting my schedule next week!! KAHH!!!! XD

Bad Drivers...

2011-08-16T17:24:00.000-07:00

So I woke up at 7:45 and got ready for academy. After, I had lunch at Mcdonalds because I woke up late and couldn't pack lunch :P Then my dad dropped me off at the library. I literally stay there for 4-5 hrs. I usually bring my laptop along, but I stopped because I found it distracting. Anyway, I felt extremely tired and sleepy so I fell asleep while reading a book. When I woke up, this man was sitting in front of me. And OMG his legs kept touching my legs and it was extremely uncomfortable to sit with him. The weirdest thing ever is that I think the exact guy sat in front of me last week and kept putting his legs near my chair so whenever I'd change my leg position, our legs would get in contact...ughh.

So I did 2 hrs of sat math, but didn't get to read my book at all. I still haven't finished my summer reading and stuff, but I did get a couple of new school supplies! I LOVE GETTING NEW SUPPLIES ^^ It's better than the school itself. LOL anyways, so my dad came to pick me up and I drove home. I signaled to turn left, but cars kept on coming! I looked at the rear view mirror and I was pretty much holding up the traffic. But then this car stopped and signaled for me to turn left. So I waved thank you and I was in the middle of turning, but the car that just stopped for me to go started driving again. I was like wth, you signal for me to turn but you end up going instead! DO YOU WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT?! Our cars almost got in contact if I hadn't braked fast! Just....UGH WOW. My dad was on the passenger seat and was like criticizing the driver and pointing fingers.Yeah, he was pissed. I was sooo scared though...

So yeah, that was my day. Tomorrow I'm thinking of hauling some of the things that I got these past few weeks. Oh, and my mom got me a coach purse/wristlet! It's my "back to school present." ^^ I'll upload pictures tomorrow and haul them! So stay tuned!

Car Crashes, Mall w/ Bestie, and Computer Problems

2011-08-13T18:27:00.000-07:00

So today, when my dad was driving to best buy, there was this huge traffic. In the end, we saw 6 cars parked on the side of the road. So from what I saw, the 1st car stopped suddenly, and the 2nd crashed into the 1st car's rear bumper. But the 3rd car stopped in time, so it didn't hit the 2nd car, but instead the 4th car hit the rear of the 3rd car. And the 5th crashed into the 4th car, and the 6th car crashed into the 5th car pretty badly. It was a train of accidents. And while going to the mall from best buy, there was another car accident...so many accidents today!

Anyway, so I went shopping today with this girl that happens to never show up on time. I've tried everything, but she can't fix it. I once even told her to meet up 30 min earlier than the actual meet up time because I knew she was going to be late. Haha but I still love her <3. So I haven't been to the mall since the beginning of July. I ended up buying three things.

From Sephora, I got:

Sephora's hydrating & smoothing foundation for $5 in D20 (what a steal!). It's a bit light, but there were only like 5 shades left.
Sephora's eyebrow pencil 02 for $1

From Charlotte Russe:

Blue dress for $9. They were having their happy hour sale (buy 1 get one 50% off) ans I wanted to buy 2 dresses. The other one was on sale for only $7.50, so I would've gotten that one for $4!!! But the sale ended by the time I went back to get the dresses :( sighh, but it's okay. LOL I think I'm going to go back to get it. IT WAS GORGEOUS!!

When I got back home though, everything seemed to go downhill. My parents were worried about financial issues and my dad said the desktop computer wouldn't work. I tried to log on, but it wouldn't work! I was so scared! And I've already been through exactly 7 computer problems/viruses already, but I was lucky enough to fix all of them myself instead of wasting money at the shop. But fixing viruses and stuff are REALLY SCARY!!! Plus, I was tired from the mall and stuff, but I decided that I had to fix it. So I googled the problem on my laptop and found websites and all, but none of them seemed to work. I tried like 3 different ones too. Now, I was really scared. So I searched it on Youtube and there was exactly ONE video. I followed the video super carefully repeating some directions 10 times, because if I deleted something wrong, the computer would be screwed for life. I wasn't worried too much because the comments that people left seemed really positive, but some said that it deleted all their files!!! But after doing this and that, I restarted the computer and literally prayed that it'd work. And guess what...IT WORKED!! I was so happy, you have no idea! I called my dad up and told him that the computer worked and lol he was SO HAPPY! :D And I left a thank you note in the comment box on youtube! He literally saved our computer! Teehee, so I'm in a good mood now :D Thank you God!

My Plans

2011-08-09T11:28:00.000-07:00

Vivian's Plan

Academics:

Study for SAT/SAT II.
Know my roots.
Finish Interpreter of Maladies and read the others online.
Finish all the chapters for online chinese.
Review math notebooks from last year.

Clubs & Extracurricular:

Octagon Club
NHS
Math Honor Society
Chinese Honor Society (if my grades can handle)
Klema Ministry
WANT team (meeting on Aug 20)
Sports team manager
Tri-M
Earth Force
College Partnership
Medical Science Club
INOVA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Extra:

Junior hangout
Get my books from Alicia
intern/jobs for dental assistant

aja aja hwaiting! :)

List of Things to do before School Starts

2011-08-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have to bring myself together. I have to stop lazing around and stay active. I have to get these things done asap.

~~application for church welcoming team due this week!~~
~~FINISH THE SUMMER READING BOOK!! JUST FINISH IT.~~
sats
review math stuff from last year (very important)
~~continue online chinese (IB chinese next year...-_-)~~
sign up for sat II in november (talk about it with counselor)

Things that can wait until stuff up there^ is done:

~~get a haircut~~
~~practice driving. planning on getting my license this year~~
~~junior hangout for church~~

Activities in school:

manager for a sports team. my parents are having a really hard time right now. I had to stop violin lessons 2 years ago, and they can't afford for me to learn golf or archery right now, so I think a sports manager will be a fun experience! :D
earth force! help the earth stay clean!! and I also need to move around on fridays after school ;)
maybe math honor society? :)
octagon club!

Wish me luck! :)

Super Long Day

2011-07-31T17:25:00.000-07:00

So I was out pretty much all day today. This morning I woke up at 8:30 and got ready for church. After service I volunteered upstairs and afterwards my dad and I were about to head out but he couldn't find his keys. He said he forgot them in the service room on the little purse hooks. but it wasn't there when we went back -.- omg, we spent an hour and a half to look for those keys since we couldn't go back home without them. My dad's friend offered to drive us back home so we could get a spare key, but midway, someone called from the church and said someone returned the keys. thank god! Then we went to ross and shopped around a bit. I picked out a few things but ended up not buying them because I didn't think they were worth it. Then we went to the library to take a little break. Haha we were sitting on those self-study cubby tables and my dad fell asleep while reading a book about the history of egypt^^ After, my dad and I went to this buffet and OMG IT WAS SOO GOOD! It was really really reallyyy expensive though. But the food there was really good! LOL we both stuffed ourselves that we were having trouble moving around. Afterwards, we went grocery shopping and bought a couple of things. That helped us digest some food down lol. On our way home, we dropped by rite and aid because my dad wanted to buy something and I looked for clearance makeup items but they really didn't have much. And then we finally went home! whew :] I'm planning to sleep early tonight, for the first time :)

Here are some pictures from today! (mostly from the restuarant)

At the library chilling for a bit :]

My 2nd plate! Sushi, noodles, shrimp, and fried chicken! I forgot to take a picture of my 1st plate, which had a whole lot more food because I was too hungry!

My dad's 2nd plate. His 1st plate was overflowing with food o.o

More sushi. soo good ^^

DESSERT. OMG SO DELICIOUS <3
cream puffs, cookies, macaroons, fruits, jello, cheesecakes, you name it!

The buffet we ate at. Only 5 tables were full when we got there, but after like 20 min, this whole place was full and there were 10 people waiting outside!

OOTD 7.27.11

2011-07-27T15:52:00.000-07:00

top: macy's $4.99; white shorts: marshalls $12.99; white strap sandals: wet seal $5

So yeah, super simple outfit :) It was hot today like always. Actually, not as bad as other days. It was in the 90s, but it's usually in the 100s -.-

Update

2011-07-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Holaa! :) So as usual, I'm in the library...but this time. It's kind of creepy because this guy sitting next to me constantly acts like he's stretching and looks over at my stuff. Mad awkward. When I was coming back from the bathroom he was sleeping, but as soon as I pulled out my chair to sit, he sit up and like watched me sit...and he actually just looked over again. What is this? o.o

Well anyway, I've been really into makeup these days and I went on ulta and sephora like 10 times. I ended up putting $35 in my cart -.- Sephora's having a really good sale online right now, so you should check it out. I mainly just needed a foundation and it was on sale for $5 online! I think that's pretty good for sephora. I think I'm going to also buy this palette that I know I won't use. But if I don't like it I can always return it. And their jumbo eyeliners are on sale for a $1. So my cart's just patiently waiting for me to check them out, but my mom's NOT going to let me order $50 worth of makeup. Plus, I feel really guilty for spending that much, especially when my family's having a hard time. I guess I'll get a few things and do a haul on it if I do end up ordering it online.

Oh, oh! And I'm planning to get a haircut this weekend. I'm finally trimming my bangs so they look like bangs (they grew out so much). And I have loads of split ends that need to be cut and gone! I'm not going to dye my hair until my natural hair color (black) grows out. Then I'll think about doing highlights. Right now, my hair is like ombre. The bottom is like an auburn color and my roots (touching my ear) is black. But I really like it. It looks really nice and I'm glad I grew it out :) I think I'm going out this weekend so I'll try to post pictures! Stay tuned!

Love,

Vivian

Sleepover

2011-07-22T17:40:00.000-07:00

So I went over to my friend's house for a night and we pretty much chilled. It was like 100 degrees and even the pool water felt kind of warm. I didn't want to get any more freckles so I decided to spray layers of sunscreen, so unfortunately, I didn't get a defined tan :) yipee! Here are some pictures:

Rewatched "My Girl." It's still my favorite drama :)

In the car :)

Meet Wendy!

OMG. those were were so good!

YUM.

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Haha the sun was directly shining on my eye

This girl... :D

I like the clouds :D

Haha I went bankrupt on purpose so we could start a new game! :)

Maybelline Falsies Mascara

2011-07-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

So I've been wearing eyeliner beginning of last school year. I'm currently on a hunt for a good pencil liner...can't find any affordable that works well. But I've been trying out the almay one coat dial up mascara. I like it, but I prefer maybelline falsies. It lengthens and volumizes so well :) Plus, it holds my curls, unlike the almay one.

BEFORE: no curls or mascara AFTER: curled, applied falsies mascara

LOL this looks kind of creepy...but see how long my lashes are? :D

Beautiful Lake :)

2011-07-16T13:32:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures I took. We went to my dad's friend's house and there was this BEAUTIFUL lake!

Collective Haul (Ross, CVS, Target)

2011-07-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

I was going to save shopping for next week...but I couldn't resist! These are some things I bought over the past week.

Cropped 3/4 sleeve jacket from Ross ($9.99). It looks kind of funky on the hanger but it's so cute on! :)

Sweat pants! Only $5.99! They look like the ones they sell at PINK Victoria Secret.

So comfy!!

From Left to Right: Almay one coat dial up mascara $2.20 (CVS), Elf eyelid primer $1 (Target), Elf cream eyeliner in black $3 (Target), Elf eyelash curler $1 (Target)

Affections Touching Across Time

2011-07-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I just posted a blog like 2 sec ago. But I'm posting another one, cuz I'm just that sweet :3 Haha anyway, the name of my blog is based off of a song/anime movie. I'm asian. Therefore, I watch animes. I loved watching Inuyasha in my elementary school years, so I literally watched all the seasons including the movies. Affections Touching Across Time is the title of one of the Inuyasaha movie. I prefer the theme song than the actual movie though. It's really calming and pretty. Go hear it!

Link to the theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6YXu90P1M&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Stuck in the Library

2011-07-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

I'm a prisoner in this library. I literally watch dramas instead of reading and working on SATs :( I'll do that...later or something. hehe... -__- But anyway, I hate the way the self-study tables are arranged here. First of all, it's in the middle of the whole library, where people walk back and forth probably every second. In addition to the lovely-no-privacy-whatsoever-table arrangement, people behind me can see my entire computer screen...JOY.

Moving on, my day's...so far alright I guess. I get to drive home afterwards. I'm totally looking forward to that (not really). I'll admit I'm not the the BEST driver out there, but come on. I've seen worse...

I only have one month and a half of summer left. Before it ends, I have to accomplish these goals:

STOP SHOPPING
get a job (I was actually offered jobs for the summer...I should get back to them about it)
study (gotta make my mama and daddy proud :D)
turn in forms for missions...it's only 3 weeks away.
stop procrastinating (well that just ends this whole list)

OOH! And next week I promise I'll fill this whole page with pictures and videos! My friend M and I are going over to visit friend W's house and we're staying there for 2 nights :) I miss her and we're gonna partyy ;) Okay that's all for today. I'll do an ootd when I get home but my outfit is so casual it's probably not worth it. But I'll do it anyway for you guys so my blog won't be just be about my "wonderful" life :D See ya laterr.

New Start

2011-07-13T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! So I deleted my old blog and decided to start over. Hopefully I'll be more consistent with this one :) I promise!