I am kind of sad today..... I mean I get the feeling too from everyday life..... But how it's permeated everything is just annoying..... It's about I guess the 1.5 generation of immigrants..... Sometimes I wish I didn't know that much about either culture cuz when I talk to full cultured ppl on both sides they find faults with my thoughts what I'm saying or think I don't know enough about things that are very common for them....

And this is a pretty important factor for me with trying to find a guy too. Because I honestly think the super Americanized ones or the super Chinese-ified (is this a word?) don't agree with my world views. And the reason today pushed me off the edge is because I check this one forum sometimes.... To learn Chinese and see how the youth talks. And I posted something about Chinese culture on there that I found fascinating and thought they would too to make a nice discussion. And that forum can be hostile sometimes (cuz netizens, right). But I really try to filter my words when I talk there.... But still they didn't find my Chinese satisfactory and my insight wasn't deep enough for them (very basic knowledge they say). Even tho my parents and the other Chinese ppl around me don't know either. Maybe it's wrong for me to be so interested in Asian culture or at least try to interact with ppl in china..... But is it so wrong to want to learn about your roots and face hostility from both sides?

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Soooo.... today I was on the bus..... there's tons of hs kids and it seems elementary school kids too here for summer camp. They are soooo cute!! And 2 boys were playing rock paper scissors but saying 'pikachu' the whole time..... kyaaaa

Actually..... that wasn't the point.... the actual reason for this blog is the two camp counselors who looked pretty young.... maybe around 20? one guy and one girl. And the guy was asking the girl about makeup? And the girl was saying how she doesn't wear any except mascara and blush or something. And then the guy was like "what's mascara used for?" and "do you just lift it?"

And then the girl was talking about eyeliner and how some ppl use it to line the top and bottom and the guy's like "you can line the bottom?" and the girl responds "yeah but I only do the top"

And the guy asked about "the sides" too for eyeliner..... I was just being so utterly amused at their conversation.... and how curious the guy is about makeup...... so guys really don't know anything about this?? I thought it was common knowledge O_O

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Yo~
Haven't been here for a while.....
Anyways yesterday I met up with another old friend....who might be moving here with her husband! Yay!

They had interviews one in SF and one in San Jose..... and they were gonna stay in SF and then her husband drive her over early in the morning..... but then we decided that she was staying with me and I drive her cuz she doesn't like driving esp highways....O_O

He is so nice to her tho! So concerned for her and protective of her! lol

Unfortunately we also got a ticket parking..... but other than that I'm a pretty decent driver even without much sleep xD

and then we wandered around Japantown....but I think I'm finally over Japanese culture.... it's pretty kooky and crazy but not enough to hold my attention span anymore xDD (ok so maybe I still watch some shows)

AND the main reason I wanted to go with her was to check out Lush!!! Except we didn't have a chance to pass by.....so I'll have to make another trip soon. I need to make a list of what I want to get tho....so far I wanna try out the shampoo and conditioner bars.... and maybe something for the face.....

My dad gives wonderful advice about everything! Including love xDDD I love him soooo much!!!!

And yeah.... it's time to throw all those romance novels out the window because everything I 'thought' I'd learned from them.... well I still can't take it in real life and it's completely different. I still can't look at everything objectively.....

Also I might never find a guy for me....hurrah!

more randomness!

Hello everyone! Yesterday I was soooo excited cuz I finally received my DDR dance pad that I ordered. I had the idea ever since I saw this site: anybeats where you put in any song and then play an automated DDR-esque game. So I did run into some technical issues but searched online and found the solution and *actually* got the pad connected with the keyboard and everything! Soooo so proud of myself xD And now I'll have fun exercising time (at least until the pad breaks....)

The other thing I wanted to say was that there is this Chinese tv series that is very big and very very anticipated called 步步惊心. Anyways the name doesn't matter, the storyline is part of what's called chuan yue or 'fall through a time warp' genre. This plot seems to be very very popular, I've seen it in many of the BL stories I read, and also in many of the more normal romance novels as well. And the funny thing is that when I was like 12 I used to fantasize about this sort of stuff.... sooo they are kinda late xD So the story starts off 'X is a normal everyday office worker. She had a few bfs but they didn't end up anywhere, she has a job that she neither loves nor hates but needs to work to earn money that feeds her spending habit and thus spends her energy climbing up the corporate ladder but still so lonely....' <- this is a very very sad state for China if this is meant to be a portrait of 'every (wo)man'

Anyways.... the main point of mentioning this show is that this one theme music here song ..... Does the beginning sound familiar yet? (ok not to Steph.....maybe to Grace....lol) Here is a comparison of the parts that sound the same compare Soooo..... what do you think? (apparently it doesn't technically infringe on music copyright laws but they're gonna change it anyways) wheee I am kind of proud someone wants to copy his song xD And I just think the chinese fans are crazy and amazing at the same time for noticing and complaining til they changed it....lol.... in the land of copyright infringements.... but it's good that they're more aware!