現状

it's been a while since i've been on this blog. a lot has happened. been quite busy. right now, i've taken up reading again. i used to read a lot. now that i've started again, it's eating up quite the bucks. lol.

finished book 1 of the Millenium series. it was really good. starting on the second one soon. 日本語の本だとハイドの本を読みはじめました。やはり、かっこいいですね。THE HYDE. i hope to finish it soon too :)

最近は仕事が微妙に忙しくなってきているので、少々大変かな?イベントが何件か詰まっているから、オフィス内のピリピリ感がハンパ無いっスね。i've been wanting to schedule a hangout with some friends and the bf but i'm so tired nowadays that even that doesn't seem to be happening soon. 残念。so, just a quick update. i hope to be able to regularly update more often but we'll see.

Currently listening to: Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars

My First Car Accident

specifically, my first car accident involving another car. i've hit inanimate objects before (trash can, pillars in parking lots, etc.) but not another car. and this one was moving too. lol. 最初はビックリして、後はスッゲェむかついた。so, here's the story:

so, i was driving down a small street (one lane for each side of traffic and a center lane) and i was trying to make a right into a parking space for those parking spots that are on the street but kinda perpediculate to it. kinda like this ↓

で、ちゃんと指示器を出して、スピード落として曲がろうとしたのです。私の車って結構大きくて、小回りが利かないので、結構大きく曲がらないとダメなんです。so, since my hunk of minivan needed to make a kinda tight right turn, i slightly turned to the left and then started turning right. well, this fucked up old white lady behind me decided to pass me on the right even tho i was making a right turn and by the time i noticed and tried to brake, we were hitting. stupid old lady didn't even brake.... -__- 完全に向こうの責任。but no, bastard lady wouldn't admit fault. she was pissed too, which pissed me off even more. I HAD MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON!! no way i'm at fault. she was trying to lecture me as to how it's my fault because i was in the center lane. i wasn't. she actually admitted that to the police that i called too. idiot... ホント馬鹿。墓穴ほってやんの。ま、こっちにとっては有利だったけど。to top it off, she didn't even have her insurance info on her... fucking retard. thank goodness i called the police.

this happened yesterday, on christmas eve... just great.

Currently listening to: Tell Me Goodbye - BIGBANG

Winter Break

did you know the ucs get a month off for winter break this year!? wtf, we only got half of that... 超残念。ウチらがいたときもして欲しかった。ま、今の学生さんたちは学費も上がってるし援助は減ってるから、どっちもどっちか？

speaking of breaks and days off, this year, my company had 17 days off for holidays. next year, it's only 13.... *sigh* 4 days is a pretty big diff...こちらもまた、残念すぎる。なんだかなぁ。最近、暇で書く話題もないし。ツマラン人生だのぅ。

Currently listening to: Silent Night

Damn those winds....

yea, that's damage from those winds...

i'm pretty sure i'm one of the lucky ones with these santa ana winds, but still, they suck... :( 今日、新聞とか読んでると、悪い人は車とか家が壊されてるから、まだまだ自分はマシだけど、それでも結構大変です。

as far as my house and stuff goes, there hasn't been much physical damage, the electricity has been out for the entire time. これって結構ダメージ大きいですね。まず、お湯が出ません。冷たいシャワーはもう浴びたくない! it is seriously really freezing. but i need to shower. so there's pretty much no way around it. -__-

で、ま、電気がつきません。もちろん、暖房も。this morning, it was 59 degrees in my house... a cold shower on top of that is insane. i really really hope the power comes back soon.... and the traffic sucks around my neighborhood too...

in the mean time, i guess i'll just try to stay warm at work.

Currently listening to: i hate you - ISSA x SoulJa + ROLA

Thanksgiving Weekend

thanksgiving weekend was pretty cool for the most part. went over to the bf's for dinner. 私ん家はターキーとかそういうのは一切しない家なので．．．ホリデーとか関係ない家ですね。and since i actually like turkey, decided to go over to the bf's house to mooch since his sister was making some. ま、母はあまりいい顔しなかったけどね。ホントウザい。in addition to turkey, there was ham, sashimi (so japanese, eh??), mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and cheesecake. おいしかったです!

i was also supposed to go to black friday with the bf, but mom was being a bitch so decided to go with her instead. 近所のモールに0時前ぐらいに行きました。もう、長蛇の列。especially abercombie and fitch. 私はあんま好きじゃないからカンケーないけどさ。ended up getting nothing tho. ugh, stupid mom.

saturday was pretty uneventful but got to spend the entire day with the bf so that was nice. :) sunday, i had to work for my mom so that was lame. and yesterday, my doggie got spayed. 昨日はまだ麻酔が効いてるのかぐったりしてたけど、今はとても元気。よかったよかった。

man, this week is gonna be long...

Currently listening to: D-Motion - KAT-TUN

Mary Stayed Out All Night

the new korean drama that i'm watching. starring Jang Geun Suk!!!! <3 <3 such a cutie :)

まだ、第3話なんだけど、中々の面白さ。どういう風にこのお二人は惹かれあっていくのかなぁとかライバルたちとはどう絡むのかなぁとか、色々妄想しちゃってます。楽しい♪　しかも、これがなんと、お仕事中なのです(yes, i know, tsk tsk.) but seriously, i don't have much to do at work for the most part anyways, so i'm sure it's no biggie. i do whatever i need to do and watch it when i'm bored. no harm done :D

so, question is, shall i learn korean? i mean, the drama's are subtitled and all, but i'm sure there are definitely at  least some inaccuracies. it's impossible to be completely accurate when translating. で、韓国語勉強したら、いらないじゃん? しかも、将来何かと役に立つかも?? なぁんて能天気に考えてる今日この頃です。

Currently listening to: 証 - flumpool

交通事故

一昨日、ウチのドライバーが事故を起こした。well, i guess he says it's not his fault so he was involved in an accident? he was trying to make a left at a yellow light and the car in the opposing traffic failed to stop and rammed into him. でも、目撃者がいないから、どうなることやら。it's a real iffy situation. ugh.

so, i actually went to the scene since my mom was working and it's her car. man, our car was a ford van and the other was a brand-spanking-new mercedes benz. ま、ウチのダメージはまぁまぁ。パンクがひとつとフロント・バンパーが結構破壊されたかな？それだけ。but the other benz was pretty bad.... the hood was blown off and front was mashed in a bit. 新車なのにね。残念。あ～あ。でも、これからがちょっぴり大変そう。

Currently listening to: キセキ - GReeeeN

日曜大工

まさしくと言った感じの私の日曜日。父と家の雨とゆをつけました。we started the project last sunday by taking measurements and buying the necessary materials at home depot. and then today, had to make two more trips to home depot to exchange a wrong item and buy more materials... -__- 時間掛かり過ぎ。anywhooo, by the time we were really able to get started, it was like 4 p.m. で、アッと言う間に真っ暗ね。but my dad insisted we finish so we were able to finish around 7-ish? man, it was so cold. but hey, we finished, right??

昨日の朝は我がワンちゃんの脱出劇のため、全力疾走以上の走りをした私はちょっぴり筋肉痛。得に土踏まず。なぜかというと、サンダルで走ったため、そこに力が入ったのです。so, working on ladders with that pain was really bad.... but at least we're done and i can relax without having my mom bug me about it.

Currently listening to: It Will Rain - Bruno Mars

Emergency Evacuation Training

今日は緊急避難訓練。i need to walk down the stairs from the 17th floor all the way to p3 (underground parking level 3) and then to a nearby park. ugh. at least i'm not on the 52nd floor. lol

so, it wasn't so bad. でも、やっぱちょっと足がガクガクしたから運動不足なんだろうなって思いましたね。so sad.... and we had to stay out there for a while too. not sure what they were doing but it seemed to take forever. 最終的には公園から階段を登ってビルまで行き、そこからはエレベーターだったので、ま、そんなに悪くなかったけど、それなりに大変だった。when i was going up the stairs, i had to catch my breath a bit. lol. man, i need to exercise.

Currently listening to: Without You feat. Usher - David Guetta

The Homeless

i work in downtown, which means i pass by a lot of bums on the street during my commute. まぁ、ロスに住んでる以上、慣れたっちゃぁ慣れたけど、やっぱり、何か心苦しい。i know that not all of them out on the street are their because of their own faults. some are there because they have no other choice. だからかなぁ、見てるとちょっと悲しいキモチになる。

でも、だからって何もしない私って罪ですかね? but i'm never sure what i should do... should i give them money? but i heard it's better if you give them food and other essentials. but it's not like i always have extra food readily available. plus, i just started working so it's not like i have the 余裕 to do so too. でも、何もしないのもどうかと思う。苦悩してます。

Currently listening to: SO YOUNG - THE YELLOW  MONKEYS

散髪

本日は友達に頼んで髪を切ってもらいました。apparently, i cut off almost a foot of hair. lol. i made it pretty short. でも、スッキリしてます。良かった、良かった。

so, my workplace gives me columbus day off. :) gonna go play scrabble with my bf.

Currently listening to: Stereohearts feat. Adam Levine - Gym Class Heroes

BONFIRE!!!

today was a bonfire at huntington beach with my friends from high school. some of those attending, i haven't seen in years. so i decided to go. だって、こんなチャンス滅多にないと思うし。and it was my first bonfire.

it was a lot of fun. we played football, volleyball, took pictures, and generally just relaxed and chatted. ホントに久しぶりに会う人が多くてビックリ。やっぱ、中々会う機会が無いなって改めて実感した。本当はもっと遊びたいけど、親が親なだけに、中々難しかったりする。but this was a great opportunity! driving there was a bitch tho. soooooo far from my house. took nearly an hour cuz there was traffic along the way too....

we had a bunch of foods. like wings, pizza, chips, baked goods, candy, etc. oh, and someone also brought alcohol. lol. 本当は違法だけど、まバレなきゃ問題ないっしょ。私は飲まなかったけどね。but man, it was cold. so much wind, and the temperature just dropped at night. 寒い寒い。でも、夏の最後の楽しい思い出ですね。:)

Currently listening to: UNUSUAL - 安室奈美恵 feat. 山下智久

Ronald Reagan Library

so, went to the Ronald Reagan Library yesterday with some coworkers. it's up in Simi Valley so it was kinda far but the area was really nice. 今まで行ったことが無かったため、行ってみました。

すっごいいいところでした。they do function as a library because they do allow you to look at documents they have available during Reagan's presidency. but mainly, it's a museum. レーガンの生涯が詰まった展示品の数々を見るのが結構面白かった。俳優として活躍していただけあって、かっこいい。and it's not just that, you can really tell how much he put into helping our nation through his presidency. it was just really an amazing tribute. they have a number of his quotes all throughout the museum, but the best one is the one on his grave.

if you ever get the chance, you should go. definite recommend! you get to see air force one stuff too so it's really interesting. would definitely go back on my own time!

Currently listening to: Iridescent - Linkin Park

Access

so, i have to use microsoft access at work. access.... WHO THE EFF USES ACCESS!?!?!?!?!?!? well, i'm sure people do use it, but man, it's so confusing. 今までの人生で使ったことがないため、苦戦しております。*sigh*

now, it's fine if i'm just editing a file that already exists. but now i have to actually create one from scratch.... あ～もう! 大変。i shall now go work on that shit.

Currently listening to: Sweet Vanilla - HYDE

SORA

got a dog this weekend. yea, it's kinda all-of-the-sudden. i think life just got harder... kinda looks like this ↓

Currently listening to: プライマル。 - THE YELLOW MONKEY

おデート

this weekend was pretty fun! my mom had work most of the time so it was nice and relaxing. lol.

on saturday, went to the hokkaido fair in torrance with a co-worker. いや～、珍味とか見ると興奮するね。思わずしおから買っちゃったよ。deeelish! i also got the mochi cream again. this time around, it was the apple pie flavor. リンゴとクリームに加えてさくさくしたパイ生地っぽいものも入ってて超おいしい!また食べたいね。

sunday was bf day! 久しぶりのゆっくりしたおデート。we ended up eating lunch in torrance and spent the rest of the day just kinda kickin' it. watched some videos, washed the car, played a bit of badminton, and got some ice cream. 何かを特にやった訳ではなく、のんびりすごしましたね。それはそれで楽しかった。only thing is i forgot to take pictures. darn. and i got a new camera for my birthday too. ugh. ま、また今度いっぱい撮りたいね。

Currently listening to:

複雑な心境

this was already news last night, but it was also on the top page of today's L.A. Times. it's about the marine who risked his own life to save his comrades and got the highest honor medal for it last night. 昨日のうちにちょっぴりラジオで話を聞いたんだけど、あんまり詳しく知らなかったから今日に新聞で読みました。

it was really sad, yet it made me smile. the guy is really a good guy. when you read his story, it makes you want to cry but at the same time, it makes you smile that there are people like him out there. でも、やっぱり悲しいね。あんま人事じゃないしね。一応友達が空軍に入ってるから。i mean, he's not in a dangerous place right now, but you never know.

anyways, the full story from L.A. Times is available here.

Currently listening to: ビギナー - AKB48

Mochi Cream & ドジっこ

so the new dessert place in the Mitsuwa in Torrance finally opened. upon checking it out, the first thing i notice are the mochi creams. it's like mochi ice cream, but more variety and not frozen. とにかく種類がめちゃめちゃあるの。一個$1.80とまぁまぁなお値段。これは買ってみなくてはということで購入。i got the darjeeling, my mom got the red potato, and my sister got the caramel pudding. mine was the best, imo. my mom's was okay. i don't like caramel, so yea... でも、ホントおいしかった。ダージリンの香りが猛烈。サイズもちょうどイイ感じ。また違うのを試したなぁ。

oh, and i also fell yesterday. もう、それは豪快にすでーーーーんと。滑ったんですね。in my hallway. i was kinda running in my slippers and i guess there wasn't as much grip as i'd like it to have and bam, i'm on the floor. で、その拍子に部屋のドアに穴を開けちゃったみたい。馬鹿ですね。ひじもちょっぴりすりむいたし。but it's okay, it's a cheap door anyways. i still need to figure out how i'm gonna fix it tho...

Currently listening to: SO YOUNG - THE YELLOW MONKEYS

Event & 本多屋

so the event last night was kinda ぐだぐだ。it seems like a lot of people weren't aware of their parts in the event until really last minute. so everything was kinda rushed. でも、一応何とか無事終わりましたね。思ったより人は来なかったけど。。。でも、イベント自体が長かった。it seemed to take forever. i'm just glad it's done.

so, afterwards, a few co-workers and i decided to go to honda-ya for dinner. 一応食べ物はイベントで出たけど、お菓子類が多かったからね。で結局本多屋で軽くつまめる焼き鳥やら色々頼むことに。なんか、気のせいかメニューが変わってたり、焼き鳥の種類が増えてたと思う。ぼんぢりが最高にウマかったでっす! but man, it was a loooooong day.

Currently listening to: I’m On One – DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne

EFFFF

so, there's an event today at work that i need to attend. it's outside. in this freaking heat wave. EFFFFFFFFFFFF >:(

死なない程度にがんばらせていただきます。

Currently listening to: Breakeven - The Script