Thursday, January 29, 2004
Who Knew... that the third week of school was gonna be this hard?
Being a full fledge student teacher, I have discovered a new definition of "tired." Its the kind of tired you feel when you are completely active the whole day with no down time and then all of aa sudden when you see tha "down time" coming up your body starts to shut down one part at a time. So when you actually get to your down time, you go to complete body shutdown. Never expereinced the full-ness of this until Monday. Body was being over stressed because it was my first lesson in front of the class of my student teaching semester. I was working all the way til 8:30 when I saw some down time coming and when I got to the very last part I totally shutdown. I didn't open my eyes until 6:45 the next day. so I almost had 10 hours of sleep. Its the new tired and everyone's doing it.
Well I almost forgot to go to College of Ed. to turn in my grad papers. How critical is this? If I don't turn it in by the first of Feburary, I don;'t graduate. That's right I need to pay 15 dollars to unltimately graduate. What the hell is up with that??!
Anyway I need to tend to those matters ASAP
Ok, this weekend is the ... SUPERBOWL! I'm usually excited about the Superbowl, but this year I'm not to hot about the teams that are playing. Panthers and Patriots, whoopa-dee-doo. Even the commercials nowasuperbowls are not that great. Hopefully are some really good ones this year. Plans? Hmmmm, don't really have any, so if anyone wants to hold one send me an invite.
Oh yeah, it was JOEL'S Birthday the other day and I kinda feel abd I neevr told him so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL. And in Joel fashion we have arragne to take him to his favorite place in the world, well second because I think Joel's favorite place is in front of a computer... KARAOKE!!! So joel lets go eat, drink, and be merry!!!
so unitl next time.
Being a full fledge student teacher, I have discovered a new definition of "tired." Its the kind of tired you feel when you are completely active the whole day with no down time and then all of aa sudden when you see tha "down time" coming up your body starts to shut down one part at a time. So when you actually get to your down time, you go to complete body shutdown. Never expereinced the full-ness of this until Monday. Body was being over stressed because it was my first lesson in front of the class of my student teaching semester. I was working all the way til 8:30 when I saw some down time coming and when I got to the very last part I totally shutdown. I didn't open my eyes until 6:45 the next day. so I almost had 10 hours of sleep. Its the new tired and everyone's doing it.
Well I almost forgot to go to College of Ed. to turn in my grad papers. How critical is this? If I don't turn it in by the first of Feburary, I don;'t graduate. That's right I need to pay 15 dollars to unltimately graduate. What the hell is up with that??!
Anyway I need to tend to those matters ASAP
Ok, this weekend is the ... SUPERBOWL! I'm usually excited about the Superbowl, but this year I'm not to hot about the teams that are playing. Panthers and Patriots, whoopa-dee-doo. Even the commercials nowasuperbowls are not that great. Hopefully are some really good ones this year. Plans? Hmmmm, don't really have any, so if anyone wants to hold one send me an invite.
Oh yeah, it was JOEL'S Birthday the other day and I kinda feel abd I neevr told him so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL. And in Joel fashion we have arragne to take him to his favorite place in the world, well second because I think Joel's favorite place is in front of a computer... KARAOKE!!! So joel lets go eat, drink, and be merry!!!
so unitl next time.
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Who knew... that the pressures of being a 23 year old would be so tough?
Ok ok ok maybe I'm exaggerating a little but I feel that I'm under a lot of stress and It's coming from all the different angles. I need some kind of outlet...
ANyway what do I mean about stress? Wellone of the things is that my grandma came to Hawaii to visit. No big deal huh? Well for me it is because she from my bilogical dad's side. (For those of you who don't know, I have a stepdad.) Anyway my bilogical dad's family is somethgn I don;t like to bring up but yeah. I usually go to see my great grandma every new years but my grandma is a different story. I feel that I have to be this "other person" around her. She aslo has weird requests too. She always wants me to speak Korean, which I'm not good at all in. At one point dhe wanted me to take classes from UH in Korean just so I could learn how to write letters to her. I guess in a techical sense that's not a big request but for someone that doesn't really want anything to deal with that part of my life, I protest.
Then theres the whole religion conflict. Shes a buddhist and I guess you can say religion in my life has taken a different path. How am I supposed to go to hee an avid buddhist her whole life tell her that her grandchild is not a buddhist himself? Any advice? I guess I never was a buddhist to begin with but its something I bet my grandma has been assuming this whole time.
There's also school which is a huge thing. I guess when people told me that I just assumed that "yeah its gonn abe hard" but i never thought oit would be like this. Do you guys rememebr when we were going to elemenatry school and you told yourslef or others that the weekends are too short? WellI feel the same way but from a different point of view. School is not an easy task and it does't help that I haven't gotten into the school mode yet.
Plus theres another issue that i have that I really need to tell someone but I can't... I wish ________ would just be cool again. Why does ______ have to always ignore.
Stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress...
Till next time...
Ok ok ok maybe I'm exaggerating a little but I feel that I'm under a lot of stress and It's coming from all the different angles. I need some kind of outlet...
ANyway what do I mean about stress? Wellone of the things is that my grandma came to Hawaii to visit. No big deal huh? Well for me it is because she from my bilogical dad's side. (For those of you who don't know, I have a stepdad.) Anyway my bilogical dad's family is somethgn I don;t like to bring up but yeah. I usually go to see my great grandma every new years but my grandma is a different story. I feel that I have to be this "other person" around her. She aslo has weird requests too. She always wants me to speak Korean, which I'm not good at all in. At one point dhe wanted me to take classes from UH in Korean just so I could learn how to write letters to her. I guess in a techical sense that's not a big request but for someone that doesn't really want anything to deal with that part of my life, I protest.
Then theres the whole religion conflict. Shes a buddhist and I guess you can say religion in my life has taken a different path. How am I supposed to go to hee an avid buddhist her whole life tell her that her grandchild is not a buddhist himself? Any advice? I guess I never was a buddhist to begin with but its something I bet my grandma has been assuming this whole time.
There's also school which is a huge thing. I guess when people told me that I just assumed that "yeah its gonn abe hard" but i never thought oit would be like this. Do you guys rememebr when we were going to elemenatry school and you told yourslef or others that the weekends are too short? WellI feel the same way but from a different point of view. School is not an easy task and it does't help that I haven't gotten into the school mode yet.
Plus theres another issue that i have that I really need to tell someone but I can't... I wish ________ would just be cool again. Why does ______ have to always ignore.
Stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress stress...
Till next time...
Friday, January 23, 2004
Who knew... taht the year of the monkey would be my year?
What am I talking about? Well I was born in the year if the monkey and I have all these life altering events in the making in the year of the monkey again? Coincidence....?
Anyway before I start, my congradulations going out to Jake for finding out that he's gonna graduate this semester. So you are gonna graduate with huh? Alright sounds good, I think I hear Vegas calling...
So like I said earlier it was Chinese New Year. Kung hee fat choy!! I'm not Chinese but since when do we Americans only celebrate whats in our religion or culture. Anway went o mygrandma's house for dinner and I don;t care what anyone says grandmas have that weird power to make anythig taste good ebcause i took one taste and I totally stuffed myself. Then in old Thanksgivign fashion fell to the Kanak!
Well anyway I was woken up shortly after to find that I had been sleeping for anbout and hour and a half. But right when we stepped out the rain decided to come down on us pretty hard. I got a hint that it might rain tonight and all day tomorrow thundershowsers from a little helper known as the news.
Well I hope that the weather stays the same throughout the weekend. Something about the cool and melodic rhythm of rain falling is somewhat very peaceful. Cross your fingers...
Till next time...
What am I talking about? Well I was born in the year if the monkey and I have all these life altering events in the making in the year of the monkey again? Coincidence....?
Anyway before I start, my congradulations going out to Jake for finding out that he's gonna graduate this semester. So you are gonna graduate with huh? Alright sounds good, I think I hear Vegas calling...
So like I said earlier it was Chinese New Year. Kung hee fat choy!! I'm not Chinese but since when do we Americans only celebrate whats in our religion or culture. Anway went o mygrandma's house for dinner and I don;t care what anyone says grandmas have that weird power to make anythig taste good ebcause i took one taste and I totally stuffed myself. Then in old Thanksgivign fashion fell to the Kanak!
Well anyway I was woken up shortly after to find that I had been sleeping for anbout and hour and a half. But right when we stepped out the rain decided to come down on us pretty hard. I got a hint that it might rain tonight and all day tomorrow thundershowsers from a little helper known as the news.
Well I hope that the weather stays the same throughout the weekend. Something about the cool and melodic rhythm of rain falling is somewhat very peaceful. Cross your fingers...
Till next time...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Who knew... that today would be the last day that i give money to the University of Hawaii at Manoa in tutition form?
That's right I have finally paid my final tutition fee. Man does it fell good. Damn college raping me of 1500-1700 dollars every six months. I guess that technically its cheap for a college tutition by come on who can afford that on a GODIVA slary? That's why mommy helps me. Anyway enough of that.
So anyway I'm at Krystal's campus job and finally shes says shes working. Usually I ask her whats she doing but its always nothing much. Nah just joking. Shes my sugar mama.
Kinda bored at te moment... what should I do... maybe take a short nap... go Wlamart tonight... walmart sounds good actually. I wanted to get the Johnny English DVD and maybe the Once upon a time in Mexico. I never really had a thing for Johnny Depp likesome poeple do but for some reason I really like his movies. Like Pirates of teh carribean, Edward Scissors, Nine gates, and Cry Baby. Cry baby was a firickin' hilarious movie. Kinda like Grease but kinda like West Side Story. Maybe they have that movie at walmart i would buy it.
til next time...
That's right I have finally paid my final tutition fee. Man does it fell good. Damn college raping me of 1500-1700 dollars every six months. I guess that technically its cheap for a college tutition by come on who can afford that on a GODIVA slary? That's why mommy helps me. Anyway enough of that.
So anyway I'm at Krystal's campus job and finally shes says shes working. Usually I ask her whats she doing but its always nothing much. Nah just joking. Shes my sugar mama.
Kinda bored at te moment... what should I do... maybe take a short nap... go Wlamart tonight... walmart sounds good actually. I wanted to get the Johnny English DVD and maybe the Once upon a time in Mexico. I never really had a thing for Johnny Depp likesome poeple do but for some reason I really like his movies. Like Pirates of teh carribean, Edward Scissors, Nine gates, and Cry Baby. Cry baby was a firickin' hilarious movie. Kinda like Grease but kinda like West Side Story. Maybe they have that movie at walmart i would buy it.
til next time...
Who knew... that I would go exercising?
That's right, Chris went exercising yesterday. Well not very strenuous activity but it was exercise. Krystal and I went walking yesterday. It was pretty sad too because we got totally smoked by this elderly couple jamming down the sidewalk.
Anyway the track is going down to ali'i olani elemntary and taking a left at the corner to walk up to ninth. Then we took a small detour to Krystal's auntie's house. And the small mediterranean cafe thing on 10th. Their banan bread was pretty good. Then from there we walked all the way to Paalea and cut across all the way back home.
I'm gonna estimate that the walk was about 1 1/2 miles or so. I got pretty sweaty but I think it was more the humidity than the workout. But we had a simple dinner and watched American Idol. Who honeslty watches that show for the "good" singers. It the bad auditions that have the auidence watching. Very hilarious.
But that's what happened, nothing big.
til next time...
That's right, Chris went exercising yesterday. Well not very strenuous activity but it was exercise. Krystal and I went walking yesterday. It was pretty sad too because we got totally smoked by this elderly couple jamming down the sidewalk.
Anyway the track is going down to ali'i olani elemntary and taking a left at the corner to walk up to ninth. Then we took a small detour to Krystal's auntie's house. And the small mediterranean cafe thing on 10th. Their banan bread was pretty good. Then from there we walked all the way to Paalea and cut across all the way back home.
I'm gonna estimate that the walk was about 1 1/2 miles or so. I got pretty sweaty but I think it was more the humidity than the workout. But we had a simple dinner and watched American Idol. Who honeslty watches that show for the "good" singers. It the bad auditions that have the auidence watching. Very hilarious.
But that's what happened, nothing big.
til next time...
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Who Knew... that the weather would be so gross?
Anyway let's finish my previous blog...
Hokay, so Sunday we played some more poker. This time it was Jake, Cliff, Lane, Krystal, and even my dad who jumped on our table. This time the buy in was not 5 dollars.. it was whatever you had in your wallet. Average buy in was 10 dollars. So we played a good 5 hours or so. Clifton started as the big wiinner but the tides slowly decided to change towards Krystal. At the end of the night the money was on my side and Krystal. And because what hers in mine and what's mine is ours, we ended up with all the money.
So on Monday was another sleep tiil noon day. Siince all the alcohol was still in the blood stream. But Krystal being awesome girl she is, she went out and bought Jake, Rich , and me a MAsu's platelunch. MMMMM lau lau...
So in a nut shell that was the super fast three day of weekend. i wonder how next weekend will be like.
Anyway let's finish my previous blog...
Hokay, so Sunday we played some more poker. This time it was Jake, Cliff, Lane, Krystal, and even my dad who jumped on our table. This time the buy in was not 5 dollars.. it was whatever you had in your wallet. Average buy in was 10 dollars. So we played a good 5 hours or so. Clifton started as the big wiinner but the tides slowly decided to change towards Krystal. At the end of the night the money was on my side and Krystal. And because what hers in mine and what's mine is ours, we ended up with all the money.
So on Monday was another sleep tiil noon day. Siince all the alcohol was still in the blood stream. But Krystal being awesome girl she is, she went out and bought Jake, Rich , and me a MAsu's platelunch. MMMMM lau lau...
So in a nut shell that was the super fast three day of weekend. i wonder how next weekend will be like.
Who knew... my three day weekend would so short?
That's right, the three day weekend has come and gone already. Jeez where did it go? All I know is that there was alot of booze and a lot of fun.
Well Friday was a long day since I went to school. But it was worth the drinks we got to drink at Mai TAi's. Krystal's friend was having his really really belated graduation party at Mai tai's. But we went had a few drinks and had a good time. Especially when we got there we had seats.
Then Saurday comes along and I was called into work. If you don;t know already I took a leave of absence because of school. So technically work there but not scheduled. Anyway Wayne calls and asks me to work because he has a lunch to go to. I found out that Sean and Ashley are working and decided why not get paid to crusie? Far from it. I work up late AGAIN and got to the store at 10:30. The mall expects all stores to open at 10:00 so I was really late. But other than that the reunion at work was pretty good since I haven't been there for 3 weeks and I was haivng major Godiva withdraws.
But after we decided to help my aunty out and babysit my calabash cousin. She a monster but Krystal and I still loveher. She cracks us up. We got alittle money and was on our way to a house warming party.
At the house warmng party we go to meet the totally cool neighbors. And they introduced me to wine. Actually the wine is really really really good. I dunno why but i guess my taste buds are getting old and the thing to drink is wine. Wine good cheese good, music good....
The we went back to the original house party and played a gentalemen's game of POKER!! I feel kinda scared since we might have just picked up a new past time. Cards, cips, beer, all the elemenst were there of a good time. Anyway we played, and I lost. Out in about an hour. But Krystal a novice at the game held her own and made it the final hour. After a night's sleep of hiccups and burps.. It was Sunday.
Sunday was a nice day in which I spent the whole day with Krystal. We slept in and then watched some T.V. Then Krystal and I went to Ala Moana for some birthday shopping. After a good hour of power shopping, we went o dinner that my parents so generously donated to us. Very good Korean Chinese cusine. (HUH?)
Then we went her sister's dinner thing for her party. It was fun we played with the kids and got to eat some cake but we left rather abruptly since there was gonna be another game of poker at my house that night. ok wait wait this thing needs to be continued cause I cant focuss anymore..
til next time...
That's right, the three day weekend has come and gone already. Jeez where did it go? All I know is that there was alot of booze and a lot of fun.
Well Friday was a long day since I went to school. But it was worth the drinks we got to drink at Mai TAi's. Krystal's friend was having his really really belated graduation party at Mai tai's. But we went had a few drinks and had a good time. Especially when we got there we had seats.
Then Saurday comes along and I was called into work. If you don;t know already I took a leave of absence because of school. So technically work there but not scheduled. Anyway Wayne calls and asks me to work because he has a lunch to go to. I found out that Sean and Ashley are working and decided why not get paid to crusie? Far from it. I work up late AGAIN and got to the store at 10:30. The mall expects all stores to open at 10:00 so I was really late. But other than that the reunion at work was pretty good since I haven't been there for 3 weeks and I was haivng major Godiva withdraws.
But after we decided to help my aunty out and babysit my calabash cousin. She a monster but Krystal and I still loveher. She cracks us up. We got alittle money and was on our way to a house warming party.
At the house warmng party we go to meet the totally cool neighbors. And they introduced me to wine. Actually the wine is really really really good. I dunno why but i guess my taste buds are getting old and the thing to drink is wine. Wine good cheese good, music good....
The we went back to the original house party and played a gentalemen's game of POKER!! I feel kinda scared since we might have just picked up a new past time. Cards, cips, beer, all the elemenst were there of a good time. Anyway we played, and I lost. Out in about an hour. But Krystal a novice at the game held her own and made it the final hour. After a night's sleep of hiccups and burps.. It was Sunday.
Sunday was a nice day in which I spent the whole day with Krystal. We slept in and then watched some T.V. Then Krystal and I went to Ala Moana for some birthday shopping. After a good hour of power shopping, we went o dinner that my parents so generously donated to us. Very good Korean Chinese cusine. (HUH?)
Then we went her sister's dinner thing for her party. It was fun we played with the kids and got to eat some cake but we left rather abruptly since there was gonna be another game of poker at my house that night. ok wait wait this thing needs to be continued cause I cant focuss anymore..
til next time...
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Who Knew... that last night's late "guy night" would be longer then expected?
Anyway the topic for today is ... when is it a good time to go out and stay out til the wee hours of the night? Never if you need to wake up less than 5 hours later. I had a total of about 4 hours and I can honeslty say that I'm regretting staying so late at the strip club. But I guess I couldn't help it becuase it was Peter's birthday as well as Clifton's belated after party. Oh crap kids got ot go to lunch brb.
til next time
Anyway the topic for today is ... when is it a good time to go out and stay out til the wee hours of the night? Never if you need to wake up less than 5 hours later. I had a total of about 4 hours and I can honeslty say that I'm regretting staying so late at the strip club. But I guess I couldn't help it becuase it was Peter's birthday as well as Clifton's belated after party. Oh crap kids got ot go to lunch brb.
til next time
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Who Knew... that Chris Lee would be one semster away from being a teacher?
That's right I'm here at my student teaching class and obviously not student teaching. First two weeks are to get to know the students. It was my first day to be in front of my new students. First impression... nice students with a few demons in disguise. I guess a teacher can just tell.
All these new things happening to me like student teaching, graduating, and the JET program are totally giving me crazy anxiety filled nights. Not to mention all the acid reflux thats going on in my body. I hate that heartburn feeling. But I guess I can look forward to 50 cent sodas and a hearty school lunch, which I might add that all teh food groups are represneted.
Ok i'll be right back I need to do "teacher stuff".
Till next time.
That's right I'm here at my student teaching class and obviously not student teaching. First two weeks are to get to know the students. It was my first day to be in front of my new students. First impression... nice students with a few demons in disguise. I guess a teacher can just tell.
All these new things happening to me like student teaching, graduating, and the JET program are totally giving me crazy anxiety filled nights. Not to mention all the acid reflux thats going on in my body. I hate that heartburn feeling. But I guess I can look forward to 50 cent sodas and a hearty school lunch, which I might add that all teh food groups are represneted.
Ok i'll be right back I need to do "teacher stuff".
Till next time.
Saturday, January 10, 2004
Who knew... that I wasn't dead and that I would just be so lazy that I would not even go on this online journal in like 2 months?!?!
So to the people that actually read my stuff I'm like totally sorry that I haven't been updating this blog. Anyway what has happened....
The winter break has come and gone and I'm faced with the fear of student teaching. (Sigh) Damn school... but this is an obstacle we must all face... I guess. I really need to get this school thing done with already. But this is the hardest step next to actually teaching. I guess you can say that I'm a little scared of this last step of my "childhood." I guess I sa childhood since I see my school days as my last stretch of childhood before I become an "adult" in the real world.
For those of you who don't know, I applied to the JET proprogram this past December. This life altering step was inspired by my friend Lauren who has been living in Japan for the past one and a half years. Which by the way decided to come home and chill with her friends and family instaed fo traveling. Anyway we did a very active 3 week itinerary of activities with Lauren. From clubbing to movies, to dinners and a PARTY!! She leaves tomorrow but hopefully I'll be able to see her vefore the new year comes again.
Some more on the JET thing, Krystal and Lisa also applied with me. I hope that we all get in then the whole Japan experience will be complete. I would aslo like my buddy Jake to come but since he missed the deadline he ight just come up for an extended vacation. "Free room and board" . Kinda nervous of going and not going. I want to go but what about my new certification in education? I also want to see more then just this island home. Decisions, decisions, and decisions.
Well I will be doing this more often since I'll be in school and will be on the computer more often. Till next time...
So to the people that actually read my stuff I'm like totally sorry that I haven't been updating this blog. Anyway what has happened....
The winter break has come and gone and I'm faced with the fear of student teaching. (Sigh) Damn school... but this is an obstacle we must all face... I guess. I really need to get this school thing done with already. But this is the hardest step next to actually teaching. I guess you can say that I'm a little scared of this last step of my "childhood." I guess I sa childhood since I see my school days as my last stretch of childhood before I become an "adult" in the real world.
For those of you who don't know, I applied to the JET proprogram this past December. This life altering step was inspired by my friend Lauren who has been living in Japan for the past one and a half years. Which by the way decided to come home and chill with her friends and family instaed fo traveling. Anyway we did a very active 3 week itinerary of activities with Lauren. From clubbing to movies, to dinners and a PARTY!! She leaves tomorrow but hopefully I'll be able to see her vefore the new year comes again.
Some more on the JET thing, Krystal and Lisa also applied with me. I hope that we all get in then the whole Japan experience will be complete. I would aslo like my buddy Jake to come but since he missed the deadline he ight just come up for an extended vacation. "Free room and board" . Kinda nervous of going and not going. I want to go but what about my new certification in education? I also want to see more then just this island home. Decisions, decisions, and decisions.
Well I will be doing this more often since I'll be in school and will be on the computer more often. Till next time...
