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| USC vs UCLA...it was such a sad day at the Rose Bowl....
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| I've committed myself to run in the Pacific Shoreline 5K run on Feb 4th....although its a short run, it should be a nice motivator to get me off my behind and do something active & beneficial to my health! I can't believe its almost been a year since i last ran the Half Marathon...!! It was one of my proudest moments and when I think back to that day, I thank God for helping me cross the finish line after 13.1 miles!!! I also have my old college roommate and her husband to thank, they were crazy enough to make me run it with them with only 1 month of training...but since that run, I havent been the same...physically. That run put me over the top and I've felt like I hit 50, aching where I've never ached before!  But after a year of being a couch potato and a whole lot of Starbucks  , i think my body is almost done healing from the injuries and ready for a good run again..that's why this year, i'm going with the 5K...not 1/2 marathon, not 10K....but a 5K. Now that i'm older and wiser, I know what my body can handle...and its not much! hehe  I'm excited...although its a downgrade from last year, it'll still be a great achievement and a fun run with friends....my hopes & dreams of running in another marathon will have to wait!!
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| I had the chance to attend a USC football game today, vs Arizona St....who would've thought the game would have been so close! (28-21) I think the coach/team thought it'd be a piece of cake to beat them , they played horribly, but at the end, won the game thank goodness! It was nice to be a part of the roaring crowd of die hard Trojan fans, surrounded by maroon and gold colors....and, Calvin joined me, so that was a plus! Now i'm getting accustomed to all the rules of football...understanding when/why the yellow penalty flags are thrown out and when to BOO with the crowd! ;) Well, i don't know how far this team will go this year (judging by how they played tonight) but they'll always be the team i'll be cheering for....even though Calvin keeps reminding me that to be a "real" fan, i need to at least know the names of the players! haha, that's gonna take me a while.
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| I took my uncle and aunt to the Montebello DMV today and it seemed like every person we interacted with woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Perhaps their job is too stressful for them, or maybe its because its the 5th anniversay of 9/11. Who knows...well, the lady that was helping my uncle was not very friendly and even raised her voice at me when asking her a very important question. Naturally, when someone raises their voice at me, I fight back....I know, I know, horrible! I have no self-control whatsoever. I can't help it sometimes and its something I really need to work on and pray about. Here's the sad part: Mintues before this whole incident, my aunt, who just moved here from Hong Kong, told me that when she worked in HK, she worked for a company where the boss was an American and she worked along side other Americans as well. She noticed that many came to work in a bad mood and seemed under a lot of pressure. So she told me that instead of giving them a piece of their own medicine, she always responded to them calmly and with a SMILE, no matter what mood they were in. And since our moods are many times determined by others in the environment, people respected her and commented that she was very nice and pleasant to work with. Ok, I think this story was meant to be told to me, especially since God knew how I was going to react in that sticky situation. Yet, again, I allowed my emotions take over...I felt convicted, sorry I yelled at the mean lady. This whole day I've been playing the scene over and over again in my head, trying to figure out how I could have handled the situation better & how I should have listened to my aunt's story a little more closely. This is a lesson learned and I pray that I will be able to reflect back on this situation and respond calmly to the next mean person I run into. 
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| This journaling thing is something very new to me....i've always had a good time reading other ppl's blogs but never thought i would actually start one myself. I think that since i've become a "professional student,"  its been so easy for me to forget everything else around me. I've been so focused on searching and finding the right career path for myself, that my relationship with friends, both old & new, & most importantly, God, has suffered. Of course, with time passing by with a blink of an eye, I've realized that I need to slow down and reflect on what i have accomplished so far in my life & to understand what is truly valuable. I am sad to say that I wish I could have accomplished more after I graduated from UCI (besides getting more edumatcated with optometry and speech/language), but at the same time, I am thankful to God for all He has provided for me and the experiences He allowed me to experience, only to make me a stronger person. So... I'm not getting any younger, but I'm ready to make some changes in my life, ready to open my eyes to a world of opportunities that have been in front of me this whole time! Reconnecting with friends, picking up new hobbies, being more aware of my surroundings & coming out of my shell. Let's see how I do....how exciting!
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