I'M SO LAAAAAAME

I felt a little less awk. posting this on my blog then on Facebook. I think it's such a lame cyberspace fad, but at the same time, I LOVE reading others entries. So here it goes:

25 things you may not know about me. (HAHA)






1. I love fancy things and fashion, but I hate it at the same time. I hate that materialism has such a hold of me when I am home. I wish I could throw all my clothes and things away. I have even contemplated becoming a nun. But, I want to get married and I don't believe in praying to saints. Maybe I just like the Sound of Music too much.

2. I LOVE living in community. I want to just live with my friends, do art and be inspired by eachother. I miss that.

3. I think about Nitis and Bilieka everyday. I love those kids so much, I can't even explain it. I wish I could do something for them help them out. I always feel so guilty about not doing anything for them. I also always think of the Bangle Shop Workers, especially Rosa. All the people in Mumbai hold a special place in my heart.

4. Out of the twenty three months Alex and I have been together, we have spent about 18 apart. :(

5. I havent been to school in over three years! FREEEEDOM.

6. Speaking of school, since I dropped out, people automatically assume that I'm lazy and unintelligent with no ambition. It's kind of annoying. I'm SO thankful that my parents saw how school was really the one failing me and my Dad let me stay home with him instead. Thank God for graceful parents and unconventional learning.

7. I really really have always wanted a dog. I hate those small yappie ones though. Dropkick! (kidding)

8. I have a feeling if I don't end up getting married, I WILL be Liz Lemon.

9. I dont think I really have much in common with people my age. I.E- I dont like partying or "hooking up". I also love listening to k-earth or classical in the car... so lame, I know. I suppose I've always been an odd one. In second grade, my desk and cubby were filled with dirt, rocks and grass because I wanted to save them from children trampling on them. I was also a literal tree hugger.

10. I am proud that I have gotten over my fear of public speaking. Best way to get over it: find out a few hours before that I have to preach in front of a church with a sermon lasting 45-90 mins.. not including translation.

11. I really wanted to get a tattoo for my Dad of one of his paintings, but then I realized if he knew, he would probably just be really mad I even got a tattoo.

12. Speaking of my Dad, I miss him more then I can explain. He was sillier then Will Ferrel and more selfless the Ghandi. I also wish I didn't have such a warped view of "God's will" when he passed. After alot of pain and confusion, I now realize it was NOT God's will that he died and not everything here on earth is God's intention. hallelujah to that..

13. I used to always walk and take the bus everywhere around here. I don't mind it, but I love how everyone in Orange County thinks that's THE WORST thing imaginable. I also wish there was better public transportation here.

14. I don't like when people comment on my fluctuating weight, just like how it annoys me when people ask why I don't model like my sisters. It kind of goes hand in hand.

15. One time I lived in an african village in India. We had a farewell party where the village only had one song on one CD, which was "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira. We ended up dancing to just that song for hours and hours with the whole village. Even the 104 year old gma was dancing. It gets even better. Since it was our last night in the village, we ran out of bottled water, but we were SO thirsty from dancing for hours, we drank from the well and ended up being sick all the next day.

16. I don't like peace signs or peace necklaces. I was in Nordstrom and saw a peace sign necklace for a few hundred dollars. Buying the necklace and having all the proceeds go to a charity, now that would make sense. If you really were an advocate for peace, it would make more sense to donate that to a worthy cause, or help someone in your family or circle of friends out. Then again, who am I to talk...

17. "Live. Love. Laugh" Can we just all agree that it's THE LAMEST quote EVER.

18. One time I accidentally got purple silly puddy stuck under Mittens' (my cat) armpit, so we had to shave it. Another time, my father had the brilliant idea of putting foil on all his paws to make him dance. I used to chase him around the house, just to hug him, he would turn around and chase me until I would start screaming and crying. I bought a Santa beard for him this year. I also love how his middle name is most suited for a woman in her 40's, Carol. Pretty much, I love to hate him and I hate to love him.

19. I can't wait to get married one day!! Not so much about the dress and location and making my bridesmaides feel self conscious in their dresses, but the chance to stand in front of everyone you care about and declare your love and commitment for one person... ah, how beautiful. I've also realized getting married isn't so much to make you happy as it is to make you holy.

20. My parents really were hoping for me to be musically or artistically inclined. I have tried to learn violin, recorder, keyboard and guitar. I was also in singing lessons as well as in choir. My dad also used to try and give me drawing lessons. Oh, what a disaster.

21. One time I spent about a week on a train going across China. It was actually really fun! For instance, we were SO bored, we would go through different cars on the train and tickle people's feet when they were sleeping.

22. I have the most RANDOM family ever and I LOVE it! One time Felicity and I WALKED to the spectrum... it took us over 4 hours. Just the other week, my whole family and I decided to go on the most busy day to Cooks Corner, the local biker bar, just to see what it was like. The best part was EVERYONE stopped and stared at us, it was like in a movie. We left 30 seconds later, with so much shame. My mom also never ceases to suprise me, like one time she came home at 2AM from a bar, smoking hookah.

23. Lessons learned from Tibet: Don't climb mountains if you have asthma like me, or you may almost DIE. DON'T try yak butter tea, no matter how convincing the locals sound. And don't let some guy Wayne take you out for dinner and end up paying 400yen for Yak tongue and yak soup. DO buy as many swords, pipes and jewelry because the rest of China only sells poorly pirated movies.

24. I love the fact that Alex has my second grade school picture in his wallet and tells strangers it's his child.

25. The most proud thing of myself is not even about me. It's about the fact that Felicity was asked to audition for the Pussycat Doll's spinoff band, Girllicious. I'm still not over it.