MiSURA

So here's the breakdown. this following is from wikipedia.org. and according to them, these are the attributes of a tiger.

Tiger people are difficult to resist, for they are magnetic
characters and their natural air of authority confers a certain prestige on
them. They are tempestuous yet calm, warm-hearted yet fearsome, courageous in
the face of danger yet yielding and soft in mysterious, unexpected places. They
enjoy life full of challenges and unexpected events, like visiting unusual
places and meeting interesting outstanding people. Other people in their area
are easily attracted by the tiger's enthusiasm and course of life. Tigers find
pleasure in the unpredictable, and while other people would rather make a
backward step, they are not afraid to explore the new and unusual. But it is not
that simple to interest the Tiger. What they really need is first-hand
experience. Usually open and frank, these people are likely to withdraw and can
be aggressive when trapped. As soon as the Tiger has regained their sense of
security their confidence also returns, enabling them to set out once more.
These people usually tend to trust their instincts, though there is another side
of their personality, which assesses situations thoughtfully before they launch
any actions. Their friends usually secretly admire their determination and
optimism, though sometimes may find it complicated to share the Tiger's
enthusiasm and can be pushed away and left behind. In spite of the fact that
Tigers can be courageous and generous friends, if they are not able to achieve
what they want, they can be inflexible and self-centered. So if your friend was
born in the year of the Tiger, there will be highs and lows in your friendship,
but the friendship itself will remain firm.

Ideal jobs for tigers include:
entrepreneur, military officer, politician, musician, writer, poet, artist,
theater director, stockbroker, athlete, film star, trade union leader, company
director, stunt person, explorer, and teacher.

Seee....... i knew i should be an actress. i should just drop out and become one. ^ ^V an explorer! i lovvveee exploring. i'm like curious george.. cept i'm not a monkey. and a musician? haha, i guess my parents telling me to be a concert pianist could've worked out. who knows. and a teacherrr... of course. =D i will be one. eventually. you just watch.



In the third pic, the tigers have such gorgeous eyes !!!! x) man, i'm such a sucker for bluegreen eyes. AHHHH cham. Seriously. meet a person w/ green eyes.. and i just wanna melt. man.. >,<>

No, i'm not obsessed w/ the whole zodiac thing. i was just curious as to what my birthyear is described as. and i remember @ chinese restaurants the paper under the plate had the zodiac signs and a very brief description of each birthyear. and i always read the tiger... and usually they said the same things. but nothing as lengthy as this one. i love tigers. that's the end of discussion. and i am a tiger. figuratively, of course.

rawr!

A few weeks ago, I broke a 10-mL volumetric flask in lab. oops. I was just washing it and as I was trying to get the remaining water droplets out of the flask, I shook it. While that was going on, I turned around so I could grab some kimwipes, but my arm must've moved b/c the flask neared the edge of the sink and shattered into the sink. The shatter grabbed the attention of all the students... and eek I was in trouble. Well, not at the moment. But I would be.. soon. At the end of the semester, when I would check off the things I have. And I wouldn't be able to check that off. And I'd hafta pay $____.__ for this stupid flask. >,<>

I broke my headphones about the first week into school. I have no clue why. Maybe I crushed the headphones while it was in my backpack. Maybe it was laying on the floor and my chair sQuashed it. But somehow... it broke. And I had to buy another pair. But hey, it was only $11. Not bad, eh? =) Ohyes. I'm a good ebay shopper.

At this rate I'm going, I'm surprised that I haven't broken my digicam, iriver, chair, webcam, etc.

But here's the most important thing that's broken in the month that I've been here.
...my necklace. It's even more lame b/c I bought it for myself. But that's besides the point. The point is... that I'm so careless w/ jewelry. Why am I like that? I lost my ring on the Europe trip, too. And not DURING the trip, nor towards the end of it. It was ON the plane to Germany. Before I even landed on European soil... X__x Laaaame.



I can take care of earrings just fine. But why can't I take care of a ring or necklace???!!! I remember in 5th grade I used to wear rings ALL the time. I duno why. They made me feel pretty. So did necklaces. Then I entered high school and I stopped caring about jewelry altogether. Took too much $$ and I couldn't be satisfied w/ just buying one. If I were into fashion, I'd hafta purchase every color, style, etc. I can't have just one necklace. I'd need one to match every outfit.. how annoying. So I stopped altogether. Until Catherine bought me one. Then I wore that foreverrrrr. Until it broke last year @ school. >,<
So yeeea... enough of that now.

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On a different note & mood.....
Song of the moment : Cascada - Can't Stop the Rain // download [here]

For some reason.. I really do like Cascada. Yes, all her songs sound repetitive. Yes, her songs have similar melodies. Yes, her beats are always the driving beat. BUT... it's fun. Psh, that's all that matters. And this one especially.. hahah her lyrics make no sense, but I like the melody. And I like walking to campus w/ this on. I like a lot of songs when I walk to campus. I should make its own playlist.

Alriiiight. That's enough from me. 5hr lab tomorrow! YESSSSSSSSSS.. sweet. i like thursdays.

I finished my song ! =) wOot. One of the things to do this semester is checked off, now.

If you'd like a special listen in on this song..... take a # and siddown. lean back. and relax. or wait until we make the CD and then purchase one! =) All $$ will go to funding for Koinonia. Yepyep.

I've still gotta add in a cello part, or bass. And a harmony for voice #2. Violins... and light drums. Perhaps an egg shaker, too. Let's just throw 'em all in there. Shake 'em up. And have a glorious song for God.

The lyrics....... here they are.
[I don't have a title yet... no, really]

families torn asunder; friends betraying each other
Lord, where did all this hate come from
Tell me
countries fighting each other, peace will never enter
Lord, please prove me wrong

B/c i cannot see Your grace shining through
But i know by faith, Your will will be done

children left alone, starving in the cold
Lord is Your eye upon them
B/c i
can't stand to watch them cry; can't stand to hear they died
Lord, please grant them life

B/c You said, "Come to me all you weary"
and within You they will find, will find rest

Thank You for Your open arms, thank You for Your kindness
I ask that You will speak through me
So that the whole world might see
You are a loving God

so when the road looks dreary, when the path is frightening
just look upon the cross
b/c He
went down that same old road, so many times before
Lord Jesus knows you're hurt

so call on Him without any shame
b/c His arms are open wide, He'll carry you through

It's Jesus who will pray for you
it's Jesus who will see you through
do you believe that He's the way
the truth, the life for those He saved
it was all b/c of you

and still there is evil; and still there is hate
but I still believe in Your grace
B/c You
will use me for Your kingdom, use me for Your power
please send this warrior out

b/c there's a battle I am ready to face
w/ my sword, my belt, and You.. You all the way!

Thank You for Your mercy & grace
thank You for Your faithfulness
I will pledge my life to You
b/c of all that You do
You deserve it all


We'll see how this goes.
Hope you're all having great weeks! xD

Ciao. <-- haha, is this weird coming from me? b/c too bad, I'm gonna be using it all the time, now.

Earlier post deleted.
B/c I can't believe what a horrible writer I really am... >_>;;

1. Cleveland Botanic Garden.
So far I've only seen the greenhouse. I wanna see all the gardens they have to offer. But I gotta go when it's @ its peak. Otherwise, it's not good enough. Haha, wanna check out something awesome, though?

8-minute dating !!! @ the Botanic Garden. how sweet is that. What a beautiful place to meet someone. With possible potential....... HA. It's like those speed-dating kind of things. You talk to someone for a period of time.. in this case, 8 minutes, and then you move on. I wonder what it really is like to be on one of these things. One day, I'll do it. Just for the heck of it. Or b/c I'm desperate. You decide.

Well this #1 might be kinda difficult to do this first semester, but I just wanted to share about that 8-min. dating thing. ^ ^

2. Swing dancing!
I'm honestly itching to go. I gotta go now before it's too late. Before I fall apart. Before I lose my mind !!!



3. Finish composing my song
I'm currently writing a song. I know I've written many in the past... but I've never gone public w/ them. And most of them I've thrown away b/c I didn't like 'em.. or b/c they reminded me of bad things. But this one.. it still needs a lot of work, but I need to work on it so I can help put it on the CD for Koinonia for fundraising!!! Dunno how it'll turn out, but time will only tell. I wish I took classes on composition, theory, all that jazz so I'd know how to properly piece a song together. Inspiration is only half of the masterpiece.



In other news, I got inducted into AXE (Alpha Chi Sigma) - Professional Chemistry Fraternity. Wheeeeeeee. =) I'm pretty excited. I have no clue what to expect. I'm a brotha now. Yea. Not brother. Brotha.

I've been falling behind on my CSI: Las Vegas. Just to let you know, I'm not keeping up with current episodes, b/c I don't have time to watch them. So I download the episodes and watch them @ my leisure. Everytime I watch, I think of what my life could be like. Working in a lab all day... or looking @ dead bodies.. or sampling blood... or comparing fabrics, hair, semen, etc. Fun !

I like long hair. Not on guys. But on me. =] I can do so much w/ it. French braid it real tight, keep it in a twirled bun-like thing, then let it go during the nitetime and hold it in w/ hairspray.. and get something quite gorgeous like this.



I like putting my bangs back and keeping it simple and clean. I like putting half of my hair and tying off to the right side. I like putting it in a high ponytail. I like putting my hair in pigtails and then if I only had curlers, then that would be perfect. There's a TON more hairstyles that I do. I just don't have time to do them everyday. But I've got 'em all. Seriously. I need to be a hair model. =D

Let's not talk about academics. So I'm done for the night. Korea House tomorrow! =) Yay for korean food. Boo for no $$. Hahahaha... we'll see how much I spend. >_>;; I need to take out cash anyway ~

Song of the Moment : Michael Buble - Try a Little Tenderness // download [here]

It's hard to tell when someone is being serious these days. It's always playing games, leading him/her on, flirting nonstop, and flattery w/o words. I can't accuse anyone of this, b/c I do it, too. I know I do. And inside, it's fun. Admit it. It is. So when will this stop? Or better question, when will I stop? Can I truly guard my heart for the one & only? Or is he right in front of me and I don't even know it? I'm only 19 and I'm thinking about all this. Is this normal? I dunno. I gotta pull the reins on myself. But how. how how how how howwww

Well, back to research for me.

The weather's probably just affecting me or something. Or some other external power.

goodbye.

Thanks to Clara for taking the last two and especially of David's most awesome facial expression. ^ ^ There are plenty more. But these are definitely the best. 한마당 just makes me smile. ^ ^


I also love seeing my mentor, Weng-Tink, after a long Friday & Saturday night.... and just being able to discuss things with her. Being able to share stuff that I don't tell everyone. Really get into the deepest part of a woman's heart. I love it. She's so awesome. My first time ever having a mentor... and I cannot believe that God blessed me so much this year. With so many freshmen who have this gigantic heart for Jesus, great professors, a professor to do undergraduate research with, suitemates who always ask me how I'm doing, AHH.......... why does God love me so much.

This weekend was pretty crazy. But I don't wanna go into the details and bore you w/ them. So that's the end of that. =)

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Song of the moment : Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor or Humanity (from Kill Bill Vol.1 OST) // download [here]

I'm gonna listen to this song every morning when I'm walking to class. Orrr at least when I'm walking alone. It's rude to listen to music when you're spending time w/ someone else. This song's gonna get me pumped for the day, make me feel like I can conquer the impossible. Muhahaha. But God can do the same thing. So I'll think of God empowering me. ^ ^

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." Phil 4:13

Even though the title sounds very interesting.... but it's probably not what you think it is. And probably not as intriguing as it sounds. So......... yea. Just read it if you care.

First--

Yesterday was Experiment 2 for my quantative & analytical chemistry lab (Q&A).. yes that's the 5-hr long lab. And people told me that sometimes it would take all five hours. And on other days, you'd be done early and finish in about 4. But yesterday, I guess, was one of those days that takes the whole 5hrs. But but but ! It only took 5whole hours b/c the TA gave us the wrong solution and our graphs were turning out all wrong. So after spending an hour already doing the first part, we had to REDO that entire hour again. I got a little frustrated.. but I found myself thinking that this is normal. Accidents will happen. Many times you will mess up and you're gonna hafta redo it all over again. And for scientists that could mean as little as an hour of research....... or 10years. I'm not saying I'm gonna be a researcher, but I will be doing this kind of stuff which takes very careful detail and sometimes I won't get the results that I want. So I still treated that second time through part one as if it were the first time. I still took careful measurements, made sure to clean everything thoroughly, etc. I like labs. Plus, I got to mix solutions and they turned out to show really gorgeous colors.



If you can name the pH indicator that created these lovely colors....... you get an A from my class. These are not my pictures. Haha. I wish I whipped out my camera and took a picture b/c my colors were more vibrant and different shades.

Anyway, so I expected myself to work quickly, to make up for lost time. I thought I would perform the experiment in a cursory manner and produce results that were way off. But everytime I checked w/ the TAs, I was on the right track. =) I still need to get a hang of all the programs that we use, but I'm getting there.

10 years ago, I never would've figured myself to major in any field of science. I thought it was completely useless and I hated memorizing the periodic table. I didn't wanna know about atoms, the properties of the noble gases, etc. I just wanted ice cream & friends. Haha, and look at me now. I'm doing exactly what I never thought I would do. Funny, huh.

Seriously. That's never happened. I thought professors were invincible. They were always dressed nice, looked good, and knew exactly what to say. I thought I could be a good professor b/c I knew that I would never miss class. I mean, I'm sure that Burgess won't be missing lots of classes. This incident probably only happens once a year, too. But knowing that professors are also human....... is good. =)

And lastly.... this isn't an unexpected thing. But just fyi.

I wanna be in CSI.

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Fun videos to watch !

Koinonia is freakin' awesome. I dunno why but I seriously have this huge heart for the freshmen. I just wanna adopt all of them and make them my younger brothers and sisters....... for real. But good thing there's Christ so we're all connected anyway. =D We went to Target & for bubble tea on Saturday and so many people came and we had fun. Just shopping with each other is good ! The freshmen are sssooo funny. And they make fun of me just like back in Chicago. kakaka. Guess that won't change no matter where I go.

Before I show you all the pics, I downloaded the soundtrack to the Red Violin. I remember watching a SUPER long time ago. But I never got the soundtrack. I don't even remmeber what the movie was about anymore. But suddenly I had this urge for violin pieces, so now I have it and I wanna share w/ you my favorite piece from the soundtrack !

The Red Violin - John Corigliano - Birth of the Red Violin // download [here]





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Today @ church an 11year old kid asked a question : If everyone dies what's the point of living?

I remember asking this question a while ago, too. I think I was a freshman in high school. I had already accepted Christ and I was curious about life as a Christian. Really.... what is the point? So instead of going with the usual lesson I had planned for the kids today, I worked off of that question : if everyone dies what's the point of living? The point of living....... as Christians... is to spread the Word of God and let everyone know about it. That's the answer I got when I first asked it. To live our lives as fully as possible. To make God's gift to us worthwhile. To lift those in need. But that's just a general answer... to all christians, right? What about my definition of the point of living even though in the end we're all gonna die.

This is a question that we all really need to think about. Because there are a lot of confused people out there. And I don't wanna be one of them. I received an answer before, but I don't think I really made that my answer or even tried to figure out "my answer". I never prayed about it, either. Never discussed it with anyone. I'll find out my answer. =)


That's about it. Dunno what else to say. I'm loving every moment of Case.
A little over three months till I go back hooome. ^ ^V

Rome is by far the dirtiest city I've ever seen. People say that Paris is dirty.... but Rome is ... definitely d-i-r-t-y... ! But the dirtiness doesn't cloud over the beauty of Ancient Rome. It was so hard to imagine what it must've been like. Dressed in the white togas, horse driven carriages, outdoor markets, no electricity, stone tablets... hehe.

First stop was [Vatican City]


Waited about 2 whole hours to enter the Vatican Museum. And of course everyone's first destination was the Sistine Chapel. But on the super long way through the narrow corridors, stuffed hallways, scary, dark rooms full of statues, we came across this famous painting ! Again.. sorry for the poor quality. I don't have my own videocamera.



Tell me the title and the artist of this paintingand you get a high-five. ^ ^
There were hundreds.. maybe even thousands of people in the museum. And finally we followed the numerous signs leading to the Sistine Chapel..... and there it was. Right in front of me.. in a room with hundreds of people squished in there like sardines. The officers were yelling at us to be quiet... but who can keep quiet about such a masterpiece! If you're wondering why the next video is so awkward and dizzying.. it's b/c we're not allowed to take photos or video.. but I snuck my camera in. Kekekeke..

And after we exited the Vatican Museum.. how could we forget the St. Peter's Basilica. We didn't go in b/c we simply didn't have the time. But it truly is the grandest thing I've ever seen.






[ROME]

Okay. Yea. So I dub this city the dirtiest city.... that I've seen so far. I'm sure there are dirtier cities. We went to tons of places here in Rome. I'm still dizzy from all the driving and all the roads starting w/ the same words like "via" "della" "del" etc.





The first was taken at one of the hundreds of Piazzas in Rome. There were just tons of people and we thought it would be cool to take a pic like that. Like "Find Waldo" sort of thing.

The second is under an arc like the Arc de Triomphe.

The third is from Foro Romano (Ancient Rome). It's just one of the many ruins that still exist.

Fourth is the Pantheon. We went inside.. but I don't really understand what a Pantheon is for. Guess I didn't pay attention.

The fifth and sixth.. if you don't recognize that.. I may have to hurt you.

The seventh was @ another Piazza. Probably Piazza Navona.

The last two are from the same place.. the white building is called the Vittorio Emanuele II. It's a HUGE building and there's a giant rotary around it. So confusing the roads in Rome. Well, just in general all over Europe. And the tree... I just like the trees in Rome. ^ ^

[PiSA & MiLAN]

There's not much to say here in Pisa & Milan b/c we stayed in Pisa just to see the leaning tower.

In Milan we went to see the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Alright. First off... this entire trip was carried by God's grace. Totally. We had to make reservations in order to see this ONE painting. Before we arrived we tried to call them, but the # wasn't working.. and when we arrived @ the church they said that they were all sold out ! ...We drove all the way over there for NOTHING. BUT BUT BUT ! There was a woman standing next to us and she said that she had three tickets for us. WAAAAT?!?!?!? And how many of us are there........ THREE !!! So we immediately bought the tickets from her and waited in line to see the Last Supper. Each group entered in 15 minute intervals.. and it was ABSOLUTE silence inside. No photography allowed at all ! The Last Supper was on one end of the room.. and the other end was another painting which no one cared about. Kinda feel bad, huh? Or not ! Anyway. The Last Supper is huge. And so faded out. I spent all 15 minutes just standing there and taking it in. I couldn't believe it. Half of me was numb & paralyzed--so I couldn't move. When the 15 minutes were up.. my eyes were still glued to the painting. I was actually there. Standing just 8 ft away.

I'm currently reading Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge w/ my mentor, Weng-Tink. I gave this book to Andrea last year for her birthday b/c so many people recommended it to me. But it never occurred to me that, gee, maybe I should read it, too ! But now I get to ! With my newly acquired mentor. =) Weng-Tink's the best.

But anyway. The point of this post is to talk about a passage in Chapter 1 of this inspiring book.

On Saturday night, Koinonia went out for dinner @ Chipotle and then went bowling afterwards. First game was horrible for me. 73... =T But the second game I had a chance to break a 100 !!! And trust me... that's a big deal. =]



Haha and the funny thing is 3 of my teammates got 91, too !!!!! Crazzzyyyy.. O___o;; But everyone who came, especially the freshmen really seemed to enjoy themselves. =D So that's a great thing. They're a fun bunch, really. Plain awesome.

Okay it's Labor Day and I gotta get to work.......... Yea. I have a lot of homework that I need to do. xP Ahh! I'm starting research soon !!! Nervous........ beyond belief..