Happy Chinese New Year 2009!

Well guys, it is officially the year of the ox :). Too bad it will not be the year of the horse until I am 24 years old. Anyways, I shall recap on this week's events :).

Before I do, I want to post this note that I posted on facebook just right now.

"Before this whole economy-spiraling-down-hil

l thing started, I thought, "Wow, this is kind of cool! I've never been in an economic depression before. I've only read about these things in textbooks about a momentous FDR president raising a nation out of the pits of hell". So, naive me, took the ride of a lifetime. I toyed with the notion of running out of money to spend on food and leisure items like video games.

Then, I watched the stock market go down MOSTLY EVERYDAY. You know it was funny at first. Seeing news anchors say how the DOW and NASDAQ has gone down however many points again for the however many day in a row. It was quite funny to me.

Then, going to the supermarket started to be a pain when I couldn't get my favorite ham or my favorite brand of chips because it was too expensive. When the economy starts effing with my food, then that is when I get mad. Going to the Asian Market today, I found out that roasted duck is now $20 at T.S. Emporium. WTF? Before this whole depression started, roasted duck was $10 and it has been going up $2 every week. Now it has doubled. Although my parents can still afford to buy duck, I am sure there are families who are feeling the crunch in their wallets. NOW, what happens when food is too expensive for EVERYONE to afford? Do we starve as a nation?

Then, it was quite amusing seeing corporate giants like Freddy and Fannie Mac go bankrupt along with WaMu and other banks. Then, Circuit City announces bankruptcy along with Mervyn's, which got a little scarier. At the same time, China is laughing its ass off at us because they have replaced us on the global economy. NOW WHO IS GETTING THE GREEN CARDS TO WHERE?!

Now, the depression is affecting me on a more personal level. My birthday is coming up and yet I feel restricted to my options. Birthday party? Maybe not. Going out to eat with friends? Don't count on it.

College admissions? Limited. Bright future? Not anymore."

Monday - No School due to MLK day. I just hung out with Susan and tried to study for my java final.

Tuesday - JAVA AND YEARBOOK FINAL. It was also OBAMAS INAUGURATION DAY. So I got to watch Obama's inauguration speech and oath in java class. Then I got to see his speech and oath throughout the entire day in all of my classes and at home. Although I only watched it on tv, the whole spectacle was pretty momentous though. I got a C on my java final and then played halo with Michael, George, and Gi Su after. Yearbook Final was okay. Mrs. Weber showed The Princess Diaries while I worked on layouts. Too bad I couldn't get much done because of my staff. Practice 3-5 due to finals.

Wednesday - PHYSICS AND COLLEGE ALGEBRA FINAL. Physics final was okay. Apparently, I got a C average on the final and my grade stayed at a 88%. I hope Houghton rounds and curves it. College Algebra final was a waste of time. I tried to finish first just because I was bored. I fell asleep on my backpack after the final for an hour. Practice 3-5 due to finals.

Thursday - AP GOV AND AP ENGLISH FINAL. Basically, these were my hardest finals because they were both mock AP tests. All in all, I survived the finals and hopefully I did well on them. After school, I had a yearbook work day where I inputted and worked on my layouts. Jeff and Preston were missing good mod pictures and content, again, so I couldn't entirely finish my layouts.

Friday - DISNEYLAND! I went to Disneyland with Jules, Franceska, and Susan because of band's parade. This was my 3rd time going to Disneyland, but it was really fun nonetheless. It was really cold and rainy though so when we went on California Screamin`. That was really crazy because all of the rain water was flying into my face and hair. It was painful too because my face was hitting the rain drops at probably 50 mph. After the ride, my entire sweater was soaked and my hair was dripping wet. My face hurt like heck too. It was to the point where I couldn't even open my eyes because there was so much water on it. After we dried off, we went to Disneyland where we rode Indiana Jones. Then Susan and Franceska went to get ready for the parade. I passed out on the benches and then went to Tower of Terror with Jules and rode it for the first time. After Jules and I walked along side the band during the parade, we went to Toy Story and I got 167,000 :). Then, we all ate at Rainforest Cafe where I used a coupon for a free appetizer. SCORE! We were pretty much pooped after that and we saw everyone leaving Disneyland for some reason so I guess there was no fireworks. We just decided to go home after that and I got home at around 10 that night.

Saturday - Basically, I stayed home and did nothing. I played warcraft 3 and went to the Thrift store on Holt in Chino. It was a very chill day.

Sunday - I chilled at home until around 2. Then, Susan, Franceska, Jules, and I went to a free bridal show. Susan and Franceska tried to surprise us with the bridal show but I saw the sign when we were entering Royal Vista Golf Course. Anyways, after that we went to the Puente Hills Mall where Susan bought a necklace and earrings for formal. After they dropped me off at home, I went to Macys at the Puente Hills Mall to buy a tie that matched Susan's dress. Then I ate Shrimp dumplings and duck for dinner. Then I received $100 from my mom for Chinese New Year :).

School has started! Run for the hills!

Yep, school has started and that means much less time to do ANYTHING! Honestly, I don't know if I can blog everyday, but I will blog on every weekend to recap on each week. That is a promise to you BLOGSPOT :).

Basically, this post is to inform my two followers and myself that I will not blog everyday and I will blog on weekends to recap on my week and on the weekend :).

Let me just put it into perspective what my daily schedule looks like.
7-3 school
3-6 swim practice
6-11 or 12 homework time

Anyways, that is my schedule pretty much everyday. I will say that I will try my VERY BEST to not get lazy on my schoolwork and contract senioritis. I PLEDGE to you Blogspot and my followers :)!

Btw, I love you Susan :). I promise that I will try my best not to be cranky and in a bad mood. I will try not to offend you with my bad jokes and not to say or do mean things to you. Let's make this a HAPPY new year :). Only a couple more months and we are home free<33.
Anyways, this is Johnson, signing out until the weekend :)

Eve of the Eve of New Years

-woke up 7, but went back to sleep until 10 :)
-skipped breakfast as usual, then worked on the gov paper
-talked to mah love when she woke up :)
-ate lunch
-went back to work on my gov paper.
-went out to wachovia and wamu in brea because my dad wanted to get a CD statement. My little blue hyundai felt like it was going to fly because it is so small and I was going 80 on the freeway. I seriously need a heavier and bigger car.
-practice 4-6. FINALLY, the water was warm enough to swim in. Alex, Tesia, and I just made up our own swim sets because Coach Steph didn't even talk to us during practice. Oh well, I got to work on my butterfly for mostly the whole time. Swimming is very relaxing :).
-ate dinner
-played Sonic Unleashed on the wii with my sister. I mainly had to do all of the missions for her because, ironically, sonic was hard x_0.
-sat here and just surfed the internet while working on my gov paper.

I really wish that there was some party to go to tomorrow. I never got to ring in the new year with my friends. I want that New Years kiss Susan<3. Secretly, I want to get boozed, party, and just enjoy life and have fun. I'm crossing my fingers for Susan and I's benihana date tomorrow. I hope it works out :), and I'll be content.

Oh by the way, no more Chinese concert because it is too expensive to take my whole family. Plus, I don't think it is worth it to pay an adult ticket (31 dollars) for my sister. I think she would get bored sitting for 2 and a half hours.

Well I missed you Susan today :(. Hopefully, we can hang out more this week. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I'm looking forward to ringing in the new year with you though. 2009! YEAH! Graduation, birthday, driver license?, college letters, new cellphone, summer, susan's birthday, fall college semester, thanksgiving break, then the holiday will roll here again and we will be back at where we started. Hey, I'm not complaining. 2009 sounds like a pretty cool year :). I shall be positive and optimistic, which is one of my New Year Resolutions. I'll post my complete list tomorrow. Bye bye.

First Day of the Last Week of Winter Break

-woke up at 10, I guess I just didn't feel like waking up today :/
-went to the post office to turn in my CMC app. Yes! I'm finally done. Gosh.
-went out to buy sister's birthday cake at Hong Kong Supermarket (King's Bakery)
-bought boba for my sister and me
-got a key at the locksmith in the same plaza
-went home and talked to my love for a bit<3>:)
-looked at the Divine Performing Arts: 2009 Chinese New Year Spectacular. I'm still debating on whether or not to go.
-sitting, here, drinking ice cold water with a bag of lays next to me (it's tempting the hell out of me), and blogging while talking to my love<3

To my hunny: I had fun today<3. I hope that we get to spend more time this week. You're always the most fun and sweet person to hang out with. I never have to worry about drama or being in an awkward situation with you. Everything flows between us like a river :). I just absolutely love being around you<33. And don't forget that I'm always here for you babe.

After Christmas 2008

Well it is the day after Christmas and it was quite interesting to say the least.
-woke up at 9
-played bleach on the wii with sister
-skipped breakfast
-played nostale (I tried working on my gov paper, but blah)
-went out to Walmart @ 11 to pick up pictures
-shopped at Walmart for my sister's 7th birthday present
-went to Toys R Us to shop for sister's present (part 2)
-went to Good Will and found a new pikachu doll that my sister wanted
-went to Carl's Jr and bought two jalapeno burgers, chili cheese fries, and a medium drink (all compliments thanks to coupons :))
-went home and ate my food while playing nostale :)
-played nostale with Susan until 4
-went to practice. When I arrived, only coach Brian was there and I saw a bunch of little kids who jumped into the water and shouted, "OMG ITS SO COLD!", so instinctively, I concluded that the water was..cold :). Eventually, coach made me get into the water and it was FREEZING! It was like jumping into a pool full of ice x_x. We ended up swimming for 30 minutes only because when the coach got in with us, even he couldn't handle it. So, practice ended at 4:30 instead of 6. I took Alex home and I drove home, cold as heck.
-ate dinner and played my NCAA Football All-Play for the wii. Gosh, that was one of the worst games that I played for the wii. They really slaughtered the whole football aspect of the game. The players looked really round and the gameplay was horrible. I'm returning that trash tomorrow.
-sat in my cozy room with the heat stream on :). So, my room was at least 75-80 degrees while the rest of my house was 60 degrees or something. At least that is better than the 30 degree water -_-'.
-watched my sister play Club Penguin for a while
-learned the basics of piano such as reading music, notes, and I learned how to play Brother John, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and London Bridge. I'm mighty proud of myself :)

I'm just sad that Susan and I did not get to go out today. It is okay though, because we're saving our "going-out" days for next week :). Keke<3