new years!

I was at my church's new years day celebration today. I sat in a room with all my church buddies and ate asian food. There was this red velvet cake...Mmmmm. That was so soo soooo good.
We got bored pretty quickly after eating so we set off and explored the school (its a mission that is also a part of a school..). It was relatively exciting, but not because we were inside a school, but mostly because of the thrill of being there when we weren't supposed to be. The lion dances started a little after we came out of the school so I ran and hid behind a fence claiming that the banging hurt my ear, but if you read my last post you'll know that the actually reason was me being scared of the lion things even though I am fully aware that they are not real and that there are people hiding underneath the costume.Why they freak me out so much? I may never know.

Right now, I am currently just sitting here listening to the TV in my dad's room playing asian music, and my dog whining for attention. I should probably go play with him, hes been alone all day.

Toodaloo :) XOXO

new years

Chinese new year is only a few hours away. I'm Vietnamese but Chinese New Year seems to be the popular term. Anways, happy new year to all. May this year bring more joy then the last.

Ahhh! I hear my dad in the other room watching a lion dance on TV.
Confession: Those things still scare me. I am aware that its just people under a colorful lion suit and its obvious when you can see their feet from under the cloth but it freaks me out. We celebrate the new year at my church in a gym and every year when the lion dance begins, I hide behind the food table and pretend I'm helping my mom and the other church ladies in charge of food. The lions walk/dance around and stick its head in people's faces so if I'm behind they table I know they can't get me. I know, I know, its irrational but those things freak me out. I can still hear the drumming and banging. Ahhhhhh!

XOXO

BTW- Happy Groundhog day! :)

a new year already?

Wow! Tomorrow is a start of a new year! Goodbye 2010 and hello 2011.
This year has flown by but I am happy to see it gone and start off fresh with a new year and hopefully a new attitude. . I am determined to make things better for my self this year.
Lets see...2010. Not too much stands out other than the usual, school and friends. I can definitly say that I am not sad to see this year go. It has been one of the most stressful for me. Alot of new things and alot of the same. My views of many things including the future changed. I started an internship at my local humane society hoping to pad my college apps and ended up realizing I'll probably end up at a junior college. This use to freak me out, the fact that its just not...where "normal" overachievers end up. But I've realized that I've got my whole life ahead of me. Whats two years compared to the 60, 70, or even 80 years I still have to live. I'm only 16.
I've also come to terms with all my past friendships and such and just...understood them a bit better, learned that the past is the past and that it should stay there.
All in all, 2010 = changes , good and bad. 
A few signicant things that happened in 2010:
- Blogging
- Driving
- Failing grade (possibly - does a D count?)
- Braces
- New room
- Etc..

Resolutions:
- Work harder on school
- Walk my dog more often
- Try to make things easier for my parents (helping around the house, cooking, cleaning..)
- Stop procrastinating
- Stop being so hard on myself
- Speak out more