Computer Buster

Yup that's me.

Today I went room testing, and when we finish each room we have to fill in a sign saying whether the room was fully functional or not. Now the whiteboard cleaner was missing its nozzle, so I had to unscrew the top and sort of pour some out. Well at one point I did not screw it on tight enough, and it spilled into the rest of the kit...sooooooo, everything else was ok, but the top right corner of the laptop screen was smudged. At least it still works.

I debated whether to confess or not....and as I am a very good girl, I did.

I am still living (whole) and didn't pay a dime.

Heart Stop

Last Friday I went to Barnes and Noble and bought a book. I then went to Walgreens, and when I dug in my bag, I couldn't find my debit card! Oh my gosh I was so frantic I rushed back to my apartment and called them, hoping I had left it on the counter and maybe someone had saved it and not lying around somewhere on the ground or stolen...it was a ball day so there was a pretty huge crowd and I was so worried. But it wouldn't make sense for someone to just take that one card if they wanted to steal, right? I checked my bank account and my money was still there, so that was a teeny relief. But who knows? I made the call.
Thank HEAVENS the lady at the counter had spotted it about 10 minutes after I left. I went to get it the next day.

WHEW!

Catching Up #5--Flight Back to Boston

All was well until my connecting flight in Washington, Dulles...

I even took some pictures:

I'm very proud of this on. Doesn't it look cool?

I took them because the sky was divided into 3 different shades of blue, and so evenly.

So...(sigh).

On the way to Washington D.C., I fell asleep on the plane and thus slept through lunch time. Yes, a quick way to get thin, but I was starving, and hoping I could grab a snack before I got on the flight to Boston.

At 3:40 I deboarded the plane, walked through a long terminal to get to customs, spent some time filling out that card, got my luggage and waited in a loooooooooooong line to re-check my baggage in. Thankfully I had sat next to a very friendly and helpful tour guide from Thailand, not only did he teach me how to adjust the screen in front of my seat, but knowing I needed to catch a plane in a hurry directed me to an express line. It wasn't all that express. Still, a few people let me cut in front of them as I had to board the plane at 4:15. The official inspecting everyone, seeing how panicked I was, let me go through a special quick inspection on the other side so I didn't have to wait in line. I tossed my suitcases along with the other bags, and went on to the personal inspection. As I went through the archway beeped, so I had to take off my belt. And in my hurry, I forgot to take my notebook out and they had to take it out and re-inspect blah blah blah. By that time it was probably 4:30 but who's looking? I had no time to put my notebook back in or my belt on, so I clutched my NB and my belt and rushed to my D12 Gate, all the way hitching up my pants and almost crying and thinking what'll I do if I miss the plane? My best friend and her family would be waiting for me...

Unfortunately, before I reached my gate I had to run through a whole concourse of 20 C gates and another 11 D gates, all the way pulling my carry-on, a bag on my shoulder, belt and NB in hand and hitching up my pants (I needed my belt!!). By the time I got there it was 4:43..(please let me on please let me on)....whew! They let me in! But it turned out our plane was delayed anyway because some baggages were having trouble getting on. (Mine? Nope. Please continue reading.) And as you might have noticed I didn't get to buy a snack. AND, they had none on the plane because it was a short flight><" They should have them anyway! What if somebody was starving, like ME??

So my luggage was left behind in Washington while I flew to Boston, letting out many many sighs of relief and my poor little stomach rumbling on the whole trip. At Boston I had very strong suspicions that my luggage was left all alone in that confusing airport in D.C. And I was right. But this part wasn't too bad cuz I got it the next day at 2:30.

Lesson #1 I am very, very lucky.

Lesson #2 Always keep your body in good shape. You never know when you'll need a little

extra physical strength. Obviously I need to work out more. But then, I did get a

good workout with my carry-on weights and training in stamina.

Catching Up #4-Bro and Sis

We were trying on our new outfits from grandma and grandpa...we looked away at the same time without meaning to.




He succeeded in making the egg stand on one end at noon on Dragon Boat Festival Day....=.=

Catching Up #3-High Speed Rail

~First Ride~

Ha ha....my first ride was with my mom and dad. We went to Taipei, had yummy dumplings for lunch, and then I shopped a little while they had a Haegen Daz dessert. It was reeeaaalllly fast. I felt like I was about to take off on a plane, but only the speedy part before it leaves the ground.

And we went to a new Sogo department store with the nicest restroom...

Isn't this cute?

~Second Ride~

Was by myself to greet my grandparents from coming back from China. Mom dropped me off, and by the time I got to the station and got on the bus that went to the airport, mom wasn't even home yet! The ride to TaoYuan was only 10 mins~~

It's a bit costly to ride, but worth it.

Catching Up #2-4th of July

FIREWORKS!! But it was such a long and, as my best friend describes it, 'miserable' wait. Two of her friends were already there, since 6 o'clock, by the time we got there around nine. It was drizzling and raining in bouts. When 10:00 rolled around, we thought it would start. But of course they made us wait until 10:30. Pretty much worth the wait. My favorite was the ones that look like jellyfish.

The JEELYFISH ones! I think..

Catching Up #1-Pam's B-Day

Last week, July 3rd, was Pam's birthday and she invited her friends to a place called Match. They sell margaritas and the most delicious mini burgers ever(darn...I should've taken a picture). She had a table reserved for fifteen, but probably 25 people showed up. WOW. I was really impressed. I learned hot to do a dragon with my hands from one of her friends:P Afterwards we went to a bar and some friends bought her rounds of shots. Then a friend of hers drove us back home, which was really nice of him. So here's the picture I took of us (my part ugly and huge as usual):

Bubbles by the Breeze~~

BEACH DAY!!
Today I went with Pamela and some of her friends to a beach called Nahant. The traffic was terrible, us crawling along slowly for an hour, both ways. It was a beautiful little beach though. We had a really good time: played baseball, tossed a football, played frisbee, and played in the waters of course. It was so awesome to feel the cool breeze when we got out of the stuffy car. And oh my gosh, the sand felt sooooo good between our toes. All soft and silky. The water was really cool, but I didn't want to wear my swimsuit so I couldn't wade too far.
I had brought my bubbles, and discovered two things about bubbles: one, you can never face the ocean when you're blowing (you can never get bubbles that way); and second, the breeze does a better job of blowing bubbles than I can.