Raining on Leah

lamelife.

2010-11-02T00:03:00.000-07:00

Wow. I'm back.

School has been soooooo hard!!! Gosh. Senior year is not like high school senior year.
PRAY FOR ME!

Interesting things so far:
-Finding a church is harder than I thought
-I live vicariously through the girls' volleyball team
-I have never appreciated my weekends as I do now
-I have probably seen more movies this semester than I have in the past year.

Not that interesting huh? ahahaha....ha.

ourGodisGreater.

2010-08-05T00:35:00.000-07:00

This song by Chris Tomlin is soooo good! It makes me smile and burn for Jesus just listening to it!

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?

I often get so wrapped up in things around me that I forget God. I'm reading The Shack right now. There are so many truths in that book! i've never highlighted that much in a non-textbook :D

When I listen to this song His power and majestic voice rings through my body. Then follows a flow of guilt for not spending as much time with Him as I should...or as I could.

I hope this song awakens many other Christians who are sleeping.

miyazaki.

2010-07-23T00:46:00.000-07:00

BIG.

2010-07-22T23:18:00.000-07:00

Alexander and I were taking a stroll in the neighborhood the other night and there was this h u g e cat. It was really nice and soft though. But I just had to get a picture with it :D

laughingwith.

2010-07-20T01:48:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I was in Minnesota visiting family. I was looking through my grandma's photo album and came across this HILARIOUS picture. If you notice, the kid at the bottom of the pic is actually putting the chick's head in his mouth. My fav.

fambam.

2010-06-16T22:40:00.000-07:00

My family is ridiculous and I love them.

summatime.

2010-06-11T16:15:00.001-07:00

Wow. It's summer.
What are you going to do?

I'm going to:
1. Travel to MN for a family reunion.
2. Take philosophy at Rio Salado
3. Move into my new apartment with Sharon and Terisa!!!
4. HAVE FUN!

pauldateh.

2010-05-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

teaisforsmarties.

2010-05-25T00:47:00.000-07:00

FINALS ARE HERE! BRING OUT THE CAFFEINE AND OVERSIZED SWEATSHIRT!

davidchoi2.

2010-05-19T01:17:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT?!

I JUST BOUGHT THE DAVID CHOI CD!
so excited.

hesperfect.

2010-05-14T01:02:00.000-07:00

His english name is: Alexander
:D

2010-05-08T00:35:00.000-07:00

drowning.

2010-05-04T23:40:00.000-07:00

I tried writing to express what I've been pondering about. But nothing made sense.

All i know is that I'm surrounded by people of two different ends of the spectrum. I don't know when i'll find anyone like me.

2010-05-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

Travvie McCoy's Billionaire song is the most ridiculous song ever.

I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire

Yea. I wish people wouldn't so focused on money.
sigh. Jesus take me now.

busybee.

2010-05-03T23:58:00.001-07:00

So today I woke up for shadowing at 7:45am and then came back home from work at 11:30pm.

G O. M E.

siezetheday.

2010-05-03T00:53:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't blogged in the l o n g e s t time.

New things:
1. I have 41 units to complete in order to graduate next year. Can I do it? yes. Without dying? we'll see.
2. Sarah and I have become new movie/homework buddies. GO REDBOX.
3. My dad actually tells me he loves me now. Only over emails ofcourse. But he gave me a hug the other weekend (in person). First time he initiated it :D
4. I can't wait for Alexander to come and visit at the end of May.
5. I am dying to go to the beach or hike or something.
6. I am tired of fast food.
7. I just got a new pencil case :D

uh.

2010-04-15T01:13:00.001-07:00

gosh, I just realized how boring i am.

SO GOOD.

2010-04-15T01:11:00.001-07:00

Such a good movie! 5/5 from LEAH!

2010-04-11T22:59:00.001-07:00

why do boys have to be such idiots?

Godisgood.

2010-04-02T23:14:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful for my Daddy. (both of them)
His many words of wisdom and faith in the Lord have really kept me standing.

GOD IS SO GOOD.

03262710

2010-03-30T22:18:00.001-07:00

pleasejesus?

2010-03-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

davidchoi.

2010-03-21T23:40:00.000-07:00

So I was on Biola's website and glanced at the name DAVID CHOI! It said he was at chapel!
I WAS FREAKING OUT! Like, how could I miss this?!?!?!? And how come I didn't know?!?!?!

Well, it was some other David Choi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83vjp7OHfo&feature=player_embedded

the world.

2010-03-21T22:06:00.000-07:00

was empty.
but now f i l l e d.

same with us.

Why do we as human beings always search for acceptance? Why is it a natural need? I don't like it. Why can't we just sit still and be happy knowing that GOD is all we need and want and even more? It's because we are lowly human beings that cannot even begin to understand what fully knowing God can be like. There are those though that are closer to God than most. I'd say they shine brighter than most too.
I want to [shine].

hmm.

2010-03-16T01:58:00.001-07:00

So, as you know, I really like Michelle Phan. However, over the past few days I've realized that she's actually kinda uninspiring to me. It's not that she's a bad person, she does a lot of charity work...it's not that she offended me in any way, she always remains likable...i think it's just that she's not living a life that's most attractive to me. Maybe the fact that she's a Christian has to do with it too. I have higher expectations of her now, and she's kind of not meeting them...weird huh? ahh...is that bad? I think it is....but yeah. She's not as BIG of a deal anymore.

But I still like her, and watch her videos :D

hallelujah.

2010-03-13T21:50:00.000-08:00

The song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen is super popular. You may not have noticed it before but the song is actually talking about Samson (the super strong guy in the Bible) and David (the mighty king in the Bible). Also, the world "hallelujah" means to praise the Lord. SOOOOO many people sing this song, especially big named artists. I always wonder if they realize that this song is actually a Christian song. Also, it makes me wonder whether they have faith.

"We are the World" is another great song. There's a line in it that says "we're all a part of God's great big family." When the celebrities sing this, do they really mean it? Or how about those who say the Pledge of Allegiance, there's a line that says, "ONE nation, under GOD." This nation was founded under ONE God. Even the dollar bills say "in God we trust."

It's just strange to me how God's name is in many places even in the secular community. But how come people's eyes are still closed? It's a calling for us, those who already know the Lord.

Slightly got off track, but I was just wondering mostly about the song "Hallelujah."

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Baby I have been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah

THEBESTnightever.

2010-03-13T00:26:00.001-08:00

So tonight Sharon, Erika and I went to Hollywood to the Director's Guild for the City of Angels Film Festival. We watched the world premier of the movie 1040. This movie featured big names like MC Hammer, Jaeson Ma (pastor and artist), Van Ness (artist), MC Jin (artist), Mike Bickle (founder of IHOP), Sean (part of Jinusean-artist), and many others. It was a movie about the rise of Christianity in Asia. Pretty well made documentary and I liked it. There were definitely some controversial parts but overall it was good. The best part of the night, for me, was when I got to meet Michelle Phan!!!!!!!!!! OH MY. I was so nervous to go and say hi! She told me to friend request her and even gave me a hug! ahh! I was sooo star struck. But anywho, she's the reason that I even heard of the movie. Michelle Phan is an internet celebrity. She has a youtube channel where she does makeup tutorials. She also does video blogs for lancome and owns her own skin care line. SHES LEGIT. But because of her outspoken faith, I heard of the amazing movie and had an awesome time with two wonderful ladies.

ASK ME more about the night if you see me :D It was filled with cookies, ice cream, and popos.

GOODNIGHT ♥

p.s. now, my life is just that much more complete.

10things.

2010-03-09T23:58:00.000-08:00

Now it's time for 10 Random Facts about Leah:

1. I really really really terribly terribly terribly miss Jeremiah.
2. I am yearning for the Hmong community.
3. Gah. I love shopping.
4. I have a shoe fetish. I used to think I had a lot of shoes (I have 24 pairs) until I found out my friend has about 100.
5. I usually only wear neutral earthy tones. However, I'm slowly venturing out to the bold side.
6. I have three pet turtles now: Wilmer, Maximus, and Mertyl.
7. My little sister doesn't want to talk to me when I call her.
8. I want to name my daughter Analeigh.
9. I secretly talk like Rachel Zoe. OMG. I die. I die. That is OOC, out of control!
10. I am going to bed now - as soon as I turn off the lights and say goodnight to the boyfriend.

Religion.

2010-03-02T21:43:00.000-08:00

http://www.pbs.org/splithorn/story.html

So my friend showed me this site which is a documentary about Hmong people and shamonism. It's a story about a man who moves to America and is struggling with his children who are converting from shamonism to Christianity. In the end, the children come back to the parents and support them...or something like that. But if you go to the "talkback" tab on the side, it will take you to a forum of people who have watched the video. They're comments are ridiculous. It's just crazy to think that there are so many people out there who actually think that way.

There was someone who asked, "So are shamons the only ones who believe in ghosts? Because I have a friend who says they believe in God and they say they don't believe in ghosts."
AHHH. Why are there so many Christians who do not know what they are saying?! Yes, we believe in God and ghosts. But we also believe that God trumps the ghosts.

There was another guy who said that people who go to church are not Christians and that the real Christians are the ones who are unkown because God works through them...(i know i thought it was confusing too)...Yes, some church-goers claim to be Christians, when in their hearts, they really aren't following God. And some people who run the church do not run according to God's plan but their own. But generally, you can normally see people IN THE CHURCH who shine with the love of Christ.

And it's just so disturbing to hear that some people think religion is "all in the mind, and it's all the same. Whatever you believe, it will or will not happen." CRAZINESS.

NO JESUS. WHY YOU HAVE YOU CONVICTED ME?! I am going to make it a strong point from now on to really go and talk to people, ESPECIALLY HMONG PEOPLE.

I've noticed lately, that many Hmong churches do not provide mentors for one another, maybe for pastors or missionaries, but not even for the young ones who probably need it the most. The young age is what defines the Christian walk, most of the times. I read that early high school years is the most common age that people decide to dedicate their lives to long term missions. AHHH!

So, all in all, I'm fed up with the slow awakening of the Hmong church (we have amazing people, but just not enough) and I really need to seek guidance and prayer and then try to make a change.

Goodnight.

p.s. God you can take me now so I dont have to study for ochem tonight. thank you.

GlennAllen

2010-03-02T00:09:00.001-08:00

I miss Alexander Timothy Sung!

TheLordisComing.

2010-02-25T00:15:00.000-08:00

avocado.

2010-02-23T17:12:00.001-08:00

yum. i like food :]

glucose.

2010-02-23T01:57:00.001-08:00

I have OFFICIALLY found my favorite donut. French Cruller.

hopkins

2010-02-11T12:12:00.000-08:00

Bunny FuFu.
I want one!

school.

2010-02-10T01:26:00.000-08:00

So I seriously have N O life besides school and work....and phone banging with my bf. Besides that I'm dying!
Actually, it feels nice, in a weird way. It's just hard to stay ahead and feel like you're behind on staying ahead...know what I mean? However, the semester doesn't seem too bad Y E T. I am pretty excited to see what's in store though! i haven't been eating much because I'm always in class or at work. I'm trying SUPER hard to eat healthier. I also started doing an ab workout. We'll see how long I last doing that.

So it's almost Valentine's Day! What are you doing?!
Spending time with God?
Blowing kisses to someone from afar?
Whatever you're doing...know that I LOVE YOU :D

**i'm writing this super late and am just rambling about anything and nothing at the same time so ignore the lack of content and flow**

2010-02-07T01:44:00.000-08:00

Do we r e a l l y know how to live life?

nails.

2010-01-30T15:24:00.000-08:00

I don't know if you can see my nails well, but they're SPARKLING! (silver)

2010-01-26T00:31:00.001-08:00

springrolls!

2010-01-22T05:59:00.000-08:00

So Interterm is basically over :(
It was nice and restful though. Now I'm just going to work and do stuff that I know I won't get done in the semester:

1. Write letters
2. Make Valentine's Day Cards
3. FAFSA
4. Watch House

Those are the only ones I can think of now.
So tonight was quite interesting. It was a night with the boys. INTERESTING talk.
boys boys boys.
Didn't get home till 4:00am

gratitude.

2010-01-19T16:12:00.000-08:00

i have amazing people in my life who take such good care of me.
OH HAPPY DAY.

btw. i rode my bike into a moving car today :/

yummyjuicyfat.

2010-01-18T18:14:00.000-08:00

yay for bacon, stirfried green beans, and rice!

myride.

2010-01-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

So I won't go into details of how I got it, unless you ask me personally, but here's the car that I'm getting. It's a Toyota Matrix 2006 and the color is light blue. Not bad for a first car.

mylifenow.

2010-01-17T12:50:00.000-08:00

I haven't really written much lately. Most of my posts have been pictures or videos.
Well, update on my life:

I spent the weekend by myself as my two lovers went to Santa Barbara. It was actually nice to be here alone. I spent more time with the boys. I've been missing them.

My interterm class isn't going so badly. It's actually a lot of fun. We went over to APU to listen to David Baltimore speak about Tcells and how they can program them to target certain cancerous cells and destroy them. It was pretty exciting because he's a nobel prize winner. He got it when he was 37! That's legit. The best part was the picture that we got to take with him :]

I'm getting a car! Whoohoo. I'm actually excited about this coming semester. I'm finally opening my own bank account too. So far I've been under my parent's old account. But now I have my own!

Gosh, this just proves that I'm getting older. I can't believe I'm turning 21 this year! ah!

Well, my childhood friend Christopher Lo is getting married today. I pray blessings for you and your wife!

Now I'm off to studying more about viruses! I get to write a paper about the herpesvirus! exciting,

2010-01-17T12:16:00.000-08:00

So I have a musical crush on David Choi.
Yes. David Choi. The David Choi.

iminlove.

2010-01-17T11:42:00.001-08:00

moviemaniac

2010-01-16T13:17:00.000-08:00

ohbaby.

2010-01-16T12:41:00.001-08:00

orthomyxovirus.

2010-01-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

In my virology class we activated our phage viruses with ecoli bacteria.
And I got to take them home!!!!!

I HAVE A VIRUS AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT!

**update**
i stepped on the plaque and it broke :(
so i had to throw the bacteria away :(
BUT i still have my microphage tube of my virus! muaahaha :)

yessir.

2010-01-12T23:05:00.000-08:00

So I'm studying for Virology. I'm a visual learner, so of course, I'm looking at youtube. I came across this:

wishlist.

2010-01-12T21:04:00.000-08:00

I want this. PUHLEEESE :]

food.

2010-01-10T21:35:00.000-08:00

I'm getting fat.
Eating too much good food.
Lobster.
Dim Sum.
Dumplings
Chicken Feet.
Boba.
Durian Pie.

SPARKLINGDONUT

2010-01-07T21:20:00.000-08:00

donuts = almost heaven

sparkles = OOC

Sparlking Donuts = BA-NANAS

ohnotheydidnt.

2010-01-07T16:26:00.001-08:00

BA-NANAS.

2010-01-07T13:44:00.001-08:00

OMG. THEY DID IT SO WELL. If you watch the show you would totally agree.

This is BA-NANAS.

tears.

2010-01-06T21:53:00.000-08:00

This video is so precious. Watching it I couldn't help but get teary-eyed. It makes me stop and wonder if I will have a happy future. I know that as long as I trust in the Lord and be obedient to Him, I will. But have I been obedient enough?

This video is from a wedding photography blog I've fallen in love with. Check it out.

http://www.axioo.com/

myboyfriendisagangsta.

2010-01-06T19:06:00.000-08:00

Wednesday of Interterm.

So I woke up late this morning but I rushed to class. Got there at exactly 8:00am! yay me! So we are supposed to have a quiz every morning, but our teacher decided to not have it since he forgot to post the ppt slide on blackboard. YAY! AND...there's no more final exam. Just a paper and a presentation.

So the roomie made some delicious chicken currie tonight with green beans and rice.

And our housemate, who was a recent pastry chef, made some delicious red velvet cupcakes!

That is BA-NANAS! (a funny saying that Rachel Zoe says)

FYI: red velvet is one of my favorite types of cake!

So instead of studying for my quiz tomorrow, I'm just sitting around giving myself excuses to study later! AHHH! BUT IT'S INTERTERM! yay!

glitteryshine!

2010-01-03T16:23:00.001-08:00

I'm dying for SEQUINCE!!!

THEBOW.

2010-01-01T12:37:00.001-08:00

This is it! Thank goodness I still have time to perfect it.

Unless God decides to take me right now :D

startingoffthenewyear.

2010-01-01T03:43:00.001-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEARS ALL! Hope you had a great start so far!

Im gonna try to do the bow bun and would LOVE to get my nails done like that!

King's Men.

2009-12-28T15:00:00.000-08:00

HAHA. I knew they were good.

But I didn't know they were this awesome!

Biola's King's Men.

immaturity.

2009-12-27T01:13:00.001-08:00

There are a lot of immature people in society these days that truly believe they are mature. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I'm totally mature. But there has been a lot of immaturity from "mature" people that I've been observing lately. There are a lot of people who need to step back and look upon the situation they are in and really assess it while asking wisdom from God; even if it's just a little thing. I've witnessed so many situations get out of hand and become a bigger deal than it is just because of the immaturity of the parties involved. However, it's hard to call them out on it especially if I'm not directly involved.

These are just thoughts I've been pondering upon.

Confrontation in the church is necessary. Without it the church wouldn't be able to grow as efficiently as it should. In the book of Acts, the early church had confrontations but dealt with it in a mature manner and, in turn, grew from it. This is why it is said that God has a purpose for everything. An essential part to confrontation is humility. I only know very few people that have true humility in most things that they do.

My prayer is that the church (all churches) confronts one another in love and does all things for favor of God and not of man in humility and through wisdom.

i want it that way.

2009-12-27T01:02:00.000-08:00

My Favorite :D

Brings back so many memories!

AH! Freshman year.

avatar.

2009-12-22T12:31:00.000-08:00

So I watched Avatar the other day and it was AMAZING! Seriously, you have to go watch it. It's not about blue smurfs :)

You won't regret it!

shine.

2009-12-15T13:13:00.000-08:00

another pet peeve.

2009-12-08T21:06:00.000-08:00

I dislike it when people have bad sportsmanship.
It's good to have pride for one's own team, but when you start trash-talking the other team it's HORRIBLE.

Anyways...Go Eagles!

mustachio

2009-11-18T17:40:00.000-08:00

At work we have a wall of gratitude and someone wrote:

"I am thankful for my family friends, and the opportunity to study at Biola.

Also mustaches."

2009-11-15T14:08:00.001-08:00

i know its not even thanksgiving yet but i cant wait till CHRISTMAS!!!

this is what I get from watching a lot of House M.D.

2009-11-13T21:27:00.000-08:00

Scenario:

A wife has sickle cell lung cancer (one of the worst kinds of cancer) but she's pregnant. She needs to get radiation treatment if she's going to have any chance of survival but she needs to get a C-section in order to not harm her baby. The baby, however, is only 28 weeks (premature). Its chance for survival is 80%. Now keep in mind that she has had 3 miscarriages before. Her desire and decision is to hold off one week to at least 29 weeks so that the baby will have up to 90% chance survival. However, if she waits one week, then she'll have 1/3 less of a chance to live. She wants to protect her baby so she sticks with her decision.

All of a sudden she gets a blood clot in her artery and needs to go through an immediate procedure in order to get it out. However, the drug that will be inserted in her body is harmful to the child. Because the mother is unconscious, the father makes a decision to put his wife's life priority over his child's.

The doctors get the clot out, but then she starts to go into respiratory arrest and her abdomen is bleeding internally. The baby needs to come out if it's going to survive. But because of her current condition, if a C-section is performed, she will most likely die. The father has a huge decision to make: either save his wife who has hardly no chance of living, or give permission fo r the C-section to save his baby.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?!

2009-11-13T18:09:00.000-08:00

fasting for a while.

ohmy

2009-11-11T19:25:00.000-08:00

7,000 people die a year from a pharmaceutical screw up.

and that doesn't even compare to doctor screw ups :/

anonymous

2009-11-10T22:35:00.000-08:00

To The Anonymous Person(s):

I apologize for coming off super judgmental in my "asians" post. I really did not mean for it to come off that way. I guess I had just forgotten that other people, besides my friends, read my blog. Therefore, my style of writing was geared towards those who knew and understood me. And I'm glad you called me out on it because I believe that the church nowadays is lacking in confrontation (assuming that you are Christian). However, I do wish you didn't put yourself as Anonymous, I think it defeats the purpose of confrontation.

To clarify, I don't place any judgment on asians with colored contacts. I just don't understand why they do it. To me, it doesn't look attractive (which is why they wear it anyways). I do not like them any less because of it. The way I see it, why change something that God gave you; it really is a part of who you are.

Also, I was just basing my customer service opinion on my own observation and experiences. And those side comments about Koreans being prideful and Chinese being greedy, they're just stereotypes. But I do not love them any less because of the stereotypes either. (I am Asian, just in case you didn't know, and am actually very proud to be Asian.)

So all in all, thanks for pointing out my lack of clarification on the internet. However, I still stand by my opinions.

2009-11-10T00:45:00.001-08:00

it's interesting how sensitive people are.

asians.

2009-11-04T00:38:00.000-08:00

So, I don't understand why Asians wear colored contacts.
It's soooo tacky and unnatural. U G L Y. [you ain't got no alibi, you ugly]
Sorry. I mean it can look good, sometimes. But why?!!?!?!?!
It's almost like plastic surgery! I find that I'm uberly turned off by colored contacted asians.

Anyways. So one of my pet peeves is bad customer service. Asians totally fail at this.
Koreans are the worst [no offense Ricardo]. I believe it's due to their pride.
Chinese, from my observations, are a lot better. But I have a suspicion that it's due to their greed of money.
Indians are neutral. Some places they're great. Other's they're just okay. I haven't had a horrible experience with them yet.
Japanese are o k a y. Their sushi compensates for their "okay" service.

Let's just say I like Starbucks and In-N-Out for a reason besides that they're stuff is good.

Disclaimer. I don't bag on Asians all the time. And I'm not racist. It just so happens that this was crossing my mind tonight.

invisible.

2009-10-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

Man, I've disappeared.

Starting to yearn for community again. Yet I'm a bit too lazy and ignorant to do anything. Don't worry too much though. I'm not depressed or anything. I just need to work on deepening my relationships more.

BTW. My volleyball team is amazing :)

2009-10-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

I really love my family :]

Thanks God :D

laughterishealthyforthesoul

2009-10-04T23:38:00.000-07:00

So tonight Monica and I got a "feel better" gift for our housemate Sarah because she's been down lately. We got her an adoreable Winnie the Pooh balloon and her favorite chocolate chip cookies. Then we made a card and signed it. We went over to her room and gave the stuff to her. She asked what it was for. Then Monica proceeded to try and tell her:

Monica: Because you were....

Leah: uh....just read the card (smiles)

Monica: yeah, you were uh....yeah. uh...yeah read the card.

(Monica then turns around and tries to leave - she then knocks over the water jug on the ground)

Monica: oh sorry I accidently did that...err...

Leah: OMG. (laughs)

(Monica walks away in embarassment and Leah follows in laughter)

WOW. you really had to be there.

pumba.

2009-09-22T01:52:00.000-07:00

yummy mussels. creamy clam chowder. a mark in time.

Geekologie.

2009-09-16T21:53:00.000-07:00

Bluetooth rings :]

Recession Case for Iphone.

Ricardo Chungo.

gracious.goodness.

2009-09-15T01:46:00.000-07:00

For. Tzeng Mong-Ling.

ahhh!

2009-09-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER!!!!!!
I LOOK LIKE A RETARD CHECKING MY MAIL THREE TIMES A DAY.

Anyways. Here's the story:

So Alex told me that it would come in a couple of days....so I assume a couple of days to be three days or so. I checked my mail by the third day and NOTHING. I was utterly disappointed. Then after five days of waiting...I checked again...NOTHING. So I was sad again. THEN Alex said that it should take 5-10 days. That is NOT a couple of days! THEN after the weekend....NOTHING! omg. So what happened was they put the order on hold because Alex used his wrong address on the credit card....so they barely shipped it yesterday =_=;;

andtheworldgoesround.

2009-09-07T23:08:00.000-07:00

I'm slowly learning how to be an adult. It's quite interesting. Paying bills and stuff. I wonder how my parents did it when they came to America. I mean they didn't know as much as I do. My mom came when she was in elementary school; however, my dad came around junior high/high school. So it was definitely much harder for my dad. And yet, he managed to get a stable job as a social worker with a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies. Funny huh?

It's interesting to see how spoiled we are. A lot of my friends are internationals. One thing I've learned from them is to have pride from where you came from - or your "mother land." So I thought to myself, "What if everyone went back to where their parents came from? If Monica went back to Taiwan she'd be fine. She would probably be doing almost the same thing she is now. B U T if I went back to Thailand, I'd be farming everyday. I'd be way more darker than ever, and I'd probably be married with at least two kids by now." Interesting huh? Not to say it's a bad thing, but it'd definitely be a harder life. HOWEVER, I also believe I'd have less things to worry about. America is the "kingdom of the materialistic world." Clayton McDonald actually referred to America as the devil's nation.

All to say I'm privileged to be here in America. God loves me so. And he watches out for me no matter what. Haha. This is a horribly written post. But I'm about to go to bed so it's okay :)

After I play tetris.

083009

2009-08-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

So Monica and I went to Singspo tonight. The band leading worship was okay. I kind of wish there was a female singer though. It was an interesting experience for me because even though I didn't really sing I thought a lot. So here are some of the many many things I pondered during worship:

Im getting rid of facebook, and soon enough even my blog because it makes me more selfish and self centered than I naturally am. I sometimes find myself trying to sound intelligent and "cool" to impress others online. So yeah. Plus, Facebook is the devil. You can seriously stalk people on there. And it stirs controversy and gossip. I'll leave myspace though, because it's basically my only connection to people at home - besides my family.
I miss Paul Chang.
I don't like worship music with only guy vocals or only girl vocals. I like them mixed and matched.
Do not ever judge others before yourself. No matter how much more stupid the person next to you seems.
I wish people were more motivated to read the bible and pray together than just singing songs and praising that way. I feel like we often go to church or singspo or chapel expecting something from the Lord. Instead we should come ready to give to Him. It's not often that I over hear people saying that it was sooooo much fun reading the Bible last night!
I think it's funny how young believers (as in young in faith) sometimes think they have to do what everyone else is doing to be considered "holy".
I've always wanted to play the violin.
I wish our youth group asked hard questions and weren't so activity based. I wish they would think deeper and help each other in doing that.
I reallllly liked that guys voice at After Dark the other night. I think he was Korean. It was raspy. (is that how you spell it?!)
I MISS JEREMIAH!
I think I'm gonna name my son Emmanuel [God with us].

oldness

2009-08-25T23:10:00.000-07:00

Omg. School starts tomorrow!

So I only have one class tomorrow.

But I leave the house at 8:00am and return at 5:30pm.

WORK!!!!

Well the class that I do have tomorrow is Cell & Molecular Biology. Exciting. I'm also taking Organic Chemistry this year. It's supposed to be the devil of all general biology/biochem classes. We will see how my semester goes...

I think I'm getting older/more mature. Yay. Monica and I walked around campus earlier tonight. It was a lot of fun. walking through Horton and around the field and by the Sub was a lot of fun. I didn't think I would miss being on campus so much! But there are definitely pluses to being off campus :) I'm glad that I get to cook more this year though. Let's hope that my housemates clean. So far they're not that bad. Not that great either. But not that bad. [with cleaning after themselves]

Goodnight!!!!

[sad because I won't get to go to chapel tomorrow]

KhoobHmoov.

2009-08-23T22:40:00.000-07:00

So Monica and I finally completely finished moving into our new house for the academic school year. We painted the walls. Assembled the bookshelf and managed to unpack all of our belongings without over crowding our whole room. Not bad. We actually like our room a lot. On one of our main walls, we're letting friends paint whatever they want on it. It's supposed to be a mural-ish thing. Pretty cool though. Right now we have a walrus holding a kite, a Ricardo Chungo looking dude, a dinosaur, some random abstract painting, a match with flames, a pig with glasses, a dust bunny, and a running bunny, and an alien/pea thing. OH and a norwall. And advertisement for A Bird In The Empire. Yay. Excited.

So I've been super exhausted from work. I cannot handle an 8 hour shift. Aiya I need to grow up more (in the "being able to work an 8 hour shift" sense). Monica brought her extra bike from home so now I get to ride a bike to school!!! Yay! It's a lot of fun, except my butt hurts a lot now :/

All in all, I'm glad to be back. I do miss my brother though. A lot.

He had just learned to walk two weeks before I left :)

:]

2009-08-14T11:16:00.000-07:00

EXCITEMENT.

yes. can't wait to chill with my international friends. [as well as the non internationals that hang out with the internationals]

takemeaway.

2009-08-10T14:16:00.000-07:00

Aiya. I'm so stressed.
I don't want to grow up.
Too many r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s.

Can't handle it.

Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

summerfun.

2009-07-02T23:33:00.001-07:00

So. I have no internet at home [as you all can tell]. I miss Biola and Biolans. okay. update!

I'm learning a lot at home:
-Being a responsible daughter. Staying home everyday to take care of my ONE YEAR old baby brother, Jeremiah. His birthday was on June 30.

- Praise God in all that I do. How I talk to others, or even what I listen to others say.

-Set a good example as a daughter of God. I'm teaching the high schoolers Sunday School this summer. I'm hoping I can teach by example too.

-Love others; no matter what.

I miss shopping with Tiffany and making fun of Monica and laughing with Ricardo and hugging Daros and looking up at Nate Steiner and running away from Nathan Yim and watching Rui play with his hair and seeing Ju with his sly smile and napping whenever I want :]

sorry, had to get that out of my system.

I LOVE YOU ALL!
[sib ntsi dua]

treehouse.

2009-05-13T01:00:00.000-07:00

So here's my daddy watching the boys play soccer with his Jesus cap. I miss him a lot. I miss my family a lot. especially my brother, Jeremiah. I've been a bit homesick lately. I've also been feeling down and pissed off too. AHH. It's what school and many other things does to you.
I'm trying. I know I'm neglecting my time with God. I always seem to justify it with something else, such as resting or homework. Apparently I'm not trying hard enough.
Focus Leah!

.

2009-05-11T22:48:00.000-07:00

I am very bitter.

babylove.

2009-05-01T01:29:00.000-07:00

I Love Babies.

[look at his lucious hair]

I don't know why, but when I see a baby, or even a toddler, I get super excited inside and make a high pitched sound. I can't help but smile.
I saw the cutest thing today!
I was walking by the library and I saw this little Korean baby with a yellow sweatshirt on. He's walking with his lollipop in his hand and sticks it in his mouth. Then takes it out. And puts it back in his mouth. His face is straight and emotionless. His walking posture is relaxed and content. Next to him is his father, who not only looks like him, but also has a lollipop in his mouth! ahhh. soooo darn cute.

allsmiles.

2009-04-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

Today I had one of my best days ever. Despite the fact that I only got 4.5 hours of sleep.

I had stayed up the whole night before trying to write my 7 page paper and also study for my chemistry quiz and complete three homework assignments [yes, this is a direct result of procrastination]. So I didn't sleep until 5:30am. Then I woke up at 10:20. AH! My chemistry class starts at 10:30. So I got up without brushing my teeth or washing my face, got ready and went to class. I sat through lecture then took the quiz. I was so scared that I wouldn't understand anything on the quiz because I had such a hard time understanding it the night before. Fortunately, it was not as hard as I had expected. Then we got our tests back! Y E A H. I got a good grade :] and chemistry is not easy my friends.

Then I went back to my room to finish my paper. From the night before I had only typed four pages. But that was actually pretty good considering I had started my research and the actual writing of the paper at midnight. haha. It took me forever because I was running out of information to put in my paper. So it was like pulling teeth out for the next hour. FINALLY. I finished. Printed it out. Stapled it. Ran to class. I had actually skipped class to finish the paper. I got there as soon as it ended and I went in and turned the paper in. The class is fairly large so my super delayed entrance was not noticed. YAY. I finished. whew. That was a good feeling.

I was hungry because I hadn't eaten anything all day. Monica and I went to Eagle's Nest. I got a Chicken Caesar Sub sandwich. I had a good talk with Dimitri and Monica. Then left and had phone talk time with Alexander :}
That was fun. Ended up taking a one hour nap - if you know me, you'd know that I am not capable of taking a nap shorter than two hours. So when I woke up I had a headache. But it was all good :]

Went to the sub to make copies of mileage reimbersment slips. But the copy machine wasn't working. SO. I was heading back to the room. Got there. Hung out with the roomie. Then ended up driving to Diamond Plaza. ahahah. We are oyster soup and pork with bamboo shoots. Yum.

On our way back we saw the city lights from the top of the hill while driving! Beautiful.
Now I'm back in the room actually quite exhausted. But content.

As I was reading over my blog and realized that despite some unplanned things that happened during the day, I was still happy. ahahhaa. But I guess, I was just so happy about my test score and finishing my paper that the joy from that allowed me to overlook any of the bad things that happened today.

But all in all. God is G R E A T.

Pizookie!

2009-04-26T21:46:00.000-07:00

So I'm browsing through a friend's pictures on facebook and I stumble upon a picture of a pizookie!!!! It's weird how my mouth got all watery and my desire for this appeared out of no where - all this stimulated by a picture! I wasn't even thinking about it before and now it's all I can think about! Hm. Then I wondered, is this how guys are? Because I do know for a fact that guys are more visual than girls are...yes. I never really understood that. I probably started thinking about that more after the movie last night that dealt a lot with sex trafficking. Well, it never ceases to amaze me just how different guys and girls are. God is so intense [because he created such complex creatures].

Well, I really really really want a pizookie now :)

hahaha. Now don't YOU want one too?! [it was bc of the picture huh?]

secretservice.

2009-04-26T01:10:00.000-07:00

So tonight I went to watch Taken with Monica and Richard. Man, was it fun.
I highly recommend the movie. It deals with a lot of sex trafficking. It's actually kind of sick, but the movie is really really good. The three of us left the theater only talking about the movie...and reenacting all the scenes we liked best.

I was very happy after the movie, because I haven't seen one that good in the dollar theater with such good action since Wanted. YES. soooo gooood. Definitely a must watch.

It gets 5 stars from Leah :]

sleepydays.

2009-04-22T22:48:00.000-07:00

SO UNPRODUCTIVE!
that's me.

FOCUS!
It seems that not all of us learn from our mistakes.

imlikeabird.

2009-04-18T02:56:00.000-07:00

I wanna run around so fast and hard that I'm too exhausted to breathe evenly with my arms open wide and free then fall on the grass and roll around and stare into the deep blue sky and fall asleep with the warmth of the sun beaming on my face.

[who wants to join?]

My grammar is usually not like this. I detest bad grammar. Worst run-on sentence ever. But the run on sentence adds to the effect of my sentence :]

applebottomjeans.

2009-04-18T01:41:00.000-07:00

So the other night I had the best almost-clubbing experience ever.

[10:30pm] So Monica, Ju, Tiffany, Ben, Richard and I all got into Nate's car and drove to Hollywood Blvd. It took about 15 to 20 minutes or so. Once we got there we made a couple of U-turns trying to find a place to park. We soon found an underground parking garage though. It's located under the mall. Pretty cool :] Well, once we got up to the street, we correctly guessed which direction we should head. That night, there was this event going on at the Chinese Theater. I have no idea what though. All I know is that there were a lot of people and cameras and lights and that part of the street was blocked. Probably some opening or award ceremony. Anyways, we finally found the club [Club Bang]. As we walked closer to the club, there were a bunch of people who were hanging about on the "balcony" of the club. They were all dressed in black-like hard metal rockers. We asked the bouncers if that was Club Bang. He said, "Yeah, but it's gothic night."

"OH." haha. So we headed back the direction we came. We saw some guys that were kind of following us looking for Club Bang. We told them that it was gothic night. They were disappointed. We told them we were gonna head down the street and look for another club. They said there was nothing that way...except for "flaming gay night." haha. SOOOO, we called our trusty friend Ruby. She advised us to go up to the top floor of the mall and find a club there. So we went back to the mall. The first set of stairs that led up were beautiful. It was like a grand staircase that you see in movies [that's the only way I know how to describe it]. Then we took the escalators. We went up and up and up...until at the last escalator up there was a sign blocking it. Apparently there was a special event that night and we couldn't go to that club. So we looked around and saw that there was another club on the level below [it was an open spaced mall]. So we headed down there and realized that the guys with us didn't fit the dress code to get in. They didn't allow sneakers or jackets and such. Basically the dress code was formal. So, Ju asked the bouncer about the club D-V8 [the one Ruby told us about]. He said that it was only open on Friday and Saturday nights-it was a Thursday night.

Apparently, we had chosen the wrong night to go clubbing :/

Well, that was my first attempt ever to go clubbing-and Richard's too. So we both had fun just walking around and staring at stuff/people. The other four however were trying hard to find a place to get their dance on. Richard and I didn't really know what we were missing out on so we had fun :]

After that we decided to head back to the car. We took the escalator down to the metro. The wind from the metro was blowing my hair like in Pocahontas :] ahha. Then I spread my arms and said, "Monica, HOLD ME!" She grabbed me and it was like a scene in Titanic. muahahha. yeah. We figured out that there was no way to the garage through the metro so we went back up to the street.

After that we found our way back to the garage and drove back to Biola. [1:00am]

All in all-it was a fun experience. Not exactly the same experience as clubbing, but still fun. Maybe I'll attempt it again one day. Maybe. I'm actually more curious now that I've been that close.

breakingfree.

2009-04-15T00:44:00.000-07:00

So I've been having a dilemma roughly since my second semester at of college.

Am I supposed to be studying to be a doctor? Since I can remember, I've always dreamed of being a doctor. Oh, but not just any doctor, specifically a surgeon. My mom's co-workers would ask me what I wanted to be when I was older. "A ballerina or princess?" they would suggest. "No. A surgeon," I replied. So yes. My dream was to attend Stanford and achieve my goal this way. [Well, it seems I'm at Biola. But that's not the issue.]

Or does God want me to be a teacher and teach children whom I adore? Children bring me tons and tons of joy. The way they interact with you is so carefree. They are quick to judge, yes, but for some reason it's not as harsh. The often overlook your flaws and just have fun with you. I very much enjoy teaching the kids at my church.

So I've been asking a lot of people seeking for advice. Many say that they see me more of a teacher than a doctor. Probably because I am more creative and carefree than I am a science nerd. I've also spoken to my parents about it. They are not against me being a teacher. Unlike some Asian parents I've heard of, they wouldn't scold me for choosing a less extravagant career. However, they'd rather me make my decision soon that I won't waste money.

After speaking to an advisor in the School of Education at Biola, I quickly concluded that I do NOT want to be a teacher. Mainly because it'll take me longer than I want, and this is the first time EVER have I considered taking a different route other than Science. [seriously at least-I've mentioned wedding planning] I just had to get my motivation back.

Recently I've been spending a lot of time in the library by myself listening to Francis Chan podcasts [the internet there is fast]. One day, I found it difficult to listen to what he was preaching for some reason. So I wandered off to surf the internet. I was checking the HCC [health career club] folder on BUBBS and decided to check out the medschool links. I soon stumbled upon Doctor Diaries on Nova. It's basically a documentary [an old one] about Harvard med students and what they go through in med school. INTENSE.

But I like. YAY. I'm still gonna be a doctor. Not sure if I'm gonna be a surgeon, but definitely a doctor. Also, everytime I see a children's hospital, I get all excited and funny inside.

Sigh. I'm content now. Just got to work hard. O-Chem, Physics, Microbiology, Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology HERE I COME! BAM!

p.s. Mustachio is for TZENG-MO-LING

babypop.

2009-04-15T00:25:00.001-07:00

To Die For.

bambam.

2009-04-14T14:31:00.000-07:00

She's cute. Reminds me of Emily Okada.
ahhh. i like her hair.

applesandbananas.

2009-04-14T01:48:00.000-07:00

So I feel like my blog has been too serious lately.
Yes. It has.

Fun things that have happened these past couple of days:
1] Monica and I were at the Norton Simon Art Museum. We were walking around the garden outside and found a spot near the building where we could see our reflection. We decided to take jumping photos. So we jumped around for a while and then a lady who worked there opened the door and said, "You guys have to stop that," in a very stern tone. So we walked away.

2]"Toothpicks are good for tooth." -Mrs. Tzeng

3] Ate with Monica and parents at a deliciously healthy dumpling house.

4] I get to cook at Nate and Soon's apartment and crash there while they're on a 6-day hike!!!

5] Broke into Nate and Soon's apartment [we locked ourselves out].

6] Just realized that I haven't spent much time with anyone else besides Monica these past couple of days. [I miss Francis Chan-spent a day or two in the library by myself listening to his podcasts :]