+A Cup of Milk Tea+

Finally home after a long day and am now relaxing by watching Big Bang Theory. SO CUTE AND FUNNY! ecompk got me all of the first two seasons and now with my desktop set up in my room, it's like I'm living the college apartment life! (Again.) Yea, I'm a loser. I want to play L4D but I know I should go shower. Watching aimless television shows lets me lie to myself and pretend I can stop at anytime. Ah ha ha...ha.

Busy busy week. There's a Star Trek Exhibit in town! Can't wait to go and see it! Rest of this month already sounds crazily busy and terrible and I'm trying really hard not to think about it. I thought this week would be a good calm before the storm...but yea, things may not work out that way. I'll have to see. Did go to a Chinese beer pub at Diamond Plaza yesterday with my crazy alcoholic cousin. She had me sneak out the rest of the sake in my purse. At least she was sober enough to text that despite us getting home around midnight, my aunt still managed to beat all of us out by returning home after 1AM. All of us under 35 are put to shaaaaame.

Cousin-in-law gonna be living in LB next week so that'll be interesting. Then his parents are back from the motherland in December. Ahh...I'm already feeling the mental apprehension there...

Finally re-set up my desktop in my room with the new wireless card. Everything seems to be working well so I have the ability to watch stuff in my room without having to deal with the laptop screen again. Weather here is rather cold as of late; foggy mornings like a thick broth makes no one want to get out of bed. Had a terrible afternoon when I managed to hit one of the poles in my parking structure while coming back from the store. People? Don't drive when upset or distracted, lol. It's not worth the ugly dent in your car :(

Taking a break from cleaning to scour through that thing called Facebook. Looking through a lot of old friends' pictures brings up a lot of good memories. Also makes me miss a lot of people. It's strange how fast time flies and yet at the same time, this week may take forever to end. I'm sorry to anyone who reads this if I'm the one to blame for falling out of touch.

On the completely unrelated RL front- checked my bank account. I'm so bloody broke. Sob.

HOW DO I KEEP GETTING SICK? This is ridiculous. It's like an illness every two months!!

...sob. No one wants to hang out with the sick coughy, fever person. BUhhh. I blame that terrible recycled office air.

Ahhhh, need to stop watching Korean Dramas. They suck you in!! It's like there's a mental wavelength of narcotics going on! And then I get angry and start yelling at my computer!

...This can't be healthy for my relationship, lol. I need to stop imagining real life in these dramas. orz

Cooked Nong Shim ramen for dinner. My tummy is bloated from all the extra water I added for soup. I didn't have anything to throw in so I "borrowed without intent to replace" an egg from the grandparent-in-laws (MY COUSIN'S, NOT MINE). They've been coming home around 9 these days, thank god. Less to worry about. Found a frozen wonton soup that K bought me a while back. Hello tomorrow's lunch at work!

Work is alright lately. Been distracted with trying to find another place to live so I've been in a flighty state. Still getting my stuff done at least. (Hope I don't get fired, but then again, I'm always hoping that.)

On a loose-ended tangent, me and serious trust issues. Is it normal for people to get jealous so easily? Buh. I have a hard time figuring out how to let things go. That forgive and forget thing? Man, forgetting is so bloody hard!

Work was a killer on Friday but I had a JohnJohn come over and help go over my Statement of Interest with me so I was in a much better mood. We also went to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles for dinner! Delicious but I'm not sure if it's really worth the pricing. We had the Scoe's...special? It had four pieces of chicken and two waffles, served with syrup and a generous ball of butter. The trick, as JJ so helpfully pointed out, seems to be dipping the chicken in the syrup and eating waffles with it. By itself the chicken was good but not amazing, but the combination of chicken and waffles was quite delicious. I never would have imagines the sweet syrup would make such a good compliment to the saltiness of the fried chicken. Go try it if you can find a Roscoe's near you!

I'm quite nervous and ...worried? about my upcoming trip. This is a great opportunity, the opportunity I'm really hoping against all hope and wishing for. I really believe I would make a great FS officer if I could just be given the chance to prove myself and I hope that this sentiment will be conveyed to those at the assessment. There's many things that one can do with their lives but not all of them are things you can look back five, ten years down the line and say "Oh, I'm really proud at the difference I made." Here's just hoping that when I return, I'll be able to come bearing good news. (I had a dream last night that I went to the assessment, took a ridiculously long and off-topic multiple choice exam in my basketball shorts and then was informed I needed to wait on my scores because there was an uncharacteristic mix-up of the assessor's decisions which involved the small questions of did I pass or fail. Needless to say, I was very O_____o this morning waking up.)

Whatever happens, I'll be thankful for all the support everyone has given me. I know I've been distracted and off with the new job, prepping for my assessment, and I hope you will all put up with my inattentive and preoccupied self. Thanks flist ♥

So tired. I had an adventure but I'll tell you about it tomorrow. It involves expensive seafood, a beach view, getting lost (as if that's any surprise) and overtiem \o\

I caught Lilo & Stitch on the Disney channel while I was drying my hair. I LOVE STITCH. He's still my favorite Disney character ever |D

I need more work clothes. Or things I can add to mix up my wardrobe. And omg, I so need to lose weight hahaha. Even my loose pants are feeling tight now, which is a definite sign. XD

Ahahaha- 8AM FS language test today. Lasted all of 7mins and 45 seconds. BUT I THINK I DID WELL. Except I forgot how to say "interest rate" in Chinese. I ended up saying fong wu du dai kwan fun su when I think it's lu lu. I think I passed though, since the test didn't last that long and it's an assessment exam. The tester was a woman from Mainland, I think. She sounded nice.

Topics covered:
Weather (here/there)
Parent's origin
Economy status here
Real Estate
New President & what his inauguration will mean for gov't (I got a bit philosophical, lol)
New Year's and situation in Middle East


Resolutions for New Year?
Newsweek, The Economist, finish more history books I already own, go on a diet, get skinnier for cosplay, 20 push ups in a minute (for physical exam), save some money, organize my bills better, practice Chinese, Japanese and French.

On a positive note: I PASSED MY WRITTEN EXAM! Confidence has been restored for the week, thank you God! ♥ Now they're evaluated my narratives, personal application and test scores. I'm nervous but at least I didn't fall at the very first step.

Maternal: ". . .is this for the US embassy or Chinese embassy?"
Me: ". . .I'm not Chinese. Why would I be working for their embassy?"
Maternal: ". . .but there's no embassy's in the US for the US . . ."
Me: ". . ."

Nevertheless that at least made my Monday start off on a slightly cheerier note. Sadly, I also received an e-mail back from the correctional position I was in background check for. My background check is still active but due to budget cuts and current economical status, positions are no longer actively open. This means even if I pass background (which I see no reason as to why I wouldn't), I would only be placed on an eligibility list of people they'll consider hiring when positions open. Hardly a comforting thought when one is in the field for a job.

Perhaps I should take H's advice and enjoy my youth a bit. He heavily encouraged me to move overseas for a few years, get some cultural and overseas work experience in. I do enjoy working and living in Asia very much so I may be looking into this. England is also a possibility, but alas, one can not fulfill readily available positions of teaching English, when the population is bloody English. No offense to them of course, I'm just a bit orz at my own lack of alternatives.

J'ai passe 15 minutes en ecrivant une entree de post dans le francais. Alors je l'ai efface. Pourquoi ? Je ne sais pas.. mais, je manque un peu etudier francais.

I also still have no clue how to type the symbols. :|




In other news, a sortof meme.

1. Try to guess 5 things about me. (They can be anything from "You like to run around in the rain" to "You're secretly in love with Orlando Bloom")
2. I'll reply and tell you if they're true.
3. In turn, I'll name 5 things about you. \o/




[My co-worker gave me a free coupon for coffee at starbucks \o/]

My maternal figure and I had an argument which consisted of a variety of topics (thanks to her) from me getting fat thanks to the chemicals of my lab :| to me doing mice work to my choice of living area to my current job search process and my major.

"Why did you have to pick such a useless major? Why couldn't you have kept going to be a doctor?" Don't tell me this after I've graduated from college. It's really not that helpful and will just have me go shun. I made this decision. Medical is not where I want to go anymore. Drop it, mum.

As for my current job apps. . .I contacted the investigator handling my case. Background investigation is still pending. At least I'm not dropped yet. Sigh.

I'm looking into applying for Department of State FSO position as well (consular or political or public diplomacy). It looks so competitive and the window for hiring is only open for a few days. Double sigh.

Maybe it's just the pressure lately but I feel completely incapable of even the first task they give us: writing a personal narrative for 6 questions describing my suitability for appointment. I feel so under accomplished just starring at the application process.

I went to pick up my transcript for my background investigator. When I was walking up the steps to the admin hall, I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror and realized there was something on my shoulder. Confused, I reached up and grabbed. . .my sock. When I was at home, I'd taken my socks out of the drawer, thrown one on my shoulder when I went to go sort through some papers and completely forgotten about it. I'd eventually pulled on the other one, assumed I'd grabbed a single and gotten a second sock out of the drawer, completely oblivious of the forgotten white sock still on my left shoulder.

Fail, t-chan. Complete fail ;__;