Friday, October 22, 2004

family and friends

well it's 3 month since i've seen home, and i can now say that i do miss home. it's weird how we take things for granted until we don't have it any longer. silly humans. i actually enjoy talking to my parents, hearing from them or anyone familiar who calls. and of course, i miss chopin big time. i'd love to cuddle and suffocate and sit on him til he runs away in fear! =P i wonder how much bigger he's gotten with my bro feeding him (my parents are in taiwan). my parents seem to be having a blast together--im so happy for them! now that my bro and i are 'near-professionals' (yet still not earning a live-able income, hah), they seem to have felt that they have been successful enough in life to let loose. they go dancing, walking, hiking, exercising, etc. i'm sure part of it has to do with my mom's illness and them jus getting old. but it's so sweeeett!! hehe, i'm such a sucker for old couples.

i've decided i've been too shy here and want to meet more people. i mean, when i come back in a month (wowo!! i can't wait!), i'm sure my gfs will wanna hear good gossip, and not all my boring studying (which is ALL that i've written about, how sad!). my classmates talk about their bfs often, and they talk about how well their boys treat them, how the girls feel they can't give enough in return, etc. i'm like, where the hell did you find these guys?? gimme one!! so anyone out there who knows me, keep yours eyes peeled for me! =)

friends have become increasingly important to me these days. the weather is changing, getting cold (i heard SJ is VERY cold and gloomy too!), and i guess that makes me feel kinda down. the good thing is that i think i have my studying habits more set, so i actually study only about 1/2 as much as i used to, but get about the same grades. so hopefully that will allow me to go out more and try new things, take up this opportunity here in the east coast. oh, our adviser gave us a 3 day weekend nov 12-14!! she moved classes on fri so we can get that day off. at first i was thinking of going on a short trip to NY or Boston or Philly, but i think i'll take this time to try adn get ahead in school so when i go home over turkey day, i'm can TRULY enjoy my time there--no books! 4 days to do a million things, see a million people! i hope i manage to squeeze it all in!

oh, class is over! (hehe, yup, i was typing this all in class again). time for the weekend to begin! i hope to study lots tonite (yes, on a fri) so i can go shopping tomorrow morning (i need winter clothes....) and then to a party tomorrow nite! and they are giving us a free sunday brunch in the dorms, so that will be good since they don't open cafeteria's on wknds. i've been craving scrambled eggs, of all things! =P