Sunday, February 28, 2010

Mid-semester Craze!

Hey,

How is everybody doing? Hopefully, everyone’s life is going smoothly. Mine isn’t going as well I as hoped, but I am trying to be positive. I feel that there is so much to do, but too little time to get everything done. *shrugs*

Furthermore, I failed my Calculus 2 exam, but passed my Accounting exam! It is mainly because of Calculus 2 that I feel confused and stressed of everything. x_x That means I have to work 100x harder to pass the rest of the HWs and exams in that class! I only hope to get a B or B+ in the course. (I wonder how that will effect my GPA…) ?-?

On a happier note, I hung out with Crystal and Danh on Saturday! Hanging with both of them was cool and adventurous. We went to eat Pho noodles (Vietnamese food)! Yum! While we were chilling at the restaurant, we chatted about an interesting topic: “When it comes to guys, what about them turns you off”. HAHA!!!! I must say that our answers were pretty interesting, especially Crystal’s, but it is all cool. (we all have our own personal preferences) Those of you reading this entry, ask yourself the same question and see what you come up with. Some of you may already know, others may be surprised of what you look for in the opposite gender. :D

To Crystal and Danh: You two are awesome, beautiful, and have a bright future ahead of you! Thank you for beings great friends! :D

Here are some photos:

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Danh offering to take the camera to take pictures. Hopefully, she doesn’t mind me posting up this picture of her! :D

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Crystal and I posing for a beautiful picture! Am I really that dark in real life? lol

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Beef Noodle Soup with eye round steak, well-done flank, and soft tendon! (the soup was the best part!)  I highly recommend this dish to noodle lovers!

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Dessert: Combination Bean Pudding (Sweet and Delicious!)

~ Mika

Listening to: Hero by Sterling Knight from Starstruck OST (I really like Sterling, he is a good actor, cute, and has a beautiful voice!)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Stop Dreaming and Focus Mika!

Hey everybody!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! All I did was volunteer, homework and recorded more videos. The videos are of me singing, so…. yeah… I am unsure if I am posting them up on youtube. (after listening to myself, I realized I need to work on my voice T-T) Actually, I have the idea to post my singing videos up, so viewers around the world could give me advice on how to improve. What do you think? Should I post up my singing videos to get people's advice?

OMG!!!! I am so disappointed in myself because I totally failed my Calculus 2 exam! We had 6 problems plus a bonus on our exam, but I only answered 3.5-4 questions at the max. (I am not even sure they were right!) *CRIES* When I got the exam, I don’t know what happened, but I just froze and couldn’t remember how to do anything. Thankfully, I know that partial credit will be given, so I am praying for a miracle where the TA shows mercy. From this experience, I am determined to work 10x harder to ace my other exams. (I cannot afford to drop or fail this course!) If any of you reading this are good with Calculus, please help me! On the positive side though, I did great on my Managerial Accounting exam! My professor even offered the class 10 points extra credit for bringing in 2 cans to donate this coming week! (She is awesome!)

Well, I learned not to dwell on the past because that will only hold you back… so that is what I am trying to do. (it is hard!) To my readers: Keep your head up and continue to go forward! Have a wonderful week!

~ Mika

 

Special Thanks to:

Puchen, Julio, Meesun, and Michele

*These people listened to me when I was depressed over my calculus test and gave me advice! Thank you guys, I am so happy that you are my friends! You are awesome!

Birthday Shout-out:

February 17- Ruth (good friend): Thank you so much for inviting me to your party, but I am sorry that I couldn’t make it! I will visit you as soon as I have time to chill and catch up on your life.

February 22- Lynda (my younger sister): I love you Lynda and I cannot believe that you are already 18. I am so proud of who you have become.

 Check out this site: www.wolframalpha.com (It is very helpful for students like me who struggles in math!)

Listening to: Love Story (Instrumental version) by Taylor Swift [ I recorded myself singing this song this weekend! ]

Monday, February 15, 2010

2010 Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day!!!

Hey everyone!

How was your holiday filled weekend?

Since I did not have school on Friday due to the snow, I basically had a 3-day weekend! Oh, it was fun and relaxing… haha…

This weekend, I mainly celebrated Chinese New Years. I filmed how my family celebrated Chinese New Year on Saturday and uploaded my first video onto youtube on Sunday. I know not everybody celebrates Chinese New Year, so I posted this video up to enlighten those who has no idea what the holiday is about. Check it out:

 

*** Please leave me your feedback, comments, and suggestions on youtube or on here (if you don’t have a youtube account). Thanks!

I have a managerial accounting and applied calculus 2 test towards the end of the week… I will do my best!  Those of you that are students should do your best in your studies too! Take care!

~ Mika

 

Listening to: Hua Sha (Sand Painting) by Jay Chou & Cindy Yen

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Snow, Snow, Snow...

Hiya everyone!

How is everybody? Sorry that I have not updated in a while, my life has been crazy with college, work, and other responsibilities. I am sure that many of you are going through the same…

So a little bit about my life- School has basically dominated my life recently, leaving me no time for some fun. I have two exams next week: Managerial Accounting and Applied- Calculus 2! Help!? I am most worried about my Calculus 2 exam because I still cannot understand my professor’s lectures due to his thick accent and I forgot everything I learned from Cal. 1. Ahhhhh!!!! (I need to review!) Have you experienced this scenario before as a college student? If so, please leave me comments and suggestions on your situation and how you overcame it! I think this is funny because it is like we cram things in our brain to remember for exams and then afterwards, we forget what we learned. :/ By the way, one of my classmates recommended to the class a website that will help us with problems in our textbook. I checked it out and found that it has at least 100 or more textbook titles listed. After briefly browsing through it, I realized that this site provides you with exercises to work on from the book trying to help you understand the materials. I have not done any of them yet, but I plan to start this weekend… so here is the site: www.interactmath.com . I hope this site help those of you who struggle with math as much as I do.

Now getting on to the main point- OMG!!! It is actually snowing inches in the city I am living in! To some of you, that is not a big deal because you are either used to snow or have been somewhere that has slopes of snow. However for me, this happens once in a blue moon… The last time I remember having this much snow, was when I was in 8th or 9th grade. (can’t remember that far back) All I remember is that I had loads of fun with my sisters and dad making snow angels and a snowman. (Good Times) Aside from my memory, I asked my mama when was the last time she remembers us having this much snow before the time I mentioned and she replied that it was the year she had me! See, this shows that we hardly get any snow here… :/ (Oh well, we have snow now) I got so excited about this snow day that I took pictures of the scenery and even recorded myself outside in the snow. :D It is sad that most of us cannot go outside to witness nature’s work because we are too busy with things indoors or think it is too cold. I had my share of fun recording myself outside in the snow, but I did not make anything in the snow. I did not want to ruin the blankets of snow, so I left it alone. I know, like the saying goes… “Take a picture, it will last longer”, right? Well, I did, but I still felt that the snow was too beautiful for me to ruin it. :P Lastly, I want to say: Take some time off from what you are doing to stop and go outside, absorb your surroundings… Trust me this is refreshing! Sometimes, this little break is just what you need to bring a smile to your face and help you appreciate life.

Youtube Video I recommend: Yellow Fever- 2006- Official by Wong Fu Productions.
I saw this video a few years ago, but the producers recently added commentary to it. The video is about how it seems like many Asian girls are attracted to men from other races rather than their own race. This video is filmed from an Asian guy’s perspective that views this stereotypical behavior is unfair to Asian guys. LOL! In reality, I have noticed some of the scenarios described in the video, but I do not think that this video is completely accurate. Take me for example, I am an Asian girl that loves Asian guys! I like guys from other ethnicities too, but I just feel more of a connection with Asian guys. I am not racist, I promise! Anyways, check out this hilarious video and leave me comments on what you think about it. Especially guys: how do you feel about this topic? If you are an Asian guy, do you feel the same way Phil feels in the video? As for girls: what do you think about the topic? What attracts you to a guy? If you are an Asian girl: do you really like guys from other races more than Asian guys? Do you think this video is accurate?

Listening to: Only You by Fahrenheit (Taiwanese boyband) I think that Arron Yan is so cute! What do you girls think?

Leave me comments and feedback on what you think of the topics I mentioned! Thank you!

~ Mika

Pictures from today: Mother Nature's Winter Fashion
Look at my rooftop, that is at least 2 inches of snow! It has been 3 hours since I took that picture and it is still snowing now! :D

This is my neighbor's trees. I think that it is so pretty with the snow blanketing each little branch.