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[size=1]I live in San Francisco. 1) Gold Rush. Yawn, boring. 2) Golden Gate Bridge/hills/weird houses/Fisherman's Wharf/Castro/Cable Cars. Still boring. 3) Majorily liberal, strongly supports gay rights, rallies, outspoken, artistic, bands always come here on tours, always something to do, very diverse, open-minded ...town overall. w00t!1[/size]

[QUOTE=Panda] Yes, I got a "C" in math and I am Asian...shocking isn't it! [/QUOTE] [size=1]That's my grade so far, actually. Only thing is, there's eight out of forty five people in my honours algebra class getting As. Also, the honours class I was in last year was extremely easy and everything we did there revolved around the book. The teacher was crap, also. I'd constantly get up to explain to the class because she kept getting frustrated with herself and asdkjalsdkqj. But eh. I've learnt to relax a bit more about grades. Until two years ago, I'd never even seen an A- before, or an S for that matter. I was still trying as hard, but it just wouldn't WORK as it used to. I was really stressed out this first semester since it decides which high school we're getting into and such, but after speaking to some older friends (and my parents) it helped me realize that grades aren't really that important. I mean, I'm getting a C in algebra, but I love that class. The teacher's amazing, I learn new stuff, and I feel challenged. I'd rather have fond memories of the class and at least stay ahead of the state tests and do well on that rather than take the easy way out and transfer over to a normal honours maths class and get an A. Also, grades don't mark how intellegent you are, if you ask me. I have plenty of friends in normal classes who try just as hard and I share more interesting conversations with. Maybe it's wrong, but I just worry about the standardized tests, but over that, just refraining from getting too stressed out. The more I stress, the worse I do, so just keep in mind that the letters on your report card don't define you as a person. Parents should understand that. My parents weren't straight A students, but my mom's a dentist and my dad's a neurobiologist. My favourite aunt dropped out of college and went to art school, but she was a professor at the San Francisco Academy of Art College for a good number of years. :) But yeah, that's enough rambling in that area. To cool off... I listen to music. When I'm stressed, I get as far away from the 'net as possible. Just drag my best friend downtown and have lunch/dinner together and 'explore'. If my friend's not available, blahblah, then I usually sing, play guitar, dance, (listen to music), paint, draw, go outside and take pictures... etc. One thing is I hate phones, though. Oddly... I can never get how I'm feeling off my chest over the phone. Just makes a huge difference to actually sit and look while talking to someone who understands me. And erm, doesn't argue. Advice is nice, but 'NO - YOU'RE WRONG' type of people, not help in any sort of way.[/size]

[size=1]I usually have vanilla italian soda. It's the only other flavour I'll have besides Raspberry - at least out of the ones I've tried so far - and they've all been love or hate. I tried hazelnut, almond, and strawberry and I didn't have italian soda for months after that. But I used to be utterly addicted to ramune to the point of dragging my parents weekly to a Japanese cuisine [$60 a plate] for itt. Er, the food was good too, but hmm. >_>; Diet coke [strike]with JD[/strike] is good also. The worst pop ever would have to be that pink 7up. Terrible, terrible thing.[/size]

[size=1]If this thread was more along the lines of 'If I became a filthy rich spoilt bastard, I would...' THEN I would: 1) Travel to as many places around the world [or space!] and spend some time doing some volunteer work helping poor families, etc. 2) Forget about going to law school and blah, just go headfirst into a music/artsy career. [Since I've got the money.] 3) Drive/walk around in circles in foreign countries without a map and just wander with endless amounts of inspiration slapping me in every direction. 4) Buy a really big house. [Which is the size of a small African nation.] 5) Let all of my closest friends live in that house. 6) Dye my hair properly. [Damn lady at salon really mucked my hair and you can hardly see the colours.] 7) Go to all the gigs I want. [All over the world.] 8) Buy my way backstage to meet the bands I want. 9) Have a lot of pets. 10) Have a lot of guitars/amps/mics/effects. 11) Have a really big place to practice. 12) Go shopping in Europe, Korea and Japan. Buy everything and not look back. 13) Buy lots and lots of nutella. 14) Buy a few better cameras. [As I'm going to break a few.] 15) Ride an elephant. 16) Take yoga. 17) Get a lot of massages. 18) Sleep for four days straight. 19) Get a better mp3 player. 20) Have a private jet. 21) Buy more socks. [They keep vanishing.] 22) Cover an entire room with paint designs. 23) Hire a bunch of butch men to protect Celia [from perverted truck drivers] and me [from Mexican bums]. 24) Build a pretzel factory across the street from the white house. Ahh, one can dream. ^-^[/size]

[size=1]I would direct them to the nearest store that sells Nutella.[/size]

[size=1]I like to lipsync and dance nekkid in front of my mirror. I love this thread.[/size]

[size=1]Well, there was this one time when I was younger, and we [my family] were driving to Colorado. The roads were icy, and there was this terrible sharp turn. It was wet, icy, and slippery, and my dad did the stupid thing and pushed the brake. Car skids to the end of this cliff-ish thing, kinda balancing on both sides. Dad could've easily stepped out, but that would've killed my mom and me, so he stayed inside. The car slides off the hill, rolls over sideways three times, amazingly lands on the wheels of this grassy area. And I slept through the entire thing. When I woke up, the entire right window was caked with mud, and I just had to know what happened. >_> Eh. I would've died peacefully in my sleep. Oh well. Nothing else comes immediately to mind, besides mom's three other car accidents and cooking/burning incidents with various cousins.[/size]

[size=1]Labels are dumb in general. The person who called you a nerd just can't think of anything to fill in that awkward silence between them and their 'posse'. Don't dwell on it too much. If you're happy with yourself, then that's all that counts. :)[/size]

[size=1]Well, you can't do well at a job you don't enjoy. And if you're not enthusiastic, I don't think it's very likely you'll get promotions too often. But that's just my opinion.[/size]

[QUOTE=maladjusted][i]I am full-blooded Korean. If you ask me North or South, I'm afraid I'm going to have to slap you with some random large solid vegetable. [And kimchi.][/i] [color=darkslateblue][size=5]ROCK ON.[/size] :) Anyways, I'm Korean (obviously) and I'm proud to say...I eat kimchi on a daily basis. :3 It is quite good if you Americans get used to the smell. XD Excuse the discrimination, there. Hm. Koreans. We are pretty dang cool people. I'm an odd one because most of my friends are white (Koreans in the whole Atlanta area tend to stick together in this massive Korean group), but I still like to hang out with Koreans. Most of us are proud to be asian (You'd laugh at all the people at our high school who want to be Korean, so they ask us the 'dub' them Korean. The initiaiton is to be able to twiddle your pen in a circle with two fingers, LOL) and we're supportive and all that junk. Some downsides: I tend to dislike the 'FOBS' [Fresh-off-the-Boat], basically Koreans who just moved to America, because most of them have this very irritating America-sucks-Korea-Owns-Everything attitude. Once I heard one of them say she didn't care about the election because 'American wasn't her real country' and I wanted to slap her. A lot. Another 'bad' thing...I have to go to Korean school every Saturday. I've went there since what, Kindergarten? I'm fluent in Korean [which gives me another cool thing: I'm bilingual!], so basically I just go to Korean school now to learn evil grammar things and read poems and stuff. Fun. And then there's the racism...bleh. A lot of Koreans my age (and parents) expect all Korean guys/girls to marry other Korean guys/girls...I think I'm the only one in the group of Koreans I hang out with that would marry another race. And a lot of Koreans (in the Atlanta area, as far as I know) tend to not like Japanese people at [i]all[/i]. Or white people... *shrug* It's understandable for me, though. Eh...anyways, I love being Korean. [/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Hoi, fobs. They make me laugh at their stupidity. >=] Sadly, our school is 60% Asian (normal school, just in San Francisco), and the amount of fobs you see around here is quiiiite ...yeah. OH, not to mention the amount of people trying to be fobs. That's where the funny part kicks in. 'Azn Pride' drives me nuts, also. It's like "GREAT! You were BORN Asian! Go you! What an accomplishment!" -.- And yet, about 1/5 of my old buddy list has sn-s with 'LiLaZn'...etc. Lame. Hmph. And I'm not marrying a Korean bloke. The traditional ones are so... so... primitive at times, I swear. But then again, you find that in any race, but I don't know. I just highly doubt it'll happen. Ah well, disappointments happen. I'm odd, though. I tend not to like Korean culture very much, and my mom also. My dad is very traditional, but eh, still sommat liberal. Very cool man, though. >_>[/size]

[size=1]I am full-blooded Korean. If you ask me North or South, I'm afraid I'm going to have to slap you with some random large solid vegetable. [And kimchi.] I only lived in Korea for three years, though. Then I lived in about six countries after that, learnt how to speak English in England + Denmark - oddly kept the accent as far as English goes, and remain fluent in speaking Korean despite never stepping foot inside a Korean school. I've grown much slower in reading Korean, though. =/ I... look... Asian. It's only the odd idiots here and there who ask me if I'm Mexican. [No offense, of course, just that I look not in the slightest Mexican.] I have slightly less-stereotypical-Asian eyes, and am 5'8'', but that's about it. Oh, and as Asian culture goes (now-a-days), my hair has been bleached/dyed. ^_^;[/size]

[size=1]I used to prefer babysitting baby boys, just because the majority of the ones I've 'sat' for a day were friendlier. But just last year, my aunt (stepmom of my cousin) had her first baby girl (Somi), and I'm completely in love with her. x.x; First time in ages I spent a good three hours just making odd noises and puppeting around a stuffed animal to keep an infant entertained. ^_____^; Hmm. Asian families seem to prefer baby boys, but I'm just speaking for uber-traditional families. My grandparents pressured my mom to have a son even after they divorced, and now they're pressuring my dad to find a new wife as soon as possible because they want a son to 'carry on the family name' and crap. Ah well. I wouldn't mind having a sibling, though. Somi's wonderful, and I love taking care of her. [/size]

[size=1]But then again, gas prices in San Francisco are up to $2.29...[/size]

[QUOTE=Lore][color=#4b4b79]But isn't [b]he[/b] really the reason why people watch? It certainly seems that way. a starlight in the gloom, Sara[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Guilty pleasure, no? =x I'd hate to be on a reality show. Just TV in general is blargh, mainly the thought of having cameras chase you around as you do insane things making a complete idiot out of yourself for money, etc. (eee. Sing for Absolution! >.>)[/size]

[size=1]Ehheh... I wasn't aiming for an 'emo' look but erm. I'm glad you like it. >_>; And yes, that is a self-portrait. :) My own interpretation - and the thoughts going through my head when I took this picture really revolved around being damaged, deteriorated - hurt, and yet growing an inner power from it as well. But thank you! Yes, interpretations are very, very much appreciated. [/size]

[size=1]Oh please, our school has eleven year olds having sex and flashing half of their thongs in low-rider jeans. And yet, our school is supposedly 'the best public middle school in San Francisco'. [/size]

[size=1]Yis, and the white space is part of the original photo. :)[/size]

[size=1][size=1]Haha, no worries. No erm... suggestive material. _._ [/size] [size=1][/size] [size=1][url="http://img132.exs.cx/img132/6902/oracle5ak.jpg"]http://img132.exs.cx/img132/6902/oracle5ak.jpg[/url] Grain intentional. Usually my photos tend to reflect the song that was playing at the time (I always have music on), and in this case, it was 'Do You Think I'm a Whore?' by Kittie. So erm. Thoughts? [color=teal]I just want to keep the screen from expanding too large, so I hope you don't mind me attaching it instead. ^_^ Great pic, as always! -Syk3 EDIT: Grr, too big, so I'll just make it a link.[/color][/size] [/size]

[size=1]Yis, astounding touch to my original, grainy photo, lol. I particularly like the font you chose. And yes, you read my mind as to how I was feeling/what I was thinking at the time. Very nice. Looking forward to collaborating with you (hopefully!) in the future. :whoops:[/size]

[size=1]Well hoom. I was born in the 90s, so I guess that counts for something. Otherwise, the first thing that pops into my mind are the Spice Girls because they t0taLLi3 r4wKd mIe wUlc|!111 Okay, yeah. And basically the fact that there was a lot of colour involved when it came to boy bands' choices in clothing. *twitch*[/size]

[size=1]Bu7 leIk oMgX hEz sO hAw7!!1 i lUb m3n iN InK n paYpUhr OMG yEA OLOLX Honestly, 2d fictional characters are [i]so[/i] worth getting worked up over.[/size]

[size=1]Ohhhhh nonono. You couldn't pay me to go out and see this movie. Basically you've covered all of the reasons I don't want to see this. Every time the trailer pops up on TV, Angelina Jolie's 'zeh vorld iz vyourz!1' sends this terrible chill up my spine. >>;;; Colin Ferrel doesn't look quite... right with the blonde hair, either. It just doesn't work. I really dislike the casting, and it just seems like they pulled in 'hot' actors of the moment and tossed them into this film. And judging by the trailers, there's a heap of other epics I could see that are much better than this. aksjdlka just... I'll pass. Especially if it means paying $9.50 for a ticket, heh. I was looking forward to [b]Baz Luhrman[/b]'s version of Alexander, but it seems to have been scrapped. He's my favourite director of the moment, and his style's simply amazing (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, Strictly Ballroom...). Anyway, in his version, it was supposedly going to consist of Nicole Kidman as the mother and Leonardo DiCaprio as Alexander. Hmm.[/size]

[size=1]Sir. You'd better stay on MSN and blah after you move tharrrrrrr. And congrats, by the way! Liam is a shexy b...iomedical BEAST! >.> Ahem. I'm quite far from worrying about which unis I've been accepted to and blah, but for the time being, I'm looking forward to Berkeley to please the family, but I'd actually prefer to attend uni overseas in England or Aussieland. The thought of living in the same state for an extra seven years is drrrrrreaaaadful. _-_[/size]

[QUOTE=Neuvoxetere][/size] [size=1][color=#696969] As for the traditional korean families, yes. The "men with the men", the "wives with the wives", and the "children with the children". In this case, men and men, wife and wife, younger kids and younger kids, and youth group with youth group. Then...we disperse. LOL.[/size][/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Lmao. And then with that, comes the whole 'youth group be nice under all circumstances, even if it means younger kids assulting youth group with lightsabers'. Hoi, and there's also the case with other parents scolding other families' children for not playing with their own. Honestly, traditional Korean families have such spoiled children. I went to Lotte this summer and this child was SCREAMING at her mom (swearing, also, this five year old girl), annnnnnd was quite shocked, lol. >.> eee. But thank god they have English along with Korean for mostly any 'big' thing in Korea. It takes me forever to read Korean though speaking it isn't a problem. ^_^; Can you read Korean, too? How often do you visit? For me, it's usually about every three years. There's this odd thing going on where this fortune teller in Hong Kong (some bloke who predicted the tsunami in southeast Asia) warning people not to go to Korea and Japan in 2005 after Feb. Hmph. *shrug* I actually may be going this summer. >.>;;;;[/size]

[QUOTE=M.Ali]:babble: [color=green][font=trebuchet ms]Unfortunately, I got into photography during my last year of school so I did as many school projects as I could. Oh and by the way, Juu, your pictures always amaze me, I visit your DA every week to see if there's somethin new... you actually make me wanna become an even better photographer.*cheesyness* :blush: Don't be surprised if you see me on DA sometime soon ^_^![/color][/font][/QUOTE] [size=1]SIGN UP! =O What are you waiting for? lol >.>; *glomp anywho* Thank you so much for all the comments so far! No, sorry, I'm not familiar with the things you mentioned, Sol-Blade. The closest I got to some sort of honour for my photography was having a photo I took with a disposable camera + a poem I wrote added into the children's art museum in Galveston, TX a few years ago. ^_^; And yes indeed, Altron, I'm not 100% fantastically happy with the face paint, either. It was all just improvised at that moment, and I was a bit disappointed with how it came out, but it's acrylic paint, and my skin wasn't too happy about it, lol. (Though it amazingly got rid of mini-spots, it BURNED like hell when I first applied it. >.>) So yesh. If it wasn't painful, I'd re-do it. ...Which I think I just might do. Erm, that is, with washable paint or some sort of actual face paint. ._.; 'Flash Button Fun', basically, deals with betrayal in my view because of all the silly gossip and rumours flying around school through the phone after school. And just recently, a friend of mine was 'discovered' when someone she thought was a close friend actually had another girl on the other line, who got to hear every bit of their 'one-on-one' conversation, and then she had a tough time with it. Just felt like expressing that, but I wouldn't want to say it's dedicated to her as I've 'hanged' myself with the telephone cord there, and ..................yeeeah. But like I said, your interpretations are fantastic - and appreciated. :) EEEE - and M.Ali, it's muchlymuchly appreciated to know people frequent my DA. Thank you! Blah. The project goes on even after this week. So expect a few more coming this way...[/size]