Real Life Story

I was volunteering today, just helping Baillie out at school with her latest "Raise the Roof" project

(today's work was pretty boring to be honest - making boxes / invitations / envelopes etc.)

I came back into the classroom from walking Annie out, cause she had to go, and there were three other teachers + Ms. Baillie already there just talking. Mr. G, Ms. Verrett, and Ms. Sunny Yun (new history teacher).

So I'm just sitting there listening to their conversations and waiting to get another job assigned, when Ms. Baillie tells a story. Real one! I thought it was pretty cool, so this is how it goes...

Kay's in the office, filing away admissions stuff and calling people back from the waiting list to tell them that they got into Whitney after all! She remembered a polite family who was really sad that their 9th grade child got in but the 7th grade one didn't, and it just so happened that the 7th grade one was the next on the waiting list. So being Kay, even though it's 8:00 at night, she calls up the family to tell them the good news. The mom picks up, says HOORAY! , is really happy and hangs up.

Next day, the dad comes in and tells Kay - "You're a hero." She's like, uh.. okay. It really wasn't me who decided that your kid got in. But the dad says again, "you're a hero." And it's the way he said it that really made Kay puzzled. So he tells her this following story

Last night, when you called, after the mom hung up she looked at the clock and thought, hey the grandma is still awake in Taiwan (YEAH TAIWAN). I'll call her and tell her the good news. Calls. Ring....ring....ring. Doesn't pick up. Calls again - ring...ring...ring. Still doesn't pick up. So now the mom is slightly worried, and she calls her brother to see if he can get in touch with their mom. He's able to reach her on her cell, but all she says is, "Don't bother me. I'm busy at the bank withdrawing all my money." Click! Hangs up. Wtf, right? Why would you withdraw all your money... He calls the bank and explains the situation, then asks them to stall her until he can get there. She's quite old, and doesn't always think clearly anymore. Once he got there, they asked her why she was withdrawing her money. Turns out she was hooked by an investment scam, and they were actually able to bust an entire scamming ring that day! Plus the grandma kept her money (:

So you see, if Kay hadn't called at that time, the mom wouldn't have called the grandma, and the grandma would have still gotten scammed and those criminals would've kept scamming people.

Pretty amazing story, ain't it? She really is a hero.

PUZZLES GALORE!

So because I have no hobbies to speak of,

(unlike Julian who has a gazillion photography equipment stuff)

My momma said she'd get me puzzles cause that's what I love :)

Because the website (cheaper online than in the store) we're buying from needs $94 worth of stuff for free shipping,

I get THREE puzzles hooray!

These two I'm sure I want,

Noah's Ark - Jean-Jacques Loup

Orchestra - Jean-Jacques Loup

But I want to pick one from these two and I'm not sure which one I like better yet :(

You can go on Google to see a bigger image!

Black and White - Marino Degano

Spaghetti - Marino Degano

lingerie

So I went bra shopping with mi madre hoy,

Actually she went and I just tagged along. I don't do that kind of stuff hehe.

Her and my cousin were going off about, "喔!! 這些內衣好厚喔!!" "These bras are so thick!!"

I really thought they were just overexaggerating.

Maybe they're just sensitive or something... but then my cousin is like dude see for yourself

So I went over and felt one of the bras and HOLY CRAP

IT'S HELLA THICK

LIKE

2 CM - 1 INCH HOLY CRAP.

I think Senora Barry could use one of those.

:)

Respect

^ one of the things I value most.

When people treat others with no respect, it infuriates me.

That 口氣 / attitude of ... valuing yourself above other people just drives me crazy!! Such inconsideration is ridiculous.

ie. Speaking loudly in the morning when people are still sleeping, telling others to do something with the 口氣 of expecting them to do it just because YOU're the one who said it. Stuff like that.

So I guess not only respect, but also putting others above yourself and things that I value a lot.

LOL I just realized maybe it's cause I just came off from missions where that's the attitude you have to have, viewing yourself as a servant for others.

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My mom's back! :) 好有安全感喔

I haven't cried for the past month, and then she comes over and I cry twice in one day LOL

The first time was just cause I was so happy to see her (I didn't realize I missed her that much)

The second time was cause I got hella pissed at my cousin so I threw a pillow at her,

and then my mom semi-lectured me so I was kind of sad.

I've been keeping my tongue-in-cheek everyday for the last two weeks,

remembering what 余牧師 said about "Rule #1 - No complaining, especially about your teammates. We're here to build each other up, not to tear each other down."

So I haven't said anything bad about her AT ALL. So everything just builds up inside and I guess today I just erupted haha. 可是我還是沒有很兇地罵下去, like she does most everyday to someone or another. Sigh... that's something I'll be looking forward to when I go home, that I won't have to live with her anymore :)

Skype :D

Man, I LOVE Skype.

So today, I was just Facebooking and stuff. And a chat from Moses pops up!

"

Moses

let's skype

give your id

3:37pmMe

hahahha

hold up

emilyyang.cerritos

3:39pmMoses

ok let's begin

"

I just agreed to it but thought it was kind of weird that Moses would want to talk to me via Skype...

When the video loaded, there was a mess of people in the background!! :O

I was so shocked.

Alice and Vicky were there! Man I got to see them and say hi, and hear them talk (just a little). And I guess, even though video still can't compare to real life,

It's good enough for me for now.

He said he'll call again tomorrow :)

I can't wait!

Moses, you really just made my day.

Thank you so much!

Far, Far Away

I hate making friends that live in faraway places,

because sooner or later, everyone has to return home...

And then you're faced with the fact that it'd be incredibly difficult to maintain these friendships.

Although everyone promises to keep in touch with each other,

Inevitably, unless both parties commit,

I feel that long distance relationships have no choice but to deteriorate over time instead of growing stronger

And that makes me feel really sad =/

But I'm going to put in my share of effort into this!

I'm going to send my Taiwan friends (the ones I still talk to and are around my age, which is like... 2-3 of them lol) an email every two weeks to a month or so (or whenever I have drama llama rama), just to keep them filled in on my life I guess. And I hope that they do the same.

...UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE, WHO I SEND EMAILS TO, AND NEVER WRITE BACK.

until I bug them and bug bug bug 'til they write:

This is me writing back. _________ PS. :P You know who you are. >:[