Last Week at PLP

My last week at PLP!!! I'm sad and excited but its time to move on and harass another company.

I need a mini vacation pronto! Jeremy, Alan, Sharon and I have been planning a freakin trip up to BC for the LONGEST TIME!!! Everytime we have a date set, something comes up. Its been rescheduled so many times already that I don't feel like going anymore.

A trip to Taiwan never sounded so good....

Friendster

I need another hobby... I'm going on a Friendster strike... NO MORE!!!

I "heart" Monday

I just spent 1.5 hours playing around with the Rubicks cube, trying relentlessly to get at least one side the same color. I gave up b/c I have this wonderful project that needs to be done. Ugh, I need coffee or something that'll get me in the "work mode".

Okay, I'm going to give myself 15 mins to compose myself and BAM~ its SOA, IDE and EAI for the rest of the afternoon! ZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

煩 煩 煩

好奇怪的心情.... 好煩的心情.... 找工作好煩哦.... 想回台灣.

Wing Chick Job Post

Be a Wing Chick! - $25 per hr.

Are you outgoing, funny and love hooking people up?

I'm looking for 2 gals that would like to make a few extra $$ a month and are great social butterflies that can make conversation with ANYONE! You may have read about this lately - but this is a service where you help men meet women by being their "wing chick."

This means that you are out with them in a social environment in a COMPLETELY PLATONIC WAY. (In fact we have very strict rules regarding this.) It is your job to find women you think might be a good match for your "friend." You will do a little re-con, to make sure this gal is single - then weave your friend into the conversation. After that - it's up to him to get the number, etc!

Typical hours are in the evening - weeknights are a minimum of 2 hours, maximum of 4 - weekends are a minimum of 3 hours, and maximum of 5. All WingChick assignments have strict rules about locations, etc. You will never be allowed to be in a car with your "friend", and you will never be allowed to accept tips, and all locations are required to be public and well populated. You have to be highly intuitive, know how to deal with all kinds of personalities, and have a good background in the world of dating! You will be required to have a background check done, and provide references.

Interested? Please send a detailed cover letter (150 - 300 words) as to WHY you think you'd make a great Wing Chick. Photos are also helpful. Position closes on March 7th. This is a woman owned business!

Job Posting

"Architecture The Portico Group is seeking entry level with 3-5yrs work experience and mid level architects with 3-8 yrs work experience. Qualifications include hand drawing and design..."


How the hell is that entry-level???

TGIF

Action packed bday weekend. Parent's must've been gettin busy if ya know what I mean. Yeesh!! Condoms, people!! Condoms!

As you can tell, I'm over flowing with work at "work". Half the people are out and that leaves just 4 people in the office. I'm trying to pitch the idea of an early day~~ but I don't think it'll happen.

MmM, I'm craving a rice crispy treat right now. *droOl*

Too.Much.Food.

Food.Coma.Being.Unproductive.Must.Focus.

Rain?

I think I control the weather somehow. I mean, its the first time I decided to take a break from work and it rains! Whaddya know~ I bring the sun, I feel like the sun, I am the sun! Okay, that was a bit freaky.

Shucks, I'm still trying to figure out how to add people's blog sites. Astri, next time I'm over we're going to do a mini-tutorial--a.k.a, you're going to do it for me! =P

My internship is in its last stretch. My remaining goals are to learn pitches and press releases. Hopefully adding those skills onto my resume will make me stand out more when I'm applying to jobs.

Over and out.

PS. I finally caved and ate BEEF ribs at Claim Jumpers. I only ate 1 plus 1 more the day after... Hey, I was down and depressed, beef was my only friend.

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I hate sales people...er, that's a bit harsh. I hate "sales" in general.

So Chinese~~

A student of mine sent me this joke and I thought it was worthy enough to be posted.

Chinese Adam and Eve:

If Adam and Eve were Chinese, we would still be in paradise because Chinese people would have ignored the apple and eaten the snake!

So true, so Chinese....

A year in review

A year ago today, I was in Taiwan eagerly anticipating a month long journey to Southeast Asia. It's amazing how time just flies by and I'm wondering how I'm going to top the previous year.

Top 10 moments in Taiwan

10. Alice, waltzing out of the bathroom with just a towel

9. Talking about sex ed in one of my classes (Zhong San MRT)

8. The girls scrambling to get ready to go clubbing

7. Driving from Hua Lian to Tai Tung during Chinese New Years

6. Polly's uncontrollable hornyness

5. Phone tree (j, a, h, ma, me, g, o, p)

4. Crashing into a wall and getting stitches

3. Rushing out the door to throw away trash

2. Making brunch at the apt

1. Traveling to SE Asia and Australia

Honorable mention to Moe and her never-ending poop trail.

My baby's all grown up! *sob!*

This post is dedicated to Miss Mi Ryung Song, whom will be matriculating with the class of 2007 at COLUMBIA!!!!!!

Congrats!!! I guess this proves that you're not getting dumb or maybe you slept with the admissions director. =P

Strawberry Kamakazi on me next time you're in town.

And the cycle continues

I'm half way through with my internship and it's been quite the ride! The experiences I've gained will hopefully be carried onto my next job. Thus I am starting the whole job hunting cycle once again. I feel I am better prepared this time around and hopefully won't repeat past mistakes.

Due to numerous advertising, I have signed onto Blockerbuster.com. I can now rent movies online (just like netflix) with a low monthly cost of $14.99. Speaking of enterntainment, I am now hooked on the tv show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It is like fire to a moth!!!

In other entertainment news, we're planning on checking out the salsa dancing scene at the Century Ballroom this Saturday. I'm excited for it and I'm thinking it'll be oodles of fun.

Rude Awakening

This posting is in honor of Travis Dean Neuman, who called at 4 freakin AM just to hi. You are officially on my hate list--at the very top no less! Tien and I will be calling you back-to-back one of these days at an ungodly hour just to say hi. You've been warned bitch!!!

Tricks are for kids

I finally heard back from Marlow today. I get an email from her every so often and she replies at a decent pace, but I guess everyone gets lazy once in awhile and would rather watch tv, eat cookies and get drunk than to write an email. I salute you for that.

In recent developments, I have quit the Puget Sound Basketball League. My initial goal when joining was to get back in the groove of balling and to have fun. But things didn't work out and leaving now makes more sense than to stick it out and be miserable.

Age as taken a toll on me. It seems harder to bounce back after a nite out. Gee, if this is what 23 feels like, I wanna be 22 again! And I don't even drink all that much! Maybe I should and somehow it'll balance *something* out and I'll be 'perky' the morning after----riiiight.

I recently had an interview with a media agency and it was one of those interviews where you thought things went well, but no--they decide on someone else. It's a bit ironic--the interview for my current internship, I thought I did shitty on and wham-bam I got it. I guess I should just perform shitty on my next interview (whenever that will be) and I'll get the job!

Speaking of work, I have soooo many deadlines this week! I'm seriously thinking about heading in early to get it done. I don't have to, but I don't want to do a half-ass job--not my style(anyone surprised?).

Single at 23

It's funny to hear single friends wanting to settle down. What ever happened to personal success, reaching career goals and making $$ before saying "I do"? I'm finding it amusing to witness our thoughts and goals being re-evaluated over the years and wonder if they'll change again in the next 5 years. I'm sure it will...

Anyway, my whole blog is to point out--er, to ask: How do single people out of college date?
The options are grim.
1: Depending on friends to set you up with their friends/family hook ups.
2: Online dating services.
3: One word--CHINA.

Seattle was surveyed to be one of the top 5 most date-able cities in the US. What's going on?

Dropping it like it's H.O.T.

The Mah Jong Nazi is BACK!!!! Whoo-hoo! I cleaned house last nite by winnning a whopping $46!!!! GO ME! Yes, I get my ya-ya's by winning money from family members. It's a Chinese thing. Don't hate.

PS. Really wishin for a Yung Ho Dou Jiang place in chinatown. Maybe if I close my eyes and wished with all my might, it'd might come true?

Weekend Rendevous

So many things to write about---where should I start?

I had one of the best weekends ever in Seattle. Friday nite I did a much needed cardio activity by playing ball with the guys for 2 1/2 hours (full-court) and loaded up on carbs at ABC Garden afterwards. Sure reminded me of the good ol college times with the indo guys. Black magic anyone?

Saturday morning and afternoon was a blur but at nite, Kei, Jeremy and I spontaneously headed over to the Bada Lounge in Belltown. That place licked ass so we went next door to Axis. Much chiller crowd and ordered drinks. All of suden Jeremy was like "hey, you guys wanna go clubbing?" Kei and I both widen our eyes and slowly nodded in agreement. Down Under was just down the street and I did know the bartender there (free drinks!).

To make sure the place was poppin, we made Jeremy go down first to scope out the place. In the meantime, Kei and I split a hotdog and I noticed the bartender's brother, who was actually the club manager! So I went over to say hi and he remembered me!! So me and Kei got on "the list" and were pretty stoked about that. Tequila shots, bumpin n grindin and watching Jeremy dance like an old man later, it was time to go.

Hing Loon at 1:30am sure hit the spot!

Slumber party in room 425. Thats right, the 3 of us had a slumber party. Kei took the matress from the bedroom and laid it next to the futon in the living and that's how we slept. It was just like camp.

The morning after--Xeena's for breakfast!!!! Just like college, sigh~~~

CHURCH! Yes, yours truly went to church solely to scam on guys. It's low, pathetic and totally not worth it. But hey, I learned that I was God's Masterpiece and also got a free mug. So not a total waste of time.

Work wise: I'm getting a lot of projects and truth be told, I'm often confused and wondering what the heck I'm doing. But apparently I'm getting results but I'm still like "huh?".....

Oh yah, one last thing. Kei, Jeremy, Alan, Cyman, Danny, Marcus, Brandon, Andrew and I have put aside our differences and formed the Badunkas! Yes, we have joined the Puget Sound Basketball league and our first game is this Sunday. Wish us luck cuz we're going to need it!

2 Rules of the Biz

So my boss (technically everyone's my boss, but this person is the one who hired me) comes over to me today and in a tells me the golden 2 rules that she forgot to tell me yesterday. I started to freak out, thinking I did something wrong--but she goes:

"First off, if you haven't noticed, we're a loud bunch of people and anything goes. So if at any point we might have offended you, please let us know. We're very laid back--there's wine in the kitchen and beer in the fridge. Secondly, we value confidentiality..."

Wow, wine in the kitchen and beer in the fridge!?! Don't have to guess too hard in where I'll be spending my down time... Just kidding!

First day gitters

I started my internship today at the communications firm, Parker LePla. I was a nervous wreck and just did not know what to expect. I don't know why I was surprised to have my own desk (next to the boss!) but it was right next to the window where I had the wonderful view of Lake Union. Well, my back is towards the window, but every so often, I'd *stretch* and take in the view.

The people there seem really nice and just Seattle style-laid back. I'm not sure if its early in the game for the bitchiness to surface *knock on wood* but I am the only minority there so I gotta watch my own back. =P

There are no walls or dividers in the office so people are just speaking in high volumes to each other across the room. Open door policy, gotta love it...I think.

Anyway, after work I went to SU to work out and boy was I surprised to see a shit load of people there. Don't people eat dinner at 5:30? Hmm, now that I think about it, probably not. My goal isn't to lose weight but to discipline myself into working out after work each day. Go me!