"Man, guys have it easy. Girls have to use so much money." Its hard being a girl ;)

The original plan for today was to drop by Aldo really quickly so that Lidya could get a bag then go to H&M so that I could get price adjustments for the clothes that I bought yesterday and then head over to the see the Statue of Liberty. But our day turned out to be completely different than we planned. Well not COMPLETELY different but somewhat different. We did go to Aldo for Lidya and I did get my price adjusted, although the woman that rang me up seemed to do it reluctantly, and then we basically ended up going on a shopping spree. We went to Free people after visiting H&M because as I was sitting at the sitting area waiting for the other girls to finish making their purchases, this one woman with her dog had some really pretty round sun glasses that really caught my eye. So I asked her where she got them from and she told me she got them from Free People. Luckily there was a Free people just a couple of stores down from H&M so we headed over there and i bought the same sunglasses but in black( hers were gold). 

Then we decided to go to Sephora because i think it was Rose who wanted to check out the fragrances. The Sephora that we went to was really nice and big. The fragrance section was so big and the one thing that i was pleasantly surprised by was the fact that they had so many different roller ball perfumes. A lot more than the Sephora back in Northridge. I was really tempted to buy the DG light blue roller ball perfume but I managed to semi- successfully fight my temptation. "Semi- successfully" because I did end up buying a Clinique lip thing that was super pretty. It was funny because  most of us tried the deep red and red colored lip products so by the time we were done with making our purchases and left Sephora, we all had red lips! We spent so much time in Sephora! Or at least it felt like we did. But we didnt stop there! We ended up going to our last store, American Eagle. At this point I really didnt want to buy any more clothes or anything besides, well, food of course. But when we walked into American Eagle, everything was 40 percent off!! Like why out of all days lol. But i didnt buy anything although i did want this one really cute white scarf. But i was able to walk out of American Eagle without feeling sad or regretful for not buying it.

We stopped for an ice cream break at the ice cream truck. I got a  rootbeer float that was kind of on the pricy side 5 bucks! And it wasnt even that great. Especially because the ice cream was really heavy and thick. So i ended up throwing most of it away.

Tomorrow I'm going to check out Hillsong and Im super excited! Super excited to be at a church that I might be possibly attending regularly! Tomorrow will be a great day! Sigh but its the last day of summer vacation T.T HWAITING for my first year of college!!!!

A Reason for Everything by Jeremy Passion

After drying my hair, I sat on my chair and realized i had A LOT of ingrown hair on my legs. Gross right? So i decided to pluck them. But as i was plucking each stubborn ingrown hair from my leg, Passion's song: A Reason for Everything started playing on my itunes. With a blank mind I just listened to the lyrics and a thought hit me: There really is a reason for everything.

I feel like i forget so easily that there is a reason for everything. And that reason ,whether i know what the reason is or i don't know the reason, I know that there is definitely a reason to everything all in accordance to God's plan. This was the thought that came in mind after hearing the song..  Especially after moving into the dorms and the big apple, I notice many of the students are not comfortable including myself. And that is totally understandable because it isnt the house that we've lived in for the last 18 years of our lives. But I think because of this discomfort and new environment there are many grumpy and unhappy students. One of which are my dorm mate. Not to bad mouth her or anything like that because she is a great person. But I would definitely say that she complains about things. To be honest, it did irritate me in the beginning, even up until tonight before i heard this song but after hearing this song and really thinking about what Passion is singing about, my eyes were opened to see in a new perspective.

I could complain about how much my room mate complains but what is that doing? In the end I'm basically going in circles of never ending complaints! So I decided to take a new perspective of this thanks to Passion's song.

So i decided to shift my mindset to being positive and thankful. I began to think how thankful i am to have a room mate like mine who is very clean, friendly, and fun to hang out with. And that even though in the beginning i was kind of second thinking my reasoning to room with her, I realized that there is a reason why i was even placed in a situation to have been connected with her in the first place! And I am thankful for that reason. I know that God placed me in that time, in that place, on that day to be introduced to my room mate and I thank him for that.

I just thank the Lord for just watching over me and letting everything happen for a reason. Although at the time that reason may not make sense to me or may even be the exact opposite of what i anticipated, I need to continually remind myself that God indeed does have a plan for me and his plans are all aligned to HIS perfect timing and not mine. Thank you Lord!

Hey my name's Eunice! What's your name? Where are you from?

I am officially a New Yorker!! WEEEEEE~ I'd have to say.. The big apple is a lot more different than Cali for sure. To go over briefly the differences that I have seen while being here for four nights, is that : NYC is much more loud whether it's the streets with all the taxis' honking or its at restaurants where several people are eating together. I definitely need more time adjust to all these differences but i think once I am adjusted, I'll love it just like everyone else that come to New York for college.

Mom and Dad left today at 2:30. I really thought it wouldn't be sad departing but I guess I'm a lot more emotional than i thought! Because I did cry haha. Just couldn't hold it in because before they left, my parents kind of got into an argument like usual. And mom got sick all of a sudden from doing too much especially because she just came back from Korea not to long ago... But I just felt bad because I feel like I'm kind of starting to understand my mom and how she's disappointed at my dad. I think its also because I just got like a wave of emotions and I realized what a great mom my mom is. But yeah..

Today we met in our orientation groups and our orientation leader, Eva, took us around town to cheap and good tasting places. I took notes on my phone and I have a lot of places to check out now! Eva was kind of intimidating at first especially because she just seemed like a person that didn't give a crap about anything, but after getting to know her she turned out to be the absolute opposite of what I saw her to be. She said she was half black and half indian, which was cool because i never met anyone that was mixed like that. She definitely had black features as well as indian features. At first glance she looked like an indian but after seeing her close up, her voluptuous lips and wide hips brought out her black side. But aside from that, I would have to say that it was enjoyable and tiring!

One thing I need to do is get out of my comfort zone! But it's so hard!! I feel like a lot of people are shy but its funny how a lot of the shy people are asians. HAHA i guess we're just not confident? BUT i cant categorize people like that so... But yeaah. Gotta work on that!

Im super tired so I'm gonna go to bed because its late and i have to get up early tomorrow for my first orientation meeting!! EEEP not exactly excited but more scared lol. but i shouldnt! so ill pray and sleep haahha :)

TIme does really fly

I finally cut my nails! Feels much more comfortable to type. My excuse for not blogging as much was because of my nails... Which was a legitimate excuse! But i'd have to say, I was really lazy also and i didnt want to really blog.. heh. But im back! So lately I've been just trying to get my sleeping pattern to normal because im still VERY jetlagged. But so far, it has been a failure. Like right now its currently 2:30 am and I was rolling on my bed trying to fall asleep but i failed.. So i decided to blog. Actually! That isnt the reason why im blogging. The reason why I went on my laptop in the first place was because i had a sudden brilliant idea to what to get my sister for her birthday(that already passed)! I forget what the word for that is... I wont write what im getting her because Im afraid she might read my blog but i have a feeling she'll LAV it! Hopefully! But the thing is, I'm ordering it online and I'm scared it might not arrive on time for me to give it to her myself :( Because I'm off to New York in FIVE DAYS! omg time flieeees! 

I can not believe I'll be leaving for college in five days...To be honest it still hasn't hit me that ill be seriously leaving the valley and will be starting a whole new life in New York! Its scary and exciting at the same time but id have to say its more scary than it is exciting. I think thats why it hasnt hit me quite yet. I think I try to not think about it as much because the thought kind of frightens me and it just seems so unreal to me. But I cant believe time has gone so quickly that there remains five days until i leave... Everything seemed so far away. I remember marking my calendar for the 15th of August as the day i leave for NY back in june, and thinking "maan, thats faaaaar away" but wow, its already five days!! Sigh.. And lately its been kind of stressful (?) not quite the word but whatever. But its been kind of stressful because I have to make plans to meet up with my friends before i leave. And honestly i dont even have many friends so I would think it wouldnt be hard but it is actually. Especially because everyone works! So scheduling a time and day when everyone can meet has been a struggle. Also on top of that a lot of my friends dont really get along with each other so i have to meet them all separately which is also a hassle. AND on top of that I have to spend time with my family before i leave them for NY! But i guess i shouldnt be complaining about this and just be thankful that i even have people to meet and that i am so loved that people actually want to spend the last days with me before i leave. 

Another thing that I've been doing lately is water skiing ! I just started recently and wow it is way more fun that i always imagined it to be. Growing up I was always afraid of water, so i thought, but it turns out I'm actually not! I'm not gonna lie, water skiing is a very intense sport and i have been very sore for the past few days that i went but its only been the second time i went and I've gotten better already and its super fun! Not only is it an exercise but its fun and almost seems like it isn't an exercise! I don't regret not going as a kid because i feel like i had my reasons and it seemed right for me not to go as a kid because i was very afraid. But i do feel like if i did start earlier i would have been very good by now and may have even learned how to drive the boat! But i don't feel any regrets to my decisions! What's important is the present !

Speaking of the present, my mom's coming home today! My sister and I have to go pick her up at 11 because my dad is going to go out to the lake at 7 in the morning. But i dont mind at all that i have to pick my mom up. I feel a lot older now. To see that my dad leaves me and my sister to do these things like driving to LAX to pick our mom up. Its crazy how time flies! 

I'm also going to meet Rachel in LA after my orthodontist appointment. I have to get my retainers adjusted and maybe new ones because mine are so dirty and the bottom ones dont even fit after my wisdom teeth grew out! I know ill have a great time with Rachel today just catching up and talking and eating of course. 

Well, Im going to try to go to sleep now because its 3 now and i have to get up at 9:30 to get ready!! Goodnight/Good morning?