:: Friday, November 26, 2004 ::

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Hey Everyone!! ^^ Sorry for not posting about this earlier...(as in a few months ago) But i moved to xanga >_O

So if you still visit this site...Props to ya!! You're awesome!! *glomp* But anywayz, feel free to check out the xanga site: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=XxZellDnctxX

Hope to hear from you soon! =D

:: David 9:24 PM @_@ ::
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"I'm Leavin' On a Jet Plane"

"I'm leavin' on a jet plane! Don't know when i'll be back again..."......and that's all i know XD haha oh well, not exactly a life skill i'll need...or is it? But Anyway, whether it is or isn't, isn't important!! What is important is...I'M F***ing DONE WITH HIGH SCHOOL!!! w00t!!! I'm so glad to be done!!! The night of my last post, I stayed up until 4:00 AM the working on all the rest of my school work @_@ Then i got up and literally ran around all day and even ended up staying 2 hours after school was out to get everything done. And after the day i was just entirely exhausted. >_> And i didn't realize i was finally done until i actually got in my car and started driving and i totally freaked! I was like "WHOOO!!! YEAAAAAAH!!" And i was totally ecstatic until i realized i was kinda celebrating alone in the car... >_> yea i'm a dork! BUT! I do have reason to celebrate! From being behind because of trips and surgeries and such, i brought up my grades from B's C's and even one D to a 4.0 within a matter of 3 weeks!!! Now tell me that didn't require much work ;) I've been living off of 4 hours of sleep a night for 3 weeks straight.

But now Im SOOOO DONE!!! Not only did I knock down that “tree” I was talking about last post, but I KILLED IT! So In Yo Face!! Im done with high school!

SO RELIEVED!!! So yesterday i went to the theater and saw Harry Potter 3 which was pretty good i thought. not bad, not bad ;) But i miss the old Dumbledore >.< Come back!!! :( Someone should ressurect him from the dead. Yes, he's that important! The other guy was alright, but just isn't the same >_> Anyway, then i got out of the theater and was invited to see another movie, and so i went with it :p So i saw Harry Potter 3, then Raising Helen....which was not bad i guess ^^

But even more importantly than it finally being over...I leave for SPAIN!!! YEEEEHP!!! tonight (or tomorrow) at 4:00 AM we leave to Frisco airport and then leave from there to i think New York then to SPAIN BEBI!!! YEAAAH!! Ooooh i can't wait to get out of the Boonies!!!

So tonight i think (well once i contact Hernandeezee) we might go celebrate in Fresno and hang out there and see Chronicles of Riddick!! HELL YEAH! Gonna be sw33t!!! So yes, tonight i will be out for a while ^^ And then Dom sleeps over and we leave tomorrow...on..well just a regular plane (not a jet plane) >_>

But for those of you wondering, i'm going to really try my best to post while i'm in Spain!! So check in from time to time ;) But as for now! I gotta get packed >.< eep! and help clean up the house and all...and cleaning's not all that fun...but it's ok cuz i'm "Waiting for tonight, OooOOOh!" (Jennifer Lopez) Haha...ok i'll stop with the singing! But i'm just so stoked! Bwahaha!

So next time i post, i'm gonna be in Spain! Ain't that strange? So i now must say my goodbyes to everyone for the rest of the summer :( But in case i am not able to post often, definitely FEEL FREE to email me!! I'd appreciate it very much!! ^^ dpowell_yhs@yahoo.com Well...i must say goodbye now...SO GOODBYE! :D hehe, naw but really i'll miss everyone for the 9 weeks i'm gone :( But i love you all! so *hugz!* i guess i'll see ya all soon! in Spain! ;D



THE Koolest Wallpaper EVER!

:: David 3:58 PM @_@ ::
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I Will Prevail!!!

These past few weeks since i've been back from Korea have been absolutely Hell for me...staying up countless hours after midnight working and studying on school work trying to get caught up! Well guess what?? I've been working my Arse off and i guess it's finally paying off! I was able to catch up in all (or about 95%) of my school work i was behind in from my travels, while doing well on finals and tests and current projects...and I've brought up all my grades back to their rightful A's! with maybe a possible B!! And as my parents who have (for the past few weeks at least) "lost faith in me"....BOOYA!!! ;P In Yo' FACE!!! I told you guys i'd do it, and i did! and better than i had expected! BAM!!! w00t! What Now, eh??

So tomorrow, being the last day, is also the final push for me. I have much to do tonight, but if i just suffer one more night of totally focusing and doing EVERYTHING i need to get done...OMG!! I'll be SOOO HAPPY!! Also today Bryn comes home from Korea for the summer!! Lol...although i leave on saturday...maybe we can hang out a bit :p

It's been so long that i've been carrying all this work on my shoulders and stressing about it and after weeks of hacking away at this tree, i'm finally about to deliver the final blow to take it down for the summer!! Hell Yea! So TIMBERRRRRR!!!! I can't describe how psyched i am about there being just one more day of this high school nonsense!!

Tomorrow=Freedom and Saturday=Spain. PERIOD. (Wow...that was really powerful ^^ I'm so excited i almost wet my pants! @_@ jk jk!) But it is just soooo great cuz i feel like i can be myself again!! yay! It's nice to be back! ;) *sigh*

Well, now gonna get to work again if i wanna get this done!! But I will, even if it takes me to tomorrow morning!!! But anyway, i'm gonna get to it! And then i'll post again once i knock this Bad Boy DOWN!! Fwahaha!! Nothing can steal my thunder now!



How many kittens have you killed today? o_O

:: David 12:52 PM @_@ ::
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I've lost my Wisdom...TEETH!!

GAAAAAH!!! I'm in Paaaaain!! >_< I really hate it... Getting ur wisdom teeth pulled is different for people. Either it's nothing, or it's one of the worst things, no in between. And i my case...well it's pretty bad hehe. As i type this i'm loaded up on vicodine and codene so whooo hooO!!! Go me! Although i feel so weird...like realy drowsy and disoriented @_@ I don't rememebr anything from yesterday either...it's weird...All i remember is everything up until i got to the doctor's office and they began inflating me with laughing gas and he kept asking me questions...like i think he said something like "oh so what are your plans for summer?" and my mom said i said "i'm going to europe in a rocket ship so i can play with puppies!" LOL wtf. Something's wrong with me...then everything went black. And then from there on it was like little clips of memories...waking up in a wheel chair going down the hall...being lifted into the van...arriving home...stumbling around up the stairs as my mom tried to help...then i went to sleep for a few hours.

Then i started kinda gaining conciousness back and i woke up to know that my bottom lip and tongue were TOTALLY numb. I also had huge gauses in my mouth to stop the bleeding and i felt like a chipmunk while my mom popped in a movie. And...well any of you who have seen Big Fish, know it's kinda a weird movie. And lol! believe me when i say this! When ur all hopped up on vicodine and codene...it was a 2 hour drug trip lol. And i don't even remember the plot at all.

So after that, i was still feeling real funky and i was finally able to take the gauses out when the bleeding stopped. Then my dad called in from Las Vegas to check up and see how everything went and when i talked to him on the phone he said i sounded drunk cuz i couldn't talk properly with a numb lip and tongue. Lol...i felt like Jar Jar Binks after he stuck his head in the Pod Racer lazer in Star Wars Episode I. Then after that i decided to play a little FFX, and i faintly rememebr me running around sandoria saying weird random things, until someone sent a tell saying "Are you on drugs or something man?" lol...well indeed i was. And since then i've just been relaxing..which i desperately need and it feels oh so good ^^ But i REALLY need to get back to my school work tomorrow...but i'm going to just savor and enjoy every moment of today while i can. (although slightly in pain hehe >_<)

And it really sucks...ever have one of those times where no one can ever do anything when u want to? And then the one time u can't do anything, hundreds of people ask if you wanna do soemthign with them? yea...this is one of those cases lol. like 4 friends have asked if i could do something this weekend...Domenic is having a BBQ at his house tonight...GAH!!! SO GHEY!! I want tritip and hamburgers too!!! T_T Life isn't fair i tell you.... *sniff sniff*

Domenic also has some cousins visiting that i met when we went on our trip to Disneyland, and both are a lot younger. And when we were there i had fun playing around with Domenic's cousin...Haiden? Aiden? bah! don't know how to spell it..but it's pronounced "Aee Den" hehe, but he's like 6 and he's kool ^^ And now that he's visiting...lol Domenic says he really wants to see me cuz he thinks i'm one of his cousins XD so cute ^^ I wanna go see him...but as of now i'm not quite feeling up to it...i'm afraid i might stumble onto him and squish him or something of that matter :p

Well anyway, that's all i can say for now...or all i can remember...wow i'm still really whacked out on this stuff...ok! Well until next time i guess!
Captain Vicodine, Out! *krshk!*

:: David 6:42 PM @_@ ::
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Movin' On

Life as of late has been just kinda BLAH. Not horrible bad, but definitely NOT great either. Although the closer i get to summer, the more relief comes to ease my pain. I'm still playing catch up and getting ready for finals...parents are still on my but 24/7...people are still stupid...and i still feel alone. But now it's really odd...because i keep taking so many hits, yet i'm to the point where i just don't have any emotion towards bad things right now...kinda like i've gone numb. Yet despite all these things, i just have to keep thinking to myself that there are only 3 more weeks of school separating me and freedom. No matter how bad or how mediocre things are between that time span, it is still only 3 weeks.

So! That being said...I CAN'T WAIT!!! All i can say is i totally despise highschool and i am soooo looking forward to college! From everything i've seen from all the colleges or college-like experiences that i've had it's just all around better than high school. High school if you think about it is kinda like the final big fat wall sheltering you before you head out into the real world. It's the wall that people either learn to love or hate depending on what kind of person he or she is; Some love the wall because it protects them from outside adult reposibilities and such...while some (like me) who don't enjoy high school (or just the high school they go to) very much are just ready to BUST DOWN THAT WALL and enter the real world (and i'm not talkin' mtv). Also people at this time go through the adolescent period of their life where mood swings and strange things happen to you and at times you shrink to the size of a dung beetle which makes that wall THAT much bigger :p

There are ways of getting around this wall like becoming a bum...working at McDonalds (lol)...and many other creative ways...but none of that i find is very appealing to me...so i've been looking at so many possibilities to avoid the one more year of high school, and i have found a crack in the wall!!!

Next year i want to do do maybe one class of homeschool (just enough so i'm enrolled in a homeschool to later get my high school diploma) and in the meantime hit two birds with one stone by taking coorespondence courses from UC Berkeley counting for both high school and college credits! (yes!) So this means many great things for me that i love... 1) sleep in (w00t!) 2) no more stupid pointless busy work in school 3) I can learn more on what i need to learn and go at my own pace (for example: in school, if there's something i don't get i can take more time to learn it, and if there's something i understand much quicker than others, i can move ahead) 4) Discipline myself for college 5) Get a job during school hours 6) The Best of ALL: Travel and take more and longer trips because i can still do my school work in other places ^^

There are many other benefits too...but those are the major ones. Oh yes! And by time i finally do start college, i will be about 2 or 3 credits away from starting college as a sophomore, leaving all other classmates in the dust! XD haha! go me! And the only real cons to this decision is missing out on 1) sports (but i'll still do other things to keep in shape) 2) Senior prom (probably won't go anyway...) 3) Miss all the "wonderful" people at my school...aww too bad :)

So anywayz, i think it pros outweigh the cons by quite a bit and those are my plans for next year! bwaha! can't wait! So once these next few weeks are over, it'll be a beginning of something great ^^

So i MUST concentrate on these weeks though! They are very important to my getting into colleges >_< Two weeks of hardcore catch up, then 1 week of finalz @_@ INSTENSE!! But i can do it! I Believe in Miracles! (you sexay thang! ^_~) lolz :P So wish me luck!!! And i'll see you all later!


PS. I get my wisdom teeth pulled next weekend... >_> So wish me luck with that one too XD I get to work on my homework next week hopped up on vicodine! w00t! o_0


Stoopid n00bz... >_>

:: David 1:22 PM @_@ ::
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Life's Many Ups and Downs 2

Well...last post was called "Life's Many Ups and Downs" although, as you know, it was one of the ups...but since i've been back from my trip, it's been a big fat down. Especially today. I really believe this place is hell...or my hell anyway. I just can't seem to win in any situation.

Lately i've been busting my butt off trying to get caught up in my school work (which i'm almost half way maybe?) but there is just sooo much! and not only that, but it's piling more and more by the minute, and it's really getting out of hand. So i've been really working to get caught up so i can get a good college (in the long run), but as for now, i'm trying to please my parents. However, they think all i do is mess around and never get any work done!! And that's all the credit i get for bringing up my US History grade up from a C to an A in a week (which required staying up until 1:30 every night for a week), making up 4 huge lab writeups in IB Bio, 3 pages of essay questions, studying really hard and getting an A- on a big math quiz, and making up an English test, all the while, trying to keep up in recent assignments and projects. But still, nothing. My parents see me as playing around all the time! But I'm working on my school work all the time!!! SO WTF IS THAT!!!???!?!?!

So i couldn't sleep last night (as like most nights lately where i just toss and turn) where i only get 3-5 hours of sleep, and a HUGE headache. Then right away, my parents are on a warpath and on my case, and i did my best not to talk back, even though i wanted to in a lot of cases because i was being accused of not doing any work...so taking all this in really builds up, and believe me, this didn't exactly help my headache. So i was released from being verbally riddled with bullet holes, i was finally able to get in my car and drive to school, but i was pretty aggravated. Then as i'm driving on my way to school on the highway i realize i forgot my wallet... >_> But it was too late to turn back.

On my way to school, there was also massive traffic and when i finally get to the school parking lot, ALL the spots were taken! So i took 5 minutes of driving around until i decide to park across the street at in a church parking lot. And of course because of all this traffic and no parking places...i'm late. Yea, yea...the usual...teacher bitches at me for being late, etc...but that class wasn't so bad, we just watched a super boring video on Yosemite National Park.

But then along comes second period. The ABSOLUTE highlight of my day. It didn't start out too bad, except for this one guy in my class who's tall and skinny that everyone thinks he's "SO COOL!" because he's the "funniest guy around" and lots of the girls like him. Usually he's a pretty kool guy and he's funny, and fun to talk to, but the i think he brags too much, but the thing i hate about this guy is he makes fun others (lots of times me) and degrades them to make him look "cool" i guess. But still he's one of everyone's favorite guy. But he's all talk....but to him, he's the best at everything. Who "can beat the crap out of anyone" and "has the biggest "Junk"" (or so he likes to call it), and so on...But in reality, i think he's just a tall and scrawny jackass and the only thing he's good at is making jokes, and comebacks. But this is why anyone who's made fun of, can't really make fun of him because it just makes it worse. So i usually just roll with the punches.

Today, me and some other guys (including him) were talking and making jokes, and he makes the usual racist jokes against me, or sometimes other people, which bothers me of course...but after so much of it, i guess you kind of get used to it, and just have to roll with the punches, or else it just makes it worse. And when he makes these jokes, he's just messing around (or so he thinks) and the other guys just laugh with him because he's "the funny guy". This i don't mind so much...but this time it was just too much. He just kept making fun of me and it was starting to get on my already pissed off nerves. Until he just totally crosses the fucking line and starts making fun of me because i'm adopted!! Not only that, but my family and my sister. That was just fucked up and it pissed be off beyond belief! But of course "he's just messin' around" and all the other guys laugh along too, and no one else steps in to support me. But inside i was so ticked off. Until he kept going and i just got so FIRED up and clenched my fists, and i was just so angry i didn't say a word...and i wasn't in any kind of mood to just make a funny comeback or something stupid like that. This was serious. All i did was while watching everyone else laugh, while just waiting for him to turn around and so much as open his damn mouth, so i could pound his face in. And lucky for him, he said JUST the right amount of jokes, because one more, and i would have gone berserk on his ass. But OMFG!!!!! i haven't been filled with so much hate for someone in a LOOOONG time! My jaw still hurts from my teeth being clenched so tight.

So after taking all this being humiliated and feeling like a coward for not doing anything, i move on to the next period, still mad as ever. In 4th period, we took a writing test today for the CSUs (California State Universities) which all colleges would have access to, so it was pretty important. We had to write an essay with a given quote in 45 minutes. But i couldn't concentrate. Let along write a freakin' essay. But somehow i managed to slowly pull it together and write my essay. First we had to make an outline for the essay, then write the essay. So i got my essay all outlined and i was surprised how many good ideas came to mind, despite all those emotions left in me. However, soon my mind strayed and next thing i knew, i left out a somewhat important part of my essay, so i had to waste about 15 minutes erasing about a half a page or so, then rewriting it. Then i continue writing as fast as i can. Suddenly, "Time's up, put your pencils down". SHIT!! I didn't even get to finish half of my essay! My essay was supposed to talk about something that seemed like it didn't relate much, then all come together in the end. But i didn't even get to start writing the part where it all comes together!! So when colleges look at this, they're going to be like "Wtf does this have to do with anything?" DAMNIT!!

Turning out to be a great day so far, eh? >_> So finally at lunch, everyone i usually hang around or talk to are either somewhere or doing something. And because i forgot my wallet, i couldn't even buy something to eat (having not had enough time to eat breakfast either). So i just sat somewhere alone. Feeling hungry, tired, frustrated, angry, humiliated, lonely, and most of all, my headache was just getting much worse. It was a horrible lunch period.

6th period weight lifting. I really wanted to lift weights to somehow vent these emotions safely, but my headache wouldn't permit it, and soon jokingly, a kid in my class jumps on my back. But when he did this, his arm unintentionally brushed harshly against my ear and it hurt really bad because of my ear piercing. So i went to the bathrrom to check it out, and when i took out my earring, it was sore, swollen, and bleeding a little. Then i couldn't get it back in because it was too swollen, but because i didn't want it closing up, i had to kind of force it back in and that hurt like hell too.

Many small things all added up the rest of the day, until finally school was out. But even then, i didn't leave in time and got caught in crazy traffic again, and rude high schoolers would swerve and cut me off...just so many small things! Then i get home, and parent's aren't home. So i decided i'd vent and just type in my blog...but then my mom came home and saw me typing in my blog (The ONE thing that's been supportive in my whole damn day) and accuses me of playing on the computer!! So i had to save it and stop, then type the las paragraph now. But the truth is, I don't know what to do right now...i even tried telling my mom all about my day, trying to gain some understanding, but she just thought i was feeling sorry for myself, and that i'm making stuff up, or it's "not that bad". Fuck. It seems like no one's on my side here...It's me versus the world right now, and it's about to crush me like a bug. I just hope i can survive this place. Or i don't know if i even want to anymore. I just really hate it.

:: David 5:44 PM @_@ ::
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Life's Many Ups and Downs ^^

WoW @_@ What a trip...I've been everywhere lol But after all what i've been through, I'm back! Again! So yes, i'm still alive...unfortunately...that's right! XD I NEVER die ;) But anywhoo, i've had so many incredible experiences lately and it's been damn near impossible to keep track of them, let alone update my blog @_@ So instead of telling you EVERYTHING i'll just tell you about he intense past few weeks. But still...it's gonna be a long one, so ya might wanna grab a bag o' popcorn or something ^^ Hopefully it makes up for my lack of posting lol

Well! Once upon a time, there was a very depressed David who lived life day by day, was behind in schoolwork, and wanted so desperately to get out of the small, sad town in the boonies of California, known as Oakhurst. Hick Central. David's sister is studying in Korea at Ewha Women's University and learning Korean, while his parents are living with him at home, but constantly gone on business trips. Soon David finds out he has a trip planned to visit his sister in Korea on spring break, followed by a 4 day visit to Hawaii to see my MOST FAVORITEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD!! Yay! So in the final few weeks before spring break, David busts his ass doing his best to get caught up in school work....and finally....WEEK'S OVER!!! W00t! David (this is where i come in :p) is sooooo freakin' relieved and happy!! Finally a break that I desperately needed! And next thing i know, i'm off to Korea!

After 16 hours of sitting on my butt in a giant flying metal shaft with wings, also known as an airplane, we arrive in Korea! And i am greeted by my sister who i haven't seen in nearly a year. Yay! *hugz* It was really good to see her again. ^^ But once we left the airport and arrived in Seoul, i was like "WAAAAAAH!!! This place is so kool!" And i just felt at home. It was a little chilly, but it got warmer as the week progressed. So after looking around and seeing everything in Korean and me looking like @_@ We arrive at the International section (part where professors, and a few guy students stay) of the Ewha dormitories. After we were settled in, we went downstairs to the Cafeteria to grab a bite to eat and i stop in my tracks when i soon remember i'm at a Women's University :D And Wow! So many cute girls ^_~ But i didn't talk to any of them because i now always feel kinda shy about being myself, because of the verbal racial smackdown i frequently recieve back in Hickville. And most of the girls back at home don't find ANY interest in me whatsoever merely because i'm of a different skin color...freakin stupid...and it's hard to believe, but that after long periods of time can really mess with a guy, and make him feel like shit at times. But then...my sister introduces me to some of her friends, like Akiko (who i really think is great btw ^^), and my sister later tells me that they think i'm cute and they thought i was older than my sister XD Haha...well that made me feel really good knowing that people here actually take a liking to me :D

Ok, well i'm not going to tell you EVERYTHING i did in Korea, but i'm gonna tell ya the highlights, ok? Where to start...THE FOOD!!!! OMG, Do i miss the food! :( I always love trying a variety of new foods. I am now in love with Korean food!! Sis, you need to bring back Korean recipes, ok??? And i know i can't cook...but for that kinda food, it's worth a try ;)

Also, we got to visit a lot of Museums and beautiful Korean Palaces around Seoul! And i can't really describe them...but u'll just have to take my word for it, they were awesome ^_^ Oh yea! And we visited one really big palace in Seoul, and it was incredible, but it was kinda hard to look around because...well there was this huge group of schoolgirls (about 16-19 years of age) on a field trip from Pohong City, and as i walked by, they all stared and giggled, and they'd follow, or walk by frequently. But newayz, i tried to ignore them lol, although i have to admit, some were pretty cute ^^ Then, a group asked if they could get a picture with me and i didn't mind of course. And soon they were asking me all kinds of questions trying to get to know me, and soon there were more groups wanting pictures too o_0 Lol! It was really distracting from the palace, but it was kinda fun :p

We also visited the world's largest war museum which was btw...HUGE? yea...and did i mention it was humongous? It had about EVERYTHING there is to know about anything in Korean War history. My dad and i had 2 hours to look visit it, and basically we just had enough time to look around and glance at things and admire, before we only had 10 minutes left before we had to go XD We didn't really have much time to read any of the display plates that told information about things. But even just rushing through the place was amazing. We even saw a 1/3 size Korean turtle ship which was still HUGE! They were basically huge ships with metal plating on the sides and top, along with spikes on the top, flame retardant sails, and a large battering ram Dragon head in the front that were invented by Admiral Yi. All those things were just incredibly ingenius at that time because i forgot what year...but it was WAAAAAAY long ago. Very impressive. Ok, enough with the history lessons! *slaps his own face* sorry guys XD Moving on...

Also in Korea, i have to say, one of the most AWESOME thing is the Nightlife of Seoul. I loved it! Streets with people and sidestreet markets and shops, and THE LIGHTS! Oh the lights are so beautiful! They have so many kool places there! My sister and i went shopping a lot, like in Dondemun, and she bought me clothes and all kindsa junk from the kindness of her heart ^^ Thanks so much! ^_^ Shopping was very fun too (although my sister had to do all the talking of course XD) and it was funny because everywhere we went the girls behind th counters would always tell my sister "oh, i like your boyfriend! He's very cute! ^^" LOL!!! And of course she's kinda like "He's not my boyfriend... >_>" and i wouldn't know the difference if they said "I'm gonna slap you with a Rubber Chicken!" until after we leave wherever we were shopping and my sister translates and tells me XD We also went shopping around a lot for gifts for friends in Hawaii and back at home! So hope you guys enjoyed the gifts ^_^

Ooooh! Oh yea! Also we had Easter in Korea and i got my ear pierced! w00t! Yea bebi! ^^ And then we later ate out at a korean resturant of course XD Then on the last full day in Korea, was probably one of the most fun. I had one of the professors that my dad was working with, set me up with going to a Korean high school for a day, so i could see what it was like, and how different it was from my high school (In Hickville). And whoa...it was different alright ^^

I arrived at normal time along with the other students, although i felt kinda awkward because everyone else was wearing a uniform but me...i was wearing my jeans, black shirt, and leather jacket lol Oh well :p I dare to be different ;) Or...i just didn't have a way of getting a uniform even if i had wanted one lol. But anyway, i was introduced to the principal who was very nice, and he escorted me to the classroom that i'd spend the day in. And as i walked down the hallways, girls and guys were walking around and all talking (still before class) until they saw me, walking with the principal, and they all began talking and staring, but it made me somewhat uncomfortable because i wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing...until girls started giggling and screaming lol Although i was still very confused. Then i arrive in the classroom with Korean girls and guys alike all about my age and i was introduced and such, then i was seated in the back next to a girl who spoke English the best in the class. Her name was Lee Hye Won and she was really nice and helped me out through the day ^_^ As the day went on, i started realizing that everyone is soooo freakin nice! and they ALL wanted to get to know me.

So during the 10 minute breaks between classes, guys would all surround me and ask me questions, make conversation, show me around, etc. While the girls all talked about me behind my back and giggled and wanted pictures with me on their cell phone cameras. At the school they also had a consession stand and the other guys were so eager to buy me something and next thing i know i'm talking to them with a korean bread snack and a sprite in my hands lol. I made so many awesome friends that day, everyone was so kool!!! And as the day went on, i had literally mobs of other teenagers following me and taking pictures with cellphone cameras. I swear i've NEVER seen so many cell phone cameras in my life!!! And at lunch, the guys wanted to talk with me and play soccer outside, while the girls all wanted to get to know me and take pictures with me.

But everyone was soooo unbelievably nice, and it definitely was NOT at all anything like my high school back home. As we walked around, the guys would surround me and they said jokingly "we are like your bodyguards" and i was so surprised how popular i was lol And they said "ahh! You ah Ewha's numbah one stah! you like celebrity hear!" Lol it was so fun, and a HUGE contrast from my highschool at home. And by the end of the day (and 3000 cell phone pictures later), i had a whole lot of email addresses. Everyone had a hard time letting me go too lol, girls and guys wanted their last goodbyes and pictures taken with me, and there were even girls literally hanging out of the schoolroom windows yelling goodbye lol and 3 even walked me a mile and a half out of their was back to the dormitories.

I could go on and on describing people and how fun it was, and it was soooo fun. So i'd like to give a shout out to you all! Like Lee Hye Won, Min Hyung, Su-Kyung, Park Seung-Gyun, Jung Mi, Eunji, and EVERYONE else at Ewha High School!!! You guys are AWESOME!!!

So anyway...that's a little of how my Korea trip went. It was a blast! By far, i think the best international trip i've ever had. But it was hard to leave and say goodbye to everyone, especially my sister. Although she's coming home in two months :p So i'll see ya soon sis!

So we left on Monday from Korea to Honolulu Hawaii! And man, it was a rough trip...because it was a long flight, and then when i arrived in hawaii i wanted to hang around my BEST friends in the whole world! And in the end i survived a long 39 hour day without an ounce of sleep @_@ lol And even after that i only got about 4 hours of sleep because the next morning, we left at 5:00 am to go with Tasha to UH to meet her friends XD But i got to catch up on a few hours of sleep there in the lounge ^_^ I also got to see many of Tasha's friends who i haven't seen in a long time like Amanda and Aline, and i even got to meet some new ones! Like Bobby, Luke, Ryan (1 & 2), Mario, and if there are any more...please forgive >.< But it was really fun to hang around them and learn how to play Yu-Gi-Oh!!! lol And i had my butt kicked twice by tasha >_> But still fun though! So thanks for taking me with you tash!

In hawaii, i just all around got to hang around with my friends, which i needed desperately. It was so nice just to merely be around them, no matter what we were doing. Whether it be going to school, to see a movie (Girl Next Door), the mall, playing Karaoke Revolution or Little Fighter 2 XD, eating at Genki sushi (oh so good!), or even going to have fun at the beach while it's getting dark and starting to rain!! lol! Oh, that was so fun! ^^ We played tackle football, sandfights, made jokes of each other...yea just guy stuff :p

On the last day, it was Kalaheo High School's prom night, so i had to say goodbye to all my friends early. But they all looked real spiffy in their tuxes ;) Hope you guys had fun!!! It was hard to leave (again), and i just wish i had more time than 4 days...but it was much better than nothing ^^ So that night we left back home (another exhausting flight)

And now that i'm home, i'm still just totally mesmerized by these two incredible experiences... @_@ But i have to snap out of it, because now that i've missed school, i have to make up SOOOOO much school work!!! So i'm kinda bummed about that...

It was such an amazing though, because i learned a little bit of korean, improved my chopstick skills, made so many new friends, saw awesome places, ate great food, hung with friends, visited the beach, played videogames, and even stayed at a women's university! :p Haha, But, i think the most important thing though, by far, was that after making so many friends, and finding that, EVEN when i'm in Hickville, i'm not an "ugly little gook" as lots say...; but that i am ME, and that's something more than they'll ever know. And they can't take that away from me. It's funny too, cuz i never thought i would think so low of myself at times, but psychologically, after long exposure of being treated that way, you begin to not only think that way, but live that way. So i feel i really need to thank everyone, the girls, the friends, and just everyone for helping me slowly gain my confidence back, so i can just be me. ^^ *GLOMP!* THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE! ^_^

Well i gotta go get back to catching up on my work...but by far my largest post @_@ So if you read through all of it at once...ur amazing! And you deserve an extra bonus hug! *glomp* And i'll see ya soon!

:: David 5:01 PM @_@ ::
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