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I feel so much better today. But i was feelin' lazy and was like deciding if I should get out of the bed and go to school for PSSA prep. Well, I didn't feel tired so I just got ready and whatnot. I kinda missed school anyway...Even though I was absent for one day. And actually I was pretty upset about messing up my attendance! I wanted PERFECT ATTENDANCE! Because I'll never get straight A's(lazy me) and just typical grades, I at least want something "perfect" to look at. Uh, yeah so going back to school was alright I guess. Well,I don't enjoy being in the school, i just enjoy seeing my friends, stupid cousin, maybe the teachers (excludes math teachers, since i hate math. Just kidding!), and whoever...For once, I've learned a little from the Math jawn. It's actually algebra 1 stuff, box & whiskers and stem & leaf plots. I've forgotten nearly everything from algebra 1. Or more like...Never really learned much of it. So luckily we went over it. Hah, Mr. Steveline is brilliant.

So, the best friend actually came to saturday school...just for smart day. I told her it's better if she signs up for PSSA and the smart day thing because you're basically doing both at the same time and it's worth it. I'll never understand why she just brushed off PSSA prep...I think she wants to get outta school earlier or something... -__-

M A C Cosmetics - Hello Kitty Editions

Haha, I still have some love for Hello Kitty no matter how old I get. Nobody really knows but I like to do some makeup hauls for fun. M A C is high branded company which sells make-up, lashes, and brushes. I'm sort of a fan since their products are awesome but definitely not their #1 customer since I don't have tons of money to splurge on. Right now, they are selling Makeup which is Hello Kitty editioned. So, sanrio (creator of Hello Kitty) obviously partnered with M A C to make some cute and attractive lip products, blushes, powders, & nail polishes. Personally, I hate lipsticks. Just talking about it makes me feeel...ew. lol. But then the colors the M A C Hello Kitty sells are very lively and modern. Two shades that are appealing are "Cute-ster" & "Big Bow", price is $14. Never tried them but on my next trip to KoP, I'll see how they look...on the back of my hand, that is. Tip! If they allow you to try the makeup from the display, NEVER put it on your face. Gosh, I've seen these women doing it and it's like they have no common sense. Next attractive product is the blush in "Tippy". It's a blue-pink shade, that's what they said based on the site. Blue-pink? Weird. It does have some other tone other than pink though...Sounds ugly, but people have been saying it's pretty. I think the one that's peachish, "Fun & Games" looks nicer...It's more unique and brightens the skintone. Okay, I'm done...I'm feeling dizzy and uh, still sick.

Hype & Worked Up

I previously said that I might get a job at some grocery place as a cashier. I really thought I was just gonna brushed off by another place but this time it's not true. I'm actually gonna be hired. But it's only because I'm going to be replacing my cousin who'll be a pharmacist technician. That's great, right? Of course I'm happy! But I worry about remembering those 400 4-digit produce codes. Well, I went on http://www.wikihow.com/Memorize-Produce-Codes . It's pretty helpful. So, I'm not as worried because I know how I'll study & remember the codes better. But I'm horrible at remembering codes so...yeah. I know they won't expect me to learn them all in an instant, but I hope they don't expect me to be just as good as my cousin. There's a big difference, I have 0 working experience and she has a good amount of experience. So, from what I heard, as soon as Billy Mohollen calls me in, my training would start. Some lady named Annie will be training me. She seems nice...
I don't wanna stress too much about the future job. Since, school and education is my first priority. That's why I'll only work on weekends.

Muscle Aches & Today.

OWWWWWWIEEE! My arms are like on fire. Well it's not that bad, more like just aching a lot. What from? carrying computers and one big monitor around. they were from the third floor, i struggled and had to keep it from slipping form my hands every 5 minutes, lol. Kinda embarrassing in a way...Well today was pretty chill, I like that. It's strange to say, but I like doing community service or volunteer service. Because everyone works as a team, and at the same time you build friendship and stuff :]
Fun & painful, if you get what i mean. Probably that's how I was able to do 100 hours of service few years ago.
More things about today, is that during my long break after getting some trash out of a few floors, I had a text message from my cousin asking when i can come into this Grocery place, where she works at. I was hype, lol. After a little hanging out with the friends, I just went to center city & then straight to the produce jawn. I saw some familiar faces...They look intimidating cause they kinda gave me that "don't get a job here" expression. Or maybe they were just tired since it was so busy there. I met the manager & (hopefully)my future co-workers. I think Billy M. He's pretty young, like 22? Too bad the place was crowded and extra busy, he couldn't really talk to me about getting the job. But I gave him my name & number,as requested, and when I'm able to work. I'm still going to PSSA prep though cause I don't want to miss it. So, he said he'll call me sometime next week, otherwise I can call. If I get the call or I call the place, I'll have to tell them PSSA prep is only for one month. Or wait...Actually I'm not even sure myself :|
If I get the job, I'll have to try to remember about 400 of 4-digit codes for the produce. gosh.

The Health Benefits of Ginger(Yes, That stuff.) & Something Else

The various health benefits of ginger are given below:

* Bone Health: Ginger is known to boost bone health and relieve joint pains. Two years ago, a study was conducted by the University of Miami, recruiting several hundred patients — from different backgrounds and ages — with osteoarthritis symptoms. The patients were then weaned away from anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications for cleansing purposes. The week after, they were split into two groups, one put on a placebo, and the other on ginger. After six weeks of intensive dosage, a survey was conducted among the two groups, both groups felt improvement, however; 63% of the ginger group felt a notable pain reduction, while only half of the placebo group recorded notable improvement. The last test was for the patients to walk the distance of 50 feet, which proved to be the lion’s share for the ginger group, since their results showed twice as much improvement than those on placebos.
* Diarrhea: Ginger has been used since ancient times to cure diarrhea, and it was found by scientists that ginger indeed helps since it prevents stomach spasms and gases that contribute to and accentuate diarrhea. In China, ginger power has been given to those with diarrhea with success; scientists have concluded that the ancient ways are indeed beneficial in this case.
* Digestion: Ginger has been discovered to be a facilitator to the digestion process. The elevated sugar levels after a meal may cause the stomach to lose its natural pace of emptying its contents. Ginger helps in regulating high sugar levels that may disrupt digestion and soothe the stomach, thus, maintaining its regular rhythm.
* Sexual Activity: A known aphrodisiac, ginger has been used for years in arousing desire and enhancing sexual activity. Ginger’s scent has its unique allure that helps in establishing the connection. Not to mention, ginger also help to the blood circulation, hence blood flows more easily to the mid-section of the body.
* Menstrual Cramps: Cramps are the body’s way of alarming an individual to danger or damage. In this case, prostaglandins — hormones that function as chemical messengers— are the key activators of symptoms such as: cramps, pains, and fevers. Scientists believe that high levels of prostaglandins contribute to the increased menstrual cramps. Ginger helps by reducing the levels of prostaglandins in the body, hence relieving the cramps.
* Nausea: Studies have concluded that ginger helps in curing nausea connected with pregnancy, motion sickness and chemotherapy. Its quick absorption and rapid regulation of body functions cures nausea without the side effects of medication.
* Flu: Ginger has been prescribed to fight inflammation for ages now. Its soothing effect, helps reducing the body’s alarm to the damaged cells in the body. While the white cells work on patching the cells, ginger acts a barrier to the high levels of prostaglandin that induce fever, headaches, and cramps.

Other health benefits of ginger currently under research are: reducing heart diseases, arthritis, migraine, depression, and curing stress-related anxiety disorders.

Ginger may, at times, have side effects for those suffering from gallstones since the herb incites the release of bile from the gallbladder. Therefore, it is advised if such a condition is suspected and to consult a doctor before consuming ginger.
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I knew these things about ginger already & being that most dishes that the family makes contain ginger extract or just minced ginger, I know I'm benefiting from the nutrition. I actually enjoy studying about health foods, natural medicines, & about diseases. There was a time I wanted to be a doctor but now I'm unsure of what I'd like to major in. To be a pharmacist, you gotta be good at math & conversions, that's easy math but I'm not into math at all. To be doctor you have to go through a process ( a lot ) and um...I'm too lazy for that. What has nothing to do with math is Speech Pathology. I've observed how they help patients talk better and stuff. It requires a lot of patience and you have to make lesson plans, kinda like a teacher. I'm thinking of that major but...I'm unsure. Because it's like not exactly what I want to do, it's not that fun, not my passion. Everyone tells me when I pick a major or career, I should like it otherwise I wouldn't really do my best & such. I think it's true, so recently I've been trying to research some majors that doesn't have much to do with mathematics(normal math is ok, lol) and...most of them aren't very good. Oh well. I wonder if anyone knows about the FASFA thing that I keep hearing about. The counselour told me to sign up for it & I was like sure...but I forgot to ask what it's for, lol. Probably financial program? No idea...

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Obviously, there isn't anything to type about. Except that this week seems a bit sh*tty. I don't know, maybe it's cause this whole week I've been trying to make myself drink coffee (instant coffee by Nestle. which taste awfulllllll)since SOMEBODY, or more like some people keep telling me energy drinks aren't good for me & whatnot. And yesterday my older god-brother lectured me about it. Crazy...I never drink coffee like that but...ever since, it's made me feel so ugh...who knows, it could be the unknown & mysterious side-effects of regular instant coffee? Well, I enjoy Frappiccino & Caramel Macchiato(Starbucks) so...hah. I'll edit this later since we're leaving the lab. ( 2nd period : over )

2:31pm right now.6th period, I couldn't help but take a short nap. Coffee, obviously, isn't helping. I don't know if I'm really done with my work but it seems finished, lol. I'm not so good with Microsoft Access & working on database...Not proficient, or even basic for that matter. I'll admit, I don't know how to use it although Mr. Mckenna looked at my work yesterday & was like "What are you talking about? You got something there so you know how to use it."...Okay well ANYONE can put in some data in some freakin' blank spaces, easy. But getting to know how to function it properly isn't, at least for me it isnt. But I actually would like to work on that...Someday.

I just met Mr. Peou wife 4th period. Pretty awkward...Because I thought she looked familiar (Hey, I've seen her in my old school where Mr. Peou used to be a teacher)and I didn't want to say anything since if I was not correct, I'd feel stupid. But I found Mr. Peou & uh...she followed me to his office. So you can guess the rest of the little story...It's sorta awkward & whatnot.

Just a thought, should I get my third(which means I'd have 6 all together) ear piercing? I can't say that I can barely manage my second piercings from healing/closing up but i can get pretty lazy with taking care of my ear piercings. Then again, I'm not sure since even my second piercings, the earrings(all earrings i wear on it) would get in the way or something. MY first piercings don't do that though...weird. So I'm thinking if get 3rd piercings, there'll be more problems. ew. hah, i think i just made up my mind by typing this out. That's probably really weird...I'm not insane though :]

Reason why this entry is long is because i haven't updated for a couple of days. Next entry? It'll be a personal research on something about "health food(s)". Not talking about man-made crap, I speak of naturally grown foods. Maybe organic?

PSSA sucks

Okay, I know I've said that the PSSA essays are easy as hell but then it's like the week that we gotta take it. I'm tired of that. I'm tired of writing essays in the freakin' morning. I didn't drink any AMP or any other energy drink today. Why? Because the only one I drink is AMP but the kick only lasts 3 hours approx. and that's just great for writing an essay but not throughtout the day. I would nearly crash during 5-6th period, it's crazy. I guess it only works well for me if I'm not too tired but need a boost. AMP seems to be the only thing that's effective in some way so okay. I wonder if there's such a thing as being immuned to caffiene...
Well, I just plainly hate the writing. At least the last day is tomorrow.

Random time! Roaming around the halls is FUN! As long as you don't get caught & stuff, it's pretty nice. Too bad I can only do that when they allow hallpasses to be issued. And then there's when I have to roam around teh halls because I'm helping teachers or staff...Eh, that's when it's kind of tiring and not all that fun. Especially when I have to go back and forth to different floors! Something else random...I happen to get myself into French music. It all started with using iTunes radio & I came across an internet radio station from France. Well, they don't only play French pop music but English as well. I don't understand it but I would read the translations of course.

I happened to take notice of a clothing website, iheartkayden.com. It's all hand-made clothes & they are selling this really cute hoodie. They call it Dino-hoodie, since it has a small dino design on the pocket & the hood has Stegasaurus spikes (You know, the spikey lookin' things on the dinosaur's head & back!) That's pretty unique, the Stegasaurus hood. I want it, lol. It's $62.00 which I consider somewhat pricey, yet affordable. It's only online since they have no store, so there's like $6 Shipping & handling & hell that would make it expensive if that's all I'm getting. I got a 15% off code for it though which would make it $58 w/ S&H. Think it's worth it? http://www.iheartkayden.com/collection/spring_2009/dino_hoodie.html

PSSA & PSAT & SAT OMG

PSSA writing was soo easy. The topic was easy! It took me less than a minute to think up of examples & reasons. I never was that stressed about the Writing part though...

We took the PSAT a while ago. We should be getting the results back already. Well I don't know about everyone else, but I didn't get my scores. I never thought about it or more like remember about it. It was an alumni that came & asked me if I had gotten my scores & it made me wonder why we haven't even recieved the results. Okay, I've no idea where or how see the scores. But I'm sure Mr. Williams know about it...I signed up for Collegeboard.com/ which is required for most students here. The site knows I took the PSATs so I'm thinking that maybe I can try getting my scores from that website. It's not that confidential so surely they'll show it to me if they have it. It's stupid to be kinda thinking about it like that but I wanna know so that I can see what mistakes I've made or what kinda questions I need help on.

I need to get ready for the SATs. The actual one, not the SAT prep. I don't feel ready at all, even though I went to three preparation programs. Here's what I think : The programs didn't do squat for me. Why? because the things the teachers went over weren't helpful. They didn't even give the best tips. And these tips I get are the same ones everyone tells me. What's new? Tell me some SAT related tip I don't know about. This is serious. I'm not as worried about the English & grammar part(of course I still have some kind of concern) but I'm extra worried about the Math section. I'm horrible at math. When I took Geometry, I barely paid attention or could even understand the problems. So to be honest I should review or re-learn geometry soon as hell. I may get the hang of Algebra 2, just maybe. I worry I could get less than 400(which is still bad) & well...yeahh...I'm not the type who'll ask for help, no matter how much in desperation I'm in. I should ask a teacher to help me out with the math but...let's just say I'm afraid to look stupid when they show me some steps & expect me to be able to understand easily. Or if they expect me to know to do one fo the steps myself. All my life, I've never asked for help especially for math subjects. Which is why I apparently never do well in it because I never got the hang of Algebra 1. What a shame...I know.

Nice Dayy

Well, I guess today wasn't so bad. Then again I don't remember much about what I did in school. Lol. I only remembered roaming the halls during 4th period & going to class like always. It's the same thing almost everyday. Hmm, well I lost track of something about my American History...Not good. But somehow I'll get some help from somebody. For some reason, Chinese 1 bores me to tears. I normally sleep in that class, regardless if I'm tired or not. It's crazy. I used to like that class but recently I've been over confident and tend to doze off easily. I have no idea how I'll stop myself from napping in that class but I read that to prevent dozing off in meetings or class, you should try doodling on your notebook because it could help you listen a little. Hey, that's better than sleeping and missing out on everything! Guess I'll try that. My 7th period...Is pathetic. I do my work and pay attention since it's pretty darn simple but I feel like I'm not learning anything new. I've been assistant to work on Microsoft office & I only know how to use it in the basic ways. How am I ever going to advance in that class? Right, I have no idea. But I guess self-learning & looking up tutorials could help with targeted areas.

I'm trying to remember what I really did today...Besides schoolwork & roaming around. Hmm, well I did get to hangout with my god-dad which is nice cause I haven't done that a lot. It makes me happy & cheesy as hell, lol.

At the moment, I'm procrastinating by typing random things in this blog. I'm suppose to do my Chinese homework. But I'm having a problem D:
Yeah, for once I've reminded myself to do my chinese homework. amazing.

Nice Dayy

Forget What I Said

I said that I like how Mr. Lon teaches us since he's got some sense of humor. Pretty much I've changed my mind. Mr. Nap is a great teacher but I'm not used to him teaching us. Well, I'll definitely try to get use to it cause I don't mind that he's not as "humorous" as Mr. Lon. With Mr. Lon, we get sidetracked with his little stories or lame jokes...Sometimes that means we waste like a couple of minutes. So I guess it's pretty nice to have Mr. Nap as our teacher and Mr. Lon just sitting there saying NOTHING.

I'm finished reading The Streetcar Named Desire. I like the book a lot & I would love to see the play. Too bad we won't be seeing it since it seems to be that the price of the tickets are pricey. Oh well...I think I'll try reading the book again because I don't feel like I've understood everything yet. I'm only going to do that because the book isn't long. Otherwise, I would tell myself to forget it. If I can find an HD quality video of A Streetcar Named Desire on the internet, I'll watch it.

If your god-father was a staff member of a school you can't really have a close bond. Hah, I'm random, I know but it's true. He may be your god father but not your biological father or anything otherwise it's all allowed.(Unless, somehow you're related?) Well if your not close to your real father you probably are one of the people who feel close to your god-father or whoever. If you were close to your godfather but then you know there are some boundary lines you can't cross, you know that just sucks. Because there are rules for staff members between students, obviously. You can't be with your god-father as if he were your real dad because of these rules. I don't know about you, but I find that kinda sad & unfair.

Happy Tree Friends? What The Heck?

I've heard of this little mini show called Happy Tree Friends. It's on youtube & they've got thousands to millions of views. Why do I think it's nuts? Because I think the show sends a message of complete stupidity. Maybe to some people, I seem to be hype. Well this show features these little cute cartoon animals. They look so adorable, the show seems nearly appropriate for little kids. That's where you f*cking wrong. Because throughout the mini show, these little animals do the most stupid things not realizing they've killed someone, hurt someone, or ripped off an eyeball accidentally. I'm not overreacting. When they display the accidents, it's always extra gory(bloody), gruesome, sick, and disgusting. It's more than just that, it's kinda hard to describe. You should watch one episode,wasting 2-4 minutes to see why I hate the shows so much. If you're in school & have the time to view the mini show, go search it on video.google.com & find one that is BY GOOGLE, not youtube otherwise it won't play. Sigh, I'll never understand why anyone would use cute cartoons and mix it with some gruesome, bloody scenes. I was about to summarize the episode I saw...But it's too disgusting for me to think about it & describe it. Call me a wimp, I don't care, I hate that show lol.
Even me and Lysa had a discussion about how much we hate Happy Tree Friends.

Class

Okay, so Mr. Lon said that Mr. Nap will be checking our blogs from now on. Great...Really, it is. Well, I have no idea how long Nap will be teaching us but I kinda miss Lon teaching the class. I bet Lon enjoys just sitting back, looking at his freakin' computer & doing some crap. Maybe he doesn't miss teaching us since HE IS pretty lazy or so he had claimed before. So, tomorrow before PSSA prep starts, I'll kick his butt. :D
I don't know why, I just realized it's a Friday. I got perfect attendance! YAYs! Lol I'm such a weirdo. Today's the the little party for perfect attendance so I'll be missing 6th & 7th periods. And sh*t, the problem is that 6th period, Chinese 1, I have a test which I'll be missing. So I have to take that test on some other day but I have to really push the teacher to let me have time to take it & miss classwork. The problem with her is she won't care if you didn't complete the test unless you do. So damn...I know when she signs the paper for the Perfect attendance slip she'll say something to me & maybe not to the other kids missing the test...Somebody needs to remind me on Monday to ask for the test.

Two Days off & 'Bout that Time...

It was pretty awesome that we had like two days off. Well, too bad teachers & staff only had one day, they have to drive on the icy road & whatnot. Yesterday I didn't do much of anything except try finishing up my packet/project for American Hist. but I'm still not done. My first page was all smeared cause I used a pencil. I was pretty pissed cause since I could barely make out the words, I had to rewrite the page. After that I sprayed one layer of hairspray on the whole page. The hairspray acts as a barrier so that the words won't smear or fade. I learned that from some art/drawing class I attended three year ago. Uh-oh, I'm reminiscing again, lol.

When I was using the hairspray for my paper & I thought about the time I went to the art class, I was really thinking about what happened that time. You could really learn from that art class. I didn't like it though. I'm more into free-style art, I wasn't the type that liked to be given a drawing prompt or some instruction...Just because I didn't like it very much didn't mean I wanted to quit. That art class was really for CAPPA High School. I got bored of the art class & had a strong feeling I wouldn't get into the HS, I saw no point in attending the art class. So I stopped & devoted myself to City Year. Not exactly devoted...But I had nothing better to do & earned like 100 hours of community service, lol. Sigh. But then if I attended the art class till the end & auditioned, if I had gotten in...I'm sure life would've been so different from now.

RAWR.

To be honest, I like Mr. Lon teaching us in English 3. It's more fun cause like while he teaches he makes little jokes or say something funny. And that brings everyone's attention to him, which helps with learning most of the time. Mr. Nap is a good teacher but...I'm just more used to Mr. Lon & his ways of teaching, no matter how I hate him. Mr. Nap is different & doesn't exactly add the fun into teaching. I find myself dozing off when he teaches & well...that's not good. But I woke up every now & then so I didn't miss much esp since I read scene 4. Which reminds me to read scene 5. Hah. Oh well, Mr. Nap isn't THAT bad.He doesn't lecture the class or have much backbone though...I like him much better than Ms. Ternove for sure though. Heh, I'm not sure if I can compare him with an actual teacher, but it doesn't matter. I just need to keep myself up while the dude teaches somehow. Problem is, I will get annoyed by this...on the long run, if you get what I mean.

So far, I'm enjoying the play we're reading. It's kinda full of surprises & what not. I like that, cause it's not boring & keeps me reading it. The storyline is pretty crazy & I can tell it'll get crazier throughout the story. And about the actual play we may be watching soon...I can't wait, lol. It's been a while since I've seen a play & that's sorta one of my guilty pleasures, lmfao. Hopefully it's good & worth my time.