blogs

i have this other blog i like reading called Zen Habits... it goes under my "better life" category on my reader. this article is really cool.. and i think it can be applied to things like studying too.

Tagalog

sitting in class i'm learning about linkers (like na and ng), but one thing i learned from greendaily: "Normal hand dryers draw air from the bathroom floor, heat it, and blow it onto the user's hands. In the process, they waste electricity, dry out the user's skin, and deposit bacteria onto the user." that's gross. i think i'd rather air dry my hands myself.

i really wish i could learn more in 1b.. but sometimes i really can't learn in here- i need to practice. so that's one of my resolutions. another resolution- stop complaining. i think i do it a lot.

equation

happiness = life - expectations

really? when i think about it, yeah, that makes sense. if i didn't have expectations i know i'd be happier. but we have expectations for a reason... our life experiences have led us to expect things, our values, our goals in life.. and i think all of that is a part of who we are, if not all that we are.

sigh.

i love Green Daily

it's this cool blog with stuff like info on the bio-diesel fueled boat that's going for some world record and facts about the new recession diet. cool ideas like ways to reuse chopsticks and tips to save gas are also on here. apparently our economy's bad, our environment is bad, and our values are bad.

sometimes i really wonder what it's like to live in another country..

time to blog

because last week is over i now have time to blog... and do other things- like read my google reader, take naps, go out around berkeley, watch Grey's Anatomy, etc.

but really, i wonder sometimes- what is there to blog about in my life? it's really mellow yellow. PCN took over it for the last semester, and even before then... serrrously, every free moment i had i was doing something PCN related. and anyone who reads this blog probably would know what i'm talking about. SO to make this blog about PCN short and sweet- i love PCN because it has made me a better person. and i will miss being producer 'cause i loved organizing people in our community (and doing little things like making the individual practice schedule, writing emails, talking to Zellerbach or meeting with coordinators about events).

i've heard good and bad things about this year's show and it has been hard to overlook the bad (i really feel it in my bones when i think about the bad). In case people wanna look at some other pictures, our photographer, Erick Lim, took some awesome ones- click here.

my next blog will probably be about my future or some other grown up thing... 'cause i'm 22 and i guess you gotta think about life or something at that age.

reasons i believe

i've been thinking about this a lot... so here they are:

- there are things in this world that are beyond my control and it comforts me to know that those things are in the hands of a God who loves me unconditionally
- the goodness within people has to come from somewhere
- i was taught good values and good morals by my parents and more recently through the lessons taught at mass. it just took me a while to listen... to really listen to what's being said.
- people with good hearts have the characteristics that we learn about at mass
- there are things i hear at mass that i don't always agree with, but feel that i need to hear in order to understand my own beliefs
- He did give us free will, which i think is why sometimes bad things happen to good people. but on some levels we do have the power to change things, and i think spreading good vibes is a good place to start.

berkeley bowl

great place. i always feel like i should be healthier once i enter this produce spot. bought tons of veggies, ingredients for split pea soup, and some bomb hashbrowns (that's not healthy, but they're like the kind you buy from jack-in-the-box so i always enjoy them). breakfast is my favorite. after ice cream. everything was $27! that's pretty awesome.

yay berkeley.

and yay for intelligent people (most of who live in berkeley). DC, you're really smart. putting that liquid balance thingy on your camera so you know when it's level- genius.

this picture isn't of the stuff i made from berkeley bowl... this is a corn fritter with some canneloni leftover... das some good food. made by the best chef ever- he lives in Pacifica.