was in a law class for the first time yesterday. got a little taste of looking at contracts from a law perspective. now i kinda want to go to law school just for the hell of it. it's all really good practical knowledge that i think everybody need to know in order not to be screwed. afterwards, I went to v bar with my friend to just hang out then dinner. they had live jazz at the restaurant, really nice to sit and chill. i got aquinted with the band. One of the guys said he'd teach me how to play base, since i've always wanted to learn to play an instrument.

i was at an apple film-making get together two days ago. it feels like back in engineering school where i was one of the few women there. apparently there's a new way of blogging--Vlogging. yep, ya heard it! xanga is outdated! http://futuremediatv.blogspot.com/ and http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/ are the websites pioneerd in this so called Vlogging. with the power of internet, everyone now has the power of broadcasting news. we are defintely at a new era of media age.

went to the bar two nites in a row, but didn't get any alcohol. i don't feel like drinking anymore. but seems to me that work and drinking is very tightly tied together. or just socializing in general has alot to do with drinking. i thought after college drinking would die down, but it was just the beginning. um...interesting observation. another thought, the waiter called me senorita yesterday which finally made me realizing maybe it's time to learn some spanish. it can't hurt.

the good news is that i have two offers now. after 3 months of job search, i'm finally seeing the light. but the dilemma is deciding where to work at. it would be alot easier if they are both in the bay area. but it just happens to be one is in LA, which makes it difficult to make parallel judgements. the offers are kinda tricky. i guess that's how they get you. i thought when the offer comes, that's the end. but not really. just trying to make sure i make the best decision, since it is a big transition of my life.

on the bright side, i'm no longer going to be unemployed. wheee! the company in LA actually has a open position for Willie. it's kinda out of the blue, but maybe i can recruit him to go to LA with me. then i would be the woman who got her man the job. oh, willie and i also booked the tix to go to the east coast by thanksgiving/x'mas time. i'm just really happy now. lobsters, cheesesteak and Manhattan here i go! hahah

Portland here I come. Wheee! I'm going to Portland for an ons-site interview, but the biggest thing on my agenda is going shopping. heheh, my spending habit, what can I say? it's tax free in Oregan, might as well do it there. If I do end up getting a job there, that's even better. but I do hope I don't become one of those women live in their shoes.

lately I've been thinking about this online blog thing. you write things thinking that only your friends read about it. since they know you, they'll understand your jokes and etc. but i was so wrong. i normally wouldn't read ppl's blog if i'm not good friend with them; apparently some ppl do. with all these stories in the news about ppl writing personally things online and got into trouble, i'm really giving it a second thought now. well, so far i haven't wrote about corporate secret stuff(that's what gets ppl in trouble). but i still can't believe this person i barely know take my words out of context and manipulate the truth. there is actually somebody believes he knows all about me by reading my blog. if i was in 8th grade it wouldn't be too shocking, but i'm 22, now. crazy drama.

speaking of drama, i'm glad my friend finally made it to school despite the drama in her life. we try to be there for each other. i can't believe 4 years later we are all at really happy place. there are times we really think we couldn't make it, but we always believed the other person would be ok. sometimes with other people's faith in you, you'll have just enough strength to make it to the toughest time.

women in science and engineering

during my drive home to lunch, it's the usual science friday on NPR, my favorite radio news station. the question is "can women have it all, good family, kids and a successful profession in science and engineering"? as most of the talk shows on this topics, they had sucessful women talking about their experiences. two things were particular interesting.

alot of women claim there is still heavy bias in work place in the field of science and engineering, while men claim it's getting alot better and women are treated well. i haven't had a real engineering job, so i can't speak for it. but i do hear this constantly "it's alot easier to make it as a girl in EE" from guys. when i called in two weeks ago to follow up this interview i had, i was told they found another girl they thought was better and i would be the next best candidate. guess what? i was competing with another girl if that's any news to you.

one of the women engineers on the show is the dean of the engineering school at Princeton, she gave this advice for women who want a normal family and also want to be in science and engineering. one, find the right man to be the father of your children who will share the house burden. two, make sure you make alot of money to pay for good child care. three, make time to go to your kids's first christmas concert or other important event. she also said being a chemical eng herself, it's very easy to have the latter two. with her husband's support, that's how she does it.

so far, i have a supportive bf who cooks better than me. i just need to find a job and marry him. hahah. (willie, i know you are laughing) i still think money is the best thing in the world. but love is the next best thing and being in love just makes life that much better.

Gizoogle--very funny

so willie's cousin works for google, this is stolen from her xanga. this website Gizoolge does some funny translation. i was doing some research on "expansion slot", this is the offical defintion

expansion slot
Last modified: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
An opening in a computer where a circuit board can be inserted to add new capabilities to the computer. Nearly all personal computers except portables contain expansion slots for adding more memory, graphics capabilities, and support for special devices. The boards inserted into the expansion slots are called expansion boards, expansion cards , cards , add-ins , and add-ons.
Expansion slots for PCs come in two basic sizes: half- and full-size. Half-size slots are also called 8-bit slots because they can transfer 8 bits at a time. Full-size slots are sometimes called 16-bit slots. In addition, modern PCs include PCI slots for expansion boards that connect directly to the PCI bus.
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and this is after it's translated by Gizoogle
Expansion slot
Last modified: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
An trippin' in a brotha where a circuit board can be inserted ta add new capabilizzles ta tha killa. Nearly all personal hustla except portables contain expansion slots fo` bustin' mizzle memory, graphics capabilizzle n support fo` special devices. The boards inserted into tha expansion slots is called expansion boards , expansion cards , cards , add-ins , n add-ons.
Expansion slots fo` PCs come in two basic sizes: hizzay n full-size. Half-size slots is also called 8- bit slots coz they can transfa 8 bits at a time. Full-size slots is sometizzles called 16-bit slots. In addition, modern PCs include PCI slots fo` expansion boards tizzle connect directly ta tha PCI bus.
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bebe and me

there's one place all girls should avoid when they don't have money -- the mall! to me, since i'm better at controlling my money, it all comes to avoiding one store -- bebe! i thought i was doing so well for not buying anything the last a few times i was there. actually i haven't bought anything there since last year, which for me is very very good. until tonite at the fall collection premeir, i finally gave in. i had to, since it was 10% off. everything just fits me so well, like it's cut just for me. i had to go down to 26 for jeans and xs for tops, whoohoo lost weight! (prolly with the stress of job hunting) now i have this pair of rhine stone jeans i vow not to wear until i find a job. i guess that's a little more motivation for the job hunt.

but it was great to see the girls there, my assistant manager at hillsdale got promoted to store manager at stanford. now i got connection in both stores, if i ever need a part time job. and the other assistant manager gave birth to twins. two girls, how cute! she only had a son when i worked there, he was so adorable. they had a DJ at the stores, too. it's so nice to go back to bebe again, mainly cuz quite a few of them are still there and they seem to be doing well. now i miss all those time we danced to the 80's song during the days when the business was slow, throwing chips at each other during meetings and trying on all those cloths with no obligation to buy. arg...those were the days.

how good do you have to be to go to heaven?

my pastor started the service with this question on sunday. i didn't know there's a standard on how good you have to be. i thought as long as you believe in God, you go to heaven. i must say i was a little confused. we went through philipians chapter 3 going over Paul's message on following Christ. I found this passage to be very powerful and there are ppl out there really need to hear it

"brothers, i do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. but one thing i do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. and if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained". (Philipians 3, 13-16)

there are ppl in this world keep judging other's behavior and hold grudges on what has happened in the past. I must admit I sometimes do, too. but I realized i must let go of the past and stop looking at other's fault, so my life can move forward. i can only live up to what i think is righteous, and to me that would be God's standard. i can't make everyone happy, but God knows i'm trying and my fault is nailed with him on the cross. to be saved by God is the most comforting thing. I pray that I will live a life to glorify God through my faith in action.