Hiya everyone,

It’s a week before finals and Unfading-Scar finally has a new layout. The theme is EXPOLSIVE. It’s simple, plain, and uses CSS3 (well at least for the top navigation). The layout goes back to the original two columns, which I find more effective than the one column and footer (but not as original, I guess). This layout was created in PhotoShop 7 and coded in Notepad. The scratch texture was created by ChanDang. Other textures were created by me.

On May 31st, 2010, my family and I went to my cousin’s house to watch fireworks to celebrate Memorial Day. The fireworks were really beautiful and loud. I managed to take a few good pictures with my camera phone. You can see the fireworks on this very layout. I am going to put them up on Captured Fragments for others to use. But, for now, here’s a little snippet of what they looked like:

On June 13th, 2010, I graduated. I received my BA. It was very hard living my first job at UCLA. I met so many friends and had ton of fun experiences there. I am going to the place terribly.

So, remember that internship I received in Sacramento? I had to turn it down because my parents really did not want me to go by myself to Sacramento. Instead, I was able to receive an internship (which much like the Sacramento) within Southern California that is associated with the office that I work with, Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment. I was so relieved to get the other internship because it’s closer to home (parents are really happy) and it is the same type of internship as the Sacramento one. I was really nervous though because the second one required an in-person interview with six interviewers. Luckily, I already knew 2 of the 6 people (because I work in the office), but I am not good with interviews. I was told that I laugh when I’m nervous.

Before I go, I just want to introduce some “new” songs that I have been addicted to lately (in other words, my fangirlism) and perhaps you’ll like them too:

• w-inds. – Addicted to Love *LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS* w-inds. looks so good in the PV. Keita’s blond hair actually looks pretty good in this. As the song title says, I am addicted! XD
• Super Junior – Bonomana Ah, I love this song too, especially all of Kyuhyun’s parts. At first, I wasn’t too into it but after several listens and watching their live performances, I was completely hooked.
• VV Brown – Shark In The Water I recently gotten hooked on this song because of a Canadian TV show that used the song as a promo (see here). I never heard of the artist so I’m glad I found her. Her voice is nice *_*

So, that’s my fangirling for now. My taste of music is very random at times (Japanese, Korean, English – haha).

Well, that’s it for now. I’ve been pretty lazy since school ended though.

Hiya everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates. Time goes by so fast. I am currently on my last quarter at University, then will be graduating! It’s all happening so fast. My current class and work schedule are just Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. But, on Mondays and Fridays, I intern at the CAUSE (Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment) office. Then, on Saturdays, I participate in a tutoring program for younger kids. So, this quarter is pretty busy for me.

Another surprise I received is I got accepted into an internship in Sacramento with Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA). The internship is during the summer, right after graduation. So, I can put off finding a full time job after (haha). The internship is going to be 8 weeks and feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, I’m pretty excited about it. However, my parents are a bit iffy about it because it’s in Sacramento (pretty far from where I live now), I’ll be alone (I don’t know any other interns), and I have to provide my own housing and transportation. Still, it seems exciting.

One thing I was able to do was re-watch an old anime, Gundam Wing. I saw the series when I was younger but didn’t really understand the story. So, I wanted to re-watch it so I could understand the story, politics, and action. I still find Heero the most attractive. I have to admit that I grew up watching the dubbed version, so when I went to re-watch it, I saw the dubbed version :X. I just love Mark Hildreth (Heero Yuy) and Kirby Morrow’s (Trowa Barton) voices.

There’s not much news other than that. I should get back to studying – midterms are coming up! Even though it is my last quarter, and I’m feeling so lazy, I should really study hard.