1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Attend a huge music festival, took a trip with a friend, & traveling far distances for Jason Mraz
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did lose weight, I went to a concert/event once a month, but I'm still with Starbucks. Next year I want to travel.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Great Aunt :(
5. What countries did you visit?
zero
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
more money...maybe a guy companion lol
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 21 Great Aunt passed away; January 30 Met Jon Hamm; Febuary 27 Met Will Arnett and Henry Winkler; August 8 Met Two Spot Gobi; August 28-30 Jason Mraz & Outside Lands; October 10 Got a hug from Jason Mraz; October 11 Hearing Jason Mraz cover The Beatles' "In My Life"; October 17 Nicole and Anthony's wedding; November 7 Justin and Connie's wedding; December 23-27 Las Vegas with the family
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I kept my one concert/one month goal
9. What was your biggest failure?
failing FIN 350 :(
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
After Outside Lands I had bronchitis for almost 2 months
11. What was the best thing you bought?
every single concert ticket
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
my family's
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The annoying customers that come into my work
14. Where did most of your money go?
concert tickers & merch from said concerts
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
every concert I've been to
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Matt and Kim's Daylight, Glee's version of Don't Stop Believin', Mayer Hawthorne's The Ills
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?: Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer $-wise, Richer in other ways :)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Resting/Sleeping
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Crushing on unattainable guys
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Vegas baby!
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I feel in love with many songs
23. How many one-night stands?
zero, that's so not my style
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Glee, The Big Bang Theory, and Mad Men
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no
26. What was the best book you read?
Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Mayer Hawthorne!
28. What did you want and get?
Hugging Jason Mraz haha
29. What did you want and not get?
My B.S. in Hospitality Management
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Hangover
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and went to Red Robin's for dinner and bowling afterwards with some of my friends and co-workers
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Probably having a guy companion to do all this with.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Black polos and khakis 90% of the time, plaid shirts, cardigans, and jeans the rest of the time
34. What kept you sane?
music, friends/twitter friends, and tumblr
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jason Mraz fo'sho
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Prop. 8
37. Who did you miss?
Lots of people
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Everyone I've met through RKOP and at the Mraz concerts...seriously coolest bunch ever.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Be an 'I'm glad I did' instead of an 'I wish I had'
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Dentist
My mom gets her dental work done at UOP's dental school in the city and this year her student dentist is Peyman Berarpour. Super nice guy, he's about my age and he was engaged and ready to graduate Dental School. During one appointment we talked about how parking in San Francisco was hard and how he preferred to ride his motorcycle around town instead of a car.
Our last appointment with him was on November 16, 2009. While we were walking towards the school I saw Peyman standing on the sidewalk on the phone and as he was hanging up the phone I said to my mom, "Hey isn't that your dentist right there?" My mom scared to admit this to me at the time didn't see him, she just saw a white aura where his chest/heart area would be. She didn't see him until he waved and said to her, "Hi Sirisom, I was just on the phone with my fiance. Give me a couple of minutes and we'll start your appointment." Pretty much once he got my mom to start the appointment that was my que to go get coffee and food.
During the appointment him and my mom liked to small talk a lot and she found out that he was going to dinner with his fiance and turned down an invitation to a party that one of his classmates was throwing that night.
Unfortunately as he as going home that evening on his motorcycle, he was hit by a taxi that ran a red light and died.
There was a message on our answering machine the day after the appointment from one of his professors saying that we should call him back because it was urgent. Well I heard the message at 11pm at night because I closed that night. It wasn't until this week as I was going through messages because our answering machine was full and finally called the professor back.
It was then that I found out he passed away and I feel like a douche because when he told me over the phone I was in shocked and I couldn't process the information. After the call I hopped onto Google and looked up his name and saw that the school has a news story reporting his death and how there was a memorial service on Nov. 20th.
I'm still sad about it because I feel like I should have called sooner...maybe I would have been able to make that memorial service his classmates threw and just show my respects. I think that is what's bothering me the most...I didn't get to show my respects.
Well here I go...
May you rest in peace Peyman, your life may have been short, but you have impacted many lives with your warm personality and memories that your family and friends will remember for their lifetime.
Our last appointment with him was on November 16, 2009. While we were walking towards the school I saw Peyman standing on the sidewalk on the phone and as he was hanging up the phone I said to my mom, "Hey isn't that your dentist right there?" My mom scared to admit this to me at the time didn't see him, she just saw a white aura where his chest/heart area would be. She didn't see him until he waved and said to her, "Hi Sirisom, I was just on the phone with my fiance. Give me a couple of minutes and we'll start your appointment." Pretty much once he got my mom to start the appointment that was my que to go get coffee and food.
During the appointment him and my mom liked to small talk a lot and she found out that he was going to dinner with his fiance and turned down an invitation to a party that one of his classmates was throwing that night.
Unfortunately as he as going home that evening on his motorcycle, he was hit by a taxi that ran a red light and died.
There was a message on our answering machine the day after the appointment from one of his professors saying that we should call him back because it was urgent. Well I heard the message at 11pm at night because I closed that night. It wasn't until this week as I was going through messages because our answering machine was full and finally called the professor back.
It was then that I found out he passed away and I feel like a douche because when he told me over the phone I was in shocked and I couldn't process the information. After the call I hopped onto Google and looked up his name and saw that the school has a news story reporting his death and how there was a memorial service on Nov. 20th.
I'm still sad about it because I feel like I should have called sooner...maybe I would have been able to make that memorial service his classmates threw and just show my respects. I think that is what's bothering me the most...I didn't get to show my respects.
Well here I go...
May you rest in peace Peyman, your life may have been short, but you have impacted many lives with your warm personality and memories that your family and friends will remember for their lifetime.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
I'm seriously disgusted.
My mom told me that my aunt had confided in her that next year she's going to take it easy and have a "peaceful" life. The way she's going to achieve that is to tell my cousin to stop playing volleyball because her life is so stressful from picking him up from practice.
That's right. PICKING HIM UP FROM PRACTICE has caused my aunt so much pain and stress that she wants him to stop.
WHAT.THE.FUCK.
My mom got so pissed off about that she refuses to look my aunt in the eye. Now it's my job to scare my aunt into changing her mind because seriously WHO DOES THAT?!?
I don't even know what else to say. I'm seriously still in disbelief that my aunt would be so fucking selfish to the point that she's making her own son quit something he loves to do because she's too fucking lazy to pick him up from practice.
I really wish that my cousin was my brother. He would be better off being a part of my nuclear family instead of her family.
That's right. PICKING HIM UP FROM PRACTICE has caused my aunt so much pain and stress that she wants him to stop.
WHAT.THE.FUCK.
My mom got so pissed off about that she refuses to look my aunt in the eye. Now it's my job to scare my aunt into changing her mind because seriously WHO DOES THAT?!?
I don't even know what else to say. I'm seriously still in disbelief that my aunt would be so fucking selfish to the point that she's making her own son quit something he loves to do because she's too fucking lazy to pick him up from practice.
I really wish that my cousin was my brother. He would be better off being a part of my nuclear family instead of her family.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Stop it iTunes...
So I've been going through times of feeling sad and sorry for myself (lame I know) but I'm tired of feeling lonely. Like I wish I had a boyfriend (lame again I know)
You know as I type this out I feel really stupid for even bringing this up and feeling like this. Man I am a loser.
But anyways back to the original point of this blog was the fact that whatever mood I was in the music seemed to make me feel even more into that mood. Does that even make sense? I don't know and I don't care.
I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache my bones
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord - somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me - somebody to love?
Damn you Queen for making me feel bad, but you're forgiven because you can't hate on them.
Daydreamer with eyes that make you melt
He lends his coat for shelter
Plus he's there for you when he shouldn't be but he stays all the same
Waits for you then sees you through
There's no way I could describe him
But I'll say he's just what I'm hoping for
I freaking love Adele I'm glad I got to see her live this year. Best start to my New Year's resolution.
Finally I just had enough of being sad and feeling sorry for myself I went though my list and decided to listen to this:
I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean?
Might as well jump. Jump!
You're a liar if that video and song didn't make you a little bit happier.
And to end my night and helping me go to bed with happy thoughts and more love for myself was this little ditty.
You should look as good as your outlook
Would you mind if I took some time
To soak up your light, your beautiful light
You’ve got a paradise inside
I get hungry for love and thirsty for life
And much too full on the pain
When I look to the sky to help me
And sometimes it looks like rain
As the sun shines
On other peoples houses and not mine
And the sky paints its clouds
In a way that it takes away the summertime
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you
While I kindly stand by
If there’s a light in everybody
Send out your ray of sunshine
Sending out my rays tonight.
You know as I type this out I feel really stupid for even bringing this up and feeling like this. Man I am a loser.
But anyways back to the original point of this blog was the fact that whatever mood I was in the music seemed to make me feel even more into that mood. Does that even make sense? I don't know and I don't care.
I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache my bones
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord - somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me - somebody to love?
Damn you Queen for making me feel bad, but you're forgiven because you can't hate on them.
Daydreamer with eyes that make you melt
He lends his coat for shelter
Plus he's there for you when he shouldn't be but he stays all the same
Waits for you then sees you through
There's no way I could describe him
But I'll say he's just what I'm hoping for
I freaking love Adele I'm glad I got to see her live this year. Best start to my New Year's resolution.
Finally I just had enough of being sad and feeling sorry for myself I went though my list and decided to listen to this:
I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here,
I've got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen.
Oh can't you see what I mean?
Might as well jump. Jump!
You're a liar if that video and song didn't make you a little bit happier.
And to end my night and helping me go to bed with happy thoughts and more love for myself was this little ditty.
You should look as good as your outlook
Would you mind if I took some time
To soak up your light, your beautiful light
You’ve got a paradise inside
I get hungry for love and thirsty for life
And much too full on the pain
When I look to the sky to help me
And sometimes it looks like rain
As the sun shines
On other peoples houses and not mine
And the sky paints its clouds
In a way that it takes away the summertime
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you
While I kindly stand by
If there’s a light in everybody
Send out your ray of sunshine
Sending out my rays tonight.
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