Blue

What did I do on Friday?

I had my haircut, but my friends claimed that my hair looked same..One of them even said that I only wasted my money.
I went to shelter after that because one staff was sick, and I came to cover her shift.
As usual, some of them made me upset, but it was fine after all. I wondered if they noticed that I almost cried when I talked to them while we watched a movie in the rec room. I addressed one issue and wanted them to understand my position or at least appreciate my presence.

My friends then picked up me at shelter, and we headed home to watch a movie. I looked forward to watching this movie, and I would like to thank to S who brought the movie for us. I love this movie! It is a cartoon/animated movie..

Next, I went home, took a shower, and tried to sleep. I have a sleeping issue lately. The worst thing is that I keep blaming myself for things that happen to me. It is funny when I can motivate my friends and tell them how special they are, but I can't apply those things to myself. For instance, I met my friend accidentally at school about two days ago, and he said that some of his friends might not like him because they thought that he was over confident in expressing his ideas. I convinced him that he should proud of this particular characteristic because his confidence makes him special.
He was surprised when I said that, and he said this was the first time he heard someone praised his personality.

I wish I could motivate myself as I motivate someone else. All I see from myself is that I am the worst person with worst attitudes in the world.

I am emotionally exhausted with all the things that happen to me this year. I hope that I can survive and maintain my positive mind.

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This week I feel:

Hopeless
Clueless
Tired
Sad
Confused
Angry
Lonely
Dissapointed
Lost
humiliated
Jealous

Apartment Hunting..

It's almost July, and I haven't found an apartment yet. It will be easy for me if I want to stay in Ames until July 2008, but I plan to leave Ames on January 2008. About three months ago, I thought I would move from Ames by the end of July, so I only looked for a summer sublease which run from May to July.

However, my plan changed as I got a part-time job at shelter last month. I thank for their kindness to me because they still want to hire me even though I don't have a car and haven't taken my driver license yet. FYI, most of the human services agencies require its staff to have at least a valid driver license, and some of them demand a personal car from its staff.
The reason is because staff will take kids to park, pool, and community center for activities. Sometimes, staff also take kids to hospital in case of emergency. For case worker or social worker position, you will drive from one place to another to visit your clients.

I told my program coordinator about my situation, and I was surprised that she only said, "That's fine. You just can't drive our van." I actually expected her to withdraw my job offer at that time, so I could leave Ames by the end of July.

Now, I am planning to leave the United States by the end of Dec or the latest will be on Jan 2008. I don't know if things come up, and I have to change my plan again. We'll see how this plan goes..

Anyway, I'll visit two apartments tomorrow, and one on Wednesday...

"The Book of Useless Information"-part II

Section "Literary World"
-In the beginning-

People didn't always say "hello" when they answered phone. When the first regular phone service was established in 1878, people said "ahoy."

The phrase "the boogeyman will get you" refers to the Boogey people who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates and attack passing ships.

The magic word abracadabra was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.

"Happy as a clam" is from the expression "happy as a clam at high tide." Clams are only harvested when the tide is out.

Stupid Friday Morning

I used to live in the dormitory where I could do my laundry without having to keep coins ($.25) to operate the machine. My dorm has total 12 washers/dryers for both Oak and Elm buildings. Each building has 6 washers and 6 dryers. I only need my ISU card and plenty amount of money on my CyCash account to run the machines.

Now, I live temporarily in small old apartment that only has two washers and two dryers for the entire building. I have to insert coins to operate them, but that's fine with me. The problem comes when I really want to wash my clothes, but I don't have enough coins.

My morning hassle began when I saw small piles of dirty clothes that annoyed me last night, but I had to wait until morning to change my paper moneys with coins.
Thus, I woke up around 7 AM, and the closest store I could go this morning was the store next to CHC. The cashier only had 4 quarters, so I decided to take them. I then walked to the C-store at UDCC, and the cashier luckily had plenty of quarters.. I was happy and excited to wash my clothes.

I thought that my problem has been solved before I learned that the dryer I used didn't work. My clothes were still half wet, and I didn't have enough coins again. I only had 75 cents at that time. Thus, I walked outside to change money and run the dryer again.
About an hour from that, I went downstairs to pick up my laundry. Guess? My clothes are still half wet. I guess the dryer hates me as I hate this machine,too.

Now, I hang all my clothes in my apartment and turn on fan to speed the dry process.
I am happy that I don't have to live in this old building again, even though I haven't found an apartment yet..
Sigh..

Anyway, HappY Friday!

"The Book of Useless Information"- Part I

Hey!

I got this book as part of the Borders' special offers (3 for 2), and I thought this book would entertain me considering its title "...useless information."

The mascot of this book is a squirrel, and following is some useless facts about this particular animal.
"It is estimated that millions of trees are planted by forgetful squirrels."
"Squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground."
"Squirrels may live fifteen or twenty years in captivity, but their life span in the wild is only about one year. They fall prey to disease, malnutrition, predators, cars, and humans."
"A squirrel cannot contract or carry the rabies virus."

Chapter 4 "On the menu"
"Tutti Fruity" section
--> Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient for waking you up in the morning
--> Approx. 17 thousand bananas are eaten each week in the Boston Univ.dining room.
--> In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another.

"Java Time" section
--> A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.

"The Sweet Spot" section
--> M&Ms stand for the last names of Forest Mars Sr., the sweet maker, and his associate, Bruce Murrie. The candy was developed so soldiers could eat sweets w/o getting their fingers sticky.
--> Pound cake is so called because the original recipe required one pound of butter
--> Ice cream was originally made w/o sugar&eggs. Seaweed is one of the ingredients in some ice cream.
--> Eating chocolate was once considered a temptation of the devil.

"No wonder we're fat"
--> A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds.
--> More popcorn is sold in Dallas than anywhere else in the United States

What do you think? I think these facts are interesting.

Hope you enjoy it!

Things that I did when I couldn't sleep

Hello again!

I decided to find any information about coffee since my blog's title is "Coffee Lover."

According to the article that I found from Coffee universe.com, "Coffee is a seed of a berry. A common myth alleges that coffee was originally discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi. After watching his heard of goats become frisky after eating berries from this unknown bush, he ate them himself, and found these berries gave him a renewed vigor."

Three major coffee growing regions are:
1. Africa+ Arabian peninsula
Coffees from this growing region are the most distinctive in the world, characterized by dry, winy acidity, chocolate and fruit undertones, rustic flavors and intense aromas. Ethiopia is the native land of coffee, and it was in Yemen that coffee was first cultivated and prepared.

2. Central + South American
Their light body, simplicity and sharp acidity distinguish the coffees produced in this growing region. They are typically thought of as having bright flavors with a clean, crisp finish.

3. Indonesia + New Guinea
Indonesia is the world's third largest producer of coffee. However, only 10% of the crop is Arabica, and the number of quality beans available for the specialty coffee industry is limited. Even though they are a small percentage of total production, arabica coffees from this region are considered some of the best in the world, and are prized for their richness, full body, long finish, earthiness and gentle acidity.

General flavor characteristics of coffee:
*Richness-refers to body and fullness
*Complexity- the perception of multiple flavors
*Balance- the satisfying presence of all the basic taste characteristics where no one over-powers another

Source:http://coffeeuniverse.com/world/regions

OST. Tokyo Drift -Teriyaki Boy

I watched this movie about two weeks ago at shelter, and I liked both the movie and its soundtrack (Teriyaki Boy).
The rhythm of this song reminds me of gamelan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07GQhBdIPQ&mode=related&search=

Happy Father's Day!

The wireless Internet connection in my apartment didn't work well since last Saturday night.
Therefore, I go to UDCC lounge again to get the iastate wireless access. *Sigh..

Nothing special happened to me this morning. I went to church at 8:30 AM and slept again for about 1.5 hrs. Hmmph... I realized that I spent my weekends for sleeping.. Hehehe...

I don't have any interesting topics that I can share with you at this moment. My brain is a little bit slowly this morning. However, I notice that taxi driver will celebrate his birthday this upcoming Wednesday.

All right...
Bye!

Super Chores---

I slept about 4.5 hrs last night and woke up at 6 since I had to work at 8 AM this morning.
Kids wanted to make omelets, and it didn't turn good because no one could make a perfect omelet. The kitchen was messy, and kids who were supposed to clean this area refused to do it.
I was supposed to supervise kids who worked in the kitchen and main floor bathroom areas, but Kit (my night manager) moved me to rec room. The girl who cleaned the main floor bathroom kept calling me, while another kid asked if they could start to clean the rec room.
Thus, I ran back and forth between downstairs and upstairs to supervise their works and to make sure that the morning shower went smooth. I nodded when Kit said that I looked exhausted as I entered the office.

I can't believe that I'll have to come back to shelter tomorrow night. *Sigh...
I think I'll go to church tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM instead of this afternoon.

p.s. I wonder what my friends do in Chicago at this time. They are probably in the middle of city tour or shopping. Uhuhuhuhuhu.... I wish I could go with them. I really want to visit the aquarium.. Does anyone want to go that place with me someday?
*Sigh... That's ok! I'll meet them again on Monday anyway...

"Importance of Workplace Values"

Ranking on a scale of 1-100, of importance to employee:

1. Respect (being appreciated and valued in the workplace)
2. Achievement (the sense of purpose and meaning from your work)
3. Balance (the opportunity to balance work time with family needs)
4. Job security (confidence that jobs will be there every day and not be phased out)
5. Money (being paid competitively compared to others w/ similar jobs)
6. Employer leadership
7. Benefits
8. Time
9. Professional development (opportunities for professional growth and learning)
10. Personal safety

Source: Iowa Employment Values Study.
This information is published on The Des Moines Register (June 15, 2007)

Mencari bintang...

Ini blog bagaimana si??
Ko alamat e-mailku bisa terlihat? ih..bingung...

Today's activities:
-->Tadi sore bikin banana bread di tmpt Elaine, cuma ada beberapa pisang yg blm hancur...hahaha....
Kurang puas si dng hasilnya. Mungkin perlu coba resep yg lain.
-->Hbs gt nonton the Starter Wife. Pemeran utamanya cantik. ^_^
-->Dinner di May House
-->berusaha mencari good spot utk lihat bintang di Ames, tapi Elaine lupa jalan ke sana. Yg ada lihat kunang2 dan perumahan dng pemilik yg amat sangat hemat listrik.

-->Dan sekarang menulis blog yg tak jelas sembari menunggu acara ultah tmn..

Hik..
Besok semuanya ke Chicago dan I'll be alone for three days. T_T
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