Example #15 of why I must have bad karma or something because I keep attracting this shit: It all started with taking the good roomie off my gym membership so I could transfer it to a Hawaii location after my move.

2 weeks later I still get billed for 2. I go to resolve it, they take a copy of my credit card statement and make me fill out a new withdrawl form for my credit card for the new amount. General manager says he'll call me in a few days. No call.

1 week later a letter from the gym's home office is sent to me saying the total on the new withdrawl form is incorrect and doesn't match the correct amount [for two] so I must sign a new form. I take it to the gym, the billing person looks it over after I tell her my long story, and she says the good roomie wasn't cancelled off my plan which is why my account still says I have to pay for 2. Since the good roomie now has her own plan obviously she was taken off mine so she says she will contact her person and get everything resolved. "It should only take him half an hour but since its after 5:30 it'll be done tomorrow. I'll call you tomorrow" she says. No call.

3 days later and 1 day before I leave for home, I call for either the gm or the billing girl but the girl is out and the gm is with a customer so "I'll have him call you RIGHT BACK! ok? RIGHT BACK!" No call.

2 hours later I call again and am told that both are out till tomorrow. "The billing girl will be in tomorrow from 7 to 12 though" Too bad I'll be on a plane that whole time fuckers!

Fast forward one week. I decide to cancel it once and for all since I probably can't afford it for now since I'm unemployed and all. Maybe I can cancel it at my local branch. So I call and the girl tells me that it seems to be restricted or cancelled already. She says she'll call me back after she talks to her gm. 1 hour later I actually get a call back!!!! AMAZING! and she tells me that my account is indeed cancelled. Well, that was easy. But it just pisses me off that what if I had wanted to keep it? grrrrr. I swear the people at the Berkeley branch are a bunch of idiots with no sense of customer service. ARGH!!! How do they manage to fuck up on a cancellation in the first place? I have a hunch it was that one girl...the airhead. aish.

Oh well, Reason #538 why I'm glad I'm back home: Hawaii peeps are the bestest.

5:30, 6:15, 7:20, 8:15, and finally a forced 9:00. These were yesterday's wake up times.

Today's: 5:55, 6:05, and finally 6:45.

FuckingA.
I am not enjoying this. But then again, maybe its partially due to my 10pm bedtime? Shit I'm getting old.

Mrs.Tomimoto, my 6th grade teacher, assigned some sort of letter writing assignment. We were to write a letter to someone we admired and then work with a partner before sendig it off. I wrote it, I got it back to make corrections, I made the corrections, and then I mailed it off because I didn't want to get together with my partner. My partner was Steven, my homecoming date jr year, but it wasn't him. It looked like someone else, an evil someone else. So I sealed it into a priority envelope and dropped it into the mailbox. For some reason it was a really thick letter.

On my way home I see Mrs. Tomimoto walking really fast, apparently on her way home as well. I stopped to ask her about the assignment and without interrupting her strides she proceeded to basically tell me that if I don't meet with my partner on my letter, I will most likely fail because my letter sucks ass. I stop, and teacher goes on her merry way.

I ran to the mailbox only to see the mailman just emptying it. He's kind enough to let me rummage through the mail, all three huge mailing carts full. I frantically search yet I can't find it. Mr. Mailman even offers to help and we still can't find it. In the end I accept defeat and I say "Bye Lester" because apparently the mailman's name is Lester. So while lester is on the couch of some music shop taking a little nap, I leave and then wake up.

Now, its 6:45am and can't get back to sleep goshdammitalltohell.

Ever since I've been back I've been having the weirdest and most unnerving dreams. Yesterday one of my dreams had to do with me and Won flying a jet plane and I didn't know how yet I was at the wheel. and now today. Maybe its due to the fact that I don't have a dreamcatcher anymore. GAH! I don't know how many more nights I can put up with this. I'm freakin tired!

I miss my computer.
And I miss my tarepanda.
I hope my boxes come soon.

mean people suck.

there has never been a truer saying.
i don't know what I did, but it just ain't cool to be hittin people while they're down. ya know? so while I will miss a certain friend, being mean and rude to me has hurt more than you will ever know.

boohar

back home.
the humidity sucks.
the shopping is fun.
I am now at least 5 shades darker than a week ago.
Thank goodness. =)

Okay, I really need to vent here. I haven't even left yet [tomorrow at 8am eek] but I still haven't been able to resolve my billing problems with the gym. FUCK! This totally sucks. I have no idea what the hell their problem is but they NEVER return any promised calls. First the gm said he'd call way back when, then the billing person said she'd call me on Friday, then today I call and the girl says the gm will call me RIGHT BACK and yet 2 hours later I am forced to call again. >.< Now I find out the billing chick is going to be in tomorrow 7-12. Too bad I'll be on a plane that whole time. grrrrrrrrr

Okay, I'm done now. See yall in Hawaii ;P

[*sigh* last one till next week]

I'm getting all sentimental over the stupidest things.

Like the last time I rode thru the transbay tube this morning; the last time I stood at *my* spot for BART at the Ashby station; the last time of doing postage on the mail; the last time walking past the restaurant downstairs; or even the last time taking out money from the ATM. Its like I'm not even about to leave. Like I'll be here again on Monday. Its so surreal.

ACK! And I didn't even get to take pictures of all the buildings like I wanted. dammit. *sigh* oh well. Life is just going through a whirlwind of change. =/

Next stop...Zippys! I mean..Hawaii!
heehee

[yay for net access at work!]

Here's an interesting analysis of the difference between the American/Int'l and the Japanese promotions of the movie "Pearl Harbor."

I didn't think about this happening until gg talked about it a few days ago but I guess its something that would be necessary in order to sell the movie. Its just too bad that the Japanese don't really learn about what really happened during the war.

See for yourself: American & Japanese trailer versions.

okay...really this time.

net goes baibai.
compie goes into box. *sniff*

and the good roomie left!

=( boohar

SO SAD!!
T_T

kinda funny...

"Best friend" Rose is coordinating a farewell dinner for her old dorm roomie because she's moving to Florida. She's only inviting me because I happened to ask if we could possibly try getting together one last time [after many failed attempts] and this was the only way to fit me in. *sigh*

In other news, I had a wonderful dinner in North Beach last night at the Michelangelo Caffe on Columbus & Union. It was my last dinner with the good roomie along with her friend from LA, her friend's friend, the evil roomie, and Judy [met in korea]. It was really fun seeing Judy again and the dinner and socializing was just what I needed.

I'm gonna miss the good roomie. She went to take more stuff to her other apt with her friends last night and didn't come back. It was her last night and she didn't even really say goodbye. She said she'll probably still be around by the time I get home from work, but I'm a bit skeptical. *sigh*

Much boohar all around.

YAY!!!

Dave & Busters is coming to Hawaii!!

Woohoo!

Putzing around the house all night is not what I would call very fun. I'm so bored that I've been playing games for the last 2 hours. gah!

And its soooooo annoying to have my ears constantly plugging up [due to the cold i assume] and having to yawn and swallow all day. grrrr.

7 more days. >O.o<

hmm..was that TMI?

I think I should learn to keep my mouth shut.

And this crappy site is pissing me off so once I get back home I'm seriously going to redesign and get my lazy ass going again. heh

Cramps suck.

But cramps don't suck as bad as being 3 days late when on the pill.

Hmm, but I think the granddaddy of them all is being sick with nasal congestion and coughing AND having cramps after being 3 days late when on the pill.

hah! so goes my life.

Had a dental appt today so I chose not to go to work at all. wheeee. And the even happier thing is that I don't have any cavities. wheeheee.

Now its off to BART to Union City to meet up with Won. We're seeing Memento and having dinner. Whoop whoop.

I love Fridays. =)

I have the oddest urge right now.

I want to go to Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park with a bunch of friends and take tons of pictures with a disposable waterproof camera.

Just imagine all the hilarious pics I could take as we slide through tunnels, rush down slides, and mosy in the pools. But knowing me, the hilarious part would be when the camera smacks me in the forehead as I go down a 45 degree incline.
lol

Yuck. I feel even worser today. I'm all stuffed up and yucky.

And last night was so bad. I fell asleep and i woke up at 2:30 sweating! It was sooo hot in my room and I was even wearing a tanktop and boxers! grrrr. I hate not having a screen on my window. I can't leave my window open because EVERY NIGHT I've opened it only to have these HUMONGOUS mosquito-like bugs fly in and freak me out for about 5 minutes or so until I smooosh all remaining life out of them. So gross!!!!

mar.cam

heh. i was bored so i set it up. now you can be bored too.

..too bad its off now. heehee.

Oh yah! and Cute BART Guy #1 was looking especially cute today. That's one thing I'm really going to miss when I'm gone.

Too bad I can never look his way when I pass by him though...Its always so intimidating when they're with a group of friends so you don't want to look retarded by looking their way every single day. lol

Yes, I'm a retard. And proud of it ;P

dengit.
last night digirice ftp was down so i told myself to upload my update this morning. Instead, I fall asleep after my shower and have a heckuva hard time getting up.
oh wells, it'll be like an update for today but from yesterday.

hmm i'm starting to sound like grant "for me from me from you" [??] haha don't ask.

Bah!!!!!!

I hate being all stuffed up!!!

dammitalltohell!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>.<

ACK! Hotelier is finally playing on the korean station back home and I fear I've already missed at least the first 2 eps. ack! So I wrote my appa a begging but sweet email to record it for me. heehee

I know what will happen though. He will complain about the inconvenience of it and the hassle of buying more video tapes [and who's going to pay for it?!] but he'll do it anyway just because he's such a sweetie. I love my dad. =D

So I finally gave into the "heat" [even though I think its rather pleasant and plus I've been indoors all day and the bldg management finally fixed the a/c] and I decided to buy a coooool drink. Frappuccino or Jamba Juice? Rather than intake all that "bad bad" caffeine (says the evil doctor) plus the fact that I didn't even need the wakeup buzz, I opted to get some Jamba Juice for the second time E-VER. I got myself a Orange Berry Blitz with an immunity boost [since i'm feeling the beginnings of a sore throat]. I don't like it very much though. This one is too citrusy and sour. *sour face* I prefer smoothies that are sweeeeeeet. mmm. sugar. So I guess I'll have to wait till I go again to try a different one. I don't remmeber what I had last time. I hope they aren't all so sour. Any recommendations?

These days I'm feeling much better. Maybe all that self pity was just pms induced. Yeah, it probably was. But I really think it helps when friends give you an opportunity to vent and then make you happy. Even just mindless chitchatting is great for the soul. Funny how all the chitchatting I've done lately is with people at least 400 miles away. haha. how sad.

ACK!!

Soompar bhurd got engaged!! I'm so happy for her!! heehee. Its about time anyway. haha. jk. They're so cute though! Pretty soon there will probably be little soompars running around. haha. scary thought.

Congrats soompar!

You know, its amazing what watching Xfiles and talking with a SO can do for the soul. =)

Its 5:30 am and I can see the first faint signs that the sun will be up soon. I suppose that's a sign I should sleep now huh. blah

...and then just as I post that, my mom writes me an email. Mom's always have the best timing. =)

Today isn't a very happy day. Not that anything has really happened to cause me to be rather down. Its just one of those days and I'm being overly sensitive to everything...Like not getting my daily email, or not hearing back from "best" friends after weeks, or just...everything. I'm feeling quite unloved for some reason and its making me feel that maybe I'm just trying a bit too hard.

boohar

Gross. I'm drinking boba my coworker got me from some place near/in the Rincon center. The tapioca balls are all mushy and the drink itself is kinda chalky. blech. And it was a friggen rip off!

Yet here I am still drinking it. *shrug* Go figger

Okay, strike that. Felicity and BEN [hah!] are back together now. Dang dramas.

BOOHAR!!!
Joey & Pacey aren't together anymore! He all made a huge scene in the middle of the prom! ACK! Poor Joey. =(
And now Felicity is broken up with ...ermm..whats his face. [yeah, i don't watch them regularly, hehe so nyah!] What's up with all the breaking up maeng?

This sucks

The Taste at Kapolei

I wanna go. =)

It never fails. Whenever I'm walking some distance [eg, farther than just between my desk and the water cooler] I always end up counting in my head at some point. I count in sync with my footsteps as if I'm counting them. I don't even start counting at one; I start at random numbers like 41 or 53. And what's strange is that I don't really realize I'm counting until I reach a *9 number. I don't know why, but I also manage to count the number 79 in each instance too; but then sometimes I'll go from 79 straight to 90.

Ok, I'm starting to sound like I'm metal. I'll stop now.

A little part of me is quietly soaking in satisfaction after reading this article "Japan Finds its Seoul." It seems kind of ironic after all these years. heh

[link via vson]

O_O

Wow.

First, the minimum wage in HI might actually get raised...twice! and Secondly, the age of sexual consent may be raised from 14 to 16.

Just the fact that its as low as 14 is a bit disconcerting, but I think I know someone who will be a bit disappointed about it if the law passes. haha. Umm...better get it in while you can? Pedo! >.<

Grr...I'm so fucking upset. The day was really productive and flew by so I thought I could file this day as a good day. But then 5:30 has to roll around and I lose my BART ticket...the ticket that I just put 20 bucks on. dammitfuckingshitgrrrrrr.

Oh yeah...and Happy Lei Day. You did know that May Day is Lei Day right? =P