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I had a terrible nightmare last night. And work has been insanely crazy today. Plus I’ve been on the waiting list forever yet still couldn’t score an air ticket back to Taiwan. No school, no perspective, nothing. I was like, experiencing a whole new level of suckiness.

Then couple of friends called, and couple of friends wrote me nice emails. And I managed to pull off some decent gifts for Panat and Althea’s birthday party tonight. Maybe it’s not so bad after all.

posted by Roxy 17:35

Something to cheer me up for the day. The What Flavour Am I ? test:

Buzz buzz, I am Coffee flavoured.
I am popular in the workplace, even though I am often bitter. I am energetic to the point of being frenetic; buzz buzz, out of my way. I tend to overwork myself and need periods of recovery time.

posted by Roxy 17:31

Don't you just luuuuve San Francisco?

posted by Roxy 17:13

My too-good-to-be-true hosting has been down these two days: on top of my rejection from UCLA! I will need to sulk for another two days... If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So true.

posted by Roxy 15:04

So we were having ramen in Yakuza Ramen (the name has been changed to protect the identity of the individuals involved in this incident). Then I heard this big “Bang!?on the wall: turned out a black homeless guy had sneaked in and grabbed a handful of leftover ramen from the table. Our Japanese ramen chef rushed out from behind the counter and gave him a kick then a punch to the stomach. I mean, it’s not like he’s just pushing him away or something; he was really using some sort of kung fu! The homeless was so hurt he could only groan, but still didn’t want to let go of his handful of ramen. So there’s this weird image of a black person crouching down, trying hard to gather ramen from the ground, and a Japanese chef (with his white hat and apron) angrily talking to him in very poor English.

I didn’t really catch what the chef or the guy said. The guy was very much out of himself (either super drunk or mentally-ill) and the chef couldn’t speak English that well. But eventually he dragged the black guy out of the store and told him not to come back again. Two of the customers got really pissed and spit on the ground, swearing not to come back again (“You discriminating pig!?or some sort.) The others were just shocked and tried to get hold of what was going on.

Then I looked through the window and saw our homeless guy walked across the street, talked with two black pedestrians, and got himself into another fight. So maybe he’s a regular in the ramen shop and they just hated him to show up again? Or maybe the chef is really discriminating toward black people? Shall we blame the government? Or shall we blame ourselves for not sparing some change?

Don’t ever mess with the Yakuza.

posted by Roxy 12:46

While I am still struggling with building up my website, I found this beautiful page built by a 15-year-old girl (literally). Isn’t it amazing how the new generation is looking at the world differently? I mean, like my little cousins, they grew up with internet and cell phone games and Buffy. Hey so the girl and me share the same name nonetheless!

posted by Roxy 22:45

It’s official now. So I got rejected from UCLA. I am very, very, very mad.

Dear Ms. Liao:
Thank you for applying for the Animation program in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media.
The faculty committee wishes to advise you now that you have not been recommended for graduate study. As you know, the Animation program receives many more applications than there are spots available. The admissions committee carefully reviews each application file and unfortunately we are unable to admit many of the talented and promising students that apply.
Please accept my best wishes for your future endeavors.

Have a nice day, everybody.

posted by Roxy 11:48

At last, back to work. So here’s what I’ve done for the Memorial Day weekend:
1. Academy’s spring show! Some of the student works are just amazing?It’s intimidating and exciting at the same time. Dan’s piece was 3rd place in the texturing category: Congrats!
2. Academy’s Commencement. Taerry and Althea and Vivian. You go gals!
3. Pixar trip! Kind of disappointing. I’ll talk about this later.
4. Mt. Diablo. Saturday morning, the sky looked so gloomy in Berkeley, so we headed south to Mt. Diablo and biked all the way from Rock City (1600? to the summit (3849?. That’s really really cool for some wimpy gal like me.
5. Himalayan Fair at Live Oak Park. Exotic music and fun food. Got overcharged for a henna tattoo (around my belly button, hoho).
6. Coyote Hills Regional Park. Gorgeous view with wild flowers blooming all over the hills.
7. Yakuza ramen incident. I’ll talk about this later too.

posted by Roxy 11:36

The gang arrived today: they are just adorable! And Martin from Found Objects was so helpful I am actually touched. This is the only online shopping experience I had that made me feel kinda good and special. Not like, “Oh well, it’s cheap so you’re on your own. Leave us a message and we’ll never get back to you.?A great start for Memorial weekend.

posted by Roxy 14:13

Not so innocent.

posted by Roxy 11:44

So innocent.

posted by Roxy 10:41

I was talking with Dan last night about writing a children’s book. We came up with some cool names such as Melancholy Calamari (!!). Learning English as a second language, trying to remember vocabulary with all sorts of means is essential. You know, “playground + octopus = platypus?and stuff like that. Maybe it’s a blessing after all.

posted by Roxy 09:46

And, as promised, The Brick Testament.

posted by Roxy 11:45

I can't help it... Just bought 4 animals at Scary Stories. Yep they'll be gifts for Althea and Taerry for their graduation this Friday from Academy of Art College!!!! I haven't even started my education and they're walking! Talk about bitter sweet.

posted by Roxy 11:30

New graphics and everything! I'll start my real blogging tomorrow.....

posted by Roxy 11:15

And test test test...

posted by Roxy 10:05

OK. So I am going to have my own Blog!

posted by Roxy 09:39