In the New Year

In the new year (Yes, I know, still about 2 months away...)
In the new year, I plan to:
(In no particular order)
- Study more Chinese (Traditional)
- Study more Japanese
- Post my studies on my blog (here, as in, this blog that you're reading right now haha)
- Help people more with learning English
- Work hard so I can save money to visit my sweet boyfriend
- Work hard so I can get a raise/promotion... hopefully... maybe even transfer somewhere with a higher minimum wage haha
- Practice being a house wife - tidy up every day or at least every week
- Do well in my studies so I can get this school thing done and over with x_X

The Airport Scene

Relieved to have finally finished her twenty-two hour flight, she looked around anxiously for her love.
He had told her he would be wearing the black sweater of his that she found to be so handsome on him.
"Drats, it's no use, there's too many people here..." she said quietly to herself.
She lifted herself up onto her tiptoes and shielded her eyes with her hand.
Squinting her eyes, and with a worried frown on her face, she searched for her husband.
She leaned to the left, leaned to the right, then went back to the middle again...
Her beloved was nowhere to be found.

"BAH!"
She turned around with a look of pure fright which then shifted to utter joy.
It was her husband, her silly husband.
"Were you scared?" he asked jokingly.
An embarrassed look swept across her face, accompanied with a wave of red.
"Oh! Such a terrible husband! As an apology... take me to eat some steak!"
She smiled girlishly at her husband, knowing full-well that he would be happy to take her out.

Oh! She wanted to kiss him so badly!

And he also wanted to kiss her....
But, although they called each other "husband" and "wife", this was only their first time meeting.
In reality, they had met over the internet and had fallen deeply in love with each other.
By now, they had been together for a little over two years.

He could see a sad look to her face.
"Hey, Lao Po, what's wrong? Is it the heat? Is the heat bothering you?"

........ She had come to Taiwan from the States, and it was the middle of winter ........

"No, it's just...."
"What? What's wrong? You can tell me, you're my wife. Anything you tell me, I will understand."
His words were so kind, and she knew he meant every single bit of what he had said.
"It's just..... 我... 我...."
The words were difficult for her to form.
Over the computer, it had been so easy to say.
But now, here in person.... She felt like a stone had been lodged in her throat.
"我想....我想....."
She knew she couldn't just say it casually, she had to spit the words out as quickly as possible...
"我想親你一下!"

His face grew red, and a huge smile overtook his handsome face.
Meanwhile, though her face also grew red, she had decided to hide hers behind her long, dark, curly hair.
Oh, she was so embarrassed!
He placed his hands on her shoulders, and pulled her closer to him.
Although she wanted to kiss him, she knew she was still too shy to allow herself the pleasure of actually doing it.

"Oh, my sweet wife.... I want to kiss you too! But, you know... in real life, I feel a little shy and nervous..."
She smiled sweetly at her husband's words.
"Oh, my sweet husband, it's okay. Of course, I also feel so shy.... Maybe first we should just hug each other. Husband, can I hug you?"
She bit her bottom lip nervously.
"Yes, of course you can hug me. I am your husband, you can hug me anytime!"

As she leaned in to hug him, and wrap her arms around him, she could feel the emotion welling up inside her.

As she pressed her body against his, feeling his warmth, she could feel the tears start to stream down her face.
They stood silently hugging each other in the middle of the airport lobby.
She didn't know it, but as she cried against his chest, his tears were also letting themselves be known.
As she let her tears stain his shirt, his tears fell down atop her soft hair.
Once they had had their moment of relief, they composed themselves and released each other.

Toast for Breakfast

She was a hardworking housewife.
He, a hardworking and admirable desk person at a local business.
She kept the house clean, prepared lunches for her husband, and made sure dinner was on the table when her husband returned home from a long day of work.
He helped customers at work, made sure his loved ones were happy and supported, and helped her put the dishes away after dinner was over.
But today, today was different...

He returned home, expecting to open the door to a meal so carefully prepared by his loving wife.
However, instead, he opened the door only to find a hudled mass sitting on the floor in front of the sofa.

........ She always sat on the floor when she watched her dramas ........

A visible grin appeared on his face.
"Ha, so cute," he thought.
He walked towards his wife, expecting a startled "Husband! You're home early today!"
Closer and closer, he approached his wife, who still hadn't noticed her husband had already come home.
"Lao Po. Lao Po. Hey, don't you hear me?" he said.
"Ha, she must have the volume turned up too loud. It must be a really good drama this time," he thought.

He crouched down next to his wife and looked at her gentle face.
She had fallen asleep, and her drama was already finished playing.
He stayed still, and allowed himself to watch her sleep for a couple of minutes.
Then, he stood up, walked to their bedroom, threw back the bed cover, then walked back to his sleeping wife.
He lifted her in his strong arms.

Though she was sleeping, a noticeable smile appeared on her face at the recognition of her husband's warm hold.
He carried her to the bed, tucked her in under the covers, and kissed her lips softly.
He whispered softly into his wife's ear, "Lao Po, wo ai ni. Sweet dreams. When you wake up, I will have made supper for you. I hope you will like it."

60 Seconds

Lately I have decided to try to stick to an actual exercise routine rather than just doing random exercises at random times haha
Okay okay
Maybe the times are still random
But I try to stick to a set list of exercises each day, with two days of rest
Today was 60 seconds day
That means, I test myself to see how many squats, sit-ups, and push-ups I can do in 60 seconds

Today my stats are:
Squats: 47
Push-ups: 14
Bicycle Sit-ups: 26

Now... I know what you're probably thinking...
"wow, really?! Only 14 push-ups?"
Hey!
I don't do just any push-ups
I do what I like to call "兄ちゃん Push-ups" (Niichan Push-ups)
Because my Taiwanese brother told me he does push-ups a certain way
So I have started to *try* to follow in his way

You look straight forward and when you go down, your chin has to touch the floor
Okay... maybe I cheat a little haha
I go down to within 1-2 inches of the floor
Oh... it really burns my shoulders haha
And.. I do it the girly way - knees instead of toes on the floor haha



PS:
老公,我愛你^^

um...

我愛你!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fat Days

This week I just feel so lazy!

Haha, I like to call days like this "Fat Days".

Because the only thing I feel like doing is sitting around watching drama and eating chocolate and instant noodles.

Hahaha

Normally I'm not like this, by the way.

I usually eat a nearly all fruit diet, except for steak or chicken that I eat in the morning and some carbs at night.

Fat Days sound like heaven...

But once I get drawn into them... it's so difficult to get back to normal.


But... I bought new clothes that actually fit me!

And got rid of my old clothes haha

My old clothes were size L

My new ones are size S, and some size M's.

(Yeah.. I don't like spending money... so I only just now got around to buying clothes after losing weight haha)

So... hopefully I don't have too many more Fat Days hahaha

Or I might need my fat clothes back XD

Chinese or Japanese?

10月2010時、私は日本語を勉強しました。
I started studying in December 2010
十二月2010,我讀漢語.


それで、Lang8を入る。
So, I joined Lang8.
因此,我參Lang8.


Lang8をはいる、私は新しい友達をあう。
Joining Lang8 allowed me to meet new friends.
我相會新朋友們.

新しい友達ので、中国語を好きで。
Because of my new friends, I have started to fall in love with Chinese.
由於我的朋友們,我愛漢語.


取り分、台湾の中国語を好きで。
Specifically, I like the sound of Taiwanese speaking Chinese.
格外台灣的漢語.


今、私は面食らう．．．
Now I feel confused...
我是迷惑...

日本語を勉強したい？
Do I want to study Japanese when I get to the new university next year?
我讀日語?


それとも、中国語を勉強したい？
Or do I want to study Chinese?
我讀漢語?


双方？
Both?
二這?


笑
Haha
笑

Falling into Autumn

I LOVE autumn!

Autumn is my absolute favorite time of the whole entire year^^

To feel the cool autumn breeze brushing across my face is such happiness(^_^)

Not surprisingly, I become a little bipolar in the fall haha

The happiness of the season, combined with the stress of work and school makes for some confused friends

But, I love fall haha

T_T

Recently, I've been feeling kind of depressed...
It seems like certain people just can't seem to realise how emotionally abusive they really are.
I can't eat, can't sleep, can't think, and -- sometimes -- I can't stop crying.
=_=)
I freaking HATE emotional abuse - it hurts... probably even more than physical abuse.

Classes started off well, but then lately I've been getting so much emotional stress from certain people that I just feel like I hit a wall.
I feel like crying almost all the time.
All I can think about is how I want to get out of here.
Listening to people tell me how stupid my dream is...
After hearing it so many time, I've started to actually believe it, even if just a little.

What if my dream really is stupid?
What if I really can't be successful?

I wish I didn't feel this way, but it's like I just can't help it.
I wish I could go to see my friend.
I think getting away from this horrid environment and visiting him, even if only for a couple weeks, would be so soothing to my many emotional wounds.

I used to get straight A's
But now I feel like maybe I'm too stupid to do anything
So much so, that I can't even bring myself to really try
And as soon as I find a little piece of happiness
These people just tear it all away and degrade it
I really want to escape
But I just don't know how...

手紙が来た！(I got a letter!)

今日、ベストフレンドから、手紙が来たぁぁ！

彼は「手紙をすでに受けとった？」と聞いてきた。

それで、急いで郵便箱を見に行った＾＾；

彼の手紙はとぉーーーっても良かった。＾＾

レターセットはとてもとてもとても奇麗！

彼の手紙を読む時、私はとーーーーーーーーっても幸せです（＾＿＾）

20

Recently, all I hear around my house are comments about how I need to work more hours.
Although I thought I was pretty clear on the fact that in addition to being a full-time college student, I also need time to do homework and do basic things such as exercise, cook, clean, etc.
Yes, I'm only working about 20+/- hours per week, but when school starts in 9 days, I'm gonna have my hands full.


"But what about all that free time you'll still have?"
Free time? You mean, those couple hours when I wake up and when I go to bed where I play video games and watch anime? That hour or two during lunch where I study Japanese and Taiwanese?
Yes, I will start learning how to read, take notes, write journals and papers on the computer, and jog - all at the same time.
Clearly, everyone is expected to do just that - because this is the 21st century, if you ain't multitasking then wth are you doing?


Anyways... though I resented it at first... as much as I hate to admit it... I've come to like my job.
Yes, that's right, I like working where I work.
Sometimes certain customers can be a bit irritating, but for the most part it's a good crowd that comes during the hours that I actually work.
I hope there will be a spot open in the Eugene branch when it comes time to transfer.
If not... maybe I won't be going to Uni after all


Oh... today I made broccoli-beef
Family kept complaining that I only cook for myself
So today I cooked enough for everyone...
Yeah... turns out they don't like soy sauce (but they like it when it's at a Chinese restaurant)
So even though I cooked for everyone... I'm still the only one eating it =_=)
I don't like eating the same thing all the time, but you don't see me complaining when they bring out the brats and hamburgers or the grilled steak that got smothered in Lawry's.
From now on, it's everyone for themselves, I guess
I'll just continue cooking single meals for only me