Only two weeks left in Shanghai, times do go fast. The funny thing is, just a week ago, it felt like STILL three weeks to go in Shanghai... what a difference a week can make. After my folks visited me for few days and left for korea, i felt like going back home with them, but now i feel like staying here longer, but what can I do?

So for the rest of the duration, hopefully more relaxing to come and no more trouble. Peace everyone, stay healthy and focused.

First entry in three month, I dont like writing.

lots of things happened during that time, but not worth mentioning much. I've been in Shanghai for 10 days now and its been pretty good times overall. Seems like i did lots of things here already, studying chinese, eating greasy chinese food, finding nice korean restaurant to off-set it all, meeting a really hot local girl at a club, then trying to getting something going with not so hot local girl(according to jason and a columbia bro), getting a nice massage, smoking chinese cigarette(gross)...

from thursday to sunday, i went out 4 nights in a row, but managed to spend less money than i would one night in korea, you can ask my hellmaster about how expensive it is to go booking in korea, while generally having ok time. but i still would rather be in korea, chill with few friends who arent in army and college girls who should be done with finals by now... and i miss my nice handphone and good service in korea, chinese service is terrible and phones they sell are over-priced... but everything else is cheap so its not that bad i guess.

few things i realized tho...

people in shanghai are so weird that their weirdness tops korean-americans as a group. at least korean-americans have their non-sense, no-loyalty but korean pride thing going on, but people in shanghai flat out have no shame. i dont have to or want to say anything, just go around shanghai for a night or two, you will find many interesting things. i told myself that i will never live in US cuz i dont want my kids to grow up to be korean-americans. now, not that i ever considered it, but my kids arent going to shanghai anytime soon.

while i can go out on weekends and have good times, weekdays suck as hell cuz of my language program. so much work, after almost quiting in korea for a while, i am smoking again. sucks, i really hate studying in summer, really dont like studying language, and studying chinese is hard... not a great combination. Tonight, i had so much work i had to stay around shanghai daxue campus even though i wanted to go out. and now i kinda finishedh homeworks but since its too late to go out, just writing random stuff before i forget it all.

heard kenny might be in town already(as jason said, what the hell if he is? hasnt let us know?) and trevor might stop by too. all of you should come by, while shanghai is no seoul by any means and most people are ugly and rude, its still a good city, if you dont mind air polution too much. if you are an old white guy with pot belly, you should make coming here a priority. and mano, jason and i came to a conclusion that you will love it here, so you should come check it out haha.

love to all, and i will love you more if you can help my on my chinese homework.

it was good trip, having good time with bros, letting some stress go, while discovering a few things about myself.

for those you didnt go, couldnt go, you guys missed out... it was good meeting bros from all around, having good time at good parties and finding what the brotherhood is all about.

Also, i found myself, much different from year ago, when i started pledging. whether it will be for good or bad, i dont know, but so far i truly enjoyed the experience.

So, to sum it up, it was a good trip, and i am looking forward to Friday's FUSION JAM. ya'll should come out, should be good times. Hopefully more good times for me as well, I dont doubt it.

i learned my lesson

dont type with a cigarette in your hand... you can burn your self pretty easy

i guess one more reason not to smoke... i honestly dont care about every cig taking away 10 minutes of your life bs...but bad stuff happens with me smoking ... like being out of breath when playing ball or burning mugatu's nice and new leather jacket...

but i need it when i am writing a stupid thought paper....

therefore,

for people who havent taken it yet, dont take mgmt 101.... if you have to, push it back as far as possible or take it over summer... .it has been one of the most painful experience in my otherwise jolly college career

life has been a disarray... gotta get out of a vicious cycle...

so I had a chinese presentation at 10:30, mgmt paper due at 12, fnce class at 1:30, and math hw assignment due at 6:30

what do you do... if you wake up and find out that its 3 o'clock....

ouch....

here is what i did

go to chinese department place at 37th and market, talk to my chinese teacher, make her feel sorry for me, and reschedule the presentation for next thursday (great) also get cheesesteak on the way

try to find my mgmt TA, but fail to do so, so leave a message on his answering machine and send him an email (he hasnt replied back yet... so not so good)

finish math hw at huntsman office buidling (not bad)

buy ridiculously over-priced mocha-blast thingy from AVP cuz its been 2 hours since i woke up but i am falling asleep again (bad)

find out they have special 2 for 1 deal, gleefully take two of those little tiny cups of fat and sugar flavored brown drink (good) also good free food at huntsman office

help mano with physics till 5:50 (happy, i finally did something good today) - also he now owes me a dinner

mano finds out that his hour-long midterm started at 5... (sooo mano...ouch)

mano drops physics (smart)

do and turn in math hw for two people, earning a free dinner for doing so~ (great)

i missed two weeks worth of math classes, but i still know whats going on (not bad)

get a phone call, math professor barks at me (not great)

receive bad news from the caller (very bad)

go gym after eating lots of fattening stuff at beijing (compromise)

indoor soccer people crowd out the courts (gay)

realize smoking and excessive eating do not help you get better at basketball (understandable)

come back home, feel like going to bed early, but realize its already 2:30... and so its been about 12 hours since i woke up... (so me)

highlight of the day: i ate three meals: cheesesteak, free stuff at huntsman office, and beijing, in the span of 4 hours

looking back: daddy called me at 9 in the morning to wake me up and see whats up, so talked to him for 20 minutes, then set my alarm at 10, so i could rest 40 more minutes before i would go to give presentation at 10:30... rest is history.

is it a good thing to have people who worry about you more than you do yourself? am i blessed or just hopeless?