Japultra Blog

It all started two years ago today. A crazy Korean student at Virginia Tech decides to go on the largest campus killing ever, killing 32 people. Then, it was the crazy Asian-Canadian that decapitated that kid on the bus. After that, it was a crazy Chinese student studying at (yet again) Virginia Tech who decides to decapitate his friend. Then finally, it was the crazy Vietnamese guy (why is his last name Wong???) in Binghamton, NY who decides to shoot a bunch of people.

All this happened in a time span of 2 years. I don’t remember ever hearing about Asians in the media like this before. Has something happened to us as a whole that has made us snap? Are we only crazy enough to rebel against the “system” now? What is going on?!

The last real vacation I took was two years ago when I went all over Europe. Last year, I visited DC for a month and a half, but since I was actually working at my parents shop, I don’t consider that a vacation. That and the fact that I wasn’t even able to see many of my close friends.

In a couple weeks, I’ll be off to Kansas City (that’s in Missouri for all you geographically-challenged people out there) to visit Drew and Peter. I’m not half as excited about visiting Kansas City as I am about visiting them.  The last time I talked to them, they said they were in the middle of the biggest snowstorm of the season. Hopefully, the weather will have warmed up a bit by the end of April.

As an aside, I purchased Twilight last weekend on Blu-Ray. Funny thing is, I don’t have a Blu-Ray player. I had initially planned on buying it just to have because I love the movie (and books) so damn much, but I broke down and ended up buying a Blu-Ray player yesterday. It arrives on Saturday. I can’t wait to see what it will look like on Francis’ 52″ HDTV. *mmmmmm*

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything. Anytime I think about writing something, the thought of trying to put thought into text deters me and then, after awhile, I forget about updating.

I’ve committed to writing this entry, if not for anything else than a catharsis. It’s always hard for me to figure out the fine line between what I want to express and what I want random strangers reading about me, so this time, I’m going to try to put caution to the wayside and just let whatever comes come.

The last few months have been really great overall. Ever since my roommate moved in, I’ve had a great time. I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better setup. We get along very well and hang out/interact like we’re best friends - which, I guess at this point, we are.

My job has been very demanding and stressful. I’ve been working overtime just about every week for the past two and a half months and I’ve got a boss that is particularly hard to deal with. But aside from that, I do enjoy the job and my other colleagues.

I saw Twilight last week for the first time. I’m hooked. I don’t remember the last time any movie has affected me so much. I’ve fallen in love with the character of Edward Cullen. He has such a cold, aloof exterior but a warm, loving, and vulnerable interior. Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of him is by all accounts beautiful. I’ve already finished the first two books of the series and currently reading the third and I’m intrigued by how Hollywood is going to play out the 2nd movie., which should be coming in November of this year.

At this point, I guess I’m going to go against what I said earlier. There are several other points I’d like to write about, but not to a general audience. Maybe I’ll add another post that’s password protected - or, given my track record of hardly writing, maybe not. Summer is just around the corner (Yes, I know spring just came, but time passes so quickly these days) and I definitely need a vacation. It looks like I’ll be going to Kansas City to visit Drew and Peter next month - if I can get the time off.

Have you ever turned on the hot water and then just waited and waited until the water would warm up? Have you ever, in this period of impatient waiting, turned the water knob to a level hotter than the level you want - only to find out that the water gets hotter much more quickly? You turn it back down to the original level and the water comes out cool again. I’ve always been confused by this. If the water can be that hot, why must we be left there waiting?

I’m not sure why ALL the sites on the Internet have the lyrics for this song incorrectly and with improper grammar. I went to Schiller’s site and the lyrics are posted there. Why all the confusion, people?

Here are the correct lyrics - although there are some parts where September definitely isn’t singing the words correctly - or at least it doesn’t sound like she is.

i need a vision, a straight line back to you
just give me a reason to do what lovers do
i need to know you, don’t say i ever did
and if i can’t hold you, it’s time to set me free

i can’t breathe, my love
i’m swimming in the dark beside you
came here to find a friend
but you got me lost again
i can’t breathe my love
been following the path behind you
but somehow i’m lost again
is this the bitter end, for us

you could have been sunlight to my
reflecting moon
i’d warm your december, you’d keep me cool
in june
we should have kept flying, our eyes on the distant sky
but we went and landed, where feelings
come to die

i can’t breathe, my love

I had almost forgotten what the purpose of today was. Trying to figure out what everyone was doing and deciding on what I wanted to do today and seeing what coworkers were doing had made me forget that Thanksgiving was a day to be thankful.

There have been many things that I am thankful for this year. All the changes that have been positive for me, the friends & family that I have, the experiences that I’ve gone through, and everything else in between that has brought me to this point in my life.

I just realized today how hypocritical it is that 70% of black voters voted for Prop 8 and against equal rights. Only 40 years ago, blacks were fighting very hard to gain equal rights, and on Tuesday, blacks, by more than 2 to 1, denied gays and lesbians the right to marry.

On June 12th, 1967, the Supreme Court declared it legal for a black person to be able to marry a white person - a move many thought broke the sanctity of marriage. On November 4th, 2008, 70% of black voters in California voted for Prop 8 because they believed it would ruin the sanctity of marriage.

This shit is just too unbelievable.

I’ve been in LA since the 21st of October, so almost two weeks now. I’ve spent so much money moving into my apartment, from rent payment to purchasing household items. I started work on Monday and just finished my first week yesterday. It’s gone pretty well but I really feel like I haven’t settled in at all. I still feel very uppity about it and wish I knew how to do more of the tasks by heart.

I ended up going to Monster Massive last week with Paul because his friend got sick. I just couldn’t turn down the free ticket. Paul van Dyk was there, as well as Markus Schulz, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello. I’m going to see Kaskade next week and I’m super excited about that!

I ended up not doing anything last night for Halloween, but I’m old. And I don’t feel like going out as much anymore. I feel so old. x_X

Please, please go out there and vote! Vote Obama. Please lord, vote Obama. We don’t need more Republicans in the office fucking things up for the country. The rest of the world is undeniably pro Obama. It would be a hands down win if the world were voting, but it’s not. Dumb Americans are. So, the intelligent Americans out there, please get out there on November 4th and vote!

Californians, please also remember to vote NO on prop 8! This homo wants to get married someday. Prop 8 is a major step backwards for human rights and for equality. I drove past a bunch of people holding signs for Yes on Prop 8 today and as I was driving by, I was trying to figure out what to do. Should I honk? If I did, would they think I was disagreeing with them? Taking the time to think about what to do caused me to pass by them without actually doing anything. I was so pissed off and realized I should have just stuck my finger out my car and flipped them off, but it was already too late. Just because “God” dictates how you and your family should live does not mean you have the right to dictate other people’s choices.

Anyhow, to all those religious nuts - God loves homos. She told me herself.

Have you ever noticed cuts, bruises, or scratches on your body that seem to have appeared out of nowhere? I’ve definitely had them before, but a few days ago I noticed one on my leg that is considerably very large for a phantom wound.

This one came out of nowhere. I haven’t been drunk in weeks so I know it wasn’t a drunken accident, but I don’t remember walking by or brushing anything that would gash me this deeply. Hmm… maybe it’s ghosts.