finals suck…

its almost 2:30 am… and i can’t figure out what to write for the last sentence of my final paper for international politics and security class. hopefully i’ll figure it out by noon tomorrow, which is when the paper is due. the next 36 hours are going to be brutal. in addition to the 7-pager due at noon, i have a 15-page research paper on China’s economy due at 5pm tomorrow, an accounting final exam from 8am-11am on wed, and a take-home statistics final due at 5pm on wed. doesn’t look like there will be much time for sleep in there.

i’m actually not as stressed out as i should be, and i think it’s because of the wedding i attended on saturday. my cousin george (from my dad’s side of the family) got married in san jose on saturday and it was a beautiful ceremony. i grew up right across from george, his sister anna, and my uncle and aunt in taiwan. he is only 2 months older than me, so went spent a lot of time playing together. it was amazing to see him standing up there getting married and i was so happy for him. the best part was that the wedding managed to bring my whole family together – the first time all the cousins have seen each other. Anna, the eldest, flew in from new zealand with her husband and 2 year old baby elijah. duncan (+gf) came from portland, my brother and kelly (+fiancee) from chicago, christie (+bf) from michigan, stephen and kenny from texas, and me(+nick) from san diego. it reminded me of how great family is… and kind of put things into perspective: grades really aren’t the most important things in life.

no matter what, the next 36 hours will pass and this quarter will end, whether i’m prepared or not. i’ll just have to do my best and see what happens. in the meantime, i’m going to upload some pics of my beautiful family

where’s my red envelope?

恭喜發財！新年快樂！

Sorry for the lack of updates since 2007, but school has been crazy busy.

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Year of the Piggy!

…now back to mahjong with the family

12/25…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

wahoooo

I’M DONE!!!!!!!

…only 5 more quarters to go in this program i must say that the quarter system is really intense. 5 finals in 5 days and no reading days.. it sucked…

BUT off to taipei in 2 days… can’t wait!!!!!

eeks…

today marks the start of finals…. it’s been awhile.

wish me luck!

-cindy

happy 26th…

… it’s someone’s birthday today!!!!

bday cake from extraordinary desserts, enjoyed while watching the sunset at scripps pier…

SD Wild Animal Park v2

I bought a new toy. Canon EF IS USM 70-300mm.  Appearently I need more practice.  Results.

Nick

clear skies, ocean breeze, 89 degrees and sunny

who wants to come visit????
nick and i are off to the wild animal park today to test out his new camera lens!   pics to be posted…

ahhhh

weather forecast for the weekend: sunny and 75 degrees

i love san diego

… how’s the weather in your part of the world?

ciao,  cindy

life in SD

this week was pretty eventful.. i had my first homework assignment due, and nick and i welcomed our third visitor!

jen from fairfax was here for work and we got to meet up for a lovely dinner in the gaslamp district at a yummy italian restaurant

jen.. you’ll have to come back so that we can hang out more!!

so not sure what’s in the plans for this weekend yet, but the past couple weekends have been filled with lots of beaches (school parties on the beach.. wahooo!) and lots of beer. Pics are worth a thousand words, so here’s some pics that worth a couple thousand words:

 

 

Happy weekend everyone!