Chapter 2

Friday, February 22, 2008

Nudeys and After

So my AP Euro Class has a feild trip to the "Norton Simon Museum" in Pasadena (Old Town) which is like the 1U, Curve, Ikea, Ikano, and all those places put together. It's an awesome place!!!



So anyways, we get to the Musuem and the first thing we saw was the sculpture, "The Thinker". You know it's that guy that sits around all day and night with his chin resting on his fists.



We get off the bus and go to this grass area to have our "breakfast". There was PB&J, orange juice, apples, and choc milk. (Sounds like elementry school eh?) Everything was cold, so was the air (plus the wind was really strong made everything colder)



After that we walked to the entrance. The entrance was this huge glass door which you could see through and you could only go in our outwith a special key card. My teacher (Mr. Wong) goes through some rules and talks about our assignment. When Mr. Wong was done taking, one of the girls shouted,



"OMG a penis!!!!!"



*everybody looks at her*



someone say, "You don't have to point out the obvious you know..."



Anyways, after that this old man walks of the entrance and starts talking and telling us a little about the musuem. I'm guessing he's a real serious guy when it comes to valuable art. So after he was done talking, he goes back in to make sure our tourguides were ready. It took them some time... a really long time.



So that same girl that shouts about the penis asks my teacher,



"Mr Wong!! Can we (her and her friend) go look at the statues??!!"



My teacher, " Ummmm... okay.... but don't touch the statues!!!"



They go over to one of the statues, bend down and look right at the penis. When they were about to touch it, the old man started getting all red and comes out saying,



"DO NOT TOUCH THE STATUES!!! THE ONLY THING YOU CAN TOUCH IS THE FLOOR!!!!"



*evreybody else laughs like an insane hyena*



That was the funniest part of the feild trip.



Finally the tourguides are ready. We split up into two groups and off we went. We saw all kinds of paintings and sculpture we had studied about n our AP Euro History class. It was really cool to kinda "understand art" a little.



Anyways, the musuem wasn't that big. We finished touring the whole upper floor in about 1 -1/2 hours. After that we went for lunch at Johnny Rockets!!! WOOHOO!!!



It was awesome!! My friends and I (we were a group of 5) ordered 2 plates of chicken tender strips and 2 plates of chili cheese fries!!

YUMMIE!!! and everyone got their own drink.



(i still miss Malaysian food!!)



So we're eating and there was this jukebox. We could ask for Nickels (5cents) and we started selecting songs.



First song we choose was "I Feel Good by James Brown"

and before we even put it in, we started singing! haha



"dun nananana I FEEL GOOD!! dun nananana SO GOOD!! dun dun SO GOOD!! I'm feeling GOOD!! dun dun dun dun dun duunnnnnn!!!!"



whoo hoo!! we rockedthe place!!



Anyways after our lunch we walked back to the Museum to finish up the assignment. I was stuck with David and Tim. They were perverted.

There was this one painting called "Woman Drying Hair"

The lady was obviously naked but only the back of her body could be seen. So the guys are like laughing at the painting saying all kinds of stuff.

Then one guy suddenly bursts out,



"Hey see her hand? She looks like she's

*he imitates a monkey scratching its butt*. "



We looked at the painting again and it was SO TRUE!! it really did look like the lady was scratching her butt!! We couldn't laugh out loud. I mean c'mon its a museum. I bet we'd get kicked out. So we tried really hard to keep in our laughter. All that came out was loud giggles.



We took our sweet time completing the assignment. After that, we went out to the garden and finished up whatever writing work we had left and relaxed a little bit. But everyone got bored after some time so we went to the main entrance and sat on the steps. We were wondering where everybody else went. We suspected that, most of our friends had gone to Old Town for a shopping spree~~



Turns out,

5 of em were playing football (who the heck brought a football??)

2 of em went shopping~

3 of em just came out of the musuem as we were talking.

the rest- UNKNOWN



Anyways, the 2 girls that went shopping came back with Victoria Secret underwear, Forever21, and gelatto ice-cream (with alcohol in it) =.="

I know sounds like Beverly Hills Girls eh??



We talked somemore and finally it was time to board the bus. We get on and started talking even more. It's like the hype won't die down. Everybody but one girl was on the bus. Mr Wong had to go look for her and that took about 15mins. We had fun waiting the bus was loud and fun and we were taking pictures! loads and loads of em.



Mr Wong finally comes back with the girl and we go home. Now everything starts to die down a little. A few people fell asleep. Everyone was quiet. For me, my head started hurting again. The whole of my left head was hurting. It was like a headache but less than that. But i kept quiet 'cuz it wasn't that bad.

When i got back to school people and friend started running up to me checking my head asking if i was alrite. All i had to say was that, "I'm still alive!!" =D

Besides that, there was an annoucement made that whoever that was caught would be severely punished and whoever reported the person would be rewarded. Most people didnt know i was the victim and when they found out they were like... "OMG ARE YOU OKAY!!!???"

and yeah will update soon!!

lolz so yeah... haha

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The Bitter Taste of LincolnHigh

Ever got bullied or made fun of 'cuz you're Asian? Well have been hit by loads of things just 'cuz i'm Asian. See my skin? It's Yellowish Brown Tan.
I have been hit by -
  • fruits (apples and oranges),
  • milk cartons (with the milk still in it!!),
  • basketballs (do you know how much that hurs!!??)

and TODAY... I got hit by an unknown object. Well let me tell you why this "unknown object" is so significant.

See, I rarely eat lunch and even if I do, I eat in my Mandarin Teacher's classroom (not in the cafeteria). Everyday about 5-10mins before lunch is over, i will walk to my locker to get my books for my next period. Usually i go alone, but today one of my friends (Michelle) was with me.

So we walk down a ramp towards the cafeteria. There are African-Americans that hang out at the railings on the right and Hispanics that hang around on the left which is the wall. Anyways, Michelle (on my left) and I walk down the ramp and I'm lecturing her about "helping people".]

Suddenly, *PHANK* the lower left side of my head gets hit by something. Something hard. Something that had a wide surface. Something that I have never felt before. I have been hit by so many things and it felt nothing like what I have experienced.

I held the side of my head that felt like it was killing me. I froze. I couldn't move. I only felt the pain in my head. My eyes water. I start to cry. I keep holding my head. My legs feel weak and I didn't know what was going on. My eyes suddenly shut and I couldn't see a thing. I fall to the ground. I cry harder, because now that I have fallen to the ground my legs hurt too.

Michelle is holding me. She's right next to me. She keeps asking "OMG! Are you okay? Waverly?!!" and then another familiar voice. I struggle to open my eyes. It was my neighbor Janna. (My dad gives her and another girl a ride to school everyday). I couldn't hear or remember what she said by then. Another voice follows. It was a voice of a man's. It was that old man, security. He patrolled the area and he happened to be around that area when i got hit.

He comes over and asks what happened. I'm still sobbing. He talks into his walkie-talkie saying something about "a girl" "crying" "got hit by something". Then he starts talking to me going, "Miss! Miss!! Are you alright?! Do you feel dizzy??" I nod my head. "Miss! You're not going to faint are you??!!!" I shake my head. Then I hear him report, "The girl needs a wheelchair!!"

I was in too much shock to care.

He starts to help me up. I'm still crying away. I legs feel like Jell-O. Weak soft like it was going to snap. He walks me to a lunch bench and sits me down. I'm still crying. I think my face was as red as a tomato by then. My friends crowd around me and more and more supervisors come over. Within 5mins there were about 6adults and 5 of my friends crowding around me. Every few seconds i feel a hand patting my back or a hand on my shoulder. It was scary. At that moment i just didn't understand what happened. It was like I had amnesia for a few minutes.

The bell rings. Lunch is over.

My friends are told to go to class and I the nurse comes with a wheelchair. I just stared at her like she came from outer space and she started asking me all kinds of questions about my head. I answer in "nods" or "shaking my head". The cafeteria is empty. I feel awkward. I look around me and all i hear is the nurse and another lady chatting away. I calm down a bit now. The nurse then asks me if i wanted to get into the wheelchair. I told her it was alright. Then she starts with the "teenage ego thing". "You afraid someone might see you eh? You look so pale too!!"

I was kinda pissed off. But i just replied "No, i feel better." They let me sit a while more and then she asks me to stand up. I stand and we walked to the Health Office.

The nurse was really nice. We talked a little about what highschool was like back in "her time". She told me an Asian guy got hit in the face by a milk carton and his face was all red and swollen. (I'm not the only victim). She asked about my name too! haha

"Is your name from a ...ummm.... "

"A book and a movie." I finish her sentence for her smiling.

"Yeah" she smiles back.

She gives me a pack of ice to put on my head. The pain still stings. I can't do much but put the ice pack on my head. She calls my mom. I imagined what my mom said over the phone. After about a minute, the nurse hands me the phone. My mom wanted to talk to me. So i told her what happened. She told me that she was coming to my school right away. She was going to see the Dean.

I hang up. I rest in the Health Office for the rest of my 5th period. Until about 10minutes before 5th period was going to end. I told the nurse i wanted to go. She said okay, gave me a pass and off i went to class.

I walk to class thinking about all the freaking long notes i would have missed all because someone hit me in the head. But thank God my teacher was absent. *phew* no need to copy notes!! One of my friend comes over and starts asking if i'm alright. I'm not even done explaining and the bell rings.

I go to my 6th (and last) period. I was almost back to normal. Still a little shocked. But right before class started i got a call and had to go to the office because my mom had arrive. I walk over to the Health Office again. My mom is inside waiting.

She talks to the nurse a little and we go to the Dean's office. The Dean is not in. We decide to head to my 6th period and explain why I would not be attending class. When my mom was done explaining, we saw my English teacher Ms. Blewitt. (Awesome teacher!!) My mom talked to her about me and my work. Then told what happened to me. Ms Blewitt starts talking like a Kung-Fu master.

"That is unacceptable!"

I always thought that was funny. But not at that momment.

Anyways she takes us to see the Assitant Principle but he was busy with lunch. =.= So we go talk to the Adminstrator. He was really nice. (Also one of the people that crowded around me.) We talked and talked and finally me went to see the school police. My mom told me she wanted to file a school AND police report. So yeah.

The bell rings once more. School ends. My mom and I walk to the car. We bump into Michelle on the way. She's concerned and starts hugging and checking me. haha I introduce her and Lily(who happened to arrive too).

We wait for Janna and my other friend. (We take them home too) They come and we started talking about what happened to me.

That's not the end of it. When i got home and was online. I got swarmed with messages. haha

Sighs.

School.

American Schools.

High School.

Immature Kids.

*Ouch*

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Saturday, February 9, 2008

Woof~ Who let da dogs out!?

Today was absolutely fun!!! :P

My neighbors found 2 cockle-spaniel mixxed wif sumthin else.
duno how to spell the name right
(actually the dogs went into their backyard)
and one was tan white (female), the other was black (male)
They were named Ying & Yang.
Its obvious which is Ying & Yang~
The reason they named them Y&Y, is because the two doggies can never be separated. When you take one dog away from the other, it'll start whimpering and giving you that puppy dog face.

Anyways, the dogs were found two days ago and today we bathed and cleaned it.

We're assuming it doesn't belong to anyone or was abandoned because the dogs were so skinny and were pretty old. (the black dog needs dentures)

So the smelly, dirty doggies were cleaned by the twins and me at my place.
My dad showed us (mostly told) what to do.
He got our Shampoo and Conditioner and started to wash the white one.
So we were like "oooooo" or like "i wanna do it!".

The white dog seemed to enjoy the lukewarm water, it was easy cleaning it since it didn't growl or like whine or anything. Then we had to dry it. Using a hairdryer. It was fun. The dog's fur got all puffy after it was dry. LOL

The black was harder. It was trying to get away from the water. So, it was obviously harder to clean it. Vicky (the older twin) kept like trying to hold the dog, but i guess she didn't hold it right and the poor dog kept slipping and falling. >.< But we managed to clean it good anyways. haha

After cleaning them doggies, we fed them some crackers. My dad gave 'em to me and i trust him since he had loads of dogs before. So we were like feeding the dogs and now my car porch is full of cracker crumbs. lolz.
We played with it and made sure they didn't get dirty again. 'Cuz it really was alota work cleaning the dogs.
(it was our first time BTW)

By the time it was like 3 sumthing in the afternoon, the twins had to go home and course they took the dogs wif them.

It was loads of fun. Totally makes up for all the angpows i dont get.
(not really~~) haha

I hope i get a dog, but i don't want tiny dogs.
Especially NOT Chihuahuas.
Those are the world's most annoying dogs!!!!
Plus they look like cats in a way. and I'm not very fond of cats. >.<
So hopefully before i go to college i get a dog.
Or else i'll get one for myself after college.

YES I AM a DOG LOVER!!!
DEAL WITH IT!!
lolz


=)

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!!
Xin Nian Kuai Le!!!
So it's Chinese New Years! Hurray! Ang Pows na lai!!! Feel free to give me money!! (will save up to get a ticket back home!!) =D
Unfortunately, people here dont really celebrate New Years and there is no atmosphere of the Chinese New Year spirit. I still have to go to school and it sucks because alot of my asian friends either stay home, went on a field trip (which happened to be on the 1st day of new years) or went to go perform lion dancing.
Only a quarter of my 1st period histry class showed up. Alot of people had "dissappear" for the day.
Anyways, you know how we all have the "Reunion Dinner" on the night of Chinese Years Eve right? My dinner was just another boring day. Another day with homework. Another average day. Got like only 4 Angpows. (better than nothin' at least.)
If i were home in Malaysia, my family would be in Penang having some kind of feast with my mom's side of the family. Steamboat!!! So yummy!!!
Sigh* missing it >.<>
I can daydream all i want. I'll never have that kind of New Years till i duno when. It honestly is kinda sad and sucks. I duno. I miss Malaysia.
Sucks that i can't be with the rest of my family and friends during this new year. =(
I miss everyone.
I miss the holiday seasons.
I miss my family.
I miss the food!!!
I miss everything!!!