Friday, January 16, 2004
ha ha. i haven't updated this thing in a while. it's because whenever i have something worth telling, the minute i go to pitas, i don't feel like typing it anymore. and since my computers being all screwed up right now, as it always is, i'll just use the school library's internet.

besides, the only thing that's in my mind right now is midterms, and complaining about them. i've already spent nine hours on my US history midterm review {and i'm still not done}alone. Not including the English vocab words i still need to cram in my head, rereading linear functions for Algebra, organizing my heap of notepackets for Biology, and memorizing when to use what pronouns {objective vs. nonobjective} for Spanish. ugh. it is just no fun.
at least on saturday i'll be ice skating in central park. that would take my mind off some things, and i'm also trying to finish my Ayumi sketch in the sketchbook i got for christmas.
and that concludes what's going through my mind right now. man, what time is my mom coming?

Monday, January 5, 2004
OH BRENDA I HEART YOU SO MUCH! she gave me three PUCCA {as long as it's pucca, i'd jump for joy} picture frames all linked together that can be hanged.

that definitely made my day, especially i've been dreading to wake up early in the morning and do my daily school routine. first thing is that midterms are coming up. ugh, so i got packages of study packets, along with countless english essays to write, and biology projects to complete. sounds like i'm on a quest or something. yeesh...
and wat's worse was that in drawing class, while i was complaining to mike about not getting my guitar drawing proportioned right, i heard "water" spilling on the ground, and turned around to see jones with his head down on the table...err, good thing that the, um, vomit was odorless, cuz if i smelled it, i woulda heaved too...
neh, i'm hungry, and my dad's not here cuz he's taking my uncle back to the airport...more studying to do. at least mico now shares my pain

Tuesday, December 30, 2003
arg. the one week that this comp gets busted is the week where the most commotion happens, i do a lotta shopping, and errands. if this computer wasn't being so stupid on me, i would've probably written an entry every day. but of course that is NOT the case, and i'm too lazy to explain it all. mostly because the people that mainly read this already knew what happened. and if u happen to be curious, call my cell o_O

well, my uncle came from chicago, and had no idea wat to get me so he just made me a hundred dollars richer.
...and after shopping in new york and going around every nearby mall, i wrote down all the stuff i got for myself in my babu notebook, and...yeah it was a lot. also i bought pretty expensive and exclusive things for my friends, cuz at that time i was "full o'th milk of human kindness" {ew. this is NOT the time to be thinking of school right now}
yesterday though, while i was at the dentist, josh and lissa were there, so mom, being the kind person she is, let them stay till about 9:30 pm. heh heh, i got a headache from constantly playing video games, and josh won't let go of my leg. crazy kid.
that afternoon (i'm going backwards and forewards...cuz i'm too lazy to categorize) benj came with therese, and we three went to jersey gardens. but my moms words kept echo-ing in my mind...*enraged* "you're going to spend...AGAIN?" but benj tried convincing me, as long as i spend WISELY. yeah. so i bought sneakers for forty dollars, and i'm still to ashamed to tell her.
then this night i went over tito bongs place, once again, with josh refusing to let go of my leg. crazy kid. and this computer turned out to be in fine condition, but the phone line was being all screwy.
of this all doesn't make sense. sorry, i'm a little distracted by now. grr...this holiday vacation is ending soon...

Monday, December 22, 2003
today was a mucho interesting day. especially for a monday.
jessi and i were talking during lunch, when outta nowhere, jin and edwin came ^_^ they both gave me a hug and plopped down a whole pizza pie. not the best timing in the world, since i just ate my lunch and only ten minutes left to eat. but hey. i get a slice, jessi eats one, and jerry, while i kept talking to ed (it's been a year and a half since i last saw him, since he moved to colorado). so that leaves about, five slices left. the bell rings, and ppl were staring at me with a pizza box in my hand
fencing class was next, and since the teacher was late, i gave a way four slices. then spanish, senora garrido thought it was my birthday, so i gave away one slice, and then ate the last one. last period class i put the pizza box under the garbage can. everyone was yelling at page, thinking he had pizza and didn't share. he had on a confused look saying, "it WASN'T me i swear!"
shendi gave me a ride home (thank u SO much for the far side gallery! it rocks my world ^_^) and i find out that jiro was looking for his "man purse". turns out it was under his seat, and since he was in town, he took me and monika out to mcdonalds. after fascinating ourselves with the spider-man videogame, we got bored going through traffic, so we stopped by toys r us.
bleh, to make it all short, now i'm home, and i hafta wrap MORE presents. grr...and that's all folks.
i dread that we hafta go to school tomorrow...

Friday, December 19, 2003
pwah! not only did i finish my christmas shopping, i finished GIFT WRAPPING them too!...well, at least for the person i'm supposed to be secret santa to, and my church friends. my family and my school peeps will hafta wait a LITTLE while longer...

i don't feel like ranting about shopping. all i'm gonna say is that jiro got exercise, monika is impossible to please, and i bought nice pants for five bucks. now all i hafta do is give them out to people while the adults are all caroling.
govi saw lord of the rings yesterday. she told me that pippen sings in that movie, so that's my only motivation of seeing it now. otherwise, there's no way i'm gonna sit down and make my head ache.
pep rally today. mike, lucy and i had deaf ears since we sat right next to the marching band. heh heh, my soph class won the penny wars contest and the screaming contest.
ugh, i'm tired. i better take a nap...

Tuesday, December 16, 2003
FINALLY! I KNOW WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS! *dun dun dun* a sketchbook! ><

'course, i told that to roku yesterday, and since i'm also announcing it here, i might get millions of sketchbooks...errr...well. i'd also want markers and colored pencils ^_^ that would be good enough for me.

ah yes. BS-ed english. confusing algebra. did some more christmas shopping. seven more people left. go me.

Monday, December 15, 2003
mom: i want this red blouse for christmas!
risa: you mean THIS red blouse with a big, furry black collar?
mom: yup
~*later on*~
mom: look wat risa bought me for christmas! *shows blouse*
dad: *jumps away frightened* aaahh! a rat!!!!
>< awkward...
anyway, i'm now a hundred dollars richer cuz my aunt stopped by to give me my belated bday present. ^_^ and i'm pretty happy that i did most of my christmas shopping. for my friends. now i needa do my church peeps, so that's another shopping spree for me and jiro again.
oh yeah, today was a snow day. which made no difference cuz i still entered the school all groggy and tired...grr...
...
bleh, people are saying that's incredibly difficult to buy me something for christmas. well, there's nothing really on my mind that i'm dying for. but i WOULD like mario kart double dash, or sneakers from sketchers...yeah. that's about it.

Thursday, December 11, 2003
*sigh* i'm still VERY sleepy from last night. and it's all jiro's fault XP

i took two tests today. both which i guaranteed i'd fail, but instead of studying last night, jiro and i went shopping at willowbrook. since i got $75 gift certificate there (i thought it ws $25, but i stared at it, and two more certificates fell out) and a $50 gift certificate to macys (a special one day sale) i figured wat the heck, a mini shopping spree for me...
so no one will say jiro didn't get my a present, he bought me a black cell phone case with silver fire surrounding it. then i bought an aeropostale sweatshirt, polar bear pajamas, blue pants with this surfer dude and japanese characters, a shirt, and a hello kitty stuffed animal wearing punk clothes. hee hee, my new "goth kitty"
after my sudden urge to eat tacos, and debating if i should get a video game, we headed home. jiro didn't feel like he accomplish anything that day. so i gave him gas money... after eating dinner and leaving my computer on, i went back to studying...eh, bout 10:30-ish.
oh well, nothing much today, but the fact that some of my friends are swooning over my cousin from my sweet sixteen, i'm gonna be fencing for a few weeks, and...two more tests to study for.
oh shoot, i forgot to buy my secret santa a gift yesterday.

Monday, December 8, 2003
*sigh* i'm dead TIRED and my left shoulder is sore! could this be the sign of aging? ehh, i doubt. but u never know.
anyways, i'm supposed to be ranting right now, though i'm not gonna be stressing it alot, cuz i'm kinda lazy to explain it all, but i just might as well do so just to get it done and over with ^_^;;;

saturday. IT SNOWED and SNOWED SOME MORE in the morning! it was quite scary, since driving visibilty was less than fifty feet. my hair appointment was cancelled, but we managed to find a salon with a lady who'd travel through any weather. i heart her so much. and she did a good job highlighting my hair, though the dryer was REALLY hot.
since we left our car for about three hours, mom hadda scrape the ice off again, and we were on our way home. lee and shin called saying that they couldn't come to my party, and i kept calling all of my friends a thousand times to check if they're coming. (while cutting out papers spelling out Happy Birthday! ><) finally the snowstorm stopped and lucy, ben, mike, harry, brenda, grace, and michelle were able to come.

so my dad went off to pick them up, and i just kept snoring at home. finally around eight o'clock, it was time for me to go. i had a prom-like dress, somewhat like helsa's, but it was teal, and i had a tiara on, with a silver necklaze, and earings (all from claires, but the dress was from windsor). Bryan, my escort, was waiting by the bathroom, catching glimpses of my while my aunts were struggling to put on my make up. i wanted to go out so badly and make my dramatic entrance, but my mom kept pushing me to stay back and wait till she announces my arrival. FINALLY, i approace, with everyone applauding, and i got to sit on my white whicker chair in the middle of the dance floor, with a golden arch over my head. (my classmates were sitting at the way back, and wondered wat all the clapping was about ><)

kuya anthony and my dad sang a song, which i tried resisting not to cry. then food, CHINESE food, and then a game lead by jiro. i pile of my stuff was in a suitcase, and the guys vs girls had to come up with some sort of skit portraying me. heh, all i'm gonna say, is that brenda does the best mr. page imitation, ben makes a good wall, and darrin and apollo make wonderful ballerinas. oh, and i don't eat gumballs off the floor.
that's all i'm gonna elaborate about, and there was some waltzing, and dancing, and finally homeward bound. we hadda bring harry home, while me and my dad were listening on how he pays his house mortage XP
sunday comes along, and since i got a ton of money for my birthday, we decided to watch a movie. mom and moka saw "elf", jiro, izzy, dad, and i saw "the last samurai" gosh that's a great movie, and definitely worth the money. who cares if it ended around one in the morning?
so that about sums it all up i think. i slept at two and woke up at six thirty. ugh, at least i caught a quick snooze in spanish.
this entries too long. oh well...

Friday, December 5, 2003
hmm, it's my birthday, and snow's coming down. i'm half cold from eating this ice cream, and i'm half depressed.

everybody's convincing me to not get worried, but i'm worried as hell. i'm worried that kiko, brian, and o'brien won't come. or even worse, the mall and chinese restaurant will close down. >< i shouldn't get paranoid or they'll REALLY happen.
damnit...

Monday, December 1, 2003
EIGHTY FIVE

Eighty five people are coming to my birthday party. that's higher than i can count ><
*sigh* hullo everybody. how was ur turkey day break? not long enough right? of course. i can never remember wat i did four days ago, and apply it today. especially on a monday morning. this sux. i have a test tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, and perhaps friday. grrr, evil teachers.
roku is laughing at me now. i needa go bonk him on the head now...
and yeah, HAPPY DECEMBER! rumor is that in four days, something about me is gonna change...o_O

Thursday, November 27, 2003
HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE! hope ur stomachs are filled up to the top with all those calories. i no mine is.

while me and my sister were making the turkey, my aunt called up from the philippines (yes peeps, i'm a flip. but not a fob) to explain my grandma's distribution of land. turns out she has 40 hectares of land (i dunno how much that it, but it's definitely more than acres ><) so that my grandma wouldn't pay the inheritance tax, the land is divided and passed down to the NEXT generation. so that means that I own a piece of land in phil. heh heh, and i heard that a few peeps and cows are on my land. well they're gonna charge extra for that now. muhahahahaha....

my cousins also came over, and my aunt also arrived, discussing how such an ass my uncle could be. after eating the turkey that my sister cooked, and the stuffing i baked, we cleared the plates and i watched Frequency. since Lin and nikki told me that it was such a good movie, so i got curious, and damnit they're right.

oh yeah, my mom bought these small ice cream scoops with turkey decorations all over them. after putting them on a plate, my mom tipped it and the turkey ice creams fell to the dirty kitchen floor. when serving them, mom pretended that everything was alright, but then my cousin stared wide eyed, wondering why there was a piece of hair on his ice cream.
hee hee, sorry that was the highlight of my late afternoon. bleh, must go to sleep now...

Monday, November 24, 2003
grr...it's around 10 pm, and i'm trying to "study" for my US test tomorrow. i shouldn't even BE online, but studying my butt off, since this is my first test with a new teacher, and who knows how hard it's gonna be. >< bad reesa...

anyway, i should be happy, since i've been sorta depressed that one of my sixteen guys chosen to waltz with me during my 16th bday party [ben, PLZ wear ur tux...ur mom's gonna RAIVE about it ^_^]. i should beat the hell outta him, but he's a senior football player, and his mom knows me quite well...so i guess i'll step back. but at least he called to say sorry. now i'm begging jimmy to come if his damn ski trip is not on that day, and if not...i might need to invite WONG. i know there's one thing that's gonna be on his mind. destroy.
okay, back to the HAPPY part, i just came from shopping for the party decorations. we already have a white whicker chair that will be designed with light teal ribbons (since my dress is dark teal), and a golden arch above me. heh, and my cousin's gonna be sitting on a crappy chair next to me XP. and then we ordered 35 small 16th bday girl figures, wearing a cute outfit, with a ribbon around her dress, with my birthday date. all over two hundred bucks. woohoo! but i feel really bad cuz i know we're definitely going over our budget, since we still need to pay for my hair to get done, and make up and nails...ewww.
enough procrastination reesa! stop boring the reader! must...study...

Friday, November 21, 2003
new archive, and new layout. heh, not too different from all my other layouts >< grr! i thought that i could fix this all in a nano-second! turns out it took me over an hour and thirty minutes...oh well
the song currently playing is "M", by ayumi. another version. heh, it's not like i got no taste, it's just that the midi i so badly wanna put on can only get unzipped. *sigh* oh well. i'm scheduled to go to my church and help clean it for sunday. fun fun fun