OH CRAP I ATE MEAT -_____-

My mom just reminded me it was still Friday and I had pho.  GREAT.  Now I can't eat meat tomorrow.  It's so funny that this just happened because right before, I knelt down to pray for the first time in a long time before the cross and right under it, Mary.  I also just realized that Mary's gaze is downward, and that everytime before I looked at her, I was standing and never saw her eyes until now when I looked up.  It was a beautiful moment, and just funny that God reminded me how hard it is to remember all the laws of the church.  Oh well, I'm a sinner and I make mistakes, no meat tomorrow -___-

Vietnamese Culture Night

I don't really remember the first half of the day, but at 5 Co Hang picked me up to go to La Quinta High School's first Vietnamese Culture Night.  Chu Phuong, Dustin, Hung, and I got together and we all sat in their gym to watch Natalie perform in one of the dances.  The first part of the event was whatever, but I really enjoyed watching the skit about Vietnamese escaping, raising their children in Vietnam.  It just reminds me of how tragic our history is and how growing up second generation here is such an opportunity.  Plus, family time is always precious, cuz afterwards Chu Phuong took his nephews out to Pho to have cigs, coffee, and food of course.  The talk we had was just a nice moment where we were all grown up men and sharing our thoughts on appropriate and equally inappropriate things.  Family, even in laws and second cousins, is amazing, since we're linked together.  That's why I really enjoyed just being there.  I don't know how to explain it, but tonight I felt simply proud: proud to be Vietnamese and in the family that I am a part of.  Time for bed!  Good night world.

-Kev

I'm Such A DUMMY!

Not only did I forget to bring Quyen's book today, who was so generous to even let me borrow it in the first place, but I also came to a 12:30 class that didn't even meet today -_____-  leaving me with a whopping 3 and a half hours to hit myself in the head!  Oh well, after the genocide class I was heading toward the tennis courts to play tennis with Rem but the tennis team was playing and closed all the courts.  Well,we did grab a bite to eat at Subway before heading to bible study with the Newman club.  I was definitely interested in the story of the prodigal son as always, and after a brief meeting with my professor, came back to join them for mass.   I did the lecturing and awkwardly read the first reading and the responsorial, but it came out alright :)  it was nice to attend mass at school for sure!  Now I'm home trying to write a song.  Gosh I have such bad luck finishing songs I always start out so well but I can never finish them!  Good night for now!

-Kev

Remember When

I woke up super early today because Quyen let me use her book for our genocide class, so I picked it up at 7am and went back to sleep for an hour.  I ALMOST ditched my first class cuz I was so tired, but something got me there anyways and I sat through Chinese class.  Afterwards I headed home and started reading for my two papers that make up my midterm when I suddenly fell asleep drooling on my pillow.  Yikes!  I woke up an hour or so later and got back to work.  I cranked out two papers with a dinner break starting at 3, which I guess was pretty good?  I was working at 1pg/hr, which is slower than usual, but you know what?  I'm done!  I hope I get a decent grade though =\  Time to pray!  Anyways, I heard the song Remember When, which is played right after the Disneyland fireworks show ( I don't know if they still play the same song since it's been a year since I'e last seen the show), but hearing it brings back a lot of good feelings and memories of that place.  I can't wait to go back someday, when there's no school and homework bogging me down.  I miss the feeling of complete freedom and carelessness you have in the summer!  We're almost there though team so hang on :)  GOOD NIGHT

-Kev

Argument About Catholicism

Well I went to class today and got out so early that I was able to meet up with Jeremy for some pool.  Later on I picked up Natalie from La Quinta to play tennis at my house.  Afterwards I dropped her off at her house, only to get into an argument with her dad about the church.  We talked for hours about Christianity and the institution of churches/different denominations and other religions.  He didn't think that the Catholic church was fair in all its rules and that it was not changing fast enough to accommodate the modern world.  Well eventually he let it go and we dropped the subject, but it was hard to debate with my own uncle about my religion and the beliefs that I have.  My poor cousin who's going to be confirmed is so confused now after watching us argue about it!  I pray that things go over well and things get resolved quick before her confirmation!  Good night all!

-Kev

POOOOOL!

After Chinese class today I headed down to UCI to play pool with Vince since it was free all day!  We took a short break after like an hour to eat across the "zot" zone whatever that means.  I had mushroom chicken at Panda Express and then we went back for like, 2 more hours of pool.  I even saw Leslie today there =]  I then went over to Sears at Westminster Mall to buy my grandma a boombox, though I'm not really sure what she' gonna do with it...  Then I headed to Anaheim to deliver a laptop to Cha Bich at Saint Boniface before finally making it home.  I got owned in quick tennis with Barry, but I got over it quick with ghost stories on youtube.  Yeah, that was my day in a nutshell, and on to the next =]

-Kev

Bittersweet Day =\

Well, today Grandma came over to have Bun Thit Nuong with us, which was really really good!  I left to go to church, but fount out later that our bunny Trixie broke her leg/knee somehow and that the doctors wanted thousands of dollars to give her surgery, but my parents said no, so some people adopted her and will take care of her but I miss her :(  My mom even cried!  Well, at least she wasn't with us for a really long time which would have made it harder to let her go, but still you know?

I went to church and did the choir thing today which was great as always.  Quang played piano today and so we were able to do a lot of jamming/ experimental stuff.  We even remixed "Praise the Lord" today in a circus-y way :)  After mass we had Come and See where basically the choir table just played random songs like Taylor Swift and stuff.  We were a little obnoxious I admit but hey that's how we do :)  Now I'm home and I'm missing Trixie =[  I pray for her nowww...good night!

-Kev