well this is it. my last day home. it's been a short 2 weeks back in cali... twas bittersweet but fulfilling nonetheless. thanks for the great memories, it was heartwarming to see that our relationships are still alive and on FIRE despite the many changes occuring in our community. we're awesome.

*deep breath*

sophomore year. yikes. we'll see what this year brings...

in conclusion...
i <3 cali. always a cali girl. ^__^

Alas, summer is coming to an end. Alas, the day is coming when I must leave the motherland for home.

I want to go back but I want to stay here. I am excited for school but I don't want summer to end.

DAMN IT. this sucks. i think this gross rainy weather is making me melancholy.

wanna hear a story? so i was with a friend, walking down a mountain trail one morning in the midst of gossipping, or rather, evaluating these guys in front of us...

me: "omg, he has..a man purse."
friend: "omg yea he does. ewwwwww"
me: "omg his friend does too"
friend: "what is this world coming too..."

and then. BOOOOOOOOOOM. my heart stopped. never heard thunder that loud in my life. our ears still ringing,  we continued down the hill...

me: "dude i think he permed his hair"
friend: "i hate guys with prettier hair than me..."

and then again, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. this time it was raindrops the size of baseballs. two seconds, and we were drenched. like in the movies. hair dripping, make up smeared, we looked pitiful. and knowing that the source of all this rain water was probably contaminated with pollution and gross stuff like that, i got really really mad..at nature, and at the world. so i felt like i had to share this pointless story because i'm still bitter. teehee.

8.19 -- arrive home
9.1 -- leave for RI
9.5 -- school starts

why cant summer go till like october. damn it.

this is for my daddy.

he's dying for pictures..haha so cute. he's all like..."gina i wanna see how fat you got" ladila. he loves me ^^

me and auntie

me and cousin unni

ummm can't upload more pics for some reason.

anyways muuuch love from your beloved daughter gina.

haha i bet he can't understand all this english. hmm kets keep it simple...

i love you dad!

shout out to...

SHANNON FUKUNAGA!!!!

woohoo! celebrating 19 years of life!

not only does she charm all the ladies....

she's as fit and healthy as uhh...track star!

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPY BELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATED BDAAAAAAAAAY!

without this woman i don't think i woulda made it this far. you know...there's a few people that i would classify under "highly recommended to meet this person before you die" category, and she definitely makes it. loveeeee you. forever <3

so while you guys were all off at guatemala, i hauled my ass over to my own island paradise: boracay, philippines. oooooooooooooooomg.

oh my god.

woooooow.

i dont even know what to say but that week really...changed my life? in so many different ways. it changed how i thought about life, what i want to do with life, what i have in life...everything.  mind you, i have very very few life changing moments, maybe cuz i'm only 18? haha i don't know. anyways i cant upload pics onto my cousin's comp but...

haha that's me, 10 meters underwater. first time diving. and it was...thrillingly, scarily, amazing. i found a new passion in life. don't mind the pose, the guy taking the pic was like "look cute damn it" so that's like the korean way of expressing "i'm cute". haha eww i know.

me on the right. since i've been in fobland for you know, a couple weeks, it's become almost instinct to put up the 2 fingers everytime i take a pic. not just one peace sign. two.

anyways i misssssssssssssss everyone back home sososoosossoooooooooo much and i hope every one is having a blast. i can't wait to see you guys!

ps: notice the cornrows? haha got my entire head done for the american equivilant of 4 dollars. seriously, i looked like the asian alicia keys...no? i guess i was the only one that got really excited about that..siigh..

ohh yea i even got a badass tattoo on my chest and back. woohoo. my butterfly and scorpion. hot i know. ^^