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Quit Smoking Entry #1

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:40:35 GMT

So i've decided to quit smoking recently. My reasons? Ive been fighting a respiratory infection and I figured lets stop. And i figured lets stop for the long hall. So I had the patch and the gum lying around and started.

The patch works pretty great, except for the oral fixation and the feeling you get in your lungs.

I started this blog to help me vent and write about my daily experiences in general. So I figure right now, I'm quitting smoking so I might as well write about it.

I've been smoking for almost 10 years now, and I've tried to quit but never seroiusly. I enjoyed it too much. I associate smoking with so many enjoyable things! Drinking, Eating, Poo-ing, Driving, Golfing. Its been really hard. I've had to avoid my hometown because all my friends who live there smoke and so does my dad!

I'm really looking at this for the long term. I've even considered hypnosis and actual prescription medication. I know I'm quite susceptible to hypnosis since I was hypnotized twice at social banquets when i was in college. And the pill?, the pill scares me because of the side effects.

Whoever reads this - I would really appreciate your support - nothing motivates me more than when my friends are depending on me.

I have no idea whether this will last. I really hope it does. I know i'm supposed to say "YES IT WILL! I CAN DO THIS" but overcoming addiction has been a painful process so far, and I kno it will only get worse.

Its really frightening how addicted I am to cigarrettes. Physically AND Psychologically!!
Wish me luck.

Epik High - Fan feat. Honey Lee

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:36:36 GMT

Thought this performance was so tight. (alrite im bored ok?) And Honey Lee is so hot in her hanbok.

Daily Schedule....TT_TT

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:17:15 GMT

10:00am- Wake up.
10:20am - Get free coffee on campus
10:30am - Get to library
STUDY
12:00pm - Lunch
STUDY
6:00pm- Dinner
STUDY
1:45am - Go home
2:30am - Sleep.

Isn't life grand?

the 18th can't come soon enough.

Plug for a friend's business!

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:05:10 GMT

Alright here we go. My good friend TIM LIN from college has opened his gelato store, Tutto Amore, in Laguna Beach. If your ever down in the area I HIGHLY recommend you check it out! This stuff is like crack, pinkberry got nothign on it. Its authentic, its delicious, hell its BOMB DIGGITY is what it is (as duc would say). Check it out if your ever out in the OC. Here's a article about their store: http://www.coastlinepilot.com/articles/2007/08/28/business/cpt-shoplaguna24.txt

FINALLY SOME SUPPORT!!!

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:26 GMT

House Wants Japan Apology on Sex Slaves

Monday July 30, 2007 9:46 PM

By FOSTER KLUG

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed a resolution Monday urging Japan to apologize for coercing thousands of women to work as sex slaves for its World War II military.

Though largely symbolic, the nonbinding resolution has caused unease in Japan and added tension to an otherwise strong alliance. Officials in Tokyo say their country's leaders, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have apologized repeatedly for the Imperial Japanese Army's forcing of women to work in military brothels in the 1930s and 1940s.

The resolution's supporters, however, say Japan has never assumed responsibility fully for the treatment of the women.

Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., labeled as ``nauseating'' what he said were efforts by some in Japan ``to distort and deny history and play a game of blame the victim.''

``Inhumane deeds should be fully acknowledged,'' said Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. ``The world awaits a full reckoning of history from the Japanese government.''

The House resolution, which has no companion in the Senate, urges Japan to ``formally acknowledge, apologize and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner'' for the suffering of so-called ``comfort women.''

Lawmakers want an apology similar to the one the U.S. government gave to Japanese-Americans forced into internment camps during World War II. That apology was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Reagan in 1988.

The resolution adds to recent woes for Abe, whose political party suffered a humiliating defeat in parliamentary elections over the weekend. He has refused to quit, despite calls for his resignation.

Abe caused anger throughout Asia, and among even supporters in Washington, in March when he said there was no evidence that the women had been coerced into working as prostitutes.

Historians say hundreds of thousands of women, mainly from Korea, China and the Philippines, were sent to wartime Japanese military brothels.

After decades of denial, the Japanese government acknowledged its role in wartime prostitution after a historian discovered documents showing government involvement. In 1993, the government issued a carefully worded official apology, but it was never approved by parliament. Japan has rejected most compensation claims, saying they were settled by postwar treaties.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:15:16 GMT

Been a while since i really updated....so here goes:

Its already the end of July! Summer has had its serious ups and downs. It all started with some great times, partying in vegas with the law school peoples. That was great. I've been working at the Cancer Legal Resource Center as a Law Clerk. Its not super legally related but its work, and paid, so I'm happy.

For fun Ive just been going to the driving range trying to get my swing together. Unfortunately, its a slow process since i refuse to take lessons, i should probably take some.

Each weekend I go home to the OC and hang with the friends back home. Watching all the great summer movies, like Transformers, Die Hard and Knocked Up (all great). Some good times, some bad times, overall a very mediocre summer. Trying to top it of with a bang by going up to the the bay before we start school again. Hopefully I'll have some great times in the bay as well.

With the fear of entering 2L, a constantly nagging sense of inadequacy and a slice that just wont go away, I'm strangely looking forward towards the school year.

Well thats the update with my life!!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:37:00 GMT

Summer's almost over....

I wanna go up to the bay. Thinking of drivin up in August. Anyone lookin to go up?

legal excess

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:26:16 GMT

When the legal system goes to far, the little guy is the one who feels the pain.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070613/od_nm/usa_pants_dc&printer=1;_ylt=Ar3R7twr9mVju5QNVEIP5OAZ.3QA

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:48:24 GMT

So far this summer has been uneventful and boring. I should have moved back to OC and found a job there.

frustration

Tue, 29 May 2007 05:34:57 GMT

Throughout my entire lifetime I have been plagued with mediocrity. Even at those things I've dedicated my entire being to, or worked incredibly hard to attain, I've only been mediocre at. Whether it be sports, studies or even video games, I have discovered I lack any true talent. This is probably why I envy and admire writers, filmmakers and artists so much, because they have a TALENT. And they attend a school to foster and develop that talent. As I sit and ponder both my immediate and distant future, instead of working like I should be, I can't help but wonder, what am I good at?

Perhaps being mediocre is the reason why I ended up in Law School. My desire to help others, and a lack of any scientific or medical prowess, lead me to believe that I could use the LAW to help people. Unfortunately, I am not doing so well in those pursuits either, merely average. Throughout my child hood I participatd in almost every endeavor a child could pursue, from sports, to music lessons to art. I never excelled in any of them. I was an above average student, which was enough to get me into a high ranking University, where I struggled to survive academically.

However, I have yet to seriously doubt myself until today. I guess if law school is good for anything, its making you feel inadequate and feel like a complete failure.