Homepage > Blogs > Hoai Thuong Niem Vui
 
 
Opened on : Jul 21st, 2009 39 raters 8505 views
 
Thu_Dong112 [COMPAD]
Dong Ly 588315991
193622000 years old
 
Search this blog
Search
Send to a Friend via:
Send to a Friend via ICQ  ICQ
 
Email this blog to a friend  Email
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

I thought no one cared.

Nov 20th 2009, 11:47 PM 0 raters


So Thursday I made another appointment with Dr. Beirne was able to go meet him. I met a girl there and we started talking. I found out her name is Jenny and she is from India and it was an interesting encounter because we kept talking and it kept leading from one thing to another. She even complimented me and said I was very friendly so I must have a lot of friends and is very fun to talk to. I thought that was nice of her, however I get unnoticeable after a while so despite the fact that many people knows me they end up forgetting about me so in the end it's an endless cycle.

After talking with Dr. Beirne I went to eat lunch with Khoi again. I also called Hoang so he could join us because last semester he said "I can't believe y'all went to eat lunch without inviting me." I felt bad because it doesn't feel good to be left out and forgotten so I try not to do it to others.
Hoang came and he suddenly got a phone call and said he was going to go hang out with someone else. I thought that was kinda wrong since he's ditching us for other friends as soon as he got another invitation. So Khoi and I went to play badminton before our class started and I was able blow off a lot of anger. Maybe I need anger management.

So I stayed after school again on Thursday night to dissect the things and learn the orientation of the body organs since no one was willing to help me out. Amanda and I were studying together and suddenly she left me to go somewhere with Alana for an hour. I got really pissed off so I joined some Vietnamese girls and studied with them instead. When Amanda returned I was still angry and if I was gonna be around her I might go into bitch mode so I decided to stay away and calm my myself down. She kept calling me to come back but I just go answer one or two of her questions and then went back to the Vietnamese girls instead of sticking with her the whole way through.

So I found out those other two Vietnamese girls are named Carol and Thuy. I see them all the time in lab and class but I was too shy to talk to them. We clicked pretty fast and kept getting side tracked and talking about other things off topic. However I had a lot of fun. I wish I had more Asian friends so I don't feel so out of place like I do now.

This morning I attended open lab again because Thuy and Carol asked me to and I wanted to look at more of the organs. We clicked pretty well and kept talking about all sort of things. They claim I'm not Asian enough because I don't go to karaoke with my friends. I find it too embarrassing and plus i can't sing that well so it's better not to go. They said they wanted to hang out sometime so I asked them for their number. As Thuy was writing down her number Karma walked by and I asked Karma is she was leaving already. Karma said they're about to close open lab in 2 minutes. So I looked at my watch and saw that I had forgotten the time and was late to go see Anh Duy. So I ran out before Thuy finish writing down her number. As I ran out I sae them looking up at me with a "Wait Up!" look but I ran anyways because I was late.

I invited Anh Duy to go eat the night before and he said he was going to go pick me up. WHen I saw him, he brought a friend along. His friend was from India and was named Isan I think. He was really nice and he had a lot to talk about with me. We continually engage in all sorts of conversations. When we got to the Pho restaurant Duy suddenly asked me " Wait, isn't your birthday this month?" I was surprised he remmebered my birthdya was in November because I thought he didn't care about that kind of stuff. Then I told him it's already passed and no one even remembered, not even my parents. So Anh Duy told me how come you didn't tell me. Then he said don't be sad, we're growing older so Birthdays don't mean that much anymore, but I'll take you out next time for your birthday. I thought that was really nice of him. He doesn't seem like that considerate kind of guy but he is very nice to me at times that would caught me off guard.

So I went home and got a call from Christine. She told me she was scared to call because she had forgotten my birthday. I thought it was quite funny that she was that scared. She even told me she thought I was going to chew her raw...hahahha.

I guess I've reached that age where my birthday isn't important anymore. it's just another day of the year.

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

You like me because I help you out, I help you out because I'm nice

Nov 18th 2009, 10:03 PM 0 raters


Today is Wednesday the 18th of November. The sky was dark and was pouring down rain that stained the pavement. Later in the afternoon the sun came out and the sun rays warmed me up.

Yesterday after Lab class I decided to go look for Khoi to go eat lunch with me. He thought we weren't supposed to meet for lunch so he ate at home and haven't left for school yet. I thought that by the time he got up here it would be pointless since class will start soon. So I told me to forget it and just meet on Thursday instead. So I walked back to the Lab building and decided to go eat in the dining hall. Surprisingly I spotted Phuong sitting there studying so I threw my stuff on her table and made her jumped. She was studying for her checklist for her Nursing class and then some other classmates and even her instructor came to see us. It made me a bit nervous being surrounded by so many people I don't know. Later on the instructor allowed Phuong to go into the examination and practiced if she wanted to so she asked me to help her. So I pretended to be a patient while she gave me a check-up. It was so uncomfortable because she basically felt me everywhere and I was ticklish too.
Since I helped her last Thursday by lending my watch to her and being her dummy for her to practice on yesterday she accept my request to go study together today. However she didn't wake up in time so I spent  majority of the time in the library with Brandi waiting for Phuong to come.

I also had an appointment with Dr. Beirne today at 11. I waited until 1 but he never showed up so I just left to go home. Once I got home I went online and saw an email from him saying he won't be on campus at all today. So I was a bit disappointed because it was a waste of time waiting so long. But I can't be mad at Dr.Beirne because it wasn't really his fault, rather I should have go check my email instead of waiting so long.

To top off my day something frightening happened to me on my way home from school. I was driving and a black Mercedes Benz was in front of me that kept switching to the left lane and then cutting into my lane and cutting into the left lane back and forth again. Then they was driving in the middle between the two lanes. Right when we got to a 4-way intersection, they just stopped in front of the green light. Since they were driving in the middle between two lanes I couldn't pass them so I honked at them once. The driver came out of his car and walked up to my window and punched my window and screamed "What the FUCK is your problem?!". I was really scared. Luckily he walked back to his car and drove off so nothing bad happened to me but it was a frightening experience and it made me really angry.

A lot of upsetting things have come my way for the past few weeks. I have another Lab Practical coming up and I'm not understanding the material too well. The bad thing is that no one is willing to help me. I remember for the first lab practical I devoted myself to going to open lab and dissecting the pigs every week and when I was familar with the materials I went around helping all my classmates with it. I explainly everything thoroughly to them. Now that the tables have turned and I'm the one in need of help, they wouldn't help me. I went around asking the people who I have helped before questions about the orientation of the pigs and they just say "in a minute" or "hold on" and never help in the end. I felt so frustrated I was about to cry so I just went home. It wouldn't look good if I started crying in lab. Why do people treat me so unkindly?

In conclusion I feel discouraged with all people. Again I question the world why treat me this way.

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

...

Nov 10th 2009, 09:46 PM 0 raters


Today is Tuesday the 10th of November and a very wet and rainy day. I often question myself where do I belong or there isn't really a permanent place for me. Are all of those places where I've been planted just temporarily and is this only for me or for everyone?Or is this just the after effect of a rainy day down casting my mood.

Yesterday was gloomy but it didn't rained. My brother got his glasses broken and so we had to stop at the optometrist to see if it can be fixed. The employees there said we could either try to go to a jewelry store to get it soldered or we can get another frame for two-hundred bucks. So my brother picked the cheap way out and drove around to different malls asking them to solder it. Unfortunately none of them can fix it because the metal was too fine.

The whole time I was exhausted from school so I stayed in the car since it wasn't sunny or hot either. I planned on getting some studying done with I somehow fell asleep without knowing it. When I woke up from my nap I was a bit freaked out because I forgot where I was seeing that I was in a big empty parking lot in my car. I calmed down after I remembered my facts. Then I took a moment and thought it was quite exciting sleeping in the parking lot of a mall.

Later that night I was surprised to receive a phone call from Marvin. It's been months since I've cut all ties with him and I thought I made it clear I don't want to have anything to do with him again. I thought it was nice that he called and the message he left was sweet but I didn't pick up because just the thought of him made my anger rise.


This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

where I stand

Nov 6th 2009, 10:00 PM 0 raters


They have already started selling Christmas trees all over the place and it's only the beginning of November. This winter I don't feel as bad as the last few years. Before I felt constricted and full of grief and worries. The cold outside froze me physically, the stressful life at school whirl me into depression, and the feeling of isolation seems to suck any minute contentment that might cross path with me. The winter season is not always joyful for everyone. I feel better this year since I've made more accomplishments than before even though I still feel stuck in one place.

As I was walking from one class building to another on Thursday, I had to go through the park where all the homeless people sat and leading a sedentary lifestyle while watching those with the fast and turbulent lifestyle racing to catch up with the requirements to be successful. I walk by this homeless lady sitting by the side talking with another homeless man saying "I dunna givea head to justa any man, you better pay me, if u wanna some u besta pay me."
I just thought to myself "WOAHH!" and just kept moving. I feel bad for the homeless folks but there's only so much I can help them with like giving them a dollar or giving them my lunch.

I was watching Than Tinh today and Nancy Sit had a line that crack me . "Look at my son, he's so intelligent and got a high education but he wouldn't wake up to reality until he saw his mother go sleep in the streets." I apply that theory to myself sometimes. There are some people who do well and gets through the hard stuff so fast that they're impulsive to fall into temptation and make big mistakes. While sometimes people who has it tougher and takes longer to get through the yearsof hard work will end up appreciating their reward more and not go beyond the mistake making lines. Well I'm not saying this apply to everyone, just only some people. This is what I sometimes think to make myself feel better because it's taking so long for me to get through this long process so that must mean I will understand where my passion lies more thoroughly after I'm done and will be okay in the end.

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

a normal day

Nov 6th 2009, 12:10 AM 0 raters


I couldn't be late going to school today because I had to do case study in class today. However on the way to school the road was blocked because there was a huge accident involving 5 cars blocking both ends of the road. Then there was a big traffic jam on the freeway. Fortunately I made it to class on time with only 3 minutes left. I like my new group members because they were really helpful and didn't just sit there not doing anything.

After class I met up with Kiara, Alana, Karma, and Amanda to study. We wanted to work in a study room but it was full and Karma boldly went to one room with a girl already occupying it and asked her to let us have the room. The girl just smile and pack up and left. I felt really bad because we basically kicked her out and she probably was intimidated because there was 5 of us and only one of her. She went and sat at a large empty table right outside. I couldn't lay my eyes off her because I felt so bad, and what we did was not very nice. I felt hurt and felt like I was a bully. So I got up and walked to Saxby and bought a bottle of soda and came back and thank her for the letting us have the room and gave her the soda. She smiled and said thanks to me. I didn't know that Alana, Karma, Kiara, and Amanda was watching me through the window of the study room and as I came back in, they praised me for being so kind. They made me feel even worse because it made me seem like a fake wanting to make people think I'm such a good girl.
At around 11, everybody got hungry so we went to get food and met Kate on the way. She wasnted to join us but she wanted to get Vietnamese food first and so she asked me to go to the Vietnamese restaurant with her. Then we went back to the study room and study some more.



This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

some more rambling

Nov 1st 2009, 11:45 PM 2 raters




Today is the first day of November. I had an eventful week this week and I think the last time I had such excitement was dated back in the last decade. I thought I deserved a break from all the exhaustion and fatigue of this tumultuous lifestyle so I decided to put aside the important things and just go hang out with some friends. I came home drenched and soaking wet on Tuesday and got a text from Grace inviting me to go hang out with her. I was shocked because I never thought she'd consider hanging out with me mainly because of our language barrier. We have had so many misunderstanding that it makes me dizzy so I wasn't sure if hanging out with her was a good idea but I did it anyways.
I decided to meet her in downtown and have her come pick me up. However my brother had to use my car so I asked Chris to be my driver and get me to downtown. Poor Chris, he had to come to downtown 5 hours earlier than usual just to help me out and come see me. So I sought him out in the parking lot and we sat there for 3 hours chatting and catching up since we haven't seen each other in 7 months. Suddenly Grace called me telling me she left her key in her car and is stuck so she asked me to wait a little longer. I had to use the bathroom so Chris drove me to the mall so I can borrow their bathroom. Then Grace called with good news that they pried her car door open and got her keys but damaging her car big time...Poor thing...
So Grace came and got me feeling all guilty making me wait as I said goodbye to Chris. This was my first time hanging out with a Korean person so I was a bit worried that it might be bad. The first thing we did was go out to eat at a Korean restaurant. They have so many side dishes and I couldn't finish it all so I didn't felt too good since I hate throwing away food. However Grace urged me not to force myself. We had a misunderstanding with the bill so I ended up paying for everything. She didn't understand what I was trying to tell her. I think I should take some Korean lessons in the future to go hang out with Grace and Jeff sometimes. After that we went to Virginia Highlands to look around which was kind of boring for me since all the things there were expensive from $100 to $400 so I didn't want to look around. Then we went to get some gellato at Paolos'. Grace bought a big cup of gelato and shared with me and then she took me home. There were so many misunderstandings that it made me a bit flustered not knowing how I can explain to her what I'm trying to saywithout offending her. There were a lot of things she did that she felt self-conscious about like linking arms with me or hugging me out of nowhere and telling me that she dressed up nice just for me and such. Every time she did those things she would take a second afterwards and apologize because she didn't want me to think that she was hitting on me or she was interested in me. She explained to me that she forgot I was more Americanized and is not used to Korean culture as girls in Korea does these things normally. I just told her that I understand and I wouldn't think that she's gay because she was acting herself. And also that I haven't completely lost the roots of my culture and that Vietnamese girls act the same way too and I'm perfectly fine.

 

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  1 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

...

Oct 16th 2009, 11:24 PM 0 raters



Somebody tag me with a cold so I've been enduring tormenting days with nasal congestion, migraines, sore throats, breathing inefficiency, and I feel like I'm coughing away chunks of my lungs. These are the horrors of the winter months.

This week was pretty unlucky but I'm glad it's all over. Hopefully my cold will dissipate with the bad luck too. I almost got killed on Tuesday and even though it sounds frightening, I ended up laughing about it at the end. Me and Natalie were crossing one of the busy streets of downtown but the walk signal was already off and since it was still a red light we decided to cross anyways. When we were right in the middle of the street the traffic lights turned green and we quickly picked up out butts and ran and some cars had to abruptly stop making a long eerie screech. Everyone stared at us and I can't help but laugh and told Natalie she almost got me killed.

My film class that day wasn't so pleasant. We were learning about The Surreal era of film and the teacher was laying a French movie called "Un Chien Andalou" which disturbed me right from the beginning. At first in the movie, the husband was sharpening his razor and then he went up to his wife and held her eyes wide open and then slicing her eyeball right across as the blood oozes out. After that I laid my head down throughout the whole class because I couldn't watch anymore. The next movie they show took place in a French slaughter house and they filmed the whole process of how they kill a once strong and gallant horse. I felt uncomfortable just listening to the sound and narration and the class's noisy response as they watch the movie. My friends made fun of me afterward about how I go dissect fetal pigs and cow's heart every week but I can't even stand watching these movies. I can't stand watching the brutality of the killing of these animals, but when I dissect pigs and cows I'm in another mindset with a goal to learn so it's two different things if you ask me.

Well my migraines are kicking in again so I guess I'll continue on my blog another day.

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

October 13

Oct 13th 2009, 09:25 PM 0 raters


Today is Tuesday and the 13th of October. I had a horrible day today, probably because it is October 13 even though it's not even on a Friday. My brother went to wake me up telling me it was already 8 a.m. I panicked and jumped out of bed and got ready for school. My most important class was at 8 a.m so I missed it...snap!
Not only that, I had to wait for five different buses before I can finally squeeze onto one. People kept pushing and shoving me out of the way so I end up at the end of the line every time. Also Gineta told me she don't want to meet with me anymore because she wants to hang out with her other Lithuanian friends. I felt a bit hurt because she picked other friends over me because I'm not Lithuanian and they are so I guess I'm pretty much a loser at the moment.

Besides that, I bought a double whopper to cheer myself up from my unpleasant day and felt all better again.

Today is also Jessica Yoon's birthday. I met her last year, but I was put through a lot of turmoil because of her. She wasn't a bad person but she was definitely not a good friend. Rather she claimed to want to be my friend but actually she only contacted me when she needed the update in class when she was skipping. I remember the first time I met her, it was the week after the Lunar New Years. She came and sat next to me in class of all places and talked to the Korean girls sitting in front of us. Out of nowhere she asked me for my name and where I was from. I thought this girl is very materialistic and very energetic also quite judgmental so it's better to not get involved with her. However the following day she asked for my phone number and called me right away that night. We study for our class together and talked afterwards about being Asians in America. At the end I ended up liking her a lot because it was fun to talk to her and I thought she liked me. She made many promises to me like inviting me to come to her house or taking me to church or getting together and hanging out. I took her so seriously and whenever I went to class I would look for her. She however was not serious and I end up getiing upset over this crap. I should have gone with my first intuition and not have given her my number. Better yet if only I did not meet her at all it would have been much better. This was one of the rare moments that I thought to myself that people are scary. They can mess with my emotions so easily and pull strings to trigger my sensitivity so well. I just pray that in the future I would not meet anyone like her again.


This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

...

Oct 5th 2009, 10:19 PM 0 raters


Today is Monday, October 5 also Marvin's birthday. He was one of the people I would like to cling to for the rest of this life.If not for the unpredictable obstacles that separated us, I would still have him as a companion.
I truly did love him even if it's not a affectionate romance, but as a person I would have wanted him to be a part of my life.
He is the only boy who ever shed tears for me. He is the only boy who travel from Philadelphia all the way south to see me because I had a hard time adjusting to my new school.
If not for the urge to explore the dark side, I would still have him with me. My heart is perforated knowing that Marvin is no longer here. In this situation forgiveness is unattainable. I wish to forgive him but if I did I won't ever be able to lift my head high again. So on his birthday I shed my sorrowful tears for him because I truly miss him. This life I lost Marvin, I wish life after the mortal world would lead me to meet Marvin again.

My Mood: Crying Crying

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.

...

Oct 3rd 2009, 07:56 PM 0 raters


The sun sets too early, it's really bothering me. This means that I have to waste more electricity turning on the light. I wonder if I'm the only one who can't stand the dark and cold Autumn season. I used to love this time of year because my birthday is approaching and the numerous holidays. Now that I'm in my twenties I don't look forward to getting older or the depressing atmosphere that Autumn brings. I was invited to have Thanksgiving Dinner with Kim's family, now that Kim wants to go to Memphis who am I going to be spending Thanksgiving with? I hope I have a better time in church tomorrow. Dear God please bring me brighter days.

This post is hidden. Please check "Display" below to show it on your blog page.
  0 Comments / Leave Comment  Permalink Rate this post:  
 
| 2 | 3 | 4
 
 
  Sponsored Links
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advertise with Us  |  Contact Us  |  About ICQ  |  Site Map  |  Privacy Policy  |  Report Abuse  |  Terms of Service

Copyright ©1998-2009 ICQ LLC. All Rights Reserved