My Birthday

Hoo-ary! I have arrived top of the mountain but now I'm afraid soon will fell down just like Jack and Jill. Sighs, another year. I have celebrated my birthday with friends. Gosh, that cake has a lot of icing, but yellow cake tasted so good.

Darn, you couldn't see the color of the flame on the candles. It shows red and orange flames!

I got a piece of cake.. Pretty icing,

but I ate yellow cake because the icing was too much for me.

New Look

My parents came here for my graduation and gave me the picture of Graz. Mom had the picture and made copies for all for her kids, I'm one of them. I have been saving some money for the frame since the picture is big! Finally I was able to get a frame for my Graz picture! Annie helped me some for my birthday present!

We went to the store to find a frame. Oh yeah, we have been waiting for days for discounts. That weekend they had 55% off for custom frame. YES! Good timing! We went there and I had hard time to pick a good frame but I'm relief that I wasn't alone at that time. I finally made a decision and had to wait for two weeks to get it done.

Last Friday morning I had a glory morning to pick up the frame. I admitted I was very nervous how it would look with the frame. I saw they have 60% off! I have a wonderful friend who asked the worker if they can replace 55% to 60% and they did! I saved some money on it!

I came home and put it up on the wall. Surprised it looked great! Annie said the flower reminded her of the movie, Sound of Music. You know the song, Edelweiss. That flower didn't look exactly Edelweiss but similar. I guess it was good choice for this frame. I couldn't get the picture of whole thing but that's best I can do to show you.

Have you seen this?

I sometimes enjoy children movies. I know it can be either really good or really dumb. I always took risk to watch it to see if I like it or not. That one I really liked it. It made me laugh and smile. I think I did yell NOOO or something like that to make sure they heard me. (Annie was watching with me. I guess I feel like I want to be involved in this movie.) I think it's super cute and I think your kids will like it. (maybe adults?) :D It's just my opinion.

Melted heart

I got a letter from RS presidency to tell me happy birthday. One of RS presidency has a daughter who are in my primary class. Since I couldn't communicate with kids in my class because I'm attending hearing ward, but all I can do is to show smile and encourage them to do something. (Annie is my personal interpreter) That card somehow melted my heart to know that I'm doing okay in this primary even not much communicate with them.

Still I just wish I could.. I guess it melted my heart for two reasons.. I feel like when I see her, I would hug her until she can't breathe and that hug is to let her know how much I love her and other kids. Sighs, they probably think I have gone insane if I do that..

Insane Week

I couldn't able to make up what I wanted to say about my week even the week was not over yet. I admitted I was surprised at myself that I wasn't dead-- not yet. Whew, this morning I had to move around the livingroom to be ready for two little darling girl twins. Annie and I are going to babysit them for awhile.

Sooooooo my roller coaster started last Monday night. Kate, Annie, and I went to Baltimore to see Brandi Carlile. Both girls loved Brandi and I was just tag along as usually. I was worried because my hearing acts crazy on that day. Sometimes it would be too loud and ready to gone insane. I knew that concert would kill my ears including girls' ears. Goodness, it didn't kill my ears but I was not able to hear very well after the show was over.

Oh boy, we had a group (three) of drunk women behind us. Yes, I have a story about it. We had to stand front of the band and we were not about 15 feet away. I was not excited with the idea about standing for a several hours. I believe we have been standing for about 5-6 hours--so the crowd were building quickly and I felt like we were pack of pegunia but barely not touch each other.. Maybe less a umm 10 inches? Still not much move around, poor my legs. Anyway, the music started and we had a good time until about half way to end the show. Three drunk women pushing, trying to get through crowd to get front of the crowd to see Brandi, have alcohol bottle in their hands, making noisy, yelling nonsense, and being idiot. They bumped me and I almost trip fell over to a young man. I got their response were laugh. Two girls front of me told drunk women pipe down.

It didn't help at all. One woman kept saying, "Let's just be sweet, come on, we're just trying to have fun." Uh?! Whatever to them! They can't go anywhere they wanted to be. People got there first before them. Drunk women! I was trying to focus the music beats suddenly Katie warned me that one lady's head shaking wild and ready to hit my head any minute. I tried to avoid from her--I guess I was unlucky because her head hit my back of head! I turned and grab her arm and point to my head. "UH UH!" with shaking my head that showed her I do not like that. I had to push her back to get away from me so I won't get hurt again. She just blinked at me but at least she didn't hit me. But she still shaking her head wild.

Sighs, it wasn't over. Two drunk women tried to go through the crowd to be front of the band. They decided to go different people to get through, not us. They were successful to get through because one man got frustrated and gesture shoo to get ruin them FAST so he can enjoy the show. Drunk women finally got what they wanted. We felt peaceful right away! We enjoyed end of the show but before it was over. Two drunk women were hurrying to leave the crowd but with their green faces! Are they going to threw up? Ewww! I do not want to think about it.

So that was our night.. We escaped fast before the people walked over us to go home. Got home late and jumped in bed to go sleep. The next day--other show for us.

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2010

Oh yeah, after Brandi's show we went to see So You Think You Can Dance Tour in Baltimore. I was exhausted and grateful to know that there were seats for people to sit. My feet has died from Brandi's.

This show was different than Brandi. The audience was BIG! It's same idea when you go to watch a basketball game. We can see but not the best view as we saw Brandi. It's more than 15 feet! The music was so LOUD--very loud than Brandi. BAD sound system! I wanted to slap the system. BUT we enjoyed the show.

Yup, I saw Kent and Lauren also other wonderful dancers. It was fun experiences for me to see two different shows. Different people, place, music, loudness, etc. Whew.. I think it's time for quiet.

P.S. Whoops! I forgot to post this last week. My last week was over. I was able to babysit twins again and again over the weekend. Last night I got a chance to babysit cute girls. But I got the feeling I wouldn't babysit for them awhile since they moved. :(

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

When I learned HBO was making series of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, I was sad because I do not have a HBO channel or any cable at home. (I have read the books and it was good!) I was hoping that it would be on DVD and can rent it from netflix. About two weeks ago, I was able to watch the shows and fell in love with the show. Last weekend, I have gone depressed because I learned that the show was cancelled for season 2 after I finished with season 1. NOOO! NOOO! (Sobbing) Please do not cancel this show! I thought this show was brilliant show, scripts, and many awesome actors. I really enjoyed this show so much. It has stabbed my heart deeply and I'm in mourning right now. But I heard the rumor that the HBO might will create two movies from this show. I'm dying hope that they would use the same actors for this movie. Of course, I'm dying with curious such as when it will be ready for us to watch the movie, etc. Bummer, that sucks.

Boatswain's whistle

I was watching "The Sound of Music" while I was playing a game. You know when Maria came in the house for first time. Captain Von Trapp explained Maria how to use a boatswain's whistle to call the children. Before I heard that sound, I was a bit afraid that it would be annoying sounds as I remember when I wore my hearing aids. But when Captain Von Trapp used his whistle that caused my head shoot and stare at the movie. That sound surprised me because I could hear some details of whistle. It sounds so DIFFERENTLY than I remember with my hearing aids. I could hear the ball hit so fast and sound like bumpy or a fan machine hitting a paper. But--uuuugggghhh.. I'm sure you get it what I mean, right?

I had to describe what I heard to Annie and made sure I heard it right. Annie told me that Caption Von Trapp use different notes by using whistle for each child. I had to review the movie and listen the part again.. True enough! He did make different notes for each child! That was amazing! Now I understand that part MUCH BETTER when Caption Von Trapp told Maria to learn to do that.. I thought it was the same notes for all of the children! Ha!

I think it was funny because I'm still learning and sometimes picked up some new sounds in random. Including I understand some simple words random when Annie was talking to me on the phone or around my back. For example I was cutting the pork and walked around Annie to wash my hands. Annie said, "Good job" and I somehow automatic understood and said thanks without thinking. It does not happen so often. I'm processing so slowly but picking up at least something new. Oh well, that's it for now..

Survived

About three weeks ago I got an email from HR and it was about a job that I have applied a several months ago. HR asked me to add some more information such as resume, letter of recommendation, etc. This position was for full-time ASL instructor at high school. I thought it was too late since the school season has began.

Sunday I got an email from one woman and said she got my resume and saw that I graduated from McDaniel. She asked me if I would like to apply for substitute. I thought it would be a good experience for me and I feed my resume fat, so I told her yes.

In a few hours later, she emailed me and make a request to meet her next morning. My mouth fell on the floor but brave enough to agreed with her. I thought she must be despire finding somebody to sub for a class. After meeting her, I learned one teacher had to leave for a month for a reason. Seriously, my meeting with her took about fifteen minutes. All she was blah blah about job position. That's it. She didn't even interview me for this job. She said I got the job as long-term sub and normal sub but I have to email my transcripts, letters, and fingerprints first before start the job.

Last Monday was my first day of a job and it almost killed me. That job was a bit different than I thought it would be. I'm taking a place that support students. I do not teach a class, but going to several classes to check on deaf students to make sure they are okay. I also have to teach two deaf girls for math--2 grades girls. I also work with one deaf boy on his writing skills. I'm co-teacher for one class. Crazy! I tried to memorized what I was supposed to do and what they wanted me to do. Stressed!

After a week, I was exhausted! The place was far and it took me a hour and half to get there! Wednesday was worse because I have to teach my ASL class at TU. I left the apartment at 7 on the dot and didn't get home until almost 10pm. Crazy? I thought so, surprised that I survived on that day. The next day was hardest day for me because I was ready to fell on the floor and sleep. Oh boy... I will still have to do this for another week. The teacher will return on 27th.

Oh yeah, over the week, two people asked me for my email because they wanted me to substitute for them when they need in the future.

Sheese, it sounds so tiring! I don't want to think about it because I have to go to work tomorrow morning!!! So let you know that I survived...