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Name: Georgina
State: Texas
Interests: jokes, good food, sushi, tea, trying new restaurants, games, mafia, down time, art projects, kiteflying, riddles, dollar movies, catch up times, church, england, france, hong kong, the little things, improvement, and general togetherness
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3/20/2006
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| the doors would not open for me.
it's like the title of a poem. but seriously! i just went to campus and tried to buy a cup of coffee at prufock's. the lights were dim. the door was locked. then i went over to the automatic PCL sliding door. it did not move. it's a really weird feeling. i can't believe i'm "officially" not supposed to be on campus anymore. it's not illegal that i'm there, but i just don't BELONG there. hmph. kind of sad.
even the 24 hour reliant room, aka Becker student central, closed at 9pm. workers came in and kicked ppl out. WHAT?!
 aw i'm so sad. ::sigh:: i think i'm going to cry at graduation. maybe. gosh i hope not. how embarrassing. once, i had to make a speech for my HS grad banquet... and i CRIED! i wasn't even saying anything heartfelt or sentimental. auggh! and last year, the last day of EY training, i found out i got assigned to an out of town city that i'd have to drive to.. i freaked out.. and CRIED!! hahaha oh my gosh. wtf is wrong with me. i am going ot get eaten alive in the business world. and btw, that oh-so-frightening-out-of-town-city was goorrrrgeous san diego hahaha. one hour away from LA. i nkow, im a baby. whatever.  that's how i am. deal with it.
ok. i'm at DJ's again. need to get some things done.
p.s. - did you know bread at la madeleine is no longer free? you get 2 slices free if you buy either a soup or salad. if you want more, 49cents for every 2 slices. WHAAAHT?!?!!! that's ridiculous. but i suppose times are changing. ::sigh::
alrite. roommate A just arrived =) i bet you $5 she's going to buy a piece of cake/brownie/dessert during the next 1h45 we're here. $5 big bucks. any takers?
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| i came across this old advice column by Mary Scmich. it's very refreshing.
read this through; chew before you swallow.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas
the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering
experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust
me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way
you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you
really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. *yes, so true already!*
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The
real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your
worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. *like the Bible  *
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who
are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're
behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in
doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The
most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with
their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're
gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you
won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on
your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself
too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are
everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what
other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be
nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most
likely to stick with you in the future. *HI GO!!  *
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should
hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the
older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. *YES!!*
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in
Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will
philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when
you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children
respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe
you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run
out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look
85. *haha washing ur hair every day dries it out!!*
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from
the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it
for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
beautifully written. i want to read more of her stuff.
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| IT'S FAMILY TIME!!!
some relatives flew in from hong kong, taiwan, and england for lawrence&judy's wedding. there is nothing in the world like family. i want a big one now... extended one that is... no mass baby popping for me 
 
move over. this is MY cake! meet charlotte, mom, harriet, jessica, emma, vivien
 
thanks for coming and matching me hmm.. this one is a tad blurry. nita did awesome job
 
all dressed up a keyhole table full of dimsummers
 
england girls.. jessie, london, emma, hars i wanna be a Cowwgirl baby. meet emma
 
too hot! too sexyy. meet charlotte
 
my auntie has a hat that was approved by THE queen of england. bling. matching cupcakes!
 
meet vivien... kind of high school musical
 
all the Lau's go to jail. dart railing it over to cityplace
 and the reason for it all... Congratulations, you two!!
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| hmm...uploading is a frustrating business at vivaldi...
these are shots from Rome, Florence, Venice, Athens, Amsterdam, Brussels, Nice, Monaco and,
of course, PARIS.
 
i thought this was a very pretty Florentine street corner the Vatican!!
 
the Roman Colloseum
We climbed 442?? stairs to the top of the Duomo in Florence. Our guide book said this was the largest dome in the world... until Houston built the astrodome. haha very nice. feel special, houstonians. but the view at the top of the dome was fabulous. My humble CanonElph cannot capture the beauty of these sites.
We were resting in an open center outisde a bunch of buildings.. and out pops a bride. very picturesque.
 
**ILLEGAL** David picture. David Zhu busted out his bling camera and ruthlessly took photos all over the place. The ladies guarding the room were justifiably ticked off... he got escorted out of the museum haha
me on a bridge in venice
 
"THE" Murano glass factory. oooh ahh.. They say red glass is the most expensive bc it takes 24K gold to create the color. ?? um... i call bs.
Our 80 Euro gondola ride. Contrary to movies and heresy, the gondoliers will NOT sing for you. we kindly asked him to dazzle us, the smooth italian.... but he rebuttled with a "YOU sing". very niice.
 
St mark's square in Venice- the entire square is supposedly under water when it rains. Venice sinks half an inch per year. =( sadness
ITALIAAA!!! hard bargained for jackets
 
the "PAGO 8 EURO!!" conductor. On the train to Milan, John propped his feet up on the seat in front of him and got yelled at (and fined) for 'damaging the train'. English speaking bystanders were of little help.. bunch of switzerlands. Nonetheless, he paid... the train was stopped for about 15 minutes! Apparently, resting your feet on their seats is a more severe foul than smoking on the train ... ?!? 
Dionysis theater on the Acropolis. ah...9th grade Humanities
 
View from one of hte islands on our Gretian boat cruise.
Parthenon. Ancient Greeks worshiped their gods at the top of the acropoli.
 
a little statue of Anne Frank outside her house in Amsterdam... i unfortunately dont remember much else from that morning.
outside the Van Gogh museum. too sleepy/crazy/cheap to go in. its ok, starry night's in NY anyways!
Heineken Factory step2: prehops. beer (prehops) tastes good.
MUSSELS IN BRUSSELS!! expensive but delicious.
 
the infamous peeing boy fountain. did you know there's a museum with over 200 mini outfits for this said 'peeing boy'? ridiculous.
and look who we saw!!! =)
 
oooh... aaahh. it was actually a cloudy day the first time i saw The Beauty. i shall return with. more gorgeous pictures. promise.
 
AHH! fresh creme brulee! delicious. faithful EY'ers before our PwC office visit. (boo..)
 
polly & diane. is that a tray full of... CHEESE???
 
the Nice/Monaco group on top of the Eze Village. boys, take your futures here to propose. seriously.
 
yachts in Monaco. a very BLING city indeed. also a very beautiful city. my view when walking to the beach with caves.
i need a better photo dumping site. flickr limits my photos, and ofoto is very slow/low quality. what's a good one??
Paris
is pretty nice... a little pricy, but nice. Weekend visits to
neighboring countries/cities are the highlight of my weeks though. We
traveled to the FRench Riviera this weekend and got to see extremely
blue blue bluuueee waters. I SWAM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA! hoorahh =).
until next time,
au revoir!
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words of firmness? hahaha ok. 
