Sleeep

Is it me or does everybody get more tired when they get more hours of sleep? I think that is really weird because if I get 7 hours of sleep I feel great throughout the day.  I feel happy, energized and ready to take on whatever I need for that day.  But if I get a little more, lets say 10 hours, I feel beyond tired throughout the day.  I am more sluggish and unwilling to do anything.  I have always wonder why is that? I always thought the more sleep you get, the better especially being a teenager.  I heard from countless of people that a teenager should average 9-10 hours a night, but is that even true?  If I get 9-10 and I feel more tired than I was the day before.  It feels like I did not rest at all.  I really do not know why it turns out to be that way, pretty weird if you ask me.  

Text Message

I think texting is one of the best inventions ever made.  It makes everything so much easier.  You can have a conversation with someone in class, although you're not suppose to.  You can ask for favors quietly because asking out loud may not be an option.  You can actually talk to the person for a very long time while doing something else and not having to put your full attention on them if you were talking on the phone with them.  One thing that I really do love about texting is that I am more comfortable talking about things outside my comfort zone because I don't actually have to say it out loud.  Sometimes I find things harder to say out loud compared to texting them or saying them in a different language.  I don't exactly know why, but it just happens to be that way.  I guess writing a note can do the trick, but how personal is a note?  It can get lost and someone else can pick it up and read everything single thing.  But phones are a little more personal, you can read it and delete it.  People don't really lend out their cellphones to people so the chances of it getting out is a lot lower.  Texting is great, and everybody should use it.

Hot weather = A trip to the beach.

The beach is probably the best place to go on a sunny day.  You get to go out and enjoy the sun while being with friends because people do not usually go to the beach by themselves.  It is a really relaxing place to be because you can sit there on the hot sand staring out into the ocean.  You can listen to the waves, watch the waves, take a walk along the ocean and let the waves hit you, walk on the hot dry sad, or just sit there and stare out into the ocean. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one trying to see whether or not I can see what is on the other side of the ocean.  I personally love going to the beach because it is the time where I can think.  It is a place where I feel like nothing else really matters and that soothes me.  I love knowing I can be there, enjoying the sun, and getting a lot of thinking done in the less stressful way you can think of.  I hope summer will be hot so I can go to the beach a lot more and maybe even get a tan.

A Night of Disappointment

First off, let me just come out and say it. PROM SUCKED. Now for the reasons why it sucked. I showed up expecting to see a big ballroom because I heard that is what the Regency Center is known for, but what I saw was a mediocre sized ballroom with not much decoration. I walked in and the music was already playing, but not a lot of people were dancing. The first thing I did when I got there was take pictures, but there was a long wait so I grabbed a drink. The drink fountain and the snacks were alright, nothing really that special. It was fun going around seeing everybody all dressed up and taking pictures, but when I wanted to dance, I realized how horrible the music selection was. The DJ played a lot of oldies, and I do mean a lot. He also played a lot of Latin music, not that I do not like it or anything, but he played so many in a row that it got boring. I was literally standing there on the dance floor waiting for him to play some up-to-date hip hop, rap or R&B music, but that did not happen. He probably only played 5 up-to-date songs and those were played in the beginning when everybody was still taking pictures. I did not really get to dance and I was pretty disappointed in that which pretty much killed my night. So those are the reasons why prom sucked for me.

How the weather can bring my family together.

The weather this weekend was great. It was really sunny out all day long, and warm throughout the night. I love it when it is hot out because it makes me want to be active and go out to have fun. Although at some points of the day the heat was unbearable, I still enjoyed it. I think warm evenings are the best part of nice days because it gives me an excuse to be out when the sun is starting to set. It is really relaxing to sit outside on a warm night, feeling the light breeze with my family. It gives us an excuse to be together and bond while catching up with what has been happening in our individual lives. Family bonding is probably one of the things I look forward to the most because it does not happen very often. But when it does happen, it does not stop for a while. We can go on and on forever talking about absolutely nothing and I love that. I hope my summer nights will be just as great as my weekend was.

Prom Dress Shopping

It is that time of the year where all the girls shop til they drop. Everybody is going everywhere to find the perfect dress for the biggest dance of their high school life. Sadly to say, I am one of those girls who are having dress issues. I literally went everywhere, I tried on every dress that looked decent, but still I didn't find a dress I really love and within my price range. I went to Stonestown, Serramonte, Tanforan, Westfields, Jessica McClintock Outlet and Great Mall in Milpitas. The dresses that I really want are too expensive for me. I guess that is what happens when you try to get a good looking cheap dress that you like, you can't. I don't know where else to go to for a dress but I will have to keep looking. After I find a dress that I really love, I will stay away from the malls for a while. I am someone who loves shopping, but after going every single day makes it less appealing to me. Hopefully I can find a dress soon so it will be one less thing I have to worry about.

A Trip to the Apple Store

I've been hearing a lot of talk about the new iPod Shuffle recently, so I decided to check it out for myself. I walked into the store and picked up the Shuffle. I looked at the headphones and saw the controls on it. There were only three buttons, 2 volume control buttons and a center button. The center button controls everything, play/pause and the voice control. But when I tried to play a song, I realized that it was out of battery. I wanted to see for myself how the voice that tells you the song title works, too bad I didn't have the chance. So instead of leaving in disappointment, I decided to check out the iTouch. An iTouch is like an iPhone minus the phone. I always thought the iTouch was a pointless invention because it doesn't compare to an iPhone. But after actually looking at it and playing with it, I realized that an iTouch is not that bad and it is a better version of an iPod. With an iTouch, you can download games and keep yourself entertained while listening to music. You can also connect to Wi-Fi and surf the web if you like. I guess there are the goods and the bads of the iTouch. The biggest attraction of the iTouch is probably the applications and the bad thing about it is you cannot call anybody with it.