Trying to Survive...the best way i can.

sorry..i'll start posting again in a bit.

2006-11-20T17:28:00.000-05:00

I know i know. i'm sooo bad at keeping up with this, but I will shortly. it's just been a bit hectic.

Look at my schedule this past weekend:
Saturday: worked 10am - 7pm. (job #2)
Sunday: worked 7pm - 4am (job #2)
Monday: worked 9am - 6:30pm (job #1) then 9pm - 4am (job #2)
Tuesday: will work 9am -6:30pm (job #1)
Wed: 9am - 6:30pm (job #1) then 7pm - 10pm (job #2)
Thursday-Friday i actualy get thanksgiving off!!! but i might pick up one shift at job#2.

anyways...i'm sooooo tired! but this is only for this week...it'll lighten up a little the next two weeks. i'll only have my normal 9-6:30 job and then 3 short shifts at job#2 that doesn't go pass midnight! haha.

in the meantime, NY weather is amazing. I get to sport my leggings in my emu's (wannabe uggs) and my new black wool peacoat that i loveeeeee! I love winter here! a nice chill of 33 degrees. yes, i heard about the 80 some degree weather out there. yikes.
oh and the winter decorations are slowly being put up all across town. sigh. this is why i'm here. =)

little boys don't like flowers....

2006-10-25T13:09:00.000-04:00

walking back to my apartment, i passed by this fiower shop where a mom and son was looking at the flowers on the sidewalk. Next thing i know, the little boy out of nowhere gives the batch of flower a grand ol' kick in the nuts! ouch!

i love seeing silly things on the street.

*is this a precursor of why when the boys grow up, they still don't like the idea of flowers?

This Sucks!!

2006-10-12T12:07:00.000-04:00

I was going to the FIDM student portal site to see what job openings they might have there for me and as i was searching through my files, i came upon my transcript.

Student Name: ELOISE ELIM WONG

>
Section Dept Course# Course Title Grade Units Grade
> Pts
SPRING 2005
12016 GNST 2420 SURVEY OF WESTERN ART II A
3 12.0
12101 GNST 1230 COLOR & DESIGN THEORY A
3 12.0
18319 VCOM 1250 SURVEY OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS A 3 12.0
18369 VCOM 1400 CONCEPT VISUALIZATION I A 3 12.0
CUR UN.ATT. 12 COMP. 12 GPA. 4.00
CUM UN.ATT. 12 COMP. 12 GPA. 4.00
PRESIDENT'S HONOR ROLL

SUMMER 2005
16001 MMKT 1550 MARKETING AND BRAND DEVELOPMENT A 3 12.0
18300 VCOM 2180 COMPUTER RENDERING A-
3 11.1
18307 VCOM 2350 COMPUTER GRAPHICS B+
3 9.9
18333 VCOM 1700 CONCEPT VISUALIZATION II A
3 12.0
18352 VCOM 2330 VISUAL PRESENTATION A
6 24.0
CUR UN.ATT. 18 COMP. 18 GPA. 3.83
CUM UN.ATT. 30 COMP. 30 GPA. 3.90
HONOR ROLL

FALL 2005
18302 VCOM 2280 MERCHANDISE PRESENTATION A 3 12.0
18306 VCOM 1900 DRAFTING TECH. FOR VIS PRESENT A 3 12.0
18314 VCOM 2530 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN A 3 12.0
18352 VCOM 2400 PRESENTATION DESIGN A- 3 11.1
18370 VCOM 2820 FASHION STYLING & COORDINATION A 3 12.0
CUR UN.ATT. 15 COMP. 15 GPA. 3.94
CUM UN.ATT. 45 COMP. 45 GPA. 3.91
HONOR ROLL

WINTER 2006
18314 GNST 2620 PROF PRACTICES FOR VISUAL PRESENT A 3 12.0
18318 VCOM 1850 TRENDS: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE A 3 12.0
18356 VCOM 2200 STORE PLANNING A 3 12.0
18381 VCOM 1550 CRITICAL CONCEPTS FOR VISUAL COMM A 3 12.0
CUR UN.ATT. 12 COMP. 12 GPA. 4.00
CUM UN.ATT. 57 COMP. 57 GPA. 3.93
PRESIDENT'S HONOR ROLL

SPRING 2006
18312 VCOM 2800 HOME PRODUCT A 3 12.0
18341 VCOM 2780 PORTFOLIO PREPARATION & PRESENT A- 3 11.1
CUR UN.ATT. 6 COMP. 6 GPA. 3.85
CUM UN.ATT. 63 COMP. 63 GPA. 3.92

So how is it that I only got one B+ the whole time I was at FIDM getting my professional degree and paying $24,000 and also having a Bachelor's Degree at UCR for Business with a 3.6 GPA that I can't seem to find a job that's not starting from the VERY BOTTOM or entry-entry-level??? I don't get it...all i need is an interview. But even to get a simple interview, it's hard because all they look for is 3-5 years experience. Half of these people don't even have schooling, i now double think my choice in going to FIDM. blah!

oh well, let the search continue. It just makes no sense. I spent so much money on education only to bite me in the butt in the actual career world. However, i don't regret everything i've learned. I felt that education has broaden me tremendously, but what good is that when this Industry just wants experience. I could've been a high school drop out that started doing some floor sales work at some big department store or an intern at a photography studio and within 3-4 years (time it takes to get a degree in the "school" world) they can climb their way to a position that I want to currently get into.

Sigh...bartending, here i come. And once again, i opted the school route on that one as well. What's wrong with me?? haha. Am I just a sucker for school?

I did it! I finally did it! =)

2006-10-10T17:36:00.000-04:00

My first laundry trip!!! I realize i always lived in the luxury of not needing to go out of my apt./apt. complex to do laundry. However, now my closest laundry place that doesn't charge you $.75/lb to wash/dry/fold is around the corner where I have to pass by all these "laborers" that gives me uneasy looks. *yikes* Luckily, i learned the art of ignoring since i've been here and looking like shit. No make-up, hair up in ponytail and stretchy headband, and flip flops. Anyways, i finally did it...i finally got Tania's stupid drool stains off of my pillowcase! =P However, i was cheap since i ran out of quarters and was one quarter shy of having the perfect completed load of laundry. Instead, now i have a few towels that are stll mildly damp. oh well, they're gonna get damp soon anyways when put into use, right?

Next on my list: (which i've been procrastinating on)
Move the TV out of my room so i can set up my computer and start working on projects and finish unpacking so i can have my room all organized and ready to truly be lived in! ahhhh...i can't wait. =)

Cheerios!

The Pictures are finally here!!

2006-10-08T23:37:00.000-04:00

My drive up to NorCal from SoCal. one tricky drive consider I had only one window to look through.

THE TRUNK VIEW

THE BACK VIEW

THE SIDE VIEW

THE FRONT VIEW

THE INSIDE VIEW

My weekend in NorCal before leaving

KYOTO PALACE-happy hour...cheers!

OPENING OF BEARD PAPA'S IN SF

LO AND I BEING SILLY IN FRONT OF MY FAV. AD

MILK SF - THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT

ALEX'S INTERESTING FLIRATIOUS ANTICS

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT WE'RE DOING

ME AND MY GIRLS....ALCOHOL IS BEGINNING TO SINK IN

WE LOVE KAREN!

GIRLS

Week 1 NYC

ON THE FLIGHT THERE

CROSSING WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE TO GET TO THE CITY

EATING BELGIUM FRIES IN THE PARK

DENY EATING HIS GYRO

ME EATING MY GYRO AT UNION SQUARE

THE APPLE STORE AND IT'S OPEN 24 HOURS!!

LOOKING OUT INTO THE CITY THAT I WILL SOON BE A PART OF

EATING KOREAN FOOD IN K-TOWN WITH LISA AND DENY

ON SERENA'S ROOFTOP

AT THE GUGGENHEIM

THE NEW INSTALLATION IN FRONT OF THE ROCK

AT THE COMEDY CELLAR

AT SOME CLUB IN CHELSEA

VISIT TO ELLIS ISLAND AND STATUE OF LIBERTY

AHHH...THE SUBWAY

IN FRONT OF MY PAD

BFF!

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER GYRO AT UNION SQUARE

I LOOK LIKE SUCH A DWEEB. HAHA

OUR REFLECTIONS OFF THE INSTALLATION

LISA AND I IN FRONT OF SHILLA IN K-TOWN

GETTING MY FIRST METRO CARD...

MCDONALD'S IN CHINATOWN

whirlwind of a day....

2006-09-29T18:20:00.000-04:00

So I woke up this morning waiting for Brian to call because he said he would around 10ish. Well...12:30 rolled around and still no call from him, so i decide to text him with a WAKE UP!!!!! He finally woke up and we set a time and place to meet for lunch. I ended up meeting him at 35th and 3rd at JAckson Hole, this GREAT burger place where I got my 7oz burger with a lot of mushrooms. yummmmm. After that I decided to stop by Serena's pad to chill with her and to return the hammer and power drill i borrowed from her. So I got my laptop pack all set up with the hammer and power drill and trekked my way out to her pad. It's really only 4 blocks down, but when I reached her place and realized i forgot my cell phone, walking back to my place to get the phone didn't seem so close after all. So Serena's apt's doorbell doesn't work and I have to call up each time, therefore, I HAD to go back to my place which is a 5th floor walk up too. aiyah...with my laptop and hammer and power tool. It was HEAVY. I go back get my phone..get to serena's and then proceeded to follow up on this ad for Bartending I saw in the Village Voice. The guy on the other end asks if i can come in today right after the phone call. Being desperate, i said yes. Because in the ad, it says "Bartender. No experience necessary. Training provided." Well...when i got there, boy was i decieved. In the front, it says "American Bartending Associates", which i totally recognized because while I was still in California, i had considered calling them to sign up for Bartending school. Well....I decided to interview anyways, knowing this. And Guess What?? Yup...i got suckered in!!! sigh. But i got a student discount at $295. And I don't know if he's still calling me, but the guy said if he needs at his club, he can hire me tonight for a gig as a cocktail waitress and it'll pay $300, which would pretty much pay out hte schooling anyways. Either way, I realize i need a bartending license anyways, cuz it doesn't look too prospeciting with all the competition out her for Bartenders. Plus, i'm so bored with no friends currently here, so this will take up my time. =) Oh yea, the guy says i have the "look". Either he's just trying to get me join, or i am confused. What exactly is the bartending "look"?? haha.

*pix will be coming soon. PROMISE!! =) *

Right when i was thinking I had finally escaped traffic...

2006-09-27T15:58:00.000-04:00

So we all know how much we hate LA Traffic and how being in it leaves you NO time to do other things. Well, coming to New York thinking I had left all that behind because i would no longer be driving...boy, was i wrong! Instead of road traffic, it's people traffic i'm constantly caught in. Today, i went to the container store and Trader Joe's thinking i would be in and out within 1 hour. Nope, it took me well over 2 hours. All because of all the people in these stores and my cart would just be stuck waiting for someone to frickin' move! hehe. Now coming home after a grueling 5 floors walk-up to drop off my groceries and containers to embark on the rest of the day, i find myself completely LAZY and LETHARGIC....not ready to go back out and face the world. I just want to call it a day and push that next task to tomorrow. aiyah! But i'll be good....i'll try to pull my lazy butt off my bed and down those strenuous stairs and head out to Chinatown to get myself some fruits and vegetables and maybe stop by the pearl river mart. woo hoo! I mean it is only 3:51pm here. I'm trying to decide whether i should bring the cart or not...prolly not. I already look like a bag lady enough.

so that's me in NY for now. pix will be up soon! =)

booooOOOoooo!

2006-09-18T01:56:00.000-04:00

Last night, my friends took me out for my go-away party at MIlk in SF. The place was lots and lots of fun, but i drank WAY too much. in my defense, i was fine all the way up till the ride home. Anyways, after a great night of seeing friends and some old friends (Tiff, Ann, and Joe) i came home to find out that somehow i lost my camera. I thought we had it the whole night, but none of us could find it. =*( So i'm super super sad. It was brand new canon powershot too!! And it has all htese pictures on it that i REALLY WANT! i realize losing a camera is one of the worst things to lose in life. esp. one wiht picutres you haven't uploaded yet!!!!

so i can't post up the pix of my ride home from my previous post. =( blah!

First day of pre-NY.

2006-09-12T16:01:00.000-04:00

I can't believe how much stuff i have!! How am i ever going to decide what to bring with me to my new shoebox of a place in NY? So i spent all day yesterday (literally all day from 10am till 11:30pm) packing up the last 10% of my stuff and figuring out a way to cram all that into my wonderful c-rolla. Which, pix will be up soon because it's HILARIOUS. I drove all 5.5 hours in a car where every square inch was taken with my crap. My arm rest was my camera case, i had no room for my cushion so i had to drive with that on my back the whole way, where my back was in complete straight-up position. And to make things even more strenuous, i had spent the whole day packing non-stop walking up and down 5 flights of stairs and then leaving at 11:30pm did NOT make it easy. i was falling asleep aroudnd 3:30ish, but somehow miraculously made it alive back home. So now it's my first day at home, i'm about to start the day cleaning out my old bedroom, which my dad made into a storage room. And then unpacking all my crap into that room. IT's gonna be a LONG week. But it's so great to be home where i get to drive my little B-mer, swim in my pool whenever i want, and eat free delicious food. (my dad's an amazing cook) I just had a fresh homemade bolognese sauce with linguini. mmmmmm.

I will update more later today or tomorrow.

Oh and side note....i was watching tv earlier today and saw an amazing commercial that integrated two of my favorites. It was a GAP commercial that featured Audrey Hepburn from Funny Face and AC/DC's "Back in Black" for their new skinny black pants campaign.

Let's keep in touch...

2006-09-03T17:04:00.000-04:00

Here's a blog to document my time in my new life in good ol' NYC. A great way to keep in touch with all y'all back in California.

Let the journey begin.