Journal #4: Paragraph on Chris

"Late on your second day, impressive Chris..." Ryan joked. Chris rubbed his zombie eyes, blinked a couple of times, and then rubbed his whole face. “Give me a break, I just started,” Chris replied in annoyance. “Yeah, like fifth time starting a new job in two months,” Ryan teased. Actually Chris hated his new job because he thinks that his soft hands don’t belong in a meat-packaging factory. He hates the smell of raw meat because it reminds him of the luxurious life he used to have, where he has never seen a piece of raw meat. Every morning, he struggles to drag himself out of the bed unless it’s Saturday, because Saturdays are his shopping day. Even with a skinny wallet, it seems that nothing can break this habit that he still carries from his old life. Along with keeping an old habit, he did develop a new one, saving forty percent of his income. After being brutally insulted by his siblings about his new poor life in front of other upper eastside rich and snobby people, he has been planning on revenge. He plans on saving enough to start a chain restaurant and then slapping the arrogance out of them with his success.   

Journal #3: Memoir into Fiction

            I am very picky when it comes to apples because I only like the ones with lot water. I always walked by the Snow White apples because I don’t find them to be watery or crispy at all. I also ignore the green apples because they are not watery or crispy enough for me either. I always look for the most proportionate and chubby yellow reddish colored apples. While I was picking out the most full-blown yellow reddish apple, I remember thinking about watching an interview on Liam Hemsworth’s love for apple and how he also likes the watery ones only. According to my friend, Crystal, he is suppose to be in town to promote his new movie, Expendables 2. I remember when Crystal and I first started fancying Liam. Back in middle school, we used buy those girly magazines just so we can take out his pictures and collect it for our scrapbook that was dedicated only to Liam. We would stare at one picture and admire and analyze the Australian beauty. We would take turns saying what we like from that particular picture and then move on to the next picture. To us, he was a one hit wonder with his charming eyes that can give girls like us a Tachycardia with a bat of an eye. Jawline so fine and smooth that even a figure skaters would trip and bust their bumps. Hair so silky, in fact, silky enough to be Sunsilk’s new brand ambassador. Nose so proportioned that his picture is in the look book of a Beverly Hills’s plastic surgeon’s lobby.

 I remember daydreaming about running into him at Joe’s stand and discussing our opinion on apples. I wanted to see him before he leaves, I didn’t want to later think, “So close yet so far away.” But then again what are the chances of me running into him on a busy New York City street? After killing some time, pretending to be having a hard time picking out apples, when, actually I was secretly waiting for him, my brain overthrew my heart. While my brain was too busy commanding my feet, I was searching for him in the crowd, wishing to see him once, just once. Fully aware of the odds of seeing him, my heart was whispering me to just at least keep a lookout. To my complete shock, I spotted my eighth wonder of the world. Right that moment, the field of magnetism between my upper and lower sets of teeth vanished. While my tongue and feet became frozen, my heart seemed to be the complete opposite. It was getting heated to be dancing to Gangnam Style’s footwork routine. The feet stomping were so loud and so real as if I was listening to someone else’s heartbeat through a stethoscope. His, up all night gaming, eyes were glued strictly to his pathway, making him look as if he is daydreaming about his bed. The polluted air slipped though his soft hair and pushed his hair back, making it look like a shorter version of Johnny Bravo's hair. As his negative x coordinate increased assuming that my x coordinate is at the origin, the fist sized organ behind my chest stopped dancing at once. The point when our x coordinates were exactly at the origin, I think my heart jumped a beat. It was like waking up on top of a Peruvian mountain with mild fog and Sandra Bullock quietly playing the water cups in the background. I remember feeling so stress free that I can smell the purity of the fresh air of the Himalayas to the Andes mountain ranges. I could taste the pure and natural spring water of the Catskill Mountain. I could feel the coolness of the fog turning into water as it comes in contact with my skin. SNAP! Reality hits, and he was already at Joe’s stand picking out an apple just the way I daydreamed. “Someday, we’ll meet again,” I thought and then skipped down the stair to the subway.

Journal Entry # 2

Ten Categories
1. Things that scares me
    a. Ghost-- I see a women standing on the side of the road wearing all white and carrying a baby who is also cover by the white cloth. "what is she doing in the middle of the night?" i asked. The     driver responded, "i have only heard about it but never saw one before, it's a ghost."
    b. heights
    c. death
    d. becoming a middle aged cat lady
    e. trust
2. Things that makes me angry
   a. arrogant people
   b. liars
   c. little annoying kids-- I am already in a sad mood about going back to the US but now a 10 hours flight with 2 cry babies? Gosh i wish i can put a tape over their mouth. See this is exactly why airlines should prohibit little kids form flying.
   d. know-it-all
   e. China
3. Things that makes me happy
   a. food
   b. movies
   c. shopping
   d. going back to India-- Oh my gosh, we are about to land, oh my god, oh my god, my heart is pounding really hard with excitement, i think it's going to explode.
   e. Making up dance routines with my best friend
4. Things that irritates me
   a. amatures
   b. clingy people
   c. people who are desperate for attention
   d. people who bring their kids to beg for money in the train
   e. Mosquitoes-- "Look at my legs, it looks like i have some kind of skin disease, how come you guys don't get bitten by mosquitoes?" i asked. My best friend replies, "Maybe they got tired of sucking our blood and came to you for fresh blood." 
5. Shows that i like
   a. Grey's Anatomy
   b. Walking Dead
   c. Keeping Up With The Kardashians
   d. Pyaar Ka Dard Hai (Hindi)
   e. Arjun (Hindi)-- "Woh, this new show looks like a must watch," claimed my cousin. I reply in disbelief, "are you serious? this looks like a typical stupid Indian action show where fighting scenes look more like a dance move."
6. Things i want to do 
   a. learn how to drive
   b. learn how to ride a bike with gear
   c. travel the worlds with my sisters and my cousin
   d. learn Muy Thai
   e. Make my parents proud-- My older sister is the superstar, education wise, in my family and i am expected to follow her footsteps. i admit that i am not exactly the Einstein but i want to do what my parents want because if i don't i know i will regret it later in life.
7. Things that makes me sad
   a. death-- Wow, so momo (grandma) is really dead! I am never going to see her ever again. Like i can imagine her face but that's it, that's the only i will see her, just through imaging only. "Right now momo is on her path to heaven," cried my aunt.
   b. sick people
   c. starving kid
   d. Tibetans self-immolating themselves
   e. sad movies
8. Things i do in my free time
   a. watch movies
   b. decorate my room
   c. eat
   d. play dress up game by myself
   e. day dream-- I wish life can go according to my day dreams because then i would be living a stress-free life in India. But it never happens the way i want it to happen, i think it's because i have to stand on my own feet and then i will be able to shape my life the way i want it to be. 
9. Places i want to see
   a. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
   b. Tibet-- "How does Tibet look when you used to live there?"I ask my grandma. Like always she replied, "everywhere you look it's green with mountains surrounding you..."
   c. Bodhgaya, India
   d. Shimla, India
   e. Venice, Italy
10. Things i want to do before i die
   a. take my parents to Tibet
   b. become a doctor and save kids in poor countries for free
   c. be able to see my parent whenever i want after marriage
   d. have an awesome life with only one husband
   e. Run the T.T. hospital with my best friend-- "I used to think highly of this hospital when it first opened up." i said. My best friend replies, "yeah now it's just a beauty with nothing inside, but we should run it together when you get your medical degree." Then i made a deal, "i fix the people, and you do your accounting magic."

Journal Entry # 1

2 Truths and 1 Lie
1. My best friend inspired me to become more religious this summer. Before i believed in the existence of higher power but i always believed more in science. For example, i didn't believe in praying to god when i wish for something. However,  I did believe that he can work miracle sometimes. One day, at the temple, i heard my best friend reciting some prayer, and i was shocked that she knows all the words because i have never seen a teenager reciting all the prayer words by heart. From that day on, i wanted to become more religious and believe more in god than science, and so far, i do.

2. When switching a flight in Brussels, Belgium, i was, publicly, body searched very thoroughly by the Belgian security. I taking off my shoes when the security lady told me to keep it on when when i told her that it had metals on. So obviously the machine rings and i moved to the side thinking how stupid and useless it was and all the sudden, the security lady starts feeling my arms. At first i thought, i thought, "whatever i guess they don't have the handheld scanner." But then she started to feel around my breast and in between my legs, in public and not to mention my brother and my father standing by. I was so shocked that i couldn't say anything. I was so embarrassed and to top it off, people on the lines were starring at me, i guess they have never seen this kind of security search too.

3. I met the Tibetan prime minister, Lobsang Sangay. I got to shake hands with him and it was just the coolest experience after meeting the Dalai Lama. He came to my town to speak with the public and afterwards, my friends and i went to shake hands with him as he was being escorted to his car. He shook our hands and said, "I hope you kids take my story to your heart because you guys are the future of Tibet now." It was such an honor to talk to him even though it was just a few words. When he moved on to the next person on line to say goodbye, my friends and i quickly ran to a clear roadside to wave as he leaves.