060112: Glenn and I went to the beach with the San Bernadino ward to the Balboa Pier beach. Well, okay. Not the whole ward but some of them. A lot of people were going to join but they ditched. Even though we had a small group, it was fun because of all the laughs we had. The whether was a little disappointing though because it was cold, gloomy and windy. It was a horrible day to go to the beach but where we live (Riverside) it was hawt as Hell over there! Sigh. But after, we decided to go to one of the girls' boyfriend's house to grill, make s'mores and swim in his pool. But we didn't stay long because it was already 11pm and I had stuff to do in the morning.
060212: So today was the busiest time EVER for me. And I'm not sure why I didn't think about how I scheduled this day. I had a DEP CC but I also remembered that my church had a triathlon called "Tin Man" not only was I volunteering, but I also signed up to participate. PAR-TI-CI-PATE. WTF. WAS I CRAZY?! So, I woke up at 5:30am but I got out of bed at 6am, got ready and went to catch the 6:20am bus. Then I got to RCC (Riverside City College) by 7am, helped out with the swimmers (since that's the first stage of the triathlon) and then I left early because I had to catch the bus to go to my DEP CC.
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
DEP PT!
I stopped asking for rides from my neighbor because he was acting hella weird and he was having a bitch fit with me when I didn't even start shit. So now, I had to take the bus. And even though I've rode the bus before... It was just weird to ride it by myself because I usually go with someone else.
But, I'm kind of tired of asking for rides so I rode the bus, I woke up at 6:45am to be able to catch the bus at 7:15am. And then I forgot I left the direction and route at home and so I had to go back for it, so I sprinted all the way back home and back just to be able to catch the bus.
I had to take the 10-bus, then transfer to the 1-bus but since my bus card was invalid and I had only $20 bills in my pocket, I had to sprint to the nearest donut shop or a liquor store to get change for my money. And then sprint back to the bus stop just so I don't miss it but even with all that sprinting, I should have just counted that as my PT... But, I was still 30-minutes late for my PT.
I hate when I'm late.
But I was 30 minutes late but my recruiter was okay with it. She allowed me to do it since I've always been 30-minutes earlier before we actually have to meet (military time) and I never missed a date since I signed onto the DEP group. So, she let it slide. And then I managed to jump in with the guys. We had to run 10 laps, every 2 laps, we do a core work out, whether it be push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, jumping jacks, mountain climbs etc etc. And after my 6th lap, I was like, "Wait... Guys... I... I can't... Wait for me..."
But I survived and since I was late (so were two other guys) I had to do an extra 40-push ups.
And then I had to go back to the bus stop on the other side, wait 45-minutes for it to come and spent another one hour and 30 minutes on the bus. Sigh.
Good times.
I have five more weeks left. SIGH.
Nervous,
Otter
But, I'm kind of tired of asking for rides so I rode the bus, I woke up at 6:45am to be able to catch the bus at 7:15am. And then I forgot I left the direction and route at home and so I had to go back for it, so I sprinted all the way back home and back just to be able to catch the bus.
I had to take the 10-bus, then transfer to the 1-bus but since my bus card was invalid and I had only $20 bills in my pocket, I had to sprint to the nearest donut shop or a liquor store to get change for my money. And then sprint back to the bus stop just so I don't miss it but even with all that sprinting, I should have just counted that as my PT... But, I was still 30-minutes late for my PT.
I hate when I'm late.
But I was 30 minutes late but my recruiter was okay with it. She allowed me to do it since I've always been 30-minutes earlier before we actually have to meet (military time) and I never missed a date since I signed onto the DEP group. So, she let it slide. And then I managed to jump in with the guys. We had to run 10 laps, every 2 laps, we do a core work out, whether it be push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, jumping jacks, mountain climbs etc etc. And after my 6th lap, I was like, "Wait... Guys... I... I can't... Wait for me..."
But I survived and since I was late (so were two other guys) I had to do an extra 40-push ups.
And then I had to go back to the bus stop on the other side, wait 45-minutes for it to come and spent another one hour and 30 minutes on the bus. Sigh.
Good times.
I have five more weeks left. SIGH.
Nervous,
Otter
DEP PT and Bus Transit.
Hello everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't been updating this, I know I should though! I've just been really busy lately.
Today (05/09/12) I had DEP PT but since I'm no longer getting rides from my neighbor, I had to take the bus and I arrived at the office 30 minutes late but I managed to get with the guys and start my PT. We had to do 10 laps, and after every 2 laps, we do a core work out. 40 jumping jacks, 40 bicycle crunches, 40 push ups, 10 burpees, etc etc. So, it was kind of intense but at least I wasn't too far behind with the guys. But since I came late, I had to do an extra 40 push ups. But it was good seeing everyone again. Haha.
I spent three hours on the bus just to commute... Sigh.
Oh well. BRB. :)
Love,
Otter
I'm sorry I haven't been updating this, I know I should though! I've just been really busy lately.
Today (05/09/12) I had DEP PT but since I'm no longer getting rides from my neighbor, I had to take the bus and I arrived at the office 30 minutes late but I managed to get with the guys and start my PT. We had to do 10 laps, and after every 2 laps, we do a core work out. 40 jumping jacks, 40 bicycle crunches, 40 push ups, 10 burpees, etc etc. So, it was kind of intense but at least I wasn't too far behind with the guys. But since I came late, I had to do an extra 40 push ups. But it was good seeing everyone again. Haha.
I spent three hours on the bus just to commute... Sigh.
Oh well. BRB. :)
Love,
Otter
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tall Enough: Inter-racial Love.
I just heard the most baffling thing from my cousin... And she's only eight years old.
Here's how it went. A few days ago, I was watching a drama called "Runaway: Plan B" and it starred Rain, my husband. So, she knows that I'd marry Rain in a heartbeat but it wasn't that she said that Asians were weird... It was what she was going to say next that concerned me. She asked, "If you could marry anyone, besides Rain, who would you marry?" and I said, "Usher." and said, "(gasp)... Why?! He's black!" and I was like, "What's the matter with being black?" and she told me, "It's not good." it concerned me but I really wanted to punch her in the face even if she was eight.
But get this.
Just now, my aunt and I were talking and she told me that her father is going to pick her up so they can hang out and my cousin said, "I don't want to go!" and we asked her why and she replied, "I don't want to ride the bus!" and I asked her, "What's wrong with riding the bus? It's fun." and she said, "Fun? Hellooooooo, there's black people on the bus! I don't want to ride with black people!"
I'm going to be honest, my heart sank, my jaw dropped and I teared up. I said, "Hey! That is the most racist thing I've ever heard come out of your mouth!" and she kept quiet. Her mother said, "Yeah, that's racist. Don't you have black friends at school?" and she said, "No, I don't like."
What she also told me once is that she wanted to marry a white man because - Get this - "Because my English got better and I'm not so shy about talking in English." - Yes, those were her words. I'm ashamed to even be around her now...
It was shocking to hear an eight year old say things like that, especially around me. I don't know what she learned in her short two years here in America but what she said was just enough. It really hurt me almost as much as it would have hurt an African American person. To be honest, I feel uncomfortable calling them "black" because I feel like it's still mean. I mean, you don't call Asians 'yellow' or Indians 'brown'.
I ended up having to excuse myself from the table.
Most of my friends are African American, I've had relationships with a few and I have a lot of aunts, uncles and godparents that are the same and none of them are what people think of them as a race are... They are great people, just as great or even greater than anyone else you'd meet. Most of them are welcoming people... It's just some make bad choices but that doesn't mean that all are like that but to see my eight-year-old cousin to say something so poisonous... It made me want to choke her to death because it's those types of people I hate the most.
And just yesterday, I watched a short six-minute clip called "Tall Enough" and I think everyone should be inspired by it. I'm all for inter-racial relationships and I know in the future, we'll all end up being inter-racial so might as well get use to the idea right now.
Here's the clip:
Otter
Here's how it went. A few days ago, I was watching a drama called "Runaway: Plan B" and it starred Rain, my husband. So, she knows that I'd marry Rain in a heartbeat but it wasn't that she said that Asians were weird... It was what she was going to say next that concerned me. She asked, "If you could marry anyone, besides Rain, who would you marry?" and I said, "Usher." and said, "(gasp)... Why?! He's black!" and I was like, "What's the matter with being black?" and she told me, "It's not good." it concerned me but I really wanted to punch her in the face even if she was eight.
But get this.
Just now, my aunt and I were talking and she told me that her father is going to pick her up so they can hang out and my cousin said, "I don't want to go!" and we asked her why and she replied, "I don't want to ride the bus!" and I asked her, "What's wrong with riding the bus? It's fun." and she said, "Fun? Hellooooooo, there's black people on the bus! I don't want to ride with black people!"
I'm going to be honest, my heart sank, my jaw dropped and I teared up. I said, "Hey! That is the most racist thing I've ever heard come out of your mouth!" and she kept quiet. Her mother said, "Yeah, that's racist. Don't you have black friends at school?" and she said, "No, I don't like."
What she also told me once is that she wanted to marry a white man because - Get this - "Because my English got better and I'm not so shy about talking in English." - Yes, those were her words. I'm ashamed to even be around her now...
It was shocking to hear an eight year old say things like that, especially around me. I don't know what she learned in her short two years here in America but what she said was just enough. It really hurt me almost as much as it would have hurt an African American person. To be honest, I feel uncomfortable calling them "black" because I feel like it's still mean. I mean, you don't call Asians 'yellow' or Indians 'brown'.
I ended up having to excuse myself from the table.
Most of my friends are African American, I've had relationships with a few and I have a lot of aunts, uncles and godparents that are the same and none of them are what people think of them as a race are... They are great people, just as great or even greater than anyone else you'd meet. Most of them are welcoming people... It's just some make bad choices but that doesn't mean that all are like that but to see my eight-year-old cousin to say something so poisonous... It made me want to choke her to death because it's those types of people I hate the most.
And just yesterday, I watched a short six-minute clip called "Tall Enough" and I think everyone should be inspired by it. I'm all for inter-racial relationships and I know in the future, we'll all end up being inter-racial so might as well get use to the idea right now.
Here's the clip:
Otter
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