well, i've been in irvine for almost a week already, and i haven't written a quality update yet... so here we go... this is gonna be long. =P

friday [092002] - saturday [092102]:
i finished up packing up my stuff and everything late at night. people came by to jus kick it for a lil bit or what not. i saw chris that day. =] marcia, of all people, actually came by with chicken nuggets! haha... but that's cuz i called her... that dork. crys couldn't come by cuz she has a hella busy friday. my cousins came too [jay & josh]. jay was there to set up my new computer and transfer files. we didn't finish loading the car and everything until maybe 2:30am. my lil civic looked all lowered. haha... there was a space jus big enough for me to squeeze in the backseat. so, we went on our way [we = my mom, my aunt "tita baby", and i]. i waved to my baby kitty rocky who was watching in the window meowing... =\ i think that once we started driving and everything, i fell asleep cuz i really don't remember anything about that trip. we stopped at denny's about 3 hours into the trip i believe... then i fell back asleep once in the car. the next thing i knew, we were there. irvine.

moving in [092102 - 10:00am]:
we arrived at around 10:30. there were so many people unloading and everything. it's a good thing that we found some people that volunteered to help bring stuff up to my dorm. turns out, my dorm room is one of the biggest in the building and the nicest. my roommate wasn't there jus yet. my mom and tita baby started moving around furniture and what not, trying to make the most of the space we had. the beds are bunked. [pictures will be up in due time]. the room is pretty nice overall. later that day, maybe almost at 12, my roommate sanaz came with her dad and mom. she was really nice from the beginning. her family was just as kind. she brought a whole lot of stuff. man, my full car load of crap didn't seem to compare to what some of these people brought. dizzamm... anyway, we started unloading and everything...

next few days [092102-092502]:
the days following move in day were kinda like a blur. we bought a lot at target and stuff that i would need in the dorm and what not. i think it was sunday that i got all of the stuff for my computer. we went to best buy. i bought a 17" viewsonic flat panel monitor, natural style microsoft keyboard, the blue optical wheel mouse by microsoft, and speakers. =] i didn't end up setting up my computer until monday, and the internet on tuesday. we bought so much stuff tho... but all had a purpose. i didn't sleep in my dorm room until tuesday night. i spent some time with my two other aunts from my dad's side, tita ruby and tita beth. they paid for a few of the things for my computer. my mom and tita baby left on wednesday. they were on their way to las vegas and lake tahoe. my mom cried jus a lil bit. i did feel a little sad. it's scary knowing that i'm completely on my own now. wow...

and at school [092102-present]:
so the people here seem to be pretty cool. the girl across the hall named evelyn seems to be cooler than how she came off as in the beginning. the girls in my hall are pretty boy-crazy and they party a lot. they were even drinkin in the dorm... sheesh... good thing my roommate and i both don't drink... there have been a few things goin on on campus during this week since it's welcome week.. i've only attended a few tho... there was a dance here on tuesday night... it was okay. it was like high school all over again. i have walked around campus tho to find my classes and to check out some clubs and sororities. i went to the recreation center here when it had its all night opening. it was open from 8pm to 6am jus for that one night... it's a big place. they had special things goin on too. there were demos of the different dance classes like hip hop, breakdancing, belly dancing, etc. there were some games goin on too like dodgeball, musical chairs, limbo... hehe... a whole lot of stuff... i plan on climbing the rock wall they have eventually... =P i did go to the kababayan meetings. they were pretty cool. the people were really nice. they had a lot of energy. btw, kababayan is a filipino club at uci. there were two meetings. one was at 10am for the new students and one at 6:30 for the general meeting. the one at night gave more info about the different aspects of the club and everything. the hiphop dance team performed also. they're called kaba modern. and damn, there were so good... i wish i could perform like that. heh.. well, nothing really else has been going on... i haven't met a lot of people yet. i jus started classes today... i had my math class at 10 and i have my humanities class at 3... well, that's all for now... contact me if u want my new address and what not. =]