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so, who still uses this?

but yea, i'm done with first semester Junior year.

I'm going to China for 9 months.

Anybody want to go with me?

Daniel Chen

a couple got engaged at Lehigh yesterday. They're only seniors. i found it interesting and very cute. but it gets me worried a little too.

i'll be back the 19th. i expect to see a lot of people and to hear a lot of stories.

we'll probably talk about what happened with packer and what not so be prepared

say happy birthday to Shake.
and have a moment of silence for steve Irwin Crocodile hunter.

but don't ask me how i'm doing.

cause i don't really have a good answer

cept that my apartment is still too nice to be true

but damn, Crocodile hunter was so cool

woke up early to visit my peeps at my pool. i really enjoy the morning walk. listening to my ipod and having pretty much the whole street to myself. see the occasional parents with the kids going to school, or like delivery trucks making their drop offs at stores. when i get to the park, the sun's right in my face and it's really nice. see the asians working out in the morning. but, the best part of it all is that i know i'm going to get a very welcoming reception at the pool. the people i worked with this summer were awesome and they actually made waking up at 6 in the morning every day bearable. at first i thought i wasn't going to be cool enough to get close to them cause they had worked together last year, but they were very welcoming and all maddd chill. i like it. i like it alot.

one of them was this girl and i think she grew on me a lot. at first, when i saw her, i was like, damn, she's pretty. when i finally got to know her, she's mad cool. we got to be pretty cool friends but i'm not sure how i'm feeling. haven't experienced a crush in a long time. i don't know what to do anymore haha. i'm a pimp but when it comes to girls like her, i'm a toddler blowing bubbles before i put my head in the water. it's also hard to like...say things out of line cause the other guys i work with might be into her too, or maybe i'm just paranoid. the whole office relationships probably kicked into effect too. being friends will just have to cut it now. i ain't complaining. =)

if u want to see my coworkers, i put pictures of them up on fb.

anybody want to pull a tyra banks for me and tell that girl that she's seems really cool and if she ever needs another view of NY, tell her to holla at me. thanks.

yo, so i got a question. like, what is like, classic american cuisine that can be used to identify american culture?
like, if i took you to a chinese restaurant, i can be like, this is a classic chinese dish that everyone would know and purely identify as a chinese dish. even i took you to like my house, i could make something and be like, only the chinese make this or eat this or at least originated it. but what can an american say? i'm not knocking on anybody, i'm just wondering. i just want to know what dishes are like...what culture? like a knish or matza is jewish right? burritos are ...mexican or spanish? jamaican beef patty is jamaican? althoght i've never really had one that was deemed purely jamaican. just public school kind...

stupid mavs. that's just embarrassing.

yo, i'm planning to do something on friday night because any other night, people work the next day. i got national lampoon's animal house on DVD from netflix so lets watch that first. then make it a poker night. i plan to not just invite you packer peeps but also some of my other friends from outside of packer so i'll give you guys a call or something. actually, just let me know if you're interested. other than that, i'll be going to the beach tomorrow morning. maybe playing some basketball sometime this week. anybody want to get some competitive sports going? ultimate frisbee, football, baseball, soccer, basketball, anything. just get a bunch of people together and play something. even a picnic. heh. i want a cake party!!!

whatever, if u guys have free time, lets just do something. i'm so bored. well, i'm off. peace

first off,
Happy Birthday Zoe!

now, just wanted to say that i still smell good but yet alone =( it stinks how i missed on yet another seemingly amazing and quite gorgeous oppurtunity because i didn't do anything about it. went through all the trouble to wear jeans for the first time, matched with a nice and new shirt worn in a new technique with a t shirt under it, styled the hair and of course, threw on the "make a woman melt" Curve. all in all, takes more than that to get what you want haha maybe like new shoes...that's what i need.

=p better luck tomorrow

when i first got my grades, i was like, wtf. this is bs.

so, i emailed some people and next thing you know, they realize they made two mistakes on it. now my grades got bumped up and i did better than last semester haha. i'm still disatisfied with one grade but them bastards caught me there. such bs how two unexcused absences instantly merit you only a B. watever the fuk happened to a A- or a B+. 1 was unexcused, given i didn't think i'd miss another one. but then i got sick. hence, not being able to sing. shit needs a written documentation to prove that i was sick. understandable, but still. but as long as it shows i did better and made improvements. maybe i'm on the dean's list now =)

yo, who's up for a BBQ next week or what not???

seth, let me get all the leftovers. i'll probably be doing more stuff than you will so i'll hold onto them.

I had a water ballon fight in my backyard with some of my closest friends on my 10th birthday. i got comic books, an action figure, 10 bucks, some other stuff, and a ice cream cake from carvel. that was glorious.

i bought my first comic books two days ago. it's awesome =)

so, i've been working my ass off for my dad at his construction site this past week. we had to dig a trench to put in the water pipes and we were actually done by thursday. cept it rained on friday and since we kept the hollow pipes closed, it floated up; totally messing up our measurements. so saturday, i'm there by 7 am and we start setting it back to its proper measurements cause they pour the concrete that day. i worked till 2 in the afternoon. shit was crazy. hence, i'm sick again lol. but boy do i feel beasty. very belittled by them mexicans working along side of me, and by a 60 year old man who's a MACHINE. not to mention my dad.

yo, mother's day dinner was amazing. i cooked two of the dishes but still, holy smokes. i'd eat more if i wasn't about to explode.

oh teenagers haha =)

so after spending a good average of at least 10 hours a day in the library for a week... and an all nighter in my own home...i do believe i'm done.

freshman year has been a freaking blast but u guys notice how fast it went? a little too fast? but yea, it's gonna be a really chill summer. lets have some fun!

good luck to those of you who are hating me right now haha

Interview from stridentapple

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal.
3. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

1. Are you interested in someone right now?
I am actually interested in several ladies just because they each offer something different. However, I just went to a formal where there were a lot of Indian girls so I'm fiending for some Indian girls right about now. Other than that, I'm still free and availiable =)
2. What's your favorite thing about PA?
That there's nothing to miss when I'm in NY.
3. What do you miss most about HS?
Definitely my popularity (HAH) and 05 till we die
4. What is the best movie you've seen recently?
i've been watching some amazing Chinese movies for a class but I don't remember the last good movie I saw. SAW II was awesome, Mulholland Drive was WTF MATE?, Angels in America i need to finish, History of Violence had amazing sex scenes, ... and I saw too many to remember.
5. Where do you most want to have sex?
tough question. i guess anywhere as long as it's hot, passionate, lustful, devouring, and orgasmic. other than that, maybe the back seat of a leather seated car, on the beach, or on the roof of a building with an awesome view. hey, everyone has fantasies.

yo! 5 days till summerrrrrrrrr. 1 test, 10 pgs, and i'm done!

the first of a series of all nighters i'll be pulling for the next few days and week. with this last week of classes, finals are right around the corner. after that, freedom. but for now, i have to focus on getting done what needs to be done, hopefully allowing some quality to slip in and make it seem like reasonable work rather than a bundle of elephant dung i pulled outta my own maximus rumpus. I'm racked with things to do like singing, which I tend to think i've improved significantly at due to concerts and voice lessons, meetings to get ready for next year because I'm treasurer for a club again, catching up on work i couldn't do when i was sick for nearly a month, making sure my summer job's are set, and setting up my schedule for next week so i can attend my cousin's wedding and not worry about any more work for the rest of the summer. on top of that, i have a head full of hair, tired ass voice, baggy eyes, starting to get stubly again, pimples are luckily still holding back, nails are actually cut, and a stomach that's fed up with cruddy food. oh, don't forget the uncontainable excitement for the summer to begin as well as next year because i feel my sophmore year is gonna rock.

i'm scared my mistakes are gonna catch up to me but i'll make sure to fix my wrongings and not let it get out of hand and have it affect others.

as for myself, I'm still lost in this life of mine but i think i'm a little more chill. i'm just gonna fasten up and enjoy the ride, wherever it takes me. but of course, when summer rolls around, expect to hear more of me. i'm quite the party animal now so don't leave me hanging anymore. I'll probably be setting them up too heh. but, i'm still the listener so if u need someone to talk to, you know who to call. =)

EDIT: 4:20 AM- The Home Stretch...or maybe just first base
conclusion paragraph left. my Ipod has some great songs haha =) I finished downloading last nights House. I'm excited =)
Current Music: Wonderful- Everclear. oh, and the birds are singing.

by far, the GAYESTTT thing i've ever said

chendanthegreat: i love it when it's like huge, and it takes up like your whole mouth
chendanthegreat: u just keep it in there for a few secs to get a feel of just how big it is

i actually didn't realize to say it then but...no homo

you don't wanna know...

u wanna hear a joke?

how messy is my room?

my room's so messy, i got an ant problem.

tell me how ants got here when i live on the second floor?

haha them little bastards. what do u suppose I should do to get rid of them?

i woke up to snow. i walked to class with snow in my face, i couldn't see. i had an hour of class and by the time i got out, the sky was blue and the grass was green. wowow. it's April. haha that's CRAZIEEEEEE

you think you got friends? think again

before i go on spilling my angry thoughts onto a page of loud paper that will scream to everyone who reads this first sentence, don't judge me. i'm one angry Mofo at the moment and i'm not gonna lie, i'm not even sure why. i just feel a sense of hate and bitterness for things in general. the smallest things be getting on my nerves, making me be pissy and just becoming pretty much an asshole. so this obviously got you interested and you're willing to maybe dedicate a few more minutes of your time to read a few more sentences of what i have to say. well, let me tell you one thing before you go an further and your pity and astonishment becomes anger too, i ain't got nothing nice to say. i'm sorry, but it's just what's in my head right now and who knows what it all boils down to, i'm still just typing.

so what's got me worried is whatever happened to having a good fuking definition of friendship. honestly, who can tell me a definitive and finite meaning or understanding of what it is. just, what makes someone a friend, and why isn't that motherfuker my friend? i know him, he knows me. we ain't friends. wtf are we? now, what if you think he/she your friend? you happy you got at least one. but you happy for a sec. you happy cause you know someone talks directly at you, and listens when you talk to him/her. you be like, "shit, it's all good, we cool and we chill". now in this moment of satisfaction, you ain't thinking about whether this person's got your back in the long run. you ain't thinking whether they be really "listening" or just be smiling and nodding. all you know, this person's looking you in the eye right now. the moment of truth comes when you faced with an external force. and this can be anything. any fuking thing in the world. starting with one bad joke, one wrong move, one dumb mistake. not even. try just straight up time. where the fuck are you now, you ask? where's all that shit we were laughing about before and cracking up holding the sides of our stomachs at? they peaced out, that's where they're at. where's my pound nigga! don't leave me hanging! but it's too late. truth's in the air. you the past now. i ain't got no time for you now. shit, i wasn't really diggin you all that much anyway. you were just good compared to the others. now i met new people.

not even.

try "the little things". like wtf, money is money, but friendship is friendship. wait? i know what money is but what the fuk is a friend? can a friend buy me a car? you know what, i honestly thought a friend could! TRY THE FUK AGAIN! oh shit, he owes me money. but nah, its chill, i know he'll pay me back. what? say what? i thought he had no money on him! oh damn! you gotta be joking?! he be carrying rack of bills on him and he didn't say so? shit, so why don't he pay what he owes? nah, that's fuked up. i see him waving money in my face, so shouldn't that shit be mine? aight, that's his prize money, i can understand if he wants to keep his winnings. but shit dawg, why don't u just say something? y u got to make it look like you using me and taking advantage of my friendship? say what? we really friends???

come again?

i said, it's all about trust. no way he did it. that kid and me are tighter then a drum. he would never do that shit to me. nah, we checked everybody elses bags but his, and i know one of them took it, but it's definitely not him. SAY WHAT? MOTHERFUCKER HAS MY SHIT??? WHAT THE FUCK?!?
see, now what i'm i supposed to do. you gonna tell me i can still believe that shit represents loyalty? it defines caring? how much more care can you get to have your shit stolen from you that you bought cause you really wanted it, on your FUCKING BIRTHDAY!!! wait, what? by a so called friend that saw you buy it and you showed it too cause he was my pal? yea, i felt damn lucky to have him as a friend. yea, i've heard of the saying "with friends like those, who needs enemies?". oh wait, i made that shit UP!!!

man, what you talkin bout?

let me ask you, if you still here reading, and you all riled up and you got something to say back, that's cool. it's expected. this shit ain't something u hear from my mouth on a daily occasion. but damn, that's grimey. it took something like this for you to say something? anything? where were you at before, after, or how about even right then? you say, how would "I" know? well i say, had you inquired, you woulda known. but nah, fuk that, fuk them, fuck you. you got something to say, but nothing comes out, when you move your lips, just a bunch of jibberish, and you forgot about Dre... what's your excuse? no number to call? no email to send? no address to write to? why the hell not motherfuker! cause i didn't bother. wait, i thought you were gonna do it? i'll just reply. it's the perfect system. oh, so friendships just a system now ain't it? how it works depends on the components that makes it whole. when one is working, the other will work too. i guess that goes the same for vice versa. shit don't work unless it all works.

pssh, look who's talking.

I'M TALKING, so STFU

yea, look in the mirror asshole.

damn, what's gonna happen now? look at that, that's some bad shit. where'd that come from? really, out of nowhere. never seen anything like it. didn't expect that. nah, I totally saw it coming. i could care less. screw him! who does he think he is? wtf is he doing? is he TRYING to ruin everything? oh please, he's just an attention hog, look how he rants about his problems. oh shoot, that sucks, i feel his pain, but why does he want everybody to see it? is that how he really is? this ain't a good thing. this is not going to bode well, end swell.

but what you want me to do?

this is what i'm going to do. this is what i just did. what?

yo, writing my paper. just taking a break.

a lots been going on. mainly, i'm excited to play Intramural 4 v 4 Flag Football of which I am captain of. My team is called Gangstas. +). cool, that smiley is funny haha. our first game is tomorrow and we got 1 on wednesday and thursday too. we had a practice game last friday and it was aight. i like my team. usually, IM teams are by dorms, which i tried to adhere to but i stuck with my boys from all over the place. My bro E, Don Can, Disgruntled Dave, D Ty (roomate). others are worthy of mentioning but i don't have nicknames haha. wish me luck on that.

other than that, i'm slipping in work and trying hard to catch up. but honestly, i don't feel motivated to do jack squat. i'm too excited about next year when i'll be able to do things i want and not crap like english. damn engrish.

as for my social life, i miss having lady friends. Liana went to Spain so I can't call her. The ones i made on campus either kinda lost touch or just have more important stuff to do. besides, there's nothing much we can talk about anyway. just haven't hit it off too well with anyone. it's looking better for this one girl but it's weird cause i might be liking her, which complicates things. I need to find me another Ashley or Noelle, Sonia, Virginia, Kat, Sasha, etc. a sister.

boys, i got enough dudes i hang out with. gets kinda sausage festy sometimes. eh. i need to find a Kumar though. Steven, miss you dawg. the white dominance is getting to be a REAL pain actually. the only minority in acapella is painful. and damn, incoming freshman be walking around...none. i'm about to cry.

oh and speaking of acapella, i've been braving up in acapella and trying to audition for solos i want considering i'm taking voice lessons and all and should be getting better. but...guess not. i thought i sound decent but i guess the people in the group just don't think i'm ready yet. i mean, i doubt i'm good enough to be GOOD but i really wanted some of those songs damn it. oh well. luckily, the upcoming concert is big so they had to assign some solos and i got a few random ones. gotta be thankful for at least that much right? yea.

anyway, what's everybody doing in the summer? i'm trying to get internships but i might just end up doing Packer and Lifeguarding for the city again. let me know. this years almost over, can you believe that? i'm ready though. lets move on.

Daniel Chen

So, just an update of what I did, doing, going to do.

Friday- stayed on campus while everything was closed. got 5 5 5 deal from Dominoes. and played poker for shots.

Saturday- home.

Sunday- toured Manhattan with friends from school who comes from Turkey and Macedonia. Saw the musical Rent. Oscars. Late night cafe.

Monday- Dave Chapelle Block Party- it's aight. Turkish Kitchen- high class Turkish restaurant $$$. It was aight too. Planned to go to strip club, ended up on the 8th floor of the Marriot in times square. shit was off the hizzle, fancy as shizzle. we just sat in the comfy chairs and chilled.

Tuesday- Jonny Lives performance at Southpaw. Great performers, pretty good music.

Wednesday- Pathmark with my bro.

Thursday- Date with Hubbard and O'Brien, authors of my Microeconomics textbook. maybe party at night.

Friday- hopefully, Chinatown with friend and more.

Saturday- try a good jewish deli in Lower East Side

Sunday- back to school

Highlights
- Last friday- got the last shot of Cap. Morgans
Sunday- we arrived at the Rent theatre at 5:15 and there was a lottery drawing at 5:30. if you win, you get 2 orchestra tickets for just 20 bucks each. I signed up along with two of my friends and there were about 100 other people before us. i was the second person called. saved $140 on two front row seats to Rent the Musical. that's hot
Monday- get served classic Turkish food by a 300 pound man who clearly has a history in the Turkish Mafia. served water by Mexicans
Tuesday- wore new clothes, looked stylish. smelled realll good after got Herbal Essences. woke up next morning smelling of sweet body wash, and cologne, wishing a beatiful lady was beside me. =)
Wednesday- woke up smelling good and wishing beautiful lady was beside me =)

umm...yeea. i'm having a good time. Plans: visit Philly in a few weeks. yo, tell me if you guys want me to write you a letter too cause i got stationary =) holler back y'all. i miss you guys

Steve: i got games coming up, i need plays, desperately.

so remember how I used to I wanted to be a girl and what not?

well, I think what I meant to say was that I hated the type of guys that girls hate hence I didn't want to be that kinda guy. Although at times I still seem to be lured toward the other side.

but yea, I just saw the Vagina Monologues at my school and I thought it was powerful and very motivating. I'm not sure how I can describe what I got out of it but it was definitely enlightening for me. I recommend anyone who hasn't seen it to check it out when the chance arises. It's basically a performance of monologues about women and the whole movement is to "stop violence against women and girls." There's a lot more to it, I think, and it's all very well done. The Lehigh girls who participated were just amazing and I felt priviledged to be among such bold and strong people. Word up to the ladies. You go girls.

Spring Break in a week. 4th-11th. anybody want to chill?