ひさしぶりですね。
(it has been a long time.)

hello there, oh blog of mine. i have not neglected you; i have simply been 1. too busy! and 2. afraid to blog... because i now work for a major company. when you google my name, a lot of my social networking sites come up (twitter and blogspot, for example). though this is the general direction of this next generation / is a sign of the times, i'm still not used to censoring myself when it comes to writing.. so i have to be careful.

summer 2009 has been different.
i'm working full time.. doing the daily grind at ABC in NYC. i love my work there.. and wish i could divulge my skill-sets... the learning experiences i've had for the past month, etc. in general, i've been taught that you truly need to love what you do in order to succeed. and secondly, you need to meet the task with professionalism, seriousness, but also maintain a certain comraderie with co-workers. as if my previous working experiences have not taught me this already... but i need to really prove myself at this internship. i have many talents.. but no one will know that unless i show them. all in good time. i'm hoping and praying that i will continue to impress and push push push.

even if i really want a free summer.. a summer of travel and being with friends.. it isn't what i need to do right now. i know i need to work and have fun. i need to balance.

the only thing that i lack is sleep and down time. i need to schedule that into my life too.. it is important. they say that less sleep can equate to depression/apathy/feeling like sh*t. i believe that. it's true. i need to get shut-eye to keep level-headed.

what has occupied my free time as of late...?
watching sappy/romantic/funny japanese dramas. of course, hanging out with friends as well (perhaps a little too much). they make me giddy as a young girl (the dramas), hopeful and wishful for romantic encounters like those i see in tv (a thin slice of hope that such shows/movies can come true. haha). the hangouts with friends keep me sane and also enhance my appreciation for friendship and loved ones... more than i tell each and every one of them. they are very important to my well-being, and i hope that i can give them something in return.


i suppose this is a 'to-be-continued' blog!

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so many things to give this world.
the chances we take...
i'm working on defining myself.
making an impact.
somehow.