pregnant mia?

a conversation between me and my pregnant co-worker...

mia: aww, are you experiencing any morning sickness?

co-worker: actually no! i've been so lucky!

mia: wow, that's awesome. so are u experiencing anything?

co-worker: well... the only thing i feel is that i'm tired a lot, and i'm hungry all the time.

mia: hmm... u know... that just sounds like me... every day.


hahaha! =D

emo

hey everyone,

i finally made some time to do a new recording. i tried my best to sing as emo as i could, but it's tough... my voice is too pop-y. hope u guys like! =)

artist: a fine frenzy
song: almost lover

this is probably something i would do...

i watched (500) days of summer last night. this part made me laugh so hard. =D




i love awkward/funny guys. <3

center of attention

today was another great day! (what a great weekend it has been!)

it was a day of worship, beautiful weather, celebrations of my mom and my sister, korean bbq, coldstone cakes, and funny conversations.

*ps guys - if u've never had a coldstone cake, go and get one now! u won't regret it!! i promise!

anyhoo, i had some trouble picking the highlight of today. there were a lot of golden moments that brought a smile to my face.

i think if i really had to pick one, i'm gonna pick a selfish one. there was a moment in our car ride home from the restaurant where i was telling my family a funny story from the wedding on friday. for a good 5 minutes, i had everyone in the car captivated by my story. they were literally hanging on my every word. and when i got to the dramatic climax of my story, they roared with laughter as i nailed the ending. hahaha. i like this moment bc it reminded me that inherently, i am a storyteller. i love to tell a good story. and i love to tell it with dramatic pauses and effects for maximum audience delight. i think this is why i love to read and write. i love to read good stories, and i like to write great ones myself.

sure, it was only 5 minutes. but for this introvert, it was just enough attention to make me feel special. =) *blush

from rock hard to pillow soft

today, i got a massage. normally, i LOVE massages, but today's was rough. REALLY rough. =(

my masseuse, keiko, gave me the most painful massage i've ever had in my entire life. i was clenching with pain the entire hour, and i made tons of painful sounds to let her know i was dying. i even told her numerous times that it hurt and asked if she could be softer, but she would not listen. she kept saying that this was good for me; that she was getting out all the knots; that i was becoming softer; and that my back was looking better.

i was getting really frustrated bc i really just wanted a nice, relaxing massage. i didn't want to be in all this pain. i didn't care if all my knots were gone or not. i just wanted to feel good. but u know, i could tell that keiko actually really liked me and cared a lot about me. everytime she found a knot, she was so excited, and immediately went to work on it. and when she got knots out, she would tell me how good it was, and she would be really proud. so i knew she had my best interests in mind, but i was in so much pain!! literally, the massage was done 90% with her elbows!! =((((

as i was lying there on the bed, trying to breathe through the pain, i kept wondering if i should tell her to stop. it was just too much. and even though i knew that it would be good for me to get the knots out, i was like, no, this is way too painful. i can live with the knots.

and it was at this moment that i started to think about sin and friendship. we all sin. and our friends pretty much know about our sins. but there are some friends who want to see the best version of you and try to push and encourage you to move past your sin and to become the best you possible. and then there are other friends who are more surface level, and they don't ever address anything serious with you.

i felt like keiko was one of those pushing/encouraging friends. she genuinely wanted me to be a knot-free person, with good, healthy muscles, and not be riddled with pain and tension. and initially, i thought i could take the pain, but after a while, i really just wanted her to leave me alone. i didn't want to deal with this pain. i didn't want to endure the pain to get to the good side - to have the best mia possible. but she would not have it. at one point, i even told her to give up bc it was too painful. and she reluctantly said okay, but snuck back there a few minutes later.

i know i tend to be a baby sometimes, especially when it comes to doing something that hurts. i will whine, cry, and stamp my foot. but my true friends will keep on pushing me to get through it bc they know how good it'll be once i overcome it. but with friends who are not as close, they'll just be like oh, sorry to hear about that... and not really be there to run beside you.

as much as i was dying in pain, i appreciated keiko and all of her efforts to help me. and honestly - i'm thankful for all the people in my life who run with me, and keep pushing me even when i cry out in pain and beg for mercy. u guys just want to see the best mia.

oyyy! what a revelation to have on a massage table!! =)

and to end the night - the highlight of my day was eating a choco taco while walking in the city with one of my closest friends. good ice cream in my belly, and good conversations to last a lifetime. =D PTL!

now you may kiss the bride!

Sorry guys!! i totally forgot to do this last night and i just went to bed!! =((

yesterday was such a great day! weather was amazing, took a half day at work, got to get dressed up for a wedding, and God answered my family's prayers!

i would love to say that all of these things were my highlights, but i guess i'll just pick one.

i know you're all expecting this, but my highlight was peter and marta's wedding. of course, i love weddings. everything about them is beautiful. my heart was nothing but happy all night long watching the happy couple smile so wide and without stopping. plus, i got to gorge on the delicious cocktail hour food. haha.

but seriously, weddings are just reminders to me that love DOES exist. and that God IS faithful to our prayers and dreams. and that He makes the perfect mate for all of us, and it's just a matter of time when you find them and start your own beautiful love story.

i can't wait for my own wedding. i don't know when it'll happen, or maybe if it'll ever happen, but i know that God IS faithful, and i trust in that. =)

ps. related highlight - 180 table!! haha, i missed our loud, obnoxious, but happy-to-see-each-other ways. =D

sunshiny

i walked a LOT today. and honestly, i really shouldn't have walked this much today - considering i am still healing from this sprain, and also bc i need to wear heels tomorrow for a wedding.

but, u know, the highlight of today was when i took a long walk during my lunch. it was such a beautiful day. warm, cozy sunshine, blue skies to delight my eyes, and beautiful flowers everywhere.

sunshine makes me happy - like really happy. =D

and even though i had a lot on my mind, stuff that potentially brings me down, for those 40 minutes, i was oblivious. i just walked as slowly as i could, did not care that i was annoying all the speed-walking new yorkers around me, and just savored the beauty.

i really hate the cliche - "stop and smell the roses." but u know, i do something sort of like that. whenever i can, i stop and touch a flower. i touch it the way i would lovingly cup my husband's face, and smile at its beauty and grace. and i always say a little prayer of thanks to God for making something so small yet so beautiful. it takes my breath away.

we're like... the same person! (hehe)

today was a busy day. my eyes are barely open with sleepiness, and my ankle is happily resting from a day's worth of walking around. i am at peace!

this may sound silly, but the highlight of my night was spending quality time with my roommate for the last hours of my night. we watched glee clips, laughed at engagement rings, played with talking tom, reminisced about childhood korean meats we love to eat, and giggled about all the silly drama in our lives.

this might not sound like much of a highlight to u guys, but for me - this is what i treasure. i love these moments of intimate friendship that only happens when 2 girls live together. even though i'm so far from getting married, i know that one day - this will all end. and i won't get to have these spontaneous moments of fun bc i'll have a hubby roommate for life. boo. (jk future hubby!)

i'm so thankful for these times!! (plus, it's a rarity that we're all ever home at the same time, or awake at the same time. haha!) =D

love u dkolee! =D

santa mia's coming to town... (sing along!)

do you guys know what your love language is? everyone has a giving love language and a receiving love language.

my giving love language is gift-giving. i show love to people by giving gifts. it's important to me to think carefully about what someone would want, what would be useful or meaningful to them, or what they would appreciate.

for me - seeing someone's eyes and face light up when they unwrap a gift is the best part of gift giving. yes, i like to hear the praise of knowing i picked a good gift, but ultimately, my greatest joy comes from knowing that they are so happy with their gifts.

so, today's highlight of the day is when my mom called to tell me that the birthday gift that i got for my uncle, he loved it! she said both he and my aunt took turns telling her what a great gift it was! =DDD

i feel very blessed that although i don't make a lot of money to buy big, extravagant gifts, God gives me enough money to still bless the people i love as best as i can.

yay for another successful gift!! =D

so readers - what's YOUR love language? =)

potholes and hole fillers

today, i walked into a pot hole and sprained my ankle. it was pretty embarrassing - falling in a hole, landing flat onto the street, everyone watching me as i tried to wipe off the street from my pants, and hearing the gasps of concerns as i tumbled over when i tried to stand up straight.

darn pot holes... =(

i wanted to go to bed and just call it a day, but my project loomed over me. it would be easy for me to say, "this day sucks. i sprained my ankle. there is no highlight of the day."

but there is always a highlight. i believe there is always a highlight. <3

today's highlight was when i im-ed a friend to ask about what to do about my sprained ankle, and instead of just gchatting me directions, this friend chose to pick up the phone, call me, and make sure that i got all the necessary attention i needed.

i felt like it was a bit much - that my sprain wasn't so severe to warrant such attention - but u know what? i needed it. i needed to feel cared for and that someone DOES worry about me even when i often feel like i'm on this ride alone.

thanks friend! =D

let's hope i heal up quickly!

funny phone calls

i just got off the phone with my mom, and we had a funny conversation. here's how it went:

mom: sooo... did you watch the royal wedding this week? (i put the ... bc she was sounding quite mischevious)

mia: yeah...

mom: what'd you think of kate middleton?

mia: she looked beautiful.

mom: (long pause) I LOVE HER!!!

oh my mom!! she's so funny! she then raved for a good 5 min on how she loved kate's dress, and how it's gorgeous in all seasons, and how william looks so kind-hearted, etc. etc. it was so funny to listen to her ramble on and on like kate was her bff. my mom ... i laugh bc she reminds me a lot of myself. =D

so... i immediately felt the need to blog about this bc i wanted to remember this snapshot of this funny conversation. i think this phone call was the highlight of my day. and so it occurred to me that i want to do a quick project of the week.

the "highlight of the day" blog project. for an entire week, i'd like to post the highlight of my day... even if it doesn't mean much to you people, i'm still gonna do it. haha. =)

so... even though today was a great day of worship, sunshine, seeing cute babies, and fun conversations with friends, i pick this moment as my highlight bc my mom is just too cute sometimes. =D