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| I miss Providence and Brown...
and someone right above us practices the piano every day. He/She is quite good - I can just listen to him/her practicing instead of popping in a classical CD. It also makes me wonder what would've happened if I kept playing instead of quitting right before high school. The flute was fun and I was pretty good once I made it a top priority, but unfortunately, I feel like more ppl appreciate piano pieces and players. They are definitely better known, that's for sure.
My father's aunt passed away yesterday. When I went to the wake today, I met his cousins and their kids for the first time. It's kind of sad how death often brings family together. We're so happy to see each other and hear about all the old news, and then everyone spends some time reminiscing about the old old days. But then, you know no one is going to go through the effort to keep in touch once you take your bows and say goodbye.
The dearly beloved who passed away is also the last grandparent in our Sur clan. Only the parents and their kids remain. I think for the most part, we are happy and healthy. But hearing some of the stories, there are so many things I love about my heritage, and so many things I really detest...I guess nothing is perfect. I don't even think I fully know my parents, their pasts, etc. so I guess I can't judge solely based on what I've seen, heard, and experienced firsthand. Anyway, my last lingering thought was that I really love my brother and sister. I don't know who or where I'd be without them. My brother gives me hope and my sister gives me reason and perspective, all in their own way since if you met them, their personalities aren't exactly the optimistic or logical type, respectively. When we are married with children, I'm going to throw big family reunions and thanksgiving dinners and christmas parties and new year's celebrations and possibly Easter weekends, well only if my brother decides to give up agnosticism  and can't forget July 4th camping and birthdays and anniversaries!!!!
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| ummmm, i havwent sdonwe anything in a wwewek out of my long laundsry list of "werransd" bweforwe sxchool starts.
ansd i am not sdrunk - my kweyboarsd is friggewn brokwen. xcan somweonwe hwelp mwe fix whatwevwer is wrong w/ it???
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Flight No. |
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Departure Date |
Valid Until |
From |
To |
Miles |
| 1 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2008/07/15 |
2013/07/31 |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 2 |
International |
KE 85 |
H |
2007/01/04 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 3 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2006/12/18 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 4 |
International |
KE 85 |
H |
2005/08/13 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 5 |
International |
KE 604 |
E |
2005/08/08 |
- |
HKG |
ICN |
1,292 |
| 6 |
International |
KE 607 |
E |
2005/08/03 |
- |
ICN |
HKG |
1,292 |
| 7 |
Domestic |
KE 1264 |
Y |
2005/07/31 |
- |
CJU |
GMP |
280 |
| 8 |
Domestic |
KE 1213 |
Y |
2005/07/30 |
- |
GMP |
CJU |
280 |
| 9 |
International |
KE 908 |
U |
2005/06/24 |
- |
LHR |
ICN |
0 |
| 10 |
International |
KE 907 |
U |
2005/01/11 |
- |
ICN |
LHR |
0 |
| 11 |
International |
KE 908 |
U |
2004/12/15 |
- |
LHR |
ICN |
0 |
| 12 |
International |
KE 907 |
U |
2004/10/03 |
- |
ICN |
LHR |
0 |
| 13 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2004/09/07 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 14 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2004/01/25 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 15 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2004/01/07 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 16 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2003/07/16 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 17 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2003/05/22 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 18 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2003/01/16 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 19 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2002/12/20 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
6,882 |
| 20 |
International |
KE 85 |
U |
2002/01/02 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
0 |
| 21 |
International |
KE 82 |
U |
2001/12/12 |
- |
JFK |
ICN |
0 |
| 22 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2001/09/09 |
- |
ICN |
JFK |
6,882 |
| 23 |
International |
KE 94 |
H |
2001/07/07 |
- |
IAD |
ICN |
6,947 |
| 24 |
International |
KE 91 |
H |
2001/01/02 |
- |
SEL |
BOS |
7,029 |
| 25 |
International |
KE 86 |
H |
2000/12/14 |
- |
JFK |
SEL |
6,875 |
| 26 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2000/09/08 |
- |
SEL |
JFK |
6,875 |
| 27 |
International |
KE 82 |
H |
2000/06/11 |
- |
JFK |
SEL |
6,875 |
| 28 |
International |
KE 81 |
H |
2000/01/06 |
- |
SEL |
JFK |
6,875 |
| 29 |
International |
KE 92 |
H |
1999/12/16 |
- |
EWR |
SEL |
6,875 |
| 30 |
International |
KE 81 |
Y |
1999/09/14 |
- |
SEL |
JFK |
6,875 |
| 31 |
International |
KE 84 |
Y |
1999/07/16 |
- |
JFK |
SEL |
6,875 |
| 32 |
International |
KE 81 |
Y |
1999/03/28 |
- |
SEL |
JFK |
6,875 |
| 33 |
International |
KE 86 |
Y |
1999/03/12 |
- |
BOS |
SEL |
7,066 |
| 34 |
International |
KE 85 |
Y |
1998/07/31 |
- |
SEL |
JFK |
6,875 |
| 35 |
International |
KE 84 |
Y |
1998/07/17 |
- |
JFK |
SEL |
6,875 |
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| It's been almost a year since I wrote anything on this "web blog". I definitely associate xanga w/ my early college years. Well, life has made some major changes for me since early 2007. In the last year, I applied to grad schools, quit my second job out of college, fell deeper in love, and decided to move to Philly. So far, what I've seen of the historic city, I really like. I always assumed I'd want to be in New England for grad school but after taking my brother on his boarding school interviews and tours earlier this year, I wonder if that was just the charm of my NE boarding school and college talking.
Manhattan has treated me very well and I'll be sad to go. But it will also be nice to be a student again - to study in a library and go out w/ friends, not to happy hour nearly everyday just to vent and decompress w/ co-workers! I've made some really awesome friends at my last two jobs so I know I'm definitely keeping in touch. And probably after a year of nonstop outlining and briefing, I'll miss that steady paycheck and runs to the same Starbucks on 48th and Park. I realize no job is perfect, but I've gotten a taste of the real world, and I want to choose my next job (and location!) very wisely. In my semi-adult lifetime thus far, I've loved Boston and London...and Seoul used to be an incredibly fun place, but I think I'm not established and settled down enough for London and I think I outgrew Boston and Korea. A good friend of mine suggested Beijing. I think I might do my next study abroad program there...but it is quite far from my friends in the States. Also, Augusto has been asked to move to Brazil for 2 yrs or so, which sounds great, Rio de Janeiro! But the job would be in Sao Paulo and I don't speak Portuguese! (which is, I didn't realize until last night, the language Colin Firth's character's love interest speaks in Love Actually) Maybe I can brush up my 7 years of French even though I was so afraid to use it while we were on vacation in Belgium and Geneva/Chamonix a few months ago. "Practice makes perfect!" =P Every time I had to use the bathroom or order a baguette, I'd nudge Augusto and make him do it, even after he would beg for the millionth time to just use English. A couple of months back, Augusto introduced me to a buddy of his and his brother's crew of French ex-pats. Lionel and I hit it off reminiscing about Montpellier. If only I was Caucasian and parler le francais...St. Tropez! Nice! Cannes! Which reminds me, I want to see that movie, Saving Grace. What a twisted and incredibly depressing story...just the way I like it.
I miss Italy! I miss the wine and the food and the piazzas and the dirty men catcalling from every corner :) I read Eat Pray Love this year and not only did I miss Italy more because of it, but I also would like to try meditation. I still have an ongoing list of places I want to visit, but with me being buried in books for the next few years, where will I find the time?? Well, I did do a ton of traveling during my year abroad in college...I will have to do something like that again!
Overall, I guess I'm just a bit intimidated about the decisions I have to make soon. I don't dislike change, but I've always had a hard time saying goodbye and letting go. Anyway, I'm spending the next week recovering from my apicoectomy. I've been having an awesome time w/ my brother for the last 2 weeks and I'll be sure to visit him as much as I can at his boarding school. Hope that place makes a good man gentleman out of him :)
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