The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
--Hannah Whitall Smith

Happy happy belated new year's to y'alls=)...oh how i just loved the 6-day vacation i had..although i'm on probation and i shouldn't have any vacation until after a year of working for the city..i was able to work things out and trade my days off for some christmas break time..so that was really good..i got to go boarding, watch lotr again..oooh but this time on imax..wahoo legolas!!!...hmm..more shopping, vegas for new years..hahhah where lou got to experience new years with mi familia again=)...more shopping...relaxation...and a bit more shopping...all in all..it was a good time...and now the weekend is upon us yet again..dang....but i'm still at work..15 more minutes..boo..i don't like having to stay an extra hour..it feels soooooooo slow...yay me and lou get to see lion king tomorrow..i'm so excited..i've been wanting to watch this since like forever..anyways..i can't believe it's already 2003...my how the time flies..it was a good 2002..a lot more learning about life but also more confusion along the way...hahha i bought this book over the weekend called the "quarter-life crisis" (i know books are underlined..but i don't see an underline thingy here)..so yah..i'm hoping this book will help me figure things out...but at the same time i'm scared it's gonna be a slap in the face on what life after graduation is all about..we'll see how that goes...i'll start reading it when i'm done with "catcher in the rye"...i never had to read that book and lou keeps telling me what a good book it is..and so far..yah it is a pretty good read..dang that boy's got issues!!!..so much to say..so little time....lookout weekend here i come!!!..hasta luego mis amigos!!...

--aloha and mahalo...belle=)