Asian Quiz for my Theater 465 Class

THE FOLLOWING POST IS A QUIZ THAT WAS ASSIGNED BY A PROFESSOR OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS QUIZ IN NO WAY REFLECTS THE PERSONAL VIEWS OF MY PROFESSOR OR MY UNIVERSITY. ANY REMARKS MADE IN THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT ARE OF MY OWN. ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ AND DISCUSSED THE CENTRAL THEMES OF ASIAN THEATER AND WHAT THE ASIAN CULTURE MEANS IN CLASS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT READ THIS AND FIND IT OFFENSIVE OR PREJUDICED I AM SORRY. THANK YOU.

QUIZ ASSIGNMENT: Please explain and connect any central themes of the film Better Luck Tomorrow and the play Hip Hop Kim Bap if any.

In the film Better Luck Tomorrow the central characters were attempting to live the american dream but as young rebellious teenagers they chose a completely opposite path that had been laid in front of them by their parents. It is a common Asian stereotype that the parents of an Asian child expect their son or daughter to become, lawyers, doctors, nurses or engineers. Something that will make them a lot of money so that they can live well. In my opinion this is simply an addicted version of the American Dream, rather than a parent saying "it'd be nice if you can do this" the Asian culture has exuded the belief that "this is the only way to live". Although I disagree with this "addicted american dream" it is evident as a part of the Asian American culture. In the play Hip Hop Kim Bap there are a few characters that seem to be living this addicted American dream as well. Those characters are living their lives in order to live successfully, Mimi is the trophy wife of a rich american man in hopes of getting pregnant and divorcing him for the settlement money while Mia is a Korean woman who was married off to another Korean man before her parents returned to Korea without her, she has spent her life proving her worth to her parents by going to college and receiving multiple degrees. In Mia's story she is performing this addicted American Dream in order to get into the good graces of her Korean parents but instead they shun her for divorcing her Korean husband and not bearing any children. In BLT, the teenagers of the film rebel through the most opposite track they dive into a world of drugs alcohol sex and eventually murder. Rather than slacking on homework cutting back on the study time these students change their life radically and eventually kill one of their own in a final struggle of acceptance.

Although I found both of these stories to be very interesting and compelling the truth behind Asian culture can be summed up in a single word: Success. As long as people are successful in their careers and schooling the Asian culture will be happy with them.

It is Amazing

How sometimes you can seriously go to google and type things like :

what to do when you want to give up?

what to do when you feel like there is no way around this situation?

what to say when you don't know what to say?

how to get someone to realize they owe you an apology without saying "I expect an apology":

All of these questions I'm afraid I have no answers. Something inside me says "no don't" and something outside of me says "what are you thinking you better". How to answer that question is the hardest, should I let the external pressures force me into a decision or should I just swallow the anger and frustration and follow my heart.

I need to stop complaining. I love who I love I am not angry at him I am angry at our situation. I just need to "grow up" "get over it" "stop acting like a child" and realize life is life.

"we live in a world of collisions"- NP.

2010

First off hello Blogger,
I'm so terribly sorry I abandoned you. The truth is I have a boyfriend now so yes everything flies out the window when your in a relationship and as much as all ladies would love to deny that it happens to them it does. Let's all be a little honest, you want to be happy as badly as you want that person to make you happy. I'm lucky to have met someone I care about whole-heartedly he's taken over my world because I allowed him.
This is where I'm supposed to warn you and tell you DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN! But honestly how do you think your supposed to experience love? By being separated from people you only further hide your true self and by being with the person you care about you show yourself slowly and eventually you are standing in the nude in Times Square. Aren't I supposed to be telling you that's bad? Well it's not. What's wrong with being honest with giving your whole effort in finding love in finding that person that knows how you take your coffee what type of food you eat while on your period and who is willing to look at you without a single stitch of makeup on when your face is red and puffy from being desperately ill and say "I am so in love with you."
What's wrong in letting that consume you? I am telling you now that there is nothing wrong with it, but then again I've never been this happy with another person in my entire life so of course I'm going to say that.

I've missed blogger but I filled my life with the things that meant most to me. I still look for those beauty products that will make life easier even if I never write them down and I never remember to actually blog about them I at least look at Sephora every time I go to the mall.

Here are my New Years Resolutions (this is the first year I'm actually making resolutions and I plan on sticking to them.)
1. Become a Pescatarian (a person who does not eat red meat but willingly eats fish as a source of protein and is by all other means considered Vegitarian)
2. Work out 2-3 times a week. ( I plan on doing this after work on Sundays and 2 days mid week at my local YMCA)
3. live through this mantra: Healthy Happy and Hilarious.

I've never made resolutions but this year I want to actually do them and succeed. The reasons for this are well it's a long story so buckle in.
Since I was about 9 I've been considered overweight maybe not necessarily in the eyes of the public but the eyes of my family especially my mother. I've been yo-yo dieting and weighing different amounts for years. I held on to one weight category for one year once... I was 16 and miserable. I am not looking for a pity party but the way society denies the cultural norms of curvy or big women ruined my life.
Have you ever seen the film "Real Women Have Curves" with America Ferrera (she's now known as Ugly Betty). Her TV show isn't a far jump from this film both characters feel comfortable in their skin and yet are shut down by society for who they are.
Unlike in the above LOVE paragraph I will tell all who read this, God/Allah/Nova's/etc. MADE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE FOR A REASON.
Here is something we all should realize in our lives:
1. Every person is unique we all have different families, backgrounds, tastes and dreams.
2. Every person has the right to feel comfortable with who they are whether they be homosexual bisexual or heterosexual, black white asian latin or green with purple spots.
3. You cannot base your happiness on the acceptance of other peoples views on you.
4. Life is a road that can only be traveled alone if you happen to find a partner to travel it with you than consider your road doubly bumpy and doubly bountiful.
5. Your happiness is allowed to come BEFORE others.

Back to my resolutions, my weight loss plan does actually involve the pescatarian-ism I feel that by me cutting out foods that are obviously causing me to gain weight (carne asada fries/ burritos and steak dinners/ hamburgers) I will have it a lot easier to lose the weight and keep it off.
Notice I'm a fish eater still, come on guys I'm a fisherman's daughter I can't cut out my families livelihood. Plus I love sushi way too much.

Going to my local Y for some desperatley needed workouts 2-3 times a week. Depending on my school schedule which I haven't even began to tackle making a wish list for is how much I will actually get to go to the Gym.
I'm hoping to be able to go 2-3-4 times a week. Hopefully shooting for Sunday nights, Tuesday & Thursday evenings possibly even Wednesday nights :).
I've always been lucky that as soon as I actually start moving my a$$ I actually LOSE weight but seeing as how I'm pretty lazy that doesn't always happen.

the mantra: Healthy Happy and Hilarious
Lets be real girls living a healthy life (not smoking taking care of our body temples etc.) creates a happier life, to live hilariously is to truly let yourself laugh at the stupid silly things and to just accept them as they are and move on quickly. Let the bad roll off your shoulder and let the comedy begin :)

Listening to : She Loves You by The Beatles

Well 2010 should be interesting I love you all thanks for reading :)
<3natashadelovely

Beauty Guru Gals

Well even though I dont have anyone following me besides my partner in crime, Shela and I will be managing the Beauty Guru Gals blog together.

She'll be bringing you the make-up and products and I'll be bring the clothing.

My first blog is already working hard to make a major impact on your next shopping adventure. Please follow the Beauty Guru Gals to learn more beauty tips and shopping benefits!

Love Always,
Beauty Guru- Natasha :)

As Much As I Can Muster

Bad Idea #1 saying that I'll write in a blog more then I probably ever will.
Bad Idea #2 listening to Muse while writing this I just keep toe tapping and that's bad.
Bad Idea #3 dating a guy in a band that is going on tour in 2 weeks oh and playing a show on my birthday...
okay well it's not that bad of idea just really terrible circumstances. Anyways hello blogger.
I slightly missed you. Actually this is untrue I actually thought of posting in you plenty of times but couldn't think of anything to write. So I'm going to write my troubles in here...
1. I have no time for anything
2. My boyfriend is missing my birthday.
3. I dont even want to have a birthday party because I wouldn't be able to have EVERYONE I WANT there.
4. School is getting slightly overwhelming, I need to focus more.

Thinking of that list gives me a headache here's a picture of Shia La Beouf to make me feel better....
okay much better.
Anyways, so my birthday is coming up I want to do something big to commemorate me turning 19 so I was thinking tattoo with my best friend but she is unsure because it's like a huge thing and on top of that it has to be somewhere unseen and where she wants to get it i don't feel comfortable getting it there but anyways we want to get a peace heart. just draw a heart on a piece of paper then put the crows feet (peace symbol) inside the heart that's what I'm getting.

But what I really want to get is an exclamation point ! on my right wrist as a little reminder to speak out. :) I'm a nerd.

Heres a list of the tattoo's I want actually with explanations after.....
1. Cherry Blossom + Thou Mayest on my left wrist.
2. my dad's cross and rings on my foot with chain around my ankle.
3. my exclamation point on my right wrist !
4. a four leaf clover on my hip next to my #5
5. My heart peace sign on my hip
6. Treble Clef behind my right ear & Clef behind my left ear. (Music Symbols for left and right hands)
7. the word "weight" on the inside of my lip.
8. a little heart on the inside of my left ring finger.

Explanations:
1. I've always believed in the eastern philosophies of existentialism. One of the main points in existentialism is that you control your own destiny and you control your own path. The term thou mayest comes from the book East of Eden by John Steinbeck where the two main characters brothers have a man-nanny who takes care of them and teaches them the mantra of thou mayest rule over sin/evil/it. Sin meaning the wrong doings you choose to make, evil meaning the wrong doings that happen to you that you do not control and it meaning your life. You choose how to look at taking that shot of tequila as bad or good, you choose how to look at and deal with the curve-balls life throws at you, you choose how to carry yourself throughout your own life. The Cherry Blossom is to accentuate the imagery of East of Eden and to commemorate the Eastern Philosophy from which this hails in Confucianism.

2. My dad doesn't wear his wedding rings he wears a gold necklace with a fisherman's cross hanging from it with his ring attached. I want to get my dad's necklace so that I always have him with me and as a reminder of why I have to keep working so hard because my day works so hard for my family I have to return the favor. :)

3. My exclamation point is to remind me to raise my hand and speak out about whatever I want. To keep having an opinion to keep questioning the future and exclaiming about the past. :)

4. My grandmother was irish she passed away 7 years ago, and I'm only 1/4 Irish but I still believe I am ridiculously lucky because of her.

5. The peace heart represents my best friend and I's relationship. She is the hippie loving sweet girl and she brings out the best in me including my hippie loving sweet side. So the peace heart is the both of us together her the peace and me the heart. All 3 of the symbols the clover and the peace heart represent the things important in my life Luck Love and Peace.

6. The Clef and Treble Clef for my love of music because it means a lot to me.

7. The word weight to remind myself and others that what you say has weight which holds you to them and binds you together. In other words to remind me and others to watch what they say.

8. the little heart on my ring finger for the future guy in my life or the present one who I'm still with in the future :)

Wow this post is longer then I thought. yay me :)

p.s. Muse = AMAZING

First Week

So now my first week as a sophomore at SDSU is complete. I'm very happy to have finished this week because so much was happening all at once I am glad to finally have a moment to step back and look at what needs to be completed first.
My schedule if you don't have a class with me or if your curious looks a little something like this:

Mondays : English 250a, English 280, Geology 104, Sign Language 102 (9-2)
Tuesdays: Sign Language 102 & Philosophy 102 (1-3:15)
Wednesdays: English 250a, English 280, Geology 104, Sign Language 102, Geology 101 Lab (9-5)
Thursdays: Sign Language 102 & Philosophy 102
Fridays: English 250a, English 280, Geology 104

All my classes are great I love each of them for their own special reasons. But yeah, I just wanted to say I'm glad the first week is over and I look forward to another tasking year at SDSU :)

Catalysts

Catalyst a different word for change.

I sat back on life today and looked at all that I have, a house, a car (soon), a boyfriend and a job that i like... usually. I felt thankful but sad because I take such great advantage of these things as if it were easy and that everyone has these things and they don't.

My boyfriend treats me amazingly well we talk about the future like it's happening the next day we talk about everything and anything. My favorite thing about him is his sense of humor and goofy nature. I am a good as anyone who knows me longer then 5 minutes knows about my demeanor. I can honestly say that this is different that this was a change from what I had expected completely. He is adorable and sweet and kind, and I haven't been this happy in a long time.

About my car : "This week it'll get done" is how my dad put it. So supposedly I 'll get it by the end of this week :) Yay. Still no license but the car and license go hand in hand because they are getting my car so that I can drive it during the test for my license.

But that's my update on how everything is changing and I don't mind because I have everything I need and more :) <3 natashap.