Oh Xanga, where for art thou?

I'm currently at work and neither of my bosses are in. Of course, that's the sign for lets-do-absolutely-nothing-today. Not to mention that it was extremely gorgeous outside--it's currently 73 degree weather with the warm sun shining :)

Katie (our awesome secretary who's my age!) and I were just blowing off time by strolling outside to get coffee and ranting about the some of the awful things we have to put up with. Then we ended up looking at my blogs because I wanted to show her a recent article. I wasn't surprised that led to wasting some more time by creating her a blog haha.

So anyways, I mentioned Xanga to Katie and she didn't know what it was. I was really surprised because back in high school it was like the Facebook of the era. But I think it was just NYC-ers or something. Everyone and I used to be so obsessed with Xanga and I remember updating almost everyday about all the little things that happened in my life on a daily basis. 

So, I went back to my Xanga and started reading some old posts like some adult trying to recall her childhood life. I do this every so often and for some reason it never fails to entertain me with the crazy idea that this girl writing was ME. Just many years ago. It's like, how could I have ever thought these things or felt these things--it's almost uncomprehensible to me now. 

I read about the people I talked about, and struggles in the past, old relationships, new relationships, and random every day events--and it seems all so foreign to me. It's as if I'm reading somebody else's life instead of own, almost like a distant yet familiar memory. 

So I guess my point is, if I didn't have those daily blogs, I don't think I would've remember that part of my life. It's not enough to just write about the BIG things that happen because you'll always remember those for the rest of your life. It's the daily writing that really helps you see what kind of person you were and reminds you of the things that were easily forgotten. To me, it's really useful to remind myself of who I used to be and characteristics about myself that has changed, grown, and stayed the same since then. 

I think I'll start daily blogging again.

By the way, for anyone who's interested, my geeky self from high school can be found here www.lilstar765.xanga.com

---edit---
After work I went to my first house hunting location. It's two blocks from my work place so I won't be needing a car soon and it's insanely cheap. It turned out to be a legit, really nice place. It's owned by this shanghainese lady who is leading a large project in radiology. The rooms are big and there are two guest rooms that she said I was free to let any friends use. If I decide to stay I'm pretty sure I'll be signing with her.

Then i went to the FASA movie about Corazon Aquino. It was a really interesting short documentary on her becoming the Philipines first female president.

After that, went to play raquetball for my first time at the gym with Ryan and Armando. I sucked! haha, practice practice practice.