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On the first day of 2013, I'll moving to a new blog temporary for at least three months and on June, I'll making my last move to Wordpress. Please bookmark it!

Los Ataron


This blog will remain as what it originally served as a journal for a LDS mission (until I officially change my mind on that).
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Hola! It's been a couple of days since I wrote on this place and now I feel incredibly guilty for not updating as much I used even though no one reads these which somewhat okay for me because I feel no pressure to writing on what's on my mind.

Anyways a couple of months ago, my bishop Jacome asked my mother if me and my sister are interested in going to Utah and be at the General Conference to which my sister and I excitedly said yes. Though my sister began to doubt if we're even going but now since I am a leader and teacher of the Young Women I learn that we are going both the Young Women and Young Men.

The one of the problematic issues we're (Young Women) are going to face is the Young Men. The boys in YM are ..er.. how I can put this in a simple word-- oh yes! Monkeys!

These boys don't know to behave even if we're going to field trip (which I will detail in another time) so there has to be meeting for both the leaders and the parents of the YW & YM.


Lastly, the Youth's first trip of 2012 will on June to go to LACMA. I for one cannot wait to go.

Maybe

May. 18th, 2012 10:20 pm
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It's just a thought.

A thought that bopped up in my mind earlier today however I tried to reason myself that this journal is fine all by itself. But...

I can't help but to think to move to another site to build a site. I mean creating a blog about my thoughts but also center on other people like sites similar like Speaking of China, Ask a Mormon Girl, or even possibly Tiger Beatdown (however a site like this is already going underway on being created). It's almost focusing my journey while at the same time on focusing on important topics.


Now I haven't created a site and I won't using my site with the same name as this journal.


It's just a thought for now because I need to put my head together on the direction this journal is going but we'll see. I do believe this may happen in 2013 but not this year it's too early for me.

Long Time

May. 18th, 2012 08:17 pm
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Yes, my fellow readers it has been awhile since I have blogged here which is more to obvious to you than it is to me. As of late I've been in a conflicting state for quite sometime which good in the sense that this is a sign of growth but simultaneously I question a lot of things which makes it harder to me to follow by. I know this isn't make sense but it's alright as long as if I or someone can understand that than I am contentful.

I've been reading a lot however more fiction as of late, that's how I roll I guess. I am currently reading though not actively enough -- 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and a book called Collected Poems of Octavio Paz.


Now for a much church related topic:

• Talent show. Arleth, me, and the other girls are planning to rap for the talent show at the Young Women camp (which is partially why I've been listening to rap music as of late) nonetheless the girls chose Paul Revere by Beastie Boys and don't worry we made some revisits to make it more 'modest' for everyone.


I'll be back to blog about more stuff but as of now I'm very exhausted mentally and my brain is on strike which makes it harder for me to write more.

'Til then!
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I am a introvert person. I don't like being in a room filled with people, particularly at a party. Not only that but I am a insecure person when it comes to my weight and acne problems. My acne hasn't been bad lately however I do have acne scars on my cheeks and blackheads on nose. Also I am a hairy person meaning that I have some hair on face particularly the ones that shouldn't be anyplace on my face.

I am obese according to BMI, I've been trying to lose weight recently and I cannot check for results yet since it hasn't been that long since I went on diet and started to exercise more.

Anyways, the Relief Society in my branch had a celebration for the anniversary of the Relief Society in the church. When the event was over, Arleth and other girls who are in their twenties, invited me to a party in the east Los Angeles branch/stake however I declined the offer and insisting that 1). I don't want to go 2). I have a friend coming over 3). I am insecure (I didn't say this aloud only in my head) and lastly 4). I don't want to go.

My reasons were turn down and taken lightly, the girls insist that I didn't need to be expert on dancing but just moving around and shaking the hips. I do know how to dance, thank you for very much. The party started at nine thirty to eleven in the night which is also another problem because I don't like be somewhere very late at night.

Let's be honest, the purpose of dances for YSA is for dating another member in the church. I am unattractive, so why would any guy would date me to begin with? I live in the Los Angeles area, assuming there's a lot of attractive people in this area which makes my life more sadder.

This happened on Thursday and also I don't think they genuinely wanted me to go, they probably asked me since I was at the RS event. If they were genuinely with their offering, then why haven't asked me on why I didn't want to go? And telling me that they wished to have fun with me, at least that reason would make me go.


P.S. The party is for 18+.
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From now on, anything that has the main focus on YW camp will be under the tag camp 2012.

For our stake, camp starts on June 25 to 30 but pre-camp is on April 13.

Food

Recently our Young Young stake presidents announced that this year, we must limit junk and increase more healthy food.

Now that Me and Arleth are leader, technically speaking, decided that each day at camp has a cultural theme for example Monday's Japanese, Tuesday's Korean, Wednesday's African. This applies to lunch and dinner.

Other Stuff

In the beginning of February, we should be fundraising, if not then we'll to do it asap.
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While sitting on a couch next to my sister and a guy Anthony(a year younger than me) and sitting on the floor while Arleth(same age) and Diana(she's thirteen and sister to Arleth). We were talking about random subjects until a guy who came back from his mission not that long ago asked us a few questions. He asked basic questions like who's eighteen and older in your branch, are going to any YSA activities (obviously to me and Artleth). It was awkward because what questions were about and we didn't know this guy very well, well most of us did but didn't knew him personally.

At one point in our conversation, me and Arleth given him our numbers for any upcoming YSA activities. Oddly enough since I didn't mention this earlier, Arleth went to a YSA dance and told us about older men at the dance which is weird. And she had to go on a "date" with a twenty-six year old man, and please note she is eighteen years old.


He's back.

LOL!

Jan. 14th, 2012 04:06 pm
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Finally I've gotten interviewed by the bishop and now I'm able to teach to YW. I've gotten the resources that will help me teach the class.

Also I've been working at a clinic nearby my house and I must say it's alright. It's a bit better than at the time I was working at Kohl's because during the time I was at Kohl's I was much isolated and really didn't work with much people as I do now. Now let me say this while the shortest time with working at the clinic. On the front corner, people at the clinic must smile all the time but unfortunately while I was working next to my friend. The boss came pass us and noticed we weren't smiling (to be honest I don't like to fake my smiles and second I was too busy involve with the paper work) now I and my friend no longer allowed to be on the front counter. It's bizarre to me.

Here's a list of resources:

Additional Resources for "Following the Example of Jesus Christ" - YW Lesson 3, Manual 1

Some thoughts on 1 Peter 2:18-25 from "Following the Example of Jesus Christ" - YW Lesson 3, Manual 1

Lesson 3: Following the Example of Jesus Christ

SMAD's

Jan. 6th, 2012 12:02 pm
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Here's a blog where me and my girls document our time together with church activities and random pictures of us. I am the admin on that blog since the other girls aren't fully knowledgeable to set up blog in the blogging world.

On a different note, I've been wondering about YSA meeting in my branch soon but I don't know since I have been going to one meeting. I need to lose so much weight but I'm planning to reach my goal to complete on January 2013.
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As I stated on my previous post that I was going to teach the first lesson of the year to the YW. Well, things turn out not exactly as I had thought. I was fully prepared and had everything planned out to teach to the class. Lesson plan was in my bag with my e-book to show pictures, I also brought the song "O, My Father" for the girls to see the lyrics and use the back of the sheet to write down stuff. However when it was time to start class, the Leader of Young Women told me I can't teach. Wait, what? I was a bit taken back by this, even though I haven't prepare the all week but nonetheless I still studied the lesson and had the material for the girls to use during the class. She told me that I needed to be interview with the Bishop in order for me to teach any class with YW. And unfortunately for me, the Leader was suppose to tell me this earlier but forgotten to notify me. Whatever.

This Wednesday I was suppose to be interview with the Bishop but he somehow decided it was best to do it on this Sunday which means I'm still have no position with YW besides a stranger. Anyways me and the girls ended up making a time capsule and manage to buried it without getting got. It was a fun day at least to me that is.

I might start working on Monday so maybe I tried to update as I can because I going to working a lot this month. We'll see.
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Who've guessed on the first day of being Adult (in church terms) will have to teach a class for the Young Women? I won't make it hard for you guys so yep that's me. I haven't studied the class yet except I am going to do so right now. Late, I know and it's horrible my method has become.

I didn't knew that I going to teach a class at the YW. I was suppose to go to church on Wednesday but my mom's friend Rosie needed to do Traffic school and both I and my mom unknowingly agreed that I will be the one will do the Traffic school online. It's easy and passed the test with 46 out of 50 which is good.

But fortunately for me, there's a blog called Beginning New, resource for YW leaders with help on lesson plans, activities, and other fun stuff that YW does. This is what I need to study in just eleven hours from now. I'm not completely nervous but I'm only nervous of being boring to the YW and I want to leave a good impression on them. So I'll do my best but if I fail, at least I tried. Here's the links that I am researching: BW "Lession 1-1 A Daughter of God", BW: "A Daughter of God" YW Lesson 1, Manuel 1, and lastly Lesson 1: A Daughter of God.

I'll be back to report on more stuff and I will also post later today on my New Years Resolutions and looking back how everything from good and bad. :)
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I tried. So far I failed.

Recently I made a website for my branch and yes it is in Spanish because we are a Spanish ward and majority of people speaks Spanish. Now the problem is actually not really important but I want to put it on the website. It's a playlist, it's right below.

I can't put in into website either by the Playlist.com (even though I gave the right password and username) and I can't post it on Wordpress for some reason, at this point I am not going to bother until in a couple of days.



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At this point I'm actually surprise I haven't died of madness and taken into a mental hospital, I guess my parents called in to find out that all spaces are full. I like Christmas but all I'm hearing lately is this:

Radio: IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR

Commercial: DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS 70%, 60%, 50%, 40% OFF EVERYTHING (except some stuff, sorry you gotta wait).

Neighbor: JUNGLE BELL, JUNGLE BELL, JUNGLE BELL ROCK

Sister: NO GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS IN THIS YEAR? WHAT IN THE WORLD THIS IS?

Random people: I mention ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU!!
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“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”


Albert Einstein
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If you knew me, you would know automatically I like to prepare way advance. Since I've on the topic of dating and men, I going to make a post on what dresses I should wear in case if I ever do a to a YSA dance. However note that I haven't bought these dresses I will soon. I don't have a particular favorite shop that I enjoy to look every time but Mod Cloth is possibly the only one for me. So here's my list of dresses that I would wear including accessories.

















I know some of these dresses may not be appropriate to take at YSA but these dresses are so pretty! Don't I just put a jacket over and wear black leggings.
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I was introduced to Jpop(Japanese pop) through watching anime (i.e. Inuyasha). I knew only a handful of artists in Jpop but nonetheless I enjoy them particularly Ayumi Hamasaki and Do As Infinity. Three years ago, I was browsing through ONTD, then I saw a Rain(Kpop singer) about being Times' Person of the Year. Down on the comments mention Omona They Didn't since then I became a member and I try my best to keep the Hallyu wave. I made a list of songs that I enjoy however there songs are not on playlist.com for me to add to the playlist.


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“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”


Oscar Wilde
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Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

- Aleichem, Sholom

Men, boys

Dec. 18th, 2011 08:34 pm
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Men, boys these words I use interchangeably from time to time. I did promise to talk about the guys that I had a crush on but I didn't specified from childhood or to adolescent. So I come to decide that I will talk about the ones in my adolescent years because I am still a teenager and I can talk more elaborately, I guess. So here we go!

Guillermo (Gizzmo):

You know in sitcoms of white middle class where in a school setting there's always or sometimes the Preacher's daughter or the Pastor's son. This is almost similar but except in a Mormon way. He was the Bishop's grandson. We were in primary school but he's six years older than I was. My mom has a video cassette of the children in the primary school, it showed him doing a testimony and I was an infant in the infant playroom I guess. Anyways, he moved to a small town near Brownsville, Texas. He came back to California in 2009 around June. The funny thing about this, well it's really funny but he was my seminary teacher. When I laid my eyes on him, I felt head over heels.

Now to many, he may not have that much physical characteristics that most women want in a man but nonetheless he's attractive. He's around five three (yes that short and this is a common height in his family), brown skin, and brown eyes. Well I can't really describe how he looks like in person. However prior to him, I wasn't attract to Hispanic men particularly Mexicans (yes he is Mexican American). Since then, I am attracted to Mexicans who are mestizos and maintain a healthy lifestyle, why is that? I don't know. Here's an old entry I made on LiveJournal about Memo and this was a year ago:

Warning: Sounds like a fangirl, I apologize for that since I'm not usually atrract to people that I have strong feelings for.


Now I've been having a lot crushes on particular guys, I must say I think I just find them very, very attractive to me either in eccentric and unusual ways. Memo is a 23 year old guy, who goes the church I go to. Though I don't have feelings for him that much, I just find him very physically attractive to me. He is musician and he teaches a class that I go to. I did just to know him however just by eavesdropping on his conversations. For him, a relationship that last for him is arguing with each other. He dated a girl and they never argued but the relationship ended pretty quickly. He is a movie lover, and he recites quotes from movies that he watches. He thoughts on politics and other things are very immature, more emotion rather than researching and understanding both sides of perspective.


Please note I have written this on December 31, 2010. Since writing that I opened my eyes and saw a douchebag who happens to be attractive to me, sadly. I would write more about him but I would rather devote a whole post to him than writing a bunch of paragraphs of a post about two people. Two people in a post? Yes two. First was Memo who I developed feelings for since I was fifteen and the other guy is William(or Wilhelmina to me).

William:
For most of my teenage years since I was eleven, I had a crush on William. He's a pale Salvadorean guy that now he's going to his mission in January. Again it was physical attractive for these two men. He's also a douchebag but passable since he is the same age as me and he can change. One of the reasons I consider him a douchebag is this:



That's plenty more evidences I can use but it takes time to gather and put them together. Here's old entries from my LiveJournal about William and I'm sorry they're random but its hard to dig through all my old entries since I wrote so much during 2009 and before.

In one of my journal entry, I wrote that I have a crush on a guy William from my church.



OH. MY. GOODNESS. Unbelievable is the only expression or emotion that I am experiencing right now. But nonetheless it's funny to me and reflective to me because how I documented my feelings for William. And I want to end this post with a high note, this was made after couple of days I made that entry.