smile for me. (:

wow. no one is on the computer now. -_- steph was on it the whole time we got back from palm springs. i guess she missed her blog...but i miss mine too. >_<

we’re supposed to be driving to the airport now for hong kong..but half of my family is gone from the house. my mommy went to costco to buy presents. and steph and stina went to barnes and nobles to buy a book for themselves to read on the plane..and to buy me one of my summer reading books that i lost last week. ._.

i hate losing things. -_- it makes me feel like part of me is gone..and i have to go find it.

i remember losing my commitment ring that my mommy brought me. i kept looking for it. and i even cried because it was so important to me. ._. i had it for three years so when i lost my ring, my finger felt naked o_o

but i did find it two weeks later. :)

then i lost it again..forever. -_- oh well.

happy birthday hiroshima!...for the fifth time. :) good luck on your driving test on wednesday.

palm springs was fun. :) someone anonymously paid for my family to stay at a resort there for a week. it was really really nice.

we had our own “house” with three TVs, glass tables, a balcony, and whirlpool spas. and a lamp that uncle [dennis] broke. but we kept it as a secret so he wont get in trouble by my parents.

jonathan, uncle [dennis] and darin went to palm springs with us. darin went home but jonathan and uncle slept over.

i think we should have our retreat there. :)

jonathan drove me and abraham to palm springs after the baptism. but first he brought us to his work place to get his paycheck. he works at savon-drugs!..i thought he worked....somewhere else.

then he went to a bank machine to deposit his paycheck. and withdrew eighty dollars. then the machine spit out money!! it was so koolio :) i wish i had one in my house.

we stopped at the gas station to get gas and he brought me and abraham a water bottle because i was thirsty. i felt bad because he paid for us. but he said that he likes to take care of us :) because my parents take care of him. but he said also because he loves us. ^_^ he’s our big brother. [not in law ._.]

it was fun riding in jonathan’s car. we talked about a lot of things—people, church, the future..and marriage. :) but then i fell asleep in the car for about half an hour. jonathan said he was asking me something but i didn’t respond because i was sleeping. -_- i don’t like falling asleep on people when they’re talking. because i dont like it when people do that to me.

todae i woke up and i was sunburned for no reason. -_-

oh well. the sun likes me ^_^

jonathan didn’t say bye to us this morning..because we were still sleeping when he left. he left at 8 something. but he left us a note. and this is what he wrote:

Kwans,

Thank you so much for your kindness and for welcoming me into your family. I’m honored to have such an awesome pastor and family. You guys are the best. Sorry I couldn’t say goodbye to all of you. Have fun in Hong Kong. Stay safe. I love you all. God bless you.
Jonathan Chan

*bye jonathan. i love you too!

uncle has a high voice :D yesterdae when he was really surprised, he said “what?!” in a really high voice. haha. if i didnt knoe he was a guy, i would probably have mistaken him as a girl. hehe.

on the way back home todae i talked with uncle about almost everything . it was very interesting...

i never realized it but uncle is one of my best friends. :)

for august 6
happy birthday BOO [jessica kao]!! sorrie i have to miss your birthday. i love you!
-scout

we’re leaving in 10 minutes..our ride came.

bye everyone. -_- sorrie.. i forgot to write up my will. everytime we go on the airplane, we always make a will...because you knoe, we might crash or die or something. :) oh well. i guess you guys will all have to pray that the kwans will be home safe. :)

i love you guys. i’ll miss you all sooo much. be good and take care of yourselves.

bye bye blog. dont worry. i'll miss you too. but i might see you in hong kong.

hong kong—here we come!