Acne, what I've been up to, and dumb ass Street Fighter 4

Read the title man!

What have I been doing lately? Shit, not much.

I've been a little secluded lately. For the last 2 months, a combination of stress, weather change, and good old family genetics has made my Acne increase 200%.. I'm not happy about it. It made me realize a part of myself that I didn't have to remember until now. I don't care or it doesn't matter to me if someone has acne or whatever embarrasing appearance. I just think, "Oh this person has acne."

But I care about how I look. I've struggled with acne ever since I was 14 years old. Every time it takes a lot of work on my part to get rid of the acne and this also means it takes a lot of money for acne treatment. I've tried everything. People that don't have a serious acne problem should thank god. There is no way, a person who doesn't have seriously acne will ever truly understand what having acne can do to you. You lose your confidence, you don't want to look in the mirror, you talk to people differently, less eye contact, etc. But looks aren't everything right? Thats what any completely misunderstood person would say.

WRONG. Looking good isn't about being superficial and putting all the emphasis on appearance. It's about the balance in life. You want to be happy with where your career is going, you want to be happy in your relationships, and you want to be happy with your appearance. You look good, you feel good. Looks are important.

Ever heard of Proactiv? Theres a lot of criticism about this product. Until a year ago, I had no problem with it. I have tried minocycline, doxycycline, accutane, and 800 over the counter acne products and nothing was as consistent as Proactiv. I was skeptical about if Proactiv was for real, but after two weeks of using it, it worked amazingly quick. I started Proactiv 2 years ago. So for about one year, I had acne under control. Starting maybe 4 months ago, the positive effects of Proactiv started wearing off. And little by little acne started coming back. After doing some research, I found out that many people have similar reports. Proactiv controls acne for a while, but it loses it's effect. Now it seems Proactiv is making my face WORSE.

So what will you do Kim?

Well first, I'm going to write a letter to Acne.

Dear Acne,

Thanks for coming back into my life and screwing up my confidence. Your uncontrollable rage is not welcomed here. But, my friend don't worry. You have forgotten one thing.

I'M MOTHER FUCKING KIM.

I'm going to destroy you eventually, and it doesn't matter how much money I spend on acne treatments. I'm going to get my confidence back and I'm gonna return back to my super sexy kim ways. Fuck you acne. I hope your wife cheats on you and you get ran over by a car.

Sincerely,

Kim.

Second, I'm going to continue to try and live my life despite this temporary setback. I don't really feel like making appointments or meeting friends at the moment. It's a Kim thing. I just rather spend some time alone while I recover. But it's important that I don't stay in my house all the time. Of course, I have to get out to go to work and to eat. But maybe I will explore Tokyo some more on my own. The other day I went to harajuku. I think I'll visit that place several more times. I enjoy new environments.

OK ON TO THE REAL NEWS. STREET FIGHTER 4!

I hate this game more and more everytime I play it. I'm kind of excited about the national tournament announcement. But I kind of have to get GOOD first before anything else.

One thing is for sure. Vega is not good enough. I always lose to any Sagat or Zangief. He doesn't do enough damage and his anti airs are inconsistent. I'm switching characters. MACHIGAINAI.

I saw an interesting Viper today in Ikebukuro. I hate learning new characters, because I have no training mode and because I don't have too much money to waste on losing while getting better. Shiro's Abel is cool, but even he is struggling sometimes to beat random Sagats or Zangiefs. Whichever new character I choose to use, one thing is for sure. They have to be able to beat Sagat and Zangief. Next time I go to the arcade, I will try Viper.

Long post huh?

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The little things

Yep.

It's easy to get lost in the shuffle of life. Perhaps one is occupied with a relationship, school, or engulfed with responsibilities at work. I know it exists, but at this moment, I can't really think of the little things in life that I enjoy. No matter how insignificant the matter is, I want to feel a sense of accomplishment/satisfaction with everyday that passes by.

It's easy for me to get derailed from what I want to focus on. Focus Kim! I really dislike rushing myself. I don't mind working hard at whatever I'm doing, but I don't like when I'm put in situations where I must act quick or make brash quick decisions. On the flipside, when I rush myself and I accomplish all the duties on my list and MORE, I feel like I won the tournament of life. It's as if I somehow cheated the system.

It's ironic cause when I go at my comfortable pace, I'm usually unable to finish my very last task on my list. Or like if I accomplish many things in my day, a part of my day has to suffer. If I exercise like crazy, write a book, and prepare for my classes all before 2pm, I will somehow lose my wallet, accidentally elbow a midget, and play 3rd strike. There's probably a phrase for my situation, but it escapes me. Huh? Oh right, list of little things I enjoy..

-Waking up in the morning and immediatly being productive.
-Finishing my errands and finding out I have more leisure time then I originally thought.
-Saying something in Japanese naturally without having to spend a minute figuring out the sentence structure and correct grammar usage.
-Watching movies
-Shopping
- WILL CONTINUE SOON...

Suggest something please

-Kim

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Give me DA MONEYS!

Terrible clothing and $_$

Alright fools. In just under 6 days, I will get that paycheck I've been yearning to see. How do people survive seriously without having a stable job in this country? The other day one of my students told me Japanese people pay for their public education. Japan is just too expensive...

Even though Japan is a highly fashionable place, Japanese kids on the other hand... ARE NOT. Jesus christ... Japanese kids are dressed up as the biggest nerds ever.

The little boys are dressed like they are permanently living on a boat. Terribly short shorts and a sailor cap with chin strap included.

The girls are actually dressed much better, but of course since their girls, for some reason they have to wear skirts(Even on rainy days). Rock on Gender stereotyped clothing!

All school aged children also wear a huge rectangular backpack that is almost as big as the child themselves. If I was dressed up like this, I'd beat myself up.

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Just to prove that I'm definitely no pedophile, here are some hot images.


On to the sweet stuff, AKA, what I will buy with the money from my paycheck.
I wish my place was bigger so I could furniturize it up. There's this place I discovered with a friend a couple weeks back called "Franc Franc" in Shinjuku. Think of IKEA. Ok, then take out the cheap quality of IKEA. Now throw in a modern look, some elegance, and affordability and you got Franc Franc. Moving along.

I've been confronted with a problem in which I have only two options.

Option #1: Save money and eventually be baller.
Option #2: Spend money and look baller.

Ideally I should compromise and meet in between, but I feel after 7 years of college and some hard times, I should reward myself with some irresponsible spending. Don't ya think?

But actually, I shouldn't really buy much clothes just because of the fact that I work 6 days a week. Usually I'll be in my work clothes anyway. BAH!

Later,
-Kim

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Odaiba ODAIBA baby

BABY

Note to Kim:

STOP LEAVING YOUR CELLPHONE AT HOME

Hi.
So on Saturday, I went to this place called "Odaiba". Odaiba is this like super wealthy and artificially made area in Tokyo. From what I hear, not many people in Tokyo really go to Odaiba. It was hard to tell since it was raining like crazy, but even so there was still a fair share of people there. I would post hella pictures of Odaiba, but yeah left the cell phone at home. It's very rare for me to leave my cellphone behind, but somehow this week I've done it four times. When I leave my phone behind, I'm always paranoid I could be getting some super important messages.

Damn, now I actually am a little annoyed that I left my phone behind. Odaiba is a really pretty place. There's this huge ferris wheel that changes colors during the night time. It looks like this huge beautiful creature when the color changes. There's also this fake Golden Gate looking bridge called "Rainbow Bridge" and a mini Statue of Liberty. When I saw the mini Statue of Liberty, I told a friend about a story I heard from another friend. I have no idea if it's true, but according to my friend, in New York the residents who are facing the backside of the Statue of Liberty call her "the bitch" cause ... I guess she's turning her back on them. Doesn't even matter if it's true, it's still hella funny to me.

I also saw "The Bucketlist" with Morgan "freckles" Freeman and Jack Nicholson. Movie is really good. I'm glad I paid the 1800 yen to watch it. As an icebreaker or maybe just randomly, I sometimes ask people "what are the things you want to do before you die?". The Bucketlist speaks of this exact topic. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson's characters are going to die from cancer so they set out to do all the things they want to do before they pass away. Movie starts off slow, but it later on becomes very good. I highly recommend it. Anyway..

Maybe it's cause it's going to be a while before I'm financially set, but in obviously super rich areas I feel a little uneasy. As if I don't belong there. I was talking to Campbell about this, and I guess I'm going to steal his train of thought. I don't like the vibe I feel. But, I love the look. The rich modern look really appeals to me. Oh yeah, so in Odaiba, there's the Fuji Television headquarters building. That building is CRAZY. I don't know to describe it, but just imagine you're standing on the ground and you're looking at this Robot like building. And for some reason in the center of the building, there's a huge sphere that seemed like it crashed there. And the sphere changes colors. CHANGES COLORS. I have this thing for futuristic looking things. If it looks like it's from the future, I want it. Give it now.

Work is the same old stuff, it's becoming a little easier to handle so that's good. Couple more days till that paycheck comes!

Shut up and watch this.

celebrity jeopardy 4
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Peace,

-Kim

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Loving that Culture

Potentially offensive?

So I went to this Jamaican festival on Sunday. There was about a billion and five people gathered to celebrate Jamaicanness. Japanese people sure know how to appreciate other cultures. I see it everywhere I go.

To be honest, I mostly have negative feelings about it. It's too much. When I look at a billboard or when I look through a Japanese magazine, WHY IS THE MAGAZINE FULL OF NON JAPANESE PEOPLE?

You know, I'm not Japanese so I feel like it's wrong for me to be expressing such an opinion. However, I'm a deep ass dude with a degree in Psychology "and" Social Behavior. What that means is in the least, I've been studying how environments affect people and I want to add my opinion.

It's so very important to have positive role models as one is growing up. Visually when I look at these advertisements, billboards, magazines, whatever, Ugh.. I'm not liking what I'm seeing.

Most Japanese females in advertisements are cute/hot/attractive. However, but for Japanese males, for some fucking reason they feature OLD ASS BUSINESS MEN. Usually being old and making crazy ass faces. Shit is terrible. I'm not saying there's no percentage of attractive Japanese dudes in the advertisings. But it's usually the same TV drama/movie guys. So check it, this is the breakdown of Male representatives in Japan.

60% = White dudes
5% = Black
20% = Old crazy face business men
15% - Same Japanese male movie/TV drama stars
(Note: Stats may be incorrect)

So this is just my U.S.A. OH MY GOD YOU CAN SPEAK ENGLISH AMERICAN opinion, but growing up in Japan, there must be a whole lot of subliminal brain washing going on. So if all Japanese women are attractive and all Japanese men are ..not, how does that affect children as they are growing up, what misconceptions may come about? Ponder that. In general I'm sick of EVERYONE's(Not just Japan) admiration of Western culture. And to most people Western Culture= America. That is most likely the root of this blog.

If there are any Japanese people reading this, don't worry, there's things I don't like about America also.

In America,

I don't like the lack of Asian role models in the media.
I don't like the desexualization of the Asian male.
I think the tip system is hella stupid.
And I fucking hate Carl's Jr.

I promise I'll be happier in my next post <3

Hugs,

-Kim

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Crimie

Another day, another post, another thought, Crimie




No idea what it's suppose to mean, but it's mad Crimie and had me laughing for 5 minutes straight.

So.. Sup,

It rains a lot over here. It's probably rained more here then in the last 6 months that I've lived in So Cal. I've already bought at least 5 umbrellas since moving here. I don't even remember ever buying an umbrella in the states.

Only 28 more days until payday! When I get that paycheck, I think I'll feel a lot better about this japaneezy workscheeezy. Then you best believe I'm going to get mad materialistic. (I'm kidding, sort of.) When in Rome, do as the romans. Well in Japan, make sure you dress fashionable. And dammit, it's gonna be done.

I can't really think of the word. But I think it's sort of not classy or immature or something, when girls put makeup on the train. Yeah make up on girls is hot and it can do wonders for some girls. But don't do that stuff on the train, be late or something, just don't do it in public. Have you ever seen a clown put on makeup in public? (The answer is no.) Good, so don't do it. Analogies rock.

I think if you're a guy and you're in Japan, you can experiment more with your wardrobe without feeling like some idiot. Also, buying clothes is way easier in Japan. I can like walk outside and some random tent will be up trying to sell the latest Jackets. And suddenly my wallet is empty. Unless I'm balling out of control and have the money to pay a fortune to look like some artsy model, in my opinion, Fashion is limited for guys elsewhere. Moving along.

Wifi spots are like non existent in Japan. I want to post up at some coffee place in some nice scenery place and read or go online or whatever. But I still have not found a place like this. It is so easy spending money in Japan. Forgot where I heard it, but supposedly Japan is the most expensive country to live in.(Not sure if thats entirely true) But one reason I want to find a Wifi spot is cause if I have free time and I'm not at home, most likely I'm spending money somehow. I just wanna relax with some company and not spend a yen.

The other day I went drinking with Gunter and Mulder. Shit was hella fun. I enjoy learning about other people, and if we all share the same hobby, then most likely things will be interesting. Come to think of it, I don't even know Mulder's real name. But for now his real name is "Timeout Turtle Chang Master". Speaking of CvS2. At times of course I enjoy playing the game. But recently I haven't enjoyed playing. It's all a state of mind. As convenient of an excuse as it sounds, if I choose to play serious I think I'll still be able to edge out many wins. But I've been losing lately and not caring. I certantly don't enjoy wasting money like that, so maybe I should take a break and buy more umbrellas. We'll see how that goes.

I also gotta readjustment my sleeping schedule sometime soon, so case in point, time to pass out.

Until then, keep it Crimie.

-Kim

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Grape juice

Talking to boring people


Don't really got much time to blog today, but I just want to say boring people are mad boring to talk to. How's that for an intelligent statement. Actually maybe I'm not even frustrated by boring people, now that I think of it, I'm frustrated by people who don't know when to shut up. Fools may be nice or whatever, but sometimes I can't stand when people insist on making small talk, especially when I'm hella busy. I could have 5 calculators at my disposal, figuring out quantum equations to time travel to save the president from dangerously intelligent goats and fools will STILL not get the hint that I don't have time to make small talk. Bitches man, bitches.

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