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| I was there!! stuck in LA for like 12 hours... haha it wasn't too bad...more exciting than anything (too bad I was still stuck on the plane when the news people came). At least for me. But let me tell you, after getting through customs and rebooking flights ONCE, it wasn't so fun anymore =( just tiring... but those poor airport worker people must have been exhausted and totally frustrated. Passengers stuck in planes after computer fails - Los Angeles International Airport screening system breaks down
- More than 20,000 international passengers forced to wait in terminals, planes
- "People are getting a little stir-crazy, feeling claustrophobic," one passenger says
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Weary international passengers were stuck at Los Angeles International Airport for several hours, after a computer failure prevented customs officials from screening arrivals. More than 20,000 international passengers, both Americans and foreigners, sat in four airport terminals and in 60 planes starting about 2 p.m. on Saturday, when the computer system broke down, said Los Angeles World Airports spokesman Paul Haney. A major switch in the system, which contains names of arriving passengers and law enforcement data about them, including arrest warrants, had failed and had to be replaced, said Mike Fleming, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman. "That system allows our officers to make decisions on who we can allow to enter the United States," Fleming said. "You just don't know by looking at them." The computers were fully restored at 11:45 p.m., and the last of backlogged passengers were processed by early Sunday, Fleming said. "This is probably one of the worst days we've had. I've been with the agency for 30 years and I've never seen the system go down and stay down for as long as it did," Peter Gordon, acting port director for customs, told The Los Angeles Times. Officials diverted seven incoming flights to an Ontario airport and advised international passengers departing Sunday to check the status of their flights before leaving for the airport. Terminals at the Los Angeles airport that normally accept international passengers were full by 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and passengers arriving afterward had to remain on the runway until there was room inside the terminal buildings. Three people were transported to local hospitals after they fell ill from waiting in the terminals, according to the Los Angeles City Fire Department. "This is just unbearable," said Gaynelle Jones, 57, who landed on a 13-hour flight from Hong Kong at about 2:15 p.m. and was still sitting on her plane five hours later. She said she had missed her connecting flight to Houston. "We've already been on a plane for several hours, and they have no timeframe for when we'll be able to get off," Jones said during a cell phone interview. Airport officials said the stranded planes were connected to ground power and passengers had access to food, water and bathrooms. "People are getting a little stir-crazy, feeling claustrophobic," said Chris Cognac, 39, who was returning with family and friends -- including 10 children -- from a week in Puerto Vallarta. The group had been sitting on the tarmac for five hours when he spoke by phone. Passengers on his plane were in the aisles, holding their carry-on luggage, and ready to disembark when the flight crew asked them to return to their seats, Cognac said. "Everybody's pretty angry with customs at the moment because they're not informing any one of anything," Cognac said. "It's becoming a logistical issue with diapers." Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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| Summer is almost over -_- I just got my summer reading assignment in the mail like a week ago (which I only just started yesterday). It was so weird having hw to do again... not that I ever thought college would be without homework... but it just made me feel like I was in hs all over again. But I really enjoy this assignment. I'm reading "The Idea of a Christian College"... It's nice because the author explains his idea of the purpose of a Christian school. I like that Covenant requires all its students to read this book so all the students understand that we're not at school to be some kind of defensive christian coalition against the evil of the world or anything (which is what people stereotype Christian schools as) but rather to learn how we can live a life integrating our faith to our jobs/education so that it becomes one rather than two separate things. Even though this assignment is really easy to do in the sense that it interests me...I still don't want to do it cuz now I want to do a really good job...sooo i don't want to start..but i reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally have to! I'm leaving next Friday for China...and then when I get back I have 4 days till I leave for school -_- i mussssst do this assignment. I'm going to be working in the admissions office this year (YAYYY)! I e-mailed my advisor yesterday and she replied telling me that I'd be one of those people who answered phone calls =) yayyy I'm soo excited! I loovee phone calls! and I looveee answering people's questions!! ... She then sent me another e-mail telling me that my admissions counselors recommended me as a "blogger". I could get paid to write entries on the school website about anything I want to. I don't know if that's what I want to do. I think if I did choose that job, I'd have a good time doing it (esp since I'll get feedback so I'm not writing to nobody... yes people actually read it). Hmm..paid to sit in my dorm room typing on my computer about classes/life/anything that comes to mind. I know that's a job Andrew would love =P But I can't decide yet....I think I need to clarify the job more maybe. If I did that I wouldn't have to worry about getting lost in the school because people would know who I am! I'd be one of three students who blog for the school. That's something I really want... I want to be able to stand out because I push myself harder and work harder when I'm involved in things... Bu I don't have to blog just to stand out. I don't want that to be the reason I do it. I want to do it because ...well because I want to. So anyway... I have to pray a little harder/longer about it. I'm kinda scared that once I start writing blogs I'll suddenly become a more thoughtful person (which is good)...but then my brain will be all full of stuff that matters instead of silly things..and I like silly things... -_- I don't want to part with my dumbness. Ahaha maybe I won't have to...yay. Well...we'll see. Either way I'll be working in admissions! My dream come true XD XD XD I've spent the past week cleaning and packing for school (because I'm leaving for China next week)... my room is much more mature looking now (if you ignore the yellow/bablyblue walls with bows..) =) It looks really girly still, but I guess I can't hide who I really am. I like flowers. XD prettyyyy lavender bows la la la.. but I took off all my magazine clippings and put up postcards instead =) I really like it. All my bedding for school is green and pink! hehehe and soft and fluffy and..I'm soo excited to make my bed! My roommate is really cool too! She's like meeee!! pink and bubbllyy yay. We're gonna have a great time together! XD XD XD oh the excitment is just toooo much. teeehehehe I'm gonna pee my pants. | | |
| Sooo I’m at work right now, taking a break =) Man it’s exhausting! I sit there all day staring at the computer screen and little sound waves…and then I delete and move them as needed. I listen to my daddy’s voice rambling all day (I only say rambling cuz it’s all in Chinese and I don’t have time to actually listen to what he’s saying cuz I’m too busy following the Chinese on the paper so I know where to cut and such and suchess). I’m almost done with the lesson though! It’s like 25 pages long. After I’m done cutting the rough file, I get to go through it again and check for silly things like …word mistakes and the funny clicking sound your tongue makes when you’ve been reading out loud for too long and you’re running out of spit. Hahaha. And thennnnnnnnn I get to match up the Chinese file to the English file (ahaaahaa like dubbing). Then I’ll probably work on the draft form of the power point presentation that goes with the sound file =) that’s fun cuz at least there will be a day when I’m not staring at sound waves. Then!! I get to start all over with a new lesson =) My daddy is all excited. On the way home yesterday he was like “I’m gonna teach you all this technology stuff! But you know, it’s not REALLY like programming or anything! It’s just learning to use the technology! You’re very intuitive even though programming isn't your thing!” haha I don’t know if that’s supposed to be a good thing. All I know is that I work at a quick pace, which he likes. I think he's super happy because I've never really been interested in anything he likes. Not that I'm interested in this sound cutting stuff, but at least I'm giving him the illusion that I am...haha. I think I should get paid more for the stuff I do. My eyes are going crazzyy and it’s only been a day and a half. He says I’m allowed to take breaks…but I don’t know what to do during break cuz I have no friends. Hahaha. I guess it’s sometimes hard working with my daddy when my daddy is my boss because then I don’t interact with the other people in the office. I’m not a groupy member =( but it’s okay. Hahah it’s my second year working here, you’d think I’d make some friends. Maybe I only have a quick working speed cuz I have nothing better to do than to work.. Oh well, at least I’m being productive. Speaking of productive, I think I’m currently experiencing the most productive summer ever =) I’m soo excited to be productive! So yea, the first week off school…actually I don’t even know when the first week off school was because of my funky mass of exams. Oh well, lets just say the week after graduation, cuz that’s when I started to feel REALLY lazy and definitely did NOT want to take that last AP exam. So anyway…I spent the weekend at Lake Yale for the retreat and that was quite productive cuz I had a scheduled weekend with meals / free time / messages / workshops / small group time and such. I got back from the retreat and slept till 5ish..then headed off to Altamonte mall to watch pirates..which was all sold out, so we decided to watch a later showing and go to Panera instead. Then we watched the movie =). Then I spent Monday at Angie’s house writing thank you letters to my mission supporters (thanks! =D) and working on the fundraiser (which is this Friday, please come!). We spent 3 hours writing letters and 1 hour making an outline and writing script and then another 4 hours practicing (singing/piano-ing)…then we ate dinner and watched the Miss Universe pageant =) I liked Korea! Really didn’t like Japan...but whatever, she won. I liked India too but we knew she wasn’t gonna make it =( Oh well! Tuesday Angie, Jerry, and I went out with Dylan and his parents and little brother. We had Dim Sum and went to a cute little Anime store (hehe I bought monkey stickers! And those fizzy Japanese candies, which are soo good) and then we had bubble tea! I had jasmine tea I think… well, it was really good! Then we went back to Angie’s house and I worked on the Fundraiser some more. Hm…Wednesday…I can’t remember, but I was stuck at home with no car…maybe I slept and read and watch movies or something… Thursday there was all this drama with crazy over protective parents and yea whatever. Friday we had rehearsal for the fundraiser from 1-7. That was insane, but soooo great! I had fun =) and I lost my voice, but that was alright =) Thenn we had youth group at Erin’s house…ate strawberries =) Saturday my parents had this reunion thing with some of their friends from Grad School. It made me think, “I sure hope we have reunions too.” Not just school organized ones, but ones we organize ourselves. Actually, now that I think about it, I was so bored that I did a lot of thinking. You know, it’s weird how you can (well, I can) meet old friends over and over again but not feel close to them, but when I meet a Christian family, I immediately feel close to them. It must be that whole spiritual family thing. It’s nice—and comforting =) So I basically sat around all afternoon, I got so bored that I finally finished “Corner with Love”. Not that it’s bad or anything, I just stopped in the middle and didn’t feel like watching the rest cuz I was scared the ending might ruin the whole series, but Saturday I was like “ohhh what ever”. The ending was a bit thrown together, but it didn’t ruin the whole series, so that was good. Then we went to Premium outlets. I didn’t buy anything (surprisingly). My mom and I were too busy finding things for daddy and jerry. I know, we’re so kind. =) Then we went to Ming Court for dinner. Ohh man it was soo embarrassing, but I finally started talking to the other kids at the reunion (other kids as in, 4 other guys + jerry). One of the college guys remained quiet and seemingly miserable, but the other guy, I guess he was just shy before cuz once we started talking, everything was fine. After dinner all the kids (minus that one guy…even though we like begged him) went to feed the fish. MAN, it was GROSS… but pretty entertaining. Then we walked around downtown a little bit, not too far cuz the little one was scared. Haha how cute. Sunday was church =) After church we played Mario Party at my house (Angie and I won!...well were winning when we had to leave). Then we went to Panera for our mission meeting. We taught Sara the Chinese tiger song XD. After that, Erin, Aron, Jenny, Angie, and I headed off to Jenny’s house for more fundraiser practice. We practiced till dinner...and then practiced after dinner (except I fell asleep…haha) and then we played Mario Party some more! Man! Angie and I were soooooooooo close to beating Aron, but nooo in the end because there’s that bonus round, Aron won and we were mad. Well, not really mad cuz we were too tired. Haha then we went home. Monday I went to work, came home, cleaned the bathroom, took Jerry to karate, ate dinner, went to pick jerry up, visited some people, and then went grocery shopping. In summary…very productive =) I’m so excited! This is the best summer EVER! Ehe I’m almost done with my lunch break and I’ve got two more pages left of stuff to edit XD | | |
| sooo my parents are having this reunion thing with their college buddies... soo im here at some disney resort the whoollee dayyy..(and night...meaning i'll have to get up SUPER early for church tomorrow..heh...) and it turns out that all their friends have sons..so yes, i'm the only girl.. but it's okay cuz im talking to hyejin =) the college guys are kinda...standoffish..but whateverrr.. haha i prefer the two younger guys, they're playing playstation ... hehe there's one kid, he's 8! he's adorable! hes kinda spasy so he's even cuter =P so anyway..i thought i'd do this too (thanks jennnnniiffaaaaaaaaa ^-^ you have provided me with a source of minor entertainment =P) 100 New Questions You've Probably Never Been Asked
1. First thing you wash in the shower? my hair =) that way the conditioner can sit in my hair while i wash my body ^-^
2. What color is your favorite hoodie? gray... i think...feels cozy..like smoke.. well not that smoke is cozy..but like reminds me of the fire place haha not like actual smoke...hehhee
3. Do you like coffee? yeaaa hehe especially the smell =P.
4. What is your least favorite jolly rancher flavor? o lemon..ee too sour.
(I like how five and six are missing.)
7. Do you say aim or a-i-m? aim.. like i aim to do something.. but i don't usually say it..i usually say i-m (eye em) haha or just
8. Tell me about the last dream you remember. I honestly can't remember...like i remember telling someone about my most recent dream that i remember but now i don't remember it at all..but it was probably really bizzare..haha
9. Could you eat your favorite food every day for a month and not get tired of it? Nope..i'd probably hate it afterwards...
10. What are you craving? hm... haha a hug! (im not very hungry or thirsty...)
11. Least favorite food? oh that gross durian..or something? that big spikey fruit
12. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? head
13. Worst drink you've ever had? ...hm...idk...yucky water
14. Best drink you've ever had? oh there was this really good like..drink in china but i forget what it was..haha man im so forgetful
15. Would you dance with me to the taco song? taco..song...?
16. Have you ever counted to 1,000? hahaha nope...although i've attempted it many times...haha
17. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? i bite...hehe
18. Do you use smileys? All the time!
19. How many bedrooms are in your house? um...four =) but one bedroom got turned into an office..so ...3?
20. Have you ever met a celebrity? i met a magician guy! i forget his name though...
21. Do you like cottage cheese? i've never had it...looks scary...
22. What鈥檚 the last song you had stuck in your head? everytime we touch (haha always)
23. How many countries have you visited? China...ehe one!
24. Are your parents strict? not really...or maybe im not very adventurous =P
25. Would you go sky diving? yea! but i'd pee my pants first! haha
26. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? suuure.
27. Would you throw potatoes at him? ..that's so rude!
28. Is there anything sparkly in the room you鈥檙e in? haha everywhere.........
29. If your place caught on fire, what would you grab first? probably the stuffed animal i sleep with everynight and claim is my baby...
30. Do you rent movies often? not really.
31. Who sits in front of you in your math class? well currently i'm not in a math class..but umm in my last one..usually Mita..but we moved around a lot
32. Who was your favorite teacher when you were in elementary school? oh! Mrs. Cobb! she had a reading treehouse =) and she read funny books to us and i liked her a lot cuz she didn't scare me..
33. If you could speak any foreign language, what would it be? Korean! (or maybe i should just perfect my Chinese)
34. Can you count backwards from 74? i guesso soo but it'll probably take me a whole day..lol
35. Where are you going to be Saturday night? well today is saturday....so i guess tonight i'll still be here at this resort...sleeping ..haha
36. Brown or white eggs? idk i can't taste the difference but we always buy white eggs
37. Like rap music? sometimes...mostly no.
38. Ever taken a train? Yup! fun stuff!
39. Experienced the twin towers falling in New York? no...i didn't know what the twin towers were until the fell...so for me i guess you could say it was surreal cuz i had no idea what was going on at all
40. Can you swim? Yup
41. What day of the week is it? Saturday.
42. What was your Lunch? I haven't had lunch yet...haha i highly doubt i'm going to be having lunch...maybe i'll just eat some.....i'll go steal a banana from the other room
43. What is your best friend doing tomorrow? going to church =)
44. What TV show do you refuse to watch? weird cartoons... cartoons should be for kids...not adults ew.
45. Ever have cream puffs? Yeaaa! those are good!
46. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? nope
47. So, how about them Yankees? idk
48. So, how about them Cowboys? idk either
49. Ever been so drunk you put a lamp shade on your head? hahahahah.... that's retarded. and no, i've never been drunk
50. What is your bus number for school? 138
51. Is your hair curly? Not really..it curls a little at the ends..but i usually straighten it cuz the curls are in different directions
52. Last time you cried? yesterday...haha tired...frustrated...
53. Ever walked into a wall? Probably every other day (sometimes more than once a day)...no kidding either.
54. How many windows are in your house? um..15 i think
55. Ever bought anything from American Eagle? Yup
56. Is there a person who makes you instantly happy when you see them? yup! more than just one too =)
57. Favorite time of the year? i like the crisp cold air..so whenever that comes around =P
58. What physical feature do people notice about you first? haha i think my height...(or my lack thereof.. ) or my eyes...cuz then they ask me "are you part mexican? cuz you don't look chinese"
59. Are you a generally happy person? generally =) i bounce back fast i guess..but i also fall fast..so i guess im just moody
60. Favorite band/artist at the moment? honestly i don't have one at the moment..but i've been listening to hillsong a lot..but hillsong will always be a favorite =)
61. Who was the last person you held hands with? Did it mean anything? oh i held hands with jenny at lake yale! we were taking silly pictures of us running into the sunset! ... haha so i guess it meant that...we're silly.
62. Do you sleep with the TV on? Nope
63. Have you ever drank alcohol straight from the bottle? Uhmm i haven't had alcohol
64. Do you think you鈥檙e old? i think im old..but i still gotsss a lonng way to go
65. Are you afraid of the dark? sometimes...haha i guess it's more of the uncertainty than really of the dark
66. Do you like your life right now? i guess i'm content. =)
67. When鈥檚 the last time you chose a bath over a shower? ...probably sometime in like...january or something...to relax from school..hehe i had bath salts and bubbles and everything
68. Do you knock on wood? not really
69. Do you have good vision? haha ah i used to...but now im poopy with glasses/contacts
70. Can you hula hoop? yaa!!!
71. Could you ever forgive a cheater? Yea
72. Do you have a job? Yup! i start monday =) well if i feel like it..
73. Are you friends with your last ex? best friends =)
74. What brands you wearing? hm right now...charlotte russe...old navy..and something from china
75. When's the last time you talked to your parents? just like 5 mins ago
76. Have you ever crawled through a window? hahaha more than once
77. Are you tired? yea i didn't sleep much last night
78. What was the most recent thing you bought? oh stickers!! monkey stickers!
79. How often do you talk on the phone? everyday... =)
81. Do you hate more than 3 people? i don't think so..
82. Have you ever tripped someone? hahahaha probably just Ben (purposely)
83. Are you sarcastic? only when im in a bad mood
84. Have you ever slapped someone? not on purpose...lol or idk yea i've never REALLY slapped someone
85. Do looks matter? yeaaa, but im not talking like extreme but you can't look like..nasty with like olily hair and...gross..stuff haha
86. Do you use chap stick? yup!
87. Are you too forgiving? honestly i'm not sure...idk if i forgive easily or if nothing really bothers me that much...or maybe no one has done anything that hurtful to me
88. Do you own something from Hot Topic? nope
89. Do you own a gun? nope.
90. Have you ever made a prank phone call? yeaaa..im not very good at it..haha
91. Have you ever been in a castle? noppeee =( i've been to cinderella's castle..and duke...and a fortress..but no actual castle..
92. Do you like your hair? Yeaa
93. Do you like yourself? yeaa i suppose i like myself..but i always feel inferior to others..i always feel like i have soo much need for improvement
94. Are you closer to your mother or father? probably my mom (just cuz we talk more about personal issues), but i wouldn't give up either =)
95. Do you chat on AIM often? i'm always on, but i don't usually chat...just to a couple people
96. Last kiss? what about my last kiss? hehe i kissed a babyy they're soo cute!
97. Do you want anyone? do i want anyone?...i don't think people should be possessions (although im really possessive)
98. Whats the closest thing to you thats red? my cool shiny earrings with red jewels!
99. Does your crush write on your wall? not really
100. Do you write on theirs? not really, i suppose it's mutual..haha | | |
| Jessica is finished with IB...FOREVER ahahahahahahahaha. Congratulations IB class of 2007!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy now we've just got to wait till July for results....hah. | | |
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