Sup!

I'm visiting Monterrey for a bit.

Just went to this incredimazing camping trip out in the woods and it was great. Just talking about it scares you, but once you experience it....its just great!

Staying at Rescate till the 10th of June. The kids are so tweet. The people are so kind and considerate. But these peruvian brothers are....................heh!

See u in a bit with mucho fotos. Mindy's got a butt load on her cam so I get them when I get them, hokay?

Lovin you.

Magic!

Joanz is happy girl.

Lesson: your life is not your own, it's the Lords! Let him have full control over it and ride that rollar coaster with your hands up, in total obedience and faith cuz all things work together for good. Si?

I'm in this radical roller coaster ride, but I've reached the top, over looking some of the beauties that the Lords got in store for my life. Its good taking some heavenly-vision time, riiiight? What would I do without the Lord and his magic tricks, tsk...sucha pro! And how he uses the people to tell me the sweetest things ....

-"...what we're tested in we usually come out stronger in"

-"...i think your super great! when im sad your always online for some reason and then im a grouch but you actually change my mood and it just makes me happy again...your super cool..."

-"....jew my bestest friend"

-"...k well i'm about to go. but before i do, i want you to listen to this song. http://youtube.com/watch?v=rzPbFn0DpD8"

-"...When there is no one else but Jesus. That's the best experience you can have. So always remember that!"

-"...the Lord has his ways. I know it must be pretty rough....take care Joanie, i'm thinking of you! Pray'in too"

-"...love you so much joan, your a great friend."

-"...i do love you."

-"I love you so much. You lighted up my life today, and many other days before, and for sure to come. I'll keep you in my prayers"

Gosh, Joans got a lot to be thankful for!

I would be Mrs. Extreme Grump Ball if it wasnt for Jesus, his magical powers, and all his chess players-my friends.....I love you!

To People I Love.

Hi,

Just an update for the updated hearts that beat ever so fastly when they reach my blog and who nearly have heart attacks when they find out I haven't written anysing. *grin* (I like you!)


I've been so full of emotions lately. It's crazy, some sort of menopause or....pregnancy or.... big change thing in this frail body of mine that I'm not quite sure what it's called. (No, Im not pregnant) But geesh, these emotions are sweeping me off my own feet and taking me to places sooo unknown. If you're not understanding me....

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I wake up and start singing the song that I went to sleep with, but the song reminds me of the person who dedicated it to me, so then I start thinking about the person, then it makes me think about all the stupid things I said to that person, it makes me feel bad. But then I think of all the sweet things the person said to me, it makes me feel better. But it goes back and forth, on and on with little intermissions of thoughtful prayers that I can just leave you into the Lords hands. On it goes till I'm fully dressed and ready for good ol'devo.

I go into the kitchen and see a pot full of ripe and ready coffee, ready to be reaped by the many reapers......but then I hear mama and daddy's voice ringing in my ear, begging me not to take a sip of the bean joooice cuz they blame all my sickies from it. But then, stopping coffee means so much to me. Because I remember the farthest we ever walked together to get a cup of coffee. Remember? San Pedro, that stoopid taxi ride that took us nowhere, thinking you were some 'golden god' ready to be picked up by random picker-upers, naming as many fancy smancy cars' as fast as we could, grabbing my hand with the words "trust me" being forced in my ear when we would cross the road on the verge of being the victums of road kill, making fun of my not so famous name brand clothes that I was wearing yet having me still admit that I'm a crazy lover of fashion (git outta here), that bus ride and ur lame face trying to convince me that my boyfriend hated me, your cool music...?

I decide not to drink the bean jooice and stick with good ol'fashion Eco to create new memories.

Then devotions, I sit down and let all the words just sink into me and I fall in love with Him. I get so full of it. Just this morning, I had such a high when I thought about how my twisted up life is gonna straighten up for the better after all the testings are through. Why am I worried that nothing will pull through? It's stupid that I do, cuz it will...cuz He loves me. I just gotta Trust. (Trust joanie....Trust, with a capital "T")

I go outside and I smell the air. I've been getting sucha kick out of the fresh, crisp air that's been swooning around this area. Why does it remind me of you, and those times? Why does it remind me of the time we sat together, stealing a kiss or two when faces weren't staring? Why...?

I eat my breakfast. Thinking about the time we would make breakfast together at noon, (first meal of the day is always called "breakfast" even if its 9 at night...!!!) shooing the boys away due to their monstrous appetite. Chillaxing to the sound of girlie smackings and giggles. Then I remember you and your cuddly self, the easy-going spirit of yours. (shh, Im not lesbo...gosh!)


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I'm hoping this is completely normal to be emotional to everything around me. But I'm REALLY hoping that it'll die down till I'm capable of making a joke on romance. (Aaaah, give me a rose!! SOMEONE!!) PTL! You still love me despite my embarssingness, right? right. Glad we got that covered like grown ups.

Sorry about the horrible grammar, not to mention the brand new words I'm creating in this post. (ahh, now that I've apologized, you have no right to tease me about it...take THAT punk!)

I'm hoping this will suffice as a brand new update for you. I hope you're doing good, I miss you. Thanks for everything, have I mentioned that to you? I bet I haven't....sorry for not thanking you as much as I should. Cuz there's so many things you do that fills me up with a butt load of gratitude; you have a skill to lighten up my world, you know? Keep being you and I'll try being a better me.
(that wasn't to any specific person, that was to everyone who means a lot to me...you all know who you are, so no need to be pointed out.)

And I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be loves suicide.
I'll be better when I'm older,
I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

Mama-san.

Happy Mothers Dia!

Things about Mama:

-The only person who likes my nail-polish.
-She's same sun sign as me, which means...theres a bigger possibility of becoming like her when I grow up.
-Super good shepherdess. Knows everything about the word and has a super strong fear of the Lord.
-Starts laughing when I talk slang in japanese, before she used to give me consequences for talking disrespectfully. But now....she just laughs.
-Good at math.
-Beginning to take my opinion on her choice of make-up, hair styles, and clothing....and I think that's COOL!!  (before it was always, "nooo...what does MARY think"......hahaha)

All this and more!!! Gannbatte kudsai mama-san!! Itsumo arigato ne? Anata wa, SUPA-MAMA!!! Korekaramo, yoroshiku be!!!

Joan-chan yori.

Found another set of jewls.

Do you get along better with guys or girls?
Guys to talk with. Girls to have some fun shopping, talkin about the usuals, hanging out, watching movies, cooking and just fun stuff.

If someone liked you right now, would you want them to tell you?
Yes. Even if I get married I’d still want the husband to tell that to me on random occasions... “I like you, you know?” awww, heart-melter!

Does it matter to you if your boyfriend/girlfriend smokes?
Yeah duh! I don’t want some a guy with bad lungs, smelly breath, and teeth the color of piss….holy ship! Get awayyyyy!!!!

Last person you texted?
Texted? Que que??? is that like, sending messages through a phone?? see...I dont have one of those, so Im not as high tec with the world like Im suposto. Sorry.

Do you like shows like Forensic Files and Unsolved Mysteries?
I dunno what you’re talking about. Both those titles seem lame...just so u know.

Do you prefer to take showers at night or in the morning?
In the morning, makes you feel like your starting your day off sparkly and clean. Not so much at night, sometimes I fall asleep due to the comfortableness of nudity and hot water…..zzzzzzzow! Im not saying thats not nice, it IS...but I'd rather sleep in bed lying down.

List people you were/are best friends with?
Were?? Geesh, that’s not sucha nice word to place before “friends”. That’s like calling them, “retarded friends” or something lame like that. So I think I wont answer that one and will stick to the present, here and now….
Mindy, Philly, Finch, Michelle, Sean, Jo, Andre, Marylou, Ambat. Im so blessed.

Name the best people who could cheer you up?
Michelle (Extreme baby yeah!), Best Chipmunk (you know?), MINDY (always and forever), Marylou (when she dosent go on one of her sudden spasms of dissing FRIJOLES!!) and my youngest sister, Elena.

Have you been to New York City?
Nopes. Don’t want to, I’ll probably fall perversly in love and try joining up with NYC Ballet Academy. (…..OMG, lets not go there)

Who is the last person you added to your contacts list in your phone?
...dont have a phone!! Geesh, u think im sum rich asian girl or sumsing?

Do you have any expensive jewelry?
Not really. Im not so into jewelry-gives me this fugly rash. Most of them are mexican ear-rings and beads/clothe necklaces.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Finch. (its because!!!!!)

Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?
Always.

Heard any really great quotes lately?
Yeah...got a note book full of 'em.

Do you think you have made a difference in anyone's life?
….one of those souls I’ve won, at least I hope so!!!!!!!

Do you remember the name of your first school you ever went to?
Mishuku Shoggakkou.

Have/would you ever tattooed anyones name on you?
Yeah I would. Me and Philly were gonna get one together, put our names in small letters somewhere in it, but that didnt work out so....baka.

What is the name of your siblings best friend?
OH BOY!!! This is hard esp when you have mucho siblings, I also have no idea so Umm.. I'll just guess then:
David-Katsuya or Kelsey or Carmel. (heh)
Jp-Christian.
Florence-Nikki, Misty, Sunny, Windy. Something like that.
Katrina-ANGEL!!!
Natalie-Natalia
Elena-Posh and Joanie... :D

What's the most appealing thing about the opposite sex?
That they treat you as someone different and special. And of course their love for the Lord, if they don’t have that then well…. Adios! (muaha)

Which year has been the best so far?
17. I’m comparing it with 16 so ya, definently best!

Ever found more than a dollar/pound in a random place?
I found 50 pesos on the ground!!! (high score???) …..ahem, that’s like five dollars.

Has anyone ever been more important to you than a family member?
Yeah.

Last time you smiled!
Last night.

Last text message in your inbox?
a sweet 'thank you' note from mister jo.

Whens your next road trip?
Dunno.

Would you cry if you found out you were pregnant?
Right now? Right at the moment? …..aheh heh…YES I WOULD!!! Not because I wouldn’t want the baby or anything but umm, I wanna finish school first before ANYTHING. I wanna find a husband before I create a child so that it can be EXTRA special. I think pregnancy is a really really beautiful thing and I am looking forward to it….JUST NOT NOW!!!!!!

Where is your phone?
Downstairs and in rejoices room.

Do you think your current pets will be alive ten years from now?
I don’t really own pets but, the two dogs we have are so precious to me. Im a pet lover so yes, I do hope they’ll live ten years from now. Poochies, love those thangs!!

When was your last bubble bath?
FOOF! When I was what, eight years old???

Do you know anyone by the name of Dennis?
Yes. My Uncle, Dennis Jones. (I call him U.Denny)

Where is your pet right now?
Like I said, not MY pet, but they’re probably outside chilling and freaking out. Trying to eat our little chick’s….donks!

What color phone do you have?
One silver and one white.

How many kids do you want to have?
……whatever the Lord wants. GULP

What outfit do you have on at this exact moment?
My cute blue surfing shorts and a green sports bra.-my PJ's. Joanies currently sicky.

What color are your eyes?
Brown.

What are you doing tomorrow?
Hoping I'll get better and carry on with my life. And to sip coffee once again.... PLEASE LORD!!!!

Do you know someone who likes you?
Si, a lot of ppl…Im so popular! *giggle*

Does a heartbreak feel as bad as it sounds?
For sures. But it’ll only turn you into someone great so…ahem, you gotta go through it in this life whether you like it or not!!!

What color is your hair?
Oh please, nooo!!! Not the hair….the hair is a very sensitive topic for Joan. Okay so its dark dark brown at the roots, then like 1-2 inches of RED, then the rest is PURELY BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! (…yeah, DON’T ask)

What are things you hate losing?
MONEY, make-up, favorite clothes, other ppls things, ppls phone numbers.

Have you eaten popcorn in the past 48 hours?
nope.

Have you ever been in handcuffs?
Si.

If you could say anything to any one person what would it be?
Hu***, I wanna stick with you. And... I love you.

Word.

Mucho mucho

Here's that big event thing that we did on childrens day. Just some picatures for the sake of seeing whatsa happening over here. I would post more but I know that would bore you to the extreme. So here are just some out of the BILLION that I took.

The big crowd.
Holy ship guys, I had to climb (practically crawl cuz 'casual walk' was NOT capable for my body at such height) to the very top of the seats to get this shot. It was the scariest thing I ever did, I hate heights to death!! ugh...I felt like I was gonna fall and kill myself...

The boys and the stacks of books.

Fun bonding time with these guys.

Andre, I finally told Ray that you say "hi".
haha, good job...?

Look at my yellar skin.... Kevin bursted out one time, "LOOK! Joan's skin looks like the color of our MICROWAVE POP-CORN!!!"
......K, thanks. luv ya! (....grrr!)

Passin out the books.
Fiesty people. Esp the old mexican ladies. Such sneaks! They all said they wanted to get books for their 100 grandchildren that were at home...pssh!

Oh oh oh!! LUCHADORAS!!!!!!!!!! muahahah, first time I've ever seen them. After "Nacho Libre" I just HAD to watch these guys and take some incredimazing photos of them...

All acting of course. But it was pretty intense for an asian girl. I was biting my finger nails and sqweemed when the sexy ones flew down...ouchie.

Now see, this is a feather weight champion of the world. (hey you, stop laughing!) No, not some random boxer down the street. This is THEE man, flew in from L.A. to see the kidos and sign autographs and take photos and be Joanie's man. Anyhoo...his arm was like, covered in yummy snacks.

Pretty cool huh?

Yeah, so he knows us and our group and what we do...quite the friendly one with us. Like best friends! Ahee. So that's pretty much it. Exhausting, but it bore lotsa fruit and miracles happened.

PTL?