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Name: Rochelle
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 4/3/1985
Gender: Female
Expertise: the art of procrastination... sleeping... eating...
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  PartTimeANG3L
Member Since:
8/9/2004
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| It's about time for one of these things again...
Basics:
Name: Rochelle
Date of Birth: 4/03
Birthplace: Philippines
Current Location: Irvine
Eye Color: Dark Dark Dark really dark Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5' something''
Heritage: Filipino
Piercings: 4
Tattoos: None, yet
Favourite:
Band/Singer: Brand New/Jason Mraz
Song: Seventy times 7
Movie: Never Been Kissed
Disney Movie: Aladdin
TV show: Gilmore Girls
Color: Red
Food: Mom's spaghetti
Pizza topping: Pepperoni
Ice-Cream Flavor: Strawberry
Drink (alcoholic): Baileys Caramel
Soda: Always Coca Cola
Store: Ross
Clothing Brand: None.
Shoe Brand: None
Season: Summer
Month: December
Holiday/Festival: Winter Holidays
Flower: Roses / Tiger Lilies
Make-Up Item: Chapstick ... i don't wear make-up on a daily
Board game: Currently: Settlers of Catan & Ticket to Ride. haha
This or That
Sunny or rainy: Sunny
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
Fruit or veggie: Fruits
Night or day: Night
Sour or sweet: Sweet
Love or money: LOVE
Phone or in person: I <3 phone calls.
Looks or personality: Personality
Coffee or tea: Coffee
Hot or cold: Hot
Your:
Goal for this year: License + Car
Most missed memory: Days of Corina+Rochelle+Richmond+Rayner+LJ
Best physical feature: None really, but I guess my hair's kinda fierce
First thought waking up: I have to pee
Hypothetical personality disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive for sure.
Preferred type of plastic surgery: None, ... hopefully.
Sesame street alter ego: Grover
Fairytale alter ego: Jasmine - you know it.
Most stupid remark: I make a fool of myself quite often that it changes lots
Worst crime: ...(incriminating evidence? no thanks)
Greatest ambition: To be a good wife and mom
Greatest fear: Not being able to be a good wife and mom
Darkest secret: ... let's keep it a secret.
Favorite subject: I liked Spelling back in Elementary
Strangest received gift: I dunno.
Worst habit: Procrastination
Do You:
Smoke: Never
Drink: Occassionally
Curse: I'm working on the potty mouth thing
Shower daily: Of course
Like thunderstorms: Ehh
Dance in the rain: Only in the Philippines
Sing: Only in the shower
Play an instrument: I used to.
Get along with your parents: Most times
Wish on stars: It doesn't hurt to.
Believe in fate: Yes
Believe in love at first sight: I want to.
Can You:
Drive: Haha... (pathetic) I'm working on it, okay?
Sew: A little - enough to mend damaged clothes
Cook: Learning.
Speak another language: I need more practice but Id dare say I'm fluent in it.
Dance: No. not really.
Sing: No.
Touch your nose with your tongue: I wish I could.
Whistle: Sometimes
Curl your tongue: Yes
Have You Ever:
Been Drunk: Guilty
Been Stoned/High: Never
Eaten Sushi: Yes, love me some sushi
Been in Love: Yes =]
Skipped school: Hahaha... I'm a big dork - ask me about it!
Made prank calls: When I was younger.
Sent someone a love letter: Oh gosh. ... when i was younger.
Stolen something: Yes.
Cried yourself to sleep: Yes.
Other Questions:
What annoys you most in a person? Arrogance.
Are you right or left handed? Right
What is your bedtime? I don't have one, I stay up pretty late.
Name three things you can't live without: Family, Friends, Love
What is the color of your room? White
Do you have any siblings? Dos hermanos.
Do you have any pets? Jinx Cat
Would you kill someone you hate for a million dollars? I could never bring myself to.
What is you middle name? Estrada
What are you nicknames? R.O. Rochie. Ellehcor. Che (2x). Roach.
What are your thoughts on abortion? Anti ... (sigh) most times.
Do you have a crush on anyone? Crush will remain anonymous whether I do or not. haha.
Are you afraid of the dark? Not usually
How do you want to die? Peacefully of old age.
What is the largest amount of popsicles that you have eaten on one day? Two drumsticks?
Would you take a bullet for the one you love? Yeah probably
What is the last law you’ve broken? I try hard not to do this.
In a Member of the Opposite Sex:
Hair color: Doesn't really matter to me
Eye color: Doesn't matter either, but blue eyes make me weak in the knees
Height: Not too picky ... Although I'm short, I wouldn't want him to be too
Weight: I dunno.
Most important physical feature: Smile
Biggest turn-off: Arrogance.
THE END =]
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Last week while waiting at the bus stop on my way back to the apartment from CDC, I made friends with a nice old lady. I was on the phone with Chris shortly before getting on the bus. I was talking to him about how I'm totally annoyed with my schedule at CDC. I guess the lady overheard and asked about it. She was surprised to find out that I go to UCI. Actually, I think she was surprised to find out that I was old enough to be going to college. She thought that I was some sixteen year old going to some high school and volunteering at CDC. ... Actually, I turned 23 that day  .
She said to me, "You look really young."
Then she thought, just as others have thought, that she had offended me and said what I've heard from so many others so many times, "It's a good thing!"
"Excuse me?" I said, although I knew exactly where this conversation was heading.
"It's a good thing you look young. When you're my age you'll be glad!"
I faked a smile and a laugh.
I can't wait for the day that I actually feel ecstatic to hear that I look young for my age. I can't wait for the day that that statement no longer becomes "offensive," but a compliment. For now, I have to settle for looking like some 16 year old high school girl.
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| I've been tight-lipped about this whole graduate school thing because I didn't want to jinx my chances by blabbering my mouth... I also think that people don't really care to here that I'm applying unless I've got an ending to the story - a definitive "yes" or "no," and up until yesterday I didn't. Now I do and here's been whats up...
This whole process started in September when i decided that i would apply for grad school for school psychology. I did my research and decided to apply to five schools. I thought that was a good number until i realized that, on average, people were applying to around 10 programs... really?!  ... So i looked through the schools again and... well, i didn't want to leave socal and i decided that im only going to apply to schools that i really want to go to - i mean, if im going to be spending all that money and another 2-4 years in school it better be somewhere i really want to go to... at the same time, i was scared because i know the competition is tight. Ive heard it for the clinical program but i was hoping that for school psych it wouldnt be as competitive... i am so naive  .
It came down to these four schools:
UC Riverside: PhD in School Psychology + Pupil Personel Credential
CSU Long Beach: MA in Edu Psychology: emphasis in School Psych + PPS credential
Chapman: MA in School Psych + EdS + PPS credential
SDSU: EdS + PPS
I got an interview to all four programs and i should have been thrilled considering the odds ... per school, around 100+/- apply and only a handful get interviews.
For Riverside, there were 13 of us at the interview, for LB around 40, for Chapman 40, and for SDSU 20 ... But then, I realized that less than half being interviewed get invited into the program. Gaaah!  ... So, i wasnt thrilled to get an invite to the interviews ... just... i dunno. I just kept thinking that it would be foolish to celebrate because this was just another part of the application process...
I went to UCR's interview in December and a week after that got my rejection notice via email... it hurt, Im not gonna lie... but i knew it would be a long shot. I didn't even think I would get an interview to a PhD program. I think they think that I'm not ready for it because I found out that I was the only one at that interview who was still in school. The next youngest person in the group was some girl who graduated 2 years ago and spent the last two years teaching English in Japan... every time i mentioned i was still in school id get some grad student or another applicant asking, "you're currently in school? RIGHT now? ohh, uhh... so what experiences do you have working with kids?" This was pretty much the reaction i got at the other interviews. At the other interviews, although I wasn't the only one still in school, there were only 2 or 3 of us... At this point it dawned on me that being in school is such a disadvantage - damn it, I should have been out there getting jobs at some public school and working with kids...i started to accept the fact that i wont get into anything and will have to work (build up my resume) for a year or two then reapply.
Just last week I went to CSULB's interview and i thought i did excellent. Of all the interviews I went to I just felt more secured and confident during that one. So, I was devastated when I got an email telling me that I've been waitlisted for their program. I cried. I thought that if Im getting waitlisted for their program and I kicked ass in their interview, then I for sure didnt get into the other two programs...
No word on Chapman yet - I was just at the interview on Wednesday. At this point, I don't care to know about Chapman because I couldn't afford to go to that school even if I got in AND ... ... I ALREADY GOT ACCEPTED INTO SDSU'S PROGRAM!
Oh man... I'm still in shock someone needs to pinch me! ... over 80 people applied, around 20 some people got interviewed and only 8-10 got invited to attend their program and I AM ONE OF THEM! ...
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It has been so draining to deal with the whole application process in the midst of classes, midterms, finals... Im freakin out about my senior thesis on top of all this...
It started in September and it just ended... i couldnt be happier about the end results.
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| i saw Shutter with corina and jeah last saturday night. i actually really like scary thrillers but this movie was totally "ehh." there was nothing scary or original about it. it was really predictable... i completely knew it wouldnt be worth watching but they really wanted to see it for some reason. i have to admit that i was extremely excited to see joshua jackson. I love josh jackson and im glad to see him acting again ... I've loved him since his DC days and I'm looking forward to the day he gets better and bigger roles so I can see him in more stuff more often ... AND hopefully they wont be horrid movies like Shutter.
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two new dresses  ... still waiting for warmer weather (come now please  ).
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