Lights. Camera. Drama.

I apologize for not posting anything yesterday. I was celebrating my birthday with a close friend in the Big Apple! We spend several hours at David and Busters and shopping around Times Square yesterday! It was fun, but then I realized that you need $$ to buy things in NYC, which I did not have a lot of. This experience has motivated me to find a part-time, paying job!

On Tuesday, my department treated me to lunch at iHop and on Wednesday, my sister and I saw "Sex and the City 2" and "Get Him to the Greek" for my birthday. All interesting movies in their own special and unique way, but I will say is that P.Diddy in the latter movie was unfunny and condescending and Jonah Hill looks like a fat guinea pig. Overall, I celebrated my birthday went quite well and I hope to be more open-minded and fearless next year.

In other news.......

Last Sunday, I saw the 2010 MTV Movies Awards and I was quite disappointed. None of my predictions came true. The Twilight franchise took five awards: Best Kiss, Best Male Performance, Best Movie, Best Female Performance, and Global Superstar. I think I have had it with Twilight. I have seen the first two movies. There were less than average movies. The voting influence and power of teenie boopers and middle aged women these days is frightening to my ears. Twilight has made the MTV Movies Award a joke at a time when MTV has become a joke. Surprisingly, Ellipse is coming out on June 30th and I am not look forward to watching it.



However, I am looking forward to the third season of True Blood on HBO tomorrow night! I AM SO EXCITED and here is why:

• John Manganiello's Alicide is one hot sex on a stick. Jacob who?
• This season premieres four days after my birthday. Late birthday present!
• The show is bringing "sexy werewolves back" on the show, unlike Underworld, The Vampire Diaries and Twilight. Alicide is probably the sexiest one of them all.
• The growing sexual tension between Sookie and Eric. I want hot make-out scenes.
• A possible love quadrangle between Sookie, Alicide, Bill, and Eric?
• The actors on the show have amazing chemistry together and are trained professionals. For instance, Anna Paquin is an Academy award-winning actress, while Rutina Wesley went to Juilliard. 
• The show is unpredictable, despite the typical love story. Remember, Maryann's dark influence over Bon Temp in season 2? She was one crazy bitch...

Hey everyone! I know you guys missed me. I was enjoying my Memorial Day Weekend a little bit much. I won't kiss and tell. Anyway, I am here to get back to my current routine. I want to start this month with a question. June 9th is my 23rd birthday and I want to celebrate it the best I can. I want to celebrate it in NYC specially in Times Squares and I hear David and Busters is a cool place. What are your views of the David & Busters in Times Squares and do you know any other interesting things or places I can experience in Times Squares? I picked NYC because NJ is boring.


Here is this month's plan:


                                                                    June Plan 
1. Blog up to two times a week.
2. Write interesting and engaging blog posts.
3. Celebrate my 23rd birthday the best way possible.
4. Look for a paid, part-time internship.
5. Build my resume and skills with the volunteer opportunity I already have.
6. Build my French and Japanese language skills.
7. Lose between 5 to 10 pounds.
8. Study for Driver's License Test.
9. Reconnect with my college and high school friends.


Secondly, lets review with I did last month:

Hello, everyone! This afternoon, I attended the Apple hiring event at the Residence Inn in Times Square. I wore my business suit, walked into the room, filled out a survey, met with several Apple employees and recruiters, and took part in a two-hour seminar. I listened to other candidates' Apple moments with enthusiasm. But during those two hours, something was wrong.

I was not concerned that more candidates have more experience with Apple products. Each and every candidate came with a different, diverse background, including myself. I am worried  because I did not get it to show my personality more in front of the Apple crazed audience. When I presented my introduction and group activity, I stumbled on words and took longer to make my points. I felt like I was inadequate.  But I can be delusional. Perhaps the Apple recruiters loved with what I had to say, but I sure did not feel the same way. I just do not know from this point. I am proud that I went to college, got an college education, and soul-searched for the past year. But, something was missing in the equation and I cannot put my finger on it....


Then as I listened to the young applicants retrospect their previous Apple retail experiences as customers, I felt almost completely left out because I have not been to an Apple Store before. I live in Newark, NJ. If you do not know about the history of this city, google it. There are not any Apple Retail Stores in Newark or in nearby towns.

The closest Apple Stores are in Manhattan, but my parents and I do not travel to New York City as often unless to drop off things for my sister at LIU. They have jobs. Currently, I do not have a paying job so if I were to commute to NYC to visit the 5th Avenue or Upper West Side Apple Store, I clearly don't have the finances to buy new Apple products unless it is a iPod Nano. I wish there was an Apple Store at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, NJ. It is the largest mall in the state and only 30 minutes from my house and it does not even have an Apple Store. Is it unacceptable for someone to apply to an Apple retail position, but she/he has never been inside an Apple Retail Store prior? I have not thought about it until I arrived at the hotel....

Luckily, I have learned that I need to do a little more research on Apple, specially about its Mac OS X system. I have no idea if I will receive an individual interview with an Apple representative or not. I tried my best to demonstrate my best personality traits in this recruitment seminar. If I am given another chance, I will do everything in my power to prove that I make a great fit as a part-time, Inventory Control Specialist at one of Apple's Manhattan stores. On one side I think I belong in the Apple subculture but on the other, not so sure. I guess I have to wait and find out.