ok, so, i thought a lot happened last month...  but this month definitely takes the cake...  with the eviction last month, i thought things had hit a new low...  but i was in for a few more surprises...  first of all, the eviction went very bad...  i had spent 3 or 4 full days after we were evicted cleaning up the house because it was that messy...  it took me two uhaul truckloads worth of trips to throw away the leftover junk that was still there...  but anyways, in the end, i got it done and turned in the keys, and my uncle was satisfied...  (it's his house that he sold)...  anyways, despite hating to live there at times, i really missed the place...  so, here are the events that transpired:

after turning in the keys, i was officially out of the bachelor pad...   i didn't see it coming, but it hit me a bit hard...  i was looking forward to getting out, but when i got out, i really did miss it...  but i think it was more than just missing the bachellor pad, but rather, realizing that i'm also losing my bachelorhood...  it's the end of an era...  after that, i got a bit down and a bit depressed...  it lasted for about 4 days, because i had a good talk with a good friend, and she helped me through that time...  that, and watching high fidelity really helped...  it's about moving on with life and stuff like that...  anyways, so, i started feeling better after that movie and talk (thursday night)...  by friday, i started being my normal self again (well, about 10 pounds lighter though)...  anyways, so that very same night, friday night, after teens group and hanging out, i went home to sleep...  at about 1 in the morning (technically saturday morning), i forgot that i had ordered something and had it shipped to my fiance's house (because i didn't know where i was going to live after the eviction when i ordered it (and by the way, i'm now living with chris lam's family) )...   i knew my fiance would be at her parents' house, since her sister's wedding would start at 6 am on saturday, so the package was sitting outside...  so, i went to pick it up...

on the way back, on darnestown road, i had flashing yellow while the drivers on shady grove had flashing reds...  for you non-drivers, flashing reds have to yield to flashing yellows...  so i went into the intersection as i should, but the guy with the flashing red came out into the intersection, and i had no choice and plowed right into him...  both airbags went off, the front of the car crumpled like a piece of paper...  the car needed to be towed away...  at this time, all i could think of was why the hits kept on coming this month...  it was pretty hard on me...  i loved my bachelorhood lifestyle and loved my car...   both got taken away from me in the same week...  but what was even worst was that by the time the police finished all of the paperwork, it was 2 in the morning now, and i had to find a ride...  i didn't know where to go... tried the fiance, but i knew i couldn't get a hold of her because by this time, the wedding was in 4 hours...  a wedding that i'm supposed to go to as well...  in 4 hours...  i couldn't call my parents because they, being typical asian parents, would yell at me for a half an hour, enquire why anyone would be out at 2 in the morning, and then decide to pick me up...  so i didn't want to go that route...  chris lam was still in college at this time, so i didn't call him...  and i actually do not know the home number there either...  well, that, and waking up uncle vincent and auntie wai-ying at 2 in the morning is pretty rude too...  so i called my hero priscilla...  i figured that we were all hanging out after TG only an hour or two ago, so she might still be up...  well, she wasn't, but she was gracious enough to wake up and pick me up...  i was fairly shaken by this ordeal, but i was able to pack all my belongings into a clear large garbage bag (courtesy of the UPS man who wrapped my package since it rained that day) and stood at the corner of darnestown and shady grove looking like a bum...  i knew priscilla would have laughed if it were such a serious accident...  in fact, we're both still amazed that i was 99.9% fine and walking around after seeing the damage...  well, she picked me up, took care of me that night and helped me calm down, as i was shaking until about 4:30 or so...  i managed to sleep for about 15 minutes until i got the wake up call for the wedding...  however, i didn't have a car...  priscilla came through again and drove me to the lams' house to get my suit and then to my parents' house to borrow a car...  and the rest, i guess, is boring paperwork...

so what did i learn from all this?  well, like that old school psalm says, despite all these happenings this week, it is well with my soul...  i'm still a very blessed person!!!  when i was evicted, many people offered me a place to live...  when i was depressed, i had good friends talking to me, IMing me, calling me from even taiwan!!!...  when i got into a car accident, i had people taking care of me...  how much blessed could i be?  instead of seeing what i lost, i should be remember what i have...   houses and cars can be fixed or replaced, but friends and my health can not be...  i thank God everyday that i have them both...