so far...

so i have just had my jaw surgery this past monday (July 20th) at exactly 4:00pm at Reston Hospital, only breaking and realigning my bottom jaw to correct my bite. i knocked out so fast when they gave me the anesthesia, i wasnt even able to stay awake for them to move the bed out the room. I work up after what seemed to be seconds, groggy and unable to open my eyes too well. everything felt heavy. by then it was around 9:oopm.

it is now saturday, about 5 days after the surgery. the past few days were the pretty tough due to the peak of the swelling after the surgery. i literally looked like i gained 10 pounds just on my face. even slightly brushing my fingers on the lower part of my face resulted in pain. i had a terrible sore throat (most likely b/c of breathing tube/anethesia) and kept spitting up blood and constantly felt nauseous and dizzy. I had never been so tired in my life.... lately i have been sleeping 3/4 of the day. im guessing the meds have been making me exhausted. but anywho... heres a video i made to update on whats been going on so far.






ive been watching a couple videos on youtube on particular jaw surgeries and
found that the user, "jealousybust" had the best series of his personal experience
with the operation. unlike others, he was very devoted in posting almost everyday
and explaining what was going on. :) i think he was the best.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkhHwzyEYU&NR=1

a few things that make life sweeter...

+ orville redenbacher kettle corn

+ blue skies decorated with pure white, fluffy clouds

+ picture perfect scenes

+ priscilla ahn 

+ a calm summer breeze cooling the back of your warm neck

+ quality cheesecake..... yum

+ ice cold water

+ a good hair days (pimple-free days are just as awesome)

+ the quiet strumming of a guitar

+ sunbathing on the carpet with your old trusty dog

+ reading the day away on your cool bed

  ... thank you God. :)

i've had so many times where i wanted to write and post a blog but wow, i am incredibly lazy. either i think about all these things i want to say, and then fall asleep before i actually open my laptop, or i sit there in front of the screen not knowing which certain thought i should blog about. blogging is hard.

so lately i've been going out, doing errands, meeting people, working... but even with all that, i have begun to spend a lot of time by myself, pondering and thinking. this past week i've sat outside at night, twice, when the sky was dark and clear, but full of scattered stars. with the heat of the sun gone, replaced by a calm cool breeze, looking up at the sky above me made me realize how insignificant i am. i am only aware of the things that surround me that moment, while millions of things that i had no idea about was happening that exact minute. with God controlling everything in this universe, i was amazed at how he still came to acknowledge that I, smaller than a speck of dust in His creation, existed at all. 

i was also running this past week in the neighborhood (the private driveway for the estates) and pacing in the beat and rhythm of whatever song i was listening to, i took in the glorious sunset in front of me as my feet hit the graveled ground one by one. i saw so many random animals during my run, i felt that i was in a Snow White movie. There were bunnies, deer, and birds everywhere as i ran on the track, staring at me and not moving at all until i passed. i think the beauty of nature is what brings me back to thinking about how huge God is and how amazing He is in His power. 

theres my random useless shpiel.   

but then again, isn't that what blogspot is for? :)