June 5, 2007
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Last Friday, I decided to take some of the leftovers of bagels and muffins and pack it up to give to some of the homeless on my way to the Metro. I don't know why any of the other people didn't think of this, they usually just throw away the food which is a huge waste. I walked out of the office and looked around for someone to give the food to, but for some reason there weren't any homeless people around. No homeless in LA?? Where'd they all go last Friday? I ended up finding a guy that was asleep and just left it next to him.
Some of the homeless people I can understand that they've just had some hard times, and they don't want/ask for a handout, but if offered they'll take it. I sympathize with these people. There's this couple I see on the Metro a few mornings every week that run this scam that I have no sympathy whatsoever. They go from train to train asking people for some change to get a train pass. The first time I saw them, I thought they were legit. Hearing their story I wanted to help out but didn't have any money on me. Then I saw them the next morning pitching the same story to people. People who play on people's sympathies really piss me off. I just can't understand what goes on in people's minds when they scam people like the elderly out of their life savings. I heard about this story about a church that gave a house to this woman who supposedly lost her house to Katrina. They built the house themselves and had it all furnished for her only for her to flip the house a few weeks after they gave it to her. Nothing they can do because the house was in her name. It turned out the lady wasn't even in New Orleans during Katrina. Hearing shit like this really makes me disappointed in the world today.
So the Ocean's 13 premiere is today a few blocks away from my apartment at Grauman's Chinese Theater and there was already a line at 7am to see some of the stars come in at 11am. Apparently George Clooney and Brad Pitt are going to be there and then the premiere is later tonight at 6. I saw all these people my age just chilling in line, and I wanna know, what kinda job do they have that they can just play hookey like that?? I need me one of those!
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I like where i'm at a lot actually. My firm is humane, the people are great, and I have a good time during the day. No complaints, really. Sometimes I work too much, but overall, I don't think it's too bad.
Hey, I'm sorry it took me so long to reply, but I've been really busy! I like your new layout, by the way
Haha, I've heard horror stories from my friends that were sheltered like us, got to college, and went absolutely crazy. As I mentioned in my entry, I think I've done a pretty good job of balancing school and my social life. I really like what you wrote, part fate and part creating your own destiny. I agree: free will determines our destiny, and while the decisions we make everyday belong only to us, the rest is left to fate. I believe every choice we make takes us one step closer to the bigger plan ahead of each of us...I'm sure there are great things in store for you too, hopefully a job you will grow to love?
I think it's great that you chose to give the food to somebody in need; I also try to do that when I can. There aren't many homeless people on the streets where I'm from (I live in the suburbs) but I like to help out where I can. I once heard about a scam in Toronto where a woman, dressed in rags, was always begging for money on one street corner. When a reporter decided to do a story about her, she discovered that at night, the "needy woman" would get picked up by a luxury car and taken back to her home! I also remember hearing about one teacher who shaved off her daughter's hair to pretend that she had cancer...she even made a website and received thousands of dollars in cash donations and gifts, and when discovered, she was revoked of her teaching license and was thrown in jail. Hearing stories like these also disappoint me, but hearing stories like how you gave food to a homeless person---well, that helps restore my faith that there are good people in the world.
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