Surgery Day #2

Today's the day after surgery. When I was coming down the stairs, I fell...and my foot was in the back, so I hit my foot (which was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO painful) and I sat on my butt on the stairs...my Mom came rushing and asked how I was. After that, she just woke up and took care of me. She is just so dedicated...I love her so much.

It's almost 11 now. 11 is when my school ends and everyone goes home and is cheerful becuz its the last day of school. I'm probably the only one who isn't becuz I wasnt there and im in a lot of pain.

The painkillers do help, but it still hurts after that fall...:(
So I just have to make it through the "3 day hump"!!
It's day 2!! Let's hope I don't fall again tomorrow.

Hard Times

It's been pretty rough lately. With all this surgery and foot problems.
*sigh* I'm getting surgery tomorrow: June 2..and i'm nervous but NOT afraid.
I have to arrive at the hospital at 5:30 AM with no food in my stomach. And the surgery is suppose to take 2 hours. And after that, i get on crutches with my new cast and go home. Apparently, I'm going to feel ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE after the surgery because I got touched inside the body by things that shouldn't.
I'll be ok, and my friends are super supportive. :)
I love you guys!! :D
VISIT ME SOON!! :D

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: YOU SUCK.

*Sigh*
I absolutely hate making decisions.
I have CST Testing from Tuesday (tomorrow) to Friday. Tuesday and Wednesday is Language Arts, and Thursday and Friday is Mathematics. (YAYY...not.)
My goal is to get 500+ on my score for the CST. Been woring super hard *puffs out cheeks*.

Anyways, my surgery got approved, but my parents haven't made a decision yet. Personally, I want to have surgery. Anyways, if I'm going to do it, it's gonna be in early June; Right after school ends: June 5th. YAYY!! (no sarcasm) :]

YAYY. So have a great week and weekend. I hope your lives are better than mine.
My friends are still fighting, and it's pissing me off. I don't say that in person, and I don't try to show it. I got irritated with Amy because she was just in an emo and pesimistic mood all the time. =_= I always said that they'd be ok again. Then she would say, "No we won't!" =_= So yea. This has been going on for about...a week and a half now. And i've decided to stop interfering. I am going to let them fix and figure out their own problem, because when we get older, no one (might) be there to comfort and fix your problem. Learning this now is better than later.

Please wish them luck with their relationship, and me with my problem. Thanks.

Tomorrow's the Big Day

Tomorrow's the BIG day. I have school, as usual. After that, at 3 I have to go to a doctor's appointment. TO. LOOK. AT. MY. FOOT. OMG. I'm really nervous. I'm kinda hoping I can get surgery to end this once and for all! But I don't wanna have to suffer either. After I go to that, I go home and do homework or whatever. Then I go to open house! I drew a lot of amazing pieces for art class, and I'm dying to let my mom see them! I actually just finished one today! It is a lion in a border. I think the border is very special! If I can (and remember), I'll take a picture and post it on my blog. TOMORROW'S A BIG DAY!! Wish me luck!

I Figured it Out?

I Googled "Bone and muscle attachment on ankle" in the images section. I got a lot of hits, but only one helped me. Okay, so I looked at the image and looked at the unjured area.

I think there's something wrong with my peroneous brevis tendon and the 5th metatarsal.

So yeah. I feel really smart being able to say big words :]

Tough Decision

I am faced with a horrible, tough, and heartbreaking decision. My foot could take half a year to heal. It's a pretty big thing to me. Cast off...bad news. My mom had told me to think about this very carefully. She is asking me to think about quitting gymnastics...FOREVER...it's very hard for me because i've done it for 7 years. This is very sudden. I've thought about quitting before, but i'd never got to the point where my mom ASKS me to think about quitting. I was talking to Amy (at gym) about it. I was crying, so I told her i'd talk to her later. I mean, you might not think it's a big deal. But IT IS. To me, at least. Some of the people at gym may not care if I leave or not. Our team is basicly falling apart. It's been falling apart since Trent took everyone to Precision. I HATE him for that. I love my team and my coaches. MY WHOLE TEAM! Including the boys and the actual gym.

You may say, "Just keep doing it then." It's not that simple! I mean, what if doing it makes it worse? There are a lot of factors to think about...but I really need to take opinions. I don't want opinions that just say "DON'T" or "YEAH, QUIT". I need reasons and good ones. Please help me...Zoe :]

So leave your opinion in the comments section. Thanks.

Got My Cast Off!!

YAY!! I got my cast off!! But it comes with bad news. I didn't feel any better. He pressed the bad part of my foot...and it hurt more than before. He said that it was still very tender, which was weird. He said that I wasn't going to get another cast because, obviosly, it didn't help in letting my foot heal. So the doctor said that I needed to really take care of it for the next 3 weeks. If it doesn't show any signs of healing, then I'll have to have surgery. O-o AHHHHHH!! And I REALLY DON'T WANT THAT!! He also said that I should NEVER jog, run, sprint (obviously xP), jump, leap, fast walk, or anything of the sort. If it feels comfortable walking, then I can walk a bit more, but other than that I have to walk as little as possible!!

I went to the movies with my sister, Phoebe, to watch "Bounty Hunter." hehe...it was pretty good. It wasn't as funny, but it was so much sweeter!! They bounty hunter went to jail for her. It was so sweet!

So I got home at 9:30 and I did science homework. It was about...reproductive organs of the female body...let's just put it that way. xP

We were supposed to buy this lace-up brace for my ankle, but we didn't 'cause it was too late. xP So I went to bed and woke up the next morning (today)! :]

Helping Set Up

My mom and I went to Rancho Cucumunga (that's not how you spell it, by the way). We went to this school called "Los Osos" and their mascot is a grizzly bear. To be honest with you, it didn't look very impressive. It was new (and most new schools aren't that great) and stuff. I mean, you really had to go IN to see the spacious, clean, well organized school!!
So, we went over to the snack bar when we got to the school's gymnasium (pretty darn cool) and started cleaning and sorting the place out. I put price tags on cups of grapes, powerbars ($1-$2), water, and other foods. So I went to where the event was happening (basketball court). The floors were being protected by a blue tarp. So the older people were wiring and stuff. The younger ones were...doing i don't know. So we went outside. Oh, I remember. I was on the top of the seats (bleacher thing) hanging up posters with Natasha(?). It was the team names! They were big posters with a wave and the names. We were taping, peeling, sticking, taking off, REsticking, taking off (yet again), and REsticking. Then we took them off and REstuck them again. PERFECT! Not so much. It looked ok though.
I then went outside and wrapped flowerpots in decortive paper. (So I was working for the decorating comitee...) Then I took them back into the gym. I forgot to mention that there were about 15 people there at about 6. Then by 8, there were over 40. The people there slowly went home...because the whole set up wasn't very well organized. So I helped move things around and helped carry things. (The next morning, sore arms greeted me. LOVELY!!)
I hung out with Angie for a bit. Then Anise came and i let them hang out. So i just helped out and stuff. After that, Ryan came. So we messed around for an hour or so. (He supposedly likes me...xP) Then it was about 10:30 so we went home. We ate potstickers (that's what they are called in english (i think)) and then went to bed!!
Fun working right? Just a bit. It's fun working and TALKING to someone (Natasha). So we talked and talked while putting up poster after poster after poster.
It was all worth it!! I'll see you followers later.

Long Time No Cast

I got a cast. The doctor said that I tore something and that I had bone damage. FUN!! not. And now I have to be in it for 3 weeks. Then, I take it off!! (But I might need another one!! FUN!!! not. again.

Sorry about the delay for blogging, but I've been a little busy with emotions...and homework and friends. To tell you the truth, I think my friend Amy and I are growing farther and farther apart. And she's being stolen from me. She is being taken away from me. You would think that she would still pay attention to me, but she doesn't.


Another month...I'm not going to go to gym for about 3 weeks because my mom wants me to rest. So...Until April...

See you next time (probably in April)

I Found Out...

I found out what was wrong with me. I don't know if I told you this or not, but one of my bones in my foot is growing too fast. So, it's basicly too big. FUN...

Anyways, I'm totally stressed because I have a 7th grade Writing Test for the state of California tomorrow. First thing in the morning. Another fun thing to look forward to. :) YAY...

So I'm studying and trying to practice by writing stuff on my blogs. So, a lot of things will be posted, I guess. Or just updated with a lot more writing. Not sure...

But yeah. So see you later and I'll try to update this ASAP to tell my followers how the writing test was. I forgot to mention, that I have another doctor's appointment on Thursday in the morning, so I'll miss school in the morning and go back at about noon. LUNCH TIME!!

Ok, see you guys later.

Oh, and I totally forgot to mention, that it's March! A whole new month to look forward to...(right). And that February was the suckiest, most horrible, and most stressing, and most painful month ...

EVER!!!!!!

My foot hurts like-

I talked to Amanda today on the phone. I was still really nervous and anxious...I didn't want to, but my mom made me. So I said this:

Hi Amanda. I've been afraid to talk to you. So I decided to start now...in a text. So I'm not coming to gym today because I have to study. Cu tom.

10 seconds later...

Hedy you don't have to be afraid to talk to me. Study hard...

I feel a little better, but i have homework and I have to give love advice and stuff to my 2 buddies.

I'm like the middleman...except I'm a girl...so I guess I'm a middlelady...that works...

So my friend finally asked my best friend out!! I was so happy. And I was there the whole time...cause I wanted to be, and plus I set the whole thing up.

Originally, he was supposed to:

1. Kneel on the floor by her feet
2. Look at her in the eyes
3. Ask her out
4. Stand up when she said yes
5. Give her a hug

But...he only did step number 3...and then he looked nervously at me...so did Amy...and she said, "You make everything awkward!!"

Sucks for you, doesn't it?

Well, that's the end.

I'm doing math homework, science homework, and updating my blogs, and thinking/brainstorming my next story.

See you next time.

Winter Olympics

Well, I was too afraid to even ask Amanda online...so I guess this relationship will never get better.

SD was pretty cool. I ate at Fleming's, this really fancy and nice restaurant. It's weird, thought. Whenever I go to restaurants, I get incredibly quiet. I don't even know why, but I do, and then I don't feel like eating or talking to my family.

Anyways, we stayed at the Hilton Hotel by my sister's apartment.

Well before that, we toured my sister's university's grounds (UCSD). My foot was hurting a lot and I was getting really bad allergies, so, OBVIOUSLY, I wasn't in a good mood. I was limping so badly at the end, that it looked like I was a mentally retarded freak that doesn't know how to use her left foot. Great...people are looking now. xP

Anyways, we stayed the night at the Hilton Hotel. I stayed up to like 12 watching the Olympics. It's actually really interesting.

We came home. Nothing else to talk about.

Today, I went to guitar lessons, but Kurt didn't come because he was in San Diego (understandable) and he forgot to call me. So he gave me a call saying that he was sooo sorry. I thought it was pretty funny, but I knew he meant it.

I watched more of the Winter Olympics and fell asleep.

After that, I came downstairs to do homework (what I'm doing now) and I decided to talk to my friend (William). And help him with this one girl. He was super sad and mad, so I told him to tell me what was wrong...he told me...and then everything seemed better.

So, I'll get back to doing my homework, instead of updating my blog. See you next time...

BTW (to Zoe) I do like Vladimir a lot. He's nice and he's really patient. He's a lot of fun and he's confident. So he's a great coach. :)

Life's Complicated

Injuries and misunderstanding...always make life suck!!

I just got an x-ray for my left and right feet...I can't go see the doctors yet to get the results...so the x-rays are kind of useless right now...

It's actually hurting more...and I just found recently that it's the same place that I fratured last time (last season...more than half a year ago...I was in 2 casts! FUN!! =.=)

Misunderstandings are the worst for relationships...I'm not sure if Amanda and I have a good relationships anymore...so I'm going to try to fix it. She can be really intimidating...which she is now. And it really scares me to death. So I can't face her in person. I'm basicly miserable at gym because I can't do anything...besides bars and conditioning. And I don't talk that much ever since...our little "talk." Which was on Tuesday. But, you don't need to know about that...

I'll tell you how it is.

I'm going to San Diego tomorrow until about...Saturday or Sunday. I'm not really sure. But, I don't care. I'm going to be living in a freakin' hotel!! :)

Well, see you next time.

Dad!-Personal (Family...again)

Well today was an average day. I talked to people on AIM and then I went to guitar lessons. After that, my mom and I went to the Brea Mall to buy a present for my daddy (It was his birthday yesterday). I went to this really awesome store...I forgot the name, but it is very advanced. We bought my dad this laptop desk thingy...it's blue...

Okay, so after I got home, I went on the computer and I played my new game that I bought frmo Gamestop...The Zoo World! (It's pretty darn fun!)

After that, we went to the airport to pick up my dad. So we went to Pho to eat noodles...and then we came back here...

So I'm basicly doing homework and updating my blog...FUN! (not) I'm doing the homework for science class; this comic strip thing about natural selection (not very interesting).

So I'm probably just going to wait for Keenan to come online so we can talk!! And then I'll read a bit, do some more homework, and then go to bed.

GOOD NIGHT, PEOPLEZ!! :] (The "Z" was intentional *wink*)

Nothing New-Personal Life (Family)

There isn't anything new, so there isn't really anything to add on to the blog. This post will just be about my personal life, and not gymnastics...so here it goes:

My uncle came back from China a few days ago, so I went to his house today. I brought my backpack and my Texas Hold 'Em chips with me.

When I got there, Jerry (my cousin) and I went upstairs and played Texas Hold 'Em (what do you know?). So basicly for the first round, the blind was $10 and $20. And we all started out with $10k. I was winning the first round, and Jerry was broke. We got to the second round and raised the blind to $20 and $50 (bad idea!!). I totally lost the chips I got from him. After that, we went to the park to play basketball. I didn't really play, but I played with this car. (The RV ones that have a remote control.) I went around the park, driving it around like crazy. After about 20 minutes, I started getting bored, so I went back to Jerry and my uncle. They were all sweaty and tired from playing basketball, so I let them rest for a bit.

We went to the field (which was wet and marshy from the rain) to try out the RC Helicopter. The wind was blowing pretty hard, so it was hard to control it. It kept spinning out of control and crashing, but in the end we got the hang of it. They wind was a big problem...so we stopped and went home.

Jerry and I went upstairs again and finished our poker game. In the end, he got $15k and I got $10.5k. (So obviously I lost.)

We went back downstairs and went to play Guitar Hero: World Tour. We got tired of that so we crashed on the couch and watched TV. We were wrestling like mad. (lolz)

After that, we went upstairs to watch TV. We were watching the Crush marathon on Nick. And we were switching that off with the Basketball games.

So after that, I had to come home...and here I am typing this!

See you in the next one...

A new month!

It's a brand new month! February! Well as you know, most people would say "A new month, you start out fresh and good."

Not in my case! Like I promised...I'll be telling you about my horrid competition yesterday. I think the only thing that I got out of that was that I got the highest PERSONAL bar score. This other girl beat me so she got first. That really disappointed me...but you can't critisize the judges' choice. So I congradulated her and wished her good luck in the next few competitions. Anyways. Here's my bar routine:

First Half: Kip cast handstand turn kip cast squat on...
Second Half: Kip cast handstand clearhip handstand giant giant fly away.

That seems like a really long run on sentence...but I don't care.

That routine got a 9.575. Angie hit her routine and got a 9.550. And I was right after, so it was pretty cool. Angie got 9.550 on vault, too! So I was kinda looking for her score on beam and floor to see if it was also 9.550.

We warmed up on beam and we competed.

I fell on my series (I've been falling on it lately...but this fall is missing both feet, so the judges deduct that it fell -.5 and no series which is -.5 to 1 pt. So I basicly failed at that, so I'm not going to tell you the score.) You can guess it.

ASIAN FAILLLLLLL...!!

Anyways, I went to floor and warmed up. I didn't get to warm up my full, but I knew I could do it. In my routine I fell on my second pass (front handspring layout pike). Everything else was pretty good.

P.S. to the people who are reading this:
I don't usually fall on stuff like this. I ALWAYS make my passes!! So don't judge me on this.

The next meet will be in Arizona in a arena where last year's Super Bowl was hosted. It is said to be really amazing! And big! And cool. But I don't think I can compete there.

I went to a foot specialist at about 3:30 this afternoon. His name was Henry R. Tseng. He's a D.P.M. (I have no idea what that is so don't even ask me.) He's pretty good. Oh wait...just kiding! He's a Diplomate, American Podliatric Medical Specialties Board Foor Surgery and Acupuncture. (Such a mouthfull) He's patient and talks quitely. I noticed that he writes with his left hand, too! Ok, so I guess you can reach him at www.docfoot.com or www.mightyblam.com

I'm not sure...so don't come back and comment something like "It didn't say!! Wtf! Where's his name?!" I'll just say to look it up on Google or something.

Okay, just incase one of you guys has a foot problem and need to talk to him and ask questions or make an appointment...here's the address:

Hacienda Heights:
15909 E. Gale Avenue #A.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

Tel: 626-330-4866
Fax: 626-330-7989

It's open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am-5pm
And it's open Tuesday 9am-1pm

Okay, so anyways, he said that...something in my foot was stressed and is stretched out irregularly and it has to go back to its regular shape. He said it isn't bad, but he said that it can get really bad if I didn't take care of it. (I'll take that into consideration.)

He gave me a sheet of paper with exercises I can do to stretch my foot and a sheet that told me what kind of a foot pad (thing) I would need. They are the things that go in your shoes to support your foot. It's recommended by most doctors, but no one really wants to buy them. They're extremely comfortable if its the right size.

And he told me to wear a wrap around my foot to keep it from swelling and to get the water and blood and stuff to get sucked into the place that I hurt so that it can get better. Henry also said that I could eat pain medications if it was really bothering me.

Overall, I can't run, jump, or do anything like that in school. I can only do light things in workout at gym and I have to wear the wrap at all times (not including sleeping, taking a shower, or going to gym).

What a great way to start February!

San Diego Classic

Well I SUCKED at it so...that's all im going to say. I'll post more tomorrow.

San Diego

I have a competition at SD. So I'm going there early so I can chill and not have to really worry about getting there. I have more than a whole day to sleep and get pumped. I'm expectially nervous about this one because of my ankle. Vlatemere is going to be there watching, so this'll be interesting...

I'm staying at my sister's apartment in SD. She goes to UCSD...so she lives really close. Nervous...ugh...

Wish me luck!!

Do Me a Favor...

If you ever become a coach, ask your gymnast if she's okay working on her hurt ankle or whatever.

It was 3:25 PM:
I didn't want to wake up and go to gym. I didn't want to go because I was afraid I was going to die...because I might make my injury worse and then I won't be able to compete in the San Diego Classic.

That would be REALLY bad...it would shatter my dreams. :(

Today we had to do bars, floor, and then beam.

Oh and Vlatamere came today. :) He's really cool. :)

Anyways, we showed a routine on bars and I did farely well.

The on floor, I did at 7 of each pass on the tumble trak. After that, I went onto the floor and did a dance through that was HORRIBLE!! I didn't do any tumbling (thank God!) but I did my leap and turn (when my coach never even told me not to do it, but she told me after I humiliated myself but I don't blame her). I totally died.

Then on beam, I did some skills, showed my routine (kinda routine since I didn't do a lot of the skills), and then did 5 of each skill. I took off the tape on my foot and went to ice.

Then we did conditioning and did the "D.E. DO WORK" thing and went home. I got really pissed today though, but I'm not going to talk about that.

See all of you later...

Last Day for Jason Gatson

Today was Jason's last day. I didn't go to gym though. I was too sad and depressed...I knew I wouldn't be able to stop crying if I did go...because it's true. I wept all yesterday and all today, and when I wasn't I was thinking about Traci, Jason, and Louise. I don't think I'll ever see a stick the same way again...

They're irreplaceable.

Surprise Party and the Meeting

We threw a little surprise party for Jason and Traci. Jason gave a great speech and Traci was crying silently beside him. We all gave them a hug and took pictures tha tmade our mouths hurt. There was pizza, chips, and soda. We gave them the signed card that had all of the girls' team's signatures and farewells. We also gave Jason his signed stick. He always had this big wood stick. He swung it around and made us laugh. It was HIS stick, believe me. We were a bit sad when we gave it to him because it was a part of him, but he looked pretty happy.
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After everyone got some food and drinks, we went into the preschool room. I hadn't mentioned this yet, but Louise has sold the gym and we were all real sad...The new coaches and owners were there along with the owners' daughter, Arianna. She was 12! and in level 10! I've heard that she's really good! Anyways, Wendy and Eric (the owners) talked about their background and their goals and visions. There were some questions and they answered them. The coaches were pretty quiet. (I don't really know how to spell their names, but I'll do my best!) Tatiana and Flatamere are from Russia and are private coaches for Arianna. Flatamere speaks english pretty fluently, but Wendy isn't, so she's going to school and working her butt off so she can communicate with us and teach us the best that she can.
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After that, the team introduced itself to Arianna. We all said our names and said "hello." Then we went to the floor to finish our food and get dressed to go home. Jason brought his Olympic Games medal, too! It's SOOO shiny and pretty. It's in a case. He treasures it so much. We all wanted to see it, so he remembered to bring on his almost-last day. (Tomorrow's the ACTUAL real day.) I got a pic with him and gave him his present (a card with a $100 Wal-Mart gift card.)
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YEAH! Today was a GREAT day...-.-
Everything's all happening so fast. I just can't take this...well I can...but barely. ;(
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That concludes my sad story. Until next time...Oh and I forgot to mention...I sprained my ankle. (I'm not sure it's SPRAINED...but I hope it's not a fracture or anything...so i'll just say it's sprained) I sprained it on Tuesday -.- And then I couldn't walk properly at school...Ugh...FUN!!

TWO NEW COACHES?!

Okay, as you probably already know, Jason and Tracy have resigned. And so...we need two new coaches. We'll see the coaches on Monday. Can't wait. -.-

I really hope they are nice, but strict, too...so I can improve. I'm pretty sure one's a guy and ones a girl, but who knows? The teams pretty excited! My mom heard something about one of the new coaches...something about being from Russia...or something. Can't be sure. :P

Team OC Coompetition Results

Well I didn't do too great. But my friend Angie did absolutely GREAT...and she didn't think so. Isn't it annoying and stupid when you say that your friend is awesome and they don't think so? :P I think so.

Anyways. The results of all the people's (at Diamond Elite) scores (including mine, Angie's, Lexi's, and Nikki's) are on the website below:

http://diamondelitegymnastics.com/results.asp

In my opinion, we all did good. No matter what happens, we're family.

The gym (OC) is really big. They have at least 3 sets of uneven bars, 8 high beams, 2 floors, and 2 vaults. They also have this huge pit! I just wanted to jump into it! They had ropes, too.

GymMax wasn't in my session (1st session: 8AM-11:30 on 1/16), but they were in Nikki's (3rd session: 5-8:30 same day). They were amazing! Their bars was almost flawless. On beam, too! Their vaults were extremely high...and so powerful! On floor, their tumbling passes were really advanced. They had double twists, fronthandspring layout layout fulls, double arabians, and more! They inspired me. After what I saw, I wanted to be just like them.

Competition at OC

Diamond Elite gymnastics have a competition at Team OC tomorrow, January 16, 2010. Levels 7-10. I'm in level 8 so I'll be competing with Lexi and Angie. :)

The comp. will be at 8 A.M. I just cut my hair and it feels really weird. My head feels so much lighter, so im light-headed...literally.

I hope I do well. I'm nervous for all the events. But I'm sure that if I do what I do in practice, I'll do great.

I was talking to a friend on AIM and this is what we said:

William (W): GOOD LUCK
Me (H): O-o o ty, lolz
W: WIN
H: Haha
W: AND DOMINATE
H: XD
W: WIN
H: lolz
W: AND THEN WIN AGAIN
W: ASIAN DOMINATION!


And that's what he said. :D

Jason's Resignation

My coach Jason is resigning. He's going to another state because he got offered a great job and great opportunities. We will all miss him...

Diamond Elite

Diamond Elite is a pretty nice place. We have beams, 2 floors, bars, 2 vaults, a trampoline, 2 tumpling tracks, 2 pits, and a parent viewing area. The coaches there are really nice and can really help me and my teammates improve. :)

I absolutely LOVE IT THERE!