first phone call :)

trying to be a loving daughter.

called pops yesterday, during my lunch break from doing taxes.

it was my first time calling him for no reason.

he answered the call when he was coming out of the bathroom at costco.

hahahahahaa~

he called me today when i was eating lunch.

it was his first time calling me for no reason.

he called while he was walking around quarry lakes.

(it's a recreational park/lake in fremont, norcal).

2011. what a good start to a new year.

happy lunar year. rabbit year.

1987'ers: you know whatsup.

2010 taxes

today was my first day of volunteering to do people's taxes in downtown sd. i am so happy to say that it was super fun! my first client's taxes were simple to do, but my second client's taxes were a bit trickier -- even the person-in-charge was perplexed at the situation. thank God for the supervisor who came in right on time and helped us! :) my third client didn't know how to speak english, but it was still A-OK because her son was there to translate for us.

i'm so thankful for this hands-on experience. it's so much more interesting and insightful to actually do returns rather than just reading and studying about it. yay! :)

now, if only i could exude confidence and learn how to be more interactive with people. stop being so shy, sahleenah!!

VITA/TCE

volunteer income tax assistance/tax counseling for the elderly

as of today, i'm certified to volunteer for the VITA/TCE program :) this program is run by the irs and it offers free tax help to those who have low to moderate income, and to people who are aged 60 and older. basically, i'll be doing taxes for the sd community! whee!~

my first day of volunteering is this thursday. i'm incredibly excited and nervous to meet my first clients. i hope i don't mess up! :)