Weekend, Yesterday, and Today

Weekend: The extended family on my Mom's family met to eat lunch at the Empress Pavilion. I am not the biggest fan of Dim Sum, so I pretty much only ate some vegetables, rice, and noodles. There was a lot of food ordered, and leftovers were abundant. In China Town there were Guitars on sale for like $30 (for half or three-fourths size) or $50-70 (full size) and I was really tempted to get a ghetto nylon string that I could bring to the beach and stuff. I decided to hold off though to combat stuff-accumulation. I'm really starting to want one of these Yamaha Silent Guitars (nylon). Everyone seems to like them, they look cool, and sound great. I should probably get better at what I have first though-- nice equipment with limited skills only shames the nice equipment. It was good seeing Grandparents/Cousins/etc. and I think Matt and I mildly amused them so that was good. Matt also showed me some Japanese drama of which I do not know the name. It was pretty dramatic.

Yesterday: In the morning I watched Il Mare (시월애) and I must say it was worth watching. I went to Barnes and Nobles with Shelley. We also ate bread sticks. English AP homework looks slightly annoying. At night, I found out from Bryant that we could call collegeboard to ask for our AP scores and get $8 robbed from us. I did that and found out my scores: Calc - 5, APUSH - 5, Art - 4, Chemistry - 4, Computers - 5. I actually thought I would get higher on Chem because I did well on SAT II. For art, I had no idea what was coming.

Today: My dad bought a bunch of books on college and stuff. Right now I'm reading a book called How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport. The first chapter talks about time management and calendars. During the school year, I always used a planner/calendar, but for summer I haven't gotten around to getting a new one. I'm thinking about getting one though so I can maximize productivity. I really exploited a calendar well during Winter Break and before the AP tests, so I'm believing what this guy says (and what other students he interviews have said). Anyways, too early to recommend or not recommend this book, but so far it hasn't said anything I blatantly disagreed with. I appreciate how my dad tries to do things in a smart way. Unlike other Asian parents, he doesn't force me to study all day. My parents are relatively easy-going in their own way. <33 them.

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