Day 30 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Your reflection in the mirror
If this wasn't a mirror, I could look down on you. I'm not going to look up to myself. You have a backwards perception of what is right. You're always copying something else.
Maybe not quite that pessimistic at the moment, but I don't want to become satisfied with myself, so that I can always strive to be better. People talk a lot about "identity". I suppose I believe in identity. In a Christian sense, its what God wants you to be. Right now our identities are distorted and jacked up by our environment and own problems. We have to figure out what we're supposed to be. "Being yourself" is surrendering the sin you accept as "yourself" to find your true self. And in doing so, you'll be free, not a slave to sin. I'm working on it.
니가 한국인 아닙니다. 하지만 괜찮아요 ㅋㅋ.

Picture: A picture of you and your best friend
One of my best friends ;D Being consistent with first post haha;;
I don't really like to call anyone a "best friend" because it puts everyone else down that is really wonderful to me :( But Ima miss you shelley because you're going to that white people catholic school;;;

Day 29 :: Triple Challenge

Note: The person that you want tell everything to, but too afraid to
당신이 내 이야기를 듣고 싶어? 누가 당신에게 내가 무엇입니까?

Picture: A picture of yourself

Day 28 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Someone that changed your life
Dear People in my life,
Without you I would be different.
Kind of generic, but besides the obvious choices of like parents/brother/people I've known for a while, there have been tons of people that have made me feel strong one way or another about certain issues. For example, if it weren't for Jesse Pak, I'd be a lot less Asian now ahaha ;D

Picture: A picture of what you wore today
Thanks Dean ;D


나는 누가 내 블로그를 읽는 모르겠어요.

Day 27:: Triple Challenge!

Note: "The friendliest person you knew for only one day"
People I met at USC orientation;; I didn't know you very long, I'll probably get to know some of you better later, but you were all pretty friendly :o!!

Picture: Me more than 10 Years ago
Ahahaha;; too lazy to go scan now. I remember submitting a bunch of pictures for my mother for Senior reflections, and not a single one was included. But they had like 3 photos I took of other people;; Whether or not that had anything to do with this topic, I'm not feeling motivated to go dig up a picture of me more than 10 years ago.

I will however give a little bit of history about myself. At age 9, I, and my brother, taught ourselves how to juggle. Viewed as "talented" (although I feel that we didn't have any juggling talent, just had raw investment of time), I got a little ego boost at an early age. But this didn't really matter. At age 8 (10 years ago), I was a very happy kid. I had Legos, wonderful parents, and food. A picture of me form this age would be either smiling, a funny face, or if I were a baby or something, some candid clueless expression.

내가 하루 이상 당신을 알고 싶어요.

Day 26:: Triple Challenge!

Note: The last person you made a pinky promise to
I actually don't remember the last person I made a "pinky promise" too. I tend to not promise things easily because I don't want to go back on my word. That may be a bad trait, perhaps I need to be more prepared to dive into and commit on the things I find important to me. The thing is, I don't want to dive into and commit to things that are ultimately superficial or unimportant. Perhaps I need to once again examine what I believe is important.

Picture: A picture that makes you angry

Ahahahaha next year's class schedule. Kind of jokingly it makes me mad, because its going to be a ton of work. It'll also be really interesting, but yeah. It's going to be a lot of work;;

그것은 약속에 큰 힘이됩니다.

Day 25:: Triple Challenge!

Note: The person you know that is going through the worst of times
Can't name a specific person at the moment. I'm ignorant and selfish. Life has been easy on me thus far. You know more than me.

Picture: That you edited


Being a nerd;;

모호한 메시지가 전송 및 수신

Day 24:: Triple Challenge!

Note: The person that gave you your favorite memory
Picking favorites now? I don't know about having a favorite memory now. Lots of nice things have happened, life has been really easy on me. Childhood was a happy blur. My parents did a good job giving me a happy childhood. In the short term, those who have made me really happy lately know who they are.

Picture: what you did today



Epik High 'Run'

작곡: Tablo / 작사: Tablo, Mithra / 편곡: Philtre
뮤 비감독 : Hong Wonki

Everybody run, run, run away... 아무리 도망쳐 봐도 벗어 날 수 없어.
Run, run, runaway... 달리다 뒤돌아 봐도 넌 그대로 있어.

You got me runnin' runnin' runnin' around. Down, down, down.
Away... 아무리 달려 봐도 제자리에 (한 없이 달려가는 너를 위해).

하늘에 손이 닿을 때 까지 달려가.
가슴에 꿈이 찰 때까지 달려가.

[Mithra's Verse]

눈앞이 검어. 세상은 너무나도 빨리 걸어. 나만 두 다리 절어. 갈 길이 한 없이 멀어. 이 길의 끝엔 뭐가 있을까? 넌 알고 가는 가? 그냥 눈 감은 채 이끌려 간다면 답 아는가? 이런 나의 질문엔 늘 답이 없는 하늘. 일상속에 묶인 두 팔은 꿈조차도 못 잡을 만큼 무거워. 겁이나 갇혀져 버린 나. 오늘 하루만 미친 척 달려버려 어딘가.

[Tablo's Verse]

내 삶은 365일 비가 쏟아지는 밤. 24시간속에 좁아지는 마음. 작은 여유의 쉼표도 그 꼬리를 감추고, 날 마주보는 미래는 마침표가 되지만... 아침을 짊어지고 달려. 뭘 향해 뛰는 건지? 해가 지는 건지, 내가 지는 건지... I don't know. But I go. Keep on runnin' runnin' runnin' high. 거대한 은하수가 버린 어린 별인 나.

'Epilogue' album available worldwide 03.09.2010

Day 23:: Triple Challenge!

Note: The last person you kissed
My family has always been good to me. I don't remember when the last time was.

Picture: Describes your life

Not being too productive on a global scale, lots of potential, a tool;; couldn't think of anything really clever at the moment, maybe I'll get back to this later and do a better job.

일부 구성 요소가 누락되었습니다.

Day 22:: Triple Challenge!

Note: Someone you want to give a second chance to
I think I'm fortunate to be a person that doesn't really hold grudges and is fairly patient. I don't think that there really is anyone right now that I'm not giving a second chance to that I would want to.
Picture: A picture of yourself

Photo by Dean Shu :: What am I doing with my hands? It is awkward cow.
This was taken at a Keyclub beach event I went to. I'm glad I went, had a lot of fun :) Dinner, yogurt, etc. after was nice as well. I parked like a mile away, and was like 20 minutes or so late getting back to my car, to miss the 8 pm limit. My first ticket. $58 (+$3 for using a credit card) payed out. I'll be disgustingly optimistic and say it was worth it.

나는 누구를 다치게하고 싶지 않아요. 내가지고 싶다는 욕구에서 고통을 느낀다.

Day 21:: Triple Challenge!

Note: Someone you judged by their first impression
Confirmed for better or worse.

Picture: makes you think of your loved one
I don't know what the challenge meant by "loved one";; as in special girl, or as in people close to me, or what? :o I guess I'll have to pick something kind of generic.

I think I've been to the beach at least once with all the people I consider close... ...perhaps.

당신이 바다에 무엇이 보이나요?

Day 20 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: The one that broke your heart the hardest
Ambiguous Poem -- By Me
"Bros before Hos"
Friendship Forever
Doors Open, Doors Close
Sometimes say "Never"
Build bridges, don't destroy
And hope they don't rot
Best of abilities, hope to employ
Is this the right lot?

Picture: where you want to honeymoon

대한민국! 예쁜! 햇빛과 자전거 한국 드라마 처럼!

Day 19:: Triple Challenge

Note: Someone that pesters your mind—good or bad
잘 생각해.

Picture: your favorite musical instrument(s)
클래식 기타! 사진은 몇 개월은 오래된 버전.

Day 18:: Triple Challenge!

Note: The person that you wish you could be
Less wishing, more doing-!

Picture: Your room
지금 카페트를 대체 해요. 나는 내 방에서 거의 전부를 이동했다.

Day 17 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Someone from your childhood
언제 내 어린시절이 끝났지 내 성인기 시작했다? 나는 잘 나의 어린시절을 기억하지 않아요. 행복 했어요. 고맙습니다, 내 친구와, 가족. 어린시절 아픔 없이 있었어. 혼자 사랑과 재미. 왜냐하면, 내가 이해를 못하는 많은 것들이 있어요.
Picture: Your MP3 Player

Day 16 :: Triple Challenge

Note: Someone that’s not in your state/country:
Catherine Yang---!!!!!! ㅅ_______ㅅ 보고싶다! 그러나, 니가 나에게 아마 안 보고싶지요. Its a mystery how you stay so light in such a hot state. Now you are in corea I think;; Anywho, I don't get to see you that often, but whenever I do, I get really really happy for some reason :D Don't sleep too much!

Picture: Your dream cell phone:
I actually don't want a cellphone that is too cool, since I'll be going to USC, and things get stolen pretty easily there haha;; But

one of these would be pretty cool :D

Day 15 :: Triple Challenge

Oops! missed a day on accident.. I guess the morning of the day after will have to do;;

Note: The person you miss the most
Hmm don't know about a person in particular, but I'll write about a sort of group of people. I miss my good Chess/Shogi/Xiangqi games. From the trio in Mintz (Now "Club Cinco"?) to the Quonarch asking me n times a day where n is an integer greater than one, to play Shogi, I haven't had many good chess(and variant) games this summer. I know I can easily find a good game online, but there is something more interesting about playing people in real life, or people that you are already friends with.

Picture: Yourself


어제 취침하기와 읽기 많아요. 아직 Prime Obsession를 읽고 있어요. 이 책은 읽으로 어려워지만 잘 관심을 끈다.

Day 14 :: Triple Challenge!

Note : Someone you’ve drifted away from
Situations change, people change. What once was is often nothing more than a memory. Or sometimes not even remembered. I hope the people I was once close to, even if I do not talk to them as frequently, are still open to reestablish, or rather re-recognize strong bonds formed in the past. Distance and separation is quite often inevitable. But we most nearly always have a choice whether or not we will allow this distance to be something that sparks new and interesting conversation, and intrigue and wonder into people we thought we knew so well, or just an invisible wall of separation.

Picture : Your favorite teacher(s)

So nerdy.. haha

지금 나는 Panera에서 김예지 함께. cinnamon roll을 먹고 싶어, 그러나 국을 벌써 먹었다. 여름 읽기 재미 있어요. 이제 Prime Obsession을 읽고 있어요.

Day 13 :: Triple Challenge

Note: Someone you wish could forgive you
Hopefully there isn't someone like that out there. But if there is, I'm sorry and hope you will forgive me.

Picture: Your friends


Deaner-day at Souplantation! Today was the long-awaited trip to Souplantation with Shelley/Jimmy/Dean. I was so satisfied afterward, I didn't even grab free Chik-Fil-A. We also checked out the Tustin OCPL. I checked out Death Note, and we made like the closet weaboos we all hide within ourselves, and watched some episodes.

수영.. 달리기.. 자전거.. 큰 점심을 먹어 때문에 그 밤에 나는 운동을 많았다.

Day 12 :: Triple Challenge

Note: The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain

I forgive you, do you forgive me?

Picture: your favorite food


비빔밥은 맛있어요 :)김예지야!! H-Mart에 가자 :D 나는 무료의 비빔밥 아직 있어.

Day 11 :: Triple Challenge

Note : A Deceased person you wish you could talk to
Same as "person you wish you could meet", that is, the Apostle Paul. What a life. Makes me feel so shallow.

Picture : Favorite Drink

석류나무 알로에 맛있어요! H-Mart에 사다. 지금 자동차에는 이것이 있어.

Day 10 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Hay beautiful girl. Looll jk maybe;; For a second I read this question as "someone you don't talk to as much as you should. I don't really feel obligated to talk to anyone at the moment. So I guess I'm not entirely kidding on who I'd maybe like to talk to hhahah. But really, chances are if you really want to talk to me, no matter who you are, I probably want to talk to you too, because when both people want a good conversation, it will likely come.

Picture: What you had for lunch


For dinner, I went to this Brazilian BBQ restaurant called Rodizio. It was a fine day to not be a vegetarian.

오늘 아침에 시장으로 갔다. 점심에 국을 먹다. 하이킹 후에 집에 나가오다. 지금 자고 싶어.

Day 9 :: Triple Challenge!

Picture: What you had for lunch

피자는 맛있어요 :)

Note: Someone you wish you could meet
Apostle Paul -- You have a lot- of things to say;; I wonder what you would have to say about many of the moral issues of the twenty-first century.

Day 8 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Your favorite internet friend
I don't know about picking favorites, and I don't know what qualifies an "internet friend". So I guess I'll do a general post of appreciation to all the people I do chat with on the Internet, or used to a lot. I think there are only a few people I talk to online that I haven't met at least once in person... John-Peas-and-Carrots, haven't been able to talk to you for a while, but you've been Matt and my "internet" friend for quite a while now :o I guess Johnny-future-roommate you could count as an Internet friend since I haven't actually met you yet. Thanks everyone! :D

Picture: Yourself

지금 조부모 함께 방문해요. 삼촌과 사촌들 함께 우리는 불꽃놀이를 했다. 재미 있어 :) 그러나 이제 피곤해. 안녕히주무세요 :)

Day 7 :: Triple Challenge!

A Note: Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush
살며 배우십시오.

A Picture: that makes you cry
Okay maybe not quite a picture and maybe not quite crying, but soooo dramatic... Something that "makes you cry" isn't specified to be something incredibly sad or what-not. I'm sure I could dig up some really sentimental picture or something, but not really feeling it now. Anywho, for all the Naruto nerds out there, they all know this story and why it is so beautiful and sad at the same time.

햇볕에서 달아나다.

크게 재킷을 입고 햇볕에서 달아나다. 아침에서 달리다. 밤에서 달리다. 피곤해.. 자전거로 타도. 나는 부모 함께 저녁을 charo chicken에서 먹었다. 김예지 함께 panera에 가도. 나의 문법 나쁜 :(

Day 6 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: A stranger
If you have something you need to say, I hope I have the ears to listen.

Picture: A picture that inspires you


왜 우리는 인생이 있어? 그것이 우리는 종종 잊어요.

Tea Station etc.

Lots of reading, running, eating, and sleeping today;;
Not wanting to put on sunscreen, I went running in the direct sun in a huge sweatshirt with a hood and sunglasses. Its actually kind of cool and refreshing after a while... ...in my own sweat haha...
Thank you to Jesse Pak and Family for a nice lunch at Tea Station. Feel a bit more Asian... ...and want to go back...
I dragged Shelley shopping with me. I got some ankle weights and new running shoes. And then went for another run at night to try out new stuff.

Day 5 :: Triple Challenge!

Note: Your Dreams
Usually my dreams of are everyday events and realities. My dreams are very much unlike that "Billionaire" song that is popular now. Maybe they are a tool for exploring alternative paths, and reasoning? Some people talk about lucid dreaming, in which you can control what you do in a dream. I think I do that fairly often. I haven't really had many fantastic dreams of flying or having powers or what-not, but I have had many interesting dreams. Maybe a topic to elaborate on more later...

Picture: Your morning


달리기, 읽기, 먹기, 잠;; 여름은 재미 있어 :) 그 책을 나의 아빠가 나에게 빌려주다. 오늘, 나는 경제에 관한 읽었다. 그 여름에, Ruby과, 수학과, 물리학, etc.를 공부하겠어... 아ㅏ 피곤해

Day 4 :: Triple Challenge!

A Note for: Your sibling (or closest relative)
Cool story bro. We've been going to the same schools for a long time. Now we're going to go to the same school again. Brothers for life, whether we like it or not :D

A Picture of: where you went today

나의 뒷뜰에서.

오늘, 나는 뒷뜰과 Peters Canyon에서 걷다.

Day 3 :: Triple Challenge!

A Note for: Your parents
Thank you for everything you've done for me. Your good intentions and tireless efforts are undeniable. 고맙습니다. 영원히 사랑합니다. 나는 무엇이 줄 수 있습니까?

A Picture of: What you did today

오늘 12시에 잠이 깨었다. Albertsons와 $1책방에 자전거로 타요. 포커 하고 운동한다.

Eventful Sunday

I slept in for a bit, but left the house a little past 10:30 AM to go to Onnuri. The usual bike ride was pleasant, and I had time to stop at H-Mart before service to do some grocery shopping (김치 라면 먹고 싶어!). The message was on John 3:16 and the basic tenets of Christianity today. After church, I got to grab cake and nachos with Sangho (and drink some pomegranate aloe :D).

Following church, I went to the bonfire Gene and Brian planned. I picked up Natalie, Jimmy, and Jesse. If Jimmy had driven, we probably have arrived at our location significantly faster. Feeling generous, we parked in the $15 parking lot, not in some free walking distance. Gene brought a stuffed puppy and a doll (he bought it for $8 specifically for this) to burn. What a character. What a hazard as well. The hot dogs were strange, there wasn't nearly enough pizza, and we burned random stuff that shouldn't be burned. But overall I had a pretty swell time. Too bad I didn't have a few quarters this morning. Then Glara and I could have burned Korea Daily again to start the fire. I tried to play Canon with Tom on guitar, but I rhythm failed and ruined it :(. The bathrooms at CDM have a little metal plate for a mirror, which is more than Beckman. It was nice getting to know people better, its a shame many people took off way early. I failed at freestyle rapping. Landon made people make some weird square formation with hands. He also talk about da vietnam. Later in the party, the legendary David Tran arrived with his guitar. Gene leaves his own event without cleaning up. The rest of us regroup at Diamond Jamboree. We eat good food at Diamond Jamboree. Okay maybe later I'll revise this, kind of a boring reporting of events haha

Day 2 :: Triple Challenge!

A Note for: Your Crush

Ignorance is bliss.

A Picture of: What you wore today

나는 사진에서 CDM 해변에 이에요. 나의 반바지가 슈퍼 섹시.

Day 1 :: Triple Challenge!

A Note For: Your Best Friend
김예지! Platonic (she's quick to emphasize this) partner in crime... We've known each other since elementary school. You´d think we'd be pretty close since I claim we're best friends and we've known each other so long. But she won't let me get within a 3 feet radius of her. Through 5:30, fire, and flames, I've always trusted her to be an awesome friend and she's always followed through (though sometimes on tiempo dominicano)
H-Mart에서 비빔밥을 먹고 싶어 >:D 무료의 식사 있어 가자!

A Picture of: Yourself
Killing two birds with one stone (sorry animal rights activists!). Best friend and picture of myself. And on top of all of that, dreaded flash photography! Taken at Grad Night Beckman 2010 at Adventure City.

A Challenge?!

So the text below I took from Glara's blog. Cool girl and cool blog;; I think I'll do the same thing she's doing. I usually claim I write my blog just cause I like to, but I can't deny being happy with positive feedback. In any case, I'm hoping by expanding beyond a regurgitation of my weekly activities with an occasional ill-supported rant or artwork/poem/etc., I'll be able to provide a better blog here.

So doing two daily post things is double the challenge. As if doubling the challenge wasn't enough, I'm going to triple the challenge. Well not really, but at least something to make myself feel cooler than I actually am haha. I'm going to try to also write at least a sentence or two in Korean for practice. Okay lets see how this goes :/

Thank you Glara for idea :) copy/pasted text below from your blog:

Notes: (taken from sara)

Day 1 — Your Best Friend
Day 2 — Your Crush
Day 3 — Your parents
Day 4 — Your sibling (or closest relative)
Day 5 — Your dreams
Day 6 — A stranger
Day 7 — Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush
Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend
Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet
Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Day 11 — A Deceased person you wish you could talk to
Day 12 — The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain
Day 13 — Someone you wish could forgive you
Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from
Day 15 — The person you miss the most
Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country
Day 17 — Someone from your childhood
Day 18 — The person that you wish you could be
Day 19 — Someone that pesters your mind—good or bad
Day 20 — The one that broke your heart the hardest
Day 21 — Someone you judged by their first impression
Day 22 — Someone you want to give a second chance to
Day 23 — The last person you kissed
Day 24 — The person that gave you your favorite memory
Day 25 — The person you know that is going through the worst of times
Day 26 — The last person you made a pinky promise to
Day 27 — The friendliest person you knew for only one day
Day 28 — Someone that changed your life
Day 29 — The person that you want tell everything to, but too afraid to
Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror

Pictures: (taken from kelly)

Day 01 - A picture of yourself
Day 02 - A picture of what you wore today
Day 03 - A picture of what you did today
Day 04 - A picture of where you went today
Day 05 - A picture of your morning
Day 06 - A picture that inspires you
Day 07 - A picture that makes you cry
Day 08 - A picture of yourself
Day 09 - A picture of what you had for lunch
Day 10 - A picture of what you like to do
Day 11 - A picture of your favorite drink
Day 12 - A picture of your favorite food
Day 13 - A picture of your friends
Day 14 - A picture of your favorite teacher(s)
Day 15 - A picture of yourself
Day 16 - A picture of your dream cell phone
Day 17 - A picture of your mp3 player
Day 18 - A picture of your room
Day 19 - A picture of your favorite musical instrument(s)
Day 20 - A picture of where you want to honeymoon
Day 21 - A picture that makes you think of your loved one
Day 22 - A picture of yourself
Day 23 - A picture that describes your life
Day 24 - A picture of what you did today
Day 25 - A picture that you edited
Day 26 - A picture that makes you angry
Day 27 - A picture of you more than 10 years ago
Day 28 - A picture of what you wore today
Day 29 - A picture of yourself
Day 30 - A picture of you and your best friend

Week: May 17 - 23

Thus ends AP and begins a bunch of end of the year activities and projects.

Being a nerd:

If you put in a lot of effort, you can probably make an analogy with this and me beginning to play "halflife", because its like the halflife of Senior year. But I currently lack the scientific knowledge and motivation to continue to elaborate on that metaphor. In any case I started playing Halflife 1 for some reason. Actually at this point (June 26), I have still yet to complete the game. I tend to play through games (and watch shows etc.) really slowly, but thoroughly enjoy what media I do consume. Its an interesting experience. Because its a rather old game, you can't really think of things too realistically when playing. I feel like I'm figuring out abstract puzzles, when indeed it was once considered pretty high end realistic etc. And I typically just suck at FPS games in general. In any case, even playing on normal is pretty challenging for me (its easy to get lost in this game, that's probably harder than the fighting), but thoroughly enjoying the game, and will probably very slowly play through Halflife 2 and the sequels once I complete this game.



I read the manga Uzumaki (Junji Ito). Just in time too, because now I see that it has been removed from One Manga. Spirals! Spirals! If anyone here has read this they know what I'm talking about. This manga partially inspired my Biology end of the year project on the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio.
Like I said, spirals!



The Senior Disneyland trip was on Wednesday. Photos can be found in my Senior Year (Part 5) album on facebook if you're really interested. I'll just upload the end of the day one for kicks and giggles.

Other interesting things:

In Spanish class, we had to write a letter to ourselves that would be sent years in the future, like some of us did in Mrs. Prell's class at Pioneer Middle School. Starcraft and Chipotle with Jesse and company. Panera with Matt. Currently reading through the tutorial in ruby pickaxe. Wow I'm starting to sound like I just play games and do nerd things all day haha. Well to end all that stuff, here is a statistics joke I might have posted earlier or somewhere else:

Why do you not need to bring extra batteries to the AP Statistics exam?

Because if you need more power, just raise alpha.

Week: May 10 - 16

AP Testing Week 2. At this point, I have gained sufficient momentum such that another AP test doesn't feel like much. Monday was the AP Bio test. The content covered itself seems quite extensive. But I've heard many encouraging things about the way this test is graded. Things about people leaving whole FRQs blank and walking away with 5's. My Stanford Admit comrade left a whole FRQ blank and walked away confidently. So I'm looking up on this one. Econ AP wasn't bad either. They give you a ton of time. On the last FRQ, we all thought of that little trick, we were just unsure of what the graders wanted us to show;; -__- I hope it isn't graded too harshly. So this year I ended up taking 6 APs. It may seem like a lot, but for a Beckman student with sufficient motivation, no sports, and experience from last year, it is very very do-able and actually something I recommend. Make the most of your public school education, no?

But enough of all the academic dullness. It was prom week! Overall a fine experience (and an expensive one keke). Oh, and I still need to get those pictures from Joyce... That meanie said I suck at posing. I'll agree that I haven't really got that clear of an idea of what I'm supposed to do, but I don't think I was that bad. Oh well, learning experience right? D: However it went, I hope everybody else had a good time. If nothing else, I got to sing "I believe" with KLee at Plush ㅋㅋ. I have confirmed, however, that I have no natural singing/dancing talent though, so some useful skills to work on;;

Portal for free download on Steam! It's been a while since I've played through a game. Typically, I only play games that are really well reviewed since they take so much time investment to play. I must say, I was no disappointed in Portal at all. It made me feel smarter than I really was, completing those levels. Such style! Such brilliance! Such beauty!

Got my PC Laptop in the mail. Great machine! Not a mac!

Matt returned from USC. On Friday, one of his friends spent the night over here. Its feeling like back-in-the-day. I walked over to Peters Canyon Elementary with Jesse, and found Nicole there-- just so happens it was the Pioneer Days Carnival. Elementary school... good times :) Everything looked so small. Speed closes distances. Its interesting because back in the day, I would ride my scooter or bike to elementary school. Then in middle school, I'd have to go around half a mile further to get to school. Add 2 or 3 miles for high school. Suppose I went to UCI, it'd be like another 7 miles to get to school. Symbolic adding of distance? Coincidence? I think not!

mobile posting

So I hear this is what all the cool kids can do... Just testing

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Week: May 3 - 9

AP Testing, week 1. This week I had 4 tests: Government, Statistics, Spanish, and English. Following government test, Mr. Bowman bough all his students pizza. Forty-five pizzas. Big, Costco pizzas. Unlimited pizza, so delightful! Thank you good sir! On Tuesday, I had two exams, Statistics and Spanish. Spanish was in the morning and unfortunately went a bit overtime. The school was nice enough to delay the starting of the stats test a few minutes so I didn't have to take a retake. Thanks for waiting everyone! Following these two tests, I went with Jeff Wei to Guppy House. The weather was warm, and a peaceful sentiment enriched our Salmon fried rice and fried chicken. This year I didn't even plan on taking Statistics; I had signed up for Art History and Studio Art, but got neither. Perhaps my path is destined further away from the arts and closer to math and science. As of now, I'm liking math and science a good deal more than art as far as studying the subject matter goes. On Wednesday I went to Barnes and Nobles with Shelley. Midway through, I got to go grab a hot dog with Matt Kim. 홋 도그를 먹기, 개를 먹기 같은 ? ㅋㅋ Thursday, following the English test, I went to Chick Fil A with Jeff Wei. I don't think any food was free, but the chicken sounded so good. Also did some Maple Story playing... gunslinger... luck-less fire mage... so fun... On Friday I leeched off the APUSH breakfast and wished my Juniors good luck :D Mr. McGill has such a cool class :( Miss going there. Friday I also went to Mitsuwa with Jimmy, Kenny, and Shelley. Chopsticks of ill omen in ramen bowls did not bring misfortune... ..yet? Mom and Dad wanted to eat out, so we went to On the Border. Saturday was quite interesting. Mr. Bowman had given me a free ticket to Pancakes for Patriots. I woke up a bit late, and arrived there... ...right as they were closing. I got to say hi to Glara and few others, and get in a good bike ride, but no pancakes for me. I went to Art Institute for Jesse's victorious receiving of a scholarship. Not to mention getting myself a free bag. Pretty nice place, pretty computers :) Danel's surprise birthday party was also on this day. He did not appear to be too surprised. Brawl not on final destination? What is this? Overall a pretty nice Saturday. On Sunday, it was Garret's graduation and dinner at Aunt Vicki's. Also we went to help Matt move out of USC. On the way, we were going to eat lunch at Red Lobster because we had some gift card or something. But we ended up eating at Outback Steakhouse because the line was too long at Red Lobster. All the way to the Garden Grove, no eat the pho? I still haven't eaten Pho yet. Gotta make things happen. Wei shen me mei you bao zi? Also, throughout the week I finished up the drivers ed CD thing which was quite bothersome and made Mom a card for Mother's day. Still doing USC paperwork and stuff too... it doesn't stop. Most pictures from this are on facebook, but if I feel especially inspired, I'll post up the top ones here.

Cuántos días de soledad

Estoy escribiendo en español porque en dos días tengo que tomar el examen de AP y necesito practicar jaja...

Iría a publicar las mismas mensajes que ya he publicado en mi tumblr, pero creo que no es necesario. Puedo tener dos existencias por Internet. Ha pasado mucho en las semanas pasadas. Visité Onnuri dos veces. Preparé para prom. Almuerzo con amigos casi todos los días de la semana. Decidí a asistir USC. Leí Cien Años de Soledad por Gabriel García Márquez.

Hay algunos filosofías que me cansa. El posmodernismo me cansa. Seres humanos les gustan mucho los absolutos. Cuando nada es un absoluto y todo es relativo, existen demasiados preguntas para nuestro energía limitado.

¿Qué es lo que he aprendido en estés semanas pasados? Con menos sueño, más tarea, y menos drama, es como empieza el año pasado un segundo vez con variación pequeño. Pero no hay comodidad entre este pensamiento porque es como en Cien Años de Soledad. Y "las estirpes condenadas a cien años de soledad no tenían una segunda oportunidad sobre la tierra". He adquirido varios habilidades nuevos y mejorado a los que ya tengo, he conocido a más personas, etc. Pero continua las mismas problemas, las mismas luchas, y las mismas preguntas. No sé.

Siento feliz, y muchos veces cuando pienso más, siento más feliz. Creo que es bueno. Siempre existe algunos cosas que queremos cambiar, y estoy tratando de cambiar muchos de estos. Creo que es la razón de mucho de mi felicidad. Pero también creo que siempre estamos viviendo en una forma de ignorancia y engaño, y un día de estos si escuchamos, oiremos la voz y sabremos nuestros propósitos más claramente. No sé.

Bringing things together

So lately I've been posting on my tumblr a bit, so last few updates are there.

It is easier to keep up with other people's stuff on Tumblr (and also far easier to repost/spam/etc.) and its better integrated into facebook and stuff. But for the rather antisocial blogging I do, I'd say my blogspot is better suited.

I'll continue to update both, but this will probably be the site of the longer, drawn out, nebulous posts, while Tumblr will feature more links and random clever/interesting/etc. stuff I find.

AP studying, tired, etc. :/ Will try to get to posting more later.

Chik Fil A Poem

Repetition.

Tasty routine
Chicken and Ice Cream
Add Waffle Fries
Come on guys
its free
For here
But if it isn’t free
To go
eat at home instead.

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Nooo! Promotion week is over. Lool D: Today I went to Chik Fil A, Gen, and Del Taco with Shelley. Food field trip!

Things realized while working, etc.

Back to listening to Sky.fm, I miss IMEEM :(

Statistics Pun: "r you sure there is a correlation?"

Mechanical pencils are really nice. They don't get short and they stay sharp (Thanks captain obvious).

Getting Sleepy

Thoughts on Assorted Things

In any given circumstance, there is only so much you can do to make what you want to happen, happen. Especially if it involves the free will of another human being. Pursuing what you want is often stomping on another person's opportunity. I would say I'm far too practical to be any sort of communist, but there are things to be said about considering a world of cooperation rather than competition. What you want is often not the socially optimal situation. Then there's the relativity thing- is it impossible for everybody to be rich, because one must be rich relative to another person?

Friendship is a wonderful thing. Though it does exist to some extent, the issues of jealousy, animosity, etc. often accompanying boy/girl relationships and/or the pursuit of them are not nearly as prevalent. From a Christian standpoint, one of the beautiful things about a relationship with Jesus is that there are (for those who manage to attain it) all the things of a perfect harmonious intimate relationship available to anyone. No jealousy. No envy. Only love.
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Okay so there is some App on facebook called "FriendQ&A" which will present questions like :
"

Here are some other questions you can answer about Alan Wong.

1:Do you think Alan Wong is hot?

2:Would you travel around the world with Alan Wong?

3:Do you think Alan Wong is a good friend?

4:Do you think Alan Wong looks good in a bathing suit?

5:Do you think Alan Wong is attractive?

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But of course it will ask about random people or whatever. These are all "yes" or "no" questions. I actually added this app very briefly out of curiosity, but deleted it with a few minutes. I personally feel that this application promotes very negative feelings.

Okay, for starters, three of these questions are about physical attraction. This will produce one of the following effects (obviously simplified argument because I'm getting sleepy haha):
1. Ego Boost (The person answers "yes")
2. Self Image Wound (The person answers "no")
In most cases I don't think either of these are particularly beneficial if so artificially created in such a superficial context.

I suppose some things can give people a "heads up", but other times it is just a drama-generator. Personally, I didn't care that much for the physical attraction questions since that is pretty arbitrary, but I was particularly self image wounded by questions such as "Do you think ___ is virgin?" (someone answered "no"), "Do you think ___ is a flirt?" (someone answered "yes"). This application forces people to give either a "yes" or a "no" answer; such a dichotomy elicits black and white, answers questionable validity but with nevertheless equal if not greater emotional impact, positive or negative.

I won't deny that I enjoy getting formspring questions. I like formspring because it gives room for honest answers, discretion (you can delete, ignore, etc.), explanation, etc. Applying "yes" and "no" answers, whether honest or not, to superficially superficial questions, however, I feel, is a disservice to society.



Daily Events, etc.

I woke up easily this morning (I suppose that is usual). I don't know why I even care to write this, but I ate a banana for breakfast. School was pretty interesting and fun. In statistics I agreed to play Shogi with Bryant, and we didn't even finish our game. And because I was playing Shogi, I didn't get to study as well as I hoped. Double fail. Nevertheless, quite interesting and entertaining. We had an interesting substitute in statistics as well that had a great deal of insight into "senior mentality". In biology we are listening to student presentations for the anatomy unit. After helping various people with Computer science, doing statistics, reviewing (or trying to start) some calculus, etc., I'm becoming more and more disposed towards math and chem rather than the memorization and wide breadth of specific things we learn in bio (do I really need to know what a cnidarian is?). At a high school level it doesn't take that much to memorize the extra word list or whatever, but just a though for future consideration. I think I have to especially start studying Government soon. Today in class we talked about lawyers a bit. I used to be quite opposed to pursuing that career path, but I wouldn't rule it out entirely now. Many options make a decision difficult. Spanish is hard! I still have to do some multiple choice passages before I sleep.
After school I went to get free waffle fries at Chik-fil-A with Shelley (and a number of other Beckman people, since so many people were headed to the same destination). Afterward I went to Jesse's house to go work out a bit and play some Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
Then I went home and took a three hour or some other large number really long nap.
AP tests are drawing nearer and nearer, and I can feel it in my homework load. I had homework from all of my classes today, which is rather rare. I didn't get around to making some scary AP schedule yet, but the sooner I get to that the better.
During tutorial Danny Fields embodied the stereotypes of a rich white male. It was amusing.
I had finished reading Genesis recently (I'll check on the actual date) and am currently reading through Exodus now. I'll probably give some commentary on this later.
For English I had to make a presentation on Modernism. I enjoyed myself far too much making math and science allusions. This particular one I related to the Modernist's rejection of the principles of certainty associated with the Enlightenment.

Spring Break 2010 and the day back from it

Okay midway through writing this, I realized I would be unable to finish the entirety of the Spring Break post. So I'll leave a hanging "to be continued", talk about the week leading up to Spring break, talk about the first few days of Spring break, and talk about today.

Today:
So this morning I got a bit of an ego boost because I got to see the posters I made for two opposing students running for the same ASB office. That small amount of pride though didn't mean much though, as it was overshadowed by lots of mixed feelings. I had no idea there would be drama behind a simple request for poster-making. Maybe I'll elaborate more on this later, but for privacy's sake etc. etc. I will refrain from doing so now.

High Enthusiasm from school. Mostly all of us still have the enthusiasm of Spring Break running in our veins. While making a Calendar I came to realize how close AP tests are. After college admissions, many of us wonder why we are even taking many of these tests. I'm not going to request credit for probably... more than 3/4 of the ones I took.

Poetry reading in Statistics (2nd Period). Thanks Bryant Lin for being a good sport. Please tell me if I ever actually offend you. Biology in the computer lab. Andrew made his own sandwich. Ms. Solanki refilled the candy bin in Econ. Spanish AP listening section is scary.

Free Chicken strips at Chik-Fil-A. Econ studying with Shelley at Barnes. Such a pleasant life.

Sentences are getting increasingly fragmented and thoughts less meaningful as I write this cause I'm getting tired;; Perhaps I'll edit this or add more later. Tired D:

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Okay hopefully I am going to be done with these anachronistic "catching up" type posts after this and be able to give more daily type updates rather than these abridged excuses for updates.

Pre-Spring break fillers:

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Monday:
I cannot say we did not see it coming. The algae in the bottle surely became a tree. Congratulations to Daniel Dumett on Stanford acceptance. This was foreshadowed long ago with cryptic messages. Or was it?
After school I went to grab (and go?) Red Velvet cake with Shelley at Albertsons. Overrated or no, it was pretty good.
At night I did something I had not done for a while- Basketball. I went with Gene, Kenneth, and Jimmy. So exhausting. And then the lights shut off on us. I guess parks can't be open all night long, less we summon what Shelley calls the "etch a sketch". Jimmy and I won. We switched teams. And I won again. YEAAAH!! Afterward we all went to Barnes and Nobles. I was cheap and drank water while everybody else got some classy drink.

Tuesday:
Pretty much just a homework, studying, and catching up day. Should not ever say that a day is insignificant, just no notable "events" I have recorded or can recall. This is why daily blog posts are of more value. I could have recorded some thoughts and such from that day, but now they are forever lost as entropy into this vast universe.

Wednesday:
So I went over to Jesse's house, he came over to my house, and we played some Xiangqi. Then I went to Barnes with my Platonic-friendship buddy Shelley to delve into the realms of Solanki-nomics. A random note: In a certain facebook note for Econ, I began it with the beginning lines of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as a hook, "The Solanki, a cruising yawl...". Today Jimmy and I realized that we could not recall the original name of the ship, only our interjection of BHS Microeconomics into a classic work of literature. Good times.

Thursday:
I took Jesse to submit some scholarship over at Art Institute in Santa Ana. Miscalculations led us through Santa Ana on Edinger for quite a while. Following that, we met up with Kenny Tanaka and Jimmy at Rubios, and then went to my place to watch Miyazaki's "Laputa: Castle in the Sky", probably my favorite Miyazaki film as of now. I still can't quite play the whole theme song for the movie on Guitar yet, unlike Margaret Lin who does a fine job at it. "So Beautiful!"

A Castle... ...in the sky.


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Spring Break Begins! Friday April 2
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In the morning I went for a hike with Jesse. For some reason he wore flip flops. I thought about how amusing it would be to dress up in armor and carry random gigantic weapons in a place where normal people hike.
In the afternoon, Jesse and I met up with Jimmy and Daniel Baek to go to Tae/Krista's "fundraiser", a pool party. I hope it was really a fundraiser. In any case, a very nice location, people were all friendly, overall a good turnout I would say, but I had to leave a bit early.
Daniel, Jimmy, and I went to Good Friday service at Bethel. It was youth service, and I think it was designed largely with emotional appeal. Nevertheless, I think that was something I needed a good dose of.
Jesse convinced me to play.... ...Maple Story... a little bit in Spring Break. Despite Gene's claim that real men don't play in Kradia, I joined Jesse in Kradia as a pure int Fire Mage. I'm not going to post my screen name and stuff here, because I don't really intend on consistently playing or even playing for a while. -_-

Pose from the fight scene at the beginning of Castle in the Sky :D


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Weekend: April 3, April 4
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Bike to the Beach! Kenny, Jimmy, and Danel. On the way back, we (except for our tree-like friend) ate at Sobahn Express in H-Mart. As Jimmy would say, "Good Ddong"

Meeting at Harvard Park; Daniel Raises our magic attack by casting meditate (Maple Story allusion)


The fellowship of the... ...right?


During this bike trip, a lady said "passing on your left... ...while riding towards us. We passed, and were passed, by this lady on multiple occasions. On one instance when she was passing us, she said "Please form a single file line, there is a car coming and I wish to pass" or something very strangely worded and precise like that. Quite an interesting ride.

On Sunday I went to Church at Harvest for Easter, Matt visited as well. I also got to eat dinner and play some Chess with Rafe who happened to be in the area. Later I went to Taco Bell with Jimmy and Jesse.

So Beautiful! Cupcakes at Harvest Community Church:


Also I applied for USC housing. Supposedly I applied for the "nerd dorms" as first choice. I asked Matt for advice on housing. Better be surrounded by nerds in a far nicer facility, in a place you can sleep, then be trapped in a super-ghetto location with drunk people pissing on your sheets I guess xD I wouldn't say I'm not a nerd either haha.

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A Catching Up Post (Yet Again)!

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Week: March 1 - March 7
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Matt and Dad's birthday were this week. We went to On the Border for dinner. Mom made some tasty dessert. Unfortunately, Matt was at school on his actual birthday, but we got to celebrate earlier.

I mentioned on an earlier post about how cool Mr. Bowman was :)

Talent show tryouts were this week. Attended that with Shelley, and of course (by being unique, aka not a music/dance/singing act) got a place ;D

Mom's dessert :)


HOW CUTE! Taylor brings a turtle to biology. Joanne wants to touch the turtle.


Friday was Sadies. Dinner at Kula Revolving Sushi, Sticki Picki (Glara knows how to use those machines far too well :o ) and then a lot of waiting in line at the actual event loool ;D But overall I'm satisfied with how it turned out. No drama exploding into fire and flames, met some new people, Glara was pretty ;D...










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Week: March 8 - March 14
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Pretty much everyday this week I did something that involved studying with Shelley. On Friday, I went to Jesse's house with Kenny, Margaret, Priscilla... good fun :D

I got accepted into UCLA, USC, and UCSD (Eleanor Roosevelt) this weekend. Celebrated by going to souplantation.

The Elusive Kevin Lee


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Week: March 15 - March 21
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On Monday I donated blood with Red Cross. Matt visited on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I got a flat tire on my bike, and had to walk home. It was ironic because in the morning Eugene saw me with my bike and asked me why I didn't just drive since I had a license. Then I saw him walking, and he said to me from his bike "You should have drove". Hahah I guess it depends how you look at it. Talent show practice again. Kid with the Yo Yo is so epic.

On the weekend, in addition to biking with mom and dad, I got to eat dinner at Beni Hana. So tasty... On Sunday, I saw Catherine :D Its been quite a while.

Catherine and Soomin :)


Shelley is a robot (at red cross drive at school)


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Week: March 22 - March 28
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Ooh Wow... People were really good to me on my birthday :o
In addition to many many birthday wishes (thanks facebook for reminding people haha) got quite a few goodies xD
Jesse got me a new sketchbook which many people signed the inside of. Also he burnt two CDs of which him and Kevin found a bunch of interesting songs.
Jolene got me a stuffed Totoro, asian school supplies, and candy (that I still haven't finished)
Shelley gave me a T-shirt and candy
And then more shirts, money, etc. from family;; Thank you again everybody for a wonderful birthday :)

Another major event this week was the Talent Show at BHS.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=407196036947 I'm on facebook at least once, but I had to do many many transition acts. Overall I think everyone really enjoyed themselves :)

Family :D


Gifts from Jolene


Talent Show practice


Cool kids :]


Talent Show


Talent show was also interesting because I met up with Hileman again, whom I also have not seen for a while. After Talent Show, I went to Original Buffalo Wings with Jimmy, Shelley, Jesse, Daniel Baik, K.Lee, and Justin Koo.