2008

all i wanted was
one little macbook
or a simple slr camera

but all i got was guilt...for wanting a laptop when i have a perfectly fine one
and an unnecessary thing like an slr camera

but its really all good
i'm pretty sure what i got for christmas this year
and its probably money and a sweater
...that and some kick ass memories with the fam bam

but this has been a good year for me and my family

my parents are talkin about retirement...
a well deserve break if you ask me
my oldest sister and her husband have a lovely family
with my two nieces...who are 4 and 7
kristina can't wait to start preschool and valerie is smart as hell in her 1st grade class...kumon...and she may start vietnamese school soon
my brother and his new wife is expecting
my middle sister had hopefully her last surgery in the spring
and her husband started his new job at apple
and my youngest sister is planning her wedding
...thats why i started early
my middle sister already took one of three color themes i thought of
but thats why i had three

overall my family is good
i even told my middle and youngest sisters about me this summer
they took it really well and i love them for it

friendship wise...i also think is good
i grew a closer bond with some old friends
and made a whole bunch of new ones

tiffany le is still there supporting me
brian is still around
james is still there for me
and whenever i'm back home i hang out with romeo, nick, and tiffanie which is always fun
and i get to see alice tiffany truong angela and grace over breaks
sahra and dale are great new friends i've made by going out of my bubble this year

speaking of which...i've been back and forth about my major
theres so many things i would consider but to scared to change anything
i'm still business econ and have decided to continue with it untill they say i can't
as well as pursuing an asian american degree
if i can accounting minor and/or education minor would be great too but i'm not holding my breath
this year i became part of vsu/vcn and i really love it
i feel like i'm not pulling enough weight but i really love everyone i've met
everyone on staff has been incredible and people i meet at the general vsu meetings are awesome people
and thanks to the sea clear mentorship i got paired up with a great mentor...hes nice a good listener and we have alot of things in common
next quarter i'm trying to get a job
and apply for the sea clear internship
and i have an internship from a service learning class
i'm so excited to start...i get to go to an elementary school 3hrs a week and at the end of the quarter i get to teach my own lesson plan
overall i think its a bit over ambitious...but i think i can handle it

i also wanted to do HOPE a tutoring/advisement program where they go to high school and help however they can from help with homework or someone to talk to...and i wanted to rush for a frat...but due to limited time and everything else i want to do...i had to give somethings up

my gpa is getting higher and hopefully i can graduate cum lade like my sister
its a long shot...but i want to prove that i can be just as good as my siblings
i mean...i know they're proud of me
i've done alot of things they never tried
they see more potential in me than they do themselves
but sometimes thats what makes me feel so inadequate...that they see all this potential but sometimes i feel that they think its a waste...that if i don't get the job that makes bank that everything they have done for me was wasted
but i may be over analyzing

i guess that's enough ranting for now

laterdays