senioritis

i've caught this disease... is it curable?

all i wanna do is frolick around boston for the last year and play with friends. i wanna go out to bars and eat ramen at 2 am.

why is this looked down upon... school would be so much better without homework. and tests.

Globe Traveler

This summer.. I have been racking up the mileage.. both by road and air. After being in norcal, socal, new orleans, and now hawaii... I can't believe how fortunate I am for being able to go around and having people drive me around. My family thinks it's so wonderful to have friends all over the place. My parents joked that their kids are international.. though not really... but since we're all over the country. My sister in New Orleans and me in the west coast. I love traveling. I love exploring. I want to see more! I need money!!!

Torn between going home in a couple weeks but also can't wait...

When I stayed with my relatives in Torrance, my aunt, uncle, and cousin greeted me by all wearing the Boston gifts I had sent earlier this year. haha. my aunt and uncle both wore bu tshirts and my cousin was wearing a redsox shirt and bu shorts. And since I was going to Hawaii, my uncle kept playing hawaiian music in the house and car and wore the flanel shirts as well. haha, how cute.

doctor?

After a weekend of family and watching my sister enter medical school, it kind of slapped me in the face what I'm missing out on. Since I was young, I had always wanted to be a doctor. A dentist, to be more specific. Mostly because I wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and get the approval of my parents, but I think also because I knew I was helping people. Listening to the speakers at my sister's white coat ceremony made me feel guilty for choosing a different route. Lives will be at the hands of these people who are now entering med school. This white coat symbolizes the trust, power, and responsibility that all doctors possess.

I on the other hand, have become lazy and chose an easier route. Since science classes, especially bio, seemed too difficult for me to just fool around and get a B in, I opted out to another route. Not that business classes does not make you study. But I defintely work less than fellow students who are following the medical route. My dad even joked that I could switch to the dentist field if I wanted to. I still have time... UGH.

I thought I was supposed to know these decisions before my senior year.

coffee

savior or devil?

it colors your teeth and is a bad combo to your breath with kimchee.
if "supposedly" keeps you awake



why has america become so dependent on coffee. what happened to good ol sleep

i've realized that caffeine, especially espresso doesn't kick in for me for a good 8 hours so this may be the reason why I have insomnia. damn this addicting stuff

to eat or not to eat

Why is soooo hard not to eat bad food? I know it's bad... I know it clogs arteries.. I know it will add to my muffin top... but I also know it just hits the spot.

Something a salad or piece of juicy fruit cannot do. Grrrr. I thought it would be easier since I'm not hanging out with people so I wouldn't have to go out and eat. But still... dayum. Damn the convenience of fast food

Racism

Is it racism if it's the truth?
If some people live up to their stereotypes, and not just one but many, is it not accurate to call them out for what they are?

For example, in my time in Sunnyvale, I have been surrounded by Indians. Of course they're friendly nice people, but they sure do live up to the stereotypes of being smelly (like curry), not willing to give bargain (stupid taxi driver), and are mainly engineers (I'm in silicon valley and 80% of the people I see in this area are Indians). Not to say these are all bad qualities.

I'm sure Koreans live up to their stereotypes of being stubborn, smelling raunchy (courtesy of kimchee), smoking a lot and loitering around. I am guilty of all and so I'm not going to take offense if someone calls me Korean because of these traits. I understand that some people WOULD be offended because of this but I think that if majority of Koreans are like this, that you know what? Just deal. That's who we are and even though you don't have ALL the traits, you are still what you are.

Refresh

Awww. Going back to boston this past week... is exactly what I needed. Seeing my family, sleeping in my bed, getting to just talk and be with all the wonderful friends in Boston. Man, I'm going to miss being home for the next two months but it will be exciting coming back and seeing the changes.

Sometimes, life needs a refresh button.