PRAYER
almost popped my other shoulder playing ball yesterday. def need to start working out.
bhwangs indonesia preparation. diligence and motivation from the Spirit.
my dads assistant/brothers coworker got shot over the weekend. such a crazy incident, so sad and shocking that someone i know was hurt that way. praying for her recovery.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
THANKS
this period of graduations has reminded me of my own graduation. not the actual ceremony but the whole process of what it takes to receive a bachelors degree. and again i ask myself the same question "how the heck did i graduate?" at times i put in the absolute minimum amount of time and effort required. that part makes sense. but at other times i definitely did far less than the absolute minimum and got away with it somehow (except in soc 127c). danny yoon is witness to one example: anthro 98, the online gaming decal. i literally tried to fail that class but i still passed. wtf?
i dunno what i wouldve done w/out the internet. ive mastered the art of using quotes. i look back at some of the papers on my computer and think "what a work of art" because 95% of it werent my ideas but it still wasnt plagarism. but when i look at some of the other papers i think "omg, what merciful readers" because they mustve passed me on sheer pity. my papers were the kind that you had to share w/ other ppl when reading cuz you couldnt believe how ridiculous they were.
not only that but my transcript is so ugly. but somehow they still awarded me with a bachelor of arts degree from the university of california berkeley. that itself is worth $50/hr in private tutoring. i dont think many ppl realize the miraculousness of it all cept for my old roommates.
all of this always leads me to the next question "how am i going BACK to SCHOOL?"....wth am i doing? the scary thing is that im not just writing that, im REALLY thinking that. how the heck did i trick a grad school into thinking that they should admit me into their program?
too late and too tired to think about this. remember the default answer: all by the grace of God.
this period of graduations has reminded me of my own graduation. not the actual ceremony but the whole process of what it takes to receive a bachelors degree. and again i ask myself the same question "how the heck did i graduate?" at times i put in the absolute minimum amount of time and effort required. that part makes sense. but at other times i definitely did far less than the absolute minimum and got away with it somehow (except in soc 127c). danny yoon is witness to one example: anthro 98, the online gaming decal. i literally tried to fail that class but i still passed. wtf?
i dunno what i wouldve done w/out the internet. ive mastered the art of using quotes. i look back at some of the papers on my computer and think "what a work of art" because 95% of it werent my ideas but it still wasnt plagarism. but when i look at some of the other papers i think "omg, what merciful readers" because they mustve passed me on sheer pity. my papers were the kind that you had to share w/ other ppl when reading cuz you couldnt believe how ridiculous they were.
not only that but my transcript is so ugly. but somehow they still awarded me with a bachelor of arts degree from the university of california berkeley. that itself is worth $50/hr in private tutoring. i dont think many ppl realize the miraculousness of it all cept for my old roommates.
all of this always leads me to the next question "how am i going BACK to SCHOOL?"....wth am i doing? the scary thing is that im not just writing that, im REALLY thinking that. how the heck did i trick a grad school into thinking that they should admit me into their program?
too late and too tired to think about this. remember the default answer: all by the grace of God.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
JOY
rafting on the kern river was fun. rafting on the kern river for free is even better. im glad i have some cool coworkers. really, really tired right now. but its the good "ive been doing lots of fun things and im being productive" tired, not the bad "ive been sitting on my butt all day doing nothing and wasted the whole day" tired.
rafting on the kern river was fun. rafting on the kern river for free is even better. im glad i have some cool coworkers. really, really tired right now. but its the good "ive been doing lots of fun things and im being productive" tired, not the bad "ive been sitting on my butt all day doing nothing and wasted the whole day" tired.