My biggest accomplishment of 2012? I would say living the year to its fullest is my greatest achievement. I tried to do everything this year with my greatest effort, with an open mind and a sound conscience. I'm glad to say that I have no regrets this year, and that's all that really matters. I am so thankful for everything I have, everything I have accomplished, and whenever life got me down, (as Dory would say) I would just keep swimming, just keep swimming, what do we do? We swim! I like to swiiiiimmmm swim swiiiiiiiiim, hah hah hah hah hahhhh...
I like Finding Nemo :)
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you and how has it impacted me?
My mother. She gave birth to me. It impacted me because I am now alive, so thank you, mother for the gift of life.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Free Write: The act of finishing.
I'm done. I'm just going to check out for the rest of the day. Essay next period? So what? I can afford getting a few points knocked down in AP Lang right now. I have a 104. I'm just done for the week. I'm out.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Overcoming adversity
This blog post is appropriate to my life right now...
Someone integral to my family passed away yesterday afternoon. She was my dad's aunt. My dad's family was poor when they were growing up, and she basically made the effort to pay for him and his four brothers to to college and provided for his family throughout my dad's childhood. She was the most selfless, loving, benevolent person, and I wouldn't even be here without her.
It's a daunting thing, losing someone you love, and facing the fact that it happened is never easy. Yesterday was a crying day. I cried when I found out, I cried when we were praying for her, and I cried myself to sleep so much that my nose was bleeding (or maybe it was just really cold).
I've never experienced a death in the family before, so this was a tough pill to swallow. It made me realize a few things: death happens, and happens quickly, life is short, so we should treat everyone as if you will never see them again, and lastly, never eat fatty pork when you have high blood pressure. My great aunt died after a seizure from a stroke.
The last time I saw her was about five months ago. We were in the Philippines dropping her off to her house late at night, pulling slowly to the dark front lot. Her long walk from the van to the white metal gate was hauntingly ominous to me; an image I'll never forget. At first I thought it was because that was the last time I'll ever see her that year. Now I realize that it was the last time I'll ever see her alive. I'll never forget everything she did for us, and there will always be a hole in my heart, but I'll make it through. As the saying goes: she's in a better place now.
Someone integral to my family passed away yesterday afternoon. She was my dad's aunt. My dad's family was poor when they were growing up, and she basically made the effort to pay for him and his four brothers to to college and provided for his family throughout my dad's childhood. She was the most selfless, loving, benevolent person, and I wouldn't even be here without her.
It's a daunting thing, losing someone you love, and facing the fact that it happened is never easy. Yesterday was a crying day. I cried when I found out, I cried when we were praying for her, and I cried myself to sleep so much that my nose was bleeding (or maybe it was just really cold).
I've never experienced a death in the family before, so this was a tough pill to swallow. It made me realize a few things: death happens, and happens quickly, life is short, so we should treat everyone as if you will never see them again, and lastly, never eat fatty pork when you have high blood pressure. My great aunt died after a seizure from a stroke.
The last time I saw her was about five months ago. We were in the Philippines dropping her off to her house late at night, pulling slowly to the dark front lot. Her long walk from the van to the white metal gate was hauntingly ominous to me; an image I'll never forget. At first I thought it was because that was the last time I'll ever see her that year. Now I realize that it was the last time I'll ever see her alive. I'll never forget everything she did for us, and there will always be a hole in my heart, but I'll make it through. As the saying goes: she's in a better place now.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Something I would devote more time to
I would definitely devote more time to charity work because... I am so lazy! I would actually devote more time to charity work and improving my strengths, as opposed to just vegetating. I really suck sometimes. I didn't do everything I told myself to do this weekend. Plus I only cleaned my bathroom halfway... merp. I'm so annoyed with myself.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
What's the best advice you've ever received?
Um, I haven't really received any good advice that I *actually* follow besides the advice I give myself. I mean, it makes sense because I know myself better than anyone else, so that makes me the best judge of...me. That makes sense, right? I tell myself to keep on persevering, because that's the only way I'm going to improve at anything.
This is the advice I need right now because I cannot sing in public. I can't. I froze up in choir this morning and it was so embarrassing. MERP. I kind of need to get over that considering that in choir, you need to, I don't know, SING IN PUBLIC? MERPPPP. -_______-
This is the advice I need right now because I cannot sing in public. I can't. I froze up in choir this morning and it was so embarrassing. MERP. I kind of need to get over that considering that in choir, you need to, I don't know, SING IN PUBLIC? MERPPPP. -_______-
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Costas Controversy
Bob Costas, as a trained journalistic reporter, was wrong to insert his own opinion into a public broadcast. Even though he was "quoting" another columnist, he was slipping in his own two cents by choosing that quote. No matter how "right" he thinks he is, it was unprofessional for Costas to do advocate gun control on air. Besides, if the murderer had a real intention to commit the crime, then he would have found other means to kill than using a gun if he didn't have one.
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