So this is what it comes down to....
it's been 5 months so far since the New Year has started
and I really haven't accomplished anything...

I've just become more of a nerd....
a little more studious I guess
and I guess I've made some pretty cool new friends....
I guess the rest of the year is going to have to pass me by
before I realize that I've made a lot of regretful decisions....

Lots of things have changed since the last time I wrote in this...
My parents have moved to Alaska - yeah that's right AK
they have gone from the tropics to the arctics...
it's kind of weird feeling but they are now closer to me
which is a good thing!
So now that my parents are back in the continental United States
our family will be reuniting as of Christmas and New Year 07
I guess that's one REALLY exciting to be looking forward to....

Next, I'm going to be a junior after this summer...
it's kind of a scary feeling...
knowing that I'm already in the second half of my college career...
I feel like I just started this whole college experience yesterday
but hey, that just means I have to work harder....

Well, the usual things that piss me off continue to piss me off
in lieu of the whole VA Tech massacre, I really think it needs to stop being discussed
It will just hurt more people and make more people concerned. 
I say we leave it in our history records and memorialize the loss when the time comes
I know that doesn't sound so sympathetic
but I just don't want to see the hurt and pain that I see in many people's faces anymore
I saw we remember it in our minds and our hearts but not let it effect our daily lives...
One week was enough for me....

Well, I guess the next time I'll be writing in this will be in about six months?
LOL i'm kidding..probably around next month...
while I'm working and sitting around at night and taking classes for Summer Term. 

Have a good month of May~

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Here we are entering a New Year
and New Year's means a time to reflect and look back
on the happenings of the past year

so here goes....

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January
las vegas
lots of shopping
Winter break in California
Winter Break job teaching SAT
Met up with an old friend
Spring semester of my freshman year in college began

February
not too special of a Valentine's Day
hit with bronchitis

March
Went to my first frat part at Chi Phi on St. Patricks Day
Spring Break in California
Got my 1st Laptop
worked 10 hour days for my aunt in Cali

April
Midterns for Spring Semester
Friend's visit to Boston
(lots of shopping, eating, and karaoke)

May
End of Spring Semester
End of Freshman year in college
Summer in Guam
Flew to Cali and picked up my grandpa
Flew to Guam with my grandpa
Birthday lunches
Meeting someone special after a whole year
One Night Event for Church young adult group
Mother's Day Sunday (my comeback day)
1yr Memorial Service for a loved one

June
In Guam
Dad's Birthday
Grandpa's Birthday
World Cup started - Korea vs. Togo 2:1
went cheering for World Cup
Started Summer Term - Gov 117

July
In Guam
Mom's Birthday
August
Decided to actually attend OSU
End of Summer Term - GOV 117
VBS at church
lost 20 lbs total throughout the summer

September
In Guam
My Birthday - 19
Last Sunday at church
Korea
Took out my wisdom teeth
meeting up with old friends after a year
special visitor to Guam
lots of cake and coffee and shopping
Fall Term began for my Sophmore Year in college
Came to Corvallis for the first time
Returned to Oregon after 6 years


October
Halloween - watched a movie with new friends
Fall Term Midterms

November
Thanksgiving Break in Beaverton/Washington
met old family friends after six years
Met you for the first time
Karaoke in Beaverton
Shopping in Beaverton
Fall Term Second Round of Midterms

December
Fall Term Finals
End of Fall Term
Winter Break
lots of meeting up with you
Church Choir Cantata
ELI End of Term Party

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when looking over all of these things I can't help but to think that a lot happened
and a lot was learned

I once read on my friends xanga site that if we had the chance to go back and do it again
would we do it the same..if there was anything we would change..if there was anything we regretted..

I've always told myself that I was going to live a life without regrets
I can to realize that's a lot harder said than done
BUT
that doesn't mean that I acted with regret towards everything
I accomplished a lot in the year 2006 and I'm very proud of them
whether my accomplishments were because of mistakes
or accomplishments I set a goal and work on
none the less
I accomplished and that makes my year very fruitful

to answer the question, I would have to say NO
I wouldn't do things differently, I wouldn't regret anything, and I wouldn't want to change anything
however, that was not the case last year when 2006 rolled around

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Now it's 2007 and there are more things I would like to accomplish
here are what we all call my New Year's Resolutions

1.  Lose more weight
2.  quit smoking
3.  Strive for better grades than last term
4.  see my family at least once
5.  bring the whole family (all four of us) together
6.  pray more and read my bible more
7.  Just in general, strive to be more diligent

I haven't started on any of these yet, but I'm telling myself that everything starts when Winter Term starts
So once again...

here goes

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It's Christmas time again...

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I can only wonder to myself

what I'm going to do for Christmas
 
and who I will be spending it with

It's kind of depressing

to think that

I won't be with any family

over Christmas this year

I hope next Christmas

it will be twice as better

than this year



I'm really not wishing

for anything this Christmas

I've gotten most of the things

that I've been wanting

I guess I can only wish

for some peace in my life

and some peace for my family




I hope everyone else has a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and enjoy their winter break doing

whatever it is they do

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