Usually, when I have that realization that, "Oh my, it's been a year" sort of feeling, I think about what the previous year has been like, and how it treated me. Sorry, perhaps this blog should have been written yesterday, but I think, that since 2007 is gone now, I feel a bit more nostalgic. =)
I will compile a bulleted list, to rule out the notion that these are in order of importance, of things that I am most grateful for, things that have affected me the most, or things that were hugely significant.
My daddy bought me a puppy. This came as quite a surprise, since my last dog was Peter, who I owned in 3rd grade. I named this little guy Duke, but his Korean name stuck, Dolee. I can't even begin to try and make English form of his name more understandable to those who aren't Korean. Haha. He was born on July 31, 2006 and my daddy brought him home from a Korean breeder on January 5, 2007. He's a Yorkshire Terrier. It was one of the happiest days of my life He was so freaking tiny. But in March, he slipped out of the backyard and ran away. We waited for a couple of months but we gave up after awhile. But, in May, we got him back. Thankfully we've turned into better pet owners since then. :]
This is Gummy Bear. I originally named him Bear, but my sister stuck on the Gummy. Again, his Korean name stuck more than the English one which I gave him and he is now called "Gomme". My dad bought this little cute doggy in April when he was pretty bummed about losing Duke. He was so fat when he was younger and whiney. But now, if I get a recent snapshot of him, you'd see that he is much more slender and handsome. Oh, and I don't know why my dad decided to take a picture of him stuck him in a tree.- Forgive me for this sudden depressing note, but I must say that in 2007, I have noticed that there were so many deaths. A death is hardly something that one can step over, obviously, and having to know of so many that I have had to "get over," it's a bit overwhelming. I pray for them and think of them every day, wondering how my life would be different, wondering whether or not I would somehow have more memories. But alas, "whatifs" never solve anything. So to those who've left us in this life, I miss you. <3
- Boys. Wow. No boyfriend this year. I haven't completely struck it rich in the Guy Department, but I like to think that a lot of boys have made me feel very happy. :] HAHHAA.
My sister graduated from John Muir college at UCSD. Whoo-wee, what a ride. HAHA. It's just insane watching her reach this stage in her life. I can't say how much she's grown as a person, because she's my sister and I'll always see her as that (plus she never tells me anything), but I do think she grew up a lot in the Fashion Department. Haha. I became a lot closer to her once she hit college, though, and moved out of the house. And I think I've matured a lot, starting from 7th grade, from her going to college. She just toted around this aura, that made me want to stop being so childish, if that makes any sense. But I'm proud of her graduating in 4 years, something a lot of people can't say that they've achieved.
I worked at Math Enrichment as a teachers' aide again this past summer and I enjoyed it so much. I got the opportunity to work with my favorite girls in the entire world: Samantha Luu and Isabella Ruiyantoro. :] I've been best friends with these girls since our 8th grade year and I have so happy that they are still in my life today. Our job gave us so many benefits: a field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (picture), a 10 year-old's birthday party at a mansion, "free" food at work, MONEY, beautiful friendships with little kids, and many, many memories to keep in our hearts. <3>
And Summer 2007 was so kickass. It was so kickass that the word "summer" deserved a capital "S". Seriously, this past summer was the best I've ever had. Why? Because of the new people I've had the greatest pleasure to meet! This summer I met Marc Dela Cruz, Kevin Tomita, Josh Cabrera, and Johnny Chen, all graduates of Independence High School's Class of 2007. Honest to goodness truth: my summer's fate has seriously changed the moment I met these guys. They took me and the girls out on wild and wacky adventures to the park, to In-N-Out, to the mall, to a concert, and to just random areas of the city. This all began with Gabriella Ruiyantoro's surprise 18th birthday party on June 22, 2007. This was a dinner at BJ's that Isabella invited me and Samantha to go to and I'm so glad we went. After the dinner, we all went to Kevin's house and had fun "bonding time." :] That day set the tone for the rest of our summer. <3- After summer passed, Junior year came with its overlooming dark cloud. Its overhang casted a shadow on all of my happiness and merriments. Haha. Sparing you the drama, in a nutshell, Junior year is simply the more stressing, frustrating, and trying year I've had. Period. The hours of sleep sprinkled into each week is unbearable. Cramming for AP Biology tests the night before aren't fun. Staying up until 3, nay, 5AM studying and reviewing in study groups at other people's houses for Crowther's Colonialism or Romanticism test the next day, only to catch yourself nearly falling asleep during the test. Having a group project every week, sometimes from more than one subject. To have math homework everyday (And mightI mention that ALL math assignments are the same? You're always trying to find the value of "x"). Trying not to fall asleep in class in a battle everybody in your classes faces. I've recently realized that, although we come together and bitch and moan about AP classes and help each other out on Crowther essays at 4AM, we're all competing against one other. Whether it be in grades, SAT scores, who slept the least, who screwed up more on that huge test you just took, or simply whose life just SUCKS more; this is the year when the only thing on everybody's mind is college and everybody, at the same time, is trying so desperately to outdo everybody else (or at least ONE person), just to have the better resume. Junior year is a 9-month-long war, and school is the battlefield. Miss a beat and you'll send your entire game plan to the shits.
This was also the first year that I've ever been to a concert. I've seen Mandy Moore live at Caesar Chavez Park in the summertime. This one kind of sucked because I didn't get to get any good pictures of her because I was so busy taking so many pictures of the people before her, that I ran out of battery. :[ Oh well. Mandy is all in my mind, it's okay. After that, I saw Arcade Fire. This was actually a really spontaneous event because my sister got free tickets from a friend who works at Apple. It was at Shoreline Ampitheater and I was really excited to go. :] They are really good live, REALLY good. Best free concert ever. Haha. Immediately after, like, "the-next-day" after, I went to Justin Timberlake's FutureSexLoveShow tour in San Jose. <33>:] HAHA. He's so BIG AND MUSCULAR. You would think that he's fat, but trust me, he's NOT. Nicole got to hug the guy, lucky bitch. :]
To top it all off, New Year's Eve was a really fun night. I wake up and Isabella texts me and tells me that she wants to go do something. SHE TOTALLY READ MY MIND. :] Haha. So we called each other and sat there trying to figure out what to do. Watch Fireworks? Go to a party? Ehh. But we finally agreed with Samantha on the phone, that we were all going to Isabella's house and have a movie day with lotsa junk food and ring in the new year with some old friends. :] I get there around 6:45PMish, 7PMish and Isabella and I just HELLA katchup. It was a good talk; I loved it. Later Samantha came around at 8PMish and we were about to get cracking on our movies when I get a call from Johnny telling me to open the door (to not even my house, btw...). Haha. So it ended up, that it was us four and Isabella's litto brother, Christopher, having a little party at her house. This night consisted of recording ourselves singing songs and having sentiments. HAHA. It was a fun night, guys. Loved it. <3
Well, I think 2007 surprised me a lot. It took me out of my comfort zone and put me into different situations, and I love that. I met a lot of new people who I can't imagine my life without now, and I think that's pretty fucking amazing. All this lovin' in only six months' time? There's gotta be a catch. :] 2007 was an amazing year, you bet your sweet ass it was.
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