Chronicles of a Young College Boy

Sunday, April 22, 2007

hahaha...Arent they just out to beat u up with those "armor"...? hehehe...i went for my third tkd tournament today...many ppl compete for the tournie...about 50% are these little angels....seriously...when they spar...they look so cute...imagine them hopping around in those "armor" with their short legs and trying to kick..i cannot help but laugh when i watch...

Well..i didnt do as well as i had hoped in this tournament...got a 2nd for forms...3rd for breaking and sparring....o well...i did not have tht much time of a practice anyway...i actually have a video of me sparring 2 matches..i got my ass whooped in the first match because im taking on a guy a head taller than me...so he just use his leg to get head shots for 2 points..where i can only get body shots for one point....buut i won in the second match...realised when i watch the vid my friend recorded that i look quite good...wahahahaha....o well...it was quite an experience...

Every smst since i moved to US...there is this major learning point i take away from the semester...Last year spring it was about adapting to the new environment....last year fall it was about learning how to speak more in class and in public...this semester it is definitely how to be more humble...i think i was really being too cocky abt everything...i thought i just use it as a joke..but after a while it actually creeps into my system and way of thinking...i got so cocky tht i think God..as fair as he always is...smacked me right in the face with reality....and yea..he smacked me real good...first...he smacks me with getting 3 C grade exams....second...he smacks me with the fact that i dont rule in the tournies anymore...the reality he smacks me with is...you may have workeed real hard to get where u are now...but if u dont work as hard or even harder....you will be brought down, fall, and be overtaken by other ppl who deserves it more than i do................Yeah...ouch huh...i felt it too...you might say to me, "of course you will be overtaken when you get complacent you idiot.."..well sometimes you almost have to experience it yourself to solidify a principle of life....=)

DanieL counted snowflakes at 1:00 AM

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Hey everyone...heh didnt write an entry last week...figured my mind was mostly on studies..so i dont think i can write a decent entry...

anyway this photo was taken last smst during the tkd tournament...i still think i look nice with semi long hair..hahahhaa....its been a pretty good week for the most part...i had 2 major exams...Econs and Psychology...and im pretty sure i did well on both...the problem with doing well is that u have such a high expectation b4 u get the results back that u get more or less disappointed or a normal feeling when u get the exams back...ever had tht feeling?...like the exam went so well that u expect nothing but a perfect score....hahaha...

Now im in a full-blown dilemma of what seems to be an easy decision about a year ago = transferring to another school...a year ago....i would actually look for the schools that i wanna transfer to...as long as its good and cheaper...i will transfer...now...another factor came into play...friendships....haiz the classic "I'm already settled here" reason of staying...the other school that i want to transfer to is University of Washington, Seattle.... its business school is ranked 25th in the country...Marquette is 49th...the school fee is a little bit cheaper too if i get a scholarship there...the place from what many people say...is gorgeous...and plus there is the beautiful weather...heh i know i know...its sounds like a perfect school and place...but as i have mentioned b4 countlessly...It is the people that makes a place home...not the place in its physical self...come on...i experienced -30 celsius here...thts right...negative 30 celsius...and the place can be quite dead during the winter....but these factors seem miniscule when friends come into the picture...its like i dont mind all these horrible conditions as long as i can hang out with my friends....

I remembered the first few months i had here...it was horrible....the trouble with adjusting to the situation was a little bit overwhelming...but i made it through pretty nicely..hehehe...the very thought of having to go through tht process again just makes me feel tired.... then there is tht smart ass in my mind saying "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger.."...hmmm....what makes this decision even harder is that it can be or it is a life-changing decision....haiz...well i kinda come up with a short-term solution....i will apply to the school after this smst...BUT i will only transfer if i get a scholarship...so at least tht makes the payment a little easier for my parents...I know u can say this is another excuse of not wanting to transfer....but it's quite a rational reasoning dont u think?

DanieL counted snowflakes at 9:59 PM