It’s been…a while now, hasn’t it? Last entry was almost 20 days ago. I need to keep on reminding myself to blog 
The midwest has been raining and thunderstorming for the past few weeks now, and even worse, it’s been flooding It was perfectly sunny and happy outside, and a minute later, we could see the dark clouds moving over and covering the sky, and then the thunderstorm comes. A lot of homes are flooded downtown; it’s during these times that I realize how lucky I really am. If I have time, I would really love to help rebuild the homes with Habitat for Humanity. I know, excuses excuses, but one day, I’m going to do it. Just you wait.
Speaking of summer, I’m really excited for China. It’ll be my first time back in five years, I want to see how everything is now and GO SHOPPING! Because shopping is awesome. And haggling. Reminder to self - learn how to haggle.
After the summer, of course, comes college. First time truly away from home. I remembered back when I was first applying, it was such a big deal for me to not attend a college close to home (main reason why I rejected Notre Dame, I just couldn’t stand four more years of praising corn), but it’s only now that I realize how hard it might be. I’m afraid that I’ll be timid and shy and won’t know how to win favors of my professors. But at the same time, I have all these grand goals that I want to accomplish - get a 4.0 GPA, do well on the MCAT and get into an AWESOME med school (I just discovered yesterday that Wash U’s med school is #2 in the country. -very impressed-), serve food at the soup kitchen, volunteer at a battered women’s shelter, volunteer in a hospital near a doctor, start working/volunteering/interning in a lab in freshman year, and learn to speak Spanish fluently. Honestly, that’s a lot of goals, and I’m not sure I can accomplish all of them. I’m determined, but I’m not superwoman. I hope that college will be a period of growth, and I’ll come out a different person - learn to fit into society instead of being the sometimes-irrational Chinese girl from Indiana.
But let’s forget all that! It’s my last high school summer, and I want to enjoy it - by looking at pictures! LOL! -reminder to self: get a life- Yummy pictures of the day. If you don’t know, that is Kangin of the group Super Junior. Physical appearnace-wise, he is my favorite -drowns in self-shallowness-. Unlike the rest of them, Kangin is not stick skinny, and standing next to him will not make me feel so self-conscious as I would if I stand next to, say, Siwon. And Kangin is adorable and cute as well as mature (at times). Quick, someone, go steal him and force him to marry me ^^
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Ohh i heard about the floodings. Thats horrible. The weather here has been pretty fucked up recently too. =(
And have fun shopping in China =P
Yeah I’ve heard about the floodings too!
Good luck with college, and of course with haggling. Do you know how to speak Chinese fluently, and without any accents? From experience, sellers actually sometimes jack up prices when they sense that you’re not from around the place.
As for the goals, man those are good goals. I hope you achieve them all mate!
hey! ahh you’re so lucky, getting to visit china this summer. i wanted to but i have no money for plane tickets. I wanna go shopping there!
aiyah… that’s basically all i’ve been doing in my spare time: looking at super junior pictures. I re-watched e.h.b.
YOU CAN DO IT! Definitely don’t give up your goals, because it’s what defines us…
Aww… You’re just starting your college career and mine is coming to a boring end… I have an interview on Tuesday for an internship!
Gah, I knew I’d have to grow up…
FINALLY I’m here, after trying to load your blog for so many times. >_<
Anyway, it’s been raining a lot here too. I hate it especially evening rain, cause I can’t go jogging by then.
Anyway, good luck in everything. College, studies, and your goal. Jia you o. Hehe.
Elena - Where are you again? This summer just has terrible weather everywhere (okay, maybe not in CA…but everywhere else!)
Ria - Yep, I’m a native speaker, but I’m afraid that they’ll still jack up the price on me since I’m a little timid. I just hope that I won’t accidentally say some English when haggling XDXD
Lily - I know! I was so surprised when my dad said that I could go back this summer. I really really miss it. EHB is worth rewatching over and over and over again
Phoenix - O.o Good luck on your interview!!! Is it a job that you really want?
Faye - T.T I know, loading, stupid, grrr. We should seriously do an exercising program thing together, it’ll get me running again! Like, we could blog about it and check on each other or something? LOL.