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It is a sad day today… Jong-Hyun, a Korean singer, unfortunately passed away. He was someone I’ve been following since 2008, nearly 10 years. I remember listening to his songs and idolizing him when I was 9 years old. I remember falling in love with Korea and their culture because I started watching and listening to… Continue reading

Tomorrow is my final finals exam. A statistics test… And statistically speaking, I need to achieve a rather high mark of about 105% on that exam if I want to get an “A”, which is also statistically impossible…I think?  BUT, if I did get an A, I would potentially be finishing my first semester at… Continue reading

“I don’t have time” “I am busy” What do you really mean when you say that? You mean to say: “It’s not a priority” For a year or so, I always wanted to start a blog… But one of my main excuses for not starting one was because I believed I was simply “too busy”… Continue reading

I cannot count how many times I’ve been told, or thought to myself, “there is NO way that anyone will even look at this message, nevertheless give me a reply” But I still did it anyway. I still sent the emails. Okay, I probably can count… Let’s see: I messaged Vinh Giang, one of my… Continue reading

“What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.” – John Green, Paper Towns We are all human Don’t expect more… But don’t expect less either. Just be human. Continue reading

1 week from today I will be flying home I’ll be taking two flights (transferring sucks…) to fly home back to Vancouver And I’ll be able to see my parents whom I haven’t seen since August, and my sister since October I’ll get to sleep on my old bed (technically new bed because apparently my… Continue reading

“Is it too late now to say sorry?” – Justn Bieber, Greatest Musician of 21st Century Is it ever too late to apologize to someone and admit a mistake? Or, is it ever bad to let someone know that you regret your past actions that may have harmed them? No. It’s never too late. There… Continue reading

Time is running out: The FCC will vote on Net Neutrality on Dec. 14 “If net neutrality in is taken away, everyone will pay more, service will cease to be universal, the poor will lose something they need more than ever, and some lobbyists will be very happy.” – Seth Godin One of the main reasons… Continue reading

A clock collector is nothing without his clocks Without his clocks, his title would be negligible and his goals would be diminished But clocks generally aren’t as valued by the common laymen We use clocks for its purpose, not for its intrinsic or inherent value that the clock collector sees Clocks are nothing without the… Continue reading

Win the first hour of your morning, and you will win the rest of the day Begin by setting up a simple habit of making your bed… every day Make your bed every day, and you will have completed a goal in the first 10 minutes of waking up, and you will get a sense… Continue reading