My mother is officially in China visiting family for the next 3 weeks.
Her flight was at 6am on Monday morning. Therefore, I stayed up all night helping her pack on Sunday. We left the house around 3:30 in the morning. After driving her to the airport and saying bye to her at the security checkpoint, my sister and I didn't get home until past 6 in the morning when the sun was already coming up.
Anyways, my mother left my sister and I money for food. We could go out to eat every night, but that doesn't really seem very idealistic. I have no idea how to cook, and was sort of planning on my sister to make food for us. However, I realized that she is on a healthy-diet plan consisting of salads, fruit, Greek Yogurt, and green tea. I am not a vegetarian...but I guess for the next 3 weeks, I will be consuming a plethora of greens.
So... bring me food! Feed me! Thank you!
Ha Ha.
-Tina
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
MU Pride Point
"MU students have high pass rates on licensing exams. Recently, 97.4
percent of law students passed the bar exam on the first try while 99
percent of teacher education students, 92 percent of nursing students
and 100 percent of health professions students passed their national
licensure and certification tests." - www.missouri.edu
Right. Go School of Health Professions!
Right. Go School of Health Professions!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Start of Summer
Summer is officially here. I suppose that means I won't have any excuse to not regularly update this blog. First post of the summer!
Well, as I'm sitting on this couch, I'm thinking about how much I miss Mizzou. I miss Schurz, Asian American Association, the entire campus, but more importantly, I miss all of the incredible people I've met this year. After arriving home late Thursday night and moving all my bags into my room, I literally wanted to go back to school right away. As I sorted through school papers and clothes, I thought about how amazing freshman year has been. Although there were many sleepless nights and hectic days, I enjoyed every moment of it. When final exam time rolled around and I realized that I would soon have to leave the people I've spent the entire year getting to know, I was extremely sad. I suppose that from living in a dorm, I got used to having so many people surrounding me all the time, and being comforted with the knowledge that friends were literally just a couple steps away. I didn't want to leave my dorm or school, because I knew that when we all return in August, everything will be different. It'll unlikely that I'll ever have any classes again with friends since we're all separating towards our own majors.
However, it's been two days since I've arrived at home, and today, I realized that even though I'm not at Mizzou, it really isn't as bad as I thought. I think that near the end of the school year, I panicked and worried that I won't see some people again next year, but reflecting back on it, that thought is completely ridiculous and unnecessary.
Plus, over the next three months, I'll be able to hang out with wonderful high school friends and enjoy being home. I'm anticipating many movie nights, evenings at Manchester Park, afternoons at the pool, and just relaxing in the presence of the friends I've shared my entire high school experience with. Also, I'm looking forward to many hours working, sleeping, watching shows and movies, and reading lots of books. Not to mention I'll be going on a mission trip to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona from June 30th until July 7th. There are so many things telling me to make this summer as awesome as possible!
I cannot wait to see what these next three months have in store for me.
Also, happy Mother's Day!
-Tina
Well, as I'm sitting on this couch, I'm thinking about how much I miss Mizzou. I miss Schurz, Asian American Association, the entire campus, but more importantly, I miss all of the incredible people I've met this year. After arriving home late Thursday night and moving all my bags into my room, I literally wanted to go back to school right away. As I sorted through school papers and clothes, I thought about how amazing freshman year has been. Although there were many sleepless nights and hectic days, I enjoyed every moment of it. When final exam time rolled around and I realized that I would soon have to leave the people I've spent the entire year getting to know, I was extremely sad. I suppose that from living in a dorm, I got used to having so many people surrounding me all the time, and being comforted with the knowledge that friends were literally just a couple steps away. I didn't want to leave my dorm or school, because I knew that when we all return in August, everything will be different. It'll unlikely that I'll ever have any classes again with friends since we're all separating towards our own majors.
However, it's been two days since I've arrived at home, and today, I realized that even though I'm not at Mizzou, it really isn't as bad as I thought. I think that near the end of the school year, I panicked and worried that I won't see some people again next year, but reflecting back on it, that thought is completely ridiculous and unnecessary.
Plus, over the next three months, I'll be able to hang out with wonderful high school friends and enjoy being home. I'm anticipating many movie nights, evenings at Manchester Park, afternoons at the pool, and just relaxing in the presence of the friends I've shared my entire high school experience with. Also, I'm looking forward to many hours working, sleeping, watching shows and movies, and reading lots of books. Not to mention I'll be going on a mission trip to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona from June 30th until July 7th. There are so many things telling me to make this summer as awesome as possible!
I cannot wait to see what these next three months have in store for me.
Also, happy Mother's Day!
-Tina
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Freshman Year Reflections
Is it too early to reflect on freshman year?
Well, today is Reading Day. I can't believe the school year is coming to a close. I still remember sitting at home in August sorting through my belongings trying to figure what I wanted to bring to college and what I wanted to leave behind. I remember going to the graduation parties in the summer, spending endless nights playing League of Legends (haha, no shame), and creating long-lasting memories with high school friends. And now look, a whole year has already passed and soon, I'll be heading back to St. Louis for three entire months. So this past year... what have I really done? Have I accomplished anything, and what memories from this year will I keep in my mind?
Well, today is Reading Day. I can't believe the school year is coming to a close. I still remember sitting at home in August sorting through my belongings trying to figure what I wanted to bring to college and what I wanted to leave behind. I remember going to the graduation parties in the summer, spending endless nights playing League of Legends (haha, no shame), and creating long-lasting memories with high school friends. And now look, a whole year has already passed and soon, I'll be heading back to St. Louis for three entire months. So this past year... what have I really done? Have I accomplished anything, and what memories from this year will I keep in my mind?
Beauty
What is beautiful? It's supposed to be subjective, but in college, it seems like it is very common to think that models and "attractive" people are beautiful. I know people are like, "it's the inside that counts" and whatnot, but really.... is this just becoming an old-fashioned thought, a thought that will soon become uncommon? Considering how the media emphasizes physical attractiveness, many girls in college want to look good for four main reasons: to attract guys, to boost confidence and self-esteem, to be considered "cool" and up-to-date with the latest trends, and to compete with other girls in attractiveness. Why has our society decreased to this low point? In the past, someone told me that attractive people are more likely to get interviews and basically just have more opportunities in the workforce. Don't get me wrong, I do think attractiveness reflects the individual's personal time commitment to maintain hygiene, weight, etc.
Therefore, my main point in this blog entry is to just show how more people, especially college students, need to actually take the time to see past the outer appearance and get to know the actual individual. It is my strongest belief that the individuals who aren't noticed right away or do not shine out in a crowd are the most beautiful. Here's a metaphor. Let's compare attractiveness to the elevator in a tall building with many floors. Someone who is already attractive is near the top of the building on one of the higher floors, and that person only has so much more room to go up and increase in attractiveness whereas someone who isn't as attractive on the outside has a greater likelihood of possessing unnoticed beauty. Personally, the most attractive people are those who aren't the most outgoing or glamorous. Instead, it takes more time getting to know them to recognize their beauty, and this kind of beauty is worth more than any shopping trip or physical makeover.
Anyways, I guess that's all I want to say about beauty for now. It is 2:28. Tomorrow is reading day. Yay!
Goodnight, and more tomorrow!
-Tina
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