Finals Week

So finals are finally here. It's been a really fast year. I can't believe that a school year really flew by that fast. I mean people have already packed up their stuff and moved out. My room looks so empty and bare right now, which is a kind of a relief, but it's also sad. I made some awesome friends this year and I really doubt that it will ever be this awesome again. I loved living on campus and just getting to know people who live on my floor. It's going to be totally different being in an apartment and having to actually cook for myself. I haven't done that in a whole year, but then that will be much better for my health.

I really have started to become happy again. I know that there are lot of big decisions left for me and I know that I will be able to graduate early, but should I? I know that there's nothing waiting for me if I do, but I know that I can't just stay in school forever. It costs too much and I need to be on my way to getting my dreams accomplished. I've met some awesome people at UCLA and it wasn't apparent at first and only up until this quarter, have I finally realized what a true friend is and who they are. I haven't really started studying for finals and not really worried about it. I know I'll be fine, but I should make sure of it. Anyways, I will be done by Wednesday and that's pretty early. I should have all my stuff moved out by then and hopefully I have the help to do it.

I think I might go back to San Diego for a week and visit my other friends elsewhere too like in Riverside and stuff like that. I need to make sure I get all my shit taken care of. Till later, probably much later, but I will do my best to write more. Jim always stressed how important it was to have a journal.

The first meeting

So I had some stuff to fulfill today. There are definitely a lot of things going on in my life and now things are just starting to settle down. I mean the major events like the NSU culture night are now in the past.

But I have another thing that I am just starting. I am currently pledging for a frat at UCLA. The process doesn't seem so hard, and it can be time consuming. I just want to be sure that it's something I want to dedicate my time to. So far I like it and at the beginning things can be rough, but I think today that things have smooth themselves out. I have started to enjoy it a bit more and have gotten to know more people. I haven't gotten to know them well, but it's a good start. We had a meeting from 6pm and it lasted till around 8:30pm so I was a bit hungry when we got out. We got a lot of information about the organization, which was a good thing and it was a lot to absorb though.

I had dinner at Rendevous and saw some people there. It was cool and it was nice just hanging out. I had to prepare for my presentation tomorrow in my discussion though. I found out late that I had to do two articles instead of one because my first article was really short. I didn't think that it would be too big of a task and it really wasn't. I thought I was well organized and could just spit it out when I needed to.

I felt bad for missing the other club meetings that I usually go to, but I think that it'll be better in the long run since I still am an active member in most of the clubs I'm involved with.

Day after CN

It was really tough getting through today. I didn't want to get up and go to class. I didn't get enough sleep and I knew that was going to affect me for the whole day. I got ready like usual and then went out and waited for my classmate that I knew wasn't going to be there. It was the weirdest thing.

I made it to class today (PS 156A) and I ended up nodding off a bit. That's really bad since I NEVER nod off in this class. I'm actually interested in the topic, but today I was too tired to stay awake. I missed some things and my friend, actually ACA brother kept on waking me up so I could take notes. Which was a good thing, since he knows I actually want to be awake. I got my midterm back for this class. It was great, I got a B+. I really didn't expect it to be that good, but I'll take it. I'm pretty close to an A in two classes, even though I'm failing the last one... I've got to work on that one though.

The second class today (Geog 108) was one that I really couldn't stay awake in. We were talking about our group projects for the first half of the class, which really helped with me with the idea of what we needed to do. Then we jumped into lecture and I pretty much fell asleep. I stayed awake for most of it, but there were parts where I don't know what happened. That was really bad.

After class, I went back to the room and the house keeping lady was there, so I grabbed my laptop and went into the lounge for an hour just chillin'. Then I came back and gave myself a haircut before my event tonight.

I had my initiation for my Frat that I'm pledging for. We had a ceremony and all that good stuff and then we went to dinner. I like my pledge class so far. They seem a bit shy, but I imagine that's usual stuff. I got to with some more experienced members of the frat for dinner and it was pretty interesting. I like the actives of the club, so that's a good thing.

Nikkei Student Union Culture Night - Tagged to Fame

Today was a very big day for me. It was the time where everything came together. We have been putting props together for a month now and finishing it up yesterday. We started rehearsing from 10am and ran through a full dress rehearsal that ended at 1pm. Then we took an hour long lunch and then ran through it again. We finished around 5pm and then locked it down at 6pm till the show started at 7pm.

It was something really special. Everyone and everything was perfect. We practiced enough and everyone had their jobs and it was so smooth. I think people really enjoyed it and I did too and to be part of it was cool. There was a lot of work and it was all worth it. I'm also glad that it's over though. It was too much to do three huge events back to back to back. I felt like I was going to collapse when I got back to the room. I was planning to go straight to sleep, but that didn't happen.

We ended up playing poker in the first floor lounge till around 4am. I had class at 10am so that wasn't good. At least I took a shower earlier, so that was good.

I like to be part of things like this. It really makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile and I do give a lot of props to the writer and director of the drama. He does a really good job with everything and is down to earth. One of the best people in the club by far. And he happens to share the same name as me.

The Lunar New Year

This is the first post in a long time. This quarter at UCLA has been pretty rough for me. But since it's a new year and I have a day off of everything, I think I'm going to use it to catch up with myself. I'll probably finish posting all the older entries from my other blogs so you could read up on all my journeys while I was living in Japan. I just had a lot on my mind recently and I felt compelled to write about it.

There are a couple of things that are pending in my life. I've given them a lot of thought and not sure what I will do yet, but today would be a good day to get it all finished. I've got to make some decisions and stick with it.

Last night I was talking with someone and we were talking about losses. It's about failing businesses and when you put an investment, you hope for a good return, but when you don't get one, what should you do? I'm wondering if I should add more to the investment in order to break even, or should I just pull out.

It's like when you have good pocket cards in Texas Hold ' Em but nothing comes out on the flop to help you. And even the turn doesn't help, should you fold or keep raising the stakes. Because in both situations, you'll be burned.

I might just be burned out too since I'm too involved with everything and not so much thinking about what's best for me. I'm spreading myself out too thin. I'm afraid that it will break soon.

Well brunch in the dining halls will close soon, so I'll write more later.