Summer Break!!!

Yes! I can finally rest up!!! It is summer break!!!
I am officially done with my first year of college!!!! =D
Almost all of my grades are up...can't believe it...I somehow managed to pull off pretty good grades! =O
Well...credits belong to my parents though...I probably would've done very bad without their help and push towards the last few weeks left of spring semester...
I dunno...but..it seems like they have the magic that allows me to reach inside myself and grasp the true potential and knowledge that I have...and save me from falling down into a very deep pit of failure and sorrow!
What can I do without my parents?
I hate to say it...even though I find my parents to be very annoying and frustrating to be with...I can barely do anything without them...they seem to always be right...except in the field of technology and creativeness =D

It has been 5 days since I have started my summer break and finished my first year of college!
Things have been pretty good lately!
I've got the chance to catch up with my sleep, eat home cooked food, see old friends, talk with parents more, worry about the future, get a new laptop, drive more, and not have to worry about work/hw!
I've even got the chance to practice my er-hu (Chinese Violin) more and go shopping with my mom!
I have also recently gone to two different Chinese schools with my dad in order to help my dad teach in the Chinese Orchestra classes...seems like I am pretty popular...everyone knows me! ^__^
Bottom Line: My break is going very well thus far! =D

Consider me lucky...my dad's orchestra, the Buddha's Light Youth Chinese Orchestra (NJ BLYCO), is going to perform with a well-known band called Hsu-Nami! (look them up on Youtube, they're the ones that played the theme song of the Chinese Basketball Team in the Beijing Olympics!)
{I will be making a separate post soon about this concert!}
Today, I actually got to go see them practice!
I have to say...THEY ARE AMAZING!!!
I really can't wait to see how this performance is going to be...the combination of NJ BLYCO and Hsu-Nami...I'm gonna be playing with them!!!! =O

I really hope the rest of my break will continue to be good as it is now...or become better!
Well...I gotta take advantage of this break...I got a summer course that will be starting in one week! That means...I'll be getting back to going to class and doing hw and tests...>_< *sigh*
can't be helped...I want to graduate faster....@__@ oh well...I just gotta finish this course then I'll be set and the rest of my summer would be free again!

Can't wait till my new laptop gets here! =3

Reflection

Wow...time sure does fly...

My first year of college is already over...and the next year of college is going to start soon...

I shall reflect on my first year of experiencing college...

At first, before I even set foot in college...I was wondering if I had selected the right college to go to...

I applied for only three colleges...and I got accepted to all three colleges...

It was really a tough decision but I chose the one that I apparently going to, Stony Brook University!

I wasn't sure if it was the right decision but...I went with it...

Now, I don't even regret that I chose to go to Stony Brook! Everything turned out OK...I should say...better than OK! =D

I enjoyed my first year of college...even though I had plenty of those times of suffering and pain...

I have to say...it was a very bumpy road and experience...

It took me a while to get adjusted to campus life/college life...

I was still fine tuned for High School life and work...thus, when I met my first midterm...I nearly died...my expression of my first set of midterms was...basically this face: O_O

But then, as time progressed...I finally got adjusted...and I felt pretty good about that...I made tons of new friends and had tons of fun learning and hanging with friends! I believe, and I hope, that I have made many new worthwhile and life lasting friendships during this first year of college! =D

I have done many things in my first year in college...varying from working very hard on my homeworks and getting ready for exams to making new friends to having tons of fun!

I have to say...the first set of friends that I made was all due to the sport of Ping-Pong! =D

If I didn't bother going to the basement of my dorm (where the pingpong table of our building is located), I would've never met any of the friends that I have now...

I'd meet one new friend from playing ping-pong...then...all of a sudden he/she would introduce me to...like...3-5 or so of his/her friends...

I guess that's what you call networking? xD

I'm very happy that I have met so many new people and became friends with them instantly...

All those new friends that I have made...were always there for me when I needed their help...or when I needed a mental boost! 

I guess that's what you consider a good and royal friend...eh? I made so many of those type of friends in Stony Brook...it really does prove something about Stony Brook University...not only is it a good university...but also...the people there are all, if not all...most, friendly, nice, and caring!

Everyone in Stony Brook seemed very open and friendly... especially my dormitory wing, A1!

We are like family already! Everybody...once again...if not everybody...most of us....know each other and had a buncha interaction with each other! We'd play sports in the hallway, chill in each other's rooms, go eat as a big group, have parties together, play video games with each other...etc.

If you'd walk through our hall/wing...you'd see many doors wide open with a buncha shouting and laughing! We, as a wing, had a great year together! Our whole wing will be nearly the same next semester! Can't Wait to get back there!

Now...more about Stony...

The environment of Stony Brook University is a very nice one...

I felt very comfortable there...

There are many places to go to not only have fun...but also to study!

The faculty are all very nice and caring!

The campus is big but very beautiful! There are many trees and flowers around!

The air seems very fresh and clean on campus...

This campus is never boring, there's always something going on...an event or party or something...you just gotta look for it!

Campus life is amazing in Stony Brook...many events and fun stuff to do! i.e. Roth Pond Regatta. Strawberry Fest, China Night, Korea Night, Japan Night, Tennis Tournaments...etc.

As I have mentioned before...it was a very bumpy and rough road...but I lived and made it out of my first year of college!

Even though all the courses that I took were very hard and tedious...I made it through...with the help of my family and friends!

I'd go to class with friends...and leave class to meet up with another bunch of friends...

I admit it...there were times where I almost fell asleep in class...I guess staying awake in class is a skill that I need to perfect...

I made many bad decisions in this first year of college...but I have learned from them...if not yet...I will learn!

Mistakes are there so we can improve ourselves!

As for what I did for fun...

I did many many many things...besides just hanging out with friends that is....=D

I played tennis, ping-pong, and many other sports on campus...I made many friends by playing sports!

You guys are probably wondering what we do when we hang out...

We do many things...varying from talking to playing video games...Hanging out with friends is a big portion of campus life and living...there is never a day where you don't at least hang with one friend!

Campus life is not just filled with studying and working...but it is also full of FUN!

All I can say is that I had a great first year!

Hopefully my next year in college will be just as good or be better!

Now...of to SUMMER VACATION....and summer courses..=/

It's been along time....

Wow...it has been so long since I wrote my last entry eh?
To tell you the truth...I haven't had the time to write any entries till now...
I've been busy with school, work, practicing, having fun, cramming...etc.
Now...It is towards the end of finals week...
I only have one more final to go, and I need to make sure that I pass this final with a very good grade!
But...now...I actually have some time to spare!
 =D isn't that GREAT! =D


This semester has been going by very very very...yet I emphasis again...very very fast!
It is just simply...unbelievable... yesterday feels like as if it was...my first day in college!
For one moment, I am going through orientations...then for another moment, I'm taking finals already! =O
You guys know what I mean?
My first year of college is about to end...it's just...simply...very astounding...ish...
Can't believe that it's already almost over...I guess now is the time to reflect on my first year in college...eh?