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| Highlight of my life since May 4, 2008:
- Our event, Asian Cultural Heritage Month Day, on May 30 went on with great success!
- AP Exams were killer
- Prom was amazing! First Prom King~ june 6th
- Graduation! '08 june 11th
- [we were the last chicago public school in our district to graduate]
I'm pretty glad that high school is over. A number of people tell me that they'd rather be in high school than college. I'd beg to differ. Actually, I won't beg. I would rather not deal with high school nor the people in there. As cruel as it may sound, its the truth. I made tons and tons of friends and started my social networking outside of my school and community. I've gained so much over these past four years, but it's time to move on. College will be fun.
I will be attending Loyola University this fall. Too bad all my information on my tuition status and my final statement were corrupted when they were updating their system. It's not very helpful nor insightful when they keep telling me that "[I'm] one of the few students that had technical difficulties and that [I] should try and call back again later." Just for that, I think they should give me a scholarship =P
I need a new and better job. Abercrombie sucks. I work at the kids store. The pay is horrible, my co-workers are awesome, but the customers are a big bunch of jerks. But I understand that they are unknowingly destroying my hard work of folding stacks and stacks of clothing. I've been working there for 7 months now. Should I quit now? Or should I stay a bit longer to make an impressive impact on my resume [my ideology is that the longer i stay there, the more it looks like I am dedicated and loyal to the company]?
I find myself more and more involved with IVSU [Illinois Vietnamese Student Union] now. Our next event is a huge event in the Vietnamese community. It's the Tet Trung Thu [Mid-Autumn Festival]. I also find myself taking on more responsibilities that I'm quite not sure that I can handle; Co-head of Marketing, Co-Head of Fundraising, and Head of volunteers. I'll try my best to fufill my duties!
I'm also going to be a counselor for the Catalyst Foundation for the culture camp in New Jersey on August 1 - 3. I'm soo excited for the culture camp! Can't wait!! I think it's a bit funny and worried that the lead counselor had forwarded my information/application/headshot to all the counselors. All 50 of them. Funny right? Not really, my SS number was on the application since they needed to do a background check on me. Worried? Of course, but hopefully the other counselors won't steal my identity. I have some trust in them. I just hope they don't prove me wrong.
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| It's the first week of May and I'm beyond stressed. This is the
first time in my life that I've completely booked myself with 'things'
to do. It's ridiculous. I can't go on a day or two without having to
look into an agenda to see if I'm busy that day or not. It sucks that I
can't just go out any day I choose to anymore. Priorities priorities
priorities must come first. Things are hitting me fast and are wearing
me down; International Night (just passed), AP Exam, meetings, work,
school, homework, exams, projects, planning my Asian Cultural Show,
GRADUATION.
What is tearing me down the most is none of what I've stated above
but interactions of a couple of people. It's three individuals to be
exact. Each one with a different reason to make my work load a little
more difficult to handle. One has the characteristics that annoys just
about everyone with their constant blabbering and nonstop gossip.
Another has given up with school and everything they have begun,
leaving me to pick things up and try to restore order for them. And the
latter of the three is just impossible and unbelievable. This person
has defied me in many ways and yet still come to me and requests that I
give them a reasonable solution. He/she expects me to cooperate when
all that I have worked on has been taken over by him/her. I have no
reason to be part of that project anymore. I'm just looking forward to
graduation and college since I will not be associating with those three
individuals anymore.
I've complained far too much on how crappy things are for me. I won't let these things/people keep me down. I'll revert to a more happy careless person in June.
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| Due to the fact that I work more now, school and all of it's gloriousness, and future planning of an event has lead to my failed attempt to blog more frequently. What future planning you may ask? Since I are president of my school's Asian American Association, I took the initiative in planning and creating an Asian Heritage Month event at my school. Luckily I'm not planning this event alone. I'm getting great help from my partner-in-crime Trinh. We're fighting so much for the event to actually happen. I want to event to be held on May 30th at my school, since May is Asian Heritage Month. Since the Asian population at my school is so limited, we plan on collaborating with other CPS high schools and Asian-based organizations around Chicago.
It is really tedious work. We have so much done, but so much left to do! The outline, 'skeleton', of the event has already been approved by the administrators. Now we just need to have all the small details to make it finalized. Details like verifying the performances from the other high schools and try to collaborate with them so that it will be joint performances, performance time-frame, food donations from restaurants (but I don't even know how approach that at all), how many tables we need for food and information booths, volunteers, etc. I just hope that the event will be a success. By the way, the event's purpose is to educate people, not just in the community, but across Chicago about
the diversity of Asian cultures. I know saying 'across Chicago' is so broad, but I couldn't make the purpose more snazzy.
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| I feel like the experience of my senior year of high school should not be the way it currently stands. Although my experience is different from a majority of the seniors at my school, I still feel a lack of enthusiasm and lack of happiness. One of the main events at my school would be International Day, International Night, and the Film Festival. International Day was canceled, speculations say that the reason behind it was because of the new administration and their new strict ways. It was said that International Day was a privilege and we lost that privilege by failing to meet standards of the PSAE test scores.
International Night is supposed to be held on May 2, but somehow is not listed anywhere on the school website calender. My conclusion is that there won't be one. If it will take place, it will be a disaster. Film Fest is another event to look forward to. It is like a mock Emmy Awards. They even give out trophies to different film categories. Of all the Film Festival I have attended at my school, there have been countless films submitted with amazing craftsmanship. This year, however, there were only three films submitted for the Film Festival. Deadline for the film submissions are this Friday, but the coordinators have given an extension until the 14. I don't believe it will be a great turn about for the Film Fest.
The effects of senioritis is in full gear. Yay. 
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| Bon Anniversaire à Moi. Happy Birthday to me. I turn 18 today at 5:49 p.m.
I get to buy cigarettes, dirrrty magazines, watch an R-rated movie, and buy lottery tickets.
But most importantly, I can post nude pictures of my self online without getting anyone in trouble.
Oh, and of course, VOTE.
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