---ing

the word of man means nothing to me.
and if your word means nothing, I'll let you know.
people been saying one thing and doing the next a lot lately.
friends. associates. everyone.
doesn't make them fake. just not honest with themselves.

hurting

my heart hurts for humanity and all of the inevitable things in life that we cannot control.

counting down

29 days until official start of Summer Break?!
Geez..why did I even count?
Back to work...

4 more major assignments. 5 more exams.
fun. Fun. FUN.

jamming

I still believe in man.
A wise one asked me why.
Cause I just don't believe we're wicked
I know that we sin but I do believe we try.



one time for believing in the inherent goodness of all people
Happy Friday.

why do I write?

If someone was to ask what my blog was about, I'd say me and my thoughts.
Whether you find that appealing or not is up to you. I wrote for readership back when Xanga was cool and enjoyed it even more when I could just write for myself. Fast forward 7 years later and I'm on blogspot. I write to release and keep a personal record of my life.

You know what you did last summer? I know what I did on April 8, 2005!

#POW

suceeding

We were joking here about how come you couldn't get a 4.0. I just want to let you know that your grades did not go unnoticed. We like hard workers around here. - UMich Phone Interviewer

I love a lil recognition every now and again. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I sent in 4 applications for summer programs. Offers and interviews have been rolling in ever since. Looking like a summer in Baltimore. Not quite Miami

#1 Public Health School...√
#1 School for Healthcare Management...√
Leading US Agency for Public Health...√

I've accomplished so much already..why limit myself anymore? .
I work too hard to be ballin on a budget (love that line!).
go girl. go girl. go girl. ambition.

escaping

Is this life? Nope, can't be.
*goes back to fantasy land*

parenting

I've been hearing a lot about the self-proclaimed Tiger Mom and today, I finally decided to see what it was all about and take a look back at the Wall Street Journal article that started it all.

'Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior'.

"There are three big differences between the Chinese and Western parental mind-sets. Western parents are concerned about their children's psyches. Chinese parents aren't. Second, Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything. Third, Chinese parents believe that they know what is best for their children and therefore override all of their children's own desires and preferences."

She's just another foreign parent who pushes her kids so that they are more likely to succeed in their futures. Like my mother. Crazy to see half the world up in arms about this. So what her children had to play piano or violin, couldn't participate in school plays, couldn't bring home anything less than an A, couldn't go to sleepovers, and couldn't complain about any of the rules?
Any foreign parented child would probably read this and just smile. Yes it sucked coming up in it but the majority of us are doing well because of it.

Sincerely,
a 4.0 student

checking in

hey baby,
I was thinking of you.

quote of the week

I do what I want, not what I should.- mo.Reni.K.B