Yea so its time for my yearly reflection entry hah. So here goes... 2006! 6 LIFE TURNING EVENTS IN 2006
1. Love is alot harder than it is set out to be. Alot of people like to get in your way sometimes and I've learned alot in fighting for what I want. Our 2 year anniversary was a great day... Its a reminder of all the things we've been through so far.
2. My 2006 birthday. I'd have to say it was a great day, but the few weeks before that kind of sucked. This portion of my year was one of the most dramatic times of my life and I hate to say that its a life turning event that I wish never happened.
3. The day I moved into my new apartment! I met 3 new cool, awesome girls and they've taught me alot. Vy-van (my roomie) loves food as much or maybe even more than I do... She always knows how to cheer people up. Sam's conversations are one of the best parts of my day... I love talking to her about random things. And Jo has shown me that hardships will always come your way and the strength of an individual isn't always measured by how much pain you can endure but also by having the courage to open yourself up to someone.
4. Summer. During this time I really got to see how important my education was to me. I started to love to go to class and the things I learned.
5. When I worked at Payless. You know you always hear stories of how customers are so mean sometimes and have no disregard to sales associates... Yea I never really knew what that meant till I worked at Payless. I was yelled at for not knowing Farsi... for following store policy... for looking like a high school kid... for catching a girl stealing (yea.. she got mad at my boss too even though her sister stole shoes)... So since then I've been extra nice to every sales clerk I've encountered.. hah
6. The day I lost a good friend. 6 HAPPIEST SIMPLE MOMENTS IN 2006
1. Summer's finals week... haha... Joel, his friend, Lei and I all celebrated. I don't remember much but I do remember seeing Joel passed out on the hallway floor ^__^.
2. Halloween sugar party! I never had so much sugar in one day hah.
3. When Sam, Vy-van and I roam around grocery stores looking at food ^__^ hah. Everything is so much simpler with food haha.
4. Our trip to Maui... My favorite moment was when we were at the beach. My sister, mom and I were making a sand castle next to the shoreline. And when we finished we watched the water fill our moat.
5. My nice walks/ drives with Kenneth. He's given me so much laughter this year. Thank you ^__^.
6. The most simplest moment is when Joel, Bhavani, Chetan, Lei and I are all gathered in their living room laughing. 6 SADDEST/YUCKIEST/NOT SO GOOD MOMENTS IN 2006
1. The end of the 2005-2006 school year. I was disappointed with the grades I got.
2. The day Lei left for Michigan for the summer.
3. Whenever I hear bad news from home.
4. When Rukia died.
5. Not being able to spend another holiday season with Lei.
6. The day I left my old apartment. That day was one of the saddest days in my life. I remember closing the door for the very last time. Seeing the rooms so empty and remembered the first day we moved in. We were all so different then. 6 AWESOME/KOOLEST/FUNNY MEMORIES IN 2006
1. When Lei took me to Ruth's Cris.
2. Seeing the Maui sunset.
3. Meeting Azure and Lazy in person ^__^.
4. Seeing the nice 3.4 gpa mark on my transcript.
5. Halloween night ^__^... we all had our crazy sugar highs... I <3 Edwin's Penis hat hahah and Vy-van looked sexy in her Unicef box *wink*
6. When my engineering professor told us that sniffing markers is a great way to calm your nerves before a test ^__^ haha (jokingly of course duh =P) haha! 6 NEW THINGS DISCOVERED IN 2006
1. True friendship isn't based on how much you've done together or how much you hang out with them. Its based on whether or not you're still together at the end of it all. (Yet again have rediscovered it again this year =P).
2. One night Joel said something like "Its too bad that we won't see each other after all this." It made me really sad when he said that but it has complete truth behind it. Knowing that one day we all might not even see or talk to each other anymore, whether its because of distance, fighting, or just moving on with life, its really sad that a friendship will eventually come to a conclusion. So its better to just make the best of what we all have now!
3. Discovered a new motivation to succeed in everything I do. Thank you to all those who have helped me along the way.
4. Tenderizing beef takes wayyyyyy too long =P.
5. Never ask a question you're not ready to hear the answer to. If you ever ask a question and got excessively upset with the answer you received then I think it would have been better if you never asked the question in the first place.
6. Telling the truth about loving someone is the best gift anyone can ever give themselves. With all the people I know who were truthful with their relationship, I've noticed that even through all the hardships everything turned out for the best. We're all starting to get accepted and no longer have to hide each other. I love not having to hide love ^__^. So from now on I believe that if you truly love a person, you shouldn't need to hide it. I agree that love isn't enough but strength as well (in both persons). It is truly worth it in the end.
_____________________________________________________ 7 HOPES FOR 2007
1. Continue to study hard and do well.
2. Learn Chinese ^^.
3. The happiness of my family.
4. For the friendships I currently have to stay strong while we're still together. I love everyday we all spend together.
5. To be a better person.
6. To continue the love we've found ^__^.
7. To be a stronger person and learn to fight for what I believe in. THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE (not resolutions cause i always break them)
1. Be more understanding.
2. Stop being such a lazy bum.
3. Smile more and not to cry so much.
4. My sleeping habits.
5. To better include everyone I know into my daily life. Sorry Vy-van, Jo and Sam for not always being around. I will try harder because you guys have grown to be quite important to me.
6. Reopen myself to new ideas and respect the opinions of others. Lately I have been quite opinionated and forgot that I might hurt others feelings because everyone is entitled to their own ideas even if I don't exactly agree with them.
7. To be more thankful for the things I have. This year has been a short one. So many things have happened that I can't even remember them all. I have also learned so much from so many people. I would like to thank all those who have spent this year with me. I love you all very much and I hope you have a great new year ^__^! | 
