So I’m writing this in the middle of week 7 (out of 11) of my first term in college. I finally decided to go to Drexel after I got wait-listed (and eventually dumped) by Lehigh *tears*. That officially marked my final farewell to its awesome Music Engineering program. Meanwhile, LaSalle was being stingy with financial aid, and Stanford conspired with UPenn; they both don’t want me. So here I am; a Business and Engineering major at Drexel. Btw, Business and Engineering is one major. I’m not minoring/double majoring, even though I love the feeling when people stare at me in awe saying “Double major?” 
So far, aside from the workload, college has been a complex and fun experience. I still remember crying in the ladies room sometime during week 2 just because my English professor was showing her mean side, and all the sudden I missed Mr. Gildea so much. I still can laugh at how my chorus professor complained about the fact that I’m originally a violinist because “my jaws are too stiff”. And I still can feel the good relief when I laughed so hard that I burped at a friend’s face during a lecture, and we both just continued cracking up about it without any gross feeling.
Those are most likely the kind of stuffs that I will fill my next 4 years of life with. Times will get rough, tears will flow, but in the midst of all, there will always going to be good laughs here and there, good friendships that last a lifetime, and good memories to be kept for the rest of my journey. Most importantly, this is where my adulthood starts, and I’m ready to live it up!
GO PHILLIES, beat them Yanks!
This past March went pretty sad with two friends and a teacher passing away. So now, I’d like to dedicate this post in my loving memory of:
1. Phong Thi Ho, entered his glory on March 4th 2009
2. Sergio Roa Menayang, entered his glory on March 6th 2009
3. Ms. Madeline Regina Willette, entered her glory on March 13th 2009
“Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night
Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon” (Michael Jackson)
First day of school is finally here! The day that used to overly excite me now brings tears to my eyes. Forget the gold lanyard and all its commotion for a sec, below is a laundry list of answers if you ask me why:
1. This day officially marks my final year of high school career. Sad, isn’t it? I can’t believe I’m graduating in less than 10 months,
2. I knew I wouldn’t see Mello standing among us in the auditorium, neither in the music room, nor anywhere else in SNG,
3. I knew that after dismissal, I wouldn’t hang out with my crews; most of them were in college, another was at work, and another was sleeping tightly in Indonesia,
4. Preluding the mass, the organist played Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”; a classical piece that we hiphop-remixed last year. It brought back memories of Mello, 07/08 string orchestra, and our joyous year,
5. The song “Christ be Our Light” was sung for communion. It will always remind me of the class of 2008 Baccalaureate Mass; the last time SNG string orchestra was conducted by Mello, as well as the moment Mello claimed to be her proudest moment of her life.
OK, I’ll end the list there. Let’s wipe our tears together and start new with a peek on the bright side. So Mello’s position is replaced by Mr. Baker. I think he’s OK, but I don’t think saying “cool” in like every 3 seconds will make him that cool. I just could hope for the best.
The whole NHS process is kind of intimidating me. Especially it’s due the DAY BEFORE my ACT. THE DAY BEFORE! Oh, please. Let me go through this without cutting my sleep
