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| Never thought that this day would come. Yup. I'm going to stop posting at Ronin_X. I've found myself a new blog over at Tumblr.
http://epikpwn.tumblr.com/
Thank you, fellow Xangans, for all the eProps and comments. Thank you, Xanga, for giving me a blogging experience of a teenage lifetime. And thank you, Ronin_X, for letting me plaster you with useless, unnecessary emotionally-driven blog posts of nothingness and beyond.
I feel like I'm destroying a piece of myself.
Ronin_X, you're on your own from here, buddy. I'll drop by to visit from time to time though. Peace, man.
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| I've learned a lot in the past few weeks. Where to start?
It was the first time I've ever been in China, and I must say, it was very heartwarming. That, and humid. The kids I taught were fantastic. Much better, I think, than the Americans in terms of discipline. Heck, their skills and talents far outshine ours. Here's my class.
The kids were just fantastic. Each of them had their distinctive personalities that made them so special. And the fact that they listened and soaked in everything we had to teach them made me feel very much appreciated.
They all have their own stories, and I got to hear a little bit from some of them, too. It just made me feel so grateful for America and my parents. Thanks, kiddos, for teaching me such valuable lessons.
I TA-ed for Stephanie, but I felt I did more than just pass out a few pieces of paper. I did a little bit of teaching here and there, and man... I have a lot more respect for teachers now. They sure do put their heart into it. Er... Well... At least... Some of them do.
Every night we had hour-long meetings about the curriculum and what each respective teams were going to teach the next day. I always dreaded this part because I, along with everybody else on the team, would be so freaking groggy. Fighting to stay up was a pain.
But it would all be worth it at the end. I was put into the music team, and our goal was to introduce these China kids to American culture through songs. Here, I was teaching them "We Are the Champions." They loved this song and "Breaking Free" with a passion. It was beautiful hearing their broken English proclaiming the lyrics in unison.
The experience overall has left me a bittersweet taste. I'm glad to be back home, but I sorta miss those kids and China. The theme that we taught them was "leadership," and so I hope that as they grow older, they will become leaders of honesty, integrity, and kindness. But hah, I trust them. They're good kids.
Here's a depressing pic of me. And that's the end of that. See you kiddos next year, I hope.
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| I'm off to make an impact on the world. Just kidding. But I'll try my best. I haven't been out of the country in like... Almost ten years. Eee GAD. Now I'm going to T.A. and teach some little Chinese kiddos character and respect and all that other good stuff. Mmmm... Virtues. AYE.
BRING IT ON, QUARANTINE!!!
If you miss me, I'll miss you, too. Goodbye America... I'll always remember your food, decent weather... AND TOILETS!!!!!!!!!
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| This summer is so... Different from all the rest. It's right after Junior year, and it should be the most relaxing summer, yet it's not. It's like, second to the summer before Freshman year. I'm more fortunate than others to not have summer school, but then again they brought it upon themselves.
I have ASB meetings throughout the summer, so I suppose that's when I go to school. I'll, however, be missing a chunk of those since I'm going to China from July to August. Jeez, and I'm suddenly getting tasks I never thought existed for a president. I got gypped! There's also this funky emotional burden that's attached with the job. I don't know how to describe it. Maybe I'm feeling guilty for missing the 209842379 meetings over the summer, and I feel like I have an obligation to overseer them. Oh well. That's what vice presidents are for.
Mrrrmmm...
I'm excited and scared for China. Crap man, teaching in front of 100+ Chinese kids? Spicy food? No toilets? And HEAT!!! Boy, I'm going to lose a lot of weight this summer.
ASB meeting in 3 1/2 hrs.
2nd Worship Practice in 5 1/2 hrs.
At least I don't have internship. HAH.
Seek first the Kingdom of God.
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Michael Jackson died!? Nooo! He was one of my inspirations for dancing. R.I.P.
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| I just woke up from a three hour nap. Now I'm absolutely too lazy to study for my finals. Bleh.
Every time I wake up from a nap, I either have a headache or I feel empty. Not empty as in hungry, but as in unfulfilled or depressed. I did my usual rounds of e-mail, facebook, twitter, and all that nonsense, and now I'm on xanga. Blogging. Because I haven't done it for a very long time.
Today was the new ASB's first meeting. It was quite... Bittersweet. I was already missing everybody who left. I just don't know... I've grown so attached to the friendlier faces of the previous ASB. But with this new one, no way should I doubt that we have a strong team for the upcoming school year. They are fierce.
And I'm their president.
... Sitting in front of them in Cris' seat was... Not nerve-wrecking... But... I did feel pressure...
Okay. That's it. Over summer, I have to gain weight and bulk up. I need to refurbish my image if I am to have these bunch of kids take me seriously. RAWRRRRR.
"Hey yo, bro."
Sigh... Class of 2009.
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