reflections v4.0
21) Who/what about college will you miss the most during the summer?

i'd have to say that this is a much-needed summer. i definitely need some time away from UT, but of course, i will definitely miss the people i won't be seeing this summer, namely, everyone who doesn't live in sugar land. so all my st. louis, plano, austin, syosset, jersey village, taiwan, whoeverelsei'mmissing friends, take care over summer, and i'll see you in a couple months.

22) What is your favorite conversation you have had this year?

wow, talk about an impossible question. it's impossible to really narrow it down here. i've had so many opportunities to get to know people and really gain wisdom from folks that i couldn't possibly pick one. however, the following aim convo would have to rank up there:

mok says: do you know how to make dough?
philphil789: ?
philphil789: money?
mok says: no like, dough for bread
philphil789: oh
philphil789: water
philphil789: and flour
mok says: oh, alright
mok says: thanks
philphil789: np

23) What are your favorite TV shows and movies of sophomore year?

TV shows..well, i basically left espn on 24/7. maybe i'll have more variety next year. LATELY i've been stuck on 24, so perhaps that will continue. my favorite movies i've watched this year would have to be hotel rwanda, shrek 2, the truman show, and some other ones that i can't remember right now. OH, and of course, the sound of music.

24) What were your favorite “chill spots?”

mainly stayed within my hallway. either mine or davidpark/scott's or xiao/eric's room. 151 was cool too. i don't really know what chill spots are, to be honest.


25) Where is your favorite place to study (if you study at all)?

"study" is a very broad term. if this pertains to everyday schoolwork and stuff like that, i did most everything in my room. if this pertains to hectic, stay-up-all-night-drinking-bawls studying that accompanies finals week, then that would be the pcl.

26) How have your habits (eating, sleeping, studying, playing, etc.) changed?

EATING: i ate more at j2 this year, but somehow i still managed to run out of dine-in dollars with a month left of school. a little less late-night eating, but still enough to brag about, and more "cooking" in the room with the convenience of tiffany's toaster oven.


SLEEPING: i think i got more sleep than last year, which isn't really saying much. first semester i had 8:00 and 9:30 classes monday through thursday, so that didn't help much. i told myself i would sleep by midnight on days where i had an 8:00 the next day, but that didn't last long. actually, it didn't even start because i could never fall asleep that early.

STUDYING: i procrastinated with studying once again, but it seemed to work out okay in the end. i got a 4.0 for the year, so i'm pretty happy about that.

PLAYING: all work and no play makes jack a dull boy, but then again, all play and no work makes jack a stupid boy. i think overall i found a pretty good balance between recess and work time, so yay for me.

27) What bad habits have you made/maintained/broken?

one bad habit i can think of right off the top of my head is going to play ball when i have work to do. i remember a couple of times i would even bring a book or 2 to gregory, telling myself that i would read/study in between pickup games. even worse, i told myself that God wanted me to study, so He would make me lose a game or 2 so i could do my work. unfortunately, when i lost a game, i couldn't concentrate enough to study, and when i won, i would just keep playing.

my quiet times were also quite inconsistent, to say the least. i don't know, it just seems like i never had time sometimes, which sounds terrible. hopefully this will change, starting now.

28) What was your average wake up/go to sleep time? How has this changed from freshmen year?

average "wake up time" was 15 minutes before my first class; average "go to sleep" time was about 2:00 AM -- earlier compared to freshmen year.

29) What were some things you gained/lost interest in?

monkeyball had its time of glory fosho. that was definitely fun, playing everyday to determine the "monkeyball champion." i also gained interest in volleyball cuz stacked with scrubs was awesome.


i lost interest in loitering. that's about all i can think of right now.

30) Do you have any newly acquired skills (or lost skills)?

NEWLY ACQUIRED: i think i can shoot better than i could last year. i can play G chord on a guitar. thanks to the jackson spring break trip, i now know a thing or two about foosball. i get embarrassed even less easily now, which further indicates my lack of shame.

LOST: my skills are quite limited, so whenever i acquire any, i make sure i don't lose them.

31) What are some new phrases, words, or actions that you began using?

- you lil wanker
- who are you?
- shoota
- you idiot
- ridiculous
- you know how we do (recent addition, thanks to mr. jason wang)

32) How have/haven’t you matured?

i'd like to think that i mature spiritually every year. specifically, i've learned to just trust that God is good -- through thick or thin, God never changes.

i don't know any other areas where i have matured.

33) How do you think you have changed physically?

weight is about the same. lost definition since i stopped working out. grew a couple millimeters taller. got darker because of freakin' canoobq.


34) How do you think you have changed spiritually?

i've learned to trust Him more. it's been a difficult year spiritually, but i think i'm starting to see why i had to go through it. just need to keep in mind that i don't need to worry about anything cuz God's in control. cliche, sure, but sometimes it's the things you've heard all your life that really need to be taken to heart.

35) What is your dream job at this point in your life?

NBA basketball player. stop asking this question.