reflections v5.0
36) How have you changed since freshmen year?

i think i'm a bit more disciplined since freshmen year. the thought of late-night adventures don't really excite me to the bone anymore since i value sleep more now. i'm a year older, and maybe it's just in my mind, but my body sure feels like it too. my knees seem to ache whenever i play ball back to back days or if i don't get enough sleep. i think i've become more of a leader as well. i've learned to not wait around for someone to take initiative. if something needs to be done, i try to step up. i also think my faith is now much more..well, let's just say "realistic" for lack of a better word. i don't just take to heart what i've heard all my life anymore. when it comes to questions concerning my faith, i've learned that it really is okay to struggle with them. i believe that's the best way -- to figure out the answers to your own questions instead of just ignoring them and listening to what other people have to say.

37) Who is your favorite freshman?

ah jeez. this question really is impossible. i've been lucky to have the opportunity to get to know a lot of the freshmen this past year, some more than others, of course, but many of them have had a positive impact on my life. i love their childlike hearts and the way you all have such a heart for the AACM community. i can only pray that i only get to know them even better next year.


38) Who is your favorite upperclassman?

BRENDA LIN is the coolest girl i know. people are just sort of drawn to her, or so it seems. although i found her constant girl crushes kind of strange at times, i'm still glad she's a part of my life.


well, i've already mentioned MESON WOO and ANDREW KOLLER in an earlier question..


..so i guess that brings me to NICK LIAO. this guy has so much wisdom inside that single-dimple head of his, but i'm glad i got to know him a bit better this year. i know i really suck at being intentional in my friendships, but i really hope i can stay in touch with this guy.


of course there's TIMMY CHUI. i've known this guy since forever, way back when we were both in the same chinese school class at HCC. through the years, we've gone through countless hopeless teachers, torturing them to the point of putting us in corners to try to tame us, but we would not be tamed. hopefully we can sorta revive "funboys" this next year.


last, but not least, mr. JASON WANG. i've balled with him many times the past two years, and i really wish i coulda gotten to know him better somehow. he's a real funny guy and he really cares about other people. i can see it in just the little stuff he does, like at greg, when he knows someone still wants to play, he'll give up his spot on a team so that someone else can run. it doesn't matter if he's played 0 games or 50, he puts other people in front of himself, or at least that's what i've seen. in his own words, i hope we're friends "for a long while."


39) How have your groups of friends changed since freshmen year?

let's just say i've learned a thing or two about friendships since freshmen year. this past year i think i've finally started to see that it's really impossible to be best friends with everybody. you can try, but most likely you'll just stretch yourself so thin that you won't even have the luxury of even a couple genuine friendships. my group of friends has solidified since freshmen year. i still try to hang out with different groups, but i know that when it comes to personal stuff, there's only a few people that i should be talking to. sure, it's good to be vulnerable with people, and i've never had a problem with that, but i've learned that you should only share some of that stuff with people who you'd trust your life with, not just people you consider friends or "good people."

stay tuned for the final edition of my SOPHOMORE YEAR REFLECTIONS. yipee-kai-yay.