Reality Check

Next semester will be my very last semester of college before graduating. These four years has been moving way too fast for me. I've learned so much and yet I feel underachieved. I can't help but to feel fearful about what is yet to come. There are so many possibilities out there in the world still and I foresee many paths ahead of me.

Once the month of February hit, I had a major reality check for myself. There's a lot going on this month and I feel a new bright beginning for myself. Amongst the many things, I realized I've been held back to achieve my personal goals mainly because of my parents. I haven't been able to push myself out of pleasing them.

My boyfriend has helped me take a huge step back and reexamine myself as an individual and how my parents have shaped me to be who I am today. For that I can't thank him enough for being there by my side through thick and thin these past three years. I need to move on beyond pleasing my parents and just do what's right for myself. I need to get on my two feet and get things going because life moves on with or without my parents expectations of me.

Creating my new Etsy store was just the beginning. I have to figure out my next move career wise as soon as possible. I realized how much I enjoyed designing this year. As you know I took my very first Web Design course during the winter semester and now I'm taking a Flash and 2D Animation course as well. As challenging as these classes are for me, I'm very excited to learn the art of design. In addition I will be working my profile website after I learn more familiar with designing am excited to launch hopefully this year.

I promise myself to work extra hard this year because underachievement is unacceptable in my book!

Tutor Jitters

I remember when I used to be tutored I would rely on them to do the work for me all the time. I was the lazy type and I know I don't want to be that kind of a tutor. Relying on her to do my homework for me was not helpful at all, I didn't learn a thing. It made me work twice as hard when I got older in order to catch up with everyone because of me slacking off and making my tutor do all the work.

Tomorrow I start tutoring kids and helping them with homework. I'm both excited and worried that I might not remember the things they are learning. I'm not sure as to the grade levels of the kids I'll be working with but I'm hoping I can help a whole lot! I want to make a good impression since it's my first time! I know I want to fill the kids with tons of positive reinforcement and make an impact on those kids. So wish me luck guys!

Any tips as to what makes a good tutor? Have you tutored before?
Don't forget to leave those awesome advices on the comments below!

Kids, Origami, and Apple Keynote!

So today I volunteered to watch some foster children while their parents were at a meeting. They were such wonderful kids ranging from 5 to 10 years old. They learned how to make a paper crane and I've never seen a crowd as excited as they were. Before we even began our lesson they already asked me about how to do origami. I was so excited to teach them, but they were kids so they had very short attention spans.

We also watched Tom and Jerry cartoons and the kids reactions were priceless. Some children were scared of the mummy chasing them while others screamed because a skulls head was talking. Kids are so wonderful!

So on another note who was excited about the Apple Keynote today? I was!!! Apple has stole my heart with the new iPhone 3G S and Macbook Pros. Can you believe the Snow Leopard is going to be just $29, WOW! I currently own a white Macbook and I love it, but I cannot wait to get my hands on the new 13" Macbook Pro (hopefully ^_~)! I'm even considering to ditch my Blackberry Curve for the iPhone 3G S.

You have to watch the keynote its wonderful!

Are you excited to get the iPhone 3G S?
Leave your questions and Comments below. I look forward to hearing from you.

Googles "Project 10 to the 100th"

Hey guys sorry I haven't been as active. I want to inform all of you about a project that Google is sponsoring called "Project 10 to the 100th." This project allows us all to put forth our best ideas that will better as many peoples lives as possible.

There are many exciting categories of where your ideas can be listed such as community, environment, health, education and much more. Check out the site for more information.

Remember to put in your idea before October 20!! Good Luck.

There is no such thing as Race!!!

The earthquake in Sichuan, China has been devastating. I send my condolences to everyone affected. I've heard many disrespectful things towards Chinese people and I just can't believe how uneducated these people are. I'm both sad and angry that some people are saying that Chinese people deserve to die due to their own personal political views.

It is proven biologically that there is no such thing as race! The different races out there are all set forth by society. It's merely a classification in which makes it "easier" to tell apart all 6.6billion people on earth. Our ancestors are all from Africa and every human being on earth are really not that different from each other (genetically speaking). Yes i understand we may all look different, but that is due to different environmental adaptations our ancestors slowly help us adapt to. If you only look at someones DNA you would not be able to tell what race they are. Here are some reason why we all look different.

Why are individuals near the equator darker?
They produce more melanin which helps protects the suns intensive UV rays and aid in absorbing vitamin D.

Why do individuals who live in Europe have longer and more narrow noses?
The air there is cooler than it is near the equator so they must warm the air before it enters their body.

This video says it all:
Race: The Power of an Illusion

Stay tuned, more next time!!!

A typical 4 year olds day at school

Well I haven't had the time to post here since I've been working all throughout my spring break. I'm happy I got into a daycare and gaining so much experience with kids. I teach 4year old kids and it just makes me want to travel back in time to when I was 4, I imagine my day just so carefree.

The first thing in the morning when the kids get to school, they get to play toys!!! I wish I get to play first thing in the morning too!!

Then after play time they sing along to a clean up song and they help each other clean up to get ready for breakfast (The breakfast is served to them in each table by ME!!!!).

After that its circle time!! I teach them with the mini lessons that are prepared, so they might learn something about puppies and after the lesson I organize the little ones into groups and they work together to color or do an experiment together with me.

After circle time I take them to the roof (depending on the weather) where there is a playground with slides and scooters and tricycles for them to run around and play.

Then, they go back to class and get to nap for 2whole hours!!! I wish I had nap time =( I have to watch them sleep!! Thats torture!!

When nap time is over, they wake up and there's food on their tables again so they eat another nutritious meal. They have rice or spaghetti, some fresh fruit and a carton of milk that they must finish.

After they eat its circle time again and that is when I review the mornings lesson and further elaborate on the subject for example, what are some other pets.

Finally after that, they play with toys again while waiting patiently for their parents to pick them up.

Doesn't a 4year olds day sound like something us as adult would like to experience again. Everything is planned out and we get nap time!! Wouldn't that be something?! Well I've been having lots of fun with my kids, even though it took me one full week to memorize all 20 of their names and faces. Talk about bad memory!! Well that's all for now, its time for me to catch up with some school work!

Stay tuned!! More next time.

Some interesting facts!

Here are some interesting facts according to The Dynamics of Mass Communications:









1) Only 15% of all information is found online!!

Wow maybe the library really does come in handy, we should visit it more often! I sure don't visit the library enough.

2) About 25% of people reported that they smashed their monitors, pounded on their keyboards, or threw their computers on the floor.

People really do get furious with their computers! You did pay for the machine, so why would you kill the poor thing.

3) The computer language consist of two numbers, 1 and 0.

When we type, every letter is a combination of 0's and 1's! Also our on/off button is a 1 and 0, have you ever noticed that?

4) The first computer was the ENIAC, it was 2 stories tall, weighed 30tons, and used about 18,000 vacuum tubes.

Imagine yourself working with that!!!

5) "Spam, Spim, and Spit"

Spam is all over your emails and we've all heard of it. Spim, as the book explains, "is the spam on instant messaging." "Spit, is Spam over Internet Telephony, they fill up a person's voicemail box with dozens of unsolicited messages."

6) WiMax soon taking over Wifi!!

Wifi is short wireless internet access, about 200 feet, while WiMax will provide the entire metropolitan area with wireless internet access. Then, we would be able to access the internet while commuting in the train or just driving around. Cool huh?!

Well thats all for now, stay tuned!!!

Aren't advisers supposed to help?

Have you been to college advisers for help?

I went to get "advised" to plan for my education major, in which I plan to pursue as my career. I generally tend to arrive at my appointments a lot earlier than I really should, about twenty minutes earlier since I do not like to be late or have the person wait for me. I hate to be tardy so I give myself extra time to account for traffic and things like that.

So anyway I went to see this adviser during her "walk-in" schedule, which basically is a first come first serve basis. I got to her office a thirty minutes ahead of her scheduled "walk-in" time and waited, then three other students showed up and we sat there waiting impatiently, wanting to leave this place. We waited and waited for her to get there. She came twenty minutes later than the time she was supposed to be there!!! I already had a bad impression towards this adviser at that moment due to her tardiness.

When she finally gets there she spends a good five minutes outside her office talking with one of her colleagues, even though she acknowledges the fact that there are four people waiting to see her. Then, she walks into the room asking if the four of us are there to see her, and she says "Wow there are too many of you, so prepare your questions and I am going to have to see you quickly because I have no time." Well my question was, is it not the advisers job to help us? This is their "walk-in" schedule and they are supposed to make time to see each student to help them out in their college career!

I finally go in to talk to her about my credits and asked what courses I should be taking now to prepare myself. I saw her for roughly three minutes and walked out of her office only with the knowledge that I should talk to the art department regarding their majors. Not only did she not help me at all, she rushed through everything and just did not seem to care at all! I do not even know where the art department is and I did not have a chance to ask her either because she just shooed me out the door.

I have talked to countless people from different colleges and no-one was ever happy with the advisers in their schools. They all told me that they are not helpful at all and suggested that I should not go see them either. I have concluded that the best advisers are in community colleges, students actually gotten the help that they need. These advisers take their time to get to know you and help you plan for a more successful college career. This is what we lack in my college!!!!

More next time. Stay tuned!!!