So I'm on my break in between the end of classes and the start of finals, and what better way than spending it in a spontaneous week-long vacation with my mom! When I was on the phone with her yesterday as I was waiting for boarding in Los Angeles, she gave me a great idea...
One of my favorite things to do is traveling. Its so much fun to go to new places, try different things, and just to be in a different environment that its like I get contact-high for the duration of my trips. I come up with all of these pointers and stuff, but never really write them down. So not only is it hard for me to remember the exact details, but then I also have a hard time when people ask me for tips and suggestions. My mom suggested that I keep a traveling blog, so basically that is what I will be trying to achieve here. I will still keep my personal anecdotes, but obviously those are far and few to begin with.
I'll start off simple, with places I've been, and different suggestions for these places. At first I was thinking of doing big posts for every destination, but that would be a little too intense. I'll do smaller posts, focusing on just a few things, and then have more posts for a single destination. Does that make sense? Probably not, but bear with me here. I am hoping that this can take off and maybe help others who are planning trips and want suggestions.
Suggestions are welcome, as always. Wish me luck!!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Digging up the time capsule
My my...its been quite a while since I wrote a blog post. Almost two years! I'd be lying if I said nothing's changed since my junior year of college, which is when I last blogged.
For one thing, I ended up reviving my Facebook page. Although not a day has gone by where I haven't thought about deactivating it again!!
So my blog revival started really because of two friends...Winston and Nicole who are both currently blogging their thoughts as well. Maybe, I thought, if I have friends that are blogging I might also be inclined to do the same! O__O so we shall see how this goes.
Today, I had a midterm exam for my special topics class in high voltage DC transmission systems (EE 599). Yeah...another big life update. I'M IN GRAD SCHOOL. It's so weird now how when I go to campus I think about how at least half of all the people I see are younger than me. And I'm not a Green Tech student anymore, but an EE student. Which is kind of scary. Am I getting myself in some deep kimchee here? Is EE way too over my head, especially coming out of undergrad with an ISE degree? So far, everything is just fine. I'm not failing any of my classes (big thumbs up for that) and I've even had two EE internships since the last time I wrote. Which just goes to show you
anything is possible
no matter how crazy or wild it may seem to be initially. And I'd like to think that this lesson is the most important thing I've learned in the past couple of years. Anything, good or bad, big or small, smart or dumb, chocolate or vanilla, can happen to any given person at any time without regard to anything else that is happening in this world. And because anything is possible, I've learned that I must always
be prepared
to spend days out of my weekend flying to Hawaii only to return to the mainland within 6 hours, or to drink one too many happy hour margaritas at La Barca, or to kick back once in a while since there's no one at USC to hang out with and spend a few hours (or half a day) watching Korean dramas on your mom's online account.
My most recent completion, by the way, is "I Do, I Do" which was really great because the main characters and conflicts centered around a shoe designer and her work place (a shoe designing company). Also known as heaven if you ask me.
Basically, since my last blog post, this is how I've decided to live my life...by remembering that anything is possible and to always be prepared for what lies ahead. I feel like I've taken it to heart, and now as I graduate for the third time in my short and illustrious life, I think I am finally at ease with leading my life in this way. Especially since I have no backup plan this year, there are way more unknowns than I am comfortable with.
As I read my old posts before reviving my blog, I laughed and thought to myself, WOW...the things I thought were so important before really didn't matter too much in the bigger picture. When I read this post in a few years, what will I say to myself?? Will I still be living my life as a prepared person ready for limitless possibilities? Or will I be a beach bum sipping my maitais by day and working Mai Tais at night...maybe its best not to think about that for now and just sit back as things take their course. Either way, I'll be ready.
For one thing, I ended up reviving my Facebook page. Although not a day has gone by where I haven't thought about deactivating it again!!
So my blog revival started really because of two friends...Winston and Nicole who are both currently blogging their thoughts as well. Maybe, I thought, if I have friends that are blogging I might also be inclined to do the same! O__O so we shall see how this goes.
Today, I had a midterm exam for my special topics class in high voltage DC transmission systems (EE 599). Yeah...another big life update. I'M IN GRAD SCHOOL. It's so weird now how when I go to campus I think about how at least half of all the people I see are younger than me. And I'm not a Green Tech student anymore, but an EE student. Which is kind of scary. Am I getting myself in some deep kimchee here? Is EE way too over my head, especially coming out of undergrad with an ISE degree? So far, everything is just fine. I'm not failing any of my classes (big thumbs up for that) and I've even had two EE internships since the last time I wrote. Which just goes to show you
anything is possible
no matter how crazy or wild it may seem to be initially. And I'd like to think that this lesson is the most important thing I've learned in the past couple of years. Anything, good or bad, big or small, smart or dumb, chocolate or vanilla, can happen to any given person at any time without regard to anything else that is happening in this world. And because anything is possible, I've learned that I must always
be prepared
to spend days out of my weekend flying to Hawaii only to return to the mainland within 6 hours, or to drink one too many happy hour margaritas at La Barca, or to kick back once in a while since there's no one at USC to hang out with and spend a few hours (or half a day) watching Korean dramas on your mom's online account.
My most recent completion, by the way, is "I Do, I Do" which was really great because the main characters and conflicts centered around a shoe designer and her work place (a shoe designing company). Also known as heaven if you ask me.
Basically, since my last blog post, this is how I've decided to live my life...by remembering that anything is possible and to always be prepared for what lies ahead. I feel like I've taken it to heart, and now as I graduate for the third time in my short and illustrious life, I think I am finally at ease with leading my life in this way. Especially since I have no backup plan this year, there are way more unknowns than I am comfortable with.
As I read my old posts before reviving my blog, I laughed and thought to myself, WOW...the things I thought were so important before really didn't matter too much in the bigger picture. When I read this post in a few years, what will I say to myself?? Will I still be living my life as a prepared person ready for limitless possibilities? Or will I be a beach bum sipping my maitais by day and working Mai Tais at night...maybe its best not to think about that for now and just sit back as things take their course. Either way, I'll be ready.
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