I love Avatar. Michael got me addicted to it. It’s a Nickelodeon show. You can say it’s Anime but it was done and created by non Japanese’s. It’s the cutest show ever and the storyline is so good. There are different benders: fire, water, air, and earth. They all lived in peace until the fire benders decided to try to take over all of them. I can’t stop watching it! I was watching one of the saddest episodes last night with Michael and I have to admit, I kind of cried. I think you should watch it on your spare time. It’s called Avatar: The Last Air Bender. Go watch! Now!

Something hit me today while walking back from class to my dorm. I had this feeling that I somewhat matured from the previous year. I bumped into a friend, as you can say, whose roommate and I don’t really get along. Onto the point of this post, in order to be a good leader, you mustn’t show you anger or hatred between anyone. You have to keep your neutrality in public; you have to stay professional and calm. I’m not saying this should be the same indoors but in order to earn respect, you have to be respectful in return. Being a leader, being a part of an organization, you have to show that you can not only handle your obstacles, but you can handle them professionally. I’ve made a vow to not make any enemies this year because I’m representing an organization but it doesn’t mean I don’t have some secretly between my friends and I. heh. You got to be smart about stuff and situations like this or it could ruin everything.

I’m not sure how my friends and I managed to get stuck with suitemates that go to sleep when the sunsets. I’m pretty sure we all set on the contract before living here that we sleep after 12am, at the earliest, probably 2am. When we have our suitemate to tell us to shut up it’s kind of annoying and repetitive. I can understand that sometimes she just wants some quiet to sleep at like 12am but when she comes out to complain at 10pm on a Friday night, that’s just asking for too much. I guess she’s just going to have to deal with living with typically loud Asians for the rest of the year because I don’t mind. Heh

Summer’s almost here and so are some hopeful trips. Last year I went to the beach with a couple of friends for a day. I loved it. I hope to do a day trip to the beach soon; we should have done it this weekend because nothing was happening and the following weekends are going to be busy as hell. I’m recalling a trip to the Outer Banks with Shantel and Tara. It was so fun. We had a nice and big house and we had an oceanfront view. We were in Duck, North Carolina! We were there for a couple of days though it seemed less than that. Although I doubt there will be a trip with the three of us like that again but hopefully Shantel and I will get to be beach bums together someday soon.

Yesterday was such a nice day outside; it was nearly 80 degrees outside so when I came back to the dorms, I suggested to play volleyball. I don’t know why no one was playing on the beach and with my new bright yellow volleyball, it’d be perfect! We played with a few people for little bit. It’s been a long time since I’ve played, let alone been active for anything. After sunset, we sat on the sand for a little bit and chatted until we all got hungry. I miss being active and playing sports. The one thing I miss about high school was the competitiveness in sports between different high schools. I would go back just to do that akl over again.

Everything in life is fragile. Dealing with situations that can shatter in a heartbeat is nerve wrecking for me, especially when I don’t want it to shatter at all. You can never how you should handle a situation until after you have dealt with it leaving you to be completely helpless and clueless. Going through different arguments with my relationships nowadays are more difficult for me to handle. I remember a friend referring to me as a Bully. As much as I would like to deny it, it’s true, I’ve turned into a Bully! It’s a good thing though, you can’t have people walking all over you and you need that person to say the things that no one wants to hear. So with verbal arguments, I tend to say things before I think but most of the time, I don’t regret it. It some cases though, if it’s not worth it, I won’t. I have to remind myself that pitiful arguments don’t go anywhere. It’s not worth the shattering.

Speaking of the library, I remember last year when they were renovating the new wing of the library, we were all anxious to see what was on the other side of the construction. When they finally opened the doors, it looked amazing. It did not look like anything that even should belong in the library. There were Apple computers, big flat screen screens for the video games, and really nice modern furniture. There are really neat desks and furniture that is candy to the eye and safe for the environment. The library looks amazing right now.

I’ve been going to the library for the past few days because I felt like I needed to try to focus more on schoolwork. It has been helping a lot as opposed to me stay in my dorm and taking naps whenever I catch sight of my bed. But I’ve been staying at the library for so long I could barely wake up the next morning. I stayed there until almost 3 ‘clock and I barely made it to my classes this morning. I took like a 30 minute nap in between my classes but I think before I head to the library tonight, I’ll take a nice long nap. Then I’ll finish up my lab report and quizzes that I have to do.

My friends and I probably have seen all of the apartments near our university. We know every price there is and which ones that are trying to rip you off. I think I mentioned it before but we found one
that we all agreed with; it’s cheap and nice. Not to mention its Clubhouse that is right across the street. We were talking about earlier about the nice one that is also across the street from us. Its rent is 200 dollars more because of its mile long swimming pool (maybe there’s a little bit of exaggeration in there) that will be accompanied with sand and sun in the summer. There is also this really nice home theater system that is beautiful. I would have considered that place…if I had the money.

There are many front page stories about stars who have to register themselves into rehab; its a sad thing to hear and watch. I don’t understand how that sort of thing can be on the front page. It’s not relevant to our life, it’s not important news but somehow, people find pleasure in reading about other people’s misfortunes. I can’t say I’m not guilty of doing it also but I’m trying to cut back. I remember always going to a celebrity gossip page to read of the latest prisoners, or the latest mishaps. I don’t that that at all anymore. I don’t really have the time to anymore. I would still buy an occasional People Magazine here and there when I’m at the airport waiting or something, but I don’t think I would resort my free time in reading about people whom I don’t know personally anymore.