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What can take a dying man and raise him up to life again?
What can heal a wounded soul?
What can make us white as snow?
What can fill the emptiness?
What can mend our brokenness?
Brokenness

Mighty, awesome, wonderful
Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is the power of the cross

Wow I'm updating a lot. That's good [: Must save the memory and reflect later in life right? Which is WHY melissa should update her blog :p Anyways, I'm trying to distract myself from writing more college essays by posting. It's so boringggg. So today was my UPenn interview, and it was actually a lot of fun. Weird, right? The lady was really easy to talk to and she thought a lot of the stuff I said was funny even though I wasn't trying to be funny haha! She graduated in '92 from Wharton and majored in Accounting, worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in NYC and then transferred to DC. She came back to Pittsburgh after meeting her husband and worked for a firm in international taxes for 7 years. Pretty cool stuff. Sadly, she stopped working when she had her children, which was eight years ago. It got me thinking. What am I going to do when I have kids? I know it's really far from now but I like planning stuff out. I don't want to work hard for a degree + grad school and spend all that money just to stop working when I have kids. Yet, I don't want my kids to grow up with working parents. My mom was always around for me when I was a kid, and I really liked that. And I do want kids...-sigh- difficult decisions. I'll deal with them later.

So lately I've noticed several things. First, whenever people ask me where I'm applying early I always struggle telling them. In a way, I don't want people to know so that if and when I get rejected, it wouldn't be as bad. But then again...why am I so hesitant? If people get to hear about my successes, they should be able to hear about my failures as well. Perhaps, they can even learn a thing or two from them. So world, my first choice is Penn and the decisions come out Dec 11. Ask away when that time comes, and I'll be glad to tell you whether I get in or not.

Thanksgiving break is almost over. My cousin's leaving tomorrow ): I'm sad to see him go...he's one of the smartest kids I know. He's 2 and will be turning 3 in February and he knows all of his colors, abc's, and can count to thirty. I don't know of many kids at that age who can do that. Pretty impressive. But he'll be back when Chinese new year rolls around because my aunt from china is coming to see her daughter at pitt. Semi family reunion? I'm pretty excited.

I finished applying to the Schreyer Honors college today (PSU) THEIR APPLICATION IS SO FRIGGIN DIFFICULT. It's harder than the ivy league apps. So, I urge all of you juniors to apply to Pitt next year as your safety because Pitt doesn't require any work at all. PSU requires not only a regular app which consists of an essay and app fee but also a SEPARATE application for the honors college. The separate app contains 3 essays and 5 short answer AND another app fee. But it's supposed to be one of the top honors colleges in the country so I suppose it's worth it for my safety. There's a really annoying essay about copyright policies...I guess it's used to weed out all the kids who don't want to work to get in the honors college? It requires a lot of research and reading on dry copyright rules :p But I'm relieved I'm done. School's beginning soon and I need to finish Cry, the Beloved Country. It's a REALLY good book so far. And it's easy to read, something that can't be said for Caruso's other books.

So I've been addicted to online shopping. Most people have figured it out because I've bought a lot of shoes and other stuff online. Today, I got a new Nine West purse [: It's beeeeeautiful. I also ordered a laptop which is coming the day after early decisions come out so hopefully it'll be there to cheer me up. I also ordered a camera which will be coming soon as well. It's nice to have a job.

I've noticed a lot of things with this generation. Kids rely on their parents to buy them all their gadgets for college. I've talked to a lot of friends and almost all of them expect their parents to buy their cameras and laptops AND pay for their college education. Really?? It's surprising because parenthood is by no means a contract that must be fulfilled. Kids are regarding these things as a duty their parents must do. It's really a shame. I also talked to another friend who said her parents keep a list of finance for her. On the list, they have recorded every cent spent on her while in high school including costs of orchestra trips, school supplies, and costs to join clubs. They expect her to pay every cent back once she gets her job. This is also a shame and reinforces the contract theory. Perhaps this is the reason why teenagers today have rifts with their parents and see college as an escape. I only hope I don't have this relationship with my children in the future.

Okay back to work now. [:

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Today was a good day [: I'm really trying hard to embrace optimism and to relax. This morning, we went shopping (along with everyone else in Pittsburgh so it seems). We first stopped at Kohl's so my mom and aunt can buy breadmakers. We also bought coffee machines for college next year [: Yay coffee! Then we went to the mall and we found crazy good deals at Express and ate good food. They have See's candy now! Cindy and I pigged out. We also saw a bunch of people there.

We went to church tonight for the thanksgiving potluck and wow...it was so much fun! I miss all the college students! I can't believe I took it for granted last year when they were all here. We had a girls' powwow until the boys came...stupid boys. jk! Except Jon didn't come. ): Stupid Jon...not kidding. (If you're reading this, I'm super mad you didn't come and tell me about your college experience. But I suppose you had a legit reason, and you'll be back in 2 weeks) Anyways, I'm so grateful for all of my friends! You guys are amazing [: I had a fun conversation with Melissa on Thursday and also with Jon and again today with a bunch of church buddies. It's nice to have a support group, and it's times like these when you truly find out the important people in your life. Anyways, I also love love love my cousin! He's really smart for a 2 year old...he can count to thirty and he knows his abc's. [: I'm proud of him.

I have a UPenn interview tomorrow, and I'm super excited! I've been waiting to get this interview for weeks, and I thought it wasn't going to happen since their deadline is the week after Thanksgiving break. Sooo...it's going to be an important day tomorrow. I do feel ready though [: It's my dream school after all...I've always wondered what I would do if I don't get in. The chances are pretty great. Wharton is the Harvard of business schools, and I'm already bracing myself for the disappointment. I'm trying not to go on the website a lot to find out the interesting things they're doing because it will just get my hopes up...less than a month until the news. I do have backups though so I won't die if I don't get in. Anyways, I would continue to post but I must take a shower now!

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This week has been quite productive as I have found two new sources of inspiration, and I will share these with you.

First, after the bio test on Wednesday, we watched a documentary on Randy Pausch, the CMU professor who gave the last lecture in 2007. It was really uplifting to see a man practically on his deathbed give a lecture about how to have fun and about how to be optimistic. Despite the fact that he only had a couple of months to live, he met each day with a cheerful spirit and refused to let his disease drag him down. It really made me question my approach on life. How many times have I complained about something insignificant or approached a situation with a pessimistic attitude? I have the rest of my life ahead of me, and I should be so thankful much like Randy Pausch was thankful for his months. I've realized that it's time for me to revive my optimistic spirit and to refuse to let anything drag me down.

My second source of inspiration is from the bible. I've been reading 1 Corinthians, and it really surprised me because I have never thought about reading the Corinthians. A really good friend recommended it to me because she loves the books and somehow always returns to them. I've also restarted my daily devotions, which I've neglected for several months. It upsets me that I forgot to put God first and let the worldly things take priority. But I'm still learning, and I hope to grow spiritually through my devotions.

Okay, I'm going to be really stereotypical and make a list of things I'm thankful for (because it's Thanksgiving! :p) It's to follow the optimism idea

1. I'm thankful for God and for his guidance
2. I'm thankful for my family, who I know will be here despite how much I screw up
3. I'm thankful for the people in my life, and especially for my friends, who I know will encourage me to be the best person I can be. This week has really made me thankful for them.
4. I'm thankful that I live in a country where I don't have to worry about political instability, food shortages, human rights abuse, or not receiving an education. We have often taken this for granted.
5. And since it's almost Christmas time, I'm thankful for those parents who made my one Christmas truly extraordinary.

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him ~1 Corinthians 2:9

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Praise the Lord.

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his UNDERSTANDING has no limit.

Psalm 147

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Woooow...I haven't posted in a really long time. I suppose it's time to get back on track [: Instead of rehashing the last several weeks, I'll talk about today instead. I spent today with Johnny, and I wish I could spend every day the same way [: He has this way of making me laugh so hard my sides hurt and we can talk about absolutely nothing for hours xD These weeks have been so stressful but today, I simply forgot about everything and just took in the moment. I wish this was every day [: MUST. LEARN. TO. DRIVE.

Anyways, he has the CUTEST DOG EVER!! I want to kidnap it (er...dognap it). We were sitting with his doggy when this girl(?) doggy walked past us. I think it was a girl...I don't know. Anyways, he got so excited xD But then she rejected him and left and he was so sad...it was sooo cute [: [: [:


Following his girlfriend :p


Rejection DX

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