30 Day Thingy - Day Eighteen

Day 18 - Your beliefs.


Hm lets see what do I truly believe? 


First off I'll have to say that I do believe in the Lord. Perhaps this is some kind of simplistic belief to some but to me this is in reality all that matters. 


If one can't believe in the Creator of all things, what else is there to believe in?

Putting it that way, guess all other beliefs pale in comparison.

Secondly, I want to say that I believe in that there is good in everyone, but alas I so fail at that so many times. Good belief to have, but no a judgmental spirit seems to always get in the way of that. 


Thirdly, I always believe that hard work should be rewarded no matter what. Perhaps I'm biased in this aspect but hey if one works toward a goal, one should enjoy the blessings along the way or at the pinnacle of that goal. Should they not?


I seem to be rambling and so I'm gonna just stop. Guess my beliefs are so scattered that I can't focus in on them and share them. Obviously a flaw. My bad. 


Though if you're reading this do you, yourself, believe in my first belief?
Ask yourself that, do you?
If so, to what extent?

30 Day Thingy - Day Seventeen

Day 17 - Your highs and lows of this past year.

So when they say year I'll take it they mean roughly a year from this date, fair enough?

I'm gonna do this in bullet fashion since it'll be easier for myself to put my thoughts out and then also be able to separate them as well. Without further ado here I go. 

Highs: 

• Got to room and am currently rooming with the chillest person I know. Which in return has helped me become a more relaxed person.
• Reconnected with certain people and have gotten to know other people better which in turn have brought blessings and joy to my life.
• Seen people from back home grow up and mature. Mainly my little brothers and some girls on my swim club.
• Realized that I am in need of change and am working on that to become a better person and a steward of the Almighty. 
• Rediscovered the joy in doing things I do day in and day out. 

Lows:

• Began to drift away from people who I used to be close with. 
• Relational split with girlfriend.
• Failure to once again meet my own expectations/goals.
• Realized that perhaps  there are areas of my life I need to change. 

 So perhaps its not an extensive list but I feel as though most of the things I put down are essentially summed up in these things. I'm sure there are other highs and lows but a year is a long time to process and so here's what I've got.

30 Day Thingy - Day 4^2

Day 16 - Your views on mainstream music.

So this is an interesting question. I probably won't do it justice but here I go. 

I mentioned in an earlier entry that I never really listened any music besides Christian contemporary and how my preferences were limited to things here and there. However I guess my views wouldn't necessarily hinge on what I listened to eh? Therefore I guess I'll go on to say I think music is great but at the same time can be so unfortunate for people. It captures the thoughts and actions of people in such an amazing way, however it can also put such unoriginal thoughts in their minds.

In a world where creativity seems to be dwindling can we not form thoughts that express our emotions that have not already been expressed in a top 40 song? I mean I'm not saying its bad to reference a song here and there, but a song shouldn't describe your every emotion. Sure there are millions of songs out there but YOU are an unique individual no matter what anyone says. Therefore you possess unique thoughts and mannerisms on your emotions. 

So perhaps we should all reconsider how we form these emotional thoughts. 

I'm not really sure how/what I'm trying to get to here but hopefully those reading get it?

If not feel free to ask me, I'd be more than willing to elaborate and just talk about any viewpoint I have.

30 Day Thingy - Days Catorce y Quince

So I was a little busy yesterday so I forgot to post an entry so today I'm just gonna put up two!


Day 14 - Your earliest memory.
So there aren't too many things I can remember way back when. However the one thing that I can remember mainly cuz I was reminded of it growing up was an incident when I was quite young. Not sure of the age and this probably doesn't count since I can't actually recall but hey whatever I'm gonna count it. 


My family was at a sushi restaurant and of course I was sitting there in a baby chair at the table. Now my mom always tells me I wasn't really a picky eater growing up and that I absolutely loved GREEN food. So here are the Kims at the table the sushi is brought out and everyone is enjoying their meal. Then all of a sudden I swipe the whole handful of a chunk of wasabi and stick it in my mouth and swallow. You can only guess what unfolded next. I'm told I had a grin on my face for the first few seconds which immediately turned into a frown and teary eyes. I proceeded to burst into tears and let out a wail. The members of the family who were there all got a kick out of this and it still brings a chuckle to my mom here and there. 


Day 15 - Your favorite blogs.

So most of the blogs/tumblrs I follow are those of close friends of mine. Only one was I introduced to by a friend which I found some very interesting things from. 


So here they all are:
Club Distance
GOD first, life second. : )
La Vita E Un Sogno
Love, Life, Light
Cada Uno Lleva Su Cruz
A Flood of Love 
On The Narrow Path  (only one that hasn't been updated for awhile, which is a pity)
Musings of My Mind (the friend recommended blog)




So thats it for today. A lot of the blogs there have good things to say, I highly recommend you to peruse through them if you have the time. Enjoy today's entry!

30 Day Thingy - Day Thirteen

Day 13 - Somewhere you’d like to move or visit.

Hm this is an interesting question. So first thoughts on this, my mind went to want to visit Australia, New Zealand, and wherever the Aurora Borealis occurs. 


Any particular reasoning behind this for me. Eh not really except the beauty of these places and for the aurora borealis just be neat to see them. Here are three pictures of these places and probably after seeing them you may agree with me that you would like to go there :-)

Australia

New Zealand

Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights

30 Day Thingy - Day Doce

Day 12 - Bullet your whole day.

• Woke up today around 9 AM
• Went to chapel with my roommate Nate
• Then ate a lovely Sherry omelet at breakfast with roommate and Hessipoo
• From there came back to my room with those two and proceeded to watch an episode of House
• Power Systems class talked about motors
• Lunch with my fellow EE Joe and his roommate Lucas
• Back to their room to watch the latest episode of Bleach, and witnessed their little own dance party
• Civ Arts class talked about Dutch baroque
• Walked back to my own room and looked around for AJ and Sam to play racquetball but to no avail
• Visited the Women's Water Polo girls' practice to pick up a hard drive but Chelsea forgot
• Went to dinner with the awesome Markley cousins, Lauren and Jordan
• Back to my room did some homework
• Visited the National qualifiers swim practice, cleaned the deck and talked to coach; also Chelsea brought her hard drive there
• Stopped by the Rec pool to say hi to Amy who was lifeguarding and before I left launched a beautiful lob that hit the new water polo goalie Ashley on the side
• Back to the room to upload movies onto said hard drive
• Did some more homework, gave ingredients for some girls to bake no-bake cookies which turned into a baking fail, and returned the hard drive to Chelsea
• Back up to the room, Fairchild was over so ate some cheese and crackers with him 
• Then went to the hall Bible study with Nate and Shapes
• Now back in the room, typing this very blog entry up

Hope you enjoyed seeing my day all bulleted! 

30 Day Thingy - Day Eleven

Day 11 - Put your ipod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up.


Ok so no Ipod but mp3 player = same thing. 

1. Punk Rock Princess - Something Corporate
2. Only You - David Crowder Band
3. Swim - Jack's Mannequin
4. We Build Then We Break - The Fray
5. Count on Me - Bruno Mars
6. Swallowed In The Sea - Coldplay
7. Warmer Climate - Snow Patrol
8. More Than Useless - Relient K
9. Dreaming Out Loud - OneRepublic
10. Tell The World - Hillsong

So just going through thankfully I've listened to all the songs on this list except one, Count on Me. This entry seems a bit off ya know? Sort of a cop out thing to do but I guess it shows the variety someone has in their musical taste. Though for me, music wasn't something I really look into. I'll admit most of my music is contemporary Christian, there's nothing wrong with that. Growing up thats what it was for me, but high school rolled around and then I began exploring the musical world. Thus the variety and openness to different artists. However give me something with a piano or cello in it and I'm bound to love it. Something about hearing those instruments gets me. Guess I went a little beyond the scope of the post but hopefully that made it more interesting. 

Here's a song thats not on my mp3 player, its another cover by my little brother :-) Enjoy!

30 Day Thingy - Day Diez

Ok well conference meet all said and done. I'm back again to posting ergo I'll be picking up where I left of on the 30 Day Thingy series on day 9.


Day 10 - Discuss your first love and first kiss.

Well looks like some delving of personal life is about to go down... If asked about this a year ago I probably would have deferred on this topic, but things have changed and hence here I go. 


I'll start off with first kiss. To me I've put down two things for this since one I feel was a first while the other was only first in time. Chronologically the first one went down the summer of my 8th grade year. Middle school birthday party. Usual shenanigans (nothing bad mind you just stupid games, boys goofing off and what not) and thus I left the party kissing one of my friends' ex and regretting it so badly. It was just one of those ill timed things and I've counted it as one of my "failures" in life and at times just wonder why I even classify it as that. I was young, stupid, and just made a mistake thats all.

Fast forward 6 years (I think), first girlfriend (and now ex), consequently what is better known to be a first kiss. Enough said on that. Just add that, thats what I would rather think on that topic. 

Now lets see first love, this could get real tricky here. But just thinking about it if theres anyone I really cared for before I got a girlfriend, would probably have to be my best friend. Sort of weird huh? But yes I fell for my best friend back in high school. Growing up together we got to know each other, the ins and outs. However never really had the courage to ask her out being timid and all and just basically stayed in friend territory. I mean it was evident that between the two of us "flirting" happened, but then perhaps it was just a form of interaction that was able to get us to relate and know each other so well. Yet so many people thought "Oh how cute you two would be, etc etc." Then one day we discussed that subject (me bringing it up of course) and decided it be best to not date and thus not ruin the friendship that we had forged. Have to say that making that call with her was definitely the right choice. Perhaps now we aren't as close as we were back then but even so there are times we still can just say certain things and just know what the other is trying to convey like any good friend knows. I'll just put it out there that I've always tried to be there for her. Yea we may act goofy around each other, but hopefully when I say that we tend to be there for each other I can honestly speak for the both of us. Just one of those relationships I don't want to lose and hope not to for sure.

So yea thats about it. Perhaps kind of a boring entry for the day but hey its out there.

Just a Tad Bit of a Hiatus

So the next few days the Grove City swim teams begin their annual conference meet. Therefore I'll be taking just a few days break on this. No worries I'll get back to posting by Saturday and all, and if I get the chance maybe I'll be back even earlier than that.

Check the meet out if you're interested here

And for some kicks and giggles heres me attempting to impersonate Francis Chan

30 Day Thingy - Day Nine

Day 09 - How you hope your future will be like.

So everyone hopes that their future will be all honky dory, everything falling into place. Jobs, raises, home, car, spouse just fitting into the great puzzle of life with a snap of a finger. Don't get me wrong I would love that to happen to me, but alas that isn't so. 

For myself I hope to encounter troubles and tribulations. Perhaps I'm being "prideful" in a sense but from what I've seen its through all those trials that I've gotten to where I am now. Failure in the end breeds success.


I'll keep hoping for my future to be bright. I won't let that goal ever diminish. I'll tackle the obstacles with gusto and endure the pains. Fully knowing that in the end something good will arise. 



Now on the note of failure breeding success here's a little video that reminded me of that..