Sweetest words

Sweetest words...

Think through the last few years of your life. What is the sweetest thing someone has ever said to you? In what context was it in? Was it genuine or was it just something that someone said for the heck of it?

Once you've determined what those sweetest words were, do they still give you a warm feeling inside? I hope that this will do either one of the two following things:

1. If you are currently sad/depressed, perhaps this will cheer you up.

2. If you are currently happy, we should be grateful of our awesome friends.

I know what those sweetest words are for me. Do you?

Secret Message:

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An Unexpected Turn of Events

I haven't blogged in a while, but I have a feeling I'm going to start blogging more now. So lately, I've been adjusting my lifestyle to balance out work and play. I feel that for my entire college career, I've work non-stop to the point where I guess I could be kind of boring.

That has changed in the last couple of months. Many friendships were made and consequently, lots of secrets were also developed. That said, I will just jump straight into code mode:

An Unexpected Turn Of Events:

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Las Vegas / LA

Spring break 2009 can only be described by one word: EPIC!!!!!!!!!!

Fri - Sun = Vegas | Sun - Wed = LA

Summary:

We left in 2 separate groups for Vegas. Tony, Min, Connie and me left earlier and arrived at Vegas by around 3ish. The rest of the group (Patrick, Pat, Kevin, Manu) arrived around 10pm. For the people that arrived earlier, we went shopping and ate at the buffet in Wynn. Afterwards, we went clubbing at Pure in Caesar's palace. The line was CRAZY. We were there around 10:15ish and the place was packed. It took us around 1 and a half hours to get in. The line was insane and we had to hold it up for 30 mins to wait for group 2 to arrive. Unfortunately, we were forced to make a decision - to enter or to leave. We decided to enter, but the very second afterwards, we saw group 2....

Anyways, thanks to Pat somehow, she was able to get group 2 inside the club within 40ish mins. The clubbing experience was awesome. Pure has a rooftop where people can get some fresh air and the ambient lights were awesome inside. The songs they played were great. I loved the group dances. We all need to do it again!!!!! High-five, high-five =P

Afterwards, we all went back to our suite at MGM Signature. The balcony view was awesome. I felt like I was Lex Luthor or something while I looked over the city on the 34th floor. The night lights made the city beautiful. After getting back, we decided to play truth or dare till 5am and let's just say we found out a lot about one another =). No worries, what happens in vegas STAYS in vegas.

On Sat, we went to get brunch at Bellagio. The buffet was awesome and they have everything you could possible want =P. Then, we went shopping and decided that we wanted to watch Jubilee. Afterwards, Manu and I decided to gamble a little - Texas Hold em Bonus! The price per hand was pretty steep, but overall we had a great experience. =). Then, we went to catch the show and it was awesome - the superman scene was THE BEST. Afterwards, we went to eat at a restaurant at the MGM Grand. Unfortunately, Kevin felt a little sick and he didn't enjoy the dinner as much as the rest of us. Then, we went to party at our suite. We played 10 fingers, but instead of dropping a finger, we took a shot. =P. Again, we found out more about each other and it was an awesome night.

On Sun, we ate the Paris buffet for brunch. Then unforunately, Manu and I needed to leave, while the rest stayed till the nite. My plane got delayed for 2 hours, which ended up making things very interesting. Somehow, my LA trip helped me reach another grand epiphany: If something doesn't work out the way you imagined it, treat it as a blessing in disguise. Honestly, I would not have enjoyed the LA trip as much as I did if everything ran according to my original plan. However, because of the bumps in the road, it turned out that the trip was the best that it could possibly be =).

The details of the trip is reserved for 391/543, so if you want to know the details, you will have to decode the message or ask me (if you are part of the elite group =P). Then again, everyone in 391/543 already knows the whole story, so this isn't really anything you have to decode. However, before I go into code mode, I'll briefly talk about what I did. Instead of arriving at 5:30ish in LA, I arrived after 7pm. Then I went to go pick up a rental car at Thrifty and then I drove all the way down to Darren's place. I would have gotten so lost had it not been for Kevin's GPS. That item totally saved me like no other... Thus, thank you Darren and Kevin for making my trip possible. It was an epic trip and I hope you all have the time to decode the message =P. Good Luck!

The Trip of the Unexpected:

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My Epiphanies (Part 4)

A few more weeks have flew past us and we are near the end of another month. So I'm sure you have all heard of the saying that for every end, there is a new beginning. However, to what extent do you truly believe that statement? Do you ever get the feeling that we are all fooling ourselves... there was never an end originally. What thing/event that you thought "ended" only hid away in its own dimension... waiting to come out and strike at the right moment in the future. Now, don't get me wrong. The thing/event that "ended" may not be a bad thing at all. Perhaps it was a great thing... something that you always wanted; however, not until recently has it surfaced into reality again and made you rethink twice about who you really are... what you really want your future to be like... Now, I encourage you all to put your shoes in such a position. Say you are satisfied with your current life and who you currently are. Are you willing to change your life to incorporate the past, especially if it was something that you really wanted to be or have in the past? How special would it have to be to change you? Or... would you take the conservative path and say forget the past. It's time to move on...

So recently, I have had two crazy dreams. One of them proved how far I was willing to go to protect a friend.... a good friend. Trust me, if you are 391/543, there is nothing that will hold me back. None of the fears I currently have will factor into the equation when it comes to situations like I had in my dream...

On the other hand, the second dream was much more painful. This dream came down to a choice... a very difficult choice. So if have two extremely, extremely good friends who you care deeply about and you have to choose hurting one or the other, which one would you choose? For me, it wasn't a choice. I couldn't choose either. However, the problem was that by not choosing either, I ended up hurting both. Ironic eh? However, if you think about it, is such a situation possible? Definitely yes. Let's just hope that none of us will ever have to go through a real version of my dream.

My Epiphanies (Part 3)

Today has been a really, really sad day. It is sad because of how true this statement is:

"Even the best falls down sometimes..."

I've always been a huge fan of Federer and I could never have imagined him losing today. The reason why I enjoy watching his matches so much is because his tennis playing style is reminiscence of what I consider an "ideal" person should live his/her life. One should be able to adapt in any situation, learn many tools to be a well-rounded T-shape person who is knowledgeable in many disciplines, and master each of those tools to perfection to be a respected, kind-hearted person. However, the one main issue that will always pop up is that even if one have achieved this "ideal" state, that person will not always be successful. Even the best or ideal person will fall down every now and then... it's just how life works.. always throwing curve balls at us.

That said, I have finally reached the final state of my transformation. I believe I have decided what kind of person I want to become, and I will strive to be that "ideal" person. Today's tennis match has taught me a lot - even though it might be painful for one to fail even if he/she is being the best person he/she could potentially be, the failure should be taken as a blessing in disguise. Sure, even the best may fall sometimes but if the falls don't kill you, you will become a stronger person. Hence, go for what you believe in and just do what you love. Don't worry about failure because it is inevitable. You can't always win, but as long as you learn from your failures, you will become a harder person to beat...