Whewww, this year is rolling by fast! Less than 10 days until Christmas. This is crayyy.
Today's the first day at my new internship at The Alliance for Multicultural Community Services here in Houston, Texas. I'm excited. There's Texas alum so that's a plus! ;)
Anyhow, before that journey begins in a few hours, I want to give a shoutout to everyone who's been a pal! There's sooo many of you guys but I'm making sure to include the people who count!
In random order, here it goes:
-Camille - I always admired your honesty and sincere desire to help out others. You never failed to help someone and encourage a person to do his/her best. I enjoyed getting hot cocoa with you in our intern days in the early morning. Miss you!
-Vidya - You are amazinggggg! I don't know what I did to deserve a friend like you...graduating from UT in less than four years and getting into medical school?! You are a star! Thanks for always listening to me rant over frustrations with ACTIVE Life and post-grad life. Let's karaoke together when I'm in Austin sometime! :)
-Mandy - My juicing buddy! :D Thanks for all the times you let me crash at your place, all the times you listened to me practice for presentations for my research class, and for all times you tolerated my silliness. Let's get Chicken n' Waffles when I'm back in town, yes?? :)
-Carolyn - Miss Carolyn...we've been friends for how long?? I remember you when you were a freshman and how we hilariously tried to practice for IM softball during my sophomore year. You are my kbbq buddy and nutrition buddy! And to bump into you into A/P AND Microbio at HCC...oh the good times! ;)
-Marie - You always remained positive. I admire that in people. Your cooking is amazingggg! :) I miss you a lot! Please visit Texas when you can! I know you'll be an amazing SLT one day!
-Aurora - You are hilarious. You never fail to cheer me up when I'm down. You help me change my perspective through the rough times. You're a good listener and honest. I appreciate that. :)
-Ryan - My FSA kuya!!! "Forget Tony!!!" LOL. I'm grateful that the officers 'randomly' paired us together as kuya/ading for the first year I joined FSA. I look forward to the many years to come. I appreciate your support in my endeavors and I knowww that you'll be an awesome, badass teacher in FortBend ISD! :)
-Lauren - You are an inspiration. Your boundless care for your friends and patience is admirable. I appreciate all the times that you came out to do uke covers with me even when I was struggling in post-graduate life. I never told anyone I was struggling but you noticed and cheered me up. Thank you. I know you'll be an amazing pharmacist! :)
-Nida - THIS girllllll. You are hilarious. I'm grateful that I have a friend like you. You watched me struggle in post-graduate life but were still supportive of my endeavors and patient with me. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. I know you'll be a great RN! :)
-Aileen - You rock! There's not enough room on this blog entry to tell you how much you've been a pal to me! You are very mature for your age and not many people, even at UT, are like that. You made the difficult decision to go the pre-med route or pursue your true dreams in urban planning. Never give up, Aileen! Let's reunite over Pluckers and have an epic straw battle! (You in, Arturo? ;D Lol)
-Mini honorary mention: Arturo: In the matter of less than 12 hours, I found you as a pal! You showed me how caring you are about others (i.e. Aileen~), your willingness to invest in other people's lives, your vulnerability in asking for advice, your willingness to learn and grow, and opening yourself up to a stranger like me. You make the best Mexican hot coca in Austin! ;D
-2nd mini honorary mention: Abraham - My CeeLo buddy!! I know it's been a while and I jumped back into your view unexpectedly! I appreciate your willingness to help out a friend of mine despite the many years it's been since we've chatted. You and Cheri are amazing and I think it's cool how you like CeeLo. Some people don't understand CeeLo and his cat, but you are one of the people who do. Thanks for helping out Arturo! I know that you two will be badass engineers in our world! Rock on!
-Lan - I haven't bought an infrared space heater yet...xD You inspire me to go beyond my limits! Your advice is always solid. I hope my constant tagging hasn't irritated you or Jenny! I just think you're a cool guy for giving me sincere advice on post-grad outlooks and perspectives, which I appreciate it. I couldn't have asked for a better pal, even though I only met you once last year. Immediately, I knew you were a light in our world!
-Lilian - My Hunger Games/Twilight parody MV buddy! You never fail to cheer me up and tweek my perspective when it comes to preparing for graduate school. Your encouragement is a strength and makes me look forward to doing more school! Even though I only met you for a matter of less than 3 days...you are amazing. :)
-Ace - My ole Calculus tutor!!! You always cheered me up during our sessions and turned out to be an awesome buddy! Your silliness is balanced out by a large degree of maturity as you continue to get through post-graduate life. And graduating from UT in less than four years...impressive! You're a year younger than me, but your maturity is beyond your age. Keep being awesome, future business/teacher dudeeeee!
-Justin - My art buddy!! Thanks for listening to my rants over past guys and helping me realize who really deserves me! You're quite funny and I know that you'll be an instrument in the RN world...represent!! ;D
-Eleanor - Omg, where do I begin?? We've been friends since Kindergarten...our lives always seem to cross paths. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. My filipina, eczema, music, anime ,etc buddy! You're the best!!! :D
-Nam - I've known you for almost half my life! Thanks for always being willing to give me anime cds/dvds. Thanks for giving me your honest advice about guys and life even though it was hard to take. Keep on rocking and get that college degree!! I know you can do it!! :P
-Takeo - Future Professor Rivera! Where can I begin? To even know you and have you as a brother-in-law...you are one of my Tiger Moms!! You humble and chastise me b/c it's for the better good. I always appreciate your advice. I'm sorry I can't make it out to your Goliath showing next year...I wish I could see it. Thank you for always being honest. Thank you for helping me through Asian American studies classes and teaching me about the model minority, racism, and ethnic studies. Through a difficult period of my life when I transferred from BYU to UT...you and ate helped me heal and discover my true potential and identity. Thank you.
-Rachell - Ate!! Mahal. You watched me grow throughout high school and college. You watched me grow from a bratty, selfish teenager into a more defined, dignified, but still silly young woman. Thanks for always listening to me rant over roommates and life in general despite your busy schedule. I know you'll be a great Nurse Practitioner. Just take it one day at a time, ok!
-Diana - My second Tiger Mom! You are a light in my world. You always give me your honest advice and put me back in line because you know it's for my own good. You still are my sister despite the many miles that tear us apart. I'm sorry for being a brat when I was young during your Kempner high school days. I'm sorry I couldn't see you grow into the amazing woman you became once you walked out of those epic halls of Stanford University. Through you, I've met inspiring people, such as Takeo, Lilian, Lan, Theresa, and many more. I'm not perfect but somehow you help me become a better person. Because of you, I want to be an A+ caliber person. I think I'm a little more closer to accomplishing that goal.
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