Obama's Speech to the Youth

I'm not a very political person but I read this article on CNN.com that caught my attention. Before you guys read on, let me tell you how I feel about it.

COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS

So Obama is going to deliver a speech to students in America on the first day of school which is pretty cool. I wish that happened to me when I was back in school. But what is his speech actually about?

It's the typical motivational speech that every child hears. Obama talks about the importance of working hard to be successful and that nothing comes without hard work. He addresses the importance of receiving an education not only for personal sake but for the sake of the nation.

The White House actually released Obama's speech online so you can read it for yourself. I highly encourage you to do so. Click here for speech.

I honestly do not know why there's so much controversy over this speech. I think it's a great and positive message to reach our lackadaisical generation today. I think it's great that the leader of our nation is actually addressing our kids. At least our President is making himself personal to our nation that many previous leaders haven't been able to do so.

Here's one comment that is just ridiculous that caught my attention.

"I believe this is the greatest country on Earth, and I try to teach that to my children. ... I don't want them hearing that there's a fundamental flaw with the country and the kids need to go forward to fix it."

Well let me say this. People are entitled to their own opinions so if this person thinks America is the greatest country; then be it. That's fine with me. But Obama doesn't say anything about our nation having a fundamental flaw. I mean, there are definitely a lot of flaws in our nation especially with the government and businesses.

But the point of his speech tells our students to be highly driven and passionate about their gifts and talents. He tells them to cultivate them so they can serve the nation through them. I love how Obama points to the fact that individual success has to go deeper and further. He says that our successes determines the future of this country. He's saying that we can play a huge part and be active in forming this nation.

So in conclusion...

Go Obama

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?Question?

I don't know what to call it but I'm going through a stage in my life where I question everything. Maybe I should call it the "Question-ing Stage" or the "Got Questions Stage." It's kind of ridiculous. I feel like I have a question mark right above my head following me wherever I go. But like I said before, I constantly question everything that I see, learn, or feel. It happens a lot when it comes to my faith in God and the Bible.

I decided to read through the Old Testament and am currently in the book of Numbers. The previous books (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus) were pretty interesting and fun to read. Well maybe not Leviticus, that was painful. But it's really fun to read the history of our forefathers and all that good junks.

BUT......

I've questioned so many events that took place in the Old Testament that it's kind of surprising to read.

For example, there's some dude that picks up firewood on the Sabbath. Keep in mind, he picked up FIREWOOD. Totally harmless, right? But God KILLS him!

When I read that, I'm like WTD? (What the Ddong?) And this is just one of the many examples that are in the Bible.

God killed a man.....Picking up firewood.....God slaughtered many nations.....Etc. Etc. Just read through the Old Testament and I bet you will be shocked and your eyes will be opened. Yes, it is possible even if you're Asian. Everything is possible through Jesus Christ. Your eyes will open!

This might sound weird but I'm glad that I question everything in the Bible. I don't want to be a Christian because I've been told so in Sunday School. I want to believe in Christ because I genuinely want to develop a relationship and to know His heart.

Maybe then, I won't have any questions.

$1,250

In the past 3 months, I've made two of my biggest purchases in my life thus far. The title of this blog sums up the total of the two purchases that I've made. It's a lot of money, no doubt. Now that I think about it, I could have used that money for more useful purposes like the water crisis or the AIDS foundation. Bummer.

The first thing I bought was a Dell Vostro 1520 for about $650. Here's a picture of it.



My second one is a Canon Powershot SX1 IS for about $600.



You guys might be thinking that I spent a lot of money on these two and you're right. But I don't regret any of these because I planned them out pretty well. I did all my math and made sure I could make all my payments. So I didn't just spontaneously buy these two but I really did plan them out and made sure I was financially stable to. So don't judge me!

Holmdel Park

My church holds an annual picnic every year right around this time. I love going to the picnic because it takes us physically outside the church building into a nice park where we can fellowship, worship, eat, and play altogether as a church. It's always a nice feeling to see little kids screaming and running around. It's even better to see the Korean adults do that. That's a sight you will rarely ever see but every year on this specific day, these Korean parents become like children like they once were before. I must admit, when the Korean parents play their organized games I get pretty jealous. The games that they play look like so much fun. I love going to Holmdel Park.

Another reason why I love this day is because I get to play massive amounts of volleyball. So I uploaded a video of some clips of my friends and I playing so hope you enjoy it!

Out With the Old and In With the New

I had a little late night fun. =)

4 Years Come and Gone

Oh brother. Here I am blogging away about how much I miss college already. It's only been about a week and a half since graduation and I'm reminiscing about everything. Man, time really does fly by so quickly. I can't believe I'm back home in New Jersey. I've become attached to living my life in Massachusetts so much that it feels foreign to me being in New Jersey.

Change is inevitable. Even as I was driving around my town, I noticed new buildings and stores and it made me think how fast things could change. Nothing is the same as it was before. It's a scary thought because people change just as much. I'm a person who is ok with changes for most of the time but for some reason, I don't want anything to change right now in my life. I don't want to leave the life that I lived the past 4 years at Umass. I don't want to leave my friends. I just don't. I don't want to accept that change. I can't. Or at least I can't right now.

What can I do now? Time is a force that I can't control and it's against me. Honestly, it's really hard for me to move on to the next stage of my life but time doesn't help it at all. I guess all I can do is hold onto these memories and cherish them with my heart.

Man, I would do anything to re-live my college years.....

But I guess it's time to grow up now and to move on....