ANYWAYS, what's up with my life? I got home for my Winter Break from UVA on Friday, last week. I drove home with a 2nd year friend of mine named Josh. It was a really cool drive home, I got to learn a lot about him and I guess he got to learn a lot about me. We're in OYFA (Organization of Young Filipino Americans, I know I'm not Filipino. But you don't have to be) so we had a lot of topics to talk about. We talked about the stuff going on in our lives and I had a good time just sitting back and talking. Josh lives in Southern Virginia and he was driving up to NoVA (Northern Virginia) to attended our friend's (Sofie's) debut. To those that aren't familiar with Filipino Debuts, its pretty much a debutante ball for Filipino girls when they turn 18, like how the Spanish celebrate when their daughters turn 16. Consequently, Josh got stuck up in NoVA because on Saturday night, a HUGE snow storm hit our area that piled up around 2 feet of accumulated snow. It ended up closing the local schools for about 3 days (which they are loving because it gave the local highschoolers a 2 week Christmas Break)
Sunday night, I went to my first Filipino Debut. It was supposed to be on the night before but the snow storm ended up delaying the party and as a result, many guests from UVA couldn't drive up and attend. Although at first I was disappointed by the lack of familiar people I knew at the Debut (even Josh couldn't go because his car got snowed in at his Aunt's neighboorhood) I ended up having a lot of fun! There was good food, dancing, and a lot of happy people celebrating my friend's birthday. It got emotional at one point but it was a nice atmosphere.
There's me with my friends and the lovely birthday girl :)
It was a little awkward at first because almost NO ONE from UVA showed up. But that's alright, it turned out to be a very lovely evening.
It was also a PARTY, so of course I got my groove on :)
Check out the birthday girl's reaction! LOVE IT haha
Check out the birthday girl's reaction! LOVE IT haha
It's really nice to be home and it's been very relaxing. I ended my first semester of UVA with a 3.3 GPA, which I'm both pleasantly surprised and disappointed in. For one thing, I did not think I would end up with a 3.3 GPA but when It came out, it made me realize how CLOSE I was to UVA's Dean's List (3.4 GPA). It made me think that if I worked just a LITTLE bit harder, or was a little bit less careless, I could have made the Dean's List! Also, it really shows a stark contrast with my highschool GPA. I remember ending my freshman year in high school with a 3.85 GPA. It's crazy and stressful because I am trying to get into Medical School which requires at least a 3.5 GPA to be considered competitive. I can still hear my mom's concerned voice when she heard the GPA I received. "Mom I got a 3.3" "3.3?! That's so low!"
But it's whatever, UVA is difficult and I guess I should be happy with a 3.3 GPA with the high standards UVA has. But it has definitely motivated me to improve and they say 1st semester is the most difficult (but at the same time I've heard it all goes downhill from there) I'm determined to succeed however, and I want to be a doctor.
Anyways, I participated in a secret Santa lately with some of my closest friends. The limit was $25 to spend and I bought my secret Santa a furry hat and scarf that totaled up to $24.95. PERFECT! I think she liked it because she was wearing the scarf and hat right after I gave it to her. It was fun getting to see my friends again. My gift, unfortunately, wasn't that great. I was hoping to get a new white cap or a nice shirt at the least but my secret santa ended up getting me an Astro Boy lunch box.
But whatever, I'm really glad I was able to make my secret Santa happy and I think she genuinely liked my gifts. I gotta thank my friend Andria for helping me pick those out.
So what have I been doing at UVA? Well during finals week, instead of studying, I decided to jam with my friends from OYFA, Ian Fajardo. We got into a local competition with Josh where we would post a musical video in response to each other on Facebook. Here's one of our videos :)
Other than that, I've gained about 9 lb in the last 3 months from UVA food. I'm planning on getting fit again over winter break. I've also picked up bboying! I'll update once I get decent. Anyways, I think this post should make up for my month of absence. Happy Holidays everyone, and be safe!
But it's whatever, UVA is difficult and I guess I should be happy with a 3.3 GPA with the high standards UVA has. But it has definitely motivated me to improve and they say 1st semester is the most difficult (but at the same time I've heard it all goes downhill from there) I'm determined to succeed however, and I want to be a doctor.
Anyways, I participated in a secret Santa lately with some of my closest friends. The limit was $25 to spend and I bought my secret Santa a furry hat and scarf that totaled up to $24.95. PERFECT! I think she liked it because she was wearing the scarf and hat right after I gave it to her. It was fun getting to see my friends again. My gift, unfortunately, wasn't that great. I was hoping to get a new white cap or a nice shirt at the least but my secret santa ended up getting me an Astro Boy lunch box.
But whatever, I'm really glad I was able to make my secret Santa happy and I think she genuinely liked my gifts. I gotta thank my friend Andria for helping me pick those out.
So what have I been doing at UVA? Well during finals week, instead of studying, I decided to jam with my friends from OYFA, Ian Fajardo. We got into a local competition with Josh where we would post a musical video in response to each other on Facebook. Here's one of our videos :)
Other than that, I've gained about 9 lb in the last 3 months from UVA food. I'm planning on getting fit again over winter break. I've also picked up bboying! I'll update once I get decent. Anyways, I think this post should make up for my month of absence. Happy Holidays everyone, and be safe!
