Now….. for the long awaited….……….. my last xanga post EVER.

I really can’t believe how fast time passes. 4 years gone…….. in arguably a flash of a second. Freshman year – I always thought about when high school would be over. That is probably THE thing I regret the most. Sophomore year – arguably the hardest of all my 4 years and that sure didn’t help. Again, I kept on thinking when school would be over. Junior year – this was when I started to think that maybe I need to slow time down. I began to realize that the end was too near. It began to hit me that for every beginning, there is an end……… Senior year – wat can I say – It’s definitely THE best of the 4 years in almost every possible aspect. However, now it is all over. ALL OVER =(. Time for some Breaking Benjamin – “show me in the end that it is alrite.”

Now for a tradition I started last year – the “best” quotes/names/titles of the year, except this time it’s Senior year!!!!!!!!!

Best “Repeat” Quote of the Year: “Expect the unexpected, and don’t expect the expected.” – Jerricality. – while talking about the “unexpected,” another quote that is also quite fitting is: “The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.” – Ursula K. Le Guin. It is soooooo true. Now that I think of it, I probably wouldn’t want to come back in a time machine and relive the fun memories because………. it will never be as exciting as the first time. The mystery is what drives one forward. The unexpected is what brings the highest level of excitement and exuberance. It defeats the whole point of an event if u already kno wats gonna happen…

Best “Teacher” Quote of the Year – “It’s a blessing in disguise.”  - Mr. Maxwell. Hmph, it’s hard to believe in this when something doesn’t work the way u want it to. But hopefully, that’s truly what happened……. It’s the only way to turn ur disadvantage into ur advantage.

Best “Attitude” Quote of the Year – “Tell her to leave.” – Anshu Das. Haha, yea man, I WAS THIS freaking close of doing that.

Best “Survey Question AND Answer” of the Year: What's your idea of a dream date?: I LOVE THIS QUESTION. jk jk. well, First, have a really cool date. Second, the date should be 24 hrs. Third, one should start by picking her up. Fourth, drive her to Great America. Fifth, have fun for 5-6 hours. Sixth, buy her lunch. Seventh, drive her to the tennis courts to play tennis. Eighth, take her home and get showers. NO, NOT TOGETHER, but like take a shower after she does or something like that. Ninth, get dressed - guy in tux, and girl in dress. Tenth, take her to dinner. Eleventh, take her to a dance. Twelfth, bring her back home. Thirteenth, party all night. YES YES. THAT WOULD BE SOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME. hahahahhaa. hence, a "dream date.” Hahahahaha. I still can’t believe I wrote that. Actually, I can’t believe that is STILL my ideal “dream date” =P. I guess I was KINDA close in pulling that off. Lol. Ok fine, maybe not that close…

Best “Previous Class” Quote of the Year: “All consuming passions can destroy your natural affections.” – from the seniors of 04 and Mr. Lemco – I’ve seen so many instances of this quote being true this year.

Best “Practice Psych Question” of the Year:

#4. Jerry thinks his girlfriend derives more benefits from their relationship than he does, even though he contributes more to the relationship. Jerry most clearly believes that their relationship lacks:

A) self-disclosure
B) romantic love
C) equity
D) superordinate goals.

I have no idea what Mr. Rogoway was thinking of. lol. Gf? He must have confused me with another Jerry. Jk jk. The answer is…………………………….C

Best “Psych” Quote of the Year:

(13:21:52) Nilay Gandhi: ur hella badass
(13:21:57) Nilay Gandhi: AIMing during sike

Haha, at times one needs to multitask to keep up the connections =P.

Best “Einsteinian” Quote of the Year: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.” – Einstein – haha, so true, sooooooooooooooo true. I really need to build a time machine =P OR…….. find some way of slowing time down…

Best Keynote Speaker Statement/Advice of the Year: “The 4 keys to success: Creativity, Imagination, Risk Taking, and Connections.” Speaking about connections……… well, lets just say I would be very different today without them. Yes, connections have saved me not once, not twice, but thrice. Perhaps the third time IS the charm.

Best Freshman Quote of the Year: “But it will be annoying, he only cares if we win… I hope he dies” –Rohan Mehra (5/25/2005) referring to the Harker’s debate coach of SHAME -> Brandstetter. – THE one whom managed to make the best coach in the nation leave – Mr. Mahoney.

Best Anime Quote of the Year: "Go run and apologize to her. EVEN IF the GOD OF DATES forgives you, I WON'T." - Prince of Tennis (Episode 24)

Best Movie Quote of the Year: “Alright big fella. Let’s CRASH this party…Go go. Your lady needs you. Go. Today, I’ll repay my debt.” – Shrek 2. Haha, hilarious.

Best “All or Nothing” Quote of the Year: “When you’re playing against all the odds, the best action to take is to try the unexpected.” – The Third Wave. Hey, if there’s ever a moment when u feel everything is against u, change up the pace and do what ur enemies least expect u to do. Hehe. Make THEM do the work.

Best “Recall from the Past” Quote of the Year: “No really, look to ur dreams. Embrace your unconscious. The truth is all there…just gotta look.” – Emily Hsi (back during 8-30-2003). Hmmmmmm, perhaps this is coincidence, but this is quite scary…….. esp for those who know wat I’m talking about…

Best “Group Name” of the Year: CHEEKERS!!!!!!!!!!! (Rubina, Laurie, Amy, Shaun and ME)

Best “Girl” Quote of the Year:

(20:15:27) Jamie Trinh: 2 girls from every state
(20:15:29) Jamie Trinh: how bout Alaska

lol, EVEN ALASKA. Jk jk, I wish……………..

Best “Fantasy” Quote of the Year: “I’ve ceased my quest for the truth and am now looking for a good fantasy to live.” – Brillient. Sometimes it’s good to live in the fantasy world =P. Just make sure u can come back to reality when it’s time to.

Best “Bday” Quote of the Year –

Tracy Chou: it's your birthday tomorrow!!
Tracy Chou: i remember
Tracy Chou: hehe

Thanks sis. One of the few early birds…………

Best Program of the Year: PASS – Project Attendance Structural System. If u wanna see it, click on the link below. Hopefully it’ll still work for years to come, but Harker will eventually remove everything.

http://web.harker.org/nhs/index.html

Best “Fortune Cookie Prediction” of the Year – “The hard times will begin to fade. Joy will take their place.” – 8-20-2004. Wow. haha. I’m so glad I recorded that. NOW, THAT has a meaning beyond the “kernel.” (Heart of Darkness people) It radiates out in sooooooo many multiple dimensions… yup yup.

Best “Dr. Hartzell” Quote of the Year – “Get your mind out of the gutter. This is not porno urn.” We were reading Ode to a Grecian Urn and…….. well, I guess there are some imagery that could be interpreted in a different manner. Haha.

Best “Parent-Related” Quote of the Year – “What are they gonna say? For being nice? O no. My son has turned into a fucking gentleman.” – Alan Malek. hahahaha. That was hella clever and witty and said at the right moment. Good times. Good times. That was at Maido with Arjun and me.

Best “Modeling” Quote of the Year – “I was gonna pull a jerry and go shopping with her for her gift” – Shaun Mohan. Haha. CIA style to its very best. Although the funny thing is…… according to our records, I’m the one who should be listening to u for girl advice. Haha.

Best “Nietzsche” Quote of the Year – “I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible.” I AM DYNAMITE – I AM SUPERMAN - I am the ONE. =)

Best “Debate Block Paper Title” – “Harker’s LAST CRUSADE.” O definitely… Varoon and my last tourney will forever be Harker’s debate squad’s final end.

Best “Sister” Quote of the Year – “i mean i understand your reasoning and bro is always right :D” – Uta, my mv sis for three years =P.

Best “Tennis” Quote of the Year – “Ok, Harker just tore up our tournament.” – Wilcox’s Tennis Coach. Haha.

Best “Possession” Quote of the Year –

(23:53:30) Colleen Lee: i get possesive
(23:53:31) Colleen Lee: of my friends
(23:53:34) Jerry Hong: whoa whoa
(23:53:35) Colleen Lee: in case you havne't noticed
(23:53:46) Jerry Hong: the day a girl possesses me is the day this world ends

haha……. And as of June 20, 2005, that statement……………. is………. still true.

Best “Debate” Quote of the Year – “(20:53:46) varoon bhagat: the debate team just got sparked” – o yea………… in soooooooo many ways. Partners for life. Speaking of which, Varoon, Arjun, Nilay, Sherwin, and I are brothers for life. We live together, we play together, we DIE together. When we are in college and people ask us wat the craziest thing we ever did in high school was, we all know at to say. We…………………..

Comment to “THE most controversial picture EVER” – “PIMMPpp aha” – Amy Kyi. Lol, yes I had a very, VERY controversial picture as my desktop background. The good thing is…….. only four people in this world have seen it (including me). Time to………. DELETE. haha

Best “Random” Quote of the Year –

(18:45:26) Rubina: hey..if my laptop has 2.8 GHz
(18:45:47) Rubina: and 480 MB of RAM
(18:46:02) Rubina: how many watts do u think it uses?

Haha, random to its very best………

Best “Formal Sonnet of all 4 Years” – the nominations are…

1) The Unforgettable Past– Winterball 2002

2) The Shining Night – Winterball 2003

3) The Paradoxical Effect – Prom 2004

4) A Forever Hope – Winterball 2004

5) The Ephemeral Finale – Prom 2005

Without any bias, the 2 that I like the best are the first and the last. However, if I HAVE to choose one………… I’ll have to give it to…………… numero cinco: The Ephemeral Finale. Perhaps I get better and better as a poet.

Most “Concurring Comment” of the Year –

“(13:18:33) Sherwin Jiang: dude your personal motto
(13:18:37) Sherwin Jiang: "expect the unexpected"
(13:18:40) Sherwin Jiang: is sooooo true”

Duh……. Never, EVER question that motto.

Best Dream of the Year – Title: “Prom Vs. Math” haha. Basically, this is the gist of it. I dreamt that on May 13, 2005, I took my date, Joy, to a dinner place, a.k.a the math award banquet. After arriving at the place, we had trouble finding the exact dinner area, but eventually we found it. Then suddenly, time passed hella, HELLA fast, and I was like, “Joy, we need to get OUT OF HERE.” When I saw that my watch said it was 10:30 p.m, I had enough and left with her. The problem was……. our way out turned into a massive maze. I had to solve mathematical problems to open the doors of the maze. And then, an army of math problems charged down the exit gate and I had to solve each math problem to make them go POOF. Haha. Interesting dream eh?

Best “Math Question” of the Year –

“(22:54:00) Nima T: i have a riddle for u bro
(22:54:12) Nima T: http://faculty.harker.org/AnthonyS/apcalcab/extra_credit/Prom_question.doc”

If the link is no longer there, here’s a copy of the problem->

A Date for the Prom

Alex is looking for a date for the prom and so asks a typical Harker parent how many daughters she has and what are their ages. 

The parent replies “I have three daughters and the product of their ages is 36”. 

“That’s interesting,” replies Alex, “but it doesn’t tell me how old they are.”

“I could give you the sum of the ages,” the parent goes on, “but you still wouldn’t be able to figure it out.” 

“Isn’t there anything you can say that will help me?” bemoans Alex. 

“Well, my oldest daughter loves chocolate ice cream.”  “Aha!” says Alex, now I know their ages.

What are the ages of the three daughters?

It’s actually a really, really fun problem - the topic is cool AND it’s quite mind boggling. =) Have fun.

Best “Last-Minute Style” Quote of the Year – “dude how the hell did u pull that shit off so quickly” – Arjun Naskar. When it is my final crusade, I fight with full force, especially if it’s something as important as this, a.k.a Senior Prom.=P.

Best “New Years” Quote of the Year – “Happy New Years everyone! May this year bring joy and memories for us all” – Sam Singh. Since when were u a prophet =).

Best “Numbers” of the Year – “391/543” – Anonymous. (for the sake of the secret)

Best “Nicknames” of the Year – “Code Dreamer… or cheerio!” – Joy Hsu. Hmmm….. perhaps I’ll make a new aim sn out of these nicknames for college. To code or to cheer. Haha. I wanna do both =). Time to code this joy forever into this xanga. Ok, I’m overdoing this pun.

Best Quote of THE ENTIRE SENIOR Year: “Take your time. Make use of that time because it may be your only time.” – Dr. Woods – no one can possibly know how true that is until one experiences it him/herself. As of June 20, 2005, all I have left to say is that time passes soooooooooo fast, and had it not been for memory sake, I would have erased half of what I have written in this post, for half of them don’t even apply anymore…. (for those who don’t understand, I have worked on this post on a Word document for over 3 weeks, and recently so much has forever changed………. Hmph, hopefully those changes are in Mr. Maxwell’s words – only a blessing…..)

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That’s it for the quote. With the quotes done, now for a summary of the important dates of this year that have influenced my life:

August 30, 2004 – The start of senior year for the class of 05’ and I gotta say, it’s hands down the best year of all 4 years of high school. The beginning of my second to last semester classes:

AP English – Dr. Hartzell

Honors Linear Algebra – Mrs. Keilty

AP Biology – Dr. Blickenstaff

AP Art History – Mr. Maxwell

AP Psychology – Mr. Rogoway

Advance Topics CS: Numerical Algorithms – Mr. Feinberg

September 3, 2004 – The beginning of the minor battles of the candies. haha. Only the chosen ones know wat I mean. Also, this day started the tradition of VF/SR trips!

September 6, 2004 – First senior holiday (LABOR DAY!!!!!!!)

September 11, 2004 – the start of the third and final algorithm I used in my xanga.

September 17, 2004 – One of the most PARADOXICAL weeks EVER. Started out horrible, and ended with the unexpected.

September 18, 2004 – First Senior Mixer!!!!!!!! It was actually surprisingly good. I probably should have gone to mixers in the past, but anyways, the last mixer that I went to before this one was……… sometime during my freshman year. I’m more of a formal guy. Jk jk =). Shaun, I love ur expression when they played the last song of the nite (to those who don’t kno, let me give u a hint. It wasn’t a slow song. hehe)

September 22, 2004 – a very, very close day. Anyways, I had the epiphany that people should enjoy their life because……… think about it. Things could be much, MUCH worse.

September 30, 2004 – All the teacher recommendations for colleges are due (for Harker)

October 8, 2004 – Senior quote due. “Expect the unexpected, and don’t expect the expected.” AND….. one of the most daring days ever. Instead of going home after school to study for my SAT II chem the next day, I decided to go to Santana Row and Valley Fair… haha. Afterwards, I decided to play ping pong. Lol. I got back around 7:30ish and wat did I do? Ended up not studying. Result………. I started to believe in the saying that one should relax the day before a test =P.

October 9, 2004 – My last SAT II that I will ever take, MIT interview, AND……. Tracy’s movie bday party.

October 12, 2004 – The first “non-local” bday card I ever mailed and it was for my sis Cissy.

October 13, 2004 – One of the 3 days that I have EVER gone to VF/SR twice in one day………

October 16, 2004 – Homecoming dance. The first one I went to and it was definitely fun. Probably should have gone to the last three. O well. Go Arjun, Salman, and Eric for being the Princes/King.

October 22, 2004 – The official release of the program PASS for NHS. Props to Shannon Tan for her help!

October 25, 2004 – Had one of the best dreams of my life. THE CIA dream. Go read it on the October 29, 2004 post.

November 1, 2004 – November 5, 2004 – The week that is known as the “undoer of time.” However, in retrospective, it was definitely for the better. The most ironic part is that  my schedule planner had predicted everything……. even the future. I should have read every quote…

November 19, 2004 – a Friday full of CIA missions. Very, very classic and every single mission failed in the beginning. Finally succeeded in one mission - the last mission – and in retrospective, the one that matter the most out of all of them on this Friday. U gain some, u lose some. As long as u win the ones that matter, its all good =)

November 22, 2004 – November 27, 2004 – Last high school Thanksgiving break

December 6, 2004 – December 11, 2004 – The only week that I have ever posted daily on Xanga.

December 11, 2004 – Last winterball EVER. Definitely one of the best formals. Stanford early action results came out for those who applied and it was definitely a great day for everybody

December 18, 2004 – I received the first Christmas gift ever. Thanks Tracy. CPOP is tyte. Anyways, this started my planning of a very complex CIA mission…….. Anyways, I also watched Closer today and tried to hook Adrik up with someone, but……. that didn’t go to well.

December 22, 2004 – Executed the CIA mission. One of the most fun days ever.

December 23, 2004 – Completed my last Winterball Sonnet – “A Forever Hope”

December 28, 2004 – Invited multiple sisters to Ocean’s Twelve along with other people. Connections UNITE!!!!!!!

January 3, 2005 – I received my first bday card EVER – thanks to Cissy.

January 5, 2005 – My 18^th bday!!!!!!!!!

January 6, 2005 – My FIRST surprise bday party ever. To a person who hasn’t celebrated his bday in 8 years, Cheekers, u are the best. Special thanks to Amy, Rubina, Laurie, Shaun, and Mr. Bongers. I’ll never forget how clueless I was.

Cheekers: “Jerry, u havta come to our art class today.”

Me: “Why? It’s my lunch period and I’m hungry.”

Cheekers: “Just come. It’s important.” *giving me a serious look*

[a few periods later]

Me: *walked into Mr. Bongers Room*

Shaun: “Holy……… wat are u doing here. Go get more food. You forgot to get us drinks and forks. Laurie, go with him to the cafeteria to get stuff.”

Me: *completely clueless on wat the hell was going on, and went to get the stuff*

Only later did I find out wat they were doing. Haha. Thanks =P.

January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2005 – The first week that I haven’t logged onto AIM once. Yes, that was amazing….cuz me not logging on? That’s unheard of. I guess that’s wat finals can do to u.

January 14, 2005 – First semester officially over.

January, 18, 2005 – The official start of the final semester in high school. Classes:

AP English – Dr. Hartzell

Human Genome – Dr. Blickenstaff

AP Biology – Dr. Blickenstaff

AP Art History – Mr. Maxwell

AP Psychology – Mr. Rogoway

AP Government – Mr. Near

January 22, 2005 – the first and ONLY unofficial NHS event – a.k.a only the officers were there. Haha. I guess it doesn’t hurt to earn a few more hours. Jk jk. We saw Coach Carter at Century 21 – Anshu, Arjun, Nilay, and me.

January 29, 2005 – Science Bowl. My team didn’t do so well, but it was a hella fun experience. As for the other Harker team, they rocked the tournament, and when I said they rocked the tournament, I mean they got first place. Go harker. Haha.

February 1, 2005 – My last AMC ever.

February 4, 2005 – Harker’s Fashion Show. I went to watch and support my fellow seniors and it was hella cool. Too bad I missed it junior year.

February 5, 2005 – Harker’s second mixer. Last song of the night – Back at One. Now this time, Shaun was much more happy. Hehe=P.

February 6, 2005 – Last Superbowl in High School.

February 11, 2005 – The NHS movie event. I ordered a total of 61 tickets. Lol. 61 tickets, 61 jamba juices. It was HELLA fun. Movie: Hitch.

February 14, 2005 – February 18, 2005 – Last President’s week in High School

February 19, 2005 – February 21, 2005 – HARKER’s LAST CRUSADE. Yep, this was Varoon and my only and LAST debate tournament of the year. We actually ran a squirrel case – the Arafat Aff – and the funny thing is (perhaps its fate), our coach Mr. Mahoney made the whole aff after an evidence I cut randomly a few months ago. First round, we hit 2 girls from Leland and apparently they still remember me. Lol. Anyways, we went 3-0 after the first 3 rounds and then 4-1 after the first day. The second day we were 6-2 and the only Harker policy team to break. That sure shows Brandstetter. WE are the team, and by messing with us means he gets NO hardware whatsoever. We missed our bid by one ballot, and the decision was AT BEST, controversial. 1-2.

February 26, 2005 – The Wilcox Tennis Tournament – the place where according to Wilcox’s coach, we tore up the tournament. Haha.

March 5, 2005 – JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society)!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I have to say is this – first in the state AND first in the nation.

March 8, 2005 – My last AIME ever!

March 9, 2005 – The fateful Berkeley interview whose results would eventually factor into my decision to attend there for college.

March 19, 2005 – The last mixer in high school =( So sad, time sure passed hella fast. Last song of the nite – End of the Road. Little did I kno that this nite would be the last time I joined in one of those bonding circles for the songs in the end. Hehe, o well. The point of life is not knowing wat comes next rite?

March 25, 2005 – Arguably one of THE best VF trips EVER. Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me. Also…….. this day marks the beginning of the decline of my xanga posts. The next few posts are…….. well, u go check it urself.=P.

March 26, 2005 – April 3, 2005 – Last Spring Break in high school.

April 9, 2005 – April 12, 2005 – Visited 4 colleges back to back to back to back – UCSD, UCLA, Duke, and JHU. Going to school on Wednesday April 13, 2005 was NOT FUN AT ALL. Haha

April 17, 2005 – the day I met someone who would be very important from this point on. U kno who u r =P.

April 19, 2005 – Cum Laude Initiation Ceremony.

April 23, 2005 – Arjun, Nilay, Varoon, Sherwin, and I created something VERY speshul for the debate squad so that we can give it to them on April 25, 2005 (the debate awards ceremony).

April 25, 2005 – All I have to say – the debate squad has just been SPARKED, literally……. sparked.

April 28, 2005 – Dr. Cavanaugh’s advisor party. It was hella fun – we watched Donnie Darko and Gone in 60 Seconds. People in my advisor – Sam, Jamie, Amy, Kamilla, Adrik, Anshu (I hope I didn’t miss anyone).

April 29, 2005 – CCS Individuals Qualification tourney. Rohan and I played our BEST tennis ever. Talk about – it isn’t over until it is officially over.

May 2, 2005 – May 13, 2005 – My last AP weeks EVER. The second week was HELL, but it made the end more special. 6 AP exams:

AP English Language – May 2

AP English Literature – May 5

AP Biology – May 9

AP Psychology – May 10

AP Government – May 11

AP Art History – May 11

Yea, the two at the end on the same day was …………….. wow. haha.

May 13, 2005 – Friday the 13th and ALSO Senior Prom! The strongest contender for the best formal ever (the result will be posted in the bottom of this post).  Everything about this day was awesome. EVERYTHING - the tennis, the dinner, the dance, the CIA mission – I couldn’t have asked for more.

May 14, 2005 – Expect the unexpected? Yea……. CIA mission continued to its VERY best. May 13 – May 14, is definitely THE BEST consecutive days in all 4 years.

May 15, 2005 – May 17, 2005 – Senior trip – San Diego at Hotel Coronado. Hella, hella fun.

May 21, 2005 – Graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So happy, yet so sad at the same time. For every beginning………….. there is an end. Just make the best out of the time u have.

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Now, for arguably THE most controversial part of this post – the best “Each day of the week” for the entire 4 years.

The BEST Sunday(s) of all 4 years:

2 way tie here:

1) May 15, 2005 – Senior Trip to SD for 3 days. It was hella fun because we got to basically do anything we wanted – well…….. ok, there’s check in times, but that’s not too bad. Good relaxing trip with lots and lots of fun. I think I played a little TOO much tennis though, but anyways, good bonding times. The bond fire was pretty moving and so was the rest of the trip. Hotel Coronado is definitely a great vacation spot…….. we should have our reunions there =).

Arjun – sd trip – For me the SD trip began the best week of high school. There was so much down time and we were allowed to do pretty much whatever we wanted to. It was really cool just to chill with friends. Even the senior advisors were really nice. They looked the other way when it came to curfews and breaking rules. The bonfire was emotional but not as much as I would have liked it to be. Definitely not the tear-fest I expected. We had a lunch with mr. Nguyen and fellow advisees as a last goodbye. It was really nice because we gave him a cigar and everything. The first night we had a dance which was honestly the best one we’ve ever had because it looked out onto the ocean. We finished that off with nighttime beach volleyball – Indians versus non-indians.

2) May 22, 2005 – Joy and I went anniversary shopping for my parents. Lol. We went to get “MCAT” books. OF COURSE…………. Duh, where else would we be. =P. Jk jk. Cakes from Cocola. Yum yum.

The BEST Monday(s) of all 4 years:

August 9, 2004 – the first time I have ever left the house on a weeknight, and I actually ended up going Ice-Skating at Logitech Ice. It’s one of those days that teach u that u can’t really plan anything ahead of time because things can change within an instant. I still remember the details of this day. The piano strings broke when I played in the afternoon, and I let a little Chinese superstition get to me. (When strings break, something bad is supposed to happen). Well…. Nothing bad really happened. As a matter of fact, a bad day turned into a good day… Then again, from the point of 391/543, perhaps I did create more troubles for myself. Nevertheless, it was a very fun night.

The BEST Tuesday(s) of all 4 years:

December 28, 2004 – Movie with multiple sisters – Ocean’s Twelve. Anyways, it was hella good day. After the movie, we all ate at Baskin Robbins and then I went home to play X-men with Albert from Pinewood. Busy day, but busy kind of fun.

The BEST Wednesday(s) of all 4 years:

2 way tie again:

1) December 22, 2004 – the day I planned 4 surprises for Tracy to reciprocate the Christmas gift. I have to admit this was probably one of the best/most fun “CIA mission” ever. Thanks to everyone for helping me pull this off. You people are my brothers and sisters for life.

2) May 11, 2005 – Finished all the AP exams and 2 days before Senior Prom. I have never felt more relieved and excited. The unknown……… the unexpected……. the unpredictable….

The BEST Thursday(s) of all 4 years:

January 6, 2005 – Cheekers did a surprised bday party for me. It was hella, hella cool and I greatly appreciate it. This day is the day I started believing in surprises =P.

The BEST Friday(s) of all 4 years:

Wow……. tough choice here……. sooooooooooo many good Fridays. Hmmmm…. To tie or not to tie. Nah, let the best win and the others lose. Alrite, May 13, 2005 it is – Senior Prom day. Hella fun day – didn’t really have school. I went to school around noonish to eat lunch and play tennis. I originally thought I had 2 classes but they both got canceled after I finished playing tennis. Left school around 2:45ish, got home around 3:30ish, Joy (my prom date) came around 4:45ish, left for dinner around 5:10ish. We ate at Three Flames Restaurant because of the SCVMA banquet – lol, nerdy dinner =), and also the first formal dinner that I did not eat with my other friends. Mr. Fisico always has to find some way of making my life interesting……….. Anyways, just like I told him, I took Joy with me to 4^th Street Garage – the prom place – at 8. They actually did pass out the awards (At least mine by that time), so it wasn’t too bad. We arrived at the garage around 8:10ish and the dance lasted till midnite. Senior prom was hella fun with all the dances and Star Wars, BUT most importantly, thanks to Joy for making it the best Friday EVER. Last song of the night was “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain. Moreover, the “detour” we took after prom was awesome too. CIA style to its VERY best. =P. As I always say to people – save the BEST for last.

Ok, I wouldn’t be fair if I totally ignore another Friday. Another important Friday is May 14, 2004 – Junior prom – my third formal. My date for this one was Emily Hsi from Harker and we ate at Maggiano’s with the biggest group of people ever. The last song of the night was 112-Cupid.

The BEST Saturday(s) of all 4 years:

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, another tough choice here. Unfortunately, this one is much harder to pick “the best.” Hence, I will make it a three way tie. Interesting enough, all three happen to be the Winterballs……

1) December 14, 2002 – Sophomore Winterball. My first formal ever and my date was Jenn Chou from MV. Haha, way to use those debate connections. Anyways, it hella rained on this day and there was even a blackout. Anyways, we ate at California Café along with my other friends and the last song of the night was “All My Life” by Kci and Jojo.

2) December 13, 2003 – Junior Winterball. My second formal and my date was Audrey Leung. I decided to ask someone in my school instead of someone outside and that decision turned out to be not that bad. For dinner, we ate at Helios with my other friends, and the last song of the night was “I Swear” by All 4 One.

3) December 11, 2004 – Senior Winterball. My fourth formal and my date was Tracy Chou from St. Francis, and no, she is not related to Jenn Chou. Lol. After going once with someone outside of Harker and twice with two different people from Harker to formals, I decided to make the ratio 1:1 with this formal, so that I can make the almighty final decision for my fifth and last formal – May 13, 2005. Which side will win? Harker or non-Harker. Oooooooooooo. O well, I guess the answer is pretty obvious now. Haha. 3:2 – go non-Harker. Anyways, for senior Winterball, we ate a Straits Café with Alan, Yuni, Adrik, Tatsu, Sherwin, and Julia. This winterball was kinda different in that the place wasn’t held at Harker. It was held at Kristie Ku’s place and it was pretty tyte. The last song of the night…….. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C.

AND……………. the finale: the best of the 7 days of the week? Well, u probably already guessed it. It’s gotta be one of those formal days… Friday or Saturday?

Let’s make it more fun by making it more specific (which one of the 5). THE BEST day of all 4 years of high school goes to…………………

It goes to FRIDAY - May 13, 2005. =P. That’s it people. Like I said, for every beginning, there is an end. Hopefully, u enjoyed it.

The END.

Currently Playing Misguided Roses By Edwin Mccain see related

- 4. - I'll Be - - - - -

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath away
Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky
Never revealing their depth

Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead

Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Turned in, turned on, remembered the thing that you said

I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life