Long time no see! I've actually been working on the Final Thoughts for the summer season (at a super fast rate of five characters per second) and felt like I couldn't post anything else before I finished that. Obviously you can see a change of heart since I'm here, but less of this and more about stuff that pertains to the title.
I was sitting in my physics class a few days ago and lab groups were going up and presenting their approach to finding the elastic potential energy stored in a toy gun. When one of the students went up and did their presentation, I found myself thinking about my history with that person. This led me to realize what changes that person had gone through since I first met them, and for the first time I actually looked at that person. Sounds corny right?
But yeah, it was an eye-opening experience. I saw things about that person that I had never seen before, and it was crazy because I had always assumed there was nothing else to see. It wasn't even that I judged that person by their cover solely, it was that I had completely misunderstood the cover.
That got me to thinking about how those around perceive me, and makes me wonder if anybody else has thought the same about me.
Me. Speaking of that. Heh.
I went to the UBC tour today with my good pal Jeff and got a tiny (and probaly incorrect) notion of what life on campus is like. To sum up my visit, I'll just steal something that I said to Philman about the experience: "But yeah I'm just enamored by the atmosphere there." Going to UBC has this certain glow to it, and to say that I successfully graduated from UBC is an accomplishment. Who knows though, at this point I'm just hoping to get in.
Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by to listen. It felt good to let some of these thoughts see the light of day. See you next time!
EDIT: So I actually finished this post after midnight... happy birthday to me?
November 20, 2016
September 29, 2016
Holy it's pretty much October
It's been a really quick first month of school and responsibilities and work are already starting to pile up, giving me just a taste of what's to come. Under some advice I've started working on my Grad Trans and Grad Profile, so hopefully my efforts now will take some stress off me in the future. In terms of my workload, it's been surprisingly light. That's to be expected as it is the beginning of the year, but I thought by now I would have much more work. However work is only half of the situation (probably less than that even), and I have taken on a lot of responsibilities this year.
Leading Students' Council is definitely proving more difficult than I initially thought, but hopefully I can smooth things out as we progress through the year. The responsibility of being on Students' Council along with various other councils and a volleyball team has me running around the place, but all this adds to what will surely be a memorable senior year.
I think the way I'm going about with Students' Council is better than previous years, but it isn't quite "the legendary year" that many of us expected. We've only had one event but with our upcoming Club's Day I hope we'll have a positive reception and time planning.
Anyhow, that's all from me for now. I kinda puked all over this post and just wrote whatever I felt like at the time. Wait another month and maybe I'll be back with another mediocre and confused post :)
Leading Students' Council is definitely proving more difficult than I initially thought, but hopefully I can smooth things out as we progress through the year. The responsibility of being on Students' Council along with various other councils and a volleyball team has me running around the place, but all this adds to what will surely be a memorable senior year.
I think the way I'm going about with Students' Council is better than previous years, but it isn't quite "the legendary year" that many of us expected. We've only had one event but with our upcoming Club's Day I hope we'll have a positive reception and time planning.
Anyhow, that's all from me for now. I kinda puked all over this post and just wrote whatever I felt like at the time. Wait another month and maybe I'll be back with another mediocre and confused post :)
September 7, 2016
Starting for the last time
So yesterday the school year started off with its very first full day today and if anything, I'm feeling excited. This is my year. This is how the last chapter of my high school adventure will open.
Yay.
Classes today were exceptionally boring, but I'm sure they'll pick up in no time at all (the rules and course outline stuff is typically difficult to sit through). For those wondering what's on my slate for this year, well, it's a bit of stuff. This year I'm taking (in no particular order whatsoever):
I plan to heavily invest my free time in developing and improving Students' Council and the clubs and councils system as a whole. Alpha is not the most spirited school, so it will be difficult to run events with a turnout rate that I consider successful. However my goal, at the very end of it all, is to raise a stable foundation that future councils can use.
That's it from me tonight, I'll try to get back to you guys sometime soon. Until next time.
Yay.
Classes today were exceptionally boring, but I'm sure they'll pick up in no time at all (the rules and course outline stuff is typically difficult to sit through). For those wondering what's on my slate for this year, well, it's a bit of stuff. This year I'm taking (in no particular order whatsoever):
- Band
- English 12
- French 12
- Physics 12
- AP Calculus AB 12
- Physics 12
- Computer Programming 12
- Law 12
I plan to heavily invest my free time in developing and improving Students' Council and the clubs and councils system as a whole. Alpha is not the most spirited school, so it will be difficult to run events with a turnout rate that I consider successful. However my goal, at the very end of it all, is to raise a stable foundation that future councils can use.
That's it from me tonight, I'll try to get back to you guys sometime soon. Until next time.
August 24, 2016
Hiya c:
This month has turned out really busy for me (somehow) and it's already drawing to the end of August. It's unfortunate that I haven't been able to fully take you guys with me during my 24 days of hanging out with friends, working, and fulfilling various other obligations, but hopefully this post will ease my negligence.
I've been friends with a certain group of people for about two years now, and while most of us are scattered in the lower mainland, two of us are actually quite far away. Most of our interaction and connection are through games and Skype, but for the first time we were able to assemble most of the group. The two who don't live in the lower mainland came to visit us in the middle of August and we were able to have a really packed but amazing week together. That was a big highlight of my month, and I'll be sure to treasure the time I spent with them.
Since the latter half of July I've been working at a sushi restaurant (a good hour and a half commute from my place) and it's nice to have a nice steady flow of money going into my wallet again. I'm really thankful that I was given another opportunity to pick up some hours of work and I definitely won't squander it. The sushi is also a plus.
Next week I'm headed to the optometrist (maybe I'll have to get glasses with the way my eyes are failing on me) and I also have to start thinking about the upcoming school year. It'll definitely be a big one for me and those in my grade, and I hope that I'll play an integral role in making this year a memorable one worthy of leaving a legacy behind.
Anyhow, that's all for this small update. My fingers have started hurting again so I will go brush and turn in for tonight. Hopefully next post won't be too far from now, and you'll hear from me soon.
I've been friends with a certain group of people for about two years now, and while most of us are scattered in the lower mainland, two of us are actually quite far away. Most of our interaction and connection are through games and Skype, but for the first time we were able to assemble most of the group. The two who don't live in the lower mainland came to visit us in the middle of August and we were able to have a really packed but amazing week together. That was a big highlight of my month, and I'll be sure to treasure the time I spent with them.
Since the latter half of July I've been working at a sushi restaurant (a good hour and a half commute from my place) and it's nice to have a nice steady flow of money going into my wallet again. I'm really thankful that I was given another opportunity to pick up some hours of work and I definitely won't squander it. The sushi is also a plus.
Next week I'm headed to the optometrist (maybe I'll have to get glasses with the way my eyes are failing on me) and I also have to start thinking about the upcoming school year. It'll definitely be a big one for me and those in my grade, and I hope that I'll play an integral role in making this year a memorable one worthy of leaving a legacy behind.
Anyhow, that's all for this small update. My fingers have started hurting again so I will go brush and turn in for tonight. Hopefully next post won't be too far from now, and you'll hear from me soon.
August 1, 2016
I Wonder
Hey, it's me, your Alpha Students' Council President for the 2016/2017 school year! I'm so glad that I get to work with the talented lineup for this year's group, and I look forward to enjoying another amazing school year here. This is my fifth year on Students' Council and I hope that I can use my experience and ideas to help run new and exciting events, along with all the traditional events Alpha has always had.
Well I'd like to say this, but I really can't, after all, it isn't what I feel.
So I'm here again, because nobody else ran for the position of Students' Council President and to be honest, it isn't that great. In the past I've ranted about problems that various clubs and councils "work" with and how there is a general lack of communication between all groups in the school, but this time around, I'll be going off specifically about Students' Council.
To any and all 2016/2017 Students' Council members who may stumble upon this: this isn't directed at you nor does it involve you. You happen to have a very passionate and outspoken leader who doesn't think that he can make change in his school.
Anyhow. If you're not familiar with my opinion on the current "system" of communication between councils and clubs at Alpha, I'll quickly run it over here. All communication in the school is a disconnected and jumbled mess or nonexistent. Because of this, simple problems such as schedule conflicts, event proposals, and mediocre collaborations are rampant through the school year.
Here is where Students' Council is supposed to step in. We are supposed to be a group of passionate individuals who run a central hub for all clubs and councils to connect and relay information through. But throughout my four years of being on Students' Council, I have not seen this purpose fulfilled. Another major objective of Students' Council is to promote school spirit, and to be fair, all previous incarnations of Students' Council have tried, but not in any meaningful way. Granted, it's difficult to be proud of a school that has a bad rap, but there is no school spirit.
Students' Council is far from what I want it to be, and I want to be the one who sets forward a motion to change the entire school. There is no foundation and clubs are lacking basic structure and organization. However it is daunting to think about how much I need to do to get the essentials down and start "rebuilding".
Sometimes I wonder if I would have been elected President if there were other candidates. I can easily see others winning solely through popularity, and I wonder if I would have been able to effectively convey my message and platform to a group of students in their last year of high school.
I am far from an amazing person, but I think that my vision and "ideal Alpha" is something that is amazing. I know that there is no chance for me to completely flip the school around, but at the very least I can start making change.
Thank you for listening to my rant and watch me eat my words in less than a year's time.
Well I'd like to say this, but I really can't, after all, it isn't what I feel.
So I'm here again, because nobody else ran for the position of Students' Council President and to be honest, it isn't that great. In the past I've ranted about problems that various clubs and councils "work" with and how there is a general lack of communication between all groups in the school, but this time around, I'll be going off specifically about Students' Council.
To any and all 2016/2017 Students' Council members who may stumble upon this: this isn't directed at you nor does it involve you. You happen to have a very passionate and outspoken leader who doesn't think that he can make change in his school.
Anyhow. If you're not familiar with my opinion on the current "system" of communication between councils and clubs at Alpha, I'll quickly run it over here. All communication in the school is a disconnected and jumbled mess or nonexistent. Because of this, simple problems such as schedule conflicts, event proposals, and mediocre collaborations are rampant through the school year.
Here is where Students' Council is supposed to step in. We are supposed to be a group of passionate individuals who run a central hub for all clubs and councils to connect and relay information through. But throughout my four years of being on Students' Council, I have not seen this purpose fulfilled. Another major objective of Students' Council is to promote school spirit, and to be fair, all previous incarnations of Students' Council have tried, but not in any meaningful way. Granted, it's difficult to be proud of a school that has a bad rap, but there is no school spirit.
Students' Council is far from what I want it to be, and I want to be the one who sets forward a motion to change the entire school. There is no foundation and clubs are lacking basic structure and organization. However it is daunting to think about how much I need to do to get the essentials down and start "rebuilding".
Sometimes I wonder if I would have been elected President if there were other candidates. I can easily see others winning solely through popularity, and I wonder if I would have been able to effectively convey my message and platform to a group of students in their last year of high school.
I am far from an amazing person, but I think that my vision and "ideal Alpha" is something that is amazing. I know that there is no chance for me to completely flip the school around, but at the very least I can start making change.
Thank you for listening to my rant and watch me eat my words in less than a year's time.
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