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Daily Reflection - Thursday, 05/22/2025

Today, I woke up around 9:30AM and I woke up in a pretty good mood because it's been awhile since I got a good amount of sleep in. I then caught up on my chem lecture for a bit and then walked to Kerckhoff's around 11:00AM to hang out with a couple of people. I had a protein acai bowl from sambazon, and it was pretty good. I then went to my 12:30PM lecture that ended around 1:45PM. I went back to Kerckhoff's for awhile before leaving around 3:00PM to lock in with Diane and Grace in my lounge. I had dinner with Dylan Ngo around 6:30PM at Epicuria, and it was pretty buss. I then picked up some Crumbl to eat with my friends who I am now trying to lock in with. 7/10

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Daily Reflection - Thursday, 05/22/2025

Today, I woke up at 7:30AM, which was a little too late for my 8:00AM discussion, but I still made it. I then hung out at Kerckhoff's until 12:00PM, which was my chem lecture that I went to this time. I kind of slept through the whole thing, but it's okay. I'm rewatching the lecture right now. I then went back to Kerckhoff's to hang out with more people until 3:00PM, where I attempted to study at my lounge with Piper. Got hella distracted. We then met up with Fabiola Quezada and Jake Ampong for dinner at Epicuria around 7:00PM. We left at 8:00PM for a kind of slow game of capture the flag. We then all went down to WW to get boba and now we're in Summit studying. 7/10

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Week 8 Vlog - Takeaways

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Daily Reflection - Tuesday, 05/20/2025

Today, I woke up around 9:00AM to get ready for my day. I caught up on some homework before heading down to Kerckhoff for my 11:00AM shift. I then went to my 12:30PM lecture, which I sweat balls walking for because it was all the way in Broad Art and the weather was hella hot. I then went back to the hill when it ended and I lounged around for a bit in my room before logging onto Zoom for my 3:30PM online lecture. I then did some more homework and assignments until 7:00PM, which is when I went to get Epicuria dinner with a couple of friends. I then surprised my friend for her birthday at 11:00PM, and we surprised her pretty well. I am now studying with a couple of friends before I go to bed. Today was a solid 6.5/10

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Week 8 - Self-Care Goal

This week, my self-care goal is to stretch more because I have not been stretching for a while, and I can feel my muscles starting to bunch up. To maintain my flexibility and avoid getting injured, my goal is to stretch.

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Week 8 - 300 Word Essay

Pledge has changed me in a way that I do not think anything else could have changed me. I think this step in my life really helped me advance to a better version of myself, in such a short period of time. While growing up to become the person you will become in the future is gradual, I believe that some events in your life really help you get over the wall of being stuck in the same place and being able to get to the next point in your life. From needing to depend on twelve new people, and spend a whole sleepless night with them for 24 hours, to seeing each other every single night to just study together or talk is something that I did not know I needed. I do not think I have ever gotten close to this many people in this short amount of time, and I think this experience really taught me how to depend on other people better. As a pledge class, everyone realized how important prioritizing brotherhood is, and what it means to be loyal and respectful to each other. I realized how important it is to make many quality friendships and relationships everywhere you go. I learned to be more patient and open with ideas and decisions, along with being more willing to try new things. I am not embarrassed or scared to do some things that, before pledge, I could not let myself do, and I became comfortable with the people around me here in AED. Seeing how people in AED work hard to play hard gave me a determination and inspiration to carry the same mentality throughout my next three years here at UCLA. I was able to finally realize that being in college is not all about studying, but also the memories that you make with the people around you. 

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Daily Reflection - Monday, 05/19/2025

Today, I woke up around 8:00AM to study with Piper for our 7C midterm later today. We stayed there until our midterm LOL. I got a study breakfast bagel with a big iced americano and it was pretty good. We then continued to lock in, until dinner time, when I got rende west. I havent had it in awhile so it was pretty good. I then went to take my midterm, and it was actually so difficult. I am now in the Salpicon line. Today was a good 6/10

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Daily Reflection - Saturday, 05/17/2025

Today, I woke up around 11:00AM feeling kind of queasy. I then went to Fireside to hang out with Jacob and Rylie. I ordered Pho, and it did not hit, even though it was literally raining. Rylie and I then went up to Piper's room and hung out with her for a while. Piper and I then ordered a big acai bowl from DipNMix to share. We then tried to lock in for the next three hours but that did not happen. At 5:00PM, my friends and I had a big dinner with some other people. We are now doing a second attempt at locking in. 6/10

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Daily Reflection - Friday, 05/16/2025

Today, I woke up around 9:00AM to lock in for a little bit before I had to go to my 12PM lecture, which ended up getting cancelled. That really made my day. I then had a lot of time to lock in and catch up with my friends next door, so I had Bplate with them too for lunch. I then went back to my dorm to attend my 2:00PM discussion. I then went to Hedrick Fireside to lock in with Piper, Jacob, David, and Kayla. We then left together to go to an event that ended late at night. 8/10 Today I was a little less tired because I got a good amount of sleep and overall was a pretty relaxing day.

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Daily Reflection - Thursday, 05/15/2025

Today, I woke up around 9:00AM to get ready for my 10:00AM discussion for chem. Today's discussion actually helped me understand the topic a bit better, so I felt good coming out. I then hung out at Kerckhoff's until 12:30PM, which was when my 7C lecture started. I had honey sesame chicken breast and chow mein from panda for lunch (I might stick with Beijing beef now). I then went back to Kerckhoff's and hung out with some more friends until 3:00PM. At 3:30PM, I had an online lecture that ended around 4:30PM. I then drove around Sawtelle and Brentwood with Amanda Wong while chatting, so it was pretty chill and really nice. I then met my 7C podmates at my lounge to work on our group phase midterm together. The midterm was kind of confusing, but we got it done. I then I am in my neighbor's room trying to lock in. 7/10 I'm starting to feel the lack of sleep so I think I'm going to try and catch up on sleep tonight.

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Daily Reflection - Wednesday, 05/14/2025

Today, I woke up around 7:00AM to get ready for my 8:00AM discussion. I had a quiz, and I think it didn't go that bad, unlike last time. I then went to Kerckhoff's to hang out with some friends until my 12:00PM chem lecture. After my lecture ended, I went back to Kerckhoff's to hang out with some more people, until 3:00PM when I met Josh Yumul to get Somi Somi! It was my first time, and it was really good. I then went back to the hill to chill with Nikki Chen at 5:00PM. Then, I went to get dinner at BPlate with Jaclyn Nguyen. I then ran two miles with my friends at 8:00PM. We are now locking in at a lounge. 8/10 I was not as tired surprisingly, but I do need to start locking in academically

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Week 7 Vlog - Night Routine

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Week 7 - Self-Care Goal

This week, my self-care goal has been to study outside my dorm a lot more often because I realized that I have not been able to get as much sunlight as I should. Studying outside while the weather is good is something that I definitely want to keep doing because I feel more productive rather than staying coupled up in my dorm.

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Daily Reflection - Tuesday, 05/13/2025

Today, I woke up at 9:00AM to lock in for a little bit before heading to Kerckhoff's at 11:00AM. I had Panda Express for lunch because I was feeling really hungry. I then went to lecture at 12:30PM, which ended around 1:45PM. I then went to get Sambazon with Kaylee Hsieh and we sat at Janss Steps, where we got meowed at. And then, I went to Boelter to attend my 3:30PM online class that I lowkey fell asleep during. I went back to the hill around 4:50PM where I locked in for a little bit until I went to a meeting at 6:00PM. We worked on awareness posts for global health issues, which I found pretty interesting. I then met with Ava Tam and had Salpicon with her at 9:30PM. Now, I'm locking in with my friends at Rieber Hall. I felt pretty tired all throughout the day, but I was able to get some good food in, which I can't do much these days. 7/10

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Week 7 - 300 Word Worst/Best Trait

One of my worst traits is that I am very hard on myself. I grew up being pretty tight on myself, especially when it comes to academics. I never let myself get distracted from my studies, and if I made a small slip-up on an exam, it would ruin the rest of my day. I would not be able to focus on anything other than making myself feel bad for making that minor mistake. I tend to say that if only I had studied harder and not gotten distracted, I could have scored better or gotten that question right. I blame myself for a lot of the mistakes made, even though sometimes, it is not my fault at all. As I came to college, I have been working on this aspect of myself because I am trying to accept the fact that mistakes are a part of life and a necessity to becoming successful in the future. I have probably made the most mistakes coming to college, but I am slowly starting to realize that a lot of them have actually benefited me for the better. One of my best traits is that I am very resilient. While my mentality gets shot down when I make mistakes that I beat myself up for, I tend to make a quick comeback and want to work even harder to make up for the mistake I made. I am very consistent with whatever I put my mind to, and I make sure that I do not give up until I finish the task to the quality I want it to be. I think I have always had this trait since I was younger, but not just for academics. I had this for any extracurricular activities that I was involved in, like playing the violin and taekwondo. I also played piano for a bit when I was younger, and even though I did not like playing it, I kept going to the point I stopped because I knew it was going to benefit my violin playing in the future. I am very resilient to the point where it feels uncomfortable to quit a certain thing that I have started doing.

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Daily Reflection - Monday, 05/12/2025

Today, I woke up around 10:00AM because I was feeling really tired and nauseous, but I'm glad I got a good amount of sleep in. I then went to Kerckhoff's at 11:00AM to hang out with a couple of friends and got a chocolate croissant for breakfast. I also got a mango matcha but it tasted mad nasty so I threw it away. I then went to my 12:00PM lecture that ended around 1:45PM. I then went back to Kerckhoff's to hang out with other people and then met up with Mia Avila. We had Panda Express together. I then went back to the hill and took a nap that felt really good when I woke up from it. I then locked in for a little bit and ate some scorched rice soup for dinner. Then I went to a meeting with a couple of friends, and now we're ending our night together at Sprounge. 7/10

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Daily Reflection - Sunday, 05/11/2025

Today, I woke up at 7:00AM to pick up some flowers for my mom from Trader Joe's because it's Mother's Day! I picked out a lot of flowers, and it was lowk expensive but it's okay. I then met my parents at 9:00AM and we went to le pain quotidian to have some breakfast, where I had a tomato and avocado omlette. We then walked around Century City for around two hours. I had a lot of good time to catch up with my parents. I then went back to campus around 12:30PM and did laundry until 3:00PM because the laundry machines in Evergreen were broken so I had to go to Fir's. I then tried to lock in afterwards, but I did not get as much work done as I had hoped to, but it's okay I can make it up later. I had a BCafe salad for dinner and now, I'm in Fireside with a couple of friends to make a dance. 8/10