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Today was November 20th, 2024! I had a super cunt day today and it was very interesting! I went to lecture and had a super slay time with my amazing bestie Ms. Mia Avila! I didn’t get shit but it was still very slay! I then went to Kerkhoff and got some autographs from my beloved upperclassmen before going to my next useless ass lecture for my cluster! Once again I didn’t understand anything but I did play brawl stars. I then went to my bio lecture and actually learned! It’s so weird how the tables have turned. I’m a little annoyed by the strike since it closed down all the places but I went to Santa Monica with my brothers and sisters and it was a great time too! Hopefully, we will all be having great vibes during our lock in tonight! See yall next time 🫶🏻

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For my self care task of the week, I made sure to let myself eat and get some sustenance in my body. Because of the strike and my busy schedule, i find it hard to make the time to get food and wait in lines. However, I know how important it is to give my body the necessary fuel to run and I think it’s really nice that I was still able to find the time to eat a delicious meal. Although it’s not the most healthy either, I really enjoyed it and it gave me the fuel I need to get through the rest of the day :)

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Today was a pretty interesting day! I had a fabulous interview with Ms Hayley Wong at Northern Cafe to start off my day and she treated me to rice cakes and dumplings. It was actually so delicious. I then went to the UCI social which was definitely interesting and I went to dinner with a lot of upperclassmen later on too. Even though I was very blessed with all of this, I still feel mentally not here right now. I hope I feel better later. I’m going to usc with some friends tonight and will be doing homework later. Hope everybody has a great night!

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Dear Tumblr,

I’ve lowks been neglecting you I’m so sorry! But today was November 14th, 2024 and it was quite an interesting day. After a tiring nighttime walk from Santa Monica pier to ucla, I slept for a very long time after realizing my discussion got cancelled and was able to wake up nice and refreshed. I also feel very good especially after my chemistry midterm yesterday. I did my group phase for my bio AoL today which wasn’t too big of a slay but I did hang out with my friend Joyce a lot today! I also saw a bunch of my other friends and we danced for so long which was so fun! I also tried to make ketchup today but it was lowks a fail… anyways goodnight my pookie bears! 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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My self care task for week 7 is hydrating my skin with face mask. Even though this picture makes me look wrinkly and musty, my face felt so much brighter and smoother after using the mask. It felt so hydrated and definitely made me feel more fabulous. Additionally, with the dryness of the weather recently, my eczema has been acting up a bit recently as well so it is nice to get some moisturizer into my skin to combat that! Hope my skin will continue looking stunning.

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Today is November 12th, 2024! After having an incredibly terrible mental health night last night, it didn’t get much better this morning. I was feeling very very crash out today and it was not good for my mental health or my social health. I feel very guilty about my attitude today but I will make sure to apologize to the people I crashed out on. I think it was a big crisis surrounding my midterms, my stupid laundry and the stupid machines, and my fear of dropping my grades and not getting a 4.0! However, talking with friends today definitely helped with my mood. My amazing friend came over to do my cluster discussion together today. My amazing podmate took the time out of her day to help me with the discussion activity due to a schedule conflict yesterday. My fabulous upperclassmen Ms Mia Avila and Mr Johnny Jang studied with me and talked with me as I ate. My absolutely amazing brothers and sisters are now studying with me. Overall, I’m just truly blessed to have such amazing people around me watching over me and I need to appreciate them more. I’m now studying hella for my midterms and hope this will all work out in the end!

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Today is November 10th, 2024. I got to hang out with a bunch of amazing friends today for a very long time! We did a survey and laughed so much and also carved pumpkins! So exciting. I then got to eat lunch with my parents and my cousins and we got Thai food! It was so buss and it made me miss Asian food so much! I am now currently studying with my super good friend Lauren and I hope to have a fabulous night of rest today! See yall tomorrow

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Week 6 Individual Vlog

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Today was November 8th, 2024. Can’t believe it’s already been a full week of November. I started off the day with meeting up with Mr. Dylan Ngo and having a super good chat with him in the morning. I then went to my chem lecture to see my good friend Ms Mia Avila before going back to Kerkhoff and trying the fabulous chopped salad. I then had a very impromptu interview with Mr Josh Lance Yumul on Jans Steps and it was super fun to talk to him. I then got crepes with Ms. Emma Le on Sawtelle and they were super buss! I got B plate with a bunch of friends and then we did a talent show which was so chaotic in all the best ways! Hope tomorrow will be fun too and I’m gonna do laundry now! Have a fabulous night talk!

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Today was November 7th, 2024 and it was a pretty interesting day! I woke up today super early to eat breakfast at de neve with Ms Fabiola Quezada. Lowkey, she kinda converted me to that De Neve breakfast but I still think B Plate is more gas. I then went to Kerkhoff and my discussion before meeting with Ms Kaui Alcayde and getting chicken tenders with her! It was super buss and she also got me a matcha so it was super gas. I then went to Westwood with my brother Solomon Hwang and also Mr Johnny Jang where I tried Upside Down and got a free drink! I then rotted before going to Nikki’s apartment and then got some food with Tate! He gave me that good swipe into fried catfish and swamp juice and highkey it slapped asf. I’m currently doing work with the girlies and hope to get good sleep tonight! Love love!

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Week 6 JP Vlog: Date Fits ft. Sofian Simjee

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TUMBLR!! TODAY IS 11/6/2024! I started off my day by waking up after five hours of sleep and going to my chemistry lecture! It wasn’t terrible. I then got a sandwich from Kerkhoff and it lowks hit and then went to my cluster lecture. It was kinda boring and I fell asleep. I then got açaí bowls with friends before meeting other friends at Kerkhoff. I went to play basketball today for the first time in 5-6 years and I suck now lmao! But everyone else is so good! Finally, I ended the day off by eating with a friend and going down to drake to do some fun Olympics!! I am currently getting food with besties and gonna do some work tonight. Super happy with today and hope tomorrow is just as good!

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Week 6 Self Care Task

TREAT YOSELF!! I GOT MYSELF A MATCHA LATTE FROM BUZZ TODAY AND USED ONE OF MY EXTRA MEAL SWIPES FOR IT! ITS HIGHKEY MID AS FUCK BUT IM HAPPY I MADE THIS DECISION AS NOW I KNOW NEVER TO GET BUZZ MATCHA AGAIN BECAUSE ITS QUITE MID! GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE 🫶

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Today was November 5th, 2024. I was functioning off three hours of sleep and one Red Bull that Ms. Nikki Chen got me three weeks ago. After having a mental breakdown at 3:00 in the morning in my study lounge and taking a 3 hour sleep, I finished my speech transcript on time and gave a pretty baller speech for my cluster discussion. I then got açaí bowls with my friend before doing an interview with Ms Gina Kim which was such a fun time just chatting. I then did my alumni meeting with Robin and it was so nice getting to connect with him. I really learned a lot! I then got sandwiches at Cafe 1919 with Lauren and it was so buss! I rotted in bed a little and now I’m sitting on the floor of Covel chatting it up with Kaylee while doing pledge work! So excited to shower tonight, change clothes, and get a fabulous night of rest! But my laptop also broke today so it was literally so sad. 1/10 morning but 8/10 day! Hope I did super good on my speech!

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Week 6 Reflection Essay: Best and Worst Traits

This week, we are writing about what we believe is our best trait and our worst trait. What I believe is my best trait is my ability to get along with a very wide range of people. I feel that I have a good read on social situations and I am able to utilize this skill in order to connect on a more personal level with the people around me. Depending on the mood the people around me are in, I am able to adjust how peppy my voice can sound, how much energy I need to put in, and the volume at which I am speaking at. I think this trait has allowed me to adjust the way I speak and change the way I talk to the people around me, allowing me to bond with a large variety of people. I also feel that I have a very optimistic and approachable personality and make people feel a bit more open and welcome talking to me. I enjoy this aspect of myself as I think it does make talking to others easier and it makes it so I am open to always talking to someone new in the case of being in a situation where I don't know anybody. I think my worst trait is definitely my dramatics and the fact that I am an overthinker. As a very dramatic individual, I have a tendency of accentuating the situations that occur around me to a higher scale and making a situation crazier than it actually is in my head. It makes it hard to decipher whether something is truly as bad as I make it seem or if it is truly not as bad as it may seem to me. Overthinking definitely doesn't help this habit either and it just makes me constantly think about and make the situation worse in my head. Hopefully, I can improve on this trait and become more confident and level headed.