Novembuhhh

Damn another month went by and I can’t believe 2017 is slipping by so fast as the year is going to end. Anyways, lately I’ve managed to get my things together and start prioritizing my priorities better. But then again I’m still upset I missed the deadline for early college, so now I’m going to resort to trying online classes to get my credits done faster. I want to be able to cruise during my senior year and not be able to do A LOT of work so I’m trying to get everything set. But I’m happy in my personal life outside of school. Been about doing things that keep me happy and out of trouble. I’ve gotten closer to some people I wouldn’t imagine getting close to which was surprising. ON THE OTHER HAND, school likes to kick my ass plenty times as always so I have a lot of work to finish especially projects currently. I’ve been busy lately and it’s ruining my mooood. I never do have time to swing by leadership cause sometimes I’m rushing home to finish work that is due soon. Anyways, new things been coming my way and I’m very grateful for what life has to offer. Things are so good right and I happen to cherish life more than usual this month. Especially during Thanksgiving, that was definitely a change for me.

Some advice for those reading this, would be to stay focused. Sometimes you let things cloud your judgment which leads to you jumping to the wrong conclusions. But primarily, focus on yourself and getting things done. I had to learn the hard way and it definitely taught me to be better than what I was. Everyday is a new day for room to make improvement, remember that. Don’t doubt the process. But anyways, I’m so stoked for winter break!!! Finally dude, I love the holidays especially having someone that I could bring to the holiday parties. I’m just looking forward to to events with leadership because I have an excuse to make time out of my schedule. But anyways, not much went on since this month slipped by FAST

Alumni Blog #1

OKAY IM SO SORRY THIS IS LATE, I tend to take long naps and it’s Halloween so I wasn’t thinking of the things I HAD to do. Anyways, to sum up this whole month....would say it went by super fast and still caused me stress like always. I swear, some of my teachers have no structure of teaching whatsoever so I’ve been trying to keep myself up with the lessons by learning on my own 🙄. AND ON TOP OF THAT, this is my lowest GPA ever thanks to my Geometry teacher ((: so props to Ms. Kong. I know I could’ve done better but everything was just overwhelming, last term was really an eye opener. I refuse for my GPA to be this low again, also I missed the deadline for my early college...I really do feel like I’m behind on a lot of things. Although this month went by fast and I’ve been trying my best to maintain A’s, I’m slowly getting it all back. Like Mr. Ing, “if it’s important to you, you’ll make it important” and personally, I want to do good and succeed in anything I’m doing. Whenever I feel like I have a setback, it encourages me to try harder because I know myself my capability. Plus, I feel like I wasn’t that much involved with the October spirit ugh. I LOVE FALL so it really sucks I didn’t get to do a lot of festive things this month. 

Anyways, you guys should know by this paragraph my main focus I’d want to focus on is getting my grades up BIG time. It means a lot to me to know I’m doing really well academically because it does impact my own being outside of school and what I do in my personal life. Please, do not withhold the habit of procrastinating, DONT. But I really do want to get myself involve in more activities, unfortunately my sport season isn’t ready until Spring so I need to find something to occupy me. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been surfing, and I really do think I need to get back in the water again to relieve some stress. Overall to whoever is reading this, think thoroughly about what Mr. Ing tells you and the advice he shares. I could really use a talk with him sometime soon because whenever I feel like things are going downhill for me, I know who to go to. Don’t forget Mr. Ing is here to guide you in the path where you want to be/need to be, he may not be your favorite teacher or whatever but just know you’re in good hands. Unlike you guys, I don’t have a teacher like him anymore that helps me whenever I’m struggling so don’t take being in the class for granted! Again, sorry for this late blog but I do hope you guys had a very safe and blessed Halloween! 

How The Retreat Helped Us

I was invited by Mr. Ing to become a chaperone for the first time, we were at the retreat house to teach the kids that led us to our own sessions individually. I’m a former student of being in the class, therefore I was teaching upon my own experience that’ll help the students think of their self-evaluation on how they are in the class and what they want to gain from it that will benefit them for future references. The students got a sense of how the class runs and what is to be expected which is what we want from them. I strongly believe that being able to go on the other side of the island to the house for the kids to be off their phones and be able to ponder on their “shaping” throughout the class is important for them to build connections/relationships along with their individual itself to make improvements. The house is a good use of being able to have everyone together without any distractions which helps us teach the kids the definition of the class and it’s meaning to it. I could say this retreat benefitted me as a student within this class which helped build relationships for the sake of collaboration among with understanding how the class is run and getting to the place you want later on. Personally, this was one of the main impacts being in the class that I managed to reflect on how I was before and how I am currently. Not only does this impact the kids but it impacts the chaperones also because our goal is to help the kids in any way possible for them to gain something out of this, being able to help and put the kids first is a self-accomplishment made.

First year as a chaperone 2017

I can't believe I haven't written a blog for about 2 years...thank god I still have my account and didn't deactivate it. Besides that, this is my first year as a chaperone for the Leadership Retreat of 2017. In my own perspective this was different compared to when I was a student in the class and being one of the alumni. I enjoyed my time being there and being able to come back as a different position that only a few get to have an opportunity at. I can say that this is one of the events in my life that will be unforgettable and left an impact on my individual. Although this was Laila's last retreat as a chaperone (maybe), it was nice having her around and being able to know her a bit more personally. Along with the other chaperones, it was also nice to see them and be able to catch up on a lot of things because we hardly see each other around. It truly does remind me of the things I miss about being in leadership, the relationships built here...I got to escape from reality for a bit and be able to focus on what we do best at, teach the kids from our own experiences. I got to see the kids get along with each other and be able to collaborate with another so hopefully everything will eventually be better in a way that will benefit the class and Mr. Ing. Like many of us said, this year was very relaxing. Getting to learn what the "body dump" was quite frightening hearing it lol but I could see what they mean. Along with cooking and setting up everything with chaperones gave us a different responsibility that kept us occupied which I liked, I admire the feeling of being useful. But overall, my highlight of this was being able to sit down and have those "talks" with Mr. Ing and the chaperones or even just Mr. Ing because it's always going to make me think about the whole picture of situations and I need that. I could definitely say these three days was a cleanse for me to change my perspective on myself where I'm at with leadership and my own being. Now that I'm where I want to be in terms of leadership, I wouldn't want to change my "spot". 


*For Mr.Ing, thank you for everything you've done for me and continuing to impact my life in the most simplest ways.*

Now, something I always enjoy reading at the end of a retreat is our magic notes. My favorite magic note would have to be from Arianne. Arianne was one of my kids in my period when I was a group leader and reading what she wrote was very heartfelt knowing I helped shaped her to be the person she is currently. She came a LONG way to be where she's at and I'm proud of everything she's done to contribute to leadership.