Movie Review: “David”
universal_Daniel It has been a while since I last posted here! Today, I watched the movie “David” with my family in the theaters. I’ll have to say that it was one…
My Daily Life
Peace Out, Pirates
Though this was two days ago, it’s hard to believe that I just graduated from high school. My eleven years in elementary, middle and high school have gone by and…
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Life Updates 1/22/2025
It’s been a while ever since I last posted on this website. I think it’s time to do a good self-reflection and put some updates out there. A lot has…
Ten Years in the Future
Imagine myself ten years in the future. If I look back at high school, what will I remember? What will I be glad that I did or accomplished? What will…
Only 5%
Essential Question: How much do I actually reflect on what I learned and put the skills into practice? In the fast-paced, erratic, frenzied and distracted world we live in today,…
What If I Stopped Caring?
I’m having a bit of a hard time constructing my personal essay for college applications right now. Usually, I’m not worried about the nitty-gritty details of my writing. I wouldn’t…
A Letter To the Orchestra Family
Dear Orchestra family, First, I would like to make an apology. After this year’s graduation, I abruptly unfriended a vast majority of you on Instagram. It was rude, immature, and…
18th Birthday
This is a super late post, but I ought to make a post for my birthday. We didn’t do anything extravagant or super special, but I made a super nice…
Leave my Pride By My Side
I’m closer to You, but I feel like I’m so far away ‘Cause I let my fear, let my fear get in front of my faith Walk On Water (VBS)…
No Need for Isolation
It’s incredible how fast time flies – July is almost over, August is around the corner, and I’ll be starting my final year of high school in less than two…
Struggles in English
Too frequently, people at school ask me why I’m so “good” or “talented” at math. Before I tell them that I’m not, I usually catch myself, because the answer is…
Critique to “First Day of Junior Year”
I decided to scroll around my old private blog on the Art of Problem Solving and only read through a single post from only a couple months ago before I…
Responsibilities
I think I’ll start using this blog more as a personal blog instead of a website where I discuss my favorite geometry problems or my recent Codeforces rating change, although…
Number of Chances
This is a little follow-up to a small discussion that I had with my classmates in computer science class. I strongly believe that anyone can learn and achieve their fullest…
Have Them Play
You can learn a lot from activities that ask for how you can contribute instead of what you can do. Indeed, there are many valuable lessons that I’ve gleaned throughout…
Halfway Through AP Week
I have already completed two AP tests out of the four I’m taking this week. I admit that I’m a little bit exhausted from sitting in a chair for three…
2/25-3/2 Reflection
I’ve realized that it’s good to reflect on what went well and what I can improve on based on the events that occurred the past week. This week I got…
HMMT 2024 Day 2
The HMMT 2024 Day 1 post was mainly about the Friday Night Events. This post is about competition day on Saturday, February 17th! After what I considered a tolerable night’s…