Here’s the entry to continues from the last one. These are my senior wills. I know I don’t have everyone here, but I didn’t forget about you guys. Thanks for everything you’ve given me ^^ PLEASE find your name and take time to read these, I really spent lots of time on these. I’ll probably add more sometime, I’ll let you know. I wrote about a lot of these in your yearbooks, but there are some things  didn't get to say, so here they are.  By the way, visit my xanga site, I put up the song I danced to in English.

Maybe you’ve forgotten, but I will never forget those days we spent together. I will never forget the food we shared, the hugs we gave, the laughs, the tears, the weird Lisa moments. I love you guys. Even if I never see you again, I will in my memories. Although we graduated on  Friday and we’re going to open another chapter of our lives, it doesn’t mean that I'm not going to look back at the old stuff- I'll carry those memories and things I learned with me.

I, LISA XUE, do hereby will

ALEX: still my favorite junior despite everything, apologies, more sleep, memories of you I refuse to forget; stop being angry and stop holding a grudge against people, more forgiveness, Grief and Sorrow, a mom who’s more understanding, end to injustice, more sleep and time to do what you like, a bib for you when you sleep so you don’t drool on yourself, strike against Café de Flroe, times spent in the library and trying to sneak food in. acceptance letter to Stanford, your dorriness, no more SAT classes and 3-hr long cello lessons, almost an A in physics, “I’m going to stalk you!”, haunted house we went through on Halloween (you were hiding behind me), Trick or Treat in my kilt and pink sweater, promise to never say “I’m stupid”, your mom thinks I’m a freak who talks to myself on the phone and a failure, sea urchin sushi and lots of food to fill your appetite, people think you’re my brother, your soft brown jacket, all those cello concerts,  Elephant Bar with Dan- the waitress got mad because we were taking such a long time to order, winning the Chinese competition, don’t overreact, no more swear words, coming to my church and turning the little boy into a pimp with your watch, teaching them to bowl with crayons and high fives, my camera man on graduation, lots of love and hugs and tears, less stress next year, we’re stuck together, eternal hug,
I forgive you of everything. Remember the advices I wrote you. I promise to keep in touch visit, I promise that we I won’t “graduate” until you do… Despite all the bad things that happened, I will remember all the fun times we shared and the inside jokes we had. Thanks for adding spice to my life, you’re like the brother I never had. You’re great no matter what they tell you. I will miss you a lot. Remember that life still goes on no matter what happens.

ALLEN: image of you cuddling with cute babies in the middle of a football field, starring in “Get Allen”, good sport for being attacked so many times, Dan and I telling your mom “we’re pretending to be ninjas and we’re going to attack Allen…it’s an inside joke”, making an amazing entrance every time we come over, Allen Get Better Plan that I didn’t follow, “You need more Dan’s”, exploding popcorn and smoke filled kitchen, Mahjong and Chinese chess- don’t go kamikaze on those poor foot soldiers, filming at your house, comfy couches, Edgar, tons of yummy food from you, a backyard and front yard perfect for filming, your revenge you still owe us, Homa’s econ- passing notes and homework and cake, cinnamon swirl cake I will make again, an unique happiness (so you should stay happy!), selfishness essay- if you write anymore you’ll have to let me read it, aneuploidy-polyploidy—wobble-Allen, more Frisbee skills, playing badminton in small gym (super Asian Allen), sleep deprivation movie starring you, Cupertino Village with Dan and Celeste, the dim sum place- barbeque pork steamed bun or whatever they call it, Dan spilling his crepe, unlimited supply of pearl milk tea, Bio party- throwing Gene in!, you’re not flabby at all, thanks for listening to me complain, putting up with me and my bizarre problems;
    Few guys are as genuine and understanding as you are. It’s a blessing to know you just before leaving high school. Thanks for being an amazing psychologist and listener whenever I had problems. You’re probably one of the few people who knows Cupertino Village in LG. Even though we’ve only known each other for such a short time, you’ve been so great. You proved me wrong-you showed me that I don’t always have to get hurt. You made me a better and happier person. Remember “Get Allen”. I will miss all your smiles and the positive attitude you have. Dan and I will visit you and we’ll make sure that we make a spectacular entrance every time like we have been…

 
ANITA: orchestra with DR. (not Mr.) Franco in frosh soph years, Carter’s fingers that move at speed of light, trade alliance for simpolicon, dealing with my insanity, don’t work too hard- enjoy what you do!, Interact activities, Caroling for Cans in freezing weather, the house that celebrated only Hanukah, Roteract in college!, camera whore, Nav the slut, all you need is a pimp, cute pens and scented erasers from China, those star paper and paper stars, random midnight nervous breakdowns while doing important assignments, visits to Cal next year often

BE N: all Chopin songs, having to hide my French book every time you’re around, ability to speak all the languages in the world, econ classes in cal together, help on “xyz affairs”, Community Club events and meetings on Mondays in Porush’s, New Year party, your yummy bread and Monopoly;

CELESTE: countless rides to everywhere, a genuine boyfriend you can lean on and trust for a long, long time, more understanding from brother Edward, awesome brothers to protect you, true friends who do not conceal their true faces, our future trip to Peru and Shanghai, have fun being a doctor, Dan’s blinding smiles and Allen’s happiness, interesting econ class-- techniques of passing notes and food, seven dance from Gene- us as the background people, Ben’s new Year party and cheating on Monopoly, tradition to keep, running 20 miles in Vasona!!, running with

DANIEL G: stupid two-hour plus phone calls that almost left me in debt for the rest of my life—when was the last day we didn’t talk?, bad luck with cell phones: first one big and old, second one didn’t work, third one possessed and hung up every 6 minutes, Kenshin in sophomore year—your sisters got addicted to it too, 10pm bedtime in those days, Naruto - hard working (me) will surpass genius (you), Rock Lee and Gai’s shining teeth, faster transfer rate over AIM (10 minute to download episodes!), our competition – 18 to 18,I’ll catch up!, nice guy pose works every time, you can’t win badminton without me, the guy from Santa Clara who played with his left hand and almost won, tons of nice guy poses in Cal (meeting at the tower to do that), Collide by Howie Day- we never recorded that, filming “I somehow find, you and I collide”—*hit trees*, better driving - first time we met police, second time drove into fire station driveway and almost hit the police, The Green Beast- ideal for filming, the time it starting beeping like crazy on my driveway, the stranger who drove by and waved to you when you were sitting outside my house on the day I showed you the burnt cake, the bowl you crashed and the table you knocked over in front of my mom, Caroling Party, Prom night party at your house, DDR, Karaoke with Rona and me- The Reason, My Immortal, the record high score, GallagherXue Conglomerate (GXC), “Get Allen”-our first production, dressed in black with ski masks in middle of day driving downtown, telling Allen’s mom we’re “ninjas who want to attack Allen…it’s an inside joke”, unlimited Jamba Juice, paying for food in Starbucks in coins, standing in Border’s café for 10 minutes and finally deciding to buy the cheapest cookie with a gift card, along with the free water, Taboo-the invincible team, Boondock Saints, “and I’ll get the rope”, ping pong skills, badminton Olympian, owner of Jamba Juice, slurpees after badminton game every time, coming to my church playing with kids, Alex teaching them to do high fives and turning them into pimps, Denny’s Photoshop class-the Christmas card that we made, tripping and almost killing the flower in my house, less clumsiness, bigger mouth to fit more food, wasabe eating contest, “oh no” song by Lisa Xue, Lydia by F.I.R. Gene’s Korean dances, better guitar playing, failing at attempting the Kage Bushin, Bleach I still have to see, One Piece I never saw, no U-turns at pseudo intersections, “Rudolph doll” – a comprehensive inspirational study companion that you can flick!, WWRD, Rudolph Zen, the Way of the Rudolph, Simpolicon, mastering chopsticks, fun with you in Kamakura, calamari has tentacles (HAHAHA!), free green tea and red bean ice cream that come w/ anionhasayo, a memory, Chinese words I never taught you, Cupertino village, dim sum,  Pocky, special flavor tea that burned holes in our throats, retarded frog, crepes from Q-Cup, running with Celeste and me in Vasona- 10 minutes running, one hour talking and walking, going into Jamba Juice after running in the rain, DDR in econ class, econ “class”- spent secretly filming and making cranes and throwing peanuts down each other’s shirts, Stress Free Week- those giant beach balls, Interact’s Root Beer Float sale and accidentally spilling some on my face, never making a normal entrance going to Allen’s house, going to Gene’s to watch those movies, Gene in Kamakura: “$1 for tip?”, eating contest in future against Keenna, the Daniel Weigh Lost program: LG athletic club everyday (almost) after school (not working) and the Lisa Diet Program (never started), escaping TA almost everyday, my graduation present- a bag of tissue paper, Kung Fu Hustle at Rona’s – stomping on foot and sticking knife back in, Bio party- getting you 3 times before you finally went into the pool, Rachmaninoff Prelude and Romance by Sviridov- your personal concert, Great America- on top of the swing thing with eyes shut: “Dan I hate you!”, bumper cars, going there twice in a month, my wet pants during the banquet, the Rapids ride, you always coming late, Chinese songs I keep sending you, your dancing- or your wiggling, THE happiest, most genuine, energetic person I’ve ever met (besides Keenan), making fun of you for waving like a monster, “you sound retarded”, sad thongs, trip to Shanghai, rainy weather everyday, 20 hours of sleep per night, I regret not knowing you earlier, thanks for bringing so much happiness and hope to my life, for believing, listening, giving advices, you can’t get rid of me! People thinking you’re my biological brother, dance performance, peacock music, the family: dan the dad, Rona the kid, Lisa the mommy, Gene the uncle/dog, fountain outside LG public library- splashing water and getting everyone close to us wet, jumping over the sprinkler!, cartwheels and dancing outside the library with Gene’s Korean music blasting, 7-11 ever so often and le Boulanger, strike against Café de Floré, twin day- blue hairspray and interact shirt, our signature nice guy poses, wearing red for cal someday, have fun with the boring eecs people, have some parties, jenny’s English party at her beautiful house- the most beautiful back yard with the swing and the hill, good luck in mandarin class-don’t get depressed; tons of hugs, 1000 years and many footages,

            the only person I never had any problems with. You got me through this year, I’ve never been happier. I can’t begin to tell you how important you are to me, and I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve given me. The only thing I run out of when I’m with you is time. You helped me find happiness in everything and anything. Even though we’ll be close next year, I will miss doing everything with you all the time next year. Remember that we have to find that beautiful spot at Cal to watch the stars at night and talk. I’ll never forget about you, If you do anything bad to me, remember that I have those pictures of you I can use against you…just kidding. I really care about you and I love you.

DAVID: Blossom Hill Elementary, Marina’s piano recitals and group lessons, unlimited supply of monkeys, stay mysterious, random pictures I have of you when you were younger...be the greatest doctor in the world.

DOUG: the only jazz musician who won’t be doing drugs, a great career, more justice in the world, better knees, surgeries or magic wand or whatever that will fix all your problems, no more racism and all those stereotypes, fewer things that will piss you off in the world, listening to jazz everyday in Mr. Rudolph’s room during break, stop banging into furniture and hurting yourself, the globe in Mr. Homa’s class, Coffee Society, Lisa

ERIC H: badminton captain, all those quotes you’ve collected,

Eric M: thanks for what we did have, and all the time we spent together; better friends who will understand you and always be there for you; great time pursuing everything you like

GENE: huh?, your nicknames: Pastor Ted: Genie, my fellow Korean brother, Jumping Gene, Dancing Gene- Gene gene the dancing machine, stripping gene (“everyone enjoyed it”), selfish gene, greatest voice mail messages with you and Ina’s songs , future superstar, the gamete (save that paper!), Sergeant Huh from Tae Guk Gi, the best movie, gene the bad boss in our “Get Allen” movie, gene the stingy person, the heart that will never deflate with everyone’s notes and, “Jesus is the way--let’s bond together” (you said this to me in Junior year), my church- you’re the permanent visitor, our worships and Sunday school teaching with the 2-3 year olds, a basketball game we never played at my church, Spanish girl, bi/seven dances you taught us, our failure at those dances…hot Korean girlfriend for you, much more sleep, “How to be a Gene” recipe (in Heart), “I’m studying for SAT”- says Gene after taking the test, Dan’s prom party, bio party- throwing you into the pool was the highlight, even worth the bruise I got, Neosporin doesn’t work for bruises-lesson 1 for your medical degree, star of our sleep deprivation movie, the family: Rona the kid, Dan the daddy, me the mommy, you the dog/uncle, Rona; “you stupid dog!” (I think you’re smart), coming to your house fro all those movies, Kung Fu Hustle at Rona’s house, you refusing my hugs, Kamakura, times spent in the library, 1000 community service hours so colleges will love you, the hardworking will surpass the geniuses-remember that, your hard work WILL pay off and God will give you justice, God’s blessings and grace, unbeatable honesty, thanks for numerous hours you spent listening to my nonsense, thanks for priceless advices and prayers;

I know I have done hurtful things to you, but I care about you a lot. You are so nice and honest, few people have the qualities you have. I will miss you a lot, even though we’re close. I know I can always rely on you for help. Thanks for helping me with religion and all the problems I had—you really made me a better person this year. I really appreciate you for who you are and all that you’ve done. You made me a happier person.

H A N NA H: stop procrastinating and losing things!, the green shirt and black shoes I never gave back to you, UCLA!!!!- you really belong there with their attractive student body, no more French “classes“ with the ugly and stingy witch, Mr. Hammack getting us into trouble and thinking that madman Plyler is ok with him now…jokes about Kevin in French class, Ms. Pearson’s class, going to Rachlin for help on life, ew- ear wax taped in your French book soph year, help w/ French and other classes, we were the slowest runners in middle school!, ability to touch your toes, doing “exercises” with Tinky, awesome and unbeatable fashion, I’ll miss that, more beautiful dresses, thanks for all those times you listened to me complain, I’ll visit often, 

JEFFREY: 3.1415926.. just remember that once for about one minute I memorized more digits of pi than you!!, many thanks for helping me with homework, simpolicon on ti calc, near-death experience in soph chem class with the exploding experiment, tons of smiley faces to use,

KATHLEEN: about a billion arms to carry all those things you have everyday, hanging out after school in/outside of the library,

KEVIN: simpolicon-I’m not obsessive, really! Xavier Napoleon Webb, lovely time spent with Madman Plyler, unlimited supply of walruses and dinosaurs, I will never forget about Charlie the hermit crab story... swimming pool that I drew with fishes in glass tanks on the sides, and an indoor zoo with giraffes and walruses that you suggested, badminton games back then, ability to see more colors ^_~, end of the alphabet rules, have a fun time being my rival-yes, I’ll have to hate you too;

KRISTEN: swimming lessons we never had (there’s still summer), Poof! all the spiders disappear. Have fun with teeth and metal wires—you’ll be the nicest doctor in the world, I’ll miss your cooking,

LISA: More Korean stuff, adorable pens, Doug, Coffee Society, Mark’s comments about you dating Doug

NAVNEET: white rose you gave me- I still have it, poems you wrote, times you ran over to my house and we talked outside for hours, times we would talk and never run out of things to talk about, high fives with Dan, Mean Girls, your ability to see math in everything, hanging out in the park behind my house, walking to the library every day after school, long conversations about everything serious and funny, nothing I can say will match the kind things you said to me, be the finest mathematician, the greatest teacher like Rachlin—I have faith in you, kept me alive, many regrets and apologies, you’re a person I will never forget;

          I don’t want you to leave. Its selfish to tell you that I want you to stay closer so we could see each other more often; as much as I want that, I also want you to be happy and go to where you think you’ll find what you want. Honestly I don’t know when we’ll meet again, and how different we’ll be when we do meet, but I don’t ever want to forget about you, even when I move on with my life. Every time I think about you and all the things we’ve done, I start crying, because you’ve been such an important person in my life, and I can’t forget about those times. I wish we had more time together and I regret the things I did to you more than anything else from these four years in high school. But remember that I wanted you to be happy, and I know you deserve more…even if I never see you again, I’ll be thinking about you and everything you’ve done for me.

P H I L I P: a genius, duo partner –“Sure Thing” NOT by Christopher Durang, Berkeley tournament and Watsonville with the karaoke, opening your mouth when playing violin, falling on highway 9 while running during track in 10^th, wearing my kilt once in orchestra, Kenshin and introducing me to Naruto, thousands of priceless aim conversations that were worth the time, the love-hate relationships back then, more understanding and sympathy from your parents, many unforgettable memories of you, so much to say to you, lots of broken promises, lots of regrets and apologies, priceless conversations, in short, thanks for everything, thanks for understanding me and telling me the truths, you gave me the happiest time of my life, as well as the most depressing, and made me change, you’re still on my trust and care lists, a huge for you,

I never forgot about you; you changed me more than anyone else ever did. It is because of you that I can be the person I am today. Because of you, I learned to be more loving, forgiving, and caring. I wish things could have turned out differently and I had another chance, but I’ll still remember everything we ever did and everything you’ve said to me. I missed you so much, you made me find happiness through suffering.

RONA: our Asian jokes in Mr. Porush’s chem class, his exploding flask that would have killed Jeffrey, our beautiful teacher with mushroom sprouting arms, all those weird drawing and conversations in French, Great America at my church- remembering Derek, Bumper cars!, sushi every time I visit you fro CAL! Gene the gamete, Lee IS beautiful, Naruto episodes I owe you, your “surprise“ birthday cake!, making fun of everyone with you, watching Dan’s badminton game, prom date..., DDR, ping pong, karaoke, Freshman buddy!!! find boyfriend as adorable as him in Art Center, friends who will not leave you for anything/ anyone else, daughter you can wear matching clothes with, dog like Destiny, P******.., Asian dramas, hanging out in/outside the libraries, the fountain-splashing water and doing cartwheels/ handstands and listening to music, dance classes we never took, better luck with guys- good looking guys, huge calf muscles and skinny ankles, Simon-“my soul mate”, thanks for being there always to listen, helping me keep my faith and hopes, listening to me say “Rona what if I die?”, dealing with my stupidity, you can read my emotions better than anyone else, letting me survive and live, being there even when I didn’t think I needed your help, I’ll miss your uniqueness;

            We’ve been through so much together, and you helped me live all these years. If you were not around every time I had problems, I don’t know where I would be…You got me out of my eating disorder, my depressions, and everything single major problem I’ve had since I met you. I owe you so much for sticking with me for the past eight years. You are such a great person and a wonderful friend. I love you a lot, I’ll miss thing quirky things you do and all your advices on life. You’re beautiful both inside and out.

TI N A: causing pollution and killing the world, on 3 inch shoes: “I’m almost as tall as you!”, your constant laughs/ smiles, more adorable outfits. Sophomore chem class, long conversations on the phone about our guy problems, thanks for always listening to me and giving me advices, you’re the best copresident Interact has ever had, stay dedicated to everything important to you, less puffy cheeks, a lot more smiles and laughs, your cute clothes that I’ll miss,

VALERIE: have more confident, you’re a lovely and very generous person, fun with chem

The family: Doggie Gene, Mommy me, Daddy Dan, Rona the kid, we will keep in touch, families don’t separate that easily ^^ I love all of you.

I couldn't stop crying today. The last time I’ll be walking in that school with you guys, last time I’ll be stressing out before a test while I’m around you guys, last morning announcements. Perhaps last time I’ll see you guys but hopefully not. I have learned a lot these years, not just from the classes in school, but from all of you, who gave me happiness, suffering, and more appreciation for life. Look at the little things you have and enjoy, instead of dwelling in the things you don't have. It's been a wonderful experience knowing all of you; I have infinite memories of you and the times we shared. I will never forget those moments, everything you did for me, everything you said to me to cheer me up whenever I stumbled. Thank you, I will genuinely miss you, all of you. You know how hard it is for me to forget things.

It didn’t hit me until today that I’m really leaving. Tomorrow I will be filming the entire school and all the places I go. Come find me if you want to do it with me. Call my cell.

Here we go off in different directions to pursue our dreams, good luck finding your path. It’s going to be hard but fun. Have a great time! Stay GENUINE, KIND, and LOVING. Hate gives birth to hate. Love overpowers hate in all circumstances.

Sorry to some of you I wrote "genuous” in the yearbook—I meant genuine and generous.

~ XUE, the only X ever to be in a LGHS yearbook.

Yesterday I also forgot to post about one of my most adventurous car rides…after the party Allen had to drive us home. 6 people in Allen’s Toyota Camry. He and Celeste sat in the front. So I was in the back with Dan, Gene, and Ben M. 3 wet guys and me…The entire time I put my head down in case a police or someone might see us. For about 5 seconds Allen did some crazy driving things and made me smash my head against the window several times. Too bad we didn’t have the video camera with us.

TODAY, do something nice for yourself. It’s been a long year and a hot week. You deserve a nice treat. Weather it’s jumping into a pool and relaxing under the sun (my worst fear), or looking at the clouds and stars on the sky (my favorite), or splashing someone with a bucket of water, or reading that book you always wanted to read, or making yourself some nice treats, or taking a long bathe, or signing off and going to sleep an hour early...whatever it takes, just spend an hour with yourself and do something that would make you HAPPY.

Or, if you’ve been having too much fun for the past few weeks and you’re too lazy, do something nice for someone else. It’s really rewarding to see someone you’re close to happy or relaxed.

Tired and tried look almost the same.

This morning was absolutely beautiful and one of the best mornings I’ve ever had for a long time. The sky was completely gray and it wasn’t hot or cold but just breezy and a little foggy. It reminded me of some of the early mornings in Shanghai because dawn. My grandparents wake up really early, so when I’m there with them I would wake up at around 5 am and go outside for a run because it gets excessively humid and sticky. However, by third period it was already sunny and the sky turned blue like the usual Californian weather.

After school the family (see yesterday’s post) went to Rona’s house and we watched Kung Fu Hustle. Alright, if you have NOT seen that movie, you are really missing out on one of the funniest movies. If you have never seen a Chinese kung fu movie, just go bang your head on the wall.

            GENE YOU”RE A BAAD DOCTOR. It turned out that yesterday when I pushed him into the pool I bruised the side of my foot so today there was a purple bruise. Gene gave me some Neosporin and a band-aid and promised it would help. So I put it on half of the bruise. Well… now that half is BROWN (looks like a bruised rotting apple).

By the way, for those of you who have been keeping up with my crane making thing, I got my 1000 cranes today. *very excited*! I’m making another 1000 for my parents- I want to hang them up on the wall before I go to college. It’ll be my going away present for them.

 IN English we have been doing these happiness exercises (same with econ class). Among many interesting things we did, we made a Dream List. Actually I think everyone should buy this book: How We Choose to be Happy by Greg Hicks and Rick Foster. It’s a great book, especially if you need some inspiration to be happy. Uh… that sounds strange, but it’s an amazing book in my opinion. So here’s the Creating Your Dream List exercise (I’m cutting some of the steps and listing only the main thing):

“For four minutes make a list of everything that makes you happy. List anything that comes to mind by speedwriting. This means you write as fast as you can without stopping. Include both things large and small. Don’t judge your answers. The idea here is to allow internal “stuff to surface.”

Dan and I asked Anita today what we could use as a possible topic for the “competition” and she suggested listing things that make us happy. SO here I go—yeah there will be grammar problems and such, and I’m not much of a pretty flowery writer, so it won’t sound as impressive as Dan’s post I guess. :/

MY LIST (top 25)

1. Mornings without sun- when it’s just gray or cloudy and breezy, like this morning.

2. Changing colors of the sky during sunrises and sunsets (it’s prettier when sun sets)

3.Lying on the g rass under a big tree (in shade) and looking at the stars or the clouds. I don’t know how many people do this besides me, but if you have never experienced this, try it some day. It’s very therapeutic and fun- reminds me of when I was a kid. Usually the grass in the shade is a little moist, so it’s cool. But since there are insects and such at night, I usually sit on a lawn chair to watch the stars. The weird thing is, if you stare at a particular star in the sky, you can’t see it really well. It seems to disappear or fade away. But if you kind of “look into the sky”, you’ll see them all together, forming these cool patterns. Those of you who have read my college essay might understand more what I’m talking about. Others…well at this point you might think I’m insane and vote automatically for Dan. So anyway…

4. Shanghai

5.Traveling, learning languages (or just listening), looking at other c ultures—I like observing these things. I don’t necessarily have to understand them. I just like looking at these cultural things.

6. Filming random things (I’m a bad filming person, but I LIKE to film—if you’re not on the tape yet let me know and I’ll come hunt you down).

7.Looking at old pictures, taking pictures, stealing pictures from other people…thank you digital cameras. (Although I don’t have one)

8.Seeing YOU smile!!! Happy people make others happy, duh! (Unless you’re Dan G, who’s constant happiness makes me want to punch him…jk)

9.  Chinese dramas (ahhhh…..)

10. Action movies: grew up with them, since I grew up with my guy cousin. So instead of Sesame Street and cartoons and all those children’s TV shows I watched kung fu movies.

11 Smelling everything—this was a bad habit I had ever since I was a kid. I used to smell everything I ate, saw, and touched.

12.  Playing in the fountain and getting wet- I bet if I could swim, I would be a great swimmer! Because I like water, but I don’t like sun and tanning, and I can’t swim. But this the family has been playing in the fountain outside the public library almost everyday. We have great pictures if you want to see them!

13. God, religion, church worship

14. Cousins—they’re mean but I forgive them and I still love them

15. Color blueand white

16. Deep conversations

17. Sad music—crying gets out my emotions as corny as that sounds.

18. Snow, winter, cold weather without sun or rain.

19. Watching people dance, watching people perform

20.  Shopping for scented pens and erasers and stationery in Cupertino village (too expensive) or in Shanghai (cheaper). My childhood dream was 1. to become and artist and 2. to own a stationery store myself so I would be able to work in it and organize stuff and spend time with stuff I love (what a dork). But now I just collect them because I’m obsessed. Don’t laugh! Once you see my collection you’ll understand why they’re so addicting ^_~

21. Clothing, Naruto (Kakashi; Gaara is a pimp according to Allen)

22. Eating (what I’ll be remembered for…for some of you)

23. The family!!! (Rona, Dan, Gene the Doggie, me) and everything we do! Smile at these people if you see them in the hallway! They’re great, well so are so many other people, but just tomorrow—special acknowledgement to these 3 (plus Allen and Alex Y)

24. The GXC (Gallagher-Xue Conglomerate)’s first film: “Get Allen”. Thank you Allen Wang for being a great sport and allowing us to attack you every time. 

25. Mrs. Rachlin- the cutest lady ever. I love her part in “Boogey Man”!!!

There’s the top 25 for now. There are so many things I missed, like picture frames and key chains for small things. If you’ve made it this far and you’ve read the entire post, I thank you for being such a great and loyal friend. Someday I’ll treat you to something nice. Much appreciation from me to you!

            Most of all, YOU are the ones who make me the happiest. Sure, I like my pens and my food and water, but I would prefer you any day. I posted about this yesterday, and I don’t want to get too sentimental before graduating. But truly, I appreciate everything you guys have done for me, even if it was just given me food or saying hi in the hallway. You made my days more interesting, and you made my life more worth living.

I know I’m really proud and stubborn, and I complain and I stress out excessively, so thanks for putting up with that. Allen Wang, you’re like my personal psychiatrist. I don’t talk to many of you as much anymore, but I still remember those stuff.

            And to my competitor, Daniel Gallagher—you’re pink. I can’t afford to buy any more drinks, so in my heart you can have a Jamba Juice. But JJ is material and even the humongous size lasts only 5 minutes for you. So I give you much thanks and stabs…I mean pats on the back. ^^ You’re a.w.e.s.o.m.e.

Actually I don’t really know how to convey how I feel without sounding really pretentious and superficial, and I can’t go too in depth because I’ll be doing that with my senior wills post…so I’ll make you guys some of my cinnamon swirl cake (I hope) and bring it to school next week. Everyone can have some. I will try to post my senior wills sometime soon. (week after next week, I’ll try).

By the way, if you want to volunteer to be in our bio project on sleep deprivation film, tell me or let Dan know before end of tomorrow. I’m bringing the camera 

thanks for reading!!!!!!!!

have a great all school picnic.