Reflections - 2009

It's about 12:45am right now. I couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to do this instead. I was thinking what a year this has been. Not just for me, but everyone. This year, I graduated from Vatterott and currently in MCC, had my first internship and enshrined my Gohozon. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift had a big year, too, we loss so many famous faces including one of the greatest performers of our lifetime, Undertaker and Shawn Micheals fought in one of the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history, the final season of Battlestar Galactic, the economy, Sarah Palin's new book and New Moon currently dominating the box office. I would go of, but it would be January 1 by the time I'm done. With all that's happened, what will next year bring? Hopefully, we're wise enough to learn from the past to make a better future. Only time will tell...


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School on Monday

Well, I start my new classes on Monday. I'm both excited and nervous. Excited because I'm learning web development and nervous because I don't know what to expect. This is my first time doing online courses and I want to do well in them. If I get into trouble, I can go to one of the student labs to get help. Wish me luck. : D


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Confusion - Respect or Submission

Okay, so I was in the cab going to my doctor's office when Sean Hannity was on, saying, I think, because President Obama bowed to the Emperor of Japan that he was showing that Americas as now bowing to Japan, or something. I don't know. I got confused by that statement, saying to the cab driver, why is that bad? President Obama, to me, was just showing the emperor respect by bowing to him, like anybody would me him, or whatever custom used when addressing anyone from a different country. But, and this is the crazy, the cabdriver got mad at me for saying that. He also said that what Obama did was show the rest of the world that US was weak and that Queen of England would never bow to a commoner. Then, I didn't say anything because I was just so confused. When did bowing to an emperor in their country or being respectful to others when visiting their country suddenly show that you and the US is weak? Am I going crazy? Somebody please explain this to me because I just don't get it.

Experience - My first year as a Nichiren Buddhist

It's been a year since I become a Nichiren Buddhist. It's kinda weird how I become one. One night, I was on iTunes searching for Buddhist podcasts where I found, ironically, A Buddhist Podcast. The first episode I listened to was the Study Special with Jason Jarrett, the host, and William Woolard, the author of "The Reluctant Buddhist". They were going over study material for the Buddhist Learning Review that year. I listened for a few minutes before going to bed. Later that night, at around 1AM, my niece got in trouble for stealing our Grandma's car. The house was in an uproar. The next morning, everyone was still upset and so I decided to go to the Benson Grind on 60th and Maple. I had the podcast on my mp3 player and listened to it while I was there. The more I listened, the more it made sense. So, I began to research more on my own. I was suprised to discover that there was an SGI here in Omaha. I wanted to go, but I didn't know how to drive and took the bus. Well, Alex, Claude and Mayumi came to pick me up and I attened my first SGI meeting. I was unsure about everything, thinking what I had gotten myself into this time. But, throughout the meeting, it made more sense. So, I started going to more meetings and meeting many wonderful people. In May 2009, I became a member of the SGI and in August 2009, I had my Gohonzon enshrined. I feel grateful for finding Nichiren Buddhist or it finding me and I know that I'm much happier now that I was a year ago.

Textbooks

Today, I went to MCC-SOC to get my textbooks for my online courses. The best thing is I can go to the labs anytime to do schoolwork, which is a big thing for me since I can't afford the software at the moment. My classes start on the 30th and I'm going to take advantage of MAT's Pass To Class Bus Card since I'm going to be coming here everyday anyway. I've decided to go to the SOC to study because more buses run through there.


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Final Week and Reflections...

Well, yesterday was my final week at my internship. I was a bit sad because I'm going to miss everyone there. But, I'm grateful for the opportunity to intern for them because they taught me so much about photography and, sometimes, about life. I felt that I grew a bit more due to my time there. And now, I focus on starting a new journey: going back to MCC to study Web Development.

Week 11, Bankruptcy Hearing and Final Week

This week, I had new hours, which started on Tuesday. I did some photo scanning and went on a photo shoot. Today, I had my bankruptcy hearing and it went well. I'm a bit sad because next week's my final week at my Internship. But, I'm going to made it the best week possible.

CWL - 11/01/09

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Also, I noticed that one day after a listing, they have no items.

Curiouser and curiouser...