it's been wonderful

the experiences of my freshman year at UCI was something i never would've expected.
the people i've met. the problems i had to deal with. the feelings of belonging somewhere.
i've heard college is a place where you make your lifelong friends.
i don't doubt that now.
i learned things about myself that i probably would not have learned if i stayed in simi.
sure my grades are horrible now, but i can honestly say im happy.

i guess shout outs even though i doubt anyone will read this considering no ones i really have this...
also i may not be able to get everyone but just know if i met you i probably have some irvine memory of you and well im grateful to you then. so [insert name here] thank you for everything you've taught me and i heart youuu. :)

first and foremost marc anthony sulit cesar:
bia you've always been there for even. even though i know you were scared and still are scared i might find some "better" guy, i haven't. you showed me what it's like to have patience and hope. im sorry to this day that i didn't spend enough time calling you or showing you that you still are with me even though we are just an hour and a half away. marc, honestly the surprises youve given me and the way you try to motivate me when im down, thank you. you mean everything to me and sometimes i don't know how to show you how much you've done for me. marc when i tell you i love you i mean it with everything i have. you changed me into who i am today. thank you for being patient and trusting me. now that you have your new baby (is300 pshhhh) you can finallly do what YOU want to do. please don't hold back for me. you can finally go to a legit college and do tennis. make everyone you want proud. thank you bia for always always being there. two.three.four.

diana park:
d, girl. im so glad we got close this year. i mean its because of you i got adopted into woodhall. really you are my best friend. i mean i never connected with someone so well in such a short span of time. the way we think, we feel, act..really it's like your the korean sister i never had haha. you know i will always be there for you. even if a certain mongiconghongelaksdjlf you get what im trying to saying. if a situation has to occur where i have to bust a cap. i am so down for doing it for you. i'm so happy we're living together in a few months and i'm happy i got to experience dorming with you. we opened up to each other so much and i know we finally know who we are now. d be strong and confident k. you're amazing and im glad youre in my life.



kuya:
brother, twin, slut, carl jasper...sir you are awkward, random, brown, and dang you really are my brother from another mother. actually i bet you somehow we really are related. k dont get mad at me for being all sentimental on you but i'm really glad i chose your room to take over to learn bio. sorry for score i got haha my brain sponged your teachings so thats a good thing haha. you were one of the first guys in the hall i really got close to and i enjoyed all our adventures together. thank you for cock blocking at clubs for me, for getting me hyper and crying a bunch of times, and thanks for making diana happy. i hope you know i'll listen to you and actually be serious if you need me to be. may we survive next year in norte and you better not make the bathroom smell. peace out.





minh:
you are an asshole. just kidding ;p. minh vinh nguyen. thank you for letting me be your third roommate in woodhall. i know i was the random girl who decided to do mcweb on your computer, but you know you liked the company. yes i owe you for all the times you got me for food so just let me cook over the summer. yay for roommates part two. we'll have our memories together just dont forget about it especially since you might forget from doing your illegal stuff nah mean. be careful with that is all im saying. or else everything im gonna cook is seafood, bananas and brocolli. thanks for being a friend for me especially this past quarter. it means a lot.



mary le:
i never met such a "NICE, polite, space efficient" being before until i met you. haha mary i loved your drawings, your tiny phone, your stories, and especially your philosophies. it wasn't until this quarter i really felt we got closer and im so glad we did. i mean i learned how attractive boys can be by the cleanliness of their skin. our experiements on boys were fun too. we need to continue them i mean i am living with buddah over the summer hahaha. so mary le thank you for you mary high. you are now my new drug so i need you around so i can be happy. or if im cold so we can text someone to get us boy clothes while we study. please don't touch me with your toes again. i might faint. i <3>



andrew oliver nguyen:
you slut slash best friend of aphio. boy it was fun being your date aka picture buddy this year at both banquets. i'll visit you this summer okay since you'll be in the dorms this time haha. thanks for making aphio bearable for me since sometimes i feel out of the loop since im not COOL enough to hang out with my family. your sarcastic jerk comments make me laugh and i hope you don't have any drama cuz then you get emo and that's no fun. really fool, let's hang out more. oOo and we're doing summer intensive together...oh shiit we're gonna be so hawt. haha. really tho, andrew thanks for being in my aphio life. now tranistion more to my life life and then things will be legit.




dang i need to tbc this post cuz i need to shower, pack, and eat. but don't worry imma try to get everyone who's influenced my life here in irivne. so hold your panties kdokie. enjoy these pictures in the mean time.

okay continuation:
Woman [aka Karen Castillo, Unna Mangune, Kelly Kumatake, Diana Peng and Rhonda Tran]
When i was pledging I was kinda nervous because i felt i was doing it by myself. I mean sure everyone is nice but i sincerely want to thank these girls for making me feel like i was part of something. all these girls are amazing and beautiful and they each taught me something different and how to handle certain things. you guys made me feel like i was part of a new family. I mean in aphio i know we have our own "families" but whenever i go to some event i always feel i dunno at ease whenever you guys are there. you guys were my first family in aphio if anything. much love.

jonathan albaybay
aka my big little! i know we just met this quarter but im glad somehow you matched up with me even tho i dont get how. well wait..we're both oblivious to just about everything...nevermind i know how we matched up. i know i already wrote you a cookie and stuff but jon im glad i met you and that youre my little. i hope we can get to be good friends in the future. and yea i'll try not to be such a spaz around you so i dont embarass you. just kidding. that's always fun. HI LITTLE!!!!








Woodhall:
[specifically the boys of first floor tommy 'ninja' suite]
You guys really made my freshman year the reason why i love irvine so much. i started staying on weekends because of you. when i think of friends i think of woodhall. when i think of my home. it's woodhall. it's hard to say when i started meeting each of you guys individually but here's what i can remember. diana invited me into her hall wanting to introduce me to some nice people. she had something to do in her room so i stayed in the living room where i met kevin and bryan le i believe. someone had a racket, i think it was kevin. i dunno but i remember we started playing guitar hero and i so owned kevin. btw we need to play one more time to show who owns once and for all. i think this is when minh went upstairs and i met him. haha i didnt kno who was who at this point, sucked at matching faces and names. hm and then how i went down to first floor itself? i think it was mcweb. and then i forcibly introduced myself to the boys by means of bio. heh sorry bout that guys. as you can tell by my current grades that was just luck. so no animosity please. :P oh i remember meeting raf. diana told me about this one guy who was always smiling and i would love being his friend. im not gonna lie..i love being your friend rafael cerillo III. thank for being there for me when i randomly started crying. and thanks for the juice boxes and just well keeping me company. here's where the specific names start coming in: john paras. you bitch why didnt you sign up early! just kidding. john i think we started getting closer as our days as freshies started to end so i guess that means we hafta be friends over the summer and on to continue this blooming relationship haha. but really youre a cool kid who likes to have the same color shoes as me and you have the loudest system in the hall and i love it cause you always bump it when times get boring or you feel like cleaning. youre a cool kid dont get caught with alcohol again kdokie haha. lex duey: when i think norcal i think of you for some reason. perhaps its your distinctive discourse or your swagger. i dunno you made me fall in love with northern california. youre my idol with dancing btw. i know i can't dance. i just spaz. but danng fooool youre inspirational. i hope to run into you more and see you when youre drunk cuz you're so happy when drunk. dustin yang: i remember meeting you as the guy who gets drunk and wears makeup cuz he's drunk haha. again its only later on in the year i really started getting to know you so imma stalk you okay so we can be friends. sound good? haha remember how i gave you a hug cuz i found out that one thing about you. be confident dustin you'll be fine. just remember that. desmonnnd: you make me laugh whenever youre in the same room as me. not only do you lick your lips seductively (if thats how i should describe it, looks more creepy haha) but you manage to say random things that end up sounding funny. imma visit you in CV okay. just don't forget me or else that'd be awkward if i showed up there and you didnt know who i was. okay this is getting too long...basically woodhall..you made my life. i love all you guys.


as for the ladies in woodhall:
nancy chu: woman you taught me the wonders of ADD. i never knew being a creeper and a spaz could be so normal until i met you. i'm glad we got close this year and omg you are such a b word for your 'little' lie about getting kicked out! omgawd i was thinking of ways to appeal for you and omg. anyways you made me laugh to the point of crying all the time. and that one party of minh where you kept handing me drinks. oh man if i want to get effed up i know to go to you haha. i learned to just have good times whenever im around you mama chu. thank you for being there for me and i will always be there for you if you need me
cherrie-mae caragay: two word...HIGH CLIT. cousin if you ever need someone to tell stories too i will always listen. and if you need me to go to another city and beat up stupid boys i am so down to go. lets have more high clit stories okay. i like laughing with you cuz when you start snorting i start crying. thats how we both know we're laughing at something that may end up killing us someday. much love cousin i hope to see you next year kdokie.
michelle truong: we clubbed, we survived hum core, and now we have ALL of next year together. hope you can handle the randomness that will ensue especially if carl and i are in the same room. it'll be an interesting year at that. hope you enjoy the aphio life that i introduced to you may it treat you well brother. peace outt mmmshell i'll see you in a few months when we move in.

to everyone i didnt mention i still love you!!!!!
now random pictures to capture some highlights of this year. sadly not all.

los angeles.