Life As Kyoo Knows It

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dear Santa,

I want to let you know what I want for Christmas.
I know people ask for technology, toys, cars, iPad2, iPhone, iPod, and all that good stuff for Christmas.
However, I would prefer it if you gave me money instead of anything so that I wouldn't feel too bad to spend a ton of money buying clothes and shoes I want.
Or you can just get me some clothes and shoes I want.
Either way would be fine.

Lots of love,

Kyoo, the Asian.

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On a more serious note,

My birthday and Christmas are coming up, and I thought about what I could get my mom whose birthday is on Christmas day this year (it changes every year). What's a good gift for an Asian mother who is turning 50? I don't know. I also need to coordinate this with my brother so we don't buy the same thing.

I never wanted anything for my birthday but this year, I would like to get a gift card or money so I can go shopping and spend all of that money buying clothes and shoes without feeling guilty. I wouldn't feel bad because I wouldn't be spending "my" money. Now you know what I want for my birthday/Christmas (if you know when my birthday is, you should know why I said "birthday/Christmas"). I don't expect it from you at all actually. I expect it from my parents. Then again, I might have to use that money to buy something for my mom...

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One Second of Your Life

Do you know how important every second of your life is?

I got in a car accident yesterday. No one was hurt and my car has very minor damages to the bumpers. However, it made me think about how one second could have prevented this accident. What if I left stores earlier or later, what if I left home earlier or later, or what if I slowed down or sped up? Just not being at that spot a second earlier or later would have prevented this accident from happening. I am not blaming anybody or anything. I am just saying how life is very interesting (I can't come up with any other word to describe what I am thinking) or mystical. I don't know.

Think about your life; how you meet people on the street and things that you didn't expect before. Don't you appreciate them more and more? Don't you feel God's love for you more? I do. I appreciate the accident I had because without it, I would not have had this opportunity to learn. I would not have had remember what I learned on my mission. I learned to appreciate so much and learn to deal with situations like that (I laughed so much for so long).

I am glad the Lord is "piloting" me.

Jesus, Savior, pilot me

Over life's tempestuous sea;

Unknown waves before me roll,

Hiding rock and treacherous shoal.

Chart and compass come from Thee:

Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

-LDS Hymns #104 "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me"-

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 8

There is an African guy (he's not African American, he's African) who goes around everywhere (at first I thought he was just lurking around in the library but he does this everywhere) and starts talking to a girl who is sitting by herself. It's always the same conversation (or should I say argument?): is the Church against interracial marriage. He argues that leaders of the Church make it seem like we shouldn't marry outside of our race. You will see him walking around here and there. The creepiest part is that he scouts out for a girl sitting by herself! What makes me really mad is that he talks about the same thing and just talks and talks and talks. Girls don't can't say anything back because they don't know what to say or they don't have anything to back them up except this idiot talks to everybody about it so he knows his sources. Another thing that makes me mad is that most of the girls he talked to always agree with what he says! Don't agree with him if you don't agree with him. Don't let him brainwash you like that. Just because he makes it sound so right and all that jazz, doesn't mean you have to agree with him. If you disagree, tell him you disagree. Watching people deal with him makes me so mad at him. I feel like going up to him and say, "Dude, what's the purpose of doing all this? You talk to different girls about the same thing! Why? You are just being a(n) [insert a bad word]!" Can I call security to escort him out?

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 2

I Work at a Zoo Called "Library"

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If You Could Go Back in Time...

This was what I really wanted to blog about yesterday but I forgot about it until now. Even after blogging about something different, I still didn't remember what I was thinking yesterday. I am grateful that I blog-stalk people to be inspired or re-inspired. :)

Anyways, let me ask you this question: If you could go back in time, would you change anything? Think about it for a minute or two. Think about happy moments, sad moments, embarrassing moments, shameful moments, joyful moments, funny moments, etc. Now, my next question is why would you change it?

I thought the first question for a while yesterday. For the longest time I thought that it would be really neat to go back in time and change things that I wish I didn't remember. But yesterday I decided that I would not change anything at all. Yes, I have embarrassing moments. Yes, I have sad moments. Yes, I have depressing moments. However, I would not change them for anything because I know that I was supposed to experience those things to grow. If I truly believed in tender mercies of the Lord, why would I want to change anything that happened in my life? I should be grateful that they happened to me.

Memory is like a tree; when you are hurt, the wound heals but leaves a scar as memory lingers on. As you experience more things, sometimes the scar gets covered up but it's still inside you. Sometimes the scar is visible. However, you are a better person because of it.

I am grateful for everything I have experienced even if it nearly killed me or left me with regrets, I learned so much and I am stronger through those experienced. I would not change anything and keep them in my mind and heart.

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"Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them." -Genesis 3:21-

I like this painting because it
shows the sorrow they felt
as they left the garden

Many have you probably learned that God gave Adam and Eve these coats of skins because they were naked. If you ponder more about, you realize few more things:
1. He provided the coats because it was important to them.
2. He provided the coats because the warmth of the coats would be symbolic of His love for them.

They are not what I want to talk about. I want to talk the fact that He gave them the coats despite the fact that they just sinned. God just condemned them for breaking a commandment and in the previous verses of Genesis chapter 3, He told them that the earth would be cursed with thorns and thistles. However, He didn't just kick them out by saying, "You are on your own," but provided something that they needed and that is symbolic of His love. He did care about them even though they sinned. Aren't you grateful to know that He loves you even if you are not perfect, make mistakes or distance yourself from Him? He loves us and He will give us "coats of skins" that we may remember that He always loves us no matter what we do or how we feel about ourselves.

"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." -John 14:18-

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Blessings of Mission

Thinking back on my mission:

There were good times

There were bad times

There were joyous times

There were sorrowful times

There were fun times

There were hard times

Reconnecting with my mission:

I loved God's children

I helped them

I served them

I taught them

God's children love me

They help me

They serve me

They teach me

Drops of tear forming in my eyes:

I listen to God's children thank me

I recall baptisms of people I taught

I remember testimonies of recent converts

I think about investigators who didn't accept the gospel

I look back on arguments I had

I hear stories of God's children falling away

Still being a missionary:

I have to be an example

I have to study the scriptures

I have to pray

I have to go to the temple

I have to take the sacrament

I have to magnify my calling

I have to love all God's children

I have to have the countenance of Christ

I have to be perfect

(Moroni 10:32&33)

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A New Sunday Routine

I started going with a group from my ward to rest homes to sing. I've been doing it for about a month now but yesterday was a little bit different. After going to sing with a group, I went to another rest home by myself because I felt like it. I met a woman named Loraine (I hope that's how she spells her name). I talked to her for about an hour and it wasn't just her talking to me about her life but also me talking to her about my life. I have never realized how lives of older generations and younger generations can connect so easily. I loved listening to her and she loved listening to me. I sang "I Stand All Amazed" and "He Shall Feed His Flock." While I was singing the latter, I sang it to her. I focused on her. The song touched her heart and I saw her wipe away some tears from her eyes. I promised her that I would visit her again next Sunday and left her with my name on a piece of paper and a hug.

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Taste of Heaven

If you can eat heaven, I think this is what it would taste like. Doesn't that sound so great? I looked it up about ten minutes ago because Spencer, my roommate, brought some home for us and they were amazing! And it's way easy to make! I am going to make it next week probably and share it with many of you because I might have a heart attack if I eat all of it by myself. Or maybe I should make it for my birthday. Or I should do both...

Anyways, today I am going to make this and I even bought PB and imitation-Nutella for it (I don't usually buy them because they are probably all I would eat until they are gone). Thanks to Liz who blogged about these cookies, I will have tons of fun making them, eating them, sharing them and *ahem* ding-dong ditching them.

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A Great Day Comes With A Great Question

My day started out so great: I went to the temple and got to be a proxy for a guy named "Harry Marker" who was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania and on (wait for it...wait for it...) December 21, 1888!! If you know the significance of that day, you are my friend. Yes, he was born exactly a century before I was born! How cool is that! It's really cool. That's a blessing of going to the temple. Also, I got to see a friend who was in my freshman ward, and she is a missionary who is going to New York North mission Spanish speaking. It was really awesome to see her and talk to her for a very brief moment.

Another cool thing that happened is that I was looking for a parking spot on campus but of course, it is pretty difficult to find one. After driving around for few minutes, I just had a small and brief prayer to God that I would find a spot and no kidding! Just a few seconds after that I saw a parking spot and even after driving around to get to the parking lot, it was still empty! I even saw a minivan waiting for someone to leave! What a blessing!

Then I had an interview for an internship for next semester. It went really well and the lady who interviewed me told me that she would love it if I worked there but also wanted me to be trained soon. Now it is a great opportunity for me to start an internship and I know I would love it. I mean, this lady wants me! So here's that "great question" I was talking about. Should I take it?

Pros:

It looks good on my resume

It will be a good experience

I can get a letter of recommendation later

I will be actually helping people

I will find out how much I would like working with families

Cons:

Work hours are pretty crazy

I have to drive to American Fork once a week

It might be too much for me since I will be working and be in a research team

I really need to get good grades next semester

I can apply again next summer, still get in and not worry about everything above

I thought this was very appropriate

I am usually more prone to take an opportunity like this without thinking too much about it, but this time, I am thinking a lot more than I usually do. I am really going to pray and ponder about it for next day or two, and talk to some people about it.

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 7

(Just before this, he asked me if I can look up who he is or if this is anonymous.)

(3:26:55 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Then can I ask you a pretty deep question?
(3:27:46 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: If it is related to the library or research, yes.
(3:28:33 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: It is related to the library! The most beautiful woman in the world works in the library . What do I do?
(3:29:11 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: You ask her out.
(3:29:39 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: I don't know her name haha
(3:29:45 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: She should have a name tag
(3:30:13 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: What part of the library does she work at?
(3:30:59 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: The freshman library teaching section I believe
(3:31:10 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Are you a freshman?
(3:31:59 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Freshman RM
(3:32:08 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Haha good
(3:32:24 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Use your RM skills
(3:33:28 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Start making small talks then ask her for her name then ask her out, "Are you free this Friday or Saturday? Afternoon or evening?"
(3:33:40 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Then you get her phone number.
(3:34:07 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: You've done this millions of times. You got this.
(3:35:04 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Hopefully. She's definitely one of those "out of my league chics" though haha
(3:36:16 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: It's OK. I would love to give you some pep talks about this but my supervisors or my co-workers are going to read this so won't, but if you really think she is that great, you have to go for her and let her know that you are an awesome person that she should get to know.
(3:37:00 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: She doesn't know that you think that way so if you show her that you are confident with yourself, she would be interested in you.
(3:37:20 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: alright well thanks for the advice.
(3:37:36 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: for anybody that reads this this person gets 5 stars.
(3:37:44 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: No problem. Just start talking to her.