New Challenge

In my whole life of taking courses in English, I have never been more challenged than in CPN 101. I thought taking AP English in high school was difficult, but in CPN 101 it is a different story.

I understand what my professor teaches in class, but the assignments are so broad that it makes it more complex. Never before did I have to write a synthesis style essay. I did write a lot source by source essays that supported my claims in the past. But the challenge at hand is to learn a new style of writing that I have no experience in. It also involves a lot of thinking without the aid of sources, which I summarized in the past. Instead, I have to write an original argument and then find a variety of sources to support my claim. I can't just summarize the sources in context to the theme of the essay.

I will work hard and do whatever it takes to write this type of essay effectively. I believe that CPN 101 will enhance my writing skills, and also make me a better writer. I also believe that from the strong writing skills, professional opportunities will arise. Employers are constantly looking for people that have strong writing and communication skills, so overcoming this challenge will benefit me in the future.

Heroes and Prison Break

These two shows are amazing and I can't stop watching it. I started watching it the first time it came out, and it continues to suprise me. Both shows are full of twists and turns and is suspenseful.
Heroes is based on a comic book series, which I never knew existed, but when it made its debut I was thorougly excited. I found it very interesting that these people had powers and how it impacted their lives. Some embrace their powers while others feel like freaks, and are looking for treatments. The villain, Sylar, kills people that have these powers and gains them. So the more people he kills with these powers, the more powers he gets. One person named Claire, who is a cheerleader, has the power to heal herself. So she can break her legs and then can reattach it to her body. Also, if she cuts off any of her body parts, she can regenerate them back. This black teen from New Orleans has the ability to replicate physical things she witnesses. So one time she was watching a wrestling move on TV, and performed it when a theif was attempting to rob the restaurant she works at. I like how the producers and directors include reality and real human traits into the show. I say this because on any superhuman shows or movies, the person would just accept their fate without any real life emotions. In this show, they show the process of how an individual feels to be different and go against the norms of society. So it makes it realistic.
Prison Break revolves around a successful man that tries to break out of prison. At the start of the series, he tried to prove his brother's innocence in a crime he didn't commit. In any case, his brother was to be put to death, so he got himself into prison to get his brother out. Anyways, he escapes the prison and gets his brother out, but ends up in another prison in Panama. The suspense and intensity continues in the show, and it continues to suprise me. Now his brother that he broke out of prison is now in the process of getting him out of this erratic prison with no structure or organization.
Anyways, I am excited to see both shows this Monday.

Rox vs. Sox

I hated the fact that the Cleveland Indians lost the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox, even with their three game lead. I really wanted them the Indians to win because I am a Yankees fan. Even though they lost, I think it will be a pretty good matchup considering their pitching and hitting staff. I hate when the announcers tell their viewers, "Oh but the last series between the Rockies and the Red Sox, they beat Boston two out of three." They have to realize that this is the World Series and it becomes a different ball game. These two teams will strive to play their best and their confidence level will rise. I really want the Rockies to win not only because I hate Boston with a passion, but also because I think the Rockies have a better pitching staff. The only one that is really good in Boston is Josh Beckett. I think he will the CY Young Award this year just on his amazing performance. In most of his games, he was really dominant. He threw 98 mile per hour fast balls past the hitters and threw amazing breaking balls. But the Rockies have pitches like Corpas, Buchholz, Francis, Fogg, who didn't seem extremely dominant in the post-season, but were incredible in the post season and playoffs.

My Roommate

I cannot believe that my roommate went on a date. Out of all the people I know, I thought he would be least likely to actually talk to a girl by himself, let alone go out with a girl. I find it very shocking since most of his life is in front of his lap top. He plays a lot of games and talks to friends all the time. Most of the time he never wakes up in time for his morning classes, and I was very shocked to see him get up early on a Saturday. He only got up to turn on his laptop, and I could not believe that he was on it all day. Sometimes I wish I can smash his laptop into pieces, so he can do something else. I find it really annoying sometimes that he is on his laptop, instead of meeting new people on the floor and going outside of the room. The only time he goes out of his room is for his classes and food, but he returns to his laptop in no time. Anyways, I hope he keeps going on dates with this girl because I think she will keep him preoccupied. If she becomes his girlfriends, I think he will go out to parties and will hardly stay in our door room. So far, he is trying to stop his laptop addiction, but I think he has moved onto another addiction---POOL. He even bought his own pool equipment from Wal-Mart, so he doesn't have to wait for the RA's of our hall to bring them out for him. So now he plays about three times a day. But I guess that is better than staring at a screen, twenty four hours a day. I really hope he gets a girlfriend so she will straighten him out because he has no life right now. Also, he only went to one party in Cortland with force from my friends and I.

New Insight

Life is full of learning new ideas and life lessons. As I grow, I find that my nuclear family is also growing. They are constantly learning and relearning new ideas and lessons. Believe it or not, I have taught my parents new things. It is ironic because parents are suppose to teach and guide us through life. My parents to me are pretty young, and somewhat strict. They constantly pay attention to me and my sister. They don't allow us to go to parties, and they are constantly restricting my sister. To me they seem very overprotective, especially, my mom. I know she is concerned with my sister's welfare and everything. Anyways, every year so far my mom always has a big argument with my sister that makes her call our grandparents for input. But every year, my mom becomes less strict. Since my mom is no longer strict, she lets us live life, and learn right from wrong. She will tell us that smoking and drinking is bad, but she knows that will make us curious about it. So, she gave up telling us what is right and wrong, so we can learn for ourselves. I think people have to start learning what is right and wrong at a young age in order to go through life with success without their parents. I definitely believe that parents should tell us the consequences of doing "bad" things, and use their life experiences to give examples of what happened when they did drugs or skipped class. However, teens and kids will become curious no matter what parents say. Some might proceed with caution in doing bad things, but they will learn later on in life by themselves.
I know my sister and mom, no matter what problems arise, will continue to argue, but will learn from those arguments. They will continuously reshape their actions, attitudes, and their demeanor. Also, my mother will use different approaches to teach my sister wrong from right.

This Semester

I think that this semester is going by too fast. I felt like September was just a faint memory in the past. I guess my college life is pretty uneventful because whenever I talk to my friends online, I talk about the good times we had last semester. I think I have more pressures and anxieties this semester than last year because I have more responsibilities. First, I have to make sure I get good grades because my parents want me to transfer to CUNY Baruch, which is an admirable business school in NYC. Second, the cost of driving up and down from Cortland to Long Island is putting a strain on my savings so I have to get a job. Last, the tuition of the SUNY schools have increased and my parents can't afford it right now because they are in the process of renovating the house, so I have to make sure I get very good grades to convince my parents that I should stay for the remainder of this year. I can imagine that this would cost a lot considering that the house has been totally demolished, and is currently in the process of reconstruction. However, I think I will have a hard time leaving Cortland because it challenged me mentally. I had to get over the fact that the school was not as diverse as my other school. I had to accept that I was the only Indian in this college, and that we are all really the same. This was a very hard challenge that really has grown into me. It caused me not to longer feel uncomfortable and nervous. This school has taught me many things about life and it allowed me to reflect on my own thougts and feelings. I learned that the pressures and challenges in life will help me in my future life. In addition, when I have to go through this challenge again, I will be able to go through it with ease. Anyways, enough of introspection. I will definitely miss SUNY Cortland, and the fact that I have made a difference by adding to the diversity. But until then, I have to overcome the academic challenges this year.

I Hate Fitz!!!!

The night I came back from the three day weekend at home, I was shocked to see a piece of paper taped to my door. It said "mandatory meeting Monday at 9:30 p.m." Usually the RA's would post the meetings on the bathroom door. But I noticed that it was only for the boy's side of the second floor. I paused and remembered a similar instance last year when it was a meeting about the bathroom. I didn't want to remember that day because of the horrible consequences we had to face for the messy bathroom. Anyways, I went to the meeting with my roommate, and Joe (our RA) immediately told us with anger that last weekend the cleaners told him that the bathroom was exceptionally messy. There was vomit in the showers, newspapers all over the bathroom, and vomit near the toilets. I was like "Uh Oh," not again. This same thing happened last year, and we had severe consequences. He told us because of the messy bathroom that the cleaners had to clean, we will have to get up on a scheduled day at 5:30 in the morning to clean with the cleaners. OMG! NO WAY! This was the same hall and same floor I stayed in last year, and now the same thing is happening again. I laughed because I found the whole situation that I was in to be hilarious. When he called out the first people to clean tomorrow, my roommate quickly expressed his feelings when the RA called his name. He said "Are You Kidding Me?", "This is Bullshit," and "C'mon man I have a test to study for tomorrow." Everyone in the lounge laughed including me because of the way he said it. When he exclaimed "bullshit" with his Vietnamese accent the whole room was full of laughter. Anyways, a person that roomed next to our room decided to switch times with my roommate. But later on he told me that it was stupid to switch times because his test was 8:30 in the morning, and that he was studying all night. Also, he wanted to get the bathroom cleaning over with so he wouldn't have to worry about it. I laughed my brains out. But I will find a way not to wake up and clean because I feel that it is not my fault and that it is unfair. I think the person that messed up the bathroom should be man enough to tell the RA, so he could face the consequences. Instead of everyone else having to face the consequences even when they weren't there that weekend. It is total bullshit!!!

Yankees Lose?

I am still trying to recover from the Yankees loss yesterday against the Cleveland Indians. I was hoping that Bobby Abreu's homerun in the bottom of the ninth would encourage the Yankees to hit better. When it was 6 to 4 Indians, I was like I feel a walk off hit from the Yankees. The Yankees have been in this situation many times and when the game was important they did come through and win the game. I really wanted Alex Rodriguez to hit a homerun in his last at bat, but I guess that is too much to ask for.
I was very disappointed in the captain of the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter. I couldn't believe that he hit into so many double plays, it was a horrible nightmare. In one instance when the Yankees looked like they were going to score a lot of runs, Derek hits into a double play. I really wanted Joe Torre to take him out of the lineup. He was so horrible. In my mind I called him Captain Flop instead of Captain Clutch. I also had high hopes for Alex Rodriguez, but he didn't even bruise the Cleveland Indians. All he did was strike out, pop out, and ground out. I hope Joe Torre continues managing the Yankees, and if he doesn't I will stop watching baseball. If Steinbrenner fires him, then he will realize that the Yankees will lose a lot of fans that adore Joe Torre. He has taken the Yankees into the post season so many times that it would be unfair to replace him. I also think that Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera will leave because Torre has been with them in most of their baseball career.
As I watched Jorge Posado strike out and the Cleveland Indians celebrate, I was so shocked. My heart literally dropped because I watched the Yankees throughout the season. I saw their struggles, and I also watched them succeed. I supported them for two years, and I hope that Joe Torre stays with the Yankees.

Down with the Sickness

Last Saturday, I hung out with my friends late in the night. The next morning I felt an uncomfortable and irritating feeling in my throat. I usually get a sore throat every month but this one was exceptionally annoying. I tried gargling mouth wash and hot water to ease the irritation, and it worked for a while. The next day I wake up very dizzy and hot. My whole face was full of sweat and when I got up from my bed I couldn't walk straight. I tried sleeping it off but I woke up with even worse symptoms. My cough was the worst thing about getting sick because it feels like coughing up saw dust. Really, my throat was very dry and every time I coughed I held my throat. I ate Cinnamon Toast crunch and thereafter I never consumed anything. I didn't even drink anything until 11 pm at night. I left my room swaying from side to side looking as lifeless as possible. It reminded of that time I was really wasted, but that was just temporary. When I walked down the stairs to the vending machine, I felt a gradual pain that kept on growing. I thought I would have passed out on the stairs but I continued on and went on a buying rampage. I bought Nestea Ice Tea, Doritos, Cheezits, Lays Chips, Snickers, M & Ms, Skittles, and other things I didn't remember. Unbelievably I ate all of these things in a matter of minutes, and I did feel a lot better.
Today I feel a lot better because I drank two bottles of Orange Juice, and tonight I hope the Nyquil will relieve me of my illness.