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The Burdens I've Put On Myself to Be "Successful"
Jan 2026 I entered my first year of law school at Berkeley Law with modest goals. Although I’ve always considered myself a good student, I was unsure whether I could thrive in the law school grading environment. I understood that, given the unpredictable nature of the grading curve (in law schools generally, only the top ~10% of students can get an “A” grade in any given class), my academic…
Why not me?: Transferring to Stanford
Why not me? In my first year of law school at Berkeley, I remember watching the annual internal moot court McBaine competition, where two student competitors argued a mock Supreme Court case in front of real Judges from the District and Appellate levels. These were some of the most esteemed legal minds in the world, listening to arguments from law students. Justice Sotomayor has once judged this…
Fleeting Experiences: Sitting alone in a theater
A good movie makes me sit in awe. Sometimes that means I’m the only one left in the theater, watching the credits roll, as I yearn for the scene to continue. Some movies are so good you just don’t want it to end. So instead of going back to my regular normal life where big grand romantic gestures don’t truly solve everything, and fate and destiny don’t guide me through every pain — I sit there,…
What is a home?
What does it mean to have a home? A lot has happened since my last blog post in May. I had a fruitful and busy last few travel destinations: Philippines (beaches with friends); China (5 cities, to see my dad & family); Kuala Lumpur (to visit a close friend); and Thailand (2 weeks in Chiang Mai training Muay Thai with the mountain tribe warriors). I was ultimately only able to complete two of my…
No More Chasing - A Close of a Chapter
No More Chasing — A Close of a Chapter The Japanese practice of Kintsugi, meaning “to join with gold,” is a traditional repair method that takes the broken or chipped parts of pottery, glues them back together, and paints the seams with gold or silver powder. The practice is a philosophical reminder to remain optimistic despite the inevitability of imperfections: it teaches us to reframe…
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Aphorisms and thoughts from my notes app
Aphorisms and thoughts from my notes app We are masters of self-hatred — we have a magnifying glass over our flaws. Our task is to escape this pitfall and turn to self-love. This is not to say we should accept ourselves as perfect; such a perfect standard is unhealthy. Instead, we should become comfortable handling our own imperfections and accept, with grace, that each of us is a little bit…
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My next (four) projects
My next (four) big projects I recently spent the Chinese New Year in the homeland, visiting 5 different cities over 3 weeks and visiting both sides of my family. Chongqing → Zunyi → Harbin → Zhengzhou → Wuxi. Chongqing was a futuristic, cyberpunk, disorientating, bright city built on the mountains that was a war capital in the past. Harbin’s Ice and Snow Festival is easily the coolest modern…
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It's not supposed to be easy: Overcoming my obesity - a mental and physical battle of self-love
August 2023 It was about 4 months into my ankle/Achilles injury – I hadn’t exercised during that whole time, and I was very lackadaisical with my physical therapy rehab, thinking that time and my body would heal itself on its own like it always had with injuries in my high school through college years. I quickly realized that it wasn’t going to be easy: this wasn’t a minor injury. I visited a…
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Doing Justice for My Emotions
In my studies of economics, philosophy, and logic, I dove deep into theories of rationality of how to make decisions with soundness and reason. But as Oppenheimer said, “Theory will take you only so far.” Because life is not rational, our decisions do not strictly manifest as expressions of logic. And so the cognitive dissonance I have been gripping with is, on the one hand, I exist in the…
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How I got into my dream law school, and didn't attend (yet!).
October 2019 – August 2021 I make the very brave but important decision to step away from school and take a medical leave of absence for the sake of my health. I delay my graduation by a full year. I spend the next two years bedridden, only leaving the house for clinical trials, medical experiments, meetings with five doctors/specialists, and one very expensive trip to Mayo Clinic, to try and…
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40 Life Principles for 2023 and Beyond
40 Life Principles for 2023 and Beyond
I saw this list on an Instagram post and felt it worth sharing. 1. Now and then, break out the fancy china and drink the good wine for no reason at all 2. Dance at weddings until your feet are sore 3. Tell your partner you love them every night before falling asleep. Someday you’ll find the other side of the bed empty and wish you could. 4. Don’t fear sadness, as it tends to sit right next to…
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A quick life-review of 2022:
A quick life-review of 2022:
In 2022 I: Decided I wanted to go to law school Found out my freshman-year roommate passed away, and I relearned and am continuing to learn the pain of grief. Got into my first relationship Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Business Economics and Philosophy Learned the feeling of loneliness of being away from friends and family I disciplined myself to study 30+ hours a week…
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Create a Core Memory
Creating a Core Memory – There is nothing like the feeling of creating a core memory. The realization that the present moment will be a memory you can look back on for years – that you are experiencing a moment that will be ingrained in who you are as a person. Maybe I am just a deeply nostalgic romantic – I romanticize the beauty in moments. Driving on the highway. Sitting on a bench…
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What I want love to look like
What I want love to look like Ours would be the type of relationship where we are strong independent – and even stronger together We could be objective proof the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We make each other better. Her face is pretty But it is her soul that I find absolutely gorgeous A soul that reminds me what true beauty and love would look and feel like She can…
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My emotions are valid
My emotions are valid
My emotions are valid There used to be days when I feel as if nothing is going to be okay. I was in suspension – uncertain of the life I’ve lived and the future seems blurry and fading. I didn’t see what would happen past 20 years old. In these moments I have tried to rationalize my emotions – gripping at some existential answer – some proof to validate my emotions. I hold on dearly for some…
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How am I?
How am I? If you asked me that this month on the 5th, 7th, 14th, 18th, 20th, or 21st, I might say “okay” or “bad.” Those are the days I cried. The first time I cried this month was when I found out my roommate from Singapore passed away. Every subsequent time I cried this month is from that memory and grief. But overall, if you asked me “how am I” in my life, I am trending towards ferocious…
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6 things I love about myself
6 things I love about myself
1 – that I am a romantic. And even though my life doesn’t always play out like the way they do in movies, I am happy I am a romantic because it makes me hopeful. That I am willing to suspend all that exists in reality – because reality is boring sometimes – and envision a more beautiful, romantic, sublime, daring life. 2 – that I am comfortable with crying – and I cry a lot because I feel so…
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