Final exams

On boy! It is this time of the year when every student can forget about their social life and concentrate on the books. I, in partcular, have an upcoming biology exam. I will do whatever it takes to achieve an A in this exam even if it means being antisocial for a week or two. I know there will be several knuckleheads out there that will completely waste their time having no consideration for their grade or people who will be studying for their test. I usually say a word of prayer before starting on my work or just to study. I am pretty confident that I will do excellent on this test if I allow the Lord to use me. After the final exams are over I could finally kick back and relax and just celebrate with my friends, thats if we all do well.

New Yorkers

I feel proud to be a New Yorker. I love the fact that I am from the stat where people always dreamt to live and be apart of the action. Additionally, everywhere I go, everytime I talk people remind me of where I am from and my accent. I have a street accent that many people enjoy to hear or imitate. I love to hear the stereotypes that people mention about New York; where everybody drives crazy and everybody is aggressive too. Well I must say that not everywhere in New York is crazy in terms of traffic, and not everybody is aggressive, just don't stay at anybody for to long, we don't like that. What makes a New Yorker? I'll tell you. Having an accent and the attitude, getting accustom to the daily ring of sirens and the occasionally burst of gunshots. Being a New Yorker people expect me to have a reputation. Well what can I say if you have grew up the street for must of your life, then you got to be tough of guys well just walk over you like a carpet. I fell proud to be a New Yorker, because automatically I get a sense of respect from people that others work hard to get.

Studying is a pain

I felt greatly disappointed when I got back my biology quiz I have taken on Friday. I got a 65%. I was frustrated due to the fact that I studied all five days of the week for this quiz. Sometimes I wonder if I would do better if I had a photograghic memory so I wouldn't have to study. Despit my previous failures I am thaankful that I have the grade acceptable to advanc to General Biology 2. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. I think the mistake I made was I forgot to include the Lord in my studies. I need to start taking the intiative to read a scripture and pray before I hit the books. If "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom", then why do we hesitate to ask for His help. I feel confident that I will do well on this Monady Biology test if I include the Lord in my studies. In everything I do I must remember that God is in charge, because with Him nothing can go wrong.

Gears of War 3

I am a video game fanatic. Specifically, action/shooting game are my favorite type of games. There is a game that is the most anticipated game ever. It's suppose to be in stores on April 2011. It is called Gears of War 3. Gears of War 3 is an action/shooting game that takes the player to a world ruined by war and violence. The population of the human race is hanging on by a thread. There are constant battles, surprises, and enemies. The enemy are the "locust", who are actually creatures from outer space that from to Earth with an intent to wipe out the human race and begin a new colony on Earth. The story line of the game is totally insane, it captures the player(s) attention. It kind of makes the palyer a part of the game. The most intense aspect of this game is the explicit gore of blood and disemberment of wounded soldiers in the heat of overwhelming gunfights. The graphics of this game is unbelievable, it looks so real. For all the Gears of War fans out there I appreciate your support in making Gears of War th top selling game of 2007, it deserves to be at the top.  

I love the Sabbath!

This Sabbath was a good day. Knowing that Sabbath is the day of rest, maintaining peace of mind, and meditation of what the Lord did for us the past week. Sometimes I wonder if there was no Sabbath, then somebody would have to make it up, because it is such a wonderful day. This day displays God's love for us as, a gift from Him to us. He wants us to do all our work on the six days of the week, and rest on His holy day the Sabbath, which I believe should be sternly enforced. It is ridiculous to hear that people who are supposedly Christians, work on the sabbath despite their beliefs. I really don't understand, why wouldn't people take advantage of a day that gives one the opportunity to relax and worship the wonderful Creator. It's like refusing to take a seat, when theres a lot of empty seats, and your tired. I am so glad for the Sabbath, because it replenishes me. I thank the Lord for this beautiful day.

Trying something new

Learning a new talent, trying something different  takes a lot of courage, discipline, and determeination. Yesterday, Saturday night, I wanted to skate, which was a new thing for me. At first it was intimadating until I saw people I know didn't know how to skate before, got on the skating ring and started skating. So I figured that this should be easy if they could do it until i put the skates on. I found it very diffucult to keep my balance and I wasn't even on the skating ring. Once I established how hard it was, I asked a friend of mines to hold my hand so I can get a firm balance once I got on the ring. So after a while of practicing, I finally mustered enough courage to skate officially. I started skating slowly, but kept losing my balance. Then, my friend and I held my hand for balance, we fell twice, or was it three times, I can't remember. So anyways, I started to get the hang off it, I thought myself how to skate by watching other people. Finally, I was able to skate by myself, but I didn't know how to turn smoothly. Overall, I had a fun night and a great time, I hope I get another chance to skate, because next time I am extremely confident that I will master the art of skating.  

I love Saturday nights!

This weekend was absolutely memorable. I had such a great time I went to the mall, restaurants, and the movies. All of this happened on Saturday night and my friend Alex drove the car. Alex, Jessy, and I decided not to stay on campus bored out of our minds, so we toke a trip to the Chattanooga mall. At the mall, we meet treated ourselves with some Chinese delicacies-orange chicken with fried rice. We got our monies worth. After that we socialized a bit we planned to go window shopping, exploring all the clothes that we wished we had or wished others didn't have. When we left the mall, we jetted straight to the dollar three movie theater. Here we meet a friend of ours, Jounice. Jounice was a  freshman like the rest of us, expect Alex, who was a transfer junior from Walla Walla University. Jounice traveled with a cousin of hers named Raven, a sophomore of CA. Jounice introduced her to us and we began to click, especially Raven and Jessy. After getting acquainted with one another we went to see Toy Story 3. I won't lie, it was a good movie, but Toy Story 1 was the best, in my opinion. We laughed, we socialized, and we had fun. It was a night to remember.

Alex & Dom

I love my little brothers more than life itself. There names are Alexander and Dominick.These littles guys are one of the reasons why I love to go to New York for the winter. After a heavy snowstorm, these guys would light up like a Christmas tree. They would dance around the house chanting "its snowing, its snowing". Then, after bothering mommy to take them outside, they would race into the snow, making snowmens, and ignite snow fights. When Christmas  comes around, its like watching a movie, observing these rip open  their presents with such haste and passion. They actually make peculiar sounds when doing this. Going to the city wih the boys is a time to remember. Their father love to take us out to the best restaurants in Manhattan, especially on Christmas time. Its a joy to watch the hungry little men devour all their food, as if they were lions devouring their prey. I love them so much, because they remind me so much of me as a little kid. I hope they both grew up to be decent young men.

God is good

God has ben good to me ever since I was in my diapers. I can count the many times I could have lost my life, but God was there to protect me and comfort me. My mom once told me that I could have died before I was born. When she was giving birth the umbilical cord was wrapped around my throat, suffocating me. It was only the grace of God that saved me. The doctors were able to get me out in time. Once I almost gotten hit by a car on my way home, it was only centimeters away from me, as I felt someone push me away from the car. At the beginning of the year, I was in an incident that resulted in me being in the hospital. I could have died that day, but the Lord intervened. I am so glad I serve a risen Savior who was always ready to rescue me from the harm's way.

Daddy, where are you?

Have you ever felt like you are missing something or someone that makes you complete? Well I have. I am one of those boys, who was raised by a loving, hardworking, single mother. Growing up without a father figure, especially in the environment I was raised in, toke a toll on me psychologically. I began to search for a sense of belonging from the wrong people, and in all the wrong places. At the age of fourteen, I joined a street gang known as the H. B.S (Hard body Soldiers). I saw these guys as icons, I adored them, and whenever I was ordered to do something, even if it was illicit, I would gladly oblige, because it made me feel like I was important. I needed  love, respect, and someone to look up to, and when I did get it I would act out. Looking back at my life, I regret most of the decisions that I had made. I'm glad I didn't end up like most of these guys now, who are either incarcerated, missing, drug addicts, or even dead. I believe God has a plan for my life, he protected me from constant danger that lingered the streets, I kept me from being a addicted to drugs, and most importantly he kept me alive. I now see God as my Father, a Father that was always there, but I was too blind to recognize him. I don't need to do anything thats against general moral standards. I have God and thats all I need.

I enjoy the company that I keep around me. The friends that I keep around my proximity displays some of the personalities and traits that I have. Since I am going to be away from my family for a while, I feel that it is mandatory to pick friends that remind me of my family members. I love my family becuse they were crazy, funny, and so spontaneous. I feel a instant connection with people who remind me of home. When I interact with my counterparts, I become very intuitive and eccentric. When I engage myself into a conversation I become very animated, which I also like to see from my friends and family. I also enjoy socializing and meeting new people. In order for me to limit stress, I believe I must give a part of me out there, or just releasing some burdens. Its good to interact with people and make new friends, beside humans are very social beings and in order for us to survive we need to socialize. I love people, I love to make people laugh, smile, and feel good.

College Life

College so far has been pretty amazing.  I enjoy the people, the food, and the community with all the same amount of enlightment. The people in Southern Adventist University are very friendly, it will take nothing for them to help you out with anything. Everywhere I walk I am greeted with a "Hi" and an inviting smile, I love it. The students on this campus express and carry a christian countenance that can be felt from a good distance away. With every encounter I make, with every person I conversate with, I feel a little Christ in them. I want what they have, which is just a little portion of God's love and glory. When I first came here it was kind of a culture shock to me, because where I am from people aren't so friendly, as a matter of fact, the people were as vile as ever. That' why I am very thankful that I am at a place like Southern Adventist University, because it's nothing like New York. The food at the campus is something to talk about. Even though the food is mainly vegan, it is quite delightful. SAU probably has the best tasting vegetarian food compared to other Adventist colleges. Last night my roommate and I attended the Joker release party where they served vegan hot dogs. I engulfed about five or six of those, I couldn't have enough of it. Also, staying vegan is a healthier choice than eating meat, which makes dietng fun and beneficial. Ever since I got here I have been eating- two maels a day, a heavy breakfast and a vegetarian dinner. I feel much more healthier than I did when I was in "The Big Apple". I feel much more replenished physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. The food is excellent and so is the community. The community provides different recreational events every weekend. Yesterday, I attended the Joker release party, which in my opinion was kind of ok. Besides recreational events the campus has occasional worships and vespers that enhances the relationship that one should have with his or her maker. I love SAU because I everything is situated to help one obtain a holistic perfected life.