Happy New Years

Happy New Year's everyone!!!! Usually people would say, 'hope you had a great year', well, I am not
here to say that, though I that is not what I'm saying.
Anyways!
2015, wow, I remember back in elementary about thinking of 2016 how far away that was, well now its only another year. It's crazy how fast time goes by.

Highlights of 2014 (Since I can't narrow them down, not in order)
1. Formal 2014
2. My 17th birthday
3. Study Leave
4. Family bonding (Volleyball) in Vietnam
5. My youth leader's bday party!
6. All my friends bdays!!!
7. A-41 events
8. FIRST DAY OF JUNIOR YEAR!!!
9. IGCSE results
10. VBS + Summer hangouts
11. Family birthdays!!!!
12. Brother and his family coming to Cambodia

Reflection over 2013-2014

I know this is late and probably should have been posted in the begining of the school year, but oh well here it is now.
2013-2014 was full of different events going on.
In the first semester there was work to catch up on as we were two weeks late, but it was fine. Also within the first semester there was cross culture (a youth group in cambodia), which had a camp roughly around this time last year. The camp was so fun and just so refreshing!
Then there came formal! I was so blessed to go, since I didn't have enough money to pay, be beloved friends bought me a ticket and my parents were gracious enough to buy me a dress and shoes. But like my friends pitched in and kept it a secret for awhile but anyways can't complain, such a fun formal! Then camp which was really a great time to bond within our class. Next there was mock exams, that was stressful, but it taught me to be organized and everything before the exams in two years time. After that the actual exams and technically the last couple of months of the school year were done for us. Then the end of the year events, swim carnival, talent show, and then the graduation ceremony. If I had to pick the top 3 events it would have to be formal, cross culture, and the graduation ceremony.
Why? well here

1. Cross Culture because well it was a refreshing time for me. It was the time for me to get my space, think, but also have fun! 
2. Formal because well I spent it with my friends, and without them I wouldn't have gone. Also I slow danced for the first time, that was fun! 
3. Graduation because it was just a bittersweet time saying goodbye to people I just got to know and many teachers and students leaving. Also I was honored to receive the servant leadership award. And surprsingly the sports award for year 11 (Junior). That came as a shock to lots of people! lol! 

So those were the highlights, as well as making new friends. 

It's now another year, another opportunity to serve God. 

School, Stress, HOPE

IB man its time consuming. I wouldn't neccessarily say its hard (at this stage), but it definitely is going to get harder and consume more time.

This weekend is the busiest this year so far, deadline for moving our stuff out of a house, volleyball tournament, then a retreat, add on that, homework. Oh and we get our interim reports this week, SCARY!!!!

Anyways things are just insane and its pretty rare when things are calm at my house, Right now we are trying to move our stuff out of another house that needs to be emptied by Friday, and man we have lots of stuff. Then both of my parents are just are feeling under the weather. It's just insane and well insane lol.

The main time where it isn't as insane is either church or school. School is awesome! I love my friends and still making more friends. Also the education is pretty good, I mean we are doing college level courses. And the teachers are just so enthusiastic about us, the students. Its awesome to see the different teachers and like the diversity of the school, and its only like what? 450 students? Love Hope!

Update!

The end of school last year, was pretty awesome! We had a fun swim carnival (cause i didnt have to race), fun talent show, and a great Graduation/Celebration ceremony. That last year, though it was bittersweet, was probably the best ending to a school year. Being honored to win the highest award at Hope (Gwen Coventry: about student leadership) with one of the other graduates was awesome, saying goodbye didn't get easier but it was still good!

Then during the summer we went to Vietnam, which was not the greatest vacation we've taken. But it was a bonding time for the family so it was so worth it. And then VBS later in, was really fun and getting to see the kids and be apart of their lives was cool! Then my sisters bday which was really fun at Aeon Mall! Lastly my birthday right before school. I had lots of fun, connecting with my friends again, ice skating, eating sushi and just having a good time!

Now school is back up again, and its harder of course. New teachers, new students, and soon a new facility for Hope School. Being in a school like Hope you have to get use to studying and learning on your own cause teachers come and go. Almost the same amount of teachers who left, came.

I am doing the IB (international baccalaureate) program and its like college level. I'm told if i manage to finish it, college won't get any harder. But to get there you gotta go through lots of stress and stuff. Watching how all the year 12s (seniors) are stressing cause deadlines need to be reached and stuff. Insane! Yet its a lesson, to not leave things till last minute.

EXAMS!

Exams, exams, exams. I have an intense 2 weeks of exams, then following a 2 week "break", then lastly 2 more exams on the last week of school, how fun! lol

It's pressurizing about to go into these exams because they determine whether I do IB or not. My main worries are Math and Science, which happen to be the most important ones to pass. Now most people would think that, I'd be studying like crazy, well they would be wrong. I know I should and I really want to but there are just too many distractions. And no, I just can't shut myself in my room, because in a big family like ours, its kind of hard. The only time where I really can focus is at night or at school. We get 'stand down', which is when we don't have to go to classes or school unless we have an exam. Since I focus better at school, I will probably go to school for the most part. Plus I really like school, and not cause my friends are there. If I'm not at school, I'm being lazy or unproductive, which gets boring. 

I have not really sat in any real exams. I've taken mock exams, but these will be my very first, real exam. So that's a bit scary too. I'm just hoping that I don't get sick. 

I could really use prayer at this time please can y'all pray for me. My first exam is math and that's Tuesday. 

Stepping In...

I have just started part two of sophomore, this semester is packed with many different activities and events happening, including my IGCSE exams!!!! We have sports week, which i have no idea what it is or what happens during that week. Then we have Athletics day, I swear the teachers want to kill us with this day. After that is CAMP!!!! I'm really excited for this camp because my favorite teachers are going and because it's just a great week getting closer to the people you would just pass by on the school grounds. Lastly are my IGCSE examinations. Instead of finals at the end of every semester, our school has it where every two years (in high school). You have exams that cover everything you've learned in those two years. Sounds like so much fun right?
So yeah packed semester. Hopefully the stress won't be too hard.

P.S. I probably won't be blogging much this semester because of everything that is going on, but we will take it by ear.

Update

Well... there have been crazy things going on, for me personally and just everything that the world hits us with. Everybody has those times where in the school year there are finals, or just so many assignments to do in just a few days. For me, I personally don't feel that stress of school or anything because I'm too busy worrying about my personal problems and it seems to never end... till the week after my schools annual formal. That weekend was one of the best weekends I've had in 2013 because I was relieved of all of the stress and just thought about me that weekend and not other people or what I have caused other people. Yes, that may sound very selfish, but I haven't given much thought about what's good for me or how I should deal with my own problems with myself.
2014 is here and I'm sure there are quite a bit of you guys who have created resolutions, I have. This is the first year I have. My resolution is to grow, grow more in Christ and grow more in love, especially love for people. Love because that is the greatest commandment of God and Christ because without Him I am a sheep lost or a deadman walking. I will be faced with many different trials and faced with choices, hardships, etc... but with God right with me I will be able to face them and make right choices.
I hope to continue updating and writing posts but we'll see how that goes. I am no writer and I'm sure y'all can see that by the way i write, i just feel like I should share some thoughts or what's going on in my crazy life.