Looking back at the past year, I’ve encountered many new changes in my life. However, the one thing that truly impacted me and my high school life was my best friend, Albert Joo AKA “JOO”
Although I’ve known him for a little over a year, he is the one that I can go and talk to about …. anything. He’s one of those friends that will actually listen to you and make you feel better, instead of just fooling around all the time when you talk to them (knowing guys). He may be the opposite gender, but he’s always there for me, even when we (rarely) don’t get along. Honestly, I don’t know how I would have survived last year nor this year without him. He’s helped me through all my struggles and was always there during my good days too. He’s like a brother to me, someone I can always lean on.
But, moreover, I wanted to show you who he is. He is a talented musician and artist. Covers, funny videos, his own songs–you name it, he’s got it all. He plays guitar, piano, drums, and probably even the harmonica.
My favorite video: stolen
I know that in the future, he will become an inspiring and famous person, whatever he does. I hope you continue to live your dream and be yourself–a gregarious man who knows how to make any situation not awkward. Get well soon. Thanks for everything and never change, best friend.
October 26th, 2009
My life is a roller coaster. Precisely, it looks something like this:
Sorry, that was my lame attempt to make a joke. But apart from all that (which includes SAT, SAT2’s, AP’s, homework, tests, volleyball, cheer), I make a bit of time for writing (of course) and dancing.
Right now, it’s impossible for me to sum up what dance means to me in one word (another reason why blogging > twitter). Dance is my passion, my love, something I’m strong in, and just…a hobby that makes me happy and smile all the time. The ecstatic feeling when you can get on the stage, the nervous rush you get when before you get on, the hardcore practices, the little details you have to focus on–the whole package comes altogether as my favorite hobby and sport. Dance can bring out an endless range of emotions without saying one single word. It’s my passion, and thus, I want to pursue something out of it. Maybe after college, I can actually go up on stage again and show people to follow their dreams.
So, let me show you a bit about the world of dance:
When I was in 1st grade, I did ballet and tap (forced by my mother). We did about something similar to the videos below:
ballet tap
And then in 2nd grade, I entered the world of gymnastics. Tumbling mostly, stretches, walking and tumbling on bars above the ground, tricks on the bars using your hands, etc. We had to wear leotards, but it was an awesome experience (mostly because I had school friends there). Here’s me:
amazing tumbling
HAH. No, but I did do back handsprings, something I long to do currently. It’s actually my next goal for cheer, after I master my front handspring once again.
And then in 6th grade, I started my actual jazz/hip-hop dancing in Korea. I learned a mixture of songs, but through the songs, I obtained knowledge about the field of dance. I learned that it’s not just technique and skill, it’s the small things that count. The wink of an eye, a little nudge in the shoulder, the placement of one’s fingers–every little action makes a difference.
Currently, I am perfecting my pirouettes and arabesques. An arabesque looks like this:
At first glance, it may look easy, but it’s about perfecting posture, balance, the toes, the hands, the fingers, and mostly, incorporating it into routines.
Pirouettes are a bit more complicated. To explain it in non-dance terms, it’s simply turning once quickly. But right now, I’m trying to perfect my pirouettes to try a triple pirouette later.
Anyway, hopefully I can master both and soon enough, show you guys a video with me doing them! 
Hoping that will be soon, but I’m guessing with all the school work in junior year…it’s probably going to come during November or so.
October 10th, 2009
I have a twitter.
Visit here: www.twitter.com/lydiaahn93
or don’t.
Because honestly, I don’t like twitter. I know it’s just because I’m new to it, and I don’t understand the full uses of it. But isn’t it just …limited?
Look here. I wanted to write about what I’m doing currently and my feelings about it BUT…twitter does not allow me to write more than 140 words. WHY, I ask?
Blogging on the other hand, is limitless. You can add pictures, write as much as you want, interact with people about topics that interest one another, and showcase who you are. Twitter may be a fun, little, short message type of thing that you do with friends, but it’s hard getting to know someone when you have a limit of 140 words. I mean, REALLY, what’s the difference between twitter and facebook status updates? Is there much meaning to both of them? Can you have an ongoing conversation in both of them? Can you get to know more people like you?
THEREFORE, BLOGS=WIN.
UNLESS, someone would like to explain to me how to use twitter and what’s so good about it. Everything twitter can do, blogging can do better.
Please, go to my twitter and check it out. And then tell me, do my blog posts or my twitter updates give a better understand of who I am?
Anyway, I’m hoping to update my blogs a bit more–find at least a teensy bit of leisure time apart from school work, SAT’s, AP’s, and sports. It may be junior year, but I can’t escape from my love of writing, can I?
October 3rd, 2009
