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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, Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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There is never enough time
There is never enough time It is without a doubt that all of us are condemned to live a life where time remains scarce. Yet it is also without a doubt that, barring catastrophe, nature has gifted us with an abundance of time upon birth. Time is said to be our greatest asset in our Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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How I got into a top 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, Continue reading
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