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Above is where I've spent my past 4 years. Before this, I lived in New Jersey. My room was never this cool back in my old house. Moving to Long Island, I decided to finally make a room I was happy to stay in, a place where I can look at the walls when I fall asleep and think about every cool thing and funny memory I've had since moving. This is what I've collected thus far.
Sits right next to my senior portrait, so I can look at how much I’ve grown when I go to bed. I remember my mom’s smile when I first gifted this. It’s pretty insignificant compared to what she’s done for me, but I felt joy in making her happy. All my life, I’ve gifted people with sentimental gifts I’ve handcrafted. Even if it’s visually worse than the same gift at Target, I find it to be more enjoyable for both parties when it comes from the heart (and lots of glue).
I could make a whole page about Pokémon. Video games have always influenced my interests, yet this game
series played the biggest role in my adolescent development. This is one of my favourite Pokémon,
Chingling, given by my buddy Noah. If you can’t tell, he sits next to an entire shelf of Pokémon plushies.
I might have an obsession.
Actually, I think I will make a whole page dedicated to Pokémon.
I made this car in an engineering and woodworking class back in Middle school. This was probably
my first hands-on experience with engineering, unless you count LEGO. Over the marking period, I gained
skills in using machinary and built the car of my dreams.
Note that I’m not actually the “2022 national winner”. I’m fairly certain my car lost every
race. I just put a bunch of stickers on at the end for fun.
It’s not even an actual poster; it’s the advertisement for the 2099 action figure. This was something I brought back from Japan when I visited in the Summer of 2023. My cousins and I spent a week in the countryside of Kyoto and another in Tokyo. Japan will always be the greatest trip I’ve ever been on. Beyond just the anime (specifically, One Piece) and video games (specifically, Pokémon) I can yap about, I loved the shrines and culture there. I met people understanding of my lack of the local language, and they assisted me as such. I made decisions on my own and lived independently. I hope to go back someday with a little more money in my pockets. Maybe then will I get an actual poster.
Newjeans never dies. K-pop is one of my favorite genres. If you knew me in elementary school, you’d find this statement weird, as I often blindly hated the next popular fad. At the time, that was BTS. It really wasn’t until I met my friend Alejandro in middle school. Alejandro (or Bubba) has always been the funniest person I know. He’s down to earth, checks up on me even while we live in different states, and, more importantly, he’s unapologetically himself. He introduced me to Newjeans and K-pop as a whole years ago. I thank him for leading to the best music I’ve ever heard. I do blame him for the almost 60$ I've spent on their albums and photocards, though. The perception behind K-pop fans no longer bothers me; I love Newjeans and would do anything to see them perform again.