Hey! My name is Koonladit Lim but everyone calls me Erik. It’s way easier to say my middle name than trying to spend an extra minute trying to pronounce my first one. Well anyway, I’m from Flushing,Queens and I think everyone in this room would agree that public speaking isn’t our best thing. Nevertheless, I stand here before you telling you my story only on 5 hours of sleep.
There are many things that I consider important in my life. My family, friends, and becoming successful. Without any of these things I think I would live the rest of my life as an empty husk. Having goals also go with what I find most important. I find that having no goals gives you no purpose in this world.
My fears? Well I can tell you what I’m not afraid of. For one thing I’m not scared of pigeons. I went to Madison Park the other day and saw a girl get startled by one tiny pigeon. It amused me for a good couple of minutes. Seriously though, I’m afraid of failure. I come from a academically competitive family. The last thing I want to do is disappoint my parents after all the support they have given me.
I love video games. I’m a geek at heart and know about all the latest gadgets and games that are on the market. I could talk all day about how big of a geek I am. I also like going to the gym. With all this new workload however I haven’t had much time to go.
A moment I felt empowered was when I was in a soccer tournament during 6th grade. Scoring the winning goal gave me a sense of accomplishment and joy. Oh and that pizza we had after the match never tasted so good. It tasted like delicious victory.
So that’s pretty much it about me. Has it been 5 minutes yet? Should I tell about how college is going? It’s been going alright so far. All these barrage of quizzes are fun. No I lied. One of the few things I enjoy so far is all the free time I get. It’s so tempting to procrastinate but I can’t mess up this semester. That’s pretty much my story. I’m looking forward to getting to know you guys this semester!
Too much to handle sometimes
