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I found the article to be very interesting because it reaches out to all the citizens residing in the United States. It talks about the early years of America and how our government was structured in its beginning. It gives me the feeling that many people believe the United States government is taking a turn for the worse. People need to start being more involved in their communities and volunteer for programs that help a good cause. They state in the article that the only way to keep the Republic is by universal national service. I’m not too supportive of that idea, but other than that I found the article to be intriguing.

I’ve been to any workshops on money management; this one was no different than the others. It was a presenter in front of a large audience attempting to grasp their attention with subliminal (not funny) jokes. Nonetheless, the presenter had some very decent points that will help every college student. I have a problem with  money; I hate spending it. I think managing money isn’t my issue. Understanding that you must spend money to earn money sometimes is something that somebody needs to help me with. In the end I hope I do not have to ever attend another money managing workshop.

I came in early so I made my way to the front-ish row. I watched a while as the people complained that the event would start until people moved into the middle row.. I don’t really get what would be stopping, maybe he didn’t want to have to walk so far over. So the event started and I have to say the speaker had some charisma and practice, even though a number of his attempts at comedy didn’t receive a welcome reaction his enthusiasm didn’t fall. Kudos. I have to say he did bring up a lot of good point about credit cards, and investing early. I mean the booklet that came with the event was pretty nice. It would of been nicer if all the info was already filled in and the size was a bit more compact. All in all I can’t really say much about the event. It was interesting and since I didn’t have anything else to do it kept my attention. I came out of there a slightly brighter person. All I need now is to actually get some real money..Blog rush is done.

So light the night, big ideas : Balloons and lights. So I have to say it was an interesting experience. First off after we past the train ride we got off and instantly go caught up in the wall street marcher.. Pissed me off, How dare they have a parade when something for charity was maybe two blocked over.. Selfishness.. Anyways the group started to spread thin and the crowd was lost and eventually we made it back to the back or very beginning. They seemed to be packing up so we got our defective balloons and glow sticks sucked.. By the time we left we couldn’t walk in the street we saw others get to proudly march. Sucked.. When we finally caught up to the main bunch that when the real waiting began.. Enough time past and we finally reached the bridge opening.. Altogether that would have to be 45 minutes. We walked the bridge, slowly but surely, took a hour to reach the halfway mark. Since I didn’t feel like walking back to Manhattan I walk into Brooklyn and hoped a train.. That took 15 minutes. So here I am looking back at the event and I have to say I enjoyed it, with all the crap it I would of hated it if I went on my own. But since it was a group activity it sort of made it a bit less sucky.

Well then since the first version of the blog went missing I’ll have make up a new one.So who am I, I’m a student in a school. I mean recently this takes up tons of my own time I rarely have the energy to do whatever after all the “school stuff” are done. But I guess that’s my fault, I never did destroy my procrastination when I had the chance. Two points so far. I’m a fountain of funny for my family, if it wasn’t for my birth I assume everyone would of had more stress and less smile marks. I don’t really care for today’s pop culture. I mean the catchy party songs have there moment but they don’t have a real home in me. I forget them but go for in time three years and I still remember Ja Rule and his amazing I don’t know what to call it voice or “What’s your fantasy” by Ludacris. Of course when it came out I didn’t understand the point of the song but that doesn’t make it any less catchy. I’m a guy against the direction of T.V. Although when I was younger my focus were the cartoons I can plainly see that every section of T.V. except the boring parts are degrading year by year. How dare nickelodeon turn of their shows and tell me to go out and play in the rain. Umm I tend to doze off and stare out of the windows and book and other stuff when my interest has been lost. I can say I used to be a die hard sports fan but as the years past it just died out.  I half the semester gone and I still can’t sell myself, I need to head to those interview workshops.

I have volunteered in the past, but rarely for single events. I feel volunteering over time does more good, but this was a nice change of pace. Doing good feels better when it’s enjoyable too; there was the warmth of summer and a soupson of cool in the air. Seeing so many others walking for the same cause also cheered me up especially with the Wall St. protests nearby and all the other depressing events in the media.

Overhearing the many monologues of our classmates. I learned little tidbits of everyone’s personality and lifestyles. It was both comical and interesting. What a great way to learn about our fellow classmates.

Walking for a cause is always rewarding. Night the light, an event to support Leukemia, was a touching experience. Set amidst the evening sky overlooking of the brooklyn bridge, the walk was relaxing experience. I truly enjoyed the several light-up wrist bands that accompanied the walk. It was as if brooklyn bridge became a rave night club for the night. Lol.

Freshman Monologue

Hi. I’m Michael Kim. I’m an actor at heart. Acting is my passion; it has been since I was eight years old. My mother was a single parent so she wasn’t home much during my childhood life. I spent most of my childhood in front of a TV playing out characters, immersing myself into fictional storylines. My mother would tell me stories of how I would impersonate a cartoon, celebrity and talk show host to her friends when they visited. I was a little entertainer at eight years old. Interesting enough, I had a knack for gathering a crowd and swaying them.

Most of my life, I’ve been told I have the “gift of gab”. Since I was a little kid, I would be the one rounding up my friends to go out and cause havoc. Persuading them of the adrenaline rush that comes from buying 10 dozen eggs (keep in mind this was when they were 99 cents a dozen) and throwing them at the kids down the block that we disliked. I was certainly a little rebel back down but you have to admit, if you done this before, it was hella fun. I have nurtured this gift of gab unknowingly throughout my young adult life and fortunately, it has guided me to positive directions.

One of those positive directions was landing me at Baruch. My goal here is to build a strong GPA so I can apply to USC or UCLA’s prestigious acting program in California. The dream is to be in California, pursuing my happiness. My hope is that someday I can pursue a variety of acting roles without the restraints of financial burdens. Just act, live vicariously through characters. Don’t have to be famous, just happy, being able to say I’m living my life to the fullest and living it my way.

Besides acting, my second goal is life to build a successful real estate investment firm. After interning at a multi-million dollar real estate investment firm last year, I fell in love with the business. My hope is that one day, I can simultaneously run a real estate company while pursuing an acting career. As you all know, being an artist is not financially stable, thus I hope this combination of a career in both artistry and business becomes my remedy to the “starving artist dilemma”.

Thanks for listening.

Today I am 19. I look back at my life and realize that its crazy how I am a teenager who lives in Brooklyn, New York. How did I end up here? Why? Whats my point in life? Do I have a purpose? I believe that your life is what you make it. You choose your purpose . I am lucky because I live in a city full of opportunities. I do not believe that destiny or faith brought me here. Only weak people believe in destiny and faith as they rely on these concepts to explain their lives. I believe that the surroundings that you were brought up in along with your decisions shape up your life.

Personally my goal in life is to become someone. By this I mean that I want to be somebody that is important and not just some other average Joe. I feel like being someone of a higher status in this society permits a more interesting life. You have more independence and respect. Money does buy happiness. Only people with no money say that money does not buy happiness because that’s their excuse for not having it. They try to make themselves feel better by saying this. I would much rather cry in a BMW opposed to crying in a bike. I am very materialistic, so making a lot of money is a must. I like the finer things in life. It would be disappointing if I do not obtain these luxuries, but I will try my best. That’s all I could ask for. If it doesn’t work out, whatever I’ll find some other hobby. For now making money seems very interesting.

I am a friendly guy, but if I do not like you I will show it right away. I am very straightforward. The only time I’ll be nice to someone I hate is if I need something from them. This could include a manager or boss that I hate but have to be nice to in order to get paid. I know this is not a very nice way to act, but hey that’s how the world works. Everyone uses each other to get what they want.