Author Archives: ManWai (Ray) Choi

The Mishkin Art Gallery is quite interesting. I learned something more about the history of Jazz. But that’s not my first time to hear about Jazz because I tried playing Jazz music in my high school band. It was so funny but also hard to play. I am glad to hear about Jazz again in America, which is the cradle of Jazz.

Baruch Voice was pretty interesting and the performance were very eye-catching. It was a very good experience and I was so surprised when I knew that the idea of the show was come from real monologue in our school. The actors were so great, especially the Asian one. I really hope that we can have the chance to go again.

The artworks in this museum is not so unfamiliar to me because I saw some of them in   Yunnan five years ago. At that time, I was so scared because the hell was so scary on that painting. However, when I looked at it again in Rubin museum, it became kind of interesting. Although I had to finish the lunch in five minutes on that day, visiting this museum was really a good experience for me. It is enjoyable to explore this mysterious religion.

Before I came to America, I was a well-round student in my high school. I was an athlete who was rarely able to academic excellence. I am not going to boost how good I am because all of these were just the past of my life. When I decided to study in America, I didn’t study for the SAT very well actually. I got a bad result of the SAT and I was afraid that I have to study in BMCC. Luckily, I am in Baruch now. However, that’s not really great at all. I can’t do essay and the test well, and also, I get in the varsity volleyball team in Baruch. Unfortunately, I am the shortest and weakest player. I become even the worst student. Whatever, my attitude will never change. I won’t give up and I can ensure that I will be a great student in Baruch and a successful person in the society, not now, but in the future. I believe that “Your attitude determines your life” so the worst situation is the best motivation. That’s what I want to share to all of you. That’s my attitude, that’s me.

Hi, my name is Man Wai Choi. I come from China, I am glad to share my image slide show to you. These photos were all about my high school life because my high school life was wonderful. “Work hard, play hard.” This sentence can totally describe my high school life. From the slide show, you may notice that most of my photos were taken with the team or the classmates, I chose these photos because I like teamwork. I enjoy working and playing with a team and friends. I don’t like working alone since it makes me feel bored.

In my high school, I was the member of the school symphonic band and the volunteer club, and also I was the co-captain of the volleyball team. I am an active and well-round student, because I think that our lives are not just studying every day, we need to participate in different groups or teams to get the experience which you will never get from reading the books. In addition, I am a guy that won’t give up easily. From the photos, I chose two photos from my volleyball team because they can exactly reflect who I am and my attitude.  Four years ago, when I first joined the volleyball team, no one wanted to practice with me and I couldn’t play the inter school competition. In order to be a top player in the team, I worked hard in every practices and after two years, I became the co-captain of the team and also the member youth-team of my hometown(Macau). My success was really not easy as I worked harder than everyone in the practices and I even practice about five days a week. No pain, no gain. That’s my attitude towards my life.