5.20.2002

it's time for jongmin's crazy weekend update...

ok so i hit up 3 graduations this weekend. graduations are pretty cool cuz those that walk across get to be the man/woman of the moment... for awhile... and then back to reality.

went to sam lee's graudation (also for sunny, eun-suk, and diane) at greek theatre. in my 5 years at berkeley, i don't remember raining during graduations. and it wasn't one of those drizzle kinda rain, but it was all out down pour... it was kinda sad but also one of the funniest thing i've seen. everyone was wet. even the ones with an umbrella. it was sick. but i think it probably was more memorable for those that were present.

awana banquet 2002.
i can't believe that this is my 5th and my final awana banquet at kcpc. i was really sad the whole time and in an attempt to not look so sad, i think i acted really silly. but deep inside i was trying to capture the moment as if it were a beautiful picture. it was beautiful.
the 6th graders that graduated this year were all starting thier 2nd grade when i started. i think 5th and 6th grade kids were kinda sad that i'm leaving. some of the younger kids don't understand what "not being there" means cuz they forget your name after the summer, but the older ones remember alot of things. they remember how much fun they had in recent events. they remember if you were mean to them or really showed love to them. but in any case, they know that you are present. i remember kids used to always ask me where teacher so-and-so is and why they don't come back. sometimes they tell me how much they miss their old teacher. i wonder if i was as good of a teaher as those other awana guys that went ahead of me.
but in any rate, awana banquet was just a time for me to enjoy this blessing for the last time. the kids, the parents, and most of all, my fellow awana teachers or my family. i'll miss you guys.

after a phat dinner i came home and took out my awana uniform. i took out the awana bar full of pins and placed them in a box. i tried to put all the memories of awana in a box too before i went to sleep, but they don't want to go in. they'll always be with me. thank you God.

ok, back to work. i'm taking this thursday and friday off... yeah!!!!! i'm gonna play with andy when he comes up here. i hope i can stay alive thru these 3days.