nicknames.

I was talking to a friend (hi jenny) and she commented that my name was "fun" because of all the nicknames that could be derived from it. so I decided to make a list of nicknames / other names people call me. The brackets contain people who have called me with the name and the parenthesis contain a small background or other info, if any.

enjoy?....

bean / sheenbean [chipeco, michelle s]

cheena  [aya, nathan] (I couldn't choose a place to eat) 

fig 2 [katrina] (fig->fig newton->isaac newton->isaac->my brother) 

김은주씨 / kim eunjoo sshi [dad] 

mother/umma [kourtney, jenny, DJ, josh] (I'm motherly?)

my best friend, sheena [arizton] 

nicole [sam] (my starbucks name) 

sheeeeeeeeeena [nathan]

sheehan [grace]

sheen [michelle h]

sheena bear [minha, Ali] 

sheena-meena [allison called me this once but I like it :] 

sheenawoman [michelle h, esther, jonathan] (maplestory) 

sheenaynay [abrar, soshi] 

sheenaynay kimsy [marlene]

sheenie [grace, michelle, jenny] 

sheenie weenie who wears a beanie [michelle h] 

sheenie weenie [anne, sheryl]
sheenis [grace]

sheeniqua [soshi]

sheens [michelle h]

sheenster [theo, anne] 

she-nuh (pokemon trainer name)
sheenur [victor]

sophie [p] 

treena [jenny, grace] (I like trees) 

these are kind of embarrassing ^^;; 

bye bye until next time ^ 

pictures

I have always been interested in many different things - theater arts, drawing, playing instruments, biking, crafting... - and the list could go on. Many of these things I have tried to learn / experience, while others I have not had the time, while others I have just been honestly too timid to try. Something that I have always been interested in, but never had the courage to learn, is photography.

Photography is so intriguing to me because it captures a specific moment in time that will never happen again. And that moment is reproduced by an image of some sort that can be viewed again to try and recreate the memories of that moment. The concept in and of itself is fascinating.

The reason that I was never able to try to start learning about photography and taking pictures was my own fear. I have no knowledge of pictures and so learning something so new intimidated me.. Also, when taking pictures, people around me are aware that I'm taking a picture and this made me feel a bit self conscious of standing out and being a bit exposed.

But, I think that is an unreasonable fear to prevent me from trying something I am genuinely interested in. So; slowly, I have been trying to learn more here and there and be more bold in taking pictures.


Over the winter break, I bought a disposable camera just to experiment with it. I had a lot of fun taking pictures throughout the break (although many of the pictures did not turn out right because of lighting..) And through those two weeks, I learned that learning that taking "good" pictures is simply through experimenting with what you have and accumulating experience (although learning it from someone is very useful). Also, taking pictures with a disposable camera caught quite a bit of attention.. Although it was a bit strange at first, I learned to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and it wasn't really as bad as I thought it would be.

Here's two of my favorites that came out! 

Although I know I have a long way to go before I will be able to take "good" pictures, I want to continue to experiment and fail and learn and continue. It's kind of exciting!

Here's a couple pictures that I am actually sort of proud of haha..

Reading it over, I think I'm thinking about this a little bit too far.. haha ^^;; 

bye bye until next time ^ go and capture the world

time well spent

A couple years ago, there were a decent amount of social media platforms I used - Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and others. Looking back, I have wasted quite a bit of time on these social media platforms instead of other things I value more - reading, piano, writing, crafting, spending time with friends, etc. Also, there have been times where I have felt insecure about myself by comparing myself to others on social media platforms. Although social media is a great way to connect / re-connect and share your life to loved ones, I think I need to take my time off and re consider in my life what I really want to be spending my small given amount of time per day.

So I have decided to cut down all social media (except this blog and messaging applications) for the time being. This is going to definitely going to be a challenge, but I know it will be beneficial to me. I want to look back on each day and not regret the time I wasted, but be happy with my 'time well spent'. 

bye bye until next time ^

5 simple resolutions

It is a household requirement to make a New Year's Resolutions, so I'm going to share my 5 simple resolutions that I wish to make into a habit! They are actually quite similar to last year, but nonetheless, they are the things that I want to focus on for the year.

1. Read the bible from beginning to end in the span of the year. 

Unfortunately, I did not read the bible all the way through last year... I am quite bad at keeping the habit of reading every day, but I want to discipline myself to do so. 

2. write in a journal every day (3 sentences). 

Last year I kept a small journal and wrote one sentence.. But I didn't feel like it was enough, so I'm expanding to three sentences! And I set myself a little guideline for each sentence. 

     First - something special that happened that day

     Second - something that made my smile that day 

     Third - something that I am grateful for that day

I think these are good to help me write the account of my life as well as reflect on the things that I am blessed with. 

3. Find internship/work over the summer. 

hmm I want to find an internship related to my major.. but otherwise, I want to work in a restaurant and possibly continue just helping out my friend Ali's company :) I want to do this every summer to make sure I am somewhat make use of my time. Or summer school! I honestly wouldn't mind that :] 

4. Goal GPA of 3.5 after sophomore fall quarter. 

Slightly less than my high school standards, but after all, engineering is pretty hard, I'm finding out ...  I don't want to put myself on a pressure of getting a 4.0, but I definitely want to challenge myself. 

5. Read 15 books in a year. 

I need to make time to read more.