Mirror

My favorite topic I've learnt from chapter 6 in Lab sim might be the use of  Slide zoom. I love this kind of presentation as I used to use Prezi a lot in high school, because I thought it had a fun flair that old PowerPoint did not (although I might've just not known about this function back then). I haven't used PowerPoint much this semester, but if I ever find myself needing to present anything I might just utilize this tool next time if its appropriate!

I attended the UNLV BFA Thesis Exhibit which is an event where the graduating students of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program show case their art that they've worked on all semester in a gallery on campus. It was really amazing to see the diverse and compelling displays of 2D and 3D art pieces of various mediums and styles from students soon to become professional artists. One of my close friends, Jana, was apart of this exhibit and the main reason why I attended and she had creates two pieces of carpentry titled "Mirror" another I can't quite remember the name of. They were both amazing and will be on display at the Donna Beam Gallery inside the Alta Ham Fine Arts Building until late June, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm if you're curious to check it out!

Pandan

TrancyAnn talked about Jamaican food in one of her blog posts and her A5 presentation and it inspired me to talk a little bit about my culture/cuisine! I'm Chinese-Filipino, but I'm not really intact with my Chinese side (or my Chamorro side). Having grown up heavily with Filipino influences, I didn't get to explore many other cuisines, but as I became more independent I got to try all kinds of things. I still want to try more and more of new and different flavors and cultures, but Filipino food will always have a special place in my heart. One of my favorite Filipino foods is a dessert and its called Buko Pandan. Buko is young coconut and Pandan is a grassy-vanilla tasting tropical plant with coconut milk and sago pearls. Its creamy and sweet and highly recommended!

Board

Lately my friends and I have been trying to lessen how much time we spend at our computers playing video games by dedicating 1 day/night a week to going out and playing board games. We like to visit Wii Play Games, and The Gaming Goat which are both super super cool shops. The Gaming Goat is more card games, board games, with a TTRPG section in the back. Its inside of the Town Square Plaza. And Wii Play Game is a bigger shop full of all kinds of stuff from CCGs, TTRPGs, board games, video games, consoles, handhelds, souvenirs, and other kinds of merch. Its found on Sahara and Rainbow behind Hash House a Go Go and McDonalds. Board games can be quite expensive but the good ones have incredible replay value so you can play again and again with different experiences even if its the same group of people!

Skate

I've been skating a ton lately! My friends and I love going out at night and bringing our roller skates, long boards, skateboards, penny boards and just go from park to park or even parking lots too. I'm still new, having only used my in-lines for a few months now, but my other friend has been roller skating for 14 years now and they've been helping me along. Its really hard, but I think its a ton of fun! Somehow I think its harder than ice skating and skateboarding, at least in my experience, but I'm hoping to keep practicing so I can feel comfortable to skate freely on the streets one day!

Webtoons

I love reading manga, light novels, comic books, and web-comics! It fits my attention span much easier than animated episodes or entire shows. It's also really convenient, because they're short and available on mobile without ads, usually anyways. My main focus lately has been an app called "Webtoons", and I keep up with about 26 different webtoons every week! I follow all kinds of genres from romance, to slice-of-life, to action-adventure, to comedy, and even murder-mystery! Some of my favorites are The Strongest Florist, Weak Hero, unOrdinary, Mage & Demon Queen, Purple Hyacinth, Let's Play, Tower of God, Lookism, and #muted!

Repeat

I learnt about VLOOKUP in 5.10.4! It's really unique and advanced for something I never knew existed. I've used it in my ECON 261 class during notes and homework aid. Otherwise I haven't really used it.

I turn 22 this week! Its kind of a weird time, because I haven't had a birthday party from my family since I was probably about 14 years old. And suddenly they want to celebrate out of nowhere. I don't really want to attend and just to sneak out and be with friends, but I'd probably get a solid scolding afterwards from my parents. It's actually stressing me out because I don't like big social gatherings with people I'm not too familiar with, such as my extended family. And also as an introvert, I feel uncomfortable having to idle while they sing happy birthday or whatever. Just gotta get through the week I guess!