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Why do you do what you do? How many people in this world would have thought about this question or had answers for it? Why do you eat only three times a day, sleep lately and wake up lately, watch Japanese TV shows, have thousands of facebook friends

My parents finally moved to a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles when they first arrived from the Philippines. On March 15, 1988, Kevin Earl Briones was born. That same day, he had also passed away. Kevin is my older brother or as we say in Tagalog

I fear living a life in solitude. I would do anything to prevent loosing a friend even if it means masking my emotions or putting others before myself. Until I can satisfy their needs, then will I be happy with myself. I do what I do so I wont have t

For the thrill of the chase

Why do you do what you do?

      Although there are some things in life that I might never be able to obtain and some dreams that wont ever come true it is the pursuit of these things that keeps me going. I feel th

This time last year I could have answered this question without giving it a moment’s thought. I did what I did simply to get into college. I worked tirelessly to get good grades, I volunteered too many days of the week, and I was a member of more clu

Life is full of adventure.  Through the good and the bad, I have been lucky enough to have the thrill of adventure in my life.  I do what I do because each risk I take takes me on a new adventure in which I learn more about myself and the world.  One

It was the last year of my high school. I still had no idea what I want to study in college. At that time, I was not even sure if I want to go to the college. I wanted to be a writer. I had full of ideas in my head. I just wanted to start my career a

I do what I do because not many will. It’s really difficult to point to one thing and say that’s what I do, especially in a life style where everyone is encouraged to do as many different things as possible to lead a ‘well rounded’ life. And I am no

Since as early as I can remember I had always played team sports.  From a young age I enjoyed the combination of competition and working together with teammates.  But it wasn't until fourth grade when I found football.  This sport stood out from all

      The wind was whipping the rain around on the frigid autumn night of November first two thousand eight. So much wind and rain in fact, streets were flooded, and sailboats could have easily replaced cars. At the time I was a high school senior, s

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John is my roommate when I first came to UCLA. We were both electrical engineering major and took lots of same classes. Seriously, we both think it sucks to be a engineer sometimes. Because it not that easy for us to get t

I do what I do because of all the opportunities I have.  It’s a product of who my parents are, where I live, what time period I’m in, but mostly, my own attitude.  I take opportunities because I am so lucky that my parents do what THEY do, that I liv

There is nothing quite like the sweet taste of success. The feeling of triumph after winning a tournament or seeing the product of months and months of hard work is probably the greatest feeling in the world. Arguably everything someone does is in or

I’ll never forget that day. It was the summer before my senior year. On my way out of the house towards what I thought would be a memorable night, one of my closest friends, who I used to play with in an orchestra, randomly calls me, frantically tryi