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Friends may come and go in our days, but there are some who change our lives and the way we live it. My two closest friends who have impacted my life the greatest are the two women in my family: my mother and my sister. As of this moment, my mom is in Korea, with our dying grandmother. I miss her very much because she and I used to be the only ones talking at home, and now that she's gone, I'm left with no one. It's very depressing. I am most grateful for my mother for her friendship and guidance. She seldom led me to the wrong direction, and if she had, it was not intentional. Like most mothers, she puts herself second to her children. She's the best.
My sister and I used to have a love-hate relationship before she went off to college, but once she left the house for San Diego, I began to appreciate her company more. I suppose I matured also because I no longer pick fights with my little brother either. I guess having people come and go in and from the house is also a growing experience. I've learned so much from my past eighteen years that I wonder of all the other profound discoveries I will encounter in the future.

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Throughout my four years in high school, my group of friends has diminished to a mere number of four, including myself. Four seems to be a pretty hefty amount for me: Kelly Hayashi, Jenny Xu, Emily Ko, and me. I do not spend all my free time with these ladies, but I do spend most of my hours of lunch with them. At home, in Alhambra, I have another group of special friends with whom I spend my time. Although this group pertains mostly of boys and a few girls, I do enjoy the different activities we engage in. During hot spring/summer days, we go to San Marino High School and play a round or two of pick-up basketball. Basketball games with boys seem more intense because the guys there have a case of massive testosterone. They have this tendency to become too competitive, leading to anger and meaningless fights. Despite this sort of tension, we always have time to go to Tapioca Express and act asian.

Once school is out and I have nothing to do, I take a trip to my sister's apartment in San Diego. Once I arrive, I am greeted by Cindy and her boyfriend Brian Kim. Now let me tell you, Brian is one of the craziest people that I know. He can be hyper to the extent where you just want to put thick black tape around his mouth, but then he finds a way to drive you crazy even with the tape ON. Cindy's two roommates, Ruby Chen and Le Diep, are always nice. They are pleasant and very down-to-earth which suits my fancy. Brian's roommates are good for playing basketball. One who is a baller demon, Ryan Hung, is swift to the hoop and the other, Doan Bui, is a great tennis player, yet he has time to play a little basketball from time to time.
Shirley Tsang is one of my best friends in San Diego. She is majoring in Biology in Warren College-UCSD. She has a very pale Indian boyfriend named Akshay. Shirley and I first met in Spanish class when I was a sophomore and she a junior. We have been very good pals ever since.

I have a friend in Seattle, Washinton named Dan Hahm. I've known him ever since the seventh grade, and we've been there for each other through the bumpy roads of life. I am looking forward to seeing him in the summer and maybe playing some basketball with him. He is the only asian rower in the rowing crew. Go Dan!