Spot the difference:
Left: My Math 104 Professor, Scott Sitar Right: Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. Enough said.
Someone reminded me today that I own a blog and that it was pretty funny. But this blog isn’t meant to be funny. It’s meant to document my experiences and feelings as I go through university. One day, when my son/daughter comes to me and asks, “Dad, what was University like for you?” I want to be able to tell him/her:
“There’s a time and place for everything, and that’s called college. Read Dad’s blog, and you can do everything that Dad did. But not more”.
So my child, as you go off to university, here’s what your father did in his first two months of university.
1. Meet great people
2. Won his first Beer Pong Competition
3. Puked all over the bus loop.
4. Passed out in the toilet for 4 hours, forcing his roommates to go downstairs to pee.
5. Did naughty things in his dorm.
6. Lost $200 at the casino
7. Pissed on the library building
8. Went to a nude beach and saw old penises and old boobs.
9. Caked a friend and had a food fight in the SUB
Now my child, everything listed above may be good and well, but there’s 5 important things I want you to remember.
1. Study hard, study smart and don’t sleep before 2am.
2. Create relationships and maintain them. Be nice to people and care for them.
3. Be involved in school or get a job. Don’t just stay in your room and study everyday.
4. If there is someone that cares for you, aka your parents (me) or your boyfriend/girlfriend, make sure you call them. It’s easy to ignore someone because you are busy. Don’t do it.
5. Have fun.
I feel really blessed to have met so many wonderful people, and also able to reignite old friendships. I want to thank some people off the top of my head.
Old Friends
Terry – For being a true bro.
Carolyn – For being my late night food buddy and friend
Johnson – For walking me home on his birthday
New Friends
Tim – For being the kind of friend my parents always hoped I had.
Vincent – I know I always have someone I can hang out and have lunch with.
Amanda/Alina – What would I do without the two of you?
Mona – You have been absolutely amazing. I know we talk shit to each other all the time, but I’m so grateful to have you as a friend and a bro. (I’m going to end this here before it turns homo)
Benson – For being my first Canadian friend and helping me to fit into UBC by introducing his friends to me.
Roommates
Kevin, Jared, Ivo, Kulvir, Bradley. Wouldn’t choose to stay with anyone else. Awesome people.
