Showing posts with label Original Writings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Original Writings. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

It's Funny How Much a Person Can Affect You

A Couple of Years in the Making, my short biography on my writing is now complete. From when I was a wee lad in my early years to the end of my High School Career. I hope you all enjoy it to an extent.

So everyone doesn't feel left out; I have been so blessed to have met all of you and each of you are near and dear to my heart.


It's Funny How Much a Person Can Affect You

I live with my family. I have a brother a mom a dad an aunt and a grandma. My brother plays football. My mom works at home. My dad drives trucks. My aunt is a broker and financial aid. My grandma stays home too.

We have lived in this house for 12 years. But I moved a lot. One time we lived in Austin. Then we moved to Plano. Then to Houston. And then back to Plano. To Colorado. To Plano. Then we was kicked out and went to McKinney. Then to Plano. Basic we moved around a lot.

I've been too many schools in my life. There was a time where I went to kindergarten in the morning. Then at daycare for an hour. After that a first grader in the afternoon. But that didn't last long. We moved away to Colorado. Ponderosa was the new school. It was hard being new, but I made a best friend. But we had to move again. This time we went to Denver. Where I went to Trailblazer for second and third grade! It was a good time. It was tragic when we left to return to Plano. I was at Skaggs for third grade to fith grade.

In Sixth Grade was where I met my best friend. Dakota. We both played the flute and had the same class for a few periods. We had lunch together. We both played video games. But this grade was the year where I was angry and mad and not very good person. First time I had a honors class. The one step that has made me take honors classes forever. This was also the first year where I wasn't with my brother in school. It made me lonely. It wasn't good, when one day I walked into English class and my teacher asked me if I was okay. I asked why. She said that I was being withdrawn out of the PISD and would have to find a school in a different district. I was angry, and I don't know why. It just wasn't fair. But I met someone in McKinney, her name was---

Courtney. She was very different. The first person that teased me but still liked me. We spent a lot of time being around each other because of the things we had in common. We both were in band. We both loved animals. And most of all, we both loved books. The library was our haven. The place we go to after a hard school day. Between the both of us we probably read more than half the library. We had our arguments every now and then. About books. About life. But the next day we were just your regular close friends again. Poking, pinching, talking to each other. It hurt, when I found out that I was being transferred to Plano. I promised her I'd come back.

I never did.

She was my first crush.

The first day I came back to Plano was interesting indeed, I mean my brother was back in the same school as I. I was placed in the Concert Maroon Band, which I couldn't complain much about, I enjoyed playing in that band. The amazing part was, on the first day, even though I was late to first period, cause the councilor didn't print out my schedule ahead of time. Dakota recognized me instantly, I even sat across from him. First thing he said to me was, “I can't believe you still have that binder.” Hahahah. He was talking about my yellow binder I've had since 3rd Grade. It was deja vu for me, I've had dreams before of returning back to Plano. Funny, how I knew a person before I really met them.
The one thing I didn't see was how much just seeing Beryl made me feel. I didn't see her until second semester in art. Roll was being called and I was excited. The butterflies were flapping, I actually had a class with her. But I looked around the room, and didn't see her there. Until someone said that she was at home due to Mononucleosis. But I heard that she would be coming back soon, so I waited. The first day she returned, I think my heart lept 10 beats. She looked just the way I imagined. I was nervous about talking to you, worried that you wouldn't recognize me, but the first thing you said was, along the lines, "It's been a while Jimmy." She turned her head and smiled at me. After that, I spent most of my time in art with you. Then the year ended. We went our separate ways, but I got her number. I never called, was too nervous.
It was a nerve-wracking Summer. I was enrolled into McKinney ISD at the newly opened school, McKinney Boyd. A whole bunch of honors and AP courses going under my belt but a week before school started I was withdrawn and coerced to go to Jasper High School.
OOC: Wait a sec, did I even have the word coerce in my vocabulary back then? I guess it doesn't really matter too much at this point...
IC: I think it's funny how everytime I say I am going to move I don't and when I say I won't I do. I won't go into detail what happened at Jasper as it hadn't affected me writing much. I will say though that I stopped using one worded answers for the most part.

Fast Forward to my Junior and Senior year of High School. It was quite intriguing to note that my writing style had grown and perhaps reached it's true base level in terms of my philosophy of writing... Which, I'll have you know also brought to light the fact that the English course is highly subjective seeing as my Junior English Teacher LOVED my style while my Senior English Teacher wasn't too fond of it. But this paper isn't about them, it's about the people I've met.
It was a rather strange experience going to Plano West, mainly because I had transferred over from Plano Senior and in doing so left a lot of my close friends; I had a mission though, a mission to have the same teacher for all four years of high school. I am proud and glad to say that I achieved that goal thanks to a Miss Ashley Norris turned Mrs. Ashley Richie turned Mother Ashley Richie; Single, Married, and had a Child, if that caused any prior confusion. I am excited to note however that by the end of my wondrous four years with her, I had formed a bond that will stand the test of time and scrutiny of the world. From the oral blunder that was our first year to the spectacular fourth year, going on sixth now. Ashley Richie is truly a person that has left her mark in my life.
But don't worry my unknown audience, I don't have a thing for her :P My Latin family is truly a force to be reckoned with.
Along with my Latin family is my PALs family... A wondrous family of 18 people of different skill sets and personalities. They became the ground for which I was able to walk across the stage for my diploma. We had great adventures together; Lots of parties, helping the school, doing behind the scenes work, making music, cooking food, and generally doing things a family would. I have no doubt in my mind that we will always support each other. (: So I'd like to make a shout out to each and every single one of them, in no particular order.
To Chase White, Sam Snelling, Hector Meza, Claire Henson, Lynda Hercules, Mollie Kirk, Molly McMichael, Michael Cozzi, Blake Baldridge, Sydney Lucero, Marla Salamon, Colton Hager, Meagan Auer, Ana Rodriguez, Kim Langston, Amy Boykin, and Marco Pisterzi:
Thank you soo much for being there in our senior year. All of you have helped me grow and I can only wish that I was able to help you grow as well. We are all going to do great things and I want you to know that I will be cheering all of you on and will be as supportive as I can be.

Originally I was going to tell you what the outcome of my writing style has been after 12 years of Public Education but then I thought to myself... Wouldn't it be more fun if I had people try and figure out what my writing philosophy is?
And here we are, so kudos to those of you who can figure out what my writing style is.

Next Up On My To Write List: College, The First Year.
Hahahah, Only joking :P
Or am I?

This was Completed on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 1:03am after 2 and a Half Years.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

I Don't Exactly Know Who I Am, a Horrible Reflective

It's not a very good essay but It's one I wrote today... I feel that the message that is supposed to come across the most are the three quotes. At the Beginning, Middle and End.


Jimmy Bui
Sharon Townsend
English – 6th
17 September 2009


I Don’t Exactly Know Who I Am


“Never Lose Sight of Yourself in the Face of Others”
~ Anonymous


A Personal Narrative about me would be incredibly difficult to write. It’s not that I’m a bad writer or anything of the sort. It’s hard to because of my personality flaw. In order for me to be happy, the most effective way for me to be happy, is to make other people happy. Therefore, I’m just slightly bit different with each person I interact with, a small façade it may be but a mask is a mask.

At “Home,” the place where people are supposed to show their true selves is the place where I am least myself. I seclude myself in the comforts of my bedroom, leaving only for the necessities or to separate myself further from the world by walking. Conversing with my family at home is nearly non-existent. The only person I feel comfortable enough to talk to is my younger brother, Alex.

When I am with my best friend, Dakota, the side of me that enjoys intellectual conversations and loves playing video games is most apparent. You’d probably see us sitting in the living room couch in front of the TV with Xbox 360 controllers in our hands in a heated game of Halo 3. And while we’re playing, we might be talking about the topic of life or relationships. We could just about talk about anything and turn it into a complex conversation with references pulled from books, Google/Wikipedia, or even knowledge gathered over the years. More often than not, we’d be in a semi-heated talk about how I am too much of a doormat. Complaining about how I’m always trying to please everyone, going out of my way, just to make someone’s day a little better. His most famous line would be,

“Jimmy. / Everyone deserves to be happy and most of all you. / All the happiness you give to the world and there’s never any left for you. /”
~ Dakota Reynolds

At school I am the strong one, the guy who does his own thing. One instance, I’ll be happy with a group of people. Another, I’ll be talking one on one about someone’s problem. Another, I am the one who shows. Then there are the instances where, I feel like I don’t belong in this place, I am too different. But no one sees me in those instances because I follow the code, “A King must never let his people see him cry.”

But who am I really? I'm one of those guys. Who at the end of the day. Will be crying themselves to sleep.


“Some people try too hard to make others around them happy that at the end of the day… There isn't any left for them.”
~ Anonymous

Friday, April 17, 2009

OW: Ticking of the Clock

Two Part... I don't know what it is, it just has to parts.

There. (Tic-kuh Toh----)

In the midst of the rushing crowd of obnoxious high schoolers, he caught a glimpse of her, strawberry blonde hair billowing with the passing wind, blue floral theme dress flowing behind her as she makes her way through a dull blob, her equally theme'd backpack shines through even after being engulfed by the mass, there in lies a brief moment in time, where she crosses his path, and the world slowed down, just enough for their eyes to meet, and in just a sliver of a millisecond, his existence to her was no more...
He stood there as his life walked away.

Still There. (Tick Tock)

Streams of red and blue zip by. Yellow Bow. Orange Signs. Black Suits. Pink Shoes. Green Shirt. White Wall. Brown Car. He is chasing after a memory. He can't exactly remember. His past- fireworks blurring his head. He bumps into something pink/blue in his daze. He notices a smile from the red/yellow head. She grabs his hand and pulls him along...
He smiles as the colors begin to settle.


Ugh... Thats not how I originally wrote the second part. but I don't know. Maybe it'll make more sense if I put the original on here.

He runs through the street. That hustle and bustles with life. Chasing after a girl. He knows her by her dark blonder hair in the crowd of playful colors. A gust appears. Her pink dress stuck to her skin. As time passes he gets closer. His hand grabs her. He stared into her eyes. A smile formed on her lips.
He stood there, smiling as his life came back.

I still kept the main theme for the second half, so I'm quite proud. I myself was getting a headache while writing it.

I don't know what made me write it... but I did. And I find them to be unique, in how they are written.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

OW: Seems that I always play the nice guy

Some of you might be confused as to what that means.

Well per say

There's this girl
I've liked her since sophmore year
I didn't have the guts to tell her
So my best friend does

She says that we're like brother and sister
I say that works (as long as I got to spend time with her)
I find out my best friend likes her
Therefore, I hope that it works out for the both of them

Turns out, they did get together.
I felt hurt, but
I was happy
Since I so happen to value someone else's happyness over mine.

Suddenly a problem arose
I transferred to a different school because I knew I would get between them
I love her, with all my heart.
Then they broke up

I would give anything to be with her now
She was the first person I asked to homecoming
She declined saying it wasn't her thing
But thats okay, because we didn't like homecoming

By some connection I knew someone else liked her
Someone I knew
Someone who has strong feelings for her
I finally learn today who it is

Impossible it is for me to see him hurt
So I give him the okay
Since he didn't want to ask someone out when he knows someone else does
But unbeknownst to him, I lied

Because... it
Seems that I always have to play the nice guy
So I sit here wishing that it works out
I wait... because thats all I'm good at.

I'll wait forever if thats what it takes to be with her.


WELL I'm quite sad aren't i?