1) My mother for the last eighteen years of my life, the most reliable and amazing woman in my life

2) Daddy who calls me on a weekly basis and who has been the financial backbone of my life

3) The ability to do the most humanly simple functions

4) Cousins who are one of the few reasons why I love coming home

5) My aunt for always talking to me when something happens

6) Yang Lau-Shih who I can always confide in when I'm not comfortable talking to anybody else

7) Evelyn Chang for being the bestest best friend that anybody could ever have. You always pull in the right direction when I'm going astray and thank you for being the conscience of my life and never judging me.

8) Ilani Umel for telling me my heart and brain must always align and reminding me that patience and taking the initiative go hand in hand. Thank you for always giving me a different perspective on everything

9) Wolfpack for the all the "lulz" we've had and for always making me laugh...and TETRIS BATTLES, credit carding each other after dinner

10) Justin Liang for all the rides that you've given me, saving my ass in math, and trolling/walking with me when you could be doing something else

11) Alan Chen for the good conversations during dinner time and laundry time

12) People like Jessica Chean, Mohamed Ahmed, Neill Chua, Jennifer Sung, Stephanie Fong, Michelle Huang, Steven Chen, and Michael Phan who unexpectedly and randomly IM me to talk to me even if it's for a few minutes. Thanks a lot (:

13) UCSB for the great weather

14) My college education

15) Music for always lifting me up