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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS 1 SOCIAL EVENTS 12 CLUB PARTY GENERAL MEETINGS 2 CORN MAZE GM#6 - ERNST & YOUNG COFFEE CHAT GM#7 - FAMILY EVENT ALUMNI ICE SKATING GM#8 - CHEVRON ALUMNI WATCH PARTY GM#9 - STUDY ABROAD MR. MCCOMBS GM#10 - DELOITTE ABSA/HBSA BROOMBALL GM#11 - FAMILY EVENT THANKSGIVING POTLUCK

COMPANY SPOTLIGHTS 5 VOLUNTEERING EVENTS 17 GENERAL MILLS KAB #2 CONOCOPHILLIPS KAB #3 AMERICAN AIRLINES LONGHORN HALLOWEEN CHEVRON STARBRIGHT CARNIVAL ERNST & YOUNG RACE FOR THE CURE SHACK-A-THON PROFESSIONAL EVENTS 8 JA IN A DAY CONSULTING CASE CHARITY DODGEBALL MENTORSHIP SOCIAL I-TEAM WORKSHOP INTRAMURAL SPORTS 21 CULTURAL WORKSHOP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CASE COMPETITION COED SOCCER SMALL BUSINESS COED VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE 101 DALLAS CFT SHOUT OUTS 23 the lettereditors from Dear ABSA,

This semester has gone by fast and finals are already coming up! We hope you are studying hard and if you need a break, take a look at the Informer! For the December 2009 issue, we added company spotlights from the company sponsors that have spoken to us at the GMs for the purpose of sharing more of what the companies have to offer. We also added some fun columns that we hope you will enjoy.

Here’s a huge thanks to the media directors for all the pictures and to writers for writing the Informer articles. We couldn’t have done it without you guys! Also, thank you Angela and all the officers for being amazing!

Good luck on your finals and happy holidays to all! Enjoy :)

Best, Mark, Connie, & Tiffany

1 GENERAL MEETINGS

GENERAL MEETINGS #6ernst & young Many ABSA members waited for this day to come. Three amazing representatives from Ernest & Young came to our sixth general meeting to give us tips about business etiquette. Leigh Hall taught us valuable business etiquette. Some of Ernest & Young, one of the big four accounting the manners that they emphasized were “B & D,” bread firms, is based in New York and has over 100 operations on right and drink on left, firm hand shake, and knowing all over the world. when to start eating in a restaurant. Three representatives JuHee Williamson, Jessica After the great presentation, all three Snider, and Leigh Hall came to our sixth GM. Ju-Hee representatives gladly stayed for further questions, and emphasized how important it is to remember other many ABSA members rushed to introduce themselves. people’s name. She also told us to introduce ourselves in Overall, GM was very interesting and exhilarating. a unique way. For instance, she introduces herself as “my Written by Hyun Kang name is not Julie, June, or -Jennifer. It’s Ju-Hee.” In addition to Ju-Hee’s advice, Jessica Snider and #7 family event The last family event was a lot of fun, and it encouraged us to work together and communicate well with our family. We had to first work together to match up pictures of pumpkins and gourds to their proper names to receive the first of a series of clues that we then had to decode. The clues were tough but a lot of fun to figure out. Our last task was to bring back a cover page with a different EID for every family member. I’m pretty sure everyone in the Mill Lab was watching us dig through the recycling bins and super jealous of all the fun we were having.

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Employees rotate between three positions within three doloreictum dolorum et rem quam, nes volupidis arum et quaes dundestium aut andipsa debissitatur rent, consequam, in natur, tet, cumenimet pero cum nis se different locations. Overall, it was great seeing our former leader comni di suntionseque expliqui tenihictemos nessunda que nobisciisque lat. Rum quatqui ut pero vel idusda velitias volupta tibusap eriatec umendae pudae. doing well in the real world, and we wish her all the best! Rovidus dolestiisque pe dis mos min re, omniti voluptia volum illiquo bla vel idus. Ullit exceatempe anditi solupti orepudi genimin recum, suntem et, nos placia quibus elest officimil ipitationem. Nam eumquunt quis eatinctur? Written by Eric Tsang Numque nim facest, velesequi corrum as eatio inciam, velenias susa quatur? Rum quo quisque praectat laceatur remposam iundae. Agnatiae pella cume modipis dolo eum unt, veliquatatem fuga. Nequi volorruntion et el est imusape rionet maio tecabo. 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In addition credit for the meeting, I was glad McCombs study abroad students to having great exotic accents, to schedule my appointment with a come in for our General Meeting #9. these students offered first-hand study abroad coordinator soon after. Starting the presentation, Claudia knowledge of their countries. The Written by Sondra Batbold Prieto outlined the four top reasons Czech student’s account of the Czech to study abroad: to broaden the UT Republic as “the heart of Europe” classroom experience, to network and thus, a “gateway to all other internationally, to gain a global

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Chad Robottom graduated from Louisiana State University and is currently an audit senior at Deloitte. Though this GM was shorter than the rest, Greg and Chad’s memorable presentation was packed with interesting contents relating to Deloitte. In addition, their unique PowerPoint slides were filled with appealing visuals. Who doesn’t find a picture of owls fascinating? Greg and Chad also showed us a video message from Deloitte’s CEO. This truly shows the Deloitte’s professionalism and explains the company’s success as one of the Big 4 accounting firms. Overall, I was glad to attend this general meeting. Mr. Endo responded to Eric’s question, “We do not know, but it does make a good marketing technique because everyone asks about it.” Written by Mark Wu #11 family event GM #11’s family event the unbiased judge. Despite each showed off some hidden singing and player’s attempt to flaunt his/her dancing talents of ABSA members. dancing skills in front of Justin, The battle for Best Family of the John Terada emerged victorious. Year continued as families played This family event was filled through their way in the ABSA with cheers and whistles, certainly version of Don’t Forget the Lyrics one of the loudest family events so that’s based off a television show. far. And after seeing some of those In each round, every family people dance, you may never look sent out a representative to sing and at them in the same way again. dance to the chose song. As the music Written by Lucy Lu continued, the players displayed their skills for Shara, hoping to earn bonus points. As soon as the music stopped, the players had a few seconds to fill in the blanks with correct lyrics. Those who got all the words right earned points for their families. After 6 rounds, a final round was created as tie-breaker, and Justin Santos was

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Olor aut et qui consedis apit aut inciust ionsequ idellum sitatum id mo ipsantis eatemperum reptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis cum si cone vendi ut eos dolorest estrum nonet alique evelenihita volorestem expeditatum aperundame SPOTLIGHTS pelibusae venis dolo most, ium ut es eum ea cum experum enditis dolupta eritioreris pe volum volorro versperem sitatib usdanditis iligendam fugiae qui ulpa ad quunti rem veliquis pro cum ium quassi dolessi molore et volorerum ium volum vit, simpere catureh enduntoritia volorendi con repe nonectum audi conocoPhillips Majorie Cheng What is the company’s most important value? Safety is highly stressed at ConocoPhillips as our business operations can expose employees and contractors to operational and environmental general mills risk. However our safety focus is not just in our field locations, but our corporate offices as well. This year our Houston headquarters undertook Curt Curtis-Sales an initiative to achieve an elite OSHA safety certification status - VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) Star. This is normally given to field What is the company’s most locations, and VPP Star status has already been awarded to other important value? ConocoPhillips sites. People Also just as important is our value for People. This is evidenced in the training and development resources that are devoted to employees What does the company throughout their careers - from internship to management level. In look for when hiring its addition the company demonstrates care for the well being and work-life employees and interns? balance of the employee through our Health & Wellness facilities and Analytical & Interpersonal Skills programs. Last year ConocoPhillips also began an initiative focusing on People & Inclusion which has given us the opportunity to refocus on What distinguishes diversity, development, retention, and employee engagement. As a direct the company from its result our employee network groups, like the Asian American Network competitors? have received even more support from ConocoPhillips management. Our Culture What does the company look for when hiring its employees and interns? The ideal candidate that we look to bring into ConocoPhillips demonstrates the ability to learn and excel (often reflected in a students academic record), leadership and initiative (involvement in student organizations like ABSA), strong collaboration and teamwork skills, and confident communication skills. Another factor is cultural and motivational fit. We want our employees to find satisfaction in the types of roles and opportunities we offer. So we also assess whether the candidate’s interest and preferences would be a good match for a career at ConocoPhillips.

What distinguishes the company from its competitors ? What makes ConocoPhillips unique from the other energy majors is its culture. The company has its roots from two companies that grew in small towns in Oklahoma. Although the company has expanded and grown we’ve still maintained much of those same values. There is a strong emphasis on work-life balance and development, and people have a genuine interest and care for their co-workers.

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american airlines Winston Lam What is the company’s most important value? Safety is the underpinning of all that we do. When 250,000 people each day trust you with their business, every process in your operation has to be embedded with safety measures.

What does the company look for when hiring its employees and interns? We look for mental athletes - individuals who are analytical, creative and exhibit responsibility and integrity. As a new college hire at AA, you will be entrusted with routes or with accounts or with airport stations. We need people who can quickly ramp up and help make positive changes in their daily business function.

What distinguishes the company from its competitors? AA has long been regarded as the leader in commercial aviation. First airline lounge, first transcon jet service, first female airline captain, first African-American airline captain, first frequent flier program, first electronic reservations system, first to offer electronic ticketing, first to offer onboard internet. Creating and innovating so that our customers have the best travel experience possible is ingrained in our DNA.

chevron Jeena Lee What is the company’s most important value? All the values Chevron has are all equally weighted as important! (Integrity, Trust, Ingenuity, Partnership, Protecting People & the Environment and High Performance). All these values are what makes up our vision of “The Chevron Way” which explains who we are, what we do, what we believe and what we plan to accomplish. It also establishes a common understanding within the Chevron business and community.

What does the company look for when hiring its employees and interns? Chevron looks for students who have leadership, relevant work experience, interpersonal skills like communication skills and teamwork skills Tip: When talking to recruiters in interviews, make sure you have solid examples to back up your resume and avoid using filler words (i.e. ums, hmmm, like)

What distinguishes the company from its competitors? All the competitors are great companies that are suited for certain personality types and work styles. I think that Chevron’s the best for me because the company really cares about my well being, growth and promotes work life balance. Chevron has a 9/80 schedule where we have every other Friday off and this is extremely helpful in many ways such as reducing pollution from transportation and traffic on Fridays, enabling employees to run their errands and make doctor appointments, spend more time with family, etc. We also have a college hire program called Horizons, a 5 year program dedicated to developing employees in functional or technical training and also

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Olor aut et qui consedis apit aut inciust ionsequ idellum sitatum id mo ipsantis eatemperum reptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis cum si cone vendi ut eos dolorest estrum nonet alique evelenihita volorestem expeditatum aperundame pelibusae venis dolo most, ium ut es eum ea cum experum enditis dolupta eritioreris pe volum volorro versperem sitatib usdanditis iligendam fugiae qui Juhee Williamsonulpa ad quunti rem veliquis pro cum ium quassi dolessi molore et volorerum ium volum vit, simpere catureh enduntoritia volorendi con repe nonectum audi What is the company’s most important value? Our firm’s values are expressed in three sentences. Every year, we are encouraged to nominate someone for the “Chairman’s Value Award” who represent the three EY value statements: Ernst & Young Values Who we are: • People who demonstrate integrity, respect and teaming • People with energy, enthusiasm and the courage to lead • People who build relationships based on doing the right thing

What does the company look for when hiring its employees and interns? We have just excellent and fabulous recruiting team leaders, and client serving personnel that are involved throughout the recruiting process. To summarize in three bullet points (I love summarizing!): • excellent client-serving skills • strong written and verbal communication skills • strong analytical, teamwork and organizational skills integrity, maturity, dependability, a positive attitude and enthusiasm in the performance of responsibilities I personally also look at the GPA. I firmly believe that GPA does represent whether that person did his/her best to excel in his/her own environment. I don’t believe it necessarily represents the level of intelligence one has as much as the “efforts” one made.

What distinguishes the company from its competitors? The firm’s commitment to it’s people. Ernst & Young is committed to helping our people achieve their potential through our four pillars of opportunities (including mobility), learning and development, inclusive and flexible environment, and communities. I love my team members and colleagues in the office. But most of all, I LOVE our partners! After all, you want to work in an organizations where you can identify with the leaders and love to work with them! When they listen to you, pay a personal attention to your needs, and love to work with you as much as you love to work with them, that’s a perfect working environment. That, to me, is what clearly distinguishes Ernst & Young from others, whether it is another Big 4, or an industry company. I can talk about numerous stories on this topic. Every time, I achieve a goal, accomplishment, or even a small task, I get a hand written note from our partners. When I was promoted to a senior manager, I got six hand- written congratulatory notes from partners that I have worked with, Indianapolis, San Jose, New York, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. On my birthday, I know I am getting pings and e-mails from my colleagues and partners, so sometimes I hide myself from Sametime (our firm’s instant messenger) to avoid my system getting overloaded. I was sick for a month last year, and my partner collected all the cards, messages and gifts for me, and visited me at home in person. I received her kids’ cards, a huge bag of fire-hot cheetos (my favorite!), t-shirts, small goodies, etc via UPS almost every day. I didn’t feel like I was away from work for a month! I can go on and on about this, but you get my drift. Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. 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mentorship social There was a great turnout at the mentorship social as members were excited to meet their PROFES- mentors and families for the first time. We started with a quick icebreaker to share some interesting SIONAL facts about ourselves. Then we played the human scavenger hunt, where families raced against each other to find members on their team with certain unique traits. We played several rounds, and all the teams were extremely competitive. It was definitely a close game, but in the end we had a tie breaker to determine the winning team that would get first dibs on food. I thought it was a great way for families to bond because they had to work efficiently together under a time crunch. After the intense game, we enjoyed pasta from Fazoli’s and chatted with the mentors. There was so much food that basically everyone returned for seconds. At the end, some families were so engaged in their conversations that they didn’t want to leave. The mentors have a lot of wisdom that they’ve accumulated over their careers, and they were eager to share that information with us. We had good food, fun games, and awesome company. I consulting case may be biased, but I think the event was a success! You’ll always get something out of Consulting Written by Karen Shih Team’s case workshops, whether it’s learning about a new problem that a company or industry faces, seeing how to create a professional PowerPoint, hearing experienced students present the cases, or simply enjoying Wendy cultural workshop : csa on china questioning the members on the team until they are speechless. Every Wednesday at 5:30 pm, ABSA’s very own consulting team delivers the weekly case that Wendy assigns. The team has one week to analyze the case and present a solution. Because the cases are very detailed and contain all the necessary information, the team Endelendae quid quiae. Aborerchiti doluptassum quam, torupta sequis quiae volore endi dis et ex et eniminc iendia doluptaquis atur? is not allowed to use any form of search engines. Any Pudiam aut perorem re, cum et prendis consequas aliqui toreperovid molor atem ut occatur aut ipsa numbers needed about the market in general are made sim res sequi doluptionet inveni dollaborpos nobit odio is ex ex ex eatibeatur a debis demperf from reasonable assumptions. Then, at the workshop, the eribus dolor solupta tiatur ad enti comnimu saepre aspissi odis magnam litiscid modion team presents the case, which clearly shows all the hard parunt, inihil est doluptas et lant doluptatur? Bis ex et, eatest etur, ulla culliquodi doles susda denis work involved. dolores sitior sequaspiduci berum eicti nos dunt. Catis et volecae coris maximpo rendae quid earunt re, atia nos molore, culparu ptatiametur aute The case workshops are very helpful if you plan on pellenitem restrum ea ducium quaepe sentur re inihitat aut acit magnati ipsus eum harume natquist competing in case competitions, like the ABSA case la que culpa voluptur seque vendelit a sitaquidest et idis minum re nest, sequiatur aut porit fuga. Rehenis competition that took place on November 14. The insights qui vent et volupta quibus, quae porrovid et ommo invenis ut pre latem delit landit dolorio nsequam you gain from the workshops will not only benefit you quiandae explaut odit, ommollatem consedi veratquam aut as deliciam estiandit, si sitas esed in your classes but also in your future, where analyzing es arum am ipsum volorum faccum que volorat quibustiis rem fugitatet quodici usande nientur? Lo voluptatum veri re ne pratem doluptur, a case can be a routine task in the business world. So seque dolo etuscillab ium non endestrum definitely take this wonderful opportunity and come out to the workshops on Wednesdays! Written by Lucy Lu 8 PROFESSIONAL EVENTS

i-team workshop #2 The second ABSA Investment Team Workshop took place at 7 PM on October 27 in the Sanchez Education Building. This meeting was a bit different from traditional Investment Team meeting. It was spiced up with the scrumptious smell of Tiff’s Treats and competitive spirit from attendants. The event was a planned as a Jeopardy game with a blue spiffy slideshow organized by the eager new I-team members. As everyone was divided into three groups, Justin and Hans, the heads of Investment Team, set ground rules for the game. The rules were as follows: 1) Any member from each team can stand up to answer questions. 2) The player must stand up and be recognized by Justin or Hans for the answer to count. 3) The answer must be presented as a question (i.e., “What is gold?”). The categories for questions in the game were famous and infamous people, I-team/ABSA trivia, stocks, etc. Although everyone was somewhat shy and polite at first, they all soon became deeply involved in the game. Trivia super stars and well-informed ABSA members courageously challenged difficult questions like “Who is Raj Rajaratnam?” At this event, secrets of the Investment Team members were uncovered. After an hour, everyone left the Sanchez building with a tummy full of heart-warming cookies and, for the lucky ones, a promised gift card to Chipotle. As for the general reaction of the laughing students leaving the workshop, the answer was uniform. “What is AWESOME?” Written by Olive Hsiao

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Then, Tanisha and Ricky Summer Olympics 2008, and the began their PowerPoint presentation, other, a children’s video for teaching beginning with Chinese traditions colors in Chinese. Both were very such as Chinese New Year and the interesting, but I have to admit, Dragon Boat Festival, and ending the children’s video left quite an with a quick lesson on writing Chinese impression because never will I numbers. As I struggled to copy forget that “hong means red.” Tanisha’s graceful hand movements Written by Sondra Batbold as she wrote characters on the board, Ricky revealed some interesting differences in pronunciations of On October 19th 2009, certain words that can sharply ABSA held its fall semester Cultural change meaning depending on the Workshop with the Chinese Students tone of certain letters. Association (CSA). The two CSA Nearing the end of their representatives, Tanisha Shang and presentation, Ricky and Tanisha Ricky Leon started off the workshop showed us two Youtube videos: by feeding us delicious egg custard one, a video of “Beijing Welcomes pie, which is a popular Chinese You” featuring Jackie Chan for the pastry, and homemade bubble tea.

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case competition It was 7:30 AM on Saturday, November 14 and students packed the business school dressed in suits and characterized by their tired eyes, were yearning for a caffeine fix. The day of the case competition was finally here. Following the kick-off on the previous Monday, 20 teams of students spent a week diligently researching and formulizing a solution to corporate social responsibility and sustainability for our sponsor, Dell. As the day commenced, teams dispersed to their respective rooms and presented their ideas to a panel of judges hoping to convey all the hard work and time they had invested brainstorming an award winning solution. After preliminary rounds and a delicious lunch courtesy of Jason’s Deli, teams who would be advancing to finals were announced. Those who made the cut were tested in the final rounds as judges questioned their solutions probing for holes in their logic. A 3-course dinner was provided for finalist teams and judges at the AT&T Executive Center to wrap up the competition and reward top-notch participants. At the end of the day, the top three teams were announced and generously awarded cash prizes. Congratulations to the teams and great job Executive Branch for planning yet another successful case competition! Written by Tiffany Wang small business & entrepreneurship panel On a pleasant Monday night, several dozen future entrepreneurs and interested students gathered to eat some delicious cupcakes and learn about entrepreneurship from four accomplished guest speakers. By the end of the night, most everyone was awed and inspired by our guests’ amazing stories about their entrepreneurial achievements. After an introduction to the concept of entrepreneurship by Endelendae quid quiae. Aborerchiti doluptassum Tristan Mace, the president of a networking club for entrepreneursquam, torupta sequis quiae volore endi dis et ex et eniminc iendia doluptaquis atur? (Texas Ventures), the other three panelists introduced themselves.Pudiam aut perorem re, cum et prendis consequas aliqui toreperovid molor atem ut occatur aut ipsa sim res sequi doluptionet inveni dollaborpos Andrew Ma, UT graduate and former ABSA member, has foundednobit odio is ex ex ex eatibeatur a debis demperf eribus dolor solupta tiatur ad enti comnimu multiple businesses over the years. One of his warnings as saeprea small aspissi odis magnam litiscid modion parunt, inihil est doluptas et lant doluptatur? business owner was to look out for the high cost of healthcare. PolkadotsBis ex et, eatest etur, ulla culliquodi doles susda denis dolores sitior sequaspiduci berum eicti nos dunt. Cupcake Factory founder Olga Lee started out in chemical engineeringCatis et volecae coris maximpo rendae quid earunt re, atia nos molore, culparu ptatiametur aute and worked a corporate job until she got the opportunity to startpellenitem out restrum ea ducium quaepe sentur re inihitat aut acit magnati ipsus eum harume natquist la que culpa voluptur seque vendelit a sitaquidest et her own shop here in Austin. Olga’s advice: never work withidis minum your re nest, sequiatur aut porit fuga. Rehenis qui vent et volupta quibus, quae porrovid et ommo spouse. Larry Huang, also a UT grad, warned of the relatively highinvenis cost ut pre latem delit landit dolorio nsequam quiandae explaut odit, ommollatem consedi of networking when the most expensive meal in your day is cup veratquamramen. aut as deliciam estiandit, si sitas esed es arum am ipsum volorum faccum que volorat Overall, the night was a great way for studentsquibustiis to rem fugitatet quodici usande nientur? Lo voluptatum veri re ne pratem doluptur, network and hear personal stories from entrepreneurs. seque Who dolo etuscillab ium non endestrum knows? We may have the next Michael Dell in our midst! Written by Jeanna Yu

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college 101 While students crowd Reliant in the hopes of winning some money in the case competition, a few volunteered for College 101. Hosted by HBSA, College 101 is a one-day event designed to give high-school students insights of college life. From tours to student panels, high-school students from the Austin area get to experience the people, the culture, and the atmosphere of UT. I volunteered to be part of the student panel and to serve lunch while others volunteered to register students, give tours, and discuss college funding options for low-income students. During the student panel session, high-school students were given the opportunity to ask any questions they had regarding college. Many on the panel came from various backgrounds so we were successful in offering first-hand experience advice to the students. At lunch, we withheld our temptation to eat the food that we were to serve the students. That day, the students got to the experience the life portrayed by college-brochures. They sat on the South Mall lawn talking, laughing, and eating with their friends. Other than getting a cool new T-shirt, ABSA volunteers gained a sense of self-satisfaction knowing that we have offered some insight to the students that we wished someone would have offered us when we were in high school. Written by Connie Han

dallas company field trip On November 20-21, ABSA traveled to Dallas for our annual in-state company field trip. After meeting early in the morning in front of Littlefield Fountain, we set off for Dallas. A few hours later, we all met up in front of the JCPenney headquarters in the beautiful West Plano area. There, we met with Michael Hernandez and learned all about JCPenney from career opportunities, to different job functions, to how they are becoming more environmentally friendly. We also took a tour of their building, which was built to resemble a mall. After JCPenney, we quickly made our way to American Airlines where we met up with Winston, a former ABSA member to learn more about American Airlines. We got to tour the flight control area, the flight attendant training area, as well as the flight simulator. The flight attendant training area included a large pool and several replicas of airplanes to help them train for all kinds of disasters. We also got a peek at a flight simulator that was turned on. We were the only tour that has been able to do this. The simulator is extremely realistic. It’s very close to the real thing. After our wonderful company tours, we ate a delicious Korean meal at Seoul Garden and went to Patrick Chen’s house, whose parents were kind and gracious enough to let us all spend the night. We played games, karaoke, and hung out until we finally went to sleep. The next day, we went shopping at Northpark Mall and ate lunch with alumni at Bistro B. From there, we all headed back to Austin. Written by Eric Tsang

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nancy xie dotm What made you choose to join ABSA? After I went to the first ABSA GM, I was amazed that there were so many people and that all the officers looked really professional. Also ABSA hosts many different events and offers many opportunities for leadership and development.

What made you apply for the professional director position this year? Being a professional director is a great opportunity to get to know all the members and officers and network with company recruiters. Furthermore, I want to get involved in the logistical preparations of GM and to ken nguyen schedule speakers for General Meetings. motm If you had to describe your day as a traffic sign, What made you choose to join ABSA? what would it be? I thought it would be a great chance to make friends Under Construction and I wanted to get involved in an organization. More importantly, there’s food every Thursday. If you were the eighth dwarf, what would your name be? What do you enjoy most about going to all the Lucky events? Seeing familiar faces and having fun. I always have a What was the best advice you were ever given? good time at ABSA events. Treat people the way you would want to be treated.

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SOCIAL EVENTS club party ABSA and TASA’s club party at Ace’s Lounge provided a much- needed outlet for its members after an exhausting week on Friday, 10/23. The TASA Night Market at Gregory Plaza preceded the club party, where a whole host of performances were held. At Ace’s Lounge, some danced the night away to a mix of hip hop and rap music while others relaxed on the couches or mingled at booths. Wave after wave of ABSA and TASA members joined the party, and at one point the club was completely packed! The event was so popular that by the end of the night, the two organizations were able to raise more than $600. Written by Ka-Wai To corn maze

On October 25, 2009, ABSA had a social at the Sweet Berry Farm Corn Maze. We drove an hour out into the Austin countryside to Marble Falls, TX. It was a very interesting location. The maze was in the shape until next time... xoxoof Texas and was about 4 acres large. The objective of the maze was to locate different Texas lakes. When you found one, you hole punched your game card and continue searching for the other lakes. The maze took 1 – 1.5 hours to finish, and if you found and hole punched all the lakes, you got a free drink courtesy of Sweet Berry Farm. In addition to the maze, Sweet Berry Farm offered many other family oriented activities such as scarecrow stuffing, hayrides, a petting zoo, and multiple photo opportunities. They also had pumpkins, gourds, and squash of all sizes to purchase or look at. Sweetberry Farms also offered homemade ice cream including pumpkin flavored ice cream, which I heard was excellent. Sweet Berry Farm is a very popular attraction that draws in thousands of people every year. If you didn’t get a chance to make it out this year, definitely try to go next year. Written by Eric Tsang

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alumni ice skating

On Friday, November 6th, ABSA held its traditional ice skating social. However, this year, the social was combined with Alumni Weekend, and as a result, both new and old members received the opportunity to mingle with the alumni who were able to make the event. As usual, there was a great turnout, and everyone seemed toenjoy t h e m s e l v e s both on and off the ice. coffee chat Though some ABSA had our first ever Coffee Chat featuring struggled to Professor Hallman, an MBA professor who is also maintain their involved with the Financial Analyst Program. We balance, others gathered at Cafe Medici on The Drag to drink free coffee took to the ice and have an informal chit chat. quite easily. To start off, we learned a little bit about Dr. Hallman. He currently lectures at UT and works at his consulting company every other day of the week. In Many watched response to our first and most pressing question, how as Patrick Chen the economy will affect us after graduation, he informed gracefully spun us that the ones hit hardest by a recession are those who in circles, while have had a job for 3-4 years and have received raises others looked on but haven’t advanced very far. As fresh graduates, we as Pil Jeong was are still relatively cheap labor, especially if we are very lifted by hardworking in our positions. He also shared that when hiring, he takes note of a student’s grades not as an indicator of their intelligence but the level of their work ethic. In particular, he advised students to take Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis econometrics and statistics classes to stand out as a explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. better candidate when recruiting for consulting firms. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus This is just a snapshot of all that we learned ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad from the very distinguished Dr. Hallman. ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis Having the chance to ask him questions was a ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. great opportunity, and I highly recommend going to the On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor next Coffee Chat! res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita voloremquos autat quae consecepe nis que eveliqui berio. Nem Written by Jeanna Yu esequi que maximus int ium sequo cus non eaquam quam ipsunt ab is suntisi veniend aescias eosanim nem experum que parum, as nobis ut prectatiae cus expliquid est quis quianti ncipsun tibustisiti odit N a t h a n eosam, comniminti con rem re dolorep erfersperum quam unto quam quis nest, optat expereperum quam eum aped quo dolorion posam, sum Chen in a magnificent partner routine. Even though skating is general mills enjoyable enough, some officers (i.e.- Michael Yang and Henry Shi) chose to quench their thirst for excitement by scraping up ice into snowballs and shoving them down peoples’ shirts. Luckily, those people took their revenge and the two boys got a taste of their own medicine. All in all, alumni ice skating was a huge success, and I hope there are more to come in the future. Written by Courtney Chen

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alumni watch party platters of mozzarella sticks, cheesy bread, and chicken fingers. And they just kept on coming! Eventually we had about four or five platters of each, and they were running out of room to put all of the food. Apparently they had gotten It was an early Saturday our order wrong and thought we game. The sun was shining, the had ordered 2 dozen platters of each weather was nice, and Texas was item instead of just two. Since it was playing the University of Central their mistake, they didn’t charge us Florida. Tim Tran had had the anything extra, but told the kitchen Overall, the food was plentiful upper deck specially reserved for to stop pumping out the appetizers. and delicious, the turnout was great, ABSA members and alumni for It all worked out in our favor, and and UT crushed UCF 35-3. Thanks this event (thanks Tim!). Henry was giddy with the amount of to everyone who came and made the Before everyone got there and food in front of him. As more people event successful! there were less than twenty of us, came during the second half, the Written by Angela Huang the waiters started bringing up the pizza also arrived. appetizers. There were platters and Gossip mr. mccombs pageant Column Each year, McCombs organizations send one representative to compete did you know... in a male beauty pageant. The purpose of this event is to raise canned goods for the local food shelter. This competition was evaluated on three different Spotted: Our ABSA members. A qualities: question and answer, talent, and organizational camaraderie. future of secrets awaits. Representing ABSA was fourth year Finance major, Timothy Tran. Boy, did he do a great job! For his talent, Tim did a skit of Taylor Swift, which Ka-Wai To placed 3rd at a martial was rudely interrupted by “Kanye arts tournament in Shang- Hai. West,” which was our very own Richard Nyugen sleeps with a Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis President Timothy Lee! All in all, explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. teddy bear at night. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti this year’s competition was fiercely disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus competitive. Unfortunately, the ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist Grace Ko’s dog ferociously attacked auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad judges were suffering some sort ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid and killed a possum. Her dog is a little moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis of illness and did not see the ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep Deutchhound. eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. greatness that we know as Tim On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non Tran. Nonetheless, in the hearts of James Yao is a twin. et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita voloremquos autat quae consecepe nis que eveliqui berio. Nem many ABSA members’, Tim Tran esequi que maximus int ium sequo cus non eaquam quam ipsunt ab is suntisi veniend aescias eosanim nem experum que parum, as will always be our Mr. McCombs! Diana Leng is also a twin. nobis ut prectatiae cus expliquid est quis quianti ncipsun tibustisiti odit Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut eosam, comniminti con rem re dolorep erfersperum quam unto quam dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquisWritten eum venissi quis nest, optat expereperum quam eum aped quo dolorion posam, sum doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus Angela Huang can twist her arm siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperuntby Thu vendita velit labo. 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thanksgiving potluck The rich aroma of oven roasted turkey mixed with the savory smell of crunchy Asian egg rolls was more than enough to make my mouth water and my stomach rumble. That must have meant only one thing- the annual ABSA Thanksgiving potluck was here! The night began with a family ‘Fear Factor’ absa/hbsa competition where each family sent a representative to consume an unknown food from this year’s category broomball of Asian sauces and spices. The Asian foods included On a warm November Sunday, old rivals HBA the famous red hot Sriracha sauce, oyster sauce, smelly and ABSA met on the ice to continue the annual shrimp paste, soy sauce, and wasabi. My own family, broomball game tradition. JST Legendary, tied for first place! With hoods pulled tightly over their ears and Afterwards, the feast began! We all lined up for jackets zipped, players ran and glided all over the ice in the variety of different foods the ABSA families made (or the pursuit of the red ball. Determined to bring home secretly bought) that included turkey stuffing, whipped the title, ABSA’ers played with all their strength and sweet potatoes, and chocolate cupcakes topped with until they were out of breath. If they fell, they quickly candy corn. Then, everybody chatted the night away. got up. Some even managed to take off their jackets While everybody had a great time and left with satisfied despite the freezing temperatures. stomachs, we were thankful for the delicious meal and Both teams were on full alert by the time the wonderful company. Happy Thanksgiving ABSA! third round came along in an effort to break the 1-1 Written by tie. Many times was ABSA really close to scoring the Tiffany Leong winning goal, but HBA managed to score minutes before the game ended despite ABSA’s strong defense. Although ABSA never gave up and fought to the last minute, HBA claimed victory for this year. However, we walked away that rink with our red noses from the cold knowing we’ve tried our Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis best, and we will definitely come back stronger explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma next year. nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit Written by Connie Han labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet oops! meet angela huang,idistioreni is repelloragain! res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita volorenam, coresequo Hometown: Plano, TX volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet Major: BHP/ Finance voluptaecte etur aliqureptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas Year: 2nd year sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis

What is one modern convenience you could not live without? My laptop! It’s gigantic and heavy and will probably give me back problems, but I love it and carry it everywhere because I have my life and more on it. What is your concept of a fruitful day? Waking up before noon, sewing something, cooking something, maybe doing some homework and studying. Yea, I’m a boring old lady on the inside. If you had a “theme song” that played whenever you walk into a room full of people, what would it be? Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. That would be awesome for that to play every time I walk into a room. Everything I did would be intense and suspenseful.

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VOLUN- TEERING keep austin beautiul #2 oops! meet While some people were of us hadn’t eaten breakfast yet, so… recovering from the club party, we split the sandwich. Nah, just henry shi, we who signed up for Keep Austin kidding, it was just me who ate it. again! Beautiful #2 awoke from our Kidding again, it was disgusting. Of “peaceful” slumbers and headed to course we threw it in a bag. 30th and Guadalupe. We eventually reached Everyone arrived cheerfully to the end of our stretch of the road. start our hour of fun. I know I had fun Immediately after taking the when I saw the trash picker uppers customary picture in front of the and immediately started untying KAB sign, we rushed to the nearby unsuspecting peoples’ shoes. We had dumpster and cast away the shackles a good time bonding over picking of litterdom... Finished with our up wrappers and cigarette butts and work and chatting along the way, we placing them strategically in the walked back to 30th Street with the trash bags held by brave members. satisfaction of having helped to keep We did a thorough job of cleaning Austin beautiful. Hometown: Houston, TX up the sidewalks, and even found a Written by Ken Nguyen Major: BHP/Accounting sandwich lying on the ground. Some Year: 2nd year

What is one modern convenience you could not live keep austin beautiful #3 without? As beautiful a city Austin I use the microwave non-stop. Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo is, it is not the cleanest. To keep I would get home from school, dig esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma our beautiful city clean, a group of around for a hot pocket, and then nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit exuberant ABSA members dressed in nuke it for my afternoon snack. labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit tennis shoes and work clothes were all What is your concept of a atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat ready to clean up Austin on Saturday, fruitful day? emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem November 3, 2009. To maximize our A delicate balance between work and simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? manpower, we divided the group into fun. I want to work hard enough that Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum two and worked to clean either sides I maximize how much I learn every et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita volorenam, coresequo of the road. As we walked along the day but not so hard that I’m tired of volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet drag, we sported our bright orange learning the next day. voluptaecte etur aliqureptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas picker-upper sticks picking up trash If you had a “theme song” that sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis ranging from people’s cigarette butts to played whenever you walk into a people’s unwanted newspapers and etc. To keep our efforts green, we used only two room full of people, what would garbage bags; we emptied out the bags into trashcans along the way of our journey. it be? After a few hours of strenuous, back-bending, hard-work, we finally *clears his throat, raises his voice wrapped up our morning festivities taking pictures at our Asian Business by an octave* “You’re on the phone Student Association (they forgot to pluralize our organization) sign. It was a its a typical Tuesday night...” wonderful way of ending such a productive morning. If only ABSA had treated JK! Lets see...something that is us to some Starbucks, that would’ve definitely made our morning! But it smooth, independent, with a hint of was all good because later that afternoon, many of us headed to the Alumni sappiness...I’m going to go with “Into Watch Party to meet our alumni and let ABSA treat us to some tasty Pie-Guys. the Night” Written by Eugene Hsiao

17 Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa VOLUNTEERING EVENTS consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita voloremquos autat quae consecepe nis que eveliqui berio. Nem esequi que maximus int ium sequo cus non eaquam quam ipsunt ab is suntisi veniend aescias eosanim nem experum que parum, as nobis ut prectatiae cus expliquid est quis quianti ncipsun tibustisiti odit eosam, comniminti con rem re dolorep erfersperum quam unto quam quis nest, optat expereperum quam eum aped quo dolorion posam, sum ipsaniminus de exeri officidit dipsam voluptur minctur saperovit asped enihitae volorecus nam sendus, ommolupicias endantiae corepudia volore si tem fugiatincim aut asit que dempore solorer naturio volesequi bea de pra iur, nus et as delecatem consequi doluptas et doluptate eatiorescim cum sint untes es eatus, sunt voluptatas aut adit arum sollam eicimaio illes reprem aliquatquam quias molore, niet et rerspel ignam, idem aut et re, num doluptasin reperum nam et fugit molorrunt, volupta quam ea quo quatiunt quatis same voluptate sit, voluptat. longhorn halloween Diae sae apis aceperes ex estet qui to con et ditaten ditati occusanditis as eostotatur sumquat ibeatur, utemperero endit unt inte perovitiis sa simet qui di dent rerit omnihiliquis elest, cum quis autemporrum cor sint quid ex eseque nost atus ius aspiduc iandio magni acit molest quaessi aut ut aut lant. Onectenet labo. Nam expelibus aperectur as et et earibus accusciunt veniam et alis et vidusam ra conecus tioritate vitate et et aut alit, omnimolupta natur, con nam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur aliquia suntibernate doluptatur rereptaes untiscius. Harcili genihitatia di iuntiatur? Biscim id quo odipsame que nostemporro voluptam laciasseque non commolu ptaquia volorio nseque cus, corestis etur sus eum, autemolorrum et que nate quaeRemember rentiis ipiendis estotaepudi when we tem werefaceroria littlesimolores kids, vel millabo. always Sandand eager enimet es et aute volenia nulpa volupta tquiatis experaerum consedipiet vitatec uptati is et mint ex ea pratis voluptassi bea volecuptatus ate volorestion et int hitia sin etus incta consed moluptamus ut minimen tiorrorroto dress cullacerum up qui in oditibusam, our Halloween nim verferum as costumes?magnatur, quos a aut Well, quam laborruptas it never apid quiat magnis dolorpo rporeptas quis etum receriat a qui alique vidusanto tet quo temporior mi, con re sae nis et am, as simaxim peribus et venia nemquiae am, omnihil luptatis ullupta tionse sunt faciis changes.aut et atur soluptur? Halloween Unt adis est, con weekend placeped quate is nis always aut quam, theto quam best. fugiamu Little sdaepudit, comniandem ipiet eaquassed uta non eos aboris asperna tiorionet arum re, ommoluptatem ipiduci llecaborro oditium unt as magnatur? Olor aut et qui consedis apit aut inciust ionsequ idellum sitatum kidsid mo ipsantis decked eatemperum out in reptionsequi their cutest aperi dolut outfits, offic test, cus trying incia non to pres autmimic aut de the veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis cum si cone vendi ut eos dolorest estrum nonet alique evelenihita volorestem expeditatum aperundame characterspelibusae venis dolo they most, ium love ut es soeum much,ea cum experum holding enditis dolupta baskets eritioreris out pe volum and volorro versperem sitatib usdanditis iligendam fugiae qui ulpa ad quunti rem veliquis pro cum ium quassi dolessi molore et volorerum ium volum vit, simpere catureh enduntoritia volorendi con repe nonectum audi looking at you with their giant innocent eyes begging for candy. Longhorn Halloween is an annual event that’s hosted for the children of UT faculty. ABSA’s External Branch volunteered at this event and it was so much fun! The game we had was called “BOOsketball (basketball... get it?).” The point of the game is to shoot the basketball into the hoop. The little kids were adorable! Most of the girls were either some variation of a fairy, a Disney princess, or Hannah Montana. Some of them were too short and needed parental assistant to get the ball into the basket, others simply were not skilled in the art of basketball, but nonetheless everyone had a blast. There were no losers! Everyone won a piece of candy in the end. This event made me feel warm and bubbly inside. It’s always nice to be surrounded by little kids who are genuinely happy. Although it was unexpected, this event was the highlight of my week. Maybe next year you’ll be lucky enough to join in the festivities. Written by Cathy Shen starbright preschool halloween carnival This year, twenty excited ABSA all sorts of the cutest costumes, from members arrived at Starbright pirates and princesses, to little lions Preschool the day before Halloween, and monkeys. Between breaks, we eager to help set up the booths even got to eat some of the home- before the children and parents cooked food brought by the parents, arrived. Walking into the backyard including some very delicious of Starbright, we all felt as if we pumpkin pie! were transported back into our own Before we knew it, three preschool years! Seven booths were hours had passed, and our fun-filled set up all around the backyard. afternoon at Starbright concluded. After splitting up into groups for As we left Starbright comparing who each booth, we immediately got to had the best booths and sharing work. One group tied apples to a tree the cutest costumes we saw, there for an apple bobbing game, while was one thing we could all agree another group hid little pumpkins on. Next year, ABSA will definitely underneath the hay for the pumpkin return again to continue this ABSA hunt and decorating booths. volunteering tradition! Soon the parents and Written by Diana Meng children arrived, and we found ourselves surrounded by children in

18 Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor Nostes aut dellabo ritatur? Onseditatus. 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Nam expelibus aperectur as et et earibus accusciunt veniam et alis et vidusam ra conecus tioritate vitate et et aut volupta tquiate dolorio eum rernatem eture sunt quuntium cupicienis sit faccus alit, omnimolupta natur, con nam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur?It was Quiam, 6 AM officiatetur on the ra quae morning after Halloween night. The sun dolorit quuntis ciendis evereiunt hillest esti in nos venda ilita quam, ut aut offic eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur aliquia suntibernate doluptatur rereptaes untiscius. 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Unt adis est, con placeped quate nis aut quam, to quam fugiamu sdaepudit, comniandem(sleep-deprived) ipiet eaquassed ABSAuta non eos volunteers. aboris What had brought us together so facepel im sitatur moluptas ut la exernatquas susdae dolupta quassime volorio asperna tiorionet arum re, ommoluptatem ipiduci llecaborro oditium unt as magnatur? 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The event took place was an experience I will never forget. Mus delenditi illestem sunt eos aut etur simin natecte mporias presece atibus rerunt, in pore aditaqui re, te pra pelesed quaectiis eos assit voles eatquam qui bearuptatem velique aut fuga. Porrovi tibus, nustiat volut untiam There were people everywhere dressed in pink t-shirts and pink nesequa sperio berum eat perchillique voluptaspel modigendusam quas estibus ex esero volupta sitaquia et facearum fuga. Nam, se venis accum, ribbons and even pink capes! Big white tents were pitched all over optae earia cusamus et eic tem faceped ex es ipsanis soloriones eaque num volorrovid ut que dolorerum assim eum imo bla voluptiam fugiat omnis as the grounds, and music and inspirational speeches flowed down am vent eicimus quidis iliqui consequ isquatur, non core a nis sae explignat aboreium es autati aut iliquam, od quia necea simi, odicto volupta estota quati from the speakers. doluptam earionectem eum sit acesed estrunt ium quissunt, aceped eaturi ide nus, officitas et es aut ut volupta nos aditinis dolorposam, cus expla Our first mission as volunteers was to help with operations. dolorep tiusdae vent reperem verum invera ad molupta testis eos asinvenis volorro dollam, volorio dolorer uptaecum eos et dolor aut alibus, omnim antia vollessim quiaero ma corest, ilitatur, quid unde net vellupt atquosape eicabor We carried boxes full of bagels to the tents that provided breakfast rovide ea vel estota doles adi reici conseceate re inim dersperum alitat. Liqui omnis evero quissi dolorro hello tiffany wang voluptaeped eatibus, for those participating in the race. Later, we were asked to do crowd conesequi ut exceri corem. Ehenis minveribus, consecae volo di optatqui dolorit asperum fugitem quibus res maximpo ribusam, ommolup tatasim qui control, which meant we all lined up to create a human wall that doloreictum dolorum et rem quam, nes volupidis arum et quaes dundestium aut andipsa debissitatur rent, consequam, in natur, tet, cumenimet pero cum nis se would separate the race runners and the race walkers. (This is when comni di suntionseque expliqui tenihictemos nessunda que nobisciisque lat. Rum quatqui ut pero vel idusda velitias volupta tibusap eriatec umendae pudae. we indulged in a few jumping pictures.) We were situated fairly Rovidus dolestiisque pe dis mos min re, omniti voluptia volum illiquo bla vel idus. Ullit exceatempe anditi solupti orepudi genimin recum, suntem et, nos placia quibus elest officimil ipitationem. Nam eumquunt quis eatinctur? close to finish line, so it was fun to see the joyous faces of the race Numque nim facest, velesequi corrum as eatio inciam, velenias susa quatur? Rum quo quisque praectat laceatur remposam iundae. Agnatiae pella participants as they realized their goal was in sight. cume modipis dolo eum unt, veliquatatem fuga. Nequi volorruntion et el est imusape rionet maio tecabo. Occab ilique velibus exped molent faccae Volunteering for this event was awesome, and it brought up militius, aspicae cusam est, ulparciet aut doluptas num vendemq uiatibu stibus maionse mo erestes sundae. Aliquam, est eaque vendit ipsus an interesting idea…maybe next year, ABSA can register to run in moloris quia comniendis audi volorer iatius, num quam facest, alictistem rem que nusam fugitem. Ut quiam eos dollaboratis eiunt ma dolor sitat vel the Race For The Cure! et volupta tionse con rem ab intianto et andellu ptiasimil modi occupisi omnimus amusam rehent quidust incium doluptae. Seriatur, ut quid et omnis con esti nos eatur? Qui dolum faccus magnam laborpo riberibus veribus. Written by Cody Imamura Sam ut quam, seque non nobis ditio doluptiati untiis ere explatintia parum rempor atem fugia parioneceped ut reriam, qui doluptu menimus audae. Olore prore quo cum et volorer eperibus dolorro experferia sed qui rerorit alique coreritaquia etus dente vendaec tempori ossequatet experia nditaec taquundi cum volo intibus daestrum corepro reptate mpores quibearit prate doluptatum fuga. Ficitatust qui in natur audis re non shack-a-thon money for Habitat for Humanity A-Thon! in the effort to eliminate poverty Written by Hyun Kang housing. In addition to spreading the awareness of poverty housing, Shack- A-Thon was a great opportunity for ABSA members to bond during the day and overnight. Some ABSA One of the most anticipated members created a study group in events, Shack-A-Thon, was held on the shack, played board games, and Oct. 27 through Oct. 29 this year. even brought a Wii for the evening Shack-A-Thon is an annual entertainment. event organized by Habitat for Besides from the humidity Humanity to educate the UT and coldness, Shack-A-Thon was a community on the state of poverty fun and exciting experience for most housing in America and abroad. of ABSA members. For those who Student organizations build wooden did not get to participate this year, shacks on the brickyard and stay don’t miss out on the opportunity there for a week. The organizations to bond with fellow ABSA members panhandle passersby’s to raise and come out for next year’s Shack-

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charity dodge ball tournament On Friday November 20th, ABSA co-sponsored a Charity Dodgeball Tournament with APO and CSA with all proceeds from the event going to Wonders and Worries, a non-profit organization that offers children, whose parent/s suffer from a chronic illness, counseling. The event was held at the Anna Hiss gym. Although the rain and construction made the gym very difficult to find, the search was well worth it when I saw the great ABSA turnout. ABSA registered two teams, ja in a day each consisting of five players. The competition was intense. Michael Yang’s team, “Spaghetti with a side This Friday began before the sun rose with of balls-ogna,” played an exciting game with Miguel (I the help of Starbucks, of course. We were up at six, at don’t know his last name!) standing as the last player Littlefield by seven, and with our “kiddos” at eight; I against three opponents. Despite Michael’s tremendous was nervous, nauseous, and excited, respectively. Five effort and awesome dodging skills, both his team and hours of business lessons to nine-year olds – what a day! the other ABSA teams were defeated. However, the I never imagined teaching fourth-graders about being event was a great success. ABSA members were found entrepreneurs. Even now it sounds a bit ridiculous cheering their hearts out on the sidelines as well as talking about profits and losses to kids who care more playing their best on the courts. about recess than revenue. Natasha and I taught in Written by Sondra Batbold Ms. Spruce’s fourth-grade class for the day, and we absolutely fell in love with all of the adorable, intelligent kids in our class. The day of teaching was challenging, Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus rewarding, and, most importantly, eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes fun. We were all impressed with sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque the caliber of the students and que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere tried hard to remember if we were cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit able to comprehend such high- laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut level material twelve years ago. mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, All in all, the day was absolutely sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita volorenam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur amazing – we taught, we learned, aliqureptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles andist latia serfere, aut voluptas sam illentur solore porumeni temporum and we enjoyed every bit of it. solest, odit volupienis cum si cone vendi ut eos dolorest estrum nonet alique evelenihita volorestem expeditatum aperundame pelibusae venis dolo most, Written by Linda Nguyen ium ut es eum ea cum experum enditis dolupta eritioreris pe volum volorro versperem sitatib usdanditis iligendam fugiae qui ulpa ad quunti rem veliquis pro cum ium quassi dolessi molore et volorerum ium volum vit, simpere catureh enduntoritia volorendi con repe nonectum audi repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res coenam, all i want for christmas is...coresequo volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? “All A’s” Ken Nguyen “Lots of love (yeah, generic corny answer)” Yuning Ma “SLR Nikon D3000” Molly Sun “A mirror so I can look at myself” Thu Doan “A genie so I can wish for all the money in the world” Eugene Hsiao “The new HP Envy laptop or the Dell Adamo laptop” Diana Meng “Get rid of Connie & Tiffany” Mark Wu “A winning season for the Houston Texans” Tim Tran “Both seasons of Pushing Daisies or the Office” Stephanie Qin

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INTRAMURAL SPORTS football playoffs Tension was high and the touchdown. Our defense was like an day, we put our hands together at the pressure was on. It was a Wednesday impenetrable wall that prevented center of our circle and our proud night, but more than thirty ABSA Crossroads from scoring on many voices cry out in unison, “ABSA!” fans came out to cheer our team to occasions. Unfortunately, one player Written by Grace Kim victory. We were faced with another managed to finally slip through Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes undefeated team, Crossroads, and and brought the final score to 10- sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. an IM Championship was at stake. 9. It was an extremely close game, Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi Friendly trash-talk bounced back which made our loss that much odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne and forth, but everyone had their more disappointing. However, all pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. serious game faces on when the the players gave 110% out there and On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, horns blew to signal the beginning we can keep our heads up knowing sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita volorenam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, of the game. The team took a that this is not the end. The bonds we officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur aliqureptionsequi aperi dolut offic test, cus incia non pres aut aut de veles significant lead in the first half of the formed with each other at practices andist latia serfere, aut voluptas sam illentur solore porumeni temporum solest, odit volupienis cum si cone vendi ut eos dolorest estrum nonet alique game thanks to a spectacular catch and during our numerous victories evelenihita volorestem expeditatum aperundame pelibusae venis dolo most, ium ut es eum ea cum experum enditis dolupta eritioreris pe volum volorro by Christina Ma, who ran the ball outweigh any physical trophy that versperem sitatib usdanditis iligendam fugiae qui ulpa ad quunti rem veliquis pro cum ium quassi dolessi molore et volorerum ium volum vit, simpere catureh enduntoritia volorendi con repe nonectum audi repudit atusanis arcim eum nearly halfway down the field for a can be given to us. At the end of the essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita quis evel isit men’s soccer what absa is Another ABSA intramural soccer season listening to.... had come and gone. Our You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift soccer team played strong Diana Meng and hard through every game sacrificing their blood, Fireflies by Owl City sweat, tears, and even a Karen Shih broken bone. Yes, one of our very own indeed sacrificed a Two is Better than One by Boys Like Girls fractured wrist while playing Brenda Tran ferociously for victory. The broken wrist was felt throughout the entire team, which only was matched by the emotions of the team as we Then by Brad Paisley concluded with a heartbreaking season. This was the first year I was Tracey Nguyen able to witness a few games, and our players’ sheer passion astonished me. Team captain Vishal Kumar inspired every player with words of Knock You Down by Keri Hilson wisdom and helped motivate our players to battle their hearts out in Olive Hsiao every game this year. Although this was a tough IM soccer season for our players, they sure did me and the rest of ABSA proud. Word up Spaceman by The Killers futballers, great season! You guys are legit in my book ;) Mark Wu Written by Michael Yang Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo Interesting fact: Thanh Nguyen Soccer is the most played and watched sport on Earth!

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coed volleyball from another perspective This year’s ABSA Co-ed Volleyball team was a force to be reckoned with out on the IM courts. With a group of enthusiastic and focused members, ABSA was on its way to the IM Playoffs. With new, fresh talent coming from freshmen Jon Wang and Victoria Chiem, we’ll be looking at great seasons to come in the future. And we can’t forget to mention dedicated players such as Monica Nguyen, Khang Huynh and David Chen. During the season, we faced-off against the coed volleyball undefeated team in our league. Winning two out of three sets, we prevailed and would take on volleyball masters, ABSA’s coed volleyball team finished the season VSA. When our match against VSA came around, our strong. Unfortunately, the team finished with only a crowd was pretty outnumbered since ABSA Broomball loss and did not make the playoff due to a flawed tie- was set on the same date. But with awesome players like break system. Nevertheless, the team will be a force to ours, we won the first two sets and took the victory with reckon with next year. us. The team ended their season with a record of 3-1, I watched ABSA dominate VSA from the sideline which was good enough for playoffs. However, there on November 15, 2009 at the Gregory Gym. The first was a three-way tie between two other teams and when set was a complete wipeout. The second set was more it came down to points; ABSA was out of the running. competitive, but the team still looked Nonetheless, everyone played to be in command throughout. Monica tremendously well this season. Nguyen is the one player that stood Everyone can’t wait until next out. Though she is small in stature year, when we’ll definitely make compared to other players, she pack it all the way. a powerful serve and a well controlled Written by Jan Ma game. Meanwhile, the VSA players Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut greatly outnumbered the ABSA dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita players nearly two to one. This goes velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum to show that quantity is meaningless nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita without quality. Come cheer for quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia ABSA co-ed volleyball team next seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita voloremquos year. More importantly, come watch autat quae consecepe nis que eveliqui berio. Nem esequi que maximus int ium sequo cus non eaquam quam ipsunt ab is suntisi veniend aescias eosanim nem experum que parum, as nobis ut prectatiae cus expliquid est quis quianti ncipsun tibustisiti odit eosam, comniminti con rem the basketball team win another re dolorep erfersperum quam unto quam quis nest, optat expereperum quam eum aped quo dolorion posam, sum ipsaniminus de exeri officidit dipsam voluptur minctur saperovit asped championship next semester! enihitae volorecus nam sendus, ommolupicias endantiae corepudia volore si tem fugiatincim aut asit que dempore solorer naturio volesequi bea de pra iur, nus et as delecatem consequi Written by Mark Wu doluptas et doluptate eatiorescim cum sint untes es eatus, sunt voluptatas aut adit arum sollam eicimaio illes reprem aliquatquam quias molore, niet et rerspel ignam, idem aut et re, num doluptasin reperum nam et fugit molorrunt, volupta quam ea quo quatiunt quatis same voluptate sit, voluptat. Diae sae apis aceperes ex estet qui to con et ditaten ditati occusanditis as eostotatur sumquat ibeatur, utemperero endit unt inte perovitiis sa simet qui di dent rerit omnihiliquis elest, cum quis autemporrum cor sint quid ex eseque nost atus ius aspiduc iandio magni acit molest quaessi aut ut aut lant. Onectenet labo. Nam expelibus aperectur as et et earibus accusciunt veniam et alis et vidusam ra conecus tioritate vitate et et aut alit, omnimolupta natur, con nam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos “Fart” Tim Lee molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur?“Ken Quiam, Nguyen’s officiatetur ra quae voice” eum earis Keith molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur aliquia suntibernate doluptatur rereptaes untiscius. Harcili genihitatia di iuntiatur? “Washing machine” Joseph Be my favorite Chan “Ocean waves” Patrick Chen “Flowing water” Connie Han “The sound of squirting ketchup” non-musical “Miley Cyrus” James Yao Imran Jivani “Sound of my car engine “Car engines” Dustin Le sound is... starting” Angela Huang “Text messages” Jocelyn Lee “Sizzling steak” Tiffany Wang

22 SHOUT OUTS FAREWELL SENIORS Bobby Tran Julian Maldonado Ming Wu Imran Jivani SHOUT Yao Lin OUTS Justin Santos tiffany leong mark wu Stephanie Qin: Six is the magic number not Connie Han: Cherry!!! Every car ride with Tim Lee: I read your shoutout, and I have five and sugar is amazing for you. me is an adventure! nothing to say to you. So happy holidays :) Tim Lee: Sorry for constantly screaming next Mark Wu: I asked you first...! Just kidding! to your ears Mr. Prez. Thanks for the rides. Angela Huang: Thanks for being an Molly Sun: Don’t drop MPA!!! I need people Henry Shih: I want that 100 dollar bill. awesome officer! to suffer intermediate accounting with me. Thu Doan: I’ll stop bugging you during OM’s Tim Lee: I’m better now Anyway, go check your gmail haha. :( Molly Sun: Mama Sun! Michael Yang: Shoutout to you for Charles Lai: I’m SOO sorry! Eugene Hsiao: Thanks for being my body shoutouting yourself again... x3 on the next Michael Yang: Reese’s :D guard. Informer? Angela Huang: You are the best officer ever Daniel Jong: Traitor Stephanie Qin: I picked your sushi card and way too cute! Raymond Tran: You are a traitor too. because sushi is my favorite food, but what Grace Ko: Thanks for the rides and you are Brenda Tran: Calc…ew was the adjective card again? way too cute. Cody Imamura: No more time confusions! Angela Huang: I need to see you dt because Emily Lai: I want merit points! Jocelyn Lee: My big sib! Thanks for all the I still owe you a drink! Mark Wu: You know you want to join the Ci sum ant qui dolum es doluptatem recus aceperion nihiciis explaci iminus eossi aut help this year! Thu Doan: Sleep later. fun! dolupidenimo veremporum landa volo esto quassusdande suntem quisquis eum venissi doloribus ab idelestem. Emolorro ex estes sunt derrum quianit res ma nimentem suntisimus Sarah Yu: Big sib! Tiffany Leong: You are optimistic! We will Tiffany Leong: I’ll be sure to leave you siti disquae magnis dolupti nvellorem ut ut exeriam aliqui aut fugianimus. Emperunt vendita velit labo. Ut et venecusae omnimporum cus ut enducides prem imagnatemque que seque Khang Hyunh: Next cover photo shoot. finish! breadcrumbs next time my other half! Yay for idunt volorerist auditaque repudit atusanis arcim eum essi odicia vel ipsam ad ullorum Imran Jivani: Hey brown twin, thanks for Connie Han: See above. being retards who laugh at each other. I saw nonsequam, eseque exceptatus aces exerfere cuptas reicid moluptat ullicat emporemo maiorehenim et estotatia ne pariaestiis ipsa consenis aliquia dolentu sandiss equodita the cs4 code! Linda Nguyen: I like your airplane sound that dead rat walking to the PCL quis evel isit laborep eriorem simpos eum laboria dolupta tusam, as quae inti ne voluptat. Ka-Wai To: Glad you can distinguish effects :) Take another class with me next Media directors (Pil, Sondra, and On prorit atem eum untur aut aut eaquia consed moluptur? Qui que aut mi, id que iunt optatia sinctia seni as que veniet idistioreni is repellor res conseditis ero ipiciatur, nos estrum et dia volorepere between the different types of eye make-up semester! Nathan): Thank you all so much for the vel in non et ra volest, sitis am, quae posandu ciuntis eum liquam qui debita voloremquos autat quae consecepe nis que eveliqui berio. Nem esequi que maximus int ium sequo cus non now haha Yuning Ma: My [your] neighborhood = pictures!!! eaquam quam ipsunt ab is suntisi veniend aescias eosanim nem experum que parum, as nobis Hanna Sea: Stipica…nuff said dysfunctional = Alief = ghetto = haha Sondra Batbold: You still looked pretty see! ut prectatiae cus expliquid est quis quianti ncipsun tibustisiti odit eosam, comniminti con rem re dolorep erfersperum quam unto quam quis nest, optat expereperum quam eum aped quo Ken Nguyen: Mah-Jong movies...lawl Will Tsai: Shoutout to my big sib! Jeanna Yu: You need a “creeper” radar. dolorion posam, sum ipsaniminus de exeri officidit dipsam voluptur minctur saperovit asped Pil Jeong: The green apples were pretty but John Terada: ABSA’s best dancer. Lucy Lu: Flying squirrel! My dog is cuter enihitae volorecus nam sendus, ommolupicias endantiae corepudia volore si tem fugiatincim aut asit que dempore solorer naturio volesequi bea de pra iur, nus et as delecatem consequi too sour :( Grace Kim: Somehow I remember your than you! doluptas et doluptate eatiorescim cum sint untes es eatus, sunt voluptatas aut adit arum sollam eicimaio illes reprem aliquatquam quias molore, niet et rerspel ignam, idem aut et re, num doluptasin Hyun Kang: Tim doesn’t like Abracadabra, cartwheels. Impressive :) Instant mashed Wendy Lin: I see that shoutout! I’m very reperum nam et fugit molorrunt, volupta quam ea quo quatiunt quatis same voluptate sit, voluptat. but that’s okay potatoes? Also impressive! tempted to highlight and delete. Diae sae apis aceperes ex estet qui to con et ditaten ditati occusanditis as eostotatur sumquat ibeatur, utemperero endit unt inte perovitiis sa simet qui di dent rerit omnihiliquis elest, cum quis autemporrum Dustin Le: Cool car Karen Shih: We need to go dt again. You are Robert Huynh: You were one hot model cor sint quid ex eseque nost atus ius aspiduc iandio magni acit molest quaessi aut ut aut lant. Sondra Batbold: yay shopping almost 21 :) with the scarf. Onectenet labo. Nam expelibus aperectur as et et earibus accusciunt veniam et alis et vidusam ra conecus tioritate vitate et et aut alit, omnimolupta natur, con nam, coresequo volorehene omnisquos Nathan Chen: Thanks for the pics! Tiffany Wang: Your gummy bears are not so Hayley Jang: Stop partying girl! molores dus il iscimi, aborem. Ita ditatur? Quiam, officiatetur ra quae eum earis molore, solor a ilit aniet voluptaecte etur aliquia suntibernate doluptatur rereptaes untiscius. Harcili genihitatia di iuntiatur? Thu Doan: Brunch was fun! lucky after all. You shouldn’t have eaten them Candice Shim: You are so cute! Sylvia Sun: EOS? right before the exam! Sushi before winter John Terada: You were definitely the best Jeanna Yu: Had fun at the photo shoot! break? Sizzling steak? YUM. dancer! Grace Ko: Brown bag! Justin Liao: I can’t believe it’s not butter? Patrick Chen & Karen Chen: You two are Jeffrey Li: What’s up Jeff Raymond Tran: Unconventional brown bag so cute. Tim Tran: I don’t look like her buddy :) Jeffrey Pao: Shack brown bag! You can be on Cindy Lin: Remember when we took piano the cover next time. Sorry!!! together? LOL connie han Sharon Hsu: Twin! Daniel Chao: Thanks for walking me to Molly Sun: Mama Sun, we are unwanted. Shalin Dalal: I never see you in ABSA! McDonald’s hah Let’s auction you off instead! Your name can Thanks for helping us out. Quan Zhang: You and your Wu-Shu sword be bunny.

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connie han Molly Sun: OMG. Suddenly I have no time to Diana Meng: Settlers + UT football game Harry Liu: We gave you good genes now stop do anything. Dramas -___- + rockets game + movie = FRIDAY NIGHT abusing it. <3 Nancy Xie: thanks for the big portions for FUN!!! Johnny Lorn: Thank you so much for the food Dustin Le: You coming out to feed your mind rides! Talk more! Patrick Chen: Dancing pro. Ski trip is going again this year? Jason Jeng: You are such a selfish nurse, but to be awesome. Eric Tsang: Give me food from your family!!! sorry for killing you! Raymond Tran: Edmund? Ahaha kidding. Eugene Hsiao: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Alan Yang: Stop being non-existent all the Robert Huynh: you better not drop out of Nothing else…just HAHAHAHAHA time! HK. Or else… Frank Yang: Senior cruising…just coast the Ken Nguyen: Stop living in Reliant loser. Sandy Duong: mommy!! Can’t wait to eat rest of the way Karen Shih: Waiter alert the food you made Grace: Kim: You and your late night jogs…I Hyun Kang: Please don’t let your dog eat Stephen He: you ditcher!! Pwnpwnpwned should join you sometime…I is getting pudgy. your rabbit again. Taeyeon Kim: we still need to do brown Grace Ko: Korean food @ Seoul Garden = Diana Meng: Just put me on speed dial, I’ll bag!! So fails… YUM!!! translate for you any day. (I hereby release Thanh Nguyen: big sib…not really…heehee… Hans Malzar: Dropping MPA = happiness myself from any responsibility of a super Thu Doan: hope im not fired…uh oh… :) and bliss expensive phone bill.) Terence Ko: NON-KRNS!! =P Harry Liu: Skipping the MIS 304 test…yay!!! Tuo Li: My name is not Courtney Timothy Lee: Power to the Taiwan Hyun Kang: Great job financial director!!! Nancy Xie: Showing up 1 hr early is the way Independents!! Keep up the initiative!!! And you gotta let me to go because Austin streets are parking lots. try one of your donuts sometime. Imran Jivani: Thank you for teaching us Tracy Wing: eat a burrito from the middle Imran Jivani: Remember us broke ABSA what host files are and you were one hot lolllolllol people when you’re rich and famous at Citi! model. Wendy Lin: Dallas CFT!! Heehee Jack Zhang: Great job on I-team! Tim Tran: You should wish for a genie like Victoria Chiem: jesta buddies. Lol visit you James Yao: Come play IM basketball for Eugene so the Texans may have their only sometime. us!!! Get a championship before you graduate! chance of doing well. Vishal Kumar: my brown, brown bag buddy Jan Ma: Thanks for all the hard work on Eugene Hsiao: I want that scarf #1 FYM!!! It’ll be a blast! Linda Nguyen, Yuning Ma, Will Tsai: Yao (Jake) Lin: you junior! :) Jeanna Yu: Great job putting on the small Thank you big sibs! business and entrepreneurial panel henry shi Jeff Zhao: Hey, keep up the activeness in jack zhang Alice Fang: Hey, I finally saw you at a ABSA!!! We should go toss the football around Toxey Xu: You’re the man! meeting!!! sometime too! Frank Yang: Go get ‘em tiger! Amanda Sheu: Rockets > Mavericks. Period. Jeffery Li: Thanks for being a great car Andrew Yoon: Always number #1 in my Andrew Yoon: We still need to hang out… companion on Dallas CFT!!! You are a mafia heart! my financial directors don’t even know you. beast! Chang Fu: Can you be any hotter? Andy Wong: Sweet acting in the promo vid! Jeffrey Pao: IM Basketball is coming up, stephanie fang Angela Eng: I’m going to lose that 10 better get you’re a game on! pounds…just maybe not within that time Jeremy Fang: You eat a lot of turkey at the Angela Eng: YEAH! Thanks for the period…^^ thanksgiving potluck? starbucks! heehee Angela Huang: DON’T EVER SCARE ME Joanna Chou: More vegetarian options this Angela Huang: thanks for the USB!! LIKE THAT!!! So glad you’re safe!!! year!!! Annie Li: BC love <3 <3 Annie Li: Donde esta? I never see you around Jocelyn Lee: noo…you’re gonna be gone Brian Li: BAM! I’ll get you next year… anymore. most of the next semester…tear… Chang Fu: BEST FRIEND (jk) not a stalker.. Anthony Kwan: Nice apartment…we should John Terada: Terada!!!Take me to eat some heehee make more food there sometime Japanese food!!! Charles Lai: Paps! Don’t drop the pumpkin Bobby Tran: Where you at? You better visit Johnny Lorn: New Moon buddy!!! Geez that pictures =P ABSA again after you graduate movie was cheesy Cody Imamura: :) :) Brandon Chang: NOOO!!!! You’re gonna be Jon Wang: Where you at? Daniel Chao: See you at LeaderShape and gone this spring…T_T Jonathan Fong: ABSA <3s active alumni HK OMGOMGOMG Brenda Tran: We should go sing Glee songs Jose Chavana: Awesome Broomball skillz… Daniel Jong: accountant…sigh… sometime!!! we use you for our stealth mode…hahaha Eric Tsang: Paps (#2)!! Brian Li: Sorry for missing out bball all the Ka-Wai To: Great job at catching up in merit Grace Kim: General mills ≠ Kellogg… time. Fresh Innovations FTW!!! points!!! Case comp is killer huh? Hans Malzar: stock ticker for black and Candice Shim: Maaaaddd t-shirt designing Karen Chen: Awesome job putting on the decker? skillz!!! Dallas CFT! I look forward to San Fran too!!! Harry Liu: So what time is the iteam wksp? Cathy Shen: RT is just sooo oblivious eh? ^^ Keith Chan: YAY, your cast comes off soon!!! Hyun Kang: I don’t hate Koreans. I promise. Chang Fu: Sorry I keep missing your Ken Nguyen: Sweet moves with the fist Jan Ma: sorry about coca-cola…heehee. meetings!!! I’ll catch up…fosho!!! bumps…Star wars…lols… Jeff Li: no shoes!! Lalala… Chang Liu: man boobie…*poke poke* Kevin Cui: Lucky bum with the beamer… Jon Fong: thanks for driving me all the Charles Lai: I think it is totally hilarious how don’t go crash it now… time!! Hang in prano? your directors are terrified of you…except for Kevin Tang: Sweet potato master!!! Ka-Wai To: ice skating competition? You up eric of course. Khang Huynh: Fellow AACM member!!! for it? :) Cindy Lin: Awesome job being Tim’s escort WOOT!!! Keith Chan: LOL. Race you!! at Mr. McCombs! Khanh Vu: I hear you are an awesome big Ken Nguyen: MIS buddies heehee. Connie Han: Keep that cheerful attitude sib! Keep it up!!! Kevin Tang: you owe me a pizza jk jk up!!! Kim-Long (Richard) Nguyen: Where were Kokila: India: oo scaryyy…kidding.. Courtney Chen: Promo Vid… you at the potluck? Awesome dancing skills Lucy Lu: hey sis!! Happy late birthday…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. too, lols. sorry I missed :( Crystal Cooper: Are you playing IM Koosh Patel: Thanks for the jacket back!!! Lee Wang: brown bag dinner? heehee Basketball for ABSA this year? Put in a good word for me for the EDS lab Mike Yang: ABSA PWR! Dan Jong: GO TEXANSSS WOOT!!!

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Kristen Baldwin: Go tell Stephanie off for Thanh Nguyen: You called me Raymond Tran: Good job as external scheduling conflicting branch meetings with Eugene? That’s even more of an director. Thank you for driving for ABSA! Investment teams workshops insult…-______-” Connie Han: You are AWESOME! Lance Li: Come back to visit buddy!!! You Thu Doan: You aren’t moving!!! You’re the Tuo Li: I had fun working with you. You are gotta come watch us pwn at basketball best Thu!!!! great chief! Laura Fu: Orchestra should be drawing Tiffany Kuo: Interesting profile picture…I Karen Chen: Nice job on CFTs this semester. to a close so you can spend more time with dunno what to say…O__o” You are so cute! ABSA!!! YAY! Tiffany Wang: You sure you don’t want to Grace Ko: Keep the great job. The CFTs were Lee Wang: Lets go pwn that MIS final project drop MPA and run for president? =P great. You are so nice! Louise Ho: Awesome job getting donations Tim Lee: You should practice those Twilight Patrick Chen: You are so funny. I like your for FYM!!! one liners for Molly…hahaha house. Thank you for letting us stay at your Lucy (Weixuan) Lu: Great job putting on Timothy Tran: Awesome job with the house. that case competition. That was buttloads of Alumni weekend…I had a blast Grace Kim: Great job this semester. Yeah! work! Tovey Xu: hahaha, just cruise through your We are almost with STA 371H. I had fun Lusi Xiao: Thanks for taking one for the classes…I like your style working with you on projects. team during that family event ^^ Tuo Li: 3 day old pizza…really? Hyun Kang: You are AWESOME! Thank you Max Ma: Great job with the Wong Fu event. Van Dang: You joining ABSA’s basketball for helping clean up after GMs and driving for It was sweet! team this year? ABSA. :D Michael Yang: DAAANGGGG…you old…jk. Victoria Chiem: We’re definitely going to Lucy Lu: Good job with Case Comp.! Happy belated Birthday Mr. 22 year-old! watch a Rockets game over winter break. =D Diana Meng: You are great! Keep the good Molly Sun: Edward fanatic…you should Vishal Kumar: I heard working with you work. teach Tim all those one-liners..hahaha and Olive on a case comp is intense…hahaha Michelle Yi: Good to know you. Dallas CFT Monica Nguyen: thanksgiving potluck… Wendy Lin: I heard professor Doggett made was awesome! walking past you…front or back? Lols… people wet their pants at ABSA’s case comp… Sherry Yang: Good to know you. Korean Nancy Xie: Great job announcing our LOLS!!! food is yummy! speakers at GMs, keep it up! Yi (Michelle) Yang: Thanks for giving the Nathan Chen: Good job filming everything book back! Hope you’re learning tons on victoria chiem in ABSA…just edit out my embarrassing i-team! Amanda Sheu: MDC Big Sib! Sorry I haven’t moments por favor been as active as I should be. Nick Wen: Donde esta? I just see you with quan zhang Andrew Yoon: You should’ve played your gf all the time Louise Ho: One day, I shall train you, and volleyball! Olive Hsiao: You are going to be a financial you will become a kung-fu fighting ballerina. Andy Wong: Wanna bake more brownies? genius someday ^^ Sherry Yang: You can come too. It will be Haha It’s been great working with you Patricia Mar: Hook me up with some glorious. Andy! I look forward to next semester as well! campus food stuff! Vivian Gao: , friend , Angela Eng: Hey girl! You’re so sweet! We Patrick Chen: Awesome house dude and . should have lunch more often. great job spearpointing the ski trip stuff. Tim Lee: You were my big sib for two years Angela Huang: It’s always nice seeing you Peter Nguyen: Nice ghost at the EOS promo now. Keep the family pimpin’. out at the fb games and events! :) vid…I almost died laughing Jocelyn Lee: Jocy , thanks for being an Bang Truong: Stop skipping class! Pil Jeong: I hope you don’t take too many awesome big sib. Brendan Chan: OA! You definitely made awkward pics of me! Sarah Yu: The S of JST…you are pro at orientation so much more exciting! I love Raymond Tran: Running for external vp? cooking. you’re enthusiasm! Glad you’re in our family! Gotta keep up the legacy! Ka-Wai To: See Shout-Out to Louise. Minus Brian Li: Long due brown bag buddy.. Robert Huynh: Way to go to Dallas for all the ballerina part. hopefully we’ve had lunch by now :P the fun parts…lols… Thu Doan: Winter of 2009 can has Quan and Cathy Shen: You so wild girl! :P We should Sally Zheng: Every week the call goes Thu’s Super Amazing Beijing Adventures. have pizza again at Mellow Mushroom like this…Me: “where is MIS again?” Sally’s Cindy Lin: Lin , stay awesome. with Jen! response: “rolls eyes” Charing Hung: Good job with MIS 304. Chang Fu: Stop being so lazy all the time! Sandy Duong: PwC case!!! I love your cheese Angela Huang: You’re great! Let’s eat more at Kins! cake by the way…and watch out for Tuesday!!! nancy xie Chang Liu: Make Robert go swimming with Shalin Dalal: I still have your internet you again. :P haha Molly Sun: You are awesome! It was fun to radio from the PwC case comp…we should do Charles Lai: Go Apple! :P haha you know it’s work with you this semester! Looking forward another one sometime better Charles.. for next year. Shara Ma: Awesome fear factor game!!! Cindy Ku: You’re so cute! It’s been great Tim Lee: Thank you for driving us to Dallas. Sharon Hsu: People tell me I should join working with you for EOS! You are a great president! your book club…seems like its getting pretty Cindy Lin: Cindy! I see you everywhere… Angela Huang: Keep the great work! I had popular ^^ haha even at the most random places.. but fun with you in OM! Thank you for always Sherry Yang: Hope your head is okay after it’s always nice seeing you and you’re lovely checking HW with me before class :) the Dallas CFT! face. :) Come eat with us at J2 again! Michael Yang: You are awesome! Keep the Stephanie Fang: hahaha I actually like the Cody Imamura: Bake sale partner! Thank great work :) fobby haircut… you for helping us table that whole week! Thu Doan: Good job this semester! When is Stephanie Qin: I think we should team up Courtney Chen: Courtney! Teach me tricks the quiz? haha... and bug Sandy to make us more food ^^ on ice! I’ve always loved figure skating. Henry Shi: Keep the great work! We are Sylvia Sun: New Moon viewing!!! Hahaha You’re great! :) It’s been fantastic working with almost done with STA 371H. Tamami Motoike: You should come over you this semester as well! Charles Lai: Awesome job! I really like the and watch movies in my room again!!! Daniel Jong: I’m so sorry! We will definitely ABSA weekly newsletter! Tarek Moussa: Dude…did I ever tell you make time to go eat soon! Stephanie Qin: Awesome events! You are that your handshake is crushing? Diana Meng: Diana! It’s always nice seeing great! Terence Ko: I just realized how creepy your you. You’re so sweet. Don’t be mad Courtney Chen: Thank you for picking up profile picture is…-__- because I moved.. I still love you! :) We need food for ABSA! to have lunch!

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victoria chiem Justin Liao: Volleyball! We should play Sheery Yang: I never knew I had ugs with Dorothy Doan: I enjoy having you in my more! And stop being so lazy and help us you. :P classes. I’m glad I got the chance to meet with nametags! Stephanie Fang: You crack me up.. You’re you. You better come out to more events next KaWai To: We will definitely go get Pho always so hyper! :P what are you taking semester! sometime! haha girl? Haha jk we still need to have lunch! Dustin Le: Ohh great… Mr. I think I’m so Karen Chen: I hardly see you anymore! We Stephanie Kim: Thanks for staying with cool! need to have lunch again! Kelsey after I left too! I see you more at the Eric Tsang: Hey “Charles’s friend”… :) you Karen Shih: Glad you’re in my family! :) GMs now! You should come out more! It’s started it! Keith Chan: Are you ever going to retire that always nice seeing you. :) Eugene Hsiao: I still feel bad for missing crutch of yours? :P Stephanie Qin: Curly pig tails..:P I want to lunch.. I promise I didn’t do it Ken Nguyen: “Where’s your Barbie?” haha see them on you! :) It’s always great intentionally! Or maybe..:P JK Great Job, Mr. Member of the Month! talking to you. Faye Wang: We have the same birthday! Kristen Baldwin: Camping.. and throwing Sylvia Sun: I miss seeing you at kins! It was Yay! footballs.. :P haha Go Kristen! Throw it as always fun running into you! Frank Yang: What ugly gloves… how did you hard as you can! What a night… Tamami Motoike: Tamami!! I love you! take an hour picking those..:P haha jk Lance Li: So I heard you’re jealous of me haha come eat with us more! it’s always nice seeing you out at the games! hanging out with Grace..:P haha I’m glad I Terence Ko: I’m glad you grew up and Grace Kim: GRACIEEE! :P I think I need to got the chance to meet you! started acting more mature. :P stop hanging out with you.. because all Lee Wang: I never see you in the reliant, now Thu Doan: I love how you’re always so happy we ever do is EAT! Haha jk I love you! Thank that I’m always there! Where have and cheerful! :) you for being such an amazing friend. you been? Tim Lee: Great job at being president! It’s You’ve definitely played a big part in making Lisa Ren: What happened to you? I never see always great seeing you at all the games my first semester as great as it has you at any meetings or events and events! been. It wouldn’t have been the same without anymore! I miss you! Tim Tran: Why are you always alone huh? :P you! I’m really glad I got the chance to Lusi Xiao: We still need to have lunch and haha you make me laugh. meet you. Oh and we still need to have our catch up girl! Vishal Kumar: Great job correcting and girls outing at Enchanted Rock! :) Manuel Geronimo: You know I’m just interrupting people all the time… :P Grace Kong: Graceeee! Look at the shooting joking with you when I’m being sarcastic. :P Wendy Lin: It’s always nice seeing you. :) stars! My blanket buddy under the haha you’re just too cool man! Happy to have wendy lin stars! :P haha We need to have lunch more you in our family! Amanda Sheu: you just look tired all the often! And you need to come out to more Michael Yang: Reeeeeeeely! Haha even time … stop scaring the little ones, haha events girl! though you’re always mean to me, I just Andrew Yoon: hi mr. most likely to be a hair Hanna Sea: Glad you moved to Jester too wanted to let you know that you are very much model and thanks for staying with Kelsey after I appreciated. Thank you for being Angela Douangkesone: teach me how to left. You’re the best! Oh and thank you so such a great VP and big sib! It’s been great dance :] and sew! Lol much for the gift. I really liked it! working with you this semester and I Angela Eng: you just seem stressed all the Hans Malzar: Even though we don’t know look forward to learning and having a great time now. each other too well yet, I still think you’re time next semester as well! Angela Huang: you’re not 5’9” so cool! :) haha and the motorcycle is a plus! Miguel Vicente: I bet I could speak Spanish Ankit Gupta: you’re an awesome eggroll. :] Henry Shi: You make me smile. I love your better than you! :P haha we should totally start a company together and ring too. It’s so fun! :) Molly Sun: Molly! You’re too sweet. I’ve take over the world. Hyun Kang: I always see you at the reliant! enjoyed all the GM’s! and I look forward to Annie Li: thanks for all the hard work! Don’t Internal > Financial !!! :) haha going to the San Francisco CFT next semester! stress so much! We need to go to texercise James Yao: It’s always nice seeing you and You always make me happy when I together. :] saying hi! :) see you! We need to have lunch again! Bobby Tran: where have you been?! Are you Jan Ma: I love your enthusiasm at the vb Nancy Xie: You’re so nice. Glad I got to meet in our family?! Lol games! You’re great! you and great job as professional Brandon Chang: we need to do dim sum Janie Kim: Janie! You and Peter are so cute! director! sometime … before we forget who each other And don’t worry if he ever leaves you Patrick Chen: Someone got a little excited are with those boys again.. I’ll beat him up! :P dancing… haha you’re so funny. Still a Brian Li: are you hungry? Let’s go to j2! haha vegetarian? Candice Shim: you’re crazy, girl. Way to be Jeanna Yu: Kins 5th floor! :P well not Peter Kim: Remind me why I talk to you stellar at mccombs. anymore.. but it was always nice running into again..:P haha jk you’re awesome! Stop Cathy Shen: you’re so intense. ._. Remember you! leaving Janie with those boys of yours! taboo during camping? Haha Jeff Wang: Stop being so lazy! and coming to Peter Nguyen: Great job at being the ghost Chang Fu: lame little sib who won’t go dance. the GMs the last 15 minutes is not in our video…:P and thank for being our :[ I can’t wait to be roomies! Or rather … I acceptable.. haha you need to come out to MC! can’t way to pay for half your rent and never more events as well! Pil Jeong: So I heard that it always ends up be there, haha. Jeff Pao: Karaoke! haha I remember how with one girl and tons of guys when Chang Liu: you’re so intense. We need to they made you sing..:P people hang out with you.. :P haha work out together once. I might pass out. Joanna Chou: Joanna watching football.. Raymond Tran: Glad I got to meet you! Charing Hung: you’re so cute. but doesn’t know what’s going on :P haha Robert Huynh: My dear cousin.. :) Glad we Charles Lai: :] John Terada: Someone can dance! :P haha got to get a lot closer this year! You’re Charles Zhang: do you even still come to Speak Spanish with me! the best! absa anymore? Haha… Josh Chong: Half Hispanic Josh.. :) haha Salem Chuah: Nice having you in my Econ Chloe Zeng: lol I remember you now you have to admit that was good. class and seeing you everywhere! Cindy Lin: you and tim were cute at mr. Julian Maldonado: What kind of big sib are Sandy Duong: You’re so kind. I always enjoy mccombs :] you? haha jk talking to you. :) Shara Ma: You’re great! Good job on all the Cody Imamura: we met at thanksgiving family events! I look forward to more potluck, haha next semester! :) Connie Han: corporatate?

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Dan Jong: thanks for sharing with me. :] I Karen Chen: I feel like you’re on a perpetual Robert Huynh: there’s too much to say. I’ll am very honored … I hope you’re enjoying sugar high. use pictures. :] :3 <3 ?!? ^^ shotgun! Karen Shih: you are one of the most Sally Zheng: former fin 367 buddy :] Daniel (Haibi) Cai: little eggroll :] responsible people I know Sandy Duong: cream puffs. David Chen: your golf swing is amazing Ka-Wai To: thanks for all the hard work on Sarah Yu: I miss you :[ Derrick Shich: were you at studio tilee iteam! And for dropping out of case comp. :P Shalin Dalal: you’re awesome. Keep up the recently? Keith Chan: are you STILL on crutches?! awesome work as an iteam member and little Diana Meng: sorry for being a Haha … you and ken crack me up sib! :] disappointment and a flake. :[ Ken Nguyen: !!! You’re possibly one of my Shara Ma: awesome family director :] Emily Kong: little eggroll :] come out to favorite people. :] I’ll convert you to mill lab Sharon Hsu: new thing I learned about you more family events! yet, haha this semester: you turn red very easily ._. And Emily Lai: yay free eos! :] Kevin Cui: let’s get tap house sometime you were my assassins target Emily Tao: send me a copy! haha. And take a little bit of break from WoW, Sherry Yang: I like your voice, haha Eric Tsang: I never knew you were so white. okay? :/ and let me know when you get the Skyler Kanegi: good job surviving Doggett, Erica Chung: come back soon!! And bring hang of driving manual --; haha egg tarts! Haha Khang Huynh: I never see you anymore. :[ Sondra Batbold: hi batgirl. :] Eugene Hsiao: I seriously have no respect Khanh Vu: I hear you and thu are having a Stephanie Fang: I like your fobby haircut. left for you. ball planning family events Stephanie Qin: hi fail roommate :[ Faye Wang: thanks for applying to ct. :] Kim Phung: jello! Taeyoung Kim: we survived gabbi! Felicia Tsao: same as what I said to erica, Kokilapriya Muthukumar: muthu- Tarek Moussa: thanks for all the knowledge haha fejiaojd;saj :] you bring to Iteam! Floria Chan: where’d you go? :[ Koosh Patel: it’s great to have you back. :] Terence Ko: this brown bag thing will work Frank Lin: are you still in spellman’s class? Kristen Luedtke: come out to more family :[ X] events, little eggroll Thanh Nguyen: you’re so enthusiastic! Join Frank Yang: yay ski trip. :] and yay for being Lance Li: fin 374s :[ my family! Haha seniors! We need to go dt once together before Law Tsai: where’d you go? :[ Thu Doan: more late night excursions! the year is up. :] Lee Wang: thanks for being my best girl Tiffany Wang: thanks for being the only girl Grace Kim: thanks for all the gmi stuff! friend. <3 on ct this semester :] and all the hard work, Hans Malzar: I still need to ride in your new Lena Quach: you fell off the face of the absa haha. But mostly for being the only girl. car. :] vroom vroom. earth :[ Tim Lee: hi mr. president. Harry Liu: you and lucy are cute. Linda Nguyen: welcome back! I haven’t seen Timothy Tran: good job at mr. mccombs! Henry Shi: I don’t know if I can ever take you in a while… Tovey Xu: let’s hang out! :] you seriously. Lisa Khan: where’d you go? :[ Van Dang: thanks for applying to ct … apply Hue Dang: where’d you go? Lisa Xinyue Hu: thanks for applying to ct! again? Your fish answer was hilarious (I’d only Imran Jivani: who knew you were such a you should apply again! sell males…haha) great dancer? ;] Louise Ho: yay eggroll! :] thanks for being Victoria Chiem: let’s go to robert’s house Jack Zhang: speak up. :] we’ll have an iteam so enthusiastic … and baking all the time for food! social dt, haha. Maybe that’ll help? … and taking all the pictures haha. You’re Vishal Kumar: we were an awesome duo, Jan Ma: welcome back. :] indispensible. :] no? :] it’s fun to sit next to you during iteam Jay Lee: feed me! Lucy (Weixuan) Lu: go exec branch! meetings, haha … but probably not conducive Jeanna Yu: I miss volunteering at that crafts Lusi Xiao: cruise fail :[ to hosting a good meeting… thing with you. :[ let’s hang out! Manuel Geronimo: you eat a lot. ._. And Vivian Tao: where’d you go? :[ Jeff Shieh: 9:30 is way too early would make a great housewife. haha Wenting Xie: congrats on GE! Jeff Zhao: apply to ct again! Max Ma: I can’t believe you still live in jester William Tsai: where’ve you been? :[ Jeffrey Li: you’re so goofy. Keep up the good haha Yao (Jake) Lin: so you didn’t reach work on iteam! Michael Yang: you’re not mexican abercrombie status? And … we need to go Jeffrey Pao: hi fellow big sib. :] <3 I miss Molly Sun: I think your bunny should work out sometime :] our 2am conversations. You need to get real become property of absa Yi (Michelle) Yang: speak up!!! You have furniture. And execute your business idea Monica Nguyen: you’re so busy :[ such good ideas and a pretty voice. :] and Jennifer Thai: thanks for coming to ct Mufeng Zhu: I never see you :/ come to family events more!!! meetings! Nancy Xie: thanks for having brown bag with Yuning Ma: welcome back! Jocelyn Lee: thanks for all the leb notes me! it was good getting to know you. haha…I hope your toe feels better! Narin Sead: thanks for competing in case charles lai John Terada: thanks for all the hard work comp! Angela Huang, Henry Shih, Michael on ct this semester! Who knew you were such Nathan Chang: we need to make a blanton Yang, Molly Sun, Stephanie Qin, Thu a good dancer? Maybe next time you should trip sometime before christmas Doan, Timothy Lee: We finished our first throw your belt into the crowd Olive Hsiao: :[ no more dinners? Keep up semester, and despite seeing each other Johnny Lorn: let’s hang out! the good work :] basically every single day, we don’t hate each Jonathan Fong: you’re still in absa?! Lol … I Patricia Mar: I love your impressions. other! can’t wait until the concert! Patrick Chen: thanks for all the hard work Karen Shih, Eric Tsang, Eugene Hsiao, Jonathan Wong: hi little eggroll :] … and with jon fong’s car and just for being Lucy Lu, Patricia Mar: I love you guys. Jose Chavana: shouldn’t you be in hbsa? overall awesome. :] Thanks so much for all of your hard work. Haha jk. Patrick Lu: so I want to buy a dslr… You are all outstanding directors, and I feel so Julia Pei: good luck on fap/ufa/everything Pauline Mar: thanks for helping and putting lucky to have such dedicated directors to work else you do! up with patricia! with. Thanks for all of the great memories! Get Justin Santos: hi fin 370 almost partner Peter Nguyen: you’re hilarious … and ready for next semester! It’s going to be all you Justin Tam: what happened to you? I never surprisingly decent at finance haha guys. I’m 100% confident y’all will rock it. see you anymore. :[ Quan Zhang: was case comp all you expected Justin Wang: you still need to redeem 13 j2 it to be? Haha meals, haha. I think we should make another Rahim Lakhani: be more active! And apply bet. to iteam again. :]

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charles lai Sondra Batbold: Suggestive Batgirl. :) Randy Santa Ana: Please don’t dance on me Alice Fang, Annie Li, Brian Li, Crystal jocelyn lee during ABSA meetings anymore. That’s for DT Cooper, Jason Jeng, Jeanna Yu, Lucy only. LOL. Andrew Yoon: Wingman, I <3 you! Hope Lu, Lulu Han, Salem Chuah, Sharon Raymond Tran: Stop talking about Zethan. you have fun in NY…maybe I’ll come visit :) Hsu, Sherry Yang, Stephanie Fang, It’s not funny anymore. Bang Truong: Holdin’ it down for the Stephen He, Terence Ko, Thanh Sarah Yu: I’m sick of the apartment. H-Town baby. You and driving do not mix well Nguyen: Remember how we were such an Shara Ma: -) apparently :( active family at the beginning of the year? TheKevin Nguyen: I see you more than I see Bobby Tran: Wow I didn’t know you were We’ll be like that again next semester! Get people in Austin. Loves it! graduating! How sad…well I’m glad we were ready! Tiffany Leong: Great job with the able to be officers together like centuries ago. Amanda Sheu, Charing Hung, Grace Ko, Informers!! Sorry I’m a failure at getting in Have fun abroad! Harry Liu, Johnny Lorn, Johnny Shen, shoutouts on time <3 Chang Fu: Wingman number twooooo (in Lee Wang, Lucy Lu, Quan Zhang, Sally Tiffany Wang: Tiffany…I feel like I should Boyfriend #2 tune) Zheng, Sandy Duong, and not Wendy see you around more…downtown! Haha jk. Chris Kim: Nice pick during the coed semis Lin: I hate programming… Thanks for making Get ready to eat lots of food and get fat during game, lol! MIS a team effort! Seriously… this is a lot of recruiting. Remember Deloitte ;) Chris Rodgers: I bet you don’t miss Van. He people… haha. Tim Lee: Congrats on getting through the clogs toilets. Angela Huang, Annie Li, Brandon first semester! I’m so proud to say I picked Cindy Lin: HELLOOOOOO!!!!! *picture Chang, Candice Shim, Grace Ko, Harry you as a director. If I didn’t…who knows. You picture picture picture Liu, Hayley Jang, Hyungoo Kang, Jake might have left for CSA and never come back Daniel Chao: I love your awesome Lin, Jeanna Yu, Jeffrey Li, Jeffrey Pao, :D. personality, you always make me laugh! Jessica Li, Ka-Wai To, Keith Chan, Ken Tim Tran: Still pissed I missed Mr. Daniel Jong: YES intermediate is almost Nguyen, Kokilapriya Muthukumar, Lee McCombs…I’m sure you did wonderfully. Are overrrr. Wang, Mufeng Zhu, Narin Sead, Olive there any videos?! David Chen: you better miss me when I’m in Hsiao, Robert Huynh, Sharon Hsu, Van Dang: Hello map! You don’t fit a size Houston working!! :P Sherry Yang, Sylvia Sun, Terence Ko, M for vnecks sorry. It’s okay if you’re just Dorothy Doan: Dorothy! Thanks for being Tiffany Wang, Vishal Kumar: Thanks for experimenting with your fashion though… :) so active in our family…you are so fricken competing and representing ABSA in our case sweet and adorable :). Keep holdin’ down the stephanie qin competition! I wish y’all had registered earlier fort for me when I’m in Houston…and bring Tim Lee: You don’t sleep and I don’t though, so we wouldn’t have had to stress out the family to visit me!! understand how. Ridiculous. about not getting enough teams to sign up… Dustin Le: Try to get more girls in our family Charles Lai: That STA 371 case about haha. next semester…lol. <3! CALAMBRA olive oil made me hungry. I Andy Wong, Courtney Chen: Let’s make Davis Nguyen: Do you miss Van? LOL actually want to try the recipes they had in the sure no home videos leak on the Internet. I Hyun Kang: Yay for getting through one appendix, haha. And no more Korean food for don’t really want other business organizations semester of being a director you. getting that impression of ABSA. Jeff Pao: I feel like I should see you around Molly Sun: Mian Hua…I really want to meet Angela Eng: Have fun abroad next semester! more often too…downtown! Jkjk. her! It’s like she’s a celebrity because you talk We’ll miss you! Jenny Sung: I haven’t seen you as much about her so much and nobody ever sees her. Angela Huang, Cathy Shen, Courtney around this semester :( Hopefully next Michael Yang: Spaghetti with a side of Chen, Ken Nguyen: I hope y’all got semester though! ballsagna…I just cracked up when I saw that something awesome during Black Friday! I Jonathan Liu: I totally miss seeing you team name in the dodgeball registration. I didn’t buy anything. around in ABSA meetings!! didn’t expect anything less of you ;) Cathy Shen, Kim-Long Nguyen, Victoria Julian Maldonado: Hello stranger Angela Huang: I thought you did an Chiem: Thanks for the awesome brown bags! Justin Liao: MPA! Get ready to eat lots amazing job with alumni weekend =) I enjoyed Cody Imamura, Stephen He (and of delicious food next semester. Remember the food at pie guys…yum! possibly others…): I know we STILL DELOITTE when you’re recruiting!! ;) ;) Thu Doan: I promise to go to more of your haven’t brown bagged. I know y’all hate me. Justin Santos: Let’s get food next semester if events next semester when I (hopefully) won’t I’m so sorry. I PROMISE we’ll do it one day. I you’re going to be in Houston!! have class in the evenings. I’m glad you’re feel super guilty. :( Justin Wang: Why did you Van to play on staying at UT <3 =) Diana Meng: Last time, I said I was going to your B league team? He’s not good…Nobody’s Henry Shi: I think you live in the mill lab come out to 50% of your volunteering events… as good in football as you are! haha. And btw you like the twilight series I think I’ve done that… right…? Kat Chung: You’re so sweet! Hopefully I’ll and hannah montana? HAHAHAHA. And Grace Kim: Thanks for the General Mills see you around more next semester you were in a complicated relationship with goodies! Michael Yang: Hello Superman! ½-way Eugene? Good times. Let’s sing some more! =) Hans Malzar: Remember how I was at your done…great job :) External Branch: External love <3!!! Thank birthday? Do you…? Michelle Ly: This is because I know you you for all of your hard work this semester! Karen Chen: I’m scared of you. :( don’t get many shoutouts in ABSA informers I’m really looking forward to next semester Lee Wang: Thanks for making Mahin feel anymore! I don’t either..we’re old! *sob. JK! I when I can see you each take a lead in like a rockstar! miss LKF! Haha..not really. External’s various big events! Mercedes Pang: Sorry I wasn’t there at the Monica Nguyen: BUBBLE SPINNER!! Lol… Angela Eng: Thank you for all of your help last IM game. :( one day I will introduce you to a game that this semester! You were super on top of Nancy Xie: Serving food even when you’re you’ll become addicted to for a change. everything with broomball! I’ll miss youuuu =( not at GMs? Awesome. Nook Truong: Thanks for all the help with Cathy Shen: Super cousin and super Olive Hsiao: You’re losing your title of Mill the family. You are awesome <3 director. What would I do without you? Let’s Lab queen to Wendy… Pil Jeong: Great job with the EOS Video … continue our weekly lunches next semester! Patrick Chen: Can I sleep here...? and thanks for being so active in the family! Cody Imamura: I can’t wait to see what Peter Nguyen: Sorry it took me so long to Quan Zhang: Thanks for being so active in you and Kristen come up with for Faculty put your blurb in my email! the family!! Appreciation Week next semester! It’s going to Shara Ma: When are your office hours? I be great! =) want to hang out in your office!

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Diana Meng: Awesome job this semester G-mo: I’m glad you played in dodge for a Michelle Ly: Our conversation at Rudy’s coordinating volunteering events! I can’t wait cause! made me feel more confident about MPA. to go to some of the new events you have in Grace Kim: Yay for working on Donation Thank you! mind, like healing origami! Creation together! I’m excited--hopefully Miguel Vicente: Sorry I forgot your name so Jose Chavana: Branch outing for Dim Sum everything works out in time! many times! But I’m so glad that you played in next semester! Yum! Grace Ko: Looking forward to San Francisco Dodge for a Cause! =) You were beast! Kristen Baldwin: No more Friday morning CFT next semester!!! Monica Nguyen: 4th year MPA sounds meetings for dodgeball yay! Thanks for mak- Hans Malzar: Given any tours recently? pretty darn busy. Ahhhh! Get some rest over ing an ABSA dodgeball team =) Hyun Kang: No more cutting of my budget, winter break! =) Raymond Tran: Man of few words. Thanks or you’ll have to pay to volunteer! ;D Nancy Xie: Always on top of your stuff! Great for being so dependable, and for making Imran Jivani: ETS lab teacher! That place job! another dodgeball team! is really neat! When I was a freshman, I really Nathan Chen: Awesome job media director! Amanda Sheu: Dodgeball is overrrr!!! (you wanted to see what was inside, but now I The foggy broomball pics are a nice effect. can tell when I wrote this lol) But I’m really know! Olive Hsiao: Where did you go? I don’t see glad we cohosted it together! Good experience Jan Ma: My stomach is looking forward to you very much =( =) FYM. Patricia Mar: It was lovely getting lunch Andy Wong: Funny EOS promo video. And Jason Petlueng: That’s so cool that you together! Great job so far in exec branch! good job with bake sale! grew up in New Zealand and Laos! I’m looking Patrick Chen: You crazy dancer. Stop threat- Angela Douangkesone: You make me want forward to getting to know you better this ening to cut my budget! to learn ballroom dancing year! =) Peter Nguyen: Silly-single-ladies-dancing- Annie Li: Where are you? Jeanna Yu: Remember that day after Star- ghost! You’re so funny =) Bobby Tran: Merry Christmas and Happy bright volunteering when we bumped into Pil Jeong: Your hair is so fluffy and it re- Holidays! I’m sad you’re graduating =( you afterwards and had dinner together at tap minds me of John Terada’s haha Brenda Tran: You’re such a sweet girl! =) house? That was nice. Quan Zhang: Thanks for coming out to Brendan Chan: You are ridiculous…ly Jeff Pao: Thanks for playing dodgeball! =) Dodge for a Cause after your Wushu practice! awesome! I just cracked up during the family Jeff Zhao: I’m glad we had our brown bag to- Robert Huynh: How’s consulting team go- event when you were dancing with a subtle gether. I hope CMS is getting better, especially ing for ya? gross face. with those nit picky m/c tests. Sally Zheng: I always see you sitting on a Brian Li: You’re beast at case comp! You John Terada: Crazy dancer in our family-- bench outside the bschool think of solutions that never would have ever thank goodness! You saved our family! =) And Sandy Duong: The baking queen! You’ve crossed my mind. you’re really funny! I didn’t realize it until we inspired me to try baking various things over Candice Shim: I hope you’re feeling better… played apples to apples together. winter break haha. Let’s see if I’ll actually try go to broomball next year! =) Johnny Lorn: I wish I was as talented as you and make something. Chang Fu: Thanks for playing dodgeball! =) with baking cupcakes and decorating them. Shalin Dalal: My new friend from PdubC Cindy Khuu: Great job with the Swirll They’re too pretty to eat. But I’m a fatty so I case comp! You’re so nice! fundraiser! I always think of you and your end up eating them anyway. Shara Ma: Nice job with family fear factor! promotional project when I think of Swirll Justin Liao: Thanks for playing dodgeball! The food was pretty intense! Cindy Lin: You were gorgeous as Tim’s escort Karen Chen: Great job with Dallas CFT! Sherry Yang: I hope you got all the classes during Mr McCombs! Thank you for also Karen Shih: Hope you had fun volunteering you wanted for next semester even though you representing ABSA =) at the Starbright Preschool carnival! registered late! Connie Han: Remember dinner after the Ka-Wai To: It was great getting our brown Sondra Batbold: You’re an IM volleyball IM volleyball game where we gave each other bag together! I didn’t know you lived in East! champ! pokemon names? Good times. Keith Chan: When is your leg going to get Stephanie Fang: You’ve gone home every Courtney Chen: Fabulous job with baking better? time I see you on a Friday haha! How are you and the EOS promo video, as always =) Ken Nguyen: You’re everywhere! I feel like liking UBC? Daniel Cai: I enjoyed our brown bag! Come everytime I turn around, I see you. Steven Wang: From Cali--have you gotten out to more ABSA events =) Kim Do: You did a great job at Longhorn used to Texas weather yet? Daniel Chao: Hope Scoring Careers commit- Halloween! So kid friendly! Terence Ko: Congratulations to you and the tee is going well! Lee Wang: Hello! PokeMasters! You dominated your bracket Daniel Jong: Sleeping in the AIM again? Lena Quach: Good times this semester work- and were totally baller out there =) Those couches actually look really comfy… ing on Donation Creation…I don’t think you Thanh Nguyen: THANH!!! I can always David Chen: Your mashed potatoes at understand how sad I am that you’re not going count on you to be happy no matter what! Thanksgiving potluck were GOOD! Recipe to be here next semester to see it happen You’re all smiles all the time =) please? =) Linda Nguyen: SNL reunion was wonder- Tiffany Leong: I love the Informer and all Dustin Le: I’m sad we’re not in the same ful! And you’re a great cook! Everything was yall’s hard work! family this year, but it’s okay because we’re so yummy! Plus, your travels = amazing to say Tiffany Wang: Congrats on Disney Corpo- HALF&HALF 4EVA! =) the least. rate Tax! That’s awesome! =) Emily Lai: I enjoyed having our brown bag Louise Ho: Can’t wait for Academic branch’s Tim Tran: I don’t know how many times I finally! And now I’m all caught up! =) FYM! can thank you for being Mr McCombs, but I Eric Tsang: FML all the time in ACC 356. Lucy Lu: Your time calling at case comp was really appreciate you representing ABSA. You The funniest parts are watching the whole hilarious. “Time’s up, no more questions. NO did an awesome job at the pageant. Plus, I love back row sleep. And making sure you’re MORE QUESTIONS!” LoL. Btw I want my Taylor Swift = double points! =) awake. Haha. tiramisu! Tuo Li: Mr Mccombs next year ;) Eugene Hsiao: You and your 20 million Mark Wu: We’re the most literal people ever Victoria Chiem: Ice skating was fun with vests. Actually make that 19,999,999. You in apples to apples haha. Let’s dominate next you! I want to learn how to backwards skate need 1 more =) And you were awesome during time around! better! shack a thon--a truly dedicated director! Max Ma: ABSA + CSA event next semester! Vivian Gao: You have pretttyyy long hair Faye Wang: I hope you’re feeling better Let’s do something! Wendy Lin: Super fantastic ridonkulously about MPA! Mercedes Pang: It was lovely Ice-skating awesome job with case comp! =) Frank Yang: Hope you had a good workout with you during alumni weekend! before thanksgiving!

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stephanie qin Grace Kim: I promise I will be home one of Yuning Ma: Did you know people are more Will Tsai: Shout out to my awesome big sib! these days so my apartment will be open and inclined to talk to you when you have a cute Thanks for letting us try your South African free for family use! outfit on? :P Thanks for all your MPA/SAB juice at Whole Foods! Hans Malzar: I’ll miss having 356 with you! advice! <3 William Chang: Where did you go? Also, (Though I must say, I won’t miss the class cathy shen you changed your facebook name from Fresh itself at all). When can I cash in that raincheck Amanda Nguyendon: You’re so cute! I love Prince to just William Chang! for a ride to Haiky? :) how you always smile. It really brightens up Yuning Ma: Yay Two Chicks and a Stick! Jay Lee: Shaved Ice + Bowling sometime? my day. Let’s karaoke for our next family event! Jeffrey Pao: Still on the hunt for that conflict-free diamond for your fiancé? ;) Hope Angela Eng: Thanks for driving us around all linda nguyen your battle scar remains vibrant forever! the time when we have volunteer events! Every Bobby Tran: Bright fame, life coach, favorite Jessica Chen: I haven’t run into you at a time I hear Justin Bieber I think of you, haha. person in the world…whatever I happen to you grocery store for a while :( Candice Shim: I’m really sorry I left your call you for the day, I will really miss seeing Jocelyn Lee: Have fun during your family ): You’re still my favorite person named you around. Congratulations, good luck, and internship next semester! I’ll keep Deloitte in Candice! I’ll see you soon :) Oh yeah, let’s do second mind when I recruit! Charles Lai: Thanks for taking me to eat at Euro trip, it’ll be RIDICULOUS. John Terada: Impeccable stalker skills ;) We the Bogogi burger place. It’s so delish and I’ve Imran Jivani: Graduating and going on must watch Legally Blonde sometime and take taken my friends there a few times too! exchange – you’re gonna have so much fun! notes! Cindy Kuu: You always keep your family I’m really really jealous! Travel, party, and just Johnny Lorn: Baking master, we should try in your mind. Thanks for being such a good have a wonderful time! My exchange rule was making panda cupcakes! person and walking me home that one night to never turn down an invitation (use some Jonathan Fong: Guitars! Soon! For real this with Randy. Also, your eye makeup looks common sense… some). Take lots of pictures, time! super cool! meet lots of people, and make the most of Julian Maldonado: Mr. McCombs! Honey Cindy Lin: Your scrapbook pages looked a every opportunity :) butter chicken biscuits, DT, & our family won’t million times better than mine! I’m jealous. :P Julian Maldonado: It’ll be weird not seeing be the same without you! :( P.S. – Please come Cody Imamura: It’s funny that you you around campus, in class, and on sixth! back and visit often because you still owe me a reminded me of my UGS quiz without saying Good luck in Minnesota :) Enjoy the beautiful guitar hero jam session! anything. Thanks because without you I’d lakes! Check out Uptown Minneapolis Justin Liao: You really should stop making probably be failing that class due to my non- (Calhoun Square Area), Mall of America, bets with me. I can only eat so many pizza rolls quiz doing. Also, since you live close to me and Wisconsin Dells when you can no longer every Tuesday :P we should go to Yogurtland sometime over bear that Minnesota “heat.” Good luck and Justin Santos: Remember Main Event? winter. Congrats!! Paintball? Cupcake/brownie baking? Chicago? Connie Han: Thanks for giving me bubble Michal Yang: One more semester... let’s Being Co-bigs of MJT? Karaoke? 80s roller- tea! Sorry I tried stealing your customers, figure out a way to stop time so we can stay skating? Those were good times. “Peace out, haha. You’re so fun to be with! I’m so glad I here for just a bit more. girl scout!” :) I’ll miss you, buddy! got to know you better through tent bonding. Yuning Ma: Please stop staring at my no- Karen Shih: Words alone cannot express my Daniel Jong: I’m sorry I kept getting your no’s. love for you :) Let’s eat at more Austin-y food name wrong Dustin, I mean Justin, I mean Will Tsai: Are we gonna have a repeat of your trailers! Daniel :P I really did remember you were birthday on my birthday (June 5)? Not sure if Kevin Cui: Let’s go for a ride! :) in the car with me at broomball! I hope you I’ll still be around, but we can celebrate early. Khang Huynh: Let’s study in the PCL and enjoyed your nap in the AIM reading room. Can’t believe we’re graduating >.< But I’m listen to Debussy. Guaranteed A’s on our finals Diana Meng: You are seriously the best pretty sure we’ll still be texting buddies during for sure! volunteer (and only one) director I know! games! Lance Li: The only time I ever run into You’re also so funny and sweet. Thanks for Tina Bui: DANNNNNG TINNAAA!!! you now is in the Mil Lab :( Let’s schedule a answering questions about Chinese class even Stephanie Qin: SNL reunion part 2 – let’s Frisbee playing, Food making, Wii gaming though I asked a million times. Oh, and also make it happen. bonanza! your room is so cute! I love it. Two Chicks & a Stick: I love you guys :) Get Lee Wang: “I discovered something Dorothy Doan: I’m glad I met you through ready to go skydiving next semester!! I’m only Amazing!” You’ve revolutionized wing-eating that one TA session in the beginning of the half-kidding. for me! year and also through those rush events, haha. Linda Nguyen: Lovely Linda! When are we You’re such a sweetheart! tiffany wang going to have our Whole Foods/FB date? Emily Kong: So, despite our ups and downs Ankit Gupta: “Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! … Oh Manuel Geronimo: TMNT! Let’s cook I’m really glad that we’re good friends now. yeah!” :) Let’s have HIMYM marathons in the together, neighbor! Thanks for going to Tap House and crazy Reliant! Mark Wu: We study together and you still bus adventures with me. The Proposal is a Anthony Dang: What was the name of your make better grades than me :( good movie and David, I mean Jason, I mean grocery store in Tennessee again? :P We must Michael Yang: My dear gatekeeper! :) This David’s room is messy :P hit up more concerts in Austin! marks the beginning of our last semester Eric Tsang: I still remember that story you Bobby Tran: No one will be around to call together. Let’s make sure to stuff our faces, told us about how you were trying to avoid me a slacker now that you’re leaving :( Have make many trips to 6th, and win Best Family Michael by walking down the stairs cause he fun abroad and don’t forget to stay in one of of the Year for the 3rd year before you was waiting for you at the elevator. those capsule hotels for me! graduate! Eugene Hsiao: Boy! I’m so happy that we’re Brenden Chan: I always run into you in the Nathan Chang: I know just your type. good with each other! I’m sorry that we got off business school but never at family events. I’ll Yueda, yuehei, yuepiaoliang! at a bad start but I’m glad we’re friends now try to be more active! Timothy Lee: We’re officially halfway <3 Daniel Jong: I still owe you that bag of trail through our college career! 2.5 years to go :) Grace Kim: Hello Grace with 3 m’s at the mix! Van Dang: Why have you disappeared off the end of your e-mail. You’re such a caring Eugene Hsiao: Have a vest-tastic day! Let’s face of the earth? Catch up over bratwurst? person and you’re super good at guitar too! grab lunch at the egg roll stand sometime! :) Wendy Lin: Egg tarts & Milk tea! Have you I’m looking forward to working with you in the been working on your bowling skills? future for Donation Creation.

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Grace Ko: I remember when I first met you Michael Yang: I thought that your Tim Lee: Mr. President! I really enjoyed your I couldn’t remember your name cause it was performance during assassins was Kanye impersonation during Mr. Mccombs. during that directors retreat, haha. You always astonishing! You’re such a charismatic and I didn’t know you were so versatile and was dress so nicely and you have a really cute smile sporty person. I’m glad that I met you this so good at rapping :D I’m glad you’re the (not in a creepy way of course!) I’m really glad year (: president cause I can’t imagine anyone else I met you this year. Michelle Ly: Big Sib! You’re such a caring doing a better job than you. Henry Shi: I can’t believe you forgot that I and fun person to be around. You defiantly Tim Tran: Mr. McCombs! Your performance was your brown bag buddy ): I really enjoyed look out for your little’s. You’re a really good was quite entertaining. You’re such a nice that waffle you made! It was extra delish and role model and I’m glad I’m in your family. person and you really care about everyone. I’ll you’re such an interesting person to talk to. Molly Sun: I really want to see your bunny miss you when you leave next year. Hyun Kang: I’m sorry I keep calling you for real cause you always talk about it. Such Tracy Wing: The first time I met you, you Hyung! You’re fun to talk to! I can’t believe a cute name too! You’re such a nice person were wearing the same plaid shirt I owned you want to get a new phone cause the iPhone Molly! Every time I’m around you I can’t help cause we both worked at Hollister, haha. I’m is seriously the best phone ever, hehe. but smile. really gald I got to know you! You’re so cute Jason Jeng: Thank you for walking back Nancy Xie: You’re such a good professional and you’re super friendly too. with me whenever it’s dark, haha. We really director! Congrats on getting director of the Victoria Chiem: Victoria! Your hair is so need to eat lunch together sometime since we month! You really deserve it cause you work pretty! I wish I knew how to make my hair live pretty close to each other. so hard. wavy like yours. Me, you, and Jenn should Jeff Wang: I really liked your sumo wrestler Nathan Chen: Thank you so much for really go to Mellow Mushroom sometime speech you gave. It makes me never want to playing on our dodegball team on such short again and get pizza at like 9PM! That was a lot sleep after I eat again because then I’ll get fat. notice! Sorry I suck at dodegball, haha. of fun! You’re really fun to be with cause your Jennifer Thai: Thank you so much for Patrick Chen: Your performance during personality is just amazing (: taking my shift at Longhorn Halloween! I still the family event was astonishing. Thanks for didn’t do well on my exam but at least the keeping ABSA a fun-filled environment. michael yang review made me do better than what I would Pil Jeong: Silly PIl. That is all. Haha, just Officers: Dam we’ve spent a lot of time of done originally. kidding! You’re so mean to me! Don’t deny it together, A LOT of time. But you know what, Jon Wang: I still think that the Mavericks (: I love studying with you cause you make me I’ve enjoyed my time with each and every one are better than the Rockets, but that’s just laugh all the time. You’re so smart and you’re of you so far. You guys are all unique in your cause I’m from Dallas, haha. my favorite person named Phil (: own way and I think that’s what makes us tick. Jose Chabana: Your band is pretty good! Randy Santa Ana: Big Sib! I really enjoy Great working with you guys! My only request You’re a pretty funny person to be with. I’m our family events. I really hope your shoulder for next semester: Bring more food to OM’s glad that we’re on the same branch buddy! gets better soon! We missed you on Dodgeball =D Ka-Wai To: You are ridiculous. That is all. team ): Internal Branch: The semester is already Haha, just kidding. I really enjoyed tabling Raymond Tran: Hey Raymond [sticks out over! Well I just wanted to let you guys know with you and I want to thank you for always hand] haha. You’re such a fun director to work that you guys have done a crazy awesome job carrying the table back to the business school! with! I really hope our charity event in April this year. You guys are not only my directors, I hope it wasn’t too heavy for you :P turns out well. Also, sorry Kristen and I are so but some of my closest friends in ABSA. I hope Keith Chan: Oh you poor crippled soul. I mean to you :P this semester was as fun and great for you guys still see you everywhere though! Thank you for Salem Chua: Salem… you have too many as it was for me. Be on the lookout for more making me laugh and keeping me distracted tests on ABSA meeting days. True story. Haha, branch socials next year! when I’m trying to study for economics. Also, well, when you’re finally done with tests we Best Family EVER: As our name states, that Asian gum you gave me was ridiculously should go get some Tapioca again like the first you guys are the BEST FAMILY EVER! I hope spicy! few weeks of school. you guys have had a fun time cooking with us, Ken Nguyen: Hey ABSA member of the Sondra Batbold: The only Mongolian eating yogurt and just acting a fool in family month. You’re so silly and I really enjoy being person I know! You’re so super awesome and events! I love each and every one of ya’ll, keep in your presence! The only reason why I like I’m so gald you came to UT instead of some up the activeness for next semester, we need you is because of the shirt you wore the first school up north. You’re so silly and fun to every one of ya! time I met you… Haha, just kidding! You’re be around. We should go grab dinner before Amanda Sheu: I need to be at the mill lab just an awesome person (: ABSA more often! more…bring snacks ;) Kristen Baldwin: I’m so glad I met you that Stephanie Qin: Ew, who are you? Haha, just Andrew Yoon: *Sniff, sniff. What’s that I one night I was doing calculus. You’re one kidding! I’m so super duper excited that we smell, an IM Softball championship. I’ve been of my better friends and I hope I’ll see you a go to the same school. It’s so nice to have such deprived of any shirts this year so I’m making lot next year too. We never get to hang out a smart, talented, beautiful person to look up this a personal mission for bball and softball to though! Seriously, we need to go grab a bowl to! You’re also really helpful and such a good win some shirts. of pho together! support system. I hope we continue to have Andy Wong: Wanna make some home Lee Wang: I’m really sorry I poured water our Friday lunches next semester! movies while a ghost does the jungle boogie? I on you for assassins! I just really wanted to Terence Ko: TKO! Did you like the song I do. Hope you had fun making the video sonnn. win. I just realized that I always see you at the sent you, haha. You’re fantastic! I’m really Angela Eng: You’re going to be gone my last Millennium Lab… glad I got to meet you cause we share the semester! =( I hope you have fun and thanks Lucy Wu: You’re such a fun person to be same interests such as DCI, some music, and for being an awesome little sib this year, even with! I won’t forget the “Never Did I Ever” Facebook, haha. Congrats on becoming an OA! though all you do is eat. Haha. Try not to bake games we played in the tent! You’ll be amazing at it. Oh, and also, thank too many cupcakes abroad! Matthew Chang: First off, you have a really you for saving my pictures! I would have been Angela Huang: I still don’t get why you cool car! It reminds me of my friends’ car. super sad if they were gone. asked for my pant size…I better not get a Secondly, I’m so excited that you actually Thu Doan: You make really good thong or something =/ listen to Stars! I listened to On Peak Hill when pomegranate cup cakes! Also, you are so Anthony Kwan: Take me on a ride on your I went home and I like that song now too! fashionable! I always like looking at the outfits bike…no homo. lol you wear (:

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michael yang Emily Lai: We can call that ‘slap’ night a Ka-WaiTo: #1 Assassin, watch out! Bobby Tran: Although there’s a SLIM chance bonding memory. Karen Chen: Where have you been at fam you’ll actually read this again, I just want to Erica Liang: Pay meeeee my $7! One more events??? Did the haunted house scare you too say WTFFFF am I going to do with our Cheers season left of IM sports with you, please don’t much??? Lol. Thanks for being an awesome lil crew. I mean honestly, me and Gmo can’t choke like you normally do in life. hehe sib regardless! CHACK everyone. I still had fun this year Eric Tsang: Props on Assassins man, the Karen Shih: One more semester for me, learning how to chack from the best of em, showdown was epic! maybe you might get to see more late night I hope you have the time of your life abroad Eugene Hsiao: Hope this semester has dancing in my last semester. Hahajk man. Don’t ever forget your El Paso Chacker. shown you that I’m not an intimidating figure, Ken Nguyen: Congrats ABSA M.O.M. FFFFFFFFF Yeah BOBBY! but rather a dorky one. Kevin Tang: Maybe we can have a real Brendan Chan: Quit debate, we need more Frank Yang: Last semester mannnn, it’s brownbag next semester. lol backup at Family events! Lol. I’m glad to have scary but we gotta enjoy it! Kim Phung: Thanks for keeping me A-W-A- met you this year, you’ve definitely been able Grace Kim: Dongsaeng! I’m pretty dam K-E in FIN sometimes. lol to lighten up my spirits and make me crack up. happy to see you around a lot more this Kristen Baldwin: You’re a straight baller, Vamanos los Reese’s/ABSA next semester! semester, thanks for being a great big sib can’t wait till softball next year! Good job at Candice Shim: Hope you’re still enjoying (when you’re not singing 24/7) and an broomball. We’re gonna rock it in basketball being a Big Sib! awesome director, you bring too many laughs and softball! Be ready! Cathy Shen: Sorry for sucking at Dodgeball, into my life. Thanks for all the memories and Lance Li: Tina thinks you’re cute. an ABSA should’ve won it all =/ I’m excited to work and play with you my last Linda Nguyen: Last semester to hang out Chang Fu: 3 words: IM BASKETBALL semester EVER!!! I promise I will limit the and eat as many Austiny things as possible… CHAMPIONSHIPS. scaring too. hehe get ready fool. Charing Hung: We REALLY need to enjoy Gmo: It’s you and me and Vinny at Cheers Lisa Ren: Where have you been Miss El our last semester, ya dig? next semester, time to bust out the Gold and Pasoooo! I better see you out more next Charles Lai: I look forward to pointing out show some broads how to really drink. Thanks semester! more of Molly’s awkward interpretations/ for being one of my favorite and closest Lucy Lu: You still have the coolest name in spellings next semester with you ;) midangs this year,my last semester wouldn’t ABSA ;) Chris Kim: Congrats on winning an IM co- be the same with out you. Btw, I owe you a Mark Wu: Sorry AGAIN I’m turning in this ed shirt, but now it’s time to win ANOTHER night of 25 drinks sirrrrr ;) thing late, shout out to you! basketball ship together…be ready son! Hans Malzar: Whenever people call about Marya Sokha: Sorry to Pwn you in Christina Ma: Christina Ma!!! I’m sorry recruiting questions, I always give them your Assassins! ;) we couldn’t win an IM shirt together, but email address. My bad. lol Mercedes Pang: What is up!? you more than did your part this year. You a Henry Shi: Love cracking jokes and making Michael Yang: I’m shouting out to myself BEAST! fun of awkward moments together with you. AGAIN, let’s see how many people read this… Christine Lew: You’ve like disappeared! We Jacklyn Dang: AMA’s next president??? It Michelle Ly: Hope that rumor about you that need to hang out more often! could happen for you! lol night isn’t true…jk Cindy Khuu: You need to stop that laughing/ Jan Ma: My last semester, nooooo! We need Miguel Vicente: Good stuff at Dodgeball, giggling during our next EOS video…it makes to have more Riverside hang outs before I go, maybe next semester man! me laugh. Haha. I’ve had a great time working we live like 2 mins away from each other! Molly Sun: It’s fun working with you and with you this year, way to come up with some Janie Kim: Little sib, thanks for being your fob…I mean your fun sense of humor! great ideas! awesome this year! I hope your classes are ok Monica Nguyen: Awesome job at volleyball, Cindy Lin: I always knew Tim like driving and I’ll be there for more advising next time! you played solid! Sorry we didn’t make it to Acuras. Hehe. Thanks for almost helping me Props for being brave during Paranormal playoffs =( carry out that kill in the Mill lab. Activity! Nathan Chang: Sick soccer skills yo, good Courtney Chen: Chackasaurus-Rex! As Jeffrey Pao: IM Championsssss…AGAIN! season bro much as it hurts to admit it, I’ve had a fun time Jin Guo: Last semester of being your wife Patricia Mar: Where have you been Little with you this semester. Mostly because I eat beater is here =(…now make me some food sib??? I only see you at AMA meetings =/ your baked goods/bratwurst. Hehe. Thanks woman! lol Peter Kim: Get our high tops ready for next for being awesome this past semester, I only Joanna Chou: Your bf #1 does resemble that semester, hopefully this time you’ll be winning have one semester left so make it Chackney- female somewhat. lol an IM tshirt with me ;) tastic! Btw, QUIT SLEEPING SO MUCH =/ Jocelyn Lee: Hope you don’t miss IM Peter Nguyen: Dear Mr. Ghost, you will Crystal Cooper: I do have your signature basketball season completely next semester! always on live on in my mind as a single lady on paper that you will play ball with us this Have fun at your internship! with that dance. Haha. Thanks for helping out! semester. Don’t worry, I guarantee you an IM John Terada: You missed out on Columbian SharaMa: Thanks for being awesomest Family ship! food, we will have it again soon! Director this year! I’ve had fun, I want to have David Chen: I will own you in Fantasy Josh Chong: You got some crazy dance more socials that everyone will be up for. At Basketball when it’s all said and done. We got moves son, you need to teach me how to work least Halloween is over with ;) 1 semester left, go work on that swing for IM that magic. Sondra Batbold: I am not a camera whore… softball already. Justin Wang: FIN was fun…when I was well kinda. ;) Derrick Shich: Not only an im awake. lol Stephanie Qin: Sorry I couldn’t do better in championship, but IM CHAMPIONSHIPSSSS. Justin Liao: Aren’t you excited you get Dodgeball. =/ It was still fun though! Plural. to watch someone else do Top Model next Thanh Nguyen: You’re so active in ABSA, I Diana Meng: Great job as a director this semester??? Thanks for being an awesome <3 it! Miss #1 saleswoman! year! Hope you don’t miss Canada too much! director this year and being on top of things. Thu Doan: First in line at FYM for Chipotle Dorothy Doan: Van = Fruity. I hope you Keep those bazookas in check though. haha please! Lol. I’m so glad you’re staying! don’t like fruit too much… Julian Maldonado: Too much to say Tiffany Kuo: You’re still so FAIL…but I still Dustin Le: See you downtown man, more to you in this shout out (many of which <3 (for sharing your IB notes with me ;) ) drinks = more fun! would be censored btw.). Congrats again on Tiffany Wang: More 21st outings, I haven’t Emily Hong: Glad to hear your still alive, Minneyhomie, I wouldn’t be happier with seen you out in forever! I’m kidnapping you way till ABSA goes Greek next semester! Lol anyone else in this world. We gonna tear it =D Emily Jew: Great soccer season ma’am! up sir, and maybe might that get Mel Gibson Tim Lee: Youz a bobble head ;) Good job this “What women want” treatment ;) semester mister presidente!

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Timothy Tran: I’m glad you did Mr. Diana Meng: You’re super cool [: Let’s play Nancy Xie: It’s been fun having you in my McCombs, hope you had fun homie! At least Super Mario Kart again! classes this semester! Have a great break [: we know we’re not going to be jobless, whoop! Dustin Le: It’s cool seeing you downtown Nathan Chen: Yea, you can have my parking Tina Bui: You’re such a trick…but I still <3 randomly :D spot only if you’ll be my chauffeur too :D Pity you fool. Emily Lai: You’re so cute! We should do rides ftw! Van Dang: Fat. Lose some weight please. K something this break [: Nathan Chang: Hope you had a happy Thanks. Yes more weight. Eugene Hsiao: I LOVE YOU, you are birthday! I assume you’ll be going dt more Victoria Chiem: Thanks for being an amazing, thanks for being there at the accident now? lol awesome director/lil sib this year! I hope and throughout case comp! You helped a lot [: Olive Hsiao: Hey girl heyyyy! Tap house you’re having fun in ABSA because I really Felicia Tsao: Yay you’re coming back soon! break, yea? I hope we’ll have as much fun next want you to have fun. See I didn’t use Frank Yang: Downtown buddy! Thanks for semester as we did this semester [: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELY this time! Loljk having my back [: Patrick Chen: Thanks for lending us your Yuning Ma: MAster, you and Linda need to Grace Kim: lol I always see you late at night house for the Dallas CFT! find a new exotic food location ;) at the Reliant, get some sleep this break! Peter Nguyen: Great big sib! Not so great Hans Malzar: Coolest guy on earth! ghost… angela huang Imran Jivani: Thanks for fixing my Adobe Pil Jeong: You’re so enthusiastic, it’s Tim Lee: Yay we’re done with stats!!! It was Suite!! You’re brilliant [: awesome! We should hang out more [: awesome working on the panel with you this Jacklyn Dang: Awww your puppy is sooo Sally Zheng: You’re so cute and funny dt! semester, looking forward to next year! cute and well behaved! You should bring her Shara Ma: Great family director! Thanks for Charles Lai: It was funny seeing you at out more :D being so nice and always smiling :D Charlotte Russe on Black Friday! You’re such a Jae Lee: Cupcake plus interest <3 Sherry Yang: Hey girl, thanks for being a super sweet older brother [: Too bad we didn’t James Yao: I don’t see you out much trooper during the CFT! The four of us should get to crash at our places for CFT, but there’s anymore, but I’m glad when you do come out all go to the mall sometime :D always next time! [: Sondra Batbold: I hope you have an Molly Sun: You should totally bring Mian Jan Ma: Thanks for doing so much for our awesome holiday with your family! Thanks for Hua to OM sometime, she seems so cute, I family, you’re grrrrrreat! being an awesome director [: want to meet her! Jeff Zhao: Hey! You’re super cool and you’ve Thanh Nguyen: I love youuuuuuu! Thanks Michael Yang: Loooove hanging out with got cool music taste :D I always see it on my for sticking with me throughout CFT [: you cause you’re hilarious! We should make GChat thing lol Tiffany Kuo: I hope stats didn’t kick our Oreo truffles again next time, but buy extra Jeff Tsao: Golden Corral was much much ass by the time you read this shoutout lol. We Oreos cause you’ll probably eat half of them -.- much more than I needed to know. need to hang out during break! Stephanie Qin: Hey girl! It’s been great Jeffrey Pao: Hey dude, you’ll be on an Tiffany Leong: You guys are so creative, and working with you this year! Enjoy the holidays Informer cover someday! How goes editing I am blessed to have you as a director! Have a [: videos? great holiday! Thu Doan: Thanks for bringing us Starbucks Jessica Chen: You’re so cute and sweet! I Timothy Tran: Yay, DOTM! Thanks for and cool goodies all the time [: I’m glad to be hope I get to hang out with you more next making Alumni Weekend a hit :D working with you again next semester! semester [: Vishal Kumar: lol Despite all the madness, Henry Shi: Stop being such a playa :P Have Joanna Chou: I love you girl! Let’s hang out doing case comp with you was fun [: Too bad fun in Singapore! Bring me back something over break :D my limit is one case comp a year… neat :D Jon Wang: Sit next to me! Yao Lin: Thanks for helping me out with Amanda Sheu: mmmmmm someone’s Julian Maldonado: Noooooo don’t stats! Have you paid that fine off yet…? lol gonna be going crazy now that she’s 21… <3 leeavvveeee! Will you come back for sure if Andy Wong: We still gotta cook sometime! I schedule Alumni Weekend around your chang fu Angela Eng: Have fun in Denmark next birthday? :D Tim Lee: dude, stop calling me angela :( semester!!! I’ll miss you ): Justin Santos: We need more model-y Molly Sun: you’re still the same as you used Brandon Chang: Thanks for helping us out pictures of you [: Have a happy holiday! to be! (food and drink wise) during case comp! But Justin Wang: You’re a fun dt buddy [: Let’s Michael Yang: IM championship next you and Olive need to stop beating each other do it again sometime! semester up, I don’t think that’s very healthy for either Keith Chan: You’re super cool! Let’s hang Thu Doan: you are so random, I love it one of yall [: out more [: Henry Shi: start attending our iteam Bobby Tran: Have fun Ken Nguyen: You’re really smart! Have more meetings or im gonna think you’re avoiding Calvin Yang: Hope you’re less busy next confidence in yourself :D me semester! Thanks for housing all of our Kevin Tang: Cute girlfriend (; where can I Bobby Tran: congrats bobby, we’re gonna t-shirts at your place :D get one? all miss you a lot. You’re gonna have so much Cathy Shen: Got any good Black Friday Kokilapriya Muthukumar: You should fun in hkust, its gonna be ridiculous. You’re shopping in? lol we should totally hang out come visit me more in my apartment! presence will definitely be missed and I hope over break since we live so close [: Jonathan always cooks up something to see you when you come back! Chang Fu: Mmmm… I’m waiting on that delicious. Angela Huang: I’m gonna be calling you out pumpkin cheesecake :D Kristen Baldwin: Congrats on getting into if you stuff your bra…sweet case comp vid btw Chloe Zeng: You’re so sweet and pretty! It’s aKDP! Cindy Lin: awww, take care of my roomie great having you in our family, let’s hang out Mark Wu: Have a great holiday! You deserve Courtney Chen: ill be there when you have more! the break [: another one of those nights ;p Cindy Lin: Awwww I knew it from the Matthew Chen: I think you need a man David Chen: where have you gone to roost? beginning [: blazer. Emily Lai: Let me know if you need another Connie Han: You work so hard! Thanks for Max Ma: Happy holidays! interview, my fan. Schedule early, cause I’m being amazing girl! Mercedes Pang: You’re such a sweetie [: We busy busy. Courtney Chen: Super hearts! live so close, we should hang out more! Felicia Tsao: yay for coming home! Boo for <<<<<333333 You need to help me with my Ming Wu: Oh nooo, I didn’t know you were cuhk! closet. graduating already this year! It’s been fun Frank Yang: our last semester…is gonna David Chen: Where’ve you been, eh? I need hanging out with you and having you in my rock to hang out with you more before you leave D: family. Good luck and happy holidays! Grace Kim: hi Kirby!

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chang fu Tuo Li: Pineapple. Sally Zheng: We should carpool back to Hans Malzar: damn I like your rides Nancy Xie: Thanks so much for all your help Spring. Imran Jivani: haha thanks for the interview! in guiding us in Dallas! Something good DOES Sandy Duong: Hope you bake lots during Jacklyn Dang: wheres my pasta comes out of living in Plano. =P Christmas! Jan Ma: haha come be my roomie next Grace Ko: I’m always here for you! Sherry Yang: SAN FRAN!!! =) semester so we can go eat all the time Karen Chen: Bunny Chen? Stephanie Fang: AHHH. We need to discuss Jeffrey Pao: stop getting so swoll and play Andy Wong: Miley Cyrus from Party in the drama! ball America?? Whaaaaa? Sylvia Sun: Team Edward! Joanna Chou: we gotta watch more of that Angela Eng: Stop falling asleep during Terence Ko: Hi Terence! Let’s watch New GG CFTs!! =p Moon 10000 times! Julian Maldonado: congrats Julian. We’ll Annie Li: So I saw her, and she’s so so. Thanh Nguyen: You are awesome, girl. miss you a lot and I’m sure you’re gonna have Brian Li: Yay TAX! Tiffany Leong: APPLE. Sold. $5 a hella lot of fun over there with mike yang. Candice Shim: He’s not worth it Candice. Victoria Chiem: You are the MEANEST and But hey, you’re his senior! Hell yea You deserve SO much better. CUTEST ref ever! Justin Wang: you gotta roll with me more Cathy Shen: So we still need do to brown Wei Wei: Yay Team #1!! often, bring your gf too bag, missy! William Tsai: SCM! Kristen Baldwin: thanks for inviting me to Charing Hung: Hi mama. I’ll miss you tons. Yi Yang: So I wore the white hat…and it dodgeball! It was fun Hope recruiting went well! didn’t look so good. =( HELP! Matthew Chen: haha don’t ever fall asleep Christina Ma: I never helped with Coats for timothy lee Nathan Chen: miss ya in my family Kids…=( Officers: One down one to go. I’m proud of Olive Hsiao: you busy girl! I enjoyed you Connie Han: CHERRY! Bochi!! Mu Chen! you all! on my team this semester! Too bad we didn’t Daniel Jong: Hi sleepyhead in AIM. Directors: Thank you all for all your hard get to hang out that often and we still have Daniel Chao: Work on Scoring Careers work this semester. I’m looking forward to Chinese bbq to go to! during Winter Break! Spring! Peter Nguyen: I’m extremely jealous of Diana Meng: Watch it!! THIS BREAK. JST Legendary: Yall are awesome. We will you…so cheapppp Eric Tsang: Ultimate complainer. hangout during the break! Shara Ma: awesome family events, awesome Eugene Hsiao: Thanks for keeping me Jocelyn Lee: You are an awesome co-big sib remote control car company on the ride back Eugene! and nothing happens without you! This will be Tiffany Kuo: ur lucky it wasn’t safe to drop Frank Yang: *sigh* I hope we got an A in shoutout #1. ur pants then, because you know I would ;p ballroom… Jocelyn Lee: The parking lot at your place is Timothy Tran: hey ex-roomie, gl w/ rest of Grace Kim: Have fun in NYC girl!! like car-hell. This will be shoutout #2. recruiting, you proly signed by now, but I will Hans Malzar: Have fun in Chengdu BOY!! Sarah Yu: Your fondu pot is the best! hear from you soon! Hayley Jang: STRIKE!!!!!! Eugene Hsiao: We won’t stop at dingy gas Vishal Kumar: come to think of it I have Hyun Kang: You are the BESTEST Hyun!!! stations anymore never seen you w/ alcohol Jeff Lee: Come out to SAN FRAN! Diana Meng: I’m looking forward to more Yao Lin: lol tekken addict Jeff Li: Haha brown bag next semester? volunteering =D Wendy Lin: we are gonna have so much fun Jeremy Fang: You are getting skinny. Eat Karen Shih: Good job keeping mafia on in san fran…wait, maybe just me. We will grab more. track. I hope your voice is all better now! lunch tho! John Terada: Lucy Lu: Those judges think they can just ask Lance Li: this is the end :( for us mate AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I hate this all the questions they want. You tell them. Andrew Sung Yoon: you will be dearly semester, John. =( Eric Tsang: How about that BMW 5GT? missed Johnny Lorn: I returned it to you!! Grace Ko: Watch your tire pressure! Tovey Xu: you’re ridiculous, you will be Ka-Wai To: Have a great winter break Nancy Xie: DOTM, have a good Christmas missed too Kawaii! Break! Victoria Chiem: remember, horse and juan. Karen Shih: Karen, let’s have an AC Hyun Kang: Let’s play tennis sometime Go rockets! discussion ASAP. Courtney Chen, Andy Wong, Peter Michelle Yang: Thanks for working so hard Keith Chan: How’s your leg now, Ken? Nguyen: Great job on the EOS video! on my team, hope you learned a lot and hey, Ken Nguyen: Hi Keith! Angela Eng: *falls asleep during CFTs* come out to more socials! Kevin Cui: Why do you always speak Chinese Thanh Nguyen: You are seriously awesome Cindy Khuu: lol thx for taking a picture of to me? Justin Liao: You’re a volleyball star my car bumper Khang Huynh: I have your pencil. Grace Kim: Birthday on Feed Your Mind Randy Santa Anna: sry I cant ball with you Khanh Vu: Come out to OTHER GMs, day, happy birthday! in Houston, but lets have an awesome last Khanh! Chang Fu: Dude I’m so sorry about gchatting semester! Kim Do: Haha you are a great dancer, Kim. you as Angela Gmo: shoot more Kim Phung: I’m really glad I had that Ken Nguyen: You’re always in Reliant. Good Jack Zhang: talk more, and whens our stuffing…I didn’t have any during potluck. boy. madden game happening Laura Fu: I love seeing your face during Cathy Shen: Great job at broomball! Tiffany Wang: man, I talk about food so GMs. Really! Nathan Chen: Come to class please much, I need to come through and we need to Linda Nguyen: =) Ka Wai-To: Don’t turn into Henry. set something up! Louise Ho: Great job so far Louise!! Raymond Tran: I can’t believe you left our Christina Ma: high-five for working out your Lucy Lu: I demand a girls night noooww! family tolerance Mark Wu: I’m a good friend! I saved your #! Pil Jeong: Don’t join the Korean Army! Charing Hung: I see you either at mil lab or Monica Nguyen: Monnicaaa, have a very Sondra Batbold: Thanks for all the hard at lance’s merry Christmas! work! Tina Bui: lets quit together My Do: San Fran is callin your name! Jeffrey Li: We blew that last round of mafia Jay Lee: food coma from your place Parry Ying: Have a wonderful break Parry! Patricia Mar: Great job so far Patricia!! in Dallas =( molly sun Patrick Chen: SARCASM CROWN! Patrick Chen: Thank you for letting us use Officers: ONE SEMESTER DOWN, ONE Quan Zhang: You are awesome Quan!! your house! And borrow clothes! MORE TO GO!!!!!! Have a fantabulous winter Raymond Tran: I still owe you $3!!! Remind Karen Chen: Charles is the mafia! break, guys!!!! <3 me please! 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Justin Wang: Nice haircut. You’ll have job Quan Zhang: Thanks for taking one for the Anna Huynh: Thanks for helping out with offers in no time. family! the shirts. They looked amazing. I hope you Sherry Yang: Visit Houston sometime! Daniel Chao: Work hard Daniel Chao can try to make it out to more family events You’ll get to see a real Chinatown. Amanda Sheu: Ni ming nian hai yao shang because we miss you :) Frank Yang: I heard you’re going to take zhong wen ma? Annie Li: Try to make it out to more ABSA Intermediate Ballroom? Andrew Yoon: All the new people have events! I miss seeing your smiling face :) Connie Han: Thanks for all your hard work heard of you, but nobody has seen you =( Anthony Cheung: Stop hitting on my little on Informer and badgering me! Nathan Chang: Ladies’ man sibs :) Tim Tran: You will always be my Mr. Parry Ying: I won’t be at Career Services Anthony Kwan: I heard you are doing such Mccombs next semester! a great job as big sib in your family. Woop :) Tuo Li: You are a master chef. Imran Jivani: How about I go to HK and Bobby Tran: You are graduating soon! Why? Cindy Khuu: Your puppy chow helped me you stay here? Be sure to visit us when you get Remember: Friends don’t abandon friends! stay awake in class. Thanks! back! Just kidding, have a great life and keep in Michelle Yang: Hope you liked Dallas CFT! Brendan Chan: I really hope you get PCA, touch :) Manuel Geronimo: You should PRO which you will of course. Brian Li: We still haven’t gone out for workshops in accounting Kevin Cui: Stop spending money on “OG” brunch yet, poop! Can we please try to do that Sandy Duong: Airplane mode haha stuff sometime this year? Please? Anyways, I miss Candice Shim: Hope you liked the Name Annie Li: Hope you got back onto OCR working with you and old Academic Branch. that Member! Lance Li: Have fun in China, Lance! Feed Your Mind is coming up quicker than we Robert Huynh: Hi Robbie Khanh Vu: Your family is crazy active thought, too! Fun times, fun times :) Dustin Le: Your car smells like crayon. Seniors: Thank you for all that you have Brenda Tran: Sorry for almost killing Vishal Kumar: I hope you didn’t trash your given to ABSA throughout your time here. you, but thanks for actually coming to the house this Thanksgiving break. Good luck in your future endeavors and visit other family events. I hope you enjoyed the John Terada: JT! us often! (Be sure to email Angela and make Thanksgiving Potluck :) Jose Chavana: Great D at Broomball! sure you are on the Alumni Listserv) Candice Shim: I hope your semester is going Jan Ma: Great job on FYM this year! ABSA: Have a safe and happy holiday break! well and your finals aren’t too hard :) Van Dang: You’re going to be the future of See you ALL next semester! Cathy Shen: You did such an awesome job our basketball program. at Broomball! I was really impressed (but not Olive Hsiao: Thanks for the case! I hope my thu doan surprised) that you are such a hoss. Keep up $1 helped cover copyright expenses. Khanh Vu: NICE RACK ;) all the great work with External Branch :) Sinya Chang: I hope Thu’s family is treating Marya Sokha: Thanks for being such an Cindy Khuu: Thanks for doing such a great you well! amazing co-big sib and letting us use your job with Internal Branch especially the Bake Tiffany Wang: I’ve run out of shout outs to shrimp for the Family Potluck. We need to get Sale and Swirll Fundraiser :) you. Sorry Starbucks soon :) Cindy Lin: Do you haze people in your Jennifer Thai: Come out to more events Hoa Nguyen: Thanks for being so active in sorority. If so, you can tell me in private. I am Lee Wang: I see you reading WSJ all the time ABSA ;) really curious! Cindy Lin: Congrats! Marianne Tiutan: Thanks for making me Cody Imamura: I hope you like your t-shirts Andy Wong: MPA is actually a good soup makeshift and noodles that one day I was and Family Events. I made it especially for program. whining, “I’m hungry!” :) you! I am so glad that you can actually come Victoria Chiem: Great job this semester! Andrew Yoon: Why aren’t you ever at ABSA out to things :) Shara Ma: Thanks for not making family anymore? Are you one of those older members Chang Fu: Are you excited about graduating event too gross =D that just stands there and looks cool and never soon? I am going to miss you! You’re so sweet! Hans Malzar: Great job on I-team comes out to things? You should come back Maybe we should sit down and have lunch Brandon Chang: Hope Hallman’s class isn’t because Henry is doing a crappy job! Just before you go, someday :) destroying you kidding, just kidding :) Chang Liu: Sylvia and I are not in love Stephanie Fang: Happy Holidays Fangy! Andy Wong: You are doing such a great with one another. We are just good friends. Sylvia Sun: What will you take after STA371? job in Internal Branch. Thanks for your In fact, I am in love with a man and enjoy Julian Maldonado: Good luck Julian! Don’t participation. Also, don’t be so mean to you- heterosexual reproduction very much :) forget about us! know-who and her baked goods, you meanie! Charles Lai: I am really surprised that you Sharon Hsu: Still happy about pre-med after Amanda Sheu: I hope you don’t hate me and I survived an entire semester without this semester? because I called you a, “freeloader.” being impeached. Woop! Anyways, you and Daniel Jong: The Reading Room is for Angela Douangkesone: Teach me your hot Executive Branch have done a fantastic job for studying. Not sleeping. dance moves, stop stealing my room mate, Case Comp! I am looking forward to the spring Vivian Gao: I hear you are moving back on and stop coming to my house and leaving five one. Good luck and you are still my Favorite :) campus =O minutes after! It gives me false hopes :) Connie Han: I am sure you already know Anthony Cheung: Thanks for the cake on Angela Eng: I hope you have fun studying what I am thinking so I won’t even need to the face. Not! abroad next semester. I will miss you :) post it. It will save you the embarrassment Jon Fong: I need a new place for next year. Angela Huang: Thanks for being such a anyways! See! I am so nice! Anyways, I look Lantern is too expensive… great officer and friend! I love working with forward to seeing this amazing Informer! Keep Tiffany Leong: That abracadabra whatever you a lot and I have heard only wonderful up all the great work :) song is ehhhh things about you from your directors! They Courtney Chen: Great work with Internal Keith Chan: Be all healed for next semester! adore you! Keep up all the great work and Branch. Although it is kind of funny, I SWORE Brian Li: Everybody walking on those stairs I look forward to reading another fantastic I was present last year when you pretty much can see you. Informer :) VOWED never again to organize a bake sale. Mark Wu: Sorry this is late once again but…. Ankit Gupta: I am so glad that you joined You love ABSA that much, eh ;) Happy Holidays! ABSA and did the case comp. I hope that Daniel Chao: Thanks for all your help with Johnny Lorn: “Your breath is my gift...” you’re making lots of friends here! We should Feed Your Mind! I look forward to a successful hahahah hang out or something :) event :) Bobby Tran: Good luck, Bobby! I’ll always remember you as External VP Monica Nguyen: I don’t see you anymore

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thu doan Henry Shi: Hi Henry! Thanks for all your Joanna Chou: Thanks for all your help at Daniel Jong: It has been really fun having hard work as Financial VP even though GMs. I know I have already said this, but I you a part of our family. I hope you like it! everyone says you “don’t do anything,” but I really can’t thank you enough because I would Thanks for all your enthusiasm, friendliness, know better! Now, if only you can make money really hate to do that job :) and we hope to see you out at our future appear into my budget, he he! Anyways, Jocelyn Lee: Thanks for all your guidance family events :) looking forward to another semester with you and support throughout this semester! Hope David Chen: I never thanked you for doing :) your load has not been too difficult or stressful such a great job with designing the t-shirt! I Hyungoo Kang: Goo! I am really excited for :) am really glad that we have so much talent in when you are going to make donuts for me John Terada: Gray Suit VP, remember that? ABSA :) and open your Mexican/Korean restaurant! I Haha well thank you for all your guidance Deborah Dou: Zi Dou! Give me back my promise I will paint your nails as payment :) this semester and blessing ABSA with your dress! Please return to ABSA! Please! And we Imran Jivani: I think you are the hottest guy hot dancing skills! I don’t think I would have need to have lunch soon so stop ignoring my in ABSA! Thanks for teaching me about cash lasted a second without you! Although I sure phone calls and texts :) flow and dividends. Woo-woo :) wish you were around a lot more and sending Dustin Le: Haha, “Name This Member... Jacklyn Dang: Hello Jacklyn (plus Ryan me messages late at one in the morning :) He’s in a white frat!” Haha, oh boy :) and Roxie)! Thanks for helping is out with the Johnny Lorn: I hope that one day I will be Ellen Choi: Why don’t you come out to any shirts. They looked so great! I hope you can able to try one of your cute and delectable of the Family Events anymore :( make it out to more family event :) cupcakes :) Emily Jew: Great job on the field. I hope you Jake Lin: Nice job on case comp. I guess Jonathan Fong: Even though you graduated see you out at more ABSA events :) you’re graduating this year so we probably long ago, you probably have more merit points Emily Lai: I just wanted you to know that, won’t talk to each other anymore. Oh well! than most real members. Thanks for driving as Admin Director, your job is so important Jan Kim Ma: Haha I guess we have around and coming out to the events :) to ABSA. The officers really appreciate your upgraded to car rides! I am getting way too Jose Chavana: I guess you’re not the worst organization and great attitude. Thank you! excited for Feed Your Mind. I am starting to little sib after all. Haha and you really need to Keep it up :) have dreams about it. You have been doing learn how to use concealer next time :) Emily Tao: Thanks for the ride offer on Dean such a terrific job and I love having you as a Joseph Be: I just noticed that you look like a Keeton/Guadalupe :) part of Academic Branch! Keep it up, girl :) toad. That is so cool :) Eric Tsang: Eric! My favorite! Keep up all Jason Jeng: I hope you are being a Julian Maldonado: Congrats on graduating the great work in Executive Branch and your productive and valuable member of the Feed soon! Hope you’re set for life and enjoy every liveliness within ABSA! I notice that they still Your Mind Committee, or else (shakes fist). minute of your REAL adult life, now :) use your sash for Member and Director of Anyways, have fun :) Julie Lim: Sorry for almost killing you! You Month. The one you worked so hard on? You Jay Lee: You still haven’t paid your did just a GREAT job making those egg rolls know why? Because it is the BEST :) membership dues, wtf man :) for Family Potluck! Everyone LOVED them! I Erica Chung: Yay, you’re coming back :) Jeanna Yu: Thanks for being such an hope you had fun and I am so happy that you Eugene Hsiao: Thanks for having brunch awesome director! Don’t tell any of the others, are in our family :) with me that one day! It was so fun! On a side but I secretly favor you just because you are Justin Liao: I saw you playing volleyball. note, don’t let Charles’ rough exterior get to Community Affairs Director, just like I was! You were awesome :) you! He’s like a sweet honey bear! He really That also means that I am judging you the Justin Wang: Ew. loves and cares about Executive Branch and most and I expect positive things from you. Karen Chen: I have heard such wonderful sees lots of potential in all of you :) Tee-hee, pressure! Anywho, keep up all the things about the company field trips. Fangy: You’re fired! Just kidding :) creative and great work! I look forward to Unfortunately, I have not been able to attend Faye Wang: Hey Faye, I hope you learned seeing more successes like Entrepreneurship any of them, but hopefully I will get to go to how to make egg rolls this time and have had Panel :) PwC :) fun at our family events! There will be lots Jeff Zhao: Please come out to more Family Karen Shih: You are an excellent public more to come :) Events, please! We don’t care that you’re speaker! I noticed that during the finalist Felicia Tsao: Yay, you’re coming back too :) afraid of heights and are obsessed with crab dinner, in which, you also did an excellent job Frank Yang: It’s nice seeing you in the puffs. We can get over that soon. We adore at running the event! Thanks for all your hard Atrium every now and then. One more and miss you :) work :) semester until you graduate! This is both Jeffrey Li: Jeffrey! Khanh and I (actually I) Ka-Wai To: Center of Attention! You’re so exciting and sad news, but I am sure we will made an executive decision and we decided adorable, little sib! Thanks for coming out to see lots of each other in Houston :) that you are going to entertain the family with all the family events and chopping all those G-Mo: Sorry for harassing you about paying your “Womanizer” choreographed dance for shrimp. It was intense. I hope you had fun! dues. It is Henry’s fault because he forgot to next family event. Get excited :) Now, increase my budget by 3K :) mark you as paid. Punch him in the face :) Jeffrey Pao: I believe, on the day of the Kat Li: Hi Kat! Sorry for almost killing you! Grace Kim: I hope you’re not working Family Potluck, I saw some poor, sad soul Twas nice running into you at Tap House! I yourself out with your General Mills and shopping by himself at HEB. Buying sweet never see you at family events anymore (ok, Internal Branch. You are so cute :) potatoes? Was that, by any chance, you? Haha you missed one, my bad, but it feels like a Grace Ko: Thanks for doing such a great just kidding, just kidding :) KATrillion), but I hope it isn’t because I almost job as a director! I look forward to actually Jello: Hey Jello! Your family t-shirts are killed you. You know what, luckily, my car attending a CFT :) super cute. Did you guys think of that? needed gas the past two times! So I didn’t even Hans Malzar: Hans! Yay! Great turnout for Jennifer Thai: I wish we were still carpool drive! Please come out and don’t hate me :) I-Team Workshop, I thought it was a great buddies. Riding alone gets pretty lonely these Keith Chan: The other day undisclosed success! Even though you say that it was all days. Let me know if you need a ride anywhere persons and myself were discussing how you my doing (…) it was not! I think a lot of people :) look like a horizontal version of Lee Wang and would have gone anyways. You give yourself Jeremy Fang: Nice job at Broomball. I did your superb interviewing skills :) too little credit. You are too awesome :) not know you were so athletic on top of being Kelly Wong: Sorry for almost killing you so charming and funny ;) and sorry for only getting to spend like 15 Jessica Chen: Remember when I used to minutes at the family potluck! Crap, I am so call you that? Anyways, yep, I am staying for a full of apologies! I hope your family experience little while longer. All because of you :) doesn’t suck a lot and you still love your big Jin Guo: I miss you :( sibs :)

36 SHOUT OUTS

Ken Nguyen: Hey Traitor, Our brown bag Minh Le: I hope you are having fun at all of on the next semester and fixing your BAD was fun! It helped me to see that you are not a the Family Events. Keep on coming out :) attitude! Haha j/k! Thanks for being a sweet complete swine, after all. Perhaps we can do it Molly Sun: Haha, I still can’t stop thinking addition to Shotgun and Academic Branch :) again one day and I can help you practice your about you cheering during Broomball. That Sondra Batbold: Thanks for riding with me interview skills :) was so cute and funny! Thank you for all your back to Houston. It was an enjoyable car ride Khang Huynh: It is always fun chatting with hard work and passion in ABSA. We should despite being stuck in bumper-to-bumper you. We need to wrestle/swim sometime :) have lunch in the Frito :) traffic. I hope you had fun in L.A :) Kim Do: I hope you are enjoying your ABSA Monica Nguyen: I miss having our AIM Stephanie Qin: Yeah, it is very surprising experience and taking advantages that it has conversations about food :) that we still do not know each other that well to offer :) My Do: Everybody wants to marry you ;) even though I am sure that we interact about Kim-Long Nguyen: When are we going to Nancy Xie: Thanks for all your hard work! ten hours each week! Crazy, crazy! We should have our brown bag? Soon, I hope :) Nathan Chang: You know I am just kidding definitely get lunch sometime. Brown bag? :) Kokilapriya Muthukumar: I hope this with you right? Don’t be mad :( Sylvia Sun: We should have lunch and chat semester has been treating you well and your Nathan Chen: Thanks for taking pictures at soon! I have lots and lots to tell you, but you course load is not too stressful. Hope to see the events! You probably spend as much time just keep on ignoring me! I miss you :) you out at plenty of ABSA events :) at ABSA events as I do (and, speaking from Thanh Nguyen: Hey Thanh, Member of the Koosh Patel: It is always nice seeing you experience, that is a ton). Thanks, man :) Year! Thank you for all your enthusiasm and around ABSA and the EDS Lab :) Olive Hsiao: I miss our late night chats love for ABSA! I know you are really busy and Kristen Baldwin: Hey Kristen! It is always nice during the summer. Hope your semester has working hard as a senior, but I really hope that seeing you at all of the External and sporting been good and you have not been working too ABSA has been fun and fulfilling for you this events. Keep up the great work :) hard :) year. We love you :) Lance Li: Thanks for coming to Cultural Patrick Chen: You are doing such a great job Tiffany Leong: Thanks for coming to brunch Workshop even though you know everything Patty Huang: Hey Patty, your chipmunk with us! You are so adorable and nice! Unlike about China :) dance was so adorable! If our family is not the rest of us! I hope you are able to get Louise Ho: Thanks for all your hard work FIRST PLACE after that little ensemble, I enough gossip for your column :) and enthusiasm to the branch! You are such am positive it is all rigged. Hope you had fun Tiffany Wang: Hi Tiffany (it seems a wonderful individual and have so many doing JA and at the family events :) so repetitive because there are multiple ideas to share with the world. I look forward Peter Feng: Come out to more family events Tiffany’s)! We definitely need to have our to working with you again next semester and because we miss you :) Brown Bag before the end of the YEAR. I will turning those ideas into a reality :) Peter Nguyen: You were such a great try to make it a top priority goal of mine :) Lee Wang: Excursion Buddy! Thanks for Vietnamese ghost. Thanks for all your help Timothy Lee: This semester has certainly having dinner with me. I think we definitely and sending in the program opportunity :) flown by, hasn’t it? Thanks for a fun and need to hit up some more neat spots in Austin Phuong Lam: I heard that VSA Volleyball successful semester! Keep up all the great soon! Next time it is on me :) made it to playoffs. Congrats! I am sure you work with Name That Member and Brown Linda Nguyen: Hey Linda, it was really cool are the star of the team :) Bags :) to hear your study abroad experiences during Pil Jeong: One day, you should teach me how Timothy Tran: Hey Mr. McCombs! Great the panel. It looks like you had a fulfilling and to use all of your girly Korean hair products so job with alumni weekend, and of course, Mr. fun experience in Italy/Europe :) I can be as pretty as you! Thanks for coming McCombs! I don’t care what anyone says, you Lucy Lu: Thanks for being a great director in out to events and taking pictures. You’re the are still Mr. McCombs in all of ABSA’s heart J Exec Branch, the lovely case comp timer, and best :) Tovey Xu: We should smoke sometime :) so active in ABSA :) Quan Zhang: We should hang out in Beijing Tracy Nguyen: I haven’t talked to you in Lusi Xiao: Have you been clubbing lately? I together, buddy! Woop :) such a long time. We should have lunch or hope not! Also, you should come out to more Randy Santa Ana: Sweet dance moves something :) Family Events :) during Family Event :) Tuo Li: Your name sounds just like mine! Mark Wu: Thanks for all your hard work Raymond Tran: Thanks for doing such a Haha, you are doing such a great job as putting together the Informer. I know it is Robert Huynh: I miss working with you in director! I am so proud of you! Keep up all the a tough job having to hound all those ABSA the branch. I hope your semester worked out great work :) members for articles and meet deadlines. well and Consulting Team is very fulfilling. Let Victoria Chiem: Keep up all the great Miraculously, however, you three manage to me know if you need anything :) work with Internal Branch. I am so sure that do such a flawless job! You all are amazing. Sandy Duong: Yay, Sandy! Why haven’t Michael is so proud of each of you. You are so Thanks :) we cooked anything from Smitten Kitchen? sweet and kind :) Max Ma: Thanks for all your cooperation in Also, you need to teach me how to make fish. Vishal Kumar: Ah, you are graduating next Cultural Workshop :) Then I could be like, “Oh yes, I can cook fish semester. How exciting! Now that Imran is Mercedes Pang: Thanks for coming out to like Sandy Duong,” then everyone will be like, leaving next semester, you won’t have a taxi to Family Event. It was nice to see you again :) “Wow! Sandy cooks amazing fish!” ;) drive you when you are late to class :) Michael Yang: I don’t think I have ever/ Shalin Dalal: Ugh, ever since Charles Vivian Gao: I am so happy you are in will ever eat as much Reese’s as I have this told me you looked like a baby, I can’t stop Academic Branch. You are always making us semester. You are doing such an excellent job thinking about it. Why! Anyways, I hope you laugh and keeping everybody energized! I am as Internal VP and fellow peer. I am definitely are learning a lot in I-Team and enjoying your also impressed that you have become more looking forward to another semester and ABSA experience. I hope to see you around the active in ABSA. Thanks for your excellent work another IM Basketball Championship :) B-School more often :) and happy spirit :) Michelle Yi Yang: I love running into you at Shara Kim Ma: Thanks for putting on such Wendy Lin: No worries! You only have random places in the B-School. Perhaps it is fun and interactive Family Events :) another semester to go before you’re off onto more surprising to you since, really, I am the Sharon Hsu: Congrats on case comp (I wish the next stage of your life. I really hope that we one that doesn’t belong there. Anyways, I hope I had actually seen your presentation) :) will be in touch forever because I admire you that you are enjoying and learning a lot about Sherry Yang: You’re the most awesome so much and positive that you will make an I-Team :) member in the world :) impact on the world. On a side note, we need Ming Wu: You’re graduating this semester. Sinya Chang: You have been doing such a to have another excursion soon! We have lots How sad! Are you going to be in Colorado? If fantastic job as Workshop Director! I enjoyed to catch up on and I miss you. Life’s short :) so, I hope you have a happy life and keep in the Cultural Workshop and Coffee Chat very Won-Joo Kim: Dear Won-Joo, when are we touch :) much! I look forward to working with you going to have lunch :)

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