Sheboygan Hmong New Years

The last couple months, I've been really excited about going to the Sheboygan Hmong New Year held at the Sheboygan North High School on the 26th to the 28th of November. I've never felt this way for a long time. Back in my younger years, I can't wait to go to the Hmong New Year every single year. Hmong new year is a time for every to gather and come to celebrate together in the three day event to meet love ones, meet old friends, make new friends, showcase their artwork (which is through the clothes that was worn to the new year), cultural dance, Hmong fashion show(showcase Hmong clothing from different regions of the world), dance competitions, ball tossing, and basically enjoying the long hard year that just past and hoping for a better years to come.
Since there are so many Hmong New Years in different part of the United States that's going on at the same time, one of the bigger Hmong new year nearby is in the St. Paul, MN which usually have a turn out of about to 120,000 people in the three day even compare to our own Sheboygan Hmong New Year which have only 10,000 people turnout, which is okay.
The reason I've been so excited about this year new year is because I haven't attend the Sheboygan Hmong New Year for the last seven years. I always go out of town or state to participate in other cities' Hmong New Year in different part of the United States in the past seven years. So this year I have decided to stay here and participate in some of the events held during the Sheboygan Hmong new year and showcase my newly design Hmong clothing that I design for my girlfriend and I which we worn to the new year. Our clothing which is a mixed of the modern clothing with the Hmong traditional design on it, mine matching her as well.
It was a fun weekend overall at the Sheboygan Hmong New Year and a great success because a lot of people gave us a lot of positive comments on our clothing. But the most important of all is that, this is a time for us to come together and celebrate who we are, what we are and where we came from.

Happiness

Lately, I've been asking myself long and hard, what makes me happy? It is cleared to me that what truly make me happy is that I need to feel good about myself. I believed that no one can make me happy unless I am truly happy about yourself.
Happiness is not all about having the most money or having the best job. Although these things are important to many others and including myself. The reason they are important is because these things only contributed to making a person happy, but that not necessary mean that they are happy. I know that many others may feel differently on what makes them happy. For instance, for some people, helping others makes them happy and for some just relaxing makes them happy. What I'm trying to say is that if you don't feel good about yourself then why be happy? You can be the richest person alive or have the best job in the world and still not be happy.

Thoughts

A couple week or two ago, I was feeling very upset. I was having my little own reality check, everything bothered me. I guess I can say I was at my own little cross roads with decisions, dramas, and etc.

I had a wonderful conversation with best friend, it really cleared a lot of stuff on my mind. Most of them are decisions that had to deal with me. It's been too long, I should have done this long ago. My best friend has always said, things will surly fall into place. It's just, I've realized I haven't really done my part beyond the best that i usually do. I'm content with where I'm at, but when i think about myself at my younger years, I think I've settle with comfort and forgot about how to chase after my dreams. Like really CHASE after it, and not just keep dreaming of how to get there. Maybe that's where I fall short while everyone is where they are at now. Life is really what you make of it, i have no regrets but though I live today and enjoy the wonders it bring, I cannot help but wonder and battle with myself if I've lived it well enough...

Close friends and families always tells me i think too much, do I really? I guess, 28 years has gone by so fast. It's always been a self battle and I am my own worst critic. It's just that, I just don't want to miss "A" thing.

Tai

Why Do Children Behave The Way They Do?

Why do children behave the way they do? There are a lot of things that make children behave the way the do. Friends and peer pressure does play a big part in making one's self behave the way they do. But I think the most important thing that made kids behave the way they do is the parents. Parents allowed their children to behave the way they do. Parents should be in control and take complete control of the children. Parents should teach their children to take responsibilities in whatever the children do and discipline their children if not followed by what they parents asked them to do.
Other reason is that parents are not communicating enough with each other to figure out whats best for the children. Some parents are way too busy with work and other stuff and forgets all about their children. This cause parents and children to not have enough time with each other together as a family. Parents then start to pay more attention to other things and they don't know what children wants and needs anymore. Children then go out with friends more and more because they don't get enough attention from their parents. And when they see that their friends are there for them more than their parents, then they tend to lean more toward their friends for help and then behave similar to their friends. When children behave in a way that is bad or behave in a different ways and then parents blame the children but the truth is that parents are not giving enough attention to children and worrying too much about other stuff that are not even as important as their children. So parents should pay more attention to their children by spending more time and finding out what their children needs and wants so they can provide the best for their children to be successful and become a better citizen.