Semester ends with happy thoughts

During this semester I have worked very hard, put in many hours and have written many articles.

Some articles I wrote have gotten different responses from the writers and editors of the Forty-Niner and people on campus.

I will never forget the reaction that I received from my article called "How to meet girls."

The morning the paper came out I entered the basement of Social Science and Public Affairs building and headed toward the newsroom ready to start my day.

As I approached the building everyone started asking me about my article. News editor Michelle Devera asked: "So are you going to walk up to some CSULB girls and say hi?"

I of course was rather surprised at how it seemed almost everyone on staff had read my article and was talking about it. I figured maybe some people were going to read it, but not everyone!

In my advanced reporting and writing class, professor Julio Laboy dedicated a good chunk of class time analyzing my article. They even took a vote in class to see how many people I offended with the column.

Every once in a while my articles would get a nice reaction like that and that would make me feel quiet good.

Towards the end of last semester I was being recruited as Diversions editor for spring 2000 semester but I decided to stay on as staff writer.

My writing has really improved and I got a part-time job at the Long Beach Press-Telegram, which will eventually turn into a full-time writer position.

Yes, my future is looking quite good and that makes me very happy.

Part of the reason I have succeed is because of my hard work, and another part of the reason is because of the quality paper that I write for, the Daily FortyNiner.

This summer I have many projects that I plan to working on. Some of them include finishing up a screenplay, writing a short manuscript on Bolivian cinema, working out, partying, and working for the Press-Telegram.

So I say my goodbyes to Cal State Long Beach but only for the summer, because I will be back next semester.

Patrick Fujiike is a staff writer for the Daily Forty-Niner.