Big Time Rush Better With U Tour at Sacramento

So, Big Time Rush recently started their Better With U Tour! One of their hotspots for the tour is Sacramento. I found out about the tour really late and bought the tickets last week, so me and my siblings didn't get the best seat. I think we were fortunate to get enough tickets for the four of us.

  

I'm so glad that Big Time Rush decided to have a stop in Sacramento! They definitely have a lot of fans around the area.

While we were waiting for the show to start, a Big Time Rush balloon flew around the building. It dropped off some goodies. I don't know what kind though. It also came by other times when there were breaks.

The opener for the show was Jackson Guthy. I haven't heard of him before the show. But, I actually really like his singing. I hope he makes it real big!

I was surprised about the next guest at the tour. Jojo performed. I was really surprised. I'm a fan of her too. I remembered a few of her old songs and she performed that, such as Too little, too late. She also performed a disaster. She said that she is going to have a new album soon, so I'm excited about that.

They sang a couple of popular songs, including Boyfriend, Elevate, If I rule the World. They didn't rehearsed well and brought a good show.

If you could see up close in this picture you could notice that there was a crowd towards the middle. Well, that's because the members of Big Time Rush decided to go out in the crowd and sing a bit. They also decided to bring one of the audience members onto the stage and they sang to her.

Big Time Rush definitely brought a good closing to the show. It was an amazing show, concert. What a great way to end my three day weekend.

Awesome free stuff

In a previous blog post I have suggested some methods of getting free stuff. My plan for this blog post is to describe how I have received some pretty awesome stuff through those methods that I have subscribed.

I'm not going to make a list of everything that I have received, but of some items to demonstrate the different strategies and how they had worked for me.

1. U-Loop T-shirt
I think one of the first things that I received through twitter was a U-loop t-shirt. I was following U-loop and one day I noticed that a tweet mentioning that there was a chance of winning a t-shirt if a tweet was retweeted. I retweeted the tweet and was later notified that I had won the giveaway. I think it might have been because there wasn't a lot of people who retweeted that tweet.

2. AfterschoolSpecial, Imaginary Zebra T-Shirt
 I met the band, AfterschoolSpecial at UC Davis for a event. I added them on Facebook and follow on twitter. One day, I noticed a Facebook status from there and they were having a contest for a few of the people who liked their page. I can't remember whether it was about liking a status or posting a comment, but it definitely was through Facebook.

3. Hershey's Chocolates
One day, I was looking at the trends on twitter and I noticed one for Hershey's. I clicked on it and discovered that a giveaway was going on. I RSVP for the event and participated. I was also the winner of some chocolate goodies!

4. Tube socks
During my freshmen year, I went to a few football games. Partially because I wanted to do something and go to a game. Another reason was getting the Aggie Pack t-shirt. They also gave away free stuff during the games. One of the most sought out free stuff of the football games is tube sock. During one of the football events, they were throwing tube socks. I really wanted one. One was coming my way. Everyone else around me was reaching for it. One second I thought I had it, but I fell, but I got the tube socks. yes!

5. Carry the One book
From one of the people I follow on twitter, I noticed someone was going to give out a copy of Carry the One to the first 10 people who sent an email. I knew it was already too late to send the email, but I did it anyways. I got an email back and they said they were giving out a book to everyone. I was thrilled and glad that they made that choice!

6. Revlon makeup
One day, I noticed that Modelinia was having a giveaway during the month of December for a couple of weeks. Each day they had a different item to giveaway. They gave away so pretty awesome stuff.

7. Gunnarolla prize pack
I'm a fan of Gunnarolla, who is a youtuber. I'm also a fan of him on Facebook and follow him on twitter. One day he had a Facebook contest, in which, I had to share his Teabagging video. I was chosen by one of his friends and I won a fan pack. I really like the prize because he handwritten something and I always admired his work. 

I can go on with even more examples, but my goal of this blog is to prove that it is possible to get free stuff. I have achieved it through facebook, twitter, and through events. I think the main thing is be open to opportunities. Try different methods of winning free stuff. Just because you didn't one that one time doesn't mean you won't win the second time, next hour, or month. There are many more opportunities, so just be open to your interests and notice those opportunities.

Differences in what you study

Throughout my university experience, I have been repeatedly asked "what's your major?". I have also asked this question many times when I meet new people. My major is History and Asian American Studies (ASA). I remembered one time someone asked me if ASA was easy since I'm Asian. I have thought about this question and the answer that I keep going back to is that ASA was harder than History.

I felt that I understood the readings for my history courses more easily than the reading for my ASA courses. The concepts that I learned in ASA were mostly new, whereas I was more exposed and knowledgeable about history terms and concepts. I didn't have previous exposure to ASA terms and/or concepts in my previous education. In addition, I found myself more likely to not understand the readings from my ASA courses than my history courses.

I also thought of something else. I haven't ever been asked if United States history was easy for me. I lived in the United States my whole life and have been exposed to the history in so many ways. I learned about United States history through the History channel, books, discussions, and throughout my classes ever since I was in elementary school. That said, the history that I have learned have been very specific to a certain criteria and people of the United States. I'm glad that I have taken classes of interest during university to know more about a history that I was taught not previously taught. It also makes me want to know more histories of other backgrounds that I have little to no understanding of, which includes Canadian history, Russian history, and many more.