#omok

So many times, i have people watch my politics video and comment something like this.

i've also seen "that is a bizarre placement of stones on the board!"

They do this because they see the board and the stones of the game on my desk and think that it's Go, because that's the only game they know played on that board with those pieces It isn't Go😁

The game shown in that video is Omok, a korean version of a japanese game called Gomoku. i've played this game since i was a little kid, and we have family tournaments where we find out who is the family champion.

i say this because it is universally white guys who make the comment. And to be clear, i love the fact that you all like Go. it's a fun game. But if you see someone "of the culture" playing a game or making a move you don't understand, perhaps your first thought shouldn't be "that's a terrible move."

Rather, "why did he make that move? is it an odd strategy, or a different game?"

Or, to steal from Ted Lasso,

best of luck!!

UCB is goals tbh! I was waitlisted Q.Q and didn’t get accepted. Hopefully, they accept you for the program you applied!

like california schools seem amazing for poor old me cause the cold is starting to affect me more now but at the same time it’s like. 4+ years without snow seems like too much

plus west coast people.......... idk 

come to the west coast

ayo if uc berkeley offers me a spot in their program i would give up my firstborn child to God or Rumpelstiltskin or whatever

Congratulations! Best of luck on the interview!!

I feel like that sometimes as well, but you just have to tell yourself that you can do it and you just have to push until the end. I cried sometimes during times like this but when it was over everything somehow turned well. you can do it!!

THANK YOU omg i was such a mess before my exam because anything that could have gone wrong actually did go wrong and it was just NOT FUN but anyway it’s over and i’ll have my raw scores haunting me for the next few weeks but it’s OVER