My Life- Past, Present, Future

PAST-

I was born on June 5th 2002 in Sugar Land, TX. My parent's gave me two names that day. 

One to show my Vietnamese heritage- Nguyen Duy Lan.

Two to be used in my everyday life- Dylan Nguyen. 

As a baby I was an extremely easy eater and was always loud. Going on to my child phase, I began to shed a lot of my baby fat and become an observant, but carefree kid. I was relatively talkative in class and had a lot of acquaintances and a solid group of friends. I have always been in martial arts, always watching Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Bruce Lee, and Donnie Yen, so in 2008-2009 I joined Vovinam, a Vietnamese mixed martial arts style, that would change my life forever. 

Mile Stone- As a baby that wasn't going on the "normal" speed of obtaining cognitive and physical abilities. 

- 18 months- first time I walked

- 3 YEARS OLD- first time I said something. The first thing I said wasn't a word but a whole sentence. So.. I guess I already knew how to say a word, but I chose not to??

-7 years old- beat up 7 kids in elementary school. 

Middle School Reunion

MIDDLE SCHOOL- 

Going into middle school, I would still continue martial arts and would get into the demonstration team where we go out and perform our style for people. My group of friends became closer and I started to focus on my grades much more. I still had my carefree attitude, but now I was much more observant. 

I bet my dad he couldn't plank for 4 minutes.  

The thing that I'm screaming in Vietnamese is, "DROP DOWN! FALL!)- he didn't make it XD

Near Present (High School) - 9th-11th -
I began to take Pre-AP and classes. I had to force my work etiquette to change in order to succeed in this new environment as the difficulty in each class increased greatly. However, I stayed a procrastinating perfectionist causing me to lose sleep and energy. I would began to get interested in a few people over the years. I would take part in a dance group for school and life was pretty interesting these few years. ~I learned how some things just happened and you can't fix it no matter how much you try ~ My relationship with my sister got much better in comparison to my earlier years and my parents started to trust me more with being independent. 

 
Just one of the sequences I made up with my friend for fun :) 
The picture to the right is me dancing last year for the Festival of the East. 


PRESENT- I've now practice martial arts for over a decade

- I've won a gold medal in a world martial art tournament

- Currently a PSAT teacher

- Martial Arts Instructor

- Lion Dancing Beginner

- Meditation Student 

- Junior in DHS 

FUTURE???? 

High School Graduation- Graduating from Dulles High School 2020 hopefully

College- The college that gives me the most scholarship money. 

Degree- Possibly one of the following: business, chemical engineer, doctor 

Graduating College- 4 years is the normal rate so.. 2024? If I want to become a doctor of some sort then a couple more years after that. 

Marriage- A girl that can fend for herself. That has her own set of beliefs, is adaptable and amusing. Most importantly someone who won't give up on the relationship/marriage over simple misunderstandings (someone that loves you enough to not give up).  

Preferable if I have two kids of opposite genders without any physical or mental limitations (names are undecided. I'm responsible enough to not have kids at this age).

Jobs/Career Aspirations- To find a job where I honestly enjoy my working conditions. The pay isn't as important as enjoying the job. But usually, if you end up with a job you truly enjoy that helps society somehow, money somehow always comes to you. 

Retirement- Well... earliest retirement would be if I'm 40 and that's if I become a business tycoon or someone that gains enough money to supply themselves for the rest of their lives. If that doesn't happen, then until I'm bored of the job and I have enough money to sustain myself and my family. 

Post Retirement- I'll be teaching martial arts and playing video games. My goal is to stay fit to the point where most people would think twice before they think they can start something with me at the age of 80+ !!

Death?- I'll try to stay alive until I can see my grandchildren. So at least 75. If I had to guess, then I would think I would die at 90 from natural causes. 

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