Wesley Chan's 2012 UCSD Commencement Address

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2012
  • More thoughts on the experience from Wes here: wongfuproductions.com/?p=8276
    A lot of bad jokes. A handful of geeky references. And maybe a few words of "advice" to the graduating class of 2012 at UC San Diego's Sixth College.
    Special Thanks:
    Dan Donoghue - Sixth College Provost
    Marciano Perez, Jr. - Sixth College Dean
    Marye Anne Fox - UCSD Chancellor
    Armin Afsahi - UCSD Alumni Executive Director
    Sixth College Class of 2012
    Additional Thanks to Philip, Mimi, and Marian for recording & supporting the event.
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  • @Vicky-hk9zi
    @Vicky-hk9zi 8 років тому +1151

    Who came from Phil's speech

  • @Sushicutie02
    @Sushicutie02 10 років тому +341

    You cant spell Awesome without Wes.

    • @marafortune3713
      @marafortune3713 5 років тому +2

      Dakota Tobias OMG! This sentence just got such a new meaning with Tailor Swift’s song ‘Me!’ 😂

    • @willinguyen1
      @willinguyen1 4 роки тому

      Haha good one

  • @IamSamamI
    @IamSamamI 8 років тому +239

    Wes pulls off awkwardness so well!!

  • @Jasmin-st1zd
    @Jasmin-st1zd 9 років тому +265

    "The world is changing and we need to change with it."
    -Wesley Chan, 2012

  • @maddietiemeyer3234
    @maddietiemeyer3234 10 років тому +192

    I love that guy to the left, the way he responds to every joke, the way he obviously took multiple pictures of the moment. He understands.

    • @thehoangsen
      @thehoangsen 9 років тому +4

      i thought the exact same thing!

    • @vannanguyen6116
      @vannanguyen6116 9 років тому +14

      He is the president of the alumni association!

  • @thewesleychan
    @thewesleychan 10 років тому +72

    Thank you everyone! Still so honored to have experienced this!

  • @askingyywhy
    @askingyywhy 8 років тому +236

    I watched this when I entered college and I watch Phil's when I graduate!

  • @Chaoes96
    @Chaoes96 10 років тому +264

    As I am watching this video, my mom walks in handing me my acceptance letter to UC San Diego. It also happens that I got into sixth college. Am I dreaming?

  • @charlieshin9868
    @charlieshin9868 8 років тому +246

    we got phil we got wes we need ted to come back and do it

    • @DEl3l3IE
      @DEl3l3IE 8 років тому +60

      lol Ted's would be so funny

    • @TheAkshworld
      @TheAkshworld 8 років тому

      ya I really want Ted's speech

  • @lilangelgrlxx
    @lilangelgrlxx 8 років тому +90

    "I will encourage you not to just make a living, but to live to make something." -Wesley Chan

  • @heynasol5914
    @heynasol5914 8 років тому +137

    "How do you say Wongfu in sign language?"
    **flashes back to Ted sucker punching a guy and running away saying "Wongfu 4 lyfe! Wongfu 4 lyfe!!!!"**
    That sign Ted made...that's what I would use to say Wongfu in sign language

  • @paramshah7388
    @paramshah7388 10 років тому +132

    If speeches started being like yours, I wouldn't mind listening to them at all

    • @JoeweLow
      @JoeweLow 10 років тому +1

      That awkward moment when Param tries to use correct grammar and says "mine" instead of "mind".

    • @paramshah7388
      @paramshah7388 10 років тому

      Grammar? Only in speeches :D

    • @gameguru1234599
      @gameguru1234599 10 років тому

      That one person who is laughing so I can't hear anything
      #shutup

    • @paramshah7388
      @paramshah7388 10 років тому +1

      Game Guru Don't hate

    • @meghnai2033
      @meghnai2033 10 років тому

      OMG the college he graduated from is the EXACT same college my brother goes to. exact same college and division

  • @KTpie
    @KTpie 8 років тому +81

    I can see why Wes' advice to Phil was to move the tassel out of the way haha XD

  • @Iris-ep5gh
    @Iris-ep5gh 8 років тому +70

    Just found out Phil gave a speech to his own college this year! Had to come back to watch Wes' commencement speech to prep me for the upcoming video ;)

  • @lilayxd
    @lilayxd 8 років тому +62

    Think I've fallen in love with Wes again. Don't know why I ever fell out of love with him before.. Loving his corny moments & I kept looking at the professor behind him to make sure he was laughing or nodding to make sure he's acknowledging Wes' speech.. Dont know why though >.>

  • @n_s_3231
    @n_s_3231 8 років тому +25

    rewatching it after phil's speech, now await for ted's!

  • @YukiCrossKuran
    @YukiCrossKuran 9 років тому +22

    Part of your speech was used today in the commencement of the 2014 UnOlympics! All of you were also mentioned in the Sixth College orientation. GO UCSD! ^_^

  • @shae2439
    @shae2439 8 років тому +49

    phil hahah "I'm just a roommate!!"

  • @Spiritualfitbabe
    @Spiritualfitbabe 8 років тому +1

    Starting my 5th year of college at UCSD in about two weeks. Thanks for all of you for coming to UCSD a couple months back before finals week, it was just as encouraging as this graduation speech. Y'all are honestly awesome for always coming back to your alma mater and giving back to the community!

  • @iIcezmagejw
    @iIcezmagejw 11 років тому +2

    this never gets old every time i watch it

  • @michaeljohnlozano8618
    @michaeljohnlozano8618 8 років тому +3

    this made me cry, hahaha. proud of where you guys are now

  • @IJustLoveThisss143
    @IJustLoveThisss143 7 років тому +8

    i can't stop looking at the professor behind him on the left to see if he's laughing or reacting to his speech

  • @maggieotto3575
    @maggieotto3575 11 років тому

    Aww this almost made me cry Wes. It's awesome and important to hear every once in awhile that everyone starts out in life with struggles but if u just stay true to yourself and what u want your life path to be that anything is possible. And for me currently being a college student, it means a lot. You have given me a little bit more hope for my future. I send my love to all three of you guys, keep up the the amazingly creative work. Thank you.

  • @AmandaJanelleQuah
    @AmandaJanelleQuah 11 років тому

    I'm only just watching this NOW, and this truly made me tear. I'm graduating in a few months time, and am really stressed about the future and what I'm going to do, so this really is a lot of encouragement and help. Thank you Wes :)

  • @Myntz47
    @Myntz47 8 років тому +21

    Who else came here after watching wongfu's live lunch break?

  • @samanthakida
    @samanthakida 8 років тому +37

    Philip's laugh 😂

  • @EricaSanae
    @EricaSanae 12 років тому

    Congrats on a great speech Wes! Such a great speaker, and so humble! what a great opportunity to inspire, and yet another experience to add to the list of amazing unplanned moments. Congrats, inspiring even for us not-so-recent grads as well, still learning in the school of life.

  • @drip2836
    @drip2836 9 років тому +8

    Incredible commencement speech, well-said Wesley.

  • @alexkg1
    @alexkg1 9 років тому +17

    That's what I do when I have a bottle of water in my hand too! I can't help but keep drinking out of it even if I'm not thirsty!

  • @setiayah
    @setiayah 8 років тому +12

    Wow this is way more motivational than I thought it'd be. Wah thanks for the speech. I've recently graduated and I'm 20 and this speech of yours has reaffirmed my decision to work and the outlook that I should take when I'm working. Thank you so much Wes. You did great! 👍🏼 I might just be doing a written transcript of it HAHA to remind me of the good wise words youve said ;)

  • @sabrianasavanna2526
    @sabrianasavanna2526 11 років тому

    this motivates me a lot. i watch it whenever i feel like giving up while trying to reach my goal thank you wes

  • @jessicao.5593
    @jessicao.5593 10 років тому +1

    This honestly gave me so much hope and inspiration for when I attend this school in the fall. Definitely a prouder Triton after this one. You guys are amazing :)

  • @TWPQEQR
    @TWPQEQR 9 років тому +15

    Wes your so funny, thoughtful and smart 😍😍😍

  • @SarahVillacarillo
    @SarahVillacarillo 8 років тому +96

    dude, you lost me at "Ariel's dad" X'D

    • @julyett
      @julyett 8 років тому

      hear, hear 😁😁

  • @jkimmyloser
    @jkimmyloser 11 років тому

    I went online to look for speeches to listen and learn from, and Wes, it wasn't just how to speak publicly, or was it how to use bad jokes, but it was how you fulfilled your dream, and how you know it's possible for us to fulfill ours
    much thanks wes~

  • @Aisanchick98
    @Aisanchick98 12 років тому

    This was so touching and i almost cried. I love wong fu productions and wes is lucky to be where he is now

  • @somesquirrel1510
    @somesquirrel1510 10 років тому +7

    I like how the man in the blue shirt's expression changed from smiling into a trying-hard-not-to-cry one at 14:37

  • @probablymorgan4872
    @probablymorgan4872 9 років тому +62

    WES is sooo cute
    Lol
    X

  • @Joeypeiyi
    @Joeypeiyi 12 років тому

    Awesome speech!
    i'd love to watch/ hear all the Wes speech!

  • @yaohuiwang4065
    @yaohuiwang4065 8 років тому +2

    I almost tear up, well actually I did. Your speech is so entertaining and yet inspirational. Thanks so much!

  • @evamoustaka5407
    @evamoustaka5407 8 років тому +25

    omg Wes is so funny

  • @dimithri9429
    @dimithri9429 7 років тому +11

    i'm surprised he made so many jokes, awkwardly
    way more than Phil did

  • @KathAde24
    @KathAde24 12 років тому

    Wes you are just as awesome in your passion,really shows how you can deliver and relate to the newly grads.Great Speech!

  • @br3akaway4ever
    @br3akaway4ever 12 років тому

    Amazing speech Wes. Loved it! I was smiling through the entire video! Just as you had wished the class of 2012, I also wish you and Wong fu great success in everything you guys pursue in the future! :)

  • @Bainila
    @Bainila 10 років тому +4

    Didn't think it was possible to love you even more. Such wise words. \/\/ongfu for Life!

  • @drdamnyou
    @drdamnyou 9 років тому +10

    "Anxiety, anxiousness.." Ha wes you silly billy

  • @zabrinaxyz
    @zabrinaxyz 12 років тому

    I LOVE Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions's UCSD Commencement speech because it's really about what we do in the real world, adapt, trail and error, and add value for the world. Good job Wes on the speech!!

  • @misacik777
    @misacik777 11 років тому

    I´m just finishing the school this year and I´m not lying. This gave me a lot of advices and encourage...Thank you Wes :)

  • @laressa4994
    @laressa4994 8 років тому +11

    Haha can I hear Phil laughing behind the camera? cute :)

  • @chobitsai1
    @chobitsai1 8 років тому +22

    aw wish phil had done annotations. ;)

  • @RoTz1015
    @RoTz1015 12 років тому

    that was the most inspiring, emotional, and funny speech i have ever heard!
    hope you guys keep doing what you do best!

  • @CCWhy
    @CCWhy 12 років тому

    i am so touched i love wong fu so much and wes is so lucky to be where he is now!!!!!!

  • @famousamos
    @famousamos 8 років тому +6

    Has Ted given a commencement speech?

    • @StephaniePhan
      @StephaniePhan 8 років тому +5

      Nope! Hopefully USCD asks him to make one in the future :)

    • @hollytran7210
      @hollytran7210 8 років тому

      +StephaniePhan no offense but it UCSD not USCD

    • @StephaniePhan
      @StephaniePhan 8 років тому

      Holly Tran oops, sorry, didn't see my typo

  • @Lisa-PTN
    @Lisa-PTN 8 років тому +9

    He's so awkward I love it!

  • @Vaughany335
    @Vaughany335 12 років тому

    I feel so proud! Like I just watched a big brother make a speech or something! I love you Wes!

  • @tikkajune
    @tikkajune 12 років тому

    im graduating this year too. ( actually this week) so watching this feels like Wes was giving the speech directly to me! yay for the class of 2012!!!

  • @thekristineway
    @thekristineway 8 років тому +16

    awh wes is sooo cute!!

  • @vincentgrimaldi3652
    @vincentgrimaldi3652 8 років тому +21

    This is actually so funny LOL

  • @melai747
    @melai747 12 років тому

    So thankful to have seen this video. Great speech, Wes!

  • @winterkittyx
    @winterkittyx 11 років тому

    I'm sitting her in my last semester about to finish my exams, this video couldn't have been more inspiring and relevant

  • @deepanishakya6157
    @deepanishakya6157 8 років тому +4

    coolest speech ever

  • @binglesnort
    @binglesnort 10 років тому +8

    hes so awkward

  • @sunnysymphony
    @sunnysymphony 11 років тому

    your speech is so true i literallyu cry a bit i'm in my senior year and i'm glad i'm watching this because i'm totally lost right now what to do with my future it's good to know i'm not alone :) thanks wes :))))

  • @007BleedBlue
    @007BleedBlue 12 років тому

    this was actually amazing! thanks for this amazing speech Wesley!

  • @KaylaGB
    @KaylaGB 9 років тому +20

    "You should all be Ironmen and women." Wesley Chan 2012
    >.< lol he's too cute

  • @naomimaytomboc4623
    @naomimaytomboc4623 9 років тому +7

    i can listen Wes all day...hehehe...^_^

  • @cmsanw
    @cmsanw 12 років тому

    this just made me love wes even more. great speech!

  • @V_HQ
    @V_HQ 11 років тому

    i literally listened to a whole speech on the history of wong fu...=DD
    the best speech i ever heard in my life! you go wes!

  • @angelmushahf
    @angelmushahf 8 років тому +10

    "what's your plan," I hate the question so much!!!!

  • @spasticsadcase
    @spasticsadcase 8 років тому +7

    good speech Wes! jokes were hilarious

  • @FireOwlBeleiver1
    @FireOwlBeleiver1 11 років тому

    This was so motivational! I really needed this video right now. Thank you :)

  • @daikon64
    @daikon64 12 років тому

    It is amazing at how hard we think life is at present, only to grow older and realize how much we didn’t know.

  • @WallyHandford
    @WallyHandford 9 років тому +13

    i keep hearing that one girl's laugh. damn she's fan!

    • @SJrules2000
      @SJrules2000 9 років тому +20

      Wally Haha, I think it's Christine!

    • @lizwin8540
      @lizwin8540 8 років тому +1

      After one year I found you!!

  • @thetinybabbles
    @thetinybabbles 8 років тому +31

    who's the guy that introduced Wes? I got an awesome quote from him " nothing worth doing is ever easy "

    • @SeaBeeLeee
      @SeaBeeLeee 6 років тому

      Tiny Babbles "Anything worth doing in life is worth overdoing, moderation is for cowards"

  • @jaypoi12
    @jaypoi12 12 років тому

    aWESome speech! been sharing this to my students and co-teachers.

  • @yangdongyu1541
    @yangdongyu1541 10 років тому +1

    You are great! Love Wangfu Productions!

  • @arschoi3
    @arschoi3 8 років тому +17

    wes is so awkward but cute

    • @arschoi3
      @arschoi3 8 років тому +1

      phil catch your breathe there lol

  • @frizzlemefloral
    @frizzlemefloral 9 років тому +9

    ...as I eat hot Cheetos lol. great job Wes!!!

  • @tanyan142
    @tanyan142 10 років тому +1

    Wow this just makes Wes all the better

  • @Eliza6ethIII
    @Eliza6ethIII 11 років тому

    One of the best and entertaining speech I've ever heard!!! Good job Wes!!!

  • @lizwin8540
    @lizwin8540 8 років тому +5

    The guy on the left looks like an older version of Ned from the Try guys (BuzzFeed).

  • @jezyk1555
    @jezyk1555 10 років тому +5

    Wes... You're awesome. :) Your jokes too :D

  • @TheCIzzle22
    @TheCIzzle22 12 років тому

    Wes is amazing! Best commencement speech I've yet hear!

  • @FlipStockz
    @FlipStockz 12 років тому

    awesome speech and congrats on the opportunity!

  • @bu2fulFantasy
    @bu2fulFantasy 10 років тому +3

    dat ironman joke tho. loved it xD

  • @jeny.5416
    @jeny.5416 8 років тому +13

    Which was better: Wes' or Phil's speech?

    • @kevc0218
      @kevc0218 8 років тому +37

      phil's is less awkward but theyre both great

    • @justlovecoffee
      @justlovecoffee 8 років тому +50

      Can't compare. Each has his own style...and BOTH ARE GREAT👍👊♡♡

    • @WhenItsHalfPastFive
      @WhenItsHalfPastFive 8 років тому +23

      Phil's had more hard hitting points imo. It was about what students should aim for not only in academics, but life in general. Wes's speech was more vague, funny, and lighthearted.

    • @zlamdat
      @zlamdat 8 років тому

      I like Phil's.

    • @prashantgrg
      @prashantgrg 8 років тому +1

      Wesss

  • @awesomestluver123
    @awesomestluver123 12 років тому

    Hahaha! I love your speech, it constantly made me laugh, yet had so much meaning. WongFu for life! :)

  • @JtodaPha
    @JtodaPha 12 років тому

    very inspiring. love yall wong fu productions!

  • @SahitiSeemakurti
    @SahitiSeemakurti 8 років тому +4

    lol wes's comments

  • @emes0909
    @emes0909 10 років тому +4

    The jokes, lmao. That was pretty badd hahaha but you, Wes, are frigin awesome!

  • @platepluscup123
    @platepluscup123 12 років тому

    i wasn't planing to watch the whole thing, but once i started i couldn't stop.

  • @MissStyleDesigner
    @MissStyleDesigner 10 років тому

    I'm reciting your speech for my Public Speaking class. We're reciting speaking that we find inspiring. Thank you so much for being you.

  • @5618837
    @5618837 8 років тому +4

    oww Wes, I knew you'd joke around haha

  • @ryand9453
    @ryand9453 10 років тому +3

    How long was the actually speech?

  • @eiinre
    @eiinre 12 років тому

    I really needed that. 'Encourage you not to just make a living but to live to make something'
    Thanks wes!

  • @puretsu
    @puretsu 12 років тому

    Love this speech so much.

  • @pingu_land
    @pingu_land 8 років тому +4

    This is so cringe worthy. omg. xDDDDD

  • @rivkuh
    @rivkuh 8 років тому +1

    Watching this after my HS graduation still had a great impact. Loved the jokes! LOL

  • @myrandomness11
    @myrandomness11 12 років тому

    what an amazing speech. so grateful you guys shared it with us :')

  • @TurtlesCanBeFun
    @TurtlesCanBeFun 12 років тому

    This was so inspiring, I showed my whole family this speech