Shoe Post (again)

Pierre Hardy for Gap

Gap Design Editions

Sold-out online

shipped out from stores because they're not doing so well 

$@^^@%#$@%&

I'll just look at the shoes and imagine myself wearing it.. 

Having pictures of it in the stores helps a lot too.

GRRRR...

mutual funds

Confessions of a Barista

I always wonder why I can't get a job at Starbucks.. 

I am always amazed at how baristas work behind the counter whenever I visit a store. 

Anyway, here's another article from the same website as the link above: 

Barista Diaries

Visit Starbucks Gossip for your daily coffee news and tips.

I am back to looking at street style blogs again. I'm still taking pictures and I'm still shy asking people if I could take their pictures (mostly because I have this complex about how people roll their eyes when they see me holding a camera). 

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Anyway, ZOOLOGY is cool, I just got done with a midterm and a lab practical. By the end of this class, I would probably have a well-developed fascination about animals. 

** Did you know that pandas have six fingers?? 

** Did you know that we, humans, evolved from fish-like animals?

** Did you know that earthworms have actual organs inside their squirmy, yucky body?

** Did you know that there are many (>10) orders of insects?

** Did you know that there is a cool website called Tree of Life

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Grad stuff orders coming up soon. 

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I am working in retail again. I don't want to let go of the job. At least not until I figure out what my next step in life will be. 

 

*drool*

*by evomase on ebay.com

Balenciaga-esque NINE WEST gladiator sandals. They say that it is completely sold out in stores. 

I searched Ebay to see if there were any. Unfortunately, they're all taken by the highest bidder. 

Oh the jobs posted in Craigslist and Seattle Times

lab assistant

research assistant

medical receptionist.. 

haaayyy... 

I recently found out that my phlebotomy certificate is of no use anymore. I don't know what to do with it. It seems like the best option that my previous instructor gave was to re-take the class. ARGH. I wasted $190 for it. I should have taken it this year instead. What a waste. 

I also can't apply to the other possible jobs since I'm going on vacation. I pray that when I get back from the trip I'd still find those jobs lurking around Craigslist and Seattle Times. 

Burberry - Favorite Designer Brand

featuring a model that I admire for her unique sense of fashion, Agyness Deyn.

Potential Medical Interview Questions

1. Personal
   • Tell me a little about yourself.
   • What makes you unique and different? How will these attributes make you an accomplished healer?
   • What was the hardest thing you've dealt with in your life? How did that impact you?
   • What decision do you regret making and how would you go about dealing with that now?
   • How are you capable of dealing with people who are different from you?
2. Pre-medical and work-related
   • What was your best or worst academical/professional experience while an undergraduate (or before applying to medical school)?
   • Why did you choose your major/career?
   • Why did you choose your school?
   • Give me examples which demonstrate that you were able to handle your time effectively and efficiently while you were an undergraduate or while working.
   • Coming from your field is a big transition, how do you explain this and how will you handle the change?
   • Having spent time away from school, how do you see yourself fitting in? What problems do you foresee in returning to school and how have you prepared yourself to deal with them?
3. Medical school-related
   • How do you think you will fit into our school? Why?
   • What do you like about our school and why did you apply here?
   • How do you think your life will change as a medical student? What qualities do you possess which will facilitate the transition to medical school?
4. The future
   • Where do you see yourself in ten years? Why?
   • What type of medicine do you see yourself practicing? Why?
   • In your opinion, what are current problems in healthcare and how will they affect medicine once you are finished with medical school? How does this make you feel?
   • What problems exist in healthcare now and what is your role in overcoming these obstacles?
   • Why do you want to become a doctor?
5. Possible negative or inappropriate questions you may encounter
   • It seems as if you had particular problems in this course(s) (or this semester) - how do you explain this?
   • Why do you have little extra-curricular activities (or research experience, or volunteer experience)?
   • If you don't get into medical school, what will you do?
   • Do you want to have a family - specifically kids? How will medical school hinder this?
6. Moral and ethical
   • You have a patient who is vehemently opposed to you because of your race, religion or sexual orientation. How will you handle this situation?
   • Based on your view on abortion and religion, what advice would you give a 15 year old girl who has been raped and is pregnant? Explain the thought process in coming up with your advice.
   • A 54-year-old alcoholic and a 6-year-old both need a liver transplant - who do you give the liver to and why?
   • Why do you think disparities in healthcare exist?

Studying

It amazes me that I have more time to write right now than before. I have way too much in my mind that I need to jot down. 

I am starting to study for my med school test, although I need a set schedule to study all the subjects as it is quite a lot to cover. I hate working on set schedules sometimes since when there's an unexpected "disturbance" to it I get really frustrated and end up throwing away the schedule and making a new one and this vicious cycle starts revolving. 

Anyway, I am trying to tackle genetics, which is the part where I am the least familiar with in all the subjects since I did not really study genetics in detail before. I am thankful for the videos that was bought for me though because reading and writing these huge amount of material alone is not going to do me any good. 

photo

shall I make it a moonlight job or just a mere hobby?

it's a good "stress" reliever. 

i've been discovering new parks with gene. there are tons here in the north side alone. forest parks, trails, creeks, streams, lots of trees, trekking. Me thinks that Seattle is all about nature and adventure; the rain makes this place extra special. 

my mom and i have a test to take on Tuesday. 

i really want to get a film scanner. 

musings of the entry level person

i am seeing many openings in the science field right now. 

i think that where i am at right now is where God wants me to be. 

i think He wants me to just chill for a bit and probably start looking for the job after i come back from PI. 

i'll treat this new job like as if i'm working in a hospital. working with people, helping them and caring for them, that's the main reason why i applied there anyway, for the people relations. i think it's telling me that i need to get good at it so that when i apply in a hospital, relating to different types of people would be like putting the icing on a cake for me. 

i think it will be worth it. in the long run it will. i have faith and i will continue to have faith no matter how confusing the circumstance might be.