one step to becoming closer...

I just got done ordering graduation announcements..
It's sinking in already..

***shudders***

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. 

one class

some people will say that i have it easy. they're right, i do have it easy. but i don't want it to be this easy. damn, i think i miss school already and to think i haven't "walk" the "walk" yet. in three months time i will only have one class to challenge myself with and i don't think it will be a piece of cake. the easiest thing to say is, "i will have it easy, this is just one class, i will have all my attention focused on this class", but really if one is to think hard about it, it won't be easy at all. i will have to double to focus that i had when i was taking three classes because one class is so easy to take advantage of. 

damn it, why didn't i take this class before? 

i am still praying, wishing and hoping for a miracle in the job department that will cover me for the next two months. 

i am still obsessing with photography and its quirks. This is what happens when you abandon a hobby for two years, i tend to embrace it so tightly that sometimes i end up "glueing" myself to it in the process. my only defense is, it's my only form of de-stressing or my form of escaping from reality. 

my spring break wasn't all that, stupid sun won't come out. but here's a head scratcher: it snowed yesterday. Snow in spring, i like it. 

april next week. good gosh. 2 more months. so quick. 

purging mental diarrhea

One thing that I learned (and still learning about it..) about life is that you can never be too prepared. You can plan and plan all you want but there's always something that you will miss. Guaranteed. But one thing that you will also learn from that lesson is you have to adjust yourself to those things that can or may deviate you from your plan. Take the lesson and apply it to yourself in the future. 

I am in the process of looking for a "job". "Real" jobs seem to not come my way because my vacation time seems to "kill" it. Anyway, I think there's always a reason for something and that I have to get used to that idea. 

I am waiting for my 120 films to arrive. TAGAL. I want to take the Holga out. I actually shot 2 rolls on it already, one 120 BW and one 135 for sprockets. Have to have it develop tomorrow to see the results. 

My spring break is almost done. I wonder how weird it will be attending only one class. Anyway, I have to get used to it, I don't want to take advantage of "all" the time that I have and forget the fact that this one class is really important for me, career-wise that is. 

I am also going to start studying for the medschool test. This class that I will be taking will prompt me to study for it. I am planning to take the test probably sometime in September. I have to think of ways to really cement my status as a candidate for medical school. I wish I didn't took the phlebotomy class now instead of a year ago. I feel like it will go to waste since I can't seem to get a hold of a job that doesn't require experience or externship.

Anyway, I have 3 more months before graduation time. 

God, please give me the job. PLEASE? Please tell the hiring people that I'm not only interested in what they have and that I am also a people-person, willing to interact and be friends with them. PLEASEE????

If you don't, it's ok too. I am gonna take it as you telling me that I need to chill and just look for a campus job. But it'll be nice if I have that job though (ok i know.must have FAITH). 

 

officially a graduate

grades are out..

The long nights and hours of doing lab reports paid off. YEAAAHHH!!!

Could've done better in Biochem, but it's passing.

If I had the average score in the first exam in my instrumental analysis class, i would've gotten a better grade.. 

BUT ALL IS WELL. 

INORGANIC CHEM MADE THIS QUARTER WORTH IT FOR ME!!!

o mi gossshh!!! my highest chemistry grade ever in the university. i am so proud of myself!!!

YEAAAHH!!!

things to look forward to after 12:00 pm today

1. I AM OFFICIALLY DONE WITH B.S. CHEM.

2. PHOTO-GRA-PHY! 

- RONALD BOG HERE I COME!!

- SHORELINE CENTER HERE I COME!!

3. MY LAUNDRY

4. SPRING BREAK!!!

5. WOODLAND PARK ZOO!!

excited, nervous, worried, happy, jumpy all rolled into one.. 

after tomorrow, i will give myself a pat in the back.

The Dalai Lama

He's coming to UW-Seattle on April 14, 2008 and will have a talk at Hec Ed Pavillion. I am disappointed that I am not going to be able to come (tix for students are complimentary!!) because the program starts at 3pm and ends at 5. I have a class that day from 12:30-3:20p

Haayy.. stupid middle of the day class.. 

Dalai Lama at UW-Seattle

Ces/Venus -- If you guys are going, let me know how it was.. 

Here's what the next two weeks will look like for me

Anyone wanna trade places with me?? I swear it will be fun!! =)

Saturday (03/08)

- Tutoring from 8:30 - 4pm
- from 4pm - the middle of Sunday morning: will be doing lab reports and papers and studying for two exams

Sunday (03/09)

- 7 am (or 9am) - church
- 9am - onwards - time spent for eating, lab reports, paper, studying for Biochem exam 3 and Inorg Chem Lab final exam. hope to finish the "paper" by this day.

Monday (03/10)

only have one class this day;
will be doing lab reports and studying for exams

Tuesday (03/11)

- final lab report due for my Instrumental Analysis class
- no classes this day, so it will be spent doing lab reports for my Inorg Chem Lab class.
- studying for exam 3 of Biochem and final exam of Inorg Chem Lab

Wednesday (03/12)

- Arene Lab Report due for Inorg Chem Lab. (25% worth of my grade for that class)
- do another lab report that is also 25% of my grade for that class
- study for lab exam
- study for biochem
- 12:30-4:30pm Phosphor lab

Thursday (03/13)
- 8:30 am (or 9:30am) - exam on Inorg Lab class
- study for biochem
- still be doing a lab report

Friday (03/14)
- 8-9:30am - Biochem exam 3
- 9:30 - 10:30 - class
-10:30 - 12:30 - working on Linkage isomers lab report (25% of my grade!!!!!)
- 12:30 - Linkage Isomers lab report due
- 12:30 - 4:30p - Phosphor Lab NMR; check out for InorgChem lab
- also due is my paper for my Tutor/Credit/Educ 401 class.
- will be doing lab report for my Phosphor lab.
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03/15- 03/20

These days will be spent studying furiously for my final two exams:

Biochem
and
Instrumental Analysis

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03/17-03/21 - FINAL WEEK, MY LAST WEEK OF UNDERGRAD WORK

EXCITATION

i am so excited.
i got 3 more weeks till my university work is over.

i got 3 more months till i walk in my toga.

i got 3 more months till i go home and chill with the 'barkada'.

I AM SO EXCITED..

Three Weeks and Counting

I have the "senioritis" effect on me right now. I'm trying my best to fend it off. I am excited to be done.

Right now I am hoping and praying for an interview in the jobs that I applied for the past week. I had an interview in Seattle Cancer Care last Monday, I don't know what the verdict is, but hopefully it would be a plus. I don't know how I did in the interview, for some reasons, I feel like I don't do well on interviews. I tend to linger and talk a lot. Hay..

Anyway..

back to lab report.

Films and staying committed

Had the chance to try out the edmonds photo pro lab. they did a pretty good job of developing the film considering both of it were expired.

i'll post some pictures when i'm done editing them.

it cost me $16 for developing and scan to CD. i think it was all worth it considering how i'm just trying film photography out again.

and about staying committed -- i had made a "picasso" like collage in today's tutoring for my pipeline class. it was pretty cool and i think i'll hang it up on my wall to remind me of how i should stay focus whenever i'm doing school work.

all of the pictures shall be posted soon.

one of the boys

I can't remember the last time that I had this "time"..
actually i do.. but i don't know.. didn't feel like it was those true rational moments spent with guys who actually care about you and you care about.

kaya namimiss ko yung mga kaibigan kong lalake sa pilipins e.
masayang kasama, mga harot at higit sa lahat madaling kausap.
walang pakeme. walang kaartehan.

i have yet to find guy friends around here who I can have the same relationship as I have with my guy friends in the pilipins.



this is all of them.
kulang pa nga yang mga yan e.
yung bestfriend kong lalake asa campo.
yung isa nagtratrabaho siguro.
mga mababait 'tong mga 'to. sapaw na sapaw ang kabaitan sa pagiging loko.
kaya nga miss ko na sila e.
hay. promise ko sa sarili ko, magpapapicture ako kasama lang sila pag uwi ko.