East coast trip was stinkin amazing!!! Had toooooo much funnnn!!!!
DAY 1 Wednesday
Went to LAX to catch my flight to Houston and it was the first time ever on a plane. It was a fun experience and the food was mediocre. Got to Houston-Bush international for a layover and holy snaps that is a stinkin nice airport. Caught the flight from Houston to DC and arrived in DC around 7ish at Reagan National. Took the Metro all the way to Rockville, Maryland where I stayed at the PhD student I worked with at UCI, Steve, who now works at the NIH. For dinner that night Steve, Ish(his wife) and I went to eat some Indian fusion food and it was not so great. The taste buds give it about a 6.0/10.0. I then prepped a little for the interview and went to bed.
DAY 2 Thursday
Woke up at 6 am to catch the Metro to the Naval Base for the interview at USUHS, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. It is a military school, and even though I was kind of reluctant to want to go, I actually got really into and now seriously consider going to the school. First the medical school education is free, they pay you as an O-1 Lieutenant ~$2300, give you $1600 for rent, and $200 to buy food and such. The drawback is that you have to serve seven years after your residency so hmmmm that part is blerg but we’ll see. The training facility is actually sweet and the experience I think would be amazing.
Afterwards I got to visit the National Institute of Health, NIH, which is literally across the street from the Naval Base. For those of you who do not know, the NIH is the primary source of all research and research grant money. It is basically where diseases are born and cured…hahah….and it was amazing.
For dinner ate some bomskies Thai food and then went to bed early to prepare for my journey to NYC baby!
DAY 3 Friday
Waited for an hour in Dupont Circle in DC and rode the Washington Deluxe Bus to NYC. The bus ride was surprisingly very comfortable and awesome actually. If I end up living in DC I can see myself going to NYC every other weekend on this bus for only $20!!! Got to Penn Station in NYC at around 3:30 which is right next to Madison square garden. I got a little lost trying to find my cousins place but finally found the right route. However, it was about 4:15 and I found out that from 4-5pm there is a taxi shift change and if you are not on the way, then the cabs don’t pick you up. I was on about 37th street and had to go to 75th street, and about 5 cabs turned me down, so with luggage I had to hike the 40 blocks……BLERGGGGGGGG. I got to NYC and saw my cousin Janet Noona and HUDSON!!! My niece!! Such a cutieeeeee. For dinner Janet and Brad took me to this little Italian restaurant in the upper east side and it was sooo yummy.
DAY 4 Saturday
I was woken up at about 7am by my niece jumping on my bed telling me to wake up, and so we went to go eat some bombbbb breakfast. I figured out that living in New York is ridiculous. The housing and the FOOD is soooooo expensive and pricey, holy snaps. Today was the day I toured the city. I started out at Central park and then walking down to midtown where I got to see the Plaza hotel, the underground Apple store and trump tower.
Then I had to go bathroom, the bigger one, really badly and waltzed into Rockefeller center sweating bullets. I went into J Crew to use their facilities and picked some random sweater to try on and pretend I’m interested so I can use the bathroom. It turns out that the sweater was pretty cool and I bought it. I then made my way down Broadway street and saw the rainbow room, Times Square, the Chrysler Building, Empire State building and the Bank of America building. I then took the subway to ground zero and OMG, how ghetto is the subway. Seriously there were like 5 people who literally smelled like urine….blerg...spent some time at Ground Zero and then made my way to Jo’s Pizza, surprise surprise it was soo good. Enjoying my pizza I toured the NYU campus which is kind of weird. They don’t really have an entrance to the school but basically sporadic buildings within a 3 block radius. Then, being the California boy I am, without an umbrella it started to pour. I made my way back to the house and played with Hudson till dinner time.
Brad and Janet took me to this AWESOME Sushi fusion place downtown and OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG…………it was the best sushi I have ever had in my entire life. The sauce, the rolls, sooooooo gooooooood. And of course sooo expensive. It was probably like $300 dollars for the three of us. They totally, totally spoiled me and ruined all my future New York trips.
Day 5 Sunday
Again Hudson came to wake me up but this time at 8 so it wasn’t too bad. We went to the Central Park zoo and I got to see sea lions, polar bears, snow leopards, snow monkeys and lots of birds. For brunch we went to Shake Shack on 79th street and Columbus, omgggg the best burgers I have ever eaten in my life, no joke. Then I met up with David Choi and we met up with Donna Lee and had some Italian food for lunch….mannnnn….all I did in NYC is eat….then David and I went back to DC and ate at PF Changs for dinner and even though someone might not agree, our waitress was pretty cool.
Day 6 Monday
Today was my interview at Georgetown and it was blerggg. I loved the school and the curriculum and everything. But the interview did not go so great….blergggg, hopefully I’ll get in…please pray for me……after we went to go eat at Old Ebbitts and holy snapssss….seriously the best crab cake in the world and the Lamb chops were stinkin good as well…..again soo expensive, but it seems like I’m super lucky to have people who like me a lot…..then we took the double decker tour and I got to see all the awesome sights and buildings: the White House, the Treasury, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson thingy, the Lincoln Memorial, etc. Then for discretionary purposes the rest of the night is on a need to know basis…
Day 7 Tuesday
Went to the airport to check in and check in our bags and then took the metro back to Chinatown in DC and ate some Chinese food. It wasn’t that great but the Orange chicken was pretty bombskies. Went back to catch our respective flights and finally I am home.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
My coincidence...or not
Yes yes...I know my last entry contained many grammatical errors, too lazy to edit...i mean, it's just a blog right? So all you haters (Noonz and audge), go to the left (<----).
Today was performance review day at work. Actually, we are having them every month is we journey towards excellence at CHOC...blerg...work is actually slowing down now...finally, but still working on organizing a lot of stuff. Just got back from Labor day weekend up in San Diego with DH and it was stinking fun. Ate fish tacos at Fish Tin was sooo goood. It was crazy though, there was this crazy lady that was spitting on one of the workers...she was psycho....and then went to this cool place that was high up...for breakfast ate at this place Cafe 222....one of the best breakfast food places ever....this was a very fun and relaxing long needed vacation...
These last couple weeks have been stinkin crazy. Never in million years would I have guessed what the last few days have divulged. As cliche as it sounds, God really is there when you need Him, and he knows what is best for you before you even know it. This is something that I have realized, especially with relationships. Just when you think that you are fine by yourself or in your cliques, God presents situations and people smack right in front of your face. Absolutely amazing...
These days I have been working through some interview questions, and it really got me thinking about who I am and what I have to offer not just to a school, but to God. If heaven required a resume, and if I got interviewed, what the snaps would I do or say? Even simple things like preparing for interviews is a constant reminder of what Jesus had done for me.
Eddie out...
Today was performance review day at work. Actually, we are having them every month is we journey towards excellence at CHOC...blerg...work is actually slowing down now...finally, but still working on organizing a lot of stuff. Just got back from Labor day weekend up in San Diego with DH and it was stinking fun. Ate fish tacos at Fish Tin was sooo goood. It was crazy though, there was this crazy lady that was spitting on one of the workers...she was psycho....and then went to this cool place that was high up...for breakfast ate at this place Cafe 222....one of the best breakfast food places ever....this was a very fun and relaxing long needed vacation...
These last couple weeks have been stinkin crazy. Never in million years would I have guessed what the last few days have divulged. As cliche as it sounds, God really is there when you need Him, and he knows what is best for you before you even know it. This is something that I have realized, especially with relationships. Just when you think that you are fine by yourself or in your cliques, God presents situations and people smack right in front of your face. Absolutely amazing...
These days I have been working through some interview questions, and it really got me thinking about who I am and what I have to offer not just to a school, but to God. If heaven required a resume, and if I got interviewed, what the snaps would I do or say? Even simple things like preparing for interviews is a constant reminder of what Jesus had done for me.
Eddie out...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
My perseverance
Wow....it has been a while...got started because of Noonz and since she was gone for a while stopped blogging...but I'm back!!!
So...lets see, finally getting a handle of things at work, despite having no extra help...plus there has been some vent problems right under my desk! so no air conditioning....holy snapss....there's thermometer next to my desk and it reads about 28 Celsius which is about 82-83 degrees (for those non science majors)....plus I got my new phone...BB tour!! Soo fun and awesome....but now the madness is never ending...always online...always getting emails..etc. Just making my life busier, but more organized...
Also, I planned my trip to DC and New York. Going at the end of this month...going to stay at my old research PhD's students house for a few days then go to New York and stay with my cousin, her husband and my niece Hudson!!! such a cutie...will post pictures of her later...and then going back to D.C. to stay at a hostel...becausee D.C. is stinkin ridiculous....250 a night for a hotel plus, 14.5% tax on all hotel charges....I mean c'mon...while I'm there maybe I can meet with Obama and get this health care reform plan rolling...hahaha....I'm making a list of all the places I want to visit and take pictures of...hopefully the trip goes according to my plans...
This past month I have been reminded about frienships, and how important they are to a person's maturity and growth. Being a friend isn't about always talking to the person and telling them what they want to hear. It's about being there when it counts, and telling them the things that are best for them, even if it is difficult for them to digest. Of course it takes time to develop that specific dynamic of a friendship, but being friend is to truly care and love that person, which is never easy in any relationship. With the advent of "facebook" and "aim" its so easy and convenient to create these "friendships". And living in a society that is so "click-ish" it is at times very difficult to start those kinds of meaningful friendships and is often construed as weird or suspicious when a person you met a couple times wants to hang out or grab food....maybe its just me but all relationships start somewhere and just gotta go back to the basics....
Eddie out..
So...lets see, finally getting a handle of things at work, despite having no extra help...plus there has been some vent problems right under my desk! so no air conditioning....holy snapss....there's thermometer next to my desk and it reads about 28 Celsius which is about 82-83 degrees (for those non science majors)....plus I got my new phone...BB tour!! Soo fun and awesome....but now the madness is never ending...always online...always getting emails..etc. Just making my life busier, but more organized...
Also, I planned my trip to DC and New York. Going at the end of this month...going to stay at my old research PhD's students house for a few days then go to New York and stay with my cousin, her husband and my niece Hudson!!! such a cutie...will post pictures of her later...and then going back to D.C. to stay at a hostel...becausee D.C. is stinkin ridiculous....250 a night for a hotel plus, 14.5% tax on all hotel charges....I mean c'mon...while I'm there maybe I can meet with Obama and get this health care reform plan rolling...hahaha....I'm making a list of all the places I want to visit and take pictures of...hopefully the trip goes according to my plans...
This past month I have been reminded about frienships, and how important they are to a person's maturity and growth. Being a friend isn't about always talking to the person and telling them what they want to hear. It's about being there when it counts, and telling them the things that are best for them, even if it is difficult for them to digest. Of course it takes time to develop that specific dynamic of a friendship, but being friend is to truly care and love that person, which is never easy in any relationship. With the advent of "facebook" and "aim" its so easy and convenient to create these "friendships". And living in a society that is so "click-ish" it is at times very difficult to start those kinds of meaningful friendships and is often construed as weird or suspicious when a person you met a couple times wants to hang out or grab food....maybe its just me but all relationships start somewhere and just gotta go back to the basics....
Eddie out..
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
My middle of the week
1 Peter 1
TGI Wednesday...have reached the activation energy (aka transition state) of the week and now its all downhill from here....(for all ya PCAT people taking yo tests this month). Completed 28/30 of the econdariessa and it was indeed a journey....I can't stop believing....hahaha I am on fire today...
I'm tired....story of my life...
TGI Wednesday...have reached the activation energy (aka transition state) of the week and now its all downhill from here....(for all ya PCAT people taking yo tests this month). Completed 28/30 of the econdariessa and it was indeed a journey....I can't stop believing....hahaha I am on fire today...
I'm tired....story of my life...
Monday, August 3, 2009
My time of rest
The weekend was long needed. On Saturday, played some tennis and then ate some yummy Indian food while working on my apps...yes by myself. It was funny cause I just recently saw the episode of Friends on tv where Rachel was eating by herself and people thought she was weird....hahaha..oh well...On Sunday ate at this burger place by my house called 50/50. Its 50 percent ground beef and 50 percent bacon...it was pretty good but so not worth 10 bucks plus tip....
The message was good on Sunday. "Hasten the day" was the title and it was a good to send the Thailand mission team that night as well. LAX was insaneeee and Griffith almost wasn't able to go, but through the grace and power of God, he was able to.
The past few months have been pretty not so great...it is amazing though how God puts the right people in the right places during the right times of your life...going from highs to lows, with just a rollercoaster of emotions have been so draining....tired.....
The message was good on Sunday. "Hasten the day" was the title and it was a good to send the Thailand mission team that night as well. LAX was insaneeee and Griffith almost wasn't able to go, but through the grace and power of God, he was able to.
The past few months have been pretty not so great...it is amazing though how God puts the right people in the right places during the right times of your life...going from highs to lows, with just a rollercoaster of emotions have been so draining....tired.....
Thursday, July 30, 2009
My endless pile
2 John 1
Work was crrazzyyyy. Holy snaps. Literally from 730 to 6, it was non stop work. I didn't get to eat lunch till 4 and had to eat in like 10 minutes. They really need to hire somebody to take some of this workload...this is ridonk...
Every Sunday, I use my google calendar to make sure that my week is planned. Important work stuff, school stuff, personal stuff, etc. But its amazing how things change as the week progresses. I think that this is an excellent lesson on how I should take things one day at a time. Like when I struggle with doing my devotions everyday, or trying to not fall into the same patterns of sin, instead of looking and planning what I am going to do for the coming weeks and the books that I am going to read, etc, I should focus on making sure that I accomplish what I need to for that day. Being a Christian isn't a sprint, but a marathon and everyday I need all the help I can get. We don't binge on food, where we eat a lot for one day and then not eat for a couple of days. God's word should be the same, everyday we need the spiritual food, and just like how breakfast is the most important meal, Bible intake should be in the morning so that throughout the day you can think about it and see the revelations and incite that God has planned to divulge.
I think that one "finger" of the "the hand" from John Macarthurs five points of a Christian's daily life is prayer. For some reason I find it more and more difficult to truly pray with a sincere heart. I think there are so many things going on, and everyday things seem to just pile up higher and higher that I can't get to the point of complete emptiness.
Work was crrazzyyyy. Holy snaps. Literally from 730 to 6, it was non stop work. I didn't get to eat lunch till 4 and had to eat in like 10 minutes. They really need to hire somebody to take some of this workload...this is ridonk...
Every Sunday, I use my google calendar to make sure that my week is planned. Important work stuff, school stuff, personal stuff, etc. But its amazing how things change as the week progresses. I think that this is an excellent lesson on how I should take things one day at a time. Like when I struggle with doing my devotions everyday, or trying to not fall into the same patterns of sin, instead of looking and planning what I am going to do for the coming weeks and the books that I am going to read, etc, I should focus on making sure that I accomplish what I need to for that day. Being a Christian isn't a sprint, but a marathon and everyday I need all the help I can get. We don't binge on food, where we eat a lot for one day and then not eat for a couple of days. God's word should be the same, everyday we need the spiritual food, and just like how breakfast is the most important meal, Bible intake should be in the morning so that throughout the day you can think about it and see the revelations and incite that God has planned to divulge.
I think that one "finger" of the "the hand" from John Macarthurs five points of a Christian's daily life is prayer. For some reason I find it more and more difficult to truly pray with a sincere heart. I think there are so many things going on, and everyday things seem to just pile up higher and higher that I can't get to the point of complete emptiness.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
My random thoughts
1 John 5
Happy Birthday to Edwin!! Hung out at Lampost pizza then went to Karaoke (for ee chah), so much funnnn. He was lovin life....with a little help of course....
Humans are so complicated. When you break the physiology of the body let alone the mind, there are so many variations and complexities that are too complicated to describe. It is amazing how brothers and sisters who have lived in the same environment, loved by the same people and grew up in the same circumstances, can have totally different thought processes and beliefs.
As Christians, we know that God is with us, loves us, etc, because it says so in the Bible. But it is amazing how at times we "feel" that that isn't the case.
It is kind of like the same thing with relationships. When we really care about someone, the way we show it is through our actions. However, if we don't really show it does it mean that we don't care for them?
For example:
When parents ask you to run errands for them or do something for them, often times we throw a fit and we do it with a not so good and happy heart. But if your friends or someone you have a crush on asks you for a favor, you bend over backwards to try to make sure that you can fulfill that favor.
Just cause at times we feel that God isn't there because we don't "feel", has no relationship with if he loves us or not. When a new baby is born, it doesn't know it is a baby, but it doesn't change the fact that it is one. God's love is not only unconditional but will never cease to exist here on earth and in heaven.
God is awesome.
Happy Birthday to Edwin!! Hung out at Lampost pizza then went to Karaoke (for ee chah), so much funnnn. He was lovin life....with a little help of course....
Humans are so complicated. When you break the physiology of the body let alone the mind, there are so many variations and complexities that are too complicated to describe. It is amazing how brothers and sisters who have lived in the same environment, loved by the same people and grew up in the same circumstances, can have totally different thought processes and beliefs.
As Christians, we know that God is with us, loves us, etc, because it says so in the Bible. But it is amazing how at times we "feel" that that isn't the case.
It is kind of like the same thing with relationships. When we really care about someone, the way we show it is through our actions. However, if we don't really show it does it mean that we don't care for them?
For example:
When parents ask you to run errands for them or do something for them, often times we throw a fit and we do it with a not so good and happy heart. But if your friends or someone you have a crush on asks you for a favor, you bend over backwards to try to make sure that you can fulfill that favor.
Just cause at times we feel that God isn't there because we don't "feel", has no relationship with if he loves us or not. When a new baby is born, it doesn't know it is a baby, but it doesn't change the fact that it is one. God's love is not only unconditional but will never cease to exist here on earth and in heaven.
God is awesome.
My food coma
1 John 4
Very very long day. Haven't been able to sleep well for some reason and sooo grumpy all day. Didn't get to eat till about 2:00 cause of the "loveliness" as work.
Hung out at Paul and Tim's new place up in Anaheim. It is this super nice place right next to UCI med center and Angel's stadium. We sat by the pool and ate pizza and chicken bake....sooo yummy...what put the icing on the cake was the ice cream that put Heidi noonz and me into a maddd food coma....watched like half of Dark Night and then got too sleepy.....and the sleepiness continues...zzzzzz.....
Very very long day. Haven't been able to sleep well for some reason and sooo grumpy all day. Didn't get to eat till about 2:00 cause of the "loveliness" as work.
Hung out at Paul and Tim's new place up in Anaheim. It is this super nice place right next to UCI med center and Angel's stadium. We sat by the pool and ate pizza and chicken bake....sooo yummy...what put the icing on the cake was the ice cream that put Heidi noonz and me into a maddd food coma....watched like half of Dark Night and then got too sleepy.....and the sleepiness continues...zzzzzz.....
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
My case of the mondays
1 John 3
Long day. Dena left and I'm starting to feel the workload pile up at work. Had Chickenbox? in La Habra, dude I have never waited 45 minutes for 3 pieces of chicken, some potato wedges and mashed potatoes. Granted it was cheap but it wasn't thaatttt great. I'm in the mood for some italian....
It doesn't take a person with the strongest faith to know that sin is bad. Living a life a sin we cannot be one with God. There is a huge difference between sins of weakness and sins of willful, habitual sin. An eagle may dip its wings in the mud, but it is still an eagle. A righteous man may have sins of weakness and yet still be a righteous man. But from today's passage there is clearly a fine line between moments of weakness and wallowing in the filth of immorality and sin on a consistent basis. I think its the change that we want in our hearts that defines and shows repentance. As cliche as it may be, actions speak a heck of a lot louder than words.
Long day. Dena left and I'm starting to feel the workload pile up at work. Had Chickenbox? in La Habra, dude I have never waited 45 minutes for 3 pieces of chicken, some potato wedges and mashed potatoes. Granted it was cheap but it wasn't thaatttt great. I'm in the mood for some italian....
It doesn't take a person with the strongest faith to know that sin is bad. Living a life a sin we cannot be one with God. There is a huge difference between sins of weakness and sins of willful, habitual sin. An eagle may dip its wings in the mud, but it is still an eagle. A righteous man may have sins of weakness and yet still be a righteous man. But from today's passage there is clearly a fine line between moments of weakness and wallowing in the filth of immorality and sin on a consistent basis. I think its the change that we want in our hearts that defines and shows repentance. As cliche as it may be, actions speak a heck of a lot louder than words.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
My secondaries
Secondaries are the worst. I thought that they would be fun to do, where you would get one fill it out send it back and then get another do the same, etc. But like on one day I got 5 and the next like 4 more....its like...BLERGGG!!! Don't have the time or the money to spend 1000 dollars in one day.....plus the prompts are whackkkkkk....how come only like 20% of them overlap and since they all have character limits its like.....dude c'mon...anyways this weekend was very fun and restful. Went to the Gee-Do-Won with some people from the CG people and it was very peaceful and resting. Unfortunately got sunburned on my shouldaz, but i'll just brush it off....hehe classic....
These past couple of weeks have been pretty testing. I think one thing I have to work on is my annoyance/anger that seems to rise up more often than not. I think I have try to be a bit more sensitive towards how others are feeling and certain situations. Today's message was really good and it really did hit home. Something I always struggled with was worrying about my future, parents, etc, and just going back to the basics of Psalm 23 and really learning the meaning of it forever changed how I view that passage.
Going to start off another week, hopefully its a good one.
These past couple of weeks have been pretty testing. I think one thing I have to work on is my annoyance/anger that seems to rise up more often than not. I think I have try to be a bit more sensitive towards how others are feeling and certain situations. Today's message was really good and it really did hit home. Something I always struggled with was worrying about my future, parents, etc, and just going back to the basics of Psalm 23 and really learning the meaning of it forever changed how I view that passage.
Going to start off another week, hopefully its a good one.
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