Well actually its 8:00 to 4:30, and I am pretty excited to leave. I have really enjoyed my experience at CHOC and the people and relationships that I made here, but it’s time for me to move on with my life. Cleaning out some of the things on my desk and organizing some stuff opened the window for me to reminisce about my near two year career here. Most likely my last day of work will be May 21. I’m going to try to use my saved up vacation days to get an extra paycheck in there so I can offset some of the costs for the move to MD.
But this is the last thing on my mind. Right now my current dilemma is finding housing in Bethesda. So expensive and also not living near the area makes it that much harder. I’ll probably have to fly over there a couple weeks before I go to Texas to find a place for August…blerg.
With the next year pretty much planned out it has been a load off. Life has been pretty uppity these days but still just work, work, work. Many things to plan and figure out logistic-wise as well as start preparing my good-byes to those who warrant them. I just found out I have to buy all this army gear and stuff before I officially head out and it’s going be kind of weird seeing myself in army clothes hahaha…pictures soon to come I’m sure.
I will be trying to relax and do stuff I can’t really do for the next weeks. I already have a Vegas tripped planned and also a trip to Virginia to see Jeanhee!! Which I am excited for…Also for my time off between work and Texas which come to think of it is only about 2.5 weeks…wow sucks….probably can’t do anything significant…blerg…
In the meantime I am officially going to start honing my Korean speaking and reading skills. The military pays you if are competent in foreign languages!!! Also starting to prepare for my Step 1. May seem premature, but might as well get a start on probably what is the most important exam of my life...am I right?
Spiritual life:
Qt’s and prayer life have been going good. But in all honesty having a job I think makes QT’s a lot easier. When I get to my desk first thing in the morning, I do my QT’s, probably because I don’t want to start work. But on Saturdays and days I have off from work, I usually don’t do them. So even though I may be doing them, I don’t think my heart is 100% in them.
Prayer life has been significantly better than before. I think a lot of the times I am afraid to ask for pray for something because I am afraid that God doesn’t want it to happen and at some level I know that it’s not meant to happen, but because of my own selfishness I get scared and try to hide from God.
These days it seems that God has been telling me to be content with life and that looking at past experiences of how I always freaked out about things, in retrospect it was just a waste of time.
Right now I am doing my devo’s from 2 Samuel and Psalm. Learning about David has been edifying at the same time hopeful and humbling. His story was completely based upon trusting in God in dire times, especially during the times when Saul wanted to kill him. It is just a constant reminder that it is all about the heart and that true forgiveness comes only with the heart of repentance. Even though David was a sinner and committed pretty shady things, God still used him because he was a man after God’s own heart. And as I was reading the Psalms of how David was asking God for forgiveness, even just from the text you can infer sincerity and humility.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
My Future Plans
It has been mucho mucho time since the last update and many things have happened since. With the application cycle nearing to and end and after much thought and discussion with family, friends and of course praying and seeking God’s plan for my life, it seems that the most probable place for my future is to go to the Uniformed Services University of Health Science (USUHS).
Not only is the medical school-ing free, but also I will be commissioned as an army officer, O-1, 2nd Lieutenant, where I will be not only paid but also given housing allowance and food allowance as well. Just with the advent of how the economy has shifted and the possibility of healthcare reform, it is deducible that this would be the best route for myself as well as my family.
I am pretty excited to head out. I will be heading out to Fort Sam in Houston Texas for about six weeks starting in June till about the end of July for OBLC (Officer Basic Learning Course) training where I will learn the ins and outs of the army as well as meet my fellow classmates. Still trying to figure out the logistics about where I am going to live and stuff, hopefully it will get all figured out soon.
The most positive aspect for myself in terms of USUHS is that I will be debt freeeeee…yay…whilst earning my M.D. It is a pretty long commitment, 7 years post residency, but by then I should be a pretty experienced individual where, if I choose, I can start back in civilian medicine or continue on with the military.
Truth be told with the financial aspect of the next few years of my life secure the next chapter in my life would be marriage…hahah….we’ll see how that goes.
I was cleaning out my room yesterday and just getting things ready and organized for when I move and I have so much junk. But as I was rummaging through the clutter, I find a lot of things that brought back old memories. As I was looking through the pictures, the gifts, the cards, etc, we(at least for me) see things to much in the present. We think this is as mature as I can get (thinking that we are pretty mature and stuff) and that there is nothing in life that can teach us anymore. But that simply is not true.
This whole application cycle and process has been a valuable lesson in that truly, truly, as cliché as this sounds, God is in control of your life. I forgot the verse but I think it was a Psalm or Proverb but it says that even though kings may plan, God is the one who makes the paths….or something of that nature….point being, God is the man with the master plan. Something that Pastor Steve actually pointed out, saying, “it is easier to love than to trust.” When I first heard this I was like….whaaaa….but then when I thought about it, I know I love God, there is not a doubt in my mind of that, BUT, do I always TRUST him to have complete control over my life?.....sadly the answer would be, no, but working on it..….
In theme with the title now is the time to say my good-bye’s to all the people that I have come to know and care about for the last 23 years of my life. For many, I’m sure its more of ‘good riddance!’ but I hope there are a few that feel a little remorse.
Sucks to leave on a sad note, but gotta tear the band-aid off quickly…
So if any of ya’ll if you are ever in Washington DC, hollaaaaaa!!
Not only is the medical school-ing free, but also I will be commissioned as an army officer, O-1, 2nd Lieutenant, where I will be not only paid but also given housing allowance and food allowance as well. Just with the advent of how the economy has shifted and the possibility of healthcare reform, it is deducible that this would be the best route for myself as well as my family.
I am pretty excited to head out. I will be heading out to Fort Sam in Houston Texas for about six weeks starting in June till about the end of July for OBLC (Officer Basic Learning Course) training where I will learn the ins and outs of the army as well as meet my fellow classmates. Still trying to figure out the logistics about where I am going to live and stuff, hopefully it will get all figured out soon.
The most positive aspect for myself in terms of USUHS is that I will be debt freeeeee…yay…whilst earning my M.D. It is a pretty long commitment, 7 years post residency, but by then I should be a pretty experienced individual where, if I choose, I can start back in civilian medicine or continue on with the military.
Truth be told with the financial aspect of the next few years of my life secure the next chapter in my life would be marriage…hahah….we’ll see how that goes.
I was cleaning out my room yesterday and just getting things ready and organized for when I move and I have so much junk. But as I was rummaging through the clutter, I find a lot of things that brought back old memories. As I was looking through the pictures, the gifts, the cards, etc, we(at least for me) see things to much in the present. We think this is as mature as I can get (thinking that we are pretty mature and stuff) and that there is nothing in life that can teach us anymore. But that simply is not true.
This whole application cycle and process has been a valuable lesson in that truly, truly, as cliché as this sounds, God is in control of your life. I forgot the verse but I think it was a Psalm or Proverb but it says that even though kings may plan, God is the one who makes the paths….or something of that nature….point being, God is the man with the master plan. Something that Pastor Steve actually pointed out, saying, “it is easier to love than to trust.” When I first heard this I was like….whaaaa….but then when I thought about it, I know I love God, there is not a doubt in my mind of that, BUT, do I always TRUST him to have complete control over my life?.....sadly the answer would be, no, but working on it..….
In theme with the title now is the time to say my good-bye’s to all the people that I have come to know and care about for the last 23 years of my life. For many, I’m sure its more of ‘good riddance!’ but I hope there are a few that feel a little remorse.
Sucks to leave on a sad note, but gotta tear the band-aid off quickly…
So if any of ya’ll if you are ever in Washington DC, hollaaaaaa!!
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