back from the depths...

so i notice it's about 2 years since my last post and i've been talking to ppl about how i have a hibernating blog. as a consequence of this, along with an important milestone in my life (the end of first year of med school), i'm going to resuscitate my blog and document my ridiculous thoughts about life, mainly for my amusement but also maybe for others, too.

this weekend, my friend marius came to town and i think i instilled in him the greatness that is BUBBLES. such a fun toy for all ages and makes EVERYONE smile. especially when you have a bubble TOOLSET as i do. just imagine a swiss army knife style bubble wand. GENIOUS!


among the plethora of toys i have for the park, bubbles is indeed within the top 3 of my favorite, with kites and frisbees also in that elite category. pinwheels are just short of being in the group that exudes AWESOMENESS but still an excellent form of entertainment when you really are supposed to be studying in the park, not playing. ;)

you would probably mistake this blog post for a 13-year-old. no maybe less, more like 8 (not a whole whopping 24) but i pride myself in being 85% child, 15% adult. maybe thinking young will keep me young. at least that i'm counting on.

the gold mine that is rockville, md

So in running errands yesterday, I took the initiative to look for an Asian grocery store. Why? I'm not really sure. I think it's because I've heard that the smashed up suburbia that is Rockville, MD has a lot of Asian food stores and I guess I was in the that ismood to get out of the house and do stuff. Upon the search for the one on Rockville Pike, I stumble upon a Ten Ren Tea House!! =) Yes, so hidden in one of the million strip malls in Rockville lies 1 of the 2 Ten Rens in MD and it's 10 minutes from my house! It had totally made my week knowing that fate led me to live in a place where there is a Ten Ren so nearby! I shall indeed be going every week from now on since Ten Ren will never be this accessible to me ever again. Dangerous in a way because Ten Ren = $3.15 + gas + ton more calories I don't need. Oh well.

2 sad points of my discovery:

1. There is no frequent buyer card. If they did, Ten Ren would be losing/gaining much business from me.
2. So I don't know what goes on at this Ten Ren but customers are not allowed to pick their own straws. WTF? That is totally the best part of the bubble tea experience. I guess I can't really complain because it's so close to my apt. but still. it's weirdd.

sigh of relief

so i have indeed made it through half of oct. Time is just flying with all this stuff keeping me busy. there's always work and classes are getting pretty old since they basically are after work and keep me from finishing my last secondaries. but i officially turned everything in this past monday and it feels awesome! so i'm celebrating with happy hour tom. woot! now it's just the waiting game which i'm ok with for now..but likely not for long....





so last weekend i went to chapel hill to see roy and his boys....yes, i went down for late night as well as seeing everyone. it was such a good time and i miss it so much already. late night was nuts, tho! there were fireworks and fire torches!!









and liquid pleasure, roy's fave band.

















lots of dancing and funny and corny skits. besides the girls getting shafted in their late night appearance, with non-working sound and homemade (not professional) skits, it was a fabulous time and i forgot what life was like down there. i def took it for granted BIG TIME. hence i bought all this new stuff that i always wanted but never needed. i still don't need it but since i get paid a whopping $12 an hour, i felt i could splurge a little. lol. but i'm planning my next trip back soon! it's a bit of a distance but soo worth it. i'm def glad to be in a city again but its just a different culture down there. and really feels like a little slice of heaven. =D

ok getting ready for bed. no internet at work so i'm reveling in it now. but i'm gonna start writing more on my blog from now on...

trying to survive september

As the summer has come to a close, the chaos in my life switches modes. This summer was basically running around to hang out with everyone and stressing out at work. Now, post-Labor Day, it is about secondaries and classes. Getting secondaries done is pretty time consuming, especially after work. But then throw in classes at a totally school at freakin College Park, and that equals me running around Maryland trying to get all my stuff settled. Luckily, it's all getting done but slowly, with lots of mistakes along the way. I guess they are trivial in the bigger scheme of things. My goal is basically to survive September, get through secondaries and get used to the routine of class after work and then actually being able to hang out on the weekends in DC. haha. try not to be pulled away up north. ;)

heading into labor day weekend

so unfortunately, it is the last week of the summer. yes, tomorrow is the start of the US Open and labor day is quickly approaching. been such a good summer. very quick, very busy, very exciting but also very sad in thinking about what chapters have ended in my life.

as I work on my secondary medical school applications, I think about what's in store for the future. there is so much to look forward to but at the same time I'm a bit terrified. just hoping for the best, i guess. it will all work out in the end, i know. but it's really easy to just say that....

gone to carolina in my mind....

so it's been such a good summer. done some amazing and fun things and i don't want summer to end at all. but now i realized it is coming to a close when I heard that it is fall fest right now. yes, at this moment, people are partying and reuniting in chapel thrill for another wonderful year and i am not there. =(

thinking about it, i shouldn't be so sad. i took fall fest and everything at carolina for granted for most of college. and now that i know everyone is back and i'm not..it's something i don't know i'm ready for. i've been so stressed out about work and med school apps that i forgot that i'm graduated. and now i'm so ready to go back and be in that little slice of heaven that was home for 4 years.

so those 4 years went by way too fast and the next years will go by faster. i remember this very event last year when i was sooo excited to be a senior, seeing all these ppl who were my unc family for the last 4 years. it was as if it was yesterday when we were listening to rat jackson one of the many times. every fall was soo exciting and it never ended through springtime when we had to leave for summer.

but carolina will always be in my mind esp. this week. at least i'll have my carolina wall montage in my room to remind me of tarheel country and the carolina blue blood in my veins....

helllooo!

so it's been a while...i've been busy as a working girl! (minus taking any sort of ferry. lol). i'm becoming closer to a real person..going to work...doing lots of productive things in lab..coming home and going to the gym...going to bed and doing it all over again. after 3 weeks or so, its no longer novel so i'm trying to truly transition into my new life after college. the true test is after the summer, when there is cold weather and not as many things to do on the weekends. That's when i'll actually explore dc. ;)

Today, i went to happy hour which was very fun. good times all around. hung out with the roomies and other IRTAs. i think it's a preview to this upcoming year in general where I'm learning about work and lab and science as well as how i really spend my free time. hopefully i can fit tennis into the mix.

on that note, US Open is on its way. just a month in my future and i shall be experiencing the tournament that is better than christmas! fo real! unfortunately, i know spending money on the legg mason is not worth it so i shall have a countdown to the only time i spend signif time in queens. lol.

i do really miss nyc esp. since every1 is home after graduation. but i shall be back soon enough. =)