busy

it's been a busy week already.  We had a test today and another one on Wednesday.  Plus, soap notes, plus many other things that need to be done.
Time management is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced.  I'm learning it, and practicing it.  Hopefully, it will show better results in the near future.
Recently coming across a question about introvert.  I guess I'm not 100% introvert.  Probably 80%.  There is always a spectrum of things.
As an introvert, it's hard to express what you feel sometimes because you can't always tell people what you are experiencing.  Plus, it's not very easy for introvert to communicate.
However, I have a problem with people distinguishing introvert or extrovert.  We give names and personalities to others.  Maybe if we just eliminate these, we can appreciate a person as a person but not a person with a condition.

What I've learned.

So far in this semester, I've learned that coming to class prepared help me learn the material better.
Not preparing for class, I don't learn as much.  Obviously, it depends on the instructor but overall, things are going okie. I think I will pass all my classes :)

leadership conference

I attended a leadership conference today and it was so thrilling to be part of something that can motivate you.

All the speakers were so inspirational.  I like it how they told us about their life story and how they get to where they get.  Each came in with different backgrounds and perspectives.  I find it is great to be able to relate to some of them.  They were also approachable.  I have learned so much.

Most of them resonate on... do what you love... do what you are passionate about because it will give you the drive to the finish line.  I guess I need this motivation more than anything else at this point.  Life has been up and down.  Once in a while you look back and think... what am I doing here... where am I going... what will my life be...
There are endless opportunities and yes... only if you can get the opportunity...


I'm glad that I went... even though it was early in the morning but I got so much out of it. It gives me a little bit better perspective of what I can do.  Yes, you don't have to be stuck in one position.  You are free to explore.  You are free to go where your heart desires.

shopping addicts

sometimes I can be a shop addict.... seriously.. it's so easy to buy things that you don't need... so what is my strategy? shop online... look for things you like... add it to the cart... but never click on the submit button... so it looks like you buy it... you satisfy your need to shop but you never have to spend the money.

I patent this!!!

almost the end of september

I can't believe it's almost the end of September.  Wasn't it just August?
Another semester is flying by... although this semester is not as hectic as last semester (test every week), things just start piling up.  It seems the information that we get are a lot more than last year.
I start to organize things better.  There are still a lot to learn but I will try to make the best out of it.
Currently, I like stat.  It's important to learn about statistics. I might take another stat class in the future.
There are so many classes to take... yes... there are so little time... but what can you do? :)

just thinking out loud

WE are often lured into the luxurious experience.. we are often lured into the world of fame... to defeat the temptation, the thoughts is a feat by itself

living

Our life is very complicated.  Being in a health professional, it is my duty to help my patients to get better, to feel better, and to be free of disease.  I take this responsibility by heart.
I am currently taking an aging and health class.  It makes me wonder how long we should live.  Our life is not limited.  We extend our life by the use of medicine and technology.  We apply our basic science knowledge to our daily life.  We learn about how the cells work.  We learn about how to make our cells feel better.  We learn the basic mechanism that governs life on earth and yes, we are trying to prevent it from stopping.
Many people have the blessings of living a long life without any chronic disease.  However, many people do not have this luxury.  however, they still live a lot longer than previous generations due to the advance of science.  However, I wonder how their quality of life is like.  I wonder whether they feel happy.
Our main goal is to treat patients with disease.  We can't treat old age.  We can't reverse what has been done.  It's like the past... our cells can only replicate to a certain point.  However, are we ready to understand that someday we all will pass away?

On obesity

We talk about obesity daily.  We conduct studies to learn about how obesity comes about and how to prevent it from spreading across our nation.  It is an epidemic here in the United States.   However, before doctors/nutritionists/pharmacists or any other healthcare professional want to study this population, I would like to ask whether this population wants to be studied. 

I realize over the years that people can only change if they truly want to change.  If people don’t want to change, no matter what you do, they won’t do anything about it.

Maybe, scientists should start learning more about the patient’s population.  They should learn about why they eat the food they eat.  They should learn about why they choose to do certain activity and not others.  If you don’t get to learn about your subjects, how would you be able to recommend something?  If the patient is a single child and his parents think that chubby child is healthy, how would you go about and educate the parents?  How would you explain to the parents chubby might not be healthy.  You need to understand what healthy means to them.  In many cultures, healthy means : kids are chubby and eat well (by this I mean a lot).  So how would you go about and explain something like this?

If you start talking to them about nutrition, you might just end up hitting yourself in the wall because you both come from different perspective.  I am not saying everyone who is obese is not aware of the danger of hidden sugar in their drink or the carbs in their food.  Their perspective is just so different that in order to change it, you need to dig deeper.

With that…I am thinking maybe I should create a small guide chart that has different definition of what carbs, proteins, fat mean.  To me, these are not straightforward things and it is obvious that some people might find it confuse as well.  So … another project will be on the way.

testing

testing

just thought

It has been almost 10 years now.  Time flies by so fast.
I still remember when we were young and playful.  It has always been a pleasure to know all of my friends.  Now, all of us are in different phase of our life.  Some have just gotten married. Some have had babies.  Some are expecting babies.  Things are just keeping on moving and I am sitting here thinking about life and all the memories that I had.
It has not been an easy 10 years but it was not so bad either.  The ups and downs are common in life.  What we need to do to deal with it is more important.
It would be interesting to see where we are again 10 years from now...:)

random stuffs

It's been so constantly... running from one class to another.  Studying one course to another.  Driving from one place to another.  To be honest, I don't know how this weeks gets by so fast.  Thank to the holiday weekend I will get some rest ... probably... and then back to the cycle again.
It's been an uneventful week.  I hope this is a good thing.  The weather has been mild and nice so the walk and the drive have not been bad.  And yes, something is missing here.  It still does not feel quite right.
As you continue to figure out what you like and what you don't, you start to appreciate what you have and what you don't.  I guess I am starting to find out... what i am good at and how I can use this to help myself and others.
Maybe I'll do amb. care instead of acute... I think I start to like the idea of that... but let's see how this year pan out.
It's hard to be a perfectionist because you can punish yourself tremendously if things don't go right.  But to be able to get over the threshold and continue on... it takes a lot of courage...

it's fall...

I guess I should be studying but I do love writing.
I love to write mostly about what I think.  I love to write about things surrounding me.
The temperature has cooled down significantly in the past day.  No longer was the intense heat combining with humidity.  My glasses won't get fogged up probably for another few months if not another 7-10 months or so.
Changes are always here.  I never noted the pattern each year even though I should have.  But why bother noting pattern when we can always look at the present and appreciate it for what it is?  Yes, the leaves will turn color.  It will then fall on the ground.  This pattern has been expressed numerous time in literature, magazine, and talks.  It's often talked about because it is so beautiful to look at and yes most of us will probably remember the moment we stand there appreciating nature as it is.  It's shedding to have a new cover.
And it is like that with everything in life.
We turn our leaf daily without noticing it.  Every little change we make in our daily life will contribute to the bigger change a year from now, two years from now or even ten years from now.
It is hard to accept that you have changed.  Comparison does not mean much if it only gives you misery.  Instead, look at the hard fact and learn about what have you changed and why have you changed.  The outcomes and reasons might give you insights of who you are at the present and probably who you want to be in the future.  Many reasons to live, many reasons to believe and yes sometimes we are stuck in one single post not knowing where to turn...sometimes because we haven't looked at ourself... sometimes because we haven't admitted that we've changed...
Last fall, I was a different person in this world.  This fall, I have changed into a different one.  The basic characteristics are still there.  Some are sharpened with times.  Some have become dull through neglect and the un-necessary.  After all, you can only live the moment of your life once.  So why not take advantage of it and do something that you might not regret later.  Even if you do regret, just remember you have chosen it... and move on...