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Friday, May 16, 2008

  • Sungod

    Today, for UCSD, marks the date that shall live in infamy... well, at least for a year, and then the next year it should be a whole different cycle.  It's what Tritons like to call SUNGOD.  You see, UCSD students are very studious individuals, as compared to nearby universities like USD or SDSU. Our hours are spent in the libraries or in class, or at work... but then again I can't speak for everyone, as it differs from people to people.  But today is that one day in which we have all permission to go outright mad and inconceivably social.  For sure there will be alcohol around campus, but nobody really knows where.  House advisors are checking dorms, but sneakiness will prevail, until alcohol beats the students.  I heard last year there were plenty of people who ended up in the emergency rooms... Let's just hope it won't be that drastic this year.

    As for me, my plans for today is, after work, go to the concert.. the only two famous ones (who I myself haven't even heard of) are Coheed and Cambria and Sean Kingston.  Sean Kingston is the guy who sang "Beautiful Girls" so I guess I know him through that, but aside from that, he might as well be a speck of dust to me.  The line-up for the concert isn't all that amazing and the location is outdoors, which isn't too enticing, considering it's quite warm outside.  It will be really nice by the later afternoon/early evening, though, so that's something to be excited about.  After concert, I'm going with ten other people to the club... that ought to be fun.  Everyone just needs to be loose though, because if everyone is uptight then there's really no point in going.  Clubbing is one of those things in which the people attending directly affects the experience... If the people you're going with are fun, then there's your result.  But it not, then you'll be wishing you stayed that home and spent that ten dollars on ice cream and a movie. 

    So I got my results from all my midterms, and I must say that I completely bombed physics and biology (although bombing in biology means i got a B- with the curve), but I kicked some major ass in chem and calc... I got a B without the curvey in chem and an A without the curve in Calc.  I guess when you put the extra time and effort towards something, then you can only get positive results.  But then again,  I spent an hour studying for that chem midterm.  It wasn't all too extravagant...

    Anyway, I'm reconsidering this whole med school thing after undergrad.  First of all, the competition is intense, and I most likely won't be accepted my first try.  In that case, I plan to just go to grad school, all while working, volunteering, finding internships... and basically building up my resume for a more convincing application.  After undergrad, I plan on taking a year off anyway to work and travel... What are your thoughts guys? I say.. HELP!

    This summer I will be a full time employee and a part time student.  I plan on rewarding myself with a visit to Washington and perhaps Canada.  Fair enough guys?...

    Till next time.

Friday, May 09, 2008

  • Hell Week

    Allow me to share you my burden that has been lifted off my back just today...

    So today concludes hell week.  Yes, my friends, I've just been severely beaten by classes, my brain ripped and torn out of my cranial cavity, and my body purged and exhausted.  I am left with the scar of indecent scores... Currently I'm taking four... almost five classes: Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Physics/Physics lab.  And this week, I had three midterms and one quiz... which also counts as a midterm... Therefore in short, I had midterms in all my classes this week..  This is not typical of a college student, but I guess is typical for a college student whose professors held a convention to ruin that student's college career... There goes my hopes of 3.5 or higher gpa.  I'd be surpised if I even got a 3.0 this quarter.

    Let's recap my midterm grades this far, with curves
    Biology: A- and n/a
    Chemistry: C+ and B-
    Calculus: B+ and n/a
    Physics: A+, D, D
    .... oh wow.. my physics scores spell out ADD...

    This is how I feel about each class. 
    Biology: I love the class, as I must learn to because it's the basis of my major... It's all memorization and concepts, but mainly memorization, which comes easy to me because I have been exposed to this practice every since kindergarten..
    Chemistry: It's all about knowing the formula and when to us it... Some concepts are necessary for the midterms, but otherwise, it's just, as my friend calls it, "plug and chug".
    Calculus: It's my happiest class right now.  I enjoy it (because I get it) and I've devoted a lot of time to it.  I guess it really helps when you like your professor...
    Physics: Not only does the material stink, but so does the professor.  The professor regurgitates the lectures that he has posted online, except when it's in person, the professor mumbles and often times does not know where his topics and examples are leading to...

    This week yet again confirms my poor work ethics when overwhelmed. 

    On a positive note, I have nothing to do at work right now and so I can manage to write a blog.  And... I'm skipping chem lecture because I dont have the will to go and I need to get home early tonight... Yea, I'm going back to L.A.  I refuse to bring any educational item with me... I will bring clothes and clothes only. I will enjoy this weekend like I have just finished my finals...

    Also, I was offered the job that I had an interview for two weeks ago... All this means is that I'm going to balance three jobs and school over the summer...

    Lastly, this sunday is Mother's Day.  I ordered my mom flowers over the internet and had them shipped to her work yesterday... They were planted tulips but for some reason my mother thought that it was just the tulips and the moss where the flowers were implanted were fake... So she kept picking at the flowers until she realized that they were actually planted.  Intelligent, mother.  She told me that I shouldn't have done it because it was too expensive, but I told her that since I forget to appreciate her everyday, I might as well spoil her on the day dedicated to every mother... in advance. 

    May you all have a wonderful weekend...

Sunday, May 04, 2008

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    • Member Since: 5/3/2008

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