Interests:lychee bubble tea with mango stars or ice cream, tvb and taiwanese dramas, tigers, chilltimes with friends and T-Kru, my studies (not the stress part), school-free days, hot showers, swimming, steam rooms, hot tubs, sleepin in, sweating it out, summery days, rainy nights, stars, and inspiration =) Expertise:ballet, making chocolate chip cookies, and nerding @.@ Occupation:Physiology/Psychology student
I had lunch with my grandma today. I'm back in scarbs now; mom, dad, and Bonnie were at work; and Eldon was at school. So I had some alone time with my grandma. As we finished our lunches and sat back at the kitchen table, she told me about the days back in Vietnam, and about some of my extended family that I knew very little about.
It wasn't until recently when it occurred to me that I didn't know why my immediate family's speaks Cantonese. (On my paternal side), my grandma is Hakka and Vietnamese, and my grandpa is Shanghai-nese (sp?). As it turns out, my family's first language was determined more by geography than it was by ancestry. And it also wasn't until today that I learned the whereabouts of my grandparent's siblings and heard a bit of their stories. Really, I feel so selfish and heartless that I never asked about these things before - that I had never really endeavoured to talk to my grandparents and unearth their 80+ years of life experience...
On a related note, I think that before I became "an adult", I unconsciously used my age/immaturity as a crutch for anything wrong with who I was/what I did. That, hey, I'm a kid with no clue about the world, so I'm not really accountable for myself. But now, every step that I take or do not take, what I know and what I don't know - is really, because of me. That, this might sound obvious but, we are responsible for everything we are and everything that we do. So at the end of the day, can we justify ourselves and sleep with ease knowing how we chose to live while we were awake?
I'm becoming more aware of some of my weak points as a person, and I have lots of work on... The first goal that comes to mind right now is to be a frickin' awesome granddaughter/daughter/sister/cousin/niece/friend :)
P.S. And I sometimes wonder if I've said or done anything amiss. If I have, please let me know. (As kinda corny as it sounds,) I would like the chance to make it up to you.
"you two were the hottest pair on the dance floor... did you know people were watching you guys?"
Wrote my last exam today (and now I'm done undergrad foreverr!! woo!). Of course, I celebrated... with Bons and the fabulous pharmies last friday. (Hahaha it's okay, it's okay :)). But wow, I can't believe the frickin' great time that I had. By fabulous pharmies, I mean really, really fabulous. They are such smart, sweet, and fun people. And man, did they make an awesome seamless transformation from the nerds that I study with at the library to the hottt party animals at the club.
And at the club... (whew!)... that was a night to remember... :)
Can I thank each and every one of those boys for making my night? Thank you, boys, you guys were awesome fun :). And thank you to the girls too - all of you were so sweet n' lovely . And yes... that night was one of those nights when I was incredibly, incredibly happy to be single...
Did the interviews. Wrote the test. And now I wait for the letters. P.S. Surprisingly, I feel better about the Mac interviews than I do about the UT test. I hope that my bumminess about the test isn't actually reflective of my (relative) performance on it. I want UT.
But no matter what the outcome, three people in particular that I need to give madd kudos to.
Pulaoopupaloo (Bonnie) - for taking the time and effort to discuss answers to mock interview questions with me, even while you were trying to study in the library.
Peter - for sending me all those priceless files on Mac's teaching style and interview format, for your sample interview questions; and for all those hours giving me advice on how to approach and answer the questions.
Alberto - for giving me the most frickin' awesome pep talk ever the night before the interviews.
I was radiating with the three of you during my interviews ~~*
I smell gummy bears. It's soooo sweet and yummy smellin'. I'm at one of the computer stations right now at the Robarts library. Been here for about 10 minutes now and I've been smellin' it as soon as I sat down. The candylicious smell of gummy bears is so strong and salient that I think it is xanga-worthy.
. And yes... that night was one of those nights when I was incredibly, incredibly happy to be single...
