I often ramble about things I do and things I don't. I often ramble about things I should have done and things I shouldn't have done. I often ramble about how I regret not to do certain or regret about doing certain things.
"life comes at you fast." Really? Today topic is about things that we often take for granted.
We often take our parents for granted. Yes, not all parents are fabulous. They don't always give you the best life. They don't always give you the best clothes, food, houses, or even emotional support. Some even abuse some. But in general, they give you life. And some might say... I owe my parents my life. I beg this to be different. I don't think anyone owes anyone's life. You weren't asked to be born. You weren't ask ed to be in the same family. It's the parents choice to have the children born. But anyway.. I'm deviating from the point I'm trying to make.... I think we take our parents for granted for many reasons. Only until they are gone, we remember the good time. And only until we are almost gone, we will remember what it is like.
We often take our health for granted. When we are young, we do things to harm ourself. Smoking, drinking, doing drugs, or simply just eating fast and junk food. We stock our bodies with high cholesterol and fat food. We stock our bodies with all the possible "toxins." High glycemic drinks, coffee for a short caffeine, chips for fun etc. These are not good for our health. Countless of time, I've seen people are overweight but they don't do anything about that. Sometimes I wonder what it really means. Don't they know.
We take our time for granted. Yes, we do. Tell me how much time you spend on the internet in the last few hours or the last day. What do you do? I know I spent a lot of time on the internet for nothing. Literally. It's very time-wasting but we haven't learned how to control our impulses just yet. We take our time for granted because we think we are young. Yes, we are young and we think we can fix our mistakes when we are given the time. But we never realize that we never give us time to fix because we always think that time is always there.
There are many more but that's it for now since I don't want to post such a long post ;)
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
education
I haven't talked much about education and maybe I should just because it just occurs to me that it might be time.
Time after time, I've always wondered why we are required to go to school and get a good education. Ever since I was young, education is always a number one priority in our list. My parents always want me to have a good education. They want me to be successful and be treated nicely instead of not.
As I grew up, I just knew that education is a must and I have no other choice but go to school and graduate to get a job. Yes, as I started working, I realize many people that I work with have no college degree or even a high school diploma sometimes. And I wonder how do they survive in this harsh world. Going to school taught me many things. No, I can't stand harassment. No, I can't stand people talking down on me. No, I can't stand there and see that people are going to put me into a tough spot for no reason. I learn that I am raised with equality. Yes, the equality that I can do things without being judge whether I'm a male or female or whether I'm coming from a prestige or a lower background. I was taught that I should never let anyone hurt me mentally and physically. Interestingly enough, I've learned this lesson when I was very young and I kept them with me. Yes, when I was younger, I didn't think much about it or thought about it as deep as I thought about it now. I understand why my parents want us to have good education. I understand why my parents sacrificed things in order to give us a good place to stay. Yes, I understand why I should not take things for granted because many people wish to be in my shoes.
Am I digressing? I guess so.
But back to education... education is important. And yes, I will say it again. Education is important. It might not be important to some because they have to work in order to support themselves. But even then, learn a good skill that you can use. What I mean by education is not about just going to school, getting your master or PhD. It's about learning to do what you're good at and be an expert in that.
I'm learning myself. I'm exploring different things within my profession. If you're in economics, try to find different things that you can do with it. If you're in law, try to find different practices that fit you the most. If you're in cleaning services, try to find what you're good at about cleaning and do it with integrity. I guess I can't emphasize enough about the fact that people should do things with integrity. People should realize that without that their career will mean less to them and meaningless to others.
Do what you love but just be sure to get a good grasp of it.
Ps: My thoughts are scattered. Yes, I tend not to organize them just because I let it flow. I hope I haven't confused you yet already.
Time after time, I've always wondered why we are required to go to school and get a good education. Ever since I was young, education is always a number one priority in our list. My parents always want me to have a good education. They want me to be successful and be treated nicely instead of not.
As I grew up, I just knew that education is a must and I have no other choice but go to school and graduate to get a job. Yes, as I started working, I realize many people that I work with have no college degree or even a high school diploma sometimes. And I wonder how do they survive in this harsh world. Going to school taught me many things. No, I can't stand harassment. No, I can't stand people talking down on me. No, I can't stand there and see that people are going to put me into a tough spot for no reason. I learn that I am raised with equality. Yes, the equality that I can do things without being judge whether I'm a male or female or whether I'm coming from a prestige or a lower background. I was taught that I should never let anyone hurt me mentally and physically. Interestingly enough, I've learned this lesson when I was very young and I kept them with me. Yes, when I was younger, I didn't think much about it or thought about it as deep as I thought about it now. I understand why my parents want us to have good education. I understand why my parents sacrificed things in order to give us a good place to stay. Yes, I understand why I should not take things for granted because many people wish to be in my shoes.
Am I digressing? I guess so.
But back to education... education is important. And yes, I will say it again. Education is important. It might not be important to some because they have to work in order to support themselves. But even then, learn a good skill that you can use. What I mean by education is not about just going to school, getting your master or PhD. It's about learning to do what you're good at and be an expert in that.
I'm learning myself. I'm exploring different things within my profession. If you're in economics, try to find different things that you can do with it. If you're in law, try to find different practices that fit you the most. If you're in cleaning services, try to find what you're good at about cleaning and do it with integrity. I guess I can't emphasize enough about the fact that people should do things with integrity. People should realize that without that their career will mean less to them and meaningless to others.
Do what you love but just be sure to get a good grasp of it.
Ps: My thoughts are scattered. Yes, I tend not to organize them just because I let it flow. I hope I haven't confused you yet already.
Friday, September 5, 2008
new move
hi everyone,
it's been a long time since I've posted anything. Yeah, things have been very busy lately but I have learned so much after my moving in. So here are a few tips that I have to offer you in your moving in process.
- When you go for apartment hunting, making sure you know everything in the contracts.
- Before you have any moving in, making sure to ask the landlords about roaches or termites infestation in your home or around the area.
- Make sure your apartment is free of the infestation before you move in.
-You can request a pest control company *it could be different from the one your landlord having contract with* to inspect the apartment before you move in.
- If there is an infestation, tell the landlord to clean it up before you move in.
- Make sure everything is working when you move.
- if you found anything broken, notify the landlord immediately.
The moving process can be very daunting. You might have a lot of boxes that you carry with when you move. Be careful, they have insects, roaches, or other kind of animals that you and I normally wouldn't see. How would you be able to trust the shipping company? Their cargo is not refrigerator and the boxes can be broken.
Make sure to have your things inspected before taking inside the house. I would suggest you open the box outside and then take things inside. But sometimes it's not feasible doing it that way. So you can take things out immediately and dispose the boxes as soon as possible. You don't want them to lie around the house for too long.
Another thing that I found could be useful in your moving in is... if you decided not to have a lot of furniture, you don't have to buy a lot of furniture. The fact that it will help a lot and ease the moving process tremendously. You won't have to make as many trips or need a big car or truck to carry all these materials.
I think that is it for now. I will update later with more things.
Good luck with everything!
PS: Don't let your food lying around the house without being protected from insects and roaches. They love your food if they are lying around unprotected. Use your refrigerator because it's their for a reason. Use plastic container to store things if you can. Don't let them lying around the house unprotected!
If you found anything, you should report it immediately.
it's been a long time since I've posted anything. Yeah, things have been very busy lately but I have learned so much after my moving in. So here are a few tips that I have to offer you in your moving in process.
- When you go for apartment hunting, making sure you know everything in the contracts.
- Before you have any moving in, making sure to ask the landlords about roaches or termites infestation in your home or around the area.
- Make sure your apartment is free of the infestation before you move in.
-You can request a pest control company *it could be different from the one your landlord having contract with* to inspect the apartment before you move in.
- If there is an infestation, tell the landlord to clean it up before you move in.
- Make sure everything is working when you move.
- if you found anything broken, notify the landlord immediately.
The moving process can be very daunting. You might have a lot of boxes that you carry with when you move. Be careful, they have insects, roaches, or other kind of animals that you and I normally wouldn't see. How would you be able to trust the shipping company? Their cargo is not refrigerator and the boxes can be broken.
Make sure to have your things inspected before taking inside the house. I would suggest you open the box outside and then take things inside. But sometimes it's not feasible doing it that way. So you can take things out immediately and dispose the boxes as soon as possible. You don't want them to lie around the house for too long.
Another thing that I found could be useful in your moving in is... if you decided not to have a lot of furniture, you don't have to buy a lot of furniture. The fact that it will help a lot and ease the moving process tremendously. You won't have to make as many trips or need a big car or truck to carry all these materials.
I think that is it for now. I will update later with more things.
Good luck with everything!
PS: Don't let your food lying around the house without being protected from insects and roaches. They love your food if they are lying around unprotected. Use your refrigerator because it's their for a reason. Use plastic container to store things if you can. Don't let them lying around the house unprotected!
If you found anything, you should report it immediately.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Food
Yup... here is one of the very sensitive subjects that people talk most about and also try to avoid.
You might wonder why I start talking about food. You might even start thinking that I'm going to preach about food. It might be true but it's only because it's important to know.
As classes start, I realize wow.... there are many organizations and they try to let you know about them by saying... we serve pizzas during our meeting. As a health professional student, I can't help but wonder... if you're going to be working in the health profession... and if you're going to tell your patients... don't eat that chocolate bar, your insulin is not going to like it.. or if you're going to say... don't eat that slice of pizza... your heart is not going to love you... imagine yourself at this moment enjoying the piece of pizza! It's very to tell people what to do but it's a lot harder to do it ourselves. And I speak that from my own experiences.
I can't help but keep on stressing the importance of diets. I'm not a nutritionist by any chance. Neither am I trained in nutrition in anyway. So I am like you... I read news, magazines, articles, books and learn about things. I know too much sugar, salt, fats are not good for our body. We can't consume too much of a certain type of food for example sugar or even rice in particular. I took me a long time to realize that I was overweight. And it took me a whole summer to get back in shape and maintain it.
It all started with reading the labels and hitting the gyms. I have to say.... we are incredible crazy with our food. Yes, we are. No doubt about it.
We love sweet treats. We love fatty products. And yes, we love salts. But actually, there is a better way to say it. I think we are conditioned to love sweet treats, fatty products and salts. When we were younger, we tended to eat candies, then pizzas, and started adding salts in our diets. Increasingly, our doses increase. *it's just so additive to eat fat especially*. And eventually, when we reach a certain age, it has become a common diet for us : rich in sugar, fat, and salts. You might think gosh, I can't change because I have eaten this my whole life. But think about it... our body and mind change all the time. Our body can adapt to different situation and environment. So will our diet. We all can change it. All it take is just a little bit of patience and determination.
So go read the labels of the products that you are about to buy. Does it have too much sugar? How about fat? (please, even with the good fat, too much is not good) How about salt? These are important factors in determining our health.
I hope I haven't cut it too short. I was reading some news articles and this thought just came up to me. Really!!! just try it!! change your diets! one thing at a time.... because I do hope my future colleagues change their habits too. Instead of buying pizzas (convenient, slightly inexpensive, but create a bad habit for students), I hope they opt for something that are more health conscious otherwise I will go hungry for long time!
You might wonder why I start talking about food. You might even start thinking that I'm going to preach about food. It might be true but it's only because it's important to know.
As classes start, I realize wow.... there are many organizations and they try to let you know about them by saying... we serve pizzas during our meeting. As a health professional student, I can't help but wonder... if you're going to be working in the health profession... and if you're going to tell your patients... don't eat that chocolate bar, your insulin is not going to like it.. or if you're going to say... don't eat that slice of pizza... your heart is not going to love you... imagine yourself at this moment enjoying the piece of pizza! It's very to tell people what to do but it's a lot harder to do it ourselves. And I speak that from my own experiences.
I can't help but keep on stressing the importance of diets. I'm not a nutritionist by any chance. Neither am I trained in nutrition in anyway. So I am like you... I read news, magazines, articles, books and learn about things. I know too much sugar, salt, fats are not good for our body. We can't consume too much of a certain type of food for example sugar or even rice in particular. I took me a long time to realize that I was overweight. And it took me a whole summer to get back in shape and maintain it.
It all started with reading the labels and hitting the gyms. I have to say.... we are incredible crazy with our food. Yes, we are. No doubt about it.
We love sweet treats. We love fatty products. And yes, we love salts. But actually, there is a better way to say it. I think we are conditioned to love sweet treats, fatty products and salts. When we were younger, we tended to eat candies, then pizzas, and started adding salts in our diets. Increasingly, our doses increase. *it's just so additive to eat fat especially*. And eventually, when we reach a certain age, it has become a common diet for us : rich in sugar, fat, and salts. You might think gosh, I can't change because I have eaten this my whole life. But think about it... our body and mind change all the time. Our body can adapt to different situation and environment. So will our diet. We all can change it. All it take is just a little bit of patience and determination.
So go read the labels of the products that you are about to buy. Does it have too much sugar? How about fat? (please, even with the good fat, too much is not good) How about salt? These are important factors in determining our health.
I hope I haven't cut it too short. I was reading some news articles and this thought just came up to me. Really!!! just try it!! change your diets! one thing at a time.... because I do hope my future colleagues change their habits too. Instead of buying pizzas (convenient, slightly inexpensive, but create a bad habit for students), I hope they opt for something that are more health conscious otherwise I will go hungry for long time!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Fear
wow.. it's been like forever but I think I will start writing again even though it seems to be pretty busy for the next few months.
Today I realize that I wish I knew Spanish. I wish I knew another language. I wish I had stepped out of my comfort zone and tried to learn another language while I was in high school instead of giving an excuse that I've already known another language. It's so valuable and it's incredibly popular in my area.
I went to the clinic today and found that more than 70% of the patients are Spanish speaking patients. And I can't help but keep on thinking. maybe I should start taking Spanish now but do I have time?
Maybe I have hesitated in taking it in the first place because I was afraid. You see... fear gets into you. Fear will interfere with your life. Fear will make you step aside from what you wish to do or hope you can do. So many times I have told myself... I wish I am not afraid of something and just go ahead and do it. Many times, I hesitated and never carried things through.
Until now, I realize... it was just fear. Yes, I fear this and that. Many of which didn't even happen. I didn't even give it a chance to happen because I never took action.
I hope I have learned the lesson well because Ireally shouldn't fear in trying new things or learning things that could possibly benefit me in the future. Maybe it's not too late yet to learn Spanish. I should learn a little bit a day. It will be so beneficial in the future. Not because of job but also because I could communicate more with the population that I might be working with in the future.
I hope you do the same. Please don't fear to take another step. Please don't ever fear that you will fail because you have failed the moment you give up. Please don't ever let fear interfere with your ego. It's true sometimes we're afraid of losing or not doing well so that we decided not to do it. I have learned that no matter what, as long as I try my best, there is nothing to worry about.
Yeah... another step is taken to conquer my fear.
Today I realize that I wish I knew Spanish. I wish I knew another language. I wish I had stepped out of my comfort zone and tried to learn another language while I was in high school instead of giving an excuse that I've already known another language. It's so valuable and it's incredibly popular in my area.
I went to the clinic today and found that more than 70% of the patients are Spanish speaking patients. And I can't help but keep on thinking. maybe I should start taking Spanish now but do I have time?
Maybe I have hesitated in taking it in the first place because I was afraid. You see... fear gets into you. Fear will interfere with your life. Fear will make you step aside from what you wish to do or hope you can do. So many times I have told myself... I wish I am not afraid of something and just go ahead and do it. Many times, I hesitated and never carried things through.
Until now, I realize... it was just fear. Yes, I fear this and that. Many of which didn't even happen. I didn't even give it a chance to happen because I never took action.
I hope I have learned the lesson well because Ireally shouldn't fear in trying new things or learning things that could possibly benefit me in the future. Maybe it's not too late yet to learn Spanish. I should learn a little bit a day. It will be so beneficial in the future. Not because of job but also because I could communicate more with the population that I might be working with in the future.
I hope you do the same. Please don't fear to take another step. Please don't ever fear that you will fail because you have failed the moment you give up. Please don't ever let fear interfere with your ego. It's true sometimes we're afraid of losing or not doing well so that we decided not to do it. I have learned that no matter what, as long as I try my best, there is nothing to worry about.
Yeah... another step is taken to conquer my fear.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Career crossroad
I was told from the very beginning that I need to be successful in school in order to advance in life. I need to do well. I need to get a good job in order to make money to survive in this society. Time after time, it makes me think... what is a good job and what is a job that will help me make a lot of money and how much is enough?
I can't answer all of these questions because I haven't been able to find it myself. As I am ready to enter a new phase in my life, I once again revisit this subject. I am about to start on a new journey that people said will guarantee me a good life later. I give it a thought and then just realize... well everything is just assumption. Whatever career is out there, there will be no longer a guarantee in life. In fact, it scares me when people start talking about money.
I'm scared when people talk about how much money you should make in order to be successful. I'm scared when people start measuring me with money. I'm scared when I realize how superficial the society has become. Yeah, we all measure everything with money. And yeah to many of us, money is very important.
I don't deny the importance of having money but being driven by money has made the society worse by the day, the hour, the minute, and the second. Without money, I can't get food, housing, or clothes. However, how much is enough? I think the problem arises when we can't realize or know how much is enough. We keep on going and going until we break down... until we can't go on anymore. Then we turn around and think... have we gone too far?
I don't know whether I will finish the journey that I am about to start but I am sure I will find something along the way that is worth pursuing. Hopefully, I won't be driving too far away from the original road. Let the force be with me as I continue walking on the path.
I can't answer all of these questions because I haven't been able to find it myself. As I am ready to enter a new phase in my life, I once again revisit this subject. I am about to start on a new journey that people said will guarantee me a good life later. I give it a thought and then just realize... well everything is just assumption. Whatever career is out there, there will be no longer a guarantee in life. In fact, it scares me when people start talking about money.
I'm scared when people talk about how much money you should make in order to be successful. I'm scared when people start measuring me with money. I'm scared when I realize how superficial the society has become. Yeah, we all measure everything with money. And yeah to many of us, money is very important.
I don't deny the importance of having money but being driven by money has made the society worse by the day, the hour, the minute, and the second. Without money, I can't get food, housing, or clothes. However, how much is enough? I think the problem arises when we can't realize or know how much is enough. We keep on going and going until we break down... until we can't go on anymore. Then we turn around and think... have we gone too far?
I don't know whether I will finish the journey that I am about to start but I am sure I will find something along the way that is worth pursuing. Hopefully, I won't be driving too far away from the original road. Let the force be with me as I continue walking on the path.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Afterthought when finished watching "the classic"
Once in a while, you stumbled onto a good movie that keeps you awake all night. I've heard of "The Classic" (a Korean movie) a long time ago but haven't got a chance to watch it. Neither can I found it in the store, but by coincidence, I watched it today.
The movie is very beautiful. I personally think it's a true classic movie. Deep in the movie is not just about the love between two "beautiful people" but also about dignity, integrity, the culture that these people lived in. The parallel story lines between the now and then makes the movie so beautiful.
I will not spoil the movie by telling you what the movie is about, but here is just what I thought of it. If you would like to watch it, I would highly recommend you try youtubing it.
The soundtrack is wonderful. Every single moment was characterized and described clearly with each note and melody. It's interesting how the same notes can be wonderfully presented by different instruments that could hold your heartbeat in place.
Watching the movie reminds me of how it was used to be in the old day. Love was so innocent. Love was so pure. It was almost like a perfect picture. Each day, you waited for the mail to come. Each day, you realized how much you loved and missed the other person. Not only so, the relationship was so pure that their action was so cute and painful to watch at the same time. Seeing how hard they had to go through, imagining the pain that they had to endure, I can't help but thinking had technology destroyed these romantic moments? People nowadays take their dates and loved ones out to romantic and expensive restaurants. We usually express our love by how much money we give to our loved ones. We usually express our love by what kind of car we brought to our loved ones. We used our senses and materials to express our love but often time we forgot simple things mattered. Often we forgot memories mattered. Often we forgot that our life does not measure by the house we had. Neither will it be measured as how far we got into the corporate ladder. But it is measured by what helps making us here. Whether it is a small act of kindness, or a fond memory of good time, what makes us feeling most comfortable at the present moment.
Yeah...those good memories.... we have complicated ourself with the "business" in life only to later realize that maybe those don't matter as much as we have hoped for.
Will the innocence ever come back or will they forever be lost in the fast highway....
The movie is very beautiful. I personally think it's a true classic movie. Deep in the movie is not just about the love between two "beautiful people" but also about dignity, integrity, the culture that these people lived in. The parallel story lines between the now and then makes the movie so beautiful.
I will not spoil the movie by telling you what the movie is about, but here is just what I thought of it. If you would like to watch it, I would highly recommend you try youtubing it.
The soundtrack is wonderful. Every single moment was characterized and described clearly with each note and melody. It's interesting how the same notes can be wonderfully presented by different instruments that could hold your heartbeat in place.
Watching the movie reminds me of how it was used to be in the old day. Love was so innocent. Love was so pure. It was almost like a perfect picture. Each day, you waited for the mail to come. Each day, you realized how much you loved and missed the other person. Not only so, the relationship was so pure that their action was so cute and painful to watch at the same time. Seeing how hard they had to go through, imagining the pain that they had to endure, I can't help but thinking had technology destroyed these romantic moments? People nowadays take their dates and loved ones out to romantic and expensive restaurants. We usually express our love by how much money we give to our loved ones. We usually express our love by what kind of car we brought to our loved ones. We used our senses and materials to express our love but often time we forgot simple things mattered. Often we forgot memories mattered. Often we forgot that our life does not measure by the house we had. Neither will it be measured as how far we got into the corporate ladder. But it is measured by what helps making us here. Whether it is a small act of kindness, or a fond memory of good time, what makes us feeling most comfortable at the present moment.
Yeah...those good memories.... we have complicated ourself with the "business" in life only to later realize that maybe those don't matter as much as we have hoped for.
Will the innocence ever come back or will they forever be lost in the fast highway....
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