summer? summer?!

summer has been interesting. and when i mean interesting i mean textbook boring but very interesting to me. after i came home i studied for my MCAT and then after the test i decided to take a break that has now extended into a super long one month break. during the break, i would look for a job but couldn't find anything because for some reason im having a really hard time figuring out what i want to do. these last few weeks i realized that when im at school i operate like a bullet train just moving towards an end destination and a lot of what i do i just do to make the wheels turn so i do all this stuff without really thinking about what im doing and why im doing it. maybe im just trying to keep myself busy so i think im doing work.

after my MCAT i just felt so burnt out. so tired of working all the time and feeling like i had so many demands to meet. i think ive been focused on working hard and giving effort which of course counts but i also need to learn how to work smarter so there is a little more effortful production on my part. this is something im going to work on next year, starting now? and hopefully i wont feel as burnt out anymore.

i think all this self reflection actually came from working on my med school app and trying to look for a job. this summer i couldnt decide on a job because i was and still am so worried about how it might affect my admissions to medical school. i originally wanted to do something fun this summer but i worry because this is the last summer before i apply to medical school so i wanted to do something that will count and something that will be phenom for my app but i havent thought of any that i really want to do, that i feel wont be like what ive done before yet ill also like. and then i get stuck not sure about what to do again. and then i begin to worry about whether or not im ready for medical school. should i be applying? is being a doctor the right thing for me? gahhhhhh and now im back to square one. maybe i just need to stop thinking. go out some more.

but no worries ;) i promise my entire summer wont be like this im just going through a little phase. all this thinking also gets me thinking about how its our last year :O i want to do tons of amazing things next year you guys heard?!?!!!

miss you guys. i know it's only the end of june but i kind of miss school already and can't wait for us to all live near each other and all that jazz! i hope youre all having FANTASMIC summers!

k-town gangster

i didn't join the first time around because i thought it would be lame. but this is actually kinda cool! thanks for inviting me you guys.

going to an all girls university isn't as fun as it sounds. just saying.

some updates... and it's hot!

hey guys!

hope ya'll summers been going well :D

in case i haven't told you yet -- the biggest news on the block is that i got my license!!!!!! :D YAY!

stan would say, another female driver on the road = fail. but i'm actually not bad! i can even parallel park with ONE move :D WHAT NOW!

heheheh. i'm so glad that's OVER. but i almost got arrested on thursday for loitering at the rmv. since they wouldn't let me take the road test because "you were late." TOTALLY not true. SO was there on time. but anyway, it's a long story and i have typed WAY too much for one night.

in any case, it's hot right now in boston and i'm feeling a little scatter brained (as if i'm not that already on a daily basis). i think i'll go shower and wash my hair =\

ok i just got an email about someone commenting on my blog ... so odd. i don't think i know this person... um ok. well there's nothing wrong with one book enthusiast talking to another (sort of) on the posted book list!

peace + <3,

-Mofei.

the 5 year countdown has begun

assumption: people all get married at around the same age

fact 1: my sister just accepted a proposal

logical conclusion: y'all walkin down the aisle in 5 years yo

Good day to you.

Hello. We should write in here again over the summer :O

So I'm doing well. Work has been pretty chill for the last week, after we had a big project due. Everything's kinda on the calm side right now, which is good.

Tim and Josh came down to visit NJ this weekend, we went to Six Flags. The lines were surprisingly short, although, it could've been due to a combination of gray weather, a Monday, school still in session, recession, or everything combined.

Anyway. Thought I'd re-start this, maybe hopefully everyone will come back on board now :P

CHEERS.

Ahoy from HK!

Hullo all.

Just thought I'd make a quick post. Currently in HK now, enjoying the nice food and weather :D I'm staying at my uncle's, and we have wifi here, so I'll still be able to be in email communication / IM communcation [if my jetlag holds up...]. These next few days we're gonna take care of shopping (YAY!), and then we might visit the more rural/local parts of HK. Be nice for photoshooting, and also learning and experiencing a bit of the actual history of Hong Kong.

Maybe I'll post more later. Excited to see everyone again in less than a month! O.o

here's one to the sun!

two things-

i haven't seen the strawberry swing video (i do want some strawberries... but i can't have them! read on for details).

i also want some kind of drink with gin!!! (i saw a recipe on 'living' in line @ bj's... looked MAD good!)

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so why can't i have strawberries?

well...... this story goes back to thursday- i got my bottom two wisdom teeth pulled out (eek!).

i did the local, instead of having the gas, so i was awake the whole time, but my mouth was numb.

beyond the fact that the drilling dental device made a scary sound (my surgeon also said something along the lines of 'uh i think i can still get that one out' at one point), and my mouth was incredibly sore (believe me) from being open the whole entire time, it was actually bearable.

i stopped bleeding at about an hour after the surgery (pretty good i think)! i got prescribed more motrin (now i have a giant stock of them @ home... from my mishap earlier this year and this 'oral surgery'), vicodin, penicillin, and some kind of anti-flammatory pills with this incredibly long name that i don't remember how to spell... pretty sure it starts with methyl. that's about it.

i took two motrins on the first day, and have been pain pill free since! woohooo! i think this year i've taken enough pain killers for my entire life! let's hope i never need them again!!! but i probably will... when i get my two top ones out (eek).

right now, my diet has been consisting of congee, congee and more congee, with some soup here and there. today, i added white bread and mashed potato to the variety. wohoo for me!

so, i skipped two days of work, and one overnight volunteering, and missed out on some gorgeous food all over the past three days. it's sad. i'm hungry. i want real food!!

first time ever in my life that i'm craving some bbq sausage and meat. it's just a little bit bizzare to say the least. and i always really want eggplant and asparagus, but that's not weird at all.

i tried to eat a meatball yesterday, but it took me about 10 minutes to consume the whole thing. i had to chop it up into tiny pieces and then swallow it with the aid of soup. man oh man, i can bearly taste it! i miss the flavor of meat... oh how thou melt in my mouth!!!!

i've always been eating a lot of icecream and yogurt. who knew yoplait had boston creme pie flavor. needless to say, it was SWEET. too sweet for my taste. i ate on bottle over the interval of about 45 minutes. yuck. i'm so sick of sugar.

i've been waking up two to three times per night to use the bathroom. too much liquid intake :(

speaking of which, i think i'll end this post here so i can go and ... use the potty =\

peace + <3,

-Mofei.

p.s. i just remembered why i named this post what it is :) it's sunny outside! and have been for a good week! (except for that spot of rain thursday) :) BEACH WEATHER indeed!

p.s.s. HAPPY AUGGIE!