so again, i don't really have much time to post, but...
i actually like winter. like REAL winter. like it was last week but is no longer. winter meaning it snows and then never gets warm enough for the snow to melt. so it stays. and the world remains a winter wonderland.
not anymore. it's all gross and melty and slushy now.
anyways, if i have good news today, maybe i will post later on. there is always hope^^
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
week two: a hurried beary
i actually don't have much time to post now... but just a quick run-through
- duanduan came and left
- lots of hours at work
- AHHH ATS >.<
- CAPE COD! ...more details later. promise.
Just one more thing...
I wasn't kidding when I said I would make Mikey my desktop pic :D
(see the long list of internship apps due in the next week >.<)
- duanduan came and left
- lots of hours at work
- AHHH ATS >.<
- CAPE COD! ...more details later. promise.
Just one more thing...
I wasn't kidding when I said I would make Mikey my desktop pic :D
(see the long list of internship apps due in the next week >.<)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
week one: a frozen and hungry beary
This first week of many firsts (see previous post) has been a really interesting one. I can hardly believe it's already over.
Schedule
Wow, talk about being predictable. Every day has been pretty much the same:
7:00 Wake up (go back to sleep)
7:15 Wake up (go back to sleep)
7:30 Wake up (and actually get up!)
7:30-8:30 Get ready, check e-mail... oh crap! I'm going to be late!
8:30-9:15(ish) Commute to work (Tech Shuttle, T, walk a few minutes)
9:15-6:30/7:00 (or later) Work (with a break for lunch!)
7:30 Back on campus -> ATSATSATS! e-mails, e-mails, e-mails
1:oo Sleep
Frozen and Hungry
It's been pretty cold this first week. There was ice all over the place on my way to work on Monday (a treacherous walk from South Station), and a storm just passed by dumping about 4 inches on us yesterday and this morning. I used my boots for the first time today; I had forgotten how amazing it feels to have warm feet when it's cold outside!
Partially due to the weather, and more due to laziness, I have yet to venture to a supermarket to buy necessary food items. My stomach is currently grumbly (though I have just now remembered the pad thai in my fridge from Tuesday's dinner!). I've been surviving on free food from the office, dinners (with Changy and Vu!), a few pastries from Chinatown, and Welch's fruit snacks (though my stash is running low). Maybe I'll finally get some groceries... tomorrow.
Externship
I didn't really know what to expect, but I feel like I've gotten used to it a lot faster than I thought I would. Day One was training, and then I got staffed on a project. No details, obviously, but the project is really neat and the people I'm working with are cool too! Everyone in the firm is super nice and friendly; we all eat lunch together and go out to Happy Hour on Fridays. It's a work hard, play hard environment, what I'm used to :) It's long hours but not boring, so it's all good!
ATS
First event, done! Everything's kinda crazy with so many events over IAP and Chinese New Year (and therefore Lunar New Year Festival) so early, but I'm really really excited! We have a meeting later today, so I'm kinda ATS-ed out after making the slides (I think my life revolves around PowerPoint currently). More details later, I imagine.
General
This week (and I'm guessing the rest of the month) is really different from my life up till now. It's like getting a feel of what working life is like (though it's kinda like working two jobs right now)--dressing up every morning, coming back late, really only having one thing (two things...) to focus day-in and day-out. I think I've finally built up a wardrobe of clothes that exist in the happy median between comfort and acceptable for the workplace (good thing it's business-casual) [random note: i always call it biz-cas in my head, which always makes me chuckle a little on the inside]
Summary
frozen and hungry, but happy :]
Schedule
Wow, talk about being predictable. Every day has been pretty much the same:
7:00 Wake up (go back to sleep)
7:15 Wake up (go back to sleep)
7:30 Wake up (and actually get up!)
7:30-8:30 Get ready, check e-mail... oh crap! I'm going to be late!
8:30-9:15(ish) Commute to work (Tech Shuttle, T, walk a few minutes)
9:15-6:30/7:00 (or later) Work (with a break for lunch!)
7:30 Back on campus -> ATSATSATS! e-mails, e-mails, e-mails
1:oo Sleep
Frozen and Hungry
It's been pretty cold this first week. There was ice all over the place on my way to work on Monday (a treacherous walk from South Station), and a storm just passed by dumping about 4 inches on us yesterday and this morning. I used my boots for the first time today; I had forgotten how amazing it feels to have warm feet when it's cold outside!
Partially due to the weather, and more due to laziness, I have yet to venture to a supermarket to buy necessary food items. My stomach is currently grumbly (though I have just now remembered the pad thai in my fridge from Tuesday's dinner!). I've been surviving on free food from the office, dinners (with Changy and Vu!), a few pastries from Chinatown, and Welch's fruit snacks (though my stash is running low). Maybe I'll finally get some groceries... tomorrow.
Externship
I didn't really know what to expect, but I feel like I've gotten used to it a lot faster than I thought I would. Day One was training, and then I got staffed on a project. No details, obviously, but the project is really neat and the people I'm working with are cool too! Everyone in the firm is super nice and friendly; we all eat lunch together and go out to Happy Hour on Fridays. It's a work hard, play hard environment, what I'm used to :) It's long hours but not boring, so it's all good!
ATS
First event, done! Everything's kinda crazy with so many events over IAP and Chinese New Year (and therefore Lunar New Year Festival) so early, but I'm really really excited! We have a meeting later today, so I'm kinda ATS-ed out after making the slides (I think my life revolves around PowerPoint currently). More details later, I imagine.
General
This week (and I'm guessing the rest of the month) is really different from my life up till now. It's like getting a feel of what working life is like (though it's kinda like working two jobs right now)--dressing up every morning, coming back late, really only having one thing (two things...) to focus day-in and day-out. I think I've finally built up a wardrobe of clothes that exist in the happy median between comfort and acceptable for the workplace (good thing it's business-casual) [random note: i always call it biz-cas in my head, which always makes me chuckle a little on the inside]
Summary
frozen and hungry, but happy :]
first post
It's been a long time since I've blogged (2+ years, maybe, more like 5 or 6 regularly), but I've been inspired by reading blogs of everyone's adventures.
This month marks a lot of firsts for me (first job [i'm not going to count UROPs], first foray into consulting, first month as President [-_-], first time trying to read the Bible in a year, among others) so it seems fitting to start a blog to document it.
I guess I'll start off with some of my resolutions/goals for the year. As I'm basking in the delight of not having anything to do for a couple hours, maybe this'll get super long as I recount my first week too. But first things first...
1. Read the Bible in a year. This is something that I've wanted to do for forever, and I'm actually really excited to be doing it. There's a group of people at MIT who are all doing it together, including a few people I know (we're keeping up a blog and posting every day). The plan we're using has built-in "free days," which is awesome because I'm already two days behind (but hopefully by the end of the month I'll be all caught up!). Hopefully doing this and settling in at a church will help me with my next goal, which is...
2. Figure out who I am and what I want to do with my life. Whew, this one scares me. I've realized more and more that I don't really know who I am. I just kinda feel like a conglomeration of all the different activities I'm in and friends that I have. I have a lot of responsibilities this year, but I hope that I can use those opportunities to learn more about myself and really figure out what's going to make me happy. This feels particularly pressing because of graduation looming only 1.5 years away. Leaving the cocoon that is MIT and going out into the world... *shudder*
3. Have no regrets. Not that I won't make mistakes, because I do and I will. But just knowing that I'm doing my best and that's the best I can do, and no one (most importantly me) can ask for anything more. Part of this is being honest with myself (and hopefully others too, though I'm not sure how much I want to post on a blog as of yet). Oh well, I'll figure it out along the way...
Happy New Year, everyone! (a week and a half late) Hope it's a great one-- :)
This month marks a lot of firsts for me (first job [i'm not going to count UROPs], first foray into consulting, first month as President [-_-], first time trying to read the Bible in a year, among others) so it seems fitting to start a blog to document it.
I guess I'll start off with some of my resolutions/goals for the year. As I'm basking in the delight of not having anything to do for a couple hours, maybe this'll get super long as I recount my first week too. But first things first...
1. Read the Bible in a year. This is something that I've wanted to do for forever, and I'm actually really excited to be doing it. There's a group of people at MIT who are all doing it together, including a few people I know (we're keeping up a blog and posting every day). The plan we're using has built-in "free days," which is awesome because I'm already two days behind (but hopefully by the end of the month I'll be all caught up!). Hopefully doing this and settling in at a church will help me with my next goal, which is...
2. Figure out who I am and what I want to do with my life. Whew, this one scares me. I've realized more and more that I don't really know who I am. I just kinda feel like a conglomeration of all the different activities I'm in and friends that I have. I have a lot of responsibilities this year, but I hope that I can use those opportunities to learn more about myself and really figure out what's going to make me happy. This feels particularly pressing because of graduation looming only 1.5 years away. Leaving the cocoon that is MIT and going out into the world... *shudder*
3. Have no regrets. Not that I won't make mistakes, because I do and I will. But just knowing that I'm doing my best and that's the best I can do, and no one (most importantly me) can ask for anything more. Part of this is being honest with myself (and hopefully others too, though I'm not sure how much I want to post on a blog as of yet). Oh well, I'll figure it out along the way...
Happy New Year, everyone! (a week and a half late) Hope it's a great one-- :)
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