been meaning to post pictures from the weekend, but i'm here in the library reading about foot fungus, warts and shin splints.
A note about last saturday:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR CHRISTINA!!!!! (I believe today is your actual birthday unless it's like the 27th today or something.)
It was good seeing people. Catching up and having a lot of fun.
Looking forward to the end of the quarter. Looking forward to actually working in a pharmacy and imparting health wisdom to the masses. Watch yourselves, I may be your next pharmacist. mwaaahaahaahaa
Tuesday 28 February 2006
Wednesday 22 February 2006
waiting for the little jeongs...
VOTE!!!
The name doesn't matter at this point. I'm just excited that (in the future...) i'm gonna have nieces and nephew to spoi.. i mean.. play with and be the uber-cool aunt who brings gifts like beef jerky and lets the kids eat frosting out of the can.
The name doesn't matter at this point. I'm just excited that (in the future...) i'm gonna have nieces and nephew to spoi.. i mean.. play with and be the uber-cool aunt who brings gifts like beef jerky and lets the kids eat frosting out of the can.
Saturday 18 February 2006
SOMEbody's gonna get a hurt real baaad...
Remember Russell Peters? HE WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO LAST MONTH!!!!! booooooo.
he also just signed a deal to shoot a pilot for FOX. THAT'S gonna be super funny.
he also just signed a deal to shoot a pilot for FOX. THAT'S gonna be super funny.
Friday 17 February 2006
I didn't bring the sunshine home, but...
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. Ezekiel 1:28
Wednesday 15 February 2006
::warning:: blushing girlfriend post ahead.
Him: "Are you sure you're not my sister?"
Me: "Dude, that would totally suck."
happify!
the likeness is a little too uncanny.
i'm this guy's biggest fan!!!!
Disclaimer: nothing. I don't have a disclaimer. This post was totally supported by the management of this blog (i.e. me) and totally reflects the thoughts, perceptions and opinions of its writer.
Me: "Dude, that would totally suck."
happify!
the likeness is a little too uncanny.
i'm this guy's biggest fan!!!!
Disclaimer: nothing. I don't have a disclaimer. This post was totally supported by the management of this blog (i.e. me) and totally reflects the thoughts, perceptions and opinions of its writer.
Friday 10 February 2006
Beautiful Weather.
The good:
This whole week has been beautiful. BEAUTIFUL in the City. Feels like summer. The fact that the air is warm after dark amazes me. It's totally awesome.
I think I'm gonna go study in the park today. :)
The bad:
but the weather brings in a lot of smog.
The ugly:
hm.... i was going to state them here, but they may not be that encouraging. i think I need to talk it out behind closed doors. With that, here is something more encouraging relating to what i'm having issues with:
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 5:31-32
This whole week has been beautiful. BEAUTIFUL in the City. Feels like summer. The fact that the air is warm after dark amazes me. It's totally awesome.
I think I'm gonna go study in the park today. :)
The bad:
but the weather brings in a lot of smog.
The ugly:
hm.... i was going to state them here, but they may not be that encouraging. i think I need to talk it out behind closed doors. With that, here is something more encouraging relating to what i'm having issues with:
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 5:31-32
Tuesday 7 February 2006
Ethical Dilemma
This issue was merely an idea a year ago and now it's directly relevant to how I'm going to practice.
Today we had a lecture on the Pharmacist's Conscience Clause: California Senate Bill 644 which basically says that a pharmacist is able to refuse to dispense a certain medication of device if it is against their religion/morals to do so.
Emergency contraception.
A year ago, I wasn't faced with the choice of counseling and dispensing it. Now, I am. Weird. There's an EC training session coming up in a couple weeks and I need to decide by then whether or not I should choose to take this class and ultimately choose to dispense this medication.
Here's what I'm struggling with. Emergency contraception is a stronger dose of birth control hormones in one pill. It prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. Those in healthcare stress that this is NOT an abortive pill. I believe that life starts at conception, not whether ot not it has implanted or not. But at the same time, I'm in a position to provide care for a patient that walks into the pharmacy. And if that patient "needs" or is "asking for" emergency contraception, what do I do? If I refuse, I would be essentially refusing care which is not something I want to do, but at the same time, do I want to dispense a drug that would terminate a life even though it is so young?
It's not my place professionally to put the patient in a difficult situation.
I guess the question is should I dispense emergency contraception? And HOW is my faith manifested in my professional career, is this one of the situations where it is?
Today we had a lecture on the Pharmacist's Conscience Clause: California Senate Bill 644 which basically says that a pharmacist is able to refuse to dispense a certain medication of device if it is against their religion/morals to do so.
Emergency contraception.
A year ago, I wasn't faced with the choice of counseling and dispensing it. Now, I am. Weird. There's an EC training session coming up in a couple weeks and I need to decide by then whether or not I should choose to take this class and ultimately choose to dispense this medication.
Here's what I'm struggling with. Emergency contraception is a stronger dose of birth control hormones in one pill. It prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. Those in healthcare stress that this is NOT an abortive pill. I believe that life starts at conception, not whether ot not it has implanted or not. But at the same time, I'm in a position to provide care for a patient that walks into the pharmacy. And if that patient "needs" or is "asking for" emergency contraception, what do I do? If I refuse, I would be essentially refusing care which is not something I want to do, but at the same time, do I want to dispense a drug that would terminate a life even though it is so young?
It's not my place professionally to put the patient in a difficult situation.
I guess the question is should I dispense emergency contraception? And HOW is my faith manifested in my professional career, is this one of the situations where it is?
Sunday 5 February 2006
I'm Doing this for You.
Amidst of a busy week and once again the Lord has been telling me to "CHILL ROZ."
"But God, I'm doing this for you!" I say.
I came to school in hopes that when I finish, I could use these skills and this degree for ministry.
I'm finding myself studying for the A again. My mom, EVERYTIME we talk on the phone tells me to not worry. All I need to do at this point is pass. What's the worse thing that can happen if I DON'T? There's a difference between being obsessed with doing well and being satisfied with the amount I've learned and knowing that I've given 100%.
There's this picture of real peace. I think I heard it in a sermon one time. There're 2 birds. One is in a tree in a field where nothing is going on. It is in a next taking care of its young. The sun is warm, there's a light breeze and it's happy and content. There's another bird in the crevice of a cliff under a small bush. The waves are crashing from below, there's thunder and rain from above and the only solice is the bush and the protection of the rock. It is also taking care of its young.
You might say the first bird has peace. But the 2nd bird has peace, too. Amongst the raging environment, the bird can still live, go on carrying out it's daily activities IN SPITE of the raging storm. That's something I yearn for when things get busy.
BUT, i'm looking forward to the day where I get to be like this guy..
"But God, I'm doing this for you!" I say.
I came to school in hopes that when I finish, I could use these skills and this degree for ministry.
I'm finding myself studying for the A again. My mom, EVERYTIME we talk on the phone tells me to not worry. All I need to do at this point is pass. What's the worse thing that can happen if I DON'T? There's a difference between being obsessed with doing well and being satisfied with the amount I've learned and knowing that I've given 100%.
There's this picture of real peace. I think I heard it in a sermon one time. There're 2 birds. One is in a tree in a field where nothing is going on. It is in a next taking care of its young. The sun is warm, there's a light breeze and it's happy and content. There's another bird in the crevice of a cliff under a small bush. The waves are crashing from below, there's thunder and rain from above and the only solice is the bush and the protection of the rock. It is also taking care of its young.
You might say the first bird has peace. But the 2nd bird has peace, too. Amongst the raging environment, the bird can still live, go on carrying out it's daily activities IN SPITE of the raging storm. That's something I yearn for when things get busy.
BUT, i'm looking forward to the day where I get to be like this guy..
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