Bugs' Conversation

Raquet Ball

Grown Up, or Not?

Emergency

Thankfully, I am fine now. But I am immobilized.

Stress Out

My Phones

Then.... Super PC in the pocket... bulky
Now...Compact Walkman in my hands... slim

New Hobby

English as Second Language

Sigh.. even though I have lived in the US for more than 7 years, I still feel so inadequate in English.

Irene and Chris came back to NYC, so I visited them and Irene's parents. It was great o catch up with them. The fact that Irene's brother has a Wii made our night so much more entertaining. We totally got engaged in the boxing game!

My Desk is Stickies' World

Nightmare

I just had a nightmare the night before....
In that dream, a guy friend of mine was telling me that he can't hang out with me because he just got married.
OMG, I felt so abandoned. Weren't we just friends yesterday?!?!?!

San Francisco Trip

I don't know if I have been busy or just lazy- there hasn't been much update on my blog. On the other hand, there's plenty of updates and catching-up from meeting with friends in SF. I am so content, and loved!
Thank you all for coming out to see me! I am so honored and loved!!! Tears....

I did get to see the SF July 4th fireworks. Believe it or not, this is my first time witnessing SF July 4th fireworks. Haha... talk about being a tourist! It's probably only worth it when you are a tourist. It's freezing cold in Embarcadero and Fisherman's Wharf!

Thanks, Jerry! Happy Brithday!

I'd like to say thank you and happy birthday to my partner-in-crime, who's always there when I am in need.
And happy one year anniversary to us!

Time to Change

Work Life

Wonder what my work life is like? Here you go...
Well... not exactly mine... because I am not that busy yet. I drew a couple of cartoons for my coworkers, hoping to cheer them up when they were really busy.

For the physical chemist...
I feel extremely bad when I have a million samples for them to analyze.0

For my officemate... Actually, many engineers in my department work extra hours when it comes to piloting (making drugs in the real reaction tanks instead lab scale flasks). It'll be my life sooner or later.

Greeting from Europe

My friend, who's travelling in Europe right now, has just sent me some postcards. I get so excited about these messages from far away because they remind me of how much I enjoy traveling. But prior to his departure, I built my happiness upon making him feel miserable. I know I was evil, but it was only because I was so jealous of him.

Cynicism

Damn, I hate commercial holidays. It's making a big deal out of nothing. It's not like you don't love your valentine and your parents for the other 364 days of the year! Bull shit!

If statues could talk...

"I Will Be Back"

Haha...yeah... our CA governor Schwarzenegger used "I will be back" in the Terminator series quite a bit. I am quoting it, 'cuz I am coming back to SF on July 4th weekend.

I somehow still think I am partly Californian. That's so sad....I can't move on from CA yet.

Well, I am back from July 4th to July 8th.
See you then!

For my Berkeley ChemE folks...

Maybe I Can Have Some Extra Income

My Lunch Time

When I do grab lunch at the Merck dinning hall...

I Am Evil!

My friend, Peter, just headed off to a European backpacking trip. He is doing more of the Eastern Europe trail. Since I was only in the Mediterranean region for my trip, I wanted some souvenirs from other places. In fact, I just wanted some of those wooden shoes from Amsterdam (at least that's what I thought they were famous for).

But, what the hell, Amsterdam is also famous for their weed. Ultimate Sin City!
*disclaimer: I am NOT a pot head!
I can see you laughing, Jae and Melisa!

Give Me Some Inches in Height

Geez... I am too short for research! Back in college, my research group grad students always made fun of me for being the shortest in the group. I'd ask them to give me a hand whenever it came to the top shelf.

Now, it's like that all over again...

Sleep Till Noon...

Although I have already started working for more than a month, I still can't seem to wake up early enough to go to work. What a lazy butt!

Do I Belong Here?

With 60% Ph.D. population, 30% M.S. crowd, and 9.9% current M.S. student, I am the least educated...

My Life as a Newbie

The Dog

My roommate's friend recently left her cutie dog at our place. The dog's name is Naomi and she's only 12 lbs. She's already 2 years old, but still the biggest pain on the rear. Guess what, she makes me rethink getting a pet...

I am drawing these comic strips on my spare time.

The last entry was a seminar I went to at work. Merck is largely research based, so there are many seminars every week, like how it is at college. We are free to pick the ones we are interested in attending. It just happened that the Ochem one seemed like a great help to the clueless souls, such as myself...

Ochem Review