Late night...
So its about 12:55 am West Virginia time... I just had a really.. really long talk with one of my dorm mates... I realize I'm incredibly fortunate and that I've been in my own protected bubble... I realize the real world is harsh and cruel and things will not always go the way I want it to go... When I'm in the real world I may not be able to give all the patient care I want to because pharmacy is a business and I will be expected to certain standards...
Already here in West Virginia, I am experiencing major culture shock... Very few asian restaurants.. and people sometimes stare as if they've never seen an asian person before.. We were talking with our RA and she said the situation used to be alot worse and it was only recently (within the past 5 years) that african american students and asians students were regularly seen around campus. I admire my RA and Tess alot... they are very straight forward, not afraid to speak their minds, and are not willing to take shit from anyone... I realize that I have alot of growing I need to do...
I realize that I'm a bit materialistic... But now that I am on a career path and within 4 years I will probably be making more than 80 even 90 thousand dollars a year.. I need to look to the future... I want to have a secure future and looking at social security and the state of the health care system, I am seriously worried... I need to be able to provide for my current family and future family... I need to start saving now... I need to learn to invest and become more independent... My parents and sisters are not here to coddle me or tell me to do things... I also realize that I need to grow a backbone... I can be very passive... It was just the way I was raised.. But in the future when I have people yelling at me for drugs or are frustrated.. I just need to deal with it... I know what I'm getting myself into.. I know its hard.. I know I'll probably cry in the back somewhere because of some angry patient or because of stress... I know even after everything I've done.. I will be unappreciated... I will do it because I am in a job that makes an impact... I have the potential of saving lives... but at the same time.. the potential to kill someone... It's scary... it's a lot of responsibility... I have been reading alot of blogs lately about the pharmacy world... Here are a few I regularly read... It might make you angry, it might make you sad, it might even make you laugh... But it will definitely make you think...
http://www.jimplagakis.com/
http://theangrypharmacist.com/
http://www.drugnazi.blogspot.com/
And if you really want to laugh... look up Japanese pranks on YouTube.. I saw some that had me crying it was so funny... Have fun..
Cool Japanese Bathroom- http://youtube.com/watch?v=_T1d9KaD2e0
Funny Japanese Pranks- http://youtube.com/watch?v=TDSdcxzz6uE
Japanese Guy trying to speak English- http://youtube.com/watch?v=67l5fMlZ65s
It is now 1:25am... I have 5 exams in the next 2 weeks... My weekend is going to be lovely...
Already here in West Virginia, I am experiencing major culture shock... Very few asian restaurants.. and people sometimes stare as if they've never seen an asian person before.. We were talking with our RA and she said the situation used to be alot worse and it was only recently (within the past 5 years) that african american students and asians students were regularly seen around campus. I admire my RA and Tess alot... they are very straight forward, not afraid to speak their minds, and are not willing to take shit from anyone... I realize that I have alot of growing I need to do...
I realize that I'm a bit materialistic... But now that I am on a career path and within 4 years I will probably be making more than 80 even 90 thousand dollars a year.. I need to look to the future... I want to have a secure future and looking at social security and the state of the health care system, I am seriously worried... I need to be able to provide for my current family and future family... I need to start saving now... I need to learn to invest and become more independent... My parents and sisters are not here to coddle me or tell me to do things... I also realize that I need to grow a backbone... I can be very passive... It was just the way I was raised.. But in the future when I have people yelling at me for drugs or are frustrated.. I just need to deal with it... I know what I'm getting myself into.. I know its hard.. I know I'll probably cry in the back somewhere because of some angry patient or because of stress... I know even after everything I've done.. I will be unappreciated... I will do it because I am in a job that makes an impact... I have the potential of saving lives... but at the same time.. the potential to kill someone... It's scary... it's a lot of responsibility... I have been reading alot of blogs lately about the pharmacy world... Here are a few I regularly read... It might make you angry, it might make you sad, it might even make you laugh... But it will definitely make you think...
http://www.jimplagakis.com/
http://theangrypharmacist.com/
http://www.drugnazi.blogspot.com/
And if you really want to laugh... look up Japanese pranks on YouTube.. I saw some that had me crying it was so funny... Have fun..
Cool Japanese Bathroom- http://youtube.com/watch?v=_T1d9KaD2e0
Funny Japanese Pranks- http://youtube.com/watch?v=TDSdcxzz6uE
Japanese Guy trying to speak English- http://youtube.com/watch?v=67l5fMlZ65s
It is now 1:25am... I have 5 exams in the next 2 weeks... My weekend is going to be lovely...