2009

can't believe it's 2009 already--boards are a couple months away, third year rotations begin soon after, i'm 27 in june and that's pretty dang old, trung and i are almost hitting our 2 year anniversary, and my dad's hitting the big 6-5 this year. where did the time go?

i guess it's a good thing that i wasn't counting the hours from boredom, but part of me is sad that so much time and energy had to go into school and not much else, and now 2008 is gone forever. a couple of years ago, i felt like being "old" was so far away... now it suddenly feels like there's not enough time to do everything in one lifetime. there's also this urgency... this feeling that i have to get so much done in the next few years, before my dad succumbs to his tired body and before adulthood settles in once and for all.

i hope all the sacrifices i'm making now will be ultimately worthwhile and that one day, i can make up for lost time with friends, family, art, music, travel, and life in general. 2 more years of the med school bubble and then back to the bay to pop it... if only there were more hours in the day, less sleep needed to keep my mind and body going, and more bling bling to pay for everything i want to do. i would learn how to fly, get my ninja 250, travel to india, paint, design, sew, knit... help my parents with their business, catch up with my buddies, plan some fun outings, meet new faces... all while acing med school. a girl can dream.

i think i have beat this thought to death. bedtime.