i'm such a bum

you'd think that with so much time on my hands, i'd be blogging more often. haha..but no! i think actually it's quite the opposite. when i have a lot of things on my plate, i relieve some of the pressure by blogging. when i have a lot of idle time, i'd rather be outside meeting up with people and doing anything else but being in front of a computer.

here's a recap of the past week or so.

went to the job fair, made some luke warm contacts but nothing substantial. most of the companies there were looking for scientist types or business dev professionals with 10 years plus.

last tuesday I had lunch with my cousin bernard. he's travelling all over the place with his gf before they both head off to HK for consulting jobs. he just finished his MBA at MIT and she just finished her MBA from Michigan. they make an awesome couple. my cousin is generally very talkative and outgoing. she's very much the same way. although they have only been dating a short time, i definitely see the compatibility between the two. it was nice seeing bernard again. since we are closer in age we've always treated eachother more as friends rather than relatives. especially since we both went through bschool at the same time.

wednesday went to a networking event, had some great contacts! potential with a biotech consulting firm and a semi-venture capital firm looking for someone for business development. nice! just talked the the semi-vc today, i'll be meeting up with them when i get back from vancouver. (i leave for vancouver tomorrow and won't be back until june 28th) i'll also probably be helping them plan future events.

thursday did job emails and went for a run from my house to Leland. Whew! must remember to drink more water prior to afternoon runs in dry weather.

friday i met up with diana for poolapalooza in mountain view. met a bunch of her coworkers whom i've heard about. definitely the coolest non-lawyer like lawyers i've ever met. diana and i drank cosmos and mojitos while chatting and munching on melon/prociutto and lamb sausages. yum! afterwards we played DDR (yes that's dance dance revolution) with everyone. i wonder who won the trophy? haha...good times. it was nice to get caught up with diana's life. even though i'm now much closer in location, it's still hard to have time for one on one chats with her. perhaps it would help if she fixed her phone! diana!

after the poolapalooza i met up with cindy and DC at his place in sunnyvale. chatted with cindy as she got ready. then off we headed to meet up with lawrence(hunny), my cousin, his gf, and elaine with her MBA friends at santana row. however after the mojitos i had with diana, i got tired at 12:30 and had to head out. i wasn't tipsy but drinking too early combined with sitting outside just makes for a very tired mel. prior to my heading out, cindy and i bumped into some old HS people. jennifer and julie liu! it's been since high school since we've seen them. julie looks so grown up now! jen looks pretty much the same.

saturday was an early fathers day for my dad. bernard and gf(youchi) met up with us at dynasty for dim sum. lawrence treated everyone out. thanks hunnY! then we headed back home so bernard to see our house and relive the old days when we were little kids and his family came to visit us for a month. my brother was going to dump him into our pool. my idea of course. hehe. after bernard left hunny, my mom and i went for a swim. after we all built up our appetites, mom, dad, hunny and i went to eat AWESOME pho at this place off hostetter. hunny said it was the largest bowl of pho he's ever seen in his life. haha.

sunday was the father's day celebrations with the chung family. in the morning we were just hanging out with him and his brothers. got popeye's chicken and watched big momma 2. then hunny and i hit the gym. *note to self, don't ever forget to bring a sports bra. my boobs aren't very big so i thought it wouldn't be a huge issue since was was wearing a loose fitting shirt anyways and was going to be on the eliptical machine or stationary bike (things which don't cause much bouncing). however, i've discovered that momentum can build and there tends to be bouncing afterall! anyways, although i did have a good workout, i was totally self conscious of people noticing i was sportsbraless.* after the gym we went back to help hunny's little bro with preparing fathers day dinner. it was an awesome dinner. prime rib, chinese salad, green beans, italian sausage pasta with homemade sauce, homemade bruschetta. coldstone coffee ice cream/heath bar/ chocolate cake for dessert. i wish my stomach was larger so i could eat more of the food!

today i had to meet up with an alum at a biotech for lunch. i got some good advice, more good connections and a possible contract position. afterwards i was supposed to stop by the semi-vc but the business dev person was unavailable this afternoon. i'll have to wait until i get back from vancouver before they can set up something. i'm definitely intrigued by them, i think i'd be able to make a large impact. however it's really small and very new. i'm not sure if i'm ready or if i should hold out for a large biotech offer. we'll see how things go next week when i go in for a more official interview. the good thing is i may be able to work from home until september if i go with them.

i feel like such a bum. waking up late and having a life of leisure had it's perks. but now i'm just ITCHING for something greater.

youchi(bernard's gf, bernard, dad, mom, me and lawrence

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jon flipping bernard - cousin! you gotta hit the gym! hahah

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