june 7, 2008
at work with the madre. she pays well which only seems fair considering how damn bored i am right now. my brain feels like mush, literally. haha i can't think straight, which isn't helping me write this graduation speech i have to give. it's not bad so far, but i know i'm going to have to edit it. gotta finish it before monday. well not technically, but i want to have time to give it to some ppl to look over. plus i have to rehearse some day before grad, and i kind of want to do it before prom (which is friday) since i don't have to come in the week after. oooh fun stuff. it's not too hard i guess, i just want it to be interesting and unique and right now it's kind of interesting and not really unique at all.
well i guess the only big thing that has happened since my last post was HP's prom. it was fun and kind of weird at the same time. their class is less than a fourth of ours so it seemed a lot more low-key, like a big sweet 16 party or something. but i think the weirdest part was seeing ppl i went to school with 10 years ago. i'd see someone and be like, "oh man he/she looks so familiar, what's his name?" or i'd be introduced to someone and they'd either go, "omg enid?!" or "wow you look vaguely familiar". is that how my 10 year reunion is going to be?... weird how i started school w/ these kids and then ended up going to their prom. it's like going in full circle.
- enid

may 26, 2008
happy (sad? commemorative?) memorial day. hope y'all have been having a good time since i last wrote. i know i have. well i guess i should cover several things, all in chronological order (sort of):
1. can you say salutatorian? i know i can't, but that's what i am. WOO! found out last week. i was so surprised. i mean i knew i was really close, but i definitely wasn't expecting it. i jumped out of my seat when i heard it at this academic awards ceremony. fun fun stuff!
2. spent the weekend in eastern PA. we did one day in the poconos hiking and stuff and then the next at jim thorpe white water rafting. both days were so intense. and i'm extremely happy to say that i survived class 3 rapids on my first go. =) what a great trip. 5 hours on a river getting burnt w/ a really cute guide who happens to be an iraq vet. how fitting considering the holiday
i'm going to be sooo busy for the next month. actually the next few... up until i leave for BU. then it's even busier after that w/ college (obviously) but i've got grad parties, award/induction ceremonies, several orientations, and of course 2 proms. it's making my brain hurt just thinking about it. but it'll be fun =)
so i guess that's what's going down in my neck of the woods. oh and i guess the organic quest update... i'm not doing too well. obv. i get organic veggies and stuff when i have a choice, more so than before. i just bought our first carton of organic milk. we'll see how that stuff tastes ;)
- enid

april 8, 2008
so i'm thinking about a lifestyle change. it might seem stupid, or that i'm going along w/ trends, but i want to start thinking more green. i guess a lot of people are "going green" and i guess i am going along with the movement, but it's not a fad for me. i buy gladiator sandals because they're fashionable, i'm not going to start thinking more environmentally friendly because everyone else is. really. i think i should treat my body right so that it will work the best for me. it's like the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. except i'm treating my body correctly. plus i think the world deserves to be taken care of. it's kind of scary thinking about what may happen in a few years, decades, or centuries. alright so here's my plan: i've already started avidly recycling and changing all my lightbulbs, so i guess the next things to do are think organic/locally grown food and free trade goods (if available). i think it might be hard to do the whole locally grown food thing cause we're chinese and eat traditionally chinese veggies, but i can do organic/local when it comes to fruits & packaged stuff. i guess this whole eating healthy should go hand in hand with watching what i eat in general. i think my whole approach has been pretty skewed. dieting for me was basically restricting myself. i guess it's like portion control and just eating the right self. and of course indulging a lil bit ;). what can i say? i love food!
- enid

april 5, 2008
my fate has been determined. i'm joining the very intelligent medical hopefuls at BU. yay! haha well i'm obviously very excited, and a little bit scared (naturally). i'll be missing home like crazy and i already know i'm going to hate the weather, but oh well. i think i'm pretty much sure what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life now (wooooo). i could always change my mind and break my parent's heart and risk the great benefits of being a doctor, but i think i'll be pretty happy doing what i'm kind of diving into right now. and regardless of what ppl think, medicine doesn't take over lives. it could... but i know if i plan wisely, i'll stay as well-balanced as i am now. i kind of can't think of anything. ooooh i got a prom dress, HOLLA!

ain't it adorable? prom is gonna be off the hizzle, i know it. =)
- enid