To fly

I would like to share this amazing song, FLY by Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna. Be inspired because each one of us came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive; came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise.

To fly.

Cause I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can every be defined
I am not fly, I am levitation
I represent an entire generation
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near
So we become alive in a time of fear
And I ain't got no motherfucking time to spare
Cry my eyes out for days upon days
Such a heavy burden placed upon me
But when you go hard your nay's become yay's
Yankee Stadium with Jay's and Kanye's

Spring is here

Spring is now here. Yey! The weather is starting to become great - not too cold, not too hot. Just right. And of course, if it's Korean spring we're talking about, the first thing that comes into mind are cherry blossoms. They are the perfect representation of this season.

I am now in love with spring! And with these beautiful cherry blossoms!

Just a few days ago, the plants were still brown and lifeless but now they have transformed into full blooms. It's amazing! And I really like the feeling of walking along rows of cherry blossom trees, looking and admiring the beauty of the flowers . It's magical, dreamy, and romantic. There's something very special about it.

row of cherry blossom trees near the cafeteria

*All pictures taken by me. =)

Happy and Blessed

Finally, I was able to pass my review paper to my professor! Hurray! And I must say it's such a relief! After one month of thinking about it --- of what will be the content, the flow, the analysis, everything! It's like I'm carrying a really big burden and it always stresses me out. Every night I go to sleep with a thought in my mind, "How will I write the review? When will I be able to start? When will I finish?" Last Monday, I started to work on it overtime. I usually go out of the lab at 9pm but I stayed there until 12 midnight. The same goes for Tuesday. And last Wednesday, I worked until 2 in the morning. I went to my dormitory at 3am and slept at 4. The next morning, I went to my prof and asked him if I could pass my paper after lunch time. Good thing he said yes. The whole time, I was frantically finishing my paper. And thank God I was able to pass it right on time. And now, it's over! Well, actually it's not really over yet. Hehe. But the fact that I've already shown my work to Prof is like an accomplishment. He told me he's going to submit it in a journal. And because of that, I would need to edit it and make it a little longer. In my mind, I was like, "Oh my, it'll be published in a journal, my very first review article!!! Amazing!" So there, I'll still be working on it these coming days. Hopefully, it'll be good, no, I mean excellent.=)

P.S. I consider this as one of the many blessings happening in my life. I've received so much blessings from God and I will always be grateful to Him. During the tough and hard times, He was there for me. He never gave up on me. I'm not a pefect person, but I hope that I can be the person God has destined me to be. Dear God, may I glorify you in everything that I do.

After a hard day's work

Cheers!

My friend's adviser invited us to have some drinks after our lab work last Wednesday. Off we went near North gate and we had some soju, mekju (beer), and somek (combination of soju and somek) plus some sausage, korean food with soup (i forgot the name), and some chips. It must be noted that only here in Korea did I experience several drinking sessions in just one month (by the way, it's been one month since we arrived here). Back in the Philippines I only drink if there's a special occasion or celebration. But here, drinking is like a very casual thing. It's like part of their everyday lives. I'm not promoting alcoholism but one thing I like in the way Koreans deal with drinking is that at the following day they are back in their normal activities, back to work early, back in doing things professionally, like nothing happened the night before. They know how to have a great time without compromising their work. They work hard and party hard and get back to work...without the usual hang-over. Hang-over is probably not included in their vocabulary.

channeling the ever famous Korean pose



with a Korean undergrad student



Filipino students with Prof in the norebang

 

with my friend, her Senior, and Prof



had a great time with them

Like a G6, fly like a G6

Had a blast last Wednesday night! After our Korean Language Class, me and my friends went to downtown, in the G2 club. Yup, it's my first clubbin' experience! Eventhough I don't know how to dance, still I enjoyed the night. At first it felt like a little awkward but later on I just went with the flow and moved to the groove.

great music + free cocktails + dance till you drop = FUN FUN FUN!

we weren't able to take some pictures inside the club 'coz we're kind of busy drinking, dancing, and enjoying, the pictures above were taken right before we went into G2. =)

Strolling around the campus

Before I start doing my review paper (pls be kind to me, you're giving me a lot of headache already) let me just post a few pictures. Me and my friend took them last Wednesday while we we're walking in the campus. We had a picture infront of the KNU Main Building (love it's architecture!). We'd also seen the booths of different student organizations. It's nice seeing them, it reminded me of the UPLB feb fair back in the Philippines.

P.S. Spring is just around the corner. I'm soOo excited for my first spring experience here in Korea.

A glimpse into my new world

It's been two weeks already! So fast! Before, I told myself that I would really make time in writing posts about my life here in Korea but it seems like time is not permitting me to do it now. I've been quite busy and whenever I arrived here in my dormitory, I just wanted to rest or watch TV or read other blogs, or better yet sleep. During weekends, I do my chores such as washing clothes, cleaning the room (good thing doing home chores here is easy as ABC, everything is automatic), and buying some groceries and other stuff. At this very moment, I would just like to share some pictures. Next time will really try to do a more descriptive type post.


at the Incheon International Airport

Something white and cute

Since we only have one computer in the laboratory and since I'm using my laptop here in my room (sad to say it's kind of old and slow...I mean really, really slow), I decided to buy a new one. Yes! Happiness!

We ordered it this afternoon and hopefully we'll receive it by tomorrow. I'm so excited already!

P.S. I've always wanted to have a white laptop. Love it!