Crazy how it's totally relevant now!
The past 3 weeks have been jam packed busy. For starters, I moved to San Francisco! Crazy hills they got there. I'm gonna have awesome thighs and buns. lol
So back in March, I interviewed for this job with a staffing company for the UCSF hospital as a pharmacy technician. This process lasted until 3 weeks ago, when they finally offered me a position! And let me tell you how God's hands were on this every single step of the way.
Since the beginning of the year, Neil and I have been praying about how we should proceed with the next step in our relationship. He's pretty settled and stuck in San Jose with his work and house, and I'm the one that's still living at home waiting for school applications to start. So we start praying about the possibility of me moving up, and mutually decided on June 2011- if God wills. So between Jan and May, I've had a few job interviews, but my eye was on this UCSF one and a Walgreens in Los Gatos. While the decision for UCSF was being dragged out, the manager at Walgreens was totally gracious and patient with my response.
3 weeks ago, the staffing company finally offered me a position at the hospital. He told me I could either start next week, or the week after. I still had to give my two weeks notice at my old job, so PTL! that day the job offer came, was exactly a 2 weeks notice for the new job. Originally, I had asked for a total of 3 weeks for my complete move to SF (2 weeks notice + 1 week of looking for housing/getting settled in). However, I wasn't able to get that 1 week; I only had a weekend! Thankfully, the weekend before was Memorial Day weekend, so my family and I drove up to SF to look for housing.
Another one of God's amazing blessings: my aunt has a friend who rents an apartment in the city (0.6miles away from the hospital). She doesn't live there because she's currently a 24/7 caretaker for her mom. But she wants to keep the apartment for future use, so she's renting to me as a "roommate." I'm not paying her full rent, the only thing I have to deal with is her stuff, but I get the whole 1 bedroom apartment to myself. Dude, I know. Praise God! So, housing, check.
Then I get a call from my hiring guy and says that the hospital isn't ready to train new employees yet, is it ok to postpone the start date another week. ... !!! ... This is where it blows my mind away cause... that week I thought I wouldn't be able to have... I NOW HAVE.
God is amazing. It has blown my mind, how His hand has been in every single step, and He's opened up doors that I could not have done by myself!
Also, my parents are moving to Castaic now... the next time I'm going home, will be in Castaic.. no longer the San Fernando valley. :O
Speaking of San Fernando Valley.... SFVHC, I'll miss you guys so much. You've been such a wonderful and encouraging family to get to know and grow with. I love you guys lots, and will visit you guys every opportunity I get<3 Thanks for the awesome AWESOME journal... I really LOVE it :)
Lots of goodbyes were said... but a lot of new friendships will form, it will be exciting.
God is GOOD. Praise the LORD.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Back from San Jose!
It was a very productive trip. I learned to snowboard! Went to Sugarbowl in Tahoe on Saturday, and Neil taught me how to board. Haha, I'm horribleee! It's been 2 days, and I still hurt. It was pretty awesome though, to fall flat on my back onto fresh snow. My butt made quite the indentation! :D But I am happy to say that I can go down a green level hill now woo!
I'm meeting and getting to know a few more of Neil's friends each time I go up, and it's been a pleasure knowing each of them. His church is small, but it's cozy. As our relationship continues to grow, and God opens doors for me to be closer to Neil, we'll be able to grow and serve together at church! I'm looking forward to that. Today I had a job interview at a compounding pharmacy in San Jose, and dropped off some resumes at a few pharmacies. Hoping that God will open that door wide open for me so I'll be able to move up this summer. :) That is the plan!
My church had an Ash Wednesday service this past week, and it was short, but very meaningful. I've never been to one, and I know it's mostly a Catholic practice, but this was a very good service to attend. It was to remind us of our humility, and to turn back to Jesus in our times of weakness. My sacrifice for lent is to stop talking trash about my bosses at work to my coworkers, and to just calm down and seek God. This is a very tough thing for me because my bosses aren't the most... humble, friendly pharmacists who treat their staff with the respect we deserve. So, this is something that's pretty big for me- although it sounds lame. hehe
Hmm, so now I shall resume work tomorrow. It was a very nice 4 day vacation =)
I'm meeting and getting to know a few more of Neil's friends each time I go up, and it's been a pleasure knowing each of them. His church is small, but it's cozy. As our relationship continues to grow, and God opens doors for me to be closer to Neil, we'll be able to grow and serve together at church! I'm looking forward to that. Today I had a job interview at a compounding pharmacy in San Jose, and dropped off some resumes at a few pharmacies. Hoping that God will open that door wide open for me so I'll be able to move up this summer. :) That is the plan!
My church had an Ash Wednesday service this past week, and it was short, but very meaningful. I've never been to one, and I know it's mostly a Catholic practice, but this was a very good service to attend. It was to remind us of our humility, and to turn back to Jesus in our times of weakness. My sacrifice for lent is to stop talking trash about my bosses at work to my coworkers, and to just calm down and seek God. This is a very tough thing for me because my bosses aren't the most... humble, friendly pharmacists who treat their staff with the respect we deserve. So, this is something that's pretty big for me- although it sounds lame. hehe
Hmm, so now I shall resume work tomorrow. It was a very nice 4 day vacation =)
Monday, February 7, 2011
God is good... no wait- awesome!
It's always a doozie trying to come up with some interesting first sentence to catch my reader's attention, but I just fail :P
The past week's been pretty busy, just wanna update on my Chinese New Year. Spent time with family, and got to eat some fancy feasts. My family is culturally Buddhist, and they are not the most supportive of me becoming a Christian. But God has been SO good, they've softened (I think..) my parents' hearts a lot since I've moved back home... letting me go to church regularly and small groups, etc. But anyways, a tradition for New Years is going to the temple and stuff. I normally concede and just respect my parents and go a long with what they say and do, knowing fully that it's not good witnessing to "just go along with it." But I love my parents too much to disrespect THEM, not the religion. And this is something Neil constantly reminds me to work on, and it's very tough.
Well, this year my Mom paid the temple money to have the monks bless/pray for me specifically... and so in return I had to pray at the temple and stuff. And I told Neil, and he encouraged me to talk to my mom about not doing it cause it no longer reflects what I believe in. I know my mom, and I could already picture the verbal throw down that was going to happen between us. I was scared crapless, but through prayer- God was able to be behind my every word in talking to my mom, and help me stay calm and collected while my mom was speaking above normal vocal ranges. PTL! And thanks to Neil too :)
So just wanna encourage brothers and sisters that through prayer, all things are possible, even when you have major doubts and fear. For me, I just need to find that right balance of honoring Jesus without disrespecting my parents!
I am going to start gyming it up again after work. I hope that I'll stay motivated for a longer time :) Gyms are so packed recently, maybe cause of people's New Year's resolutions?
The past week's been pretty busy, just wanna update on my Chinese New Year. Spent time with family, and got to eat some fancy feasts. My family is culturally Buddhist, and they are not the most supportive of me becoming a Christian. But God has been SO good, they've softened (I think..) my parents' hearts a lot since I've moved back home... letting me go to church regularly and small groups, etc. But anyways, a tradition for New Years is going to the temple and stuff. I normally concede and just respect my parents and go a long with what they say and do, knowing fully that it's not good witnessing to "just go along with it." But I love my parents too much to disrespect THEM, not the religion. And this is something Neil constantly reminds me to work on, and it's very tough.
Well, this year my Mom paid the temple money to have the monks bless/pray for me specifically... and so in return I had to pray at the temple and stuff. And I told Neil, and he encouraged me to talk to my mom about not doing it cause it no longer reflects what I believe in. I know my mom, and I could already picture the verbal throw down that was going to happen between us. I was scared crapless, but through prayer- God was able to be behind my every word in talking to my mom, and help me stay calm and collected while my mom was speaking above normal vocal ranges. PTL! And thanks to Neil too :)
So just wanna encourage brothers and sisters that through prayer, all things are possible, even when you have major doubts and fear. For me, I just need to find that right balance of honoring Jesus without disrespecting my parents!
I am going to start gyming it up again after work. I hope that I'll stay motivated for a longer time :) Gyms are so packed recently, maybe cause of people's New Year's resolutions?
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Nancy is sick.
Apparently, I sound 5 years younger when my nose is congested and I can't speak correctly. haha C'mon immune system, fight fight fight!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Adventures to San Jose
Last Wed+Thurs I flew up to San Jose to see Neil... but with a purpose! Saw the epic Lakers vs Warriors game! It was *sings* epiccccccc! The stadium was awesome, I'd say like almost an even amount of Lakers and Warriors fans in the stadium. There were Lakers fans sitting in the Warrior section, and sometimes the cheers for the Lakers were louder than Warriors! I felt bad for them cause well, it's their home court, but nonetheless- it made for an entertaining game. :)
I also went to the Tech museum in downtown SJ and visited Body World. I have to say, it was a little disappointing :( The exhibit was a pretty small room and had less than 10 bodies and the fillers were like an anatomy class (displays of cross-sections of the body, bones, and models). But the Tech museum was fun! I played in there like a little kid. lol
My flight back to Burbank Thursday night was rudely delayed 2+ hours due to a lockdown incident at the terminal. Some lady decided to run through security and the whole terminal basically got shut down. I was waiting in the security line to be scanned and stuff, but worse was for the people ALREADY boarded and had to de-plane and get rechecked. lol I found out that my flight was held from the lockdown and that there were a little less than 100 people on the flight, and only 6 people hadn't boarded when lockdown was called. WELL... by God's grace and a ton of guilt- I was one of the 6 people they held the plane for. lol Thankfully, those 6 people remained anonymous! People were annnnngryyyy! haha
I really enjoy visiting Norcal, I enjoy the rain and how everything's so close by. Looking forward to visiting more often! :)
I also went to the Tech museum in downtown SJ and visited Body World. I have to say, it was a little disappointing :( The exhibit was a pretty small room and had less than 10 bodies and the fillers were like an anatomy class (displays of cross-sections of the body, bones, and models). But the Tech museum was fun! I played in there like a little kid. lol
My flight back to Burbank Thursday night was rudely delayed 2+ hours due to a lockdown incident at the terminal. Some lady decided to run through security and the whole terminal basically got shut down. I was waiting in the security line to be scanned and stuff, but worse was for the people ALREADY boarded and had to de-plane and get rechecked. lol I found out that my flight was held from the lockdown and that there were a little less than 100 people on the flight, and only 6 people hadn't boarded when lockdown was called. WELL... by God's grace and a ton of guilt- I was one of the 6 people they held the plane for. lol Thankfully, those 6 people remained anonymous! People were annnnngryyyy! haha
I really enjoy visiting Norcal, I enjoy the rain and how everything's so close by. Looking forward to visiting more often! :)
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Since when did my mom know how to use the Lord's name in vain?
Although it sounds adorable in her Chinese accent, definitely no bueno to encourage lol. My mom is challenging me to the iphone game Jam Packed! She's so cute, I'm am ahead of her in levels and I said I'll stop ask wait for her to catch up and she said "你想玩我啊？" (Are you joking with me?) haha funnier in Canto.
Anyways, made an interesting observation yesterday. Was reflecting on how the year thus far (6 days in... lol) has been really smooth and the blessings that I've received and experienced from God.
- The last week of December 2010 was a horrible horrible work week. Bosses were being jerks and micromanaging everyone's move to the point of unbearableness and talking back to them. Particularly working on the traditional side of the pharmacy, working with one of my bosses was just bad. I've had experience in the lab before and so to escape the madness from traditional, I wanted to ask the lab pharmacist if I could start working more with him. However, a technician had to quit that week so I figured I wouldn't get an opportunity now because we're short staffed on the traditional side. Well just yesterday, the other technicians said that we'll be doing a rotating schedule now so we're not all stuck at one station. I was like whoa, and was thrown into lab liquid land where I compounded all day (which I've never done before)! :) Praise God for his sovereignty!
- Recently, I've been talking a lot of with Neil about me moving up to San Jose as the next step in our relationship. But first I must get over the obstacle of my parents. I would say they're traditional, but more liberal on some aspects- I just never know which one haha. And so I was talking to my mom about where my next job would be, and she basically said it was okay for me to move up north if I found a job up there! Praise God for his grace!
- I was researching possible grad schools instead of pharmacy schools to apply to, wondering if I had any interest in those subjects. Ultimately, I didn't (lol) and so I'm really glad that pharmacy is going to be my goal in the next few years. Praise God for clarity and provision!
- And praise God for his wisdom because I think I know what to write about for my personal statement :P
I am contributing all these blessings to 1 thing: reading His Word.
It seems silly but I really believe that... (I can't say it as eloquently as God so I'll quote from Him):
"And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him"
Hebrews 11:6
So I hope this encourages you to continue to be thirsty for the Lord and His Word- not for the rewards, not for perks, but because you genuinely have a desire to strengthen the bond you have with Jesus. Do it for Him, and then everything else GOOD will follow :) :) :)
Anyways, made an interesting observation yesterday. Was reflecting on how the year thus far (6 days in... lol) has been really smooth and the blessings that I've received and experienced from God.
- The last week of December 2010 was a horrible horrible work week. Bosses were being jerks and micromanaging everyone's move to the point of unbearableness and talking back to them. Particularly working on the traditional side of the pharmacy, working with one of my bosses was just bad. I've had experience in the lab before and so to escape the madness from traditional, I wanted to ask the lab pharmacist if I could start working more with him. However, a technician had to quit that week so I figured I wouldn't get an opportunity now because we're short staffed on the traditional side. Well just yesterday, the other technicians said that we'll be doing a rotating schedule now so we're not all stuck at one station. I was like whoa, and was thrown into lab liquid land where I compounded all day (which I've never done before)! :) Praise God for his sovereignty!
- Recently, I've been talking a lot of with Neil about me moving up to San Jose as the next step in our relationship. But first I must get over the obstacle of my parents. I would say they're traditional, but more liberal on some aspects- I just never know which one haha. And so I was talking to my mom about where my next job would be, and she basically said it was okay for me to move up north if I found a job up there! Praise God for his grace!
- I was researching possible grad schools instead of pharmacy schools to apply to, wondering if I had any interest in those subjects. Ultimately, I didn't (lol) and so I'm really glad that pharmacy is going to be my goal in the next few years. Praise God for clarity and provision!
- And praise God for his wisdom because I think I know what to write about for my personal statement :P
I am contributing all these blessings to 1 thing: reading His Word.
It seems silly but I really believe that... (I can't say it as eloquently as God so I'll quote from Him):
"And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him"
Hebrews 11:6
So I hope this encourages you to continue to be thirsty for the Lord and His Word- not for the rewards, not for perks, but because you genuinely have a desire to strengthen the bond you have with Jesus. Do it for Him, and then everything else GOOD will follow :) :) :)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Starting up again
Vroom vroom! Praise the Lord this year is getting off to a relatively good start! I've made many New Year's resolutions in the past, but this year, I have a good feeling about it! Last Sunday service, our pastor asked us what our resolution this year would be. Immediately, I thought of 1 thing: I would like to read more of God's word this year. Following service, I wander to the back of the room, and I see a sign up sheet for "Reading the Bible in a year." haha that was a pretty big confirmation from the Lord right there. I did hesitate signing up for it because I was scared of the work and accountability that would come from writing my name down. A sister caught me looking at it and after chatting for a bit, I decided to do it!
Thus far, it's been a real blessing reading the first couple chapters of Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs, and Matthew. It's nice rereading scripture that I haven't read in awhile. :)
I've had convictions to read the Bible in a year twice before: once was when Bob Boardman spoke at winter conference, and a second time at STP in Berkeley. Unfortunately, I never took these seriously and never carried through with it. This time around, I have a good feeling about it. I'm blessed to have a few accountability partners who will also be joining me on this journey with God. :)
That said, Neil is also going to join me on this spiritual journey :) I'm very happy that we'll be trucking through His Word together. Lately we've been reading and finishing 2 Samuel together and discussed what it meant to fear God. And then I was reading Prov 1:7a "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" and how true is that! I'm excited to see what He'll be revealing to me :) Yay!
Thus far, it's been a real blessing reading the first couple chapters of Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs, and Matthew. It's nice rereading scripture that I haven't read in awhile. :)
I've had convictions to read the Bible in a year twice before: once was when Bob Boardman spoke at winter conference, and a second time at STP in Berkeley. Unfortunately, I never took these seriously and never carried through with it. This time around, I have a good feeling about it. I'm blessed to have a few accountability partners who will also be joining me on this journey with God. :)
That said, Neil is also going to join me on this spiritual journey :) I'm very happy that we'll be trucking through His Word together. Lately we've been reading and finishing 2 Samuel together and discussed what it meant to fear God. And then I was reading Prov 1:7a "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" and how true is that! I'm excited to see what He'll be revealing to me :) Yay!
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