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Dreams Update: DECEMBER 2010

Can you believe it’s been a month since I started at Ross? And it’s been nine days since CVS formally hired me. I was supposed to attend my training classes at CVS this week but didn’t, simply because Walgreens also hired me! And since I couldn’t work for both, I’ll be signing my termination papers at CVS on Monday.

Has anyone noticed how I always talked before about how I wanted to become a doctor and work in a hospital? Today it’s different. I now imagine myself managing my own branch of Walgreens Pharmacy and then being promoted to a district pharmacy supervisor and then district manager and so on until I reach the top of the management ladder.

I just realized I love working with customers and doing business with them. I could no longer imagine myself dealing with sick people in the hospital.

BTW, I counted the days it might take me to become a full pledged pharmacist here in the United States, starting with the date I’d probably receive my intern license:

March 15, 2011 – Pharmacy Intern License
January 15, 2012 – Completion of Internship
February 15, 2012 – NAPLEX after a month of preparation
February 29, 2012 – CPJE after two weeks of preparation
May 15, 2012 – Registered Pharmacist (RPh)

I’m almost there, right?

I’m so excited about my future. God, help me.

Two Bridges

Last night I dreamed that I was standing by the edge of a tall cliff. Hanging ahead of it were two bridges leading to another cliff. To that cliff, I should go. But in order to get to it, I should cross one of the two bridges.

The one on the left was made of the material used to make baskets (synthetic fibers, I think). The bridge floor had many big holes on it, as the synthetic fibers were woven in such a pattern that resulted to large empty spaces between two fibers. The distance between two fibers were so big, you could stick a foot out of it. However, the bridge had railings which you could hold on to while walking down the holey floor.

On the other hand, the bridge on the right was made of concrete. By the looks of it, it would undoubtedly be safe to walk on it, but the thing is, it had no railings. So you’d have nothing to hold on to in order to support yourself, increasing the risk of falling.

So I was faced with this terrible dilemma: Which bridge should I cross? The one made with poor material with lots of holes but with railings to hold on to, or the one made of stable concrete but with nothing to hold on to?

I chose the latter.

November 12

Exactly one year ago, I was sitting on my bed, facing my laptop, and spazzing about Cho Kyuhyun. Tonight, I’m still sitting on my bed, facing my laptop, and thanking everyone who greeted me on Facebook because I’ve passed the FPGEE!!!

Dream #1, accomplished.

Today must be a lucky day.

Dreams Update: MAY 2010

Like any other ambitious 21-year-old, I would like to accomplish a lot of things in life and explore the limitless possibilities lying ahead of me. I would like to study in a famous university like Stanford or Harvard, earn millions (even billions) of dollars, own a big house or condo unit, buy a cool car, learn to play all the musical instruments, do lots of shopping, and travel the whole world with a snap of a finger. However, there are things higher than them on my priority list, like for example, my family.

Before doing lots of unnecessary shopping or buying a cool car, I will bring Mommy to an ophthalmologist (Dr. Pik Sha) first. Before applying for a famous university like Stanford or Harvard, I will buy Kuya a WOW Magic Sing first. Before traveling the whole world with a snap of a finger, I will buy Mommy a plane ticket to the United States first. And before earning millions of dollars, I will get a job first.

Before anything else, family should come first. We’re only 3 in the family, so that would be easy, right?

Goal

I have a new goal.

Or, rather, Maureen and I have a new goal.

We will work really hard and save lots’a money this year so we could share an apartment in the U.S. next year. I was really glad when she “messaged” me a while ago in Facebook just to tell me that. It feels good that I’m being reunited with my gradeschool bestfriend once again.

In order to reach that goal, we would have to step out of our comfort zones and step into our “courage zones.”

Bo Sanchez says that if we want to succeed in life, we should abandon our fears and begin to act even if nothing seems to be clear. Naturally, we’d encounter lots of failures. But that’s great! And we should feel great that it is great. Because it is through our failures, that the path becomes clear. Action precedes clarity.

Hopefully, this year, Maureen and I will be able to follow Bo Sanchez’s preachings, and achieve our short-term goals (such as getting a good job and saving money), so by the following year, we would be capable of renting our own apartment and achieving our long-term goals.