i'm back!

I can't believe I'm back in San Francisco!  More thoughts to come.  For now, I'm off to a Giants game!

done!

I am now officially MBA-certified!  Now I have about 15 hours to clean up and pack my apartment before I leave Chicago for the summer!

san francisco!

I can't believe this time tomorrow I'll be on a plane headed to SF!

Here are some tidbits from today's SF Gate news:

Quiet in the great outdoors: Where to find it - or not

Exploratorium's Superstition Obstacle Course

Different sort of free Wi-Fi starts to thrive

new look

I should be studying for my final exam in a few hours, but instead I am cleaning my apartment (with the help of two hired house cleaners) and contemplating transferring this blog to wordpress for a new look.  Here's a first look at a draft of the new site.

studying = :(

In an attempt to study, I walked over to my neighborhood library. I figured if I didn't have my computer, then I'd be forced to study. Instead, I took a 15-minute power nap (head down on the table, heads down, thumbs up style). Waking up refreshed, I am now hogging the sole public computer in the library to update my blog (my lethargy was probably caused by Chinese breakfast from Yung Ho).

After I fly back to Chicago tomorrow, I've got two more finals left - Operations and Money Market and the Fed, bith tough courses to study for. I have an IEOR background, so it's hard for me to feel the need to study for Operations, and I've discovered that my interest in repos, the treasury bill market, bond operations and the like is insufficient to motivate me to study.

In the meantime, here's what my mind is wandering off to:
- Trying not to think about the Lakers (at least I'll be spared from watching Game 3 as it's during my flight on Tuesday). Either we'll have come back, or we'll have given up the series.
- What to do my first weekend back in SF. I'll definitely be at the North Beach Festival, as well as going out Saturday night to celebrate my return (please feel free to suggest venues).
- Leona Lewis reminds me of classic Whitney Houston.

bye bye wai po

Yesterday I said goodbye to my grandmother on my mom's side (Wai Po, as my sisters and I called her).  Thank you to everyone who has offered their condolences and warm thoughts throughout this difficult time.

Wai Po was an amazing person, and I will never forget her kindness to all, her love for our family, and her humility and modesty with which she lived her extraordinary life.  My grandmother's passing was peaceful, and in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her children. I am thankful we were all able to fly back and spend time with her on numerous occasions these past few months, and take solace in knowing that she is reunited with my grandfather.  Wai Po, we love you and miss you so much.

summer anxiety

So tonight I attended the last Kellogg lecture of the school year.  I've finished two final assignments, and have two more exams to go next week.  Tomorrow (or today) in the morning I need to wake up at 4:30AM to catch a 7:01AM flight out to San Francisco for my firm's orientation.  Then, I return to Chicago on Tuesday, take exams on Wednesday and Thursday, and promptly fly right back to SF on Friday.

I've already mentioned my nostalgia for the first year of Kellogg (see a Kellogg section slideshow here), but I am starting to get bit nervous about my summer internship.  What if I mess up?!  What if I make some horrible, inexcusable gaffe?!  Anyways, I think it was reading these two pieces on the web that got me anxious:

How Not To Succeed As A Summer Asssociate

Advice from the Corner Office: Use Google; Avoid Grammar Gaffes

i love turkeys

Last night the 2009 Jive Turkeys capped off our first year at Kellogg with the first annual Turkey Roast.  As I told many people, I am really feeling much more nostalgic at the end of this year, then I was at the end of my first year of law school.  Maybe because at law school we never had to perform a choreographed thriller dance in turkey gear.  Or is it dizzy bat and CIM Olympics that tug at my heart?  Or, maybe the fact that being in a section named Jive Turkeys is so much cooler than being in "Section 4" at the law school.

No, what I think really is the cause of my nostalgia for such a short lived moment (which is actually not even over yet), is the amazing people that make up the Jive Turkeys and the overall Kellogg community.  I knew going into Kellogg people would be different from at NU Law, but I now truly feel fortunate to be able to befriend so many smart, funny, caring, accomplished and considerate people.  Many people have asked if I will be around next year, and I promise that as the reigning "Kafe Kellogg Konnoisseur," I promise to be back for more turkey goodness next year.

To my Kellogg readers (I know there's at least one of you), farewell for now and good luck on your finals and summer internships!

thunderstorming

I don't care how much people complain about the "cold" weather in SF.  It's raining so hard here I thought it was snowing for a second.  Plus the thunder is one of many things distracting me from my take-home final.  (although the weather does look nice for later in the week when I will be in CA).

fitness

So I've already broken my latest resolution - to eat one piece of fresh fruit a day.  However, I will try my best to uphold it until I move to San Francisco, where I will vow to stay true at least until the end of summer.

I'm also very excited about the Nike marathon training, which kicks off June 28!