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| Migrating Northwest...
1984-1986: 24°47'00.34"N 120°57'22.71"E
1986-2006: 32°59'54.02"N 117°06'58.06"W
2006-2008: 34°05'32.60"N 117°43'20.58"W
2008-20**: 37°39'29.66"N 122°23'58.35"W
Yup. The person voted "Least likely to leave San Diego upon graduating from college" (in a True Colors game) will permanently be in the Bay Area beginning June 2008. I'll be working in a biotech/pharma strategic management consulting firm in South San Francisco...then we'll see where God leads after that! 
There's a long story behind the decision/process (ask me in person if you want to know), but let's just say...God's hand divinely orchestrated everything such that I am quite excited for this next chapter in my life.
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For those of you who don't want look up the coordinates, it goes: Hsinchu, Taiwan; San Diego; Claremont; South San Francisco
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| For those of you who have read my xanga in years past...you would know that I have had 2 exciting road openings. The road that made me the happiest was when the 56 finally opened after 40 years, thereby connecting the 15 and 5, and shortened my commute to UCSD by approximately 10 minutes! The second happiest moment was when the bypass lanes were opened parallel to the 5/805, thereby cutting my trip to La Jolla by another 3-4 minutes. Today, I present to you my 3rd happiest road opening...the connection of Carmel Valley Road to Bernardo Center Drive!!! *cheer!!!*
If you look in the figure below, the green line indicates where this joyous occasion is located. What this road does, is that it allows me to avoid the 15 all together when coming home from work in UTC. As all San Diegans know, northbound on the 15 during the afternoon rush hour is probably one of the worst places to be. Now, I can hop onto the 56 (my #1 favorite road opening), take the Camino Del Sur exit, and make a right on Carmel Valley Road and reach 4S ranch! This potentially saves me more than 10-15 minutes on my commute during rush hour! Wahoo!!!
Just last night...it took me 7...that's right...7 minutes to get from PQ to my home in 4S Ranch!!! This trip normally would have taken 10-15 minutes (without traffic) if one were to go East on the 56, north on the 15 and west on Camino Del Norte. Imagine how long that trip would've taken with the horrid traffic conditions on the 15!!! Ok...that is all. Horray for new roads!!!
Disclaimer: I know this is a nerdy post. But it's been a slow day at work...
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| I attended a baptism service Sunday afternoon that was conducted in Chinese but translated into English. The last person to get baptized was a gentleman who gave his testimony in Chinese. As he shared about what God did/is doing in his life, I couldn't help but wonder where I've met him before...he looked soooo familiar to me but I didn't know why. I even read his name in Chinese, but nothing registered in my mind. He finished sharing, got baptized and that was that. After some traditional Asian loitering, I basically assumed that he was one of my parent's random aquantiances from long ago, thought nothing of it and didn't really say anything to him since I didn't want to make a fool out of myself in speaking broken Chinese to someone I "thought" I recognized...
- 2 Hours Later -
As I was driving to my friend's house...it suddenly hits me...I'VE WORKED WITH HIM BEFORE!!! He was a postdoc in my lab group when I worked at Scripps! While he was only there for a short time, and our interactions were relatively limited since I was only there part time and worked in the upstairs lab and he was in the downstairs lab...nonetheless he was still a coworker, and I've completely forgotten about him. I had no idea during my time working at Scripps that he was a Christian (actually...at the time he was still a seeker and trying to figure out some "truth" in his life...) and I also didn't know that he was going through some struggles and a tough period in his life.
Arriving at my friend's house...I felt horrible. What kind of witness was I? I was so caught up at the time leading the soph guys BS/anticipating the upcoming year as a core member at aacf/focused on the needs of UCSD in general, that somehow, I've forgotten to be sensitive to the needs of people around me at my work. A bunch of "What If" Questions popped into my mind: What if I was there for him? What if I encouraged him at the time? What if God used me to help him through that difficult patch in his life? What if I was there to answer the questions he had about God, religion, Christianty? The list goes on...
But despite my shortcomings and failures, God still worked through other people to bring my former coworker to where he is today. Furthermore, as a reminder that HE is in control of everything, God allowed me to witness the baptism.
What did I learn from this little experience? I suck. But God doesn't.
I've screwed up so many times, but from these mistakes, I can learn from them and apply them in my future interactions with other people. Thankfully, my former coworker still found God...and I am now motivated to be even more intentional in the relationships/friendships that I build with those around me. Also, I'm realizing that the time I have with people is short (in the grand scheme of things), so I must make the most I have with my time...
Sunday's sermon/message spoke on the grace of God and how it is sufficient to free us from the bondage of guilt, sin, shame etc...How perfect that I was immediately reminded of it in the afternoon. I leave you with the AACF UCSD "Less Is More" theme verse from 2004-2005:
But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
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| As the stresses of the semester slowly come to an end (9 more days to go!), I'm reminded of the wise words that my Biologics professor said today in class: "Don't Stand Beyind Goats."
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| I've had a xanga for more than 4 years now...and it is sad to see that the xanga culture is slowly losing out to the likes of facebook, myspace, blogs etc...but here's a little trip down memory lane...(I know it's not the new year, but for some reason, many significant events have taken place around this time...so in looking at xanga posts from late March/early April I find the following...)
2003 - College freshman. Internal debate about staying with Crusade, or switching over to another fellowship. Anticipation for the first ever CBC College Retreat!
2004 - Enjoying AACF large groups. Just finished coordinating the CBC-CEC joint youth retreat: "Won By One".
2005 - Burden for UCSD - Heart for prayer expanded. Deepening friendships with AACFers in class.
2006 - Accepted KGI's offer of admissions. Great anticipation and excitement for Ensenada senior trip with some of the most quality people I know. Getting ready to graduate.
2007 - Accepted summer internship at consulting firm down in San Diego. Relationships with people at Gateway strengthening. Enjoying school and friendships on a much more intimate & intentional level.
It's pretty crazy how everything has been so beautifully orchestrated by God.
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