These things (Caliper and Go-Nogo Gauges) basically killed my wrist.
Achilles at work helped me jack some ice packs...inflammation at its finest.
I ended up going the chinese medicinal way to ease the pain. Acupuncture + Chinese herbs = the natural way. Surprisingly, acupuncture felt really good, the NEEDLES and the electricity shocking your nerves!! It felt like someone was massaging my nerves on the inside! haha. It definitely isn't as bad as it seems.
Supposedly soaking your hands in chinese herbs can relieve inflammation.. I have no idea how, but it helped.
Besides getting owned at the gym and at work, I managed to try to follow through with the whole JAPAN thing. I got an upcoming interview with AEON on the 21st after spending a couple of days on the personal statement and application. Supposedly, it takes up a whole day from 11am-7pm!!!! Theres gonna be group interviews, and I have to perform a 30 minute lesson plan. Sheesh, not so easy as people claim it to be! I'm still debating if I plan to go through with the AEON route, as I've researched online, people have mentioned its a half sales/half teacher job and some cases of not getting paid working overtime! Also, I sure as hell might not have the patience to sell something. Like Graham said, I am probably going to be like, "If you don't buy this, your're dumb. Bye." Haha. The whole AEON thing is an English school or so called Eikawa, where it mainly focuses on people who take English for fun during evening and night time. AEON also pays only around 35,000 and you have to pay for your own ticket.
For JET, you get paid around 40,000, included round trip flight to JAPAN, and subsidized housing and rent/bills. The downside is I will most likely be placed in the boonies. The good side is you really get exposed to Japanese culture, nature (which is one of the biggest things I am interested in, I wanna go backpacking there!), and meet and work with a lot of kids! Surprisingly, people online said JET also actually wants people who DON'T know Japanese! At first I was like wtf, but then I guess it made sense, because they want people that only mainly know English, which would make the teachers more "foreign" to the Japanese natives. I don't know how my asian looks will work out though haha. Nevertheless, the way I see it, some basic japanese wouldn't hurt..
..I'm ready!.. Got all my stuff together, transcripts, study abroad transcripts, passport, my references and recommendation letters (still waiting on one more!!), and a 2 page statement of purpose that I spent two weeks on!!! I hope I get this, tried my hardest on the application part, ready to take some Japanese night classes at San Mateo Community College. If I don't get it, then I guess it's not meant to be!
People did say this whole Japan thing could be a GOOD or BAD thing.
-THE BAD- It won't be that great on my resume as teaching English is completely different from my Environmental Biology background and my work at Genentech right now. I would have to start the job hunting all over again if I do come back from Japan after 2 years (That's IF I get it, haha). People have been telling me to just stay with Genentech if possible.
-THE GOOD- I would be given the opportunity to have the greatest experience of my life while I'm still young. I would go to the place that I have always wanted to go to since high school and be able to live there. (Hong Kong does come second since I kinda semi-live there every now and then haha). I would also not lose out on social life, and might even make a lot of friends over there.
Lots to think about, I might not even get it, I might suck at teaching!! Training people at work and working with kids on kung fu back in h.s and college is so different from teaching a language!! Anyways, in the meantime, I just need to create a lesson plan for AEON, gotta keep saving that money for a car, cause carpooling and sharing a car with my sister just ain't crackin. Hopefully, the next time I write in this thing, I can say I am going to be "LIVING IN JAPAN FOR 2 YEARS!!!" Not going to expect TOO MUCH though, 16% acceptance rate, and with this kind of economy, it's almost like finding a needle in a haystack.
Right now..I just hope my tendonitis goes away quicker than the expected 6 weeks. I need my hands back so I can play the most anticipated game of the year. Of course, MODERN WARFARE 2!!!!! My coworkers got it, lots of my friends got it, and now I am patiently waiting for it from the mailman. This just might be Counter-Strike alllll over again haha
Funny thing is.. at first, I cancelled my pre-order thinking I wouldn't and shouldn't play so much games! But after seeing this commercial when watching new South Park, I went crazy and re-ordered it again. Eminem and Nate Dogg KILLED THIS TRAILER!!!
One last thing I forgot ..I blogged this on my new mac!...I never thought I would switch over..Haven't regretted since...after using a PC since I was like 6 when it was like windows 3.0.
I guess Linda was right when she said, "Once you go mac, you never go back!" I think Brent lectured me on this too haha.
