I love the Ocean and its unpredictable nature...

So-sorry I didn't write yesterday--I was busy trying surfing for the first time in my life at Brigantine Beach by Atlantic City! ;-) It was Radical!!! Daesoon pushed me right into this big wave and off I went, screaming away-- yes a lot of screaming! In the waves, I could see beautiful creatures swimming sideways, some as big as 3 feet! It was amazing! From football to frisbee to whiffle ball and tag-- we loved getting dirty in the sand. I just discovered Daesoon's talent beyond medicine and playing the piano, he's also an architectural engineer-- he build a moat around our fort and completely devised a drainage system to guide giant waves away from our belongings. I held strong for hours! Props to Daesoon. I also happen to fall in his drainage system--but that's another story. Sounds of change from the slots, lights, boardwalk traffic, cute stores, rickshaws, lots of food, games, drinking, playing with chips (I have to think of it as chips so I don't get sad about all the money I lost) and good friends is what made this an excellent weekend in AC!

Oh yea,... ahem ahem... I learned that gambling is bad! - You will lose your money! Don't do it if you're broke!! :c)~

Also-this weekend, I learned that Canadians are not that bad once you get to know them. ;-)Their French is just as sweet as what I've heard in Paris. Also, if you're thinking of franchising in Vancouver, it'd be a novel idea to introduce some Mexican restaurants there--this is stemming from Kevin's question, "So, what's the difference between an Enchilada and a Fajita?" ;-) Also I learned that lawyers are as clueless as us doctors when we get thrown into the real world upon graduation. So be easy on us, nah? We may not know all the drugs or all the laws, but we know how to get that information from really cool computer programs on hot looking gizmos. ;-) j/k... But hey, the lawyers still make a lot more money than us--no fair! Or rather they just steal our money after we get sued! Hmmm... where's the justice in the world? Any defense medical malpractice lawyers out there? ;-)

So on the long drive to school this morning from up North, I hear on the radio about how this girl got fired by her boss over a text message. So convenient nah? You don't need to face the person or deal with him/her or even answer his/her phone call after that. Great way to break up with someone as well, huh? I could see employer's using it for their staff as well as their secretaries: "I shall no longer require your services...Thank you and Good Luck!" Hehehehe... :-) So this girl really didn't know if the text message was a joke or not and found it to be a very unprofessional and cowardly act! I see her point, but the employer's defense was that his staff is of the "youth group" and text messaging is just the way of life for them and that's the best way that he can reach out to his employees. Hmmm... has a new sub-generation truly emerged? The whole debate on the radio actually reminded me of a personal incident that had occurred during the email generation we had a while ago, (which has kind of died down for me now, judging from the 67 flagged mails I have in my box waiting to be responded to since May) --"Pari, I thought and thought and decided that this is just not working out, after 5 years I have realized that we are incompatible and I do not wish to waste another day of my life, for this reason, I will not be able to come to your house for your birthday party this weekend! -I wish you well in life!" Yuck! I remember feeling so disgusted! I remember being more upset at how he brokeup with me over an email, deciding that he can make a decision that affects both of our lives all by himself, than the actual breakup! But was that just how things were done in our time? Was I totally wrong in condemning such an act? Should I think that that was the proper way to do things because we were in the midst of the email generation? Had not people in the past broken up over answering machines? Has getting stock quotes, news, music videos, and grandma's number texted directly to our phones--truly made us the transitioning gap evolving from an email to an SMS generation?