Longer Than I Thought

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Soooo, one of the reasons why I'm not writing too much about my research is because...uh...ugh.

LOL. get the picture?

Actually my work environment is really nice and I do have a decent amount of work to do most days now, it just isn't at the point that it should be. Right now I'm working on 3 different projects - 2 research projects and 1 large public health implementation plan. The public health one is more of a fun side project since it isn't necessarily related to my extended year stuff - but it has become one time consuming side project!!! Which is okay because right now the theme of my research = delay.

- IRB = delayed
- Ministry of Health approval = delayed
- Drug shipment = delayed
- WHO contract = delayed
- International importation policies/taxes = delayed

I mean, really, someone throw me a frickin bone over here. LOL. I'm actually not very panicked considering I'm halfway into my research year. I'm learning lots still and I'm pretty understanding that I will not have anything finished until deep into my 4th year, shoot maybe even residency. I just would hate to come back to my research presentations in April without even some early data. le sigh.

Anywho - it has been awhile since I emptied some of my iPhone picture adventuring so there's quite a bit. Enjoy!!!

 So work took us to a fancy buffet. :D

 Hehe, she is grimacing at my nickname for them, "the two lovers"

You wouldn't know it - but that's turtle soup! pretty yummy!

CellScope team's last lunch together til February!

So you thought Vietnamese coffee was good? Wait til you had it with egg foam!

My bowls of love - Lao Chicken Noodle Soup for my friends and family made by moi!

We killin it!

 I love me my fish balls! (oh yea, this is HK!)


That MTR was so amazingly efficient!!!!!!


 Yikes! Would you use that?

 hehe, I got the cutest pillow cases from here!

Biggest apple store ever!!!
 Hell yea, we got on a boat!

 So my favorite chinese bakery growing up was "kee wah" in monterey park. I was damn excited!




We went to a cafe where people spot movie stars - no luck that night!

 movie star evidence!


 We stopped by a 1984 themed art exhibit at a HK indie/hipster bar. :P



Obviously back in Hanoi

The dreaded hard to use Korean chopsticks!

Soju of course!


I love me some good ban chan!

We did it big that night - even the waitress was like, "nhieu the!"

Korean Hot Pot!

Just my typical lunch in Hanoi - if I didn't run I'd be a teletubby by now!