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It Made Me Think!

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My power window broke last Thursday. Since I had to wait for the right part to arrive to the mechanic, I ended up taking the public bus for a couple of days to go to lab in the morning.

While groggy, and slightly irritated that I did not have access to my car, I was waiting for my connection by the intersection of Oracle and Grant. When I sat down at the bus stop, a middle-aged woman, who looked tired, asked if she could use my phone.

I gave her my phone and since I was about 2 feet away from her, I could not help but hear her conversation, which went like this…

“Hi, it’s Sonya… I need a place to sleep… pause… I am on Oracle and Grant… pause… ok, I will be there in a little bit.”

Wow.

It really put things in perspective… I felt kind of silly that I was irritated that I had to take the bus for a couple of days.

Bring it on!

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For quite some time now, I have been disappointed by how academic scientific research has lost its real focus. Even though as a PhD student, I will become a product of that academic system, I decided that I will not get caught in it.

I am putting my money where my mouth is. After much research, I have decided to launch Fatty-Acids.org, which is my first attempt to use my science background to bridge the gap between the general public and the scientific community.

I have been quite busy with Pubmed searches and reading articles. It will take a lot of time, especially now, since I am not working on fatty-acids.org full time… not yet, anyway.

Here is my long term plan in a nutshell: generate a significant amount of steady income from my web marketing efforts, so by the time I receive my PhD degree, I would be able to pursue my dreams, goals, and visions… instead of being stuck in a job, where my primary objective is to please my boss, his/her boss, etc.

I don’t want politics in my future. At the young age of 26, I have already had enough. I just want to be doing the right thing, tackling the important questions, pursuing my passions, and enjoying life. But isn’t this every one’s goal in life? Yet how many actually get to accomplish it?

Even if very few or none can, I know I have the talent, vision, and drive to do it! There is always “a first”, right? I am up for the challenge… Bring It On!