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It’s not about the suffering because we will suffer regardless.
And suffering is not restricted by what we “should feel”.
Just because there are people who have it worse, it doesn’t mean we don’t deserve to express our suffering. 

But suffering leads to changes and if it doesn’t, the suffering will continue.
It’s what you get out of the suffering.
It’s about what you learn, what you experience, and what you feel while suffering.

From being conscious of those three things while you suffer, you can make it through everything. 

Challenge yourself to make it through.

Believe in yourself, my friends.

I was once asked a question about whether I get tired of my girlfriend since it’s been so long. Truth be told, no. I never lose interest in her, its rather the opposite. Each day she intrigue me more and more. Why? Because I’ve met someone who loves me unconditionally. Not many people feel that at my age which is why it’s hard for me to relate to some people’s relationship problems. “Just find someone who loves you and will make you happy” I say. I guess I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be single. The subtle difficulties that come a long with making friends of the opposite sex.

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

To discipline ourselves does not necessarily require sacrifice of time. It requires allocation of time to regular, daily activities. Discipline is strict in the sense that you must not break your schedule, but it is fun in the sense that you know you’re being optimally productive. 

Sometimes your ambition grows so large that you’ve created a product that you fear. Not because it is creepy, but because it’s magnitude, it’s potential is so great you’re scared of letting if fall apart in your hands. You bring all this responsibility onto yourself, you give yourself a challenge so difficult with so many aspects you have to consider…

Yet, there’s still something in you that says “You can do it, buddy.”

UWAMR Initiative | Successfully established on January 12th.

By defining the rules of this team, I am defining many traits in me. 

This initiative I’ve started is a result of who I am and it reflects my personality. To make this business successful would mean that I am successful. Successful in achieving and establishing an organization which has always been a goal of mine. Quality time is like money; I invested time in this in order to get more quality time for the future.

Rape is obviously, clearly, and ethically the incorrect way to show your respect for women. It is mind-altering, life-changing, and one of the most morally depriving way of treating our women. I’m totally against these kinds of act.

However, when someone describes “rape” as exciting, it doesn’t mean they support rape, you derp. They are describing what the action feels like to most rapist. How dimwitted are you to assume that his intentions are to promote rape? How about you come up with a better argument to support your beliefs as opposed to quoting someone out of context. Things like this really frustrate me. It’s not the ignorance that’s frustrating because everyone is ignorant to some extent; it’s that you have the audacity and stupidity to try and inform people about your poorly established beliefs through cursing and incoherent sentences. 

There are great, amazing, absolutely amazing women out their who are at the front line influencing the government. And then there’s you people who are just plain rude. Get your shit together you protesters. 

I am a person defined by three qualities; three qualities my friends describe me as, three qualities that I believe would be an asset to your team. 

Firstly, I am realistic. I believe in knowing my current situation and knowing how my limits are affecting the options that I have. Now, it’s not to say optimist or pessimist are the incorrect ways of being a person. Being realistic works for me best because it amplifies the other two qualities I have. By being realistic, I know what I need to do and I am independent of relying on other beliefs. And because of this I work hard to achieve what I want. I work hard to not only impress other people, but to impress myself. I am motivated to show myself that I can do the job, that I can be better than who I already am.

This leads to another quality I have: perseverance. If I want something, I will try my best to get it. No matter how much the odds are against me, I will always try. I use to be in scouts and the first motto I learned was “Do your best.” I didn’t really care when I first heard it. But, the moment I looked at the book of requirements for each badge, something inside me told me that it’d be so cool to have all of them. I didn’t want those badges to make more friends or to show off to my parents. It was a simple desire, but it was a desire that I’ve seen repeating over and over again in my more recent goals. The simple desire to be someone who is successful, no matter how long it took.

And that leads to the last quality: patience. Being a realistic and persevering person can only work so well if you don’t have the patience to just sit down and think. I believe that is important to reflect on what you’ve done so you know how to improve. Patience is the key quality I want to convince you that I have. Patience is the root of tolerance, wisdom, consideration, respect, and other qualities because it takes time to have these qualities. I am the kind of person who is not impulsive, assuming, and judging because I always take my time to understand the situation, to understand the problem at hand.

Patience is an important quality that pharmacist must have because it prevents patients from becoming more frustrated or confused. If a pharmacist  loses his temper, he or she may give improper instructions to the medicine or not explain the medicine at all, and that is the worst thing to do.

I am Patrick Diep, undergraduate student of University of Waterloo’s biochemistry program. I am persevering to become a pharmacist no matter how long it takes and I know it is not beyond my limits.

Pharmacy related Response:

Yes, I can do this job and I know that I can do it well. I am speaking with certainty because I can confidently tell you that I know what this job entitles and requires. 

I’ve committed many hours to working and volunteering inside a pharmacy and I’ve experienced many different situations that involve issues with patients, prescriptions, and the medicine. I was guided through most of these experiences by the pharmacists that were watching over me, especially issues with medicine and prescriptions, but I had to deal with many issues concerning the patients by myself.

These were problems that I’ve never encountered before, but they were problems that I overcame effectively and in a respectful manner. I was able to quickly decide on the options I had, and to execute the ones that I believed would be most advantageous for the patient, myself, and the pharmacy.

Decision making and problem solving. Those are two traits that I am always trying to improve in every situation and I think that I have honed those traits to the point where I will be able to succeed in this job.

And if they ask: “Can you give us an example?”
One time there was a patient who called and I asked us if we had his prescription for Metformin ready. I checked the outbox drawers for his last name and returned to tell him we didn’t, but I would check his file if there were any problems with the insurance or his doctor. So, I checked and it appeared that he ran out of re-fills. I get back on the phone with him and inform about this. His immediate reaction is an irritated voice asking me to fill another 360 for him. That’s a lot, I can’t just give away 360 tablets. I think about the options for a second and come up with actions he could take so that he gets his way. Calmly I tell him the options and then he becomes infuriated. At that point, the pharmacist could hear the man yelling at me through the phone and offered to take the patient for me. I politely refused and told him that I knew a way to fix this. I let the patient yell at me until he calmed down. At that point, I informed him that there was nothing I could personally do to get him 360 tablets. I told him that the best thing I could do for his situation is to ask the pharmacist to advance three tablets so that he has enough for one day. This would buy him time to see a doctor and ask for him for more. The patient then thanked me for being patient because he forgot he could do that. He was satisfied at the end, and my pharmacist told me I did a good job. I think I handled that pretty well for a volunteer. :)
 

It’s been a very long time since I posted something on this public blog. Perhaps I should blog more to keep myself aware of the thoughts that pass by me.

In a society where a higher education is required to get those high-paying jobs, university seems like the only option. I, in fact, think that that is bullshit. If you’re in university because you “want to be a doctor”, I think you’re giving me bullshit. Where’s the passion? Where’s the desire to be a doctor? Do you REALLY want to be a doctor?

I think that the best answer to that question, for a first-year student, is to say something like “I’m undecided, but I know that I want to help other people feel better”. I once asked someone what they were in the Waterloo Biochemistry program for and they told me that they wanted save children from dying of cancer. 

Do you really want to be a doctor? It applies to professional positions, anything, to be honest. It’s all about passion. It’s one of the emotions that people SHOULD be expressing more. The desire to do something for a greater purpose.

I want to be a pharmacist. Not for the money, not for the credibility, and most definitely not because I want to simply “give back to the community”. 

I admit, I want to be a pharmacist for more personal reasons. It’s an extremely challenging, patience-requiring, and tedious job. You have to make sure every single patient present, and returning in the future, is receiving the correct medication with doses that make sense. You have to be able to deal with all the crap that pharmacists normally get from patients, doctors, company owners (like Shopper’s Drug Mart), insurance companies, the government, and police. 

I want to be a better Patrick, that’s why I want to be a pharmacist. I love challenge; much of my life is based on patience, and I’m a perfectionist. However, these aspects of me are weak and they need refinery and honing.

I want to be a better version of myself so that I can show everyone who I am. And I want to do that in a way where I’m not pointlessly showing off, being an egotistical asshole. 

I want to help others. The two deep desires that have grown up with me are the desire to play, and the desire to make people feel better (whether I feel great with them or not). 

The only way for me to satisfy the second desire for a long period of time is to become a pharmacist. It requires the exact traits I want to hone, and it satisfies this desire of mine. 

• Counting pills = ensuring patients don’t overdose.
• Talking to old people = to help them understand the medication so they can carry on enjoying their days.
• Mix things = applies my love for chemistry
  
  

They may seem bland to you, but I see these mundane tasks differently. I know what a pharmacist does, and I truly want to become one.

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Decide what you want to be, and truly desire it. 

Intelligence cannot be measured equally, nor can it be compared equally. You can only compare yourself to people who have the same traits as you because you will always have something, some skill/trait/talent/etc. that someone else you think is better than you doesn’t. I’ve come up with a list of everything (basically) that you need to take into account before you start saying “oh he/she is so much better than I am”. Don’t put yourself down too much, please. Learn to cope with it.

• Academic Marks (in the same areas of studies: math/sciences or humanities)
• Quality of Extra-curricular Activities/Quantity of Hobbies/Talents
• Quantity of Sports/Physical Activity 
• Social Life (ability to converse/express with anyone, quality of friendship)
• Maturity, Independence, Leadership Skills, Street Smarts, Sense of Direction (Literal/Abstract), Resourcefulness, Innovation/Creativity.

You can’t compare yourself to people have less of these than you do. If he get’s an impressive 95% average, but he is the most obnoxious, egotistical douche…Are you really going to compare your mark to his? Each of these 5 points will help you in the future for sure, it just depends on what your priority is. Personally, I look up to the people who have more of these points than me; I compare myself to those who are similar; and lastly, I am not discouraged by those people who have less points than me.