lifespan development

Im studying for my lifespan development course. Midterm is on monday and main topic is fertilization and early stages of pregnancy.

"85-90% of aneuploidies arise from the maternal side. A strong effect of maternal age has been noted where risk increases significantly at 33-40, 40 having a faster increase."

I never thought 33 was really old but I guess I can understand the Korean emphasis on getting married so quickly. And being a health person and someone who learns these kinds of things, I feel like its almost my responsibility to my future kids to get married early and have kids. I think 4 kids is out of the question unless i want to be constantly on maternity leave - which i dont. And im realizing more and more how independent i like to be and how i actually dont want to get married that quickly (although im tres excited for when it will happen teehee).

SIGH why?!?!

This course saddens me.

kcf blessings (part 2)

Last year, I would never have done what I did tonight. I trekked in the snow to the gym just to watch the KCF people play basketball and cheer them on.

I haven't felt this sense of community in Waterloo for a long time.

I blogged a couple of weeks ago saying that I felt awkward around people. A friend told me something along the lines of if I see it as a problem, it will always be a problem. Another friend told me that to trust people, sometimes I just need to trust them first instead of waiting to see them be trustworthy.

In John 1:39, Jesus says "come and see," not "see and come."

Lately, I feel like i've been going and seeing, and God has been uber good in showing me many many many things.

I'm really looking forward to what else He has to show me.



Tear down the walls see the world
Is there something we have missed
Turn from ourselves
Look beyond
There is so much more than this

And I don’t need to see it to believe it
I don’t need to see it to believe it
Cause I can’t shake this
Fire burning deep inside my heart

Look to the skies hope arise
See His majesty revealed
More than this life there is love
There is hope and this is real

Cause I don’t need to see it to believe it
I don’t need to see it to believe it
Cause I can’t shake this fire burning
Deep inside my heart

This life is Yours and hope is rising
As Your glory floods our hearts
Let love tear down these walls
That all creation would
Come back to You
It’s all for You

Your Name is glorious
Glorious
Your love is changing us
Calling us
To worship in spirit and in truth
As all creation returns to You

Oh for all the sons and daughters
Who are walking in the darkness
You are calling us to lead them back to You
We will see Your spirit rising
As the lost come out of hiding
Every heart will see this hope we have in You

Cause I don’t need to see it to believe it
I don’t need to see it to believe it
Cause I can’t shake this fire burning
Deep inside my heart

This life is Yours and hope is rising
As Your glory floods our hearts
Let love tear down these walls
That all creation would
Come back to You
It’s all for You

Your Name is glorious
Glorious
Your love is changing us
Calling us
To worship in spirit and in truth
As all creation returns to You
(x2)

study break: environmental health

On the 8th floor of DP, studying oh so hard for my environmental health exam today


Look outside to see SUCH nice weather... although the windows do need to be washed.


An hour later, look outside and it's a blizzard.


Four key environmental concerns: air pollution, toxic chemicals, climate change, built environment.

explanatory relevance

Had my research design methods midterm yesterday. Found this in the textbook - hehe. I thought it was quite funny. Talking about the importance of explanatory relevance or logical reasoning when developing theories.

freddy (heart)

he was bought by my mother and has been there for me since second year - yes he's survived since then.