Hello there!
So I do realize it has been awhile since I've blogged, so I guess the custom is to say 'apologies', but to be honest, when I see people post things on their pages, youtubes, or walls or deviantart journal entries saying 'Sorry I haven't uploaded anything lately!', doesn't usually phase me that much.
I don't know. Maybe I'm just weird. xD
I'm pretty sure I do think in a rather quirky train of thought a lot of the time so....yeah.
So this journal entry is actually the one I started on for the 'Eyeball' aka, the optometry ball for uni. I know this because I have some photos I've saved onto this entry to kind of bookmark myself in my little hiatus:
(side note....editing the photo positions reminds me how bad blogger.com's photo placementing is T_T so annoying)
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| Friends awl dressed up |
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| I went for a red-lip look~! |
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| More fotos~! |
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| Main of the night! Chicken...something |
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So yeah, I'm trying to think of what is in between Eyeball and now, whilst being concise. xD Pretty much the last few months have been really hard core uni. Like I've never been so stressed in my life, because 2nd year is seriously....icky. I talked to a graduated 5th year and she said that 'If you can get through second year, you can get through all the other years."
Like...I do feel like I am smart , but then...in comparison to everyone else, I do also feel like I am retarded and kinda dumb. T_T. The content is hard...and I've kind of accepted the fact that because I think artistically/quirky/retardedly (however you would like to put it), I don't usually think logically...WHICH DOESN'T HELP IN MATHS AT ALL. =.=
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| This was the week Mom was away, and Sister bought food yay. I was a hermit at home studying~ |
Yeah, Ophthalmic optics is a bish.
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Oh, I also got really into dance. It was around midsems that we had a performance...and I was seriously stressed because the organizer (owner...well now ex-owner) of the dance studio/crew was also quite disorganized. Like we learned and performed one section of the dances THREE DAYS BEFORE. T_T. To put that in perspective, dance is a lot of muscle memory when you want to perform, so it's like memorizing a piano piece 3 days before your recital.
Here's our final performance:
It was a really unforgettable experience, although there were a lot of problems. I'm not going to go into much detail about the problems, but long story short, the studio is closed now, and Eejay and I have decided to cut off present and future ties and dependence on the ex-owner because he just wasn't responsible enough. I do miss dancing at the studio, but just, not worth it.
To be honest, I wonder how big of a portion dance will take up in my life now. I guess performing like that...and training like that...really appealed to some dormant dream of mine. But in reality, I think dance will end up being a hobby to keep me fit and maybe invest in, whereas my main source of income and....perhaps fulfillment will be with optometry.
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Speaking of optom, I got a job at an glasses company! I really love work at the moment because it is both challenging, educational, and the team there is absolutely lovely. There's so much to learn, like there's so many categories and additions and exceptions to each facet of the business, which, along with customer rapport, would probably be the most challenging aspects fr me at the moment.
Like for the lenses, there's basically 3 types. Single vision, bifocals and progressives (aka transitions, but not the photo chromatic ones). I always thought transitions were just the photo chromatic ones, but all the customers refer to progressives as transitions...so as a saleschick I have the responsibility to confirm with them so I don't mess it up. xD
I'll break it down simpler.
Single vision: one aspect i.e. near or far focus
Bifocals: two aspects, i.e. both near and far focus
Progressive: multiple aspects i.e. near graduated to far focus
Simple right? WRONG.
There are like...8 subtypes for each of the 3 listed above, like different lens types, different brands, different coatings...and different prices for every single one.
Oh, and all the private insurance numbers and companies...like to claim you have to enter a whole bunch of different codes for each aspect of the glasses i.e. lens, frame, coating, etc.
Ugh. And there's a lot of technique and natural talent to the sales aspect as well, because in order for the customer to feel comfortable enough with the product and spending that...bigger amount of money, you have to be able to work your wording and comfort around them.
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Anyway, have a random pic of the week! Weather's been crazy around here lately, hailstorms and everything. That's all for me at this point in time.
Here's our final performance:
It was a really unforgettable experience, although there were a lot of problems. I'm not going to go into much detail about the problems, but long story short, the studio is closed now, and Eejay and I have decided to cut off present and future ties and dependence on the ex-owner because he just wasn't responsible enough. I do miss dancing at the studio, but just, not worth it.
To be honest, I wonder how big of a portion dance will take up in my life now. I guess performing like that...and training like that...really appealed to some dormant dream of mine. But in reality, I think dance will end up being a hobby to keep me fit and maybe invest in, whereas my main source of income and....perhaps fulfillment will be with optometry.
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| I actually forgot what it's called...but it's the thing you use to mark the center of your lens so that when you cut it, the center is in the right position in the frame. |
Speaking of optom, I got a job at an glasses company! I really love work at the moment because it is both challenging, educational, and the team there is absolutely lovely. There's so much to learn, like there's so many categories and additions and exceptions to each facet of the business, which, along with customer rapport, would probably be the most challenging aspects fr me at the moment.
Like for the lenses, there's basically 3 types. Single vision, bifocals and progressives (aka transitions, but not the photo chromatic ones). I always thought transitions were just the photo chromatic ones, but all the customers refer to progressives as transitions...so as a saleschick I have the responsibility to confirm with them so I don't mess it up. xD
I'll break it down simpler.
Single vision: one aspect i.e. near or far focus
Bifocals: two aspects, i.e. both near and far focus
Progressive: multiple aspects i.e. near graduated to far focus
Simple right? WRONG.
There are like...8 subtypes for each of the 3 listed above, like different lens types, different brands, different coatings...and different prices for every single one.
Oh, and all the private insurance numbers and companies...like to claim you have to enter a whole bunch of different codes for each aspect of the glasses i.e. lens, frame, coating, etc.
Ugh. And there's a lot of technique and natural talent to the sales aspect as well, because in order for the customer to feel comfortable enough with the product and spending that...bigger amount of money, you have to be able to work your wording and comfort around them.
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Anyway, have a random pic of the week! Weather's been crazy around here lately, hailstorms and everything. That's all for me at this point in time.
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| Weather has been pretty crazy around here lately |
