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Lhunardawen · 12-23-2008, 01:47 PM

Name (that you go by): Lhuna, the Lhunatic, or Abby
Age: turning 20 in eleven days
Occupation: part-time Biology major (graduating in four months!), full-time princess
Future Aspirations: Get into the medical school of my choice, specialise in Infectious Diseases, be a missionary doctor eventually. And maybe meet my husband and start a family along the way.
Goal in life: Hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Short term goals: Finish my thesis (and I'm not even halfway through my data gathering *sob*) and graduate on time, as well as not screw up my interview for the med school mentioned above.
Passion: Isn't a self-confessed nerd essentially passionate about learning?
Hobbies: Reading books, writing semi-autobiographical short stories, Downs-ing. Sadly there's not as much time for these as there used to be.
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Getting a 99+ (perfect standard score) in the NMAT. It's an exam pre-med students have to take before they can get into any med school in the Philippines, our counterpart to the MCAT. And I took the exam with practically no study, eight days after my finals 'week' (three days during which I had 7 exams and a paper). I left around ten items in the NMAT blank, completely shotgunned more items, and guessed the answers for even more items. The result I got is not something I brag of bringing about myself, really. Maybe it's a confirmation that the medical field really is for me.

Fave book: I haven't even read it yet, but I already know The Time Traveler's Wife will be a favourite of mine.
Fave movie: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is still fascinating. The Dark Knight was...highly disturbing. In a not-so-negative way.
Fave sport: volleyball, whether I play it or watch it
Fave store: Powerbooks and Fully Booked - can you tell I'm a fan of bookstores?
Fave music: I'm loving Dave Matthews Band now. I'll always love Goo Goo Dolls.

What you can't stand: the innate anti-crying mechanism I seem to have - it's awful not to be able to cry no matter how hard you try when you really need to
What you plain dislike: the smell of formalin
Who you admire: people who can really, excellently multitask, well-rounded people
What you most love to do: Discuss. Books, love lives, ecological concepts, terror profs, the comical biochemistry employed in Heroes (you need a catalyst to drive an enzyme to function???), whether or not Twilight is too cheesy for anyone's good. Anything interesting to which I can contribute.
Your self-confessed flaws: self-centredness, to an unbelievable extent
What intrigues/fascinates you: structure-function relationships
What scares you: failure, the unknown
Quotation to live by: But there's just too much. I can't quote an entire Book.

Additional comments: It's funny reading your own post to this thread from almost four years ago.

12-23-2008, 01:47 PM	#145
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Name (that you go by): Lhuna, the Lhunatic, or Abby Age: turning 20 in eleven days Occupation: part-time Biology major (graduating in four months!), full-time princess Future Aspirations: Get into the medical school of my choice, specialise in Infectious Diseases, be a missionary doctor eventually. And maybe meet my husband and start a family along the way. Goal in life: Hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Short term goals: Finish my thesis (and I'm not even halfway through my data gathering sob) and graduate on time, as well as not screw up my interview for the med school mentioned above. Passion: Isn't a self-confessed nerd essentially passionate about learning? Hobbies: Reading books, writing semi-autobiographical short stories, Downs-ing. Sadly there's not as much time for these as there used to be. Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Getting a 99+ (perfect standard score) in the NMAT. It's an exam pre-med students have to take before they can get into any med school in the Philippines, our counterpart to the MCAT. And I took the exam with practically no study, eight days after my finals 'week' (three days during which I had 7 exams and a paper). I left around ten items in the NMAT blank, completely shotgunned more items, and guessed the answers for even more items. The result I got is not something I brag of bringing about myself, really. Maybe it's a confirmation that the medical field really is for me. Fave book: I haven't even read it yet, but I already know The Time Traveler's Wife will be a favourite of mine. Fave movie: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is still fascinating. The Dark Knight was...highly disturbing. In a not-so-negative way. Fave sport: volleyball, whether I play it or watch it Fave store: Powerbooks and Fully Booked - can you tell I'm a fan of bookstores? Fave music: I'm loving Dave Matthews Band now. I'll always love Goo Goo Dolls. What you can't stand: the innate anti-crying mechanism I seem to have - it's awful not to be able to cry no matter how hard you try when you really need to What you plain dislike: the smell of formalin Who you admire: people who can really, excellently multitask, well-rounded people What you most love to do: Discuss. Books, love lives, ecological concepts, terror profs, the comical biochemistry employed in Heroes (you need a catalyst to drive an enzyme to function???), whether or not Twilight is too cheesy for anyone's good. Anything interesting to which I can contribute. Your self-confessed flaws: self-centredness, to an unbelievable extent What intrigues/fascinates you: structure-function relationships What scares you: failure, the unknown Quotation to live by: But there's just too much. I can't quote an entire Book. Additional comments: It's funny reading your own post to this thread from almost four years ago. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 12-23-2008 at 02:00 PM.