(based on original post over here ... and tentative feb 1st memorial planning)

thursday, nov 20, i attended a cal almuni/student event hosted by pasae. pasae (pilipino association of scientists, architects & engineers) formed in 1988, two years after i fled graduated from cal because i passed my last semester.

had quite a pre-dinner drinks & appetizer with jesse and then a full meal + dessert at buca di peppo. lots of peeps!
after a good night's sleep and a little regrouping & recharging on my day off from work, i was compelled to send a follow-up note to the group. i'm kinda mulling some ideas in my head and figured i'd share the contents of the note that i threw over to pasae on friday ...

Hi to you all that pulled the alumni/student dinner together yester-eve!

i appreciate the opportunity to meet students and alums - and i definitely appreciate the opportunity to share my perspective and experiences. i was really energized from the dinner, and i have some thoughts about seeing what i may be able to contribute as far as continuing perspectives about the the working world. having said that - a few things to offer and maybe there can be an opportunity to meet up w/you all again -

r|intern - i started a blog back in jan 2006 in response to a suggestion from a friend - here is the intro post (to the blog). the remainder of the blog should really be read in order to walk through amabelle's experience + other goofy posts (jan 2006 - april 9, 2006 ... 'cuz the rest after that is just blog fodder poop)

on the intro post, there are 2 links -
former pasae member was an intern - amabelle is the intern we "featured" through the r|intern blog.
and the inspiration and motivation came from a former mentee and cal alum, jengyee liang, who also wrote a book (hello real world)

sadly, jengyee died just this november 10 (jesse also knew here) ... and it's time - i have decided start to pull my perspectives together about internships. i'm starting a new blog - REALITY: apprentern (aka r|apprentern)

my intent is to post something at least once a week - repacking/repurposing info on r|intern ... the primary audience is the small business/solo practitioner ... HOWEVER while reminiscing on the chats from last night (with monica, robert and bryan), i am currently thinking about whether to pull content that also would be useful for students (from the perspective of someone who believes that students/prospective job candidates can understand how to get the most out of an internship or ANY time spent on an endeavor that can contribute to one's resume). nonetheless, for now, i'm likely to start out with background about myself, memories of looking for a job, starting business, former consulting practice, and former r|intern.

that said - - - if you wouldn't mind at least forwarding this info at least to monica and robert (bioengineering) ... given i'd mentioned what i'd set up as an internship ... i'd appreciate it.

also, if you want to share this w/other members, feel free to do so.

thanks again and perhaps i'll see some of you all again next spring. much continued success to pasae!

- shirl
b.s. chem e 1986