the experiences i have had ... they have been mutually beneficial. not only can a business benefit, but an internship experience (even for a small consulting practice) can provide personal and professional skills for the host business owner, for the intern (whether a student or a seasoned professional in career transition), or for all those served by the experience. it is not an experience to be looked at as burdensome - it is a privilege to serve and to contribute to the professional development of individual.
dedicating my time to this effort ... admittedly, starting this blog is a result of the news on november 10 of the death of my friend, jengyee liang.
the following is a repost from one of my other blogs (original over here).
... jengyee - passed on monday, nov 10, as a result of lupus. berkeley class of '05, she was a mentee and a friend. i am still processing the news. i received the news yesterday via e-mail.
i can truly say that i was (and am) the fortunate one who shared and learned much while she and i were mentor-mentee through cal's mentorship program. had a chance to contribute (the foreward) to her book, hello real world (and a little more on her hrw site) and have a little fun with r|wear.and most importantly, i believe that she is definitely one of the people in my life that has inspired me.
as the morning continues ...
just a little more to share - it was evident this morning, during the rollercoaster of emissions, that focus and concentration were not going to play out very well at work. i have had a hard time even concentrating at home with the simplest of busy-tasks. that said, i decided to take the day off from work.
turns out i am not sure what i'm going to do the rest of the day, although i will say that i am glad for this time to myself - and for those whom i've talked with this morning. (i'll probably refrain from eating a pint of mac-n-cheese (i think i'll refrain), but i may go for the chocolate eclair. hee-hee.)
i have been playing conversations in my head that i remember between jengyee and me, i have saved an old voice mail msg she left, i've watched her toastmaster contest video (over here), and i have smiled because she did inspire me in many ways. i know that because of her, i jump-started a little intern blog. before her book was released, she asked, "If you feel inspired to create an intern-specific blog, I wanted to ask your permission for me to include a link to it from my book website (TBA next month-ish). I know your site would be fun. so i did create the blog (over here) - where it's best just to start reading from the beginning, jan 2006, if you are interested), and it was fun.
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