Last Post, Summer 2018' of May I just say, Hi!!

Hello to Mr. Wu's former Spring 2017' IS101-3017 students. Thought I'd come through with a final post to say hello. Hoping everyone is doing well... while fulfilling through daily life's demands.

It's been right-about a year since my last posting.  Professor Wu suggested, I should post on Blogger for a last time I thought, sure... "Why not??" Despite, our intro to this neat tool, my blog postings still happen quite infrequently, rarely to never. After all those blog postings during IS101, I thing I was left with a case of Blogger's ''PTSD". I'm a bit curios to find how many students actually stayed current with posting anything on Blogger since IS101.

How many of you would actually be interested to continue posting on Blogger?. Think I have a good feeling, I may not be alone or falling too far behind any current blog users.  Interesting how despite the rapidly-changing world of technology certain things remain unchanged... I'm still terrible at keeping up with social media like face book. When I still prefer dialing over texting! But am very-great full.

One important challenge I'm great full,  joining in the journey and allowing for the opportunity.

I feel I've come a ways from our first day, glad to announce I am no longer as intimidated of computers and feel I've become more resilient towards adapting to change. I have much more to learn to get me to a desired level of computer knowledge but am certain I have the starting basics down. 

Best if i just FALL in with the season.

Just poking through to say, hello! Guess What guys! Fall is one of my two favorite seasons, and for all perfectly good reasons. Like Spring, I think Fall's climate falls in perfectly to alleviate us with it's brisk autumn breeze between that Hot summer's heat and cold winter's weather. I hope everyone is doing well... I am doing Alright, just practicing to take things one day at a time, one breath at a time... Much like the unpredictable weather, we also get the not so fun, unpredictable crap! I Often referred to these as the "f'N'-dictables". In the process of practice, I've entitled my self to taking a few very-well deserved moments out of each day to, 1.*be still for a moment 2.* let go for a little and 3.*just breath... I'm certainly no life coach or meditation expert but, In all it's perfect timing, I figured why not try. if once-many times having already heard of these 3 simple techniques to be proven effective. In practicing, So far it's proven to be mostly effective and beneficial against KARATE CHOPPING SOME-ONE!! Ideally, Whom ever's brilliant idea it was to hire and layoff newer employees due to an "over-census"?? As my supervisor sarcastically advised, "It's be best if you'd all just settled for a layoff". I will honestly say, my ideal meditation preference at that moment would've been one of BRUCE LEE's effective martial art moves. But, I'd have to settle for the fact that seniority comes in to play. Also understanding that layoffs become a trend particularly around this season. Fortunately and Ironically the news came down on my second most favorite season, FALL. SO I figured, it'd be best if i just temporarily FALL in with the season. While i figure out a few things. So,on a much friendlier approach... I'll take a hike with that Jack! For I have now found a little room for a perfect excuse to get outdoors, Maybe for a possible hike up to Mount Charleston. A good friend of mine had recently suggested a couple great hiking trails, and It's been a couple years since i visited i'm usually up for outdoor adventure I'm excited!! Anyhow, thanks for reading and listening to my shenanigans. Take good care guys.

Back Again!!

Nearly or about two months later... I'm glad to finally take a moment to share with you all of my most recent update in life.  As Mr. Wu would say, i am super "elated" to share with you that i am only two weeks in to stepping foot into my new job as an activity coordinator. I find it to be more so a stepping stone of opportunity that i truly hope will eventually help me further build a foundation towards possibly pursuing a career path in physical therapy. 

CareMeridian is the company i'm employed though it mainly focuses in providing rehabilitative care for admitted residents/patients consisting of pediatric,adolescents and adults recovering from acute spinal injuries, and or illnesses ranging from moderate to severe injuries. 

 I must tell tell, it was about a few months wait for this opportunity to finally come through between patiently awaiting for state back ground process to come through. But i must say, well worth the wait!! As it will allow me to gain an opportunity to learn of each resident and help provide them with hands on material specific to their abilities and disabilities in hopes to help them further thrive and progress throughout their recoveries.

But most importantly, I'd say that the most rewarding part of this job is how each individual serves me as an example and a daily inspiration. It's amazing to find how in such short period i'm truly  blown away! and super impressed by their own true "Grit".  As Perseverance takes on to a whole newer level.

Life lesson learned this week.   

Courtesy, 

Mrs. Diane (recovery unit resident) 

Quote: " It's not about what life throws at you. It's about how you tackle it!" Best part is to later find you've only  truly LIVED through it.

Back in Blogger!

Hello To Everyone!!  Hope you guys are all doing wonderful. It's been a while since my last post. Just wanted to poke through here to stay in touch and let you know i'm doing well. Wish you all a great fall semester weather or not attending this semester. And I also ask that each of us is blessed in the process of doing all great things life requires of us. Most importantly, i genuinely wish true happiness in doing so.  Thank you for your replies on my last posts.
I will continue to stay in touch & keep you updated.

Peace & Love to you all! :)

Another Update!

Hello again everyone, hope you’re all enjoying of your Sunday night. Just another update on today’s accomplishments.  After a few hours of brain picking and repetitive key pocking I could say it turned out to be a productive day with help from Mr. Wu.  Resulting, in the completion of my A3 Home Page. To check it out, feel free to follow the link below.

http://elizabethporada.atwebpages.com/Homepage.htm

Getting closer...

Hello everyone, feels like just yesterday i published the last post. I think i may be getting closer to finishing up. This weekend today Saturday and tomorrow Sunday,  Mr. Wu will meet me at West Charleston CSN. to help me push things and  into gear and soon hope to get things to a wrap! Hope You are all enjoying what's left of this summer. :)

Still here, & finally Almost there!!

Hello to all my awesome class mates from Mr. Wu's Spring 2017' IS101-3017.  

Just an update on my current status, I'm still here & finally ALMOST There!! 

I've finally made it through Quiz 6 & Mail Merge, still...need to complete and finish it off with Home Page, Power Point Presentation, and a few other "FUN" shtuff w/Sam projects. Mr.Wu has planned for me. Well, i will continue to keep ya'll posted until... i actually really, get there. Lol! I'm honestly, feeling like the Tortoise from children's story book, the Tortoise & the Hare "Slow & Steady... wins the Race"except i'm racing myself and could use a friend like Popeye w/his spinach for a little more Turtle Power!!

Stay tuned and TO BE CONTINUED... 

 

PS. Hope you are all having an awesome summer :)

Hello Again, Everyone!!

If there's anyone else still out there...I would like to share and announce that i have FINALLY! passed my last IC3 exam (Key Applications). It may have been a long time after you've all completed yours. But as it's said, "Best, late than never!" A big shout out to all of you, who helped motivate me to continue and do better.  Hope you are all doing well, keeping it cool and enjoying this very hot summer. I'm still glad to have had you all as my classmates and might just see you around again at CSN . Also, an added Big THANK YOU to the two who  helped me w/vouchers.  And a special friend, who stood along side and  helped encourage me throughout tough times when i just wasn't feeling it. Couldn't of  done it with out you guys!!!   Last but not least, to the best example who genuinely made it a class to remember! Your experience,dedication unique way of instructing is visible through each and every of your students, and clearly wouldn't go unnoticed.

And that's All Folks!!

Staying Alive!

Hello everyone, hope everyone is doing well, it's been a couple weeks since my last blog. As usual, life's way of testing my limits continues... As i continue to make most to keep afloat. I believe life's purpose for testing my limits is to break boundaries and allow me to strengthen my faith as i keep swimming to stay afloat. Like my favorite fish once said, "Just Keep Swimming..." And I still hold on to my idea of Persevering.

This heat seems too hot to handle.

Hello my IS101 peeps! It is dangerously hot out there my friends. This dessert temperature is already feeling more like.  Death Valley. I don't see how anyone could possibly acclimate to this tripple  digit heat, As much as i'd like to avoid getting out to this inferno of a heat, So stay cool and be safe out there everyone.

Summer Time in full swing!

I hope this summer is treating everyone well. My summer has officially started with my kido's finally being out for summer break. Yeterday, was nice to have packed their last lunch pack and it was even nicer to know i've  made my last M-F  daily round drive for school drop off. We've finally made it through another school year. Lots of stuff to plan for to get us all through the summer.  Stay safe and cool everyone!

Hello Everyone!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Vegas has sure brought on the heat!  Hope you guys are playing  it safe and keepin' it chill.  As i will continue to post and blog over the summer. Serves for good practice, and good way to stay connected with whom ever else wants to continue with Blogger. Mr. Wu also suggested i continue with Blogger since i'm in for an extended stay in IS101-3017. And i figure he thought it would be a good way to keep tabs on me.  So please join in and don't hesitate to continue with blogger otherwise i'd be blogging and posting to myself.  Mr. Wu, stay out of trouble this summer! ")

A Journey to Remember...

Boy! and what a journey it's been. Only to know, it's only begun. This is only my beginning towards a journey into this world of  digital technicality. Although it has been a journey of complexities, trials and errors it is a door i chose to open to help me learn and prepare for what this new journey has to offer. In this journey, I WISH YOU ALL the BEST!! It was great having you as my classmates.

Still sailing along...

Arrrgh...  Ahoy!!! To Captain Wu and my fellow pirate classmates, hope every one's  had a wonderful Friday! I missed you all in class this evening and could only imagine how much more I've missed out of the class today. Without assuming anyone was wondering, Lol!   Just thought I'd keep ya pirates updated anyway, and let you know this pirate is OK.  Just ran into a few high ocean tides and made it out alive as i have gripped  n' held somewhat control over the steer and now trying to navigate my way through this minor ship wreck,  I hope to meet  ye pirates at Captain Wu's pirate's landing next Friday to help wrap this ship up and sail it off to it's mother ship. Good night and great weekend class!  :P

Mission Impossible

As we are closely approaching the end of this course i find myself in a time crunch attempting to make most possible of what feels to be impossible. At this point i may feel overwhelmed with pursuing the possibilities and defying the odds. But choose continue to do my best to do so.

I wish my class the best in accomplishing this mission.

NOt A very Good Friday!

I have decided to miss class tonight, This pounding headache just won't let me be. I feel as if as if i have been trampled by a stampede of bulls. My face it feels as if i dove face first into a concrete floor or wall. My teeth feel like someones' drilling right through them. Darn Sinus infection! I hope you guys had a better evening."/.

It's Good Friday!

T.G.I.F.!  I can call it an official Friday, once  my head hits my pillow and fall into sleep mode.  It will hopefully allow me to get into Function mode. This weekend is looking busy already, between  Easter Sunday and preparing to send kids back to school after their spring break. Finding the perfect balance has been a juggle. In the midst of it all i am making every effort to enjoy those little things that matter most. My kids are growing up fast, things are changing before my eyes and time doesn't seem to stand still.

Packets of Informative Learning!

I can't help but notice, how close we are to the end of this course! Only five class sessions remaining. Backtracking a few months before i decided i would jump on to IS101. I figured it would only be of best interest to sign up since, i still had a little of what i learned in CIT 95 temporarily stored in memory.

Once spring registration came through, i recall feeling a little nervous as i knew this course would require the extra time and effort to compromise. Eventually, spring semester rolled in. Friday January, 20th 5:59 pm. time to report to day one of IS101 class session.

It was cool to find how many students were present to experience the whole scenario.
Much more interesting, was Wu's attention to every detail. "First Impressions"..."he may have even noticed what color socks you wore that day!" It was cool to find that students were quickly to build a sense of camaraderie.

Our class had the chance to relate and gain a better familiarity through Blogger. Throughout the course, I quickly realized it would take some adaptation and figuring out a balance between life and course requirements. Overall, it's been a whirlwind of new challenges. But at this point i am relieved to say that throughout the experience we have come a ways from the first day.

Somedays, having felt overwhelmed with Mr. Wu's  informational over-load. Much like the packet switching. The Idea was focused towards improvement.  I think we've been provided with the necessary packets of informative learning to later apply towards my next objective.

After this course i hope to polish up on each concept and lookforward to confidently move forward towards other challenges. So glad, to know we are getting closer to end of the tunnel. :)

Spring without a break!

Well, spring has sure sprung!!! Except i feel  i may have missed the "break"part of  our spring-break. CSN is already back in session, after what felt like a super short no- breaker. Or maybe, Spring- forward just sprung through too early, at a time when i felt like I could instead, spring"backwards" n' fall into days sleep-comma.  If i could, i'd demand for a do-over, second break! Especially, after having to wake up early am for work after driving the little monsters to school since Nevada School District decides they would spring into their break at a time when according to our course syllabus,seems less like a Spring Break! Ok enough. of my spring-break rant. I should be thankful instead, I hope you guys all enjoyed Spring-break, :)

The Prevalence of Blogging

How prevalent is blogging?

Because i thought this question would be relevant with all the current blogging we've been doing in class.

After sharing with Mr. Wu of a recent thought, related to blogging he was kind to suggest the term "prevalent," a new term for me. Which i think it might make sense to you as i articulate both my thought and ideas about blogging. 

After reading a few articles relating to this topic, i'm becoming more aware of the prevalence of blogging.

It's no doubt, that these resourceful tools such as, blogging along with the use of other social media and networking tools have significantly impacted our way of communicating and thriving in this digitally functioning generation.

What i found most interesting, is how human and social behavior impacts the prevalence of blogging.
I think it has not only become a resourseful social tool, it's also evolved into a cultural trend causing a trending effect amongst different groups of  bloggers.

I will not give you all the interesting facts. But, if you are curious to learn alittle more about blogging, and it's prevalenting trends, i am certain you'll find learning about it just as interesting.

Beacause i think human and their behaviors, all in a NUt- case shell can be a pretty darn interesting subject alone!  Hope you found this as interesting:P.

My Academic Goal

I chose the Associate of Science (AS) degree because it will allow me to take necessary core credits to help meet with requirements in the core subjects of English, Math, Science and other additional courses . My current plan is to focus on these required courses, as each of these courses will also transfer to a four year college or university allowing me to  pursue and complete my education in my desired field of health and medicine. My projected goal for graduation would be December,2019 .  Another advantage, in having earned an Associate of Science degree is that before getting to a four year university, I would just have 2 years left to complete in my field study. :)

Where Has Time Gone???

Time sure is precious.  Lately, it seems like there just aren't enough hours in a day! It even takes time to make time. Sometimes, life itself requires so much of your time letting you fall short of  time.  At the end of the day it's what you did /how your time was invested in a day. Only to later question where that time has gone???

Perserverence

It's a noun....Defined to be a state of mind, It's a moment of picking, and kicking that dirt off your shoe to focus on the challenges we are faced and those obstacles that we cross those boundaries we thought we couldn't cross... I look at it as a state of recognizing your GROWTH.

Where's Sunday???

Is Sunday Really Over???   Sunday-Fun Day!, and  Monday,...A not so very Fun day!. If  Everyday were like Saturday, Well it wouldn't be too fair for Friday!!  "It all began with a Monday...." Who thought,..."It would be a good idea to drag along Tuesday into work.  Shortly after, a Wednesday tagged along only to bring an extra work load. After, a thumping Thursday stood and said,
"someone needs to put a foot down in here, to clear this extra load of work!" When finally, Fast-Friday came through, and helped Finish the Job! All in time, before a very chill Saturday came through as he sat there waiting for his beautiful sunny Sunday.

 Maybe we'll just have to let the story begin with Monday .... Until chill Saturday and fun day, Sunday!

New to Course & New to Blogger!

I am  new to blogger and am learning to navigate through this useful tool.  I would say it is somewhat, similar tool as face book, "except with a newer face." Once I  become more familiar with this tool, it would be all a  piece of cake!

Personally, I'm not much into communicating through social media. Although,  realizing that social media as many other social tools are and continue to be a great source to staying connected and up to date w/ what goes on in this digitally thriving world.  

 Blogger may have been around for much long before i learned about it. But i think it will quickly grow w/me as we use it through out our new IS101 course.