00:00[music] >> I was up at 1:00 a.m
00:05>> [music] [music] [snorts] >> Good morning, everyone
00:21It is currently very early in the morning, 7:12
00:23[music] It is the beginning of May and it's the first Monday of May
00:27Despite that, if you are on summer vacation, that is so good for you because [music] I'm not
00:31As a grad student, we work throughout the entire year
00:35We don't get any summer [music] breaks off
00:37It is a little bit more chill in the summer, like some supervisors and bosses will go on vacation and you can go on vacation, too, but I'm working the entire [music] 4 months
00:46I am working between now and September, and then when September hits, the school year officially starts again
00:52We hop right back into more [music] work
00:53Anyways, summer is also conference season and I have so many deadlines [music] coming up
00:58My first deadline is coming up on Wednesday
01:00I have to submit this abstract application for this conference [music] that I don't even know if I'm going to get into
01:06It's like a highly competitive conference, but everything in grad school is just about perseverance
01:11So, my goal is to finish typing out my application tonight, [music] send it off for approval to all of my PIs tomorrow, and then hopefully they respond [music] in time for Wednesday
01:21But, we'll see
01:26>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Okay, it is now currently like 9:17
01:56I do need to run out of the house in less than 15 minutes [music] so that I can make a 10:00 a.m
02:04meeting that I forgot about last night
02:06So, hmm, I didn't really plan my morning that well
02:08I'm a little bit like this right now
02:12I read in the comments some time ago that this person thought I was faking [music] when I'm in a rush getting ready in the morning
02:19It's like, "There's no way you actually get ready in 10 minutes." What do you mean? Like, do you think I lied about rushing? You think I'd want to rush? [music] Anyways, I love proving the haters wrong
02:28So, here's the timer
02:30We're going to set it
02:32I'm going to do my makeup, and I'm going to prove you wrong
02:36Okay
02:37I'll even give you a little extra second [music] just to chat at the very beginning
02:40I'm just going to put my headband on
02:45>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Middle finger [music] to you
03:13With enough time to pack up my bag
03:26>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> It is now actually 5:30 in the evening
05:39Here's the progress update so far
05:39I basically have this application due on Wednesday, but I need to get this abstract approved and verified by our collaborators and my PI and I have my first meeting with my PI or my boss at 8:00 a.m
05:54tomorrow
05:54Instead of listening to Spotify, I should actually just have like a random Netflix show on right now and it just keeps me from being bored while I look at code for hours and hours on end
06:03This is the file that I have to actually write my entire application and I just have some notes on what my data looks like
06:11So, I do most of my biostats and analysis in our studio and I just look at all of my statistics and crunch my numbers
06:19So, these are all these spaghetti plots that I've created and they all look so nice
06:23They're all colored
06:25I think I'm going to take a break
06:26My brain feels fried as always
06:26I have no words
06:31I'm going on a run
06:31My second run of the season
06:34I'm so tired
06:36>> [music] [music] >> Guys, it's almost 1:00 [music] a.m
06:48It is not going well
06:50I'm so tired
06:50I had to eat chicken cuz I got a little bit hungry
06:53I got snacky, but computer looks like this
06:56[music] I just have panels and panels of figures that I've made, but I still have to actually analyze them all
07:03I have code running in the background [music] trying to simultaneously do some lit search to see how I can analyze a little bit more
07:09I'm meeting with my supervisors at 8:00 a.m
07:14tomorrow
07:14So, T minus 7 hours until I have to meet with him
07:18Like I'm confident I can get this done by 8:00 a.m., but at what cost? But, maybe for like a 3:00 a.m
07:24[music] night
07:27We'll see
07:35>> [music] [music] [sighs and snorts] >> It's 5 minutes until my meeting with my boss
08:03You know what's crazy? I set the meeting to 8:00 a.m
08:05Like, why would I even do this to myself? I knew that I would wake up tired, and I still electively set an 8:00 a.m
08:10meeting
08:10I slept like 3 hours
08:13I went to bed at 4:00
08:15I'm cooked
08:19There was no way I was going to come in [laughter] at 8:00 a.m
08:21How are you? Um I sent you my abstract draft in the email just now
08:27I did
08:27Just now
08:27Did you get it? Okay
08:33>> [music] [music] [music] >> What the hell, [music] A? It's noon
08:58I'm very tired
08:58It took me so long to finish that application, and I didn't actually even [music] submit it
09:03I just drafted it
09:04I sent it to my boss, and [music] now I'm waiting to hear back in a couple hours, but my brain fried
09:09I think this [music] is the least I've ever slept
09:133 hours of sleep
09:13I think I still have work to do today, so [music] I can't even take a nap
09:17I have to finish up a systematic review and review some data
09:22The thing in a PhD is I like to take on a lot of different projects [music] from different PIs and labs so that I have a lot of variety in my skills and a lot of diversity, but it keeps me really, really busy
09:34It's been a really long time since I've been making sourdough bread [snorts] and [music] I miss having it in the morning
09:40I used to have it every single day for breakfast, but ever since I like started doing lab work, I feel like lab work is just so time-consuming [music] and sourdough is one of those things where I need to be home the whole day to [music] work on the bread and I just don't have that luxury when I'm doing lab work
09:53So we're getting back into routine
10:05>> [music] [music] >> It's now almost 5:00 p.m
10:17I like my brain is shutting down
10:19Nothing's working anymore
10:21I think [music] I wanted to step out of the house
10:22Like I haven't been out of the house the entire day and I just want to go to like a cafe, [music] breathe air that didn't come out of myself
10:29That sounds really gross, but I was going to go to the cafe, but look at this
10:33This matches my mood
10:33[music] It is raining
10:35I feel like I can't get it on video, but it's actually raining quite a bit
10:38[music] I want to get at least another two, three hours of work done
10:42I have my little fleece
10:42What's it called again? Oh, it's a vest
10:45Yeah, I'm [music] losing words
10:47But just another two to three hours of computer work to do and I think either a nice coffee or a tea would [music] really help cuz I'm just getting a little bored sitting in front of my computer staring at [music] the same thing all day
11:26>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Hello
13:16We're going to let the hair happen
13:17This is like post shower hair, but I didn't actually wash my hair
13:20So, it's just kind of in a bun
13:22I'm actually surprised I have any energy left in me
13:26Like I've been up since 7:00 a.m
13:26on 3 hours of sleep, but I feel like I'm getting the post 9:00 p.m
13:29surge of energy, and I'm actually okay now
13:32Not that sleep tonight is an option, cuz I still have to do work
13:38I still have like 150 articles left to review, so that's going to be what I'm staying up for tonight, but it's dinner time
13:45It's actually also past 11:00 p.m
13:48My version of instant ramen is Korean naengmyeon or cold noodles, and I've made it so many times on the channel because I have this all the time
13:56So, this is like potato starch noodles
13:58I actually don't know what it is, but it's so easy to come together
14:02You literally just boil this, put in the broth
14:03It's a cold noodle base, and then I'm going to chop with a nice hefty cucumber and some chicken
14:17Okay, so I boiled the noodles for like literally a minute
14:20They take no time
14:22This is why it's my instant ramen, and then I rinsed it under cold water
14:23This is the soup base
14:26It is like a ready-made cold soup base
14:27It's meant to be like half frozen so that it's super duper cold
14:34This is like half a cucumber, which is a little bit excessive, but I like my vegetables
14:37I'll put in some kimchi as well
14:42Dinner is served
14:42Korean cold noodles and some meal prepped leftover chicken for protein
15:05>> [music] [music] >> I think I'll actually head to the Asian grocery shop today because there's a lot of like Asian [music] condiments that I want to fill up on
15:30And the aunties and uncles there all speak like really fluent Mandarin
15:33And fun fact, I'm actually Cantonese
15:36[music] I was born in Hong Kong and Cantonese and Mandarin are completely different languages
15:40I learned Mandarin as a second language as a kid, but over the years [music] without someone to actually conversationally practice with me, I've lost all of my fluency
15:46To get all of my fluency back, [music] I've actually been using Speak AI for 10 minutes a day
15:51The app is designed to not just teach you vocab, but also how to have conversation like [music] a native speaker
15:56They tailor to your starting fluency with a custom learning path where you can learn new words and grammar [music] every single day
16:01I'm at Lilly's house right now
16:02I love being able to practice on the go
16:04I think the smartest feature [music] is probably the free talk feature on the app, which essentially guides you through different scenarios and actually practices your responses
16:12So, I'm going to try this conversation where I'm at a hot pot place
16:17Here's a phrasebook [music] for some of the phrases that are commonly used in restaurants
16:22This one means clear soup base because I don't eat spicy
16:25[music] I've never been here before
16:32I want the clear soup base
16:36The best way to [music] immerse myself with Chinese is just to try shopping all in Chinese, which is [clears throat and music] soy sauce
16:42This is sweet soy sauce, but I don't want sweet
16:45I want >> [music] >> salty soy sauce
16:49I want salty soy sauce
16:51>> Do you shop here often? >> Uh sometimes
16:55>> Okay
16:55>> What's up? >> Have you seen this before? Where do I get this? >> I know a little bit of [music] Mandarin, so I could ask the staff if you'd like
17:07Oh, okay
17:08Thank you
17:08No problem
17:08Have a good day
17:10I really hope someone Okay, let's log back in
17:13I still need soy sauce
17:15Okay, I'll take this one
17:19I came home
17:19I have what I need
17:19Speak AI has helped a lot with regaining some of the vocab and the phrases [music] that I've learned and forgotten over the years
17:28So, if you want to try Speak AI as well, you can use the link in my description for a free week
17:31It's probably the most fun and interactive [music] learning I've ever had with Chinese
17:41>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> It's literally 5:00 p.m
17:59I had one coffee, half a cup of water, and two slices of sourdough bread
18:05And my I [music] just can't
18:07Abstract is finally submitted, but it was like the most hectic day, back and forth emails with like 10 people, [music] adding ships
18:14I have to recrunch some of the numbers
18:21My god
18:21Yeah, I have to run now for a pottery class that I'm actually taking with Adriana, [music] but I have to get ready cuz the class starts in 40 minutes and my commute is 40 minutes
18:33So, we got to go
18:33I'm wearing a wife beater today
18:36That is my mood
18:39Sourdough bread for Adriana, half the loaf
18:43And then a little treat for myself, lunch
18:50Got to go
19:13Get me smacked
19:17>> [laughter] >> Hold on, no one knew that until you said it
19:20>> Oh, I didn't know you were going to do the audio
19:30>> It's [music] not me, I swear
19:30It's like this
19:48>> [music] [music] >> Cinnaholic
20:06Cinnaholic
20:09>> You're so nice
20:12>> Wow
20:13>> That was not the third time that we opened this box for this [laughter] shot
20:18>> It looks really good
20:19>> Orange apples
20:22>> Oh
20:27>> Not cooked
20:28>> You know what? >> That would be a nice >> little freshness
20:30>> I appreciate it
20:31>> A little fiber
20:32>> Yeah
20:33>> Cheers, Darcy
20:38>> I'm following you
20:42>> It's my 30
20:42Anyways, I just came home and this is what I find
20:45I come over to my desk, little specs everywhere
20:47And I don't know if you can see on the floor, but there's just like little white pieces everywhere
20:52Everything is covered in these like white little specs and these dusts and I don't know if you can actually see that, but they're literally just everywhere
21:01Everything is just covered in them
21:04It's all over right Like I genuinely don't have the energy or the capacity to deal with this right now
21:10This is so frustrating
21:10I'm so tired from my full day of work
21:13I come home, I just need to do more work, and I have more deadlines to do
21:17Why is this happening right now? Good morning
22:02[music] Actually, it's afternoon
22:03It's almost 2:30
22:03I'm not going to lie, this is kind of a write-off [music] for me
22:07It's Thursday, and despite it being in the afternoon, I have not sent a single email
22:11I have done no work
22:14I feel like Thursday is like kind of close to the end of the week, but not really, and it's usually always the day that if I'm crashing and I need sleep [music] and I need rest, it's the day that I just write off and I don't end up doing anything
22:25I wrote in my little Muji notebook things that I want to accomplish [music] today, and I don't want to put too much pressure on myself because there's only a few hours of my work day left, and I think I'm just going to focus on sending some emails, [music] getting together some of the housekeeping items that I need to do on my laptop, and maybe reviewing some of those papers for that review paper that I'm working on
22:47[music] So, this stack has all of the papers that I need to review, and then this Excel sheet is what I'm tracking
22:53Everything that I've grayed out is what I've done so far
22:54And then, the rest
22:57Oh, there's another sheet here
22:59These are the ones I haven't done
23:01>> [music] >> The 170 sources I need to look through
23:04I've done I've done 30
23:07>> [music] [music] [music] >> What the dog doing? >> [music] [music] [music] >> Hello, new angle
23:43I am actually heading to a little K-Beauty pop-up
23:46As much as I am excited, I'm also like extremely nervous in front of new people
23:53Like I have anxiety overload
23:55So, put me in a room full of other people that I don't know, and I'm doing a little PR for them, and like I'm scared
24:02Like I literally have anxiety and stress
24:04But, I feel like it's going to be fun
24:06The creators of the pop-up event reached out, and I think it's going to be a really nice little event where they just kind of spread a little bit more education and awareness about the K-Beauty skin care and makeup that they have
24:21And I think it's just really cool that like as an Asian person, it's no longer [music] embarrassing to own K-Beauty products
24:29Like this was not a thing back in like 2012 2015 when I was a little kid
24:35Like [music] Asian beauty was just like never around
24:36Even I think in like Hong Kong, which I was born there, [music] it's just not such a big deal
24:42But, it's really cool and interesting to see it now
25:00>> I'm I'm so late
25:01>> I'm so late
25:07>> Okay
25:07Okay
25:07Okay
25:07Okay
25:07Okay
25:09Okay, we're fine
25:09Where's my wallet? Yeah, let's go
25:13Outfit, yep
25:20There are so many people here
25:20Oh my god
25:24All right
25:29Sab, I wish you were here
25:29I need A SOCIAL BUFFER
25:32>> [screaming] >> SO, it's now 1:00 in the morning and literally while I was transiting to the event earlier, my boss sent an email going like, "You want to present your results at lab meeting tomorrow in the morning?" I'm like, "Sure
25:44Like, can I say no?" So, let me just pull out of my butt a random presentation for tomorrow morning
25:51I think I'll just work on this presentation really quickly for an hour and then head to bed, wake up tomorrow again, and then work [clears throat] in the morning again
25:58Tonight wasn't supposed to be full of work, but I find myself back at my computer at midnight every single night
26:08>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> You might be in school as well, but [music] can you slap together a presentation on demand in 3 hours time when your supervisor just randomly emails you after work hours? I can compete
27:22I do my presentation in 14 minutes
27:25I think I'll just do some quick makeup
27:28I just I want to look presentable on camera, but I actually don't really care cuz these are like a bunch of students and supervisors that I see [music] on a bi-weekly basis
27:35I don't think they care what I look like
27:39So, I'm going to mascara
27:44Brows
27:47And blush
27:47Just so I can look a little more alive
27:50Sometimes I'm like, I show up on the internet like [music] dead tired at 5:00 a.m
27:54all the time
27:57Why do I care about what people at school [music] view me as? I can literally wear nothing to school and people wouldn't bat an eye
28:02Okay, presentation ready
28:04I have 5 minutes left [music] to my presentation, but after our meeting later, I actually have to run into lab for the in-person lab meeting, so I don't actually have a lot of time in between
28:13[music] Eat a piece of bread
28:14Usually on Fridays because of the back-to-back meetings, I don't have any time [music] to eat, so I'll eat like a breakfast and then lab meetings at 1:00 to 3:00 and then I come [music] back and I eat lunch
28:26So, if I don't eat now, I never get to eat
28:34>> [music] >> That presentation was so scary
28:37I was sweating, like perspiring from my armpits, the entire hour
28:42It was okay, though
28:44At least my boss texted me right after and was like, "Great stuff." Sometimes it just takes like two words of encouragement
28:50But I have half an hour
28:53Lab meeting starts
28:53I need to run in
29:06As always, coffee water chase
29:06Cheers
29:24It's actually almost 8:00 p.m
29:24And I know summer has come when the sun hasn't set yet at 8:00 p.m
29:29It's probably my favorite time during the day when the sun is just setting
29:34Everything is like golden yellow and my apartment gets so much sunlight
29:38It gets the direct sunset
29:41So everything is just so pretty right now
29:46>> Ready? >> I'm ready
29:52Lolly, are you ready? Come on
29:57She just wants to go out
29:58I'm going to take her
30:00Lolly with her Prada bag
30:03>> [music] [music] >> Birthday girl
30:13Aw, so cute
30:15>> [music and singing] [cheering and music]