~♥ ♥ ~ Grace ~ ♥ ♥~ profile picture

~♥ ♥ ~ Grace ~ ♥ ♥~

What is a date really, but a job interview that lasts all night? The only difference is that in not

About Me

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck
~~~ Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny ~~~
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥
"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." - Carrie, Sex and the City
..
"Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong."-– Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998, American Author and Expert on Love and Human Relationships)
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥&hea rts;♥

I am a passionate, intelligent, petite, energetic, funny medical professional. People describe me as honest, smart, silly, determined, caring, giving and loyal. I tend to have high expectations of success and have been described as too pigheadedly optimistic to heed the long odds and call it quits. It might explain why I do what I do for a living. Haa...Haa...!!!
I cherish my family and friends. I also love my career as it is not just a job, but a labor of love and incredibly fun and rewarding!!! My parents are from a country that most people go "Where?" or "What?" LOL!!! I was born in Santa Monica and raised in Los Angeles, Orange County and abroad. I grew up being a tom boy - Mom sort of liked and hated that. I love the outdoors and nature. I am a music, art and film lover and I definitely have my nerd/dork/geek-o-rama moments! I did travel a lot as a child thanks to my parents who wanted my sisters and I to learn about other cultures and our heritage :) I try not to take life too seriously because our time on earth is way too short to sweat the small stuff and small stuff is all it usually is. So, I say, just shake it off and learn to be happy with yourself because you only get one shot at life; you may as well live it to YOUR liking! And one more thing...myspace is just myspace. It's a silly little website. It in no way defines who I am or what I'm about. It's just a little taste of my personality ;-) Don't judge...!!!
My three favorite things in life to do are: to be laughing with someone special to me (friends, family and/or the BF :), traveling and to be doing any kind of outdoor activity i.e. surfing, running, biking, hiking, swimming.
I enjoy domestic and international travel. Most recent international travel destination was Costa Rica where I had a great time surfing in Playa Grande and Mal Pais. I also traveled to Kenya and had an amazing time on safari and traveling to the Kenyan eastern coast of Lamu and Shela. I hope to get to Italy and India soon. Crossing my fingers!! You are welcome to check out more of my travel pics. This page is a work in progress. More fun and details to follow. Smile. ;-)

My Interests



madtv - Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake Spoof Mad TV Funny

Add to My Profile | More Videos WHy I love Tatoos!

Graphics & Layouts

Graphics & Layouts

Medical School or Hmmmm...

Graphics & Layouts

For Fun:
I'm a real outdoorsy person. Started long board surfing last year. Haven't done much running lately, but hope to train for a half marathon soon. Have done marathons and triathlons in the past:

Completed three marathons (Los Angeles 1997, 2003; Huntington Beach 2003)

Half marathons (San Diego 1998; Long Beach 2003 and others I can't remember)

Multiple 5K/10K’s

Triathlons (KRING & CHUNG Newport Beach 1998; SEAFAIR Seattle 2002)

I also enjoy road and mountain biking, surfing, running, swimming, trail running, tennis, racquetball, hiking, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, tennis, rock climbing, bouldering, kayaking, rowing, basketball (I'm 6'3" and I can slam dunk in my head ;-). I do suck at mountain biking and down hill skiing. Oh and tennis too! Sad but true :-(

Travel: I was in Chicago for St. Patty's Day 2007 which was a bit crazy, but fun! Chicago and NY cops kept hounding us - law enforcement are funny that way! Check out the new pics :)

I have traveled to:
Costa Rica (Liberia, Tamarindo, Playa Grande, Mal Pais, Montezuma)
Kenya (Nairobi, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley, Mount Kenya, Lamu, Shela)
South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kruger National Park Game Reserve, Lesoto)
Switzerland (Lucerne, St. Gallen)
Spain (Barcelona, Santander)
Germany (Berlin)
The Czech Republic (Prague)
England (London)
Pakistan (Karachi)
Bangladesh (Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazaar)
Saudi Arabia
Mexico (Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Ensenada, Rosarito)
Canada (Vancouver BC, Whistler, Victoria)
Hawaii (Maui, Oahu)
Northern California (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Davis, Redding, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Monterey)
Las Vegas
New York [NYC (Manhattan), New Rochelle. Lived in Greenwich Village for a month]
Boston
New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida (Miami, Palm Beach, Coconut Grove, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale), Arizona (lived in Phoenix for a year - HOT!), Washington (lived in Seattle for two years - Rainy, but beautiful!), Oregon, Missouri, Minnesota, Idaho, Texas, Chicago

Favorite things: Smiling, laughing long and hard and surfing next to dolphins in San Clemente. In case you couldn't tell from my pictures, I LOVE animals (all animals) and I want a dog! I LOVE to dance and I am a very good dancer (I have taken salsa & hip hop classes). I like the idea of converting auditory information into physical activity :). I love sunrises, sunsets, the outdoors, wine tasting and being surrounded by nature.

I enjoy live theater/performing arts, concerts, funny movies, movies that make you think, movies that have good dialogue and are well written, domestic and international travel, sporting events that support a cause and philanthropic causes, charity events/medical volunteer work.

Groups:
*The Flying Samaritans - A volunteer organization which operates free medical clinics in Baja California, Mexico. Doctors, dentists, nurses, translators, pilots and support personnel fly to clinics in private aircraft on weekends.
http://www.flyingsamaritans.org/
*South Coast Road Runners - Orange County
http://www.roadrunners.org/
*The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches.
http://www.surfrider.org/
*Overnightsurf camps girls and women San diego-California
http://www.alohasurfergirls.com/index.htm
*American Osteopathic Association
https://www.do-online.org/
*American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
http://www.aapmr.org/

I'd like to meet:

Others who want to change this world for the better.

Friends is what I am into for the moment - true friendship. I don't have a particular type of friend or boyfriend I seek. I enjoy and seek out people who add to my life, and bring out the good in me. As I like to do the same for people.

Anyone with a bit of a sarcastic wit and a great sense of humor. Someone who can laugh at themselves often... I like people that live life to their full potential, don't hold things off "for a better time" and take a few risks whether they fail or succeed, makes no difference as long as they tried... Someone who respects you enough to call you on your crap, but still loves and supports you anyway... Anyone that believes in true physical and emotional passion... Someone who feels just as comfortable in a pair of jeans one minute and wearing a classy suit the next... Someone who will spontaneously get in a car or plane for an adventure, even if the trip is for just one day or night... And sitting on the back porch at sunset with a drink, sharing in someone else’s company is great... Folks who are honest enough with themselves to know who they are and who also have the integrity to live out the vision of their uniqueness.

If I knew you from my past... SWEET! Just send an "add" to my friend section.

"It's easy to be a good friend or lover during the good times, but the true test of friendship and love is seeing who is present for you during the bad times."

Travel beyond this place. See the vast kingdom of the space. See what you have not seen. Go where you have not been. Now experience the one world. That world is not out there. It is in your heart, right here. - Rassouli

"Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself; and always do things out of love not fear."

Music:

Music is everything that life is. I was a DJ in college and had a blast! I love all types of music from sappy songs, Classical (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Bach and Mozart are favorites) to Disco (yes, I love the Bee Gees and ABBA :), Grunge, Rock, Funk, Pop, Alternative, 1980's music, Roxy music, Punk, Dance, House, Heavy Metal, Hip Hop, Rap, Reggae, Country, Broadway, R&B, Ska, Soul, Tribal, Folk, Jazz, and World Music. Pretty much anything!

Movies:

Too many to list!!!! Here goes:

Shawshank Redemption
The Departed
Forrest Gump
Bend it Like Beckham
Something New
A Lot Like Love
Hitch
Ever After
Never Been Kissed
Dirty Dancing
Vision Quest
Walk the Line
Broadcast News
True Romance
The Notebook
Austin Powers
Thelma and Louise
Swingers
Pulp Fiction
Catch Me If You Can
Love Actually
Office Space
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Television:

Don't watch TV much. Here goes... CSI: Las Vegas, Law and Order series, Dave Chappelle Show, The Comedy Channel, The Simpsons, Scrubs, Sex and the City, The Daily Show

Books:

Too many to list!!!!

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Lovely Bones, Catcher in the Rye, Crime and Punishment, The Sound and The Fury, Heart of Darkness, Catch-22, Jane Eyre, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Animal Farm, The Jungle Book, The Metamorphosis, Jurassic Park, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sybil, Antigone, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Julius Caesar, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, 1984, Dubliners, Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, Of Mice and Men, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Count of Monte Cristo

Heroes:

My Parents. My mother, who I miss daily and who fought the good fight until the end... Mentors from medical school...

Your results are:
You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 90% Supergirl 90% Green Lantern 90% Wonder Woman 85% Superman 65% The Flash 65% Robin 60% Hulk 45% Catwoman 45% Iron Man 45% Batman 35% You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Sunshine - Image Hosting


Find me on MySpace and be my friend!

My Blog

33 Funny Musings of Steven Wright

Steven Wright - Here's another emailed bit of humor. It's by Steven Wright, whose biography consists of the following: I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on tele...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:13:00 PST

30 Funny Jerry Seinfeld Quotes

I was the best man at the wedding. If I'm the best man, why is she marrying him? It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. W...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:57:00 PST

What Dave Barry Learned in 50 Years...

What Dave Barry Learned in 50 Years - Got this by email. Totally hilarious.  Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. If you had to identify, in...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:49:00 PST

Value of a Drink

The Value of a Drink "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams.&nbs...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Mon, 28 May 2007 04:23:00 PST

George Carlin's Rules 2007

George Carlin's New Rules for 2007   New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for  classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly li...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:35:00 PST

Some Favorite Quotes :)

Some other favorite quotes.  They have helped me in several different areas of my life and I hope that some of them can do the same for you. Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Mon, 21 May 2007 08:05:00 PST

Little Life Update

My friend and I are going to use the surf lessons I received from the Pediatric charity event auction- yea!!!  We have started pool swimming to get strong for surfin' - yipee!!! If...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:21:00 PST

Audition Update

Just heard I am in the running for the commercial being cast by Typecasting in LA.  Woo-Hoo!!!!! "I just think happiness is what makes you pretty.  Period.  Happy people are beautiful....
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Sat, 05 May 2007 11:43:00 PST

Realization

There are a million different reasons this hit me so hard....I know it's long but I really encourage anyone to read it.  ~~~ A time comes in your life when you finally get it ... when, in th...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:22:00 PST

Emotional Exchanges

Thank you so much for this info my friend!  You always seem to brighten my day and deepen my understanding.  Totally agree on the toxic part.  Thought I would share...... Emotiona...
Posted by ♥ ♥ Grace ♥ ♥ on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:14:00 PST