We attended the new appointment with a fertility certer today. It is the second center we went. We started with the first one in 2008 and the result was disappointing.I lost one of my tubes and had endometriosis removed. The second center is recommended by the doctor who operated me in the first hospital.
20-25% suceess rate. It is not high but we will try. A long way to go.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Job searching
Marketing research is one of jobs I would like to try and I got the first training opportunity today.
It was at a marketing research company in Antwerpen. The first day of training, we were introduced about the project, the company policy and how the questionnaire looks like.
It was an exciting day because of people I met, and the things I am going to do.
I met two colleagues with whom I had the interview together, Steven and Tiffany. Steven is a professional cook and ex-owner of restaurant; Tiffany is a law graduate. She is specialised in intellectual property and patent laws. I sat together with Steven for the training and Tiffany was apparently trained for another project. During the lunch break, I met more people: most of them stayed in Belgium only for 1 or 2 years; the one impressed me most is the American student who is studying MBA in Antwerpen. Studying combining with a full time job is not easy. I am glad to see young people to try things out of their study. Another interesting person: Rony, a business analyst who was newly hired by the company. He is from Surinam, an ex-Belgium colony. He has many years in Pharmaceutics industry, another job profile I would like acquire. Today, I will meet the same people again and hopefully to meet more interesting figure.
The project, sponsored by a well-know healthcare provider, is a research project on brand performing and brand equality. My task will be interviewing Chinese doctors and administrators who have influential or decisive role in the purchase of medical devices. The job demands me to approach people, who may dislike or no time for such an interview. I don’t know what I will respond to this job yet so let’s wait and see. The down side of this job: it is a long commute from Leuven to Antwerpen and it is a night shift. I also don’t know what I will respond to these; I may find it nice. There are a lot of unknown for this new challenge; the good thing for this job is that the contract is renewed weekly. I can stop working when I don’t feel like the job any more. And very importantly, I gradually regain interests about things around me again.
It was at a marketing research company in Antwerpen. The first day of training, we were introduced about the project, the company policy and how the questionnaire looks like.
It was an exciting day because of people I met, and the things I am going to do.
I met two colleagues with whom I had the interview together, Steven and Tiffany. Steven is a professional cook and ex-owner of restaurant; Tiffany is a law graduate. She is specialised in intellectual property and patent laws. I sat together with Steven for the training and Tiffany was apparently trained for another project. During the lunch break, I met more people: most of them stayed in Belgium only for 1 or 2 years; the one impressed me most is the American student who is studying MBA in Antwerpen. Studying combining with a full time job is not easy. I am glad to see young people to try things out of their study. Another interesting person: Rony, a business analyst who was newly hired by the company. He is from Surinam, an ex-Belgium colony. He has many years in Pharmaceutics industry, another job profile I would like acquire. Today, I will meet the same people again and hopefully to meet more interesting figure.
The project, sponsored by a well-know healthcare provider, is a research project on brand performing and brand equality. My task will be interviewing Chinese doctors and administrators who have influential or decisive role in the purchase of medical devices. The job demands me to approach people, who may dislike or no time for such an interview. I don’t know what I will respond to this job yet so let’s wait and see. The down side of this job: it is a long commute from Leuven to Antwerpen and it is a night shift. I also don’t know what I will respond to these; I may find it nice. There are a lot of unknown for this new challenge; the good thing for this job is that the contract is renewed weekly. I can stop working when I don’t feel like the job any more. And very importantly, I gradually regain interests about things around me again.
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