Tuesday, February 24, 2009 @ 9:51 PM
woo... lets make it a memorable event tht dora tagged me... to tell me to improve my spelling. LOL. HAHA. sighs.. arent u my walking dictionary?? :P
ok, i am being lame.. and bored. lol.
take care ppez. we played with bacterial in practicals again. i think this semester wld turn out to be rather fun. haha. hope no anatomy though.
@ 2:30 AM

kim's 21st:) my med buddies ;)
just a random tot...
was hanging out with two grad friends frm uni.. then we started talking abt how they have been studying for so many years. i asked and realised that both of them were like 26 this year. was really surprised cos they both look really young, even younger than me. adeline cld just pass off for being 17 i think. haha. but i guess they are certainly more matured in their thoughts and have gone through more experiences ba. :) steady and knowing their stuff.
i started thinking that actually it is a really good idea to do a basic science degree (3 years) then a masters in medicine (MD). tht is currently what melbourne uni is changing its system to, though it is being opposed by others who think its a waste of an extra year and more money i guess.
still, looking at the both of them, they are 26 this year, probably graduate when they are 29, cos they dont have to do AMS like us, but they have a basic science degree, a masters degree in their area of research before pursueing a MBBS degree.
it probably is the long route to becoming a doctor, cos no matter how much i complain, i will still graduate when i am 23. not including the extra years of training and internship of coz. that cld take forever if i become complacent and decided not to specialise. :0 haha. but to look at both of them then, at tht moment, i just felt they knew so much more, they have seen much more, they are more prepared, focussed and knowledgable in most aspects tht i feel tht undergraduates like me really know nothing. some may of coz be really smart and may hit the dean list, but tht is just base on theory and memorising facts of medicine. tht doesnt surely make u a good doctor. if u just sit at home, re-listen to all the lectures, be foccus and seek out all the right information and regurgitate during the exams, it wld gurantee u at least a H2 i guess.
i dont know... but in tht hour talking to them, i realised what responsibility it wld be in the future...
no matter how other doctors/seniors may tell u that u sld give up right now if u dont have the determination and are not willing to give up yr "life" for medicine, cos it will snap up all yr time : no time for marriage, no time for raising kids, being stuck in yr job 24 hrs etc..etc..., it doesnt really hit u until u really go into the job. now we think its ok, they prob are just trying to scare us. even if it were true, being at work for > 24hrs straight and losing out on all the social stuff just seems unimaginable. till it happens. emm... i really really hope it doesnt happen. cos that's not a life i want...
adeline's sis chose to work in georgia in the US, up in the mountains cos in terms of pay and hours, it is considered a rural area so i guess pay/hr is higher. and u get some serenity. tht is the extent u have to go to escape from all the office politics, the hectic life and to get some "me-time". is it really tht way? i heard med stud. in spore who work >48hrs shifts and then only coming home to sleep. all professions have some cons in one way or another, but still, there is always a way into another field if it isnt something so specialised such as medicine and dentistry.
after 3 years with a general degree, there are always other routes to take to build on yr foundation, esp being more matured and thinking along the way.
but after 6 years for the MBBS degree, will i have the guts to find my own path other than what i am already in? maybe not... but tht isnt necessarily a bad thing i guess...
sighs. i am contradicting myself the whole entry. HAHA...i dont know why i suddenly feel this sense of insecurity after 2 years, and into the 3rd year. i know i WILL complete the journey and get this degree. but the question is what happens after that >.< ...
...i guess most pple are just as unsure as me...
i hope... :) i am not emo ok, in case someone says tht i am AGAIN. haha. i am just thinking hard...
Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ 11:04 PM
one week passed so fast. lol. but i guess the faster the better?? hehe.. then hols will be here again.but i like uni when there arent so many pple, so it's good for another week before the other faculties start their term too. emm... actually i kinda missed living alone. the past week was a reminder of what used to be like in Trinity. it's actually quite nice to have your own space once in a while. relaxing and doing whatever u want. haha. been watching TV more than i used to. been lying on bed gazing at my ceiling more than i used to. i like the serenity of being alone. LOL.then i guess when my sister arrives next week i shall be happy too, maybe just another kind of happiness.did i mention i like the timetable for this semester too?? days are rather short and though the lectures are all 2 hrs instead of the usual 1hr, at least the 5 lectures/week are finished by wednesday, so PBL isnt tht clueless anymore. haha. and i have alternate thursdays off. :) :) the best part!yest was kim's 21st party, but it was supposed to be a surprise. BUT Kim ended work early so by the time some of us reached, she was already home and we hadnt decorated her place. haha. most were at her place already, but pheyyee had the decorations. i was with her and we took a tram up. unfortunately the tram made its last stop and no other tram was in sight. decided to take a cab up, and still we were later than her! still, i guess she was still as surprised with all of us there. exactly 21 of us for her 21st birthday. cool:) the more the merrier i guess.p.s. i realised while searching for an outfit tht all my dresses are really short. am i getting taller of more self-conscious?? hehe...had great fun yest. though. made this whole string of balloons and tied them together. ended the party by bursting them on kelvin with jonathon's help! haha. was so high. must be the ginger beer?? LOL. or maybe the very rich chocolate cake??was back by 2am and i was so knocked out! haha. actually i think i am just naturally high the past week:) still woke up rather early today...for a nice yumcha session with mel and janice. had to wait a long time for our place at westlake though. but the yumcha wait definitely was worth it:0 haha...gossiped so much. now i know why ladies get more wrinkles than men. perhaps cos we tok too much. hehe....>.<later dinner out again. hectic hectic. good to meet up with friends after a long break in spore though:) yy: this post not emo la right?? haha..:P
Saturday, February 14, 2009 @ 10:52 PM
.back in melb.
not a very smooth trip with the constant turbulence and the guy beside me who kept invading my space. lol. the plane was jerky so i cldn watch entertainment or read books, so i just observed others and kept pacing the plane.. boh.... and quantas has such nice huge marshmallows with hot chocolate. i was like 'may i have more marshmallows pls' and they gave me a whole cup. i was on sugar high! HAHA. still, i landed in melb pretty quickly. and all was smooth at the customs.. luckily all my food passed through. they didnt even checked all. just a glance:)
thanks to henry for picking me up so tht i could come home and sleep. i was so sleepy. but first i was to make sure the plants survived. sadly, none did. all the leaves were brown, thanks to the scorching weather the past week. hopefully they will revive with my 'green fingers'. aha. couldnt go much except to water them. FLOOD them... :)
slept for an hour before waking up to go grocery shopping. coles, aldi, vic market, but too lazy to go safeway. haha. maybe later. cooked lunch:) i tried to cook gocchi which i bought from aldi. they are actually cheewy round pasta made of potato and flour, but it didnt come out as good as the one i tried at Raffles Hotel. haha. of coz right?
did laundry and guess wat. i left a piece of tissue in one of my pockets and thus, the rest of my clothes had white fluffy bits stuck to them. SIGHS!! wat a mess. and then, i had to dust them onto the carpet before hanging them up. my whole carpet was so WHITE! haha. i told my parents it was snowing in the house. hehe. then i realised i was so dumb when my mom asked why didnt i dust them in the shower area. >.<
morale of story: my brain needs sleep .ahaha..... :) nvm, it was a good excuse for me to vacuum the carpet after 3 months away too.
i just cleared a whole stack of letters... BILLS BILLS BILLS>> haha... some overdue le... >.<>
and now i finally get to rest. no more housework. haha.
missing home already. lol.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 @ 7:44 PM
HAHA. someone called me to say why i so emo...LOLi am not emo k. just reflecting.. just reflecting....heheanyways, i am pissed i cant access my hotmail account. i have so many mails to clear, yet i cant! cant even read my mails... SIGHSIGHSflying off in two days. jack chi came to stay for a couple of days and sam fell cos according to her friend's theory... jack pushed her down the stairs and then brought her up the stairs and pushed her down again. HAHA. hehe.such a funny theory. actually she tripped and fell and came tumbling down the hill. if only she was 'jill'and then it would be: jack and jill went up the hill.... ..... .... .... u know. ... .... . haha.ok.. hope sam gets better from all the cuts and bruises soon:)
Saturday, February 07, 2009 @ 7:32 AM
sometimes things happen. u cant stop them from happening. this is when u lose control.i hate tht feeling.
eh...i think i should stop replying yr messages. my fingers are tired. lol.
Monday, February 02, 2009 @ 8:35 PM
haven blogged for a while. :) emmcny was fun:)i love family gatherings no matter how naggy the relatives can be.haha.all the fun, food and catch-ups.mom cooked up a great feast on cny night itself. imagine having over 50++ pple in yr hse.. actually didnt expect so many pple to turn up but luckily enough space and food for all:) i guess others wld have just catered food but mom's cooking is the best:) seeing the little ones playing the limbo rock was so funny. haha. imagine little penguins strutting- super cute!!! the adults werent as flexible lol. i nearly sprained my ankle too. hehe. balloons were bursting the whole night. i felt all the air and effort i used up in blowing those many balloons popping away too. HAHA>.<>
tht afternoon, my grandfather's sea cucumber was the best i ever tasted too. so yummy. i guess i hadnt had that since my trip to HK so i overdosed on it during lunch. haha. plus his signature muachee which always disappear quickly.
saw my newborn nephew for the first time tht afternoon too:) so cute. plus his elder brother is gg to be a ladies man in future i predict. haha. he looked so different now, with light brown hair and big brown eyes.
the next day and the 3rd, 4th etc day of cny was gg to different aunt's place for reunion. taking turns i guess. more excuse to talk, gamble, drink and eat lol.
i guess i treasured those days cos i know i wont be back for a few months to see my cousins and all when they usually come to my house weekly. plus less opportunity for sharkfin, abalone, yusheng and other chinese delicacies.haha. just tradition actually.
kat and her family visited spore again over cny. managed to meet up with micheal, robin and andrew at sakae this time. caught up a lot abt trinity days. dont all of us always reminisce abt the past? emm, it hard to look forward and feel optimistic though. maybe just me.
thanks to ben, i managed to meet new med friends frm the diff semesters. ;) was at glutton's bay on firday night, as we sat around the round table and having dinner. the chingay parade was on at the padang, so the atmosphere was indeed bustling. it was a really nice gathering even though it was our first meeting. :0
it all passed too quick.
2 days ago everyone was a year older le. haha.
yest. my dad ordered a whole roast pig like he does every year for praying. so my relatives were here ard midnight till 3+am in the morning eating roast pork after my dad disected the pig. LOL. he can be a fine butcher :) i was too tired and decided to sleep instead. besides, there was no chance the whole pig could be eaten up! :P
all the outings...sld slow down le. tmr another session of karoke, plus it's sam's birthday dinner. and there is still sunday's lion dance at my cousin's hse.
hope tht phyllis will manage to organise our class gathering this sat too:) plspls. i will keep my fingers cross most pple can make it:)
back to melb soon. i am counting down. 11 more days. i am not looking forward to the new term. all the lectures and tutorials...sighs. prob no more cny for me in spore since next year's cny will fall on v day. by then i wld be buried in my books back in melb. haha.
i love my hols:)
* once i get over it, everything will be fine again right? *