restlessssssss

aiyayai yayai!

got up today at a decent time fully charged, washed my labcoats, redid de layout *like it?* went for lunch with the rest, came back and watched cartoons, and started on assignment -.-"

i've been so freaking restlesssss!!!
could it be that it's the first saturday morning and afternoon in a lonnngggggg time that i've spent at home???
but then again, yesterday also very restless physically and mentally :(
good thing i went out with Vivian, Mau Ren...good company cheered my spirits up

*sigh*
restless-nya (not mentally just physically)
soo now, watching Princess Diaries 2 with Su wen.

anyhow, just remembered something that happened on wednesday in consulting skills.
twas our last scenario for the day, Ji Keon was the dr and yours truly was the patient
so while waiting for our tutor to finish up, Ji Keon read through the scenario and suddenly chuckled out aloud. rest of us stared at him and then proceeded to get ready for the last CS.
i glanced at the page, and then understood why he had chuckled

patient's name was Anna ..... (17 yr old italian pt with Roman Catholic background)
with a boyfriend (20 yr old George)
*swt*
.....
.........
............



didn't help either that the topic of discussion was unplanned pregnancy.

beautiful moments

walked into cold storage and found affordable FRESH blueberries *how rare is that!* grabbed a box and slowly savoured them over 2 days. they were gorgeus and tasted so beautiful...
now i know what Lucy Montgomery meant when she wrote"..... eyes like blueberries"
with all the richness and allure found in every tint and shade - definitely an experience i'll never forget.

watched an episode of House, season 3 bout O&G. just warmed the cockles of my heart :)

sitting down, and just talking amongst the three of us. sharing bout ourselves.

getting my curtains back from the laundromat

seeing the joy on their faces when they've received great news and with the people that they love

clerking pts and guardians. seeing the infant smile and laugh as i try my best not to upset them.

finally being able to sleep.

s.i.c.k.

=(

i detest being sick!
four days already, 2 days of medication
and still nothing

first it was a sore throat, then lethargy with a blocked nose and headache, followed by all the hard sticky stuff i.e. mucus becoming less sticky and more fluidy and now i'm coughing fit to vomit blood
voice has gone deeper- me thinks i've permanantly lost my higher range and gone alto *wait- what higher range? oh yes, i'd forgotten about the higher range because i lost it due to the dentist!!!!!*
forgive me but that's what a sleepless night and coughing like mad does to yours truly - CRANKY

don't help that i followed Jo March's footsteps and got myself a nice curly crop which is still thick :(

really, i'm a lousy patient, and a "....lousy medico who really can't take care of herself" said ppl

me hates being sick, period.

BLAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

of conversations, boredom and moments

su wen asked me a very good question just now...
how do u feel about year 4?
my answer was.... dunno la...
i feel *blergh* about year 4 and i feel *blergh* about the holidays as well
don't get me wrong,
things HAVE changed for the better in certain ways...
but i'm tired of watching movies and HOUSE,
tired of running around doing errands
tired of playing DOTA
tired of reading storybooks
however, i'm still can never get tired of walking around the block, with all the trees and the flowers at every nook and corner, the voices of children and familiar faces audible, and the clear crisp wind blowing in your face at every step...
i can also never get tired of strolling around Parade... the smells still vividly remind me of Waverly Gardens and Glen Waverly; nor do i resent the joy i have when i don't have to decide what to eat, cuz food is all prepared and laid out on the table for me =)

wish that i could have spent some time teaching this year, but classes start early and so i can't spare the time to do so - a month's work is the minimum period required for a sub
my hopes of taking dancing classes this year also were dashed due to financial restrictions

twas nice when i went out for the day with Shern Ai and Wai Ying, haven't had as much fun in a long time as i had that day... a fact which i puzzled over, until i realised that it's cuz we were so close "kindred spirits" that any gesture, nuance, look and word could crack us up. our frequnecies were very similiar....plus the spiritual and emotional bond that us three girls had is something that i don't have at the moment. of course there isn't any denying that the friends i've made in med school are one of a kind and are close to me too- Su Wen, Vivian, Syaima, Min Chiee, Sisca, Chris, Gary, Ben, Ji Keon, Mau Ren, DOTA gang and everyone else in my class- i suppose i just wish that i had a similiar person to have that mutually encouraging and uplifting spiritual bond with.. dun even know how to express myself in this..

anyway, life still goes on, and God is still there for me so yeah.


random question but i have to ask it :-

WHAT DO NORMAL PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY HAVE VACATIONS??????


apparently i'm not normal so i can't answer this....
and cus i can't answer it, i hereby tag everyone who reads this to post a reply on their blog or MSN *hehehehehehe*

Update

2008 has come and gone ... behold it's 2009 already

but though i'm not in the blogging mood at the moment, so many things have happened that i must chronicle them before it's too late.

1. Weddings

ABC*** and XYZ***, my dearest friends from Melbourne got engaged early 2008 and got married end of November in Koh Samui, surrounded by dear ones and close friends. Though i was asked to play at the weddding, my final paper kinda screwed things up. BUT at least i have the wedding invititation (in a form of passport! *how creative is tat*) and the Facebook photos :)

Eugene's sister, Jaclyn-my senior- also got engaged last year. Wedding's to be in KL during the summer hols. Guess i won't have time to catch up with Gene and the rest of the gang when they're busy with wedding plans and all

I got a huge shock when i opened my facebook after the December trip. One of my classmates whom i know personally but haven't seen in a year, is getting married this Saturday in KL. mixed feelings actually...

shock - cuz this is totally unexpected news from her.

happiness- cuz this is something beautiful. God's blessed her with an amazing God-fearing guy who is totally in love with her. and maybe this could somehow solve the unfortunate mix of circumstances that she's currently in?

Esther's biology tutor, a recently graduated doctor, Ben Shern is also getting married this month to a non-med person.

With all the silver bells ringing in the air, i wish every couple my heartiest felicitations and pray that God's love and prescence will be there and guide them through this new phase of their life.

2. Celebrity next door ?!
Nicolette Ng, my immediate neighbour was crowned the winner of season 2 Nivea's Ultimate Prom night King/Queen. She charmed judges with an amaing combination of confidence, beauty and brains. Congratulations Nicole!!!!! (She's the girl on the far right)

3. Ailments

Unfortunately, ABC (yes the very same person stated above whose name has been declassified to protect confidentiality) got a health scare soon after the wedding. There had been some purplish bruises and upon going for a blood test, she was rushed to the hospital due to a very low platelet count (her's was 5,000- normal is 150,000-400,000). After monitoring and careful observation, she was given yet another crippling diagnosis- antiphopholipid syndrome, with the doctors labelling the attack that had put her into hospital as ITP (idiopathic thrombocytic purpura). However, the amazing thing about this turn of events was that despite her platelets being so dangerously low, God took care of her and protected her until she got into hospital (other than the bruises-she was assymptomatic). And yes, people wonder how can so many bad things happen to her ( ABC has hemolytic anaemia too). BUT through out this whole mess, i;m so glad that she's been holding onto God more than ever. The church and the neighbourhood is continuining to keep her and her family in prayer. And thank God, the healing process has slowly but surely started- her platelets have started to increase :) So yes, thank God for his wonderful mercies each and every day. and do keep her in prayer(even if you don't know who she is, God knows)

4. post Dec trip

i'm back home, lazing around if i'm not running around doing family errands. catching up on reading, piano, and watching TV/VCDs. The trip overall was *interesting*. I came back jet lagged, tanner, 4-7kg heavier, had lotsa mosquito bitemarks and a bad flare up of acne. there was good times (like playing with my niece and nephew or shopping), there were bad times and there were times when i felt that i was on a mission trip -got a few more nicknames and experineced some weird things. One thing's for sure - God definitely protected us throughout the trip, with all the flights (bumpy landings and heightened security amid fears of terrorist attacks) and even on the roads... there was this one road trip where the driver was soooooo sleepy, you could see the car slowly moving to the left from time to time. his reflexes was very delayed and his judgement was seriously impaired, he actually pulled the car aside 3 times, twice to wash his face and once to nap for 10 minutes. it didn't help that the roads were extremely bad cuz we were going through rural areas . It was a miracle we reached our destination alive!!! Dad and i sat trhough the whole trip praying for dear life cuz we were so scared that we were going to die. but thank God we didn't. Definitely glad to be back home.

i guess that's it for now then.

Random thoughts (again!)

When I’m relaxed, (as in totally relaxed) my BP is 93/37 – how cool is that!!!
Being so relaxed that your blood pressure is so freaking low
hahahaha
Of course on the third time, it was the highest reading so far which was 98/55
And I should probably mention that this was 3 hours after breakfast :D

Previously when someone makes a passing comment about one’s driving skills that go along the lines of “JB driver” – it’s considered to be an insult. And for good reason too. JB drivers are the worst driver I had ever seen in my life thus far. Or so I thought until I came back and saw Klang drivers. They’re so freaking ill-mannered, don’t give way at all, defensive and offensive driving all in one and the list goes on. When there’s space for only 2 cars to go through, 7 vehicles descend and jostle for space -.-“

and then there’s my grandma’s driving.
OMG I tell you it’s so scary sitting in her car!!! After the 20th time, I lost count of the number of times that she nearly hit another car within that 30 minute drive. She used to be the only person that could make me horribly carsick (even in Std 5) until I sat in a teacher’s car in Form 5, when we got hopelessly lost going to SMK Bandar Sunway for my public speaking competition. She too drove exactly like my grandma, drive fast, press the pedal all the way even across bumps, and only brake at the last minute :S
But back to my grandma’s driving. Oh my…. It’s a horror too horrible to be told.
In any case, i HAVE to improve my driving skills cuz i definitely dun wanna be like grandma in that sense
Maybe that’s why I never wanted an auto car cuz among the 3 drivers in my immediate family, she was the only one who drove an auto car. * sigh*

These hols I’m trying to exercise more … key word being “trying”.
Have to la, no choice. Being in medicine, you need to have a certain amount of strength and stamina- lugging all those heavy med textbooks, walking up and down the stairs, in and out of hospital buildings countless of times in a day, and examining patients (especially those with musculoskeletal problems *shudders*) esp after coming back from JB, when I realised i sprained my back muscles on both sides by moving all my books about and carrying heavy luggage :S:S
So I shall start attempting to be more fit – only time will tell

C.h.r.i.s.t.m.a.s

The first Christmas advertisement courtesy of Starbucks appeared on tv a fortnight ago,
City Square staff have hung banners and started preparing the mall for Christmas
Singaporeans are actively broadcasting the activities and promotions that are occur during this festive period
today, when i passed this quaint Italian restaurant in Pelangi,
they had a traditional Christmas scene with the evergreen tree and soft golden lights that gleam and fade according to various melodies
even Monash JB is having a meet Santa + mini Christmas celebration at the end of the month

Christmas is the one event in the year that i look forward to
the enchanting Christmas carols that one hears
the gorgeous and sparkly decorations on sale next to the traditional ornaments
wreaths and candles of different sizes with tall, regal, evergreen Christmas trees
colourful and shimmering baubles, shiny tassels, and best of all the Nativity scene
the delicious smell of food cooking in the oven,
the customary turkey and stuffing with cranberry sauce(my favorite), Shepard's Pie, tomato and nut chutney, grandma's chicken curry, traditional cookies, DESSERT =)

the only time where i get to spend time with cousins and extended family
organizing and participating in church activities e.g. caroling or dramas
it's the time where "peace and goodwill" is practiced diligently and the time where i feel especially close to Him
the Almighty One willingly became a small frail babe so God's purpose could be done and we could come back to Him

to put in short, Christmas is the only time of the year where i walk with an extra flounce and flourish in my step, and where u can see the sparkle in my eye

and i'm to be denied all of the above this year
any wonder why my heart bleeds?

"Jokes"

Su Wen: what is the mother and father of Transformers?????
*everyone stone*
Su Wen: trans-PARENT

Gary: What do Transformers plant?
Ji Keon: trans-PLANTS

Gary: What are the most dangerous foods for Transformers?
Ben: trans-fats

Syaima: What genders are transformers?
Answer: transsexuals

Syaima: How long do transformers last?
Answer: transient

Random list

1. passed my MCR with Prof Khalid *yay* thank GOD!!!!
2. Thanks so much to Min Chiee who willingly gave up 2.5 hours of her time on Sunday evening to observe me practicing. It means so much to me especially when she sacrificed her precious time studying for her own surgical MCR with Dr Shwe. Another huge round of thanks to Sisca for observing, quizzing and even finding patients for me on Monday. despite going to at least 7 different wards, and only managing to practice on 3 pts, she did it all with a cheerful heart. Never will i forget what you did and neither can i express it adequately with words. only a grateful heart can understand
3. now concentrating on EBCP- Critical Assesment of Harm assignment due on Fri
4. Singapore tv is really amazing. where else in Malaysia would u hear "There Is None Like You"?? even if it's just to advertise a CD on "Faith" it's still a breath of fresh air :D
   
5. tmrw got bedside with Prof Khalid and i haven't even revised last week's work :(
   
6. tmrw also got JBSS with Dr Rafidah and Dr Azim . it's supposed to be interactive meaning quiz like .... focusing on many areas, some of which include management of arrythmias and sepsis :S
7. we have a 4 day break this weekend due to Merdeka. It is definitely a much needed break for all of us. just to go back home and recuperate
8. i need to finish my clinical skills logbook!!! *arrgghhhh*
9. appetite has suddenly increased these past few days. eat so much, but still hungry. and no it's not hyperthyroidism cuz i'm feeling colder and more lethargic nowdays. worst part is i've only exercised once this whole semester !!!! *screams and pulls out hair in frustration at the unhealthy ways practiced*
   

Why does decision making have to be so hard?

Event 1
--> going down to Sunway to discuss with the year 2s about clinical years

Pros

• get to go to KL. yay!
• get to meet up with the preclinicals
• talk with them, hoping that they'll learn from our mistakes,

Cons

• it's at least a 7 hours journey, both ways
• wed is quite busy. to make it for the trip, i'd have to shift 2 bedside classes and give up the long awaited chance to attend surgical clinic with Mr Farouk
• knowing me, i'd be physically very exhausted. and with the weekly amount of work that we have, i dun need to be more exhausted than usual
• have to do MCR with Prof Khalid
• must start on CAT very soon
• Dad would far rather have me spend the time here in the hospital, learning when i have the opportuninty and deep down i know he is right
• besides, i gave up going for my 2nd cousin's wedding this weekend (when the whole family will be down) with excuse of this being "assignment time". imagine what the parents' reply to me wanting to come down to KL just for 2 hours. that too- within the university, not at home
  

I really really really wanna go... but with all the cons - what do i do???

1. My high school assistant head (PK H.E.M) apparently has a Facebook profile *shocked* .... ... and has added me *horror* !!!!!

2. My sister's biology tuition teacher, is a final yr medical student in IMU Seremban, who teaches biology part time on the weekends. Just found out that Gary and Chris know him too from IMU CF. Pretty small world huh?

3. I've recovered- yay!!!! big smiley :D but now Sisca and Gary have fallen sick :( get well soon ya!

4. Just listening to wonderful anointed music. Singing out loud and heartily, something that i've not done for a lonnngggg time. Bad experiences have made me self concious about singing in front of others, thereby holding me back especially during worship. But there's nothing that can beat just being in God's prescence. It's uplifting, when you sing with all your heart and strength to the ONE who is worthy of all praise. (thank you, my friend for lending this amazing CD)


5. Last night, i got *bullied* by the inhabitants of 21-3. The situation was so comical and frustrating that i wasn't sure if i wanted to laugh or cry- solved the problem by doing both!! never laughed so heartily before. My sides were aching, and tears were running down my cheeks =) Vivian (bore witness to the deed) could hear my howls and peals of laughter from her room. And apparently i've created some kind of record by S.O.B-ing (i.e. laughing so hard until i had difficulty breathing) for nearly 2 minutes while on the phone with Gary .. hehe
Unfortunately, this marvellous incident (marvellous for me since i don't laugh that much) had side effects. due to the hyperventilation, i blacked out <5seconds,>

6. Friends close to my heart, are in trouble. As much as i wanna say something eloquent that will touch their hearts, as much as i wanna gather them in my arms to show them how much i care and keep them away from mischief, as much i want to be by their side; i can't. This is a journey that only they can take, one that i can't accompany them on, but rather a journey that i must stand on the sidelines and support them, cheering them on and constantly praying for them. So at times like these, this song by Casting Crowns is like me speaking to them

A. Tags
Dear Shern Ai,
i've already done the tag that you asked me to do here The one that you asked me to is shorter, missing part 6 (and has the extra part about what u'd like for your birthday). As such, i'm of 2 minds whether i should retag you or not :P
And i LUV your drawings! you definitely have a gift for fashion :D

B. Words
Ppl often comment on my 'eloquence' and the "gift of gab". however, for all my 'fluency', there are words that often trip me up. ever since i was small, there would be some words which ALL would be able to pronounce except me (for some unknown reason)
Examples:

1. grape --> gwape
2. biscuit --> bisscut
3. businessman--> busy-nessman
4. Singapore --> chee-mee-ngoh

in fact, in the healthcare field, there are quite a few similar minefields as well. these headaches force me to slow down and eunenciate each syllable properly :(

1. abdominal --> abdominable (i.e horrible)
2. anatomy --> anna-tommy (literally meaning removal of anna)
3. colchicine --> col-chee-skin
4. simulated patients --> stimulated patients
5. choleliathisis (i.e. gallstones)
6. cholecystoliathaisis (CT scan of the upper abdomen showing multiple gallstones)
7. choledocholithisis (stones in the common bile duct) --> chole-ko-do-ko-......le thiasis

C. Song titles

You know how when you open MSN messenger, got a whole list of who's online and sum times, even what they're listening to. which is what mine does. imagine if you were online, and you suddenly saw me listening to songs that were entitled: (try and guess the genre)

1. The Memory of Trees
2. The man with the Child in His Eyes
3. Book of Days
4. Free Yourself
5. Watermark
6. To the Unknown Man
7. Women of Ireland
8. Shephard Moons
9. in Search of Transperancy
10. Reaching for the other side
11. Forgotten worlds
12. The garden of your heart
13. Crystal child

bet there's lots of -_-" and o_O

Gary was apparently rofl-ing when he saw the above, trying unsuccesfully to figure out what i was listening to. Btw, it was Celtic music and instrumentals :D

The suddeness of it all...

In the heat of my excitement that David COok won the AI season 7,
in my exhausted state after returning home from morning ward rounds,
i saw this article on MSN..
and it left me speechless,

Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue, 5 years was struck and killed by a SUV driven by her brother in their driveway. Maria was third of 3 young Chinese girls who were adopted by the Chapmans (the other two being Shaohannah,8 and Stevey Joy,6)
What's worse was that several family members saw the incident.
I honestly don't know what must be going through their minds
neither do i know what to say..
i mean come on, the chances of any of the Chapmans reading my blog is extremly slim.
but Steven being one of the huge musical influences in my life, like Planetshakers, Don Moen and the rest at Hosanna! music...... this news just strikes closer to home i suppose

the Chapmans have gone through many storms before and they've survived this far only with GOD"s help . This particular storm will be the worst yet, but i believe that GOD will see them through.
To Steven and family, my prayer are with you.

© 2007 Tucker Photography.(Left to right Will Franklin, Maria, Steven, Shaoey, Mary Beth, Stevey Joy, Caleb and Emily)

Daughter of Christian music star killed by car

May 22, 2008, 6:30 AM EST

The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said. The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family's home Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage brother, said Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The brother, whose name and exact age weren't available, apparently did not see the girl, McPherson said. No charges are expected. "It looks like a tragic accident," she said.

Several family members witnessed the accident, which happened in Williamson County just south of Nashville. The girl died later at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, hospital spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said.

In a statement, Velvet Kelm, a publicist for Chapman, said Maria was the Chapmans' youngest daughter. Chapman, who is originally from Paducah, Ky., and his wife have promoted international adoption and have three daughters from China, including Maria. They also have three biological children. The singer's Web site says the couple was persuaded by their oldest daughter to adopt a girl from China. The experience led the family to adopt two more children and create Shaohannah's Hope, a foundation and ministry to financially assist thousands of couples in adoption.

The Chapmans did missionary work at Chinese orphanages in 2006 and 2007, according to the Web site. "After our first trip to China, my wife and I knew our lives were changing — our eyes and hearts were opening to how big God really is, and we have wanted to experience more of that," Chapman says on the Web site. "We've really wondered whether or not we should just go to China and stay there. But I don't think so. I believe God is saying, 'I want you to go, get your heart broken, your eyes opened, and then take this story back to the church in America and around the world.'"

The 45-year-old singer also has released a book about being a father titled "Cinderella: The Love of Daddy and his Princess." He has won five Grammy awards and 54 Dove awards from the Gospel Music Association, according to Kelm.
Copyright 2008 Associated Press. http://www.music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=315536&GT1=7702

So Wed was the night of the American Idol Final 2 performance between David Archuletta and David Cook. Channel 5 was going to air the live telecast of the result show at 8am on Thurs (which i couldn't see as i would be having classes from 8-4, meaning i would have to catch the repeat at 10pm)
Now usually the announcement of the results would be fairly easy to get. The rest were willing to discover the results early on in the day via SMS from people who were watching the 8am telecast. but me being extra ..... i wanted to find out the results by myself, didn't want the surprise spoilt by anyone so didn't want anyone to tell me the results until the 10pm telecast. So determined was i, that my MSN msg even read"PPL DON"T TELL ME THE RESULTS until the 10pm show" ....

In theory, this would be fairly easly, but in real life,going thru the entire day without ter-hearing the results by accident would be VERY difficult. So i was a bit unsure what to do. Then came this conversation which i had with my friend *Liz and myself

u know wat i suggest?
dun go online
n dun use blogs
if not..
Anna: i know
it's unavoidable k
i'm plainning not to go on MSN
n wear earplugs tmr
just in case
until 10pm
dun go onto any websites
other than monash
it's going to be hard
coz im sure they wun put on monash
unless some smart person
decides to email ur monash email
wif the title
david co/archu wins
or put's a virus on monash that puts the results on
yah ....so i wun b seeing u online tmr
arghhh
yeah no MSNIng till 10
n off ur phone aso
and.... i duno how i'm going to be able to go around without earplugs
isolate urself from the world
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i can't think dy leh
it just came naturally
1. don't go online on MSN
2. don't use internet unless monash or google or gmail
3. wear earphones around the school
4. isolate myself from the wordl
off ur phone
dun on ur radio in the car
suddenly ad on
5. off my phone
6. dun on radio in my car
no 4, 5, 6 very hard la
cannot do
dun watch channel 5
can wat
listen cd
listen tape
listen to ppl talk
life's like tat
when u wan to avoid the result
CAN"T LISTEN TO PPL TALK la
otherwise...sure bocor
yahor
stay away from the crowd
tat's y i say
earplugs is the best lar
u'll nvr TER-hear anything
im talking nonsense
Anna says: but i can't go thru PBL with earphones
obviously the shocking ending of pandemic has gotten to me
u nvr know leh
suddenly ur tutor goes
hey u know this morning..
david won
Anna says: CHAM!
Anna says: my PBL paper tutor also follows AI
serious bo
who?
XXX?
dun think dato G follows it though
and hopefully sis sargu nor the cardiothoracic surgeosn
nahh Dr T
Liz says: ah..icic
reallybadla.
that means can't go out and eat
Liz says: life's sad no?
i NNEED to lunch out
cuz only 1 hour mah...for lunch
Liz says:earplug
dinner can at home
better go charge my phone then
then trmw can listen to songs the whole day
i charge my phone first
im being such a mean person
telling u all these
nah it's quite interesting
if i put as many precautions as u say.... will i be able to survive till 10 pm tmrw??
well only one way to find uout
i'll see how it goes
watever it is
i am not responsible to anything tat happens to anna tmr
or any side effects tat may result from her "precautions"
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postscript 1. DID it successfully!! yay!
ps2. The one whom i was secretely gunning for , David Cook WONNNNN!!!!!!!! triple yay! =)

Don't feel like blogging.. but cuz someone COMMENTED on my lack of updates...
my 96th post will be a "shopping list"

1. The perils of cooking
burnt my tongue 3 times yesterday while tasting the chicken curry whilst it was cooking

2. Custard craze
something which i happily started *beaming in delight* by making stewed apples and custard FROM MEMORY... considering that i didn't have cinnamon & nutmeg powder plus the fact that i last saw Aunty BAker cooking this during the winter months of 2006 --> it turned out okay
but i need to work on it esp after the "constuctive" feedback that the guys "so kindly" gave me. That's right guys, pour cold water on someone's attempt at cooking :(

BUTTTTTTTT the very same guys who made fun of me are now trying to come up with custardy things. Gary made (or attempted to make) apple custard fried bun and today the big boss voiced his intention to make custard ........

3. Music
Have been listening to Josh Groban & One Republic. Hooked on to :

• "In the Highest" from Free,
• "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls
• "I see love" Third Day and SCC
• "Quando, Quando, Quando" Michael Buble and nelly Furtado
• "Always be my Baby" David Cook

4. Movies that i've watched

• Prince Caspian... it's good, darker and more grown up. but my greatest peeve is that they changed the movie so much!! i'd say about 70% of the story was changed!! My favourite characther in the series was Peter but in this movie, it's Edmund and Lucy.Ed- cuz he's grown up, more depth to him (helps that he's cuter :p) Lucy- the one that i can identify with the most
• Ironman.. wasn't as great as what was hyped up. enjoyed the beginning and the middle but didn't like the last battle which was simply horrible
• Transformers -loved this one! loved Bumblebee, the action scenes and the robots were great, and best of all it made me laugh like mad!
• 27 Dresses - predictable, kinda sweet but slightly disturbing for me since it struck a deeper chord within.

Friday 3.45pm
Am at the clincical school,
manning the library
have been here since 9am
now going to close soon
got nothing else better to do then ...just sit and provide my services when needed


but i did spend a pleaseant lunch with Alex, Chris, Ji Keon and Syaima,
we tapau-ed lunch from DJ cafe... and ate in the Lanai Lunge at the Clinical School,
overlooking the sea..
it was such a glorious day
woke up with howling winds screeching around the place, and the sky was so black,

but then the winds blew the dark clouds away ..and the day became progressively beautiful, each hour, the sky and the sea became bluer. that's why we made the decision to eat at the school overlooking the sea. someone remarked it was like looking out at the Mediterranean

Saturday, 11.30am (the next day)

Ben, Su Wen, Ji Keon and i had dinner yesterday at McD-ees a.k.a. Mackers after a loooonnngggg time

then came back and played DotA.. joined by Faheem and Andrew

at least, the guys did .... i just watched

so woke up today, just lazing round watching cartoons and doing laundry

Saturday,2.20pm

Had 2 unexpected but welcomed visitors to our unit just now. Ben was laughing when i pleaded for 5 minutes grace period to clean the place up. But i had the last laugh when our visitors commented on his playing "Playstation" and "making agar"

We had a chat after which i realised a lot of things e.g.

• bucking up,
• being an apprentice
• taking the opportunity to learn- not being influenced by others decision but instead learning for the sake of treating people and for survival in later years
• building my body to futher withstand stress

Had a shower and now going for lunch.

note: this is just a random post on stuff. that's all. adios muchachas :)

Vivian's gone home for the weekend,

Su Wen is not here, most probably in Singapore,

by myself, listening to music and feeling tired,

having just come back from Singapore,

so having nothing else to do (it IS a public holiday today ...)

decided to update la.....

it was someone's burfday yesterday...

was still up at 12am when i realised what the occasion was

then told vivian next to me, also watching BONES, who said..

" why don't you call them and wish them??"

me: i would but i think they might be sleeping. i'll sms them instead.

vivian: -_-' so fast sleeping meh....it's their b'day somemore

me: true. but the b'day person has got school in the morning

vivian: (looks at me blankly) school???? how old is this person?

me: .....just turned 13

vivian: (dunno what to say already just looks shocked)

me: church friend la

SSooo, to the one who is mad about cricket (even plays for state gosh!)

my "partner in crime" with regards to Luke's video,

very talented on bass, guitar and drums,

someone who is equally passionate about planetshakers,

and is extremely nice to me by passing me great songs,

yes, YOU know who you are...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY

Zachary Eric Shanmugam!!

or as everyone else calls you.... ZACH

hehehehe

all this while you've been bugging me to put your picture up or make mention of you..

there- now i did it :D

Zach passed this to me and it was something that i couldn't resist sharing with you, my dearest reader and my dearest blog.

"Too Busy for a Friend"

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments. No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed inVietnam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature. The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin. As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher. 'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.' Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. 'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.'

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around.
Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.' Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.''I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be. So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.