i have come to realize that, whenever i get stressed up.. or when there are heaps of things for me to do (as in, essential and important things! like study or practice for osce at least), i don't do them.. but do housework instead eg. wash clothes, do the dishes.. cooK?! clean my room (although i don't know why i bother, cos no matter how many times i clean it, it's still in a mess within 5 mins) THAT or sleep/go online. i just won't study. can someone pls diagnose this weird (or peculiar in chuen's terms) disease that i have??
it's like, when i think of the amount of stuffs i have to do.. i suddenly become very tired, and sleepy.. but then i'd feel guilty if i sleep all the time.. so i start doing other stuffs instead.. not that it makes me feel any less guilty, but at least i am doing SOMETHING and not sleeping (as if sleeping IS the greater sin). so i still don't get any of the important stuffs done -_-" and if i feel guilty enough.. i'll pick up my notes to read.. hum dee dum.. hey, i feel like blogging! yeah, reading can wait.. blog blog blog (like now).. and oh, golly, i feel quite tired. i shall take a short (which is usually not very short. can go up to 4 hrs!! :-0) nap right now, cos i deserve it, i've had such a long day!
and so, i've been sleeping at 10pm almost every night for the past 2 weeks except weekends, when i somehow muster some extra energy to chat on msn/reply emails/blog.. surprise surprise keeps me up till abt 1-2 am! and despite sleeping at 10pm, i still wake up the same time (late) but somehow find time to cook breakfast + pack lunch BUT no time to iron my pants (so i end up wearing black slacks everyday or skirts that doesn't need pressing :P). i should probably just be a cook or something..
i have an OSCE tmr. and i just completely made a fool out of myself at preceptors session today :( prof ruffin asked us to take a history from the patient.. and when it came to my turn, it was risk factors.. and he was pointing to his symbicort inhaler + GTN spray. so.. i thought to myself, oh..! cardiac and respiratory risk factors.. but he actually meant risk factors for the patient for his peptic ulcer.. why oh why, the day before my exam..
oh well.. haha, but being my last day at renal. it definitely has been the best week yet! :D learned so much more in this week compared to the last 3 weeks combined..
praise the Lord for bringing me through medical home units. don't kn how i would've survived without God's strength! just one more hurdle -> osce! and we're through.. moving on to surgery!!
brrr, it's getting cold here.. i need more clothes.. shopping anyone? :D
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
more pictures!
twas a cold summer's night (no that doesn't sound very right.. it really should be HOT, but it isn't) when OxyGen LifeGroup (my new family) decided to make a trip to Glenelg........
a group of whacky, fun-loving people, who loves God!
and erm, yeah, cute :P (sorry yong ling, can't help it! :0))
playful (no, it's not wrestling, actually we're playing captain ball.. but somehow the guys? they thought it was played WWF style) all in good fun of course!
and oh, did i mention it was cold? very very cold..
and i was wearing a SKIRT to play captain ball.. somehow, yours truly is always unappropriately dressed. sigh~
ernestine and jia ching! my new lifegroup leaders..
hot fish and chips are just about the best thing to have on a cold cold day.. top it off with good company, nice view.. awesome!
joanne, sharon, me, kelly (we took this picture 4 times before we were finally somewhat satisfied with the outcome!)
ooh.. what's that?? 5 crazy people decides to miss the train and have ice cream instead. yes.. it's still cold! we had 5 different flavours in one tub. it was so yummy :D
me & hsien fei.. strawberry cheesecake rocks!
on another occasion...
pretty women, walking down the street.. (steph, chuen & chelsie) to.. caffe amore! yupyup..
another ice cream session!! this time.. it's cold rock. guess why? cos it's prepared on a cold rock. duh~
peanut butter with chocolate swirl ice cream and crushed chocolate chip cookie dough.. actually i don't think the ice cream is very good, but the concept sells :D and anything chocolate chip cookie dough can't go wrong!
a group of whacky, fun-loving people, who loves God!
and erm, yeah, cute :P (sorry yong ling, can't help it! :0))
playful (no, it's not wrestling, actually we're playing captain ball.. but somehow the guys? they thought it was played WWF style) all in good fun of course!
and oh, did i mention it was cold? very very cold..
and i was wearing a SKIRT to play captain ball.. somehow, yours truly is always unappropriately dressed. sigh~
ernestine and jia ching! my new lifegroup leaders..
hot fish and chips are just about the best thing to have on a cold cold day.. top it off with good company, nice view.. awesome!
joanne, sharon, me, kelly (we took this picture 4 times before we were finally somewhat satisfied with the outcome!)
ooh.. what's that?? 5 crazy people decides to miss the train and have ice cream instead. yes.. it's still cold! we had 5 different flavours in one tub. it was so yummy :D
me & hsien fei.. strawberry cheesecake rocks!
on another occasion...
pretty women, walking down the street.. (steph, chuen & chelsie) to.. caffe amore! yupyup..
another ice cream session!! this time.. it's cold rock. guess why? cos it's prepared on a cold rock. duh~
peanut butter with chocolate swirl ice cream and crushed chocolate chip cookie dough.. actually i don't think the ice cream is very good, but the concept sells :D and anything chocolate chip cookie dough can't go wrong!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
reminiscence
nope.. not imu ball 2006, although that was something to reminiscent abt..
i'm just feeling emotional that's all. must be the mamak food that we had, making me feel nostalgic and all.. (oh yeah, paradise's OxyGen - overseas extraordinary youth generation had his "mamak night" event where we had nasi lemak, roti canai, teh tarik etc) pictures are with steph, because yours truly DID bring her camera but left the BATTERIES behind. how intelligent eh?!
anyway, yeah, here are some pictures that reminds me of the great times! great friendships! and how much i miss all of it..
my 3-year apart twin brother.. we happen to both be chris :D celebrating our 21st/18th birthday..
flowers! they never fail to make me smile.. God knows.. that's why He created em ;)
presents!! it's always fun to open them.. most of all, i miss my house.. the melawati one. don't know why somehow got a lot of kam cheng with that house.
i miss spageddies in s'pore.. thks to aaron who first introduced it, i fell in love with that place ever since.. the tiramisu, yum~ creates wave of nostalgia i tell you..
the silly things scholars do.. toys'r'us seems to be our favourite hang-out.. missing our childhood? i miss the worry-free days, for sure!
and stuffing ourselves silly with unhealthy artery clogging fast food. i tell you, carl's junior should be sued for serving such big portions. they definitely play a role in the conspiracy of high incidences of obesity!
my b-02-4 housemates.. i miss you all so so so so so so much!
and the INs.. *sniff* me shed a tear thinking of the good times!! and reading the notes that you gave.. and lay in has a new english name :D shirlyn! still and IN.. hehe.. INs forever..
i miss cf.. i miss the wonderful people.. i miss being a part of such a great ministry God has placed in IMU.. but i'm glad to see that it's getting better.. God is indeed so so good :D CF camp coming up soon.. remember to sign up :) i had a good laugh watching the promo video.. good job son ;) it's on youtube. click on the link below..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUL79idrn4
keep up the good work guys! i'm always praying along with you..
i miss this!
i miss these people even more!! i miss the kiasu-ness when we play.. the teasing.. the darts hitting the floor.. and the darts hitting the white board which drives deva crazy :P i think i've got another picture of my other dart buddies somewhere.. i'll have to dig em up some time.
of course, who canNOT remember our SS moments.. (as in syiok sendiri) i obviously look quite retarded.. that's why i can never act! or at least pretend to..
it's not that i'm not fitting into the life here and all.. it's just different.. but it is comforting to know that despite all these changes.. God is my constant :D
today was a pretty good day actually :) we had a mock osce (specially catered for the imu students). it was really nice of them to organize one, not counting the fact that IT IS a SATURDAY MORNING! ha~ oh well.. but being the good students we all are.. we went. hehe.. so here's what happened:
struggles to wake up.. finally up at 7.00am. we all leave the house at 7.35am. which is pretty good for a saturday morning. uses the new 'shortcut', walks to north terrace like we always have, but we encountered some "obstacles" along the way.
obstacle no1: uniSA's doors were all closed.. WHY? cos it's a saturday.. no one goes to uni on saturdays!!!
obstacle no2: 3 detours before we arrived at the bus stop (it was already 7.49am. usually the bus comes at 7.50am)
obstacle no3: there's no sign of a bus!! we waited until 8.10am (we're supposed to be there by 8.15am)
obstacle no4: no cab wants to stop for us, and the call centres wouldn't pick up the darn phone!
obstacle no5: parting with our precious money (when we finally managed to get into the cab)
the hospital was spooky and quiet when we arrived.. even drs don't go to work so early on a saturday! except for the kind drs who actually availed their time to give us an osce. imu won't even push our osce to saturday because that would overwork their lecturers.. all in all it was a good experience, at least we have some idea of how their osce works.
we headed for lunch, did our groceries and surprise surprise.. yours truly had an afternoon nap. ahhhh... bliss!
woke up in time to get ready and go for Mamak Night! :D and the rest is history..
daylight saving ends tomorrow.. which means.. i get an extra hour of sleep AND i'm one hour closer to Malaysian time :) weee........... and yep, i've changed my HP number :) i won't disclose it here.. but will tell everyone over time.
Tomorrow's SUNDAY! whoopeee... have a great one.
i'm just feeling emotional that's all. must be the mamak food that we had, making me feel nostalgic and all.. (oh yeah, paradise's OxyGen - overseas extraordinary youth generation had his "mamak night" event where we had nasi lemak, roti canai, teh tarik etc) pictures are with steph, because yours truly DID bring her camera but left the BATTERIES behind. how intelligent eh?!
anyway, yeah, here are some pictures that reminds me of the great times! great friendships! and how much i miss all of it..
my 3-year apart twin brother.. we happen to both be chris :D celebrating our 21st/18th birthday..
flowers! they never fail to make me smile.. God knows.. that's why He created em ;)
presents!! it's always fun to open them.. most of all, i miss my house.. the melawati one. don't know why somehow got a lot of kam cheng with that house.
i miss spageddies in s'pore.. thks to aaron who first introduced it, i fell in love with that place ever since.. the tiramisu, yum~ creates wave of nostalgia i tell you..
the silly things scholars do.. toys'r'us seems to be our favourite hang-out.. missing our childhood? i miss the worry-free days, for sure!
and stuffing ourselves silly with unhealthy artery clogging fast food. i tell you, carl's junior should be sued for serving such big portions. they definitely play a role in the conspiracy of high incidences of obesity!
my b-02-4 housemates.. i miss you all so so so so so so much!
and the INs.. *sniff* me shed a tear thinking of the good times!! and reading the notes that you gave.. and lay in has a new english name :D shirlyn! still and IN.. hehe.. INs forever..
i miss cf.. i miss the wonderful people.. i miss being a part of such a great ministry God has placed in IMU.. but i'm glad to see that it's getting better.. God is indeed so so good :D CF camp coming up soon.. remember to sign up :) i had a good laugh watching the promo video.. good job son ;) it's on youtube. click on the link below..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUL79idrn4
keep up the good work guys! i'm always praying along with you..
i miss this!
i miss these people even more!! i miss the kiasu-ness when we play.. the teasing.. the darts hitting the floor.. and the darts hitting the white board which drives deva crazy :P i think i've got another picture of my other dart buddies somewhere.. i'll have to dig em up some time.
of course, who canNOT remember our SS moments.. (as in syiok sendiri) i obviously look quite retarded.. that's why i can never act! or at least pretend to..
it's not that i'm not fitting into the life here and all.. it's just different.. but it is comforting to know that despite all these changes.. God is my constant :D
today was a pretty good day actually :) we had a mock osce (specially catered for the imu students). it was really nice of them to organize one, not counting the fact that IT IS a SATURDAY MORNING! ha~ oh well.. but being the good students we all are.. we went. hehe.. so here's what happened:
struggles to wake up.. finally up at 7.00am. we all leave the house at 7.35am. which is pretty good for a saturday morning. uses the new 'shortcut', walks to north terrace like we always have, but we encountered some "obstacles" along the way.
obstacle no1: uniSA's doors were all closed.. WHY? cos it's a saturday.. no one goes to uni on saturdays!!!
obstacle no2: 3 detours before we arrived at the bus stop (it was already 7.49am. usually the bus comes at 7.50am)
obstacle no3: there's no sign of a bus!! we waited until 8.10am (we're supposed to be there by 8.15am)
obstacle no4: no cab wants to stop for us, and the call centres wouldn't pick up the darn phone!
obstacle no5: parting with our precious money (when we finally managed to get into the cab)
the hospital was spooky and quiet when we arrived.. even drs don't go to work so early on a saturday! except for the kind drs who actually availed their time to give us an osce. imu won't even push our osce to saturday because that would overwork their lecturers.. all in all it was a good experience, at least we have some idea of how their osce works.
we headed for lunch, did our groceries and surprise surprise.. yours truly had an afternoon nap. ahhhh... bliss!
woke up in time to get ready and go for Mamak Night! :D and the rest is history..
daylight saving ends tomorrow.. which means.. i get an extra hour of sleep AND i'm one hour closer to Malaysian time :) weee........... and yep, i've changed my HP number :) i won't disclose it here.. but will tell everyone over time.
Tomorrow's SUNDAY! whoopeee... have a great one.
Monday, March 19, 2007
a day in the life of a bum(mer)
yesterday i came bck really early from hospital, cos i was just too tired.. although it was right after the weekends. so here's how it went..
3.00 pm
came bck, threw my bag on the floor, changed into something more comfy, before i knew it! Zzz......
7.20 pm
*klink klink* woke up with a startle, 7.20!! i thought it was morning already -_-" then regained my focus.. phew.. it's PM! then.. *klink klink* i thought the villagers started eating dinner without me. and the fact that i slept for 4 and a half hours just left me quite dismayed :( so i trudged out, only to realize, the guys were still cooking. ha~
8.00 pm
washed the dishes.. went bck to my room.. bathed, online for a little while..
10.00 pm
ok! time to study.. read-up on one of the research papers.. again, Zzz..................
12.00 am
argh.. fell asleep again! forces eye wide open.. tries to read until..
1.00 am
i can't take this anymore.. time to sleep.. Zzz.....................................
6.15 am
*alarm rings* (3 phones btw..) slaps all the snooze button.. alternating between the 3 phones. only wakes up @ 7.00 am :( sleep so much still wake up so late.. sigh..
bum!!!
anyways, went to hosp, still groggy and all.. tried very hard to stay awake for the renal transplant meeting. thank goodness i wasn't sitting in front of the camera today. i always fall asleep! geez.. cos they have this teleconferencing between 3 hospitals about their patients. and it's not very good to see your face up there, dozing off eh? i had my caffeine as back up today, so that was good..
and for the 1st time in 2 weeks.. i managed to stay long enough to complete the ward rounds! it's not that we have many patients.. just very uh... slow. o_O but it was really good today.. :D we had a session with prof ruffin. and then dr simon koblar. both amazing drs.. they're so so so nice. have always enjoyed their sessions. inspiring.. and then i wanted to go bck to my ward to clerk a patient for presentation but she had visitors so i thought i had better not disturb.. so dejectedly, i looked at her case notes.. then the other team's registrar + rmo who looked absolutely flustered came..
and said: we've had 6 new admissions today! he exclaimed.. are u doing something very important now?
me: uh, no.. (what kinda important things would a medical student be doing to turn down a registrar?????)
bobby: ok, can u run to ward m2 and write an admission note for this patient?
me: *gasp* me?!
bobby: yeah, just write anything you want, some story.. thks!
me: oh.. ok.. runs to ward m2..
*disbelief* the reg actually asked me! anyway, hope it wasn't too much of a story but useful facts about the patient..
and so it was time to go home. i thought i was gonna be left alone.. haha.. cos i did tell the rest to go first since i might be running late. but nice enough, the rest were still at the bus stop. we usually walk back after the bus ride.. but being the bum i am.. (and thankfully chelsie was with me too) we decided to wait for the free bus.. which never came.. sigh! doesn't pay to be lazy eh? cos we had to walk back in the end.
but WHO on earth would give up a FREE bus ride and walk? huh? huh? you only walk when you have no choice right?????
haha.. actually, i just don't want to admit, that i'm lazy.. i'm glad i have chelsie to back me up each time. still think taking the bus rocks! :D
3.00 pm
came bck, threw my bag on the floor, changed into something more comfy, before i knew it! Zzz......
7.20 pm
*klink klink* woke up with a startle, 7.20!! i thought it was morning already -_-" then regained my focus.. phew.. it's PM! then.. *klink klink* i thought the villagers started eating dinner without me. and the fact that i slept for 4 and a half hours just left me quite dismayed :( so i trudged out, only to realize, the guys were still cooking. ha~
8.00 pm
washed the dishes.. went bck to my room.. bathed, online for a little while..
10.00 pm
ok! time to study.. read-up on one of the research papers.. again, Zzz..................
12.00 am
argh.. fell asleep again! forces eye wide open.. tries to read until..
1.00 am
i can't take this anymore.. time to sleep.. Zzz.....................................
6.15 am
*alarm rings* (3 phones btw..) slaps all the snooze button.. alternating between the 3 phones. only wakes up @ 7.00 am :( sleep so much still wake up so late.. sigh..
bum!!!
anyways, went to hosp, still groggy and all.. tried very hard to stay awake for the renal transplant meeting. thank goodness i wasn't sitting in front of the camera today. i always fall asleep! geez.. cos they have this teleconferencing between 3 hospitals about their patients. and it's not very good to see your face up there, dozing off eh? i had my caffeine as back up today, so that was good..
and for the 1st time in 2 weeks.. i managed to stay long enough to complete the ward rounds! it's not that we have many patients.. just very uh... slow. o_O but it was really good today.. :D we had a session with prof ruffin. and then dr simon koblar. both amazing drs.. they're so so so nice. have always enjoyed their sessions. inspiring.. and then i wanted to go bck to my ward to clerk a patient for presentation but she had visitors so i thought i had better not disturb.. so dejectedly, i looked at her case notes.. then the other team's registrar + rmo who looked absolutely flustered came..
and said: we've had 6 new admissions today! he exclaimed.. are u doing something very important now?
me: uh, no.. (what kinda important things would a medical student be doing to turn down a registrar?????)
bobby: ok, can u run to ward m2 and write an admission note for this patient?
me: *gasp* me?!
bobby: yeah, just write anything you want, some story.. thks!
me: oh.. ok.. runs to ward m2..
*disbelief* the reg actually asked me! anyway, hope it wasn't too much of a story but useful facts about the patient..
and so it was time to go home. i thought i was gonna be left alone.. haha.. cos i did tell the rest to go first since i might be running late. but nice enough, the rest were still at the bus stop. we usually walk back after the bus ride.. but being the bum i am.. (and thankfully chelsie was with me too) we decided to wait for the free bus.. which never came.. sigh! doesn't pay to be lazy eh? cos we had to walk back in the end.
but WHO on earth would give up a FREE bus ride and walk? huh? huh? you only walk when you have no choice right?????
haha.. actually, i just don't want to admit, that i'm lazy.. i'm glad i have chelsie to back me up each time. still think taking the bus rocks! :D
Sunday, March 18, 2007
glorious day!
all heavens and earth rejoice when someone's added into the kingdom of God. presenting our very new family member.. Yang Shi Wei :D my brother's girlfriend.. yay!! i'm truly so so so happy! :) God is so amazing..
and today even during worship time, one of the lines went something like this:
i can't breathe.. without Your love. You're all I need..
the last post i wrote that we often take 'breathing' for granted.. the phrase i can't breathe gives a sense of desperation, it's something that you absolutely NEED and cannot live without, otherwise you'll just die. and that's how desperate i should be for God, His love, His presence. when put in that light, i realize i haven't really place Him where He should be. i need Him the same way i need air to breathe.. maybe even more. i don't know how to describe the revelation i got. it's just so so so immense! that's just how much i should need Him, that's how i want Him..
and today even during worship time, one of the lines went something like this:
i can't breathe.. without Your love. You're all I need..
the last post i wrote that we often take 'breathing' for granted.. the phrase i can't breathe gives a sense of desperation, it's something that you absolutely NEED and cannot live without, otherwise you'll just die. and that's how desperate i should be for God, His love, His presence. when put in that light, i realize i haven't really place Him where He should be. i need Him the same way i need air to breathe.. maybe even more. i don't know how to describe the revelation i got. it's just so so so immense! that's just how much i should need Him, that's how i want Him..
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
overlook
A man's wisdom gives him patience, it is his glory to overlook an offense. Prov 19:11
daily wisdom is simply amazing. it's God's way of speaking to me everyday, and His words are indeed life! :D it is always so timely, so encouraging, so revelationary. rhema! u know how we've always been taught to be humble, and not proud? but i guess the ONE thing you can take pride in and feel good about is, overlooking an offense. it's definitely not the easiest thing to do. especially when the "offense" was undeserved. but yeah, when you choose to overlook it, you choose to be patient (with God's wisdom and strength), you actually feel pretty good about it :D *ooh, i feel good!* it is my glory! it makes me feel free.. because you're not hanging on to it.. and it's not about forgiving! it really is just overlooking.. as ps kong hee would put it, be a "da ren" (big man) not a "xiao ren" (small man).. of course, the size of the heart matters too. (no, by that, i don't mean hypertrophy or cardiomyopathy :P)
it's thursdaY! this week sure passed really quickly.. i like ;0) the best part was just the fact that monday was a public holiday. u wouldn't even believe what the reason for the public holiday was. haha! horse racing day!! tsk tsk.. not that i'm complaining or anything. because, for the very first time, i had adequate rest. it was a good and refreshing week, it's like a new start. i still fall asleep during lectures and all la, but the point is, mentally i'm refreshed! haha.. renal's quite slack (actually, anything else would be slack in comparison to cardiology), but i really do find myself missing cardiology a lot.. a sign? i've "coincidentally" been through so many cardiology attachments (not that i'm good at it or what, but i still do find it very interesting despite my obvious lack of knowledge).
we had a mock osce today. i've never spoke so quickly in my entire life.. rushed through the whole thing, even missed out finger clubbing! and forgot to take pulse rate and respiratory rate -_-" the basic of all basics. in IMU i confirm FAIL. heh.. but over here, the focus is different i guess? cos prof says, oh, that's alright.. it's not crucial.. o_O u got the dx. and the explanation stands. *breathes a sigh of relief* but it just means, i need more practice practice practice!!!!! 6 mins is just ridiculous. 2 more weeks to end of medical home units. i'm missing it already even before i leave.
the other thing that i have to learn is to not be so emotionally attached to the patients. hm, since i'm supposed to "follow-up" on 2 patients in my ward, i thought, i might as well kill 2 birds with one stone and do my case write-up on one of them too. she is a very interesting case, with many things to write about.. but as i wanted to get more information from her one day, i went in to say hello and all.. noticed she was having trouble breathing! even on 4L of O2.. struggling with her dinner which was made up of not-so-interesting-looking-goo. i asked if she needed any help, and she could hardly reply me. so i went out and told the nurse that she didn't look too well. they just kinda popped their head in, and said everything's alright. and i thought to myself, it would be just too cruel to ask her about when she had hypertension and high cholesterol right now?! so i let her rest.. and went bck.
the nxt day.. i came bck.. and she looked really weak and pale. but the dr still thought she's ok.. until half an hour after our ward rounds, her saturation fell to 84% in 4L of O2!! aiks~ my heart seriously almost stopped. or dropped. or whatever.. rushed to the room.. thank God for calm and confident consultant like dr macdonalds who handled everything so professionally.. what pained me was, seeing the patient in such distress.. just to catch her breath. it was taking so much effort! something that we sooo take for granted. breathing. it was so bad that she wanted to yank off her O2 mask and pleaded us to let her die. a drop of tear almost escaped my eyes just hearing that.. cos it also reminded me of my grandpa's condition when he was in that similar situation..
well, thank God the patient's alright now. stable at least.. another sad thing is, the relatives requested that if she does go into cardiopulmonary arrest, the medical team was not to resuscitate. up till now, i still can't accept, not doing anything, and just see someone die like that. of course, they have the right to, probably even a good reason too! cos she's in such distress.. and even if she lives, she will have poor quality of life, but still!!!!
and it dawned upon me, how fragile life can be.. and that in times like these, u can only turn to one person. God. without even realizing, i just started praying for that patient.. hope she gets well soon.. death is still something, that i can't face.
daily wisdom is simply amazing. it's God's way of speaking to me everyday, and His words are indeed life! :D it is always so timely, so encouraging, so revelationary. rhema! u know how we've always been taught to be humble, and not proud? but i guess the ONE thing you can take pride in and feel good about is, overlooking an offense. it's definitely not the easiest thing to do. especially when the "offense" was undeserved. but yeah, when you choose to overlook it, you choose to be patient (with God's wisdom and strength), you actually feel pretty good about it :D *ooh, i feel good!* it is my glory! it makes me feel free.. because you're not hanging on to it.. and it's not about forgiving! it really is just overlooking.. as ps kong hee would put it, be a "da ren" (big man) not a "xiao ren" (small man).. of course, the size of the heart matters too. (no, by that, i don't mean hypertrophy or cardiomyopathy :P)
it's thursdaY! this week sure passed really quickly.. i like ;0) the best part was just the fact that monday was a public holiday. u wouldn't even believe what the reason for the public holiday was. haha! horse racing day!! tsk tsk.. not that i'm complaining or anything. because, for the very first time, i had adequate rest. it was a good and refreshing week, it's like a new start. i still fall asleep during lectures and all la, but the point is, mentally i'm refreshed! haha.. renal's quite slack (actually, anything else would be slack in comparison to cardiology), but i really do find myself missing cardiology a lot.. a sign? i've "coincidentally" been through so many cardiology attachments (not that i'm good at it or what, but i still do find it very interesting despite my obvious lack of knowledge).
we had a mock osce today. i've never spoke so quickly in my entire life.. rushed through the whole thing, even missed out finger clubbing! and forgot to take pulse rate and respiratory rate -_-" the basic of all basics. in IMU i confirm FAIL. heh.. but over here, the focus is different i guess? cos prof says, oh, that's alright.. it's not crucial.. o_O u got the dx. and the explanation stands. *breathes a sigh of relief* but it just means, i need more practice practice practice!!!!! 6 mins is just ridiculous. 2 more weeks to end of medical home units. i'm missing it already even before i leave.
the other thing that i have to learn is to not be so emotionally attached to the patients. hm, since i'm supposed to "follow-up" on 2 patients in my ward, i thought, i might as well kill 2 birds with one stone and do my case write-up on one of them too. she is a very interesting case, with many things to write about.. but as i wanted to get more information from her one day, i went in to say hello and all.. noticed she was having trouble breathing! even on 4L of O2.. struggling with her dinner which was made up of not-so-interesting-looking-goo. i asked if she needed any help, and she could hardly reply me. so i went out and told the nurse that she didn't look too well. they just kinda popped their head in, and said everything's alright. and i thought to myself, it would be just too cruel to ask her about when she had hypertension and high cholesterol right now?! so i let her rest.. and went bck.
the nxt day.. i came bck.. and she looked really weak and pale. but the dr still thought she's ok.. until half an hour after our ward rounds, her saturation fell to 84% in 4L of O2!! aiks~ my heart seriously almost stopped. or dropped. or whatever.. rushed to the room.. thank God for calm and confident consultant like dr macdonalds who handled everything so professionally.. what pained me was, seeing the patient in such distress.. just to catch her breath. it was taking so much effort! something that we sooo take for granted. breathing. it was so bad that she wanted to yank off her O2 mask and pleaded us to let her die. a drop of tear almost escaped my eyes just hearing that.. cos it also reminded me of my grandpa's condition when he was in that similar situation..
well, thank God the patient's alright now. stable at least.. another sad thing is, the relatives requested that if she does go into cardiopulmonary arrest, the medical team was not to resuscitate. up till now, i still can't accept, not doing anything, and just see someone die like that. of course, they have the right to, probably even a good reason too! cos she's in such distress.. and even if she lives, she will have poor quality of life, but still!!!!
and it dawned upon me, how fragile life can be.. and that in times like these, u can only turn to one person. God. without even realizing, i just started praying for that patient.. hope she gets well soon.. death is still something, that i can't face.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
latest update
hehe.. thks for all your comments on the phone. guess what? there's a new FREE phone they're offering :D it's soooo nice right? so nice that they ran out of stock TWICE :( heard they're coming out with a pink one soon. *fingers crossed* i hope i can get this by nxt week.. i've resorted to topping up my optus by another 10 dollars. roaming is just too much! but anyway.. now i have TWO options :
1) still get the sony ericsson cos i have someone who wants it too.. and i only have to pay aud5/mth now! which cuts the phone cost down to aud120 in total.
2) get this lg phone for FREEEEE..
Thursday, March 08, 2007
one of those random questionaires :)
1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
-as for now, it really doesn't matter, as long as i can hear it ring i'm happy! (not that i'm pathetic or anything, it's just that my hearing has deteriorated by A LOT! and i don't answer calls even when i get them.. sigh)
2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
-if there's a coin in it, yeah :D
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
-more towards a listener i guess?
4. Do you take compliments well?
-hahaha.. depends..
5. Do you play Sudoku?
-used to! hehe, haven't bought a newspaper since i got here. and the sudoku tiles we had? hehehe.. we used it as "gambling" chips
6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
- highly doubt i will
7 . Do you like to ride horses?
-yes!!!
8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
-yeah.. but i was not much of an outdoor person
9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
-hop-scotch, batu seremban, the-rubber-band-made-into-a-rope-and-you-jump-around-game
10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, what would you do?
-??
12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
-probably not..
13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
-being pursued of course! who doesn't?
15. Do any songs make you cry?
-a LOT!
16. Are you continuing your education?
-am now..
17. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
-toy one counted ah? then i know la..
18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you would grab?
-my phone i guess
19. How often do u read books?
-not much now.. i just want to sleep!
20. Do u think more about the past, present or future?
-between present and future..
21. What is ur favorite children's book?
- sweet valley! :)
22. What color are ur eyes?
- brown.. sometimes purple, gray, turquoise and they drive hauchun crazy! hahaha.. be patient ya, yours will come out soon!
23. How tall are u?
- 172 cm.. but i just found out i'm a 120cm today :P and so were all prof ruffin's preceptor group. hehehe
24. Where is ur dream house located?
-location..? somewhere safe where i can walk out without fear. haha.. nowadays, you can't be too sure! but a dreamy one would be near the beach!
27. Have u ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
-yup! those red coloured ones like the ones in uk!
30. Where was the furthest place u traveled?
-uk
32. Do u like mustard?
- only subway's honey mustard
33. Do u prefer to sleep or eat?
- how can u make me choose between eat & sleep? they're both essential for me.
34. Do u look like ur mom or dad?
- most people say i look like dad, but recently i think i bear some resemblance to my mom too
35. How long does it take u in d shower?
- not very long, hehe.. not as long as chuen anyway :P hehe..
36. Can u do a split?
- erm.. not now!
39. What did u do for New Year's?
- i was at HOME, STUDYING! sigh..
40. Do u think The Grudge was scary?
- not into horror movies remember?
41. Do u own a camera phone?
- yupyup
42. Was ur mom a cheerleader?
- haha.. no..
43. What's the last letter of ur middle name?
- do i even have one? quite random ah this question..
44. How many hours of sleep do u get a night?
- it varies.. haha.. yesterday i slept from 745pm-615am
45. Do u like care bears?
- when i was younger.. this question reminds me of tender heart bears *wink wink chuen & steph*
46. What do u buy at the movies?
- popcorn! and a drink..
47. Do u know how to play poker?
-texas holdup! thanks to rahul..
48. Do you wear ur seatbelt?
- i have to! otherwise i'll get an individual fine of aud200!
49. How many meals do u eat a day?
- 3? frequency has decreased since my ulcers came abt..
50. Is ur tongue pierced?
- no way!!! how to eat?
51. Do u always read bulletins?
- what kind?
52. Do u like funny or serious people better?
-of course funny la, release tension.. my housemates are quite funny :D
53. Ever been to L.A.?
- uh-uh
54. Did u eat a cookie today?
- no, but i'm craving for subway's cookie... yum..
55. Do u steal or pay for ur music downloads?
- I PAY! :P this i can proudly say..
56. Do u need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
- i guess not, but it does make u happier..
57. Are u easy to get along with?
- hmm, i'm not sure.. u tell me?
-as for now, it really doesn't matter, as long as i can hear it ring i'm happy! (not that i'm pathetic or anything, it's just that my hearing has deteriorated by A LOT! and i don't answer calls even when i get them.. sigh)
2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
-if there's a coin in it, yeah :D
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
-more towards a listener i guess?
4. Do you take compliments well?
-hahaha.. depends..
5. Do you play Sudoku?
-used to! hehe, haven't bought a newspaper since i got here. and the sudoku tiles we had? hehehe.. we used it as "gambling" chips
6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
- highly doubt i will
7 . Do you like to ride horses?
-yes!!!
8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
-yeah.. but i was not much of an outdoor person
9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
-hop-scotch, batu seremban, the-rubber-band-made-into-a-rope-and-you-jump-around-game
10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, what would you do?
-??
12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
-probably not..
13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
-being pursued of course! who doesn't?
15. Do any songs make you cry?
-a LOT!
16. Are you continuing your education?
-am now..
17. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
-toy one counted ah? then i know la..
18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you would grab?
-my phone i guess
19. How often do u read books?
-not much now.. i just want to sleep!
20. Do u think more about the past, present or future?
-between present and future..
21. What is ur favorite children's book?
- sweet valley! :)
22. What color are ur eyes?
- brown.. sometimes purple, gray, turquoise and they drive hauchun crazy! hahaha.. be patient ya, yours will come out soon!
23. How tall are u?
- 172 cm.. but i just found out i'm a 120cm today :P and so were all prof ruffin's preceptor group. hehehe
24. Where is ur dream house located?
-location..? somewhere safe where i can walk out without fear. haha.. nowadays, you can't be too sure! but a dreamy one would be near the beach!
27. Have u ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
-yup! those red coloured ones like the ones in uk!
30. Where was the furthest place u traveled?
-uk
32. Do u like mustard?
- only subway's honey mustard
33. Do u prefer to sleep or eat?
- how can u make me choose between eat & sleep? they're both essential for me.
34. Do u look like ur mom or dad?
- most people say i look like dad, but recently i think i bear some resemblance to my mom too
35. How long does it take u in d shower?
- not very long, hehe.. not as long as chuen anyway :P hehe..
36. Can u do a split?
- erm.. not now!
39. What did u do for New Year's?
- i was at HOME, STUDYING! sigh..
40. Do u think The Grudge was scary?
- not into horror movies remember?
41. Do u own a camera phone?
- yupyup
42. Was ur mom a cheerleader?
- haha.. no..
43. What's the last letter of ur middle name?
- do i even have one? quite random ah this question..
44. How many hours of sleep do u get a night?
- it varies.. haha.. yesterday i slept from 745pm-615am
45. Do u like care bears?
- when i was younger.. this question reminds me of tender heart bears *wink wink chuen & steph*
46. What do u buy at the movies?
- popcorn! and a drink..
47. Do u know how to play poker?
-texas holdup! thanks to rahul..
48. Do you wear ur seatbelt?
- i have to! otherwise i'll get an individual fine of aud200!
49. How many meals do u eat a day?
- 3? frequency has decreased since my ulcers came abt..
50. Is ur tongue pierced?
- no way!!! how to eat?
51. Do u always read bulletins?
- what kind?
52. Do u like funny or serious people better?
-of course funny la, release tension.. my housemates are quite funny :D
53. Ever been to L.A.?
- uh-uh
54. Did u eat a cookie today?
- no, but i'm craving for subway's cookie... yum..
55. Do u steal or pay for ur music downloads?
- I PAY! :P this i can proudly say..
56. Do u need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
- i guess not, but it does make u happier..
57. Are u easy to get along with?
- hmm, i'm not sure.. u tell me?
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The Life You've Always Wanted
is that statement powerful or what? this is paradise community church's (a place i now call my spiritual home) theme.. and today, they had New Friends Dinner! for all the newbies.. the food was absolutely superb, we were treated to a 3 course meal *yummy*
and they transformed the cafe to look really fancy and all..
entree :) popiah! haha.. but then, i only ate 1/4 of that.. cos.. sigh, i'm just too slow..because i had like 3 ulcers (which i highly suspect was h------z induced stress ulcers), and i started with the bread roll, so the moment i took the first bite of this crispy spring roll, it was time for our little tour arnd the church..! sigh.. and when i got back, it's gone! boohoohoo~
main course, roasted chicken breast with mushroom sauce. i attempted eating the corn like any prim and proper lady would do, but err didn't quite turn out the way i wanted it to be.. i was using the knife to get the kernels out but cutting it down vertically.. makes sense right? but first cut *squish, splash* onto chris' england jersey.. he gives me the glare.. *oops sorry!* 2nd & 3rd went quite smoothly (and gracefully if i may add) the 4th one.. *squish splat* droplets of corn juice flew onto his jersey for the 2nd time! aiks~ *ok ok sorry sorry* the 5th cut ended everything when the corn rolled down to my lap, and down the floor! can u imagine how embarassing that was??!! *sigh* and the ironic thing is, ps matt just asked us to tell our neighbour abt our most embarassing moment, and now i have TWO! (nvm the fact that i have more than TWO, the person beside me didn't have to know)
finally, for dessert, chocolate & vanilla mousse with berry sauce.. super duper yummy! but yours truly JUST had to embarass herself @ every course.. y'see, chris doesn't like berries, so being the good girlfriend i am, i help him to eat the berries la.. except......... as i reached for the fork, scoop the berries, and in one swift motion bring it to my mouth, one little drop of sauce decided to try parachuting downwards.. and guess where it landed? chris' fingers! -_-" *turns a shade of beet red* i'm officially the biggest klutz in all adelaide, australia and probably malaysia too. someone, help me~!
anyway, we had a little tour arnd the church and there was introduction to ministries.. it's amazing how they cater for all walks of life, from the very young to the very old, to different groups of kids, to the needy, to families, to students (even international), different interests, they have their own school of music and college of ministries which you can complete via correspondence.. the part of the building that i liked the most was the kidzone! it's like a little toys'r'us! they have starry ceilings and noah's ark!
starry starry night
see noah's ark? and other 3d bible story murals were all over the place. they even have x-box there! i wanna be a kid again........
the highlight of the dinner was the history of how it came abt and the church's vision, purpose, and core values.. paradise - ordinary people living extraordinary lives.. i'm glad i'm attached to a great church! it really helps to kickstart my yr here.. and like ps ashley says, we're like seeds, we need the right environment to grow.. and the church is God's house.. and those who are planted in it will flourish.. :D i'm excited.. yay!
other side tracks.. went to the central market today.. and yup, got one conclusion to make. vietnamese are authentic and original people. cos we had vietnamese beef noodles today and it was absolutely lip-smackingly delicious! they're actually proud of their dishes, and painstakingly made it as close as to what it should taste like.. compared to the chinese food here which sucks!!! (the closest to home is wah hing but it's a bit pricey) chinese are only interested abt the money, they're willing to change the taste to suit the tastebuds here. *sigh* i guess that explains why 9/10 people who drives a benz here in adelaide are chinese! they sooo know how to make money. tsk tsk..
oh yeah! and i bought a dress.. for only aud15!!! :D woohoo........
actually it looks quite cacat here la. and i forgot to rotate the pic.. sorry if u get a neckache after viewing this. hehehe...
and we also went to the casino today. i came up with 2 conclusions:
1) you can only gamble if u're super duper rich.. otherwise.. u look quite pathetic. with 4 chips in hand..
2) gambling is VERY addictive. from the way i see people take hundreds and hundreds of cash even after they lose like 20 chips of aud 20.. they still continue to buy.. hoping *fat hope* that they'll win.. and place dumb bets??? like triple 3 (cos the returns are 190x) but so what? the chances of getting a triple 3's like.. 0.00000000012%?
anyway, me and chris bought aud20 worth of chipS (which is actually only 4) hahaha.. so sad. we were actually doing quite well initially (by well, i mean breaking even.. we lost 15 gain 10, lost another five, gain 10. then in the end still 20) haha.. soo... we decided to play black jack in the end. and we lost aud 20. gambling's bad for u !!! it really is!! but it was just for the fun of it.. haha.. we got a free coffee & tea.. applied for an 'action' card that entitles us to a aud 9.95 international lunch buffet at this posh restaurant at the casino.. that was our main purpose actually! hahahah..
all in all.. it was a good break from the hectic week i had.. cardiology's over.. (and i can almost hear everyone breathe a sigh of relief on my behalf.. hahaha.. thank God i survived it!) next up.. renal.. not exactly my best subject.. but hopefully it'll be good :D oh but my love for cardiology stays no matter what the circumstances are..
have a great Sunday everyone!! :D
and they transformed the cafe to look really fancy and all..
entree :) popiah! haha.. but then, i only ate 1/4 of that.. cos.. sigh, i'm just too slow..because i had like 3 ulcers (which i highly suspect was h------z induced stress ulcers), and i started with the bread roll, so the moment i took the first bite of this crispy spring roll, it was time for our little tour arnd the church..! sigh.. and when i got back, it's gone! boohoohoo~
main course, roasted chicken breast with mushroom sauce. i attempted eating the corn like any prim and proper lady would do, but err didn't quite turn out the way i wanted it to be.. i was using the knife to get the kernels out but cutting it down vertically.. makes sense right? but first cut *squish, splash* onto chris' england jersey.. he gives me the glare.. *oops sorry!* 2nd & 3rd went quite smoothly (and gracefully if i may add) the 4th one.. *squish splat* droplets of corn juice flew onto his jersey for the 2nd time! aiks~ *ok ok sorry sorry* the 5th cut ended everything when the corn rolled down to my lap, and down the floor! can u imagine how embarassing that was??!! *sigh* and the ironic thing is, ps matt just asked us to tell our neighbour abt our most embarassing moment, and now i have TWO! (nvm the fact that i have more than TWO, the person beside me didn't have to know)
finally, for dessert, chocolate & vanilla mousse with berry sauce.. super duper yummy! but yours truly JUST had to embarass herself @ every course.. y'see, chris doesn't like berries, so being the good girlfriend i am, i help him to eat the berries la.. except......... as i reached for the fork, scoop the berries, and in one swift motion bring it to my mouth, one little drop of sauce decided to try parachuting downwards.. and guess where it landed? chris' fingers! -_-" *turns a shade of beet red* i'm officially the biggest klutz in all adelaide, australia and probably malaysia too. someone, help me~!
anyway, we had a little tour arnd the church and there was introduction to ministries.. it's amazing how they cater for all walks of life, from the very young to the very old, to different groups of kids, to the needy, to families, to students (even international), different interests, they have their own school of music and college of ministries which you can complete via correspondence.. the part of the building that i liked the most was the kidzone! it's like a little toys'r'us! they have starry ceilings and noah's ark!
starry starry night
see noah's ark? and other 3d bible story murals were all over the place. they even have x-box there! i wanna be a kid again........
the highlight of the dinner was the history of how it came abt and the church's vision, purpose, and core values.. paradise - ordinary people living extraordinary lives.. i'm glad i'm attached to a great church! it really helps to kickstart my yr here.. and like ps ashley says, we're like seeds, we need the right environment to grow.. and the church is God's house.. and those who are planted in it will flourish.. :D i'm excited.. yay!
other side tracks.. went to the central market today.. and yup, got one conclusion to make. vietnamese are authentic and original people. cos we had vietnamese beef noodles today and it was absolutely lip-smackingly delicious! they're actually proud of their dishes, and painstakingly made it as close as to what it should taste like.. compared to the chinese food here which sucks!!! (the closest to home is wah hing but it's a bit pricey) chinese are only interested abt the money, they're willing to change the taste to suit the tastebuds here. *sigh* i guess that explains why 9/10 people who drives a benz here in adelaide are chinese! they sooo know how to make money. tsk tsk..
oh yeah! and i bought a dress.. for only aud15!!! :D woohoo........
actually it looks quite cacat here la. and i forgot to rotate the pic.. sorry if u get a neckache after viewing this. hehehe...
and we also went to the casino today. i came up with 2 conclusions:
1) you can only gamble if u're super duper rich.. otherwise.. u look quite pathetic. with 4 chips in hand..
2) gambling is VERY addictive. from the way i see people take hundreds and hundreds of cash even after they lose like 20 chips of aud 20.. they still continue to buy.. hoping *fat hope* that they'll win.. and place dumb bets??? like triple 3 (cos the returns are 190x) but so what? the chances of getting a triple 3's like.. 0.00000000012%?
anyway, me and chris bought aud20 worth of chipS (which is actually only 4) hahaha.. so sad. we were actually doing quite well initially (by well, i mean breaking even.. we lost 15 gain 10, lost another five, gain 10. then in the end still 20) haha.. soo... we decided to play black jack in the end. and we lost aud 20. gambling's bad for u !!! it really is!! but it was just for the fun of it.. haha.. we got a free coffee & tea.. applied for an 'action' card that entitles us to a aud 9.95 international lunch buffet at this posh restaurant at the casino.. that was our main purpose actually! hahahah..
all in all.. it was a good break from the hectic week i had.. cardiology's over.. (and i can almost hear everyone breathe a sigh of relief on my behalf.. hahaha.. thank God i survived it!) next up.. renal.. not exactly my best subject.. but hopefully it'll be good :D oh but my love for cardiology stays no matter what the circumstances are..
have a great Sunday everyone!! :D
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