Hope

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Mount Wellington '10 by OCF

2010-07-28T20:14:00.004+10:00

Gosh my internet is slow. It's made is impossible to upload photos. =[ ah well.. will try do it when I'm in melbourne.

Mount Wellington was awesome. ^_^ A packed saturday of fun fun fun. Woke up at 7am and friends came over to my place for brekkie. Left at 8am and went to uni, the meeting point for roughly 80 of us. Got into groups and played that game where you randomly hold hands and try to untangle (my group failed badly cuz I think there might have been 2 circles tangled in one). So left about an hour later all in different cars. Ah.. good music, new friends in a car and up the mountain we went! Was hopping for snow but alas.. It wasn't cold enough. There was like this tiny patch of snow on the ground, hahaha.. so technically, I have seen real snow now. yay! And it was freezing up there. My hands felt so numb that I couldn't do anything with my fingers. So spent the time up there snapping heaps of photos. A group of guys went topless in the freezing cold. -_-" Lol..

Afternoon, went to a lookout point near the botanical gardens for barbecue lunch. yum yum... and after that got into groups of 4/5 and played 'Rogaining'. Pretty much involves 90 minutes of walking around this huge area (including bushwalking) and hunting for locations that were on a a map given to us then matching the photos we have to the location. Came in no.4 out of 13 groups so yay! By this time would have been 4pm.

Instead of going home after such a busy day, dropped by JFH Hall. And was taught how to play mahjong and ended up only leaving at 6pm. Visited an unwell friend when I got back (one of the bad things about living in uni accomodations is that it's so easy to meet friends when I want to, whenever). Then went to visit another friend to get some stuff. Lol.

Sooooo........... By the time I finally had dinner, it was 8pm. An absolute jam-packed super fun day from 8 to 8. Love it... ^_^

New Sem

2010-07-21T22:59:00.002+10:00

And so mid-year holidays felt like ages ago. Was it productive? I don't think so. ^_^ Which is exactly what holidays are meant to be about. In fact, I didn't even managed to watch every single drama I had. I finished season 1+2 of Gossip Girls, which I don't know if it's a good or bad thing.

With the passing of holidays, comes SEMESTER 2! Sigh... It's only been 2 weeks in and I feel so tired of studying. And I'm only in first year. =[ Just 2 more years and I could have been working already. Time to stop whining and start making the best of my situation.

Living with no regrets.

Well good news is that this sem will mostly be Musculoskeletal! yay! I like.. Bad news is, so many assessments and assignments nearly every week. =[ So I'm afraid my little blog will become abandoned soon enough.

About moving to a different place and having to cook for myself now, I'm loving it. Love cooking and trying new stuff (tried meatloaf for the 1st time and it was yummy), bad thing is though I end up spending a bit too much time in the kitchen. =] Plus the heater in my room! What winter? I don't feel no winter? =]

Will be heading up Mount Wellington soon! Hopefully I see snow and there'll be more photos here and on facebook!

Heart

2010-06-14T20:05:00.003+10:00

A LOVE HEART!
Credits to Johnny Tiong for finding it.

(Note: image taken from a pathology slide of hyperplasia, dysplasia and metaplasia of the uterine cervix caused by HPV infection. Scary... I know. T_T)

One more to go..

2010-06-10T23:03:00.002+10:00

Ok so 2 exams down! Woot! And one more to go then FREEDOM it is! ^_^

Exam 1: Actually went ok which is good considering I prepared for that the most.

Exam 2: Sigh.. not so good. needa practice time management skills. Wouldnt actually be so worried if I didnt have to pass every single exam... On 2nd thought, I am too sleepy to be worried. Plus worrying about something that I cant change just makes me even more tired. Leaving it to God to do His part now.

Exam 3: Yes!! Got till wednesday to study. And all I can really do is look through microscopy slides and try memorizing them. sweet..

Time to sleep.. Good night world! ^_^

Note: The snow covered Mount Wellington looks beautiful.. I really wanna see snow.

Sick

2010-05-27T18:16:00.001+10:00

I know I'm in Medicine when I tell people around me I have a sore throat but no cough, and everyone says..

Streptococcus pyogenes

Practise Practical Exam

2010-05-25T19:08:00.003+10:00

I had my 1st practice practical exam today which covers histology and pathology.

Choose a station to sit at.
4 minutes, buzzer goes off.
RUN!!!
Next station.. till all is finished. x_x

I miss all the macs in melbourne uni, hence not having to have a "flag race" (I think that is what it is called).

Looking at images down microscopes or that of electron microscopes is SO HARD. I am actually quite worried about failing.

Ok, time for Family Outing. ^_^ feeling dysfunctional now anyway.

Moving..

2010-05-24T17:51:00.002+10:00

I am going to have to move to a new place next semester and so I have discovered that I...

Do NOT like moving.

Do NOT like having to think about all the little details, date, timing, cheapest options, storage place, transport..

Do NOT like being a girl, wait that's generalization, more like being weak and unable to move all my stuff up and down stairs. (no one to blame but myself.. >.<)

and finally realizing that I'm just...

LAZY and

I STRESS and WORRY too much.

On the the other hand, I'm excited about..

Living in a new place.

Living closer to uni friends.

Being able to cook (although I'm sure I'm gonna miss ppl cooking for me real soon).

So, everything evens out in the end. ^_^

Conquered

2010-05-23T12:25:00.002+10:00

I conquered my mountain! yay! ^_^ and I feel so sick now.. =S

It takes me 15 minutes to rush down the mountain, 40 minutes to walk slowly back up with heaps of "sit-down breaks" in between. >.<" Go figure... I haven't felt so sick in my tummy for so long so good sorta sick I guess.

Lunch time! But I think I need another hour of rest before I'm confident whatever food I put in my stomach isn't gonna come rushing back out. T_T

Pre-exam! yay!

2010-05-22T22:14:00.002+10:00

Woo hoo! 4 more weeks till I'm "home sweet home!!!"

I really should be counting down the days till exams and not holidays, lol. well, just to be fair, 2 more weeks till exams! yay! cuz then it means "home sweet home!!!" ^_^

It makes such a HUGE difference only having 3 exams as compared to 6 like last semester! so that is reason enough to celebrate. 2nd reason, we finish on the 16th June, sweeeeeeeet!

My biggest worry, practical exams. =S I seriously despise looking down microscopes because EVERYTHING looks the same to me. =[

My 2nd biggest worry is failing themes 2-5 which is all about ethics, professionalism, community health, communication and clinical skills. x_x It's when I feel I can't study for something ie. I'm not being spoon fed and told what to know / not know is when I start to worry...

Ah well... one more week of uni + SWOTVAC to cram! ^_^

SLAP!

2010-05-05T17:48:00.003+10:00

Angry
Hurt
Sad
And now, just really tired..

There is a limit to how much teasing I can take. (This post sounds really familiar... >.<) And today I had this really violent urge to slap the person hence my virtual SLAP! Something which I have never done before in real life, nor will I ever do because it gains nothing. And so I started praying really hard for me to forgive the person for what was said but it just felt so difficult especially when I feel so hurt. In fact, spent the lecture after that envisioning all the mean and spiteful things I can say next time to the person. At the end of the day, I just felt so drained.

Last sunday's gospel reading had the verse John 15:12 This is my commandment, love one another as I have loved you.

So, I pray to be able to love and forgive.

I love..

2010-05-03T19:59:00.003+10:00

I love WOOLWORTHS shopping! Lol. Love just shopping around for food while challenging myself to eat healthy and not exceed my budget.

I love FAMILY OUTING! In fact, I'm super tempted to watch one episode right now but I know it goes for more than an hour and I'm not gonna be able to do everything on my to-do-list. Speaking of which..

I love PLANNING! I enjoy writing down what I'm gonna do because it gives me reason to procrastinate while feeling productive at the same time. XD And it helps me to panic less.

And going back to the korean topic..

I love FRIENDS who share my KOREAN craze! Not that I don't love all the rest of the people who aren't crazy about stuff to do with a language they don't understand. But I love being able to go to uni and go on and on about korean stuff and have ppl listening who get as excited as me. ^_^

On that note.. I'm seriously getting tired of people going crazy over SNSD. -_-" But I suppose that's fair enough, cuz it's the equal of me going crazy over Younha.

And lastly, I love DREAMING! Of what I'm gonna do when I'm back in melbourne next week! yay! and dreaming of all the yummy food I wanna try cooking when I'm living by myself next sem. mmmm....

Now.. to do what I love at times and seriously dislike other times.. study. >.<

P.S. We have our 1st anatomy prac this week. yay! Looking forward to something familiar..

A mistake or not

2010-04-28T18:49:00.002+10:00

A mistake made is when I've done something and feel seconds of satisfactions followed by hours of guilt. >.<"

I could use the excuses:

my crazy decision to take an afternoon nap yesterday made me get only 5 hours of slp (I need 8 to function optimally) so by 3pm, I was really tired
I was already feeling super annoyed by a constant pestering to reveal what I preferred to keep to myself
I can't stand the sort of nastiness that can be classified as verbal bullying. I'm pretty sure phrases like "you're so ugly and you're so fat" can be phrased in a much more constructive manner, not in a way that will actually hurt someone's feelings. (And I'm such a busybody because those comments weren't even directed at me but all the same, it was just really hurtful.)

And so I fought fire with fire. Said something which I felt immensely satisfied with especially when I got the approval of all those around me and immediately felt guilty after for hours. This guilt in absolutely no way makes me a good person, it just means I have a super active conscience. A good person would have held her tongue and replied with something more constructive like "be careful of what you say because they can be really hurtful at times".

Our assignment due on friday is about the importance of reflective practice for an undergraduate medical student. So I guess I'm actively using reflective practice now. yay! The final step of reflective practice would be an action plan! Thus, my plan is to think before I say anything the next time I'm really really annoyed and to try to be brave enough to actually say what's on my mind in a constructive manner. ^_^

Med at UTAS

2010-04-12T17:21:00.002+10:00

Week 7 -> which means, I'm halfway through 1st semester of med at UTAS. yay!

Today -> Most depressing CBL so far. The case was regarding a man being seriously burnt and had a high risk of death. We talked about how in certain fields we may choose to specialize in, esp. emergency / ICU, we'll have to make decisions on whether to continue to try to save a person's life or send them off to palliative care. I guess it's just really sad because inside me, there's a little bit of a "hero-wannabe". Ideally, I want to do the best I can to save every single live but I know that that will not always be possible. So sad.. =[

So far in med.. -> Well.. I'm enjoying the course. I love what I'm studying. =] I guess the only really sad thing is being away from home. sigh... I dunno how international students do it. I get to go back to melbourne pretty often but I've cried quite a bit since coming here as well. LOL. I'm such a crybaby. I guess I just miss the familiarity of home.. and the yummy Asian food back home. =]

Why I'm here.. -> People ask if I hate physio. Honestly, no. I thought the pracs were interesting but I could never see myself doing it in the future. And as much as I thought they were interesting, I guess I was never fully confident in what I was doing nor was I very comfortable with it. Maybe I just needed to practice more. And I guess I always did prefer studying all the medical stuff like cardio and neuro which is why I'm here now. And I love it. =] Not that I'm saying that it's easy, it's still really challenging. Which I'm somehow glad I've done some of this stuff before so some of it is a lot like revision. Lol. yay! But gosh... wish I could still have our awesome anatomy lecturers from back then. >.<

Now -> Feeling really slack after my 15% huge 2 hour mid-sem paper with SAQ and MCQ. But have an 5% essay due soon and need to study... =[ yeap, so as much as I enjoy this, some things never change, I'm still gonna complain when I have to study. haha.. who doesn't love holidays?

Taste of freedom

2009-11-20T09:22:00.002+11:00

First few hours of holidays:
went shopping! Well, just walking around the city and had a look at the Myer's Christmas Display of 'Olivia helps with Christmas'! So adorable.. of piglets.. XD oh, went to the new DFO as well at South Wharf. But it was kinda disappointing cuz there aren't heaps of shops just yet. Spent some time in STATE LIBRARY! Yes, on the day that I finish my exam. x_x but it really is quite cool inside, lol.. explored a bit while the guys played chess then had Indonesian food for dinner. mmmm.. soto ayam. yum....

First day of holiday:
Woke up at 8 am. Lol.. too used to waking up early but just lazed around in bed on the phone with my brother who will be back sunday! YAY!! Plans for today: clean the house esp my room cuz half the floor is covered with neuro and physio notes, lol.. probably walk to the glen to buy some stuff. then again these are just aims, I'm still sitting in bed using my laptop [yes, I know.. terrible posture] so may not accomplish any of the above because I'm starting to feel sleepy again. hehe..

T_T

2009-11-10T19:03:00.002+11:00

Oh gosh, exam was bad. Can't remember last time I felt this bad during an exam.

Came out, talked to people and then cried. sigh.. x_x

I do believe it's a combination of stress and lack of sleep.

Ok, gotta keep moving on. 2 down, 4 to go! Gotta keep trusting God and just do my best! ^__^

Thanks to all the awesome ppl who were there for me today!

Sem 2 exams!

2009-10-27T17:27:00.002+11:00

Oh gosh! Can't believe that it's the last week of uni already! T_T Every year feels like it's passing by faster and faster.

Anyhow, my last post till after exams [if I don't get distracted when I'm meant to be hard at work studying]. Every semester, I feel like I'm getting more and more slack. x_x but I'm getting into it.

My dad not being here hasn't been too bad. The house is definitely quieter but I think it's pretty hard on my mum cuz I spend so much time in my room trying to do work, and she's alone outside. =[ But dad will be back soon, 3 weeks I think! =] yay!

And for my exam timetable, which is as per usual, really really quite bad.

9th Nov- Sensorimotor Control Sytems Paper 1
10th Nov - Physiotherapy 4 Paper 1
12th Nov - Physiotherapy 4 Paper 2
13th Nov - Sensorimotor Control Systems Paper 2
17th Nov - Neuro prac exam
19th Nov - Physio prac exam

But I'm absolutely thankful that I have some time to practice for physio exam and for once, I'll be finish with exams when my brother comes back to melbourne! yay!

And all the best to everyone else in their exam preps!

And I shall now return to work. =]

Darwin

2009-10-19T21:06:00.002+11:00

Did you know that it takes roughly 4 and 1/2 hours to get to Darwin? That's ages!!!

And that the time difference is about 1 1/2 hours behind Melbourne time. not too bad I guess..

And that, oh, they have such good weather!!! Maybe a tad bit too warm and humid but after the long winter, heat is good.

Anyway, my dad's in Darwin now, won't see him for a couple of weeks. =[ Last night, I was just rummaging through my closet, looking for clothes and my dad comes in and lies on my bed. And he just starts talking bout random stuff and then my mum comes in. She sits on my chair and I climb into bed and we're all just relaxing and talking in MY ROOM. Lol.. never ever happened before so that was interesting. Good family time just before my dad leaves I guess. =]

Sigh.. I'll miss him not just because he

supervises my driving
makes breakfast for me in the mornings (lol.. yea, I'm spoiled I know..)
helps me prepare for school by filling up my water bottle
putting my vitamins on the table
going to Vic market to buy cheap fruits and food for the family
cooks yummy food over the weekends

but also cuz the house is gonna be so quiet now.

Ah well.. praying for his safety in Darwin and that he won't be too lonely up there or find things too tough. =]

Dilemma

2009-10-10T00:03:00.002+11:00

I just got word about my applications, well, one anyway. So I got offered an interview and I am just in shock. Lol. I dunno whether to be happy or not.

I guess the situation has changed heaps since I first applied. I still wanna go for it but at the same time, so many reasons to not do it now. An added reason is that my dad might be going travelling for 3 years interstate. He'll still be back on weekends but still.. =[

The present dilemma is whether to go for the interview now or wait till January, keeping in mind that I'll have to fly there and it's so close to exams now. But also that I probably have a better chance if I go for the interview now. sigh..

Well, I have one week to think about it. Bottom line: how much do I want it? i_i

Holidays

2009-10-05T20:20:00.002+11:00

And uni has begun.. =]

It feels really good studying after that one week break. I think I was starting to feel really burnt out and so so tired of studying. I'm not saying that I'm absolutely studying perfectly well now, I just find it easier to take stuff in now.

Holidays were so GOOD! Spent time with friends and family. Sleeping SO MUCH and eating SO MUCH (my stomach does literally feel slightly rounder). Ahh.. and to end it, had a BBQ at the beach friday night and went shopping sunday to buy shoes and shorts. =]

Today, was a good way to start uni. Didn't actually have classes but had to go to the hospitals to attend hydro (which is like a normal pool but with very warm water). That was fun and relaxing. ^__^

Time to study for a bit and probably will head of to bed early, daylight saving plus holidays have not helped at all to readjust my body clock so I barely got sleep last night. -_-"

Aim For The Week

2009-09-21T22:03:00.001+10:00

To count my blessings each day and not someone else's blessings.

^__^

A Good Day

2009-09-19T19:42:00.002+10:00

I had a good day. =]

I got the chance to share my faith with a friend. Talking about how God sacrificed his one and only son to save us made me realize again how amazing it is that we have a God who loves us so much. I guess it's something which often I take for granted but if I really take time to think about it like I did today, it really all is very amazing.

Now, my cousins and extended family are over at my place. Enjoyed talking to my little cousins. Sometimes I wish I could be just like them, so innocent and so open to talk to people. They can just go on and on. =] Whereas there are times when I'm at a lost for words and have nothing to say, hence.. awkward silences. Lol..

And I got to have a good nap in the afternoon. Yeap.. I've decided to not do work till.. a couple more days. haha! I have a 5 day weekend because my classes got cancelled for monday and tuesday so I'll just start studying a bit later. =]

Ah.. feeling relaxed.

UP!!!

2009-09-18T13:29:00.002+10:00

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE MOVIE SO IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCH "UP", I SUGGEST YOU DON'T READ THIS. Or if you do, just don't hit me. Lol. And don't say I didn't warn you.

Oh my gosh!! It was so so so GOOOODDD!! I love how all these shows have very very sweet and simple messages. Ok, gonna rant now about some of my fav parts and interpretations of the movie.

But before I start, I just realized today that the toothy lil kid at the start of the show turned out to be the wife. hahaha! I seriously thought it was a lil boy. No idea why.. lol. And at the end, we were trying to figure out why they would put a random lil kid in there. It all makes sense now. hahaha..

It's so sweet how he keeps trying to fulfill the dream that he and his deceased wife had. Only to realize towards the end when he finally opened "My Adventure Book" pass the first couple of pages (which I assumed was the 1st time he had seen the photos in there of him and his wife b/c previously they never showed them everytime he opened the book), that even though she never got to go on that adventure they dreamed of, her adventure had been their marriage and growing old together and now she wanted him to not dwell in the pass and to make an adventure of his own. *sobs*.. this is making me teary. =]

And then there's Russell with his sweet innocence plus being annoying as little kids sometimes are. haha! Such simple and pure love from a little boy for the Kevin! Trying to do his best to rescue Kevin. Awww... And sad how his dad isn't there for him anymore. And it was so SO TOUCHING when the old man ie. Mr. Fredrickson (so adorable how the lil boy calls him) walks up on stage to pin on the badge for Russell. It wasn't just any badge too, it was the one his wife had given him when they were little kids the 1st time he met her, and it said "grape soda" or something like that. *sobs* .. another step towards moving on.

Oh my gosh! I so need to watch it again, cuz I think this time round I'll appreciate it even more. =]

Days off uni!

2009-09-14T08:09:00.003+10:00

We physios have an awesome lecturer who actually bothered to try rescheduling the lectures just for us. Oh Briggsy is amazing! It's because we only had the one lecture on monday mornings for an hour and nothing else after that. The lecture isn't going to be recorded so it would be a pain to go in just for the one hour. So a couple of students asked if he could possibly change the time and..

For 4 or 5 out of the remainder of our 6 weeks, he managed to change the time so we now have a long 4 day weekend! Sweeeeeeet...! ^___^ Because we don't have classes on fridays as well. So that means only have unis on tuesday, wednesday and thursday then a long long break! Niceeeeee!

Lol.

And now I better stop slacking off and study hard for my electro test tml. =S

I think the one bad thing about having so many days off uni is that I keep thinking I have an infinite amount of time to study so I end up just wasting a lot of time. Lol. And I'm stuck on a level on EBA on the DS so that doesn't help with the distractions as well.. XD my own fault entirely.

Sydney International Food Festival

2009-09-13T17:56:00.002+10:00

Thanks Joanne for sharing!

Food!!! very cool link.. have a look

My darlings!

2009-09-11T20:37:00.002+10:00

I just changed my bed covers and at 1st I was grumbling on the inside cuz I was feeling super lazy after dinner. But I'm glad my mum got me to do it. XD probably would have fallen asleep otherwise had I tried doing work right after eating. But moreso cuz it's so colourful and pretty now that looking at my bed makes me smile. ^___^

It's gorgeous and I couldn't resist arranging all my lil darlings again (I do this every now and then when I get bored.. =] ). Awwwww...

Oh no!!

2009-09-09T19:03:00.002+10:00

1. I was bored yesterday and my fringe was starting to annoy me cuz it was getting in my eyes. And I know that I could simply have swept it to the side but I still say that it was too thick to do so without looking funny. Anyhow, (and I think most ppl can pretty much predict what I did next), I went about randomly cutting my front hair.

Today, I thought it looked alright but cuz I didn't use one of those thinning scissors, it was still thick. So when I got home, I got my uncle to help me thin it out. And... x_x *cry cry cry*.. He cut away the longer hair that was covering the shorter bit beneath which I had created yesterday. and... it was crooked. like very obviously crooked with one side shorter than the other and it's too short to cut the other side to match it too.

Needless to say, I've learned my lesson. x_x But I did managed to fix it up somehow, so it doesn't look to obvious, just needa make sure the wind doesn't blow at it. hahaha..

2. I got my results back for the 2nd test. sigh.. didn't do as well as the 1st which was kinda expected cuz I did make some pretty obvious silly mistakes. Ah well.. motivation to study harder for exams and I thank God for the results I got cuz definitely could have gone worse. =)

Antidepressant clomipramine

2009-09-02T19:41:00.003+10:00

I really shouldn't been telling the whole world about this because it really is quite inappropriate. Lol. But as much as it is disturbing, weird, and all, I still thought it was funny and unbelievable so here you go.. Lol.. This was a while ago btw, like 1983.

" The INTERNET is abuzz with news of a startling side effect of the antidepressant clomopramine. A paper in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry reported that four patients taking the drug had spontaneous orgasms every time they yawned."

Lol.. the rest of the passage was worse / funnier but I think that's enough. XD That was the gist of it.

Oh, I think I should mention that at the end it says that "for the majority, the ability to orgasm is inhibited by these drugs."

Lol..

Test 2

2009-08-31T17:54:00.002+10:00

Ah, finally over!! I just got home from a super fun afternoon. It started off with... lol. To make a long story short, we ended up walking from uni to Lindt cafe which is on Colin's Street and I need to emphasize that it was RAINING and it was hilarious. Because Joanne and Annette were sharing one umbrella, a big one. Then Jolene, Jenna and me had lil ones. But mine and Jenna's umbrella were pretty much dead --> ie. useless. So we started off with 3 of us under 2 umbrellas then 3 of us under 1 umbrella with the other 2 holding umbrellas in our hands (ahh.. passerbys who noticed this probably thought we were crazy). Lol.. But yes, haven't walked in the rain in a while so that was fun, although, we were complaining bout wet hair + clothes.. hahhahaha..

Thus.. the lengths we were willing to go to, to get to Lindt CAFE!!! YES!! and my typing is getting more erratic by the second. Hmm.. I guess my sugar rush hasn't exactly gone yet. We shared a couple of cakes and macaroons (however you spell them) and the macaroons were SO GOOOOOOD!!! omg, they melt in your mouth for real and just slide smoothly down your throat. oh goshh... *droooll* I think that was the best part, cakes and all were alright, not awesome or anything, I still think Graeco's was better.

Anyhow.. had fun, taking photos and just talking.

To make up for lost time: ahh... had an interesting week last week. Of odd speculations and questions bout my relationship with a guy friend. XD hilarious...

Sigh... let's see how I survive my night with this on and off sugar rush, my stomache is still feeling really really queasy so I've decided that it wasn't stressing from the exam that was causing the queasiness cuz I still have it, Sigh.. Probably lack of sleep and excess sugar, was it worth it? lol. yes, it was.

And about the test, it was harder than last time but ah well.. It's over and done with. =]

BMW

2009-08-25T16:46:00.001+10:00

BMW with the car plate number

J4N1C3

Who drove my car away when we came out of d physio building? =(
Lol.

"Weightlifting"

2009-08-18T19:22:00.002+10:00

No, this has nothing to do with weight. XD

Was going through facebook( -_-" ) yes yes, I know.. I should be studying. Point is, my heart felt like it dropped and stopped beating when I read from a friend's comment that the test results were out.

Hhahaaha! So I went to check and yes!!! I'm happy. And was pumping my arms up and down and mum asked me, "weightlifting is it?"

Lol.. Anyhow, stress was totally worth it. Thank you Lord!! I didn't get a 100% but I'm pleased.

^___^

Pituitary tumour

2009-08-17T22:27:00.001+10:00

"The sphenoidal sinus is directly below the pituitary gland. The trans-sphenoidal route is often favoured by neurosurgeons for surgery on the pituitary. This gives you the “interesting” choice of having your pituitary tumour taken out through your nose, or shoving your brain to one side to get access from above."

Lol.. what sarcasm..

Blocked ears

2009-08-16T14:54:00.002+10:00

Ahh.. I finally get it now. Just finished listening to a lecture about the 'ear and auditory tube' after falling asleep multiple times cuz I just had lunch and I can't help going to the 'happy place' that both me and manda share. hahaha.. sleepy, warm and bloated..

Anyway, what was I saying? oh yes.. I remember how everytime I'm in the plane and when it's going up, my ears always get so blocked and my parents tell me to yawn (or do the valsalva maneuver which is when ppl pinch their noses and with the mouth close, blow their noses) . But I never got why. And then, lecturers kept mentioning how when you have a cold, it really isn't advisable to go flying or diving (anything that causes dramatic pressure changes).

Then, the lecturer explained why. It's because we have a tube known as the auditory tube/ eustachian tube/ pharyngotympanic tube which connects our middle ear (which is otherwise an enclosed space) to our nasopharynx (which is somewhere like our throat area) so that leads to the atmosphere. That all helps equilibrate the pressure on either side of the ear drums. So when we yawn, we're pretty much releasing the pressure in our ears.

Lol.. I just thought that was cool. And I don't think I explained at well, my best try. ^___^

Vestibulocochlear

2009-08-14T16:47:00.003+10:00

Ahh.. been learning about balance. How multiple factors can affect our balance, for example, vision (which is what most of us rely on). And the vestibulocochlear apparatus is one of the key things responsible for maintaining our balance.

Anyway, I was thinking how it was so applicable to my life, and I was thinking.. wow.. so interesting. XD

Cuz.. recently, I bought a swimming cap to avoid my hair dying anymore than it needs to (yes, yes.. I know that hair is technically not alive). As I was saying, the swimming cap is tight and it covers nearly my whole ear, (at least half).. and it feels so odd. When, I'm in the water, I hear everything funny and certain noises seemed to be more amplified than before. Man, it was so disorientating, felt like I couldn't swim in a straight line. Lol.. very odd feeling.

But today was the 2nd time using it and it feels heaps better, I guess just needa get used to it.

And today is awesomely beautiful! Oh.. so nice! Sun was so bright! So after I swam, I thought that since I'll be coming home anyway, there's no real need for me to wear my leggings. I just had on a t-shirt and skirt and I think ppl were looking at me as though I was crazy cuz they were all fully covered. XD

Or maybe I was just being paranoid. hahahaha... Anyhow, doesn't matter, too beautiful a day to dwell on such matters!

2nd thoughts perhaps?

2009-08-05T19:55:00.002+10:00

I've been feeling so so so physically tired, it's not funny. [I wonder why ppl add that in at the end,hmm..] Anyway, back to my point, it's not normal to be this tired and so I have concluded [from the limited hypotheses that I have generated] that my mental tiredness and stress has presented itself as a physical manifestation of general tiredness. Ah sigh..

I have big plans for next year. But how in the world am I gonna be able to do it if I can't make it through this semester? x_x That and if it's this hard, how am I gonna even survive if my plans do follow through?

On the plus side, it is pretty interesting.

Ah man, have a test on monday. I so cannot do this alone, requesting prayers! Thank you! =)

Rosies

2009-08-01T00:56:00.002+10:00

Just came home for a bit from Rosies. Well, the group is called Rosies.

Jason's life group organized to join this group to serve hot drinks (eg. milo, coffee and tea) to the homeless and to whoever at Flinders Street Station. So, me and manda joined them.

Hmm.. I guess, it was quite an experience. At 1st, it was a bit like I didn't know how to approach them, what to say to start a conversation. Felt a bit awkward. But you sorta start feeling comfortable with them. And they're really nice, some of them. Plus, listening to them is really interesting too. Se we were there for about 2 hours, just chatting.

And yea.. really really thankful for all I have, especially family wise, especially the love and support and stability. Thankful for the material stuff as well like house and food. Very blessed in a lot of ways.

I guess when I reflect (b/c Tom suggested we do so about why we wanted to do this), I think I wanted to do something for someone else. All throughout the week, it's all uni uni uni for me. I wanted to step outta my comfort zone, to be able to do more aside from uni, I guess in a way, to see a little bit more of the world that I haven't seen before. And, yes, I achieved just that.

Test

2009-07-29T16:46:00.002+10:00

Ah so tired.. eyes feel dead. Does that even make sense? XD

Yea, so had to go sit for a test, thank you to all the people who prayed for me and for all the 'good lucks'! ^___^

Well.. Can't say that it went perfectly, there were some which I had no clue and so ended up guessing quite a bit. Anyhow, I shall leave it all in God's hands.

And on that note: gonna try to start seriously studying!! *add oil*
MSN, blogger, facebook (and all my other vices.. lol, minus food cuz that's an essential), I bid you goodBYE!!

^___^

'New things'

2009-07-27T15:44:00.002+10:00

Lol.. this was an opinion by my mum which I thought was pretty interesting. XD not rocket science or anything just something interesting.

Debate: Should I or should I not get a phone cover to protect my new phone? hmmm..

Mum: DON'T!! New things are meant to be shown. Just use it as it is and then when it's all scratched, go get a phone cover to cover up all the scratches.

Me: Lol.. (Ok, I don't say lol when I talk to mum but I was thinking it..)

Mum: Like when we 1st got our car in msia, we put on d new seat covers and cuz it collected dust, when we took off the seat covers, it was horrible. And we never had the opportunity to use the car w/o d seat covers.

Me: Hmm.. interesting line of thought.

+ve attitude

2009-07-23T20:22:00.001+10:00

A +ve attitude is the right way to go.

I found that today, if I actually made an effort to pay full attention and not dwell over the parts I don't understand an all the difficult terms, and actually tried having fun in class, it was alright. =) Didn't end up feeling super super tired as per last few days, so yes, being positive is the way to go. That and taking things one step at a time. =)

^___^

3rd day in and I'm dead

2009-07-22T19:22:00.002+10:00

Lol..

Okok, I tend to be super melodramatic but I feel as though I'm flailing about trying to find my feet after just 3 days of uni. I don't think it's ever been this tough, at least last semester, I could still get some parts. These 3 days have been a killer. So hard to understand so many of the concepts. x_x
I have no idea how I'm gonna be able to cope.

Ah sigh.. Lol. Nothing else to say but that.

i_i

Aish.. ok, gonna at least try to get my head around some stuff before I fall behind. =)

1st day back

2009-07-20T22:15:00.002+10:00

Oh my gosh! Feel so toasted right after the very 1st lecture. Went in and it was full on anatomy of the skull.

Yeap.. so that was my 1st day. The rest of the day was alright, wasn't used to waking up so early though so ended falling asleep in the lecture. XD just a couple of minutes, enough to keep me going for the rest of the time.

Then, went to a place in Crown for yummy yummy CAKE!! mmm... sigh.. there goes my healthy diet. Lol. To celebrate Jolene's and Mary's bdays! Fun ^__^

And now, it's off to sleep I am.. yes I am.. lol..

Was considering skipping tml cuz I only have a one hour lecture at 12 but decided that I better be a good girl and I don't wanna regret it. Which now I won't, cuz made plans to meet up with ppl. hahaha..

And now... really sleeping.. =)

Last day of holidays

2009-07-19T02:06:00.003+10:00

Ah sigh.. I think this was one of the most fun holidays, so packed and it felt like it went by so fast even though I do feel as though uni happened ages ago. lol.

A really good end to hols: went out for dinner tonight with d gals --> Faridah, Esther and Yunn. Then rushed over (cuz I thought I was late, ended up being alright for time, lol, but had a stitch in my side because of the rushing) to Happy Cup where I was meant to meet up with teoh, manda and ling.

Lol... yes, it's super late so my thoughts are all over the place. ended up playing cards, a game of big 2 then cheat for like an hour!! I take my hat off to Jason --> cant believe he managed to win cuz we were at it for so long.

Then came the funniest part. XD. Us trying to go to the public toilet and the guys wanting to know what happens when the toilet is cleaned automatically so yea.. long story. to cut it short, jason was in there for a LONG time and he was yelling aloud while ppl were passing outside. XD hilarious...

Then, took a long time to decide what to do. cliff / Chelsea beach / drive - in but was too late for drive - in, too cold for the cliff and too far for the beach. hahaha.. so ended up at Ng's place! playing jenga + hand games. ahh.. good fun. I think the record was 26 /27 layers.. hmm.. not sure. something along those lines.

Ok.. and it's time for me to turn in,no idea how I'm gonna wake up monday for uni, let alone get through the day. argh.. PBL aka small class learning, needa contribute. x_x

SLEEP!! =)

Gold Coast '09

2009-07-13T20:16:00.002+10:00

Ahhh.. Reached home at 6 pm after returning from a week at Gold Coast. I think there's too much stuff to talk about the trip that I don't think I'll be able to really put them all down but one word --> AWESOME ! ^__^

It was really good fun. We went to 4 theme parks --> Movie World, Sea World, Wet n Wild (yes.. in winter, lol.) and Dreamworld. And we all agreed that Movie World was the best because I think it was like reliving our childhood all over again.

Yea.. I'm a lil bit too tired now to go on and on about it.

But basically.. it was great because I went with a couple of high school friends which I almost never see during the semester and it was a wonderful chance to catch up. I learnt so much about myself and also about my friends.

And honestly, it wasn't all highs, there were annoyances and slight arguments but we worked through it so that was ok. ^__^

The rest can't be spoken about because we promised that whatever was said and happened there will stay there. hehe.. pretty much heaps of D&M.

Anyhow.. might sleep soon, exhausted.

WICKED!

2009-07-03T09:51:00.002+10:00

Wicked was absolutely wicked!

oh it was so good! albeit a lil pricey but my bro managed to get the cheap tickets. lucky him! =(

but not to dwell upon that. oh.. it was so good! I have never seen anything quite so spectacular and at the end I nearly cried not because it was sad but more that it was over. =(

but yes.. the singing was AWESOME! the props were so pretty! everything happened so fast, minus a lil glitch where Elfaba didn't catch her hat, it was wonderful! love it..

definite thumbs up. =)

Finito!

2009-06-19T13:57:00.002+10:00

Woot!!! I am finish,habis,finito,kapish!!! woottt... ok, none of that makes any sense, bottom line is.. FINISH EXAMS!!!! yahhhhoooooooooooooo!

to celebrate: my friends and I went for dinner at Big Mama! mmmmm,yumm.. love Korean food! =)

exam: ah, I think that I have never felt so blessed in my life even though I think a few of the papers were a few of the worst papers that I have ever sat for in my life. I have never felt so depressed coming out of the exam. But at the same time, there were so many things happening that made me feel absolutely blessed, absolutely proving God was there with me through it all.

anyhow, don't feel like being too long-winded --> it's off to a nice holiday, next week is a week of clinics but doesn't matter, that doesn't involve studying so yay!!! fun holidays!!!

1 1/2 weeks

2009-05-26T21:35:00.003+10:00

I am still alive. XD in answer to Teoh's question.

Yes, yes.. haven't blogged in a LONG time. hmm.. just a lil short update then.

Been driving a lot, trying to get my 120 hours! up to 26 hours,
biggest achievement: driving to the airport, in the city and did a hook turn (albeit, a lot of honking.. XD )
not so good: can't change lanes very well, ah well, I just go further down and do a u-turn

Been super busy with uni. yikes! so much to study.
most fun: woot! going to eat Mexican food recently at Laigon Street with uni frens. (hey! no head shaking, it was the most recent thing and plus, it was yummm..)
least fun: realising that every single one of my exam is about applying the knowledge we learn ie. patient comes in with painful shoulder, need to make appropriate hypotheses and know special tests to differentiate b/w diagnosis. (so hard... x_x )
another fun: lol.. just remembered, got to play with $80 000 mannikins, hehehe... to learn different breath sounds and how to take vital signs (eg. blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate). fun part was it feels so real cuz we could actually measure their pulse + BP , oh, and they made vomitting and coughing noises. lol..

side note, good: I've been cooking every tuesday n thrusday too! yay! one step closer to learning to survive on my own! =)
bad: exams in 1 1/2 weeks! arghhhhhh.... 4 theory paper in 4 days consecutively! arghhhhh....
good: I finish exams pretty early!
bad: have to go to the hospital for clinicals for a week as soon as exams are over.
good: I got placed in CARDIO! yay! love it! I find heart n lungs totally interesting! plus this semester, we're studying about it so get to apply learnt knowledge.

and that's it to my rambling. off to sleep now! =)

PS. Did you know Bailieu library at uni opens till 3 am in the morning??? wow! latest I was at uni was till 9pm.

Offering

2009-04-02T21:47:00.002+11:00

Last night at church, instead of the usual money collection for offering, the priest got us to instead write on a piece of paper something we wanted to do to help others (esp. the poor and those who are in need of our help) and to put it all into a basket as an offering to God. And I thought that was really cool, simple yet significant at the same time because it shows what's more important. To put it simply, I was thinking it doesn't matter how much money I do or do not give to the church if my heart isn't right before God. He wants us to offer ourselves, our entire selves to him. That is a pleasing offering to Him.

On a completely different subject, lol.. :

there were like 40-50 protesters at the abortion clinic opposite the physio building today with police cars around. wow.. dunno what happened that there were that many ppl cuz usually every thursday, there's only a couple of ppl around so we were all really shocked. and there were ppl with their kids there and all singing Amazing Grace. But I heard from a friend that things got a bit rough when ppl tried to enter the clinic and the ppl tried to physically stop them. which is quite sad..
on a different note: in practical class today, we were learning about hand exercises for rehab and our tutor was asking Ray (who was being "physio" at that time) what else he could do to make the exercise harder. And I said, "super-hard thera-putty" (it's just something like play dough, only with different grades of hardness) . And she somehow managed to hear, "SUPER HOT THERAPIST!" gosh, that was embarrassing, and everyone was laughing so hard and Ray said, "Oh thanks Janice." -_-" aish... x_x

Uni as a blessing

2009-03-18T12:30:00.002+11:00

I've been dreading waking up each day to go to uni, forgetting what a blessing it is to be able to go to uni.

One of my friends at uni told us today that she had to quit the course to go back to malaysia. She decided this for herself because she found out bout 3 weeks ago that her dad has cancer. So she was telling us her plans bout how she's been looking for universities offering physio courses in malaysia but they're all post-grad courses. So, she's going to differ this year and see how things go. But she's an international student which means school fees cost heaps and the fact that her father is ill is gonna hit hard. And it was really really sad because I have never seen anyone else so passionate bout doing physio. (she's even gonna study really hard outside of uni!) ah sigh.. makes me feel sad for losing a fren, not having made an effort to get to know her better and also feeling bad for taking the course for granted. =(

Well, I guess all I can do now is support her as best I can and father God, praying for strength for her and her family in this hard time.

Guardian angel

2009-02-20T16:31:00.002+11:00

I have just finished crying my heart out. XD and feeling so much better now. So 1st and foremost, thank you God for physically protecting me! As my mum puts it, "Thank God that you had a guardian angel with you."

No, it's not cuz I'm dying from stress after one week of uni. It's because.. when I was walking home just then, crossing the road at the intersection of Gallaghers Road and High Street Road and might I add, LEGALLY, meaning the green man was walking.. this car from high street road turned right and braked just centimeters before me. And this Asian lady driver and a student in the passenger seat were staring at me in shock, yea.. their mouths were literally gaping open. And I was thinking.. omg, I nearly got hit. I called my dad and he called my mum who called me the second I walked through the doors at home and I burst into tears.

So all praise and glory to God for his protection!

Oh and how ironic was it that I was thinking, "should I just run across the road?" "Maybe not, don't wanna get knocked down, better cross at the lights." Hmm.. and yet, that happened, so it made me think that no matter how long we try to prolong our lives by keeping ourselves safe, healthy, etc., when it's time to go, it's time to go.

Exam Results

2008-12-13T00:19:00.001+11:00

Yay! I passed! =] very happy. wellll, I know I should be aiming for as high as I can get but now, all I can think of is that I'm truly pleased with what I've gotten. Thank you Lord!

2nd year, here I come!! =] hehe..

18th Birthday

2008-12-07T20:26:00.002+11:00

I shall put up some photos soon. Hmm.. my birthday was on the friday and I had to work the whole day and went to youth at night so in the end because of laziness + lack of time, decided not to have a birthday party. But it was fine though because my parents understand how I feel about my bday. I don't really need anything big, they know that all I need on the day if I don't do anything else is to blow out candles n have a bday cake on the actual "birthday day". tee hee.. I just enjoy being with ppl on my bday and also waking up that morning to all the "sms-es" really put a smile on my face. Oh, and was pretty surprised that my frenz from msia smsed me too, so touched.

Family celebration - went to Yum Cha at Imperial Kingdom today after church. mm.. yum.. fun too.

Oh and on the saturday night, it started off with Tim wanting to come over to hang out so I decided to just get the gang over too since my parents were going to Crown in the city for a formal dinner. And that was fun!! We played HATS and BRIDGE and had dinner (pizza + chicken wings + burger rings for supper + lemonade + solo). oh and it was funny watching them trying to scare Tim and Manda cuz they together with a few others were watching a horror movie (the eye, which apparently isn't that scary) in the living room while d rest of us played bridge in the kitchen. hahaha... and they did managed to make him scream, haha.. and then.. BDAY SURPRISE!! XD yeap, I was in shock and amazed and yes was shrieking "high pitchedly" when I opened my bday present. hehe.. got a pink camera!!! and ohhh... very nice cards.. and also yummy Korean chocolate cookies tingy which were also in a pink container!! mmm... and everyone left at 1 am but manda stayed to watch Shinobi and we walked her home after (since she lives just round the corner). ahh.. good fun. =)

and today, went over to Ng's place for more fun of Wii and HATS and BRIDGE and BIG 2. good weekend, definitely relaxed heaps and back to work again tml. =)

Work - Officemax

2008-12-07T20:21:00.002+11:00

Well, I've been working for a week already. SO FAST!! =) yes, and I am absolutely thankful to God that I got a job. though, it is seriously tiring.. x_x I came back everyday with sore foot, leg, arms and falling asleep every night round 10 pm. lol. well, kinda explainable since work from 8 to 4 and have to wake up at 6 am. Oh, and I work at Officemax at Mulgrave we pack stuff into separate boxes for school kids. yeap, we see some interesting stuff like how some schools order a tissue box for each of the students. XD odd.. and another school had like a pack of cards and two types of dices (a 10 sided dice!! SO COOL!!)

Yea.. so haven't really been on holidays though it's nice to come home and be able to sleep so peacefully like the dead cuz I'm so tired. hehe.. and then every night, my routine - come home , dinner, watch a couple of episodes of drama / anime, be in bed by 10 pm. lol.

Holidays!

2008-11-27T03:20:00.003+11:00

Woot! It's finally holidays! XD Ahh.. the feeling of utter relief when I walked out of uni after my final exam and I just couldn't stop smiling. =) honestly, towards the end of exams, I wasn't taking it too well. I was so frustrated and seriously have had enough. It felt like exams had been going on forever when it's only been like 2 weeks, not counting SWOTVAC.

And I think I sorta get why heaps of ppl say uni will be one of d best times ever. I think it's cuz when u study, it's less stress as compared to like year 12. Also, we get much longer holidays where we can enjoy. And I was thinking, hmm.. when we're working, we won't be able to anticipate the long 3 months holiday at the end of each year, there's gonna be so much more responsibility, like, I can't just sit at home n watch dramas d entire day. And sometimes, it scares me to think about growing up, about all d responsibilities, it really does scare me.

Anyhow, I have definitely been enjoying my holidays thus far, more like frying my brain. XD feel like such a bum, hehe.. so far have finished the following dramas..

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Jap version)
Nobuta wo Produce
Kurosagi
Hana Yori Dango
Mars (tee hee.. one and 1/2 episode left)

Currently watching and plan to watch

Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
Why why love
Hana Yori Dango 2
The 1st shop of Coffee Prince
Proposal Daisakusen
Fated to love you (if I can get my hands on one that has english subtitles n my internet isn't capped ^__^)

Oh.. It was pretty dark b4 and my bro was just coming out of d room as I was going in and I said, "Arghh!!! GHOST!" and he said, "wow.. I didn't know ghost look like Brad Pitt." XD so lame.. -_-"

Happy

2008-11-22T21:02:00.002+11:00

Happy that my brother's back here, and the house is noisier (in a good n fun way =] ) and love the time spent together, XD, which lately have been mostly spent watching jap dramas. *dreamy sigh*

Happy for the surprise yesterday when I went out to dinner with Joanne (and I didn't know it was meant to be special, XD ) to which I invited Anita as well.. hehe.. anyway, Joanne paid for my dinner cuz she said she won't be here to celebrate my bday with me so early bday pressie. lol. and I got a card too which I can't open till my bday. =) very very surprised cuz wasn't expecting it and was very touched.. =)

Happy cuz today we went to Ballarat, yeap, in the cold weather and rain but it was awesome cuz I love walking in the rain. really had fun *looking* for gold and walking around, looking at all the fascinating stuff and most of all just hanging out with whole extended family and talking. then we went to the Botanical Gardens there, wow... so pretty.. =) the only sad part was, I forgot to charge the batteries for my camera, sigh.. but its ok, uncles took good photos. and then after, we went to Laksa King somewhere near the city, ahh.. so full now..

Bird

2008-11-15T14:23:00.002+11:00

Two days in a row..

My study table at home is facing a window. My window is facing the side of my neighbour's house. Separating the 2 house is a short fence in between. Yesterday and today, I saw a bird.. same bird perhaps? o_o and why isit so amazing? =) because I'll be sitting here studying, and then I look out my window, yesterday and today, and there's that bird. Looks like the same one. Black and white. And I watched, fascinated, as it shakes it's whole body vigorously as though trying to get something off it, and then turns the head around and starts cleaning it's body and tail (very flexible btw, for it to reach the tail ^___^ ) and do what dogs do with their legs, using their legs to rub the face.

Pretty cool..

Exam mode resumed

2008-11-13T23:22:00.002+11:00

So I did go swimming in the end, only to end up over-exerting myself with a super queasy stomach. I cycled there and it was UPHILL most of the way. x_x so by the time I got there, I was so tired I couldn't swim overly much, lol (what a waste of money, but the water felt awfully good in this weather! =] ) and then had to cycle home. so was dead tired after and ended up taking a nap, lol.

And when I woke up, I decided that I had better get to studying and looking at how much I have to actually prepare for. x_x I am starting to be a lil bit worried. One exam is all multiple choice but still heaps to study. Whoever reads this, pls pls PLS pray for me cuz I really am worried bout the one on monday, not that confident in that subject.

Which is why, gonna put in my all into drawing mechanisms. I shall be a pro soon, XD, I hope.. and of course after doing my part, leaving the rest to God.

On another note : My brother is coming back on MONDAY!!! Wheeeee! =) Another prayer point: for his safe trip home! ^___^

Exam mode on hold

2008-11-13T09:14:00.002+11:00

Ahhh.. finally! 3 exams down, 3 to go! yay!

But right now, feeling lethargic. hehe.. and lazy.. hmm.. might go for a swim or just float in the water, especially in this heat x_x but then have to walk so far / cycle but I'm not a very safe cyclist. XD

So anyhow, not been sleeping well because of exams. Not so much stressed, more like, I just keep thinking about it every waking moment, about what I haven't done and then at night when I wanna sleep, just can't. But then, I don't feel all that tired which really is pretty amazing. I think exams are good for me in that way, then I don't pig out and just sleep at home. lol.

It was nice seeing everyone at O2 last night. It feels like ages, lol, especially Tim and he said, "Janice, still remember who I am?" Haha..

Ok, I'm just trying to kill time. will go study now if not suffer the consequences. x_x but again, three down, and three to go! yay!

Swotvac

2008-11-02T12:06:00.002+11:00

SWOTVAC!!! Ok, so exactly 7 days to 1st exam.

10th Nov - Physio 2 paper 1
11th Nov - Musculoskeletal paper 1
12th Nov - Musculoskeletal paper 2
17th Nov - Physio 2 paper 2
19th Nov - Musculoskeletal prac
25th Nov - Physio 2 prac

Hmm.. I guess one thing to be thankful for when I think of my exams is that according to my tutor when she was doing physio at melbourne uni, they had 10 exams in 10 days. x_x
So 6 definitely sounds good. ^_^

Bittersweet

2008-10-28T20:50:00.002+11:00

Ohhh.. Today was the last day that we'll be at Home of Mercy for a while. Will probably resume next year or if I can, I'll come during the hols especially weekends. But it was awfully sad to say goodbye especially to Linh, Dong and Michael because they're seminarians and today's their last day as well so dunno if I'll ever see them again. sigh.. =(

To the rest, it was sad to say goodbye but it made me smile to think of the friends I've made and also, I'll be seeing them again next year. There's Rudolph, Noel, Anastasia, Melissa, Sister Jovia, Sister Adelfa (not sure how u spell that), Brenda and Maria. Amazingly, haven't seen Jai in 2 months and on the last day, he decided to show up! =) so that was nice. Oh and I met Esther today. Not forgetting Michael (who lives there) and Brother Duncan and Brother Joe.

It's a bit sad because these are the usual tuesday group so if I go on weekends or another day, they won't all be there. I'm gonna miss talking to the men there as well, the laughter, the joy. But I'll be back! ^___^

Like that song by Ai Hui titled Goodbye:

I want to return to the day we said hello
but the sunlight of a new day
beckons and seem to say
goodbye is okay.

Congrats ma and more

2008-10-18T10:09:00.002+11:00

Last friday, I sorta taught my mum how to ride a bike cuz she hasn't used a bike since she was a kid. And then last night, after dinner [yay for daylight saving!], I went with my mum and she managed to make it to Jell's Park and back! so congrats on that big achievement. ^__^

I have a test on monday and lately, I've been feeling absolutely lazy, absolutely not like studying and just feel like such a bum. x_x I have no clue what happened cuz for the last 2 tests, I was preparing for them like crazy. and now, I just feel like I can't be bothered. so bad.. I think what changed was that it's become so routine, so boring and everyday feels like I'm just going through the motion. sigh.. The really sad thing is that I've lost focus of that big and wonderful goal of living to the fullest for God. Before, I used to think how everything I do is for God's glory and in everything I do, I wanna do my best because God is gonna use all of that for his amazing plan [ie. for myself and for others in reaching out to them]. Does that make sense?

It's sad to realize all of the above and it's time to refocus myself [which when I think about it, this might have stemmed off from the fact that Phil was talking about priorities at uni lifegroup]. hmm.. good word. anyhow.. yes. REFOCUS! =)

Swim + food doesn't equal exercise

2008-10-11T17:32:00.003+11:00

Ok, I realize that I look pretty awful in the photo but bear with me guys. hehe.. Teoh, Manda and Me went to the pool for a swim which was FUN. What I remember was us at the wave pool and Teoh giving us weird looks while me and Manda went, "weeeee....." when a wave came! hehe.. and we went to the sauna and spa as well. ah nice.. the hot water makes your limbs feel like jelly. XD

Ah but yes.. all our efforts to exercise fully went down the drain cuz we decided to have lunch after and so we got dumplings from Bob's Kitchen, a large satay chicken pizza, a family size bag of chips, subway cookies, a tub of ice-cream (this was due to miscommunication about the dessert) and $20 worth of dessert from Breadtop which in the end we only ate the strawberry cheescake and custard tart. oh lol.. and when we got back to my place to begin eating, we went for the food like ppl being starved for weeks. and after bout 10 minutes.. we were all going, "ooohhhhhhhh.....so full...." oh there was home made kimchi at my place too, and we drank Solo from my never ending supply. XD

So that was our spontaneous morning which landed me in bed cuz I was so sleepppyyy after. ^__^

david teoh reckons we put on double what we lost. x_x but it was overall good fun.

Sam and Emily

2008-10-08T15:42:00.002+11:00

HIGHLIGHT of the day : Sam and Emily

I just got back from a bike ride to Jell's Park cuz I just love being in the outdoors, that and I was feeling really sleepy so I would have slept anyway if I stayed at home. And I stopped at a playground to go on the swing (cuz I LOVE swings! ^__^ used to go to the park near my uncle's place when I was living there) and I went on.

There were 2 kids there, Sam and Emily. And when I went on the swing, Emily (I didn't know her name, she told me after, hehe) tried getting on and pushing herself and she's bout 5 but she couldn't. So I offered and that was how I ended up talking to them and playing with them. It was fun. ^___^ we made smiley faces in the ground which we called Mr. Spikey cuz she made spikey hairs in it.

And then Sam came over and showed me his Power Ranger toy which he called "Power Wanger" and I was like, "aaawwwww, so cute" well, I was thinking it, didn't say it. Which he broke cuz he pulled on the leg too hard and ran back to his mum crying, oowwhhh. =( [reminds me of the time my cousin's husband dropped my small mirror by accident when I was in primary school and I started crying, lol, and he felt so bad he got me a new one. ]

Anyway.. spent quite a while playing with them and it was fun. Good time.. =)

What does love mean?

2008-10-05T21:21:00.004+11:00

Lol, got this from the 6th behavioural science lecture. so cute! we're learning about childhood-cognitive development [which as cute and as interesting as it sounds, trust me, can be quite.. x_x so many words, lol]. I think a study was done and this was the result.

Question to a group of 4 to 7 year old: What does love mean?

Billy (age 4) said when someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.
Noel (age 7) said love is when you tell a guy that you like his shirt then he wears it everyday.
Krissy (age 6) said love is when you go out to eat and give someone most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs.
Karen (age 7) said when you love somebody your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.

Ah lol. adorable..

Last day of holidays

2008-10-05T15:25:00.002+11:00

Ah, so how should I spend it? well.. I have officially been using the excuse, "I'm on holidays" whenever I wanna opt out of doing work and just lazing round the house/ going out so technically, I really should be getting work done.

Things accomplished this hols

catching up with friends! lol.. ok, maybe I should think of shifting my priorities.. XD
Finished listening to 5 out of 10 of the behavioural science lectures which btw is a killer cuz I'm not sure exactly what we're gonna be tested on in the exams and I can't believe there was a time when I wanted to do psychology. hahaha..
Sorta looked through and studied last two weeks of lectures but that definitely needs reviewing for the test in 2 weeks
applying for random jobs which is actually quite fun, lol. =)

Things not accomplished that I wanted to

starting revision for exams
finishing ALL the behavioural science lectures and not just 5 out of 10
and most importantly, spending quality time with God, ah sigh.. feeling the dryness and the "routineness" kicking in. feeling now like it's so hard to integrate God and my daily life and that everyday things just take precedence over my r/ship with God.

anyhow.. shall endeavor to do a few more behav science lectures before going out for a bike ride [nice weather these past few days, not too hot and not too cold! =) ] and then for the long term, needa really set time apart for God.

Christ has no body now..

2008-10-03T14:17:00.003+10:00

Christ has no body now but yours.
No hands, no feet, on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which He looks with compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

[St. Teresa of Avila]

HOLIDAYS!

2008-09-29T17:19:00.002+10:00

So, we have a one week holidays (more like a study break to catch up with work). And thus far, I've been enjoying it to the fullest.

Saturday : Spent the day with my family, shopping at DFO Moorabbin (I think that's how you spell that) and spent quite a bit of money, hehe.. but my mum says it's ok, it was worth it (the prices I mean.) Then at night, went to a friend's birthday party and that was good fun. I got to know some ppl better and I loved the games (CHARADES ARE AWESOME!) plus trying out one of those home gym set up thingy and then playing table tennis (*cough* well, trying to anyway with the good help of Michael, Josh and Fee.) Then after the party, went to Mackers and hung out till just before 2 am just talking and catching up with high school buddies, aaawww... It was really good cuz it's just so different from being with other ppl and since uni's started, haven't seen them in so LONG!!! And after that, me and Grace went to Teoh's apartment to hang out and somehow ended up talking to 3 so got home pretty late.

Sunday: Woke up before 9 am and baked scones with my mum which btw was pretty yummy, went to church, and then rushed home to make viet rice paper rolls to bring to Jell's Park. So, spent the afternoon at Jell's Park running around playing games and learned to throw and catch a frisbee and a bouncy ball, and how to kick a rugby and a soccer ball (I need more practise) . lol. good fun. had a game of netball (something like it without hoops) with a soccer ball. And I am thankful seriously to ppl for being really patient with my well.. lack of athletic skills, hehe.. and for teaching me. By the time I got home, I was exhausted so took a shower and slept for bout an hour. When I woke up, my body was aching everywhere from the exhaustion and had dinner and I was out of the house again to Teoh's place. =) The group of us played HATS (which is a mixture of taboo and charades), sang Karaoke, attempted a game of Risk but gave up and just hung around. Oh and my brother called and so the group of us were talking to him too. Yea, then got home round 1 am. And somehow that night when I was going to slp, couldnt slp cuz I was just really really sad and stressing over silly stuff, it felt like that was it. My hols are over and now, gonna have to cram for uni but I don't even know if I can do it. And I felt seriously depressed (I think when I've been on a high for so long and come back down, the exhaustion hits really really hard). And I just kept on praying for peace and calmness and thank you God that I did get to slp and feel heaps better today.

Monday (today) : managed to get some studying done. And just then, just got home from a bike ride to Jell's Park and my legs were shaking when I got home cuz I haven't ridden since last year and just not used to cycling. lol. it was really REALLY nice though and feel a lot more awake now.

Anyhow, gonna do my best studying.. "AJA AJA FIGHTING!" (from Full House - Korean Drama) ^___^

I SURVIVED!!!

2008-09-26T17:03:00.003+10:00

I survived!!! lol.. It wasn't that bad but I'm so proud of myself considering my lack of activity in a while.

Today was the last day of uni before our one week break (which btw, manifest was on today and it was fascinating to see all this ppl at the uni dressed up. I liked the dragon ball guys the best, so cute with their tails and hair and fake muscles. lol.) Back to what I was saying, I decided to borrow a textbook for the hols.

After uni, decided to walk with Joanne and Anita to Melbourne Central from uni which isn't too bad (it was fun cuz I haven't hung out with them in a while.. or ever. ^___^ ) When I got back to Glenny, decided to go for a swim with all my uni stuff so walked there from the station which isn't too bad ( bout 20 minutes), went for a swim (bout 40 minutes) then the walk home was the absolute most challenging one (bout 45 minutes).

It was the perfect weather for doing stuff, not too cold and not too hot but cuz of my heavy textbook x_x I wasn't sure if I was gonna survive. lol. but I did! yay! but with red marks and a lil bit of bruise on my shoulder from carrying two bags. XD

But.. I fully enjoyed it. aaahhhh, what a day, except I got home hungry, saw the bananas on the table, absolutely could not resisit temptation and ate one whole thing and there goes my effort for the day... -_-" lol.

EDIT : I just got back from walking to the Glen and coming back home. ok, now, I really am dead tired.. =) but in a good and satisfying way..

Happy Birthday David NG!!

2008-09-24T16:14:00.000+10:00

Happy Birthday DaviD NG!!!

Ah yes.. d golden (ok well, not golden) but dat special age of 18. d "legal" age for heaps of stuff. hmm.. time passes by so fast doesn't it. so same as Tim, I've known Ng for bout a year and a half as well. Yea.. it's been interesting --> the good and the bad. And what a coincidence that I was out walking on the side of the road with my parents and at the traffic light, saw David in the car with his parents and I honestly haven't seen him in a while. So, when I saw him then, I remember smiling and thinking back of last year, of our lil group n all d fun times, so I really miss dat.

Anyhow, this is supposed to be a dedication post to David, lol, not a walk through memory lane. hehe.. oh and this is a photo of David, doing what he does best! =)

I've probably told d bday boy (or as Minh says --> man) heaps of times bout how we first met at Cowes Camp (Glenny High School) last year. And bout him making a paper rose for me out of scrap paper, ohh... so sweet. =) (doesn't matter that he thinks I made this up and can't remember any of it, I stick by my story) and David, seeing as how your memory works these days, I think it's safer for ppl to believe me. hehe..

Yes, what else..

1.) Ducky.. which came from a comment by Josh bout the resemblance.. ^__^ lol

2.) d very very VERY long phone convo, very very VERY late at night/morning.. (still cannot believe I talked dat much with VCE so near) thanks for being a really patient listener despite falling asleep a couple of times x_x and also thanks for all d really good advice!

3.) d walks and d time spent together

4.) food cuz u eat so much! XD

5.) everyone kept telling me last year how u're such a nice guy, I got so frustrated, lol..

6.) Monopoly man.. --> muck-up day

7.) the roses! thanks!

8.) the prayers and the support when things got really tough last year and even in d good times, ahhh.. the wisdom. (hehe.. make u sound so old..)

and yea.. probably heaps more. Our friendship has survived thus far (much to my amazement, seriously) and hopefully, it shall survive many MANY more years. ^___^ You've been a truly awesome friend and I definitely cannot imagine year 12 without u. Oh and well, sorry for getting u into trouble and partly sorry for some stuff that happened and partly glad too cuz it all worked out well anyway.

Hmm.. hopefully watever I made was edible of sorts.. XD And have an enjoyable bday! Hugz!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!

2008-09-23T15:30:00.000+10:00

As the title suggest, a lil dedication post to a very good friend, Timothy Ng!!!

Happy Birthday Timmm!!

Well, I guess it's been a year and a half since I've known him and my life has never been the same since. XD and I mean that literally but in a GOOD way. hmm.. 1st time I met him, I remember thinking "owwhhhh... SO CUTE! as in lil boy cute!" okok, don't kill me Tim. And then.. I found out how looks can be deceiving, an innocent face doesn't mean d person's innocent too. oh lol, I shall stop bagging him now. things I remember..

1.) long phone convo about.. no idea! about anything and EVERYTHING! =)

2.) prayer meetings, plus the prayers and support.

3.) *cough* Billy and Mandy on CARTOON NETWORK at my uncle's place plus dinner there too a couple of times (ahhhh... no wonder he doesn't come visit me now, no FOXTEL!) lol.. those were fun times.

4.) all the photo craze times at formal, grad, last few days of school and recently Oxygen Ball!

5.) me being fully exasperated at him and his obsession with his hair but you know we love you still! ^___^

6.) another obsession with Wonder Girls and Big Bang and Korean..

7.) just hanging out and talking..

Thanks Tim for the support when I needed it and when I didn't need it. =) yea, I guess, just thanks for being there for me always, like a phone call away and it's reassuring to know u always have time to listen to me or to help take my mind of things with u just talking. And even though, we haven't really spent that much time together this year, u're still a really good fren!

Again, Happy Birthday and enjoy Tim!

Oxygen Ball

2008-09-20T19:37:00.000+10:00

Oxygen Ball!!! Anthea drove with Jess in the front seat with her trusty GPS which we chose to ignore every once in a while, cuz it was gonna make us go in circles. So back seat was me, Tim and Andy. First stop: a house at mount wav to meet up with the rest of the ppl going. Haha.. It was funny cuz we parked on one side of the road and it was awfully dark and Andy was staring into the car parked directly opposite us on d other side of the road and we were wondering if there was anyone in there. And I thought I saw something move inside so I said there was someone so Andy continued to stare. A car drove by and suddenly he saw this white face n he jumped! And I screamed! lol. It was Rachel and Grace in d car.. x_x and they were freaked out too cuz they were wondering why this guy was staring at them, to dark to tell it was Andy.

Anyhow, we got to Red Scooter which is in a suburb just before St. Kilda, safe and sound! Thanks Anthea! And the place is actually pretty nice! Took heaps of photos but we were all so hungry, we (ok, well, me, Rachel and Grace) spent the 1st half hour scouting the place for food, attacking innocent waiters and waitresses. hehe.. It wasn't like a sit down ball, it was more like a clubbing scene minus alcohol. And there was a balcony upstairs with a pool table. Two corners with sofas around which looked pretty classy. And, hmm.. drinks loaded with sugar! But the smoothie was awfully good! =)

So after hunting down food, taking heaps of photos! They finally opened the other corner which had tables and chairs for people to just sit back and relax and it was not as noisy so ppl could just chat and catch up if they wanted to. The guys sat at the table and had a match to see if they could throw the star shape paper deco on the table into this gigantic glass in the center filled with red liquid and floating candles. I think only Tim got it in much to Andy's dismay. hehehe.. while the gals were trying to get the star shaped shiny paper to stick to our faces to take MORE photos.. lol.

After more food : pasta in tiny balls, spring rolls, this chicken pastry thingy, pizza, noodle box of (fries, calamari ring, fish), mini apple tarts and ice cream for desert. and drinks: blue lemonade, strawberry smoothie, another type of smoothie which was gray coloured, cola, water, aple juice, orange juice.. I think there were more but cant think of it now.

Anyhow, met some new ppl which was fun. Then spent most of the night dancing away with Rachel, Andy, Isaac, Allen, Tim, Grace and others. Yeap, we were all stinky and sweaty at the end but it was totally worth it! Lol.. so good! Music was awesome too from the latest to really old : Grease Lightning!! which got resounding clapping and sing along from the dancers! lol.

Oh and the bar table was made up of pinball machines joined end to end, very fascinating! lol.. and to top it all off, there was an actual red scooter there! still, I reckon the dancing was one of the best part cuz haven't relaxed and just danced like that in.. a year, lol, last party : grad dinner and the music wasn't that great.

Then our after party: Mackers, lol.. with quite a large group of us going there. Oh and I think someone was trying to describe who Phil was the other day and said he looks like Josh, XD! I totally agree cuz no one had to tell me who he was, I guessed as soon as I saw him at the party. And after, got home at 1 and slept at 2 which is amazing for me cuz I'm usually in bed by 11 or 12 on weekends. hehe..

Oh and Andy is amazing! He went to the AA Ball on thursday night, O2 Ball last night and tonight, MoNash Med ball.. x_x One night of dancing and our knees were aching slightly. lol. more power to him! and what an awesome way to start the mid sem break!

That's all for my random going ons bout the ball!

Edit: Ben Chia brought his adorable daughter too! Who was dancing so much! So cute!!! And more photos on facebook!

Funny and serious

2008-09-18T18:22:00.000+10:00

Was chatting with Michael and Josh before. Anyway..

Michael: wat a egg, u gave up. I gave down. so, I win.

lol..

And then when we were at hospital today..

Isaac: I saw the thing that looked like a cross at the guy's ankle and I was gonna mention it and then I realise.. (We both burst into laughter.. cuz it wasn't a cross, it was the ending of the bag where the urine is redirected to.) XD

On to more fascinating stuff.. I have a wooden cross which I got from the church along with all the other pilgrims going to World Youth Day from our church. And after I got back from Sydney, I was using it for a while but nothing odd there. After a while, I forgot to wear it cuz everytime I take a shower, I got to take it off.

Then, a couple of days ago, I started wearing it again. And I guess cuz it isn't so cold anymore, and I don't have heaps of layers of clothes on, more ppl seemed to notice it this time. A friend mentioned it like, nice cross. But today, (wow! 2nd time in a week where I get to listen to fascinating conversation about God / theology).. anyhow, a friend noticed my cross and asked me if the markings in the centre were tears or flames and I said flames. So, he asked what did that represent? So I said the holy spirit and that started off a very interesting conversation of which I had to recruit the help of Isaac because I wasn't totally sure how to answer. Hmm.. which reminds me, interesting thing to ask lg.

hmm.. wonder if it's any coincidence at all that I had all these questions asked twice in a week.

Cool white ppl

2008-09-17T17:24:00.000+10:00

Despite the topic sounding racist, this post is in no way racist. Lol. When I was on the train this morning with my mum and dad, there was a Caucasian girl sitting opposite us reading this book and I was fascinated because the book was all chinese words with the english translation at the bottom. And she suddenly asked us if we knew how to speak mandarin and my dad said "a little." and she asked if we knew "cantonese." and we said, "no." =) and it turns out that she wanted to ask us something because she wasn't sure about the cantonese words but of course we didn't know any of that so we weren't of any help. but here comes the fascinating part...

it turns out that she was learning cantonese because she does voluntary work teaching ppl about Jesus using the bible but sometimes she says that it's kinda hard to explain some of the words in the bible to them cuz their english isn't that great which is why she's learning to speak canto. how cool is that???

And last night was pretty fun going to Home of Mercy. Met this Vietnamese guy who had a yellow bird as a pet and it was so well trained that it never flies away and he just lets it sit freely on his shoulder! so obdedient! and then, I talked to a couple of the men living there and that was interesting too. And at the end, ended up leaving really late(bout 8 even though we finished at 7:15) because a heated discussion started up between two of the volunteers (one a guy from a Pentecostal Church and the other a guy learning to be a priest) so it was really GOOD! I was so interested but it was getting late so had to leave. They were talking about the diff between the catholic and christian faith and it was good because it sorta highlighted my misconceptions and stuff which I didn't know which idid wanna know. so that was cool..

anyhow, I have a feeling that God really wants me to work hard and finish my assignment which is due friday. hahaha.. I'm laughing at how ironic it is. XD I've been praying for determination and focus so that I do finish my assignment on time. But then, knowing me.. So what happened was on monday, when I came home from uni, I immediately turned on the computer and switched on the external hard drive cuz I wanted to watch Grey's Anatomy, but it didn't work! Like the power thingo / charger just doesn't switch on. So that night, I was gonna show my parents and when I went to switch it on, it came on. x_x oh my goodness... and then, just then, I wanted to watch it again, and you wouldn't believe it!!!??? but I switched it on, yes, right now, and it doesn't work again.. x_X seriously, oh MY GOODNESS!!! lol.. I find it really funny.. I think I'm getting an answer to my prayer by God removing part of the distractions in my house.

which is why.. I'm gonna try finish my assignment now. hahahaha..

I guess when we pray for something, we better really mean it and be prepared for God to answer it.

^___^

Antibodies

2008-09-15T17:05:00.000+10:00

Well, I finished my 2nd test for the year today! Yay! Which though leaves me relieved, also leaves me feeling totally and utterly drained, probably just from the nervousness, if there's such a word.

Anyhow, I was talking to Erica and Tommy about the test this morning and then I said how the immunopathology part was really quite hard. And they both said, "I gG!!" lol. ok, you probably don't get it.

Note: we study about antibodies which is also known as immunoglobulins which we write as IgG. So when they said, "I gG.." you know, like they're agreeing with me that it was a killer.. ok, don't worry, I bet nearly the whole cohort thought of this last semester and I'm just slow. XD

It's kinda lame but it was still funny. =)

Exercise regime

2008-09-11T20:52:00.000+10:00

I did weights today.. properly! lol. in practical class. So well, we are applying stuff we've been learning and even though it's pretty interesting, it's tough on my brain. XD

All 3 prac classes combined to one today and then there were 3 stations we had to go to but we only did 2. At one, we were using the pulley with weights, trying to figure out the optimum way to strengthen specific muscles, trick movements, that sorta thing. And, I felt.. totally out of my league. -_-" hahaha..

Then, the 2nd station, we were playing with weights! (well, not playing, but figuring out ways to use weights which included dumbbells and those which ppl strap to their legs) Oh we started 1st with learning to do exercises for ppl with Grade 2 strength (grade 2 is when the muscle isn't very strong and movement can only be done across gravity, so normally u n I should have grade 5 strength) and I was patient so that was alright. Back to the weights, I nearly lost an eye today!!! and I am so NOT exaggerating. It's cuz the weights for the leg are those that look like bean bags except inside is filled with these tiny metal balls, were leaking.. -_-" and so dis guy took one and threw it at me and of all the places to hit, it hit me in the eye AND he was laughing!!!
0_x <--- that was me in prac class. so I am pretty thankful that my eye just watered for a bit and it hurt for a bit but I can still see.

so yes.. I reckon we've been having heaps of pretty interesting pracs. So far, in the other subject, we've done dissection twice to the upper limb and even though the smell of cadavers is pretty stinging at 1st, I kinda get used to it after being in there for a bit. And yea, that's pretty fascinating.

And, I shall stop procrastinating now, and get back to studying. hehe..

Home of Mercy

2008-09-03T17:17:00.000+10:00

So I FINALLY got around to what I've been dreaming about doing in ages! I've always had dreams of being able to get involved in a variety of volunteering activities especially to help with the poor. I started thinking about it about middle of 1st sem and quit my job to do it but didn't get around to doing it till last night! Well, that's me being my usual procrastinating self, waiting for things to happen without me having to make the effort. Which of course is really bad and I'm learning to slowly get over that habit.

Anyhow, what happened was that I joined COSDU at uni but I never go for any of the meetings because they're always on a friday night in the city and having to come home so late isn't that great, parents are kinda worried about my safety too. So anyway, they emailed us about this Home of Mercy and whether any of us would like to help with the food preparation and cleaning up. This place supplies food for homeless men so I said yes.

And last night was my 1st time and I really liked it. At the end of it, I was tired but at the same time, I felt pumped as well (which I then proceeded home to bake muffins to expel that energy and yes, was knocked out after). But, next time, I wanna make an effort to talk to the ppl more.

So we got there and it was a small place. We started off helping to do things like putting butter on slices of french loaf, then did a bit of cleaning up, putting biscuits into containers. And then, the sister (which is from the same order as that of Mother Teresa, the Missionaries of Charity, if I'm not wrong) there led us in prayer and worship at the start and grace before meal. I was looking at the ppl then and I was really quite curious because here were all this men from all sorta background and while we were praying, I just thought to myself, "How do they thank God?" I was really wondering about how they feel about God right now in their current situation. And I thought of my own situation, it's easy for me to thank God, well not always easy, but in a way, I guess I was thinking, I have heaps to be thankful for, what about them? How do they feel now? Thinking about it now, it reminds me of Job when God took everything away and yet, he could still praise God. I pray that these men can be like that too, not just them, but each one of us too. And I just thought it was cool how it wasn't just giving them physical food but spiritual food too when the sister was speaking about Jesus.

While I was there, it just got me thinking about why I was doing this. I guess the phrase "Love God and love people" has been resounding in my head for quite a while now. That is my current aim, to fully truly love God and love people especially when its really really hard!

Anyhow, before I go off rambling more and trying to write out all my random thoughts, let's see.. what happened for the rest of the night? So then, we ended up serving food, cleaning up and when we were done and most of the men had left, we spend time with God again, praying, and said a decade of the rosary asking Mama Mary to pray for us. But I was distracted cuz was really tired, so I'll make sure to get more sleep next time. =)

Then we had our dinner there and I got to meet heaps of cool ppl! It felt great to be able to do something, albeit something small, but still, it was something. Oh and I pray for all the volunteers that there'll be less of us (not in number) and more of God when we meet the men there. And I pray that I won't forget why I'm doing this, not for my own glory but for God's cuz I think I can so easily fall into that trap.

^___^

Can't wait till next week!

Inappropriate XD

2008-09-03T17:07:00.000+10:00

I have an awesome tutor, cuz he knows what he's doing in prac class but also cuz he's hilarious. XD

Some of the girls were complaining that it was really warm in the prac room.
Girl 1: It's so hot in here.
Girl 2: Yea, I know.. It's steamy.

Tutor: Steamy, because of my deep steamy voice?

Lawl. And u could see the rest of the girls' faces either having that eww look on d face or laughing. XD

And then we were doing palpation in class and did u guys know (those not doing physio) that some ppl have a tendon called palmaris longus which is actually evolving and disappearing? So a few ppl don't have the tendon. Anyway, I think a couple of ppl don't have the tendon in my class and they said, "They're superior cuz they're more evolved." but my tutor thinks that they involved in their intelligence as well as in a decline.

Lawl, dunno how to explain it. U got to be there to appreciate the joke. XD

Just then, it was me, Isaac and Ray in the library and I think we were talking about hair / fringe or something else and somehow, that led to one of them (I figured I'm gonna be bashed if I said which one, lawl..) saying, "I like to look at boys." Ah.. funny.. =)

The gift of sight

2008-08-31T18:53:00.000+10:00

I was at church the other day and there was a priest who was stumbling over his words while reading from the scripture and I thought it was a bit odd. Then, he later explained that his sight was going bad with age but while he still has it, he's gonna keep using it to the fullest.

I guess, I take all these things for granted and it's a reminder to me to be thankful and use it to the fullest too!

^___^

Random pics at uni

2008-08-27T19:10:00.000+10:00

From left to right (Josh, Ray, Isaac)

Me, completely unaware. -_-"

Winsen, my Indonesian friend

From left to right (Josh, Ray, Isaac)

Random photos at uni just before our physio lecture. That's us!

Tony and Joy's Wedding

2008-08-27T01:00:00.000+10:00

Joy and her dad

Just some photos from Tony [Amanda's brother's wedding]. Oh, and after the wedding ceremony this morning in the church in the city, I went to uni, and I was telling my friends about it. And somehow, one guy friend was asking me [note: the question was regarding my interest in marriage in the future] but it came out as, "Do you want to get married?" lol. and me being slow as per usual, said, yea.. yeap, my marriage proposal. so romantic. lol.

More to come another day..

Right, here are more photos and the photos aren't in any particular order, let's just say they all happened on the same day. =)

1st post

2008-08-27T00:45:00.000+10:00

Ah, momentous day. I decided to stop blogging and yet here I am again. Hmm.. I guess I deleted my previous blog because of some stuff I wrote in the past which was kinda.. unpleasant so here's to a fresh new start.

And hopefully I get the hang of this somehow.

Lol.