Well. The year has come and passed. And I have graduated officially. So it is time to change. I remember starting this blog when I first came to Adelaide to document my experience here. Now that the experience is over, it is time to close this chapter of my life. As much as I am unwilling to do so.

I’m moving on with times. So it will be mobile journalling. Helps with penning my thoughts now before they disappear. link-> http://thetoystorytwo.tumblr.com/

New York City. It feels familiar. Maybe it’s because I have been here before but something is different. The weather? I don’t know. Today, I venture alone while my sister is at work. I have decided to walk through Central Park today considering that the weather is cooling.

Central Park. It’s like an oasis in a desert. Amazing greenery in the midst of all these tall buildings. The trees are luscious with green leaves while cherry blossoms paint the ground pink. It’s an amazing sight I must say. I see a group of tourist trying to take a picture of a squirrel running around and I am immediately reminded of rabies somehow? Don’t ask me why.

I have seen so many of these places before on TV. This is one of the places that people from Enchanted danced through.

This is a picture of where a bomb exploded in White Collar. A huge group of high school students have arrived  to visit the place making it suddenly very noisy. Maybe it’s time to leave the place and get some food!

This was the end point of my trek across Central Park today. Food! You can’t go to New York and not eat any Shake Shack. Unfortunately, this is my first time trying it even though I have been to NYC before. The last time we didn’t have time. Somehow Shake Shack is always full of people even at weird timings. I must say the burger was pretty greasy but pretty good.

Ventured to the New York Public Library. The architecture of this building is amazing. The intricate details on the ceilings gives it a grand look. This reminds me of the film, The day after tomorrow, the building which they were trapped in for the whole duration. Their reading rooms are quite conducive for studying I must say. I wouldn’t mind staying in here the whole day to read a book or fiddle with my laptop though I must say I feel kind of sleepy now. Time for a Starbucks, not before visiting their gift shop first!

Currently travelling at 909 kph and cruising at an altitude of 35000 feet and 6 hours and 49 minutes to my next destination.

This plan ride is way too long. I used to like plane rides when I was younger (who didn’t) because it meant we going on a holiday but after studying overseas 5+ years, a plane ride can be quite a torture at times. You are tired but can’t sleep properly. You are confined to your chair most of the time. This experience with virgin so far has ben really good actually. The planes are really nice and both planes that I took are pretty empty. My flight to Sydney was probably less than half filled and I had a whole row to myself. This flight is pretty underfilled too.

There is nothing to watch on the entertainment system. I am a bit too tired to do some reading so I guess mindless typing would be the best option now. Haha. Watched Space Jam just now which is a really old cartoon with Michael Jordan. I am surprised by the amount I can recall from that show.  Tried watching American Hustle just now but really can’t get into it . Why isn’t there better movies? Haiz.

I am so excited about going over to visit my sister again. This time my parents are coming too so that would be fun. We will be going to San Francisco, Yellowstone Park and surrounding states. I think this excitement is contributing to my insomnia. I have been trying to adjust my body clock to New York timing by sleeping late so I can wake up later but somehow I would still more or less wake up at about the same time. I think I would make a houseman. Haha. I hope I will be a good houseman.

It is such a hot day despite it being Autumn. The weather has been a bit bipolar recently, making it very hard to dress for. It’s very cold in the morning when I make my way to work but really hot in the afternoon when I come back. I am currently hiding in Loose Caboose for some free aircon and nice coffee. This cafe is almost right beside my house so might as well make full use of it.

I really can’t wait for psych to be over. Half way there! Next week is going to be terrible with a weeknight shift and a weekend shift at the LMH. My presentation the week after and I have not started on it yet. Well, at least I have my topic already so that shouldn’t be too much of effort.

Just looking at the dessert counter give me an idea. I shall attempt a lemon meringue pie this week. There is too much free time in sixth year, I don’t know what to do half the time so I have been baking and cooking a lot.

Going to the beach later with Tommie. It’s been fun staying with Tommie, lots of adventures that I wouldn’t have had in my old place which further affirms my decision to move. Hehe.

Because I must have it every year. I am now 26 years old. Crap. I was just telling my friends that my sister got engaged at 26 and my brother-in-law was 26 years old too. The thought of it is just slightly scary though I must say that our situations are quite different. So I guess there is more time.

I think time has been catching up to me lately. It just suddenly feels like I am stepping into world of adulthood. There is so much things to think of. HDB, marriage, money, job opportunities. It suddenly feels like I don’t have enough time to do all these. Haha. Been spending a lot of time thinking about my future prospects. What I want to do in the future, which speciality and where. It all feels daunting.

Next year I will finally be working. It is scary but I am excited at the same time. For once, I will be earning money which I can choose what I want to spend on. Financial independence here I come! Haha.

Till another time. Can’t wait till the end of this rotation. Argh.

Time sure passes fast. It has been 2 months since the last time I wrote something down here. I did previously try to pen some stuff down but it didn’t make it to publishing.

I am currently sitting in Red Door bakery having a nice coffee and an awesome chicken pie. It is sometimes nice to sit down by yourself in a cafe and have your thoughts to yourself. It isn’t really crowded today so I guess I get to stay longer. Lucky me! If you have a chance, do drop by this place. It has the best pastries in Adelaide (or so I feel). It’s just a short walk from Croyden railway station so it’s pretty convenient by public transport too.

I haven’t blogging mainly because I haven’t been in the best of moods. This holidays have been great and I am glad to be surrounded by people that care. It has made it a lot more bearable. There was a saga that occurred in Med School end of last year and I was very unfortunately to be involved in it. I don’t really want to get into specifics but let’s just say the implications were serious. There was a time I thought the consequences of my mistake might lead me to repeating a year to getting kicked out of Med School. Something I did without any malicious intent. In fact, I had good intentions. I guess I was naive in my thinking. I hate it because I like assuming the best in people. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt but I am really finding it hard in this case.

There was just a lot of waiting in general. Initially, it was waiting for the incident to blow over. Waiting for the investigations. Waiting for the meeting Waiting for the consequences. It was almost 3 months of waiting and I must say it wasn’t the best for my mental health. I didn’t have a single good night’s rest for those 3 months and the constant background worry was driving me crazy.

All this waiting is over now and I am glad that I can put this incident to rest. I am glad that I “escaped” relatively unscathed. Don’t be mistaken, I am not happy with the the outcome but I am ready to close this chapter of my life and go back to living my life. One more reason for me to return to Singapore after this year.

Ok. I have said my piece. Now to take a long walk back home and enjoy the scenery! Expect more blogging in the coming months.

My sister got married yesterday!! It was a full day of hurrying around, driving, videoing and editing. The wedding dinner didn’t end very late but by the time we got back it was probably around midnight. Considering we were up since 5:30am with very little sleep the day before, everyone pretty much concussed after cleaning up.

We were all very tired but it was all worth it. To see my sister enjoy the happiest day of her life is well worth all this effort. To see her with the love of her life starting a new journey together brings tears to my eyes. I found myself choking up many times during the whole day but fortunately I had a camera to hid behind so I don’t think anyone really saw it or so I hope. I am a big softie, I tear so easily that I become irritated by myself sometimes. I don’t know what it is but the sight or sound of someone cry almost always makes me want to tear too especially when the other person is my family member.

I am overjoyed that my sister has tied the knot with the man of her dreams but at the same time I know things at home would not be the same. My sister is now someone’s husband and she has her own family to take care of. She is still my sister and will forever be my sister but her priorities have changed and I need to accept that. I am finding it very hard to accept it.

I am being selfish but it shows how awesome my sister is. She has always been the sensible one out of the 3 of us. The one that my mom praises the most. The one that will give me advice when I need. The one that will stand up for me when I am being taken advantage of. The one that didn’t neglect her family despite having a boyfriend who is now her husband. I don’t want to share her amazingness with someone else but she should. My new brother-in-law and sister should have lots of babies and pass down this awesomeness that they have.

To my sister: You have something very beautiful  and special with Jianxin and it is obvious when I am filming it. I don’t know if others could see it but I can. The way you two look at each other. It is unmistakable. You guys said in your vows that neither of you are perfect but no one is. Your relationship has always been the relationship that I long for. Something I want for myself when the time is right. To me, your relationship is perfect. Well, I wish your two lots of happiness and joy. I hope you liked the video that I have shed much tears making because it was so touching and perfect. Enjoy!

You know it is December when it starts snowing on my blog!

Haven’t blogged for quite a while. Exams stress has gotten to me. Now that it is over, I feel a lot more relaxed but somehow I can’t seem to fully relax until I see that NGP on my result slip. I’m still waking up very early even though exams are over, actually even earlier than I would usually during the exam period. The only time I wake up earlier than usual without an alarm clock is when I am stressed or worried. I don’t know. I don’t feel too stressed about the exams because I thought I did quite okay but somehow my body can’t seem to relax. I’m glad that I’m returning back to Singapore soon, get away from this place of stress. Haha.

I’m really thankful for my friends this year. Studying together, practising OSCE together. Being able to share our worries and joys together has made this SWOTVac pass so much faster and that much more bearable. Thank you guys! It had been a pleasure. One more year before we become real doctors!

I’m especially thankful for my other half. I thought I might not be able to cope with a relationship this year but in fact, you have made it so much better. Having someone to talk to when I need. Small little encouragements you give along the way. They meant so much more than you think they do. Thank you for being so understanding, giving me space when I need. I hope I am able to share your worries as much as you are able to share mine. Like what I always say, shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

I have just start cleaning the house officially, something I do every year, almost like a ritual. They is always so much to do but I do get a big sense of achievement when I complete it. I guess this is called sense of ownership. I’m probably the only one in the household that knows where everything is kept. Though sometimes I feel like my housemates won’t be able to find certain things in the house because I have kept it into a cupboard. Oh well, I have one very simple rule actually, if you are not going to use it often, keep it in the cupboard or somewhere it won’t accumulate dust. If you don’t do it, I will do it for you then. Haha. I sound very OCD don’t I?

One song for you guys before I plod on with cleaning the rest of my fridge….. wish me luck!