It’s 12:20am and I have 1 whole chapter to go. :O

Just wanted to quickly share an article I got off facebook. Procrastinating as usual.

http://goodguyswag.com/the-wife-list-10-qualities/

Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick. It makes me feel happy that I have chosen you and how lucky I am. As for point 10, we will see. Haha. But I am quite sure that will be fine.

I’m stuck downstairs. Haha. Wanted to go cook dinner but my housemate is cooking now with a friend of his. I know I can technically go upstairs but I just don’t feel like engaging today. So, I am stuck and hungry. Haha.

11 days to my exams. Time has passed really quickly actually. Didn’t even realise that it is 11 days to exams until yesterday when I heard someone mention it. Feels scary. My final exams in the Uni. 5 years passed just like that and our journey is very quickly coming to an end. Mixed emotions though I am more scared than anything.

Life has been boring as you can imagine. I have been literally studying and not doing anything else. Went for a movie my 另一半 though. Gravity was good. I always enjoy a good sci-fi.

Was just watching a video on hashtags. Haha. Totally how I feel when people use it. I find it acceptable if you use 1 or 2 just to look cool or to express a feeling. But lately people are just abusing it. 6-10 hashtags are not acceptable! Hashtags are meant to be filters for people to find posts of a similar topic. Not express feelings or describe things.

Let me give you an example. A post from ieatishootipost on facebook.

Leatherjacket in chilli black bean sauce! @instafoodapp#instafood#instafoodapp#instagood#food#foodporn#delicious#eating#foodpics#foodgasm#foodie#tasty#yummy#eat#hungry#love#singapore

This is just cringeworthy. 16 tags vs 6 words. I got so much more information from the 6 words.

#instafood #instafoodapp #instagood – one is enough
#food #foodpics #foodgasm – erm, pretty obvious isn’t it? People will get it when they see the picture.
#tasty # yummy – we get the point. No need to tag it twice.
#eat #eating –  Seriously? what else can you do with food?
#love – ?!?!?

I think the studying has made me a little cranky. Or maybe it is the hunger. Time to go and get myself some food.

 

I have a cup of tea and tim tams beside me. *TIM TAM SLAM! Excuse me while I indulge in gluttony. Nom nom nom….

I think the exam stress is getting to me. I need some exogenous endorphins to make me feel happier.

Had 2 friends from Singapore visit me yesterday and the day before. Took a day off my SWOTVac to show them around Adelaide. It was actually really fun considering that I have already done all these activities before already. I guess the company you have does make a big difference. Adelaide can be quite boring at times but there are still something for everyone. Brought them to my favourite places like Eggless, Scoozi, ETC, Burger Theory, Chocolate Bean, Barossa valley for wine tasting, Maggie Beer etc. I am glad they really enjoyed the places I brought them to. Come to think of it, they are actually the first friends to come visit me. Haha. That almost actually sounds sad. Oh wait, xj came a few weeks before too but she came to Barossa for a conference so that partially counts. Haha.

I have no photos to show unfortunately (all in their cameras). Wait for them to finish their road trip and upload their photos bah. It was nice catching up with them. Everyone is sort of busy with their own lives now since everyone started working. Shows you that facebook really does not replace actual meetups.

Exams exams. My last one for the MBBS. Hope everything goes well. Please wish me luck. I need all I can get for this. Haha.

Song of the week:

Everyone that has read my previous entry said that I sounded very angry. I was more frustrated than anything actually. I think I always sound more angry than I actually am and somehow I have trouble convincing people otherwise. I come in peace people. Haha.

I am currently in school now. Suppose to be studying but somehow I don’t feel like doing much of it. Did a lot of revision this morning for the tutorials just now. My O&G knowledge surprises myself at times when I think of answers to questions that I didn’t think I knew. (Does that sentence makes sense?) anyway, I am really enjoying this rotation. There is so much more to learn but I think I am on track for now.

Final exams in 2 months time. It’s almost time to bring out my stack of notes and start going through them. Can’t believe that I started this blog when I first came here and I am now almost at the end. Time does fly. Lots of things have changed. People have matured. My sister is getting married. It feels unreal to me actually. I am both happy and sad at the same time. I am overjoyed that she has found someone to share her life with but at the same time I feel sad that I will no longer see her as much after that. Nevertheless, I’m really excited to be filming the wedding for her. Will definitely need to practise when I return back to Singapore.

iOS 7 has arrived and I have updated it on my phone. I got to say I’m quite pleased with the update so far. It has made things very convenient and user friendly and I must say I am digging the font.

It has raining cats and dogs outside. I hope it subsides at around 6+. I’m meeting my other half and we are going to the moon lantern festival! With the way it is raining, I don’t think we will see much of the moon tonight. Oh well, it is nice just to spend time with your loved ones anyway isn’t it? Hehe.

New song stuck in my head these days. Looking for a nice cover of it but I actually like the original one.

Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar

Because when you smile, the whole world stops for a while.

I’m just quickly blogging because my Internet spazzed out for a bit. Even my computer doesn’t like intellilearn. Haha. I wonder who comes up with the names of all these educational website and why must they have a name? I’m in the process of going through all the gynae modules and it is boring. Obstetrics is so much more fascinating.

Met up with her last Friday and caught a movie. Cooked her some supper which turned out to be pretty successful if I do say so myself. All these Singaporean food, it does make you feel at home, even if it is just for a bit.


I really enjoy our weekend meet ups. Even though we can’t see each other as much as I wish to but I feel that it makes me treasure all these moments a lot more. Sometimes it feels like the world stops for a moment and nothing else matters.

My website is still not loading. I wonder why? This loaned iPad is turning out to be very useful. I might actually consider getting a tablet. Surface anyone? Haha

Internet is back up. Time to get back to work!

Just some things I have to get off my chest before I start studying.

It is amazing how when you don’t live with your parents, that you realise how some small things can irritate the hell out of you and thinking back you were the one doing these things when you are younger.

What do I mean? I came home yesterday after a 12 hour shift on labour ward. Feeling really tired, I still decided to cook a simple dinner since I had some ingredients left over. Finished most of the prep and went to the dustbin, someone has tied up the bag and I thought maybe that person is going to bring the bag to the bin later or something. One day has passed and same thing I went up, the bag was still there. Tied up. No one wants to bring it down. How do I know? Because there is some trash sitting at the side of the counter. So someone was there, saw the same thing and decided to ignore it too. Opened up the fridge, surprise surprise, there is a dried up stained of milk that has been spilled on one of the tray. It wasn’t my tray but I couldn’t stand it.

OMG. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!

If you drip something, wipe it up straight away! Has no one taught you that principle? Or do you have maids in your house that follow you around and clean up after you such that you fail to develop such fundamental skill. For the trash, if it is full, tie it up and bring it down. If you don’t wish to empty it, just leave it as it is. I will do it when I feel it is full and I will actually bring it down. Don’t do things halfway, now I can’t throw my trash and I actually feel like I’m ordered to bring the trash down.  It’s not like you guys do it anyway. I guess it an improvement from not doing anything. I should be thankful. Not.

I feel so irritated that I question myself sometimes whether my housemate (whoever the one is) is the abnormal one or I am the crazy OCD one. You guys tell me – Am I being unreasonable?

Anyway, I really wanted to leave the trash like that and see how gives in first but I couldn’t get past myself. So I cleaned it up.

This aside, I found out that I am allergic to NSAIDs. Took an ibuprofen just now and my eyes (which are very small already) puffed up like crazy. I always had a similar minor reaction to paracetamol but this reaction is a lot faster and pronounced. Maybe it is just COX inhibitors in general.

6:05am
I managed to wake up on time despite being woken up at 2am yesterday. I think my housemate came home and started cooking and the sound of the water taps woke me up. Contemplated what to wear for today. Comfort or formal? Decided with the former since I was going to change to scrubs anyway. Had a cup of tea, popped on my earbuds and started my journey to the hospital.

7:49am
Arrived at the hospital and managed to find where everything is. Didn’t get allocated a patient. Darn. Could see that my partner was eager to get one. Though I think it’s because he wants to go home earlier.

2:21pm
Witnessed 2 operations so far and 1 very sad case. I really don’t know how some of these people cope with such things. Still no news of new patients. I don’t think I’m getting one today. Oh well, still saw lots of things today and I’m happy. There are always more chances. 3 more to be exact. My partner’s patients has given birth and he is no where in sight. Like I predicted.

2:39pm
Got chased into the meeting room because I was kind of in the way of people working at the counter. Feeling post parandial hypotension. Zzzzz…. Too many acronyms in this place. Like almost every second word is an acronym. PPROM, PROM, ARM, GDM, OP, OT, ECV, IOL, LSCS. How many can you get?

4:49pm
Followed anaesthesia fellow around. Observed him placing an epidural. Pretty cool. Starting to get a bit bored.

5:26pm
I have been asked to try and stay to watch a vaginal breech delivery because I will probably not see it again unless I do Obs. This is going to be a long night.

7:10pm
Time sure passes fast when you are observing stuff. That was really good though. Glad I stayed. Stomach rumbling and my feet are killing me. It’s time to go home and I’m taking the bus.

It has been very wet for the past few days and I have been getting wet very frequently too even though I have been carrying an umbrella around. Adelaide wind can be pretty unforgiving at times.

New rotation. Actually, the last major rotation in my medical education. Well, there are rotations in the 6th year but they don’t really count. Time has flew by quickly and we have come a long way. I’m glad we pulled through. O&G is pretty exciting. The consultants all look pretty nice so far and I am actually excited. Let’s have some babies! (ok, that actually sounded wrong) Let’s deliver some babies!

Nothing much to update about these days. Wanted to write about National Day celebrations but I had food poisoning after that so not the most pleasant memories. Haha. The event was fun though. Enjoyed everyone’s company, felt really at home and the crowd was amazing. I actually think they made it good despite the performance being a little bit lacking. Don’t get me wrong, the actors/actresses were great but the script just didn’t really flow. felt quite disjointed at certain points. Overall, it is still a job well done. Ticket sales were good and I am happy. One last event and it will be all over. Haha. It felt just like yesterday when I handed over.

Well, it’s late and I should go back to studying and hopefully deliver some babies in the next few weeks. Whee…..

9 August. Happy Birthday Singapore!

Invited a few friends over for dinner and watching the parade live this year. It is always nice to have company. Makes this homesick feeling a lot less pronounced. Now I am beat from all the cooking and cleaning after. Phew. Will blog more after SNDC tomorrow!

A lot of people said this year’s NDP song is pretty bad, I sort of agreed at first but after listening it to a few times during the parade, I must say it is pretty catchy. I liked this part the most! Haha. It hilarious.

More updates coming your way!