For those who called/sms/facebook/thought of me on my birthday, much thanks!!! Didn't do anything earth-shattering, went out for some Japanese food, felt like having some sake.
"Can I have this sake please? We'd like it warm, thanks"
"Er... Can I see some ID please?"
WAHAHAHA I look young enough for her to ask for my ID. Unfortunately, didn't have any ID on me so no sake.
After dinner, decided to go watch "Wanted". At the counter,
[ carrie` ] - +642102264812 says (10:18 PM): then if u sit down, will u squash them? logistics issues
theycallmecruel says (10:18 PM): they grow big enough that they curve upwards so i don't crush them, no
[ carrie` ] - +642102264812 says (10:19 PM): OMG THAT IS SO COOL! CAN CURVE SOMEMORE i think i'm gonna paste this on my blog
theycallmecruel says (10:20 PM): mushrooms all curve what wahahha
[ carrie` ] - +642102264812 says (10:20 PM): no wor not the ones in my fridge
theycallmecruel says (10:20 PM): those are small not naturally fertilized
[ carrie` ] - +642102264812 says (10:20 PM): oh so yours power pack wan lah
theycallmecruel says (10:20 PM): of course just like me eh toilet brb
[ carrie` ] - +642102264812 says (10:20 PM): i dont have photoshop so i'm just gonna copy and paste OH be careful of the mushrooms! dont let them fall into the toilet bowl
aiks i am feeling quite guilty from cabut-ing neurology clinic in the afternoon. the nicer everyone is, the more guilty i feel. oklah, my partner left already so may as well.
it is Easter this weekend! a couple of us are going off for the weekend, the plan is going kayaking (with the dolphins, said the brochure. i would probably accidentally hit them on the head with the paddle), chill on the beach with a few bottles of cold beers and then drive back. the motels/backpackers/etc are mostly fully booked but luckily the 5th one I called had a vacancy left.
"bla bla bla do you have any rooms left?"
"bla bla bla yes we have enough space in the room for you guys"
"ok cool do i give you my credit card to book the room?"
"yeah but are there MALE couples?"
"har? male couples?"
"yeah male couples"
at this time i'm like wtf male couples why the hell do you want to know that anyway. then i said
"er i can't really hear you"
*laughs* "ok, are the MALE couples among you"
then it finally dawned one me. MARRIED COUPLES LAH!!!
w00t!I did it! Bungee-d off Auckland Harbour Bridge at 40m.
The most difficult bit was standing at the platform thinking "Why the hell did I just pay NZD100 to do this to myself?". After the leap, everything was "sweet". Come to Auckland la, I can teman you guys go jump again.
Oh and the bungee cords were "Made In Malaysia".
Hopefully the next destination will be Queenstown. At 134m. 8.5 seconds free fall. Woohoo!!
Girl: Do you love me? Boy: Yes, dear Girl: Would you die for me? Boy: No, mine is undying love
Aboy came home from school with his exam results. "What did u get?" asked his father. "My marks are under water," said the boy. "What do u mean 'under water'?" "They are all below 'C' level"
hahaha rofl
Monday, October 15, 2007
Out of a 3 hour clinic:
"I've never heard of this drug (xxx). What is it?"
Lots of good intentions - because if all goes horribly pear shaped, at least you can say you had them
Plenty of paper and stationery - for doodling when your brain is about to explode
Instant Notes in Biochemistry - you're going to need it, especially if all those 9 am starts were a little too much to ask
One room from which you will not leave - other than to eat, drink, use the toilet, and to hyperventilate down the phone to your friends
One punchbag or similar - a wall would suffice, particularly as the average student has neither the money nor the space in student digs for such stress beating luxuries
Painkillers - paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen, codeine, though not all at once - to be used in the event of overuse of the wall
A photographic memory
A miracle - or those who actually believe they happen
Beta blockers (own prescriptions only - please, as black market propranolol is not a good idea before the biggest exams in your life to date)
Teabags, coffee, and lots of sugar
Redbull - "It gives you wings"
Thirty hours in a day
Eight days in a week - that way you have time to eat and sleep, as well as revise
A vast selection of takeaway menus and a telephone to hand - if you cannot afford this, then several loaves of bread and a surplus of baked beans make an ideal substitute
A leaflet on stress management - although you'll be so stressed, you won't have time to read it
Generally stick to using the wall
The week before
Preset room to about 17°C - if there is no working radiator in the room (as in most student accommodation) then improvise with suitable layers of clothing
Put all those good intentions to one side
Bored already? - take a trip downstairs and prepare a hot beverage, chat to your housemates, then reluctantly return to your room
Finally open a book. The first topic seems so unfamiliar that you have to check the subject syllabus to make sure you need to learn it. You do (as is usually the case)
Spend a copious amount of time writing out perfect notes on the particular topic. Six hours have now passed and three pages of perfectly condensed notes have been copied from the textbook. This is now the time to panic as you look back over the list of topics and slowly realise that the topic you have just spent the last six hours toiling over is one of 25 topics, all as gruelling and similar in complexity
Telephone a colleague. He or she is just as stressed as you are and together you decide that perhaps three or four heads are better than one, and a group revision session may be your best sporting chance of cramming two years of information into a few days
Five minutes later your colleagues arrive with books and notes in hand. After spending the first half hour telling each other about how stressed you are and how everyone is going to fail, you start to quiz each other on things you've learnt
Arghh! Everyone else seems to know much more than you do. You decide that this public display of lack of knowledge is not going to help your exam performance, so continue for the rest of the week studying on your own, filling in chunks of missing or lost notes from 9 am lectures.
The night before
By this time there are no nails left on your fingertips. You can't eat for fear of vomiting. Your notes seem alien to you. All you can do is sit and hope. An all night session is on the agenda, but you are so exhausted that you fall asleep at 2 am.
To serve
Serve with a generous helping of blood, sweat, and toil. Garnish with a handful of pencil shavings.
The end result
Who knows, only time will tell. The thing to remember is that thousands of medical students undergo this cruel ritual every year, and most of those do indeed pass. Don't give up hope.
I just had a can of Red Bull and now I've got wingsssssss!!! Too hyper to study. So I shall blog!
Kitchen
Wahah our one week old fridge
Yes Mum, I eat fruits.
Hsien Wen "Eh really ah take picture? Don't laaaa"
Hong Chee "Yes I'm awake lah"
Chia Yee Welcome to my humble abode. <3 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/ice_sylph/DSC01210.jpg" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" border="0"> The place the magic happens. I mean studying.
Listening to: Earth Wind Fire - September
"Ha Ha Ha Ba de ya - say do you remember Ba de ya - dancing in September Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day"
