WHY

Someone please give me some directions...

Anyone Agrees

The truth is no one can be happy all the time,
but it makes all the difference when a person knows just how happiness can be derived.

There're so many pple i selfishly derive happiness from i realise.
Hope i can provide something in return!

Something Priceless

Medicine posting is indeed xiong. So many things waiting to be understood, committed to memory and retained! I so hope tt i can survive this ordeal.

I have this analogy tt completing medicine is like climbing a mountain. Right now i'm still at the foot of the mountain and looking at the peak IS very daunting!

Though this is only the first wk, most pple are telling me how shag they are already.
So what will my next 7 wks be like?

Today was a gd day... i fed a patient who could not eat on his own. I was overwhelmed by a sense of 'nobleness' (sorry i cant think of the right word) cos i was able to help someone in a very practical way!

Sometimes i really feel very inadequate. My knowledge is so cui, technique so cui, memory also so cui... i feel terrible la. So i'm glad i was reminded tt once someone said my personality is suitable for becoming a nurse. I feel that the profession is very noble. It takes a real passion to do it well and many have done so and have touched countless hearts and lives.

On an abrupt note, i just want to end with...
Happiness is priceless and so is the ability to make someone else happy effortlessly

(being able to learn and practice medicine well is also priceless)

我怀念的

I only listened out carefully for the lyrics of this song after hearing this song at a friend's blog.

The lyrics is so sad, but so real as Gab says.
I especially like this para:

我怀念的是无话不说
我怀念的是一起作梦
我怀念的是争吵以后
还是想要爱你的冲动


我怀念的- 孙燕姿

我问为什么
那女孩传简讯给我
而你为什么
不解释低着头沉默
我该相信你很爱我
不愿意敷衍我
还是明白
你已不想挽回什么

想问为什么
我不再是你的快乐
可是为什么
却苦笑说我都懂了
自尊常常将人拖着
把爱都走曲折
假装了解是怕
真相太赤裸裸
狼狈比失去难受

我怀念的是无话不说
我怀念的是一起作梦
我怀念的是争吵以后
还是想要爱你的冲动

我记得那年生日
也记得那一首歌
记得那片星空
最紧的右手
最暖的胸口
谁记得
谁忘了

想问为什么
我不再是你的快乐
可是为什么
却苦笑说我都懂了
自尊常常将人拖着
把爱都走曲折
假装了解是怕
真相太赤裸裸
狼狈比失去难受

我怀念的是无话不说
我怀念的是一起作梦
我怀念的是争吵以后
还是想要爱你的冲动

我记得那年生日
也记得那一首歌
记得那片星空
最紧的右手
最暖的胸口
谁忘了

我怀念的是无言感动
我怀念的是绝对炽热
我怀念的是你很激动
求我原谅抱得我都痛

我记得你在背后
也记得我颤抖着
记得感觉汹涌
最美的烟火
最长的相拥
谁爱得太自由
谁过头太远了
谁要走我的心
谁忘了那就是承诺

谁自顾自地走
谁忘了看着我
谁让爱变沉重
谁忘了要给你温柔

我怀念的
我还有想要爱你的冲动
我记得那年生日
也记得那一首歌
记得那片星空
最紧的右手
最暖的胸口

我放手
我让座
假洒脱
谁懂我多么不舍得

太爱了
所以我
没有哭
没有说

生气

It's just amazing tt some pple can make ur blood boil and make u feel tt they've just shorten ur life for 20 yrs.

Amazing.

Escapism

Maksim fans are going to love this post :) If u're not a fan yet.. u may become one!

Perhaps it's the recent jay chou movie with marvelous piano playing, or perhaps it's cos i was just banging on my piano for a while... i felt that posting this post will make me and a lot of pple happy!

Nobelle, this is for u! Thanks for the piano scores :)

The following 2 Croatian Rhapsody and Exodus are my all time favourites!

All thanks to Nobelle for buying 4 Maksim CDs, i now have new favourites!

This is Nobelle's favourite! Nostradamus

Other pieces i like which i can find the videos of!

Amazonic

Child in Paradise

And of course, everyone knows this one!
The Flight of the Bumble Bee
I'm actually not a fan of his version. I was so happy to find a clip of him playing the original version!

Just look at his fast moving fingers! Wish i could play like tt :) My student nobelle can play croatian rhapsody! :)
Stimes i really miss piano.. wish i took it further and wish i was a little more hardworking. Stimes the transition from not knowing to knowing how to play a pieve is very amazing :) Wonder how much of new neuronal connections are made :)

Enjoy everybody!

Fireworks!

I just realised that nice shots of fireworks are really quite hard to take! And if u concentrate too hard on taking nice shots, u may miss the whole show!





I wish i can blog more! Especially abt class supper which happened after the fireworks at PS cafe. But Medicine posting is starting tmr and maybe i should sleep soon!

Another day maybe :)

Missing Kor Already!

Yingheng left for Upenn this morning!

I genuinely felt sad, but i know he'll have a great time over there!



With everyone...

1x Good One

I still rmbr that "One times good one" was a commonly used phrase during my europe trip :) It meant the best meal we would have at each destination!

Yesterday i also had my own "One times good one" but this time i used it to mean a big baking project to satisfy my itch to bake tt will stop me from wanting to bake for a very long time. It was like killing 2 birds with one stone. Cos (1) I baked and i made myself v happy (2) The cookies i baked were given to my tutors on our last day which also made their day :)

Seriously, now that Medicine posting is going to start, i dont think i get to bake any time soon!

Anyway, pictures of my little project :)










Today was our last day at CGH, so we ate a better lunch at eblackboard! Gab misses his creme brulee which is sold out again!

I really like my seafood marinara which was what Gab had last time round :) Next time i'm going to try their vegetarian steak which sounds interesting :)

I think some time ago, i said i had plenty of things to blog about. They were mainly about CGH! So what better time to blog abt them than now right? I'm half dreading Med posting actually cos it sounds so draining, yet i'm looking forward to make a comparison with surgery to find out if i'm more of a med or surgery person...

Anyway, on a whole, i quite like CGH. Nothing is perfect i guess.. like how CGH is displacement-wise near my house, but i dont have straight bus and the train is 4 bus stops away. So i have taken 45 mins to go home when i took 2 buses... tt's how long i take to go home from rj by train ok! *&^%$#@!
CGH has nice patients, tutors and the best of it all is student welfare! I like how the hopsital treat us medical students like their own staff. We're given access card to everywhere and also free season parking! Nice medical student lounge with computers, lockers, fridge and water dispenser :)

My 2 CG mates concentrating on the computer screen. Guess what they're doing?


Gab and wenhui! i realise we didnt take a cg photo at CGH!

At CGH, Gab, wenhui and i spend most of our time with Sterling and Jason!

Sterling is addicted to coke.


Jason whom i have nv spoken to before Surgery posting has the ability to sleep while standing! We just found out today that he would rather die than to drink milk even if that's the only thing found on a deserted island he is stuck in.

Last but not least, something i will miss abt CGH! The robots that deliver food! :)

The metal box is the food and the robot (called VGA) is the flat thing u see below.
On one night call, we saw 2 VGA talking to one another.
Because one VGA is either switched off or dead, the other in the opposite direction was telling it to stand clear. I cant rmbr in exact words, but sth like "Please stand aside. You're in my way!" Quite cute :)
Another interesting thing is tt these robots get plusher lifts than us humans. Not sure if other CGs noticed but their lifts which are only for their exclusive use are green and blue on the inside! :)

Ok.. i'm qt tired.. dont have the energy to pen down all the other interesting things tt has has happened in CGH. Maybe next time!

Maksim

I can't reiterate enough how much i'm enjoying Maksim's Variation Part I & II album.
Esp Leeloo's tune :)

Leeloo's his daughter.. isn't it amazing to name one of ur works after ur child?

I really like Croatian Rhapsody from his other album and i just found out from my student tt his wife is a croatian :)

Mad About Donuts

Hmm.. actually i'm not really a big fan of donuts, but they certainly look inviting!

Y'know i think donuts look interesting to the extent that i'm happy to see even a donut tt's not real. Kendrick's friend bought him a donut magnet. Doesnt it look real? Kendrick and i had so much fun playing with it. Thanks Reve for the the wonderful souvenirs from states :)



So fun!

Anyway, today after i met dearest Kor, i dropped by a donut shop at katong!


Anyway, on another note, i was really happy to see my kor today. I have NO idea how terribly i'll miss him when he's not around. Kor, thanks for being the most consistent friend tt's always there for me :) You're the best!

The Food Post

I'm actually quite tired.. but i thought i should end this very perfect day by checking another thing off my to-do list!

I've been wanting to post abt some of the food i've had before the list gets longer or i will (1)forget abt them and (2)have a tremendous inertia to overcome to write abt them :)

From at least 3 wks ago... Wenhui and i had dessert at this Jap restaurant at Bugis called 味亭.

Wenhui's dessert was hot and cold at the same spoonful which made it very interesting. My greentea ice with red bean was not too bad too! The whole time i was eating it, i was thinking tt kendrick will be very happy to eat it, cos he loves red bean so much tt he can eat it everyday :)

::The blackboard::

This place was recommended by Wenhui's friend. They serve very gd food at very reasonable prices cos they're located in a neighbourhood coffeeshop!
Gab really like their Creme brulee. It was quite a big bowl for just $3! Y'know... he liked it so much tt he kept staring at the photo he took of it during lecture :)
Check out their website here!

Beach Rd Prawn Noodles

I was actually disappointed with this one... expensive($5) and nothing special!
Perhaps i have to try their Jumbo prawn noodles to understand why pple flock here, return repeatedly and give it two thumbs up! But it'll cost $10!

Starbucks Goodies

I must thank meichin for this wonderful Cranberry and almond biscotti. I actually intended to take a bite only when i was waiting for my bus home, but i finished it before i got home:) haha.. Gab, if u read this, u might want to try the biscottis at starbucks! You may be interested in Cranberry and Almond or Almond and Orange peel biscottis!
Anyway, i dropped by starbucks today and i realised how much i've been missing out on the change in the range of pastries they serve. I'm not sure if it was just that particular starbucks brunch though.. everything they serve there looked humungous! Almond crossiant, muffins etc :)

Sweet Treats

I'm not a dessert person actually, but i can menotti almost any time! Pastries at 50% off after 10 pm is shiok! Surprisingly, a lot of pple forget to look at their menu at the expresso section. I really like their Italian expresso with mint gelato! Most people like their Tiramisu. If u havent tried, u should soon! :)
Anyway, i thought their main course looks rather yummy. I think i will try them some day :)

Have u been to Clarke Quay since they renovated the place? It's very happening now with the new hangouts for those who like to stay out late. I'm sure everyone has heard of The Clinic. A number of my friends are quite excited abt going there, but usually med students are less amused. Y'know, when u order ur drink, i think it comes in a drip, exactly like those u see hanging beside patient's bed being infused into their veins. I like their design of an underutilised space designed to be a mortuary though! (stimes i think i'm really a sadist, i will elaborate later!) Anyway, top left photo of one of the dessert places u can find at Clarke Quay called Nectarie which i think Gab may like too!

Bottom right: GOBI dessert! I've been wanting to see the exact specimen of what they sell, but their shop is at Katong Mall which is quite out of the way. I was quite happy to peek into their Central branch today! They sell exquisitely designed mini desserts which i think i may find it be too pretty to be gobbled. They call it "Happiness in a Box"! Check out their website here too!

Waruku Pasta

Kendrick and i walked past this place today and immediately we made a mental note to try the food here someday! They sell pasta, jap-style and we spotted a few pasta dishes with an egg placed prominently in the centre.. very much like the way i love my egg pizzas in naples. I MUST TRY!

Whoa.. I'm really tired.. but a note on today.. Today's a great day cos i caught 2 movies! Disturbia and The Secret were both very good shows :) I think this is the second time i watched 2 movies in a day. The first time was with Jaymie when our second movie was Autumn in New York.. I cant rmbr the first movie though :)
Anyway, when i watched Disturbia with my CG mates, there were only 4 of us in the entire theatre! Cool man! The guys were saying i was rather calm thru out the show and i wasnt freaked at all! Y'know, i really enjoy the suspense of such shows to the extent tt i like saw1,2,3 for example. Perhaps i'm a sadist inside.. or perhaps shows with suspense always have the element of gore, death, blood and brutal slaughter.. I guess most importantly, there must be a good plot!

Good Movie+Good food+Good company= Good Day!

Now Good night!

Making Time for my Hobby

Making time for my hobby amidst incredibly boring write-up writing is a great morale booster!

I had to bake for my mom's sunday school kids and this time i baked a crunchy version of my usual Oatie chocolate chip cookie!

Y'know, i really can imagine myself opening a cake shop some day when i have the capital. Cos it's really my passion, my dream! I was telling my mom to stop me from baking cos i have things i ought to be reading up on, but my hands never left my mixing bowl and my eyes never left the oven. I knew that even i were to go back to my room, my heart will still be in the kitchen. It's interesting tt even my mom says she could see tt i was truly enjoying what i was doing :) If only learning abt med stuff was like tt...

Y'know, i could sit at the dining table reading cookbooks and recipes like reading a normal book. I think it's probably easier for me to read recipes than my medical books! I wish reading my textbks was as easy as reading recipes just like how some guys wish textbks are just as nice to read as comics. Hai...

Also, i seem to be able to rmbr recipes by heart.. if only i could retain my knowledge as well when i really need to :(

Anyway, presenting my Oatie Chocolate Chip Cookies!
I totally heart my new camera.. :) I'm sure u can tell why!










Hope to share these with my friends soon!

On another interesting note, I helped my dad fix our living room tv today. It has turned mute for some time and we can only watch programmes in the living room without sound. It's not very gd, cos i kinda missing watching tv with dad in the living room on Sunday mornings...

Here's my dad doing an autopsy of our old TV.

I must say, even if our TV doesn't survive this ordeal, it's really understandable cos it fell from some height before when my dad moved it to paint the wall behind. Hmm... it actually continued to serve us for years despite its fall and a bad crack on it side :)

Any one going to sponsor my family a plasma tv? :) haha

A terribly outdated photo... These houses with spiral staircases look so pretty with their colours complementing one another while adding vibrancy to the alley together!



That's all for now :) I must say, i quite like this weekend. Though i dread the start of the week cos my test is coming up and i have to wake up super early everyday and there will be no more urology dept niceness... 3 gd reasons :(

I Believe in You

Nobelle sent me this nice song!

I Believe in You by Joe

I never believed in dreaming, it never got me very far.
I never believed that love could find me, like an arrow through the heart.
I never believed in miracles, or building castles in the air.
Not until that day I found you, turned around and you were there.
From the day you came, you gave me, a whole new point of view.
I've been touched by an angel, it's impossible, but true.

I believe in you.
I swear that forever from today, no one will ever take your place.
I believe in you.
And I believe our love will last always.

I never believed in fairy tales, tho sometimes I wish I could,
I never believed that golden slippers could ever find the perfect foot.
I never believed in magic, or that wishes could come true,
But your very first kiss changed all this, something only you could do.
You made me a believer, you made me trust again,
You showed there's a pot of gold, at every rainbow's end.

I believe in you.
I swear that forever from today, no one will ever take your place.
I believe in you.
And I believe our love will last always.

Only love, sets you free,
And if you serve to fate, then you're my destiny.
Now I know, now I see.
Anything can happen, if you just believe.

I believe in you.
I swear that forever from today, no one will ever take your place.
I believe in you.
And I believe our love will last always.