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Working Life in Perak

2011-08-04T20:14:00.002+08:00

I've been posted to Batu Gajah Hospital in a small town -- Batu Gajah, in Kinta District. Providing primary dental care here -- check-ups, restorations, extractions, scaling, etc. Learnt a lot in the primary care setting. However, i pray that i can start my speciality attachment soon, so that my passion will not die off (the tranquil life in primary care is slowly eating my passion away!)

I have a very wonderful boss, who does not boss us around, and very willing to share her knowledge.

I have a very funny colleague, who always share his knowledge about cars with me :D

I have wonderful supporting staffs, who are very kind and do not play politics :D

Life at Batu Gajah Hospital is great, with very nice town people, who appreciate the service we provide, unlike many city people, who tend to take things for granted.

As i stay at Southern Ipoh Garden, i have to drive 26km to Batu Gajah, and another 26km back, everyday. Time & petrol spent can kill me as i've not got my salary yet (still in the process)...

Back home, i have interesting housemates whom i look up to as my seniors :D But they can be also very funny at times :D I miss the time i hang out for meals with my friends in uni :'(

p/s: I'm so used to writing very simple sentences on patients' cards & referral letters, etc. that i seldom use compound or complex sentences nowadays >.<

Please let me start my speciality attachment a.s.a.p.!!!

I'm done! Finally :)

2011-05-27T19:45:00.002+08:00

Registered with the Malaysian Dental Council today ;) I'm now numbered, and have the "licence" to "drill"! :P I'm now a dental surgeon with obligations to serve the public, for it's the people who paid 90% of my tuition fees ;)

This is just the starting point of achieving greater success, and i've to be determined enough to keep that momentum going :P There'll be bigger hurdles ahead before i can ultimately achieve my target(s). Yes, targets. No more dreams, as dreams are not as realistic as targets! :P I've to make sure that i keep that passion going, and growing!

I'm very grateful to heaven for giving me this chance to come to this stage in life.
I'm very grateful to my parents & my family members for providing me all the necessary things to achieve my present target. I'm greatly loved by you all, and i love you all! ;)

I'm very grateful to all my friends who've helped me to go through all the hurdles over these years. I'd never forget how hard we struggled, how bitter we cried, how cheerful we laughed, together! ;)

I'm very grateful to all my teachers for drilling me to become what i've become today ;) It's time for me to do you proud by showing you how steady i can fly with the wings you nurtured ;)

I'm very grateful to all my patients who've been so supportive and encouraging. It's such a great pleasure to have given them a healthier & more beautiful smile ;)

I'm very grateful to all who've helped me throughout all these years, as without your help, this journey would've been even tougher & longer.

Last but not least, i'd like to thank myself for persevering till the very end to hit my present target. I said present target, as i believe there are more to come! ;)

Kudos! Dr Eunice Soh Xinwei, BDS (Malaya) :D

The Final Sprint

2011-03-30T18:43:00.003+08:00

I was once a 100m short-distance sprinter in school; i enjoyed the thrill upon hearing the firing BANG to denote the start of the race, observing other contestants on my left & right, running like there's a tiger chasing me from the back to reach the finishing line. I loved the speed and the sound of wind blowing past me when i sprinted.

5 years ago, i entered another race. And i've been running & walking ever since. I can see the finishing line now; so near yet so far. There might still be hurdles ahead, and i know i must persevere till the end, i must and i will overcome all the obstacles ahead. I have to!

It was not my dream to be a dental surgeon in the beginning. Now i realised it's a stepping stone for me to pursue my dream in future. My dream - something i think i'll love doing :)

The FINAL sprint. Let's do it together!

5years as a Dental Undergraduate: What I've gained besides KNOWLEDGE

2011-03-07T21:54:00.003+08:00

FRIENDSHIP

The most important lesson i've learnt.

Friends are easy to make, but true friends are hard to come by.

Without my friends, there's no way i could've made it thus far.

I owe A LOT to all of them! No man is an island in dentistry.

Sincerity & trust are the keywords. Age & skin colour are no barriers.

You reap what you sow.

INTEREST

Tak kenal maka tak cinta.

But interest can kill at times too!

"Do not restrict yourself, broaden your options!" <--- Note to self.

Still waiting for inspiration. I've yet to set foot in the real world. ;)

SELF-CONFIDENCE

'Though not as "thick-skinned" as salespersons (no offence!) :P

PRIORITISING SKILLS

There's just soOo much to complete within a short period of time.

I've learnt to make major decisions (wisely) within a fraction of a second (have to!) :-|

AGE

Dentistry makes people age faster; physically, mentally, emotionally. Period.

and... to realise that there are just soOo many things besides dentistry that i've to learnt, and that this world is not only about dentistry, and dentistry is not the only interesting in this whole wide world.

So... to practise or not to practise? Okay i'll ponder on that after i've completed my FYDO-ship :P

2011 Wishlist

2011-01-02T23:13:00.002+08:00

Healthy body & lifestyle

Be a better person

Peaceful life

Pass BDS final exams

Good working environment

New specs (preferably with clip-on like the one i'm having/ transition lens [if there's discount])

One step closer to my targets (no more "dreams" as "dreams" are non-realisable)

Eventful 2010 :)

2010-12-31T13:37:00.002+08:00

A year in which my "myopia" improved, and i learnt to see things & people clearer, in a different perspective ;)

I've learnt to wear an "armour" to protect myself, for this is a dog-eat-dog world.

I've learnt to always fight for what i want, for i've only one life, and i should not let myself down. You never try, you never know ;)

I've learnt to forgo things at times to achieve other things, despite being very reluctant to do so.

I've learnt that life is not a bed of roses (in fact, i don't like flowers :P), and only hard work (plus luck, of course!) brings success!

I've learnt that a plane will not reach its destination if the pilot & co-pilot have different targets.

I've learnt that money is not everything, but without money, one can't do anything.

I've learnt that dreams will always remain as dreams, if one doesn't do something to realise/ materialise it.

I've learnt that i'm a person with strong principles, and sometimes too stubborn, and my OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) is getting worse :P

Goodbye 2010! I've lotsa sweet memories in you :) Been travelling a lot this year :)

Disappointments exist to push the heart stronger, and also be stepping stones for higher achievements.

May all i learnt in 2010 be good lessons, and all my fond memories be kept eternally in my memory to be recollected in decades to come ;)

Happy new year!

Of Strong Women...

2010-12-25T20:36:00.003+08:00

I've always admired & looked up to strong women in my life, be it in real life or in fiction (drama/ movies/ novel). I guess deep inside me, i yearn to be one :)

I love women who have strong determination, and always know what they want in life, and have clear targets & goals.

I feel fortunate to meet a few of them throughout my life journey, and they have been the ones who've inspired me in many aspects.

They've showed me that although being the "weaker sex" (this is an undeniable fact!), women can do so many other things, and sometimes be no lousier than men. It's through these career women whom i see the perseverance & real ability of females, especially in working mothers (i really salute them).

There's no doubt life is about making decisions & sacrificing oneself, and sometimes standing at the crossroads, hesitating which path to choose. Man proposes, God disposes.

But if one doesn't have a draft (if not a blueprint/ a plan) for his or her life, he or she will be like a floating leaf in the sea, leaving fate to the waves, going wherever the waves bring it to.

I'm glad that i've plans for my future :) However, there are times when i've to forgo some things due to circumstances. Hence, one must always be quick to come up with a Plan B rather than leaving everything to fate, just like prisoners on the death row.

To women i look up to, i thank you for inspiring me (knowingly/ unknowingly), for being role models in my life :)

I hope to be like you people in future. Maybe, hopefully, better be! :D

Sis's dolls

2010-12-05T15:34:00.002+08:00

I've never liked dolls & stuffed toys before, not even when i was a little girl.

My sister loves them a lot! And she has lotsa them on her bed, whereas my bed has only a pillow, bolster & blanket, that's all.

This morning, we brought all her dolls out for a sunbath. And after that, i brought out a big black "garbage" plastic bag, and told her they are gonna go, as they've been taking so much space on her bed; there's hardly any space for her to stretch her legs. She understood, nodded lightly, and looked at me putting her dolls & stuffed toys one by one into the bag with her cute puppy eyes. She managed to "save" 3 of them to remain as her loyal companions.

Great! No more "flying toys" having a getaway on my bed from her cramped bed in the middle of the night :P

How i wish i could cuddle my cute lil' sis to sleep like i used to do when we were younger. She's no doubt still very cute now, but a lot more cheekier! :D

I LOVE YOU, babe!

Here's wishing you "Happy Birthday" in advanced!

Will miss you hell a lot when you've flown across half the globe... (yeah i know it's in many more month's time, but still...)

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)

2010-11-17T17:45:00.000+08:00

it's been 3 years since the book was released in 2007.

Nice movie, at least it didn't bore me like it did to some of the audience in the theatre, maybe they didn't read the book, or they didn't understand :P

The first time i got hold of a Harry Potter book, i was in Form 4, preparing for my 1st semester final exams! It was the 3rd sequel -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. My dad borrowed it from the school library for my sis to read, but she didn't. And so i was revising my Add Maths, and i got bored and flipped through the book, and that's it! Glued to it, and finished it! :P

Since then, i made it a habit to have a novel with me when i prepared for my exams. At least the thrill and the urge to finish the book kept me going in finishing my revision faster so that i could read the book -- i set a rule: finished revising a chapter, and and i got to read few pages of the novel :P Sounds lame, but it got me going :P

However, things have changed and i don't have to have a novel beside me whenever i revise, because i've got just too much to revise and too lil' time to read a novel :P

Well, well.. Sometimes i really hoped that i could use some magic to get things done... In my dreams, perhaps ;)

Here's what i wrote 3 years ago after reading the book

Life, to me

2010-11-06T12:11:00.003+08:00

Life is hectic as a final year undergraduate. I pray for a peaceful mind to complete whatever i need to complete, smoothly. Life encompasses a myriad of things from various aspects. Life is about living a life. As a 22-year-old young lady, life to me is the reflection of the experiences and things i learnt throughout these 22 years. And these have molded me into who i am today.

I'm grateful to be given this life, to be loved by my family and friends, and to learn to love them. I share my life with them, for "no man is an island". I feel happier when i share my joy with them; i feel less depressed when i share my sorrow with them, although more often than not they are unable to solve my problem.

Living a life is a life-long learning process. I live for the present, i live as a 22-year-old.

Elective Research Project - Informal Acknowledgement :)

2010-10-29T21:13:00.003+08:00

been busy for almost a year for this project. Was in a dilemma on which topic to choose around this time last year :P I know i've made the correct decision and may it lead to a fruitful success :)

spent lotsa months on the report writing, and few extremely busy weeks of collecting data together with my ever supportive teammate, Sheh Yinn ;) very grateful to UT B105 housemates for allowing me to become a "parasite" there for a few weeks :) and to my gang of friends who always hang out with me, go shopping, having karaoke sessions during the few hectic weeks.

Our supervising lecturer is the best supervisor, for she never treated us inferiorly as we are students, but care for us as her teammates (ehem... all 3 of us are co-writers la hehe :P ). I shall never forget the enjoyable process of doing this research, for i have 2 two sporting comrades whom i share sweet memories with ;)

My dad, despite having a very busy schedule himself, helped me to proof read my report :) Thanks a lot, DaD! and my MuM, she has been getting the same reply everyday when both of them call me at 10pm -- "i'm busy and tired writing my report :'(" and she never forgets to tell me to eat more :P Love u two lotsss :)

My roommate is the best roommate as she has been tolerating my craziness for 4 years :P Great patience she has :P

My close friends, who always listen to my laments, tolerate my "bipolar disorder", let me "whack" them, hug them, etc., i owe you all a big thanks :D

Last but not least, to my dearest sweetie, thanks and sorry for tolerating the ever busy me for these few months. Okaylah we cancel it off lah since you also have been so freakingly busy ever since you start working :P hehehe...

I've to learn to love stuffs i do

2010-10-23T00:13:00.002+08:00

Realised that interest really has a great influence on my motivation and enthusiasm on doing things.

Glad that i got 1 down today and 3 more to go; it's when i'm not under huge amount of stress that i get to pick up things and learn faster. However, if it hadn't been the huge amount of interest, i'd have slacked and took things easy. What a dilemma!

What we all need now to get motivated is eustress, not distress :'(

I love doing stuffs i love, but i've to learn to love all other stuffs i need to do too!

When there's just too many programmes running all at one time, the CPU hangs and sometimes shuts down by itself.

Out of 5 weekdays in this week, 3 meals per day, i was only full for less than 3 meals (out of 15) :( I need a treat to a nice meal, anyone?

3rd session at OT

2010-08-26T23:40:00.002+08:00

Observed alveolar bone grafting today :D

Cool!

Amazed at how bone marrow was harvested from iliac crest to be grafted to the alveolar bone on a cleft lip & palate today. We don't just operate on teeth okay... ;)

Tried surgical hand scrub. It's super painful! :'(

I like doing things i like ^.^

2010-08-23T19:19:00.003+08:00

I believe everyone needs to have at least something he/she likes to do to keep himself/herself sane, just like what i do everyday :)

I love talking to people i admire (my idols :P); a smile from them is enough to make me grin whole day long ;)

I love attending lectures, tutorials and clinical sessions of the subject(s) i like. I know it's not advisable to "discriminate" other subjects for i'm still an undergraduate waiting to be inspired, but i just can't help it to at least regard few, if not many subjects as my favourite ones. Well, I'm very much a "love it or hate it" person; i either like you a lot or hate you :P Hmm... i better learn to have some "grey zones" in my heart...

I feel enthusiastic in doing things i like ;)

I've to learn to do it the same way for things i hate but needed to be accomplished no matter what.

A day at the operating theatre

2010-08-14T09:44:00.002+08:00

Had fun on last Thursday morning at the operating theatre at my faculty.

Changing session at the changing room was full with laughters as we didn't have enough S-sized scrubs of the same colour. So i ended up wearing a blue top and a green bottom :P S-sized scrub pants are still very big sized and we had to help each other pull the waist strings to really tighten it up to prevent the pants from slipping down our hip, which could be a very hilarious disaster! :D

The OT is very very cold :( I guess the patient on the operating table must feel even colder as they are nude with only a cotton blanket & an air-filled "balloon" insulator on their body. At first i thought the air-filled blanket is filled with warm air. I tried to feel it, it's not warm at all. So we just shiver in the OT while craning our necks to watch the surgeons operate. When it gets crowded beside the operating table, the screen monitor will be our "target" for watching the operating field.

Somehow i like being in the OT as stuffs going on inside there is so much different from what we used to have elsewhere. Hmm... could be first-timer's feelings... It's fun watching how the patient is put to sleep under general anaesthetics, and how creamy propofol is :D Hmm... if i'm a guy, i would consider to become a cool oral maxillofacial surgeon :P

Watched surgical removal of a unicystic ameloblastoma & recountouring of orbital rim. Surprisingly it didn't feel that eerie when the surgeons peeled the patient's skin off his forehead. Didn't have enough time to stay longer to watch the bone grafting procedure (iliac spine to orbital rim) :( Hope to have more exposure at the major OT in future.

As an avid Grey's Anatomy fan, i felt very excited of my first GA OT experience, and i could say that the feeling of watching it on tv and being there is quite different :P

Final year (5th year) of Undergraduate Studies

2010-07-10T22:53:00.002+08:00

Will be entering my final year of undergraduate studies on July 12, 2010.

Praying for a smooth sailing academic year ahead.

May all my batchmates graduate together next year.

Hope this is my last year as a university undergraduate, but not the last year as a university student ;)

Here's wishing all my batchmates, my friends who will be graduating next year & juniors best of luck.

Special wishes goes to my dearest sis who'll start her final year of A-level studies on the same day ;)

In the After - A Cristina/Owen Fan Community

2010-07-07T12:33:00.001+08:00

for avid Grey's Anatomy (particularly Cristina Yang & Owen Hunt's) fans.

http://community.livejournal.com/in_the_after

Cute captionised episodes

Season 5

http://community.livejournal.com/in_the_after/303883.html

Season 6

http://community.livejournal.com/in_the_after/304316.html

Maxis WebSMS

2010-07-01T00:09:00.000+08:00

Maxis WebSMS

To those abroad/ going abroad, I hope the attached link is useful to u.

If u r a Maxis/ Hotlink user, u can register ur num at Maxis WebSMS and send 3 free websms per day to all Maxis/ Hotlink numbers (recipients need NOT be a registered user at Maxis WebSMS).

It's an official web application by Maxis&Hotlink.

I've been usin this serviz for 2years, so now i'm introducing it to u :)

A reply sms sent from the recipient to ur websms will cost he/ she 15sen. So in order to help ur recipient save money, ask him/ her to reply directly to your Maxis/ Hotlink number. But if ur Maxis/ Hotlink number is not on (if u've only 1 mobile phone, and it's used for ur foreign country number), then ask them to reply to the websms.

Well, u'll learn about it along the way ;)

I understand that real time conversation is made convenient by using instant messaging services & FB. Well, it's just a suggestion :) Just in case the person u wanna contact isn't online ;)

p/s Spread the word if u find this web application useful, or could be useful to others ;)

Patience

2010-06-15T16:36:00.002+08:00

My patience level has improved over the last 4 years in dental school. I've become more tolerating to things i couldn't tolerate in the past, more "immuned" to things i was "hyperallergic" to.

I'm very thankful to have been given the opportunity to improve myself in many ways, but i hope my personality & character haven't been "eroded" in any way, as seen in some people around me, which is sad.

As a researcher (i'm currently busy with my elective research project, which is compulsory --- a contrary to its name), i've also learned to be more patient as full concentration is needed in order to ensure everything is in its correct order and no error is tolerable; otherwise, a re-do will be unavoidable.

Next thing to be improved -- prioritising. This would be important in time management, and as a dental student, more so a final year dental student, which means i've lotsa major projects to complete, requirements to fulfil, and a future to ponder upon.

Life is a journey... to be enjoyed whilst we can :)

Elective Research Project

2010-05-26T12:45:00.002+08:00

Having holidays till July, but as an incoming final year student, i've to do my elective research project (actually it's compulsory to be completed before we graduate).

Staying at my project partner's house together with other batchmates & friends. Very grateful to them for letting me to stay at their place :D Having great time hanging out with them for this very final year before we part our ways upon graduation :)

Iron Man 2

2010-04-30T21:22:00.002+08:00

Hahaha this is soOo funny, seeing Tony Stark in the doughnut :P

The storyline is a bit exaggerated & unrealistic here and there, but well, it's fiction! :)

Okay i love the Scarlett Johansson's hair colour!!! and her lips...

I love that "ferris wheel"-like table deco! Does anyone know where to get one? It's soOo 'physics' :P

I love how Pepper Potts takes care of Tony Stark, mummy-ing him around, so sweet! I just love the way they interact :) and I guess everyone could see that coming :P *see what?* Go watch it!

Please study! telling myself

2010-04-22T10:34:00.005+08:00

I don't know whether i'm too stressed out or lacking stress from seeing other people studying 'cause this is the first time i spend my study weeks for final exams at home.

Please study lah :'(

It's Final BDS Professional Examination Part 1, you know?!

Work harder, please...

I miss my "personal tutor", or rather "nanny"... 'Cause i'll be nagged to study... Sigh since when i've become like this? I miss myself in secondary school years... Well...

I can't stop eating!

2010-04-21T11:10:00.003+08:00

I eat a lot during study weeks.

To destress.

To keep myself awake.

To keep myself occupied.

To simply put something into my mouth to munch :P

I like steamed fish.

I like petai.

I like prawns.

I like meat.

I like cold drinks.

I like chicken essence.

I like soup.

I like Hong Kong-style Ju Cheung Fan.

I like... okay there's nothing edible which i don't like :P

Woah luckily i'm at home, so i can fulfil my needs haha :P

If only i can say "i can't stop studying" too, sigh... Reality bites *Ouch!*

Motivated

2010-04-09T00:30:00.002+08:00

Attended MBBS (Malaya) 2005/2010 Hippocratic Oath (Declaration of Geneva) Taking Ceremony & Temporary Registration Certificate Giving Ceremony at my faculty building Balai Ungku Aziz today. Tears welled up in my eyes when i see the joy in the faces of new medical doctors upon receiving their certs & the solemnity during the oath taking ceremony; i was so touched!

In a year's time, i will follow their foot steps in receiving my very first university degree, and to hold the responsibility of treating my patients ethically as i should be.

The various high achievements they've got, i wouldn't dare to challenge, but i will try my best to do my best ;)

To all my friends who are going to graduate this year, may this not be the only great achievement you attain in your life, may it be the stepping stone for you to reach out higher and even greater! All the very best to all of you in your future undertakings, and may we meet again in future ;) Keep in touch!

Recharged for the final week of year4

2010-04-04T22:37:00.002+08:00

Had a great weekend :)

Fully recharged & destressed to do my best to accomplish my tasks during this final week of year4 before i start my study weeks & final exams, and then declare myself as a final year student :)

Pray for me.

Finding lost self

2010-03-22T22:05:00.003+08:00

At loss recently...

I need to get my old self back to fight all these battles...

I miss myself during secondary school days...

Am i that insecure that i've to seek refuge & reassurance in other people?

I've lost a big chunk of my self-confidence...

This is not the "me" i know of...

I've sailed through rougher tides; has the steering on my ship gone broken? The radar, perhaps?

Expectations... are they too high? Or have i not worked hard enough?

It's time to move out of my comfort zone & wake up!

First things first!

Sometimes reality makes people realise that the outcome is going to be similar whether you give up or persevere. Ain't that true?

Am I not cut up for this?

Enlighten me, please.

The Road Not Taken ~ Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Stress: Warning Signs & Symptoms

2010-03-04T19:55:00.001+08:00

Behavioural Symptoms
Eating more or less
Sleeping too much or too little
Isolating yourself from others
Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)

Cognitive Symptoms
Memory problems
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgement
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying

Emotional Symptoms
Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness

Physical Symptoms
Aches and pains
Diarrhea or constipation
Nausea, dizziness
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
Loss of sex drive
Frequent colds

I've 15 out of 24 :(

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010-03-03T22:38:00.002+08:00

Quite a nice movie with predictable story plot & young actors with little acting experience :(

Happy to see McHottie -- Kevin McKidd a.k.a. Dr Owen Hunt (Grey's Anatomy) acting as Poseidon :D

Guys with green & blue eyes are mesmerising :P

Life is not always easy - Mary A. Rothman

2010-02-28T21:51:00.000+08:00

Life Isn't Always Easy

Life can be unfair at times

When you must maintain faith

And never let go

It's especially during the difficult times

That you must live your life to it's fullest potential

Life is not always easy

But if you keep going and persevere

To the very best of your ability

You'll gain strength to manage

The new challenges ahead

ALWAYS BELIEVE

That there are bright and wonderful days ahead for you

And you'll find them

All's well ends well

2010-02-18T23:27:00.002+08:00

Watched this CNY movie with friends the other day. A silly movie :P But it brought us lotsa laughter :D

Kokomo by The Beach Boys

2010-02-18T00:31:00.006+08:00

Aruba Jamaica ooo I wanna take you 
Bermuda Bahama come on pretty mama 
Key Largo Montego baby why don't we go 
Jamaica 

Off the Florida Keys 
There's a place called Kokomo 
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all 

Bodies in the sand 
Tropical drink melting in your hand 
We'll be falling in love 
To the rhythm of a steel drum band 
Down in Kokomo 

Aruba Jamaica ooo I wanna take you 
To Bermuda Bahama come on pretty mama 
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go 

Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo 
We'll get there fast 
And then we'll take it slow 
That's where we wanna go 
Way down to Kokomo 

To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique 

We'll put out to sea 
And we'll perfect our chemistry 
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity 

Afternoon delight 
Cocktails and moonlit nights 
That dreamy look in your eye 
Give me a tropical contact high 
Way down in Kokomo 

Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you 
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama 
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go 

Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo 
We'll get there fast 
And then we'll take it slow 
That's where we wanna go 
Way down to Kokomo 

Port Au Prince I wanna catch a glimpse 

Everybody knows 
A little place like Kokomo 
Now if you wanna go 
And get away from it all 
Go down to Kokomo 

Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you 
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama 
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go 

Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo 
We'll get there fast 
And then we'll take it slow 
That's where we wanna go 
Way down to Kokomo 

Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you 
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama 
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go 

Ooo I wanna take you down to Kokomo

Long time no see

2010-01-13T22:51:00.002+08:00

Met an acquaintance who's one of my secondary schoolmate at UM Medical Centre on my way back to hostel. She's a biotechnology graduate from UTAR, but now selling dental implants! What a small world... Hahaha 1st time i exchanged my namecard with a salesperson :P I usually give to my patients & potential patients only...

Parents' Education Level in Children's Upbringing & Character Moulding

2010-01-02T14:31:00.002+08:00

Some said that a person's character is built by the environment he/ she lives in & the experience gained over time. I personally feel that parents' attitude & education level play big roles in how a child gets his/ her personality & character built.

A person's mentality is very much influenced by that of his/ her parents, whereas education level is one of the factors influencing one's mentality.

To a pair of couple with low education level, earning enough money to cover daily expenses & maybe to have a luxurious life are more important than spiritual & mental development. In the Chinese society, children are taught to master mathematics from a very young age as most of their parents are directly or indirectly involved in doing business. Hence, little attention are paid on language development especially the non-mother tongues, which are equally important in this multi-racial country. For this reason, Eastern people are less expressive in their emotions & thoughts, and are thought to be more introvert. (Correct me if i'm wrong.)

As the country becomes more developed, people get more educated and have their mindset & mentality changed.

More Chinese get recruited into the government sector to hold positions as professionals with their improved education level. More emphasis is put on language & spiritual development. There is no doubt that through reading, we gain knowledge, and through knowledge, we build our character and mentality. And to read effectively, one has to grasp the basics & style of the language first.

Parental guidance & encouragement come into play in inculcating reading interest in a child. For this matter, parents' education level strongly influences how much they realise and weigh the importance of reading and having a good command of several languages in this modern world.

In this era, children are exposed to electronic devices and the cyber world at younger ages. Through the internet and various television programmes, one can gain a vast range of knowledge about anything under the sun. Educated parents often exert more appropriate controls in filtering out certain things which are deemed unsuitable for their children, besides providing more educational & informative stuffs to them. Without parental control, young children who are less able to differentiate right from wrong, good from bad, gets carried away very easily & won't benefit much from the modern technologies.

Hmm... I realised that i need to brush up my skills in writing... It seems to have got a lil' bit rusty over the years in which i've not been writing much as during my post-SPM and post-matriculation years way back in year 2005 & 2006 :P

All in all, I'm very grateful to my parents who have been encouraging my sister and me, and providing us the best learning environment. Although I don't have the best character & personality, but at least I've the chance to step foot on the university campus to pursue a professional degree, with a very promising future in hand :)

A good command of English is important in learning scientific stuffs as one who has it has less problem in comprehending the text and related articles, thus learns faster and more effectively. I sincerely hope that our younger generations will not be deprived of their opportunity to learn Science & Mathematics in English for the betterment of their future.

(Oops... Out of topic, again >.<)

2009 -> 2010

2010-01-01T12:15:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year!

New year resolutions? Well, i'm afraid to make any as i don't want to disappoint myself if i couldn't achieve what i've planned :P Ok, it's time to get rid of this cowardice mindset!

What year 2009 meant to me

Reaching adulthood (21 years old) :P

Realising the power of positive thinking & self-confidence according to Rhonda Byrne's book The Secret in influencing outcomes in my life ;) There's a will, there's a way! (Must finish reading that book :P Yes, i've not finished reading the whole book.)

Year 2010: A year of Hope

Hoping to finish whatever i've started

Hoping to improve myself in all aspects

Hoping to achieve the best i can give

Hoping that our world can be a better place to live in ;)

Happy New Year 2010!

Bodyguards & Assasins

2009-12-26T18:05:00.002+08:00

Watched this movie about history of China during the revolutionary period led by Dr Sun Yat Sen.

Realised that i know not much about China history :P

Blood, tears & sweat build an independent nation. I'm very glad to be born and bred in this country, which is peaceful & free of natural disasters :) Let's hope there are no more petty arguments among our own countrymen, who are of nothing but one nationality - Malaysian!

Brand new feeling =)

2009-12-21T19:14:00.002+08:00

Finally, after our long break & "semi-break", we get to use the brand new renovated polyclinic B :)

I love my sophisticated purple dental unit :D

After 2.5 years of sitting at the back of the optech lab & polyclinic, we group E & F members get to sit in front! It's time to rest our feet from walking too much to and fro between the material counter & our cubicle.

Had my maxillary orthodontic wire changed to the final one, the thickest one. My upper teeth are very tender now :'(

Finally met our supervisor for elective research project for the very 1st time today. Hehehe we got our "gift" on 1st meeting too :P

Grey's Anatomy - Silent Night

2009-12-11T17:08:00.002+08:00

For all avid fans of Grey's Anatomy especially those celebrating Christmas :)

The singer of this song is Sara Ramirez "Dr Calliope Torres"

Together we wait for the next episode of Season 6, which will be aired on Jan 14, 2010

Bangkok & Pattaya Trip

2009-11-26T11:00:00.003+08:00

Sat Nov 21 Bangkok

Took bus from KL Sentral to LCCT to meet my family members and my mum's colleague's family.

The pre-booked lunch on flight was quite nice =)

Arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the afternoon. Very nice & big airport. LCCT should build a multi-storey carpark like theirs.

The tour guide was quite arrogant. Being a smoker, he had heavily stained teeth and an intruded tooth 12, leaving a space for him to stick his cigarette in :P (Hehe, student dentist talking here :P)

Our group consisted of 3o+ people staying at 7 different hotels (pre-booked by customers themselves). Pity the tour guide.

We stayed at Prince Palace Hotel, Mahanak. 1st - 6th floor of the hotel building & outside the building was a wholesale market. Things were cheap there but one has to buy at least 3 items to get a really low price. Some shops would not sell unless you buy a dozen! Well, the quality of the things there wasn't as good as expected.

Not all Thai people are friendly. My sis Daphne chose 3 jackets at one stall, then we saw nicer ones at another stall. So we told the stall owner to hold onto those jackets first. She thought we didn't want to buy from her, then angrily threw the jackets on the floor 1 foot away from her! So rude! We got pissed off and went to all other stalls to search for nice jackets for Daphne, but in the end she realised she liked those at that lady's stall the most. Eventually my dad had to "thicken his face skin" to go buy from that lady :P

The tour guide brought us to a lousy Chinese restaurant in a shopping mall for a lousy dinner.

After dinner, we prayed at the 4-faced Buddha opposite Central World shopping complex for safety, career, relationship and wealth.

Sun Nov22 Bangkok & Pattaya

Took a boat ride on Chao Phraya River. People here lived on stilt-houses, experienced a 3-month flood with river water into their houses annualy. Years ago, they were still making a living by selling things on boats.

Prayed at a King level temple built by the only Thai King of Chinese descent after winning a war with the Burmese about a hundred years ago. The temple was built from the porcelain, food, etc donated by Thai people.

Visited Thailand's biggest leather goods shop. Learnt how to differentiate genuine & synthetic leathers. Cow, goat, elephant, ostrich, stingray, etc.

At Safari World, we watched stunning cowboy show & dolphin show. Again, had lousy buffet lunch there :(

After lunch, we headed to Pattaya.

On the way, we saw the magnificent almost 1km long Italianese mansion of Thailand's richest man, childless :-|

After another lousy dinner, we went for Thai massage :D 10+ people in a room, male & female together. We were clothed with similar "pyjamas" provided by the parlour. I still prefer the aroma oil therapeutic massage i had a month ago. Here, they just tap & pulled. Luckily it's not painful :P

We stayed at Golden Beach Hotel. There're pubs outside the building. I didn't sleep well due to the thundering music from downstairs :(

Mon Nov23 Pattaya

Took speedboat to one of the island. Daphne tried parasailing, i just watched :P

My whole family went seawalking 8metres under the sea, wearing a globe-shaped oxygen-filled helmet. RM140 per person. Fed thousands of fishes with bread, nice experience =) Corals there weren't as beautiful as those in Tioman Island. However, seawalking in Tioman Island will be RM450 per person.

Visited wax museum housing wax statutes of famous monks. This museum was part of the temple built for preparation of the current Thai King after his "retirement" from the throne and to become a monk here.

One of the mountain nearby had Gautama Buddha's shadow. They traced it using 18K gold.

Drank 100% pure grape juice at a Holland-style grape vineyard. Nice =)

Visited Nong Nooch Garden built by Thailand's 2nd richest man. He owned 40+ sport cars parked in a 3-storey carpark building. He planted 10 000 over plants in this garden. Watched cultural show & elephant performances there.

Watched the famous Tiffany Show at Alcazar. The trans-sexuals were so much prettier than genuine females!

Walking Street in Pattaya is quite similar to Jonker Walk in Malacca, except that it has lotsa pubs and clubs there. Pity the prostitutes, i'm sure they won't take up this job should they be given a chance to choose. Making as much money as possible to improve the standard of living of their family is their goal.

Took a up-sized pick-up van tut-tut back to hotel =)

Tue Nov24 Pattaya & Bangkok

Visited world's largest jewellery factory -- Gems Gallery. Took a monorail ride (similar to the one at Petroscience, KLCC) to look at the formation of precious and semi-precious stones. Watched how an ordinary-looking stone was cleaned, cut, polished and glazed into an expensive stone. Had free drinks at the factory cafe with beautiful landscape & interior design.

One crazy Thai man bred tigers & pigs together to tame the tigers by feeding them with pig milk. We visited the farm housing thousands of tigers, pigs, crocodiles, etc. Watched tiger & crocodile performed.

Visited a honey factory. Tried honey drink, pollen & royal jelly for free here. Took pictures with the boss's yellow Lamborghini =D

Went to one of the world's biggest bazaar -- Suan Lum Night Bazaar near the embassies in Bangkok. It had 16rows of shop-like stalls, all departmentalised. Things here were very cheap as long as you know how to bargain =) Sigh we left the camera on the bus so no pictures were taken here :(

Wed Nov25

Left Asian' most polluted city and came back to Malaysia =)

Check my Facebook for pictures =)

Surgeon's Log 3

2009-10-25T11:54:00.002+08:00

Lesson learnt from Grey's Anatomy Season 6 Episode 6

Trauma Surgery

To always check for inhalational burns in a burn victim no matter how well the patient appears to be.

Check for burnt signs in the throat and any soot coming out from the throat.

Inhalational burnts can involved the whole respiratory tract & lungs.

This leads to oedema of the respiratory lining due to inflammation.

The airway can be blocked any time when the swelling is big enough to occlude it.

Thus, the patient needs to be intubated STAT.

Inflammatory mediators released will get into the circulatory system and it can cause disseminated intravascular coagulation.

The patient can bleed from everywhere and the bleeding will be very difficult to stop.

p/s: This is a note i wrote for myself and to share with whoever interested.

My blog posts are automatically RSS feeded to my Facebook account as a "Note".

Paedodontist's Log 1 & Surgeon's Log 2

2009-10-22T19:36:00.002+08:00

Morning: Children's Dentistry

My clinical partner's 5-year-old super duper cute boy patient came today for stainless steel crown placement. He has super duper long & curved eyelashes and big round eyes *^.^*

He looked like just been dragged out of his bed to the clinic, reluctant to talk, just responded our questions by either nodding or shaking his head. Fearing of making him cry, we let him played with the teeth model. He brushed diligently on the model using the correct technique that my partner taught him 2 weeks ago, we kept praising him =D

We used a mouth prop this time to keep his mouth open as he felt asleep on the dental chair during the previous visit and closed his mouth :P

He was very cooperative throughout the 2.5 hour session, good boy!

In the end, he went home as a "Superboy" with a shiny metal crown in his mouth =)

Lesson of the day: to not polish the crown with handpiece immediately after seating as the vibration will break the cement seal or disturb the setting process of the cement.

Afternoon: Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

Was supposed to have Minor Oral Surgery session but both patients didn't turn up.

The oral maxillofacial surgeon-in-charge brought our group for wardrounds at Orthopaedic Surgery ward & Otorhinolaryngology ward.

Orthopaedic Surgery ward

Saw a motor vehicle accident trauma patient with zygomatic complex fracture. Learnt how to approach trauma patients to perform examinations. Concentration was put on head and neck region - our region of interest =)

Otorhinolaryngology ward

Saw a very young patient (probably around 20 years of age) who has had 2 times of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the maxilla due to recurrence. She just had maxillectomy & radical neck dissection. A very long tracheostomy tube was there on her neck. Poor girl. Learnt about the importance of placing incisions out of the lines of aesthetics to avoid leaving a bad scar =)

Why make me cry? :'(

2009-10-20T11:13:00.002+08:00

Early in the morning already been made shedding my tears during lecture... I wasn't saddened (not to worry!), just touched to tears by the video clip put up during Geriatric Dentistry lecture. Sometimes i do feel good letting my tears trickle down my cheek without caring too much about people looking at me. I'm a girl, hence the right to have shallow eyes (as what the Chinese says about people who cry easily) :P

Surgeon's Log 1

2009-10-19T17:16:00.002+08:00

Today is Oral Maxillofacial Surgery day for my group as we spent the whole day at OMFS Dept for both morning & afternoon clinical sessions.

Morning

Had extraction clinics. Did extraction on a osteoporotic & hypertensive old lady with history of cardiac enlargement & angina pectoris.

Extracted her retained 13 root & 36 bony spicule (it felt like tooth fragment to me though...).

Retained 23 root was also indicated for extraction but it showed periapical radiopacity (denser than surrounding bone) surrounded by a faint zone of raiolucency. The surgeon in-charge told me that it's sequestrum (radiopaque) surrounded by a zone of inflammatory front, which is the host reaction to contain the sequestrum.

I was very grateful to have come across an article which explained that bis-phosphonate (a drug used to treat osteoporosis) could cause osteochemonecrosis, when i was searching for journals for my Social Behavioural Science project literature review.

My patient took 1 pill of Forsamec once a week, which explained the condition.

During the attempt to extract her badly carious tooth 44, the crown & half of the root was broken, leaving a conical root fragment which was slightly mobile but too stubborn to be elevated out from the socket.

A full thickness mucoperiosteal flap was raised and several unsuccessful attempts were initiated to elevate that stubborn fragment out of the socket. That root was then suspected to be either ankylosed/ hypercementosed.

My patient was ushered into the minor operating theatre and a minor oral surgery was then performed by the surgeon to remove that hypercementosed root fragment.

Did my 1st ever suture on a human being today, thanks to my dedicated supervising surgeon =) I learned a lot today!

Lunch hour

Attended a rescheduled Orthodontics revision session. The orthodontist in-charge was very kind to have brought tidbits & peanuts for us considering it's lunch time.

Afternoon

Had Minor Oral Surgery clinical session.

I'm very grateful to have my clinical partner to be my assistant for the surgery as we've already built up a very good rapport =)

Luckily my hand didn't tremble too much when i was cutting on the mucoperiosteum. First-timers are always nervous & it's always best if the supervisor is an encouraging teacher as we are handling scalpels here which cut! That's the purpose of we going to the dental school, to learn =)

Raising a mucoperiosteal flap is like deboning a chicken, stripping its flesh from the bones. It sounds disgusting, but the feeling when doing it is good =D

Drilling the alveolar bone was the most surprising part to me as never did i know that bone was so much softer than dental enamel! I guess that explained the higher radiodensity of dental enamel =)

Sectioning the tooth was the only time when a dental surgeon can forget about avoiding the pulp when drilling into a tooth! Just drill into it for that tooth is deemed to be extracted :)

I think i need to practise more on suturing :)

Talk about Give & Take

2009-10-16T15:33:00.002+08:00

“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” C. S. Lewis

"Most of us can forgive & forget; we just don't want the other person to forget that we forgave." Ivern Ball

"Too many women are dying & suffering in silence. We need to get this disease on the radar screen." Elisabeth Ross

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself." Harvey S. Firestone

"Silence is exceptionally loud in an eloquent person." Eunice Soh

"Silence is the only thing i'm able to give if words couldn't be comprehended." Eunice Soh

Bowling

2009-10-10T14:47:00.001+08:00

Went bowling just now

1st time playing, didn't score high but i think it's quite reasonable :P

Fun!

Conjoin dentistry

2009-10-01T20:32:00.002+08:00

Had a long day at Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Department for both morning & afternoon clinical sessions.

Morning

I love giving injections! :P

Learnt how to utilise the empty extraction socket of the adjacent removed root for removal of the other retained root of the same tooth.

Lesson of the day: never give up trying again on my own before switching on the red light too quickly to ask for help from the supervisor =) Self-confidence is very essential in whatever we do in our life, as long as we know whatever we are doing is correct & ethical :)

My partner had a very interesting case today. We were lucky to have an orthodontist who happened to be at the OMFS department at that time & was very willing to come over to give her opinion & teach us :)

In the end, other Oral Maxfac surgeons, General Dental Practice specialist, Dental Surgical Assistant, etc. also came to our cubicle to have a look at the patient :P

I cannot disclose further details to protect the patient's privacy :)

It's nice to see specialist of various specialties come together to discuss about a case & share their opinions. It's really an eye-opener to me :)

Stood for more than 3 hours :'(

Afternoon

Had minor oral surgery session. Stood for another 2 hours, hardly see a thing due to the small oral cavity of Homo sapiens >.<

Rushing! Hot!

2009-09-29T19:35:00.002+08:00

Had a busy day today. Time management is really important!

Morning

Due to somebody with poor time management, i went to Polyclinic A (2nd floor) late this morning, only to find out groups having Conservative Dentistry sessions were relocated to Polyclinic C (ground floor) because the aircon of the whole polyclinic broke down (cooling pipe leaking, need a month to get repaired!!!) & the suction system of the whole polyclinic has not been functioning since yesterday morning (fuse burnt). So i grabbed everything required and brought my patient down the stairs.

It's already 10.30am when we finally settled down to start the treatment. Halfway doing my working length determination of root canal treatment, my group's supervisor informed us that she has a meeting at 12.30pm, so we've to finish work by then *o*

Luckily i managed to complete my cleaning & shaping and discharged the patient at 12.25pm *phew*

Not forgetting to mention that my patient bought me & my partner a mooncake each :D

I really need to build up my stamina, was nearly out of breath after taking 4 flights of stairs from ground floor to 2nd floor >.<

My groupmate Aini brought us kuih raya today, yeah! =)

Afternoon

My patient for orthodontic clinic came late at 3pm, she took time off from work.

Lucky me as i got to take her as Upper Removable Appliance (URA) case patient. Didn't prepare much for URA case as i had thought that she'd only fit to be my orthodontic diagnosis case patient for her age. Hmm... Lesson of the day: never underestimate anything & be well prepared at all times!

Room temperature was quite high due to the malfunctioning aircon. Poor patient, she had to be tortured by me as i tried many times in taking a good impression of her teeth. It's not wholly my fault! The impression material sets faster under higher temperature :'(

Luckily my group's supervisor was patient enough to wait for me to finish work despite working in the "sauna room" :P

4.55pm, i rushed to Imaging Department with my patient to take dental pantomogram & lateral cephalogram. Luckily the staffs there were lenient & hardworking enough to let us take those radiographs as the department closes at 5pm.

Discharged my patient at 5.05pm.

Went back to Polyclinic A to clean up, only to realise that i'd not given my patient her time-slip! Ran to the parking entrance beside Lecture Hall 3 to give her >.<

Poured impressions at the lab.

Reached hostel at 6pm to have dinner, hungry!

Life is full of challenges, doing dentistry is even more challenging;

challenges colours our life,

and the colour depends on how we perceive the challenges,

and how we colour it =)

Have faith. Cherish it!

2009-09-15T23:30:00.000+08:00

I fell

I got hurt

I stood up

I recovered

I gained support

I was discouraged

I suffered

I persevered

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ~William Feather

I did something silly

2009-09-08T19:21:00.002+08:00

Was walking towards the hospital to faculty after lunch.

A lady in a white Myvi stopped me behind the dining hall, asking for direction to parking lots.

She has to attend an interview at the hospital at 2pm.

It was already 1.33pm.

In my mind, the multi-storey car park beside Accident & Emergency Department was the only place with empty parking lots at that time.

Considering she being a stranger to this place & the time constraint, i offered to get into her car to show her the way there.

We exited the campus via PJ gate & headed towards the car park.

I explained how to get to the main building of the hospital to her before i got down from her car.

Joyfully i headed to my faculty & told my friends about how i've helped someone.

In the end, all my friends who've heard my story scolded me for being too naive, too kind-hearted to have actually offered to get into a stranger's car to show the direction.

I could've been abducted by an innocent-looking person!

Ok, sorry... No next time

Movie: The Taking of Pelham 123

2009-08-08T14:15:00.003+08:00

Free movie tickets, so lucky =P

It's a thriller film, a nice one!

It's based on the novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey).

It has been made into movies few times more than 10 years ago. The remake this one around is great! Starring John Travolta as the big bad guy, the film has portrayed the greed of human beings & how cruel and nasty one can get in the pursuit of wealth.

The film involves lotsa dialogues, which reminds me of my lil sis Daphne who hates "talking non-stop" films :P

The story spans around 1hour++ with audiences holding their breaths, trying to anticipate what's gonna happen next and whether anymore hostages will be shot.

I learnt that we are not born to live our destiny or the way life seems to be. Sometimes life leads us to something that we've never had thought of, something surprising, and heaven made us to be unique and capable of handling new things.

To shoot or not to shoot, your call =)

Bakuteh in Klang

2009-07-26T19:29:00.002+08:00

had Bakuteh as breakfast + lunch at Teluk Pulai (Pottery) Bakuteh Restaurant, Klang with family members. Nice! But i still love mum's the most :P

Super tiring week

2009-07-24T20:30:00.002+08:00

Super duper tired today. It's no fun assisting in the clinic for both morning and afternoon sessions, especially when your cubicle is at the very far end of the polyclinic where you've to walk/ run to the other end to get instruments, materials, etc. Although some may agree that being an assistant will not be mentally stressed and tired as being an operator, it's physically tiring!

How i miss my mum's Osim iSqueez & uPapa at home...

I'm a good massager, but when i need a good massage, who's there for me? :'(

Fakers are fake

2009-07-22T21:34:00.002+08:00

...and they will try to take advantages on you...

...and they will act innocent...

...and they will act like they are "friends" of yours...

...and they will start saying inappropriate things which they think are "advices" to you...

...and they think they know the whole situation...

...and they will try to manipulate your mind...

...and they will try to persuade you to make desicions which are against your principles...

...and they will try to victimise you and tell you that what they think is good for you...

...and they will try to boss you around...

but you realised their motives

and you are not stupid and ignorant

but you are assertive and positive

and you act cool and innocent

for you wait for the right moment to strike

to fight for your right and survival

for this is who you are and what you want

to live your life your way

for no one can influence you and your life

as long as you are assertive and determined

Life is not always easy

But if you never try to make it easier, and always be a follower, you'll be like having your nose ringed and pulled and enslaved like a cow

Live your life your way!

Don't try to mess with me, for i'm not someone you are able to handle =)

Do i look thinner?

2009-07-15T19:06:00.001+08:00

"Eunice, you look thinner!"

Lecturers & friends have been telling me this recently when they see me for the 1st time after the long holidays. Do i?

My weight has been always 43.5kg for few years already. The "fattest" time in my entire life was in year 2006 when i was in matriculation college. My weight shot up to 47kg and i had to buy new pants & skirts >.<

Gone were the days when i was a little bit more chubby & nicer looking. I'm now bony & skeleton-like.

I'm sorry to those friends who always complain of gaining weight easily, but i really have to say that it's never good to be skinny & hard to gain weight.

It's very difficult for me to buy clothes especially shirts as only size XS & S will fit nicely on me without making me look like i'm "swimming" in them/ like a cockroach (that's what my mum used to call people wearing oversized clothes like the long shell of cockroaches :P).

Concerned friends will keep asking me to eat more to put on more weight. Haha i eat a lot! But the nutrients just couldn't be absorbed adequately into my blood =(

Tried western & Chinese antiparasitic medications but they weren't effective on me.

Anyone with effective methods?

4th Academic Year

2009-07-12T17:01:00.002+08:00

i foresee an extremely busy year ahead.

I've only finished the very 1st week, yet i'm feeling very exhausted.

I've to learn to like 'some' people around me, although they can be very sickening sometimes.

People are selfish, i've to learn to act selfish sometimes from now onwards; i don't want to be used by mean people.

Too many commitments... I want to be more low profile. Let me finish my tasks first before giving me more, please!

Sickening people, selfish people, get out of my way!

Rosy Business 巾帼枭雄

2009-07-01T23:15:00.002+08:00

another great Hong Kong TVB drama.

It protrays greed, trust, love, friendship, loyalty, and all the thousand faces of the human race.

Again, it doesn't star my favourite actors or actresses. I watched it 'cause it's highly recommended by my friends :P

Too bad it didn't show Jeung Bit Zeng's child :( I'd love to see the cute little ones!

Am i less fortunate?

2009-06-30T15:24:00.002+08:00

seeing friends from my once medieval and now devoloping hometown succeed in life, get to study abroad, travel around the world, i sometimes ask why luck and fortune have not knock on my door? why i can't be like them? why my life is less interesting, well, at least to me?

for some stupid reasons, i got an A2 for Moral Studies in SPM, there goes my straight A1 and my scholarship to study abroad...

i wanted to become a scientific researcher... luckily my parents persuaded me to study dentistry, so that i could secure a better promised future, this is the one of the only few things i'm proud of myself now.

however, my dream to study abroad since young has not been achieved yet. MU is a good university, but the culture and lifestyle are so different compared to those overseas ones. I'm so glad that my sis has the chance to live my dream for me =)

Now i wish that i can ace in my studies and get a scholarship to do my postgraduate studies overseas. Sigh, however, circumstances might delay or prevent me from achieving this as there are other important things in life that i've to consider. Life is easier being a man.

So, it's either i do my post-grads overseas or earn as much money as i can to travel around the world, which is my other dream.

Men is never contented. We are greedy. But greed pushes us further, in a decent way, i hope.

I've been learning to appreciate things i've. I've a good family. I've close friends who cares for me. I've aquaintances to hang around with.

At least i'm fortunate enough to live in this country, where education is available to almost everyone.

At least i'm fortunate enough to have food for every meal.

At least i've a shelter.

I'm actually very fortunate, i've to learn to appreciate & cherish what i have.

It's been a long time since i last posted a long blog entry. I hope i can do this more often. I miss the good old days when i'd the mood to write good articles. This is life =)

Transformers 2009

2009-06-30T15:02:00.002+08:00

watched Transformers at MBO Cinema at Square One with PaMa yesterday. It was sOoOoOo cold inside the cinema :'( Mum and Dad finally came to know of the existence of "couple seats" :P

Great movie. Megan Fox is hot!!!

Tiring trip

2009-06-28T20:56:00.002+08:00

woke up at 3.20am this morning. Slept for only 2 hours :(

Started our journey with another 2 cars at 4am to send my sis and her friends to Akasia Hostel, International Education Centre (Intec), UiTM, Shah Alam.

Reached home at 7pm.

Tired. Sleepy.

My myopia & astigmatisme power decreased again!

2009-06-25T21:14:00.003+08:00

This has been happening for a few years consecutively. I hope the powers will continue reducing till one day i don't have to wear specs anymore =D

Touched by my creation

2009-06-23T21:03:00.003+08:00

spent hours creating a creation :P using a software i was totally unfamiliar with. Learnt Macromedia Flash Fireworks and another one named something like... Dreamworks when i was doing my matriculation. It's a little bit similar but different =P

cried when the program crashed after everything was done the first time... had to start from scratch again :'( then i clicked "save" each time i've completed a stage.

... and TADA! It's finally created! My sweat + blood + tears... was so touched when i viewed it :')

i love this song... "A Simple Love Song" by Green Soda

小情歌-蘇打綠

这是一首简单的小情歌

唱著人們心腸的曲折
我想我很快樂　當有你的溫熱
腳邊的空氣轉了
這是一首簡單的小情歌
唱著我們心頭的白鴿
我想我很適合　當一個歌頌者
青春在風中飄著

你知道　就算大雨讓這個城市顛倒
我會給你懷抱
受不了　看見你背影來到
寫下我　度秒如年難捱的離騷
就算整個世界被寂寞綁票
我也不會奔跑
逃不了　最後誰也都蒼老
寫下我　時間和琴聲交錯的城堡

Was down with flu

2009-06-20T15:13:00.002+08:00

was down with common flu (viral URTI) for the past few days. Hated the fact that there's nothing i could do to bring my fever down for being allergic to paracetamol and NSAIDs (known ones: ibuprofen & mefenamic acid).

still left with cough now >.<

Emergency Unit @ 學警狙擊

2009-06-09T22:06:00.002+08:00

finished watching 30-episode long Hong Kong TVB drama 學警狙擊 Emergency Unit

no doubt, Hong Kong's underworld dramas are the best! It's a very popular drama. Friends who know me well know that i'm quite selective in the dramas i watch; i only watch dramas which

1. star my favourite actors & actresses

2. have a appealing plot & theme

3. are of quality

This drama doesn't have my idols, but due to boredom & high recommendation by friends, i watched it and enjoyed it =)

老婆大人II @ Just Love II

2009-06-08T14:38:00.002+08:00

just finished watching this latest Hong Kong TVB drama. I still love Jessica Hester Hsuan 宣萱 very much =) It's not a mega drama but i like the way the story portrays life. No doubt, i still strongly believe that one can learn a lot about life by watching drama & movies, and through reading. It is through observing how other people handle things in their life that we ourselves mature mentally & emotionally after doing some self-reflections.

This drama is about a capable judge with a loving husband and a cute son. In the 1st season, she was quite mean to her husband. In this 2nd season, we see a change in her attitude towards life & her loved ones. 老婆大人 (Lou Po Dai Yan/ Lao Po Da Ren) means a bossy wife. Haha, there's no way am i going to be one although i like this drama =P I hope i can be a supportive one instead =)

I hope i can have more time to watch dramas i love. However, i doubt i can due to my packed schedule. Sigh... I'll leave it for the holidays then =)

Shopping spree

2009-05-23T20:48:00.002+08:00

went shopping at Square One shopping mall Parkson departmental store with mum this afternoon. Bought 6 formal shirts altogether =P Will go again tomorrow to buy trousers. The person who created XS size is sooo great!!! Otherwise, i'd have to buy S-sized clothes as usual and get my mum to alter them for me =P

Happy Teacher's Day

2009-05-15T18:40:00.002+08:00

May16 = Teacher's Day

it's one of the most well celebrated day in school. Having both my parents being teachers, my sister & i will always be welcoming them back from school with lots of presents and food =P My mum, a primary school teacher will always bring home cute presents given by her young students and "more useful" ones given by students' parents =P Teaching secondary school youngsters, dad's gifts are often more "luxurious" =P

Well, i don't give presents to my teachers every year as there are simply too many of them whom i'm very grateful for what i'm today & whatever i've achieved. My friends & i used to give out cards written with our own words. We do buy things for teachers as a class.

Teachers in the past were highly respected and regarded as angels. Now, teachers are beaten up, scolded for no good reasons, being complained of petty things, etc. Some people just do not respect teachers. Little do they know that without teachers, we'll be merely a bunch of good-for-nothings. Some people just think too highly of themselves and thought that they are the cleverest of all. I just despise these people and their mentality.

People, do at least spend a few bucks text-message teachers whom you respect and are grateful for. Of course, those lazy people who call themselves as teachers are not worth to be remembered =)

Yay it's time to enjoy my holidays =)

2009-05-05T14:12:00.001+08:00

Finally, my final examinations for my 3rd academic year is over!!!

Holidays May6 - July6

Will most probably be back in Batu Pahat on May11 =)

Final Exams coming soon >.<

2009-04-09T19:02:00.002+08:00

sigh, haven't been enjoying my life at faculty lately... why does all work suddenly appear at th same time?! I can't divide myself into 2 halves, i'm exhausted! Thus i seek for calmness & joy on Facebook, i'm addicted! I've to kick this habit A.S.A.P.!!!

Chatted with my buddy Daniel this morning. Hmm... i know i really have to buck up =)

Life in dentistry is not easy. I'll make sure i can still stay sane until the end of my studies...

Life is short.

Forgive quickly,

kiss passionately,

love truly,

laugh constantly,

and never stop smiling no matter how strange life is.

Life is not always the party we expected it to be

but as long as we are here,

we should smile and be grateful!

Busy

2009-03-27T14:32:00.002+08:00

haven't updated my blog for such a long time.

haven't been having enough time and mood to write a nice post.

my recent posts have all been the "what i've done" type, so monotonous and boring >.<

sigh, i missed my post-SPM and post-matriculation days when i wrote longer, more meaningful posts...

Final exams in a month's time... Can't believe it that i've almost completed my 1st clinical year...

Facebook is fun but i hate it when they keep changing the layout >.<

Hapi CNY!!!

2009-02-01T15:50:00.002+08:00

what i did this Chinese New Year

CNY Eve
reunion dinner at a restaurant with family members

CNY
prayed at temple
visited grandparents and uncles
gambled
watched tv
ate a lot!
visited teachers and friends
Lou Yu Sang at Vern Yao's house haha so funny every year also Lou till whole table whole floor v messy haha 'cause every year there's 20+ of us ;)
will upload pictures onto Facebook soon

Happy 21st Birthday Jan22 & CNY!!!

2009-01-25T00:14:00.002+08:00

finally, i'm an adult, legally ;)
with the passing of my great-grandmother,
this year's CNY will be celebrated slightly differently.
hols: Jan24 - Feb2

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-03T21:10:00.004+08:00

May there be no war in this world
May there be peace

May there be no sufferings
May there be joy

May there be no hunger
May there be enough food for each and every one

May there be no hatred
May there be love

Major Dr Owen Hunt is bringing Sexy Back!

2008-12-08T22:20:00.002+08:00

SEXY BACK by Justin Timberlake
[Verse 1]
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys don't know how to act
I think it's special what's behind your back
So turn around and i'll pick up the slack.
Take em' to the bridge

[Bridge]
Dirty babe
You see these shackles
Baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way

Take em' to the chorus

[Chorus]
Come here girl
Go ahead, be gone with it
Come to the back
Go ahead, be gone with it
VIP
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go ahead, be gone with it
Let me see what you're working with
Go ahead, be gone with it
Look at those hips
Go ahead, be gone with it
You make me smile
Go ahead, be gone with it
Go ahead child
Go ahead, be gone with it
And get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it

Get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it

[X6]

Get your sexy on

[Verse 2]
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys don't know how to act
Come let me make up for the things you lack
Cause your burning up I gotta get it fast
Take em' to the bridge

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys watch while I attack
If that's your girl you better watch your back
Cause she'll burn it up for me and that's a fact

Take em' to the chorus

[Chorus]
HOT!!!

Grey's Anatomy Season 5

2008-11-28T00:16:00.002+08:00

yeah i'm still addicted to this series, as what Pin Ping said :P
the new season started in September.
i'm still very into it as i learnt quite some stuffs from it about LIFE, and how different people handle it.
besides watching the drama, i
tried all the quizes about it in Facebook,
had been trying to finish the trivia questions in Facebook,
visited Grey's Anatomy Insider,
visited its official website on ABC,
visited blogs about it on ABC,
visited Sandra Oh (who's acting as Dr Cristina Yang)'s websites...

yeah i'm totally addicted to it!
i'm not crazy, i'm just in love with it =D
most of the fifth formers have finished SPM, i guess that's one of the reasons Streamyx is getting slower and slower recently =(
this is the major problem i'm having in my pursuit of happiness, brought by GA :) yeah i know you really think i'm crazy :P

look, the truth is, i've been a big fan of drama series since i was in primary school. i didn't have much time during my secondary school years until i finshed SPM, during which i juggled between up to 5 drama series in a day on TV, sometimes 2 drama series airing at the same time! Tips: i switched from one channel to another during commercial breaks :P I knew it's no fun and ridiculous doing so and the storyline wouldn't be complete for me watching it like that, but i loved all drama series so much that i couldn't decide on which to forgo, so i read the synopses in newspaper :P For those who've known me for years, this isn't surprising. If it is, you might want to read my blog posts dated sometime back around early year 2006 =)

Albeit there are problems with the casts in the production team for this show, the story is still intriguing to me :) Let's hope that Streamyx will buck up and let me enjoy my show!

On holidays

2008-11-26T17:33:00.000+08:00

Till Dec14
finally i've completed half of my 5-year studies ;)

Going home soon..

2008-09-18T20:19:00.002+08:00

Hari Raya Aidilfitri hols: Sept 27 - Oct 4

have been very busy with clinical tasks. I've to manage my studies, attend lectures, manage patients, call patients to come, do labwork, thinking what food to eat and finding food constantly to feel my forever hungry stomach... wonder when can i finally gain some weight :'(

i wanna eat good food!

Laten we gaan eten en lekker voedsel :)

My IQ score!!!

2008-09-09T20:13:00.002+08:00

I'm now a registered UberMens International member! It's an online high IQ society ;)

Busy clinical student life

2008-09-03T20:12:00.003+08:00

have been busy lately. will get busier in another few weeks when i've to treat patients from all specialties.
i've seen one patient under Prosthetic Dentistry who requires dentures. Her mouth's so small, spent quite some time in trying to insert my impression stock tray into her mouth. Sigh... i don't really like Prosthetics. Which specialty i like the most? Still waiting for inspiration :) (Haha quoting Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy :P) So far, i prefer Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery the most as this is the only specialty that doesn't has any fixed schedules/ requirements to fulfill. So it's kinda less stressful compared to the other 11 specialties (yeah, dentistry does have that many specialties!). However, OS is mostly about destroying rather than conservating as compared to Conservative Dentistry. So i've to be extra careful as i might kill the patient! Haha... now i've the licence to kill & to heal :P
i'll talk about each & every specialty in detail during my holidays.
Raya holidays: Sept 27 - Oct 3
Happy Fasting to all my Muslim friends :)

Goedendag :)
Pas op jezelf!

Busy

2008-08-28T19:18:00.001+08:00

went to Indonesia 2 weeks ago to attend APDSA Congress
busy with clinical work
anybody interested in getting free dental treatment please contact me
will go home during Raya holidays

Argh... Antivirus!

2008-07-13T16:43:00.002+08:00

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 which i'm using expired already, can't use the cheating method Pin Ping taught me earlier, maybe they blocked it on the latest version :( Sigh... Wifi connection at my hostel quite unstable. I've been downloading other free antivirus softwares since noon, still not done yet as i keep having failures :( Anyone having "usable" & powerful antivirus software please share it with me ya :P

Clinical years, here i come!!!

2008-07-06T01:28:00.002+08:00

going back to uni in a few hours time. sigh... there goes my holidays :(
will start my 1st clinical year tomorrow.
i'll be staying at F24, the room next to F22 in which i stayed in my 1st year. Gosh... rooms on that side of the block is very hot in the afternoons, small, somemore my room is the last room, located beside the toilet. Sigh, gotta put up with the heat for another year. All dental students in 6th residential college are assigned to rooms on that floor. The good thing is, i get back my roommate in my 1st year, Huai Lin :D
hmm... i think i will miss home, my sis especially... wonder when will be the next time i hug her *sob sob*

New UM campus route

2008-06-30T22:59:00.002+08:00

Announcement at UMISISWEB

sigh...

2008-06-30T22:21:00.002+08:00

due to fuel price hike, the project of demolishing some of the lecture halls of Dental Faculty at University Hospital was delayed. Clinical students will continue attending lectures there, but not at Balai Ungku Aziz as planned.

Advantages
i don't have to rush from BUA to UH after lectures for my clinical sessions, as the walking distance takes 30mins. The walking distance from 6th Residential College to UH is 15mins, sheltered (within the hospital building) & not hilly.

Disadvantages
I purposely bought a scooter & got an L-licence! I know i can leave the motorcycle at home for my dad to ride, as to save fuel by not having to drive a car. But scooter is more expensive than common geared motorcycles a.k.a. kapchai. Had i known earlier that the project has been delayed, we would have bought a kapchai instead! I was to renew my L-licence every 3 months at the post office and that costs RM35 everytime! I was planning to learn riding geared ones before sitting for the exam to get a permanent licence during my next holidays. We had even contacted one of my uncle to send my scooter to my campus next week.
Argh! My dad has spent a few thousands on me during this holiday. Feel so bad >.<

Good news!!!

2008-06-29T00:15:00.002+08:00

haha i went for eyesight check-up this afternoon.
my myopia & astigmatisme power decreased again by 25 - 50 degrees!
so now my myopia degree on each of my eyes is 125 - 170 degrees; astigmatisme < 100 degrees.
so i changed the lenses.
Happy !!! (^.^)

Random

2008-06-24T21:27:00.002+08:00

attended a lecture for motorcyclists-to-be last Sunday. Will get my motorcyclist learning licence (L-licence) tomorrow.

viewed all my friends' profiles on Facebook & Friendster accounts to keep myself updated on my friends' latest news. Spent a few days doing that :P I guess the next time when i'll have the time to do so will be during my next end of academic year holidays :)

my next holidays will be in August. I'm going to Indonesia to attend APDSA. Not very excited to go as so far it is not exciting to me at all. Going there to promote Malaysia for a project which is sooo not involving & seems so "detatched", so far.

Happy birthday to my person :) ...like Meredith & Cristina ~ Grey's Anatomy

I love NTV7!!!

2008-06-21T19:28:00.002+08:00

From today onwards, NTV7 will air the following shows every Saturday night!
Grey's Anatomy season 4 9.45pm
Private Practice season 1 10.45pm

wow!!! both are my favourite series!
GA season 4 is the latest season. US aired its season finale last month. Season 5 is scheduled to be released this September.
PP is a spin-off of GA, a series of Dr. Addison Montgomery after leaving Seattle Grace Hospital.

Modenas Ceria 100

2008-06-19T01:15:00.002+08:00

bought a 2nd-hand motorbike
360° view

Thai lunch

2008-06-16T17:30:00.002+08:00

had Thai lunch at Chok Dee Thai Restaurant with Xin Ning, Yik Fun, Pin Ping & Pin Ping's younger brother, Chee Kiong. I've been there last year with my family. Had diarrhea yesterday so i didn't drink the tomyam soup, just ate the food. Quite nice :)
After lunch, we went shopping at BP Mall. Found out that one of my secondary school seniors are married with a kid!

Windows made to look like Mac

2008-06-13T15:36:00.002+08:00

i transformed my Windows to make it look like a Mac using FlyakiteOSX. You can try it out on the offical website's java window.

Google Maps

2008-06-13T01:20:00.003+08:00

viewed some interesting places usin Google Maps.
1. My house
2. University of Malaya
3. Seattle - where Grey's Anatomy is set
4. Los Angeles - where Grey's Anatomy is filmed
- where Hollywood is
- where most of the stars live
5. New York - where Kimora Lee Simmons lives
6. Princeton - where House M.D. is filmed
7. Dunedin, New Zealand - where i stayed for more than 3 months in 1998
time flies, i couldn't recognise the house i stayed on Leith Street... maybe there's too much development over the years that has changed the look of the street... sweet memories :)

i've used Google Earth before. It's a software better than Google Maps as one can view 3D images of buildings and landscapes. However, i lost it after re-formatting my computer.

Jumanji!

2008-06-09T20:45:00.002+08:00

Watched Jumanji on Astro AXN. It's a 1995 movie starring Robbie Williams & Kirsten Dunst (Spider Man lead actress when she was still a kid!). Watched it many times when i was a kid :) Some scenes frightened me very much when i was young, but now everything seems to be quite okay ;)

watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull few weeks ago. It's quite funny but i didn't really understand some parts especially those involving the aliens. Everything was okay except for the aliens, which i thought have made the story looked quite weird as i thought Indiana Jones stories were about adventures & treasure hunting. Or was i wrong?

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Watched this movie last week. A nice one, for children :) However, Prince Caspian didn't really have much influence despite being in the movie title. Peter, Susan, Edmund & Lucy still dominated the movie, with Aslan being the savior!

Back from vacation

2008-06-08T12:42:00.002+08:00

just came home yesterday evening.
the first thing i did was exactly the same as what i did last year when i just reached home after traveling from Kedah - check my result slip!
haha this time around, my results are better than what i got last year! Hard work pays it off!

this trip back to Kedah was about eating local delicacies, visiting relatives and family friends, having a 3 days 2 nights trip to Langkawi, and "enjoying" the super hot weather in Northern Malaysia!
The Langkawi trip wasn't interesting, especially not the beaches and sea as we've been to nicer beaches in Tioman, Lang Tengah and Redang Islands. We rented a car to go around the island to visit historical sites such as the Mahsuri Mausoleum, Burnt Rice, etc. The best part of the trip was the cable car ride up a 700m high mountain. The gondolas moved at quite a high speed. The scene on top of the mountain was breathtaking! We saw the whole view of the bay with many yatchs as the International Yatch Society (can't remember the correct name :P ) was located there. I loved the world's longest pedestrian bridge the most! It was hanging around 600m above sea level in the valley! I loved the feeling when clouds were blown onto my face, and with clouds around me, i felt like i was in heaven :P
will upload pictures onto my facebook profile soon :)

learnt to ride a scooter motorbike using my maternal granny's Pasola in Kedah. My dad was my coach ;) Mastered the basic skills within 30 minutes!!! Haha, my cute little sis could also ride a motorbike now!

recently addicted to Kimora Lee Simmons' series Life in the Fab Lane on E! channel. For KLS fans, stay tuned on Astro E! Ch712 for the marathon!

Indiana Jones

2008-05-30T01:41:00.002+08:00

watched the movie last night with Dad & Sis. The movie was quite nice, despite having a weird storyline, hmm... aliens?! Well, sis & i thought it was going to be a movie about treasure hunting/ some kind of adventure to rescue somebody... Anyway, i loved the gadgets they used and the brilliant architecture of the castle, etc. :)
worth watching in the cinemas :)

Blog layout finalised. Seriously!

2008-05-25T23:37:00.002+08:00

Wow... Finally, i've finalised my blog layout - Grey's Anatomy!
Haha this background picture was taken during Season 3 when Isaiah Washington @ Dr. Preston Xavier Burke was still in the show.
Took me quite some time to find the most suitable background :P
Thanks a lot to Zheng En for reminding me that i can edit the XML & HTML codes without actually having to search for the ideal ready-made layout which 100% suits me :)
Haha... well, i think this layout will remain here for quite some time untill i'm bored of it and have the time to replace it with another.

My parents were learning & trying out instant messaging for the 1st time just now. It was... hilarious! :P Haha old people... I bet you can guess how it went :P

Went shopping at Summit Parade with mum & sis this afternoon. Saw singer Zhang Dong Liang. None of us were his fan. His looks? Hmm... acceptable.

Thanks a lot to Pin Ping for the movies :)

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New layout

2008-05-25T01:51:00.002+08:00

yeah i know some of you out there are going to say, "hey, do away with Harry Potter lah!"
haha... alright, anyone who has nice Grey's Anatomy XML Blogger layout please give me!
I'm very tired now after hunting through many websites to search for XML Tagboards, only to find out that HTML can be encoded into XML layouts using widgets! OoOoh, should have told me earlier lah!
Then i thought of changing the layout, so i started searching for nice layouts. In the end i ended up being very tired, so just simply pick this layout for the time being lah... I'll "hunt" for better ones tomorrow...

Broadband finally!!!

2008-05-23T20:58:00.004+08:00

Finally, i'm able to use broadband internet connection at home. 1Mbps. It took us quite some time to decide whether it's necessary to sign up for broadband, especially like now, i'm rarely at home as i spend most of my time in campus. My dad is a very busy man, hardly has time to go online. My sis is busy preparing for her SPM this year, and she's going to leave home to further her studies next year. So that leaves my parents at home. But recently there's a TM Net Streamyx Combo package RM60/month, written there 36.4kbps. But my home is not located right in the centre of the city, so TM Net is quite generous that it is providing us with 1Mbps :)

Holidays till July

2008-05-22T11:19:00.003+08:00

enjoying my holidays at home.
went out for tea sessions with ex-schoolmates and ex-colleagues.
went to Malacca with ex-schoolmates Xin Ning, Pin Ping & Yik Fun last Saturday, didn't buy anything as nothing interested me :P Had Korean food for lunch, nyonya cendol before leaving Malacca.
Register as a user at www.txtbuddies.com
to send free sms to registered users, so spread the news!!!
Seriously addicted to Grey's Anatomy now. Tonight, the season 4 finale will be aired in the US. Miss Preston Burke very much :'(
My dad signed up for TM Net Streamyx Combo 2 weeks ago, but the workers are still not here to install it, argh!
My sis has been having mid-year exams for 3 weeks now. It'll last until this Friday. All the best, Daphne :)

Back at home

2008-05-05T13:38:00.002+08:00

Yay!!! Finally i'm back at home after 2 month's of absence :) Dad picked me up from hostel together with my paternal grandma who went with him to visit my uncle. Had lunch at Wong Kok Cafe. It's so "amazing" that my stuffs couldn't fit into dad's 7-seater Innova, luckily my Cheras uncle came, so left 5 items with him.

i got into the lists of Pathology and Dental Materials & Technology distinction viva, meaning i got 2 As already :) went for Pathology viva as it's my second favourite subject. I didn't get Pharmacology distinction viva, a bit disappointed as it's my favourite subject :P Dental Material & Technology viva is going to be held tomorrow, i'm not attending it as i'm already at home. Didn't plan to stay at hostel to wait for it anyway, i stayed back for a week to wait for Pharmacology & Pathology ones which were held last week. I didn't get any for Medical Microbiology as well as i didn't have much interest in that subject :P Anyway, i'm very happy as i got an A for killer subject this year - Pathology!

Things i like at home:

1. Dad, Mum, Sis
2. Home-cooked food
3. Hot-water shower
4. Mum's soup
5. Big TV
6. Doing whatever i like!

i'm seriously addicted to Grey's Anatomy, especially to Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Xavier Burke and Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang!!!

Holidays again!!!

2008-04-30T10:01:00.002+08:00

i'm so happy that i've completed my 2nd yr! So i'm now a clinical student! I'm going to be a clinician starting this coming July, hurray!!!

i'm still in uni now, waiting for viva lists to be out.

i'm seriously addicted to Grey's Anatomy series :P Yeah, for those who are very eager to learn medical stuffs, you'd prefer House MD. yeah i watch that too, till season 2 :) GA is more about docs' life, more of romance and... life! i like to watch how the characters handle their problems in life. Be it death, love, marriage, family, relationships, work, internal conflicts, life being interns...just everything! Did i just said i'm addicted? :P

i watched season 1 few months ago, finished season 2 during my 2 weeks of study weeks (oops :P), just finished season 3 half an hour ago. haha... i borrowed Deanna's DVD, her season 3 DVD has all but the last episode! yeah you can imagine how freaked out i was last night after i've finished the 2nd-last episode and realised i wasn't having the last one!!! haha... it's ok, Deanna :) it's not your fault :P and yeah i contacted every single friend whom i knew they're also GA fans for the last episode... i knew what's gonna happen in the season finale, and it's also the last episode of my beloved Dr. Preston Xavier Burke in the series! haha... well... eventually, i was the 1st one to enter the computer lab this morning 5mins before 8.30am and i was planning to download it but eventually i watched it online... Oh my... i'm addicted! Full stop.

went to Bukit Bintang last Saturday with Ching Eng, Chung Nam, Diew Leong & Lai Tzen

went to SS2 Kei Tak Sek last Sunday with Ching Eng, Chung Nam & Diew Leong

went to SS2 night market last Monday with Pei Ling & Kwee Fong

went to Jaya One Old Town White Coffee Cafe after that with Ching Eng, Chung Nam, Diew Leong & Hooi Shan

going to Bukit Bintang later

going home soon :)

busy month

2008-04-05T11:17:00.000+08:00

final exams in 2 week's time, so i might be too busy to update my blog.

didn't perform as well as the first test in my 2nd test, partly due to CNY, i'll work harder for the final exams...

enjoyed every single day of the last week in class. very happy that i've completed my 2nd year course, now i've to pass my exams in order to go to 3rd year, so excited to enter clinical years, yeah~ Hui Shan will be my partner for the next 3 years if everything goes according to our plan :)

was so happy when snapping pictures around in optech lab on the last day there. That day was a few of the most relaxing day i'd in optech lab as everyday was a super busy day when we were struggling to complete our projects...like going on war :P Staff nurse Susila was so surprised that i actually asked to take a picture together with her :P I'm not noisy, i'm just a lil bit more daring to hold my principles :P

A Puro Dolor by Son by Four. Those who've been reading my blog since year 2004 will be familiar with this song :) Lost my softcopies of the Italian & English version of the song after reformatting my computer few years ago. Learnt to sing & memorise the Italian version 4 years ago, recently just "recollected" my memory :P Anyone keen to listen to my "not so pure" Italian? :P

a senior of another faculty passed away... hmm... seize every chance you've in your life as opportunity only knocks on your door once! Regrets are useless & meaningless. Grab every chance you've, don't ever let yourself down!!! Carpe Diem ~ sieze the day!

Good luck to all my friends preparing for final exams!!!

Enjoying hols :)

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went to watch Jay Chou's Kungfu Dunk with Chia Chien & Wen Shaur yesterday afternoon. The plot was quite ok but everything seems to be quite predictable too :P A lil bit nonsense sometimes :-/
went to Vern Yao's place to pick him for tea. It was my first time to his new house since he moved in, nice! :)
Enjoying my holidays...

Rubbish

Working Life in Perak

I'm done! Finally :)

The Final Sprint

5years as a Dental Undergraduate: What I've gained besides KNOWLEDGE

2011 Wishlist

Eventful 2010 :)

Of Strong Women...

Sis's dolls

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)

Life, to me

Elective Research Project - Informal Acknowledgement :)

I've to learn to love stuffs i do

3rd session at OT

I like doing things i like *^.^*

A day at the operating theatre

Final year (5th year) of Undergraduate Studies

In the After - A Cristina/Owen Fan Community

Maxis WebSMS

Patience

Elective Research Project

Iron Man 2

Please study! *telling myself*

I can't stop eating!

Motivated

Recharged for the final week of year4

Finding lost self

Stress: Warning Signs & Symptoms

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Life is not always easy - Mary A. Rothman

All's well ends well

Kokomo by The Beach Boys

Long time no see

Parents' Education Level in Children's Upbringing & Character Moulding

2009 -> 2010

Bodyguards & Assasins

Brand new feeling =)

Grey's Anatomy - Silent Night

Bangkok & Pattaya Trip

Surgeon's Log 3

Paedodontist's Log 1 & Surgeon's Log 2

Why make me cry? :'(

Surgeon's Log 1

Talk about Give & Take

“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” C. S. Lewis

Bowling

Conjoin dentistry

Rushing! Hot!

Have faith. Cherish it!

I did something silly

Movie: The Taking of Pelham 123

Bakuteh in Klang

Super tiring week

Fakers are fake

Do i look thinner?

4th Academic Year

Rosy Business 巾帼枭雄

Am i less fortunate?

Transformers 2009

Tiring trip

My myopia & astigmatisme power decreased again!

Touched by my creation

小情歌-蘇打綠

Was down with flu

Emergency Unit @ 學警狙擊

老婆大人II @ Just Love II

Shopping spree

Happy Teacher's Day

Yay it's time to enjoy my holidays =)

Final Exams coming soon >.<

Busy

Hapi CNY!!!

Happy 21st Birthday Jan22 & CNY!!!

Happy New Year 2009

Major Dr Owen Hunt is bringing Sexy Back!

Grey's Anatomy Season 5

On holidays

Going home soon..

My IQ score!!!

Busy clinical student life

I like doing things i like ^.^

Please study! telling myself