I know Im supposed to be working, but this thing caught my eye as I was clearing emails:
Dr Geraldine Atkinson who graduated from UCL Med School died of a cyst forming in her brain. Her family is now raising money for Kith and Kids, a charity she supported and selling her old books.
It just reminds me of how fragile life is.
I can just imagine how devastating it must be for her family. Maybe its cos Im doing what Im doing and seeing everyday how many ways in which life could be taken; or in wake of my granddad's death, the first death of a person i knew personally, Ive come to be terribly afraid of death.
I totally understand when my epidemiology lecturer said that teenagers think that they are immortal, 'cos i used to be as such. But i see myself growing old (sadly) and sometimes I have freak random thoughts that someone in my family is going to cancer or meet some accident. Morbid eh? And when i take plane rides, the thoughts that cross my mind are of those that the plane can potentially crash or get hijacked.
While its time to return to working, now Im counting my blessings that Im actually given the shot at becoming a doctor. Makes me so much less miserable as I memorise drug names ((:
Good luck to those who are preparing for exams too!
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Showing posts with label Musings. Show all posts
Friday, May 01, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Dreading the flight back :(
I seem to have this trouble of getting my flight dates right. It has (fortunately) just occurred to me that im going to be heading back to Bleak Land tmr. And all this while I was still thinking I have 2 more days in Singapore.
The last time this happened, I organised a loser outing on the day when I was going to be flying back from London, forgetting that there was a time difference between singapore and london, and hence i would be reaching 1 day later. So being a Loser outing, it never came to as usual. But im glad i managed to eventually meet up with them anyway :) Everyone looks well!
And time passes insanely quickly when Im home, I cant believe that Easter's gone :( I have a feeling im going to miss all my artery- clogging suppers and 35degrees days and nice huge comfy room and maria (or is it susi? ok im bad at names. but you get the idea, i mean domestic help).
I havent done my pharmco and epidemiology assignment at all (if anyone is willing to lend a helping hand, yours truly will be indebted and extremely grateful). I'll prbly try to work on it abit at the airport and on the plane. And heading to Bleak Land also means that its finally going to dawn upon me that Im in deep shit for not working hard enough during the hols :(
But this certainly makes its look alot better:
Im heading back for Singapore Day in time, which I realised is actually pretty silly. But its always hard to turn down freeeeee fooooood! Would of course be better if Stef Sun and JJ Lin was there. Throw in a Gong Li too, she's afterall Singaporean! Oh flying in Felicia Chin would certainly make the days of us stressed out, depressed students.
This brings me to the point of why is there no cute male artistes in Singapore eh?
Waitttt, is Utt Singaporean? Does he have a PR? Would be good if he did, pack him in too!
The last time this happened, I organised a loser outing on the day when I was going to be flying back from London, forgetting that there was a time difference between singapore and london, and hence i would be reaching 1 day later. So being a Loser outing, it never came to as usual. But im glad i managed to eventually meet up with them anyway :) Everyone looks well!
And time passes insanely quickly when Im home, I cant believe that Easter's gone :( I have a feeling im going to miss all my artery- clogging suppers and 35degrees days and nice huge comfy room and maria (or is it susi? ok im bad at names. but you get the idea, i mean domestic help).
I havent done my pharmco and epidemiology assignment at all (if anyone is willing to lend a helping hand, yours truly will be indebted and extremely grateful). I'll prbly try to work on it abit at the airport and on the plane. And heading to Bleak Land also means that its finally going to dawn upon me that Im in deep shit for not working hard enough during the hols :(
But this certainly makes its look alot better:
Im heading back for Singapore Day in time, which I realised is actually pretty silly. But its always hard to turn down freeeeee fooooood! Would of course be better if Stef Sun and JJ Lin was there. Throw in a Gong Li too, she's afterall Singaporean! Oh flying in Felicia Chin would certainly make the days of us stressed out, depressed students.
This brings me to the point of why is there no cute male artistes in Singapore eh?
Waitttt, is Utt Singaporean? Does he have a PR? Would be good if he did, pack him in too!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
What scares me.
It seems like nowadays everyone is getting all sorts of cancer:
1. Singapore's DBS CEO Richard Stanley has died of an infection from his leukemia this morning.
It was really quite a shocker considering that I read only on Sat that his condition took a turn for the worse, and within a day, he has left.
2. Steve Jobs of Apple has Pancretic Cancer. Old news but I have to admit i have only come to know of it recently.
3. Ah Sang (taiwanese singer who sang ye zi) died of Breast Cancer not too long ago.
It scares me loads really, especially when i have seen my own granddad lose his battle to it.
But what scares me more now is the impending June Exams, of which I am so not prepared for :(
Im crossing my fingers that Im going to start finding my momentum soon, and that Im going to get scared enough to start working harder. As of now, 还没火烧屁股，不知什么是害怕。I hate exams! :(((((((
And finally, this is what has been scaring me too:
That's Daniel Wu in Shinjuuku Incident.
Reminds me of Heath Ledger's Joker, but scares me more really :( Esp the scene where his hand got chopped off (Im wondering how I can be a surgeon like this).
But the movie was pretty good, but too violent in my opinion, and has an impressive cast. If you dont get affected by gore, its probably one of the better movies out now.
1. Singapore's DBS CEO Richard Stanley has died of an infection from his leukemia this morning.
It was really quite a shocker considering that I read only on Sat that his condition took a turn for the worse, and within a day, he has left.
2. Steve Jobs of Apple has Pancretic Cancer. Old news but I have to admit i have only come to know of it recently.
3. Ah Sang (taiwanese singer who sang ye zi) died of Breast Cancer not too long ago.
It scares me loads really, especially when i have seen my own granddad lose his battle to it.
But what scares me more now is the impending June Exams, of which I am so not prepared for :(
Im crossing my fingers that Im going to start finding my momentum soon, and that Im going to get scared enough to start working harder. As of now, 还没火烧屁股，不知什么是害怕。I hate exams! :(((((((
And finally, this is what has been scaring me too:
That's Daniel Wu in Shinjuuku Incident.
Reminds me of Heath Ledger's Joker, but scares me more really :( Esp the scene where his hand got chopped off (Im wondering how I can be a surgeon like this).
But the movie was pretty good, but too violent in my opinion, and has an impressive cast. If you dont get affected by gore, its probably one of the better movies out now.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Food Food and More Food!
The Real Greek is real good ((: - You should really have a go at it if you are in London 'cos its going at 50% off DAILY (if you register with them, which wont take you too much time- check out the promos tab on their webbie).
I think im getting more adventurous with food nowadays, and im starting to appreciate western/ Mediterranean, actually basically non- chinese cuisine that ive been incredibly dependent on. Thats of course not saying that I dont miss food from Singapore. I think Singapore food really owns. There is just such an incredible variety that its hard to get bored of them all.
Anyway, me and yush had:
1. Chicken Souvlaki
2. Feta Bourgioudi (Melted feta in an onion and tomato sauce served with crostini for dipping)
3. Whitebait
4. Kataïfi (Angel-hair filo pastry with pistachio nuts) along with Chunky Strawberry Icecream
I personally enjoyed the desert most cos it is the most "greek-y" thing to me, and it had such an interestingly pleasant taste, not too sweet but yet enough to make it a very satisfying dessert. And do have it with icecream, i find that it brings out the taste!
I enjoyed the feta tremendously as well, and im finding that im starting to appreciate cheese alot more, which reminds me of edward and his awesome cheese fondue (i think i might just crash his house sometime if possible).
The souvlaki was good, but not out of this world. But of course you should have it if you are there- I mean, how can you not have kebabs! The chicken was grilled right, neither too hard nor too raw, and the sauce and bread was pretty good too. But comparatively, i prefer the others 'cos they are just more special :)
And best thing was our bill only added up to 10quid in all (and im super stuffed now, and you know i do eat alot)! The price cuts are prbly the only good coming out of the recession :x
And since we are on the topic of food,
Cafe Rouge is a potential place for a good dinner out too.
The atmosphere's great and the food is pretty good. I was at the Holborn branch on thursday with some of the medics and the staff were friendly and nice (unlike Prezzo).
I had some seafood stew thingy (called Marmite smthing, and i only remembered it cos the food discription totally didnt sound like yeast extract despite its name) and leeched off most of Jean's mussels. Both dishes were verrrryyyyyy satisfying and delicious. Im def going back there again to have more of their menu ((:
Its not as cheap as Real Greek, averaging at about 7pds per person if you have smthing of the "higher range" like the seafood stew or mussels, but if you choose pasta and its kind, it cld be about 4-5quid which is pretty good value.
The only downside being that their 2for1s run from Sun- Thurs only.
So here's how I'll rank the 2for1 deals:
1. Zizzi's (maybe cos i was in an italian craving that day and it was my bday when i had it)
2. The Real Greek for the value
3. Cafe Rouge for the food
4. Belgo's (Beat the Clock!)
5. GBK- some burgers are super awesome, some are just normally nice
6. La Tasca- quality depends on the branch, and i love their Sangria!
7. Prezzo- overrated! though atmosphere was nice.
8. Pizza Express
9. Tootsie's
10. ASK
11. Wagamama (yes i actually like this pseudo asian more than Strada whoops)
12. Strada
13. Giraffe
And i wont comment on Bella Italia cos I had it a long time ago (though it wasnt a pleasant experience).
And i never knew I had so many of them already :x Which is bad cos i also have to been to quite a few more than once.
So that leaves me with:
Chinese- Dim T
Indian- Masala Zone
Morrocan- Souk Medina
Brazilian- Las Iguanas
of the 2for1s which i hope to try :)
Hope the offers will still hold after my exams in May!
-
Finally, today kinda concludes the term cos we would only be returning for 1 wk of intense cancer bio after easter break, and we all kinda got a little nostalgic and aww during PDS session. I brought some Mochi for my PDS mates and tutor to try and most of them found the texture funny. I cant imagine why they dont like the taste of it though (since its mochi! Btw, im missing the green tea mochi donut i had in thailand). We singaporeans own when its comes to being adventurous with food. (Ok maybe the chinese wins with their choice of exotice meats and .... indgredients.)
And and and .... i finally visited the HUGE SAINSBURY'S in camden today, after goodness how long of being in london (yes, im very ashamed for myself). I bought like loads of chocs and easter eggs for people and im sooooo looking forward to giving them out ((((:
Whats so awesome abt this place is that it is actually CHEAPER than the sain's we have in town. Loads of things go for XX% off, and 3for2 or half priced or 2for1. Basically, its bigger better and cheaper. Im so going there to do weeklong grocery shopping next time!
Meanwhile, HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE.
This blog might be abandoned soon as i leave for an exciting easter!
I think im getting more adventurous with food nowadays, and im starting to appreciate western/ Mediterranean, actually basically non- chinese cuisine that ive been incredibly dependent on. Thats of course not saying that I dont miss food from Singapore. I think Singapore food really owns. There is just such an incredible variety that its hard to get bored of them all.
Anyway, me and yush had:
1. Chicken Souvlaki
2. Feta Bourgioudi (Melted feta in an onion and tomato sauce served with crostini for dipping)
3. Whitebait
4. Kataïfi (Angel-hair filo pastry with pistachio nuts) along with Chunky Strawberry Icecream
I personally enjoyed the desert most cos it is the most "greek-y" thing to me, and it had such an interestingly pleasant taste, not too sweet but yet enough to make it a very satisfying dessert. And do have it with icecream, i find that it brings out the taste!
I enjoyed the feta tremendously as well, and im finding that im starting to appreciate cheese alot more, which reminds me of edward and his awesome cheese fondue (i think i might just crash his house sometime if possible).
The souvlaki was good, but not out of this world. But of course you should have it if you are there- I mean, how can you not have kebabs! The chicken was grilled right, neither too hard nor too raw, and the sauce and bread was pretty good too. But comparatively, i prefer the others 'cos they are just more special :)
And best thing was our bill only added up to 10quid in all (and im super stuffed now, and you know i do eat alot)! The price cuts are prbly the only good coming out of the recession :x
And since we are on the topic of food,
Cafe Rouge is a potential place for a good dinner out too.
The atmosphere's great and the food is pretty good. I was at the Holborn branch on thursday with some of the medics and the staff were friendly and nice (unlike Prezzo).
I had some seafood stew thingy (called Marmite smthing, and i only remembered it cos the food discription totally didnt sound like yeast extract despite its name) and leeched off most of Jean's mussels. Both dishes were verrrryyyyyy satisfying and delicious. Im def going back there again to have more of their menu ((:
Its not as cheap as Real Greek, averaging at about 7pds per person if you have smthing of the "higher range" like the seafood stew or mussels, but if you choose pasta and its kind, it cld be about 4-5quid which is pretty good value.
The only downside being that their 2for1s run from Sun- Thurs only.
So here's how I'll rank the 2for1 deals:
1. Zizzi's (maybe cos i was in an italian craving that day and it was my bday when i had it)
2. The Real Greek for the value
3. Cafe Rouge for the food
4. Belgo's (Beat the Clock!)
5. GBK- some burgers are super awesome, some are just normally nice
6. La Tasca- quality depends on the branch, and i love their Sangria!
7. Prezzo- overrated! though atmosphere was nice.
8. Pizza Express
9. Tootsie's
10. ASK
11. Wagamama (yes i actually like this pseudo asian more than Strada whoops)
12. Strada
13. Giraffe
And i wont comment on Bella Italia cos I had it a long time ago (though it wasnt a pleasant experience).
And i never knew I had so many of them already :x Which is bad cos i also have to been to quite a few more than once.
So that leaves me with:
Chinese- Dim T
Indian- Masala Zone
Morrocan- Souk Medina
Brazilian- Las Iguanas
of the 2for1s which i hope to try :)
Hope the offers will still hold after my exams in May!
-
Finally, today kinda concludes the term cos we would only be returning for 1 wk of intense cancer bio after easter break, and we all kinda got a little nostalgic and aww during PDS session. I brought some Mochi for my PDS mates and tutor to try and most of them found the texture funny. I cant imagine why they dont like the taste of it though (since its mochi! Btw, im missing the green tea mochi donut i had in thailand). We singaporeans own when its comes to being adventurous with food. (Ok maybe the chinese wins with their choice of exotice meats and .... indgredients.)
And and and .... i finally visited the HUGE SAINSBURY'S in camden today, after goodness how long of being in london (yes, im very ashamed for myself). I bought like loads of chocs and easter eggs for people and im sooooo looking forward to giving them out ((((:
Whats so awesome abt this place is that it is actually CHEAPER than the sain's we have in town. Loads of things go for XX% off, and 3for2 or half priced or 2for1. Basically, its bigger better and cheaper. Im so going there to do weeklong grocery shopping next time!
Meanwhile, HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE.
This blog might be abandoned soon as i leave for an exciting easter!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Peish's 21!
This blog has been abandoned for way too long 'cos:
1. I havent had internet at my place till recently when i found out how to use Roamnet (which is like UCL's free wireless). I refuse to buy internet from school for my hall.
2. I have had too exciting a life (at the expense of work of course, which i will try to catch up in easter ... hopefully somehow someway)- Dublin and Bday celebrations.
3. Ive been sleeping way too much. I was out last night at 7pm and up at 7am, which is ridiculous really (esp when my workload continues to pile up).
Anyway, turning 21 is nothing very special really. I dont feel any different, not even the typical "I feel older." (I have already accepted the fact that im old considering all the protaganists of the dramas I watch are younger than me.)
But still i did manage to spend my 21st in a way which i would have lived- with family, or those whom i would consider so in London.
Basically, my bday started off with a 3day 2 night escapade to Dublin with Yush and Dj, and it def rocked. I'll talk more about this later (when the pictures are up- I dont have net now cos Im typing this on the bus on my way to the hospital.) It was loads of fun and loads of GREEN. Sometimes, i really wish that i was born 1 day earlier, so that my bday would be St Pat's Day and loads of Green (((((: Now we are making plans for Turkey in Summer yay!
My big day itself was spent battling and screaming at kids who have become way too chummy with us, which was nice in a way. And it was really heartening seeing how some of them can actually hold a rather basic mandarin conversation now (: One of them even gave me a box of chocs for my bday (of course, not knowing that i hate chocs ... though i plan to not waste it and regift it whooooops.)
After which was the highlight of the day- DINNER WITH THE COUNCILLORS (or at least those who are in London- Paul Mark Xun Stef). I love Stef to bits when she makes the nice extra effort to make the pilgrimage down to London on my day yearly (even when she has to head off first thing the nxt morning to France for skiing). And Paul, for baking me a green pandan cake which turned out really well (tsk tsk babe). And Daddy and Mark, for just being there, and those people who know them both, know how they can make any event a happy one (: It would have been nice if i could spend it at home with family, but this also means that i get more than 1 bday celebration!
Im going for Prezzo with Rae and Miche and Bonny today and quite looking forward to it, heard that the food there is not bad ;) I love the 2for1 deals!
Im looking forward to making plans for summer. As of now, Im thinking of going down to Turkey with Yush and Dj, some of Europe with Prisc (yes she is coming to Europe!) and Berlin with Stef. Awesomeness (((:
But of course, this would be after battling the much dreaded end of years :(
1. I havent had internet at my place till recently when i found out how to use Roamnet (which is like UCL's free wireless). I refuse to buy internet from school for my hall.
2. I have had too exciting a life (at the expense of work of course, which i will try to catch up in easter ... hopefully somehow someway)- Dublin and Bday celebrations.
3. Ive been sleeping way too much. I was out last night at 7pm and up at 7am, which is ridiculous really (esp when my workload continues to pile up).
Anyway, turning 21 is nothing very special really. I dont feel any different, not even the typical "I feel older." (I have already accepted the fact that im old considering all the protaganists of the dramas I watch are younger than me.)
But still i did manage to spend my 21st in a way which i would have lived- with family, or those whom i would consider so in London.
Basically, my bday started off with a 3day 2 night escapade to Dublin with Yush and Dj, and it def rocked. I'll talk more about this later (when the pictures are up- I dont have net now cos Im typing this on the bus on my way to the hospital.) It was loads of fun and loads of GREEN. Sometimes, i really wish that i was born 1 day earlier, so that my bday would be St Pat's Day and loads of Green (((((: Now we are making plans for Turkey in Summer yay!
My big day itself was spent battling and screaming at kids who have become way too chummy with us, which was nice in a way. And it was really heartening seeing how some of them can actually hold a rather basic mandarin conversation now (: One of them even gave me a box of chocs for my bday (of course, not knowing that i hate chocs ... though i plan to not waste it and regift it whooooops.)
After which was the highlight of the day- DINNER WITH THE COUNCILLORS (or at least those who are in London- Paul Mark Xun Stef). I love Stef to bits when she makes the nice extra effort to make the pilgrimage down to London on my day yearly (even when she has to head off first thing the nxt morning to France for skiing). And Paul, for baking me a green pandan cake which turned out really well (tsk tsk babe). And Daddy and Mark, for just being there, and those people who know them both, know how they can make any event a happy one (: It would have been nice if i could spend it at home with family, but this also means that i get more than 1 bday celebration!
Im going for Prezzo with Rae and Miche and Bonny today and quite looking forward to it, heard that the food there is not bad ;) I love the 2for1 deals!
Im looking forward to making plans for summer. As of now, Im thinking of going down to Turkey with Yush and Dj, some of Europe with Prisc (yes she is coming to Europe!) and Berlin with Stef. Awesomeness (((:
But of course, this would be after battling the much dreaded end of years :(
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Food, oh glorious food!
I'm supposed to be doing work but I have no idea why I am googling stuff like this.
But sometimes I wish that there were people in london who would go to places like this with me:
1. TGIF- http://www.tgifridays.co.uk/Take-2
- Ever since i had it in norway (i know we are not supposed to have having american in norway but still, i love it!). Its sucha good deal isnt it? Esp when I think that 1 meal deal would prbly serve 2 girls (even one with my appetite).
2. Madison's- http://www.lastminute.com/site/entertainment/restaurants/product.html?restaurantId=665-1&restaurants=1&CATID=101840&productId=395333617-1
Looks very goooood. Reviews for this are qte positive as well.
3. And of course all those 2for1s going on in GBK and Prezzo and Strada and Zizzi's abd ASK and Pizza Express! Arghhhhs.
(For those who dont know, you can print vouchers off studentbeans and moneysavingexperts. Applicable to places outside london as well for some of them!)
Now im wishing im skinny like Rae and rich like .... Paris Hilton? Hahah. I want food!
And im wishing my family is here with me :(
But sometimes I wish that there were people in london who would go to places like this with me:
1. TGIF- http://www.tgifridays.co.u
- Ever since i had it in norway (i know we are not supposed to have having american in norway but still, i love it!). Its sucha good deal isnt it? Esp when I think that 1 meal deal would prbly serve 2 girls (even one with my appetite).
2. Madison's- http://www.lastminute.com/
Looks very goooood. Reviews for this are qte positive as well.
3. And of course all those 2for1s going on in GBK and Prezzo and Strada and Zizzi's abd ASK and Pizza Express! Arghhhhs.
(For those who dont know, you can print vouchers off studentbeans and moneysavingexperts. Applicable to places outside london as well for some of them!)
Now im wishing im skinny like Rae and rich like .... Paris Hilton? Hahah. I want food!
And im wishing my family is here with me :(
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The things people say.
Referring to the previous post, i meat 399 Kroners :( And thats for 1 ticket only okayy. (I was supposed to book for everyone.) Either way, I should get over it already.
Anw, i have no idea what I am doing at 3.30am reading stuff like this, but these are funny:
1. The World's Shortest Man
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_337950.html
'My dream is to continue to hold the world title of smallest man,' Mr He said.
He said one chicken nugget was enough to fill him for the day, although he said he can eat up to a bowl of hot noodle soup when he's feeling particularly hungry.
2. 13 Year Old Becomes a Father
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_337952.html
'When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble,' Alfie said. 'We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react,”
'I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it.
Seriously, the things people say.
Well, but still, its entertaining (: We need stuff like this in the world to spice it up a little.
Anw, i have no idea what I am doing at 3.30am reading stuff like this, but these are funny:
1. The World's Shortest Man
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_337950.html
'My dream is to continue to hold the world title of smallest man,' Mr He said.
He said one chicken nugget was enough to fill him for the day, although he said he can eat up to a bowl of hot noodle soup when he's feeling particularly hungry.
2. 13 Year Old Becomes a Father
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_337952.html
'When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble,' Alfie said. 'We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react,”
'I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it.
Seriously, the things people say.
Well, but still, its entertaining (: We need stuff like this in the world to spice it up a little.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Peish's 25.
1. I love green.
2. I dyed my hair olive green, but no one can tell. It looks brown. Im waiting for it to fade so I can put in another colour.
3. I like green food. Like Pandan cake, Green Tea Pocky and Green Tea Mochi!
4. I love coffee. If it wasn’t bad, I would have 5 cups a day.
5. I like taking showers, and if it didn’t make my skin so dry, I wont limit myself to 3 a day.
6. I tend to like things starting with H- Heroes, House, Harry Potter.
7. I love Pachelbel’s Cannon in D. Its been my favourite tune since … forever.
8. I hate chocolate, the milk ones especially.
9. I hate the cold. Bring on the hot sun anytime.
10. I would rather be tanned than fair.
11. I always wished I could fly or teleport so that I don’t have to wake up so early for school. And that’s also cos im don’t like plane rides.
12. I hate IT stuff. Im a technophobe (if there’s such a word).
13. I got a Mac cos stef told me that its for computer idiots who don’t know how to deal w viruses.
14. I haven’t updated my ipod for more than 1 yr.
15. I like oldies. Hence, no need for ipod updates.
16. I cant survive on less than 6hrs of sleep.
17. I have slept for more than 24h without waking up once before. I would have gone on if my friend hadn’t called me.
18. My nickname Peish came about when I forgot to write in the other part of my name in sec1. As to why JC friends and uni friends call me that too without me telling them, I have no idea.
19. Peish sounds like Peach in French (Peche). The angmohs find it easier to pronounce it than my name.
20. My dream was to visit all the Disneylands in the world before I turn 21. Seeing that it is not possible, now I hope to do it within my lifetime.
21. I have never gone clubbing before.
22. I believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs and lucky colours and charms.
23. I wish Australia has the same school holidays as UK ☹
24. I like people who make me laugh and I laugh the most when im with the losers. I also laugh at grape and may and hing and my yrmates and the councilors and many others whose feelings im too kind to hurt.
25. I want to go to the beach and watch the sunset and cycle. I want lily to then drive us to Maxwell to pig out after that. (hint)
-
I dont want feb intermodule tests to come up, someone tell me how is it possible to finish mugging in time!
And winter makes me sooo sleepy. I sleep for more than 8h and i still have to take naps.
Anyway, randomly today my cute little kids in Mandarin class started sticking to me. Omg, This is def what makes the long travel down worthwhile ((:
Ok back to books!
2. I dyed my hair olive green, but no one can tell. It looks brown. Im waiting for it to fade so I can put in another colour.
3. I like green food. Like Pandan cake, Green Tea Pocky and Green Tea Mochi!
4. I love coffee. If it wasn’t bad, I would have 5 cups a day.
5. I like taking showers, and if it didn’t make my skin so dry, I wont limit myself to 3 a day.
6. I tend to like things starting with H- Heroes, House, Harry Potter.
7. I love Pachelbel’s Cannon in D. Its been my favourite tune since … forever.
8. I hate chocolate, the milk ones especially.
9. I hate the cold. Bring on the hot sun anytime.
10. I would rather be tanned than fair.
11. I always wished I could fly or teleport so that I don’t have to wake up so early for school. And that’s also cos im don’t like plane rides.
12. I hate IT stuff. Im a technophobe (if there’s such a word).
13. I got a Mac cos stef told me that its for computer idiots who don’t know how to deal w viruses.
14. I haven’t updated my ipod for more than 1 yr.
15. I like oldies. Hence, no need for ipod updates.
16. I cant survive on less than 6hrs of sleep.
17. I have slept for more than 24h without waking up once before. I would have gone on if my friend hadn’t called me.
18. My nickname Peish came about when I forgot to write in the other part of my name in sec1. As to why JC friends and uni friends call me that too without me telling them, I have no idea.
19. Peish sounds like Peach in French (Peche). The angmohs find it easier to pronounce it than my name.
20. My dream was to visit all the Disneylands in the world before I turn 21. Seeing that it is not possible, now I hope to do it within my lifetime.
21. I have never gone clubbing before.
22. I believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs and lucky colours and charms.
23. I wish Australia has the same school holidays as UK ☹
24. I like people who make me laugh and I laugh the most when im with the losers. I also laugh at grape and may and hing and my yrmates and the councilors and many others whose feelings im too kind to hurt.
25. I want to go to the beach and watch the sunset and cycle. I want lily to then drive us to Maxwell to pig out after that. (hint)
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I dont want feb intermodule tests to come up, someone tell me how is it possible to finish mugging in time!
And winter makes me sooo sleepy. I sleep for more than 8h and i still have to take naps.
Anyway, randomly today my cute little kids in Mandarin class started sticking to me. Omg, This is def what makes the long travel down worthwhile ((:
Ok back to books!
Monday, February 02, 2009
School's out!
Its official thats schools out 'cos of "adverse weather condition".
Yeahhh, its my first time have classes cancelled cos its snowing too heavily for lecturers to come to class and cos people having the keys to LTs are not around. Awesomeness! Im crossing my fingers that tuts would be cancelled too.
I actually hope tmr would be the same, and hopefully feb intermodule (would be perfect).
Its actually really beautiful outside now, cos everywhere is white and clean and the nights have become brighter cos the snow reflects light (right?), and its too cold for punksters to create a mess and the snow are just floating about gently in the skies.
My phones buzzing nonstop about lectures being cancelled, constantly reminding me of the good news, and im in a (relatively) warm room (wish it was warmer though, but heater's already up at max).
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I know Stef's anti-blogishment, and hates it when people publish stuff about her, but I hope she wont mind it cos its meant to be a fundraising event.
They were involved in Jailbreak, which was a fundraising event in cambridge whereby participants travel as much as possible without any money, by getting donations or hitchhiking. They then get people to pledge donations depending on how far they travelled.
And here's Stef & Limin's Jailbreak story. (Copied from an email from Stef.)
At your convenience, please pass to us the following amounts [or your maximum] and we will forward it to Cambridge RAG.
Pictures at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74919&id=728616862&saved#/album.php?aid=74919&id=728616862
So if you guys are interested in contributing to their cause as well, you could contact them directly, or tell me and I will add it on to the amt Im already pledging to them. (((:
Yeahhh, its my first time have classes cancelled cos its snowing too heavily for lecturers to come to class and cos people having the keys to LTs are not around. Awesomeness! Im crossing my fingers that tuts would be cancelled too.
I actually hope tmr would be the same, and hopefully feb intermodule (would be perfect).
Its actually really beautiful outside now, cos everywhere is white and clean and the nights have become brighter cos the snow reflects light (right?), and its too cold for punksters to create a mess and the snow are just floating about gently in the skies.
My phones buzzing nonstop about lectures being cancelled, constantly reminding me of the good news, and im in a (relatively) warm room (wish it was warmer though, but heater's already up at max).
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I know Stef's anti-blogishment, and hates it when people publish stuff about her, but I hope she wont mind it cos its meant to be a fundraising event.
They were involved in Jailbreak, which was a fundraising event in cambridge whereby participants travel as much as possible without any money, by getting donations or hitchhiking. They then get people to pledge donations depending on how far they travelled.
And here's Stef & Limin's Jailbreak story. (Copied from an email from Stef.)
Dear Friends,
It's been a long two days. Thanks to several kind souls, we have managed to escape from Cambridge:
Distance: 821 miles
Borders crossed: 5
Modes of transport: Car, Boat
Number of hitches: 6
Final Destination: Lodz (pronounced whooge), Poland
If you might be interested, here is our story.
Hitch 0 - we left Parkers Piece at 9am and camped out at Madingley road just after Northhampton with 2 signs - 'a lift please?' and 'for charity'. We attracted strange stares, smiles and pointing fingers. The best was a snazzy 2 seater silver BMW which stopped! The guy wound down his window, got our hopes up, and said 'are you going to Morocco?'. Alas, all that came next was 'good luck' and off he went.
Hitch 1 - a nice guy who heard about jailbreak on cambridge radio picked us up on madingley road and dropped us at the bus stop by the M11 junction.
Hitch 2 - kind cambridge resident saw jailbreakers on her way to M11 and thought us two girls looked 'harmless'. She dropped us at a roundabout about 10 miles away before exiting for her unique 'carpaint' manicure.
Hitch 3 - under the advice of manicure lady who used to hitchhike, we crossed the roundabout to a slip road where some trucks were parked. Trucks are really tall, and that's where signs come in handy. The driver invited us on board when we said we were heading south. Little did we know that he was actually heading to dover, which was our intended destination all along!
Our truckie worked for a delivery company and our truck was en route to Germany, carrying frozen air parts for Airbus. Truckies are friendly. We even found out the exact birth time and date of his nephew and his father. He must have told us more, but his accent was so thick that we got lost in it half the time. He was pretty decent, and even offered to bring us across the channel but trucks were not allowed to take passengers, lest they were illegal immigrants (which apparently flood the B&Bs in Dover). The only dodgy bit was the pictures of nude girls on his window. Hmmm...
Hitch 4 - Martin, our amazing benefactor. He drove us across 5 borders over 17 hours on 6 cans of red bull and about 1 hour of sleep [all this after a night shift at work!]. We met him at the port of Dover ticketing office, which was an uncanny coincidence as the place was nearly empty that Friday noon. We thought he was a frenchman going to France and he thought we were 2 'gorgeous china girls' just wanting to cross the border. Only after we got onto his car did we find out that he was a polish man working in england heading home to bring his family back here. He planned to drive there nonstop through the night, and welcomed us to tag along!
The 2 hour ferry from dover was amazing - it reminded us of the titanic. Casinos, food, an outer deck etc.
Then began our epic journey across continental europe. Martin took us across to Belgium within an hour, and to Holland in another 3 hours. We crossed into Germany shortly after, and got into Poland at about 4am. We treated Martin to supper at a 'gold medal polish food' place called port 2000 Las Vegas. He tried to get us on a truck towards Lithuania by stopping at many truck stops but there were very few trucks on weekends and the drivers were mostly sleeping. We eventually got him to drop us at Poznan as we didn't want to trouble him any further.
Martin was quite a character. His accolades included:
- 3 time EU karate champion (just when we thought we would be safe because we outnumbered him)
- being an ex-convict jailed for 4 years for fighting
- a proud father married for 3 years, with 2 children aged 6 months and 2 years
Some of Martin's quotes:
- His favourite: 'for fuck's sake!' used to express any sort of emotion (his command of english was limited)
- 'I cant believe it! I have two beautiful china girls sitting in my car! I like china girls!'
- 'Do you like sex?'
- followed by 'you a virgin?!'
- 'you do harsh heroin, no?'
- 'how much do prostitutes cost in singapore?'
We tried to stay awake as much as possible, in fear that he would fall asleep on the wheel. We fed him clementines, red bull, changed cd after cd of polish disco music. Martin was very thoughtful, incredibly sweet, completely harmless, and the one driver who went all out to help us with our quest.
Hitch 4.5 - we approached more than 10 drivers with lithuania plates amongst several truck stops, but they were either sleeping, grumpy, unhelpful, didn't understand us, or thought we were illegal immigrants.
Hitch 5 - after Martin left us, we wandered around a rest stop unsuccessfully, trying to avoid the many dodgy looking truck drivers (we think it might be the eastern european look). We finally found a decent-looking guy pumping petrol who could drop us at the next service station near a big town, lodz. Due to the language barrier, it was a quiet journey as he sped down the highway at 160kph.
Hitch 6 - although we would have liked to keep going on the highway, the quiet saturday traffic and language barrier made us decide to take what was offered - a ride to Lodz city centre. We reached at about noon on Saturday.
In Lodz, we visited the largest mall in poland - Manufaktura. It had amazing architecture, as the reconstructed old town of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. With lightly falling snow amidst a beautiful backdrop of red brick buildings, it was decided to be our landmark of choice for our destination city. We didn't go further because:
- Hitching from the city was even more challenging than the highway! Most people were city residents.
- Lodz was about the same latitude as cambridge, so travelling north or south would not make as significant difference. Eastwards would bring us to Ukraine, which we were warned against...
- We didn't want to be stuck on the road or at a small town when dark well, not knowing how the place worked nor the language. Bear in mind dodgy-looking polish men.
So we spent the next 2 hours building Martin the jailbreak snowman in the middle of a park, as a tribute to our dear friend martin. [Picture attached]
During our time at Lodz, we received a telephone interview from Cambridge Radio! Exciting stuff.
Homeward bound: we took a bus to the tiny Lodz airport, only to find that we were the only ones there. Since it was a low traffic airport, the ticket counter only opened 2 hours before departure. We waited and waited.... only to find that the ticket price was about 4 times what we expected - at £215 per person. We checked all different flight paths from other places in Poland, but they were equally if not more expensive. Germany was cheaper, but it was near impossible to get there through the night, unless we hitchiked again [which we already established was highly improbable and unsafe]. We tried walking around the airport with a cup and our jailbreak documents - all the polish people [even non-scary ones like mothers and grandmothers] thought we were delinquents/beggars and shooed us away or called security. We had no choice but to grit our teeth and pay the money - this would be our gift to charity for a long long time to come. We did manage to get a free ride on the National Express from Stansted, and we reached home at about 1am, Sunday.
Jailbreak was an incredible experience. But it's great to be home. And no, we don't want to quit medicine anymore. :)
At your convenience, please pass to us the following amounts [or your maximum] and we will forward it to Cambridge RAG.
At 821 miles,
1p per mile: ￡8.21[= S$18]
√2p per mile: ￡11.61 [specially for Matt Falder]
2p per mile: ￡16.42
3p per mile: ￡24.63
Also, the results are out, and apparently, we've travelled furthest by land!
The team who travelled the furthest [by flight] travelled 3745 miles to Detroit, USA. Impressive!
So if you guys are interested in contributing to their cause as well, you could contact them directly, or tell me and I will add it on to the amt Im already pledging to them. (((:
Saturday, January 31, 2009
A lot of randoms.
Technically, i should be using my awake and non- tired hours trying to complete all my readings, but once in a while maybe i should cut myself some slack. Something that I had been doing for quite some time actually.
I have been bad by stuffing my face full of good food and snacks and snuggling up in bed with a good book and chilling out with friends. Well, its only fair cos Im missing out on all the celebrations in Singapore :P
(PS. Jeffrey Deaver's Lincolm Ryhme series is not bad really! If you are into thrillers that is. And John Grisham has a new book- The Associate.)
Anyway, Im glad i brought some almond cookies and pineapple tarts back during xmas, and it really is comfort food during times like this. Coupled with Cai Shen Dao MVs ... perfect! Not good for diets, but that word is taboo during CNY no?
Secondly, Im glad I went for the SUKA CNY dinner last night with Rae and Cheryl, even though i was feeling rather reluctant to initially (my mind on the piling work load). I definitely enjoyed myself more yesterday than at the steamboat dinner I hosted at MIC. (I have decided that never would i willingly host sucha big dinner with so many randomers, makes it so hard to talk to anyone in depth, and its so exhausting to be cooking and trying to get everyone started. Sometimes, the host appreciates it when you dont actually wait for her to start? Go on eating first, im pretty sure she'll not only not mind it but will be grateful for that.)
There was Lo Hei (yayy! so much fun, though im not a fan of the dish itself.) and LOBSTER! Awesomeness (((: Although I was on a random UCL and LSE table, I quite enjoyed myself cos most people on the table were friendly and easy to talk to, and i suppose, me and the Grape do have this ability to self- entertain anywhere anytime.
There were my favourite CNY songs blasting througout the night, which i couldnt help but sing and jiggle to. Which was why Grape was saying that if there was ever a CNY club, i might just possibly go clubbing. Im starting to sound cooler by the minute eh?
Thirdly, I wonder if it is was a reward for me staying up late to complete my essay that I was blessed with a good dream last night. Though i cant quite remember it now (we forget 90% of what we have dreamt within 5mins), i remember it to be possibly one of the sweeetest dreams I have had in like say maybe the last 2 years at least? :) It was soo good that when I momentarily woke up, i wanted to write it down. But oh well, having relished in it once is sufficient. I shant be too greedy about it.
I might possibly be going down to Trafalgar Square tmr for the CNY carnival with Grape and Cheryl tmr, hoping that it would be good :) Im hoping that there would be loads of goodies, and happy CNY music to bob to and many a lion dance & fireworks to get hyper about.
HC Night (in about 3weeks) is going to be 2 days before Feb Test :x And im still contemplating very hard whether to go down for it. I really want to, but i dont know if it is a wise choice. Maybe, i should get off the net and work now.
And finally to top it all off,
it's my dad's bday today ((((:
Im wishing that i was home to eat the cake with him hehe. Maybe i should eat one now to symbolise that eh?
It just occurred to me that my entries are getting increasingly random and disorganised. I guess it pretty much resemble my state of mind ... and the state of my work and whatnots.
Oh welllll. Things will work out eventually, wont they? ;)
I hope so.
I have been bad by stuffing my face full of good food and snacks and snuggling up in bed with a good book and chilling out with friends. Well, its only fair cos Im missing out on all the celebrations in Singapore :P
(PS. Jeffrey Deaver's Lincolm Ryhme series is not bad really! If you are into thrillers that is. And John Grisham has a new book- The Associate.)
Anyway, Im glad i brought some almond cookies and pineapple tarts back during xmas, and it really is comfort food during times like this. Coupled with Cai Shen Dao MVs ... perfect! Not good for diets, but that word is taboo during CNY no?
Secondly, Im glad I went for the SUKA CNY dinner last night with Rae and Cheryl, even though i was feeling rather reluctant to initially (my mind on the piling work load). I definitely enjoyed myself more yesterday than at the steamboat dinner I hosted at MIC. (I have decided that never would i willingly host sucha big dinner with so many randomers, makes it so hard to talk to anyone in depth, and its so exhausting to be cooking and trying to get everyone started. Sometimes, the host appreciates it when you dont actually wait for her to start? Go on eating first, im pretty sure she'll not only not mind it but will be grateful for that.)
There was Lo Hei (yayy! so much fun, though im not a fan of the dish itself.) and LOBSTER! Awesomeness (((: Although I was on a random UCL and LSE table, I quite enjoyed myself cos most people on the table were friendly and easy to talk to, and i suppose, me and the Grape do have this ability to self- entertain anywhere anytime.
There were my favourite CNY songs blasting througout the night, which i couldnt help but sing and jiggle to. Which was why Grape was saying that if there was ever a CNY club, i might just possibly go clubbing. Im starting to sound cooler by the minute eh?
Thirdly, I wonder if it is was a reward for me staying up late to complete my essay that I was blessed with a good dream last night. Though i cant quite remember it now (we forget 90% of what we have dreamt within 5mins), i remember it to be possibly one of the sweeetest dreams I have had in like say maybe the last 2 years at least? :) It was soo good that when I momentarily woke up, i wanted to write it down. But oh well, having relished in it once is sufficient. I shant be too greedy about it.
I might possibly be going down to Trafalgar Square tmr for the CNY carnival with Grape and Cheryl tmr, hoping that it would be good :) Im hoping that there would be loads of goodies, and happy CNY music to bob to and many a lion dance & fireworks to get hyper about.
HC Night (in about 3weeks) is going to be 2 days before Feb Test :x And im still contemplating very hard whether to go down for it. I really want to, but i dont know if it is a wise choice. Maybe, i should get off the net and work now.
And finally to top it all off,
it's my dad's bday today ((((:
Im wishing that i was home to eat the cake with him hehe. Maybe i should eat one now to symbolise that eh?
It just occurred to me that my entries are getting increasingly random and disorganised. I guess it pretty much resemble my state of mind ... and the state of my work and whatnots.
Oh welllll. Things will work out eventually, wont they? ;)
I hope so.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Alas, Internet!
Finally after 5 days I have access to some internet in my hall, though it is incredibly slow. And i have to resort to hiding in the cold TV room without any heater to get the minimal wireless meant for the hotel guests. Its scary (and quite sad) how our lives, esp when studying overseas, revolves around so much around the net. It can pretty much determine our moods and all (esp so for my roomie who gets really depressed with the lack of connection, I just complain about not being able to use wiki 'cos its hard to keep flipping to the appendix and back when you are doing pharmco).
Anyway, I shall post my pictures of my dismal CNY when the internet connection is better. I didnt get to do much, but did go down to North Cloisters where HC Alumni UK and Vines (Victorians In Europe) organised a really mini CNY street. It was a good chance for me to see Paul and Mark, both of whom (Im very ashamed to say) I havent met at all since the start of the academic year :x Esp so for Paul, who stays probably less than 10mins walk away. Either way, its always good to see old friends.
I hosted a dinner with Rae on Sat evening, and to be quite honest, I wasnt enjoying myself too much cos I was too shagged from trying to:
1. Shop for indgredients, lug them back from Chinatown and Sain's/ Tesco's
2. Check every single Tesco's/ Sain's (from Leicester to Euston) for bowls and spoons and forks and plates- Best thing was that none of them carry plastic bowls? Or plastic utensils that did not come in sets with knives. (All while lugging the stuff from Chinatown)
3. Cook for 25 people (who rsvp-ed) and possibly more. Although, to be fair, it was mainly 1 pot of chicken soup, vegetarian soup and seafood soup. And desserts (tangyuan).
4. Prepare the stuffs for the steamboat.
5. Clean up.
And that pretty much serve me right for being too ambitious for having such a large dinner.
Plus, me, being the social retard i am, find it very hard to integrate and interact with mutually exclusive groups of friends. Someone who is good at this, I would very much appreciate advice on dealing with situations like this? (:
Nothing special happened on CNY Eve, cos i was aching all over from the dinner the night before. So i was sleeping in late and intermittently taking naps.
Calling home in the evening got me all homesick and teary- eyed. But such is life, and Im glad that my mum would be able to come over next year when my brother enters army. What would be perfect would be him coming over to London, or even better, nab that SAF scholarship and come immediately (quite as likely as me flying home now for CNY). At midnight, my roomie and I were just playing random CNY songs from youtube, and I was showing her some of the MVs which the Mediacorp artistes did and i never realised it was so cringe-y. Some of it even had Singlish raps in it.
CNY day itself marked the start of a new module for me (endocrinology). And it was quite a pleasant start 'cos this module's coordinator is quite enthusiastic, organised and a relatively good lecturer. The notes are decent, and there's only 1 recommended text (saves cost!). I think i got abit too excited and kiasu, and bought the book on first day of CNY. Im crossing my fingers for good luck the whole year round still.
There's going to be a CNY market and celebrations and fireworks in Trafalgar Square and Chinatown this Sunday. And maybe, if im feeling it, I might just pop down to enjoy the festivities that Im missing so much now!
Happy "Niu" Year everyone! Spring does look like its coming, and thats really something to rejoice about ((:
Anyway, I shall post my pictures of my dismal CNY when the internet connection is better. I didnt get to do much, but did go down to North Cloisters where HC Alumni UK and Vines (Victorians In Europe) organised a really mini CNY street. It was a good chance for me to see Paul and Mark, both of whom (Im very ashamed to say) I havent met at all since the start of the academic year :x Esp so for Paul, who stays probably less than 10mins walk away. Either way, its always good to see old friends.
I hosted a dinner with Rae on Sat evening, and to be quite honest, I wasnt enjoying myself too much cos I was too shagged from trying to:
1. Shop for indgredients, lug them back from Chinatown and Sain's/ Tesco's
2. Check every single Tesco's/ Sain's (from Leicester to Euston) for bowls and spoons and forks and plates- Best thing was that none of them carry plastic bowls? Or plastic utensils that did not come in sets with knives. (All while lugging the stuff from Chinatown)
3. Cook for 25 people (who rsvp-ed) and possibly more. Although, to be fair, it was mainly 1 pot of chicken soup, vegetarian soup and seafood soup. And desserts (tangyuan).
4. Prepare the stuffs for the steamboat.
5. Clean up.
And that pretty much serve me right for being too ambitious for having such a large dinner.
Plus, me, being the social retard i am, find it very hard to integrate and interact with mutually exclusive groups of friends. Someone who is good at this, I would very much appreciate advice on dealing with situations like this? (:
Nothing special happened on CNY Eve, cos i was aching all over from the dinner the night before. So i was sleeping in late and intermittently taking naps.
Calling home in the evening got me all homesick and teary- eyed. But such is life, and Im glad that my mum would be able to come over next year when my brother enters army. What would be perfect would be him coming over to London, or even better, nab that SAF scholarship and come immediately (quite as likely as me flying home now for CNY). At midnight, my roomie and I were just playing random CNY songs from youtube, and I was showing her some of the MVs which the Mediacorp artistes did and i never realised it was so cringe-y. Some of it even had Singlish raps in it.
CNY day itself marked the start of a new module for me (endocrinology). And it was quite a pleasant start 'cos this module's coordinator is quite enthusiastic, organised and a relatively good lecturer. The notes are decent, and there's only 1 recommended text (saves cost!). I think i got abit too excited and kiasu, and bought the book on first day of CNY. Im crossing my fingers for good luck the whole year round still.
There's going to be a CNY market and celebrations and fireworks in Trafalgar Square and Chinatown this Sunday. And maybe, if im feeling it, I might just pop down to enjoy the festivities that Im missing so much now!
Happy "Niu" Year everyone! Spring does look like its coming, and thats really something to rejoice about ((:
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wiiiii. Not.
Something i owe the losers, proof that i didnt throw the box away. And im hanging the keychain up there only cos i dont want to scratch it:
Miss you guys!
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Here's anita showing off that she just got a new wii.
And she's actually not that fortunate afterall. Hehehe.
You can get it from Fractalspin: http://www.fractalspin.com/x/product.php?productid=256
(They have other cool stuff as well. Like mushroom candies hehe.)
Or if you are in London, Anita was telling me you can get if off Forbidden Planet in Covent Garden.
It would really make a cool gift. (From a geek's POV :x)
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Its CNY in 3 days and i dont feel it at all :( I have no new clothes, not going on a diet to look good that once a year (as i would normally), not getting all excited about angpows and goodies and visiting people (well, there is no one to visit really).
Speaking of clothes, I think i got indirectly told off by my course tutor today (she was technically addressing everyone) cos i was inappropriately dressed for PDS session. I clean forgot (once again) that I had to look vaguely formal and doctor- like cos there are going to be actors for patient simulation sessions. There i was clad in jeans and hoodie and bright red levi's sneakers, and everyone else was in suits and ties and what-nots :x It made me feel so awkward for the entire 1.5h session. But i guess, its smthing that i possibly wont forget to do anymore in the near future.
School's busy, works piling up, essays going to be due, BSC applications are closing soon (though im possibly not doing it nxt year), Feb intermodule in 30 days and life in London goes on and on ... not aware that the other half of the world is celebrating their biggest festival of the calendar.
Sigh.
Miss you guys!-
Here's anita showing off that she just got a new wii.
And she's actually not that fortunate afterall. Hehehe.You can get it from Fractalspin: http://www.fractalspin.com/x/product.php?productid=256
(They have other cool stuff as well. Like mushroom candies hehe.)
Or if you are in London, Anita was telling me you can get if off Forbidden Planet in Covent Garden.
It would really make a cool gift. (From a geek's POV :x)
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Its CNY in 3 days and i dont feel it at all :( I have no new clothes, not going on a diet to look good that once a year (as i would normally), not getting all excited about angpows and goodies and visiting people (well, there is no one to visit really).
Speaking of clothes, I think i got indirectly told off by my course tutor today (she was technically addressing everyone) cos i was inappropriately dressed for PDS session. I clean forgot (once again) that I had to look vaguely formal and doctor- like cos there are going to be actors for patient simulation sessions. There i was clad in jeans and hoodie and bright red levi's sneakers, and everyone else was in suits and ties and what-nots :x It made me feel so awkward for the entire 1.5h session. But i guess, its smthing that i possibly wont forget to do anymore in the near future.
School's busy, works piling up, essays going to be due, BSC applications are closing soon (though im possibly not doing it nxt year), Feb intermodule in 30 days and life in London goes on and on ... not aware that the other half of the world is celebrating their biggest festival of the calendar.
Sigh.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
School and Such.
Im supposed to be in an embryology lecture now, but after being distracted for 2 hours in a pharm lecture, i have decided to break my beautiful clean record of full attendance for lectures. And half the time i dont know what goes on in embryology anyway, my current knowledge stands at the coin purse model. Im actually surprised that Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital's so widely acclaimed cos about 3/4 of the lecture hall is gone during embryo lectures. Well, unless the docs there didnt graduate here, or that we dont need to know embryology for paeds (this i would not know now).
Anyway, I just spent the alt 1.5h in pharmco lect convincing my HK coursemate how awesome Singapore is, and how he has to come visit during summer.
And so this was how it first went:
Him: No offence really, but what is there to see or do in Singapore.
Me: Well, you could come and ... we could go Malaysia.
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Anyway, Im quite excited about the upcoming Norway trip during Intermodule week, though Im freaking out abit about skiiing. Im hoping that Erns and Dj wont force me up the slopes, and take my lack of finances as a valid excuse hehe. But really, I think the world is fair, cos i dont think i would be able to do trips such as this if I was back in Singapore. And i think im quite fortunate that my parents are very fine with me flying back every holiday. (Yes, im going back in Easter! But i would have to be mugging for my finals.)
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Yesterday, I met up with Yush for dinner at Baozi Inn in Chinatown, and it was really awesome. Not only the food (the noodles was real spicy, not london spicy, but sichuan spicy hehe.), but also the company. On hindsight, I realised that Yush had conned me into insulting half my social circle. Very sneaky really :P
We did some shopping for ths steamboat dinner afterwards, which totally unleashed my inner aunty-ness. Now i really do understand why my mum goes about comparing prices and buying groceries from various shops, because Im mirroring her now :x But come on, you cant expect me not to bat an eyelid when fishballs are going for 2.20pounds per pack right!
And good news for Singaporeans (esp those stuck here for CNY):
I shall make my skipping of lecture worthwhile, its time to read the previous lecture hehe.
Its time for some self- discipline.
Anyway, I just spent the alt 1.5h in pharmco lect convincing my HK coursemate how awesome Singapore is, and how he has to come visit during summer.
And so this was how it first went:
Him: No offence really, but what is there to see or do in Singapore.
Me: Well, you could come and ... we could go Malaysia.
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Anyway, Im quite excited about the upcoming Norway trip during Intermodule week, though Im freaking out abit about skiiing. Im hoping that Erns and Dj wont force me up the slopes, and take my lack of finances as a valid excuse hehe. But really, I think the world is fair, cos i dont think i would be able to do trips such as this if I was back in Singapore. And i think im quite fortunate that my parents are very fine with me flying back every holiday. (Yes, im going back in Easter! But i would have to be mugging for my finals.)
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Yesterday, I met up with Yush for dinner at Baozi Inn in Chinatown, and it was really awesome. Not only the food (the noodles was real spicy, not london spicy, but sichuan spicy hehe.), but also the company. On hindsight, I realised that Yush had conned me into insulting half my social circle. Very sneaky really :P
We did some shopping for ths steamboat dinner afterwards, which totally unleashed my inner aunty-ness. Now i really do understand why my mum goes about comparing prices and buying groceries from various shops, because Im mirroring her now :x But come on, you cant expect me not to bat an eyelid when fishballs are going for 2.20pounds per pack right!
And good news for Singaporeans (esp those stuck here for CNY):
1.00 GBP | = | 2.06404 SGD |
I shall make my skipping of lecture worthwhile, its time to read the previous lecture hehe.
Its time for some self- discipline.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
From a very busy Peish.
Tony and Guy Tame-it Hair Serum
For poor souls like me who have had years of annoying unmanageable hair, I have found the solution.
And it is very very affordable now at boots at 2 for 7pounds! (Normal price 7.60pounds or so.)
Aside from whining about not getting to spend CNY in singapore (with good food, awesome CNY songs, and loads of family (angpows) and friends),
I have been trying to plan a CNY gathering here, clean up my room (to welcome the Ox), cook, keep up with school work (adidas is quite wrong in saying impossible is nothing), attend all my lectures from sun up to sun down, catch up on all the pharmco stuff which i have been ignoring, not freak out for Feb Intermodule Test (in 30days time, giving us only 1 weekend to study after the module ends and i completely forgot my first 2 module's work), occassionally plan my upcoming Norway trip with Dj and Erns, work on my essays, keep in touch with friends ...
All these while sleeping by 12.
Not easy really, but at least the non-lack of sleep is keeping me relatively upbeat about it.
And the thing about living on your own is that, after some time you get so awesomely good at multi-tasking.
Ok, lunch break's up, its Multiple Sclerosis next.
Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wan Shi Ru Yi.
Till then my friends, you know i miss you! ((((:
Sunday, January 11, 2009
First Post of 2009.
Finally, with 2 days to my formative assessment, Im resurrecting my blog again. Its just impossible to blog in singapore, not because there isnt anything to talk about but because the time can be better spent everywhere else. I even rather just lump in front of the tv watching old shows. (I only wish I had a tv here with starhub cable!)
Christmas break was awesome. ((((((((((((:
I started Christmas break with a trip to China, to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi area. And sadly, i didnt quite like the trip mainly cos it was with a tour group, and we had to wake up early everyday plus it was too cold in China, meaning that i was seeking refuge in the coach most of the time. (Yes, im sad. I dont ever get accustomed to the cold.)
Shopping in Shanghai is overrated, cos all the overseas brands were seriously overpriced (like 3x that of singapore). Brands like Bossini and Giodarno were considered "branded products" too. And i doubt anyone of us would be willing to don smthing that reads "clio coddle" under a crocodile/ alligator sign. (Pictures will be up when my brother finds the memory card reader to transfer the pictures from the cam.)
But food there was good and cheap (not dirt cheap but cheaper than restaurants in singapore), if you can find the correct restaurants, which I only managed to go to after the tour ended when my dad's business friends brought us around during our extension. In fact, I thought they served better food of higher quality than Tunglok or Lei Garden. And i managed to try Snake and Turtle and Bat meat. I didnt do it willingly, but got cheated into it. But to be fair, they tasted quite good. And China has the best Da Zha Xie (Freshwater Crabs) I have ever tasted.
Pulled out my wisdom teeth after the holiday, and was stuck with a dull aching pain and then a cold that caused me to completely lose my voice :x Took me more than 1wk to recover and morph from Gollum to Anita Sarawak.
And of course, Singapore's only best cos this is where friends and family are.
I managed to spend alot of time at home, just bumming around with my brother and trying to revise abit after the much too long china holiday (which was about 16 days i think? I completely lost count to be honest.).
Managed to meet up with Tripod people on New Year's Day, and was barely able to talk to them much cos i was still croaking cos of my cold.
I managed to meet up with the Losers and May on of the last few days just before i flew. The losers, true to our name, just get more and more horrendous as the years go by.
We managed to:
1. Laugh for 4h without stopping
2. Create a card with a cardboard box
3. Prepare a surprise for a friend (me) in front of her
4. Do things that even a P6 kid would be embarrassed of- like taking ten thousand pictures with retarded poses outside the cinema entrance.
We would think that time would make us less more mellow and less embarrassing, but no, with them, i think our innermost dark side gets unleashed. I havent laughed for so much since .... I cant even remember.
I love people who can make me laugh, and because of the culture difference, i guess its really hard for the brits to make me laugh as much as people back home.
The gift which they made for me: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=1258838&id=633122838&op=1&view=album&subj=628210235&aid=54412&auser=633122838
(For some strange reason, my mac doesnt allow me to copy the picture. Can some computer guru/ non- idiot teach me please.)
Symbolic of all of us:
Pig Peish
Monkey Yuhning
Mushroom Prisc
Cool Face Liane (since when! im the cool one okay.)
Ball of lump Huien (more like bacteria to me)
Cat Dj
Last people which i met, literally on the day i flew, was Hing and jR. And omg jR is still full of crap. If you do know him, please go ask him what he has been up to if you dont know yet. Our kopi session of 4h was not enough for him to tell us about what he has been doing for the past months, nor was it enough for him to explain:
1. How to close a deal with a customer and convince people to buy air for 10k
2. How horoscopes and fengshui work
3. How high class KTVs are like
4. How it is more important to track Little Nonya's ending than the progress in the Gaza Strip
Plus i think this would be one of the rare few times in years to come which i would see Hing (and Huien too!). Considering we are on different hemispheres : (((((
Hing was randomly telling me that as we grow older, we become more lavish with gifts and all, which i totally agree.
I was just thinking of my New Year wishlist and i realised that none of them is actually affordable. But because i still want to announce it anyway, here goes:
1. SLR
2. Wii
3. Teeth Whitening package
I shall stop here before it gets anymore atrocious. But you get the idea. We do get greedier over the years. But then again, as you grow older, a kopi with a good old friend and a nice sweet card from someone you havent heard from for a long long time is just as precious.
Christmas break was awesome. ((((((((((((:
I started Christmas break with a trip to China, to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi area. And sadly, i didnt quite like the trip mainly cos it was with a tour group, and we had to wake up early everyday plus it was too cold in China, meaning that i was seeking refuge in the coach most of the time. (Yes, im sad. I dont ever get accustomed to the cold.)
Shopping in Shanghai is overrated, cos all the overseas brands were seriously overpriced (like 3x that of singapore). Brands like Bossini and Giodarno were considered "branded products" too. And i doubt anyone of us would be willing to don smthing that reads "clio coddle" under a crocodile/ alligator sign. (Pictures will be up when my brother finds the memory card reader to transfer the pictures from the cam.)
But food there was good and cheap (not dirt cheap but cheaper than restaurants in singapore), if you can find the correct restaurants, which I only managed to go to after the tour ended when my dad's business friends brought us around during our extension. In fact, I thought they served better food of higher quality than Tunglok or Lei Garden. And i managed to try Snake and Turtle and Bat meat. I didnt do it willingly, but got cheated into it. But to be fair, they tasted quite good. And China has the best Da Zha Xie (Freshwater Crabs) I have ever tasted.
Pulled out my wisdom teeth after the holiday, and was stuck with a dull aching pain and then a cold that caused me to completely lose my voice :x Took me more than 1wk to recover and morph from Gollum to Anita Sarawak.
And of course, Singapore's only best cos this is where friends and family are.
I managed to spend alot of time at home, just bumming around with my brother and trying to revise abit after the much too long china holiday (which was about 16 days i think? I completely lost count to be honest.).
Managed to meet up with Tripod people on New Year's Day, and was barely able to talk to them much cos i was still croaking cos of my cold.
I managed to meet up with the Losers and May on of the last few days just before i flew. The losers, true to our name, just get more and more horrendous as the years go by.
We managed to:
1. Laugh for 4h without stopping
2. Create a card with a cardboard box
3. Prepare a surprise for a friend (me) in front of her
4. Do things that even a P6 kid would be embarrassed of- like taking ten thousand pictures with retarded poses outside the cinema entrance.
We would think that time would make us less more mellow and less embarrassing, but no, with them, i think our innermost dark side gets unleashed. I havent laughed for so much since .... I cant even remember.
I love people who can make me laugh, and because of the culture difference, i guess its really hard for the brits to make me laugh as much as people back home.
The gift which they made for me: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=1258838&id=633122838&op=1&view=album&subj=628210235&aid=54412&auser=633122838
(For some strange reason, my mac doesnt allow me to copy the picture. Can some computer guru/ non- idiot teach me please.)
Symbolic of all of us:
Pig Peish
Monkey Yuhning
Mushroom Prisc
Cool Face Liane (since when! im the cool one okay.)
Ball of lump Huien (more like bacteria to me)
Cat Dj
Last people which i met, literally on the day i flew, was Hing and jR. And omg jR is still full of crap. If you do know him, please go ask him what he has been up to if you dont know yet. Our kopi session of 4h was not enough for him to tell us about what he has been doing for the past months, nor was it enough for him to explain:
1. How to close a deal with a customer and convince people to buy air for 10k
2. How horoscopes and fengshui work
3. How high class KTVs are like
4. How it is more important to track Little Nonya's ending than the progress in the Gaza Strip
Plus i think this would be one of the rare few times in years to come which i would see Hing (and Huien too!). Considering we are on different hemispheres : (((((
Hing was randomly telling me that as we grow older, we become more lavish with gifts and all, which i totally agree.
I was just thinking of my New Year wishlist and i realised that none of them is actually affordable. But because i still want to announce it anyway, here goes:
1. SLR
2. Wii
3. Teeth Whitening package
I shall stop here before it gets anymore atrocious. But you get the idea. We do get greedier over the years. But then again, as you grow older, a kopi with a good old friend and a nice sweet card from someone you havent heard from for a long long time is just as precious.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
5 days to Singapore!
Yes! Beedle the Bard is here (: I love it loads. I like the way the way JK Rowling's so poignant and the way the tales are fairy-tale like and yet not snow-white-goosebumps-inducing. She creates fun protagonists (unlike disney's snow white or sleeping beauty) who have a personality and are more real than typical fairy tales!
But all in all, arent we all glad that she is back? (:
I know its absolutely ridiculous, but i do get terribly homesick just prior to going back (yes i know it is less than 1 week and time will pass quickly) :x This has been going one for about 2 weeks, and I am lagging behind for about 1month of work, and I have no idea how Im going to fit in holidays and meet-ups and mugging for the test when term reopens. Either way, I just hope I would be more productive at home.
Sometimes, i wonder if western medicine is really all that amazing and if Chinese meds are really not trustworthy. Firstly, (at least here in lovely UK) GPs are closed on Sundays. (Dj: "星期天没人生病啊?) Secondly, Im ashamed to say that now I believe chinese cough mixtures and teas and pills work so much better than anti-tussives and cough mixtures and whatever-nots which the angmohs have come up. After going on like she is about to die and coughing so hard she threw up, dj miraculously stopped coughing after downing some cheena dubious thing which my mum packed into my 药箱. I can so see my mum gloating and going 西医治标不治本.
Either way, Im going lug a whole load of these chinese meds and panadol cold and flu mixture (my roomie swears by it and she is now currently a big fan of "Singaporean Medicine"- basically random chinese stuff and over the counter meds which we have all the time back home). Maybe boxes of these cough teas and whatnots would make good bday presents hur? ((:
And sometimes, I do wish I have more friends in London who would be able to randomly have sunday dimsum like brunches with me.
Anndddddd, Huien is coming to London this thursday, sad thing is, Im flying first thing friday morning and I have lects till late on thursday evening. Meaning that I wont have more than a couple of hours with hunnybuns :(
But still,
I cant wait to be back. ((:
Friday, December 05, 2008
Dream Interpretations
Murder:
"If you killed a stranger, you may well have been trying to assault a facet of your own personality that is particularly troubling, self-destructive, or shameful to you. By killing the stranger, you are showing your desire to excommunicate this bad aspect from your life. This can be valuable."Gun:
"The gun in your dream could represent several different things, so please pay attention to the details and to the mood of the dream. The gun could symbolize the male sex organ, aggression, harshness, and fear. This dream may have sexual connotations, or your unconscious mind may be telling you not to harbor your negative feelings but express them more freely before they become explosive. On the more positive side of things, the gun could simply represent your need to protect yourself either emotionally or physically or both. If the gun in the dream is used to hurt or kill you or someone else, please consider your current difficulties, hostile feelings or serious arguments, which you may have within yourself or with others."
"The gun in your dream could represent several different things, so please pay attention to the details and to the mood of the dream. The gun could symbolize the male sex organ, aggression, harshness, and fear. This dream may have sexual connotations, or your unconscious mind may be telling you not to harbor your negative feelings but express them more freely before they become explosive. On the more positive side of things, the gun could simply represent your need to protect yourself either emotionally or physically or both. If the gun in the dream is used to hurt or kill you or someone else, please consider your current difficulties, hostile feelings or serious arguments, which you may have within yourself or with others."
I hate fear :(((((( I hate its lingering feeling.
And maybe 'cos Im a medic, I hate death too. Or is that why i became one?
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And randomly, JK Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard is out! (:
Saturday, November 29, 2008
A too-early festive mood.
Christmas Stollen!
My current latest craze, though I have only tried the one at M&S.
Either that, or Im just totally in a holiday mood and just waiting to go home, and watching House/ Heroes all the time. Either way, its not good. But im glad its only 2 more weeks before its back home. And its getting too ridiculously cold in London, and I'm missing my tan.
That aside, dj came down to London on Wed, and we watched The Woman in Black, which was really really good. Its a horror play based on a novel of the same title by Susan Hill about a ghost that haunts this small english town. Its so amazing it that there were so little props and only 2 main actors, and yet it keeps you on your toes all the time. It was full of surprises and suspense, it gives you the creeps (and its not merely cheap thrill) right up till days after the show. Its awesome really! Plus, it was said that the theatre is haunted too :x But if you are into horror, or just into theatre and good drama, then you so have to catch it. (And this is only if you are in London of course.) hehe.
And somehow, dj has this effect on me that makes me spend alot when she is in town. So we basically chilled, and had chinese/msian and did random xmas shopping for people. Loads of fun but bad for pockets.
Randomly, I like the soyabean milk with youtiao at Chinatown, it actually reminds me of home. Its totally my fave type of breakfast. I have recently been eating out alot, ever since I cant remember what (though possibly terrible hall food) got me craving for chinese food.
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"Noble."- Foreman.
"Moronic, thats a synonym."- House.
<3
Monday, November 17, 2008
Iceland for Sale!
I thought it was meant to be a joke, but apparently not completely.
Here's a random piece of news from http://chinayouren.com/eng/2008/10/chinese-bid-for-iceland/
The Chinese internet community is enthusiastically building up resources to buy crisis stricken Iceland at a bargain. The webste Douban has taken seriously the ebay auction for the Island, and offers the first 10,000 chinese to join the investment group privileged access to houses on the seaside and to government positions. As a +, the possibility to run the island as a communist regime.
The auction, which apparently originated in the UK ebay site, has been followed by a few countries in the world, and now China sees its opportunity to invest the excess of foreign currency. Perhaps it is telling of the state of household savings in China that the autor at Douban considers 100,000 yuan to be at the reach of any chinese.
At an estimated 4o Billion euros, the author of the announcement calculates that 1,000,000 users joining the goup should be enough to buy out the country if each of them contributes 100,000 yuan (yes, somehow the calculation has also got some chinese characteristics in it).
In any case, the Icelanders can breathe for the time being. The group has only obtained the support of 4,300 users at the time of writing, and new additions seem to be stagnating these last days.
It is good to see in any case that chinese take this with sense of humour, and one can only hope that the WoAiZhongguo internet community’s response will be as civilized the day someone publishes these kind of jokes about China.
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Seriously? I wonder what some of these people are thinking sometimes. I dont know to laugh or cry at their patriotism (?!?).
I doubt it would actually happen, considering there is already a big hoohah when the European countries found out that Iceland is turning to (communist) Russia for help.
If i had the chance, I really would love to go there some day. Its so gorgeous and apparently one of the safest country around (not sure if so with the current economic turmoil).
According to a travel site: "If you ever find yourself in a moment of awkward silence just talk about the weather, Icelanders love to talk about the weather (much like the British and Scandinavians). "
How true, i talk to my coursemates and hallmates about the weather everyday. I never knew so much conversational topics could sprout from it.
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Ok back to anat, which Im so sick of. We have literally finished head and neck in 10days. Is that insanity or madness? :x
SOMEONE SAVE ME PLEASE!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
We all love being Singaporeans.
From the Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/10/asia/AS-Singapore-Gong-Li.php
SINGAPORE: Chinese actress Gong Li has become a citizen of Singapore, the government-controlled Straits Times reported Monday.
Gong, 43, was sworn in with 149 other new Singapore citizens, holding her fist to her chest as she recited the country's pledge, the newspaper said.
Gong, who starred in 2005's 'Memoirs of a Geisha' and in 'Miami Vice' a year later, had been scheduled to be sworn in as a Singapore citizen in August, but failed to attend the ceremony.
China does not recognize dual nationalities. (So does Singapore mahh.)
Gong, who was born in China's Liaoning province, married Singapore businessman Ooi Hoe Seong in 1996.
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(From Telegraph and China Daily.)
This has very unfortunately spark off debates:
"All traitors will be nailed to history's mast of shame. We should resolutely reject any futher contact with such people," on person said in a chat forum on the popular portal Sohu.com.
But i found this quite amusing:
"Why doesn't anyone ask why people want to emigrate? We see one Chinese person after another take US citizenship," one person said on Sohu. "Why don't we see Americans taking Chinese citizenship?"
And this makes it very clear why it rocks to be a Singaporean (:
In August, Gong's close friend and hairstylist David Gan told the Singapore newspaper The Straits Times: "She travels a lot and it's convenient to hold a Singapore passport. A lot of stars like to stay here (Singapore) too. There's no paparazzi. When I walk down Orchard Road with Gong, nobody notices." Singapore citizens enjoy visa-free access to 122 countries and territories.
I love my pretty red passport with esplanade prints <33333
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