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Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T05:37:00.002Z

Wishing this blog.. and those who used to write here.. a Blessed New Year... I hope it has been quite a rewarding year for you as it was for me.. except that few bumps..but sure.. we would not have learnt anything if it is not for that few bumps right... we should embrace problems.. and not curse them I'd say...

It has been an interesting year for me.. mainly because I dont have a clue as to rules of working in Malaysia... or rather could not be bothered about them.. Sasaran Kerja Tahunan and my CPD( Continuous Performance Development) are the two main thing that you need to keep on updating.. really affects your anjakan gaji overall and it will also determine if you could join their master programme in the near future.. so there goes my career... dont know what's wrong with me..

Anyway.. shouldnt rant too much here.. afterall this is not my personal blog.. but I hope this blog wont just die off.. So... people.. have a good year... may all your plans... & hopes come true...

A toast to Mel

2008-02-27T20:44:00.002Z

Kudos to Mel. Working in Malaysia is not easy. It's stressful. I can't take it working here. I can't imagine how bad it is back home. A few more months and you'll be MO. Don't bully your juniors. I might be one of them. ;)

This blog looks dead. Thanks Mel for your update. Really appreciate it. Nice to know that you're still up and about. I wonder what's the story with our NN?

I'm into my eighth month of working. No comment really.

Working in Malaysia

2008-01-12T16:57:00.001Z

Working in Malaysia can be quite an experience for those who have never worked in Malaysia. I had my first CULTURE SHOCK in Malaysia-not in Ireland. I was shocked to learn that I had to work for almost 14 hours a day; I was dumbfounded when I heard that that I would have to do three times a day round on my own, and on top of that, I would have to follow my MO to go on rounds.. the Q is, when do I get to do the ward job? Plenty of documentation here-it is important alright but how many times do you need to review your patients?? Nothing is going to happen if you do not carry out the ward job?! Reviewing the same patients with no new results will not make any difference either.

There are about 18 of us housemans working under Obs and Gynae Department in Likas Hospital. Each of us will be assigned to a place for a week or two depending on our seniority:

Patient Assessment Centre: This place is equivalent to Casualty-8 beds in total-we see all sort of obstetric patients here-those in labour, those whose complaints include leaking liquor, preterm contraction, preterm labour, breech in labour, twins in labour, reduced fetal movement, postdates for IOL, placenta praevia-bleeding or stable, PIH, preeclampsia etc-3 housemans here
Obstetric Ward (K1 and K2): Each ward can accommodate at least 50 patients each-15 acute beds and the rest are normal beds-3 housemans on each ward
High Dependency Unit: The most senior Houseman will be assigned to look after the almost dead patients
Oncology Ward: It is obvious.. Oncology patients-2 housemans here
Gynae Ward: THE WORST ward ever-those who are assigned here need to start their rounds at 5.00am so that all patients will be reviewed by the time the specialist do his round at 7.00 in the morning. Madness! - 2 housemans ONLY
Clinic: You have to review mothers in Rooming in (Those mothers who are allowed home but had to stay because their babies are not well enough to return home) and then attend patients in the Clinic..2 housemans
Labour ROOM: The most important place-where you need to monitor both mother and fetus- 2 housemans
OT: 2 housemans to assist Gynae and Maternity OT..

Madness right?

We do work over the weekend-those who are assigned to look after patients in the wards.. We have to do Every Other Day calls-EOD calls you call it. I had to do mine-ten in a row- Wed, Fri, Sun, Tues, Thurs, Sat, Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun! I was so exhausted by the end of my tenth EOD and I had to assist the most obsessive specialist that morning! I almost fell asleep in the theatre!

I was given day off on Christmas Day and New Year's Day-but I spent those two days in bed-recuperating. I got my weekend off this week so I made plans with my colleague to go out for a dinner and the movie-and we did. Saw The Game-Chick Flick sort of thing.. The Rock was active. Not too bad but I would not watch it again-that sort of movie.

Alright.. I thought I should write something.. the blog is almost dead by now.. Annie, KJ, Fla and Clifford.. Come on people.. update please! Stay in touch... Stace and Sumi are more than welcome to post too!

The Aftermath

2007-09-15T15:23:00.000+01:00

Good to hear from Mel. KK may not have Ramly Burger but don't you just wish you're at Tanjung Aru's Beach? And enjoying salmon sushi courtesy of yours trully...

Back in Malaysia for Good

2007-09-09T10:21:00.001+01:00

Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu

I was just reading through the chatbox and fla mentioned about this dying blog.. someone should write something though.. Annie.. why not update us with your interesting life in the States.. and hows your preparation getting on?

I am back for good.. it has been a month since I came back.. hating the humid weather of Malaysia, the kiasuness of Malaysians esp both passengers of Air Asia and MAS.. they wont even give way to families travelling with children and senior citizen passengers! I mean.. are they really suffering for congenitally deficient common sense? Ah well.. I guess I just have to accept the fact that Malaysians are like dat.. Hmm..what else.. loving most of the food in Malaysia-thanks to some of my friends.. who showed me around.. Stacey and KJ included. Loving Burger Ramly.. too bad there is none in KK (thats where I am right now)

So.. on August, the 1st, I had to pay 200 GBP for excess baggage in London Heathrow; I couldn't sleep at all throughout the flight journey and later, I was annoyed at those MAS passengers who boarded the flight before families travelling with children and senior citizen passengers. A week was spent on trying to figure out how to fill in application form -MMC.. which is which; then I went to KL to meet up friends and also attended Parvez's wedding; back to Miri.. gone to KK..met up with Sumi.. hehe and we ate at this revolving restaurant..Yayasan Sabah..then mom had surgery-all went well, she is doing her physio now-Day 10. Basically thats that.. nothing much going on here..

Tried applying to UNIMAS but they refuse to take freshies so I was told to work with the ministry of health for at least a year before joining them-hence the application with SPA/Ministry of Health. I am also applying to HUKM and UITM.. will keep you guys posted if you are interested to know la right? Anyways.. stay in touch (Macam email kan) and text me when you're free: Its +60 16 296 1117

A new beginning

2007-05-18T19:41:00.000+01:00

No more books for the next 5 weeks...Yeah!

Just For Laughs...I really love M'sia

2007-04-26T03:01:00.000+01:00

Sushi

2007-04-13T00:08:00.000+01:00

Living in Ballinasloe

2007-01-25T22:46:00.000Z

It has been 4 weeks since I left Galway and I couldnt agree more with Annie. It feels totally different living in another place and then go over to visit. I feel like a stranger at times although I know I shouldnt. I understand that KJ's room is always available for me and I dont mind sleeping in his room as long as he doesnt mind my presence in that room too. Do you KJ?

The Red House is as clean as ever.. I supposed as long KJ is around, it would be! We all know that. He has taught me how to manage my current house too..which is great.. I just cant believe I am learning all these from a younger guy. I mean.. I should be showing him how to do things.. but it seems that he's way better at that..

Where's the rest? Hmm.. Annie or NN as she prefers to be known as for ObViouS Reason(S) is currently working in Galway-hence me being the honorary resident-good job AdMin! Dont think it would be as crazy as her last job in Ennis although it would still be busy esp when you have to cover 5 consultants including geriatric patients.

I have not seen much of the two Final Meds.. well.. the last time I saw them was at the Christmas Party on the 25th Dec.. not much since considering I spent most of my time after that moving my things over to Ballinasloe, and entertaining 3 priests from Rome. I am sure they're back in Galway right now to continue the fight.. and to walk that rather exhausting journey, a path NN and I once been through before.. but yeah.. it's worth it I supposed.. although there'd be times when I feel like quitting this job.

At the moment, I am living with 3 other doctors.. namely May-my old housemate and my SHO; Tan Boon Loong, a Trinity grad, who's currently working with Dr Barton-he was working in St James's-Vascular and Urology-2 busy rotations- a capable man I must say cos I would have committed suicide by the end of my Urology rotation and Harliana Yusof, a UCD grad, working with Mr Flynn, was in Dundalk-a great cook who shares the same interest as I do-Singing! I couldnt ask for more. Boon and Lyana would usually cook from scratch ie no Instant watsoever and I feel bad cos I would use my almost expired instant paste! Yikes!.

Anyway.. this is my room-when it's clean and tidy of course.

What's in Ballinasloe-nothing much really-Portiuncula Hosp (of course),Sport Centre, 3 Supermacs, 10 mins walk from each other, 1 really good Chinese Restaurant-better than Dynasty, Ivory, Royal Villa, China Inn-could be as good as Yen Chinese in Oranmore and 2 other Chinese restaurants, ONE Indian Restaurant, TESCO, Central, Spar, Vodafone, 2 Churches-Catholic and Anglican... basically thats iT! No Dunnes Store, No Meteor. I might be asking too much if I was hoping for Marks and Spencer and Body Shop in Ballinasloe. Ah well.. more reasons to visit Galway then considering the train station is less than 5 mins walk from my house!

weekended

2006-11-26T20:37:00.000Z

it has been ages since i last blog. So long, i can't even seem to tract back when was my last blog. I remembered my last blog being sad. time flies, isn't it. I mean i remembered when mel and me was preparing for exams. Then, how the whole thing ended with a full stop, receiving results and graduation. Now, we are working and without realising, 5 months passed, it's another year. We are going into 2007. god i can't believe that time just flew, flew that way. I feel that i didn't make full use of it...i feel that time really waits for no one.

5 months passed, clif and fla preparing for exams, going through what me and mel has gone through. Seeing them is just seeing shadows of myself few months ago. KJ is getting more hardworking. Everyone has moved to a higher mode of concentration, secondary to the stress i guess. It's amazing how everything has changed, i no longer live in the house but frequently visit them. mmm...maybe once in 2 weeks to once in a mth, depending on my schedule. Being a visitor is of total difference of staying there, i feel honoured of being able to visit but at the same time i miss seeing them in routine. I miss those days when all of us are together. But, we all usually stay in our own room. we feel so comfortable withe each other but never realise that once someone is missing, the whole atmosphere of the house becomes different. Well, i feel that now cos whenever i'm back i feel happy and sad when leaving. Leaving is always difficult...feels hard to take it. Sometimes, u think i'll feel numb as i've been doing that for almost 5 months. But, no...u are wrong, it feels the same everytime. As the time passes, the more emotions i have to suppress knowing that i'm going home for good next year.

i always tell myself, we all have to move on. It was just the same when i left malaysia the last time. Four years staying together hasn't been easy but at the same time it has meant alot in my uni life. To be out in a strange country but with you ppl to hang on if there is anything. It's enourmous amount of trust, love and friendship. Separation of course will definitely be difficult as i'm an emotional animal as all of u know. :) heeheheh...but well...what can i say, once i step out of the house, i already miss u guys, thinking of starting a brand new life without u guys is just difficult to imagine at the moment. Maybe it's just me. Anyway, got to go now. Thanks so much for the birthday celebration, i really appreciate it and was really touched :) thanks !

It has Been Really A While..

2006-11-13T00:52:00.000Z

Winter is here.. well almost.. this house is really cold but then again I shouldnt complain because I have the smallest room and my room should be the warmest.. and the brightest considering the light in my room is too strong for the size of my room. Anyway, I guess the rest of the people in this house has officially stopped blogging.. or not.. I am not sure.

It's 12.47am now and I should be in bed by now.. tomorrow will be another long day considering we have evening list.. Sigmoid Colectomy.. hmm.. maybe 2-3 hours, and then colonoscopy and a lap chole? Ah well.. thats life. It was 'fun' helping out my boss on Sat considering he did most of the discharge letters.. I knew that I shouldnt sign it but I did.. which is totally wrong. Ah well.. I hope he get paid..

I really dont know what else to write considering no one might actually read this blog.. used to be quite famous for a moment.. and then.. there it goes..history? Anyway.. people..I have changed my blog url to http://imsiburat.blogspot.com so.. drop a line or two.. (although I doubt it considering many are preparing for the BIG exam)

Nite and God Bless

Harro??

2006-09-19T18:15:00.000+01:00

Harro,harro?testing one,two,three!Been a while since anyone or someone has posted so thought might as well write something.Been more than 3months since i lasted posted anything,didn't even write on the tagboard,guess i was really enjoying my summer.Hmmh,no more staying in 136gd but guess will continue naming the current hse as IT,hehehe!Damn it,dunno wat to write,have been stuck here for a while.Nway,dun tink many will ever check this blog again so might as well write something stupid ah,hehehehe!Nway,fla and clifford are back,so m gonna stop here la.take care everyone.

I will forever remember these

2006-08-05T15:28:00.000+01:00

Where I was doing the latter half of my elective:

No epidural or entonox gas for women in labour
VE sets are limited. So, used VE set will be washed with hot water to be used again. And again. And again. Before going into the bin. I seriously have no comment for this. It's gross. Poor ladies.
The unsettled bills from this one hospital made up about 20% of the total unsettled bills for the whole country.

Elective is done and over with. I'm shocked when I heard those three things above. Enough with hospitals for one month.

p/s: I watched Stay Alive this afternoon. Good. Scary (but not really).

Happy Birthday Mel

2006-07-06T13:51:00.000+01:00

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Mel
Happy birthday to you

What the hell is going on with the tagboard?

2006-06-30T11:32:00.000+01:00

Let me repeat myself...what #$% is going on? Everytime I try to post something, there's this antispam thingy appearing and asking me to type the numbers shown and then press okay (of course). And after, another set of numbers will appear and I have to type the numbers shown. And again... F$%@!!!

Somebody help me please.

Update

2006-06-27T12:28:00.000+01:00

To Mel and NN, all the best with the inductions. It's still hard to believe that you two are working already. You've aged!!!hehehe...kidding.

I'm done with respiratory attachment. I'm doing cardiology. Just one surprise. Two doctors in one room. Chaotic... Never seen anything like that.

Yes, Part II

2006-06-26T12:24:00.000+01:00

2 weeks down, 6 more to go. Help me!!! What to do? I just have to brave this. My holiday...my precious holiday.

Sad emotion aside, I'm green with envy at the moment. How come Flav can take a week off? Hey, no fair. I want one too. No, make it 2. I have to be in at 7:30am. Yeah, there's no error there. I wish that's an error myself. But no sweat, I'm determined to make it half-day everyday. Haha... Hey Flav, don't you feel guilty? I mean, aren't you volunteering? Imagine all the sick people needing help. The children crying (I'm hearing it now, next door neighbour). Mothers screaming. Women giving birth. That man in the corner having MI. An old lady that just come in who seems to be having asthmic attack. Pity them. Flav, feel guilty now? Hehe... Anyhoo, enjoy your holiday. You deserve it. Take photos, okay...

To NN and Mel, I hope the graduation ceremony went well. The rain was just part of the celebration ;) .

Okay, that's all from me. I'm beginning to hate blogging for this blog. I'm tired of reading my own posts...

Part II huh?

2006-06-25T23:46:00.000+01:00

Well.. well.. since no one else want to write.. let me be the first to write.. for the Part II part of No Barrier.. I wonder why Part II.. maybe because NN and I are no longer students.. and we will be staying with 2 Final Meds.. and 1 4th Meds.. BusY YeaR I must say.. so what happened since the last entry..

Before my family came over...

Dinner at Yani's place/Takeaway/Cook my own food..
A friend ended her life in a very tragic way-Karen Guinee, you'll be dearly missed by all of us, may your soul rest in Peace
Had to book accomodations and transport for family

When they came over.. ThaT's IT!! BusY..BusY..BusY.. Family members thought Irish are very friendly.. they rated them 8/10.. and my sis in law loves the cows, sheep, horses and donkey.. bro loves the house design.. parents love the weather n mum.. all the dogs that greeted her!

Graduation DaY.. it was RaiNinG.. but at least I took photo with ThaT SomeOne!

We went to Connemara-they love the Twelve Pins; and Knock.. father loves the churches there.. then we headed back to Dub-sent them to the airport and here I am... oh yeah.. just now Mei Ann invited me over for Asam laksa and Bakuteh.. Kah Hong cooked them... taste wise.. perfect!

Tomorrow.. Induction and it's 11.55pm now.. so off to bed now.. Da people.. and stay in touch!

Pantas & Garang: Apungan Tokyo

2006-06-17T16:14:00.000+01:00

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. My verdict...3 out of 5.

Day 2 & 3

2006-06-14T15:03:00.000+01:00

I feel bored. The only useful thing I did so far was taking history. Nothing interesting. I did see bone marrow aspiration(BMA) though. BMA from an HIV-positive patient. The doctors were really careful when they were doing the it. And by the way, the interns did it. And I saw bronchoscopy today. Hmm...

First Freakin Day at QEH

2006-06-12T15:26:00.000+01:00

I don't know how to describe my first day. I'm doing respiratory medicine. So, since I'm in tuberculosis endemic area, the respiratory wards will always have patients with TB. Everyone has to wear protective mask. I didn't feel comfortable even when wearing the mask and I think I may become paranoid and hyperchondriac. Alas, life as a health care worker. Exposed to tons of things.

It was TB clinic the whole day today. And guess how many patients I saw. Three. Yeap, just three. How frustrating. Just sitting there in the clinic waiting for patients. The consultant was nice enough to give me something to read. Guidelines to management of TB. Nice or 'Nice'. Yeah, thanks for the subtle hints. I know I don't know much.

And one embarrassing thing happened as well. I was helping this doctor taking blood. So, the doctor left me alone with the patient. My first attempt, blood not enough. Second attempt, no blood. I was hungry and my hands were shaking a bit. Shit I tell you. Pity that 14-year-old boy.
I had to ask this other doctor to take the blood for me.

*Hey, where are you guys? Write something...please*

hi everyone

2006-06-09T04:30:00.000+01:00

cos hi ppl, i know i've been missing for a while. First of all, thanks for moving my things :) Heard from kj that u guys have to rent the car for four days and were busy moving. Hope you guys had fun even when busy moving stuff. :)

I've been busy myself, four weeks just flying so fast. Here is just a few updates. First week of holiday was all spent in singapore. Then, second week i flew down to Kl over the weekday, spent 4 days there with my sister for a business trip. Then, my third week back in kuching... i was busy working in the restaurant for 4 good days because of Gawai holiday, the restaurant was jammed pack. basically, have been busy sorting out stuff cos house under renovations. So..no time for internet at all, except for today cos need to go online to declare that i'm not bancrupt...hahhahahah...or rather asking if i'm or not using the jabatan insolvensi malaysia website. Yesterday went to hospital cos my father had ectopic heart beat while i was doing a CVS examination on him. Half the time, i'm accompanying them to do a health check out. Anyhow...good to see our blog still going on.

Anyway, thanks for mel cleaning up the house. Good to see kj in kuching, good to know that clif and flav are safe at where they are. Everyone enjoy your holidays and take good care. love ya.

Ada aPa DenGaN KoK JiN

2006-06-08T17:58:00.000+01:00

Hmmm... where is Kj? Worried now.. How come no news from him at all? I just hope he's busy with his sis's wedding.. or pakto-ing with NN.. Come out! Come out! wherever you are....

day 6- i need to go to the toilet :<

2006-06-07T10:15:00.000+01:00

hey ppl of the world, we have arrived at our destination and let me tell you that it is something else!!!! the hospital grounds are big but the moment you leave the hospital its like a different woerld out there. Actually a bit scary leaving the hospital grounds everyone string. oh a im sure you gys wil get a kick out of this, all of us have to wear punjai sits and yesterday while me and roisin were walking down the streets, people were laughing at us :( guess we look weird. also we take shwers from a bucket and have to was our clothes etc. the only danger here is snakes. so we're supposed to kil it if anyone gets attcked sop that they can gt the venom out of it to save us. :( the hospital itself i must say i really admire the people here. they use basic stuff. gloves are washed everyday and hung to dry. the doctors are so good and yet so huimble unlike our uni counterparts!!! Yesterday saw a family of pigs just below our accomaodation. Food is spicy. lots of bananas and mangoes. today i had a bun, fanta orange and tes and it cost me 11 rupees (euro= 11/50). we've been going arund the area to get familiarised with the place. so I"ll update you guys again. Oh ya the train journey on so alled first lass invloved all of us sitting down hunched so that we'd e able to fit. Met Mr. philosophy on the train. He said to us that we should drink water the moment we get up to get rid of blemishes(he said blushes though), then he said that flower atually means flow fragrance.....whateverlah this dude..... sorry bored you guys a bit.Anyway, ou trip to chennai beach was scarry...everyone staring, we took refuge in a church also because the temp was 40 degrees and we walked for 5 km to reach a lighthouse we intnde to climb only to find it locked. This weekend we will be going trekking at a hillstation. apperently its like 5 degrees at night, so lookin forward to something fresh.anyway id better go now.need to use toilet im just hopeing its not what i thin ie travellors diarrhoea. take care ppl and keep updating k......tata

Truly 39A Upper Newcastle Road

2006-06-06T01:50:00.000+01:00

-Flower in front of our NeW HousE-

In total, we made approx 25 trips from 136 GD to 39A Upper Newcastle Rd.. renting the car for 4 days was actually a wise decision.. again.. thanks to KJ! I was argueing with him about renting the car for too long.. I admit it.. I was wrong..

We got the car on Monday.. KJ, CLifford and Flav were moving their things with the help of Kheswant.. Dinner at Oranmore.. I didnt go with them because I have eaten!

Tuesday, Clifford helped me moved my things....

Wednesday.. we went to town to sort out a few things.. bought 3 book shelfs.. and some other things which I dont remember.. oh yea.. we sent the clothes to its own bank..

Thursday.. morning.. sent KJ to CSI.. Fla and I went to the McD Drive thru.. but I dunno how to open the window.. ngai.. that afternoon.. went to Argos to get a chair for KJ.. and we had our dinner at Oranmore.. and later on, drove to SHaNNoN Airport to send Fla.. and I must say.. it was a thrilling experience being at the front seat, next to KJ.. he made it there in just an hour or so.. and Jamie's bf needed 2 hours.. he had to.. otherwise Fla would have missed her flight and therefore would not be able to taste all the dhals.. hehe.. went home.. cleaned the house.. actually it was only KJ who cleaned the house.. Both Stacey and I were fast asleep.. we were just too Tee-ReD..

Friday.. it was just KJ, me and Stacey.. She helped us a lot on Friday.. fixing every single furniture in the house including KJ's chair! Thanks StaCey.. and ate Dinner together..and then, at 2.00am I realised I left my phone in the rented car.. I was so sad.. and was not in a good mood to shout HaRRo.. to check if there's any echo in my room.. or the house.. and for that.. I am so sorry for being so moody with you KJ. I know u tried to cheer me up.. and I just couldnt help it.. and you know why..

Saturday.. collected my phone.. Stacey and KJ missed their bus.. so had to wait for another hour.. to be honest.. I was a lil bit happy cos I get to spend another hour with them.. but when it was time to give that farewell hug.. aiyah.. I was already feeling sad.. and I had to do it fast so that they wont see those tears.. and I was thinking to myself.. "hey.. I have to get used to this.. I will have to leave them one day.. " I went to see Poisedon with Ger... Great Movie.. and then went to the DVD shop nearby to rent another movie-Shall We Dance.. Going back to an empty house was such a painful experience.. I have never felt this lonely and sad before.. very very sad.. fixing those curtains in the living room, moving NN's stuffs to make space in the living room was unbearable.. I seriously miss Fla, Kj and Stacey's company while cleaning the house.. no one there to shout that HaRRo.. or making those obscene comments.., no one there to say How come etc etc and everybody's fav word these days.. Tee-RED and crying for 4 hours didnt help either.

Sunday.. THe Cleaning Day.. I have finally finished cleaning the kitchen and those bins.. and to my beloved housemates.. I have unpacked your food and put them in a separate compartment..

-Our New Kitchen-

-And the Dining Room-

Thankfully, I have Yani, Mira, Sani n Wan to keep me entertained next door. I am using their broadband connection at the moment.. need to fix ours soon.. Tayeb's line has not been terminated yet so I will call Eircom tomorrow.. hopefully things will be ready before 16th June. I have also emailed Dr Yousef and hopefully he can do something about his phone line.. will keep u guys updated.

Anyway.. here's a personal message to each and everyone of you:

Flavian-How's the Dhals going.. hey girl.. your room is ok.. everything's fine.. just threw all the boxes today.. hopefully you didnt intend to keep them.. but yeah.. nothing much to say also.. I hope you are enjoying your electives.. dont forget to wear gloves.. hehe.. afterall.. you brought them from Ireland..
Clifford-Hey.. how are you..Doing well I hope.. Your curtains up.. and air freshener off..
KJ-I hope you had a pleasant journey travelling with your sweet jie jie.. and I hope Kuching was fine for you. I am sure you're quite busy with those wedding receptions.. Nothing done so far.. I need to wait for them to terminate the line still.. and also will cash the cheque. Thanks for paying..
NN-Hi.. how have u been? It has been a while though.. anyway.. I was thinking if ur parents could use Clifford's room?

That's all folks.. I need to get some sleep now.. keep each other updated whenever possible! Arrivederci~

motherland

2006-06-04T07:04:00.000+01:00

hello people we finally arrived here....p\flight was delayed in muscat for a few hours and me and jamie were the only ones tht were foreign on that plane , then when we touched down...just to get to the imigration counter it took us bout an hour......even then the other rows a fight broke out......then we took an autorickshaw to the hotel....oh my goodnesslah, eh u know whatah..the cars here no sidemirrors..so guess how they know someone is at the back/side of them..they just beep so ion the streets theres constant beeping. damn funny...anyway we arrive to the hotel the guy binrgs up our bags and wants a tip.....hallooooo......so tak malu just standing there looking at us after 5 minutes only i realised what he wanted. then we walked around for a bit....so friggin hot, my jeans was sticking to my legs.....anyway we had to go to a tran station and while queing for ticket some1 cuts us ..then the indin guy at the back scolds him in tamil...then we just move apart and let them argue thought gonna fight or somehting ...then guess what????? the guy at the back also overtakes us!!!!!!!taking it....then the people at the back scolding us saying one person only but the ticket the rest of you just stand aside, then i shouted at the lady and said yah only 1 person going to buy...hahahaha anywaylah we couldnt get hte ticket from there in the end and we got booed, seriously, :( the food here cheap but obviously have to choose where we eat.....people so hoooot here...... tonight we'l be travelling by train to oddanchatram.... dunno what to expect... just hope for the best! anyway today we are going to do some sightseeing in madras....it involves a church, temple, snakes and a beach....will update you guys whenever i can.....hope all is well..how did the house cleaning go? I'l end this post by saying , India truly indian hehehehehe.........ok KJ now dont tlk to me bout the cobra thingy ok.......hugs to hsemates.

Short update

2006-06-03T15:39:00.000+01:00

I'm back home.
I think KJ is home as well. His sister's wedding only few days away.
Annie has been home for quite some time.
Flav is in India. For medical electives, volunteering and travel.
Mel is the only one in the new house.

I had this conversation with Mel the other day. It's not really accurate but the content is pretty much the same.

Mel: I want to apply for a job. I need to do something this 3 weeks.

Me: What job?

Mel: Cleaner maybe.

Me: Okay...

Mel: ...

Me: You know what? The interview gonna go like this. "So, what's your highest education qualification?" "I just passed my final medical exam. I'm pretty much a doctor..."

Mel: aaaaaaaaa

Me: Hahahaha

That's all folks.

As Promised!!

2006-05-28T14:18:00.000+01:00

Harro ppl,is been 20days since i last posted something up,tat also is dedicated to flaV's birthday!Well,been a little busy lately,with the exams,osce,house hunting and now packing but one thing tat i'm really looking forward to is going home this coming saturday,can't imagine how i would feel the moment the plane take off from the runway at shannon.10 months since i was last at malaysia,the air i can breathe,the frens i can meet,my family and of course the KL tat i used to know so much about.KL,here i come backkkkkk!hehehehe:-)
Hmm,it seems am supposed to write something sad,so i guess i have to now but dun tink it will work out sad,so will jus try my very best:-)So i should start how 136 started before going to the ending of IT.It was the summer of 2004, 5 desperate hsemates were trying to look for a hse and get the hell out of 44ashe road and as more know tat looking for a 5bed hse is not at all easy and we were very lucky to find 136gd with reasonable rental as well.We just dumped everything in the hse and went back for our summer coz the house was supppsed to go on some minor renovation as well.Then,when nn,mel and i came back in sept,we just couldn't believe our eyes tat the hse was in such a bad condition,the lucky part for me is tat i was supposed to come back earlier but i didn't and only met mel and nn in the airport in heathrow,wat a small world:-)Nway,from a messy house to a house and from the contributors of this blog who managed to make 136gd into a home!A home tat is full of love n care!After two years here,we r finally moving out of the hse tat brought so much fun to me:-( Today is the day we r officially in 136gd,official in the sense that we still have all our stuff here with us though some are already in the boxes:-(Hmm,dunno wat else to write to b frank,havent written a blog for so freaking long,words are just not coming out smoothly,guess got to write again some other time,hee hee!
Before i go,to those who are packing to move,happy packing,those who are going back home(as in malaysia),enjoy the holiday and to those who are not going home,dunno wat u gonna do here but do enjoy urself as well.Also,thank u mel for the goofy mug,thank u so much.am writing it here so ppl in the hse won't use the mug if start using it,hee hee!So ppl,esp u know who u r who likes to use my mug,STAY AWAY!mwahahahahaha!
world peace!!:-)

Last Post from Me before leaving 136GD

2006-05-27T23:19:00.000+01:00

Hmm.. it has been a while since I wrote anything in this blog.. there's not much to say really except that we are all busy packing our stuffs.. a lot of stuffs.. thank God the new house.. is big enough to accomodate our stuffs.. but I still need to give away so many books, stationeries and clothes.. ah well.. asalkan tak buang!

Where are we moving out to? hmm.. the ReD HousE, 39B Upper NewCastLe Rd I think.. or is it 40 Upper NerCastLe Rd..

So.. as stated in the previous post, I was away for a week.. went to Paris, Armsterdam and Brussels with Madz.. was a great trip.. I enjoyed taking photos.. Here's a few of them...

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Sunflower, at Flower Market, Armsterdam

Flower from Budapest, MiniEurope, Brupack, Brussels

Mini-Ireland, MiniEurope

Also at MiniEurope

Great trip.. now that I am back in Galway.. it means.. more packing, more filling, more shifting, working soon-scary but also looking forward to it..but in the meantime, I need to look for a temp job.. maybe work as a cleaner in the hosp.. Sigh..

Exam's over

2006-05-24T08:46:00.000+01:00

Yoohoo... summer holiday, here I come!

We're so busy (and lazy) we have no time to blog

2006-05-20T14:37:00.000+01:00

This blog has been pretty much inactive for the past few days. Except for that tagboard. KJ told me that he's planning to write something sad. Well, I'm still waiting. Everyone's waiting for it, KJ.

Anyhoo, here's the updates:

Annie is in Singapore now. For holiday. She's done with medical school. And from now on, she should be addressed as Dr. Law.
Mel flew off to Paris today. Enjoy your well-deserved holiday Mel. And don't get too naughty. A bit naughty is okay, but not too much. Hehehe
Only ENT oral/clinic exam left for Flav and me. I can't freaking wait for exam to be over.
Busy week ahead for KJ. OSCE and MCQ. Welcome to clinical years KJ.
We're still looking for a new house. Yes people we're moving out. No more 136gd. I'm both sad and happy.

I'm sorry but I just can't think of anything to write. Hmm...well, there's this one. But I think it's a bit too much. It's from youtube. As always, I just can't get enough of it. It's pretty explicit. Not graphically but language-wise. It's not like what the one from ebaumsworld, my dear housemates. That one is totally graphic. No, this one is funny. It reminds me of the house daiy conversations. I don't know if I should put it here... Plus, I have to think about my reputation as well...

F#$* it. I'll put it here. But just for a day. Or maybe two. Then I'll remove it. So, here goes...

*Warning: If you're not open-minded and have no sense of humour, don't bother watching this*

my last night at 136gd

2006-05-15T02:23:00.000+01:00

Lying down on my bed and having my laptop on my lap. I decided to write a proper blog, a real proper one compared to my last one. Well...tonight is my last night at 136gd, i wonder if the title might even change once all of us moved out of the house. It's sad in a way cos i had my fruitful 2 years in this house. My room and the people in the house just made the house so comfy to stay in. The thought of leaving is just sad, what more to say when i'm going to leave tomorrow. You know what people, my room is so empty now that i can hear the echo when i type. It just seems so hollow...exactly how i feel leaving this house. Plus, my room is just fantastic giving a lot of space and it's just really cosy. I know people...i am going to stay with you guys in 6 months time and i truly look forward to that. Somehow, i think god has made the choice for me to stay with you guys. So, in a way don't have to think too much...and it's just so hard for me to leave you guys. I don't know, for the past few days i've been quite sad for leaving. I mean i should be happy cos final med is over. But, in fact the sadness overides the happiness. I know how much i'm gonna miss you guys. Each of you is unique to me. You know what i mean. :) i don't have to elaborate more. You guys have been great to live with and i can talk to you guys anything under the sun. I like our openess and frankness. I guess we all have gotten to the level of being really comfortable with each other(that's from cliff). I mean there's really so much more to say, i learnt so much within these 2 years...about myself and about others. All i can say is i truly cherish our times that we spent together. It will always remained as a memory...a sweet one of how i've spent my uni. life. Thanks ppl.
I'm so gonna to miss you guys. I'm a bit numb now as compared to the past few days, is like my heart is half way home. But, not yet...cos i've already cross the bridge in a way. Anyhow...love you guys loads. Study hard k ppl and good luck to you guys . God will be with you guys. I'll keep you all in prayers.

p/s: eh...i'll come and visit u guys. better keep the doors open eh. hehehehhee

Our Last Dinner

2006-05-12T09:59:00.000+01:00

NN wrote most of the juicy stuffs already.. we had dinner at Thai Garden Restaurant.. at 9.15pm..yeah.. very late dinner because all of us (except NN-she is always energetic) were tired and had to sleep.. well.. KJ didnt sleep.. he was studying in the CSI lib.. amazing!

We ordered these..2 sama recipe-one prawn, one chicken.. and crispy duck.. hmm...the crispy duck idea wasnt great.. we all agree that the fish tastes the best.. creamy fish.. dont know what la.. anyway.. just like that.. Whole dinner ended around 11pm.. and then, we went to Living rOOm but unfortunately the place was just too packed and saw quite a number of our classmates there and also some doctors.. including MC.. hehe.. (rite Flav). It was Johnny Cash and June Carter nite..

Then, we headed to Basker Brown and took some more photos.. and went home at 12.15am.. itu pun sebab the place nak tutup. Ok la.. here's to NN..

136 gLeaNN DaRa 2004-2006, at Thai Garden Restaurant

Squinting day altho NN's one tak menjadi. Hers look more like a mixed cranial nerve palsy, left sided CN6, right sided CN3.

They always have stories to tell to each other..

And last but not least NN.. here's Usher..

It is a sad fact that you would be leaving us so soon.. and will not be able to join us for the house hunting.. (yes KJ I will be staying with u guys...). We will definitely miss teasing you, shouting EiiKKK HaaAARDDD.. eating your chicken rice, miss your thump thump thump in the house when you walk down those spiralling staircase.. your Dog.. etc. but hey.. we'll see each other again soon.. you will get to meet KJ's family in June.. Cliff and Flav may fly over.. considering Air Asia fare is so cheap if they opt to use that.. and we will meet again on the 15th of June.. so..

What I am trying to say here is that.. enjoy your hols.. there's no room for tears all.. because there is no need for one. We will meet again.. and even though you may not be with us PhYsiCaLLy.. You will always be in our heart..

so long never write wan

2006-05-12T09:40:00.000+01:00

so happy the 3 day non stop back to back exams is over....tears of joy flowing........damn stress k esp paeds, dunno what could come out, no tips and all questions compulsory, now i know the meaning of 'taking it' and 'suicidal'.Enuf about exams.......so ive been couped up in my room havent any sense of day or night, when went out yesterday couldnt handle the heat cause dint even realise summer weather is here, my room curtain has been shut for 2 weeks, so was like in solitary confinement not knowing whats happening in the world. eh what am i going on aboutlah??!!

ok anyway then this week was my birthday, it came and went dint even think about it cuz exams and stuff but then my housemates, friends and family are soooo nice with their cards, presents and calls so despite all that it was a pretty good day. Then our 2 seniors made it, so happy for them finally did it! then sad, cause they gonna leave......the equilibrium is lost :(

went to thai garden yesterday to celebrate their victory and just a break for me and Clif from the exams and KJ dunno why he thinks he needs a break hahahahha. Thanks NN for the din din and also was so surprised when that waitress brought the icecream with candles, all of us like blur cause like all wondering who was it for hehehe mels reaction damn funny, anyway it was a heartfelt moment.

fast forwarding, went to buskers for a drink, dun remember any of the conversations actually besides teasing NN about events in the shower. came home, watch desp hsewives then passed out and now have to rush to hosp for some VSA talk....yet another one! wanted to end this post by saying thanks to NN & Mel for the pressie and card, Clif & KJ for the skittles and kit kat (no comment) and to the waitress in Thai garden. Also congrets to both of u again and dont think ive ever said it to u girls but am really gonna miss both of u next year......got to know ye so well so its goona be hard but no goodbyes yah just see u later......ok have to get rid of the mornig breath, have a good weekend ppl.

dinner

2006-05-12T02:45:00.000+01:00

well today all of us went out for dinner. Didn't expect so many ppl will be in town, but in fact the weather in galway have been fantastic. Guess that's the reason why everyone is out. Well...basically dinner went well. What am i going to say...mmm...we took lotsa of photos and had a great dinner. food didn't turn out to be that great, everyone not eating muuch, esp. cliff and fla cos both were super tired. Understandable after such a long day of exams. Gan and mel were tired too...so left with me who weren't that tired. Then, we went to busker brown...mmm...super quiet that's why we were there. mmm....the night went ok and we went home after. Housemates gathering. This is totally shite blog...will write again. crap...hhahahah

Newspaper snippet

2006-05-10T18:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Birthday

2006-05-08T00:22:00.000+01:00

Flav is 24 today. Twenty four. 24. Two Four. Almost a quarter of a century.

I wish you all the best in life and God bless.

To Birthday GirL,Flav!!

2006-05-08T00:18:00.000+01:00

Hmm,how should i start??Guess should be the traditional way which is by saying Happy Birthday only lor.Didn't clifford and i just made ur day,we gave u the best present ever,a bar of kit kat and a tiny packet of skittles,Yoo Hoo!!eh,dunno wat to write wei,some other day only continue lah,hee hee!:-)how does it feel being 24?great?hee hee

From Mr Casteinera to BotH Of Us..

2006-05-07T21:14:00.000+01:00

Cashel was great.. love the people.. love Mr Casteinera.. love and in love with Mr M.. he looks great in those pants.. nice smile.. so adorable looking.. love the SHOs.. esp Syed.. and Regs.. esp Raju.. Glad we chose to do our junior internship there.. highly recommended to the Fifth Meds.. but then.. the ones in the house are going elsewhere rite?

Anyway.. Annie.. this is his wish... for the three of us..

Dear all:
I know you will do well.
Best regards,
Mr Casteinera

KISS-Keep it short & sweet.. I hope everything will go well tomorrow.. for you.. and also.. on Tuesday for me... Cant wait for everything to be over man.. I cant study either Annie.. you're not alone...

I want to sail to nowhere

2006-05-06T17:41:00.000+01:00

It was a gruesome week for NN, Mel, Flav and me last week. Freaking exams wrecking our heads. I don't how long more I can take it.

I'm dreaming now. Kayaking. Sailing away. Rafting. Oh beautiful water...

For Annie

2006-05-05T18:18:00.000+01:00

Hey Annie.. Glad I finally had the kueh teow that I have always wanted.. but then.. pretty disappointed with the way they cook it... with sesame seed? pretty weird dont you think? Anywhere... look at these la..

Kolo Mee...

Laksa Sarawak...

Tomato Kueh Teow..

So nice right.. must cook them.. after exam... hmmm.. need to go Dublin.. OK la.. dun have anything to write also.. so putting up something nice to look at..

Pregnant man?

2006-05-05T18:15:00.000+01:00

LoNg tImE nO C!!!

2006-05-01T13:33:00.000+01:00

Harro ppl,i'm chinese,hee hee:-)It has been so long since i last posted,almost forgot my sign in name and password:-)but is all good now,and to all my fans out there,hope this blog of mine will continue to keep u entertain:-)Hmm,so where should i start and wat i should i write now?Mebbe should start with my english with the chinese accent,picked this up about two weeks ago while ordering chinese take away.NN said tat by saying u r chinese,they will give u more rice.Indeed,i told them,i'm chinese and the conversation went like this"Err,i'm chinese,so do i get anything free or extra food",then he replied"oh ya,u get a bottle of COKE free when u order above €30" and i was like"oh ok,thank u"!!Since then,have been making a fool out of myself with tat accent,hee hee!:-)
Well,my surgical attachment has finally ended,next will b medicine,has been a great few weeks i think,leanrt a lot here and there.Also,the usual days of working up really early should b over now,HOORAY,HOORAY,though im used to waking up early but i think is no serious matter of getting back to wake up later:-)
This line is for Capital C,there is no point in hating me,ur exams are now and mine will b later so is all the same,D SAME!!Also,very thank u to nn's fren for saying tat i have funny posts,thank u,thank u!!!Sorry dunno ur name but i guess u know who u r,hee hee!:-)
Visited my jie two days ago,had great fun there.We had a good chat as well and our frenship have seem to reach another level.Is just like wat ronaldinho has did to football.The exact words from my cousin"the mother fucker brought football to another level where no one can b there with him".I just burst out laughing but is certainly very true.So i hope our frenship will reach a level higher than wat the mother fucker had did to football,hahahahahaha!:-)
Hmm,our blog is getting more diversify,there are pictures of medical signs,videos of funny moments and also advert on the hp pda but we dun get a single farking cent on these crap.Mebbe capital C should do something about it since he is also in the money making industry,hee hee!:-)
Lastly,would like to wish the very best of luck for nn tmr for her clinics,and also to mel on wednesday.To the 5th meds,tat will b capital C and flav,all the best for optha mcq tmr,at the rate u guys are going,should b fine la.dun worry and b happy!!
feel like writing a blog which is as long as a thesis but i do not have tat much things to share wor,so think got to end here!Hope my next post will b soon.all the best ppl as most will b having exams now and also dun forget to eat wor though is exam period.hee hee!

Updates

2006-04-30T04:53:00.000+01:00

*Currently listening to Anthony Hamilton*

Nothing beats Anthony hamilton when it comes to contemporary soul
NN's friend told her (i) the blog is funny (ii) KJ is the funniest of the bunch.
KJ is the only person in the whole freaking house that has no exams or whatsoever next week. All together now...We hate KJ! We hate KJ! We hate KJ!
I did not see or talk to Mel at all yesterday. Are you home, Mel?
I have neck pain. Damn it.
The picture up above...Yeah, that nice picture up above. That's the view from my window.
I'm so lazy.

Life's life

2006-04-27T23:30:00.000+01:00

Capital C: Wow! Looks nice and delicious...Did you cook this Mel?

Mel: Yeah...Hehehe

Capital C: Can I take some pictures?

Mel: Yeah

Life is unfair. Look what I had for dinner yesterday.

It's no wonder why I'm so thin.

Then again, I'm not the worst in the house...life is actually not that bad.

NN: Can I have that small piece of pizza toppings?

Flav: Uh huh...

NN: Emmmmmm...

Flav: You didn't take the one that fall off...did you?

NN: *%#%$@!

moving on?

2006-04-27T22:55:00.002+01:00

Eh, this is gonna be an emotional post. So, be ready and get in the ride with me. Well, first of all, this is a post delicated to all of you. Suddenly, an overwhelming sadness zoom over me this evening dinner that we had together.

It all began and striked me when fla said "when are you going back?" Then, when i said 15th that i realise is goona be in 2 weeks time. I'm going to be leaving this place to a place which i've no clue yet. It doesn't matter where i'm going to live, but what matters the most is --- i'm leaving these bunch of great ppl living in the house. You guys i mean. I mean is like are we going to have the same conversations that we used to have, talking about crap, about nonsense and be opened about everything under the sun. Are we going to sit around the table and chit chat...are we, but not on the same table, same setting anymore. And these 2 weeks are going to fly cos everyone is having exams. Everyone has no time to take off their hats to think of all these. And right now....i just can't seem to read anything, i'm just overwhelm with all these emotions, I can't forsee myself of leaving you guys. I think i'll break down with tears, will hope not.

Anyway, i would love to cherish these 2 weeks and leave the best memories that i ever have in ireland. Love you guys :)

Guilty Pleasure

2006-04-26T23:25:00.000+01:00

Okay okay. I said no video unless it's a good one. Well, what do you know. Here comes a good one. If you watch Desperate Housewife, you'll like this one. And yes, I do watch Desperate Housewife. So what? It's a good show. Funny show. And if you watch Oprah as well, you probably have seen this. Oprah on Desperate Housewife. Enjoy!

hobbies

2006-04-26T20:11:00.000+01:00

eh people, i know u guys are really bored, waiting for a new blog to come in. Plus is my blog, so i'm sure that's one thing you guys can't wait for. Haahahahah...so guess what am i going to write this time, something serious, controversial or something light and easy. Well, i guess you guys will prefer something that is light and easy. So so let's talk about my hobby. Eh, ppl stop thinking sick stuff k, you guys sicko.

So basically, i was someone who loves to stay active. But, i am not an active person at all now with all the potato cultivation in galway, i no longer do sports and what i do is all like eat, sh** and study. So, i;m becoming unhealthy, getting block nose now and then, trying to breath some air out there. All the time, people in the house will be like what the hell are you blowing, then the normal reply will be' please la, my nose is blocked' . Then, my movements get a bit slow and stunted, maybe even my mind. But, one thing that love taking up again is sports. That was my first love so i hope i can go back to that when i have the time. I want back my healthy lifestyle, not something that is all about eat, read and sh**. Then, i want to have time to read as much as i can, not medical books but books that are related to science, politics, history and human life. I mean there;s many more interesting stuff than medicine. Well, i just feel like someone should infuse me with general knowlegde.I am so lack of it, i crave for those knowlegde, crave for news, crave for everything that is happening on earth. So many things i want to do, i want to do rock climbing, water rafting, parasailing, snowboarding, skiing and forest tracking.But, first of all i want to keep fit and regain my stamina. Guess that's the motto after exams. I just want to chill, read story books and keep healthy.

Well....there's a lot more to things i want to do, but you know i can't possibly say all right. Otherwise you guys will get f****ing bored and start saying nonsense things which adds to my hobby.

I say

2006-04-25T21:29:00.000+01:00

I couldn't think of anything decent to write about today. Not that I write everyday but I just feel like writing. Mel and KJ had commented about me putting tons of videos on the blog. They're not really keen on the idea of me sharing with you, people of the world, what I find to be visually-stimulating piece of art. I might sound annoyed but believe me I'm not. Well, I'm trying my best not to...

So, from now on, there'll be not as many videos as it used to be. From me anyways. There'll be some. Good ones. As good as something that you should see once before you die, and if you die before seeing them, sorry to say but your lives sucks.

No video today. Obviuosly. But I have pictures. Visually-stimulating but lack that sense of kinetics and 3D.

I took this photo on the 3rd of April. Yeah, my birthday. Mel and I were on our way to meet up with the other three housemates. I like it. Very ghetto-like work. Nice, aint' it?

What do you think of this photo? Personally, I think this photo has huge element of motionless. Gloomy and sad. Just like the house I'm living in. Hahaha

Sarawak Election on 20th May

2006-04-25T03:39:00.000+01:00

I was just reading some local news and I'm just wondering if Mel and Annie have registered to vote. Have ya?

babbling bout crap.....soreee

2006-04-22T03:06:00.000+01:00

weekends here.....yipee! actually its not really the weekend that im excited bout its the fact that we just finished our osce today. Its like what the lecturers say, its actually fun....yeah right, you try sitting there listening to the bell go off, thinking what could possibly be in the next station..it could be anything and everything...up in their wishing tree...anyway...like i said anything... a prostitute who's worried her daughters gonna be taken away, a mother whos herself is confused about her sons medication, and according to resourcers when asked what was her childs birthweight, she said 1 pound.....right, and im like weightless.... then, there was like feeling for someones prostate, well really it was the dummies one and what makes it better is u have to talk to an ass, not even a full manequin......so u ask the ass for consent and then u say its gonna be uncomfortable then u wipe it....hmmm the joy......well in case u think im complaining, im not....there was a bit of anxiety before starting cause u never know what ur gonna be asked, but once u have a few good stations, it gets easier and like the lecturers said, fun!...well a bit anyway. so heres to a break and to further annoy my housemates for the next 2 days.......I'll try and be good cause u guys got exams but its gonna be hard...eik hard! good night.....

Advertisements...and then some

2006-04-17T02:21:00.000+01:00

MadTV crew doing what they do best. Make me laugh. Don't ever think of buying ovens for your children. Remember that.

Popcorn. That guy is a sad case.

I know what I'm going to say next would damage my reputation...I still have to admit that this one did give me a shock. A minor shock. It's all because I was watching this at 12:30am.

I'm deaf...

I wish I can play at least one musical instrument.

Old timers know how to have fun. Learn from them. I wonder what those in the same room were thinking at that time...

So Sorry by 'Madonna'

2006-04-17T02:02:00.000+01:00

I should know schizophrenia from A to Z by now. But I don't. My psychiatry book is lying comfortably untouched next to my laptop. It has been lying there for the past two hours. Two hours ago I told myself that I'll start reading in half an hour time. Two freaking hours have passed and I'm still typing away on my laptop, reading blogs, browsing Google Video, listening to some old hip hop... I'm such a procrastinator. Gold medal when it comes to that. Anyhoo, I hate feeling depressed. That reminds me that I've yet to read on depression. Okay, I didn't particularly laugh when I saw this video. Madonna is okay and I don't know how and if a drag queen lip-syncing to Madonna is funny. Watch it and tell me.

Found this other one. It's in Spanish I think. Another parody of Madonna's other song. Enjoy or be grossed out by it...

Meow

2006-04-15T02:31:00.000+01:00

One of my favourite pets is cat. Well, I like cats and dogs. That's all. I don't like fish or iguana or snake or whatever. I'm pretty much conventional with my choice. Dog and cat would do me good. But this time, I'm just going to give a tribute to cats. Cat after all comes first alphabetically. Here goes...

Cats are cute

Cats play (or sleep) a lot

Some can talk!

They don't like to share their food

They're just so cute

Adorable

Fat fat

Long live Bast...hehehe... and Happy Easter

KJ and His Nap

2006-04-11T18:27:00.000+01:00

Kj.. loves taking a nap.. during weekdays mostly.. as soon as he gets home.. He would usually look very tired and so off he goes to sleep after texting a few friends.. he's well known for texting at a very high speed without T9 Dictionary function-he doesnt believe in them. A few hours later... RINGGGGGGGG.. that's the first Alarm Clock.. and I can even hear that from my room.. sometimes that could go on and on.. say maybe 20 secs... and you might be thinking.. ha.. finally he's awake.. BUT.. NO.. If you didnt hear any sound of him moving his chair.. He's not awake yet..

His favourite line would be.." Mel.. I am taking a nap first.. I will wake up at so and so.. and then cook.." Last night.. he said he would wake up at 8pm but why did he set the alarm clock to 8.30pm? Hmm..anyway..does it matter because he went back to sleep.. I was not that hungry yet so it doesnt matter.. BUT.. he's not even awake 2 hours later.. SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING... so.. I went to his room to wake him up.. and he asked me.. Mel..do u mind eating maggi mee for dinner? Sempat lagi nak negotiate..

Why is KJ tired? Probably because he sleeps late almost everyday.. I really dont know how he can manage that.. Why late? because he needs to fill up the bottle(s) in his room with water that he boiled previously while having dinner.. So that's KJ..

Hmm.. like he said.. my exam is so farking near.. but KJ.. come on.. I told u before I dont mind cooking-I would cook EOD if I dont have any exams.. and I need a break.. but from today onwards.. I may need ur help..sometimes.. to prepare dinner.. for me.. (What would I do without you.... ??) Ok la.. Bye Bye!

Wat a nap!!!

2006-04-11T00:53:00.000+01:00

Came back from college,did something unusual,called home,hehehe!:-)Results were out today so just needed to call home to inform the folks about it.Wasn't dissapointed with the results but glad,the fact tat i managed to pass pharm just overpower the failure to get through for biochem.Nway,had a chat with mummy,she seems ok with it but she told me to call back later in the nite so tat i can speak to daddy in the morning as he is asleep then.After hanging up,did the usual,went to bed!Set ONE alarm clock for half eight.Wah la,off to sleep then!Suddenly,i was awake at half eight and i dun remember the clock ringing but the 1st thing tat came to my mind is"FUCK,IS HALF 8,ATTACHMENT AT 9,WAT IN THE WORLD AM I GOING TO DO NOW" and i went back to sleep,:-)! Next,mel came to the room and said,is almost 11,r u still going to cook dinner?Then i tink i said,can u take my maggi and cook and eat,hehehehe!:-)I'm very sorry mel,i know i'm supposed to cook but ended up u cooking for me and ur exam is so farking near summore,thank u so so so soo much!was supposed to call my jie as well but i didn't so would like to apologise to her,soooooooo sorry jie!:-)hugs
Aiyo yo yo,should b taking shower and going to bed early but end up blogging.So i better leave here la,feeling a little disorientated now,hehehe!buh bye ppl.
take care!!!

What you talkin' ah?

2006-04-09T02:20:00.000+01:00

So I found this new video and ah... I want to share it with everyone and ah... It's so funny and ah... I hope everyone will enjoy it and ah... Laugh as hard as they can and ah... Drink wine after that and ah... Go to a new galaxy and ah... Look for a flying saucer and ah... Bush's campaign and ah... Just freaking enjoy it ahhhhh

Tak nak Ketinggalan!

2006-04-08T10:19:00.000+01:00

Wow.. all of them wrote something last night... and they have commented every single thing that happened.. here at home.. except the part that we are still pretty curious as to WHO ON EARTH IS THIS ANGEL OF FINAL MED. KJ said-Yani, I thought it was Thekiso.. NN and Flav thought it was Cap C.. and the conversation went like this yesterday when Cap C reached home after the 2 hours bus trip from RosCommon

Me: Have you seen the blog?

Him: No.. why? What happen? Eh.. tell la tell...

Me: Do you have internet connection in RosCommon?

Him: No la.. that place is just so small

SO it was not him.. then WHO? That person knows KOK JIN some more.. geez.. must be KOK JIN's secret admirer.. and Angel.. if u happen to read this.. pls identify yourself..

Then.. there was the Eating-Spicy-Roasted-Chicken yesterday.. an hour before Cap C got home..

Cooking session with KJ.. I will definitely miss my cooking partner! I better learn how to cook the spinach from him.

Cutting,skinning,deboning chicken session with KJ.. He's the only one who's rajin enough to do that..

Then.. basically thats it.. all in the room though last night.. I passed out early.. waking up in between because I was defragmenting my second baby.. and scanning her.. at the same time replying KJ's text and he insisted that Mr Sultan said REFLUX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY.. because earlier on he asked me.. if know anything about that.. and I said.. it's REFLEX.. notREFLUX..

Good luck.. people! Study well.. and hard.. keep going.. and You can do it! Also sleep early!

Mind search

2006-04-08T02:00:00.000+01:00

I know i shouldn't be here in the first place. But, i just don't know what to do during my break time or rather an escape from my books. Heeehhe....well, what can i say..listening to my all time favourite chinese music. I was tempted to write something cos everyone seems to be writing in massively. What to say huh... i'm sitting right below kj's room in the kitchen...and guess what, we have a new washine machine cum dryer today. But, something else has disappeared from our washing machine room...ie. the washing powder. gosh, god knows where they have gone to, must be in the new house. Such idiot are these ppl...as in so blur la, left our powder in that house. (should stop complaining)

Well, time is flying by super duper fast. How i wish, i'm already back home in malaysia enjoying my break and skipped the part of exams. heheheh....enjoying the sea breeze, the wonderful homecook food, do a bit of shopping with mum and hanging out with my sister and act like an aunty in front of my niece. In fact, I'm another big kid myself...not denying it, still have my toys around. I remember those voices when my mum says ' eh, so big already, still need those toys' Then, my bro always threaten me that he will throw those toys and abuse them....hehheeheheh...in a cormical way. That's me! My friend once told me that people (as in grown ups like me) who hugs their toys are insecure. Partially agree with that partially don't . What do u guys think....maybe is just someone who is deprive of proper childhood and in search of it to satisfy the inner crave. :) I wonder, going a bit too deep, i'm lost myself. Think is time to go.

Howdy all!

2006-04-08T01:22:00.000+01:00

Wow...I couldn't believe for a second that it has been more than a month since the residents started blogging. Congrats to the five of us. We've done well. We did indeed.

I'm listening to FM 88.80 at the moment. Not your typical contemporary music. More like your grandparents' choice of music. I don't know why but I'm kind of in the mood of listening to these oldies-classical-Frank-Sinatra-plus-others type of music. Makes me feel ever so nostalgic.

I just knew about this new info. So, just in case if you haven't heard of it, the new capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw or 'seat of kings'. I have to go to Myanmar...

Corrections to the time i get up!!

2006-04-08T00:52:00.000+01:00

Weekend again,sometimes it comes and go so fast tat the moment u r enjoying it,is approaching weekday already,such turning off!Nway,i think i mentioned on my previous blog tat i need to get up at 6 in the morning all,hsemates of mine accused me of lying but is actually true,my alarm clockS actually ring at 6 but i either wake up 30mins later or an hour later,just cannot farking move myself up the bed.By the way,by saying alarm clockS,i mean 3 alarm clockS,one is not enough,usually can't hear the 1st one though it farking rings like a fire alarm,2nd one is wake up call whilst the third is D alarm clock,hehehehe!
The week went by ok i assume,certain days are interesting where as d rest of d days are just purely into making varicose veins,hehehe!am so freaking tired now tat i kind of dunno wat the fark happened in the week apart from attaching to the best consultant,best spr,best reg,and the best interns,mwahahahahaha!
good nite ppl,enjoy the weekend and sleep like a pig la!

sleepy/lazy/iron deficient

2006-04-07T13:54:00.000+01:00

The weekend is here...im so excited i could passout and fall into a long coma!!!! Im so wrecked and the funny thing is I havent even been doing that much. I started my GP attachement this week and Im glad to say its not for me. SOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOO boring. Every morning have to sart walking 45mins to arrive there on time, then by the time arrive there, im like all sweaty and hot and the fact that i have to sit on a bed doesnt help as i feel like passing out.......seriously God knows how many times ive seen double vision while sitting there trying to keep awake......so I get to take blood pressures and do urinalysis (errghh to the latter, had to dip this partcular urine sample which had some white stuff floating in there.....puke puke). Anyway then theres like a 2 hour break and what to dolah for that long, i did some shopping, ate by myself, text a few people and i still had time to kill.

Then on my second day i got a chance to tlak to a patient in the comfort of her own house. I love old people...... I dint think id get to interiew a patient that early so i dint have anything prepared so i just told her to tell me her life story, it was nice, she laughed,cried and brought up some serious issues about life in general....makes me feel grateful that Asian kids still treasure and value their parents and dont let them live on their own/ send them to nursing homes. sob sob I miss my granny!!! Anyway after the 2nd day, it went kinda downhill...did half day on thurs and didnt even go in today....well have a valid reason.....its aaaa..uhhh....mmmm......ok i dont have anything!!!!!

oh ya before i forget, is it possible that i might actually have iron deficency, I mean I constantly feel tired these days..so tak puas my sleep.....need more, want more muahhahahhahahaha...ok better go.need a shower and need food desperately.....have a good weekend guys, and by that i mean lots of studying and no life.....or in my case...have a good rest....snore!

TEN minutes!

2006-04-05T21:42:00.000+01:00

Helo ppl,is kj again,felt like so long since i last written a blog so decided to write a short one.The title is 10mins,weird ah but it is actually the time i have to write this blog,pretty sad ah???:-(Time is so freaking restricted now,as my fren told me,scratch balls also no time and he is doing engineering so i guess for medicine will be CANT even feel the itch on the balls,hehehe!:-)The weekend before went by so far,spend half the weekend on the bed recuperating and d only consolation tat i can find now is the coming weekend is just two days away,HIP HIP,HOORAY!!
Was kidding with annie earlier on,telling her i'm attach with the best vascular surgeon(mr.Sultan) in europe,together with the best spr,reg,and interns(clifton and paddy).But to b very frank,i dun mind being attached to some unknown doctors or surgeons,as long as i am enjoying then i will usually like it and of course learning will b made a hell lot easier as well,dun u ppl agree with me?r u guys with me?R U?R U?hehehe!:-)
Hmm,wat else to say ah?kind of like got nothing to say liao.mebbe should write something about life in the hospital now ah!So,i start almost everyday at half 7,so need to wake up at 6 in d morning,a THING tat my dad has been telling me to do for years and years but has fallen to some bloody deaf ears of mine but d day of punishment has finally arrived now i guess!:-(Well,i guess i just got to learn to love it la!Hmm,apart from tat,attachement has made the class divided into groups of ten and none of the close frens of mine are anywhere near me.Hardly have time to even c each other now and when have free time,will b feeling tired and drained(wat's new).A sad fact but i guess is a good start to train us into the real life of a doctor.Before anyone think otherwise,would like to say,frens are still frens,i would definitely remember one though got less time now to chill now,hehehehe!:-)
Final meds exams are getting nearer day by day,is like u can farking hear the clock goes tik tok,tik tok,tik tok even though u have the music blasted and ur ear drums vibrating vigorously with the music.But all i can say is i have faith in nn and mellehs,u guys might think tat u may not have it but i have it in,so is cool and i'm going to give u more now,NAH!hehehe:-)study hard and am sure everyone around u will b there for u if u ever need them,of course this bloody includes me,though i can hardly feel the itch on my balls now,hahahaha:-)
Is more than 10mins now,so will say assssstalabista babies,hehehe!To those who are having easter break now,enjoy every single moment of it where else those who are stuck in the hospital,enjoy looking at the pretty/handsome doctors or mebbe sometimes lucky enough might have some pretty/handsome patients coming in,hehehe!To those who are studying for exams,study like a dog la,the biatch will come soon,:-)

Eik hard

2006-04-03T19:11:00.000+01:00

Well...well...i know everyone can't wait to read my blog..hahhaaa...guess is just too good. That's why i get the pushed from everyone. Thank you....(shock sendiri) Anyways, the entire house of 136 has been so fascinated with the Japanese high class hooker -Geisha to the point that everyone knows the next line of the video clip, plus there seems to be a few imposer in the house :) HAhahhahaha...seems like that's the only highlight of the house and trying to make ourselves happy. What else can i say, we need some entertainment going on.

The week ended well with clifford's n stacey's birthday celebration. It was of such different environment this year. Don't know how to describe...the feelings were heavy while walking towards the docks together. It was just a good day to have a walk :) Like what fla has all described the day journey...i wouldn't repeat them here. hehhee...somehow,was a good day...good celebration. What more can i ask for...i'm contented.

so, guess i better get things going since the day has not been that productive :)

coconut shells

2006-04-02T22:49:00.000+01:00

well its the end of the weekend....aaarrrrrrrrrrghhh so fast, whyyyyyyyyyyyy??? sob sob need to stop time!!!! missing my sleep already ;( The week ended with those doing ophtalmology attachment doing an mcq......it was fine, Fiona Harney is soooo nice gave us answers to some questions......why cant we have lecturers like her.......also i became an aunt for the 5th time...... cant wait to see my nephew, mohd Ritchie in August. Also found out he has G6PD deficiency, thanks to his mum for passing it down cuz its X linked...so we can see whos to blame here hehehhe, anyway they're were upset cause they've never heard of it but then I told them bout a fren of mine hint hint and how he's pretty 'normal' and guess that encouraged them a bit. Just joking k...ur very normal. ..

Then yesterday Clif, NN and me decided to drink some wine to chill out but i so regret what happened after...the chilling out was fine...the suggestion of a movie was such a bad mistake...i mean whos gonna help me get rid of that image from my mind..........NOBODY thats who...thanks guys for nothing!!!! Anyway then to top it off, missed church today and NN had to take it from me in the morning with my answer...hehehh, then KJ, me and NN went to town which was quite fun although we pissed NN off a few times but then it wouldnt be an outing if we didnt.....anyway KJ looked like he just woke up from sleep......then again thats nothing new as well......then someone farted in roaches and me and NN nearly keeled(or however u spell it) over, we ran to some other aisle only to smell a more potent fart.......so baaaadddd chanel no: hydrogen sulphide!

anyway we then proceeded to eat dinner at Eastern Tandoori to celebrate Cliffs 22nd I repeat 22nd birthdaay.....it was a nice meal especially when we ate mel and clifs share of papadums it was KJs idea hehehheeh....we went to see swans which accoding to KJ are pussys....nyway had a good walk home...here I am by the comp typing and dreading the last hour of the weekend why cuz it now means self motivation for the next week .......ok nite nite housemates and HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY TO CLIFFORD.............

A few more hours being 21 years old

2006-04-02T17:33:00.000+01:00

Six hours and 30 minutes left. I'm going to miss being 21. I thank God for all the blessings that He has given me. I put my life in your hand Lord. God bless

Specially to StePhaNiEEEEE!!

2006-04-02T01:24:00.000+01:00

This blog is a special apology to stephaNIEEEE(with my my accent),i feel awful for not turning up on friday nite so decided to write u an apology on the blog,hehehe!:-)I'm so so so so so sorry steph,i thought i could wake up from my nap but.......,hehehehe!Nway,am going to invite u over one of this weekend and am going to cook for u.I will come pick u up just in case u gonna pretend tat u are asleep and dun want to come to my place,hahahahaha!:-)I'm so so so so so so so sorry again and hope u will accept my apology and promise will never happen to u again(possibility of happening to others,hehehe!):-)
Love u lots!!

April Fool

2006-04-01T18:24:00.000+01:00

So, it's April 1st and we're supposed to joke around or prank around or do something stupid and then laugh to the best you can. The golden rule is nobody should get mad. Well, this applies mostly to the victims. Anyway, I was trying to think of something that I can do or write on this beloved-and at the same time 'behated'-day to my dear housemates and readers. Something funny. Something that I wouldn't be forgiven if I do it on any other day of the year but April 1st. I can't think of any. This blank brain of mine couldn't come up with anything at all. Poor old brain. Poor old 21st-century 21-year-old brain of mine. Hey, somehow that reminds me of Sheryl Crows'Sweet Child of Mine. Let's sing "Sweet Brain of Mine" to the tune of Sheryl Crows' Sweet Child of Mine. Come on now... Yeah, I don't know what to do. Such a waste. This ought to be a day that I laugh. Laugh at people. Laugh at them being fooled. Hehehehe.

Since there'll no April Fool from me...well, not really. I did come up with something. It is in the form of a history lesson. The history of April Fool. Read it all here. There's also something on Google's Hoaxes. If you couldn't be bothered to read them, at least read about the Google MentelPlex joke by Google in 2000. If you're too lazy to even go there and read them, here's how Wikipedia explains the MentelPlex.

2000: Google MentalPlex
Google announced a new "MentalPlex" search technology that supposedly read the user's mind to determine what the user wanted to search for, thus eliminating the step of actually typing in the search query. Of its origins, Google comments that "As with the Internet itself, MentalPlex began as a highly classified Dept. of Defense initiative under the direction of Al Gore." [1] In the FAQ, Google co-founder Larry Page said that "typing in queries is so 1999." In reality, clicking on the given link to activate the "MentalPlex" search leads to a page displays a phony error followed by Google search results for "April Fool's".

'Errors' displayed by Google MentalPlex:

Error 144: That information was lost with the Martian Lander. Please try again.
Error 01: Brainwaves received in analog. Please re-think in digital.
Error 005: Searching on this topic is prohibited under international law.
Error 008: Interference detected. Remove aluminum foil and remote control devices.
Error 8P: Unclear on whether your search is about money or monkeys. Please try again.
Error: Insufficient conviction. Please clap hands 3 times, while chanting "I believe" and try again.
Error CKR8: That information is protected under the National Security Act.
Error 666: Multiple transmitters detected. Silence voices in your head and try again.
Error 006: Query is unclear. Try again after removing hat, glasses and shoes.
Error 001: Weak or no signal detected. Upgrade transmitter and retry.
Error: MentalPlex(tm) has determined that this is not your final answer. Please try again.

I really like the 'Insufficient conviction. Please clap hands 3 times, while chanting "I wbelieve" and try again' response. You know what? I can imagine the response residents of 136 will get when we use it.

Error 136: Unable to determine the real query. Please stop thinking about exams and try again.

I think for KJ it'll something like this.

Error K136J: Your search - "Have to wake up at 6.00am tomorrow. Have to wake up at 6.00am tomorrow. Have to wake up at 6.00am tomorrow" - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:
Get enough sleep before start searching
Clear head of thinking about surgical attachment

Yeah, I'm smiling to myself now. Have I gone crazy?

April Fool sure is fun but there's more to April than April Fool. In fact, one particular date in April is more important than anything else. It's the day of the celebration of the birth of the most wonderful child. Every year, on the 3rd of April, people come together and bring wondeful gifts to celebrate the child's birth. It is day that if not celebrated would bring misfortunes to people around the child the whole year. The only way to end the misfortunes would be to give even more wonderful gifts for the next birthday. Yeah...

BTW, I'm turning 22 this coming Monday...

*Hint hint

Amo Brasil

2006-04-01T05:38:00.000+01:00

That's "I love Brazil" in Portuguese. And I want to go there...

Rio de Janeiro Virtual

*Translation by Free Translation

Dedicated to me...ops, I mean 136

2006-04-01T04:58:00.000+01:00

Wow...it seems that this weekend is going to be friendship weekend. Look at the previous two posts. You guys wanna talk 'bout mushy mushy stuffs? You got it.

Here goes... I love you all. You're the best. Nice food you guys cook. Mel with her honey chicken. Hot curry from Fla. KJ can cook anything. Annie...when was the last time you cook? Friends are friends. Just friends. Best friends are best friends. Like family. Best housemates are like none other. They humiliate and are humiliated. They talk and they listen. Cook and eat together. Annoy each other. Take the blame. Teach and learn. The list goes on...

...

That's all the mushy mushy stuffs you guys gonna get from me. I can't take it anymore. It doesn't go well with me. I can't talk about it. What more write about it. My head almost cracks...hehehe. But just to complete what I've started, here's a video by Vitamin C. It's Graduation (Friends Forever).

Speaking of Vitamin C, I have a funny story I want to share with all of you. It's a true story. Happened to my secondary classmate. As with other artists, it took a while for Vitamin C to get well-known after releasing her first single. Well, this particular friend of mine heard Vit C's single and straight away took a liking to her song. So, this friend decided to buy that single. Mind you, at the moment, maybe just 0.00000000000001%* of the world populations knew of the existence of Vit C (the artist). This friend then went to the most happening record store in town and below was the conversion my friend had with the assistant.

My friend: I'd like to buy Vitamin C, please.

Record store assistant: (Smiling) We don't have Vitamin C. But we do have Vitamin D. (Burst out laughing)

My friend: (Face turning red) !!!!??*&(%&%#@*#(&%$Q@#!!!

Well, my friend didn't say that outloud but just left that record store. The record store assistant obviuosly didn't know about Vit C or just wanted to fool around. My friend was pissed off. My friend did buy Vit C's album, a few weeks later. When this friend told me the story, I couldn't stop laughing. It was funny...

*This is just an estimate, though I'm pretty sure that it is a good and almost-accurate estimation.

Dedicate back to MeL:-)

2006-03-31T18:11:00.000+01:00

Helo everyone,is the gate to weekend again,just feels like the weekend before was yesterday but in actual fact,7 freaking days have actually flew by.So mebbe we should all move to pluto where 1 day on pluto will b about a year on earth,not too sure about tat but feel free to correct me if i'm wrong,always ready to take any sort of codemnation,hehehe!Nway,this blog is supposed to be dedicated to mel so should be writing something about her ah,hehe!:-)
Oh ya,a very nice blog mel but too much i've learned to a point tat i started thinking to myself tat wat is wrong with u,have u not learned anything before,hahahahaha!Kidding only k!Not only one line is familiar to me,most lines are familiar to me i found out,hahahahaha!am i right?nway,i'm tired,should b sleeping coz later need to go stephanie's house for free food.am quite sure tat i won't b able to wake up on time,so guess u guys will know why,hehe!:-)
Tis is sort of like a last weekend for the 3rd med to actually have a super proper rest before going into war from next week onwards.waking up at 6 everyday will soon b a pretty common thing to me,just got to love it.Certain days will b half 5,just in time to c sunrise seen summer is approaching but kind of doubt i will get to c the sun coz Galway weather is the best in the whole wide world,hehehehe!:-)
Love the ppl in IT(136) and the ppl who reads our blog!Mebbe should leave some feedback for us since capital C made some changes to the blog.:-)will leave u guys with one sentence which has all my favourite word in it"Fuck the Fucking Fucker"hee hee!:-)

Dedicated to my housemates...

2006-03-31T15:53:00.000+01:00

Dear Annie, Flavian, KJ and Clifford....

I've learned that there are many good friends around, but true best friends are hard to come by.

I've learned that sometimes you love a best friend more than a boyfriend.

I've learned that a best friend is more important than a boyfriend.

I've learned that you can do something or nothing with a best friend and still have the best time.

I've learned that a true friendship has many memories, both good and bad, but all important.

I've learned that sometimes the most used part of a best friend is the shoulder you cry on, and the shoulder you are willing to lend.

I've learned that when a best friend is happy, you find yourself happy too, even when it has nothing to do with you.

I've learned that a best friend's family soon feels like your own. (So far I've only met Annie's, Fla's and Clifford's-interesting!)

I've learned that the only one who truly understands is a true friend.

I've learned that nothing ever sounds stupid, funny, or unbelievable to a best friend, and you never feel stupid saying whatever it is.

I've learned that sometimes it feels like a best friend is the only one who will ever care about you and think you are beautiful in your own way.

I've learned that you always have that something extra to give to a best friend in need.

I've learned that your heart is forever touched by a true friend, no matter how things end up.

I've learned that when your heart has been broken, a best friend is the best band-aid for it.

I've learned that a best friend will go to your room/text you in the middle of the night to talk without thinking, and it's OK

I've learned that in many cases, a hug and a kind word from a best friend is the only thing that helps get you through the day. (I remembered the guys giving NN a hug but ended up hurting her-hihihihi)

I've learned that a best friend would stick up for you no matter what the consequences are.

I've learned that best friends can sing at the top of their lungs and not worry about singing the wrong words or being out of tune. (Isnt it true guys?)

I've learned that a best friend can tell the difference between a silly crush, and more than that.

I've learned that sometimes a best friend is all you have.

I've learned that sometimes you wonder how she/he knew, but then you realize that's just how close you are. (Sounds familiar KJ?)

I've learned that when you are true best friends, everyone else knows it.

I've learned that, most importantly of all, best friends will always be best friends, no matter what is happening in their lives, where they are, or what they are doing. A best friend is irreplaceable. This is the most important thing I could have ever been taught by a best friend.

Message from me:
"I guess I need to come this far to learn all these from you guys..I know that some of you are closer to X than you are to me e.g. NN and Fla ( ;-) ) or NN and Clifford ;-D (I love teasing NN) but I still think we are pretty close to each other.. The best people I can ever live with in this freaking 'cold' country.. Cold in so many ways la.. Love you guys.. and yeah.. I know I should be studying.. IN PAIN ma... right KJ?! "

dedicated to the 2 eishas in the house

2006-03-29T00:42:00.000+01:00

dear KJ and NN,
this is dedicated to the 2 most beautiful eishas in the house and in the world....yes, 2 of you are the most beautiful eisahs in the world.....what the???!

hug hug.....hhihiihihihihihi....

Don't be sad: A tribute to Annie

2006-03-26T02:26:00.000+01:00

I know the past two years had been such a great time for all of us. The fun of living together. Nothing can beat that. The endless talks. No barrier. No barrier I tell ya.

Mel and Annie will join the ranks of 'salary-ed' people soon. And with that, they have to move out and live on their own in more expensive and nicer places... You know, what I intend to write was something sad, something emotional, a story with the most melancholic feel to it. Something to add to that heavy emotion described by Annie. I don't think I can write that. I mean Annie and Mel would work soon and they'll get money at he end of every month, and come home to nice and comfy house. How can that be sad? Don't be sad Annie. If you miss us, just call us AND buy us dinner at Milano or Lemon Grass or Eastern Tandoori or Thai Garden or La Roberta's or wherever we want to go. We'll have nice dinners and you can talk as much as you want. It's way better than the sucky dinners we always have now and if we eat out, Fla, KJ, Mel and me have nowhere to run to if we don't want to listen to your stories...hehehe. See Annie. It's all nice and good...and I hope you notice the capital 'AND' there.

So, be happy and here's a tribute to...whoever wants it.

"Keep 'em bouncy"

"Wonder who in the house can compete against that..."

At the edge

2006-03-25T22:23:00.000Z

Sitting right at the edge of my bed. I have been scrolling at all different web site, friendster, livejournal and the blogs. So decided to stop and read something productive...but of course is not productive, i ended up writting something here :) Everyone is not at home...except for fla la. All has gone out for the movie - 'inside man'. I wasn't particularly in the mood for a movie, just want to sit at home. Sit on my bed...feels so comfortable with the head lights on, well that's one of the 2 lights surviving in my room. All has fused with the stupid fluactuating ac (alternating current), my room lights won't last. It's like more of a dc than ac..can't even regulate the voltage regularly. Wonder how this country works? hahahhah, anyway...guess it is turning into a romantic room la. But, think can never be la with the mess i have in my room. But, it has been the most cozy place. It's the place where i can hide myself,my feelings and feels extremely comfortable. I guess everyone feels that way for their own room. I'll miss it when i leave this room...hhehehe... It's the best place. Even after being away from home for 14 years, i have never own a room by myself until i came to this house. So, in a way it has made an impact and a transition for me :)

eeee....i just can't really write blog if u realise, i'll start to become emotional when i do. There's just so much to this house 136gd. I love the people in this house and i know i'm gonna miss every single one of you when i leave. It has formed part of my life in galway with you people around. It's part of my medical school life, it just mean so much and i don't know how to measure all those times that we all had together. Whether good or bad, it all ended up well cos' we give and take living under the one roof. :) (can't write more...i feel my cheecks are going numb...)k...i hope i'm not upsetting ppl with this blog...but sure cliffords' video will uplift u guys. heheheh....love u guys to bits. Treasure every moment under the sun ")

Better watch out

2006-03-25T03:49:00.000Z

Dangerous chic number 2. The guy was so wrong to think that he can get away easily.

Bimanual Man

2006-03-25T03:05:00.000Z

Fuh...I guess we don't have to do bimanual examination ourselves anymore. Just call the bimanual man and he'll do it for you.

My motivation to go to gym

2006-03-25T00:56:00.000Z

At least twice a week. That's my goal.

Need for speed

2006-03-25T00:42:00.000Z

"Meet you at our rendezvous"

Took THREE cabs in total today

2006-03-25T00:02:00.000Z

I woke up at 8am this morning... took shower.. and then.. I was actually ready at 8.40am... opened my door.. and then this handsome voice called my name.. "Mel.. are you taking cab today?" It was KJ and he was downstairs and he knew it was me????.. "Why aah?" was my usual response.. "Err.. raining outside lah.. you want to take cab or not?" and I said.. "Ok la.. " and NN added, "Ok lah, I dont mind" So.. KJ dialed 585858.. his fav cab.. and we waited.. for like 15 mins.. and I was telling NN that we will definitely miss our favourite red mini bus.. which usually leaves at 9.00am.. Readers, you must be wondering why KJ wants to take cab... ?! Make a guess... (hint: the rain is not the main issue here)

Reached CSI at 8.57am.. aiya..surely wont be able to make it.. and we didnt.. so we had to take a second cab from A&E.. to Merlin Park Hospital just to attend Mr O Sullivan's tutorial which was CANCELLED- found out later oni.. sigh.. but overall, it was a productive morning for the 4 of us.. We saw a patient with renal transplant, a girl with erythema nodosum who apologised profusely for not having the sign anymore for us to see.. an old man who had haemodialysis, a lady with bronchial breathing and bibasal creps, a man with aortic stenosis.. Saw my fav patient.. Mr MM.. Will definitely miss him.. and I hope he will recover fully from his stroke..

Went back.. to attend Mr Sultan.. pronounce as "Salten"- was brilliant I thought.. He explained the mechanism of subintimal plaque formation so well. Next, went to the postnatal ward.. and went home afterwards.. took the third cab then cos it was drizzling still..

Still have plenty to prepare.. Operative Deliveries, Breech Presentation, Labour Induction and Urinary Stress Incontinence.. for tomorrow's study group.. which will be held at Wan's house.. at 9.00am.. good luck la.. now also not yet finished.. and yet I am writing this blog.. need a break.. and back to why KJ wants to take a cab.. He doesnt want to put hood onto his hair.. nicely done all.. aiseh man.. funny though cos this was never an issue with him before.. tetapi sejak kebelakangan ini....

Bored?

2006-03-25T00:01:00.000Z

This geatric lady sure knows how to have fun.

Just a shout to residents of 136gd...why the hell are Flav and NN not blogging anymore? Come on people. Start typing. Get that fingers busy. Blog about something. Anything. Whatever thing. Flav, you know that embarrasssing thing that you didn't want to tell me or anyone else this morning...Well, blog about it. Annie, I'm glad that you're entertained, but I think it's time for you to entertain us. Write something please.

BTW, good jobs to Mel, KJ and me. We own this blog.Yeah!

YooHoo,gate to weekend is here!!

2006-03-24T19:53:00.000Z

Helo ppl,weekend is here again,the most looking forward thing in my day to day life ever since stepping into the hospital enviroment where i might b stuck there for life unless i decide to end my life soon coz if i decide to quit,i have a strong feeling tat my parents will just skin me alive,sounds cool ya!:-)Nway,another long and tiring day at the hospital but a few farnie things happened though.1st was me offering brian barry a kit kat bar,judging his size,am sure chocolate will make him a happy man:-)!Hope he doesn't find out about this blog,if not i guess he will start doing liposunction and transfuse them to me,hehehehe!:-)Went lunch with sta c at supermac this afternoon and hema joined us later after her practical skill session.Doing wat i usually do which is dump whatever garbage on the tray into the bin but while doing it,the tray accidentally fell into the bin as well,the 1st thing tat came to my mouth was FUCK and i quickly turned around and have a peep and no one seem to realize tat the tray was in so i ran towards sta c and hema,hehehe!Obviously told them about it and we left as soon as we can if i not mistaken,hehehe!Knew sta c wanted to write tis in her blog but didn't want her to embarrass me so decided to write it myself,looks and sounds more cool,hehehe!:-)
well,another post without any abusive language apart from the FUCK which was needed coz it was part of wat happened,hehehe!Oh ya,to whoever who is reading tis,enjoy the weekend,is gonna b a bloody hectic week again next week!love all of u!!:-)

Bystander effect? Well, not really

2006-03-23T21:14:00.000Z

Behold, the best film/movie (a short one) Brad Pitt ever starred in...

Person A: Someone call the cop

Person B: What just happened?

Person C: Brat Pitt got kidnapped

A bit of commotion.

Person D to his cellphone: Brad Pitt was in line and he was just kidnapped and thrown into a van. I'm really not kidding.

Robot dance

2006-03-23T19:29:00.000Z

This is the best robot dance that I've ever seen.

Cutie pie

2006-03-23T17:52:00.000Z

I'm impressed. Very impressed. Watch the video and you'll know what I mean.

Isn't she cutie-pie adorable? I see a star in her.

Take a look at this one as well. She's making me feel so talentless.

Can you believe that?

Hmmm...I just got an idea. I should set up a record company and sign these two. Call them Xylophone player and Cutie pie. Whaddya think?

I found another video of what I believe to be the same girl who played the xylophone. She can sing too.

I LOST MY MOBILE PHONE

2006-03-21T21:37:00.000Z

Tsk.. tsk.. tsk.. what a thing that can happen 4 weeks prior to your exam.. my third baby is missing now.. Huahhh.. Very sad.. and I have been confiding in KJ all night long.. asking him.. what to do... should I call my no. (actually I did, 3 times some more and no one picks up the phone).. and he too, called my no. and the same thing happen..

It all happened when I call for a cab this morning to attend surgical conference because I was late.. went in.. and I didnt realise that my jacket's pocket was not zipped up..so I am guessing my baby made its way out then.. Rushed out.. the taxi driver charged me extra.. stupid ass.. then, I made my way in without checking the back seat.. like I usually do.. (Lesson Learnt) Then, the conf ended at 9.10am.. went to locker.. and put my white coat in.. was getting ready to go to Merlin Park Hosp.. and it was then, that I realised my baby was not in my bag or my jacket.. wasn't too worried yet cos I thought I left it at home... so.. I went home at 6.30pm and I was searching for my baby.. and I couldnt find it.. called the Cab co (Galway-O-Taxi) and the operator contacted the guy who fetched me this morning and he shouted at his end.. a big NO when he was asked if he has seen my mobile.. he might be telling the truth..

Anyway.. the search continues.. went down and up.. and down..and up.. the stairs.. I even looked into the fridge.. who knows.. I can be that bad.. if u guys must know.. down the bed, under the pillow and my books on the bed.. (suggested by KJ-he knows my room pretty well without even entering it) and then, it suddenly hits me to check my 'view call' at My Meteor Website and believe it or not.. Someone used/called out this no. 086 3366411 at 11.02am. The phone was not even with me at that time..so.. sah la.. my mobile kena curi.. :-(((

Again.. I told KJ about this.. and he said.. "well.. you cant do much right now..and come to think of it.. if the person is honest enough.. he/she would have told the cab driver about it and he would have it with him by 6.45pm when I called the co. So.. there goes my baby...

So.. I am getting a new one tomorrow.. same as KJ's so we will be phone buddies.. Getting Nokia 6060.. but still I am quite sad about it.. 79 euros GONE just like that and I am spending another 99 euros.. but since I am eligable for an upgrade.. so it shouldnt be too bad.. unless I need to return the old phone... which means.. I cant lo... tsk tsk...

Bye bye baby...

Nice:-)

2006-03-19T22:36:00.001Z

Hmm,mebbe i should start by saying nice to capital C,some awesome videos u put up!!!Also,he seems to b the one posting blogs over the long weekend,what happened to the rest?helo helo,anybody there,knock knock knock,hehehe!Well,mebbe the final meds can b forgiven coz their exams are more or less just round the corner,but F should b pretty free,mebbe she should post something instead of banging around and toking to other IT hsemates for hours and hours.Guess i shouldn't b saying too much,she cooked dinner for me today,dun want tat to b d last time,hehehehe!!
Went to dublin yesterday with sta C,it was sort of like a short break for me after a busy start to the clinical years.Still trying to cope with the time i have to spend in csi(my 1st home) but i guess tat is just life of a med student!Nway,lets come back to the dublin trip.Hmm,was wondering where to start.........Arrived in dublin around 11 then decided to have a decent dim sum meal so was wondering around looking for some chinese restaurant name phoenix or emperor around grafton street but sta c saw imperial instead,hehehehe!:-)So we went into the restaurant but they said is NOT OPEN,i was soooooo dissapointed coz i could have bloody eaten a cow then.Went to burger king to have something light and off to do sta c's shopping,hehehehe!Went back to the restaurant around 1plus if i not mistaken and we started ordering wat we feel like eating.Before the guy left with the order,i even told him to leave one of the menu back but he took it away so i thought to myself,FINE!nway,we ordered char siew pau,prawn cheong fun,some rolls,siu yuk and pork ribs(comes with jelly fish wan wor),damn it,ordered so much tat i dun remember now.The guy who took our order even gave sta c and i each an egg tart,so yum yum!!Towards the end,we were struggling to finish wat we have ordered,so i decided to play a game with sta c.We did like a Q&A thing and whoever cannot answer then would have to eat,hehehehe!Well,we did finish almost all the food after tat,hehehe!Continued with the shopping before sta c decided to say TINK IS ENOUGH FOR THE DAY,so went to a chinese shop called emporium to get some food back to the sad galway where we r always being overcharged for some garbage,crap and useless kind of JERK sauce:-).Went to haagen dazs after tat and ordered fondue(dunno how to spell it,english is atrocious).Must say it was bloody worth the money and of course it was yum yum.Dun tink would ever ordered something like tat in malaysia,parents will definitely b saying"paddle pop taste as good,why in the world u want to go haagen dazs for some ice with cream,stupid ah",hehehehe!Of course,those are not the exact words,i modified a little here and there(malay proverb goes like this:sikit-sikit,lama-lama,jadi bukit):-)Guess those are the highlights of the trip to dublin,for those who are interested to know wat fondue is,feel free to approach me,will b glad to make u droll,hehehe!:-)
I might have said it already but the day trip to dublin was a good one,will definitely want to do it again,DEFINITELY!:-)Not feeling too well now,feeling so congested inside me,is like my brain is giving way and nose is of no use anymore,why am i still in this world ah,hehehe!:-)i feel like writing a lot more but just dunno wat to write and too sick to write.hopefully will b better this weekend and will write something to motivate the final meds.About a month more to go,might b little to u all but my theory of there is always tmr will work well here,not saying tat u guys shouldn't b studying much but there is no need to push the panic button now.So all the best to the final meds!:-)

Nway,the picture is meant to b below but just dunno how to bring it down.:-)Is something i bought from dublin,one of my favourite soya bean drink,can't get it in malaysia unfortunately:-(!take care everyone

By the way,did u guys realise tat i didn't use any abusive language in this blog,i was shocked myself as well but guess with it will sounds better,hehehe!

"What's up with you and youtube?"

2006-03-19T16:30:00.000Z

Yeah, yeah, I've gone youtube crazy. I can't help it. I'm in serious need of laugh. Life is stressful. I need to forget about my routine for a sec. It's only normal, right?

I found this website a few days ago. The site has lots of cute games. I found to be a good place to go to in between studies. The games are interesting to make you want to play them but not that addictive. You'll get bored after about 5 to 10 minutes. At least to me. Oh yeah, the site is called ORISINAL.

BJ

2006-03-19T16:11:00.000Z

I'm sure most of us, if not all, have seen the Mastercard 'priceless' advertisements. Yeah, the ones that start with this costs this much, that one costs that much and so on, and then finally the last one is priceless. I like the ads. It shows that Mastercard acknowledge that something just can't be bought. And I like Mastercard too. Anyways, there're tons of versions of that ads but this particular one that I'm going to show you is unbelievably funny and stupid. BTW, I think it's banned in some countries.

Isn't the funniest thing?

Since the subject of BJ was brought up in the house daily conversation yesterday, I think it'll be nice to share this other one. It's an optical glasses ad. Enjoy!

Now, I know you guys must be thinking that I'm one sick man showing you all these. Well, just so you know, I'm not sick. I just have a wide-range and good sense of humour. Keep an open mind.

Hilarious!

2006-03-18T17:29:00.000Z

I've been browsing through YouTube for the last few hours and these videos just made my day.

This is one dangerous chick. Don't mess with her

This one is dedicated to all The Simpsons fans. Real life Simpsons

Crazy Asian mother. One important ingredient to be successful

I know Christmas is still a long way but imagine if this was your neighbour.

I haven't seen the real movie yet but this is definitely funny

...Dirrtyyy or Virginal, I still like her...

Destiny's Child no more

Initially, I thought James Blunt's voice was a bit too-high-pitch. Now, it's extremly high pitch I can't stand it.

numanuma yay

2006-03-18T11:39:00.000Z

Video: Numanuma Song
by cantfindmelove

Flavian..... numa yay

Oh yeah...

2006-03-18T03:58:00.000Z

I saw something in the hospital carpark that really caught my eyes. When I saw that 'thing', I told myself that I was going to blog about it. Well, this was a few days ago. Yesterday, I was supposed to blog but I just couldn't remember what it was that I wanted to blog about. Took me more than a day to figure out that I wanted to blog about that 'thing'. Talk about some memory problems.

I'm sure you can't wait to know what was it that I saw. Well, guess what? I saw a an old brownish-metalic-silver-coloured Proton Saga parked in a sea of BMWs, Mercedes, and other European car brands. Might be nothing to you but to see a Malaysian-made car in Ireland is something to me.

Just to be clear, that 'something' feeling that I had when I saw the car was not 'I'm so proud that it's Malaysian-made' but 'Shit! how the hell did that crap make its way here?'

Did you mean to say 'Practise safe sex' or something else?

2006-03-18T02:41:00.001Z

The Ideal Doctor

2006-03-18T02:14:00.000Z

Considering that NN and Mel are going to graduate and have the prefix Dr. in front of their names in a few months time, I thought this and this will be an interesting read.

Apparently, the seven traits of the ideal physician, according to a study by Mayo Clinic, are confident, empathetic, humane, personal, respectful, thorough and forthright. I wish I have one of them. Sometimes, I just feel like I'm not cut for medical profession. Anyways, I still have about a year to work on that.

All the best to Mel and NN.

Happy St. Paddy's Day

2006-03-17T17:51:00.000Z

Green, shamrocks, parades, Guinness, Irish...

can't think of any!!

2006-03-14T23:35:00.000Z

Wrote something but dunno how to carry on so deleted it and decided to put up a pic from brussels trip,hehehe!guess the pics speaks it all,hehehehe!:-)YUM YUM!!

CSI

2006-03-13T15:10:00.000Z

Csi is getting populated day by day as the third med intrude into this small little building. Well, is great to see so many familiar faces around and how everyone has grown up as the day passes by. It's amazing how young everyone used to look before they set foot onto this tiny building. But, once they are in here...there seems to be no where to be getting out of this building (as in a change of life) if u know what i mean. Not too much to an extent but just a way of growing up...hhehehe.... such a boring blog...don't curse me ok when u are reading this blog...i know is boring.

Well...actually, people i don't know what to write la. HHhahahaha... i'm bored i guess. I always bored, what can i do in order not to be bored. Exam is coming so soon but i'm not shitting in my pants yet and still typing nonsense here. :) siao liao la... other thoughts coming in--- gosh have to finish my chicken essense, my mum warn me to finish them. Taste damn bad la...but guess it helps. I wonder if chicken essence contain steroids which make you strong and ...mmm....u guys can feel in the gaps la. Hahhahaa...i alreasy gila liao la. Eh...u know what, i think i cannot take it anymore. maybe should go home and have nap. tata la guys, see u guys at home. (no life)

Galway & Cashel

2006-03-12T03:24:00.000Z

This is Galway Harbour.. or Spanish Gate.. used to go here to feed the swan when I was in my Pre-Med years.. those were the days.. me and the bread.. now.. the area has too many sea gulls.. Hate sea gulls.. hate the ducks too.. I was attacked by seagulls before.. I ended up throwing the bread I BOUGHT for the swan.. onto the grasss.. and the GREEDY sea gulls ate them all..

This is Cashel.. spent a month in Cashel, Co. Tipperary to do Junior Internship.. enjoyed my stay.. despite the occasional mood swings I had because people STOLE MY FOOD.. pissing off.. anyway.. thats that..

2006-03-12T00:52:00.000Z

Beautiful sunset sky. I didn't have to go far to get this. All I did was lying on my bed with my digital camera.

Constipated final med

2006-03-11T18:42:00.000Z

I went to see a patient last week who suffered from expressive dysphasia.. and I felt so bad for making her feel worse by asking those routine Qs we usually ask to assess speech difficulties.. I cannot say for definite that I know how she feels but I am pretty sure it was a frustrating moment for the both of us.. I dont want to feel sorry for her because instinctively I know she doesnt want me to.. she is coping with her disability.. but I just cant help it. She has been in the hospital since January.. At the same time, I realised how I have taken things for granted.. and never really show much appreciation until I am on the verge of losing them.. and sometimes, it's too late... for me to do anything about it.. I wish I could be more grateful.. with what I already have.. and not wanting more.. too much!

To those who's reading or rather, following this blog.. KJ doesnt abuse us verbally at home.. just in this blog or in text messages.. He is not that horny in general.. not in the open at least.. but I am sure he gets frequent erection.. and does the occasional release in the shower too.. hiaks hiaks.. I am not sure if he has been eyeing on nipples around the house.. and bear in mind, they dont get harden when a person is constipated... but rather flattened because the parasympthatetic effect is taking over.. u know.. toilet.. and straining..

Finals is in 5 weeks time.. 20th April.... so most of my time.. should to be spent on studying.. and reading.. and seeing patients.. what a boring life...Anyway I should stop here.. next topic to be read.. Menorrhagia.. since I am suffering from it.. and Dysmenorrhoea..