finally finished with 1 week of clinicals. still have another wk though.. Even though time may seem to pass slowly and occassionally it can get a little draggy, i muz say this wk's of clinical at sgh is probably the best experience and lesson i had since cmg to nyp. it juz kinda 'reinforced' my interest in physio and tt i have absolutely made the correct decision of cmg here instead of studying any courses in uni.

things i observed, learnt, carried out at sgh:
1) alot of lower limb cases, so i'm probably pretty good at prescribing exercises for quads(okok..i'm NOT THAT GOOD yet, but almost everyday will have a case where the patient will require strengthening of lower quads)
2) the ART of goniometry.
3) importance of communication (eng, mandarin, dialects, malay and even tamil)
4) time management (up to 4 patients at one go! and still muz write the case notes.. otherwise muz stay back and do!)
5) patience
6) analysis of gait(very difficult. i better start observing ppls's gait every now and then)
ya... these and all the nitty gritty detail about knee joint-platella, achilles tendon etc..

Also, I think the ppls at the outpatient clinic are very nice ppls. and some are really friendly.. (office politics is not tt obvious). oh, and they somehow managed to achieve efficiency with a plesant attitude :) if it were me, i'll be panicking all over, or forgetting that i have a patient somewhere else. HAHA.

and then, there's the podiatry hunks. haha, still haven't manage to see them face-to-face, only their backs.. or my back to them. and of course, i won't forget about HIM, the so-gay-yet-so cute dude. SIGH.

oh, of course, i muz mention our supervisor is really good. she tries her best to clear our doubts(provided we have them), and tries to make time for us in between her patients.. she's really good.. and very nice... me and tricia shld prob do a better job next wk when it comes to asking questions and doing more research. [i wonder her she'll grade me...]

so far so good. juz now during the diabetics support grp, i had time to try out most equipments in the gym... i better start working on my back muscles... i have a flat spine and a slightly winged scapula.SOBS:(

hai.. one week left. i think the duration of this attachment is prob juz the right length. Enough to know what i'm getting myself into for the rest of my life. I would probable dread my next clinicals cos i noe there's more things tt i would have learnt by then.. of well, this attachment also give me a little bit of head start for lower limb anat next sem.

problem

i have a HUGE problem. it's been ongoing since the past couple of days. i hope the 2 weeks routine of having to go clinicals will help.

i can't tell anyone wat's the problem. i really can't tell. DON'T ASK. i mean it.

but not to worry, my frens. i'll be fine. 2 weeks. tt's all i need.

hmmm...

got this from yh who got it from su.. hmm.. not very sure how they actually derive these stuff.. but some are pretty true and some are.. well, it's nice to read good things abt myself.. haha..
http://www.adestiny.com/bazi_report/sample


Personality and Character
You are a self confident and enterprising person. You have a soft spot for sob stories. Though you have a slick exterior in fact you are touchingly sincere. Where love is concerned you will never miss a chance to seduce or be seduced. You can be irresistible and possess absolute attractiveness. You do not make friends easily but once you make friends you care deeply for them.
You have a grandeur, strong and impressive appearance. You like status quo and always like to be admired and try to upkeep such image dearly. As a result of such premise, it is difficult for you to sustain such image. A determined and firm person you are also stubborn once you set your mind on something. You are quite prepared to take risks and can get jealous easily.
Romance and Compatibilities
In love, you will never miss a chance to seduce or be seduced, but once the intimate moments have passed then you do not care what has happened. You can also be extremely sentimental and can be taken in by sob stories. You should be advised to stay more at home and close to your family if you want a happy family life. Your best partners are Gemini born in Rat/Monkey years, Aquarius and Sagittarius born in Rat/Monkey years.
You are the aggressive rather than passive type and you will go after a man if you find him interesting. You will let the man know if you find him crude, outrageous or intolerable.
Profession
You are ambitious as aspiration is very important to you. Probably, you will graduate with top honors from good schools/colleges and try to a get job that is worthy. You love challenges and will do things where others dare not try. A self-believer, you will achieve success ultimately.
You are not afraid to start in a low position and work hard to achieve your goal. Due to your determination and hard work it is very likely you will reach a high position, as you get older. Whatever fields you have chosen you are likely to end up in a front-man position in due course. You are suited for working in the civil service and if you are in the private sector you will work in the management of an organization or in the field of creativity. Your ambition is high and you like to do big things.

over!

woa!!!! it's over!!! one semester at nyp!!! can't believe it.. my frens at nus juz started sch, while here i am, finishing the last paper of the sem... time REALLY flies

anyway, think i didn't do so well for phsyio essays.. but i hope overall can pass.. a C is preferred over D. HAHA... yup, done wif kine and anat too.. left the dreadful clinicals. actually i also dunno why i dread clinicals... maybe becos it's GRADED, and i'm not sure if i'm confident of wat i have learnt over the semester (eg transfers and mmt). HAI.. nvm, it's 2 wks only... juz hope the person in charge wld hurry and reply my fren abt our appt...

went to nus to eat prata wif shuwei... loved the curry.. haha... then went to bk at fass and met up with angie... they seemed kinda vexed wif the bidding/balloting over the timetables and stuff... but i guess it is kinda new.. and it's not like their timetable is tt gd.. my dear sw ends sch at 8pm on 2 days! my gosh... haha.. i'm happy wif my timetable, i hope next sem, it won't differ THAT MUCH...

oh.. alot of cute angmohs at nus... and the guys there are more - mature looking.. not like the ah bengs in my sch. OOPS. oh wells, maybe i'll visit them during the hols more often...

i can't believe it. i'm done! happy me!

i shall not be arrogant. yet.

man u is soooo not gg to win this season's title if they continue drawing and firing blanks in their games!!!!

chelsea, on the other hand, though they've leaked in a couple of goals, they've still managed to win their first 2 matches depite falling behing at early stages of the match. ALL THE WAY CHELSEA!



i kinda dread clinicals... dunno wat to expect... and the stupid uniforms cost 90bucks! WTH!



finished my anat paper yesterday.. i'm glad it's over. i definitely had trouble with the first 10 and last 10 question... had no clue... but, i'm pretty confident abt the essays, i'm sure everyone else is too...


Some of my frens feel very strongly that it is more stressful now compared with last time studying for A levels.. Not for me though... It's not like I have been studying so consistently tt i dun have to mug hard at the last stage. But it's probably becos during e period of taking A levels, the tremendous, enormous amt of pressure and stress that i gave myself, and that thought that: if i dun do well, i will not make it to uni/pt in nyp. I was crying so often, esp when i touched on my best subj, bio. SO, maybe becos i believe tt A levels itself is THE MOST STRESSFUL part in my 18 yrs of life, i've decided tt if i can 'conquer' A level, everything else shld be a piece of cake. and perhaps tt's why when i studied for anat, physio, kine... i juz have the mindset tt i will get through all of them, cos they are kinda 'minor' compared to Alevels..

BUT, another thought juz popped up my head the other day. if i wanna be one of those graduating with credit. then, perhaps i shld study harder, push myself more, and be more stressed out?! HAI...... i really dun wanna have to deal with stress, becos i noe i'm juz very weak mentally... wateva. i'll juz settle this sem, and maybe i'll start anew for next sem:)

crappy

had a bad start during the session. realised tt i sux at tennis. esp if i dun practise regularly. partnered coach for doubles cos i had no choice which was becos i was the lousiest out there. sense of inferiority. did manage to serve better than the past 2-3 sessions... but no comments by him during serving prac. once again, sense of inferiority. fell down and hurt my knee. ouch. [i had a bad feeling when i decided to wear the pair of loose socks. hai. shall get a nice pair of nike tennis socks when i start playing regular tennis in future.]


of course me and coach win 2/2 of the matches. like, come on, we are such an AWESOME pair! i juz served/returned serve and stood at the back, while he totally chionged for every single shot. thanks coach! i juz LOVE WINNING without doing anything at all!


it's not i dun wan to run lor, but i do get a tinge of feeling tt he'd rather play the point out himself then like let me screw up. yes, sense of inferiority, once again. tt's why i chose to remain at the back. Then again, there's the fact tt he's a faster runner, so seeing tt i wasn't in the service box, he naturally ran up immed. Then again, he didn't ask me to stand in the box cos he knew i wasn't as gd as isabell when it comes to volleys. Then again, i had no initaitive. WATEVA JOYCE! yes, sometimes i can't stand myself either... always coming up with the perfect excuses...


i didn't really like the waiting part. before the session ended, i partnered another guy to play the last few point. then i felt more relaxed and put in more effort to run forward cos afterall, he seems more willing in giving me chance to hit the balls.


yes, i had my good moments today.. lucky shots here and there. but we all know it's juz lucky shots, so even if it's like dumbfoundedly good lucky shots, i still felt lousy out there tonite.




if only u knew... THEN AGAIN... oh wateva, YOU NEVER WILL.

i had a strange dream while taking a nap juz now.

i think my sec sch frens and i and another bunch of ppls were at this place holidaying. then halfway during the 'tour', we were spolited up, and i was somehow left alone with a bunch of strangers while my close frens went their own ways.
then afterward, we went back by a car driven by one of my fren, simin...(see! i noe u can pass ur driving test!) In that car, i dunno how big, but can fit me, sy, yh, wl, ap and of course the driver sm.. not sure who sat next to sm tho.. haha.. weird.
So i sorta had this huge confrontation with the rest of them, whereby i was telling them how left out i felt, and i think there was this one que tt i popped up, "do u guys still want me as ur fren? of juz the kind tt u all say hello and bye to only?" nobody answered.. they remained silent.. hmm.. then afterwards i said smthg like 'hello?! we're 22 yrs old! can u all be mature and ans the que".. then i think the rest of them said smthg like 'no, we're 17 only...' and they smiled..

i suppose they meant tt our friendship is juz the same as tt when we were 17?

haha.. anyway, i sorta teared after the dream, when i wake up... one tear only. yup, wateva it is, tho we're separated cos of the diff schs we're in, and even tho there's still a tiny primary grp formed within this sorta informal and small secondary grp, i hope our friendship is still strong and er.... strong?! LOL.. sorry ah.. not gd wif this sorta stuff... juz wana say thank you to all for being a fren to me the past years, and may our friendships last even longer.. til our children's generation.. haha..



anyway, tt aside, i did well for another paper again. muz say i'm totally shocked, cos after the paper, i felt like i wldn't do well at all..
ya.. anyway, sorry fren... i wasn't there for you... i hope u feel better now and juz persevere for the last week ok?! cheer up!

exams

i was pretty reluctant to turn up for dinner wif the rest at marina juz now. I didn't wanna eat at the open air area at marina south..dirty, unhygenic and hot. Anyway, i gave jie face, so i went, and turned up late, cos i didn't wana be the one waiting again. Yup, so we reached, but find tt it was pretty crowded at the bus stop, so we decided to head for seoul garden at marina sq...

$26.50 was the amt each of us paid... and i think i ate like $3 worth of cheap stuff like fishball and the fishcake kinda food... Did eat some meat... but juz wasn't craving for meat, so didn't eat my money's worth.. eve turned up! long time no see.. she passed me the christina's cd, but i can't seem to open it...hmmm....

then went over to marina bay-esplanade... took a couple of photos and watched this performance.. couple of ppls 'playing wif fire'... seemed abit dangerous, but at the end, we sorta concluded tt it was juz kinda boring...

yup.. tt's all.. sw wanted to stay out later, but we were kinda out of places to go, and some had to work tmr... and nope, i didn't regret gg out... was nice meeting up with them.. all the negative thoughts i had when i left home juz kinda fade away when i see them... :)

hope i did well enuf for kine prac and shs test, cos i'm soooo gg to screw up in the kine exam...

and i sorta think there's smthg wrong wif one of my lecturer cos he gave away like soo many mcq and essays so tt none of us wld have to sit for sub... i like the idea of narrowing the stuff to study, but somehow, it feels wrong abt wat he's doing... hmm.. nvm me..

soccer season starting in couple of days!!!! OMG! it's like perfect timing, cos the start of the season is the end of my exams.. and my mum won't have reason to nag at me for watching! Unfortunately, chelsea is having serious injury crisis.. like NONE of them is fully FIT without a small little injury somewhere here or there... uh oh.... and they're facing liverpool for their 2nd match!!!! NOT FAIR! tt's really tough.... esp now tt JT is out for a mth or so... SOBS:( i hope they get back the title...

ROCK ON CHELSEA!

hai...

i do enjoy playing tennis, but i just can't wait to end the tennis lessons.

i was kinda surprised wif my anat prac results... hmm.. muz have been moderated.
i still can't believe i happily wrote iliacus instead of psoas major... unbelievable..