Friday, December 31, 2010

This was my plan for 2010

1)graduate NYP. duh!
2)?go NZ with classmates in april/may
3)get a driving license
4)get a a job as a locum
5)get a gym membership so tt i can have great transformation like YH!!!! WOOTS! hahaha --- OK MAYBE NOT. but i'll try to work out more on my own!!
6)go USA in december :)


out of this 6, i've achieved 4! 1st and 4th were no-brainers..pretty darn good yea! gym membership and US adventure gotta wait til a little much later!
2010 was a pretty good year overall.
1) graduating from NYP.. ah.. those days(pls refer to archives).. i definitely miss em... esp the people and all the happy times we spent tog in our fave j-corridor.. glad that we're still taking time out from our busy work schedules to meet up at least once a mth:)
2) gg to nz for 2.5 wks. gosh. no words can explain how amazing the country is. really hope that nz 2011 works out!
3) entering the working society... it's been 8mths since i started work, and i feel pretty good about it... i think i am.. no wait, i know i am in the right line (even though initially i had doubts abt it) Being a physio makes my life more meaningful (to put it simply).. i'm glad i made the right decision (though at times its really not easy to explain to others what it's all abt, but i'm living for myself aren't i? :D)

so yea.. good job. 2010 was awesome. let's try and top that next yr shall we?

2011- main agenda - PROJECT AUSTRALIA
i'll see you then!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

oh man... oh man.. oh man.
BIG SIGH
this is just plain ridiculous. it all boils down to me and my aries personality. HMPF!



one more month til end of work!!!! can't wait man!!!!!
i'll do.. exercise? haha. drive around? i dunno. PACK! HELL YEA! LOVES PACKING!!! muahahahahahaha!!!!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

well, i hope u can too :)



counting down...

Friday, December 10, 2010

its been awhile since i last blogged abt work. not that i should anyway.. but fri was a good day, i suppose
an old patient who was recently discharged, returned to my ward. and she turned out to be super chatty and livelier compared to the prev admission when she just had her op. so happy that i cld chat with her as we walked ard the ward.. she kinda cheered me up. haha...

on the way to xmas shopping, a colleague asked abt her knee. which i totally dread. i told her, i guess i'm more of the inpt physio rather than the outpt one (strange i suppose, since most ppls have the idea that physios are outpt treating knee and shoulder probs) but i guess i do prefer inpt more because of the nature of work. "Come auntie/uncle, let's walk" So much more easy anyway. hahaha

one more week til u know what?!
bonus! pls let me have my bonus man! oh god please! pro-rated or not. i just want my bonus! i wana buy camera and backpack!!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Feb 2011
2350
Terminal 3
SQ279

Destination: Adelaide, Australia

:)))

Friday, November 12, 2010

YAY!!!!!!!!! MY VISA IS APPROVED!
THANK GOD! PHEW!!!!

now left accommodation, and air tix.
accommodation is a little trickier.. hopefully it'll be done deal
can't wait to pack and leave man!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

i passed my driving!

After having 30 over lessons, with around 10 different instructors, over 6mths, spending close to 2.7k, taking1 (and no more than tt) test, I FINALLY PASSED!

16 points!
omgosh.

i must really thank my instructors man. (as i walked out of BBDC, i was thinking of how sad it would be not to be able to come for lessons - even though each lesson costs a bloody 68bucks! and some instructors were as good as not being ard)

last night was my last revision lesson with this particular instructor. Mr.P (haha, NO, P is his initial, not that MR.P from many yrs back and they definitely dun share anything similar at all) i rmb the first time i got him 2 mths back, i thought it was strange tt he wasn't my usual grp of instructors.. and he was like kinda quiet, gives comments but always appear very bo chap and SIAN during my driving. after that one time, i seldom got him for my lessons.. then come recently, i got him for 2-3 lessons. the recent ones being last wed, where he convinced me to book ANOTHER lesson, and last night, which was my last revision lesson. the way he calls my name is kinda weird. haha. think he trying to emphasize smthg to me... last wed, he alr observed that my vertical parking was very inconsistent. and i was very inflexible when it comes to making adjustments... he like damn pek chek with me lah... but at the end of the lesson, he wld tell me in a nice tone to go and reflect... LAST night, the same thing happen again. i was super stunned when i cldn't reverse into my vertical slot. and everytime tt happens, he will be EXTREMELY QUIET. and i will be EXTREMELY LOST. cos i honestly dunno how to make adjustments. i will ask 'HOW?' and he will be angry that i'm not trying on my own to attempt and go in. yar. that happened several times.... when the session ended, we were the last car that weren't back at the lot.. he drove me back, told me not to be pressurized...shoke me hand good luck, again, asked me to go and imagine the different senarios...

i was like .. oh shit.. i just pray i can go in, in one attempt

i cldn't sleep well from last night til this morning... only wanted to fall asleep when i was on my way to bbdc. waited at the warm-up area... praying for a good warm-up instructor (aside from good car, good weather, clear road, good tester), then 1220, i heard 'JOYCE'. it was Mr. P. he brought me to the car, tell me that he's gonna give me some extra time to practice..supposed to start at 1230. [SO NICE OF HIM RIGHT? i thought tt was a very nice gesture] anyway, i didn't ask how come he's the warm-up instructor... i thought it'll be some random instructors... So, he brought me ard the circuit.. of which i made stupid mistakes right from the start like not being able to lane change, mounting kerb on directional change! haiyo... on the roads, he said i was good, juz keep up with the momentum... again, shoke my hand good luck b4 we left the car. he gave me his HP number and told me to call him after the test.. then dunno what he mumbling lah.. say all rely on me alr(in chinese).i was thinking - "does he need me to pass so that his group's passing rate will go up?" haha then he walked me to the waiting room.. and then at a very soft volume, he apologised to me for being very hush to me last night. LOL! hahahahaha... pls lah. dun mention it. was he very hush? i didn't think so.. though i thought it wld be better to tell me than make me think lah. haha.. very nice of him lah. he seemed truly paiseh abt what happen last night though i wasn't even at all bothered by it... i mean it's true lah, TP alr, must know how to make adjustments when parking mah..

ok... tt was that.. i waited in the waiting room.. abt 18 of us in total... then slowly one by one the testers came and called the names... (so now i realise that testers are different from instructors! i always thought instructors are testers too.. haha) i was the 2nd last to be called.. by this tester who looked like he acts as the big but short gangster in hongkong drama. haha. he led me down.. and i asked a damn stupid qn juz before we entered the car.. i pointed at the driver's seat and asked 'so i sit here?' he replied' then u want to sit here (tester's seat)?' HAHA. oops. how dumb rite!

wah i didn't know test car is like president's car in circuit one leh! everyone will stop and siam for you. unfortunately, I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT! so everytime i wana turn or go straight, i'll wait for the other cars.. the tester kept urging me to go, but i thought i shld juz ignore since i was told they wld always wana hurry testee to do things.. but then i realised they know that test cars DO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY.. so i was scolded for not going when i shld/could. i'm soo happy i aced my parallel parking. though i got scolded cos i thought i shld wait til the car adjacent to me goes in first.. WHY MUST WAIT?!!! he scolded. (but everytime during lesson, the instructor always say only one car can go in at any one time mah -.- ) kena another scolding for jam brake during upslope. say i brake too hard. [and i honestly cannot rmb if we did E-BRAKE] went out to the roads, again, OH MY GOD. its like my car has a singapore flag in front and back. haha. during the lane change at the ITE, i was SO GRATEFUL for that bike which saw my car and didn't go any faster so that i cld do the lane change! THANK YOU SO MUCH BIKER! sorry i cldn't take down ur plate no.! i wld have sent u a thank u card!!! and for that 2 bus/trucks.. i dunno if they were really slow, and juz nice enuf to let me lane change back to left.. and finally that car that had hazards lights on. shucks i thought i was going to die there cos i cldn't overtake him. but luckily he moved off soon enuf... i realised i made a terrible mistake of making a improper turn cos speed too fast plus forgot to change blindspot ( YOU KNOW WHY? cos everytime i go that route, i will go right and do U-TURN! so i really stun tio when he ask me to turn left at traffic light! at that point, i was secretly counting. 8 points?! yikes!)

anyways, i have no idea.. drove back to sch... once we stopped, i thought i heard him said - book for review test. then i HUH?! then he mumbled smthg else and it sounded like go back to room to do debrief. i was like OH SHIT.... then as i waited in the room.. i really had no idea. he came.. wah lao. SPEAK SO LOUD! scared i deaf eh. so fierce i didn't even look him in the eye at all! then i juz wanted to see the points, but i cldn't. then he somemore draw diagram and show me how wrong i was. initially i thought perhaps he juz scaring me only.. then as he went on.. i got more demoralised. then he keep saying i can't be too slow, must have more confidence. and then he passed the paper to me. hehe. PHEW. mass msg the close pals and folks. wanted to call Mr. P but cldn't get through, sent a sms to him instead. later on, while waiting to get license, he came by (perhaps spotted me from the back) JOYCE! i look at him ' i passed! ' like duh rite? if i didn't pass, i wld be there sitting and waiting liao. sure go home and cry alr. haha. he looked at the paper. didn't really say much to me though.. i said thanks again and shook his hands. told me to take care. anyways, i realised he was the team leader for the group that i'm under. haha. so slow. only realised on the last revision lesson. i think he became nicer towards the end.. dunno issit becos he feel for me.. haha. maybe instructors are like this one lah.. fierce during lessons, but nice when it comes to test day.. i'm really appreciative for his presence... can't believe he can be so different... which is good.. haha.. definitely will miss some of these instructors...

so yea. can't believe i passed man! i mean. i can, actually. i was feeling pretty confident for most aspects except the vertical parking... and really.. its a combination of all luck factors - super nice drivers who gave way to me... good weather.. good warm up instructor.. yea.. mm.. tester wise.. well, actually i did more work than i wld give credit to him in any way passing me. HAHA.

Friday, October 08, 2010

LOSER MOMENT NO. 456 : Being quiet at a table full of conversations

guess it's gonna take a gazilion years before i build any sort of bond with the rest who are alr so wel acquinted with one another.
haiyo. sian

Friday, September 17, 2010

i can't wait to go australia.......

looking at the photos of my frens in scotland.. its so great that they have each other's company. as for me, i dun really know how i will interact with my prospective flatmates. hmm. i'm really quite independent in a way that i'm lazy and so i probably won't be bothered to really COOK. haha.

driving is really cutting an extremely huge hole in my pocket! I MUST PASS ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT! I WILL!

Monday, August 30, 2010

OK. SO I'M NOT THE MOST AWESOME DRIVER AFTERALL. 58 points for my stage 2 review? haha. oh wells. it is only stage 2. (which excluded circuit and parking)hmm...

i got the curtin offer. sickening. oh wells, at least i dun have to rush and take some lifesaving course. adelaide is better than curtin. my dearest cheryl will be there to help me out. i'm not losing out by not accepting curtin.

haven't done the 'test' yet.
looking back... there were just SO MANY tests tt we had to go through.. everything was so ever important.. and results weren't the greatest.. this is perhaps to some ppl - just another test to get through with. hai.

jia you joyce

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Driving makes me happy
it takes away all non-driving related troubles from me
I wish I could drive more.

And I think I'm a pretty gd driver. So far. Haha

Friday, August 06, 2010

Started in new ward(s) this past wk. so far so good :)

Been spending(and STILL spending) a lot since getting my pay. sux tt 1/4 goes to driving, another 1/4 goes to my mum, and i'm barely saving any $$ for scotland.

ANYWAYS. it's the long weekends:) gg out with all my friends from jc,sec,and poly!!
why is it when ppls gather, it's for FOOD only?!

DRIVING in a few hrs time! :D

Friday, July 23, 2010

NEURO NEURO OMG.
JIAYOU! the more i get exposed to, the more i learn, the more experience i gain.


ANYWAYSSSSSSSSSSSSS
ITS SATURDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY..
HHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

HAHAHAHA
kk. i work last 2 sats PLUS wakeboarded last 2 sun = have been waking up b4 7am for the past 2+wks!!! which is very early okay!!!!!
so i'm gonna chill out tonight and nua tmr morning. PLS LET THERE BE A THUNDERHEAVYSTORM!
haha. so evil. i juz wana lie in my comfy bed with my comfy bolster and comfy blanket!


woooosh.
got a new I NEED/WANT $$$ FOR THIS list
1) Scotland.
2) Spectacles (kinda alr planned to get this 3mths ago, but not sure if the money can be put to BETTER use)
3) Crocs pumps! (for work plus play?! idk)
4) COACH large wristlet.. hehehe
5) CRUMPLER 2million dollar baby. tt cost abt 78$. also not really sure if it's extremely necessary for the time being.

Yup, my no. 1 is still scotland. and i better start planning otherwise how to take leave later on?!?!!?!?!?

Friday, July 16, 2010

Issue no.1
why involve me??? i didn't want to be involved! certainly in no way i am good with such things! HAI... alrite, i'll give it my best. Might as well take this chance to speak out and make an impression. a good one i hope.

Issue no.2
how on earth can i forget to document?
HAI. well, on the bright side, it's not the worse thing to do. (RECALL SPINAL NURSING)

Issue no.3
Can i please stop avoiding people and not be depressed anymore? Sometimes what i do can't be that wrong. if i look back, perhaps i did it right after all.

Issue no.4
I will start reviewing all my patients in half an hr time and see one by one. don't care whateva crap. okay maybe not, whenever they feel fine to be seen, i'll see them. as long as it's reasonable.

AND I WILL DOCUMENT.

WORK ISSUES ASIDE
i am occassionally depressed with regards to back pain. both the patients' and mine. ok, tt's still counted as work.

ANYWAY
Driving has been pretty interesting. i'm taking manual under school. NOT CHEAP DEFINITELY. and i sure hope it'll be like one of my prac tests in nyp where i can usually pass! haha. my L knee aches as i press the clutch, my ankle hurts from pressing accelerator/brake, and i still stall as it's only my 2nd lesson. on another note, i really dun think i can absorb whateva my instructor is saying because everything tt comes within 6inches of my ears automatically gets blocked off! or rather there's a NO ENTRY sign on my L ear, (worse on the R of course). Despite all, i still really enjoy and look forward to my driving lessons becos it's a form of distraction from work and it makes me finish up my work asap. so good stuff after all.

Friday, July 02, 2010

time for a breather!!!!
officially >6mths since i last ate mac/kfc in SINGAPORE!!!! (those in nz not counted! :P)
so gonna have some ole meal tmr haha!! and yes i know, i've grown fat, the weighing scale in my bro's machine is well utilised by everyone except me even though i spend the longest time being the nearest to it! RAHH!! my tummy is bigger definitely. confirm plus chop! and yes, i'm still gonna eat that zinger burger/drumstick tmr cos it has been TOO LONG!

this wk has its high and low. both in pt load, nothing emotionally/mentally related, which is good of course. still being careless occassionally, but thank goodness for all the kind nurses/frens in my ward. seriously, they're sucha bunch of great ppls- so helpful and funny too, i hope every ward i go next time will have nurses like them!! (haha. probably not lah)

Friday, June 25, 2010

SERIOUSLY AGING :((((((((
any facial places that can recommend me to go?
facial products??? :((


ANYWAYS. this wk wasn't half as bad, as i thought it possibly might be.. oh wells
still learning as much as i can..

I WANA GO AUSTRALIA LIKE REAL SOON!!!!
gotta go buy some adelaide australia book/map man! :))))

Friday, June 18, 2010

i have to make sure that all my patients are safe BEFORE, DURING, AFTER the treatment
i have to make sure that all my treatments are effective
I have to make sure i walk fast, even if i have very few/'manageable' patients.

OK. don't worry, if physio's jobs were so dangerous, we wldn't have such low pay.

PRAY.
and have NO REGRETS.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

happy one month to me and.... my ortho ward!!!!!! haha
hai. hope i can catch on fast enough and may i meet stats everyday next wk onwards!!! nothing less than a double digit!!

wakeboarded for the 3rd time after a long break. wasn't as tiring, wasn't as difficult, water wasn't as salty, abs no longer felt like it have to work v hard. but still got more to learn. hopefully next time round will be much better :))

scotland is sucha a far away dream.. with driving & macbook pro in mind... scotland is... SUCH A FAR AWAY DREAM. on the other hand, august long break is coming up, gotta start planning if i shld go anyway or not. hmm...

scotland aside.. i haven't really been able to do much research on UniSA/adelaide yet.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

i still have SO MUCH TO LEARN!!!
making stupid mistakes still!!! ARGH! SO ANNOYING!!!
omgosh. one day someone will realise how terrible i am. oh man.....
i gotta learn fast, learn quick! make the correct judgement! prevent anyone from knowing how terrible i am!!! i need to save my reputation! FAST!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

i'm sucha terrible person.
hai.
i wonder how many more mistakes i can make before committing the worst one ever.

please let me learn from all these mistakes and to never repeat them ever.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

omgosh omgosh omgosh!!!!! i'm so friggin excited that i made it to UNISA!!!
AUSTRALIA HERE I COME... AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now i feel more motivation to work harder at work!!!
[[[ side thought. my teamleader juz trf, so now i got a new teamleader whom i hasn't spoken to before. and i stil feel clueless and helpless at times, and well, not answering questions, nor discussing them properly as a PHYSIO... i hope i learn from these past mistakes and make better contributions in the very very near future, aka saturday onwards!]]]

ANYWAYS, back to my lovely australia!!!!!!!!!!! this is all abt australia post man!
so YES, i did get in with my somewhat pretty ridiculous gpa. and i found out 2 of my seniors will be gg(they seem nice) and another of my notsoclose classmate...
but the thing is, I'M GG TO AUSTRALIA!!! the land where cheryl and jie are! the land where i spent my 21st birthday at!!!

oh gosh, i can't wait to plan all those trips AROUND australia!!!
omgosh, if i wana go so many places in aussie, how to go scotland!?!!?!?!?!!?!?

OMGOD like 1 mth ago, i was soooo decided on gg there, (and getting a westie, but well that was really more fat chance). but yes! i wanted to, and i dunno now.. the thing is with some of my pals there, it wld make gg to this cool awesome (and rather random) nation much more 'safe' and ya. at least i know i have friends there who can bring me out and it won't be entired a solo backpacking trip(kinda like my 21st bday in sydney)

but with the calculation tt i'm doing now, i dunno if i have enuf money! the KEY KEY things that i need a lot of money for are MACBOOK PRO and SCOTLAND! see! even my branded bags are pushed out of way becos of this! with my meagre pay, and many future thoughts on the trips tt i'll be gg IN Australia (dreamworld movieworld seaworld in GOLD COAST), i dunno how i can save up enough to fulfil all these travelling needs(wants) of mine!!!!!!!
and who knows, maybe a short NZ trip somewhere in between? on MAGIC? haha

talking abt australia is like so never ending!
first of all, it's UNISA i'm gg. so it'll be in south australia. issit the same as adelaide? that i'm not entirely sure..
there's accommodation.. well, tt shld be for the later part. i'm thinking of an apartment shared with the others tt i'm gg with.. but preferably a room on MY OWN!! i need my space!
then there's food. start learning!!! i need to learn chinese food for god's sake!
and travelling! please let me pass my driving b4 i go off! maybe we cld do a road trip somewhere?!?!?!?!
can i have a dog there? then bring it back when i come back?! omgosh.................
ooh shopping! hahaha hmm... adelaide ah. dunno can shop what leh
then the beaches!!!

thenthen! during the holidays, can go gold coast!!!!!!!!!
this post is so filled with random stuff!! hope they all come true!! one way or another!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

i'm secretly still very scared.
but i shall be brave. or at least pretend to be. for now.
things will get better.

wakeboardin was interesting. if only the water wasn't so salty and my abs didn't feel so tired so easily.

Saturday, May 08, 2010

i miss NZ. i really do.

yes at times i didn't enjoy certain parts during the trip becos it's not easy travelling with so many people and so such tight schedule.

but i still miss nz.

i miss the long white clouds tt covers the entire sky, and that is so endless it seems to be touching the ground.
i miss the fun adventures that we participated - white water rafting at kaituna river, horse-riding, cycling on the road THAT HAS A CYCLING lane, gg to the beach, swoop, bungy at taupo...
i miss the delicious food we have esp when the company is so good
i miss the weather (very odd. but yea. i guess towards the end of the trip, the weather seems alittle more bearable)
i miss the funny moments we share, the laughter and jokes...
i miss cookie time. and afghans. subway's cookie tasted funny juz now.

i can't wait for my next trip. hopefully i can go to scotland.
and in a few years time. to travel around the States.

Friday, May 07, 2010

A trying phase

Wk 1 has passed. But technically, i've only been up the wards since thursday
As a working adult, i do not wish to post all my nonsensical rantings here, for.. i'm afraid it may reflect badly on me.

It is a very trying phase to start working. I'm not sure if it's just me, or that it's only been 2nd day. Here i was, having spent the last 3hrs since i reached home from working, researching continuously.

I do not want to disappoint the people around me, especially the patients. They deserve nothing but the best. And because they do, i have to do my part to make sure i don't screw up.

Today was a teeny weeny bit better than yesterday. Hopefully Monday will be even better..
Being at the bottom isn't necessary a bad thing. It means things can only get better :)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good


so i've got my hands on the iphone!!! (but tt's AFTER a friend told me tt a NEWER iphone is cmg out in stores a few mths later -.-) oh wells.
it's gonna be MAY soon. and i was reviewing my new yr resolutions which i set in jan - seems like things are gg pretty right on track.
1) graduated. though extremely dissatisfied with gpa
2) went to nz. what an amazing country it was. read blog!
3) got a job. not locum. but gd to know i'm clearing my 3yrs as of 3may. haha.
4) has signed up for driving. FINALLY.
5) this is a bad one - I HAVE NOT LOST THE INTENDED WEIGHT I WANTED TO LOSE! ARGH! all that jogging is totally not effective lor!! i wish i had my own personal trainer!
6) gg to states in dec? NO. I kinda postpone it. Probably i will spend SEVERAL MONTHS there at the end of my next 3yrs. this way, there's something i can look forward to at the end of my employment.. haha. haven't even start work alr looking forward to end of employment.. what on earth rite?! oh wells *rolling my eyes*

Speaking of which. I AM GONNA START WORK SOON. and in my contract, i muz not TALK *RUBBISH* How do i feel? NERVOUS. SCARED. and maybe a little bit of EXCITEMENT! yea! esp after knowing tt i POSSIBLY don't have to start in OPD.. yet. so cool! gonna have to do some serious revision man!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Hey guys! I'm back from NZ! so sorry i had NO FRIGGIN UPDATES cos we had to pay 6NZD for one hr of internet use in our hostels. so... anyways, i'll be posting up my travel journal of that 17 days plus pre and post stuff in this other blog specially dedicated to the NZ trip! Enjoy! Photos will might be up abit later on!

http://iwenttonewzealandinapril2010.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Aries

i was replying a sms juz now when i realised, its either my personality for having such a huge reaction to the type of qn my dear fren was asking. or juz how 'terrible' that qn is to be even asked.
so i thought i'd do a in-depth research abt myself as an aeries (I AM BORED after all), and maybe elaborate too.

Aries will be a loyal friend as long as the relationship keeps evolving and they feel that it is of benefit, but if they become bored or the relationship becomes stale, they will assuredly get out
-- true in a certain extent. but i think this applies to many ppl.. i have several friends who i tell different stuff abt and i like this.. so that i dun totally overload one person with all my emotions..

Strengths: Adventurous, Energetic, courageous, confident
i think the strengths are pretty true! haha. juz becos i feel no qualms whatsoever doing skydiving, bungy and in the future, swimming with sharks! not so true abt confidence though..i think i have self-image issues.

Weakness: self centered, short tempered, impulsive, impatient
weakness.. also pretty true. unfortunately i AM self-centered. in many ways i think my friends surely have felt it one way or another. i try to be generous and considerate but let's juz say, they're not in my genes. short tempered yea.. impulsive.. i dun really have eg of that.. impatient YES! I HATE WAITING, I HATE PPL WHO DO NOT COME ON TIME,(so tt pretty much means i hate all my friends. HAHA. pls dun be offended. juz try not to be late the next time u see me, and NO. tell me early tt u're gonna be late DOES NOT HELP. ok. anyways , i've learnt my lesson and i am no longer punctual. but i still turn up as the earliest latecomer. HATE IT) i think this impatient and self-centered traits kinda feed on each other. PAI SEH HOR.

Aries are nv shy of apologizing.
YES. extremely true. as with my Hk fren incidence. i take time. but i absolutely hate it when somebody gets the wrong impression of me. i can get angry easily. so yea. i guess i do the wrong things(becos i AM self centered :S)

Aries can speak about anything & everything under the sun.
-- NO! unless u are my close friend. or some random dude i meet online. haha

Possessing a strong sense of urgency!!!
AH YES! tt's the total opposite of impatience right?! and that is A GOOD TRAIT! i'm not sure if i got it when i was in military band and heard of the term. i think if i have a timeline, i will follow to it strictly and expect the rest to do so too. what's the point of having a timeline if u ain't gonna follow it!? i'm not sure if this is the same as being extremely time-oriented. i like to have timelines on the day of exams so tt i can tell myself what time to wake up, study, shower, lunch and when i shld leave home! yes i do that!!

remember, what Aries wants, Aries usually gets...
? really? only when i have money i think. or since last yr when i turned 21. wldn't say its true all the time!

Aries can sometimes be an egotist.Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, the first in any modern (or old) astrology sun-sign list. This strangely enough, often transfers to the person born under aries into a "me first"
-- tt probably explains my self-centeredness. not my fault ok!

Arians tend to be very organized and are therefore able to organize others with ease.
-- very true. yet i think that being too organized and wanting to get things done MY WAY sometimes backfires :(

The Leader: Being the first sign of the zodiac seems to make Arians natural leaders. They are seen as ambitious, exciting, and vibrant individuals who gravitate towards the centre of any action because of these traits. Arians make great leaders because they normally have genuine concern for those they lead. They tend to be frank and candid, which are traits many people look for in a leader.
--- true. i often myself NOT being able to juz sit back and i dun like to wait for things to happen (IMPATIENT!), so i guess tt's why i like to take things to my own hands and make things happen. once again, it does backfire, so i shld probably watch myself more.

Arians are very good at starting things, but often may leave tasks unfinished.
true to a certain extent! i guess tt's what leaders do rite? start a idea, and let the others fnish it. HAHA. juz kidding y'all!

Ares are Independent.
TRUE TO THE MAX. i'm the kind who do things for MYSELF (recall self-centered) and i dun like waiting for other (recall impatient). i go movies alone when i feel like it, i dun see a problem shopping alone.

A romantic relationship with a sweet, quiet guy won’t work for her. It’s important to choose someone who will hold his own and will not intimidate easily, otherwise life will become way too boring for Aries. On the other hand, they dislike restrictions of any kind and a possessive relationship will end up going nowhere. That does not mean she won’t be a little possessive herself. She sees nothing wrong in that.
--- i agree :)

The typical Aries woman has the physical stamina of a long distance runner. Generally healthy, these robust subjects have been known to stave off the flu through sheer willpower. Arians are simply too busy to be sick.
-- if only! then i won't be failing my 2.4 19 out of 20 times! but fyi, i still go for my regular jogs! and i am seldom sick, though i blow my nose quite often. its the aircon.

Aries motto is "Ready, fire, aim!" It may be backwards for others, but you'd rather figure out what to do while you are doing it. Impulsive actions, however, can bring you your share of trouble. While others are gathering information to make informed decisions, you are already on your way. As such, you could suffer from false starts. In fact, you Aries are so good at starting things that you can be off onto your next project before completing the previous one. As you Aries mature, you learn to slow down your reaction time in order to think about the consequences of your actions
--- SO TRUE. the last sentence --- it is only becos not everyone ard me ar aries. so i often gotta slow down and wait.. hate waiting!

Monday, March 29, 2010

i am a chronic worrier

over the past years, i've worried abt these

schools
spelling
tests CA, SA in primary & secondary sch
exams
assignments
public speaking

very recently
results
chances of gg for degree conversion
conflict with my org
gg nz - accommodation & activities

stuff in general
getting a bf. or not being able to get one

future
working.
treatment strategies. or the lack of it
documentation
inservice
contribution to the team
getting sued

this past wk was probably the worst. ever. day by day, getting worried for stuff, one over-taking another. no rest in between. and not to mention my poor sleep pattern is hugely affecting me ---- ONLY BECOS i worry i can't get out of it!

i know 99% of my worries are for nothing. but i can't help it. i really can't.
websites says tt worrying is gd becos it helps prevent problems by first anticipating it. so yea. but of course, at my rate of worrying, i'm sure the disadvantages outweigh the benefit.

hai. i worry abt not worrying too.

Monday, March 22, 2010

my org is not happy with me. or juz one or two of them.
pls let everything resolve peacefully.
my worst results ever.
if i had gotten these results last sem, it might not feel as bad. but because its the last sem, it kinda became the DECIDING sem
really sux that my results dropped this far. all because of clinicals. that 5 wks at hk (and i know that 5 wks at sgh also did affected this)

what's a girl gotta do to get into a uni?
maybe i gotta look into newcastle too. maybe i'll go there. maybe they'll take me in.
*see lah! who ask u dun want to go uni after jc. now go thru another phase of fretting over impt stuff like this!*

argh i'm so tired.
i just want to cry.
what's the f**king point of getting a scholarship if i ain't gonna live up to the standard?!?! i should totally screw myself and put a gunshot through my head. i don't deserve this.

k. shit. die.
Results out tmr.. D DAY for one very last time in NYP.
gosh. i'm still not as nervous yet. maybe i will be tmr. and then for the additional few mths where i await my application for the overseas uni.
will i be accepted?
can't imagine having to pay 1k back to nuh if i dun. then where do i work at? probably NUH still since sgh reached quota and ttsh too.

hmm.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

my daily routine is as follows:

1)wake up at 9
2)breakfast
3)Back to bed by 12 or 3pm (depending on what shows are available)
4)wake up ard 5-6plus
5)goes for a 45min jog
6)watches tv til 2am(cos i enjoy watching the rerun of ER)

tt's pretty much how sad my life is now.
wait..no it's not sad.. it's juz rather lifeless.
i can't say its boring cos i'm supposed to be happy to be like this BECOS tt was how i yearn to be during the crazy period of sch.
i'm not working out as hard as i wish i was (note, jogging is not performed DAILY unfortunately)
i'm running out of money soon.
and i wld love to eat xiaolongbao. or dimsum. right now. or soon.

i miss pt2 ppls. all the lame stuff abt them. nobody is online. what's wrong with them?!

Saturday, March 06, 2010

HOLIDAYS....

it's been a week... sentosa, baking, nz itinerary, lunched with angie, borrowed books, rented vcds... all's good man..

i've decided i'll probably come home with a westie when i come home from australia in a yr's time. that is IF i do go to aus in the first place... hmm.. i dun wana think abt it.. from the time when i think if my gpa can make it, to me hoping to get a scholarship, and now tt i spent most of the scholarship $$, i'm worried if the intake is large enuf to accept me in.

NZ plans: pretty much settled. except the fact tt juz the ACTIVITIES itself cost a bomb of 1.5k! no food/accommodation/transport included! :S can't imagine having to tell my mum tt i have to draw tt amt of moolah. oh dear

Gotta buy a cap! BUGIS!
Next wk is IT fair - gotta buy the thumbdrive, external harddisk and guitar hero(probably shld go with my mum instead.. pretty sure she'd pay for the first 2.)
L'oreal sale the wk after... dunno what to buy, but looking forward to seeing what they have :)

right now, life is pretty comfortable.. yea, i miss the bunch of ppls.. even though gg to sch means being stressed out, i def miss hanging out with them.. talking, gossiping, laughing... lots of smile and laughter... it's kinda.. quiet since sch ended.. :(

Thursday, February 25, 2010

last day of school

"it's ur final paper. savour the moment"
with that, all of us sat for the geron paper, for the very last time, in the class where we had our very first lesson (by the terrorizing yet turn out to be one of the best lecturers Dr Uma)
After which, photo taking and cam-whoring!! haha. never thought i would say it, but this bunch of people have been very special to me... From the beginning stages where ms impatient dun feel the need to sit together at every lunch to gradually learning to being more 'tolerant' and less self-centred..
Ok we have came a long way (as mentioned in prev prev post) so shan't go through the same thing... but here's a bunch of NO MORES that i've came up with

NO MORE

Boring Lectures
Tortorous 3h tutorials
Intensive notes scribbling practicals
Sleeping at J corridor
Eating at J corridor
Passing around food in class
Long journey to school. PHEW!
Crazy mugging, panicking and stressful nights
Assignments with the need to cut down words
Pract Tests to stress over
FYP project meetings and juz projects overall
Use of Physical Therapy, Pubmed, Science Direct to find gazillion pages of articles

some of the sadder no mores
pranks - putting random stuff in bag, setting weird ringtones/wall papers
eating as a group, and well, eating A LOT together and sharing the good stuff
suan-ing each other
patting on the backs - jia you. we'll get through this

Because i believe that in the end, everything will turn out fine.

look at how fine all of us have turned out at the end of 3 years. Amazing isn't it? 3 years ago, we were all noobs, in ugly attire coming to sch, memorising and testing each other on anatomy of this and that. 3 years later, all of us have 'evolved' into gluttons, still wearing the same lok kok attire to sch, but this time, we're PHYSIOTHERAPISTS.

OMG. are we? we are? oh dear....
the end of another phase in life, and the terrifying start to the beginning of a confirm-will-be overwhelming stage - working life.

well... until then. let's juz have fun ok? hahahahahaha. chill guys.
ok i stink and i gotta go shower.

oh and btw, i'm glad i spoke to my friend on this very last day to clear the air. the clouds are gone, the sky is pretty, and the day is amazingly wonderful.

thank y'all ppls! you've all made NYP a really much easier and comforting place to be in. without y'all. me will die. haha.

Friday, February 19, 2010

countdown to exams!

3 more days to exams!!
can't seem to get focused!! aside from the stupid assignment and the even stupid-er mistake tt i make for not checking the markin scheme b4 submitting. thank god for nurul aini.

my tooth hurts. probably from all the chocolates
i seriously dun want to exercise. in fact, feb has been really bad for me. blame it on the weather!!!
i feel like eating sushi after i saw someone's fb pics.

I NEED TO GET MOVING!

i will make this work!!

Friday, February 05, 2010

fyp ppt

what a day!
fyp presentation - OVER
job well done to everyone!!!

i still rmb my first time listening to the FYP presentation back when i was in yr 1, thinking - ohmygod, will i ever be up there doing it?
and thinking back, right b4 the start of the presentation, i reminded my grp mates that " there comes a point where we have to be satisfied with what we've done". this was smthg ms soh said to me during my Alevel period, and i've always found it useful during exam period. nothing is perfect, no one can ever finish studying everything or be perfect at everything. (even every crime has it loophole.) so yea... i think my grp members have come a really long way this past one yr... (and no it's not over, but somehow this presentation marks a very significant day in our 3yrs in nyp)
i know i've been hush, unreasonable, annoyed, resistant to change, and i'm really thankful that susu, franny & huicheung who have always been there to either argue against me, laugh at me, or totally 'not feel it'. i'm soooo appreciative for what they've done and (as i write this, my eyes are tearing up). we've come a freaking long way, and i'm really proud of what we've done. no, i dun agree that MIAT is of any use, but really, to work hard together at smthg we dun believe for one yr, and go through all the long emails, checking, rechecking, late nights, online meetings.. (i will secretly miss them), it's been a great year, and i really enjoy working with each and every one of u.

actually, i was slightly disappointed at the turnout of the presentation and the way it was organised (it didn't seem like we have showcased enuf our stuff cos no one was there to appreciate it except for us and our fellow classmates)


nyp is a terrible place to study in. but i'm so ever grateful for each and one of my classmates(including those in PT1) for their presence, pranks, jokes, and the fact that we could be there for each other, along the long and unsurmountable (yet abt to be surmounted) journey. a special mention to the follow ppls jac, qing, jiamin, mashy, yen, joce, caryn, susu, ginny, tricia. and last but not least, my best pal - nurul aini. u sux man! haha. kidding la. u're the bestest pal in the whole world man. thank u for ur 'calm down's though occassionally it's useless and not helpful.haha. for everything that i'm not able to express in words due to my lack of english - thank you.

sinking feeling as the last day of sch draws even nearer. still got tons of assignments and reports to churn out.. but i do hope we will all cherish one another and enjoy ... our remaining days together.. in the very special j214 corridor.

i will miss you guys. truly.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

one crazy week down, another few more crazy weeks to go...

hope my cp assignment will be decent enuf for submission.. and hope i do well for the viva. not forgetting multiple sclerosis, ergo, fyp... and 2 other assignments and ... EXAMS. RAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

anyways, came up with a to-do list for after the exams!
1) learn juggling!
2) play more tennis!
3) intensive workout daily!
4) organise notes/manuals and those pdf in the computer
5) make photo collages
so far tt's all.. shld keep me pretty occupied for the whole of march and also gotta plan for NEW ZEALAND! how can i forget tt!?!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

dun feel appreciated = makes me pissed and extremely upset and disappointed with the world wide world!

tonite. i hate fyp.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

New Zealand!

I'm gg NEW ZEALAND!
yes yes yes! can't believe i'm doing it.. but yes! i've trf the air tix money to joce.. now waiting for confirmation!

did a little research last nite on queenstown nz.. wow. sooo many fun stuff to do! well. mostly adventurous and exciting stuff.. not much shopping... and all of them are not cheap ok! oh man. and we're only supposed to stay at queenstown for - 1 day? or 2? :S well, as long as i get to do jumping and fun stuff, it doesn't matter which part of nz i do it in, as long as i DO IT!

still got lots of proj to be completed!!! but so great to have a grad trip to look forward to!!!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

there is a freaking sale gg on out there but i have nothing to buy! AAAARGGHHHHHH!!!!

btw, i think being fat is genetic, but i shall still work out and hope for the better!

i went out for dinner at chachacha(CHIMICHANGA IS AWESOME!) and went to sw's hse to play cluedo and sabotuer(can't spell) HAD FUN :)))) only played one round of each and had to leave to catch the last bus! wish we cld stay longer! hence, stayover next fri! WOOHOO!
btw, the peanut butter ice cream is GREAT until u reach 75% of it :S yea. then on the way home.. was chatting with A and only then realised that only ONE WK OF SCH HAS PASSED BY.the past one wk of sch... felt like ONE MONTH! SERIOUSLY woah. wat is gg on man?!

counting down to last day of school... secretly happy yet still sad abt it.. NOPE. no time for emotions. BACK TO WORK!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

SHOULD I JOIN THE VERTICAL MARATHON THIS YEAR?
anyone?

Friday, January 01, 2010

POST no. 399

haiya! shld have blogged randomly some other day, so that i could start with post no. 400 or 401 today! on this brand new day of the brand new year, 2010!

anyways, i've came up with a plan for this yr! hopefully it'll be able to top last yr!

1)graduate NYP. duh!
2)?go NZ with classmates in april/may
3)get a driving license
4)get a a job as a locum
5)get a gym membership so tt i can have great transformation like YH!!!! WOOTS! hahaha --- OK MAYBE NOT. but i'll try to work out more on my own!!
6)go USA in december :)

yup. so far, tt's the plan for now. pretty good plan rite? get a driving license so i can go states (?on my own), get a great figure so i can pick up guys in the states - HAHAHAHAHAHA, or get picked up! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
yes, locum so that i can pay for the driving classes and the gym membership, and the US trip of course!

and and and and - finally, YIHUI! HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY! surprisingly, u're the most gorgeous bday girl out of all the parties tt i've attended. THE DRESS IS SO HOT! seriously, my dear, if u can wear tt dress, u can wear EVERYTHING ELSE! it's juz a matter of whether u want to take time and money out to go and learn the art of FASHION AND SHOPPING!! haha :) anyway, u look really really hot! i'm so happy for ur transformation! :) i hope u can keep this up! haha! next time our outings so shld more sophisticated and less lok kok!!! u are really NUI DA SHI BA(or rather, ER SHI YI) BIAN! CONGRATS:))

here's a gorgeous pic of u and a lok kok pic of me :S hai, not my fault k! i wasn't the one who wanted to come in polo tee! wld have worn a dress! (well, if it wasn't raining also. haha)