tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60895352011-07-08T20:49:35.799+09:30Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-29850093297360165252009-07-05T22:21:00.001+09:302009-07-05T22:22:44.634+09:30

http://zickzen.wordpress.com/ is my new address.pls update! :)

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it's been WAY TOO LONG. how to sum up 2 months? just a list of quick updates? 1. HONG IS getting married. when i saw ian's sms that wed before good friday i nearly flipped. but im so happy for her!! :) and she's the first so naturally we are even more elated at this. 2. i joined yoga. and it's been really good. it's totally delayed gratification because when you are in the 40 degrees stinking

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-32188374979027918562009-02-10T22:16:00.001+10:302009-02-10T22:19:27.793+10:30

it's been more than a month since I last blogged! Just started my rotation in gastro. so far so good. otherwise, the weather has been very kind. Breezy and cool. What heatwave? Haha but I think the heat will be back.it's vday this sat but we have no plans yet. it's my bdae in 3 weeks and i also have no plan for that. it's really quite depressing becoming 25. so ooold. :(that's just a short update

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Victor Chia and his take on our stay in London. Enjoy!! __________________________________ <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134;

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Not sure if it was such a bright idea to do the elective in January. My brain is so damn rusty and all I ever want to do all day long is to have fun, chill out and do all the things I like to do. However, I am super hyped up about London! not that I have yet to visit this city but it just has this vibrant and addictive energy that keeps sucking me back that way.This trip is probably going to be

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-40158039465629061842008-12-18T01:18:00.002+10:302008-12-18T01:25:17.358+10:30

After all that exam results saga has calmed down, a group of us gathered at ian's spanky new place for a good old fashioned charcoal bbq last night. lots of delicious food prepared by his family. the night ended with a round of uno stacko, which our poor kristin probably took out like 50% of the thangs.. she was yelling in despair everytime the persons next to her drew a 'reverse'. haha..Things

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Dear NGP,You are the 5th NGP I have collected under my belt. I always made sure I never took you for granted because you can be so easy and so difficult to grasp. You never fail to bring me so much joy and relief at the end of each school year. This year in particular, getting you meant so much more. I am free to go on my external elective to London, free to be a 6th year learning new skills on

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-9513075974788371552008-11-29T11:04:00.002+10:302008-11-29T11:09:58.979+10:30

I'm glad I don't have to study for quite a few months!...But I thought I made many stupid mistakes in the osces.. and mcqs.T.T sobs.Oh and another exam related joke.doctor: ok, so now you know it's a cancer. what will you do for the patient?student: hmm firstly i would like to know where the cancer is located...doctor: it's on the back.student flips the question sheet over to the back.and then a

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-36471540348330795762008-11-27T22:11:00.002+10:302008-11-27T22:15:45.930+10:30

2 funny quotes. just for the meddies out there.1. When performing a cranial nerve examinationGetting to Trigeminal Nerve (CN V)Student: "Ok Sir, I need you to clench your jaw for me so that I can feel your muscles of masturbation."NB: not me! and it's meant to be mastication.and getting to Facial Nerve (CN VII)Student: "Ok now, I need you to give me a big smile. That's it. Very good. Ok so I'm

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I'm not sure how to describe what I'm feeling.Imagine going through truckloads of notes...And then, whilst sitting down to practise mcq question.. still unable to do so many of them without referring to resources!....*hangs self in shame*oh well, if I don't do make it I guess I only have myself to blame for not starting earlier. I can so hear my mother going.."see lah, told you to study harder.."

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-59525650817058226822008-11-17T21:28:00.001+10:302008-11-17T21:31:59.176+10:30

Stuck beneath a sea of notes, books and all the aids meant to help me PASS the exams.It's less than a week away before it all starts.The stress!I hope it all turns out well.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-75397920488743971062008-11-05T21:58:00.002+10:302008-11-05T22:00:55.835+10:30

According to Up2date, if I get a basal cell carcinoma... it's all really my own fault.Lifestyle factors — Smoking increases the risk of SCC [30], and may also be associated with an increased risk of BCC [14,31]. This was shown in a case-control study performed in 333 disease-discordant twin pairs in which there was an increased risk of BCC in smokers and in females compared to males [31]. Other

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It's really bizarre how patients pop back into my mind when I revise for the exams. The scarier part is the fact that the patients that I recall tend to be the ones who are ermm, deceased.Anyhow, the patient in focus tonight is this 50 odd years old man who presented with projectile vomiting and weight loss to the ED. I learnt tons from his illness as it turned out he had advanced gastric

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-30457943281453691162008-10-31T21:05:00.000+10:302008-10-31T21:06:21.951+10:30

I have done work.But like nothing's sticking!.......I'm so damn bored. help.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-6995222093847845422008-10-24T23:54:00.003+10:302008-10-25T00:06:08.624+10:30

I cannot begin to tell you how glad I am that today's exam was like 50% repeated questions. PHEW. We had 6 stations and I only fumbled in one of them.and that one station.I.. had the same examiner from Wednesday.OMG. the humiliation! I thought I would never have to see or speak to him ever again.The first thing he said to me was.."ok Daphne, let's see what you know."Daphne's mind: nothing much,

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-64305921690969342952008-10-23T16:39:00.002+10:302008-10-23T16:56:08.013+10:30

The O&G viva must have been one of the most traumatising exam experience I have ever had in my ENTIRE schooling life.Thankfully I passed, others were not so lucky.Yes I admit that there were some student factors that I could improve on for future examinations but I have MANY MANY grievances towards the setup, patient choice and examiner choice for the viva.1. My stupid patient's main problem was

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You see, I come from the land afar called SINGAPORE.Singapore is humid, sticky, warm with some months going bonkers where it rains NON stop and umbrellas are useless creations.So you know, I'm not that unfeeling towards bad weather.BUT seriously, the HEAT in adelaide can fry flies! and dry out eyeballs.oh gawd.if we have to go through with the heat wave again this summer, i will perish. along

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-26053103565334720852008-10-16T02:27:00.003+10:302008-10-16T02:31:26.231+10:30

since i spent so much of my time moving furniture around.i might as well show the world how my virtual apartment looks like huh.i'm pretty happy with the living roombut the bedroom.. hmm i like the cozy sofa corner. but i need to do something about the bed. looks wrong.oh wells.

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I realised I am going to be cooped up at home for like what, the next 6 weeks? GAWD.O&G is coming along slowly but surely.Lots of crap to cover.No more weird baking.Don't think we are getting the funky duster.Even Yoville seems abit boring already.I need a new distraction!.. ok one that you can (hopefully) do for like 10 minutes in between studying just to chill the brain out. Any recommendations

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-81276713970091974372008-10-08T20:37:00.003+10:302008-10-08T20:47:41.587+10:30

i realised that when i get stressed with studying, i turn to rather alternative methods of therapy.1. getting super duper obsessed with cleaning.check this out!i dunno what draws me to this stupid duster but I1. really wanna get it! comes in 3 sizes and all that jazz.2. really like that creepy green colour3. really wanna touch its seemingly 'soft' and 'whirly' bits..gawd. help me please.2. baking

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-43953011739278980562008-09-19T16:52:00.002+09:302008-09-19T17:00:51.117+09:30

5 more weeks of O&G left! not sure to cry or rejoice. I'm only starting to get the hang of things in this obscure and diverse field of medicine/surgery. Just had a full day of tutorials that included running to and fro 3 different venues. My feet hurts from all that power walking man. Plus I'm still a bit queasy from the rapid ingestion of my pasta lunch. *ugh*Anyhow, Paeds results are out! and

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-74975555080631274242008-09-17T19:44:00.002+09:302008-09-17T20:03:33.656+09:30

having been rostered onto 2 long days worth of labour ward duties and a morning of c-sections, labour is seriously under-estimated. All the movies and drama series portray labour as something that is relatively short and always commencing with the exxagerated POPPING of the waters. On screen, the baby always comes out perfect and clean and the mother looking so neat and happy.Well folks, in real

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-51236906702700423562008-09-11T10:21:00.002+09:302008-09-11T10:31:05.517+09:30

busy with the new rotation.. keeping me on my toes.anyhow, time is running out! sitting for the BIG exams very soon!RANT OF THE WEEEK::::and i'm so pissed. with person that1. eats bread and leaves crumbs (that amount to a piece of bread) on the table2. cuts fruits on the kitchen top without a chopping board/uses plates as chopping board. (mankind invented chopping boards FOR a reason)3. moves

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1. spend time drinking alcohol and laughing your heads off at sexual and explicit jokes.2. so that we can sing unpretentiously in our loud and tone-deaf voices.3. someone to turn to when the world is upside down, inside out and all the wrong ways around.4. the ability to reminiscent about the common past together.5. alibi for all the times you need to hang out late and be sneaky with XXX.6. feel

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-66014780100927032392008-08-26T20:38:00.003+09:302008-08-26T20:50:59.493+09:30

my well rested, full of afternoon naps weekend is OVER.all i can say is, i'm glad i took time off to do abit of silly things.like how we spent friday evening shopping! and me buying a few new tops from country road. i love that place man. we went off to belgian beer garden for dinner - lots of mussels! and pomme frites (which are just fancy potato chips) and accompanied by delicious stella beers!

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LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN MY STATIONERY KIT!A 6 YRS OLD NEOPRINT!ALL OF US LOOKING WEIRD AND ANGRYAND HONG GETTING COVERED BY A HUGEASS FLOWER. HUR.---------------------------------------------------------------just had a taste of the surgical osce exam.which went quite well, except for the QUINSY.oh man, ENT surgeons sure like to kid.anyhow, have to mug for med! and psych! woo hoo!looking forward to

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-28099352140507250182008-07-31T12:56:00.002+09:302008-07-31T13:07:54.955+09:30

Alrighty.Observed Case was alright. I passed!.. see, such low standards. hah. seriously, crawling and walking 14 mths old babies shouldn't be allowed to be exam specimens. they run around and you have to catch them, pacify them, make them breath so you can listen to their chest.too much work man!Got my assessment form signed off today."A Keen Student." -- eh, consultant... you sure not? Yah I

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-85989234156115622362008-07-16T22:02:00.002+09:302008-07-16T22:17:24.494+09:30

I'm not sure why but I'm feeling really down and unmotivated. Maybe it is a combination of bad dreary winter chills, boring rotation and just plain boredom. It is really difficult to come home everyday after a long (maybe boring or useless) day and do your eating and showering things and just sit down and study. Things just get so pointless sometimes.When will this all end?Is there ever a light

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-61428528229664970372008-07-05T16:31:00.002+09:302008-07-05T16:33:50.120+09:30

It's funny how male doctors are so sought after by the female species..The girls think they are intellectual, rich, funny, professional, caring.. etc etc etc.Whereas female doctors are thought to be competitive, arrogant and too good and too smart.Seriously guys.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-47541718497643282008-07-02T21:57:00.003+09:302008-07-04T16:29:42.608+09:30

[Fantine is lying in a hospital bed, deliriously dreaming of her daughter Cosette][FANTINE]Cosette, it's turned so coldCosette, it's past your bedtimeYou've played the day awayAnd soon it will be night.Come to me, Cosette, the light is fadingDon't you see the evening star appearing?Come to me, and rest against my shoulderHow fast the minutes fly away and every minute colder.Hurry near,

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-81729821423013068652008-07-02T21:44:00.002+09:302008-07-02T21:55:15.951+09:30

1. withdrawal and tiredness from a jammed pack 2 day trip to sydney2. falling sick with sore throat and.. everything else.3. paed surgery coming to a hault. doesn't seem to be learning anything new.4. crappy rainy weather5. realising studying sucks.6. realising one is lacking in so much knowledge!eurgh.oh. but there was one good thing.i saw the gp on monday.. and it was not cold sores! it was

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Paediatrics thus far:1. learning how to pacify and make it things seem a tad 'nicer' for kids.2. scrubbing in on hernia repairs. and realising the general paediatric surgery list consists of a combination of hernia repairs, penile issues, excision of lump and bumps, testicular issues, removal of foreign body.3. having a surgeon explain to you in a passionate and sincere manner why he thinks

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-43601016066298458672008-06-12T22:23:00.002+09:302008-06-12T22:28:20.668+09:30

and it's almost the end of the 2nd week of the holidays! how dreadful!it's been a whirlwind of meeting up with friends, catching up with family and just slacking and being me. my study notes have been sitting in one corner waiting for me to read them. but it's so distracting to be at home.. and not have fun!...more discipline is required!and.. is 24 the magic age where people start quizzing you

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-7660325026477679592008-06-02T22:08:00.002+09:302008-06-02T22:15:04.575+09:30

I bruoght my ACC2 notes home to Singapore to file.. as I left the next day following the end of term. Then, I realised there was to be no puncher left at home as mine's in Adelaide with me whilst my sis' puncher is in hall with her.I went around the house digging for a puncher and then my mummy remembered that there could be an old one lying around. so I found it in my dad's old school desk.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-50120697849365907642008-05-25T16:47:00.002+09:302008-05-25T16:53:49.138+09:30

this is so unlike me. 2 posts in the span of less than 24 hours.i have to report that i had time to sleep in, take a short stroll through the sunday market and have lunch at cibo!! yummy sandwichy stuff with coffee. cibo's coffee is pretty lengendary.anyhow, we went to the east end cellar shop to pick up a few bottles of red for my mummy. decided on a 2 straight up cab sauv - one from coonawara

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-27092806927597175032008-05-24T23:56:00.003+09:302008-05-25T00:08:31.866+09:30

with regards to the rehab presentation, all i can say that it was over. basically, it was an exercise to determine how well you could1. follow instructions2. recite from paper3. answer questions.the consultant who was in charge of grading our presentation..was extremely disinterested. At times, we caught him dozing off etc in the middle of a student's presentation! which i think, is extremely

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-19205609398695299182008-05-23T06:41:00.002+09:302008-05-23T06:42:42.214+09:30

I thought adding a thing on the side of the blog layout would be too much to comprehend.. it's actually really simple! yay.anyhow. rehab presentation in less than 2.5 hours.*runs off to prepare.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-86288550126634574162008-05-22T00:46:00.001+09:302008-05-22T00:48:20.080+09:30

rehab writeup is DONE DONE DONE!*jumps around like crazy person*all i have to do is to present and talk about my patient for 10 minutes on friday. come on daphne that cannot be too difficult!i can't wait to go back to sg!!!!

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-66339672311177746192008-05-20T21:37:00.002+09:302008-05-20T21:45:37.442+09:30

just got home from badminton :)have been playing it pretty regularly the past year.. it's really cool! and the past few weeks we have been playing with yvonne and alvin, both extremely good players. learnt alot of new strategies and strokes from them. this badminton thing is going really well.maybe next year i will join the C div girls. heh. but i'm not sure if i want to partner vic in mixed

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-81261006490527623962008-05-19T21:39:00.003+09:302008-05-19T21:51:09.900+09:30

Look what I found on youtube! An extremely old theme song from an SBC (later called TCS..and now called mediacorp) drama titled 出人头地 (Which apparently translates to "the finishing line') I'm pretty sure I was barely 6 or 7 years old when it aired on the telly but this stupid song has haunted me from time to time! I always wondered where the heck I heard it now.. Now youtube has provided me

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-38599246261941425372008-05-18T15:55:00.002+09:302008-05-18T16:09:02.038+09:30

been stuck in my room trying to finish my stupid rehab writeup.. it's proving to be a futile experience. firstly it's my own fault that i have forgotten quite abit about the patient, despite having made notes.. (so i have to make a trip back to hampstead) and 2ndly.. rehab just sucks.it's so painful.anyhow, on a happier note, i had dinner with tiffy + new bf, hans and victor. it was really fun to

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Trust me, I still am :)Been a crazy few weeks. Presentations, assignments and tutorials. I have no friggin' idea how I am going to be a doctor who works long hours and am still capable of using clinical reasoning.At the end of a long day, I am nothing near reason.Anyhow i think i have moved on, risen to some challenges and hopefully become a better human being for all of that. I'm just hoping I

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-25674810521397541722008-05-05T21:49:00.001+09:302008-05-05T21:51:45.601+09:30

Moon river, wider than a mileI'm crossing you in style some dayOh, dream maker, you heart breakerWherever you're goin', I'm goin' your wayTwo drifters, off to see the worldThere's such a lot of world to seeWe're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bendMy huckleberry friend, moon river, and me(moon river, wider than a mile)(I'm crossin' you in style some day)Oh, dream maker, you heart

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Victor surprised me today by doing the grocery shopping at central market.. all by himself! We were supposed to go together after my tutorial (which was from 2-3pm). He even went as far as walking me out of the house.. and then pretending to go to Rundle Street (for god knows what).Anyhow, the fridge is full of yummy goodies from Central Market, including my favourite baked cheese cake from the

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I have one!... whilst other people's moleskines hold great ideas, beautiful sketches and stuff that would be made into moving stories and movies...Mine's mainly as a paper reminder to my slightly forgetful brain. Hehe.The first entry would probably reflect what I have to do today, and would go something like:Things to do:Summary session for this FridayAnaesthesia PBL for next weekInvites for

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so very geeky.so very cute!the molecular structure of caffeine is represented in this cool pendant. the solid metal round are carbon (C) and the hollow metal rounds are oxygen (O). Big orange circles are nitrogen (N) and small orange bits are hydrogen (H).Perfect for acaffeine addict! (me)This ebony and pearly earrings are just perfect for the dinner out with some great friends! or with a special

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It's ANZAC day tomorrow man. Even though I don't particularly celebrate it but I guess it's still great to have a public holiday anytime man. I did however, wake up early once in 2nd year I think to watch the dawn service on the telly. Anyhow, I think it's a more symbolic and meaningful holiday than say Adelaide Cup?Spent the entire Wednesday at Hampstead Rehab. Was not especially productive but

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you only appreciate a great day..1. when you spent the day before stuck with a bad migraine + nausea + vomitting + photophobia and you had to curl up in bed sick like anything from the migraine.2. because u are feeling well rested from a 10 hour long deep sleep.3. as soon as you wake up, you want to DO something and LIVE!4. after u clean the bathroom until it sparkles.. every single damn thing

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mEi~mEi says:hahahahahhah~! oki oki mEi~mEi says:66.10~!mEi~mEi says:right?zickzen says:eh.zickzen says:66.093339mEi~mEi says:yahlorh~ 66.10 ma?zickzen says:i want 9.3339 cents exact okiezickzen says:lolmEi~mEi says:HAHAHHAHAHmEi~mEi says:OKAYzickzen says:good stuffzickzen says: :)mEi~mEi says:i'll break the coins into piecesmEi~mEi says:rotfl

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(click on pic to link)i think most of you have heard news about it before.. but this is a pretty cool article anyhow. (if you are interested)

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from quaint little barossa valley...round the other side of the world to bustling London..wandering around KL..sipping coffee in a small lane in Melbourne..to your crazy wine sprees in Perth...I'm so glad to have you with me. happy happy many months baby!here's to even more! :)*hugs*

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I was corridor marshal-ing at the AMC (Australian Medical Council) clinical examination for foreign trained doctors. It was a full day thing and I earned 160 bucks from it, just from directing people from one place to another. You have no idea how difficult it was to 'follow the red line on the ground to the next station'.Many stranded and panicky doctors, to say the least.Lucky Daphne was there

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i think they should change the system. instead of one semester of MSAs and ACC2 (which is not very busy) and another semester of O&G and Paeds (damn busy).. they should mix and match. like in a proposed semester:do like an O&G, followed by say 3 MSAs.next sem do Paeds, and ACC2 and 1 MSA.makes more sense? so people who are doing O&G and Peads right before the final barrier exam.. don't have to

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9 more weeks to go before I'm home bound! :)my ortho-geries consultant is SHO NICE.approachable, friendly, knowledgeable, humorous, .. and best of all..she gives me one-on-one TUTORIALS!wah, she's like harrison's come alive..except she is concise and makes things so simple to comprehend. i'm really lucky to have her for 3 weeks.maybe things really do fall in place if you trust and have a little

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looks like im going to be doing orthogeriatrics at RAH for my next MSA. gosh that is going to utterly boring. unless i concentrate on the 'ortho' part of things, but i doubt that there is much opportunity to do that. >.<at least i'm glad that is settled. can't say that im not sore about not going for rual GP.. but i guess that's life. gotta let go and live.anyhow, i stayed around till 6.15pm

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I got a call from Christine Egglestone saying that they were unable to organise for me to do rural GP afterall. I kind of had a hunch about things, seeing how I did not get any information at all regarding the rotation.Firstly, I'm peeved that it took that THIS long to come tell me that hey, sorry mate, no place for you. It's already Tuesday today and the rotation is due to start next Monday.

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年轻的心作词：陈佳明 / 作曲：巫启贤演唱：裘海正 / 巫启贤 / 伊能静 / 方文琳你享受和平日出的光辉映照昨天你的泪水在和谐的旋律中成长让我们一齐欢唱也许今日我们有些困苦也许明天依然如故但千万不要畏惧退缩让时间拨开黑雾就算身处在艰难和困苦里也有生存的勇气只要从头开始把握你的信心紧握的双手里有你的命运

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i'm not going to be able to talk on and on about how wonderful melbourne is. most people already figure that out on their own. so i guess i'm just going to post up a couple of pics just for the heck of it. first up! laurent on little collins street. (click pic to check them out). I think it's a great place to hang out and have a slow afternoon. There's this very old-school french feel to the

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i ended at 12 because the afternoon off was meant for 'self-directed study'... which didn't really happen. haha! i went to rundle mall, got my electives application forms sent off. ran a few other errands. came home. turned the aircon on full blast. it's still freaking 40 degrees in the day and it does not get much cooler at night.joined the boys for abit of soccer but got bored so i ran around

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I did superwoman worthy acts yesterday, waking up at 3.30, flying back to adelaide at 6.00.. and being able to be awake and alive for ward rounds at 9am.and best of all, lasting till 3.30pm! all this on 2 hours of sleep.haha and then i got home and totally died on the bed for a very much needed nap.melbourne was great, shall blog when i get my photos uploaded.anyhow, gastroenterology seems full

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it's so much cooler in melbourne; so glad to miss the heat wave going on at the moment in adelaide! apparently sporting events might be cancelled for fear of sportsmen collapsing from heat stroke. o.o that sounds pretty bad man.anyhow, my last day at cardio was pretty uneventful. did the usual ward round and was really amused by my reg.. who claimed that i looked 'different' and more 'radiant'

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It's times like these.. I can finally get why some medical students/junior doctors fall in love with cardiology and would like to pursue it as a career option. It's intense, interesting and positive. You have the opportunity to do procedures - such as catheterizing, EP studies, ablation, blah blah. There are various investigations and imaging modalities that you can employ to aid management of

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our initially sophisticated and dignified dinner at la tratorria turned into a crazy night. I say it as though I am very surprised by that, but truely, the after dinner drinks were unplanned and totally spontaneous!We didn't really want to do karaoke (because we would have to play audience to hans' singing lol) and then we didn't really want to adjoin to a pub/bar (because drinks would be too

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i have reached the point in my life where.. birthdays are starting to ignite feelings of dreadfulness and not excitement. if not for the well wishes flooding in at the moment from well-wishers, i'd be damned!Going to have a combined birthday dinner with quinnie later this evening! should be good. especially all the girly dressing up and helping one another pretty up. gosh i feel so vain! anyway,

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i was abit of a crazy spendthrift today.i bought a new blue strippy top.trimmed my hair.went to norwood in the evening - got myself a witchery top that i actually saw 2 weeks ago but was too expensive then to buy it. and now its 40bucks off! so i felt that i had to.oh, and a new adidas sports bra.and i made a mean dish today! lamb kebabs!! it tasted really good. except the funny thing was.. I

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(click on picture for link to laclique's website!)It's been a really long time since I've watched a fringe performance. The last one was some jazz concert back in 1st year - exactly four years ago can you believe it? This time around, we settled on la clique, after hearing rather eccentric rumours about it."This woman can play a flute with her vagina!!"I guessed we were really curious!I don't

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It's hot hot hot! The walk home was like an instantaneous suntanning session. Very annoying. I had sunblock cream in my bag, but taking into account the fact that it takes 20minutes to kick in I decided to just increase my risk of skin cancer.Today's common program was on O&G. Screening for ovarian cancer (nonexistent unless you count CA-125), cervical cancer (vaccine and pap smears) as well as

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i wished my hours spent in the hospital weren't so damn long. I was at the hospital for 11 hours today. I'm not sure about you but that is bloody long. My feet aches and my brain is off to bed. Oh well, I did learn stuff.Oh oh oh! and I TAUGHT and supervised the 4th year student who was on cardiology with me how to put in gelcos!! (iv catheters) He failed the first 2 times but managed it pretty

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James Blunt is coming to Australia and New Zealand this April/May! And since Adelaide is one of his stop, I'm going to attend it! :) His voice is pretty unique and I really like his songs! I guess that's enough reasons to attend a concert yoh?And.. it's friggin' hot today. The flies are not out, presumably because the heat has dehydrated them into little dried flies - uncapable of moving and

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***********************After a rather nerve wrecking case presentation to the very smart and knowledgeable bunch of doctors at PICU on Wednesday, it's nearing the end of my stint at PICU. I presented on this 11 year old boy suffering from disseminated staph. aureus infection (pneumonia, vertebral osteomyelitis, epidural abscess.) I couldn't believe that I could rattle on non stop about epidural

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YAWN....(not kid from PICU)woke up earlier to research on some stuff.. gosh this whole studying business is really tiring. How do you spend your day in the hospital..and still be expected to come back home and study? not to mention do all the other normal things that people do like socialise, do housework, go shopping...anyway i have decided that i am going to bake some stuff for the PICU stuff

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Well, I did spend some good time with the med peeps for reunion dinner. But most of thursday and friday were spent running around the PICU. quite a few interesting cases and they all kept me busy. I'm starting to feel a teeny bit sad because I only have a week left in PICU! This has thus far been a really enjoyable elective. Not sure how I'd rate it, it's definitely better than my MHU and SHU

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I got to do an external elective at the start of next year. It can be almost anywhere in the world except in Adelaide. I have thought about it and decided it would be (in no order of preference)Singapore - because it's home and I don't have to spend extra on accomodation. My mummy will feed me. However, SG doctors have previously irked me. My 3 weeks in SGH did not bring back too many fond

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and we start the weekday routine once again. it's really hot and stuffy in my room. My fingers are inching towards the control for the air-conditioner. eeeick.point 1: business in the PICU really picked up over thurs and fri. In the end I left at 6+ on friday, which if you know me well -- is REALLY REALLY late for daphne's standard. But there was truly alot to see and do and learn. So it was

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the hospital that i am currently doing my PICU elective is 35 minutes brisk walk away from my home. it's probably pointless to take public transport because all that waiting for the bus and changing from bus A to B would most likely outweigh the walking time record. I realised, since I walk at about 7ish in the morning, it is pretty cool and there's this nice morning breeze in the air. However

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i am finally done with the unpacking and the cleaning.gosh it was so tiring.so i took a long bath, did the scrubbing and the masking.whoot. i feel shooo good. especially, since i am just sitting in the room with the fan blasting at me.i might do some peds reading tonight. oh well we shall see how enthusiastic i get. Not terribly, i'd think. hehRight, it's almost dinner time. gotta cook!

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I'm back in dear old adelaide. thankfully it was sunny but not too warm today. About 25 degrees. Quite good weather :)Just consumed dinner (stir fried noodles type thing) and probably have some fruits later or something.I was sooo delighted at the supermarket just now because all the summer fruits were SO CHEAP! Bananas were 1.90/kg, nectarines were 2/kg and grapes were 2.50/kg. yayyyy!Might go

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Last night was really something.Lucky I had my wan-jie-ling sister who helped me to clean up the place (thanks BABY sister).But for now, I'm leaving sg (again).Bye humidity, farewell durians and i will see you again folks!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt title: Why I love my friends.Post-dinner, daph asked: Hey guys, want

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just as i thought life was great,THE PRETTY GIRL ON MY PREVIOUS TEMPLATE DISAPPEAREDand my random clicking made it worse.so. no cool template./daph runs off to find a replacement.ARGH/update:OMG. can u imagine. I FIXED the problem all by myself. the pretty girl is back! WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS! *jumps around*

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Singapore Airlines Website has been down since 11pm last night!It's so annoying because I cannot do my internet check in!And it is nearly impossible to find a suitable phone number to dial.I'm destined to sit in row 60 already.Sob./update:still unable to find number to call.I am so irritated! Shall sit by the lappie refreshing the singaporeair.com website every 5 minutes.Grrrrrrr./further update:

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I find this terribly amusing.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Perfect Man, according to 40,000 UK women.HE should be clean-shaven, good-looking and drive a silver Mercedes. And, most important of all, he should be more than 178cm. Height is apparently more important than looks to women looking for Mr Right, a survey

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Thank You Lord for the trials that come my wayin that way I can grow each day as I let You leadAnd thank you lord for the patience those trials bringin the process of growing i can learn to careChorusBut it goes against the way I am to put my human nature downand let the spirit take control of all I doCause' when those trials come my human nature shouts the things to doand God's soft prompting

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I changed my layout!and lost my tagbox and links.oppps.will get that fixed soon.PS: you could leave comments if you want to say something :)

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I went a teeny bit (ok, maybe a bit more than teeny) crazy the past few days over necklaces. Thus, I am happy to showcase the magic of online shopping! It really is quite cool man.Imagine the way we used to shop for accessories.Steps Involved:1. Call/text interested friends. Preferably girls because when men look at girlish stuff for too long, rashes develop and their throats clamp down. You

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for those of you who are extremely interested to know about the year ahead for me - pls click the pic! hahathis is my first screenshot. gosh, i'd never know how to do sth so cool.thanks lionel! heh.so there you have it. one more week, and then i will have to face 36 weeks of torture. sit for a big exam and hopefully pass it.on the right, there is this stupid column where they record your grades.

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whereby in every blogger's mind, the following question would resound."should i continue blogging?"and for that, one must examine the reasons that drive people to blog.1. An avenue for ranting aka "I had a bad day, X scolded me, Y betrayed me and Z tried to kill me."Ranting, whether to a friend online, to a buddy over coffee or just personally over a written entry in a diary - is supposed to be

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and his name is jon teng! i heard he brought us otak-otak from msia. hmmm yumyum! planning to go for seafood together with david and june as well. and tomorrow night we plan to try la fondue - hidden somewhere in that elusive dempsey hill of a place. the reviews have been pretty mixed, some people liking it heaps and others finding it silly. oh well. we will find out soon enough.anyway i just

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view of the pacific ocean hokkaido, japanI know I say the same damn thing this time every year - time really passes so so fast! I have completed 4 years of medical school, gosh who knew I had that in me to do that? I have been a legal adult for a good few years. I have been in a stable relationship. Best of all, everyone around me have been blessed with good health.It's hard to recollect the year

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yeah japan may only be 7 hours away from little old singapore but once you land on it, you feel like you are miles and miles away. Everything is different, every experience is new and exhilarating. From the types of vending machines they offer, to the fresh seafood, great biscuits and chocolates, hell even the milk tasted better.I just you just have to be there to feel the difference. Or maybe

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-92152823422904843122007-12-12T13:58:00.000+10:302007-12-12T14:07:07.786+10:30

despite all the serious doubts about myself, complaints about the format of the exam paper and countless bad stories from the osce...that ultimately resulted in the plummeting of my morale..I PASSED!!5th year here i come.. 5th year here i come..this is such a big relief..! now i can go on my holiday to japan in peace. it's amazing how i use the word relief, rather than happiness or delight or

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-72452485454841684702007-12-07T22:23:00.000+10:302007-12-07T22:33:12.348+10:30

it has been just pouring and pouring. gosh, welcome to the monsoon season! where rain doesn't stop and you have to waddle outdoors.at least there hasn't been any major floods. last year was bad.on the other hand....my poor Kangaroo Island (7 times the size of Singapore no less) has been suffering from BUSHFIRES! so far only a few humans dead but the sheep community haven't been so lucky. oh well,

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-65329667943294450492007-11-22T13:04:00.000+10:302007-11-22T13:07:58.370+10:30

i have been back home for a couple of days. really feels so good to sit in your old room!anyway guys, i will be heading to KL (and malacca for a day or two) with vic this friday. gonna stay with quinnie.. and probably catch up with all the med people who live in kl! pakyeap, jessica, su chuen.. yeaps.should be fun. except i forgot to bring my camera back from adelaide. dammit. so i have to use

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*stretches my arms* i slept so soundly last night. slept without any worries or stress. it was SO GOOD. everyone should try it. haha. oh well and so the summer has finally arrived! it is VERY VERY HOT outside (about 37degrees) and I need to pack my luggage, pack my room and put things in order before I fly back home tmr! YES TMR!... so happy. not that singapore is any cooler.. but at least i am

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-86716355750203427962007-11-16T16:47:00.000+10:302007-11-16T16:58:05.582+10:30

LIFE IS GOOD AFTER ALL.*runs off to play!!*

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-24018662573233811962007-11-14T09:39:00.000+10:302007-11-14T09:45:07.098+10:30

heh i knew my decision to sleep more last night was a good one.woke up today feeling heaps better. decided there's no point crying over spilled milk. i'm just wanting to get Cs for the papers. oh gosh.anyway it's time to look through more ECGs! and CXR! and EUC, FBE, LFT, TFT, ABG, XR of #...dammit. so many abbreviated terms for med. hmm.oh and not forgetting HIV, HBV, HCV... and erm.. MRI? CT?

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-71679009837842685422007-11-14T03:21:00.000+10:302007-11-14T03:23:21.117+10:30

the 2 papers in the past 2 days have been.. challenging, annoying.. and difficult!!.......i'm really worried.. the impending doom of failing 4th year could happen!...i should really shuddap, go study more, practice more physical exam and hope for the best.eeeeurgggh.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-44405559022328265452007-11-10T21:09:00.001+10:302007-11-10T21:12:24.549+10:30

how my pre-exam mood fluctuates.2-3 weeks before exams: stressed, trying to study, some distractions present, mind is thinking "oh still have some time, should be able to do it"1 week before exams: shit!! have so much more to study, and i have forgotten alot of what i have studied.. HOW HOW HOW? *flips thru past year papers*... can't do them!2 days before exams: still studying. still freaking.

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-11082056767814611192007-11-05T21:46:00.000+10:302007-11-05T21:48:56.350+10:30

it's monday already.SWOT is half over. exams are twice as near.and in 11 days time everything will be over!!.. 11 days! that's not even 2 weeks!..I CAN DO IT!.. i have to. i can't give up... not yet!haha. i liked how inspirational i sounded. :)PS: do my test if you have the time.. or if u got bored of ploughing through notes!..

daphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951254910839407865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089535.post-40750735746445323492007-11-03T02:49:00.001+10:302007-11-03T02:54:59.426+10:30

it's my baby sister's 20th bday! happy birthday little one!... welcome to the 20s! :)Anyway, that aside.. i still have a mountainload of notes to go through. my head feels like it cannot hold anymore information already!.. it's so scary!..I guess if i keep reading it, something HAS to sink it ..right?we have been eating alot of instant mee. eeeick...and alot of take aways!.. hai. oh well.but

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