back..

back from new zealand
back to melbourne
back to msia
back at home..*hearts*

ah po's 80th bday celebration

with all her grandchildren :)
(MIA: yin che n yong ko)

Convo 5 Dec

Graduated.

MBBS Class of 2009.

grad dinner

final exam done. *yeah*

graduation dinner tonight @Sumac - a special n memorable night.

take-home message from Dr Feelgood: get a mentor; get a GP; get a life.

n, Prof Permezel actually remembers my name :D - saying it for the 12th time tonight. pardon me. frens all thought i was drunk with that silly grin on my face but i was just thrilled. hee. hee. hee.

also, love the slideshow as well - however it's a shame that cyew was left out. it brought back all the good old memories in the past 3 years though.

Congratulations Austin/Northern class of 2009!! *cheers*

xoxo

currently reading..

倚天屠龙记 by 金庸
up to chapter 7 where 张翠山&殷素素 are still young n alive - while 张无忌 's spirit is still roaming somewhere in the book waiting for rebirth. n i dunno how true it is - but apparently wudang originated from shaolin. mayb he just made it up. heh..

第七回 誰送冰舸來仙鄉

i m into 金庸's 武侠小说 again. n am again amazed by his talent. i like the kungfu part n i like the love story part. i guess love is still the most powerful kungfu of all. :)

p/s: two OSCEs done n 1 more long case to go. the final of final exam.

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the most recent hsemate pic

from a final year med student

an official farewell to 5.5 years of med school - IMU & unimelb.

it has been a good 5.5 years - learning to b a good doctor, moving from IMU to unimelb, moving away from home, starting a relationship, meeting new & interesting ppl, being forced to b independent, learning to grow up n am still growing up...

it's a mixed feeling. i m feeling a bit bu she de but at the same time i know i should n i want to move on - i m quite old already i know i know..ppl r saying that we can no longer say "i m sorry i dunno. i m just a med student." "what do u mean u dunno. u are a doctor k." anyway the responsibility is there now. whether ur shoulders r ready onot..

at the moment i m nervously excited. bout internship bout earning own money bout the working life n bout the future..

before the real challenge starts next year...

• finals in a week
  
• moving hse againnn
  
• convo :)
  
• NZ family trip

2010 is actually not too far away..

xoxo

a sunny flowery happy family day :)

2009 Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever oh so clearly
I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong

Our dreams are young
And we both know they'll take us
Where we want to go

Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live without you

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

If the road ahead is not so easy,
Our love will lead the way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me
You don't have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are
So come with me and share the view
I'll help you see forever too

@ esposito

girls all dressed up for the night :D

A unimelb-msian-final year-med dinner.
no matter where we ll b next year..may all of us have a challenging n rewarding year ahead..:) *fingers crossed*

xoxo

i m confused. n lost.
life is bout dealing with uncertainties.
life is bout making decisions.

simplicity is a dream.
i m so small n insignificant. in this big big world.

有赌没为“赢”

if u wan to find out bout a person's true colour, gamble with him.
if u wan to know more bout the ugly side of the world, go gambling.
it's a game of money n reality.

gambling is fun. hee.

it's a game of psychology n tactics too. i m too timid to play psychology n i m more afraid of losing. i cant afford to take the risk i guess.
most important of all, it's a game of luck.

gambling is all bout luck!

the gamblers "tong fa shun" oh?! ngek ngek..

sure or not. mei kieng gor..
all in!!

HOHOHO! "tong sat"!
The queen of gamble!! :p

Ponyo

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea - another Studio Ghibli production

an unique version of the mermaid story..
a weird-looking half-fish-half-human creature instead of a stunningly beautiful mermaid..
n it's bout a love story between two 5 year-old kids instead of that of a young mermaid n a handsome prince..

it's Ghibli's time! :)

Life

my life is not perfect.

family, love, friends, health, study n money.. etc...

lets accept the reality: life can never be perfect.
but what do/can we do with the imperfections?

i m blessed to have u, u, u, u n u in my life. u know who u are. :)

***

just finished my GP placement - quite an enjoyable placement.
was talking to a patient the other day n he told us this funny n interesting theory of men:

there are 4 important things in a guy/man's life i.e. Family, Money, Women n Health.

if u possess all 4, u ll die immediately.
if u possess 3 out of 4, then u are dying. soon.
if u possess 2 out of 4, then u ll survive. at least for quite a while.

so guys, make up ur mind n pick ur choice! :)

Dr Goh n the medical students at Comfort Medical Centre

Life is too short

'Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,
So love the people who treat you right,
Forget about the ones who don't,
And believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, take it.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy,
They just promised it would be worth living...'

mid hol

watched "Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen" with dear today..i didnt watch Transformers 1 n i m not a robot- or metal-person at all..so i was prepared to sleep thru that 2 n a half hours..but surprisingly i stayed awake..i thought it's a pretty good movie..really enjoyed it n am now a fan of optimus prime..bumble bee was cute too..hee -- i hav never thought that i would use "cute" on a robot..heh..those soldiers (e.g. Captain Lennox) were quite yeng as well..:p

Harry Potter 6 is coming! cant wait to watch the movie..currently rajinly revising the book..coz all i could remember were the lake with many zombies in it where the horcrux was kept n lots of going back to the past esp voldemort's past..i know who the half-blood prince is but forgot its relevance or significance d -- i can vaguely rmb there's this vy geng de potion book...obviously lots of reading to do for me..

had a gathering with frens at Pappa Rich ytday(we went there for yam cha too the last time i came back..) geng geng gai..catch catch up..working life is never easy..especially in msia..n i ll b joining u guys in the same boat in a few months time -- a mixed feeling of looking forward to working but oso dreading the stressful transition into internship...all of us have to start somewhere somehow...

currently into "少年杨家将"...:p

*more pic*

yummmmmm sengg!!

yin & fai's BIG day

a once-in-a-lifetime moment
a very memorable and emotional weekend
*love love love*

statistics

two papers down.
one OSCE to go.

three hours of study group done.
four hours on golden melody award.

two more kgs to lose.
one more packet of chips to eat.

three days to going home.
five days to yin che's wedding.

one dear, two daddy mommy, three sisters n four ji muis to miss...
xoxo

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DNA
主唱：五月天

那是誰　用掉了　我的牙膏　我的鞋和外套　是誰穿走了
那是誰　在我家　大方洗澡　鏡子前他和我　一樣的外表

誰搬進　我的大腦　誰綁住　我的手腳
是DNA 唱我反調　還是我　的命運　不敢自編自導

想要叫　那就叫　想甩就甩跳就跳
跳更高　別靠腰　要靠心臟的火藥

要不要　難道要　別人幫你決定好
好不好　就現在　搶回自己的心跳

自己的心跳

那是誰　總是說　有夠衰小　那是誰只禱告　只會打嘴炮
那是誰　被通緝　正在逃跑　罪名是綁架了　自己的微笑

誰搬進　我的大腦　誰綁住　我的手腳
是DNA　唱我反調　還是我　的命運　不敢自編自導

想要叫　那就叫　想甩就甩　跳就跳
跳更高　別靠腰　要靠心臟　的火藥

要不要　難道要　別人幫你　決定好
好不好　就現在　搶回自己　的心跳

自己的心跳

心跳　跳躍　狂奔　奔跑

想当年啊

i shouldnt be blogging..
i should be studying..(having my first written exam tmr)

it's the pre-exam plus pre-going-home critical period again..

人在异乡，孤单单。。
想念大家，凄凉凉。。
今天拿了两年半前的信件出来温习一下下 -- 朋友们写给我的“farewell信件堆”。。好怀念噢。。。发现很多人都写了"nice knowing u"，"keep in touch" or "ll miss u/miss me ya"。。是有那么一点点的惭愧啦 -- 因为没有尽力地keep in touch，也没有常常"miss u"。。嘿嘿。。不过大家都应该不记得大家写过什么了吧。。hee。。(不过也不否认我还蛮nice的。。hee！)

另外，也有了一些小小的发现 -- 原来有一些"不是很熟"的亲爱的朋友也留了言 e.g. 妹妹的朋友啦，IMU 的一些"点头/微笑之交"啦。。。(wonder他们是以什么心情在写那些message。。) 感觉一点点奇奇怪怪。。mei应该没有用枪逼着他们写吧。。hehe。。anyway。。。

还有smarter的"回忆簿"。。十分！非常！超级！的怀念噢。。。。。
*我怀念的 是无话不说。。
*我怀念的 是bla bla bla。。(忘记歌词了) :p
我的姊妹们 -- 永远都是我最宝贵的财富(之四)。。我是幸运的！ :p 往日的回忆都一一地涌上来了。。快到顶了。。每一次的“第一次”都很难忘(当然，第二次、第三次。。也beh pai啦！)。。既然姊妹们都这么的相亲相爱，那么只好一直、一直好下去咯。。。hohoho。。

(不要说“goodbye”，说“再见”吧。。)

唉，人老了。。“想当年”的次数也越来越频繁了。。
我要 知福、惜福、造福。。
回忆录 -待续-

back to study...

lone

yin che is currently on the plane back to msia..
two left behind -- me n shuang...

i m going to miss her. n i miss my family.


someone once told me...
when something really bad happened..dun giv up..coz something really good must have also happened somewhere..
when u lost something really precious..dun lose hope..somehow u must have also gained something equally precious..(n vice versa)

i dunno what kind of law or theory this is, but just think twice bout it..

it's the pre-exam stress again.....


pics of me:

@ Annie Smithey's

Kyneton District Health Services

random

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the weather getting colder n colder -- i m freeeeeeezing~~~~~
staying up late at night to study while at risk of freezing to death..even a cup of hot milo is not sufficient to keep me warm..not even a little..p/s: my stomach is grumbling at the same time..

***
had a phone interview with Bendigo the other day
(period)

***
going back to Kyneton tmr -- the place where i m going to spend my next two weeks in..another rural place..a population of 3000-4000 n apparently cyew n i ll b the only two asians there..havnt experinced any warm hospitality of the rural ppl yet -- mayb it's just a myth?! :p i wan to enjoy my rural placement but unfortunately it's just not the right timing...

***
it's Queen's bday tmr n thus a public holiday -- Happy Birthday Q! (btw it's just two days later than our Agong's bday..:p)

***
attended an info session by Singapore MOHH this evening..it's bout working in spore and the specialist training program there..what do u thk bout working n living in spore? does anyone know bout the training program in msia? *dilemma*

***
back to study(he is keeping an eye on me). gd nite!!

a weekend of celebrations n rural

first of all
THANKS everyone

had a great dinner on friday with yin che n shuang at Ocha, a small but authentic japanese restaurant. we made a reservation at 6pm n it says 6 means 6..we actually waited n stood outside the restaurant for a couple of minutes before the waiter let us in at exactly 6pm..
the food was great though. we ordered a glass of choya plum wine n a bottle of sake to share. i m not a big fan of alcohol, but loveeeeed the plum wine -- ll definitely try it again. :) then had some salmon parcels for entree n some spicy tuna & salmon caviar sushi..n then some chicken(forgot the name) n miso duck for main. again, loveeeeeeed the duck -- love the juicy meat. love the nutty sauce. so yummmmmy!! :) thanks yin che for the dinner n thanks shuang for the company. also big big hugss for the cute little cupcakes n the "mitochondrial" present -- best hsemates ever!! hohoho..:p

another great dinner with frens on saturday nite. went to our usual-korean-bday-restaurant, Oriental Spoon. ordered our must-order-dishes -- jap chae, bulgogi n seafood hot pot, plus kimchi pancake(so-so only) n sweet & spicy chicken. good food, good frens n good time. :) the present was a little surprise though. i guess i shouldnt b surprised as ppl always put the "cute" label on me.hee. but it was really cute n special -- a hello kitty toaster!! :p n thanks for the bday song singing -- a lovely embarassment that almost every bday person tries to avoid.n i had it twice -- with the second time co-shared by ms lichia.*evil grin*

i know i hav said this many many times
but just..THANK YOU!! *hugsssss*

p/s: for pics pls click here :)

a change of topic..
currently in Dookie -- from the name u can tell it's somewhere country.hehe..:p yup, just started my 3 week rural rotation..ll b in Dookie for a 3-day orientation n then ll go to Kyneton for the "real" rural placement.. try to think of some place in msia that is equivalent to dookie but cannot..even kuala selangor or KKB is more developed than dookie..so mayb u can imagine how rural it is..3 weeks of rural placement is fine,but for now dun thk i can stand doing rural for the rest of my life..i m still a city gal.:p
n food is also provided for these 3 days..but it's only the first day n i almost beh tahan d..as in beh tahan those ang mo food -- i wan to eat rice!! i m seriously a "fan tong".i miss chicken rice, fried rice, nasi lemak etc. hehehe..anyone wan to volunteer to deliver some asian food to me?plss? :p

life getting more stressful d..rural plus interview plus exam -- arghhh..cant wait for all these to b over..n at least there is sth to look forward to -- yin che's wedding!! yoohoo~~ :D

k..laptop running out of battery soon. see u later. :)

a vampire-romance novel series...

"About three things i was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him--and i didn't know how dominant that part of him might be--that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."

Dr Zeff:"The overall mortality rate is still one death per person."

it's another "emergency" week..

i m enjoying my emergency rotation. so far..seeing lots of diff patients with diff conditions. i like variety. plus practical stuff like taking blood n performing ECG..medical students can always b easily pleased n satisfied -- we r simple..

considering ED now. as one of my options..but some said u wont b able to handle the stress n tension as u grow older. some said ED physicians dun make a lot of money. n some said an ED physician isnt vy geng at all..

uncertain bout my future. wan to keep it open. but at least am not lost. yet.

sem 11 exam is approaching. job application n interview stresses r biting me..
more study groups to come. more intern info sessions to attend..*deep breaths*

mommies万岁

Happy Mother's Day!!

hope all the mothers hav had a great n special day..
n a big LOVE to my dearest Chin Mommy *heart*


some pics taken this aftnoon at Port Melbourne.
it's actually just a few mins drive from the city, but it feels country n relaxing-- they call it shi wai tao yuan..so imagine urself having a cup of hot chocolate, feeling the soothing sea breeze on ur face n enjoying the breathtaking sea view..i know it sounds like a post-retirement life..but it's so shuuu fuuuuu..:p
yin che brought us there for a very aussie lunch -- fish & chips..one of the very good fish & chips tat i hav had so far n i loveeee calamari muchie..*grin*

sin n yin

shuang n sin

wishing for a good week ahead..

it's ok

hey gals, it's Okay..

...to have a 24-hour crush on the new guy at work and not tell your boyfriend about it
...to eat one, or five, ferrero rochers for breakfast
...to dry wretch when someone uses the term "making love"
...to lie about your age/height/weight..whose business is it, anyway?
...to pretend you're strutting down a catwalk when, in fact, you're walking home, listening to your iPod
...to be pissed off when what you consider to be your signature style suddenly becomes "trendy"
...to refuse to have sex until your boyfriend cleans the kitchen
...to check yourself out in shop windows, bus shelters, the back of a spoon..basically any shiny surface
...to believe Twilight is just a bad Buffy rip-off
...to think your best friend's baby's name is pretty wack
...to accidently "forget" to reply to an email
...to enjoy your cat's company more than your family's
...to log on to Facebook 38 times a day
...to pretend you've already made plans when you actually just want to watch gossip girl
...to still sleep with your favourite teddy
...to spend all your holiday savings on a killer pair of shoes

--CLEO april 09--

*ignore*

a lot of negativity ard.
recently.

is it a perspective problem?
or due to my PMS?
or does law of attraction actually exist?


p/s: happy 3rd anniversary!

世上只有妈妈好

有妈的孩子像个宝

(P/S： 有爸爸、姐姐和妹妹的也很好。。:p)


feeling hang fuk..having dearest chin mommy here in melb *grin* i strongly believed that i hav gained some weight after she came over..thanks to all those yummy home-cooked food(mommy oso had a taste of my cooking..XD) n also there's mommy's first memorable experience of walking a dog -- our beloved oreo -- they r good frens now i thk..hehe..(mommy might start to consider adopting oreo while they r all back in msia..:p)

had a half-day trip on sunday..
drove up to Mt Dandenong to warrantina lavender farm..but sadly the harvest season has just finished n thus no flower to see..*ishh* :S aft that had lunch at Miss Marple's tea room, which is famous for its scones -- Devonshire Scones with Miss Marple's home-made jam n cream..everything has got a vy British feel..:)

we love u!! *hearts*

few more days of being a mommy's gal..

mommy in melb.

the title says it all.

period.

^^

it's all bout pics.

dinner at Ben Ga@Solaris :)

.me.psung.mei.
while waiting for the fooood....kuek.ewen.
went ard the table just to take this pic..:p the guys -- .yang.choe.dear.

the cannot-b-missed side dishes/entree
where is my sweet potato? fish soup
(what an ugly fish head..:S) BBQ pork
kimchi hot pot
the soup is yummy -- no kimchi taste at all :p

ji mui men!! :)

Happy Birthday dear!! *love*

Too soon old; Too late smart

a book written by Gordon Livingston -- a psychiatrist, an ex-surgeon n a father who lost two sons in one thirteen-month period(eldest to suicide n youngest to leukaemia)..

thirty true things we need to know now:

1. if the map doesnt agree with the ground, the map is wrong
2. we r what we do
3. it is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place
4. the statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas
5. any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least
   
6. feelings follow behaviour
7. be bold, and mighty forces will come to ur aid
8. the perfect is the enemy of the good
9. life's two most important questions r "why?" n "why not?" the trick is knowing which one to ask
10. our greatest strengths r our greatest weaknesses
    
11. the most secure prisons r those we construct for ourselves
    
12. the problems of the elderly r frequently serious but seldom interesting
    
13. happiness is the ultimate risk
    
14. true love is the apple of Eden
    
15. only bad things happen quickly
    
16. not all who wander r lost
    
17. unrequited love is painful but not romantic
    
18. there is nth more pointless, or common, than doing the same things n expecting different results
    
19. we flee from the truth in vain
    
20. it's a poor idea to lie to oneself
    
21. we r all prone to the myth of the perfect stranger
    
22. love is never lost, not even in death
    
23. nobody likes to b told what to do
    
24. the major advantage of illness is that it provides relief from responsibility
    
25. we r afraid of the wrong things
    
26. parents have a limited ability to shape children's behaviour, except for the worse
    
27. the only real paradises r those we have lost
    
28. of all forms of courage, the ability to laugh is the most profoundly therapeutic
    
29. mental health requires freedom of choice
    
30. forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they r not the same thing
    

my Easter

back at home..

10 days

KL

family, frens n dear

*yippeeeeeeeee......*

Happy Easter ppl!! :)

-on 10 April 2009-

just another post

another weekend.

attended the seminar "Meeting of the Minds" in Creswick on saturday. it's actually a series of mini lectures on common diseases, presented by Austin doctors n they were targetting the general practitioners..doctors act had to pay $100 per pax but it's totally free for us the medical students *yay* including free buffet lunch(wit desserts!!) n heaps of freebies by the drug companies e.g. pens, sticky pads, highlighter, paper clips etc..the greatest fun of being a medical student is to grab as much freebies as we can..heehee..no doubt tat the lecs were relevant n useful though..however the 2 hour bus trip was quite sam fu, esp for someone who unfortunately ll wan che long like me..anyway a good way of spending my saturday..:)

how's everyone's Earth Hour? mine was delayed to 9.15pm due to a late dinner..it was a small challenge to restrain myself from turning on the light when i couldnt find the candles in the dark n became a bit mang -- plus my hp's battery died off at tat point..:p anyway shuang n i ended up lying in bed doing nth(oreo sitting at the bedside), with the company of two little candles..lets learn to b nice to the Earth~~

nth else to say..
p/s: five tutorials on monday n tues each..not vy exciting..aihhh...

old ppl

do u prefer to b old & wrinkly or young n pimply?

the latter?

now..

think twice..


2nd day of RAPP - rehab care, aged care, palliative care n psychiatry of old age..
going to deal with n look after older ppl for the next 6 weeks..not paticularly looking forward to it, but i dun hate it as well..just another rotation to me..

had a talk bout Ageism on the introduction day..here r some risk factors for being ageist -- young, male, no interest in aged care and no social contact with well ppl above 65yo..i thk it's interesting..ageism is sth a bit different from other -isms e.g. sexism n racism..coz u dun belong to the other group that u hate or discriminate e.g. gal vs boy or chinese vs malay vs indian...but unlike for ageism, u ll gradually grow old n become someone whom u initially(or still) hav prejudice on i.e. an elderly..vy ironic..

trying to instill some positive attitudes towards older ppl in myself..:)

lets grow old tgt..

ghibli in the hse

revising Studio Ghibli. not that i ll b tested.

**"Laputa"

new member -- **"Tales from Earthsea" -- act bought this dvd long time ago, but left it in msia the last time i went home..

**"Spirited Away" -- love the theme song :)

n **"Valley of the Wind"

hopefully more to come...:)

weekend.

just had a long weekend.due to labour day on monday. in aus, labour day actually falls on different day in different states.so monday was a victorian labour day..

it was a pretty busy weekend. did a lot of shopping -- food shopping, lap lap zap zap de shopping n "real" shopping..on saturday, travelled all the way to Bunnings with shuang to get a replacement of fluorescent tube for my table lamp. also spent bout an hour to help shuang choose the most suitable toolbox for her dental equipments -- we really need to b more efficient the next time..did some marketing on the way home.n finally shuang managed to get a laser printer at Officework..

it's the annual Moomba Waterfest again. same place, same company, but without mei n ming this year..even the fireworks looked the same..:p moomba's fireworks r really beautiful, n romantic i thk. n i hav always tot that fireworks r meant for couples.hee. :p

had a wu liao sunday.did some research on internship application stuff. stressed~~ there r so many things to thk bout n do. my current concern is to get 3 referees who r nice enough to give me good reference..apparently we also need a personal referee -- anyone interested? :p

another shopping day on monday, this time with yin che. went to bridge road, smith street n brunswick street -- all shopping places. but sadly i didnt get anything except for two bottles of body lotion from body shop. i wan to buy boots. i wan to buy dresses for yin che's wedding. :) had dinner at Little Creatures dining hall with che n shuang later that night. a very aussie-feel place for ppl to have some beer n chill out..btw, the smoked kransky n potato with rosemary pizza were really delicious..

currently doing my psychiatry rotation. psych is a bit different from those medical or surgical rotations. it's vy clinical-based n u cant order an investigation to diagnose it. one's mind n thoughts can b vy powerful sometimes.

looking forward to easter break. looking forward to going home..*yea* :)