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Monday, May 30, 2005

its really cold now!I've been holed up in my room a lot more now cos I keep my heater on all the time and its nice and cosy in there:)

I just came back from clinical today!!at least our tutor showed up today..but he was half an hour late :P well at least we got to talk to patients today again..the patient I talked to was a 34 year old who had just had a tumour removed from her panreas..but it was kind of awkward cos we were talking to her while the nurse was dressing her wound and she was clearly in a lot of pain..
I also felt pretty bad..cos we were supposed to be asking about her social history..then we asked her about how she'd been affected by the operation and she was talking about all the stuff that she wouldn't be able to do anymore..sometimes I feel bad for disturbing the patients..yep they do agree to talk to us but I still feel like I'm intruding somehow..

anyway, yep its the start of another week today!!so fast..my weekend really flew by..it was quite fun:)I went to imax theatre on friday night cos I had a free ticket..we watched this documentary abotu sharks in 3D!the screen was huge..and darling harbour's beautiful at night:)

yep then on saturday night we had an overnight mahjong session at my friend's apartment!!haha quite fun..we were really just playing for fun..we were all pretty much amateurs but we had fun playing and snacking:)but the only thing is my friend didn't have a heater!!so we were freezing cold..

anyway I've got a busy week ahead..I've gotta finish up my draft for my genetics assignment and diabetes project is coming up soon!sorry if I don't update as often guys..sigh but its rare I get the internet to do leisure stuff now cos we usually let the people who need the internet for work purposes to use it first..sigh..anyway I'm seriously considering apartment life next semester..

5 more weeks to home!!!:)

~me~ at 10:07 PM

Thursday, May 19, 2005

hey everyone!

I've been feeling tired..but not too sure why..been trying to sleep earlier but then I just end up waking up even earlier..haha like this morning I woke up a t 530!tried to go back to sleep but just kept tossing and turning..
yeah maybe its just cos of the busy schedule..this term is more hectic than the last...and everyone's taking their work considerably more seriously..guess cos this term is graded..plus we have classes with the year 2s and they definitely work a lot harder than us..

yep hopefully the next 7 weeks (almost 6!) will fly by..I've been keeping myself pretty busy but time still seems to be crawling by at times..I really did enjoy the beach the other day..i had a nice walk but I think now the weather's getting too cold to walk!the weather really changed quite drastically..it was still quite hot last week and all of a sudden its raining and freezing.. the flu bug has hit creston!everyone around me is sneezing and coughing away..haha but luckily I'm still healthy..so far..

anyway so far my week has been quite muggerish..been spending most of my time researching on my assignment..we've only got one assignment for this 8 week block but thats bad cos its pretty heavily weighted..and there's just so much to read up on..gene therapy and genetic diseases..

oh well I did have a pretty good weekend..i really enjoyed the beach on sunday!the weather's already getting pretty cold so there weren't any people suntanning..I like the beach when its quieter:) feels a lot less commercialised..but the waves were crazy!the wind was strong and there were quite a few people surfing..it was quite nice just watching the people make various attempts to get out into further waters and then surf inland..
We walked along the coast..got many nice views of the sea:) at coogee, there's no end to the horizon..US would be on the other side of the sea..

haha oh and I was supposed to go watch star wars tonight but then its pouring now and way too cold to go out!hahha oh well..at least I'll get to watch it next tues and save money!haha cos tuesday is $5 day for the cinema:)

anyway gotta go now!choir prac!

JM: yep yep looking forward to getting home and seeing everyone again!:)
nic: yay I'll see you when I get back in july then!!7 more weeks...
pips: haha yep I hope the flu stays away from me!!I'm surrounded by flu germs here at creston :(

~me~ at 7:53 PM

Saturday, May 14, 2005

this first week of school has been interesting..in this course, the year 1s have same classes as the year 2s..its a bit weird at first cos they obviously know a lot more than the year 1s..i'm not really sure what the point of joining batches though..so we're working on the same assignments and projects as them..

but classes and lectures have been interesting so far..we've been doing dna and inheritance this week..learning qt a lot of interesting stuff..i feel that this semester is a lot more serious than the first 2 months..everyone seems to be working harder already..perhaps its the influence of the year2s..because this second year is a lot more important to them..I've already got group projects and assignments due..this first week of school passed by pretty quickly..

anyway, I visited a nursing home today!Kristine (this really nice girl who visits creston often) goes to the nursing home every week to visit the old folks there, so I tagged along with her this week:) the nursing home takes care of mainly demented old people with mental problems..all the patients I saw today had problems talking and moving..we were talking to them but they couldn't exactly respond..some would murmur back while others weren't able to respond at all..I felt quite sad after the whole visit actually..sad that there were so many people who didn't have people to take care of them and sad that they had to live with these conditions..

The meals today were weird..Carmella, our normal cook, has been sick all week..so we've had our meals cooked by a temporary chef..for lunch we had spinach pastries..and for dinner we had hotdog buns with hamburger patties and beetroot and pineapple :P haha quite a weird combination..hmm wonder what weird foods we'll be eating tmr..

Don't know why I've been feeling down for no particular reason this week..maybe its the whole idea of starting school again..but then again its not like I'm hating classes now..sigh dunno..

nic: I'm returning to singapore on 2nd july dear!!sigh still counting down..
cheng: haha yeah i can tell.
nolly: noelle!!good luck for your exams..yep yep I've gotta start mugging too now..well I'm slowly adapting but time still seems to be crawling by..when u going back to singapore?
lynn: hey!!haha yep lotsa pics but unfortunately I can't upload using the college computers.. :( thanks:) yeah I'll need the luck..haha enjoy your hols!!:)

~me~ at 8:02 PM

Monday, May 09, 2005

AAAHHH!!!end of hols already :(

But I really did have a good week of holidaying in sydney:) I remember feeling kind of sian at thebeginning of the hols but now I wish they could have just gone on forever..
Over the week, I went to the sydney aquarium , chinese gardens, botanical gardens, circular quay and paddy’s market..but the most memorable trip would have to be my day trip to hunter’s valley!:) we rented a car for the day and took turns to drive..I actually drove for awhile!I didn't want to initally but I decided it would be good experience..anyway I only drove along the quiet roads in the country regions:)there was nice scenary all along the way and everyone in the car was talkative and good company:)

Hunter's valley is about 2 plus hours away but it didn't feel too far away..weleft sydney at about 830 and got there at about 11..hunter's valley is well known for the vineyards and cheese factories..I'm not usually a wine person but I enjoyed tasting all the wines:)there were many cheap sweet and fruity wines..

haha we picked a good time of the year to go cos there just happened to be a chocolate fair in town!so we were sampling all the free chocolates..and the chocolates were pretty decently priced aswell!haha but I didn't buy any la.. I did eat a lot of free samples though:)we left hunter's valley at about 3...then drove on to newcastle..its a city just north of sydney..we got there just before it got dark..just in time to get a nice view of the coast:) it was so COLD there!!butreally nice view:) then we stayed at newcastle for a nice warm dinner and headed back to sydney!haha we reached sydney at about 9..then wanted to make the most of the car so we continued driving aroundsydney so went to a couple of lookout points and got a nice view of the city:)

It was a really good trip with enjoyable company:) it felt surreal to be attending class again today..and its weird cos the new course in UNSW is structured in such a way that the year ones are now having the same classes and lectures as the year 2s!so the lecture hall this morning was packed with about 500 plus students..I hope the tutorials won’t be weird..cos the year 2s obviously know more than we do..will see how things go..

Anyway gotta go now!take care everyone!:)

~me~ at 12:16 PM

my search for verve

Monday, May 30, 2005 its really cold now!I've been holed up in my room a lot more now cos I keep my heater on all the time and its nice and cosy in there:) I just came back from clinical today!!at least our tutor showed up today..but he was half an hour late :P well at least we got to talk to patients today again..the patient I talked to was a 34 year old who had just had a tumour removed from her panreas..but it was kind of awkward cos we were talking to her while the nurse was dressing her wound and she was clearly in a lot of pain.. I also felt pretty bad..cos we were supposed to be asking about her social history..then we asked her about how she'd been affected by the operation and she was talking about all the stuff that she wouldn't be able to do anymore..sometimes I feel bad for disturbing the patients..yep they do agree to talk to us but I still feel like I'm intruding somehow.. anyway, yep its the start of another week today!!so fast..my weekend really flew by..it was quite fun:)I went to imax theatre on friday night cos I had a free ticket..we watched this documentary abotu sharks in 3D!the screen was huge..and darling harbour's beautiful at night:) yep then on saturday night we had an overnight mahjong session at my friend's apartment!!haha quite fun..we were really just playing for fun..we were all pretty much amateurs but we had fun playing and snacking:)but the only thing is my friend didn't have a heater!!so we were freezing cold.. anyway I've got a busy week ahead..I've gotta finish up my draft for my genetics assignment and diabetes project is coming up soon!sorry if I don't update as often guys..sigh but its rare I get the internet to do leisure stuff now cos we usually let the people who need the internet for work purposes to use it first..sigh..anyway I'm seriously considering apartment life next semester.. 5 more weeks to home!!!:) ~me~ at 10:07 PM Thursday, May 19, 2005 hey everyone! I've been feeling tired..but not too sure why..been trying to sleep earlier but then I just end up waking up even earlier..haha like this morning I woke up a t 530!tried to go back to sleep but just kept tossing and turning.. yeah maybe its just cos of the busy schedule..this term is more hectic than the last...and everyone's taking their work considerably more seriously..guess cos this term is graded..plus we have classes with the year 2s and they definitely work a lot harder than us.. yep hopefully the next 7 weeks (almost 6!) will fly by..I've been keeping myself pretty busy but time still seems to be crawling by at times..I really did enjoy the beach the other day..i had a nice walk but I think now the weather's getting too cold to walk!the weather really changed quite drastically..it was still quite hot last week and all of a sudden its raining and freezing.. the flu bug has hit creston!everyone around me is sneezing and coughing away..haha but luckily I'm still healthy..so far.. anyway so far my week has been quite muggerish..been spending most of my time researching on my assignment..we've only got one assignment for this 8 week block but thats bad cos its pretty heavily weighted..and there's just so much to read up on..gene therapy and genetic diseases.. oh well I did have a pretty good weekend..i really enjoyed the beach on sunday!the weather's already getting pretty cold so there weren't any people suntanning..I like the beach when its quieter:) feels a lot less commercialised..but the waves were crazy!the wind was strong and there were quite a few people surfing..it was quite nice just watching the people make various attempts to get out into further waters and then surf inland.. We walked along the coast..got many nice views of the sea:) at coogee, there's no end to the horizon..US would be on the other side of the sea.. haha oh and I was supposed to go watch star wars tonight but then its pouring now and way too cold to go out!hahha oh well..at least I'll get to watch it next tues and save money!haha cos tuesday is $5 day for the cinema:) anyway gotta go now!choir prac! JM: yep yep looking forward to getting home and seeing everyone again!:) nic: yay I'll see you when I get back in july then!!7 more weeks... pips: haha yep I hope the flu stays away from me!!I'm surrounded by flu germs here at creston :( ~me~ at 7:53 PM Saturday, May 14, 2005 this first week of school has been interesting..in this course, the year 1s have same classes as the year 2s..its a bit weird at first cos they obviously know a lot more than the year 1s..i'm not really sure what the point of joining batches though..so we're working on the same assignments and projects as them.. but classes and lectures have been interesting so far..we've been doing dna and inheritance this week..learning qt a lot of interesting stuff..i feel that this semester is a lot more serious than the first 2 months..everyone seems to be working harder already..perhaps its the influence of the year2s..because this second year is a lot more important to them..I've already got group projects and assignments due..this first week of school passed by pretty quickly.. anyway, I visited a nursing home today!Kristine (this really nice girl who visits creston often) goes to the nursing home every week to visit the old folks there, so I tagged along with her this week:) the nursing home takes care of mainly demented old people with mental problems..all the patients I saw today had problems talking and moving..we were talking to them but they couldn't exactly respond..some would murmur back while others weren't able to respond at all..I felt quite sad after the whole visit actually..sad that there were so many people who didn't have people to take care of them and sad that they had to live with these conditions.. The meals today were weird..Carmella, our normal cook, has been sick all week..so we've had our meals cooked by a temporary chef..for lunch we had spinach pastries..and for dinner we had hotdog buns with hamburger patties and beetroot and pineapple :P haha quite a weird combination..hmm wonder what weird foods we'll be eating tmr.. Don't know why I've been feeling down for no particular reason this week..maybe its the whole idea of starting school again..but then again its not like I'm hating classes now..sigh dunno.. nic: I'm returning to singapore on 2nd july dear!!sigh still counting down.. cheng: haha yeah i can tell. nolly: noelle!!good luck for your exams..yep yep I've gotta start mugging too now..well I'm slowly adapting but time still seems to be crawling by..when u going back to singapore? lynn: hey!!haha yep lotsa pics but unfortunately I can't upload using the college computers.. :( thanks:) yeah I'll need the luck..haha enjoy your hols!!:) ~me~ at 8:02 PM Monday, May 09, 2005 AAAHHH!!!end of hols already :( But I really did have a good week of holidaying in sydney:) I remember feeling kind of sian at thebeginning of the hols but now I wish they could have just gone on forever.. Over the week, I went to the sydney aquarium , chinese gardens, botanical gardens, circular quay and paddy’s market..but the most memorable trip would have to be my day trip to hunter’s valley!:) we rented a car for the day and took turns to drive..I actually drove for awhile!I didn't want to initally but I decided it would be good experience..anyway I only drove along the quiet roads in the country regions:)there was nice scenary all along the way and everyone in the car was talkative and good company:) Hunter's valley is about 2 plus hours away but it didn't feel too far away..weleft sydney at about 830 and got there at about 11..hunter's valley is well known for the vineyards and cheese factories..I'm not usually a wine person but I enjoyed tasting all the wines:)there were many cheap sweet and fruity wines.. haha we picked a good time of the year to go cos there just happened to be a chocolate fair in town!so we were sampling all the free chocolates..and the chocolates were pretty decently priced aswell!haha but I didn't buy any la.. I did eat a lot of free samples though:)we left hunter's valley at about 3...then drove on to newcastle..its a city just north of sydney..we got there just before it got dark..just in time to get a nice view of the coast:) it was so COLD there!!butreally nice view:) then we stayed at newcastle for a nice warm dinner and headed back to sydney!haha we reached sydney at about 9..then wanted to make the most of the car so we continued driving aroundsydney so went to a couple of lookout points and got a nice view of the city:) It was a really good trip with enjoyable company:) it felt surreal to be attending class again today..and its weird cos the new course in UNSW is structured in such a way that the year ones are now having the same classes and lectures as the year 2s!so the lecture hall this morning was packed with about 500 plus students..I hope the tutorials won’t be weird..cos the year 2s obviously know more than we do..will see how things go.. Anyway gotta go now!take care everyone!:) ~me~ at 12:16 PM
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