germy.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Was a long day at school..but feeling quite awake now after dinner...and although long, my day wasn't too bad:)

Scenario group today was especially entertaining..today's topic was 'fractures'..kinda a stale topic but my classmates made it rather enjoyable..some little bits of the day that stand out in my mind..

1. mike: wait one last important question! *significant pause* do bananas have seeds? (he'd just gobbled down a banana.)

2. gerard asked me to write down my chinese name for him..
gerard: ok..so that means 'wood'..and that means 'ground' right? (He was refering to my surname in chinese) er so does that mean your family has a history of agriculture?? (I have no idea if he was joking or serious)

And band prac was pretty nice too..though it was an off day for me...somehow couldn't quite concentrate on the pieces and it was super cold in clancy auditorium..but I'm still happy at the thought of having music back in my life again:) the conductor's really nice and encouraging..kinda reminds me of lao shi:)

Clinical yesterday was abit sad..but at the same time its heartening to know the strong kinds of characters there are in this world..we talked to this patient who's had 4 different kinds of arthritis for the last 20 years..he described feeling pain all over his body and his knees and elbow joints were all swollen..I can't even begin to imagine the pain he must have to endure everyday..he was admitted cos he had fallen from the pain and ended up taking out a huge chunk of meat from his arm..but he was still so gung-ho about his whole situation..my tutor said that most other people would have committed suicide long ago just to escape from the pain..and he was so nice to talk to us..I guess he's had his condition for so long he's practically immune to the pain..Life is just so unpredictable..this guy was a waterpolo sportstar in his youth and he now can barely walk 5 metres by himself..

And something to think about..is it possible to love someone without feeling close to the person? like how sometimes you would do things for a family member/relative without hesitating..is that love? or obligation? sometimes it's just hard to admit to things cos we refuse to believe something of ourselves...

sorry alot of random thoughts tonight.

~me~ at 12:33 AM

my search for verve

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Was a long day at school..but feeling quite awake now after dinner...and although long, my day wasn't too bad:) Scenario group today was especially entertaining..today's topic was 'fractures'..kinda a stale topic but my classmates made it rather enjoyable..some little bits of the day that stand out in my mind.. 1. mike: wait one last important question! significant pause do bananas have seeds? (he'd just gobbled down a banana.) 2. gerard asked me to write down my chinese name for him.. gerard: ok..so that means 'wood'..and that means 'ground' right? (He was refering to my surname in chinese) er so does that mean your family has a history of agriculture?? (I have no idea if he was joking or serious) And band prac was pretty nice too..though it was an off day for me...somehow couldn't quite concentrate on the pieces and it was super cold in clancy auditorium..but I'm still happy at the thought of having music back in my life again:) the conductor's really nice and encouraging..kinda reminds me of lao shi:) Clinical yesterday was abit sad..but at the same time its heartening to know the strong kinds of characters there are in this world..we talked to this patient who's had 4 different kinds of arthritis for the last 20 years..he described feeling pain all over his body and his knees and elbow joints were all swollen..I can't even begin to imagine the pain he must have to endure everyday..he was admitted cos he had fallen from the pain and ended up taking out a huge chunk of meat from his arm..but he was still so gung-ho about his whole situation..my tutor said that most other people would have committed suicide long ago just to escape from the pain..and he was so nice to talk to us..I guess he's had his condition for so long he's practically immune to the pain..Life is just so unpredictable..this guy was a waterpolo sportstar in his youth and he now can barely walk 5 metres by himself.. And something to think about..is it possible to love someone without feeling close to the person? like how sometimes you would do things for a family member/relative without hesitating..is that love? or obligation? sometimes it's just hard to admit to things cos we refuse to believe something of ourselves... sorry alot of random thoughts tonight. ~me~ at 12:33 AM
design by may