Happy Garden Revisit! =)

Share with u all these fr Mother Teresa:

" Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it

Life is bliss, taste it

Life is dream, realise it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is a luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is Life, fight for it"

Do you remember??

the upload of this photo serves as a reminder.. Just to remind all zabors , you girls really have a BEAUTIFUL smile :)
don't forget that :P

love,
Xinying :)

Random update :)

hehe Faces that i miss alot :)

hehe special thanks to technology Whatsapp! the world becomes a smaller place!!

Teng teng teng teng!!! Proudly present Zhului's psedo claypot chicken rice for Hoay's dinner on the 18th :P not bad right ShiHoay!! i shall post the recipe on the blog soon :)

the chocolate banana waffle that is really highly recommended!! and the shop's name is Montgomery * without tubercle* :P

Went for a Mozart's concert.. Queen the same orchestra is going to Philadelphia as their final station! Honestly , I don't know anything about classical music.. but is a good exposure of understanding the culture of the local here and the pianist is really AWESOME!! they really appreciate music, to the extend that they need to stamp their feet cause clapping alone is not loud enough :P

ok.. that was me few weeks ago.. when i still got to jog.. but the weather now is not really nice to jog.. so i have found a new sport or exercise .. which is SHOPPING! haha

miss you guys!!

take care everyone!! Live the way you are happy with.. is your life :)

Nostalgia

Hello zabor-men!!i am writing this from imu bukit jalil e-lab, the place that i used to go after lectures about 1 year ago.I am back here to get some documents signed.The computer is the same, the table is the same, even the the pretty librarian with thick make up is still here sitting at the same place in her usual pose, but i think i have changed.i do not know anyone around me anymore..Coming back here brings back all the good memories spent with you all!!:)I hope that all of you are doing well!:) Take care:)

:)

Hamsap Rou!!!! I was thinking some mature or sentimental words to use to wish you on your bday!! but the moment i saw your picture.. i lost my words.. and since we used to communicate in a childish way, lets jz keep it simple and childish.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I know you know i know.. deep down, we are very "deep" ppl.. haha

I also don't know what I am talking.. but sometimes i just miss talking nonsense :P

Stay happy and child like regardless what expections others have..

You are one in a kind.. and we appreciate your presence in our lives :)

Miss you :)

xx

A sharing by Dr Cotton

A junior writer once asked a Professor :" How do I know if Writing is the correct field for me? "

The Professor answered :" If every morning....... when you wake up.. and, the first thought you have in mind is Writing.. Then my dear, you are in the correct field.."

And if the first thought you have every morning you wake up... is to care about others..
I am really glad for you
.. cause you are in correct field too..

medicine is all about caring.. to practise medicine is to serve..

Be really grateful for that .. cause in this profession
People listen to you,
People pay attention to what you said,
People trust you with their lives..

Tears was rolling in my eyes when I heard Dr Cotton sharing this to us..
Caring can be tiring.. But I am still grateful to be able to care..

100th post

looks like i've got the honour of writing the 100th post. amazing isn't it, imagine from the days when the blog was just put together (sem 5) up till now when it's being read in 3 different continents of the world, split by distance, time, space. every single one on a different path now yet somehow still bounded by the friendship ties that were fostered over the 100 posts and more :)

i meant to write this a long while ago, but now i think its the most appropriate time for it.

i just wanted all of you to know that you girls are incredibly strong girls (well, inside more so than out if you will allow) with the spirit to never give up when faced with obstacles. And that, is the most important rule you must always remember. i want you to know that all of us experience the same feelings of loneliness (wherever we maybe) and that is normal. that it is perfectly fine to come home feeling useless on your down days, that it is human to be upset, frustrated and disappointed, and sometimes, even lost.

there will be days when we feel almighty, when things go the way we want and we touch a patient's life just as they touch ours - remember those days. keep a mental picture of that patient's face, a comment, praise, word that struck you. and on your down days search your memory for that face, that word, that feeling and use that to bring you out from it.

in the process, identify something you enjoy doing, and keep doing it. take chances and work hard at getting to know people even if you don't feel like it. i wont guarantee you will make great friends, but even acquaintances are fine, someone you could share a smile with on the streets, anyone.

it is going to be hard and long path, but if we look back now, we've already made it past the halfway mark. just like the never ending runs, we somehow always make it to the finish point (not without the support and help from everyone along the way - something which i'm really proud to say you girls are the perfect examples of :))


so please stay strong my dear girls, and never lose that smile i miss so much of.

i for one know i wouldn't have been able to make it so far without the grace and blessing from each and every one of you. and so now i just want you to know that we're all here, all rooting for each other together.

and just as xinying's post stated, rmb to slow down at speed bumps, and give yourself time to transition gracefully.

much love, :)

hellooo!

how's everyone doing?

im basically here to emo for a while then i will be fine soon:)

i just started with my new posting which is therapeutics & sexual health, supposedly the slackest posting of all. but i aint feeling any slack. because i realise i left my brain somewhere and am trying to find it back now. actually im alright until i had my first pbl and i feel extremely demoralized man! i came out, unsure of even what's the learning issues. there's 4 subtopics and whatever we focus on in imu, falls under only 1 pathetic subtopic. half the time, im trying to understand what they are talking about. so yeah, got a bit of adapting to do.

i realise the company matters a lot a lot. because im missing everyone here.

when i go to the library, i sat there for less than 10mins and decided to head back. you know im the type who likes to see friends around, talk to people when im bored of studying. i can walk into the imu library feeling i know most of the ppl there. but now when i walk in, i dont know anyone. there's no justin to tell jokes or teach some funny stuff. there's no one else to yoyo to.

its quite depressing and i cant possibly get to know everyone in the library cos diff people walk in and out, and all from different faculties.

actually it can be really nice here, but we need friends to share the simple joys with. like when the weather is good, i take a walk around and i see pretty living things, i always feel like i should just turn to someone next to me and exclaim ignorantly. somehow i need to find someone who wont think im some childish person who hasn't seen yellow leaves falling from the tree before. in short, im still on my way to find people i can click with and spend time together-gether.

yupp, thats pretty much the depressing stuff.

i will be fine. sometimes its just the gloomy rainy weather.

cheers!

Greetings from Glasgow!!

Hello To all my dear Zabors~
How are you??
Just wanna tell you guys i truly miss u all.. always browsed those photos in facebook n think back how wonderful IMU years had been.. even the simplest tong sui, mugging at night with Hoay, CSU practice, Runs, mountain climbing, KK, lunch in vegeterian shop, got angry with the stupid printer in e-lab, the numerous times in commonwealth park, LeeHom concert, visit to Meteor Garden for Wy's sis wedding n also overnight there, the yummy breakfast.. even the simplest smile of you guys which i got to see evyday back IMU is something i miss alot here...
Really grateful to have u guys... I don't feel sad that all these are over.. it actually put a smile on my face when i look back .. cause i knew I have lead a very fruitful and happy life in that 2 and a half year.. and that really makes me feel happy and proud :)
Don't worry, I m doing fine in Glasgow.. the 2 and a half yeat back in KL has prepared me to the certain extent of being independent... I have met a few new faces here, and there are a few i really admire.. i wish to learn from them.. That's what I kept telling myself.. I am here to learn.. to grow.. I wish i can be a very confident Xinying who knows her stuff and yet maintain that happy smile :) Jiayou everyone!!

Share a happy news!! Jeannie and I will be going to Manchester tomorrow! we can celebrate mooncake festival together with Hoay there :) Happy Runion for 3 of the zabors in UK.. perhaps we can skype with Wheiying, Kairou and Queen then!! Miss you guys.. take care ya!!

Smile always :)

Xinying :)

we will meet again!=)

Hello zhabors!!hope that all of u are doing well,healthy and happy!!=)

I see farewell/goodbye(sad) messages everywhere in facebook now!and that hit me that yup the UK bunch is leaving as well=(that includes our 3 dear friends!!!

Hoay,Jeannie, Xinying,all the best in UK!!!!!

naughty naomi is this big now=)

May ah ma stay healthy healthy!!=)

*OMG!!i am so so so noob,spent so much time to post this*haha!!

Allow Time For Transition

While i am typing this, i can so imagine Hoay is currently in the airport, with a mixture of feelings... a feeling that u have been preparing for 9 months, but can only be felt, at that time, at that airport...

I came across with an article by one of my favourite authors, Richard Carlson and his wife, Kris Carlson.. it is called
Allow Time For Transition. I found it very mind provoking.. Here is part of it

" There are many periods of transition in life. These are often brought on by the big stuff that happens to you: things like the commitment of a new relationship, moving, pursuing studies while away from home * which many of us are experiencing or will soon experience*. We have found that the most graceful way to move through these transitions is to make allowances for them by allowing plenty of time. When you make assumption that a transition is going to take time, it seems to take the urgency, as well as much of frustration, out of the picture. It allows you the time to adjust and settle in.

Two of our dearest friends were transferred to a new location. They had a young child and were concerned about the move. They were unfamiliar with the new city and initially had no friends. Rather than become despondent or frightened, however, they decided to embrace the philosophy of allowing time for their transition. To their delight, it worked wonders. Rather than expecting their lives to instantly be as fulfilling as before, they created an artificial time frame of transition. They decided they wouldn't expect to feel settled for at least a year. Then , with each new friend they met and each positive experience they had, they were delighted and grateful. They eased into their new lives and are now happier than ever before.

Transitions are like speed bumps: You need to slow down while approaching them. Rather than expecting your life to remain the same, or trying to recreate the life you are most familiar with, try to be open and accepting to change. If, instead of panicking, you allow for plenty of time for your transitions, you will, like a dancer, gracefully adjust to the next step in the process"

May all of us be the graceful dancers in life :)

layQ's take on packing essentials.

GOOD MORNING, ladies.

as you embark on the wonderful journey that lies ahead of you, i am proud to share my two cents worth on what you could call, (or hopefully come to know as):

LayQ's guide to all essential packing for departer(s) (if there ever was a such word)

Step 1:

choose a big luggage bag, preferably a cute and bright coloured one too. note that emphasis is on the words BIG, CUTE, COLOURFUL. 'GIRLY' would make an acceptable substitute should you find that you're not able to get that three combination in one luggage.

Step 2:

categorize the stuff you want to bring over. remember that the general rule of thumb is things fall into 3 most basic categories, namely: things you MUST bring, things you would LIKE to bring, and the things that you debate over repeatedly in your brain about bringing but in all honesty should just be THROWN. yeah, i literally mean throw out of your luggage because they serve no purpose other than spawning the occasional 'awwwww' reflex when you pick it up over in the UK. (if you didnt have it with you in the 2 long vista years, you're not going to need it there)

in hindsight, you could further breakdown the MUST bring things into: Clothes, Food and Happy Stuff. clothes are self explanatory, food is self explanatory for the penangnites at least, and Happy Stuff deserves some mention in the form of examples. I.E. happy stuff for xinying would be her sleeping cloth, happy stuff for shihoay would be puma/mr bennet, happy stuff for jeannie would be her comb. hahahhahaha :D

apply the same breakdown rules to the other 2 categories - clothes food happy stuff, clothes food happy stuff and hola baby, you are good to go in no time!

Step 3:

explore your options, choose vacuum packing to shrink wrap your clothes and save space in your luggage (which as always, is a good thing since that translates to more HOLES for stuffing whatever last minute things belonging to the 3rd category that you just cant let go off, so this is a subconscious reminder to say: REMEMBER, THROWWWWW) repeat mantra x 3/day at least 2 weeks before you start packing and you'll be amazed at how many things you actually do throw.

Step 4:

WEIGH, baby, WEIGH! yes! weigh your luggage!! and check with your flight attendant on baggage allowance to make sure you dont have to leave one 'baby elephant' behind when you actually fly (cos trust me, they may weigh as much as a baby elephant, but they sure can't fly own their own like a baby Dumbo) OH and check for domestic flight baggage allowance too cos they might differ, and once again you wouldn't want to leave your baby elephant behind after flying 123456 miles with it.

Step 5:

pre-departure indulgences says it all. INDULGE yourself, INDULGE family, INDULGE friends, INDULGE foods, INDULGE sleep, INDULGE time, INDULGE, INDULGE, INDULGE :DDDD

and to fit in with the 21st century traveller, make sure you stay savvy with technology and make yourself contactable at the first opportunity when you're there. (being stranded/lost is one thing, but you don't wanna be stranded, and unreachable)

and of course,

the best advice given to me before i left, in 8 simple words:

wheresoever you're going, go with all your heart.

<3

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http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/ (check out the post entitled Red Eye) - awesome read before you fly :)

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Hello.. It always happens to me that blogging is more like sharing something that has been processed.. and in our blog, most of the time is a positive sharing.. But now i m typing this without much brain power.. in fact i m quite tired actually..

Last nite was one of the longest night in my life.. is a very rare night that i wish i can see the sunrise faster.. i was in the hospital accompanying ahma. she was admitted yesterday due to chest discomfort.. and she actually suffered a difficult gastric pain last night because she could barely eat.. her condition is better during day time but not so good at night.. and as i was the only one by her side during the midnights, i actually worried much more than others.. Some relatives visited her during day time and she seemed to be fine..

We are always taught to address patient's worries and concern. But only now i know, how difficult it is when it happens to someone close to you.. it is so hard.. so hard to address her fear.. because you yourself are afraid too..

The only joy I have this few days was when my cousin is beside me.. She is a source of humour.. By being the way she is, she actually gives so much comfort to me. i bet she didn't know that. But i truly feel it these few days.

Life goes on..... ups and downs.. Life made you learnt when they didn;t give you what you want

Ahma will be fine :) She will.. if there is a will, there is a way...

Halo lovelies,

One more month and i'm saying byebye to the land of hamsapness, land of hawker food, land of chili panmee, land of love from you all. XD

I stare at the stack of photo frames i'd bought from Ikea which i planned to give it to you all. Stare and stare and i never do anything with it. Me = bad friend.

I heard from XY that you all maybe coming to Penang on the first week of August yea? PLEASE PLEASE COME!!!! If you missed me ( and Penang ) as much as i do to you all. HAh.

I sudah quit Subway few weeks ago. Show you all some pictures rather to have me to narrate the story ba! =)



my supervisor

Preparing the bread, but not me la.

My ' Lao Ban Niang '. A fashionista by heart, and she's 63! =D

Preparing the LETTUCE. Remember it's lettuce, not cabbage. So many customer always said cabbage, and i don't know if i should correct them or not.. =(

It's been a great 3 months working. Experience something really different from IMU. Saw how our same age people struggling to pay for their tuition fees and daily expenses by themselves. How some staff can be so annoying you wanna smack them at their head. How i kena annoyed by them and i wanna smack myself. hahaa.. Good experience la. As usual, I'm .. kinda bossy.. hahaha.. but than in a good way la, not the annoying way. XD

I'm very lucky to have 2 very nice boss as well. ( Now i know who monopolize the Subway store in Penang, they actually own by the same couple, Mr boss, and Mrs boss ) I'd learned the best way to serve a customer, how to phrase a sentence so that your customer won't say no to you ( ex. Can i get you a drink to go with your meal? Instead of the typical Malaysian way : you want drink a? ) Queen Queen, Do they ask you in such way in US ? Hehe.. My boss, i really salute them la, always wonder how do they juggle between their work ( 4 stores to manage ) and their family ( 3 kids ) at the same time. Aiks. Iron man and woman.

Back to my sentimental moood. =)

I really really hope to meet you two seremban ppl before going oo. So let's set up a date ba!

And jeannie, I'll meet you kat UK ba! Did xy tell you that i saw you at the bukit jalil bus station during the last trip you came down to Seremban? =) I was in the car and there was crazy traffic jam, so i can't come down and say halo halo. Paiseh.

As i'm typing this blog entry, Xinying is having a good time in Bangkok- her aunt's place. Let's hope that we'll get some souvenirs from her ba! XD

Meanwhile,
TAKE CARE EVERYONE!!!!!

wish you guys were here

wish you guys were here too -- hamsap queen and thin-thin-hoay :) hope everyone is doing fine :)

and hohohoooooooo, i still think that germany won world cup :D

huhu, i am just too bored.

im always here for ENGLAND:)

xinying, im glad your XY gene is brought out for world cup! hahah.
yes, i'm forever for ENGLAND!!! :)) even if their performance this time round is really disappointing i must say, but i firmly believe they can play much much better, just that maybe they havent discovered how to make use of their strength and work together as a team.
in any case, i will turn my attention to spain now. im neither a brazil or argentina and definitely not a germany fan.

i realise this post is quite stupid, because im only here to further emphasize my support and faith in england. hahahah.

WAKA WAKA!!! This Time For Africa!!! =)

Hey Jeannie!! i totally agreed with u!! I m so in a FIFA Worldcup mood!!! World Cup is driving me crazy.. brought out all my XY gene!!! n the WAKA WAKA song is my favourite now!! made me so happy after listening... evyone must go and listen a few times one day! so what are you guys favourite team?? I know Jeannie u like England but their performance is quite disappointing in this world cup, though Lampard still looks good i must say!! :P hehe initially i like Brazil, watching them goal is such a a joy.. then when Germany play the real game.. they are good too!! Spain's Villa also good!! Argentina is my dad's favourite!! so yea.. all teams are good :)
haha cann't wait for tmr's match!! :)
hehe LETS GO FIFA!!!

on the last day of june (so fast!), im here to say helloooo

hello you girls!:)

been a long time since i last posted, so here i am to do a short updates entry:))
hope everyone's fine wherever you are and enjoying life!

i have just extended my work till end of july! dont think this will sound like good news to you all hahah, but im hanging on in my job to help out as much as i can before i exit from my to-be 7months baby project. i will somehow get my dose of rest and make sure i still enjoy life hahah. im already leaving work, though not on time, but earlier and earlier and taking things easy. dont want to continue to be some workaholic and let the stress get to me. heh.

anddd i just booked my tickets to UK on the 23rd Aug. will be arriving at Manchester on 23rd afternoon:)
as i was deciding which dates to book my tickets, i was stuck between deliberately choosing the later dates as much as possible and choosing the earlier dates so i can hang around and get used to the place. funny how i always yearn to go uk, but when the day comes to choosing when to go, i will hesitate and want to delay that as much as possible. nevertheless, im still bursting with enthusiasm for my uk journey come less than 2 months down the road:))

and im planning to travel around before term starts on 31st Aug:) going to book my train tickets within these few days. all set to land my feet in manchester, nottingham, leicester and birmingham! all before i begin to even explore liverpool. typing this makes me feel excited alreadyyy:)

im probably going to take a one week break from work in mid july! my eyes is set on visiting malaysia then. i constantly get reminded of the M207 makan event when i go facebook. so i hope to go over on the 10th july. and i have that entire week to hang around and decide where i should go.

yupp yupp. im a walking zombie these days because of football, so hope im making sense as i type:)
take care everyone:) may we see each other soon!

overdue

a long over due post to say:

Don't worry my 'wives', i am doing quite well :)

so in a flash, i've been here for a month plus. gotten over the initial settling in craze, met numerous new faces, celebrated three birthdays, ran to new places, ate at all the malaysian restaurants here, laughed along with the rest, lived through trying days and loved every new moment and memory brought my way (well maybe not all but still good enough haha :))

somedays i wake up and i feel like i'm back home. i get up, get ready, and once even thought of my car keys before i left for the clinics/hospital. but most days i wake up knowing why i'm here, and that thought brings a mixture of memories, happy and sad, and sometimes even confused/doubtful but i guess i'll live moving along one step at a time (and we all will :))

orientation has been productive, spent 2 weeks in the clinics doing family medicine and now am down to my last week in the hospital for an internal medicine rotation exposure. everybody here's been extremely helpful and willing to teach, though i must say all that teaching made me realise how much damage the 2 idle months did to my brain haha. well well, picking up the pieces now, so we'll see how far this brings me alright! maybe by july i can run to the riverside and shout aloud: hello 3rd year, i think i'm possibly ready for you! :)

hmm on to more interesting stuff, i received something really happy in the mail box, which now is mounted to my pinboard below sunpooh:

here's my BIG HUG half way around the world for all the wishes and for all the love i know i carry within me. thank you for being a blessing in my life, and though i know i've said this way too many times, each time i say it i mean it and that, just keeps getting better :)

so thats that about me, and the next big question is HOW ARE YA'LL DOING? ;)

and if i could just whine a little, you don't know how much i miss those hugs i used to get from you all.

so live a good life all of you,

and my best wishes are always, always with you.

take good care :)

:)

Ting ting ting!! According to US time.. now suppose to be 5th of June right? how r u Queen? :) MISU MISU!! ok u gonna officially step into 22 * oldest among us, haha* hope u will have a happy day there :)

Dunno y, the convo today and sth else do give me a feeling that time really flies.. so appreciate n LIVE it :)

Live, Laugh Love :)

:)

Hello all my dear friends in evywhere, no matter you are in Seremban, Spore or Philadelphia.. this is zhului reporting from IMU Bukit Jalil :) hehe it is suppose to be a happy reunion here.. enjoying the buffet tmr and taking lots of photos wearing the robes.. but too bad.. we cann;t make it.. anyway i m still here to experience the convo and share with u guys.. i m actually in a pbl room now.. the whole imu building is very empty as it is a Friday.. feel a weird nostalgia feeling evytime i come back.. and the moment i passed by those pbl rooms.. i would recall the time we spent in there practising csu n pbl.. not a good feeling i think :p

* few hours later* I am now in Szumay's house.. as you all can see from the photos.. Szumay brought me for a short makan trip in Cheras. The Hokkien mee and Fish head noodle is really higly recommended!! :)

hehe.. we just tried our robes just now in the room.. learning to wear it via a csu like video.. n both of us agreed that we look like BATMAN + LADY GAGA + HARRY POTTER!! hopefully we will look better tomorrow :)

Halo dear friends, I know i've been missing in action for a long time.

Busy is not an excuse, i know that too, hope you all won't kill me.

Having a little trouble sleeping tonight, though 11+ is not late at all. My working hours lately had been from 7am-3 30pm everyday. Waking up before everyone else in my house and the rest of the world, it's actually quite a good feeling. Peaceful morning, very slow pace to start my morning.

I'm now into my 2nd month of work. How's subway? Hmm, not bad i guess? The first few weeks was horrible because there was no time to have lunch and sometimes i didnt eat anything for breakfast, so lunch was at 5 30pm. A few times of that, I'm now down to 48kg, touching my quite-the-flat-tummy, maybe it's worth it? =p
Now it's much better, sales had slowed down and i can adjust my time for meals accordingly. I get to know a few people who's open my eyes to different side of life. People who's younger than me and already taking up the financial burden of their families. Still, being happy and cheerful all the time. I met 2 guys, who's totally totally into their gf who is not beside them right now. Kinda long distance but than they can still remain so loyal, unbelievable. hehe.. Maybe i had never heard the story from a guy's point of view. Hmm. I have a very capable lady boss, who owns all the subway in penang ( 4 at this moment ) and i heard there's plan for another 2 more. Juggling between work and familes ( 3 children ), she really got her determination. I'd learned a lot from her, even make me thought of opening a subway of my own. XD

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Lately, penang had been raining for some days already, how's everywhere?

I'm going to skip the convo and instead head down to singapore with my family for some relax aka shopping time. =) I heard it's singapore grand sale now, is it?

Little history from my past, I used to write letters to friends, in the standard A4 papers and fold it in the same pattern during my high school. She said there's more than 100 in total. Those letters, there are not the cheerful- general kind, more of the abstract, sentimental ones ( i guess, =) I got to meet with her lately, and i'm thinking, should i ask to look at the letters again? All the memories from the past will come flooding back ya? The high school-hoay, honestly speaking it's not a very happy happy period. Don't know if i can look into the past without any fear. Hm.

Halo wheiying Kairou, how are you all? Breathing and resting properly?

Halo Jeannie, counting down the days to end of june when you can stop working yea? =)

Halo XY, welcome back from Taiwan, I will be free on friday morning, will it be alright if i come over at that time? Hehhe.. LUNCH HOUR as usual. XD

Halo queen! Take care there. Jiayou jiayou!

Hmm.. lastly i wanted to say, ALTHOUGH I DIDNT MESSAGE YEA ALL ON FB/MSN/HP, I STILL THINK OF YOU ALL CONSTANTLY! I'm just so bad in keeping in contact, sorry.

Hope to hear from you all soon,

love
hoay

MIMSC

you wonder if we pay to sleep during lectures.


greetings from all!


with l.o.v.e :)

raise the lamer flag

during dinner one night,

zhiven asked: What did the bacteria say to the antibody when they finally met?

p/s: i bet you guys wont guess it :P and hope medical conference is going well for all of you :D

BOGOSHIPDA!

:)

I saw this lovely quote in a cake house today " ATTITUDE -Things turn out best for people who make the best of the ways things turn out"

No matter where you are and what you are doing, lets carry a positive attitude :)

ding ding ding

hamsapest!

the feipo queeen. finally :) the feipo looks like she is settling quite well. still being the childish her, doing all the childish things far far far away ;p anyway, she promised to post up on her 'well-being' over the weekend. haha. so i should leave the honour to her :)

hamsapest, and everybody! take care alright :)

To a Dear Friend I miss :)

Remember Queen, we are always close in hearts :) take care and be tough :) and keep the smiling face on, just like Sun-Pooh =)

happy may day!

hello hello:)

how's everyone doing? can't believe we have come to the middle of the year already, few more months in a blink and its hello to UK, for the 3 of us.
anyway, i recently took part in this national health research study at NUS, as a research "material". the objective of the research study is to study the link between people of all ages, races, religion, diet, lifestyle and the more common diseases in sg like diabetes, stroke, heart diseases etc.
yupp, so i got to take blood test (6 tubes!), urine test, doppler ultrasound, foot sensation and also took a photograph of the back of the eye. i had my first try of a different way of taking blood. cos instead of the usual syringe, they insert this needle (that look like those inserted into the veins of the dorsum) with a hose-like tube and the blood is sucked out by vaccum into the blood tubes.
(unfortunately, i had brusing after that haha)

the doppler ultrasound test was interesting too. the person applied some gel near my brachial pulse and the dorsalis pedis pulse, then place this probe onto it. i get to hear the peripheral pulses on the machine, and see the pulse waveform on the screen. so cool, cos i have not heard peripheral pulses before. sounds like whipping sound to me.

for the foot sensation test, its similar to those sensory test we do on the feet during OSCE, using the filament and a machine that is adjusted from no vibration to different levels of vibration, to test for vibration sense.

that's pretty much all for the tests. took part in this research study, since i have nothing to lose (except my blood) and its all part of research anyway.

yupp, work's ending in 2 months time for me! finally, i get to have free time after that :) hope everyone finds joy at whatever at hand, be it posting, work or plain enjoying life as it is :)

medical conference in 2 weeks time, till then do we meet again!
cheers:)

Sharing ~ the Joy in life =)

Haha seemed that everyone is having a hectic life!! so I must also join in the crowd =p I have registered for a medical conference few weeks back and today is my first day there.. it is actually located in a hotel in Batu Ferringhi.. so u can imagine how luxurios the conference is =p haha.. I never expect that it is such grand.. I have two tea sessions and a buffet lunch in between!! haha of couse there are lectures and presentation in between..* sounds like the food is the main thing to me and the conference is just a side note* but i do learn something meaningful too.. the topic this year is about clinical emergencies.. quite interesting... and guess what? i did something that i haven't done for half a year! which is ~ falling asleep in a lecture! =p haha cannot blame me la.. who can pay attention and not fall asleep after a proper yummy buffet! the dessert is really nice!! and I also met a new friend.. and she is actually from Jeannie's favourite country ~ France! haha she is married to a Malaysian and that's why she is here.. and she is telling me that her pay in France in 2 days is equal to the pay in Malaysia for one month.. and she is actually a Family Medicine Specialist but Malaysia doesn't recognise it cause she is the first French doctor in Malaysia so far.. oh yea.. she met her husband when she was doing her elective in UK! romantic and bravo right! :) so keep your eyes opened when you are doing elective next time!! haha your Mr Right may be there =p
Ok enough of nonsense =p i know i totally doesn't sound like i have attended a medical conference but more like a high tea with a french lady =p will try not to fall asleep tomorrow.. i realise that once you stop attendinglectures for some times.. it can actually be quite tiring once you first revisited it.. i actually slept like a pig just now and missed my yoga class...

and yea, I am so happy to see our blog getting more lively again!! hehe all the best for your sandwich marathon tommorow Hoay! Happy working and napping if you have chance Jeannie.. Enjoy your HamYu Miss Kuantan.. A great weekend for my dear Wheiying :) and last but not least.. a big kiss to my dear Queen that i miss very much! hope you have reached the States safely.. whenever you miss home or us.. just look at the sunset or the moon.. cause we are looking on the same thing though we are far apart.. and when dark seems to be lonely sometimes.. just think that the Sun is not disappearing, but taking leave from you to go to the other side of the world to cheer us up :) Take care everyone! and continue to find your joy in life! :)

HEY HEY HEY!!!

So sorry , i was so out of date, just saw the post up yesterday ( about me, =p ).

Swear i totally didnt realize that my photo was snap by paparazzi-lim.

Am here to drop by to say hello to every chabo-men before i switch off my eye, brain and legs.
HALO KAIROU ! Congrats for the exam. Now you got free time, go get more sleep la. =)

HALO HALO-STAR! Don't stress too much ar, one step at a time, there's no need to rush, keep with your own pace. I believe you believe that u can! =)

HALO JEANNNNIE! I now understand wat's hectic. =) When there's 170 orders of sandwiches and there's only you and your partner working at that time. Aiks. That's tomorrow... ARGHH..
Happy for your Universal Studio! Must be a great giveback by the company. =) Me gonna treat myself to Kampachi after 3 months too, so let's jiayou! =)

HALO PRETTY GIRL XY! Thanx for all the forms and informations, I'd done my passport, IC, certified everything, just waiting for next Tuesday to go down to Foreign ministry building to get the letter of good conduct. phew~ Wat ya doing there? Gonna go over your place to chill once i got time. =) hehehe... you slim your way, I slim my way, See you when we're both slim slim. =)

and HALO QUEEN!! Do take a photo of queen street if they have one there, so we can start a collection, and .. you'll always be in our mind. =) WANNA hear from you soon!

Before i go , here's a lame joke for you all to guess, one i heard from radio today. =)
' Why is the sea salty? '
Think slowly ba, if you get the correct answer, i'll buy you a tao sah pheah from penang the next time i see you you you!!


and its GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE.

*shut down, 3.2.1

POST exammmm

HEY YO!!

as you can see, i am so excited! haha. i have finished my EOP ( end of posting exam) :):):) anddd, i am damn siens diao. coz everyone else is still mugging hard for the exam, coz the actual time scheduled for the exam is thursday and friday. but my lecturer is not free, so he shifted the exam earlier.

since i am quite free here, i shall elaborate more on my dramatic exam experience! lol ;p my exam was moved forward to wednesday initially. i was already feeling panic la, coz its one day earlier than other people, means less time to prepare... anddddd, guess what, my group went to port dickson this morning with the lecturer who is goin to examine me, and he told joel that he wants to have the exam today at 430pm instead!!!! and it was 1230pm when he said that! can you imagine how big my eyes were when i know the news.

the panic waves hit me! coz i was just sooo unprepared!! kns kns kns. lol. aanywayyy, i went to the ward, and was given a case. anddddd, luck was on my side. the patient that he chose for me, was a case which yingsee has presented to us during our mock exam given by yuanliang the night before! lol. sooo lucky righttt :)

anyway, i think i did okay, not excellent but i have tried my best :)

to the subway girl -- jia you jia you and give your best smile everyday okay! but please dun overwork yourself!

to the spy pseudo-blind lady -- continue to spy okay :) and please take care of your eyes alright :)

to my lethargic-looking housemate -- all the best okay :)

to the workoholic -- please learn how to slack laa ;p

hmmmmm, did i miss out anyone?? noppeee, i dun think soooo. or is there anyone , any feipo who is eating like nobody business in sg , lol.. fly safe alright! and take care of yourself :)

from across the causeway

and a slight add on from across the causeway,

fighting, hoay!!

plus an update, i'm still stuck in sg cos my flight's been cancelled due to the iceland volcanic ash incident. (my transit was to be at frankfurt, but all flights to europe's been grounded here in sg including mine) luckily i've managed to secure a place on a LA bound plane this thurs, so i'll be departing on thurs morn instead, a few more days in sg to eat eat eat!!

those having exams this wed/thurs, FIGHTING!!! and do it well! :)

SUB SUB la! =)

Yesterday being the first day our beloved zabor Hoay , making a new chapter in her life - working in SUBWAY!! so of cause must report report abit!! :) i went to the shop at 12+ yesterday thinking that i might be the first customer.. To my surprise! i saw a LONG que! I am sure Hoay did not expect that too..But she started her job deligently.. not even realising that i went into the shop and took so many photos =p ( haha i guess the person behind me might think that i am some sort of spy or gila person =p) .. I am sure Hoay would be shocked to find out i actually posted it here :)
From the amount of customers i saw yesterday, i guess that this job is not going to be very easy.. but i just wanna tell you that we are so proud to see you stepping out of your comfort zone and took up a new challenge! that's a big step :) Keep up the good work.. I am sure your sweet smile and great service will be the best flavouring for the DIY Sandwich! =)

Hehe I tried Parmesan oregano + vege + turkey ham + thousand island + chilli + mayonise! is really yummy! highly recommended!! =)

First task of the day - adding cheese on the sandwich and ask :" Sir do you want your sandwich being toasted :) :) :) ?"

Part of the team in the process making you a succesful yummy DIY sandwich!

The outer view of the shop :)

Hehe, one can actually see the sea and Penang Bridge from the shop.. scenic view indeed! :)

cheers,

Xinying

AND TILL WE MEET AGAIN. =)

long time no post

sunshine queen,all the best in US

happy garden

happy hall

hello i am starting to miss all of u ald!!=)haha..i was quite emo just now but feel so much better now=)when i first came to clinical school, i was suffering from break-up syndrome, had the 'empty' feelings and some other weird feelings that i do not know how to describe..and all these actually made me appreciate u all even more...and made me realise u all are very imporatant to me!!=)let me dedicate this chorus to all of u:As we go on, we remember all the times we had together ,and as our lives change, from whatever, we will still be,friends forever!!=)so zhabors-men,no matter where u are,pls always take good care of your body and soul,be well and happy till we meet again!=)u all are irreplaceble u know.