Almost half a year since I last blogged.. Been really lazy.. Haha!
At my workplace, attrition rate seems to be increasing. Some are unhappy w the pay, some don't want to do shift work, some are just looking for a new work environment. For myself, I have no intention of leaving, at least not now. Indeed work get kind of overwhelming and stressful sometimes, esp when you are assigned more and more work, be it clinical work, teaching or admin stuff.. But I still like what I'm doing now. I think that is very impt - to be enjoying your work. The passion is what keeps me going. And of cos, there are close friends at work whom I can confide or grumble to when I'm really reaching my limit.. Sigh, still, it's depressing when your friends/close colleague quit one after another. Hope the management quickly do something about it.. Like increasing our pay, lol!
Turned 25 this year le. I don't feel like I'm aging or anything lidat..
But prevention is always gd right? I'm starting to pay more attention to skin care now. Trying out SKII now, hopefully it's a gd investment. Haha. Will try to go for Facial more regularly. But at least, I apply sunblock before I go out everyday right? =)
Some things that I'm glad I managed to achieve or do before I turn 30.. Haha!
First up, tried out Flying Fox at Batam w Joyce, Xuan and Min. Joyce keep saying that it's very low, but for a person like me with moderate height phobia, that is considered a great accomplishment le. =D
Next, I managed to go on a holiday trip with my family. The last one was vietnam. This time, we went HK. It was quite fun, with lots of shopping and yummy food. I'm so glad mum agreed to go with us. I really love family-time. =)
Third achievement is that I managed to complete the 10km Shape Run with Xuan, Wanling and Joyce. We all did well, much better than what we expected. Haha! Xuan and I thought we will take about 2.5h to complete but we both complete the race in about 1.5h. Yay! And guess what my bro said when my younger sis told him about this? He say I must have run some "short-cut" or blur blur, went to run the 5km route instead. He's really funny some times la.
Hmm, what else? Ah yes, I finally start taking driving lessons and got my licence a few weeks back. So far, only drove about 3 times with my triangle plates. Still not very steady, but hai hao la.. Will start saving up now to buy a car when my bro come back from Shanghai in Jan 2011. Maybe we'll start with 2nd hand car ba, since COE is so high now.. Tho I really prefer new car.. Haha! Less shopping, start saving up!!
Have you ever stop and think about your life. Are you satisfied or happy with the way things are? Any regrets? Life is really unpredictable. Learn to be content with what you have, learn to cherish the people around you. I am trying to do that now. I am happy with my life, my job; and I cherish the time spent with my family and friends.
Chinese New Year is coming!! ^.^Yay! CNY goodies, lots of Angbaos, meeting up w relatives, etc.. Woo-hoo! Not to forget the super-valid excuse to buy more dresses (aka CNY clothes) to fill up my going-to-explode wardrobe..=PWork is fine, I guess. Indeed there are times when I feel really tired.. But seeing all the adorable babies and kids in the wards just make me soooo happy.. =) There was once when I saw this super-chubby baby in the ward. He's so cute that I can't resist asking the nurse to let me carry him for awhile. But, after carrying him for like less than 3 minute, my arms got numb. Haha, had to return the baby to the staff nurse then. Today, while dispensing, suddenly a little girl holding her barney runs towards me and say that her barney wants to hi-5 w me. Haha! She's so cheeky! After that, she still raise up barney's hand and jump so that we (referring to me and her barney) can hi-5. Haha. Her mother was so amused by her la. There was this other incident when I was dispensing to a 1 yo boy's mother, this little boy keep nodding as though he understood what I was saying. "You know this is an antibiotic?" [Nod nod] "You know how to take this medicine?" [Nod nod] "You want to take this medicine?" [Shake his head vigorously] With that, his mother and I just burst out laughing.. Ah, I so sleepy le.. Yoga and red wine = Very good slp tonight.. ^.^ Wan an!
Yay.. Finally received the letter I wrote to myself 10 years back.. =DThe envelope and letter paper has little cute piglets on it.. I even wrote down the names of my best pals then on each piglet.. [Alynna, Xinying, Joyce, Lynda and Pamela] Haha.. Letter was decorated with alot of neo-prints taken with my friends.. [Neo-print was so popular back then!!] Content of the letter may not be interesting, but at least now I know what has been going thru my mind when I was back in lower sec.. Haha! Shall type out the letter here..Dear myself (in 2009),How are you? I trust you are in good health and high spirits. [I'm doin great! =)] Well, are you able to recognise these awful handwriting? Wondering if they actually belonged to you? Indeed, 10 years ago, they belonged to you. [The handwriting is quite neat la.. Just fat and round.. Think it is 4 times the size of my current handwriting - which many complained is microscopic!]Presently, I am studying in Chung Cheng High School (Main) for the second year. Do you still remember that Choir received Gold in both SYF Central Judging and Choral Excellence? And that you have been chosen for the combined choir (Premiere Night)? [Vaguely remember all these..] With the never-ending homeworks, tests and exams which come one after another, I feel very tired and stressed! [Ah.. I didnt know I was stressed and tired.. Think I have selective memory, filtered off all the unhappy memories.. Always thought my sec sch life was so stress-free and fun.. Bubble tea, Ktv, etc.. Lol!]Well, are you still in contact with the 3 "beri-nice" pals; Joyce, XinYing and Alynna? Hope so. [Ah sadly speaking.. I'm only in contact with Joyce all these years.. Xinying, once in a while, we do bump into each other.. esp when there is MayDay Concert.. Lol.. As for Alynna, not at all, except on fb.. =(]So, what have you accomplished? [Hmm.. *scratch head*] Any diploma or degree? Did you succeed in getting into a JC? Any boyfriends? [Yes, yes for the degree and JC question. Err.. Boyfriends? Did I (10 yrs ago) imagine myself (today) with a few boyfriends at one time?] What's your occupation? [Pharmacist] No matter what you are doing, or how you are getting on, always remember that Laughter is the BEST medicine and also the quickest way to solve all your problems. Mummy, Daddy and siblings are always there for you. Take good care of each other. Has Papa solved his 'kidney problem'? [Papa passed aways few years back le.. =( But he did managed to get a kidney transplant eventually, a year before he left us.. =)] Mama, Didi, Meimei and you solve the 'fat-fat problem'? [There is improvement over the 10 years la..] And sis, her boyfriends, never-ending one; had she finally chose one and settle down or.. what? [Current one, kind of stable.. Keeping my fingers crossed..]Full of Laughter, PeiruLike what I mentioned earlier, the content of the letter isn't very interesting right? Haha! But when I was reading this letter from myself, the feeling is really special.. 10 years le.. Ah, suddenly I feel so old.. Haha!
Took leave today to spend some time w my mum.. It's PSLE marking week at her sch so she need not work this entire week. Glad that she finally get to rest.. =)
I woke up at 930am, we watch abit of tv show before gg for breakfast at the market. Ah, I was really surprised to see the crowd at the market.. [Thinking: these people need not work or go school de wor?] Mum was like a tour guide, introducing me to each stalls, what is nice, what is cheap, etc.. Due to mum's craving for both prawn mee (dry) and nasi lemak, we decided to buy both.. But, after sharing a bowl of prawn mee (and soya bean milk / bean curd), we are both too full so we decided not to buy nasi lemak le. Lousy us! Haha!
I think it has been a really long while since I last go "marketing" with mum le. Even forgotten how cheap things are at hawker centre. Soya bean - one big glass only 40cents, economy rice with 3 dishes only 2dollars.. [Woohoo, the 'aunty' side of Peiru.. Lol!] Brunch was good, nice food, nice company.. Miss chatting with mum like that over meals le.. Cos lately, after work, very tired + not hungry so on most days I dont even eat dinner or watch tv.. Not spending as much time w family like before le.. =(
After brunch, we went grocery shopping.. Yay! We just keep adding more and more items into out trolley.. Food, salad, red wines (alot), more food, etc.. I really love grocery shopping, only hate the part that I have to carry the stuff home.. So heavy!! =( But what's a younger sister for right?) Haha! Sis saved the day by offering to push the "BMW" (aunty version of cos) - aka trolley..
Late afternoon was spend packing my wardrobe.. Again!! The last time I pack is less than a month back.. But think I really bought too many clothes le.. It's exploding.. This time I even arrange my dresses based on their colours - black, grey, white, pink, purple, blue.. My sis say when pple do this, usu in a few months time, the colours will get all mixed up again.. Well, I think it's true... [But at least I tried..]
Hmm.. The red wine I bought tastes good, think I'm goin back to buy more, stock up for bro's upcoming 21st bday party.. =)
All in all, I enjoyed myself today.. =D
啊，等了好多年，我们终于一起出国了！这次到台湾去，大家都玩得很开心。“买东西，吃东西，买东西，吃东西。。” 这样的旅行，怎么可能不开心呢？哈哈。。
看了这么多台湾综艺节目，那一道道台湾小吃，令人垂涎三尺。。啊，可想而知，我们几个馋嘴猫，必定走到哪里，吃到哪里。。 当然，也少不了我的最爱--疯狂购物！台湾的伞真的好漂亮。。我买了好几个，快要把她们给气疯了！哈哈。。结果，到了垦丁，变成她们在买伞！! （传染给她们了！！）我买了粉红色的伞，带有蕾丝的伞，有可爱图案的伞，等等。。其实，回来后，还有点后悔没买更多的伞来送人。。 哈哈，她们听到，应该会晕倒吧。。*保密*满载而归的我，当然也买了包包，鞋子和好多好多的裙子咯。。除了购物和大吃特吃以外，我们也去了white water rafting, snorkelling, farm,钓鱼，放天灯，KTV，一边喝台湾啤酒，一边看星星，到海底世界，吃霸王鸡排，逛了好几间书店，喝咖啡，泡温泉，等等。。啊，好期待下一个和她们一起的旅行 --- 加拿大，我们来也！
I spent my sat afternoon just watchin movies and enjoyin my red wine.. =) Lately I realised that I dont like to hang out like before le.. After work, I just want to reach home asap, for dinner, tv and rest.. I keep turning my friends down, be it for dinner, drinks, clubbing or movies.. It came to a point tt I actually feel bad, feel guilty, but.. I really dont feel like hanging out.. Am looking forward to the coming Taiwan trip.. H1N1 flu, orange alert, leave frozen.. =( Even had me thinkin if I shd tender my resignation, just so I can go Taiwan w the gals, then re-apply for the job.. Haha~ But latest latest news yest was tt 'frozen leave' thingie might be lifted.. Keepin my fingers crossed at the moment.. I'm enjoyin my work at CIP now.. Prob cos I have swei and ml for company here.. Lovely lunch break spent with them: massage @ staff lounge, our "relax" corner @ our sofa, "bbq soccer", capuccino, gg out to novena for lunch.. Just so to 'recharge' ourselves for the 2nd part of the day.. =DWill go back to my movie and red wine le.. Ta-da~
Yay! 9 months of pre-reg is finally over! =DI'm really glad tt it's over, well, at least there's no more log-book to rush, regular discussions every other day le, rite? *keepin my fingers crossed* The past 9 months was madness! Actually, compared to other institutions, we are considered relatively xin fu le.. But still..!! Due to the lack of my 8-9h sleep/day throughout the 9 months, me (and sw) keep falling sick, sigh.. Really happy that in these 9 months, I have sw, jx and other fellow kk pre-reg with me.. Preparing for yr-end party, staying back to mug, captain's ball competition, nurses' day, discussions, baking cakes at sw's place and many other moments.. Thinkin back, tho was really tiring, I'm happy to have spent those time with you guys.. =) Hope we will get to go out together (for once!!!), be it a movie or dinner, alright?Tmr's gg to be my 1st official day workin at children's inpt as a pharmacist le.. Seriously, I dont know if I can manage.. But tt is what I wanted all along ba, to work as a pharmacist in kk children's inpt.. =) Yes, that is the toughest section to be in, but oh well, if tt's wat I wan, I just got to hang on, ya?Jiayou!! And yay! I'm so looking forward to the trip in June!! =D Haha! I'm sure we'll have lots and lots and lots of fun there de! Woohoo~
Coming to the end of 2008 le.. =)
Completed most of my rotations except for OP now.. Tt only meant one thing: Pre-reg life is coming to an end.. Haha! And like wat ML says, "Why do I still feel so stupid?".. There's still so much more to learn, so much stuff that I dunno/forgotten.. =P But, but I'm enjoying my pre-reg.. =) No matter how tired, how grumpy I am, seeing the smiles of the little children just make me forgot bout all my worries and smile right from my heart.. =)
Some updates:
Vietnam Trip was so-so. Not superbly-kind-of-fun, but ok-kind-of-fun! Hee~ Some photos!
Went to Ho Chin Minh with my family + Jiujiu's family.. =)
First thing we did after checkin in was to satisfy out complaining tummy! Everyone say the pho is a must-try, so here we are! =)
A foto taken with my family at our hotel rooftop garden restaurant.. =)
Next day was spent at the River Market.. Boat rides, cycling, resting in hammock.. (I even bought one hammock home.. Haha!)
Day 3, we went to the famous Cu Chi tunnel! Camouflaged trap doors, booby traps with bamboo spikes, rifle shooting range, and of cos the tunnel itself! I shoot the rifle for the first time ever there.. Well, can just say tt the way I did it must be very amusing cos my bro n cousin keep laughin at me after tt... =P [Hello~ I nv go army mah! *pout*]
Last day was market day.. Nothing much, just walk-walk, some last-minute shopping (e.g. Ben Thanh Market), etc..
I guess tt's all ba.. Will be uploadin the rest of the photos to Facebk ba..
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Xmas eve celebration at Xuan's place is so fun! =) Potluck turns out to be successful! =) Nice food, nice alcohol, even nicer company.. Wat else can I ask for? =D Intermittent entertainment by Xuan's niece, Twister and Present exchange.. =) Joyce, this present is really very practical!! I'm using it now and loving it!! Haha! Mayb u shd get one for urself too!! =P
Hmm.. Been quite some time since I last blogged..Gettin more n more used to workin life now le.. WL is back, so lately I had quite alot of "drinkin sessions" w the gals wor.. I really like hanging out w them.. After work, we can go for yummy dinner, chit-chats over drinks at pubs, just sit back, relax and enjoy the cool nite breeze or even our uber-long ktv session (too bad our room dont haf the 'dry ice' effect).. =DPre-reg project has been using up alot of my time lately.. Luckily rotation is at DI now, so most of the time, I can write my report.. Hehez.. But it's pretty tough handling demandin phone calls.. =( Most of the time, I'll call "my boss" for help! Lol~ I cmi lar.. Lately, also went to help my cousin in his weddin.. I was "forced" to be the emcee (the chinese-speaking one).. Was very scared actually.. But glad everything turned out ok.. Haha! Red wines tt nite was really nice.. =PPhotos from 'official fotographer' not out yet.. Below are 2 fotos my cousin took for me.. =)
Mom and Me! Look alike?!=)
My cute little nephew (aka flower-boy) and Me!
Okay, battery runnin low le.. Got to slp soon.. Ta-da~
Have been workin for sometime le. 2 months le wor! It really didnt feel tt long!I've completed my first rotation at children's inpatient. Enjoyed my rotation there alot! Indeed, the initial phase of having to adapt to workin life, tryin to get used to the workflow and especially all the different paeds dose + medical conditions tt we were not taught back in school, etc was really tough. But I really enjoyed my everyday. I really love the little adorable children, simply love interacting with them when I do my rounds. =D It's so much fun doin dispensing here. The way they smile and wave to you when you approach them; the way they tilt their head to peep at you and when you look back, they quickly hide behind their mother (repeated for at least 4 times b4 they got bored and change to another "game"); the way the little girl's eyes shine when i dispensed pedialyte and she said, "daddy, daddy, can i please put that into the fridge?" and so i said, "daddy, daddy, she must take all her medicine then can give her this 'ice cream' rite?"; the way the little children hold the hem of my dress and listen when i dispense the med to their parents as tho they really can understand... Ah~ Now you know why I enjoy my work so much! I'm surrounded by so many adorable children everyday, and they never fail to bring a smile to my face. =)Now I'm at my second rotation at women's inpatient. It's less children, and more young women, pregnant women, new mummy, mummies and older women. Haha! Actually when I first started this rotation, I felt a little scared. Cos I saw how painful the labour contractions are, cos I saw many young women (some even younger than me) comin in for abortion, miscarriages and the nausea and vomiting some pregnant women are experiencing.. Ah! Just hope I dont faint during labour in future, cos my threshold for pain is actually quite low. =P Tink I'll use ALOT of epidurals and anaesthetics for sure de! Lol! Hmm, feelin tired every day. Need to clear my sleep debt soon, if not sure fall sick de! =( Jiayou, everyone! =)
Haven been updating my blog for quite some time le.. Blame it on my laziness and.. well, more laziness.. =P
Grad Trip to Australia was FUN! =D Uploaded alot of fotos to facebk, took me 7 hours to upload like less than a quarter of the fotos tt we took.. I enjoyed myself during the trip..
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This foto is taken outside a prison (if i didnt rmb wrongly) and from L to R: Liwei, Huixian, Shiqi, Me and Junwei. Great company!! I am sure this trip won't be so fun without them!
Hee! We look so silly in this foto! We are at a beach in Bunbury, Perth. While waiting for the sunset, we decided to entertain HX by "tryin to taste the salt in the air". +292.jpg)
And this foto is taken at a winery.. Aust wines are nice.. Especially the whites.. I usu drink aust red wines at nite every day b4 this trip.. Now, I'm considerin a "conversion" to whites.. =P Wines are so cheap there. Anyway tt day was really wine-overdose. We went to bout 6 or 7 wineries, and we tried at least 6 different wines at each winery. Isnt tt terrible? Tt explains our flushed faces I guess...
Melbourne
This foto is taken at the twelve apostles.. I tried counting.. Only managed to count bout 8 or 9 I tink..
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Yay! Closest encounter with a real Koala! It smells very Eucalyptus-ish! And all it does is sleep alot and eat alot of eucalyptus leaves every day.. Good life huh!
And this is my "long-lost" friend, Erin!! Haven seen her for some times le.. She went to Melbourne to study after sec sch.. Only back in sg every few years.. Really grateful for her company - she's a good host!! Brought us to Casino, places with good food, treat us yummy choc dessert and steaks.. See the umbrella she's holdin? Tt's mine but she like it alot.. So i bought her a similar one when i'm back in sg.. Haha!
Sydney
This is the 3 survivors of the spicy thai dinner! Haha! Cos we are the 3 who cant really take spicy food! =P I'm the lousiest, tink I refill my cup of ice water at least 4 times.. Haha! (I even steal some from Elsa's cup)
This is taken at Blue Mountain.. Mountain appears blue due to the mist generated by the Eucalyptus tree, reflectin the 'blue light'.. Yep! 
And this is the most exciting part of Sydney day-tour.. Sand dune surfing!! Omg! When we climbed up the sand dunes, I almost died! It's sooooo steep la!! Hero Junwei went down first.. I tink I'm the last among the 5 of us.. I screamed all the way down!! Haha! It was really fun, and not tt scary.. We were suppose to slow down by puttin our hands into the sand.. But dunno y, it didnt work for me when we tried the higher sand dune.. So I was movin at super high speed (even overtook Hero Junwei). When I reach the bottom, I actually roll a few times b4 I finally came to a stop. Sand was all over me la! =(
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After Grad Trip, very soon it was my bday.. Thanks to everyone who remembered my bday! =) Booked a room at a country club and stayed over with some close friends. Swimmin, KTV-ing, playin cards, beer, yummy dinner, pink bday cake, breakfast with my favourite coffee, ice-skating, steamboat dinner at my place! =) And guys, thanks for the expensive present!! I bu she de use it leh! How ah? Mayb after I apply for a few credit cards to "beautify" it then I start usin? Hehez~
Few days later, pharm friends had a belated bday celeb for me too. @ Junwei's place. We had white wines, yummy dinner and Chocz cake. I was so blur tt day, tt even after Shiqi spread some choc onto my face and sayin "Happy Birthday!", I didnt realise! Lol! I was still thinkin y her fingers are so cold! Haha! And I didnt expect Junwei to really buy the wine cooler for me as present! Lol! So next time, u guys can come my house for party.. And I can keep the wines chilled for u all k? =)
Got a new watch too, from my elder sis... I feel so loved and pampered by everyone this year! Haha! Yay!
Shall blog bout my workin experience another day! Tired le.. Bleah! Bloggin bout all these happy stuff makes me forget bout the less-happy events.. =P
Be strong!! Jiayou, Peiru!!
Flyin off to Australia tmr morning. =) Be back on 28th May. Phew! Just managed to finish packin my luggage. Gosh, it's so difficult tryin to squeeze things into such a miniature luggage. (Almost had to sit on it to zip it up! Lol!)Family is so worried bout me.. "Faint how? Med got bring? Unwell then fly back hor! etc etc.." I am lookin forward to the trip.. Hope I will be back with lots of nice fotos and of cos.. clothes, RED WINES!!! Woo-hoo! Australia, here we come!! =D
It's THE exam week! Supposed to be studyin but there's simply too much distraction le! Anyway, I have never been the type who haf the discipline to sit n mug continuously for > 6 or 5 or 4 or even 3 hours... Just have to stand up, walk around, be it a drink (ideally, coffee), some crackers (=P), tv, or just stoning... Lalalala~But today, I'm relatively guai-er than other days. Studied hard from late mornin all the way til 5pm! *Woo-hoo!* Of cos I did take some rest now n then la (tt includes my 25mins 'accidental' nap). Quite satisfied... Didnt even complete 1/3 of the syllabus but oh well, at least I tried. =)*****Anyway, the purpose of bloggin was to whine/complain bout a stoopid moth tt 'invaded' my room yest nite!!! *Hmph!* It's bad enuf tt I'm super insect-phobic.. This moth, actually had to zoom towards me everytime!!! *Roar* I couldnt concentrate n study; neither could I slp (knowin tt a moth is IN the room SOMEWHERE).. Sigh.. Almost had (two) heart attacks cos of the stoopid moth.. Anyway, cos of the moth, I actually was "chased" out of my own room until 2am + when I find myself very silly.. Haha! So I hide in my blanket n slp.. [Tt's when I had a nightmare - me in a house with many insects. All kinds of insects - bugs, butterfly, (omg, i rmb one insect got gold glitter on its wings), etc. Sigh.. So the whole night, I was kept busy runnin, screamin n jumpin (in my nightmare). Woke up in the mornin feelin super lousy!! =(]Indeed, some say tt moth (or insects) may represent relative who has passed away comin to "visit and see" you. BUT.. BUT.. They can "see" from a distance rite?!?! No need fly towards me everytime de mah! Gosh! Believe it or not, today it actually "followed" me to the living room, then to the office-room. Ahh~ Help! *****Spendin my "free time" surfin the net.. Browsin australia websites, emailin aust frens, and very lookin forward to the grad trip!! =D Yay~ Only worry now is luggage.. Haf to pack small, but our trip is > 2 weeks.. I tink I need Doraemon's pocket, seriously.
The Perv*rt is back! =( Yes, there's a perv*rt at my block! First heard bout him a few months back. Tt time always come home late cos of FYP, and was always very scared when takin lift a.k.a. the "crime scene"Anyway I heard from my neighbour - She is so suay and encountered The Perv*rt 3 times so far. The Perv*rt will b hiding outside the lift and he'll press the "up" button. So when she take the lift from level 1 up, the lift door will open and just b4 it close, he will jump out and m*****bate. Initially, I thought it's still okay cos anyway I always nv wear specs (I know tt's not the point) + at least he nv come into the lift..Police reports were made and things die down after a while tho he was still not caught. =(I almost forgot bout him until my maid tell me what happened to her this mornin..When? April 22, about 830amWhere? In one of the 3 lifts at my blockWho? The Perv*rt + maid + another (selfish) malay femaleSo what exactly happened? These 3 person entered the lift together. Once the lift close, The Perv*rt start to take off his pants and *ahem*. My maid saw and was terrified, the malay female was in her own world and didnt notice it. The lift first open at 5th floor, my maid attempt to rush out (tho it was not our level) but The Perv*rt just reach out and grope her. The malay female start to walk out of the lift and notice *ahem*, keep screamin and run towards her unit. My maid followed her cos was very scared and dont wan stay near The Perv*rt by herself. Then the malay female did sth tt really amazed me - she went in, and locked the door, with my maid standing outside, crying. I mean, shouldnt she let my maid in? What if The Perv*rt tries to attack again?? And she did another best thing - she ask my maid to go back to the lift?? WTH!!!Anyway... My maid ran home and keep cryin la... Have to bring her to police station to make report later... Sigh... Now ah... I tink I'll be so scared everytime I come home n wan use the lift la... Stupid policemen... Stupid Perv*rt...
最近的我，健康欠佳。隔一两天， 就会生病是压力吗？是心情低落的缘故吗？还是，欠缺足够的睡眠？*****好想再次到热浪岛去想念那里无忧无虑的感觉想念那片好美丽，好美丽的星空但似乎，好像去不成了心中难免有些失望*****几个星期前，家里停电了试了好几次，结果家里仍然是一片黑顿时的我，心里有种莫名的害怕，莫名的孤单心想：唉，如果爸爸在，就好了*****好期待毕业，好期待开始上班当然，也好期待毕业旅行！是我第一次到澳洲去喔! 同时又能探望好久没见的朋友，喝红酒，拍好多照片，还可以去看海豚！！*****我决定要开始省钱了-少搭cab，少喝spinelli, 减少online shopping！！好难喔
Was unwell the past few days...
Worst was on Fri... This is how I feel like that day...
Bleah! Haha~ Can joke bout it... Means I'm fine le!! Yay!!
But seriously, fri was a terrible terrible day...
Felt so alone n helpless then...
Lack the confidence of even walkin a few metres...
Lack the confidence to even tahan the cab ride home w/o vomiting...
*In fact, the cab almost had to stop on the expressway for me... Lolz!*
Oh well... The worst is over...
FYP is over too (I hope!)
Addicted to new HK vcds borrowed frm Joyce...
Addicted to online MJ...
Aiyo... Peiru ah... U are so so terrible!!!
Interviews are finally over! =D
And I'm very happy tt I got into my first choice! Yay!
Interview 1 was @ my 3rd choice
10.30am - phone rang - 230pm - interview - 450pm - got accepted
Did my attachment there, familiar surroundin, familiar faces. Interview was a super-relaxed chit-chat, 1-to-1), where 80% of the time is the interviewer tellin me about the hospital. Hee! Not the typical kind of interview tt I'd expected.. =P I felt a bit bad when I told them I cant accept the offer tt day, felt even worse when I told them I accepted the offer from another hospital le. =( Mayb cos I know the person on the phone, so making it worse ba. *sorry*
Interview 2 was @ my 2nd choice
9am - interview - 12nn - got accepted
It is not exactly a second choice. Was tough makin a decision btw my 1st n 2nd choice. Hmm.. Reached the place early but only had a few mins b4 I was called into the room. It's 2-to-1 this time round. Felt a little nervous.
A: Well, you can start by tellin us about urself.
Me: Like all other applicants, I'm gg to graduate from N U S Pharm in May 2008. Hmm.. I shall begin by tellin u why I chose this course. Blah blah blah..
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(And the interview session continues)
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B: Choose an organ or medical condition that you are more familiar with.
A: Yes, choose one that you are familiar with, cos we are goin to ask you a few questions about it. Like Renal failure or Diabetes or others. *smile*
Me: Hmm.. So I choose one that I THINK i am familiar with. Diabetes. *smile NERVOUSLY*
A: Tell us about diabetes.
Me: (Stunned, thinkin 'wat a question, omg, where to begin') Well, it is a condition where the bld glucose are elevated. There are two types. Type 1 (Insulin dependent) and Type 2 (Non-insulin dependent).
A: Ok, so.. what if the glucose levels are uncontrolled?
B: (I bet she saw my blur expression, tt's y she said this.) As in, what are the complications of diabetes?
Me: (suddenly enlightened lol) Well, complications of DM.. It can affect the heart, kidney, eyes and nerves.
A: So how can we monitor for all these?
Me: (I spoke about the check-ups at the Diabetes Clinic - eyes, peripheral sensation, injury etc)
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B: What are the goals of treatment? As in BP, LDL, etc.
Me: (Gave all the correct answer except for HbA1c.. =P) ... HbA1c <>
A: Oh.. Where did you get that value from? Isit from (a chim website tt I nv hear b4)?
Me: No.. If I nv rmb the value wrongly, I got it from my lect notes, which I believe got the values from some Evidence-based sources. (Omg, I feel like I'm smokin answer..)
[Best thing is A and B look convinced.. Yay..]
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A: Okie, now we have this patient here, who is on metformin and glipizide. How are you gg to monitor or check for?
Me: Hmm.. First thing I will look at is his creatinine value and calculate his CrCL. This is because metformin is not to be used in patient with CrCL <>
B: (nv let me continue answerin.. ) So, what if the patient has CrCL = 30?
Me: (standard answer - intervention)
B: What if the doctor insist on givin the patient the medication cos he has been on them for many years and they control his bld glucose quite well.
Me: Hmm.. I will take the patient past medical records and calculate his past CrCL and plot on a graph. If the CrCL has a decreasing trend, it means that his kidney function are really deteriorating and I will convey this to the doctor and show him the graph if necessary. (Haha, dun laugh, I really said that! =P) If his CrCL has all along been 30 and the doctor refuse to change the drugs, then prob continue givin the patient the medicine but monitor more closely for signs of lactic acidosis.
A: So what are the signs of lactic acidosis?
Me: (Very honestly) I cant recall. Sorry.
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(Talk about further studies etc)
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B:Do you have any questions to ask us?
Me: No. =)
B: Do you have any questions to ask her?
A: Haha. We asked her ALOT of questions already.
[Everyone laughed.]
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(Was asked to wait outside for a few mins)
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A: Well.. You fit all our criteria.. But you mentioned just now tt you still wan to go (my first choice) for interview. So even is we accept you now, you cant decide. So I tink it's only fair if we give each other 2 hours to decide?
B: Yes. So we'll call you at about 12noon.
Me: Ok, thanks alot. Thanks and bye! =D
Interview 3 was @ my first choice
[I called them and told them my situation and asked if they could fit me in for an interview asap as I haf to make a decision in 2 hours time]
Shall not talk bout the interview itself.. All I can say is that it is a super warm and friendly environment.. The interviewer is super friendly, 'fatherly' and encouraging ("excellent.. hmm.. gd gd.. excellent.."). I tink I will enjoy my 9 months training there and hopefully continue to work there after my registration..
After the interview, he immediately offered me the position.. I was super happy!!! "Ya, so now I'm offering you the position and I welcome you to.. (i didnt hear the rest, was in my happy lala land le)" =P
[At least I still rmb to call n inform choice 2 n 3 about it]
Yay!! Happy that most of us got into where we want to..
Went for lunch with pharm pple, spinelli and movie with kahying n huiyie. Movie is quite nice i think (or mayb cos 3 of us are in super-good mood hor?!) I tink the 'bimbo' in the movie made us laugh the most. Haha!
Happy happy happy...
Lookin forward to graduation now... Cant wait to start workin in an environment with children, with 'Ah Wang Kopi' and nice nice colleagues!! (Meyling, Jenx n Shiwei included! =D)
今年的农历新年过得还蛮开心的。。 =）除夕，有温馨的团圆饭。。大年初一，初二，初三， 初四，到处去拜年。。 虽然有点累，但能够和亲戚朋友相聚， 真得很开心。。*****那天，在车上，心跳得好快好快。。是因为车上那依然好熟悉，好熟悉的香水味。。是因为车上播着那垂泪的歌曲。。还是因为。。 我依然还没放下。。*****今天，是爸爸的生日。。 （而大年初一则是他的农历生日。。）时间过得好快。。一转眼，爸爸已离开我们快三年了。。*****永远活在回忆里。。
After the unpleasant discussion w my prof last thurs + the lack of slp due to stayin late in lab almost every day to 'rush-my-fyp', i fell sick and was feelin super grumpy the whole fri..Anyway, retail therapy rocks!!!But I'm feelin a little guilty now.. Sigh.. I spent like.. (I decided not to disclose the exact value) Well.. Alot of $$ over the weekends.. Nevertheless, retail therapy STILL rocks!!! Haha! I decided to give myself alot of CNY prez!!! (<-- Excuses!!)At least I'm feeling really happy now and lookin forward to CNY.. Yay!!Cos.. I have quite alot of CNY clothes to choose from now.. I bought alot of CNY goodies!! My house is nicely decorated (well, at least my sis tink so) with CNY deco.. I bought a few bottles of red wine for CNY.. Most importantly, I LOVE my new PINK handphone.. (*faintz* Yep.. It's pink!! But.. But.. I couldnt resist.. =P)Okie.. I promise.. No spinelli (and hopefully no cabs) for the next week.. =D *Keepin my fingers crossed*
雨不停落下来花怎麽都不开紧管我细心灌溉你说不爱就不爱我一个人欣赏悲哀爱只剩下无奈我一直不愿再去猜钢琴上黑键之间永远都夹着空白缺了一块就不精采紧紧相依的心如何say goodbye你比我清楚还要我说明白爱太深会让人疯狂的勇敢我用背叛自己完成你的期盼把手放开不问一句 say goodbye当作最后一次对你的溺爱冷冷清清淡淡今后都不管只要你能愉快心有一句感慨我还能够跟谁对白在你关上门之前替我再回头看看那些片段还在不在紧紧相依的心如何say goodbye你比我清楚还要我说明白爱太深会让人疯狂的勇敢我用背叛自己完成你的期盼把手放开不问一句 say goodbye当作最后一次对你的溺爱冷冷清清淡淡今后都不管只要你能愉快
这首歌。。应该是我暂时最喜欢的吧。。或许。。我唯一能做的。。就是默默地在背后支持他。。
Perhaps it's time to update my blog.. Haha.. Doubt I'll haf the time to do this when sch starts..
Alone in lab now.. =( In fact, I "camped" in sch the entire nite w my dear lab mate.. Both of us are super laggy in our fyp, hence decided to do sth bout it.. But we came well-prepared.. (well, almost!) Look at our 'food store'.. =P Yes, we didnt starve.. Not at all.. But at bout 4-5 am, both of us were shivering in the lab.. Super-cold..
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A few days back, saw this couple on my way home.. BF had sth on his shirt.. I was not wearin specs then (as usual =P) so cant see wat it was.. But from the GF's expression, i guess it shd b some insect/worm ba.. Anyway it was on the BF's back so he cant reach it.. GF was scared/disgusted(?) and refuse to help him remove the 'creature' from his shirt..
I walked away, smiling to myself.. [Cos.. A similar incident happened to me b4.. Care to guess if I did/didnt help remove the insect?]
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"You will always have a friend in me.." I hope u really meant it..
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Once again, I'm being reminded of this fact: Life is so fragile..
We must all learn to cherish pple around us, especially our family..
Haf been rather 'emo' the past few weeks.. Thankful to everyone who helped cheer me up in one way or another.. =)
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To my friends: Tho it's indeed true tt I miss havin a shoulder to lean on, someone to hold hands with, someone to 'cry to' when I'm upset.. BUT!! Dont 'push' every single and available (sometimes even not available) guys to me.. *Aiyo, please stop all the 'match-making'..
Yay! Finally it's 2008 le!! =D
Wonderful last day of 2007 spent with frens n family..
Family Gatherin @ Aunt's place
Hmm.. I tink quite alot of us turn up tt evenin.. =) I love family gatherin.. Chattin w my aunts, uncles n cousins.. Updatin each other bout everyone's life.. Yummy food! Lots of red wines n chivas! Adorable cousins! Even more adorable aunts! Haha.. They are really cute..
It so happened tt I haf this cousin who jio-ed 2 of my aunts + their boys to appear in the 'Sh0p&SavE' advertisement.. Then everytime the advertisement appear, they will ask if i can spot them..
"I'm behind Xiang4 Yun2!"
"Peiru jie jie, I'm in first row!"
Another cousin run to the tv and pointed where he was at.
Actually, the advertisement lasts for less than 3 sec so I cant really see them clearly lol. But i shall not disappoint them on new yr eve.. Hehz..
I'm glad tt after Pa left, my uncles n aunts make an attempt to meet up with us or show their concern for us in one way or another.. Askin bout graduation n where i wan to work at, askin bout bgr stuff, askin bout my mom..
Everyone insist that I inherited my dad's 好酒量, hence keep refillin my wine glass with more n more red wines.. Hence by the time I reach JW's place, I've abit too much alcohol in my blood le.. (oops!)
Me and my siblings.. (Elder sis missin from pic - Abandon us for bbq w her frens..)Countdown party @ Poolboy's placeWho went: Vivian, Christine, Lifen, Junwei, Jasmine, Liwei, Laiyi, Mandy, Maggie etc.. Nice "best buddy" fetch me from my aunt's place. Laiyi brought Dessert wine over.. First time tastin it.. A little too sweet for me le.. Tink Chris like it rite? Hee.. With Lifen around, we played the famous "Drinkin Game" once again.. Lifen, thanks for 'allowin' me to go toilet lol.. Had fun tt nite.. Nice Liwei drove maggie, mandy n me back.. Mag's neighbourhood is so foreign to me, like a maze.. Haha! Tink when I got my licence n car, I'll try to avoid punggol n woodlands.. =PReached home at 4am plus then woke up at 7am to send KB off @ the airport.. =) Glad u reached there safely le.. Must take lots of fotos n show me k? Use ur new cam and hone ur photography skills there ba.. Hope u enjoy ur stay there.. Not to forget my prez!! =DViruses haf been visitin me as n when they wan.. Being sick makes me weak n lazy to do work.. Tink Prof Chan must be thinkin I'm so lazy, always not inlab.. Haha! But I m really unwell ma.. =(New year wish: My family n I to be happy n healthy.. =)Meanwhile, I'll try to cut down on my coffee intake and try to rest more.. Lookin forward to Jay's concert..Lookin forward to Grad trip..Lookin forward to Cananda skiing trip in Dec08/Jan09..
8 - 9 Dec 2007 - Trekkin @ DatukBefore the trip, I was rather worried. Incessant rain almost everyday.. Pple who went there to reccee came back with BAD news.."The rain had made it EXTREMELY uncomfortable and unmanageable in some aspects. 1. Very slippery and muddy track (due to the CONTINUOUS RAIN) 2. Freaking COLD AND WINDY at the summit 3. INFESTED WITH LEECHES"How can I not be worried after readin their email? Even JW msn-ed me "Omigod, are we gg to die?!". Haha! I still went eventually!! And I didnt regret tt decision. =DLousy shoes, lousy Me. After trekkin for bout half an hour, I'm already out of breath!! Shoes spoilt, borrowed sandals from someone; Bag too heavy for Me, load spread among 3 person, leaving me without anythin BUT my cap. Haha! So the remainin trek up was pretty relaxing for me lo.. =) Reached the summit, some help pitch the tents, some help to cook. I helped out in the cookin, simple maggi mee n cambell soup, yet tasted quite nice. Yum yum! Glad Joa brought the campbell there. =P I realli need to thank this brave gal who 'fight' away ALOT of grasshoppers from me! Haha. (Unlike JW who just sit there n 'assure' me tt it wont come near me.. Right Buddy?! =P)Some fotos below: On the sumit.. + Dinner @ JB =)
12 Dec 2007 - KTV @ TownHad KTV with SL, Vivian, LW and YK yest. Was fun!! Everyone has their very own "成名曲".. =D Fun nite out with them! Hee.. Should do this again soon? Or.. We can go Brewerks? (As LW suggested) Or JB for cheap n nice seafood? (As Khoon promised) =P
13 Dec 2007 (Today)
Peiru is a blur gal today. Left her thumbdrive at home n 'happily' travel 1.5h to NUS to do her FYP. Wasted a day. In addition, after 2 weeks of waitin, the online blog email me tt the dress I ordered is out-of-stock. Nice dinner with Chris, JW and RX saved the day!! =) Tink it must be the effect of the happy juice - German beer.. (On the contrary, JW bcame very sad after the drink!) Hee.. Photo-taking @ Vivo.. =D (Resolution is bad, lightin is bad.. Time for a new phone! *yay!)
Goin to sleep now.. Breakfast n 'market-ing' with mom tmr b4 joinin the 'trekkers' for KTV (yes! KTV again!!) at suntec.. Hope I haf sweet dreams tonight! =)
又是自己一个人。。
外头的雨下得好大好大。。
LAB好安静喔。。
听听音乐吧。。
MediaPlayer播着周杰伦的《彩虹》:
...哪里有彩虹告诉我 能不能把我的愿望还给我...
...也许时间是一种解药...
...看不见你的笑 我怎么睡得着 你的声音这么近我却抱不到...
...就算放开但能不能别没收我的爱...
Yay!!! Today's the last day of exam!! Woo-Hoo!!!
Went shoppin with mom.. Seriously, I tink my elder sis will TOTALLY regret givin me a supp card.. Haha! I've been spendin alot recently.. And when I say alot, it's realli alot!! Lol~ I finally understand why pple always spend soooooooo much when they haf credit cards.. I mean, imagine buyin lots n lots of things, and all I haf to do is to sign n sign n sign.. Don't feel the pinch at all cos I dun feel like I'm spendin any money.. Hee! *Feel a little guilty only when I reach home n stare at the many many shoppin bags*
Well.. I tink it's to make up for all the shoppin tt I missed durin the exam period.. Hee! I hope she dun scream n go crazy when she saw the bill.. Haha!
Okie.. I'll try to save from today onwards.. =D
I promise.. *keepin my fingers crossed* =P
Wow~ Cant believe I actually slept all the way til noon time.. Weird feelin wakin up n realizin a third of ur day is gone alreadi.. Guilty for 3 sec.. Then it was quickly replaced by sweet satisfaction cos of the quality slp I had.. Lol! I'm becomin a pig... Sleepin alot, eating alot... And ve been playin alot of 'crappy but fun' yahoo games lately... =D I'm happy... Yes happy despite now being the exam period... Cos this sem, I told myself I dunwan to mug so hard anymore le... Hence, dis time round, I spent hours 1.watchin tv 2.playin yahoo games 3.gg supermarket shoppin w mom 4.blog-surfing 5.enjoyin coffee/tea 6.anythin tt makes me a happier Me Ya.. I'm quite confident tt I wont do as well for this exam.. But seriously, I don't care bout grades tt much anyway.. =) Dis exam period, many frens msged me tt they are stressful, cant finish studyin, too much to memorise, etc.. Frankly speakin, I took quite some time to compose a 'reply' msg.. Cos I cant 'feel' tt kind of tension at all this sem.. I used to be like them.. Stressed up and panic when I cant finish studyin.. And I end up fallin sick very often.. End up havin panic attack n gastric prob.. I dunwan to repeat history.. Hence the decision to take things easy this time round.. =) I'm glad I did that.. Cos I realli enjoy myself this exam period..Hee.. I promise I will try to study for 1 hour after bloggin b4 gg out later.. =D It's difficult when scv shows always seem to play all the nice shows when u are havin exams.. Lol! And I just found 2 new online shoppin website, and 1 comic website.. I foresee alot of comic-downloadin after exams.. Yay!Dear friend, I hope that you can learn to find ur own happiness!! Hope tt the next sms-es I receive from you are happy ones.. I am not just 'Miss Aunt Agony'.. Lol! Hope tt one day u can share ur happiness w me too! "If you want the rainbow, you must first embrace the rain" Jiayou my dear friend..2 days ago, was readin a blog entry by Xuan.. Lookin at all those fotos.. I cant help but keep smiling at the screen.. (So silly rite?! Then I realise yest tt WL did the same thing too!!) Haha.. Realli miss doin all that w u gals.. It's so fun!! And I tink the alcohol makes my cheek so pink.. I like!! =P And the "RAIN" pic.. Haha! But my favouritest is the queue-ing for toilet at ur house foto.. =D Love u gals!!
Sat nite was spent at Expo, watchin 千手观音 concert organized by ren ci hospital. It was indeed a mersmerizing performance by the physically impaired from China.
好壮观，好感人的演出！
Especially when this blind man started singing.. Before his song, he told us what his mom used to tell him..
妈妈告诉他：“孩子啊，夜深了，你就唱歌。那，黑夜就不会那么可怕了！”
但他心里却在想：“黑夜，是什么样子啊？”
After he finish his song, I realised I was already tearing..
I left the place with a rather heavy heart.. How fortunate we all are.. Yet we are always complainin.. Sigh..
Yesterday I went supermarket 'shoppin' with mom for almost 3 hours.. Long since I had such a long chat with her while shoppin for food, deciding what to cook, deciding wat to snack on, etc.. It is always so nice and warm feeling spending time with mom.. I really love her (and the 爱心餐 she prepare for me everyday) alot.. =P
Got to sleep now.. Need wake up early for coffee + breakfast with her tmr.. =)
心情好沉重喔。。看完电影，一个人在回家的路上。。一不注意，又开始胡思乱想了。。我好逊，是吧？逼着自己不去想，结果呢？不想再躲在被里哭了，结果呢？好吧，我认了！我真的好差劲。。
Actualli haf so much to do... Yet no mood to do any of them...
I becomin superbly lazy lately... Just wan play n no work! =PHad alot of good food last week... =) Feelin veri veri satisfied!! Hee!Jap food, Halloween @ St. James, Pizza and beer @ Wala, German food (and German beer of cos!) and also the yummy cakes from Bakerzin *^.^*To my dear frens, do not worry bout me! I'm fine really!! It's difficult... But I believe I'll emerge a stronger gal after everything de!! Yay~Need to shop real badly!!! Bought a dress lately... So I'm left with new heels, new bag, new clothes, etc only ba... Wahaha~ Anyone need a shoppin kaki?Really hope the white water rafting trip will be onz eventually!! I'd always always wanted to do that!!! Lookin forward to after exams~ Datuk trip, White water rafting trip and prob a family holiday trip... Yay~ I simply cant wait~ =DSomething really random... Can anyone believe this? I actualli receive a "Happy Deepavali" sms this morning!! Of all pple... I thot I'll be the last one on earth to receive this sms~ Lolz!
Sis bought me these two little soft toy tortoises... Love them alot... Especially their rosy cheeks... =) And I didnt realise tt I haf so many tortoise soft toy until someone commented... Lolz... 
No matter wat... This remains my favouritest; Whenever I see the gloomy expression, I can't bear not to hug it... Lolz... And it's the first and only soft toy tt caught my eyes when I entered that shop... =) Indeed, some commented tt it looks alien-ish... [One fren even attempted to steal it from me! =(] Haha~Alien-ish or not... It is my favouritest no matter wat... Lalala~
Some things happened last fri... Mixed feelings I had... Thought I had managed to let go... But... Sometimes... A few hours is all tt was needed to destroy the wall of determination tt I tried so hard to build... I hate pretending tt everything is fine... It's such an awful feeling...
Past few weeks was still okie... With so many deadlines to meet, so many 'outings', etc... I barely have time to 胡思乱想... But since fri's incident... From the 2 tortoises to the movie 女佣 on channel 8, from the photos (in my hp/laptop) to the box of butter cookies on my desk... From the wind vane to the many other soft toys sittin in my room... *sigh*
Do I realli haf to throw all these away to stop myself from thinkin? I cant bear to throw everythin away... But is tt the only way then i can realli walk out from 'the past'? Gosh, this is distractin me from work... =(
I dunwan to cry anymore... And I know tt tmr if u see me in sch, I'll be back to the happy mode. But whether I'm truly happy, dun ask me, cos even I myself dunno the answer...
