Friday, June 29, 2007

THANK YOU, EVERYONE!

Ok, so my 19th birthday was waayyy better than I expected. My goodness, NR0608 never fails to surprise me when I least expect it. I mean, I know they're not the type who'll forget someone's birthday, but when I stepped into the lab that morning, only the girls from my sub-group wished me Happy Birthday whereas the others were too engrossed in poking their fingers to do experiments with their blood.

So I just went along with the rest of my lectures and tutorials... ultimately forgetting that it was my birthday because I was pissed at someone for not attending our meeting, resulting in me having to clear her shit. That aside, YES, I did forget it was my birthday until the last tutorial of the day, when Shan Ling suddenly walked up to me and handed me a blue package and a yellow birthday card!

WOW! WOW! WOW!

The class sang me a birthday song. Now that's a first! Hahaha! The last time I had the whole class sing a song for me was back in 1999. Tsktsktsk... That was eons ago man.

This will probably take forever to type out but heck, I'm just gonna do it anyway because I LOVE THESE PEOPLE A WHOLE LOT!


NR0608; thank you SO MUCH for the present, guys! Really thoughtful of ya'll to get me that Nike top. Hahaha! I was considering getting one for my training but now, I got it entirely FREE! Wahaha! I am so lovin' the card as well (despite having Theresa and Shidah writing "28-07-07" instead of the CORRECT date!). A big hug to all of you, especially Dorie, Duckie, Tong Tong, Shan Ling, Cat, Karie, Ter-ter, Ah Chen & Andy!

CLARA; woman!! what can I say?! Err... many many lah! Won't have enough space or time to type EVERYTHING out here. thanks for the "gift" and the computer birthday card. WAHAHA! My very first "purple packet". thanks for always staying by my side. Thanks for clearing up so many things for me. thanks for being a part of my life. thanks for being YOU. -muacks-

Terence; Jalan kayu roti prata & lime juice never tasted so good. THANKS FOR DINNER THAT DAY!

Siti; You cheaterbug! This lady here wished me Happy Birthday at bloody 5.43pm on bloody 27th June! CHEATER!! But hey, an extremely gigantic THANK YOU for the "gift" that you and Clara got me. I prefer this year's present to the previous year's! =p

Nicky; the 2nd person to sms me. You rock my world, li'l lady. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Mugi & Rashmi; you both really shocked me that afternoon! Omg, it really meant alot to me that the both of you actually KNOW my birthdate and bothered to do what you guys did on my special day. Hmm... I have never once regretted being friends with either of you. Our chapter didn't end after EV; it wouldn't end after NYP.

Joycie; my secondary school buddy!! I am dying to meet you, but unfortunately, NYP's very evil and issued me a very tight schedule this semester. Hey, we WILL meet up ok? It's a promise! =) Thanks for the sms... you were NOT late.

Louis "Lou-Lou" Poh; YOU GOT MY BIRTHDAY RIGHT THIS TIME ROUND!! Everytime I ask you when's my birthday, you would either say "29 June" or "28 August". Please lah, it's not THAT HARD to get the date right! Anyway, thanks for the birthday wishes and for your guidance throughout my BB career. Cheers to our friendship, dude!

Jen Sim; My partner in crime who's oh-so-far away in frickin' Canada!! You gotta come home and see me like, NOW! Darling girl, you are irreplaceable and one-of-a-kind. Many thanks for all that you've done for me and come back like, NOW!

Fifie; I wasn't expecting it from you! Haha! But still, thank you! I am touched; truly.

amaL; AMALEEENOTS!! You sure you didn't depend on Friendster?? Kwahahaha! I miss having lunch with you at Mondi after school. Boy, those were the days when I could gorge myself with food. Now, I've gone 2 sizes up so I gotta stop. I am definately gonna have more birthdays in the coming years... we'll also definately still be friends for the many years to come.

Derlinder; YOU GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE FROM NEW ZEALAND! My cake is a "healthier" choice than yours ok! Haha! You waited a month long just to wish me Happy Birthday... thanks babe. THANKS! It's 12 years for us, baby. It doesn't stop here.

Juen Juey & Hadi; Buahahaha! Two very macho judokas! All I can say to you both is, "THANK YOU FOR THE WELL-WISHES AND FOR MAKING ME DO NEVER-ENDING PUSH-UPS DURING TRAININGS!".

Ke Xian; Xie xie ni! Wo hen gan dong!

Kelly; Thanks for remembering, girl! Stay strong in whatever you do alright? I know you're way stronger than you appear to be and you're worth much more than all the crap that life is currently shoving at you. Kathy & Kelly; forever my sisters!

Wei Min; Aisey man.. thanks bro!

Firz; I did enjoy myself ALOT! Thank you, my gal! may you outshine your peers and succeed in whatever you do, yea? Hahaha! And yes, I do still think that short hair suits you to a T.

Qin mei; HELLO, sweetie! You're another unexpected one. Heh! But trust me, I do appreciate it wholeheartedly. Thank you and stay happy =)))

Ah He; THANK YOU MANY MANY MANY MANY!! You were too busy at Cine the other time to talk to me. I'll hope by again one of these days to find you k? Hahaha! I do hope my wishes come true. =p

Hiu Yan & Nura; Wow! I can't think of what to say to you both. We've known each other for less than a month but we seem to click well eh? Lol! Am I touched? Of course I am! Thanks girls. I am so glad I went for the trip and got to know you both (and the others). I bet it wouldn't be much fun without either of you!

DADDY; no words can describe our relationship. no amount of money can buy the type of love you've showered me with. you're the one and only man I can never live without. from the day I was born til now, your love for me hasn't changed or lessened. i love you, old man! not a day goes by without you saying "I love you" to me before heading off to work. sorry for the many times i've troubled you. sorry for the countless times i've disappointed you. you're the greatest gift that I have from God; the best dad a girl can ever ask for. I love you, papa!

MUM; I know you're not the kind who'll express your feelings with words. But your actions speak alot louder and that's all I need. To know that you care is more than what I can ever ask for. I love the cake. Thanks mum, for everything.

LI'L SIS; what's up with giving me a monkey?! I'm a DRAGON! You're the monkey! A big thank you anyway. Can't help you much with Maths (cause I've long forgotten my formulas. oops.) but hey, my science is damn pro ok! Don't play play!

GRANDMA; thanks for the ang-bao. and for not nagging at me anymore. =p

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Too busy to blog

Aaawww... c'mon, Phoebe. I'll blog about the ENTIRE trip once all my tests and attachments are over; which should be pretty soon. Hehe!

In the meantime, here's a treat for the rest of you; two videos of the trip made by our dearest Miss Phoebe! Yay!! I watched both vids a million times already ;)

The first picture that appears in video 1 shows me with my butt on the ground while the others are standing up... DON'T BOTHER ASKING WHAT HAPPENED. Enjoy!!

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Alive, but not for long =p

This week's a killer week. Killer whales had better take cover!

BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Saving) is tiring! I was practically breathless after doing 30 (THIRTY!!!) compressions and I still had to blow air into the manequin's "trachea" twice before continuing with the same cycle 4 more times.

And Mdm Asmah made me do two-man CPR with Dorie. HAHAHA! It was fun! The only bummer was that I kept forgetting to check for the dummy's "pulse".

Side-note: Is the bottom part of the sternum called a xiphoid-process or a sternal notch?!


HELLO, HELLO! ARE YOU OK?! QUICK, CALL AMBULANCE-995!

-check for breathing; look, listen and feel- BREATHING ABSENT!

-check for pulse- PULSE ABSENT! COMMENCE CPR!

One and two and three and four and five and one and two and three and four and ten and one and two and three and four and fifteen and one and two and three and four and twenty and one and two and three and four and twenty-five and one and two and three and four and thirty

BLOW, BLOW!

-check for pulse- PULSE PRESENT

-check for breathing; look, listen and feel- BREATHING ABSENT! COMMENCE EMERGENCY BREATHING!

BLOW! two a thousand three a thousand four a thousand five a thousand (do this bloody routine 12 times!)

-check for breathing; look, listen and feel- BREATHING PRESENT!

-lay dummy in recurrent position-


Did I miss out any steps??

Saturday, June 23, 2007

It never occurred to me

That I get emo whenever I'm suffering from hypostress. Somebody, gimme some opium to take my mind off things!

-two nights ago, i disowned a "friend". no regrets. she was never really a friend to begin with-

And I was chatting with this Thai guy a few moments ago and he asked if I had a boyfriend. I told him YES! Kwahahahaha! He asked me to show him a picture and I randomly selected a photograph of *cough cough*.

His comment after looking at it?

"boyfriend you? very hansom but look gay. he casanova"



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Day 2 in Chiangmai, Thailand!

The plan for the day was for us to conquer Chiangmai University, snag all the good-looking Thai guys and make them accompany us to the Night Bazaar!!

I had, in my bag, a sharp blade, a net and masking tape to tape up their mouths so they wouldn't call for help from the Head of Department or their respective lecturers!! Muahahahaha!!!

So we set of in a red cab (bigger version of the tuk-tuk) eagerly; each of us hoping that the poor dude whom we capture is stinkingly rich!













We were supposed to go to CMU and every pair of students will visit a different department. I was kinda hoping to get into the Pediatric Department... but the lecturer chose Tami and Tham to join her. So bo bian, Nura and I had to go to the Orthopedic section (which turned out to be really fun!). Initially i thought to myself, "Huh?! Ortho ah?! Boring leh... everything also about bones and joints... I wanna play with children!!!"

But little did I know....










Once in the Orthopedic section, Yo showed us around and explained tonnes of stuff to the both of us patiently and IN GREAT DETAIL, despite knowing that we're nurses and not physiotherapists.

Thanks Yo! It's all very much appreciated!

He then let us try an experiment.

Visualise this: A boy who fractured his arm had his entire forearm wrapped in a cast for 6 months. So when it was finally removed, his palm area was a little numb because he was unable to move it when he had the cast one. Therefore, there was alot of muscle tension. (Phoebe, if my story is inaccurate, please close one eye k? Hahaha!)

Moving on, so HOW TO RELIEF MUSCLE TENSION?!

Let Nura and I show you how!!

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Day No.1 in Thailand (an amazing experience with incredible people)!

Was kinda bummed when I found out only 4 student nurses (including myself) signed up for this trip. The other 5 ladies were from Physiotherapy. But it didn't dampen my mood or enthusiasm one bit! It was an opportunity for me to widen my network of friends.

Note: It gets kinda boring when the only people you're familiar with are either from your course or CCA.

Dad and Mum sent me off! My heart was racing while in the car towards Changi Airport. We're talking about 8 days abroad ON MY OWN! With a huge sum of cash in my pocket for non-stop shopping! The excitement simply overwhelmed me.

Stupid Clara couldn't come to the airport so she sent me this sms: "Bon voyage ar woman. Take care of yourself. Dun get rape okie! Be careful of the patients over there okie! Love you many! Xoxo"

What can I say? A dumb sms from a dumb person. Tsktsktsk. I swear, I'll finish up your bottle of vodka that's collecting dust in my room!



















I bunked in with Nura at the International Centre. This place is one heck of a hostel man! It is actually for foreign students who're studying in Chiangmai and guess what?! There's free breakfast every morning and tidying up of our rooms!


Our oh-so-comfy beds (mine's the one closest to the window)


Well, since we were being told that we'll be staying in a hostel, I was expecting rowdy students loitering along the corridoors and common toilets...






BUT I WAS WRONG!!!

The people living there were really well-behaved! And each room has it's own spotless bathroom!!!

MY DESK.

Once we were all settled down, Pat (our tour-guide) took us to some place called "Khum Khantoke" for a cultural Northern Thai dinner.


These ladies carving fruits were the first people that greeted my eyes when I alighted from the coach.




Pretty lady playing some sorta instrument. haha! Pat did mention the name of it but I was too engrossed in taking pictures, I wasn't quite paying attention to what she was saying! =X




Yummy Thai dishes! There was chicken curry, mixed vegetables, sweet vermicelli, crackers and iforgottherest. Dinner was damn shiok! So shiok, I had two plates of rice when I should be watching my carbo intake!

See the amount of rice in Nura's plate? Well, I had DOUBLE that amount!!

The performers came out halfway through dinner. I had to make sure my hands were free from all the oil and crumbs before snapping pictures cause the camera I was using belongs to Arlene. Thanks for lending it to me, gal!


Kinda reminds me of a traditional Malay wedding, don't you think?

Here's the solo-dancer. She is so BEAUTIFUL and FLAWLESS!




Couldn't get a clear shot of her because her dance movements were real quick.

When it was time for the dancers to pick out people to dance alng with them, I signalled at her to pick out Mr Bala!! Hahaha! He better thank me for this! He had the chance to dance alongside a future Miss Thailand! (I hope his wife doesn't come across my blog. I'm screwed if she does!)