wrote a new to-do list. really need to do my singapore application. :| among other things.
looked at old cameras on ebay and etsy. i have a serious shopping problem. but anyway, i noticed that people selling cameras on ebay put much more detailed descriptions compared to people on etsy. the etsy people just seem clueless. and i think it would really help to test the cameras out rather than writing "appears to be in working condition."
i feel like i want to bake a million things but i'm afraid nobody's going to eat them haha. because seriously i eat about 5% of what i bake. most of the time. but i just want to try egg tarts using store-bought puff pastry. should i?
i hope they get a new kitten. though that would make tuna really upset (the last time when we got bery(llium), he was so upset about sharing his litter box that he refused to pee, and then later exploded).
tae is arriving todayyyy. :D
going fishing for chai's birthday? ;p sounds.. interesting. at a trout farm too, so we probably can actually catch something for the first time... ;p
4:04 am
20110615
hey soul sister
ain't that mister mister
on the radio, stereo
the way you move
ain't fair you know
think i have outgrown stalking certain people haha.
boring lectures today. except the fungi one, that was quite interesting. mushrooms that look like the normal white/brown mushrooms you buy at the supermarket.. but are actually poisonous. one that smells of phenol.. magic mushrooms that turn blue when handled. i think we might have seen one of them when we went to attempt to fish with charmaine, mavis, cheryl and nic. the red ones with white spots? like those you see in enid blyton books. ;p
then stories about the kids with meningitis who died were also interesting. as in.. with regards to who has duty of care. but seriously you'd think a mother who was a paeds nurse would know better than to treat meningitis with alternative med. :| and the GP who became depressed and killed himself after breaching confidentiality about a school bus driver with angina who refused to stop driving.
took public transport today, it was a pain. :( was so glad to get back into Skype and drive home from huntingdale rather than having to wait for 900 or 630! those days are long gone, thankfully.
so anyway because of metro (okay maybe it was just me), i was half an hour late meeting daniel. oops. dinner at giraffe cafe, then hot chocolate at max brenners. tried the dark hot chocolate this time because all the previous times i'd had milk chocolate and it had been too sweet. but dark chocolate is too bitter. don't want to go to max brenners anymore. koko black is much better!
days of waiting at mrs fields, taking the train to huntingdale to wait for the bus, peeing indiscriminately (disclaimer: this was not done by me), huddling in the colddd.
been listening to hey, soul sister on repeat because of the uke. ;p
oh yes, zara is here in melbourne! apparently there was a huge crowd and people pitched a tent there at 12mn to wait for the opening. -.- but zara is really unaffordable without a sale. and once you've shopped at zara in spain, you'll feel really sad buying anything from there that isn't like 70% off or something. ;p barcelona year end! :D:D hehe.
really hate presentations. i always feel like quitting med whenever i have to do them. and by that i mean i feel like quitting med even more than my baseline wanting to quit med. D: gah. need to be proactive tomorrow.
and after tomorrow the deakin people will be gone (their exam is on friday) so that means we will need to start answering more questions. :| they've been answering most of the questions because they've been here longer (does that help?) and they have exams (that definitely helps). but then it'll just be the three of us clueless people! haha.
will finish my film by the time i go to sydney (in 9 days) so i can ask my mother to go develop it for me. :) save money, yeay.
in other news, i think my reverse and parallel parking has improved by leaps and bounds this year! ;p all the parallel parking in dandy and maroondah, and now i reverse park at home. :) one of the last days at dandy, the two boys exclaimed that there had been a significant improvement in my parallel parking haha. because i was terrible at the beginning of the 6 weeks. ;p
can't wait for it to arrive!! :D:D 1-5 weeks haha. such a vague estimate.
11:06 pm
hello 15th June.my qantas salt and pepper sachets are 5 years old today. :)
and it was a lovely story, the kind you read about in books.
(not even kidding) (but not fairytales)
i remember most details clearly, as if it happened yesterday.
after all, how often does one meet someone else in this way?
2:12 am
20110614
Prochaska Diclemente cycle of behaviour change(one of the few things i remember from first year)
1. pre-contemplation
2. contemplation
3. preparation
4. action
5. maintenance/ relapse
i feel like i keep relapsing! rahh. :(
and i really need to start spending more time in the ED.
10:04 pm

Cordoba 25CB
1:39 pm
20110613
there is a light in your eyes, in your eyes
some days i wake up and... nevermind. my brain is weird.
anyway, started yesterday and finished today. :) am quite happy with the final product too haha. ;p going to scan every page. ;p just hope my flight won't be cancelled. :|
so sian that school starts again tomorrow. D: and i finished Chuck. :( now i hardly have anything left to watch.
"But you can't pack away your past in boxes; it's always going to be a part of who you are."

9:22 pm
20110612
just got back from dinner at chai's. :) was good meeting everyone again! expecially long lost people like charmaine and iris haha. the food was really good too! masterchef cookbook. ;p i made the salad! and people said it was quite good. ;p which i consider to be amazing, since i don't even eat salad myself. ;p haha. and people said can sell the egg tarts. ;p
iris and i wore the same top. ;p topics of conversation: job applications, how to kill yourself (for the layman), murders/ deaths in singapore. monopolised the beanbag. ended up watching some 1992 movie which was not bad haha. left halfway though.
we want to go back to daylesford for the lavender ice cream. :D according to some website, it's in season in autumn.. looks like we just missed it. :( but anyway. we might be going to cairns for our grad trip. :D yeay! although i'm really quite scared of the box jellyfish! wanjie says we need to carry vinegar haha.
still need to apply to singapore. but that isn't so pressing. the problem is finding my old certs.. :\ did i even get a cert for taylors? and if i did, where on earth would it be..? :\ rawr.
went to the chapel st antique shop (where we went to look at typewriters previously) and spent half an hour looking at old projector slides (and yes, bought quite a few of them). :| can't resist old things. must have looked at every slide twice at least haha.
so thankful for the long weekend! :) we're going to make bazhang! :D
2:23 am
20110611
can't remember whether i'm supposed to skip this time. but all symptoms considered, i think i will haha.
first time mentioning it to new people. it's always easier to just start on a new slate and leave the complicated past out of it right?
ocd: i copied the 2006 CKT onto a pages document and formatted it line by line so it looks uniform. -.- but i'm all done now. :) so i can do the paper tomorrow haha.
i really hope he didn't actually do that. :|
just randomly, i think half of the doctors in the maroondah ED are from the UK?
OH and hongkong has restocked my favourite cup noodles! :D yay! but i only bought two haha. ;p need to stop eating junk so often. :|
2:22 am
20110610
there's a new b&j's store in melbourne, and the person who wrote the article wrote something about chunky monkey. ! it reminds me of the jade, rings, and running away from security guards haha. :) i'll stick to that, rather than the second jade episode.
went to the church office to collect the bulletin stuff from jas. saw a b&w cat on the way there, so i stopped to talk to it on the way back. ;p at first it ran away (maybe because i stopped the car right in front of it and my car makes a noise when i lock it).. but then it came back after a bit of coaxing. :D first time a cat has ever done that with me! haha. most of the time if they run off they never come back. but after that another car drove by and the cat ran away again haha.
baked egg tarts! the first batch was a bit over-filled so the edges are all brown because of the egg glaze. was worried about getting them out of the moulds (yes i actually went to buy the moulds in the youtube video), but i didn't have much of a problem in the end. and they do really taste quite good. :) though i prefer the flaky pastry more.
the recipe can be found
here. :) credits to my sister for finding the recipe. :)
this picture reminds me of the old ayer tawar house. the sink reminds me of the sink in the kitchen where we used to brush our teeth. i miss that old house.
8:19 pm
core team meeting, toblerone pancakes (!!), freddo's, pie, monopoly deal, random questions about fulminant liver failure and copaxone. daddy also called haha. to ask me to attend his crisis relief workshop in sydney. ;p
tomorrow:
+ collect bulletin things from jas
+ make egg tarts!
+ lg visiting
:)
1:32 am
20110609
you put me on the sidewalk, made me walk ten milesand i'll walk another ten for you~
said bye to cheryl and nat and rushed to hospital. left at 10 for a tute starting at 10.30! barely made it, but was still earlier than others haha.
they gave me haigh's and lindt chocolate and a fossil box that can be made into a bird house! :D and other random things haha. :)
tute on arrhythmias and x-rays, with lunch in between. next monday's tute has been postponed to tuesday since monday is the queen's birthday. ;p
had a random urge to shop so i did. :| couldn't resist, sigh. bought a skirt i really like. ;p and a couple of other things. didn't even get the thing i was intending to get, sigh. :|
it's back to the UK at the end of the year! i don't really get it though. barcelona, london, holsworthy, london? something like that.
buh buh buh barbiekew at chai's on saturday! :)
only have 5 episodes of chuck left. :(
contemplating whether i should go to work tomorrow. ;p if not i'll have a four-day weekend!
9:05 pm
brunch at mart130! :)
then went to maroondah for the intern teaching. the m&m was really boring. the hmo presentation was a bit weird. but the lecture on vertigo was really good! didn't stay for journal club. ;p
went home, then went to st kilda for dinner at Topolino's. thought the mushroom carbonara thing yuwan ordered was quite good. we were on our way back when we decided to join cheryl and nat at freddo's haha. but we got there earlier than them. tried durian, but i think i'll still stick to my two favourites next time.
everything stops as we look towards the clock
it feels like we're moving backwards
it's easy to find potential in before
but we are the same in the after
could we wait long enough to bide my time
could we stay and say enough to change my mind
2:16 am
20110608
so i'm filling in this form, but i don't even know if it's the right form. but it's the only form i can find. -.-
computer literacy & other skills. please indicate the software you are competent in.
what to write? word? excel? powerpoint? pages? can i write symphony? would they know what symphony is? or medical director?
although i'm not really competent in any of those hahaha. ;p
the website is so difficult to navigate. i can't find a deadline zzz.
for future reference:
a. Full personal particulars / CV
b. Educational & Professional Qualifications
c. Career History and Aspirations
d. Present & Expected Salary
e. Contact Number & Email Address
f. Names of 2 Professional References
g. A Non-Returnable Photograph
1:13 am
20110607
don't feel like picking up the phone
so leave a message at the tone
went to collect my photos in the morning. just managed to scan and upload them before liping came to pick me up. not too happy with them though.. they're a bit too normal. :\ and i think i should stop attempting to take large group photos with measles. though the lg one didn't turn out too bad haha. i miss taking macro shots.
got to maroondah at about 11 and stayed till 4, though we did have a very long lunch break talking with weide haha. it was super windy when we left, but apparently it was a lot worse before, with hail and all. we were oblivious to it because we were indoors.. or maybe it didn't happen in maroondah? hmm.
dinner at Topolino's was cancelled because they couldn't get back in time (they're not back yet). but i'm bringing them to mart130 tomorrow i think. hopefully the weather calms down a bit. :|
10:42 pm
Forgotten
Here's the thing about me:
I can see my future, but my past is blank.
I see the future in flashes, like memories.
I remember what I will wear tomorrow, and
a car crash that won't happen until this afternoon.
But yesterday has evaporated from my mind
- just like the boy I love.
I can't see him in my future.
I can't remember him from my past.
But today I love him.
And I never want to forget how much.
from a postcard. i want to get the book.
went to develop my photos this morning, but they weren't ready before i left for maroondah so i'll only pick them up tomorrow morning. :) haven't done this in such a long time.
finished my applications. gave up on bendigo though. but whatever lah. :\ i think i really need a miracle to get a job here. :|
went to maroondah for the tute at 1pm. went through a deakin module on communication - practised doing referrals using isbar. then did more slit lamp stuff. had dinner (at 5pm), then hung around and saw some patients till about 9.45pm. glued a little boy's forehead shut. ;p he has EDS! poor kid.
aunty helen sent me magazines again haha. ;p although i think i am a bit too old for those now. :|
asked a question. didn't really get an answer. not unexpected. but you know, i don't know. not good for me, probably shouldn't have asked.
going to hospital from 11-4 tomorrow. ;p then dinner at topolino's. :)
plausible deniability
2:21 am
20110606
still awake, ha.
for some strange reason i remembered going to some factory place to pick up the dumpling things for btf last year. i keep having weird recollections like this nowadays.
sissy and i are getting sister skirts. ;p don't know if rong is getting also haha. no hugs for rong.
zomg michael and rachel are engaged! :D another wedding on the way! ;p
why do people spell delirium as delerium. not that i'm being a spelling nazi, i just think delerium looks ugly.
should sleep. long day tomorrow. :| but hopefully i'll be done with job applications by the end of it. :)
another thing that reminds me of my childhood: cutting my fingernails on sunday night. ;p either that, or cutting them in school before a rumoured attire check. ;p
"we grow used to the sadness, simply incorporate it into our days."
2:43 am
i love themed parties! ;p went to buy white cloth and sewed myself an apron for my alice in wonderland costume. ;p
there are still brownies leftover. they are best eaten after being microwaved for about 20 seconds. ;p yum. didn't eat the cake but apparently it was good. :) yay. it looked ugly though haha, the icing wouldn't stop flowing down so in the end most of it was pooled around the base instead of being on the cake. -.-
played pin the tail on the donkey and pass the parcel. ;p watched masterchef and ian and shaun played chess and william tried to convince me to continue being a doctor (not that i am currently one). sang songs with the guitar, looked at people's veins, ate a lot.
have 3 applications left - austin, barwon, and m2m. austin and barwon are really annoying. ask so many questions. just have to mail the m2m one tomorrow. will go develop my film too, couldn't do it today since the shop was closed and the one at the glen was too expensive.
i can't wait for it to all be overrr. but there are still interviews, ugh.
feel like i am on holiday too. :3 don't want to go to hospitalllll. think i'll do my applications and stuff tomorrow morning, then go to hospital for the tute at 1pm.
claiming my money back from jas for photocopying the church bulletin. ;p
we are going people visiting this week! :)
so tireddd. shower and sleep. :)
12:38 am
20110605
stalled. :| how inconvenient.
the bendigo application is so annoying. why ask so many questions when we already have to write the cover letter? :( rawr. annoying. and the m2m one has to be mailed toooooo. zomg stress.
this morning:
- photocopied the bulletin
- decorated the cake (but the icing is forever flowing off and pooling at the base and some of the fudge has also slipped argh)
- took the train for the first time since i can't even remember when
in the city:
- met cheryl and nat (i keep thinking of nat nat when his name comes up haha)
- walked around victoria market but didn't get jam donuts :(
- walked around the state library ♥ went upstairs for the first time haha
- interesting exhibitions
- could also have met daniel since he was there
- had lunch at Mr Tulk (service was slow and the food wasn't fantastic, though the poached eggs were quite nicely done)
- met loyi! :) he has an exam today, and for that reason he gets to stay in a hotel (hello monash?)
- walked through melbourne central to show them the clock and the pointy thing
- met chun hoong haha, he walked around with us for an hour or so while waiting for his extremely late friend
- went back to haigh's where they bought a lot of chocolate stuff
- walked around coles in melbourne central (stopped by to say hi to a kitten on the way)
- walked back to kim lim and nat drove to huntingdale to pick Skype up
after that:
- they met mousey :)
- subway/ flake attack for dinner
- met zhenwei at pinewood
- baked the caramel filled brownies again, but it's a bit weird this time :\
- partially did some job application stuff
am actually quite tired. must be from all the extra exercise (walking around the city). ;p but my constant eating has paid off, i am currently 43kg. :)
met more people than usual today haha.
finally finished a roll where i am certain photos were actually taken. (sighs of relief) will hopefully send them for developing tomorrow! :D eggcite.
ivy's party is themed! i don't know if i am going. but themed parties are always fun. ;p
1:18 am
20110604
and i worship You Lord
my life in You restored
here is my heart
make it Your sanctuary
for nobody else but Jesus
only You
1:43 am
20110603
Goodbye Stranger (
17 June 2008)
The lady at the counter squinted at the man as he fumbled for change. I tapped my foot impatiently. It was late; I was supposed to be home fifteen minutes ago.
The stranger dropped a coin and it rolled to a stop at my feet. Instinctively I bent to pick it up.. and as I straightened, our eyes met. How cliché, I thought, then didn't have any trouble ridding myself of the thought as a look of realization dawned on both our faces.
It seemed as if, in those next few seconds, our entire past was replayed in that empty space between us. It was painful, even then.
But then he turned away, abruptly, and handed the coin over to the lady at the counter.
Then he was gone. In my mind I traced the outline of his figure in the doorway, where he disappeared. Just like the last time. He never looked back.
"You two know each other?" It was my turn in the queue.
I half-smiled at her, and replied under my breath. "We used to."
1:32 am
20110602
just like a flower poking through the sidewalk crack
and just like that you steal away the rain and just like that
had a tute on plastering and suturing today. never had a cast before today haha. it feels weird. took a couple of photos haha. dinh got us each a piece of pork to suture on. got to use glue and a stapler gun too. my sutures look neater now haha. :)
what's the first thing you think of when you see the word 'stool'? i thought of.. erm. something other than a chair stool. sigh, occupation hazard.
i am like a psych patient.
started cleaning my room. also cleaned the shower. fed my mouse. :)
i think my b&w film can't be developed by the btp guy. :\ sigh should have checked earlier.
headacheeee. :(
11:17 pm
just when you think it's over, you realise it's not. you have to start all over again.
1:05 am
20110601
watch as i leave with every piece of you
heard this song on the radio while driving home from the hospital today. :) discovered milo powder in the ED pantry. :) didn't fall asleep during the intern/hmo teaching. :)
didn't really do much really. was just really tired from sleeping at nearly 2am last night. still am. :\ so tempted to just go in for the plastering/suturing tute tomorrow and come home after. :\ i actually prefer aged care to ED. i always don't know what to do.
went to newton circus for dinner. carrot cake, but it was so salty. :\ sent melissa home after. we were talking about the 3 streets: bettina, dennis, and morton. "fawn used to live there right?" erm, no, not really.
my new cousin is due soon. :) hope my uncle posts photos on fb haha.
why does asos perpetually have free shipping? so tempting. but i have no more money. though monash is going to give me $750 soon.
about ten more shots to go.
want to sleeeeeeeep.
10:46 am
hello. tired! it's been ages since i stayed up this late. :| getting oldddd.
did pretty much nothing in the morning. went to take passport photos and mail my ballarat application. hopefully i remembered to include everything this time. :3
met the prettiest cat! :) she looked so regal, the way she sat. reminded me of king (yoyo), actually. :) she was quite reluctant to be touched at first but eventually let me. and started purring. ;p love her green eyes! although hmm. i didn't actually find out whether it was a he or she haha.
haven't seen chipper and king in a long time hmm.
went to ED with liping. wasn't very exciting today.. the most exciting thing i got to see was a hyphema. hmm. left at 10+. got home, had dinner, showered, and went to surprise chyi wei. :) happy birthday! :)
and welcome to winter! :( gah. it's so cold.
why won't qantas send me my eticket! :\ please send it by tomorrow!
realised last night.. it's not over yet. :\
3:36 am