Shop

Shopping!

Retail therapy!

Not much, but it'll do for now,
for the freezing cold winter.

Not that I'll go out much these few weeks anyway.

God! 

Go away! 

Exams!!!

Fly

Friday, May 27, 2011

Travel Junkie

I'm a travel junkie.

I spend all my money,
not on food,
not on clothes,
but on
travelling,
exploring,
different parts of the world.

So naturally,
the best thing for a travel junkie
to procrastinate and motivate studying is:

Buying cheap flights tickets!

West coast!

See you in a few months time!

Woo! 

Can't wait. =)

Snail

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Snail Mail

Just like CDs,
there's a certain warm sentiment
associated with receiving snail mails.

Maybe that's how our parents feel like
when they reminisce the good old days
of analog radios, vinyl records, or 70s music.

Shit! Getting old... =/

And why the heck is the 1Malaysia slogan on the letters too?!

Exams

Notes

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Exams in less than 3 weeks time.

Been coming home early from hospitals these days.
Somehow, even the consultants know we are under-prepared.

Oh how I wish my brain has infinite space,
so that whatever I read today,
won't push whatever I read 2 weeks ago out.

Why don't they get along well together?
Hmmph~~

Here's hoping that sticking up notes on the wall
will allow the knowledge to
diffuse into my brain.

Storm. Life.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Storm

Tuesday afternoon,

the sun falls behind,

and the storm is coming.

Driving into the storm.

It'll be harsh,

you'll be tossing around.

But at least,

you'll be refreshed after.

Clean slate.

New start.

And you'll be prepared,

ready to take on another storm

next time.

Story of my life.

Shoes

Monday, May 23, 2011

Old shoes

My current, loyal, comfy working shoes.

Which has borne all the side effect of my clumsiness,
patients' unknown bodily fluids (yuck!),
could even carry MRSA!

Geez!
Need a new comfy pair soon.

Shopping time!!
...... after exams.

CDs

Recent music CDs collection.

There's still something about CDs,

in this day and age of digital music/MP3.

The unwrapping,

the details,

the effort put in,

the words,

the art,

the lyrics,

the thank-you's.

Something I still very much hold onto.

Just like snail mail.

♥♥♥

Neon-bright!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Colourful!

You know you are desperate when:

You ransack the whole house

to look for your

colourful, neon-bright

post-it-flags.

Hey! Anything for procrastination eh?

Fog/Mist

Friday, May 20, 2011

Hazy?

I have a thing for fog/mist.

As a kid growing up in a tropical country,
seeing them only happens when you go to Genting Highland.

And I used to try to catch them.
It still amazes me that you can just run through it. xD

Anyhow,
today on the way to the hospital,
it became foggy/hazy, out of nowhere.

No, it's not cold outside.

It's smelly.
Smoke.

-____-'''

Dang!

Triumph! take 2

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Triumph!

Got relayed one of the best news in my life as a medical student.

There's nothing more rewarding than having your effort recognised.

All week, I've been trying to take a picture 

to represent the joy, triumph, and exhilaration I experienced today.

And I just could not find anything.

(This photo was taken a few years back.)

Because at the end of it all,

I felt it.

And that's more than enough, by far. 

GPS

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Navigate

Little simple joy in life

no. 213:

A random female voice

directing me 

how to navigate home

through my phone.

Lights

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Streetlights

Streetlights:

 One of my favourite song.

Also, one of my favourite scene:

To remind me that

it's worth it to finish late

sometimes.

PS: The random dot in the top-middle-right was the mesmerising moon. =)

Treat/Reward

Monday, May 16, 2011

Underwear Drawer

This will be my treat, for post-finals/barriers.

Need to time the ordering time, 

so that it won't arrive before exams 

to give me more reasons to procrastinate.

I know...

Belated Mother's Day Eat-out = Seafood + Sashimi

I know I'm not the best daughter.

But,
I do know how my life has changed because of you,
I do know how significant you are to me,
and
heck, yea yea,
I do know how capable and smart you are.

HAHAHA~~ xD

And I hope you'll know that
I'm truly grateful
about how my life has been,
has become,
and will be.

I know, now I just need to put them all in action! =P

Cantonese

Shoulder

Cantonese

is not my first language.

(Heck! Couldn't even ask my patient to move his shoulder this morning.)

I don't listen to Cantonese music,

don't watch Cantonese movies,

can't even relate Chinese literature to Cantonese. 

But

I love, love, love,

the familiar, friendly, endearing

banter

in Cantonese

with random strangers.

Feels real.

None of the packaged fake shit.

=)

Success!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Can you see the needle?

On an awesome cannula success streak!!

Five out of seven,
with the other two
also missed by
the anaesthetist.

And so,
I retract the needle
of the cannula
sitting on my table.

End of chapter.

Freezing!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

1C?!!

I don't care,

the thermometer was probably wrong,

but it was freaking freezing this morning,

my car covered with ice,

my breaths misting up,

and my fingers all numbed.

Scrubs!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Scrubs

I've been spending most of my time in scrubs,

and wondering whether I want to 

make scrubs my main working clothes,

or

red nose + funny stickers + weird kiddy voice,

or

boring working clothes whom everyone says hi to,

for the rest of my life.

Or others?

Coffee

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Caffeine

The only thing that

keeps me awake

this these

mornings.

Sigh~

Backyard

Monday, May 9, 2011

I took the day off today

to appreciate and immerse myself in the backyard:

Lemon tree

that only gave out  less than 5 lemons in the past 4 years;

The pink/maroom flowers

that attract the buzzing bees;

The violet flowers high up

with leaves that turned dark brown after chilling nights.

But yeap! Way better than hospitals! LOL~

Malaysian Food!!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Yum!

I love going to Malaysian restaurant here,

and try to spot who's Malaysian, and who's not.

Clear

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Glasses

The thing is,

often

all we need is

time,

for us to be able to

see things

clearer,

emotions

assured,

and

have our future

realised.

Bliss!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Caramel Latte

Coffee + Study = Bliss!

(If only I procrastinate less.)

Evaluate

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Forms

I love, love , love,

the feeling of getting

these colourful forms

 filled.

Another small step to the end of the journey.

=)

Change?

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

New start?

End of the shift.

On the way back.

Sun is setting.

New labels.

Onto new building.



And I wonder:

In 10 years time,

would this become

a better place?

Arvo TV

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Arvo

Afternoon TV

goes

well

with

ED term

lunch

break

...surprisingly!

=)

Failure

Monday, May 2, 2011

Poke! Sorry~

I'm on a massive cannula/venepuncture FAILURE streak!

GRrrrr.... GAH!!~~~

Don't you hate the fact that, 

in Medicine, we almost always have to learn from mistakes?

Can't we just learn from perfection?

Love 2

Peek

I love,

how

your face lit up

every time there's

love

around.

The whole world

should really

learn from

you. 

Personalised

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Specially made.

I hope you guys enjoy receiving them, as much as I enjoy making them.

Thanks,

for the inspiration.

Ring

Friday, April 29, 2011

Ring, love, joy.

Watched the royal wedding,
(like the other millions of people through the world)
and was looking for ideas to represent this eventful day.

And I bumped into this:

A ring, 

made of modifiable thermal splint,

from my orthopaedic rotation

in the plaster clinic

2 years ago.

It's nothing fancy.
But I still remember
the joy I had that day making it.

And suddenly it struck me, that:

Extravaganza is never an essential part of happiness.

Rainbow

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Never cease to amaze.

So the sky keep reminding me, that:

Tomorrow

will 

be

a 

better 

day.

Rotate

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

New rotation again.

Don't you hate those endless numbers of booklets and orientation sheets on your first day of work/placement?

They are never more useful then getting an insider to filter out all the crap.

As for my new term, all I want to know is:

What time can I leave?

xD