A sure sign I'm procrastinating away - scanning YouTube videos for quick entertainment and posting them up here, when I should be revising ASAP.... o_O Bleh.
Anyway, this one here is by comedian duo Bowser and Blue from Canada. Quite unlike Amateur Transplants, but I prefer the wordplay in this one. XD
Hope you like the clip....me heading off to bed first. Early start tomorrow. *winks*
1. When a chapter ends, another begins .... I meant my 6-week clinical blocks. =P Finished off psychiatry rotation just last week, and it was surprisingly better than I expected. haha. Guess that's due to my initial "coloured perceptions", after receiving lots of negative/eye-raising/horrying input from peers and family members who did psych before. =P What's most fulfilling for me? - perhaps the fact that the psych teams try their hardest not to sideline medics. Special thanks to the Orygen Youth Mental Health teams (ie: Conrad N., John K., Cathy G., Rick F., Jaco E., Andy T., Jo M., Shalini A., Sam W., Narelle and visiting reg Alberto S.), the Albert Road Clinic (notably Prof. Tiller, Brent R. and reg Michael), the RMH psych unit (Kieran P., Debra C., Liet S. and David K.), and not forgetting the various people I've met at Melbourne Clinic and Sunshine Hospital! It has certainly been a pleasure working with you all!! ^^
2. RAPP, here we come! To the uninitiated, RAPP = Rehabilitation, Aged Care, Palliative Care and Psychiatry of the Old Age....and this, my friends, is what I'll be doing for the next 6 weeks. heh. Sounds like a heck lot (and meant to be a busy block theoretically) but it's apparently a breezy rotation. =P Just two days into RAPP, and concurrently marvelling at my now rudimentary grasp of med/surgical topics. Do you still think it's gonna be a "cruisy" block, yuen? =P
3. EOS-10. Another 6 weeks to go, and gotta cover Emergency Med, ?Rural Health (how to study in the first place???), Psychiatry and RAPP. Not much time left, but still feeling rather sluggish....revision-wise. Heh. Better draw up a checklist of some sort. Pronto.
4. Good news - laryngitis be gone.... I'M GETTING BETTER!!! WHOPEE!!! XD
5. ....and now the "bad" news Recent bad eating habits, reduced motivation and (even more recent) medications have resulted in me gaining 1-2kg, limp upper arms and an unflattering jellybelly. $^*#%!!!!! [Note to self: monitor food intake, and recommence sit-ups, push-ups and tricep workouts ASAP ><"]
6. Net overtime Swt. Just had a look at my timepiece, and behold...it's 11pm already!! Omg omg omg, been spending hours on the Net and haven't done anything proper yet!!! D*mn, I'm signing off first.... later!!!!
That's it. I'm just gonna explode right here (since I can't whine anywhere else for obvious reasons)....
This stupid "cold" is getting on my nerves. Been trying every medication I could lay my hands on at home, and yet I can't shake it off. I'm still hacking away, sometimes to the point where I inadvertently stimulate my gag reflex (hence the retching and the occasional toilet-rush). I still suffer from lightheadedness and headaches, but they are thankfully getting better. My throat still burns, perhaps not as severe as the day before....but who would have thought that it would spread to my larynx? My older cousin wasn't inflicted with this when he had it!
Curse this laryngitis. I can't voice my opinions properly, my intonation's way off the mark, Matt thinks I sound cartoonish with my feeble squeaks.... have you seen Disney's The Emperor's New Groove? Right now I sound a bit like that evil Grand Vizier after she was transformed into a kitten. Hmmm on second thoughts, maybe not. Mine's more muffled. Dad says I better not talk for the next 2 days or so....but how can I stay still? I can't!!
Dammit....
I WANT MY VOICE BACK!!!! I FEEL INCAPACITATED WITHOUT IT. I WANT TO HAVE A DECENT NIGHT'S SLEEP NOT DISRUPTED BY COUGHING "SPREES" EVERY 20-30 MINUTES. I HATE THE FACT THAT I LOOK AND FEEL SO GOD DAMN TIRED EVERY MORNING FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS. I CAN'T FOCUS PROPERLY IN CLASS. I CONSUMED ABOUT 6-8 LOZENGES IN THE MORNINGS TO STIFFLE MY COUGHS, AND ANOTHER 3-4 IN THE AFTERNOONS, WHENEVER THERE IS A TUTE/CASE PRESENTATION. I WANT TO WALK ABOUT AND ENJOY SPRING OUTDOORS - IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE! I'M GETTING CRANKIER JUST THINKING OF THE THINGS I'M MISSING OUT ON AND I HATE THIS NEGATIVE VIBE I'M GENERATING!!!
I just want to get well soon....
[NOTE TO SELF: If I could channel my anger into something more useful, like revising Emergency Med and Psych, for instance. Heck, we've got 6 weeks to go before our exams... o_O]
Ah, the Spring Early Music Festival (SEMF) - a 13-day event where university students and professors come together to present concerts, pre-concert talks (so you'll have an idea what the recital is all about!! lol) and masterclasses. XD
Didn't realize about this music fest until last Wednesday, so I've missed the first half!!! *sniff* There's still more to come, nevertheless.... so all's not lost. hehe.
What's in for this week:
Masterclass — Amy Power 14 October (Tuesday) 6:00pm Early Music Studio, University of Melbourne - 27 Royal Pde Parkville An open invitation to see into the mind of a leading young recorder player through pedagogical interaction with emerging local performers. Free entry
Stringanza 17 October (Friday) 8pm. Lorenzo Colitto & Lisa Ferguson violins, Peter Bucknell, viola join with the Melbourne Collegium. Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne - Royal Pde, Parkville Immerse yourself in the sumptuous sounds of Baroque strings when international guests Lorenzo Colitto & Lisa Ferguson violins and Peter Bucknell, viola join forces with Melbourne Collegium to present an exciting program of Baroque favorites and rare masterpieces: Zavateri; Bergonzi; Muffat Armonico Tributo; Vivaldi Estro Armonico; Telemann Viola Concerto; Handel; Geminiani La follia. $40/$20 seniors/students/conc
Récréation de Musique 18 October (Saturday) 8pm & 19 October (Sunday) 2pm University of Melbourne opera project: Soloists, Early Voices & Baroque Ensemble (dir. Greg Dikmans) Brunswick Town Hall - 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick Devised and directed by French Baroque specialist Greg Dikmans, this concert presents a musical entertainment on the grand scale. The highlight of the program is Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Actéon, a miniature tragédie en musique that tells the story of the hunter Actéon who, after discovering the goddess Diana bathing with her attendants, is torn apart by his own hounds after being transformed into a stag by the angry goddess. This rarely-heard masterpiece is complemented by instrumental music and choruses from the opera Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully, including the famous Passacaille from Act V, and Airs de cour by Michel Lambert. $30/$15 seniors/students/conc
Sigh. Just when the weather is getting warm and glorious....
I'm now down with some cold, courtesy of my older cousin who almost coughed his lungs out two weeks ago from the viral infection. Pretty virulent, this one - apart from my sister, he has successfully spread it to the rest of our clan, with me being the latest casualty. ><"
Pretty drugged up with medications at the moment, so if you ever wonder whether I'm living in a kingdom far, far away..... let me assure you that I am for the time being, so apologies for my rather "dream-like" state!!! =p
On a side-note, Panadol Cold & Flu Max in Hot Lemon just tastes....vile. ><"
Chrno Crusade - one of the better animes I've watched so far. Such a beautiful story.... but boy, did I cry my eyeballs out when I finished the last episode!!!! *sigh* My eyes are SO gonna be swollen tomorrow..... ><"
Anyway, would like to share with you this soundtrack from Chrno Crusade. A fitting piece for the ending, don't you think? Hope you'll enjoy this song as much as I do.
[WARNING: This clip contains segments from Chrno's last episode, so if you haven't watched this anime yet....and would like to see it one day, DON'T VIEW THIS MUSIC CLIP!!! =P]
[Update: I like this clip a lot too....it shows how much of his distorted world actually comes from his surroundings - his pet dog, the toy planes and cars he plays with, the little green bear. I even found the T-shirt he wore rather cute. The statement "Love Me" inscribed may sound simple, but it's quite poignant, imploring people to love him regardless and not judge him because of his current condition.]
All day Staring at the ceiling Making friends with shadows on my wall All night Hearing voices telling me That I should get some sleep Because tomorrow might be good for something Hold on I'm feeling like I'm headed for a Breakdown I don't know why I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell I know, right now you can't tell But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see A different side of me I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired I know, right now you don't care But soon enough you're gonna think of me And how I used to be Me Talking to myself in public Dodging glances on the train I know I know they've all been talking 'bout me I can hear them whisper And it makes me think there must be something wrong With me Out of all the hours thinking Somehow I've lost my mind I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell I know, right now you can't tell But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see A different side of me I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired I know right now you don't care But soon enough you're gonna think of me And how I used to be I been talking in my sleep Pretty soon they'll come to get me Yeah, they're taking me away I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell I know, right now you can't tell But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see A different side of me I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired I know, right now you don't care But soon enough you're gonna think of me And how I used to be Hey, how I used to be How I used to be, yeah Well I'm just a little unwell How I used to be How I used to be
This became one of my all-time favourites since its release in 2002, and it still is. =)
I loved it initially because of its tune and the banjo accompaniments. Unusually, I never really paid heed to the lyrics until recently.... when I did my six-week psychiatry rotation. heh. Now I love this piece even more, because it sums up what it may be like having a mental illness - or more specifically, delusions of persecution/psychosis/paranoid schizophrenia with possible mood disorders.
"All night Hearing voices telling me That I should get some sleep Because tomorrow might be good for something....."
It struck me how the voices he hears are actually giving him hope to live another day. And it saddens me because he knew (deep down inside) they're not real, that he's getting unwell.
I shudder to think how it feels like when truth hits you hard on the face - to realize that you're losing grasp of reality....
A food-obsessed medic
who'd rather spend her time in the kitchen,
and pores over cookbooks
more often than she should.
Loves furry, white terriers to bits -
would do (almost) anything to own one.
Currently in Melbourne,
attempting to understand
the pathogenesis of every disease,
and wonders why she has to learn
molecular oncology in great detail....
VISUALIZED ♥
WISHLIST ♥
Travel! [NOTE: not for another few years unfortunately]
Sample (almost) every single food known to man
Stay fit and healthy [NOTE: Contradictory to the 2nd wishlist, I know :P]
An 8Gb iPod nano [Update: obtained!]
Master another language
Learn to play the violin properly [Update: learning atm! ^_^]
