Sunday, May 10, 2009
OMG OMG OMG I'VE GAINED 5 KILOS SINCE FEB THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HAVE I DONE???? MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT ON EARTH HAVE I BEEN EATING ALL THIS WHILE???!!!!!!! *sniffs* Labels: I-Me-Myself
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Yuen turns 24 today! A relatively quiet affair today, despite being inundated with birthday wishes from fellow friends, colleagues and family all through the day, a couple of well-meaning (and much appreciated!) prezzies from Min, Uncle Hong & Ping, and a surprise phone call which resulted in dinner with some friends. Hahaha. So to all my well-wishers, thank you once again for making my day. =) Labels: I-Me-Myself, Moments
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Me at this point in time:
I hate exams - they stress me out, no matter minute they might be. ><" Labels: I-Me-Myself, Medicine/Hospitals/Medics
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Finding referees for my assessment form is a lot harder than I thought.Given that the majority of our medical/surgical rotations change every 6 weeks, compounded with the fact that we are not attached to a particular consultant/fellow/any senior doctor everyday for 6 weeks, they can't really gauge how much we know clinically now, can they? =(It's true I've worked with many doctors in the past, and it's also true that I "kick off" well with a few by the end of my posting, but tell me this - how much can they remember 3 months down the line, what more 2 years later....especially when they've taught a stream of junior doctors and students after me? In a way I'm thankful we now have to nominate 2 referees instead of 3 this year, but that also means I have to choose very carefully.... it all hangs so precariously by the thread at the moment, and I don't want to jeopardize everything. About 6 more weeks to go. So much to do, so little time.Sigh.Labels: I-Me-Myself, Medicine/Hospitals/Medics, Moments
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Quick updates (^_^)":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? =P3. 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" newsRecent 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!!!! Labels: I-Me-Myself, Medicine/Hospitals/Medics, Random thoughts
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
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]Labels: I-Me-Myself
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
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. ><" Labels: Family, I-Me-Myself
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Yuen turns 24 today! 
