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Today is a lucky day for the blogger. I have so much to say.

By the way, I have a separate blog site for my PRCP experiences: http://nypanna.blogspot.com

Do feel free to roam there if you wanna read more about my agony or you wanna relish the "suffering" and "pain" I am going through… hyuk hyuk.

I have discovered a few things about myself. MY face is quite transparent. I have hollow eyes that borders on being ‘panda-like’. I am too pale to the point of being bloodless. I have lots of stress that needs relieving.

So, to address my discoveries I’ve decided that:
1) Physically I cannot do anything about my face or eyes (unless I go for cosmetic surgery-NOT)
2) I am already eating more leafy greens for IRON
3) I do go under the sun, occasionally
4) More importantly, I will address the issue of stress.

STRESS, the way I can deal with it…with the options available to me:
A) Jog it off after work, on morning shift days or day offs
B) Drink more tea, get more chocolate snack for the endorphines
C) Visit the NSA(NAtional Shooting Association)  more often with my bro to shoot the stress away. I still need to master the load, reload, shoot in quick succession.
D) Sign up for Krav Maga (an Israeli self defence course)
E) Watch more candy floss K-dramas and escape the REAL world.

Next, I have been thinking about my upcoming holiday (x-ing fingers for lucK) in July. I had planned to do some short distance travelling on my own via train to M’sia and then to Thailand. I figured, Japan is way out at the moment since I can hardly speak the language, I only wanna stay at family -run inns, I only want to visit Kyoto or Hokkaido-and they are damn expensive to get to. The other option is to follow my sis to the US for hols but, I don’t want to spend any $ on credit!

So a short trip over the causeway is more feasible. Yes, that’s it….a train holiday ala Mark Twain.

So, if anyone is interested-you know who to look for.

I went for ‘AN Evening WIth Friends’ (ACJC choir) at the Esplanade Concert Hall with MElissa on Monday. It was actually really good, the performance by the choir. OUr seats were also good, unobstructed and thankfully the temperature in the concert hall was just nice as well. The whole performance was conducted by Mel’s cousin.

I was struck by the performance of one particular piece, ‘King Lily of the VAlley’. It was truly a beautiful piece that was performed with such controlled yet, emotive vocals that resonated within me. Truly a wonderful piece. The other performance was a more contempory piece, ‘The Way you Look Tonight’. This is one of the most sung and played song ever but, the choir managed to pull it off almost similar to the classic itself.

I really enjoyed the performance on MOnday night and I also noticed that the ACS/JC/I are truly a connected and well-supported bunch of people. Now I understand why parents want their kids in any part of AC.

I have been thinking about it for a long time…

to quit or not to quit this blog.

Lately, it has gotten slower in terms of loading time and sometimes, some functions even go missing.

However, this was the only avenue for me to update about my goings on with my friends….

Though about it again and have finally decided, I’ll keep friendster blog strictly for the quirky news or thoughts I wanna share. *grin*

Am gonna revive an older blog site I had…..if I can find my password *hee*

And so, I will reserve my PRCP weeks for it! STay tuned for the new blog address!

Pictorial highlight of the DEM at SGH.

This used to be the helicopter landing pad on top of the building…now its a spanking new pantry! Indirect Thanks to the SAF’s decision to use Super Pumas instead of the regular helicopters.

<-One end of the pantry. Check out the computer tucked away in the corner…..

<- the other end of the pantry……there’s a TV there too.

<- this picture is just to emphasize the size….of D3.

D3 is the code for the pantry amongst the DEM staff. Everytime someone says, "I’m going to the D3." The first thing that comes to my mind is the face of Emilio Estevez from the Mighty Ducks fame dressed in his ice hockey gear-I don’t know why….

<- the fridge and the microwave…halal and non halal.

Lucky Mel, she better fully utilize the facilities at the D3 for the next 5 weeks!

Well, tomorrow I start at the Ortho ward.Hee! I hope I gain some upper limb strength, what with all the turning and shifting of patients needed!

I am truly pathetic.

I am sitting here blogging not because I planned to but because the sun is still out, high and blardy bright. I am waiting for dusk to set in so that I can go for my jog. Pathetic eh. I truly hate the sun not because I am one of those ‘oh!Faint! Faint!’ kind of gal but because I fear it. Ms Roy will know all about my love-hate relationship with the sun, having seen its effects on me during our trip to Greece. Man…. talk about painful blistering rashes…….. something I never want to go through again.

So here I am blogging and watching the sun set. Hmm what should I blog about today?

How about a little catch up on what’s been happening in summary?

Well, I finally re-arranged my room again. It is a tradition I have to do after every major event I overcomed.

It went from this to …

THIS

Of course, there were more shots of my room before and after its re-arrangement but, I am just too darn lazy to put it up :p

Also, I just started my PRCP orientation and found out which ward I am going to for the next 5 weeks. I’ve been posted to the Orthopaedic ward 75.

Funny though, I already knew I was going to this ward when I was given a choice to choose BUT I chose to test the limits of the allocation system to see if it’ll prove me wrong. Well, it proved me right. My initial choices were 57, 74 and 76(if you’ll notice, it was a play on the numbers :p). I deliberately left 75 out even though I was interested in the discipline but my first posting experience at that ward had put me off the environment. I was not disappointed when I saw my posting, but neither was I ecstatic. But it has set me in a direction which I had initially not decided on yet.

Also, today I got my results. I recieved the sms this morning at blardy 3-4am. When I saw it, I was stunned and thought I was dreaming. I did not dare to believe it until I checked it a few mins ago on the internet. I had not expected any grades higher than Bs for most of my subjects because I felt the papers were actually tough. And I had expected more Cs and Ds but surprisingly and, I am still surprised,the lowest I had was a C! Wow! Well, I am glad cos I think the marks must have been moderated up. This semester’s results have helped alot in propelling my GPA to consider pursuing a  degree in the States instead of Australia that is if I can save enough moolah for it in the first place ha!ha! Come to think of it though, Australia is just as expensive. Sighs. I need moolahs!!!

Alright the sun has set…time for me to burn up some excess energy so that I can just zone out after dinner *grin*

I have been quiet lately…

Only because I was lazy to log on to the PC and do any typing ever since school exams ended. Also because I have been busy.

I had 300 Spartan warriors to keep me at the edge of my seat almost every night, with my fingers moving nimbly-concocting tactical fighting moves. Damnit, the game I bought a few weeks ago was really getting to me. I even dreamt about how I should go about killing the ‘Persian Wh*re’. Sighs.

I totally recommend the game 300 to anyone who has watched the movie. The graphics in the game is very much like the typical Frank MIller comic….and the 8 packs are clearly defined like in the movie. BUt then, that is not exactly why I bought the game, I bought it for its "slash…slash….kill…kill…stab.. stab..Die DIE DIEEEE!" simple storyline.

Besides 300, I had Heroes to keep me enthralled and occupied too! I finally caught up with all the episodes I missed, all thanks to Peter’s link. Peter Lin ….. not Peter Petrelli, though I don’t mind if the latter wanted to give me a ring! Hahaha.