When I was auscultating a patient’s heart just now he asked me what I heard and I thought it would be pretty cool to let him listen to his own heartbeat. So I placed the diaphragm on his mitral area and passed him my stethoscope.

Patient: I hear a ‘dup.. shhhh..’ sound. What did you hear?

FML

I thought his heart sounds were normal.

In my defense he placed the earpieces the opposite direction wth.

He inspired me though.

One day you might hear me talking about how an orange-haired high school dropout made me question myself as to why I’m wasting my time  when there’s so much out there waiting for me to get hold of.

I guess this is my source of inspiration. It’s not derived from so called successful figures whose footsteps I should mould my feet to fit into. It’s derived from the realisation that there are tons of people who would die to be in my position (and Prof K’s bedsides =.=) and to not make the most out of it wouldn’t make any sense.

The only thing that’s worse than not being able to have the opportunity in the first place is to have the opportunity to shine and to just throw it away.

I guess that’s my motto now – make the most out of every little thing in life.

There’s no point in aiming for the stars if I don’t even appreciate what I have below +10 km sea level. And I shall not aim for the stars until I do.

On average, I arrive at this page every 5 minutes, thinking that I should be posting some updates to entertain those with lives sadder than mine (probably 0.000000000000000000012% of the human population). Without fail, the thought that I should be doing something more productive pops up the very next second. In the end, I waste my time loading the page 98354039285 times every night before redirecting it to Google.

Dermatology posting is really fun in the sense that we get to sit in an air conditioned room for most parts of it. And our tutor is pretty awesome too. The only negative would be that it makes me feel like a complete idiot and I never knew I’d be able to feel any stupider than I already did before the week even started. To make things even worse, my tutor loves to remind me to always be prepared because she’s taking me for my MCR and that it can happen any time during the week. It’s definitely going to happen this week but I AM SO NOT PREPARED FOR IT YET!!!!!!!!!!

My weekend has been, again, unfruitful academically although I hope I’d done some good by waking up before 7 on both days to do some volunteer work. Somehow my weekends always end with me begging for more. But right now, I think it’s best for me to make the most out of the few hours that remain. There’s been lots of downs this weekend and I wish to vent my disappointment but I am losing the battle with time to do so.

I’ve been uploading so little photos these few months that I don’t even have to worry about resizing my photos! I shall leave now with a few random photos to remind me of the going-ons that I should be blogging about that I have not.

On a turtle in Melaka back in April ZOMG my eyes are non existent in this photo! (and in real life FML)

KL trip which made me so emotional I almost cried when I drove on the LDP wth

ber-lalaing with Gim Ling and Yee Ping at the 1st MUMedS Movie Night where a grand total of EIGHT people showed up!

The last weekend I was in Singapore. It’s been more than a month ZOMG. This week I shall conquer you again! The Great Singapore Sale better live up to its name!

That’s all!

Cya!

It’s Sunday night again?

Another week in uni starts again tomorrow and it’s starting at 7.30 am FML. The next two weeks are going to be really packed with skin lesions I probably won’t be able to tell apart and they’re going to cost me all my free time

And I already have so little free time!

I know I should have been a bit more productive this weekend academically but I haven’t been. Well, at least I’ve gotten used to the fact that I shouldn’t face sucky JB with a defeatist attitude. Nothing’s great here but there are still some places that are worth exploring. And as long as I keep having somewhere to explore, I’ll learn to stay put during the weekends.

Today I found out Innercity at City Square has 2 floors! Yesterday I found out (a day too late) there are junkyard sales here every month!

There are some cafes at the old town that look interesting and I have yet to try the ‘best chicken chop in town’. There are some pasar borongs at Pandan City which I’m peculiarly attracted to. There are tons of voluntary work and events I can get involved with thanks to MUMedS

There are a lot of things to do here afterall.

Oh! And have I told you guys I’m taking dance classes? It’s a genre that makes me look like the most awkward person on earth but hey, at least I have some fun every Sunday night.

All that aside, I really should start studying more. Medical postings are ending and I still suck at interpreting ECGs T__T

I shall end here with a hopeful heart for a better week coming.

That’s all!

Cya!

3 weeks and counting.

Is it wrong for me to be pissed off?

Or should I be more realistic and be patient for another 10 years?

Damn you. I really mean it.

In my miserable attempt to make up for the money flown into the gutter (albeit very gracefully wth) during my nostalgic 3 day trip to KL, I decided to cut down on my daily expenses. How did I plan to do it?

Eat in, stay in, no shopping.

And it was working pretty well I must say. Spent about 120 bucks on groceries (including 30 bucks for a cake I’ve yet to make) last week and didn’t eat out until….. Saturday Didn’t spend on anything else and  my petrol only went down by a quarter (usually it’s 3/4 to a full tank)! *beams in pride* Even my laundry was only 4 bucks (usually it’s 10+)!

So yeah, there I was, at my apartment, making lunch and dinner for myself. Which is something I wouldn’t complain about because I am a pretty creative chef if I must say so myself *coughs*. Besides, it was also very time saving which was a plus point considering last week was one of my busiest since the year started.

And I was doing so well at my plan on saving money!

Well, until Saturday that is. Went out with Cassandra and spent more than 200 in a single day. Bleh. Bought a pair of harem pants which cost a lot more than what I would usually pay for a pair of pants but I’ve been looking for those pants high and low! Even the parking was expensive that day! My eyes almost popped out of their sockets when the autopay machine read RM10 =.=

Anyway, today I thought I’d continue my mission (considering the Great Singapore Sale is less than 3 weeks away wth) and make myself lunch and dinner again. And I ended up spending more than 200 bucks again =.=

As I was about to start my car after Pathology lecture today, it died o.O So yeah… had to spend 195 on a new car battery. Boo. Cars are such a liability. But at least they give me freedom and mobility Which contribute to my joy and stability I guess they’re worth it *optimistic wth*

Gah. Operation Save Money: FAIL. FML X 100084023402734

I think I’m just going to terminate it la. The more I try to save money the more money I lose =.=

But no more shopping until the end of the month!

Wait for me Singapore! I mean, the good deals during the Great Sale