Momentum of Unblogging + olivia's birthday + Studies & exams+ jared

Wow….it’s been a long while............

Not that I’m not free. I’m supposed to be free after exam. But I’m not sure what took me so long to blog ….mayb it’s called the momentum of unblogging. Now I have broken that momentum. Else I will I have too many bricks to clear.

OLIVIA’s Birthday

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We went to olivia’s bday at germaine and linmin’s place at Kensington. It’s princess’s theme, but too bad I was not informed…hahah anyway I have no princess outfit. But the girls really prepared everything well, the food, the deco, the self made desserts, the Culturally biased OZ game- something like trivia. Most of the time I catch no ball especially when ask about OZ celebrity and song. :P Was really pleasured to be invited by you gurls. We had a fun time!!!

with luvly olivia

the thorn among the roses, seemed like ur bday huh, yx!!! LOL

the princesses

ALL ABOUT STUDIES::: u can skip this part if u are so sick of it.

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~2months ago:

My friends may know that I have been lamenting about the portfolio and assignments. Juz like everyone else, these 2 things have delayed our revision for the OSCE. Mine went even HAYWIRED becuz juz one month before the deadline of portfolio and the 2 assignments (surgical and medical) and 5 weeks before the OSCE, the results of the previous term assignment (OBG) was back. I failed it. Thus I have to redo it. It’s the ethics of nuchal translucency that I didn’t’ do well. After much discussion with the professor, she drew out a new topic of ethics:Assisted Reproductive Technology (including IVF). after I have finished my ethics resubmission. I have decided to take a good look of my medical case which I drafted and put aside. To my dismay, I did it wrongly. initially I tot her renal failure was due to persistent HT thus I wrote up on screening of Hypertension. But instead her renal failure was of autoimmune origin when renal biopsy came out later. thus changing the relation of part 3, I have to rewrite on health care policy on hemodialysis.>_<

So in summary: it’s one 3500 word portfolio, 3 assignments and rewriting part 3 of one of the assignments, squeezing in revision for OSCE, attending clinical classes all in one month!!! How hectic was that!!!

And the 3500 portfolio is not easy task to me. (it took the course of around 4 months but more intense towards the last month

It’s all about reflecting on yourself, ur performance, interaction with people, assignments, project, teamwork.etc felt like shit Can you imagine all the research and writing up work load, reflective emotional load , technical writing skills load, exams stress on me and everyone else. Especially for me where I need to adapt to the culture, making a couple of blunder the past year and writing is not even an easy task to me.

1.First it was drafted, inputing all my raw ideas, examples and experiences
2.Then I put it into comprehensive paragraphs
3.After looking through the example paragraphs
4.I further edited it
5.I sent it to 2 friends to edit
6.I sent it to the associate dean to edit

Editing meaning they give me suggestions and I try to figure out how to make the changes most of the time

Lastly I sent it to my brother to edit ( and he only sent his feedback the early morning on the due day ( early morning I mean 2-3am) thus I have work thru it till 6am till I can’t tahan anymore……….i dont think i was very productive at that time too....

In conclusion: why muz all the work load come towards the end….it’s not that I didn’t prepare early (except the study part :P) it’s juz overwhelming and amazing how all things juz cramp to the end………. No matter how I crampproof it.

Actually during the one week study break is the most peaceful time, no exercise routine (I have given myself 2 months of no wasting time on exercising at all) , no clinical class time. Everyday juz study and that is not enuf. Cuz studying for clinical sciences is juz not enuf. In the end I was left with a couple of days to studying things such as oncology, public health, paeds, obs and gyn…thus I have to be selective. Being selective can be destructive but luckily it’s not enuf to kill me.

One month AGO:::::::::::::::the exam

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Well the big day was on a Tuesday 27^th November at St George hospital. Altogether 5 people at the time slot. My group is full of power book. I’m juz a one year old ASUS. Luckily I’m not the panicky type, I may sound panicky but at least I think that I’m not panicky. Those powerbooks are the type that will u make u panic by sprouting all the power knowledge that you have never heard of and most likely wldn’t be tested too.

I guess the following section is abit dry: I juz write it for my own record.

It’s 6 stations.(2 parts each stn)

1^st stn: syncope history; ECG viva;

2^nd stn: rheumatological hand examination (neva taught in IMU) ; Osteoarthritis and Osteoperiosis viva (management, investigations including interpreting dexa bone scan)

3^rd stn: interstitial lung disease PE ; management and bronchodilator viva

4^th stn: neck thyroid exam; EBV history viva (the destructive unexpected topic)

5^th stn: counseling the mother on antennal screening and diagnostic test ( Nuchal Translucency, Chorionic Venous Sampling , Amnioncentensis); all about progesterone contraception ( oral, patch, injection,IUD,etc - list the benefits n disadvantage) another unexpected one as I am not a hard core type of person, I juz understand the basics or oral contraceptives but not the pros and cons of each and every substitute.

6^th stn:drug (Benzo), alcohol, depression history; eligibility to drive viva – conditional and personal license

Some unexpected stns fr other hospitals:

outbreak of hep A and calculating of odds ratio, malaria life cycle (in OZ!!!), hep A history, pelvic exam

too bad our exams are on the first day. For those lucky students on the following days will get tips from students who did their exams on earlier days.

Post exam PLAY TIME

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Tues:Right after exam:

KTV at big ECHO in CT with yx, zhijun and gang. yx’s eyes paining and become like THIS

scarry huh.....blood shot eyes with discolored iris and deep eye bags w/o visible eyelashes....hohohohoho looked like the combo of sadako and dracula

so left early tho we are allowed to sing till 9pm. Went home, supposed to join imel and jac at their green tea cake making session for Jared

JARED THank YOU Dinner
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Yep talkin about Jared we have been having tutorial with this very helpful intern for the past few months on clinical stuff. So on the following day, we arranged for a thank q aka early bday celebration dinner with him at the Kelly’s Bar Grill at Bondi junction. Jac and Imel decided to experiment baking a green tea cake.

Wed: On the day after exam I try to swim back 2 months worth of exercise while Kristen, imel bot a red FCUK funkish monkeyish T shirt and a esprit leather bag for Jared. At night, the Dinner at Kelly’s was pleasant. Jared was really surprised and elated.

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Thurs: 1^st time working at the Bell’s pharmacy at Bondi junction. Have to learn so many stuff, cashiering, counting back the change ?!!!! and receiving and ordering stock all in one day. Head PAINING

Don’t feel like packing thus I pack till early hours of the next day.

Friday: Set off for south Coast trip. wee!!!!