Monday, September 24, 2007


乱


Messy day. Bleh.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007


Overload


Sometimes it feels a bit too overwhelming for comfort..

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Saturday, September 15, 2007


一针见血


I guess only medical students can truly feel what 一针见血 means... That dark-red flashback into the syringe when you hit the vein is really satisfying.. not because we are sadistic, but because the suffering the patient went through is not in vein vain... and we dun have to poke again..

The most morale boosting thing that happened to me during my night call on thursday was an old lady thanking me for taking her blood. When I approached her with the bloods tray, she was actually quite worried, as she had already been poked several times just few hours ago. And whoever did the blood-drawing was unsuccessful. So she kept asking me whether I was confident. When I told her I'm year 3, she appear visibly relaxed. Perhaps she tot that I had been doing this for 3 years already. Then I went on to do a "one-shot, one-kill", which she was very grateful for.

"You are very good. Thank you very much!"

That really made my night..

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007


Shioka day


From 8am to 6.30pm today, had 4 tutorials, 1 lecture and about 40mins of lunch break + toilet break + drinks break + take lift break. Saw ASD, MR+AS+AR+AF, renal artery stenosis (!!!), DM dermopathy+peripheral neuropathy, S3+S4+MSM, ESRF+fluid overload+pleural effusion, vertigo+cerebellar ataxia, stroke+parkinson, CNIII palsy sparing macula and angsty relative who threatened to sue us for doing a cranial nerve examination...

*The next part of the entry might contain material that is insensitive, offensive, bitchy, kao-beh, etc etc*

There he sat, legs crossed and arms folded, eyes narrowed into slits. With an arrogant and degrading air, he proclaimed that he didn't want the man whom he claimed as his father - the kind-looking, easy-going elderly gentleman seated on the bed whom we treated with utmost care and respect, to be treated like an 'experiment'.

Pointing an accusing finger at our tutor, he spat, 'If anything happens to my father, I will sue you!'

Such utter disrespect. Young as she was, our tutor could probably pulverise him completely with her knowledge of the cranial nerves alone, if knowledge was convertable to matter in the fashion of E=mc2. Of course, being the professional she was, she merely smiled and asked him for his understanding and patience.

And I wonder how much damage can a cranial nerve examination can do to the patient.

If I wasn't a medical student, I would probably labeled him as "a complete asshole". But being professional, courteous and nice, I empathise with his position and completely understand his actions, and he is just a "particularly anxious relative" who should be treated with utmost non-mutual respect.

*End of material that might be possibly insensitive, offensive, bitchy, kao-beh, etc etc*

Although the large part of my post is muchly angsty, I think I had a really good day. Seriously.

I must be becoming sadistic workaholic..

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007


Sian


Nobody wan to mug wif me. Must be I too chui liao.

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Wednesday, September 05, 2007


Appeal: Looking for mugging buddy


This is an official appeal for anyone who wishes to be my mugging buddy on weekends. Cos I have been damn undisciplined and have been wasting my weekends away, resulting in ultimate chui-ness during weekdays...

So who wans?? Dun have any requirements la.. juz sit down w me to mug lor... hu hu hu? guy/girl/shuai/chio/chou/zhai/chui/wadever oso can....I treat whoever wans 20cents drink..haha

Interested parties pls sms me.. I'm serious.

*serious look*

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007


Sometimes....


...it feels like chipping away at a damn glacier with a damn teaspoon...

What am I referring to? A lot of things man..

Monday patho lectures are utterly deadening... I doubt even intravenous caffeine will help... Although I must acknowledge the supreme importance of pathology in diagnostic medicine, I can't imagine staring at pinkish-purplish blobs through the microscope for the whole of my life... All hail hematoxylin and eosin.

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Sunday, September 02, 2007


I wish


Sometimes I wish I was just a bit more disciplined, more hardworking, more motivated, less tired, less humji, less 婆妈. Sometimes I wish I could really be what people think I am. Sometimes I wish I could put some things into action rather than just keep wishing.

Btw, "zhai" rearrange becomes "haiz".

Btw, I have been having dreams that make me hate them so much when I wake up recently.

Btw, I am having a headache which I think is the result of sleeping too much.

Btw, this is such a lousy post. Bleh.

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Saturday, September 01, 2007


Hi


This is your friendly neighbourhood blood sucker reporting live from TTSH...

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