Wish that my blog has a tag board.....bummer*
No placements this week.wonderful..which means i can catch up with my stuffs (PR thingy again), getting my work organised, need to start to think abt my case study.Wanted to do some T-Bo workout this evening but the class apparently starts only next week.
I need to work fast! *sign* I;m not gifted unlike others. I got a couple of classmates who seldom attend the class and yet they still could move on.
Plus, there has been lotsa controversial issues g0ing on in the school of podiatry. The oldest podiatry school in London has closed and so does another one in california. It feels as though podiatry service is not being recognised anymore and thus gradually fading away.
Good on the rest of other health professionals.They will probably end up having more patients workload, having inadequate patient education on lower limbs, longer appointment times, indirectly affect pt's well being+psychosocial aspect factors. Those with foot ulcers would most probably end up with amputations if only something can be done earlier (eg, prevention?). "Curse" on those who agreed on abolishing the course.

People are not gonna walk happily in near future.

I;ll DEFINTELY write more tomorrow.....suffering from some mental block

First day of uni.Pretty hectic.Got all de unit outlines and freaking loads of assignments coming up. I;ll have 2 major exams by the end of year. keeping fingers crossed on that first* What a long day. Started off at 9am this morning. Lunch break was having McDonald's with Joe and Paul. And since we got like another 2 hours to spare. Joe thought it might be a good idea to go to his place and catch this VCD on howard the duck. Back to uni for a c0uple of classes.Hanged around the reception plus catching up with the clerks, T and B. B got married this June and showed me her lovely wedding pics. I gave B a set of matching Pearls jewellery as her wedding gift.Thanks to mom's idea.
Oh, i didn't realised that my pic taken with another podiatrist in Changi hospital appeared on Australian Podiatry Association monthly update journals. The article is simply about what's going with the graduate working overseas bah bah and what kind of work.,,bah bah.
So that was real cool.
Evening clinic was alright. I think I just had to learn to work with that "hyperthryodism looked- alike" podiatrist.
yeah, especially his eyes, almost bulging out of the ocular area.HOwever, i was quite pleased that i did well on my analyzes today on this 13 year old girl with limb length descrepancy. When i was about to commence my treatment, i found out that she has shoes which were like almost 2 sizes larger! Probably the muscles on the leg has to work a lot harder to support the footwear instead! tsk tsk* something which the tutor didn't realise till i pointed out to him.So send her back, and remake another appointment for orthotics plus advising that she needs real fitted shoes.
My bruise on my left knee is getting larger than ever.
Spoke to de hyperthryoid dr and he may performing acupuncture on me.

Had a hangover this morning.Drank the whole bottle of white semillion myself because I'm done with my exam paper.Yay*
Did some shopping this afternoon and went on to play basketball.Now my medial aspect of left knee is bruising so badly.Can;t be help by playing with some big fatty chicks.
Oh well, gotta work tomorrow to cover for the coming expenses. Brother went to national service and now left my parents alone in singapore.
Heard from Mom that my cousin's grandma passed away recently.I;m quite upset about the news :( Every year i;ll follow my cousins to Muar in malaysia for the chinese new year.This new year was no exception.She showed me her edmatous ankles and wondered if i can do anything about it. She showed me her antidiuretic and asprin tablets.Plus, she's constantly found it hard to breathe when lying flat. Obviously the worst scenerio i can think of her having pulmonary edema.i did not expect her to leave so quick.
So next year i guess it would be a different sort of atmosphere for the new year.

Revison continues...Why must people be bad? Why can't they be good? Sometimes i wish i've had this enormous power to help change de "bad" genes into good. Bad people always upset me.... Would they please stay away from me too?

In addition, my hsemate, D cooked me a nice pasta dinner.Very thoughtful indeed.Certainly brightens up my day :)
J kept asking me to rent his house coz by the end of yr, he's moving with his wife to New Zeland. Yeah, that's where his family planning starts too. Well, my plan is to work here for a year before going over to eastern state for another year? perhaps...
God knows plans might change if there's a signigicant other pop out along the way.

My placement starts today at a local hospital, which is like only 5 mins drive from my house. Frankly speaking, I enjoy what i'm doing as a profession. The only ppl who can make me happy are my patients. For instance, this 85 year old lady was jumping with joy to see her thickened hard nails being tidy and indeed, "it makes me feel like a brand new person" as stated by her. Seeing patients getting their required treatments with positive outcomes makes me feel great. This simply takes off my mind for a moment that I was living in a nutshell.
On the contrary, dad is worried that i'm too lonely living in Down Under. Most girls around my age are either committed in a relationship with their significant other or even married. I've ever hoped that I would love to marry to someone I adored and have kids before the age of 30. well, doesn't seemed it's gonna come true. Most of my g.fs have had placed the bet on me for being the 1st to marry...what can i say? If I lose the bet, the treat of a luxurious spa plus staying in a high class hotel with premium services would be on me.
I'm beginning to lose the faith in men........phobia, fears, daunted pasts............

Had a busy monday.Went to Post to collect my medical examinatio mail and sent a stack to postcards to VN in melbourne. Did my grocery shopping.*sign* havenn't got much chance to do some cardiovascular workout. Putting myself into some detox diet now..*as if i know a lot* well, just to sound a little better. Gotta be my best before the ball comes next month! then again, what's the point going without a date. I have been dateless for ages........ Went to uni in the afternoon to meet de lecturer abt the upcoming exam this fri.* keeping fingers crossed*

Just another entry for today. Mr CC has been calling me almost everyday when i was in adelaide. Apparently, he had an "unhappy" past on failed relationship and some female species played on him before. So,I felt being manipulated. Yes,it is understandable that he can get quite bored working in rural area on weekdays and probably, that's why he called for chats most of the time.It's fine by me in that manner. However, if someone wants to be my friend, then he or she ought to show some sincerity at least.There shld be a basic level of respect and understanding in between friends. I felt that he was not interested in whatever i say and indeed, there isn;t any chance for me to express my thoughts and let alone talking about myself. Frankly speaking, most of the conversations is about him him him and me asking questions abt him. On the contrary, I'm being too nice.........which is the weakest point of myself and i simply hate it. kindness doesn't pay at all.
I may be bored here in down under.Guess i have learnt to accustom my boredom. I have done lotsa things which I;ve enjoyed and yet there are many friends out there who doesn't know a single thing abt it. It's not that i felt ashamed of what I've done or perhaps certain friends may find it hard to believe.Tell me who would believe that I enjoy visiting my elderly folks next door and have a cuppa with them, who would actually believe i volunterred as a zookeeper before...........etc.

Back from a 6 days trip in Adelaide.Fantastic brillant scenic place i must say. Was with 2 other mates (naomi and Kent) from brissy. We walked a lot around the city areas for the first 2 days like visiting the museums, art gallery, uni of adelaide, convention centre and so on. Since we are staying at YHA, we can actually make our dinner at the common kitchen.Pasta was de menu on that night. For the next few days was visiting the winery at Barossa valley and Little German village called hahndorf. Most of the travellers on this trip are from singapore.Then again, my mates and I enjoyed sticking with this Canadian couple. Apparently, this lovely couple had to sit for about 21 hrs of flight before touching down in australia. We chatted a lot about each other's cultures and their experiences in the places which they've visited. The following day we headed down to kangeroo island- 7 times as big as singapore.Pretty full on trip which started from 6.30am till 10yish at night. Need to take 2 hrs of drive to harbour plus 45mins of ferry transport. Too many things to see on that island.Excellent place for retirement too :P
All of us did our shopping at the bargain factory outlet stores. Visited the Genelg beach via trams. And also took a cruise to see dolphin watching.how nice can that be! Naomi , kent and myself became alcoholics for the past few days of the trips. Can't believe we went to woolies liqour shop for 4 days in a row to "drown" ourselves at night. The fact is that there's nothing much to do at night either. In total, we had like 2 bottles of red, one champagne, 4 bottles vodka cruiser, one can of UDL, 2 bottles of cooper beers....*burp*

W finally left my house today. W was kinda into an "unstable" mood. We went to Lama Bar yesterday night for a drink. Supposedly to meet her b.f , J there too. Initally, J called W said give him a call when the girls were there. To cut long story short, I was told by W that J cannot make it as he was really tired.Then again, J confessed to W that he can't wait to see her even though he was tired in the earlier phone conversation. What can i say? Obviously, W was really mad..and drank 4 glasses of red wine within 3 hours. Sure enough, she puked along the way a couple of times on our way home.
I didn't tell her that she vomitted on my car door.yes, i just have to do all the cleaning up after that.
In my mind was thinking, why is she making life so difficult for herself? she should jolly know well enough that she's dating a big business man.
What i wasn't understand is that I've told W to make a hotel reservation last week so that she can get to stay a night before flying off the next day.I can;t accomodate her till she leaves coz I'm flying off to adelaide on the same departure day as her. Why can't she be more proactive? just booked it....and her b.f apparently is keen on staying at Hyatt with her. Ironically, he finds it too expensive just to stay a night. see the contradiction. So W gotta make find a place for her lodging tonight no matter wot. Tried most of the hotels in the city but they are fully booked.
Mentally tortous i must say. Putting on extra stress for nothing if she could heed my advice earlier on.
I can't say much to her so i just do what i can and that's it.

4 mins to go before my internet connection goes dead.
Had a crappy day at the clinic. a pt's daughter wanna see my feet whether have i actually maintained it or not.Then she started asking like "douch you apply nail polish"...from this moment, i was really pushing myself trying to be as nice as possible....I could have blown my top away in fact.
Sent my g.f to a health club before that...so that gave me some space to do things i wanted.
Guys have warned me about being overly independence......guess maybe i've not learnt my lesson well enough...
because of this, KC was chased off.....don't who's next..
Talking about BGR dampens my feelings....maybe my feelings for a guy doesn't exist anymore..
I;m afraid i can;t learn to love a person...even though he may be standing right in front of me.
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To further contradict myself, what is life without love?

My g.f, W is in town recently and she stayed at my place during her stay then.My housemate is kind enough to offer his room to her free of charge.Thanks to A for being such a nice dude. W and myself went to Pinnacles today and obviously it was a real eye opening coz I;ve never been there before.The journey is a little long but it's fine with me. And after that, we caught Charlie Angel's movie where W's b.f supposed to come along. Yet, he cannot make it.Hence, W, who is trying to be understanding as well as trying to not to get pissed off with it. well, for all i can say is, i;ll be there for her if she needs me. I've done my part as a really good friend.Offer free stay, taking her out, make sure she knows how to get ard to find her b.f., done her washing......hope she appreciates that.
Well, as we have been friends for so many years, i guess there shld be still a little respect between both parties...maybe I;ve been too well-mannered with them.I still do ask for permission if i need something from her.That's the point. one should not make any assumptions.what i can say.......i just need a good rest now...plus, need some time alone too.
I called CC for the first time....I never like to call guys or shld i say, I dun usually make phone call to a guy whom i dunno at all.Anyhow, he seems like a good chap to chat along.Oh more about CC, a dentist from melb.
it would be cool if i can go to melb in august :)
Called L earlier too! glad he is doing great in melb.... :)
More later