Tuesday, November 28, 2006
BFS = Big Face Syndrome
Alright I am back from Bangkok and had a darn emergency case the very next day....talk about timing...ok my calves are aching from all the shopping and walking. It seems like I did ran a marathon. Prolly the most exhausting shopping incident ever at least for me.....But in the end it was still a fruitful trip...heh... relationships strengthened and lots of goodies bought.
the girls waiting at duty free shops while Kaka was shopping for a Mont Blanc pen for his dad while I was fiddling with my camera for the first shot of the trip
Jetstar Vs Delta - Hmmm tough fight......the flight to Bangkok was horrendous.....was at the very last row...no leg space...rocky flight and some motion sickness...one flight stewardess had to be really stern and fierce to some malaysian tourist who took my seat....flight back was alright smooth and nice....heh..However there was no refreshments....no entertainment....soft drinks come at a price of $2.... bah...
Arnoma Hotel....kudos to Cheryl's parents recommendations....It is a 4 star hotel being surrounded by high end shopping malls which we never got to visit.....and shady back alleys where we brushed shoulders with locals....kinda intimidating for a while but its all good....
bathtub is a must and I am a sucker for bath tubs and bubble baths.....
After checking in, it was already 7 plus 8 pm, we were all starving like pigs. Therefore we headed down to Suan Lum night bazaar 3 and had some authentic thai seafood dinner...everything in thailand appeared tastier and is literally...
the bazaar was really packed and hot and humid and crazy and me and Cheryl decided to take a break while Kaka and QP were shopping around.....And it was there where I found my 2 Adidas vintage bags.......But I didn't buy it then due to circumstances....so we went back to our hotel and skipped the sex shows and what not....bah...
Day 2, preparing to go down for breakfast and we decided to adopt the tourist look with our sunnies....
I met my ex chemistry secondary school teacher.....Mrs Tan Wai Ngan....haha...I can even remember her full name cos she is just that darn good.....loved her lessons and what a big coincidence.....she cannot remember my name though but she remembered my face....bah...
So we head on to Chatuchak and it was another crazy place.....messy, disoriented, hot, humid etc......but a lot of good deals and buys were made there.....And we decided to stop at this stall for some iced milk tea....
After Chatuchak, we went to MBK center and fail to find it interesting so we went to the food court my sister in law to be recommended.....Food was alright but ambience was like a restaurant feel...haha...a little Marche-ish
prawns over at thailand have really huge heads and small bodies.....so we wonder..
We headed back to Suan Lum after realising that MBK was not fun, platinum closed way too early and also to appease QP's fixation on her Adidas bag (maybe mine too ... a little)...and we bought ourselves some nice bags....I couldn't decide and both 2 hehe....
Day 3 - boy do we take some pictures before going out all the time
Gosh I stripped! Apparently their fitting rooms are made of sarongs and to try on their bottoms.....you have to wrap the sarong around your waist...pull down your bottoms and put on theirs...wala...lucky girls got to see more than what they should.....
Had lunch at roadside stalls..pretty decent....owner is a hongkonger...what gives...
My steal + the Beer Chang Singlet and the Sylvester tee which I both wore
Friday, November 24, 2006
"bang cock" so says stifler
alrighty guys I will be leaving for Bangkok tommorrow...pretty immediate huh...will be back on monday night FYI
term 2 ended today and I felt so relieved.......like I have told some classmates of mine....this term was exceptionally quick.....it really zoomed past me so I thought....just one last term more to finish every little crap I had to....But anyways I am a free bird until 26th of december.....
a much needed break.....Bangkok here I come!!
Monday, November 13, 2006
legit qualms?
As much as I have several gripes about our educational system, reading an article on sunday times gave me some thoughts....apparently in US there is some commotion about too much homework for students.....a lot of parents have been writing demanding schools to cut down or better not give any homework to the kids......cos some researchers claimed that homework actually causes some negative psychosocial effects(maybe that's why they are more open than Singaporeans) and apparent homework is not statistically significant on say success in school....pretty amazing stuff.....so they came up with guidelines like first graders should have only 10 minutes of homework and second graders 20 minutes etc.......it did brought a little chuckle......basically I feel the whole article just shows why so many countires especially the states are emulating our local textbooks and system but then I am by far at all not saying that our system is flawlwess...no way in hell.....that being said I am back to my homework....
Sunday, November 12, 2006
not a dentist
| You Are An ISFJ |
| The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal.A good listener, you excell at helping others in practical ways.In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music.You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for. You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist. |
Friday, November 10, 2006
social decadence
I call myself a social pariah undergoing a state of decadence........my social life is almost close to zilch lest saturday service and cell group.....other than that I can either be found in school or home.......given the chance of probability I would be found more often in school which is really sad and pathetic and things are not going to improve next term...oh well what doesn't kills you can only makes you stronger........
Thursday, November 09, 2006
blessings and honor
For these last 2 weeks, I desperately need your blessings God.....for all the competencies I am embarking and all the work that is in store for me at the last 2 weeks is just too tantamount for the physical me to plough right through.....
I need You......God....
Thank you for your wisdom, strength, grace and favour...........
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
benefit of the doubt
the last few weeks of term time are always the hardest to get through....just because I am so unmotivated to do any work...at least in my perspective.....that is why I am totally relying on God's strength and grace to carry on.....
today I overheard a few people discussing about the nurses we have as our chairside assistants and though I was not surprised that some not so fancy things were said about them, I just feel that we should just be thankful that they are around......
Why be critical? Yes they are slow....Yes they dont know much....But is it going to kill you or your patient by taking the extra time to wait for them or teach them a little. Why say stuff like Nurse XXX is the worst.....Given they are prolly not going to hear these but I still feel that one shouldn't go into the deep end for the sake of going in...
Dental students of all people should be more understanding of their plight just because they are also somewhat at the lowest of their own foodchain. I am sure they don't feel good being talked down by people who are decades younger....
Had a chat with Nurse Angie today and have learnt so much about her and sometimes you forget that these people are human beings and they do have family problems, health problems, whatsoever.......not just nurses but people in general.....
people should learn to be magnanimous and learn to give people the benefit of the doubt.....a little goes a long way
Currently listening to Shayne Ward
Sunday, November 05, 2006
rising to the occasion
Today I pledged a faith amount to build God a house in the marketplace, for the marketplace and to penetrate the marketplace.......this means that it is going to be a sacrifice for the next 6 months.....But I am happy because I know it is for a good cause....As I put God first, I am sure He will bless me in my life.....Today for me is the first time in a long while where I actually could feel God's presence....and it felt great...And giving truly is so much better than receiving..
On a lighter note, yours truly will be heading to bangkok after my term in school comes to an end. Tagging along will be Cheryl, Jael and Kaka (not the brazilian soccer player). Pretty stoked about it though its not going to be for long. But before this, another 3 weeks of labwork, clinics, tutorials and crap.
Last friday, I went up on stage to present my group's final year project on dental anxiety among patients in an undergraduate clinic.......I must say we spent quite a decent amount of time preparing and I was glad it was all over. Though I stumbled on some words and spoke fast (attested by the rest of the group), I thought we did a decent job. Though we did not win, it was the process that is more important. Many thanks to Dr Wong Mun Loke for basically anchoring the whole project for us, Bran for all the graphic designing and his car rides, Fengyi for always being able to be relied upon with all the secretarial work, Siwen for her intuitive mind and amazing head on her shoulder and Xueli for clicking and handling the money matters......
Here is another recap memorial for the deaths in oceanic flight 915 post Lost S03E05
-Boone Carlyle
-Shannon Rutherford
-Ana-Lucia Cortez
-Elizabeth "Libby" (last name unrevealed)
-Mr. Eko
currently listening to Nick Lachey