Trust
Written on 14 May 2008 by Yee PeiDon’t you hate it when things fall short of expectations? Hmm… I do.
Well, this is especially so when it comes to the issue of trust. I am generally a trusting person when it comes to my friends. It is terribly easy to get me to trust a friend, though once that trust is lost, it is gone. I expect my friends not to lie to me, even what may be seen as a cruel and frank “no, go away, don’t want to hang out with you” is better than a lie. I believe that lies means “you’re too immature and weak to handle the truth and you’re too stupid to ever discover the truth anyway”, and that undermining sucks.
I have been telling myself that the only person I can trust, is me… and not to expect too much from others. I need to find a hole and hide in it. BAH. Don’t mind me, this is a rant, a much much overdue one.
Freaking Out
Written on 6 May 2008 by Yee PeiWhy? You ask… Right… here goes…
1. January is 8 months away — Final MB Part 1 is 8 months away
2. Final years have finish their exams and have started on their work shadowing — Guess what I’ll be doing a year from now?
3. Attended a talk earlier today (? yesterday) on foundation jobs application (read: housemanship).
Yes, I am officially F-R-E-A-K-I-N-G O-U-T!!!
Evil Look
Written on 24 April 2008 by Yee PeiThis is from the Scotland Trip over easter break…
On a beautiful morning in Isle of Skye, three girls were wandering about before breakfast.
There is one particular one who was somewhat obsessed about taking pretty pictures of flowers. While she was busy taking the perfect picture…
Sien Hui: Hahaha… *snap photo*
Sien Hui: Yee Pei, where’s your evil look?
Grace: What’s going on behind me? Someone trying to push me over?
Sien Hui & I: Nononono.. Don’t have.
Sien Hui: Eh.. evil look lah!!
Me: Hahahahahaha.. Like that?
Sien Hui: Hahahahaha…
Grace: *still busy taking pictures*
Me: *puts Grace’s hood over her head*
Grace: EEEEKKKZZZZ!!! COLD!!!!
Me: *ROTFLOL* *Runs like mad*
Oh gosh, don’t you just LOVE Grace?
The Waiting Medical Student
Written on 24 April 2008 by Yee PeiWaiting, that’s the first thing most medical students learn to do.
In the “early days”, when you’re the wide-eye medical student, constantly overwhelmed by what’s around you and afraid of over-stepping boundaries. You seem to lack initiative, but in actual fact, it’s just because you’re a little on the shy side. You don’t know whether it is alright to walk up to random patients and talk to them.
During these first couple of weeks, you walk into the ward or clinic 10 minutes early and let the relevant people know you’re there and that you’ve got a scheduled teaching session with Dr X. You’re pointed in the direction of the appropriate waiting area and are told that the said doctor should be around in a bit. At this point in time, you still have no idea whether anyone (be it Dr X or not) will make an appearance. Someone pops in and offers to bleep Dr X for you after 20 minutes but the idea of bleeping a consultant seems appalling, you thank him/her but politely declines. You’re aware that everyone’s busy and have patients to take care of. You are, in short, in the way and you’re lucky if someone has the time to teach you anything. You wait, usually for more than half an hour before anything happens. All the time, you’re thinking that this time could be better spent doing something more productive, be it reading a book, having tea with friends, taking a nap or clerking a patient. But uhm… you wait…
As time progresses on, you learn to expect this long wait. You bring something along with you to occupy yourself. You familiarise yourself with the doctors who will eventually appear and the ones who will most likely call in to say he/she is too busy to take you that day. You weigh your options and decide what’s worth waiting for.
And as you become a more senior medical student, things change. Teaching sessions seem to happen more frequently, you feel like less of a pest in the ward. You appear on the ward just on time and let the relevant people know that you’re here for Dr X and they offer to bleep him. You are delighted at the offer and thank them. Dr X is bleeped* and you’re told that he’s busy at the moment and will be there in 15 minutes. You learn to take this 15 minutes to talk to a patient you clerked the day before or to help to take blood, then you pop your head out just in time to see Dr X walk up the corridor. Perfect.
:)
*This depends on where you are and what type of consultant Dr X is. If he’s told you earlier in the day he’ll be there, you wouldn’t bleep him. If he is a scary old traditional type person, you wouldn’t bleep him either… and I suppose if he’s one of the conventional consultants and you’re in Malaysia, you wouldn’t dream of doing anything but wait patiently. heh.
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And in case you’re wondering, this is not a rant. I just have a very long break in between clinics today and I was asked “will you be alright? can you occupying yourself OK during this time?”
The Token Photos II
Written on 20 April 2008 by Yee PeiVeronica’s birthday is coming up, so we went to Gingertree for dinner last night. There are 2 Japanese restaurants in the area, and I have never been to the other one. The rest assures me that this one is the better (and more expensive) one. I don’t think photos will do those sushi, ramen and don justice, so no pics of the food. ;)
After dinner, the gang came over to my place to hang out for a little while. Here’s us with Veronica in her birthday present…
(L to R: Phaik Har, Veronica, Shie Ling, Chia Ling) Please excuse my crazy hair and super white face… I blame my white top and the cameraman. He is not professional, in fact, far from. I have to talk to Shie Ling about his education (aka training). ;)
In case you’re wondering, here’s him…
Introducing…. WEI JIAT!! He’s the little boy in the group and therefore, the target of all bullying. But trust me, he doesn’t help himself… He digs his own grave once too often. No, not with a shovel, he uses a JCB digger. Heh.
The Token Photos
Written on 20 April 2008 by Yee PeiI have promised photos after photos… but nothing much has been posted so far. Paiseh… Busy with life otherwise, you see.
For starters, here are a couple of photo from the faculty formal about a week ago. It was all a little crazy. I got home at 5pm and the cocktail reception was at 7pm. I showered, dried my hair and rushed over to Jenni’s to get ready. Johnny and Tim were supposed to meet us at the house and go over to the hotel together. Knowing that we were going to be late, they appeared at the house at 7pm (ahh… what understanding boys!). We were no where near ready to go till past 7.30pm, and the poor boys were left drinking champagne in the living room! Needless to say, we missed the cocktail reception. In fact, we arrived just as everyone’s walking into the ballroom!! Heehee…
Jenni, Nicola and I
My Craigavon obs & gynae gang… Birinder, Jenni, Lindsay. It’s a pity Keith couldn’t be there, but uhm… he’s got other obligations to tend to.
About Those Photos…
Written on 12 April 2008 by Yee Pei… I haven’t even gone through all of them, so it’s quite crazy. :P
And… in my defense, I’ve been busy with schoolwork, arranging electives, sorting out my clinical project…AND getting ready for the faculty formal.
The formal went fine and apart from my aching feet, it’s all good. Hopefully the formal photos will be up in the next few days. There are a lot fewer of them so it won’t take all that long looking through them.
Hang in there!!!
The Thing About Photos
Written on 4 April 2008 by Yee PeiIs that you’ve got to resize them and upload them THEN.. post it on your blog.
I’ve got the photos from Grace and Sien Hui now… but I just don’t have the time post them just yet. :P Sorrrrryyyyy…
Long Awaited Photos
Written on 31 March 2008 by Yee Pei… are not here yet. Heehee…
I know Adeline (affectionately known as AGong or Gongster) is waiting for me to put up the Whale Challenge pictures, but they were not on my camera, so just hang in there until I get the photos from Grace and Sien Hui, alright?
In the mean time, I should explain a little about this “interesting” whale challenge, for which I got a certificate. It is basically an eating challenge. You’ve got to finish 1lb of fish and its accompanying chips and peas and in return, you can choose from either have another fish or a dessert for free. I chose the lightest dessert there was while the other friend, Herbert, who took up the challenge picked the fish. No, he didn’t finish the second fish. :)
This is the fish…
You can choose to have it done with normal batter or with bread crumbs, the Aberdonians told me that it is easier with bread crumbs so that’s how I got mine. Herbert’s was done with normal batter and it looks like twice the size of mine. Thinking back, so much fish surrounded by a thick batter, I’m sure I will not be able to finish. Heh.
I’ll have more pictures up when I get the rest of them from the girls. In the mean time, here’s who I went on the trip with…
Away for a time
Written on 24 March 2008 by Yee PeiYeah.. And I’m still away. This is one of those random posts to fill gaps. Hopefully when I get back to Belfast, I will blog about my Irish Paddy’s Weekend trip and my Scottish Easter trip.
:)
I’m actually happily typing away on Ailing’s computer in Edinburgh right now, will only be back in Belfast tomorrow night.
Till then… bye bye!!!
Proud To Be Malaysian
Written on 9 March 2008 by Yee PeiGeneral Elections 2008 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Malaysian politics, and I am terribly proud of my countrymen making this happen.
When Pak Lah first took over as Prime Minister, people were excited with his promises with regards to zero tolerance for corruption and talks of a country built on islamic values, yet respecting our right to our own religion. However, it was proved time and again that these were but empty words. Corruption problems continues to rife in the country, there appears to be less and less tolerance for different races and religions. When his deputy called Malaysia an “Islamic country”, he remained quiet, and those who disagreed were not allowed to comment because this is a sensitive topic.
Honestly, no one knows for certain whether the opposition will do a much better job in Penang, Selangor, Perak and Kedah, but it is a “risk” the people are willing to take. This clearly signifies the people’s desire for a change, and their dissatisfaction of their respective state government (well, ex- now…).
I hope this will mark a new era in Malaysian politics, allowing a healthier political climate and hope for the country’s future. I am disappointed that I could not vote this year, but I am very proud of my fellow Malaysians who did and the change they are making.
Results
Written on 9 March 2008 by Yee PeiWOOHOO!! :)
My only regret is that I am not in Malaysia on this all important day.
