The Bum That Is Me
Written on 12 February 2009 by Yee PeiIt’s now 3 weeks after Finals Part 1 and I’m feeling like the worst slacker ever. I’ve got absolutely no motivation to do anything academic and since 21st January, all I have been interested in is to lie on my bed, under the warm duvet and not do anything. I don’t want to go to the hospital, I don’t want to see patients, I don’t want to do much at all!!!
It was all quite exciting in the week following exams. I was in theatre 3 days that week, scrubbed in and the works. In the evenings, I had various dinner appointments (it was CNY week) and even cooked up a huge dinner that Friday!! Things died down a little in week 2 and they’ve gone completely dead at this stage.
The fact that my current rotation is in a relatively small hospital with very few patients doesn’t help either. Hmm… I need to get out of this slacker mode before starting on my next rotation on Monday. *nod* I DO!
Happy Chinese New Year
Written on 26 January 2009 by Yee Pei
May you have a prosperous new year!!
恭喜发财！ 万事如意！
OVER
Written on 22 January 2009 by Yee PeiYes. It is.
I don’t know if I passed… and have a horrible feeling I haven’t. But hey.. for now, it’s OVER!!! And that’s all that counts. Now, excuse me while I huddle in a corner and read my new (very non-medical) novels. WHEE!!! :D
Public Service Announcement: They Bluff
Written on 11 January 2009 by Yee PeiYou know the time when you’re told that starting your revision early is a good thing? And that it will give you more time and therefore it will be better for you?
It’s a lie. A LIE, I tell you.
I started this revision thing in September, more than 3 months before my exam, and have since covered most of my course twice, and very carefully too! But let me tell you… I still don’t know ANYTHING and everything still look foreign to me when I open the books now. And more importantly, the big ugly F word is still looking at me menacingly.
Yes, I am cross, VERY cross.
Happy Christmas
Written on 24 December 2008 by Yee PeiTime does fly… once again, it is Christmas.
To everyone out there,
Happy Christmas
&
All The Very Best In 2009!!!
The Death of Rantings
Written on 19 December 2008 by Yee PeiIsn’t it obvious enough, Rantings is being neglected, death is looming …
Well, all this is because finals part 1 is a month away, and I mean, exactly a month. I have neither the time nor the mood to blog. I’m well aware of the tags I should be doing, but well… like I said, exams. around corner.
Hopefully my mood will pick up by the end of January and all will be well again. Need to get back to studying. My Christmas is more or less down the toilet, in case anyone’s wondering. Universities shouldn’t be allowed to plan exams right after the holidays, I say. Hrmph. Not fair. OK, anyway… I’m off, bye. I love you, Rantings… Don’t die just yet.
Happy
Written on 4 December 2008 by Yee PeiAfter spending 3 weeks on a general medicine rotation that involved knowing that most of the patients have bad prognosis (I was attached to a Gastroenterologist, so there were pancreatic cancer, terrible liver problems and IBDs with complications everyday) it is refreshing to be seeing patients who actually improve!
I doubt anyone would say Rheumatology is cheerful, with the agonizing joint pains and chronic illnesses, it is as bleak and depressing as any other specialty. But hey, the massive improvements patients make after a long while, trying on various drugs, is just amazing!!! One lady told us today that she had trouble getting out of bed less than 6 months ago, but her condition have improved so much she had gone on a walking tour a couple of weeks back. I smiled. We all did. :)
9 weeks and counting
Written on 16 November 2008 by Yee PeiUhm, no, I don’t quite know why I’m even counting.
While revision is pretty much on schedule, I don’t seem to be able to remember things very well. It is satisfying to know that I’ve covered the major chunk of my course but at the same time, it is worrying that I cannot remember all of it. Thankfully, if things continue to go so well, I will have just over a month to go over everything again once more.
Hmm… I’m at a lost, I don’t know how to feel right now. Interesting.
In the past week
Written on 7 November 2008 by Yee PeiThe past week has been pretty eventful, I must say.
On the international scene, we saw Lewis Hamilton becoming the youngest F1 champion and the first black person to win the title too; then there was the American election, where Barack Obama won and is not set to become America’s first black president.
I’m not a fan of F1, so I’ll leave that bit of news be… especially since I actually have nothing to say. But about Obama…
I heaved a huge sigh of relief when I got to know he won. Got a text from F at 3.20am, saying that Obama’s definitely going to win, and another text an hour later from my brother saying he’s definitely won. Now, I’ve been wondering…. if he has a black parent and a white parent, he is as much an African-American as he is a Caucasian right?? Why does that make him the first black president?? O_o Hmmm… Never a huge fan of racial issues, they confuse me.
Now, on a personal front… I finally got that jobs application thing in, and life has been wonderful since I clicked the submit button about 20 hours ago. :-) It took me a long time to find the guts to click that little blue thing, but I did it, and it felt good.
It’s just a matter of sitting, waiting and hoping for January now…
An Attempt At Optimism
Written on 30 October 2008 by Yee PeiA failing attempt, rather…
I’ve got a week before the UKFPO deadline and honestly, I’m not really ready. That, and the million and one things in final year is drowning me. It doesn’t help that any attempt at being keen seems to be frowned upon.
I’m fed up.
Sigh.
Mug-a-thon
Written on 18 October 2008 by Yee PeiI started revision just over a month back… and it’s neither fun nor productive. No, I cannot remember the things I’m supposed to have covered, which makes it very sad. Part of me feel that it’s been a waste of time, but I needed to start… if only to take away that horrible guilt that was consuming me. Moreover, I like to think that there are bits of knowledge slowly making its way into my head, and they’ll all help me in the end.
How’s that for being optimistic?
:-)
Disastrous Day
Written on 9 October 2008 by Yee PeiIn one day… I managed to burn a pot AND set the house alarm off without knowing the code (the house owner has long forgotten the code). And my housemate came home to tell us she thinks she destroyed the toaster in the morning.
Absolutely amazing how much we can fit into a day…
