Good Sisters
Written on 2 April 2009 by Yee PeiYou know the way people complain about their siblings? Well, apparently having sisters is good for you and having brothers has the opposite effect. Then again, it’s not as if us girls didn’t know about this already, right?
Researchers quizzed 571 people aged 17 to 25 about their lives and found those who grew up with sisters were more likely to be happy and balanced.
Looking at the current and previous post, this blog is seems to be taking a pro-women stand.
Gossip Girls
Written on 1 April 2009 by Yee PeiWhen you throw 5 girls together (well, the number doesn’t really matter), expect a lot of gossiping to go on, exchanging of the latest rumours/news and of course, the usual harmless bitching. I suppose you can call it female camaraderie. ;-) I had one of these evenings today and the pat (read: nosy) side of me enjoyed it?
Now, do we actually feel guilty about things we say and discuss during these sessions? Personally, I don’t. Most of the time, these little gossip sessions are not vicious. It is just us succumbing to our curious sides and gathering the latest “updates”. As for the bitchings that goes on, a girl needs to vent, you know? That helps to keep and maintain the peace and quiet we enjoy. Hehe… It is important that no one takes anything too seriously though. If Girl A starts to rant about Person B, it really doesn’t mean that she has anything major against B. It’s more likely than not that she has something against the issue than the person, and by telling some of her mates, she gets to vent and very often, gets a new perspective on things!
See? Gossip sessions are harmless and may even be healthy!! ROTFL… I’m quite proud of my BS skills, actually. ;-)
Ooo… Point of note, women isn’t the only gender that gossips. Men, when they get started, can be many times worse!
Having Wheels
Written on 5 March 2009 by Yee PeiI haven’t been doing much blogging… to anyone who still visits Rantings, my sincere apologies.
Friends who have been noticing my status changes on Facebook would have known by now that I’ve recently gotten a car. (Woohoo!!) Life with wheels is great!! I’d forgotten how much independence and ease a car accords. BBRRIILLIIAANNTT!!
The thing about NI is that there are places the public transport system does not get you to on Sundays. In situations where I did not have a friend who happened to be driving from Belfast with whom I could get a lift, getting to a peripheral hospital in time for wards/clinics on Monday mornings can be a major pain. I certainly do not enjoy waiting an hour for a taxi in a dark train station of a small town I’ve never been to. I doubt anyone would! Having wheels means this is no longer a problem! YAY!!!
Now, the problem with having a car is getting it to bring you from point A to point B ie. the traffic. No, it is not anywhere near as bad as KL here, but driving a manual car in any remotely heavy traffic is not much fun at all. I love my current car, but I do miss the automatic gearbox in car-car… sigh. Why didn’t I go for an auto again this time round? Silly me!! :P The other problem is with finding a space to leave the car ie. parking. I found myself confronted with both problems today after driving half an hour to tutorial this afternoon (see, car = important… if I didn’t have it, no way I could have attended the tutorial). I arrived at the hospital with 15 min to spare, thinking I could park and get a cup of tea… then I got stuck in a massive queue going into the car park. The type of massive queue that lasted more than half an hour. Yucks.
Well, no matter how much trouble driving/parking is, I must say having this extra means of travel is a good thing. I love it. I’ll try to put up pictures of the car soon. ;-)
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…
