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"Nowadays,you watch tv only! I never see you read books at all!."

"No. I did. I read books. In school. =)"

Well, that was my lil' bro talking to my mum. That cheeky fella.

Anyway, reading is a habit that many parents are trying to cultivate in their children. But the thing is, the parents are not cultivating the interest to read. Rather, they are forcing their children to read. =( Perhaps, because of the competitiveness in Singapore, parents are making their children read books that are too difficult for them. They feel that by doing so, their children would be able to learn more and be a step higher than the rest.

Bleargh. What they're doing is just intensifying their childrens' dislike towards reading.

Personally for me, reading should be an enjoyable and enriching experience. Learning comes naturally with reading. =)

Btw, I just finished reading "Keeping Faith" by Jodi Picoult. Awesome, awesome writing.
Up next, i'll be reading "My Sister's Keepers" by Jodi Picoult. I cant waitt!

For synopsis & reviews: www.jodipicoult.com

Thanks fa for recommending these books to me. =) I upah u sweet hokay?

So much for studying. Nyehh! I still messed up my theory paper. Out of 25 marks for SAQ, i really, really wonder how much i'll get.. Hmmm.

Sometimes, i'm just too alert for my own good. Thinking, reading in between the lines at the wrong times. The question was simple and straightforward but yet I.... -slaps forehead- Thinking that COPD patients might be on a hypoxic drive lar, cannot have too much oxygen. GRRRR... Its a cardiac arrest! Obviously, 100% oxygen must be given!! What's with the stupid air compressor shitt? The oxygen level can be titrated later (using ABG results as a guide) once the patient stabilizes per.... That was a silly, silly mistake, moo. =( Try to think out of textbooks!

I hope my gut feeling really stinks this time. -keeps fingers crossed-

Oh yeah, don't worry. I won't attempt suicide just because i (might) fail my paper [CHOY! touch wood] or if my GPA drops. I'm not that weak. =)


- Reading: Quiet As a Nun by Antonia Fraser-

- studying -

I can never trust my gut feeling. Ever! Just like when i had a feeling, Jon will win, he didn't. =( Nevertheless, I'm happy that Hady won. With that vocal prowess of his, he deserved it.

- studying -

I have a feeling next year that there'll be no Singapore Idol. Nyehh. My gut feeling stinks.

- studying -

I like sepet eyes. The sepet-ter, the better =D

I realised that in my previous entry, I didn't give enough credit to my group. Or rather, it wasn't obvious enough.Especialy after I read fa's and cher's blog. I don't write as well as them... But anyways, working with this people was definitely a blast. As cher puts it, teamwork at its best. =) It's not easy to find a group of people that you not only can chill out with, but also work with. I'm glad that i found these people. =) Cheerios peeps! My heartfelt gratitude to all..

Maybe we can work together again next semester? -wide smile-

I am finally done with those 2 ICAs. Phew! -wipes perspiration off forehead- Overall, i think we did well. The presentations went as we expected. There were some glitches here and there but i'm still satisfied. =) Don't know if the class enjoyed it though. Its hard to judge because everytime a group presents, the rest of the class seems to be on diazepam. But waitt, who cares? Its what the lecturer think that matters, no? I want an 'A'. So, you better give me
what i want or else....... -singing darling violetta's song-.... Heh.

Coming (very) soon....

• HS 3041 Theory Test (next week)
• HS 3041 Practical Test: Air Viva Testing, Airway Management, Assisting in ETT Intubation, ETT Suctioning, CVP Monitoring. (next week)
• ICA on Care of the Acutely ill & Oncology
• Semestral Examination

One load off, here comes another. Never ending assignments. -sighs- Stress level is increasing by the day. There goes my weekend. Study.Study.Study. Till the exams are over. -sighs- 3 books to study for one module. And i have more than 1 module that'll be tested -sighs- Eeergh. Will I be able to cross this hurdle, yet again? -sighs-

The beautiful month of Ramadhan is arriving in 2 days time. A month of fasting awaits. =)

" Wahai orang-orang yang beriman telah diwajibkan ke atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana telah diwajibkan ke atas orang-orang sebelum kamu agar kamu bertaqwa" (surah Al-Baqarah ayat 183)

Marilah kita melaksanakan ibadah puasa di bulan yang mulia ini dengan penuh keikhlasan semoga kita tergolong di dalam golongan orang-orang yang bertaqwa. InsyaAllah. =)

Imsakiah Ramadhan:

http://www.muis.gov.sg/cms/uploadedFiles/MuisGovSG/Downloads/Imsakiah2006.doc

I guess i could also use this opportunity to lose weight, no? =)

I went to www.singaporeidol.com and browsed through the contestants' blog. There wasn't anything interesting about their entries. What caught my attention though, were the comments posted by the general public (namely Singaporeans.) Most of us should know that Hady Mirza & Jonathan Leong made it to the finals of the Singapore Idol Competition. If you still don't, oh well what can i say? One is Malay and the other is Chinese. Ey waitt, deja-vu ar.. Wasn't this like last year, with Taufik and Sly?

Anyway, what's up with those racist comments man? If you can't think of any constructive comments, then I suggest that you should just press "delete". Yeah, that one on your keyboard. Or better still, exit from the blog section. That'll keep your itchy fingers from typing those racist comments. Singapore Idol is a singing competition, not a competition to judge which race is better. To think that we are living in Singapore, a civilised multi-cultural society.It seems to me that years of Civics & Moral Education as well as National Education has failed terribly. =( Sad. History may possibly repeat itself.

Ok enough of singapore idol. The video is finally completed. =) Yeay. I think its pretty well done, given that none of us had any prior training in making a video. Bravo mates! Let's hope we'll have an uneventful presentation come Thursday. =D It'll be nice to watch this video 10 years from now and reminisce about our days in NYP. Hehe. Now that reminds me. I have 9 months more to graduation. WTH. So fast??? Oh my goodness.....

Imagine: RN S.M. Registered Nurse. Wah. Steady ar? Haaaaha. But with that, comes BIG pressure and HUGE responsibility. No more room for blunders. No more excuses. No more i'm-only-a-student attitude. For one small mistake can cause a life. Haiz. More vigilance and diligence!!! Let's be optimistic. Apart from this, there's the monehhh... Although the salary is meagre, i guess i should be contented. As the quote goes, 'happiness is for the self-sufficient". =) And there's the eye candy (read: cute doctors). Wooohoooo!!! LOL. =P And of course, the satisfaction I get whenever my patients appreciate what I do for them. Now that's the ultimate reward.

Its official. I've withdrawn from the overseas attachment programme in London. I am disappointed but hey, life goes on. I am feeling much better now as compared to several days ago. I may have lost this opportunity but this does not spell the end of me. =) I still have many things in life to complete, like graduate. Heh. I always believe in this saying though "When one door closes, another opens". I'm sure there are more better opportunites coming. InsyaAllah. =)

More pressing tasks at hand now are the 2 ICAs that's due next week. Haiz.

We did some recording today for our nursing project. It was hilarious. There were soo many bloopers. Well, for me at least. Haaaaha. Thank god that i am in nursing. Otherwise, I'd just be wasting film. I'd probably take a hundred takes just to get a scene right. Serious. I just cannot keep my composure in front of the camera. And, i tend to show off my neck more than needed, as well as my sultry lips. Heh. After we finished recording, we realised that our bags were invaded by red ants!! It was everywhere! Mind you, red ants do bite and they hurt.I bet there's still some more in my bag right now. That's it. I'll soak my bag in a bucket full of detergent and drown all the red ants! See whether you can still bite. Hmmph. =P

Today was a relatively a good day, until i came home. Grrrrr... I'd rather not discuss it.

I was teased in school today. I was and still am embarassed. All thanks to my dear friends. Heh. The feedback form. Stuffs like "....excellent service..", "....warm demeanour..", "...cute =)...", "....girl in white.." were included. I think I better go dig a hole somewhere and hibernate. Malu, ya'know. Dammit. Maybe i should just stay away from McDonalds, lest he thinks I am desperate stalker. Or maybe come Monday, he'll forget about it and i can buy food from McDonalds once again, holding my head up high. =)

I loathe Mental Health tutorials. I'm forever being sucked into Brother's insane world and then I'm left there, feeling lost. I always have to find my own way back to reality. Irritating. Its always a cliff hanger. No full stop. Nada. Zilch. Brother, thank you for making me all confused after each lesson.

After school, Fa and I head off to Bugis. She had to buy her sister's stuffs and i (being a nice person that i always am =D) accompanied her. Hehe. Whenever we plan to chill together, i always can't make it. Maybe its better not to plan. Just be spontaneous. It was a short outing but it felt great to chill with your buddy. =) So Fa, don't complain I never go out with you hor...

Though it may seem bleak, I am still trying to keep my hopes up. Keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed. Hopefully, things will work out the way they were planned to.

And just when you think you had it, you'd realise that everything was just a figment of your imagination. Damn.

Lessons ended at 1 today. Don't know why but they seem to end earlier this semester. Fewer contact lectures = more reading up on your own. Damn. Oh well, i guess that's how life is when you're in your final year. No more spoon-feeding. Nada. Independence is the word.

After lessons ended at 1, our gang headed to South Canteen for lunch. Eh, hungry tau! There were no breaks at all today. Ouh yeah, tomorrow too. I better eat breakfast before i get hypo. I am not going to collapse in the presence of the cardiac thumper. Imagine a machine doing CPR on you! Okay, hypo doesn't equate to no pulse. I know. I'm just imagining aiight.. Anyway, back to South Canteen. We had a hearty meal and chatted for almost 2 hours! I finally realised that Andy is such a Paris Hilton! Really a himbo at times. LOL. Lionel bought dessert and before he could eat, he found a strand of curly hair floating in it. Haaaahaa. Its so disgusting and cher (as usual) made jokes about it. The dessert seller and her armpit hair. Haaaahahaa. Funny! Poor Lionel.. he never got to eat that dessert. LOL. And the jokes never stopped. =D

One thing I learnt from cher today is: Never offend service-providers! Ever! You may never know if your frothy coffee is really 100% pure coffee. You wouldn't want to risk having saliva cum phlegm in your coffee, no? Nor do you want to have your fish burger patty being kicked and stepped upon before being fried and served, do you? Haaaahaa. Its hard to believe but apparently, its true. Oh well, i'll put on my best smile the next time i drop by a fast food restaurant and pray that what i get is really what i paid for. Nothing more. Nothing less. =D

I think Dr Loo thinks we are freaks. Gee, how?