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YAY! exam is OVER! i think i did quite okay. quite glad (:

and im now officially a 3rd year medical student. WHEEEEEEE. you know it feels kinda weird that exam's over. haha. i actually dont know what i can do with my free time. LOL.

So yupp.. random cartoon which is quite hilarious:




so yeah. i guess we are pretty crazy in med school (:

OOH and i watched new moon today. it was awesome! taylor lautner is like..HAWT! dont believe? see for yourself:



okayy! time to catch up on my grey's anatomy and house episodes (:

wow. i havent been up this late since last year's end of semester 2 exam. but its really therapeutic to study during the 12midnight to 6am period. lol. it has detrimental effects to my body clock but oh well. whatever works x)

partner school matching is starting soon. edinburgh edinburgh edinburgh! or maybe leicester leicester leicester! yay. cant wait to go to the UK. been waiting 2 years already. just another half year to go! wheeeee.

quote of the day! from grey's season 6. Me likey! :D :D :D
"Today, if you become frightened, instead, become inspired"

Was talking to a friend in the library today cause we were bored of studying and we realised that we are already halfway through our medical course (YES time flies like mad), and if we think about it, in another 2.5 to 3 years, we would actually be DOCTORS! the thought is rather terrifying. especially when i feel i know NOTHING. omg.


on a side note, my cheerleading team got first place at IMU cup! JOY :D
EVERYBODY SHOULD WATCH AND SEE HOW AWESOME IT IS :P



pilates class in awhile! excited (:

and so.. im not doing too well ):

1. I havent started studying!!! (ive got 2 weeks of notes piled up)

2. My jogging timing isnt improving. currently at 5km 48min. wonder if the treadmill is even accurate man. my 2.4km timing definitely isnt THAT bad.

3. boys are super petty and get emo real fast. UGH. deal with it bro.

4. cheerleading in IMU cup is coming up and i havent learnt the routine yet. great.

5. I wanna watch one tree hill season 2!! (yes i know. real slow. i only just finished season 1)

6. elective report was due yesterday and I havent completed mine. talk about screwed.

7. My room's in a big mess (hoho. no suprprise there)

8. i miss the days in sem 1 and 2 before things changed.

9. i wanna go back home to SG

10. i have been coerced into watching final destination today. GREAT.


did i mention life is pretty messed up now?

im getting tired from doing my pbl so here i am (:

OMG. i just did something really crazy today. i signed up for the Mizuno wave run on 25th october. 10km! argh.

went to the gym today.. and i managed to jog 4.5km in 45 min. lol. not that fast but ah heck :P

intensive traning shall begin today (:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIFEY! <3

Today's day 2 of my elective at NUH (cardiothoracic & vascular surgery department) or more simply known as grey's anatomy preston burke/erica hahn's department. lol.

I GOT TO SEE OPEN HEART SURGERY ON A BABY TODAY. the surgeons were repairing the ventricular septal defect (more commonly known as hole in the heart)
ANYWAYS it was so freaking amazing although i had to stand for 6 hours straight and my legs are killing me now, but seriously! coolness overdoseee! I got to wear the scrubs and stood at the foot of the operating table. like OMG. haha.

This is a picture of what the surgeons today were repairing (:
[just that in today's case, the blood flow was from left to right, unlike the picture's right to left]



okay im too tired. gonna take a nap. Zzzzz.

favourite song for now (:



My Everything - Cathy Nguyen and Randolph Permejo

Randolph:
Girl there's no one that gets me the way that you do
I just can't explain it there's something bout you
That gets my emotions all tangled inside
No matter how I try
I just cannot hide
What I feel when you simply walk past my way
When you smile it shines bright and it makes my day
I sit here all alone thinking about you day and night
Girl to me it feels so right

Chorus: (Randolph)
I just want you close
Coz you make me smile
I just cannot get you off my mind
With each kiss
You blow me away
And without you I think I'd go crazy
For your love I would do anything
Coz to me... you are my everything

Cathy:
Boy there's no one that gets me the way that you could
I just can't explain it there's something you do
The stars shine much brighter when I'm with you
And when you kiss my lips
I feel so brand new
Boy you always know when I'm feeling down
And you know how to turn my frown upside down
All the cute things you do simply tickle my heart
Boy we'll never be apart

Chorus: (Cathy)
I just want you close
Coz you make me smile
I just cannot get you off my mind
With each kiss
You blow me away
And without you I think I'd go crazy
For your love I would do anything
Coz to me... you are my everything

Bridge:
(Cathy) All my dreams have come true when you walked in my life
It seems so unreal I'm so glad that you're mine

(Randolph) I'm so glad to be yours it's too good to be true
But I know this is real and that I love you

Chorus:
I just want you close
Coz you make me smile
I just cannot get you off my mind
With each kiss
You blow me away
And without you I think I'd go crazy
For your love I would do anything
Coz to me...
Coz to me...
Coz to me...
You are my everything

woohoo! summative is finally over. can finally take a break for the weekend before i start mugging like crazy for the big exam from 28th June till 2nd July D: im glad summative was quite alright. went for the feedback session where they flashed the answers to the exam and it seems like i definitely passed (: (: (: it just all depends on how well i do now. awesome possum!

anyways, I grabbed this off weiphin's blog!

For anyone who didn't see the episode of David Letterman's show where this story was told, read this: (And remember it's a true story...)

On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the quarters in her room.

'I'll be right back and we'll go to eat' she told her husband and carried the coin-laden bucket to the elevator. As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard. Both were black. One of them was very tall and had an intimidating figure.

The woman froze. Her first thought was: 'These two are going to rob me.' Her next thought was: 'Don't be a bigot, they look like perfectly nice gentlemen.' But racial stereotypes are powerful, and fear immobilized her.

Avoiding eye contact, she turned around stiffly and faced the elevator doors as they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The elevator didn't move. Panic consumed her. 'My God' she thought, I'm trapped and about to be robbed! Her heart plummeted. Perspiration poured from every pore.

Then one of the men said, 'Hit the floor.' Instinct told her to do what they told her. The bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the elevator floor. A shower of coins rained down on her. 'Take my money and spare me', she prayed. More seconds passed.

She heard one of the men say politely, 'Ma'am, if you'll just tell us what floor you're going to, we'll push the button.' The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh. The woman lifted her head and looked up at the two men. They reached down to help her up.

Confused, she struggled to her feet. 'When I told my friend here to hit the floor,' said the average sized one, I meant that he should hit the elevator button for our floor. I didn't mean for you to hit the floor, ma'am.' He spoke genially. He bit his lip. It was obvious he was having a hard time not laughing.

The woman thought: 'My God, what a spectacle I've made of myself.' She was too humiliated to speak. The three of them gathered up the strewn quarters and refilled her bucket. When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on walking her to her room. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not make it down the corridor.

At her door they bid her a good evening. As she slipped into her room she could hear them roaring with laughter as they walked back to the elevator. The woman brushed herself off. She pulled herself together and went downstairs for dinner with her husband.

The next morning flowers were delivered to her room; a dozen roses. Attached to EACH rose was a crisp one hundred-dollar bill.

The card said: 'Thanks for the best laugh we've had in years.'
It was signed: Eddie Murphy & Michael Jordan.

OMG. LOL!!!! (how on earth could that lady not have recognised the 2 of them anyway)

Alrighty! im gonna finish my air topic assignment: Travel broadens the mind and loosens the bowel. Discuss from a therapeutic perspective. Approach this title anyway you deem fit, but ensure you bring in pharmacotherapeutic principles in your discussion which should not exceed 350 words.

anyone free to help? haha.

Me: you're going to the gym again? why are you always working out nowadays anyway?
R: So that i can protect you if some guys try to mess around with you. Duh.

(: (: (:

cant believe that 7 months ago, my life was centered around "Revenge is sweeter" by the Veronicas and now, its more of "1,2,3,4" by plain white Ts :D im glad i got over it fast. yay.

Revenge is sweeter - Veronicas

You had all the chances in the world
To let me know the truth
What the hell's wrong with you?

Do you even know how much it hurt,
That you gave up on me to be with her?
Revenge is sweeter than you ever were

I'm so mad at you right now
I can't even find the words
And you're on the way down
I can't wait to see you burn
You made me hate that girl
When I should be hating you
What the hell's wrong with you?

1,2,3,4 - Plain White Ts

Give me more lovin' than I've ever had,
Make it all better when I'm feelin' sad,
Tell me that I'm special even when I know I'm not,
Make it feel good when I hurt so bad, Barely gettin' mad,
I'm so glad I found you; I love bein' around you.

You make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2- 1, 2, 3, 4
There's only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 you - I love you
There's only 1 way 2 say those 3 words and that's what I'll do
I love you.

OMG hematology and gastrointestinal exam is in 18 days ): sigh. study amanda, study!
on a happier note, watched the wolverine movie yesterday (: it was really cool! haha. well, when there are hot guys and girls to look at and the whole super power thing, its hard for the movie to be uncool anyway.

okay.. inspirational song time. haha. i know its by the annoying hannah montana but the lyrics are awesome (:

i can almost see it
that dream im dreaming but
theres a voice inside my head saying,
you'll never reach it
every step im taking
every move i make feels
lost with no direction
my faith is shaking but i
got to keep trying
got to keep my head held high

theres always gonna be another mountain
im always gonna want to make it move
alwyas gonna be an uphill batte
sometimes im gonna have to lose.
aint about how fast i get there
aint about whats waiting on the other side
its the climb

The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes they knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
The pain I'm knowing
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on,

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

wow what do you know. 14th april came and went without me realising. would have been the 3rd. but oh well. i'm way past that :D

anyway! i went back home for the good friday weekend cause school didnt have lessons on thurs and fri! and I made it to miran's 21st birthday celebration! YAY. she had a rock and roll theme and i swear its so hard! i had to borrow a shirt from my mum. lol.

managed to go shopping (as usual) haha. i think my parents dread me coming back to SG. i just spend money like crazy and as though my school fees aren't bad enough. SIGH. i should practice self control. i need shopaholic therapy. lol. lucky im going to UK. the thought of the exchange rate should be enough to scare the hell out of me before i think about going shopping. haha.

my mum and i met auntie irene for lunch at IMM (: gosh! the esprit outlet store there is rather fantastic :D and i got to see kimmi again after like, forever. That doggie's still just as cute as the last time i saw her.

ooh lilian and i went jogging on thursday after a really really long time. not bad la. managed to do 2km without stopping. daddy planned a training schedule for me so that i'll be able to be ready for the 10km run i signed up for in june. YIPEE. amanda's gonna get fit again. haha.

Today's been such a long day. and for some strange reason it was really really hot. i had to have my air-con on the whole day. i hope its not cause the sun's having some over reaction or something.

why'd you have to go malacca for the weekend. i miss you ):

because you just make the crappiest place in the world the most awesome place to live in :D

i cant think of one reason why i want to be a doctor.but i can think of a thousand reasons why i should quit.they make it so hard on purpose.

but here's the thing. i love the playing field.


meredith grey's a genius (or at least her script writers)

I hung up the phone tonight
Something happened for the first time deep inside
It was a rush, what a rush
'Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way about me
It's just too much, just too much

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I've just got to know
Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

Has it ever crossed your mind
When we're hanging, spending time girl, are we just friends?
Is there more, is there more?
See it's a chance we've gotta take
'Cause I believe that we can make this into something that will last
Last forever, forever

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I've just got to know

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
This crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

omgeeee. its like february already. haha. time flies man. but anyways! so much has happened since i last updated i dont know where to begin! but in any case, to all those who are wondering. i really am fine. i deal with things better than you think (:

watched bride wars today and i cried! i mean the whole best friend thingy is something really close to my heart and it reminded me about how SCAM has always said we'll be each others bridesmaids and stuff? one quote that seriously touched me was:

Sometimes in life there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you will find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream wedding. But there's also the chance that the one person you can count on for a lifetime, the one person who knows you sometimes better than you know yourself is the same person who's been standing beside you all along.

i know i'll always have S,C and M there for me. till we're old grannies with saggy boobs and have no teeth left (:

if she didnt see you, would you have bothered to tell me anyway?

"shall i explain how you are tempting me?" he said. It was clearly a rhetorical question. His fingers traced slowly down my spine, his breath coming more quickly against my skin. My hands were limp on his chest, and i felt lightheaded again. He tilted his head slowly and touched his cool lips to mine for the second time, very carefully, parting them slightly.

And then. I collapsed.

gosh. i seriously have a love-hate relationship wtih stephenie meyer (she just happens to be the most awesome author to me at the moment) she managed to paint such a beautiful and intense love story between bella and edward in "twilight" but yet the story is too perfect that its given me unrealistic ideas about love. HAHA.

I finished the book in around 4 hours. It was just IMPOSSIBLE to put down. even while i was at the hospital, i walked around with my nose buried in the book. just think of how belle was at the market place in beauty and the beast. yupp! just somehow managed to dodge people and obstacles while still totally absorbed in the book.

and in case you're wondering, NO, i didnt decide to read the book just cause its all the rage now with the movie out and all. i had intended to read the book way before exams when one of my seniors introduced it to me. haha. but well. there wasnt time! im gonna finish book 2 "new moon" tomorrow (:

on a side note, i pictured Edward Cullen to be better looking than Robert Pattinson. but well, he'll do just as fine! and my dear sister watched the movie without me. i have half the mind to go watch it alone tmr. lol. and then trot down to starbucks or coffee bean and get lost in "new moon"

YAY.

today's message in church was super interesting. haha. pastor prince was really hyper and so funny! but anyway, there were quite a few lessons i learnt from today's message!

1. We dont have the power to change anybody. We can only love them and hope that God can change them or ourselves.

2. When you trust people, you end up getting hurt. When you get hurt, you hate people. But when you trust in the Lord, you will love others for who they are.

3. God DISCIPLINES his children. He DOESNT PUNISH.


4. There is no death in Jesus' presence because Jesus is life.

my favourite was this one:
5. God gave us MARRIAGE to teach us how to forgive repeatedly (HAHA). Every marriage is like this. Those who end up in divorce are those who cannot accept this fact.

ah well. God is good all the time (:

oh yes! went shopping with sammie before service and oh man. we really shouldnt shop together. we end up buying everything! LOL.

today (or actually more of yesterday) was rather awesome!

finally got to meet up with SCAM as a whole for lunch and as usual, talked and laughed like crazy (: think its been the happiest i'd been over the past 3 weeks of holidays (even though we only met for like 2 hours. hurhur.) i guess this is where quality over quantity comes in (:

had dinner at aston's with huiying, shijun, siliang and junhong. gosh. the queue was super long but the food was pretty good and cheap too (: watched "body of lies" and i thought it was quite nice la. but the whole smashing of fingers part was scary. junhong drove and we had supper at some cha chan ting in cine. talked about random stuff, emo-ed for awhile, crapped about primary school and playing catching (LOL) and we even saw "jay chou"! hahahah.

well, bon voyage.

today was great (: or actually yesterday. haha. met up with huiying, alice, yanyun, junhong and (omg) boonhan! i still cant believe hy actually had to book boonhan almost a month in advance. lol.

dinner at curry wok was awesome. we planned to go island creamery for dessert after that but it looked so packed we got junhong to drive to holland v instead but surprise surprise, carpark was full. so we ended up going to the mindcafe at boat quay cause the prinsep outlet was overbooked.
mindcafe was super fun though! we now have many inside jokes right right. lol.

Alice and i were saying, its really been a long while since we could act stupid and just laugh like crazy.
uni is just really different i guess. but well! today involved quite alot of "future talk".

like...
1. how huiying might set up a kindergarden or childcare centre and all of our kids can gather together and play. (junhong also cleverly pointed out that that would mean all the girls would have to get pregnant at the same time. o.O )

2. how i might be a gynaecologist and i'll be delivering everyone's babies. quite a cool thought!

3. how 10 years down the road we could be gathered around with families and instead of talking about movies or shopping, we'd be talking about diapers, milk powders, insurance, and sex.

and junhong actually sent all of us home. so he had to drive to tampines, bukit timah, 6th avenue, bukit panjang and yewtee before going back to upper bukit timah.

haha. guess we've more or less passed the "i can drive" milestone. the next one's gonna be "im 21!" followed by "im getting married!" and soon after, "im pregnant! (or im gonna be a father!)"

goodness. time's flying. make it stop :(

just had a nice and rather long conversation with ashwin. haha. shucks. i actually miss the vista life.

19 days to christmas (: