I thought I found a reason to blog.
It was after a mixture of crazy laughter and sugar rush from supper at Xin Wang.
It is a well-deserved weekend break after 2 wks of internship.
It was a week of gatherings and binging.
Was high. I had things to be glad about.
Then i found a better reason to blog. I realised...
Those who wanted to know whats happening to me wouldnt need this space to know. Cos its no longer reflective.
Those who are close need not ask.
Those who wanted to be entertained should go to Facebook which is of higher entertainment value.
Those I wanna write I cant share.
Those I can share i dun wanna write.
I no longer feel the need to update people about my life.
If theres a reason to hide.. Beneath the smiles and silly jokes, you still wouldnt know.
I will just stop blogging till I find an even better reason to resume.
Girls are fickleminded, me inclusive.
_____
Sometimes I rather not have the time to realise who's drifting apart and what's missing.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Food For Thought
Indeed we needed some nourishment for our brains after the Rehab meeting. So I suggested to take a walk after the meeting and since Food For Thought is so near, and so hyped up about in ieatishootipost and different magazines, might as well.
And we gave in to the heavenly mushroom smell which welcomed us even before we stepped into the cafe. You know it has to be shitake.
And so we ordered a mushroom soup to share. N oh bleah, its not nice. It tasted so differently from the smell! Amanda described it as "mushrooms not being washed clean enough" and indeed the description on the wall says "earthy mushrooms.." Bleah, wad a disappointment and so much for the anticipation!
however! I think the pastries look decent enough.. and the ambience just right for an afternoon spent reading a book (since the lib is jus opp) and sipping tea and eating muffin. (:
Indeed we needed some nourishment for our brains after the Rehab meeting. So I suggested to take a walk after the meeting and since Food For Thought is so near, and so hyped up about in ieatishootipost and different magazines, might as well.
And we gave in to the heavenly mushroom smell which welcomed us even before we stepped into the cafe. You know it has to be shitake.
And so we ordered a mushroom soup to share. N oh bleah, its not nice. It tasted so differently from the smell! Amanda described it as "mushrooms not being washed clean enough" and indeed the description on the wall says "earthy mushrooms.." Bleah, wad a disappointment and so much for the anticipation!
however! I think the pastries look decent enough.. and the ambience just right for an afternoon spent reading a book (since the lib is jus opp) and sipping tea and eating muffin. (:
Friday, March 07, 2008
Wrist Ganglion
Look yixin! Its urs on the left and mine on the right.. -_- I sound like im so proud I have that bump on my wrist. No.
Some background info on Wrist Ganglion
CAUSE
A ganglion cyst contains a thick, clear, mucus-like fluid similar to the fluid found in the joint. No one knows what triggers the formation of a ganglion. Women are more likely to be affected than men. Ganglia are common among gymnasts, who repeatedly apply stress to the wrist. (I think I write too much... And the pain always come after exams/tests.. cos I write notes n study.. grr.)
SYMPTOMS
Because the fluid-filled sac puts pressure on the nerves that pass through the joint, some ganglion cysts may be painful. Large ganglia, even if they are not painful, are unattractive. Smaller ganglions that remain hidden under the skin (occult ganglions) may be quite painful.
A ganglion grows out of a joint, like a balloon on a stalk. It rises out of the connective tissues between bones and muscles. Inside the balloon is a thick, slippery fluid similar to the fluid in your joints. Usually, the more active the wrist, the larger the cyst becomes. With rest, the lump generally decreases in size.
n look what I found under TREATMENT
-Putting a needle into the gangliong n aspirates (burst) the fluid. The sac remains inside.
-Barbaric treatment. Use a book to slam down hard on your wrist to break the cyst. The cyst breaks and sac breaks too (implying its better than the first method) LIKE !?!?!??! Why is there such a treatment? I seriously think my wrist is going to break before the cyst breaks.
-Surgical Intervention. Removing both the fluid n the sac.
But Im not gonna take any of those 3. Because the chances of the ganglion reoccuring is quite high. I think this is so not worth it. With any surgery comes a risk, and on top of theres a high chance of it recurring !?! Narh. While the pain is still bearable and acute, the bump on my wrist will continue to be there till the day it makes me scream in pain (choy)
Reference: orthopedics.about.com
Look yixin! Its urs on the left and mine on the right.. -_- I sound like im so proud I have that bump on my wrist. No.
Some background info on Wrist Ganglion
CAUSE
A ganglion cyst contains a thick, clear, mucus-like fluid similar to the fluid found in the joint. No one knows what triggers the formation of a ganglion. Women are more likely to be affected than men. Ganglia are common among gymnasts, who repeatedly apply stress to the wrist. (I think I write too much... And the pain always come after exams/tests.. cos I write notes n study.. grr.)
SYMPTOMS
Because the fluid-filled sac puts pressure on the nerves that pass through the joint, some ganglion cysts may be painful. Large ganglia, even if they are not painful, are unattractive. Smaller ganglions that remain hidden under the skin (occult ganglions) may be quite painful.
A ganglion grows out of a joint, like a balloon on a stalk. It rises out of the connective tissues between bones and muscles. Inside the balloon is a thick, slippery fluid similar to the fluid in your joints. Usually, the more active the wrist, the larger the cyst becomes. With rest, the lump generally decreases in size.
n look what I found under TREATMENT
-Putting a needle into the gangliong n aspirates (burst) the fluid. The sac remains inside.
-Barbaric treatment. Use a book to slam down hard on your wrist to break the cyst. The cyst breaks and sac breaks too (implying its better than the first method) LIKE !?!?!??! Why is there such a treatment? I seriously think my wrist is going to break before the cyst breaks.
-Surgical Intervention. Removing both the fluid n the sac.
But Im not gonna take any of those 3. Because the chances of the ganglion reoccuring is quite high. I think this is so not worth it. With any surgery comes a risk, and on top of theres a high chance of it recurring !?! Narh. While the pain is still bearable and acute, the bump on my wrist will continue to be there till the day it makes me scream in pain (choy)
Reference: orthopedics.about.com
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Not any typical school day.
Despite previous whines about how hateful a schoolday Wednesday is.. today is a special Wednesday schoolday.
Began at 9am at Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) for my Rehabilitation Engineering module. I went there not knowing what to expect and was really feeling reluctant to make my way there at first. Located at some ulu area in Tiong Bahru, transportation was qt a headache.
Had the chance to interact with clients with muscule dystrophy and cerebal palsy. ( I began to notice that the therapists address the disabled by "clients" instead of "patients" or "the disabled". I noted the careful choice of words)
Contrary to the misconception that cerebal palsy patients are intellectually challenged, they are actually intelligent and some can even spell. One client we met had no formal education but he actually taught himself to read and spell so that he would be able to use a "special keyboard" to type out his sentences and plays it through the microphone attached. And there I was refusing to learn spelling when our primary school teacher forces it on us to hav Spelling every Thursday.. Nothing but in awe of their will. I see him struggling to press every key and recalling every spelling of the words he wanna use. The amount of effort put in to convey a message, to him is all worth it, for what he is struggling for is a voice. I feel so 辛苦 for him yet at the same time very grateful to be reminded of the things we tend to take so granted for in life. I think we need such constant reminders in life.
The other boy, suffering from muscular dystrophy, is attending school at Temasek Polytechnic. The illness robbed away his mobility and stability cos the muscles of the body basically waste away as he grow. So basically, he cant walk and has to move around in a wheelchair and his mum follows him wherever he goes. But wad he said made me realise that he is just any other boy..
May I share..
BIE: "So what kind of improvements would you like to see on your wheelchair"
Boy: struggling as he speaks, "Can play games. Maybe a PSP lar"
BIE: "Would you like your wheelchair to move faster?"
Therapists: "Dont challenge him!"
Boy: "Try liao. Not fast enough I wan faster"
BIE: "What are the common misconceptions you get from people?"
Boy: "People think we lead a different lifestyle lor. One friend say I dont have MSN ah. Of cos I have lar"
A lot of take home lessons from that session.. the 4hours just passed by so fast and Im so glad the Prof arranged for such a session.. I went there expecting engineering-related inputs into my knowledge and came out gaining much more valuable inputs into my life.
Lastly, I would like to share a conversation between one of my BIE classmate and the physiotherapists. Ponder over it a while. Have u had similar thoughts?
BIE: I m glad that today we have managed to see 2 cases of clients with disabilities and they are very sociable. But I find that there is a barrier, sometimes I feel that not all of them are happy to see us students interacting with them and some might not even welcome us. So..
Therapists: I would like to point out that "the disabled" is not a branding that you give to these people who are challenged physically. They are not programmed and supposed to behave all in a similar manner, not all welcome interaction. Some are reserved some are boisterous. Just like you guys here, they have different characters. Hence its normal for some to not welcome interactions from strangers/volunteers.
I have never thought about the issue in this manner before. I have alwaes thought that its the psychological barrier between the society and them that causes them to be less receptive towards help and friendly interactions. Somehow, I feel enlightened.
::Take it slow. You'll see it in time::
---
Went to Tiong Bahru Food Center for lunch after the session! Whee, I think we were all so excited to get away from school with a legitimate reason in a food haven somemore. Alot of stalls had newspaper cuttings pasted on their signboards bla bla. I ate Charsiew Chee Cheong Fun! Nice! and SugarCane juice! and the guys treated the famous Tiong Bahru Pau dimsums. Hawker Food 就是那么 sedap!
And then because we placed all our confidence in jy to lead us back to the 197 busstop to bring us back to NUS, we walked around the area and sort of got lost.. I m not complaining.. Cos the area was rather oldish-singapore.. I like walking around in places I ve never been before and admiring oldest flats in SG. The whole area just feels so different from the newer HDB estates. Combined with the silly conversations pearl liche amanda n i had.. n concluding tt we shld nvr go on a free n easy tour with jy n kelvin... today is jus a HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
::Relish small pleasures::
Despite previous whines about how hateful a schoolday Wednesday is.. today is a special Wednesday schoolday.
Began at 9am at Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) for my Rehabilitation Engineering module. I went there not knowing what to expect and was really feeling reluctant to make my way there at first. Located at some ulu area in Tiong Bahru, transportation was qt a headache.
Had the chance to interact with clients with muscule dystrophy and cerebal palsy. ( I began to notice that the therapists address the disabled by "clients" instead of "patients" or "the disabled". I noted the careful choice of words)
Contrary to the misconception that cerebal palsy patients are intellectually challenged, they are actually intelligent and some can even spell. One client we met had no formal education but he actually taught himself to read and spell so that he would be able to use a "special keyboard" to type out his sentences and plays it through the microphone attached. And there I was refusing to learn spelling when our primary school teacher forces it on us to hav Spelling every Thursday.. Nothing but in awe of their will. I see him struggling to press every key and recalling every spelling of the words he wanna use. The amount of effort put in to convey a message, to him is all worth it, for what he is struggling for is a voice. I feel so 辛苦 for him yet at the same time very grateful to be reminded of the things we tend to take so granted for in life. I think we need such constant reminders in life.
The other boy, suffering from muscular dystrophy, is attending school at Temasek Polytechnic. The illness robbed away his mobility and stability cos the muscles of the body basically waste away as he grow. So basically, he cant walk and has to move around in a wheelchair and his mum follows him wherever he goes. But wad he said made me realise that he is just any other boy..
May I share..
BIE: "So what kind of improvements would you like to see on your wheelchair"
Boy: struggling as he speaks, "Can play games. Maybe a PSP lar"
BIE: "Would you like your wheelchair to move faster?"
Therapists: "Dont challenge him!"
Boy: "Try liao. Not fast enough I wan faster"
BIE: "What are the common misconceptions you get from people?"
Boy: "People think we lead a different lifestyle lor. One friend say I dont have MSN ah. Of cos I have lar"
A lot of take home lessons from that session.. the 4hours just passed by so fast and Im so glad the Prof arranged for such a session.. I went there expecting engineering-related inputs into my knowledge and came out gaining much more valuable inputs into my life.
Lastly, I would like to share a conversation between one of my BIE classmate and the physiotherapists. Ponder over it a while. Have u had similar thoughts?
BIE: I m glad that today we have managed to see 2 cases of clients with disabilities and they are very sociable. But I find that there is a barrier, sometimes I feel that not all of them are happy to see us students interacting with them and some might not even welcome us. So..
Therapists: I would like to point out that "the disabled" is not a branding that you give to these people who are challenged physically. They are not programmed and supposed to behave all in a similar manner, not all welcome interaction. Some are reserved some are boisterous. Just like you guys here, they have different characters. Hence its normal for some to not welcome interactions from strangers/volunteers.
I have never thought about the issue in this manner before. I have alwaes thought that its the psychological barrier between the society and them that causes them to be less receptive towards help and friendly interactions. Somehow, I feel enlightened.
::Take it slow. You'll see it in time::
---
Went to Tiong Bahru Food Center for lunch after the session! Whee, I think we were all so excited to get away from school with a legitimate reason in a food haven somemore. Alot of stalls had newspaper cuttings pasted on their signboards bla bla. I ate Charsiew Chee Cheong Fun! Nice! and SugarCane juice! and the guys treated the famous Tiong Bahru Pau dimsums. Hawker Food 就是那么 sedap!
And then because we placed all our confidence in jy to lead us back to the 197 busstop to bring us back to NUS, we walked around the area and sort of got lost.. I m not complaining.. Cos the area was rather oldish-singapore.. I like walking around in places I ve never been before and admiring oldest flats in SG. The whole area just feels so different from the newer HDB estates. Combined with the silly conversations pearl liche amanda n i had.. n concluding tt we shld nvr go on a free n easy tour with jy n kelvin... today is jus a HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
::Relish small pleasures::
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Biothermodynamics Back To Haunt
As I was reading up materials for my term paper on Dental Caries .. and somehow I was assigned to some chimalogy Interfacial Dynamics (haha, dont ask me whats that) and I came across the following statements..
"in a very dilute solution, the activity of an ion is similar to its concentration.... "
"activity is related to activity coefficient"
"solubility product at equilibrium.."
To fellow BIE coursemates:
Bad news if u cant remember them.. Its only last semester, n u forget liao!?!
Bad news even if u remembered them.. too bad u were too horrified by Prata last semester and cant get them off ur mind??
Hai I find it very disturbing to come across stuff every now n then (be it in patents, journals, books), finding them strangely familar, yet not remembering the exact details,albeit its only 1sem ago.. And I realised how crucial were last semester's module.. its only in Year 3 that you learn applicable Bioengineering principles.. Year 1 n 2 were kinda crappy if I recall.
I conquered Biothermody last year...at least during the exams.. but now its as if I dont remember a single thing out of it alr. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE MAKING SENSE IN THE JOURNAL IM READING NOW! Time to dig out last year's horror.
(....Yuenling is suddenly very amazed by the wealth of knowledge the universe has to offer.....and how we input knowledge into the slightest of everything...)
As I was reading up materials for my term paper on Dental Caries .. and somehow I was assigned to some chimalogy Interfacial Dynamics (haha, dont ask me whats that) and I came across the following statements..
"in a very dilute solution, the activity of an ion is similar to its concentration.... "
"activity is related to activity coefficient"
"solubility product at equilibrium.."
To fellow BIE coursemates:
Bad news if u cant remember them.. Its only last semester, n u forget liao!?!
Bad news even if u remembered them.. too bad u were too horrified by Prata last semester and cant get them off ur mind??
Hai I find it very disturbing to come across stuff every now n then (be it in patents, journals, books), finding them strangely familar, yet not remembering the exact details,albeit its only 1sem ago.. And I realised how crucial were last semester's module.. its only in Year 3 that you learn applicable Bioengineering principles.. Year 1 n 2 were kinda crappy if I recall.
I conquered Biothermody last year...at least during the exams.. but now its as if I dont remember a single thing out of it alr. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE MAKING SENSE IN THE JOURNAL IM READING NOW! Time to dig out last year's horror.
(....Yuenling is suddenly very amazed by the wealth of knowledge the universe has to offer.....and how we input knowledge into the slightest of everything...)
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Martin Taylor Tackle on Eduardo Da Silva
::Martin Taylor Tackle on Eduardo Da Silva::
While collecting inspirations for my BN4203 Rehabilitation Engineering design project on a knee protection device...
I typed "eduardo injury" in Youtube and this came out. Look at time 0.22.. OUCH.PAIN LAR. Cant imagine the pain and how long does he need to undergo rehabilitation post-op. And cant help feeling sad for him.
And I found one video that showed injuries at the shin! The tibia (bone of the lower leg) jus breaks into 2!! So ur lower leg jus assumes a V-shape. Wad a fracture!?! Terrible. Shant post it here.
But anyways, this is all unrelated to my project cos the injury is at the ankle. Just felt very 可惜.. May they recover soon!
Meanwhile, I ll take a few more looks at ronaldo's ACL injury..
inspirations inspirations i seek!
Saturday, March 01, 2008
omg..i like!
Chanced upon this in some spree website. Ahhh. So ke ai ritez. LOL.
BUT.. due to the impracticality in buying notesbooks just to look and "aww" and "so preeeettty right" at them, I have decided to 看看就好...
20plus for a notebook... Hai..
Maybe anybody going over to Korea can help me see how much are those over there.. ANYBODY IN KOREA FOR SEP??LOL..
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Click to enlarge for the details!
<3 pretty notebooks! tts y im always on the hunt for nice diaries/organisers (:
(tts y I take NUSSU diary every year every August but they remain just as new every next August..LOL n every year I cant help but complain that I dont like their design. erps.)
Chanced upon this in some spree website. Ahhh. So ke ai ritez. LOL.
BUT.. due to the impracticality in buying notesbooks just to look and "aww" and "so preeeettty right" at them, I have decided to 看看就好...
20plus for a notebook... Hai..
Maybe anybody going over to Korea can help me see how much are those over there.. ANYBODY IN KOREA FOR SEP??LOL..
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172634245028696418" />Click to enlarge for the details!
<3 pretty notebooks! tts y im always on the hunt for nice diaries/organisers (:
(tts y I take NUSSU diary every year every August but they remain just as new every next August..LOL n every year I cant help but complain that I dont like their design. erps.)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Not happening, but still an update
But anyway, I have been feeling rather chirpy happy lately. Been laughing daily at jokes (my own jokes, lecturer's jokes, stranger's joke, friend's joke) until cheeks super suan, stomach super pain. Alright, except daily irritations from MMJYS.
Life is still super mundane. Tutorials. Lectures. Deadlines. Tests. lalala... not happening at all.. But then somehow 嘻嘻哈哈就过了很多天。
"What if... U make someone a priority, yet he/she makes u an option."
Will u start making him/her an option? or Continue letting him/her be the priority?
Read tt from facebook, so 发人深省！
But anyway, I have been feeling rather chirpy happy lately. Been laughing daily at jokes (my own jokes, lecturer's jokes, stranger's joke, friend's joke) until cheeks super suan, stomach super pain. Alright, except daily irritations from MMJYS.
Life is still super mundane. Tutorials. Lectures. Deadlines. Tests. lalala... not happening at all.. But then somehow 嘻嘻哈哈就过了很多天。
"What if... U make someone a priority, yet he/she makes u an option."
Will u start making him/her an option? or Continue letting him/her be the priority?
Read tt from facebook, so 发人深省！
Friday, February 15, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I finished 公主小妹！
HAHA! I THINK this is the first Taiwan drama that I actually completed watching... cos I think Angela's hair and dresses inside the show were very pretty! And the director likes to have close up shots on her shoes... Being the shoe fetish me... heehee.. LOL.. such a 肤浅 reason... And indeed it upheld the spirit of TW idol drama - 有多夸张 就多夸张!
So..Joyce was equally amazed that actually finished watching it! LOL She gave me such a big GONG XI..
yea....Gong Xi Fai Cai to everyone too.
have a blessed and happy year ahead. (:
HAHA! I THINK this is the first Taiwan drama that I actually completed watching... cos I think Angela's hair and dresses inside the show were very pretty! And the director likes to have close up shots on her shoes... Being the shoe fetish me... heehee.. LOL.. such a 肤浅 reason... And indeed it upheld the spirit of TW idol drama - 有多夸张 就多夸张!
So..Joyce was equally amazed that actually finished watching it! LOL She gave me such a big GONG XI..
yea....Gong Xi Fai Cai to everyone too.
have a blessed and happy year ahead. (:
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Nice, thought I'd jus share
I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around and he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care what your heart is for
Well I don't know him anymore
There's nothing where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake
And I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn
So I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins
And now I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake
And I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn
Torn
hoooooooooo hoohooooooo oooooooo
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake
And I can see
The perfect sky is torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late
I'm already torn
Torn
(Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Cldnt find a good title, jus a chap-la-lang compilation of photos (:
The rule of the thumb: Anyone who gets in the way ( or rather behind) the food and doesnt want to look redundant in the pic shall pose!
Why is ur wallet same as mine?????
After so many years, its still 男的坐一边 女的坐一边 (不男不女坐中间) Erm.. okay.. narh... No about the last part..
Cheeeeeeseeecake from Coffee Bean. LOOKS appetising. To think I pondered for 1/2 hr before moving to the counter to order it. Hei... Quite disappointing.
Raided ct's wallet. and WHELPS! Look at the amount of rubbish/number of receipts!! The 2nd yuxin. Hiak.
Was very proud of my free Monday morning last week. Went ECP with yix n xiao. Headless yix! Due to the insufficient clearance btwn her bike n mine.
heeee... Im getting better at this! My limbs has got to be more agile than balancing myself on the bike, taking a pic with my right hand, left hand on the bike handle, and legs paddling (: ( I wan to learn zai zai rollerblading!) And the picture is not blurred! Yippees.. n yix was super amazed that I was answering Swe's phonecall while I cycled. Yuenling is not a safe cyclist. Heh.. No law prohibiting this ma..
Tata.
The rule of the thumb: Anyone who gets in the way ( or rather behind) the food and doesnt want to look redundant in the pic shall pose!
Why is ur wallet same as mine?????
After so many years, its still 男的坐一边 女的坐一边 (不男不女坐中间) Erm.. okay.. narh... No about the last part..
Cheeeeeeseeecake from Coffee Bean. LOOKS appetising. To think I pondered for 1/2 hr before moving to the counter to order it. Hei... Quite disappointing.
Raided ct's wallet. and WHELPS! Look at the amount of rubbish/number of receipts!! The 2nd yuxin. Hiak.
Was very proud of my free Monday morning last week. Went ECP with yix n xiao. Headless yix! Due to the insufficient clearance btwn her bike n mine.
heeee... Im getting better at this! My limbs has got to be more agile than balancing myself on the bike, taking a pic with my right hand, left hand on the bike handle, and legs paddling (: ( I wan to learn zai zai rollerblading!) And the picture is not blurred! Yippees.. n yix was super amazed that I was answering Swe's phonecall while I cycled. Yuenling is not a safe cyclist. Heh.. No law prohibiting this ma..
Tata.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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