Weekend Blues tips

weekend blues situation #1: what to do when you're sleepy but u have to drive somewhere on ur own +/- traffic jam

to avoid dozing off while stopping at the traffic light or stuck in a massive traffic
1. drink coffee or eat loads of kopiko (coffee-flavoured candies)
2. put on the radio on full blast (loud but still bearable to ur hearing level, that is)
3. sing along your favourite songs, with head-banging preferably.. as loud as u can, at the top of ur lungs with full emotion.. without any care in the world of what the dude in the car next to u might think
4. when there is an opportunity of speeding or overtaking the car in front.. go ahead! u need the adrenaline!!

weekend blues situation #2: when u feel u've had enough with people around u.. and feel tired of dealing with homo-sapiens..

1. buy urself a pet.. anything u like.. cats, fish, iguana
2. they'll make u feel wanted & needed..
3. talk to them and let your heart out.. they will listen & stare at you.. and they will not be judgmental..
4. all they will ever want from u as a return, is enough food & shelter (and of course cleanliness).. they won't ask for more.. well, except for a head-scratch or two..

to be continued...

Wake-up Call

Is it too late to get a wake up call 53 days prior to the BIG EXAM?? hmmm...

House-mates, if you hear me talking to myself in the room when u'r passing by, don't fret~!! I'm practicing.

Thank you, Dr. S! Better now than later..

Dear Allah, please please give me strength..

Middle of February already?? Really????

Stress + Comfort eating of 3Cs (Coke + Chips + Chocolate) = Adipose tissue depositions

4th Year, 7th and final rotation = Paeds

Today is the last day of my last rotation for 4th med, which is Paediatrics. I thought I was going to enjoy this rotation as I love kids, but nope.. I don't really like it. It would be down the list of my specialization preference (refer post on the 4th of April).
Partly because I can't stand looking at sick children, though one of the consultant told me that that's the reason why she wanted to become a Paediatrician.
And partly because of the end of rotation exam today.. pfffttt.. Do u wanna know the questions? Here goes:

1. the survival rate of respiratory arrest
2. what is Ortolani test
3. the symptoms of biliary atresia
4. what is stadiometer
5. formula of 9 month old formula fed baby
6. at what age does a child quadruple their birthweight
7. where is the apex beat of a 4 year old
8. the proportion of death worldwide of resp disease
9. 4 developmental warning signs in the first 2 years of life
10. what is compensated resp failure

Long answer question:
Outline your understanding of disability in children and the management.

WTH????!!!!

Oops, I forgot..

I am back in Cork!! *sigh*

Hyperphagia..

All my hardwork of diet-ing and exercising end of last year and early this year is going down the drain..

my near-exam syndrome is back.. I'm eating a lot now.. I've developed new hobbies, which are eating and munching~!

I'm catching up with my sister now. She's slimming down, and I'm fattening up like a goose!! *sigh*