I'm having nasi lemak for dinner tonight!
Don't be jealous...
Having it with fried ikan bilis, peanuts and rendang chicken...
Scrumptious!
Also celebrating my one year anniversary being in the UK!
I think this is the longest time I've spent being overseas without going home.
Luckily I'm not feeling home sick yet.
I love Gordon Ramsay!
I think he's an excellent chef!
Love watching all the cooking programmes.
I'm going to have to try his recipes of these days..
Monday, 24 March 2008
Chinese New Year dinner in Dundee
Me, CK and Mok spent almost 4 hours preparing this delicious Chinese New Year dinner!!
Looks good eh?
Taste: 10/10 for me!
Tiring!
I actually find blogging extremely tiring and time consuming!
bleahs!
I salute all the bloggers who have managed to update their blogs everyday!!
Oops guess what, I actually disconnected the freezer plug so I could plug my laptop for power.
hahhaha.
I'm so evil!
Anyway there's this evil witch working in the hospital.
haha Obviously I can't tell you where she's working at in case I get caught blogging bitching about people.
Freaking bleach blonde, bimbotic, fake and overtly tanned (I hope she gets skin cancer at some point) evil witch who likes to wear low cut tops to show case her boobs (her only attraction I presume), wears too much make up to cover up the deep seated wrinkles on her face with holes the size of craters found on planet Mars and enough mascara to drown the whole of the Sub-saharan dessert. I wish to implore her to go look at herself in the mirror. I think the mirror would crack at the mere sight of her fugliness. I hope that she trips on her high heels and falls and cracks her brainless skull!
Muahhaha...Enough bitching for the day.
Till I find another new person to bitch about!
Teehehehehe!!!
bleahs!
I salute all the bloggers who have managed to update their blogs everyday!!
Oops guess what, I actually disconnected the freezer plug so I could plug my laptop for power.
hahhaha.
I'm so evil!
Anyway there's this evil witch working in the hospital.
haha Obviously I can't tell you where she's working at in case I get caught blogging bitching about people.
Freaking bleach blonde, bimbotic, fake and overtly tanned (I hope she gets skin cancer at some point) evil witch who likes to wear low cut tops to show case her boobs (her only attraction I presume), wears too much make up to cover up the deep seated wrinkles on her face with holes the size of craters found on planet Mars and enough mascara to drown the whole of the Sub-saharan dessert. I wish to implore her to go look at herself in the mirror. I think the mirror would crack at the mere sight of her fugliness. I hope that she trips on her high heels and falls and cracks her brainless skull!
Muahhaha...Enough bitching for the day.
Till I find another new person to bitch about!
Teehehehehe!!!
Happy Easter!!
Sorry, actually I think it should it's more appropriate to call it Belated Easter,
because Easter was yesterday.
Anyway due to the Easter holidays, some of us had last Friday off, and most of us are off today, i.e. Monday.
So basically just sitting around at home (other ppl's homes) and the school library chilling and studying.
Yesterday on Easter Sunday, woke up early and ironed my clothes.
Then set off to church after that.
Bumped into Esther and later saw Raymond pushing somebody in a wheel chair in.
Had no idea that they went to that church, I thought I was the only person who went there.
Was supposed to go with Pui Li and Grace to church for Good Friday, but it was soooo windy that I went back home to watch a French movie instead.
Anyway, Raymond invited me over to their house for Easter dinner, and he introduced me to the guy in the wheelchair- David, who was his landlord.
So, as I was walking out of church, I saw Raymond pushing David into the car, and Ray asked me if I wanted to go hang out at their place and help with the cooking. It was snowing and I was lazy to walk back, so decided to go back with them in the car instead.
Went over to their house, met Zhou Min who is Raymond's housemate and ended up having lunch with all of them and Eugene. Was taken on a tour around the house by Zhou Min.
Eugene made some middle-east salad which he learned from his flatmate, and I helped chopped the tomatoes. Had a simple but nice lunch of bread and butter, salad and salmon and crackers.
There are like 6 people staying together with David.
David's house is stacked full of books! Raymond showed me the books which David wrote.
David was actually a professor of philosophy lecturing in the University of Aberdeen until he met with an accident which left him parapelgic.
After that went to chill in Raymond's room and watch Pride and Prejudice DVD.
Poor Raymond was sick, so he had to lie and rest in his bed.
He probably caught the bug from David who is also sick.
Raymond's room is really nice.
It's separated from the main house, and it's got huge windows overlooking the garden.
Although his room was a bit chilly, but it has the best view in the whole house.
He also has a piano in his room.
Around 3pm, went to look for Zhou Min and Eugene and helped them to peel and chop potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions etc.
Nearly cut my fingers in the process.
Hahaa.
Parsnips and carrots are really tough to chop!
Watched Zhou Min marinate the lamb with garlic, sea salt, pepper, chopped red onions on the bottom, and rosemary. Had to take the lamb out every 20 mins to baste it in its juices.
Then helped with stirring the pot of chopped peaches, sugar, and butter to make the peach cobbler.
The mixture of wonderful smells emitting from the kitchen was deliciously tantalizing causing me to develop hunger pangs which were subdued by glasses of port and beer.
The port was actually going to be used for the making of the gravy of the roast lamb.
Min went to the garden and cut some thyme, and herbs to make a dressing of extra virgin olive oil and an assortment of herbs and drizzled the yummy smelling concoction over the vegetables and potatoes before placing it in the oven to roast.
By that time, Raymond had woken up from his sleep and had taken a mixture of penicillin, vitamin C and bicarbonate for his acid reflux and was looking tons better, walking around the kitchen in his hyper state and singing and helping to lay the table and make mash vegetables with cream. There were also various people walking around the house, and they were introducing me to the other housemates. I think I can't remember half their names I know there was Weru who has the messiest room ever, and Francis who is from South Africa but surprise surprise! He's actually white! He's currently studying psychology and Francis's brother who is Thomas, and Andy who is working the satosphere at the beach. Err..that's all I can remember.
Had dinner around 7pm-ish.
There was soo many delicious food, the result of our hard labour :P
Tucked into all the good food and polished it off with a glass of red wine.
Also had dessert with coffee after that. Plus some good conversation.
After dinner, Russel and Eugene took out weiqi to play.
I was walking around randomly and went to talk to Weru and ask if I could see his room, hahaha. it's like super duper messy. The messiest room I have seen in my life, honestly!
It's got clothes and papers and books strewn everywhere and big piles of it here and there. I wonder how could anybody could live in such a big mess!! Also had a discussion with about the state of the political climate in Malaysia especially the Mahathir vs Anwar saga and about the economies of third world countries. I might have been a little high on wine cause I think I was talking a little too much.
Anyway, Raymond was nice enough to drive us back. I thought I was going to trudge back wearily in the unforgiving cold and snowy darkness. My housemate was actually invited to come, and I was hoping that he would come so I could get a lift back. haha. But he was too tired so he ended up not coming..
Anyway, Easter Sunday was a blast! totally didn't expect to celebrate it in that way. I thought I was going to go back after church to do some studying, and ended up unexpectedly somewhere else. haha. You never know where the day brings you!
because Easter was yesterday.
Anyway due to the Easter holidays, some of us had last Friday off, and most of us are off today, i.e. Monday.
So basically just sitting around at home (other ppl's homes) and the school library chilling and studying.
Yesterday on Easter Sunday, woke up early and ironed my clothes.
Then set off to church after that.
Bumped into Esther and later saw Raymond pushing somebody in a wheel chair in.
Had no idea that they went to that church, I thought I was the only person who went there.
Was supposed to go with Pui Li and Grace to church for Good Friday, but it was soooo windy that I went back home to watch a French movie instead.
Anyway, Raymond invited me over to their house for Easter dinner, and he introduced me to the guy in the wheelchair- David, who was his landlord.
So, as I was walking out of church, I saw Raymond pushing David into the car, and Ray asked me if I wanted to go hang out at their place and help with the cooking. It was snowing and I was lazy to walk back, so decided to go back with them in the car instead.
Went over to their house, met Zhou Min who is Raymond's housemate and ended up having lunch with all of them and Eugene. Was taken on a tour around the house by Zhou Min.
Eugene made some middle-east salad which he learned from his flatmate, and I helped chopped the tomatoes. Had a simple but nice lunch of bread and butter, salad and salmon and crackers.
There are like 6 people staying together with David.
David's house is stacked full of books! Raymond showed me the books which David wrote.
David was actually a professor of philosophy lecturing in the University of Aberdeen until he met with an accident which left him parapelgic.
After that went to chill in Raymond's room and watch Pride and Prejudice DVD.
Poor Raymond was sick, so he had to lie and rest in his bed.
He probably caught the bug from David who is also sick.
Raymond's room is really nice.
It's separated from the main house, and it's got huge windows overlooking the garden.
Although his room was a bit chilly, but it has the best view in the whole house.
He also has a piano in his room.
Around 3pm, went to look for Zhou Min and Eugene and helped them to peel and chop potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions etc.
Nearly cut my fingers in the process.
Hahaa.
Parsnips and carrots are really tough to chop!
Watched Zhou Min marinate the lamb with garlic, sea salt, pepper, chopped red onions on the bottom, and rosemary. Had to take the lamb out every 20 mins to baste it in its juices.
Then helped with stirring the pot of chopped peaches, sugar, and butter to make the peach cobbler.
The mixture of wonderful smells emitting from the kitchen was deliciously tantalizing causing me to develop hunger pangs which were subdued by glasses of port and beer.
The port was actually going to be used for the making of the gravy of the roast lamb.
Min went to the garden and cut some thyme, and herbs to make a dressing of extra virgin olive oil and an assortment of herbs and drizzled the yummy smelling concoction over the vegetables and potatoes before placing it in the oven to roast.
By that time, Raymond had woken up from his sleep and had taken a mixture of penicillin, vitamin C and bicarbonate for his acid reflux and was looking tons better, walking around the kitchen in his hyper state and singing and helping to lay the table and make mash vegetables with cream. There were also various people walking around the house, and they were introducing me to the other housemates. I think I can't remember half their names I know there was Weru who has the messiest room ever, and Francis who is from South Africa but surprise surprise! He's actually white! He's currently studying psychology and Francis's brother who is Thomas, and Andy who is working the satosphere at the beach. Err..that's all I can remember.
Had dinner around 7pm-ish.
There was soo many delicious food, the result of our hard labour :P
Tucked into all the good food and polished it off with a glass of red wine.
Also had dessert with coffee after that. Plus some good conversation.
After dinner, Russel and Eugene took out weiqi to play.
I was walking around randomly and went to talk to Weru and ask if I could see his room, hahaha. it's like super duper messy. The messiest room I have seen in my life, honestly!
It's got clothes and papers and books strewn everywhere and big piles of it here and there. I wonder how could anybody could live in such a big mess!! Also had a discussion with about the state of the political climate in Malaysia especially the Mahathir vs Anwar saga and about the economies of third world countries. I might have been a little high on wine cause I think I was talking a little too much.
Anyway, Raymond was nice enough to drive us back. I thought I was going to trudge back wearily in the unforgiving cold and snowy darkness. My housemate was actually invited to come, and I was hoping that he would come so I could get a lift back. haha. But he was too tired so he ended up not coming..
Anyway, Easter Sunday was a blast! totally didn't expect to celebrate it in that way. I thought I was going to go back after church to do some studying, and ended up unexpectedly somewhere else. haha. You never know where the day brings you!
Aberdeen Siao weather
It's the end of March!
Which is supposed to signify the beginning of Spring.
Yet the weather is siao!
It's freaking SNOWING!
Has been snowing for the past few days.
First it snows, then it stops snowing, then the sun comes out, then it snows again, then it kinda rains, then it kinda hails. Crazy weather!!
2-3 weeks ago, it was really sunny and nice and even the flowers were coming out.
But now the evil snow has killed all the poor purple flowers...*sobs*
Spring spring....where are you??
Which is supposed to signify the beginning of Spring.
Yet the weather is siao!
It's freaking SNOWING!
Has been snowing for the past few days.
First it snows, then it stops snowing, then the sun comes out, then it snows again, then it kinda rains, then it kinda hails. Crazy weather!!
2-3 weeks ago, it was really sunny and nice and even the flowers were coming out.
But now the evil snow has killed all the poor purple flowers...*sobs*
Spring spring....where are you??
Monday, 3 March 2008
4th Sunday of Lent
So I went down to St Peter's church to attend Mass on Sunday,
and on my way out I shook hands with the priest,
and he was like, "Nice to see you back again."
Soo embarassing.
Haven't gone to mass for more than half a year.
Can't believe he still remembers me.
Probably cause we were the only chinese people attending that church.
Have been wanting to attend Mass for ages though. But was off in Inverness and all.
Anyway during mass, the priest mentioned about how that it's not your own fault or anybody's fault if a calamity happens. Like how some people who are close to God also has bad things which happen to them. So if a calamity occurs you shouldn't go blaming yourself that you have done something wrong to deserve it, as most people would think that way.
How wonderfully succint and poignant the point which he made.
Anyway got a call from Elgan + Cindy in the afternoon, and they were thinking of making a trip up to Scotland to see the highlands during Easter.
Brilliant, except for the fact that I will be in London during that period.
Still was nice catching up with them on the phone.
Anyway found a website www.freerice.com, where you can improve your vocabulary as well as donating rice to feed the poor, hungry people throught the UN world food program.
Go play it!! It's quite addictive!
Gah in addition to losing my wallet, I thought I lost my scarf too.
My Gap scarf to be precise. My favourite scarf which keeps me nice and warm.
Don't think anybody would hand it in even if they found it.
Anyway was up and about everywhere trying to locate my scarf and wallet.
Status of wallet: Still missing
Status of scarf: Finally found it in my closet!
Gah!
Feel so stupid for reporting my scarf missing.
Anyway
Wallet still gone.
Don't think it will ever come back.
Let us have a moment of silence for me to mourn for my missing wallet.
*sob*sob*
*silence*
Like not funny.
So don't laugh.
Cause like I'm really not in a good mood.
Bahh
Had to go everywhere to look for it.
Even went to the main police headquarters to report it missing
And the patient I clerked today became grumpy/annoyed with me,
cause she thought I was asking her too many questions.
But probably cause she was in pain, as she had broken her left arm and the nurses had moved her, and the room was really warm and she was feeling sweaty.
Can't blame her I guess.
and it most certainly did not serve to improve my mood.
On a brighter note though,
saw the very cute A&E registrar this morning in his green scrubs.
soooo cute!
Tall with wavy brown hair.
*swoons*
Plus found the other nice and cute FY1 who has now transferred back to work in ARI from Woodend hospital.
Okay enough crap for today.
Back to work..
and on my way out I shook hands with the priest,
and he was like, "Nice to see you back again."
Soo embarassing.
Haven't gone to mass for more than half a year.
Can't believe he still remembers me.
Probably cause we were the only chinese people attending that church.
Have been wanting to attend Mass for ages though. But was off in Inverness and all.
Anyway during mass, the priest mentioned about how that it's not your own fault or anybody's fault if a calamity happens. Like how some people who are close to God also has bad things which happen to them. So if a calamity occurs you shouldn't go blaming yourself that you have done something wrong to deserve it, as most people would think that way.
How wonderfully succint and poignant the point which he made.
Anyway got a call from Elgan + Cindy in the afternoon, and they were thinking of making a trip up to Scotland to see the highlands during Easter.
Brilliant, except for the fact that I will be in London during that period.
Still was nice catching up with them on the phone.
Anyway found a website www.freerice.com, where you can improve your vocabulary as well as donating rice to feed the poor, hungry people throught the UN world food program.
Go play it!! It's quite addictive!
Gah in addition to losing my wallet, I thought I lost my scarf too.
My Gap scarf to be precise. My favourite scarf which keeps me nice and warm.
Don't think anybody would hand it in even if they found it.
Anyway was up and about everywhere trying to locate my scarf and wallet.
Status of wallet: Still missing
Status of scarf: Finally found it in my closet!
Gah!
Feel so stupid for reporting my scarf missing.
Anyway
Wallet still gone.
Don't think it will ever come back.
Let us have a moment of silence for me to mourn for my missing wallet.
*sob*sob*
*silence*
Like not funny.
So don't laugh.
Cause like I'm really not in a good mood.
Bahh
Had to go everywhere to look for it.
Even went to the main police headquarters to report it missing
And the patient I clerked today became grumpy/annoyed with me,
cause she thought I was asking her too many questions.
But probably cause she was in pain, as she had broken her left arm and the nurses had moved her, and the room was really warm and she was feeling sweaty.
Can't blame her I guess.
and it most certainly did not serve to improve my mood.
On a brighter note though,
saw the very cute A&E registrar this morning in his green scrubs.
soooo cute!
Tall with wavy brown hair.
*swoons*
Plus found the other nice and cute FY1 who has now transferred back to work in ARI from Woodend hospital.
Okay enough crap for today.
Back to work..
Elections in Malaysia
I'm legal age for voting.
Can't vote cause I'm not in Malaysia.
wtf.
anyway
screw malaysia
screw the world
screw everything
Can't vote cause I'm not in Malaysia.
wtf.
anyway
screw malaysia
screw the world
screw everything
Not my week
I've been having freaking bad luck.
Bad luck go away and stop following me around!
Lost my freaking wallet!!
gahh.
Not much money in it though.
I shouldn't have brought my wallet out.
I don't like carrying it around anyways.
arghs.
Goodbye student ID, IC, etc.
bah!
Bad luck go away and stop following me around!
Lost my freaking wallet!!
gahh.
Not much money in it though.
I shouldn't have brought my wallet out.
I don't like carrying it around anyways.
arghs.
Goodbye student ID, IC, etc.
bah!
Friday, 22 February 2008
Weak Ankles
Anyways I have weak ankles.
and this is causing me to have recurrent falls.
Sometimes when I'm walking, one of my foot will just invert itself suddenly causing me to fall down.
So I was chatting with the doctor yesterday and asking him who I should see about my weak ankles or what I could do about this problem.
Then he was suggesting that I should go see my GP so that my GP could refer me to the physiotherapist or something.
Then my group mate Rachel suddenly said,"I'll catch you if you fall..."
hahahha
Soooo sweet, am gonna die of diabetes soon..
and this is causing me to have recurrent falls.
Sometimes when I'm walking, one of my foot will just invert itself suddenly causing me to fall down.
So I was chatting with the doctor yesterday and asking him who I should see about my weak ankles or what I could do about this problem.
Then he was suggesting that I should go see my GP so that my GP could refer me to the physiotherapist or something.
Then my group mate Rachel suddenly said,"I'll catch you if you fall..."
hahahha
Soooo sweet, am gonna die of diabetes soon..
Thursday, 21 February 2008
This close
Honestly,
I am this close...to putting a complaint in about the racist bastard.
but Edward said to chill, and not let it get to me,
cause there's probably a few reasons why he was being nasty to me this morning.
Like he could possibly be having a bad day or something.
I wonder how do you put a complaint in about a person?
hrmm.........
I am this close...to putting a complaint in about the racist bastard.
but Edward said to chill, and not let it get to me,
cause there's probably a few reasons why he was being nasty to me this morning.
Like he could possibly be having a bad day or something.
I wonder how do you put a complaint in about a person?
hrmm.........
Too busy to update!
Ortho block is super busy.
I have been back in Aberdeen for nearly 2 weeks!
The weather has been lovely--sunny and warm for winter!
Mok came up from Aberdeen and had steam boat last Saturday.
Kim Wah has come up from Manchester to visit me and I am making him eat free sandwiches from Medsin conference for his dinner, and making him wash dishes. hahaha I am evil. haha.
Mok is coming up tomorrow night to see Kim Wah.
Have *hinted* to Mok that he should cook dinner for Kim Wah.
hahha. I am so evil.
Parents might be coming up to visit me in April too. hopefully.
Shall ask them to take the 12 hour bus up from London to Aberdeen cause it's cheap, about £1 or £6 if I book early. haha yes me being evil again.
Anyway am extremely pissed off with the Rheum consultant.
soo condescending.
I can read and understand English you bloody nincompoop (this is a real English word)!
Pompous ass!
I think he's bloody racist or something!!
arghhh!!
anyway Whatever!
Ended up taking the morning off.
Anyway shall run back to the wards again now....
I have been back in Aberdeen for nearly 2 weeks!
The weather has been lovely--sunny and warm for winter!
Mok came up from Aberdeen and had steam boat last Saturday.
Kim Wah has come up from Manchester to visit me and I am making him eat free sandwiches from Medsin conference for his dinner, and making him wash dishes. hahaha I am evil. haha.
Mok is coming up tomorrow night to see Kim Wah.
Have *hinted* to Mok that he should cook dinner for Kim Wah.
hahha. I am so evil.
Parents might be coming up to visit me in April too. hopefully.
Shall ask them to take the 12 hour bus up from London to Aberdeen cause it's cheap, about £1 or £6 if I book early. haha yes me being evil again.
Anyway am extremely pissed off with the Rheum consultant.
soo condescending.
I can read and understand English you bloody nincompoop (this is a real English word)!
Pompous ass!
I think he's bloody racist or something!!
arghhh!!
anyway Whatever!
Ended up taking the morning off.
Anyway shall run back to the wards again now....
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Chinese New Year plans!
Arghsss, my chinese new year plans this year are damn screwed up at the moment.
Was thinking of doing Dundee, but I can't go alone cause stupid Mok thinks it will generate rumors, and CK is torn between going to Dundee and Inverness. Mok obviously knows that the only reason I want to go down Dundee is because of the Food!! Mok can cook very well!! He's also still single and available and future doctor. hahahha. Travelling to Dundee by bus is only about 1.5 hours and about 3.50 pounds one way. The cheapest option by far!
Want to go down Manchester, got soo many people there seriously! But no.1 It's freaking 6 hours away, and also secondly the bus ticket is like 15 quid one way! What the heck! Don't need to talk about train cause that will be even more expensive.
Thirdly which was Edinburgh, but kinda pointless cause Yan Mei will be down in Manchester to see her sister. Argh...
And Inverness, well like so-so, cause take a bus up there will be like freaking 5 hours and stop at every single tiny town and that would cost 6.35 pounds one way, and if I take the train two way booked early would be 15 pounds.
Haih, looks like I'm going to be bloody stuck in Aberdeen for Chinese New Year with no one around! Help!
Oh right, I should quit checking timetables, prices for train, buses and airplanes. I'm getting addicted!
Current great news is I have found trains from Aberdeen to London if bought in advance and limited in quantity can be bought at 18 pounds single. Hurray! haha But still too early for me to book for trip to London in Easter. Oh yeah bloody BMI flight for Aberdeen-London cheap 32 pounds flight for Easter has been sold out! and I'm definitely not paying 42 pounds for the flight, and arghs easyjet prices have increased exponentially!! double arghs.
Oops, time to go out now before the sun sets!!
Was thinking of doing Dundee, but I can't go alone cause stupid Mok thinks it will generate rumors, and CK is torn between going to Dundee and Inverness. Mok obviously knows that the only reason I want to go down Dundee is because of the Food!! Mok can cook very well!! He's also still single and available and future doctor. hahahha. Travelling to Dundee by bus is only about 1.5 hours and about 3.50 pounds one way. The cheapest option by far!
Want to go down Manchester, got soo many people there seriously! But no.1 It's freaking 6 hours away, and also secondly the bus ticket is like 15 quid one way! What the heck! Don't need to talk about train cause that will be even more expensive.
Thirdly which was Edinburgh, but kinda pointless cause Yan Mei will be down in Manchester to see her sister. Argh...
And Inverness, well like so-so, cause take a bus up there will be like freaking 5 hours and stop at every single tiny town and that would cost 6.35 pounds one way, and if I take the train two way booked early would be 15 pounds.
Haih, looks like I'm going to be bloody stuck in Aberdeen for Chinese New Year with no one around! Help!
Oh right, I should quit checking timetables, prices for train, buses and airplanes. I'm getting addicted!
Current great news is I have found trains from Aberdeen to London if bought in advance and limited in quantity can be bought at 18 pounds single. Hurray! haha But still too early for me to book for trip to London in Easter. Oh yeah bloody BMI flight for Aberdeen-London cheap 32 pounds flight for Easter has been sold out! and I'm definitely not paying 42 pounds for the flight, and arghs easyjet prices have increased exponentially!! double arghs.
Oops, time to go out now before the sun sets!!
Not back till 6th February
I will not be back in Aberdeen till the 6th of February.
I think it's too much trouble and money coming back.
Anyway shall write more in a month's time!!
Will be back in Aberdeen permanently from 6th February onwards!!
I think it's too much trouble and money coming back.
Anyway shall write more in a month's time!!
Will be back in Aberdeen permanently from 6th February onwards!!
Buckie
Got back to Aberdeen from London last Friday, went shopping in town on Saturday but didn't find anything. Anyway my resolution after this is not to buy anymore things cause I just realized my room is packed full of too many stuffs and need to carry them down and dump the things in London. Spent the whole night at the airport with Shiao Wei. Shiao Wei's uncle kindly drove us down to the bus stop to catch the bus to the airport at 2am in the morning! :)
Had like 3 hours to kill at the airport. Tried reading, and watching shows on my laptop but did not succeed. Ended up showing Shiao Wei the Chua Soi Lek's sex video. Hahaha! Had to turn the volume as there were some bits where the girl screams in ecstacy. hahahah.
Verdict: We are both extremely grossed out by the video.
Started school again on Monday. A bunch of boring lectures. Reminiscent of the public health lectures we had in semester 2. Must be the coffee I drank in the morning which kept me from dozing off. Also it's freezing in Aberdeen even when I'm sleeping under the duvet and another blanket.
My time is still upside down. Can't sleep at night whereas tend to fall asleep in the evenings right after dinner and wake up at about 10pm-ish. Arghs hate having to stay awake the whole night. gah serves me right for spending all my nights in London watching tv, hanging out with friends, cooking till the wee hours of the morning. Spent my sleep-less nights reading the undercover economist and this book about a doctor's life, can't remember the title though. Anyway the undercover economist is a great book. Highly recommended. I also managed to watch a few movies on my trusty laptop. Watched failure to launch and 50 first dates, and as much as I love Sarah Jessica Parker in sex and the city I have come to the conclusion that US romantic comedies aren't as good their Korean counterparts. Korean shows are so much more superior in tugging at your heart strings and making you believe that the two people are really in love in comparison with US movies. Anyway, if you haven't watch Windstruck, you should really get around to watch it. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. Lovely, lovely movie :)
Oh yeah, took the bus to Buckie for my GP block on Wednesday morning, wind was blowing so strongly, I thought I was going to be blown away. Took the super long bus which took 3 hours which stopped at every single, little, tiny town on the coast. But managed to get a glimpse of rural life in coastal parts of Scotland. I do admit that the coastal areas are gorgeous, with tiny fishing villages dotted all along the coastal lines. Got to see huge angry waves crashing against big rocks set against a backdrop of a gritty grey sky, due to the bad weather. When I reached Buckie, I nearly died, it was cold, wet and windy. Extremely lethal combination I tell you. Anyway called the GP people up and they were nice enough to come to town to pick me up. It's quite a far far walk to the GP practice I can assure you.
Spent my days in GP doing a few mindless tasks such as filing and printing up prescriptions. Working at reception, drinking loads of tea and coffee and helping myself to the box of Thornton's chocolate sitting on top of the cupboard. Was also damn stressed out with my elective project, cause I called my elective supervisor on Monday and Tuesday when I was still in Aberdeen and she was busy and couldn't meet up with me, and I had to go off to Buckie on Wednesday. Thank goodness for Shi Xian and Shiao Wei who helped me sort out what to do with my electives and also gave me the number for Aberdeen Royal infirmary Hospital, as we were all in the same boat. Anyway managed to get in touch with my supervisor in the end and arranged to meet her on Friday afternoon.
Rushed back to Aberdeen from Buckie on Friday morning. Thankfully the weather was absolutely lovely. Had to take the bus to Keith and then the train to Aberdeen. Much grateful for the help from the staff of my GP practice in helping me to contact the bus company to enquire about the time of arrival and departure of the bus and where the bus stop was. I am truly surrounded by angels!!
Had a lovely view of the countryside on the train. Anyway here are some pics. A cloudless, sunny day perfect for a picnic :) Very picturesque.
Seafield Hospital which is right beside my GP practice
My GP practice in Buckie-Seafield Medical Practice
Waited for the bus for almost 15 minutes =) hahah see there you get to see the sun at last! or maybe I get to see the sun at last, since I have not seen the sun in ages! I think it always seems to be obstructed by the clouds or something, or maybe it's because I wake up too late and by the time I wake up the sun has usually set. hhahaa!
On the bus on the way from Buckie to Keith.
There's Keith station at last! Managed to reach there after half an hour on the bus! Oh yeah, because I'm still a student I got half price on the bus. Being a student in UK has so much benefits, it's unbelivable!
Yeay!! Train arrived at last! My wait is over! haha I only waited for like 5-10 minutes.
Anyway here is the joke of the day. I was trying to buy a one way ticket back to Aberdeen and the cashier ask me whether I had any young person railcard and I was like nope, and then he continued by asking, "Is there by any chance you're under 16?". Hahaha. Wohooo! bleahs bleahs. Do I seriously look that young???
hahhaa toldcha it was pretty!! Anyway the picture was taken out through the train window. It probably will be loads prettier if taken in the open.
Oh right, that's the end of the post for today. More adventures coming up soon!!
Had like 3 hours to kill at the airport. Tried reading, and watching shows on my laptop but did not succeed. Ended up showing Shiao Wei the Chua Soi Lek's sex video. Hahaha! Had to turn the volume as there were some bits where the girl screams in ecstacy. hahahah.
Verdict: We are both extremely grossed out by the video.
Started school again on Monday. A bunch of boring lectures. Reminiscent of the public health lectures we had in semester 2. Must be the coffee I drank in the morning which kept me from dozing off. Also it's freezing in Aberdeen even when I'm sleeping under the duvet and another blanket.
My time is still upside down. Can't sleep at night whereas tend to fall asleep in the evenings right after dinner and wake up at about 10pm-ish. Arghs hate having to stay awake the whole night. gah serves me right for spending all my nights in London watching tv, hanging out with friends, cooking till the wee hours of the morning. Spent my sleep-less nights reading the undercover economist and this book about a doctor's life, can't remember the title though. Anyway the undercover economist is a great book. Highly recommended. I also managed to watch a few movies on my trusty laptop. Watched failure to launch and 50 first dates, and as much as I love Sarah Jessica Parker in sex and the city I have come to the conclusion that US romantic comedies aren't as good their Korean counterparts. Korean shows are so much more superior in tugging at your heart strings and making you believe that the two people are really in love in comparison with US movies. Anyway, if you haven't watch Windstruck, you should really get around to watch it. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. Lovely, lovely movie :)
Oh yeah, took the bus to Buckie for my GP block on Wednesday morning, wind was blowing so strongly, I thought I was going to be blown away. Took the super long bus which took 3 hours which stopped at every single, little, tiny town on the coast. But managed to get a glimpse of rural life in coastal parts of Scotland. I do admit that the coastal areas are gorgeous, with tiny fishing villages dotted all along the coastal lines. Got to see huge angry waves crashing against big rocks set against a backdrop of a gritty grey sky, due to the bad weather. When I reached Buckie, I nearly died, it was cold, wet and windy. Extremely lethal combination I tell you. Anyway called the GP people up and they were nice enough to come to town to pick me up. It's quite a far far walk to the GP practice I can assure you.
Spent my days in GP doing a few mindless tasks such as filing and printing up prescriptions. Working at reception, drinking loads of tea and coffee and helping myself to the box of Thornton's chocolate sitting on top of the cupboard. Was also damn stressed out with my elective project, cause I called my elective supervisor on Monday and Tuesday when I was still in Aberdeen and she was busy and couldn't meet up with me, and I had to go off to Buckie on Wednesday. Thank goodness for Shi Xian and Shiao Wei who helped me sort out what to do with my electives and also gave me the number for Aberdeen Royal infirmary Hospital, as we were all in the same boat. Anyway managed to get in touch with my supervisor in the end and arranged to meet her on Friday afternoon.
Rushed back to Aberdeen from Buckie on Friday morning. Thankfully the weather was absolutely lovely. Had to take the bus to Keith and then the train to Aberdeen. Much grateful for the help from the staff of my GP practice in helping me to contact the bus company to enquire about the time of arrival and departure of the bus and where the bus stop was. I am truly surrounded by angels!!
Had a lovely view of the countryside on the train. Anyway here are some pics. A cloudless, sunny day perfect for a picnic :) Very picturesque.
Seafield Hospital which is right beside my GP practice
My GP practice in Buckie-Seafield Medical Practice
On the bus on the way from Buckie to Keith.
There's Keith station at last! Managed to reach there after half an hour on the bus! Oh yeah, because I'm still a student I got half price on the bus. Being a student in UK has so much benefits, it's unbelivable!
Yeay!! Train arrived at last! My wait is over! haha I only waited for like 5-10 minutes.
Anyway here is the joke of the day. I was trying to buy a one way ticket back to Aberdeen and the cashier ask me whether I had any young person railcard and I was like nope, and then he continued by asking, "Is there by any chance you're under 16?". Hahaha. Wohooo! bleahs bleahs. Do I seriously look that young???
hahhaa toldcha it was pretty!! Anyway the picture was taken out through the train window. It probably will be loads prettier if taken in the open.Oh right, that's the end of the post for today. More adventures coming up soon!!
Sunday, 6 January 2008
The Cure
haha basically I found out that the cure for my loneliness was London.
Yes my magical elixir was actually going down to London for my christmas holidays.
Now I can stay in my room the whole day long, and not feel lonely or feel the need to look for anyone.
On another note, managed to figure out my elective topic in a matter of minutes after being on the phone with Shi Xian and Shiao Wei. Thanks! Shall go look for my elective advisor tomorrow.
I am also very pissed at myself for not picking a bed and breakfast for my GP placement. I thought that they would allocate me to a bed and breakfast instead now I have ended up in a stupid self-catered flat. arghs. At least they are providing me with food.
Also very annoyed with people who cannot mind their own business. No I do not want to tell you my results, and no I don't want to tell you where I am either or doing what, cause it's none of your business anyways. Am missing Inverness where nobody gives a crap what you're doing.
Oh well, it's back to school for me tomorrow.
Yes my magical elixir was actually going down to London for my christmas holidays.
Now I can stay in my room the whole day long, and not feel lonely or feel the need to look for anyone.
On another note, managed to figure out my elective topic in a matter of minutes after being on the phone with Shi Xian and Shiao Wei. Thanks! Shall go look for my elective advisor tomorrow.
I am also very pissed at myself for not picking a bed and breakfast for my GP placement. I thought that they would allocate me to a bed and breakfast instead now I have ended up in a stupid self-catered flat. arghs. At least they are providing me with food.
Also very annoyed with people who cannot mind their own business. No I do not want to tell you my results, and no I don't want to tell you where I am either or doing what, cause it's none of your business anyways. Am missing Inverness where nobody gives a crap what you're doing.
Oh well, it's back to school for me tomorrow.
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