Matrichie Resevoir Park & Steamboat National Day 9th August

the alumnis brought us to matrichie reservoir park, a place in singapore where you can finaly see trees and no buildings. jungle trekking, basically trekking up the hill to the tree top! it was different. then after the 4 hour plus walking up and down the tree top, we had lunch, crispy prata was the main dish. and milo dinosaur too. went back to rest and shower. and at nite, the alumnis made a steamboat dinner for my support group in one of their house, thus, experiencing home cooked food in a homey environment while watching movie Just Follow Law besides celebrating Singapores National Day.

end of week 3

this week is the third week of my uni. and it has come to an end, besides tomorrows english class. wat can i say??? there has been ups and downs thruout this 3 weeks.

my course is sure a hell lot of fun...i mean i like wat i am studying. physiology, anatomy, and also its practical where we get to see cadevers and actually examine wats actually in our body.

theres healthcare ethics and law with professional issues and practices, probably one of the wu liao subjects cos, you wont know wat you are actually studying. as the title says, it basically a very subjective modules and you will end up with more questions, unanswered after the class. but its interesting, cos it really makes us think outside the box, think differently on our perception of life.

and theres contemperary nursing, where this is by far the most important module of all cos this is the time where we learn out clinical skills, and also nursing theory skills and also problem solving. of course, clinical practicum, another module where its like an attachment at the end of each sem. in a dilemma with this now, cos the praticum clashes wth my sis wedding, praying realy hard that am off duty on her wedding day.

and those are my 6 modules that i was allocated this sem. and theres english where i think its just a waste of time, but oh well, taking it isnt a bad thing since it will be another module in your cert.

i enjoy all those modules....BUTTTTT the workload is crazy!!!. i mean rite now at this point of time, this weekend, i am just soo busy. basically i was busy all this while eversince uni starts, explains my lack of post except for the pix.

nursing is definitely hectic!!! i mean our schedule is crazy. 8-5 mon, 8-6 tues, 10-5 wed and 8-12 thurs. all one hour break only and fri i got 2 hour class. the workload is really really really crappy. for those who thinks that nursing students are slackers then you are wrong. and whoever thinks its pointless to have so much work for nursing, i dun have anything to say to you anymore, perhaps not even gonna talk to you. really, even medicine year 1 students are so free. so yea, week 1 and the lecturer starts pouring all their knowledge to us. and no time to relax.

been quite affected every week, facing challenges not on studies only, but also with the environment, with the ppl that you face that doesnt understand wat we nursing students are actually facing and worse of all, say things that just hurts your feelings. BUUTTT, i am soo gald to have a bunch of frens who truly understands too, and i guess thats where my strength lies now, those who supported me, and encouraging me.

alrite, i should start my work. i have my 30% final marks on my table now for pip. i have to research on cataract and euthanasia, also on thromboemboly for my physio presentation. these are the most important things i have to do. and dun think when i am finish i am done, can play and relax...no no, i have tonnes and tonnes of reading to do for the 2 wu liao subjects....case studies. and also practise clinical skills. wat worse, tom nite, i have a club meeting, sat afternoon a talk, sun morn, act and nite pot luck. so no time for this weekend. gotta start now..

oh ya, joined the astronomical soc, so can gaze at stars and just stoned looking at the sky. reminds me of damai this year where chris and i and the rest just stoned at the skies. and also biological science. wanna join rovers, voluntary action and dance blast....but looking at my schedule, i will be dead rite??? so saving it for next time.

till then,i apologize for not keeping in touch with anyone within these few weeks....

when we were still free not long ago

chi kuan's birthday.....and outside the cheese prata shop


random pix, christine and i with andrew

at the steps of the foyer, entrance of our home for the next 2 years and hopefully 3rd, prince georges park residence

doing some crazy poses, ok...a lot of silly funny poses.....

while enjoying the view, calm and peaceful....

Nursing Orientation Camp at Aloha Loyang Aug 1-3

chalet at aloha loyang, day 1 food hunt race around singapore

day 2, after station games in the morning, at noon, we had cooking competition


where after the judges tried the food, it was our turn to finish our own hard work

and then at nite, nite walk....and meeting our mentor plus the no. guessing game

last day, clean up and a new bond has been made

the end and the beginning

two more days and its the end, watever i was waiting for since nov 2006. and in two days time, its the beginning of my new journey, my new life in singapore. am still cuaght up, explains the long long unupdated blog....dun worry am not sick or anything ok. theres talks, events, activitied and just have sth to do which fills my time up till i have no time to post anything up. heres wat i have been up too since my last post and i shall find some time to post in more detail about some of the things i have been doing

aug 1 wed
went to immigration to apply for my student pass. then went for my nursing camp at aloha loyang, the opposite end of singapore.

aug 2 thurs
still attending my pre-ori nursing camp

aug 3 fri
back from camp at noon, open bank account in clementi town before heading back to campus and attended the cross cultural awareness program. and nite was just crappy for me

aug 4 sat
went for the colours of singapore amazing race but left half way and end up walking around clementi town.

aug 5 sun
went to ikea again in the afternoon

aug 6 mon
had my nursing orientation briefing from noon till 6pm. then at nite went for the alumni talk which ended with a group discussion, like a support group for us freshmans. my nursing fren just moved in to pgp, so i helped her moved in too

aug 7 tues
morning went to ang mo kio, participated in the flag day for our medicine/nursing faculty. went of around 1pm and then hang out at clementi bought some stuff. nite, attended a talk with the alumni again and rushed back to celebrate one of our frens birthday

aug 8 wed
others were busy bidding and me, just took a rest and helped them too.

aug 9 thurs
happy 42th nationals day singapore!!! joined the support group for a tree top walk at macritchie reservoir park and then at nite dinner at one of the alumnis house, had steamboat.

aug 5 fri
bidding continues for the rest and i settled my room.....spring cleaning, half way done actually. and i guess its about time to settle down before class starts.

aug 6 sat
gonna be collecting my student pass at the immigration in the morning and later go to the padang for nus rag day....

details coming rite up...