Dear Readers,
I didn't get used to study smart.
Any idea how???
I value your feedback! Thank's! =)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Dream
Me: do you enjoy the MBBS course?
N : Yes! Of course! It's my dream...
When you do what you like, something you're passionate about, your dream... It will make a difference.
I'm happy for this guy... He looks so happy doing all this stuff!
May you reach your dream!
I'm sure you can! =)
and thank's to you now this song starts worming in my head!
N : Yes! Of course! It's my dream...
When you do what you like, something you're passionate about, your dream... It will make a difference.
I'm happy for this guy... He looks so happy doing all this stuff!
May you reach your dream!
I'm sure you can! =)
and thank's to you now this song starts worming in my head!
enjoy Breathe by Taylor Swift feat. Colbie Caillat! =)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Her name is Umi
To begin with, I was very sick. The abdominal contraction and pain were gradually increasing, and I decided to withdraw from Monash for one day.
At the gate, I saw a taxi, but decided to walk, and It was a very wrong decision to make.
The 10 min leisure walk back home turned into a torture. I walked slowly and a bit out of balance all the way. The pain was too intense that I stopped at the bus stop, pavement, 2-3 times. I could feel my face was getting pale, sweating all over while my hands are getting colder. This is bad, and I felt a slight feeling of vomiting.
On the way back, I met 3 university students, maybe noticing I walked slowly, and passed by.
Then when I started to reach my limit, I stopped in the middle of the pavement near the junction. I didn't give a damn care anymore. I just needed to stop for a while. When I decided to move on, I noticed a guy, quite worrying about my pitiful condition, he stopped for a while and started to walk again, when he saw my determination to continue walking.
This time was very testing my endurance, the pain became more and more intense, my hands are getting colder and colder. I reached the apartment guard house. They asked me to show the resident card, but I just couldn't waste anymore energy to do that. Catching the signal, they let me in with questions of concerns, I just nodded, and walked away.
It still needed approximately 5 minutes to get to my room, and this time I really felt like vomiting, but I kept on reminding myself breathe devi, breathe.. you can't just faint here.. u're almost there..
I sat down at the lobby, this time, helpless.. and a janitor approached me. She asked me in malay, "little sister, are you okay?" I couldn't reply, the pain was so intense that I couldn't speak anymore. I just pointed my abdomen, and panting desperately. She escorted me to my unit, supporting my body, and grabbing my books.
I was truly grateful to have her. I reached my limit during that time. I just lay down on the sofa, feeling the tingling sensation all over my hands, feet, mouth. This was like last time, few years back. I've been in this stage before, even worse, I couldn't even move my hands. She massaged my hands, took some water, applied warm eucalyptus oil over my body. She said so I can feel warm.
She reminded me not to walk alone next time when I was sick, and hurried me to go to nearby clinic. I told her with lots of pauses between syllables that it was unexpected. I said sorry for disturbing her work. And I thanked her. She kept me accompanied for 30 mins I think. When she about to leave, I hugged her, and said thank you for one more time.
A glimpse of her appearance through my blurry teary sight, she wore black hijab, a typical muslim. A woman in her early thirties I supposed, with the typical asian woman's height. I could tell she's such a warm person. Being a maid, and a janitor, she still could tell me, "don't worry about money, just go to the clinic, money still can be gained, health is more important." She didn't even know me, but she offered help to the helpless. I was deeply touched and thanked her from the bottom of my heart.
At last, a woman who has a BEAUTIFUL HEART, to whom without her, I might have fainted in the lobby without notice, was Mrs. Umi. I wished her a good life and may God always keep an eye on her, protecting her always...
At the gate, I saw a taxi, but decided to walk, and It was a very wrong decision to make.
The 10 min leisure walk back home turned into a torture. I walked slowly and a bit out of balance all the way. The pain was too intense that I stopped at the bus stop, pavement, 2-3 times. I could feel my face was getting pale, sweating all over while my hands are getting colder. This is bad, and I felt a slight feeling of vomiting.
On the way back, I met 3 university students, maybe noticing I walked slowly, and passed by.
Then when I started to reach my limit, I stopped in the middle of the pavement near the junction. I didn't give a damn care anymore. I just needed to stop for a while. When I decided to move on, I noticed a guy, quite worrying about my pitiful condition, he stopped for a while and started to walk again, when he saw my determination to continue walking.
This time was very testing my endurance, the pain became more and more intense, my hands are getting colder and colder. I reached the apartment guard house. They asked me to show the resident card, but I just couldn't waste anymore energy to do that. Catching the signal, they let me in with questions of concerns, I just nodded, and walked away.
It still needed approximately 5 minutes to get to my room, and this time I really felt like vomiting, but I kept on reminding myself breathe devi, breathe.. you can't just faint here.. u're almost there..
I sat down at the lobby, this time, helpless.. and a janitor approached me. She asked me in malay, "little sister, are you okay?" I couldn't reply, the pain was so intense that I couldn't speak anymore. I just pointed my abdomen, and panting desperately. She escorted me to my unit, supporting my body, and grabbing my books.
I was truly grateful to have her. I reached my limit during that time. I just lay down on the sofa, feeling the tingling sensation all over my hands, feet, mouth. This was like last time, few years back. I've been in this stage before, even worse, I couldn't even move my hands. She massaged my hands, took some water, applied warm eucalyptus oil over my body. She said so I can feel warm.
She reminded me not to walk alone next time when I was sick, and hurried me to go to nearby clinic. I told her with lots of pauses between syllables that it was unexpected. I said sorry for disturbing her work. And I thanked her. She kept me accompanied for 30 mins I think. When she about to leave, I hugged her, and said thank you for one more time.
A glimpse of her appearance through my blurry teary sight, she wore black hijab, a typical muslim. A woman in her early thirties I supposed, with the typical asian woman's height. I could tell she's such a warm person. Being a maid, and a janitor, she still could tell me, "don't worry about money, just go to the clinic, money still can be gained, health is more important." She didn't even know me, but she offered help to the helpless. I was deeply touched and thanked her from the bottom of my heart.
At last, a woman who has a BEAUTIFUL HEART, to whom without her, I might have fainted in the lobby without notice, was Mrs. Umi. I wished her a good life and may God always keep an eye on her, protecting her always...
Monday, October 18, 2010
祝大家生日快乐！
Dear Readers,
I've been celebrating three birthday parties in a row in two days! Can you imagine that? Haha!
Even though we are in the middle of exam study week, I made time for them because...
They are too precious not to be cherished...
They are friends in need, friends in deed...
They are part of my life...
because, it's simply them! =)
I love you all! =)))
Happy Birthday, Mama, cousin Adi, sis Yenny, Vera, Luciana Lucy, James, Amelia, Vincent, sis Silvi (later), to my cousins, bro Gun2, and Aan (later), and so many friends who're having birthday on this months that I cannot write one by one... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May you be well and happy always! =)))
Love and Hugs,
Devi
Friday, October 8, 2010
Friday Night's Blue and so on...
Week 12 is around the corner.. nope!! not around the corner.. is AT the corner!!!
exams are coloring our days now!!! =(((
Hey! What's wrong with the face!!! =))) That's better! =)
Friday Night's Blue.. hahha.. I wonder whether such term exists, but I know Christmas' Blue does.. Thank's to my psychology lectures.. xD Anyway, I must admit that I have this so-called symptoms of 'mild' depression, Friday Night's Blue.. I tend to feel low (emo... =P) whenever I finish my class on Friday without going anywhere to have some fun, like being with you're comfortable with, dearest ones, etc, spending quality time with them, watching movie together, having dinner, or just hanging out for a while... having a 'getaway' for a short while... =)))
Maybe It is because I get used to this kind of 'habit'. During my pre-U, especially sem 1, Jessica, Wendy, Tshui Ting, Lanita, Mike, Jay, 'always' do something fun on Friday nite, either watching movie, having dinner together somewhere, or even just chit-chatting around... anything... =)
Luckily tonight, YenYee, Su Ann, James, and several other friends we met on the way, Kevin, Max were around! We have dinner together at Sushi Zanmai. I must admit that I'm not a sushi lover, but I don't really mind the place! As long as everyone is comfortable with each other, and having dinner other than at Medan, Orange, White, etc.. (food stalls in the vicinity of our accommodation, seriously I've never been this fed up with the same food over and over again like this before!).. I'm okay! =)
Thank's for soothing my Friday Night's Blue, friends!! =))
I appreciate it a lot! =)))
Ahh... relationship between people is just quite a complicated thing to understand eh? You can never make everyone happy... (exhales...)
I can't wait for holiday on november!!! I plan to take singing class! I know, I'm not a gifted singer... but I'm really interested in broadway singings, disney singings, and so on.. where they put and stressed on emotion being expressed in the songs itself.. It feels so real, and breathtaking! =)
Alrite2, Devi!!! You're not supposed to think about these kind of things now!!! Exams are in 4 days time!!! and the real Final exams are coming in 2 weeks time!!! You'd better get ready if you wanna enjoy your holiday well!! =)
Alrite, ciao people.. and hopefully my housemate and FRIENDS will be considerate enough to keep the unit, well my hearing radius, at least, quiet..=)
Good Night people! =) Appreciate your time!
exams are coloring our days now!!! =(((
Hey! What's wrong with the face!!! =))) That's better! =)
Friday Night's Blue.. hahha.. I wonder whether such term exists, but I know Christmas' Blue does.. Thank's to my psychology lectures.. xD Anyway, I must admit that I have this so-called symptoms of 'mild' depression, Friday Night's Blue.. I tend to feel low (emo... =P) whenever I finish my class on Friday without going anywhere to have some fun, like being with you're comfortable with, dearest ones, etc, spending quality time with them, watching movie together, having dinner, or just hanging out for a while... having a 'getaway' for a short while... =)))
Maybe It is because I get used to this kind of 'habit'. During my pre-U, especially sem 1, Jessica, Wendy, Tshui Ting, Lanita, Mike, Jay, 'always' do something fun on Friday nite, either watching movie, having dinner together somewhere, or even just chit-chatting around... anything... =)
Luckily tonight, YenYee, Su Ann, James, and several other friends we met on the way, Kevin, Max were around! We have dinner together at Sushi Zanmai. I must admit that I'm not a sushi lover, but I don't really mind the place! As long as everyone is comfortable with each other, and having dinner other than at Medan, Orange, White, etc.. (food stalls in the vicinity of our accommodation, seriously I've never been this fed up with the same food over and over again like this before!).. I'm okay! =)
Thank's for soothing my Friday Night's Blue, friends!! =))
I appreciate it a lot! =)))
Ahh... relationship between people is just quite a complicated thing to understand eh? You can never make everyone happy... (exhales...)
I can't wait for holiday on november!!! I plan to take singing class! I know, I'm not a gifted singer... but I'm really interested in broadway singings, disney singings, and so on.. where they put and stressed on emotion being expressed in the songs itself.. It feels so real, and breathtaking! =)
Lea Salonga, and Brad Kane, they are my favorites!! =))
Alrite2, Devi!!! You're not supposed to think about these kind of things now!!! Exams are in 4 days time!!! and the real Final exams are coming in 2 weeks time!!! You'd better get ready if you wanna enjoy your holiday well!! =)
Alrite, ciao people.. and hopefully my housemate and FRIENDS will be considerate enough to keep the unit, well my hearing radius, at least, quiet..=)
Good Night people! =) Appreciate your time!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Our Kitchen! =)
Hi Readers!
I am so tempted to update this blog despite lots of readings piled up pleading me to read them. Hehe.. =P
But, let's call it a day and it's time to report an update, and plus! Amelia has posted up pictures from one of our lab sessions! I'll reveal you what's it looked like.. yeah.. the Pharmacist's Kitchen! =P
In this opportunity, I'll let you peep inside how we dispense capsules, and cream through extemporaneous preparation! Extemporaneous preparation refers to timely preparation of a drug product according to prescription, or drug formula. To put in an easier term, it's a kind of compounding process that we need to do, yeah! by hand! not readily manufactured by the drug company.)
Present you a pestle and a mortar! Using this, we mix the ingredients together bit by bit in good proportion and make sure that the drug is well mixed!
After all calculation (before mixing), dilution, weighing process, and of course mixing, the drug is transferred to the capsules and/or being wrapped by the wrapping paper.
After that, weigh and fill it in appropriate container (amber bottle for light-sensitive formula, this one is a usual glass, not amber). Fill it nicely, and "knock, knock, knock" knock the container against a book, cloth, or whatever to give a nice compact look, just like this one!
I am so tempted to update this blog despite lots of readings piled up pleading me to read them. Hehe.. =P
But, let's call it a day and it's time to report an update, and plus! Amelia has posted up pictures from one of our lab sessions! I'll reveal you what's it looked like.. yeah.. the Pharmacist's Kitchen! =P
In this opportunity, I'll let you peep inside how we dispense capsules, and cream through extemporaneous preparation! Extemporaneous preparation refers to timely preparation of a drug product according to prescription, or drug formula. To put in an easier term, it's a kind of compounding process that we need to do, yeah! by hand! not readily manufactured by the drug company.)
Present you a pestle and a mortar! Using this, we mix the ingredients together bit by bit in good proportion and make sure that the drug is well mixed!
I love doing this, and it's pink! colouring your day! hahha.. xD
After all calculation (before mixing), dilution, weighing process, and of course mixing, the drug is transferred to the capsules and/or being wrapped by the wrapping paper.
me seriously wrapping the paper, they have certain ways on how to wrap it, like origami! =P
pardon me for my camera-conscious! =P
This is the empty 500 mg capsules, and it's quite a challenge for us to fill it for the first time!
Tips: use folded paper to aid transferring! so funny when we compared our first capsules to each other, some is a bit dented and broken (penyok.. is that how you call it in English?) Haha! and oh ya! we were so pissed off when the powdered drug falls out of the capsules when we tried to close the two halves of it!
and this is Amelia filling the capsule! She's so smart and fast so that she could have time snapping pictures around! and all these pictures go to her credit! Thank's darling! =)
Finally, finished after 2 and a half hours!! =))) 2 in wrapped paper, and 3 in capsules as requested! =)
Oh man! I forgot to label! Then the patient needed to wait a little longer! Sorry! =(
In another lab session, we are asked to prepare cream and ointments! There are three types! On of it is for acne! salicylic acid and sulphur, just like shown in this preparation!
Whose hands are these?
Then using two spatulas mixing the ingredients bit by bit.
not as easy as it seems, at least as I thought. I'm officially the last to finish this lab session! =(
After that, weigh and fill it in appropriate container (amber bottle for light-sensitive formula, this one is a usual glass, not amber). Fill it nicely, and "knock, knock, knock" knock the container against a book, cloth, or whatever to give a nice compact look, just like this one!
Amelia's masterpiece
The other ointment uses White Soft Paraffin, and it's so damn oily!
It's very hard to fill it inside nicely >.< yeah, this one is mine!
Done! washing time! even washing is very difficult, because it is super oily!
Amelia and her creams! (see the right container, it's amber!)
Ta-Da! Now you know what we do in our so-called "kitchen"! =)))
Oh! we DO have lots of fun too! =D
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