It's been a long time since the last post, since I've been procrstinating again. Today I shall try something different, and blog in my two personas.
Mr Cynical:
Dinner and dance was expensive and a rather big waste of food. Most of the people seemed to be going around taking photos rather than eating their very expensive dinner. Having spent 35 bucks on my costume, I went about "photowhoring" as some may call it. But I'm proud to say that at least I did grab something to eat between shots.
Mr Rational:
There didn't seem to be much point in taking so many photos, especially with people you don't know very well. It's pretty mindless, even random people came up to me and asked me to take photographs with them, simply because I was dressed as captain hook.
Of course, its all in the name of fun, and it's also a way to know more people. After all, medicine is one big faculty, and it's not very often that we get to have dinner together as one big family.
Mr C: Except since the music was so loud, very often you couldnt get a conversation going. Not a very conducive environment to make new friends, in my opinion.
Mr R: I think so too!
Mr C: And did you notice that the first thing people said when they saw you was always, "Wow, the parrot on your shoulder is so cute!!" It's like their more concerned about the parrot than your actual person right?
Mr R: Well, they were only trying to be friendly, how can you take offence at that?
Mr C: And don't you think that DnD is really all about appearances? I mean, eveyone dresses up to the nines, getting pretty costumes and makeup, doing up their hair.. What's the point of all that? And what about all the camwhoring?
Mr R: ... It's just a night of fun, no point rationalizing about it. I mean, its probably the last time you will get to have Dnd in medical school.. And look at all the beautiful photos! Pretty memories for the future!
Mr C: And the lucky draw? Don't you think its crazy to be able to get something without having to work for it? I mean, out of no particular merit, some guy gets to shake hands with dean, just because his number got pulled out of the box.
Mr R: That's part of the fun.. Anyway since when was life fair? Don't be a spoilsport!
Mr C: I suppose you're right, Jia Yi. Well, I better banish myself for now.
Mr R: Wait you can't go.. you're part of me too...
There you have it, this post sums up just about everything I think about Dnd. Do I have bipolar disorder or something? Sometimes you can't help but wonder...
31 August 2008
10 August 2008
Busy = GOOD?
Tues 29 July - slack at home day. I ponned OG badminton for driving.
Wed 30 July - OG basketball
Thurs 31 July - OG badminton
Fri 1 Aug - JAMA seminar on Diabetes, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome, research
Sat 2 Aug - JAMA seminar (day 2), flutes outing with yunyuan, denise and jared [Happy B'day Jared!]
Sun 3 Aug - family day, library visit, gym
Mon 4 Aug - OG basketball, dinner at crystal jade Holland V, ice cream at Island Creamery
Tues 5 Aug - research, flag day, watched money no enough at AMK Hub (almost forgot about this), Happy B'day Dad! (My sister and I played the happy birthday song on the guitar and flute respectively, and we also gave an a capella perforomance of some chinese pop songs, in which I sang rather out-of-tune-ly. But I think dad was happy(: )
Wed 6 Aug - driving, OG chalet, ponned OG clubbing
Thurs 7 Aug - research, OG BBQ
Fri 8 Aug - Rag Day! Played Battlefield 2. Then had 3m class outing (: When I got home, the olympics opening ceremony was still showing.. I especially liked the part where Li Ning ran in the air to light the giant olympic torch - simply magical!
Sat 9 Aug - National Day. As I am typing this the parade has yet to begin but the skies have turned greyish and the first drops of rain have fallen. I wonder if the poor weather will affect the parade progression..
Wed 30 July - OG basketball
Thurs 31 July - OG badminton
Fri 1 Aug - JAMA seminar on Diabetes, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome, research
Sat 2 Aug - JAMA seminar (day 2), flutes outing with yunyuan, denise and jared [Happy B'day Jared!]
Sun 3 Aug - family day, library visit, gym
Mon 4 Aug - OG basketball, dinner at crystal jade Holland V, ice cream at Island Creamery
Tues 5 Aug - research, flag day, watched money no enough at AMK Hub (almost forgot about this), Happy B'day Dad! (My sister and I played the happy birthday song on the guitar and flute respectively, and we also gave an a capella perforomance of some chinese pop songs, in which I sang rather out-of-tune-ly. But I think dad was happy(: )
Wed 6 Aug - driving, OG chalet, ponned OG clubbing
Thurs 7 Aug - research, OG BBQ
Fri 8 Aug - Rag Day! Played Battlefield 2. Then had 3m class outing (: When I got home, the olympics opening ceremony was still showing.. I especially liked the part where Li Ning ran in the air to light the giant olympic torch - simply magical!
Sat 9 Aug - National Day. As I am typing this the parade has yet to begin but the skies have turned greyish and the first drops of rain have fallen. I wonder if the poor weather will affect the parade progression..
30 July 2008
random events
Class Outing (Sun 27 July)
The second class outing in 2 weeks was more or less a success, though I wished more people could have joined us. Thank you An Yi, David, Lee Wei, Vipul, Yuan Sau, Zi Kai as well as Michelle and Wen Yan for making the long and difficult journey down to East Coast! Especially Zi Kai, who still cycled with the class even though he had just cycled 120km down the Coast of Malaysia!
Until the East Coast is served by train (which I believe will be in 2020), I foresee that future class outings will be held at an ahem, more central location.
Planning could have been better too.. because we did not coordinate the arrivals of everyone, the ones who came earlier and who had already started renting their bikes were forced to forfeit like 45 mins of their cycling time..
But once everyone was there the outing went along pretty well.. naturally Michelle's hidden past as a accident-prone scientist, as well as ZK's and Vip's covert relationship status were once again brought into the limelight. Ahahaha.
Dinner was at Sakae Sushi, Parkway Parade, which was expensive but comfortable. On hindsight, I could have brought up other options such as Katong Laksa - much cheaper and much more famous! Oh well..
After dinner we had a 20 min all-standing discussion in which we contemplated the after-dinner options. Everyone lamented the lack of things to do at East Coast! Luckily David's recommendation of Pool garnered enough support. We ended up playing pool for at least 1.5 hours.. The girls managed to pick up a few skills too.
All in all, a pretty good class outing :)
Lunch, Rag and Tennis (Mon 28 July)
I had lunch with yunhua today. It was super convenient since she was working at the Brenner Institute. I can't help but envy her, since Cambridge is probably the top university for Medicine everywhere. It's a case of feeling the grass is greener on the other side.
Then again, its not where you study, but also how you make use of your opportunities. So I shan't make a comparison of how Cambridge is academically better or whatever (though it is) and I'll just count my blessings that here in Singapore, I'm close to friends, family and basically everyone I have known in my life. It's two greatly different experiences, and it's not fair to compare them side by side. (I think I'm doing pretty decently here in Singapore, and hopefully I shall improve in time)
It was interesting hearing all the different things they do at Cambridge, like the 80pg long essay-type notes for each physio chapter, the fact that their social activity comprises mainly drinking, and of course, the fact that they do get to dissect their cadavers. So the lunch went on rather well.
In the afternoon I crashed my OG's tennis game. I shall be eternally grateful to Pravin for giving me such an effective refresher course (: Though most of the time I was breathless picking up fallen balls, I did manage to serve out a couple of good shots!
With luck OG badminton and basketball will turn out to be fun too...
The second class outing in 2 weeks was more or less a success, though I wished more people could have joined us. Thank you An Yi, David, Lee Wei, Vipul, Yuan Sau, Zi Kai as well as Michelle and Wen Yan for making the long and difficult journey down to East Coast! Especially Zi Kai, who still cycled with the class even though he had just cycled 120km down the Coast of Malaysia!
Until the East Coast is served by train (which I believe will be in 2020), I foresee that future class outings will be held at an ahem, more central location.
Planning could have been better too.. because we did not coordinate the arrivals of everyone, the ones who came earlier and who had already started renting their bikes were forced to forfeit like 45 mins of their cycling time..
But once everyone was there the outing went along pretty well.. naturally Michelle's hidden past as a accident-prone scientist, as well as ZK's and Vip's covert relationship status were once again brought into the limelight. Ahahaha.
Dinner was at Sakae Sushi, Parkway Parade, which was expensive but comfortable. On hindsight, I could have brought up other options such as Katong Laksa - much cheaper and much more famous! Oh well..
After dinner we had a 20 min all-standing discussion in which we contemplated the after-dinner options. Everyone lamented the lack of things to do at East Coast! Luckily David's recommendation of Pool garnered enough support. We ended up playing pool for at least 1.5 hours.. The girls managed to pick up a few skills too.
All in all, a pretty good class outing :)
Lunch, Rag and Tennis (Mon 28 July)
I had lunch with yunhua today. It was super convenient since she was working at the Brenner Institute. I can't help but envy her, since Cambridge is probably the top university for Medicine everywhere. It's a case of feeling the grass is greener on the other side.
Then again, its not where you study, but also how you make use of your opportunities. So I shan't make a comparison of how Cambridge is academically better or whatever (though it is) and I'll just count my blessings that here in Singapore, I'm close to friends, family and basically everyone I have known in my life. It's two greatly different experiences, and it's not fair to compare them side by side. (I think I'm doing pretty decently here in Singapore, and hopefully I shall improve in time)
It was interesting hearing all the different things they do at Cambridge, like the 80pg long essay-type notes for each physio chapter, the fact that their social activity comprises mainly drinking, and of course, the fact that they do get to dissect their cadavers. So the lunch went on rather well.
In the afternoon I crashed my OG's tennis game. I shall be eternally grateful to Pravin for giving me such an effective refresher course (: Though most of the time I was breathless picking up fallen balls, I did manage to serve out a couple of good shots!
With luck OG badminton and basketball will turn out to be fun too...
28 July 2008
random events(I)
Ben and Jerry's Day (the week b4 21 July)
If I remember correctly this was the day Lakota/Bombini had Fish and Chips at the Glass House. (Next to Park Mall) The Fish and Chips was one of the better ones I've tasted.. I often get sick of the fish in Fish and Chips, so I suppose the fish must have been rather good since I finished an entire plate..
Following our sumptuous (and highly expensive dinner), we had Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, in which we had a wonderful time deciding what was most worth buying, and a rather difficult time (for glen) trying to figure out how much each person had to pay.
SIBF (Thurs 24 July)
After attending a hectic 5? sessions of practice the band headed down to Republic Polytechnic (in Woodlands!) to perform in the competition. From where I played the band sounded muffled and totally unlike its usual sound in the RI band room. I tried my best to play in tune but at times I really just had to stop playing just to alleviate the tuning problems. Generally it wasn't the band's or my best performance, despite my best efforts.
I think the band was placed 6th out of 7 bands, but the scores were rather close. I would think its still a commendable performance given the limited practice time...
CIP @ Jenaris Home (Sat 26 July)
To be honest I attended this cip mainly because the og was going for it, and because Charlene was organising it. It was really fun, and not much work for us volunteers, because the residents in the home were already quite independent and have settled well into their daily routines.
For me, there didn't really seem to be anything really different about the residents from normal people, despite my initial apprehensions. The residents probably enjoyed winning us at table tennis, checkers, chinese chess - in many of these pursuits, us medical students were their inferiors! But despite losing to an aged man in chinese chess 2 times in a row, I enjoyed the company of these special residents. They were special precisely because they were normal.
Ah yes, then there was the matter of 'volunteering' myself for an impromtu mass dance... Probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever done in my life. But since I seldom do such crazy things, I suppose that was fun too...
After lunch (which was prepared by the residents and which I found not-too-bad) we headed down alll thee way to Tampines.. to chill at Macdonalds! Following which I enjoyed a 30min ride on bus 10 home :)
If I remember correctly this was the day Lakota/Bombini had Fish and Chips at the Glass House. (Next to Park Mall) The Fish and Chips was one of the better ones I've tasted.. I often get sick of the fish in Fish and Chips, so I suppose the fish must have been rather good since I finished an entire plate..
Following our sumptuous (and highly expensive dinner), we had Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, in which we had a wonderful time deciding what was most worth buying, and a rather difficult time (for glen) trying to figure out how much each person had to pay.
SIBF (Thurs 24 July)
After attending a hectic 5? sessions of practice the band headed down to Republic Polytechnic (in Woodlands!) to perform in the competition. From where I played the band sounded muffled and totally unlike its usual sound in the RI band room. I tried my best to play in tune but at times I really just had to stop playing just to alleviate the tuning problems. Generally it wasn't the band's or my best performance, despite my best efforts.
I think the band was placed 6th out of 7 bands, but the scores were rather close. I would think its still a commendable performance given the limited practice time...
CIP @ Jenaris Home (Sat 26 July)
To be honest I attended this cip mainly because the og was going for it, and because Charlene was organising it. It was really fun, and not much work for us volunteers, because the residents in the home were already quite independent and have settled well into their daily routines.
For me, there didn't really seem to be anything really different about the residents from normal people, despite my initial apprehensions. The residents probably enjoyed winning us at table tennis, checkers, chinese chess - in many of these pursuits, us medical students were their inferiors! But despite losing to an aged man in chinese chess 2 times in a row, I enjoyed the company of these special residents. They were special precisely because they were normal.
Ah yes, then there was the matter of 'volunteering' myself for an impromtu mass dance... Probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever done in my life. But since I seldom do such crazy things, I suppose that was fun too...
After lunch (which was prepared by the residents and which I found not-too-bad) we headed down alll thee way to Tampines.. to chill at Macdonalds! Following which I enjoyed a 30min ride on bus 10 home :)
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