Muppets

There are good movies, then there are good movies.

Among the movies I've watched, I think "The Muppets" ranks pretty highly for its memorable songs and cheerful outlook. One of my favourite songs from the movie is much older than I am - my dad can hum it - but its a great song nonetheless.

"Rainbow Connection"

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
and what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
and rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard
and answered when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it.
Look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell. We know that it's probably magic.

Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that called the young sailors.
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me. 

Playhouse 2011

I headed down to ACJC with slight trepidation yesterday afternoon. With only 80 days to our final exams, just how would we fare at our last playhouse?

One part of me thought it didn't matter. True, it was our last playhouse, but given our hectic, stressful schedules, it didn't matter whether we won or not. It was understandable.

I liked the way the play turned out - a bit on the angsty side - but entertaining nonetheless.

My stomach lurched as the MRT sequence prodded my conscience for hogging the MRT seats for ages before noticing the ah-pek standing before me; The scene in which our protagonist examines "the best murmur in Singhealth, NUHS and some say NHG" made me feel even worse for all the times I saw a patient just to hear his murmur. I wouldn't say that the play was an altogether accurate description of medical school life - surely we don't all look that nerdy (though maybe I do) - it came pretty close.

I liked this photograph (courtesy of Michael):

and this one too (courtesy of RamenBar):

9 things to be happy about in M5

1. My clinical skills are better than an M3. Or so I hope.

2. I have gained valuable skills in charming aunties and uncles into letting me examine them.

3. I motivate myself to reach KTPH by 8am every morning and have managed to get my friends to do the same.

3. My sis can teach me radiology after spending 2 weeks in the radiology department.

4. My allergic rhinitis is better once I stop using the air-conditioning - hence I save medical bills and electric bills at the same time.

5. My working hours are shorter than that of a HO's.

6. I have 3 weeks of holidays to look forward to after my exams. And I might get to travel :)

7. Christmas is coming.

8. Internal Med EOPT is coming.

9. Playhouse is coming.

Updates from 24 Oct to 13 Nov

Non-specific viral illness

24 Oct: high fever 39.3

25: Sore throat - saw GP, given cefuroxime and fluimucil

26: developed macular rash - advised by GP to stop cefuroxime, dengue serology was -ve, FBC showed ?lymphocytosis

27: rash became itchy and confluent in areas

28: repeat FBC in polyclinic: normal. 1 atypical mononucleocyte. diagnosis by polyclinic doctor - infectious mononucleosis vs cefuroxime allergy.

Subsequently rash subsided, patient was febrile, vitals stable, no URTI symptoms.

7 Nov

First day of internal med posting. Time to try to start work ==(

10 Nov

Happy day.

13 Nov

Time to start worrying about case write up, tutorials next week and what not.

Sigh. ==(

At least I had delicious steamed jiaozi (dumplings) today. Today is a good day.