Coconut Tree

Saw this on the way to Seremban Hospital today... Funny how not many people notice this. Maybe I'm just being jakun only. Look carefully...

Look closer.

My uni has been undergoing some major rennovations for the past few months. They're planning to add 2 more floors on top and expand the building. So far, the roof and atrium is gone (now replaced with planks and metal rods for support) and the place floods whenever it rains (got multi-coloured mould growing on the walls already). The library's not a very condusive place for studying now 'cos some pipes are leaking and the workers have started drilling the area....

And today, the encroachment on the 'tranquility' of the place has went to a new level... They've started drilling the walls near the lecture halls. During lectures. Even the lecturer's microphone couldn't fight the noise. Furthermore, it was during an anatomy lecture... Kesian the people who were sitting right next to the wall.

After 3 failed attempts, I finally managed to donate blood! BP was high enough today (100/70). *waves peace sign*

IMU Ball is this coming Saturday. Lo and behold, pimples choose to pop up now! Hardly made any preperations, since I basically have most of the stuff already... To those who are going on Saturday, see you guys there!:)

MSK and Cake Icing

Finally fixed the sidebar. The symbol problem has been partially rectified. That one has to be done slowly over the weeks. In a way, I'm glad I've encountered these problems. It kinda forced me to learn some things bout HTML.:) Goes to show that we should be grateful for even the bad things in life (not all la, some things are just plain bad).

I'm into week 3 of Musculoskeletal System now. So far, things have been busy. Hardly had time to do much thorough reading. It's a little hard to believe, 2 years have past since I entered uni and I'm now a Sem 5 student (so-called 'super-senior'). Don't feel any different though. In Sem 1, I used to admire Sem 3 students. I was like, "Wow! She's studying hematology! Woah... that must be super-tough... How on earth do they get through EOS 3?" Now after Sem 3, it's not like I feel any greater 'cos I know some stuff bout blood. Sem 5 is scary yes, but I'm still pretty blur. It's getting difficult to recall, what more integrate whatever it is we learnt in the previous semesters. Like last Saturday, I didn't know what GA stood for (it stands for General Anaesthetic) and even forgot that hepatitis is one of the side effects of certain drugs... It was a good this that Vee Han remembered that. *blush* Hehe... malu only...somemore EOS 5 is coming soon.

Notice I seldom blog bout deep, serious stuff (like philosophy, politics, views on life). Maybe I'm lazy, maybe it's just difficult to put them down in words. Or maybe I'm in a way, a naturally private person. Guess it would be good to add some more 'serious' stuff here too. One day, one day...

Andrew, Vee Han, Calvin, Seng Kiat and I attended Shing Wei's 21st birthday party last Saturday. Ended up playing a modified version of the "7 Drinking Game". Since we didn't have enough drinks, and since we were too full to eat birthday cake as punishment, the loser got their face painted with cake icing. At first, I kena until quite teruk ('cos I sucked at that game. 3rd year Med student. Hence, necrotized brain cells). Then Andrew 'de-throned' me. Quite embarassing lor, since throughout that time, Shing Wei's dad was at a nearby table drinking with some relatives... Don't know if we gave your 'father-in-law' a good impression, Seng Kiat. But we enjoyed ourselves nevertheless!:P:P:P Thanks, Shing Wei for inviting us! :)

*yawns* Have to go sleep now... Got PBL tomorrow morning..

Update

As you've noticed, I've changed the page layout. Nope, I didn't make this cute little turtle myself. I'm too lazy and incompetent in HTML to do this...yet. Maybe one day I'll come up with my own.:P

Still trying to work out some kinks. The sidebar isn't working properly and some text has been converted into weird symbols... Anyone out there know HTML? Tetsudatte kudasai...onegai...

Now my blog looks a little like a pokemon fansite. -_-"

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost (1915)

Aura Colour?

Your Aura is Blue

Your Personality: Your natural warmth and intuition nurtures those around you. You are accepting and always follow your heart. You in Love: Relationships are your top priority, and this includes love. You are most happy when you are serious with someone. Your Career: You need to help others in your job to feel satistifed. You would be a great nurse, psychologist, or counselor.

What Color Is Your Aura?

Five Factor Personality Test

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have low extroversion. You are quiet and reserved in most social situations. A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you. You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people. Conscientiousness: You have high conscientiousness. Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life. Most things in your life are organized and planned well. But you borderline on being a total perfectionist. Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You're generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have medium neuroticism. You're generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic. Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy. Your life is pretty smooth, but there's a few emotional bumps you'd like to get rid of. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is high. In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas. You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits. A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything.

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Aquaria KLCC

Yay! Yesterday, I finally got to visit Aquaria KLCC with Xian-Nian! Omigod the soft-shelled turtles were so HUGE!!! We were walking down the stairs and could see this large tank at the bottom, and in it were lots of fishes plus helluva big, fat, juicy soft-shelled turtles!!! I nearly squealed with delight. I never knew they could get so big! They were sitting right at the bottom of the tank, so I couldn't really admire the full extent of their hugeness, but yeah, I would say they're at least as big as my computer desk! And there were these cute little pig-snout turtle thingys that were flapping around in some other tanks, and other cute tortoises too!

Oh yeah, there were lots of other wonderful creatures like sharks, fishes, frogs, snakes, sting-rays, more fishes and um...more fishes. They were nice too.

Forget the narration. On with the pictures.:P

P.S. - One more thing, if you go there, be sure to show your student IDs, if you have any. You'll only pay RM20. We didn't know that. Kena sucked of an additional RM8 each. :(

Name: Pancake Tortoise (yes, pancake!:P)
Scientific Name: Malacochersus tornieri
Geographical Range: Southern Kenya and Northern and Eastern Tanzania
Habitat: Rocky hills, outcrops in arid scrub and savanna. Altitudes from 100 to 6,000 feet.

The pancake tortoise is adapted to fitting into tight crevices. Even larger individuals are less than 2 inches high. The shell is so thin and flexible that the plastron moves in and out when the animal breathes. Since the tortoise could easily be torn apart by predators, it relies on its speed and flexibility to escape from dangerous situations. With the reduced weight of the shell, it can move much more quickly than other species.

It was once thought that it could puff its body up with air to wedge itself in place, but this has been found not to be true. Instead, it orients its spiky legs outward so that it is almost impossible to dislodge. This animal can also climb vertically. Because they are so light they can turn themselves over with ease if they fall on their backs.
http://www.whozoo.org/Intro2002/TiffGarcia/TG_PancakeTortoise.htm

Probably his favourite moment for the day... browsing through books in Kinokuniya. :P

And here's the helluva huge fat ass turtle! I know it doesn't look big here, cos I took this picture from way up.