Stop and ponder

I read the cue card:


If there was one thing you want to change in your life, what would it be?


How would it benefit you?


Will it be difficult to make this change?


...And then, I was asked to speak for 2 minutes about it.

I wished the examiner could have listened to my sincere reply, something which will come deep down from my heart. But, this was an examination setting. If I spoke my mind, I would not be able to answer the next 2 questions. And I can well predict that I won't be able to score very well in it.

*sigh*

But I thought this was a brilliant question. Something which I haven't been asked for a long time.

Ask yourself.

Cheese Fest 09' @ Rymill Park

Yay! The opportunity to upload pictures of my recent adventure, finally! Just completed my IELTS test this morning. It was amazing to see swarms of people with red or green passports in their hands! International students unite. LOL!

Anyway, last Sunday was Cheesey-licious DAY! There was a variety of cheese and wine stalls from different places-Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Mclaren Vale etc . Afterall, SA is famous for plethora of grapevines XD I should go visit sometime soon. Wait..what was I doing here for almost 2 years? *deep in thought*

Complementary wine glasses

Cheese tasting

Cheese + crackers are the shiznit

Honeycomb!

Sweet treats. Not sure if it really fits in the cheesy atmosphere. Hahaha

Savoury dips

I really like brie out of all the cheeses. Its soft, creamy and smooth. The blue cheese..GOSH!! Too potent... too potent for my liking. The hard cheese, I am sure you are familiar with parmesan, pecorino. Jo and I tried the matured (3 years!!) pecorino cheese. Hahaha.. she said it tasted like sponge. LOL! Zoe and I thought that the Tasmanian Red Square's (washed rind) cheese is very nice tasting too!

Poh Poh's expertise in glass handling. Check out her Marilyn Monroe's tattoo! If there was an Elvis Presley one, I reckon she would have that all over her hands and legs =)

Tried to trick Ann that I was drinking wine. It backfired!

*Ahem* that's green tea ^_^

There are heaps of other photos, but I'm too tired to wait for it to upload.

It was really great to know that there are so many different types of cheese out there. Definitely a good introductory place because I know I can never buy so many different types of cheese and do sample tasting. If I hadn't know how blue cheese tasted like, I might puchase a block out of curiosity, tasted a bite and left it in the fridge and never touch it again-oh, perhaps pass that to Jo piggy. Heeehee (She helps me with my wine, everytime! Such good friend) Yes, cheese is not CHEAP in here by the way >.<

QUM=Love

I was glad I attended the morning lecture today. It was indeed an inspiring talk by a very noted and superior fellow who is in charged of approving subsidised medicine use in this country. I loved how he emphasized and encouraged us to put fire in our belly and asking ourselves this question when we join the workforce in a few months time - "Have I made a difference in someone's life today?"

And how he used the analogy of love to Quality Use of Medicine! That is brilliant! I'm into QUM ever since I attended my recent placement this year. Thanks to my preceptors who constantly inject me with loads of enthusiasm. But it is a hard concept to grasp, really. It's like asking- What is love? Define Love.

Love is intrinsic, he said. It is expressed through care, concern, respect, TLC etc. And so is QUM.

Ok ok... Should be studying assiduously for my oral test tomorrow. Look at what I'm doing now. Yikes!

Wish me luck =)

Isn't it a wonder?

Sometimes you can't help but wonder why certain things happen. What is the significance of that, you may ask? Why is there so much uncertainty- is it good or bad? How do you measure them?

I admit I love everything to be organized meticulously. I like things to be certain. Even better if its black and white. Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't happen the way I want it to be and I find myself struggling with frustration.

I'm trying to come to terms with it and still in the learning process. Life would be too mundane if everything goes according to plan, some say. I do agree that its the uncertainty in life is what makes life more remarkably interesting. But, you still need a blueprint right? Or else instead of a fine building, you may just end up with random walls.



We all had big dreams and goals when we were young. But many of us had stopped dreaming as we grow up. Why? Fear or failure/embarassment? Low self-esteem?

The question is why settle for a mediocre life when YOU know you can and have the ability to do so much more in your life.

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If you have a dream, keep it close to your heart and run away with it.

Totally random! Here's a question for all of you!

I'm curious to know: What is your all time favourite music song? Perhaps it is difficult to choose only one... so, give me your top THREE ok? I'll start the ball rolling with my personal favourites:

1) I'm Your Angel-Celine Dion & (this is obvious! Beautifully written lyrics XD)

2) September-Earth, Wind & Fire (Soooo upbeat! Ba de ya...de ya...de ya...*dance*)

3) Numb -Linkin Park ( I like 'screaming'/rock songs as well =) But this would be one that I can do it again and again. Okay, not that you need to know all that)

So, share with me. What are some of your FAVOURITE songs? And WHY ?





PS: Can I put one more? Heehee...Three not enough!

4) Shou Fang Kai-Lee Sheng Jie (T_T I feel so connected with this song though it's not like anyone had broken my heart. Why do people like me fall in love with sad songs? Boo.)

LOOK!

The sky is still bright even at 7.15pm! I am ridiculously happy because it feels like someone had performed magic! It usually gets dark at 6.45pm!

Eh, no magic-lah. Daylight saving happened this morning that's why! I lost an hour. Boo. Although it is just an hour difference, I still feel a bit disoriented. Very reliant on the natural light to know the time. Oh well, time to get adjusted! I'm still curious how they know what time daylight saving occurs. Recently, I remember feeling funny when I woke up at 6am to find the sky fairly bright. My body is so used to waking up at 7-ish when the sky is bright. It's interesting to live in a place where you have to adjust your clock twice! The first round you gain and second round you lose time. But, in the end the net is still zero. >.<

Can't wait for SUMMER! The day time feels even longer (the sky only gets dark at 8-ish)and I like it!!!

I need an Angel...

I always feel much comforted and reassured that everything will be alright after listening to Celine D's and R. Kelly's beautiful duet song I'm Your Angel . Kudos to the songwriter who had written the meaningful, uplifting lyrics. I feel safe for now.

Couldn't use the original MTV version. So, I chose this instead.