Missing CNY

for my 2^nd time in a row. New year is ALWAYS very meaningful to me because I have so many fun and good memories. Also, an opportunity to only see some of my distant relatives/cousins. I really miss the boisterous environment at my parents’ hometowns. Especially with the blaring CNY music, exciting conversation with aunties and uncles, ang paus and of course, my beloved CNY cookies- prawn crackers, kueh ka pet, pineapple tart and Jolly Shandy! Huuhuu...

On New Year’s Eve, I managed to cook several dishes for the reunion dinner- SIX to be exact! Though I ambitiously wanted to pull off eight, but, by the time I was about to do the fifth dish, I was exhausted already.

And so, the dinner consisted of tomato fish, steamed egg, spicy black bean prawn, ABC soup, mixed vegetables, tofu with chicken mushrooms.

Yummy, delicious dessert-I loved how my friend beautifully plate up the strawberries and cubed rock melon. SWEET...

As you know, RED is the auspicious colour. In the morning, I realized that my new dress wasn't red enough so I quickly did my nails just to add more 'redness' to my whole presentation. I seriously follow the traditional rules of wearing new clothes and wearing red, in particular the first day of new year.

On the first day of NEW YEAR, we had our ‘yum cha’ session. Guess what we had? Teh tarik and since we haven’t got our CNY cookies, we substituted with chips -_- Well, at least that’s something close.

And funnily, we made SUSHI (my dear friend’s suggestion) in the afternoon. We had green tea hot drink with it. Then, for tea, we had delicious smoothie to quench our thirst.

I’m VERY glad that I am not totally alone on this special festive =) But still I miss my dear relatives and fooooooooooooooooooood.

My favourite picture of the day - SpongeBob SquarePants tin!! How adorable is that? (Von if you're reading, I know you'll like this XD )

Till then, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Have heaps of FUN!!!

Over the moon

Last Friday, I went back to my previous workplace (where I spent 3 months doing my research) to visit my supervisor and other staff members. Needed to specially thank my supervisor for her tremendous support and guidance throughout my thesis project.

OHhhhh and ................. she revealed a SENSATIONAL news !!

Guess what?! Our abstract (from the basis of our project) was accepted for the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) in their upcoming scientific forum this November! Awesome-ness! *dance around the room* It will be enlarged in a poster format for the forum!

The abstract

Apparently she wanted to put this picture of me in there. In case you are wondering, that's me conducting a medication history with the patient. Face of patient has not been shown to protect anonymity until further decision and instruction are released. If I knew how to do that blurry effect you see on TV where a criminal is caught, I wouldn't be so cruel to stamp on my patient's picture >.<

So much of me feeling upset throughout the project. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet - fits in here. Reflecting on what Professor Balducci-the pioneer of geriatric oncology field said to me, "What you are doing is meaningful and it's definitely worthwhile". *tears of joy*

On another note, I wanna share with you a random joke that I'd picked up while I was there. Perhaps my last because I won't be going there anymore. Anyway, read on because it is quite inane but funny!

This guy was so lonely that he decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So, he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet. After some discussion, he finally bought a centipede (100-leg bug), which came in a little white box to use for his house.

He took the box home, found a good location for the box and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to the bar a drink. So, he asked the centipede in the box, "Would you like to go to Frank's place with me and have a beer?"

But there was no answer from his new pet. This bothered him a bit, but waited a few minutes and then asked him again, "How about going to the bar and having a drink with me?"

But again, there was no answer from his new friend. So he waited a few minutes more, thinking about the situation. He decided to ask him one more time, this time putting his face up against the centipede's house and shouting, "Hey in there! Would you like to go to Frank's place and have a drink with me?"

A little voice came out of the box. "I heard you the first time! I'm putting my shoes on!"

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Spring has been around for a month! It is my favourite time of the year where things come magically to life. Will be uploading pictures of flowers and MORE flowers in my next blog. Stay tuned!

I miss my organ terribly! =(

In particular, I miss Masa Matsuda's 'oh-so-soothing' pieces like- 道 (Path), Waiting for Spring to Come, I Can See Stars in your Eyes... Many organ pieces are written by talented Japanese, for those who are not familiar.

and many techno- head bobbing pieces which I have fun blasting the volume to the max. My late grandfather never got tired of the Wong Fei Hung song!

I pity my neighbours at times! LOL

Rainbow moments!

Part 2: Cake cutting @ Apartment

I shrieked when I saw what was in the bag of pressies. They gave me 'medications' organised in a Webster pack (medication administration aid). What a wonderful and CREATIVE gift!!

Zoe counselled on its indication, how to use and associated side effects. She also made sure that I had a Consumer Medicine Information to take home to read.

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  I thought they just printed out some random product information. But when I read the leaflet thoroughly at home, I broke out into laughing fit moments! I even highlighted important points pertaining to the 'medicines' and made side notes on it!! Hahaha...
  
  
  

  
  I don't know how they replicate the exact same format as like other CMI. You guys are incredible! I totally love this idea.

  
  

  
  
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  Hm...I love my 'medicines' , really! They are all sweet and yummy ^_^

Sounds good, so I would have 1/2 Macadamia mane and nocte, 1 Rasberry chocolate during lunch and 1 Raisin chocolate before bed. Thank you pharmacists for packing this! It is now easier to take my tablets without being non-compliant. I pretty convinced that my symptoms will improve over time!

3 weeks supply of 'medicines'!

Taken my night dose chocolate already!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this sparkly pearly bracelet!!!

This is going up on my wall ^_^ Beautiful work of art!

New Pillow to sleep with! - no name yet! Any suggestions?

Thank you Piggies Jo, Zoe, Ann, Lionel, Ronald! Also to Tee Han, TJ, Poh and Yvonne-thank you for coming together to celebrate. This really made my day and it meant a lot to me. I really appreciate all your efforts! Of course, not forgetting the organizers!! Special thanks for planning this so successfully-from paying deposit to book the venue to getting people to gather on time. I truly enjoyed myself and this is one of the best birthday celebrations that I've ever had! THANK YOU! You guys are amazing ^_^

XOXO,

Quick update!

So, it was my first day of placement at another hospital--> Saw many blooming flowers-but the bright pink was my favourite of all! --> Ironically, the therapeutic brefing topic was about treatments for menopause symptoms *>.< ---> Dearest uncle called and put $$ into bank---> went to buy chocolate moist cake ~YUM! ---> Spent time thinking about menopause at night. Gosh... it freaked me out! ---> Oink Oink sleeping time

PS: Bought a new laptop today after much contemplation!! Am super excited and happy! ^_^

Joke #7

My first day at the Division of GP was awesome! I was very well taken care of by my super kind preceptor and other amiable staff members. There's so much to know, so much information to sink in! Aaahhh... gotta go read the stuff that she told me too. And tomorrow, I'll be going out early in the morning with a very experienced diabetes educator. I am extremely looking forward for this session! Till then, I'll leave you with a joke ^.^

The elderly gentlemen are pushing their carts around K-Mart when they collide. The first old guy says to the second guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going".

The second old guy says,"That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate."

The first old guys says," Well, maybe I can help you find her. What does she look like?"

The second old guy says, "Well, she is 27 years old, tall with red hair, blue eyes, long legs and is wearing a denim shorts. What does your wife look like?"

To which the first old guy says, "Dont' remember, let's look for yours."

Joke of the Day #6

A dose of laughter for you guys!

The teenage boy seemed placid as I approached his hospital bed to give him a psychiatric evaluation. His mother sat nearby, immersed in her knitting. When I introduced myself to the boy, he looked right through me and started screaming,"I can't see! I can't see!"

I had never before witnesed such a dramatic example of hysterical blindness.

"How long has this been going on?" I asked his mother.

She replied, "Ever since you stepped in front of his TV set"

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And because I'm feeling extra bubbly today, I am injecting you another good dose of laughter!

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While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Aaron and his wife, Alicia, listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other"

He addressed the men, "Can you describe your wife's favourite flower?"

Aaron leaned over, touched Alicia's arm gently and whispered,"Edmonds Self Raising Flour, isn't it?"

And thus, began Aaron's life of loneliness.

Note: For those who did't get the joke, hint: Homonyms

Joke of the Day #5

Another random joke that I picked up from the basket.

The elderly gentlemen are pushing their carts around K-Mart when they collide. The first old guy says to the second guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going".

The second old guy says,"That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate."

The first old guys says," Well, maybe I can help you find her. What does she look like?"

The second old guy says, "Well, she is 27 years old, tall with red hair, blue eyes, long legs and is wearing a denim shorts. What does your wife look like?"

To which the first old guy says, "Dont' remember, let's look for yours."

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Joke of the Day #4

Good morning, peeps! This is hilarious! Read on!

This bloke is sitting reading his Evening Herald newspaper when the wife sneaks up behind him and whacks him on the head with a frying pan.

"What was that for?" he says.

"That was for the piece of paper in your trouser pockets with the name Mary-Ellen written on it," she replies.

"Don't be daft," he explains. "Two weeks ago when I went to Randwick races & Mary-Ellen was the name of one of the horses I bet on". She seems satisfied and at this apologizes and goes off to work around the house.

Three days later, he's again sitting in his chair reading when she nails him with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him out cold.

When he comes around, he says, "What the hell was that for?"

She said angrily," Your horse phoned!".

Have a great day everyone! ^.^ Smile always

Joke of The Day #3

Another random joke from the basket that I picked up this morning!

After being away on business, Tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift.

"How about some perfume?" he asked the cosmetics clerk.

She showed him a bottle costing $50.00. "That's a bit much," said Tim, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00.

"That's still quite a bit," time complained. Growing annoyed, the clerk brought out a tiny $15.oo bottle. "What I mean," said Tim, "is I'd like to see something really cheap".

The clerk handed him a mirror.

Heehee.. so 'kiam siap'!

Joke of the Day #2

I love crossing by a certain area in my workplace because there is a basket of small papers written on jokes. So everyday, I would go and pick up a random joke to kick start my morning blues =) So, here is one to brighten up your day!

A married couple were asleep when the telephone rang at two in the morning.

The wife, picked up the telephone, listened a moment and said, "Who was that?"

The wife said, "How the hell should I know? It's about 200 miles away" and hung up.

The husband asked,"Who was that?"

The wife replied," I don't know. Some woman called up wanting to know if the coast is clear".

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Stay tune for more!

Joke of the Day #1

This was up in one of the toilet cubicles!! If you knew where I was working, you will find that funny! Luckily no one was in the washroom at that moment when I laughed...It was soooo funny! I don't know whether you have heard of this one before, but here goes!



Dear Tech Support,




Last year, I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the Flower and Jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undersiarable programs such as AFL 5.0 and NRL 3.0. And now, Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and Housecleaning simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.What can I do?


Desperate





Dear Desperate,


First, keep in mind that Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try to enter the command: C:/I THOUGHT YOU LOVE ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0. If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Power Off 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 and Beer 6.1. The latter is a very disturbing program as that will create Snoringloudly.WAVfiles.Whatever you do, DO NOT INSTALL Mother-in-law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.You might consider purchasing additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recomend Lingerie 7.7 and Sex 3.0. GOOD LUCK!



Tech Support