The crickets are out on full force today.. I can hear them from the kitchen when i was cooking dinner just now!! I think their population is directly proportional to the amount of rain received in the day.. cos its been raining all day long today and viola~ we hear a symphony of orchestra...
speaking of which.. i want to laugh at my foolishness.. last friday was super sunny. sat was blazing hot. sunday was warm. monday was hot and tuesday is not! No prizes for guessing which day i decided to wash my clothes....... obviously i had to pick the not.so.hot. day... So my clothes are not only still wet despite hanging out since 9.30am..they are soaked with rain water.. so smart rite? mdm wong seriously cannot predict aust weather.
todays hasnt been as productive as id hoped but still better than yest and definitely much better than the wkend (basically nua the weekend away.. :( ).. hopefully i can condt to pick up steam as the wk progresses.. too much to do..
To those of my frens who are teachers, happy teachers day in advance!!! :)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Im starting this entry with no idea what i wish to write.. so lets see how this goes.. :)
okay what shall i talk about? my clinics today? saw two patients today, both are chronic pain patients, pain++ type.. well my first lady is getting better, able to walk for half hour before onset of pain and her leg pain is now only localised to to the buttock region instead of all the way down so im really happy. I tried to put to practice wat i learned in Peter's class and it was really fun exploring and finding that wat he says works!!!! :)
my other lady was really the highlight of my day. Constant elbow pain for 3 months - nil injury, had corticosteriod injection which didnt help a teeny bit. Tried kinesiotaping and some soft tissue work last week (cant do anything else cos she is just so tender n sensitised all around in the arm) but neither helped. Checked her neck today and all were negative.. all except for distraction which relieved her pain. For the first time in 3 months, her pain level actually went below 4/10 --> in her own words. I was amazed. Had a really good discussion with my supervisor about the possible mechanism of her pain..super intriguing and mind boggling! So sad she cant continue to see me as she is unavailable on the days that i am in..i wud really love to monitor her progress.. anyway she is going to see my supervisor so i guess i can still find out from him.. :) i really hope we have made new discovery here and can end her days of pain..
hoho i also read about the new housing policies that will be implemented with immediate effect..i think its really radical and i believe it will definitely have an effect on the market.. which is good. my personal favourite is the new requirement of having to sell ur private property without 6 months of buying a resale flat if you are a private property owner. LOL. I was quite taken aback when i first read it..wow, our gov has turned from a cat to a tiger all of a sudden! But good la. just imagine, the rise in resale flat price in the last quarter is 4.1%.. how to tahan with my 1.8% annual increment??? (note: the key words here are quarter and annual)
Good on you la gahmen. although we all know that these measures are taken with the hope of reducing the impact of the people's wrath during the next coming election, we still appreciate your efforts. Just make sure the execution is done well. otherwise.........ROAWRRRR....
okay what shall i talk about? my clinics today? saw two patients today, both are chronic pain patients, pain++ type.. well my first lady is getting better, able to walk for half hour before onset of pain and her leg pain is now only localised to to the buttock region instead of all the way down so im really happy. I tried to put to practice wat i learned in Peter's class and it was really fun exploring and finding that wat he says works!!!! :)
my other lady was really the highlight of my day. Constant elbow pain for 3 months - nil injury, had corticosteriod injection which didnt help a teeny bit. Tried kinesiotaping and some soft tissue work last week (cant do anything else cos she is just so tender n sensitised all around in the arm) but neither helped. Checked her neck today and all were negative.. all except for distraction which relieved her pain. For the first time in 3 months, her pain level actually went below 4/10 --> in her own words. I was amazed. Had a really good discussion with my supervisor about the possible mechanism of her pain..super intriguing and mind boggling! So sad she cant continue to see me as she is unavailable on the days that i am in..i wud really love to monitor her progress.. anyway she is going to see my supervisor so i guess i can still find out from him.. :) i really hope we have made new discovery here and can end her days of pain..
hoho i also read about the new housing policies that will be implemented with immediate effect..i think its really radical and i believe it will definitely have an effect on the market.. which is good. my personal favourite is the new requirement of having to sell ur private property without 6 months of buying a resale flat if you are a private property owner. LOL. I was quite taken aback when i first read it..wow, our gov has turned from a cat to a tiger all of a sudden! But good la. just imagine, the rise in resale flat price in the last quarter is 4.1%.. how to tahan with my 1.8% annual increment??? (note: the key words here are quarter and annual)
Good on you la gahmen. although we all know that these measures are taken with the hope of reducing the impact of the people's wrath during the next coming election, we still appreciate your efforts. Just make sure the execution is done well. otherwise.........ROAWRRRR....
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Winter is at its end and spring is arriving..
Haven really thought about it but the signs are all there.
I dont tremble as much the minute i step out of the shower.. i also dont require the heater to be on 24/7. I can walk around the house without my socks on (some days only :p im still a wuss!)
And the most telling thing amongst all...i can water the plants without my thick thick jacket.. before u start sniggering and rolling ur eyes thinking how bad can watering some plants be...let me explain that watering the plants is a very sacred task which takes me about an hour each time.. So..one hour out in the cold is enough to turn my toes blue and fingers numb loh..
Indeed, spring is right at the doorstep.
As it is already, i can hear the crickets in the garden (my room is next to the garden) as i type this entry. Something i dont recall when i moved in during the thick of winter in july.
12 more weeks.
Wow. that sounds like just next week. LOL.
I can already think of the list of things that i want to do when i get back.
1) Spend time with family
2) Eat jap ramen
3) Eat sashimi.
4) Go running
5) Eat jap ramen.
6) Hair therapy - trim, rebond, treatment
7) Eat jap ramen.
8) Eat sahimi
9) Go running
10) Massage/foot reflexology
11) Clubbing (cheryl dear u on???)
12) Iceskating
13) Clubbing
14) More clubbing (cheryl, keryn & AY are u reading this??? :p)
15) Chill at Leisure Park starbucks
16) Practise my manips skills on willing parties.. heh heh
Cant wait to be back!!
And yes.. I Love You.
:)
Haven really thought about it but the signs are all there.
I dont tremble as much the minute i step out of the shower.. i also dont require the heater to be on 24/7. I can walk around the house without my socks on (some days only :p im still a wuss!)
And the most telling thing amongst all...i can water the plants without my thick thick jacket.. before u start sniggering and rolling ur eyes thinking how bad can watering some plants be...let me explain that watering the plants is a very sacred task which takes me about an hour each time.. So..one hour out in the cold is enough to turn my toes blue and fingers numb loh..
Indeed, spring is right at the doorstep.
As it is already, i can hear the crickets in the garden (my room is next to the garden) as i type this entry. Something i dont recall when i moved in during the thick of winter in july.
12 more weeks.
Wow. that sounds like just next week. LOL.
I can already think of the list of things that i want to do when i get back.
1) Spend time with family
2) Eat jap ramen
3) Eat sashimi.
4) Go running
5) Eat jap ramen.
6) Hair therapy - trim, rebond, treatment
7) Eat jap ramen.
8) Eat sahimi
9) Go running
10) Massage/foot reflexology
11) Clubbing (cheryl dear u on???)
12) Iceskating
13) Clubbing
14) More clubbing (cheryl, keryn & AY are u reading this??? :p)
15) Chill at Leisure Park starbucks
16) Practise my manips skills on willing parties.. heh heh
Cant wait to be back!!
And yes.. I Love You.
:)
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Help needed!
Can someone pls teach me how to be grounded??? Be grateful for my 8-5pm job, less than $3K salary, 21 days annual leave, 99% guaranteed 13th month AWS and not forgetting, my 1.8% annual increment that beats Japan's inflation rate.
A pity i do not live in Japan.
stop stop stop. im supposed to be grateful and more grounded!! argh.
so brain pls i beg you, stop putting all those business plans and ideas in my subconscious.. its driving me nuts!!
whats wrong with being contented with what i have at the moment????
A pity i do not live in Japan.
stop stop stop. im supposed to be grateful and more grounded!! argh.
so brain pls i beg you, stop putting all those business plans and ideas in my subconscious.. its driving me nuts!!
whats wrong with being contented with what i have at the moment????
Friday, August 27, 2010
End of August
Ahh break is finally here.. wow cant believe 4 weeks of sch has came n gone in a blink of an eye..
Counting down. I have just about another 3 more months here in perth.
OMG.
Have i spent that long here already??
I feel like i have not even mastered half of what i am supposed to..
The pressure is so intense.
Knowing that the expectations for me from my seniors will be so much higher when i return is making me more stressed than happy.
Trying my very best here. But if im just not talented what can i do?
Defeatist attitude.
Stop it.
I have such inspirational tutors..
they make me want to work harder to improve myself. to be half as good as them.
Hope.
4 meaningless alphabets put together to form such a powerful word.
I need hope.
Hope that i can one day be better than what i am today.
Counting down. I have just about another 3 more months here in perth.
OMG.
Have i spent that long here already??
I feel like i have not even mastered half of what i am supposed to..
The pressure is so intense.
Knowing that the expectations for me from my seniors will be so much higher when i return is making me more stressed than happy.
Trying my very best here. But if im just not talented what can i do?
Defeatist attitude.
Stop it.
I have such inspirational tutors..
they make me want to work harder to improve myself. to be half as good as them.
Hope.
4 meaningless alphabets put together to form such a powerful word.
I need hope.
Hope that i can one day be better than what i am today.
Friday, August 20, 2010
tears and rainbow
Tears just started running down my cheeks..out of control... i feel so out of control.. hardwork? yes tat i can put in.. talent? that i cant control.. to say i feel frustrated is an understatement.. i dunno wats wrong with my techniques.. i dunno wat i can do.. everyone seems to be getting it..but not me.
thank you for talking to me.. thank you for telling me that im good. even though i noe im not. hearing that lie, despite knowing its a lie, somehow made it alittle better..thank you for letting me feel that it doesnt matter even if i cant crack a single person after i graduate.. you will always be there for me. with me. that the whole world, entire physio world may laugh at me for my failure despite studying so much but u will not laugh.
i have never felt such utter despair like today..sitting on the grass field, with tears running down my cheeks...at that moment, i saw a rainbow in the sky.. u said its a sign... really?
if my tears are like the rain.... i wonder when my rainbow will appear?
thank you for talking to me.. thank you for telling me that im good. even though i noe im not. hearing that lie, despite knowing its a lie, somehow made it alittle better..thank you for letting me feel that it doesnt matter even if i cant crack a single person after i graduate.. you will always be there for me. with me. that the whole world, entire physio world may laugh at me for my failure despite studying so much but u will not laugh.
i have never felt such utter despair like today..sitting on the grass field, with tears running down my cheeks...at that moment, i saw a rainbow in the sky.. u said its a sign... really?
if my tears are like the rain.... i wonder when my rainbow will appear?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Why are u slacking again??
Yes you. Dont pretend to look behind you. Im talking to you gal. Dreamy dream dream. Stop facebooking and go and do ur work.
NOW.
sigh.. such a slave driver!! spent the entire afternoon at the hospital doing my research project.. Have to go there again on thurs but it shld be one of the last few sessions le..completed most of the data entry liao.. Going to start our data analysis next week and hopefully we wun need to go down to the hospital as often as we did before.. its really wearing me out. Like today, we ended about 630 and it was pouring heavily outside the hospital.. luckily a staff gave us a lift to the train station (none of us had an umbrella with us!) and so we didnt have to walk in the rain.. But the journey back is really tedious.. I love fremantle, truely i do. But going there once a week for the past 4 months has really been no joke. i blame the public transport system for my unhapiness really. Anyway its almost done!! The data entry at least.. so tats good!
I realise how terribly unfit i have become..really cant wait to be back in sg and start running again. I promise i will be back with a vengeance!!!! Ahh treadmill, i miss you so....
NOW.
sigh.. such a slave driver!! spent the entire afternoon at the hospital doing my research project.. Have to go there again on thurs but it shld be one of the last few sessions le..completed most of the data entry liao.. Going to start our data analysis next week and hopefully we wun need to go down to the hospital as often as we did before.. its really wearing me out. Like today, we ended about 630 and it was pouring heavily outside the hospital.. luckily a staff gave us a lift to the train station (none of us had an umbrella with us!) and so we didnt have to walk in the rain.. But the journey back is really tedious.. I love fremantle, truely i do. But going there once a week for the past 4 months has really been no joke. i blame the public transport system for my unhapiness really. Anyway its almost done!! The data entry at least.. so tats good!
I realise how terribly unfit i have become..really cant wait to be back in sg and start running again. I promise i will be back with a vengeance!!!! Ahh treadmill, i miss you so....
Monday, August 16, 2010
Lazy bum!
im a lazy bum! totally lacking in discipline and determination..i shld be so ashamed of myself! truely i shld be!
dun ask me what i have been doing since sch started.. other classes, i have been busy meeting this fren, that fren and that that fren.. granted, its my bdae and so i shld cut myself some slack here..but now no more excuses!! time to catch up on all those readings u haven done and pull up ur socks! in less than 4 months u will be home.. so no more mucking ard u hear me??
okay before i end this post and go back to my studying.. i just wish to say a big thank you for everyone who made my bdae so wonderful.. esp keryn & AY!! Yummilicious home cooked dinner + 3 diff cakes to choose from & even a real national day flag to seal the deal! Never felt more singaporean than that day itself in my 4.5 years in aussieland.. hee hee.. *big huggies*
dun ask me what i have been doing since sch started.. other classes, i have been busy meeting this fren, that fren and that that fren.. granted, its my bdae and so i shld cut myself some slack here..but now no more excuses!! time to catch up on all those readings u haven done and pull up ur socks! in less than 4 months u will be home.. so no more mucking ard u hear me??
okay before i end this post and go back to my studying.. i just wish to say a big thank you for everyone who made my bdae so wonderful.. esp keryn & AY!! Yummilicious home cooked dinner + 3 diff cakes to choose from & even a real national day flag to seal the deal! Never felt more singaporean than that day itself in my 4.5 years in aussieland.. hee hee.. *big huggies*
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Month of August
oh gosh.. its been 8 days since i last blogged. That has to be the longest gap (sch holidays not inclusive) between posts since i started this blog hey? I have good reason for this absence.. ah well not exactly good in the good way.. u noe wat i mean..
Alas, the first few days of month August have not been too good to me.. i can only hope that perhaps the happy occassion just around the corner will be able to bring some good luck charm to me..This thought and the holiday trip by AY&Keryn are the only two things that are keeping a smile on my otherwise demoralised and tired face..
Alright banish all the unhappy thots to the back of ur mind until at least the 10th..hush!
Uncle emailed me some noteworthy quotes today and amongst them, these two are my favourites.
Alas, the first few days of month August have not been too good to me.. i can only hope that perhaps the happy occassion just around the corner will be able to bring some good luck charm to me..This thought and the holiday trip by AY&Keryn are the only two things that are keeping a smile on my otherwise demoralised and tired face..
Alright banish all the unhappy thots to the back of ur mind until at least the 10th..hush!
Uncle emailed me some noteworthy quotes today and amongst them, these two are my favourites.
"Upon setting your goal, enjoy every moment of the trip along the way"
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see"
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