#hollah

will.i.am may not be the hottest man alive when it comes to looks, but I would date him in a heartbeat because every single word that comes out of his mouth is just so hilariously funny.
Best comeback/one-liner: "I don't got tactics, I got tic tacs because I stay fresh. Hollah." I need to use that one day.

#fatbitch

Putting a limit on how long my stays at home are going to be because I am being fed so well that my self control is like toodlesgoodbyewhocaresifieatafterdinnerandinbetweenmealsyusnutrigrainsogoodnomnomnomnom

#stupidA

Today I thought I saw A. in town. As much as I'd love to deny it, my heart did flutter a wee bit for one nonsensical moment.

#moveoutthewayasiancomingdowntheroad

Another crazy female Asian driver is about to hit the roads... FINALLY got my full licence after having my restricted for six years and simply being too damn lazy to get my full-slash-being quite happy to simply drive myself around-slash-avoid having to give people rides because I am a selfish bitch.

#firstworldproblems

I take it back. Power was only just restored and I realised that I need the internets. And warm water because ice cold water makes my teeth feel funny.

#thatpower...cut

Storm hath hit. No snow, but it is most certainly windy as fuck and rain is torrential. Also, the lights keep flickering ominously. Rushed through my shower in haste to avoid a cold shower/having to fumble my way in the dark with my period... Mmmmm not such a good idea.



BRING ON THE CANDLES! except, that no power means no internet and without internet, I will have no facebook. And without facebook I will be extremely bored and will probably resort to chowing down the rest of the Nutri-Grain.

#embarassingasianparents

Went out to yum cha with my parents today. Thought that seeing as we were going to an Asian restaurant that it wouldn't be such an embarrassing outing. I was wrong.

Let me set the scene: my parents usually only go to one yum cha place on the account that the all the other ones are either a) crappy, b) expensive or c) have ripped off my parents in the past. Today, for some inexplicable reason, my mother goes with choice c). 

So, we walk in, get seated and almost immediately, my mother's gaze makes a beeline for the perpetrator who added up the bill falsely the last time we visited. Note: this last visit occurred fifteen years ago. 

"Oh, it's her. She's the one who added the bill up wrong last time and ripped us off." She says, not in sotto voce as you would have hoped, but rather audibly. 

My father tries in vain to hush her, but fails. "They can hear us!"
"Well, I'll just speak in Cantonese then."

The waiters know to speak Cantonese because we were greeted in Cantonese when we came in. So this tactic would not work and this is something I notify my mother about with a look of embarrassment. 

"Fine, let's talk about something else." She concedes. I reach for a cup of green tea. "Now, now. Don't drink too much! You know you have your period and you can't drink too much green tea or it'll make it heavier." 

Subject change fail. 

After we finish the meal, my mother asks for a pen. I ask her why. "So I can make sure we don't get ripped off."
"Mum!" I exclaim.

"What? It's perfectly normal. Now, give me that pen."

"Oh, yes. These Asian restaurants are fond of ripping off people." My father adds.

Instead I hand over my phone. "Look, I have a calculator function of my phone."
"Oh, excellent." My father chimes in. "Now we can make it look less obvious." He reaches out for the phone and starts adding up numbers that my mother is muttering under her breath.

I just look mortified. 

dfkljsdfkjlsdfjklsdfjkdfslkj Rule: never ever, ever rip off my parents (or Asians, for that matter). 

#aarghfuckyoustudysmart

Ugh stupid studysmart. I almost would've preferred having workshops because at least I wouldn't have pay attention to a series of boring videos and then answer a series of equally boring questions (sometimes irrelevant) in order to get terms. I also wouldn't have a headache because not everyone can focus on a computer screen for two hours!

#holidayseverydaypleaseandthankyou

Slept in till 10am. Read a book. Then proceeded to nap after lunch for an hour.

FOUND NUTRI GRAIN IN THE PANTRY. My room smells of warm bread permanently on the account of the breadmaker being stored in my room.



Home is good. Did I mention that the ambient temperature is a toasty 18 degrees celsius?

Also, just had an interesting conversation:
Dad: So, I think you should get your teeth checked by the dental hygienist.
Me: Ugh. Mum's been talking to you about this and I said -
Dad: Nah, nah. It's a good idea eh. Especially with kissing your boyfriend - don't want smelly breath.
Me: My. Teeth. Are. Fine.


TAX RETURNS ARE OUT!!! I swear, this is more exciting than exam results.

#iamnotpregnant

I'm going home to see my family! And my uterus has decided to reveal itself... which I am quite happy about because it means that I won't have it... in twelve days time.

#futureplans

Note to self: engrave inside of wedding ring

#mushylovestuff

homophrosýnē. it annoys me how some people just break up over the littlest things. yes, i won't deny that we've had our ups and downs, but i will not jump easily to breaking up and neither would E. and it honestly fucks me off when G. and his girlfriend are constantly breaking up. well actually, it just annoys me when G. wants to be our friend when he's not with his girlfriend and then ignores us completely when he's back together with her.

And I get to see E. on Sunday!

#eightyeightpercent

Dieeeee OSPE. Two extra marks would be nice. Just saying... Except I'm kicking myself because I'm pretty sure I could've actually made those two extra marks if I hadn't made careless mistakes.


Lawl... pharmacology. As sad as it may sound, I go to the lectures just to see people flounder over all the drugs. And it makes me feel good.
Also, a marker of my true maturity: had to withhold a snigger when the lecturer was drawing the changes in pressure in the ventricles and atria during systole and diastole... the diagram ended up a little phallic looking.

#typicalstudent

I cannot wait till holidays!

#x(x)factornz

ermegershhhhhhh X Factor NZ double elimination

#satisfaction

Another blessing of doing medicine post-grad: I have a car! No awkwardly asking strangers for rides or catching buses in the hopes of not being lost. And when doing rest home placements, I'm not stressing about getting there or getting back home.

Also, I've managed to get everything done on my to-do list PLUS had a fantastic day off yesterday with M. and my HIC group in the evening. And cheese rolls and soup for dinner on a cold night! And X-Factor tonight. And home in a week. If I was to be an animal right now, I would be one of those fat furry cats with a huge ass bowl of cream in front of it, purring contentedly. In front of an open fireplace.

#nerdlove

Me: This is going to sound bad, but I need constant reminders of uh, why I like you. You know, like a drug. The effect wears off after a while...
E: So would you say that I'm below the minimum effective concentration?
Me: Well, you did piss me off immensely this week, which did increase the clearance.
E: Well for me, you're over the area under the curve (AUC) kinda girl. But there are too many peaks and troughs still for my liking.
Me: Do you know how you can make it a constant concentration? Infusion pump.
E: I'm coming down for four weeks and being in your company constantly. I think a four week course is just what you need.


Oh, my inner nerd basically died and went to nerd heaven. E., this is EXACTLY why I keep you around.
Also, Taylor Swift's song 'Stay, Stay, Stay' came to mind as I was yelling at him. Because he just laughed.

#boysarestupid

What is the meaning of 'soon'? In the next few hours? Within today? Tomorrow? Within the next week? It's all very subjective. I suppose in my mind, an hour equates to several minutes in your mind.

postscript: i'm fucking over this shit. shit meaning OSPE. also, have progressed to the thinking of "i'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man". obviously in my case, i would need to remove the non-applicable racial epithet. i think i shall duly replace it with "i'm a strong, independent woman with two degrees who don't need no man".

#rantrantrantrant

Country Road. Your evil email notifying me of an additional 25% off sale items. I should not step foot into your vicinity because I will spend money. Granted, the top I bought was originally $109 and I only paid $59.90. But still... grrrrr.

It is a nice top. Also it made me feel better because I feel like I haven't really perked up in a few days.


postscript: this is vain, but hey, this is a place to record such thoughts. was watching my OSCE video and the following was my thought process:
oh hey, i don't have to cringe too much while watching this because i don't actually sound that bad - ooohh wait, look at my legs. they look great - yes, must look for parts which i think i could improve in - i think it might be my boots which seem to elongate my legs.

postscript no. 2: fuck OSPE. i will probably regret not studying as intensely as i should... but i feel like i've burnt out and was prepared for OSPE a week earlier than required. also, i don't think i've done enough study to actually quantify a reason as to why i can make this statement. that made no sense. i'm over study sdkjdfjkdfsjklfsd

Lol. the awkward moment when the Country Road label contains a grammatical error. Beeteedubs, it should "special care is required to maintain ITS appearance".

#oldpoem

here is your list of things that i can see

and it stretches for miles and miles.

last in line and last in queue, i have no

choice but to patiently wait my turn.

why must i make myself smaller so

i understand why you never come around.

take me out the equation, save yourself

the effort of calculating another variable.

there’s no difference, i swear when you see,

because the zero you took out was only me.