The Road Less Taken..

Curse of the Pink Eye

2011-01-26T00:16:00.003+08:00

I'm sure most overseas students with sinus and allergy problems hate it when their eyes gets itchy n their nose gets clogged up upon arrival on Malaysian soil. Blame it on the humidity n the dust!

Eversince i got home frm Moscow my nose has been blocked 24/7 (pretty much the same situation everytime i'm in Malaysia for the past 20 yrs of my life) and my eyes started to itch like mad.

At 1st i thought it was some normal allergic reaction and i could not be bothered bout it. then it got worse.. with sticky discharges in the morning, difficulty in opening eyelids, occasional blurry vision and of course.. the icky red eye. Thats when i self diagnosed myself with conjunctivitis.

Since i tot this was one of my usual hyper allergic reaction towards dust or what not i started using antiallergic/antiinflammatory eyedrops (Naphazoline Hydrochloride+Pheniramine Maleate to be precise). It did not work. Crossed out allergic conjunctivitis from the differential list.

Sick of the annoying itchiness, i got tired of playing around with self-diagnosing and went to the doctor to confirm it. Doctor confirms the conjunctivitis. Prescribed me with antibiotics and antimicrobial eyedrops. So apparently he tot im having bacterial conjunctivitis.

Applied the Colircusi Gentadexa eyedrops and it soothed the itchiness! for a while that is.. then again now i'm pretty certain its bacterial conjunctivitis. Bacterial conjunctivitis usually recovers within 5 days without medication.. but im having it for bout.. 10 days? better to be safe than sorry :)

What NOT to eat when you are under medication

2011-01-23T03:09:00.002+08:00

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, i shall revive this dead blog of mine!

I have lost interest in blogging for the past yr and a half. Hopefully i can keep this up lol.

Well anyway i was watch

ing the series Castle a few days back and i was intrigued at the fact that the murder victim in that series died to balsamic vinegar in reaction to Phenelzine, an antidepressant drug the

victim was on.

So i did a lil research and i found these stuff. Hope it comes in handy if u're under any of these medications.

Ginseng, according to research, can increase blood pressure, making it dangerous for those trying to keep their blood pressure under control. Ginseng, garlic or supplements containing ginger, when taken with the blood-thinning drug, Coumadin, can cause bleeding episodes. In rare cases, ginseng may overstimulate resulting in insomnia. Consuming caffeine with ginseng increases the risk of overstimulation and gastrointestinal upset. Long term use of ginseng may cause menstrual abnormalities and breast tenderness in some women. Ginseng is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.

Garlic capsules combined with diabetes medication can cause a dangerous decrease in blood sugars. Some people who are sensitive to garlic may experience heartburn and flatulence. Garlic has anti-clotting properties.

Aged cheese (brie, parmesan, cheddar and Roquefort), fava beans, sauerkraut, Italian green beans, some beers, red wine, pepperoni and overly ripe avocados should be avoided by people taking MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor antidepressants. The interaction can cause a potentially fatal rise in blood pressure.

Orange juice shouldn't be consumed with antacids containing aluminum. 'The juice increases the absorption of the aluminum. Orange Juice and milk should be avoided when taking antibiotics. The juice's acidity decreases the effectiveness of antibiotics, as does milk.

Milk also doesn't mix with laxatives containing bisacodyl (Correctol and Dulcolax). You might find the laxative works a little "too well" in the morning.

Large amounts of oatmeal and other high-fiber cereals should not be eaten when taking digoxin. The fiber can interfere with the absorption of the drug, making the act of swallowing the pill a waste of time. However, don't stop eating your cereal right away, because that could cause digoxin levels in your system to soar to toxic levels.

Leafy green vegetables, high in vitamin K, should not be taken in great quantities while taking Coumadin. These vegetables could totally negate the affects of the drug and cause blood clotting.

Caffeinated beverages and asthma drugs taken together can cause excessive excitability. Those taking Tagament (Simetidine), quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Penetrex, Noroxin) and even oral contraceptives should be aware these drugs may cause their cup of coffee to give them more of a Java jolt than they expected.

Grilled meat can lead to problems for those on asthma medications containing theophyllines. The chemical compounds formed when meat is grilled somehow prevent this type of medication from working effectively, increasing the possibility of an unmanageable asthma attack.

Alcoholic beverages tend to increase the depressive effects of medications such as benzodiazepines, antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, muscle relaxants, narcotics, or any drug with sedative actions.

Aspirin can modify the effectiveness of arthritis medications, strong prescription steroids and diuretics. Combining aspirin with diabetic medications can drop blood sugars to dangerous levels. Aspirin can also cause toxicity when taken with glaucoma and anticonvulsant (anti-seizure) drugs and cause bleeding episodes when combined with a blood thinner, like Coumadin.

Raspberries contain a natural salicylate that can cause an allergic reaction in aspirin sensitive people.

And the list goes on and on..

So be mindful of what you eat when you're on certain medications.

Happy eating :)

1st Day of Attachment

2010-07-12T22:14:00.002+08:00

World Cup's over! =D congratz to Spain on their winning.

WC aside. Departed from KL at approximately 3pm. arrived in Alor Setar at about 8pm.

Just pit-stopping at my future sister-in-law's parents' house b4 taking off to Baling at 5 in the morning tomorrow (13/07/10).

Can't wait for the juicy stuff of hospital attachments (ambulance riding and autopsy!)

This blog needs..

2010-06-03T10:30:00.002+08:00

a major cardiopulmonary resuscitation!

Physiology final examination tmr.

Biochemistry final examination on the 8th.

Leaving Moscow on the 12th.

Reaching KL on the 13th morning.

Freedom is looming closer!

Friends?

2009-12-21T04:07:00.002+08:00

Friends come and go.. but true frens last forever.

such a true statement..

out of all the frens i have in high school.. oni several of them can be considered true frens. most of them give u rubbish like "oh must keep in touch k" or stuff liddat but when u actually made the effort to keep in touch they act all bz on u or wudnt even find time for u. when they're free they wun even bother maintaining contact. or maybe i guess they think they're too good for u.

i guess thats wat most mediocre frens r for rite? the "hi n bye" purpose.

go figure.

Winter wonderland?

2009-12-16T03:44:00.004+08:00

Woke up early this morning.. to an astonishing -28°C. Usually my weather forecast widget would show the normal weathers.. like snowing, raining, cloudy, sunny, foggy or wat not. but this time..

FRIGID!!!

means its FREAKIN damn cold.

when u step outside, the mucous lining ur nasal cavity jus FREEZE up instantly. its so annoying its as though ur insides r all hard.

Somebody get me outta 513..

2009-12-15T06:17:00.004+08:00

This actions from the clowns I call blockmates who preach to me about maintaining our block's cleanliness and always come after me whenever i miss a single day of duty.

Well i only got one thing to say to those clowns..

UP YOURS!

Bloody noisy buggers.

And to my roommate.

Stop banging ur damn girlfriend in front of me. Sick of hearing all those sounds and bed creaking n moanings.

And really.. y do most Brazilians have the inability the shut up? 24/7 talking worse than those sampat ah por goin around the neighbourhood gossiping at every moment.

One moment on phone. Another on skype. then bring noisy frens over. after that on phone n skype again. Heck he even sleeptalks..

Clinic name suggestions?

2009-12-12T06:19:00.004+08:00

Keeps u wondering rite? lol...

Happy Birthday Pei Yeen!

2009-10-19T15:10:00.001+08:00

This is the 2nd time I'm wishing happy birthday to u frm Moscow.. haha have a good one and good luck for ur SPM! xD

What to cook?

2009-10-13T22:16:00.001+08:00

In need of new recipes.. recommend!

and finally found a suitable music player for me blogz *smiles*

Readmission in ICU

2009-10-10T00:37:00.002+08:00

Its official. This blog is in ICU once again.

Exam wave is over. more to come. but been pretty uptight wit class preparations!

Wheeeee~

Pls let me get that anat avto!

The Heavens..

2009-09-28T19:40:00.002+08:00

rain their tears down

as

Malaysians in Moscow beat themselves down

for the upcoming colloqium.

GL HF to all of us

=)

Control Season is about to begin

2009-09-23T05:17:00.006+08:00

Physiology control next wednesday.

Anatomy control next next thursday.

O.O

physiology still needs a lot of revision. hardly understand the excitation tissues. the hyperpolarisation and depolarisation stuff.

but i've a very good feeling bout my anatomy.. Neurology. this is my forte! i shd be able to score in this. understand most of it so far =)

Gyri and sulci : Checked *tick*

more sulci : checked *tick*

errr.. needs revision *tick*

gonna miss the smell of those brains when i'm done wit it =)

ignorance is your new best friend

i love it when u say.. suction cups

2009-09-22T04:07:00.005+08:00

practical class on how to promote local blood flow using suction cups.

F
U
N
=)

I shd be..

2009-09-14T05:10:00.006+08:00

FRIGGIN ASLEEP AT THIS HOUR. 1.30 am n im still awake. Medic Care class at 10 am summore. =O

oh well..

I'm loving the apartment my frens rented in Frunzenskaya. excellent place.. haha filled wit Ikea furnitures. went over to their place for "house-warming" n chilled out a while.

after that.. for the 1st time ever, i went to Starlight Diner for dinner together wit a few seniors (Jiawen & Jeremy wit their unstoppable egg threats) and my buddies (Veether, Teng Kang, Terry and Gabriel).

I din noe wat to order.. so my frens recommended the Shawn Big Burger and the Snickers milkshake.

oni 3 letters cud describe those 2.

O M G

The Snickers Milkshake. GodLike!

ZOMG! The massive Shawn Big Burger. eat this = confirm GG

and wats great food without great company? =)

loving the clarity of the pics taken by my 8.1 megapixel SE W995 xD

and

missing my close frens back in m'sia + have a safe flight to UK Braces Boy

well then.. i guess its time tooooooooooooo........

i dun wanna be a frog..

2009-09-10T03:45:00.002+08:00

1st PROPER physiology class today.

1st experiment too.

experiments on excitable tissues. so we need..

FROGS

quite an interesting experiment today.

walked into the room.

Yuri Vaguine was sitting down. a jar was nxt to him wit a frog in it. without chloroform whatsoever, he took it out wit his bare hands and placed the lower blade of a dissecting scissors in between the frog's jaw, the upper blade placed right behind the frog's eye and CRUNCH off the frog's head. frog's cant feel pain according to my professor. then he destroyed the brain, further cutting the frog's abdomen into 2. then he removed the muscles in the abdominal region to reveal the spine ( vertebral column ) and showed us the meaning of physical stimulation of the nerves. as he slowly destroyed the spine, the frog's legs were twitching.once that was done, he cut off the frog's leg wit the sciatic nerve still attached ( and of course.. a piece of the vertebral column attached to the other end of the sciatic nerve ). he cut off the webbed feet and smiled as he removed the skin and said " like removing tights off women's leg ". no wonder ppl stereotyped doctors as perverts.. =)

that was jus the process. i captured it on video but sadly.. i din save it *sigh*
the interesting part of this experiment is when he attached electrodes in the frog's naked femoral muscle and another pair of electrodes in the sciatic nerve. then we can actually make the muscle twitch at our disposal by adjusting the amount of volts supplied to it.

hehe..

COOL!

Does these spell D-O-O-M ?

2009-09-08T18:13:00.011+08:00

New subjects eh?

As excited as everyone will be upon receiving "new" ( new = books i nvr receive b4, not brand new books fresh frm the publisher ) books frm the library, the excitement seemed to have died the instant I was introduced to the subject by my professors.

Scary but interesting subjects..

FINALLY some medical related subjects compared to 1st yr. Plus its so fun to be learning medical care IN a hospital. 1st lesson for Medical Care was goin round the hospital learning bout the organisation of a hospital n being briefed bout the work system in a ward. N we learnt how to use a wheelchair properly. Haha..

Its been a week but the workload has already piled up. Work so much till everyone sleeps in a funny way. In a hostel full of medical hostel u can expect to see funny sleeping antiques like sleep scolding, sleep walking, sleep talking, SLEEP SINGING ( i heard my bro hummed negaraku in his sleep b4 according to his roommates ) and many more la..

Since young my dad mentioned i slept in a Buddha position b4.. i cant imagine myself in that position. well my bro took a pic of me in one -.-

I guess its revenge for the video i took of him >=)

Well anyway.. there's always a nice rainbow after a heavy downpour rite? well my rainbow is 90210 season 2 !!!!!!! WOOOHOOO starts today!!! XD

k la have to study for my Physiology MCQ tmr.

Peace out

Half-lifeD

2009-09-06T03:53:00.001+08:00

Sorry..

Your blogger is currently BURIED under biochem & anatomy hometasks.

Have a nice day =)

Books books books..

2009-08-31T04:43:00.002+08:00

In exactly 12 hrs time i will be moving my very heavy ass off my chair/bed out of this hostel to go get my 2nd yr medic books.

New beginnings, new subjects, new professors, new classes, new friends, new seniors, new juniors, new hostel, new roommates, new mouse, new phone, new mousepad, new keyboard, new favourite place to eat..

This is a sign of a whole new year! N this yr WILL be ( at least i hope so ) a DAMN good one..

To my Malaysian frens: WHEN U GUYS/GALS comin moscow visit me la... missin u guys already T.T *psst* bring m'sian food wit u too *wink wink*

Its coming!!!

2009-08-29T07:49:00.005+08:00

Its been confirmed!

D-Day : September 1st, 2009 ===================> 1st day of class will commence (sadly T.T )

Anyway.. most of my batchmates are back already.. its good that all of us are back together.. wrecking havoc in MMA =) good to have u back guys! ( except for the nerds *hint hint* u noe who u are... haha nah i'm kiddin )

and wat a day i must say.. the highlight wud be the gettin together part. haha.. the dudes ( and 1 dudette ) got together in Room 403 in Spartiv for some drinks yo.. like good ol' times.

and then as usual.. shu ming never fails to crack me up wit his stupid lame ass jokes.. ( ok la i gotta admit some of them are good.. but most r dumb XD )

i think shu ming was on drugs O.O

he was bugging me bout givin him a russian name. like wth thats DAMN random.. but wat the heck i jus gave him the name Igor and then he went all bananas n started changing his display name and (tried very hard) started speakin like a crazy russian. LOL wei.. shu ming shu ming. u nvr change haha..

and at nite.. figured i'd watch a movie for a change. so it was..

seriously good stuff. u shd watch this ppl!

this movie makes me wanna say.. I LOVE YOU, MAN! to all my close dude frens out there.. frm A52C a levels.. frm my high school.. and of course.. my uni dudes.

ok enuf mushy mushy stuff.

its time to hit the sack!

Happy Birthday Su Wen!

2009-08-28T06:55:00.003+08:00

Its Su Wen's b'day! now she din wan me to post this here.. but wat the heck. hahahaha...

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

ONG SU WEN!!!

hopefully she approves of this pic.. su wen has this habit of filtering thru all the pics taken of her b4 she lets go of ur camera. hahaha..

have a great 19th b'day su wen =)

Damn..

2009-08-26T23:01:00.002+08:00

.. classes r looming closer upon us T.T

Nxt Monday ( or is it Sept 1st.. HMMMM ) classes r beginning!

heck i havent even got my books frm the library yet.. O.O

MAYDAY

MAYDAY

MAYDAY

Technologic

2009-08-24T13:33:00.004+08:00

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
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Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
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View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, Pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Technologic [4x]

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, close it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Touch it, scroll it, close it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch, update it.

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam, unlock it,
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick rewrite it,

Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch, update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start, format it,
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag it, drop it, zip, unzip it,
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch, update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start, format it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag it, drop it, zip, unzip it,
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch, update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag it, drop it, zip, unzip it,

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam, unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch, update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start, format it

[Technologic x12]

Try memorising the lyrics n sing it out. If u can i really salute u! lol..

Well i gotta try for Ellen yo!

ELLEN!!! this song banyak banyak susah la.. lol but it can be done!

Its about time..

2009-08-23T02:16:00.001+08:00

that my fellow year mates will be back to moscow. jus a few more hours and i'll have my mates back for me to kacau. WAHAHAHAHA!!!

cant wait!

2nd Yr Timetable

2009-08-22T00:00:00.002+08:00

Dear 2nd Yr MMA students..

Our timetable is out yo ( its been out for quite sum time i jus din realise >.< )! If u dun have it u can check it out rite here..

For those in Group 1 & Group 2 ( my group ^^ ) this is our schedule =O

Monday ---------> 1000 - 1140 : Medic Care

Tuesday ---------> 1020 - 1120 : Biochem Lecture

Wednesday ----> 0930 - 1400 : Physiology
----------------------> 1420 - 1600 : Histology Lecture

Thursday --------> 0900 - 1040 : Physiology Lecture
-----------------------> 1100 - 1200 : Anatomy Lecture
-----------------------> 1210 - 1530 : Anatomy

Friday ------------> 1230 - 1600 : Biochem

Saturday ---------> 0900 - 1130 : Histology

1st grocery shopping of 2nd Yr

2009-08-21T22:17:00.002+08:00

..... and my hands r blistered O.O

Still need to shop more stuff for my new hostel though.

BRYAN!!!

... BRANDON!!!

Where u guys man?!?! i need to go ashan mega and ikea!!

House of Horrors : Dean's Office

2009-08-21T01:18:00.002+08:00

Visa...

Finally....

Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess whose back?

2009-08-18T02:41:00.012+08:00

Guess whose back?

Back again...

CCFu's back.. TELL UR FRENS! rofl..

ok moscow is such a drag... i feel as awful as i felt the 1st time i came to moscow. feels so... lonely.

but i'm thankful for my family and frens who din actually make my parting wit home any easier.

was wit my family in the airport at 1st..

then my frens "surprised" me later on.. I TOLD THEM NOT TO COME but they still come.. i need more frens like this T.T aku terharu byk2 o.. lol. they came rite after sing huey's b'day.. which i din manage to attend. i told them not to come cos i dun wanna ruin sing huey's b'day! its like funerals n weddings yo. dun go together. @_@

well thats jus part of growing up aint it? u meet n u part.. then u meet up again.

here's my opinion: GROWING UP SUX!

anyway wenly is known of making this damn funny videos for me b4 i leave. n this yr's video is partcularly funny.. see it for urself. LOL!

And...

knowing my coll frens.. they're all whacked ppl. hahaha.. u gotta love them for that yo.

OMG @ sing huey & wenly

OMG @ zhi wye and shuwei

Meet the Office $lut$. HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

and to end up that day b4 i enter the departure hall.. i received a hug frm everyone. who cud ask for more? loving those hugs guys! haha..

n to rap this post up.. jus wanna wish a VERY belated b'day to the gurl whose b'day i wrecked..

HAPPY BELATED SING HUEY!!!

( she's already askin me to get away frm her 0.0 )

over and out

Gayness...

2009-07-06T00:05:00.002+08:00

Can my week be filled wit anything but gays??? LOL..

Wat a day..

1st: Went OU cold storage to get "supplies" wit Tsen Yi, Ming Xiang and Kevin for our Redang trip starting tmr nite.

2nd: Yum cha in Little Taiwan wit the same dudes.

3rd: Went Kevin's house.. hang out at the park behind his house till the sunset ( romantic but unfortunately.. wit dudes -.- )

4th: Supposedly go steamboat near my house.. but closed. @#$@#$%%$^ restaurant! So we ended up in Parkcity.. but food there sux so we went mamak near my house. LOL!

Tsen yi's air limau has a layer of oil on top of his drink. i dun think he'll be coming back to that mamak ever again.. haha.

And to add the cherry on top of the cake.. the Redang trip consists of.. 10 guys.. AND.. ONE gurl. LOL!

Gay much?

Picking up the pieces

2009-07-05T01:55:00.004+08:00

WOW. last update. in May??? HAHAHAHA...

ok erm.. update time..

left moscow 17th june. touched down KL 18th june.

met up wit lots of frens. still havent met up wit a lot of frens oso..

went a lvls annual ball on the 25th june ( i think.. cant rmbr ^^ )

then went up genting on the 30th.. came back down to FRIGGIN hot KL on the 1st of july..

then the rest of the dayz r filled wit bummingz...

i iz very sorry to ki jun for bailing out on the many eventz he called me out too.. dude i iz sincerly sry. haha.. will make it up to u bro!

and this coming monday nite i will be leaving to redang.. the A52 Grp C Gay Trip. 10 guyz n 1 gurl. lol wei..

so thats out it..

oh yea.. welcoming my dad to the Chew Medical Faculty. all hands on deck! lol..

n i jus have to say this la.. if my family, frenz and the food.. m'sia will be a sucky place. A FRIGGIN FIERY HOT wasteland filled wit wanton ppl.

haha ok peace JOKEZ ( shuming style )

Halfway thru..

2009-05-27T07:27:00.004+08:00

Its jus 22 more days left on the calendar for me. Jus changed my flight one day earlier.. will be home on the 18th of june!!!

Lately.. wit the wet weather and crazy exam marathons and all.. everything seems to be..

GLOOMY..

Feels like everything around u is jus closing in on u.. wit the heavy pressure on ur back telling u to do ur very best for the upcoming exams. WOW. come 22 days and this great burden will be lifted!

besides.. the one and only joy one takes pleasure in removing this great burden is the fruits of ur effort. whether ur marks r bad or good.. it doesnt matter as long as u noe u tried ur very best.

Today was my last General Chemistry class. Gonna miss my lecturer. she's one of the few who actually took interest in us foreigners. and one of the few exceptional lecturers who actually took effort to rmbr ur name too. heck she even bought a book about Malaysia and asked us questions bout M'sia.. and as usual, she tot i was a Malay -.-

and after that my FINAL Latin exam. EVER. managed to bag in an avto5 but its no biggie considering the fact that Yuri isnt as scary as Galena.

C'mon guys.. few more days! jus 3 weeks! persevere....... must persevere.....

28/05 Anatomy Zachoot ( veins )
Russian oral exam

30/05 Histology Zachoot

05/06 Physics Finals

09/06 Biology Finals

15/06 Gen Chem Finals

When will it end??!!

2009-05-23T00:15:00.006+08:00

1st week of exams have finished. i still have.... 27 more days to go home! 25 days till my last paper is over. omg when will it end??!!

Thats the paper that determines ur final day of torture and the beginning of a momentary freedom..

n somehow.. its like a tradition.. my 1st zachoot signed will be that of Physics!!

waiting to do my oral exam..

Answering my lecturer's answers.. ( thank God i cud answer everything.. )

Signing my zachoot! hahaha..

ok this post was random. jus taking a short break b4 another week of hell.

photo credits goes to Puay Hua who stole my camera and snapped this during exams. lol..

The Dawning of Hell on Earth

2009-05-14T04:09:00.002+08:00

The final sprint of my 1st yr of medical life is here. The oh-so-stressful final month!

HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's wat I have. I'm having my anatomy "attempt" control ( i dun even noe wat the heck thats supposed to mean ) in 10 hrs time. Then nxt week.. ohoho nxt week...

Monday: Physics zachoot
Wednesday: Gen. Chem written finals
Thursday: Anatomy and Russian control

and the following week...

Tuesday: Latin zachoot
Wednesday: Bio zachoot
Thursday: Anatomy zachoot
Saturday: Histology zachoot

jus when u tot its gonna end.. FINALS r following suit after those exams. i guess thats the price u have to pay for 2 months of holiday at the end of the term.

*prays*

back to nerding now.

no sleep tonight =/

С Днём Побѐды!

2009-05-10T01:16:00.046+08:00

Happy Victory Day to all Moscovites!

Ok that happened on Saturday. Havent had the time and mood to blog. Anyway.. Saturday me and my frens met up wit my bro and his frens to see how Moscovites celebrate their Victory Day. Its kinda a big celebration here.. sumtin like our Independence Day.

Met up wit everyone at Spartiv then travelled to Park Pobedi ( Victory Park ).

Everyone waiting for Kelvin.. he 4got to bring his passport and student card!

And welcome to Victory Park!

1941. According to Mama Dolores its the yr the Russians and Germans fought alongside and triumphed. And 1945 the Russians fought against the Germans in Berlin and defeated them Germans, wit a casualty toll of 20 million Russians dead. Tell me if I'm wrong.. lol.

Enthusiastic Russians..

This event appears to have a huge press coverage. There're more news vans than these.

And they have an orchestra there!

Oh.. wats Victory Day without the war veterans?

Both civilian and military folks give them war veterans flowers to show their appreciation ( i guess )

A beautiful Orthodox church..

The main sight to see at Victory Park: a memorial/pillar with the name of every city in Russia carved on it.

and of course.. the statue on which the logo of Russia is based on..

and so we left Victory Park..

only to find out that they shut down all subway trains coming to Victory Park. Must be some security measures.. So unfortunately for us we've to walk and take a bus to Kievskaya.

Me and Chien at the Arch at Victory Park.

and so we left Victory Park to Kievskaya and then to... ( i 4got the name of the station -.- ) and begin our cruise on the Moscow River.

At the initial part of the cruise there were lots to see.. but towards the end.. it got pretty dull. and most of us fell asleep on the cruise. lol..

Approaching Red Square..

St. Basil's Cathedral

The Kremlin Palace

The buildings frm left to right : Cathedral of the Annunciation, Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and Ivan, the Great Belltower.

There're so many cathedrals!!! i dunno the name of this wan..

A magnificent statue in the middle of the river.

At the end of our cruise.. you can see Russians chilling by the river..

At night frm our hostel we can see fireworks! so much better than the ones in M'sia..

Oh, and a apartment building got engulfed in flames in Yugo. It was so big we cud see the glow of the fire frm my hostel.

And thats that.

Out.

A good day!

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Today's weather was perfect! not too hot, not too cold. windy and shady... aaaah PERFECT!

so y waste such a good weather? plus its a holiday!

Went down to the hostel grounds and played sports the whole evening. Basketball, roller blading, badminton... and to top it off, Cloud and I started learning how to shuffle.

Still at the noob stage.. wont post any pics or videos of it yet. haha.. looks like 2 fellas have taken liking towards hardstyle music too! =D

back to studying! ciaoz..

The Rite Of Passage Into Adulthood

2009-05-01T09:08:00.010+08:00

Happy birthday to MEEEEEEEE! XD

I turned 18 on the 29th of april!

I'm finally an adult.. and as a new member of this group of people, my buddies decided its best to bash me up to welcome me into the adult world. haha.. well its hard to explain wat they did to me. the videos will do most of the explanation for me. lol..

Sneaky ppl scheming.. haha.

Notice the red salad bowl they put over my head? according to Bryan its filled wit cream, chicken fats, chicken blood and God noes wat else they dumped in it. lol..

oh.

i. love. this. picture. XD

How can i not love my frens? haha.. thx for the present =D *wink wink*

The magazine they got for me is loaded wit pics of guys btw. HAHAHA so there's nothing much to see! but appreciated altogether =)

Haih. I am cursed wit a.. LOW. ALCOHOL. TOLERANCE. they loaded my cup 50% vodka 50% juice. cud oni manage to gulp down 3 mouth fulls. hahahaha.. then after that my nose n stomach was burning. whoooooooo!

so lets see..

earlier that day my brazillian fren poured a whole bottle of perfume on my head.

then later on,

i was stripped half naked. creamed on the face. got shit dumped on my head. egg smashed on my head. flour thrown on me. drank vodka.

u think thats over?

the nxt day in the anatomy department, the ppl who missed my b'day bashed me up.

LITERALLY

5-6 guys kicked n punched me. hahaha..

i am now an ADULT!

Wanna thank:

My family and frens who wished me.

My buddies who celebrated my b'day wit me.

Ellen who called me all the way frm Australia to wish me and Carmen who WANTED to call me from Malaysia. ( she no credit T.T )

For the FHM magazine * wink wink * hahaha..

Peace out =D

Viva La 18 XD

Major Deforestation

2009-04-27T22:41:00.007+08:00

Its about time i got a haircut.. I nvr had a single haircut since the day i left Malaysia. NOT ONCE. and yes.. it grew.. and it grew... till ppl din recognize it as hair, they referred to it as a.. BUSH.

So i finally got my friggin lazy bottoms out of my bed/chair and borrowed my fren's shaver. And to everyone's delight.. they took turns shaving my head *sigh* u wouldnt believe how jakun these ppl can get over an untrimmed hair. lol..

but Bryan was my main hair-shaver. wahaha.. gotta thank him for doin a gr8 job! good job bryan! lol..

so here's the transformation:

7 months ago

And..

7 months later..

Haha.. After 7 months,

Yea they had fun wit my hair alrite.. Its a Mohawk i will nvr keep. hahaha..

And after much laughing.. they cut it off. hahaha..

U wouldnt believe how much hair we shaved off. i LITERALLY drowned in my own hair. hahaha..

WOOHOO!

Welcome to varsity life =D

Dangers of improper use of public toilets

2009-04-20T09:10:00.007+08:00

Ladies and gentlemen..

This post is meant to create awareness to u ppl who use public toilets..

The following pictures maybe.. disturbing to some..

So here's how a mediocre inconsiderate citizen will use the toilet to avoid being in contact wit the filthy surface of a filthy public toilet.

Yea.. they squat on the toilet bowl wit their shoes on.

Here's a proper way YOU shd do it..

Or else... ( here's the part where u dun scroll down if u cant stand gory pictures.. )

Jus in case u really dun wanna look at the pictures.. A case was reported when a girl sat on the toilet bowl.. and the toilet bowl broke while she was sitting in it, causing.. well.. umm.. lets jus say its a REALLY HUGE cut.. a huge chunk of meat got cut off *shudder*

wanna see it? SCROLL DOWN!

OUCH

So pls becareful.

Its better to be safe than sorry.

Take care.

I need a haircut...

2009-04-19T10:14:00.005+08:00

Here's a random thought..

I NEED A HAIRCUT!!!

I started of as..

But now i'm..

LOL rite? its almost a yr since i had a haircut. HAHA..

oh n btw.. wats up wit the climate??!! its spring.. but its SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Don't Judge The Book By Its Cover" : A Biological Definition

2009-04-18T07:08:00.002+08:00

Don't judge a book by its cover.

An age-old phrase used by many.

But really.. does it always apply for the typical cases?

The ugly person turning out to be nice? A person who looks gullible turning out to be a cheater?

Or perhaps..

A spastic child who is actually a genius?

Well i learnt a lil sumtin during my biology class. I think i might help answer some of the social probs around us.

Ever heard of the ever-so-familiar case where the child of the father ( blood group A ) and mother ( blood group O ) turning out to be of blood group AB gettin disowned or worst yet.. KILLED?

Well here's an explanation for u ppl having second tots whether that guy/gal is ur child/sister/brother.

This can be explained by the Bombay Phenomenon.

Bombay Phenomenon: a rare recessive trait at a locus that ordinarily manufactures H substance, the precursor from which the A and B phenotypes are elaborated; the mutant causes failure to produce H substance and no matter the genotype at the ABO locus, the phenotype is O. The Bombay Phenomenon is epistatic at the ABO locus.

Here's the case:

A wife has blood group O. Her husband is homozygous for blood group A. The wife's mother was homozygous for blood group B. The wife's father had blood group O. The wife had a child with the blood group AB. This is due to recessive epistasis. The wife actually has the blood group B phenotype she received from her mother but the gene was suppressed by a rare epistatic gene and the former did not manifest its action.

Dun understand wat the heck i'm tryin to explain? No worries.. i din understand my professor at 1st too. Here's sumtin to make it easier to comprehend:

2 black mice mate... ending up having white offsprings. Get it?

So if ur child is totally different from u n ur spouse.. Dun think that ur spouse has cheated on u. This cud jus be explained by genetics. So..

Don't judge a book by its cover.

=D

Take a moment to..

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watch these meaningful videos.

seriously.. good stuff. wudnt hurt to spend a few minutes outta ur bz life to watch these =)

Video #1

and..

Video #2

=) enjoy.. may u n ur families have a blessed day =)

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T06:27:00.003+08:00

Happy Easter ppl! XD

Luvin the Easter eggs i got..

And its currently Spring in Moscow now..
Daylight savings had ended a few weeks back..
Rite noe..
The sun will set oni at 8 pm.
It is still bright at 8! it will oni be completely dark at around 8.40pm.
And.. there's this beauty in the sky..

Its huge!

GAH! my camera sux for this view.. >.<

I can smell..

2009-04-10T08:05:00.017+08:00

The sweet scent of HOME! My 1st yr is comin to an end.. cant wait to get back home!

Its been booked a long time ago.. Flyin home in Emirates XD

Yep.. thats definitely my ticket. LOL..

Hmm.. looks like I'll be arriving in KL at 2pm++ on the 19th June. hopefully I'll be able to make my flight date earlier..

Cant wait to see..

Family!

This is probably the last yr i can see my whole family together.. When all my bros r back together under the same roof. Its difficult to get us all together since we're all over T.T

Friends!

My GREATEST companions.. Most of them will be leaving oso.. Haihs.. Growing up sux! >.<

And how can i 4get my..

CAT!

Asoka! Misssssssssssssssssssssssh Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Hope u still rmbr me! hahaaha.. n hope u will still come running back to me whenever i call ur name =) stay fat for me!

*reminisces*

In 2 months time.. it will come swiftly. i noe it will! cant wait to be back..

HOME!

Cant wait to see my most favourite part of my house oso..

Yeah Babeeeeeeeeeeeeeey! my kitchen! XD

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home;
A charm from the sky seems to hallow us there,
Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home, oh, there's no place like home!

One down, 2 to go

2009-04-08T04:20:00.001+08:00

Latin exam's done.

Now the worst day is comin..

Anatomy and Russian exam back2back!

*drops dead*

Anatomy class thru my eyes..

2009-04-06T04:57:00.009+08:00

Wondering how Anatomy class is like? think u're up for seeing those eecky preserved body parts/organs? HAH! lets put it to the test...

lets start wit study-videos i took of my last urogenital class..

here's a video of the uterus + vagina:

And here's one of the testes:

WOOHOO!! wanna see the whole vagina?

Yea.... thats wit the whole pelvic girdle.

And that concludes my final class for urogenital organs!

Now i've gotta study for my insane exam week...

Latin controls tmr..

Anatomy and Russian controls on Thursday.. AIKS!!!

Potluck #3

2009-04-06T04:44:00.008+08:00

Well this potluck is a lil special.. everybody decided to do dishes in pairs.. except for a few as we r all tryin sumtin diff and extraordinary..

as usual I teamed up wit Lowell.. the newly added member Kelvin teame up wit Cloud.. and Brandon teamed up wit Peh Yee. Those who flew solo were Bryan and John.

Now lets see wats cookin XD

Kung Pow Chicken : Me + Lowell

Sunny-side up eggs and fish fingers : Brandon + Peh Yee

Fried noodles : John

Herbal chicken soup : Cloud + Kelvin

Macaroni salad : Bryan ( SALAD AGAIN!!!!!!! )

The ppl whom i enjoy cooking wit.. L-R : Peh Yee, Lowell, John, Me, Cloud, Kelvin, Brandon, Bryan.

XD

Live to eat, not eat to live

XD

2009-04-02T00:36:00.002+08:00

CLICK ME

WOOHOO!

My Dad!

2009-03-31T22:37:00.001+08:00

Check this out.. this is my dad!

CLICK ME

XD

First rain..

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30th March 2009...

1st rain i ever experienced in Moscow.. after talking bout rain to a certain someone the day b4.. LOL

Cooking + Food = WOOHOO!

2009-03-30T02:58:00.026+08:00

So.. turn off all the lights for Earth Hour eh? So wat do u do when u cant use the lights for a whole hour?

SIMPLE!

Go to a place where they cant turn off the lights. HAHAHA..

Last nite in conjunction wit Earth Hour.. My frens and I went out for dinner, and as a responsible inhabitant of this planet.. we switched off our room lights. We had dinner at a highly recommended cheap korean restaurant..

The food there was awesome! And the company there was awesome!

Bryan, Isabel and Ronald ordering..

Peh Yee, the main speaker cos most of us r bananas..

Brandon, the reluctant fella. HAHAHA..

The refillable kimchi! Awesome stuff..

Some God-noes-wat soup..

The refillable cucumber..

The pork rib

We barbequing the pork rib.. woohoo!

The MOST delicious fried rice ever.. Kimchi fried rice!

Cold noodles..

OMG!! *drools*

Us digging in!

Jokers.. LOL

From L-R: Brandon, Me, Bryan, Isabel, Ronald, Peh Yee.

Then after that we headed into the sundry shopped and this product caught my eye.

LOL! "nude"..

But b4 we went for dinner.. Bryan was too free so he helped me pull out every single white hair he found on my head.. And it aint a few strands!

Hee XD evidence of stress!

And the 1st split end hair i ever saw!

Haha ok enuf wit the white hair..

Now its bout potluck #2!!!

We making it a weekly affair i think.. haha. everyone's tired of their own cooking. we need varieties!

Usual gang.. wit the additional Isabel and Ronald. Waahahahaha!

The Russian dish i made.. following a recipe i found. Hehe.. A dish wit chicken and mushroom.

Bryan's usual salad..

Cloud's chinese salad wit sausages and eggs..

John's chilli chicken..

Lowell's black pepper chicken..

And finally..

Ronald's + Isabel's crabstick onion omellette!

WOOHOO!

Live to eat!

Wats happening..

2009-03-28T22:31:00.002+08:00

It is already spring here in moscow..

But jus a few days ago..

It is..

Still..

SNOWING!!!

Global warming? Hmmm...

The Last Supper?

2009-03-22T23:07:00.007+08:00

last nite was one of the few potlucks i actually participated in! n this is a SPECIAL one cos i did not had my lunch and we had our potluck dinner around.. 11.40pm. LOL.. we had to wait for the MF ppl to finish their cell group then oni can we begin cooking. so preparation and cooking commenced at 10.40pm.. miraculously we werent the oni ppl in the kitchen cooking some late nite yummies.

Potluck 21/03/09 "committee members" XD :

i) Me
ii) Bryan
iii) Lowell
iv) Puay Hua/Cloud
v) John/Gangster

who said guys cant cook?? well we prove them wrong!

Cloud's pan-fried and scrambled egg combo

John's superb curry chilli fried chicken

Me + Lowell's "orgasmic" chicken cordon bleu and melted cheese ham

( sry the presentation stinks cos we dumped everything onto one plate so that we dun have to wash so many plates.. haha! )

and.. Bryan's anti-constipation salad. ( doesnt look green at all LOL )

and we guys do wat we guys do best..

eat good food n live life!

L-R: Lowell, Me, Bryan, John, Puay Hua

nxt time i'm free i'll be cooking..

XD

Dead man walking..

2009-03-16T23:31:00.003+08:00

let me quote a quote that a group of old russian ladies said about us m'sians on the bus on the way to class this morning..

they said in russian.. "why do all these asians come to our country to study for?" and they were pretty mad.. bcos we m'sian students clogged up the entire bus n they werent happy they've to wait for another. *sigh*

on a lighter note.. here's the picture of the day! its a picture of the guy who can never get caught sleeping during lectures.. pro pro! lol..

*speechless*

Happy Birthday Bryan + Charmaine!!

2009-03-16T00:55:00.015+08:00

jus came back frm bryan and charmaine's b'day celebration at Hard Rock Cafe Moscow!

1st of all i wud like to wish Bryan n Charmaine a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Bryan, 19 yo ( 15 March ) and Charmaine, 21 yo ( 16 March ).

the birthday boy.. Bryan wit his usual blur face.

and the highly sought after birthday girl, Charmaine XD

i feel.. so underage there T.T still 17!!! underage for EVERYTHING..

anyway.. went wit a bunch of 1st yrs and 2nd yrs..

then we ordered..

and ate!! woohoo *munch munch munch*

starters..

main courses..

the fajitas was mine.. lol then we had cocktails!

i let bryan decide which cocktail i cud handle.. n by golly he chose one i cud stand!

my Alabama Slammer..

someone's Strawberry Daquiri..

and then came the interesting part.. the public humiliation of Bryan n Charmaine! hahaha..

the waiter named Anton carried wit him 2 glasses of ice-cream n called them both out. they were both forced to stand on chaird while the whole floor were lookin at them and sang some weird rendition of the birthday song.

oh ho ho but the torture doesnt end there!

almost everyone got creamed there.. ice-creamed i mean! i shall spare Bryan and Charmaine the embarassment by not posting their pics here.. LOL.

jus like to wish them both a Happy Birthday again and take this opportunity to help out a particular fren of mine.

if u love the environment as much as most of us do.. head on there if u've nothing important and dun 4get to bring ur family and frens along! *psst* this is a golden opportunity for those who r still in high school to hang out wit their frens.. lol dun 4get!

W O W

2009-03-13T20:08:00.002+08:00

i jus did a personality test.. n omg i feel it is accurate! haha..

here're the questions:

What do you see near your feet? please answer

A mirror

A ring

A bottle

Will you pick it up? please answer

Yes

You walk along and find water. In what form is the water? please answer

A lake

A waterfall

A river

You see a key in the water and you pick it up. What does it look like? please answer

An ordinary house key

A beautiful antique key

A small silver locker key

Next you stumble across a house. What type of house is it? please answer

A spacious Hollywood mansion

A hut with a garden full of flowers

A beautiful old stone castle

What do you do next? please answer

Look into the window

Walk right on inside and explore

Walk away. You're not that interested.

Suddenly, something jumps out at you. What is it? please answer

A bear

A wizard

A spider

Because you are so scared you run until you see a wall blocking the path in front of you. There is a door, but it's locked, so you look through the key hole. What do you see? please answer

A beautiful house with a vast garden.

A pond in the middle of a desert.

A beach with waves crashing onto the sand.

and here're my results..

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?

Your views on education

Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

heh.. try it for urself! XD

http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

WATCH OUT! a new 711-1er is in town..

2009-03-13T10:23:00.010+08:00

yea u heard me!

i'm no longer sleeping on Bryan's bed.. i'm no longer a guest of 711..

NOW

I'M

A

RESIDENT

of 711!!!!!!!

welcome to my new crib!

previous room: 724

population: 4 ( 1 chinese, 2 m'sian chinese, 1 m'sian indian )
smokers: 2
annoyance level: VERY HIGH
consideration level: VERY LOW
cleanliness level: AWFUL!!!

current room: 711

population: 5 ( 5 m'sian chinese )
smokers: N/A
annoyance level: low
consideration level: high
cleanliness level: good

well lets take a quick tour around 711..

not a dream room but it certainly kicks ass compared to my previous room.

now lets see beyond the door..

the ever-so-cluttered entrance wit a million pairs of shoes but only 5 pairs of feet.

the 2nd room wit my housemates.. Jackie and Puay Hua/Cloud

and here's the best part of this room..

CLEANER TOILET!!! my previous toilet was a sore eye and makes u think twice when u wanna.. erm.. do ur business and take a shower.

and a fridge NOT full of rotten and unhealthy food.

as u can see.. we divided our fridge into sections. freezer section is for perishable meat products, below it is the dried/frozen meat section. And below that is the vegetable/fruits sections.

u see.. in my previous room.. my china roommate is one of the smokers. he is not a medical student but he studies russian language in our hostel. here's an example of an unhealthy lifestyle.

He.... :

1. NEVER drinks plain water. His daily beverages r BEER n YOGHURT drinks.

2. NEVER cooks. his staple diet is instant noodles and bread. his snacks? instant noodles but eaten like the Mamee snacks.

3. smokes ALOT.

4. sleeps ALOT ( ok i not sure whether this is good or bad -.- )

5. NEVER exercises. he's daily routine is lying on his bed reading a book, in front of his computer online-ing ( majority of his time "invested" here ) and in the toilet smoking.

Well i jus hope he noes wat he is doing..

btw its 6.15 am now so i shd head to bed.. i havent had sleep for 30 hrs till 5pm ytd.. was up all nite studying splanchnology..

i jus wonder how can Bryan and Brandon be so chill b4 exams..

and my bed?

nothing on it except my atlas.

lol last man standing!

I came.. I saw.. I conquered!

2009-03-10T04:20:00.009+08:00

Today Gabriel fully moved out.. he finally took all his belongings out of his place and I.. decided not to move in wit them. BUT i will continue staying at Gabriel's place until someone move in which is highly unlikely as it is only 3 months away frm the end of sem 2. so I have practically 2 places to stay and today i successfully assimilated Gabriel's bunk!

Yea thats my bed.. XD

and my bookshelf!

Before Gabriel moved out the room was in a MESSED UP condition.. everything was everywhere and anywhere. things can be anywhere u can ever imagine. frm the window sill to under luggages and the bed. so we had to clean up the mess Gabriel left for us. but its in a good way as we managed to make our room frm the messiest to one of the nicest now! wit our personal touch in it XD

us cleaning up the junk everywhere..

and this is my very own personal table which Brandon and Bryan kindly gave me to use haha..

Thats my table! wit my comp.. my timetable ( white paper on wall ), calendar ( on wall ), supplements near my table lamp and on the right corner is the beverage corner ( for the late night studies ).

We're gonna miss Gabriel now that he's gone and all of his funny sleeping antics.. HAHA..
we're gonna miss all of these!

and many more.. lol but i guess we still can see him in classes and lectures!

ALL THE BEST TO GABRIEL in KAHOV! He n Terry 1st 2 ppl to get a perma hostel frm Pushkin.

Another..

2009-03-09T08:59:00.010+08:00

HOLIDAY!!! MUAHAHAHA...

ytd was international women's day.. the day where the girls here in MMA ask us guys to do sumitn nice for them when they blew us off on world men's day last 2 weeks. LOL.. anyway there was a certain JPA guy who treated his close girl ( SPACE ) frens dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Moscow.. and it aint cheap there!

well here's a summary of my past week.. nothing interesting except studying cockroaches on Monday and Anatomy on Thursday. This coming Thursday is my anat controls so we had to study the skeletoscopy and syntopy of the internal organs. there was a particular funny event which my lecturer failed to realised when he's teaching us. I've a China classmate who dun understand English and Russian and ironically.. she's in the English medium >.<

JOKER.. hahhaaha and she remained in this position until our break finished.. which was like.. 1 hr till class ends in our 4 hrs class. she oso missed out pointing the skeletoscopy of organs..

erm.. ehehehe *shrugs*

"erm erm.. the highest point of the of the liver is at the 5th intercostal space along the right midclavicular line and err... "

then a particular fren of mine took my camera n ran amok during our break.. snappin random pics of ppl..

thats me.. wit a baby skeleton behind me..

prasad who managed to dodge the camera..

Kelvin.. the DotA pro.. he seems rdy for the shot. lol..

And so was he.. Brandon a bit too enthusiastic. LOL..

then went back to hostel for Russian class.. and after Russian class had a major spring cleaning in 711 ( since winter is already over and spring is here and Gabriel left the room for Kahov, a permanent hostel ). tiring day.. now my workplace in their room is CLEAR and had to wash a lot of junk..

and after that eventful day.. we were all so tired but i am the oni wan who stayed up late to study as usual.. and managed to snap a pic of a tired Bryan sleeping in a bizarre position O.O

LOL he was lying flat when he slept.. he suddenly woke up and slept like this. HAHAHAHAHA...

And Parasitology Continues ==> O.O

2009-03-04T20:55:00.002+08:00

Today's Bio class was a tad bit more interesting than previous classes. Today.. we studied on everyone's ( well at least MOST of the girls' ) worst nightmare. the infamous.. COCKROACH!!

well all cockroaches look disgustingly similar rite? well there're many species.. but we oni learnt 2 species for our yr. Periplaneta americana and Blatta orientalis.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Tracheata
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattoidea

Periplaneta americana

Blatta orientalis

Well.. we studied everything about the cockroach.. frm its reproductive system rite down to its digestive system.

and we actually have to sketch the structure of the mouth and leg of the cockroach using microscopy.

this is a rough sketch i got off the net of the mouth structure XD

and of course.. wat are cockroaches without their legs?

the picture is missing one more structure that our lecturer stressed on a lot. the pulvillus between the 2 class at the end of the tarsus. no idea y its so important..

I realised..

2009-02-26T06:30:00.003+08:00

that lousy lenglish can somehow be good in a way. somehow.. the lecturers favour those "cinapek" students whose english is terrible. we who whose proper english dun seem to get our msg across. hence.. the students, similar to the lecturers wit horrible english, almost always get a 5. looks like i've to take a leaf outta their books to start scoring a damn 5 in bio!! no matter how smart u r.. or how're knowledgeable u r, ur marks depends on the lecturer's mood. sigh.. frustrating day!

so i returned home frustrated.. and no appetite to eat. so i decided to make my very 1st caesar salad wit buddies for dinner. WOOHOO check it out..

alrite.. gonna prepare for tmr's anatomy n russian class. helluva long day.. gonna need my sleep!

Today is..

2009-02-24T01:42:00.002+08:00

World Men's Day?? lol. yea it is. it is OUR day! except u ladies of course LOL. ur time will come in March.. well today's the day where the Russians pay their respect to their male national heroes and comrades.

it is also the day where we guys torture the girls in doin stuff for us. LOL jus jokin..

we dun celebrate this day.. but who cares?? its a holiday! more time to prepare for my bio colloq this coming wed! oh man can't seem to rmbr the facts about the 7 parasitic worms we're studying:

i ) Ascaris lumbricoides ( roundworm )
ii ) Enterobius vermicularis ( pinworm )
iii ) Ancylostoma duodenale ( hookworm )
iv ) Wuchereria bancrofti ( filarial worm )
v ) Onchocerca volvulus ( filarial worm )
vi ) Dracunculus medinensis ( guinea worm )
vii) Trichinella spiralis ( pork worm )

Oh well.. no time to waste. back to my best buddies.. THE FRIGGIN WORMS!!!

Its been...

2009-02-22T23:59:00.020+08:00

AGES since i last updated my blog. ALOT has happened since i last updated. well 1st of all lets describe my winter hols..

its mostly spent doin:

1. cooking and eating my routine meals =)

my mushroom omellete

chinese cabbage wit mushroom

Macaroni bolognese?

Sandwiches ( when my raw materials r depleted )

2. Studying

3. Sleeping ( credits to my frens who love snooping around taking pics of sleeping ppl )

the stupid hippo nxt to me is not mine! it belongs to a very annoying girl who accomplice wit the guys! lol..

then hols were over in a flash!

b4 we noe it.. we're back to..

travelling to classes in the metro..

attending lectures..

goin crazy in anat classes wit our crazy lecturer..

Mr. Anatoli!!

Then there was a particular event where we can prove ourselves worthy as medical students! and play doctor XD

meet careless Ong Puay Hua.

*psst* he tryin to act cute.. not workin! lol..

well here's the deal. he was carryin all the cooking utensils back. the brand new knife on the chopping board and the chopping board was on top of everything else. then there's the nasty habit of the boys in 711 to leave their winter boots lying around. the boots r THICK n TALL. when stepped on.. poor puay hua stumbled forwards n down went the knife. slided down the chopping board and dropped INTO his leg. and a precise angle where the tip was facing his leg. then...

JUICY wound. ngam ngam kena vein somemore.

then we did wat was necessary ( thank scouts for my 1st aid! XD )

and bandage!

and within a week.. it was healed! ( honestly i tot he needed stitching.. tot its gonna leave a scar.. but it din! i'm a pro! lol.. )

and that concludes.. my eventful absence frm my blog. i hope i saved my blog frm ICU. nyahahaha!

Tagged by Charis T.T

2009-02-07T02:38:00.002+08:00

OMG I GOT TAGGED?! well.. uhm.. okay this is weird *fiddles wit fingers* oh well.. T.T

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you have to write a note with 20 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 20 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you choose them.

1. well lets kick start this tag wit sumtin more subtle cos.. 2o things bout myself is TOO MUCH! lol.. Name's Chew Chang Fu.

2. i'm the youngest among 4 brothers and we are all in the same field: Medicine ( nope.. no sisters T.T )

3. both my parents are in the education sector. so yeah.. we're all properly guided. am proud of it!

4. i love.. LOVE cooking. in fact.. cooking is sorta like a stress-buster and therapy to me. i'm constantly on a lookout for new recipes and even created a few recipes of my own.

5. since i love cooking.. i gotta love eating too! otherwise whose gonna finish up all those food? haha..

6. love music! all kinds of music EXCEPT jazz. jus cant stand it. dun ask y.. i jus cant. there's not one day i cant listen to music.

7. AFRAID OF THE DARK! its not the darkness that scares me actually.. its the "things" that lurks within the darkness. yea yea i noe i big boy dy yada yada yada.. better to be safe then sry rite? though afraid of the supernatural but i'm strangely fascinated by it. i'm not weird.. jus unique XD

8. love animals! specifically dogs, cats and hamsters.. used to have LOTS of hamsters ( home breeding program? LOL ) but they're all in my garden now. heh.. n i have a cat!

9. makes funny noises suddenly. dun mind me.. its a random thing.. my family n roommates have experience wit it.

10. dreams of visiting all 7 wonders of the world ( the one b4 they changed it in 2008 )and collecting their replicas as proof. currently i oni visited 2, which is the Eiffel Tower in Paris and The Great Wall of China in Beijing.

11. always hyper and crazy. also emo n impatient.. but there's always room for improvement. currently working on my impatient-ness. very very bad..

12. dun like talking when i'm travelling around moscow to classes and shopping. its NOT that i keep thinking bout girls ( as Bryan always think i do ), but i jus dun like talking among the russians. and sometimes i'll be reflecting on sumtin or thinking of the good old time i had wit family n frens back in m'sia b4 i came to this $h!thole we all call moscow.

13. love my family and ALL my frens back in m'sia. cant live without these ppl.

14. enjoys taking pics.. QUALITY pics that is. some ppl find it annoying to take pics wit me cos every shot must be.. a quality shot. and i cherish every photos i have n keep them very very well. pictures r memories.. u lose them u lose that part of ur life.

15. enjoys scouting very much. used to be very active in scouts but due to lotsa restrictions.. and of course.. higher priorities.. neglected scouting and have forgotten the joys of it.

16. pressures myself too much. though my parents sometimes feel like i've no sense of urgency n therefore dun work as hard as i cud for my exams, ppl dun realise how much pressure i put on myself.. tryin to keep up wit the trail of glory my 3 elder bros have left for me. it aint ez.. but its possible to be achieved.

17. dislikes ppl who dun practice wat they preach. they can tell me NOT to do sumtin but in the end i see them doin the very thing they told me not to do. jus make me lose my respect for them. for example.. ppl who ask to keep in touch but they dun do it and when i try to make an effort they nvr seem to bother.

18. has this big ambition of becoming a renowned neurosurgeon when young n neurologist when not so young. for those who dunno neurology is the study of brains n the central nervous system.

19. loves to collect lots of things.. even junk sometimes. i've a coin collection.. stamps.. replicas of famous buildings.. keychains.. n the list goes on.

20. my most favourite place in a house is the kitchen. it is the place where ppl bond n of course.. make culinary delights! when i've my own house my kitchen will be the best place to be!

sry i got no one to tag. everyone seems to be tagged!

rejoice!

2009-02-04T23:47:00.003+08:00

jus when all seems to be lost.. an unexpected turn of events occured! finally.. a glinter of hope at the end of a dark tunnel!

my korean housemate who have always been leaving 'souvenirs' behind in the toilet when he drops bomb ( u noe wat i mean! ) everyday for the past 5 months FINALLY shifted out of the room! now there'll be clean toilet bowls.. now if oni the china dude will leave my room.. there'll be smoke-less air for the rest of the yr!

BAD-minton..

2009-01-19T13:33:00.005+08:00

FINALLY

Some well deserved EXERCISE! its been like wat... 4 months? since i've had a decent sweat-out. i gotta say ping pong doesnt make the cut to be classified as "exercising".. but badminton.. now thats wat i call exercising! lol..

1st time badminton-ing in russia! went wit bryan, jackie, puay hua and li fang. arrived at Pervomaiskaya station and realised we din noe the way to the badminton hall. so yea.. so wandered around aimlessly till by chance bryan realised the road was familiar.. n voila! we're there. too bad we arrived 40 minutes early. the tennis players r all still there. so we gotta wait till they switch the court frm a tennis court to a badminton court. yeap its a multi purpose court. which means the floor is loaded wit lines.. which makes it difficult to actually have a decent game of badminton.

Russian standard. lol.. heck their shuttlecocks r not the goosefeather type. its all plastic! means a few strokes n they'll break n crack. while they were playing i was having a chat wit the coach. apparently he notices who has n who has not been there b4. so he was like asking me y have i not been there earlier? so i explained the usual... exams.. no time.. now hols.. so got time la. he seems frenly. best part is he noes english! lol..

anyway.. i guess leaving ur racquet idle for 4 months really DOES do justice to the phrase "let it rot". a few strokes and smashes.. CRACK!

Yeap.. it snapped. couldnt stand the pressure huh? lol.. lets have a closer look!

After that i was forced to borrow one of the coach's racquet. then everything was ok. hopefully this bunch of ppl get to enter the MMA team.. haha!

Its as if the picture couldnt agree wit us more XD

Semester 1 has officially ended

2009-01-17T13:32:00.002+08:00

Good morning upper east siders..

OK.. finishing the whole of gossip girl season 1 did NOT do me justice. haha..

My 1st sem has officially ended on the 15th jan.. without a happy ending. Ok perhaps my bio org practical finals maybe good.. but i nvr was good in bio org chem theory. i oni manage to snag a meagre 3 for the total score for finals. mediocricity isnt sumtin i'm used to rite now. so yea.. not a good thing. i figured it might be perhaps my lack of understanding in this dreaded subject that caused my.. oh-so-embarassing grade. i HATE it when i din make the grade.

guess i'll be spending my winter break bucking up for sem 2. heard there's a new chem sub waiting for us in sem 2. n it MIGHT be Biochem. JUS GREAT... another chem subject. physical chem i can handle. but organic chem is a big headache for me. anyway i jus cant wait to start owning in other subs again like i used to.. as a confidence booster XD haha..

so yea.. finishing up lecture notes is wat i'll start wit.

U noe u love me, XOXO

Me! LOL

Bio org chem finals: Phase 1/3

2009-01-12T09:32:00.014+08:00

Day: Sunday
Date: 11/01/09

ok. 1st day of the bio org chem finals spree. was super worried bout it.. din noe wat to expect. so yea... hence the sleepless nite. gotta thank my buddies Chia Wen n Wee Lim for keeping me company online while i was studying the nite away ( "studying" ). yeap no sleep for me. though i did had a few power naps b4 the clock struck midnite. so yea that shd suffice. at 6 am, woke Bryan up for him to do this thing while I took my bath after.. err.. *counts fingers* 4 days not bathing? HAHA I NOE I NOE! spare me the "eeewww u're friggin disgusting.." or " guys.. lazy buggers who dun bathe.." OR "thats so unhealthy!.." comments. i jus din sweat or got dirty. besides.. i din even stink. BUT THATS not the point. the point is i bathed! haha.. ok ok lets not dwell on that subject. i've frens here who din bathe for at least a week so yea... some solid facts to justify myself XD

ok ok we left our hostel in a BIG grp as a precaution to avoid further cases ( refer to last post ) happening. speaking of which... i received news frm my china roommate that the china gurl who got stabbed.. passed away on this very same day. and the guy returned to our hostel safely. so yea.. Ken Li overslept. so the big pack moved along to the bus stop. while me Bryan n Puay Hua waited for Ken Li. u wudnt believe the weather that morning.. snowing like mad. thank goodness there's no strong winds.

Yeap.. still dark at 7.30 am.

ok fast forward to the part of the practicals finals.

here're the instructions..

The instructions r simple. follow the steps given on the instruction sheet starting frm step 1. record observations, write chemical equations n a conclusion. we're given an unknown organic chemical. if test is positive proceed to the nxt step and if the test is negative proceed to a specified step. once finished tell the examiner wat u think ur chemical is and get ur grade. if u're wrong u've to go for a 2nd attempt. that'll deduct ur marks. we're graded frm a range of 1 to 5. 1 and 2 being fail and 3 pass, 4 good, 5 excellent.

my unknown chemical. haha my variant was Task #11. So yea.. i started wit Step 1. a test to detect the acidity properties of the solution. it was positive! friggin excited.. haha. proved the existence of the -COOH grp in my solution XD was crossing my fingers for step 2 as if the test is positive for test 2, u've completed the practicals exam. but darn it... mine was negative. so its not tartaric acid. so i proceeded to step 3. positive! my solution has a reducing ability. i was ecstatic at this stage. beaming happily to Puay Hua whom i think i annoyed throughout the whole practical haha..

Ok Step 4. The detection of oxalc acid. test was.. POSITIVE! hell yeah! concluded my solution is oxalic acid. was 2nd in my class to finish the earliest so i decided to take my own sweet time to complete my lab report.

oh.. did i mention i got a 5? HAHA no big deal la everyone in my class got a 5. haha.. so yea.. no biggie XD

but i cant help feeling happy bout this..

haha look at that.. wat a beauty.. lol!

after that i was having fun kacau-ing the rest who r still doin n a lil helping the needy.. haha.

ok... enuf blogging here. gotta finish reading my bio org text book for Phase 2/3 n 3/3.
Peace!

Russians: Unfriendly, barbaric and jus plain sour grapes.

2009-01-09T03:47:00.002+08:00

For those who dunno this.. Russia ain't a frenly place. There're 2 grps here that's a threat to us foreigners. 1st there's the drunkards. u wouldnt wanna be near them when they're drunk. 2ndly and the most dangerous of them all.. the skinheads. this grp of ppl r the foreigner-haters.

so u think russia is a nice place? here's the down side of it. i've heard many stories bout this skinheads b4 i came here. din expect to witness it all n hear it 1st hand when i'm actually here. the peak day we shd all be afraid of is their Hitler's birthday. they all worship him so yea.. they bash ppl up for fun i guess.

so yea here's wat happend this past few weeks since now my hostel area is a "hotspot" for this bunch of clowns. on our x'mas celebration is pushkin.. a year mate of mine.. went out alone to get a present for the occasion. when he returned home.. he got bashed up. i arrived home frm my bro's hostel n saw him in the main lobby wit blood all over his face n slashes ( i think its slashes la.. ). apparently they used glass beer bottle n smashed it in his head. i HEARD ( not sure true anot ) he got 7 holes in his head. but rite after the party i went over to his room n saw his head bandaged. lucky thing he's ok now la. then there's a case where a korean gurl got blown up. this ppl put a grenade in the hood of her downfeather jacket.. n it exploded there without her knowing it was there. went to hospital but din make it out alive. and this week itself 3 ppl gt stabbed. not sure who but all frm my hostel. then.. rite after i arrived back to my hostel frm grocery shopping a grp of chinese met the same fate. a chinese gurl n guy got stabbed. here's wat happened. they're travelling in a grp of 3 or 4. then 2 russian dudes approached them n asked " r u chinese?" b4 they cud answer they got stabbed. they were bleeding so badly they cant even walk back the short distance into the hostel n laid there wit their frens by their side. luckily some passer by saw them lying on the ground bleeding. this jus happened not long after this post was posted. n they jus got sent to the hospital. so yea.. to all u m'sians who r in russia now.. be careful!

Bye 1st sem.. hello bio org finals!

2009-01-06T03:52:00.006+08:00

today was the last controls for bio org chem!! wheeeeee.. but this is jus a short-lived break. guess wat? bio org chem finals is this friggin sunday! sunday, thursday and friday! zzzz.. n i nvr liked chem.. haihs oh well time to end my 1st sem wit a bang ( hopefully! )

can u imagine i've been in moscow for.. 3 months?? it jus flew past.. jus liddat! omg b4 i noe it i'll be back in m'sia wit my beloved family and frens.

ok thats jus my usual self ranting bout how long i've survived russia. now.. jus sumtin i'd like to share that i spotted at a local Jusco-like shop today after my final bio org chem controls.

check this out..

Can u guess wat is that? lets have a closer look shall we..

Congrats to those of u who guessed correctly. for those who din.. i dun blame ya. haha.. thats sea salt rite there. cost? 839 roubles. approximate conversion to m'sian currency = RM120

lol 120 bucks for salt. aiks.. remind me that moscow is the most expensive city in the world pls. lol wei..

then i passed the choc section. n OMG wei this'll drive u choc lovers nuts. the place is loaded wit good stuff!

*drools* thats jus the Ferrero section. there're more chocs but ppl were staring at me taking pics. haha.. too bad they cost a bomb. haihs..

then i bought sumtin new to treat myself for surviving all the bio org chem controls.

Hehe.. bacon flavoured Pringles. yummy... yet to be opened. i'm sure it wont last the nite. ravenous hungry guys here.. wit appetite big enuf to devour a horse whole. lol..

k then. peace out!

HARPEE BUFFDAY kangkung kang!

2009-01-05T00:43:00.004+08:00

To one of my closest buds..

Happy 19th birthday alex kang wai keat! it may be past 12 back home but it aint here! hahaha..

here's the joker whose been there for me and made my life worse when it was already bad enuf LOL..

and here's one for the good ol' days u old chap.. since i wont be seeing u at all this yr ( much to my dismay )..

keep in touch mate! happy birthday again n keep being ur goofy self!

peace out XD

HAPPY NEW YR! welcome 2009!

2009-01-01T01:43:00.002+08:00

happy new yr ppl!

Wish u ( my family, readers and fans! HAHA ) a very prosperous and a sucess-filled new yr!

Christmas and U!!

2008-12-28T22:05:00.023+08:00

As I descend up the elevator to the 14th floor of Pushkin, clutching a present in my hand, filled with anticipation as the 1st ever X'mas party in pushkin draws nearer.

And one cant help but to notice the warm welcome as the elevator door draws open in front of u..

And a good job well done by the deco team who decorated the 14th floor magnificently, staying up all nite wit the utmost dedication to complete their task.

u be the judge..

and to contribute to this merry affair.. i was helping out in the gift exchange dept.

job description:

tag gifts!

the process..

the outcome..

there're bout over a 100 prezzies there!

ok here's how everything looks like b4 it all started..

then when the crowd arrived..

We have a ... there :

band

choir

heck we even had a santa

sketch team

gift taggers!

and most of all..

the enthusiastic crowd!

after all the entertainment we ate and drank n talked and..

exchanged our gifts!

here's mine!
wanna noe wats in it?

i ripped the prez open and guess wat?

another soft toy to my collection!

now barney will nvr be alone!

LOL naughty naughty barney.. XD

A tale of a quiet chinese winter solstice festival

2008-12-22T23:10:00.013+08:00

It was a chilly morning that day. The morning of December 21 2008. After a pathetic 3 hour sleep, i was awoken by an angry voice, belonging to Miss A ( names have been changed to protect the identity of the involved party ). It appears she is talking to her mom online. Well whatever the topic was my precious sleep was rudely interrupted. So i groggily pulled myself out of bed as i cant sleep anymore. I awoke wit a bad mood that morning. HATE it when someone interrupts my sleep. All the biology i was studying till late at night was still stirring uncomfortably in my head. The Christians of room 711 was getting ready for their White X'mas Ball that day. Without having to think twice i naturally grab my biology text book from the bedside and started reading as a horrible cacophony of sounds; hair dryer blowing away, gurls getting their hair curled chatting away and of course.. the early x'mas christmas joyful laughter.

Well thats jus the morning.

After they left for the ball at around 11.30 am ( i din wanna go cos i needa study for my bio controls the day after ), the entire room was quiet. DEAD quiet. Its all bio after that.

Then we, the Buddhists of room 711, got rdy for the Tong Ying Festival ( pardon me if there's a mistake, my chinese is noobish ). We cooked individually but ate together. Unfortunately we've no flour to make the tong yuen.

My garlic casserole =)

Jackie's stir-fried asparagus

Jackie's fried pork and bacon wit his signature chillimayo sauce

Puay Hua's stir-fried wo ngau pak ( i think thats how its spelled HEHE )

Puay Hua's pan-grilled salmon

Puay Hua's lam pek pek fried pork

And..

Happy Tong Yen!!! lol ( i look BIG cos of my puffy jacket OK -.- )

Our bartender for the nite XD haha..

Chew. OUT.

End of a great battle but the war is far frm over..

2008-12-19T22:03:00.002+08:00

The dreaded week is over!!! * jumps up and down*

Completed Bio Org Chem controls on Monday, Anatomy and Physics on Thursday and recently.. Gen Chem.

Nxt week i still have Bio on Monday, Latin on Tuesday, Anatomy on Thursday and Gen Chem on Friday.. ZZZZZZZ i hate it when all the exams come in one swift blow towards the end of the semester.

Gotta complete my oh-so-overdue lecture notes for Bio n Anatomy otherwise my lecturers wont be too pleased wit me!

Bring on the onslaught

2008-12-13T16:43:00.002+08:00

I'm gearing up for an oncoming manslaughter of massive proportions..

its inevitable but it can be done!

Its jus one of me.. against..

YIKES!!! 4 friggin controls in 1 week??!!

lets see..

Monday - Bio organic chem..

Thursday - Anatomy and Physics.. (HOLY @#$@#$@#$#$#$!!!!!!)

Friday - General chem..

DANG. I'm finished. *sobz*

CAUTION! FLU EPIDEMIC IN PUSHKIN!

2008-12-10T15:39:00.005+08:00

Sniffles.. Coughs.. Moans.. Gurgles.. Spits..

Welcome to Pushkin, where a recent flu epidemic broke out causing almost 50% of all Pushkin M'sian Moscovites to be down wit the common flu.

I unfortunately.. after 2 weeks of persevering this foul breakout.. am one of the casualties of the dreaded epidemic. My immune system must've went down after that sleepless nite studying anatomy last thurs.

Our oni weapons equipped against the war..

Cough syrup ( non sedative )

Vitamins and multivites..

And the most important weapon of all that we ALL enjoy using..

SLEEP!

*cough cough* thank goodness i'm in my final stage of the common flu now.. *sniffles* wit a blocked nose and a very clogged throat wit thick, viscous phlegm and of course.. a very DEEP course voice which will disappear within a few days.

Around and about Moscow..

2008-12-08T00:32:00.046+08:00

FINALLY i've the time to visit the tourist sites in Moscow after 3 months!!

If u havent visited Red Square, u have not visited Moscow! so i decided to take a day off ytd to go around moscow.. Starting the journey at the Moscow Zoopark which is free to all MMA students.. and then to Red Square.

Ok the zoo was pretty good.. but its freakin huge. It occupies both sides of the main road n there's an overhead bridge that connects both parts. I'm not gonna say much bout the zoo cos almost all the zoos r the same.. soo a few pics shall do it!

Thats us at the many ponds they have scattered wit lotsa ducks n geese.

The raccoons were all hiding. Here's one i manage to snap a pic of..

Animal statues XD

Snow owl

A polar bear that is trained to walk the same path over n over again for the whole day..

Mountain goat..

Me taking pics XD

Mountain goat again..

At the butterfly section.

A hornbill in moscow!

Madagascan cockroaches..

Looks familiar? go look at ur form 5 bio text books! ( chapter 4!! )

orangutan in moscow!! (s)he doesnt like to be stared at..

then we snap a final pic at a wonderful sculpture before leaving the zoo to go to Red Square..

haha.. then perfect timing we arrived at Red Square at sunfall. Jus nice when all the lights r on. there're 2 diff views in red square. during the daytime everything looks nice but when the sun goes down.. WOW.

Red Square at nite..

the museum..

Gum ( pronounced as goom )

huge ass x'mas tree in the middle of Red Square..

Lenin's grave..

The red clock tower..

the ministerial residences..

St Basil's Cathedral..

Entrance of Gum..

Balcony of the entrance..

When we entered Gum we were greeted by THRONGS of x'mas trees.. we decided to take pic wit EVERY single tree.. each having a unique design sponsored by each shop there.. btw Gum is the MOST expensive shopping centre in Moscow. oni the rich n famous shop n dine here..

Then we got tired n took the other row in 1 pic..

And head to the main x'mas tree in Gum..

walked out of Gum and.. POSE AGAIN!!

And did sumtin jakun outside of Louis Vuitton..

Entrance to Red Square..

Another nice x'mas tree in Red Square..

Some cool statue XD

Entrance to a park..

The eternal flame.. It is claimed that the flame can nvr be put out no matter wat u do to it.. being the actions of man or nature.. nothing can put it out. NO WONDER it is so well guarded.. so that NOTHING can go near it.. LOL.

Then we made our final stop at an underground shopping complex.. where they have beautiful fountains like this one..

Majestic.. it is located right below the World Clock. I'll be returning to Red Square after my finals to see the daytime view of Red Square..

PS: Sry there're so few words. i'm down wit flu ( Pushkin is having a flu epidemic!! )

X'mas!

2008-12-06T05:03:00.004+08:00

In Russia? NOoooooooooo it is NOT on the 25th of December.. Majority of the russians r orthodox christians so they do not follow the typical x'mas day.
The Russian Orthodox Church still uses the old Julian calendar; therefore, its Christmas celebration falls on January 7th, 13 days behind the West. It's a day of both solemn ritual and joyous celebration. Before this date, Orthodox Russians fast for six weeks. This Fast is completely vegetarian and requires that there must not be any parties or gatherings. After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. It wasn't until 75 years later, in 1992, that the holiday was openly observed. Today, it's once again celebrated in grand fashion, with the faithful participating in an all-night Mass in incense-filled Cathedrals amidst the company of the painted icons of Saints.

Christmas in Russia is associated with a number of other practices, which represent a blend of tradition from Russia's Christian and pre-Christian past. It was once common practice, on Christmas Eve, for groups of people masquerading as manger animals to travel from house to house singing songs known as kolyadki. Some kolyadki were pastoral carols to the baby Jesus, while others were homages to the ancient solar goddess Kolyada, who brings the lengthening days of sunlight through the winter. In return for their songs, the singers were offered food and coins, which they gladly accepted before moving on to the next home.

Throughout Russia, after Christmas Eve services, people carrying candles, torches, and homemade lanterns parade around the church, just as their grandparents and great-grandparents did in the past. The Krestny Khod procession is led by the highest-ranking member of the Russian Orthodox Church. After the procession completes its circle around the church, the congregation re-enters and sings several carols and hymns before going home for a late Christmas Eve dinner.

Christmas Eve dinner is meatless but festive. The most important dish is a special porridge called kutya. It is made of berries, wheat or other grains that symbolize hope and immortality, and honey and poppy seeds that ensure happiness, success, and untroubled rest. A ceremony involving the blessing of the home is frequently observed. The kutya is eaten from a common dish to symbolize unity. Some families used to throw a spoonful of kutya up to the ceiling. According to the tradition, if kutya sticks there will be a great honey harvest.

And to the orthodox christians their x'mas figure is not Santa Claus but jus as similar their x'mas icon is called Ded Moroz.. otherwise known as Grandfather Frost. He gives presents to children on a personal basis and he does this with the help of his granddaughter, Snegurochka or otherwise known as the Snow Maiden.

Thats Grandfather Frost..

And this is Snow Maiden..

Traditionally, the "Holy Supper" ( which is served on x'mas eve ) consists of 12 different foods, symbolic of the 12 Apostles. Although there was also some variation in the foods from place to place and village to village, the following is a good summary of what is typically served.

1) Mushroom soup with zaprashka (or Sauerkraut soup)
2) Lenten bread ("pagach")
3) Chopped garlic
4) Honey
5) Baked fish
6) Fresh Oranges, Figs and Dates
7) Nuts
8) Kidney beans (cooked slowly all day) seasoned with shredded potatoes, lots of garlic, salt and pepper to taste
9) Peas
10) Parsley Potatoes (boiled new potatoes with chopped parsley and margarine)
11) Bobal'ki (small biscuits combined with sauerkraut or poppy seed with honey)
12) Red Wine

And check out this video i found about a particularly interesting x'mas decoration..

XD

Ciaoz..

Grey Anatomy?

2008-12-05T09:10:00.008+08:00

Ok this is nothing to do wit the series Grey's Anatomy..

This is about Human Anatomy!

Yea I jus finished the 1st half of myology controls ytd.

Now most of us will feel that the studying Anatomy can be a real pain in the ass. I have to admit it IS a pain in the ass.

BUT there is always a positive side of looking at it.

U dun have to stress urself up so much studying Anatomy all nite ( though i fell sick studying it last nite >.< )

The secret to studying Anatomy effectively ( for me la.. XD ) is to loosen up a bit in between studies. Its NOT that bad studying Anatomy actually..

When u feel like crashing down n giving up jus shut ur book n do sumtin fun. Here's an example of sumtin i did which i am not proud of HAHA..

Thats is to kacau other ppl studying XD lol it really works! it rids u of stress and at the same time u help each other loosen up while studying. obviously u gotta noe who to kacau n not la.. if u go kacau those super stressed up ( usually the last minute-ers ) they'll shoot u down n u'll feel worse instead of better.. so make ur target wisely!

Ok so that was the preparation part.. The nxt day ( which was ytd ) I sat for my controls. Ok i was freakin out. I realised i couldnt rmbr all the origins n insertion points of the muscles. But then again.. i cud rmbr them after all. HAHA.. we were supposed to go to the cadaver n point out the muscles for our oral. but since all the cadavers were occupied by the other classes we went back up to our class n did a typical oral exam without the cadaver.

Yes our dear fren here was supposed to be our exam paper..

So i was surprisingly not nervous while waiting for my turn to answer the questions that my lecturer is waiting to bombard me wit. When it was my turn, i approach his desk wit the usual dazzling smile on my face XD haha.. He asked me bout the pectoralis major muscle of the thorax, the erector spinae muscle of the back and the muscles of the abdomen.. which i breezed thru all.. n wadda u noe.. i got a 5!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~~ at that instant i wasnt sick anymore. HAHA.. fever sore throat all gone!

After class we went down to the cadaver to learn bout the muscles of the forearm. OMG wei the way my lecturer handles the cadaver is.. AWFUL! keep using the forceps to fling the dead, clammy hands around like a rag doll. unfortunately as i was the most front wan the hand ter-kena my hand which i washed THOROUGHLY after the lesson. Felt so rough wei *shudder*

Muscles of forearm:

And compare it wit the actual muscles we have to learn frm..

LOL MMA.. pls get a fresher cadaver for us! there is nothing left to see on this guy!