happy burfday papa!!

today is my dearest papa's birthday...well..it's actually yesterday la since it's adi 12.06am 27/4..

i bought pa a bday cake from RT pastry house...got him an Opera cake...it's butter almond choc cake..my family liked it...hehe...

sorry bout the ugly holes *where the candles supposed to be*...but it's a really cute cake..it even has mini pretzels on it....

bought this 1kg for rm58....okla...quite expensive ler my mum said...but it's worth it...=)

happie family~~

after tht we went to Imperial Palace (Tai Thong) in Puchong for dinner...they're having this dinner promotion where selected dishes are rm10.80 (3-4 persons)...

the dishes were not quite good la...tai thong getting more 'char' adi...the food like sticky sticky 1...but business there not bad lehh..
popo is back from China...she went to her China "kampung" n came back yesterday nite...miss her cooking man...hehe..

n guess wat....i finally cut my hair today!!!! yippie~~

went to Ampy Plas in SS15...opp asia cafe's parking..1st floor...near pizza hut...

my hairstylist was Ben...quite experience...

this saloon was strongly recommended by my bro n yannee...i quite like it too la...so anybody needs to get their hair done anytime soon??...y not giv it a try...hehe..

i dint reli change my hairstyle bcuz my original hairstyle apparently is 1 of the easiest to be maintained....i did change my parting tho....to get rid of my "tornado"..hehe

i dint straighten or nethin like tht bcuz i like my natural waves...im starting to appreciate the waves i inherit from pa n ma...

this is my fringe pinned up...


n this is without pin..



cut rm20 + treatment rm85....quite reasonable...altho i personally think the treatment is bit expensive ler...but how often do i do treatment rite....n i gotta take good care of my hair...spoil it once in a while..ngek ngek...

ice bar @ the sanctuary

roshida, karen n i had a sleepover at roshida's apartment in Bukit Jalil on Sunday....it's supposed to b sort of a farewell thingie for me la...i kno i kno...it's bit too early...tht's y it seems more like a girls nite out instead...haha..

we went to IOI mall Puchong 1st bcuz Karen desperately wanted her green dress from Nichii...unfortunately...it was CLOSING....so Miss Karen Siah did not get her dress...but no matter wat..she'll get it....tht's wat she said..

while walking ard the mall..we were thinking of a next plan...should we jus go back to rosie's apartment...or go to Ice Bar @ The Curve...

in the end...we decided to go to Ice Bar...but we needed to change into better-looking clothes...so, we used the IOI mall's toilet to dress ourselves up....it was quite farnee la bcuz 1 of the alternatives was to change in the car...hell no...

n off we go....to Ice Bar @ The Sanctuary...

it was really a great experience...it's jus a room actually...but we kinda had it all to ourselves...it's like a private room....jus tht the room temperature is -15 degress Celcius

freaking icy cold man!!

at 1st we didnt wear any jackets in...smart roshida had her own jacket....then bout mayb 5-10 mins later...ren n i couldnt stand adi...so we went out to get the provided thick bulky jackets..

n started taking lotsa pics...the guard pakcik can work as a photographer part time man...he's quite good in taking pics...

refugees stuck in an igloo

shots served in glasses made of ice

green colour liquor...looks more like love potion..

cold..cold..couldnt feel my toes..

but miss Rosie was still staying strong...*tabik!*

n then we decided to take off the too-big-for-us jackets n took more pics...

i lurve this pic...lurve u gurls too..muaks..

after tht...we headed downstairs to Laundry...which is another bar...a quieter bar...made chatting a lot easier...hehe..

had a cup of West Indies Yellowbird...forgot wat they mixed...but i remember it had banana liquor inside...hehe...not bad..


Rosie had Sweet Senorita...Karen had Tia Maria *i think thts how it's spelled*...
Rosie n i had quite a hard time finishing our drinks bcuz it was such a big glass..haha...

after tht, we went back to Bukit Jalil....watched 10 things i hate about you....well...i didnt exactly watch it la...cuz i was drowsing off rite after the movie started....*ask all my frens n u'll kno tht im alwaz the 1st to go to bed during sleepovers..hehe*.. im jus a not-so-tahan sleepover-ian...i can't help it...hehe..

thx ren n rosie for such a great time....dun worry...there'll b another outing soon..u kno where la...hehe..love ya gurls....

Ondine's Curse

jin aun n i were chatting yesterday bout his new posting in Seremban - Paediatrics.

He started this posting 2 weeks ago..n this smart fella here have not clerked any cases yet...u kno wat he said " i jus go to the ward everyday n play with the kids...got one 8 yr old boy very cutteee.." *sweatz..*

This 8 yr old boy that he's talking about was admitted into the hospital with pneumonia...and he has a disease called the Ondine's Curse...ain't the name scary??

yup..not ony the name is scary...the disease itself is scary too..

respiratory arrest during sleep....means...the person stops breathing when he sleeps....

OMG!!!

super scary man...so i went to look into Wikipedia bout this disease...

Ondine's Curse is also known as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome or primary alveolar hypoventilation

This very rare and serious form of Central Sleep Apnea involves an inborn failure of autonomic control of breathing.

About 1 in 200,000 live born children have the condition. In 2006, there were only about 200 known cases worldwide.

Super Rare!!

Patients generally require tracheotomies and lifetime mechanical ventilation on a respirator in order to survive.

So the boy has a tube connected to his trachea which is attached to a mechanical ventilator...the tube has to be there 24 hrs...n every morning, his mum will have to clean the tube for him..*note: very exposed to infections..*

u kno where it got its name?? It's from a myth of Ondine (an immortal water spirit). these water spirits were said to be able to gain a soul by marrying a human and bearing his child.

Ondine fell in love with a dashing knight - Sir Lawrence - and they were married.

a picture of Ondine

When they exchanged vows, Sir Lawrence said, "My every waking breath shall be my pledge of love and faithfulness to you."

A year after their marriage Ondine gave birth to Lawrence’s son. From that moment on she began to age. As Ondine’s physical attractiveness diminished, Lawrence lost interest in his wife.

One day, Ondine saw her husband lying in the arms of another woman.

She uttered a curse: "You swore faithfulness to me with every waking breath, and I accepted your oath. So be it. As long as you are awake, you shall have your breath, but should you ever fall asleep, then that breath will be taken from you and you will die!"

BUT....of course...it's just a myth....

the real cause of this disease is a mutation in a gene which plays a role in the development of the autonomic nervous system. This system obviously regulates your breathing when you're sleeping....

or it could be a result from severe brain or spinal trauma (such as after an automobile accident, or an error made during neurosurgery).

prognosis: Most people with congenital Ondine's curse do not survive infancy....

my prayers go all out to tht little boy...I pray that he'll be the one in a million who will survive this terrible disease...n he'll get to live to see more of this beautiful world...

su yuen = ah mein's uncle??

this is a pic of one of the best-looking guys in IMU ( the one on the left - su yuen ) *who happens to b a hsemate of another good-looking IMUian - Tan Jin Aun..muahaha..*



n more good-looking IMUians...



let me intro to u...the top leng chais *i said top bcuz others oso very leng chai n very yeng!!!! =)*

the one in the red circle is Meng Yao...any1 been to MAPCU definitely seen him b4 rite...the one with muscles n packs...ngek ngek..

n the one in the green circle is Chris...very baby boy look eh?..very gentleman too...

*actually i dono both of them well, so i cant give much comments..the comments above r based on 1st impressions..hehe*


n now....the guy who ah mein claims that su yuen looks like him *drums roll*

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ah mein's uncle

does he reli look like su yuen??well, maybe an older version ler....ah mein made it sound like they look like twins n i was so convinced so i looked up in her blog....*ah mein..i think u hav to send me pics of ur uncle in his younger days ler...*

neway mein...u were right...ur uncle is kinda notti huh...playing wif dirty water in the cemetery...hehe..

this IMU ar...make ppl wait summo...ask me to call back tmr evening to c whether results will b out....WAT?!?!??....wait another day ar....n u kno wat they told me "strathclyde hasnt reply us yet"....means???.....r the results/papers/watever tht's holding them back still in Glasgow??....it better not be man....argh...

results out today??

i called imu this morning n the AAD department said "call back at 4.30pm then we'll let u know whether ur results r out today or not....if it's not out today, we'll tell u the date of release"...

n hello00oo...our results r scheduled to be out TODAY at 5pm....im supposed to call u at 4.30pm?...."ohh..bcuz tht's when the strathclyde office opens...it'll b abt 8am in glasgow"...

ok...guess i wun get to know my results today...n hopefully i'll get them tmr...*it better be out tmr!!...i duwan to start taking anti-anxiety pills...*

i did baAAddDDdd for my 1st paper la..n plz dun say "dun worry...im sure it'll turn out well"....bcuz i kno for sure it won't ok.....tht paper haunted me for quite some time...how can tht ignacio *the lecturer hoo set the paper* b so cruel huh....

he's playing games wif us u kno....1st he sets the class test paper so straight forward..calculations were ez....n then made us panic for our finals cuz our final paper was freaking hard...

mr. Benny said tht there's 1part of a question which the whole batch got it wrong..let's applaud for Ignacio *clap clap*...he successfully "killed" us all...woo hoo~~..

n every subject has failures??...wat the.....plz plzzz......let me pass.....all of u out there reading this....PRAY for P105!!!

n i jus read li ping's blog which she posted abt the prices of con lens solution, food, groceries etc....i didn't do such a detailed research as hers la..hehe....but i got some info from a senior regarding con lens solution..

if u're using "Ciba Vision AOSEPT PLUS", it worths £20 for 3 bottles *tht's double the price in msia*....tht senior is using "Alcon", n she said she buys a bottle for £4 ...also, she said ppl over there dun bother 2use saline cuz they jus use multi-purpose solution...neway, saline costs about £10 for 3bottles..*like in msia...rm10 for 3*....

conclusion: like li ping said, bring a whole yr supply of con lens solution...n get a nice pair of specs if u wana save on solution...

surgery....

so i was admitted into UH ard 10am on wed...my dad teman me till bout 12+ noon....then he left for work..i was kinda bored la after he left...flipping between CLEO n reader's digest....nap for bout 1 hr...but was woken up by bz nurses who kept walking in n out of the room...

i dint get a private room to myself...bcuz the hosp was full...i was actually admitted into an emergency room + store room...*paid rm100 for 1nite....cheat my mother's money la...*...there were nurses walking in to take stuf...discussing bout patients notes like i wasnt there.....darn hard to sleep la...they tok so loud summo..n the nurse counter was jus outside the room...phone rings sounded like alarm...woke me up every 15 mins or so....haihz....y la!!??!!!

i was told tht i would b sent to the operation room (OR) ard 5pm....so i waited...n waited..n waited....nobody came to giv me my hospital clothes....did they forget i was scheduled for surgery??....so i asked the nurse....n she asked me to WAIt....

hmmm..mayb mins seem like hrs bcuz i felt tht i waited quite long la...but actually it wasnt tht long bcuz at 5.30pm....the nurse came n told me to change...i told her tht my period jus came tht morning...so she gave me a pad tied wif strings..i kept adjusting it bcuz it felt like it was gona fall off anytime...hehe...

i had to take out my contact lenses n i was not allowed to wear my specs when i was sent to the OR....kinda disappointed ler...wanted to c how the OR looks like ...but bcuz my power is high, everything was a blur to me...sigh.....

i wasnt excited or scared when i was in the waiting room *outside the OR*....bcuz i had an anti-anxiety pill (valium 5mg) at 4pm...i felt more like sleeping...hehe...

ard 6.10pm..i was pushed into the OR...the anaesthesiologist injected anaesthetic into my veins..i could feel the drug flowing into my veins n there was a bitter taste in my mouth...when i woke up...i was back in the ward...the wound wasnt painful at all...the more painful 1 was the needle on my left hand which had to be left there until i was discharged....

my family n jin aun were in the ward a lil while after i came back from the OR..they bought dinner for me! yay...the fasting for more than 6hrs emptied my stomach till it was growling....ard 9.30pm my family left....cuz visiting hrs till 10pm ony....jin aun stayed to teman me...hehe...he had to sleep on a not-very-comfortable chair...n he was freezing cold bcuz he tot UH is like seremban hospital...not air-conditioned...haha..he wore shorts n slippers...he didnt hav a good sleep la...but i did...i think it was the anaesthetic effect....hehe...

the doc came to check on me ard 7+am....said i was ok n can be discharged...yippee~~!!!! came back home bout 9+am....n continued sleeping....freaking sleepy lehh....anaesthetic effect again..haha....

this morning when i woke up...there were yellow stains ard my wound dressing...n rashes too!! oh no...this is bad....i'll go c doc tmr morn la....c whether can change the dressing onot....can ony remove my stitches on thurs....

so after this surgery...im gonna hav a scar....i still can wear a tube dress...hehe...*happie~~!! bcuz i wana wear a tube dress for my wedding...haha....alwaz dreamt of it...*....but i can't wear nethin like wat beyonce wore......haha...say bye bye to bikinis....

wat has seremban hospital done to me...??!!?

guess wAt??!!??....i fainted in the hospital this morning...not once u kno...TWICE...scary lehh..haha...n plz stop asking me whether izit bcuz i didnt eat my breakfast...bcuz i DID!!!...i ate 2 buns..n 2 pieces of carrot cake...

let me spill every detail to u exactly wat happened to me...starting from me copying medical notes in the ward in front of a patient's bed...she was wearing an oxygen mask..suspected havin respiratory failure...so she was havin some difficulties in breathing la....n there i was standing in front of her...suddenly i felt like there was sthn heavy pressing against my chest, i was havin difficulties in breathing too...n my head felt heavy, my back started to sore, n my stomach was feeling funny...so i decided to walk near to the window to get some air...i held on tight to the bar of an empty patient bed while standing beside the window...

next thing i know when i opened my eyes, i saw a wheel...it was the wheel under the bed...i was on the GROUND!!! n i felt a lil pain on my forehead...i used the side of the bed to stand up again...a nurse saw me n called a medical student to check on me...the student asked me to lie on the bed n she asked " did u hav ur breakfast?"..."yes i did"...."u look pale, jus lie down n get some rest"....so i lied down for a while n called jin aun...after a while, i felt much better...so i got up n took the patient's notes n continued copying...this time..sitting down.....oh..i got a blueblack on my nose after tht fall...im not gonna take pics from now on until the blue black goes off k....

jin aun came n asked me how was i feeling....he suggested to go back to IMU to get some rest...so we left the ward n took the lift down....i saw my lecturers in the lift n chatted with them...b4 reaching level 1, i felt the aura again...i couldnt breathe again...so i held jin aun's arm tightly...hoping tht it's a false alarm...but unfortunately it was not...when i regained my conciousness, i was down on the floor of the lift n i heard jin aun saying sthn to me...but i couldnt figure out wat was he telling me.....he carried me to a chair outside the lift n gave me mint sweets which were apparently "SUGAR FREE"....wat the....hehe... n he called the ER ppl ....they arrived reli fast with a bed...so i lied down n i was pushed to the emergency room...

a leng chai indian doctor attended to me...hehe...the nurses took my BP, my glucose level, n infused me with normal saline.. they also took my blood to do a full blood count....a medical student did ECG for me...everything was normal...i was back to normal too after a while...jin aun helped me settled the registration, my family history n the lab test..some of my frens came to visit me...n some of them came when i was on my way walking back to IMU....the other group of batchmates who went to HKL for their attachment knew bout my case too...ming ying n suechoo called me...n jing mein said the HKL ppl sent me regards...haha...thx so much guys....im so touched...hehe...

im jus so thankful tht jin aun was there when it happened to me...he really took good care of me...even the leng chai indian doc tot so too...bcuz when my lecturers were goin to leave me, the doc told them " dun worry, her bf can take care of her"...hehe...so jin aun...u're my hero...haha....*bulu oso stand up adi*....

something to bring to scotland

yesterday, i met up wif sin yee n yannee....guess wat...sinyee bought the both of us a farewell gift...which she got it all the way from malacca...wooo00ooo..

it's a so-called "magic cup"...hehe...it shows it colours ony when there's hot water in the cup...i tot the gift was reli meaningful n very practical too....the cartoon characters below the cup are reli cute...there r 5 of them...which represents the 5 of us...hehe...n all of our pics on the cup look nice!!...not bluffing k...hehe...

im sooooo00oo gonna bring this cup wif me to scotland n use it everyday....thx sinyee!!! muaks muaks....i lurve the cup lotz!!...will take good care of it k...=)

the before-after effect..cool eh?

the cup from 3 diff angles...ji muis forever...

neway...it's been a long time since i last blog...blame my exams...which were frEAking hard wei...jus let me pass...plzzzz......n tmr is my last day of hospital attachment....woohoo~~!!...well..its not like i dun like the hospital...but i hav to say...it's the dirtiest place on earth mAn!!...i've got some souvenirs from the hosp..pimPLES!!.....while i was copying notes in the ward...i could heard ppl spitting (like really loud.."kuuuaaAAaa puiiIIiiiii") n ppl vomtting....n there i go..imagining the bacteria n viruses evaporating into the air...n me sucking them into MY lungs n then into MY blood circulation...yuCks!!...but if i was tht sensitive, i would wear a mask whenever i step into the hospital..hehe...

thankfully, im not....n i kinda like chatting wif the patients...some of them look lonely...they complained saying tht the hospital staff work very slow...tell me tht their daughter-in-law doesnt treat them well n they rather be in the hospital cuz there r ppl like us, students, who talks to them....hehe...farnee la the aunties....

so after this, im scheduled for surgery on wednesday in UH...gotta admit at 10am, start fasting at 11 - 5pm... *torture..*....n the operation is at 5....gotta spend a nite in the hospital...n i'll b discharged the nex day..it's gonna b a minor surgery..so no worries...hehe...but it's my 1st!! will tell u guys how does the OR looks like k..n how does it feel to be operated on...er...do i sound excited?...i hope not..bcuz im more scared than excited la...positive...