Random post out of boredom

Loving organic cotton shirts from Zara...so soft and comfortable.

After a long day at work yesterday, I was filled to the brim and couldn't take it anymore. Although I vowed not to go shopping anytime soon, my abstinence for the last 2 months has reached its limit. So I went to Vivo City, but there was nothing to buy! Depressing at first, but I thought to myself that this is a good sign, which means I don't have to buy anything and can therefore save money. But the feeling of shopping to feel happy even if for a while is hard to erase. This is something my boyfriend doesn't get. So anyway, I bought a cotton shirt(another one) from Zara and a cute little cardigan with roses on it from Pull and Bear.

Dinner was a nice gathering with hometown friends at Picotin, a relaxed Italian restaurant at Horsecity.

It was a nice day all in all.

I'm having a sudden surge in motivation and energy levels. My gears feel well-oiled, and my internal organs are in harmony. Even Brian is surprised by my sudden industriousness. It's like I finally "get" things. I understand how Immunohistochemical stains function. I can even rattle off a few for some conditions. I'm not daunted by my thick Sternberg anymore. In fact, I have resorted to tearing out the pages by chapters. (Horror, I know, but like my colleague said, it's the only way you are ever going to read it)

We have been getting a lot of interested candidates visit us at the department, and somehow the realisation of how many people would want to be where I am now seems to have made me very grateful for my blessings.

Instead of always saying "Don't know" during tutorials(with all the seniors), I can finally answer some stuff!

The power of confession and faith. It's just so awesome, such a great gift from a loving God.

A day in the life of me

645am: Handphone alarm rings. There's a slight annoyance at the buzz. The sky is still dark. Hit snooze button x1. Snuggle under the blanket.
655am: Alarm rings again. Decide that I can afford another 10 minutes. Hit snooze button x2.
705am: Alarm rings again. Reluctantly hoist myself out of bed.
Brush my teeth.
Iron my work clothes while waiting for the kettle to come to a boil.
Bathe
Make coffee, my equivalent of morning fuel
Drink coffee...pray for a good day. Give thanks.
740am: Wait for bus, alight at station, go on MRT, alight at Raffles Pl Stn, change to green line, roll out at Outram Park Stn as a sandwich.
830am: Reach office, switch on computer, check e-mails.

And then the fun part begins.

I learn Pathology. I work. I look at slides. Then I go through them again with my consultant. Somedays I get to cut things. Breasts, colons, skin, lumps, kidneys, uterus, polyps, gallbladders, appendix, etc. Sometimes I get a headache. Initially I used to feel nauseated after a looking into the microscope for a long time. On good days, we get to go out for lunch. On bad days, we leave at 8pm(rarely).

And after work I'm supposed to study. The volume and breath of information is amazingly wide. The exams are notoriously difficult. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed.

But I've survived so far.....

Yay to the long weekend!

Tomorrow is Hari Raya so we'll be getting a three-day weekend. Much as I love(at least try to) my job, I always look forward to the weekends. Brian and I are heading to Malacca, his hometown this time. Although leaving Singapore on public holidays will guarantee an endurance with traffic jams, after our experience with a terribly "sien" long weekend we would rather brave the jam than moan our "sien"-ness again.

Our plan, as usual, is to eat. Haha. I am eating so much junk these days it's not funny. Everyday I tell myself "Today I'll eat less and healthier" but it hasn't worked so far. So maybe after the trip I'll try again.

I am reading some investment books now and have been trying my hand at buying equities. I am just dipping my foot into the water but so far the returns have been quite positive. As Brian says "Market is so good now any chaplang share also will go up". But don't take his word for it, he is no financial advisor although he has taught me quite a fair bit about managing money(something doctors are generally poor at!). I think business, finance and economics are very interesting topics. It's fluid and a fair bit of psychology is in play.

Anyways, I'm just rambling. Here's to a good weekend!

Ps: Ginchee: Sorry didn't get to meet up while I was in Melbourne! Our activities were kinda packed and the last 2 days after my parents left was filled with room-hunting activities for my brother!

Let's try again

Thanks for the words of encouragement in the last post, friends. I have actually forgotten what it was about so I had to go reread it. Life has changed for the better, thank God. Sometimes I feel that it is my emotions and ability to manage it that change rather than circumstances around me, to cause a negative effect. Sometimes I put too much emotions into things that don't really matter. My friend once asked "Why do you hurt people who love you most?" (Well, it was actually my BOYFRIEND who asked me that, so now you know what kind of person I am. Ha - ha) It stopped me in my tracks and I really thought hard about it. Think about it, do you hurt people whom you are closest too? Sometimes it's our words and actions, mostly it's unintentional. Sometime we wrongly think that a hard day at work gives us the right to be selfish and demanding. It happened a lot to me.
Anyway, I gave him many hugs and told him I'm sorry. And then we went out to eat. We eat a lot.
Relationships are good that way. You learn to love and forgive. And eat together.

I'm trying again to blog more often. I have cleared some space on my desk, it looks decent right now.

On the work front, it's challenging and the source of many tears, but it's looking quite good(if I studied more.) I got accepted into training starting this November, which comes with lots of perks including 2 weeks of Protected Time every six months(meaning just go to office to study), extra allowances and more leave. Praise be to God for his blessing. My prayer now is that I'd have the strength and perseverance to last 5 years, cause there are days when I just feel like taking the MRT to Changi Airport and fly home.

I have also just returned from a trip to Melbourne, Victoria and Hobart; I am so in love in Australia we're thinking about a trip Sydney in November. It brings out the life in me.