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A Singaporean girl who graduated from a Medical College in the UK and currently working as a doctor, spending most of my years abroad burying myself amongst medical books, speaking Queen's English and trying to adapt to life in Britain. But I still remain a true blue Singaporean who loves my plate of char kway teow and enjoys the sense of closeness when speaking "Singlish" to my fellow countrymen. Why "The Chinese Doctor"? Because that's what my patients call me since they don't know my name!

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Brain dead

I wish my lectures this week could be more, so that the lecturers can give talks about the impt conditions and illnesses, rather than brief lectures.

Imagine..just 5 lectures to "cover" 5 specialties! How brief can the lectures ever get.

Had my first serious lecture today, and because the whole cohort has been divided into different rotations (hence going to different lectures), the group became really small. As a result, there's a high risk of being caught sleeping, talking or being inattentive, accounting to why lecture's extremely quiet today.

I'm feeling pretty glad that Sophie's in all the same rotations as me, although we're not going to the same hospital for every block. But hey, at least I'll have her with me during lecture weeks..hehe. =D

Came home after classes and started studying already. We're all given a list of things we have to know per specialty, and it's crazy. I have like 6 thick books stacked up on my table (I'm so tired after studying now that I can't even be bothered to take a pic to show u the stack of books), and I can't imagine having to finish reading all of them and having my own set of notes written out nicely within 6 weeks. Feel like collaborating a few ppl to write notes for their specialties, and then swap notes with them to save time, but it isn't easy to find someone with nice and neat writing. Even mine is getting atrocious with time for my own standards of neat handwriting. I'm sure many out there knows how docs' handwriting's like. My classmates are docs-to-be..so there you are.

I managed to see a doc this morning too. Got up early and took a short morning walk to A&E. I got attended by a doc within minutes, and everything was completed in 30 mins. How's that?! The doc was telling me that I should have seen a GP rather than go to A&E. Told her that my GP's closed "forever", and she did give a laugh and the "It happens all the time. Sucks isn't it?" look. Doc claims that I could have gotten a viral infection or could simply just be IBS...she's not too sure either. Hence, I was given the same medicine I've been self medicating these few days at a stronger dosage, and more painkillers. The pain seems to be almost gone now, so I'll try to keep away from the medication unless I feel a need to take them.

As I came back from buying dinner, I bumped into that guy again! I think I prefer the first time I saw him, when he was wearing something more proper. Got a closer look today, and I think my 1st impression's a better one....muahahaha. But still ok lah. Enuff abt this stupid issue...haha.

Got my schedule pretty organised now, and I can foresee that the next few mths aren't gonna be very pleasant. Will need more discipline and focussing.

Manz...that stack of books at that corner makes me sleepy...and I'm brain dead after studying for hours....*yawnz*

Will someone just sponser me a fan for the next few days? I'm dying of heat and stickiness in my room....feels like Sg without a fan manz...aiyo...

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