Pictures :)

"A picture is worth a thousand words." That was what Prof. Goh told us last week when he brought us to see the doctors performing endoscopy and colonoscopy. It's great to have him as our professor for medicine round :) And I really agree with him when he said that our aim in medical school is not just to pass our exam, it's about learning as much as we can to be a good doctor and make our parents proud of us. I may not be the smartest one and I admit that though I may had read the pages 3 or 4 times, I still find it hard to remember every single thing. But I still want to try my best. All I want to be is a good doctor and even if it means no holiday, no rest and no leisure, I still want to go for it. I'm really thankful to God that I have the chance to be in the seat where tons of students fought for and still fight for every year :) Just pray that I'll have the strength and the wisdom to go through the remaining 4 years in medical school :)

Picture time!!!

The bear that I got :)


The lovely card :) Really miss playing the piano...


The warm wishes :)

The little present that the 'us' in cg gave me :)

Something special from my 'twin' :)

Another trip to the bookshop!!! This time I only got 5 books. Must save money :P

One of Baby Blues comic and a snowman book mark that I got for Michelle for her Christmas gift :)

2 candy each for Michelle's sister, Catherine and Melissa :)

The lovely book thong that I got after renewing my membership card. Can't believe I'd been buying books from Bookxcess for 3 years. And I'll still continue to go there to get all my books :D

Since tomorrow is a holiday, I'm going to spend the whole night reading :) Once lectures start to get busy, I'll definitely miss this time when I can lay back and enjoy my novel. Well, it's one sacrifice that I'm willing to make :)

First post of a 20-year-old :)

Well, finally, I'm 20. All these while, I'd been telling people that I'm 19 and now that 2nd December had passed, I guess I have to admit that I'm 20.

All these years, my birthdays were always during the school holiday and I only celebrated with my family. This year, it's really my first time having friends secretly planning my birthday and throwing me a surprise and having people besides my family singing birthday song to me. It may not be extravaganza but I'm really thankful and touched.

Thanks for the lovely meal at Pasta Zanmai. Though at the end, I had to force myself to swallow down the plate of pasta, it was undeniably a nice meal :)

Thanks for the walk and all the photos we took around Mid Valley with the warm and adorable Christmas decorations. Though I was tired and couldn't stop yawning, it was nice to have you girls around :)

Thanks for the birthday songs and the surprise at 12.00 am. Though the smell of whipping cream haunted me for a day, it was touching to know that you girls remembered my birthday and took the trouble to celebrate with me :)

Thanks for the adorable bow-tie bear and the card by Han Jun, Chu Yee, Cheng Nee, Aileen, Winnie and Choon Fong. Though it was not easy to buy a bear and hide it in the bag while walking around Mid Valley with me, it was my first time receiving a bear and I can't seem to take my eyes off it :)

Thanks for the birthday songs during lecture. Though it was a little bit awkward with people looking at me and singing to me, it truly made my day :)

Thanks for the birthday song and the birthday present from the 'us' of the cg group. Though I don't know who exactly are the 'us', it's really a blessing to know you guys and I pray that we'll all grow stronger in God :)

Thanks for the lovely dinner by my parents who came all the way here just to celebrate my birthday. Though there wasn't any cake like previous years, the meal was nice and warm and I'm really thankful to have a family like this :)

Thanks for all the wishes via sms, facebook and face-to-face. Though I had to reply 100 ++ wishes on facebook, I was smiling while doing so :)

Thankfully, the final is over. It was really my first time spending my study week at home, skipping the ward round during the study week (and I still feel guilty) and crying a lot (without my parents presence, of course). Result is coming out soon and the thought of it is sufficient to make me go nuts. I wished I'd done better but I know I cannot turn back the clock so I'd been pushing it to the back of my mind. Just pray that everything will turn out to be alright. No matter what happen, I will continue to praise Your name, dear Lord :)

At the bright side, I finally have some time to indulge myself in novel-reading. I told myself I'll stop after the 3rd one. Then I continued to the 4th one and told myself the same thing. And now, I'm reading the 5th one. Sigh... Can't believe that what was a pleasure to me has become a guilty pleasure ever since I became a medical student. But it's nice to escape to another world when I feel bored and lazy. The past weekend had been boring. The floor was almost empty. Most of the girls went back, 2 girls went dating and roomie had a family problem which forced her to pack her bag and left on Friday (I'm sorry to hear the news, roomie).

I guess I better stop before this gets any longer and mundane. Was planning to upload some photos but something went wrong with the memory card. Hmmm... Will post the photos once I figure out what went wrong with the memory card (though I doubt I will ever understand all those technical items).

Toodles :)

Books!!!

I can't help but to post this. Hehe :P


I heart bookxcess for all the great books :)

It has been a long long long time since I last took photos of the bulk of books I bought (normally from bookxcess). But thanks to Shelfari, I am able to keep track of the books in my mini-library :)

So starting from now on, I'll remember to take photos. And it just makes me happy to see the books :) I'm such a great bookworm :D

One thing about being a medical student. I need to munch and digest all the pathology, parasitology, medical microbiology and pharmacology notes and books until I got no time to read :(

So many books, so little time to read :(

Hey...

This is kind of getting ridiculous. I really need to update more. If only I can find more time...

Lots of things have been going around me. First the mid sem test. Funny how the past years questions always seem quite ok but the moment you look at your paper, you'll faint. Tricky questions here and there especially Chemistry and Maths paper. And getting A means 80 marks and above which also means you can only afford to lose 8 marks. And after that, lecturers will start to complain about us. So easy also you cannot do or You guys are here to study, to get to university, not to play. It's time to get serious. Look at you incomplete tutorial. Do you expect to get 4 flat with efforts like that??? Buck up, people!!! No time to play. Sem 2 is not easy. And the list goes on and on. Pity these lecturers...

And then there's the surprises I got from the prize-giving ceremony. I didn't expect much but somehow I managed to get first prize in poem competition and crossword puzzle competition. Happy but shocked...

Next will be the big dinner which is on the 3rd February. Scared lah... What if I couldn't hold the fork and knife properly and then the chicken chop flew off my plate??? That'll be sooooo embarrassing. And then there's the bread problem. Which one to use? The fork, the knife or just hand??? Arrrggghhh... My room mate will have major problems when it comes to make up for me. Too many flaws. She's going to have a headache. Sorry dear...

Just read Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah. Not bad. If you like this kind of story, then I would suggest you to read The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan. Sad story based on the author's mum. The Bonesetter's Daughter is also quite nice too. And of course Little Hut of Leaping Fishes by Chiew-Siah Tei. A malaysian born author and guess which part of Malaysia? Tampin. Yup. A Tampin born author. That story is good. Got me crying and weeping. But the price...

Can't wait to buy some books. Haven't bought any books lately. My book list:

Inheritance Trilogy (Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr) by Christopher Paolini (Watched Eragon. Hope the book will be much better than the movie.)

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (Got Inkheart and Inkspell but then haven't touched them. Planning to but my mom wants to read it. Must remind her to pass it to Wei Lun when she finishes)

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (Watched the movie. Can't wait to read it.)

Sigh... Tuesday must go back to Tangkak already. Must do all the important visiting on the first day. Don't want to miss my chance. I miss holiday :(

Pink Mouse!!!

Yup. A pink mouse. A gift from Saren. According to him, it's a long due debt. Haha... I like the colour and it's really cute. Even my mum and my sis are trying to persuade me to leave it at home. Well, I really like the pink mouse but the problem is, I don't use mouse. Yup, the list of me being a weirdo is getting longer and longer... I'm comfortable with the mouse pad and I seldom touch the mouse. Of course, I didn't tell Saren that. No point letting him know. Besides I told him that I really like it and I do like it. It's very sweet. Thanks a lot to the guy who always call me shortie!!!

Oh ya, I almost forgot about this. How did I even forget to blog about it at the first place?! For book lovers, you really should visit HarperCollins website. They have this section called Browse Inside. There they offer full access on selected titles, which means you can read it for free. Wow... But to those who, like me, are used to reading books instead of reading it on computer, it'll be hard to stare at the computer for a long time. Eventually, I gave up unless the book is very interesting lah. So be sure to check it out ;)

Photos...

I know. I seldom upload photos on my blog. Well, since you can't be there in KMJ, why not I'll be a tour guide (a lousy one though) and show you some photos of KMJ. Credit to Cindy who took most of the photos.

One of the many pondok in KMJ...

tutorial park. Sat here every Wednesday while waiting for Chemistry lab lecturer to come.

the other tutorial park...

mini waterfall...

cascading water...

library...

the lake behind my hostel... look at that hungry cat...

favourite hangout place for cats...


impressive view of Gunung Ledang... Yup. I know. Puteri Gunung Ledang.

bazaar during fasting month. That girl in purple looks familiar, don't you think so???


Murni's bed. She LOVES pink.

Murni's cat aka her baby...


Jaja's bear. Bigger than the owner...

the books that I brought. Stardust is now at home. Am bringing Joanne Harris' The Lollipop Shoes.


the bear that I brought. my 16th birthday present from my cousin...


Cindy's pasta. That's the bedsheet and pillow case that we got.

my study table. it wasn't that empty. I cleared out all my sem 1 notes and books. It's small. I don't even use it. I do all my work on my bed.


closer look of my memo. I just love that comic. It's soooo... sweet!


some of my classmates and I in dewan kuliah.

outside dewan kuliah...

I know. I know. We planned to wear pink that day. That's why.


before Chemistry lab.


just finished this and Stardust. Nice one.

bought this recently. Am aiming for The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards.

Speaking test was over. Kind of did a stupid mistake. Sigh... The rest will be on this Saturday. I think it'll be kind of hard to get band 5. Sigh... Going back to Tangkak tomorrow. So don't expect any post till... I don't know. A month later, maybe. I'm sure I'll be back on the 5th of December. Got holiday from 25th to 29th December. Oh ya. My uncle is getting married this Saturday and heaps thanks to MUET, I can't be there. Sigh... Pity me... Never mind. At least next year I'll get an extra angpow. Have been waiting 18 years for that. Haha...

Good and Bad...

Good News:
Guess what I saw on mph website??? Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern!!! It is only selling for RM 33.90!!! Finally... I'd waited long enough for this moment and this is so going to be on the top of my book list. Can't wait for holiday to come and grab the book!!! Haha...

Bad News:
Something just happened suddenly. I don't know how, I don't know when, I don't know why but it is something rather new to me and it terreifies me a lot. I really don't know what to do. I really want to talk to somebody about it but she's rather busy. I told Cindy (my room mate) about it. Not all the details, just part of it. She doesn't know how this is affecting me. Honestly, I also don't know why this is affecting me. This is just ridiculous. I really need to get over it. Some things are just impossible so it's better not to think about it. I don't know why. I really don't want to think about it but somehow it just keeps popping out and it really annoys me. Sigh...

New Book!!!

Oh. My. Gosh. A new book by Cecelia Ahern is coming out soon!!! I just can't get enough of Cecelia Ahern's novels. I'd just finished Where Rainbows End. At first I thought the story may not be that good but I was wrong. So wrong. I couldn't stop laughing and crying even before I reached the 50th page. At the end of the story, I'd lost count on how many times I laughed and cried. It is just fantastic. My favourite part of the story will be The Silence. The sweet silence. You have to read the book to understand what I meant by The Silence. It's just so funny.

Back to the new book. It's titled The Gift and it's coming out in October. Check out the cover. It's so charming!!! Even better than Thanks For The Memories.




I'm already falling head to toes in love with this book even before I read it. And it's definitely next on my book-shopping list. Wait. Check the price first. RM79.90. *Faint*

Start of Something New...

Gosh... I hadn't been online for 2 months already... Sorry for not blogging. I don't really have access to internet. Well, actually I have but it's really uncomfortable to surf the net in the cyber room so I'd rather not online.

Time flies... Just a blink of eyes, I'd spend more than 2 months in Kolej Matrikulasi Johor already. Can't believe it... Do I like it? Well, I kind of got used to that life very quickly. All the haunting pasts are far away from me and those who used to hurt me are not there to hurt me anymore. And ya, Sik Hoe and I are friends again. Don't ask me how. I'm also wondering the same question. Hmmm...

Ok. Back to KMJ. Life is quite nice there despite all the works and assignments. My room mates are so cute and they are the one who make me comfortable there. 2 Malays and 2 Chinese including me. All Bio students except Cindy who took up account. All 4 of us are very close. We share jokes and stories and not a day pass by without all 4 of us laughing out loud. Seeing how some struggle to get along with their room mates, I really consider myself lucky.

My classmates are also very nice. Some interesting things about my class. We got 4 Chinese including me. 3 girls and 1 boy. The guy is a Chinese Muslim. All 3 girls share the same surname so unlike secondary school, everyone call me by my name. And I like that a lot. I'm no longer the shortest one in the class so Saren, STOP calling me shortie!!!

Funny. I thought people will ignore me since I'm always the shortest, fattest and the ugliest girl but people here (at least those that I know) seems to think otherwise. They roll their eyes whenever I complain how fat I am. Whenever I dress up a little to go to meeting or library or anywhere, Murni(my room mate) will start to propose that people especially boys will kidnapped me or I'll be chased all around the college. Her reason? I'm very cute. Oooookkkk... Cute is never in my dictionary. Just ask those Chinese guys who used to be in the same class as me. They will tell you otherwise. Especially that one who asked me when am I planning to go on diet. Must ask Murni to go and check her eyesight... (can imagine her rolling her eyes already) Once, my classmate asked me whether I got any boyfriend or not. When I said no, she got a shock and stared at me. Do I really look like one who can attract guys? I doubt so... Most of the girls here in KMJ are beautiful. I'm just the normal looking one.

Oh, just forget about the above pharagraph. Let's go back to KMJ. Ahhh... The library. As a bookworm, besides the reference books section, I explored the English fiction section the first day I entered the library. Guess which genre of books dominate the shelf? Historical romance. Gosh... Historical romance. I really cannot stand historical romance. I prefer something like Cecelia Ahern's and Alice Hoffman's and also Nicholas Sparks'. And where is Agatha Christie??? Sigh... Really miss Agatha Christie's novels. Miss the excitement and all the trilling moments... But I found something among all those historical romance. Medical trillers by Tess Gerritsen. Yipee!!! Her books are just fantastic!!!

2 weeks of mid sem holiday just started. Just finished my Bio assignment. Now doing my English project work. Got tutorial work to do. Then must finish my jotter book.

Will update soon. I promise. If not, I can count on Sabbie to pester me to blog. Hehe...

Happy Birthday!!!

If I didn't stumble across this, I would never found out that April 28th is Nancy Drew's birthday and that will really be a shame since I grew up reading her books.

I still remember when I was in primary school, my dad would bring me to the public library and that is the place where I first picked up Nancy Drew's books. I loved it so much that I would finish it as soon as possible so that I could borrow another one.

Eventually, I found out that the library also has translated BM version of Nancy Drew series. As the type of quirky girl who loves to read as many version of a book as possible to compare, I borrow the series and I found them quite ok. Those were the first BM books that I laid my hands on and I guess that's how I could manage to write BM essays. All thanks to Nancy Drew!!!

Later when I went to secondary school, I found out that the school library also has some Nancy Drew's books, I figured that I hadn't been reading it for quite some times and I started to read them again. Although I love the series but as I grew older, I put them aside and opted for more gripping series, like Harry Potter and Agatha Christie and lots more fictions.

What do I like about Nancy Drew? She's smart, gorgeous, nice, brave and she has a charming boyfriend, Nate. Her friends are always there for her through good and bad times. Her adventures are not easy and although she had received many treats, been kidnapped, been knocked out so many times but she still has the strength to go on. I really admire her.

Although I had not read her books for a few years already but I will never forget her. I will highly recommend her books to my cousin, my future nephew, niece and who knows, children. She is a part of my childhood memory and she'll always be on my mind.

Thanks for the sweet times you had given me. Happy 78th birthday!!!

Arggghhh...

SIGH...

This is so unfair :(

In conjunction with the new movie, Prince Caspian, MPH has a very special and impressive offer. All you need to do is to purchase one 7-in-1 movie tie-in Prince Caspian and you will get a free Limited Edition Stamp Set. Stamp set!!! Limited edition somemore!!! Just the thought of it makes me swoon...

The problem is, I had already bought the book about 6 years ago!!! All I lack is the first one, The Magician's Nephew which my cousin failed to return the book to me after all these years...

If only I'd seen this coming, I wouldn't have bought the series... Then not only I will be able to get the book, I'll also own a Limited Edition Stamp Set :(

Arggghhh...

The wait is over but...

Since getting my hands on Cecelia Ahern's books last year, I had been waiting anxiously for her next. Went to mph website yesterday night and I was so excited to find that her new book is finally out!!!


Thanks for the Memories

I read the synopsis and I really find it interesting. The cover looks nice too. She is one of my favourite author too. If there's mph bookstore in this lovely small town, I would definitely dashed out of the house and run all the way to the bookstore (no license yet =.='). I want! I want!! I want!!! (Practising puppy eyes so that I can persuade my parents to buy for me)

Oh wait... The price. *checking* Oh my goodness!!! RM 69.90!!! *Faint*

Wish list...

A bookaholic like me can never get enough of books. I'm starting my own personal library in my room. After counting, I only have 60-65 books!!! That is way far than enough. Here are some of the books that I want and am trying my best to get my hands on them.

Stardust - Neil Gaiman

In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. And here, one crisp October eve, Tristran makes his love a promise -- an impetuous vow that will send him through the only breach in the wall, across the pasture... and into the most exhilarating adventure of his life.

I'd always love fantasy and this just seems to be one that will bring me to an exciting and unusual adventure. Can't wait for it!

Since I Don't Have You - Louise Candlish

They were friends who shared everything - until tragedy singled one out. At the birth of their daughters best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each other's girls exactly as they would their own. Six years later and a tragedy has torn them apart. Within weeks, Rachel has packed up and gone. Settling on the beautiful, windswept Greek island of Santorini, she knows she has come to the right place, but as she slowly rebuilds her world she can't forget the pledge she once made to her friends. She hires a private investigator, the enigmatic Johnny Palmer, and arranges for him to send regular updates on the girls she has left behind. Over the years, with Palmer's help, she is able to secretly soothe their growing pains - as well as those of their parents. But in Rachel's new island life far from home, who will be there to guide her?

I'm sniffing a little now. Love books that are very emotional especially those that can really make me cry.

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Its closing lines: "We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone." Little could they imagine the remarkable adventure that awaited them as they followed Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and a fantastical menagerie of other creatures. The oddest part is in entering that world, they didn't leave this one!

Elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls and other creatures??? I must be insane if I don't like this.

P.S. I Love You - Cecelia Ahern

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed "P.S. I Love You." As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing - and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realises - but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.

Cecelia Ahern's novels always have this magical touch. Love them.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

This stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1961, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliant crafted story of parallel lives, familial secretsm, and the redemptive power of love.

Tragic family saga? I got to love this.

Heroes: Saving Charlie - Aury Wallington

Hiro Nakamura possesses the remarkable power to control time. And like his uniquely blessed comrades, he’s on a mission for the good of humankind. But another challenge awaits him: saving the love of his life from an unspeakable death. Charlene “Charlie” Andrews is the big-hearted, small-town beauty whose sunny smile and sweet soul knocked the shy Hiro head over heels. But when Charlie’s young life is snuffed out by a grisly serial killer, their budding romance is brutally cut short. Or is it? Thanks to his astounding newfound skill, Hiro has the means to do what no tragedy-stricken lover in history ever could–turn back time. And no matter how raw his abilities, or how many twists of circumstance conspire to foil him, he vows to deliver Charlie from the evil poised to claim her. He will be her hero. But what possible consequences might changing the past visit upon the future? How could saving one cherished life affect millions ofothers? And what ultimate choice will Hiro make when the power of fate rests in his hands?

Hiro is sooo... cute!!!

Mr Monk and The Two Assistants - Lee Goldberg

Only a special kind of person can keep up with Monk's brilliant, it idiosyncratic, methods. One such person is his former assistant, Sharona. And now that her ne'er-do-well husband has been arrested for murder, she's back in San Francisco, ready to reclaim her place in Monk's life-much to the chagrin of his current assistant, Natalie. While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women, he discovers a few unsettling snags in the case against Sharona's husband, and finds that he may be up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead...

I miss this series. Monk is definitely one of my favourite detective.

13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson

Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket. In envelope 2 are directions to a specific London flat. The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist. Because of envelope 4, Ginny and a playwright/thief/ bloke-about-town called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous—though utterly romantic—results. But will she ever see him again? Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.

Adventure with a twist of romance? Count me in ;)

That's all I can think of now. I'm quite sure there are a lot more. Will blog about them once I remember :)