Manchester Utd - Barcelona match

Tues night us trio, zul eric and i, invaded david (and nick's and matt) 's house after dinner to watch the ManU-Barca game...

i must say, as much as i Used to hate football, now so-so but also watch coz the ppl here does nothing else, this match was really exciting+funny+anxious bcoz of the hardCore Supporters, mainly andrew + zul for Man U, nick + david + kasya + minhui for Barca.. eileen for Barca coz she doesnt support whoever andrew supports.. and eric for Barca coz got Thierry Henry come in later..

it seems like a good match the way they all cheered and cursed and jumped up and down.. and got more anxious and uptight towards the last 5 mins.. but Cheers to Man U anyway for winning (Not siding teams here, i enjoying being on the fence) , can see the Red fans celebrating...

andrew with his 8 Rooney jersey celebrating the win

zul showing off his 18 scholes coz scholes scored the only goal.. somemore b4 he scored, zul and andrew were saying how lousy scholes has become then He terus score to prove them wrong.. haha..

eric looks lik a Man U fan at 1st.. but mostly, he is just anticipating whos gonna challenge Chelsea in the Champions League Finals.. that is, if Chelsea wins the Chel-Liverpool match tomoro night..

Attempt One

-continued from previous blog entry-

Well, today in the lab i had to re-remove the 1/2 tooth metal work that i attempted so many times to perfect yesterday.. just that this time i had to remove alot more, like 3/4 of the tooth! Then build the whole thing up again with metal.. (arghhh!!)

after lunch i bertungkus-lumus (keep carving and carving) to make it as good as yesterday's..

wasnt perfect as before.. but it was shiny..

Attempt 1
Tutor A: It's really nice..

Tutor D: Yes its pretty and shiny and all...

Tutor A: Probably you can smoothen this side abit but it is ok

-Yippee!! Left the dental lab by 3pm today, off to the prosthodontics lab to do some denture work though..-

*all smiles*

probably end the day by watching the Man Utd-Barca game later.. do i need to support any team? mayb i shud to Enjoy the game more.. or suffer disappointment..

Perseverance

the Frustrated dental student strikes again!!

Today we had to drill off half of the biting surface of a big tooth (those at the back of ur mouth) and build it back up with metal (amalgam).

Sounds easy ya? Well, the drilling etc etc etc.. was alright.. until the part i had to Carve the metal to Resemble the Original tooth surface.

If i had known earlier, i would have taken a picture of the original tooth and carve according to it.. darn!

To makes things more complicated, there were 3 different tutors that afternoon and i Just Had to ask each of them whether i got it done right..(some tutors had too-long queues that i just had to ask another!) here's what they said..

Attempt 1

Tutor A : The right side is wrong.. carve it here but it would be hard.. OR u can do all over again..

Helen : I .. would just carve it..

-No way i am repeating the whole process again.. and yhui, u shudnt have to as well!!! would be muc easier to work on what u already have..

-She didnt look very pleased with my reply, but let me do it anyway..

-So i fixed the right side...

Attempt 2

Tutor B : Look at it, does it like part of the tooth or something attached to it?.. Does the metal look like part of the tooth?'

What kind of question is that..

Helen : er..n..no..

Tutor B: The Left side is leaning out.. it looks like the Leaning Tower of Whitechapel.. and the middle side here is wrong too

-haih.. 1st time my dental work kena kutuk/criticized till that.. i Thought there was a problem with the Right side.. now its the Left and Middle.. fine fine, just try fix them both-

Attempt 3

Tutor B : The middle still isnt right.. but the left and right sides looks fine..

-fair enough, try again to correct the middle

Attempt 4

Tutor C : The middle is ok.. BUT the left and right sides are wrong!

-arghhhhh... why everyone says something different???

Attempt 5

Tutor C: Now that's much better .. Ok.

- Hmm.. now that the Left and Right sides should be prefected by now.. the middle needs more fixing i bet.. should ask Tutor B again coz he's the one in charge and more strict..

- This time i carve AND polish Every Single Surface, again and again and again (since 2pm and now its 4pm!!just working on ONE tooth! it is really tiring as my fingers started to ache already..)

Attempt 6

Tutor B: Yes, you've trimmed the middle down, looks better now.. Should polish here abit.. it's not too bad.. its Quite good actually..

-And with that, he looked at me with a-little-surprised face and handed over my tooth..

Success!!!

Finally can SMILE today.. more like relief actually..

It was frustrating at 1st coz every tutor seems to have a different preception, i bet if there's another 3 different tutors they would all say something else is wrong with the tooth.. but the thing i hate is they are ALL correct..

My metal restoration work went from
'..Or Do it All over again' from a Lenient lady Tutor A
to ' .. Looks better now.. ' from rather strict Tutor C
to '..Its Quite Good actually' from a strict, sarcastic Tutor B
..after so much effort and criticism..

Reminds me of Smirnoff Ice Triple Distillation..

I took 2.5 hours in the morning to drill the teeth, make holes, place the metal etc etc etc..

And another 2.5 hours in the afternoon to shape the tooth, making it look real..

Just goes to show, if u presevere, u would succeed in the end..

or .. u can always .. do it all over again..

Sat: the day i SMILED without even trying

Ok. I have a confession to make.

my Saturday started alright, not the very best..

But ash and fatiha made last minute plans for a 3pm picnic after the 12.45pm Chelsea-Man Utd game, the weather was great and all.. its Sunny!!!

but somehow i Assume things would turn out sour or sth.. raining ka.. why didnt bring this.. how come didnt invite them..why so late.. why so cold.. why he not happy.. why she not happy..

mayb being an organiser b4, i kinda get too worked-out about going outing with friends, somehow something would surely go wrong one.. everyone having high expectations for having fun.. trying to make everyone happy etc...

Yes, being the emotional pessimist i am, i insisted that today would be different...

i wrote this on my inner left hand
'I must SMILE today no matter what comes in my way'

Sounds crazy i know.. i felt i needed this reminder.. was wearing long-sleeves anyway, no1 would notice it..

12:45pm Watching the Chelsea-Man Utd Game at Good Sam

1. I SMILED today coz Look at these cheerful Football Freaks!! a candid shot of them at like the 20th minute (coz half-time onwards the expressions of each supporter changes).. its my Best shot so far! Perfect white-teeth smiles of 5 close guy frens watching a game together!! looking at this pic made me smile already!

2. I SMILED today coz there's Food.. eric orders chips for every1 to nibble during the game.. i always smile when theres food.. thx eric!

4.30pm Picnic at Regents Park

3. I SMILED today coz eric gave me a Free bike ride to Regents Park when every1 else had to take the bus.. thxxx eric!

4. I SMILED today coz my navigating skills got us there! No need Satnav dy.. haha

5. I SMILED so widely today coz ash and fatiha made so much Superb Food!! Burger, nuggets, tuna sandwiches, egg sandwiches, sausages, muffins, trifle, drinks .. overloaded big time.. thxxxxxx guys!

6. i SMILED today coz 6 of us were having a great picnic here, enjoying the good food, nice weather, great company (thx for being there, eric zul ash fat and menaka!!!) .. chatting and laughing.. what more can u ask for???

7. I SMILED today coz another 6 seniors joined us (thx for joining, eileen andrew tien sally thurston and kimhong!) the More the Merrier!! woohoooo

8. I SMILED today coz they brought more drinks, snacks and Frisbee!!! yayyyy

9. I SMILED today coz everyone else was smiling and happy enjoying themselves during the picnic..

10. I SMILED today coz i managed to 'buka account' (open account) with the other guys playing football by hitting down one cone, earning 1 point, even before thurston did!!

11. I SMILED even Wider today coz I was the only one who managed to knock off the top cone without knocking down the 2 lower cones supporting it with the football, earning 5 points!! and the guys (eric zul thurs andrew tien) couldnt do it! *rubbing it in Hardddddd*

12. I SMILED today coz eric and zul cheered and celebrated so happily with me when i succeeded..

13. I SMILED today coz i made the other guys.. shocked and pasrah.. haha

14. I SMILED today coz we played frisbee 'monkey' where we had to make sure the middle person doesnt catch the frisbee!

15. I SMILED today coz i managed some good throws..

16. I SMILED today coz i made some good catches as well...

17. I SMILED today coz although i was the monkey, i managed to steal the frisbee from other ppl, making Them the monkey..


18. I SMILED today coz menaka ash fatiha and i played 'dukung' aka piggyback ...

19. I SMILED today coz i m strong enough to piggyback fatiha and ash (on 2 separate occasions of coz) or mayb i m just fat enough to do that..

20. I SMILED today coz we were crazy having a mini race piggybacking..


21. I SMILED today even though i lost coz its fun! i DIdnt know we r suppose to turn back and run back to the picnic matt!!

22. I SMILED today coz some1 help me take pics of the whole piggyback event without me asking.. thx whoever who took the pics!! priceless!!

23. I SMILED today coz we fed the pigeons at the park some bread..

24. I SMILED today coz we were able to chill out and relax.. it iS tiring!

25. I SMILED today when we played footie 2 guys + 2 gals in 1 team..

26. I SMILED today coz i scored the 1st goal for our team!!

27. I SMILED today coz i scored the 2nd goal as well!

28. I SMILED today coz ash scored our team's 3rd goal!! gambate ashhieeee~~~

29. I SMILED today coz although my 3rd goal wasnt really valid, i scammed eric and zul (the 2 opponents/defenders/goalkeeper) into making it valid by pulling an innocent+pitiful+gimme-a-chance face.. AND succeed..

30. I SMILED today coz i scored the final goal with a right tap and left kick! Goallllllll

31. I SMILED today coz eric said he really Tried to cover as much and i still could score.. malu!!

32. I SMILED today coz that goal 'made us Won the match' according to ash.. but we both know its a scam.. Haha

33. I SMILED today coz our mini team of me, ash, thurston and tien cheered so happily for winning.. although its a simple game, no where near the guy's 5-a-side futsal..

34. I SMILED today coz thurston said i should join their weekly futsal! haha

35. I SMILED today coz all the 4 gals in the game managed to score, and every1 cheered! especially for little fatiha!

36. I SMILED today coz we had so much fun picnicking and having tons of food to eat, playing kick-the-cone, frisbee, piggyback, 4-a-side footie and fed the pigeons..

37. I SMILED today coz we were going for dinner together at a Malaysian Restaurant!!

38. I SMILED today coz although it was getting dark, it wasnt getting too cold Or rain! (if that that would definitely spoil the night!!)

8.30pm Dinner at Bonda Cafe, Paddington

39. I SMILED today coz we managed to get a table for 9 here at Bonda Cafe (we failed at Satay House, it's full)

40. I SMILED today coz i get to have ice lemon tea and Roti canai!!! i miss malaysian food!

41. I SMILED today coz a smaller group of us, ash fatiha zul menaka, decided to go to Satay House for ABC dessert!!!

42. I SMILE today coz ash managed to get us a table at Satay House although its full+late already, somemore just for desserts.. Superb, ash!

10.10pm Dessert at Satay House, Edgware Road

43. I SMILED today coz i stole zul's ABC (air batu campur aka. sweet ice?) and menaka's Sago Gula Melaka (sago in coconut milk and Malacca sugar)

44. I SMILED today coz we chatted and gossiped and laughed non stop all the way back to Floyers!

45. I SMILED today coz we didnt end our saturday there, we were going to watch a movie together!

46. I SMILED today coz when i wana go shower at 1am, i THEN noticed my hand...

'I must SMILE today no matter what comes in my way'

i Didnt even notice it the WHOLE time.. and i was already smiling the whole day...

47. I SMILED today coz Floyer House finally has Hot water so i can get a good Hot Shower at 1am...

2.00am Eric's Corner in F24, Floyer House

48. I SMILED today coz we all turned up for a movie but we just fell aSleep30mins into the movie.. Poor eric aka. host.. thx so much for the trouble, eric!! (did i mention i smiled coz ash is hugging me so warm n cuddly in this pic?)

49. I SMILED today coz looking at fatiha all wrapped up in her sleeping bag is so cuteeeeeeeee!!! Honestly, i even had to laugh...

50. after such a fun and tiring day.. i just had to SMILE when the warm and comfy bed is awaiting for me.. knowing that Tomorrow is Sunday and i Dont have to wake up early..

I cant believe it.. thats 50 obvious reasons to SMILE today, and i bet if i think abit more i would come up with anther 10 easily!! And i didnt even have to Try!! On a normal day i would need JPA's money banked in or Losing 0.2kg on the electric weighing scale to make me smile..

i guess i just had to sit back and look at things on the bright side more.. Then i wouldnt need to have little reminders to smile every single day..

Thx Fatiha n Ash for organising the picnic, Thxxxxxx to Everyone who came and Thx for everything..

and most of all, Thx for making me Smile today...

40 Tips for a Better Life

-from a forwarded email, reading this would be a Good start to a Beautiful weekend, start it with a smile-

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.. Buy a lock if you have to.

3.. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to ___ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.

7. Make time to practice prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of warm water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest
your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra
class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree..

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.

28. GOD heals almost everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!)

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for _____. Today I accomplished _____.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. Please Share this with everyone you care about.

the Tale of 2 Eat-ies

Thursday midnite was little F's bday.. A made a yummilious cheeseeeecake for her!

the cake was no surprise coz A was in the same flat as F and she baked it in front of her..

E presenting the cake, F looks 'surprised' (although i bet she has been watching the clock ticking slowly to 12am) , F having troubles blowing the re-igniting candles.. and finally, cutting time..

the start of the cake fight.. don ask me why these 2 guys pose the same way AGAIN!!!

Thurs lunch E and i decided to intro Malaysian food to our groupmates (there's 14 of us) so i cooked Nasi Lemak (coconut rice) and took the spiciness of the sambal to a low level.. unfortunately only 6 out of 11 of them came, but still more than 50% attendance..

finally we ended the day with Steamboat for F's bday.. tons of seafood thx to E who biked to billingsgate at 5am.. we had great fun!~

it was a really busy day for me, the night b4 i had prepare some stuff for the nasi lemak and nex morn started at 10.30 to cook for the 12.30pm lunch for 14ppl, rushed to oral surgery at 2pm (and was late 20mins anyway) , then once come back at 4.30ish, off to sainsbury for steamboat ingredients and prepare prepare till 7ish pm for the 11ppl steamboat buffet..

seemed to hav some miscommunication.. the steamboat is supposed to be every1 (dentistry only) lending a helping hand, that Is part of the fun in parties, but mostly ppl assumed its up to E (and me) to handle.. thx God last minute managed to recruit A, T, M for washing up dirty dishes and cleaning the seafood as well! (have to feed them nasi lemak 1st.. kaka) Thxxx guys, would have died w/o u!

tired tired tired.. there is just So muc 1 can handle..

*yawnzzz*

ambushed

that's it. bitching time.

was fooling around with some mates.. involves a cheesecake and some naughty suggestion by 2 guys to put the cake everywhere on the bday gal except in the mouth..

things got outta control, not only were the 2 guys + bday gal got involved, a couple others decided to grab abit of cake and smear it onto anyone, even me!!

it was crazy and all, and after that the 2 guys and i were busy washing up at the kitchen sink and laughing about the fun we just had, the techniques we used..

some1 who Didnt want to participate in the cake fight at the 1st place , just decided to grab a Whole handful of cake, crept BEHIND me and Whacked the whole thing Hard on my face while we ALready finished playing and cleaning up .. and like a chicken he started with, ran all the way back to his room after that!

tears of shock and disbelief came right after..

1 of the 2 guys who were cleaning up with me paid revenge by chasing him and smacking a handful on the back of his shirt while he was running down the stairs..

its not the same.. when u r in the game, u r ready and prepared, and its fun and all, plus when u wana put cake on the face u usually rub on Pretty gently but quickly..

but getting a full cakeface from behind by a non-participant when all the participants had settled that game is over, feels like being ambushed from behind Unarmed and injured by an 'innocent' civilian after the war...

i just had to flee from the scene.. my emotions got the bttr of me..

maybe i m over-reacting, maybe i m having my pms..

or maybe he messed with the wrong person...

is it Spring?

the little white flowers are blooming prettily..
the weather is really bright n sunny..
Oh, is that the smell of spring in the air?

come on, guys! let's picnic or bbq and enjoy the sun while it's here!!!
(sorry fellow Msians, u might not understand why i make such a big deal about the sun.. but it IS a big deal here in UK!!)

Don't judge me

recently i feel that i m running out of ideas to blog..

.. How can i have nth to say today? i Always have sth to say..

no.. it's not that i have nth to say.. the main concern would be.. can i actually say it out?

when i first started blogging, i would use it to channel my thoughts or pour out my feelings, penned down my happiness and sadness.. and of coz to share the latest eatery i've binged in, or the latest events in this reclusive world of Floyer House, or the problems i encountered in clinics, perhaps the trips i went on .. etc..

but knowing my tiny circle of acquaintances.. how can i simply talk about any1 anymore WITHOUT any1 know Who i am talking about?

how can i bitch about that dirty flatmate?

or complain about that noisy senior?

annoyed by the particular coursemate?

or wondering what is wrong with that unfriendly junior?

perhaps don't get what that weird medic student is thinking?

just can't cope with that fierce or ignorant tutor?

or grumble about that collegemate who treated me differently way back in Kmb?

perhaps unveiled old problems about my own Kuching friends?

or sigh about a family quarrel?

how can i Not write something and Not offend anyone? or Not let ppl Know who i am talking about?

eg: 'i was in A's room that night and i noticed how disguisting B was when he was scratching his butt while we were all focusing on the screen..'

(just a simple example)

Yikes!! Screen= Pro evo? Football match? Movie? and A? B? just need to guess 2 names out of just 4 ppl perhaps??? and the person Him/Herself would know who i m talking about and feel really..really..offended..

Perhaps i feel my blog is not as personal as it used to be anymore, HEY, no offence to all readers, i am more than happy that ppl r reading my blog (See!! NOW I feel i m offending YOU!!!)

how can the ppl i Possibly blog about in my daily ramblings Not feel a single sting at all?

Perhaps i just need to improve my skills in ensuring the anonymity of the characters in my blog no matter how bloody obvious it is anyway..

Then again, i think i just refused to be judged..

Fast Facts on Kissing

i got this from a friend's Men's Health Apr 2008 magazine and i found it rather interesting so i decided to share it..

Fast Facts: Kissing

• It's healtiher than a Hand shake, says the London School of Hygiene. "You're more likely to pass on an infection by shaking someone's hand than kissing," says researcher Prof Sally Bloomsfield.

helen: maybe we should change the way we greet ppl for hygienic purposes..

• The science of kissing is called philematology. Anthropolgists are still undecided whether kissing is an innate act or something learned.

helen: personally i think it's innate.. even mummies kiss their babies once they are born.. no?

• The 1st kiss means more than you think; a New York study found women are able to tell if a mate is genetically suitable by the quality of his 1st kiss.

helen: pressure on the guys... haha

Animal Saturday

On Sat afternoon i joined my frens for lunch at Hare & Tortoise (3rd time here already)

the bloomsbury branch at Brunswick, Russell Square

vegetarian spring roll.. wrapped duck.. unagi don.. curry laksa..

After a good and full meal, we head off for dessert at Giraffe.. just 20 steps away from Hare & Tortoise

the places looks really nice and very south-africanish and promotes Global Food, World Music...

the guilty desserts we had..

Quite an animal-fiesta already, i am sure if we had space in our tummys (or another 1500 calories, in my vocab) and £30 in our pockets, i would highly recommend:

Dinner at the Rainforest Cafe, Piccadilly! Been here b4, quite a safari-ish experience..

Ending by having a roaring time clubbing at Tiger Tiger, Haymarket, i know i did the last time i was here...

but yeah.. animals places or not, i already had a crazy time with my fellow animal frens:
eric the lazy sloth; fatiha the chattery little chipmunk; ashie the thin, tall and loud meerkat and zul the.. goat?

i didnt need to think what animal i am.. coz once ppl know i love to eat and sleep only, making me all fat and lazy..

95% of my friends call me..

oink! oink! (somemore i wore PINK in the photo.. meant to be..)

at least if i have to be a pig, pls pls pls let me b a cute, smart and happy one...

4 Things your mobile phone can do

4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!'

THIRD Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

FOURTH How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # !
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

helen: got this from a forwarded email, i know the 1st works and tried the 4th as well, it works too. couldnt test the 2nd (prob some1 with a car in Msia can test it for me) but the 3rd doesnt work for me. Just something interesting to share...

Drill, Line, Fill, Seal

i had Paediatrics this morning, and my 10-year-old patient was coming in today for PRR (Preventive Resin Restoration) ..

Drill, Line, Fill, Seal. Seems easy. What can go wrong?

1st step: Drill

i drilled the hole to remove the bugs/caries. Rather small.

tutor said 'U haven't removed all the caries now, have u?' and picked up the drill to make the hole properly...

It was twice the size of the hole i drilled.

* ouch *

2nd step: Line

i had to place a thin thin thin layer of liner on the bottom but i got it all over the place, rather messy, and the material has set... well, if i can faster fill it, tutor wont see it..right?

Wrong.

'Helen, have u done the lining?'

'Er.. ya, i am going to do the filling now..'

'OHHH i Have to check the lining 1st!!! You aren't qualified now, are u? I have to check every single step..'

She marched on over and i knew i am screwed..

'OHHH the lining is everywhere!!!' and she had to remove it..

'You better jolly well do a good Filling!'

* *ouch ouch* *

3rd Step: Fill

i had to take my time to do this right.. today is definitely not my day..

'I've done the filling,' i told the tutor since she insisted she checked every step. I was confident that the filling is OK at least.. hoping she can look at it and has sth nice to say...

'Did u check if the patient can bite with it?'

'Owh.. i thought since i am gonna seal anyway..'

'NOoo.. u have to Check!! Helen!!'

* * *ouch ouch ouch* * *

4th Step: Seal

That's it. Faster seal it up and end this misery.

Let's just said i could have created a muchhhhhh bttr seal, but figured a way out around it , Thank You to the patient for being so patient...

Result

'Hmm.. Ok, send him home.'

* * Phewwww * *

Now to embrace myself for the feedback session.

Feedback

'Helen! You are usually a good clinician! What happen to you this morning??? ... You KNOW u cant etc etc.. you KNOW u have to etc etc... ... Didn't you read up on this last night? What did you do last night?? ... ... ... i am NOT impressed ... ... Notttt impresseddddd... ' she said while shaking her head and signing me off for the morning's session..

even my friends couldnt bare watching me getting grilled...

well.. the only consolation was that i wasnt the only one who got grilled that morn.. it IS part of the learning process.. right?

Oh well, life's like that.. Like i said, what can go wrong?

Know what you want

Too often, the thing you want most is the thing you can't have...

But as tough as wanting something can be, the people who suffer the most are those who don't know what they want...

Quote taken from Grey's Anatomy s3 ep22
(so you know what i've been wasting my time with..)

Swimming is Refreshing

i've always been an anti-exercise person (remember helen the sloth?) .. badminton is not as fun anymore, gym is boring.. so is jogging, plus its Freezing..

ppl hav been suggesting/asking/inviting/insisting/persuading me to go swimming instead..

i FINALLY went swimming today at Mile End Leisure centre.. renewed my pay-and-play membership for £1.10 since Oct 2007 (yea i have been meaning to renew it since then) and off into the pool i went for £1.35..

my new card... must must must make full use of it and go swimming on wed afternoons more when the guys are out playing football..

i went alone and the pool's kinda packed, but i stil had fun swimming at my pace and then taking my time to shower etc.. i love the feeling of a good move-about aka exercise and a nice HOT shower (which Floyer House doesnt provide anymore these days) after that.. and just Waiting for dinner to be ready...

life can be good too.. *smiles*

helen the sloth

last weekend, i became a sloth..

arent i cute?

Wikipedia quote 'Sloths are among the most somnolent animals, sleeping from 15 to 18 hours each day..'

Helen's Weekend timetable:

11am: start to stir and wake up
12-4pm: eat, online, eat, watch series, eat
4-7/8pm: nap
8-1am: eat, chat chat, eat, watch movie
1am-11am: sleep (Fell asleep while watching movie actually)

i stayed in my room whole weekend.. regardless of whether it rains or shines..

how did other ppl get the motivation to MOVE? or study? or to go out shopping? find friends? have a picnic? go for a movie? i rather just blame the weather for making me lazy (zul's idea)

i was told that sometimes we need a weekend to just recharge.. rest and sleep..

but oddly enough.. after like being awake for Only 10 hours a day during the weekends, i still had troubles waking up at 8.30am for clinics on mon and tues, still need my 2-3hours afternoon naps and STILL can fall asleep at 12am..

i sleep until my body aches from sleeping too much..

not easy being a sloth too..

Just another Monday

After a tiring morning at Barkantine Health Center (where we do our dentistry work on Mon morns) my 3.6 groupmates and i were off to Wagamama's , Jap place at Canary Wharf.. (i just noticed theres tons of good eating places here, just that at night the place kinda dies..)

these are the ppl i see all the time in clinics.. they are a bunch or funny/crazy/whacko ppl.. u just gotta love them!

Quantity vs Quality Company

on Saturday night i felt like having my own steamboat.. craving steaming tom yam soup..

my mini steamboat preparation: fishballs prawns octopus mussels sausages fish eggs noodle spinach lettuce and baby tomatoes.. healthy right?

seemed like alot of food at 1st.. was planning to call many more frens over to join.. maybe ask them bring something, can have a party in fact..

but in the end, i had a mini dinner with my close guy frens here..

i guess sometimes u can have big dinners/parties/celebrations where u exchange just 3 lines with everyone...

and sometimes u can just have mini dinners with 2-3 frens and u can catch up more with each other, plus it would still be as much fun..

Quantity.. or Quality company?

anyway, thx for the company, guys~

hypocrite

sometimes i wonder.. are ppl really the way they claim they are?

they say "ur hair's really pretty", but behind your back they would be laughing their heads off..

or that "ur cooking is really good", but they won't take a 2nd bite..

maybe they say "this module is really easy, dont have to study one", but once in their room they do tons of revision and steal all the past year papers or keep all the teachers' tips to themselves..

they say "no money", when they are obviously more loaded than u, just that they wont spend a penny of it on u..

or perhaps "i'm busy, cant help you", or just that, they dont want to? maybe u arent worth their time..

possibly they say "ok, i'll definitely help u, consider it done.." but when it comes to the deadline they say sth came up and they cant help u.. leaving u to bear the consequences alone..

maybe "come on, you arent fat, and this double cheeseburger isnt fattening, finish it up!", when they kno its loaded with fat but they just want to make u fatter than u already are, and of coz, fatter than them...

they say "that is a really nice dress", then they tell other ppl how it looks really fat on you..

or probably "i wont hurt you in any way", and the next minute, they did..

maybe "he's a really nice guy, you guys make a perfect match!", and then nex day, u see ur fren flirting with him...

I used to think that everyone would be the way they potray or claim themselves to be, until i heard of the word Hypocrite.. then it makes the world doesnt seem like a very nice place anymore..

Perhaps it's just human nature to be selfish.. or maybe truth hurts, so better just tell white lies..

Maybe there is a certain level of pretendness in everyone, obviously ppl wouldnt want to be so transparent that it causes them to be gullible.. it's just a protective mechanism to potray a nice image and not show your true intentions..

is this how we have to survive in this world?

won't it be scary if we were to know every1's true thoughts and real intentions? Perhaps hurtful as well..

And then it makes me wonder.. am i a hypocrite as well?

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"The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!" - Tennessee Williams

"And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, none knew so well as I: for he who lives more lives than one more deaths than one must die." - Oscar Wilde

"How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say." - Oscar Wilde

"The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it." - Oscar Wilde

"All humans are hypocrites; the biggest hypocrite of all is the one who claims to detest hypocrisy." - Peter Wastholm

"Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised." - Count Leo Tolstoy

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Avenue Q revisited (with videos)

Yes.. this is my 2nd time watching Avenue Q.. its really funny so i had to join the International Student Committee for this outing.. and mostly for the company as well.. every1 was laughing their heads off!!!

the whole gang..

i just cant get enough of the silly songs...

Sucks to be me



If u were gay



Everyone's a little bit racist



Schadenfreude



The internet is for PORN!!!

i blogged about this and had a similar clip uploaded here as well...

Barts & the London Dental Football Tournament

my dentistry group 3.6 (there's 8 subgroups in my 3rd year batch, mainly 3.1 to 3.8) wanted to challenge the rest of the dentistry groups of all 5 years to a friendly mini football tournament on wed afternoon..

what to do, have to go support lo..

3.6 players: eric nick bryar zulfikar and divian

we managed to get into the semis.. C0ngrats!! (thats top 4 out of 12 teams)

The Champions would receive this.. not sure which group it was.. 100pounds!!

top scorer receives this..

random photos.. this is how i spent my Wed afternoon today...