Monday, May 31, 2010

Maturing phase?

There comes a point in life when I don't feel like blogging much anymore.
The frequency of my postings has been dwindling - from 7 days per week to once per week or every fortnight.

I haven't talked about my GF1.

The good food I had in Singapore.

My funny weird (in a good way) friends.

And recently, the Japanese buffet I had at Xenri.

No time no time......

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Stimulated Patient

"When you choose to skip classes, you should at least make the effort to ask a friend what happened in class, because most of the time, important things happen! If you don't ask, you won't know and so, you have only yourself to blame."

We nominated..
We voted...
We announced the winners today!

Twas Awards Day where we gave out awards to 30 different categories such as Best Smile, Most Ah Lian, Pink Freak and etc.
I, for one, would like to thank the bunch of batchmates who voted for me as Most Dependable.

Also, KUDOS to the people involved in organising the Awards Day.


Today was also the day where I needed to act.
The scenario was that I was a pharmacist and this angry patient comes to see me, scolding me about the wrong drug dosage given, which also differed from what was written on the prescription label.
I failed big time. Many things were running through my mind.

I, the pharmacist says sorry.
But, obviously the patient was not satisfied.
Whatmore when I had a dramatic patient,
who then presses the issue further by saying she will sue me...

And I make her shoot more bullets to my chest (and my brain) for smiling.
"The way you are smiling I dont believe you are genuine when you say you are sorry.."
Zzzz.. in a way, I wasn't sorry because in reality, I DID NOTHING WRONG.
lol

But yea, like I said earlier, I can't act.
Besides that, my mind was sort of on the defensive mode.
I was thinking of ways to not only calm the angry patient, but also to convince the patient that it really was an accident..

Then the patient goes...
"What kind of pharmacist are you?"
"How long have you been a pharmacist?"
"How can you not see the difference in the colour of the drug?"

My mind was like a chess game thinking of STRATEGIES to DEFEND myself because I was being ATTACKED.
Unfortunately, my mind was blank. Thankfully I have never dreamt of becoming a lawyer;)

In the end, I gave up. Raised the white flag because I couldn't stop smiling.
Simple enough, the solution to the scenario was to tell the patient that it was the pharmacy assistant who did the filling, not me, and also, to offer the patient an immediate medical checkup.

Me smiling definitely allowed her to push more of my buttons.
Poor defense, and NO strategy
Hence..
CHECKMATE!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The downside to life

more like peptic ulcer. I think my stomach lining is really thinning due to the acid.

Suffered the worst attack today while driving home from uni.
I knew the cause. I could have seen it coming. But, I've always chose to ignore it.
The cause: Not eating at regular intervals.

The thing about being me is that,
I can't eat when I am under stress.
I can't eat when I have things to do.
I won't eat until I have finished doing things I'm suppose to do.

Which leads to...
improper eating schedule.

It is an ongoing thing for many years where i tell people I MUST eat every four hours if not I'll suffer the burning sensation and sharp pain which prevents me from sitting straight.
I have been reading a lot about gastric over the years.

But, I was in DENIAL = poor compliance

Today while driving I felt the pain on chest aka heartburn.
The thing that came to mind: Oh shit, this is getting serious!

I guess my time to go get an ENDOSCOPY is way overdue.
I've been avoiding it as I heard the doc will stuff a tube into the mouth n it goes in n into the stomach..
I already have difficulties swallowing tablets..
Even the dentist's water hose they put in my mouth makes me choke
I SEE MYSELF CHOKING A LOT with endoscopy:(

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Week 5

There goes the end of Week 5. I actually am so preoccupied till I get mixed up with the weeks, and it is not even double digits yet.

Recap for the week:
HIGHLIGHT: Got punk'd by Mr. Keivan... I guess it was his forget-me-not tactic since it was his last class with us. Imagine, in 15 or 20 years down the road, this prank he did would still be one of the most memorable IMU story to share!

Also the fact that he calls me Jennifer coz he says he cannot pronounce my name.

Frequency of dozing off during lectures was on the rise this week. Not only me ;) Signs of exhaustion!
But, we did have some pretty interesting lectures with some awesome lecturers...

Heavy thunderstorms in the evenings...

oohh too tired to continue.... 

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Dining @ The Loaf, Pavillion

PREVIOUSLY I wrote about my obsession with bread from The Loaf.
Aside from being a bakery, The Loaf is also a great place to wine and dine, be it for lunch or dinner.

Places to sit:
1) The verandah if u want to enjoy the sun

2) Inside the restaurant. Pretty cozy.
2) Near the escalators inside the mall.
The Loaf gives monthly promotions and discounts for members for their bakery items and dining menu.
 
In April, their promotion was for Cajun Chicken Sandwich for RM8.99. Originally it costs RM22.
It was definitely a deal hard to resist. Furthermore, it taste fantabulous!

Cajun Chicken Sandwich: You have a choice of bread for the sandwich.

As you can see below, the Cajun Chicken sandwich was definitely a mouthful;)

My favourite dish from The Loaf's dine-in menu is the Chilli Prawn pasta (RM26).

Chilli Prawn Pasta: Juicy fresh prawns spiced up with a touch of local chilli, and a slice of garlic bread.

I think it was worth the price as they do give a generous amount of deshelled prawns and sphaghetti noodle.

Other pastas I've tried include Presto Pesto and Chunky Country Chicken Spaghetti.

As written in the menu, Presto Pesto consist of zuchini, button mushrooms and cherry tomatoes tossed in pesto and light tomato sauce.

I didn't really favour Presto Pesto as the tomato sauce was really very light tasting. Hence, I wouldn't recommend Presto Pesto to tomato and spaghetti bolognaise lovers!

The Country Chicken Spaghetti tasted a bit like Presto Pesto but definitely with a stronger tomato flavour.

It has chunky bite-sized grilled chicken sauteed with button mushroom, and zucchini in traditional arabiatta sauce.

One thing I failed to mention at the top is that The Loaf provides complementary bread as starters when dining in.
Unfortunately, eventhough I've dined there at least a dozen times, but the waiter always failed to serve the bread before the main course comes. There were also a couple of times when I had to remind the waiter to serve it.

As for dinner, I've only dined at The Loaf once. But it was pricey to do it often. Yes, the lunch menu is different than the dinner menu - content wise and price wise.

Menu can be found at: http://theloaf.net/dine.php#

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Nightmare....

Today my friends and I watched
Nightmare on Elm Street.
It was kind of freaky.
I brought a jacket which came to

good use throughout the movie.
The cinema was freezing cold, and

the movie needed some 'eye-covering'.

Watching the movie was like being on a

roller coaster waiting for the next drop!

Overall, it was a good watch for ppl who

wanna scare themselves silly.
Spend Rm12 to scare yourself ;)
But, dont think too much about the whole plot,

as it doesn't make sense.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Before midnight strikes....

This sem, besides trying to study,
its also all about PHOTOGRAPHY..
It is just Week 4, but the number of photos taken
can make it to the Book of Records!


Anyway,
I'm not complaining.... :)


The new trend - WHITE WALLed Photos!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Dresscode

I think being appropriately dressed for the right occasion is necessary
- especially when being a pharmacist

Look professional because you are getting a professional degree.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Mother's day

In conjunction with Mother's day, GX and I decided to bake a cake for mum.

I've always wanted to try making oreo vanilla ice cream cake.
Hence, I took this an as opportunity to try making it.. (also because I rarely bake)

After 30 minutes of preparations and baking, the cake was ready.

Three tiered vanilla oreo ice cream chocolate cake topped with almond chips and a gummy lip as deco.

We had to refrigerate the cake so that the ice cream was frozen.
We also wanted it to be a surprise for mum. Therefore we couldnt wait till Mother's Day to show mum the cake as mum is always in the kitchen and she would have saw it before we showed it to her.

Thus, we gave it to her on the night before Mother's Day.

Mum and dad finished the cake... meaning it was good :)

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Reading

My head really spun when reading the HP articles.
One article took me 4 hours to thoroughly understand what it was all about.
I took another 4 hours to read the second article.....
After 8 hours of reading, I raise the white flag for the day..

There are 7 articles to read = I need 28 hours.....

2 articles per day should be sufficient..
Somemore have to read it a second, third and fourth time to really know the articles inside out.

MeCanDoIt :)

Friday, May 07, 2010

4 hours

Within four hours of non-stop briefings today, I realised, damn, I have a million things to do!

What irks me is AAD - dealing with HER is like trying to swim in a murky sewage full of shit.
According to hierachy, it should be
Lecturers ---> AAD ----> Batch rep ----> Batchmates

So, its ok if my batchmates are being blur/slow and stuff, but AAD should be more competent than me...

Ish

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Current obsession @ The Loaf

U. F. O

- current promo: RM0.99 for members

UFO contains chocolate chips which melts in the mouth when one bite of the bread was taken. Adding to the awesomeness (I'm starting to wonder if this word really exist)  was the chunky almond nuts which gave a balanced tinge of bittersweet sensation.

Want more?

Try this:

A croissant flavoured base, with a bit of yellow, creamy sensation inside, TOPPED with a caramel mixture of pistachios, almonds and walnuts.

Not too sweet.

Purrfect for a tea party!

Lastly,
Chef Matsubara's month of May creation:
The Glove

Contains cranberries, but beware, the outer part was as hard as a rock. Force required when slicing using a knife.
Therefore, I didn't favour it. The U.F.O and nutty croissant overshadowed The Glove indefinitely.

Much more to blog about.. stay tuned!

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Absent minded

I have been a bit 'lost' lately.
Eg:
  • I felt like blogging now coz for a second I thought it was already the end of the week.
  • Aside from that, had convo mag meeting and was calling ppl's names wrongly and can't even focus on numerical counting of the pages.
  • I finally found 'time' to reply a lecturer's email...
Probably it's because last weekend was just as busy as the whole of last week....

Maybe coz I'm getting old...
I completely forgot that the library has a new policy where they dont accept loans 30 minutes before closing time. So, I had to bring home two thick books I borrowed and with intention of returning today just coz the librarian don't let me return it. He said, "Come back tmr."

Maybe coz..... I had two assignments to think about...

Finally completed one assignment.

When I completed it, it felt like 50% burden off my shoulders..

But now that I'm home, it just feels like 20% coz there's still much to do...

Opted to take the 'a day off' tmr.. coz I feel like I need to chill...

The one bright side was camera-playing...
le sigh......................
Can someone miraculously turn up with my Canon???

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Zzzz....

Fetus position - A whopping 41% of participants sleep in this curled-up manner. Women are twice as likely to rest like this and it is listed as the most common position. These sleepers are said to have a tough exterior but are still sensitive and may appear to be shy but warm up quickly.
Log position - If you sleep on your side with both arms down, you are a social, easy-going person who is trusting, sometimes to the point of being gullible. The study showed 15% of people sleep like a log.

Yearner position - A close third is the side-lying position with both arms out in front of the body, with 13% of partipants sleeping like this. Yearners are noted to be open-minded and still cynical, suspicious, and stubborn about sticking to decisions once they are made.

Soldier position - These sleepers lie on their backs with arms down and kept close to the body. This 8% study is said to be reserved, quiet, without fuss, and hold themselves and others to a high standard. Soldier sleepers have a higher likelihood for snoring due to the flat-back position, which may not cause them to wake up often but may result in a less restful night's sleep.
Freefall position - Those people who lie on their bellies with arms under or wrapped around a pillow with head turned to the side, make up 7% of the population studied. Freefallers are brash, outgoing, and are very uncomfortable with criticism.

Starfish position - Sleepers who lie on their backs with arms up near their head or the pillow account for 5% of participants. These people are good listeners, helpful, and are uncomfortable being the center of attention. People who sleep in starfish position are more likely to snore and to suffer from a poor night's sleep more often.

If you think you are one of those people who move through all of these positions, that's not likely to really be the case. Idzikowski said the research reveals most people stay in the same position all night and only 5% lay differently night by night. Also interesting is that the study showed only one in ten people cover their bodies entirely with a blanket, with most people exposing an arm, leg, or both feet.

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Upcoming... Week 3!

Week 1 and 2 just passed by in a flash.
I've definitely been doing a lot the past two weeks...
Everyday there was something new for me to read, figure out or plan.
It got me thinking that 11 years of playing in chess tournaments does make me plan and strategize everything better. So, when you have kids, make them play chess! :)

Whats up the past two weeks?
Singapore, Extempt, Convo mag, Photography, PP1, HP, Batch rep duties,
and lastly, having a blast with friends.

Supportive friends was definitely the icing to the cake.

We were busy, but having fun at the same time.
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