tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57206912011-07-08T17:38:34.913+08:00UniK-ly Mesome things happen. some things dont.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-46251408729767556902010-06-13T19:31:00.003+08:002010-06-13T19:40:58.540+08:00some time ago, bena told me something along the lines of how she doesnt see a point in getting too close to people, because in the end everyone just leaves. at that time i didnt agree at all because i felt that then you won't ever have people to enjoy your life with, and so your life will always be less enjoyable than what it could be. but now i actually understand. meeting someone new means thatchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-7861977124330185372010-06-13T10:33:00.002+08:002010-06-13T10:45:12.214+08:00five years is a long time, and five years of an experience will make you who you are today. this experience of this course has taught me many things. it taught me discipline, responsibility, resilience, and perhaps most importantly, how difficult doing something can be (it doesnt have to be studying, it can be anything). i constantly ask myself why didnt i choose something easier to do, but then christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-6204639804539643852010-05-29T08:39:00.001+08:002010-05-29T08:39:53.123+08:00i almost feel happy about this exams because its the last one ever!!!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-89795925216811945712009-11-06T09:05:00.001+08:002009-11-06T09:05:32.862+08:00once again, exams have made me ponder about the meaning of life.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-73926519689000416982009-11-03T19:20:00.001+08:002009-11-03T19:20:35.862+08:00i really really want things to be better. please teach me how/show me the way.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-76777022047592409222009-10-26T12:49:00.003+08:002009-10-26T12:52:40.201+08:00such a familarly hated time of the year strangely already tinged with a hint of reminiscencechristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-1621099588745776972009-10-04T11:30:00.003+08:002009-10-04T11:47:17.541+08:00Sweet As
The New Zealand trip was awesome. I experienced some of the most amazing moments of my life there. It's been so long since I've seen and done so many new things, the whole trip was absolutely wonderful. What's struck me is that that half of the fun of the trip came from the people that we met along the way. The friendly receptionist, the funny bus driver, the interesting backpacker, thechristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-47134972038749368022009-06-11T14:37:00.001+08:002009-06-11T14:41:43.768+08:00 guess what's this! (you can't guess if you already know what it is)christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-4774279357968432792009-06-06T21:57:00.003+08:002009-06-06T22:01:46.240+08:00The Thing of the Day is without a shadow of doubt the soundtrack of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. i totally know why they call it the infinite playlist..cos u can play it over and over and over again and not be sick of it! LOVE the show, LOVE the soundtrack. Thank you gods of music for some respite in such terrifying times.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-83778697643597142532009-05-30T10:33:00.003+08:002009-05-30T10:46:15.921+08:00Names that baffled me until i googled their latin meanings.
orchid means testicles, which is why stuff related to the testicles uses the root word orchid. eg: orchitis, cryptorchidism. The flower was named orchid becuse its roots resembled testicles.
cervix means neck, which is why the neck vertebrae are called the cervical vertebrae. the cervix of the female reproductive tract is called so christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-81284286369273103982009-05-16T10:25:00.002+08:002009-05-16T10:32:55.415+08:00duh, but, surgery notes make so much more sense after actually doing the surgery, you actually don't feel stupid.
Thing of the day!~ Cafe: Di Bella Roasting Warehouse at North Melb. great croissants, excellent coffee, cosy interior. i like! plus, i learnt how to make "restaurant style scrambled eggs. thickened cream instead of milk, and whisked using an electric mixer. hot oil in a pan, fry for christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-91840319394062931932009-04-07T20:24:00.002+08:002009-04-07T20:31:18.795+08:00life is very relative, i have come to discover recently. in the first instance, when living in north melbourne, after having had 8am classes at werribee, 8.30 work at kensington seems pretty good. in the second instance, when you first hang out at the post-mortem room, it seems pretty dreary. but after spending 2 minutes in the dead animal cold room, it's like a freaking tea party in the pm room.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-46082197224605085112008-11-05T22:06:00.000+08:002008-11-05T22:07:39.012+08:00i wanna go to paris
but before i go to paris i wanna learn frenchchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-45294181956126902972008-09-17T23:25:00.001+08:002008-09-17T23:25:33.980+08:00we learnt how to take blood from the jugular vein for the first time today. tried it out on some sheep..and on hindsight, i feel really sorry for all the poking and prodding that those sheep endured from us noobs. we probably did a terrible job of locating the vein, excessively palpating the jugular groove (?) and having several attempts at trying to get the needle into the vein. But, you cant christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-29590964237532314272008-08-31T21:31:00.005+08:002008-08-31T21:49:56.235+08:00My Very First Patient
this platypus had an exploratory laparotomy cos it had a funky tummy. incision of the linea alba revealed pools of fibrinous material which resembled..cotton. technique was exceptionally septic.
hahahaha. hey at least i procrastinated by doing something useful =D (parasitology is a big fat blah)(and yes i know i actually missed the linea alba by about 1mm off to the christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-87191417396032219922008-08-27T19:33:00.001+08:002008-08-27T19:36:13.331+08:00i wana go climb a mountain and dive in the big blue sea. (hi dad)christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-40963721399499660632008-08-09T21:35:00.002+08:002008-08-09T21:46:14.761+08:00i think that it is complete bullshit that a Singapore PR who considers Singapore his/hear home registers for Singapore Day 08 only to be told
"Singapore Day is an event primarily for Singaporeans.
Due to capacity constraints, non-Singaporean registrants will be waitlisted. We will notify you when we are able to confirm your registration and attendance." So Singapore Day is not really for christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-41685245309854650812008-06-27T08:34:00.001+08:002008-06-27T08:35:29.554+08:00have i mentioned before how much essay format exams freak me out? A HELL LOT!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-23354928275131933652008-06-26T10:33:00.001+08:002008-06-26T10:34:20.164+08:00as much as i have (surprisingly) enjoyed pharmacology lectures, pharmacology is hard. damn.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-15726596917116023792008-06-25T07:15:00.001+08:002008-06-25T07:17:43.523+08:00it's a good thing that although crockery breaks, it doesn't break too easily. otherwise i might have broken every single plate/bowl/mug in my kitchen already.
also, i think i've studied so intensively over this short period of time that i'm killing my eyesight. (need more light, bigger font...)christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-19789842187362924972008-06-22T23:59:00.002+08:002008-06-23T00:00:38.818+08:00you know you are nuts when a spiral staircase makes you think "cochlear duct", and you actually check your stuffed platypus to see if it has spurs.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-31113433239004139592008-06-22T08:08:00.002+08:002008-06-22T08:09:26.194+08:00do you remember the first time you learnt about the concept of action potentials? it feels like life hasn't been the same since doesnt it. its almost like learning to ride a bike..christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-61069955977982232492008-06-19T21:24:00.004+08:002008-06-19T21:34:06.217+08:00Round 2..Start!
28/6 HOME!
27/6 Pharmacology
25/6 Animal Health, Management & Welfare
23/6 Physiology
19/6 Anatomy (practical)
18/6 Anatomy
16/6 Microbiology & Virology
13/6 Pathology (practical)
12/6 Pathology
10/6 Parasitology
i'm slightly more than halfway through my living hell, but whether or not i have succeeded in leaving unscathed is yet to be seen.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-84767770553502739542008-06-18T08:27:00.003+08:002008-06-18T08:40:19.090+08:00i accept the fact that studying and exams are hard. But the question is whether it should be this hard.
the faculty should provide a counselling service to save its students who have lost sight, want, and will to enter this profession after being subjected to the torture of what is vet school.
there must be a better way to become educated other than this.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-86493055648409540242008-06-17T19:53:00.001+08:002008-06-17T19:53:49.144+08:00now i know what people mean when they say they have to go find themselves..christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-83633687974754895622008-06-16T21:46:00.001+08:002008-06-16T21:47:20.696+08:00this round of exams has made me ponder greatly upon the intricate philosophies of life.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-58035918399400367982008-06-11T18:15:00.002+08:002008-06-11T18:17:01.983+08:00i can only hope, that doing what i've done before, which has brought me to where i am, will bring me to where i want to go next.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-78919078856628987652008-06-02T22:16:00.004+08:002008-06-02T22:20:39.158+08:00Today Eileen and I went grocery shopping
and in preparation of exams, this is what we bought (in addition to normal food of course)
$3.98 Twix
$1.87 Starburst Gummy Fruits
$2.08 The Natural Sour Worms
$2.98 Cadbury Chocolate Snaps
$3.48 Red Rock Deli Sweet Chilli
$2.00 Cheezels x2
$2.23 Tiny Teddies Choc Coated
$18.62 Total
19bucks on junk food. hahaha...christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-38734489367824490312008-05-31T18:09:00.000+08:002008-05-31T18:11:41.143+08:00i recognized the smell of chicken gone bad from our fowl dissection prac. lolchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-82194444776043339352008-05-11T21:50:00.000+08:002008-05-11T21:51:33.753+08:00ack. sex and the city is released at the worst possible time. grr.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-22902892755785260022008-05-10T22:07:00.004+08:002008-05-10T22:44:28.211+08:00while exploring the wonders of facebook, i came across this nifty application..(yes, i embrace facebook applications)
according to facebook, there are 38 life experiences, and at 21 years of age, ive done 9/38 of them.
in 10 years time, i envision being able to tick of another 6-8 of those things listed, of which include:
-becoming engaged
-buying a car
-college graduation
-marriage
-voting in christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-63932739380275054872008-05-08T19:03:00.004+08:002008-05-08T19:29:52.861+08:00one of the things i want to do before i die is to be able to play the whole of canon in d on either the piano or violin (02 mania doesnt count). this really is a challenge considering i dont know how to play the piano, and violin not even close to a chance. actually i only mention violin cos the strings version of canon in d that i have on my itunes is my favourite version (ive got 5 versions of christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-18267391579713035112008-05-05T10:29:00.002+08:002008-05-05T10:40:51.293+08:00sometimes, what might seem like a bad thing, may in actual fact turn out to be a really good thing.
like not being able to buy what you originally wanted to get, and so you had to go for an alternative.
to put it all into context, i went grocery shopping with eileen yesterday night, and one of the things we were going to get was bread. but all the bread was gone!! so we had to search for an christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-64566134050808526552008-05-01T11:42:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:43:21.238+08:00i need therapychristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-2427312647374484572008-04-29T23:03:00.004+08:002008-04-29T23:06:23.820+08:00I suddenly got this excellent idea of naming my future dogs after my favourite chocolates, in particular Twix and Sneakers (Crunchy). Then, I realised that that is ironic as chocolates would be the death of them.
Thing of the day!~ Resolution: to stop using ... as punctuation, and punctuate appropriately instead.
p.s. I rock because I finished writing the bleeding vph essay.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-56534364870330968522008-04-29T15:56:00.003+08:002008-04-29T16:01:42.259+08:00Next Tuesday.. i really wana watch
Deception - Ewan McGregor AND Hugh Jackman.. like please, its a dream come true.
or
Street Kings - Keanu Reeves
its all about the actors and nothing to do with the plot..hahahaha. anyone else wana watch some eye candy? i really wana watch deception.. please say yes..hahahaha if you want to watch for the story also can. hahahaachristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-4993823747613470392008-04-27T10:03:00.002+08:002008-04-27T10:05:51.447+08:00i find it many many times easier to critically evaluate someone elses work as opposed to coming up with my own shit. is that saying something about myself? or is that what its like for other people too?christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-66137970365367910812008-04-23T21:03:00.002+08:002008-04-23T21:06:01.540+08:00having classes in the main campus is kinda like a 5 minute whirl at the candy shop.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-67874977564996811122008-04-17T22:45:00.007+08:002008-04-17T22:59:31.380+08:00quote of the day (adapted from what Bena said cos i dont remember what were the exact words she said)
"Bloody hell. We pay so much and they don't even print notes for us. Let's cut up all their foetuses."
by foetuses i mean the animal foetus specimens given to us for dissection. see we had 2 specimens, and we could have just left the other one untouched for the next group..but as said above, wechristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-90041516099811441842008-04-13T21:00:00.003+08:002008-04-14T23:19:53.293+08:00chicken pox is not a pox virus. it is from the herpesviridae family. yes it is what you think it is. it is a HERPES VIRUS. the same kind of herpes virus that causes the std; except that its not the same virus.. its the herpes simplex virus that gives cold sores and genital warts. but anyhow, chicken pox is a herpes virus and once you are infected, you are INFECTED FOR LIFE. the virus stays in christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-87027020435483851682008-04-12T17:47:00.002+08:002008-04-12T17:47:53.639+08:005 star playlist: i have so many 5 star dashboard songs that my ipod played 3 dashboard songs in a rowchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-83945726518701779002008-04-03T20:22:00.002+08:002008-04-03T20:24:05.292+08:00HAHAHA
anyone who knows about my unicorn t-shirt obsession will understand this picture.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-11071718896642488172008-01-27T03:15:00.000+08:002008-01-27T03:21:46.593+08:00i feel i should be making better use of my time. Yet wasting it seems to feel like a perfectly good way of making use of it.
Thing of the day!!!~Panadol. it cures oversleepingchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-90850381167720253282007-12-19T01:41:00.000+08:002007-12-19T01:42:14.739+08:00i'm pretty sure that i wont have time to blog an end of year post and i'll have do post it in the new year. haha LOLchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-66865021214750013202007-11-15T05:10:00.000+08:002007-11-15T05:48:57.038+08:00Nobu Melbourne
Crown Melbourne Australia
*****
i had the best dinner in melbourne ever.
top right:Scallops and Mushrooms in Spicy Garlic Sauce 26.00
top left:Sea Urchin Tempura w Sea salt,lemon juice&Pepper Dips 12.00
bottom :Beef Tataki 19.00
Steamed Chilean Seabass 29.00
Creamy Spicy Snow Crab 19.00
So, first up was the sea urchin, which was pink and creamy.. not what i expected, it christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-87999869499972645452007-11-11T16:49:00.001+08:002007-11-11T16:50:59.616+08:00funties and twelvies rock.. i wana go home... and.. i need a new blog..christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-28308691649879175452007-11-03T17:06:00.000+08:002007-11-03T17:13:13.496+08:00back then in the days when my mum used to make breakfast for me before i went to school at 6.30am in the morning, one of the things she made was soft boiled eggs. and it would always be one egg with one slice of bread. i would always tear up the bread into mini pieces and soak it the egg, but then eat the bread first without scooping up too much egg, so that i would have just some egg left to eatchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-67263026527656328832007-11-02T20:10:00.000+08:002007-11-02T20:26:45.843+08:00i stumbled upon a movie during dinner time today, and i really like it. In Good Company takes place in the set of the corporate world, but its really all about the relationships between the characters in the movie. dennis quaid, topher grace and scarlett johannson formed an excellent main cast.
Thing of the day!!!~Actor: Dennis Quaid. he's my new harrison ford/richard gere. haha
i think i christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-66322050074505828082007-10-31T11:56:00.000+08:002007-10-31T12:02:38.669+08:00when i get home, im gona hunt down a dvd/vcd/whatever other format of bu neng shuo de mi mi, buy Wo hen mang, AND possibly go watch his concert!!! its gona be JAYtastic!!!!
get out of my slumbering dreams lee hom you!.. hahaha
on a side note, this is prolly gonna be my
Thing of the day!!!~
Interview with Lee Hom and Jay Chou
actually, i don't mind lee hom too.. hahachristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-44514166078694628882007-10-30T21:55:00.000+08:002007-10-30T21:58:39.376+08:00the collective aura of pain of students all over the world should be enough to throw the cosmic balance of the earth into chaos.
Thing of the day!!!~cooking.. cooking is so not related to exams and it is so fun. i cooked chicken rice today. i like cooking.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-17682524248073417582007-10-29T19:34:00.000+08:002007-10-29T19:52:19.687+08:00New Music
i caved in and downloaded Dashboard's The Shade of Poison Trees and Kisschasy's Hymns for the Nonbeliever. sorry man, i just didnt have 40bux to spare.. anyway, im sorta glad that i didnt spend that 40bux =X both albums were highly anticipated, but neither particularly blew me away. (sigh) the dashboard one is basically what i expected it to sound like...very similar to their old stuffchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-52892461778856385962007-10-26T11:17:00.000+08:002007-10-26T19:52:19.669+08:00t3 and A380
aiyar, why is it that the A380 flies to sydney and not melbourne! ..maybe the next time i fly back to melb, i should transit in sydney..hehheh. at least i get to take off from T3 in Feb.
Thing of the day!!!~timechristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-36997158307982914612007-10-25T18:06:00.000+08:002007-10-25T21:40:49.081+08:00Exam Preparation
mother is the only drink without a sugarfree alternative. its also interesting how it markets itself as being 100% natural energy. the ingredient list includes Acai and Guarana extract (both plants from the Amazon), caffeine, and ginseng. yea i get whole 'natural' thing...but seriously, there's no such thing as fake energy.
Thing of the day!!!~exam supplies: food, stay awake christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-53426543371880466822007-10-24T20:40:00.000+08:002007-10-24T21:05:08.406+08:00it is interesting to personally prove that stress really does screw up your cycle. after almost a week of high stress levels, this is what my desk now looks like.
i learnt in oprah (not my physiology class on hormones) today that cortisol is the "stress hormone". lots of it is produced when you're stressed. i wish i had a cortisol measuring meter to measure my cortisol levels over the past 5 christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-39722683814293756222007-10-15T22:36:00.000+08:002007-10-15T23:18:26.499+08:00How very self-indulgent of me
to post up photos tt were taken almost 2 months ago!! haha but i really like some of the photos and ive been meaning to post them up..soo there we go! i finally found time to make the collages and post them =)
New Gold Mountain
21 liverpool place. melbourne.
came here on the actual day itself. chinese opium den/brothel style bar that is hidden behind an unmarked christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-89409264385977191572007-10-07T11:38:00.000+08:002007-10-07T13:02:20.240+08:00The Student's Staple
i couldn't get my point-and-shoot to focus on the food and after a few tries i wanted to get to eating my lunch and so i stopped trying. but i think this has actually lent a nice artistic/poetic edge to the photo. the juxtaposition of the immediate focus vs the main constant focus of a student. hmmmmm.. the things you create by accident!
p.s. thanks mel for teaching me christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-54443394299319737972007-10-06T12:16:00.000+08:002007-10-06T13:10:09.741+08:00ilovestudyingilovestudyingilovestudyingilovestudyingilovestudyingilovestudying
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christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-64368547645468546252007-10-04T19:07:00.001+08:002007-10-04T19:16:12.388+08:00Free Burma
christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-24203488121823636962007-09-23T17:23:00.000+08:002007-09-23T17:26:02.685+08:00i hate this freaking ahm assignment.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-81636287741477176382007-09-19T16:28:00.000+08:002007-09-19T20:21:03.036+08:00the busiest ever
im on spring break now
but im spending the 2 weeks on work attachment at The Lost Dogs Home. 8 to 5 everyday. on top of that, ive got 2 assignments, a report on the attachment, and a test to study for.
funfunfun
Thing of the day!!!~comfort food:safeway chicken,vanilla coke, timtams.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-7566289711539043122007-09-12T11:16:00.000+08:002007-09-12T11:53:36.107+08:00How to make: A pretty good cup of coffee at home
While waiting for the water to boil, heat up half a cup of milk in the microwave (a couple of rounds will do)
dissolve 1.5 tsp of instant coffee and 2 heaped tsp of milo in the milk.
Fill mug with hot water.
Add 1/2 tsp of sugar (or as much or as little as you want).
Instant mocha!
Not quite the gourmet coffee but when all you need is some christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-38073408409749693202007-09-09T14:23:00.000+08:002007-09-10T19:06:45.134+08:00Green Tea Shortbread Cookies
ok they look nothing like Sam's food photos but then again, as much as i love my IXUS 750, its really not a dslr.. =P haha so yea..i'll just say that this is definitely a case of the food tasting better than it looks. not that i wana blow my own trumpet..but i think if you love greentea flavoured stuff, this recipe is really good.
2 cups flour
1-2 tablespoon christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-34507531438302336722007-09-04T22:09:00.000+08:002007-09-04T22:23:34.628+08:00i need to change my blogskin. im sick of this big fat juicy strawberry nonsense. =P i need to stop putting on this pinky and yayee and woweee facade and show the world the true me. haha. maybe i should jump on the wordpress bandwagon before too many people start using it and i have to boycott it the way im boycotting facebook. hah. have i told you about my facebook boycott? well, basically im christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-11236546963351839662007-09-02T20:25:00.001+08:002007-09-02T20:25:51.915+08:00yayy my threadlesses have been shipped!! =Dchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-9116860773339510252007-09-02T15:19:00.000+08:002007-09-02T15:21:53.381+08:00The Best Non-word lyrics ever!
Ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka ding a da ding de dong
Shoo-bop sha wad-da wad-da yipp-it-y boom de boom
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
Dip da-dip da-dip doo-wop da doo-bee doo
Boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-ed-y
Shoo-by doo-wop she-bop
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na yip-pit-y boom de boom
Ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka ding-a de ding de dong
Shoo-bop sha wad-da wad-da yipp-it-y christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-37404110370856087412007-09-02T14:53:00.000+08:002007-09-02T15:08:41.527+08:00I miss Sundays at home.
i miss the routine of going to church, going out for lunch with my family(and the weekly challenge of deciding where to go to eat), shopping for a bit at whichever place we decided to go to, coming home, doing whatever it was for a while, then taking a nice long 3h nap on our comfy yellow(now dirty yellow) sofa until dinner time.
or maybe i just miss the 3h naps.
Thingchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-54201584104111843182007-09-01T18:24:00.000+08:002007-09-01T22:22:26.950+08:00The Secret to baking well
is to get a good recipe. =D with that, all things are possible.
oh and when getting a measuring jug, it's worth while getting a glass one cos then u can microwave things like your milk directly inside it, and its also much easier to wash. oily plastic things are a pain in the *** to wash.
Thing of the day!!!~Baking is fun =D
plain and chocolate scones!
baked them christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-79247540198261569912007-08-14T17:18:00.000+08:002007-08-23T16:01:50.748+08:00Love Today
i ran 2.4k today..(amazing!) and for the whole 20mins(yes i took 20mins napfa fail) i was singing love today by Mika in my head. hahaha Life in Cartoon is my new happy music! i love it!! ahaha if u havnt heard it yet..u need to hear it!
love love me..love love me
Thing of the day!!!~me actually going for a run after a whole day at werribee!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-21708204340514873612007-08-09T22:29:00.000+08:002007-08-17T21:18:30.333+08:00Lots and Lots of things Have Happened
in between my last few days oh holiday in Singapore and today..lots and lots of things have happened..and its because of that that i havnt had time to talk about all the things that ive done! so without further ado..here's a really quick recap on whats been going on..
on my second last day in singapore.. i had my 3rd 21st at St Pierre. YaY! uber chic christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-81795882284564402002007-08-04T09:29:00.001+08:002007-08-04T09:37:26.632+08:00More perils of living "on your own"
so my question for the day was, when a potato has gone green, does it mean its gone bad?
actually..ive eaten sorta green potatoes before..but after u skin it deeper..its still white on the inside, and i didnt get diarrhoea or any of the like after that..
but the potato that im talking about now is really green. more green that i have ever seen it before. andchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-16715066780283183392007-08-01T20:53:00.000+08:002007-08-01T21:40:56.190+08:00i got a really interesting email today.. the sender was "me" and the title was "An email from the past". i was a bit hesitant to open it cos you know i don't want to open a virus. but of course my curiosity got the most out of me and this is what the email said,
"don't forget the past, and always look forward to the future. =)"
this was really befuddling me..was i being spammed??? so i did a christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-38428986001065287992007-07-20T02:44:00.001+08:002007-07-20T03:12:33.677+08:00Early 21st No.2
Funties @ Sketchers
chris heart funties! =D
Thing of the day!!!~Russian Dolls from China!
my dad just came back from china and he bought me this from this place called da lian(i think) that is famous for being russianish..i like the dolls! they're so cute..
check out how tiny the smallest doll is!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-38984488588539038372007-07-17T01:37:00.000+08:002007-07-17T17:53:57.827+08:00Don't buy the coconuts at Glutton's Bay
firstly, the hole at the top was cut too small.. and this made it really hard to scrape the coconut flesh off from inside. not that the flesh was worth the trouble spent to scrape it out cos it was not sweet and hardish.
next, the juice..it was not just not sweet, it was even slightly sour!
AND, the coconut wasnt even chilled!! arghh!! how can u serve warmchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-10331050052159707142007-07-10T17:02:00.001+08:002007-07-10T17:07:45.995+08:00Goats are Cute
kids are even cuterr!!! i mean the baby goats..not the human ones.. human kids are just..annoying. hahahaha.. today was day 2 at Hay Dairies. its not as easy as it looks to milk goats using those vacuum pumps. we also got to try milking them manually...WHAAAA squeeze until siao lah! but otherwise, its quite fun actually..hahaha
Thing of the day!!!~baby goats!!!!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-8065759597438262632007-07-06T03:41:00.001+08:002007-07-06T03:48:53.849+08:00In more news for the day..
the good news is..i made it to sem2. the bad news is.. bad grades are so JC. urgh.
i should have saved all that retail therapy till tomorrow.. 2 new dresses, one pair of new shoes, one pair of sunnies. all expensive and all presents. hahaha. yay. ok i feel slightly better already.
p.s. dee&dawn.. i got that gucci sunnies! =D
Thing of the day!!!~Birthday presentschristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-27783178314364121272007-07-05T02:30:00.000+08:002007-07-05T03:29:39.243+08:00Nekked No More
you want?christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-34160879782872688852007-07-05T00:00:00.000+08:002007-07-06T03:51:21.217+08:00
Thing of the day!!!~That Cod dish at C&Fchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-33394531124072453092007-06-30T02:46:00.000+08:002007-06-30T04:45:49.445+08:00christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-25596742574125729122007-06-23T01:14:00.000+08:002007-06-23T02:01:09.157+08:00There is no love like TWELVE love =D
wheeee twelvies threw me a veery early 21st animal themed birthday at clares place today =D heeheee we had 2 very fluffy sheep, 1 spotty cow, 2 hot zebras (one real ,the other mutated), 1 meow! cheetah/jaguah, 1 sexy rabbit, and 1 round polar bear(cos it ate a tiger mah) hahaha.. and guess what i was.. i was a zookeeper!!!
i wana put pics up but somehow christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-41376150302202495502007-06-15T10:33:00.000+08:002007-06-15T10:34:22.637+08:00VPS is so freaking lame.
Thing of the day!!!~ maybe uh..the fact that my last exam is today!!!!!!!!!!!!! woohoo!!!!!!!!yayy!!!!!!!!!!!yippieee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-74546496826895688202007-06-13T21:13:00.000+08:002007-06-14T08:56:29.520+08:00maroon 5 is touring with dashboard in europe! ahahaa! i wan!!christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-47489685022098094342007-06-11T17:59:00.000+08:002007-06-11T19:00:20.646+08:00Keep Singapore out of broadband, warns Telstraby Samantha Maiden
11/6/2007 The Australian
"TELSTRA has warned John Howard not to "confiscate" the national broadband network proposal from mum-and-dad investors and hand it to Singapore, a country that executes its citizens. ...
The Government will spend about $900million improving internet speeds in remote areas under the Broadband Connect christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-21796810587359765552007-06-10T22:47:00.000+08:002007-06-10T22:52:15.403+08:00I LOVE Pachabel!!!!
Thing of the day!!!~
Pachabel Rant
and i love this video!!! canon in d on acoustic with a string of jokes acompanying plus a bunch of other great songs thrown in.. awesome! the guys expressive anger is so funny..hahaha
i dont care how cliche and overused canon in d is..its still my ultimate fav classical piece.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-20700092847643070222007-06-09T23:41:00.000+08:002007-06-10T11:23:25.533+08:00
ahahaha quite cute...and funny ah..cough cough..hahaha..ahh that kid made me laugh.. lets find a singaporean kid that can memorize all the uh...mrt stops! hahahaha..
Thing of the day!!!~Song: Dreams be Dreams by Jack Johnson.
as Jack Johnson says, "Don't let your dreams be dreams...."christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-17771261781359251062007-06-09T21:31:00.001+08:002007-06-09T21:34:07.631+08:00A: Hey! Let's go to that hip joint!
B: Chill lah..lets finish examining the pelvic girdle first.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-12118639834710718592007-06-07T16:54:00.000+08:002007-06-07T17:16:41.486+08:00when you eat meat, did you just murder a cow/pig/chicken?
technically no, cos murder refers to when a human is killed. haha
but anyway..most days, i enjoy me beef and chicken and pork..and i dont even think about how it ended up on my plate.
but, if you think about it, bad images of the slaughterhouse pops into mind. whether these animals had it good, or had it real bad, (some farms do have christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-25023071895443481472007-06-07T14:53:00.000+08:002007-06-07T15:18:32.392+08:00skywalker and the birdman have one thing in common. they both dont proof read their notes and produce typos very frequently. but there is a difference. skywalkers typos are really typos..and sometimes they are kinda funny.. things like 0.!% and Silostane instead of Trilostane. and he likes to use big words like efficacious and sequester and ubiquitous. i actually expanded my vocab while studying christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-24652200936273834962007-06-06T21:17:00.000+08:002007-06-06T21:52:32.241+08:00it is definitely near the end of the semester when all your highlighters and coloured pens are running out of ink.
you know those zig double tipped markers, ive got a favourite colour. No.52. its a nice saffron orangy-yellowish kinda colour. i love it as a highlighter cos its not the ugly neon yellow that the normal highlighters are.. yes i discriminate against ugly neon highlighter colours. christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-3391892369826739552007-06-04T20:26:00.000+08:002007-06-04T20:54:35.238+08:00what's this?
like HUH??! haha..i didnt get it.. but if u go to the website theyre advertising, it'll make sense. this ad is part of the melbourne model launch and from next year on, we're gonna focus on being a graduate uni..all the undergrad stuff is gonna be just a side thing.. hmm its quite a big thing here, and it does feel a bit strange that the whole uni system is changing while im in it,christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-487981355239048042007-06-02T11:33:00.000+08:002007-06-02T12:59:03.067+08:00
this has literally how the past 8 days has been. wake up. sit at desk to study. eat/toilet various numbers of times. sleep.
i normally sleep at about 2, wake up at 10(give take ah hour both ways)so assuming i sleep for about 8h a day(i must say it has been a very nice amt of hours to sleep, but very necessary)and do random stuff outside like cook/eat/toilet/bathe 2h. that means, ive been christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-21608220317542087982007-05-28T12:06:00.000+08:002007-05-28T12:15:31.273+08:00listening to Jack Johnson makes me feel like im in an endless sunny meadow with pretty daisies and sweet scented grass. wearing a pretty sundress that flutters around in the breeze, with a big floppy hat, reading a nice book under a tree or strolling around with not a care in the world.
much different to
being in a four walled room. seated on chair in front of desk. staring out to more walls.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-62378301644873944292007-05-27T17:42:00.000+08:002007-05-27T17:50:15.135+08:00So Brilliant!!
Electricity from Billy Elliot the Musical.
performed by Leon Cooke
this kid has some awesome dancing! makes me wana pick ballet right up where i left it at age 6. hahaha..
Thing of the day!!!~its got to be this videochristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-82892727800915035422007-05-22T20:41:00.000+08:002007-05-22T21:17:57.081+08:00Clare in Melb!
theres really nothing like meeting up with a fellow twelvie =) ..you guys are really like family!!
outside Mag Nation (Elizabeth St, btw Collins and Flinders.)(oh thats the scarf you guys bought for me =) i likey! haha..) i cant believe ive been in melb for 2 years and not known this place. its got 2 whole levels of magazines of all genres and you jus buy your coffee/tea and christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-70628624946098246862007-05-16T20:47:00.000+08:002007-05-16T21:28:37.839+08:00i think the AV block in me's to blame..
first there was Toga, then there was the human..hahaha
Diagnosis Wenckebach
thanks to clare! =P
-.-
bird prac at werribee today!
we handled canneriers,finches, this spotted dovetail thing(forgot the exact name) and pigeons. of all of them, the pigeons were the easiest to handle cos they dont peck ( i got pecked by a yellow cannery cos i didnt hold itchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-38334236181501964122007-05-10T22:35:00.000+08:002007-05-13T14:58:15.143+08:00LUSH
there are heaps of photos tt i could post on my blog that would make first year vet seem very deceivingly exciting.. lots of guts, gore and the occasional cute animal involved. but since im so very very busy and it feels like theres no time to do anything else besides try to get work done.. blogging becomes time spent unnecessarily. hence, there are very few posts, and my life doesnt seem christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-77621219749198415372007-05-07T22:12:00.000+08:002007-05-07T22:15:16.469+08:00FLY Qantas!
maybe we should fly on qantas instead of sq.. hmmmm
Link
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, then the pilots review the gripe sheets right before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-50822851291021020012007-04-25T13:19:00.000+08:002007-04-25T13:25:24.191+08:00Power Rangers
do you remember the super robot TETANUS in Power Rangers that appears after all the other smaller weaker robyots cannot make it???! Now i know why they called it tetanus!!! .. cos its the mega power as opposed to smaller twitches!!! AHAHAHAHAchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-84791384975858270142007-04-25T11:20:00.000+08:002007-04-25T11:46:54.772+08:00Joy is more than just happiness.
i believe that you can find joy in suffering because joy isn't just feeling happy based on the situation that youre in, its a deeper understanding and appreciation of situation.
for example, i dont think that marathon runners feel happiness when theyre physically exhausted after miles and miles of running. yet they perserver because they find joy in their christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-69842164677878672292007-04-21T20:33:00.000+08:002007-04-21T20:35:45.883+08:00it just got colder in melbourne. =(
there is no thing of the day.christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720691.post-31671590703025363852007-03-31T22:53:00.000+08:002007-03-31T23:31:42.359+08:00/Back in the game
its interesting how a change in circumstances totally changes your idea of a blessing.
like for example,
how being able to wake up at 9am on Sunday morning seems to be a blessing compared to waking up at 815 from mon-sat. i used to think that a reasonable time to wake up would be 10ish-11, and a sleep in would be till 2pm. i dont think i can sleep till 2pm anymore.. yea... christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522435296934846367noreply@blogger.com