My mob-warring days are over!!

The Mob Wars application on Facebook is seriously addictive but like how I called it quits with (fluff)Friends, the time has come to exercise a little more self control and quit Mob Wars too... There are more important priorities in life worthier of the time originally spent with MW - so goodbye MW!

And the countdown keeps continuing - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - that's 3+ more days to go... Can't wait for ICE to be over!

Countdown

And the countdown continues - one more week to ICE! Can't wait for it to be over and then it'll be summer break, which means "Tassie, here I come!"... Oh, not to mention all the room packing of 4 years' worth of stuff before I move out of college - aiks, don't wanna think about it but I guess it has to be done sooner or later... Anyway, time to hit the books again! ;)

My friend passed away on my birthday... :(

Sad... So sad...

I was checking through Nuffnang Analytics and found it amusing that someone actually arrived at my blog while doing a Google UK search on "jane gun shih ying". Thought it would be interesting if I replicated the search myself to see what came up. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I came across an old newspaper article:

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/3/26/features/7615465&sec=features

It was written by a dear old friend, Leonard, whom sadly has passed away just a few months after writing that article. Reminiscing about that moment 5 years ago, I decided to Google "wong siang hume" to see what came up. Somehow I must have missed out on this article when it got published:

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/8/27/features/8744143&sec=features

Yes, back then I knew he passed away in August - I was traveling back home after class when I received a text message from a fellow Scrabbler and read the shocking news about this sad demise... but imagine my bigger shock when I found out just minutes ago that his passing away happened exactly on my birthday!! So while I was celebrating the day I was given the breath of life, another soul has just ceased...

Dear Leonard,

You have always been a great inspiration to me. Some people think it strange that I'm friends with someone more than thrice my age but age never really was a barrier, was it? I thank God that He has blessed me with the opportunity to know you and call you my friend. Thank you for imparting your wisdom on life. Thank you for the many delightful conversations we shared. Thank you for your wonderful friendship. I know that you've returned home to the Lord and am assured by it... When I blow out the candles on my cake each year, I'll remember that the many years of life experiences I have gathered are made richer because of our friendship. Thank you...

Reminiscing our friendship forever,
Jane

Yesterday...

Yesterday, I was in the mood to cheer
Yesterday, coz I had my last class for the year
Yesterday, but I realized oh dear
Yesterday, that meant ICE was drawing near

Yesterday, farewells we did say
Yesterday, for them we did pray
Yesterday, to IBFers who're going away
Yesterday, memory lanes we did pave and lay

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Yesterday, yes I sang Beatles' "Yesterday"
Yesterday, I wish you're here to stay
Yesterday, is but what tomorrow speaks of today

Oh yesterday...

2 down, 1 more to go...

Woohoo! Can't believe this but I actually managed to finish a 3000-word assignment just over the 2-day weekend - and all from scratch! Thank God for the discipline... So now it's just ICE in a fortnight - 2 down, 1 more to go...

On another note, today's church sermon message (Titus 3) was a really impactful one. Indeed there's so much to give thanks for seeing how God has saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. By His grace and mercy, He has chosen us from the very beginning (and not that we first chose Him) to be born again that we may break free from the bondage of sin. It is the work of His Spirit that we can be moved and changed to follow His ways and come before Him as His children as we call Him "Abba, Father". Hence, it serves as a good reminder to not be comformed to the ways of this world but instead, to be more and more like His Son as we continue our walk in Christ...

^_^

Happy 7-Eleven Day!!

7-Eleven Day is fast approaching!!

Every year, on the seventh day of November (i.e. 7/11), check into any NSW, VIC or QLD 7-Eleven store and yell out "Happy 7-Eleven Day!" to receive your free slurpee! And this year, they're also running a contest where you and your mates can take a photo or shoot a video of posing with the slurpees in 7-Eleven colours i.e. red, green, and orange for your shot at a year's supply of free slurpees - that's a whole lot of brain-freezing action!!

I don't know about you guys but I know that just like any other year, I would want my free slurpee tomorrow!! ^_^

I killed portfolio!!

That's right - I killed portfolio!!

I have finally managed to finish writing up my Phase 2 portfolio essay. Now I only have my BGD3 assignment to finish and Integrated Clinical Examination (ICE) to sit for before I can wave goodbye to 4th year and Phase 2 and say hello to 5th year and Phase 3! 1 down, 2 more to go!

Due dates as follows:
BGD3 assignment: Midnight of 15th November (Sunday)
Portfolio essay: 8AM of 16th November (Monday)

*Can you believe they actually allowed only a gap of 8 hours between those 2 due dates?! Thank goodness I'm done with portfolio!!*

And I've received more info on my ICE:
Date: 25th November (Wednesday)
Time: 9.00am briefing for 9.30am start
Venue: Sutherland Hospital *Gasp, the furthest hospital in the list of exam venues!*

Prayer points for those who would like to pray for me (thank you!):

1. Thanksgiving for finishing portfolio essay and for me getting through this far in med school
2. Better time management and discipline as I run this last leg of the Phase 2 race
3. A calm and peaceful mind as I sit for ICE (taking histories, examining patients, answering examiners' questions)
4. Above all, to not forget that God is still my first priority...

^_^