Sunday, June 28, 2009
WISH LIST!
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 Opening movie intro!
I HAVE TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS GAME ASAP! ARGH!
Friday, June 26, 2009
R.I.P
Well. The weekend is here. But what a strange way to recieve it.
So I woke up this morning to news that Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50.
Now... I don't consider myself to be a fan of Michael Jackson. But he IS Michael Jackson. Even if you didn't listen to his music religiously, you would still have heard of him, known a copy of his famous songs and of course, seen his famous dance moves before. I think everyone of my generation, and the generation before ours, grew up with that in built notion that Michael Jackson WAS the King of Pop. We were conditioned to believe that, and nevermind that his later days were plagued by nasty allegations and rumors and failed comebacks, the fact remains that he IS the one and only Michael Jackson and he IS the King of Pop. So his passing feels like the passing of a distant relative... there's this part of you that can't help but feel sad for this unfortunate development.
I think the most unfortunate thing about his sudden death was that he was actually in the midst of preparing his series of farewell concerts in London. Its a pity he will never get the chance to perform the last swansong that he deserves to have, the last chance to go out with a bang, the last chance to savor the love of his fans. I think its awfully sad that the King had to have his last curtain call this unfortunate way.
May he rest in peace.
So I woke up this morning to news that Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50.
Now... I don't consider myself to be a fan of Michael Jackson. But he IS Michael Jackson. Even if you didn't listen to his music religiously, you would still have heard of him, known a copy of his famous songs and of course, seen his famous dance moves before. I think everyone of my generation, and the generation before ours, grew up with that in built notion that Michael Jackson WAS the King of Pop. We were conditioned to believe that, and nevermind that his later days were plagued by nasty allegations and rumors and failed comebacks, the fact remains that he IS the one and only Michael Jackson and he IS the King of Pop. So his passing feels like the passing of a distant relative... there's this part of you that can't help but feel sad for this unfortunate development.
I think the most unfortunate thing about his sudden death was that he was actually in the midst of preparing his series of farewell concerts in London. Its a pity he will never get the chance to perform the last swansong that he deserves to have, the last chance to go out with a bang, the last chance to savor the love of his fans. I think its awfully sad that the King had to have his last curtain call this unfortunate way.
May he rest in peace.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
you know you are not ready to go back to clinicals when...
1. You wish that you could stay home and watch Wimbledon all day instead of having to make your way to the hospital.
2. You wish that you could stay up late every night to watch Wimbledon matches life instead of having to catch reruns every afternoon.
3. You regret coming back from a H1N1 affected country before the 15th of June.
4. You keep imagining that you have fever, when a thermometer reveals that you only have a temperature of 36.5 degrees.
5. You secretly wish for the Ministry to raise the Influenza alert to Orange again so that you can happily stay at home to enjoy another week of holidays.
6. You rather watch the Ultimatum and Wimbledon than read your Orthopaedics textbook.
7. You wish you could sleep for over 12 hours through the day.
8. You wish you could go back to wearing tees instead of shirts out everyday.
9. You really don't want to talk or encounter a sick patient.
10. You pray for the weekend to quickly come-by so that you can do all the stuff you rather do rather than work and study.
2. You wish that you could stay up late every night to watch Wimbledon matches life instead of having to catch reruns every afternoon.
3. You regret coming back from a H1N1 affected country before the 15th of June.
4. You keep imagining that you have fever, when a thermometer reveals that you only have a temperature of 36.5 degrees.
5. You secretly wish for the Ministry to raise the Influenza alert to Orange again so that you can happily stay at home to enjoy another week of holidays.
6. You rather watch the Ultimatum and Wimbledon than read your Orthopaedics textbook.
7. You wish you could sleep for over 12 hours through the day.
8. You wish you could go back to wearing tees instead of shirts out everyday.
9. You really don't want to talk or encounter a sick patient.
10. You pray for the weekend to quickly come-by so that you can do all the stuff you rather do rather than work and study.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
the start of M4
Starting tomorrow, I will be an M4 medical student.
Sigh. Time sure flies. Its incredible really. Very soon M4 will be over and we'll be doing our electives... and then it'll be the start of M5 and the beginning of our doom!
I start Orthopaedics tomorrow. 2 months of broken bones, worn out joints and various nerve palsies. I personally am not looking forward to it, because the last time I interacted with any Orthopaedic surgeon, I had a very bad experience. These people are generally not the most friendly of the lot.
That said, its sad that I'm feeling so exhausted on the night before I start my Orthopaedics posting. I had an exhausting weekend, not because I was out partying the night away or anything, but it has been such an emotionally draining three days that I feel like I've been infected by H1N1 influenza or something. I am exhausted.
I am on the other hand, quite upset that I had to forgo several social engagements over the past few days. I missed a 71 gathering (argh!) and also a Kbox outing. I also missed my last chance to catch StarTrek in the cinema. I've a feeling that I would feel better if I had went for some of this social engagements, but alas, the call of duty is too strong to ignore. Such is the destiny of my lot.
Another a new day, another new posting, another new semester, a totally new academic year. Time to take the plunge people!
Sigh. Time sure flies. Its incredible really. Very soon M4 will be over and we'll be doing our electives... and then it'll be the start of M5 and the beginning of our doom!
I start Orthopaedics tomorrow. 2 months of broken bones, worn out joints and various nerve palsies. I personally am not looking forward to it, because the last time I interacted with any Orthopaedic surgeon, I had a very bad experience. These people are generally not the most friendly of the lot.
That said, its sad that I'm feeling so exhausted on the night before I start my Orthopaedics posting. I had an exhausting weekend, not because I was out partying the night away or anything, but it has been such an emotionally draining three days that I feel like I've been infected by H1N1 influenza or something. I am exhausted.
I am on the other hand, quite upset that I had to forgo several social engagements over the past few days. I missed a 71 gathering (argh!) and also a Kbox outing. I also missed my last chance to catch StarTrek in the cinema. I've a feeling that I would feel better if I had went for some of this social engagements, but alas, the call of duty is too strong to ignore. Such is the destiny of my lot.
Another a new day, another new posting, another new semester, a totally new academic year. Time to take the plunge people!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
the lives of the rich and famous
You know you've made it when you see your life story being chronicled on the Biography channel.
I've to admit: the Biography channel on cable is my latest guilty pleasure. The recent changes made to the cable channels my family subscribes to have resulted in the cancellation of old personal favourites like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network & Disney and the addition of new ones like Animax, Channel V, Discovery Health and of course, the Biography Channel. I thought I would have difficulty adjusting to the sudden disappearance of my favourite channels, but with the recent discovery of how devilishly fun the Biography channel is, it looks like I wouldn't have to worry about having nothing to watch on television again!
The Biography channel (as its name suggests) is a television channel dedicated to screening real life stories: life stories of the rich and famous, life stories of the not so rich and famous. Any kind of life story that is interesting can be screened on the channel, just as long as the stories featured in it are REAL. And I love it! There is nothing more interesting than to learn more about the life stories of these people, to discover the god-awful way they grew up, to find out how they struggled and crawled their way to the top, how they managed to walk onto the right (or wrong) path to success (or non-success) that they are currently enjoying (or not) right now. Insights to the lives that we can never have. Sigh... Just the right amount of material for us to keep dreaming and fantasizing.
Its the kind of channel that potential paparazzi and gossips love. And I, being a gossip myself, absolutely relishes the chance to learn about the lives of all these well known people. It makes me happy to know that they had to pay their dues to make it big, and that some of them, in choosing horrible choices like drugs, sex, violence (i.e a general life of debauchery), actually ended up getting what they deserved, which usually equates to them looking horribly awful or becoming exceedingly broke. I mean, it goes to show that there REALLY is a principle of equivalent exchange in life: what you reap is what you sow, every action generates an equal opposite reaction, there's no such thing as a free lunch ... and blah blah, the list of comparisons goes on. And you learn something from listening to these stories. Its definitely better to work hard first and taste the sweetness that is the fruits of your labour, than to squander everything you have on some quick high.
And speaking of the learning about the lives of the rich & famous, I went to "The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City" exhibition held at the Asian Civilisations Museum. Its an exhibition that I've been dying to visit since it started its run on the 13th of March, and I've only gotten down to doing so today.
Isn't he a handsome man? Anyway, the exhibition featured some of the many priceless treasures from the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is of course, now converted into the Palace museum. Most of the exhibits are from the Kangxi era, some of it being Kangxi's personal items. It was a fascinating exhibition, and it offered the visitor just a small glimpse into the life of a giant of an Emperor.
The Emperor Kangxi was one of the Greatest Emperors ever in the History of Imperial China. He, along with his son, the Emperor Yongzheng and his grandson, the Emperor Qianlong, were the three Qing Emperors whose successive reigns witnessed the rise of the Qing Empire to the zenith of its power. And as the first of these three Emperors, his reign sowed the seeds for the Qing Dynasty to undergo this transformation. He was well known to be an enlightened and truly intelligent ruler, a mighty military strategist, a patron of the Sciences and the Arts, an Emperor who truly cared for his people. And just being able to look at some of the artifacts that he commissioned was just fascinating - you really get an impression that this was a man who genuinely sought to improve the lives of his people.
This exhibition allows you to get a small measure of the intelligence and maturity that this great Emperor had, and also the kind of life he lived. Unfortunately, the significance of most of the exhibits would probably be lost if the visitor does not possess some form of knowledge about Kangxi's history in the first place. While the exhibit does allow you to learn a little about the Emperor's story, its offers the visitor too focused and too myopic a view of his amazing life. A full understanding of this amazing man's life and his numerous achievements can only be reached if one is willing to hit the history books. A daunting task, I know, but the lessons learnt, the dividends earned from this investment would surely be worth the effort.
After reading or watching some documentary regarding the life of someone famous or influential, I always wonder what it must be like to be that person. I have fame-envy, I know. But there's no harm in dreaming! In fantasizing! It adds so much colour to our lives and makes it so much more livable!
I've to admit: the Biography channel on cable is my latest guilty pleasure. The recent changes made to the cable channels my family subscribes to have resulted in the cancellation of old personal favourites like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network & Disney and the addition of new ones like Animax, Channel V, Discovery Health and of course, the Biography Channel. I thought I would have difficulty adjusting to the sudden disappearance of my favourite channels, but with the recent discovery of how devilishly fun the Biography channel is, it looks like I wouldn't have to worry about having nothing to watch on television again!
The Biography channel (as its name suggests) is a television channel dedicated to screening real life stories: life stories of the rich and famous, life stories of the not so rich and famous. Any kind of life story that is interesting can be screened on the channel, just as long as the stories featured in it are REAL. And I love it! There is nothing more interesting than to learn more about the life stories of these people, to discover the god-awful way they grew up, to find out how they struggled and crawled their way to the top, how they managed to walk onto the right (or wrong) path to success (or non-success) that they are currently enjoying (or not) right now. Insights to the lives that we can never have. Sigh... Just the right amount of material for us to keep dreaming and fantasizing.
Its the kind of channel that potential paparazzi and gossips love. And I, being a gossip myself, absolutely relishes the chance to learn about the lives of all these well known people. It makes me happy to know that they had to pay their dues to make it big, and that some of them, in choosing horrible choices like drugs, sex, violence (i.e a general life of debauchery), actually ended up getting what they deserved, which usually equates to them looking horribly awful or becoming exceedingly broke. I mean, it goes to show that there REALLY is a principle of equivalent exchange in life: what you reap is what you sow, every action generates an equal opposite reaction, there's no such thing as a free lunch ... and blah blah, the list of comparisons goes on. And you learn something from listening to these stories. Its definitely better to work hard first and taste the sweetness that is the fruits of your labour, than to squander everything you have on some quick high.
And speaking of the learning about the lives of the rich & famous, I went to "The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City" exhibition held at the Asian Civilisations Museum. Its an exhibition that I've been dying to visit since it started its run on the 13th of March, and I've only gotten down to doing so today.
Isn't he a handsome man? Anyway, the exhibition featured some of the many priceless treasures from the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is of course, now converted into the Palace museum. Most of the exhibits are from the Kangxi era, some of it being Kangxi's personal items. It was a fascinating exhibition, and it offered the visitor just a small glimpse into the life of a giant of an Emperor. The Emperor Kangxi was one of the Greatest Emperors ever in the History of Imperial China. He, along with his son, the Emperor Yongzheng and his grandson, the Emperor Qianlong, were the three Qing Emperors whose successive reigns witnessed the rise of the Qing Empire to the zenith of its power. And as the first of these three Emperors, his reign sowed the seeds for the Qing Dynasty to undergo this transformation. He was well known to be an enlightened and truly intelligent ruler, a mighty military strategist, a patron of the Sciences and the Arts, an Emperor who truly cared for his people. And just being able to look at some of the artifacts that he commissioned was just fascinating - you really get an impression that this was a man who genuinely sought to improve the lives of his people.
This exhibition allows you to get a small measure of the intelligence and maturity that this great Emperor had, and also the kind of life he lived. Unfortunately, the significance of most of the exhibits would probably be lost if the visitor does not possess some form of knowledge about Kangxi's history in the first place. While the exhibit does allow you to learn a little about the Emperor's story, its offers the visitor too focused and too myopic a view of his amazing life. A full understanding of this amazing man's life and his numerous achievements can only be reached if one is willing to hit the history books. A daunting task, I know, but the lessons learnt, the dividends earned from this investment would surely be worth the effort.
After reading or watching some documentary regarding the life of someone famous or influential, I always wonder what it must be like to be that person. I have fame-envy, I know. But there's no harm in dreaming! In fantasizing! It adds so much colour to our lives and makes it so much more livable!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
it finally starts to get interesting!
<<寂寞光年>> - 刘力扬
是谁从我天空摘走了星星
一转眼眉头聚满乌云
从来快乐悲伤都自己判刑
忘了我也值得被关心
一双手一个梦一路上不断地俯冲
痛到忘了要怎么喊痛
漫长的寂寞淹没我的难过
我的世界是零下的沙漠
其实我也想有拥抱的温柔
融化这颗坚强的泡沫
漫长的等候让人特别失落
锋锐寂寞把天空都割破
有谁能带走这美丽的哀愁
能让我相信被爱的理由
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Oh the plot twists and turns of The Ultimatum are finally starting to get interesting! Let's face it, I betcha half the people who started watching the show did so because they were hoping to witness the cat-fight of the century between Zoe and Fann. And I'm willing to be one of the first to admit to that!
Honestly, who cares about the blossoming friendship that has been developing between their two characters? We want to know how Zoe and Fann spar against each other, and so far the plot development hasn't allowed them to do any sparring, which is honestly, quite a let down for a TV serial that has been hailed as the 'Head-On Clash of the Screen Titans'. How can it be called that if there's no clashing scenes at all?
What viewers want is BLOOD, unadulterated, unedited and uncensored VIOLENCE and BITCHY cat-fights! So far the plot's been building up to the day when the more conniving of the two characters (which happens to be Zoe's) finally finds out that she's not the true daughter of the rich man whom she calls Daddy, and in today's episode, she finally learns the truth! Its going to be so interesting to see her struggle and scheme to make sure she doesn't lose her status and everything else that she has left. Henceforth, let the dam holding back the tension collapse and let the sparks set the bonfire of cattiness ablaze! I can hardly wait til Zoe's character unleashes her true inner evil! WOOHOO!
I'm sure everyone has their own answer to the question: 'Zoe or Fann?'. I'm inclined to support the former, because she electrifies the screen whenever there's a scene with her in it! She & Li Nanxing both surprised me, because these guys can REALLY act. Fann just isn't that fann-tastic (all pun intended) yet; her acting isn't bad, it just isn't stellar. But I actually like the chemistry between Fann and Tay Ping Hui, and their flirty banter was something I loved as well. But at this point in time, I'm still banking on Zoe to win the ultimate catfight of local television. You go hot momma!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The First One (in over 6 months!)
WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN!
I can't believe I'm actually back, blogging again. It took me a LONG LONG while to decide if I really wanted to start it all again, because given the chronic lack of time I seem to be suffering from, I just couldn't find any good reason to start blogging once more.
My life's an awful bore these days. Its always work work work, and I didn't really want to blog about that because I absolutely hate blogs that go on and on about every friggin' aspect of their day. I've always felt that a blog should be something to indulge in, something that allows you to squeeze your creative juices and create something phantasmical out of it. And that was definitely not what my previous blog was becoming... it was just going in a wrong creative direction. And that was the reason why I decided to shut it down. Yup. Stefanie would be SOOOOO proud of me! Taking a leaf out of her book and deciding to stop my blog while I attempted to re-discover my creativity and direction in life was about the best thing to have happened to me in terms of my blogosphere activities.
ANYWAY. Not that my blog closure meant anything. Nobody reads blogs these days anyway. Blogging is so so so yesterday. In the present age of Friendster, Facebook and now, Twitter, no one bothers with blogging anymore. Which is a good thing for the folks who still like to blog, because it means less interference and less a need for censorship! Let the mud slinging begin!
So yeah. I've restarted my blog, albeit at a different address from the former. I'm trying to move this blog into a direction which is totally different from what the previous one ended up as. I hope to inject some creativity into the entries, possibly write entries in a more humorous/nonsensical fashion. Also, I'll be actively using this blog as a revision platform for my medical studies as well, so don't be surprised to see the occasional entries filled with medical jargon! But rest assured, the main crux of the entries would still be that of my insights to life as I struggle to sieve through the many many MANY complex emotions that we humans live through in this colorful colorful world of ours. Sigh.
Oh and it is not by coincidence that this blog is entitled 'Life In Technicolor iii'. I absolutely adore Coldplay, so thanks to them for giving me some inspiration with the style and themes of the blog!
The first post is always the lamest because no one is reading it at all. So it feels like I'm just talking to myself. Loser!
I can't believe I'm actually back, blogging again. It took me a LONG LONG while to decide if I really wanted to start it all again, because given the chronic lack of time I seem to be suffering from, I just couldn't find any good reason to start blogging once more.
My life's an awful bore these days. Its always work work work, and I didn't really want to blog about that because I absolutely hate blogs that go on and on about every friggin' aspect of their day. I've always felt that a blog should be something to indulge in, something that allows you to squeeze your creative juices and create something phantasmical out of it. And that was definitely not what my previous blog was becoming... it was just going in a wrong creative direction. And that was the reason why I decided to shut it down. Yup. Stefanie would be SOOOOO proud of me! Taking a leaf out of her book and deciding to stop my blog while I attempted to re-discover my creativity and direction in life was about the best thing to have happened to me in terms of my blogosphere activities.
ANYWAY. Not that my blog closure meant anything. Nobody reads blogs these days anyway. Blogging is so so so yesterday. In the present age of Friendster, Facebook and now, Twitter, no one bothers with blogging anymore. Which is a good thing for the folks who still like to blog, because it means less interference and less a need for censorship! Let the mud slinging begin!
So yeah. I've restarted my blog, albeit at a different address from the former. I'm trying to move this blog into a direction which is totally different from what the previous one ended up as. I hope to inject some creativity into the entries, possibly write entries in a more humorous/nonsensical fashion. Also, I'll be actively using this blog as a revision platform for my medical studies as well, so don't be surprised to see the occasional entries filled with medical jargon! But rest assured, the main crux of the entries would still be that of my insights to life as I struggle to sieve through the many many MANY complex emotions that we humans live through in this colorful colorful world of ours. Sigh.
Oh and it is not by coincidence that this blog is entitled 'Life In Technicolor iii'. I absolutely adore Coldplay, so thanks to them for giving me some inspiration with the style and themes of the blog!
The first post is always the lamest because no one is reading it at all. So it feels like I'm just talking to myself. Loser!
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