Sunday, November 8, 2009
treasure
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
i love my friends (:
Carn't wait to be back in sg for the hols for more of such catching up sessions..where we can talk face-to-face and have our shopping therapy together! Really looking forward yea! ^^
Good luck to pee, xiang, janna, esther in their upcoming exams!!! Not forgetting the trilympics peeps too!! The finish line is nearing. Cheers!!!!!!!!
Monday, October 26, 2009
thoughts
On the other hand, I felt that the small little things that doctors do make a great impact on the patient's life. Sweet words and small talk goes a long way...helping the patient through difficult times and getting pass the pain phase. May seem weird for a doc to do that but i guess helping the patient isn't really all about treating the patient with medications and stuff. Its everything about the patient..even if it means stepping out of comfort zone, juz like how little grey had to control her emotions within her.
All doctors have a common goal, a simple yet difficult one to practice, so i shall end off with something i really like that han said at the end "that's our job. didn't you make any mistakes? weren't you distracted? we are lucky our patients didn't die and so we didn't get caught."
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
a little more
Oh dear...need to start on MCAT soon too! Shall start this weekend. I must!!!
Monday, October 19, 2009
muddle head
BEST. the exam is next mon not this! Realised i'm such a blur queen. How can i ever mixed my exam up and this wasted my whole week end away studying for something that wasn't gonna to happen. Could have spent time doing my presentation this wed and studying for my human development mid sem. Carn't believe myself.
I know whose fault it is!!!! Its all HIS fault!!! Bad bad influence from him :( think i spend too much time with him already and need some other kind of good influence :P ahahhahah.
Last week had been a rather eventful week and i got to catch up a lot with my parents and the rest of the family. I miss them so badly!!!! Rae is becoming so much cuter and its like 6 weeks since i haven't seen her only?? She has grown tonnes and become so much cuter. Daddy is still forever so funky and funny! Loves to make funny jokes and i love talking to him. But the careless him slipped and fell into the pool while holding rate and playing with her. Injured his back and i really hope he will get better soon. Jie and mum are doing good. One is busy trying to get goods to sell while the other is busy catching up on shows :D My mum's fav..haha i think its cuz of the influence from me :P Carn't wait to be back home on the 17th dec! LOOOOOKING FORWARD ALREADY (:
Last night was also an enjoyable and interesting night! I love having these kind of talking sessions cuz its with you...learning more about you everyday (: i wanna go back homeeeeeee now!!!!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
counting my blessings
Happy happy gal at the moment (:(:(: and one who is also being dearly loved <3<3<3
- One more week and busy week would more or less be over temporarily -
Monday, October 12, 2009
busier than ever
Been missing out on so much stuff. I wanna go to max brenner's with caroline and the rest, go to robina to get stuff, overdue emails to enghui, lian, pee and tonnes more. I also wanna talk to pee on the phone too!!!!! Haven't got the time. Hopefully things can ease out soon and i have more time for myself.
Tough sem ahead. I miss everyone one back home...family, the gals, enghui, smu bunch and everyone there!! All i want for christmas is you guys!
P.S thanks everyone for your concern (: i'm fine already!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
trying and trying
Sunday, October 4, 2009
d.r.o.w.n.i.n.g.
I juz have to get over this sem and i know i can.
yourpresencebesidemeispriceless
itshardnottofeelthatwayespeciallyaftersomanythingsthathashappenjuzneedalittlemoreunderstandingfromyou
Friday, October 2, 2009
keep fit
Anat prac was good today. Finished the whole thing in like half an hour when it was supposed to be one and a half hours long. Achievement and our grp was the first to walk out of the lab. Oops...but we were really done with it (: Everyone is like trying to get my atlas book too! All thanks to miss ong who helped me get it (: Its really really good and i think its the most useful thing for anat this sem and im sure for the next sem too since im doing anat 2. I dont even bother reading the lect notes cuz the pics are sooooo small and the diagram is real bad. Thank goodness for the atlas or else i might juz fail anat. Anat formative spotter test is next week and its getting me slightly worried. That means i gotta start revising for everything since week1 now cuz this coming week i will be too busy with projects and assignments :( busy busy week for me while those back in sg are having their one week break!
sadatthethoughtofnothavingyourcompanyfortenlooongdays
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
plenty of stuff
Tennis on thurs and running with caroline and raisa on sat. Need to keep fit!!!
Waitingtobeback!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
besties <3
This is officially what i have been doing yesterday after revising some anat and doing one pathetic tutorial. Love this pic (:(:(: Still enjoy editing pics very much but i feel so guilty for slacking the whole night through. Time could be better well spent with all the upcoming grp projects and heavy workload. Strive harder gal!!!So much for striving harder to study. Now off to dinner with yve and her friends at surfers :S
iknowthatyoucandoitcuzihavefaithinyou
Thursday, September 24, 2009
huff and puff
Continued from last week lect on bones and today there is a gazillion things more to remember cuz anat prac is tomorrow morning. Juz completed revision of all the required stuff (*i hope*) and pls stay in my brain!! Brain has officially died and now off to wash up and do other relaxing things.
happyhappygal!
Edited
This is what i went off to do (:

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
picture says a thousand words
unusual sight
Dust storm!!!
Apparently sydney is worse than here. Woah...second time i have seen this besides the time at egypt when i was on hols. I don't think its supposed to be like that in aussie but yea. Its happening right here and pple are totally stunned and busy snapping photos. Hahhaha seems pretty funny. Rushed back to close my windows cuz i left it opened and i dont wanna my room to become dust filled! Lucky lucky..in time.
P.S Just wanna thank the gals here for being there for me when i feel like having someone to share stuff with (: Appreciate your concerns and advice (:(:(:
Goodluckhoneybunny!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
time spent with peepee (:
Photos and video of mr qinghong would be uploaded tomorrow k. Hahhahah the whole world is gonna laugh at him :D
Went for gym class with yve. Totally unexpected exercises. Making me feel super unfit cuz i feel darn tired right now at this moment. Need to train up more and im looking forward to tennis again next week (: Aim to be fitter and healthier this coming sem!
Contemplating...
Thursday, September 17, 2009
saturated
Ha but nevertheless tomorrow is prac! Means that i can finally get to see CADAVERS (: would be super cool to see firsthand bodies. Really excited and so is enghui :D Hahahhaa so sweet of miss ong to be so excited for me too! So gonna update her soon about how it went after it (:
Happy to receive good news from miss ong. Knew you could overcome this obstacle. Totally looking forward for our amazing food race round sg when im back again!!! You so owe me your companionship!! :D:D:D
Going to visit peepee tomorrow tooooo. Happening weekend yet again and this makes life in aussie so much more bearable. Fun fun fun!
Dies..have so much overdue photos to edit and im thinking when do i have the time to do it? Hrmph..should i bring my laptop over to peepee there so that i can try to do it since i wouldn't be able to use much of the internet...
tomeyouarethemostperfectpersonthaticanfind
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
ll the gals ll
By the way..xiang i so love your entry and im gonna like save it or something. Its hilarious and super memorable!!! Hehehe imagine years down the road...reading it together...we will all burst out laughing and recollecting all these stuff (: And to remind you once again...im not violent towards him kaes!! Its juz how we COMMUNICATE!!! :D hahhahaha remember to commit that to memory arh...also remember to update me on kite flying! Janna has given me the go to tell you all her stuff [which erherm already know]! so yup..can ask her about it when you go kite flying together :P
On a side note, juz came back from banking in money and grocery shopping. Shagged. Stuff were too heavy to carry and im literally dying. Need to bathe soon but he is like doing work so im accompanying him first! (: Information overload during cardio,renal and respiratory lect and this results in me having to read the notes again later :( Hols are officially over!!! Sobs :(
misssingyoutonnesthoughitsonlyday2
Monday, September 14, 2009
packed
Had a hard time sleeping last night. Guess im not used to the bed anymore. Ha too pampered. So im still feeling sleepy! Lucky there is no class for me today (: Uni officially starts tomorrow and i so gotta start printing notes. Juz realised my new phone can use excel and ppt too! That means i can use it if i forget to bring notes to class! But nah..writing on paper is easier. Lunch was good as usual cuz its PASTA! All time fave and hopefully i get a change of food often this sem. Trying to eat more stuff to keep myself healthy. Shall go and bathe soon! Its already 4 plus in the afternoon. Wah..time seems to fly when im totally not doing anything productive.
hugshugs!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
welcome back
Dragging the luggage up the slope and stairs was definitely torturous and so is the packing. Tired...and the i realised that i didn't bring back my international adapter. Now gotta go and buy one. Lucky caroline has one to lend me for the time being or else i carn't even use my laptop.
Plenty of things happened over the 3 weeks that i left and im totally amazed at the news i hear! Hahahah caroline and raisa know why :D There also seems to be good news on the upper side of the world (: Someone scored a really good goal and im happy for both of them! Hope that mr someone will treat the person nicely yea..or else gotta get it from me!
Feel really blessed to have so many pple around me to love and care for me (: Missing them soooo much already though i juz returned back to aussie. Gonna strive hard this sem and do the best i can so as not to let them down! Off to skype and then to bed.
Thanksforthewonderful3weekstogether!hasbeenreallymemorableanditsgettingharderandharderjuztosaygoodbyetoyou.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
few more days...
Had an awesome evening with my bestie last night. Ate really yummy food and we had a healthy desert! yammi yoghurt (: took nice nice photos and had a nice loooong chat. Hope we would get to go more places and have much more lovely food the next time im back yea. So pls do rest more and get well soooooon!!!!! Yet to edit the photos and then upload them. Will probably do so back in aussie when im much more free and have nothing else to do :P helps to waste some time away (:
Somehow or rather, it seems much harder to say goodbye this time. I hate goodbyes cuz it means i have to be away from them for another much longer time and all the counting down doesnt make it any better. But im also happy cuz i would yet have time to hang out with my friends back there in aussie land and of course meeting up with pee! Havent gotten used to being away from home. I know..9 months and counting but its still not sufficient to make me get use to being away. Imagine another 5 more years of counting....i really dunno whether i'll be able to ever get used to it. Sigh...
On a side note, gotten back my results. Did alright but i did hope that i would have done a little better, esp for cils and microbio. But im really grateful for entre as well as cell bio nevertheless! Gotta work harder for the next upcoming sem cuz i wanna improve!!! Esp without all the uni cores and with the subjects that i love (: Human anatomy and medical chem!!! Seems tough to study all that but i will survive no matter what! The book is indeed daunting and im starting to worry about the weight of my luggage. Books alone are like 7 kg and i really wonder how am i gonna drag all of it back. Oops...gotta find a way!
Starting to miss ya already :(
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
updates


Wednesday, August 26, 2009
HOME!
Schedule for the week:
- meetup with suwan and esther! (dunno whether the rest can make it)
- jap food with kj, marcus, kenneth, teck wee
- meeting enghui *hugs*
- going to chill with cheryl, angel and will before miss dear cheryl flies off to thailand for her wonderful hols
- plans for the weekend are still undecided :S
Seems rather packed and off to grab something to eat. HUNGRY!!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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unexpected
The counting down of these few days seems extremely slow...how i wish time could speed up a little faster so that exams will be over and i'll be packing my bags to be off. Saw many pple leaving for home already :( Wah..unfair. Tough sight to bear but will get on.
Eager to meet up with many pple...from suwan and clique, to lian and the rest, cheryl and angel, KJ & Marcus, Kenneth and on and on. Wanna spend some precious time with mummy, daddy, sis, bro and not forgetting the latest additon to my family..RAE! Its been 3 months since we last sat down together to talk about stuff..hahah though the nagging does irritate me at times but i still miss them. Going to my fair share of yummy dinner on fri plus some supermarket shopping! Yay..can get all the yummy food that i miss (:
The plan for monday is finally out and im so glad that almost everyone can make it..minus lian. Aw...such a pity that you have bowling. But nvm..will update you about stuff though :P
3 days more to homeeeeeeeeee!
Eager (:
Monday, August 17, 2009
headache
Today is a great day despite the headache that juz wouldn't go away! Someone passed his ACCA exam and now is a full fledged member :D Really really proud and happy for you (: Got back my microbio presentation marks and i muz say im pleased with what i got (: Hope the rest of the lab reports will meet my expectations!
two..two more!!
Left with entre and microbio. Though i complain a lot about my microbio prof, i muz say i dread entre more cuz its like though you know you studied hard, you can never expect the result you get. Hard to guage what you're gonna get cuz it's mostly writing and it all depends on the prof. I hate uncertainties...thats why i probably like science/med stuff better cuz it's more factual and when you know it, you really do. Hrmph..anyway, since i got through 13 weeks of entre already, i will get through the last exam too (:
Off to watch some show to relax before back to memorsing microbio and then entre studying tomorrow!
4 DAYS!!! JUZ HANG IN THERE FOR 4 MORE DAYS :D
miss you so...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
the usual
Nothing much has been going on besides studying and skyping. Usual and boring stuff (of course besides skyping :D). All i really wanna say is that this sem is going by real real fast and definitely i'm happy for that. Doesn't feel that i have been here in aussie for 8 months already and i muz say that times really flies by...the next time i'm back..it will be in time for christmas! One year in aussie land. Woah...getting older every year :(
Anyway, wanna hope for the best in the next 3 exams (:
Always there for you no matter what
Friday, August 14, 2009
one down
But i am still happy that i will be back home in 7 days! Have waited over 3 months juz to return home to meet and catch up with everyone (:
Gonna mug real hard for my science subjects to make up for it!!!
Touched by all the small little things you do for me...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
ahhhhhh
I know i can do it and i muz do well (:
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
weak
Still busy with studying again. Two more days till the first exam! Carn't wait to get over it and head back home. Mum has still yet to ask me what time im coming back. Hahaha i bet she totally forgot can. Will tell her and daddy to come and pick me up slightly later cuz will be hanging out for a little while at the airport first (:
the most lovely thing that laid in front of my eyes besides the flowers...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
bad bad bad
Most expensive muffins ever :(
Weirdest dreams ever and i dunno why too!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
s.k.y.p.i.n.g
Learnt something new yesterday on the latest version of skype! Hahaha maybe i'm juz a bit slow but now in the new version of skype, it is able to share screen with the person you are conversing with (minus some stalking :P). So cool right?? Hahhaha it's gonna be my new toy for quite sometime!
Weekend has been going slowly with memorising of notes and nothing else much interesting besides my shopping trip on fri (: Haven't gone down to the mall to do some shopping in quite a while..see angel and cheryl..you guys need to be here in aussie land for me to go shopping more often with! But great thanks goes out to caroline and yve for accompanying me! Bought angel's chips (which i really hope it doesn't burst in my luggage or else she is gonna be in some trouble to help me wash my clothes plus luggage :D), two dresses, a sweater and a bag. Oops! Shopaholic but its alright since i haven't gone shopping in quite a while..but still feel a little guilty for spending money. Hahhah but till now..mummy has no clue that i went shopping :S But i still wanan shop when i go back to sg! Miss shopping there cuz there is like more places to shop and i have yet to see the new ion shopping mall. Muz check it out when im back if not the next time is like in dec?? Sooooooooooooo long...
Finally got to chat on skype with lian. Long overdue convo and i still have tonnes to talk to him about. Hahhaha 3 hours and poor GB was on the other side waiting for me. Thousand apologies!!! Teik and i have kinda of planned out what we are gonna do when im back. Wanna go kite flying, picnic as well as having steamboat together! Sounds like a plan! Juz waiting for everyone to confirm if the date and whether they can make it. EXCITING! Looking forward (:
Now..looking foward in a few days time..sigh..exams..therefore back to work :(
loving skype convos (:
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
running mind.
One more presentation and one more lab report before actual studying!
I'm feeling happy and glad on the other hand too. Some thing to cheer about cuz it's finally off my mind after a whole long torturous 8 months. Over..it's really over. Chapter closed and hope things will return to normal afterwards so that friendship is here to remain.
Also elated that i've got another "assignment" that is due later done already!!! Got pple to vett it to give the "go" sign and other comments. So far it has been good and i really really happy that my effort (time and energy) was well spent. Hope that my work will be appreciated (:(:(: Eager to get it done!!!!
An extra special someone is coming to pick me from the airport and i'm excited totally! Long time since we last updated each other on important info about each other. Miss all the long hours of chatting without getting bored of each other's company. Having private date together also. Hehehheeh :D Sounds fun!!! Cheers to friendship!
Old friendships are meant to be cherished and i really wish i could be there to support you during this time..but i guess..the thing i can do for you right now is to pray real real hard and hope that god would be able to lead you out of troubled waters, juz like how he did for moses. So stay strong and never give up kaes! Go gal!!!
Moments with you are always special and meant to be treasured.
Friday, July 31, 2009
friends
Heard from him yesterday that he is attached! <3Finally after i knew that he broke up with his ex-gf after trilympics cip. Happy for him as he finally got someone he likes and i hope he treasures and cares for her a lot a lot!!!
Juz wanna say that i'm really really thankful for the bunch of friends that i made it SMU as the friendships found there is something that i will treasure for a long time to come. Its been one year since we got to know each other, from stangers to close buddies, from going on a holiday trip together in malaysia to me leaving them to coming to aussie. They never fail to not leave me outta of stuff and update me about the things happening around them..to make me feel less homesick. Yup, so i'm thankful that god has sent these great bunch of awesome friends to be beside me! I hope that this friendships will last for a long long time...
Sometimes, the things you say make me wanna cry cuz you make me angry and touched at the same time..and i carn't seem to choose which one i wanna do. But i'm really grateful to have you beside me...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
sweet!
One more week of sch and then study break before exams. Looking forward to going home and all the activities that come along with it. Got timetable settled for next term and im pretty satisfied with it. Fridays are off as usual and i do hope i will be able to visit pee during the first 2 weeks back here! More time to spend with her and her awesome friends!
Head is filled with all the planning of surprises! Hahahah got plenty of things to do when im back. Thought of daddy and mummy pressie already. Guess what..plan to get a t-shirt for each of them with each other's faces on it! Sounds pretty hilarious right..but hope they will like it. First and foremost, i need to go and find a nice picture of both of them. Hrmph.maybe shall get one when im back. Easier!
One more lesson for the day and im totally off now to watch some show to relax first. Studying can come later right? :D
Honey bunny!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
lazy!
Went to church today and the pastor talked about waging war. Really meaningful to see how much conflicts there are in this world and the actions we can do to create peace. Not in the miss universe way, but rather more in a christian way. Thought it was really good to have learnt more about how to resolve such conflicts. For instance on how we should take the initiative to go and resolve conflicts instead of waiting for someone else..juz like how god sent his son first to come and die for our sins rather than waiting for us to repent upon our own sins. Also learnt about how we should reflect upon ourselves first before we are fit to blame others and we should attack the problem, not the person. Though tired from sleeping 2 hours only, i felt that it was all worth it afterall (:
Came back and slept until like 3! Juz carnt take it cuz i really felt like i havent slept for so many days. But nevertheless, i enjoyed my 15 hours of skyping :D Its juz so enjoyable talking to you and i never get bored. Greatful that you are part of my life and it means so much to me!
Week 11 is here to come and means countdown to exams plus home coming time! Worried and excited at the same time. Dear dear...need to buck up soon then i can relax....woosh. Counting down...27 more days (:
You mean the world to me.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
busier then ever
Been real occupied with stuff that i have hardly time for myself. Gotta rush through things here and there and i have hardly any time left to do anything i like. Even if it means replying my bestie emails and stuff. Getting pretty worried cuz exams are here to be and work load should be going down instead of piling up. Wonder why...stupid microbio prof. Argh..one word. Disorganised!
Shall have to buck up and start preparing for finals. Need to revise at least one chapter a day and its getting pretty hard cuz i still have new stuff to memorise and my pea sized brain is not coping well. Wanna go shopping real badly :( Dont care..gonna take a day off during week12 to go shopping with caroline. She promised me already (:
Oh ya..guess what. Im such a greedy and playful gal that i have planned what activities im doing from the moment i step back into sg. The food, the stuff, the people i wanna meet and so so on. Brain brain..can you pls concentrate on finals and the work at hand?? Appreciate it totally!!!
Forever and ever babe.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
phew
Fell sick right after personal tennis and it was terrible. Long long story and was feeling like crap till like tues. Much much better now and im really glad. Hope that it will remain like that till im done with finals! Watched harry potter with caroline, raisa and some of raisa's friends. Overall, the show was alright but missing some important parts which i would like to have seen. Forgot some parts cuz the last time i read it was a few years ago?? Hhahhaha lousy memory you can say. Still looking forward to the next movie though! (:
Been thinking through a lot of stuff these few days...about my future. Starting to realise that there are juz simply so many things that i need to overcome to achieve my goal and i hope i really do have the perserverance to strive till the end. Sometimes i feel that what i have sacrificed is not worth it at all and yet at other times, i feel that since i have started out with it, i should juz continue till the end. The future seems so far away at this moment in time and somehow i wish i could foresee the future. All in all...i will juz have to take things one at a time as it comes, do my best and juz hope that my efforts pay off eventually!
Will you still love me in the morning??
Thursday, July 9, 2009
motivation
Next week is week 9 and it means a week closer to home..makes me feel so much better and im giving it my all for the final lap before i'll be back! Going to watch harry potter too on wed :D Yays..finally get to watch a decent movie in a long long time. So gonna have a movie marathon when i get back to sg though..cuz its juz simply so much cheaper. Plenty of things are going on in my mind cuz im like busy planning what shall i do when i get back. Wanna eat tonnes, shop and bake cookies! Yumz yumz..no worries miss ong. There is always a share for you as well as personal delivery :P Provided your mum allows me in the house. Oooopsssssssss :P:P
Loved
Monday, July 6, 2009
miss home...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
half a sem down
Guess what..the most amazing thing. GB and i are hooked on the restaurant city game on facebook. Sounds pretty ridiculous but its true..pretty addictive and i dunno why. Hahahah hope i will get rid of that addict soon cuz i need to do work and not play with it all day. Taking a short break cuz i need a breather but will most probably start at an easy pace tomorrow. Jiayou!
Thankful that the prognosis dint go too bad afterall but still need to wait for the consultation of the oncologist. Pray really hard that things will be fine and will go well (: Pray for everyone to get well soon..esp Marcus and GB! Its the hols so go out and have some fun :D
Raisa and Marcus b'day today!!! Wish you guys an exceptionally happy happy day and may all your wishes come true!! Love you guys...
Simply enjoy the every moment with you!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
shack
Had tennis lessons yesterday and coach tire us out by making us do so manly drills by running and hitting the tennis balls. Still made us do sprinting after the whole lesson too! Legs are so so sore now and badly need a massage...hahhaa have to dream for a long time before i'll get a massage manz.
Mentally drained from all the revision of all the microbio notes. Got most of it into my pea brain already and i really hope it will stay there till tomorrow night. PLEASE!! I badly need to do well and i carnt fail myself if not i'll be so disappointment yet again :( Will do my last revison tomorrow before the test at like 6pm. Super unearthly hour. My parents were like shocked to hear that i have an exam at 6 cuz its like pretty rare.
GB and friends are back in sunny sg (: Skyped GB last night and im a happy gal :D Gosh..but he has fallen sick. NOT SWINE FLU! Guess overtired from the whole trip and badly need some rest. So made him stay at home today to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppp all the way! (something which i would die to do right now..but sadly its not the case for meeeeeee!)
Oh ya..bff is getting results of her biopsy today. I almost forgot. Really pray hard that results are positive!!! (: remember to tell me when you seee this kaes!!
Its the 1ST of JULY ALREADY :D:D:D Im so glad and everything seems so near...
dunno what i would do without you...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
random rambling of notes
HIV:
- made up of two single strands RNA [9 genes], reverse transcriptase, integrase, protease
- attacks the CD4+ cells
- cycle: 1. RNA into the cell 2. Reverse transcription to proviral DNA 3. Integrase into host genome 4. Host production of viral components 5. Immature proteins cleaved mature by proteases 6. Assembly of new virus 7. Budding from host cell 8. Cycle repeats
- HIV testing: Enzyme Linked ImmunoAsorbent Assay
- HIV treatment: Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy
Influenza
- orthomyxoviridae, enveloped minus strand RNA
- shape and genome sequence are highly varied
- 2 types of protein spikes: 1. Hemagglutinin [mediates viral attachment to host cells] 2. Neuroaminidase [degrades sialic acid in host membrance to release progency virus]
- antigenic drift: creates influenza virus with slightly modified antigens
- antigenic shift: creates influenza virus with entirely novel antigens
a studying sat
A long and boring weekend as usual. Need to stay in to study for the upcoming microbio mid terms on thurs. Taking a toll on me cuz im like having a massive headache from the amount of details i have to memorise...from names of viruses, protozoa to the mechanisms of HIV and influenza. Faints..but still pushing on no matter what!
Talking about my massive headache, optus (mobile phone service here in aussie) contributes to that. Call the operator to ask how long will it take to change my plan to another different one and all he can say is that he doesnt know and i will have to wait 24-48 hours before the system will do it automatically. Ask him is there any other solutions and he was like you had to wait and blah blah..im like argh..i dont have any more credits to call or use my phone..so i need a solution! Not offering any help so i simply gave up after 15 mins of trying to ask him. Luckily...lady luck was nice to me and it finally changed like half an hour ago (: Yays..praise the lord!!
Another thing i wanna mention is that i hope god will look after and take good care of my bff. Shocked to hear that she was in hospital when someone told me. Called her immediately and found out that some complication thing happened so she had to be in the hospital and do a biopsy. Really worried for her and i hope the biopsy results will be well and that nothing much goes wrong. Keeping you in prayer yea!
GB and friends are now touring the great barrier reef as i type this. Can totally imagine the nice blue clear waters with beautiful coral reefs! So wanna go on vacation right now :( hahahhhha a bit the too fast cuz sch juz started 6 weeks ago. Ooopss...kk back to my work first before watching an episode of hk serial (:
Right here with you now.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
enjoyable time (:
Cuz of the lack of work being done throughout the week, now i have tonnes to catch up with. Microbio mid term is next week with tonnes of stuff to memorise due to the fact that he is all over the place and i really dunno where to start memorsing from. Cell bio mid term wasnt that great. Made careless mistakes and lost marks along the way. Really worried that i wouldnt get what i expect myself too. But GB was very comforting and listened to my woes and he cheered me up totally :D Will still strive for my best and see how things go. Leave things into god's hands!
Despite all the stuff, i have a piece of happy news! Im reaching back to sg on the 21st of aug :D:D Really really happy (: Will be back in less than 2 months and this is what keeps me pushing on. Looking forward as at this period of time, everyone is having their vacation and is going back. So yep, makes me feel better that i will be going back in aug!! My jie fu is so gonna complain and say wah..you take airplane like take taxi like that. Keep flying here and there! But its cuz its cheaper for me to go back than stay here and at the same time..can meet up with everyone and most importantly, spend quality time with my family and loved ones!
Half way through semester already and the end is near! (:
There is always something to cheer your day up and i know its you :D
Sunday, June 14, 2009
happy gal (:
The guys are reaching tomorrow!!! Yummy yummy dinner as well as enjoyable company. Looking forward to tonnes of fun with alot of exicitement. Hehhehhee :P Going to movieworld again on wed! Yippeee...that place is heaps of fun. Caroline and i were talking on the way back from dinner about the first time when we went there and coincidentally it happened that it was the first time i went out with her! Awesome time out together and this time im gonna have fun again. Oh ya..wanna go surfing too. Hrmph..gotta ask permission from mummy too cuz she is afraid that i'll get eaten by sharks. Hahahha actually im pretty scared of that myself. Oooopsss..ahhaa i can say im not afraid of most things..but im really scared of sharks after watching so many animal planet shows :(
This week is also something special cuz its dear caroline's 20th bday! Hahhaa welcome to the 2 digit caroline!!!! No worries..im as old as you and we wanna remain young!! Bleh. Someone else's bday is the following week and hahahhaah you too..welcome welcome :P:P:P
Pee pee good luck for the rest of your exams and its juz a while more! So jia you and i will be cheering you on from here!!! See you back here when you return from your awesome hols (:
Too excited to sleeeep...
Thursday, June 11, 2009
brgh..brgh..
Been busy with work as there is tonnes of work to be done. Microbio lect was a plain torture to sit through. He kept on blabbering on the stories of the different fungi..from tapeworm to ticks and others. Dont think thats important and he keeps wasting time on how long the worm is and how pple remove these parasites from their body. Lost concentration halfway through. Oh ya, we need to remember the names of all the different viruses! The sky is about to collaspe. There are so many and the names are sooooooooooooooooooo hard to remember. I carnt even seem to pronounce the names, let alone remember the spelling of the names! I think my lousy memory isnt gonna help much either. Sigh...need to bear with this subject for another 8 weeks. Kill meee...dint really microbio from the start, but changed my mind to keep it positive..but now..one word - HOPELESS!
On the other hand, im totally looking forward to next weeeek!!!! :D Yay! Carnt wait to see them. Miss having all the fun and laughter which im totally missing out here. Okie..better get back to finish up my case study first.
List of work to be completed for the weekend:
- Memorise cell bio wk 4 lect notes
- Complete cell bio tutorial
- Memorise microbio wk 4 lect notes [total disaster. gonna take me ages!!!]
- Study for entre so called "mid term" exam
- Reading for contem law tutorial - 32 pages worth of academic essay. dotz.
Missing you dearly...wanna talk to you :(
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
day three
Sunday, June 7, 2009
away...
Friday, June 5, 2009
happy birthday to meee
Sunday, May 31, 2009
sweet sun (:
Had club sign on day on fri and as usual i signed up for tennis lessons (: Looking forward to playing tennis again. Miss all the training and stuff. Oh yesterday, raisa, caroline, sarah and i had a walk near the lake after lunch. The sight was breathtaking and scenic! Real real pretty...only bad thing was that it was too cold cuz raisa and i were juz wearing shorts and shirt. Brgh....almost freezed. Had a nice chat along the way and it was a good way to enjoy the scenery and relax the afternoon away.
Amazing day today :):) Went to this nearby church called Hope with bunch of friends and the service was really really good! Loved it very much and the pastor was so entertaining and lively. Made the whole session so enjoyable. Felt the presence of god so strongly and i learnt a lot through the sermon today. Im so gonna go back there soon. Didnt know of this church until my friend introduced it to me and im glad that i got to know about it. Also, Hope church has set up a christian group within our uni and there is like meeting sessions. So i guess i'll be going to try it out and see how it goes (:
Gosh..gave me a shock. Heard from GB's sis that GB is at the clinic cuz apparently he cut his lips during soccer. Forever so careless..called GB and now cannot talk. So jeremy answered the phone and said some funny things :P Hopefully GB is really okie now. Pray hard...
You're the centre of my world...




