Post-EOS celebrations

WHEEEEE!!!!!! The exams are finally over.

Whee!!!!!!!!! First year of medicine over ( well , almost except for electives and rotation posting). And provided I don't have to resit. *crosses fingers*

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No more having to remember the different layers of the epidermis and the different types of connective tissue in the body.

No more having to remember about beta-oxidation and fatty acid synthesis and Krebs cycle and glycolysis and gluconeogenis.

No more having to remember the various structures of the bones and the different types of bones. No more having to remember the different muscles and how muscles contract.

No more having to remember the different types of blood cells.

No more having to remember the different types of immunoglobulins and T-lymphocytes.

No more having to remember words such as Plasmodium falciparum, Taenia Saginata, Toxoplasma Gondii, Leishmaniasis, Cryptosporum parvum, Giardia Lambdia, Blastocystis Hominis, and Clonorchis sinensis and getting those words stuck in my head as a result.

No more having to remember about acute and chronic inflammation, the different stages of healing and repair, the different types of necrosis and the different types of neoplasm.

No more having to remember the names of cholinergic and nicotinic receptor agonists and antagonists. No more having to remember the names of adrenergic agonists and antagonists.

Well, of course I still have to remember all these things for the rest of my life ( or my medical career at least) but finally I can afford to push these stuff temporarily out of my mind.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

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Watched 'Pirates of the Carribean.'
Went shopping.
Bought my first Sophie Kinsella book...'.Confessions of a Shopaholic.'
Went bowling and discovered that my bowling really sucks big time.
Went Karoake-ing.
Went to dine at Sushi King.

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Oh ya.....the exams.....

SAQ ( Short answer Question) segment was HORRIBLE for me. I left out a lot of questions. Some....I was very sure I came across before....but the answers just simply can't come out. A couple of questions....I couldn't answer them because I left out on reading the notes. Meh :/

MCQ was fine. OSPE was much better than SAQ.

So.....the waiting game begins. Results will be out on 7th June. Now it's all out of my hands, and all I can do is wait. And leave it all up to Him.



p.s. Thank you guys for coming over to my house the night before the exams to pray for me :) Really appreciate it. Appreciated the exam tips, especially the one on not pondering on one question for too long because time is limited. Thanks for others for endless support and encouragement! Is was indeed a really stressful time for me.

p.p.s. Going back to Kuching tomorrow! My flight was delayed to late at night....heh. Now, it's finally the LONG holidays.....I can't recall the last time I had a longer-than-one-week holiday!

p.p.p.s. Learnt that I am actually going to get paid for my elective in 'The Star'. Omg, me earning money for the first time!! Ok, now, don't get excited Ailing.....you have to pass your EOS first. Hmmph...

And now....enjoy the pics below!!



Me, Fang Han, Li Cin and Yen Bee



Chong Bing, Yen Bee, me, Fang Han and Ramzi at the Bowling Alley in Times Square


Housemate Fang Han cutting her birthday cake....her birthday is coming soon, and we celebrated it earlier for her, because we are all breaking up for the holidays

Summative 2 and it's aftermath....

First of all- above is the proof that I have just tidied my room tonight. Spot the difference?

Just in case you're wondering....my blog is still alive and kicking.....it was just on a few days' hiatus for the summative. Haha.

First thing I should be talking about is the summative right? How did it go? Well- to be honest I really don't know how well I did. There were quite a number of questions which I 'tembaked' (guessed) the answers. (esp. for Pharmaco) The frustating thing was Pharmacology- which I had studied so hard for....about 6-7 questions came out , and I totally forgot all the Pharmacology that I had studied!!! This just reinforces my dislike for Pharmacology.

And I was pretty wishy washy on several other questions as well. E.g. which of these is NOT a zoonotic infection.....a) cholera b) salmonella c) filarsis d) giardasis e) dengue fever

I know c and d are definitely zoonotic, but what about the rest?

I checked back my Pharmaco notes....and I think I got a few questions wrong already for the Pharmaco part alone.....plus a few other questions from the other sections.

Right....and I just found out another mistake that I made. One question asked which of these following diseases do NOT have healthy carriers :

a) cholera b) diphtheria (c, d and e I'm sure do have healthy carriers)
I didn't know what diphtheria is. And my rationale was that maybe some people can suffer from cholera for life. So I put b. Then just a few moments ago, I googled diphtheria and spotted this from Wikipedia....

The onset of disease is usually gradual. Symptoms include fatigue,
fever, a mild sore throat and problems swallowing. Children infected have
symptoms that include nausea, vomiting, chills, and a high fever, although some
do not show symptoms until the infection has progressed further.

Yay.....yet another mark gone!!

The worst thing was that I was expected a feedback session right after ( whereby they give out the answers) but no.....the invigilators just sent us out of the exam hall. Arrghhh.....the suspense of waiting to know how well ( or how badly you did) is much worse than actually knowing that you didn't do well at all. Now I really don't know how well I performed in this exam- but I think it's safe to say not so good- as I've already spotted quite a number of mistakes that I made.

Oh well.... it's all over now...the paper is now out of my hands. Should've been more prepared for it. But how come I wasn't really prepared despite of the late nights I spent studying? *Bangs head in frustration*

Right- I resolve to be more prepared and do well for my upcoming EOS (End of Semester) assessment in May! Yup. No more last minute revision, no more last minute panicking!!

Now for the more light-hearted part- Summative is over!! Yay for temporary freedom!! Planning to go to Sungei Wang for shopping and movie tomorrow with my housemates. I want to watch 'Bridge to Terabithia'- but I suspect that my housemates would prefer to watch a Chinese movie instead. We'll see.

Let's see how I spent my first few hours of this blissful weekend which I resolve to cherish every single moment of....

Took a nap until dinner.....

Watch TV....'Princess Hours' and then 'American Idol'.

And last but not least......tidy up my room, which looked as if a tornedo had just swept through it. (don't worry.....it isn't always this messy, only nearing exam times) Haha....