Tuesday, July 24, 2007
UpdateWell firstly thanks to everyone who asked me how was my cyst surgery!
I'm really fine now, feeling no pain whatsoever. Just a little niggling fear of tearing the small wound whenever I stretch or carry heavy things using my left hand.. this stitch is still inside! I will remove it on saturday morning =)
Actually I wanted to post the pict of the stitch up, but I figured it was a bit too gross =P
I'm kind embarassed actually, with everyone's concern when everything turned out to be so minor in the end =P
But during the day of the day surgery, it wasn't really a good feeling at all.
Wearing the patient's gown for patients going into the operating theatre.
(Sidenote: First time I felt how it feels to be like a girl! It's really hard to not zao geng when wearing a 'dress'... Wonder how can girls take that constant adjustment when sitting down)
Then, being put on the patient's roller bed into the operating theatre. The feeling is really there, when u lie down there, wearing a shower cap on your head. And when the nurse pushed you into the operating theatre while you're lying down, watching the ceiling 'travel' on top of you pass the seemingly endless rows of white light, that sense of impending doom really comes in.
And of course, being rolled into the operating theatre. The signboard greets you at the entrance, and the alien equipments lie along the walls, as if always ready to revive you when there is a need to. Plus, being put of top of the operating bed, with the bright circular lights shining down on you (scenes you only see in hospital shows). And when you see the metal tray containing the numerous pincers and huge stacks of cotton, ready to tear my cyst open and absorb the splurting blood thereafter on the tray beside you, you just feel, "this is it."
I was awake during the surgery as I was given only local anesthesia, and I could feel (albeit no pain) the pincers, knives, and numerous brushings of cotton slabs to absorb my oozing blood for the whole process. And I was feeling darn cold! The operating theatre is really cold, plus wear a very thin gown doesn't help matters at all.
Luckily, the whole process lasted only for about 25 minutes, and tada! The cyst is gone.
I haven't even touched any of the painkillers given to me =)
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Today was first day of work. Thanks to weizhong, I actually could at least do 4 days of meaningful employment during my holidays.
I was actually pleasantly surprised that my company is opened by Adam Khoo whom, as TJ students will know, gave a excellent speech in TJC during our first year, at one of the saturdays in the auditorium.
I'm working as a training assistant, basically travelling around schools to provide technical support to our 'motivational' trainers.
It was quite an eye-opener, and quite a different working experience also. Working with kids is always fun, and I always enjoy their laughter and energy =) I also got to witness the excellent speeching skills of the trainers, and enjoy quite a bit by their jokes also =)
And the pay is quite good =D
So far so good!
Maybe I'll try to squeeze some time to earn some extra bucks if I've got any free days during the semester =)
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Sometimes life is just super ironic can. When I was really really really free and bored, I had really nothing to do. After I joined the Ocomm, I've found a job as well.
Either super bored, or super busy... But hopefully, this all will shape up nicely, and leave me really recharged for the next semester!
Ok that's it for now =)
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10:47 pm
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
BusyHave been so busy that it's a bit impossible for me to do any updates.
Weds: Ocomm meeting
Thurs: Job interview
Fri: Outing with ex-Lenovo Colleagues
Sat: Soccer match
Sun: Pre-pre-camp + preparations
Mon-Tue: Pre Camp
+ Updating PR stuff at any gaps in between
Since taking over PR on weds, it has been kind of a shock to me.. So many emails, names and people to record and contact! Plus the numerous stupid questions from the freshies.. err.. haha.
Oweek Pre-camp (Mon-Tues) just over.. it's a good experience knowing new fellow year 2s, and doing preparation and brainstorming over the programmes and other details of the camp. I miss the feeling of being a councillor though. Playing the games, doing the stupid cheers, slacking around when there's no programme (instead of needing to help or always thinking wat comes next), and of course talk with my house/og people!
However, it's a new experience afterall, so I'm trying to enjoy it.
I kept talking about the 'call of friendship' in precamp, and I'm glad I answered it when the call came. Perhaps, this takes some sacrifices (no dota for a week oredi! and still counting =.=), but hopefully, when oweek is over, the sense of euphoria, achievement and friendship will render all this worthwhile.
Hopefully some rest for the next few days:
Weds: Cyst surgery
Thurs: On the job training (OJT) at Fengshan Primary
Fri, Sat, Sun: Empty (for now)
Mon: Ocomm meeting/Job admin training
Tues-Thurs: Teaching assistant at Fengshan Primary
Having Cyst surgery in a moment.. Wish me luck!
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11:16 am
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Arts CampWell seeing so many people blog about the Arts Camp - Xinyu, Cindy, Serene, Hock, Bit, Joy, Sharon, Huishi, Natalie + many random freshies and councillors (Many whose blogs I only see for the first time using a search on 'arts camp' on technorati), I can't help but continue to reminisce on this special camp.
People who have not attended the camp would not understand this special feeling of bonding, passion, fun, craziness, tiredness, sweats, tans, blood, tears and most importantly, friendships.
For the first time in my life, I've actually attended a camp that people actually cried at the ending of a camp. In the end, it's like everyone giving everyone a good tight hug. It was really a nice feeling. I was feeling really a mix of everything mentioned above, and that mixture of emotions really can't be explained to anyone. Only people in the camp would understand that kind of feeling.
When I left home on Monday evening, I had to drag myself to school. There I was, having to discard my old house, R house, to be a coucillor of another house, A house. I didn't know anyone from there, and I didn't even know who was gonna be in my group. I felt like a freshie booking in into camp.. totally unsure how the scenarios and personnels would unfold.
Luckily, I went to the camp with what Hock said to be the most potent weapon - an open mind =)
When I reached the forum on that night, I really didn't know what to expect. From the bustop, I already see a group of people - presumably arts camp concillors - doing stuff and chatting along.
I was not sure how to react.. I was kinda scared to put on the 'socialising' mask on.
Luckily, as I walked up the stairs, some familiar faces greeted me. Huixiang was the first to call me.. and talking to him calmed my nerves down a little. Unknowingly, my OG was sitting at the table beside, and my OGL Qiyuan, upon hearing Huixiang calling me "Bing De!", knew whom I was.
I went then, to sit down with the rest of my OG's councillors with a loud 'hello'. Hmm, I saw someone familiar! It was Xiaohui from 2 of my tutorials from the first camp, apparently Joy's friend as well. Not so 'shou' with her though haha
We then to proceed on to learn our cheers and do some discussion for our icebreaking games... Apparently they knew each other beforehand already, but still I was rather awkward with them.
But soon, we have to do quite a lot of lanyards for the rest of our freshies in our House, and I got to know the other councillors from the different OGs as well, i.e. Kenneth, John, Xiangyang, Sunny, Selina and many others. Glad to know Shuning (our house IC) also! Was rather impressed by her in the O'week last year =X
So, quickly, I was able to form friendships with the councillors, both within my OG and within my House and it became as if we've known each other for a long time =)
After a very few houred and very uncomfortable sleep on the air con floor of the old centre of languages, the camp finally started.
就这样, cheer by cheer, activity by activity, day by day, the camp just zoomed past us without us even knowing it.
Magically, within the five days of camp, strangers became friends and old friendships got strengthened.
I'm so glad that I went for the camp after the initial struggles!
Thanks to everyone for making the camp so fun!
The Arts Club MC!
The Arts Camp Ocomm!
My OG councillors! Qiyuan, Amily, Charlene, Tammie, Xiaohui, Alison, June!
My dear freshies! Marcus, Alex, Germ, Alexandre, Nigel, Ben, Avelyn, Michelle, Xiaoting, Stephanie, Daphne, Chantelle, Lee Ling, Kristie!
My fellow A house councillors!
and many other old and new friends I made from the other houses
Here are some pictures...
last day
dressing up for DXO!
Maybe I'll upload more picts on another day.. uploading picts with words on blogger is irritating nowdays.
More picts another day!
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7:49 pm
Monday, July 02, 2007
孤独寂寞孤独是一个很平静的状态。
没有别人，只有自我。没有外界，只有内心。
虽然独来独往，内心却是平静的。孤独享受，享受孤独。
但当这状态被动摇时，它就不能够叫做孤独了。
取而代之的是寂寞。
难道寂寞它来了？
一步一步走吧。
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12:57 am
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Back from Arts Camp
Came back from Arts Camp yesterday.. then went to the stadium to Singapore vs Australia + the closing ceremony.. super shag!
Dunno where to start, but it was a rather eventful 3 weeks.
In-Camp Training, children class, going out for mahjong or karaoke or outings almost everyday last last week, plus last week's Arts Camp really made me forget that I'm a student.. If only life can be like that always!
Arts Camp was really fun.. Well the programmes are normal, kinda repetitive like the O'week last year where I joined as the freshie, but it is the cool dudes and babes of our great Arts fac that makes everything so fun.
Sports camp is tomorrow.. But after a rather shag few weeks, I decided against joining it.
I'm still in the 'camp mood' though!
Will blog about and upload photos of Arts Camp soon!
Now i'm suffering withdrawal symptoms =(
I... can give you Afro.. Afro.. Afro...
Afro and Alvar rock!
Outings outings!!!
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