Major Overhaul

I'm getting tired of this blog's interface, the design, and everything else.. this calls for a revamp on this site.
So look out for brand new blog next week!!

Signing off,
Carol in pensive mood

The Day I Could Smile Naturally and Confidently Forever!!!

 yippee..no more nerdy braces Carol!!! Happy New Me!! New Year New Smile!! :)
New Fit Bod too! will aim for goal of ultimate health bod! 

Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

Diet has become a strong 4-letter word that isn't.Diet is not starvation.Dieting is not about 'going-on' a diet.There is no such thing as going 'on' or 'off' your diet.Eating correctly has to be a lifelong commitment .What is more important is that you treat yourself well ,feel good about yourself, be committed to eating properly and exercising!!


This is the wisest word I've heard so far about D.I.E.T. 


It's no longer about calories. 
It's no longer about fat content.
It's all about healthy portion, fresh food and good amount of exercise!


LIVE HEALTHY IS A PROMISE TO MYSELF FOR YEAR 2011!! 
( I refuse to call it resolution because if I can't achieve my resolution its okay, but I've made a habit of not breaking my promises any more. I must be a responsible human in life :p )

On Republic Day of India..I

It's my first time watching the parade during republic day. I've always wanted to watch but for the past 2 years I've never gotten enough of sleeping hence never making it to watch my college march. This year, I've made a promise to myself to wake up early whenever possible. I've watched horror movie the night before and I've slept over at my friend's place but I still woke up at 8am to drag myself home and grab a tuna sandwich before walking down to KMC Greens. It's been a great parade to watch I definitely must say but personally I feel Malaysian students can march better...not just our college people.. any uniformed bodies would have marched better. Have you seen the marching competitions? and the band competitions in Malaysia? I must say that it is an awesome sight to see the absolute synchronization.Don't believe me? Try youtubing it and watch for yourself. 

On the other hand, I've just finished my community medicine and I must say it's been a great 3 weeks-journey for my holistic mind. Not only I've so much free time for myself to do the things I've wanted like catching up on my TVB Hong Kong dramas but also on the novels that I've abandoned for so long. And also going to gym everyday without fail (okay, honestly, I've skipped a day or two). 

Community medicine used to be a stranger to me, I've not fully comprehend the actual point of doctors leaving the more challenging and interesting, not to mention, lucrative fields like surgery or internal medicine but now, finally after 3 weeks of being in their shoes I've realised that the doctors in community medicine and public health are the ones with the greatest ambition. They are not only passionate towards patients as a person but they are passionate to improve the country's health system as a whole. Without them, there would be no health system working in order, no patients referred from primary health care to tertiary health care (hospitals), no medications supplied on time etc. It would be chaotic to work as a doctor in hospital. Nursing staff , hospital waste management, even though they seem to be irrelevant to us doctors, but working in a hospital is just like working in any office. You need teamwork, you need good organizational skills and communication skills to be able to survive. As for knowledge itself, it is a must for any good doctor.

So , for future medical students going for community medicine rotation, observe and watch the whole system play. You will realise the importance of this branch of medicine once you learn to open your mind and heart to a whole new level of passion in medicine. I've wondered to myself, why a doctor would want to take up public health when in fact he could be like any doctor working in hospital or private practice. I've wondered, I've wanted to ask. But I held back my question and I've wanted to observe. I've read once about Pulse Polio Programme in India from a surgeon named Atul Gawande who authored the book "Better" . I will recommend this book to any medical students undergoing community medicine rotation as you will see a totally different side of community medicine. It will definitely be an eye-opener and by the time you flipped to the last page of the book, I hope that you will place importance to community medicine as much as you've placed importance to the other branches of medicine. I hope that you will see community medicine as I've seen them. 

Come tomorrow, I will start my paediatric posting. What to expect in paediatric posting? I've googled some and these are the links to some interesting articles. Hope it will be of use to some :) 

Guidelines for the MBBS Students during Paediatric Posting

http://www.prsharma.com.np/students/MBBSStudents.pdf

Examination of a  newborn baby

http://www.newbornwhocc.org/pdf/teaching-aids/2010/Examinationofanewbornbaby-ENC6.pdf

Examination of the Newborn

http://www.adhb.govt.nz/newborn/education/Teaching/5thYearsNewbornExam.htm

Excellent Care from the Moment of Birth

http://newborns.stanford.edu/

-till next, signing off with lots on her mind, carol -

that's me in 2007 and 3 years later this is me in 2010..hmmm how much I've changed??
Physical changes and definitely cognitive maturity increased...I hoped :p
As the end of 2010 draws nearly, it's again time for reflection of the past year.
Achievements and mistakes, good things and bad things..they come and go as they wished and it's not under anyone's control.
So fear not of the new mistakes that you may make in 2011 and focus on the goals to achieve in 2011!!

Resolution of 2011. Coming after Christmas..since it's time to do some serious thinking plus have fun!
P/s: I'm going camping and sleeping in a real tent for the 2nd time! too excited :) can't wait to take lots of photos!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY READERS!! MAY THE SANTA BRING YOU MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS FOR THIS JOLLY SEASON!!

I'm Back!

I'm sorry for my leave of absence for see...urm 6 months? I kinda thought I would abandon this blog but my love for writing(I talk a lot,ask my room mate) overwhelmed my laziness.Okay.Updates I know,

1. I passed my year 2 and i'm officially in year 3( In another 2 months plus, I'm leaving Manipal for good and I'll continue my education as a medical student in Melaka,Malaysia)

2. I was elected as the class representative for my batch and student president for the fiscal year. Technically, I play the role of bridging the lecturers and students together

3. Inter-batch 2010 is almost over and I hope the rest of the games will proceed as soon as possible so that we can finally close the chapter of Inter-batch (It's a month long-actually more than that-event that consist of two parts :sports and cultural, we have 20-30 events to organise and thank god I'm almost done with it)

4. Annual Day 2010 was successful and I manage to grin stupidly the whole time I was on stage because I didn't want the photographer to capture my frowning face.(just in case it goes into college magazine like that). Congratulations to my dear friend,Elora the Gold Medalist 2010 and all the prize winners :)) I'm so proud of you all:))

5.My birthday was celebrated with much joy and surprise element because I was bluffed into it.But I absolutely love it this year.Probably because the tension of examination is no longer there.

6.The parade for the inauguration of Manipal University Convocation 2010 went smoothly with me wearing saree (weee second time:)) ) Lucky me because it's inaugurated by the President of India, Smt.Pratibha Patil so I get to see her but really she looks so sombre..I think because she feels so hot in her professor-Harry-Potterish-gown :)

7. Lagenda!!! It's a Malaysian food festival and cultural event whereby we invite all Malaysian students from all over India and showcase our talents and culture to all the local Indians and international students here.Too bad I didn take any photos because I was too busy preparing for my stall. HO CHIAK=TASTY
We sold fried wanton, fried chicken meat ball, coleslaw , mash potato and pandan green bean soup :)) It was a lovely evening of all food and people :))

 

8. Lastly, I'm currently in Psychiatric posting so I'll update more about my studies instead soon :)

Till next, Carol

What Hurts The Most

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let em out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though
Goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away

And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still harder gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And havin' so much to say
(Much to say)
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do, oh
Oh yeah

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
(To say)
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do
Not seein' that lovin' you
That's what I was trying to do, ooo