A Fireproof Life

study study study

2010-11-23T00:28:00.000+11:00

oh goodness - so much to remember

Treatment planning

1. Assess client’s present level of knowledge about mouth protectors

2. Teach client about the value of wearing a mouth protector during contact sports

3. Teach parent and client emergency care for avulsed tooth

4. Construct a mouth protector and discuss use and care with client

5. Evaluate and fit client with mouth protector

6. Teach both parent and child about perio disease process – use S/S in client’s mouth to help

7. Root planning and anti-microbial therapy

8. Teach parent and child self-care stuff

9. Evaluate knowledge after 1 month

Treatment sequencing

1. Chief compliant – no1, even if just discussion

2. Medical/systemic care – e.g. medically related diagnostic tests and consultations (pt status and control of diabetes

3. Emergency care – Head/neck pain/infection

4. Treatment plan presentation (and consent) – discussion - + alternatives

5. Disease control – To control active disease: endo, perio, restorative, behaviour mod

6. Re-evaluation – reassessment – to continue, alter or discontinue tx

7. Definitive care – procedures to enhance fn and esthetics: ortho, prostho, cosmetic

8. Maintenance care – maintenance of perio health, prevention/detection/tx of caries, prevention of dental attrition/erosion/abrasion

Things to note:

- Functional needs: functional and parafunctional needs/assessment (material selection)

- Esthetics: tooth coloured vs. non-tooth coloured – ANT=composite (43.5mths -72mths), POST=stressbearing amal

o Full/partial cusp coverage: amalgam or cast-metal restorations (good for parafn habits)

§ All-ceramic vs. metal-ceramic: porcelain = esthetics, tho zirconia ceramix core is 7x stronger

Treatment phases

Systemic Phase

Protection of pt health

Conditions that contribute to perio conditions

Conditions req mods of tx plan

Need for medical consultation

Protection of operator/auxillary

Infectious control methods

Hygienic/Initial/Aetiological Phase

Eliminate/reduce plaque

Addresses plaque retentive factors

Tx modalities

Supra-gingival plaque control regime - OH

Root debridement – Subgingival instrumentation

Correction of restorative defects

Antimicrobial agents as adjunct

Extraction of hopeless teeth

Reevaluation

Assessment of clinical response to tx

Indication of tissue response & maturation

Tissue char; colour, contour & texture

Bleeding +/- exudate

Subgingival plaque +/or calculus

Clinical probing depths & AL

Elimination of inflamm à maintenance

Selective instrumentation à reevaluation

Surgical tx req

Corrective Phase

Tx of sequelae of disease

May involve: Occlusal

Restorative

Aims to satisfy needs for aesthetic & function under condition of health

Maintenance Phase/Supportive Perio Therapy

Principle of Chronic Disease mgmt

Reevaluation

Early interception – selective instrumentation

Prevention – OH review; plaque/calculus removal; evaluation of risk factors

whoa - perfect mash up =P

2009-11-14T19:35:00.000+11:00

a lil sth for the exam period...

2009-11-13T01:43:00.003+11:00

Best exam answers? - from the internet (tho one is my own XP)

Hope it makes u feel better about what answers u may have or are about to write:

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs

Q Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death

Q. How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow

Q. How are the main 20 parts of the body categorised (e.G. The abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A, E, I, O and U

Q.. What is the fibula?
A. A small lie

Q. What does ‘varicose’ mean?
A. Nearby

Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium

Q. What is a seizure?
A. A Roman Emperor. (...Julius Caeser)

Q. What does the word ‘benign’ mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight

Q. What is a turbine?
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head

Q. What does the AF stand for in AFB? and why is it called acid fast?
A. *thinking: acid fast - but its medical, must make it latin somehow* ... Acido Fasto

lolz

2009-11-10T13:29:00.000+11:00

Woman 1: "What is that little trash can on the screen?"

Woman 2: "My son says that is call the 'recycle bin'. He tells me when I don't want a Word document anymore and I delete it, it really goes in there."

Woman 1: "Why in the recycle thingy? Can't you just erase it?"

Woman 2: "Oh no, Word wouldn't work for very long if I did that, I would run out of blank pages."

Woman 1: "Why?"

Woman 2: "Because it cleans the words off the pages, then sends the blank sheets back to Word so they can be used again. That's why it's called the recycle bin."

=]

2009-11-09T03:15:00.001+11:00

its 3:14am and my stomach hurts from laughing lol!

thanks to damo and amy dukoff~

1up

2009-11-07T22:52:00.005+11:00

hehe - so cute

which reminds me... how to cut a watermelon (bendigo style!)...

NB: and of course...no wastage =P

what?

2009-11-07T22:48:00.002+11:00

despite melbourne home being loud, noisy and not the best place for exam study... still would rather be here anyday...

what is right?

2009-11-07T12:07:00.001+11:00

sometimes to do what is right, requires sacrifice.

sometimes to do what is needed, requires sacrifice.

Green Day-Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Christmas Version)

2009-11-05T02:57:00.001+11:00

DDx

2009-10-30T02:45:00.002+11:00

And so that time as arrived again - exam cramming time. And, as usual i tend to divert to blogging as a form of procrastination.

Here's an interesting case (seeing as i am revising medicine atm):

Possible differential diagnoses? for....

Ingested cutley =P

fail

2009-10-06T00:34:00.002+11:00

from failblog.org

storm(ing) win

2009-10-06T00:27:00.001+11:00

*air-5* (to anyone)

the melb storm won yet another NRL grand final =]

Network Knox Scavenger Hunt

2009-10-03T12:24:00.003+10:00

operation knox city
_location// knox city
_time// 1920hrs

_arms// camera, pen, $$
_commander// Allen
_special forces// Jess, Charmian, Tom, Rach

_tactics// 2:3 split then re-group

_defense// Allen's "coach" status

_casualties// none
_fallout// 3rd place

_debrief// nudle - knoz ozone

_1st wave// Paris Hilton sunnies group shot

RE: to read

2009-10-01T09:30:00.003+10:00

"Five greatest warriors" - Matthew Reilly

Next installment in the Jack West Jr series
Out 20th Oct, 2009
Can't wait

how i met your mother...the new friends?

2009-10-01T00:58:00.004+10:00

started watching how i met your mother (himym) beginning of last year. its currently in its 5th season. is it the new friends?

^^

2009-09-30T18:30:00.001+10:00

just had Jja jang myeon at holmsglen *yum* =P

Microsoft Sustainability

2009-09-10T16:04:00.001+10:00

World of paper

2009-09-10T15:41:00.001+10:00

SCRIBE MUNDO DE PAPEL

Ping pong door

2009-09-10T15:34:00.001+10:00

from: Tobias Franzel

White boy speaks singlish

2009-09-08T23:27:00.001+10:00

LOL. this is hilarious: its so hard to comprehend ur eyes and what u hear =P

-thanks dad

Patbingsu

2009-09-07T01:52:00.002+10:00

Mum's bday was 2 week ago (ate korean bbq) but i just came across this pic again. Its 팥빙수 ("patbingsu"), a typical dessert in south korea - similar to ice kachang in malaysia, cept i think this one is a tad more elaborate. There are many variations of the dish. I think this particular one had shaven ice, ice cream, assorted berries, cornflakes, some sort of red bean (pat - 팥), strawberries, pineapple, condensed milk, rice cake and jelly! I must say, it does beat the atypical ice kachang, mostly cuz of the fruits and ice cream =P

some korean restaurant at holmesglen =]

when the music fades...

2009-09-04T03:09:00.000+10:00

thanks for wed.

food.

2009-09-04T02:57:00.002+10:00

sunday night 2am: 3 different dishes. 2 hungry ppl. 1 massive wok =P
(lunch for the next few weeks)

takeshi sushi (fierce warrior) - wed movie/sushi night

incidentally, went for 40 hours without food this week. the power of fasting....shhhh - its awesome =P

Sing Hosanna

2009-09-03T03:34:00.001+10:00

Had a little blast from the past today in the piano room =P

awww: i miss the awesome kids church song from primary school

He is...

2009-09-03T03:13:00.002+10:00

Recently a lot of "no-so-good" stuff have been happening to me, lots of self-doubt, maybe even a little decline in my faith. But he i do declare a testimony, one that really does come at the time when it is most needed.

- Our strength come from God: Without him, i would not have had the courage on saturday
- Lean not on your own understanding: God knows best, commit everything to Him and He'll guide you
- Kids church opens your eyes to simple truths: i have used last saturday's bible lesson about 4 times this week - when speaking to friends or even addressing my own doubts
- You are where you are for a reason: God strategically placed you in your current situation - you may not know the reason yet but His plan for your life is amazing
- God will never leave you alone: He does indeed walk with you - He'll provide support - like today > i suddenly felt God's support here in Bendigo =P
- Pray, pray, pray: it does wonders!!!

Blessed (indeed)

2009-09-02T02:01:00.001+10:00

Hillsong Kids - Blessed

Wattolympiade

2009-09-01T01:19:00.003+10:00

Wattolympiade ('mud olympics') on the mudflats of the river Elbe in Brunsbuettel, Germany.

wheee!! =P (always wanted to do that!!)

from: the age

Faith

2009-08-25T01:38:00.002+10:00

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

-Voltaire

World record for not blinking

2009-08-22T01:01:00.000+10:00

pikachu =P

2009-08-04T02:39:00.003+10:00

(click pic for more cuteness =P)

return to the blogging world....

this week...

2009-06-19T19:15:00.002+10:00

- a blast from the past
- realizations that the worse has come
- metaphorical whack on the head
- to the one from before: i forgive + forget
- truest nature of human interactions
- burrrr - cold
- reliant upon?
- a glimpse of the future
- wishing it was what is was before...
- a timely visit
- veges: need more =]
- thousand smiles
- Siu lam juk kau (shaolin soccer - coach =P)
- radaring beeps
- was it really worth it?
- to the awaiting: im sorry
- ready...set...
- gonna miss you =(

Free Energy - Dream City

2009-06-19T11:25:00.000+10:00

such an addictive song =P

fainting goats =P

2009-06-16T15:25:00.000+10:00

Gandalf says...

2009-06-16T15:19:00.000+10:00

lol!!

ROAR

2009-06-14T01:22:00.002+10:00

Finally cleared my phone pics today (after about 5mth +).

Kids church photos:

Balloon dogs. hehe thanks dave for teaching us how to make 'em. i think dark blue one is mine?

medieval dress up day. little guy on far left with helmet, sword and shield...kawaii!

from me to me

2009-06-13T14:18:00.004+10:00

pic from: ali edwards

thought of the day:

don't wait for sth to happen, wait for your course to finish, wait for exams to finish, wait for holidays to starts...
enjoy life as it is...NOW

rmb: life is a journey, not a destination

Garlic show of strength?

2009-06-13T01:46:00.004+10:00

drowsee vs. lickitung

filmed on tues night when they were learning how to cut up some garlic - both somehow loved the idea of smash garlic (no garlics were wasted in this "production").

muffins

2009-06-10T11:19:00.001+10:00

edit// muffin pic source suddenly uped and went. hmm...

Study ball get!

2009-06-10T11:14:00.003+10:00

A study ball that makes sure you study

includes:

- 4 hour max time

- safety key for emergency

great ~ need one asap

tho...ball only weighs 9.5kg - but then again who can be bothered to put effort into dragging 9.5kg around =P

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching

2009-06-10T02:39:00.000+10:00

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

from: Doey's Whims

Love theme from Cinema Paradiso

2009-06-09T18:27:00.001+10:00

thedifference~

2009-06-09T01:48:00.002+10:00

daniel...hosea...joel...

2009-06-09T01:03:00.003+10:00

books of bible....memorised in order - w00t! Quicker than expected (about 3 run throughs)~ now ready for kids church attack xP - now why can't this sort of memory be used for studies?? hmmm

Isaiah 65:24 Before they call, I will answer.
(from fwded mail)

post its of encouragement

2009-06-07T23:20:00.002+10:00

from: Good together, Young and clever

where to now?

2009-06-07T18:27:00.002+10:00

the past... it glows brightly in you
the present... sometimes you don't know why
when confronted... you're scared to admit
when you almost lose it... you discover the depths of your love
the future...

too...

2009-06-05T21:03:00.001+10:00

" You are not too old. You are not too young. You are not too poor. You are not too sick. You are not any of the things that stop you from doing what must be done. You are right here. You, are just right." -from: the sawdust restaurant

Origins

2009-06-04T21:28:00.002+10:00

The origins of band names

Anti-Litter awareness: Rubbish

2009-06-04T20:49:00.005+10:00

Auckland: Everyday the rubbished found around the bus shelters was picked up and placed inside the bus shelter ~ quite a brilliant idea really =P

from: scaryideas

Permission to shine =]

2009-06-03T03:23:00.000+10:00

Permission to shine - Bachelor Girls

the Death of Mr. Yolkshire

2009-06-02T18:01:00.004+10:00

the Death of Mr. Yolkshire from: *nocturnalMOTH

cell releasing toxins? LOL [taken: 9 Apr '09]

no shoes

2009-06-01T01:06:00.005+10:00

"… once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes. I came to the chief of Kufah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want of shoes with patience …"
-Sa’di The Gulistan, 1258

BSC

2009-06-01T00:53:00.001+10:00

"although i havent done an restorations yet... i reckon at this rate, i'm going to graduate with a bachelor of scale and clean" -MN

piano/violin house (Huainan, Anhui)

2009-05-30T22:26:00.002+10:00

piano house - WOW!

from: shanghaist

mosaic survey

2009-05-30T13:05:00.003+10:00

hehe smiley face finger cute =]

DIRECTIONS
Go to Google image search & type in your answer to each question.-
Choose a picture from the first page.-
Use this website (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php) to make your collage.

FILL IN THE BLANKS with anything except the word “LOVE.” No repeating answers.
1. All you need is ______.
2. _____ make(s) the world go round.
3. Both of us know it: ____ is a battlefield.
4. Without _____, life is rock ‘n’ roll without a drummer.
5. ____ is blind.
6. Everything’s fair in ____ and war.
7. Measure your life in ____.
8. The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to ____ and be ____ in return.
9. I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what you did — as long as you ____ me.

how to install love...

2009-05-29T11:17:00.002+10:00

Tech Support: Hello … how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running ?

Customer: Let’s see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ?

Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to getthe upgrades.

Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, “Error- Program not run on external components.” What should I do?

Tech Support: Don’t worry. It means that the Love program is setup to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself beforeyou can Love others.

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now, copy them to the “My Heart” directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files.Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copyingthemselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sureto give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will inturn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

from: pockets

USB ducky fan =]

2009-05-29T10:44:00.002+10:00

hehe. found this on the net...so cute!!

usb ducky fan from: USB Geek

LARHC ball

2009-05-24T22:42:00.005+10:00

Pics from LARHC ball (14th May '09)

congrats:

Damo - wooden spoon award for worst mask

Doey - random door prize

overall a good nite: good food. good company. fuuny masks.

bad points: dance floor small. dj = bad. 'gracious' fall xP

entrance shot

photo room

normal shot

masks on: watchmen (photo edit: damo)

may twenty third

2009-05-23T12:41:00.003+10:00

"mini" eruption of Mt Cleveland (Aleutian Is, near Alaska) - May 23, 2006

note: would be awesome to be the photographer atm xP

And...happy b'day to cat cheah ... 18 now =]

May 23 - World turtle day (hehe)

so cute =]

Our Return

2009-05-22T01:21:00.002+10:00

"Our Return" by Tim Bach Band
just love the strings =]

a few days in a few pictures...

2009-05-21T01:42:00.005+10:00

Past few days have been totally productive, i must say.

Tues night: Uni clubs trivia night + emad's bday.
Wed: study...study...study (and random filim again - lol will edit when time presents itself)

The dentist team (2nd year): The extractors

1st and 2nd year dent teams. oh yeah and the bags were for the wooden spoon award XP

emad's bday. thanks to amy and phuong for making cake and emad for being totally oblivious to...anything really (lol jk)

wed nite late dinner: seasoned pan-fried lamb chops with onions

wed nite dinner: eggplant with mushroom, onions and tomato in oyster-hoisin sauce

Scripture for thought...
CityLife church bible reading: book of proverbs.
Proverbs 27:6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Coincidently listened to Ps Judah Smith's "Wounded the way i should be" which explains the verse.

A good friend wounds (hurting you now to prevent yourself getting hurt later) you.

You need a friend that doesnt "kiss" you (makes you feel good) but is someone that you are accountable to. =]

lil fun amidst exam prep/assignments

2009-05-18T22:40:00.002+10:00

who: yan (via webcam), mel, damo, me
what: webcam fun
when: last tuesday
where: ken's place
how: webcam pics (rach) & edits (yan)
why: little exam prep and assignment break/distraction

for thought

2009-05-16T23:31:00.003+10:00

From Mark Connor's blog: "An interview with Rick Warren"

"I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for."

"You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems. If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, "which is my problem, my issues, my pain." But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others."

"Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD."

Amen.

Woman Drivers In Action...

2009-05-12T00:51:00.004+10:00

oh, and... hamster dance ftw~! ROAR kids =]

"What are you thinking?" -sum mei yin

2009-05-08T01:24:00.006+10:00

current thoughts:

- why am i blogging heaps lately?

- the development of friendships: the interactions and time spent with one another - resulting in
1. knowing what the other is thinking
2. the automatic thoughtfulness
3. knowing what the other wants
4. putting yourself out there
5. messages of encouragement
6. smiles and laughter

- how much my head still hurts from last week's fall

- internet: i found myself really needing the i-net, after an adsl outage in vic today. C'mon rach - lean more on God! - priorities~
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. " Prov 3:5-6.

- loving the church's bible reading through proverbs =]
"Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge." Prov 18:15.

- the complexities of love

- how i survived sleeping after 4am every night for the past 4 nights

- how awesome would it be for someone to mish-mash songs on the piano for me
i.e. "love story meets viva la vida"

- how having"build me up buttercup" by the temptations on repeat has really made me hyper happy =]

zzzz time now - seminar/study time tmr!

national anthems

2009-05-06T18:40:00.002+10:00

national anthem: a song of devotion and loyalty adopted by the country

its a very random topic to discuss, but came about when mel and i were singing national anthems last night.

Singaporean anthem: mel's country of residence for most of her life. apparently most sing ppl lack loyalty: mel doesnt like sg. Devotion maybe, with the NS stuff, tho i know lots of s'poreans that wont go back for that either.

Malaysian anthem: lol its amazing that i still remember how to sing it - but the malay a bit wrong i know.

New Zealand anthem: by far the coolest anthem i know how to sing - cuz in school we had to leam the maori and english version awesome as. hehe wish i could visit nz again, no: not for the sheeps, but for the scenery. which reminds me: came across an old maori song that we used to sing in primary school, very nice song - sung by Hayley Westenra, a girl from my school (Cobham Intermediate) in nz...who's now like a superstar...awesomely amazing voice! The song totally reminds me of my childhood in nz =]

Hayley Westenra - Pokarekare Ana

Australian anthem: lol, my parents used to think that waltzing matilda was the national anthem. but yeh - it an ok anthem: hehe too used to it now. Which reminds me again: of rubgy league/union. I miss it! Used to watch it heaps in nz - ah the rivalry between the all blacks (nz team) and the wallabies (aus team)! LOL - i also decided to watch the haka again in youtube, i rmb how me and my bro always loved watching the haka! The haka is a maori dance performed on special occasions, as a welcome, or celebration. Ka Mate, is a type of haka used by the all blacks in international rugby games: its like a war dance to intimidate the opponent - but beautiful to watch. It involves lots of aggression, scary faces, grunting and chanting and lead by a group leader.

ah~ back to study now =]

grace's 21st vid

2009-05-05T14:27:00.005+10:00

Ok i finally uploaded the vid that the bendigo gang made for grace's 21st.

for info on the vid read:
http://a-fireproof-life.blogspot.com/2009/03/here-and-there.html

edit:// decided to take vid off again...in case of alerting higher authorities. blink me if u want to see it and i'll link u up =]

Musings...

2009-05-04T16:20:00.006+10:00

LOL - its been quite a while since i have blogged. Many have commented about my lack of blogging, however - i do not see this lack of blogging as a bad thing - it means that i have been super busy (not study type of busy tho) or found have found another portal to discuss my thoughts and rationales. I fear that my 4am sleeping time have a profound impact on the way i view the world - for one, i have learnt many a things from insightly feedback from friends and exploration of ideas. However i also fear that influences around me can and will change me. Already i have experienced some negative and positive effects from influences - wow: a little insight from LG allowed me to dig deeper into this topic that have been tossing and turning in my head.

After countless nights of thoughts - i believe that my parents are right: even tho i tend to not acknowledge their wisdom in many matters, they have a big part in steering me in the right direction every time. Theories and unfruitful analyses have taken up much of those "alone" times. Waiting for answers is always extremely toilsome but sometimes all u got to do is have faith. Complete trust in the Lord, that he will reveal particular insights to you in due time. Often i'm impatient for answers, for knowledge: failing to realise that the journey is often what is needed to obtain the answer. In a timely fashion, CityLife started the book of Proverbs this May - i shall follow closely, waiting, thirsting for wisdom. I love my bible - especially the cover: like a jug of water...for those who thirst!

On the lighter side, the past few weeks of uni have just flown by, however marked by several highlights. Birthdays, social nights, random video-ing, breakdancing, and...eating have proven more fun than studying, and hence resulting in the extremely high play to study ratio. Here's one of the outputs of 2nd year dent so far (a few impromptu vids):

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Air-5

notes: filming was done in under an hour; doey's awesome vid editing; competely unscripted
This is the final copy with the mish-mash of the original mel/rach vid with the air band vid.
For other vids: http://doey.blip.tv/#2074438 (vid1: final cut; vid2: random cut; vid3: original cut; vid4: original mel/rach acting =])

Anyways: masterchef and other variety shows are about to start on tv - must take nap now =]

Here and there

2009-03-20T00:23:00.012+11:00

Its been a while since i've blogged. Firstly, i blame the really snail slow speed internet at my bendigo place - capped 1.5 weeks into the semester (not a good thing)! Secondly, the first few weeks of uni have been totally awesome and packed: heaps to do and not enough studying done lol. Meh, i have a day free today, one of many free days that i have been having - i serz think there is something fishy about my course having so little hours, but i cant complain =]

And so 1st week started off with Mel's birthday surprise...and boy was it an awesome surprise! The dent kids have already organised a dent get together for the first wed back, and double that as a surprise bday for mel. however, it was discussed that it was too obvious and so we decided to surprise her on the wed morning, the morning that nhat, doey and i have been summoned to help with mel's ex-house's gardening (lol). So the rest of the gang hid away in her ex-house and surprised her when she opened the door (she did fall back onto me with the huge surprise). Good one! She has since been very prone to sudden "boo"s from nhat and i at random times hehe. The wed night gathering didnt end up surprising mel anymore, but a huge group of us had heaps of fun and grace and i managed to introduced HATS to the dent group; a slightly modified version but still awesome nevertheless~

Then prep for Grace's bday had to begin. So we all decided to stay back on the fri morning despite having no classes that day. We decided to make a music vid for grace + add sarah and my speech on the end of that. Choosing the song was pretty easy but the lyrics were so hard to make up. We ended up with "hot and cold" by katy perry > what followed was hours of song lyric creation.
Final product:

U-MAT stuffed us up, you don’t know
Melbourne U turned us down, now we live in a hole
93 miles away, travelling is a pain
You should know, we thought Bendigo was lame!

Cause you’re hot and you burn
Outside of Melbourne
We’re in and we’re out
We pack and unpack

You’re hot and you’re cold
Outside of Melbourne
We doubt and we hope
We laugh and we joke

(You) You don’t really wanna stay, no
(But you) You don’t really wanna go-oh

Cause you’re hot and you’re cold
In Bendigo world
We doubt and we hope

We joke and we laugh

4 hours straight, we have prac in the lab
Start at 8, mutilate, Wilson don’t appreciate
Waste material, water fights, rubber dams, n fluoride
We should know, just another day in the lab

Cause we drill and we fill
We mix and we cure
We scale and we fail
We burn and we learn

Anatomy’s a drag
We sleep or we wag
So we couldn’t care less
Last minute we stress

(You) You don’t really wanna stay, no
(But you) You don’t really wanna go-oh

Cause we drill and we fill
We mix and we cure
We scale and we fail

We burn and we learn

Someone call the dentist
Got a case of gingivitis
Quick check up, get a big loan
I’m gonna buy a car

We try our best to put a smile on your face

Yeah, Bendigo is cool
We meet. We have fun
We scream. We play games
We hang as a gang

We drill and we fill
We mix and we cure
We scale and we fail
We burn and we learn

lyrics by: sarah, rach, ika, mel, damo, ken, harry
special thanks to yuin, thu, henry, lorry, and doey

music:
katy perry's "hot and cold" - remake + new lyrics
rob thomas's "little wonders" (GWSC class of '07 graduation song)
I'm from barcelona's "the painter" (featured on HIMYM: w00t! awesome as tv show)

note: due to consensus of the group - we've decided no to put the video up - till later, maybe xP. But if u wanna view it, just ask =]

2nd week was pretty much all spent on making grace's vid, from tues arvo's group singing to the entire wed devoted to editing the some videos to me and mel staying up to 5am on wed night editing the rest of the video. It was a super long week and hats off to the gang (sarah, ika, mel, yuin, thu, damo, henry, lorry, ken, harri) for an awesome effort. video may be posted up soon. ooh and today is grace's actual bday - Happy Bdae Grace (and sharon pau) =] And another bday was sharon's bday. Epic fail by me: mashed brocolli and carrot soup - it did sound nice tho, when presented :P

Other notable events:

laser tag night with the first years, good fun and awesome meeting the 1st years - and epic fail on the run in on the guy's photo by mel and i

watchmen night - ppl thought mel and i had tourette's; mel's super loud shout "the movie's started!!"; damo wanted to 'watch men'

2nd year is not too bad so far. lol, that was horrible grammar (english skills deterioration). The fact that we know everyone already and that we are all close as a gang =] Visits to people's houses have been plenty: including a late night visit to ally's place (with cookies!!); pool at damo/henry/roman/jase's; "tute questions" night at alistairs - which quickly turned into talk/pool night LOL.

but the most of the time have been spent at PT (house at bendigo) - mucking around with nhat, doey and mel. Eeyore has been the subject of many kidnappings...and many ransom photos. Us four have heaps of fun marathoning tv shows (dexter, big bang, sarah connor chronicles); making midnight snacks; playing mao (mel still hasnt won yet LOL!); juggling; playing guitar (and attempted singing). Ah, its only been 3 wks and its a chaotic house!!

rach out =]

pics:

Grace's 21st

My 18th

Mel's 19th

Sharon's 19th

Dent Pre-clinical Lab

Laser Tag (go barney from HIMYM!!)

Mel's backyard makeover

thoughts...

2009-03-04T02:03:00.002+11:00

Sitting at 2am, i suddenly find myself in a state of peace - i don't know if its "you alone are God" on constant repeat or the feeling that this year is going to be dramatically different. Yes, it is the 2nd day of uni, and no, i havent started any study at all, yet, there is this apprehension in the air - something is going to change. I don't know if it going to happen now, or sometime in the future, but there is something stirring in my heart - the year of revelation, the year of empowerment, the year of change. All through last year, i constantly felt that nothing has been done, nothing has been forwarded in God's kingdom in Bendigo - why does it sometimes take that long to realise stuff?

I've always been a really big thinking sort of person - the analytical stuff, but it seems that something is blinding me from releasing one's potential in Bendigo. Hmm, i guess i just have to rely more and more on God and ask Him to use me daily =] Yesterday, something reminded me that life is not meaningless, we have chances, opportunities - we must take hold of them and not let them pass by. Have the courage and faith to jump in (or dive in) and trust God.

Also, i was reflecting on my goals for last year. I totally believe that i know a little part of God's plan for my life, but am afraid to take the risk, or i end up making excuses to not perform it. The holy spirit urge is constantly pushing me to "just do it" - cmon rach!! I pray that this year, something will change, and i will have greater confidence in God's plan for my life =]

anyways random notes here and there. must sleep now - or watch the k-drama janice lent to be *hehe* =P

OK Go - Here It Goes Again

2009-02-18T00:39:00.000+11:00

The treadmill show really keep you listening to the song LOL. =]

Footy!~

2009-02-13T23:12:00.003+11:00

After months of footy-less friday, sat and sun nights, i watched my first footy game of '09...
AWESOME!

I miss the close games
I miss the missed chances
I miss the flying marks
I miss the tackles
I miss watching Essendon kick butt

Today's game was between Essendon and Bulldogs - a bushfire appeal match. And, it was awesome as - it was a super close game. Essendon triumph at the end with a 1 point win =]

To more awesome games *web hi-five* (lol, how i met your mother craze xP)

TBBT: Sheldon Classics

2009-02-06T19:26:00.000+11:00

TBBT

2009-02-06T16:09:00.004+11:00

And so, i recently got addicted to "The Big Bang Theory". And i must say, its awesome!! Its about 4 geeks/nerds that live across the hall from a girl. And so the contrast between them begins, and it gets super funny, esp if u know loads of scientific jargon. Gosh, im ROFL-ing all the time. My fav qoutes so far:

Penny: I’m a Sagittarius, which probably tells you way more than you need to know.
Sheldon: Yes, it tells us that you participate in the mass cultural delusion that the sun’s apparent position relative to arbitrarily defined constellations at the time of your birth somehow affects your personality.
Penny: (puzzled) Participate in the what?

Sheldon: Engineering - where the noble, semi-skilled laborers execute the vision of those who think and dream. Hello, Oompa Loompas of science!

Leonard: Well, if you're sick, get some rest and drink lots of fluids.
Sheldon: What else would I drink? Gases, solids, ionized plasma?

Sheldon: Yes well, I’m polymerized tree sap and you’re an inorganic adhesive, so whatever verbal projectile you launch in my direction is reflected off of me, returns to its original trajectory and adheres to you."

Things i learnt today

2009-01-13T22:39:00.002+11:00

1. Never offer the patient a hand to squeeze - their pain during extractions will show as chinese burns on your arm

2. People learn quick under pressure

3. Instruments names that u learn in uni doesnt matter when your dentists says: "short needle (Local anesthetic)", "ball (ball burnisher)", "spoon (excavator)"

4. When talking to a child, refer to all dental materials as "my weapons to destroy all the bad bugs in your mouth"

5. Smile: its contagious

Work insights

2009-01-12T22:24:00.003+11:00

Ah, as most people know - i have been working as a dental assistant for a while now. And today was a pretty awesome work day. Since starting the job, i've really only handed the scale/clean cases (which were somewhat repetitive); ortho and impressions. But today i got to see 2 patients that had their teeth extracted - yes, im very excited! Also, i got to see a composite filling and a chipped tooth being fixed.

However, today i also felt the pressure of dentistry - you need the ability to think quick and learn fast. With the guy having his chipped tooth replaced with a composite resin, i was worried cuz i've never learned about the procedure before and it was a fast procedure, as exposure of the material to light sets/hardens the material. So i got slighty heighten when the dentist was telling me to get all these materials (like clear strip, g-bond, A3). I had no idea what she was talking about, and also, the mask meant that i could barely heard her. I was running around frantically getting stuff, and asking where stuff was, so i think she got a little annoyed. I felt useless - sigh! But it really tested how well i responded to situations and ability to think quick. Im blessed to have the opportunity and the dentist taught me so much already!

There was this one patient - a 6 year old girl, who has a few permanent teeth and about 5 rotting baby teeth. So the dentist called for an extraction. She little girl was so scared, even themum had to sit in the dental chair and hug her during the entire procedure. An extraction means that LA (local anesthetic) had to be applied - via a NEEDLE! The dentist tried to hide the needle but when the girl saw it, she started crying and screaming. She cried so loud when the needle hit the gums, i felt so bad and my eyes actually went watery. Then it got even worse cuz the dentist didnt put enough LA, so when she started to extract, it hurt really bad, and then another injection. During the extraction, the teeth chipped and root fragments were stuck in the girl's gums, so the dentist had to excavate under the gums. All along the girl was uneasy, but i heard the mum whispering a story to her daughter in malay - which really calmed her down.

There was also this one guy, middle aged man who was scared to get his teeth scaled and clean so he came in the surgery and when the dentist told him it would hurt a little bit, he fled and said he wanted to come back under LA to scale and clean - i thought that a funny.

Ah, a totally random day - gosh i learnt so much today.

Kawaii!!!

2009-01-09T23:59:00.003+11:00

A Ravenclaw Yoshi
By *ravenclawyoshi

Meh ~

2009-01-08T02:30:00.002+11:00

What: The Offspring's "Kristy, are you doing ok?" completed on guitar and piano
How: Guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar; piano - by ear =]
When: yesterday (6th jan) - in 45 mins flat =P
Why: if not at work, do sth useful!! *cough* less drama *cough*

Feeling good

2009-01-04T00:58:00.002+11:00

"Feeling good" by *jade0307

Not 18??

2009-01-04T00:18:00.002+11:00

Ahhh - anberlin is coming to melb and me cant get in!! 3 days from my b'day (1 Mar) - and on Feb 26th, anberlin decides to hold an 18+ concert in melb.I missed the opp in yr 11 cuz i didnt check their site then now they decided that it shud be an 18+ concert. Sigh - one of the downfalls of not being 18 yet.

Translation epic fail!!

2009-01-02T22:21:00.000+11:00

And here come the reflections

2008-12-22T00:51:00.004+11:00

Meh...my drama is currently downloading - so im blogging till it finishes. And so - like i said in the previous post "summer 08" - which jess renamed "xia ling ba" - ah it was a fun nite at jon's party on sat =] So...despite not being able to go to rye, i did manage to go to lakes entrance with a couple of bendigo people just after exams. I must say - we did manage to get quite a lot done: beach x2, hiring our own boat, caving-ish, aqua bikes/boats. Lots of new things learnt, random events happening but all in all, great fun. Here are the randoms from my cam:

Beach Day 1

Girls shot (statue on roadside)

Boat hire/ride

Beach Day 2

Royal Caves (Buchan)

Will upload rest of photos soon =P

Hey hey summer time

2008-12-19T16:47:00.002+11:00

Whee - ook...back from msia/hk and enough time off blogging. So glad its summer - time to chill, hang out - but hopefully not get too hot tho =] Hehe...everyone - have fun this summer, work hard, play hard, no regrets!!

Dance Fail...

2008-11-16T13:02:00.000+11:00

fail blog is funny as...
here is a random clip:

Tylerrrr....

2008-11-03T17:27:00.006+11:00

Well, yah, i have this mushroom soft toy - Tyler. I have no idea why, but it was a cute name for such a cute lil thing. And so Damo kidnapped it and deformed him. The result...

Actually, i allowed Tyler to be kidnapped. Haha, anyways back to my movie and relaxation b4 tmr study =]

Free...

2008-11-03T17:20:00.002+11:00

Dent Sci exam is overrr! Almost at holidays...can almost almost feel it. Anyways, Yan showed me this vid yesterday... i love it =]

Eta Carinae =]

2008-10-30T22:40:00.001+11:00

Phew...

2008-10-26T21:00:00.001+11:00

So, yesterday, parent came home from their LG and got super worried cuz one of my friends, a son of one of their LG members, got selected for NS (national service) in Malaysia. Apparently, all the 1991 get their result of the national lotto draw for the 3 mth NS. They quickly asked me to key in my IC card no. (an identification card for all Malaysians) on the national service website and this is what popped up:

"No KP anda tidak terdapat dalam senarai yang terpilih. "

Luckily, that means that i my IC number wasnt selected to do the complusory national service. Imagine if i had to go back to malaysia to do NS for 3 mths lol =]

Nugget....much?

2008-10-25T22:30:00.003+11:00

This happened a while ago...but i accidentally found this pic (and a few others) today. We (grace, mel, henry, damo and i) stopped by maccas on the way home from Bendigo and ordered 100 nuggets. Origin of this random act? Mel once ordered 60 nuggets with her brothers. And so we decided that we would beat it! So i went up to the counter and asked for 100 nuggets. They were a bit shocked. They did ask me a few times: "100 nuggets?" "100?" . Incidentally they gave us one box short so i had to go back again to ask for the last one. sigh! Anyways, it was a nice ride back to Melb.

Another funny thing happened, we were taking pictures in the car, then Henry noticed that the car beside us slowed down a little. ROFL, they thought it was a speed camera. We flashed the camera a few more times and true enough, cars did slow down. But after a while, people noticed that it was just some random kids having fun in the car =]

Lg Blog

2008-10-25T22:08:00.002+11:00

Our lg got a new blog =] link link: http://lgmirror.blogspot.com/

well, i had lg yesterday and it was interesting, as always. i always look forward to lg - the deep talks that we have...*cough cough*
Jon: "So how many kids do you want, and in what order (i.e. girl, boy, boy etc)"

Nah, Lg is always awesome. Our official game is now taboo...the enthusiasm that Kaitlyn and I show for taboo is scary :) seems like after every lg, there is always time for taboo, no matter how close we are to exams. And so, yesterday, there was the usual guys vs. girls taboo game however, this round the girls totally owned =]

Grace (to me): muscles of what expression?
Me: Facial
Grace: The front part only
Me: Face
(one point!!)

Grace: where is jason la from?
Me: Canberra
(ting! one point)

Me: Lala, po and dipsy
Adeline: Teletubbies
(one point!)

Adeline: what doesnt kristy have at her house?
Kristy: Pepper
(one point!)

Ah, the taboo words dont really restrict us at all =]

But the guys did not bad tho, they got some difficult words.

back to perio =]

Naturally 7 - awesomeness

2008-10-24T11:13:00.002+11:00

These guys are awesome as: they make an entire song with just their voices (vocal play)...all the instuments are created by thier voice =] Hats off to Naturally 7!

Wall of Sound

Feel it (in the air tonight)

Best Man Fail =]

2008-10-24T11:06:00.001+11:00

Effort and persistance

2008-10-20T19:03:00.001+11:00

Back to another week in Bendigo, well, half a week...this is in fact the last week of uni. Reflecting over the year, it has been pretty good. I must say, i have no complaints. Adjusting to uni life was different and difficult at first, but with almost everyone in the course going through the same thing, i.e. the move from metropolitan to bendigo, it helps =] I thank God for giving me awesome friends for me to hang out with up here, and despite the ups and downs of uni life, assignments and all, i think we all managed to have some fun. Today, after one of the lectures, we all took photos by the upside down statue near the health science building. It really showed how much we, as a group, have grown and learnt over the year. Ah, i have to get pictures off Doey later. And, as we approach exams, i hope that everyone passes, and have awesome holidays...which Yan, we are still yet to plan.

Anyways, i was watching the ARIAs yesterday and i found it awesome how Geoffery Gurrumul Yunupingu won the award for best independent release. He is blind but yet managed to achieve such a thing, and the song he played was pretty awesome. He is an aborigine and sang this beautiful native song, mixing the guitar and voice very well. The song gave me such a sense of peacefulness, the core of music, with little modifications - utter simpleness =] Oh and btw, The Living End should have won best single - White Noise. Oh and Damo showed me this song that was created by this metal band...'apocalypso' - it was a remake of one of the classic songs: something Nhat played on the piano once....somthing to do with the mountain king lol. But it was quite nice.

And so, as some people may have known, i got a new piano/keyboard thingy - a portable grand. That and smallville practically filled up my weekend. I finished Canon in C, i am so proud of myself...considering i practically have no piano past. Ok, i do have to write in every note and yes, it takes me yonks to learn a new song, but the feeling of playing is awesome!! Still trying to reach an octave with my right hand tho, so that i can play "starlight" by muse - my left hand can reach an octave, i dunno why my right hand can't! And dad bought heaps of pringles last week and i love pringles, absolutely my fav chip/crisp - so went through about 2 cans over the weekend. i know sad, but exercise and enjoy =]

I am so glad that the flag-race was not too bad today. I didnt do too well on the other two that we have had so far, but i reckon, i studied hard over the weekend (i mean on sunday), and i hope it has paid off...so far ok =] OSCE and class 2 practical test on wed, a bit hard not to think about it seeing as it contributes to 60% of the unit :S My class 2 shouldnt be too bad, but i hope i pass the OSCE, cuz i havent attended much lectures this semester for the subject. Ok, better get back to studying now....or more smallville :)

Mush mush

2008-10-15T19:20:00.003+11:00

Despite my laptop crashing and hanging (soz Damo, i mean frozen), it has been a pretty good week so far. Monday was fun in Bundoora, playing a "shining game" and this other game during lunch and during lecture. I have to confess, i quite like dental science atm, despite the big workload, its is interesting to learn how the human body works. And now my parents keep asking me why i picked dent instead of med....well, i still like the prac work of dentisty. Making others smile =] On the bus back to Bendigo, Yan and i made one of those chatterbox things with dares inside. Our victims and their respective tasks were:
Damo - pretend to conduct at the front of the bus
Angi - crawl like a cat from the back to the front of the bus
Grace - Hug the person closest to you
Lorry - ask a girl out
Anna - scream out "I'm the king of the world"
Nhat - catwalk from the back to the front of the bus
Alistair got lucky and picked the lucky number and didnt have to do anything

Yesterday Mel came to Bendigo, after a week in hong kong. And she bought everyone mushrooms and keychains. i love the mushrooms so cute!! And also more episodes of friends that Damo and I have been craving for the past week. So we decided to skip tute to watch friends. At first we werent supposed to go to the clinical prac lecture but we heard that colgate was there and the possibility of freebies =] (Nhat said that people in QLD got external hard drives and electric toothbrushes) So we rocked up late and got our showbags...toothbrushes and toothpaste (but no hard drive). Doesnt matter, i got a few electric toothbrushes, and tons of toothpaste.

Toothpastes

Toothbrushes

The entire collection bought by Mel

Mine =]

Later Nhat, Damo, Yan and Mel makan at my place (they wanted to skip shi bang - a ressies thing). We makan while watching a few episodes of friends. Then work/play/study until 1am. Then more friends until 4am lol. Oooh, i forgot to mention, we attached a few mushrooms to the fan and turned on the fan. lol

Spin spin spin

Bible reading for today (from CityLife email):

Jeremiah 9:23-24. This is what the Lord says: "Don't let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!" NLT

I love this verse...makes you humble =]

Anyways...back to f.r.i.e.n.d.s and ice cream now "wah-puh"

LG s2

2008-10-11T15:45:00.003+11:00

I love my LG, full of randomness, fun, joy, laughter, insight, love, respect, friendship, accountability, discussion, food, generosity, talk, honesty, perceptivity, openess, and more fun =]

To my LG: Jon, Grace, Adeline, Kristy, Kaitlyn, Isaac, Sam, Daryl and Alan - u guys make lg awesome and i love u guys.

The growth of our LG is definately visible, thanks to the hands to Jon to guide us and God's blessing.

One more thing: LG efficiency and randomness, the ongoing email extravaganza...my email is getting full (and so is Jason's - sorry)

You have dental decay! ROFL

2008-10-11T14:31:00.002+11:00

Backteeth boys (of Melb Uni) perform "You have dental decay". It is hilarious, esp if you understand the dental terms lol. I must say, not a bad perfomance:

Evermore

2008-10-09T21:43:00.002+11:00

Rejoice evermore

1 Thessalonians 5:16

Notes:
- Rejoice: to feel happiness, to express with joy
- Evermore: for a limitless time
- Simple, concise, eye-opener, awesome, powerful!

GFP and the Nobel Prize in Chem 2008

2008-10-09T18:19:00.004+11:00

Here is some interesting stuff:

Recently, the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien for their discovery and investigation of the green fluorescent protein. This caught my attention. As i read further, i discovered that this protein, GFP, can be found in a specific jellyfish, Aequorea victoria. This lil jelly fish is amazing, and surprisingly quite beautiful...

They can produce flashes of blue light by releasing Ca2+. Then since this jellyfish has this GFP inside it, it fluoresces green as a result of exposure to blue light. Coloured lights display =] Its a cute lil creature which is a bioluminescent jellyfish, an awesome classification hehe.

ROFL...

2008-10-08T21:17:00.000+11:00

Puki

2008-10-07T20:46:00.002+11:00

Although i played this quite a while ago...it soo cute

Play: http://www.gskinner.com/games/puki/

Back in Bendigo....

2008-10-06T21:14:00.002+11:00

Holidays are over and i am back in Bendigo. I havent written a substantial blog in a while but that just goes to show how little time i have spent on the computer. Personally, i reckon the past few weeks have been somewhat interesting and fun. I should be studying for the caries test tomorrow but i seriously cbb... quite a frequent 'feeling' in recent days, especially when it comes to studying lol. But i have to get back into the studying swing.

Here are some updates/interesting stuff/randomities:

Isaac and Rog got baptised:
W00t. Awesome and brave move for Sacs and Rog to get water baptised. Oxygen last wednesday was practically dedicated to their, and Dean's, baptism. My lg and Anthea's lg were there in there as the "Isaac fanclub" - lol, Dan mentioned it a few times =] Isaac's came out with this huge paper for his speech but all in all, it awesome that they are perpared to take their faith one step further. Praise the Lord.

David's (Ng) B'day
Was nice to meet glenny people again. A bunch of us glenny people gave him a guitar...i think he was suprised and i think he really liked it =] And i met some of his pharm friends...interesting people. Marco came later from Manifest yay! I should have gone to manifest...heard there were a few Lulus and Suzakus lol.

Yunn's B'day
At Max Brenners. Tried a few new things...Peanut Butter choc slushie and choc pizza. Surprising both were quite good, as anything chocolate is. It was nice to see some more glenny people. Yunn's pressies were interesting. Later Tim was teaching me how to speak korean haha, i think i only remembered one phrase from it...."Hana hago" - meaning "and this one" lol. Later Gerard and Yunn waited with me for Damo to pass me my retainer. Thanks guys =]

Ally's 20th
W00t. i reckon us dent ppl (+ a few pharm and OH) were totally blown away at how much fun we had at Ally's place. The trip down to Warragul was totally worth it. Ki got drunk, and Damo & Alistair were tipsy, but over all, no casualties. Had fun dancing, eating, taking photos, karaoke. Learnt how to rave, altho i realised that the Tai Chi thingy that Mel taught me was so similar to raving already.

Friends marathon
Thurs night before we left for holidays, Doey, Damo, Mel and I had a super f.r.i.e.n.d.s marathon, altho we ran out of episodes to watch and ended up mucking around and rewatching episodes again. As a few people know already, im totally into friends atm and currently wishing Mel would hurry up and get back from HK so that i can continue watching friends lol. Damo and I are busy quoting friends now haha. p.s. Mel is really strong ... well, she is Monicow rofl.

Running track
Week before holidays...after running at the uni tracks with Nhat, Doey, Damo, Mel and Yan, we decided to lay on the track and watch the stars. It ended up being a personal attack on me and Damo. My shoes were tied to his for a very long time whilst they attacked lol! then we got locked in the tracks area by them and we tried climbing the fence. Joy run turned bad ...

Spring time
Yan and i are suddenly obsessed with flowers. Picked a few on the way to uni and tried to press some. This reminds me, i have to locate my pressed flower. There is this nice patch of yellow flowers that i pass on train ride to and from Dingo. Yan calls it "yellow flower land" =] Dad's orchids are blossoming very nicely.

Oxygen Ball
Yay! Had a good time at a pretty nice place. However the only thing was that there was no "sit down" dinner type thing but there was a huge chair. Janice really loved it XD. The dance floor was a bit small but there were interesting things at Red Scooter, including a red scooter, huge champange glasses and a zebra stripe chair. I was surprised that Matthew Lau didnt recognise me haha. But everyone looked very nice, esp Isaac's mini-fat tie and Tim's very cool shirt.

ok ok, back to watching my movie....