Pathology and bacteriology..

Why does time go by so fast? It's already the 4th week of the year, and I looked back at my goals for the year, and already they're not being accomplished. Good thing I looked at them, so now I can get focused again :)

Major exams are coming up soon, in about 4 weeks time. Pathology and bacteriology finals. Kinda scary! Actually, pretty scary. Got all stressed out last night about it all. And still kinda am. Sorta pushing a lot of things to the side to make room for study. At least attachments are over - for now. So we actually have all day to study :) Yayyy :) So now to get focused and shift into 5th :) No more hanging around in 2nd gear.

Had an awesome weekend up in Letterkenny with KJ, Esther, Bob, Fla, Clifford and Annie :) Will post up some pictures soon :) We had KFC (That's where I want to be!), we went to the Giant's Causeway :) Then came back :P Tiring weekend but I'm fully recharged after the long sleep I got last night - and now I'm going to study :)

Back in Galway..

And I'll leave it at that.

I'm home :)

Have I done anything that I said I would yet?

No BBQ yet! Though people were over today for lunch :) Thanks Linda and Sha for coming over! Sorry you guys got lost on the way :( And that you had to leave early :P Have an awesome time in JB my friend :) Sha! Tell your mum thanks again for the Bario rice and also the Ipoh white coffee (I love that stuff!)

Guitar lessons? Not gonna happen - but I do have an alternative plan! I'm gonna find me some guitar books! I can teach myself when I get back to Galway :) Need to work on scales and plucking :)

I'm in love with Andy McKee's music.. Don't know why but I can't put the video up :( Go on YouTube and search his name and these songs:
- Drifting
- For my Father
- Shanghai
- Rylynn
- Africa
Great schtuff I tell you!

I've spent time with my family :) But haven't helped out around the house! Haha, its one of the things about being home - I get soooooo pampered! I don't have to make my own bed, I don't have to do any dishes, laundry is taken care of, I can play with my dogs and not have to worry about feeding them or taking them for walks, quoting Linda - www.camp5.com :) First session was 3 and a half hours! Next 2 days were spent in agony trying to lift my left arm :P My deltoid was sore from belaying my brother hehe...

Ok! Time for bed! G'nite :D

So naive..

Someone said something to me today...

That I didn't know what "it" was about. It being relationships. And that I'm trying to live in an ideal world (that doesn't exist).

What a reality check! But I think that person was right. And it made me think. And I came to realise that I am naive. And I am trying to live in an ideal world - waiting for Mr. Perfect to come along and sweep me off my feet and carry me off into the sunset and we'll live happily ever after. But apparently (and obviously) that's not the way it works in this world we live in. Don't know why I never realised it before.

But I like what a good friend of mine said about his status: Single but not available.

That's a label I've been carrying around lately. I'm single but I'm not looking to be with someone.

My reasons are that I'm too busy with university, and I'm enjoying my life as a single person - I have the rest of my life to be attached, so what's the hurry?

My fears are that I don't know how to love someone that way, and that relationships can be very superficial when both parties don't have the time or energy to put into it, and also if its goal is not something for the long term. There's also a fear of putting myself out there - making myself vulnerable to another person, consciously choosing to let someone really know me, weaknesses and quirks and all, risking the chance that they may not like what they see.

I guess that leads to another reason why I'm single but not available. I'm choosy, I don't see anything wrong with knowing what you want, but at the same time keeping things within reasonable limits. Which also means that I mostly only let my heart into anything after I've thought things through (not saying things never happened the other way around or that I always think things through... but I'm working on it, I don't want to end up hurting anyone by deciding later on that I've made the wrong decision!).

Anyway just some thoughts, time to get back to the books! I have a medical ethics, medical law and human rights paper on Wednesday! Then it's Surgery on Friday and then Medicine on Monday, and I go home Tuesday! Yayyyy :)

I'll leave you with some pictures from Esther's 21st on Friday :)

The birthday girl and her adoring fans ;)

This is Angela :) And myself :)

:) Housemates!

How fast can time fly?

Very.

The semester is a week from ending - exams have started, and I'm going home in a week (and a day..)!!

Sorry for the lack of posts (sometimes I wonder if people ever read my blog - but then again it may be down to people not liking to say that they've been here hehe)

Can't wait to get home :) Now that Bacteriology is out of the way.. I can start dreaming about what I'm gonna do at home :)

1. BBQ at my house :) Everyone's invited!

2. Try and see if I can start up guitar lessons again.. I wanna get a pickup for my guitar and a guitar tuner :)

3. Hang out with my family :) Help my mum out around the house and with errands :)

4. EAT! Shop :) Watch movies :)

5. Of course, go to the gym..

(6. Gonna try and study.. Try..)

You know what?

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I got over it.. Well, I got over it ages ago.. So :)

I broke my phone :(

Stacey wakes up bright and early - refreshed from the 10 hours of sleep she got - ready for the day ahead. Walks down the stairs, happily, thinking of which shoes to wear - and what to do with her no longer white sneakers, when suddenly..

CRASH!
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!
THUMP..

*silence*

She slipped down 6 steps down, down, down, til she reached the floor.

Rewind to just a minute earlier to when she was in her room.. She takes her phone out of her very safe bag - and puts it into her very unsafe back pocket. The biggest no-no.

"Sumiiiiiiieeeeee!!! I fell down!!"
"Are youuu okayyyy??" *giggle giggle* Stacey slipped down the stairs!
"My phone broke!!!!!!!!" *sniffles*
"Are YOU okay?" *suppressing giggles* "The phone doesn't matter.."
"What do you mean?? My brand new phone....... broke." *starts weeping*
"Awww, as long as you're ok?"
"I'm not okay! My phone broke.." *very very sad face*

It was a sad sad day.. Before Jesus turned my frown upside down!

Brian arrives 2 minutes after the incident and asks 'How are you?' I proceed then to tell him the story as I start tearing..

If only I had put my phone back into my bag ;( Ah well..

Yeah, church as usual was great :) It was Ashley's first week singing - she has such a beautiful voice - I can't even describe it.. And Paul preached on betrayal.. And it was just so timely - this entire week I'd been reading about betrayal - not because I looked for articles or material about it but just that it kept coming up.. And yeah - I did feel like I was betrayed the other day? Yeah..

Anywho! Met up with Dilan for lunch :) Was really great just to catch up - we hadn't hung out properly since before the Christmas holidays last year! Took a walk down to the docks - was a beautiful day :) Had a steak sandwich at the Spanish Arch Hotel.. They had a jazz band playing and they were really, really, really REALLY good!


So that was my Sunday :)

My Saturday was a whole different story :) PPIMG organised a sort of sports day for the Malaysians - and the girls ended up playing futsal in the tennis courts in uni.. It was so much fun! Especially cos my team won! We had the best goal scorer and best goalie ;) Great teamwork as well.. 6 goals in 2 games and only one goal conceded :D

My Friday was another happy happy day :D Got to wake up anytime I wanted which turned out to be 10am. And just hung out at home - did my laundry, vaccuumed my room, washed my sheets..

Angela picked me up at 3. The boys rang my doorbell :) They just warm my heart those boys do.. They came in "Staycee, Staycee, wouldja like to come to the toyshop with us? Mummy says we can get a new toy!" I run up to get my keys and bag. I come downstairs and they're both looking at my toy - one of those magnetic writing boards? You know the ones that kids play with? Yeah.. I ask them if they want ice cream and they run to ask their Mummy if they can have some - and they run back inside to say "Mummy said yes!!" with the most excited looks on their faces :) I had 2 ice creams in the freezer - a red and yellow Solero :) Luca's favourite colour is yellow - so he takes the yellow one and Ben the red one.. Why I'm going into so much detail I don't know.. But those boys :) They melt my heart.. They don't know how much I love them!

We go to the toy shop and while the boys are picking their toys, I get Ang a little present :)

Went to McD's after that to feed the boys.. Then made our way back home :)

We caught up with Ashley when we got closer to the house - and we decided to honk her and flash our headlights.. Scare her a wee bit ;) But Ang ended up washing her windsheild! Hee hee..
We watched 'High School Musical' :) Which was fun - I love the songs!
"I'm breaking freeee! Soaringgg.. Flyinggg!!"

Had a lasagne dinner with garlic dough and caesar's salad :) Yum yum yum!

Got home after that n went out to Bar903 - then to Cuba* after..


And that was my weekend :)

I get so emotional..

John 15:31 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

Why do I put myself out there so much.. Who would have thought that someone I would give my life for - couldn't and wouldn't care less..

I'm no perfect friend, I try to be there for everyone as much as I can. I try to keep in touch with friends, I try to be understanding. But I'm only human. I have my bad days, I get my moods. I don't make enough of an effort to keep in touch at times - but I'm working on it. Other times, I just can't understand certain things. But I think I'm an okay friend?


Just hurts to see the way things have ended up, but as much as I didn't want this to be true, it's looking to be what people have been saying.. Some friends are just in our lives for a season.

I really am hoping that I'm not jumping to conclusions and that this is all just in my head..

Then again, it may just be time to let go.

Missing Caherlistrane..

Been home alone now for 5 hours..

Had an amazing time with Angela and her family, almost wanted to cry when I said slan to Carole before heading off - even though I'll be seeing them all tomorrow morning in church :P The words I put together just won't do justice to the times we shared :)

2 Sundays ago, going home with them after an afternoon at Frances' house, bouncy castles, cakes, chocolate fountain: "Babyyy! Waaaaake uuuup!! Babyyy! Stayy awake for Mommy!! Luuuuucaaaaaa!! Luuuuucaaaaaa!!" Hee hee.. Didn't know what to expect then, just looking forward to spending some time with them all..

The boys were apprehensive at first, but by today they didn't want me to go home :P Awww, kids.. I love them to bits! Few awful moments when while we were playing one would fall and cry.. And one of the worst moments in my life - for sure.. When Carole asked Ben, 'Who's in our family?' and he pointed at me with his thumb.. He left his little hand in my face for quite a little while.. And I pretended to bite him :P And he moved his hand away, so I bit down - but ended up catching a teeny bit of his skin between my teeth.. And he started BAWLING his eyes out.. Awww, that was the worst feeling I've ever felt - ever.


These I'll miss hearing.. "Nnnnnn-O!" "Why are we going this way?" "But why?" "What??" "What??" "Mommy, I'm hungry.." "Mommy, Mommy, I want to go to.." "But I don't want to go!" I'll miss their little sneezes and yawns, and their running up and down..

"We'll go 'Abram? Abram?' and then he can say 'Here I am!'" Hehe, it was quiet for a few seconds before everyone burst out laughing uncontrollably..

Banged up shins from getting into and out of the car with a child seat in the way :P

Went to watch 2 movies with Angela.. 'John Tucker must die', and what was the other one? Oh yes 'You, Me and Dupree'.. I love hanging out with Ange.. We just end up laughing so much.. And its pretty amazing that after 2 weeks with her, I feel like I haven't had enough :P May be a different story on her end! Hehe..

All in all, it was just an awesome time :)

Helloooooo!!

I finally got to log on to Blogger and yeah.. Not like I haven't been trying - don't know what the deal is with the whole Blogger Beta thing.. Keeps signing me in automatically via my Google account and then not letting me sign into this account and yeah :P

Well, I've missed blogging!

Nothing much has happened.. Except now the summer holidays at home has come and gone, and the summer holidays here are coming to a close, and a new school year is just coming round the corner..

Been living with Angela and her parents (Carole n Brian) for the past week, and it's been fun :) Lotsa funny funny times, and yeah :) General happy silly moments :) I'm well fed hehe, and just having a great time :)

Missing everyone at home, miss my parents, my brothers, my friends..

But will be home again before I know it! Yayyy.. A whole month in December at home!

Methinks I got to be going.. Got to reply some emails and yeah, get some chatting done :) Will post again soon :D

Take care and God bless!!

I'm leaving tomorrow..

Mixed feelings whenever I go either way.. Stronger feelings for home of course..

So..

I'm going home tomorrow :D :D :D

Isn't it just the irony of life - that when you have a blog and you have exams you blog a lot, but when you have a blog and you don't have exams you don't blog :P

I'm hungrayyy..

It's been a while :)

I'm going home on S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y !!


Gonna miss these guys so much :(
Check out our resident cookie monster on the far right ;)

By the way..

WHO WANTS TO GO SKIING WITH ME IN DECEMBER?

What?!

13 more days?!

How did time go by so fast?

I want to go home, but I'm gonna really miss this place.. And the people I've grown to love here.

Life Should Taste As Good As Stacey.

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Leave me alone..

"I don't care what the scoresheet says, they're champions in my eyes."

"Henry - please don't leave?"

Looky what I found :D

I'd like to introduce you to..
My parents :D

3 photos! Food-sky-sky :D

Not as nice as kuey teow.. But it'll do :D

Steamed cod with ginger and scallions,
fine beans and rice :)

Anyway, is it just me, or does it seem like it's mid-winter again - minus the howling winds and shivering?

Oh Sunny Days, where have you gone?

Thanks Mel for the wishes :D Have fun in Paris ma amie!!

Well, back to the books! But maybe some breakfast first :P

sevenTEEN more daysss :D
I'll see my Mummy and brothers at the airport..
Then go see Rita before she goes back to Alor Star :(
A couple days after - will go see my Daddy in Vietnam with my Mummy :)
Yayyy-yayyy :D

Sunny Day at home :D

18 days and counting!!

Went into OT the other day, Thursday it was.. Yes..

At one point, the surgeon turned to me and said "Get some gloves.." So I rush over to the box of gloves - pull a pair out and pass it to Najwa.. And take a pair for myself.. I turn around to see both her and the nurse looking at me puzzled. I just put them on, and went back to the table, and it took a few seconds before I realized that.. HE DIDN'T ASK ME TO PUT GLOVES ON! I then proceed to fold my arms and hide my gloved hands.. 2 seconds later, I take them off - and sit down feeling the most embarrassed I've felt in a long while.. Good thing Mr. Surgeon didn't see me ;P

Got myself embarrassed again at church..

Was hanging around with Angela, Caroline and her baby - Jessica, before church started. And, I was talking to Jessica when Angela says "Pull her hair.." SO I thought she was talking to me, and I go to pull Jessica's hair - and say "Pull her hair?" Hrmmm. Guess what? Angela was telling Jessica to pull my hair. What was I doing trying to pull a 3 month old baby girl's hair? What was I doing?!

Had a laugh after that anyway ;P So its all good..

Been a little while since I last blogged - but I've been good ;) Been trying to sit down and study..

18th - CVS Pathology MCQ
This Thursday :D

26th - OSCE
Next Friday :D

29th - Respiratory Pathology MCQ
The Monday after!!

?? - Surgery MCQ

:) Then I get to go home!!! 18 days to go :)

Went over to Gary and Sandra's for dinner after church - we had beef stew, and apple crumble with ice cream for dessert! Yum yum :) Then watched Shrek 2 with the kids :D I love their kids!! And just hung out a bit before coming back home :) Ah, the 6 Bennetts :D

Saturday was fun too! Went over to Gary and Sandra's for music practice for Sunday, then over to Angela's before lunch and MI:3.. I love this family!! Carole, Brian, Angela, and her 2 boys - Ben and Luca :)

MI:3 was really action packed! We got into the cinema just on time - and I was just glued to my seat - didn't matter how much I needed to go to the bathroom.. Haha.. Yeah, but felt they could have added more depth to some of the characters ;P But I guess they just didn't have the time! And where would they squeeze that in between the action?

(Sorry KJ I didn't get to go with you.. )

So Monday came and went :P I cooked dinner wayyy too early and ended up being hungry before going to bed :( Oh well..

So yeah, that was my weekend and a few embarrassing moments for ya ;)

Will post again soon :D

Happy mother's day!!

It's Mother's Day :)

"A mother is the only person on earth who can divide her love among ten children, and each child still have all her love."

Aren't mums the best?? Well, mine is :D

I love my Mummy :)