*whew*

I have 2 things I want to thank my God for today, and they are:

1. That I was allocated to the 2nd group for my Histopathology exam, which started at 9 am and not 8 am. I overslept by a good 45 minutes and woke up JUST in time to be able to have a quick shower and breakfast and rush out of the house to get to uni by 8.30 am. IF my exam was at 8 am I would've been screwed. A later bus, I would've been screwed as well.

2. That there was ONE spare microscope during my Histopathology exam, because mine broke halfway. (Yes, I seem to be quite the destructive type, I have burnt out a couple of lightbulbs in recent times.) IF there was no spare microscope, I would've had to take some time to repair mine, which means less time for the exam, which means I would've been screwed too.

So THANK YOU GOD! :)

Exam Blues

I keep getting the feeling that I should be doing something with my life.

Like..a hobby or something. Sport? Music?

Something worthwhile.

"I gotta get outta here

I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell

Into by mistake"

-Be My Escape, Relient K-

*pat pat*

Following my post from a week back..

Apparently, I am now the object of ridicule and scorn among the nurses at HITH RPH and some of my classmates, over my fainting episode.

*sighs*

Can't say that I didn't see it coming, can't say that I'm surprised..

But boy. Quiteeee a blow to the ego, this is.

Something worth patting myself on the shoulder for, I reckon. :(

Ngeh. It will soon come to pass, and like every other blooper in life, be something to laugh over in the future.

On the bright side, I have FINALLY completed IMC's 2010 Camp Trailer Video!

It's caused me a reasonable amount of stress, to be honest, because of the other million things I have to get done for uni and also because I'd never done anything like this before.

BUT IT'S DONE! YAYYYY!

I am so proud of myself at the moment - another thing worth patting myself on the back for, yup yup! :)

crowds

It was so crowded on the train this morning that I had to keep my head down to avoid being kissed.

Instead of the usual staring at chests (because chests are all I see at eye-level), i was face-to-face with an Asian old man and a Chinese lady. yes, we were standing THAT close.

How uncomfortable! :( Total invasion of space! (Well, I suppose they could say the same about me..although in reality it's nobody's fault)

The prospect of getting squashed by an off-balanced ginormous angmo actually seemed more appealing.

..More appealing than being kissed by Asian old man and Chinese lady.

That's right. I gave it some thought.

Eugh.

Irony

I was at RPH today for my Hospital in the Home (HITH) placement, where I was meant to follow nurses around while they took care of the different patients.

Had the opportunity to see two diabetic feet - one was ulcerated, the other, 3 toes had just been taken off. The sight might make you retch, but I was fine. It was rather interesting actually, compared to normal mediocre toenail cases.

Then I saw a pilonidal cyst. I remember feeling abit sick, because there was a little bit of a yukky smell as well. Felt really light-headed, so I left the room for a breather. Next thing I know, I was on the floor, and the nurse was asking me repeatedly if I was alright.

I had fainted, for a few seconds.

I have no recollection of re-entering the room, but according to the nurse, I'd followed her in and just collapsed.

As a result, I ended up being a patient at the RPH Emergency Dept instead of being the Podiatric student observing patients. Lol. Funny how life throws you around sometimes hey? Had some blood taken, had an oxygen mask strapped onto my face, had my pulse taken, had an ECG done. Apparently my pulse was really low when I lost consciousness - 80/40?

But all vital signs improved after being taken to the ED. It was quite an experience, I must say. Looking at the ceiling while being wheeled to ED, it was just like in the movies. I see flashes upon flashes of light, and I hear the nurse asking me how I am every few minutes.

There was a bit of a conduction delay from my atria to the ventricles, the nurses told me, but I was otherwise fine. I just have to go see a GP now. Also Pastor and Auntie Kim came - I must've filled up a form and entered their details where it'd said 'In case of emergency, please ring:'. Thank God :) What would I do without them?

All that time, I didn't feel scared or worried - I know God's in control. It wasn't anything like a near-death experience, and it wasn't like I was struggling to stay awake. It felt pretty normal. Lol. Crazy as it sounds.

And one other thing: I couldn't think of anything else but the sandwich I was going to have for lunch (I didn't end up eating it, because the patient arrived, and I fainted) because my brother made it for me. That made me sad. :(

This will probably be one of the most interesting hospital placements I will ever have, I think.

Looking at camp pictures

Dear Duncs,

i wonder how you're doing.

it's been a long while.

i hope you're smiling, like you always are in the pictures.

like you always do when i see you.

i hope you know He's right there by your side.

and so are we.

i can't wait to see how far you can go now. :)

until then, big smiles.

Praying for you,

Mel (yes, it sounds just like your brother Mal-colm).

Loving Your Enemies

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

-Martin Luther King, JR-

An epiphany! I have come up with the perfect solution to loving difficult people.

Think about the ONE GOOD QUALITY they have. Juuuuust one.

It doesn't matter that they have a thousand other bad qualities. It doesn't matter that they've wronged you in the past. It doesn't matter that you've tried again and again to forgive them, but seem to have failed. It doesn't matter that the sight of them makes you spin a 180 degrees on the spot and start walking in the other direction.

Just think of that one. good. thing.

And hang on as hard as you can to it.

...now to see if this actually works. :)