10 weeks...

Finally, an update from Reena.. after 4 weeks from my previous post...

Erh, it took me..quite some time.. just for the introduction of this blog..
I am not sure how to start with it.. after 1 month of RUSTING.. haha
So, let's begin with this :

24/5/2009 5:04:44 PM
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update blog lar
rusting already
fungus also growing on metal

Haha, here is one of the complaints that I have received for the past few days..
From kenny, from Jolene, from Huey, from Sheue Yng.. and even TSHoe from India is complaining.. hahaha
Afterall, I guess I need to apologise for my..laziness for not updating my blog..
And of course, the main reason is due to my block exam lah.. Sorry..
Menyusun sepuluh jari memohon maaf dan ampun.. gomenansai.. *bow*...

First of all, I wanna crap about what I did for the past 1 month...
Nothing else... just like what Nat said, stuck at the library studying.. & Sleeping .. haha
So, there is nothing much to blog about it lo..
Takkan you want me to blog.. what m i studying everyday a?..monday physio, tues anat?? haihz
Now, my 1st block.. the 1st 10 weeks out of 40 weeks in my 1st year are over...
But this is not the end of the story, it is just the beginning of a new chapter.. 2nd block..
My exam was over on last thursday.. and my 2nd block started on the next day.. Friday..Crap..
Haihz.. no holiday or break at all... so lifeless..

Erh, the 1st 10 weeks in Manipal..
10 weeks.. away from Malaysia.. away from home..away from my family..and friends..
10 weeks to lead a new pathway in life.. a life as medical student.. a future doctor..
10 weeks to adapt to the new environment..& get to know new friends..
10 weeks to study upper and lower limb, general embryology and histology..
10 weeks to settle everything .. to get everything in place..
10 weeks to manage my time wisely.. and telan anatomy, physio and biochem..
10 weeks for me to understand myself better.. and improve my weakness..
Lastly, 10 weeks is not enough.... to study everything lah.. too much of reading..
Precisely.. it might be.. too much of playing.. haha...
Therefore, most of us are not well-prepared for the exam.. including me..
But it is okay.. learn from mistakes..
Exam is to reveal our weakness.. so that we can improve and be better.. think positively lo..

After the 1st encounter with my block exam, after my 1st experience.. after i learnt my lesson..
Hopefully I can do better in the future.. better for my 2nd, 3rd, 4th and even uni.. haha
A new block.. with a new vision and aim.. new method of studying.. + no more fishing..
Must have 101% concentration in the class..
Oh ya, my seat has been shifted to the back.. 2nd row from behind.. so.. really gotta concentrate.
Especially with my physiology and biochem.. SAM foundation is not enough to cope with it..
Never encounter Kreb's cycle la.. glycolysis, Neuromuscular junction.. Membrane Potential.. bla bla..
So, i guess SAM-er.. need to spend more time on their studies lo.. compensate ...

But.. I still think SAM is the best... Feel like wanna be SAM promoter like TJJ...
Btw, only INTI SAM is the best.. because I met all my lifetime friends there.. *Miss INTI**
SAM provides me.. with all the hectic timetable and assignments.. that's why my current life is easier..
A better time management.. here, lesser assigments and homeworks.. only studying..
But the amount of studying. could be killing... but at least, not so stressful compared to SAM
SAM made me write faster.. appreciate every single minute.. that's why I could write faster in exam..
SAM (1 min - 1 mark).. MBBS - (2min- 1 mark).. but.. damn hard to score la.. need to vomit out everything from the book..
Overall.. I love SAM..... haha...

Well, I wanna rest already.. sleep earlier and prepare for a better tomorrow
No worries.. There will be a post tomorrow...after my date with the library..
About Kasturba Hospital and some stories about my gigi..
Really sorry for my Late update..
Will try to repay...all my BLOG debt...asap

India's Wall.. but inside.. only normal ice-cream.. not even satu batang paddle pop..

Haha.. any guys want it.. I can post back to M'sia.. haha
Snapple Apple Juice.. FREAKING EXPENSIVE.. Rs125.. about RM7..

Konon-kononnya imported from Portugal... pocket bleeding profusely...

Rainny Day with Umbrella Show.. ..

Mine is the silver colour umbrella, gift from Yuu..

End Point.. Look at cloud.. nice wei. Took it when I went to support my batchmate

A park..at End Point.. took it during my 2nd Jogging in Manipal..

Jog Once in a month.. is better than not even once..

At End point lo.. Manipal is considered as high altitude area..

It is normal to sleep in the library.. haha.. My batchmate.. Ken Yaw..

But the special case is.. he sleeps most of the time.. He went to library and SLEEP. PIG

Gals and Boys.. make sure that you are prepared mentally for the next photo..

Especially If you are planning for a meal.. make sure you put a halt and think twice before scrolling down..

Or else, you will lose your appetite

Beware ya.. and I have already warned you about that...

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This is what I am going to learn for the next 10 weeks.. Head (Face)..

Ya, I know it is disgusting.. But I dont have any feeling at all..

Maybe I am used to it.. or I should be used to it..

In the future, might need to face something even worse than this.

At least, this 1.. wont yell.. wont complain.. or shout at me..

The alive body is not easy to deal with.. especially with blood flowing in it..

This 1.. only formalin smell.. nothing else.. takde.. haha

ZOOM IN... CLEARER IMAGE.. haha.. with the mulut terbuka..aaaa..

Here, I would like to express my gratitude to all the cadavers...

Thanks to them.. we could learn better..

Hopefully, we can save more and more ppl in the future la...

GOODNIGHT YA...

Pity Reena

Erh, my anatomy 2nd test was over.. and now, busy studying for my physio test on this coming sat..
Next week pulak, is my biochem Presentation.. one word = study lo...
Going to get my punjabi suit this sat after the test.. looking forward for it..
Erh, my upper limb (anatomy) was completed.. now, proceeding to lower limb..
1 month later, or about 3 weeks later is my 1st block exam..
Oh ya, I guess I never mention anything about my 1st year timetable...

Basically, there are 4 blocks in one year..
Each block consists of 10 weeks.. (9 weeks of classes + 1 week -block exam)
2 blocks are considered as one sem, 30K each sem..
After 2 blocks, there will be a sem break for 1 month..
So, my sem break is on early Aug... and next year, CNY fall on my uni exam... haha..

Okay... proceed to another story..
Last week, I went to Kasturba Hospital and got free consultation from dermatologist..
They only charged us for the medicine.. and my face is getting better now..
Maybe, already adapted to the environment, water and weather.
Seriously, it is very cheap lo.. Less than RM10 for 3 medicines..
She gave me soap for face wash, anti-toxin medicine and some cream to apply on my face lo..
Hehe... Later, i can show off my face in front of TJJ... haha
Erh, wanna take the photos of the hospital but I was too tired by that time..
No worries, I will go to the hospital very often in 2.5 years... Still need to see the doctor next month..
+ somore, will get to do clinical practical at the hospital...
I think the Kasturba Hospital (nearby my uni) is better than Malaysia hospital
Maybe Malaysia are well-equipped with better instruments
But in my opinion, the doctors here are more experienced and skilled..
At here, the doctors and dentists are berlambak.. mana mana also ada..
That's one the reasons, why the consultation fees are cheap..
Haha, pity Huey... Malaysian dentist charged her 4K for the braces and now, simply diagnose her..
Here, braces only RM300.... what can i say about it le... 4K and RM300..
Maybe next time, will go and do teeth whitening with ah kiong... haha.... because it is cheap ma..

And I just noticed that many pharmaceutical products are made in India..
and exported to other countries...eg, Malaysia..
If dont believe in me, check VICKs...(the product for FLU).. made in INDIA

Okay, main point of my story...
Just wanna merungut that.. today, Arvend and the gal beside him.. were scolded by biochem lecturer..
So, what's my problem?
My problem is... I sat beside him.. but I wasnt the one talking to him..
I was fully concentrating on the lecture.. seriously I DID wei...
Normally, only will fish in physiology lectures.. too boring ady...
Biochem, I wanna copy notes ma.. so, didnt fish lo..
Yala, the lecturer didnt scold me.. but everyone thought that he was tegur-ing me and arvend ma
Padahal is arvend and the gal on his rightside.. I am on the left..
So, just wanna blog and clarify lo.. haha.. so, tiba-tiba mati katak...
Luckily, the lecture tau it is not me.. but the rest of the class tak tau ma..
But nvm la.. who cares... just blog for fun.. since I didnt update m blog..

Okay, now is the time to zzzzZzz... or else, seriously, I might be the next to kena tegur..

Short Post..

Erh, like usual, nothing special about today...
But just wanna update my blog..
Tomorrow having my physio presentation about blood..
No matter how tired I am... although not really tired..
Just feel sleepy la.. i still will on9 for about 2 hours...daily
To online, blog, chat or etc la..
So, my normal routine is.. 7 bangun pagi, gosok gigi, cuci muka.. minum kopi...
Instead of kopi, i minum tea la.. Their tea and coffee are different from Malaysia...
They use pure milk from cow.. so kinda nice lo... and smells good
But i prefer HL milk lah.. everyday, i minum 2 cups of warm tea... + my mess breakfast...
Followed by class lo.. 8-4/5.. in between, 12.30-2pm, lunch break + gossip hours
Then, library time.. before going in, will drink coffee 1st.. either the Rs6 or the coffee day...
After that, get myself window view and hibernate until 5.30/6pm..
Then bangun, study lo.. study until 7/7.30... dinner
Will go out for dinner lo.. everyday different place...
Lepas itu, library.. from 8/8.30-11/11.30...on the way back to my hostel, coffee again...
My hostel is just opposite the library, cross the road.. sudah sampai..
Lepas itu, cuci baju, mandi mandi... on9 on9.. and finally tido tido..
That's all about my day at here.. now, after blogging... prepare for presentation lo..
hahaha

Oh ya, recently, didnt fish in the class anymore.. because we formed a BINGO Trio
consists of Me, Arvend and Thareni... 3 of us sit in the same row.. and play bingo during the lecture
hahahahaha

My Process

Erh, what I mean by My Process leh?
Of course, it is the process of me, growing up MENTALLY and becoming a better person..
PHYSICALLY wont grow anymore la.. already ini macam..
But before going in detail about my process, please take a look of this photo..
Because it is the beginning of my process..

Hehe, only my close friends will understand the meaning of this photo..

April 13... the 1st anniversary for my 1st ring.. because I didnt wear ring before when I was in Secondary

I started to wear the ring on 13/4/08.. and unexpectedly one year passed by... sekelip mata

Too many events took place in my life.. and it is hard to put in words..

Eg : Getting more serious and concentrated in my studies.. even now, it is also the same..

I think that the current me.. lagi serious .. lagi hardworking lo..

Oh ya, one year ago, I went to KLIA with Carly to send off Natalie.. she is my senior la.. batch 22

By that moment, I never thought that I would be in the same position, and same place after one year..

Okay, back to my process

After staying in one month in India, have gradual change in my way of thinking..

And I started to understand what Mr.Yap has been telling me..

And the qualities needed to be a good doctor.....it is more important than achieving a good result

This place is definitely a good place to PRODUCE/ MANUFACTURE good doctor..

Why I say so leh?

Because here, they requires 100% attendance - Responsibility (If less than 90%, cant sit for uni exam)

If late to class, considered as absent - Punctuality

No more spoon-feeding - Self-study/ Discipline

New environment & new culture - Adaption and etc la..

And I am very proud of myself.. cuci baju daily.. never miss once leh..

This is my way to make myself be more disciplined.. take it as a responsibility..

Although at first, I found medicine is tough and I admit that I am being timid/ coward..

Give up before trying... but.. right now, I am giving my best into it..

Because there is nothing else... that I could do about it.. no turning .. no looking back..

Just move on.. Ya, it seems to be contradict..

How can someone that being rejective towards medicine.. go library daily and study...

But that's me lo.. once I made my decision, stick to it.. and think on the brighter side..

Be optimistic.... and of course, I want to be someone better..

I dont want to be like certain people.. came here and waste their parents' money..

Or be doctor buruk... or SO-Called doctor.. I wanna be a good doctor with good ability in my hand

Some of my classmates la.. wanna be money-faced doctor somore.. and some of them might be very smart.. but with extremely bad attitude.. and ultimately irritating and arrogrant..

TJJ, i found your competitor.. you also kalah him wei.. haha

At 1st, I thought it will be a long post.. wanna write lot of stuff..

But it seems to be difficult to describe in words lo..

so, just keep it short lo...

zzzzzzZZZ time..

And goodluck to all my friends who are sitting for their final exam and semester exam...

Udupi Day

Erh, today, Li Ning, Ah Kiong, Paw, Ash, Abi and Me went to Udupi for shopping..
At 1st, only the gals and me were going... tiba-tiba, terpacul Ah Kiong and Paw..
But I am pretty sure that they (Paw and Kiong) wont join us the next time... haha..
Because they have nothing to do..just watched us shopping.. and of course, I am also tired with it too..
That's me lo... get tired easily whenever it comes to shopping...
And according to Jolene Ng, it is definitely me after she read my previous post..
Because I suka complain ma.. she said that I sounds to be so steady and normal in my other posts..tak macam me lo
It just reminds me of Inti time... I was complaining about ah Yap la.. physics la
End up, still study for it lo..although I did badly for ALL my tests and quizzes..
And TJJ, stop questioning about my A la.. you know how "good" I am... my physics sucks lah..
Still wanna question me, the stuff I learnt 5 months ago.. if you ask me, what I ate yesterday..
I also need some time to recall wei... My brain capacity is limited le.. Have so many muscles.. and examples to memorise..
Where got room for Physics somore.. but I think I did remember some of it lah..
Afterall, I did study hard for it wei.. haha..

Well, okay.. back to my Udupi Day..
Woke up kinda late this morning, about 9.15.. Slept kinda late last night..
Seldom get Saturday Holiday le.. so, should tido lambat-lambat lo..
Straight to the point, went to Udupi to buy material for my PUNJABI clothes.. hehe..
My Punjabi friend, Ash said she wanna turns us (Me and Li Ning) into indian gals..
Maybe I will get to attract some Handsome Indian boys le.. hahaha

Li Ning is promoting shoes again.. last time, promote for Nike .. this time.. INDIA brand

Shoe Bazaar... India version of Vincci.. haha

Shoes lo..

I think about the same with Malaysia's shoes.. but their shoes are kinda unique and nice la..

Kedai Kain lo..

JPA chinese friends.. also went to Udupi to buy materials.. busy choosing.. this 1 or that 1

Wasted alot of time at the kedai kain.. I was just sitting on the table while waiting for them..

Of course, I get it done very fast.. okay, this is nice.. then take and pay lo..

High efficiency ma.. Managed to get myself 3 pairs of clothes la.. (top, pant.. and the selendang lah)

The price are reasonable la.. cheaper compared to Malaysia..

And we are allowed to wear punjabi suit to class.. so, I have extra clothes lo..

The Kedai lo.. I am bored ma..

Indian Boy wearing tudung .. He is also bored la..

He is asking boss, the price of THE TUDUNG.. haha

Poor thing wei.. medical student.. jadi ini macam... anatomy addiction.. especially mammary gland.. haihz
Bangles shop.. According to Ash, kinda expensive in Malaysia.. but at here, mana-mana also ada lo..

ROLEX bangles le... somore have guarantee wei....18k

This shop Really have some Indian feel + scent

Their Bangles really very nice.. I bought some lo.. about RM4 for 24...

I was freaking hot.. after all the shopping... drinking cola.. in bottle.. feel nostalgic wei..

Me and Ash...(my PunJabi friend).. always gossip with her.. haha

After all the shopping, we came back to Manipal and went to the tailor's shop lo..

Tudung Na...

The Tailor Aunt lo..

That's all for my Udupi Day lo..

Straight away hibernate when I came back to my room..Exhausted

Then, went to food court for mess and lepak at library..

Came back then blog lo..

Before I end my blog... here are some photos especially for Da Kor Kor..

Organ of the cadaver..

Zoom in version.. this is senior batch's cadaver.. should be stomach with all the intestines

I will get to see more in the future.. Now, only learn tangan, next week kaki..

Lee Jia Huey, I will take buttock pic for you.. no worries

Oh ya, this is the shoes I bought to match with my clothes.. not cheap wei..

My baju havent ready yet.. Need about 10days.. I will keep you guys updated lah..

Be patient and wait to see me in my Punjabi clothes la.. hehe

You are killing Me...

Precisely, it is about 5 weeks since I been to India..
Still have 2.5years to go.. Today, really into the mood of blogging..
Feel like blogging even when I was lepaking at the library..
I think the library is my 1st house... compared to my room
I only came back to my room for shower and sleep.. of course, and on9
As usual, I will opt to sit at the window view although it is hot..
And I will hibernate whenever I feel sleepy... but not for a very long duration..15-30min
Because kinda umcomfortable... especially after meal..

Now, starting to feel the pressure... and seriously, it is not easy to be a medical student..
Or it is NEVER easy to be a medical student.. in MELAKA- MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE
Erh, there is so much stuff to read yet so little time allocated for us to read..
You imagine lo.. class from 8am to 5pm.. ABout 2-3 hours of lecture everyday..
The rest are dissection, practical and bla bla bla...la..
About anatomy.. there are 3 branches... gross anatomy, histology and embryology...
Gross anatomy (Dissection - 4 days per week)...
And whatever taught in dissection hall will not be taught in the lecture hall
Most of the time, lecture only show us the muscles.. this and that...
And you need to do most of the reading by yourself..
Memorise the muscles.. attachment, nerve supply, actions....
20 muscles on our stupid hand...19 muscles on the forearm.. arm.. scapula..
And so far, we only learn the upper limb... lower limb is coming next week..
Then, another 10 more days is my 2nd anatomy test...
Lepas itu, 3 weeks after the 2nd test, 11/5 is my practical test for anatomy
Then, 4 days after that.. 15/5 is my spotter test for BLOCK exam..
Both upper and lower limb le.. + embryology + histology..
Embryology and histology are still okay.. still can catch up...

Okay, now we go to Biochemistry... My 2nd favourite subject
I used to like chemistry alot.. but at here... there are too many examples to memorise..
got alpha, beta, gamma, delta, omega.. the name belit belit somore... my kepala also pening..
Then horh, the thing is.. we dont have enough time to read.. and there is something called as
SELF-DIRECTING LEARNING.. they just gave us the handout, ask us to read and pandai-pandai lo..
And the topic is considered as already cover in our class.. dont have time to read what they taught in the class..
Lepas itu, have SDL somore.. then, have PBL somore.. presentation la..
Need to do research for PBL la.. and not only anatomy have PBL, biochem and physio oso ada..
So, the PBL topic is also considered as.. already cover in our class..
Physiology also same case la.. but the worst part is.. Physio textbook is.. seriously...
MENYAKITKAN MATA AND MENGERAMKAN HATI.... stupid Ganong book
tulisan kecil.. i think about font 8-9.. with the ayat berpusing pusing.. berbunga bunga..
and no classification, anything crumble together.. info so scattered.. sini abit, sana abit..
haihz.. but still need to read that book.. konon-kononnya INTERNATIONAL ....
The only thing I am dissatisfied is.. if you want us to self-study..
But please stand in our shoes la.. we dont have time to do so many self-study topicSssss
While we need to prepare for PBL, anatomy...and catch up with the lectures in the class..

haihz.. actually, plan to write something else de..
But it turns out to be something unhappy... and complains..
Just wanna say it out la.. uncomfortable if i didnt voice out..
So sorry...Let me complain la.. Just ignore me la.. haihz
But no worries, I am UNBEATABLE Reena.. wont give up so easily
I think i just need some rest and tomorrow going to Udupi..
Shopping with my Indian friends...
Will take lotsa photos.. no worries...
Okay.. wanna zzzzz already...

P/S : Anatomy is a subject where you need people to teach you or give you a brief introduction..

If you read bulat-bulat from the book, sooner or later, you will die...

That's why I say.. it is killing me right now.. because i self-telan the Chaurasia ma...

Mati lo ...yet, i feel bad if we kacau senior... they also need to study ma... unless under desperate situation lo.. hehe

Regain my Momentum...

Erh, I think now is the time for me to chill and regain my momentum..
Didnt do much of studying / blogging last week and this week...
I didnt know where I spent my time... Ah, I know where...WC...
Because my tummy ... upset lo.. :( I guess i ate too much of spicy food here.. haihz..
But I didnt care la.. just makan la.. since I subscribed for mess.. starting from 1st April
Rs8000 for 6 months, 3 meals a day.. about Rs45 la.. RM4 for 3 meals.. ada chicken somore.
Can refill, and free ice-cream on sunday... where to find..
So, every morning, me and li ning went to food court about 7.30, makan breakfast
Ada roti, capati, butter, jam.. still have 3 types of drinks, coffee tea or me... haha.. not me lah...milk
Then, after my breakfast, class lo.. dissection, lecture, lab... lepas itu, lunch at food court again..
After that, continue... sleep-inducing lectures... especially after lunch..
Finally, after class, lepak at library.. then dinner followed by library again... that's my life in Manipal lo
But sometime, get to chill out lo... go makan makan.. gossip gossip lo..
That's one of my reasons.. why i didnt update my blog.. because nothing to blog ma..

Well, this is a delayed post of San Hoe's Birthday... On 22/3, we went to a restaurant named as " Blue water"..
Frankly, it is more to a bar than restaurant.. but we tak tau ma..
And it was seniors' recommendation ma

Introduction.. Entrance... Really "Blue" wei

Interior Design of that place lo

Bar... Cocktail.. Beer and etc la..

Zoom in...

San Hoe with his birthday present.. we even have PLAYBOY underwear in INDIA le.. ori de

We bought 2 for him... + our signature somore..
Birthday cake.. from COFFEE DAY... finally, get to eat coffee day's cake.. yummy

Normal lo.. still 7 of us.. paw, Tc, li ning, san hoe, zet, reena and ah kiong

Lastly, 3 dumboS... took pic before went back..

This photo is dedicated to San Hoe lo.. wishing him a Happy Belated Birthday..

Hopefully, he will be blessed with happiness, good wealth and health (Currently, he is sick.. hope he recovers soon lo)... and of course do well in his MBBS... be a great doctor... Btw, before u treat others, make sure you take good care of your health ya.. haha

Erh, actually I really feel bad for not updating my blog..Now trying to compensate lo..

Balance between my study time and blog time lo..

I think from this blog onwards, there will be lesser photos..

Because I think you guys are familiar with Manipal and my daily life..

So, there wont be much stuff on my life lo.. But more to my feelings and changes in Manipal...

I hope that you guys know every single changes in me.. and accompany me throughout the process of growing..

Reading Huey and Jack's blog made me felt very happy

At least, I know that you guys are missing me... and of course, I miss you guys very much too..

TJJ a... you better work hard to get urself a better secretary.. although i know that.. I am the best..

I am irreplaceable... haha..

Huey, I enjoy reading you post on our past memories.. recall many unforgetable memories..

No worries, I will do the same thing.. sooner or later..

But right now, I got to hibernate.. although tomorrow is Good Friday..

Gotta go library with Li Ning.. and of course, I dont want to waste my breakfast mess...

And I should utilise my time....properly.. hopefully, you guys are the same... MASA ITU EMAS...

Goodnight...