FUN??

Well, the date for my surgery is set and preps are underway. I'm to deposit 2 pints of blood in the blood bank as a precaution for imminent blood loss during the surgery and that may not be enough so blood from donors will probably be used. Well according to Ms Lim (the surgeon) this is a major operation and I have to be sent to the ICU after the surgery and I'll have tubes all over my body (sounds like fun................not!!!). On top of that, I have to miss my trip to Russia this year, which BTW is the part I dislike most. And I thought I can graduate early (-_-).





Anyway, every cloud has its silver lining. In this case it would be that I get to go back home earlier and for a longer period of time before I leave for Russia (yes, I'll still be leaving for Russia just a bit later than originally planned) but I'll be sporting a new hairstyle when I go back. It probably look something like this:

HEART

Guess what, we go to see a cow's heart and eye being dissected the other day (1 July 2008 to be exact). Too bad we didn't get to do it ourselves but hey, better something than nothing. The heart was huge and I mean HUGE. It was about 5x the size of an average human's heart and we could see the parts very clearly. Well, different people had different opinions about the heart (its smell,looks etc). I personally think it was kinda cool, made me a bit hungry for some pork liver soup (which is something impossible to obtain around here) but cool nevertheless. Some on the other hand lost their appetite and didn't take dinner. Weak stomachs I guess, but hey they'll thoughen up sooner or later. After all, we can't have a doctor throwing up while operating on a patient (FYI, the heart was clean of any blood). Anyway, here are some pics of the heart, don't throw up now, ya hear.

3rd Sem?!!

OMG, its the 3rd Sem already. Whao, talk about fast! I mean just enrolled a while ago and all of a sudden its the 3rd Sem already! Time flies huh, it passes by without us noticing and before we know it, so much of it has gone by.

There will be 13 weeks for 3rd Sem including study week and exam weeks and the 1st week has just passed. All in all, the week was rather uneventful, its just like any other week --> B-O-R-I-N-G. Its just wake up, go to college, getback to hostel,sleep, and then let the whole cycle repeat itself. There is one thing different about this week's routine though, but it still boring.......That is I had to go to the hospital to discuss with the surgeon 'bout my upcoming surgery.

Honestly, I really dislike doing that.Why? Simple. One, I have to miss class ; Two, It seems to me everytime I talk to the doctor, the risk of the operation increases. First, it was blood loss. Then, infection and now I might even end up losing my left eye if something goes wrong. Although the good doctor says that this is unlikely,it is still scary coz unlikely doesn't mean impossible. Jeez, talk about irritating! As if that doesn't suck enough, I might not make it in time to fly to Russia this year.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like my head will explode so if you all hear about some terrorist attack in Penang, you can call up the gov. and tell them not to worry coz its probably my head (this a joke so if you took it seriously, you should get your head checked).