3 days to my First reservist

After being deprieved of freedom and space for two weeks, i've spent most of my time out, literally. so, the great singapore sale has started but why the gundam model i've been eyeing for so long is not discounted! *fume*

In 3 more days, i'll be going to sungei gedong for my first reservist. though it's a one day event but there'll be ippt being conducted. sheesh. i started to train 2 days after my hospital stay. after a short run of less than 3 km, i was totally out of breathe and i could scarcely do one pull-up!!! to make matters worse, my thighs have been aching til today. i'll need a miracle to pass this time. =S

to end on a happy note. tomorrow will be a good day for me! that's when my pay from the hospital stay is coming in and i'll get a chance for some much needed tan when i go to sentosa after my checkup. let's hope for a bright sunny day tomorrow!

Last day : Being a Lab mouse

This is the last stretch! finishing line is all but in front of me! i am gonna do it! never in my life have i go through 15 days drinking just plain water. a detoxifying experience i say. today's a hell of a hectic day where i have a canula or in layman's term, a straw, inserted in my arm the whole day... sobz... but just thinking that i'll be discharged tomorrow should help i guess.. hee.. and boy, am i going to whack all the unhealthy food!

sigh... time to go back for ECG again! *eyes rolling*

Day whatever : Being a Lab mouse

Okie. i've lost track of time. Today is supposed to be day 10, so i've just fast fowarded a day. today is also the day when the results are out. Good news is that i didn't 'bao' maths. i was so sure i am gonna fail it. hail moderation! Bad news is that i didn't get any As! i was so confident that i could have scored at least one =(
to make matters worse... material sci which is one of my confident subjects got a C.. to top things off, i lost to rain again... argh... okie. i'm not a sore loser, so rain, you can start looking forward to your treat.

hmmm... trini apparently has hooked up with someone.. time to find out more...

Day 10 : Being a Lab mouse

Woohoo! 5 more days, 5 more days to breathing fresh though a bit polluted outside air! the nurses just brought us down for a whiff of the air outside.. man... i never knew that it smelt so sweet... definitely much better than the recycled air conditioned air in here!

I just completed watching the OC season 1 in record time. number 1 is because rain is going to borrow it from me tomorrow. Yes. she's visiting for an ulterior motive. heartless creature. number 2 is because it's so damn good. i am totally hooked!

okie. time to start season 2, let the countdown to freedom begin!

Day 6 : it's getting bored in here

Finally! the number of days left to stay in this place is down to single digit! Woohoo! 9 days left! today's lunch was great! no western, no potatoes. it was muslim cuisine. though it's a bit spicy but it comes with rice!!! oh how much i missed you! okie.. i am getting a bit delirious.. but what do you expect when you are cooped up in this place for so long!? i'm losing touch with the outside world! ack!!!!!!

Day 4 : Being a Lab mouse

yup. i know that lab mouse is not a correct term but i prefer it that way. my style and sounds way better than a lab rat. hahaha.. anyway, i got my first taste of rice for days. Having potatoes as substitute for rice is horrifying. i was getting so sick of the daily lunch and dinner where potatoes are your source of carbo. Wonder how do i survive if i go to any western countries. tomorrow will be the start of the multidose where we'll be given the drug daily. hope my body is able to adjust to the drug.. hate it whenever i have a headache. anyway, weixiong is pulling out of the study, leaving me and pangcheng.. PC is also considering of pulling out depending on how he is feeling the next few days. i'm gonna be so lonely!

Got an sms from my former sec sch teacher. she's getting married and i was being invited. hee.. my 1st invitation to a wedding dinner! oh yar, jude.. no more piloting hor... everyone's expectng you there.. my namesake's on the line.. hahaha..

also got an sms from jane yesterday, seems to me the Shanghai trip is going to proceed as planned. yay! jane is really desperate to go there i see.. hahahaha

almost time to have my blood drawn. time to go!

Day 2 : In Pfizer clinic

This is day 2 of the clinical research study and boy, it's sure is boring in here.
I was admitted on tuesday which was considered to be day 0 and yesterday, we were given our 1st dose of the study medication. Truthfully, i wasn't expecting much of side-effects, heh.. i was wrong! the hourly ECG sessions before and after the taking of the drug dosage just added fuel to the fire. During the ECG sessions, we were required to lie down and not move. I was having a bad headache from the lying down before the dosage and after the dosage, the side effects kicks in. So, i ended up with a bad headache for the rest of the day. PC and another guy in the study suffered the worst, they were puking away and were bedridden. Luckily, i only suffered from headache and the headache subsided today and well, i'm back to another boring day. THe days, the hours, the minutes and even the seconds are slowing dragging by =S

oh oh.. the doc is asking for us. Laters!

Phase 2.2 : Mesmerised

Yesterday, i went to see Michael Flatley's 'Lord Of The Dance together with rain. though Michael Flatley himself is not playing the lead, it was still a marvellous performace. i was totally overwhelmed by the performace, the perfectly synchonised tap dancing, the graceful dances, the moving songs and the fantastic violinists. WOW! find that the tickets though a bit expensive but it's money well spent =)
thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it. oh, rain dressed up very prettily yesterday wor, oozing of femininity... i didn't expect her to dress up so.. haha.. well.. it's a welcome change since she usually act a bit boyish. so, yup, rain.. please keep it up.. =P

After the performace, we went to town and walked a little. rain got back her sim card and i got my mum a mother's day present. poor me. anyway, i realised 'tartufu'flavoured icecream (erm.. not sure if it's spelled this way) from VENEZIA tastes really good! haha.. got something to look forward to whenever i go taka liao.. hee..

After that, rain went to her friend, steph's place for mahjong while i went to ryan's place for the same activity together with jane and kailin. Actually, i only played a game before clarence came and took over me. so being the odd one out, i went downstairs to watch tv. well, sort of. ryan's father started talking to me. from what course i am in to what decisions we make will affect/narrow our future careers to examples of people who had the foresight and had made it big and so on... well, i missed the channel U's show,not that i am complaining. Well, it's quite an enriching experience hearing from ryan's father. he's now talking to me for free.. who knows next time, he'll be charging people to hear him talk! hee.. it was great talking to him as i learnt new stuff and insights which i probably will not know until i graduate or go to attend some workshops and stuff. ryan, you are one lucky guy.. haha..

time to go watch tv! May the force be with you. Star Wars Episode III is opening soon! so looking forward to it!

rain and i waiting for performace to start 

Phase 2.1 : Finished

And so, i have finished the last paper of this sem. Didn't have the estatic feeling.. most probably is due to the long break between the last and the 2nd last paper. simply bored to death. didn't really study for this paper, so i'm just aiming for a B. Could have walk out early during the paper. dunno why this invigilator so weird, telling us that "1 hour have passed and no one's supposed to leave the examination hall." Isn't it suppose to be no one is suppose to take the paper 1 hour after the paper starts? and that we are not supposed to leave 15 min b4 the paper ends? In the end, i wasted 45 mins drawing, counting the ceiling boards and doing countless checking of the answers(more of just flipping thru them.).

Got good news yesterday. the clinic called and i'm IN! yesh! got income liao... heh.. though a lot of friends are a bit put off by the research thingy but i don't really give a damn. no one is paying me a salary of close or equivalent value anyway and the medication is not something that alters the gene, so what the heck. it's not like the medication will stay in my system for long.

sigh. i always have this thinking that our lives are pretty routine. once we are born into this world, we are bonded to something known as money. we are in debts once we are born. wonder why babies cry when they are out of their mothers' womb? heh.. as the saying goes 'money makes the world go round'. majority of us needs to study to the highest level possible in order to earn that higher salary. after graduation, we have to work to earn the money to pay off the government, the education system, our parents and most importantly, our needs. then probably we get married and have kids. and the cycle continues. all this boils down to one thing. money. people will argue that health is wealth. erm... all i can say is i rather die young and rich than to die old and poor. argh.. i am blabbering away... hmmm... see what boredom and being penniless makes you do...

okies, think i shall stop crapping here and go back to my PS2 then... must be due to the cinematic pleasure paper la.. makes me crap so much... Oh! almost forgot.. the DFS store opp far east is huge! i m so in the mountains... hahaha.. gonna check out the wide variety of watches there the next time.

Phase 2 : Monotonous

Just ended my game of Devil May Cry 3. So hooked onto it these days, realised that PS2 is quite a good companion when you are really bored. it's as though i have finished my exams. hahaha.. NOT! i still left one this coming wed... =S

Can't wait for the end of the paper. not that i have the hols programme fully planned out but at least i'll know that i can relax fully then. Just got some bad news. rain can't make it for the bangkok trip. sian. was looking forward to it. think most prob the trip will be cancelled unless got interested people joining. =( hope there'll will be some good news. hopefully frm the pfizer clinic. they'll be chosing only 10 out of the 40+ people who went down for the study. else my soon-to-come-up plans for the hols will be ruined...