Daniel's birthday..

guess what?? the birthday boy made us dinner.. and (surprisingly) it was really good considering he cooked it all from scratch..

a photo of the chef with his masterpieces..

and all the lucky people who tasted his cooking.. hehe..

the yummy cake.. but.. try counting the candles.. you'll notice that the figure on the cake doesn't coincide.. haha.. hmm.. wonder who's mistake.. hehe.. jk..

nothing says it better than a smile.. (non-verbal communication.. darn.. all this jargons better stop popping up in my head.. hehe..)

all the yummy food was washed down my sago gula melaka.. very nice considering we're his guinea pigs.. hehe..

happy birthday again daniel..

freedom!!

unfortunately, like all good things, it doesn't last.. have to start studying again for EOS.. sigh.. might as well live in the library already.. :(

now for a sneak preview of what happened in the past week.. (backwards :P)

After Summative 2 celebration..
after the test.. some of us had to go and do our AIR topic (ask IMU lar why put dateline same day as exam.. sigh).. while the rest of us went to endah parade.. all the way to eat thong yuen.. hehe.. yum.. and when we were pouring in the sugar, our minds were saying "diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glycosuria".. seriously, this medical thingy is starting to grow on us.. haha..

when the rest have submitted their AIR, we went midvalley.. woohoo!! watched runaway vacation.. basically its a movie about this family who (in my opinion) treats their father really badly.. but the father still goes the distance for his family (aww.. so sweet).. well it was a really touching movie and i guess the moral of the story is to treat your parents better.. hehe..

then, i went to watch Tokyo Drift.. it was a great movie.. lots of action.. the best part is, the accidents in the movie make my accident look really teeny weeny.. haha.. after the movie.. some smart fella went and make a wrong turn so we spent a significant amount of time sightseeing in Bangsar.. haha..
then went to had dinner in asia cafe.. you must be wondering why i'm so free to take a photo of the receipt.. well.. look carefully. the price for the drink is RM1.30 and RM 3.80.. which is ok.. then they give us a 5% discount and then a 5% government tax.. so it comes out to the same.. this really doesn;t make sense.. sigh.. the extent people will go to make their stuff look cheaper.. :P

now, my final PBL in

my last PBL with this group.. and this is what our typical PBL sessions look like..

gonna miss you guys.. *sob sob*

me playing KNIGHT ONLINE!!!!

Can u imagine me playing Knight Online??

I can't believe myself doing it either...

Well.. i did not actually played it.. but was actually doing my bro a favour (ahem.. how noble :p)...

Sincerely.. i thought.. just ON the computer.. set it on macro.. and my job's done.. i can study in peace.. with dad, my twin bros up in Prai for 3 whole days.. for their usual bowling tournaments.
Before leaving on Friday morning, my bro set-up everything, Chocokid, an archer on one computer and another character, Botakchee a mage on another computer, gave me last minute briefings.. and i was telling him.. piece of cake.. i can do it.. u just go and do your best and assuring him that i wont fail him.. will do my best... bla bla bla..

My first taste of knight online was after my PBL, i came back home.. sat in front of the computer and actually started to see what the heck Knight Online is all about..

Someone was asking, "Choco are you there?" I looked at the few sheets of instructions that he had scribbled for me.. but none gave me any indications on how to reply.. mmm.. i began experimenting.. but couldnt type anything.. gave him a call.. and he explained.. ok.. fine.. all goes well..

Suddenly.. something urgent came up.. and i kept my cool.. send choco to town and i bravely and proudly run back.. i know the way (bursts with pride :D).. haha.. and suddenly.. this pack of dogs, saber tooth attack me.. and i was like.. freaking out.. can actually feel that the dogs are actually attacking the real xandra.. omg.. my heart of beating so fast.. fingers trembling... epinephrine levels shoots up.. and everything went topsy turvy.. like when studying CNS.. crap..
after finally getting myself together.. i went back to my notes.. feeling that i have accomplished playing knight online..

Suddenly, the party leader wanted to change location to a better place where the players can earn more experience.. and therefore, went to Machi.. (dunno the actual name of the dogs).. my gosh.. they are hell.. its so ferrocious.. and since Botakchee is a mage.. he can tp all the other players without them walking (how i wish, we can have mage in our real world). Before i could reach the destination, i was eaten alive by the dogs.. and i was so terrified.. hands trembling
and the party leader was so impatient, was hurrying me.. and i was like.."idiotic bro why must i do this for u, i've got better things to do!!" . The other side of me.. i want to set a good example (ahem) that everything is possible.. so i told myself.. dont give up.. this is just some computer games.. and of course.. i SUCCEEDED to reach the place the party leader wanted me to be.. and successfully, tp all the other players too..(grins widely)

i actually sat in front of both the monitors and enjoy looking at all those knights, achers and what-nots killing all those montrous dogs (with the clock ticking closer and closer to my summative 2.. argh!!!!!!!!) .. i think i spend more time looking at the screen than to actually studying for my summative test which is this coming friday.. *regrets*

I missed my dinner.. my yum cha with my old friends.. all because of manning the stupid game for my bro..(not really that stupid, but i actually did had a little fun)

The worst thing happen was.. I was chatting with my bro (who logs in at a cyber cafe in Prai) on a computer.. not realising that a Troll Warrior was attacking his other character on another computer.. he typed.. RUN.. so being the innocent and blur me.. i thought.. he wanted to say, chiao, tata, goodbye.. goodnnite.. so being me, his good kind loving sister.. i bid him goodnite, sweetdreams. He shouted and typed out.. TW attacking you on the other computer.. When i finally knew what he meant.. i rolled my chair to the next computer and got a real horrifying shock to see the TW who was so near.. again.. my hands were trembling, could feel the cold sweat.. hearts pounding.. my Gosh..

Finally.. i went to bed at around 2am.. and up by 7am.. to set his game on macro.. and went back to study.. and guess what.. i couldnt study.. too many things happen.. i need to do this.. i need to do that.. and when anything happens.. i break into cold sweat.. heart pounding..fingers trembling and wat i could conclude is.. PLAYING KNIGHT ONLINE is so much more difficult than to study medicine.. so for now on.. it will be just.. Xandra is going to be a doctor.. ahahaha.. well, call me nuts but at least my notes can't attack me.. hehe..

Im so glad that my brothers are back.. i dont have to man his game..
but i must say it was worth it as he was the 2nd block leader in the Penang circuit 2006.. but sadly.. not for the finals as he injured his finger.. anyways, congrats bro..

oi bro.. you owe me a dinner at TGI.. hehe.. muax!!

10 questions God won't ask you..

1. God won't ask what kind of car you drove, He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transport.

2. God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3. God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how many you helped clothe.

4. God won't ask what your highest salary was, He'll ask if you gave some to help others.

5. God won't ask what your job title was,He'll ask if you performed your job to the best ofyour ability.

6. God won't ask how many friends you had, He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

7. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.

8. God won't ask about the color of your skin, He'll ask about the content of your character.

9. God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation, He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.

10. God won't have to ask how many people you forwarded this to, He already knows whether or not you are ashamed to share this information to whom you love.

first kiss..

*warning* if you are looking for a sneak preview of some juicy gossip or insights to my love life you are not at the right place.. come to think of it.. my love life= Tortora.. hehe..

ok ok.. let me set you straight.. today, is my CAR's first kiss (by me lar) sigh..today, an extremely strong magnetic force was holding me to my bed.. can't get up.. but i guess you could call it laziness.. *regrets*

so, naturally was rushing for time to get to lecture.. and out of nowhere CRASH!! (literally cos i didn't hear anything)

i was kinda shocked (ok.. to be honest, Very) and i got down to talk to the lady.. of all my luck she had to be speaking Mandarin.. crap.. so was struggling with my banana-ness and my shakiness..

thankfully it happen near my house so i called my parents.. really didn't want to initially cos i was afraid of getting skinned alive but eventually..............
xan: mum.........
mum: yeah??
xan: i bbbang someone..
mum: where??
xan: (gives description)
mum: ok i'll be there..
my dad somehow knew what had happen.. (don't ask me how.. it must be parents instincts)..
he was already at the door before my mum even told him..

so they came.. dad settle with the lady and mum sent me to uni which is a good thing cos i was shaking like a leaf.. if i had continued to drive i probably would have accumulated more than a year's worth of dents and scratches.. *sweat* or should i say perspiration..

luckily my car has just a few scratches which came off after polishing (except one which now serves as a painful reminder).. phew.. but the lady's ISWARA was dented.. (so much for belilah barangan buatan Malaysia :P)

and so, the big question.. *drum rolls*

did i get scolded??? miraculously no (jealous?? hehe).. *sighs with relief* i guess my parents was more than thankful that i'm ok.. although i did get some new driving pointers.. :P

..anyways, really owe it to my parents for being supportive.. muax!! love you guys..

moral of the story is:
1. wake up earlier..
2. look-and-go: don't assume there's no car..
3. learn mandarin or any other dialect..

ATTN: all medical students

Petition against new immigration/work permit rules for international medical students.

This online petition simply calls for a delay in the implementation of
the new immigration and visa rules for international medical students
currently studying at a UK medical school, until they have completed
their entire postgraduate training (to CCT level or equivalent). Rather
than introduce these new immigration and visa changes in one step, we,
the undersigned, would ask the Home Office to phase in the new
regulations over time.

The Home Office has recently announced changes to the immigration rules, which
will make it almost impossible for international (non-UK/EEA) doctors to get
post-foundation programme jobs in the UK. Under the new rules, all international
doctors will need to be awarded a work permit in order to work in the UK, and will only be
offered a job if there is no suitable EU or UK applicant for the job that they
are applying to.

Whilst this should ensure that there are enough jobs nationwide for medical graduates
of EEA/UK origin, our international medical students have had the rug pulled
out from under them.

When our current international medical students decided to pursue their medical education in the UK, the immigration rules that existed at the time entitled them to the same access to post-graduate jobs and training as UK graduates.

However, the government has decided to change the rules, with no exemption for those international students who are already studying medicine in the UK. We believe this is a serious injustice for those international students who made their decision to pursue their medical education in the UK on the basis that they would be permitted to complete their post-graduate medical training here. Many will now be forced to return to their home countries after just one year as an SHO, in order to complete their postgraduate training.

This petition asks that the new rulings be phased in, and that international students (who will graduate or have already graduated from a UK medical school) are allowed to complete their post-graduate training in the UK. We believe this is the only fair and honourable way for the government to proceed, as our current international students had no idea, when they decided to study here, that the goal posts would be moved so dramatically midway through their undergraduate/ postgraduate education.

-->The government has recently announced changes to the immigration rules, which will make it almost impossible for international (non-UK/EEA) doctors to get post-foundation programme jobs in the UK.

Under the new regulations, graduating International Medical Students (IMS) will be EXCLUDED for appointment in training posts after Foundation Year 2 unless there is evidence from the employer that there are no qualified UK/EEA applicants for the post.

This prevents all applicants from being assessed fairly during the process of recruitment, thus ending the equal opportunities policy and enforcing discriminatory practice.

Many International Medical Students who chose to study medicine at UK institutions were led to believe that equal opportunities for appointment to training posts would apply upon graduation.

The majority of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) trained in the UK come from developing countries with limited opportunities and resources for specialised training. Denying IMGs equal opportunities to train could mark looming healthcare crises in these countries due to future shortages of specialists.

Training links between various countries and the NHS that have been carefully nurtured for over 50 years could be dissolved.

To find out more about this issue, please visit this website: http://www.medschoolsonline.co.uk/index.php?pageid=149.

absence makes the heart fonder.. (so true)

I miss my brothers!!
sob sob.. they will be away for 3 days, 72 hours, 4320 minutes, 259200 seconds..
and i miss them already.. how????????

hmm.. now this is FOOD for thought.. when they are around.. its always the same..
1. us fighting for the side seat in the car..
but sadly i always loose cos shortest sit in the middle.. sob sob..
2. me scolding them for leaving just one miserable cookie in a huge container.. just so they are not the one who finish it=don't have to wash up..
3. squabbling over the tv.. them and their ESPN and me and my CSI..
and the list just goes on and on.. but then again.. now that no one is fighting with me for the ASTRO remote.. i don't watch tv also.. isn't it weird.. haha..

so.. when they get back i'm going to give them a big big bear hug whether they like it or not.. haha..