Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail You
I know You love me
Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me


At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now


You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know You love me
And when the earth fades
Falls from my eyes
And You stand before me
I know You love me
I know You love me


You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done

* annalisa *
* 26th june *
* nus med *

-11:30 PM

havent been blogging in ages...not sure if anyone reads this blog anymore haha...

anyway, once again time has flown by really fast.. electives have been fun & i've really learnt alot even though I didnt get to experience how healthcare is practiced in the US(all thanks to H1N1!!) but I'm not really complaining cos it means i'll get to save up more for my grad trip(woohoo!) and I did learn quite a bit at nni and saw really cool neuromuscular cases (like kennedy's disease!)

It's almost surreal that I'm about to start m5 when it feels like i just finished csfc yesterday...all the info that i'm 'supposed' to know by now somehow seems to disappear into the very deep recesses of my brain where I hope i'll be able to retrieve at least 10% of it =S... it's very different being an m3/4 in the wards in the sense that when tutors ask u a question which you dont know the answer to, they will be more forgiving & tell u the answer. When you're a final yr student, you are EXPECTED to know the answer and of course will look utterly imcompetent when you dont...plus this statement will follow: "you're m5 already! it's gg to be your mbbs in __ months' time..better brush up on your clinical knowledge!"

Seniors say your m5 yr will pass by in a flash, a very painful flash; and before you know it, you'll be HOs, all ready to start at the bottom rung of the hospital food chain again.


*Philippians 4:13*
Thats all I need.


-2:20 PM

it's been ages since i last posted!!

2008 has gone in a flash & we are already into the 3rd week of 2009...how fast time flies and i'm now done with patho pros and looking forwards to electives (which = holidays!)
and for once I dont have to mug during CNY!(which has been horrible for the past 3 years)

I guess looking back on 2008 I have lots to be thankful for:
thankful for God's grace, unmerited favour and faithfulness upon me the whole year, for having a big cg that brought with it many, many memories, moments and anecdotes to last long after med sch, for learning that there are some specialities in medicine i would never go into, for watching my sis marry the love of her life, for making new friends and saying bye to some, for strengthening old friendships and for the knowledge that my Heavenly Father will see me through the new year as He has always done and will always continue to do...

And this is how i know 2009 will be a great year ahead...


-9:40 PM




-6:27 PM




-7:57 PM

Songs that probably should not be played in the OT:

1. Keep Bleeding - Leona Lewis
2. Fever - Michael buble
3. First cut is the deepest - Cat stevens
4. Amnesia
5. Another one bites the dust - Queen
6. Breathless - Corrs
7. Fighting for my life - Michael Bolton
8. Torniquet - Evanescence
9. Blinded by love - Rolling stones (esp. in opthalmo)
10. Died in your arms - cutting crew


-6:33 PM

all too soon, 2 weeks have passed & i miss anaesthesia already.. maybe not as bad as emed(with withdrawal symptoms & all) but i still found it to be quite a nice speciality to go into, esp. for girls....the lifestyle seems quite gd with no long ward rounds except for pain rounds, no clinics(unless u are an MO or reg) and u get to sit in an aircon place the whole day....haha...perhaps one reason why I enjoyed my time in sgh was the working environment & the anaesthetists i met who always seemed happy & ever so willing to teach & impart skills to med students even though our failed intubations, plugs and wrong bag & mask skills probably gave them much more work to do... maybe i'll consider doing anaesthesia as one of my MO postings next time, but that's a long way more....haha



here's some random photos from the past few days...

Michelle ventilating a baby....prob one of the very very rare times u will see her with a baby...haha




a pic to show how small the paediatric oral airway can be...(my pen was used as a reference & for comparison)




totally random photo of mich's socks, OT shoes & shoe covers....(i was bored during ICU tutorial when i took this)



practicing how to do a CSE with a Touhy needle




Anyway, I'm on to opthalmo next @ nuh...Bleagh...


-9:43 PM




And the medical student in me noted her length(51cm) and OFC(33cm) =)

~fish~
~grace~
~val~
~yun(yaya sis)~
~junliang~
~james~
~angie(yaya sis)~
~OCS~
~jia~
~joey~
~weiming~
~shaun~
~blanche~
~shimei~
~so much food, so little time~
~wenphei~



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