NEWSFLASH...report on aH niA's knee...

this is Reporter Zenia reporting about ah nia's knee.

3 months and 27 days ago, ah nia injured her knee during an inter block handball game. Since then, ah nia have been to NUH's A&E for consultation, NUS's health and wellness centre and eventually back to NUH for physio-therapy and at long last consultation from the experts of the Orthopaedic section of NUH...

At long last, after all the time spent seeing doctors.....on 25th November 2004, 4.30pm, ah nia got to know what is exactly wrong with her knee...

Diagnosis of ah nia's knee:

Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL)
Definition by www.dictionary.com of ACL:
It is a cruciate ligament of each knee that is attached in front to the more medial aspect of the tibia, that passes upward, backward, and laterally through the middle of the knee crossing the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the femur, that functions to prevent hyperextension of the knee and to keep the femur from sliding backward in relation to the tibia, and that is subject to sports injury especially by tearingcalled also ACL.

Torn cartilage
Definition by www.dictionary.com of cartilage:
A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.

Solution:
Surgery, to reconstruct the ligament.

Alternative:
Pray very hard for God's healing.
Not playing contact sports for the rest of her life......... =O

Ah nia's decision:
70% going to opt for surgery...
Plan to talk with her senior who had undergone such injury before and had surgery to reconstruct her knee.

Feelings?
Ah nia was initially really shocked as she did not expect the injury to be so serious.
Was dazed for a day.....and was really unsettled and restless eventhough she had one more paper left on Monday (29/11/04).
Now, ah nia feels numb...waiting for revealtion...

BASICS (Brothers and sisters in Christ)....pray for ah nia, for strength, both physical,mental and emotional. Pray for direction and guidance in decision makings about the operation. Pray that financially ah nia will be well provided for. Pray for ah nia's dad and mum as both are confirmed as diabetics,dad is undergoing more medical tests and it might seem that ah nia's dad might need to go for dialysis for kidney due to diabetic complications. Pray that financially, ah nia's family would be well provided in abundance by God's grace and provision.

All friends...keep ah nia in mind and in your well wishes and prayers too...

End of report.



Reported by Zenia.(Tuesday,30th November 2004, 4.14am)

Hee..as the title suggested. Halo everyone..today just finished one of the papers(literally finished-i hate the kind of paper that expect you to read a lot yet come out very little and whatever you write depends on whether the marker apprecitaes what you're writting) so even crossing finger doesn't work. Ha and the next paper is on the 29th Nov then..IT"S OVER!!!!wwhahaha..
well..recently got a lot of lflash backs going on my mind.Started to listen to the songs i used to listen to,reread the comics that I didn touch for relly long time and yesterday when I saw a guy in the greenie no.4(army uniform) then..dunno why got a sudden feel about the whole thing.indeed army days passed just like a daze~not the blur blur kind but the kind which before you know it, its over and you move on in life and i've been moving on for almost half a year..actually told myself my NS chapter ended on my comms ball nite..which makes it almost 10 months liao. The picture was taken on 4th Feb this year. so ,many things have happened! and life goes on. sometimes I ask myself what am i really after in life? What is there to be done and why so many a times I did things that I know i'll regret, and times when i didnt do it and i regret. Wanted to do something but taking the first step is always so hard, when I know doing it will make my life worthwhile..like helping special school children, SPCA etc..
but I know life is like that! By being yourself and enjoy what you're doing is good enough. The future..is Now! the second i'm in now is the past on the next...time just goes on and on..
Well Nia, shit happens. Like myself..tho I dunno why certain thing happened to me..sometimes I even question is it suppose to make me stronger or weaker. But I realise there are certain things I didnt see in my midst of agony..example will be my spine fracture.when I finally got to recourse, during the first 3 weeks was utterly painful for me. There was so many ego bursting and pridee hurting incidence..yet because of my back and Daniel came over every night to help me rub ointment. It forged a eternal friendship!and the emotional ride during the first 3 weeks of recourse soften me so much that I actually dropped tears during parents visiting day that shocked my parents.I told them I might not be able to take it or make it through and for the first time after so long their grown up son suddenly showed the soft side and both of them comforted me and told me if really cannot dun push myself too hard and they wun blame me and are proud of me~tho a bit embrassing after that incident, the whole journey became not just a personal goal for pride and glory. but for my parents, buddy, and an answer to myself. So my idea was to go as far as I can and in the end, I found the answer when they're there at the parade square. So the injury isn't bad afterall~made me learn a lot of things..
Now here I am looking back at my army days..those still in green, it'll be over soon~after that, actually feels quite normal lah.in the end you still have to experience it yourself. For girls dun complain~the guys took it up and still have to go thru studies..and to think you girls are going out to work first...so for the first few years all expenses are on you all! Female power GO go Go!haha.. 

oh come on....let me treat u to some twist ice cream.. =) dun sulk.. heez...im happily selling my junk online..am glad ive got some response..which means what im selling doesnt haf no value..haha.. =) its time to party guys! enjoy e (very) lil' break b4 it all comes again early january 2005.. oh how i dread my results............ *crosses fingers VERY tightly*

haha..so, u watched 'the champion' too?? im like so inspired to swim (i dun really like to swim actually..prefer running).. and of coz e nice tan..the beautiful figure...the nice looking faces..hahahah...it wun happen to me.. =P juz drifted off for a while there..ahah..maybe this is the holiday we will embark to fulfil those tings we've always said we wanted to do! =) hey..good idea,we can go camp somewhere scenic and enjoy e fireworks..dun tink we haf ever spent e nite over fireworks.. =) but muz haf amenities too lah.. =) and haf a nice nice chill-out envt.. **dream*dream** so i aint booking anyting ah~ most good dates are taken already anyway..

NB.i took this photo on the day of my last paper. trying to calm my unrested mind and disorientated self (w/o much avail) .. i hadnt seen the sunrise in ages..coz i always sleep past it..heh..i juz stood by e window and took a series of photos of e sun rising..i like e slight lens flare. =) ... ...the sun will always rise..will we?

Quote of the day:

People have suffered so long inside walls that they have forgotten to be free -- Jean Giono

(from 'The Man Who Planted Trees')

Sian Mei~

Phew..Jiasian jiasian jiasian!!hee..decided to repeat your names a few times to tell you how much you're missed. Gosh didn't there's so much going on recently and I thought my exam's bad enough. As I've said before many a times we'll only cherish what we have when we lose it. At least you managed to be with your grandma till she's gone. I didn't managed to when both my grandmas and one grandpa were gone. Now left one Grandpa and it's really been a long time since I've visited him..
well today just finished my first exam paper!!haha..amazing feeling. Cos it's been like 3 years?since I had my last exams,that's 'A's!haha..really duno how to gauge myself. Studied so much for the past few days but feel that the exam dont require that but rather needs more application, which I think i didnt do well in.Whatever!next paper is on 23rd nov..Just hope all these can be over soon. Cos I want to go work and earn money at least for my own expenditure.
Hey Din I thought we're going to Sentosa or something? haha..wanted to organise something for everybody for taking their time out to celebrrate my birthday. Really ...I was hoping for the ideal dreamlike situation where all of us will gather on this indoor basketball court all to ourselves and play there whole day!!!wahhaha. Then all of us will enjoy the game and play to our heart content! Then we'll go and eat to our fill after bathing~ I was thinking one day we go some island like Redang then have fun on the beach the whole day,sun sand sea beach ball swimming and babes(other babes lah,not in our group one :) then at night have some authetic indo food by the beach~ WOOAAOAHHH! just thinking abt it makes me excited. Too influenced by ' The Champion"s scuba trips. I'm ok!!will make myself available no matter what.but maybe not too expensive? I got my tent we can set it up by kallang basin and watch night sky too~hee
oh I can't see the crapboard too..damn.
okk...enough.back to studies..man

oh wow..i finally got to write on blog..theres smth wrong w my comp i tink..i cant see crap board..so pls answer the question im gonna ask by posting a blog so i can see k?? ive found a vacancy for 30th december 2004 at changi chalet..actually on the 29th also have..however,they are at different places..so take ur pick..30th(thurs) or 29th(wed).. these are the only slots left..so pls respond fast ok? or else, we can plan smth else..as zhen suggested, tt we all go to JB for a few days... heh heh heh..but then again..can the army guys take leave off?? ok..tt's all from me now..i muz go back to look for better deals... =) ... or would u all rather book a hotel room overlooking some fireworks and risk getting thrown out 4 exceeding the number of overstaying people and being a noise nuisance? =P act fast guys!! time's running out..

anyway, i tink Lamborginis look like cockroaches but e pick up's really cute! haha..however, e gals din look v pretty leh~

oh wow..i juz checked e hotel rates for swissotel,the stamford..its $360 for both single and double room..hmmmm.....suite's $1100-3300!!! per nite leh...eh...i tink can forget abt city hotels already lah.....hmm...but i wld really like to visit hotel 1929...its really small and quaint..and i tink theres smth really really wrong w my comp...sighz..i'll try to search for more entertainment chill-out venues for our hols..but pls do reply me as to which days are more favourable k? meanwhile,those who muz study pls study..those who muz rejuvenate,rejuvenate...those who muz dwell, regret, keep living in the past, not really able to see e front (tt's me) , continue...

0409

Study study study!!

Hello everyone!!haha,noww studying in library but got distracted so decided to create an entry. How is everyone doing now? gosh just now when i was reading thru a text dunno why suddenly got a recollection of a moment back in time when we were still in sec 2~it was during the first few days of sec 2 (think that time ramesh was on MC for Chicken pox). The ang mo teacher got nothing to teach so asked if anyone's got a joke to share and in the end i told a lame joke abt a deaf person retelling a joke that another guy said before him..man then Donnie told us a joke abt his Aunty swimming in a open glass swimming pool in an oversized swimsuit!hahah..GOSH THOSE WERE ANCIENT TIMES man!!haha..to think that was like..7-8 years ago?and now we've all evolved into what we are today..Siong being the sole contributor to the book'101 things soo siong says' Din going to be ang mo teacher.Mesh going to be a army man wearing sand bag on his head, Huiyi disappearing and maybe returning with China husband, Yao just came back from kangaroo hunting, Clare to be future sumo wrestler(hee), weili going to be a FATHER(or is he already?), Zhen and sian going to find work soon, Zenia-PE teacher wannabe, Nakun- studying till he's 27.don still in lala land and PK~mathematician specialised in Abstract maths and dynamics-maths teacher for 'special' kids?waahaha. Last sat went to play ball n realised we're already the 'lao ren' (old people) there liao.man played with kids I am already tired..dunno hungry or simply no endurance. But at least compared to the uncles there we're still the kids.hahah..felt that my basketball attitude is damn bad..haiz also dunno why mood automatically adjusts to the flow of the game.till exam's over bah. And wat am i going to be in future? which is so near..people perhaps it's really a good time to think things thru thoroughly? i want to be a pilot, vet too!!tho many a times situation might not allow it but dun stop dreaming cos one day they will come true..if you dun stop trying
cheers

he's passed on at aged 75.. Yasser Arafat - leader of the Palestinians ... and life goes on everywhere else. exam tmr, still surfing, trying not to panic keeping my calm..i'll get it bad tmr..oh yea..trust me on tt..

'to joy for the reconcile; to grief the loss, Life.' --din (haha..my own quote)

Clan GPU....our very own...

heya!found it found it!!got back my bike...cos the security can't stand the fact that i left it unattended and took it before others do..man this taught me a good lesson...dun only feel the loss when you lost it! had a good game of ball with mesh..haha..now back to studies..work work work..can't wait for december to come~~~~~

Clan GPU....our very own...

well surely isnt in the best of mood now....My precious hp which stored all my precious contacts, memories, pics and sms died on me at 11.59pm on my birthday n just now at library met lotsa obstacles to get my info and spent so much time and in the end gotta make do and do something that's quite difficult. and when i came out of library my precious and damn useful bicycle got STOLEN!!who can believe it in NUS people can just cycle my bike away!!!took it for granted and now i feel crippled. MY PRECIOUS BIKE!!!Sob sob sob...HAIZ!!WAT"S HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!now wat...damn this feels so unreal. and i'm having a headache...

Clan GPU....our very own...

yo yo!!Guys and girls..welll now uploading the photos to OFOTO..well you all should see my room now.gosh i dun believe it! sob sob..touched

The luckiest man alive

Not me of course, but that bugger called Yong Quan ooo and today is incidentally his birthday. Hah. In his room now after Zenia revamped the sty into style.

He was going:
'Wah lauuuuuuuu' all night

haha

I wun devote this post to his room but I do wanna say that APPLE RoCKs!!! woo hoo...

really really cool interface. And really impressed...


This post was made possible with an Apple I-Book.

Oh yea...Happy burfday dude...

HAPPY 21st YQDAY !!!

heh.. photos are up..tho i tink u wun be able to see them since rushing rite? =) well guys, whoever has photos,pls upload..coz i realized...i took so many pics..but none of them got me..haha...wanna see photos to see how FAT ive become.. *sighz..* tell me how, tell me how to lose weight on chubby face...

haha..ok its YQ's bday today..finally.. almost everyones turning 21..ha! after exams we all go play k?? cant wait..cherish our youth pple..we dun haf much of it left.. =) or we could gorge ourselves w ribs 4 e rest of our lives...heh... *burp*

i promise i'll run after my exams..help me leh guys~ i gotta take IPPT in january leh...hah..anyway, i hope yq's a bit more relaxed (maybe e reverse.. =P) after e dinner today...remember lessons of the day..consistency is THE word..jia you ba~

thanx everyone for the effort!! present, cake, organizing, love, fun, presence, $$, haha...tis been great, guys! =)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABE !!!

Yoz yoz...reading the posts of every mother's child who's dying in uni right now...lack of sleep, knee injury, back injury....just here to say all the BEST!!!

Haha. Anyway our dear boi boi quan is finally a man this Monday...so it's only right that we give him a proper welcome to his 21st burfday =)

And I hate it that Bush is in for it once again. But give him a chance to clear up the mess that he created...

And glad to see more pple posted...hey can anyone pass me a complete photo of us? then i'll put it in the blog somewhere...put a face and identity to this :)

Remember, whatever doesn't kills you only makes you stronger...

0418 im finally awake.. ive finally finished my LAST ASSIGNMENT!!!!!!!!!!! yayyy!!! rejoice w me pple.. i was sleeping thru out doing my assign..really!my dad came in to off the light, and dunno how, subconsciously, i woke up immediately and told him i was still awake..haha..you know, nowadays, im like tt..i doze off doing my stuff w/o even me knowing..its quite scary..coz e last ting i remember doing is typing on the comp and the next ting, my mum wakes me up..i dun even remember falling asleep..v v v scary..anyway, in one of my dreamy half-conscious nights, i found out an amazing ting! i composed a riddle..heez..let me ask u..wat is the only letter in the alphabet tt has more than one syllable? ..... .... .... .... W ! yah! and how do u pronounce it? 'double-you' or 'da-bewl' ? or any way else? then realize that..... its actually written with 2 'U's !!! so its 'double-you'! why not 'double-V'? rite? does this seem like an amazing discovery to you? well, it does to me..and i tot i was the first to tink of it..so i excitedly told my sis.. and she was like...uh huh... ...i tot it was a novice idea... so much for my creative spark..haha..but pls pple, dun let any ting stop u from dreaming, even if u are unconscious, subconscious or fully conscious.. haha.. the song now .. 'the day will never be over, because we're keeping the dream alive'.. haha..its juz so appropriate.. =)

im so glad i can start studying now tt ive finished my assign...ive got dark dark rings due to shameless procrastination and dehydration..haha..i'll watch kerry's emotional speech later today..im really so sad.. =( why would any one vote for bush? ?? well, i'll get my turn to vote pretty soon.. so do u guys..haha.. dun tell me who u are gonna vote for..coz YOUR VOTE IS SECRECY!

good luck to the babes for their exam tmr! =) z, i need ur favour. pls take care of urself..im really sorry i cant be there...

ok..ive really gotta go..i can hear my mum stormping into the room anytime..bye guys..see ya v soon!! =)

Yo yo Everybody~how is everyone doing? If you realised you've been coming to this blogger page (like me)...you might be suffering from wat is commonly known as "self denial and escapism from reality"!!wahhaa....according to some reliable source, if you find yourself constantly giving yourself excuses like going for toilet breaks unnecessarily, typing emails, reading newspaper from start to end without missing out any word, and you constantly find it so tiring to start working and short attention span, and eating non stop, then it's time to stop! and find a solution. solution is simple. break down the big project, reading or assignment into smaller pieces and manage then bit by bit and use the small accomplishment to motivate yourself to go on. If you find it hard to start working, set goals and tell yourself that you don;t have to do a perfect job, just do it to the best of your ability.AND GET STARTED!

well..got a major project due soon..then have to start revising for exams..gosh can't wait for holidays to come! Irritating NTU people wil end their exams soon and mine haven't even start yet! (HEE) alright..jia you ba everyone while i go and sleep for a while (tho i slept from 11 till 8 this morning!) time now is 8.57am. die~