Lift

Had over 2 hours of my life stolen from me on sunday night, was coming up from downstairs at abt 11:30pm, bloodly lift got stuck, just b4 my floor. so i pressed the button to get help, lady says she'll let the technician know, so i just wait around for him to come. luckily i had my mobile with me so had ppl to talk to, to pass the time, and i got my housemate to pass me some magazine thru the tiny gap we managed to pry open in the outside doors (the inside doors were easy to force open, the outside doors weren't easy, spose they designed not to open unless lift is at the right level, u know, to stop ppl from jumping to their deaths). anyway, ended up waiting for nearly 2 hrs (i repeated got the lady to contact the technician, but all they could do was leave a message on the pager of the lazy bastard who was meant to be on call but was sleeping). was tempted to call the fire dept, fake an asthma attack or chest pain or something, but then thot i might have to pay them if i called them just to get me outta a lift (sorta like how u have to pay to ride in an ambulance to hospital). so getting all macgyver-ish, i forced the door open a bit more, got my housemate to pass thru some thick-nosed pliers and dismantled the guide-rail at the bottom of the outside door, and managed to pull half of the door off the rail and partially into the lift, making a gap just large enough to squeeze thru (luckily i ain't got a beer gut, and that the lift was only abt 50cm below the level it was meant to be). so i get out, savour the fresh air and feeling of freedom...and then goto bed right...this was nearly 2am by the time i got out...and then...i get woken up at 6am by the lift technician who was like "oh got a page saying u stuck in a lift?"...unfortunately i was too groggy from just being woken up to swear at the fucker...imagine if i didn't have my phone with me, i'd have been stuck in the lift for at least 6.5 hrs and have to sleep on the hard tiled floor...hope that guy gets stuck in a lift with nobody to get him out...haha...

anyway, since i was bored i took some photos with my mobile...enjoy...haha

btw i've still been riding the in the lift since then...but when i came home this afternoon it had broken down again...hope nobody was in there...

Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgeons are a funny lot...esp this one crazy mumbling surgeon who was giving us a lecture on the principles of plastic surgery (ie the most basic stuff). he was describing the various stuff that plastic surgeons do, eg hand operations, skin grafts and flaps for burns patients or ppl with chunks of skin cut out, etc...and then he goes, "and if u have a trophy wife to maintain and private school fees to pay, u can also do cosmetic surgery"...and then...he comes up with a classic...

"Cosmetic surgery - it's psychiatry with a knife"

Struck me as being so true...for most ppl, the problem is not in their body, it's in their head...

Gala Dinner @ The Point

Had awesome time on friday night, it was kinda like a mini-ball for 5th and 6th year med students from my hospital, organised by our student society. Normally it would be $95 but our student society subsidised it so it only cost us $25 for amazing food and unlimited alcohol...better than the crap they normally serve at balls...and the restaurant was so swank, beautiful view of Albert Park lake...and to eat there would normally cost around $30-40 for each main...so yeah, all round a great night, great food, great drinks, great friends...haha...

Graduation

Went to my gf's graduation yesterday, was a long and boring ceremony and was so far back that i could not see if it was even her that was walking across to shake the vice-chancellor's hand, but it was worth it. dinner with her family and going out afterwards was really fun...and she looked so damn cute in the robe and hat and all...heheh...i'm so proud of you babe!!! :D another 1.5 years till our roles will be reversed...and it'll be my turn -_-"

2 years or 24 months or 104 weeks or 731 days or 17544 hours or 1052640 mins or 63158400 seconds!

Wow can't believe it has been 2 years already. it's been a wonderful journey tho...amazingly fantastically terrifically great (ran outta adjectives...damn my poor vocab) time. went to cafe crema on swanston for a drink then went to livebait at docklands for dinner...not bad but i prolly didn't pick the best meal there, oh well the view was nice and the company was great as always...haha...love ya babe...