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...

Ebay is addictive

Man where have you been all my life? :P thanks to josh, got intro'd to the wonderful world of ebay, so much cool stuff there, for really really cheap...heheh...how i've missed out, could've got so much of my computer stuff for cheaper...already bought some wireless networking stuff for home, saved almost 35% off RRP...heheh...could spend hours just browsing, checking on my bids, etc etc...hmm...might get me a fancy new stethescope from US, exchange rate pretty good atm...hmm...virtually half-price

PostSecret

Wow...stumbled across an amazing site...the brutal honesty of some of the postcards is both breathtaking and confronting...take some time and check it out...i dare ya

postsecret.blogspot.com

Random Quotation of the Day

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." --Theodore Roosevelt

Jap mayo is so evil...yet SO good

Woke up feeling like crap, tummy was sore and had no appetite (which is very unusual for me since i love food haha), still sore now but not too bad. The annoying thing is that i've been doing a bit of reading the last few days about gastro problems, so i'm sitting here all paranoid about all the nasty things it could be, even tho i know deep down that it prolly something innoculous, just a simple upset tummy, maybe due to the jap mayo i had last night with my dinner that has prolly expired long ago (damn japanese, ever heard of putting expiry dates on perishable foods? i would throw it out but it such a large tub, don't wanna waste it...hehehe). Perhaps it is also all the rich oily junk food i've been scoffing down since i'm at home for the week, i eat pretty healthy in melb (don't buy junk food) so perhaps my tummy not used to such rich food...

Had this grand plan at the beginning of my hols to do lots of study. Mostly i've done alright, spent lots of time sitting down and trying to read, but to be honest my heart wasn't really into it and i've prolly forgotten most of the stuff i've read...had a bit of a CBF attitude lately...dunno why...maybe bc exams aren't close enough to be really stressful yet and plus i'd rather be in melb atm...i miss her...

The Sword of Damocles

Random tidbit for the day...

The Sword of Damocles
An object that figures in a legend about an actual Greek nobleman, Damocles. According to the story, Damocles frequently expressed his awe at the power and apparent happiness of his king. The king, tired of such flattery, held a banquet and seated Damocles under a sword that was suspended from the ceiling by a single hair—thus demonstrating that kingship brought with it fears and worries as well as pleasures.

Labour Day

Had a nice long weekend...Labour Day and all, tho dunno what labour it is meant to be rewarding us for. I for one haven't done any labour at all...haha...anyway, on a very hot monday, went for BBQ with uni friends. Didn't do much, just ate some food, played some cards games and PS2. Man i suck at fighting games, couldn't beat Josh in abt a dozen games of Marvel vs Capcom even tho he never ever plays PS2 or any games in general...luckily i was able to restore some pride by kicking his ass in Virtua Tennis 2...and i would've killed him in Winning Eleven too if he had the guts to play me :P anyway, thot i'd put up some pics...the 2nd one is a bit weird, my mouth was full of food and i didn't really want to show everyone what i was eating...haha

Orchidectomy

That is the new 'word of the day'...what does it mean u may ask? It means the surgical removal of the testicles...I was planning to go see one done today but decided I'd rather sleep-in...haven't had a sleep-in mid-week in a long time. By the way, orchidectomies used to be done as a way to control prostate cancer, not because the guy cheated on his significant other :P

Haven't updated in a while but nothing of interest to say, just my usual routine....wake up, eat breakfast while watching an episode of either Family Guy, Friends, Scrubs or SATC on my computer, goto hospital, bum around, pretend I'm not completely stupid, go home, eat dinner while watching more stuff on my computer, study, shower, sleep, rinse and repeat...hahah...

Was pretty close to taking up soccer (my great love) again after bumping into an old teammate and senior classmate, but I figured I'd rather save the money and time and spend it on more productive pursuits...eg gf and study...can just get my weekly dose of exercise at the gym...tho the temptation was strong...can't explain why I love it so much, not like I'm great at it and the training is tough and monotonous...but i've played it for over half my life and it was awfully hard to decide to give it up end of last year, esp since i didn't go out with the bang i'd have liked, since it was a shitty season riddled with numerous ankle and foot injuries at the most inopportune times. But i guess i gotta grow up sometime and start facing realities...that if i don't do enough study, i'm gonna regret it later on...

-_-

Haven't posted in ages...been back in Melbourne since 30th Jan, had a week to get my apartment and everything else in order and to spend some quality time with someone special to me. Been back at the hospital for the last 4 days...very stressful and busy and hectic and lots of info-overload from crazy consultants and registrars who know freakishly large amounts of minutiae...dunno if i need or want to ever know so much about such a narrow field. Reminds me of what my research supervisor once told a group of us students, "Any specialist, in the true sense of the word, is an idiot." What he meant was that anybody who knows lots about a particular area, but only about that area, is stupid...because it is important to be knowledgable about a wide breadth of things...after all, there is a big wonderous world outside of the hospital, thought it is hard to realise sometimes. Anyway, i'll be happy if i'm a competent doctor who doesn't kill my patients...they often sick enough on their own, don't need me to force them to walk down the dark tunnel towards the light...

Tennis is evil

I was kinda bored so decided to do something relaxing, turned on the tennis right, women's semi-final, Maria Sharapova vs Serena Williams. OMG it was a shock to the senses...at one end you have a girl (and that she is, only 17) who sounds like she is almost orgasming every time she hits the ball (and at 82dB, not shy to let the world know about it either), and at the other end you have a woman who is more manly than any guy i know... who, despite the fact she has a huge butt and tree-trunks for legs, still chooses to wear the shortest and tightest pair of white shorts imaginable...and a top that has holes in the most inappropriate places...her dress sense (or lack thereof) shows that money doesn't buy class...

Here's what Snoopy had to add when we talked about this:
"see, that proves you can do anything if you have money- Williams sisters with no taste and shocking man-like body shapes can be "fashion designers"; Paris Hilton, the cheapest socialite around "designs" jewelleries; Donald Trump is a TV show host"

Well in the latter example, Donald 'Hair-Piece' Trump, money does buy something (someone)...Melania Knauss as your wife! :P

Here's Johnny

Classic quotation from the late Johnny Carson, ripped from news.com.au:

"I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex and rich food. He was healthy, right up to the day he killed himself"

bash.org

Was sent this interesting site full of funny/twisted quotations from people on IRC, here is a sample:

(DragonflyBlade21) A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you're a great guy, but I don't like you in that way. This is roughly the equivalent for the guy of going to a job interview and the company saying, You have a great resume, you have all the qualifications we are looking for, but we're not going to hire you. We will, however, use your resume as the basis for comparison for all other applicants. But, we're going to hire somebody who is far less qualified and is probably an alcoholic. And if he doesn't work out, we'll hire somebody else, but still not you. In fact, we will never hire you. But we will call you from time to time to complain about the person that we hired.

(Casey8) Diana Ross' husband died
(Tarrier) how
(Casey8) fell while climbing in South Africa or something
(JennAway) that's sad
(Bubbaprog) i guess there is a mountain high enough

(Gear Grinder X) once, we had these total freak seventh day advenist (or whatever) freak ass neighbors
(Gear Grinder X) and this girl Lanna was a little younger than me
(Gear Grinder X) she was a bitch, and they were all totally religious
(Gear Grinder X) she threw rocks at me once on my bike, and so I turned around, and went to run over here
(Gear Grinder X) I was hauling ASS, and you know what she did?
(Gear Grinder X) put her hands on her hips, and stood there and said "The lord will protect me"
(Gear Grinder X) well.... he didn't

(incarnate) hey cres, I know what you're thinking right now
(incarnate) " "
(cres) i dont get it

(aryov) This cake is soooo good
(aryov) it's like sex, except I'm having it

(Edofnor) #1 pickup line of all time: "Hey, does this rag smell like chloroform to you?

(green) We vegetarians love the environment. carnivores are sick freaks.
(Frank) How can vegetarians possibly love the environment.. you keep eating all the fucking plants

Slide Away

Was going through some of my old albums looking for good tracks for my playlist, and dug up this song after someone told me they liked Oasis. It is called "Slide Away", from their 1994 debut album "Definately Maybe":

Slide away - and give it all you've got
My today - fell in from the top
I dream of you - and all the things you say
I wonder where you are now?
Hold me down - all the world's asleep
I need you now - you've knocked me off my feet
I dream of you - and we talk of growing old
But you said please don't!

Slide in baby together we'll fly
I've tried praying but I dont know what you're saying to me

Now that you're mine
We'll find a way
Of chasing the sun
Let me be the one who shines with you
In the morning we don't know what to do
Two of a kind
We'll find a way
To do what we've done
Let me be the one who shines with you
And we can slide away

Slide away
Slide away
Away

Slide away - and give it all you've got
My today - fell in from the top
I dream of you - and all the things you say
I wonder where you are now?

Slide in baby together we'll fly
I've tried praying and I know just what you're saying to me

Now that you're mine
We'll find a way
Of chasing the sun
Let me be the one who shines with you
In the morning we don't know what to do
Two of a kind
We'll find a way
To do what we've done
Oh let me be the one who shines with you
And we can slide away

Slide away (7x)
Oooh Ooh Oooh
Slide away (10x)

The Gallagher brothers may be real cocks but they can sure write some fine lyrics...

Miles Apart

Again I haven't posted in a while, just been bumming around since I got back from Queensland. Had a few friends over on weekend, they brought their computers over, played some Half Life 2 DM, Counterstrike Source and Warcraft 3 FT...nice to catch up and lan...used to do this more during high school but lately it is harder being in Melb and all...

Anyhoo, just wanted to put up some lyrics from this punk band Raz intro'd me to, Yellowcard...first punk band I've heard that incorporate violin in their music...seems like an odd coupling but it works for the most part...guess it sorta like how Living End have a double bass...but yeah, the song is called Miles Apart (this ain't the whole song, just the bit i like):

I need you now, we're miles apart
I'll keep you deep inside
You're always in my heart
I need you now, we're miles apart
I may be leaving but you're always in my heart

I'd give it up for just one more day with you
Give it up, give it all away
I'd give it up for just one more day with you

Hello from the Gold Coast

Haven't posted in a fair while, in fact have been away from the internet for 4 whole days...and didn't get any withdrawal symptoms at all! Am very surprised...yes indeedy! Anyhoo, just spent the weekend in lovely Fraser Island. The weather was a bit overcast but I think that was a blessing in disguise as it prevented me from getting burnt to a crisp...though i do have a nice dark tan (at least i think so, i'm kinda tanned normally anyway).

One of the highlights of Fraser Island was swimming in Lake McKenzie, a freshwater lake that was beautiful crystal clear water and smooth soft sand (soft as corn flour as Alan would say...), surrounded by lush green rainforest. A real tropical paradise...hehehe. Another highlight was seeing the rusted wreck of the S.S. Maheno sitting on 75-mile Beach. While some people thought of it as a stupid piece of rusted junk, i thought it was facinating imagining what a spectacular vessel it must've been, and how something so magnificent could be eroded and destroyed by the forces of nature in such a short amount of time. Kinda made me think about the fragility of humanity (what with the tsunami recently) and what sort of legacy mankind will likely leave on this planet when our species eventually becomes extinct (not much i reckon).

Overall, Fraser Island was awesome...kinda touristy but who am i to criticise, i was a tourist there after all...the resort was very beautifully designed (blended in nicely with the natural surroundings) everything else was great...I can only think of one thing that might've made the trip better but i'll refrain from elaborating lest i make Stella gag again...heheh

Am staying at a family friend's home on the Gold Coast and will be till Friday i think, not much planned except for the beach and maybe go to Wet and Wild theme park (done the other theme parks on previous trips so no point going again)...will try to put up pics of the whole trip on my site when i get back home...

Random Quotations

Some random quotations I just felt like putting up, the last one is my favourite...

"To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform."
- Theodore H. White

"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
- Unknown

"Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
- Winston Churchill (replying to Lady Astor's comment 'Sir, you're drunk!')

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
- Kristian Wilson - Nintendo, Inc, 1989

"...that no one is perfect but most people are good; that people can't be judged only by their worst or weakest moments; that harsh judgments can make hypocrites of us all; that a lot of life is just showing up and hanging on; that laughter is often the best, and sometimes the only, response to pain. Perhaps most important, I learned that everyone has a story - of dreams and nightmares, hope and heartache, love and loss, courage and fear, sacrifice and selfishness."
- Bill Clinton (in his autobiography, My Life)

Happy New Year

And suddenly it is 2005...certainly crept up unexpectedly. Doesn't feel particularly exciting or great or anything...another day, another year.

Spent a tiring but marvellous NYE in Sydney with my gf, bummed around in Chinatown and Cockle Bay then walked to Mrs Macquarie's Point from Circular Quay station, via the long way because everything was fenced off, can't believe how many people there were. Got a half-decent vantage point though couldn't really see the bridge too well. But the atmosphere and fireworks were great...though debatable whether it was worth all the walking, I think I'll watch it on TV next NYE...heheh

For the first time I set some NY resolutions, not all of them my own idea and thankfully nothing too ambitious, so fingers crossed I'll be able to keep them. I can be indecisive at times so that is one thing I'm trying to change. Be more assertive you know, not to sit on the fence so much... YES I'd like fries with that! :P

Oh read something sobering in the SMH today, in relation to the Asian tsunami apocalypse, "the total world response this week - $US500 million according to the UN - was not more than Australians spent on their new plasma TVs in the past 12 months." Powerful stuff...says a lot about how much we value human life, especially lives that are not our own. People think nothing of spending $5000+ on a plasma TV for themselves, but to actually help other people? Forget it. I too am guilty of such thinking...I'm not proud to admit it, though I am trying to change...