Saturday, August 22, 2009
.....finally turned 22
feeling? Getting old...and probably not matured enough to be 22..or my thinking is probably not compatible to a 22 year old! HAHA....so much more to learn and to make decisions like a matured person in life. Well another year wiser that is :)
Celebrated my b'day at my Malaysian friend's hse. Had a potluck party, lots of good food..mix culture on the dinning table comprising of sushi, fried rice noodles, bbq chicken, curry puffs, brownies, junk food and last but not least home made choc mud b'day cake by my friend Shaz. The house was nicely decorated with balloons...which was a great surprise. It was hard to break the ice in the beginning...everyone was shy to talk to each other..leading to a division of 2 groups...the archi students and the health science students..isolated! Sooner or later after my friend turned on some music..warming up the atmosphere...everything went well. My coursemate and i were trying to think of a game, but most of it required chairs which was insufficient. Most of the time spent was talking..taking pics and videos..and i was asked to give a speech!! Everyone had a share of speeches as well. Later that night, everyone headed to the pub. Drinks and dance time!! Overall it was good fun! A memorable 22nd b'day..not to forget lovely cards and bday wishes from friends out there!B'day prezies:
From left: pink toiletries bag from my coursemate, Elizabeth Arden gift set: Green tea perfume, body lotion & shower gel, Clutch from Forever New from the msian gang, World Biggest lolly shop: Aero choc bars & low carb sperminties (ate 2 of it already) from coursemate, some maze game 2 from one of my msian friend keep me entertaint
Beautiful necklace from my ex-housemate and small flowery purple pouch from my housemate monika.
My wall, filled with cards now...hehehe
Cards i received this year!The pass few days was hetic for me, sleepless nights, pimples pooping out from all that stress and even more dominant dark circles.....i wsa rushing to finish two major assignments..both 2000word essays worth 40%. One for Sociology and another OT Case study on a Stroke patient. Dont think i will do well for both essays...sigh. Oh well fingers crossed. Didnt realise i borrowed so many lib books..4 unused out of 17books. Someone put one of the books on-hold and i couldnt return it on time..so currently $1 fine recorded! LOL..i guess nothing will happen..unless u went over certain amount of limits and the uni will suspend u or something..haha.
My taste bud found a new liking...and its under my fav food list at the moment:
Crumpet..topped with avocado + cheese + pinch of pepper + seasoning...microwaved for bout 1min..i guess would be nicer if its bake in the oven.Havent had a good meal for the pass few days and my fresh food was running low. Finally cooked a nice meal last night. I have 1 sweet potato and 4 small potatoes kept in the fridge for a couple of weeks already, and the potatoes doesnt look as fresh anymore...so decided to just cook it. THought of mum's homecook dish, yam plus mince meat..lol but i substitute the yam with potatoes...added bit of tomato based sauce ...frozen left over from the last time i cooked it with fish..(another inspired homecook food by mom..tomato fish)...and bit of soy sauce..cuz i was trying to make it saucy. Had some left over brocolli, 1 carrot, and a massive eggplant...so i cook veg curry..bought this lee kum kee pre-made veg coconut curry sauce..quite good..but bit sweet..i guess it matches the Aussie's taste bud. They have other sort of pre-made sauce as well..sweet and sour pork, mongolian lamb...it comes in a packet form. Good for convinience!
Satisfying dinner....Alright off to bed...another busy week coming up! Till then. Spring is coming...Gd bye cold weather!
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Saturday, August 01, 2009
Time is passing by like a rocket. Its the month of Aug already and the 3rd week of uni. 9more weeks of uni till exams and thus the semester ends. Craziness. I find this week's lectures quite interesting minus sociology. Art therapy was the lecture's topic for one of my OT based unit. Never knew there is such thing as art therapy and its something that im quite interested in. Art therapy is used as part of an intervention plan for people with disabilities, mental illness patients, stoke patients as some patients may be able to express their inner thoughts through art that can be drawing, painting..etc. Its not only used to express their thoughts and feelings but it is also to assist their development in movement, perception, sensory and physical coordination say for example, a patient who had a stroke may suffer from unilateral neglect i.e neglecting one side of the body therefore using a roller to paint the patient might be able to cross over the midline of his/her body..creating more perception and awareness of the neglected side. Hahaha really creative. During our tutorial session besides discussing case studies, we were thought how to make flubber, slime and gooo..hahaa..2nd year OT is seriously tough. This is a pic of us making gooo...all u need is 2 cups of water, 600g of cornflour and food colouring and mix it with your hands. You will get a gooo sort of texture.The slime was actually more disgusting. 
Felt like...........nasal fluid? Fun session tho.
Had a lecture on 'burns' the next day, another interesting topic, also the one and only topic that is thought throughout the 4 years so imagine in the future if i do ever specialise in burn areas thats the depth of knowledge on burns that i only have!!! Learned about the severity of burns classified as full or partial thickness..i never thought that no pain could be felt in 3rd deg burns as the full thickness burns would have affected the nerves and capillaries. We were also thought bout scar types- normal scarring, hyperthropic scarring and keloid scarring (overgrowth of fibrous tissue during healing of a skin injury, looks somewhat like a tumour and tends to recur if it is being removed), how it would limit movements due to scar contraction, assessment measures, therapeutic interventions and implication for OTs. Interesting.
Celebrated my friend's 21st last weekend and the theme was 'dress up like a 75yo'. Went hunting for old lady outfits and best bargains u could get is from the op-shops/2nd hand shops. Haha. bought a dress that only cost $6 and a blue old lady hat for $5. Last minute, i went and get myself a reading glasses (with magnifying lenses), cost only $3 haha after discount frm $19.95. I took of the lense and only use the frame haha. The party was held at my friend's house at one of the suburbs in Melbourne. It was funny to see everyone transformed into old matured ladies..not so much 75. My friend bought a bottle of talcum powder and poured a massive amount on to my hair just to make my hair look grey in colour. Makes alot of difference. haha.
Ohhh..i also tried inhailing helium from the balloons and sounded like a chipmunk for a few seconds. The effect last longer if u hold your breath for 30seconds after inhaling the helium gas and try not to laugh. HAHA.
OT grannies
This coming sat would be my 22nd bday. oh dear getting old, last year's bday is still crystal clear in my mind. Having a bit of dilemma right now, one of my friend was suppose to celebrate her 21st bday 2 weeks ago but she cancelled her party due to family issues and only informed a handful of ppl about it, some turn up without knowing it was cancelled and if i hadnt called my friend..i might have went there blindly. Selfishness. So just as well she postponed her celebration to the 8th of aug. Invitation was sent out via facebook. She didnt know it was b'day either but that is fine and said that we could do a double celebration! HAha..giving me hard time now to decide. It would be fun to do a double celebration but getting to melb is an issue not only for me but my other group of msian friends. gahh. Came to a conclusion, of just celebrating in Geelong..and to be fair and square and not causing any hard feelings i will just invite everyone and it is up to them if they want to come. 21st seems to be a more special thing when it comes to b'days in Aus..whereas to me..all b'days no matter what age is special. Dont get it sometimes. Oh well.
Anyways, this pic frm my calender for Aug 09 is not motivating at all...haha. I wish i can be in that cat's position right now.
Felt like...........nasal fluid? Fun session tho.Had a lecture on 'burns' the next day, another interesting topic, also the one and only topic that is thought throughout the 4 years so imagine in the future if i do ever specialise in burn areas thats the depth of knowledge on burns that i only have!!! Learned about the severity of burns classified as full or partial thickness..i never thought that no pain could be felt in 3rd deg burns as the full thickness burns would have affected the nerves and capillaries. We were also thought bout scar types- normal scarring, hyperthropic scarring and keloid scarring (overgrowth of fibrous tissue during healing of a skin injury, looks somewhat like a tumour and tends to recur if it is being removed), how it would limit movements due to scar contraction, assessment measures, therapeutic interventions and implication for OTs. Interesting.
Celebrated my friend's 21st last weekend and the theme was 'dress up like a 75yo'. Went hunting for old lady outfits and best bargains u could get is from the op-shops/2nd hand shops. Haha. bought a dress that only cost $6 and a blue old lady hat for $5. Last minute, i went and get myself a reading glasses (with magnifying lenses), cost only $3 haha after discount frm $19.95. I took of the lense and only use the frame haha. The party was held at my friend's house at one of the suburbs in Melbourne. It was funny to see everyone transformed into old matured ladies..not so much 75. My friend bought a bottle of talcum powder and poured a massive amount on to my hair just to make my hair look grey in colour. Makes alot of difference. haha.
Ohhh..i also tried inhailing helium from the balloons and sounded like a chipmunk for a few seconds. The effect last longer if u hold your breath for 30seconds after inhaling the helium gas and try not to laugh. HAHA.
OT grannies This coming sat would be my 22nd bday. oh dear getting old, last year's bday is still crystal clear in my mind. Having a bit of dilemma right now, one of my friend was suppose to celebrate her 21st bday 2 weeks ago but she cancelled her party due to family issues and only informed a handful of ppl about it, some turn up without knowing it was cancelled and if i hadnt called my friend..i might have went there blindly. Selfishness. So just as well she postponed her celebration to the 8th of aug. Invitation was sent out via facebook. She didnt know it was b'day either but that is fine and said that we could do a double celebration! HAha..giving me hard time now to decide. It would be fun to do a double celebration but getting to melb is an issue not only for me but my other group of msian friends. gahh. Came to a conclusion, of just celebrating in Geelong..and to be fair and square and not causing any hard feelings i will just invite everyone and it is up to them if they want to come. 21st seems to be a more special thing when it comes to b'days in Aus..whereas to me..all b'days no matter what age is special. Dont get it sometimes. Oh well.
Anyways, this pic frm my calender for Aug 09 is not motivating at all...haha. I wish i can be in that cat's position right now.
11:02 AM