I've Passed !

Took my Basic Theory Test today and I've passed upon the first attempt...

( well not considering the previous attempt i totally forgot )

I was so nervous when i stepped into the room to take my test, had not had one in ages! ( To all those people who are living in the well, just like myself ) it was all computerised and touch screen. The instant i sat down, i was looking for the mouse...yes i know very -_-''' yea.

By the way, the touch screen is damn insensitive ( I'm calling a machine insensitive...WTH!) Yeap, you got to tap it with your knuckles, at least that was what i did

Anyways, the test wasn't too tough, just a tad bit tricky for some. So to all the newbies out there, just read through the textbook would do.

( Don't try asking experienced drivers, because they almost never go by the book! )

And finally after spending 25 minutes in there ...

Ta-da! I passed! Woot! ( Forgive me, the picture is bit blurred )

Although basic theory doesn't seem like a big hoo-haa but to me ( someone who is hopeless in technical stuff ) it was something. So decided to treat myself to Remy Martin V.S.O.P Swiss Liquer Chocolates!

Pre Basic Theory Test & a little surprise for Priscilla

The test is tomorrow and I've hardly studied for it. Lots of people tell me there isn't much a need to study for it as it's really easy but I beg to differ, there are many signs I never came across before...well due to the fact that I usually fall asleep during car rides. Nonetheless it would be terribly embarrassing if I were to fail it!

( Mr. Fox is mugging, do wish him luck! )

It's my Sis's 14th Birthday today and so happens both Dad and Mom are in Singapore. We ( along with my mascot, Mr Fox ) headed down to Hanabi @ Odeon Towers for a Japanese Buffet.

( Let the feast begin ! )

( Their Potato salad is "oh so good" )

( Not to mention the smoked salmon salad too, their vinegar dressing is really appetizing )

( And after a cup of soft and silky chawanmushi... )

( Comes the fragrant Shitake Mushrooms... )

( And not forgetting juicy Sashimi )

We decided to ditch the tradition of always cutting the cake at home before/after having our dinner out. This time my sis is oblivious that I've actually brought the cake to the restaurant prior to their arrival. This is going to be a surprise for her.

( Dark Chocolate Cake from Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie )

( Happy Birthday to you Priscilla )

( It's so rare for everyone to be present )

( Mixed feeling of surprise and embarrassment as we sang her a birthday song...LOUDLY )

( Wishing for me to irritate her less in the future )

And not to forget a slice for my lil mascot =)

You know you're a nurse when..

It's been a while since i last updated. Was pretty busy at work and almost always reaching home exhausted ( mentally ) Anyways, recently I’ve received an email from a friend who is currently taking her Nursing Degree over at Australia and thought I should share it. This is for all the Nurses out there, though it is not Nurses' Day yet. You know you're a nurse when…

1) the front of your scrubs reads 'Nurses... here to save your ass, not kiss it!'

2) You believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.

3) You recognize that you can't cure Stupid Doctors

4) You own at least three pens with the names of prescription medications on them.

5) You believe there's a special place in HELL for the inventor of the Call Bell (damn they're annoying) .

6) You’ve been exposed to so many X-Rays that you consider it a form of birth control.

7) You’ve told a confused patient that your name is that of a coworker and to call if they need help.

8) Your bladder can expand to the size of a water tank.

9) You have seen more penises/vaginas than any prostitute/gigolo could dream of.

10) You believe that not all patients are annoying... some are unconscious.

11) Your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out upside down X-Rays.

12) You don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.

13) Discussing gross stuff like faeces, urine, and vomitus over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal to you.

14) Your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.

15) You believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who utters the phrase 'Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it? (Advisory warning : It's really a taboo word in the ward, say at your own risk)

16) You have ever wanted to write a book entitled 'Suicide: getting it right the first time.'

Thanks Hui Ling and all the best in your studies =)

Evening Solace

by Charlotte Bronte ( 1816 - 1855 )

The human heart has hidden treasures,
In secret kept, in silence sealed;--
The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures,
Whose charms were broken if revealed.
And days may pass in gay confusion,
And nights in rosy riot fly,
While, lost in Fame's or Wealth's illusion,
The memory of the Past may die.


But there are hours of lonely musing,
Such as in evening silence come,
When, soft as birds their pinions closing,
The heart's best feelings gather home.
Then in our souls there seems to languish
A tender grief that is not woe;
And thoughts that once wrung groans of anguish
Now cause but some mild tears to flow.


And feelings, once as strong as passions,
Float softly back--a faded dream;
Our own sharp griefs and wild sensations,
The tale of others' sufferings seem.
Oh! when the heart is freshly bleeding,
How longs it for that time to be,
When, through the mist of years receding,
Its woes but live in reverie!


And it can dwell on moonlight glimmer,
On evening shade and loneliness;
And, while the sky grows dim and dimmer,
Feel no untold and strange distress--
Only a deeper impulse given
By lonely hour and darkened room,
To solemn thoughts that soar to heaven
Seeking a life and world to come.