Surprise of the day: Wang Wang

Today, out of the blues, my Form 6 Maths teacher - Mr Wang, came and find me for a chat on facebook. I think I just added him on facebook yesterday or today. His 1st question was a shocker - "Are u in UK now?". Actually I've known Mr Wang for quite some time already, and I remembered I went to his house for tuition since Form 1 together with a friend of mine. And later she did went to UK and study, so he must've thought I also would study in UK after I finish my STPM. Seriously, UK is way too expensive and honestly, I've never thought of studying my undergrad in UK. It's way out of my radar. For me, it was either HK or Sg, and I chose Sg in the end due to the serious pollution in HK as I'm asthmatic.

I knew he was the teacher advisor for Chess Club, and I always wanted to challenge him to a game of Chess. But till now, I've never fulfill this promise. Someday, somehow, I'll play Chess against him. And hopefully I can win him, although this possibility is rather low as I've not been training consistently for such a long time. LOLz.

Apparently her daughter just sat for STPM and got fantastic results - 4As and is now deciding which uni to apply for and which course to take. His daughter applied for HKU and also NUS la. And she wants to do Pharmacy or Chemical Engineering, which is 2 of the toughest courses to get into, apart from Medicine and Dentistry, and of course not forgetting Business, at least in my opinion. I'm pretty sure she'll do well, as long as she keep her feet firmly on the ground, balance her time between studies and CCAs.

2 songs to summarize CNY and Valentine's Day

Hmm... just want to summarize this CNY with 2 songs of my choice, just to describe how kikshou this CNY is for me. Frist up, we have "Eye of the Tiger", just to celebrate the "Year of the Tiger". How absurd would it be for the tiger without its eyes. So, here it is:

Ok, so after listening to this song that's kinda old school, it's time for something more kikshou, and modern. The next song is "Girlfriend" by Hanjin a.k.a. 陈奂仁, who is a singer/music producer/composer from Sg but is based in HK. He has worked with several famous artiste like Sammi Cheng, Eason, etc (can't rmb others but i think Jacky Cheung also).

So, for those who doesn't have a girlfriend, it's time to get 1. If you already have 1, pls stop at 1. Here you go, "女朋友".

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Hope that every year will KIKSHOUer than the previous year. RAWR!!!

Blood Donation Attempt (FAILED) & Consultation

The NUS Red Cross Society organizes blood donation drives twice a year, once in sem 1, and the other during sem 2. I missed the one in sem 1 because it was overcrowded with ppl at the venue, so I thought of making up for the loss this time around. And so as usual, I went to MPSH4, where the blood donation drive was being held. After filling in the forms, I waited patiently for my turn for a simple body check-up. The medical officer took my body temperature and blood pressure. After checking everything, she went through the form that I had completed and the problem occurred.
"Have you been hospitalised?" YES
"Have you been under constant observation of a doctor?" YES
"Have you undergone surgery?" YES

"If YES, when was it?" 9th Dec 2009

Apparently I am not allowed to donate blood within 3 months after surgery, no matter how minor the surgery may be. Damn! Just wasted half an hour of my very busy Wednesday schedule. And so I left.

Actually I wanted to see the doctor (or rather medical officer) in UHC but was unable to coz they closed for lunch from 12.30-1.30pm (not the usual 1-2pm, that's why kikshou lo). So, I might as well use the time allocated for donating blood to see the doctor, since I'm already there (Note: MPSH4 and UHC are located quite near from each other). After registering, I waited patiently (as always) for my turn. After waiting for quite some time, it was at last my turn, and I proceeded to the specified room.

Upon entering the consultation room, there was actually still a patient inside, and the doctor requested for some time to finish up the patient before me. I think this doctor is new, coz I nvr saw him before nor did I hear his name before. And so I waited again, right outside the room for the other patient to leave. As soon she exited, I entered. The doctor then asked me regarding my condition, and I told him the whole lot. "Cough, a lot of phlegm, very green-ish and sticky, and itchy throat". To my surprise, the doctor is also suffering from the same condition as me, as he was coughing quite badly, and I can hear the sound of the phlegm clearly. He diagnosed me as a viral infection (which I already knew as this was not my first time having such similar symptoms). He asked me whether I had sore throat, and I answered him no, I just have an itchy throat. He said he'll prescribed some medicine, so that I can cough out my phlegm easier. I thanked the doctor and left.

After that I passed the medicine prescription to the counter, and waited as they prepared my medicine. Then the payment counter lady called out my name, and she wanted to collect $ from me. At this time, I knew that the doctor must've prescribed some lozenges for my 'sore throat' and I had to pay for it as it is a 'non-standard drug', and so my wallet is left with $4.45 less when I entered the building.

I just wish that I can recover fully before CNY starts because it sucks if you're sick during CNY. Just imagine all those food... that you are not allowed to eat... it's unbearable... couldn't imagine how it would be... 3 days more to go... Gambateh!

A Day At The Hospital

I went to the hospital again as usual, for my weekly physiotherapy session. But what's different from other trips to the hospital is that I've 2 appointments instead of the usual, that is I'm going for consultation too for the doctor to assess my progress after surgery.
When it's my turn to see the doctor, I asked him whether I can do some 'light' exercises coz I've put on a lot of weight ever since the surgery coz I didn't exercise at all (although I knew the answer might be a big 'NO'). But to my surprise, he actually said that I'm allowed to do 'lower limb' exercises, such as light jogging, cycling, and swimming (limited to breaststroke only, not freestyle or butterfly). But for contact sports, it's another 4 mths to go, which is also the next time I'm goin for consultation, and hopefully the last trip to NUH. But the most kikshou thing that he said was "Don't let me catch playing basketball at the basketball court!". He thought that my hands are very itchy and I'm eager to return to the basketball court soon, but the fact is I haven't been playing much basketball since I dislocated my shoulder in Dec 08. As the saying goes "见过鬼仲唔怕黑咩", which means that you are afraid of doing something you've had a bad encounter doing that same something previously. But nevertheless, I'll definitely return to the court one day when I've fully recovered. No rush, yo.
I think I'll need start my exercise plans after CNY, and hopefully I can be in good shape in time for the concert in March.

Dark Clouds In The Sky

Today, I received the news about the results for a band competition, in which my band had went for auditions 2 weeks ago, and it was negative. This totally caught me by surprise and I'm really disappointed and devestated. I didn't expect the outcome to be like that as the judges comments were very good during the audition. They even mentioned, "It's between you guys and the other band, and it all boils down to the song choice during finals. Don't play safe, be more adventurous and daring" He really said it as if our band were already confirmed through to the finals. HA-HA. What a good way to approach CNY with such a heavy heart. This time is really "A Matter Of Heart" lo. Damn it! Later only did I find out that only 3 bands progressed to the finals out of the 30+ bands that took part. seriously wtf??!! 3 bands ONLY. Might as well call it the "Tom, Dick and Harry competition". The winning probability is 1/3, and if I was in 1 of the bands, I would bribe the 2 other bands and ask them to slip up during the finals and let me win. LOL. When there are more bands, it's not that simple anymore coz you don't know which bands are good and which bands are bad. I simply don't understand why they cut the finalists of the band category from 10 in the previous years to 3 this year. And the top 3 winners (means all of them) will receive prizes. Do the organizers even know what publicity and marketing is all about? There's only 3 bands in the finals and they can only attract F&F (friends and family members) of these 3 bands, which is quite limited. If they actually allowed 10 bands to go into the finals, they surely can sell more tickets and definitely earn much more profit. And considering this, I think they might even make a loss out of organizing this competition, and what good is this? !@#$%^&*(use your own creativity to interpret this code = DECODE)
But after thinking twice, this might be an angel in disguise. If my band is not in the finals, we wouldn't need to practice so hard for the coming weeks and sit back and relax. I can also concentrate and put more time on my studies, which I've made it one of my priority for this semester (I might even not drop my 6th module, which I intended to drop it due to the hectic schedule of the semester). As this is my final year, I would like to accomplish somethings in my uni life so that I won't look back and felt that I wasted a few years in uni without achieving anything at all, and winning a band competition was one of my goals. I had waited 2 yrs for a chance like this, and when at last I have a band that is competitive enough, fate has failed me again. This competition was our best bet, or at least my best chance of winning something in a band competition, but it seems that this dream will not become a reality after all. One of my members will be graduating this semester, but he'll be leaving sooner than expected as he has a lot of work to do for his wedding preparation. Yes, he's getting married soon. I wish him all the best in his wedded life and live happily ever after. Without such a vital member in my band, my band is incomplete. It's like a keyboard that doesn't have a spacebar, or like a Choir that is missing the bass section. Can the Choir perform? Of course, you bet. But it'll definitely sound not as good as a complete SATB choir.
Now I can devote my time fully between studies and my concert coming up in March. Do look out for details soon.

A tribute to LMF

I know what 'you' are thinking... Why suddenly the post about LMF? To let you know, actually I just learnt how to post videos on my blog. I was pondering over what links or videos to post here and in the end, I decided to post something 'educational', or rather 'informative', at least according to my definition. 'Educational' is to educate/to let you know something you don't know.

Okay, now allow me to enter into the main topic for the day - LMF. First of all, what/who is LMF? LMF is a canto rap/rock band from HK and in their lyrics, they write about the social problems happening in HK. And by watching this short series of videos (it'll take less than 1 hour of your time), you will be able to gain some insight about what LMF is all about, things that you thought u know but actually you don't know, their music genres, the forming of the band. And for non-canto speakers, there's English subtitles so can follow along. You might even pick up a word or 2 from watching the videos. Enjoy! =)

P/s: After watching the videos, and if you are interested to get your hands on some of their music, you can post your comment I'll get back to you shortly. FYI, I have ALL their songs, so you name it, you got it! And NO! I'm NOT selling music online...

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