G’day mate!!
Before the photos, here’s a brief summary on what i’ve been doing here so far..
Eating.. Sleeping.. More eating..
guess that’ll be self explanatory once you’ve seen the weight i’ve put on.. aih..
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Lygon street
its located in the city very close to melbourne university and is the perfect place to go for all Italian food lovers.. as for me, the experience was really nice, food was great, and best of all.. service with a smile..
my cappuccino.. looks good huh??
eh.. wait a min.. something’s fishy.. i can’t get to stir my cappuccino.. *looks around to see a giggling barista* swt..
after lunch.. went walk around the city and spotted this..
a photo-pressie for all my chess lover friends 
oh.. and krispy kreme doughnuts.. sinfully sweet and melts in your mouth.. yums..
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Mt Baw Baw
my snowman..
i’m coming through!!
its snowing.. beautiful!! except when it touches your head and starts to melt.. brrr..
ok.. thats all for now.. going to visit Cranbourne soon..
UP NEXT: Wiliamstown, St Paul’s Cathedral, Max Brenner’s famous chocolate drinks, Mt Dandenong, Apollo bay, Port Campbell National park, Cranbourne..
Maybe: Photos of me cooking sausages and pancakes.. yums..
Ta!! (common goodbye greeting by Aussies)
hey all.. i’ve landed in Melbourne International Airport at 0830 this morning to be greeted by temperatures of 2 degrees celcius.. its freezing.. and my cheeks are pink and rosy from frost bite.. haha..
oh ya.. and the food here is seriously huge!! its like 2 person’s portion.. needless to say ice cream is abundant here.. even though its freezing but can’t resist it.. haha..
ok.. got to go!! a nice warm bath is beckoning me..
G’day mate!!
hey all,
just to keep you informed that i will be going to Australia from the 13th August till 30th August..
so if there’s anything urgent just message me on msn or e-mail me or just comment here k??
gonna miss you all.. missing YOU already..
- this blog is dedicated to Ah Pei-
Your To Do List before stepping into Taska Oranges and Lemon
1. Prepare yourself mentally and physically for the presents the children will give you in their pampers =D they come in all shapes and sizes and texture.. hehe..
2. Wash your mouth and brain with clorox to rid all dirty words..
imagine what would happen if your tongue slipped..
3. Make sure you do what you preach eg. if you tell the children to cover their mouth when they cough, make sure you do or not they’ll remind you.. haha..
4. Most importantly, open your heart to love and be loved cos thats what teaching children is all about..
Have FUN!! I know you’ll do great with the kids.. make sure you make them miss you!! haha..
p/s bring your Milo-flavoured stethoscope and it’ll be a hit amongst the children..
-FLASHBACK-
the other day i went back to visit the children.. then the bigger ones was like “there she is!!”
then all came crowding around me asking me where’s my stethoscope..
so i promised to bring it again the next time i visit.. and they were still crowded around me.. looking at me like they haven’t seen me before and i’m some strange goob that just fell from the ceiling.. haha..
so i asked them with mock defensiveness “why you all looking at me like that??”
then one cute boy said “cos we like you”
seriously i was speechless.. those simple words from a 4 year old meant so much to me..
so i said “hug??” (pathetic, i know)
then i had a group hug from all the kids.. hehe.. priceless i tell you..
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when i walked into the kitchen for a visit.. the children were having their lunch.. when i came in.. they all stopped eating and looked at me.. one girl handed me her bowl to be fed which throughout the 10 minutes i fed her she looked at me continuously..
and one shy boy who would never come to me before (stranger anxiety) came up to me, leaving his bowl of porridge and teacher feeding him behind.. looked at me and let me sayang him before continuing his meal.. haha.. so adorable..
ah.. ok.. enough rambling.. guess i miss them too much!! going back tomorrow.. hehe.. can’t wait..
last but not least, the teachers are very supportive.. teaching me lots about how to handle kids..
i remember the principle telling me on my first day NOT to let the kids bully me.. but i guessed i failed in that.. haha cos i give in to easily.. aih..
and i also got to know that my Godma is a very firm lady.. *shaking* but thanks Godma.. cos if you hadn’t suggested me going to taska as my elective, i would have missed out on so much!! btw, sorry for all the grammar mistakes.. haha.. my Godma is english teacher also.. power woman!!)
so to all the teachers.. its nice working with you all.. it was a real eye-opener and memorable experience.. thanks for everything
A Day in the Life of Oscar the Cat
David M. Dosa, M.D., M.P.H.
Oscar the Cat awakens from his nap, opening a single eye to survey his kingdom. From atop the desk in the doctor’s charting area, the cat peers down the two wings of the nursing home’s advanced dementia unit. All quiet on the western and eastern fronts. Slowly, he rises and extravagantly stretches his 2-year-old frame, first backward and then forward. He sits up and considers his next move.
In the distance, a resident approaches. It is Mrs. P., who has been living on the dementia unit’s third floor for 3 years now. She has long forgotten her family, even though they visit her almost daily. Moderately disheveled after eating her lunch, half of which she now wears on her shirt, Mrs. P. is taking one of her many aimless strolls to nowhere. She glides toward Oscar, pushing her walker and muttering to herself with complete disregard for her surroundings. Perturbed, Oscar watches her carefully and, as she walks by, lets out a gentle hiss, a rattlesnake-like warning that says “leave me alone.” She passes him without a glance and continues down the hallway. Oscar is relieved. It is not yet Mrs. P.’s time, and he wants nothing to do with her. Oscar jumps down off the desk, relieved to be once more alone and in control of his domain. He takes a few moments to drink from his water bowl and grab a quick bite. Satisfied, he enjoys another stretch and sets out on his rounds. Oscar decides to head down the west wing first, along the way sidestepping Mr. S., who is slumped over on a couch in the hallway. With lips slightly pursed, he snores peacefully — perhaps blissfully unaware of where he is now living. Oscar continues down the hallway until he reaches its end and Room 310. The door is closed, so Oscar sits and waits. He has important business here.
Twenty-five minutes later, the door finally opens, and out walks a nurse’s aide carrying dirty linens. “Hello, Oscar,” she says. “Are you going inside?” Oscar lets her pass, then makes his way into the room, where there are two people. Lying in a corner bed and facing the wall, Mrs. T. is asleep in a fetal position. Her body is thin and wasted from the breast cancer that has been eating away at her organs. She is mildly jaundiced and has not spoken in several days. Sitting next to her is her daughter, who glances up from her novel to warmly greet the visitor. “Hello, Oscar. How are you today?”
Oscar takes no notice of the woman and leaps up onto the bed. He surveys Mrs. T. She is clearly in the terminal phase of illness, and her breathing is labored. Oscar’s examination is interrupted by a nurse, who walks in to ask the daughter whether Mrs. T. is uncomfortable and needs more morphine. The daughter shakes her head, and the nurse retreats. Oscar returns to his work. He sniffs the air, gives Mrs. T. one final look, then jumps off the bed and quickly leaves the room. Not today.
Making his way back up the hallway, Oscar arrives at Room 313. The door is open, and he proceeds inside. Mrs. K. is resting peacefully in her bed, her breathing steady but shallow. She is surrounded by photographs of her grandchildren and one from her wedding day. Despite these keepsakes, she is alone. Oscar jumps onto her bed and again sniffs the air. He pauses to consider the situation, and then turns around twice before curling up beside Mrs. K.
One hour passes. Oscar waits. A nurse walks into the room to check on her patient. She pauses to note Oscar’s presence. Concerned, she hurriedly leaves the room and returns to her desk. She grabs Mrs. K.’s chart off the medical-records rack and begins to make phone calls.
Within a half hour the family starts to arrive. Chairs are brought into the room, where the relatives begin their vigil. The priest is called to deliver last rites. And still, Oscar has not budged, instead purring and gently nuzzling Mrs. K. A young grandson asks his mother, “What is the cat doing here?” The mother, fighting back tears, tells him, “He is here to help Grandma get to heaven.” Thirty minutes later, Mrs. K. takes her last earthly breath. With this, Oscar sits up, looks around, then departs the room so quietly that the grieving family barely notices.
On his way back to the charting area, Oscar passes a plaque mounted on the wall. On it is engraved a commendation from a local hospice agency: “For his compassionate hospice care, this plaque is awarded to Oscar the Cat.” Oscar takes a quick drink of water and returns to his desk to curl up for a long rest. His day’s work is done. There will be no more deaths today, not in Room 310 or in any other room for that matter. After all, no one dies on the third floor unless Oscar pays a visit and stays awhile.
Note: Since he was adopted by staff members as a kitten, Oscar the Cat has had an uncanny ability to predict when residents are about to die. Thus far, he has presided over the deaths of more than 25 residents on the third floor of Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. His mere presence at the bedside is viewed by physicians and nursing home staff as an almost absolute indicator of impending death, allowing staff members to adequately notify families. Oscar has also provided companionship to those who would otherwise have died alone. For his work, he is highly regarded by the physicians and staff at Steere House and by the families of the residents whom he serves.
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Dr. Dosa is a geriatrician at Rhode Island Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University — both in Providence.
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is that cat cool or what??
to me, i feel that the cat is given to the hospital to help family members be prepared for what is to come or rather leave them.. give them time to say their sorries, their thanks or maybe just spend the last few precious moments with their dying relative.. a last hug, a last kiss, or even a last touch..
how nice if my future workplace were to have a cat like this.. haha.. at least then death won’t come as such a shock..
to my friends who have lost their loved one.. may you be strong through the obstacles.. and never loose hope..
-this post is dedicated to Bak Pau, my grandfathers, Uncle Netto and all who have gone before them. Amen..-
wait wait.. i know you must be wondering why i’m going to blog about the Dean of Student Affairs.. just be patient..
today as i was reading the newspapers online.. i came across an article titled Three Steps to Treat Acne.. so i clicked on it.. and whad’ya know.. its Prof Ong!!
in this article Prof is promoting his new found solution to treating acne..
“You can call acne a disease, which has a cause and effect, so by studying the basic pathology or its formation, we can understand, cure and prevent the problem,” said the medical biotechnologist who is Professor of Medical Microbiology at the International Medical University (IMU) Malaysia.
“Acne is a universal skin problem which is formed in four stages: skin sheds dead cells; pores get blocked by dead cells, oil builds inside clogged pores, inflammation happens, forming pimple. The formula that we have created attacks it at each stage to get rid of it and prevent it from recurring,” he said in an interview, dispelling the popular misconception that acne is a normal part of everyone’s rite of passage.
“My son had an acne problem and as we explored the wide range of expensive imported products, it occurred to me that maybe I should use my knowledge to produce a local formula.”
cool huh!! anyways, for more info please visit Bio-ti..
p/s this post is not “aimed” at anybody k?? hehe..
*27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for………….* Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am . It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
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