电影：The Notebook

明知道故事是很老土的情节，
明知道看下去就还是会哭，
然后还是看了，
所以还是哭了。
傻瓜！

*好感动*

The paediatric consultant

I had my assessment with Dr. Graves yesterday.
He asked me a couple of questions about the rotation,
thanked me for choosing their specialty as an elective,
and thanked me for doing some of their jobs.

So he wrote on my report.
While he was doing so, I tried to formulate in my head my final/ ultimate question.
"I am trying to get a job here..." hmm...that doesn't sound quite right,
"I am in the process of applying for a job here and I need a reference, can you be my refree?" That...sounds like a proposal...
"I am in the process of applying for a job here, can you give me a reference?" This sounds better and direct. I practiced the sentence in my head.

"Ok, done."
When I was about to say THAT sentence,
he continued,
"If there is anything that I could help, it will be giving you a reference. Just make sure you establish direct contact, i.e. call me, because I don't always respond to email. In future, if you need something more than the online reference, I am happy to do it. You know my contact."

First thing that came to my mind,
"Wow! Where got consultant like that one?"
Second thing that came to my mind,
"Thank you...really really do..."

Gosh...I miss paediatric developmental disability!
I met lots of wonderful people there. The paediatricians (Dr. Graves, Sabine, Dr. Fullerton)and the registrars who are keen to have students (Czarina, Jasuina, Svatslana, Julia and Talia...haha they rhyme), the psychologists who are always smiling and warm(Crystal, Nicola and Jane), the speech pathologists whom I never really spoke to but they are very good with kids, and the ward clerks in the clinic.

Daniel said, "You girls are always like this, miss every rotation that you have gone through!"
I said, "Nope, only if the people of the team are nice."

The colorectal team is asking to go out for Peking Duck gathering again...haha!

身不由己

终于看到一个有Prader Willi Syndrome的病人。
身为医学生我感到兴奋，
身为一个人，我为他感到难过。

他现在的体重是119kg，曾经一度190kg。
每天必须要克制食量，做运动。
但这并不容易。
因为这个病，他会不停吃但不会感觉到饱。
因为肥胖，走动也很难，更别说运动。
也因为肥胖，任何跟肥胖有关的疾病也尾随而来，
所幸的是他还没有患上糖尿病，高血压，不过这是指日可待的事。

有时侯看见各种不同的病人，
会启发很多想法与感想。
像这个病人就让我觉得，
很多时候事情不是表面那么简单，
很多时候别人也是身不由己。
就像肥胖不一定是因为贪吃不运动，也可以是因为生病。

昙花一现

三年前，买阿掌的时候，有想过它到底会开什么颜色的花。
三年后，终于知道答案。

白花

而且是日落后才开的

伫立在窗前

第二天就已经撑不住了，必须用花瓶来支撑它

阿掌的花，只是昙花一现，很可惜。
就像很多的生命，
有些人没有绽放过，无疾而终。
有些人是昙花，一夜精彩。
有些人是塑胶花，永垂不朽。
而，更多更多的人，是慢慢地绽放，慢慢地接触这世界，然后再慢慢地枯萎。
是平凡，也是快乐。

命运。运命

命已在掌心，无法改变。
怎么去运命，仍然操纵在你手里。

我接受唔到咯！

想像一下，
一个五十岁育有二子一女的女人，
孩子已经二十几三十岁，
她离婚了，
然后遇到一个好男人决定要一起生活。

没问题，我觉得这是可以接受的。

妙的是，
她想要再生一个孩子，
科技发达，试管婴儿可以让她梦想成真。

虽然我觉得以她的年龄会有一定风险，但这并不是无法接受的。

更妙的是，
她用的精子是现任老公的，卵子是她女儿的。

我接受唔到咯！
说我思想老土也是酱的啦！

生命力@窗台

这棵仙人掌在我的窗台住了三年。
今年阳光多，加上我不小心淋多了水，它长出了个小幼苗。
小幼苗的生长速度不可思议，短短的几天已经超过十公分。

窗台上，除了有个不断摇啊摇的太阳能“摇摇”，
现在还有个静静地，默默地，努力在生长的仙人掌。
它会开出一朵花吗？