DAY 201

Mar 21

1) Today has been a rather strange day for me. One thing's for sure, the weather is not getting any warmer. I know that other places are probably much worse, but really nothing quite compares to the cold weather + strong winds combo that Dublin has. Rantings aside, this is the first time I felt faint in the anatomy room. I don't know if it was a combination of formaldehyde (used to preserve the cadavers) or the exceptionally cold anatomy room, but somehow my body couldn't take it. My vision went all blurry, and according to my friends my lips were pale.

2) Thankfully, all I needed was to sit down and take a couple of deep breaths. Immediately after the session, I drank copious amounts of water to keep myself hydrated, and I had lunch afterwards too. I felt normal since then. Still wondering what could have triggered it though. I spent the afternoon in the library, before coming back at around 4pm for the last lecture of the day, on prescribing medicine. This is important for our ICP Portfolio, so it was well worth it in my opinion.

3) After our lectures, I remained in the Coffee Doc, before going for our full dress rehearsal for the upcoming International Night (it's this Thursday!) Preparations are well on their way, and hopefully we'll be able to pull it off when the time comes. After a long day, I returned to the library, had a light supper, and then packed my stuff before walking home in the frosty weather. That has been my day, and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. Cheers!

The flowers in St. Stephen's Green have started to bloom again :D

Fried rice for lunch ^^

DAY 180

Feb 28

1) Today has been a normal day for me. As I have said before, I have a lot of catching up to do, and not a lot of time to do it. Anyway, after breakfast, I made my way to the library, where I've been the whole day. Later in the morning, I went over to RCSI for the lion dance rehearsal. I'm really happy because we made good progress, and will (hopefully) on schedule before our full dress rehearsal in a couple of weeks.

2) The whole afternoon I spent a) having lunch, b) taking a short nap, and c) trying my best to memorise my answers for the Principal Seminars. As my group is due to present next Tues, we have a lot to memorise, and a lot to present as well haha. Essentially it is one topic out of five, but we won't know which topic until ONE minute before the actual seminar. Definitely not something to be taken too lightly...

3) Come evening time, and I'm still in the process of memorising. Off and on, my mind drifts away and I'll take a break to do something else. As much as I might want to do well in my exams, I also recognise that there's absolutely no point in going all out, if it means over stressing my mind and body. Nothing else important happened today, other than me having some supper and returning home to sleep, of course XD. That's all for today, and I hope you'll visit again tomorrow for my next update, Stay tuned, cheers!

Yes - RCSI is also the professional training body for surgery in Ireland

The most important meal of the day - breakfast! :D

Pasta

DAY 166

Feb 14

1) Today has been a typical study day for me. I woke up reasonably early, had my breakfast before coming over to RCSI for our first lecture. Today we had our first Healthcare Symposia, which is when a patient (in this case, someone living with epilepsy) is invited to give a talk about their condition and how they are coping with it. Based on all their shared experiences (total = 8), we are required to complete our portfolio for ICP (Introduction to Clinical Practice).

2) After that lecture, my friends and I went to Subway to get sandwiches. Apparently there was an offer - buy 1 drink and get a sub FREE - which really appealed to us haha. Lunch covered, for only €1.95, plus I got a new bottle too XD The rest of the evening was spent attending more lectures, and going for the last Passport for Success (P4S) programme, which taught us how to network successfully.

3) I did not return to the library after that, but instead went up to the Nightingale Lecture Theatre, where we would be practising for our International Night. Rehearsal started at 6.00pm, and we made some good progress today. I decided to remain in RCSI until they closed, studying and idling about in equal parts, before walking home later that night. That is all for my blog update today, and I hope you enjoyed it. Have a great day, cheers!

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Today's guest speaker was Mr. Paul Sharkey, Training Manager of Epilepsy Ireland

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Subway Sandwich! (Chicken Teriyaki 6 inch)

Reflecting on my life at Nightingale Lecture Theatre XD

DAY 160

Feb 8

1) Today was an easy day for us. We had lectures from 10-1 and then it was holidays! Well, for two days to be precise. In short, we have Thurs and Fri off due to Charter Day, which apparently marks the 233th anniversary of the foundation of RCSI by Royal Charter.

2) So what would anybody do after lectures finished? Go to the library of course! I wasn't really studying to be fair, just relaxing and consolidating all my to-do stuff and projects. By evening, I had my usual dinner, before heading over to RCSI...

3) ...For our International Night rehearsal! Khee Heng and I are going to perform the Lion Dance (hopefully!) but there are many types of performances as well, reflecting our truly international spirit. We couldn't practice with the costume today, but we'll have ample time to do so next time. Anyway, practice lasted two hours, at which point I was done. Came back to the library to grab my stuff, and went home soon after. That has been my day today, and I hope you enjoyed reading. Have a great day, cheers!

St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

My kitchen

I never really noticed the clock to be honest XD