DAY 199

Mar 19

1) Today has been another typical day for me. Went to the library after my breakfast, and began studying for the whole morning. Today's focus was more on the Healthcare Behaviour and Patient Safety Module (HBPS), and I covered as much as I could.

2) After my lunch, I intended to chat with my parents for a while, only to find out the audio wasn't working - neither of us could hear each other! After many, many attempts, my dad came up with a solution - to use my mum's phone instead of the house PC, and it worked like a charm! I spent quite some time talking with my parents, until the effects of my medicine started kicking in and I had to go XD

3) Took a short nap, before waking up and studying for a bit. Then it dawned on me that I still had one more unfinished folio, and that was the Early Patient Contact (EPC) Individual Project. So I spent the rest of the afternoon tackling that, and I still haven't finished yet. Went out to Dunnes in the evening to do some grocery shopping (I'm planning to cook tonight), coming back in time for dinner. The rest of the night has seen me studying as usual, but I'll leave slightly earlier tonight as I need to go back to cook. Anyway, that has been my day today, and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. Thanks as always, and have a great day. Cheers!

Funny cartoon ^^

DAY 198

Mar 18

1) Today has been a typical day for me in the library. Frankly, as the days lead up to the first of our final exams (next month), most of my days will be spent here in the library...

2) My day started off as usual, with me leaving for the Mercer Library after my breakfast. I've been there since then. Most of my time has been spent studying and just revising past chapters, but I've also noticed that the medicine I'm taking has it's effects - it makes me quite groggy. As a result, I have no choice but to take a rest for a while after each dose. And sometimes, the effect wears on even after I wake up, and that spoils my mood to study haha.

3) This morning my friends and I had a short meeting on the upcoming MMII event held in Trinity College, Dublin. We were given a slot to fill for their event, called "Time Bomb". More info will be revealed soon XD. Anyway. we hope to make this conference a highly successful one, so lots of preparation and rehearsals are needed.

4) It was pretty much the same cycle for the afternoon and evening, my mind gradually giving up and refusing to absorb anymore. So I relaxed for a while, had a light supper, before packing and leaving for home. Not a terribly exciting day by any means, but still worth it haha. That's all for today, and thank you for reading. Have a great day, cheers!

Beautiful view

Breakfast :D

DAY 197

Mar 17

1) Today is St. Patrick's Day. While almost everyone was busy parading through the streets in commemoration of St. Patrick (the foremost patron saint of Ireland), your truly was busy at home, recuperating. Some of my friends did go out and told me the winds today were very strong.

2) I've spent the entire day at my friend's apartment, and throughout the whole day I've been really unproductive. I found out quickly that the medicine I take does have some side effects, primarily fatigue. Every time I finish taking it, I end up lazing on the couch, unwilling to move. Anyway, I did try to get some work done, and revise some of the Anatomy topics ahead of our next Card Signing.

3) In the evening, I tried my best to study as well, but it didn't go as planned. After a while, my mind would wander off. So after a couple more futile attempts, I decided to take a break and listen to some relaxing songs instead. That's the end of my day today, and thanks for reading as always. Cheers!

A beautiful shot of St. Stephen's Green in the morning

Dinner as usual ^^

DAY 188

Mar 8

1) Today has been a memorable day for me. Things started off as usual, with me walking to the library after breakfast. Did a little studying (busy trying to catch up with the previous lessons), before going out with my friends for lunch.

2) Yesterday was my good friend Zi Yan's birthday, but unfortunately we had our Principal Seminars so we decided to celebrate his birthday today! In the end, he chose Han Sung - a Korean restaurant with really delicious food at an affordable price. I had the jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) and they tasted sooooooo good :D

3) Afterwards, I went back to the library, where I had a short nap and continued browsing the web. Had a light dinner in the evening, before going for our next dance practice. Today's one was especially long, since we are approaching the date for International Night, and everybody just wants to perform their utmost best. Anyway, after rehearsal, we still had a small surprise left for our friend Zi Yan...

4) ... a birthday cake for the birthday boy!! Plus each one of us had made a personalised card for him. It was so much fun hanging out together, celebrating his birthday and also just relaxing after finishing our Principal Seminars. After a while, I came back to the library to pack up and leave. The library has just started operating until 1 a.m. (Extended Hours), which means I can stay a bit longer than I usually do. This is especially useful for me during the weekends, when the library closes at just 10.00pm. Anyway, that's all for today guys. Thanks for reading as always, and have a great day. Cheers!

From l-r: Melissa, Melvin, Hong, Zi Yan (The Birthday Boy!!), Wendy, me, Nee Kee, Joey, Praw, Stephanie, Esther, Kuhan, Khee Heng, Jason ^^

There was a strike in the middle of O'Connell Bridge today,

as people marched in support of repealing the Eighth Amendment (which states that abortion is an offence; the strike coincides with International Women's Day)

Delicious black bean noodles at Han Sung Korean Restaurant

Group photo time!!

Dinner is served :)

Birthday Card for Zi Yan

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!! :D

DAY 186

Mar 6

1) Today has been a really cold day. As I was walking to RCSI in the morning, my cheeks were freezing, especially when the wind blew. And blew the wind did, which made me wonder when spring would come. According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Dublin for the next couple of weeks are not expected to change. I can't wait for the time when I can wear a T-shirt and shorts again, but I guess I am in for a long wait then haha.

2) Today's lessons were not particularly long, but this was to facilitate the Principal Seminars, which start today. Mine is tomorrow, and I've been busy trying to finish my presentation within the time limit. There's just so much to talk about, and not a lot of time to present it all. Anyway, after our lessons, I packed my stuff and went to the library as usual.

3) Had my usual lunch and afternoon nap, before studying for tomorrow's lectures on Anatomy. Towards the evening, I continued practising on the five topics for the Principal Seminars. On a side note, it just struck me how fast this semester is passing us by. We are less than a month and a half away from our first exam (OSCE - Objective Structured Clinical Exam), which is on the 22nd next month. Anyway, time to pick up the pace as they say. That's all for my blog today, and I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading as always, and have a great day. Cheers!

Mercer Library

(my second home)

Breakfast

Rice with mince meat, onions, mushrooms and egg

DAY 136

Jan 15

1) Today is the last day of my holidays! Feels a bit daunting to start a whole new semester, but I'm equally excited to delve deeper into understanding the intricacies of the human body. And so I began the day by walking to the library. Unpacked all my stuff, before going to Tesco Express just five minutes' walk away, to do my groceries. I bought breakfast at the same time, since my bread had run out XD

2) Came back to the library, and finished another highly acclaimed animated film, Waltz with Bashir. This talks about the 1982 Lebanon War, as portrayed through the lens of Ari Folman. Anyway, it was soon time for lunch, so I reheated my rice with mixed veggies and sausages. Today's lunch was exceptionally good! Took my afternoon nap afterwards, and woke up rejuvenated. I spent the better part of the afternoon studying anatomy of the lower limbs, so that I would be ahead of the lectures (keeping my fingers crossed haha).

3) In the evening, I had penne pasta for dinner. Went to Dunnes Stores after that, to finish my groceries for the week. Returned to the library, where I intend to study a little bit more. I will have to pack up slightly earlier tonight, as I start lectures start early tomorrow. That's all for tonight, and I hope you enjoyed reading. Thanks very much as always, and have a great day. Cheers!

That's three servings of rice

That's two... XD

There's kale, onions and super secret sauce

These are some lovely sausages,

given by my good friend and housemate, George, from his mother

That's the five-meal batch that I did in the wee hours of the morning

My breakfast, from Tesco Express (cost me €1 for three)

That's lunch, which I made the night before ^^

Penne pasta for dinner :D

DAY 126

Jan 5

1) Today was a routine day for me at the library. Woke up at around 8.30am, had my breakfast, before packing my stuff to go to the library. For the rest of the morning, I was surfing the Internet, looking for things to keep me occupied.

2) Had an early lunch (fried rice that I cooked a couple days back), before taking a short nap in the afternoon. In the evening, I walked to Dunnes just opposite Mercer, to do some grocery shopping. I bought a carton of eggs and some onions, so that I can cook for the rest of the week.

3) Dinner was also at at Mercer library, followed by my looking through a little anatomy for the next semester. The next semester (JC2) is infamous for being an absolute killer for the unprepared (5 modules as compared to only 3 modules for JC1) so I thought I might as well look through a bit, just to keep in touch.

4) There are more people in the library than before, most of them in Senior Cycle (SC1 & SC2) who still have exams after the New Year! Makes me grateful that we finished ours so early. Anyway, tomorrow I'm going with my friends to Howth, where I hope to take loads of photos XD. That's all for tonight, and thanks very much for reading. Cheers!

 

Morning toast

 

Fried rice for lunch

 

Preparing to go grocery shopping