Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now)Phil Collins
How can I just let you walk away, Just let you leave without a traceWhen I stand here taking Every breath with you, oohYou're the only one Who really knew me at allHow can you just walk away from me, When all I can do is Watch you leaveCos we've shared the laughter and the pain, And even shared the tearsYou're the only one Who really knew me at allSo take a look at me now, 'Cos there's just an empty spaceAnd there's nothing left here to remind me, Just the memory of your faceTake a look at me now, 'Cos there's just an empty spaceAnd you coming back to me Is against all odds and that's What I've got to faceI wish I could just make you turn around, Turn around and see me cryThere's so much I need to say to you, So many reasons whyYou're the only one Who really knew me at allSo take a look at me now, 'Cos there's just an empty spaceAnd there's nothing left here to remind me, Just the memory of your faceTake a look at me now, 'Cos there's just an empty spaceBut to wait for you, Well that's all I can do and that's What I've got to faceTake a good look at me now, 'Cos I'll still be standing hereAnd you coming back to me is against all oddsThat's the chance I've got to take, oh, oho

The thought of having only 1 week left b4 e clinics starts is unbearable! There seems to be many things to do but when I have so much free time on hand, I can't decide what to do!

Ok, today I must go down to nus for dc! Wanted to go last week but changed my mind last minute because of unexpected turn of events... seniors must be wondering where the m2s are (MIA for months). Haha, I am also going back because I gotta help some of my friends to ask for books, at the same time see if there are any notes they want to pass down...

I really think that having good seniors are esp important to tide over medical school years. And I am glad to have so many wonderful seniors who have provided useful inputs about what books to buy and what not to buy, how to survive M. K even generously donated her books and I felt quite pai seh for getting her 50 bucks burkitt for free! Thnaks K!

Unfortunately my contacts with current m2 batch is pathetic. I know very few m2s ... Many m2 birthdays are around this season but I am not even invited for one of them! =) So feeling a bit depressed! just joking.

I still believe that it really doesn;t matter how many friends u are surrounded with! What's most imp is the quality of friendship! There are friends whom I dun meet up everyday but once we meet up, we have so much to talk about!

R 's birthday party coming up....

Today is a tiring day! I had to drag myself out of the bed at 700am. But as usual I was late by 10 minutes... Me and J visited RJC on our way to maritchie reservoir. Never knew that Maritchie is so near to rj. The new RJC is huge, but I prefer the old rjc bcos it's cosier and u dun have to walk a long distance from ptA to ptB. The new rjc doesn't feel like a school, more like those us colleges u see in the OC. My first time to rjc but unfortunately, I didn't get to see any of my teachers. Not that many are still in rjc. Only Mr Khoo & Dr chan & Mr chan...

The tree top trail was sort of above my expectations. There were few moments when I felt that i was in Australia BLue Mountains ( minus the mist ) . Even some of the angmohs were quite surprised that U can find such a place in Singapore. The bridge wasn't as scary as what some ppl made it out to be, and I have complete faith in the expertise of singapore engineers=) It was particularly enjoyable when me and J have so much to talk about and i can't imagine completing the trail without someone to talk to... THat's why I very pei4 fu2 vincent.

We made some mistakes (missing the Ranger's stop) and had to walk extra distance, passed a graveyard... After the 11-12 km plus walk, we took a bus back to J8. Again, my first time at J8 after irs renovation. There are certainly more shops and eateries, even better than TM in my opinion. We had oyster mee sua (yummy yummy! must try!) and slurpee. I had an additional chicken cutlet... Realised that I 've been spending money like water... on food, clothes, books...

Finally, i get to blog... This page takes almost 15 min to load... Something is wrong with my com... I need to reformat it... Better get it done by next week b4 e clinics start.

Today is a crazy day! We spent the whole afternoon at li hao's house, playing pool, singing karaok , chit chatting, etc... Playing pool wasn't exactly fun for me but I did learn one or two tricks from our expert Lihao, as well as understanding the physics concepts behind those techniques. Easy to understand but difficult to translate into action. Li Hao is really a pro in pool. I did quite a bit of singing, together with huiting, huili and geraldine... Wow, what a huge collection of songs, almost comparable to k-BOX and definitely a better stereo system than k box... Only drawback is that the mtv has the same people showing up again and again. I can never get enough of wang jie 's songs and all the oldies. Even till today, Wang Jie remains my favourite male singer because his songs are bai ting bu yan! Same for Teresa Teng... 80s and 90s Chinese Pop scene is still the best period, churning out so many good songs... Singers like Qiu Hai Zheng, Wang Xin Ping, Luo Da You, Wang Jie- How can modern singers compare to them???
=)

We watched Constantine, my second time watching this show! I Still maintain that it's the best show I have watched this year, though there are some parts that I am still confused, despite my second time watching it, probably due to my lack of knowledge in Christian theology. But the whole concept is still very refreshing... Still puzzled why there wasn't a big hoo-ha when the movie was released when the idea is near blasphemous.

We had pizza for dinner and then we watched tv till 1030 plus b4 we left Lihao's house. We took a good look at the fantastic cars... C and JP even took photographs of those cars! Goodbye Golden Pillars , wonderful chandeliers, exquistite furniture + posh cars! Haha

While on our way back, I was saying something about money and status and Carrie commented that happiness is still the most important...
Really agree totally with Carrie... Happiness is always with us but we forsake happiness for our cravings. True happiness lies close to our heart, and there is no need to search high and low for it. We are misled into thinking that wealth and status = happiness but there is nothing better than plain water at the end of the day... Wealth and status are just like soft drinks--- they only make us more thirsty. So we substitute 7-11 for Pepsi, followed by Coca Cola. However The true thirst quencher is Plain water!

Ok, shall stop being so preachy...I haven't been too religious these few months. I have erred in many aspects and hopefully, I will be a better person when the new term starts. Maybe, for the time being, I shall stick to Green Tea. =)

Watched "The Pacifier" on Sat with my friends... It reminded me of "Kindergarden Cop", but still... it was entertaining, esp after weeks of not watching any movies. Must seize the opportunity to watch more movies before the price hike. Unfortunately there are not many good movies this season... "Star Wars: Episode 3" will only be out on May... Maybe that's the reason for having the price hike after May 1.

Now that exams are over, I have so much free time that I think i am going crazy... The holidays are so badly planned that I have no one to ask out as most of nus students are preparing for their exams.

Still looking for ways to spend my remaining time meaningfully. Luckily Our anat group planned a gathering at li hao's house on Thursday... And today... I am in school, together with JB and Jack, going to Yunnan later to buy Year 3 books... I thought we were rather Ks to buy books this week until I read from someone's blog that half of our batch has bought their books... Some ppl even bought books immediately after neuro exam... Amazing!!!

Wondering whether to go for DC later... I really should go for dc to renew my faith... It's funny how one can veer off the middle path so easily... But the fact that having to make a trip back to nus again after buying books from Yunnan really puts me off... Sigh..

I finally solved a problem of mine that has been lurking around since january... One problem less and I can concentrate on solving other problems... Why do I have so many unsolvable problems? I feel lighter after the "confrontation" but it's a bittersweet aftertaste...
Maybe I am just not ready... Sometimes we just have to live with the decisions, good or bad and hope for the best...