Why some do not eat prawns...

"Wh-whats going on?? where am I?? Papa.. where are you?? I'm scared... :("

"I....I... don't wanna get eaten... I'm too young to die!!! Pleaseee.."

"Baby... papa is here.. don't be scared...I'm begging you... please let him go.. he's just a little prawn.."

"I beg of you....!!"

" Please Please Please let me go"

"Noo... don't come any nearer"

"No no no... please have mercy on me..."
"Please.... :'( "

*Slurp*

Blindside

I've been looking for movies to watch.. being away from the movie/cinema world so long, and not seeing movie trailers, its hard to know wats good and whats not. heard about this movie from my aunt..

If there is an inspiring uplifting feel good movie to watch- it has to be 'The Blind side'
Not wanting to spoil this movie, I 'borrowed' a better written synopsis from fandango.com..

A homeless black teenager, Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in, transforming Michael's life and theirs. With help from his new-found family, tutors and coaches, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.

Kept me glued to the tv, got me wondering in awe about the kindness and generosity humans are capable of and how an act like that can change a life. Watch it ;)

Food diaries 1

I'm writing from Penang, where it is so much hotter than kl *sweating as i am typing this*
Its only the first day here and we've eaten as if we've not eaten in days..
we had lunch in New World Park which my auntie referred to as * waste of space in our stomachs *
Even then, we were full and everyone retired to rattan chairs and beds for a nap...
To compensate for that, my aunt and uncle wanted to take us to amazing assam laksa.. so.. woke my bro up from the rattan chair, and off we went for 2nd round.. it was around 4 pm..
This is in Farlim... It used to be in a stall beside a shell station, hence the name...
y is it so special?
its run by kakak-kakak dari indon! of course, under the supervision of The BoSS... thru CCTV! (notice the round camera on top)
the queues were long.. we had to wait almost 45 mins for the famous assam laksa... boy, was the wait worth it... *drooool*... Can fight with the kek lok si temple wan..
We left for home, feeling drowsy and sleepy.. when we reached home after a detour and an ice cream in Tesco, it was almost 7... Bro couldnt help taking a nap.. so have to wake him up again at 8 for dinner.. I need not tell u how not-hungry we were...

Dinner is at another place worth telling about.. Air Itam...mainly serving seafood.. imagine 6 of us, 8 huge dishes.. that was how much we ate..its amazing how much our stomachs can distend..

My aunt and uncle also told us a story of the almost mystical Anson Road Char Koay Teow Apek who only appears whenever he wants to selling Legendary Char Koay Teow.. If u manage to find his stall set up, u should be soo lucky.. how good is it?
Example 1- My aunt had just finished an 8 course dinner and my uncle had eaten rm 19 worth of bak kut teh (supposed to be for 2).. They were driving by and there was the apek... even though they were full to the brim, they shared a packet.. and had no regrets..

Example 2- My doctor aunt drove by and saw the apek and tapau-ed 10 packets >_<... to be frozen and microwaved whenever she wanted, and claimed that despite that tastes as good....

And here it is.. a CNY surprise... my aunt found him right before he disappeared for his CNY break... tadaaaa.. the famous Anson road apek char koay teow...

But is it really as good as they say it is....? Let my bro find out... Hmm... and the verdict......... Hehe.. need i say more.. (its not a look of horror :P)

YESSSSSS

yeesssssssss.... No more psychiatry!!! from now on its "You are crazee, refer to the psychiatrist". Muaahaha..
Soo looking forward to coming home to hot sweaty malaysia, and leaving behind the most horrible MCQ paper I've ever sat for. ever. Its like i never studied and have to guess, tembak, tikam my way through the paper.

there were 200 questions mcq and T/F to be completed in 1 and half hour..No time to think, just shoot and leave those questions behind..During the paper I was like:
- "Hmmm.. That doesn't sound very right.. I think its B.. or is it C..
maybe i'll go with A *please let it be A, please let it be A*
- "what the....."
- "How many people get prescribed antidepressants in UK..erm.." tikam
- "Oh great.. another psychology question with big words i dun understand" ..shoot
- "mosaicism, translocations, dysjunctions blabla *reads it over 5 times*??" tembak
- "How many increase in percent of risk of schizo if parent is schizophrenic.. erm.. i onli know its increased la.." stab
I was sighing throughout the whole paper, nearly pulling my hair out with frustration with every question i come to..
I looked up to the examination hall.. not the only one.. could see the stress/confusion/frustration filling the room..
Came out of the exam hall stunned..Everyone had the *Wth was that* expression on their face..
Couldnt remember most questions asked and couldnt remember what answers I put cos i was guessing (A or C? A or C? aaaaa.. dunnoooo..A la.. maybe C better... aaaaaaaaa --> like that how to remember wat answer i put?)
sigh. Wish i was a lucky person and got all my tikam-ed answers right.. but no.. I have to be the unlucky one.. even when it comes down to 2 answers to choose i have to choose the wrong one.. sigh.
Viva was better tho, and the end of exams cheered me up alot..
Faster Saturday 4pm! then can fly home!

:P

For your viewing pleasures (when u got some time to waste, which u probably have since u are here reading this :S)

leekophobia

leekophobia: definition- fear of leeks

I've acquired leekophobic recently. I thought it was a good idea to try it out for the first time.. only 69p for 7 stalks.. What a bargain!.. Boy, was I wrong..

Day 1: excited about trying a new vegeStir-fried leek, carrot and mushroom with salmon

Day 2: Still not too bad
Stir-fried leek, carrots and mushrooms with salmon.. Nope, this not a repetetive error, I did eat this 2 days in a row to finish the salmon..

Day 3: Ok, excitement dying down a bit
A boring leek-chicken-mushroom soup and rice.. laziness took over..

Day 4: Hmm.. leek again?Roast drumsticks and (surprise, surprise) leek, carrot, mushroom.. As u have probably guessed already, it was mainly an effort to finish the leek, carrot and mushrooms in my fridge.. this was quite good tho :P

Day 5: No more leek pleeease!Fried spaghetti with chicken, mushrooms, and l e e k.. (i had finished my carrots! yay!)

Day 6: I said no more! >(
Instant korean noodles with l e e k . . ..

Day 7: ENOUGH!!
Last stalk of leek goes into the bin...

Thinking back, it was a bleek leek for me til i finished the weeks.. I mean bleak week for me til I finised the leeks..
No. more. leek.

Ok.. this will be the last few posts (or last, depending how i feel:P) before the dust-collecting begins..

Snow!!!

While everyone is rambling and complaining away about the horrible weather, I nodded in agreement bout how terrible snow (car troubles, traffic jams) is but deeeeep down, I still love it ( I don't have a car, and i don't drive)!

Fort St. Patrick :P at the door of my flat. The snowman was appointed guardian of 27 St. Patrick Square



Wee... I love snow...

This will be the last post before i go home for cny!! weee.. with another 3 weeks before exams and coooold weather, I shall allow another period of dust collecting for my poor blog..

Special xmas

What's better than spending christmas eve in rome, when there is mass given by The Pope himself?
Playing cards+drinking soap flavoured lemon alcohol in the hostel in company of friends.
Ah, but some regret of not being in the vatican city at that time, the whole time we were having our own fun in the hostel, something happened...



Poor pope...
and to think we were there!
well.. not there, there... but.. so close
'at the scene of the crime (2 days later :P )'

Random Videos

You drive me crazeeee...

Going into my 4th week of psychiatry, after having seen many depressive, bipolar, and schizophrenic patients, I've realised that mental health problems are REAL. They are severely debilitating, and destructive. Many were previously successful, well educated, outgoing... Its like something inside snapped and suddenly everything changes..
Maybe only 2 or 3 in every batch of medical students might consider psychiatry as a speciality.. but in fact, these patients need the most help.. What's the use of a healthy body when the mind is messed up?
Imagine living with a constant voice in your head..
"Look at Old John, getting up to brush his teeth.. boy, does he walk slow..." "now pouring a cup of coffee like he always does" "He is worthless, no wonder he has no friends"
"Cut your wrist, end it all now"

Or with scary thoughts which you belief strongly to be true
"I must avoid all bright lights or the government will get me" "If i don't burn the house, they will kill me" 0_O "The lamp post is on, this means they are watching me"
Imagine living with this for yearssss....
It is also scary that there is only a fine line between a delusion and certain spiritual belief and it is the psychiatrists who will judge whether you are crazy or not.. so many movies potray the psychiatrist as the bad guy.. tsk tsk.. (watch the move: the changeling.. really good)

When I was in Dumfries, I saw loads of drug and alcohol abusers. I've always had a bad impression of them, associating them with crimes, thinking that it was their choice and their fault they lives are a mess now..But the main enemy is the substance itself. Some of them are quite nice people, and you would think they are so normal, until u start taking a drug or alcohol history.. Don't get me wrong, I still am quite afraid of substance abusers, but my heart really goes out to those who really, truly wants to start over and cleanse their life free of these substances..

Next time you want to laugh at some crazy mad guy talking to himself, think again... Just calling them mad is just mean.. these are real diseases..

P.s. this doesnt mean I want to be psychiatrist.. hehe