I'M ALIVE!!!
Yeah. So. I'm alive, although I probably surmised that you had gathered as much after reading the title of this post. Unless your idea of "living" goes beyond the basic physiological mechanisms of breathing and a beating heart. If so, then our discussion might cut to a long and lengthy dissertation on medicine, theological beliefs and the meaning of life - but let's just skip that part and go along with the general majority and assume that I'm alive, alright? Well, to cut a long and very annoying story long, the place where I'm currently calling home for my second year in Sheffield has no bloody Net connection. You're prolly thinking like, whaddafuk? and I must say yeah, whaddafuk since even llamas in the Tibetan highlands probably have Net access these days. Right now, I'm typing this in the Student Union's Gallery in the 20 minutes I have before I rush off to Patient Encounters halfway across Sheffield in the Northern General Hospital.Here are some one-line updates:
I'm staying right on top of a hill so steep that I encounter rock climbers on my way home.
I have 3 other housemates, two other medics (oh the horror) and a chemical engineer (even worse).
No one is sane in the house.
3 guys and 1 girl - just 1 bathroom - outwit, outplay, outlast!
Mushrooms are growing on the kitchen wall and we have absolutely no idea why. Really.
I can cook.
Hiromi can cook a lot better than me.
No one has been sent to A and E after eating the dishes that I've cooked.
My room is the smallest room in the house.
Our basement contains roughly 85% of all the mould present on the planet.
There is enough space in my room for one cupboard, a working desk, a set of drawers and a single bed, leaving a 2-by-1 metre space for walking.
Our next-door-neighbour's garden is absolutely beautiful.
We have a dilapidated shack in our backyard that will collapse the next time it rains.
I dressed up as Sir Belvedere from Monty Python's "Holy Grail" for this year's Medics' Pubcrawl.
It is not possible to climb up a wall that has tree branches over it if you've had a pint and are carrying another in your hand without cracking your head on the branch.
Some people are complete idiots. Wow, that's new.
The second year of medical school so far has been a lot more fun than last year.
I've not played DotA for more than 3 months.
Tesco brand chocolate spread sucks.
Do not pet stray cats and sniff/lick your fingers before you've dunked your fingers in antiseptic liquid.
Avoid sudden movement when your fingers are in a puddle of milky yellow fluid inside the cavity of a cadaver.
The water pressure in our shower is so low that the showerhead trickles water instead of spraying.
Never carry out a conversation with a person who is incapable of logical thought progression.
Max's testicles are in his hair. Metaphorically.
It is a proven law of Nature that all the computers in the Student's Union will always be in use when you need to use one.
Listening to British rock repeatedly makes you like it - eventually.
There is an infinite number of train lines to Leeds.
It is not possible to spar on a sweat-slicked floor.
When in doubt - stir-fry!
When still in doubt - bake!
When irrevocably in doubt - break out the Indomee!
Strangers from Malaysia actually do know where Sheffield is - thanks, Sheffield United!
Anyway, I've got to run so this will be all for now. Goodness knows when the next update will be, as I foresee no Internet access in my place anytime soon!
P.S. - I'll be trying to get tickets for Sheffield United VS Manchester United in Bramall Lane! Wahahaha! Hopefully they've not sold out!
posted by yong chen @ 2:34 PM
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