my Designer's purpose for me..

Another good week has just past...it's the Sunday again, and am supposed to BLOG..wheee..

oh, received a parcel from my parents last Tuesday..Have been waiting for it to arrive..and finally it came, after the awful 2 and a half months! Woohoo....happy happy happy^_^

isn't it HUGE?! 19.2kgsSee my mum's neat packing..super pro dy, she has been packing packages like this for her dear children since years ago when i brother first came. the many things for Angie:)

my Magic COLOR ink and post it pads..Ivy, i cant live without them..muakaka. Stationary in UK is way too expensive!

the BOOKs..the main purpose of sending this huge parcel!FooooD..Bak kut Teh and instant noodle:) and the Cod liver oil( dad's must take supplements:)

ya, it's a skipping rope! It has been with me since i was 13, given by my Japanese coach when i was involved in rhythmic gymnastics. Dun look down at this rope, it's BRANDED, Sasaki! And it costs around RM100+! See those sticker she put on for me b4 my final competition, i have no heart to remove it:( was those good old days when i had great fun b4 i injured myself and hav to stop dancing:( oh wells, it's gonna help me to loose some calories now.

my week started with clinical teachings in hospital, history takings and bla bla bla..nth much interesting in the hospital:)

Till Thursday, Lily n I signed up to be simulated patients for the Year 4 OSCEs exams. In the 1st station that i was allocated, scenario given was that I am having double vision, and difficulty in swallowing, then the students should be checking all 12 cranial nerves, in just 5 minutes! Wah..could see all of them super kancheong, 12 cranial nerves in just 5 mins, plus hav to do Waber's and Rinne's tests for the hearing! My goodness, IMU will only ask us to perform 2 or 3 cranial nerves in 5 mins. But here, 12 at once. Some of them couldn't finish on time and had to bear the consequences of getting lower mark, whereas those who are so well prepared, bang bang bang..easy job for them:) Then another station i went was that i have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and the students have to explain to me some drug medication called the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, explaining how this drug will make me feel better and the side effects. WAkakka...it's action time..ACT as though i really hv anxiety disorder. And the funniest thing was when IMU seniors came in for exams...think they hav a shocked of their lives when they saw us, and of coz we couldn't laugh but just act on. And the best part was..we'r ePAID for it. 40 pounds from 830am to 6pm, plus LUNCH n REFRESHMENTS! fast money!:P On top of that, i roughly have an idea how the OSCE are conducted here...1 thing to complain..IMU's CSU rooms are so much better lar, here right, their OSCEs are conducted in a big hall, and they divided the hall into smal small cubicals, using boards! So when the exams are going on, the students can actually hear wat the students in the next station saying...can u imagine that! No proper rooms like CSU in IMU...cacat~~

After class on Friday, we decided to head to the Manchester Christmas Market. Apparently, lots of things to see, nice deco, nice place and not to miss out, the salivating good FOOD there, and it's one of the largest market in UK. Must go see right:) Picture time.. and PLEASE forgive me for eating too much..i kno i shouldnt but it's Christmas.....the season to get FAT. ARgh....

Welcome to the Manchester Christmas Market:)

Chocs!!

Game?!??? Pies i think:P must try one day..

::SWeeTsss::

CHEEsE..Thank God i dun like them..if not..FAT!

nicE Deco..selling at a super NOT CHEAP price..muakaka

See the little hut they set up..nice right?

Steph and Nutty Strudel with custard..Yum yum.

Us, infront of a talking moose. eh, this creature can sing Christmas songs kay..

Ly loving Pancakes:)

Irresistible pancakes..Banana n chocs! ATTACK!

our Lunch...The GERMAN? sausage..wah..NICEeee!

See the PIG lying there..ewwww..BUT

IT TASTED GOOOOOD! Pork Burger with Apple sauce! Heavenly yummy!

oh, then we tried this small little bun called, Macaroons.

it's made from coconut..super sweet! But quite nice, even Lily who doesn't really fancy coconut falls for it:)

the HUGE santa deco !

must go there again to try out more nicey food..:P

didnt do much over the weekends...STUDY:P

oh, Lily n i cooked dinner!

Tom yam Fried rice with Chicken fillet! (Thanks to Lily's perencah!)

LOTS of Vege

Fried Mushroom

Red Bean Soup

(:simple yet satisfying:)

the topic today was about today's sermon in church..

Really like it, knowing that we're made for a purpose.

and He is the Designer of our lives!

wasSup Doc: "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

survived..3 months:)

Angie*Blackie! (see our smiley faces!)

WheeeeeEEeee...it's officially my 3rd month in the city of Manchester!

There are periods of high and low

but God has been faithful and

His presence was so real.

the 3rd month is SUPER very DUPER important to m3.

*dun ask me why*

i myself have no idea.

have been looking forward to this day and it has finally arrived.

thank You

wasSup Doc: More updates bout my week. It has been a good one. Stay tune peeps=)

^BAXIA, Angie^

p/s: but i gained some weight within these 3 months! STRESSssss..

!!SOS!!

i need to LOOSE WEIGHT..FAST!!!

my week*_*

It's been a fulfilling and fruitful week i guess:) Started Gastro ward last Monday, and as expected, it's not as organised as my previous Urology ward. So we're kinda free to do anything we want. Just hope that in the coming 6 weeks attachment there, i'll gain smth out of it. I know i need to take my own initiative.. Oh, but glad that i met this FY1 doctor when i randomly went in the ward, with the intention to clerk some patients:) but in the end, she allowed me to tag along during her ward rounds, she taught me quite a bit:) Yay!! She is so nice, and said i can bleep her anytime if i need any of her help. Really DESPERATELY want to do venepuncture on real patients! Hope the opportunities will knock on my door ASAP! oh Lord..SOS!

Since we have no more GP day*sob sob* We're supposed to sign up for some attachments. And so, we went for this Diabetes small group teaching session in Rusholme. Kinda educational i must say, esp when the fascilitator asked us to read those nutrition information on the food packet she provided us..cornflakes, baked beans, smoothie, juices, crisps, chocs, rice, milk, sweets and many more..gosh we were so freaked out by the calories in those food! and we're only allowed 2000kcal per day! Plus salt and sugar intake.....*jaw opened super WIDE* It's good to know..but but the impact of this session was HORRIBLE! we now count kcal for every single food we eat, even when we go for groceries shopping, the first thing we do is to check how much kcal is in that particular food. Scary~~~ NO more potatoes, NO more dessert after dinner...5 fruits and vege a day principle:)

Studies aside..Weekends:)

Jing Han, came down from Leeds to visit m3!! not me lar, it's Manchester:P Anyway, glad that we got to catch up a bit though it's just a day trip organised by their Malaysian Society. We had lunch together at China Town..chinese food of course:) Angie* Jing Han

Fellow Malaysians from Leeds..I am the worst tour guide ever! it's my 3rd month here in Manchester and i still dunno my way around! Paise betul..So sorry guys...:(

Saturday night it's an Orchestra night!

Yup, was invited by Louiseanne(my hall mate) to attend this Wind Orchestra. Asking us to go support her since it's her very first concert. Since we have nothing to do, we decided to give it a try. It was my first ever orchestra concert too..and i must say..I LOVE IT! It's so exciting....Didnt know i will enjoy myself so much..and the ticket is just 3 pounds for student price! Very worth it for 6 pieces of songs from 730pm to 10 pm!

my tickets:) the cheapest of all range!
the 3 musketeers with our tickets:)The whole orchestra, students from the Music faculty of Manchester Uni:)

Then after the 1st intermission, they brought in the GRAND PIANO..AWESOME!
Louiseanne, from Hong Kong. She is just 18 years old this year, and guess wat, she is the ONLY Asian(Chinese!) in the whole orchestra..Proud of her, right:)
Smile:) with her clarinet! Superb performance dear!
We're sitting at the 3rd row from the front. Very near to the stage! That's why we had a super clear view but most importantly, the music was good. Somehow i felt, i had adrenaline rush in some of those pieces, it's like u're in a war zone..then after a while, it's like the happy song, birds chirping, peaceful and harmony, with little waves splashing here and there...aww..I'm loving orchestra music:)

Sunday^_^

Church sermon today was about 'Consequences of sin', from the text 2 Samuel 11:1-5; 12:11-12, which is about King David having an affair with Bathsheba who is married. The speaker emphasized so much about men's MIDLIFE CRISIS, when men reached their 30+, they will wanna look for more exciting stuff, family issues are too burdening for them. They just want to get out of all those responsibilities and find something new, most of them will fall into temptations like King David, and get involved in another relationship, leaving behind their beloved family...It's evidently proven but I HATE THIS and God hate this too, in His commandment, it was written clearly: YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY! Sigh..The speaker ended the sermon by advising the men in the church, love your family:) STAY AT HOME! that's why...men are unreliable:P *think my fellow male frenS will KILL me now*

ok ok...SOME men are unreliable...

oh wells, had lunch at curry mile with some student fellowship frens:) After much postponements, we finally managed to have a proper makan session.

from Left: Noel(Malaysian), Julian(Singaporean), Lily, Lisa(Hong Kong),Angie, Cheah(Malaysian) and Leonard(Singaporean)

Being the typical Malaysians and Singaporeans, we talked and talked and talked after we finished our meal, coz we're so use to our mamak outings. Then we realised the waiters were staring at us, signalling us 'it's time to go'. muakakakak....

as for dinner,

us the 'family'(Lily, Steph, Kee Fong & me) managed to find another Chinese restaurant in China Town.

Had a sumptuous dinner:)

and cant even move after our meal...but the food was really yummilicious!

erm..maybe 4/5 stars!

Shredded sweet and sour pork with fungus
Lamb cooked in Szechuan style(highly recommended)
Braised fish..3 fishes for only 7.50 pounds!

so called '8 treasure' taufu with vege!

And..tadaAaa..we finished EVERYTHING!

cravings for Chinese food...SATISFIED:)

another week of western food is just about to begin

loving Monday again!

NOT the food of course

but for other reason.

cheers!

wasSup Doc: Monday is always blue+fatigue+down..but bring on the SUNshine...yihaA!!

Nottingham games:)

Nottingham games..the long awaited event in the UK. Basically, most of the Malaysian students studying in the UK will come together to this event, and represent their respective universities to compete in games:) or in short, a gathering la...muakakaka...

Being a netball LOVER, i played for University of Manchester:) We sent 2 teams there, of coz i'm not the first team, not qualified for that yet, but anyway, i was the shooter of the 2nd team, very pressurised position i must admit..but overall, had lots of fun:) though didnt make it to the quarter final, we did quite okay, satisfactory results:) in 5 games, we won 3 but lost 2...sigh.. but heap heap hooray for Manchester!!

Red Devils from Manchester:)

Kah May*Anis*Chew*Joanne*Angie..b4 the game..Rien*Angie-Shooters for team 1 and 2!Flyin Mancunians...woohoo...I missed the SHOT!! Argh..

Discussion discussion..:)

3 cheers for Manchester!the stunning jerseys:)

We played outdoor..it was so cold~~ freezing wind was blowing so strong!My last minute GA partner, Jo:) quite cool combi..we even prayed b4 the game started..she is my cell group leader too..Win or lose, we praise the Lord yea! Cheers!!Kah May: we joined the netball team together..new babies but we made it to Notts games!
our dear Captain: Helen. She even cooked her own nasi lemak there..BatWomen..i made them do this..the Angie's pose!
And for the supporters, they took tonnes of NIceee pics..argh, wish i was there with them!
Another nice shot...Angie want to be in the pic!!!

Notts games...u go either for the games, or to support or the FOOD.

AUTHENTIC MALAYSIAN FOOD!

Goreng Pisang: 1 pound for 5 pieces!

Beaming faces with our 1 pound cendol:)
Mee Johor..Loads of Kuih-Muih..yum yum
3 pounds nasi lemak with rendang..

and told yea earlier, Notts games was a mini gathering:)

met my Kelantanese high school frens! Ah Han(Leeds)*JJ(London)*Kar Yong(Nottingham)*Ah Goh(Birmingham)..Super long never see them dy:) Aiya, dun hav Kelantan flag:P
Childhood kawan:) Chia Hong!!
IMU-nians:) the Scottish!
SmileZ...=)

wasSup Doc: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy..so PLAY HARD, WORK HARD:) coool?

Happy Birthday Jen...Muakakka..this pic, syiok enuff huh:P May all your wishes come true:)

And i webcam with these 2 dearie friends of mine...using Pei's brand new MAC! aww, u both are so cute lar..really really miss u guys LOADS! Thanks for chatting with me:):):) aiya, i shud have taken a pic of u both thru my lappie...

i wanna HUG u both...