19. Part 2

Had Dinner in the Restaurant that night.
Dressed up for dinner that night, which resulted in my clothes being stolen.
I know, I'm feeding you with bits and pieces, but it'll soon become clear.

On entering ...

See where I got the whistles and party poppers for the kids that night?

Ginger Stir-Fry Venison

Thai Style Chicken

Simple Garlic Vege

Tofu with mushrooms. I'm a sucker for them both.

Curry Squid with aubergine

Yes, I do eat like that

Isn't Santa Claus suppose to be... white?

19

A belated post on how I celebrated my 19th birthday!

I was blessed to be able to go back home for Christmas and my Birthday.
I enjoyed every moment of it.
My apologies to those that did not know I went back,
and to those who I did not have enough time to meet up with.

Checked in the hotel in the morning.
Lazed a while then headed for lunch.
Had a buffet in the hotel itself.

Salad that sis made

I liked the Blueberry Mousse Cake

Lunch was really good. Hotel was not. I did not mention the name of this hotel because the service and everything was soo terrible. I might have a post juts on it.

Exams

First exam since I've been here.
It's more of a trial actually, doesn't really count.
Nevertheless I should pass/do well since I'm paying so much to be here.
Only one more to go, after finishing 3 papers.
Thank God for helping me once again.
Truly by His grace, not my own strength.

See, I was back in Malaysia enjoying food during my winter break.to
Hence studies were very much limited.
I honestly only prepared for my OSCE, which is a practical exam.
It's really a first for me, preparing for practical and completely ignoring written papers.
Really had to trust God, and depend on Him.
When I reached back to Liverpool, I decided to just study for PP, PPD and IGS and put the most important bit of S&F( Structure and Function, which is what medicine is all about actually) behind.
I realised that I could not squeeze 3 months work of the entire body to 3 days, so why not focus on the other areas. I also went through the radio graphs.

So, I went for the exams on Monday.
Paper 2 was entirely on PP, PPD and IGS, as it should be.
Paper 1 was 1/4 radiographs, which I think I did well, 1/4 PP, which I think I did ok,
1/4 some sort of S&F which I could do and only 1/4 that I completely flopped.
I guessed that 1/4 was unpredicted and I would not have studied for that area even if I cramped in S&F. So it was worth while in the end.

Thank You God.
I am gonna put in more effort after exams though, as seen in the last post!

Change

Change is good.
Change is for the better.

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It begins with the first step!

Isn't this the Anton you remember?

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New Colour
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CU Houseparty/ Weekend Away

Let me start by saying...
I DID NOT PRAY FOR SNOW. I noticed there's a rumor going on in church that I was.
I am not to be blamed for the snow.

Life as a first year medic is not easy. It is hard work.
If you think A Levels was hard, try Medicine MbChb.
And so, I needed a weekend away.

The Christian Union(CU) organizes a houseparty/weekend away every year.
Houseparty is just a term used to describe something like "CF Camp", it's not actually a party.
I decided to go for it.
26-28 November 2010.
It was in Cafn Lea Park, Mid Wales.
All I can say is, no regrets!



















We departed Uni about 6.30 and headed for Wales.
It was a 2 hour trip and we reached at night.
We had a short service that night and then headed for the Mountain Snow Climb.
Lets just say it was a slippery journey up the mountain.
Many people slipped and fell. I was extremely careful
considering the fact that I am quite clumsy ( at times!)
I was proud of myself that I did not fall although I was given a bruise by the person who fell in front of and into me. ( And still I did not fall!!)
Let me also point out that I realised how Unfit I was, feeling signs of tiredness and breathlessness climbing up.
It must be all those late night eating and not exercising, which also contributed to my weight gain of 7kg. Moving On!

We had a few talks on Heaven and Hell throughout the 2 days while we were there.
Although I personally did not agree with a few things, I still gained from it.
During the free time, we decided to go sledging with ... BIN BAGS. Epic.
Oh, if you don't already know, Wales was covered in snow!





































































































































We also had a talent show on Saturday night. It was actually enjoyable I can say.
Oh ya, and the hall meeting turned into a dance floor after that?
It was freezing in Wales. We didn't realise how cold it was till we got back.
According to the girls, there was ice on the inside of a closed window in a small room shared by 4 with heater. Imagine.
I honestly did not feel that cold during the nights, all I needed was one Duvet.
On our 2nd night, it was actually -18 degree Celsius where we were.
According to the news, that night, Wales had the coldest temperature recorded in Brittain in the month of November in about 89 years. And we were just 10 miles away from that area.





















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Chid was there as well.




















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Ed, Paul
















Oh yes, our Sunday Lunch

































Overall, it was a great experience, and I also met a bunch of awesome people.