Day 1

First day of attachment went well. Was welcomed this great big building.

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This is where I will spend my next 1.5 months.And they have beautiful structures and captivating sports facilities, enough to make a potato couch evolve into a sports fanatic.

Not to mention, a nice physiotherapist there to make my stay SO MUCH more enjoyable.
It's a nice place to be in becuase the patients there are kids. HA. There are so many CUTE boys. Sigh. Oh but they are cute. Not one single person in sight is slightly plump. I would probably be the fattest there.

I have 2 patients under me! YEAH. I actually assessed them, diagnosed them and treated them all on my own ok. It is a big accomplishment. And those tests where we practice to twist legs and grind joints, no matter how silly they sound, or seem to have no basis when trying to understand the theory behind them, THEY ACTUALLY WORK!

I pray day 2 till day 40 something would be as enjoyable as day 1.

Attachements are OUT!

For all those who have been hearing me whine about my upcoming attachments and about where I will end up... the placements are out. and they are .... *drum rolls*...
1. Singapore Sports School!
I have no idea what I would do there. Hopefully there will actually be injuries or something. If not, I would probably have to keep watching them play badminton, table tennis, netball, you name it. Some people think this placement is cool, some people say not so good. Not sure what to expect either. But I will be stuck here for 1.5 months. It's at WOODLANDS. So... Adeline, you should come and visit me on the alternate Wednesdays and meet me for lunch.

2. Changi General Hospital.
I just KNEW it. They have to send me all the way to Changi. I JUST knew it. gosh. And now, Violet's not there anymore. sobsob. Won't have Violet to help make the journey a bit shorter. man. I can't believe I will be travelling there everyday for about a month. Usually people want to get this placement for outpatient. Cause the sports medical centre is well established. But I got inpatient instead. Hopefully it would be enjoyable. I did hear that the physios there are quite nice. Hope they stay being nice.

3. Westpoint Family Hospital
If I am not wrong this is where Emily was working for a period of time before starting school. Is it? It's in Jurong. Ah. Finally somewhere near home. I am actually looking forward to this attachment because it's a step down hospital. Means the pace isn't as fast as acute hospitals like Changi. Should a place with plenty of old folks. Will need to brush up on Hokkien and stuff like that. I have never been posted to a step dow hospital or an old folks home before. Hopefully this turns out good too.

After my previous attachment, I am afraid. I have to do well in my placements this semester. If not, my grades, no matter how hard I study and how well I do for my papers, it won't make a difference. You kinda get the point right? The weightage is SOOOOO DARRRNNNN high. Plus, I am rushing out for attachments without really ample time of revising ALL my work before going out. And the knowledge I have in my head right now, is limited to whatever has been taught this semester. Most of last semester's work has been blown out of my brain by the wind. Which WON'T DO.

Exams will be in the midst of all these attachments. So hopefully with working I will have the energy and time to study. This semester isn't such a well structured one for optimal results. But whatever the case, will just have to do my best.

For now, I have an exam on Monday, which is 50% of my Musculoskeletal module. So pray for me guys. It's so ultra important, and so little time to study. I am tested on the first day of exams, while other people whose surname happen to start with alphabets down the list get extra of 4-9 days of studying. sigh... F. tsktsktsk.

Projects are going to be due soon, and the journals to read for the research is just piling and piling and piling higher and higher and higher. You get the idea.

I WILL SURVIVE!

Pray before you decide

All of us make plenty of choices in a day. We wake up and from the second we open our eyes, we have plenty of decisions to make. From whether we should switch the alarm and sneak an extra 1-2 min of sleep in, to jumping out of bed with a smile to welcome the brand new day, Whether we should take a shower, whether we should wear the white or black shirt. Yeah you get the point.

Choices can sometimes be so trivial. Decisions made without really much thought. I have been spending a lot of time reading this book , Church History in plain language. And the more I read the happenings of yesterday, that establishes what Christianity is about today, the more I think we should be cautious about today, so as to make sure tomorrow will be ok.

We can't deny the role that men take even in God's house. We can't deny that we can ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit even though He is shouting in our ears.

Some events and decisions happen so naturally that we are ignorant to the development of it becoming into something. I now understand and appreciate so much more of what conservative churches do, to try as much as possible to preserve the ways of yester years and the styles of yesterday. Administrative styles might just as well turn into hierachy systems. Churches' way of protecting members interest might develop into false doctrines.

False prophets, false gospels, false doctrines, threats have not started today. They have been here since day one that God made Adam and Eve. How are we to stand up against it? And our decisions, may very well determine the history we would write for the others to read in the future.

To be in the world but not of the world. Is really being able to draw a balance between catching up with the times in the world, but yet standing firm to what we believe in. Church History hasn't shown that we are successful. We now have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants and various cults. And within the Protestants and cults themselves... many other denominations and beliefs. I always questioned why the split. How it split, why it split. And now, the message becomes clearer.

We really should be careful in whatever decision we make. Pray. Pray and Pray.