Sedentary Excuses

ppl say our lifestyle in our 20s determine how we're going to be like in our 30s-40s.

i never really gave it a thought until some time ago.

nearly all the patients in the wards have the triad of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. probably around 80% of them. or about 98% of patients ageing 40 and above have it.

i take a look at MY current lifestyle and i think i might just get hypertension in 10 years time. i shudder at the thought of having to pop hypertensive pills EVERYDAY for the next 50 years of my life. its like a drug addiction- just that i dont want to take it but have to.

the food i consume at the hospital cafeteria daily has the amount of salt that can readmit a hypertensive patient who just got discharged from the hospital. i refrain from taking meats like chicken, fish, beef bcz they're all, ALL mind you, either cooked in curry, deep fried, lathered with chillies or thick soy sauce (thats also spicy). so i'm down to taking veg and beancurd for protein.

so oily it shines :S

the veg unfortunately, has a serving of salt that will spontaneously erode any mouth ulcers you have and the only way to counter it is to bury it with a sizable amount of rice or drink tons of water along with it.

ok. 4get about hypertension.

now i shudder even more at the thought of being diabetic (no i'm not condemning diabetic patients. i'm empathizing). i noe dr.s counsel diabetic patients telling them they can still lead a normal life if they control their diet, be compliant to their medication which not necessarily have to be insulin injections- cz if its not severe u can just take pills. but again, its like a life sentence to lifelong medication and limited freedom. complications are bound to set in if not at 50 years old maybe 60 years old, or some time or another. its scary thinking of how ur arteries are going to slowly thicken and one day be obstructed and you'll get eye problems, nerve problems, kidney problems, etc. the number of patients with HUGE diabetic foot ulcers and gangrene and toe amputations in the wards are countless.

why do i think i might just get diabetes 1 day. or arteriosclerotic plaques so severe that i'll get a heart attack.

this i blame on myself. my very very very very sedentary lifestyle. i am appalled at my own ignorance and laziness. like seriously. i exercise like once in a blue moon. u noe the i-will-exercise-during-my-holidays syndrome where u never get to exercise anytime at all in the end.

i can blame it on terribly unhealthy food again at the cafeteria, the lack of squash courts in the college - the only sport i think i wont play so badly and even if i do, the court size is tolerable to run around picking the balls up :P.

the lake where i can jog being 500m away. is it? now that's the worst excuse ever bcz that's super near. i can blame it on my 'busy' schedule. oh no. i'm not that busy really.

its just plain ignorance. heeh.

throw in dyslipidemia due to superrrrr oily food provided by the cafeteria (again).

nah. if i constantly exercise like jog once in 3 days i'd be fine. dont keep blaming the cafeteria.

BUT...bbb...but....

sigh. fine. i'll start exercising during this coming semester break. heeeh...

haulidays & howlidays

it's Day 2 of hols. n the countdown runs.. :P hav a feeling this hols is going 2 end in a snap of my fingers (ok not my fingers lol. snap of my fingers will mean 10 yrs down the road by the time i successfully learn how to snap them properly)

- wil be thriving on Deliveries for the next whole week. ahah. i have nvr appreciated cafe food more. lol. i tink for now cafe food is above McD on the list. i just realised last nite that McD doesnt have salads on their menu! noooOoooooOoooo..................

- have been staring at the laptop screen since 10am. threw myself into a mega PBL + MS project for eamsc.. phewh.

- the bulk of work i have is starting to haunt me. its in my mind b4 i fall asleep, the moment i wake up, when i hav lunch / dinner. i tink i overexceeded the amount of drive i needed to push myself to study. need to reverse a little.. ?

need to stop ranting...

on a more enlightening note, had a McD outing with the debaters last wed :P i'd nvr laughed so much since the last holidays haha. we played 'This is the B*tch'. nothing crude or insulting. just a pretty hillarious game.


McNuggets for dinner. haha!

the tool

whn i lost my mechanical pencil (again) at some AGM in HUKM beg this yr, i decided it was only 50% my fault bcz i saw the last of it whn i lent it 2 Kevin n KJ 2 use.

totally 4got bout it until ysterdy Kevin said he's got me a pencil redi. well ok then. i did need a pencil anw.

until today.

xu vin i said i got u a pencil right?

NAH.



???!!!???!?!??!?? HOW 2 USE??????

"well i said i got u a HUMONGOUS SUPER ULtRA lalallalallal 123xyz totally can use de ma pencil wad...."


later figured it was a pretty useful tool afterall..

1. defense instrument against robbers

2. throw at unsuspecting annoying cats (that r constantly ravaging my hostel)

3. express colouring. those multiple choice questions punya answer sheet. Dot 1 time enuf redi. dunit 2 shade.



4. when lost, i can hold it in the air 4 ppl 2 spot me. short mar.

5. raise it in the lecture hall whn wana ask lecturer questions.

6. throw at Z* lectur** in any case of throw-pen-at-students moment or well, whenever the need arises. :D

this is my new room. new furniture. yay :D


class just started today. :)

The Cellulose Crusade

-by mighty mobile midgets (no correlation 2 me lol)

My mama once used to say,"Life is like two roads that diverge into a yellow wood."


The crusade!
Crusaders!

One day, our fellow midget-like crusaders decided 2 go jalan-jalan cari makan.

Lk any walk thru Chee Cheong Kai / Bintang Walk they were spoilt for choice by the variety of there was..

- Bright coloured plastic looking books. nnaaahh.. un-chewable.
my yellow plastic lecture notes filled file, grey pbl pbl-filled file, blue lab reports n practical book file, lecture notes filled ring file. lol.

erm yeah tim dun wori ur books r safe lol (thank GOD) or else hav 2 belanja u eat bak-kua 4 the rest of my 100 yr old life to pay 4 it.

-Dry chalky looking black white stapled loose sheets. Naaahhh.. Choke-able.

Walahh!! Damageable goods!

1) Hippie pickie!

- Tasty on the epidermal stratum corneum.
- U can nibble on the dry keratinised multi-lyr.
yeah even the cover that was plastic laminated on 1 side got chewed on leaving fashionable plastic edges.

2) Looking into community service? Take a bite!


My HM Khidmat Masyarakat notes. lol.

- A further nibble into humanity! i mean, termite-nity.



3) Histology! (study of ... at cellular level)

- Consumable in sizable amounts. Just nibble a hole or two.
4) THE ONE!

- Chef's recommendation.
- Tasty to the bones.






(My sis is going 2 kill me when she sees this)

Crusade aftermath.



To cut the long story short, MY BOOKSHELF GOT INFESTED BY TERMITES!!!! (reconsidering if i shud cont 2 fight 4 merits 2 stay in here next yr)

THW (the house will) allow micro-crusades at xu vin's expense.

Hence the mighty mobile crusaders shall prevail til i get 2 report abuse to office on mon. (birokrasi kerajaan)

I stil feel termite-like tinges on my skin. White crawling worm-like easy-to-flatten-but-leaves-juice-marks midgets!

cant imagine if i'd not felt rajin 2 take a look into the physio book (item 4) today, un-imaginable.. By then (after raya hols) even the strongest vertebrate/ human rid-ding repellent wont save my books. :S

So my 'rajin-ness' had me cleaning up my books n eliminating termites for > 1 hr resulting in dimishing urge to study n composing crap in my laptop.

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a few things worthy of note:
- the fact that i'm blogging so often is a sign that either there's sth wrong w me or the course. bt obviously since the course consists of 215 ppl so it cant be dat there's sth wrong w 215 ppl hence there's sth wrong w me. i think i'm slacking waaayyy too much.. uh oh. n seniors say this module is the toughest. study study study!!

- my on n off urge 2 go home n not go home has eventually subsided n bottle-necked to - i cant wait 2 get home! grin. n i just realised dat back in Kch, only me n jacq wil be ard. LOL. cz ev1 else is smarter not 2 go home drg raya whn flights r >>>$$$$ costly.

- i wan 2 watch Mamamia! muahahah...

-lecture starts in 25 mins. gtg!

3 hours later...
- i just had 2 lectures dis morn, n i am freaked out. quote: 'Lippincotts is too simple you can finish reading it over the weekend.' ???!!!! the 1st time i opened my Katzung ref bk i stared at the words, felt stupid, then close it 2 regain my confidence lol. now i hav 2 go back during raya, study everyday, start nerding and overcome the 'i feel stupid cz i dun understand wad the bk's talking bout' feeling. n 2 tink of it, yesterday i was saying 'wad 2 do whn go back 2 kt.... boooorrrriiinnngg... now its 'wad to do i hav 2 read everything n i havent started n i am freaking out n i am dumb n i duno how i'm going 2 pass this module n i just i just i just wan 2 go home n quit medical sch n i dun wana think bout anyting else *bangs head on wall 4 wake up call*' sori this is just a random emotionally affected post. LOL.

- technically i'm stil alive n typing away so it cnt be dat bad.

- as the country politicians continue 2 banter on in the midst of turmoil, i shall remain calm n ignorant bcz i'm not allowed 2 comment or i will hav 2 thrive on RM4.50 food everyday n my blog wil be shut down n no 1 will get 2 c my thick-skin-cosmetic-covered face photo anymore.

- i need to refrain from saying 'omg!!!!' n from using the word racist excessively 4 the same above reason and to preserve mental health. muahahaa.

- i need 2 rmb how 2 be a nerd again.

- i just realised actually nicole n drey teo wil b back in kch during raya s well. :D