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It takes one to know one.. At first glance, a fierce-looking, depressing, anti-social person that slouches. Few glances later (maybe add a few conversations too), still depressing but not that anti-social, gila and fun at times.. (PS: member of GiLa-GiLa PpL InC. and ASS Club)

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

=((

Reading? Sure I am!

Understanding? Absolutely not! =(

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Rediscovering YOU~

In times of difficulty, it's always reassuring to know that He is always there for us!
This song really moved me and made me keep those words close to my heart. Thought of sharing it =)
Special thanks to Vanessa for posting it up ^^

So Painful it HURTS!!!

Like the title? I feel so proud of myself for thinking of it ^^ (Don't worry, for those who thought of this phrase before, I'm not gonna claim it as my own =D)

Felt sorta awful last night so I slept in the middle of watching a movie in my room. Of course, I paused, where I left it so I could continue the next day. I was feeling so terrible, getting up to switch of the lights took so much of effort =S

Woke up this morning with a splitting headache. So awful, I couldn't bear to go back to sleep (weird huh?). I couldn't even stand up straight, I was in total kyphosis (hunched back) for almost 3 hours. Even when I took a bath to relieve myself, it still didn't work. (I usually love taking baths because that's when I can TOTALLY relax ^^) I was practically leaning my head on the wall while showering =S

Still feeling no difference, I boiled hot water and drank honey water. And it made me feel better ^^ Seriously, I see HONEY in a whole different light now! If I were to choose some survival food, it'll definitely be honey!

Okay, I'm not gonna start explaining all the nutritional benefits of honey but to put it shortly, HONEY IS AWESOME!!!

I was still feeling a little woozy so I finished my movie (Btw, it was 'Push') and started doing random stuff since I knew studying wouldn't do any good. Nothing will get into my head anyway (not that ANYTHING gets in when I'm normal =S)

I painted my nails blue a few days ago, so I decided to do something on top of that. Sure beat learning on the 'renal clearance of nitrogenous compounds' XD

I really like this design. Goes well on short nails too! Definitely going into my 'Do it again!' design list =D

Why was I having short nails? Easy, because I cut them! =P
Okay, why did I cut them? Because percussing with long nails is dreadfully painful! And also because in CC, everything must be neat and tidy XD

A little note for non-medical students who are reading this post:
1.) Percussing is when the doctor puts his/her hand on you and taps it with his/her finger on the other hand to make all those cool sounds! (mainly on the tummy, in clinics)

2.) CC - Clinical Competence, where we learn how to interact with patients by taking medical history and do clinical examinations (sadly, not an easy for an extreme introvert like me D=)

Atarashii no koibito~

(for those who know Japanese) "WHAAAATTT?" =P

Btw, for those who don't know Japanese, it means "New Lover"

O.o!!! Is that even possible?! This is Joanna we're talking about here!

Hehe.. Let me take you back down memory lane when I fell in love at 1st sight last year..

(Btw, the unload-able picture is one of my dear Sho-chan with the headphones ^^)

Oh alright.. I didn't get a new (human) lover. Yes, the geek has got a new gadget. Don't get me wrong, I'm still loyal to my 1st love. In fact, both of them get along REALLY well (recording songs XD)

Okay, enough blabbering. I have been contemplating to get Snowball-chan (the model name is 'Snowball', you'll understand why later) for a while now, since last year and FINALLY decided to splurge and buy it online =D

Last Tuesday while 'studying', some unknown person called..

"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Joanna Tan?" ('Tan' pronounced and 'suntan, TAN')
"Okay, I'm near your area and I have a package for you. Could you tell me how to get to your place?"
"Alright.." I just gave the guy directions

Came down and got the package. Went back to my room and RIPPED is open! Neatly of course XD

JAAAN~!


See how I chucked my notes to one side in some of the pics? XD


See why it's called a Snowball yet? =)

I have yet to record anything proper with it since EXAMS are coming up D=
But I did try it out and the sound quality!!! *Sigh* Falls in love all over again~

またネエルアアト?

Yea, I uploaded pics into my com so I I decided to uploaded the nail art pattern I tried last time (2 weeks ago) ^^
I kinda prefer the previous one I did. This one looks too galactic =S

Sam painted the Irish flag on one hand and wanted something else on the other hand. Since it's Ireland, I decided to draw rainbows and a pot of gold at the end ^^

She then felt super patriotic so I painted the Malaysian flag on her big toe~


Thursday, April 15, 2010

Thanks for the Countdown~

As for the remainder of today, I have about 37 days and 2 hours till my finals.
Progress made? ZERO~!

Ahah! Thanks to the daily countdown FB updates by Zaf, most of us are getting more and more paranoid by the day. Thanks Zaf! Really a wake up call.

I now make it a point to actually understand every single lecture of a day BY THAT DAY!!! No sleeping till then! Slack a little in the middle? Okay, but covering some 'not yet understood' past lectures would be great.

Did another nail thingy again. Too lazy to post the picture. I prefer the previous ones though.. Although this one looks pretty futuristic~

*Sigh* All the best to me~

Monday, April 5, 2010

Manzoku? Tsukareta? Nayamu? アアト!

Okay, it's been a while. I realise I say that in almost every post XD

Well, I'm on my Easter Break now so I'm supposed to be 'free' for 2 weeks. Nope, I'm not travelling this time (sad on my part). Instead, I'm staying here in Dublin studying (rotting) in my room all day.

In my opinion, I only started studying seriously towards the end of the first week of my break. Sad.. I know, I've wasted my time by wasting my life away (FB and dramas are the 'worst' things on Earth! They eat my brain memory space!!!)

I know I've been thinking too much recently. Regarding my future when (actually the word to use is 'if') I graduate and some other more current stuff. I may sound 'emo' but that 'want to cry out of frustration' feeling comes almost every night =S
Still think Joanna is calm and composed? Truth is, she's a total wreck on the inside =(
At times like this is when one would fully rely on God's providence =)

Mom told me to go out and treat myself every once in a while. When she meant 'treat myself', I think she meant by 'shopping'. She did say go out and makan at least once a week, which I do! Every Sunday after church ^^

As I was saying, I didn't feel like shopping for clothes (weird huh?) and I recently got into this nail art thing which is pretty cool! Discovered a nail art set (as in nail polish with thin brushes, precision nozzles, etc) that I could buy. So instead of buying clothes, I bought that set =)

Today, I managed to do a pattern out of boredom =D


Heh.. Pretty cool huh? My fingers look so stubby when I macro-ed the picture. (Note: I just took a random nearby bottle to hold so the design could be seen on all the fingers, so the bottle does not signify anything ^^)
I did another design last week that looked like Avril's 'Girlfriend' pink with black checkers which looked pretty cool too!

I feel pretty satisfied today. Not only did I manage to do my nails properly (=S), I managed to cover 4 lectures (most I covered in a day for this whole break so far) despite waking up super late =D

Saturday, May 22, 2010

=((

Reading? Sure I am!

Understanding? Absolutely not! =(

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Rediscovering YOU~

In times of difficulty, it's always reassuring to know that He is always there for us!
This song really moved me and made me keep those words close to my heart. Thought of sharing it =)
Special thanks to Vanessa for posting it up ^^

So Painful it HURTS!!!

Like the title? I feel so proud of myself for thinking of it ^^ (Don't worry, for those who thought of this phrase before, I'm not gonna claim it as my own =D)

Felt sorta awful last night so I slept in the middle of watching a movie in my room. Of course, I paused, where I left it so I could continue the next day. I was feeling so terrible, getting up to switch of the lights took so much of effort =S

Woke up this morning with a splitting headache. So awful, I couldn't bear to go back to sleep (weird huh?). I couldn't even stand up straight, I was in total kyphosis (hunched back) for almost 3 hours. Even when I took a bath to relieve myself, it still didn't work. (I usually love taking baths because that's when I can TOTALLY relax ^^) I was practically leaning my head on the wall while showering =S

Still feeling no difference, I boiled hot water and drank honey water. And it made me feel better ^^ Seriously, I see HONEY in a whole different light now! If I were to choose some survival food, it'll definitely be honey!

Okay, I'm not gonna start explaining all the nutritional benefits of honey but to put it shortly, HONEY IS AWESOME!!!

I was still feeling a little woozy so I finished my movie (Btw, it was 'Push') and started doing random stuff since I knew studying wouldn't do any good. Nothing will get into my head anyway (not that ANYTHING gets in when I'm normal =S)

I painted my nails blue a few days ago, so I decided to do something on top of that. Sure beat learning on the 'renal clearance of nitrogenous compounds' XD

I really like this design. Goes well on short nails too! Definitely going into my 'Do it again!' design list =D

Why was I having short nails? Easy, because I cut them! =P
Okay, why did I cut them? Because percussing with long nails is dreadfully painful! And also because in CC, everything must be neat and tidy XD

A little note for non-medical students who are reading this post:
1.) Percussing is when the doctor puts his/her hand on you and taps it with his/her finger on the other hand to make all those cool sounds! (mainly on the tummy, in clinics)

2.) CC - Clinical Competence, where we learn how to interact with patients by taking medical history and do clinical examinations (sadly, not an easy for an extreme introvert like me D=)

Atarashii no koibito~

(for those who know Japanese) "WHAAAATTT?" =P

Btw, for those who don't know Japanese, it means "New Lover"

O.o!!! Is that even possible?! This is Joanna we're talking about here!

Hehe.. Let me take you back down memory lane when I fell in love at 1st sight last year..

(Btw, the unload-able picture is one of my dear Sho-chan with the headphones ^^)

Oh alright.. I didn't get a new (human) lover. Yes, the geek has got a new gadget. Don't get me wrong, I'm still loyal to my 1st love. In fact, both of them get along REALLY well (recording songs XD)

Okay, enough blabbering. I have been contemplating to get Snowball-chan (the model name is 'Snowball', you'll understand why later) for a while now, since last year and FINALLY decided to splurge and buy it online =D

Last Tuesday while 'studying', some unknown person called..

"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Joanna Tan?" ('Tan' pronounced and 'suntan, TAN')
"Okay, I'm near your area and I have a package for you. Could you tell me how to get to your place?"
"Alright.." I just gave the guy directions

Came down and got the package. Went back to my room and RIPPED is open! Neatly of course XD

JAAAN~!


See how I chucked my notes to one side in some of the pics? XD


See why it's called a Snowball yet? =)

I have yet to record anything proper with it since EXAMS are coming up D=
But I did try it out and the sound quality!!! *Sigh* Falls in love all over again~

またネエルアアト?

Yea, I uploaded pics into my com so I I decided to uploaded the nail art pattern I tried last time (2 weeks ago) ^^
I kinda prefer the previous one I did. This one looks too galactic =S

Sam painted the Irish flag on one hand and wanted something else on the other hand. Since it's Ireland, I decided to draw rainbows and a pot of gold at the end ^^

She then felt super patriotic so I painted the Malaysian flag on her big toe~


Thursday, April 15, 2010

Thanks for the Countdown~

As for the remainder of today, I have about 37 days and 2 hours till my finals.
Progress made? ZERO~!

Ahah! Thanks to the daily countdown FB updates by Zaf, most of us are getting more and more paranoid by the day. Thanks Zaf! Really a wake up call.

I now make it a point to actually understand every single lecture of a day BY THAT DAY!!! No sleeping till then! Slack a little in the middle? Okay, but covering some 'not yet understood' past lectures would be great.

Did another nail thingy again. Too lazy to post the picture. I prefer the previous ones though.. Although this one looks pretty futuristic~

*Sigh* All the best to me~

Monday, April 5, 2010

Manzoku? Tsukareta? Nayamu? アアト!

Okay, it's been a while. I realise I say that in almost every post XD

Well, I'm on my Easter Break now so I'm supposed to be 'free' for 2 weeks. Nope, I'm not travelling this time (sad on my part). Instead, I'm staying here in Dublin studying (rotting) in my room all day.

In my opinion, I only started studying seriously towards the end of the first week of my break. Sad.. I know, I've wasted my time by wasting my life away (FB and dramas are the 'worst' things on Earth! They eat my brain memory space!!!)

I know I've been thinking too much recently. Regarding my future when (actually the word to use is 'if') I graduate and some other more current stuff. I may sound 'emo' but that 'want to cry out of frustration' feeling comes almost every night =S
Still think Joanna is calm and composed? Truth is, she's a total wreck on the inside =(
At times like this is when one would fully rely on God's providence =)

Mom told me to go out and treat myself every once in a while. When she meant 'treat myself', I think she meant by 'shopping'. She did say go out and makan at least once a week, which I do! Every Sunday after church ^^

As I was saying, I didn't feel like shopping for clothes (weird huh?) and I recently got into this nail art thing which is pretty cool! Discovered a nail art set (as in nail polish with thin brushes, precision nozzles, etc) that I could buy. So instead of buying clothes, I bought that set =)

Today, I managed to do a pattern out of boredom =D


Heh.. Pretty cool huh? My fingers look so stubby when I macro-ed the picture. (Note: I just took a random nearby bottle to hold so the design could be seen on all the fingers, so the bottle does not signify anything ^^)
I did another design last week that looked like Avril's 'Girlfriend' pink with black checkers which looked pretty cool too!

I feel pretty satisfied today. Not only did I manage to do my nails properly (=S), I managed to cover 4 lectures (most I covered in a day for this whole break so far) despite waking up super late =D