Angel From A Fairytale

one more week and i'm outta here! the date draws near, and hopefully things will fall into place nicely. i still have 2 tests to do, a shitload of wires to bend, and my clinics to line up for next week. money hasnt been changed, DPH proj hasnt been printed out, and i havent started even thinking of what to pack.

got a new phone! and to increase the happy factor, its not a Samsung! im back in the Nokia fold with a cute little black thingy. i have some suspicion its a girly phone though. it has a girlified pinball game in it... ewww... and not very fun to play either. got a Tong Hua ringtone for my SMS, happy like banana!

for some weird reason, the Yr2 movie is still sticking in my mind. must be the amazing power of mush behind the MTV... and the fact that its actually a pretty decent song. wish i could compose like that, and play like that.

Tong Hua - Guang Liang

A Happy Sky Is Blue

just survived buffet night 2005. while funny enough i was dreading going, in the end im glad i went. i think buffet night symbolises to me the subversive side of dental students, when we take a stab at the deanery and have a good laugh all around. was really very impressed by the work that the years put out. without going into details, even though there were so many rough edges in the presentations, the sparks of genius that shone through just made me yearn more for a life outside dentistry. and yet at the same time, noone else quite understands what it is that we do and go through.

for those of you who missed the shows, you missed some good stuff.

Infraction

has my life really been so messed up these last few weeks? yeah, i've been in a rut since round about that last RP session on a thursday, but still... dont know if its hard to believe that im actually paying attention when it looks as if im not. and whe i t looks like i am, i i really may not be. surest sign is to see if im drooling...

Anime review for the week is Peace Maker, the latest offering from Gonzo Studios to grace Arts Central. this one gets a general positive review, artwork is of the level of excellence expected from Gonzo and general plot, although starting stereotypically so far, seems okay. the general feel, on the other hand, is that this is pretty much a lower-age Shonen kinda show, with dark bits showing through. the protagonist is a bratty 15-year-old, of course, and theres a pig that acts like a dog and torments him. yeah... general high hopes for this series though, because the lack of maturity of the lead leaves a lot of room for plot and character development. and chopping people up!

Jon's Wishlist Of The Moment:

1) sirloin steak, medium rare, done with black pepper sauce and mashed potatoes

2) personal labtech

3) better hands

4) 36 straight hours of sleep

5) some way of thrashing the med DotA players

6) a big hug. of long duration.

The Shadow Of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto

Blaze Of Glory

guess my life has really been managed q badly. i managed to forget today was scheduled for a technical recall. and guess what? they decided to activate 417. this mean that i had to make a mad dash from church (just before service, so zhun) to go home, find a smart4 and beret and boots, and then go to New Kiat Hong. actually managed all this in 1hr. which is why im damn glad i dont stay in Tampines or sth.

was pleasantly surprised by PJ getting her section of the DPH project on critical analysis of the school dental system out to me this afternoon. shall save the critical reviews, but hey she did the essay and all pretty quick. on a lazy sunday afternoon i would have taken forever. now i have to jazz up my section, and we have to fill in the first section in the worksheet before we can submit. and then we can get this damn thing out of the way!

Amazing Kiss - BoA

Another Groove, Another Jive

from a conversation with Anqi in the clinics a few days ago, i was inspired to get my hands on a BoA album. been wanting to get one since my bro DL'ed some tracks from the net, and hearing the same track on Anqi's laptop was the breaking point. so far so good! need happy happy beat-filled stuff to keep things going for me.

term is ending so fast and i feel as if things arent falling into place for me. the lab barring is screwing things up even more cos i cant prepare for my RP sessions properly. i mean... come on. the staff have to realise just how the 5-day week is affecting us. and if our batch passess through school despite the handycap they'll probably see this as proof that such a rushed system can still work feasibly.

still need to finish the damn DPH project. PJ popped by my place friday night to try and finish it, but due to the lack of information, she ended up doing her mail while i did my research.

LISTEN TO MY HEART - BoA

I Know You Hate To Hear/ That I Adore You, Dear

Tiong has just turned 23, and in a generous gesture, he decided to treat some of us to dinner! really good to break the monotony of school life with something a bit different.

food review today is Munchy Monkey, the eatery located in YIH. as befits a student joint, the pricing is competetive for a place with aircon. 6 Yusof Ishaks will net you a main course, dessert for a few bucks more. and a big-ass ice water dispenser lies waiting to cater to the dehydrated. food quality is acceptable, the lasagna i tried was competent enough, but not especially outstanding against the benchmark of Mum's cooking.

issued Grandma's repair denture today. i think mebbe my rotten luck can be extended to all prostho. there i was, happily thinking that because the denture fit the cast like a freaking glove, even after fixing both the major connector fracture and adding a tooth, that it would pop in and sit down and not rock and the world would be bright and gay. yeah right. patient sent off without the denture base making full contact with the palate. like, what the hell? it wouldnt even sit down all the way, and of course that brought concommitant rocking. Prof Keng had a look, bent the clasps a bit with an Adams and then said that was as good as it gets cos repairing partials is messy business. oh well.. TD'd a distal carious lesion in the remaining 20min or so before discharge. and yeah... denture repair is dirt cheap, $5 to be exact. viva la sweatshop.

U Boat - Kasabian

And You Were Once My Sunshine?

sometimes reality bites and you realise that youre not that good at something which you really like and spend quite a bit of time doing. Clan BDS lost 2 consecutive matchups with medical irregulars. granted, it was 5.84c, but nonetheless... we need to get down to working together again. the synergy is officially gone.

looks like the aftermath of our labwork extensions have caught up with us. early lab closure for next week. i mean.. this is not good. dentures wont get made in time. and it all falls back on us. for some flimsy reasons the staff do not see fit to extend hours for us... oh well. half of dentistry is working miracles. the other half is making people see the miraculousness of it.

Czardas - Klazz Brothers feat Cuban Percussionists

By The Seashore/ You Mean Sur La Plage

weekends come and go, and this one is in the going phase. not too bad actually. besides the traditional icecream i managed to get me a new book and ten Yusof Ishaks worth of lab food! and in my post-prandial stupor the lyrics and music of Cole Porter guide my thoughts into tonights blogging.

book review for this week is Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett. in all honesty i think im not the most critical of book reviewers. i read Phoenix and while i got a little upset that Sirius Black was bumped off by Death Eaters, i still liked the book. im also quite a fan-boy of Terry Pratchett, having read his books since i was a wee lad of 14, wearing bermudas in ACS(I). Monstrous Regiment gives enough immediate laughts and later thoughtfulness to be worthy of his stellar line of Discworld books. the general premise of this story is basically a Discworld variation of Hua Mulan, a girl who signs on to look for her missing brother. there are enough plot details and pop culture references to keep the older and more knowledgeable writer chuckling a little. deep issues involve women in men's roles and being true to oneself. a recommended read, but then again so is the whole series.

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

Truth And Reconciliation

now that Jo is back from State-side, my regular movie kaki is back. kinda celebrated by catching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Suntec, our usual fallback when orchard has no tickets or is just ridiculously full.

the subject of the aforementioned review is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. but of course. it would be worth noting that the book, written by Roald Dahl, is one of the best-loved children's storybooks. the adaptation of this beloved book was however excellently handled by Tim Burton. characters in the book were updated without losing their character and plot relevance, and Willy Wonka was given a back story. one which i find professionally distasteful, but nonetheless one which the public will love... the whole tone of the book was also shifted slightly and given a dark edge. enough fleshing out was given to the original plot to deny the chance to create Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, which i saw as an unusual move. visuals were excellent, as expected from a Tim Burton opus. characters were solidly portrayed, and well fleshed out by the mostly-unknown cast. music by Danny Elfman, a long-time Burton collaborator, was infectious. this movie gets my recommendation!

just burned my new Bossa Nova CD. need a bit of new music to lift the spirits. and so far its good stuff!

Fly Me To The Moon - Astrud Gilberto

Why Is It You?

seems like of late my blog updating has been very infrequent. stress of school has been getting to me, and my mood has been goin downhill.

i got to tell myself not to touch FP cases, for even pre-prep work, because they seem to make life very shitty for me. treatment plans get overturned, trays i dont anticipate get drawn, and i end up overtime, feeling very low. the only thing which actually went okay for me this morning was my IDN block. doing crown preps in real patients is shitty, because youre worried that when you want to run an interprox bur through, you'll slash off half his freaking tongue which in its stupid overactive way is happily feeling over the lingual margins. and for craps sake, whats wrong with a heavy chamfer?! patient is root-treated for craps sake. core could have been straightened, but nooooooooo... had to put it at some gay tilt requiring a heavy chamfer to get 6% taper. this case is gonna be the death of me. these are really the times you wish thay someone could give you a hug and make you feel just that little bit better about life.

Dearest - Ayumi Hamazaki