Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Dinner for a 'sick cat'
Organic hulled millet porridge, with shredded chicken and fried egg with long beans and fresh mushrooms.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The recurrent pain in women
Okay, this is not only girls' stuff, guys should read more about these to understand how girls feel!
Menstruation is common in every woman's life. The associated pain and cramps are common too but not in every woman. I always feel jealous of those who have easy periods! ;-(
Common PMS symptoms: abdominal cramps, abdominal bloating, stress or anxiety, headache, fatigue, backache, nausea and mood swings. I just lost my temper during a phone call just now. Feel so sorry now after the temper has gone.
Other than the common symptoms, sometimes I feel cold under the sun, and sometimes I vomit. But I hate the cramps the most. I tried many types of painkillers, Ibuprofen, mefenamic acid, Hyoscine N-butylbromide, and even the capsules prescribed by Chinese Sinseh. All have no effects on me.
Here are some measures taken from some websites to save the girls from recurrent nightmares.
A warm bath or a heating pad will just do the trick. It relaxes muscles spasms and relieves the cramps. This one works well on me, haha.
There are many remedies to ease the menstrual cramps.
Chamomile tea.
Raspberry leaf tea.
Caffeine should be avoided, these teas are caffeine-free!
Fresh ginger, pounded and boiled in water and sweetened with honey.
Calcium and magnesium intake.
The chinese herb Dong Quai. But with possible side effects! Certain people should not take this.
Avoid ice and cold drinks!
After all, a well-balanced diet, with emphasis on fresh fruits, raw vegetables and whole grain cereals.
Another personal remedy for me every month, a specially-made-for-me red date tea. Hahahaha. ;p
Menstruation is common in every woman's life. The associated pain and cramps are common too but not in every woman. I always feel jealous of those who have easy periods! ;-(
Common PMS symptoms: abdominal cramps, abdominal bloating, stress or anxiety, headache, fatigue, backache, nausea and mood swings. I just lost my temper during a phone call just now. Feel so sorry now after the temper has gone.
Other than the common symptoms, sometimes I feel cold under the sun, and sometimes I vomit. But I hate the cramps the most. I tried many types of painkillers, Ibuprofen, mefenamic acid, Hyoscine N-butylbromide, and even the capsules prescribed by Chinese Sinseh. All have no effects on me.
Here are some measures taken from some websites to save the girls from recurrent nightmares.
A warm bath or a heating pad will just do the trick. It relaxes muscles spasms and relieves the cramps. This one works well on me, haha.
There are many remedies to ease the menstrual cramps.
Chamomile tea.
Raspberry leaf tea.
Caffeine should be avoided, these teas are caffeine-free!
Fresh ginger, pounded and boiled in water and sweetened with honey.
Calcium and magnesium intake.
The chinese herb Dong Quai. But with possible side effects! Certain people should not take this.
Avoid ice and cold drinks!
After all, a well-balanced diet, with emphasis on fresh fruits, raw vegetables and whole grain cereals.
Another personal remedy for me every month, a specially-made-for-me red date tea. Hahahaha. ;p
其实我知道
我知道自己最近无理取闹。
我知道“压力”成了最近情绪不稳定的借口。
我知道最近很暴躁，到你为我做了的许多许多都看不见。
我知道你给的体谅和包容，不体谅的人其实是我。
我知道我应该要为自己的心态和情绪上做一些调整了。
我知道我应该要去睡觉了，答应了你不可以做不到。
对不起。
我爱你。
我知道“压力”成了最近情绪不稳定的借口。
我知道最近很暴躁，到你为我做了的许多许多都看不见。
我知道你给的体谅和包容，不体谅的人其实是我。
我知道我应该要为自己的心态和情绪上做一些调整了。
我知道我应该要去睡觉了，答应了你不可以做不到。
对不起。
我爱你。
DELF
Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) is an official French proficiency certificate, administered by France's International Centre for French Studies (CIEP) for the country's Ministry of Education. It's the French equivalent of the English proficiency test TOEFL.
Shall I?
When I found out that it will cost me RM700++ I gave up on it. But after Szee checked with our French lecturer in UM, he told me that the fees would not be that high.
So....Shall I?
But I fear the listening part the most. Check this out, the sample papers, and you'll know how terrifying it is.
Shall I?
Frankly I don't think I can do it alone. I guess I need a (or a few) companion(s) for the encouragement, and to practice with together.
So anyone with me? ;)
Shall I?
When I found out that it will cost me RM700++ I gave up on it. But after Szee checked with our French lecturer in UM, he told me that the fees would not be that high.
So....Shall I?
But I fear the listening part the most. Check this out, the sample papers, and you'll know how terrifying it is.
Shall I?
Frankly I don't think I can do it alone. I guess I need a (or a few) companion(s) for the encouragement, and to practice with together.
So anyone with me? ;)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Lost and not found yet
Lost.
Does every fresh graduate feels the same? Don't think so. I do know some of them, well-planned even before they graduated. Even if they keep trying different stuffs, but they know clearly what are they doing.
Obviously, I am not a part of them.
And, I am not that 'fresh' anymore. I've finished my industrial training and considered as graduated since early July. I am still losing my way after more than 3 months. Dear Angeline, who went to lectures together with me for the past 2 years, already on her career path for so long and I am still loitering around! *guilty*
Okay, so what have I done in the past 3 months?
I continued to work as a temporary research assistant at the place where I had my industrial training. The researches in that laboratory are basically about the nervous system. Spinal cord, nerves, nerve injuries.... of rats. Yup, dealing with rats again after my final year project with rats' liver, i think this is my fate.
Initially I was actually quite excited when i got the chance to work there, because I knew I would have chance to run research regarding spinal cord. Well, spinal cord and backbone, kinda closely related huh? I have a condition called scoliosis. Google or wiki it for more info if you don't know what is it. I have idiopathic backaches, on and off. I cannot bend or stretch like other people do, so you probably won't see me pick up things from the floor by bending at the waist but the knee. (In fact mine is the correct posture, haha!)
So I was thinking, the research probably would somehow related to my own condition. This thought motivated me, at first.
At last I know I have been so naive.
However I planned to do my masters study at the same laboratory. But I doubted whether to carried on neuroresearches, or to try some other fields. I knew neuro is not something light-and easy. After consulting a senior, this was his advice:
"If a surgeon is god of doctors, then a neurosurgeon is god of surgeons."
So I read journals, wanted to finish my proposal in order to start my masters study. Reading journals is not easy like it sounds, for me the process is exactly same as how Joan described it. But things don't always turn up what you want it to be. Things happened and the plan to do my masters there just didn't work out.
I left the lab.
It was about 1 month ago. After that I doubted whether I should continue my studies, or should I start working. Further studying means handling rats again, everyday doing surgery and running tests. I was so fed up with all these. Earning money seems like more practical, haha.
I went for 2 job interviews. I was offered the job immediately after the interview sessions, for both jobs.
And I rejected both.
Currently, I started to work out for another research proposal. After so much time i spent in doubts and uncertainty. Now I am in a state of bottleneck. The situation is like a secondary school student going to do a surgery on a patient without supervision of someone who is experienced, but just based on the manual he/she read from google. Oh mon dieu!
Save me!!!
Does every fresh graduate feels the same? Don't think so. I do know some of them, well-planned even before they graduated. Even if they keep trying different stuffs, but they know clearly what are they doing.
Obviously, I am not a part of them.
And, I am not that 'fresh' anymore. I've finished my industrial training and considered as graduated since early July. I am still losing my way after more than 3 months. Dear Angeline, who went to lectures together with me for the past 2 years, already on her career path for so long and I am still loitering around! *guilty*
Okay, so what have I done in the past 3 months?
I continued to work as a temporary research assistant at the place where I had my industrial training. The researches in that laboratory are basically about the nervous system. Spinal cord, nerves, nerve injuries.... of rats. Yup, dealing with rats again after my final year project with rats' liver, i think this is my fate.
Initially I was actually quite excited when i got the chance to work there, because I knew I would have chance to run research regarding spinal cord. Well, spinal cord and backbone, kinda closely related huh? I have a condition called scoliosis. Google or wiki it for more info if you don't know what is it. I have idiopathic backaches, on and off. I cannot bend or stretch like other people do, so you probably won't see me pick up things from the floor by bending at the waist but the knee. (In fact mine is the correct posture, haha!)
So I was thinking, the research probably would somehow related to my own condition. This thought motivated me, at first.
At last I know I have been so naive.
However I planned to do my masters study at the same laboratory. But I doubted whether to carried on neuroresearches, or to try some other fields. I knew neuro is not something light-and easy. After consulting a senior, this was his advice:
"If a surgeon is god of doctors, then a neurosurgeon is god of surgeons."
So I read journals, wanted to finish my proposal in order to start my masters study. Reading journals is not easy like it sounds, for me the process is exactly same as how Joan described it. But things don't always turn up what you want it to be. Things happened and the plan to do my masters there just didn't work out.
I left the lab.
It was about 1 month ago. After that I doubted whether I should continue my studies, or should I start working. Further studying means handling rats again, everyday doing surgery and running tests. I was so fed up with all these. Earning money seems like more practical, haha.
I went for 2 job interviews. I was offered the job immediately after the interview sessions, for both jobs.
And I rejected both.
Currently, I started to work out for another research proposal. After so much time i spent in doubts and uncertainty. Now I am in a state of bottleneck. The situation is like a secondary school student going to do a surgery on a patient without supervision of someone who is experienced, but just based on the manual he/she read from google. Oh mon dieu!
Save me!!!
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