Holidays are here!!! =)
Finally!! After long weeks of staring at textbooks, the exams finally ended today!! Woohoo~ What a trying period..
The MPSH1 was really cold!! And the air was really dry in there, so much that my lip cracked and i had to resort to drinking water during the paper.. -_-" First was the Physio paper. Well, nothing surprising, pretty normal, I guess, since we're all getting immune to the format of case studies and application questions for Physiology by now.
Anatomy was next, and boy, were we in for a real shock. The trend of question-spotting has not dipped in recent years, little wonder, considering the large volume of topics we had to study, coupled with the fact that only 6 questions were going to be set - it was no wonder that people were scrambling left, right and centre to glean tips & hints on the topics coming out. "Parotid" - by far the hottest topic, even "stamped, chopped, approved" by one of the "higher-authority teachers" was ear-marked early on in the preparations. Next came topics of hip joint (lower limb), heart embryology (thorax), stomach (abdomen), rectum (pelvis), nasopharyngeal cancer & TMJ & middle ear (head & neck).
Lo and behold - NOTHING came out. Sheesh. Just before the anat paper yesterday, I was half suggesting in jest, that all the spotted topics should not come out for the questions. Me and my BIG mouth.
The moment I sat down at my desk, I peered at the question paper (it was only 1 sheet, and there were 2 questions in front) - and i saw .. gland. SUBMANDIBULAR gland. But submandibular gland came out last year?!?!?! Then I started laughing - call me crazy, but it just seemed quite funny at that time. We were all expecting the parotid gland, then the submandibular came out. The other questions were equally traumatizing.. Heart yes, but heart coronary blood supply. Along with intracranial hemorrhages,... and KNEE joint. (I vividly recall someone telling me that Prof Tay said that knee joint was not important.. -_-")
Moral of the story? Don't bother spotting. At least, be more accurate. =P
So, after yesterday's tragic anat accident, we were all pretty wary of today's Biochem paper. As usual, pre-exam talk outside had people scrambling for last minute info. Questions & answers were flying around, until Christopher went: "Stop!! This group always spots the questions that don't come out!" -_-"
And boy, were the tables turned again. We were actually quite spot on today.. Sigh. I vividly recall myself mentioning "Hemoglobin Kempsey" then declaring that it was not important, which everyone agreed - and it came out. -_-" What a roller-coaster 3 days.
Ok, on to more pleasant things. =) Exams are finally over!!! Time to get down to planning the Europe trip. I refuse to stay in Singapore in the June holidays!!! Argh.
Headed downtown to Wheelock NYDC for lunch with Chris, Jan, Dave, Sue, WX, Gabby, Pearlly, Nat & Daniel. Had baked rice. Not very impressive, but guess it'll do. =P then we headed to Lido to watch "The Wedding Date". Fortunately the tics were only $6.50. Thought that the prices were being raised? Hhmmm.. On hindsight, mebbe Shaw didn't raise their prices.
Anyway, "The Wedding Date" was really nice! =) (well, at least I tot it was quite nice. The guys tot it was more of a girl's movie.) Right from the first scene, you could almost tell the direction that the movie was heading, and the finale. I tot the female lead was quite pretty, and the male lead was quite professional and smooth. Of course, there were a few twists into the otherwise simple plot; plus the fact that the movie was only 1 1/2 hours long (any longer, it would have become draggy) - it was quite worth the $6.50. =)
However, the beauty in such fairy-tale stories, is that they embody the hope in every single person out there, that 1 day finally, you WILL meet your ONE. Your special ONE whom you're going to spend the rest of your life with. No matter how rough the journey, you will meet your special someone. So sweet. Aawww.
Walked around Orchard for a while after the movie.. Spotted quite a lot of med M1s & M2s milling around. Guess everyone must be suffering from "Orchard-withdrawal syndrome".. =P Didn't buy anything. Though, it was a really thrilling feeling to walk around without a care in the world. =)
Another busy day beckons tomorrow.. Europe trip!! Argh. Plus Sentosa on Fri + steamboat, outings, piano lessons.. Ahhh.. Holidays? Haha.. Mebbe.
The MPSH1 was really cold!! And the air was really dry in there, so much that my lip cracked and i had to resort to drinking water during the paper.. -_-" First was the Physio paper. Well, nothing surprising, pretty normal, I guess, since we're all getting immune to the format of case studies and application questions for Physiology by now.
Anatomy was next, and boy, were we in for a real shock. The trend of question-spotting has not dipped in recent years, little wonder, considering the large volume of topics we had to study, coupled with the fact that only 6 questions were going to be set - it was no wonder that people were scrambling left, right and centre to glean tips & hints on the topics coming out. "Parotid" - by far the hottest topic, even "stamped, chopped, approved" by one of the "higher-authority teachers" was ear-marked early on in the preparations. Next came topics of hip joint (lower limb), heart embryology (thorax), stomach (abdomen), rectum (pelvis), nasopharyngeal cancer & TMJ & middle ear (head & neck).
Lo and behold - NOTHING came out. Sheesh. Just before the anat paper yesterday, I was half suggesting in jest, that all the spotted topics should not come out for the questions. Me and my BIG mouth.
The moment I sat down at my desk, I peered at the question paper (it was only 1 sheet, and there were 2 questions in front) - and i saw .. gland. SUBMANDIBULAR gland. But submandibular gland came out last year?!?!?! Then I started laughing - call me crazy, but it just seemed quite funny at that time. We were all expecting the parotid gland, then the submandibular came out. The other questions were equally traumatizing.. Heart yes, but heart coronary blood supply. Along with intracranial hemorrhages,... and KNEE joint. (I vividly recall someone telling me that Prof Tay said that knee joint was not important.. -_-")
Moral of the story? Don't bother spotting. At least, be more accurate. =P
So, after yesterday's tragic anat accident, we were all pretty wary of today's Biochem paper. As usual, pre-exam talk outside had people scrambling for last minute info. Questions & answers were flying around, until Christopher went: "Stop!! This group always spots the questions that don't come out!" -_-"
And boy, were the tables turned again. We were actually quite spot on today.. Sigh. I vividly recall myself mentioning "Hemoglobin Kempsey" then declaring that it was not important, which everyone agreed - and it came out. -_-" What a roller-coaster 3 days.
Ok, on to more pleasant things. =) Exams are finally over!!! Time to get down to planning the Europe trip. I refuse to stay in Singapore in the June holidays!!! Argh.
Headed downtown to Wheelock NYDC for lunch with Chris, Jan, Dave, Sue, WX, Gabby, Pearlly, Nat & Daniel. Had baked rice. Not very impressive, but guess it'll do. =P then we headed to Lido to watch "The Wedding Date". Fortunately the tics were only $6.50. Thought that the prices were being raised? Hhmmm.. On hindsight, mebbe Shaw didn't raise their prices.
Anyway, "The Wedding Date" was really nice! =) (well, at least I tot it was quite nice. The guys tot it was more of a girl's movie.) Right from the first scene, you could almost tell the direction that the movie was heading, and the finale. I tot the female lead was quite pretty, and the male lead was quite professional and smooth. Of course, there were a few twists into the otherwise simple plot; plus the fact that the movie was only 1 1/2 hours long (any longer, it would have become draggy) - it was quite worth the $6.50. =)
However, the beauty in such fairy-tale stories, is that they embody the hope in every single person out there, that 1 day finally, you WILL meet your ONE. Your special ONE whom you're going to spend the rest of your life with. No matter how rough the journey, you will meet your special someone. So sweet. Aawww.
Walked around Orchard for a while after the movie.. Spotted quite a lot of med M1s & M2s milling around. Guess everyone must be suffering from "Orchard-withdrawal syndrome".. =P Didn't buy anything. Though, it was a really thrilling feeling to walk around without a care in the world. =)
Another busy day beckons tomorrow.. Europe trip!! Argh. Plus Sentosa on Fri + steamboat, outings, piano lessons.. Ahhh.. Holidays? Haha.. Mebbe.
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