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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

ESP vs FRA - 1:3

It's a shocking result... for me.
Spain did not make it to the quarter finals afterall.
I feel sad. Depressed. I thought they could.
Even if they couldn't make it to the semi-finals, I'm satisfied with it. 'coz they will be going against Brazil, the strongest team...
At least, there's something for me to do during the 2 weeks break if they made it.
Watching my favourite Goalkeeper - Casillas and skilled Forwards - Torres & Villa, putting all their efforts in their games, fighting for champion.
Now, they are being eliminated. What can I do during the holidays?
I have nothing to look forward to.
Screwed up semester exams, no Spain match to watch, no RO to play...
I fell hardly onto the ground mentally.

When Villa scored in his penalty, I was jumping around...
That is when my heart felt like flying up high into the sky~
But a few minutes before the first half ended, Ribery (FRA) scored for France.
That is when my heart felt like hanging in middle of nowhere.
*sigh*
I have to admit that France played well & I can see Spain putting their efforts in this game too. I like their sportmanship.
One thing I like about Spain, they get the least yellow cards among all!
This really show their personality!
Spain! I will be waiting for the next FIFA world cup in 2010.
See you again 4 years later.

I shall end this blog with the players' quotes...

RAUL (ESP)
It’s always a tremendous disappointment whenever you have to go home earlier than you wanted. France were the better side and although we tried, we didn’t have many chances to win the game, despite the fact we put everything into beating them.

We’re a young team and we need to learn from the good things we’ve done. There’s a lot of quality in this side and the future looks bright for the next few tournaments. I hope things go well at the 2008 European Championships because I think that will be my last championship.

Cesc FABREGAS (ESP)
We struggled out there and we couldn’t do anything about it. We started off well but that goal just before half-time hit us hard. I feel absolutely terrible because we’re going home as losers.

XABI ALONSO (ESP)
It was a great game while it was all-square. At the end we had to score but we just couldn’t manage it. We have to learn to compete and hang in there in tough matches.

We just have to accept it. We dominated the game in the first half but we switched off for a second and everything changed. We’re not happy and it hurts a lot right now, and we’ll need to improve for the European Championship. It’s so disappointing to be going home because we expected to be here for longer. We didn’t manage to keep our advantage intact for the second half or take the lead again and that was the key.

Iker CASILLAS (ESP)
That’s another World Cup gone, another major tournament we let slip away. We’ve thrown ourselves into every match, but we weren’t up to scratch today. We didn’t play as well as we did in our other games and I’m just sorry for the fans that we couldn’t make them happy.

Fernando TORRES (ESP)
We can go home with our heads held high because we’ve performed well and this is a young team with lots of quality. I’m sure the nucleus we have here can bring more joy to the fans at the next World Cup.

When we were 1-0 up we didn’t exploit the space available and that was the story of the game. It’s a strong Spain that went out tonight and although I suppose you could say it was the right result, it all feels a bit strange.

David VILLA (ESP)
It was a very even game and their equaliser affected us badly. We were all convinced we were going to win because of how we’d been playing. We really thought today was going to be a big day for Spain. I would have liked to have finished the game but the guys that came on did really well. This is just something we’ll have to learn from so we can improve. We’re very sad we came up against a great team who played a great game.

JOAQUIN (ESP)
We’ve got to look to the future. We’re down but life goes on and this generation is very young. We’ve got the European Championship and we’re going to keep on working hard.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

End of a journey, Beginning of another...

Finally... 14 hours ago... we completed our last paper - Mammalian.
It was seriously a disaster... Don't feel like talking about it anyway.
I'm so tired.
Woke up at 12 something the previous noon since i slept at 6 something in the morning. Took NO naps! Slept at 1 something am and woke up almost 5 in the morning. Not to forget to mention, I haven't been sleeping well for the past few weeks and I'm sure others didn't as well. I know it's bad to study till dawn but we are really running out to time. We must appreciate every single minute, every single second just to read one extra sentence.

We've been studying so hard yet the paper turned out to be even "harder"!!
We should all be feeling excited or happy after this since it was the last paper, but no one did.

I just pray to pass...

Dear god,

I'm not asking for a HD, a D or even a C! Please, I'm just satisfied with a P. I've been studying very hard and I know you can see it. Please bless me with a pass. And bless everyone too. Thank you!

Yup... this is the end of the journey, our journey...
~ End of 2006 semester 1 on 26th June ~

We proceeded to the city as planned in the evening. Met up with the Biotechs and went for dinner by the beach. It was cold. Very very cold.
It was shocking when Shook Hui turned out from nowhere, holding a birthday cake, singing a birthday song. Everyone started singing too! My mind was blank. Totally blank.
I don't know what was running on my mind. I was blur, then shocked.... *touched* and speechless. It's not my birthday today, but they decided to celebrate it a week early since Shook Hui and Serene won't be around during my birthday. This thoughtful Jesselyn then said, "Now you can hibernate during your birthday as you've planned..."
I laughed.
Time to make a wish.
Mind to know my wish?
*I wish we all can pass the exams and stay happy forever*

Dear God,

Can you hear my wish? Did you hear it? Bless us please, that's my only wish this birthday.

*sigh* Why wouldn't they let me enjoy my last week of 19!?! After blowing the candles, I felt older, even it isn't my birthday today.

This is the beginning of another journey, My journey...
~ 26th June 2006 or should I say 4th July 2006 ~



Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Another 2 Down...

I missed the ESP vs TUN match at 5am this morning.
Couldn't wake up was one of the reasons.
Another reason was because of the exams today.
However, the first thing I did when I woke up was to check the results online!
3 - 1
Yes! Spain got into the 16's!!

Yup, 2 exams down and one more to go this week!
Clinical Exercise was a tough paper, especially those options with
A) ...
B) ......
C) ....
D) A and B <--- HATE IT!!
E) A, B and C <--- HATE IT!!

It's really a confusion! You might be sure, for instance options A and B are correct. So, the answer should be D. However, after reading the answer E, you might start doubting yourself, thinking probably C is correct too. Therefore, you decided to choose option E.
This is just so annoying. Mom told me, " that is why you need to know the facts very well!"
True, but I'm sure after reading the answers you might start doubting yourself whether you have the correct facts in your head or not.
Whatever! Why am I thinking about "YESTERDAY's" exam!?! It's over anyway!

As for Anatomy Lab, I am now thinking, why did I visit the lab so often for lab revision?
This is stupid! I spent countless hours in the lab doing revisions and yet what came out?
Pictures! Photos! Models! Bones!
Where are those specimens?
The real ones?
(I know a few specimens came out..)

Well, I shouldn't be blaming this and that. You cannot expect whatever you know to come out in the exam and the one that you don't know to not appear!
Then this will not be an exam anymore!
It's just because a "kia su" student like me want to prove to the lecturers that I can do better than that! That's why I'm giving myself lots of excuses, which is wrong. I know it. This psychologically make me feel better even if I didn't do well.

An exam is to assess students for what they have learnt. It's just the matter of confusion and confidence.
Answers are confusing, and you need to be confident in whatever you know from what you see! That is the hard part for most students, including me (Of course, I'm one of the most students).

Anyway, it's over and I shall get prepared for the Anatomy theory exam!

*Cindy out*

Thursday, June 15, 2006

ESP vs UKR - 4 : 0

I know it's exam period now. I'm not suppose to do so much unnecessary stuff.
For instance, blogging and watching the FIFA World Cup...
Shouldn't I be more aware of my exams rather than these entertainment?
Shouldn't I learn a lesson from the previous HUBS 2505 exam?
Yes. My answer is "YES" to the above questions.
However, not stressing yourself is more likely to be the wise way of studying instead of studying 15~18 hours whole day long without taking a break!
Therefore, I took a long break today by watching World Cup and blogging.
It was Spain vs Ukraine match. I was super duper excited since we've gotten our power short circuit repaired this noon. Thinking, "YES!! SPAIN SPAIN SPAIN!!"
I have no idea since when I became so obsessed with this team.
But one thing I'm very sure of was I started to notice this team when I saw CASILLAS Iker.
He is just a very young man 4 years ago. Although most of the girls think that he is "lengcai", I wasn't into how he looks like but how he plays the game.
He is a potential goalkeeper. I like to see how he blocks the ball from entering the goal and how he defense his team so well. In this game, he gave the opponents no chance to score!



CASILLAS Iker
(Taken from FIFA official website)






Next, the forward - VIILA David. This man is really shocking, who scored 2 points for the team today. I was impressed!! In fact, VERY! I was surprised when he was sub out with XABI, a midfielder, who was the first to score. But Raul, who sub in as forward, wasn't that bad either. He has a few chances to score but didn't manage to.



VILLA David
(Taken from FIFA official website)






Not to forget, there was another forward who shot a BRILLIANT goal!
Yup, that's TORRES Fernando. That was the most beautiful shot I've every seen. (LOLz! Exaggerating only but it's true that his shot was GOOD!)
I like the way he pass the ball to his teammate and tackle, chasing the ball to the goal and gave a final shot. SHOVKOVSKYI Oleksandr(O_O! Woah! What a hard name to pronounce!), who was the goalkeeper of Ukraine, could not react fast enough to capture his shot and thus lead to the 4th shot!



TORRES Fernando
(Taken from FIFA official website)






Football is not a "one-person-game". It requires teamwork and I'm very impress with them.
"Good Teamwork!"

Lastly,

"Hope you guys manage to get into the finals this time!"
&
"Good Luck!"

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

One Down...

I have no idea what's wrong with the Human Pathophysiology Paper...
I cross my heart to say that I really study very hard for this exam.
The paper turned out to be quite a disaster at the cardiovascular part, which is Tony Quail's lecture. The options for Phil Bolton's questions were also quite confusing. It's like "I-know-I-have-read-it-somewhere" stuff yet I cannot recall what exactly I should choose to shade on my answer sheet. Anyway, this paper is over and I don't want to talk about it. I got very regretted for not doing my mini test well. It's once again not that I didn't study, but perhaps just got confused by those options provided. Well, I definitely won't get a HD for this and it's affirmative. However, I still hope that I could get a D. Am I being too greedy? I mean seriously, I studied so hard and I think I deserve at least a D. Not being overconfident or a show-off but... Anywayz, "ONE DOWN, FOUR TO GO"!
Good Luck to everyone sitting for the exams.

PS. There's something wrong with the count-down for HUBS2505... Once it hits 0, it starts counting down again.......

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Haircut

It has been quite a few months since I cut my hair.
That was before I left for Australia, before Chinese New Year.
Fringe is getting longer and longer.
Should I cut it?
I have been thinking of it since April which is 2 months ago.
But... I don't have the courage to do so.
I'm not a hairdresser, just a normal degree student who doesn't even know how to dress up as the people here do.
As long as I dress up smartly and neatly, that will be sufficient. That is what I always think.
However, how to be "NEAT" if you have long and messy hair?
Having a haircut here is expensive.
A normal hairdresser here cost about the same as a senior hairdresser in Malaysia.
I need to save money. I need to handle my money properly.

Today, is the day. The day when I should dump my fear away and pick up a pair of scissors. I was encouraged to do so when Jesselyn started cutting her own hair.
It seemed that she is skilled in it. In fact, that was just her first time.
So... I dumped my fear away and picked up a pair of scissors...
*cut* *cut*
There goes my long fringe.
I did it. I have defeated my fear.
I cut my own fringe.
From nose length to eye length.
I stopped. Hesitated.
Should I continue cutting? Or should I just leave it there?
Somehow, a voice from inside told me to stop.
I stopped.

Outcome of my hair? Check out the photos!!



Cindy's new haircut... Stiff expression



Jesselyn & Cindy's new haircut



Sexy Hu!!

Monday, June 05, 2006

Count Downs...

Oh no... Exam is coming nearer and nearer and I'm so NOT prepared!!
We just found out the fact that our Musculoskeletal Anatomy Lab has been moved forward to the 20th June 2006. This shocking news came to me this morning, when I still think that the lecturer was wrong on the timing. Finally, I was being convinced that the exam time-table was actually WRONG after reading the lecturer's announcement.
Thinking about it, this shocking news can be a good one.
There is always 2 aspects of a news. Why not think of the bright side? =)

I kept on persuading myself that...
"It's alright, we can finish our exam one day earlier."
"It's alright, we won't be able to do our private studies after the 15th of June anyway."
"It's alright, by the time we finished our HUBS 2107 exam, we might not have mood to study for the lab anyway."

AND... THX to Hock Luck

"It's ok, we get to have one extra day of holiday..."

Setting the count downs now...

First...




Second...



Third...




Fourth...




Last!!!




AND

The most important day of this year falls after the exam...
And that is....

Friday, June 02, 2006

Last Clinical Exercise Lab

It was our last lesson with David Went. David Went is our Clinical Exercise Lab instructor. He is very sportive and smart! Most of all, he is hardworking too!
How do YOU know? you might ask.
Apparently, he is also a "student", who took the same course, HUBS2106 Musculoskeletal Anatomy, as us. Whenever we see him during our private study session or during our normal labs, he would come over and help us with identifying muscles, blood vessels, ligaments, nerves... Morever, he gave us some tips of remembering the muscles involving in certain movements and so on.
I'm really glad to know him as a tutor, as a classmate and as a friend.
Anyhow, since it was our last lesson, we were looking forward to take photos with him. This last lesson was pretty short. Ended 40 mins early. We took photos with Carolyn first while waiting for him talking to the seniors. After 40 mins waiting... we managed to have photo sessions with him. ^^


This is David Went. He moved his hands while I was taking his pose!


David Went, Me & Carolyn Clark


The Taylor's College Biomedical Science Group with Carolyn


The Taylor's College Biomedical Science Group with David & Carolyn