Monday 29 September 2008

VENICE: The No-Car-Zone

Venice was one of the places which i enjoyed most. perhaps it was because of the company i went with. three cranky boys (weichung, chicken-back-side and benni), as well as my cousin sister Lea.

Venice is all about rivers and canals...


Also, gondolas and vaporetti...



And not forgetting, those gondoliers at their service...



The whole island is in fact a strictly no-car-zone! Ohhh, with exceptions like this below:-

~the only car seen on the island throughout our stay~

Besides, Italy is famous for its gelato. And among all the gelati we've tried in the four cities visited, Chicken-Back-Side and I agreed that this particular shop in Venice offers the best choice. :) we visited this shop at least twice! The picture below shows how CBS swooned at the sight of the italian gelati!!




There is a place in Venice which nobody could have possibly missed. It's the Piazza San Marco. Here's a picture of cousin Benni, feeding the famous pigeons at the Piazza. (credit to cbs for the picture :p)


Oh, feeding the pigeons may seem exhilarating, but it can turn out disastrous sometimes!!

Seems fun at first...


Gradually, when you attract more pigeons, the number increases exponentially!! Like this...



And before you knew it, you are under attack although you have nothing else to feed them!!


And the flock will feed until NOTHING is left!!!



Tuesday 16 September 2008

16th September 2008: First day of PRP life

Was so anxious that i kicked myself out of bed as early as 5am today. Took a quick 'bull'-shower, took a light breakfast and stormed to Ipoh very early in the morning. I was plainly anticipating my placement as a PRP!

What's a PRP? It stands for Provisionally Registered Pharmacist. Life of a pharmacist for the first year. It is going to be a tough year, but i will be earning lots of working experiences, skills, techniques and knowledge before i can be fit to be fully registered with the Board.

I could now thank my lucky stars for having able to work at my choice of placement. I asked for the Taiping Hospital and I'm very happy to get it!!! After receiving the letter of approval from the Ipoh department, I rushed back to Taiping and reported to the Pejabat Kesihatan and then to the Taiping Hospital.

Colleagues and supervisors are very nice ppl, i can tell from first impressions. :) Many familiar faces too! mostly are seniors from high school.

Will work hard, play hard & earn hard from now on! Man, I do start to miss the life of a student now! Good luck to all the other pharmacists-to-be!!! :)

Thursday 4 September 2008

Answers

When the whole world is sleeping,
I ponder,
What have I done today?
What have I said today?
What have I learnt today?
How did I feel today?

Then, I ask myself,
Have I done the right thing?
Have I said the right words?
Have I learnt a great deal?
Did I feel virtuous?

It's a self-reflection, and i know, i have these answers in my own world.

Priceless expressions

Animals are as interesting as human beings are.

They portray basic instincts. They strive to survive. And most importanly, they show gestures and expressions too!

These are some of my favourite inhabitants at the Wilhelma... Their exprssions and gestures truly speak a thousand words!


affection between a baby and mummy monkey


idleness of a baby polar bear


reaching out for the next step


The dominance of its own kingdom?



Meerkat looking steady and guardful


and lastly, this is my all-time favourite:


A frog, expressing his hopefulness to turn into a prince charming?