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Root planing April 30, 2010
I made a correct decision - to take the perio key skill today. I was lucky enough that my patient agreed to come back today, lucky enough that I got 過兒 to assess me. Well, as his name suggests, there's only one grade he'll give - pass. So, I passed another BDS III key skill.
Btw, did I mention it's the first time I did root planing?
Self-created trouble April 29, 2010
Well, ever since I received the root planing key skill memo, I decided to defer this key skill. Why? I don't have any cooperative patient for this assessment for one, and I just don't want to cope with the pressure either. But given that I see so few people not taking the key skill (unlike the class II one), and so many people passed it, I decided to take it. I saw a patient today, and begged her for coming back tmr for me to perform root planing. But given that it's a random and sudden decision, I haven't really prepared for the key skill before. Will I fail? I hope not.. That's why I'm going to see what I can do tonight. Wish me luck. : ) (2) April 26, 2010
It's a nice day today. Why? Having day-off is one reason; writing two essays in two days and having just one of the seven essays undone is another. But of course, there're more reasons than that, which I'm not going to elaborate for now - if you should know, you know. One thing to share is that as I went to Central Piers today, alone, I really felt some burden has been lifted and from now on I can live a new life. The breeze was soothing, the sea was calm and I was truly happy, for the first time in months.
Keep moving on April 24, 2010
This week has been magical. I choose the word "magical" over "dramatic" for some reason - it's more positive, for one. It's devastating to some, but to me, it could be a time I've made the best decision in life. Mistakes were made in the past, but we all make mistakes. Being able to rectify those mistakes without hesitation is the only solution after we've made big ones. It doesn't seem fair to some at first sight, but who can define what is truly fair? It seems perfectly fair to anaesthetize with ID block when extracting third molars; still this decision was questioned by a tutor. Every coin has two sides, one side being good, the other side being bad. The only problem is which side shows up first, and which follows. Old Chinese wisdom says blessing comes after suffering. I hope my blessing has come, and that for those unlucky few comes soon after.
Friends, important decision April 22, 2010
It's not the first time I dedicate an entry to express my gratitude for friends. But today, I really feel I should do this once again. Friends are dependable, and they're always there when you need them. Of course, friendship can change; old friends can become strangers. But I'm quite happy with the group of dear friends I have so far.
So, I've made another important decision in life, for better or for worse. But remember my motto? "Que sera, sera." And to me, I think things can only be better and better.
One big question April 19, 2010
Living a tranquil life, every once in a while we ask ourselves one question, "what is love?" Some say it's a crush that soon fades away; some say it's quite the opposite to what they have experienced before; some say it's a life-long relationship. But the problem is, who really knows what he meets is love. Does understanding come before love, or does love come before understanding? What if one makes the same mistake again? What if she is not the right person for him? Why is there no test-drive before one actually makes a decision? The truth is, no one ever knows until he has made mistake, and when he does, he can only hope for a second chance.
Avril (2) April 18, 2010
I haven't really blogged for a few days again. The thing is, April isn't an eventful month. I did virtually nothing in easter, and I did hardly anything afterwards. Overall my life is not too boring, but not too exciting either. How to add spice to my life?
Well, perhaps this will do. It just came up as a very random idea as I went back to hall a few days ago. I had one small cup that night, only to find that it just didn't taste as good as last time I had it. Well, perhaps drinking alone is really different from drinking with dear friends, even for cheap wine like this.
Dilemma April 12, 2010
I have some skin problems with my eye lids. And when I sought a second opinion from another doctor today, one of the advices was to go to bed earlier. On the other hand, I reunited with my old friend - working overnight - and found that very productive. This creates an unprecedented dilemma. So..
Btw, the following is probably the best part of Steve's keynote last week, when he said he's seen Toy Story 3.. He's probably the luckiest person in the world, isn't he? On many occasions he's the first one to see the coolest products.
HB Eugene April 10, 2010
Happy Bday, Eugene. I only wrote "HB" on his facebook wall though, but I know Eugene won't mind. Why? Because all my friends should know that it's my habit to express minimally. Words are too shallow. A long long wish certainly doesn't tell if I am really sincere when I made that wish; I believe, as a true friend, Eugene will know how much I wish a happy birthday for him.
Anyway, I'm busy today. I have to teach two classes, one F.2 and one F.3. The F.2 class was not too out-of-control today, which is good. As for my F.3 class, I've always enjoyed teaching them. I'm not sure if they feel as much enjoyment as I do though..
In order to promote work efficiency, I decided to go back to hall tonight, a Saturday evening. But given that it's 3 am (11th) already, I'm not sure how much progress I can make.
A few pictures to show today: (from left to right) 1) My MacBook, which I haven't seen the outer side of the lid for long because most of the time I compute I look at the screen; plus I'm working with an external monitor now. "風韻猶存", I tweeted. 2) 黑臉琵鷺 (Platalea minor), which Simon Chiang always mentioned in his class. 3) A look into the space shuttle engine, adapted from gizmodo.
Concluding easter/ching ming April 8, 2010
Well, the long long weekend attributed to easter/ching ming has ended, with a full day of class welcoming us back to school today. Except that I was late this morning, everything went well.
I haven't been very productive in this holiday though. I planned to finish writing all my essays so that I can start my new life after easter, but apparently I can't. There's still a few days before school really really resumes on Tuesday, so I gotta work hard. The highlight for this easter break would be my trip to Wetland Park. As a former Bio student, it was a thrill to me when I saw the biodiversity there. The park really worths a visit, no matter you're among the science type or not.
Avril April 1, 2010
Avril means April. Well, it's April now, can you guys believe that? A quarter of this year has passed! It wasn't too long ago when I said 2010 sounds so future; now this is not the case. Right now, I'm suffering from the pain coming along with the new year. Like the remaining RPD essays, readings, … And the coming of April means exam is coming in two months! I guess I must make use of easter to put my life back on track. I'm getting lost lately.
I have to admit today's entry is full of BS. Forget it, those are just prologue. There's been (57852-57074) 778 visits in March, or as many as 29.9 visits per day. Not bad.