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Birthday June 30, 2010 OK, my bday is on June 29. I was too sick to blog about the amazing moments I had on my birthday. Anyway "birthday" is still a suitable title for June 30, coz today is my mother's birthday. So, let's begin with meeting friends. I met my friends on Monday. It's special this year because all of them are here - MK and Thomas are free, Martin is back from Sydney, and Eugene is back for his summer internship. From a mathematics perspective, the odds for all these events to happen simultaneously is so small. But they were there, and that made my birthday lovely. Honestly, I didn't expect to get present from you guys, so that's another surprise. So, thanks guys. And then on 29th, well, as mentioned before, I had a flu. All my recent flus are characterized by having a pharyngitis, which makes my voice somehow terrible. How terrible? For instance, I have trouble communicating with people, like if I tell the taxi driver I'd like to go to "109 Pokfulam Road", I couldn't pronounce the syllable "9"… Despite having a flu, M came to celebrate for my bday in a lovely way. And we really had a great time. And June 30 is not really a good day. So I'd rather not mention it. 
Exam's finished June 24, 2010 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I have a great news to share with you today - exam is finally over! So I guess I can relax a bit temporarily.. However, this is really temporary - more on that later. How did I enjoy the first moments of freedom then? It turns out freedom is not so easy to enjoy.. Only four of us joined together for lunch today, and we went to Causeway Bay for Kam Shui, but failed. It took less time than expected to arrive at Causeway Bay, and Kam Shui's tea time starts at 3, which would take forever if we decided to wait. So we went to yum cha at Tak Hing instead. Everything was good. And then I decided to meet Eugene tonight. Where should I wait for him then? Initially I decided to go to the central library, but as I arrived there I found that either that place doesn't belong to me or that I don't belong to that place. Everything there sucks! I've been too accustomed to hku's library - fast computers with bright screen, quietness, freedom to have coffee inside, the books, the people - together these make me feel public libraries really suck.. I prefer sitting comfortably at starbucks, having latte, and browse the web with my iphone's small screen. and so here I am =] Things are great now, but should I be on the new iPhone 4.. Nono, iPhone is one factor that makes me happy, but it should be a small one. Haha what matters is who I am with, not what I'm online with. In this case I guess M would be no. 1 choice (sorry, Eugene); nonetheless having friends' company will make my day only marginally less than perfect. Why is freedom temporary then? Well, school resumes next week, and there're lots of readings to do, which are mainly attributed to Katherine Leung's occlusal splint course.. Ok, I dare not be absent from any OR course again. (Seriously..) And then I assigned lots of readings to myself too, something on RPD, something on endo, some anatomy, ... And I need to rennovate Anzyme! Oh almost forgot, I need to do abso-fuckin-lutely nothing. Well, perhpaps not literally, but I'll really try my best to enjoy my second last summer. Ladies and gentlemen, I announce that summer has officially begun. Three more days to go June 20, 2010 Well, there're three more days to go before exam comes on Thursday. And after having a good time with M for the past two days, I can finally settle down and resume studying. I did study efficiently today, but I'm not sure if what I've read is useful. And I'm really getting increasingly fed up with OR stuff.. It somehow has become my most hated area in Dentistry. I can read something about RPD, but what about more advanced OR concepts? I can figure out some questions that Pow will possibly ask, like "write short notes on centric relation", or "explain non-working side interference"… Should I devote at least some time on that? Well, there're still some time, but I don't really want to study OR stuff.. Sadly, more will come in year 4 and 5. Even worse, as Johnson joins the dental study group on 1/F, I found that even though he hasn't studied a lot for this exam, he knows much more stuff on OR than I do.. "I'm quite interested in OR," he says. Well, good for him. Anyway, yes, there's a dental study group on 1/F Lee Shau Kee Hall. As a matter of fact, other than the mainlanders from the University of Toronto (quite contradictory right?), dental students are the only people I see at hall. This is pathetic, isn't it? Martin June 18, 2010 Well, I met some old friends yesterday. It's the third consecutive night I ate with friends. "This is life," I think. Well, this is especially true when I've been eating at CC for weeks (sometimes for both lunch and dinner). Hmm.. I believe I deserve something better than that, and my life in the past few days is close to ideal. Anyway I'm glad to see that Martin is doing fine now. Let's hope that the days to come will only be better.
 Hipstamatic, re-u's,more June 15, 2010 So, many of you should have seen some nicely processed pix taken from my iPhone on Twitter/Facebook. They're taken with an app called Histamatic. It's not an ordinary app which processes a pix into random polaroid style after you've pressed the shutter. No, it's much more serious than that. There're lots of options in the app - you've got to choose the lens, the film and an optional flash. And the results are very nice. Here're some examples:        So, if you guys want to have some fun with your iPhone, go to the app store and get it! So, I met Michael Wong today. He's now keeping a beard, "trying to look like an architect," I thought. Well, what should a dentist be like then? Glasses with golden metal frame? Nonono, never. Well, in addition to the devil, P. Ng (a tutor) also wears Prada, and he looks like a dentist enough. So I guess wearing Armani glasses also makes me a dentist. Well well well, where were we? Yes, I met Michael Wong today, had dinner at CWB, and then dessert at Tin Hau. Meeting friends is always fun. I'll be meeting Greg As for Thurs, I think I may be meeting Thomas and Martin, and it's likely that we'll be joined by a special guest - Eugene! Well, he'd told me he'd be back before, but I'm not sure exactly when, so I was a little bit surprised when he msn-ed me this morning and told me he'd be on the flight to hk tonight. Funny.. This summer should be really fun. Half Full June 13, 2010 Yippee! I've juz cum bk 2 hall, n I'm ready 2 go bk 2 study any time! Hey! This juz doesn't feel like the ordinary Kevin Chan? Np, bcoz it's a day meant 4 change. I've learnt to think +ve! Studying is juz a piece of cake 4 me now, n I Xpect my readers feel the same. OK enough of jokes. What's written above is intended for cheering up my readers, who may be feeling blue these days. But c'mon, I do feel not bad after setting myself free for two days, and I'm ready to start again. Initially it would be hard, I believe we'll get through all the hardship. Remember I said I've learnt to see the half-full glass? That's still true today. I hope you remember how gloomy I felt before, but I've recovered from that. For those of you who are unhappy, I hope you can see the half-full glass too.  Faye June 12, 2010 Another free day. It's not so free though - I have to tutor F.2 and F.3 math class again. But I guess F.2 class's performance today is not among the worst they've demostrated, so I guess I'm lucky today. And I'm able to retrieve some old Faye CDs at home and import them into my mac. Thanks to that, I'm able to rediscover some old songs I haven't listened to for long, and I'm also able to discover some Faye's songs I've never listened before, which is nice. I find the album 王菲 (1997) particularly good. Many of the songs are not among Faye's best-knowns, but trust me, they're really nice. So, I like Norah Jones very much, I like Dido, I like 王菀之, but my all-time favourite is always Faye. 
Paper II, more June 11, 2010 OK, paper II is finally over. This means I don't have to study day and night anymore. Looking back, the past few weeks have really been demanding. We constantly have school, we have to study, and we have to deal with our personal matters. What else can be worse? Oh, I forgot to mention loneliness. Studying alone makes me feel lonelier than ever. It's lucky that a few days before exam, I was joined by a group of second-years at hall. Together we studied at 1/F. While it may not be the best place to study, it saved me from giving up studying. So, here I am, enjoying every moment of being free from torments brought by exams. Meanwhile, I still feel desolate, not knowing what to do next. Luckily, and sadly, the two feelings won't last long. I'll have to go back to study on Monday to prepare for CPA, and after CPA I have four more weeks of school, the official start of summer vacation being on July 24. Nice.. I won't have to worry what to do to kill time until then. More importantly, when that day comes, perhaps what's best to keep me occupied would be to get a new iPhone, which will be sold in HK starting July. God, I know you always put me into consideration. No matter what, I hate dental exams. It deprives me of freedom, and so much more. It's practically a barrier to human connection. I was once painfully entangled in some complicated matters, and this summer not just one, but three of my friends are involved in separate dreadful ordeals. The only way out would be to preserve the last bits of dignity for ourselves, and let go. Extended reading: Ronald's xanga on Paper I, Paper II PS Of course, what keeps me occupied could be iPhone, and could also be M. Paper I, iPhone 4 June 9, 2010 So, I took Paper I today. I don't feel so good after taking the exam though. Is it I always don't feel good after exam, or is it really the case? Let's find out: "Well, exam has finally (kinda) finished. I'll still have OSCA on 23rd though. "Don't think it's over yet," an advice from Emerson. OK I'll work hard, especially on those trivial topics." - June 12, 2009 Anzyme.com "So, the I sat the paper today. It was not too difficult, and I guess I have done not too bad.. One lucky thing is that I have read through the whole past paper. What would happen if I didn't read the past paper?" - June 3, 2008 Anzyme.com Well, not so bad huh? OK, God bless me. Regarding iPhone 4, well, I guess most of you should know it's announced. And contrary to many's belief, I'm not going to further elaborate on the new iPhone. Haha, I'll go back to study now. Exam tmr June 8, 2010 Wish me luck. I've not prepared well for exam, but I guess if exam comes one week later, I'll surely become one of them: Extended reading: The mentioned case report on Hong Kong Medical Journal Unexpected patient, VIIV, more June 4, 2010 So, I have no patient to see in the clinic today. I planned to study ortho at library, but then Shirley’s got an emergency RCT case and another patient. So I helped her do the endo, which was very successful. I just did my favourite part - everything that happens before working length determination.. It was fun. Two videos today: 1) 王菲 暧昧, one of my favourite Faye's song; 2) the best scene in Apollo 13, one of my fav movie. It's complicated June 3, 2010 Something was wrong; this is for sure. But is what happening now correct? Sometimes I'm in doubt, and I really wish I could find the answer soon. Well, it seems that the best thing I should do is forget those problems for now, coz I have a much worse problem to face: exam!! It's coming next Wednesday.. What's truly worrying is that I tend to be satisfied with my progress, but I know I shouldn't. I still have lots to read.. That why I stayed at PP library after Radiology today, which ended at 4.. And I left at 10, had a quick dinner at 同興旺, and walked back to hall. Yes, I walked from Sai Ying Pun to hall, which took me half an hour. And it's the 2nd consective day I did this.. Kevin, what's wrong with you?Are you unhappy? Not really.. I just feel more peaceful than ever, and I want some time by myself so that I can reflect.. What was I really reflecting is another story though.. Remarkable moment June 1, 2010 So, I announced yesterday that the 60000th visit to this site was getting close. It was expected to come on Wednesday, but then I'm happy to announce that it's come one day earlier. On the first day of June 2010, this site has been visited sixty thousand times. Isn't that truly remarkable? The 50000th visit was in last October, and after 8 months we got another 10000 visits. That's roughly 1250 visits per month. This rate is really exciting, and I'm very thrilled about that. So, I have to thank you all. And I'm glad that my friends and I have finished going through all past paper questions yesterday and today. I feel less uncertain about the exam now. Let's hope that I can keep the current momentum and work hard. Last but not least, our previous theme pix. I love that, and I wish I could keep that. But I say this every time I change the theme pix.. The new one celebrating our 60000th visit is even better, isn't it?  PS There's been (60000-58728) 1272 visits in May, meaning about 41 visits per day. Thank you : ) |