The magic is you

Ever since we came to be, you were always there for me
I hear you breathe I see you smile
you have made our lives worthwhile
It's your warmth your beautiful touch
It makes me remember so much
Of the pleasure I treasure, so love on we must

Chorus:
No matter when, no matter where you may go
You know my heart will always stay
For you are here, I know you always will be
It's all because the magic is you

We've had dreams they seemed unreal
We've had hope they gave us zeal
But dreams came true and hopes unfurled
My island's grown into a world
They've been days of laughter and pain
But family and friends will remain
We have grown here together, let's keep it that way

( Repeat Chorus )

Music: Iskandar Ismail
Lyrics: Gregory Chan

The above can be found at Sing Singapore Website.

Quick reference dictionary for occupational therapy

A new book has been detected in the school library....... under the usual OT shelf : RM735.

This pocket-size reference(4.5x7") provides quick access to words, their definitions, and important resources used in everyday practice in occupational therapy (OT) and in the OT classroom. In this edition, some 3,600 terms (400 more than the last edition) are defined in alphabetical entries, and 60 appendices are presented (nine more than the previous edition). Appendices list and define laboratory values, standards, syndromes, precautions, and frames of reference used in occupational therapy, and provide checklists and useful foreign phrases to use with patients.

Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book also includes the attachments, actions, nerve innervations of muscles, etc....
The content of the book can be found here.

This has been classified as my favourite book now...... =)
Guess this is going to help alot of us in our clinicals.... esp. with all the abbrevations that the doctors write..... as well as the diagnosis and what is it about.....

Isn't this cool? Go and grab one from the shelf and take a look if you haven't. =)

Repost: Feelings Island

Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived; happiness, sadness, knowledge, and all the others, including love.

One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave.

Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment. When the island was almost totally under, love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help. Just then Richness was passing by in a grand
boat.

Love asked, "Richness, Can I come with you on your boat?" Richness answered, " I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you
anywhere."

Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing in a beautiful vessel. Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please." "I can't help you," Vanity said, "You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat."

Next, Love saw sadness passing by. Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be alone now."

Then, Love saw happiness. Love cried out, "Happiness, please take me with you."
But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him.

Love began to cry. Then, she heard a voice say, "Come Love, I will take you with me."
It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his
name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way.

Love realized how much she owed the elder.Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "But why did Time help me when no else would?", Love asked.

Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity, answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."


The Facts of Life:
1. At least 5 people in this world, love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you, in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you, is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you, can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. Without you someone may not be living.
8. You are special and unique, in your own way.
9. Someone that you don't know even exists, loves you.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
11. When you think the world has turned it's back on you, take a look, you most likely turned your back on the world.
12. When you think you have no chance at getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, you probably sooner or later will get it.
13. Always remember compliments you received, forget about the rude remarks.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about them, you will feel much better when they know.
15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great.


So, to all my friends who read this blog..... you all great! =)

CE 3A Results

CE 3A results are out..... finally.... =)

Didn't expect to get that grade for my clincial... = )
my CRD result was more or less expected.... but it was better than my CE2B's CRD... =)

Something that I am looking forward for, for the 1st time....

But I guess it all still depends on where we are and which supervisors we are following.... cos all have different working styles......

But I looking forward to do better in my next clinicals....

Beta Blogger

okay... I have decided to UPGRADE to the beta blogger... so it will log in using google acct....

BUT... now I cannot hide the BLOGGER BAR at the top!!!!

Argh... and... since it is at the beta stage, I can only use the tags function if I use their templates.... cos they haben develop the function where I can change or view the HTML of the tag function!!!!

argh.... wasted my time... but never mind la... sooner or later all have to convert... ;p

Updates....

Yeah!!!! I finally finished all my presentations...
It was really like a marathon.... Viva... mgt... psychosocial....

oh.... while I was searching info on mgt.... I found out that SLH is the bronze recipent for 2005's HEALTH Award by the HPB. =)

Finally psychosocial was over too.... not too bad... just perhaps need to improve on the "preparation" part....

oh yes... guess what? today lukewarmcoffee and me suppose to buy some stuff... and in the end... we ended up buying FOOD for ourselves.... We got the mini maggi mee... it is not the normal maggi mee that we eat... but the packet has many many mini maggi mee.... it is sooo cute.... and I bought my jap seaweed too....

And of course.... my HERBAL TEA for so many days of late nights.... =p

A Nation in Concert

The objectives of the event is about education, empowerment and enrichment for people with disabilities.

Isn't this what we as OT always talk about? =P
Educating people with disabilities, empowering and enriching them.... helping them to integrate back into the community?

This concert features over 100 performers from:

• Association for Persons with Special Needs
• Handicaps Welfare Association
• Singapore Association for the Deaf
• Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped
• Spaces CommunityStudent Advisory Centre
• Yellow Ribbon Fund

And future OTs are going to this A Nation in Concert to show our support! =)

If not us, who? If not now, when? If not here, where?

Money Luck

Finally, my pay for being an outdoor instructor for the past months has come in/is coming in.....

There's seems to be something wrong with the cheques or daddy Sanath(aka boss) has been too busy and forgetten about it. I think if I didn't needed badly for cash... I think daddy might have thought that I have received the cheques.....=P.... and seems like all the others other than me have alrdy received their shares.... and some, alrdy spent all... =)

Nevertheless.... I'm glad that I have my pay.... been really broke esp. during clinicals (taking cab ride from tamp to bt. batok is ex..... cos if not sure late one ma) and of cos the cycle goes round (cos will take next 2 wks pocket money earlier) .... Oh and since I got my pay... I have decided to go to the A Nation in Concert 2006 with my classmates!!!


Oh... I also picked up $4 on the way out from school yesterday..... there's no one infront.... so.... =)
I share it with Joan who was walking out of the school with me....

Back to back presentations

This is mentally draining with presentations and viva on monday onwards....

with so many things to do and so much things in my mind....

But in less than 1 more day's time it will be over....

FYP Viva over.... here comes Mgt and psychosocial presentation

FYP Viva finally over.... no need to worry over it and can no need to eat,sleep,sh*t also journal articles at the moment....

Now time over to mgt and psychosocial....

Mgt presentation tml.... grp ppt done... my script also done.... just need to rehearse tml....

psychosocial presentation on wed.... flow is more or less ready le... just need rehearsal too.....

2 more days...

What if

I was chatting with lukewarmcoffee on the way back home.... and we talked about clinicals....

And I was wondering, there were suppose to be 2 supervisors taking me and XY during our CE3A and whether which OT we were suppose to follow individually....

And if that is the case..... would things still be the same, if we both followed different OTs?

What if......

Fireworks, ASD Talk and Young Explorer

Just an update of what I did today (sat).....

In the morning... tried to rush out my mgt ppt and send to J before I went out for the talk by the parent with ASD child @ marine parade library.....

When I finished sending over to J, I realized that it was alrdy 1pm... and i suppose to meet SH at 1.50pm... thus I went to open the POKKA noodles that I bought the other day.... together with lukewarmcoffee..... I cannot resist myself and bought my froot loops cereals toooo..... (lukewarmcoffee.... it's not fruit loops la... lol)

Oh... like I was saying.... my POKKA noodles.... due to time constraint, I put the noodles in a metal bowl and pour the hot/warm water over it.... then leave it for few minutes..... and there it was.... my noodles was ready to be served DRY.... cos it is suppose to be dry noodles la... haha....


Then went to Marine Parade Library..... the parent of the ASD child is very knowledgeable.... there were quite a handful of parents with ASD child around..... special Ed. educators....... not sure if there's any OT around......

From the talk, I found out that TAMPINES is going to open an AUTISM CENTRE..... =)

Hmm... then after that came home before I went out again.... cos my hp was low batt... need to charge..... as I do not want to miss the short moment of the fireworks w/o capturing them....

And of course to have my dinner..... really BROKE le.... ; (

The fireworks were fantastic..... had a hard time "squeezing" into the crowd..... furthermore, I think I am someone that don't really like BIG crowds.... Cos I dislike really LOUD sound..... (is it a autisic symptom? haha.... don't worry... i HATE ROUTINES.... ) while squeezing through, felt so embarrassing as we had to stand in the way of the public who had been there for few hours maybe? But don't worry.... we didn't take up their places.... We went to squeeze into the bushes.... members of NPCC are always GOOD at squeezing.....

The scene was nice.... it was also a great time to hang out with ppl that I have not seen for a long time... good to spend with good friends..... but such scene are still better with loved ones.... ;p
( don't think my mother can tahan such crowded places.... maybe my future partner ba... if they still going to have fireworks when I found my other half.... )


Next, I am teaching a "bunch" of kids to bake PIZZA tml!!!!!
=)

Got to sleep already..... before a panda goes into the room to teach the kids how to bake pizza tml.... ;p

(p.s. will upload the fireworks and pizza baking session soon)

Brain dead

Today was a long day....

FYP mtg itself can kill millions of brain cells in me.....

Started FYP ard 6pm.... and ended at 10+pm....

My eyes are closing.... but still have to finish up my other presentation stuff....

4 more days!! then all my presentations will be over... except fyp of course..... ;)

Gambatte!!