Medical Students' Ultimate Paradise~

Found this website today and thought I might share with all of you...

It has everything from e-books, journals, clinical case studies, examination videos and various other materials that will make any medical student squeal in delight!

Enjoy the treat~

http://www.mediebooks.com/

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-Constipated People Don't Give A Crap-

Rubik's Fever

Let me introduce you to another weird/nerdy part of me

RUBIK'S CUBE ADDICTION


Yes...

I've been obsessed with the Rubes since I watched Will Smith solved his in the movie "Pursuit of Happiness"

Been practicing since then and my current record for the 3X3X3 cube is 51 seconds... yay!

And... I was really happy to solve the 4X4X4 yesterday!

The time??

Let's just leave it blank for now...

So, without further adieu,

Here are my Rubes


But something's missing here...

I left my ultimate darling 3X3X3 special edition white cube at home in Malaysia and I'm missing it...

Just so you know, the original Rubik's is great for beginners but it's really bad for practicing... the turns are just too stiff for me

Can't wait to get my white Rube back...

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-Constipated People Don't Give A Crap-

~Asah Pisau~

Thought I would like to share something that can't never be found in Malaysia nowadays...

I was really excited when I heard someone saying "Asah pisau.. asah pisau" passing by our house the other day...

Since all the knives in the house were blunt, we decided to give it a try...

The man was in his late 20's and he was carrying this "mini blacksmith's kit" on his shoulder...



His techniques in sharpening the knives were really mesmerizing...



He treated each knife like a samurai treating his katana...

To me, it was like being in one of Merlin's or Robin Hood's episodes...

Never thought I would experience something like this in my times and to be honest, I was really fascinated seeing someone at such a young age working passionately with something that pays so small...

This is truly a sight you can never find in Malaysia

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-Constipated People Don't Give A Crap-

Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief

Hi.

My name is Raihana and I was a book addict~

I used to read up to 5 books per month during my high school times but now i found it harder and harder to keep up with the old habits and to be honest I kinda miss it.

So, being bored recently I've decided to head on to the bookstore to enjoy myself. It might sound weird but somehow I found bookstores to be soothing. Just being there is like an ecstasy.

But of course being a shopaholic that i am... life is not complete without buying something and I decided to buy a young adult novel called "Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief" despite the fact that I have about 10 novels waiting for me to finish them at home.

There are mainly 2 reasons why I chose the book:
1. It's being made into a movie and the trailer looks awesome
2. It's insanely cheap! The hard cover collector's edition only cost me Rp54000 (RM22) - here's a picture of it
I read the book as soon as I reached home and I gotta admit that I'm seriously addicted to it.

It's A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

It really took me to the times when I enjoyed myself reading Harry Potter and the genre is not very much different. It tells the story of Percy Jackson who discovered that he is a "half blood" - children with a God and a human parents. The adventure started when monsters started attacking him for being half blood. I haven't finished reading the book yet but I'm eager to know what's next.

I'll write the whole review once I've finished reading it but if you're considering getting yourself something light to read... this has got to be the book.

That's it for now and while I'm enjoying myself reading, I hope you'll enjoy your life as well...

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-Constipated People Don't Give a Crap-

~2010~

2010 is here!

Yay!

As part of my resolutions I'll be writing blogs again...

Surprised?!

Guess not cuz most of you are starting to get the hang of my disappearing acts now...

1. Saying that I'll write again...

2. Then disappeared for a couple of months or more...

3. And back again... then apologizing with the same reason - study (*scoff*)

(Repeat 1,2,3 multiply by 100 and you'll get my blog)

Well...

I think that's what makes my blog special...

The disappearing acts that no one else ever done...

And truth be told...

The disappearing acts are inspired by one reason and nothing else

-LAZINESS-

So, as part of my New Year Resolutions...

I'm gonna start writing again in hope that I'll be able to fill in with some updates at least once a week...

Armed with a new tagline and new layout...

2010 starts now!

Happy New Year minna!

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-Constipated People Don't Give A Crap-

Fire!! Save... the exams papers!

Just sharing...

We had our Microbiology exams (theory and practical) today and all of us were literally beaten with full classes, presentations and exams over the pass few days. Most of us only had a few hours of sleep and we were practically studying the whole time in between (it's exam week next week.. so, you get my point~)

And I started another episode of "studying while sleeping" where i can't really sleep cause all of the things I studied amazingly "refresh" themselves in my brain just as I lay my head.

So...

Drowsy, sleepy and exhausted... we went for our theory exams and gosh the questions were tricky. But nonetheless, we somehow successfully "nailed" every questions with our amazing God given instincts and talent to spot the answers even when we don't know what it is. (please be reminded that a right or wrong answer is very subjective, and I refuse to tamper with the law of nature~)

Out of the exams hall...

We waited for the next practical exam while revising the notes one last time hoping that we were miraculously blessed with an "instant" photographic memory this time. But.. all of a sudden...

FIRE!!

The campus was literally on fire! (well, turns out it was just a fuse box but a fire is still a fire...)

Everyone was panicking... tensions run high... sympathetic nerves activated ... vasoconstrictions... tachycardia... blood rushing through our heads... and we ran...

We all ran for our safety but that's when I saw something...

In the midst of chaos... one of my lecturers ran, though not to save her life... but to save our exam papers! She actually ran down flights of stairs holding on to the papers as though it was her life... If that's not dedication... I don't know what else is...

There were also some lecturers running out with their laptops... which of course contain hundreds of other future exam questions...

Amazing.. truly amazing...

Stories cut short... the fire was put out and we went back inside...

But our day was not over yet because remember the other exam we were suppose to take?

Well...

We had to take the exam of course... and with our brains contaminated with fumes of the burning fuse box... I would say we all did good...

After the exams we had a "Surgery" lecture of strictures and life went on as usual...

So.. what do we learn today?

Knowledge is very important! Even if you are at a life threatening situation, remember one thing...

Save the exam papers!

Gleeing Over Glee~

The TV show "Glee" premiered last summer after the season finale of American Idol and since then it has become a pandemic for all... it's way more infectious than the H1N1 virus and has captured the heart of audiences worldwide with its charms...

Glee has everything that is needed in a TV show.. humor, romance, sarcasm, chemistry... but most of all - MUSIC!

But unlike the usual musical we have on TV, Glee doesn't have its casts singing their dialogues throughout the episodes (like the HSM franchise) but rather singing during their Glee Club practices and performances. This is probably why Glee is different from other musical comedies...

So.. let's start with the second episode review... please do not read any further if you don't want to be spoiled~

Here are my favorite moments of the second episode - Showmance:

• The part when Kurt says "One day you will all work for me..." and then BAMN... he's being tossed into the huge bin...

• When Mr S screamed at his dining table during Terri's sister's visit... gotta love him~
  

• Sue and Mr S's dialogues :

Sue : Iron tablets?
Mr S : aaaa
Sue : Keep your strength up boy.. you're menstruating
Mr S : (confused) I don't menstruate...
Sue : Yeah? Neither do I...

LOL.. Sue is probably the best protagonist ever!

• I LOVE the "Gold Digger" performance! Mr S can really really dance! And it's hilarious (...and sweet) when Mr S was holding Finn's leg trying to make it move according to the beat because Cory Monteith (the actor who played Finn) admitted that he really can't dance~

• Gotta love the pamphlets in Emma's office

Ouch! That stings!
I can't stop touching myself!
Radon : The Silent Killer
My Mom's Bipolar and She Won't Stop Yelling!
Wow! There's a hair down there! (definitely my personal favorite :P)
So, you like throwing up~

• Finn's first driving experience~

• When Emma helped Mr S with his janitorial works (marry her Schu!)

• The "Push It" performance! Priceless! Followed by Sue's comment "That is the most offensive thing I've seen in 20 years of teaching and that includes an elementary school's production of Hair"

• When Finn kissed Rachel!

• When Sue pwned Quinn:

Sue : We're gonna bring this club down from within...
Quinn : And I'm gonna get my boyfriend back...
Sue : I don't care so much about that~

• Rachel's cover of "Take a Bow"

But there are also parts that I hate in this episode:

• Anything and everything that's got to do with Terri... please please get rid of her!

• Quinn's cover of "Say a Little Prayer"... that cherio can't sing!

So there you have it. My rant of pretty much my loves and hatreds of the second episode... Can't wait for the new episode next week!

GLEEK for live!