Treasure

My Dad wished me a happy birthday recently. This is a bit of what he wrote:

"The pictures show the girl I still see until now, when your name is mentioned. You were the most beautiful baby in the world, and you are my treasure. Please take good care of yourself Always."

And he attached one photo of me when I was a baby, and a second photo when I was probably about 1 year old.

I thought it was such a beautiful message, which I will treasure always.

It's almost February

I can't believe we're almost at the end of January already. How quickly did the month fly by?!? I haven't even had the chance to start studying for the GAMSAT. I don't want to get an even lower score than last year...!

Decision

I've decided to re-sit the GAMSAT this year. I figured that I might as well re-sit, I have nothing to lose (except for the $300 entry fee, and an entire Saturday sitting the exam!).

I still don't know if medicine is the right career for me, but then again, does anyone know? Does the feeling of belonging in a hospital every time I'm in one count?

GAMSAT is on 15 March this year. I have a little over 2 months to prepare.

A classic

'Canon in D' has to be my all-time favourite classical piece. It amazes me that Pachelbel composed this over 300 years ago, and it can still evoke so much emotion all these years later.

Newborns

I went and donated blood today. The usual routine is that the nurse asks you for your full name and date of birth at the outset, and then asks you again about halfway through. The lady next to me was asked to give her details, and she replies "Jane Smith, 9 January 1991". 1991!! I felt so old. The nurse asked if she was at uni, and I was thinking to myself, "Uni?!? She's 16 years old! She's probably in year 10 or 11!!". Can newborns give blood?? hehehe ;)

Although even being in the center today made me feel like going in to medicine again. It just feels 'right', being there. I can't explain it any further than that. **sigh** The saga (to do or not to do medicine) continues...

Merry Christmas!!

We cleaned up our place and had family over for dinner. I hope we can keep the house this neat for the rest of the year, and carry it in to the New Year as well! :)

Happy holidays everybody!!!!

A dying tradition?

Is the card-giving tradition during Christmas on its way to extinction, giving way to e-technology and all the convenience (and cost & environmental savings) that it brings??

We have only received 2 cards in the mail this year, in contrast to previous years gone by where we have received over 10x that number.

It's making me wonder whether I should send out any cards through snail mail this year.... I bought a pack of 10, which is still sitting on the coffee table unopened. I wonder if they'll make it out of their pack before the year ends...