One of my study places out in the big green, beneath the gentle sun of the late noon and early evening. The smell of grass and the wide, open space. Anatomy gets digested easier this way.
"One down, 3 more to go!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Run towards the Sun
One of my study places out in the big green, beneath the gentle sun of the late noon and early evening. The smell of grass and the wide, open space. Anatomy gets digested easier this way.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
"You see,
if the words you confess in faith for yourself or over your loved ones are God’s own words, He says, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Because what is promised to you is God’s Word, you will see the manifestation of His promise. He will certainly watch over His Word to perform it! (Numbers 23:19)"
Because what is promised to you is God’s Word, you will see the manifestation of His promise. He will certainly watch over His Word to perform it! (Numbers 23:19)"
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Had a good half day
at the Anatomy Museum. Nothing beats holding and fiddling with real bones. Anatomy cannot be taught in 2D.
The night is quiet now. 17 degrees of freshness.
The night is quiet now. 17 degrees of freshness.
"The twists and turns
in your life, the challenges, are making you into the person God created you to be...so that you can do what He's called you to do."
Your purpose in life, everything in your heart, will become a reality. Your life is significant.
Your purpose in life, everything in your heart, will become a reality. Your life is significant.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
It has been amazing
to leave the hustle and bustle behind. The crowds. The traffic. The countless faces and senseless places of no significance in my life. Except for dear family and friends I wish to have here with us. And the animal friends I miss.
Freedom, to me, is wide open space.
From The Message bible:
"...bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey.." (Exodus 3:7)
"...I'll turn you loose in wide open spaces, with more than enough fertile and productive land for everyone..." (Isaiah 36:16)
"...We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise..." (Romans 5:1)
"..I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered. God's now at my side and I'm not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me? God's my strong champion.." (Psalms 118:5)
Freedom. Wide open space. More will join us here.
Freedom, to me, is wide open space.
From The Message bible:
"...bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey.." (Exodus 3:7)
"...I'll turn you loose in wide open spaces, with more than enough fertile and productive land for everyone..." (Isaiah 36:16)
"...We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise..." (Romans 5:1)
"..I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered. God's now at my side and I'm not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me? God's my strong champion.." (Psalms 118:5)
Freedom. Wide open space. More will join us here.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Today, we had a lecture
on "How To Deal With Grief", in terms of a loss of a pet.
One thing that stayed with me was this point by the vet: she spoke about the varying personal attitudes towards euthanasia. On how it is a good choice to prevent an animal from suffering, when all treatment has failed. However, vets also face the unpleasant task of euthanasing perfectly healthy animals, due to behavioural issues like biting, barking.
In her opinion, when faced with putting down a dog with a biting issue versus subjecting it to 10 years living in a dog shelter - she will choose to put it to sleep.
10 years living in a small dog shelter. That, to her, is not life.
It got me thinking again of our dogs back home.
One thing that stayed with me was this point by the vet: she spoke about the varying personal attitudes towards euthanasia. On how it is a good choice to prevent an animal from suffering, when all treatment has failed. However, vets also face the unpleasant task of euthanasing perfectly healthy animals, due to behavioural issues like biting, barking.
In her opinion, when faced with putting down a dog with a biting issue versus subjecting it to 10 years living in a dog shelter - she will choose to put it to sleep.
10 years living in a small dog shelter. That, to her, is not life.
It got me thinking again of our dogs back home.
The wind has been
amazing for the past 2 days.
Last night, it howled for most of the dark hours. You can hear the trees, leaves, shrubs all rustling loudly and whooshes and howls through little grooves. Today, it rained sporadically again. The wind is still up to its mission to chill the air and drive us indoors.
But despite the inconvenience of wetness, especially if you have walks/runs/treks in mind, this chill is invigorating!!
We ended of today with the final groups of presentation and a few hours of study in the Anatomy museum. Now back in the cosy comfort of my room, ready to prepare a hot bowl of fishball noodle soup! Then....back to study! :)
An early morning walk tomorrow is sounding good .... :)
Last night, it howled for most of the dark hours. You can hear the trees, leaves, shrubs all rustling loudly and whooshes and howls through little grooves. Today, it rained sporadically again. The wind is still up to its mission to chill the air and drive us indoors.
But despite the inconvenience of wetness, especially if you have walks/runs/treks in mind, this chill is invigorating!!
We ended of today with the final groups of presentation and a few hours of study in the Anatomy museum. Now back in the cosy comfort of my room, ready to prepare a hot bowl of fishball noodle soup! Then....back to study! :)
An early morning walk tomorrow is sounding good .... :)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
3 minutes
can feel so short when you're rushing to catch that train. 3 minutes can fly by when you're chatting with a loved one.
3 minutes can feel pretty long. When you're standing in front of an audience, delivering a speech.
Oh well, it is over! We did our presentation on Horse Monensin Poisoning to our cohort this morning. The thumping of the heart as you await your turn sounds almost audibly. The initial first few seconds set the pace, and then you're on a roll. All went well. And now we're into our LAST day of lectures tomorrow, followed by our last study week.
Final Anatomy theory exam on 30 May, followed by Physiology, Anatomy Practical and ending off with Biochemistry on 10 June ... and we're done for Year 1 Semester 1!!
The weather has started to change since yesterday.
Passing showers started yesterday morn, came back again last nite and again this noon. Sky was cloudy and dark. Winds blowing. Temperature of 18degrees now.
A preview of winter in Perth.
3 minutes can feel pretty long. When you're standing in front of an audience, delivering a speech.
Oh well, it is over! We did our presentation on Horse Monensin Poisoning to our cohort this morning. The thumping of the heart as you await your turn sounds almost audibly. The initial first few seconds set the pace, and then you're on a roll. All went well. And now we're into our LAST day of lectures tomorrow, followed by our last study week.
Final Anatomy theory exam on 30 May, followed by Physiology, Anatomy Practical and ending off with Biochemistry on 10 June ... and we're done for Year 1 Semester 1!!
The weather has started to change since yesterday.
Passing showers started yesterday morn, came back again last nite and again this noon. Sky was cloudy and dark. Winds blowing. Temperature of 18degrees now.
A preview of winter in Perth.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Just 1 more week
of lessons and we'll get into our last study break week, after which ... yup, the finals. Amazing how time flies.
A sense of familiarity with the people, surrounding, sights and smells have set in. Each day opens up fresh and sunshiney. In fact, I don't have any recollection of any mornings so far that started off in rain.
We've just walk Peppin and Kyler from our vet lawn back to a friend's hostel. Peppin is J's fiesty little Papillon and Kyler his lanky, growing-up Border Collie. Funny boys. They love each other and even along the walk, Peppin will find any opportunity to tease Kyler by scooching up to him and nudging his face - teasing Kyler to nudge back too - but considering Kyler's size, his nudge is enough to bowl Peppin over ha!
We played catch-and-dash on the vet lawn, walk around the vet hospital, along the horse farm, pause to let the boys say hello to a friendly horse, and the ooh-ing humans along the way who stopped to cuddle their cuteness.
Well, as I said, 1 more week of school next week. Ending off with some excitement of a final Physio quiz, Physio group presentation (where we'll be presenting on Monensin poisoning in horses) and our Anatomy dissection project presentation (on injury to the dog's suprascapular nerve).
Mighty interesting stuff so far! I have thoroughly enjoyed my learning. And getting to accept the fact that for now in this semester, I am a 'mediocre' student. Like my flatmate, a vet from East Timor shared, whenever he gets overloaded with so much information, he says his 'little brain' can only take that much! In our cohort of 92 students, I'm somewhere just above the median now. I know I will do better as my 'little brain' grows to accept and digest the gushing stream of knowledge!
Should be back to S'pore for a break sometime end June till late July. Will look forward to catching up with you all then. And take time to collect our thoughts on the future of Project JK and the animals we have taken under our care, along the way. The longterm road ahead with them, with us.
For now, some random shots of pretty Perth to share. Some taken during Anzac Day.
Horsey decided to poo before the parade, and the soldiers had to look stoic and brave and march right on the horse-poop! Some of them were even marching on the spot for a full minute, stomping and stomping on the poop. Quite hilarious! But well, we learnt today that horses do not have the striated muscles of the outer anal sphincter that dogs/cats have that can help them keep the sphincter closed till an appropriate time. That is, you cannot ever toilet-train a horse. They have no muscles for that. When they have to go, they just gotta go!
Champion Lakes - a new development
Excited about how the next few months will turn out. Follow the Shepherd.
A sense of familiarity with the people, surrounding, sights and smells have set in. Each day opens up fresh and sunshiney. In fact, I don't have any recollection of any mornings so far that started off in rain.
We've just walk Peppin and Kyler from our vet lawn back to a friend's hostel. Peppin is J's fiesty little Papillon and Kyler his lanky, growing-up Border Collie. Funny boys. They love each other and even along the walk, Peppin will find any opportunity to tease Kyler by scooching up to him and nudging his face - teasing Kyler to nudge back too - but considering Kyler's size, his nudge is enough to bowl Peppin over ha!
We played catch-and-dash on the vet lawn, walk around the vet hospital, along the horse farm, pause to let the boys say hello to a friendly horse, and the ooh-ing humans along the way who stopped to cuddle their cuteness.
Well, as I said, 1 more week of school next week. Ending off with some excitement of a final Physio quiz, Physio group presentation (where we'll be presenting on Monensin poisoning in horses) and our Anatomy dissection project presentation (on injury to the dog's suprascapular nerve).
Mighty interesting stuff so far! I have thoroughly enjoyed my learning. And getting to accept the fact that for now in this semester, I am a 'mediocre' student. Like my flatmate, a vet from East Timor shared, whenever he gets overloaded with so much information, he says his 'little brain' can only take that much! In our cohort of 92 students, I'm somewhere just above the median now. I know I will do better as my 'little brain' grows to accept and digest the gushing stream of knowledge!
Should be back to S'pore for a break sometime end June till late July. Will look forward to catching up with you all then. And take time to collect our thoughts on the future of Project JK and the animals we have taken under our care, along the way. The longterm road ahead with them, with us.
For now, some random shots of pretty Perth to share. Some taken during Anzac Day.
A common scene along the highway
Perth Wheel
Waiting for the march-pass to start
Waiting for the march-pass to start
Horsey decided to poo before the parade, and the soldiers had to look stoic and brave and march right on the horse-poop! Some of them were even marching on the spot for a full minute, stomping and stomping on the poop. Quite hilarious! But well, we learnt today that horses do not have the striated muscles of the outer anal sphincter that dogs/cats have that can help them keep the sphincter closed till an appropriate time. That is, you cannot ever toilet-train a horse. They have no muscles for that. When they have to go, they just gotta go!
Champion Lakes - a new development
Excited about how the next few months will turn out. Follow the Shepherd.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Bibbulmun Track
"The next stage of your growth
comes not from you doing more. The next stage of your growth comes from retreating. With Him."
Retreat to advance.
Retreat to advance.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Heading off to the great
outdoors today! Bibbulmun Track here we come.
Setting off at 3pm for a 1-hour 100km drive down to the town of Dwellingup, hop onto a group van to reach Swamp Oak Campsite around 5pm tp pitch our tents before sunset. Campfire till late night and an early morning 13km trek from Swamp Oak back to Dwellingup.
The faithful Cane Toad
Toasty Black Wolf for the cold night out!
Easy walk. Take time to smell the flowers and immerse in the beauty of green. And share for a night and day, the home of Western Australia's birds and fauna.
Dwellingup
Some last minute stuff to get now. Will share pix when we're back!
Setting off at 3pm for a 1-hour 100km drive down to the town of Dwellingup, hop onto a group van to reach Swamp Oak Campsite around 5pm tp pitch our tents before sunset. Campfire till late night and an early morning 13km trek from Swamp Oak back to Dwellingup.
The faithful Cane Toad
Toasty Black Wolf for the cold night out!
Easy walk. Take time to smell the flowers and immerse in the beauty of green. And share for a night and day, the home of Western Australia's birds and fauna.
Dwellingup
Some last minute stuff to get now. Will share pix when we're back!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Saw a brightly blue-feathered bird
this morning in the village gardens.
Simply lovely! He's a small, robin-sized fellow, flitting among the low bushes with a Honeyeater. Beautiful blue in the morning sun.
Didn't have my cam with me but managed to search for his breed online, I'm pretty sure he is a Splendid Fairy Wren, or the Blue Wren. He is a breeding male. With such an awesome colour, he sure will win hearts!
Image from "yelvertonbrook wordpress" - Splendid fairy wren (Malurus splendens)
[Breeding Male – mostly dark blue , narrow black band on upper breast extending to black collar on neck. Non breeding male – wings partly and tail wholly dull blue; rest of upper parts greyish brown ; under parts whitish.Female – tail dull blue ; rest of body greyish brown with whitish under parts.]
Simply lovely! He's a small, robin-sized fellow, flitting among the low bushes with a Honeyeater. Beautiful blue in the morning sun.
Didn't have my cam with me but managed to search for his breed online, I'm pretty sure he is a Splendid Fairy Wren, or the Blue Wren. He is a breeding male. With such an awesome colour, he sure will win hearts!
Image from "yelvertonbrook wordpress" - Splendid fairy wren (Malurus splendens)
[Breeding Male – mostly dark blue , narrow black band on upper breast extending to black collar on neck. Non breeding male – wings partly and tail wholly dull blue; rest of upper parts greyish brown ; under parts whitish.Female – tail dull blue ; rest of body greyish brown with whitish under parts.]
Friday, May 1, 2009
Morning walk at
John Forrest National Park. Always good to be out in nature.
1 more biochemistry test next Monday to complete the 2nd round of tests. As one of my classmates said, he has never been a mediocre student, but thanks to vet school he now is with the 1st round test results. I totally understand that sentiment. It is the amount of information to juggle between 4 core areas of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and histology and to truly understand and also remember the facts.
But no worries mate! I know it will get better as we get used to this pace, remembering again that there is no competition, except to enjoy the learning and better oneself!
Through the railway tunnel
1 more biochemistry test next Monday to complete the 2nd round of tests. As one of my classmates said, he has never been a mediocre student, but thanks to vet school he now is with the 1st round test results. I totally understand that sentiment. It is the amount of information to juggle between 4 core areas of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and histology and to truly understand and also remember the facts.
But no worries mate! I know it will get better as we get used to this pace, remembering again that there is no competition, except to enjoy the learning and better oneself!
Through the railway tunnel
Accordingly to D, this is the preview to our overnight trek along one stretch of the Bilbbulmun Trek next weekend, where we'll start off with a 3km night walk, chill out at an overnight campsite then a steady 15km trek the next day. Nothing strenuous. Just a good time out in nature - looking forward!
Roos down the valley
Blackboy (Common name for the Xanthorrhoea, as it looks like an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.)
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