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.

A common scene along the highway

Perth Wheel


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.