My Bicycle

Yeah, finally i get to cycle in Christchurch. This is a second hand bike that i got from June Li, a senior TI here, with a reasonable price. It is a road bike, pretty fast on the street. Yesterday i rode the bike to my GP, it was so fun!

Last weekend before i got the air pump for the tire, me and raenna pushed the bike all the way to Moorhouse Avenue's petrol station, which is 30 minutes walk from my house, coz some seniors said we can pump it there. But we only realized that the air inlet on my bike tire was different from the car tire when we reached the petrol station. Sigh...had to push it back again... Really appreciate raenna for keeping me company, thanks!

On Sunday, ah beh also got a new bike. So both of us rode it together around the town and to my GP place so that i could familiarize with the route. Should have put some sun block before i left my house because it was a hot, sunny day.

It is really convenient to cycle in Christchurch as the land is so flat here. Just hope i can maintain the bike well because i am going to need it for the next few years.

GP Project

Do you think i should put this picture in my assignment paper?

I have an assignment in GP run, it is called Focused Clinical Question Project. Due date is 2 weeks later, so i should start doing the homework now. What i need to do, is to find relevant studies and articles, analyze them, write a few pages of my understanding and produce a rational solution for the question that i formed at the beginning.

Research Saves Lives! (the slogan in front of my school)

Interesting Question

Today during my GP attachment in Mairehao, there was a Bhutanese patient accompanied by her son, because the patient herself couldn't speak English. In the middle of consultation, the doctor got a phone call, thus he went out and left me with the patient and her son.

The son was very friendly, we chatted for awhile and suddenly he asked me, "Are you married?" Wow, this was the first time people asked me this question. Do i look that mature till people think i'm married? My parents will slay my head if i get marry now, haha! Then i said, "No, i'm still young...hehe" 22 years old, that's consider young, right?

This incidence really make me realize that i'm actually ageing day by day. Last time when i was still a teenager, people will asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?" I believe few years later, i will be expecting people to ask me the same question that the Bhutanese asked justnow.

Oh, i also found out something very interesting. Last time when i was in India, swarna taught me how to say 1,2,3 in Hindi. It sounds like 'egg, dough, tin' (i still can remember now because james had created a remarkable gesture along with it, haha). In Nepalist (the Bhutanese patient speaks that language), it actually sounds similiar, they pronounce as 'egg, duit, tin'.

Green Valley

This picture was taken on my way to Marae few weeks ago, using my phone camera. The driver stopped at this very beautiful place (which i forgot its name) and told us some story (which i didn't pay attention to). The scenery is really nice, and i saw heaps of sheep, but all of them are morbidly obese, and that's why i thought they are cute, haha!

Today during my posting in a GP in Bishopdale, a patient asked me: "Are you from Thailand?" (blanked for a few seconds) Do i look like a Thai? Nobody told me that before...

Risotto

It's Sunday morning, i laze in my bed till 10.30am. Study, nay! I feel like watching a movie with nice breakfast. Hmph...how about risotto? Yea, it would be nice. The craving becomes more intense when i think of my last risotto at Little Italy in Bangalore....yummy.... Let's get things done!

If you want recipe from me, sorry can't provide any, because my risotto is from the instant pack that i bought from hypermarket, haha! It is pretty easy to prepare, just add water and boil. Less than 15 minutes, a full bowl of steamy risotto is ready for me to devour. To be honest, it tastes like typical instant noodle, sigh....

The package states that it can make 4 serving, so not true. I can finish the whole thing before the movie that i watch, Madagascar 2 ends. Does my appetite increased since i came to christchurch? Oh no, i don't want to gain weight.....

Lantern Festival

Me, Jun Ken, Ah Beh, Chong Yu, and Michelle(senior) in Victoria Square during the Lantern Festival last week. Actually i still don't really understand since when Chinese celebrate 'lantern festival'. The most i could think of is Mid-Autumn Festival a.k.a Mooncake Festival and to certain extent we would call it Lantern Festival too. But isn't too early to celebrate that now? Then we saw a long queue at one corner, and wonder what it was. Guess what, some chinese were selling paper lantern with $2 each. Oh my, i guess i could buy a pack of ten paper lanterns with RM2 back in malaysia. The ang mohs who bought it seemed really like it, maybe they though it was worth the price, i should have open a booth there too, haha!

Speaking of senior, Michelle had helped me alot before i came to new zealand. I always bugged her in msn and fired tonnes of questions. And she is kind enough to clear my doubt and provide substantial information. Thank you so much! Must to mention her wonderful blog, it's like my 'Lonely Planet' for Christchurch, check out her blog in my link list.

Oh ya, my parcel that i sent through shipping had arrived. It took exactly 43 days to reach Christchurch from Chemor. Pretty fast, huh! I paid around RM100 for 18kg of stuff. Pretty cheap, huh! I'm so gonna ask my mum to send more stuff to me, haha! Can't believe Pos Malaysia actually is quite efficient, proud to announce it to the world.

extra stickers that i never see before i sent it

Moisturizers

In order to prevent legal problem, i have blurred the brand name, but it is a famous brand anyway, they should gimme commision, haha!

The weather here s pretty dry, not like malaysia ("panas and lembap sepanjang tahun", quote from geography textbook). When i first came to nz, i didn't really take good care of my skin, plus my previous systemic fungal infection, so it was quite scarry when the keratin is peeling off my face, abundantly. After staying here for a few weeks, i have learnt that it is inevitable to spend some money on moisturizers. The picture above tells it all.