One mustve done some really horrible stuff to be kept away at night feeling guilty of past actions. I could not sleep well at all last night, probably having snuck in 3 hours of nap at best.
The reason this time? Another girl who I had hurt in the past. I won't go into the details but it ended with her pleading and begging me to forgive her but I managed to let my temper get the best of me. In fact she did not even do anything wrong.
Heh, I think this karma thing is biting me preeety hard.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Movie Time
This long weekend has been full of studying. I need to start reading up now since the finals are only 2 weeks away. I won't play any more online games with my buddies until the finals are over, and I guess I will only watch movies or paint in my breaks. Recently I watched a movie called the Warlords (starring Andy Lau and Jet Li) and I found it absolutely breathtaking. It pulled me in from the start and we couldn't stop watching it until it was finished. The battles were immense and some aspects of it was very deep and meaningful.
I also watched the Forbidden Kingdom. It was a real waste of time and a total disapointment considering it starred 2 of the biggest martial arts stars known to the American world ( Jet Li and Jacky Chan). It was full of crappy computerized graphics and had a crappy storyline tailored for American viewers. Total rubbish considering the potential the synergy that these 2 guys could create.
I can't help but express my newfound appreciation of Andy Lau. His acting skills in The Warlords was really good. I used to see him as the most undeserving '4 heavenly king'; but now I see his hardwork has really paid off. While his singing is subpar relative to the other 3, he is still WAY better than the new wave of HK singers who are killing the industry.
Rambo was exactly what I expected. The storyline was pretty much absent and half the script was mumbled incomprehensively by Stallone. The graphics and realism of scenario was very eye stimulating though I must say.
Chuck and Larry provided a few giggles. Adam Sandler's humor never ceases to amaze me no matter how lame and predictable his jokes are. The ending was crap and the storyline was predictable but it was a good time-eater I spose.
Stephen Chow's new movie CJ7 was a real letdown. Being a fan of him I expected more of the comedy style he had used prior to his Hollywoodisation. To be frank the movie sucked hard. But perhaps this was due to him trying to aim the movie at a younger audience.
V for Vendetta was deep and meaningful, however it sacrificed any form of interest in the movie. It felt like he was talking through 80% of the movie and the other 20% was Batman style action.
I also managed to watch both the Elizabeth movies. I found it suprisingly interesting, even though most of the movie was verbalised. Cate Blanchett once again proved leads do not need to have great bodys or pretty faces to make a movie beautiful. No pun intended.
I still have a bunch of movies to plow through... Machine Girl, Teeth, The Eye....... etc etc. Hopefully these will fill the void left in my abstinence of video games.
I also watched the Forbidden Kingdom. It was a real waste of time and a total disapointment considering it starred 2 of the biggest martial arts stars known to the American world ( Jet Li and Jacky Chan). It was full of crappy computerized graphics and had a crappy storyline tailored for American viewers. Total rubbish considering the potential the synergy that these 2 guys could create.
I can't help but express my newfound appreciation of Andy Lau. His acting skills in The Warlords was really good. I used to see him as the most undeserving '4 heavenly king'; but now I see his hardwork has really paid off. While his singing is subpar relative to the other 3, he is still WAY better than the new wave of HK singers who are killing the industry.
Rambo was exactly what I expected. The storyline was pretty much absent and half the script was mumbled incomprehensively by Stallone. The graphics and realism of scenario was very eye stimulating though I must say.
Chuck and Larry provided a few giggles. Adam Sandler's humor never ceases to amaze me no matter how lame and predictable his jokes are. The ending was crap and the storyline was predictable but it was a good time-eater I spose.
Stephen Chow's new movie CJ7 was a real letdown. Being a fan of him I expected more of the comedy style he had used prior to his Hollywoodisation. To be frank the movie sucked hard. But perhaps this was due to him trying to aim the movie at a younger audience.
V for Vendetta was deep and meaningful, however it sacrificed any form of interest in the movie. It felt like he was talking through 80% of the movie and the other 20% was Batman style action.
I also managed to watch both the Elizabeth movies. I found it suprisingly interesting, even though most of the movie was verbalised. Cate Blanchett once again proved leads do not need to have great bodys or pretty faces to make a movie beautiful. No pun intended.
I still have a bunch of movies to plow through... Machine Girl, Teeth, The Eye....... etc etc. Hopefully these will fill the void left in my abstinence of video games.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Pressure Sores
I had just finished my clinical placements yesterday at the Brain Injury Ward at Liverpool Hospital. The 3 weeks to Liverpool Hospital required me to wake up at 5am each morning, change trains 3x and cost me 60 dollars in travel overall.
In terms of experience it was very rewarding. I got to see many different patients admitted for different reasons, and I have definitely increased my range of nursing skills. I saw many patients in near- vegetative state - some of who were admitted via motor vehicle accidents and some were admitted through assaults.
I felt a bit sorry for some of the patients I had to take care of; in particular, a boy who turned 18 yesterday. He was admitted for driving a car into a tree and had serious injuries to his head. From what I can see, he will never regain motor skills and strength to the left side of his body ( thus making him semi-hemiplegic) and his cognitive abilities will be reduced tremendously due to the amount of compensation of the brain. Yesterday while I was dressing him up, I saw a note on his table. Written messily on the paper by pencil was a message to his mother. It said "Dear Mother, I really love you. I miss you so much. How is everybody? I really love you."
The mother rarely visited this patient. I do not know the reason, but it really touched me to see his letter. Because of the mistake he made, he will be forever confined to a wheelchair and never be able to meet his full potential.
It still angers me to still see all the hype in driving fast cars via commercials and movies. This is what happens when the media is used in the wrong way. People get influenced and scenarios like this happens. Cars are made to transport people from one place to another, not to permanently paralyse people.
I have gotten one of my essays back, and the mark I got was record breaking low. I got exactly 15/30. The reason was because I used the word "mankind". Apparently it was a sexist term and she happened to be a real feminist. My friend's essay was literally scribbled over with corrections and all sorts of horrible comments but he got 17/30. I need to get 21/50 to pass this stupid subject now. It's a bit stressing because I've never needed such a high mark for the final exam to PASS a fricken subject; since I usually accumulate enough marks in my essays.
In terms of experience it was very rewarding. I got to see many different patients admitted for different reasons, and I have definitely increased my range of nursing skills. I saw many patients in near- vegetative state - some of who were admitted via motor vehicle accidents and some were admitted through assaults.
I felt a bit sorry for some of the patients I had to take care of; in particular, a boy who turned 18 yesterday. He was admitted for driving a car into a tree and had serious injuries to his head. From what I can see, he will never regain motor skills and strength to the left side of his body ( thus making him semi-hemiplegic) and his cognitive abilities will be reduced tremendously due to the amount of compensation of the brain. Yesterday while I was dressing him up, I saw a note on his table. Written messily on the paper by pencil was a message to his mother. It said "Dear Mother, I really love you. I miss you so much. How is everybody? I really love you."
The mother rarely visited this patient. I do not know the reason, but it really touched me to see his letter. Because of the mistake he made, he will be forever confined to a wheelchair and never be able to meet his full potential.
It still angers me to still see all the hype in driving fast cars via commercials and movies. This is what happens when the media is used in the wrong way. People get influenced and scenarios like this happens. Cars are made to transport people from one place to another, not to permanently paralyse people.
I have gotten one of my essays back, and the mark I got was record breaking low. I got exactly 15/30. The reason was because I used the word "mankind". Apparently it was a sexist term and she happened to be a real feminist. My friend's essay was literally scribbled over with corrections and all sorts of horrible comments but he got 17/30. I need to get 21/50 to pass this stupid subject now. It's a bit stressing because I've never needed such a high mark for the final exam to PASS a fricken subject; since I usually accumulate enough marks in my essays.
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