On-Call-Logy

Ladies and gentlemen, if you are observant enough, surely you have already noticed that my blog has been renamed to 'On-Call-Logy'.

FAQs:

Q: Why change?
A: I personally think that the name of my blog should be a word/phrase/sentence which best describes my life at that moment. The previous title 'Yo~~ I am Wei Kang~~' was a sentence that i used to say quite often. Now, i think my life has changed slightly such that most of the time I am talking over the phone. Therefore i wanted to choose a new name which can be associated with the 'on the phone' mode.

Q: Why 'On-Call-Logy'?
A: The real meaning of 'on call' is 'on duty'. It is usually used to describe a doctor who is ready to respond to any medical cases. One day while i was on the phone with my gf a flatmate came to my room and wanted to discuss sth with me. Trying to be humerous, i said to him that i was 'on-call'. Since then, my flatmates always tease me by saying tat i m 'on-call' whenever they see me chatting over the phone.
On the other hand, I am doing my oncology project at the moment (oncology means the study of tumours). And i think the new name for this blog should also be related to my life as a medical student. Therefore i renamed my blog to 'On-Call-Logy' which sounds pretty similar to the word 'oncology'.

Gingerbread man

When i was making a cup of milo in the kitchen about 1 hr ago, i saw sth new on the kitchen's notice board. It was a small poster with 11 gingerbread men on it. It didn't catch much of my attention as i thought it was just a random poster which could be placed there by a housemate who loves gingerbread man.

Just when i was about to leave the kitchen i took a longer glance at the poster again as i thought it was quite cute (i love cute stuffs ma). And this was what i found:



If you look carefully, out of the 11 gingerbread men (GBM), 5 of them were given additional 'decorations'. Each of the 'decorated' GBM represents each of us in the flat. Haha... guess which is me? =P

(Check the ans in the comment section)

p.s. I just thought it was a nice 'discovery' amidst the stressful period hence i posted it here to share with those whose stress levels are sky-high too! =P

And i shall end this entry with a quote by Dave Pelzer in his book 'Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons':


"In the midst of fighting life's battles, relax."

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln -

Yet another homesick period

One of the frequent feeling that I always have since i came to UK is the feeling of homesickness.

Finals are coming soon. I am gonna sit for 9 papers over 1 wk's time. I have so much to revise yet so little of time. I m not complaining anything here but just to express the feeling of homesick.

If homesick tends to be maximum when the stress level is at the highest point, i think i have reached the point already. And i know this point will plateau for at least 2 more mths, until the exams are over.

According to the medical curriculum designed by the med sch, i will need to reach satisfactory levels in the following 3 components in order to pass Year 3:

- Attitude and Conduct (A&C) - good attendance at placements and able to show respect to the staffs and patients.

- Knowledge and Understanding (K&U) - pass the written exams

- Skills and Competencies (S&C) - possess good clinical and non clinical skills

 

Based on these 3 domains, i then developed a plan for the upcoming exams:

"think positively and be more hardworking" (A&C) - positive attitude and conduct

" cover as many learning outcomes as possible (even though it is quite impossible =P)" (K&U) - try my best to improve K&U levels over a short period

"Study hard and study smart" (S&C) - be skillful and competent in handling stress while carry on revising.

Alright, time to get back to the work again! Ta~