So to picked off where I left off, went to Malacca for a weekend trip..been wanting to visit Malacca as a tourist for quite some time, just that never really got around doing it. Not that Malacca is unfamiliar to me, I went back at least once every year for various reasons, but the last time I actually visited places like A'Famosa was when I was in P1 =.= Plus who can resist a food trip? You can't really go wrong with food in Malacca/Malaysia (with a proper local tour guide). So off we go!












Special thanks to Calvin for hosting/guiding and Kevin Tay for co-guiding! Returned to Sg alone coz Chris continued on his road/food trip with his gang of friends, and Sam and EiHong went back to their respective homes. Was stuck in a traffic jam in JB, luckily managed to get a seat in bus. Spent the next few days in Sg finishing up packing and travelling around Sg completing various errands such as travelling all the way to Woodlands to meet a seller for polaroid film and then all the way south to Raffles Place to grab some brochures for Taiwan trip =.=. And finishing up packing too. Oh and before that. Picking up this little beauty and handing in to the department. I think I can safely say I will pass...the last thing that can screw me up is a lousy HR grade. Touchwood.



So right now..back at home! Thankful that things worked out nicely and that I am able to spend this period at home when I used to visualize myself frantically looking for a job/house in Sg. Though it's slightly depressing to think that this is probably the last time I can spend time with the magnitude of months at home for the next three years. But on the up side, rather than scouring job websites I spent a good portion of my first week back at home looking for and reading Taiwan travel blogs, booking accomodation, arranging itinerary etc...makes me look forward to our upcoming trip soooo much though I am trying not to get too hyper about it coz the higher the expectations the worse the disappointment (if there are disappointmets to begin with). :D

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I realized I said, few posts ago, that I will talk about my second specialist visit. Memories are kind of vague now but I do remember the very matter-of-fact dermatologist whom I consulted. Besides confirming that it is psoriasis, she went "Well, you already know what it is, and you know it is not curable. So what exactly are you looking for from me?" Alternative treatment options of course, that will reduce the symptoms or force it into a remission period. UV treatments are extremely expensive and injections are better but will be extremely inconvenient during these few months until after I start working so no, not an option for now. Ended up with another brand of ointment and various other supplements which kind of cost a bomb too (at least for a student who isnt earning money). My previous mistakes appeared to be complacency/laziness because I usually stop applying after the plaques recede leaving a smooth, pale pink patch, but apparently even you still have to continue applying wor. So yea. Trying to see if something miraculous will happen during this vacation.

She also tried to convince me to participate in a medicinal test in which they are trying to test if a new medication will work (she was much more enthu in this matter lor) and in the end I didnt participate (even though it's FOC) because it doesnt work well with my schedule since I am going home etc and they need me to be there twice a week, 3 hours each time for the first six weeks. By the way, I wasn't really comfortable with the way she used me as a human specimen and showed things like my pitted nails to the two intern (? is that the right word?) med students present in the room as well although I appreciate the importance of this to them. And she charged me double of what NSC used to charge me with half the amount of advice given! (okay maybe I exaggerated a bit, but you get the idea).

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