Entries from August 2007

August 23, 2007

What are these herbs?

I received an email a few days ago from my mom.  That email was originally from my aunt, who sent it to my mom, who then sent it to me.  (Ever since I started pharmacy school, family members and relatives have been targeting me for information about medicines they are taking, or herbs in the [...]

August 22, 2007

Free Will vs. Free Won’t

I just had a class test on the Central Nervous System this morning, and here I am reading an article about the brain again.  The brain…AGAIN?!  Oh my, I must be crazy.  No doubt this module is interesting, but having to memorise all the pathways in the brain and the neurotransmitters involved is an information overload, [...]

August 13, 2007

Post-test Complications

It was like a dream, a fantasy. It seemed as if I was reborn again, only that my senses are still numb and my thoughts blurry, my heartbeat faint. The only edible sound is the growling of my overactive gut.
It was over in exactly one hour. One hour to answer 2 short answer questions (SAQs) out [...]

August 12, 2007

Protected: Pre-test Symptoms

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August 9, 2007

I can’t even have a good night’s sleep!

Everytime I choose to sleep early (read: EVERY TIME), I get tonnes of calls and messages on my mobile phone.  I kid you not.  It wouldn’t be just one call, or just one message, it would be a flood of them.  Some people even have to call/message twice.  Can’t I get some peaceful sleep just [...]

August 4, 2007

What’s wrong with just looking around?

Had a bad experience today.  A few days ago, Fay Jin experienced hers, and now it is my turn.  Being a regular customer at the pharmacy, I didn’t expect that to happen.  I left the pharmacy feeling angry and disappointed.
Before I get anyone confused, allow me to explain what is actually going on.  This semester, for [...]