It started me thinking.....

First and foremost, I must apologize for not updating my blog for like a solid two weeks. I have been really busy and occupied with tests and so many things to do that I would have to admit I didn't really have good sleeps a few days ago. Good thing most of the "busyness" is over now and I can have peaceful rest at least for a while (before the storm of the finals arrive).....

Anyway, what I'd like to share in this post is about something that started me thinking about how great God's love is for me (and of course, for everyone else). The OCF UniSA committee had our meeting on the 20th of October in Uncle Vincent's place, and when we were there we had the opportunity to witness Uncle Vincent's dog (darn...forgot what the dog's name is already....) having a nice bathing and "makeover" session in a mobile van offering dog-washing service. To be really honest, we didn't actually see Uncle Vincent's dog being washed up, we just knew that the dog was being washed up in the van. Uncle Vincent told us that he paid about AUD35 for the service.

That started me thinking about the verses in the Bible, Matthew 7:11 and Luke 11:13 "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him?". I know the "children" part doesn't really go with the scenario, but it's similar.

God has loved us so much and blessed us so much in our lives, and it is beyond what we can even understand and fathom. Sometimes we just take the love and blessings from God for granted and sometimes we don't even realise that we are loved and being blessed. Just imagine ourselves in the dog's shoes, I'm sure some of us would just go like "OK, just getting a wash up....big deal..." since we, as the dog, probably gets it regularly. It is not until we see others that are in a worse position than us that we start to appreciate God's love and blessings unto us. I can be sure many stray dogs are longing for this type of treatment and love, and in some ways the stray dogs refer to the lost souls out there.

So I just wanna encourage all of us to just be grateful of all the blessings and love that God has showered unto us since we were born. Many may not be significant to us, but putting yourselves in someone else's shoes, it may become more significant. Continue to trust Him to deliver random and unexpected blessings! =)

All that remains now are fond memories......

Yesterday was my last day of hospital placement. Woke up early with much anticipation considering that on this last placement I'll be going to the production section to "produce" some pharmaceutical product. I put on my best and even wore a tie (not necessary to wear actually, but I just wanted to make a final impression on the last day...=P).

In RAH, me and Peter Guor (most of you should know him....he came to OCF but not so regular now) were brought to the productions section, led by a Quality Control pharmacist called Nick. There were three sections in the production area, namely the sterile, non-sterile and cytotoxic areas. We did our product, Salicylic Acid and Coal Tar Cream 6%, in the non-sterile area. Believe it or not, we actually did 5kg of cream, a massive difference from when we did our labs in Pharmaceutics last semester when only 20-50g of cream were made. The large amounts meant that more room was allowed for errors in weighing out the raw materials! =)

To make the cream, we needed to make Aqueous Cream (the cream base) first from scratch. So we measured all the ingredients needed for Aqueous Cream and melted them under boiling water bath, then allowed to cool after that. While waiting for the melted liquid to turn into Aqueous Cream, Peter and me filled in heavily-staining Crystal Violet (sorta like an antiseptic just like iodine) into small bottles. Good thing we were wearing gloves that time; I would have hated my hands to get stained purple and make me look like I've just come out of a gang fight!

Now that the Aqueous Cream had cooled down, we levigated (mixed) Salicylic Acid together with the Aqueous Cream. This took quite a while and I was taking turns with Peter to do this messy step. The final step of adding Coal Tar Solution to the cream was not done by us as we had run out of time....so sad.... =(

In the afternoon, after lunch, we had an evaluation and feedback session with our Placement Tutors. This session turned out fine and everyone was happy as all of us students on placement that day confessed we learnt a lot and were lucky to have such helpful Tutors.

I wanted to take some photos during the production session but I couldn't as the Quality Control pharmacist was always around, and I couldn't take the risk of looking "unprofessional". In the end, the only picture I could take was this:

Toilet scenery

Well, at least better than nothing.....

Just as an addition to this post, I saw this bizarre thing on my way home. Angle isn't that good and I didn't want to get to near to avoid suspicion while taking this photo.

Most probably gay partners, they're holding hands....

Happy reading! =D

The First Post.....

Hi, peeps! Welcome to my new blog! Don't ask me why I'm starting a new blog...the only reason I'm doing so is because everyone has one and I'm the only "black sheep" of the crowd. Feel so "lonely"...lol... So, what should I post in this first post? Maybe a couple of random pics should be good.... =)

Hanging out at Pancake House to celebrate Wei Yun's farewell

Posing after OCF 10th Anniversary Celebration

In the tram going back home after the beach outing at Glenelg

I guess that's all for my first post. Enjoy the pics and do expect more interesting blog posts to follow. Ciao! =)