Male bonding..

Yee Onn & Raymond (:

Val & Roy <3

It's days like these I wish I weren't sitting in the front.

And male.

Post-Pros Emo

Cheryl, Sam, Darius and Keefe.

Photographed at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the CeTM.

Hot off the press..

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$180m centre to integrate world-class medical research, education

From Channel News Asia..

PM Lee urges medical research community to collaborate on national scale

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(not quite) Twiddle Dee & Twiddle Dum..

At the Medical Library Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Performance Enhancer

Sometimes you just need a little something extra to pimp you up..

Haha. After Neuroscience,

1. Delete mugged Neuroscience items.

2. Right click "Recycle Bin".

3. Click "Empty Recycle Bin".

4. Download 149354358 MB of MB.

All the best guys! Not much longer!

Lest Darkness Befall

Lest Darkness Befall, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Walk while there is still light..
..lest darkness befall.

And Chlamydia psittaci.

Mug mug mug..

The room of a Medical Hostelite, at Six a.m. on a Tuesday morning..

(this is not just a posed picture!)

Woke up at 3.30am and checked my email to see Neuroscience notes in my Inbox.

Better than coffee.

Thank you Glenn for sharing your notes so graciously with all of us. You're really a blessing!

来不及！

For the benefit of non-native speakers (like myself), the above means "boh si kan liao" (in Hokkien), or "not enough time to finish" in Ang Moh speak.

Anyway, with seven days due to Neuroscience and Microbiology Pros, time is definitely of the essence. 

Since I have no notes or tables to share (because really - I don't!), I shall share some of my time-saving, efficiency-increasing tips:

1. Maximise every minute

Every moment matters. Read while waiting for the bus. Read while queuing up. 

Memorise little factoids before you go off to queue up for your food, so you can keep reciting and committing it to memory while waiting.

Read while taking a dump (ie. defecating), just remember to wash your hands and watch where you place your books. Especially library books, to reduce fomite transmission.

On the other end of the GI tract, you may want to study over lunch. However, I believe it's more efficient having a quick uninterrupted lunch than to study over lunch. Lunch time is also a good break from the books, if you think about it.

2. Health is important

If you fall sick, productivity decreases. Time is wasted.

Take more fruit. Don't skip meals. GET SUFFICIENT REST.

Exercise is good and definitely important. Go for a jog after a day of studying!

3. Rest is important

It's not the hours you put into studying, but the studying you get in the hours. Thus, rest is vital to achieve this. Better a clear mind than a tired mind. Take power naps.

4. Balance is important

Avoid burning out. Don't just study, although if it works for you - please do!

Keep your mind fresh by having small distractions along the way. Read a book. Go for a short jog. Go on Facebook. Okay, maybe not Facebook. Spend time with your family and friends.

5. Mindset is important

Keep in a healthy positive optimistic mindset. Time is running out, but there is still time.

There is nothing to lose by trying hard this last week, but everything to lose by worrying.

Encourage your friends. Affirm them. Give them a hug or a Kit Kat (:

6. Pray

Sometimes, especially at a time like this, it's really time to stop studying.

And time to start praying!!!!!

If you have difficulty memorising:

1. Try mnemonics

2. Try repetition

3. Try writing or reciting - uses more parts of the brain!

4. Try doing MCQs instead of mugging notes

Tests recall, reinforces the facts and concepts you already know, and helps you to find areas which you don't know and you can learn from these.

If you have difficulty sleeping:

1. Avoid coffee.

2. Avoid alcohol.

3. Avoid cigarettes.

4. Chill.

5. Relax.

6. Chillax.

7. Listen to music.

8. Talk to a boring friend.

9. Read MB textbook.

If you have difficulty waking up:

1. If taking cat naps, set your mobile phone's alarm (I usually give myself 10-15 minute power naps) and place your phone in your hand. This is so that when it rings, it will shake your hand as well, causing you to wake up.

2. Ask a friend to give you a wake up call.

3. Drink alot of water. It will cause you to need to take a piss and hence assumes you will wake up. It works for me all the time. 

And no failures yet - thankfully.

Okay hope it helps some of you. I'm going for breakfast. See you all at Neuroscience Review later!

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Cover Girl!

Check out who appears on the front page of our school wep site!

TAN SHI HUI!

Autographs anyone?

Anyway.. other notable reads:

Profile of the Month goes to..

Check out this smile! Haha.

When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all labouring under a misconception.
The Ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted; the Pathologists yelled,"Over my dead body", while the Paediatricians said,"Oh, grow up!"
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands off the whole thing.
The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow and the Plastic Surgeons said,"This puts a whole new face on the matter".
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.
The Anaesthetists thought the whole idea was a gas and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some arsehole in administration!!

Behind those innocent eyes..

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, originally uploaded by jonkk.

...lies Bartonella henselae, Toxoplasma gondii, ticks and chiggers.

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