2011 at a Glance

So it is new year's eve. And here's the obligatory post for the year!

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

 - Went on a holidays (interstate/tasmania) with shay! 

 - See my first patient die

 - Rent my own place

 - Took the SoT

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

1. Pass 4th year without any scares
2. Gym regularly (at least 3x/wk) - probably need shay to drag me there! (sort of?)
3. Find my love for running again/start running group
4. Start launceston soka group
5. Chant regularly - morning & evening
6. Practice osces regularly
7. Study not for exam sake
8. Hopefully get offered PEG (fingers crossed)/if not gimme my intern place in launnie & PR!! 
9. Travel around more! 
10. Keep in contact with friends everywhere
11. (Find a GOOD bf)

8 out of 11 resolutions were met! That's not too bad! 

To be really honest, this year is definitely my MOST enjoyable year to date, apart from maybe first year. Everything went well, we had our squabbles but nothing major. Felt really good! Wonderful friends and tutors etc! Passed 4th yr unscathed! :) Good elective too! It is making me consider A&E as a career! 

Special thanks to Shay for tolerating me! Point 11 was a bonus! :) It's difficult imagining not going to the hospital and back with him, having someone to have lunch with, hanging out in the library all day, weekly grocery shopping trips, random road trips etc! :( Especially being my personal maid during my swotvac - cooking/cleaning/tutoring me!

As for next yr..

1. Graduate! 19 Dec 2012!
2. Visit Adelaide!
3. Hopefully decide what specialty I want to do
4. Keep in touch with old and new friends
5. Live harmoniously with my housemates 
6. Lose 5kg 
7. Work towards being a good intern
8. ? Intern place in LGH
9. Regular Soka meetings on Sunday
10. GET A LIFE!
    

 
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Vivi! Lovely girl. My happy sunshine fruit!

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Nope

5. What countries did you visit?

Australia (Melb/Syd/Tas), Msia

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?

More female friends? I'm only really close to A. Can't seem to maintain female friendships. Lol. I'm too tomboy I guess. I much prefer hanging out with the guys than girls. Ugh.
More time, energy, memory space, patience, understanding, rest, self-control. 

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

I think 16 April? :)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Surviving living with Shay? HAHA! That was my biggest worry of the year! What if it didn't work out? So awkward! HAHA! Phew.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not being confident enough about myself. I keep thinking that I'm never going to be better than XXX, or that XXX will never bother themselves with me because I'm not good enough etc. Or 'why is XXX ignoring me? Is it because I'm too boring/ugly/stupid etc?'

10.Did you suffer illness or injury?

Multiple URTIs mostly secondary to Shay. And then my bout of GE for about 3 days with a temp of 39. That was not good. Followed by my epigastric pain a/w fatty food which turns out to be cholelithiasis. -.- I almost died from the pain one night. Thank god Shay went to ED to get my Nexium which took a while to work but at least I managed to sleep that night!

11.What was the best thing you bought?

Did I buy anything? Hmm maybe my new theatre shoes for next yr?

12.Whose behavior merited celebration?

Shay, ME, Alicia, JMong etc! Thanks for always being there for me! This year would have been very different if it weren't for the 3 of you! 


And of course ruth and pam! :) For the continuous support along the way! :D Although we don't really talk much online cos of the time difference etc, but I definitely feel your presence!

13.Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

youknowhoyouaredammit.

14.Where did most of your money go?

Electricity and rental! Food wasn't too bad I think. Gotta cook anyway. Oh and sydney trip! Loved loved loved it!

15.What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Sydney trip! I was almost going to fall out with Shay over it because he had an assignment due and he wasn't sure if he could finish it blah blah blah and didn't wanna go. But I forced him to finish it by making him book the tickets! We had our logistical problems too like whether to stay at our own friends' place or backpacker's. Thank goodness he gave in to me again and decided on the backpacker's.

16.What song will always remind you of 2011?

Lemon Tree. It's our go-to happy song! Even sang it in Sydney when we were singing K with his friends! LOL!

17.Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?

HAPPIER! Most definitely! :)

18.What do you wish you’d done more of?

Getting involved in my rotation. Sometimes it's not my fault. There's just nothing happening but sometimes it's due to group mates which make me feel like 'pfft forget it'.

19.What do you wish you’d done less of?

Sleeping and probably watching random movies etc. But they're usually over meals except on weekends. We've got self-control. Hehe! He's blaming me for making him addicted to so many shows like Top Chef and True Blood.

20.How did you spend Christmas?

Watching You're Beautiful and then steamboat at uncle's place! Finished 16 eps in 2 days!

21.Did you fall in love in 2011?

:)

22.How many one-night stands?

-.-

23.What was your favorite TV program?
True Blood and Top Chef

24.Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Yeah I guess. Some hate, some just annoyed.

25.What was the best book you read?

How to win friends and influence people. Read bits of House of God too but didn't quite finish it before I had to return it to the library.

26.What was your greatest musical discovery?

Christina Perri? Adele? Shay's covers of Jay Chou etc? :P

27.What did you want and get?

Everything I could ever ask for.

28.What did you want and not get?

Stability perhaps?

29.What was your favorite film this year?

Hmm watched too many.. Some were disturbing - Van Dieman's Land.

30.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

23. Didn't do anything much on my birthday itself. Had fishhead steamboat for dinner I think. Cos bro was still having As so didn't really want to spend too much time eating out because it means he's got less study time.

31.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Better internet at home. And maybe hot water too.

32.How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

No patient day = Black jeans, top, pink jacket
Clinical days = Skirt, blouse/dress, stockings, pink jacket

33.What kept you sane?

Shay! He's probably seen almost every side of me. The cute, annoying, angry, depressed, sick, happy, stressed etc!

34.Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

-

35.What political issue stirred you the most?

-

36.Who did you miss?

Family whenever the holidays came because I'll keep trying to see if I can fly home.

37.Who was the best new person you met?

The LCS peeps, the CGH A&E folks - no one best person I guess..

38.Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:

Be yourself. People will love you for who you are. :)

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Err. I'll think about it. But it's been a good year. Thank you all for being a part of it!