Pleased.

It turned out to be one of the best Mondays I've ever had in a long long time. 

Got a mini-CEX form signed off by a gastroenterology consultant and his feedback for me is that I'll definitely make it, definitely pass medical school and become a doctor because he said with some people you just know, and I'm one of those people to him. He said I'm way above what he would expect from a medical student in the way I communicate and talk to patients.

Those were the most encouraging and motivational words a consultant has ever told me since I started medical school. And obviously, he gave me really good marks on my examination. After that I went to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) for a while to try and get some clinical skills signed off before I head home.

The FY1 there was so friendly and nice that he got me to do an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) for the first time ever, even though I warned him that I haven't done it before in my life. He talked me through it and watched me do it. Amazingly, I was calm and wasn't shaking all over like the first time I ever put a cannula in :/

I hit the bone though when I put the needle in and the patient said it hurt a lot. Ooops. After wiggling it around a little bit more, blood start pulsating into the syringe and I was so relieved and happy! (: The FY1 said I did really well for a first-timer and even asked me to continue taking the patient's bloods to run blood tests on. Did a cannula as well on a lovely old lady who was slightly confused.

Was a very productive day, and to end it, I came home and exercised! Exercising and just getting my sweat on does make me really happy so no matter how tired I am, I try to squeeze it in to my daily routine. Attempted the 1000 rep challenge but only managed max 500. Not too bad for a first timer I guess. It was so intense I was dripping and drenched in sweat once I was done.

Happy days like these make me feel so contented. Thank You God for answering my prayers (:

xoxo, elvyna.

Healthy Eating.

Been trying to eat healthy since a couple of days ago, knowing that I'll be binging on as much Malaysian food as I can when I get home next weekend. So here's a picture collection of what I've been eating the past couple of days. I realized I love styling and taking pictures of food ALOT. LOL. :P

Day 1: Fruit Platter -a mixture of blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, apple, oranges, and plums.

Day 2 : Vegetable mix - Tenderstem broccoli,sautéed mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

Day 3: Fruit and vegetables mix - Strawberries, blueberries, oranges, tenderstem broccoli, cherry tomatoes.

Day 4 : Bananas and Vanilla Soy Milk.

Cheating in between : Japanese cheesecake (:

Adding matcha powder and strawbies on top to make it look prettier. Tastes better on its own though.

Well, that's all I have so far. Just a week more before I go back so excited I can't wait. So happy report submission is done now I've only got the presentation to do :/

xoxo, elvyna.

Diet, take 15262473.

So I'm starting with a healthy diet again. Been binging over the past couple of days in Amsterdam letting loose I feel it's time to be healthy! Let's hope this lasts. It actually tastes surprisingly good though so this could work (:

Pics from Amsterdam will be up soon!

xoxo, elvyna.