i am CHCA.

had clinical orientation today, so basically we were shown around UniMelb Eyecare (UME) clinic and the aus college of optometry (ACO- yes, has been upgraded from vco).

im rostered for more patients in UME, so it was fairly depressing to meet the dragonlady who runs it... she's so mean! she also wants us to drown ourselves in perfume.

the ACO clinicians were really nice though and they explained the patient base which would mostly consist of pensioners (whereas UME is more for the younger patients).

cant be bothered writing comprehensively or in full sentences now.

- my optom code = CHCA.

not as cool as WOSH or GOHU, sadly.

- alice in wonderland friday night wheee

- contact lens prac tmr

- medicare/ sunix tute friday.

- cool breeze eclipse mints are crappy. not strong enough. spearmint & black chill overrule. i want refunddd pls.

and mr loveless is charging me $106.25 for two retinoscope bulbs.

which is ok i guess...

sigh.

*returns to horizontal position.

hello 4thyr.

quick update.

coz i need sleep.

silly eye bags..

- 4th yr is crazy busy.

- i am rostered to see my first ever REALLL patient aka one on one consult next wednesday at UniMelb Eyecare clinic @ 10.30am.

- if we are late to a consult, we get 0 marks. if we are late a second time, we get suspended for four weeks (and thus zilch marks for any consults).

- clinical skills are so rusty. we had our only practice today before seeing px.. n i only just managed to scrap through. sigh.. dont wanna just scrap through.. i wanna be PROOOO. :P and thus.. I WANT A PHOROPTER PLS.

- today was fairly crappy coz highbloodpressure during bus to uni (caught bus at 7.30, arrived at uni at 9.. annoying cyclists riding in front of the bus ALL THE WAY DOWN JOHNSTON ST. SIF. and during peak hour. n before that it was jammed all the way from the start of high st in kew! grrr.. almost almost late but thankfully not); my retinoscope bulb blew.. and thus i couldnt finish my practice consult.. and thus i may epic fail next week coz no other practice times); mimco keyring broke.. to name just a few.. rawrawr..

i had more to say but shall add to this later coz was supposed to slp at 11. fail.

dislikes so many 8.30//9am starts in the week.

so lethargic...

the gc continued.

finally received the ordered photos from kayaking/snorkelling and parasail :D

happy valentines :D

loves 11pm surprise visits.

loveslovesloves

you.

:)

gong hei fatt choy

boxhill cny festival

complete with

dodgy carnival rides..

scarily cute dressed up bears

pirated dvds

guanyin

then the reunion dinner

complete with video calling to msian relatives

plenty of food..

red wine

and (most importantly)

ANGPOWS (Y)

9days. i'll miss you gc.

so am back from an amazing 9days at the GoldCoast.

just a quick recap. coz im completely exhausted and basically napped the whole day...

dayONE.

• zilch sleep
• 6.50am flight, delayed by half hour
• stepped off the plane into the land of humidityyyy
• met the perthians
• bought a go card (psh myki)
• grocery shopping
• exploring surfers
• jeena's grilled fish & mash

dayTWO.

• bus to australia fair, down to the parklands for jetski & parasail
• sadface coz camera cannot be taken so no photos :(
• jetski at full speed, swerving so sharply that jono & i flew off it
• parasailing in the heavy rain. dunked in the sea.
• main beach
• amy getting stung by jellyfish
• jeena's carbonara + bolognaise

dayTHREE.

• 7am kayak + snorkelling tour to straddie island
• muscles so sore..
• the awesome playground opposite aus fair
• conrad jupiters casino. jono wearing sherms runners coz no thongs allowed.
• hard rock cafe
• surfers beachfront night markets

dayFOUR.

• movieworld
• wild wild west ride x5
• the decapitated bugs bunny head
• best weather the whole trip. did not rain.
• sandwiches
• nina's panfried chicken fillets stuffed with spinach, feta and sundried tomato

dayFIVE

• wet n wild waterworld in the rainnnnn. but then sunnyish later :)
• blackhole. aquaracer. surfrider. tornado. mach5. kamikaze.
• comparing bruises
• chevron island- soba so good jap restaurant
• late night pide at surfers (Y)
• Qbar at Qdeck observation deck. swiss chocolate cocktail = BEST.

daySIX.

• early wake to busride + train to brisbaneee
• the super spicy pho
• pancake manor
• botanic gardens. museum. art gallery
• eastern water dragon spotting
• the brisbane WHEEL
• streets man-made beach
• Ahmets turkish restaurant with belly dancing
• nightshots

daySEVEN

• superfast harbourtown shopping = awesome bargains. $49 ralph lauren polo down from $110; and $70 nike bag down from $180 :D
• indoor barbeque coz rain.
• american idol

dayEIGHT.

• nina's aunty's restaurant kitchen carvery
• pacific fair last minute shopping trip
• failed burleigh heads trek coz closed.
• kamikaze teppanyaki
• karaoke. bohemian rhapsody.
• chocmint icecream
• attempting to finish everything in the fridge
• packing

dayNINE.

• final packing and weighing using calibration skills.
• byebye gc + perthians
• hello 35deg melbourne
• kebabs
• 302 bus home. slept past stop. 1hr+ walk back home due to no buses in the other direction. jono crashing.

countdown.

ONE DAY til GOLDCOAST!!

accommodation booked.

themepark passes booked.

kayaking + snorkelling booked.

parasailing + jetskiing booked.

packed? YES.

11kg ftw.

forecast: showers easing.. EASE FASTER (pls)

92% humidity

yay cannot wait :D