finally..i've finished my 'kinky s sm' presentation!! and it went rather well (though rahul and i weren't sure about some points!) *heaves a sigh of relief* although i still have to write an essay about it, most of the work has been done. i AM glad that i got the question i got...the other group who presented today...well, let's just say that their case involved a little too much biochemistry. it was like..yeah. in one ear, and out of the other right away. i am dreading the thought of the fluids, nutrition and metabolism module.

today's pds was fun though. we got the chance to interview a smoker. we all thought that we would be getting your average smoker, who is addicted to cigarettes alone. imagine our surprise when we found out that our 'interviewee' was not only addicted to tobacco, but also to dope! and she had a whole load of problems as well, which i don't think i can talk about. it's something to so with the medical confidentiality stuff. and i wouldn't want to be thrown out of ucl before i even finish my first year. but basically, i did feel sad listening to her story...it's different when you're actually listening to the other side of the story, and not just the general view that drug addicts are the scum of the earth, blah blah blah. gives you a new perspective on life, and more importantly, makes you more thankful for how lucky you are.

i do feel more thankful for everything nowadays. especially after the tsunami, which was really a bit too close to home for my liking. reading the news (and worse, looking at photographs of the effects of it) just gives me this immense sense of sadness. the world really seems like a horrible place nowadays. you hardly ever hear any uplifting news..it's always about deaths, terrorism, crime, war...you get the drift.

on a happier note, i managed to blatantly ignore the fire alarm for the second time this week. it's funny really, coz jo simpy can't understand how i can ignore it....i think i'm getting quite good at this! =) basically, the alarm went off sometime in the middle of the night. and by some miracle, i actually woke up to hear an annoying ringing sound with my music in the background. at first, i thought i was dreaming...but after i decided that it was probably yet ANOTHER false alarm, i decided to go back to sleep. this is really bad, coz if the alarm really means something, i'll probably just ignore it. i should tell people to call me if there really is a fire. yup, that's what i'll do.

and i FINALLY watched incredibles. it's so cool!! loved it. especially elastigirl (hmm, how do you spell it?). what wouldn't i give to be her...i could be as tall as i wanted, plus i would never look fat. haha. if only this sort of thing exists.