P.S.

1. today's dermatology was a self quiz, i got 20/30. top class 26/30, she got a bottle of red wine from greg burton; i'm happy with myself.
2. found myself febrile so take 500mg paracetamol (along with chlorpheniramine, phenylephrine (!), noscapine and bromhexine because i haven't bother refilling my plain paracetamol)
3. neck pain getting worse, successfully achieve short term relieve by Salonpas but no real improvement without patches
4. try to listen to 2pac, wouldn't say i prefer babyface over 2pac for sure
5. got a torrent for 119.2Gb MTV but monthly limit 25Gb, gotta wait till i head back to hk, hopefully people still seeding (real good collection there)

the master

Yoda, the ancient and revered Jedi Master. Nine hundred years old, Yoda had trained Jedi for eight centuries, and was very powerful in the Force. Among his last pupils were the most important and reckless Jedi in recent history, Obi-Wan Mocha Kenobi and Luke Fat-Beer Skywalker.

count down 168

24/7 on call for equine rotation this monday 8:30 to next monday 8:30 inclusive, total168 hours

schedule:
Mon: backup 5pm-8am
Tue: off
Wed: on call 5pm-8am
Thur: off
Fri: on call 5pm-8am
Sat: off (both morning & evening)
Sun: on call 8am-8pm

case study

1 1/2 years old male neutered Chihuahua

Hx: 2 wks hx of soft feces. BIOP since 10 wks old, been feeding cat food (feline t/d w whiskas) the whole time. no soft feces previously. o changed to BID feeding instead of ad lib 2 wks ago (whiskas only). o observe feces getting softer especially this evening, some fecal staining on tail noticed. dog ate ~10g of chunky chocolate bar last night, o observed dog o/n, bit hyperactive. dog vacc up to date, wormed last week.

Subjective: BAR DUDE. NAD on PE but dog is abdo guarding. intestine may be thickened, fluid filled, semi-formed feces in rectum. some tartar on UL PM4 no gingivitis.

Objective: HR 160 RR panting MM P<2 sec

Assessment: gross appearance of feces consistent with small intestine ds (dt form feces and lack of urgency) D+ dt recent indiscretion (chocolate)? consequence of deworming? or allergic to cat food? DDx food intolerance, IBD >> SIBO, stress? can be all of the above

Plan: NPO 12 hrs, w&s. should rule out chocolate & dewormer effect. advice o switch to premium dog food gradually over 4 days. o to get hypoallergenic or i/d. follow up in 7 days

animal logistics

things have gotten a bit out of hands. the intense 4 weeks in a row rotations, the earlier than expected exam, the double relocation, the delay flight to hk, and on top emigrating the babies. no ones can take care of them (dave mum already said no and jess very willing but has exam and a broken heart to deal with). so the only way is to send 'em off earlier planned. they supposed to go back with me on Jul 4th, now very possibly going back to hk BEFORE me, on the 17th of Jun most likely.

Schedule: Application lodgement in AFCD May 2nd -> 5 working days for permit + 2 days postage -> permit land in my mum's hand May 14th -> immediate fax to JetPets -> hopefully get babies health check done before May 17th and again on Jun 15th (48 hours before departure) -> flying off Jun 17th

Finger crossed!!!

two tales (one sweet one enlightening)

as i was driving home today i saw this man jogging with his headphone on along one of the small residential drives in werribee. i instantly think of dave. didn't he say he jogs a lot these days? has he been keeping up with it? does he look like this man in front of me, sweaty but glowing with life and health? i wish he does. then all of a sudden i realize i have the broadest smile on my face. oh, the thought of dave does light me up. after realizing the fact that he can warm my heart, i silently confirm that i do love him (after all the fights)

and i watched a bit triathlon (the australian national ironman competition) with jess. the winner is not important to us (so what someone can finish going around an island in 9 hours, i do it in 20 min with a car). what touched us is when a slightly overweight mum of four and a 70 year old granny finish running the race. the mum, upon entering the finishing track, found her four children waiting for her there, and finished the race holding their hands. THAT'S ACHIEVEMENT. (the mum and the granny finished in 16hrs and 20hrs respectively)

oh what a feeling!

finally had my car serviced, its long overdue. cost me a fortune but i had my front brake pads changed. i was paranoid for a long time on their safety issues. finally i can go on a highway with more confidence and not purposely drive at 95km/hr because i'm scared. oh and i finally got my car washed too! been a while since it was last seen clean without a coat of dirt over it (so the Quik Silver is actually metallic and reflective instead of dull)

i'm happy!

microsoft wired desktop 500

fortunately for me my new keyboard is spill resistant. it says "enjoy a drink while you work: this keyboard is designed to withstand an accidental spill." well, i personally road-tested this function and it holds true to its claim! it is resistant to coke zero spill. unfortunately this keyboard is not STAIN resistant, i still have to wipe it.

pheasant

i started my exam preparation this week. the first subject to tackle is bird. and i come across the word "pheasant" a lot. notes read: pheasant, not so much poultry, more of a game bird... blah blah blah...

then i remember the date in donovans. was it my birthday or our anniversary? anyway, that was a nice night, and i have sweet memories. i had roasted pheasant from swan hill with its sausage, confit leg and chestnut puree. how did i remember? i don't. it was from donovans website. i wish we can go again.

(and have some four-way duck entree)

and i kept daydreaming about that night and i forgot to study

jab-baholic

i love jabbing needles in my cat, the fact that he doesn't even notice the jab gives me thrills. the key is to jab him while he's in his first minute of eating. for better results, put some liver treats in regular whiskas, he is guaranteed not to react.

Stickwitu

i don't want to go another day
so i'm telling you exactly what is on my mind
seems like everybody is breaking up
throwing their love away
i know i got a good thing right here
that's why i say

nobody's going to love me better
i'm going to stick with you
forever
nobody's going to take me higher
i'm going to stick with you
you know how to appreciate me
i'm going to stick with you
my baby
nobody ever made me feel this way
i'm going to stick with you

and now
ain't nothing else i can need
and now
i'm singing 'cause you're so, so into me
i got you
we'll be making love endlessly
i'm with you
baby, you're with me

so don't you worry about
people hanging around
they ain't bringing us down
i know you and you know me
and that's all that counts
so don't you worry about
people hanging around
they ain't bringing us down
i know you and you know me
and that's why i say

nobody's going to love me better
i'm going to stick with you
forever
nobody's going to take me higher
i'm going to stick with you
you know how to appreciate me
i'm going to stick with you
my baby
nobody ever made me feel this way
i'm going to stick with you