Last night I went out with Aziz and Reyhan to Esplanade area. Actually our first plan was to go to Chinatown, but coz we never visited there before we were not so sure how was there. So suddenly we changed the direction during MRT journey. Haha. During the journey we chatted normally about thing like "Singapore vs Australia" which occurs nowaday due to drug smuggling case. Hmm, we just shared our opinions if it's either really cancelled or done.We alighted at Raffles Place then walked towards Fullerton Hotel. Unfortunately it was raining, thus Aziz couldn't take picture for so many times.

We walked until Esplanade then took some pictures. The views were so nice and calm,it made me feel relax. The pictures we took are attached. We walked then to Suntec Tower 3 as I wanted to buy snack at Carrefour. It took long time to walk. Our knees were painful coz we walked continously. So we decided to have break when we walked back towards MRT City Hall. Aziz was surprisingly very confident to be captured by his camera either by Reyhan or timer. Hahaha. Then finally reached NTU around 11.30pm and we separated coz Aziz took 199 whereas Reyhan and me took 179. It's very nice journey. I felt relax and it really reduced my gastric painful.

Then today morning I came to dr Tan (again after twice...haha). He was nice and friendly as usual and asked me how I felt and how was the improvement. I answered 50% better confidently!. Haha. Sometimes I said somethings without even thinking properly. But I realized that was near. Yup. I was feeling better...So good. Alhamdulillah. The keys are just be relax and live my life to the fullest. So no medication was given today. Then he asked me to visit me again next monday but not so early coz he got something to do (may be he'll have longer weekend haha).

After settling MC matter I walked to MSE biomaterials lab to work as usual. Yup, I needed to do some film castings. The lab was a bit too silent. I didn't know what happen...It was 9.45am already. Haha. Then I just prepared everything. In fact I only waited the polymer solution to settle until lunch time. So I went to MSE computer lab to chat. I met Kai Yoon and Damar there. Then continued to have lunch with Kai Yoon. We talked so many things while having our lunch in Cafe the Quad. She planned to work at AMRC for parrtime and currently she is looking for floorball players for our school Inter School Game. Quite tiring that she still needs 8 more players. Good luck!

Few hours later finally I finished my 1st film. Fuih. It were 3 layers and needed 1.5 hours to finish. The result was OK, quite acceptable as Xia Yu said when we were walking together to biopolymer synthesis lab. But unfortunately it curved upon putting in the oven. Probably due to different temperature of outside and lab. She said she ever met me before in hall 4 where she stayed last year.

I finished my work for today around 3.30pm coz I couldn't do anymore thing as the applicator was used by a FYP student. I'll continue tomorrow together with the stent expansion tool training. Again unfortunately today is the last day for Kok Boon to work in our lab. He'll be quitting since then and working outside. He said to me before he's not so interested to do research. So sad coz I just knew him for these 2 days and he's a good & nice mentor for me. Good luck for your future career outside Kok Boon. All the best! C u in other places...

On Monday I went to NTU MC to see dr Tan to convey what dr Low wrote in a sealed letter. I realized he normally comes to MC at 9am. But I came 30 mins earlier. Ya he said I got erosion on my stomach and probably needs time to do a theraphy for around 6 weeks. I needed to take some medications since then, even right before exam period starts to prevent any gastric. And I needed to do some diets too. He asked me to come back this Wednesday to see how it'd be. I asked for MC letter as I couldn't work for that day, but unfortunately he allowed me to have only 1 day work leave. Not like what I said to Prof Subbu that I might leave for 1 week. Hmm so I must work on the next day.

Yup today is my first day of parttime work. I'm working in Biomaterials lab to help some PhD students. They are going to have vacation so I need to take over some tasks. This lab is now much different compared with last year when I was doing a biopolymer drug delivery project under Lay Poh. After entering the lab, I come into Serene desk, to say hi and to help me to see Yi Shan. WOW Serene has different hair style now. Then I talk to 4 Phd students and say Hi. They are Yi Shan, Kok Boon, Xia Yu and Alfred. They are nice and welcome me well. It makes me very comfortable. But mostly Kok Boon who teaches me how to use some equipments. There are a lot of changes in the lab environment. No more bullet sucker pipet, more ovens, more film applicators and last but not least no more Eric. Yes, he's one of the biomaterials research fellow whom I knew during MSE Club JC Quiz preparation. He helped me to run the DNA extraction from strawberry. He's so kind and very passionate in doing research. I say hi since then to him. He moved to Republic Poly to be a lecturer few months a go.

My tasks for today are only making some PLLA solutions and putting some glass plates in the oven. The tasks will be more difficult than I'm thinking as I'll be making 2 layers film from different polymers in which each layer needs 2 to 3 castings. Haha. But I'll take it then as my own opportunity. I will make some films from tomorrow onwards. Hope it will be okay. Kee Pah has some students also under him. One of them is my buddy Zhang Peng. We are going to have IA in the same research centre next semester.

I have my lunch together with Kee Pah and some PhD students from biomaterials lab. Their gang looks nice and they are planning to have vacation in KL this weekend. Actually I planned to have my lunch alone, but feel ashamed when Kee Pah invites me to join. After lunch I prepare some solutions together with Kok Boon and leave it overnight to dissolve well to be used for tomorrow.

Coincidentally I meet Zhang Peng in the lab and I chat with him for quite long time outside the lab. Haha. He makes me feel calm and asks me not to worry much about the exams anymore. He suggests to change my study plan as it's probably overpeak. Otherwise I will suffer once more time from this gastric. Thanks Zhang Peng, you are really a nice friend of mine. So now I'll take a rest and tonight will be continuing to watch Moto Kare. C u soon.

That's the first word should I say on Saturday noon. Yup, I passed it.... I had no worries.

I went from NTU to Jurong East MRT around 7am, at first I was afraid it'd be late, but I reached there sharply at 7.30am. Hehe. Waited for Ferry around 30 mins. He came late...30 mins late it's more than late. Haha. We continued the journey to Orchard MRT then took SBS 174 at the opposite exit B. During MRT journey, Ferry told me he's been experincing this kind of gastric during his exam and even worse he vomitted right before entering exam hall. Huh, what a university life! He suggested me not to study alone anymore, better if I study together so that can chit chat. It will reduce stress. May be I'll try it next year (as next sem no exam for me...so nice!!!).

Fortunately we managed to reach Gleneagles Medical Centre sharply at 9am, as indicated in the appointment form. The venue consisted of lots of small clinics owned by each surgeon. Far away from my imagination that figured it's a big hospital like the one in Jakarta. After settling all the administrative matters, waited for another 45 mins. While we were waiting so surprised that on the clinic's wall all the doctor's certificates were pasted. Wow they were original. Hmm just wondering how come he's not afraid of stealing.

I entered the doctor's small room after the kind female receptionist called me to do so. The doctor (around middle-aged) was very kind and I think he was a very passionate surgeon...he asked lots of investigation questions and explained my curiosity about the procedure completely and always said not to worry. His name's Dr Low. He brought me into another building of Gleneagles Hospital downstairs. He also introduced me that there were 2 students would watch the procedure.

I was supposed to feel drowsy for about an hour but in fact it's very short. I passed it finally, and my worried all disappeared. Thanks dr Low for making me very calm and relax. May god bless you always for your good job. He said I had an inflamation inside my stomach. It was due to hyperacidity, related to stress. He suggested me not to study very hard ( what he meant may be "but still study hard" :)) and be relax for few days, so the acid are stopped producing. Another kind nurse asked not to do tiring activities during next 12 hours...

I went back to NTU around 11.30am taking 174 directly to Boon Lay, it took very long...Hmm around 1 hour. Haha but the view was nice. I enjoyed it a lot. If I were not wrong I passed by ex darren's father condo which we had visited there around 2 years a go. Ate my lunch at JP banquet and went to my room to rest. So long journey for that day...Special thanks to dr Low and Ferry Ris. Thanks for all. Really appreciate it. And last but not least special thanks to NTU who gave me worthwhile insurance for this procedure.

I'm really worry at this time. Can't sleep well. Can't eat properly too.I just feel that I'm worry what will happen today at the hospital. Yes, today is a very important day for me. Not sure it will be happy-ended or sad-ended. Sure I hope it will be fine.

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Well, I just want to intro my first and new blog. Welcome!

May be I should tell you first why I gave the blog title Tervetuloa. Yes, the background story of this name was long time a go. I can only keep it myself, haha. I'll be hurt if I dig it again. This word means Welcome in Finnish. Normally Finns greet their guest so. And it sounds unique to be used as a title.

At first, I was a bit confused what kind of theme should I combine. Hmm, after long thinking, freezing winter should be nice. As I never faced it before...strange huh! Thanks for reading. Please give some constructive comments if you want to.