| Monday, 16 April 2007 |
| it feels like the end of it all... |
My exams started with Anatomy today, which I felt was quite a smooth paper.
So its one down, two more to go. But it feels like the whole thing has ended already. I came home and just watched TV.
Can you believe that I was stuck on Oprah for an hour? I know, I know, kinda pathetic but she was doing this fascinating story on Crystal Meth addicts who were just out of rehab and describing how difficult their road to recovery was. Some of the stories were very inspiring and thought-provoking, I just couldn't find the will power to stop watching it.
Its pretty sobering to note that so many Americans out there, ranging from 17 year old teens to 30/40 year old soccer moms who are addicted to such a deadly drug. Quite tragic.
For the uninitiated, Crystal Meth is the latest drug that is being widely abused in America. Oprah describes it as an epidemic.
And its causing a lot of trouble there because 1. its cheap, 2. you can actually make it at home, 3. its being abused by millions of Americans, whether they be old, young, or middle aged. They actually call it 'The Devil's Drug' and 'Poor Man's Cocaine'.
Its quite scary actually, because the drug effectively compromises your brain function by literally burning holes into your brain. So you gradually start to lose all kinds of mental functions: you can't feel emotions, you can't judge right from wrong, you can't weigh the consequence of your actions, you can't think straight, you can't work, you can't sleep, you can't communicate. An overdose of it just causes you to become brain dead.
I don't think it has arrived on S'pore shores yet (and I hope it never does) but if any of you out there is thinking of taking Crystal Meth (or any other drug for that matter) do think carefully about what you stand to lose. In other words: Don't do it.
(I placed that warning above because I happen to feel that I know quite alot of potential drug abusers. Haha. You guys know who you are! Drugs aren't the way to go man.)
ANYWAY. I digress. I was saying (before I launched into that whole tirade above that looked remarkably like a GP essay) that I came home feeling as if the whole exams are over. Watched TV, surfed the net. And when I tried to start studying, I fell asleep for 2 hours and when I woke up, it was dinner time already. And now I'm typing this entry. Tsk tsk.
Was telling Matthew when we were queuing up for Subway at lunch, that I really don't feel like studying anymore and he said 'DAMIAN! Come on! Just two more days! Just two more days and it'll be over!'
He's right you know. Just two more days and I can give up mugging for like... another 3 to 4 months? But you know, its always harder now that its so near to the end.
We were also discussing about the fact that pros are actually here. Its so surreal don't you think? It almost felt like yesterday when we just started M1. And now, we are actually at the end of M1. Wow.
Makes me wonder what I spent my previous academic year on.
Anyway, its Biochem tomorrow. The most dry and tedious of the lot. I hate studying for Biochem. Its always the greatest pain in the *ss. Argh.
And the paper isn't going to be a piece of cake. Can you imagine? 10 MEQs and 3 30 mark essays? In 3 hours? *shakes head*
Oh well. Enough already. I really should go do what little studying that I can manage.
Just two more days. Just two more days. Just two more days...Labels: school, society, tv |
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