if i'm not wrong, today marks 3 weeks to the start of CAs. and what big shit i am in! yesterday we had a formative assesment for anat, where prof raj flashed questions and pics from the projector and we were supposed to identify the answers / structures on an MCQ sheet. all was going well, until i confused an aorta with what was supposed to be an esophagus. 'tis not easy to tell the difference from a cross-section, i tell you!

and yesterday's anat prac was even less enjoyable than usual, because the formalyn from the bodies was so strong i could barely open my eyes. apparently it's because each group got 3 bodies, instead of 2, so that we could better observe how some organs are embedded in the posterior abdominal wall. personally, i am having a hard time accepting that babies can grow entire systems from little tubes: how do the cells know when to become a heart and when to become a lung??? yet another mystery of life.

(or should i say 'mesentery' of life? haha omg what a bad geekjoke.)

the other big thing is that my little sister will be in shanghai till next saturday, and therefore i am getting the attention and affections of both parents solely to myself. this is more love than any child can handle. plus, there are practical problems too, like for example not having anybody to blame when i mess up the bathroom or spill stuff in the kitchen. so now i have to be extra careful wherever i go, lest i do anything that might trigger an emo moment from a mom who is already worrying overtime now about the Land Where Toilets Have No Doors. and then, there will be no diverting the floodgate once it's opened =x

however, since i am not one to mope around, i have begun appreciating the many new clothes and shoe options at my disposal, now that i have free access to the wardrobe. which compensates for the pangs i felt when i saw my sis pack away some of my favourite things in her suitcase after i selflessly offered them up for her trip. all i can say is that there will be no forgiveness if any of them are ruined or missing on arrival. i think it's great to be able to fit into the clothes of 3 women in the house :D