back on the road again...

Sunday, April 05, 2009

exams are here. they're next week..nooooooo!!!

im still coughing and coughing. got a sore throat last sunday. it wasn't getting well, in fact it got worse. couldn't eat, drink or sleep. so i went to the NTU medical centre to consult the doc on tuesday. the doctor couldn't decide if it was a viral or bacterial infection -_- he kept changing his opinions and prescription, until the end, he decided he'll just give me a mild antibiotics anyway. as a bio student, i know what's going to happen if you abuse antibiotics like that--having a viral infection, but eating antibiotics. or the neglegance of doctors to diagnose well and prescribe antibiotics anyhow. we learnt that in lectures. but the pain was so bad. i ate the antibiotics anyway. though i kept forgetting to eat it because it was to be eaten before meals. odd.

anyway recently i've got a new goal in life! i always wanted to be a research scientist by interest. but it was only for interest sake. while doing my resume assignment for HW111, i realised that i wanted to save lives. researching for vaccines, medicine, i can save thousands and thousands of lives at a go, way more than doctors could in their lifetime.
im looking at the virology notes now. there's a fantastic quote by one scientist: "i feel i'm more useful as a scientist than as a doctor. i practised as a doctor, and there you can help patients one at a time, but when you work as a scientist if you come up with something good it can affect the lives of lots of women." women because she is the one who developed cevical cancer vaccine. she's one amazing woman. so inspirational. i must study hard! maybe even get a PhD.

11:52 AM