wikipedia!

just being random...demonstrating the use of the wonderful free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. =) I think a lot of pple actually use it to help them study, don't you agree? heh.

we discussed this during our last Clinical Biochemistry tutorial, on possible causes of hypoglycaemia(low blood glucose levels):


Munchausen syndrome

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma in order to draw attention or sympathy to themselves. It is in a class of disorders known as factitious disorders which involve "illnesses" whose symptoms are either self-induced or falsified by the patient. It is also sometimes known as hospital addiction syndrome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchausen_syndrome


interesting huh...

and another one...which I just randomly clicked on and is another of the WHO ICD-10 mental and behavioural disorders (F · 290–319) as an "Adult personality and behaviour" disorder:


Passive-aggressive behavior

Passive-aggressive behavior refers to passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations. It can manifest itself as resentment, stubbornness, procrastination, sullenness, or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is assumed, often explicitly, to be responsible. It is a defense mechanism and, more often than not, only partly conscious. For example, people who are passive-aggressive might take so long to get ready for a party they do not wish to attend, that the party is nearly over by the time they arrive. Alternatively, leaving notes to avoid face-to-face discussion/confrontation, is another form of passive-aggressive behavior.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_agressive


heh. the last sentence sounds a bit like me. =P

anyway, I think I need to resume my exercise regime...only went for a VERY short run ONCE last week! and the rest of the time just sitting still and 'studying'. bleah. and it's not just exercising, it's eating healthy too. haha. a bit hard for me since I like to snack so much, but yeah. no more snacks yah? I'll try...=D esp the lollies...muahaha. they're so tempting! cannot...must control...

hmm. I think...I think...I think no more...

14 more days to exams now. exam timetable came out a while ago...all 4 of us end at different times on all 3 days! =( bleah. means that we can't even have lunch together on ANY day! and does that mean we'll go off on our hols without seeing each other after exams? I hope not! mmm. it's going to be so different next year...

well. it won't be long before everyone parts ways...I'm kinda torn between spending time with different pple. I don't want to choose...but I've made my choice...

hmm. I've finally got my priorities right, God first, studies second, then comes ministry. I realised that throughout this year I've almost always put ministry as my top priority, even coming before God. I think I deserve to be given a smack! *ouch* but yeah. it's still not too late...decided not to serve anymore, but concentrate on studies for the next 2 weeks. I've done enough, though I want to do more, yet getting my priorities right is of utmost importance. yes.

argh. I thought I wasn't thinking anymore...but it's not going to be that easy...

ok. think I've taken a long enough break. study time. =)


"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 3:12-14 (New International Version)


edit: just realised, I don't actually need to do THAT well in exams, do I? it's different now, I just have to pass. hmm. that's some consolation I reckon. =) makes studying a BIT less stressful. and also I should aim more for UNDERSTANDING rather than memorising huh...

and I shall just post up another verse. study hard pple! =)

"We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love."
-Romans 5:3-5 (New Living Translation)