I had a nice productive weekend. Hung out with Cheryl because she had her medical admissions exam in Sydney. (Wish her luck!!) We chatted, studied, and ate authentic Singaporean food topped off with delicious gelato! Yum!

I’ve almost completed two weeks of school thus far. This semester, I’m taking professional practice 2, genetics & biometry, animal digestion & nutrition, and veterinary anatomy and physiology 2A. I’m enjoying it, but my days are very long and tiring. I did have fun on the weekend though! I rode a mechanical bull at the annual vet society keg party. I managed to stay on for about 20 seconds or so! I also went on a blind date last Saturday—was interesting. Don’t know if there will be a 2nd one, but still had a nice time chatting. :)

I’m finally on the mend—thank goodness. I pity anyone who ever has to suffer the flu and highly recommend getting the flu shot for preventive purposes. I still have a lingering cough though, but I’ll be alright. I’ve been trying to take it easy and rest all week. The most exciting thing that happened all week was when maintenance installed water saving devices in my sinks and showers. I was so embarrassed because I had no idea that they were going to be in my bathroom where I had several pairs of underwear hanging up in the shower! On the bright side, I’m saving water, but now there’s hardly any water pressure. My first day of school starts tomorrow—woo hoo! I’m excited and ready to go back because my brain is started to turn to mush or maybe that’s from all the drugs I’ve been taking--just kidding. ;)

I’m sick—ugh. Feel like I’m going to die. Went to the Dr. today and turns out that I’ve got the flu and I’ve been walking around with a 104 temp! On some flu prescription drugs and some fever reducers. Was a hassle though because I had to go to 6 different chemists before I found one that had it in stock. Turns out, that no one carries it because it is so expensive here. I nearly cried when I reached the 5th chemist and they didn’t have any because by that time, I was feeling even worse and could barely walk. I told her how desperate I was…so, she called a bunch of chemists in Sydney and found one that had one left in stock at the Broadway shopping centre. With drugs in hand, I haled a taxi back to the village and to my dismay, I got into a cab with a driver who did not know his way around Sydney or even back to the school! Fourteen dollars later (a cab fare that normally costs 7 dollars), I navigated him out of Broadway and towards the village. He even missed the turn at the village! What a day.

Us and Bahloo