Monday, February 28, 2011
♥ first day as a medical student
well, it's the first day of uni...
and yes, it started early.. very early.
woke up to my alarm at 6am.... rolled out of bed at 6:20am...
got dad to drop me off at the bus stop, and took the bus at 6:45am...
reached uni surprisingly early - 7:30am! there was minimal traffic.. and i spent most the time watching modern family on my htc.
well our first class was a fahb lab - and i must admit =( it was actually kinda difficult.
human bio is my weakpoint, and i've avoided it for so long... that now it's coming back to haunt me.
however we did pull of a termites head, and examine grasshopper testes.... yuup, totally normal....
well after our lab, we had a five hour break until our next class... we went to broadway for lunch and bought some snacks to bring back to the scibry while we watched the social network...
grapes were on special at IGA... washing them was a complicated process...
and yes! that's been our very productive monday so far... FCP soon... then finally, get to go home!
and yes, it started early.. very early.
woke up to my alarm at 6am.... rolled out of bed at 6:20am...
got dad to drop me off at the bus stop, and took the bus at 6:45am...
reached uni surprisingly early - 7:30am! there was minimal traffic.. and i spent most the time watching modern family on my htc.
well our first class was a fahb lab - and i must admit =( it was actually kinda difficult.
human bio is my weakpoint, and i've avoided it for so long... that now it's coming back to haunt me.
however we did pull of a termites head, and examine grasshopper testes.... yuup, totally normal....
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| chris choosing our termite to face its doom |
well after our lab, we had a five hour break until our next class... we went to broadway for lunch and bought some snacks to bring back to the scibry while we watched the social network...
grapes were on special at IGA... washing them was a complicated process...
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| washing grapes in a plastic bag - that had a hole in it *sigh* |
3:15 PM
Thursday, November 5, 2009
♥ 4 hrs til hbio
four hours until hbio exam.
currently surviving on less than 5 hours sleep.
could do with an energy drink right about now... ... ...
10:02 AM
Saturday, October 31, 2009
♥ two down, three to go
hbio theory
chemistry
statistics
it was alright, can't believe i forgot the footindoor/doorinface techniques T.T even after gabriel tested me on it only a few days ago.. GAH!
but 125 MCQ, can't really go wrong with that.
hoping i can pull off a 77 for that exam and scrape a hd... to make up for hbio/chemistry which will pull me down >.<
oh dear. hbio theory on thurs. chemistry on friday. hbio being the "new" subject, and chemistry being the "difficult" subject... and they just had to be next to each other =[
this morning, before my psyc exam, i sat at my favourite spot, and had some lemon V to wake me up :)
anyways... must also work on being less cold... and less awkward... and more 'normal'... but it's hard okay =[..
edit @ 8:04pm: i am going crazy. there is only so much i can take. how will i survive the next five weeks? it feels so lonely... so weird. like such a big part of me is missing. i sound stupid. i know. but i don't care. it's so hard...
edit @ 8:04pm: i am going crazy. there is only so much i can take. how will i survive the next five weeks? it feels so lonely... so weird. like such a big part of me is missing. i sound stupid. i know. but i don't care. it's so hard...
6:57 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2009
♥ new people turn into friends
♦ the other day i emailed my mum telling her...
i got a three & vodafone group interview offer today.
and her response?
It should be UMAT interview instead!
♦ in the car today we were talking about uni fees and i was like "but my course isn't that expensive anyways" and my mother said my science degree is rubbish. and that i screwed up. thanks mum. you make me wanna study SO hard for my exams... ...
♦ ry's webcam has awesome functions. reminds me of a mac. i like it.
♦ if i think about it... i met An (right) by purposely sitting next to him in the first week of uni, and then introducing myself. i remember being like "WOAHH I HAVE A MATE WHO'S NAME IS AN NGUYEN TOO" then i found out he was ALSO vietnamese, left handed and plays dota and yes, got a tad freaked out xD.
♦ i met victa... during chemistry. again, first week of uni, i was doing the whole "sitting next to new people and introducing myself" thing... and sat next to Rina. and next to Rina was Victa... haha. I remember Victa asking Rina if she knew me x) because we were just talking here and there. And since... xD we've been sitting next to each other in chemistry all year!
♦ there is a guy called josh in my chemistry class. he's friends with chuan. and he has cool hair. once he wasn't sitting with us and i asked chuan once "where's your friend with the cool hair!" and he looked at me funny. haha.
♦ i have done 2 chapters out of 9 for psychology. T____T... but i feel like i really absorbed everything in those two chapters.
♦ vodaphone/three interview tomorrow....... =/ hmm... *dislike* group interviews.
♦ shouldn't have worn it today, just made me think about it even more to the point where i couldn't take it.
♦ heading out with the girls tonight for mels' bday... :) must reward myself for all the hbio study i've done... *green tea icecreammmmmmmmmmm* yuM!
♦ i think i have decided what my new blog link will be... was listening to a song and it sorta clicked :) will have to tweak it a bit because it's already taken *shakes fist*
that's it for now~
Labels: exams, friends, hbio, icecream, interview, lauf, psyc, study, umat, uni, work
6:28 PM
♥ one down, FOUR to go
my mind has exploded.
way too much hbio.
it was alright though. i knew more than half the stuff :) or at least i think i knew more than half the stuff, ahaha.
psyc next! 9 chapters... 30 pages of definitions.
yay...
10:26 AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
♥ six weeks
- my hbio exam is tomorrow at 9am!
- criminal minds starts in 10 minutes :)
- i've been studying all day, with the "occasional" facebook break.
- i'm getting a lil nervous about my three/vodaphone interview on friday. "smart business attire" - what to wear?!
- we're on a six week break. yes thats right. six weeks. but suprisingly i'm doing fine. pretty good actually.
- must write up a list of things to accomplish in the next six weeks.
- will need to study hard for psyc which is on sat. going to mels bday thurs night, interview is on fri arvo... yess, i feel like i'm underestimating the psychology 125 multiple choice question exam.
- my mirror has become an array of notes and diagrams. must invest in some working whiteboard markers.
- i have decided to export my blog to another address... so people will have to ask me for the link, then at least i have a better idea of who reads it, not that it matters... but yes. must think of a new link hmm.
and criminal minds is beginning :) til next time...
Labels: boyfriend, criminal minds, exams, fb, hbio, psyc, random, study
9:42 PM
Monday, October 26, 2009
♥ icecreamlollypopsyoghurt
hi.
my name is ditz.
this is my 276th post since november 2oo8.
i have my hbio practical exam in three days.
it starts at 9am. i hate morning exams.
i also have never done hbio before. there is so much to memorize. really complicated words too.
i am not really angry. but i am hurt.
i don't want to do it. but i know i should.
and i think i have to.
msn ban starts today. more time to study maybe?
kebabs from broadway aren't too bad. wished the malaysian place was open so i could get my chicken though.
my net kept screwing up yest. but it's working today. thank God.
it's already 10am. must force myself to study now. so don't feel like it.
dt
10:05 AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
♥ hot weather is coming
i can't believe its forecasted to be 32 degrees this saturday...
and i will be stuck at reddot working from 10 - 4pm.
=[ instead of hanging out at the beach.
thinking of canceling looksmart on sunday. was going to work 10.30 - 3.30, but might need to study instead. even though double pay is so appealing, i don't particularly NEED the money... esp since i'm working heaps this wk at reddot :) still not in debt, so yay for financial freedom. will open one of those online saving account thingys soon so i can start getting interest!
exams are looming close. closer than i thought. sixteen days in fact. will try to average a fgpa of 6.5 this semester. but really, i'm happy with anything above 6.2. i hope my hbio mark is better than my anth mark last sem, or else i will be disappointed.
will try to keep everything over a 70 this sem (if anything, chem and hbio will be close)
neeeeeeeed to scrape a 80 for statsss (it's maths! I MUST maintain my love for it!) and hopefully for psyc too! because i didn't really try so much last sem for psyc. and it's not a bad unit, i quite like it.. even though i rarely go to lectures... it is interesting.
i still haven't figured what i'm doing next year. but yeah, it's not the time to lose motivation! must focus on exams... and not let it be a repeat of yr12.
attempting to use my uni breaks more constructively, and it's working. it's difficult when i only have one hr breaks most of the time... so it's not much time but at least we get through some stuff :)
waking up for 9am lectures is becoming increasingly difficult. i'm almost to the point of giving up and just ilecturing. but NO. MUST AT LEAST TRYYYYYYYYYYYY. gahgaghaghah.
that's it for now, i'm exhausted... was falling asleep in my chem lect today.
Labels: beach, chemistry, exams, hbio, maths, money, psyc, reddot, results, summer, uni, weather, work
10:27 PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
♥ fading sunshine
we see the sun quite a few times in our life.
but what if it never appeared.
maybe the clouds were covering it. maybe rain always poured down. maybe we are stuck in a room that we never get to see the sunlight.
would we then believe that the sun is still there? knowing that it's there. without being able to see it or the affects it has. and what if we kept hearing about this sun, but never got to see it or experience it for ourselves?
or maybe we have seen and felt the sun! but what if it was just day after day of rain. how do u remember what the sunshine felt like? when u haven't felt it in so long. when u get use to jumping into the puddles. when u throw out ur sunglasses and shorts and singlets.
lalala, okay i should stop procrastinating and study for hbio.
but the sun is out at the moment, and it's nice and sunny. too bad i'm lonely and stuck in the uni library.
sigh.
10:39 AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
♥ awkward conversations
so today i was walking out of my chem lab when i hear someone call my name. a guy in my lab. he was asking me how i found the topic we were doing in labs atm, and the conversation progressed...
went on to how i love maths. how he hates it. what we were majoring in. to how i was trying to get into med. and he shared how he was too, but most for post grad entry. how he's done about four different majors and how he hates accounting ahaha.
anyways, i sorta didn't know how to end the convo, so i just ended up talking and walking him all the way to the bus stop... even though my next class was on the other side of campus. but it was okay, i had an hour to spare. and needed the exercise. it was just awkward at the bus stop when i was like "yeahh i think i mighht go to my lecture hey" ahhaa, i think he thought i was done for the day and heading home because he asked me "oh so what are u doing all the way here!" and i sorta didn't know how to tell him i didn't know how to leavee..............
awkward.
and then as i was leaving the atm, another girl called me by name and i was like "yeaa? heyyy!" and then went to use the atm. and then we walked pass each other as i was heading to class.. and she was like "go to class ditza!"
and yes. the reason it was awkward was because i could recognise her as familiar but i didn't know who she was.
awkward.
must make an effort to remember people's names... hmm :)
went on to how i love maths. how he hates it. what we were majoring in. to how i was trying to get into med. and he shared how he was too, but most for post grad entry. how he's done about four different majors and how he hates accounting ahaha.
anyways, i sorta didn't know how to end the convo, so i just ended up talking and walking him all the way to the bus stop... even though my next class was on the other side of campus. but it was okay, i had an hour to spare. and needed the exercise. it was just awkward at the bus stop when i was like "yeahh i think i mighht go to my lecture hey" ahhaa, i think he thought i was done for the day and heading home because he asked me "oh so what are u doing all the way here!" and i sorta didn't know how to tell him i didn't know how to leavee..............
awkward.
and then as i was leaving the atm, another girl called me by name and i was like "yeaa? heyyy!" and then went to use the atm. and then we walked pass each other as i was heading to class.. and she was like "go to class ditza!"
and yes. the reason it was awkward was because i could recognise her as familiar but i didn't know who she was.
awkward.
must make an effort to remember people's names... hmm :)
2:42 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
♥ s e v e n
after a full day at uni, i was exhausted, because i didnt fall asleep til after 2am.
it's the last day today. i 'bumped' into him at the anhb lab place. i actually had a purpose of being there, and it had to be at that time too. but then again, i dont think i would have gone out of my way to "avoid" him anyways x)
we also talked on the phone for a bit about tomorrow. so yes. really, its just been getting slacker as the days progress, whoops >__>. but i'm feeling rather satisfied from this break. it's given me the space that i needed. and it's helped me make up my mind abt a few things. and i'll keep reminding myself that its a good option to go when things aren't going well.
i have a pretty cool surprise set for tomorrow. but i don't know how 'cool' it is anymore. hopefully it all works out. i'm quite excited.
i have realized i have no money. actually wait, i do have money. but not as much as i did a month or so ago. i shall have to spend wisely. esp since i'm not working so much anymoree due to weddings/holidays etc coming up...
i leave for ballarat in like ONE week. i didn't realize it was so soon. oh dear. should really begin speech writing.
human bio quiz nxt wk, it's on like SIX topics, compared to the usual two. arghhh!
marks all come out nxt wk (except psyc report) for the midsems/assignments... hopefully that will give an indication of how i'm going, and what subs i need to work on the most.
anywayssss, less than ten hours to go. i sound like a kid going to their first bday party :) excited much?
it's the last day today. i 'bumped' into him at the anhb lab place. i actually had a purpose of being there, and it had to be at that time too. but then again, i dont think i would have gone out of my way to "avoid" him anyways x)
we also talked on the phone for a bit about tomorrow. so yes. really, its just been getting slacker as the days progress, whoops >__>. but i'm feeling rather satisfied from this break. it's given me the space that i needed. and it's helped me make up my mind abt a few things. and i'll keep reminding myself that its a good option to go when things aren't going well.
i have a pretty cool surprise set for tomorrow. but i don't know how 'cool' it is anymore. hopefully it all works out. i'm quite excited.
i have realized i have no money. actually wait, i do have money. but not as much as i did a month or so ago. i shall have to spend wisely. esp since i'm not working so much anymoree due to weddings/holidays etc coming up...
i leave for ballarat in like ONE week. i didn't realize it was so soon. oh dear. should really begin speech writing.
human bio quiz nxt wk, it's on like SIX topics, compared to the usual two. arghhh!
marks all come out nxt wk (except psyc report) for the midsems/assignments... hopefully that will give an indication of how i'm going, and what subs i need to work on the most.
anywayssss, less than ten hours to go. i sound like a kid going to their first bday party :) excited much?
Labels: assignments, boyfriend, exams, hbio, money, psyc, sleep, zonta
11:59 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2009
♥ t h r e e
yipeeeeeee, finished psyc report :) just need to get someone to read it, so i'm bringing it to chuch tomorrow for nathan to read... and hopefully some other people too ^^
argh, but chem midsem... 30% is SO MUCH. for 35 multiple choice questions! thats like 0.85% per question!!!!!!!!!!!!! =[ gah. but at least its MCQ and marks aren't taken off if u get them wrong (like last sem gah-ness)
and i only got 66 as my final mark for chem last sem =( and i really need to be hitting that 75+ / distinction line this semester to up my fgpa... instead of making it go down! but chem will prob be my lowest mark this sem x)... like last sem ahaha, i shouldn't be happy about that!
sigh, uni marking is so slow, i really want my hbio essay back =( and my stats mark (even though i dont think i did that well)
the next week will be pretty busy to begin with... psyc report due & psyc lab & chem mid sem all on monday... i hope i can wake up early =[ because my sleeping patterns are a bit wack (yes, slept at 3am yest)...
weds i've got hbio lab, so must rmb to do the prework on tues...
thurs we're going for more letter dropping i think...
fri i'll prob go uni to study then sma then driving, then tutoring, maybe dinner?, then asia cocktail.
saturday is tracy and laps wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eek, so excited, must figure out what i'm wearing mmm :).
time for bed i think!
argh, but chem midsem... 30% is SO MUCH. for 35 multiple choice questions! thats like 0.85% per question!!!!!!!!!!!!! =[ gah. but at least its MCQ and marks aren't taken off if u get them wrong (like last sem gah-ness)
and i only got 66 as my final mark for chem last sem =( and i really need to be hitting that 75+ / distinction line this semester to up my fgpa... instead of making it go down! but chem will prob be my lowest mark this sem x)... like last sem ahaha, i shouldn't be happy about that!
sigh, uni marking is so slow, i really want my hbio essay back =( and my stats mark (even though i dont think i did that well)
the next week will be pretty busy to begin with... psyc report due & psyc lab & chem mid sem all on monday... i hope i can wake up early =[ because my sleeping patterns are a bit wack (yes, slept at 3am yest)...
weds i've got hbio lab, so must rmb to do the prework on tues...
thurs we're going for more letter dropping i think...
fri i'll prob go uni to study then sma then driving, then tutoring, maybe dinner?, then asia cocktail.
saturday is tracy and laps wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eek, so excited, must figure out what i'm wearing mmm :).
time for bed i think!
Labels: assignments, busy, chemistry, church, exams, gpa, hbio, maths, psyc, uni
11:27 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
♥ crap dayy
what a crap day. really.#1. i literally have to drag myself out of bed, even though i'm so exhausted, because i have to go to uni for my lab & quiz.
#2. i try on my new cardi thing i bought yest, only to find the belt loop is broken -.-" will have to return it or something.
#3. check bus times on my laptop, then turn off laptop. only to realize i forgot what time the bus came. so had to turn it back on to check again.
#4. walk to the bus stop. as soon as i'm about to sit down, i open my bag to get my wallet - which was not there. hence. the walk back home. while i was home i changed from long sleeve to short sleeve, since it was quite sunny outside and i was hot from all walking.
#5. on the long walk to the OTHER bus stop (which is much further away) i drop my wallet twice. my oroton wallet now has scratches and i am very devo about it =(
#6. hbio test was NOT cool. i totally got stumped on this 3 mark question, and yes, thats 30%. insert epic sigh here.
#7. right after my test, my ring gets caught in my stockings. and pulls a thread, causing a hole. I think to myself how this morning i was pondering whether i should wear the stockings i got from bigW or the ones from myer, which are like five times more expensive. but the first ones i picked up were the ones from myer. and now they have a hole in it. insert very annoyed face here.
#8. after my lab, i call my bf who doesnt answer, then msg him, then sorta walk around aimlessly hoping to find him. only to find his friends on second floor of the library who tell me he's gone homee... i head off to my class half an hr early, but at least he returned my call... half an hour later.
#9. picked up my chem lab, supposingly one of my answers were detailed or scientific enough, so i only got a d... -.-" still good, but it ruined my hd streak i was having.
#10. i freeze as i walk to to bus stop and regret changing
#11. i get to the bus stop and open my bag to realize my sasuke keyring that i got for my 18th had fallen off.. ARGH!!! =(
#12. i meet nathan at qe2 to photocopy some books for my hbio essay (which i might add, i still haven't started).. and realize that one of my buttons on my black short sleeve cardi had fell off, and it was the first time i've worn it T__T
#13. it's late, and even colder, and i don't reach the city til 5:50pm, and then mum wants to drop by shops on way home, and i don't get back home until like 6:45.
on a flip side,
+ rolls of oreos are 99cents at iga
+ aero mint chocolate blocks are on special for $2.99 also at iga
+ TNCC lollies are also on special, $1.99 at iga..
note to self.. never go shopping when ur hungry and upset.........
+ had my first conversation with her today, i wasn't sure if it was her at the busstop, because she got a haircut but she started the convo, and it continued until i got off the bus.
+ just checked hbio score, and got 8/10. aww, God loves me.
andd... thats it for now.
Labels: assignments, clothes, exbf/exgf, food, friends, hbio, uni
7:00 PM
Friday, August 7, 2009
♥ i am blessed
the past few weeks have been extremely difficult for me.
+ the stress of the lead up to the umat
+ the many trials and difficulties that put a strain on my relationship with josh
+ the feeling of seeing my first cadaver
+ the stress of beginning uni again, and picking up a subject that i have no background knowledge of
+ the fear of disappointment from my zonta club, once they hear of my setbacks
+ my parents going away, and the dog not eating, or having to spend much of my night doing things like washing or feeding the dog or preparing my lunch for the next day - instead of studying
+ the sickness and exhaustiveness that comes when you get ur period
there has been nights where i have just cried myself to sleep. nights were i have questioned God about His plans for my life. nights where i could hardly sleep. nights where i would just konk out due to pure exhaustiveness.
Chris Tomlin's music, has provided me with so much comfort these past few weeks. I listen to the album, Arriving, on shuffle and loop and repeat on my phone, josh's ipod and my laptop. I can't even pick one song to stick up on here, because i rekon they are all just awesome. Oh, here's one, i like how they put the words and images on this one..
as i reflect on the past year, and more so the past six months, i've realized some things. some things good. some things bad.
i believe i've become too emotionally dependant on my boyfriend. i believe i haven't been managing my time wisely. i believe i have been to quick to judge people.
but on a better note... i believe i've reached financial freedom. six months ago i was maybe $700 in debt. today, i am now a source for borrowing money from my family. i also believe i've been eating healthier. well slightly. im getting there, but i dont think i've had kfc for a while. hehe. and when it comes to regular exercise... i still haven't reached there yet. but i will! haha.
Late september, I will be flying to VIC to speak at the Zonta International District 23 Conference. Actually at the beginning of the dinner on Wed night, Alison had told me that the district couldn't jusitfy flying me over there for a 10 minute speech. But yesterday i recieved the good news, that after i left, the club decided that they would cover my expenses to fly me over there. I will probably leave on a Friday, and get back in time for uni on the Monday. so praise God =)
Well today i was meant to be working, but they took me off because a lady came in for the whole of the week to cover my manager who went for training. This will give me a good opportunity to get some things done.. e.g. clean my room... xD and catch up on the lectures i missed yest - oh dear, when buses go on strike... it sucks =(...
oh i bought some pretty boxes from work too (to put my shoes in) i bought the second and last one. the first one i've got a smaller version (well actually its joshs but for some reason its sitting in my room) and the third one i've got a big white version already from my birthday from lauf.
i think i have a gift box fetish. or it might just be because i work at reddot. xD but they're pretttyyy awesome.
oh oh i got my lab coat for chem xD its got the uwa logo on it ahahaha. i will take a picture of how nerdy i look in it and post it one day.
meantime... off to clean my room i go... but first i will get something to eat... mmm
+ the stress of the lead up to the umat
+ the many trials and difficulties that put a strain on my relationship with josh
+ the feeling of seeing my first cadaver
+ the stress of beginning uni again, and picking up a subject that i have no background knowledge of
+ the fear of disappointment from my zonta club, once they hear of my setbacks
+ my parents going away, and the dog not eating, or having to spend much of my night doing things like washing or feeding the dog or preparing my lunch for the next day - instead of studying
+ the sickness and exhaustiveness that comes when you get ur period
there has been nights where i have just cried myself to sleep. nights were i have questioned God about His plans for my life. nights where i could hardly sleep. nights where i would just konk out due to pure exhaustiveness.
Chris Tomlin's music, has provided me with so much comfort these past few weeks. I listen to the album, Arriving, on shuffle and loop and repeat on my phone, josh's ipod and my laptop. I can't even pick one song to stick up on here, because i rekon they are all just awesome. Oh, here's one, i like how they put the words and images on this one..
as i reflect on the past year, and more so the past six months, i've realized some things. some things good. some things bad.
i believe i've become too emotionally dependant on my boyfriend. i believe i haven't been managing my time wisely. i believe i have been to quick to judge people.
but on a better note... i believe i've reached financial freedom. six months ago i was maybe $700 in debt. today, i am now a source for borrowing money from my family. i also believe i've been eating healthier. well slightly. im getting there, but i dont think i've had kfc for a while. hehe. and when it comes to regular exercise... i still haven't reached there yet. but i will! haha.
Late september, I will be flying to VIC to speak at the Zonta International District 23 Conference. Actually at the beginning of the dinner on Wed night, Alison had told me that the district couldn't jusitfy flying me over there for a 10 minute speech. But yesterday i recieved the good news, that after i left, the club decided that they would cover my expenses to fly me over there. I will probably leave on a Friday, and get back in time for uni on the Monday. so praise God =)
Well today i was meant to be working, but they took me off because a lady came in for the whole of the week to cover my manager who went for training. This will give me a good opportunity to get some things done.. e.g. clean my room... xD and catch up on the lectures i missed yest - oh dear, when buses go on strike... it sucks =(...
oh i bought some pretty boxes from work too (to put my shoes in) i bought the second and last one. the first one i've got a smaller version (well actually its joshs but for some reason its sitting in my room) and the third one i've got a big white version already from my birthday from lauf.
oh oh i got my lab coat for chem xD its got the uwa logo on it ahahaha. i will take a picture of how nerdy i look in it and post it one day.
meantime... off to clean my room i go... but first i will get something to eat... mmm
Labels: boyfriend, chemistry, God, hbio, life, overload, parents, reddot, relationships, umat, uni, work, worn out
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