yellow graduation

so i actually managed to make it to graduation! and graduated successfully despite the crazy weather. it was unfortunate dat the day itself was drizzly and windy and super cold! but the parade still went on. and i must say a BIG THANKS to the creator of the most amazing blemish base cream dat totally concealed my jaundice and patchy skin, Dr Jart! my sis brought it all the way from sg along with loads of other concealers and dat was the best one. i actually looked normal in photos and most ppl didnt even notice until they saw my yellow vampiry eyes. but i had to wake up super early on grad day to apply concealer, which took a good 45 mins including makeup and hair. sigh. the pain girls go thru to look good. sigh. but it's all over!

and regarding wat's been going on in terms of my illness, i was lucky enuf to bump into the gastro reg who had heard abt my case from my gp during grad weekend and he saw my vampire eyes. the weirdest thing is i dont personally kno him but he just happened to be in dnd to see other ppl graduate and was at Cafe Nova where our cell group had organised dessert. and it was really lucky dat i had seen him dat weekend cos on monday, i was able to be seen by the gastro consultant as last minute slot in. my parents were super concerned dat i wasnt gonna be seen till ages and they were on the verge of sending me back to sg where things are done so much better when u can pay for it. they had even checked out flights and economy class was fully booked and were willing to pay for business class! so technically, i could have sat business class for the first time. but no, i was very fortunate dat this gastro reg had made things happen so dat i would be able to be seen on monday. so the consultant thinks it's most likely a viral hepatitis but everything ive been screened for has been negative so far. and no, i dont have hepatitis A, B or C. all negative. so at the moment, dunno wat virus it is. but im getting blood tests done 3 times a week to monitor the liver function tests to make sure they were on the downward trend. so dats where im at so far. im still yellow. im still itchy from the bile salts. and oh yea ive been given this sachet stuff which tastes kinda foul, which helps to reduce the amount of bile salts. it's not so much the taste, it's more the texture. it kinda coagulates and i can only drink it when mixed with simply squeezed orange juice. gross. so anyways, i thot it was kinda interesting tho dat i bumped into the gastro reg at a cell group function. which technically i wouldnt have gone to if i hadnt gone to cell group. which would mean i wouldnt have met the gastro reg. which means i could still be waiting to see the gastro consultant. so all in all, i wanted to say, that God works in mysterious ways and He is amazing! so yea dats the end of my rant about the illness. and im still on sick leave. sigh. this is sooo gonna affect my registration but at this stage, i just want to be well enuf to start work and not itch and not be yellow and look more unwell than the inpatients.

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so wat have i been doing in my mountains of spare time? erm. watching drama? my sister who is the ultimate drama queen recommended this taiwanese drama dats currently still airing in taiwan. english title is autumn concerto, chinese title is 下一站, 幸褔.  june had told me about this drama previously and i roughly knew the storyline. guy and girl meet. guy has a brain tumour, needs surgery. girl is forced to leave him cos of his mother's disapproval. guy gets surgery, ends up getting amnesia. guy and girl meet again after 6 years. guy doesnt remember girl but ends up falling in love with her again. sooo cliched rite?!?!? and besides, i also had my reservations cos it involved brain tumours. ppl tend not to survive with brain tumours meaning no happy ending. :(

but decided to give it a go becos A: i was bored. B: my sister had highly recommended it and anything she recommends usually ends up being good. so i watched it on youtube and lo and behold, it's really good! im not sure how many episodes there r in total but only 11 episodes have been aired so far and it's only an episode a week so im waiting for episode 12 rite now. 

even tho the storyline is totally cliched, somehow it's still really good. dont ask me why. the acting is not bad. the lead female character does a good job. the lead male character is acted by vanness wu, from meteor garden fame and he has really improved since those days. i still remember watching dat classic drama and omigosh, dat was 9 years ago. and it's not draggy at all like most taiwan dramas. there's always some form of plot development with each episode which makes u eager to see the next episode. and ive cried soooo much watching this show. the last time i cried so much watching a drama was probably karl vs. oh soo jung or stairway to heaven. im a sucker for love stories with obstacles. and maybe i cried a whole heap more with this show cos of the story. it's so sad and i can totally relate to the girl. how sucky would it be if the guy u love loses all memory of u..maybe dats why i always cry with movies or dramas dat involve amnesia. i cried watching the notebook too. hmm..

but anyways i totally recommend this drama to anyone looking for a new show to watch. even the soundtrack is good. and this show has the highest tv ratings in taiwan at the moment. it's dat good. just remember to either wear long sleeves to wipe the tears or have loads of tissues on hand. sob sob. i mite rewatch it again since im so free. hehe.