this seems like a good was to get rid of stress

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hi i was like so knakered after my hectic week that that i woke up around 11am.
I jus took it easy today


Bout a month ago i recieved and application form for Kingston hospital.

i used my friend SH for a reference, but i dont think she has sent it of yet.

The reason why im typing this is that i can remember to phone them up to check the progrees of my application.

Ashford and the samaritans were called by me today, both claim that they will send off application forms to me soon, darn i still havent been able to arrange voluteer work.


I set up a email based study group today- theres bout 14 of us.

And i started a six week course today.

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Hi today I called Kingston Hospital to track the progress of my application-gotta call back tommorrow.

Found out about millenium volunteers, might start that after my GAMSAT

Sent off that modelling thing today.

Went into hounslow to do some banking.

Saw my uncle in hospital.

And did no revision whatsoever :roll:

I still havent sent off my Student Loan application, gotta do that tommorrow.

Well I better go off and do at least one hours revision

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visiting this board is jus something I do while i file my nails..........and paint them

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ok where shall i start...?

My cousins had loads of friends around ours last night, and they were partying on the room right next to me until 2am last night- so i cudnt sleep

Woke up really late and tired, felt like having a go at him, instead i coolily asked him "are you planning on any more late night parties, i need to know if i should invest in a pair of ear muffs"

He said no, which means that i dont have to move out to some place quieter.


On sunday that just went, me and my bf had a massive row. He called me last night, i said that i was too busy to chat.

He didnt call today.......

seriously im thinking of ending it with him, i feel that the spark is gone and we are just prolonging the inevitable.


Today the GAMSAT practice papers and mock test finally came through the post.

Mum put a 1st class stamp on it, and it took 4 working days to get here, despicable!


I called Kingston hospital again, and they said that there was a interview cancellation tomorrow, so ive got myslf an interview -yay :P

You see persistence pays off in the end.

been stressing bout what to wear most of today, when my cousins gf came over she advised my on my final outfit.


Today i did about 2 hours GAMSAT revision, I was basically going over the science questions in the medprep exam that i got wrong, trying to find the right answers, and sticking up the relevant notes on my bedroom wall.

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hi, im feeling really poorly right now :mrgreen:

My cousin ordered some pizza last night, so that was the last thing I ate last night, three hours later i woke up with an earth-shattering pain in my stomach. i though that my appendix must have burst or something.

Turned out to be food poisoning, felt like throwing up.


For the interview today I wore my suit top from next, my hipster trousers from Morgan, and a black cropped top (i kept my suit top closed to stop showing too much flesh)
I had my hair in a bun, with loads of hairspray, and wore my evil work sandals.

at the interview there were three women, and i shook all of their hands when i entered and left.

I said to them when they asked me what i want to specialise in that my to date experience would point me towards psychiatry or neurology, however as i have had little exposure in other specialities im going to keep an open mind.

They seemed to love this line, so i think i should use it for my medicine interviews.

Lots of people were acting around me like i was really posh or something, and my outfit, along with my hair tied back and my glasses seemed to really impress the interviewees, this are things i should repeat at future medicine interviews.

Also my make up was very minmal, sheer foundation, brown top-liner, and black mascara.

In the interview i cracked a few jokes, which i think made them warm towards me, and showed my personality, repeat this.

One thing i stumbled on was that i seemed at points to be slightly ditzy- i have to work on that. But i think that by wearing my hair up it creates the illusion that im quite sophisticated.

Came back home after changing my address with barclays, and completed one of des o niels essay tasks. im gonna post it to him tommorrow.

well still feeling no better so im off to bed now....

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About two months ago there was an advertisement in the local paper. A casting agency were looking for tv/film extras and models.

Well I went along , as one of my lifetime ambitions is to appear as an extra on Eastenders (I know its sad!)
Well I had to wait 3 hours to be interviewed :!:
when they did, they told me the I should consider modelling (like what - me! were they trying to con me or something)
I said ok then, they took sum photos, and sent them to a few agencies.

Two of the agencies said that they will sign me up with no charge, and i finally replied back to them today, fingers crossed some work will come through it.
One agency, model direct, were asking for £36 - thats an absolute fortune for me right now, so i will leave that for now.

I sent that letter off to stargazer today, and a letter to des o niel. i decided that i need some more practice after all. i sent him a cheque for £570, for the whole course. for that i will be getting 500 pages worth of notes, a three day intensive revision course in december, and 16 of my essays marked. compared to Gradmed i think its quite good value. I'll let u guys know how the des o neil course went.

I also sent of my student loans form today, as im totally broke at the mo . im gonna be so much in debt after my two undergrad degrees.

I ve been going through some of acers practice questions. found the section 1 questions easy, but the science are quite a bit harder, i gotta keep working on the science.

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Hi had work today. not a good day

I work as a tutor on saturdays at a tuition center. i work for four hours, and i should be teaching only 2-4 students at the same time. Sir was on my case about how my marking is not up to scratch, i goes that im being overworked right now, and because of that i cannot cope, and sir backtracked and said that he will do the marking. i was so stressed that i was thinking about leaving.

Came back home, studied loads. I was going through ACER's practice booklet 2. The section I I found easy, probably because of that course I went on. Biology questions were also easy, most were correct. chemistry, i struggled on, got a few right. Physics I just guessed.

for the first time i am getting doubts, what if I dont get into medical school this year, what if i fail the GAMSAT, I swear i need so much help with the chemistry section, the others i can just about handle. for the first time since deciding for the GAMSAT route i am starting to have doubts about the gamsat, that i might fail. But then again, maybe this doubt will give me the kick up my behind that i needed, and will make me more focussed and determined to succeed and to revise for the gamsat.

Robert H suggested that I meet up with him on Sun as he is really good with the chemistry, and he offered to help me with them- ahh bless!

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hey today i jus studied pka values, kw, kc, conjugate pairs, bronston-lowry definition of acids and bases. i kept at it for about 5-6 hours today, and i feel that alot has actually sunk in today. thus now i feel abit more positive about my chances of passing the science section. Phoned the radio station that i auditioned for, they said that either way they will let me know by post. Mum suggested that i move back to birmingham, but im kinda used to it here in london now.

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went to see this nurse at my gp,s she was saying that i was slightly underweight, i should weigh 60 kilograms. She asked me about my drinking habits, i lied and said to her that when i go out i only drink 4-5 shots in one nihgt. she was shocked by that and said i could cause long term damage to me liver by drinking that much. but i thought 4-5 shot were ok, gosh that much alcohol aint even enough to get me buzzing. wonder how she would have reacted if i told her the truth, that i sometimes would drink half a 45cl bottle of bells whisky in one evening!
As she said i was slightly underweight, I paid Gregs bakery a visit on the way back home. had a nice iced doughnut and one of those creamy doughnuts with cream down the middle mmmmm......

I coudnt get much studying down today, but when i did i nailed how to work out the ph's of strong acid's and bases, and how to calculate the number of h+ or OH- ions from the ph. also covered dibasic strong acids. need to put abit more effort in tommorrow.

Called suki today, and ended up discussing how she dumped one of her exes. she dumped him over the phone, even tho she was seeing him for three years. thought that was abit harsh. i mentioned to her that im thinking of dumping M, and she replies that ive been saying that for a long time! I suppose part of the reason i couldnt focus on my study today was that i was stressing over M. I want to meet up with him and end things, but whenever i meet up with him I lose the courage to do so. I know that he will be really upset if i dump him, but i think that the sooner i do so, the better, as he has exams in december, and i do in january. Ending things now will mean that it would not affect his exams too much. Gotta do it this week some time.

suki also said that she wants me to go to this Eddie Izzard thing at Wembly on the 23rd December. I dont even know who Eddie Izzard is!

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Today I finally found out what was making me ill- it was that new course of medication i started last week. i typed the drug name into google, and this website said that the side effects include stomach cramps and tiredness. well that explains why nothing has been going in when ive been studying.

Text M last night, and he agreed to meet up on thursday after 1pm in pinner. I feel so evil.

Today i studied pKa values, how to find the percentage disociation of a weak acid, the ph of a weeek acid, how to find pa values, so i learnt quite a bit today.