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First Day of School

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Welcome to European school of Osteopathy, my first day of school after graduating back in year 2007 in Bachelor of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Perth, WA. Woke up early in the morning at 6am feeling excited ready to take on the world, took 8.20am bus and arrive at 8.50am. The moment i got off the bus there are a few more people that got down as well, straightaway we knew we are a bunch of osteopathy student walking to school from the bus station. Apparently it is rare people take buses to ESO most of them drive or have those who have car to give them a lift. We chat along the way from the bus stop to the school takes about 5-7mins. The moment i enter the school there like 30-40 students already there and started introducing myself to those around me. There are plenty of students from france, switzerland & italy and i couldn't pronounce their name, is just too hard. In total there's 75 student in the 1st year, quite a large group as usually the size is around 50 st...

Feeling down (my experience with Hives)

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One of my worry came true, in year 2003 when i went to perth, australia to study pharmacy in the first year i develop a condition called hives (eczema). This condition was triggered by my skin unable to tolerate or adapt to the weather in perth. I ask my lecturer regarding my condition and she ask me take polaramine (drowsy antihistamine) , I've been to A&E and the doctor told me my skin is having trouble perspiring (bullshit). Anyway all i could do was to take drowsy antihistamine on daily basis and still it doesn't really work. With this skin condition i'm afraid of sun (like a vampire), if i'm expose to sun my skin will develop rashes, and most of the time i need to cool myself down under running water to ease the itch. So for one whole year i feel drowsy on daily basis, and do not have any social life since i can't go out under the sun. Not only that i could not have any emotion changes, for example if someone scares me or i felt there is a emotional shift, ...
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I've arrived in Maidstone, Kent at 6.30pm. I'm staying at Mode hotel located at kings street. The taxi fare from London to Maidstone cost me 155pound however you could grab uber for 100pound. I somehow felt cheated by the only station who sold sim card as the rest of sim card sold were in the form of vending machine. He told me that uber was ban in london since 2 days ago, i triple confirm it with him and decided to use his cab service. Once i'm out of the airport where my internet start running only i realise there are plenty of uber car waiting outside the Heathrow airport. I don't really care about whether uber is ban in london or not i only want cheap fare.  However Gett app could easily cost me 180pound. Carrying around 31kg of checked in luggage with 8kg hand luggage and 7.5kg backpack alone riding underground train from heathrow airport to victoria station and then by railway to maidstone station with transit in between is impossible especially when staircas...

UK Tier 4 Visa student application in Malaysia 2017

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My application to study Osteopathy in UK timeline 8/8/17 - apply for ELTS test through online website 12/8/17 - sit for ELTS exam in taylor uni campus (result out in 25/8/17) 17/8/17 - send out email to school for application 17/8/17 - received reply within a day 21/8/17 - skype interview which leads to verbal confirmation of acceptance 22/8/17 - apply through UCAS (in clearing process as its in august) and select european school of osteopathy as first choice, after application send UCAS personal ID to school admin to inform them so they can look out for my application at UCAS 23/8/17 - went and did Tuberculosis Test -Xray at Life Care Diagnostic Medical Centre 1st Floor, Wisma Life Care No 5 Jalan Kerinchi Bangsar South 59200, KL http://www.lifecarediagnostic.com/index.php/united-kingdom-visa-applicant/ You need 1)passport 2)1x passport photo to stick on TB Certificate 3)pen to fill in TB form pay less than RM200 and receive TB cert on the same day (tota...

Completion of 8.5day Bohdi Meditation Health & Happiness retreat afterthought

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I just received my certificate of completion today and would like to share my findings in regards to the course. The course starts at 8.30am to 6pm, every morning at 7.30am there will be a group of people practicing energy bagua til 8.30am and anyone is free to join. It is held in the hall with few groups of people walking around a green plant. Energy bagua helps to replenish energy & improves immunity, there are plenty of testimonial just search the internet. First thing first when people hear this 8.5 day course is free and light meals are provided 3 times a day, there would be a great suspicion on how they survive or what kind of tactics they are going to get money from you. Throughout this course i've spend money on the last days on 3 things voluntarily. 1)blessing light starting from RM20 and 2)Annual pedestal bright light RM300 and 3)Sakyamuni buddha thangka RM500 for blessing on my health and wisdom as i will be going to UK to study by end of the month. None of these ...

Day 2 of 8.5day Health & Happiness Retreat : Bohdi Meditation

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I attended Bodhi Meditation held in puti center in lvl3 Brem mall, Kepong on 2/9/17. The course is 8.5 day from 8.30am-6pm. I was interested in meditation because my future profession requires me to be still in order to detect/feel the rhythm of ones flow of body fluid in order to unlock/release the restriction in the body. So when the opportunity was presented i just jump on the ship without much thinking. Prior to this i have search online for meditation class in kl/pj but couldn't find much venue that offers this type of class. The closest thing i came across/experience is yin yoga class for relaxation held in aravind yoga kl, plaza damas. So i'm really excited for this 8.5day retreat. The best thing is it doesn't cost anything, is FREE. Could you imagine i paid RM2700 for 4day stretching course in august. Of course i have my doubts when signing up for this 8.5days course for free. Anyway the puti center in Kepong is very nice & looked upscale, i would never imagin...