Better start blogging before stuff starts to pile up..
In the last 2-3 weeks, many have asked about the taping on my left foot. I shall now englighten those who are still curious but too afraid to ask.
Insertional Tendinitis of the Archilles Tendon
Thats the diagnosis given to me by the physiotherapist at UHWC. To think that I have carried this injury for the past 22 months. The cause? Standard Chartered Marathon 2006. The pain that I have been experiencing is not excruciating. Rather, it is more of the irritant kind. I have ran with it, even ran hard with it. But in anycase, I suddenly decided to go get it checked and yes, the medical term was introduced to me for the first time. Despite leaving it untreated for such a long time, the treatment that the physiotherapist, Leslie, has been giving me seems to be working. Let's hope that I will be 100% recovered in the very near future!
This is me, doing electrotherapy.
I went shopping on a saturday. Levis had this offer where we could get $50 off for any pair of jeans above $100 by bringing in an old pair of jeans regardless of the brand. I guess chinese new year shopping came early this time around. I got a pair of 522, dark coloured with a little fading, and paid $99.90 for it. Not a bad deal actually.
Some of the models that were with me.
I have been resting (not climbing) for about 4 weeks now. Will do so for another week before participating in Climb-On, the annual climbing carnival organised by Climb Asia this coming sunday. I should be able to estimate the condition of my 2 little left forearm tendons. My team consists of:
1. Ex Captain, but still called Planet, Edwin
2. Ex Janitor, but still doing janitor work as a captain, Jensen
3. Matthew The Rock Star!!
4. Me!
Together, we are: The Brotherhood of Deformed Joints
3 extra strong guys, with 1 not that strong guy. Oh well, I'll do all I can to push our team up the rankings! Top 5 here we come!
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I am back! for now.
Hello people. Did you guys miss me? I hope not!!
Haha just kidding.
Once again, I was too busy with school work that I just could not blog.
Not, truthfully speaking, I was just lazy.
Because honestly, I have so many things to talk about.
Let's see. Oh yes! I am here to blog. Right.
Hmm... My group submitted a 21 page report on the China Milk Scandal for this module called EG2401 Engineering Professionalism. It teaches us on the ethical stands that engineers should have so as to prepare us when we join the workforce. All in all an interesting module. But the things that are expected of us engineers are sometimes way too demanding.
A fragment of the Fundamental Canons of ABET Code of Ethics says,
Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties.
and many more...
So a typical scenario is, Engineer A discovers that perhaps a car's fail safe mechanism is not 100% working. Hence, he reports the problem to his immediate superior, suggesting a recall of the product. His superior, afraid that it will ruin the company's and his own reputation, decides to ignore the matter, saying that the chances of an accident are very slim. Engineer A therefore is unable to sleep at night because he has to follow his superior's instructions. Unfortunately, an accident did happen and even resulted in 1 dead. The cause of that accident was due to the fail safe mechanism malfunctioning. Engineer A, knowing his responsibilities as an engineer, decided to go public. Eventually, there was a recall of the car but Engineer A lost his job in the process. He has also be turned down by many other companies when he tried to get himself re-employed.
This short story states the dillemas that many people face in the working environment. Well there are many other ethical dillemas as far as being an engineer is concerned.
Will I be an engineer after I graduate? I don't really know myself. Its still too early to tell.
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this is tpn blogging. haha. and yixiang has to thank me for changing his blogskin, and following his orders. sigh, I feel like a maid. so yixiang, please stop nudging me. not only for tonight, but forever!
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After looking at my friend's blogs i realise that mine is very boring... so i will slowly change it... i will not be updating it for a period of time...
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