年底準備去紐約跨年!
原以為上次已走完觀光客路線了,這次應該是NYC悠遊行,
行前功課不作則矣,一作驚人...行程排不下啦~~~
先來說說美食吧
無論去紐約的官冕堂皇的目的為何,其附加價值不出解饞,尤其是滿足一張被台灣夜市寵壞的嘴
Flushing:
"朱記"的各式大小菜肉包子當早餐,聽起來很多,但在鄉下憋久了,一整袋包子肯定沒兩下子就被吞食個精光
"小歇"的珍珠奶綠(實在很愛喝茉香奶綠,不過現在有奶綠就會笑了)
鐵橋下的烤肉串,一串一元..香,嫩,鮮美多汁,真不知還能怎麼讚嘆了
這次聽說喜來登旁有個前六六師傅開的餐館,排骨飯好吃又便宜..這非列入行程不可,排骨飯可是我從小到大的最愛之一呀
阿宗聽說從西門町開麵線店開到Flushing Mall來,上次不曉得店面在哪,這次被我找出來,當然要去光顧一下囉
"南北河"的早餐,上次去吃了(燒餅..忘了有沒有點)油條豆漿,蠻不錯的,但飯團就..四張嘴都覺得那飯團小乾又難咬.
上次去一家中國餐廳叫合菜,很好吃,但忘了名字 (懊惱,竟然想不起來)
"鹿鳴春"的蟹黃湯餃聲名遠播,不過吃起來還好啦,小小的乾乾的,我比較偏愛有鮮美湯汁的小籠包,但據說小籠包的製作過程堪虞?! 不解為什麼好吃的東西老被矇上一層陰影呢?
Chinatown:
大家推薦的名單太多了,就提一家去過的吧
"上海喬家柵"叫了合菜,還不錯但沒特別的印象,除了一道麵,乾的什麼什麼什麼麵(尷尬..我完全不記得菜名,想到再補上好了)
Greenwich Village據說有很多各國美食,只是沒有專家帶路點菜,真不知該從何下手
Soho有家以廁所聞名的店"Bar 89" 這次一定要擠出時間去嚐嚐他們響叮噹的apple martini和上個廁所!
Brooklyn,一家百年牛排館"Peter Luger Steakhouse"看大家把它捧上了天,但那價位就足以從我名單裡刪除,還是窮學生的一天就絕不光顧! (看能不能激勵我趕快畢業趕快工作..)
Lexington Ave的"Wu Liang Ye"川菜館
還有頗貴但裝潢一直令我執迷想一窺究竟的"Tao Restaurant"(短時間內應該也不會出現在我的行程裡)
紐約剪髮何處去
說到剪髮,我花了兩天的時間搜尋,就為了一頭一年沒修整的長髮(其實隱約還是看得出層次啦,只是偶爾會結在一起,看到沒型又過長的頭髮會煩燥,而且當初從台灣剪回來,走在校園裡處處被誇的榮景不再><)
本來想撐到回台灣,但回不去,只好冒個險,到紐約順便剪了~ 平常看剪功差的東方店會怕,看外國店剪出來又是一刀齊齊的早期國中生頭,惹得剪髮頓時成了天大的事.
期待找個打層次剪功好的設計師,因為頭髮易亂,這次剪完又要準備長期抗戰個半年或一年,剪功好型才撐得久呀
整理得心得如下
1.John Dellaria有位台灣來的Bowie,據說資歷深功力厚,型撐得久,$75
2.Hair Mates有位Tammy,據說很多人給她剪,也對,因為她被訂得滿滿的我都預約不到,$45
3.SEI Tomoko Salon,據說剪得還可以,應該也對,因為三家分店我都預約不到,$30 (學生價)
4.Hayato (好像是吧?),在日文網站上看到拿了滿分十分,但那幾天沒開,$50-$80(給原創剪最貴了@@)
5.Salon Shin,也是拿了十分,$50-$95 (又是個給老闆剪爆貴的店),blow dry另算$30 & up (@@)
6.Hoshi Coupe,拿了7.8分,推薦的日本妹妹還蠻多的,$45-50...訂了這家
7.Powder RM, Hair Kuwayamo頗受亞裔歡迎,但算了啦,訂都訂了
一直不考慮chinatown或flushing,因為看到一些文章道出的慘痛經驗,不是大陸妹頭就是圓碗頭,想想,平常已經沒時間弄造型了,剪個沒型的髮型只會讓日子更難過,還是找日本店好了.
8.豈料,人算不如天算,朋友剛從紐約回來,剪了髮,推薦一家chinatown的髮濤社....嗯,等看到照片或本人的新髮型再決定唄!
9.還是熟設計師好阿,便宜又讚~ 真想回台灣~
講完剪髮 還有大蘋果遛達之計畫...有空再寫~
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
pre-NYC
Monday, December 27, 2004
Holiday Shopping
Finally, finally, finally!
I've been greeting people with "Done your holiday shopping, yet?" for at least a week before the holiday.
It was finally my turn to do the shopping today, though it did not match the holiday spirit of "sharing" (coz it was mainly for my own pleasure, heehee).
The mall was full of jolly decorations, e.g. several 35-buck dancing Santas standing by the store front doors, countless xmas trees, and the most jolly of all--huge sale signs!!
Banana Republic was the store of the day, in which C got a classic gentleman long black jacket for a great deal, and believe me in the words "classic" and "great"; I could swear a moment there, I wished I were a man just to fetch that discount, not that BR treated ladies badly; I ended up with several happy shopping bags as well. Walked by some other favorite stores, digged in, and amazingly, did not spend much; this truly is the season for shopping. With the end-of-the-semester spirit, it's even better than Thanks Giving!
Now I'm busy with my to-buy-list for this save big sale. Woo!
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
啦啦啦 (part 2)
離耶誕假期只剩三天,提案交出去後,原以為可以毫無牽掛地放個短假,
因為忙碌的老師應該不會在三天之內讀我的東西,
我錯了,昨天才交的,今天打開收件夾就看到她的email,真是嚇我一跳
不知道是冷還是緊張,開個信,手不曉得在抖個什麼勁
依信件內容看來 喔~齁齁~ 除非她在耍幽默,不然她似乎很滿意
大概是學期剛結束,讀了很多學生交的學期報告吧,
她很感謝我讓她在這星期內讀到一篇有內容的好東西*^^*
啦啦啦 放假前得去找她開會啦~
那表示,我的耶誕假期,又要在電腦前了,呃...
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
開心阿
*****今早把參考書目列完後,總算把proposal寄給老師了*****
離開電腦後,環視四周,齁齁,整頓腦子一下
攤了滿桌滿地的書講義和paper,應該整理房間;
衣物開始周轉不靈,也該洗衣服;
冰箱空了,該買菜下廚;
也該去學校繳實習文件;
中午要聚餐;
那還是先去聚餐好了,我要好好享受一頓飯!
吃完回來第一件事則是收房間
因為我出門時,花了好一段時間才在地上和paper底下找到我的鑰匙和錢包,而手套卻遍尋不著..
我的窩真是太亂啦!
前陣子一直沒時間介紹我的新玩具--yamaha P60 數位鋼琴~*
雖然手邊沒有譜,但還是可以憑直覺敲出一些連我自己都不記得的曲子,
偶爾離開電腦,轉個身,面對這台美麗的壓力出口..
這新玩具 我喜歡!
解讀書悶,克掛網癮,效用佳,訓練手指,活動右腦.....啦啦啦
Monday, December 20, 2004
Let it snow
去看球賽的路上,雨轉成雪,今年第一場(我"看到"的第一場,半夜下早上又不見影子的不算)
今年應該又是個白色耶誕了
(好睏) 很喜歡耶誕的氣氛
白色世界襯著熱鬧燈飾
冷冽空氣中呵出團團白霧
屋內暖黃色的立燈 罩住未寫完提案的我
自以為很慘 連唉數日
但進入最後一段落 卻捨不得作總結
(有病阿我..)
凌晨三點 跑到客廳看窗外
沒下雪 只聞陣陣風 倏地颳著
感覺外頭很詭異
但這是耶誕季節呀
外頭有鄰居草地上的耶誕老公公看守著
情況再怎麼糟糕,到隔天早晨應該又是一團溫馨
Saturday, December 18, 2004
[實習] 巴爾地摩掰掰
實習總算結束了
前一晚寫proposal寫到今天早上,想到要拖著眼皮上路,我真想把這最後一天請假請掉,
但瞇眼一個半小時候,還是認命爬起來,開一小時的車,進門診大樓有始有終
病人聲音弱,我也好不到哪兒去,小小的房間,細細的聲音,一問一答,腦子不轉了,眼皮更重了
三個月來奔波,到最後一天,真是疲乏了
有機會在頂尖的醫學中心,見聞各種瘋狂有趣悲哀欣喜嚇人但偶爾啞心的事,
能和老美在職場上共事也是(仍是?!)挑戰十足
這經驗肯定是值得的,但三個月,也夠了~
下學期只想待在車程20分鐘之內能到的地方實習就好~
上午門診結束,稍稍道謝告別便匆匆離開
因為我得回家趕proposal,自己跟教授說要今天交的
結果趕了一天,還是交不出來....嗚
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
Interesting
Interestingly, I missed the whole point of doing a master thesis:
It's not about the result, it's about "did you ask a question"
I should have talked to my advisor earlier instead of getting all stressed over piles of literature with inconclusive theories.
Convinced and motivated, I'm sure this is going to be fun :)
Thursday, November 25, 2004
[實習] 一再被提起的自信
自信不夠!
"Not projecting yourself with confidence can take away your credibility"
The confidence issue was brought up again by the supervisor...urghh..
Why is this? personality? culture? ability?
Personality: 99%
Culture: i hate to take every problem and dip it into a pot of cultural awareness.
Ability: no way...yet I'm not as knowledgable as I hope to be, but does that mean I not competent enough?
It's interesting as how she puts it, and that they never encounter such a situation where the student knows what she needs to know, but was not performing to that level because of hesitance/lack of confidence.
其實同學間私底下也會聊到彼此的臨床表現,眼看同學們自信滿滿的批評某位同學"過度自信..表現並沒有她自認為的好," 但很現實地,指導實習的老師們,大多最欣賞這樣"過度自信"的人....我看在眼裡,班上清一色美國學生,不要說過度自信,也是一個個自信滿滿,和他們比起來,論印象分數,我的確是安靜很多,保守很多,容忍度很高但相對的意見少 (俗稱遜很多) (嘔耶 腦子裡的東西又不比別人少) ><
吼..好阿,有自信這麼吃香,我也只好依了,知道多少賣多少~
小記事: 記得我們小時候常被提醒要把"請謝謝對不起"掛在嘴邊吧? 上次在辦公事,一個supervisor唸了一封她收到的email給我們聽,內容是對一個問題提出建議,最後用thanks結束.我第一時間沒覺得不妥,只覺得這傢伙還蠻有禮貌的,但其他supervisor嗤之以鼻,覺得很笨,因為"給意見有什麼好道謝的?" @@
好吧 真的是我太無知嗎..常常認為給意見又要給的有禮貌是一種學問,最後丟上一句謝謝(有點像"敬請指教 謝謝")沒有什麼不對,不過從此以後,我不再隨便用謝謝了 ("對不以"也是...我常覺得台灣學生開口閉口抱歉來抱歉去的,有時候還抱歉得沒什麼道理..自己到後來也很少隨便用了,免得聽起來"很笨")
文化差異還是有,只是有些地方調整起來,小有不適.
Monday, November 22, 2004
人緣有這麼差哦..@@
認真趕了好久的報告,深夜了,忍不住嚷著想吃宵夜,
好想念台灣夜市小吃 臭豆腐 蚵仔煎 珍奶 雞排..清單列不完啦
也想吃麻辣鍋的清鍋 尤其是鍋底的鴨血 阿 真受不了
才嚷完,就刺激不斷..
西岸: 這邊什麼都有耶
台灣: 等等要去買鹽酥雞唷,下了班還可以去吃麻辣鍋
嗚 我人緣真差
我媽說 慢慢等到明年回台灣吧..
喔 想回家~
Friday, November 19, 2004
李小白
李小白/李白白/李笨白/笨李白...她有叫不完的名字
據我阿姨說,之所以把狗狗叫李白,是取諧音"裡白",因為她毛色不是純白的
好吧..全台灣小學生都知道的大詩人之名,變我家狗狗的代號,
整條巷子的住戶都知道"李白"是隻熱情到不行的狗狗
小學生放學時間一到,我在房間都聽得到樓下接二連三的呼喊"李白" "李白"
接著是這群小客人逕自打開鐵門入內和李白白玩了起來
看來李笨白天天趴在家門口,面對巷子露出個黑鼻頭,也交了不少朋友
她對食物一向來者不拒,但就是不吃我們餵的乾狗糧,一定要拌肉罐頭才行-__-
吃得一身圓滾滾,她肚皮拍著拍著當真像鼓聲 "咚嚨咚嚨"
她那愛吃本性讓她一看到食物便自動坐下
腦子裡清楚得很,知道這樣被賞的機率會大大提升
"看到食物坐下"大概是她唯一學會的把戲
笨歸笨,李小白卻把我家門前的區域守護得很好
會對"看似非善類"的陌生人及狗狂吠,不過偶爾偶爾會亂來,對路人叫一叫(但聽起來像是找對象開開嗓),
也會對熟人又撲又舔,每每要鬧到被推開才肯四腳著地,然後樂呵呵地跟前跟後
晚上大家在看電視,她便獨自趴在一旁,偶爾傳出幾聲長嘆,
那時的李白白散發的愁滋味可適合作詩咧~
不過 今天收到我媽傳來的訊息
李白無預警地走了
當初用無辜神功被我阿姨帶回來,
之後便熱情愉悅地陪著一家人經歷過許多事
心跳停了,是否因為任務終了呢..
笨笨的李白白,無論在哪,要繼續單純快樂呦~
Thursday, November 18, 2004
[實習] Oh..a day to remember
2 MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Successfully changed a brand of voice prosthesis that I had no previous success on ^^~*
Scoped a patient with a rigid endoscope today..without gagging this sweet person who was kind enough to trust my skills
[實習] Bananas
"Crazy" is not enough to project today's clinic
Accurately speaking, it's "patients from 8 to 5 with half an hour of lunch break."
Because everyone's schedule was packed with patients (some double-booked for every slot), I had a chance to talk to patients non-stop, and very often had to keep them company until the appropriate exam room became available.
We played a little room-swap for entertainment:
interviews..swap to whatever room was available, but not the one for scope, oh..not the one for TEP change, oh...not that one...nope..yeah, okay that room's okay. TEP room occupied, uh..get the stuff and we'll move to another room for TEP.
"Scope...he needs to be scoped....do you have time for a quick scope?"
"We have another one that needs to be seen by you" "Oh okay, be there in a minute, two minutes..."
The last one finally ended at five, even though the clinic was supposed to close at 4:30.
Walking by the waiting room..hmmm...there were still patients sitting there...waiting....
....B-A-N-A-N-A-S
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
to-do list
1. the never-get-done fluency project
2. AR final report (final draft)
3. neuro-blah blah term paper (I could never get the course title right)
4. neuro-blah blah lab assignment
5. master's thesis/candidacy paper 1st draft
6. routine outpatient clinic notes
I guess that's it..not too bad, not too bad.
Tuesday, November 2, 2004
[實習] "I'm upset"
她曾經是一天裡頭,第一個也是最開朗的病人
當初她愉悅樂觀,相當配合,臨走前不忘替我這實習生加油打氣
這回,她是一天裡頭最後一位,也是最讓我不忍的病人
她為那莫名的疾病所苦,這次回來,她渴望聽到一致且"正面"的看法,但無法如願..
這位老太太,在先生寸步不離的陪伴下,經歷連串的檢查與折騰,
從神經科醫師那得到的結論,是可剔除他們最不想聽到的病症,
可想而知,這原本是件多麼令人歡欣鼓舞的事..
只是..呈現在我們眼前的症狀與那份診斷..客氣點說..是不大相同的
supervisor基於職業判斷及道德,不願冒然提供治療,以免造成傷害
在冗長的解說及討論後,老夫婦倆表示理解及感謝,
但他們沮喪的心情頓時衝擊了整個診間
老太太用盡力氣扯出一絲聲音,
邊掉淚邊強顏歡笑地道著兩年來身心上的折磨..."I'm upset.."
我相信她不願意被打倒,她是活力充沛的老太太,
有深愛她也心疼她的老伴 陪著護著支持著她
我們除了遞上面紙,待她平靜下來,此時也無法多做什麼
他倆心裡的苦,我想是沒有人能體會的
至於那個他們不願聽到的病症,卻是我們心中的答案之一
單憑報告上那些檢查項目就剔除這多變得病症,並不具說服力,
然而,如果是我一人面對這狀況,現在的我是無法像supervisor那樣,
語氣堅定且直接地告訴他們,我們不支持那份診斷,我還無法傳遞這樣令人失望的結果
在明示暗示下,老夫婦接收到supervisor的訊息,認為不該剔除該病症
老太太態度開放地思索尋找第二意見,重新接受它的可能性
老先生...大概心很痛吧..斥責太太 "不要這樣說,沒有人說妳得那個病..."
說罷,一把把老太太摟在懷裡,表情堅定地說:
"She's a lovely lady. We'll do everything we can to make her even more lovely."
Saturday, October 30, 2004
毫無進展的論文
今年八月興高采烈地和兩位老師討論論文題目的可行性,
到現在十月底了,還是在原地踏步,毫無進展
也不是陷入膠著,感覺比較像是還沒一頭栽進去
看來我是忘了那"一頭栽進去"的狂熱,
忘了從早奮戰到早,沒得休息的苦日子,
忘了去年沒天沒夜讀paper讀到想吐的日子
低頭邊看筆記邊扒飯,食而無味的日子
暑期白天實習開會,回家寫報告,熬夜準備教具的日子
事情沒做完,卻已累到兩眼看不清楚,倒在床上掉眼淚的日子
現在,整天實習,回家就想休息,
因為在門診,除了background knowledge,也沒什麼能準備了
為了隔天早起及開車安全,需要早早就寢
(曾經在路上打瞌睡,雖平安到家卻也嚇得再也不敢睡眠不足上路了)
週末天氣好就想出門走走運動運動以保身心健康
指導教授給我時間讓我充分挖掘探索,
我卻百分之百過著早睡早起,實習+休息的好日子
urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
我大概比較適合走極端 要一頭栽進去 廢寢忘食 才能把事情做完 @@
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Curse of the Bambino
In case you don't know, the Red Sox is coming close to spare Baby Ruth's curse.
It's now 8-1 in the 6th inning of the 7th game, Red Sox takes the lead.
We took a photo outside Fenway Park, and their last world championship was hanging there, dated 1918.
Not yet an 100-year curse, but it seems like the ghost has been doing a good job keeping the Red Sox away from the World champion.
Will they overcome the curse or not???
And it turns out that the Red Sox defeated the Yankees in the final game in the ALCS. Looking forward to the World Series now.
Thanks to C for going on and on about baseball and the history between the Red Sox and the Yankees since 1918, I can't coach, but can follow a ball game now :)
Monday, October 18, 2004
RepeatAfterUs.com
Just saw an article about this English-learning website in the news this morning.
It's too slow for me, but the table of content indicates the variety of this website.
On the list are all types of context (e.g. poetry, story), linked with voiced demo.
Learners can take advantage of that model and repeat to practice reading.
I did not go beyond that to test the quality or evaluate the efficacy of learning a foreign lanugage through reading aloud, but organized by a 17-year old student, the website itself is passion.
What do most 17-year olds do after school nowadays?
Friday, October 15, 2004
[實習] Authority
"Put a coat on and pretend, if you have to; take the role as the authority."
I was told to do something I have never felt comfortable doing for the past 2 years:
to coat myself with authority.
I hate talking over others, don't like to tell others what they should do and particularly, do not feel comfortable taking the leading role when the actual leading person is in the same room with me.
I once requested a supervisor to stay behind the one-way mirror, and do not enter the room unless I did something horrible.
Urghh...I can talk louder, but I'm just not an authority-type of person!
I see some take really good charge in the therapy room, but, honestly, they don't always perform as well as they act.
Nowadays, faked confidence/coated authority is apparently one of the basic skills while entering a profession.
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
臥虎藏龍
早上接到通知說今天沒病人,下午再過去就好了
喔耶! 難得一天不用頂著冷風摸黑出門,不用在95號公路上看日出了!
泡壺咖啡,準備好好利用這半天假來面對我的論文
才坐下來就發現窗外樹上有兩隻松鼠在追逐嬉戲
在樹梢枝頭間跳來跳去,後面那隻咬得很緊,
最後,一隻失手從高處掉了下來,
一齣林間打鬥就不了了之
(可以坐在書桌前看窗外,感覺好像還在過週末喔)
Saturday, October 2, 2004
SteakHouse
When a restaurant is named XXX steakhouse, it's usually a typical American-style steakhouse.
Once such XXX Steak House is implanted in TW, especially in areas like Min-Sheng E. Rd., it turns into a classic fancy restaurant.I was impressed by Ruth's Chris' customized service in tw, and thus highly recommend it. When C's brother came here for a visit, we decided to dine at RC for a nice dinner. This valet parking thing we found out as we arrived at the restaurant kind of scared me.
I'm usually very happy with a 2-hour customer parking, so when all we had to do was get out of the car and enjoy dinner, I was like 'uh..not sure why this happens, but okay, why not, we can't find a parking space anyways.'So in we went, and were led, passing by bar and sofa areas, to this booth. (Hmmm...booth..that usually goes with fastfood chain restaurants.)
From aural rehab course I learned that booth is nice for conversation in a noisy restaurant, but then, I was convinced that this wouldn't be like the one in Taipei, where there were fewer tables to serve and things were more fine-tuned.
Yet, I must say, the steak was great, especially when it was just served. Crispy surface with tender warm (but red) interior. Finally I had a chance to try out Irish coffee, the one said to be a knock-out if well done. Well, it almost knocked me out with its fine black coffee and strong whiskey.
Feel tipsy now, ready for a good night sleep~
Thanks, C's brother, for visiting!
Friday, October 1, 2004
[聽力實習] AR 2
Aural Rehab session 2:
Components of CommunicationSpeaker, listener, message, and environment.
I remember the first three components from our undergrad course, sociolinguistics.
Anyways, this session led to a series of dicussion among the group memebers, and they had a lot to offer! I enjoyed guiding the discussion and throwing out questions to keep everyone involved, but for those who know me, this might be a result of lack of sleep last night (lack, meaning less than 8 hours), which occasionally creates a hyperactive effect.
The discussion about potential communication obstacles really caught their analytic spirit. They explored, identified problems, and developed solutions.
Then, this fine gentlemen in the group really made my lack of sleep worth it by saying "Once you get out of school, I want to be your first patient." Woohoohoo...from an AR client, that's encouraging. Blog it, I say!
Sunday, September 26, 2004
虛擬世界的交替
不太健康但不能少的中秋煙燻及致癌物讓人想做點健康的球類運動,
於是去網球場湊熱鬧,待曬了太陽流了汗,又躲回屋內玩貓去了 (超級友善的貓)
虛擬的週末從此開始--PS2
才打完網球的腿無法承受跳舞機的折騰,因此過沒多久,遊戲機中的跳舞機片子就換成刀槍射殺,
舞曲變槍聲,手中握著電玩槍,心中不再有健不健康的疑慮,
對著螢幕一陣掃射,拿到武器,宰了敵人,這才過癮 (當狙擊手應該蠻累的 玩一關手就快抽筋了)
縱使已經遠離PS2數小時,仍逃不過另一個虛擬世界--網路,
現實世界有什麼讓我想逃避或宣洩的因素?下週的實習,報告,教材,開會....??
從網路上 再遁入無法判斷真假的文字世界它們要傳遞的訊息又是什麼?也或許 它們只是原作發洩的管道而已,要傳遞的也不過如此...
就像我現在一樣 @_@想到這裡,也覺得累了,我需要進入下一個虛擬世界--夢鄉.很久沒這麼晚睡了呢
Friday, September 24, 2004
[聽力實習] First AR lecture
Here's how the aural rehab session went:First session of aural rehab course--hearing loss.
-Self-intro and case history/interview.
-Brief intro to anatomy and physiology of the ear.
-Problems, causes and treatments.(So far so good...I love to chat with old ladies about ear structure and other things)
-Full hearing evaluation battery (things started to get fuzzy)
-Licensure: Honestly, if I were hard of hearing and needed to see an audiologist, that license would mean everything.
Actually, any other profession as well, show me the license and I'll eat it. I'd believe you went through all the torture necessary to get that piece of paper and paid big bucks annualy to keep it in your hands, but I'm just not interested in knowing what that torture was, and was thus considerately reluctant to bombard my audience (and myself) with licensure process, but oops, that made my supervisor jump in and expand the talk....eyh...
-Ototoxic medications: drugs that might damage your hearingIt was overall productive. The energetic old lady had great stories about how to raise 4 boys 1 girl and keep a husband without going crazy.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
[聽力實習] Help for Your Hearing
Here's one thing that's been giving me belly pain.There's a six-week course in a senior center advertised as "Help for Your Hearing."And why would I care? Boo, a big surprise this semester, coz I'm lecturing it.In this grad program, audiology classes and practicum to a speech-language pathology student, me, are usually something like "Music and Life" in the undergrad.It never occurred to me that I really have to know my stuff and lead an aural rehabilitation program for the elderly.Traumatized mental status is only capable of dusting hearing textbooks and notes, and definitely not good at absorbing them.Although I managed to make really nice handouts, now it's four hours from the lecture, and I haven't made up my fancy review activity as I promised in the course outline.Uh...I'll think of something..efficiency won't occur until the very last minute.BTW, today my lecture will be on "hearing loss." Anyone interested?
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
[實習] Non-continuous
Outpatient ctr. is such defined by D.: a non-continuous experience training placement.A possible brain injury here, and an accent reduction there; a demented yet intelligent guy here (who, by the way, refused to eat anything in a swallow study..uh, we usually can work around stubborness, but this was a bit challenging), and a talkative lady with a straight-forward voice abuse problem there.Oh yeah, tomorrow is always a new day, with new patients and very little information about them. I find it challenging and less stressful in the sense that there's really very little planning we could do on these cases.
Saturday, September 18, 2004
[實習] Behind the mask
(I'm not free from school yet, but I find it fascinating to cheat during work..)Just got back from my outside practicum, and rushed into the office to fulfill my commitment. As I was booting up the computer, this blog thing sneaked into my mind. So, as soon as I got everyone thinking that I'm working delegently, I switched to the wretch blog window.I had to sketch down my unsuccessful/unprofessional morning with patients. Apraxia, paraphasia, and dyslexia may be part of the picture. My mouth was slower than my mind, my mind slower than my voice, and frequently, my mind couldn't decide on what to ask and things just froze. Since that silence was killing me (i.e. with a pair of "supervising" eyes 3 feet away), I embarrassingly started using non-sense fillers like "uh, um, let's see, okay" during the interview. Of course, as "smooth" as things went, my meaningless notes were not a surprise to me. I certainly hope this is a single episode. Despite screwing up on my part, we had the most pleasent patient today.