Tuesday, June 29, 2004

on sunday had a nice time catching up with old friends...my gang of buddies from St. Hilda's who stuck with me thru' happy, sad, good, bad, ugly and who love me despite all my flaws and bad taste in stuff (at that time!!). there's still the bubbly joyce..who i can still count on for a long chat and ice-cream sharing at swensen's....spunky grace who's sporting a really short haircut...and battling her JCTs...good luck my girl! there's the ever cool noelle...who's hosting a great bash at her house this sat..complete with mahjong, absolute vanilla and plenty of food and dvds. there's of course scared-of-the-sun shermaine...the birthday girl and the reason for this meeting...looking good with almost flawless white skin...can go shoot commercial for l'oreal...there's the guys...jonathan, weiqiang, jiewei..the army talk...nonstop....haha~

today went for my medical exam/checkup at NTU medical centre first..then went for lunch with dad and din tai fung at paragorn (like crystal jade...really good food!!)..then went to raffles hospital for the MOE one...which was more elaborate. well..at NTU my doctor...Dr. Victor something...can't remember his surname...but he spent 15 mins with me! talking...haha~ we just started talking after a few seconds...he could tell i took trip science and i applied for medicine...(oh yeah..he has a really beautiful mac ibook!!) then he challenged me to issues that the life sciences community is grappling with...so i took up the embryo debate.

when does life begin? at conception (meaning when the sperm fuses with the ovum aka egg cell) or at implantation (abit complicated to explain...but that's where the embryo cells are anchored in the mum's uterus and growth starts) or when the embryo feels pain? in singapore...our government has decided life starts at 14 days after conception...

so imagine when u were -9 months old...a ball of cells...i could take you and do all kinds of experiments on you and eventually exterminate you...hence you will not be even born...let alone live till whatever age you are...we all come from a single cell, formed from our dad's sperm and our mum's ovum. isn't that cell gonna be you? if i took that cell...there won't be you!

so even before the 14th day...that bunch of cells has the ability to grow and develop into a human being...into you and me. yes i know the research of embryonic stem cell is extremely useful...but....

i used to think life begins at implantation..but this doctor made me change my mind... though i have never really approved of embryonic stem cell research....just disliked the idea of toying with embryos...life on earth begins at a point..at conception. life on earth ends at a point...the moment your heart stops beating. yes they are many debates, many arguments and many controversies... i guess u just gotta have your own opinions, have your reasons for those opinions...and stick to it..

life is just so precious...even if your life sucks or you aren't happy...don't throw it away! i never will do that. hence i'm the last person you'll expect to take her own life...plus God is in control of my life...

This girl posted at 7:38 PM