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Tracy desu yo, pessimist and world’s worst procrastinator. Uni student with still a lot of things to learn. Interests include otome games, Naruto and Japanese.
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animals, vets and life
written on Saturday, February 15, 2014 @ 10:44 PM ✈
First time watching Bondi Vet in a long time. Somehow I get the feeling not a lot of people like the show or think it's too different from real life or something but I quite like it. Tonight's episode featured a prematurely born alpaca who was really weak and wouldn't even get up and I was kind of inwardly laughing when another alpaca was spitting because it was getting blood taken out of it for a transfusion. Hehe after spending 10 days at the llama and alpaca farm I'm totally familiar with the whole spitting thing xD
Hmm there was also a labrador who "injured" her spinal disc and was paralysed in her back legs. Then there was also Patricia the possum who had third degree burns on her ears, paws and tail due to the bushfires at Blue Mountains (you guys recall that right?). God those burns looked painful and not to mention her whiskers got burnt off too T_T
One part I do like about the show is how concerned all the owners get over their pets, it seriously touches me how much they care about them and how worried they get when their animals are unwell. I mean, there are just so many people out their who couldn't care less so yeah. And honestly I think vets are amazing people because treating animals is not an easy task, especially since unlike doctors, an animal can't tell you what's wrong so the vet has to work it all out (not saying a doctor's job is easy though). Vets also have to know all sorts of things about a wide range of animals whereas doctors just need to worry about people...
I don't know if I ever mentioned this but I've always known I've wanted to be a vet since year 4. So when in year 12 people were still saying they weren't sure what they wanted to do in uni, I've always wondered, wasn't that scary? Like my sister who is in year 12 right now but if you ask what she wants to do next year she still says she doesn't know. Since I've always known what I wanted to do, when I imagine myself in her position it seems a little scary? I don't know, I just wonder what it's like having no idea.
But alas, I'm sure you guys already knew but I was too dumb to get into vet (lol). I guess I was kind of disappointed since that's all I ever wanted to be but the truth is I've been troubled ever since I started uni. The question I've been asking since then was "do I still want to be a vet?" And the answer is, I don't know. And that thought is kind of scary, not knowing. So I don't know how people aren't afraid when people ask you what you want to do and your answer is "I don't know."
The course I'm doing now is still animal related, but at the end of it I can't practise as a vet. And that's not too bad because maybe after all, I didn't want to be a vet. In truth, I just wanted to do something related to animals and perhaps my younger self just thought of vet and nothing else. I guess I kind of changed my mind when I realised that being a vet is super hard. In reality, vets have one of the lowest paying jobs, highest suicide rates (yeah sorry), and a lot of people out there aren't willing enough to pay for treatments so you have to put down a lot of animals.
I know my parents are totally going "I told you so" but they aren't doing it in a mean way. I hope you don't think I'm giving up just because the pay is potentially crap, or that it's "too hard" as I have really always known these things and really I'm fine with it even now, as long as I get to do something I love. Oh btw it totally doesn't help that the year after I entered uni, usyd decides to make the vet course one year longer because they're changing it from bachelor to a doctor of veterinary medicine. Not cool usyd, not cool.
But you know what I like? I liked that one lecturer we had who said this to the people in our course:
"A vet's job is to fix an animal when it's sick, but it's your job to make sure vets are out of a job (ie. keep the animal healthy)."
And you know what? I really liked how he put it. So now I don't really know which way to swing, because being on the other side keeping them healthy sounds good too. I guess for now I'll stay in mine but like I said, as long as it's animal related I'm happy.
Oh by the way I won't deny that there aren't any vets out there who just see it as a "job" and probably don't care about the animal as much as others. Here's a parting thought though - what sucks is when people hear the treatment/surgery cost and they think it's utterly ridiculous? Sometimes saving a life is actually quite expensive in terms of the operation, medicine, and time and to be honest, it's not like a vet is trying to overcharge you thousands and scam you so yeah I wish people would stop being so mean about this.
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animals, vets and life
written on Saturday, February 15, 2014 @ 10:44 PM ✈
First time watching Bondi Vet in a long time. Somehow I get the feeling not a lot of people like the show or think it's too different from real life or something but I quite like it. Tonight's episode featured a prematurely born alpaca who was really weak and wouldn't even get up and I was kind of inwardly laughing when another alpaca was spitting because it was getting blood taken out of it for a transfusion. Hehe after spending 10 days at the llama and alpaca farm I'm totally familiar with the whole spitting thing xD
Hmm there was also a labrador who "injured" her spinal disc and was paralysed in her back legs. Then there was also Patricia the possum who had third degree burns on her ears, paws and tail due to the bushfires at Blue Mountains (you guys recall that right?). God those burns looked painful and not to mention her whiskers got burnt off too T_T
One part I do like about the show is how concerned all the owners get over their pets, it seriously touches me how much they care about them and how worried they get when their animals are unwell. I mean, there are just so many people out their who couldn't care less so yeah. And honestly I think vets are amazing people because treating animals is not an easy task, especially since unlike doctors, an animal can't tell you what's wrong so the vet has to work it all out (not saying a doctor's job is easy though). Vets also have to know all sorts of things about a wide range of animals whereas doctors just need to worry about people...
I don't know if I ever mentioned this but I've always known I've wanted to be a vet since year 4. So when in year 12 people were still saying they weren't sure what they wanted to do in uni, I've always wondered, wasn't that scary? Like my sister who is in year 12 right now but if you ask what she wants to do next year she still says she doesn't know. Since I've always known what I wanted to do, when I imagine myself in her position it seems a little scary? I don't know, I just wonder what it's like having no idea.
But alas, I'm sure you guys already knew but I was too dumb to get into vet (lol). I guess I was kind of disappointed since that's all I ever wanted to be but the truth is I've been troubled ever since I started uni. The question I've been asking since then was "do I still want to be a vet?" And the answer is, I don't know. And that thought is kind of scary, not knowing. So I don't know how people aren't afraid when people ask you what you want to do and your answer is "I don't know."
The course I'm doing now is still animal related, but at the end of it I can't practise as a vet. And that's not too bad because maybe after all, I didn't want to be a vet. In truth, I just wanted to do something related to animals and perhaps my younger self just thought of vet and nothing else. I guess I kind of changed my mind when I realised that being a vet is super hard. In reality, vets have one of the lowest paying jobs, highest suicide rates (yeah sorry), and a lot of people out there aren't willing enough to pay for treatments so you have to put down a lot of animals.
I know my parents are totally going "I told you so" but they aren't doing it in a mean way. I hope you don't think I'm giving up just because the pay is potentially crap, or that it's "too hard" as I have really always known these things and really I'm fine with it even now, as long as I get to do something I love. Oh btw it totally doesn't help that the year after I entered uni, usyd decides to make the vet course one year longer because they're changing it from bachelor to a doctor of veterinary medicine. Not cool usyd, not cool.
But you know what I like? I liked that one lecturer we had who said this to the people in our course:
"A vet's job is to fix an animal when it's sick, but it's your job to make sure vets are out of a job (ie. keep the animal healthy)."
And you know what? I really liked how he put it. So now I don't really know which way to swing, because being on the other side keeping them healthy sounds good too. I guess for now I'll stay in mine but like I said, as long as it's animal related I'm happy.
Oh by the way I won't deny that there aren't any vets out there who just see it as a "job" and probably don't care about the animal as much as others. Here's a parting thought though - what sucks is when people hear the treatment/surgery cost and they think it's utterly ridiculous? Sometimes saving a life is actually quite expensive in terms of the operation, medicine, and time and to be honest, it's not like a vet is trying to overcharge you thousands and scam you so yeah I wish people would stop being so mean about this.
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Japan and Korea 2015 Masterlist
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Summer TO-DO List
((to be updated as I think of more things while I procrastinate))
✮ Foster kittens
✮ Clean out closet
✮ Make LOTS of ice-cream
✮ Bake + Cook (and use the molds and kits I bought from Japan)
✮ Study Japanese (JLPT N2 level)
✮ Learn basic Korean sentence structures
✮ Play Dousei Kareshi (~50 hours right there, what with my slow Japanese reading speed)
✮ Finishing playing Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
✮ Buy Naruto -The Last- Movie DVD and then rewatch it
✮ Start applying for things……..
✮ Invite people over to drink the endless amounts of tea I have
✮ Make things with the alcohol and liquor stash I have (lol)
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my sunshine
links exchanged opened! just tag me but link me first
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