who'd like to have a scone and a cuppa tea??

So.....who'd like to have a scone and a cuppa tea? the answer to that question issss ME....ahhahhah..im currently at the stage where im reallllyyy reallllyyy craving for scones, with jam and cream..and tea....what better combinations can we get?

It's all the newspapers' fault......not their fault actually...guess it's more like my appetite's fault....coz i read this article which wrote about scones and all of them looked sooo yummy and it just builds up this thing within me which yells out..."I want to make my own scones too"
I've never tried to bake scones before...but i'll do it probably tomorrow or the day after.....if it's successful maybe i can then take some pics and post it up, so make sure you check it out k?

Since Im here i might as well just talk a bit about my day today, it's been quite a fruitful day, for those who dont know me, I am a medical student and Im currently doing my general practice posting at one of the clinic in melbourne. Today has been a good day, got to talk to different patients and interact with them ,which is one of the area of medicine that I really love. Honestly, I love what Im doing. It's just soooo exciting, we meet with different people from different backgrounds everyday. Some come for regular check ups, some come with different needs and conditions. But one thing that I've really learnt from my current rotation is that no matter what kind of background they come from we need to see beyond that and provide them with the best care we can provide to them. Because very often our preconception of a particular person will affect our attitude towards that person.

I guess this applies to our daily lives as well. When we see people on the street, isn't it too easy for us to judge just by looking at them even when we don't know them. When someone's not dressing properly or look a bit dirty, the thing that often comes to mind is : "Ihhh..they are smelly..".....OR " oh that must've been a poor guy/lady"...

and when we see someone who carries branded bag the thing that comes to mind will be " ohhh...she must've been really rich"

Those are the thoughts that we often have when we walk around and meet people...and too often we make judgements on people just by their outward appearance, which will eventually affect the way we react or treat those individuals even when we dont know them. The bible says that we should not judge others and before we take the speck out of our brother's eyes, look at ourself first. If we have plank in our own eyes how can we see clearly and tell our brothers that they have speck in their eyes. This is really something that I need to keep learning as well, to see people beyond their appearance and to look at them as who they really are from the inside. It's too easy to judge people from their outward appearance, but is it fair to make such judgements when we dont really know that person? The answer is of course not. It's not even right to judge when we know that person, how can we judge when we dont know them in the first place. But it's not easy to stop ourselves from judging as well because often we are on our autopilot mode that the moment we interact with someone certain preconceptions just build up in our mind which will eventually affect the way we interact or react to that person. And for me one of the most difficult thing to deal with is when I judge others by what I HEAR about that person from other people, well in other words "gossiping". Because more often than not, what we hear from the other person is not true. So always keep an open mind when someone talks bad about another person in front of you coz most of the time it may not be true.

A person may look all happy and cheerful on the outside, but who knows if actually he/she is hurting badly inside. And a person who looks all dirty and rude on the outside may have a really gentle and loving heart on the inside too. Isn't this true? something to think about isn't it?

I have not reached the state where im 100% not judging others yet and i guess no one has. But I think we need to try the best we can not to judge.

This is really something that Im continuing to learn everyday and up until the day I die. To try my best not to judge, and to look at people for who they really are.

Just a passing thought again....cheers