2nd Day CNY

Canceled trip to Sentosa as it was raining very heavily as we passed by the ECP Keppel.. We went visiting instead.. to Serene's and Kenji's place.

Managed to visit Mary's place at Hougang.. before heading home.. Very nice house.. i like it.. spacious, cozy and smells new too....

First Day Chinese New Year

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Phew..! I almost missed my usual 10am Korean drama on channel U , as i was busy mopping the floor and clearing the rice and soup bowls on the dish rack into the cabinets.

Immediately after the Korean drama ended at noon, went to cold storage to get some groceries to cook for dinner. Need not worry about lunch cos, papa decided to pack "sop kambing" from Jalan Besar Food Center.. very famous one.. nice.. i like..

Serene and Ak came with parents and grandma but left earlier.
Oh.. Gong Gong did not join us today..
Kev's cousins came with their partners.. and stayed till late afternoon. They like cats too..

Later in the evening, Mama rec'd call from Christine in NZ. Her time was close to midnight.. The family chatted over Google Chat .. including popo who has hearing problem..

Lastly, dinner was served.. Cooked Asam Fish Head, Water cres chicken soup, fried eggs with tomatoes and veggies..

My right hand a bit weak now... tired i think..
But i am not complaining..
i like receiving guests..
i enjoy cooking, even though i am not good at it and half of the time,
i got problem deciding on what to cook,
Overall... i like everything that i do for my family..
Everyone is happy today... and Kevin loves me, i know.. *wink wink * hehehe...

Me ...

Right now.. since yesterday.. kev been watching his chinese drama dvd.. trying to finish it and have it returned asap.

so i am actually a bit bored. i wouldn't know what to do, if we do not have wireless.

i have been reading about health matters, related to my patient's diagnosis.. but it's so difficult to remember what i have read... how ah... i think the grey matter in my brain a lot liao.. i am getting old i know... i got wrinkles .. so obvious that i don't want to smile too wide or laugh hilariously liao.. but if i don't smile and be like how i am, i looked troubled and sad.. and pple start to query.. i feel that i am looking so old and behaving like one too when i am with my new colleagues.. whom most of them are more than 7 yrs younger ..i am one of the oldest.. and i am older than my preceptor! Grey hair starting to be obvious too ... and..uhhh.. kev still looking so good... how ah...

lately, yf said that i am fat! OMG... i better do something... i have not been running since the ultra end last year.. better get back to running to shed some weight and start toning up .. got weights at home also never make use.. useless me.

Ok .. my resolution ... Don't be lazy !

A Quiet.. Chinese New Year Eve...

kevin said.. every time, on eve of CNY .. every where quiet... like ghost town..

The hospital is quiet too. My ward.. one room is closed.. no occupancy. But i bet, after CNY, there surely have a lot of admission.. diabetic patients especially.

tonight me and kev had our own reunion dinner... from left over food from the night before... a mini steamboat..

I am now thinking of what to cook for tomorrow... rice with dishes or fried bihun?

I think some of kev's relatives will be visit us.. since my inlaw will be at my place after church service.. and surely they gonna be having lunch over at my place... so what to cook ah? I have to be careful with my choice of food to cook.. as kev's dad is diabetic, type II. And lately his right big toe is injured.. so he has to be very cautious of his diet so as not to have his sugar level raised..

I hope i will be able to cope with my cooking and entertaining of guest come tomorrow.

Next year, i don't think i will be able to celebrate CNY like right now... away from work. Some of my chinese colleaques will be back at ward on 2nd day of CNY. My preceptor working night tmr, 1st day cny. In future, my work schedule will be so unpredictable.. i don't know how i am going to cope with the 3 shifts.

Reunion Dinner 2007

Steamboat cum BBQ for reunion dinner last night.

To all, Gong Xi Fai Cai!!! ... Wishing all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year !!

High fever...

my sayang sick... spike fever few nites ago.. highest 37.9 deg- 2 nites ago. Tonight, 37.6 deg. Seen doctor 3x.. got mc for today and tmr.

Besides fever, he complaint of ache around his cheek bone and the doc mentioned that it cld be due to stuffy nose.. that created the pressure from within .. hmmm.. watever it is ..he is taking too much of different medication..from 3 different doctors. And i hate to see him taking those medications.. drug toxicity.. bad for the liver. To me, all he need is rest... good rest.

Life been stressful for him .. and for me.. ever since 2 yrs back.. when i started to go back to study full time nursing.. and followed by events... one by one, his family members were admitted to the hospital. First, it was papa with diabetic foot debridement at CGH, then.. Grandma ..in ICU for hypertension and Grandpa went for op for peptic ulcer at TTSH. At the same time... he had to juggle with his part time degree course.. All in all... he has been very occupied .. with work , family and other commitments and especially me! ON and Off, he will be down with common flu, persistent cough, fatigue and on top of all that ,stress has always been one of the contributing factor.

Today half of us were assigned to our respective ward for e-trolley and laerdal resuscitator skill competency assessment.. while some others at skills lab for resuscitation skills.

It is still too early to say how i feel abt this ward even though i have worked in this same ward during my PRCP. Though I blend in well with the ward staff, but i think they have some degree of expectation on me. Coming back to the same ward may not be a good thing .. i feel a bit pressured . .. i need to improve some skills, which may not been taught yet.. I need to be confident, they always mentioned abt having good critical thinking and patient management and stuff.. which is too broad and general.. which i don't think i can learn in one day.... and communication skills, especially. Cannot say anything nice.. don't say a word.. jUst be nice...

Be patient and do not panic.. and do not rush into doing things. Must think , think , think!!! Do things with rationale.. but must also work fast.. try not to be too helpful, else i can't finish my own things.. prioritize .. try to avoid silly mistakes .. and don't be clumsy..


At the end of the day.. must be able to smile and be happy with what i have done for the day.. get back to normal, enjoy the rest of the day with my love ones.. And start fresh the next morning.

oh yah.. surely got unpleasant things happening very day.. so what to do?

I hope my friends are doing fine with their new colleagues.. and things get better for those who are not comfortable and those who have not get accustomed to the ward style.. All the best to all and lets get through this together.. for next 3yrs and see how it goes from there...

Graduate Transition Program

Transition program, starting this month and will be ending around early May. Packed with lessons quite similar what we already had in school except that it includes the hospital's standard practices and work process. Just sitting to listen to the speakers can be a bit tiring and, at times .. i slept with my eyes open,staring blankly onto the powerpoint slides. We will be awake if someone asked questions.. awake because of their nonsensical question asked.. what a waste of time!

We will be tested throughout the program.. and truthfully, i am not prepared for it. My anxiety level is at the peak right now..i want to go to ward and start picking up things and learn at the same time, from the ward itself.. not in classroom or skills lab.

So meantime, right now.. I have nothing much to do .. except to read up certain things.. enjoy office hour schedule

Probation period is 6mths.. and will be required to do night shift by the 4th mth.

Again i have to say this.. the pay is miserable.

Since i'll be having some free time in the evenings, i will try to go for my driving practical lessons. Test date getting nearer and I don't have much time left, and financially not healthy too.. i can't afford to fail.


Update on past activities with friends..


We were at Sento on Sunday, 28th.. and we were there again the following day..
Went to the Airport in the morning.. Guessed it was monday.. and airport not busy.. not many planes taking off and landing.. Me and YF realised that we are not the indoor type.. cannot survive.. without the sun, sand and sea... And so, off to Sento again...



Then, the next day, Tuesday 30th... me, shiken and yf cycled at East Coast Park. Did not play with water.. jus cycle.


Then.... the following day..31 Jan,
Returning from Jurong East Swim Complex.. we took this pic at Lot 1, basement carpark lift lobby.



Then... the same evening .. Kev completed his ICT and, without any tickets, went down to the National stadium to the soccer! A kind couple saw us coming out for the ticketing booth, sold us 2 tickets for the same price.. but we gave him ten each. We were lucky. Sin 2: Thai 1.