Another 32 More Weeks to Freedom AgainFirst day back to work after 2 weeks plus of leave...
I almost died there
.
Wonder why was I so occupied?
I was like working non-stop
, never a moment my feet stopped
nor my hand stopped
. And work only ended like 4pm
followed by a meeting till about 5plus pm.
Tired and hungry, and I grabbed Kee Kee out for food.
B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T
.
Pampered myself too much during my leave, I was like super hungry the moment I smell food
.
Ate a lot in the end at Lau Pa Sat
, hee...
And guess what?
I just find out that I lost another kg
ever since the last time I went to see Dr Abel.
But I am eating non-stop lor
!
Probably exercise too much at work le as compare to before.
=p
Sigh
.
Though my leave just ended, I am going to work 8 days in a row... Now I feel like killing myself de
.
Day 1 just passed, at least 7 more days to go including 3 nights that is coming on Sunday. Then I think I heard from my preceptor that my coming month roster is super "terok"; I am going to have night shift off then morning shift as well as afternoon off then morning I think.
Sigh.
The new roster is not officially published yet, wonder would it be available tomorrow so that I can confirm attendance for a few events.
Hmm...
Leave2 weeks of leave just fly by.
-Sigh-
Bet vaccation is never enough.
My leave, despite of having 2 weeks, is filled with activities~
Graduation, preparing presentation slides, gathering with different groups of friends, make a trip out of Singapore, doctors appointments, scans and blood test...
Like never stop at all.
Glad to have met up with Alice before she went home, then Evelyn, Nad Nad, Mac, Kewei, Siling and Shuhui at Siling's house; and of course, met up with my EK Bear who travel back from Australia for a short trip.
Caught a movie with KK today, 2012, and I think the show has been overrated on the internet. Somehow just feel that something is not right, the story a lil' draggy, and my buddy fell asleep despite the whole world is collapsing inside. Lol.
Poor thing lah, she was post call and has to come out to entertain me. =p
But glad that she came otherwise her present would be super overdue, then I probably would name that present as "birthday cum merry christmas cum new year" (which I really hope I don't need to add in CNY and Valentines'); Hee... Sorry KK for the delay, just hope that you like it and it does not take up much space, so I think it should be kinda fine (you probably wouldn't wanna know what I thought of getting for you at the beginning and I didn't tell you that. Lol.)
Anyway, went for a CT Scan today, in preparation for the upcoming KIV surgery that I would probably be going, and now then I know...
Size 20 gauge cannula is NO JOKE!
Super painful, the worse is that the pain is not just on insertion, in fact during insertion it was fine, it was the after effect, when the cannula is left there, that is where the pain comes and you know you can't pull the plug out unless you wished to be poke again.
And...
Having sent SO MANY patients for CT scan previously, I have NEVER E-V-E-R knew that when they inject in the dye the pain could be so bad, it was not just the burning sensation that they were talking about, it was like...
Like someone is using a knife to scratch against your blood vessels, THAT BAD.
I have to keep taking deep breathe in order not to scream or break down. The person keep saying sorry, I was so cold and my hands are too numb (my last 2 fingers turned very numb when the dye was going in, somehow I don't know why, is my circulation so bad?) to say anything and when they finished injecting the dye, I burst into laughter (Probably out of mind, too stress and I have no idea how to react, laugh is the best way to hide embarrassment I guess?)
Besides the pain from the cannula, it was super cold in there, I wonder do they care if patient turn hypothermic in there. I was already wearing my extra jacket and 2 layer of clothes in fact, and I was shivering at a corner while waiting for the scan lor.
What's more, I was being asked to fast for 4 hours prior to the scan, something which at first I don't understand (and KK, stress to you again, MY STOMACH IS NOT IN MY HEAD! -bluehhh- =p); but later when I asked the staff there they said they fast because some people might puke after the dye is in, though so far I have never heard of any patient puked for CT dye (fortunately?) Anyway the people in there is super experienced, so I guess they know what they are doing.
Now I know, understand how the patient feels. It is nothing when you lie and wait for the bed to move in and out to get the image, it is only bad when you have to bear with all the pain.
-Sigh-
Wished that I could be more skillful so that my patients don't have to go through such pain that I have been through.
Will that day come?
ProcastinatorI have really~ Really~~ REALLY~~~ been very~ Very~~ VERY~~~ lazy in keeping the updates of the blog.
Lol.
Kinda like really so pre-occupied and when I am home, I am too tired to do anything here.
First, geocities has stopped it services in late October, and there goes the music supplied by Nadiah in the past when she still hangs out here, I should have got that removed long ago.
Laziness.
Second, updates in life. So many things I wanted to share but...
Laziness.
Third, there are pictures that I very much wanted to load here, then again...
LAZINESS.
Lol.
Is this gonna be a long entry?
Hmm.
We shall see.
Anyway where should I start?
Well, way back in July, I met up with Xian and gang, and was actually planning for some surprise birthday present for Si, who has left for Japan for her happiness.
*Ahem*
It was meant to be a surprise, we went to look for suitable gift, taking video and stuff, but...
None was delivered.
Have been wanted to post those pictures up here, but since it's a surprise, I kept it, and it was procastinated.
This picture was meant to show to Si after she received the present we chose for her just to show her how Joo looks like now with the big big tummy.
Next, Cat delivered a baby girl in Hong Kong, and we bought her a hamper from the internet followed by a card written locally, as according to tradition of what we would always do for her, together we've got some tits for Lil' Jasmine for her different stage usage.
The Card
The tits.
In September, I have passed my very first birthday in my new company with my new friends who I really appreciate their presence a lot, as they not only made work enjoyable, they helped me a lot at work too.
My sweet guardian angels.
Then, end September, Zhiwei, a girl that I used to work with in my very first ward came back from China for a job interview, and we met up and spent some time together.
My darling Zhiwei with Nana.
On October 4th, I woke up with my left eye all red and swollen, leaving me having to go out with sunglasses to cover up.
And there comes my 9th and 10th days of sick leave in bearly 5 plus months. I was down with viral conjunctivitis, and due to its risk in having an outbreak, I was "forced" to swollow the MC, despite of which I am trying really hard to keep MC rate down.
Sigh.
My horrible left eye.
Trying to cover up to make it as natural as possible.
On 9th October, my ward had a mini-get-together session at the seaside.
Mong Ling with Maureen's boyfriend.
Me and my Alice.
Bharathi, someone who have helped me a lot on the day when I work till I almost wanted to collapse.
Some of my colleagues, Bharathi, Maracel, Farah and Siti Khatijah.
My ward clerk Karen.
Juwita who is being posted to another ward for cross training currently.
Farah, sweet lady who is now pregnant with her second kid, a boy.
16th October, I finally finally finally had a gathering with a bunch of girls who spent my happiest moment with me in my entire school life, the time when I was back in NYP. It was an impromptu gathering but I am glad we all have tried to make it to turn up for this. 7 of us made it and I think everyone have enjoyed themselves. It was the very first gathering after 4 long years post graduation.
Then, I had a private meeting up with Germac, someone that I was really close to back in NYP days.
Straighten out some stuff which I think that makes a very very valuable outing with her. =)
End October I was in a small little project again for someone which landed me in a very very long wild search in streets in order to get the materials for the thing that I wanted to make. Days of searching ended by "innovation". This I can't show the pictures till later probably? =) But thank you Nadiah so much for "accompanying" me via SMSes when I was really tired in searching for the materials, and now the thing is DONE! I wish I could really show you for opinions babe~ Hee.
November 5th, I have finally decided to give myself a "new look" before graduation...
And....
LOOK!!!!!
Hee.
I tell you these things on the head they are weighless when you hold them separately, but if you have them all on your head like me...
WOW!
It was freaking heavy lor!
And I spent 3 hours in the saloon for this.
8th October, I was again in search for a top for the convocation today and I saw this.
I was reminded of Ee Kian immediately.
There was a year when me and her are in charge of ward funds when we were in 72 and we went out to buy stuff preparing for the christmas party and we saw a bear of this size at Carrefour that is brown in color. She immediately asked me to cuddle it and took a picture for me.
It was all like yesterday when we were still very close to each other.
Today...
9th November 2009...
Finally...
I graduated as a Bachelor in Nursing.
Everything was like a dream, as though all the struggle with assignments while working shift work, having to hit deadlines and preparing for a presentation over 1 night is nothing.
Thank you for the support I have had, of course from the most important group of people.
My Mom...............................................
My Dad..........................................................
And not to forget, my brother who actually went through some of the essays I wrote and tried helping me in correcting it.
I could never have done it without them.
They are my most valuable assets... Forever.
I love them.
Yawnz.
That is almost all those photos that I needed to load and events that has been going on these few months.
Actually did it, kinda amazing de.
=)
I am gonna hit my sack now. Nigthy~~~
.
, never a moment my feet stopped 
nor my hand stopped
. And work only ended like 4pm 
followed by a meeting till about 5plus pm.
.
.
, hee...
ever since the last time I went to see Dr Abel.
!
.
.
This picture was meant to show to Si after she received the present we chose for her just to show her how Joo looks like now with the big big tummy. 
The Card
The tits. 
My sweet guardian angels.
My darling Zhiwei with Nana. 
My horrible left eye. 
Trying to cover up to make it as natural as possible. 
Mong Ling with Maureen's boyfriend.
Me and my Alice.
Bharathi, someone who have helped me a lot on the day when I work till I almost wanted to collapse.
Some of my colleagues, Bharathi, Maracel, Farah and Siti Khatijah.
My ward clerk Karen.
Juwita who is being posted to another ward for cross training currently.
Farah, sweet lady who is now pregnant with her second kid, a boy.
Straighten out some stuff which I think that makes a very very valuable outing with her. =) 
I was reminded of Ee Kian immediately.
