Tuesday, December 28, 2004
I'm feeling dead beat now. Bleah! Work has been painfully tiring today. It's not cos there's too much to do, but there's just too little to do. Think there were less then 50 cases today. The weather was super good to sleep in but I had to be at work! Haiz, tired siah. It feels so much like my NS days when I had a whole day to kill and not having any work to be done. But yup, think I've really gotten much much much better at chest x-rays. The whole kampong feel of the place was simply great. Tired tired...
Posted by NuhC at 9:21 PM
Sunday, December 26, 2004
I saw a movie on TV last night. It's called Pay It Forward. So nice siah. Really poked my thinking juices and I started thinking with the everflowing "thought juices".
Firstly to start things off, Paying it forward is actually some sort of Paying it (a favour) back. Say, Ah Boy helped Ah Mah to cross the road and Ah Mah was grateful and gave Ah Boy an orange to "pay him back" the favour. But in the "paying it forward" way, it's slightly different, Ah Mah will give the orange to another people say Ah Girl, and in turn Ah Girl will pass on the favour to another person. What a good idea. So in no time, the whole world will be slightly or very much better if each person pays the each favour forward to 3 other people. Touching show with a great meaning in it.
Come to think of it, sometimes, when someone helps you. It's really hard to pay back the person. It's like let's say, you need change to buy yourself a ticket to board a bus, but this lady you approach for change just gives you the change and not take the big note from you. A kind act from a stranger lady, how on earth do you pay her back anyway?
Pay it Forward then... help someone else in need. Be thankful to someone who has helped you in some way or other and help someone else. Pass the favour to someone else. It'll help the world stink that much less you know...
Posted by NuhC at 2:30 PM
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Merry Christmas to all in the world. I spent a nice and quiet Christmas eve with darling. Went to eat dinner at Whampoa and watched Kung Fu Hustle in the little heartland cinema at Shaw Plaza. Movies was really funny and lame, but it's a usually Stephen Chow, copy ideas from Hollywood movies and make it more Chinese-ish, dissing the hollywood shows.
Went to eat He Ji Pau at Geylang with darling in the late morning for brunch. The food is gooooood. Unlike what a lot of people say, I thought that their dim sum is actually very nice. I like the food there, The egg beancurd, the har cow, porridge is amazingly smooth and yummy! The price is a little steep compared to normal food, but for dim sum it's quite ok I guess. Who wants to go with me? Well, it's gotta be a long time later. Cos i'm really broke. I have to pay fees really soon. Haven't figure out where to get the money from. But at least the ERS is going to cover quite a good portion of it! HAHAHA! I'm glad i'm 21!
Posted by NuhC at 3:56 PM
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Work at TTSH is good. The A and E Dept is indeed efficient there. There ain't no long queues during the day and everyone works really fast. I'm glad that I'm there, I get to learn how to deal with patients in pain and look at blood and still be calm and composed. Discovered that this particular race (the people from the sharp point of the biggest continent) of males are just plain groaners. Groan at the slightest bit of pain, when there isn't even a fracture. So funny to see those yaya-papaya (potentially drunk and sleeping in void deck) men screaming and shouting. The working culture at TTSH is very interesting, hard to explain but just plain interesting, I'll be part of this interesting culture in the near future. Haven't been performing well today. I think it's due to lack of sleep.
Stayed up late last night to make a little present for darling. Today is a special day for the two of us. So glad, and happy. Ate dinner with her and hang out. So happy today. Yeah!!!
Posted by NuhC at 11:33 PM
Monday, December 20, 2004
I've finally ended my attachment at SGH. Awww.. going to miss the place. But hey! I'll be starting at a brand new place tomorrow. I know it'll be good.
Joined darling's class outing yesterday, went night cycling, it was fun but really tiring. Got to meet her good good friends, actually they are her Sec 2 classmates, so long ago. I'm still amazed at how close they are. There's a Queen Bee in the classmate, wah lao eh... Cycling was good, but my butt hurts so bad and my quads are killing me also. Finally after everything, I took a cab home and slept till the cows came home...
Went to darling's house to meet her to go dinner at 85 market. Had BCM and porridge, decided to give the usual orh-luah and chicken wings a go because we did want to waste the good good work out from yesterday. Took a walk to bedok reservior to sit down and talk. Very scenic place, very nice and windy, first time there... swee...
Posted by NuhC at 1:21 AM
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Went to watch Alexandra with darling at Lido yesterday. Watched with the free complimentary movie pass darling had. The show is loooonnngggg. We were nearly going to leave, but decided not to. The show was good but erm, to long and naggy.
Work was good today. A and E wasn't too busy and there were a good amount of cases that were basic enough for us to practice our skills. However, all three of us posted at A and E were too damn tired. Felt really zombie-ish, but we all pushed ourselves putting forcing ourselves to be highly alert.
Posted by NuhC at 8:05 PM
Monday, December 13, 2004
Today was the first day I was posted to A and E department. It's been an eventful day, saw loads of blood. Groaners, moaners... Blood, more blood. I didn't feel uneasy with the blood at all. I guess I've already got my mindset fixed properly with my profession. Which is cool. There was a huge blood stain on my X-ray casette, which was very easily cleaned up with alcohol based disinfectant. I was screwed for no reason by this senior, but what to do. I can't read her mind, sianz...
Oh yah, met Tong Leng, my primary school class mate. He's a medical student now, siao siao siah...
Posted by NuhC at 7:40 PM
These are the photos from Ian's 21 birthday party. Photos courtesy of Kenny.
Posted by NuhC at 1:23 AM
Sunday, December 12, 2004
I've stayed home all day today. It's been a good day resting at home. I've started writing my report. I've got no bloody idea how to write most of the stuff but I think I've figured out quite a good bit of it. No mood to write my report, argh! Hope to work out a way to write out my 3 reports by tonight!! I'm thinking of sleeping early also, argh! So much to do, so little time. That's what this job is about anyway. In the hospital, there is an endless stream of cases. We'll just having to keep shooting and shooting and shooting till it's going home time. Of course, the satisfaction of this job is to play a part in the live saving team. To play a part in caring for the health of everyone. Hmmm...
Tomorrow I'll be starting part 2 of my attachment. I'll be going to either in-patient or accident & emergency. I hope to be faced with a good load of balls shrinking cases to train myself to face life and my future job with more professionalism...
Posted by NuhC at 8:17 PM
Saturday, December 11, 2004
You can interpret whatever my entries whatever way you want, it's your brain but it's my blog (Please re-read my disclaimer btw). I was seriously just thinking about life in general. It was actually a cocktail of many many many happenings. Some good some bad. Today I was reading Paul Leveque's blog. He mentioned something about friends and enemies which made me think. You people should really read that chap's blog.
Back to my reflections, there's a really long walk ahead. I can either take it slow, or to sprint and stop and sprint and stop or maybe something in between. I can get really really bumpy. It's good at times and can get really really bad. When life is good, it smells like you're constantly standing next to a Famous Amos cookie stall. If it sucks, it'll always smell like a coffee shop toilet. Saw a suicide survivor case during my tour of attachment. It's really sad that people actually have to resort to such extreme actions to escape from their problems. If she was able to let go, I think it would've been so much better. If it was for a lost love, she might have found a new person after all these time.
If I was to mention just the most valuable lesson from Mr Ng, I guess it'll be that we'll have to look at the big picture before taking any actions. If we jump straight it something, you'll prolly miss some other critical stuff along the way.
My brain's in a mess now, don't exactly know which direction my thoughts are going. Till i sort things out...
Posted by NuhC at 10:36 PM
I was doing my daily pondering about things that have happened to me in the past few days and maybe weeks. Not talking about anything in particular, I don't want a flooded board. Some people just can't let go of certain stuff. Things that come round will come round again, there's not reason to be so inflexible about the situation. After all the anger and frustration, you'll still not have accomplished what you've hoped to achieve. And when the oppotunity comes to you again, you grab it, and all the anger and frustration you've been in will be down the drain. It'll just be something a by-stander jokes about over tea.
Some people are just too damn sensitive. They orientate themselves to think that some things people say are always offensive. Just because there was a past experience of sarcasm, it doesn't mean the next time round, things are still the same. Some people just keep thinking that they are always right. I admit that I am like that at times, but there is one ultimate case out there. I'm learning lessons from him, and I'm trying to steer myself away from this really bad trait. Some people simply do not listen to what others are trying to tell them, leading to there downfall. Now that a whole lot of people want him down, I really can't think of how he can continue sitting up there in his self proclaimed throne of supremacy.
Think being forgiving and being able to let go is something I've learnt from all the shit I've been through over the years. If i kept brooding about 14 extras and my bad A levels, my life would have been so miserable.
Also figured that sometimes, putting my face and pride down can get me places. Clearing misunderstandings may not be the easiest thing to do for a guy, but once I do it, things get better, makes my life that much easier. Being humble also helps me learn alot. Especially if you're humble and not act good in front of people of great knowledge and wisdom. This name I will mention. Mr Ng is this person with great knowledge and wisdom. He's unselfishness to depart his knowledge is something I really look up to. My partner Claire and I have been very humbly learning everything we could from him. And yeah! seen alot that we would never have learnt from our books, lecture notes even the lecturers...
Posted by NuhC at 1:32 AM
Friday, December 10, 2004
Paul Leveque writes a great blog. Go check it out, the link is on the top right of this entry.
Posted by NuhC at 11:42 PM
Thursday, December 09, 2004
It was a good day at work. As usual, Mr Ng was being really nice. Teaching us everything he could and felt was absorbable by us. I've been hearing terrible stories from the other groups that they don't really get to do that many exposures and haiz... They can't do their competency at all. But Mr Ng is great! I've really learnt alot from him. And he taught us how to interpret X-rays. How cool is that. Cleared 3 competency today. Really glad I did. But i'm really tired today, I really can't write out my report. Maybe I'll work on them on Saturday morning.
Posted by NuhC at 10:05 PM
Today was yet another really good and eventful day at work. (Not afterwork though). Today started with a lady having to take a FULL SKELETAL Survey. For those who know nuts about my attachment, it's actually a graded module and there is a list of bone X-rays that I have to clock in order to pass my module. Therefore, to actually get a case of Full Skeletal X-ray will mean that I'll get to shoot a shit load of bones that will help me clear my competence. Which is good. I did chest, humerus and forearm on the poor lady. Along with my partner student (drum roll and ta da...)Claire! And my jolly old Mr Ng. BTW, Mr Ng has 40 years experience in radiography and he's so fit and wise. To top it all off, he's such a great teacher! Taught us alot alot alot and allowed us to play with so many advance projections.
There was also this really really sad case. This lady on a trolley came in. She is a suicide survivor. Her legs are totally screwed, there are metal rods outside of her left leg all the way up to her hips. Poor thing, and taking X-rays are just tooo advanced for my level. But my dearest Radiography Idol calmy looked at the patient and started taking X-rays with super innovative modifications to standard protocol. She suffered multiple fractures on the leg... poor thing. So the moral of the story is if you want to kill yourself, make sure you die. Or else, use a method that will be easily saved like say drug overdose. That one can just pump stomach...
Posted by NuhC at 1:28 AM
Monday, December 06, 2004
Today was my first day at work at Singapore General Hospital in the Diagnostic Radiography Department. It's my first attachment and I was a little excited but very sian that my holidays are over and I'll have to wake up at 6 plus daily.
We were greeted by the really really funny Mr Gary Tan. He's the assistant manager of the DR dept. Claire and I was attached to this jolly old chap Mr Ng. He sure is a very nice mentor to us and thought us very well. We were taught some really advance techniques and today was the first time I came into contact with a female patient. I was really scared to touch her, esp at the sternum to locate a landmark. Argh... That was scary. Did some other interesting techniques, things we won't see in school...
Posted by NuhC at 7:55 PM
Sunday, December 05, 2004
I'm FREE! After so many years of believing that the closeness and warmth is good. I've made the change! And I'm soooooo free! And I'm cool!
I believe I can fly...
I believe I can touch the sky...
Darling came over to my place today to hang out. She was also here to pick up her shoppings due to some logistics difficulties. We ended up doing this thing called 3D paper sculpture. Interesting thingy, very fun to make and the product is B-E-autiful...
Posted by NuhC at 11:53 PM
Had a pretty good weekend. Went to eat Fish and Co with Jun Yuen and ZB on friday afternoon. HHH didn't take up the Seafood Platter for 2 challenge because he wasn't on top form. He took the platter for one instead. I feel that finishing it is a feat already. Later, we hunted around for House of The Dead 2 to kill zombies with IPPT gold 2.4km timings. But the only place that had the game was Cineleisure, and it was too expensive to play and it was permanantly occupied by this screaming couple. Play other games, one of them were the arm wrestling game, HHH easily killed the computer player.
Met Lindy later at night at Indochine to catch up. My dear sister has gotten prettier, lost weight and wow! wat a chick she is. Caught up with some stuff and watched that live band. That guy and his band is soooo damn good. I melted over and over. Jag and Yuki joined us later. Talked quite abit...
Went to Aranda Country Club to meet darling to check out the chalet she booked. She was away for chalet for the past 3 days. There was some unhappy issues, but hey! life went on and we headed shopping! Went to metro to shop with my mum. I was determined to buy something during the 30% discount so I bought some underwear. Renoma... hope they'll be nice.
Headed over to Ian's birthday party after that, food was pretty good, met the good old pals from Prev Med. Ian, Xiong, Tipin, Mao, MArcus, Aaron, Edmond, Jovita and Drandy. Kenny was there too. Couldn't really be bothered about the juniors but yah, it was like a family reunion, so nice. Took alot of photos... Shall haunt them for the photos soon. Those were the days...
Posted by NuhC at 1:47 AM
Thursday, December 02, 2004
It's been an uneventful boring day in McNair Road. I'm truely amazed at my sleeping problems. I can't even fall asleep when I'm on "May cause drowsiness" cough medicine. And it gets soooo noisy in the morning when the upgrading work starts. Haiz, my "sleep life" sux. Went to get my hair cut today. My hair is neater, shorter and definately lighter! I don't feel my hair weighting me down anymore!
Awww, I'm still thinking about yesterday's Singapore Idol Finals. It was so good, I was actually thinking of not going cos of my respiratory track infection. It was not a good idea to go and hang out in crowds and shout my heads off. But i think the show was good enough to weigh off the worsening of my cough. Only down side of the show was that I was sitting in a boring zone. The folks who work at BMG/Sony are boring blocks! They just sit there and do nothing! Maybe clap a little... Oh man... At least darling and darling's mum's sister's boss and darling's mum's sister's boss's hushand was sporting and fun loving. Did I mention, darling's mum work at Sony and she got 4 tickets. 2 for darling and me, 2 for darling's mum's sister's boss and her hubby.
Oh yah, I've been coughing very hard these days. I feel the bolts and nuts holding my lungs to my inner thoraxic walls loosen. What if one day, when I cough really hard, my whole lungs just come out... lol....
Posted by NuhC at 11:26 PM
Posted by NuhC at 7:23 PM
I had a great day today! I went to my doctor's this morning. I've finally gotten a proper diagnosis for this crappy thing that has been going on with me since last week. It's respiratory track infection. It's mild, that's why the runny nose and cough comes and go. Hope I'll recover really soon. Supposed to meet Jun Yuen for Fish and Co on Friday, hope i'll be well enough to be there to witness the feat of Jun Yuen gobbling down a seafood platter for TWO!
Went to meet darling for lunch at wantan mee and then hang out at my place till we got news from darling's mum that she's got tickets for Singapore Idol Final at the Indoor Stadium. So ya! I'm one of the 7000 screaming fans at the Indoor Stadium. Think our indoor stadium is too small, 7000??? Only...
The show was really cool, I was with the Taufik camp all the way. Surprisingly, Sly sang pretty well today, his fans were screaming their heads off! Haiz, too bad, Taufik won! His stage charisma and he's singing was superb! I really take my hat off to Taufik's slick slick slick dance moves, smoooooooooooooooooth.... The arrogant looking mat who walked into the auditions at Suntec became my idol! I'm so proud of him... I was shouting at the top of my ("infected") lungs, I was in a challenging position against 3 malay Sly fans sitting behind me. It was fun, darling had loads of great fun there too.
Posted by NuhC at 1:23 AM