It's my 2nd week of having weekends as my off. I mean it's been almost 3 years of not having fixed off days, especially on a weekend. Well, I think I still love weekends off. Not that I love crowds, but I think weekends are just meant for resting. Like a definite off day for most population.
So far I've been using my off day with revision and doing tutorials, mending the PowerPoint slides and checking emails more frequently. I miss those days when Loretta was the one who did most of the PowerPoint slides layout back during diploma days. Because she always makes sure its colorful or imageful. Really miss her somehow...
Alright, need to wake up few hours later for class. I better sleep now. Nights everyone.
Just 24 more days, it will be a new year for both of us. And it will be our 4th anniversary.
Many a times, we love to talk about how we get to know each other. From our first day, till 10days later, we become a couple. Both of us didn't believe in 'love-at-first-sight' until we met each other. After the cake-smashing incident, after I pour the cup of water down his head during the day when we first met.
He's the craziest stranger that I've ever met, to do such things on me, I recalled. Well, none of us have thought we will come so far. With a longest relationship record of 4 months, I thought this will be another 4 months "scheduled" relationship. Surprisingly, we come through 3 years, and 24 days later, our 4th.
4 years might not be long to many, and it's not about the quantity. We have been through our toughest time, but we felt happier overcoming those obstacles. Whose relationship comes in the easy way? Every couple has their own problems. I believe it's how you manage it to sustain in it.
I can't wait to go through our anniversary. Because every anniversary has it's story. What kind of story will we have this year?
:)
It's day two of advance dip and I can start to feel the tension headaches that's slowly occurring in me. Am I stress already?
Dr Yong pushed forward his tutorial, from Friday to this afternoon. Due to the last min news, everyone was not prepared for his lesson. And first tutorial was the refresh of pathophysiology. It's YEAR 1 work.. 3 years old information is definitely not in my tiny brain anymore.
He started going through cells and tissue, epithelial cells la, osmosis la. And I remember clearly how hardworking we were mugging hard for bio, when those hardworks resulted with a 'C'.
I'm supposed to have a date with Yvonne, yenyee jie, and Cindy. But I have pushed them away because tomorrow morning I'm having my bio lectures at 9am. I can't go Dr Yong's lecture without preparation. I'll die half way through his lectures.
And anyways, diploma time, bio was 2 hours, but advance dip, it becomes 3. -.-" ( kill me pleaseeee!)
All the best to me.
Back to NYP being a student once again. And lectures after lectures on my first day. Felt good seeing familiar lecturers who are teaching me. Lecturers like Ms Ee Dzu who covers psychosociology. Also the most knowledgeable and detailed bio lecturer, Dr Yong.
Just first day of school and lessons ends at 5pm for me. More brain juice going to drain. And I start to realize how important sleep is, to keep me awake throughout the next day. It's time to cut down late night life...
Glad to see my preceptor back during PRCP in w46, nuri... She went into med-surg as well. And I start to see more and more familiar faces in school. Quite happy about that.
One thing good about being a full time student, we have the whole day's time to study and revise.. Time to read up... shall stop here...
At 1610hr, I signed out in the attendance book after clearing my locker, I'm a officially a student. Thanks to those hugs this weekend, my last two days of working. I never imagined those hugs could turns out so heavy. But I'm glad with all that I have...
Sis Jay did my interim appraisal and she heard my last words for 68. And I believe afterall, she's one of the great supervisor I've seen. I'm gonna miss all the regular routine of working. Wonder where I'll be posted to, after this 8 months of school. I had the greatest memory in wd11/12 and 68. Especially to those who came with me from w11/12.
it's time to work hard, learn hard and play harder. Gerontology is all about being active with the older generations. I'll ensure I maximize the fun I have within this 8 months, away from code blues and heart-attack piled-up workload.
All the best to my fellow colleagues, I'll see you guys when I see you. To my usual hangout peeps, it's not gonna be my last day seeing you people. So, I'm gonna leave my tears to where it came from...
All the best to myself too. Let's workhard...
Fighting!!
3 years back, he attended my graduation day. 3 years later, I was invited to his graduation. Finally seeing him in gown, with the smile of success. Seeing his parents' smiles, looking at their son walking up the stage, towards the director of PSB, receiving his cert, and I reminded of my graduation day.
I believe it's never an easy journey from the day we decided to sign up for the course of studies, till the day of graduation day. But as long as we go through them with hardship, there's definitely a sense of achievements. And yesterday, I've seen it in his eyes. Though he looks anxious and sleepy at the same time, I know those smiles were from his bottom of his contented heart.
I feel proud of my boy. Who says 'it's the end' to student from Normal Technical students? Who says they are bunch of lazy people...? Right here beside me is one that shines. And I believe he will shine towards his career too.
Finally gotten my driving licence. Waited quite impatiently for it, actually. Now that it's in hand, I feel more like a licensed driver. I'm a visual person. Gonna rent car to drive before year ends. :)
Tomorrow and day after. Just two more days. 18 hrs is all thts left in sgh, in w68. I miss my girls, my princess, my long-stayed patient, aunty rajis, the co-workers( PT, OT, Dietitian,etc) and everyone who gives me memories in w11/12 and forwarded to w68.
Really unsure if I'll return to where I belonged, after 8 months of school and I believe I will missed those people after leaving. The bonding with each and everyone is important, and wishing things will sustain even after I'm back to sgh after 8months. I'm wishing for all that I can, hoping things will turn out fine for everyone.
Last but not the least, my 6 other princesses, never will I want to lose this people whom I had the most with... I love you girls dearly. Please don't forget to give each other a tight hug on my last day...
PS: it's not going to stop here...
A sudden change of roster over these few days. A lot of changes. Almost everyday I'll have something on the next day, and there, my roster was changed.
Tomorrow is the orientation of my Advance Diploma and I'm feeling excited. Super excited. I'm quite unclear what is it that I'm so excited about, maybe I can go school again, maybe because I'll be meeting new friends. Or maybe because I can finally grab a breather off working like a bull. Whatever the reasons, I'm excited...
With 2 more days of annual leave to clear, and I've already booked all my remaining off days with event. Like going medicure and pedicure, gg JB shopping, gg last shopping to grab what is needed for school.
I was actually schedule for night shift on 14-16 Oct, which 17 Oct, my first day of school happened to be my sleeping day. So ah phuah is busy looking into roster finding ppl to do my night shift. I can see ah phuah getting more and more short tempered due to the last min announcement of me leaving for advance dip. The biggest problem with HR in SGH. Last min reveals and everyone goes panicky.
So I'm still uncertain when my last day in SGH will be, because next week's roster definitely will have changes and I'm gonna be the one with the most changes.
A lot of gathering to do. Very busy. Can't wait.. Can't wait for a new start. A new start of life once again...
:)
Just hours ago, ah phuah called and for the first time I receive good news from SNM office. She told me my application to Advance Diploma in Gerontology is succcccccccessssful. (happiest girl on earth)
For the past 2weeks, I have been spending my off days going shopping for new bag, new clothes, new shoes, without knowing the result of the application. I've reached to the extend I don't wanna care if I got in. Just buy. Seriously, just buy only...
And now this confirmation makes me feels those shopping aren't wasted. If not I don't know when else I'll get to use those stuff I bought.
I still have 7days of annual leave to clear, with only 13 days left staying in SGH. I can't wait. Really I can't wait. After 3yrs of working, I really need a break. A total break off work. 8months of not wearing mask, and PPE but mugging hard for assignments and projects.
I work with my heart, and study with my brain. it's time for my heart to rest, and brain to start working. :)
For the first time I see my room totally empty out. The whole house is so dusty and messy. And yesterday was the first day of the renovation of the 2 toilets at home. One in master-bedroom and the other in the kitchen. Previously we had our main toilet in the 2nd floor done beautifully. And this time around, mum gotten the same contractor to do it.. (that super soft contractor that makes us feels so goosebumps all the time. haha)
As usual, those unbearable noise of the hammering and drilling makes me super selfish to rather stay out, than staying at home supervising them. Like seriously, who can tolerate those noise man. Blasting music is not good enough to cover those noise.. I guess not even a sound- proof room helps.
Can't wait to see the end result of our beautiful toilets, after having them for the past 23years, it's really time to change. :)
My titles speaks all that I wanna say.
Simply just hate night shift.
This time round of night.
Very happening, and i'm mere worned out by the time I leave the ward.
The quota of patient's rate have been skyhigh for the past 3weeks.
And I just hate it so much.
Busy TTM.
And for night shift on thurs to saturday,
packed two patient for the first 2 night,
though i'm not in charge of those 2 patients,
the helping out was tedious for all of us to help resuscitating the dying patient.
And for today, my last night, very good.
My patient went for urgent operation and started on hourly vac drainage monitoring.
And there I have a DDIL and a DIL patient for me.
Enough of heart attacks for my 3 days of night.
I need some good news to balance up my life.
Anyway hospital finally started '8 days off' system.
Wonder how it will be.
So I assume a routine of afternoon shift followed by morning shift,
will be even more hectic and tiring?
Gosh...
I wish and I wish to get in to advance dip,
so that I will not go through that 9days straight of working,
with alternate morning and afternoon shift on the last week of the roster.
Hope to see the result soon.
Adv dip? or continue working?