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Waiting again .....

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Oh well , U guessed it . Waiting for the medical team to arrive , yet again , to see my same 3 patients . Nothing much I guess . I hope Dr. H. sends us more patients soon . Enough of slacking lah . Boring to slack for too long . Feeling my cellulite-s forming layer by layer . Muahahaha !!
Anyway , I typed a nice long update yesterday morning but the stoopid system ate up the whole damn thing !!! My gawd !! My effort !! *Waaahh !* Oh well , guess I gotta start all over AGAIN . Grrr !!

As I was saying , I was rotting away at home on day 1 of CNY . Enjoying my bed , food , the T.V. , then food again , then my bed again , then food again .. Haha !! U get what I mean ? Basically juz rotting away at home like a pile of rubbish . I don't usually need to do much home visits 'coz usually people visit my home instead . So I just rot at home but yet still get to collect red packets . I was also saying that I'm not expecting much red packets this year 'coz the few families that visit us annually (and coincidentally my own family) had an elderly folk die on us last year . So as a tradition / practice , the bereaved family is not supposed to celebrate CNY for dunno how many years and that includes not giving red packets loh . No sweat lah . Got the extra cash is good but don't have oso nevermind rite ? Afterall I'm earning my own keep , which is a comfortable amount to sustain myself , my 3 babies and at the same time enough to give some to my parents . Just not enough for saving loh . Huh ?! Hahahah !! No lah , just that I'm a spendthrift loh . Something that I must work hard on this year . :p

I was also giving the elaborate details on the yummy dishes we had for the Tan Family's Reunion Dinner 2006 . Mum really outdid herself this year . Just look at the spread she prepared for just 5 adults and 1 kiddo . Hahaha . Had to make U people drool , so here I go again ..
1) Boiled Chicken (2 whole birds just plainly boiled to perfect creamy , moist tenderness . Yummy ! Ate lotsa it 'coz it's simplicity just appealed to me that day .)
2) Sweet & Sour Baked Fish (Lazy to look out for bones , so I only picked at it . But it was also baked to tender , steamy perfection , with generous dallops of sweet and sour sauce with pineapple chunks . My fish-crazy baby was meowing away frantically when she smelt it . Hee ! Dun worry , she's family also so she got her share . Dunno what fish it was , though ? Sea bass ? Garoupa ? Definitely not pomfret nor eel lah , and definitely not Nemo ! Haha !)
3) Sweet & Sour Baked KING Prawns (I had to emphasise on the word KING 'coz those crustaceans were simply huge !! Each almost the size of my palm , which is already very huge . Can U imagine our sheer 'horror' when we saw them ? Ha !! Monster prawns ! Anyway , I didn't touch it 'coz I was lazy , yes again , to peel the shells . Mum also declined 'coz she's not a seafood person . Actually , we're ALL really not seafood people so I dunno what was mum thinking . Anyway , there were no takers for the extra 2 'coz the others were simply stuffed .)
4) Potato Patties (Yup , minced chicken and fish meat mixed with carrots and water chestnuts and boiled potatoes , painstakingly hand-chopped by mum , and pan-fried to subtle crispness . Yummy . Stuffed my face silly with those 'coz it was like the easiest to eat and get . Just used my fork to poke and direct it to the direction of my waiting trap . Ha !! Very nice ! 10 stars !)
5) Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables (Very yummy also . Think chap-chye . Something like that .)
6) Chicken Soup (Actually it's just the remains of the water used to boil the chickens . Mum just threw in some fresh button mushrooms and celery and tried to pose it off as a brand new dish by itself . Ha !! But it was rather soothing loh . Plain but soothing .)
7) Fried Beehoon (Didn't touch it at all 'coz I was saving tummy space for the other delicacies . Hee ! Dun wanna waste the precious space on carbos mah .)
8) 'Pen-Cai' or Basin Vegetables (Yup , mum trying to follow HK style . Dumping a whole load of different ingredients into 1 giant pot , layer by layer . Had fun uncovering each one of them , just like unwrapping presents like that . Surprise surprise . Well , she put green vege right at the bottom , followed by stewed blackpork with boiled eggs and beancurd , then with fried cuttlefish balls and finally with fried chicken hotdog . Dun remember seeing anymore . Ha !! Singapore version . I think the HK version uses expensive ingredients like scallops and abalone but we're rather comfortable with the Tan Family's version lah .)
9) Mini Egg-tarts & Deep Fried Springrolls (Bought from Peach Garden Restaurant . Springrolls were yummy but the egg-tarts tasted kindda funny . Like the egg filling curdled like that . Got this grainy texture . Yuck ! Mum and sis still say nice . :p)
10) Finally , Orange Agar Agar (Another strange creation by mum . Haven't seen it outside before . Simply made of freshly squeezed orange juice mixed with the agar agar mixture and left to set . Didn't touch it also 'coz I dun really fancy agar agar .)
There U have it . *drumrolls and burst of applause* Impressive ba ? Ha ! Mum declared that cooking is so much work , so it's off to the restaurants next year . Hmmmph ! I love home-cooked food by mum leh . *Sobs* Anyway , lotsa leftovers in the fridge . So I guess they're going to be breakfast , lunch AND dinner for the next 2 weeks ? Hahaha !! Really lah !! Always the case when mum cooks . Enough to feed 15 people easily !

10 15 hrs now and the team still isn't here . How ? Continue blogging or what ? Anyone bothers to read on bo ?

Anyway , had a nice chat with Sister A. last nite . Really a very nice , motherly figure to talk to . Got some issues off my chest so I feel slightly lighter now . Not that she could solve those issues but it is always good to have someone hear U out and not treat U "yadda yadda yaddaying" away . Hee ! Very very glad to have her as a supervisor . Think back , I really think my transfer was not such a bad thing afterall . But when I think how the bitch and Sister L. handled the whole situation , it really pissed me off . Enough for me to spew a whole string of vulgarities . Especially to that bloody , f*cking bitch !! Really curse her to the dunno how many levels of hell !! Ha !! May she burn alive there ! F*cker sia !!

Also learnt that there was a bumper crop in the recent promotion exercise . Lotsa deserving people I know got promoted to SSN . Good for them and I wish them all the best . Me ?! Only wish for it for the extra cash loh . But along with it comes bigger and heavier responsibilities which I'm not looking forward to shoulder loh . Simply 'coz my heart to this f*cker job is long dead liao . Ha !! Bite me !! Neah neah neah neah neah ! :p

Okay lah , spare your blinding eyes for now . More another time , k ?
Tata !
P/s : 11 05 hrs now , Drs STILL not here . Zzzzzz ...!!

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Waiting waiting .....

Saturday, January 28, 2006

For the Medical team to come and see my remaining 3 patients . Duh ! Ya ! It's only 3 patients . What to do ? CNY tomolo mah . Which sane person will want to stay in hospital during this festive , joyous period ? Hmmm.. , but U'd be surprised . Some people actually do . Really ! Oh well , that's life . U can't expect everyone to think or behave the same right ? If only they do . Then there'll be world peace . But at the same time , life would be so boring . Duh ..!

Anyway , somebody help me !! I'm turning into a chocolate guzzling freak !! HELPPPP !! I wonder why . Yep , I like chocolates but usually I don't crave for it , but recently I actually did ! Imagine how many Kit Kat Chunky-s I've downed . Hahaha !! What is happening ?? Am I going to die soon , so my body is telling me to enjoy all fine foods while I can ?? Muahahaha !! *Sighzz* Or maybe it's juz due to pure greed ? Or depression ??? Ya ! Maybe . Chocolates make me happy . See here - http://www.chocolatsbelges.com/love.php?pz=2 . "Chocolates releases endorphins , and endorphins make people happy ." Hmmm , I see I see . Oh well ! Hope I'll overcome my moodiness soon , otherwise I'll turn into some Shrek-like fatso . Anyway , dunno whether some people are like partially blind , or they are trying to be polite , or they are trying to strike a conversation , or they just simply dunno what to say . Hahaha . But 2 different individuals commented (within 2 days) that I've lost weight . Huh ??! I wish !! How can I lose weight in the current workplace I'm in ? Hahaha !! And I know better 'coz I've definitely put on weight recently due to the multiple festivities feasting , NOT lose weight . Hahaha !! I mean , I've got optical proof what . Juz look at my puffy face , thick arms and thighs & waistline . Hahaha . And if that's not enough , how about throwing me a weighing scale ? :D

Oh well , this f*cking job has turned me into a critical and suspicious idiot . Am I to blame ? Naive me thought that there are lotsa people out there I can call friends . Boy am I wrong . So when people sing me compliments , I usually see them as mockery or not truely from their hearts . Sad that I've become such a person , even I'm disgusted with myself . But I have to think that way to ensure that I won't be hurt easily and to survive in this vicious society . Like what I always firmly believe , the world is just like a stage , and humans are all actors on it . No more truth , no more honesty . Sad fact of life . *Sighzz* It's good to be a pessimist lah . At least when U fall , U won't feel that great a pain and it'll be easier to climb back up .

And I also concluded . Friends should never be colleagues , and colleagues can never be true friends . For me at least . Ha ! 'Coz different expectations in work I guess . Bound to have some conflict one lah . Not only that , what about being taken advantage of , being treated like a fool , being used as a stepping stone , U name it , I've gone through it . F*ck ! I've given and I've taken , it's time to give up . Maybe I should just sit back and do what others do , just take more and more and have minimal giving . Maybe that's why they so happy , no need for chocolates . But 1 word is holding me back : CONSCIENCE ..

Looking forward to this evening's reunion dinner . Where I can eat again . This is my only joy in life now , eating . Hahaha ! *Bitter laugh*

Trust no one but yourself because only U won't hurt yourself ...

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Roster .....

Friday, January 27, 2006

Ranz's Roster for January / February 2006
Monday to Sunday (30/01/2006 - 05/02/2006)
Ar , Mr , A , M^ , DOr , Ar , Mr .

Monday to Sunday (06/02/2006 - 12/02/2006)
A , M , A , Mr , DOr , N , N .

Legend :
M - Morning Shift
A - Afternoon Shift
N - Afternoon Shift
DO - Day Off
r - Requested
^ - Learning Session with Madam Tan L.G. , 3pm @ Staff Lounge

Yikes !! I suddenly remembered ! Forgot that I got driving lessons on 02/02/2006 . Got circuit lessons somemore . So how to go for that Learning Session thingy ? WTF ?! Don't go for it loh . Must remember to tell Sister A. . Afterall , what new things is there to learn ?! Probably going there to talk cock again ?! Hahaha !! Driving more important .
I consider my career in Nursing KAPUT liao anyway !! It's just a job for me to earn a stable income , thatz all !! Ya ! Afterall , I'm sick and tired of it all lah . The job , some colleagues , the uniform , even the air .. etc .. F*ck sia !! Hate it all !! Not fun being driven to the edge of my sanity and temper all the time , with no one bothering or even appreciating . Being the proactive one most of the time but what do I get in return ? NOTHING ! It bothers me even more especially , when I get such responses from people I thought are my friends . Just the other day , I was just complaining in frustration over some issues that was impeding workflow and someone who had no better comments or helpful ideas just had to go "yadda yadda yadda" . Ya ! I know I sounded naggy or I probably AM naggy but U think I have a choice ? U think I'm so lucky like U ? No responsibilities , NO CONSCIENCE ?! Sorry thatz not me loh . I may make alot of noise but at least in the process , I get things done . Unlike some , who juz "yadda yadda yadda" BUT never get things done . F*ck ! Life is so unfair . Nevermind , I guess from now , I shall try and go wif the flow . Do what most people do . Talk less and pretend the problem doesn't exist . Ya ! Maybe thatz what I should do . But it really eggs me as it is against my CONSCIENCE . Not that I have alot but at least I do have some ! Arghhh ..!

There are 3 types of people in the world . People who make things happen , people who wait for things to happen and people who don't even know what is happening !

Which one are U ??!

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35 Questions .....

Monday, January 23, 2006

Ripped this from Zhi Xiang ...

1. Would you marry for money ? - Why not ? $ can buy happiness . :p
2. Have you had braces ? - Never and hope I never need to .
3. Could you live without a computer ? - Nooo ...!
4. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be ? - No where . Past is past already , no point reliving it .
5. Do you drink enough water ? - Sadly , no . Tatz why my skin sucks ?
6. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off ? - Bedroom slippers got lah .
7. What is your favorite fruit ? - Mangoes !!
8. What is your favorite place to visit ? - My bedroom ? Haha !! No lah , airport ?
9. Are you photogenic ? - Hmmm , okay lah .
10. Do you dream in colored or black and white ? - Coloured lah , U think I zebra ah ?
11.Why do you take surveys ? - Bored loh .
12. Do you drink alcohol ? - Sometimes but I don't like it .
13. What is the most beautiful language ? - Haha !! Body language ?
14. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep ? - Yes !! Nice wat .
15. WHAT do you like MOST ? Sunrise or sunset ? - Sunset 'coz time to sleep mah .
16. Do you want to live 100 years ? - No way !! Don't want to have sagging boobs !
17. Is good grades important to you ? - Ya ! But can never achieve it one lah .
18. When you watch movies at home , do you like the lights switched on or off ? - Off , I love darkness !!
19. Do you believe in magic ? - Magic ink ? Hmm , maybe .
20. Do you like to watch cartoons ? - Okay lah . Magic Schoolbus especially . :D
21. At what age did you find out that Santa Claus wasn't real ? - Never really believed in him .
22. Do you write poems ? - No .
23. Do you snore ? - Breath loudly sometimes when I'm damned tired but snore , no complains yet .
24. Do you sleep more on your back, front, or sides ? - Sides .
25. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler ? - Can I say Silky Terrier ? Had them all my life . Ha !!
26. Are you basically a happy person ? - No . Sour as a Sng-buay . :(
27. Are you tired ? - Ya lah !!
28. Did you drink anything with caffeine today ? - Ya , how U know ? Diet Coke leh .
29. Did u eat ? - Of course lah . Overeat some more . :(
30. Do you get along with your parents ? - Sometimes yes , sometimes no . Why ??
31. Do you like anyone now ? - All the time . *Sighzz*
32. What do you do when you're sad ? - Eat ! And overeat !
33. What do you need most now ? - $$
34. What song are you listening to now ? - At this moment none lah , want my patients to scream at me ah ?
35. What are you craving for now ? - Roti prata . Thanks to Sammy !

So bloody cold tonight . But itz not raining leh . Hmmm , think the maintenance people are trying to freeze us alive . Can U imagine , I'm snuggled IN a blanket AT the nurses' counter . Too lazy & frozen to get my jacket from my locker . Hee !!
Sighzz , I hate night shifts ! Be it 1 night or 3 nights . I just like the $ that comes with it that's all . Not that it's alot to begin with but better than nothing mah .
Anyway , see , what goes around comes around . Haha ! Did I get that saying right ? Well , I just happened to make some ball-ball lanterns for Sister S. the other day and she's so delighted with them . Happen that she's on night also tonite and she came to thank me while doing her unit rounds . Not only that . She went out of her way to specially loan me a special mattress for one of my patients just because I mentioned that my colleagues were unable to get any from the whole hospital . So nice ! And she personally brought it over from her ward somemore . So paiseh . So U see , the world is really small . U wouldn't know who's help U may need one day , so better make more friends and less enemies . Ya lah !! Will remind myself lah !
Gosh , 4 more hours !! *Wails* :(

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Memoirs .....

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Caught Memoirs of a Geisha with Sushi yesterday (20/01/2006) night . Nice !! I mean , there was not much of a happy ending but the cast was beautiful and the props and settings were .. like .. wow ! Make me wanna visit Japan and busk in the beautiful scenery myself . *Sighzz* Anyway , as I was saying , the actresses in the show were so pretty , in their gorgeous kimonos .

Can't say much for Zhang Ziyi (Sayuri) except for her lovely but artificial greyish-blue eyes . Cool ! Like what they say in the film , it's like the element of water . And I particularly like the little girl , Suzuka Ohgo , who plays young Chiyo . She's really got potential and she's really pretty . I would die to have a daughter that pretty . WITH the greyish-blue eyes of course ! Haha !!

Then there's Michelle Yeoh (Mameha) , who's like the plainest geisha in the show . Quite unfair 'coz she's quite pretty but she doesn't get to wear superb kimonos , just plain ones and her make-up is not that nice . Hence , lotsa people , including me , thought that she was some 'retired' geisha or some geisha trainer from the trailers that we see . Hehehe !!

Finally , there's the lovely Gong Li (Hatsumomo) . Phew !! I must say she's really so gorgeous , AND bitchy ! Haha . But she appears to be kindda drunk most of the time .

& Ken Watanabe (Mr. Chairman) is the male lead in the movie . Just amazes me that he can maintain his cool , handsome-y looks over the years , while waiting for young Chiyo to grow up . Hahaha !! Maybe Botox & face lifts already existed then ?

Anyway , some characters in the show have really unfortunate screen names . Dr. Crab , Pumpkin , Chairman ??! What sort of names are that ? Hahaha !! The audiences were laughing hard when they heard the names .

By the way , before I caught the movie , I was having driving lessons right ? It was hilarious as usual with Allan . With all his jokes and endless banter . But the best thing was , he allowed me to drive from Ubi to Tampines . So happy !! Really felt as though I've gotten my license already and can legally drive everywhere . Like real only ! Hahaha !! Anyway , we nearly got lost in Pasir Ris 'coz Allan was not that familiar with the roads there . It was damn funny lah , I tell U . Allan was beginning to get worried but we finally got out lah . Imagine , we even drove past Downtown East leh ! Hahaha !! Keep thinking about it and I still wanna laugh . Juz hope that he managed to get out of Tampines after dropping me off at Century Square shopping centre loh . Haiyoh , tat cute old man , ah , really gimme AMI sometimes . :D

Well , 2 hours++ more to go before day 1 of my night shift ends . *Sighzz* Still got 2 more days !! *Wails* I hate night shifts !!

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Triage Course Over ...*Sobs*

Friday, January 20, 2006

2 days passed by so quickly . Too quickly lah . Gonna miss the nice and funny A&E staff . Really enjoyed my 2 days at this course . Very informative and practical loh . The trainers were really good and experienced in what they do . *Pweet* Really admire and salute them . Not easy at all being an A&E staff . I can NEVER do it loh . Wif my pathetic abilities and limited brain power . *Sighzzz* Envy envy .
Anyway , I really concluded . For stupid me , as long as I pay attention in class , I don't really need to study much to pass my tests loh . Hahaha !! 'Coz I went for facial & dinner till 11pm++ yesterday and didn't look through my notes at all . But I managed to pass my MCQ test today !! Haha !! Thanx to the endless tips from the trainers , I managed to get quite a decent score of ..*drumroll*.. 39/40 !! WTF ?! Juz 1 more pathetic mark to a perfect score . Sorry trainers , I've let U guys down . :( This is the 2nd time it has happened . Short of 1 f**king mark to a perfect score . Damn ! I'm juz such a loser .
Anyway , going for a shower now , then off to meet Allan for driving lessons . THEN , meet Sushi to see Memoirs of a Geisha . Haha !! Yippee !! :)

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Roster .....

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Ranz's Roster for January 2006
Monday to Sunday (16/01/2006 - 22/01/2006)
Mr , DO , A , D1 , D1 , N , N .

Monday to Sunday (23/01/2006 - 29/01/2006)
N , SD , DOr , Ar , Ar , Mr , M AL .

Legend :
M - Morning Shift
A - Afternoon Shift
N - Night Shift
SD - Sleeping Day (Ya lah !! Sleep sleep !!)
DO - Day Off
r - Requested
D1 - Triage Course at A&E 0830hrs - 1700hrs (Yippee !!)

Gosh !! Gotta work on 1st day of CNY . :( Hopefully like wat Sister A. says , if the total number of patients is low , I may be able to claim my PH29/1 . *Prayz hard* Shitty to work on 1st day of CNY mah . Haizzz..

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Yeahh...!!

Saturday, January 14, 2006

It has FINALLY stopped raining . For 2 days to be exact , in Yishun at least . :D Finally my clothes can get abit of Vitamin D . Hehehe !! Well , sounds meanie , but I kindda miss the cool weather , and why did the rain just have to stop totally on my day offs ? Pffftt !! Oh well , consolation being me being able to go out without carrying an umbrella . Ha !
Well , nothing much these few days . Just went to PINC after work on Thursday evening to have my toes fixed . Pretty !! Dunno why , but I just love dark red polish on my toes . Kindda match my clothes which are mostly black . Yeah , dowdy , gloomy , boring , whatever U call me but I just love black and anything dark . Hehehe !! Makes me look thinner I guess ? :p
To Eileen - Thanx for the lovely pedi and for helping me get rid of my 'ouchy' in-grown every month . You're the best !!
Anyway , I blew $330 to renew my pedi package . But kindda worth it lah . Afterall I'll go for a pedi monthly wat and they're having a promo now , so wat the heck . $330 for 10 sessions , plus 1 free session & plus 1 free bottle of Nailtek Foundation . Cool ba ? :D Feeling satisfied . Hehehe . Today (14/01/2006) , visited Gong Gong (grandpa) , Ah-Ma (grandma) , Great-grandma , other grandma and Uncle C.S. . Haven't seen them for quite a while . Almost half a year liao . They're all residing at the same place now . :D So it kindda made the visit easier . Just gotta do some climbing to the various units that's all . In case U all are wondering how come they are so lucky to be 'staying' at the same place , well , they're all in the other world liao lah . And the place that I went to visit was actually Bright Hill Temple at Sin Ming lah . Gotcha ? Wonder where they all are now ? Especially my beloved Gong Gong . Miss him lotsa . Just looking at his photo on his urn and thinking about him brings tears to my eyes . Especially when I think of how he dotes on me with his little ways , the way he calls me "little goat" , our Khong Guan Tow Sar Pows etc.. , gawd , I really miss him ++ . *Sobs* I'm not wat Mum always says I am , okay , an unfilial grand-daughter . I know my Gong Gong will always understand and forgive me , one . It's not quantity time that matters , but rather QUALITY time that we had , and I know that we did .
To Gong Gong (wherever U are) - I'll always , always miss U . Till we meet again , okay ? *Lotsa love*
After 'visiting' , we (Pa , Ma & I) went for lunch at Peach Garden at Thomson Plaza . The
tim-sum there was quite yummy and the service was VERY good for a chinese restaurant . Hee ! But it sure was costly . $80 plus for a few dishes that weren't very filling . Luckily we had 15% off 'coz of some Citibank credit card thingy . Hee ! Mum , U gotta thank me for getting 1 for U rite ? :p Anyway , starting to miss the egg tarts already . *Drools*
Walked around in Thomson Plaza wif Mum after lunch for a couple of hours . The place has undergone a tremendous change since my young young (ya lah , I'm old now lah !) days . Remember those times when Yaohan was still around ? Hehehe . Yep , *sighzz* , memories . Gone but not forgotten .
Hmmm , back to work tomolo . Shucks . :( At least I've got some things to look forward to next week . Like a facial at Bioskin , my Triage course and hoping to catch this :

Not a huge fan of Zhang Ziyi , but I gotta admit she looks quite good here . From the trailers that I've seen lah . And Gong Li ! Nice !! The costumes !! My gawd ! Hee !! More another time , k ?

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What the ... ???

Friday, January 13, 2006

Reveler Administering Naughty Delights and Intense Embraces

Muahahaha !! Crazy !

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Brrrr .....

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Itz so cold !! And it's raining AGAIN ! Hahaha ! Would be nice if I'm safe and snug at home . Picture this : Safe and snug at home , curled up in front of the T.V. , wif a cup of hot , unsweetened soya bean drink or Milo , and a steamy bowl of Chu Qian Yi Ding instant noodles , as well as pieces of piping hot kaya toasts from Ya Kun .. !! Waaah !! DIVINE !! Hehehe ! Very easily contented hor ? Oh well , thatz me . :)
Anyway , the medical team just completed their rounds not too long ago . A rather quick round I would say . 'Coz my patients don't really need any acute management , juz continue with antibiotics intravenously that's all . Oh well , life here IS exciting , eh ? Grrr..
Phew ! Juz wanna say that some interpreters earn good $ ! Dr. N. wanted one for Mr. M.M. and we had to get an external one 'coz his company refused to send one down today . Guess wat ? For waiting for 1 over hour and interpreting for us for less than 10 minutes , she gets paid $80 ! Phweet !! Cool ! Maybe I should go take up Spanish or Japanese or Singlish (??!) and do interpreting work on a part-time basis . Hahaha !! But I won't charge such an exorbitant amount lah , just $30 per session would be enough for me . Good idea rite ? :D
Yippee !! Going for driving lessons again later after work . Really like driving alot . And I'm hoping to get that bloody license soon . Next month to be exact . Sigh.. Rohani got hers over the weekend . *Envys* Wish me luck people .

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Damn it !!

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Your Career Type: Social

You are helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.Your talents lie in teaching, nursing, giving information, and solving social problems.
You would make an excellent:
Counselor - Dental Hygienist - LibrarianNurse - Parole Officer - Personal TrainerPhysical Therapist - Social Worker - Teacher
The worst career options for your are realistic careers, like truck driver or farmer.

What's" Your Ideal Career?

My gawd !! Nooo ..!!!!

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It's Raining , It's Falling .....

It's raining AGAIN !!
It's been raining like forever leh . Well , at least the trees and strays won't go thirsty . :p
Anyway , slept like for eternity yesterday and today . Ha ! Weather nice mah . And it's my sleeping day and day off , post night shifts lah . Feel so rejuvenated now . Heavy head gone .
Best thing is , I'm off again tomolo . Hee !! :) Time for shopping and pampering .
Well , yesterday morning (06/01/2006) , went for breakfast wif Fah after night shift . Went to BK . Okay , quite yummy . Then I did wat I never did before !! Go shopping after night shift !!! Even though I was dead sleepy and tired . But I just had to do it . & I was glad I did , really . 'Coz Fah was like moody or wat , just had to buy something like tat . Hahaha !! So at least I was there to help give comments . Poor gal . Really not her usual self . Kindda sad and scared to see her like tat . Really , retail therapy helps when U're moody .
To Fah - I'm so sorry I can't stick around to have more crazy days wif U in the ward . Not my fault ah . Thanks to the bitch lah ! F**k her ! And dun worry , I'll always be around if U ever need me to . Dun need to paiseh , k ? AND , U deserve some1 better lah . :) Remember , Tomorrow WILL be a better day , okay . *Hugz*

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FINALLY ... Last Night ...!!

Friday, January 06, 2006

Ohmigosh !! I'm so darn sleepy ! Actually managed to stay awake the WHOLE night .
Wrote my usual reports , gave my endless IVs , turned some patients like hotcakes , changed 1 dressing (again ??!) , decorated the ward with some CNY decors , made some lanterns .. Duh ??! Yup , made some lanterns !! Ha !!
Anyway , me and my partner , Noorlina , did our chores in pairs tonight . Hahaha ..! 'Coz she thought she saw something , and I thought I heard something . Heheheh ! Freaky !! Last night jitters maybe ?
Meeting Fah & XY afterwards for breakfast in Tampines . Hope I dun fall asleep smack on my food . :p Really damn sleepy lah .
And yippee !! Going for a haircut with mum on Sunday . Pedicure next week . And 2 facials subsequently . Must look pretty pretty for CNY mah . Haha !! *Vomit*

To Kak Jam - Thanx for the fishballs , currypok & cheng tng . U're the best sia ! *Hugz*
& To Fah - Thanx for the delivery service . Kakaka !! ;D

Gosh , Zzzzzzz ..!!

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Second Night .....

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Second nights are hardest to pass . 'Coz U keep thinking about that sleeping day , which is so near and yet so far . :(
Anyway , at least this night is a MUCH better one . Really depends on WHO U take over from . Everything was pretty much in order , with a little added 'bonus' here and there . Haha !! 'Bonus' meaning small things that are thoughtfully done for me . Hee ! Really perks me up . Not that I look for this type of cheap trills U know , but these small actions really made my day , or rather , my night . Ha ! Thanks Miin Yih . *Hugz*
Anyway , have U ever felt the huge sense of consolation or rather , achievement , when some one actually learns something from U ? Hahaha !! Dunno about U but I'll get pretty pleased . Hee !! For a loser like me , it can get quite rewarding .
Yippee !! Realised that Sister A. scheduled me for a Triage Course in the next roster . Long overdue already . The best thing is that she actually remembered , after me just mentioning to her once . Phew !! Sister A. , U're the BEST , man . Really such a vast difference from the witch , whom U've gotta beg to attend courses . Anyway , to everyone out there , after attending Ward 16's party last week , I dun hate the witch anymore . The hatred just sort of evaporated when I saw her . She just seem to have that look of regret & resignation when facing me . How to explain ? I guess she must be starting to feel the loss , now that almost all her capable staff are gone or are going to be gone . Oh well , kindda pitiful now loh . K lah , I shall not be a meanie anymore . Shall not call her the witch anymore , okay , but Sister L. ? Happy ? Hahaha !
Gosh ! Still got 1 hour 15 minutes more .. *Faints*

Tomorrow really IS a better day ..

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First Night .....

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Shucks !! I hate night shifts !!
Still got 4 hours ++ to go . Blerghh !!
Bad start to my day today . Was about to dose off this morning when I noticed a missed call from the ward and an SMS from Miin Yih . Called back and discovered that ALL they wanted was for me to clarify and answer an idiotic question by Dr. N. !! *Faints* I hate it when people start calling me up just for stoopid issues ! Damn it !! Now I know how Sister A. feels when we call her up for silly things like taking AL , to talk to brainless people like Dr. N. about when an interpreter is coming etc etc .. My gawd !! It's her day off for goodness sake ! She's just being so nice to entertain us and I can sense quite a number of times that she's getting pissed off also . Not easy being a manager and NOT easy working wif some people !! Grrr !! Bite me !! Really need to get things off my chest , wat !
Then , I was stuck in Tampines Bus Interchange for almost a good 25 minutes 'coz of some bloody roadworks in that area ! Some idiots are always digging and digging at the roads there . Never seem to end . F**k ! In the end , I reached my ward at almost 20 40hrs !! So late !! :(
Arghh !! Then , the best thing was I received my patients in quite a mess !! Really , the way some people work .. is like shit !
- Mr. A. complained that he has not been turned the whole afternoon until his senseless limbs actually felt numb ! Haha !! I actually laughed when I heard that 'coz he sounded really funny . Anyway , I flipped him like a pancake and he was happy after tat .
- Then Mr. T. was soaked in his own saliva and one of his wounds was oozing and leaking ++ as usual 'coz of some stingy fella scrimping on dressing products . And I dunno whether anyone noticed at all that he was either leaking pee or he shitted fluids but his diaper was damned soaked , right up to the back !! My gawd !! It had to be there for quite some time 'coz his whole ass was like a soggy prune ! Gotta change everything lah ! Not that I mind the process but I'm just utterly disgusted that people can fake ignorance and just act nonchalant about it . Gosh !
- And as I went around giving IVs , I noticed a number of burettes carelessly hung and their clamps left unclamped until the fluids actually backflowed , leaving some air space in the line . WTF ?!
All those and not to mention empty water jugs & used Milo cups left everywhere . And I shall not emphasise on the horrid passing over . Make me sound like some bossy drill mistress ! WTF ?! I'm used to being the bad guy anyway . Go complain lah ! Go cry ! Whatever ! But before U do , think carefully ! I've worked a fairly long time in this bloody job . I may not know totally what is right , but I know definitely what is wrong , okay ?! Sue me , bite me , whatever , I dun care anymore . Maybe it's good not to care for once , not to get angry , then maybe I can lead a happier and carefree life , just like U rite ?! No worries , no responsibilities , no CONSCIENCE !
Pwahh !
Then bloody Sister K.L. 'pre-warned' that one of us may be deployed shud there be mass admission to a certain ward . And my pen ran out of ink . Shit !! What could be worse ..??
Anyway , all my angst aside , I discovered a nice new show on TV last night . It's called Grey's Anatomy . Some medical show also . Like a cross between E.R. & Scrubs . Nice !! Will try to catch it weekly .

Oh well , still counting down my hours .. :(

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Year 2006 Resolutions .....

Sunday, January 01, 2006

1) Have better skin & hair .
2) Lose more weight , to keep it less than 60kg , or even better , 55kg .
3) Stay healthy & maintain zero MC . ( Would be 5 straight years then)
4) ~~Get my damned driving license .~~
5) Learn make-up skills .
6) Be more involved in sports . (Sammy , helpp !!)
7) Try to save at least $200 / month .
8) Keep credit card bills < $500 / month .
9) Bring parents out more for makan .
10) Keep my room clean & tidy .
11) Be happy , happy , happy !!
12) Be positive at work till I can get outta this freaking place & job !

Check check check !
Come to think of it , I've never really drawn up a resolutions list before . Ha !! Issit too late to start ? Well , better late then never .
Just wanna be a better person , especially a better daughter to my parents and a better mother to my babies (??!) . Hahaha !! Ya lah . Juz realised that I haven't been a good daughter my whole f**king life , so I better start being one , or else I can't imagine the amount of bad karma I'll bring over to my next life . Kekekek !! Yikes !
Anyway , I suddenly miss my mummy very much . Hee !! Little girl mood . We haven't have the smoothest of relationships lately , thanks to my obstinateness (got such word meh ?) . But sometimes it's her hurtful actions and words that really drive me to my wits end and to the edge of my sanity . Really ! Itz tat bad . But I hope things will be on the mend in the new year . *Prayz hard*
Love ya mummy !! *Hugz*

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Roster .....

Ranz's Roster for January 2006
Monday to Sunday (02/01/2006 - 08/01/2006)
Mr , N , N , N , SD , Ar PH25/12 , DOr .

Monday to Sunday (09/01/2006 - 15/01/2006)
Ar , Mr , A , M , DOr , A AL , A .

Legend :
M - Morning Shift
A - Afternoon Shift
N - Night Shift
SD - Sleeping Day
DO - Day Off
r - Requested
PH25/12 - Claim PH for X'mas PH lah !
AL - Annual Leave

Anyway , an interesting fact for U to note , an insight on nurses' allowances :
Morning Shifts :
- NO allowance . (Air is YUMMY !)
Afternoon Shifts :
- $2 (To buy Kopi , ONLY ?)
Night Shifts :
- $3 (To buy Roti ??)
- Plus $40 per weekday night .
- Or $55 per weekend night .
Pffftt ...! No wonder I'm so poor !