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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Just reached home not long and decided to type this entry before another week starts again.

Woke up around 9am (although i slept at 4am last night) cos i have to gather information for my project before meeting my coursemates for discussion in the noon.

The moment i get out of bed, i could feel that my body was aching badly, with bruises on my palm, butt and ankle =/. I could hardly lift up my hand straight(especially my left hand). Then, i realized that i should have apply some zam-buk before the bruises become visible. (Didn't feel any pain straight away after those falls) As a result, my speed of dressing up was 2 times slower than usual as my glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) hurts. In fact, the pain radiates all the way from my shoulder to elbow.

Suffered those bruises due to my stubborness--> That's why prevention is better than cure. Had gained nothing but pain. Then i begin to PROMISED myself (in my heart) to take care from now on. DRINK MORE WATER and no more late nights whenever possible.

My project meeting was cancelled. Two of them cannot make it. Sigh. We don't really have much time left. Anyway, it's alright as my parents are going down to Parkway Giant supermarket to do some last min Chinese New Year shopping. They have lots to carry so i thought of sacrificing my revision time to go with them to help up. My dad says GIANT has more varieties and its cheaper.

It was SUPER heavy. I meant it. My brother and i swept away many good buys (with discount) and we were pushing 2 trolleys. That's how much we bought. Nearly $200 in total. I was not the one paying but decided to chip in $50 in the end.
Dine in at Parkway Parade Thai Restaurant as it was relatively cheap for a buffet. Upon reaching the entrance, we realized that it cost $2 more per pax than the last time we went. However, since it was our original plan, we decided to go in anyway.

Went to shop for some clothes for chinese new year (although i don't really like to try on clothings after my meal) But time is limited (CNY is just 7 days from now)

My first stop was G2000. Tried on a white boot cut pants with thin vertical black strips. Not bad but on second thought, i decided not to buy it after staring at the price tag for around 10 seconds. LOL. $59. "JC, you are saving up now, please do not buy on impulse, wait for the sale and control yourself", i told myself.

Next, went to a store called "The Station". Saw one black blouse which looks quite nice. It was those translucent lacy kind, with a piece of black spagetti strap beneath. Was thinking that it could be quite suitable to wear to work but it was not cheap as well. I was quite reluctant to buy although the salesperson had told me to get 2 and i will be entitled to get the second piece @ 40% less discount. Sales gimmick again. $65 for just a small piece of cloth. I am not going to buy it.

I was so thankful because i went to check out on another boutique called "2 Shy" (which is also my last station). I was kinda attracted by the name of the shop and i made my way in. My eyes was glued to one particular white dress which i thought was really nice. It's one of those baby doll kind. White was my favourite colour all along as i think it symbolizes purity and peacefulness.

Without further hestitation (even forgot to check the price tag), i went into the changing room. Woo, REALLY nice. Overheard a guy who told his gf that it looks very nice on me and he asked his gf to try and see whether she can achieve the same results. Haha.

Too bad, the last newest piece was taken by me. The gal don't wish to have the last piece hanging outside.

Also bought one black and white polka dot tube cum skirt from the same store. Polka dots is the trend now. Anyway, it can be worn either as a tube or a skirt which cost less than 25 bucks. When worn as a tube, one will need to wear a tights or a slim jeans underneath.

Soon after, my family and I made our way to the taxi stand. Super long queue. There were not many cabbies coming in at this hour. Then, my dad suggested walking further down towards Still Road to wait. Those shopping bags were really heavy and arms were aching.

Finally, managed to flag down one taxi after about 40mins of waiting and walking. (never knew that shopping can also be so tired)

I was quite satisfied with my purchases today. Cheap and nice. Never buy on impulse. Even if its really nice, look around first.

Mood: Tiring but satisfied

{ 11:55 PM }

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

It was a hectic day today. Took a day off yesterday, ended up doubling my workload. I wasn't surprised. However to my disappointment, my work for the day was not covered AT ALL. Anyway, i told myself i am not going to pick up the bits and pieces and so as a result, i focus on a fresh list of patients admitted today.

While i was clerking one case for my patient during my ward rounds, i realized something is written wrongly in the case notes. Patient's age was written as 87 years old. However, as written in the case notes, patient was ambulant, communicative, with no previous serious co-morbids. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, IHD was all that was written. How could it be. To prove myself right, i went to the ward cubicle and took one quick glance at the patient. Patient was well, sitting up right, doesn't look like the typical 87 years old.

Guess what, patient's year of birth was 1930. It should be 77 years old. Omg. I went to verify with the admitting consultant and he was quite angry with his MO. He said that i was quite observant as this was not the first time i have pointed out mistakes. Previously, a date was written wrongly.

Though all these were not really a serious issue but i do hope that doctors can spare that extra min to be more careful. Another incident: One patient was clerked at 11am when he had actually admitted since 6am in the morning. Reason from the doctor: Too busy. DUH. -_-

My job is to intervene between the doctors to promote patient's recovery. So far, there are a number of them whose cholestrol and blood pressure were stablised after at least 6 months or more and were discharged. It brings a smile on my face as there is a sense of satisfaction. We do everything for a purpose.

Doctors are so fond of concluding patients with hyperlipidemia with no lipid panel results on admission. How would they know patient has hyperlipidemia without results. Even if they got the results by whatever means, please kindly attach it in the case notes for easy reference. For sometime, this had caused a serious problem to me. I wonder how many times i must remind them or how many doctors are needed to be reminded. To make things worse, once this happens, i will have to instruct the nurse or doctor to get it done before patient goes home and this is a fasting lipid. Most patients have already eaten and all i can think of is to request from the lab. (hopefully, they still have some blood samples of the patient) These are all very unnecessarily troublesomes.

Just to share: There is one patient whom i speak to over the phone today. His LDL (low density lipoprotein) was 3.7 (normal range should be 2.6 or below). I called to check with him whether did he control his diet (as advised by me earlier on) and take his medications regularly.

He assured me that he did take his medications regularly, together with a strict diet ever since he was discharged. I didn't believe him. To sound him out, i try to "scare" him by telling him that if that's the case, probably the medicine doesn't work on him, and i told him to come down to the clinic next week to see me so that i could titrate or increased the strength/dosage of his medication.

He sounded reluctant when i added on to remind him that medications will have side effects and increasing of dosage is definitely not going to be positive.

True enough, he had no choice but to admit that he has been eating alot of "junk" food during the past weeks. LOL. I gotta nag at him for a while before he promised to be good. He better be good, cos i have given him a date to come back next month to recheck again. If his promise is creditable, it should reflect a postive LDL.

Babes and dudes, pls be good. Ultimately, we are what we eat. =)

{ 10:34 PM }

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Finally got the chance to stay at home in the daytime during weekdays. Not working today.

Unfortuately, i still have to woke up early in the morning for a test. Was rushing as usual. (in exchange for more sleep) Grabbed the muffin that i have prepared and eat it along the way.

In the first place, i wasn't quite hopeful about the outcome. Still, i tried my best to attempt the whole set of questions despite much anticipation. Duh. Attempt failed. Think i got 6-7 mistakes out of 50 questions for the actual round. For the trial round, i got 41 out of 50. As long as there are more than 5 mistakes, it is considered fail. Sian 1/2. Anyway, don't wanna talk about it. =X

While i make my way down the lobby after the test, i bumped into Jessie. Apparently, she was here for another test. We were schoolmates in primary school and became classmates from Sec 3 onwards. So coincidence that we were currently in the same course now.

After some small chat, we headed out to our own way. One of my friend jio me for a movie, however i just don't have the mood for any. (i may just doze off in the cinema and waste the money)I am really very tired ever since i started my part time studies. It wasn't easy. However, i feel quite proud of myself when my colleagues commented that i can still remain so cheerful or energetic despite everything. (they knew my work issues) How i wish that someone can be as understanding. I didn't voiced out to my family as i don't want them to worry. It's also because i feel that we can only receive opinions like: "If you are not happy, find a new job etc.." which normal people would have already know it. It is only so much that others can do. I feel that advices are only reminders cos we are already aware of it. (jus that it is hidden in our unconscious mind, known as the id), diverting our attention when things goes wrong. We have to do something to help ourselves ultimately, most importantly, decide for ourselves.

Tho unwillingly, I decided to do a quick shopping for chinese new year and since it is a weekday, i reckon there won't be many shoppers around. It was also a good time to shop as i have been busy with school and work 24/7.

I headed down to bugis village as the clothes selling there might be cheaper. (wanted to save some money) Disappointed that i couldn't really find any nice ones that i like.

Guess what? When i thought i have given up and that it's going to be an empty/wasted trip, i found a dress which is called the "itchy" dress from Outfitter. Wonder why it is called this way tho. It's a silk dress which has an authentic vintage look. I find it quite nice. Woo.

Finally, had some Hakka abacus along my way home.

{ 3:54 PM }