Meet the Parents

I have stopped updating this blog for so long that when i finally decided to re-visit it.... i simply couldn't rem my password! n i was nearly locked out of my account for trying 10 times(sounds like the ATM). Anw i still couldnt rem it & in the end had to reset my password.

I'm miserable in paeds. I dislike everything about it.. the patients.. the dept.. the procedures.. the PARENTS. After my 1st week there, i have sworn never to go back there. i'm not going to waste the rest of my life trying to appease every other parent who lodges a complaint when we fail to show up the second they ask for you(and that is while we are on call & barely surviving). Nor am I going to get OCD like everyone else.

The only good thing is i stay so near & i get weekends off unless i'm on call. Then again, i would much rather repeat CGH GS all over again.

Merry Xmas

Xmas was sad this yr.. usu celebrate xmas eve with besties.. but this yr i spent it being post-call & completely shagged out.

but guess what? im on leave ! yay. i think i really do need some rest.

it's time to start reflecting on my 2nd posting.. now that it's officially over for me. Many have asked me why i chose CGH GS when i stay miles away. plus it's probably the most xiong GS posting among the rest of the hospitals(but obviously i didn't know when i chose it). Well i kinda made the choice when i did my 1st posting there as a Yr 3 medical student. It was a memorable posting with great tutors & CG mates.

I must admit that I initially regretted my choice when i started work there. Things are different when u r the HO & not just a medical student tagging along. Tutors whom you thought were nice/harmless then are completely different when they become your bosses. It came as a culture shock to me in the 1st mth mainly because I was previously from GM, where everyone is generally nice. Suddenly I was thrown into this world where i can get scolded multiple times a day for things that are usually trivial..

Now that i'm leaving the department, i can safely say... i'm still glad i chose this posting. The tough calls & scoldings have made me stronger( as gw my 2 time partner says.. we are strong, not like other pple.. weak). Though the bosses are more quick-tempered than their medical counterparts, I did enjoy working with most of them.. my fav team being T5.. although my weekends were completely burnt for the 6 weeks i was there.

ok enough of reflections.. i know nobody's interested. haha.

Goodbye CGH, Hello KK.

但愿人长久?千里共婵娟

Amidst my CGH GS misery, I actually went back for MAF this yr. Havent gone back in a few yrs.. mainly because i felt old & out of touch the last time i went back. Only went this yr because JJ family asked. haha. actually felt q nostalgic there.. saw our huang cheng ye yun books(my yr!) on sale & i still rem how to sing some of the hc songs. But we are indeed old... hardly saw anybody from our batch..

took a pic with Sharon Au! haha tot she was in Japan? She's v friendly!

Changing over

Returned my staff ID, access card, HP/charger & scrubs today after one of my fastest Sunday morning ward rounds. Heh q happy with myself cuz i rounded alone & still managed to end early plus help the other side with changes by 10.30am sharp. One of my MOs remarked yesterday 'You must be very happy lor.. finally leaving TTSH GM.' Actually despite how we're always complaining about the computer system & ****** who r always doing everything else(or not) except helping you, I still liked the posting overall.

Gonna miss:

1. Going across for lunch eod. ok la, not tt often.

2. Keeping our fingers crossed that patients won't come in at 4.55pm, then happily going home at 5pm.

3. The MOs. Really lucky that i had very friendly & competent MOs throughout the posting!

4. The consultants. 3 out of 4 my consultants were non-GM. Everyone was nice in a different way. Eg GE consultants tend to have faster ward rounds & more kopi sessions; GRM consultants like to update the family om.

5. The 'peer support' lunch/dinners with fellow HOs. Believe me, this is v impt.

6. Having SIP students. They were really a big help! esp in doing the ecgs at night. Then again, tink i will have GS SIP students soon too. yay. haha

Going over to CGH GS cm.. really hope tt i will 'love' it as ry promised me. i'm on active call 1st day of work!!

不能说的。秘密

finally caught this e other day! i realise that watching movies/lunch or dinner gatherings nowadays r getting v impromptu for me.. gotta seize the day when u r not on-call or post-call. Pre-call is plus minus, cuz u r having pre-call blues & cant stay out too late anw.

But i digress. Back to Secret. I loved it! as expected. thought it was overly-romantic in e beginning.. but the twist was great.. the story is kinda like a mix of good plots from different movies. It did seem abit like watching a prolonged mtv though.

Rating: ****

不管我们能不能再见面

不管你会不会忘了我

我只想告诉你一个秘密.......