Oh.My.God!

So, this is gonna be one of the rambling posts..

It was a really long and tiring day for me. I was woken up by my granny at 5am telling me that she was coughing. I was really wondering what was wrong with her.. until I went to the toilet with her and saw what was in the sink.
She actually coughed out blood, the size of 50cent coin. And to my horror, blood started flowing out of her nose as well!
So i immediately asked her to go and sit down but she just continued washing her dentures and rinsing her mouth. I totally had to drag her out of the toilet man..
I got her to sit semi-recumbent on the chair and elevated her legs cuz she was complaining of dizziness.. immediately took her blood pressure, and boy was it high!
So I called my Mum and phoned for an ambulance and continued monitoring my granny and preparing things to bring in case she needed to be hospitalised.
Even though I was doing all those stuff and running about in the house, I was seriously panicking inside. Scared shitless. FML.

The paramedics came soon after, and this cute granny of mine saw them and blamed me for not informing her and allowing her to change out of her PJs. :/ then she started walking back to my our room and started looking for things. Seriously. I had to drag her to the bed or whatever you call it so that they could send her to the hosp.

The ambulance I called was from the Civil Defence. Apparently they only send people to the nearest hospital, which is KTPH (which sucked by the way) and my parents wanted her to be sent to TTSH instead.
But that couldn't be done cuz only privaate ambulance sent you to the hospital of choice.

So, we headed to K hosp unwillingly.
And honestly, I think the system at this hosp really sucked. And having a bad experience there last year where granny had the same problem didn't help either.
the last time she was warded, they could not really conclude the reason for the haemoptysis. and this time round the doctor said that she suspect it was the same problem. like "DUH'!
so we spent around 3 hours at ktph before they discharged her and we brought her to ttsh and started the whole A&E thing all over again.

And the thing about TTSH was that the system was much better, but the waiting time is OMG!
Well, although the A&E doctor wasn't really attentive when I told her what exactly happened (which my uncle told her off) but ultimately after discussion with the consultant, they decided to hospitalise her.
So, we went and did the admission paperwork, and we were about done by 12pm. However, there were no beds available!

So granny was moved to one of the temporary beds in the A&E while waiting for a bed. and seriously they are so short of beds!!! we were told that the waiting time is more than 8 HOURS!!! and it really was.
we stick around till 6pm where we finally decided to leave for home.
and till now she still hasn't gotten a bed in the wards.
Poor granny :(

So now, here I am, waiting for my hair to dry so that i can get some sleep. Good thing that my class is only starting at 2pm tml..
i really feel thankful for studying to be working in the healthcare profession. I was really questioning the doctor(s) when they were trying to 'bluff' their way throught trying to explain what was going on with granny. they had to really think through anything before saying anything. HAHA. especially with that crazy uncle of mine around. LOL.
and thankful that i did not panic too much and knew what to do before the paramedics arrived.
:))

ok. enough of my ramblings.
i'm really tired.
goodnight!

nothing much...

Hello Hello!

It really has been too long.
Just realised that I keep starting off with "been too long" for so many posts already cuz I've been continuously NOT updating frequently.
HHAHA
I should start to mean what I say and update EVERY WEEK!

hmmm..
now where should I start..
It's been so many weeks and so many things happened...
be it happy or sad..

FIRST!
Happy things!!
I OFFICIALLY CLEARED ALL MY CLINICAL ATTACHMENTS!!!!!!!! :DDDDD
all that's left is FYP and 4 more modules to clear and it'll be time for GRADUATION!
THAT i dunno whether to be happy or sad.. cuz it means that I would have to start work real soon... :'(

During my last attachment, I stayed over at my aunt's house.. and had lots of fun moments!
We went out for dinner, had late night talks and SUPPER!
also! the month of October and November is the time where many of my friends celebrate their 21st..
which also meant that I went to party and dinner sessions = I'M BROKE! T.T
Just in a short period of 3 weeks, I went to Fat Boys for burger, Salted caramel for ice cream, The Club @MBS for chocolate buffet, Pepperoni Pizzaria and Swee Choon !
OH SO SINFUL!
And so, as expected.. I FRIggIN GAINED SO MUCH WEIGHT!!!!
don't even dare to weigh myself now!

Pictures??? Nah~
Too lazy to post them here cuz my camera's not with me!

Sad things??
yeah.. there were a few.
the most significant one of course was that uber huge fight I had with my mum and dad.
and who led to the start of the fight??
MY WONDERFUL SISTER
not that im trying to push all the blame but she really screwed up this time..
she caused a misunderstanding between my parents and I.. which was the catalyst to the fight..
and somehow, it got really big,,
and many hurtful things were said...
I was really hurt by what they said
and really disappointed in them.
Although we talked it out, but i really doubt it's gonna be the same between us again :(

sorry bout ending off this post like this...
tml is the start of sem2 and i really have got to head to bed!
nighty night!

random.

Hey y'all!

I shouldn't be doing this now...
I should be studying and preparing for my presentation now..

It's been a really hectic year with all the attachments and assignments and projects to be done.

Many things happened... especially this week.
It's really bad. :'(
Don't even feel like ranting about it.

Anyways, there's so many things to blog about, but i'm too lazy + busy to blog about it..
Will update again after next thursday when i finish my presentation. HEHE.


This is such a random post...! hahaha

Suddenly miss having you around.. Why oh why am i still thinking about you???
Stop being dumb oli...

:DD

Hello!
I really need to stop being lazy and start blogging more frequently!
SO!
I SURVIVED 5 WEEKS OF NEURO ATTACHMENT AT NUH!!!! (barely)..
To me, that attachment was a NIGHTMARE, cuz inpatient, especially neuro just isn't my cup of tea..
Had so much trouble just trying to adapt to the in-patient environment that I almost failed this placement.. totally not good man! my grades are so gonna be affected.

However hard time I had during the placement, I did felt a sense of fulfillment when I see my patients getting better and better each day. When seeing them like that, I actually feel that all that sh*t I got from the placement wasn't so bad! Well, to be honest, all the scoldings I got was to help make me a better physio, so what more could I ask for right? Take in the scoldings and make changes accordingly so as not to make the same mistakes again.

I sure am glad that I have friends that cheers me up after a long and difficult week :)
Last Friday I met up with them (as usual), no DP this time..
Went Swee Choon and had a PIGGING SESSION! We ordered sooooo much food.
We spent a total of 50bucks eating dim sum among the 3 of us.. fattening ttm!!! Haha..
It was a dinner filled with laughter and tears from laughing too hard.
We left Swee Choon with very filled and satisfied tummies!

Then we met up again just a few days back, on my last day of attachment.
I met up with a friend prior to meeting them for dinner and oh boy, i find that dinner session awkward.
Ok, to my knowledge,it is common courtesy to look at the person when she/he is talking right? but this guy actually looked away when I was talking to him.. not even an eye contact.. rude much?? And I had to try my best to keep conversation going otherwise there'll just be awkward silence.. HMMMM...
even if you are shy, you should at least talk a bit more right???
ARGH! really can't stand guys like him.. :/

So anyways, the usual group of us went to catch a movie.. and they actually lied to me saying that we were gonna watch POSSESSION! wts! and tickets were bought already. I was seriously regretting ttm, cuz I really can't take thrillers/scary movies...
End up! they bought the tix for another movie -.-
tio scammed!!!
Movie was not bad.. interesting plot. though i still don't know what the title was. LOL.
Gonna end off here and blog again tml (if i remember) about the mid-autumn festival celebration i went to yesterday :)

BYE!

Preeti's 21st and Girls night out!

HELLO!!!

I got posted back to NUH main building already :'( I miss all my patients back at westpoint., especially that uber cute granny!!! She cried when I told her it was my last day there!!! :'(
Work and environment at the main building is sooooo different and that made be super super stressed up.
The patients there are so acute and especially at the high dependency unit, where there are more lines on the patients.. for the clumsy me, it is a really stressful environment cuz every step i take i have to be careful >.<

Anyways, 14 September was Preeti's birthday!
She invited us to her birthday party at " The Sentosa Resort and Spa" at the Garden Villa.
Nice and atas place, so I had no choice but to dress up!
Had to borrow a maxi dress from my friend! HAHA..
One thing I don't like about parties is that there would be awkwardness cuz the host would invite all of her friends from primary school all the way to university. So, everybody were in their own clique, and the birthday girl was hopping around entertaining everybody there. This party was no exception. Besides talking to my jc friends who went, there was nothing else to do except taking pictures.

Alrighty. Enough about the boring party. HAHA.

Yesterday, I went to catch a movie with RT and Larrison. 

As usual, I was late -.- 

Anyway, after movie RT and I had a GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

We bought a voucher off streetdeals.com for $21.90 for 3 hours of free flow drinks at the " Gourmet Bistro" at Hong Kong Street (opposite Clarke Quay central)

 I kinda like that place, good to chillax with friends and the food is not too expensive. Compared to this place, I think Timbre is kind of overrated. Service is good too!

However, it would be better if there were to be live band there!

Since our voucher was free flow of drinks, the guy at the bar kept giving us drink we didn't order.. HAHA. so the pictures below, most of them are what the person served us!  

Our Dinner! Teriyaki Chicken!

So Pretty!!

Polaroid the staff took of us!

More drinks!

This one is nice!

Pretty girl :)

It's great to be able to hang out with her and having her to be my close friend..

Good friends are hard to come by.. Thank god I have her! <3

Hopefully we can date each other sooon!!! <3

With Th.fridayclique.

(Retrospective entry, 31/08/12)

Hellohello!!!
It was a really busy and exhausting 2 weeks at my neuro placement with all the questions asked, along with my uber lousy theory on neurophysiology and anatomy. Am still struggling quite a bit since neuro has never been my strong point.

Anyways, there's nothing better than to end the stressful Week 1 of the attachment with nice dinner and nice company :))
Gelly, my clinical buddy recommended me this place for dinner.. *drum roll*
FOOD FOR THOUGHT @ Botanic Gardens
This branch is really huge and is located right next to the carpark, enter via Tanglin gate.
I wanted to go to the one located at 8 Queens street though, but majority vote was for botanic gardens, so well.. off we went!
DP drove around Botanic Gardens for almost an hour as 1.) it was dark 2.) we didn't notice 'Tanglin Gate'.
So by the time we arrived, it was almost 8pm.. and by then I was really starving!

without further ado, here are the pictures..!

My Basil Almond Chicken Linguine

Not very fantastic though.. it was a tad too oily :/

RT's Grilled Basil Pesto Chicken

This dish actually tasted not bad, but i guess that depends on whether you can accept the taste of basil. Cuz RT didn't like it and had a hard time finishing it.

Eileen's Grilled Barramundi Fillet

THIS IS NICE! plus it comes with some Ratatouille! Totally yummy :)

Definitely worth a try. :)

DP's Slow Roasted BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs

this is as tasty as it looks! But i think my photography skills didn't do this dish justice.. HEHE :P

It costs $20 and it's a really huge serving! DP didn't manage to finish it, leaving 3 ribs and the salad.!

Shared this Ratatouille with DP.

I'm not a very big fan of capsicon and celery, however they made this dish totally yummy as it had rich taste of tomato and the sourness is just nice. Plus it's only $4! :D

Red Velvet Cake.

Not as yummy as what my friend had described. was disappointed with how this turn out.. The cake was too dry, the only thing i like about this is that the chocolate on top just melted in my mouth..THAT'S ALL!

Generally the food was alright. Not really fantastic. I would rate this a 3+/5 I guess. 

But the price is reasonable and the serving is HUGE! I would recommend you guys to share it if your appetite isn't very big. 

Well, after dinner, the gals wanted to go look at planes, so we headed to Changi Beach!

It was a cooling and breezy night, with many planes flying over head..

But well, i got bored after a while though.

Plane flying closer.. I like how the light from the plane shines onto the surface of the sea :))

Now, Moving onto 07/09/12,

I went out with the same clique again to get present for Preeti, a classmate of mine in TPJC whose birthday celebration is coming up.

I wore my maxi skirt for the first time ever!

So, we went to Medz @ Orchard central for dinner.

Totally like the food there! 

I shall not say more and let the few pictures do the talking.!

Rosti Potato with Sour Cream!

Donfer Beef Kebab!

They come together!!!

I shared the above 2 dishes with RT and we couldn't finish eating them ( not cause they taste horrendous).. it was too filling!!! 

But it was absolutely delish! :D

Both items combined cost us $24! Cheap and yummy!! :D

Well, I did something dumb that night though.. I made a stupid bet I couldn't get myself out of, and had to treat them to coldstone icecream in the end..

I don't even know what they ordered.. :(  

I paid for this! :'(

OK! time to end off this freaking long entry...and start doing my work and head to bed ASAP!

It's gonna be a scary + busy + uber stressful week ahead.. :(

then it'll be preeti's birthday..

so there'll be more pictures to come.. hopefully.. haha

So, all the best everyone and goodnight! :D

It's been a while!

你好! It's been AGES since I last blogged. Been busy + lazy.
I'm having my 1 week break now before going for my 3B placement next week.
Being a third year student is really not easy. It's been a mad rush since the semester started in April, without any real breaks in between. This 1 week 'break' is not any exception either. Though it's a break, there's still FYP to do and things to revise for and also one assignment to submit before going out for the second attachment. :((  I ended my attachment on 10 August, following that had to study for tests which ended on last friday, Hence the long break from blogging. HEHE.

Anyways, just some updates on things so far...

Firstly!
I met up with 2 secondary school friends on 28 July (too long ago already!) Poh Ee and Wan Zhao!
Been ages since i last met up with them. We used to be so close, but I guess cuz of our schedules and some misunderstandings, we grew apart. But yeah.. we still do meet up every now and then.
So, we met up at Ion and went shopping, but I didn't get to buy anything though.. Had Ramen at the new shop at Ion (forgot the name!), It tasted alright, worth the price I would say. We talked and laughed and ate, chatting about random stuffs and being all nonsensical. kinda miss how we were like in the past :( but i guess some changes are irreversible, and human relations are one of them.
And here are some random shots we took~

Taking picture in the toilet~

With PohPoh!

And here's Ah Zhao~

3 of us! :D

And moving on,

My clinical buddies and I had an outing on the second last day of our attachment for dinner and to get stuffs for our supervisors.

We went Vivo city to hunt for things to get. HEHE. 

Walked around, joked around and talk cock. actually nothing much eh.. hehe

So, I'll just let the pictures do the talking. (not many pics of me cuz i loook too CUI! ). :DD

Adeline walking around..

Looking at biscuits..

was trying to take a pic with ade, but william photobombed!

finally a decent shot with her!

PT01 peeps.

Zino and I

And.. another shot with my clinical buddy!

And so, this marks the end of this blog post.

HAHA. Will try to update as often as possible..