Fantastic Friday


Texted KL to ask if he is free to come to Timbre with me but got no reply. Neber mind, I managed to grab the company of NW and KH and nonetheless, we did enjoy ourselves with drinks, pizzas, kebabs and laughters.
Oh not forgetting the 'live' band which played songs like Hooberstank, Maroon 5, michael buble, Oasis (wonderwall is my favourite!).......
I have been good to myself. Started with a mocktail called Shirley Temple and moved on to alcohol-based Blue Lagoon and Sakura.
Ice-blended kind of cocktails are my preferred drinks. For first-timer cocktail drinkers, I would suggest you can go for strawberry daiquiri.


It was pouring like hell that evening and yet the humid weather could still be felt even after the rain.

Timbre and deco

Pizza (seafood and herb)


NW's trying to check out his swallowing status with a glass of White Russian

After a few drinks, all of us starting to get abit wonky.

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Weekend bonus entry:

Just because I'm the last person who attended to her 4 weeks ago, she claimed that I've cut her too deep and caused a big wound on it.

The attending doc told the pt that it's because of her ulcer formation that has caused her blood sugar reading to be high.

Can someone please pass me a pair of stilettos so that I can give that doc a hard kick on his/her a**.?

Dreams



There are times when I got sucked into my dreams that I hardly could wake up when the alarm clock goes off in the morning. The moment I was awake, I could sense that my body is more weary as though I've not had enough sleeping hours.

My assistant nurse had a weird dream last night. She was woken up by her hubby at 4am as he couldn't understand on why she was 'renching' in her sleep.
Somehow, on the day before, we had this case of ultra- super- duper smelly feet with ulcers. The smell was so hideous that I even had the door opened during treatment (with privacy ensured).
Now she was trying to figure out whether could the bad smell had caused her having a nightmare instead.
Ho ho Ho.

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I'm still trying to remain my sanity at work ......

Missing you

I'm beginning to check out this websites for whatever reasons:

www.domain.com.au

www.realestate.com.au

With thanks

A very nice well-mannered ABNN patient bought us kopi and teh tarik when he came in yesterday for his consult.
Today, another boy who is in his teens bought for us famous amos cookies to say thanks for helping out his toe.


In the meantime, I'm trying to remain my sanity at work .......

I want!

I want to attend the LINKIN PARK CONCERT coming up in Nov!!!! I can imagine myself 'jumping' up and down at the show in Padang.

But I don't wanna jump alone ...sob*

My favourite track "Bleed it out" can be found on the latest album titled:Minutes to Midnight.
Very upbeat kinda song. I like it ; ) Good to wake those morning sleepyheads.

Somehow it also reminded me of the song 'black betty' by the Australian rock band called Spiderbait. Each time when this song come onto the radio, I would definitely keep nodding my head to the music tune even when I'm driving.(I still miss my little silver Echo!)
Sigh* If I ever do this in Singapore, I guess most drivers think I'm 'keesiao' (mad).

Another great aussie band from Melbourne called Jet with their songs "Are you gonna be my girl" and "Look what you have done" produced an excellent insight not just the rock but the roll like greats of yesterday.

Looks like I'll be missing Australia rock music for a while.......

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Joe (my ex-classmate) used to whack on his drum set at his garage. Too bad I can't play with his electric guitar. Well, me and Milly (the rotteweiler?)will just hop around when the music is played. Too bad Joe enjoys playing those 80s aussie rock which I haven't got the slightest clue on that ;p

Parenting

Never compare your kids with others.

It's annoying really.

Shoes saga

My dad has got an inflammed Haglund's deformity ( a bump that sticks out at the archilles tendon due to excessive pronation of foot) because he claims that his shoes are lousy or too small for him to wear.
Now he is asking for my help. It is not helping either for the fact he is leaving Beijing for a week tomorrow plus a sore heel.
I gave him some moleskin (anti-friction) plasters to take along with him for the trip.
For the umpteen times, I've told him to get the 'proper' footwear aaaaaaages ago and yet he refused to take my advise.
I don't know is it because of the chinese culture thing which the head of the family never listens to the youngthings or he's just being ignorant. I find it hard to sink in the fact that I'm back staying with family. The only 'worry' that I have while staying in Aust is to make sure I got my bills (electric,rent, phone,various insurances, car service fees...etc) to be paid on time. Now I gotta spread my worries on dad, mom and bro.
It's hard but I know I'll have to survive.

Did I mention about Dad's atrocious diet for lunch?
2 glasses of kopi plus laksa.

He has got hypertension and overweight.

I don't know how I can help him to see the value of health.

Apparently VN did came up with a good suggestion.....

Unbeatable

Em rang me up and asked if I'm interested to buddy with a special athlete for a 1okm Standard Chatered run this coming Dec.
10km ? will do.
That will be my next challenge since after 5km run for shape wasn't that too tendious at all.

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The only thing I hate about staying in Australia is their ever confusing tax system.


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Bonous weekend entry:

I was taking a bus back after I had facial done at Marine Parade. The bus wasn't loaded with many passengers anyway. I was standing at the exit door with another dude waiting for the bus to stop. The auntie in black has absolutely no patience at all where she was sorta forcing her huge tote bag ( reminded me of those si beh auntie version ones) into the tiny space between me and the scanning machine.The bus was jerking abit ocassionally due to several buses ahead of the vehicle. The auntie ,who was still persistent about getting her bag ' scanned', got me no choice but to tell her that "Hey Auntie, can't you just wait for your turn?"
I don't mean to be rude in anyway but too much of kiasuism is not good for your health.

I agree with Mr PM saying that don't make Singlish as part of Singapore. Singlish is avaliable only in the use of Singapore's context but not anywhere else in the world. My ang moh friends find it amusing using Singlish with the 'lars' and 'lohs'. There are some others may find it not applicable in their conversations, probably they just don't know how to use it. Again, I have no any intention of dismissing the use of Singlish. My suggestion is use it when necessary and under 'appropriate' circumstances.

how come my face feels so oily after facial?

A woman's courageous spirit


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22416536-421,00.html

If I'm the new mom-to-be down with cancer, I would have followed like what Ellice did. I don't think I'm capable to abort a healthy bub inside my womb even though I'm strike down with some deadly illness.

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It's goody Friday! Woohoo!!
But not much happening. Boohoo!!
What I need is a good rub on my back and some loooooooove in the meantime.

All -time- favourite hit


By Youssou N'Dour And Neneh Cherry

::7 seconds::

(with translation in English)

Don't see me from a distance
Don't look at my smile
And think that I don't know
What's under and behind me
I don't want you to look at me and think
What's in you is me
What's in me is to help them
I assume the reasons that push us to change everything
I would like us to forget about their color
So they can be optimistic
Too many views on rave that make them desperate
Let's leave the doors wide open
So they can talk about their pain and joy
Then we can give them information
That will bring us all together

Chorus:
It's not a second 7 seconds away
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
Nothing can move us, we should be moving
From the ones who practice wicked charms
For the son and the stone Bad to the bone
Man is not evil, even when it's born
And when a child is born into this world
It has no concept
The tone the skin is living in

Chorus
There's a million voices
There's a million voices
To tell you what she should be thinking
So you better sober up for a second


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbBSDE-Dywo


Catch the MTV on you-tube which was wonderfully produced!
The song was sang partly in French (i think) and had won a Grammy nomination in 1994.
In addition, this international hit reached the top 3 in many countries such as Germany, UK, Australia..etc
I love listening to it! Going to get VN to search this song for me and download onto my new Creative gadget.

The return of Mr ABNN



With his 'palm-to-palm', Mr ABNN couldn't thank me enough for the service provided.

Unlike the locals, who often lack in graciousness , can hardly be as humble as Mr ABNN.





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Flatfeet is wanted



Out of nowhere, the nurses wanted to recommend me a strings of guys ranging from their brothers and the docs.

But I like Mr Quiet and Reserved sort of guys leh!

Heh,I'm a hot stuff right now *sizzles*

Holidays smashed!

Now my holiday plans have been crushed. Don't you hate it when someone else wanted the days as you do when there are like 365days to chose from?

Music gets the best of me

I love to play Jazz music when I'm working. Try listening to the hospital's classic music. Every freaking day they are playing the same old thing. Even patients are not happy about it. Thank goodness there's a volume control system in my room to turn off those annoying tunes.

However, after a day's work, I would prefer to listen songs by Jason Mraz, Plain white Ts, The Fray (love their songs soo much), Lighthouse family, Hoobastank, Maroon 5, Oasis....etc Recently, I was thinking that if one day should I dress up as a Rock Chick, I would be singing this song by Stone Temple Pilots called 'Plush'.

Best discography songs belong to Sophie Ellis Bextor. I can boogie my bums throughout with her music.

Going on second best disco track on my list would be Sneaky Sound System (check them out on you-tube).

I got a new Lisa Ono soundtrack which I can play it at my workplace tomorrow!

Wheeeee!

LaLaLaLaLa...Lalalalala

When I was little, I'm an avid collector of smurfs. I would collect stickers of them, figurines, tshirts and not forgetting my smurfette comb.

These little blue things have been with me for the past 20yrs. Few days ago, I took them out to have their first bath.

Men


I had a dinner with a guy friend from my secondary school recently. I've come to realise that he can be labelled one of the most boring guys on earth. I mean, we've been friends for the past 10 years and of course I don't mind him as friend BUT he would be classified as a lousy bf category.

He has been constantly complaining to me that he hasn't found a suitable girl to date...etc..


Actually, he did went out with this girl for a dinner date. Throughout the talking, he realised that she may not be 'the one' afterall.

I almost yell at him for being so judgemental on the first date.

*sigh* Patience...I can't see any in him.


Neber mind. Since I'm considered as his good friend, this was what I've telling him at least from a girl's perspective.


" Ah Bee, you are too career focused. I know you want to make it big. Sometimes, you got to learn when to slow down and smell the roses. Don't just spend all your time entertaining your clients. Do spend a friction of time with your friends too (in regardless of guys or girls). * note: He has this thing against meeting secondary school girl-classmates."



Most people that I know doesn't seem to understand when it's the time to play, you PLAY. When it's time to work, you WORK.

When I was representing the school for basketball games in the early years with training 3 times a week, I would have to manage loads of school work at the same time. There's no time mucking around for other miscellaneous stuffs.

Anything can be done with proper time managment skills ;)




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About an ABNN story



I paid a bottle of Betadine (antiseptic solution) for this ABNN's wound. Poor ABNN didn't know he's paying the private rate for his treatment. How the employer treat the foreign ABNNs one? He already suffered so much pain before the op and on a week's MC, his boss wanted him to start work before the MC expires.

I told him that if the boss insists on him starting work before coming an end of MC period, I will call his boss and kpkb. And will also indicate that the liability is on him should the toe becomes black.

ho ho ho!

Have you?

What is it that you have changed your attitude towards me? If you are not happy, then just let it all out!

"Shout shout , let it all out. These are the things I can do without.
Come on. I'm talking to you , come on!" - Tears for fears

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A Small drama

Pa claimed that I've been an exceptional unfilial daughter in his eyes at least. The socks deal which I got it from Nxxx was meant for the disabled athletes. Honestly, I was proud of myself securing such 'deal' on the behalf of those athletes.
Pa insisted to have a pair of socks from the free giveaways but I refused to give him any.
So much that I've explained that most athletes are coming from poor family backgrounds, he shouldn't even have the cheeks to ask for it.
Nothing much I can do since he's been so pissed with me.
Vn has brought to my attention that most chinese dads can be upset if the daughters are giving away stuffs for outsiders instead for own family members.
She suggested I should get a pair for him in order to buy 'peace' at home.
I supposed that's the only way to pacify him.

Kinda upset sometimes.

What's cooking

::Friday::

Went out to Velvet Underground with a babe selling insulin and another one selling some kind of dressings. We took turns to buy drinks since it's 1 for 1 deal till 1 am.
Met a banker who tried to chat up with me. As far as getting to know guys in a club, I'm not really that keen at all. Strangely enough, I just don't believe in clinching a good catch at clubs. (or unless you are damn frigging lucky). A dark ang moh guy attempted to buy me a drink.I had to reject it politely since my gf already getting me 2 glasses of Vodka redbull. He was cool about it. Vn was commenting that if only he looks abit like Denzel Washington. Too bad he wasn't ! ;p

If only finding a Mr Right with a kind soul would be that easy, I wouldn't be hanging in the air for so long. So much for my study and career sacrifices made for the past couple of years, I suppose my social life only regain it's full swing till my recent return in Sg. I was dying to have my SOCIAL LIFE back while I was in Oz.

::Saturday::

Work as usual. Went over to meet M at Marina Sq. Had Carl Junior meal for the first time. We were volunteering our time with Nxxx store in conjunction with the Shape run. Spoke to SC and Ive asked if he could kindly donate some socks to the disabled athletes. And he did agree! I was overwhelmed by his generosity and kindness. At least for now the athletes can have some decent socks to wear during their sports activities.

I truly enjoy the perks and benefits being in this profession.With that, I'm able to throw those perks into good use for those people who are in need. Last year (while Im in Oz), Clarks gave me a free pair of children shoes for my' kid' to try on. Eventually, I gave it away to a pt of mine with celebral palsy. She was happy as a lark!

::Sunday::

Gearing up for the Shape run. Did 5 km with the disabled runners.Got on a short appearance on ESPN's sport centre. The main organiser has been rather kind to the runners where they can get to chill out at the VIP arena with media attention. The feeling of being able to run in the CBD area was sensational. Headed down to KM8 with a girlfriend for a swim. Checked out some stores at Vivo.
I did have a wonderful time.

Parents

When will they ever stop bothering about my stuffs?

I reckon they don't.

小时候的我 （上）

妈妈常说我很爱哭。
出去的是候，很麻烦。
由其在上车的时候，无援无辜的又哭起来。
呵呵。
想起来真的有点好笑。
胖突突的我，是不是讨人喜爱。


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希望，我的今天

我们人需要过个充满希望的生活。
一点希望，一点梦想，
就能让我们会觉得到生活的意义存在。
可能有一天，
我向往能跟着我喜爱的人过个简单又平静的日子。

Rude people

I had a request from a doc for an early appointment on a case of tendinitis condition.
While communicating halfway with a nurse, the doc took over the phone and asked if I could see the client within 2 weeks.
I replied that I need to check on the appointment first and happy to take down pt's contact in the meantime.

Check the response I got below:
" no need la, I think I am wasting my time here. Forget it.I'll send the patient outside"

I don't frigging care if you are big doc or small doc.Certainly, you don't present yourself with proper manners at all. Neither was I rejecting the doc's request. qu4 si3 ba4.
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Locals here seem to be too shy to use the words like "please", "thank you" or "hello".

Uh oh, I feel as though I'm standing at the cross-cultured junction again.