Sometimes, I don’t know why I do things, I do…

Just returned from winter camp.
I felt a surge of ‘spiritually-high’ but the take back message is, maintain the spiritual relationship with Christ.

Ok random
I was just thinking about an incident occured to myself a couple days back. We had a game of ANGEL + MORTAL and a Singaporean pastor during the camp. I felt home, well with the familiar singlish accent and anglican sharings. It felt as though Bernard came to speak. hee~
I guess nothing beats home. Even as I live in Perth for a while, I learnt to be independent and to take care of myself. I changed a fair bit, I think. I learn to move on in life, make friends from all over the world…..etc.

I think living at HOME has made me complacent. I guess for a matter of fact, the culture of ‘service’ has gotten people, ____. I hate to say it, but I guess I have to face it when I return to work. Oh well….there seem to be nothin I’m trying to bring across in this entry. Just let me rant. I will do fine .

Back to studiess!

Huat ah!

Emerald hill, Singapore

How did you spend chinese new year eve?
A. Were you at your granny’s playing PSII with cousins?
B. Having a simple meal with immediate family?
C. Dining at your in-laws?
D. honking away because you were stuck at the causeway?

Usually around this time of the year, major malls and business districts in Singapore would be really really quiet. The chinese will flock home for annual reunion dinner and reunite at chinatown for fireworks. Instead of reuniting with relatives, I was bar-tendering at a resturant. I saw many families coming togather to ‘lao yu sheng’.
‘Yu Sheng’ comprised of shredded carrots, onions, calamasi, cracker, cucumber, sliced salmon or abalone and yu sheng sauce. There, waiters will say auspicious words as they mix the salad. People watched with delight. After that, people stood up and shouted ‘huat ahhhh…’

The atmosphere was filled with excitment as people tossed the dish and spoke well wishes.

This chinese new year eve was quite a different one. My mother and I spent the night, serving customers. How eventful….

Back in Singapore!

@ Tiong Bahru

HEY PEOPLE

Scarborough beach

Ive not update anything ever since I’ve been in australia.
I shall do it now…

It is almost a month and two weeks, I ‘ve been here. I home-stayed at clarice’s aunts for four days. There, my aussie experience begins. I applied for a bank account, mobile phone…etc There are just so many things to be done. Well, the biggest problem faced then, was my class time table. Here, you schedule when you want to go for classes, what to enrol…I had great difficulty. Thank God, my course coordinator was so such a kind lady, she assisted readily.
I don’t know how I ‘ve changed having to be out on my own. I thank God for many random people who simply guide and walk me through these process. I felt that I adapted better than expected.
One of them, JK, I got to know him while I had to figure where to do time table. With his help, I settled most part of my time table. From him, I got to know two fab nurses. Belle and Joey. They taught me the art of cooking and the nights were much easier to pass with their company. We spent wednesdays in front of the TV, watching RPA- it talks about surgeries and patient care process, right from the beginning where doctors see patients till discharge. IT is simply exciting! I love that one. I love it when they do operations, somehow, kinda miss those days when I assist them, but then again, I’m learning to move on.’

It is real interesting to know belle and joey’s hostel mates. Two maritius boys who are chinese, so obviously, I spoke to them in the language. But, it turn out that they spoke nothing of it. They speak french.Cool eh

There is something about the transport system that I dislike. It is unlike from home where things are much more efficient. I miss SBS.

Currently, Im attending a church in South perth. Mission-oriented. Family based. Something that is so much of home. Also, I’m attending OCF, it is really wonderful to see their direction which is so much in accordence to the bible. Great. Shall stop here and head out for breakfast.

I miss the naan in al ahmeen.

10 things I miss of home

Summer has indeed come and not past… It’s so many days till I see my lovely friends in July. As much as I enjoy knocking on my roomies door and disturb them, I miss the people at home.
Oh well…Ten things I miss from home Big time…In no order………

1.Day surgery operating theatre
I miss it so much.I dreamt about my surgeons, I miss the blood, the bones, the anaesthesized children. I even miss the awful anaesthetist who screwed me in the past. I think about the days , I used to get scoldings from him and on my last day, I smiled brimmingly at him.
Today,there was a hand therapist who came to share, when he showed us the grusome operated hands, I miss those great days!
For some reason, I aspire to be a hand girl when I grad.

2.The food
I miss my tao huey zhui, Cheng teng, Black noodles, Nasi lemak, Teh tarik, Curry and naan, ondei ondei….kuehs…

3. The people
My bfffffffff, my homecell members, My little friends,My secondary schoolmate, My churchmate, My LJOY mate, My surgery bff, My polymate,Attachment mates HIYAH…
Don’t get me started..there are just too many of them.

4.Nus running court, Nus food, Nus megabites
Seriously, though I don’t study in nus, I feel so much at home there…

5.I miss the hospitals…
And I don’t know why…

6.LJOY kids
I miss J _ _ P _ _

7. The fast and furious lifestyle
I miss finishing the roads of orchard road within a day… The efficacy of service too.

8. Lim poh kiat
The teethless technician at the OT. He’ll always make my day by smiling at me and asjed if I’ve eaten that sort of stuff.He’ll charm me with him smile. OH Im so visiting him in July!

9. Hort park, black and white houses
It is just so lovely places,I love to visit…

10. Ah peks around kopitiam
I miss them too

Lets talk about yesterday

Last night, a couple of us gathered to celebrate YQ’s twenty first birthday. The theme was blue, people dressed in different shades of blue and the special cocktail was blue too. It has been months since this group of us last met. So, I was exceptionally noisy. I crap, ate and ate even more.

As we embrace the food and enjoy chatting about the past, and present. The sight of unfamiliar people do put me out of place. Is this a sign of growing up?

I don’t know what will happen tomorrow as this moment of fun and laughter goes by, I wonder if we’ll meet again. Two of my secondary school mate is planning to head off to UK. One is taking up french so as to live and work in france, B* is working on her tourism, Others started work and a few decided to head into local university. Our directions, aims and goals are different now. Once, we’re lost and uncertain what tomorrow may bring, now, we’re planning to be a good teacher, designer, nurse,  business woman, housewife? maybe.

Haha…On my way home earlier, I had a privillage of taking the front seat. I looked at the beautiful business district. This things are here for a reason. As much as I have now, I shall not take anything for granted. My pray is when work gets tougher and people turns cold, I ought to strive for the best. Because my life and time spent here is certainly by the grace of God.

 

ale’s sudden inspirational quote:

We’re here not by chance but for a definate reason.

 

*Ming hui are you doing well? Have you found a cure for H1N1?

Sorry, please let me rant about it

Sigh…

It gets really annoying when you have your heart settled down and things start to happen again. This are situations that really make you grow though it sucks when you have to go through it. I’m not talking about work here and I shall not fill in too much details. I just need some place to rant about it.

I can totally understand what _ _ _ _ has gone through in the past many years of her life. It really suck when you have to face such dilenma all the time. So much so that you become thick skin and defensive. The world can get really unkind when its all about human beings and their own interest. At least I have a God to set my eyes on. I shall just divert my attention to Isiah 38 now. Goodnight.

I dont care I must master the art of hand washing even if my skin peel and arm sore! I will do it! I will. YES!!!!!!!

100 days

Yesterday, I went for the last funeral ceremony. I’m glad these will come to an end.Gramps passed away three months ago. Yet, We have to carry on the funeral in lavish taoism style. The sight of paper mercedes, colourful paper buildings can be grandeur but after it turns into ashes, does it really reach the heavens and paradise? Im not sure about you but I do believe spending time with loved ones while they are living rather than putting a front when their body lies in the cold coffin. 

 

Personally, I do prefer to moan my lost alone.

Special day, Special someone

Happy nurses day to all,to whoever.

It feels kind of different when you are spending this day, literally in a work rather than party and those supposedly fun stuff. Unlike the past few years, student days indeed has come to an end. No more HS idol kadir singing ‘when you say nothing at all’ or Azri grooving to  happy birthday. Now, nurses day is packed with hectic schedules, complaining colleagues (Stethoscope hanger)  The worst thing is lunch came late during breaktime ! 

Well, enough complains… The day ended tiring but my evening ended on a good note. I met the surgeon whom I did my first operation with in SGH.  That eventful day will not fail to make me break into a hysteric laughter. My poor instrument handling, the ill fitting eye shield and his skillful stiching. Indeed now things change, I’m sure surgeons will not be too lenient with me. Urhh…fingers cross

Twenty Favourite Songs

20. The Corals* In the morning

19. The feeling* Never be lonely

18. John Legend* Save Room

17. Olivia* Fade away

16. Quietdrive* Time after Time

15. Adele* Chasing pavements

14. Radiohead* High and Dry

13. Nerina Pallot* Sophia

12. Chris brown* Say goodnight

11. Jason Mraz* Make you mine

10. Mariah Carey* We belong togather

9. Michael Jackson* Rock with you

8. Orsons* Aint no party

7. The click Five* Say goodnight

6. Just Jack* Stars in their eyes

5. Oasis* Wonderwall

4. LFO* Girl on Tv

3. The Fray* Venice

2. Ne yo* So Sick

1. The osmonds* Love me for a reason