the end of my first week of neuro placement at repat. all the rumours abt the nasty supervisors have not come true...YET...i guess they are just trying to make things easy for us...let us ease into the placement...then when we are all feeling comfortable and happy,they jump in with their harsh comments and ruin it all. just thinking abt that makes me wanna hide in my quilt and never come out...
saw 2 patients this week. one with parkinsons disease and one with stroke. the parkinsons patient is really nice...and it's a pleasure to treat him. the other patient...well,he's probably one of the more complex patients i've seen...because 1) english is not his first language 2) his stroke affected his ability to articulate his words properly 3) he is depressed and doesn't like to talk. so basically,i'll be there, talking with a big smile on my face "How are you today, Mr X?" and his reply would be a blank stare, then mumbling something intelligible or italian (i can't tell the difference...) and my supervisor is telling me i have to persevere, cannot give up..must keep trying.
well,when u are so tired that u dun feel like talking, try being forced to talk to someone who doesn't understand most of the things u say,and u can't understand most of the things he say.
it's not exactly the kinda social situation i wanna be in. but i dun have a choice...so as my supervisor says,"Gretel, PERSEVERE!!" argh...
well, 2 weeks since i'm gone from sunny sg. weather here getting from bad to worse. tomorrow's gonna be a top of 12 degreees celsius. *shiver* right now,i am cold...kinda tired, a little hungry and generally just looking forward to tucking myself under my quilt and read my book..then it's sleep sleep sleep.
went to theresa's place today for lunch (theresa is a 2nd year physio student). she stays with her aunt, who made yummy popiah, curry chicken,tom yum fish and green bean soup. i was so full from lunch,couldn't eat anything for dinner. though i am getting a little bit hungry....then watched tomb raider-cradle of life with a few of the 2nd years (including dearez germaine). quite a relaxing afternoon actually...so nice to be with a group of people,enjoying good food and just chatting and laughing. though i did feel kinda out of place cos i am the only 3rd year. but overall,i had fun.
the not fun part was when we had to walk to the tram stops to take tram back. and it was RAINING!! so combine cold winds with rain. hence the title of this entry....on top of it, rain in melbourne always make me miss han wei even more.cos he loves rain in melbourne...say it's really pretty and romantic. well,if he was here, it would probably be romantic.but cos he's not, it was the complete opposite to romantic. it was pure TORTURE. argh!!
tomorrow got driving!! yeah,i've start taking driving lessons again. hopefully,by the end of this year,i'll get my P's..then can convert to sg license..then i can drive in sg!! yesh!! only problem..i dun have a car to drive...hmmmmmmmm....
ohh...my brother bringing home his new gf for dinner.called my mum just now and i could hear her grinning from ear-to-ear. finally he got himself a gf...thot he would end up marrying his guitar or motorbike :P can't wait to meet his new gf too. sighz..wish i am back home now...eating mummy's yummy food and watching TCS 8 drama serial.
"this is home,surely...as my senses tell me. this is where i won't be alone,for this is where i know i'm home..."
this year's NDP song...my fav NDP song too. i've missed 3 years of NDP liaoz...gonna miss it again next year :< after i graduate,i am definitely going to watch the fireworks for NDP 2006.
can't wait for the day i don my graduation gown and get to go back home...for good.
in the meantime,it's 136 days to going home for summer vacation. i'm counting down again....counting down to keep myself sane.
No comments:
Post a Comment