Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012.

12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 52 600 minutes and 3 153 600 seconds.

All coming to an end. It’s been one heck of a year. A really mixed one to be honest. Had my share of good and of course, the bad.

 This is definitely one of the highlights of my 20 years of living. Underwent lots of transition. From the splitting of my parents, to moving out, and moving up from a year two student to now, a PRCP student.

 No doubt this is the most challenging year ever. I’m currently on my final attachments back at where it all started. SGH for 12 weeks and I’m coming into my 5^th week as I type this. Time has passed us by so quickly that the end of this posting will come sooner than expected. It’s so far, so good for me. Thankful for that.

 While I’m still on the topic of attachments, something I’d like to share with you guys. I find myself assuming too quickly sometimes. The ward I’m working in now. Came here for a week in the 2^nd year and to be honest I didn’t like it one bit cause bring a second year, there was still some time to afford to slack off and renal just wasn’t my area in the least interested.

 Told myself I’d never go back to that ward and prayed so hard not even PRCP cause I would hate the world if it happened. Well, things changed. My perspective changed over the course of the year. So when I got posted to the same ward for PRCP, I was initially discouraged and pretty much in a denial state.

 5 weeks in, I can safely say that my perspective of tis ward has changed, for the better. Love the place and also, the staff. Very comfortable here. Everything is going to be smooth from here on till the end, God willing.

 It is also the year for me to remember that a side of me was out which I’m not in the slightest bit proud of. Shit happens sometimes. This particular “moment of shit” in 2011 was the “all-time low” moment for me. The situation at home and the stress from school at the same time just was too much even for a happy-go-lucky guy like me.

 The major silver lining in this was discovering the true friends who stuck through it all, from the start to the end. You guys know who you are!

Can’t be more grateful for everything, really.

 The year that….(affairs of the heart should be kept private) Sorry!

 To summarize, glad that the year has come to an end. 2012 is in just a couple of hours. Already know what’s the plan for the next calendar year, NS being the most significant one. The year that I’m gonna enlist. Also the year that I turn 21 years old.(I feel old!)

 Graduation, NS and hopefully, you as well.

 A year of fun, sadness, lessons learnt and pain. Thankful for every bit of it. A year of making new friends and ‘not renewing certain friendships’.

 Thank you 2011 for the good and the bad. Here’s to another year ahead.

There is no such thing as a year of only good things. Just one heck of a year.2012, bring it on!

As The Rock would say, BRING IT! Happy New Year everyone! 

Us Against The World

New month; this calls for another blog post.
What’s everyone been up to lately?

Life’s been falling into place for myself.
Can only thank Allah for that. Hope life goes north from here.

Currently “unemployed” by that, meaning that I am free of clinical attachments for say, 6 weeks till the PRCP arrives. Stoked for that but for now, I need my rest.

Just ended my geriatric posting. By geriatric, it’s referring to the elderly. Definitely different style of working though it’s still under the nursing profession. Plus I got to work in a non-hospital environment. First and last time that I am posted to a nursing home.

It was no doubt, the most awesome 4 weeks of clinical posting I’ve had in my 3 years in NYP. Right now as I’m typing this out, I think back on my time back at St. Joseph Home. 100% regret-free.

Nevermind the fact that I have to travel from Bedok to Boon Lay five times a week; most of the time standing in the train to or/and from work. The fact is, the residents there made it all worthwhile. Yes, the travelling is a bitch but the elderly there was a silver lining.

To be honest, I actually had initial thoughts of quitting nursing for good but after a few conversations I had with the residents there, it became clear that I won’t have a better job waiting for me out there plus I think this is my calling.
Talk about a change in perspective!

The truth is, I really miss them and I can’t deny the fact that 4 weeks passed by so quickly that I wouldn’t have mind another 4 weeks there.

6 weeks of break now – lots planned but how many will actually materialize?

To all those in school, work hard! and those other final year students on postings, where got time?!

Shoulda Woulda Coulda

It’s been some time since the last update.
I’ve got lots to update on but frankly, I do not know where to begin.

Let’s just start with the exams.
It was once again the most difficult time of the semester
and having 3 adult nursing modules (2 of which I only tapped and go
for the lectures) and not to mention sociology and management modules which were extremely boring to a huge extent.

All those late nights, stocking up of caffeine and the sacrifices from gaming or extensive internet surfing not to mention, the fasting month which made reivision much, much harder in the day.

It all didn’t come down to nothing – got a couple of As and Cs
and no doubt, my GPA did go up quite a bit and for the last minute
preparations and laziness during the semester, it was a job well done.

Huge thanks to all the study buddies and I hope you guys are happy
with your results as well cause we worked equally hard!

Next, got my OT/ED posting to let you guys know on my experience (more for those who’ve yet to go for theirs) Two words – FUCKING AWESOME!
To summarize, I managed to scrub up for an orthopedic case and ED was the better posting in terms of learning opportunities.

Working in the emergency department in the future? Not sure about it but I’m not ruling out the possibility of it happening though.

Lots more to update but I guess this is as far as I go.

Blogging this from my new place. A new life starts here.
It’s been a great 15 years living in Pasir Ris but good things come
to an end. Loving the new place but it’s still in the early stages of unpacking and it’s about to get a whole lot tiring from here.

Looking forward to my geriatric posting this coming week.
Will update soon…or later than that