I am glad that I've always been able to have a very united class. Ever since Pri School to secondary school to diploma and even my advance diploma. And from this year onwards, 25 may have been marked for all 42 of us as our gathering day.

Friday was our last day of school. And it was the worst day of the 8 months. Everyone was so reluctant to end the course as we have make ourselves too comfortable with everyone around us 5/7 over the past 8 months. We struggled through all the thick and thin in school, and none of us wants this day to come.

I am proud with the things that I've contributed to my Geron. With the slides that was shown during the research seminar, made scrapbook for Mdm Kumari and Ms Kang, and i have also created a montage for the whole class that was played on Friday and teared the whole class. Last but not least, organizing a BBQ party at east coast park after our last day of school.

I am really touched by how united 42 of us were. I've never encounter such teamwork in my life and im grateful my i have now. The day that everyone of us teared so badly. This feeling is hard to be described. The heart drop feeling of departing with the members who was once so united. Photos were taken without the fingers leaving the shutter. All we want is as many photos as possible, to remember what we all have been through. (And now my FB wall is flooded with geronies photos.. :) )

From the start of the course, I've created a FB group for the geronies and it's now gonna be there forever. Well I hope FB will not close down like Friendster, so that geronies will keep going on and on. Photos will be up on my next post. Promised, and I'll keep my promise.

Mummy preferred practical stuff. She never like to receive flowers on her special day. And I often needs to brainstorm on what to buy for her. I was surprised when we saw that she still keep the handmade card that we made for her when we were as young as 5 years old. Very touching.

This mother's day, I decided to give her something much more practical and useful. And with what she received, I saw the wide grin of appreciation. Mom was happy with the design of her new gold Buddha necklace, which was something very valuable for her.

She told me, 'I want to wear this everyday. Just like my kids are always with me.'

So I told her, 'Just like I'm always wearing the silver Key that you gave me on my 21st. Ever since, though I'm no longer 21 years old, I still want to keep wearing it...'

I love my momsie.. :)

although the management in peacehaven nursing home gave us all the bad impression, that residence are the ones who made my day.

it's my last day attaching at peacehaven, and it was raining heavily in the noon. I saw her massaging her arms due to rheumatism. I went to sat beside her and started to massage for her. she turned and looked at me, with the widest smile on her face, with the watery eyes.

she stretched out her arm and started massaging my arm too... it was the kind of bonding that we were having and I wished I could freeZe this very moment. it was just a short 20mins, I know she appreciated my care feeding her during her meals time, fetching her back to bed and accompany her keeping her clean.

when I'm leaving the ward, she shook my hand, and kiss my hand goodbye. for the very moment, tear rolls down my cheek. this is the very reason why I took gerontology. elderly makes me smile, giving them the extra care, understanding them makes them happy, and in return I'm happy for them too...

I'm gonna miss my Nana's...

After so much of complains about school, and making lots of comment about how dread it will be to go back to working life, I guess I just have to adjust to changes. BUT let me continue to whine... (it's a form of ventilation!!)

I called back to ward yesterday because the ward posting for advance diploma is out. I was eager and worried to know where I will be posted to and decided to ring up ah phuah. To my horror, I will be posted to a ward that I have never imagine myself to be in. It definitely makes working life even more dreadful when I comes to think of it.

For every area that I am posted to, I never mind the work load. Yes, maybe I'll complain about how busy it will be and how things are not going smoothly. BUT I have never imagine myself into a ward that will be politic. Well, I have not start working in that ward yet, so I should not jump into conclusion. But friends who are/ were from that ward are struggling and with negative comments.

I'm gonna be a service nurse. I'm gonna be posted to the ward neighbor to used-to-be-my isolation ward. Yup, I'm posted to the paying class ward-ward 78. (kill me stat..!) I'm gg to an A-class ward and it's not what I like at ALL. I won't get to see the elderly that I've seen these 8 months. I won't get to do things that I'll be happy doing. Maybe I need to adapt, and my adaptation skills sucks.. So let's see how I'm gonna die in that ward.

Actually one thing I like about 78 is that they are multi-discipline. Personally preferred working in multidiscipline area. So I'll get to see many different things. Well, will I survive my 2 year bond in w78? or will I surrender and pay my bond and leave sgh for good?

let's see...

PS: I'm having my twin sister with me to w78. I hope we both will survive through, going through all thick and thin w her... all the best, mizah..

I was attached to 'Home Nursing Foundation' for this week, and today is the last day... It's been an enjoyable posting where we get to visit different home. SN Chua is posted to Woodlands, Sembawang and Yishun, and for the past 4days, these are the places we've been roaming. I get to see cases, different wound dressing to be done. Basically when patient discharge back home, and they cannot manage on their own, they refer to HNF. So the HNF nurses will help with certain task every week.

Mizah and I really experienced the tough ship of being a HNF nurse. Besides the miles we walked to find houses, the amount of workload a day is not little. We will routinely help SN chua to carry her bags of equipment and even helped her with those complex cases. Getting some hands-on and it can be fun. We also get to assess the living condition of the pt, see if pt is able to get any subsidy from AIC. Indeed an eye opener for us.

Well, I'm glad I took up the course, seriously. Learning french can never be done all alone. It definitely need someone to speak to you as often as possible.

Started my first lesson of french with er's accompany. It was just first day and we had learnt a lot. Our teacher, Barbara, a french, started off with all french and minimal English where all of us have to guess what she's trying to say. Then I realized that it was a good choice of knowing at least the basic french before attending a basic french course.

I have no idea whether there will be any exams by the end of the 10weeks course, but after yesterday, I guess I'll be a good student and keep revising.

Barbara told us, there are about 15,000 english words that are actually french. And it is a very common language spoken in Europe. So the next time if I visit the European countries, if the people there doesn't know English, at least I can speak french to them. :)

I'm struggling with gastric pain almost every month. And during premenstral period, I'll experience hyperacidity. This time, the feeling was worst!

Had a real spicy steamboat 2 days back, and yesterday, my gastric threw tantrum on me. Diarrhea up to 7 times, with a jelly aching body with a severely painful gastric pain. It felt worse than the time when I got myself admitted. Seriously felt like rolling on the floor. And having attachment in the day care centre, i can hardly participate with the elderly. I felt like im weaker than them.

The taste of sour and spicy are my favorite. And I guess it's time to forbid them. I know I need to control myself now. sigh..

A lot of things to do.. Well, at the same time I'm enjoying my attachment days. I'm doing scrap book and scrap cards for both Mdm Kumari and Ms Kang as a gift from the Geronies. Also, I'm doing a montage for everyone in class that needs to be played on 25 April (last day of advance Dip). I'm rushing out of time...

Needs to collate many photos and needs a lot of craft work. At the same time, I'm going through attachment at different areas, travelling everywhere. Just done with a week of attachment in IMH psychogeriatric ward and next week I'm going to New Horizon's day care centre at bt batok.

My french class is commencing on coming Wednesday, super excited. And I'm really packing my schedule tight.. Squeezing every minute of my time doing what I really love doing.

Have been travelling quite a bit. Went to Desaru and heading in to JB tomorrow with siwei and sis.. it's shopping time. Bought my tickets to Krabi also, and should be flying somewhere in September. Life is all about enjoying. Seriously.

I really wish I can have sometime to share the photos here but I'm so packed to do so. Time being please refer to my FB and I'll post it here soon when I've got the time.. till then....

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Not gonna mention much about exams and stuff, since I'm having a great full weeks off school and before attachment comes, I'm gonna enjoy every single day with my cliques.

Went for manicure first thing when our exams ended and had myself a nice blings*. Have been in love with star dust lately.. Headed to hard rock cafe for dinner and for Kumar's night. It's the best choice to do to laugh our arse off right after those stressful period during exams. The clique went on to USS and today we are having our 3d2n chalet at National Service Resort Country Club. I'm so excited...!!!!!!

Not forgetting my Desaru trip with my Royal family this Friday. A whole week of fun and I'm seriously having a lot of photo uploading to do.. Do watch this page closely....

It's gonna be a 5 weeks of attachment after this week. Heading to IMH, st Luke's, Peacehaven NH, and following the HNF nurse with home visits. I'm so glad that Geron does not have any on-job-training. We will be having fun in nursing home with the old folks while other courses are going back to their respective hospital and start working.. Something good about Geron. :)

I will missed my clique of geronies. Though we won't get to see everyone during the attachments, but our weekly weekend date is definitely a must. Gonna enjoy the last few moments with all of them. Seriously the people who put in pieces of memories into my advance diploma journey. They complete my journey.

it's been a looooooooong time since I sat down calmly in front of the desktop, uploading photographs of the shots I did for the day, selecting those photographs and post them on facebook and blogged it at the same time.

I did it for Facebook but it's really long since I showed it up here. (Anna, stop being lazyyyy!!) I can't wait for Monday, cause till then I'll scream for freedom!

The clique has decided on manicure and pedicure together at 2pm. And shopping and the dinner at Hard Rock cafe followed by Kumar's night. That's first part of my one-greatly-appreciated-week holiday post exam before the stretch of attachment comes.

Can't wait for the chance to snap all the memories. I miss my DSLR super badly. And it's time to fill in my collection very soon...!! :)



PS: Last paper has always been the hardest to manage over the years I've been in NYP. Coming Monday will be my final paper EVER taken in NYP. All the best to me and myself..

Im in the process of preparing for my exams. Schedule of fun are packed into my one week break before my 5 weeks of attachment starts, and before saying goodbye to advance dip.

Everything is so fast. Looking back, 8 months is left with 2, and it seriously ending. (Hate it, hate it...!)

Shall go back to continue my revision...

Like what it was called, 'French is a sexy language', and that was the reason why I picked up french. I self-learnt basic french when I was 16. Gotten few books to learn, downloaded apps in my iPhone to listen and follow, and always hope to go into 'French Alliance School' to learn the full french.

And happen this morning, groupon sent me advertisement on French Classes from Cambridge. Without hesitation, I signed up for it. It was as cheap as $9 per lesson, with a certificate by the end of the course. I'm excited to go for french classes! Dead excited.

Well, I'm still hoping I'll have companion to go with me, cause I've not known of any friends who wanna pick up french..

PS: mercier is a french surname. :)

Lately I have been his private personal assistance during his work. Helped out at his workplace, and managing his calls for him. Actually his current career is moving me to help him even more. To quit being a nurse and help him as his personal assistance sounds good. I wish I did not have that 2 years of bonding with sgh. So that I can quit at the end of the course to help him out.

Well, it's quite silly to think about it. I'll see how it goes when I'm back to be a nurse, and which ward I'll be posted to. Let this 2 years be in flying speed, and then to a switch in my career when he stablises his.

:)

4 yrs 4 month tomorrow. Have been a very happy girl these few months. With him around.. :)

Been to Punggol pretty often and seen the site of our future house. Excited max!! Can't wait to see the building build up.. :)

first thing first on a Monday morning.. 9am, practical exam.. health assessment. The scenario given to me was tricky but i was able to note out what system to assess..

I don't want to care how much I'll score, a pass is enough to make me jump around like a crazy girl.. ( I literally did that when I'm out of the exam hall). Thanks to my dearest partner, suzana, for sacrificing her chest for me to do drawings and all. Thanks to my beloved sister and boy for being my dummy. Those practices are worthwhile. thanks for all the bodies.. :)

So far the benefits of changing my name is that, I'll be the first for my exam. Cause my name now starts with 'A' and not 'H' anymore!!! And I can finally get this exam done over with and live with burden free while others are still struggling.. *wicked laughter*

I can finally focus on the written exams and my last few presentations. I can sense that I'm coming nearer and nearer to the end of the course. Somehow I wish time can simply stop now. Don't wanna be back to a nurses status so fast. As much as I whine how much I was bullied as a student nurse, the status still feels secure and protected, rather than being a certified nurse, bare and naked.. ( please don't think otherwise...)


nvm, face it, anna! Face it!!!
Jiayou....

It's been my 4th week with them in treating the hair problems that I've been facing. Hair fall, itchy scalp, and oil clotting my hair pores.

I've learnt a lot of hair care infos from them in achieving a healthier hair. Gonna say goodbye to all these problems soon. I'm glad to see so much of improvements to my hair. My hair no longer stops at the stagnant length anymore. But hair fall is the harder thing to treat now due to the amount of stress I am having from school.

I believe things will be better in months to come..

last day of exam was announced to be 9/4/12. what a good date to note in my organizer... I'm gonna fill up my days from 9/4/12 to 15/9/12 with meet ups, outings, photography trips, and lots of fun... I can't wait. it's gonna be a motivating thing to do...

have events all laid out every single day after exam to motivate me further during the struggling of studies and muggings for examsssss..

jiayous..!!

Well, it's yet another monday. It's week 20 of my advance diploma curriculum. Hoping for the next 4 weeks to be smooth and steady. Hoping the stress level will not crash me down into tears. Hoping I'll do just fine.


I've chose to play hard at the beginning to motivate myself further to working hard for the next 4 weeks. Anna, jiayou! Let's do it..

告诉你，不能怕!!!!!!

I've been counting down to many things this month. Some of it I'm so looking forward to, some I really wish it will not come...

Tomorrow will be my last day of my 3 weeks attachment.
Tomorrow night will be pay day (I'm so super broke..)
Saturday will be going to dolphin lagoon with boy, and then Mayday concert at night!!!!

Now comes to things I really hope it will not come..

Tuesday to hand up my attachment assignment. (seriously rushing it..)
On Friday when school reopens, SAQ exam waiting for me.
And directly following that Monday, health assessment for me.
And I have my research proposal presentation due that week and followed by the assignment.

A total of 6 exams coming up my way this march. And this is definitely the peak of my course. I'm hoping for a smooth journey next month. The most stressful journey I'm gonna go through. After which, I'm planning for a getaway in April during study week, because by then, all my exams will have already been completed, waiting for more attachments to come..

All the best to myself, it's time to start working harder each day.. (Jiayou Anna)!!

Thanks to sis, though the pressie comes 2 months late, it's still very appreciated...

Now I can sleep with my sexy icon.. totally dreaming abt her.. hahaha..


PS: currently totally crazily in love with her.. ( my sexy icon)

Happy Valentine's to all my friends, my princesses and my family... Enjoy today with your love ones. And especially to many, who's birthday falls today as well..

I wanna thank my valentine, who have been occupying me for the last 3 years and this year being the 4th year. My valentine has been playing hard, enjoying much, and working hard with me this 4 years. He has been an understanding and compromising guy who have received a lot of my nonsense, and still giving me his faithful love. And we both, have never thought that we will be able to come this far, slowly achieving the common goal in our life. Managing a relationship is never easy. Because it requires a lot of time and space for communication.

Thank you, my lovely hubby, for giving me all that I wanted.. I'll never find someone like you.. Do continue to work together and fulfill all our dreams together..

I love you, boy.

I'm the happiest girl on earth this weekend..


happy~~ sha la la la~!

:D

Boy picked him up today and we are on our way to service our baby.. And boy gimme to in charge of designing the interior. Time for shopping for our car.. :)

For the past one week of attachment, though we student were being kind of ill treated in some ways, it gives me a satisfaction in choosing gerontology as my specialist.

It's a very discriminating action if you actually made an advance diploma student do your junior work. When I say do, I meant not helping, but ordering. This was how we were being treated over the past few days. Staff in the hospital treated us like an extra hands to them, doing all the junior work so that they can laze around. Well, total disappointment. After explaining our objectives for our three weeks of posting, and messages were passed on to the managers in the ward, we received eyes and bad mouthing from some of the staff.

Well, i would love to help the staff in their junior work if I do not have a presentation at the end of the 3 weeks and a report of 2000 words to write. I don't mind helping if you asked me for, but never order us to do this and that when it's not our task. We were told to be firm and not allowing staff to bully us. I hope the first week made many realized Advance Dip students are different in job scope as compared to a diploma student.

Anyway talking about fulfillment, one thing I enjoyed during the first week was the exposure. KTPH has a geriatric ward where all the elderly above 73 years old will be admitted to. I am surprised by the amount of old-old patient, with the age above 85. Some were frail, and some were still as energetic. Talking with these elderlies can be so enjoyable, because they will start telling you stories about their past and the ups and downs they face daily in their life. Talking to them simply made me a happier person, reflecting on life while hearing their stories.

When we were taught about health assessment in school, I practice it on my elderly patient, I'll explained to then what I'm checking on them and at the same time educating them what is better to be done to improve their lifestyle. Everyone is an individual, who come in with different problems and have different daily habits of living. It's interesting to observe them one by one. And frankly speaking, I'm starting to love being a geriatric-trained nurse. It makes life for the elderly a happier moment. Because coming to hospital makes the elderly frown, but when nurses talks to patient and enlighten them, the smile on their faces are power of motivation. Eventually I felt happier seeing the smile on their faces. The priceless smile. That's my main objectives everyday for this 3 weeks...

:)

On my way to KTPH for my 3 weeks attachment now. Hmm.. Feels like back in diploma days. But definitely objectives is gonna be so much different. In view of the 2000 words assignment for this attachment makes me feels so dread. Seriously.. Case study with assignment. Best lah..

Nevermind, things will be good and smooth. Jiayou..

Being a 24 years old sagittarius, I'm sometime proud to say that my life was brought up to be independent. My mum used to taught me to go to the nearby mama-shop to buy her stuffs when I'm at the age of 4. When I'm primary one, I head to school and end school on my own. Distance from home to school was about 4 HDB blocks away, and a street to cross. I was brought up this way. I was taught to learn to be independent.
When I was older, still naive and tender (age of 12-13), I had a chance to work in my uncle provision shop and started handling cash and customers, with an uncle who trusted me and that was another step in being independent.
Till when I reached the age of 17, I started looking for my own part time job, as I wanted to earn for my own living, I reduce the times I reached out to my mum for money. And because I wanted and believe I should be independent to do it.

I started feeling the need to be financial independent when I entered polylife. That was then I totally stopped getting money from my parents. And even made my way to earn the school fees to complete my course.

however, a sagittarius will not be an independent animal when it comes to love. Imagine a horse who finally has its owner. The reliance and the thought of being independent will be diverted.

All and all, many changes have been made and overcome during and throughout this courtship. And I believe the Sagittarius is asked face independence in her life again. But this time round, her two-sided fish bf is gonna face it with her. This will be another big changes to my life that needed a lot of my compromise.

Hope things in career with be smoother for him to overcome the stress he's gonna face. For us, for our better life...

Boy's hard work was truly paid off. After so many years of looking for a decent job, he found himself a career that he wholeheartedly enjoy doing. Glad that within months, he was able to achieve his dreams. Every guy would love to achieve their own car. Which guy doesn't wish to own at least one car in their life?

Though I wanted a hunchback car so badly, and initially our thought was a Honda Fit/ Jazz, he picked this in the end. Payment made. And we are waiting for the arrival of his car.

Well, car is a necessity for both of us. Struggling so many years with public transport was a sore. We are sick of waiting for a public bus for 25mins and that 25mins can allow more things to be done. We were sick of standing in the bus or train, squeezing and to prevent tt from happening, we wasted our time waiting for the next available bus. Now this vehicle will definitely give both of us more personal spaces (especially when both of us are living 42km apart). I believe a cheap car to start up with will be good. We will both aim to work harder to achieve our dream car together.

Say hello to Toyota Altis in 2 more weeks or so.. :)

PS: this will be the exact car we will be seeing...

Someone is making me so excited talking about marriage plan...

It's the common topic for both of us. And I'm really excited. Though the proposal is not done at all, but we both know that, 'Yes, he/she is the one.' We did our first step by applying our 4-room apartment. In the mean time while waiting for the apartment to be done, the planning should all be nicely planned out. Wedding should be held next year.

I'm planning for an Aussie trip on our 5th Anniversary. (I need an early planning.) And give a ride on the hot air balloon. Need to recce for all the itinerary and all. I'm even more excited for that. Well, both of us have not sat on the plane going for long trips before and this shall be our first one.

Like what I used to dream when I was 17: Before I'm 25, I should go for a hot air balloon ride, celebrating the miles of going through 1/3 of my life, and it's a reward to myself. Therefore nothing stops me from gg Aussie this November. :)

The other dream was to be in a steady relationship with my partner for 5 years before its the right time to walk down the aisle.

These were dreams of me when I was still naive. But I have never thought that it will not succeed. I'm gonna do it this year..!!

Well, after 6 days of enjoyment, its time to switch back to study mood again. Knowing that exam is just next Friday, i really need to start studying already. No time to play anymore.

Today is the day back to school, due to no class, my hols is extended. Gonna be a good girl to stay home and study. No time to waste...

Happy Chinese New Year..!!!!

Happy dragon year...!!!

Wishing prosperity, endless happiness to my family and boy's family.

Wishing myself 学业进步,一帆风顺.

Wishing my boy 事业突飞猛进,发大财.

Hoping for a smooth, wealthy and lucky dragon year to both boy and I, the dragon adults.


发啊~!
发呀~!
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