Loose

Something is loose. And I can't help pondering about it of late.

It's like I've been hit by a truck, but maybe its time to move on... to something and somewhere that is more me. Need to find my footing and get myself back on track.

Like missing the pneumoperitoneum was bad. It's my second and no matter how obscure it is there's no excuse. I nearly killed someone. Literally! *gasp*

Had a weird dream last night. Haven't had such a vivid dream for a long time, someone tells me my dream is trying to tell us something *shrugs*

In all, I need to see more, read more, do more and yet do less at the same time. Tough tasks heh? :p

Annyeong haseyo!

Out wandering on the streets on Seoul, before chancing upon a unsecured hotspot where I can tap on... time for blog I reckon!

Sitting in front of a typical office block, here I am... with my thoughts wondering away.

I've arrived Seoul yesterday to attend an abdominal radiology conference where I'm presenting a poster. A big scam and coverup to score a trip overseas on the coffer's money. "Why not?"I thought!

My colleagues and I just finished our dinner reception and I've made full use of the free flow booze. My fave was the Korean rice wine. A touch of sweetness in midst of the ginseng flavour. Yum. Not forgetting the unforgettable numerous reds and whites I've had. Gosh, luckily we retired early, else it will be a re-run of Stanley's wedding all over again! :p

It is a good break... but what am I talking about? I've been outa town for most times since a month ago. I've been really making full use of my annual conference leave of late.

But anyway, what I really wanted to say was that I think I've changed. I'm different. I feel different. Maybe I've finally gotten out, maybe I've became more cynical. Maybe, I've been older and wiser. If there's been a trend on my recent blogging, it has definitely been far and less. I've come to the conclusion that blogging is a venue for those who seeks attention..... pffftt.... I don't care. Hahahaha!!!

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Alrite, for those who still pop by here once in a while... don't miss me! :p

Doctors = trained monkeys?

My first daytime call at NUH, and I got a teaser of what's in store for the next six months.

More specifically, how would my upcoming night call be like.

I need to jaga during the oddly hours between 4-6m while on day call, the phone starting ringing as the clock strike 4pm. NUH is the only hospital where the radiology department still have a say over the requests for scans after hours. The hot-blooded newbie interns flooded my phone!!! But this is the winner. An A&E registrar rang me.

"Hi, are you Dr Neo?"

"...yes"

"Are you the radiologist on-call?"

"...yes"

"Oh, hi... I am Dr blah blah blah......... ..... .....

...and he went on and on and on and on and on until the cow comes home.

I snapped. "What do you want?" I interrupted.

And then he finally spoke.

"Err... I want a ultrasound aorta."

"why? ...the patient had a renal bruit with a prominent renal artery on FAST. If you deem the aorta being non-aneursymal, why do u still want to do it at this god-forbidden hour?"

"....erm erm erm... errr... oh yah, I want to rule out AAA."

"I thought you just said the aorta is ok? ...and what does a prominent renal artery gota do with AAA??"

Then the is the long silence pause before I continued, "You examined the patient whom is clearly stable clinically without signs and symptoms of AAA. You did a FAST which the aorta looks good. Why do you want a ultrasound aorta?"

FWOAH!!!! ....how silly can they get? Are they doctors or are they trained monkeys?!

Quickie...

Alert level down to yellow, and my world is back buzzing.

I. Can. Go. Redang. Yay!!

The trip to Korea for the conference is back on the books too :)

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...of a different note, had dinner at ABC again with the orgasmic mango drink which is totally... orgasmic. I just can't help thinking about it since I last had it 2 days ago that I needed to fulfill my needs today.

Roped in a good fren and off to ABC we went. It was a good dinner, and the long conversation following was just as. As with the truth too. I guess it's prolly putting my mind down to rest finally. No hatred, no vengence, no bad feelings as I finally walked away with a smile on my face looking forward to whatever lies ahead. I remembered the good times :)

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Did I mentioned that I got a new netbook?

The ultrasexy HP mini 1000, laden with HSDPA so that I will be connected anywhere and everywhere in Singapore. Literally. More of a want than a need but I just love indulging myself for a change. Nothing beats pampering myself heh ;)

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And on the final note, new changeover date been fixed in a week's time. I can finally move on from TTSH... for the better or worse!

Orange alert

A short hiatus from work seems like a lifetime, with so many changes in place since I left for my dive trip at Weh. The hospital has became a fortress for one, with big brother watching with an eager thermosensor to suss out the slightest blip.

With the orange alert in full swing, changeover has been delayed indefinitely. I am stuck here at TTSH. My Redang trip in 2 weeks' time have been cancelled, and I need to report my bodily temperature twice daily and wear a suffocating mask... standard procedure for all staff returning from overseas, even though it's from a non-affected country.

Oh well, life's full of surprises isn't it? ...even more so as I updated myself on the recent blog entries. Worthy of a drama mama I'd say. Maybe it's a hope that went bad, maybe it's fate toying around.

Maybe it's just... life, which is often a bitch.

My heart goes for the little one. I prayed for her, for her to be strong to shelter the storm happening around, for her to get all the love she deserves, for her to still be the little sunshine she always has been, and to be the beacon for her mum.

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Now... where's my box of sunmaid? :p

Drama mama

Life is never fair, life is such for the drama mama.

I wish you well, and for the little one too.

Mozzie with bits and pieces

Almost forgot (blah!), my mozzie dive comp has been found.

APPARENTLY, I left it in the reporting room. Must be one of those days after gyming while on-call... I don't have any recollections about it, and I'm blardy sure I did not take a single drop of booze on those nights!!!! :p

Today's dive is great. Saw many octupussies octopi. The hghlight of the day being the Mimic. We were chasing it around for a good 20 minutes, but didn't manage to get it to mimic anything... darn. But it was quite a sight!!!

...and oh, did I mention the 95 minutes dive I did??? w00t!!!