On the actual day...

My close pals and I had already made plans to celebrate my birthday since the start of November. This year’s celebration will be fun and yummy (you will know why later on.). The schedule that follows, indicate where and who I go with for the “party” (Enjoy!):

07/11/05 -> 11-11-05 My colleague wanted to have dinner with me to celebrate our birthday (Both of us are Scorpios. His birthday is on 6th Nov and mine is on 10th Nov.). Too bad… he was sick so we postponed the date.

The food at Terra, Parco Bugis is very tasty and nice. He ate Seafood Carbonara. I ordered Sweet & Sour fish set. We waited quite long for the food to arrive and he’s getting inpatient. I said, “They have to catch fresh seafood for us mah.” But the two of us were starving le.

We always ended up drinking tomato soup as starters (coz’ there was once we ate at Delifrance. My appetizer was minestrone soup). The seafood set was cheesy and mine, the fish
matched nicely with the sauce (but it’s kind of salty). Lastly, I ordered Apple strudel with ice cream (actually I wanted tiramisu but apple strudel was a healthier choice). The apple strudel was warm. The contrast that it had with the ice cream tasted heavenly. It was so nice except that the “UFO brownie with ice cream” at TCC was better.


10/11/05 The truth is that I wanted to spend some quiet time by myself on my Birthday.

While I was doing some work, my boss pat me on the
back and wished me Happy Birthday. (I was so embarrassed. The TPN team sang the birthday song so loudly until everyone came running to see who the lucky gals were.)

Being the youngest in the pharmacy, I am looked after a lot. But sharing the same birthday as my boss… it’s so paiseh leh.

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I accepted my colleagues’ offer to go and watch ‘Just like heaven’. It was a romantic comedy. I almost cried because I was touched by the actor’s words (so sweet of him). Sigh.

14/11/05 Sijia and Siu Ling-jie thought I will ask them to eat at Crystal Jade Xiao Long Bao restaurant (I have never been there before. I just want to try the food and compare). I just love the xiao long bao at Ding Lai Feng (I’m not sure whether I spelled the name correctly).

I change the venue to Mache (never been there too) and again to Magic Wok (bcoz’ I invited more people and I have a Muslim colleague).

I tried out the tom yam soup. I kept on drinking water. My lips and face began to turn crimson (I can’t take hot & spicy food for the reason that I’m not trained since young and I got a sweet tooth). Hee ;p

They let me finish up the cereal prawns and lemon chicken. It seems like I’m the big eater in the group. Oops…

My pals know that I’m not a girly person even though I Keep long hair and sometimes wear earrings. Sijia-jie gave me Adidas perfume (it was a new fruity fragrance. I love fruity perfumes and lip balm). Siu Ling-jie -> Energy’s Final Fantasy concert DVD, TPN team (Noraizah, Jessi & Atika) -> an Espirt tee (it’s maroon colour. Eek! It’s the colour of my secondary school skirt. Diao…) Michelle-jie (pre-reg.) -> deodorant (xiang xiang de, coz’ I always say she xiang xiang…), flowery bracelet & a handmade necklace. Pearlyn-jie and Koon Mian-jie weren’t able to meet us. So both jie-jies owe me single dates. (Haha… please
don’t mistaken.)

15/11/05 I nearly watched ‘Just like heaven’ again with Fel and Samuel jr. I arrived late and Fel passed me Ribena pastilles. She said, since they are still students, they can’t afford to get birthday presents. I’m alright with that but the least… I replied, “you can get me a McDonald ice cream cone.” (My feelings were crashed.)

They were just joking with me. (I knew they won’t do that de. If not, I’ll really burst into tears.)

Fel gotten me a tee from 77th street and Sam jr. got an expensive duffel bag for me. The bag was nice except that it’s white. (I’m sorry, brother, to be complaining about the gift.) White is okay but I don’t know how to take care of it. (Hee… paiseh.)

19/11/05 I’m looking forward to meet Yan Zhen for lunch. We really are not fated to call each other. We tried so many times, then can get through. (Diao…)

We talked about ridiculous staff and patients. (Not trying to be mean but… some people are just… Weird!) She wanted me to guess what the gift is. I thought it was a make over of some sort. It was something similar to that. Let me give you a clue, we have to book an appointment for it de….

Itz really not good to have to work later in the day...

Itz been so long since i write anything on my blog le....

I can't really sleep well last night. That must be a bad omen about something. Haiz...

Today, i already have 2 extemporaneous cases that need to be made by our TPN lab. Thank god, my senior is now helping inside.
Got a stupid case of Phenoxybenzamine suspension again (i wonder why the doctors and the patients are against me or what)... Sigh!!!

There's so many things i have to clarify with the ex-Syrup Manager, Betty. No wonder she has to stay back to call the parents of the patients everyday.
It is my turn now.

Haiz... im so confused and irritated by that & also my poor stomach is not cooperating (ouch ouch...). Itz really not good to be working full time le... there's just tonnes and tonnes of work to be done... no life at all. Just WORK WORK and MORE WORK!!!

P.S.: I would nvr wanna be a pharmacist. Itz too troublesome and i dun like customer-service jobs.

Ouch....!!!

I was late for my appointment with the lab. The person was not able to find my vein to draw blood sample.

She asked a more senior staff who sat besides Huiyi at the reception. She poked into my left arm. She said my vein "jumped". Of course, it would. I would be the one jumping and escaping from the BIG needle. The spot had only a tiny dot of blood.

They had to ask the chief medical technologist to help. The uncle tied my upper right arm and kept on hitting the spot where the vein are located. When the skin broke and the needle entered the vein, my mind was thinking "why is it taking so long?" Then I saw the needle with the syringe. "Why the blood is black?" The med. technologist joked that I have a black heart. Right?! I’m not a 3-year-old kid loh.

I went back to the pharmacy with 2 button-sized plasters pasted to both my forearms. My 2nd boss asked what’s wrong. My senior and Uncle Hie laughed. Haiz… I am afraid of needles mah.

A tiny needle hole in my left arm->

Energy !!! Your fans will always stand by you guys de (no matter what happens, we will pray for you).

This is gonna to be about Energy Goodbye S'pore concert... that Fel and i went just now.

Itz in the process of writing and editing so itz... gonna appear in bits and pieces.

Plz view this later...

Yeah!!! Today I am going to Energy concert. Haha…

Everyone is very high and excited about the concert. Energy was half an hour plus late. We waited patiently.

They sang 2 fast songs ("Tian yu di" & "Hey you") to keep our adrenaline pumping. In the beginning, only Shuwei, Milk and Kun-da were dancing on stage. Then Ah-di came out, chained to a chair (just like in the mtv). At least, they arranged something for him too.
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Shuwei was so high until his voice almost croaked after he sang the third song. Milk advised him to drink more water. He must be stressed up. I mean who can blame him. He has to cover the lead voice and dance too. Poor thing…
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In the middle of the show, each one did a sole item. Milk started the ball rolling by doing what he did best. He cheographed and performed his special dance steps and took off his shirt at the end (the girls screamed, including Felicia not me. Of course.). Ah-di sang 2 un-plucked songs ("Hong dou" by Wang Fei and "Lai ting wo de yan chang hui" by Jacky Cheung).

Kun-da sang the theme song of his idol drama series, Mr Nightingale. He looked so kawaii in denim tux. He has a nice voice too.

Shuwei composed a song and wrote the lyrics himself. He wore a denim tux in another design. He give me the impression of being such a charming and sweet prince. Hehe… I was totally mesmerised by the way, he could play and sing a beautiful song at the same time.

Milk was being cheeky when he said he wanted to sing lead in the song "Mou nian mou yue mou yi tian." That particular part on high notes of "Babe babe babe~." All the fans applaud when he sang. He sounded not bad at all. He wanted to change standing places with Shuwei and Kun-da and also, Shuwei and Ah-di to be the backup singers. Therefore, Kun-da and he would sing the lead and 2nd lead respectively in "Mou nian mou yue mou yi tian".

Milk asked whether we know each of their favourite songs. His one should be "Mou nian mou yue mou yi tian". Kun-da mentioned he like the last song of their 4th album (ji shui). Ah-di wanted to jump keys to the high notes of "Cowboy" but the more he tried to reach the notes, the flatter his voice gets. Shuwei kept on singing his sole piece. Well, that song of his was certainly very nice (I always like songs with lyrics that meant how I felt at that point in time).
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At around 10 plus, they said they sing almost 30 songs altogether. So many? Everybody shouted "Encore!" for quite a while as we thought they have left. They changed into traditional costumes and sang "We are family". That really was the last song of the day. I think each one of them must be exhausted (especially Ah-di) bcos’ he had difficulty in bowing to the audience.
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Nevertheless, I can understand Ah-di’s feelings of being left behind the stage and not being able to dance too often. He has to allow time and care for his spine to heal properly and carefully. He cried nearing the end of the show. They promised not to cry but… God bless them always sia.

All your fans will pray for you all to get back together. If that is not possible, hope you remain true and forever pals to one another (to be there, to support and stand up and to comfort).

Guess i'm not immune to the sick patients and their parents?

Since last night, i wasn't feeling well le. I told my supervisor, Rina that I have blocked nose and have being sneezing all day. I popped 2 plain panadol as my temperature was 37.7 degree Celsius.

Then in the morning, i can't take it le (@ 7am, I popped two panadol cold and flu with my temp: 38.3 degree Celsius). One hour plus later, my temperature rosed to nearing 39 degree Celsius. So i went to see my family doc. Thank god, itz the female doctor around. While waiting for my turn, my fever rose from 38.3 -> 39.3 le. I think itz becos' that i took a sip of h2o only. The clinic nurse saw my face and lips turn from pale pink -> pink -> lips to be bright red leh. She couldn't bare to see anymore and gave me a bag of ice to cool me down.

The weird time was that my doc gave me antibiotic, paracetamol, voltaren and blocked nose medicine. Heh?! I thought i may be allergic to amoxil or the voltaren. But itz turned out to be okay. The nurse advised me to eat some food (how to swallow?) and take the medicine. I gone home and asked my sister to get something for me to munch (Thank god that shez not working, she was around to take care of me)... She'z so nice to get me the cool fever patch (that was much better than DIY ice pack) coz it can be put in the fridge or the microwave.... the best thing was that itz really cooling loh to put on the really HOt forehead...

Love her sia.... Hee... she so nice... not like my mum who dun really took care of me last time when i had chickenpox... took 2 days MC loh... but good to have a rest...

Itz the 2nd weekday of the school holidays...

But... too bad that isn't holidays for me because of the idotic Empress Dowager of a certain place... the stupid old hag knows i'm free at home and asks me to go work. Well, to earn some extra money to spend (i dun mind but there's something else included, without me realising it).

the pharmacy won't so busy like yesterday (coz we had 400 plus scripts, thatz breaking our record in God knows how many years le). I was allowed to get my medical check-up done but... the poshed and expensive clinic at Tanjong Pagar has NO female doc around... then make the place look so nice for what??? a bunch of idiots!!! like the HRPM ppl since they took so long to complete the case... DAMNED LOUSY!!! a bunch of bullshit also...... plus the vulgar words and everything xia.... :p

none of my business, i dun care less.... that stupid old hag.... i told my senseh that i resent that RINA.... then she laugh... God forbid lah, no choice... i can only dislike her.

Stupid me...?

i thought today my ex-gang of pre-registered pharmacists, PAs, supervisors and i gonna have a farewell dinner. i was mistaken again. feeling stupidier then ever (if that's the right word for it)...

then i cancel my date with my church friend le. So lame lor... xian... never mind, i go shopping myself....

Is it a bad day to wash my hair?

A BAD day has started for me.. maybe that's why i can't sleep well when it's nearing dawn. God just wants me to pray to Him before today's BIG war starts.

When i reached the workplace, Rina (emperess dowager) asked me whether i made phosphate mixture yesterday. Yeb! of course, i did. then i realise that i forgotten to change something in Betty's (she's the troublesome and blur stepmom) syrup order form.

Craps! that didn't end there coz there's more coming up later.

1) There was one syrup case where the mum wants us to send the syrup as she don't have to vist the doc today.Lame right! My brother said "we are not hospitality service personnel. Why should we cater for trouiblesome needs of parents?" they are just being irresponsible lah!

2) while preparing the BIG basket of medicine for an Oncology patient, Aishing (who's Mr ko's uni. fren) and i took the Spironolactone and phosphate solution from the lab. the baksets were heavy xia.

3) then got one case: where the patient's next supply of syrup wasn't written.. so we didn't prepare loh... now after lunch, i must make le...

i mean its alright lah but its just that the stupid stepmom didn't give proper instructions... No wonder, Ms Hor asked us to listen carefully to what the other party had to say and ask if there's doubt. BUT the problem is when you have a LOUSY teacher, how can you learn properly...! Blame it on me that i inherited Rina's BAD hearing lah... everyone of us can't stand her bad hearing most of the time..

its just another poor CInderella day for me..... and while typing this, RIna and Malar (who's kinda strict cum friendly cum weird ex-supervisor of mine) treat my ponytail like as though they are kids playing with the LONg JOhn Silver's bell.... Sigh.... :(

Nothing good will happen to Cindrella de

It feels so nice to be able to do what you wish. Nevertheless,… When we are experiencing deep sorrow or difficult circumstances, we may feel offended if someone suggests that something good can emerge from our adversity.

A person who means well and tries to encourage us to trust God’s promises may be perceived as insensitive or even unrealistic.

Well… as for myself, I always think that something good will happen at the end of the road. The bad thing about this is you will ponder and be upset about making the “wrong” decision for quite a while.

So God bless everyone who knows and duno how to make the correct decisions in life, cos you never know what will happen eventually… ;p

Girl of broken dreams

These days, I have been wondering whether I have made the wrong choice again. About not sending the letter to another on that day, I receive the first call.

Moreover, I have been thinking about what Jas said that time “Do you want to be a pharmacy technician all this life?” I know my answer to that “No way. A PT like Rina for more than 10 years, I will turn into a nutcase.”

I had sent the letter late and now, I can only pray that God will provide me with an answer. It is because life is like a big game of gamble, you will never know what to expect. Should I stray away from our main course or just stick to it? However, I should pursue what I like, right? Pre-register pharmacist brother said so.

Suddenly i received a sms from Mr Ko...

Mr Ko wrote " Harlow. How's your results?" My mind was thinking, "Hah? the results are out already?" I messenged him back saying whether he has sent the messenge to the wrong person and i also didn't have the guts to check.

Replied: "since you have put in so much effort, you will get good grades de." Me: "as a student, there will be fears mah... even though you did put in lots of effort, you may not get the grade that you want."

Mr Ko: "no more a student.. as an adult, have to face situations even if unexpected. Having done your best, really nothing to regret... Hope you choose to find joy and meaning in work at KKH." "how he knows I'm working there...?" "weird..?"

I was thinking, Haiz.... what if..? If something bad happen....? I'm just being paranoid, i guess. But now, after i checked my results... i was kinda pleased but regret that i didn't put in enough effort for some of my subjects... But thank god that i'm able to make it through..... God bless xia.... :p

A new hairdo and a cute guy to admire..... Hee...

"I want to cut my hair," I screamed in my sister's face coz the weather's getting hot and gotten influenced by my Oncology pharmacy staff. I'm not sure whether itz on impulse or what. But I was kinda nervous when my sister and I stepped into the Chapter 2 saloon because before that, we were scouting the place and found the hairstylists were sitting there chit chatting so I didn't have the guts to enter.

The lady at the counter asked "do you have any hairstylist in mind?" "No...." I didn't expect the gege sitting besides her at the counter to do the whole package for me.

Strange.... coz he asked me to stick my arms into the plastic robe to avoid getting my clothes dirty (so different from other saloons)...... Then when I was flipping throughthe magazines, I saw the O.C. girl (Melissa).... I pointed to her hair and told him "I want this but much shorter." hez very gentle when cutting my hair. I felt abit tinkering....

And the most awkward part was that: while he was washing my hair, he instructed me to lay my head on his palm but..... my body did the opposite... then he smiled and said, "relax....." Coz im abit tired le, i was afraid that i might fall asleep and my head may be heavier... heee... So embarrassed.

When it was about to be done, he asked " How often you go and do your hair treatments? What do you put on your hair?" "Erm.... I did it when last April, i did my hair color. I usually put leave-in conditioner before i leave the house......" "If you want to do treatment, you must do it often. And putting conditioner too close to the scalp, will cause scalp problems and your hair will drop easier like mine (i.e. his hair)." "Ooh.... my galfrenz and I have long hair and always drop hair de...," I replied. then he advised "not to put it too near the scalp. Put on the ends or the middle. Tell this to them also." (hez acting like a big-gege)

Hee... he so nice.... but my hair and head juz don't want to give me face.... it puffs up due to the blowdrying and too little application of conditioner... haiz.... too bad he didn't give me his namecard..... but after that, i went home to put more conditioner and it looked much nicer.... all thanks to his good skills.... (he kinda looked abit like Messy, abit ooh not more than 10% is all i can say).....

"Bad day Bad day Bad day..."

Can sense something may be wrong or something gonna happen le, this is always my gut feeling about something..... Then while my sister and I watch the Jackie Chan action cartoon, he kept on saying his common lines "Bad day Bad day Bad day...." Oops.... hmm.... a strange premonition is coming up....

Somehow I know that Mr Ko wont be able to meet Yingshu or Earn le, but I didn't really paid attention to the part about him meeting Empress Dowager (i.e. Pharmacy Technician in-charge, Rina Fong).... Great!!! God bless me liao... SObz.... and he mentioned in the email that he will inform Shirley and I when he will meet her.... "Hmmm.... why must be her?," I kept thinking. Wait later, I'm gonna have a nightmare le.

Anyway, I think I need to ask him what he means about something. Coz he misinterpreted something kinda of important the other time, I beeter confirm with him... Or else I gonna stepped into deep waters le.... SObz.... I was hoping he will come de.... to see Yingshu and Earn but both parties are berry busy....

Pray that they can have good rest and dun get stressed-up ooh....

Nice.... to sleep?

yesterday my frenz and I went to Meixiu's hse for sleepover. Erm... I was berry late because my headache iz acting up again.... and I dun really feel like going. Then our dinner became supper. Heez, paiseh... We watched a Thai horror movie. Itz scary but too slow le.... the person who dun dare and dun like to see horror shows (de mi) also wanna fall asleep le... Then we played the game of Life.... hmm... itz alright but kind of boring (coz I was berry the sleepy le and tired...)

We slpet at 2plus in the morning. Limin still wanna chat le... Haiz.. shez not weary mah... the other time sleepover at the NTU hostel of Limin's room, I also slept besides her. I think itz because Im not feeling well and also she hawk the pillow and the blanket... Nvr mind lah. Shez more skinny than me mah...