moving~

my new blog address--> www.missylaw.wordpress.com
WElcome there!! =)
Bye blogspot.

Welcome to Taiwan!

The moment I stepped into Taiwan airport, and interacted with the first Taiwanese whom was the custom officer there, I started to like Taiwan =)
Really.
Started from the custom officer, visitor information counter staff, bus driver to Taipei Main Station, to the hostel guy...
They are so welcoming and friendly.
In terms of politeness and friendliness, even Hong Kong is incomparable.

Everywhere we go, the staff would greet us 'huan ying guan~ ling'welcome and 'xie xie guan~ ling'thanks for coming!
Ming and I are addicted to their 'singing' greetings.
And we are never pressed to purchase from them....



I told ming the moment we board the airport bus, 'I am beginning to love Taiwan' =)



CF mentioned before Taiwan is not as city-like as shown in dramas...
True enough, I'm kinda surprised that Taipei is packed with scooters population than cars, the roads and buildings are almost similar to some areas in china.
But overall it was a lovely country with nice ppl and places to go.



I love the night markets in Taipei--> everynight we would visit a different night market...
I love the street foods in the night markets--> everything we ate are nice. I love shave ice!
I love shopping at WuFenPu--> warehouse price, many varieties and pricing is definitely cheaper than sg. but one thing for sure is I prefer shopping @ Bangkok Chatuchak Market, which is 4 to 5 times larger and much cheaper than WuFenPu. serious!
I love the ppl there! (except a few black goats whom we met)
I love watching 100 television channels every night in the hostel.--> even after 2am.
And I love their 7-11 instand food(bian dan)! They r really power la!



My verdict-->
Taiwan is a lovely place and easily accessible for 1st- timer.
DIY travel is definitely possible, we did it =)
Taiwan is some what similar to Hong Kong in terms of supreme food, breathtaking sceneries (mountains, night lights and crowded)
Shopping in Hong Kong is slightly more expensive than Taiwan, but the trends in Hong Kong are nicer and faster.
Somehow, I still prefer HongKong than Taiwan -_-



Took more than 700 plus photos.... WOW.
All uploaded into facebook- 4 albums total -_-'''
Will blog in details with pictures once blogger allows me to =)

WE will definitely re-visit Taiwan few yrs later =)



Next year, vietnam? haha.

Counting down to the last night

Finally packed 3/4 of my stuff...
I love my backpack =)



Still having sore throat and coughing like mad.
I had lost my voice today after work...
Sianz.
Hope can recover tml.
And no fever pls! Or I can't board the plane!



ANyway...
May all goes well and take care everybody! =)



More photos n updates when I'm back =)

Back to work tml morning after 2 days mc.
There goes my 100% attendance this yr, which I had been doing my best to sustain it =(
STill felt light headed today..
and I had been sleeping for hours...
Hope tomorrow when I get up things will be back to normal =)



1 more day of morning shift tml and I'm on leave...!
Nice ~

Counting down to 3 days more

so much obstacles before our taiwan trip.

- Typhoon Marokat in Taiwan destructed central and eastern Taiwan badly. And we had to cancel our trip to sun moon lake(a very beautiful place to go) & kaoshiung. 8 days straight in Taipei solely... sigh~
ANd praying hard there's no more typhoon next week.



- Ming's recuurent dislocation of his right shoulder for the 2nd time. sigh.

- I'm now with flu and sore throat. Sister Leong said I can't travel overseas if I have yet to recover by then.(lucky is just mild URTI. not H1N1 -_-)

Just click

All the images posts are kinda small in the blog.
Click to enlarge then =)

Ward 73A gals

After ward meeting last month, went for dinner @ Fish manhatten with some new gals from the ward.
Also as a farewell dinner to Angela whom has left to study degree in NUS.
I was shag that day.
Went back to work last nite after dinner with them...






Few days back went to Joyce house for dinner...
All the food are cooked by her!


And of course we didn't forget to camwhore @ her house as always...
Her mickey n minnie mouse...!



The siao zar bos.

Next dinner event--> my house =)

The flyer tour

Some day last month,
Cf & I went to the flyer for a tour...
And waited for ming to finish his rehearsal before going for a movie.












I want ndp tickets.
Not being patriotic,
just wanna feel the atmosphere with my friends.
Next year hopefully? =)

Our date with Mr Harry Potter

That day we met out to watch Harry Potter and dinner @ Spageddies as my bday treat.
The food is disappointing though.
SO is the ending of the movie.







I love my camera =)




I received 2 sets of bikinis as my bday gift this yr....
Total 6 sets of bikinis in my cupboard now.
Welcome aboard -_-

Kelly's 22nd Birthday (A belated post)

Exactly one month ago was Kelly's 22nd birthday...
And we took many photos on that day....
Facebook, emails flooded.



I requested everyone to wear black dress (gals),
and JJ to wear black shirt.
The theme was The black affairs

Everyone was compliant... except SHARON!
failed, I said.
Congrats to Evon & JJ whom qualify the dress code (fully black indeed). lol




While waiting for seats at Din Tai Fung.
Camwhoring outside the restaurants which attracted stares...







Our yummilicious food served





And dessert @ Ben n Jerry.
Plus the happy pills for Kelly...
Pop one pill every day and u will be happy for a year.
Good ritE?
Kelly, there r total 11 capsules...
So u will be promised 11 yrs of happiness ... =)

I can upload photos finally!

Finally, I can post pictures in blogger!
WAs testing the system for the past 2 weeks...
and so glad to see the 'upload image' function is back tonight!

Is that my com or blogger prob? nah...



However I am going to sleep soon..
Will upload some new photos coming few days =)
Last but not least...

'die die also wan to post picture after 2 long weeks'.
my 'sista'!


How much can this surgical mask protect us from H1N1?
And I am already exposed to H1N1 patients in my ward....
No fever, no URTI symptoms yet... and NO pls.



Finally submitted my advanced diploma application few days back...
Wondering if I would be accepted though I have no surgical field experience, and my outstanding 12 mcs last year.
shit
But to be optimistic, I got ZERO mc this yr =) *so proud of myself*
WEll...
But if my application is rejected, is okay...
I will try for next yr Jan intake again =)



NITE!!!!

Good weather please

No typhoon, no heavy rain in Taiwan next week please.
8 more days to come.

Happy Nurses Day! (BELATED)

When I first started work 2 yrs back,
it's not uncommon to leave the ward at 5pm plus for morning shifts.
Everyday at work is akin to fighting a battle,
unpredictable things happened, and limited manpowers to handle crisis.
Pressure is written all over our face.



2 yrs later,
I looked back on those days.
And proud to say we have survived through =)
Lina, pam n myself. (from the same batch)



Now with new gals, and some new staffs from other wards,
we are divided into 3 teams from the original 2 teams.
That gave us more time to care, manage and teach holistically,
which is the highlight in nursing.
How nice =)



During a conversation with Lina,
we were saying the workload is much better than before,
and the new gals should perform even better than us when we first started.


However we didn't consider the fact that with lesser patients to care, chances of performing certain procedures are restricted.
And time management and priority setting do not come efficiently as the rush ain't too tight.



From it I concluded that it's beneficial to learn from the hard way.
Being busy, stressed, and racing against time might not be a bad thing in the long run.
WE got to see more, practise more, and thus learn more.
=)



Left with only 10 months of bond to serve,
time passed fast indeed.
And I was vexing how to complete 3 yrs in sgh when I first started out.



I used to wonder if I were not bonded, would I have left sgh few months after graduation?
And aimlessly searching for a goal still or,
battle through the challenges and stayed on till now?



I think nurses whom are not bonded, yet manage to stay firm in their jobs are impressive.
=)
For I doubt I could.
Thanks to my bond, that I stayed.
And no regrets =)

H1N1 go away pls

16 days to my trip =)
I pray H1N1 will not hit on me now.
No fever, no URTI symptoms pls.



Yesterday roll call, sister mentioned our ward has one confirmed case and had already been sent down for isolation.
This influenza is everywhere now.
So everyone pls take more vitamins, and drink lots of water...
And sleep more too!
Help to increase ur immunity system =)

Haunting in Connecticut

Blogger still doesn't allow me to post pictures....
So it's going to be a picture-less post...



Today went to watch Haunting at Connecticut with Pam, Kai, Lina and Anna after work...
Kai n I were so excited to catch that movie after a few reviews by our colleagues...
Based on real life account and it's damn scary, some said.



Lina helped to make the show less scary.
Her frights, and actions during scary scene made us laughed instead...
30 mins into the movie, she went for toilet break,
and never came back.
..................

And when I called her, guess where the gal went to?
Haha.
She entered another theatre to watch another film.
-_-''''''
Funny!



However the movie is not that scary or gruesome as described...
I was expecting more breath-taking moments! LOLZ
The storyline was not bad, but could be better.
Being an avid horror fan, I would only rate the fright component 2 stars.
And 2.5 stars to the plot.


Can horror movies be scarier pls?



I like horror shows...
But I'm actually very timid.
I'm afraid of being alone in an enclosed dark room,
alone at home especially when it gets dark (sometimes),
and even switching off the living room lights when I'm the last to sleep.
-_-''''

烈火雄心3

Waiting for wang xi to re-appear in 烈火雄心3 soon...
Next few episodes without him is so sian...
Esp when the gal is starting to fall in love with his good buddy.. omg!

procrastination

I wanna to blog on the events which had happened many weeks ago..
But blogger doesn't allow me to upload any photos since yesterday....
SO... I have to procrastinate again!



Till I can upload photos again =)

Sleeping day at home watching Hong Kong Drama

I am so addicted to Hong Kong dramas...
One drama after another....
It's so nice to stay in Hong Kong.... Even a day at home you will not be bored with the tv on.
But everytime I returned to HK, I had no time for the TV...



Currently watching 烈火雄心 3...
And I cried watching episode 13 n 14....
So sad...!


Wang Xi is so fit! haha.
And tanned.
And his look is so... ermmm not handsome, but... the type of guys whom you can't bear to hurt -_-
I like him since young....
Ever since 烈火雄心1&2 many many years ago?

Too bad he's a gay -_-'''




My sleeping day today, finally!
It was fun working with jinky, lina and bincy....
Except, every night was busy!!!

1st nite-- busy with 3 admissions and 1 of them was very sick... Supposed to send to ICU but no bed available, thus came to my ward. WTH.

2nd nite (also Jinky's bday)-- full house (yeah!!, but wait...).
My very sick patient is still in my ward, no ICU bed still.

AND another patient whom was talking to me the nite before had deteriorated and using 100% facemask...
Oxygen level between 70% to 85%... OMG!

Bincy and I felt sorry for him..
Family had left him and he had lost his IC. Shd he passed away, there's nobody to claim his body...
And it would be send for state crementation.
Bincy n I felt bad to think he was irritating for the past few weeks he was in our ward... sigh~

I said 'uncle jia you!' when taking his parameters at 4am... as it was almost unrecordable...
Then he opened his eye slightly n nodded a little...
I felt comforted.


Our shift ended in peace... The patient survived my time...
But passed away during morning shift...
rest in peace



3rd nite-- 2 admissions...
And consider the 'best' nite.
in another word. *hidden*

4th nite--
Went for ward meeting before coming to work followed by angela's farewell dinner...
Only had 4 hours of sleep...
That nite was the busiest!
jinky, bincy, rasha n myself.
And I was so sleepy!
1 transfer in case,
Jinky's patient passed away....
And stupid BMU kept calling to send me cases to my empty beds..
And I rejected them.



Aren't I glad I have weekends off after 4 crazy nites.



Nevertheless, we still had time to celebrate Jinky's bday on our 2nd nite...
and 3rd nite we had pizza feast at work...

We are so efficient... =)

I can smell Taiwan

I know I still owe a post on Kelly's belated bday and Mr harry potter's date...
The process of uploading photos into blogger and typing words is a drag...
haha...



Past few nights went to research on Sun Moon Lake, 1 of our destination next month...
WOHOHO!
I can't wait....
I am so excited because this is my FIRST backpacking trip with ming!
First time without luggage,
no hotel accommodation,
and creating my own itinerary from Taipei to Kaoshiung... !!
=)
so busy okay
And today we went to buy a backpack!
60% discount... only $108...
And can carry 70kg of weights....
COOL...!
Even better was, it is considered as my belated bday gift from sis =)
And ming paid half of the price too... (cause is our trip)
So I don't have to pay a single cent hoho.



May everything be smooth!!

Yong yong is discharged today...
No need to camp over there already =)
Though the room n bed is quite comfy and spacious... -_-



Later in the evening,
will be a date with Mr Harry Potter.
Hope it would not be a disappointment.