A few days back...

Mini pizza bread + instant hot flavoured potato wedges
yg masak mlm Khamis sebelum night shift Friday.

Mr. Turbo in action: mini pizza org malas =P

Ni la hasilnye. Aku bwk bekal pizza2 ni utk sahur kat tpt kerja.
Amik peluang night shift utk ganti puasa.

Jumaat pagi, 7th May '10:
Pegi ke HR to get the paperwork for ACEM. Biasa la itu-ini, itu-ini, maka new appointment Tuesday (today) or tomorrow. Last morning working with a workmate, Dr. AG, kat ED tu coz she's going to another rotation, Night Medical Specialty HMO/ Cover rotation. Me still in ED until end of June, then Anaesthetics. And mlm Jumaat + Sabtu aku masih kerja.
Seday plak rasa a few of my beloved colleagues going to their new rotations, much to their relief actually, coz understandably ramai org tak minat ED (except for the weirdos like me).

Ahad pagi, 9th May '10:
Mothers' day. Wished beloved mum Happy Mothers' Day, tapi tak dpt nak celebrate together coz I'm here :(
Takpe la, balik M'sia nanti aku celebrate sama2.
Oh, my last night for this week. I've been lucky coz the past 4 nights weren't bad at all, was smooth even though byk menda bodo berlaku with nurses & ortho team. Oh well, bukan doctor namenye kalau takde menda bodo berlaku while u r working, and biasa la, mesti sumernye salah org lain.. heheheheehe...
Had breakie at Tea Leaf & Coffee Bean with hubby + 2 workmates, Dr. AC a typical Aussie from Sydney, and Dr. RP from the UK. Hubby gi main badminton, while me rehat kat rumah. Thought of wanting to go out with Dr. H & Dr. AI, tapi apakan daya badan aku tak recover secepat yg aku mahu seperti zaman muda2 dulu :P Actually aku malas sebenarnye nak kuar coz penat.

Tutorial night + Performance review =)

Wednesday night shift.
Best gila, ED kind of kosong. Yg datang pon 2,3 kes yg senang2 e.g. tergeliat sana-sini. Best la lepak2, borak2.

Then datang satu pakcik unconscious collapse. The only case yg masuk in 3 hours. Kesian dia subdural haemorrhage, quite severe coz ada midline shift, gcs 6, partial seizures (which also means dah irreversible hypoxia of the brain). Soooo... the 2 great senior ED registrars called us the juniors to come & watch the intubation process. (Imagine the whole ED were in that cubicle simply coz takde patient, mcm music show plak). Kitorang dpt free very good tutorials from them. I especially got to stand right next to the dude yg intubated the patient, cool gila! Also, I had the chance to do arterial line in him. I got in the first go, even tho tak pernah buat seumur hidup. Best!
Masa tutorial tu, ada la soal jawab, the bosses tanya the other junior doc soalan yg senang2, tapi tanya aku dpt soalan yg susah2 coz dia kata next yr aku kena jadi registrar! Yikes! Aku blom puas lagi jadi resident.

Anyways, that night was cool.
Pagi itu..

Pemandangan hospital's ED area from the carpark building

Kiri ialah private hospital Epworth Eastern,
kanan ialah Arnorld St building: our carpark, Epworth Eastern dialysis centre,
admin, library, tutorial/lecture rooms.

Along Arnold St. Kiri bangunan yg aku ckp kat dlm gambar atas.
Kanan ialah bgn'n yg aku rasa baik roboh je :P
situ ada residents quarters, research centre, clinics, etc.
Dan jugak gravel carpark di sebelahnye.
Aku tak park situ coz gegar2 otak bila masuk situ.

Pagi tu I had my performance review dgn one of the consultants. I was sooooo relieved my review was with this very cool consultant yg I like working with. Not with these other consultants yg no one likes :P. Tak tau apsal kena ada review now sedangkan aku ada lagi 1 & 1/2months kat ED tu. Oh well, he gave me the best review ever! Terasa terharu & nak nangis. I am sooooo touched that people actually trust me & love my work. Boss tu kata he hasnt heard anything bad about me or any complaints about me like some other residents (ada la). Terharu.. tersangat terharu!

Then aku gi mintak letter of support utk get into the ED training, blablabla. Aku ckp kat boss aku yg aku kinda takut nak jadi registrar coz aku rasa cam aku still lembap lagi. Dia kata takpe, diorang akan train me 'til I become the best ED doc ever.. as long as I work hard myself. Huhuhu.. terharu. Bila org dah kasi kepercayaan cam tu, terasa cam nak give more.

Ni kriteria utk mark the form. Setiap rotation kena ada form ni.
The resident kena mark how they feel they went through the rotation,
then the consultant hafta mark them ikut list.

Macam2 list ada, ada utk knowlede, profesionalism, documentation, management, etc.
Aku isi mostly 3,4, coz aku rasa aku masih kurang bagus.
Terharu the boss ticked mostly 4,5 for most of the items. =)

Last skali.. kira aku ada harapan la utk ada kerja again next year, ek?

Alhamdulillah.

Mata vs Masa

Aku ingatkan bila dah switch on computer & semangat malas berleluasa kat satu badan tu tandanye aku dah start ngantuk & boleh la tido kot. Sempat juggaklah aku kemas most of the sampah sarap tadi tu. Tinggal receipts for meals & entertainment salary packaging, as well as the old magazines & hubby's junks. Masa tu dlm kol 7am. Bila dah masuk katil selimut bagai tu, tetiba jadi segar plak. Aish.. ni mesti penangan kopi kol 4am tadi kot. Alamatnye aku akan berjaga until kol 11++am la kot. Aisehh...

Aku pon bangun & had breakie with hubby before he went to work. Mula2 tu rasa cam malas je nak kuar, tapi bila dah bukak tingkap besar2 & langsir sumer & hantar hubby kat muka pintu (ewah), terasa lagi segar. Sedap la plak angin dingin with some sunshine now. Segar je rasa, berbanding dgn hidup terkurung dlm rumah selama 2 hari coz malas nak gi mana2 time off. Oh well, aku pon gi mandi & terus ke Chadstone.

Waverley Road frm my plc to Warigal Road on the way to Chadstone. Kosong je pagi ni.. best! Same rd I hafta go thru pagi2 nak gi kerja.. slalu penuh kemain..Warigal Rd, frm Waverley Rd,

M1 intersection both to the city & to Southern Regional areas.

The ambulance behind my car..
mebbie a reminder of me should stop snapping pics while driving!

Masalahnye Chadstone ni, kalau sebelum kol 9+ boom gate kat parking best sumer tutup. Hampas je. So aku terpaksa la parking kat area Woolworth/ Endota Spa sana tu. Oh well, takpe la, jalan jauh sket, outdoor parking pon menyegarkan.

Ni la parking area yg terpaksa aku gi coz tpt best tutup.

The restaurants kat area fresh food sana..
tu Oriental Tea, & lagi satu tak ingat.

Kosong je kat fresh food precinct ni. Gumbira aku gi grocery shopping.

Dah abis membeli-belah barang dapur & masa nak isi brg dlm kereta, aku baru terperasan yg kereta aku ada 2 calar halus yg panjang kat back right corner. Grrrr.. dlm hati mula la nak maki2 sapa la yg berani langgar kereta aku ni. Panas je hati aku!! Then teringat pagi hari tu baru2 ni, masa aku tgh ngantuk2 tu hubby kejutkan suruh alih kereta, dia nak gi kerja. And aku seperti biasa dah jadi habit akan reverse parking, and pagi tu main reverse je tak tengok kiri kanan depan belakang & the only thing that stopped me from langgar pokok was a high pitch sound from my right side! Heh! Walaupun aku dah betulkan kereta, ngantuknyer pasal aku terlupa langsung pasal kereta even though for days mcm teringat-ingat jugaklah bunyi misteri tu.
Hah! Now bila tengok balik garis2 halus kat kereta aku tu.. hmmm... aku punye pasal la ni!!! Grrrr... geramnyeee! Rasa nak bakar pokok bertuah kat tepi rumah tu. Sedihnyeee...

Jalan turun dari Chadstone's Middle Rd ke arah Warigal Rd.

Warigal Rd view fr Middle Rd.
Right to Princes Hwy, & to Shell petrol stn. Left to Waverley Rd.
The plc where I live has many entry + exit points, many ways to the city & to other areas of Melbourne.

Sempat gak tadi singgah petrol station isi tanki kasi penuh. Masa dah sampai kat rumah terasa cam nak go for a walk plak memandangkan cuaca sangat best, considering its already autumn. Terasa segar.. the cool weather plus the sunshine... tapi.. huhuhu.. kena paksa diri tido jap lagi ni... aishh rugi, rugi...

Jalan balik. Instead of going back onto Warigal Rd/ Princes Hwh, aku slalu make a loop, going thru Atkinson Rd. Senang, tak byk traffic. Plus ada bukit rollercoaster kat persimpangan Princes Hwy/ Atkinson Rd.. woohooooo.. best jln laju2 dok kat kerusi blakang.

Oh ye, tadi sebelum breakie, Dr. H called, ingatkan apa la, rupanye dia tertinggal kunci rumah dia kat dlm (again). Pintu rumah dia auto-lock, so kalau tertinggal alamatnye bye bye le. Since aku ada kunci spare dia, so aku akan come to the resque. But pagi ni susah la coz aku nak tido, perjalanan nak gi sana ada la amik masa 30-40mins (11km) di waktu jalanraya sibuk2 ni. Sekadar gi Chadstone & isi petrol yg perjalanannye hanya 1+km je takpe la, beberapa minit je pon. Tapi seb baik dia kata dia nak buat research kat library mlm nanti. So aku ingat bila aku gi spital bleh la drop bye kunci & hantar dia balik rumah skali. Kena gi awal la nampaknye.

Now kena paksa diri untuk tido.. kalau tak nayaaa malam karang...

Arrgghhh laparnyaaaa...

My fresh vegies tomyam with sotong. Note the selonggok vegies in there.
After so many years of practicing, I think ni paling sedap in terms of its vegies.

Junk yard kami

Serabut otak aku tengok longgokan kertas2 yg perlu difailkan/disusun/dibuang. As much as I'm an OCD, when things get out of control I usually let it go just like that. Ni salah satu contohnye, byk sangat kertas2, bills, receipts yg kena organize consistently sampai aku jadi malas. I wish I had a personal assistant yg sama2 OCD tapi lagi rajin dp aku!
Teringat dulu masa student aku sangat rajin menyusun hal2 book-keeping ni. Bila dah kerja, kertas2 ni beranak-pinak di luar kawalan. Tension aku!!

Oh ye, aku ni tgh berjaga coz esok (as in tonight) starting night shift again. Sepatutnye aku start Friday night, but ni pasal all the swapping sebab aku nak bercuti in early June. Whoot whoot!! (Will talk about this in later entry).

Sementara tu sila la enjoy gambar2 sampah-sarap kami.

Tag spital & LA plus nota2 spital berterabur atas lantai.

Puas hati aku ngangkut satu drawer & some giant files tu ke depan,
senang nak kemas kertas2 tu sumer.

Ni plak collection kat ruang tamu tepi heater.

Ni plak longgokan tepi meja study aku dlm bilik yg 'lupa'
nak kemas lepas study dgn gigihnye 2 bulan lepas =P

Ni buku2 aku yg konon2 nak baca dlm bilik tido.
Tapi hubby hampir terkena serangan jantung bila terdgr dentuman buku tu jatuh coz aku tertido masa main fon.

Agak2 sempat ke kemas sebelum pagi nanti?

Kalau aku amik gambar bilik lagi satu (yg aku simpan all my handbags collection) dan jugak back yard/ front yard mesti korang semua pengsan, kalau tak pon semput & biol seminggu. Hehehehhe.. (sila amik perhatian ye encik hubby).

Oh ye, tadi TTM kasitau her 2nd child terpatah tgn kat wrist from a fall at school, and he was brought in to Sandringham Hospital ED. Kesiannye Akmal. Sure sedih & sakit tu. I ckp kat TTM, kalau jatuh sehari lambat & bawak ke BHH ED tgh2 mlm esok sure dia tak nangis, bleh aku plasterkan. Tapi jauh bebeno la nak bwk budak tu ke BHH dari Mordialoc kan. And apa nak buat, dah patah hari ni. Hmm.. takpe la TTM, the bone is going to heal nicely coz dia budak lagi & pembaik-pulihan tulang selalunye cepat, provided dia tak gi wrestling in the next 2-3wks. Hope he is okay.

Ni plak dinner masak semalam. Malas punye pasal, masak dgn telur je la. Vegies plak gi steam je. Malam nanti la aku masak lebih sket. Aku slalu sebelum night shift akan menjadi rajin masak. Tak tau apsal, mebbie coz dah tido byk waktu siang kot, dah tu bila bangun je ada matahari. Best.
(More food collection kat FB)

Kari telur with beans, carrots & tomatoes.
These veggies masukkan dlm 5min sebelum masak,
so dia jadi crunchy gitu. Sedap!

Hmm.. aku ingat nak gi isi petrol & grocery shopping sebelum tido pagi nanti. Harap2 bleh bertahan sampai terbit matahari nanti. Ni jap lagi kalau ngantuk aku akan berpindah ke dapur plak. =D