what's been up

Yes we could do some updates don't we? Here goes, in no chronological order.

"Hi, I'm Wan. SHO Resp (respiratory)."

No I didn't really have the thrills in my heart when I said that on the first meeting with the new people in the hospital, when I know I should. Partly because, in paediatrics I'm still the lowest in the food-chain as there's no interns, so I sometimes still partially assuming that I'm still an intern so running around doing intern jobs. Most of the times it's because I have MINIMAL knowledge in this field. It's been ages since I last do paeds and that was in student days. So I had to search somewhere in my rusty brain about the weird syndromes that they mentioned, the weird investigations that they don't do in adults to the simplest treatment of asthma and plotting centile charts. Fun fun.

Other than that, I think paeds suits me well. The new team comprises of 2 top respiratory Consultants, one being a specialist in CF, a third year Specialist Registrar, J, and a third day SHO paeds ever, that's myself. You can tell there the huge gap in knowledge hehe. I think the team is OK, mad busy, but OK. J finished his membership exams all in one go when he was at my level, so I have another people to look up to and learn from. He's a cool guy all right.

The big boss is tough I have to say, but you have to be when you're dealing with sick kids. I thought I knew someone who's OCD enough, she's like super OCD to the power of 12. Very meticulous and thorough. So I've been working hard to become super OCD to the power of 13, at least one power higher than her so to impress her. Hehe. But yeah, I'm very new in this field, and I'm ready to learn, bring it on.


Congratulations, new doctors!

Most of my friends have graduated in June. I still remember the sugar-high feeling being on stage receiving the 5 years hard-earned degree, it was good. Now it's a year passed already, so fast. Nevertheless, all the best on the new jobs. Surely internship is more about clerical less medical but grab the chance to learn the system and organisations, do courses, research perhaps. It's a fun year believe me (hiding pinocchio nose).

With Dr Linda, Dr Wan & Dr Farihah at RCSI Conferring Ceremony

With Dr Jazree & Dr Hanif @ TCD Graduation Day (kantoi la plak pakai tudung sama on both occasion..)

Of kompang and wedding bells

Again, my heartiest congratulations to my friends who tied the knots recently. As before, I was not there to attend the weddings. So to Shahnim & Amir, Mieza & hubby (aku lupa sapa nama husband Miezah), may Allah SWT blesses your marriage with love and happiness. Same for the upcoming weddings; DilaSu & partner, Hanif & Aneesa, Ecah & partner, Naim & Hanif,..(trying to remember who else). I am utterly devastated I can't attend your big day but time is just not on my side, yet. Hopefully it will soon.


Blood is thicker than water

So my Ola came and visit me for a week. It's good to see her like that coz I missed her. We went to France for 5 days - Paris, Nice and Monaco and came back with the real tan. Hehe. I used to be her little sister she wished she never had, yes I was a grumpy demanding kid. Now it's all fun reminiscing about it. Though we still fight about things so insignificant like who's sunglasses are cooler or who has a better complexion (she does), she's still the sister who stood by me all along, hand-washed my tudung on this visit (I hate doing laundry remember) and gave her shoulders and wiped my tears on saying goodbye at the airport.

Sunglasses @ La Tour Eiffel, Paris

Just glasses @ Nice, C'ote D'azure

Contact lenses/no eyewear @ Dublin Airport

New place, new life

I'm not supposed it's new, but it's definitely different. Different is new right? I moved from the old place, there's the new job with the new title, the old familiar crowd whom I used to hang out with are gone, some serious new crowd, busier job, there's plan for doing exams, etc etc. I am a new woman too perhaps.

South Dublin City view from the window in my room

I can drive!

This one deserves a heading on its own. For years I've been trying to achieve greater stuff in my life, each time I still feel inadequate because I cannot drive on the roads. Yes I'm a doctor and no I cannot drive. How ridiculous is that. A doctor who cannot drive. So I made up my mind, for once and for all, I have to try to encounter my greatest fear of being on the roads and driving on the wrong lane and hitting a cat like a pancake, etc etc. So I finally did it on mid May, I was actually driving on the highway! Big part of it was a help from a friend, some from my own guts and most of it came from God the Almighty. Eventhough it was a rental car, an automatic transmission one, I still did it. I'm not disabled anymore! Yay!

Rathmines in the morning, picking up a friend on the way to work

So that's a wrap for now. Part of the new job resolutions (if there's such thing), is to try to update the blog more frequently. Most of it will be about the jobs (warning non-medics) also just on life. We'll see.