Anticipation

I'm not really in a blogging mood this couple of days. And so i heard that the posting letters for all the recent freshly graduated Assistant Medical Officers in Semenanjung were already out. Sabah & Sarawak as usual, no further infos. Huhuhu. Kenak slalu lambat owh ctok. Well, probably i will start to work on the 18th of July but I still havent got a clue which hospital i might be working in. My first choice was Sibu, then Miri and Bintulu. Fingers crossed...

I hope I can get Sibu as I'm the only Sibunite in my class. hahaha. Damn, I'm quite nervous, excited yet kinda scared to start my life as a paramedic. Will be updating soon. Adios.

Semester 5: Part 1 (Orthopaedic Unit SGH)

I think semester 5 was the best semester among of all. This was where i learned that i really love the medical field and learned to be a human being as well. As you know, during this semester, im no longer the president for our student's council so the weigh is lifted. Ahhh...finally free. But it came with a price. I am no longer having the power to arrange the clinical groupings like i did in the previous two semesters. I was kinda frustrated because i used to have all the things to my likings but suddenly i just lose anything. It took me a while for me to realize that i'm just a regular student like everybody else. Reality check. It was hard to swallow but i finally realize it was really not that bad.

Our groupings was done by our own tutor so basically I might ended up in a group consisting of people that I am not fond of or people who I didnt know personally in class. Well, we were arranged according to alphabetical order and the only complain i had was i never really know half of them in the class. In fact, I barely speak to most of them in the class when i was in lower semester. Then I said to myself, why just i gave them a chance for a while. Hahaha. As always, my tutor picked me to be the leader once again and i got no complain. It means something right? Hahaha. (quoting: "I'm the dominant bitch" thingy).

Hmmm.... For the first time, i'm no longer involved with the orientation of the new juniors so i got the chance to return back late to college. Hahaha. It was July 2010 and our first attachment was at SGH once again. This time we will be going to the Orthopaedics Unit (Male & Female Ortho Ward and Ortho Specialist Clinic).

What can i say huh? The first 2 weeks we were in the Male Ortho. It was fun there. We also went to the Specialist Clinic once every 2 days. The staffs were nice but the work was tough. Basically, we were the only students around so all the hard jobs were given to us. We have the whole ward to ourselves. Aint that fun? Hahaha. I kinda like Male Ortho despite the long hours of dressings. The sisters were kinda cool there. The working environment was fun and everything was organized well.

Male Orthopaedics

After two weeks in Male Ortho, we moved to Female Ortho. I didnt like it there. Well, most of the staffs were unfriendly and we were treated like somekind of stranger. But there were few of lovable staffs there where i usually hang out with. Hehehe. But still, that ward was like a hell. No matter how hard we worked, some of the staffs will try to find any mistakes that we did. I dunnola them, maybe they were SO PERFECT. They were born in this world with a nursing diploma tucked between their ass. Gheez, I hate it.

Well, after 4 weeks with my new group, i felt okayla with them although sometimes they got on my nerves but they were controllable most of the times. And I hope that stay like that for the rest of the semesters :-) and I believe they do.

p/s: sorry for the lack of photos....I've lost my Satio and all of the pics were in there =(

Semester 4: Part 3 (Male Surgical & Geriatric Ward SGH)

After the mid-semester break, it was our turn to have our practical in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). I was kinda excited too because i never been to that place before this. When i was a junior, i often saw some of the seniors were waiting for their bus ride to SGH every morning. Now, it was my time. Time flies away so quickly than you could imagine.

An old pic of SGH i found from the net

I still remember my first day in SGH. I never been there before and i didnt know anything about the place. I didnt know where the hell is Male Surgical ward. All i knew that my friends told me it was on the 7th floor. Our bus was kinda late that day so we arrived a bit late. My first shift was the afternoon shift and we arrived at SGH around 1.50pm. We didnt know how to use the elevators on the ground floor but the time was nearly 2pm. Oh damn! we decided to use the stairways and climbed up to the 7th floor. Hahaha, it was hillarious.

First day going to SGH....waiting for our bus

I love male surgical ward.... the staffs were nice and the patients too. We were divided into cubicles and i often worked at the acute cubicle. I like it there. Hahaha. Surgical ward was mainly about the management of pre and post surgical patients. We have to do the daily dressings, daily nursings kinda stuff. Besides, we had to compete with other students as well especially the private colleges one. Being the dominant bitch, i always get the upper hand. Hahaha.... Berebut target every time. And i won most of the time =).

I made lotsa good friends in the ward, especially with the staffs. I didnt know that i was likeable. Hahahaha. Being a student, it is important for you to outshine other students especially in a clinical area. I'm not asking you to "kipas burit" or curry favour but that is a basic law in order to become a good worker. I worked hard and performed well, and i guess the staffs saw everything. If you were likeable, they were willing to give you many opportunities to do alot of procedures...and at the end of the day, you will learn alot more than your other comrades. =)

After 4 weeks in Male Medical, we moved on to our last clinical area for the semester, the Geriatric Ward which was on the 9th floor. The ward was clearly not as busy as surgical ward but it was more fun there. During the first week, i absent for a few days due to my duty as the Student Council's President and i was really busy with the annual dinner thingy. Well, that was the toughest event that i ever organized before. I was nearly on the verge of breaking down but i made it through. Remember, i'm a dominant bitch! Hahahaha.
I still remember my first day doing B.O Management (cleaning up Poo-poo in plain English). I was crying because i had to clean this massive pile of blackish and greenish poo-poo from a stroke patient. Damn, i cant explain you the smell of that thing. Eventhough i used 2 layers of face masks, i still can smell the damn thing. The Sister and one of my team-mate offered to help me but i refused so i did it all by myself (and crying the whole time while doing that) Hahahaha.

With the lovable staffs

Great memories.

I am kinda close with most of the staffs in Geriatric ward because due to lack of works to be done, we had a lot of time to kill by chatting and mingling with each other. That was the best part.
During that time also, I resigned as the Student Council's President due to my term was finally over. It was a hell of a ride. I decided to grabbed 4 juniors under my wings and trained them to be my proteges. You know, you gotta have somebody to continue your legacy right? Well, i got 4! Hahaha.

Days gone by and our clinical days for the fourth semester was over. We had our final exams and once again being a dominant bitch, i got flying colour results. Frankly speaking, i didnt study much. Basically i didnt have time to focus on studying due to my busy schedule during the 4 months period. But i guess God saw how hard i worked and well, miracles happened. If you do good things, eventually you receive good things in return. Right?

McD time

I went to McD today with my brother. I dunno, i just suddenly feel that urge to eat some fast food today. I didnt take my lunch kononla as part of my diet program. Mengarut btol. Hahaha. Well, who doesnt love fast food? Most of my friends they prefer to choose KFC. I on the other hand pick McD as the better franchise for i love burgers. Well, i also love Burger King but we dont have it here in Sarawak.

Sibu McD during the flood LOLZ

Recently McD relaunching back their GCB into the menu and I cant explain to you how much i love the taste of that burger since the first time i had it last year. The GCB was selling like hot cakes last year. Most of the time, i found that it was sold out. Hahaha. Well, that should explain something right? That is why i love McD. The way they market they product. Instead of putting the menu into the main list, they only sell it for a limited time only. And they do it anually. It makes me anticipate to wait for it each year. Now McD is doing that to GCB just like they do to their flagship Prosperity Burger (also my fav).

McD's Properity Burger

McD's Grilled Chicken Burger (GCB)

McD in Sibu was relocated just in front of Sanyan. Well, i still miss the old days where i went to McD then straight to the cinema upstairs. Hahaha. But at least Sibu's McD is looking more modern and chic than the previous one that looks like an old diner. You know, the steel chair that is white/yellow or white/red in colour style one. Hahaha.
I ordered GCB and my brother ordered Mega Mac. The fries came with the Smoky BBQ shaker thingy. I never eat my fries with it for it contains alot of MSG. Kinda reminds me of this 20 cents keropok back in the primary school days. What's the name huh? Diction is it. The packet was green in colour then you have to pour the powder thingy into your keropok then shake the keropok. Kinda funny but it was very innovative back in the days.

Smoky BBQ McShaker

Sedap!

My bro with his Mega Mac

I only can say that GCB tasted so divine.... the grilled chicken meat was so tender and juicy. The sauce added a bit of smoky taste to it. Owh....I'm salivating right now thinking of it alone. Hahaha.
I also bought the new Banana Toffee Sundae....

Banana Toffee Sundae

Well, i didnt like it. Tastes like a caramel mixed with this artificial banana flavour our mum always used to bake cakes. Better i buy the classic chocolate or the strawberry one. Hahaha.

Semester 4: Part 2 (Psychiatric Miri)

After Bako, my group went to Miri for our next clinical attachment. This time we will be going to the psychiatric unit. My group is still the same; Aaron, Calhiem, Zaid and myself. This time around, Azmee joined us after he was separated from since he was having his attachment at KK Buntal last time. I was kinda busy that month for i had to organize the Battle Of The Bands in our college. Yeah, i do have to fulfill my duty as the Student Council's President. So you can imagine how busy i was dividing my time and commitment. :-)

One of the band competing that night

I was one of the judges (muahahaha)

The crowds: KSKBians and KKAKians

Me and the BOTB crews - love 'em all

We went to Miri on Sunday morning (morning after the Battle of the Bands finished) and arrived there at night time. It took us around 13 hours bus ride from Kuching to Miri. It was exhausting but it was well worth it. I lived in Miri when i was a kid and i was very excited to come back there. We arrived at night time and boy, the hostel was sooooo fabulous. Azmee and I shared a room. We even have our own kitchen for us to cook. Hahaha.

Cooking with Salman

The next day, we had our orientation at the Psychiatric unit. There we met our Local Prosecutor, AMO Jubaidi. At first, i didnt like psychiatric unit. Frankly speaking, i was kinda scared with people with mental-illness. Well, that was before.... hahaha.

Our first day at Psy Unit

We had so much fun in Miri. Lucky for us it was February so we had Chinese New Year holidays as well. One of my highschool friend, Danny came for holidays in Miri and he brought us exploring the place during the holidays. It was awesome. I even sprained my ankle when we were playing Dance Revolution game at the arcade. Hahaha.

The pic was taken a few minutes before i sprained my ankle

We went to lotsa places around the city. We went to the Miri Crocodile Farm and believe it or not, i took pictures with a python for the first time in my life. It was really terrifying but fun at the same time. I cant explain how hard i screamed when i was holding the reptile. Hahahaha.

Miri Crocodile Farm

Me & Azmee with this enormous reptile

I nearly shit in my pants! LOLZ

Miri Psychiatric unit was fun. We had this morning exercise slot every morning so basically i was the one who leads all the patients and staffs doing the exercises and their personal favorite; The Chicken Dance. Yeah, we were having tonnes of fun. Not to mention, we were having fun playing with all the patients. That really changed my idea on mentally-ill patient. They are not that aggressive. Hahaha.

Chicken dance

Speaking of aggressive, i once accidentally locked myself inside the ward where an aggressive patient was held when i was giving him lunch. Knowing i was being locked inside, i screamed for my dear life as i was scared to death. Luckily nothing bad happened. Hahaha.
There was this funny incident where i was finishing my case study. I really didnt know what was going on with my head that time and i accidentally deleted my case study without saving it! Imagine i have to redo it again and i slept around 4am because of that. Damn. Hahaha.

Myself with Aaron & Salman

We even celebrated Aaron's birthday. We had soooo much fun!

Aaron's birthday party with pizza as the birthday cake.

Hmmm....it was sad to leave Miri. My group and the other group decided to threw a party for all the staffs and the patients. We collected money and bought foods and cooked everything on our own. It felt awesome to give back as the way to say thanks.

Our chef: Nelson

Our party at the dining hall

Team D1 & D2

Miri was fun...and i knew for sure, i will be coming back next semester. Hahaha. After Miri, we had our one week mid-term holidays. Azmee and Aaron decided to go back with me to Sibu. Well, that was another story. :-)

Semester 4: Part 1 (KK Bako)

I dunno why i always have this tendency to reminiscing about the past and then reflect myself on what has been happening in my life. When we are looking back in the past, we know what we might have done wrong and what we might have done right in order to improve ourselves in the present. Chewah, ala-ala pakar motivasi la pula.
Now let us look back at last year... I was entering semester 4 that time. Finally, as an AMO student, we no longer have theory classes anymore so basically we will be going out for our clinical attachments for the next 3 final semesters. There i was with my so called A-Team group which i personally handpicked (read my previous Reflection post) and all of them are my personal close friends. Yah, i know i know....a bit cronyism going on there. My group: Me, Aaron, Calhiem and Zaid. This semester we will be going to 4 attachment areas and we have to do our clinical thingy there for 4 weeks in each area.
First month... Klinik Kesihatan Bako, Kuching. Bako is a suburban malay kampong situated approximately an hour drive from Kuching city. And it took us about two hour drive from our college to the clinic. Imagine that we have to wake up early and departed from the college around 5.45am every weekdays. We arrived at the clinic somewhere around 7.30am. And we returned to college around 4.00pm and arrived around 6.30pm. That was a hectic schedule i might say. Oh by the way, KK Bako also near the famous Bako National Park, the oldest national park in Malaysia and my favorite place.

Bako National Park signboard

The first day was kinda blur actually. I remembered  that we had this new driver who didnt know the road to KK Bako and luckily i have been there a few times so i have to be the navigator. We arrived there safe and sound but a bit late because we have to send a few of our colleagues to KK Santubong & KK Buntal (which is quite far). Unfortunately for us, there was only one AMO in the clinic, AMO Bujal and he was outstation doing works for the PLKN thingy for 2 weeks! Well, the HQ sent a relieving AMO from KK Telaga Air to replace him.
From my first impression, i'm not fond of the relieving AMO. Well, he was my superior so i have to respect him no matter what. There are 4 of us so i decided to divide ourselves into 2 sub-groups. Each team will rotate on daily basis working whether at the out-patient department (OPD) or the mother & child clinic (MCH).

Me!... camwhoring at the OPD

 I always looking forward to work in the MCH because i love playing with babies. Although sometimes it was kinda hard when you have to give immunization injections to babies. Nobody wants to see or hear babies crying right? Hehehe. In the MCH we have this mini pantry where we can hang out and eat everything served on the table. It was fun. The PPK also such a sweetheart. Sometimes she cooks for us and prepared drinks for us. All of the staffs there were awesome. I am very close to one of the nurse there. She was like a mother figure to me and every lunch hour, she took us to the nearby shops to buy our lunch. Ohhh she was so sweet.
I remembered this incident... It was Monday. I forgot the date. The relieving AMO didnt come to work for unknown reasons. That day Aaron and I was the one who were on duty at the OPD. There were alot of patients that day. Usually, we only had like 40 patients per day but that day we had like 70 patients in the OPD. The OPD only has 1 screening table and both of us decided to screen 2 persons at one time to avoid the restless crowd due to our slowness of clerking and treating the patients. Hey, we were just semester 4 at that time and our knowledge is like so limited. The worst part was we dont have any AMO supervising and helping us. It's just the 2 of us! Zaid and Calhiem also kinda busy in the MCH as well. But Aaron and I prevailed and we did the best we could.

Dynamic Duo: Aaron & I

During the lunch hour, a mother came to the clinic bringing his 4 year old daughter who was having an asthma attack. As usual we gave the kid the usual treatment which was giving the kid nebulized Salbutamol. However, the treatment was uneffective so I decided to call the KK Bako's own AMO Bujal for advices. He asked us to give the kid another neb but still the kid was still having problem with her breathing. In fact, we can hear the wheezing sound loud and clear. The nurses there also didnt know what to do as they were not trained to handle this kind of emergency situation.

Nebulizer for paediatrics

 As a leader of my group so i decided to take an immediate action. Students aren't allowed to refer a patient from clinic to the hospital. But i took extreme measure, i just referred the kid to the hospital with the permission from AMO Bujal via the phone line. After finishing with all the paperworks and forms, our driver reported that our ambulance couldnt be started. Oh no, not another bad news after another. Damn, i was kinda frustrated at that time. I decided to call the hospital and asked for an ambulance. The ambulance arrived 30 minutes later and the kid was in a serious condition. Her face was bluish but she was in a good hand now.
Now, that was an experience. It really gave me the idea on how hard it is to become a paramedic and how to lead people. I guess i stepped up well and my team-mates were very cooperative and supportive with my actions. The Chief AMO who came along with the ambulance also praised us for the immediate action. I was kinda happy to save a life that day. However I was kinda frustrated with the relieving AMO who didnt come to work that day. Imagine what would i do if the kid collapsed in the clinic? Thank God there was Mr Bujal helping us although via the phone line. I couldnt wait for him to return to work next week.
After two shitty weeks with the unnamed relieving AMO, Mr Bujal finally returned back to the clinic. I was kinda happy to see him for i had this sense of respect and bond with him since that emergency incident. He was such a nice guy and he taught me alot. He even asked me to do the indent and brought me and Aaron to the State Medical Store. It was a memorable experience.
Days gone by so fast and it was a blast having Mr Bujal around supervising us. I was getting along fine with all the staffs. I even took advantage of the clinic's washing machine and dryer and did my laundries there. It was raining season back then. Hahahaha. I've learnt alot there. My first official attachment was a success. I didnt took much photos during that time for i dont have a decent camera to use. Hehehe. My group was okay except sometimes i felt this awkwardness having to face this "particular" person which his name cant be mentioned.

I missed KK Bako... I wish i could done more there. But it was a blast....really. 

Momon's Dancing Debut

Nah amik ko kamek betandak time kamek ngan kursus induksi ari ya. Kamek sik penah-penah betanda ala-ala performance tau ko. Saja jak mok membujat drikempun atas pentas. Hahaha. Tapi nang best la. Dahla siang hari ya kamek orang nait gunung serapi, kak ya malam ya betanda indah. Paham-paham jakla giney rasa. Yang penting puas hati. Ok enjoy video kamek betanda Macarena ngan Waka-waka. Kach!



Bah, komenla mun berani. Hahaha.

Bieber Fever

I'm not a big fan of Justin Bieber. Well, you can ask me whether i'm a fan or not if he's all grown up becoming a hunky guy. I have no idea how old he is but i think he's doing pretty well in the industries. Vocally, i dont think he's quite there yet but this boy is creating a phenomenon.
Recently, a friend of mine posted this funny video of a little boy (i dunno if i should call him a boy or a man for he has mustaches) doing a cover of Justin's Baby. I'm not going to judge his vocal because apparently if you see the boy for the first time, you already know that his voice is somewhat like a drunk teenage boy singing in a shower. And yeah, the boy sang like there was somebody behind him holding a knife and force him. Hahaha.
One of the freakiest thing that i found out that the boy loves to sing with his eyes closed and sometimes he rolled his eyes to back and somehow it looks creepy. Hahahaha. 
The best part is during the instrumental part when you see the boy doing he's own "sound effect"....it gave me goosebumps for how horrendous it sound like to me. Here it goes.... Kirim salam ngan misai kitak. Kachak kitak yaaaa......

Will be back with another bitchy post next time. Adieu.

 

BACK FROM HIATUS

I was so busy for the past 18 months. No wonder this little spice shack is full of spider's webs. Hahaha. But now I'm back....and Spice Shack is officially back from hiatus. I will be posting something new very very soon. Tunggula.... (mcm la ada orang yg baca blog ni) :-)