1 month

It has been almost a month since I started school... Hmmm, well it's true that I am enjoying all my regular meals, full weekends and regular naps. BUT, something's missing. The feeling of stepping into the ward, checking equipments, having patients greeting me, setting IV plugs, getting pissed off at work and the list just goes on! Hahaha. I think I miss the interaction with my cancer patients the most... Especially my "old customers" :)

For now, I kinda feel meaningless :( I mean the school just whacks us with 2 assignments to complete for a month, with minimum contact time with the lecturers. Yes, the difficulty is there, a lot of time is spent doing work. But on days that I do not have activities and when I just do work, it feels so empty. Hmm, looks like I need to play it well the next term!! Start filling my days with activities yet balance work at the same time!! Maria you can do it!! By the way, I hope that I can PASS my first 2 assignments. Heehee...

I hope the remaining 22 months will be better! I should do the most out of this period of time! MARIA STOP SLEEPING LIKE A PIG! STOP IT!

Okthanksbye.

I'm 25

Yay!! Once again, at a blink of an eye, it's my birthday again!!! So many things to be thankful for :)

First up, 2 weeks of intensive lectures are finished!! I do feel stupid at times. Need to buck up seriously. But yeah, thankful to be given this chance to study and hopefully get my honours. And at the same time, have fun! Which I think I did... Hehe...

Had the lovely RE gang celebrating my birthday! I always feel so paiseh to have such attention. Hehehe. But I'm still happy that I always have this group of friends there for me!!!

Ta dah~~~ They deserve all my love! Muacks!

On my birthday, I got to attend Little Adelle's 1st month party! I love this photo actually, because I am carrying the baby!! :P People just assume that I look after neonates wahahahaha. Ok lor, then I should act confident and just carry the baby! And maybe I am also at the age of being able to be a mother :X But yeah! That's true!

And of course... I could not be happier than to attend dear Theresa's wedding! Looking so pretty!! Yay!! We should TOTALLY meet up this month! :D

My birthday wish remains the same I guess. But I have learnt to always be contented with what I have. Thankful for all who love me so much! :D I shall fight on!

Happiness

Very often, I conclude my life with so many 'what ifs' and 'if only'. You know, if we search for something that is too far away from us, we will tend to miss out what has always been close by. I am glad that these people have always been within my sight.

As a look back in life, being in JDC was one of the most greatest thing that had happened to me. I hope this moment would stay on for decades and decades. Definitely the best people to perform and hang out with :D

Thank you Terrence for creating JDC.

Work's Out, School's In!

So I ended work last week. The feeling was bitter-sweet.. Sweet because I do not need to do shift work for the next 2 years. I figured 4 years of accumulated shift work has made me a very tired person overall. Another thing is that I no need to tolerate the 2015 changes in the ward. Sigh, at times I do feel upset and would like to throw in the towel because of certain changes. Oh well, let's see what this 2 years of break can do for me...

But of course part of me do not want to leave because of my...... Patients :( Well, I won't miss any patient in particular but I just miss the times where I get to interact with them, care for them, send them my love and provide my nursing services to them. I think I told a whole lot of my patients that I will be studying(Yes, omg so my character to tell them everything! haha). Secondly I will miss my colleagues. But I guess it's not too bad because we still can keep in contact :D

Day 2 of school DONE. No pressure yet. But I secretly hope that advanced diploma will help me in a great extend! Come to think of it, advanced dip was CRAZY, yet manageable? Like we had to complete a few health assessment components, present 2 group projects, have a test and submit 1 assignment. Hoping that all will be GOOD this time. No unnecessary pressure please D:

Ok, shall be expecting more blog entries!!!

Counting Down...

I feel happy and excited as I start University life next week. Yet I feel upset that things are left unsettled :(

What I would miss most is patients greeting me the moment I come to work.

And I guess..... you....

My Holidays

OMG! It has been such a long time since I last blogged! And finally, I am sort of free on a Saturday morning!! The past month has been quite crazy for me. But I am glad to be at this point! Gonna start school next week already :DDD Well, I shall wait for another blog post to share my feelings etc.

At the meantime, this is part of the stuff I have been busy with! Went to Dubai last month!! A good experience with desert life and a super rich country! Dad & I with Burg Al Khalifa!

The rest of the times were spend in shopping centers... The desert safari was definitely worth remembering!

Love the colour of the sky and feeling the soft soft sand. But urgh, you can't imagine how much sand was stuck in my shoes :/

The next holiday was going to Bangkok!! Wheee! Love it especially I got to go with someone who could shop with me, and help me choose what to buy! :P Loving the hotel room too!! Well recommended!!

Not only did we go shopping, but we also went cafe hopping! Ate till we grew so fat! Btw, she was the one who was complaining that she was hungry, not me :P Us at the super prime location in the city of Bangkok, between Siam Center and Siam Paragon!!

Following that was my SIT Student Orientation Camp! I bet I was one of the oldest camper around but mixing with these guys made me feel younger! Heehee... It was nice to know people from other courses! And I also got to know more about the University structure!~

Yeah! Can't believe that I am going to be a University kid soon!!! :')

Ratchaprasong Bomb Happenings- My Encounter

On 17th of August 2015, Irena and I were cafe/food hopping in Siam Square One late in the afternoon. Soon after, we decided to go to Big C Supercenter via the Sky Bridge under the BTS tracks.

Since we have been using the Sky Bridge and walking almost the same way exiting into Central World, I had the thought of exiting into Gaysorn Plaza to get to Big C Supercenter. But mother nature decided to lead us into Central World to use to toilet. After using the toilet, we exited the building and saw smoke and a huge commotion. Initially, I thought some vehicle had exploded. Many locals were talking photos and videos with their phone. After looking at the scene, we thought that is was something minor. And maybe it was better to stay away from the site as the "exploded vehicle" might explode again. I searched the internet to look out for clues to what has happened 50 meters from us, but I guess the news was a little slower than us. I didn't want to approach any locals as I might sound like a bimbo not knowing what has happened.

We continued to walk towards Big C Supercenter from Central World and had to cross an overhead bridge. We could see parts of the commotion from the bridge. The traffic was messy and vehicles going towards the exploded scene were diverted away from it. At the same time, emergency vehicles were trying their best to squeeze through to the scene. I guess the Thais handled it pretty well.

We then resumed our supermarket shopping until someone from home messaged me to ask if we were alright as a bomb had just exploded in Bangkok.

At that moment, my heart jumped a little. Having the thoughts of, "We were about 30 meters from the site 10 minutes before the blast(bomb probably exploded when we were using the toilet, cos when we were out, smoke from blast was still visible)", "If we went towards the direction of Gaysorn Plaza, could the blast affect us?". I could confidently say that we would not be directly affected by the blast itself but the sound, seeing the people injured/killed could affect us emotionally. I immediately told Irena that thankfully we needed to use the toilet. If not, it would have been a different story for us altogether.

Before the news could spread, I quickly reported my safety to my parents. People who learned that I was in Bangkok started to message me. I assured them with my reply. We then headed back to the hotel as soon as possible for safety.

We understood the situation better after watching the news. We thanked God for our safety, that we were not at all affected by the blast, yet our heart goes out to casualties and families who were affected badly. Terrorism is not fun. Innocent lives(could be us) were lost! #prayforbangkok

Tried to recollect the situation as accurately as possible. What a holiday!