Matthew 24

vs4: "Jesus answered: 'Watch out that no one decieves you. vs5 For many will come in my name claiming, 'I am the Christ, and will decieve many. Vs6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things will happen, but the end is still to come. vs7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. vs8 All these are beginning of birth pains."

Just few weeks back there was the earthquake in China, and late this week we hear of the typhoon striking Philippines. For the past few months we know that there is rice shortages and that prices for food are rising. Even before all these recent happenings, we know of other disasters around the world.

How long's the gap between all these?

Dad opened his sermon today with a mention that every 5 minutes a child dies of hunger.

Look at me, i get grumpy when food does not come to the table quickly, when mom cooks the same dishes for days. Look at me, i sleep comfortably, i wake up and feel secured that there's a home, a place of rest that i can come to after a long day at work, and yet sadly, take all these for granted.

Look at me, i fume like mad when Janan breaks my pencil eyeliner/eye shadow and i have to get new ones or when mom clears and changes the way i place my stuff in my room...

What are all these.. compared to those who are not able to enjoy the joys of having a family, a home, not having good food to eat, or those who cannot have pleasures like going out and enjoying time with good friends.

"Dear God, help me to be aware of the happenings around the world. Help me to look at everything with a prayerful heart. One that is not selfish or self-glorifying. My life is not my own. My life is Yours Lord. let me be a blessing to those around me and to those I'll meet. Help me to be aware that my problems, my petty wants are insignificant, compared to the hunger and the pain of the children, of families suffering in the world. Insignificant compared to the homeless.

Help me to be aware of all these things..when i eat, when i'm with my friends, when i laugh help me to be aware of the suffering that many my age, young children are going tru'. That i'll look at my life with a thankful heart and at the same time, pray for all of them. Amen "

"Hungry Already" (Alvin), "Nissan Susi" (Manda), "Tired OK" (me), "Mmmmmm!!" (Dot).

Nana did not make any "blunders" that night, bet she's thankful for that. (:

Fell sick last wednesday with fever, felt really hot and lethargic so i slept at 830pm and when my alarm rang the next morning, mom's hand straightaway reached out to touch my neck.
I knew she purposedly woke up in the middle of the night to cont' giving me my medicine, but i wasn't aware that she actually came over to sleep beside me on my bed. Mothers make the best nurses.

Been working for coming to two weeks now, and i'm ENJOYING it. (: The staff are nice, and am on joking terms with most of them. The good thing about being in a ward where most of the staff are in their 20s means that working is a whole lot more fun. When they teach you, they are pretty patient and kind.
Sure, there are cliques and strong friendships going on, they've known each other more than they've known me.. and that's understandable. Friendships can't be rushed. It takes time for friendships to start. It starts from little seedlings, and with patience, time, watering (communication) the little seedlings starts to grow.
How did Nana and I became strong, bestfriends? It was 'cos of the time we spent with each other. We were not close right from the start.
It was after all the phone calls (almost everyday), camps, Misait.. all those years of constant communication. If you asked me 3-4 years ago, i will say that Nana doesn't know everything about me, there were somethings i kept secret.
But if you ask me now, i'll tell you that there are NO secrets between me and her.
If you asked me or her 8 years ago, whether we thought we were gonna be bestfriends, we'll tell you 'no'. Friendships takes time, understanding, and to a certain extent, some level of chemistry. However, just 'cause one thinks that there's no chemistry as of yet, it doesn't mean that one can't be close friends with another in time to come. If you straightaway draw that line in friendships, you'll find yourself at the end that does/may not benefit you at all. You may never find the special friend that you need in that person just because of your own judgement of him/her.

Back to the ward, I thank God that i get to meet all these wonderful, great people and work with them instead. And like what Manda told me last week, God will not leave me hanging, He will provide me with good friendships. I'll trust God on that. (:

The children are all so lovable. (: Fallen in love with three little infants in the ward. Ahhhh.. how i love holding them, feeding and lullabying them to sleep. I'm gonna make an AWESOME mommy next time! Haha, any of you have trouble bathing your infants, your free to ask me for my help! (:
Working in a children's ward also means i get to enjoy the same treats they do too!
Last week a group of young adult volunteers came to our ward to make those animal shaped balloons. They made for us too! For quite some time, they were standing right in front of the counter making balloons for us nurses. (:
I took home two balloon-dogs that day (one burst along the way).

Just today a magician/illusionist came to the ward, and guess who were his first audience? Not the kids BUT US nurses (: He too parked himself right in front of the counter, near to where i was sitting (directly opposite) and did a couple of tricks! If you were a visitor you'd be amazed to see a whole bunch of nurses and one doctor staring him down, trying to figure out his tricks while going "waaahhhh" "oooohhh" "whaaattt?" "howw??" and "hahahahaha".

I'm not regretting. KKH is the place for me. Children's ward is the place for me. (:
For this season, i should say.

*thank you Lord for opening this door, for answering my prayers, thank you for the ward you've placed me in, for the wonderful colleagues, thank you*

First day at work.
It was, well, okay.. a little bored at times, blur at other times (okay, i shall say blur at all times) and a little lonely. Haha, but i do know that it takes time for friendships to start (:

Just now when i met the staff i kept thinking to myself, "gosh, these people are gonna be my family for i-dont-know-how-long".. I got a shock when the afternoon staffs came into the ward. There were so many young nurses! Nurses around my age group. Early 20s, middles 20s. Most of the staff in the ward are young!
I'm the "newest" staff, so most of the time i was following some staff and listening while they orientated me and if i'm not doing that then i'm hanging around awkwardly.
But the staff are nice la.
Some will motion for me to sit down instead of standing/leaning on the counter.


During the moments when i was sitting down, trying to read an extremely word-y protocol on sedation, which clearly i wasn't paying much real attention to, i would occasionally look up and scan the whole ward, watch the staff.. the walls are painted lilac and purple, the staff seem to be fun people..I know i'd get used to it, I'll like working here soon enough (:

God is good, you all do know how i desired to be in a children's ward?
The HR lady told me that I wouldn't know which ward i'd get into until today itself. Initially i was worry-ing, but i became kinda confident that i'll be posted into a childrens' ward because of the prayers and prophecies prayed over me during camp (MSG session was GREAT). I trusted God, and so yes, I'm a staff nurse working for the children and their parents now.
There's another prayer that God answered, and this was something extra that i wanted: that i won't work in a C class ward. I'm in a B2 class ward, and they've got aircon. (: