Work is teaching me:

-not to judge others.(like colleagues and the way they do their work 'cos i too, make the same kind of mistakes. Have been grumbling, being judgemental, making statements but i'm not "all-that" myself too, i fumble and i fail)
-to be on my toes, physically, mentally and spiritually
-accountability
-to love
-to buy many many black pens and bring extras to work


I'm not the easiest person to love
I'm often the one who lets things go unresolved
Yet you choose to be
On the side of me, on the side of me
Yet you choose to be on the side of me
On the side of me

I'm not too proud of some things I've done in my life
The skeletons in my closet are too big for me to hide
Yet you choose to be on the side of me
On the side of me
Blessed Charity You're on the side of me
On the side of me

Everyone needs a friend to hold
When it's cold outside and there's no place to go
Everyone needs a friend to hold
All alone I cried there was no place to go
I remember when nobody cared
But you

I'm not the easiest person to love
But you, you've opened your heart to show me what I'm worth
'Cause you choose to be
On the side of me, on the side of me
What a mystery
You're on the side of me, on the side of me

-"On the side of me" Corrinne May

Thank you Manda, Dot, Serene, J.K., Val, Chris, Al and Shaun for coming specially to novena to "have lunch" with me today despite having made you wait for me, and long before i reached you all had gobbled down your lunches..you guys must have been reaaally hungry ((: i truly enjoyed the company. (:

i miss going church. feel like i've missed out so much.

the week has been rather rocky.
Dealing with and handling lives in such a way is heavy responsibility. And not just any walk in the park.
Responsibility that i'd prefer not to have it weigh upon my shoulders.

Anyway..i've still not recovered from the shock i had upon the realization that after my day off on tuesday.. i'll be working for TWELVE days straight until my NEXT day off.

Weekend.
One word.
That blessed word.
The soft resounding sound it makes in your ear, knowing that it's your two days of rest and of leisure.
Warms your heart.
Weekend.
There's no such thing as 'weekend' for a nurse no more.

my first ever malay wedding. (kak Su's sis's wedding on 13th July) haha.
ask siti, i bombarded her with quite a few questions.
finally, after such a long time, i met up with my beloved PRCP mates (sans Anisah)
haha.. manda, i like the way "sans" sound..


(and i HAD to sit like that.. totally spoilt the picture)


siti my darling.... !


(: natty and sitty my darlings...!

and I shall describe the following pictures by the term Siti and Nat always use..
the "no comment" pictures:

it's clear that i can't fake it in pictures as well as Nat and Min.

photo credits: Nat, her camera, and the other camera-girl forced to take the shot for us.

i do not want to see anymore prudential agents or sit tru more prudential 'talks' .
My ears will bleed.
The competition within them is killing me.
As it is, no matter how good the plan is.. the way they "fight" for a client piss me. The least they can do then is to appear to genuinely want the best for a client. Even if it means not having that particular commission going into their bank accounts.

And if they really want to help people save. then don't CHOOSE clients based on their dressing.

Why is it that when i'm wearing my nursing uniform or office attire while working at Jill's, you come to me and rattle on about saving.
And when i'm in normal tee and jeans you look pass me , stretch out your hand and walk straight to the next person in crisp white blouse, chic black skirt and fashionable stilletos. Don't the people wearing ordinary tees, jeans and flip flops need to save too?

When bestfriends make funny faces and turns crazy in the midst of our photo-taking sessions. (: a random HUGE shoutout to nana: BESSIE I LOVE YOU!!!
the pictures below are just a few of the thousands of pictures we have together. (:

If you look tru' our albums: you'll notice that nana has a few shots of her doing this "mouth-open-in-a-huge-O". She looks like the masked-person from the Scream movies!

nana says: "hrrrrmmm. i've got NICE JUICY LIPS" (or rather dry lips. ooopps. should have put on lipgloss before taking the picture)

my monkey face.

greedy pretty nana!

Thank You Lord for the life You've given me, for the family and the home You've placed me in, and for the wonderful people You've allowed me to share my life with. Thank You for everything.

"encountered" an angry parent today. The first i've seen so fumed in my 4 weeks so far.
Angry parents are not to be trifled with!
They can scare the crap out of you.

Stuff to add in my list of "things-to-buy" :

- OSIM foot massager!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- And that nice sporty-looking, black, mary-jane nike shoe with the logo in gold, i saw one staff wearing. (: 'cos i'm guessing it would be even more comfortable as compared to my crocs.

Haha.
And there's a cute looking doctor from Hongkong in my ward. Note - he's young and he's a registrar.