Saturday, October 29, 2005
~ Updates... ~
9:16:00 pm
Time really passes by fast... In just 4 days' time,
Ramadhan will leave us and in 5 days' time, we'll be celebrating
Syawal... It feels as though everything happened within a blink of the eye...
Anyway, how's the preparations for
Hari Raya been going on for me? Well, it's all simple and normal... Just waiting to see my
baju raya from JB... *Hehe*... Apparently, they had went over to JB today without me since I had to work, to get our
baju raya... Other than that, just tried to help out with this and that... Didn't do much since I would be working most of the days... Either on AM or PM shift...
Anyway, today was the first time ever I was called up to come to work just because we had shortage of staff... And the time they called up? 6.15am... Hello! Work starts at 7 and you're calling me at 6.15am! But amazingly, I agreed to come... Apparently, I didn't see the time before agreeing... *Hehe*... Gosh, I was in a state of frantic! I have yet to pack my bag, iron my scrubs and everything... But thankfully, my mum helped me out... Managed to leave home by 6.30, got a cab at 6.35 and reached my workplace at 6.55... How amazing yeah... Everything within 45 mins... You may think 45 mins is not that great but given that I live in Yishun and I work at TTSH, it's amazing enough for me... Anyway, credits to my mum and the taxi driver who
zoom-ed all the way from Yishun to TTSH... *Hehe*...
And oh... Will be working night shift for the next 3 nights... I don't really enjoy working night shifts especially since I'll be looking after 19 patients... But monetary wise, I don't really mind! *Hehe*...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Sunday, October 23, 2005
~ Geylang... ~
10:37:00 pm
Lights of Geylang from the overhead bridge...Finally, I have managed to step my foot yesterday into the hearts of Geylang, where all the actions for the preparations of Hari Raya are going on... Well, blame it on my work schedule... *Hee*...
Nothing much that my sis and I were looking for... More like we were wandering around... But one thing's for sure, it's a FOOD paradise... There are SO many varieties of food that everything that I see, I wanna buy... In Malay terms, it's called
rambang mata... *Hehe*... Anyway, we ended up buying
ayam percik, dendeng, char kway ikan and the Japanese food,
yakitori... And not forgetting, my favourite
singkong keju bakar!! *Slurps*...
But we just couldn't stand the crowd... Especially since it was the weekends... SOOO MANNYY PEEOOPPLLEE... And it was extremely squeezy... And at the end of it, I went out of Geylang smelling like a barbequed meat... *Heh*...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
~ Tired.... ~
6:08:00 pm
Today, I realised how shagged I've been looking... Not one but two people asked me whether I was on night shift when I was supposed to be on morning today... Maybe because I'm wearing spectacles? Maybe because I didn't have enough sleep? But one thing's for sure... I'm just really really tired... I want a break...
And talking about wearing spectacles, my colleagues have been commenting on how 'mature' I look upon wearing it... Too bad lah... I'm just too tired and lazy to put on a pair of lens...
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My heart skips a beat and flutters each time I see you
But deep down inside I know I'm a nobody to you
Out of sight, out of mind?
Just let me get rid of the memories I have of you...
Goodbye to you...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Monday, October 17, 2005
~ Orientation Grand Finale ~
9:27:00 pm
Florence, Flora & Me... *I look really shagged!*It's the 13th day of
Ramadhan and a really, really COLD day... *Freezing*... And so far, I have not missed a single day of
Ramadhan yet...
Alhamdulillah...
Anyway, today was our Orientation Grand Finale... Actually, it was nothing GRAND but getting to see all my friends and fellow colleagues was a great feeling... Did a lot of catching up with some of them since we hardly see each other these days... *Sigh*... I just missed those days during our orientation period... How we had lectures after lectures, how we slept during those lectures, how we nudged each other to wake up when Lay Hoon or Pick Fong (our nurse educators) were observing us, how we held our little 'picnic' session in the theatrette, and so on... Looks like our 'honeymoon' period is already over... But what can I say? It's time to move on...
Anyway, back to our Orientation Grand Finale... We had lectures (yes, lectures again) on Patient Safety... Of course it was very important to us... But I wasn't really listening... Almost drifted of to dreamland at one point... *Heh*...
We then had a briefing on SBAR... It's a new method on how you can convince your doctors to come for something urgent... Anyway, we were split into 6 groups to do a case study and I was pointed by Pick Fong to do a 'role play' in which I was the nurse and Pick Fong was the doctor whom I had to convince... *Gasp!*... I was SOOO nervous (partly cuz I have a phobia of speaking into microphones... HONEST!!) that everyone could hear that my voice were really shaky... *Heh*... But at the end of the 'role play', I saw a nod on the ADN's head and got a thumb's up from Lay Hoon... And of course, mostly thanks to Evelyn for the tips... =D
After which we played a little game which required unity, team spirit and co-ordination... 3 groups were joined into one team... Firstly, we had to stand into 3 circles, followed by 2 and then, 1... Of course, 3 was simple, 2 was okay but 1 was tough... That was where our co-ordination came about... We then had to compete with the other team to see who could last the longest within such a small circle... And yeah, our team won!! All thanks to the great coordination and team spirit that we had... *Hee*...
It was then followed by little speeches by our nurse educators... Lots of advices but really meaningful...
Anyway, my thanks to all the nurse educators for sparing time and effort to make our orientation period a fruitful and meaningful one... I honestly learnt a lot during these period... Lay Hoon, Kelvin, Pick Fong, Siew Geok and the rest of them... You guys are the BEST!! May it be a great orientation for those coming batches to come...
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Just a simple highlight...
It's really shameful that some Muslims just don't respect the month of
Ramadhan... It's even more shameful when you know those people... I understand if they cannot fast but to eat in public? I dunno... It's all between them and
ALLAH... I shall not say much... *Bows head in disappoinment*...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Monday, October 10, 2005
~ 6th day of Ramadhan... ~
9:01:00 pm
Today is the 6th day of
Ramadhan and so far,
Alhamdulillah, it's been a smooth-running one for me...
Been and back from my night duties for the past 3 nights... Totally a new experience for me because it's the first time I took the role of a staff nurse during my night with 18 cases under me, and also the first time I had to
sahur without my family...
Anyway, it's been an uneventful 3 nights despite having 3 patients on Dangerously Ill List (DIL)... In fact, I got praises from my ward NO and a fellow staff nurse about me doing my staff nurse role for my night duties... What my NO told me really made my day...
Syukur Alhamdulillah for all good things come from ALLAH...
And having to
sahur without my family wasn't so bad for the first 2 nights cuz I had my SAN with me... So we had each other for company for
sahur... But yeah, I did have to eat alone on the last night... But thankfully, I had the radio for company... *Heh*...
Broke my fast at my grandmum's house yesterday... It was nice getting to meet up with the rest of my aunts, uncles and cousins... But it was kinda sad for me cuz I had to leave halfway to head to work... *Sigh*... Sometimes I feel that work separates you from your family... But well, what can we do, right?
And yes, it's my day off tomorrow... And after that, I can get prepared to work for another 11 days straight without a day off again... To count, this is going to be my 4th time working for 11 days... *Sigh*... Bad, bad scheduling...
Anyway, will be going down to JB tomorrow with my family...
And oh... Scrub suits!! I finally got my scrub suits... Anyway, we did the 'closing' ceremony by being the last batch of nurses to wear uniforms as today was the start of wearing of scrub suits... Just one word: Comfortable... Guess that the ward will be filled with 'doctors' instead of nurses... *Heh*...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
~ Ramadhan... ~
9:56:00 pm
Received this e-mail from a net friend regarding Ramadhan...
Marilah kita bersama-sama menghayatinya...Sekali lagi umat Islam berpeluang melalui satu bulan mulia yang penuh dengan keberkatan serta limpahan pahala dari ALLAH SWT yang bersifat Maha Pemurah lagi Mengasihi. Ramadhan adalah bulan yang khas untuk umat Islam mengikut tatacara peraturan dan disiplin menubi rohani, minda dan fizikal bagi membentuk ciri-ciri keperibadian yang dikehendaki oleh ALLAH SWT. Apa yang perlu untuk mengharung Ramadhan adalah seseorang perlu menyediakan jiwa dan minda serta kuat azam yang difokus untuk diperbaiki agar dapat meraih kesan terbaik di penghujungnya nanti.
Kesan-kesan dari ibadah puasa sepatutnya dapat mengeluarkan cetusan daya dorongan kepada perubahan jiwa, semangat, sikap dan fizikal badan untuk gigih bekerja dan meningkat produktiviti.
Mari kita menganjak keluar dari paradigma lama yang hanya mengambarkan bulan Ramadhan sekadar bulan ibadah untuk mengumpul pahala kepada suatu yang lebih besar. Ibadah puasa perlu dilihat dari sudut perjuangan iaitu untuk meningkatkan kekuatan rohani, mental dan fizikal bagi membina jati diri Muslim sebenar. Lakaran rupa bentuk jati diri Muslim yang diharapkan sangat di masa ini adalah sifat Muslim yang terpaut roh nuraninya dengan ALLAH SWT, dan dihiasi semangat yang tinggi, berwawasan jauh untuk dunia dan akhiratnya, ghairah serta bersungguh dalam melaksana sesuatu kerja, tidak mudah menyerah kalah, daya juang yang kuat supaya kaum Muslim maju dalam segenap aspek kehidupan.
Mari kita mengambil peluang keemasan ini untuk menyerahkan diri sepenuhnya secara sedar untuk melalui latihan Ramadhan bagi melahirkan kesan positif semaksima mungkin yang sepatutnya dihasilkan setelah berlalunya sebulan berpuasa nanti. Kita berdoa latihan Ramadhan ini dapat diikuti dengan tertibnya mengikut maksud Ramadhan, ia akan menjadi lebih bermakna apabila tiba masa untuk menyambut Syawal kelak. Insya-ALLAH.To all my fellow Muslims:
Selamat menyambut bulan Ramadhan yang penuh dengan barakah ini...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
Saturday, October 01, 2005
~ Start of a New Month ~
8:58:00 pm
It is the start to a new month again...
I'm already into the third month of my working life...
Ramadhan is just around the corner... And we're just a few months away to a brand new year... How fast time flies...
It just felt like yesterday when I was still a student and enjoying my life... It just felt like yesterday when I was celebrating
Syawal... It just felt like yesterday when I went through the month of January...
Time is passing by so fast... So fast that sometimes, I'm not even aware of what's happening around me... So fast that sometimes, I haven't had time to stop and reflect... So fast that sometimes, I haven't had enough breathing space to breathe...
With
Ramadhan, our fasting month, just a few days away, I'm hoping to slow things down a little to do some reflections on myself... How I've been throughout the whole time, things that I can improve on myself to be a better person...
Well, it's gonna be a little different this year cuz this is the first time ever I'll be going through
Ramadhan while working at the same time... Which means, I won't get to break my fast with my family as compared to past years... And if I'm on night duty, I won't be able to
sahur at home too... And also, it will be a test of my patience since I deal with people in my line of work and these people can be quite a handful to handle...
Nothing much that I'm asking for...
Semoga dapat ku lalui bulan Ramadhan yang penuh barakah ini dengan sempurna... Insya-ALLAH...
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
