~ Time for Updates ~ 11:15:00 pm

Ramadhan... One of the important months in the Islamic calendar... On this special month, it is a must for all Muslims to fast from dawn till dusk... But besides being abstinent from food and drinks, it is also a test of faith... This is because at the same time, we have to learn to control our senses...

~ Mind - prevent us from thinking or imagining things that we shouldn't be...
~ Sight - prevent from looking things that we shouldn't be looking at...
~ Speech - control of the things we say especially gossipping (which is a NO NO)...
~ Hearing - control of the things we hear especially eavesdropping...

Abstinence from food and drinks are not difficult, but it's the senses that are hard to control... Therefore, it is not allowed for us to really have enjoyment during Ramadhan... Instead, we are encouraged to equip our time devoting in prayers...

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Alhamdulillah, so far the past 4 days of Ramadhan have gone by smoothly for me... Although it's pretty tiring during work but thankfully, I have been able to cope with it...

Work wise, it has been good so far... Was doing junior for the past four days... *Hehe*... But unluckily, something happened to me on Monday afternoon... Was clearing the changing trolley when I accidentally knocked over the urine jug, which was filled with urine, and spilled the urine onto the floor and onto my pants... *Darn*...

Well, of course, I had it washed off immediately cuz otherwise, I would have the smell of urine on me... *Eeeeeewwww*...

And oh, I'm going on night duty tomorrow... After 3 solid weeks of no night duty, I'm finally going on one... *Haha*...

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And so... Singapore Idol is finally over... And Hady Mirza is crowned as the Singapore Idol...

Well, I believed that Hady deserved to win especially with his rendition of the song which was specially written for SI (sorry, I dunno the title)... But it seems that the judges weren't too happy with his win...

I don't deny that Jonathan is a great contender compared to during the first season of Singapore cuz it was clear cut that Taufik Batisah was the better singer... But the way the judges gave their comments, it showed that Jonathan was the better one and if I still remember, Jacintha even said to Jonathan that, "You are the Singapore Idol!...

Anyway, judges, don't be too sore that Jonathan didn't win but at least, show some sportsmanship... Well, after all, it's Singapore that votes and Singapore chose Hady... And there's nothing you can do about it...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ My Day Off ~ 10:49:00 pm

And again, I've changed the song on my blog... *Haha*...

Anyway, I really love this song a lot... In fact, it's one of my favourite love songs...

Since the first time I heard this song, I have this very silly idea that I want this song to be played on my wedding... Or have a video made with pictures of me and my future spouse with this song on the background... Or better still, have my future spouse sing this song specially just for me on our wedding... *Haha*... Me and my silly idea...

And no, I'm not thinking of getting married... In fact, I have this silly idea way back when I was still single... So, just ignore me... *Hee*...

Yeah, today's my day off... Didn't do much except to clean the standing fan in my room cuz it's damn dusty...

Anyway, while I was assembling back the fan, I accidentally hurt my finger... There's this metal piece that secured the fan blade... But fixing back and removing it is a very tedious task cuz it's super tight and it is only possible to do so by using a flat metal thing such as a knife or screwdriver...

Of course I didn't use the knife unless if I want my fingers to be chopped off! And so, I used the screwdriver instead... While fixing the metal piece back, I wasn't careful enough and I ended up scrapping part of the skin on my right index finger...

Well, my finger's okay though... *Hee*... Still able to type and do work... Anyway, I think my aggression in doing work is a good thing... I used to depend a lot on my dad to do the manual or DIY work at home... But now, I'm able to do it on my own!! And I'm proud of that... *Hehe*...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Day Out With Fione ~ 12:23:00 am

Gosh... I'm feeling so sleepy now and yet, I still wanna blog...

Anyway, I shall keep this entry short (if possible!) and sweet...

My friend told me that my ward was featured on Channel U last night and one of my colleagues was interviewed... Well, of course I missed it cuz no one told me about it... In fact, I had no clue that there was a filming done in my ward! Anyway, hope I am able to record it this time if there are going to have a repeat telecast soon... And oh, I only know that the programme of the show is called "Project Y" but I have no idea what it is all about...

Anyway, had an impromptu meet-up with Fione today... Just happened that she was in the hospital to accompany her mum for an appointment...

It was nice getting to spend some time with her again... After all, it's not always that we get to meet each other... And by the way, please don't let anyone know what happened at Pizza Hut today yeah!! *Hehe*...

And of course... We took this, which is my current favourite pastime... But then, I will never take alone cuz it just feels so awkward... *Haha*... And the funny thing about the machine that we used was that the background cloth screen kept dropping nearer and nearer to the seat than we ended up having to go close to the camera... Weird machine... Or rather, weird arrangement...



Click on each picture for a bigger view...

Anyway Fione... Do you think you can darken the photos a little bit? I've tried but it looks ugly... *Hehe*... Thanks!

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Have I changed? ~ 7:42:00 pm

Recently, my mum commented that I am very rude in the way I speak... She also mentioned that I am more harsh and aggressive in the things I do... Well, I didn't quite believe it but my sister had said the same thing too, adding that I have less patience these days and easily flaring up...

It caught me thinking and my only thoughts then: Am I really the way you describe it to me?

I looked at myself and asked, "How could I have changed so much?"...

Where was the sweet and patient me?
Where was the gentle me?
Where was the old Nadiah?

And I compared my current self with the old me...

In the past, whenever I do work, I try to make sure that I produce the least noise so as not to disturb anyone...
Now, I don't really care if I'm making a lot of noise or not, as long as I finish my work...

In the past, whenever I pass report at work, people have to keep telling me to pass louder...
Now, I make sure that everyone can hear my report loud and clear...

In the past, whenever my mum asked me to do something, I can do it without much problem...
Now, I grumble a lot whenever she asked me to do so...

In the past, I would go up to my colleague if I wanna ask something...
Now, all I need to do is shout from afar...

See, I realised that I have changed a lot... I don't know if work have really changed me although it could be one of the reasons... Or it could be due to the tiredness and stress I experience at work... I don't know...

All I wanna know now is, how can I bring the old me back??

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Updates!! ~ 8:53:00 pm

I'm finally back... With a BANG!! *Haha*... Or rather, with a new blogskin... Well, not really the kind that I'm looking for but at least, I'm rather satisfied with this skin, compared to the rest... Furthermore, BLACK background... I love black background cuz black goes with any colour... Except for black itself, of course...

And if you think that you're hearing a Japanese song in my blog, well, it is indeed a Jap song... The song was from Heaven's Coins, the first Japanese drama that I've ever watched... In fact, it was my favourite Japanese show ever until now...

The show was about this deaf mute girl from the countryside, Ayaka, who went in search of her fiance doctor in the city of Tokyo... Found him in the end, only to realise that he was suffering from amnesia, which meant that he could not remember her at all... She tried her very best to make him recall her and their past, only to be deterred by her fiance's brother, who fell in love with Ayaka as well, and the girl who caused Ayaka's fiance to suffer from amnesia (due to some freak accident at the airport's escalator) which in turn fell for Ayaka's fiance...

*Hmm*... I'm quite surprised that I can still remember a lot especially since this show was shown years back... Probably when I was still in upper primary... *Haha*... But it would be nice if I can watch it again...

Anyway, updates!! Yes, I haven't been updating for a while...

First up... Work...

Well, work has been pretty much the same... Other than the fact that we still have many staffs going on medical leave, workload wise is still the same...

And oh, for the first time ever, I got deployed to a neighbouring ward... Well, there wasn't really much work to do especially since it was a weekend... But it was definitely a good new experience...

Other than that, I've been seeing Baby Hariiz thrice this week... But I still wanna see him somemore... *Haha*...



P.S. In an earlier entry, I've spelt Hariiz as 'Haris'... Anyway, clarified the spelling with his Mummy... Hariiz is the correct spelling...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ HORRIBLE DAY!!! ~ 8:14:00 pm

I simply had the most horrible day at work today... And I don't ever wanna send any patients for any outings anymore... Not by the ambulance...

Was working from 9am till 5pm today... Initially, we had sufficient number of staffs during the AM shift and hence, I was assigned to report at 9am instead to do some special assignment... But apparently, the ward ended up having 3 nurses on sick leave and they had to call back one of the juniors from PM shift...

No, I wasn't called back to do AM shift but I was asked to send a patient to NUH for an appointment... Although I did negotiate with one of the juniors that if she would send the patient instead, I would gladly cover for her until she comes back to the ward... But since she refused, I agreed to send the patient instead...

And so, as per norm, since patient is a walker, we sent him via wheelchair... The transport people provided us with a van since the patient was able to walk... Unluckily for me, the patient fell while he was transferring into the van... Not that I didn't stop the patient from falling, I did... But since the patient was like double or triple my size (no offence though!), he would have landed on me and injuring me as a result... In fact, I nearly lost balance myself when I tried to stop him from falling and he ended up sitting on my foot...

Just thank God that he did not sustained any injuries except for some scratches on his knees... But then, I really pity my patient... A person that age should be active and enjoying life, not suffering from a major illness that has no cure... Life is not so great for some...

Some more worse things...

Some patient's relative shot up a complaint letter to the hospital saying that our ward has VERY BAD service and that our nurses are RUDE!!

HELLO!!

YOU ARE NOT IN OUR SHOES AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF 36 OR 37 PATIENTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEHAVIOURS... YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS LIKE WHETHER IT'S BUSY OR NOT... UNLIKE YOU WHO FOCUS ON ONE PERSON ONLY, WE HAVE OTHERS TO TAKE CARE OF TOO... WORSE, WE HAVE DEMENTED AND SOME VIOLENT PATIENTS TO HANDLE... YES, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE MAY HAVE RAISED OUR VOICE SLIGHTLY WITHOUT US REALISING IT BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND US?? THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO AND ALL?? JUST THINK ABOUT IT, NURSES ARE NOT MADE OF METAL AND WE ARE NOT ROBOTS... WE ARE HUMANS TOO, WE HAVE FEELINGS AND WE GET TIRED TOO... SO IT'S NOT FAIR FOR YOU TO JUDGE US BY SAYING THAT WE ARE RUDE AND DO NOT SHOW EMPATHY TO THE PATIENTS... AND ONE MORE THING, NURSES ARE NOT PERSONAL MAIDS... GET IT?!

I'm really sorry about the above... Just pissed about this matter... But please understand that nurses are, after all, humans as well... It's just simply not fair for this person to judge us like that...

And another relative also commented that nurses only work for money... Let me get this straight... Which person doesn't work for money? Why don't you find one proof for me huh?!? If I don't work for money, I would be doing volunteering a long time ago instead of working in a hospital and risk getting commented at every single thing we do...

And oh, even if you do find one, I'm sure that this person is 99.99% lying through... I don't deny that I work for money... Well, don't you??

On another hand, I got to see this little babe again!!!



Seeing him just made my day... But he's still so small!! Anyway, I so wanted to carry him but since I was wearing my scrubs and kinda 'dirty' and all (with unknown microorganisms), I could only see him...

But never mind, Aunty Nadiah can't wait to carry you, cuddle, pinch, bite and whatever-you-name-it, this Thursday!! Well, of course I'm kidding!! His Mummy will 'kill' me if I really do so... *Haha*...

There's still some more things that I wanna update about but let me cool down first before I blog again... Maybe I should get an ice cool shower... *BRRRRRRR*...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Work Related Updates... ~ 10:08:00 pm

You know what? Sometimes, the most irritating person can be a very nice person too... Well, I never expected it coming from that particular doctor though... *Hehe*...

I had a patient that needed a vaginal culture swab today... And so, I had to assist this particular doctor, whom I really, really dislike cuz he's SO damn irritating, in the PV or per vagina examination... And knowing that I had never seen (probably I had but I just couldn't remember) or assisted in this procedure before, he actually took the trouble to explain the whole procedure to me STEP-BY-STEP... From outside and all the way inside... So cute and nice of him... *Haha*... And for once, I didn't find him irritating...

But he will always be my most irritating doctor... Cuz each time we nurses asked him to do something like re-siting an IV plug, he would just grumble and nag, why this and that... But of course, all of us would just 'close' our ears and pretended that we never asked him anything... After which, he would still do his job... Well, it IS his job after all... *Haha*...

Anyway, all the AM shift staff had to attend this UBQIC meeting (a level meeting) after work... And you know what? Nursing is NOT just about caring for the patients... It's about $$ too... Yup, business... A bed that is not occupied would cost the hospital $700+... So, it would consider that we're incurring a loss... That is why probably health care is expensive... Everything cost $$...

But then again, if there's no sick person, people like us would be out of job cuz that's where our income comes from... So, it's still a cycle thingy...

At the end of the day, money is still as important... You cannot survive without money... Not in a place like here...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Updates... ~ 12:59:00 am

Can't believe I sneaked into a R21 show... *Hehe*... But then again, I'll be 21 this year what... Just short of 3 months only...

Anyway, I've watched two Thai movies within a week... And both shows either have the element of horror or gore...

First movie... Ghost Game... Well, not a very great horror movie with a predictable storyline... But then again, almost all horror movies are predictable... What I liked most about horror movies is of course, the shocking scenes and Ghost Game didn't lack in that department... That was why I placed my hand near to my face each time I predicted a scary scene so that I can cover my face in time... *Haha*...

Second movie... Art of the Devil 2... Anyway, Art of the Devil 2 is more of gore rather than horror... That's why it's a R21 show... Why gore? Cuz it's all the work of black magic, spells and voodoo... The first scene of the movie is disgusting enough that it will make you wince in pain... *Urrgghh*... But it teaches you something good from this show... Never ever meddle with black magic...

And in both shows, all the characters didn't survived!!! Yes, all of them died... Just when you thought someone would actually survive, but no....... The director just had to decide to let all of them die... Poor characters... *Haha*...

But to be honest, I've never intended to watch either shows... In fact, on both occasions, I wanted to watch The Devil Wears Prada...

But I ended up watching Ghost Game with my close friend, Siti Fatinah, cuz The Devil Wears Prada was released only the next day... *Darn*...
And I ended up watching Art of the Devil 2 with my special someone, cuz he said that The Devil Wears Prada is a 'girly' show so he doesn't wanna watch it, no matter how much I persuaded him to... *Arrgghh*...

And so... Is anyone keen to watch The Devil Wears Prada with me??? Pretty please??

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And as a routine... Let me blog about my night shift which just ended on Monday morning...

This round of night shift wasn't an easy one for me...

First night, I had to do 'packing'... In other words, I had one death... Thank God, despite having two vacant beds, I never admitted any...

Second night, I had one admission... But not a very simple case... Last heard from my colleague, the patient went to HD... No idea why but she had a very lowish BP upon admission even...

Third night... My busiest night... I was practically up on my whole two feet the whole night... I had one patient who had to be sent for telemetry and that kept me busy for a whole hour... Just arranging this and that... Very leceh... After which, I had two admissions within a space of half-an-hour... I hardly had space to breathe and I had to settle with 2 admissions... And worse still, one came in for panadol overdose... I HATE when it's a drug overdosing case...

But then, I did managed to survive through the night... I mean, die die, I still have to survive... *Haha*...

I'm a survivor...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi

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