~ What A Luck! ~ 10:00:00 pm

What a luck! In less than 2 months of having my precious laptop, it got spammed with spyware!!! Don't ask me how it happened but I guess that I was just too careless...

Anyway, my laptop is back to its 'normal' state now (note the inverted commas cuz I don't know if those horrible trojan chooses to hide somewhere in my hardware)... Managed to get an anti-spyware to clear the horrible intruders and I then reformatted the whole laptop again... And thank God for the system recovery stored in it...

On the brighter side...

And so, it's confirmed... I'm gonna start my degree course in January next year... On the 15th, to be exact... Which means, less time, less spending, more savings and better time management... Yes, I need an organizer diary so that I can plan my things better... *Hurhur*...

Kinda excited though but I really wonder if my stress level will reach skyhigh with all those from work and from studies as well... Gotta keep that in check...

And talking about less spending, I really hope that we will get the 2.2 months bonus... I'll be damn estatic if they do so... Christmas period, a lot of sale hokay!! *Haha*... But then again, it depends on the organization...

And yes, 13 more days to my 21st birthday!! I can't wait!!!!!!

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Part-Time Undergrad? ~ 11:09:00 pm

Can I ask? Is there such a thing as part-time undergraduate?

Cuz if there is, then I'm gonna be one!! *Hehehe*...

Why part-time you ask? Well, that's because I'm working full-time as a healthcare provider... A nurse to be exact... And at the same time, I got accepted to do my Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)... And yes, it's only a part-time course which means I will have to juggle both work and studies at the same time... Well, it's too bad that they only offered part-time courses for us...

Anyway, after months and months of patiently waiting, the brown coloured envelope finally appeared... With the letter bearing my name, it states...

Dear Sir/Madam

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (NURSING) - 26TH INTAKE
AWARDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

We refer to your application for admission into the above programme.

Congratulations! You have been selected by the University of Sydney for the upcoming programme in January 2007.

Wah heck! I'm so excited about it now... Well, initially I wasn't actually... I was thinking that even if I wasn't accepted, I would have my back-up plans... Maybe like, taking my driving lessons, applying braces (yes, I'm thinking of that), transferring out...

But my dear friends kept on asking me whether I was accepted or not... And that was what that made me so, so anxious...

And Alhamdulillah, praises to Allah, I finally got it!! *Yippie!!*...

But then, the fees doesn't come cheap as well... $4k per semester... *Yikes*... That's why I can't do full-time... No money... *Haha*...

Part-time also means that I will have to plan my time properly... I will have to juggle my time with my work and studies... At the same time, I will have lesser time for my family, special someone (*sob*) and friends...

But hopefully, I can pull this through... For the sake of my future...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Farewell to Nadhrah ~ 8:16:00 pm

I'm gonna feel so all alone now... It's gonna be so different without you...

Today was Kak Nadhrah's last day at work... After so long of wanting to resign, her plans finally fell concrete... And today was the day...

After our duty, I followed her down to Basement 4 to get her "Separation Letter" (sounds funny, doesn't it?) signed for return of the access card... After which, we went to the Linen to return her uniforms... Returned back to the ward to return her locker keys... And finally, to the HR department for the submission of her Staff ID and the "Separation Letter"...

It was all over within 30 minutes... Went down to the foodcourt with 2 of the PM staff and had a little chat with the rest... After which, we (Kak Nadhrah, Kak Ash, Kak Sarinah & myself) went to Magic Wok @ Novena Square for dinner... Well, it was considered more of a farewell treat... Was later joined by her hubby and Hariiq, her first son...

But I guess all this information is not important to whoever is reading... But it is for me... I just wanna remember all the moments I had with her before she left...

As a colleague, of course I'm not willing to let her go... But as a friend and a 'sister', it's for her best interest... After all, taking care of 2 kids is not the least easy...

To my dearest Kak Nadhrah,

It's been a pleasure working with you for the past 1 and a half years... Thank you for giving me all your support and advices throughout the times that we had worked together... Although I may have irritate you many a times (due to my countless mistakes or questions), I know that you can never be angry with me at the end of the day... *Hehehe*... Jokes aside, I will definitely miss you very, very much... Not just as a colleague, but as a friend and a 'little sister'... I thank you from the bottom of my heart... May you have a smooth journey and whatever your future is, I will always support you from behind, all the way...

And guess what? I've managed to skip the audit!! *Haha*... Well, not exactly but since my NO told me to prepare myself cuz they wanted me to present a case but hey, I wasn't picked at all... *Haha*...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ I'm A VivoCity Newbie ~ 11:50:00 pm

It's really a wonder how you can get so pissed off with someone... But upon seeing that person's face, all your kept anger just disappears into thin air... But apparently, I believe that this will only happen if this person is someone whom you love very much like your special someone, your spouse or your kids...

And that was what happened to me... *Haha*...

Was pretty mad with my special someone for delaying things just now... So fuming mad that I refused to pick up his calls... *Oops*... But anyway, of course, I relented in the end and left him a message on his handphone instead... And so, we ended up meeting quite late... Although I left home with a fuming head, but upon seeing my special someone, somehow, the anger just disappeared... *Heh*...

Anyway, our destination was VivoCity... And yes, it was our first time stepping foot into that place... Well, I wouldn't say that I was anti-VivoCity (that's what my special someone claimed) but probably the hype of the place was making me not-so-interested to go there... And also, the crowd... I don't really like crowded places... But then again, who does right?

Upon stepping my foot into VivoCity, it simply reminded me of JB's Tebrau City... They both are equally big and somehow, the layouts are quite similar... High-end shops on the first level, and what-so-ever... The only difference? VivoCity is more towards the water theme, probably because of its location which is just beside the sea, overlooking Sentosa...

And yes, I am so glad that the walkway along the sea is back! Why? Cuz I used to enjoy going to the old World Trade Centre (a very famous place to hold bookfairs!!) and whenever we went there, it was a must for us to stroll along the sea... But ever since they've closed the old World Trade Centre, we couldn't do so since they cordoned the area as well... That's why I'm so glad that it's back again... =)

And I do love the sky level (or sky garden? I don't remember what it is actually... I only remembered sky 'something'... *Haha*)... They have a mini pool where you can walk in fully clothed... Cuz it's only below knee length, that's why... *Haha*... And it overlooks the sea too!! That's why I love it...


Overlooking Sentosa


Sunset from VivoCity


*You're My One & Only =D*
Anyway, compared shopping in VivoCity and Tebrau City, I would still prefer doing so in Tebrau... Well, cuz of the money rate!! Furthermore, Malaysia is going to have a Great Malaysia Sale!!

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ A "True Love" Story ~ 9:43:00 pm

I received this very touching story from an email from a friend... Just wanna share it with you...

P.S. Don't mind the bad grammar cuz I copied it directly from the email and I'm just too lazy to make any amendments...

From the very beginning, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it has got to do with family background & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrelled very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply, but she always ask him: "How deep is your love for me?"

As the guy is not good with his words, this often causes the girl to be very upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girls often vent her anger on him. As for him, he only endure it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to further his studies in overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?"

The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in & agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they got engaged.

The girl went out to the working society, where as the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails & phone calls. Though it's hard, but both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was knocked down by a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh.

She has lost her voice...... The doctor says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides silence cry... it's still just silence cry that accompanied her.

Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart every time it rang.

She does not wish to let the guy know. & not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent millions & millions of reply, and countless of phone calls, all the girl could do, besides crying, is to still cry....

The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be happy. With a new environment, the girl began learning sign language & started a new life. Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy.

One day, her friend came & told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him.

A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When she open the card, she saw her name in it instead.

When she was about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's time to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You". With that, he slipped the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

And the story ended with a very meaningful quote...

"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ My 30 Seconds of Adrenaline Rush ~ 11:18:00 pm

I had the most horrific day!! Well, like real... *Haha*... But honestly, I had the most tiring day... Very tiring...

Irritating relatives that I had to handle... Every single thing had to be done STAT! I was just super tired entertaining this one relative...

But the highlight of everything was when one of my patients was found unresponsive with no spontaneous breathing... Actually it happened when my junior was doing changing for this particular patient cuz she vomitted a large amount of undigested feeds prior to that... So apparently, she was changing the patient's diaper as well when this incident happened... And at that point in time, I was, well, handling this irritating relative...

Anyway, as I doing suctioning for this patient with the irrating relative, my junior came to me in a very anxious tone, asking me to take a look at the patient... I just immediately dropped everything upon seeing my junior's tensed look... And that was where I saw my patient unresponsive...

Tried to shake her up but she was still unresponsive... Quickly got my junior to push the emergency trolley... And while waiting for the e-trolley to arrive, I was at wits' end cuz I just couldn't think of anything to do... Nearly wanted to start CPR for the patient but I realised that I forgot to check for the pulse... Checked for the pulse and it was present... And THANKFULLY, within 30 secs, the patient started breathing again... *Phew*...

This particular patient really gave me some kind of adrenaline rush that I'm having a headache now... Oh well...

Time for me to rest now! On AM shift tomorrow... *Shucks*

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ AED Certified ~ 10:12:00 pm

And so, I am finally AED (Automated External Defibrillator) certified... Which means, I can shock people!! *Haha*... Well, literally shock in giving electric shocks when a person collapse...

But unlike what you see in TV shows where the doctor holds the 2 paddles to shock the patient, we are not allowed to use those... Instead, we attach sticker-like pads to the body and when the defibrillator (that's what the machine is called) reads "shockable" heart rhythm, we can press the button and release electric currents to the patient...

The paddles thingy, we still leave it to the far more superior people, the doctors... *Hah*...

Anyway, I've yet to blog about my 'date' with one of my closest buddy... But well, I shall do it the next time round...

Adios!

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Post fainting incident... ~ 9:25:00 pm

Wow... I really didn't know that so many people knew my 'near-fainting' incident... Well, I'm not surprised if everyone in the ward knew about it, but from the neighbouring wards? Never really expected it!

"If something happens to you in the day shift, nobody will know... But if something happens to you during night shift, everybody will know..." Scary!

Anyway, today was the first day of work again after my 'near-fainting' incident... Almost everyone was asking if I'm okay or not... Well, at least I'm fit for work! *Haha*... Although occasionally I was having slight giddiness (I was seeing as though the ward was spinning... No kidding!!)... But other than that, I guess that I was fine but a little slow in my work... Thank goodness for the NIC!

Besides that, the nursing audit... Yup, we had a nursing audit in the ward today... For the first time, I was involved in the audit because all along, I managed to escape from it since I would either be on PM shift, night duty or day off...

Anyway, let's just say that I did not do really well on the answering of questions poised by the auditors but I didn't do that bad either... Although I needed some prompting for the first question but subsequently, I managed to do so on my own...

Let's just hope that we will pass the audit this time round...

The other thing that I wanna blog about is the nursing debate that was held today at the theatrette... It was SUPER interesting, I tell you... Especially since this was the first time that such an event was held...

Anyway, the debate's motion was "Male nurses should nurse female patients"... The proposition team was represented by nurses from the Rehab and ICU department whereas the opposition was represented from Level 7 (that's where I am) and the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)...

A very much heated but very enjoyable debate... And of course, the opposition team won!! *Heh*...

They should really do this kind of events more often... At least, it would be more fun...

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ 2nd Day of MC ~ 11:15:00 pm

I really think that I deserve this two days of MC...

Although I was feeling giddy at the earlier part of the day, it slowly went away.. But I ended up having runny nose instead!! Which actually lasted the entire day...

Anyway, having an MC didn't stop me from sticking my butt at home... Well, initially I didn't want to go out at all due to the giddiness... But after which my special someone asked me out on a last minute decision, I just couldn't resist the temptation at all... Well, don't blame me especially since we have not dated close to 2 months...

Anyway, my nose now is as red as Rudolph's the red-nose raindeer... Managed to pop in 2 tablets of Panadol Cold... Just hope that I'll be better by the time I wake up tomorrow morning... And oh, did I tell you I'm on AM shift tomorrow? Worse part, there'll be a nursing audit tomorrow!! Die lah... I don't even know anything at all!!

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ Vasovagal syncope ~ 1:18:00 am

I'm supposed to be on night duty now... But apparently, I'm on MC since I wasn't feeling very well... Not that I didn't go to work, I did actually... Just that I nearly fainted at work...

But I guess I did gave my colleagues some shock... Well, I didn't mean to, though...

I was feeling perfectly fine while I was in the ward earlier on... In fact, I was alright when I was taking report for the first two cubicles...

But when we got to the last cubicle, probably the second patient of the cubicle, I suddenly felt a bout of nausea overpowering me... It disappeared within seconds but then, I became very restless and I found that the information that my colleague was passing over to me, was too much for me to take... I started feeling cold and clammy and everything around me became white... I remembered saying that I wasn't feeling well but I guess no one heard me...

When I just couldn't take it anymore, I leaned my back against the nurses' counter (thank God for the nurses' counter!!) and my colleagues realised that my face was getting pale... They got me to sit down, checked my blood pressure and it was only 71/48 mmHg (hypotensive), checked my hypocount and it was at 5.8 mmol... And I was also bradycardic since my pulse was only 52...

My 'stepmother' (she's actually my Senior Assistant Nurse, but don't ask me why they refer her as 'stepmother'... But mind you, only to me ok! *Hehe*) made a cup of Milo for me... I guess I recovered after that but still felt the giddiness in my head... And my NO actually dragged the chair (I was sitting on the roller chair) to the tearoom... Rested a while in the tearoom before heading to the walk-in clinic...

There, at the walk-in clinic, I was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope... But the funny part was, the doctor (I guess he was still pretty young, probably in his mid or late 20s) gave a 'tsk' at almost everything I said because as a nurse, I should know what I should do and what I shouldn't do... But he's nice lah... And the funnest part was, he gave me a list of diagnosis chart and asked me to help him find my diagnosis so that he can write it on my MC... *Haha*... He told me that instead of me looking at him write, I might as well help him look for my diagnosis... He even asked me whether I needed any medications... *Chuckles*...

Anyway, reasons for my fainting spell:
1) I didn't eat for the whole day... Okay I admit that this is my fault, even though my parents and special someone had reminded me to eat, I just didn't do so... And yes, I got 'scoldings' from both parties including my colleagues and the doctor...
2) I donated my blood two days ago while I was having my menstruation... I guess that was why my haemoglobin was low... In fact, it was just borderline... 12.2... Any lesser than 12, I couldn't donate... But stubborn me went ahead with it...

As for now, I'm feeling a whole lot better although I still feel like my head is gonna burst... Yes, the headache is there...

And for those of you who don't really know what vasovagal syncope is, I got this information from the Net so that you would understand... =)

What is Vasovagal Syncope?

Vasovagal syncope is not a serious or life threatening condition, but in effect an abnormal reflex. This results in a drop in blood pressure leading to decreased blood flow to the brain resulting in dizziness or fainting. The mechanism of vasovagal syncope is the subject of a great deal of research. It may best be described as the following:

- When we sit or stand, blood settles in the legs and abdomen
- As a result, less blood returns to the heart
- The blood vessels leaving the heart have detectors in them called baroreceptors that detect a decrease in blood pressure
- The baroreceptors send a message to the brain, which in turn sends a signal to the heart to increase the heart rate, and tighten up the blood vessels
- This process occurs constantly in all of us as we adapt to changes in posture
- In vasovagal syncope, an abnormal reflex occurs that results in withdrawal of the message that speeds up the heart and tightens up the vessels, often because of an overshoot in the reflex that compensates for the fall in blood pressure
- The resultant decrease in blood flow to the brain will result in dizziness or lightheadedness if mild, and progress to fainting or loss of consciousness if more severe
- There are several variants of vasovagal syncope that can trigger the same reflex, including situations such as the sight of blood, injury, blood testing (needles), going to the washroom and several others that are quite uncommon.

What are the symptoms?

The symptoms in vasovagal syncope are slightly different for each person, but often include many of the following characteristics:

- Most episodes occur while standing, occasionally sitting and almost never lying down
- Patients often describe feeling very warm and sweaty before blacking out
- Nausea and rarely vomiting can precede episodes
- Observers often describe the patients as pale ("white as a sheet")
- Patients are usually unresponsive ("out") for less than a minute
- Patients may have some twitching while unresponsive, but seldom shake violently, bite their tongue or lose control of bowel and bladder function. The latter are more suggestive of a primary seizure.
- After regaining consciousness, patients are usually immediately aware of their surroundings, who and where they are
- After an episode, patients often feel somewhat dizzy and report feeling tired for as much as 24 hours
- Patients that learn to recognize the warning signs can avert losing consciousness by sitting or lying down promptly.

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
~ My Updates ~ 6:33:00 pm

I am a very tired girl... So tired that I dozed off on my computer chair for 30 minutes, halfway while I was using my laptop... So, please don't mind me if this entry turns out to be, well, rubbish...

It's been close to 2 weeks since I've last updated... Partly was because I was busy... Majority was because I was lazy... *Haha*... Oh well... And it's not that I did not attempt to update my blog... I did! Exactly one week ago... But I didn't know which keypad button I had accidentally pressed (I am still not used to my laptop yet despite having it for a month), causing most of the things that I had typed to disappear... And of course, I just gave up on continuing to update...

And now, it's time for me to do my updates again... And I really hope that this entry would not disappear on me, again...

First and foremost...

To my Muslim friends... How was your Hari Raya like? Well, mine was just so-so... Didn't really feel like celebrating even though I had 1 week of leave... Maybe it was because everyone else in the family was working except for my mum... So, we were both at home most of the time... But of course, we still did our usual visiting to the elders' house... And as per norm ever since I started working, I have never received any green packets or duit raya from anyone anymore... Instead, I'm the one giving out the duit raya... But of course, I don't mind it at all...

Had a small family gathering at my home on Saturday... Invited my usual gang of friends (although only 3 turned up but still it's better than nothing right!)... And the highlight was definitely inviting my special someone over... *Hehe*... Well, it's the first time that he's meeting my family... Or rather, my parents... Just to sum it all up, he was rather shy but of course, I find him rather brave to do so... *Haha*... That's because I have not visited his family yet, you see... Oh well... And of course, the usual stuffs (food, goodies, etc)... Didn't managed to get much pictures cuz I was just too lazy to snap around... *Hehe*...

Well, I hope to do it again next year... But this time round, I shall plan it properly... =D

Okay, updates about work...

Went back to work last week after 9 days of not stepping my foot into the ward... I was rather reluctant to start work but at the same time, I couldn't wait to get my butt moving from home (since I wasn't doing much at home)... The irony... *Haha*... Was rather 'hanged' when I started work cuz it seems that I suddenly forgot how to do so many things... But it's been a week since I started working and of course, it's been back to the usual routine again...

Serving of medication... Turning and changing... Doctor's rounds... Changes... Updates... Reports... Endless callbells... And the cycle goes on and on...

But at the same time, I did encounter some funny moments with my patients...

Just like yesterday, when I went to get a commode chair for one of my patients, the other patient (she is demented) just dragged away the commode chair from behind the screened curtains, claiming that it was hers... And I realised that the commode chair had no bucket below it!! And the way the demented patient tried to grab the commode chair away was really funny that the relatives from the opposite bed just laughed, looking at her antics...

It's a joy nursing people but at same time, there are things that we just cannot endure... Especially since there's a limit to everyone's patience...

And before I end my entry, here are some pictures from Hari Raya...


My sis & I


Ezzie (my baby cousin) & me!


Me & my 'bodyguards'... *Haha*
Adios!

P.S. Thank goodness the entry did not disappear again... *Hehe*...

(Re-edited on 11/11/2006)

written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi

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