Friday, May 26, 2006

Melancholy

feeling blue...

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Birthday Entry

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AZREEN!

When it's time for her birthday, we dont have to worry about planning any surprise for her, coz we know that she'll take charge of her own party. To prove my point, she said to me, days before May18th, "korang takyahla wat surprise utk bday aku. kite wat BBQ weekend tu nak?".

So we had the BBQ yesterday.

The week had been terrible. It was pouring rain everyday ipso facto we were quite sceptical about the plan. That said, no plan B either. We were just hoping for the best. Alhamdulillah Saturday turned out to be the best day of the week!

In the morning, we and a couple more friends went to UGC to watch the Da Vinci Code. I think the movie is okay-ish. Not as bad as what the reviews say. Though I wish I had read the book first. Those who did said that the movie manage to embody the main plots of the book. Of course the movie can't incorporate every detail, coz then the movie has to be 6 hours long lah! My Da Vinci Code is with Peah, along with a few other books i bought online. Bile lah boleh amek from her ni...

After the movie we went to shop for stuff for the BBQ. At the beginning there were five of us to help out with the errand. Gradually there were just Azreen and me with 7 heavy bags to bring home. Eh where did other people go? Had to take a cab then. Rupe2nye the rest were at home, preparing ingredients for the BBQ, marinating chicken, frying noodle etc. So the fun continued. The singing. The laughing. The reminiscing of the four years in Ireland, of schoolyears, of our last BBQ...."Korang, asap BBQ ni pun dah sgt panas. Aku tanak masuk neraka!Huhu!"

Heh.

Friends. You are my family here. I dont know whether I could have survived living the four years here without all of you. Oops I'm getting a lil' mushi2 now. Heh. I think the better part of my life here consists of the friendships I have. Next year dah grad insyaAllah. Destiny might bring us to different direction, to different places, even to different corners of the world. Then, we might not talk to each other for many years, or we might be colleagues, or we might even be in-laws. Hehe. Whatever it might be, each of you have crossed the path of my destiny and have left some mark on it. The music may stop now and then, but the strings will remain forever. Sayang korang! ;)

Oh. Happy birthday again dear Azreen. Thanx for the BBQ suggestion. I had fun. It isnt just your party. It's a gift for us too, after weeks of grueling schedule.

Oi Azreen, u have a definition test tomorrow. Now, I'm sorry for waking u up to the real world of medicine. ;)

Saturday, May 13, 2006

ObsGyn

I'm two weeks into the rotation now. First week was postnatal and neonatal rotation. The babies are gorgeous! When will I have my own? ;) At first I was scared to do the neonatal exam, coz those tiny babies looked so fragile. In fact, they aren't. How else could they endure the whole process of labour? Ever wonder why the newborns sleep so much? They are as tired as, or more than, their mummies are!

Went to Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Louise was such a dear for offering us (Azni and me) the ride. Saved me 40 big fat bucks alright! Kinda glad that I got my own room at the B&B. Didnt want to disturb her by me having to wake up early for Subuh. The room is okay, isn't as nice as the one in Portlaoise tho'. And I just got 3 towels this time. Haha like I was using them all!

Mayo General Hospital is really impressive! My guess is that the hospital is relatively new to other hospitals that I've been to. Mater and Holles St Hospital goes a looong way back. Ancient! Mayo Hospital is spacious and have the state-of-the-art equipments. The labour wards/rooms are using these new monitoring machines which are the only ones in Ireland. No partogram used!

Erm, laparlah.

Later!