i'm legally married!

090909, on this day, i signed down my name in the marriage certificate in an ordinary looking association building in Ipoh. witnessed by both our parents, we exchange our rings in elated mood. but seriously, after that day n the mini honeymoon we spent in langkawi n now back to work, it seem there's nothing different at all. not that i'm disappointed or want to complain. i just realized it's a small step forward in our future. maybe the ceremony not done yet, tht's y i feel e/thing is the same as usual. work, eat, go home, sleep, n the cycle go round n round. n we still only can meet up in weekends n holiday.

hope by end of next year, we could really live like a normal couple :P haha.

6 weeks in ICU

we are having rotation posting to ICU in our hospital for 6 weeks. each MO (medical officer) from our department will go to ICU to work and learn critical care in anaesthesia by rotation. and this week it is my turn to go. already went for a week, n being there just confirmed one thing at least: i really dun like ICU :( so many ill patients, all with pipe down their throat and not responsive to our call. of course, they do respond when they get better and got transferred out to general ward. and managing them increases further the stress level. work load otherwise is much less compared when working in surgery, due to we have more colleagues to help out in lesser wards... but i do start missing my appendix already :P

had some emotional trauma happened related to work recently, but luckily i'm recovering now. and hope things will be better when time passes.

end of the month would go back KL to start planning my wedding schedule. busy scale escalating....

recent plans

things start to get busier with months go by. :) most likely my schedule for coming year will be like these:

Aug till mid sept: ICU posting for 6 weeks to learn about acute management in ICU and hopefully ventilation settings :) challenging as those are new things to me (again...)

sept 9: memorable day for me and my darling for registration of marriage. the event will take place in associate registrar of marriage in ipoh witness by both our family.

sept 22: it's my MRCS exam day in KL. currently revision is underway n hopefully i can finish reading the book. but i'm trying not to put so much stress on it. greater stress means poorer performance from me. :P

oct 3: i'm part of commitee for basic surgical workshop to be held in the hospital on this day. so meaning while preparing for my wedding n exam n learning new stuff in ICU posting, i also working as secreatary in this project

dec 5: my friend's wedding dinner in penang. already promised i will go :D

dec 26: family trip, including my dear, to langkawi for three days. good time to relax.

jun 2010: another friend's wedding dinner in ipoh. very good friend of mine. :)

july - aug 2010: hopefully my wedding dinner here. :p

oct 2010: may have chance to apply for master of surgery. UM programme offers training in hosp ipoh n in-campus in KL. a win-win situation

so, something like this. busy time ahead.

i'm having bad luck recently...

recently had bad luck with my car. she made funny noise 2 weeks back then suddenly cannot start my car one hot afternoon. luckily i was at home. but i had to take the half day off n ask for help. at the end, it was becoz the battery was dead. i changed a new one with $250. most likely can tahan till one year.

i had another jump today. i went to pick my colleague in her neighborhood which i had never been there before. just when i'm making an U turn, my car overran a divider beside the road and one of her front wheels hang half an inch above the ground, unable to proceed or reverse. i was so frustrated and worried whether she sustained any internal injury :P luckily a few uncles staying in the neighborhood helped jacked my car up and placed few bricks under the wheel and i was able to reverse my car back behind the divider. it took half an hour there. phew... luckily nothing is leaking from my car, but i sensed something might be wrong to her absorber... will have to bring her for checkup again next time i go back kl

but seriously, didnt expect the neighbors were so helpful. things would be much different in KL. for the first time, i'm glad i'm in this small peaceful taiping working. :)

brain tumor? brain abscess?

patient presented with gradual worsening GCS and generalized weakness. there was no history of trauma or fall, nor low grade fever or fit. she recently undergone some ovarian surgery. so unlucky for her to have this. she was referred to hospital Ipoh as well for further investigation.