Uniform to Scrubs

So I have been wearing scrubs for over two months now, but it still feels so surreal to be no longer putting on that huge and white nursing student's uniform because in many ways, I feel like a student every day.

Work has been quite good despite the never ending list of new things that I need to learn in the workplace. Colleagues are rather friendly and I appreciate them for going easy on me. There are good shifts, there are not so good ones; thus far I am surviving and cannot wait to get on track to function more independently as a critical care nurse.

Putting on a different uniform makes me uncomfortably aware of the new and heavier responsibilities I need to bear. Stress is a good thing in this sense, that you do not dare to take lightly the patients under your care.

Cheers to a meaningful career ahead!

So I've been away...

So I've been away from blogging for quite some time. No intentions of shutting down these sites yet, just having other stuff occupying my time. Multiple tasks to take on and goals to reach, taking each step at a time!

Every time I log in to Blogger and want to try writing something, I find myself not knowing what exactly to share, where to start from and even how to put into words whatever I wished to express. It has been a while since I sat down just to reflect and write.

At least the tea cup never leaves the desk, and my supply of tea sachets is in abundance.

One of these days lah, I shall brush up on writing.
 

Experiencing arrhythmia

The taste of good tea, the feeling when it passes your tongue and flows down your throat; so good!

Lately I find myself enjoying a good cup each day before heading off to work, sometimes I even do it after work. Yesterday might be a day when I consumed more tea than water. And this morning, without fail I made another cup before going to church. You are right, by the way, if you guessed that I am now writing here with another good cup on the desk.

Started experiencing transient quicker-than-usual heart rates about an hour ago.
Already gotten used to it, frequent urination is something I have grown to live with since I usually drink in the house. Relaxing with fast heartbeats, moving back and forth between the bed and desk, on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Simple things in life can be enjoyable too!

One day when I have my own home, one of the first things I would buy will be a nice tea set!
Hoping to have people to share this with, of course. (Not the arrhythmia)
 

This is a year of change

Ask me, and I might share with you over tea.
 

Of fairness and justice

"When a society is highly unequal, hardnose insistence on merit often benefits those who have the means disproportionally." YB Liew Chin Tong.

Is meritocracy not a good thing? Are we not highly unsatisfied with the cronyism and nepotism that are so rampant in this nation? Why then did the YB I quoted seem to be not for meritocracy, while the political party he represents is all out against alleged corruption in the current rulling Government?

Rewarding based on merit, regardless of race, gender, age, etc. is being fair to all and promotes excellence. does meritocracy mean fairness? Yes. Does it therefore bring about justice? Up to you.

Well, in a society where distribution of wealth is already unfair, I believe it should be fine to help give the lower classes a push so that they may stand a better chance at competing with their oppressors. However, would attempts to level the playing field be fair to the upper classes?

The poor folks need aid but the rich ones belong to the country too.

We despise cronyism, but though only few dare to admit it, cronyism simply cannot be eradicated as if there were an economic magic spell.

Nevertheless we agree that cronyism is unjust.
So shall we go ahead with meritocracy or not?

Wristwatch slowed down

Had the opportunity to send a patient out of the ICU for a special portrait session.

No lah! It was a brain MRI. Although in some sense, the patient did get some wonderful pictures of himself taken in a room that functions like a photo booth.

It was an eye-opening 20 minutes for me.

However I noticed that my wristwatch has become slower by a few minutes overnight. Perhaps the strong magnetic field was the culprit.

Hmmm...

Student to RN

So I officially started working in one of the busiest hospitals in Singapore. Still trying to believe that I have even come this far. The road ahead is not an easy one to journey on, for sure.

 Nursing: what I thought I wanted. This I pray will teach me much. Strive to be a good nurse, I will.

To the rest of you in this noble vocation, rock on!