Sunday, November 02, 2008
It has been a while since I last blog. So in case you guys still do not know, I am currently serving my NS. Seven weeks in Tekong and five weeks and two more days to go before I graduate from Tekong (that is if I don't get OOT). So what have I been doing there? I am being posted to Zulu Company, a relatively new company, only one year old. For these seven weeks, I am basically doing Physical Training (Speed, strength and IPPT) and a bit of military stuff (Can't reveal much). As for now, training is going into another phase like range, field camp, etc. I kinda of missed the previous training because the training I am going through is something which I do not like, especially SOC (I just can't pass it). Food wise, I think it is not that bad. Facilties wise, I think my camp is still not that bad as well. Sometimes, I feel like going to OOT. I see them like so relax, doing nothing. And when they get posted out, it is some relax vocation like clerk, storeman, driver, service medic, etc. I don't want to go into combat unit next time, I want service vocation. Haiz. Oh well, I have no choice. Next week will be field camp, so I won't be booking out.
wrote in the notebook @ 11/02/2008 03:51:00 PM
Sunday, September 14, 2008
TuesdayMeet up with javier for lunch.WednesdayWent to meet up with my sec school friends who just POP.ThursdayWent back to toa payoh polyclinic to see old collegues there. The place seems to have changed abit. Some staff have left and new staff have joined. A pity that I did not managed to see some of the people as they were on leave. Accompany ziyi to buy things. I just realized it so difficult to get gifts at vivo.FridayWent to jog in the morning. I enjoyed my last mac meal (Is been how long since I last ate mac) before I enlist. Meet up with Tee Khan in the afternoon to get my spectacles hook and some creams. After that, we just went to walk around bugis area before he went to meet his friends.SaturdayMet up with Tee Khan again. Have lunch with him. A pity that zj cannot join us since something happened in his family. Went to get some some stuff needed in army. Just to be kiasu lol. Went to grandma place at night. Oh well, have my meal there with relatives before I enlist. SundayMeet with ziyi for lunch. After then walk around Douby Ghaut alone.I kinda of feel damn sad. Last day as civilian before I enlist tomorrow. I am afraid of BMT even though people around assure me that it is going to be fine. I am scared of the rules, not able to adjust to the environment, the tough training etc... I am going to turn botak tomorrow and going to lose all my freedom. Haiz. Oh well, I am always doing nothing. So what's the point of losing freedom? But still, I would defintely to slack as compared to training. For now, I just hope that my friends who are enlisting with me will be in the same section with me. How great would it be. I hope two weeks will pass as fast as possible...Anyway, all the best to those who just enlisted and those who are about to enlist!
wrote in the notebook @ 9/14/2008 06:31:00 PM
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
So what have I been doing since I resigned from SGH? SaturdayMet up with Alvin and Kim Hwee to have dinner. I don't know how long I haven't been to Pizza Hut. Really thank them for the dinner. Next's up would be meeting Kim Hwee before he enlist, and we are going to do the same thing.MondayStayed at home and helped my mother with her monthly house cleaning whenever she called me.TuesdayRun in the morning.WednesdayMeet up with Shereen for dinner. I don't know why it is so hard to find a place for dinner at bugis when it is only a week day.ThursdayRun in the morning. Went back to NYP to see lecturers. Thanks to Miss Leong for being my "tour guide" and bringing me here and there. It's good to see the lecturers again. Thanks for the wishes.SaturdayMeet up with old gang for dinner and have fun at Panther's place. It was so entertaining to see WG playing against Zero. That's all so far. I know it is pretty boring lol.
wrote in the notebook @ 9/09/2008 05:27:00 PM
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Last friday was my last day at SGH pharmacy. How fast time flies. I have been working there for 37 weeks (if you include my attachment) and I have seen how many people who have left before me. It is just a matter of time when will it be my turn.Remember the first day that I stepped into SGH, trying to find where the recruitment office was and I was so surprised that it was actually beside the toilet. Steppnig into the various pharmacy sections, they were so alien to me since I was not familar and I was constantly complaining this and that. After been through the various sections, I knew, if I were to return back there to work, I would surely choose the outpatient pharmacy.I glad I didn't made the wrong choice. I do agree I didn't really learnt much from my attachment and my subsequent work. But I do cherish the people and the relations that I made during my stay there. I know I may not be well-liked or what, but still I tried my best to offer my best services to everyone I can. Now that I left, I felt both happy and sad. At one hand, I am finally relieved from the work there. But on the other hand, I can't bear to leave the people and this place. Well, no choice, I still got to leave one day due to National Service, if not for studies. Before I left, they presented me with a gift, bought from a pool of money that they have shared. I don't really think I deserve such a gift and I didn't to expect such a gift. But I do promised I will make the best use out of it. Thanks for your wishes and your blessings! I don't know when I will visit them again, probably after POP. Who knows I may even visit them earlier, if I kena OOC, or go back there as a patient or I might be so bored during my two weeks rest that I decide to go back there and volunteer myself? Who knows? Anyway, thanks again for everything and all the best to the people there! I will missed the place, the people, but definitely not the work.
wrote in the notebook @ 9/02/2008 06:31:00 PM
Monday, August 25, 2008
I headed to my grandma's place on saturday to celebrate her 90th birthday. (or 91th? Oh Shit!) Things were same as usual. We have a buffet dinner (home-cook), followed by the birthday cake. Kids were running and shouting. Adults were sitting down gossiping about daily life. What about us, young adults? We were talking about sports stuff, especially so about the olympics and other stuff like NS and so go. It feels good to chat with people like my cousins whom I have not met for some time. It has been a while since my grandma's place is so lively. Such occasion only occurs like twice a year, once in the chinese new year and the other is my grandma's birthday. Usually, the place is just so quiet and only those regular people like my aunt will visit and start to gossip around. I feel that we should not just limit to visit our relatives like once or twice a year. Maybe we think it is a hassle, but it is actually not. We think just going there and have a dinner is very trouble some and we would prefer to have dinner with our friends. But have you thought of people like your grandparents who are looking forward to see you? You might think they are naggy and stuff like that. But should we try to understand them a bit more? They just want to make sure you are fine and try to chat to have a catch up seesion with you. You know family bonding stuff like that. You will never know what is going to happen and maybe you will start to regret why didn't you do that in the first place. So rather than waiting for such occasions, I guess we should at least try to have dinner with our relatives regularly.
wrote in the notebook @ 8/25/2008 02:37:00 PM
Thursday, August 21, 2008
It has been three years since I last enter an optical shop. I was forced to go for the previous trip, if not I would have been enrolled into NYP. As for my yesterday trip, it was both force and voluntary. Things have changed since my last visit. There were new faces which, I have not seen before. They are the relatives of the owners, helping our in their shop. The first thing of the the girl asked me were what type of spectacles I am looking for. I told her I am looking for army spectacles. The next thing she did was she took out a small box, inside full of those black frames spectacles. She asked me to choose. I was like what the.? How the hell am I going to choose them? They are look alook. I think I sucked at choosing things. The girl could actually choose those that fit my face. After trying them out, I still couldn't decide on which one I want. So I decide to choose later after my eye examination.Going for an eye examination is like going for a health checkup. Trying to wait for those divide numbers (you know Blood pressure, glucose level, etc) to roll out. As expected, my eyesight has worsen. Now the degree of both my eyes have hit 800+. Doesn't sound good to me. What can I do? Just resign to it lol. I wonder how come I have so many problems? When I was young, I visit the hospital frequently. After that I got ezema, followed by myopia and then teeth stuff. Come think about it, I have spend few thousands just for all these problems? Is it worth it? My mother thinks it is worth it, if not she would not have spend them in the first place. I keep thinking how come there are people who always use the computer with their eyes so close to the monitor, and yet not having their eyesight worsen. Maybe it is my genes fault? Who knows? Nobody knows. My mother recommended me to go for lasik. But I think I am not ready to have my eye going for an operation. Costs, fear, etc. Not to mention my chances of getting lao hua yan gets higher. I don't wanna have that. After the eye examination, it was back to choose which black frame I want. Ya, it is funny, I have to decide which one to choose when they all look similar to me. In the end, I left it to the girl to choose it for me. It may not be a bad choice, not to mention it cost me $60 (after a $10 discount), and it is going to be my spectacles for the next two years.
wrote in the notebook @ 8/21/2008 08:32:00 PM
Monday, August 18, 2008
Four weeks left.Thanks to Panther who hosted the console session and Jon who brought the game. I defintely enjoyed the games with those who have came. It was defintely fun to use "Glatuska". How manly it can be. (It is a male customized Setsuka, haha...)I felt like buying a laptop and mobile broadband after reading the digital times. It's really cheap! Well, I think I need to stop myself from such temptations until I go into the uni. Went to bishan park for a run yesterday alone. Think I need to more of exericse. I know it is a little bit late, but it is still better than nothing. How nice of SGH to organize a post JCI party at st James, but since I am a temp staff I am not entitled to go lol. Sianz.
wrote in the notebook @ 8/18/2008 08:14:00 PM
Monday, August 11, 2008
Finally I got to play sc4 on a PS3!Went to Panther's place on saturday to play (ya, missed the fireworks at marina bay). Someone brought his PS3 and sc4 along. Not bad though, the graphics have defintely improved and it looks damn good on HD. Game wise, it is still pretty much the same. Definitely enjoyed the game. Quite many people came, from both the gaming and the figuring sides. I just feel that the figuring side people seems left out since they are not that familar with sc4. So feel a little bad lol. I didn't stay overnight to enjoy the game since I was tired and I know my mother will defintely keeping nagging non-stop. I wanted to head back the next morning but one of the guy who brought the PS3 needs to go. So in the end, I didn't go back lol.Surprising I found out that I can play sc4 for free in J8. Mostly kids playing there, probably amazed by the fact that they can use darth varder from star wars. Since I woke up early this few days, feeling pretty tired lol... Sianz... Need to work again...
wrote in the notebook @ 8/11/2008 02:49:00 PM
Monday, August 04, 2008
SaturdayMet up with the old gang again. We were supposed to watch movie, but we could not decide on which movie to watch, so ended up not watching any. This should be the last time I am playing SC3: AE. Got own like mad lol. Hope to play sc4 soon.SundayMy neck is so painful lol. Can't turn my head much, if not I will feel more pain. Running in bishan park is better than running at the stadium. At least you can admire the scenary there. MondayHow wish I am not working and should be in school studying... Well, it's just a wishful thinking...I guess work is going to be busy for the next few weeks, since we are like short of people now...
wrote in the notebook @ 8/04/2008 02:52:00 PM
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Went to Ming Chai's place last sat for a bbq. Not that good because it was raining (yes, it sucks) and alot of people did not come (again due to the rain). However, I still enjoy the bbq la, maybe because of the food??? Haha. Love those durians. Oh ya, Ming Chai's baby boy is cute! He still fed me with the corn. I guess he is trying to mimic his father.Need to thank Ming Chai for opening up his place for us to have a bbq session. Also thank my big boss (Head of pharmacy department lol) for driving me back home. Yesterday was the first time I seen people preparing solution in a pharmacy. Apparently, a doctor is trying a desensitization protocol for a patient. The dose is extremely low. That's why need to prepare a solution instead of a tablet. For eg, if you are allergy to panadol, the doctor will try to do something so that you no longer allergic to panadol. Sounds interesting? HahaMet Miss Chia as well. Didn't know she has resigned from NYP, but she is still serving as a part time lecturer there. Haiz. I wonder why so many of my lecturers who have taught me left NYP... I feel like going back to NYP to see people again before I enlist ba...
wrote in the notebook @ 7/24/2008 07:16:00 PM
Friday, July 18, 2008
Yay! JCI is finally over! Luckily they didn't come to L1 to audit. Damn lucky lol... Haha...
wrote in the notebook @ 7/18/2008 02:33:00 PM
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Read a book. How wish I can be like those people whose stories are featured in the book.These past few days, another few friends of mine have enlisted. I wished them all the best and hope they will be fine in Tekong.Da Seah has just resigned from SGH. It was not a planned one though. She was asked to leave just because she did not have a O Levels Cert. How can they do this to her? She has been working for more a year and she don't make any mistakes. And then, they are lacking of staff as well, why ask her to go? Feel a bit sad though. She is like those happy go lucky and quite humorous. What a sad thing. I really hoped she can come back and work.This upcoming week is JCI Audit week. Sianz, I need to wear office wear for one week. Prayed those ang moh auditors will not come and ask me any questions.
wrote in the notebook @ 7/13/2008 06:44:00 PM
Monday, July 07, 2008
Something strange happened to my letterbox. On friday night, I went to open my letterbox. Initially, I couldn't insert the key. When I inserted the key, I couldn't open it. I thought my key was spolit, so I went to use the other two spare keys. Both of it couldn't unlock it.I could thought of two reasons:1. The lock has been changed. OR2. Something is blocking the lock.Then I waited for the postwoman to come on saturday and have her to help me opened the letterbox. I checked it and there does not seems to be anything blocking the lock. So I guessed the lock seems to have been changed by someone else. I was like what the. How could such thing happened and I wonder who did it. My father thought that it might be one of the neighbour who did it. But I don't think our neighbours would do such a thing.Luckily there wasn't anything important in the letterbox, if not I don't know what can people do with those letters. In any case, my father would be heading to the town council to have them checked our letterbox. I hoped such incident won't happen again.
wrote in the notebook @ 7/07/2008 03:03:00 PM
Friday, June 27, 2008
Oh well, as expected, my appeal to NUS Pharmacy is unsuccessful. Never mind. Not really upset about it.
wrote in the notebook @ 6/27/2008 03:01:00 PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Working in SOC Pharmacy, you can see many people, be in permanent or temporary staff leaving. SOmetimes it just feel sad seeing people leaving, of course with people you have bonded well. Definitely I feel sad for the NUS undergrads who are leaving. It's been nice knowing them.One of them even gave me something. Really didn't expect that coming. Oh well, maybe we can meet up for dinner in the future before I go into army? Haha. Still, I got to wish them all the bezt for their future. Anyway, JCI is coming and it is making a stress out of the higher level management. I don't know why the hospital wants to go for an audit? It seems that such audit is just for show. They only do when external auditor are coming. If they really want to audit, they should audit at a random time, like a surprise attack. In this way, such audit will be better.
wrote in the notebook @ 6/24/2008 02:39:00 PM
