Homesickness

It's Friday which makes it Day 10 of me being in Kuantan.

A quick update..
I have been transferred to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, which is in Kuantan Pahang.
I reported for duty on the 16th of October and started working on the 21st of October.
Which means that I am no longer working at HSI, JB. Nor am I currently living in JB.

I miss home...

Temper, temper...

This is an entry which serves as a follow-up to the last one...

Told you I was bad at acting...
Got into it with a person who did not deserve neither the time nor the energy.
All in front of a supervisor no less...
Both of us were at fault...Both of us let emotions rule over rationality.
But my cause would have been better served by KEEPING MY MOUTH SHUT!

I'm grateful that it turned out the way it did...My supervisor was sympathetic at least.
And I found supportive friends along the way.
But I'm ashamed to admit that I stooped to the other person's level.
I should know better...Me who has religion, family, love and friends to guide me.
Who the heck knows what the other person has had to go through?

It was a lesson in humility.
Hope it helps to keep my temper in check....

An engineer's guide to cats

Blardy funny video...must watch!

Choices, choices...

It's already MAY??!!

Which means that I have been neglecting this blog for almost 3 months now 0_o.

How time flies...

I'm writing this post from Hospital Sultanah Aminah, where I'm currently doing a 2 week posting in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM).

Sounds gross I know, but I like it...lots of calculations and not so many gray areas involved. Sad thing is, not many hospitals provide this service. Even hospitals in Mersing send their samples here.

Anyway, I'm jumping ahead of myself..

I have been spending the last 2-3 months thinking of which area of Pharmacy that I'd like to focus my energies on. When I was in the Pharmacy Enforcement Division, I was attracted to the leisurely pace there coupled with the fact that the job involves loads of traveling. Which is ideal for a person with a short attention span like me. The downside of it is that the job does not really involve patient care which I believe is my first love (cewah...).

If I continue with my original plan which is to stick to clinical pharmacy, I will be subject to longer working hours and a punishing working schedule (okla...maybe not punishing but I couldn't come up with a better word in time).

So the issue boils down to this...Is doing what you really love worth all the sacrifice? I'm not sure...

On a totally unrelated note, I'm planning to sell off my Kelisa in October and buy a Satria Neo. Is that considered treachery?

New Year's Resolutions

I know, I know...Its the end of February and here I am, talking about New Year's resolutions.

But hey...Better late than never, right?
So here goes:
1. Lose weight. The plan is to lose 5 kgs this year and 5 kgs next year.
2. Start planning for my retirement. The plan is to do research and start putting away money.
3. Get better skin. This is a personal mission. I've always dreamed of clear skin that glows.

So those are my 2009 resolutions.

I read somewhere that if you have resolutions, you should let people know so you won't chicken out or cheat. So what's yours?

Life doesn't play fair

I'll say it again...life just isn't fair

The whole group gets the flack for 1 member's doing....
Your classmates end up with better-paying jobs than you do...
Suck-ups get all the attention...
Your colleague buys a better car than yours....

GRRAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

(takes a deep breath) Sigh....

Alhamdulillah....
Let's turn around and examine the positive:
1. I have a brilliant family with the quirkiest siblings and not-so-normal parents who still see my 24 year-old self as being 12 years-old.
2. I am in a great relationship with a great person who can make me feel better no matter how miserable my life seems.
3. I am in great health (although I could be in better health but let's put that aside for now...).
4. I have a great job which I love even in this global economic crisis.

These are the things which I am truly grateful for

P/S: I've always heard that writing down the things you're grateful for is good to help you gain some perspective but until today, I've always thought it was a myth :p

An airhead?

I had a total 'spaz' day...

I was working late...
Went home, drove through traffic and fought off bad drivers.
I reached home only to discover the office keys in my pocket which I was supposed to drop off before going home -_-

I tried to call him, to tell him about my 'spaz' day ...
Instead....I ended up calling my mom -_-
She laughed at me...

After that, I gave up.
Shut my door and went to sleep...Slumberland's gotta be better than here.