My LiFe

It’e been 2 months since i started work at SGH and yup…. i’m one of those insane and siao on people who actually chose to go there. All i can say is, i’m glad i did despite all the discouraging remarks i heard from my seniors. Cliched as it may sound, working has really served to remind me why i chose to make this my lifelong career. I had the privilege of speaking to some medical undergrads, all bright eyed and eager to begin their medical careers, claiming they would make good healthcare professionals cause they like “interacting with people… ” standard canned answers i rem i used to regurgitate too. But truth of the matter is, i managed to outlive these idealistic notions. i still DO love interacting with people. And the number of people i’ve met in these 2 short months is stagggering, to say the least, and each one of them has managed to make me love life that little bit more. Special mention has to go to the amazing nurses i’ve worked with at wards 73 and 63. They’re like little elves, helping me do my work whenever i’m held up, and bringing me much laughter whenever i’m down. And my patients… haha… they’re a bunch of adorable people, usually bored stiff with staring at thier own toes. They’re always so appreciative of a little smile, a hug or just a pat on the back. It makes me smile to see the smile!

Of course, i’ve my off days too. That’s when i get all cross, short tempered and PMS- sy. Then i just pity whoever’s at the receiving end of my tantrum. tough. During those moments, i can get pretty depressed and even start questioning if i made the right move sacrificing so much! But at the end of the day (month, depending on how u look at it, when my hormones have calmed down somewhat) i still love what i do and what i live. =)

Getting lengthy and long- winded… just wanna say this to all my colleagues. When you’re feeling a little down, when nothing seems to be going right, both at work and in life, just rem that somewhere out there someone loves you, no matter how remote the possibility, just believe in it and things will start to look better already!