Thursday, December 31, 2009
Last day of the year! I remember this time last year. It was preceded by an extremely difficult period, followed by a lovely holiday in Bali. =) I'm trying to tame a raging headache now before heading out for some simply drinks and maybe a mini countdown.
Happy New Year everyone, and may this coming year be better than the last!
Wenky
9:29 PM
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Phew. We met up with the builder today (architect couldn't come down) and he was so nice about it. He even made changes to the other 2 bathrooms! We had to get some stuff done asap though, like the exact bathtub that we want. So I took half a day off thanks to my friends, and finally found another bathtub that we wanted. Have to get back to our builder soon, since it's not a corner tub like what we told him, it's a circular one.
Oh, and gastronomia's been updated. I'm still working on the eggs benedict post I promised.
Wenky
7:34 PM
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
It's been a crazy 2 weeks at work. I timed myself one day, and found that I could average 30 patients in 1 hour at peak - 2 mins per patient. It's getting a little better now that manpower's restored though.
A lot of things are happening right now, that's kind of stressing me out.
1) New place
We just realised that we want to change some aspect of the architect's drawings. Only problem now though is that they are midway through building. Meeting the construction firm and architect tomorrow afternoon to get our toilet sorted out. We are trying to get too many things into too small a space. =(
There's also an airwell of sorts that extends from the roof to the first floor, which I actually intended to convert into a huge vivarium. The problem? I just realised that there's no water source! Alas. Architects aren't plant people, obviously. We'll see tomorrow if anything can be done to rectify that. If not, I may have to have a change of plans to turn it into a stone garden or something.
2) Holidays
It's a huge pain in the ass trying to get away for a week or so. We're thinking of doing the Gili Islands off Lombok next year. It was originally planned to be a New Year's trip, but it was pushed back to Feb, and now we're considering March instead.
3) New flats
Dreadfully over-subscribed. Are there seriously so many people who need a place to stay?
Wenky
11:07 PM
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'British Anger At China Execution"
I think this is a load of bullcrap from Britain's side. It reeks of racial superiority and trying to get concessions for your own citizens. It's Michael Fay all over again. Since when does bipolar disorder lead to diminished responsibility in trafficking huge amounts of drugs? In any case, granting exceptions for drug trafficking when it comes to persons of poor mental health will only set precedence and encourage drug cartels to "dupe" (in Reprieve's own terms) psychiatric patients into trafficking drugs for them, as they
will get off the hook anyway. I may not agree with many things that China does, but no, in this instance, I support the decision. Good on you China, to stand your ground.
Wenky
10:49 PM
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Work now is CRAZY. We're down to 2 people, from a strength of 6, and it's the peak period now. Freak...
Did a little tinkering in the garden, a lot more pipework to do for the balcony.
Trying my luck at getting a flat, it's going to be oversubscribed again I know, but where are these hordes of people coming from??
Wenky
7:49 AM
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Sunday, December 06, 2009
Ha, I think the melancholy bug's really getting to me. OK, first I need to bitch about some wretched thing - I actually broke my laptop's Shift key (the one on the right) into half. I was trying to pry the keys out of my MacBook for some intensive cleaning, and all the keys behaved - except this one. The perfect excuse to upgrade, but money's pretty tight.
More thoughts.
Is it any use lamenting on what has been, what should have been, and what could have been? I think I miss a lot of things, both at work and also in personal life. To be frank, I miss NUH a hell lot. NUH Medicine, to be exact. I miss the people, the work, and the life there. Deep down though, I know I won't be happy doing internal medicine as a career. If anything, it'd be Cardio, but I'm trying hard not to listen to the Sirens who have been trying to lure me in. Life in general will be shit for a long time to come, down this road. It also didn't help that one of the guys who came back for reservist the last 2 weeks, was an ex-colleague in NUH, and talking to him brought back so many great memories. Many of these friends have since moved on to higher appointments. I think I need to learn to let go. Not of friends or fantastic colleagues, but of a life that I never intended to pursue anyway.
Since yesterday, when I suddenly discovered how disoriented I really am, I've been thinking of a way to get back. I really don't mean disoriented with regards to work or career - that'll usually take care of itself, and right now I don't quite have a choice. I meant personal growth.
You know, I'd dearly love to trek the jungles of Sumatra and New Guinea in search of new plants. Have a small house upon pristine sands and jump in for a dive as and when. Learn Spanish, Italian, Malay, Thai, and maybe French. Play the zither again, or the electone for that matter. Be intrigued and excited by some new animal in my house. Get back into dancing the Lindy Hop and ballroom. Have deep faith again.
Basically, I miss all that I ever was, and all that I have let go of. The
real person, beyond all the daily hard slogging, meaningless bitching and mundane irrelevance of most of what I'm doing now. For some inexplicable reason, these memories have now all come back to haunt me bitterly.
Wenky
10:51 PM
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Had plenty of time today during call to do a bit of thinking.
A backwards look, actually.
Sometimes, changes in your life just seem to push you on forward.
A new opportunity comes along.
A new problem crops up.
You clear that, move forward, and yet another matter demands your attention.
And just like this, life goes on.
And unwittingly, you lose track of your original path, blissfully thinking that you
are still on the right path.
Maybe that's why I feel so shitty today. Perhaps it's still not too late to turn back.
Wenky
10:53 PM
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