Friday, April 23, 2010
I'm having the most horrible facial rash now, and feeling all depressed about it. It's fine if you get a rash on your body, but it's disastrous when your whole face is red and peeling and you have to see patients. I'm quite convinced this will tip me into depression soon.
Anyway, was just thinking about those fins we got during the dive show, and I really can't wait to get my feet wet again! But alas. The horrors of modern living. Expenses of marriage, housing, and cars. I'm positively drooling over e-brochures that those people sent me regarding dive holidays to Raja Ampat, Palau and Wakitobi, but those cost a trip to Europe and it's pretty much out of the question for now.
Just had a session with a visiting consultant today, and I'm starting to doubt how my training will turn out. I have a feeling - a very bad feeling, mind - that for the next 5-6 years I won't be able to practice the way I want to. 45 minutes per patient, with therapy thrown in. I guess that's the real world for you, like when you are constrained into prescribing generic amoxycillin instead of azithromycin or something better.
Right .. back to feeling sad about my rash. =(
Wenky
7:54 PM
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Monday, April 19, 2010
It's great not to be in charge, I'm actually enjoying it and am learning to let go. Maybe I was too strung up over the entire thing after all. 船到桥头自然直.
Wenky
8:02 AM
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Friday, April 16, 2010
My stupid face is killing me, literally. I'm getting super-frequent breakouts of dermatitis, which I very seriously suspect is due to the automatic air freshener squirt that's installed in each room. Granted, I've taped up the nozzle for the one in my room, but the whole freaking place is filled with the air freshener. I suppose that's unavoidable, given the number of 18 yr old boys with alarming BO. I only started getting it that bad after starting work here. Oh well. Made an appointment with Skin Ctr in any case. =(
We met up with our pre-wedding photographer today, and are quite satisfied with his style. Yay, another thing down.
Wenky
11:57 PM
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Whoa, we blew a whole load of money this weekend. OK, 'blew' is not correct; it implies money wasted. Problem was, we had to buy the bathtub, which was a lot of money to spend at a go. And then ADEX came along, and apart from our planned purchase of fins, we picked up a new mask each and also a wide angle wet lens. Oh dear - the evils of trade shows!
Just praying hard that the bathtub will fit in nicely and be trouble-free. Both Yx and I had deep misgivings over the salesperson's attitude and the vibes we got, but then it's the cheapest tub we've come across so far.
Wenky
5:49 PM
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Stress is surreptitiously building up, and I can't quite put a finger on what's causing it. I've been getting very bad sleep, waking at all the wrong hours.
Wenky
10:49 AM
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Switching out
Alas, FSM has announced a ridiculous change to its pricing scheme. Instead of charging 0.5-2% upfront commission on the purchase of unit trusts, they are now charging a recurring quarterly fee percentage, plus a "lower" upfront commission of 0.75%. That's fine if you're a speculator, dumping money in and out ever 3 months or less, but it seriously eats away into capital gains for the buy-and-forget kind of person like me. I'm still considering my options, but chances are I'll be switching out to another fund house, probably DollarDex. And judging by the responses on the forums, there will probably be a mass exodus of investors.
The markets are looking up, but there will probably be a correction end of April/May. Good time to switch out to cash anyway.
Wenky
8:03 AM
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Friday, April 02, 2010
Random musings
The more I delve into Psychiatry, the scarier the whole thing gets. I don't mean the usual DSM-IV diagnoses of schizophrenia/depression/personality disorders etc - it's actually studying psychopathology that is quite scary. All of a sudden you start thinking that you might be ... psycho. Oh dear. By and large though, it's an enjoyable job. It's unfortunate, but I keep feeling like I don't get enough time with some patients, and that I don't have enough autonomy sometimes. For a few straightforward cases like mental retardation, homosexuality or anxiety I can get them done and over with in a matter of minutes, but once in a while an instructive case comes along. Just yesterday I spent 45 minutes with a guy and his father. And sometimes I'm afraid to make a diagnosis of 'no mental illness'. I mean, deep inside I am pretty darned sure that the guy isn't bonkers, but just to cover my ass I end up asking my boss (and maybe looking a bit like an idiot in the meantime).
Feeling a little excited, just got a large package from the Czech republic with some plants in it, including a species of Utricularia from Hiroshima. I wonder if it's radioactive.
We're going to meet up with the builder today. Our new room is proving to be quite a difficult one to deal with, especially the bathroom. And I need to talk to him about the airwell, bother bother BOTHER!
Wenky
8:32 AM
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