September 1st, 2008 by joannetan
Tired. Tired. Tired.
But I do love my job!!
August 31st, 2008 by joannetan
Got my first pay, it was a nice figure but could have been better if they didn’t mess up my pay.
Work was okay, fairly relaxing week, with some sad cases that bugged me for quite a while….but i am fine now 
Spent the weekend in Northampton. Went to town, had coffee at Costa Coffee ( LOL,it rhymes!! )but I still prefer Starbucks,dined at my favourite Turkish restaurant, went for seesha and spent the rest of the day hanging out in a friend’s room. Simple, but nice.
I woke up really really late today. I had to force myself to finish up the blood transfusion assessment since it was raining and I can’t go anywhere and the people from medical staffing have been emailing me to ask me to complete it. It was boring enough.
There were a few things in my shopping list that I thought I would buy it with my first pay–a handbag from Jane Norman that I fancied, and also a pair of shoes, was considering either the one from Zara or the one from Oasis. Can’t seem to find them in Northampton though.
My consultant is on-take this weekend. I can foresee a hectic day tomorrow and a busy week ahead. Gonna spend the rest of the day just lazing in my room, hibernate and conserve energy. After all, it’s too late to even go to town now since shops in my little village closes at four on Sundays.
Lovely bank holiday
August 24th, 2008 by joannetan I am enjoying the long weekend at Peah’s nice apartment. I was just playing monopoly with some friends and I went bankrupt. The cocky winner is now bragging about his victory 
I spent the last 2 days in Nottingham with Vivien and it was nice to see her again, chat and hang out. It brings back lots of memories about Leicester. It feels good to be with friends that know you so well that you can just be yourself.
I think it is really a good break from the hospital. For your information, I stay practically upstairs the ward. For the last week, I worked on average 12 hours a day. On saturday, I slept so much. I think I was just exhausted. I am learning to let go, so that I work when i work, and when I go home, I don’t think about my patients anymore. I think it’s makes my life less stressful.
Otherwise, life is good. I have nice colleagues, nice seniors and nice housemates. I still miss being a student. I miss the times that I can go home anytime I want and not be accountable to anyone. i wish I never have to grow up.
August 9th, 2008 by joannetan
Survived the first week.
Started with nights, without knowing or being told what I was supposed to do prior to that. Well…actually Peah was kind enough to brief me about my jobs but I think I underestimated the situations that I was gonna face alone. I felt overwhelmed the first night with the responsibilities and things that I had to do. In fact, I felt lost. The second night was slightly better, and I was calmer when I got bleeped to attend to unwell patients. But I know I can do a lot better than this. Hopefully by next week I can give the nurses and my seniors a better life
August 2nd, 2008 by joannetan
Leaving Leicester tomorrow morning to a new place called Northampton. I am done with moving my stuffs and cleaning up my flat of 2 years. Just feeling a bit sad to leave after spending 5 years in Leicester. It might not be the nicest town in England ( in fact, far away from being the nicest ), but there are just lots of memories here–the hospitals, the parks, the canal, the city centre, the duck rice
I am not sure if I am ready for the new life ahead. New place, new friends….I just don’t fancy changes. Starting work on Wednesday, slightly excited and also quite nervous about it.
Hmmm…..time really flies. It seems like yesterday when I first arrived in UK.
July 19th, 2008 by joannetan
Okay…I am bored. This is why I am updating my long neglected Friendster blog and account.
Anyway, after five years, I have finally graduated. All the excitement about having passed finals and graduating has all died down. I am now mourning the fact that I am no longer a student, I can’t use my student discounts because my student card has expired and I am learning to get used to writing ‘doctor’ instead of ’student’ on random forms that ask what my profession is ( It’s quite hard you know, as I have been a student for maybe 20 years?? )
My parents came for three weeks and left. I had a really great time with them around and my flat feels so quiet without them. Even when I walk along the streets in Leicester, I miss their presence as they had been walking/ travelling with me everywhere all the time for the past three weeks. Switzerland was absolutely beautiful and it was a perfect holiday ( minus that particular incident ).
Friends have all moved their stuffs to their respective working place. Vivien went back to Malaysia AGAIN :P, Vila and Liying is enjoying themselves in Leeds, Fiz is probably in London, Sung is going to Switzerland AGAIN ( envy you so much ) and the juniors are having exams!!! This adds on to my boredom.
I hope my beloved Marina lets me move in my room earlier. She can be an angel when she wants to.
New year resolutions
January 4th, 2008 by joannetanI am going to be 25 this year! I was telling vivien that it feels like yesterday when i was 15. Haih…
New year resolutions:
1) PASS FINALS AT ONE GO!! ( Not only me alone, all of us k….we shall help each other and pull through this!!! As Captain Planet says ‘ The power is yours!!’ )
2) Exercise more, eat less!!!
3) Spend lesser, save more money!!! Lesser shopping!!! Save lots of money to sponsor my parents trip in UK!!!
November 26th, 2007 by joannetan
It’s 10 pm now. After a tiring day in hospital, i am forcing my exhausted brain to do some reading and some inconsiderate idiots just have to choose to shout and quarrel downstairs. Even Siew Lee’s piano playing downstairs can’t cover the noise.
Stupid idiots.
October 13th, 2007 by joannetan
Selamat Hari Raya to all my Malay friends in Leicester. Maybe i should write in Malay to make this more special Just in the crazy mood now.
Selamat Hari Raya kepada semua kawan-kawan Muslim. Harap kamu semua gembira pada hari ini.
Saya berasa sangat gembira kerana dapat beraya bersama kawan-kawan semua. Masakan kamu semua sedap belaka!!! Tahun ini ialah tahun kelima kita bersama-sama merayakan hari istimewa ini.
Semoga semua berjalan dengan lancar pada tahun 2008.
Hahaha…i know my Malay sucks. My tuition teacher will be so disappointed with me if he reads this post. Also, i am so tempted to use ‘aku’, but my friends in Leicester didn’t like it…and it feels so weird using ’saya’.
Anyway, have a great great year ahead!!!!!!
