Joshua

Joshua's hair brush! Very nicely done...

Look at the way he holds it heee as though he knows how to write with a brush!

Swine influenza

Yeah, because of "swine" I have to stay back to finish my work. I have lots of meetings to attend, lots of emails to read, lots of messages to pass... Today was the latest of all. I went home at 7plus in the evening. Sigh, went to work when the skies were still dark and came home when the sky turned dark.
So tired... but what to do, that's the nature of my job!
It was kind of fun today because most of the meetings I attended together with Jasmine. I have at least someone to crack jokes with and hahahaha we just cant stop laughing on our silly actions. I think only both of us find it funny coz it happened to us. Anyway, we just cant help but kept laughing about it. Somehow it reminded me of our days working together in A station and the ICU. Miss those days but then still happy then we are still able to work together after so many years. When I feel down at times, it is these friends that keep me going!
Hope that we can pull through the hard times again!

Our pictures...

I like the second picture, Joshua's stare was so cool heee

*HAPPY* to discover mummy actually sitting behind him! (he is looking for someone to carry him!)

Joshua was happy to be able to hug his "chou chou" before he went out...

"YO! I love playing with daddy!"

Little baby Joshua!

"Mummy taking picture, must SMILE!"

Playtime with daddy!

"Dinner time... hmmm what to eat?!?!!?!"

"Dont know what is on the next page... hmmm better ask daddy to choose for me!"

My right hand...

This morning work was ... not very busy but not too free also. Quite a number of staff took MC then have to deploy staff from one station to another. Before we could finish everything, something happened in one of the station! OMG. Not so nice to blog here though... Anyway, didnt expect such things to happen.
After work I went to see my sinsei. Today after she pulled my thumb (DAMN PAINFUL!!!) she said "you carry baby again?" I bluff her said no. "NO meh?" she said. I still deny. After a while she said she wanna repeat the acupuncture again! (DAMN BLOODY PAINFUL this time!!!) She repeated "Never carry baby meh? Sure have."
Experts are experts. Haha but I still deny. Today I feel my hand numb after the pull and the acupuncture. She said "Should be ok after 2 days." I hope so lor... I can bend my thumb now leh heeeeee

If I dont recover, I guess I have to look for Dr Genevieve hahaha cute little girl!

Today

This morning SHE was in good mood and she was even concern about MY HAND. We all reckon its because of the long weekend. Thanks to the PH and weekend!
CRAZY.
Yeah, work too long with her will go crazy.
Today didnt bring Joshua home though I am off tomorrow coz I thought I will not be able to nurse him at night. MISS him... anyway, tomorrow I will go for my second acupuncture. Kind of fearful of the needles but I have no choice. My right thumb seems more flexible than yesterday, hope it will get even better tomorrow.
Tomorrow beside acupuncture, I will bring Joshua out to my friend's bb first month party and to auntie Yvette's house. Joshua will definately enjoy! ;)

Acupuncture

Today finally went to seek treatment for my De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. The pain has worsen recently and it's now both wrist. Sigh... I feel OT does not really help because I have to be very consistent in doing the exercise that they taught me and also follow up with them once a week. I dont always have the time to go for the appointment. Each appointment takes about an hour so it's hard for me to go either in the morning or afternoon.
No choice but I defaulted treatment and went to one of the sinsei that my friend recommended. I am always very afraid of needles but this time I really have no choice. I feel the pain is getting worst. I trusted my friend since she tried it and it seems this sinsei is quite famous.
When I reached there, the female sinsei knows straight what is my diagnosis. Same as what the OT said, it is common among mothers which is called the "mothers' hand syndrome". She started with giving the thumb a pull then followed by the rest of the fingers. Wow, it indeed loosen the tension a little but the pain was a shock to me! She then took out a blade and some needles. She started to slit around the wrist (that was what I felt coz I just dont dare to look) then I felt some poking pain then there was a strong suction at the wrist. Some blood were being sucked out from there then when everything was over there was a bump. Lastly the wrist was being bandage up.
The left hand she only did the pulling because she was afraid that I cannot do much at work. She will do the left hand on Fri after I removed the right hand bandage. I hope I can recover from it.....

The person that I least expected....

This morning dragged myself to work because I knew there is definately some scoldings today. (It's TUESDAY MAH!) What I predicted was true but I didnt expect it to start so early!
At 815am she called the ward and told whoever who picked up the phone to ask me to call her! !??!?!?!? Well, I called her and it was like "@#!@$!#%!#$%%@%#@%%@%#%%%$#%^$%^%#.......!@$@%$%#$^%$^%$..........." for about 2 minutes then I put down the phone to investigate.
The problem was things ordered but was not done by the staff. Of course it became my problem also. I felt like defending myself when she said "YOU DIDNT CHECK YESTERDAY! NEVER FOLLOW ROUNDS?!!??!?!"
"HEY I WAS OFF!!! I WAS OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!" how I wish I could say that but I cannot!
Anyway, after gathered some information of the incident, I went to pass to her about it and the ward. She seems all right by then until I mentioned about the incident. She started "$@%@%@$#@$%#^^" again but then at the end of the sentence she said "I am too tired and no energy to scold".... Yeah, I wouldnt say it wasnt the staff or my fault. What I can say is we should be more vigilent.
I have to send her email about who were the staff involved and another email about one waiver of charge for a patient. Additionally I have to follow up on a complicated complain case then followed by a meeting at 12noon till 5pm.
I felt breathless. Work cannot finish on time and I have to rush for the meeting. I came back at about nearly 5pm to complete the last email. I checked dont know how many case sheets and then called a few patients at home. I managed to finish everything by 6pm.
Oh... I got deviated by the _____ (elaine will know what word to fill in hahaha). I was supposed to mention the person whom I least expected has rendered help. She gave me advise and listen to me. Really appreciate her help!

No matter how unhappy I am... he always brighten up my day! Hahahaha his expression so funny!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow will be a better day..............

OPS! Being caught!

"I am learning how to stand and sit!"

"Carry me leh...."

How come?

How come I got endless errands to run???!!?
Maybe everyone has the same problem but then mine seems one after another. Initially was the stupid line of credit (dont know what the hell was that) charged me an annual fee of $60 then never pay they sent me a late charge of $60 so added up to $120. I didnt even use the service of course I wouldnt want to pay. I called them up but the person said I cannot cancel like that, must write in! Stupid leh then cannot fax must post. The address was so damn bloody long! Anyway... I took a couple of days to settle that coz got to get envelope, buy stamps...
Thereafter, I received an insurance annual fee stated that they will deduct $$$ from my GIRO this month. That policy I bought for my mum so I called to cancel it. Who knows they told me I have to go to the bank to do cancellation! Sigh.... it took me another week to settle this. (I dont have time, really...)
Another letter stated that one of my bank account for deduction of my insurance was empty (yah yah I am broke!) so SICK! Hence today I went to three banks. One to settle the cancel of GIRO, two to throw in cheques to transfer $$$ to the respective bank. What the heck! I open so many bank accounts for what!!?!???!!?!?!?!
Still got a few things pending for me to settle. AI YO very busy leh!