Newborn baby clothes shopping

I have been addicted to baby clothes shopping even before Haifa's arrival..Well, the truth is I had some bought from Melbourne back when I was a student there..whichever that hadn't been given as a gift to others. My real shopping spree(s) started since Haifa was about 26week gestation..I know some people would start shopping even earlier, some would wait till 7 months.. As for me, I'd like to wait till we're pretty sure what's the gender..plus,being a doctor who saw cases where babies born prematurely and didn't survive long enough to leave the hospital, I tried to wait for a bit..but being the shopaholic me, I just can't wait..

Of course it's always better to shop something unisex to save up money. U can recycle the clothes for future babies and also if the prediction went wrong. However, U'll soon realise that most babies' stuff will come in either blue or pink. I tried to find something in between but somehow the girly shades attracts me more.

Sizing-wise depends on how big your baby are gonna be and how true to fit the clothes are. Well, it's not easy to anticipate the weight till very late. How sure are we that the baby will stay inside till its due or 3-4weeks earlier? An average 37week old is ~2.8kg, 40w ~3.3kg. That's the birth weight for an average-sized baby, but the pace at which they will grow once they are born is another aspect to consider. Some people recommends to just skip the newborn size as some babies grow very quickly. I'm glad that I bought newborn ones. Snug-fitting clothes are so much cuter than an oversized bodysuit. My baby was considered big with 3.5kg birth weight but the newborn size are rather large for her. She weighed 4kg at 2 months and 5.3kg at 70 days of life. She wore her newborn clothes till she was 2 months old. We stopped putting those ones on as they are just too short for her even though there are still rooms horizontally. 

My take on what to buy:

1. Crossover/side-snap/kimono style bodysuit

- This is probably the most important item in your shopping list. It is so much easier to put on when u have a newborn that hasn't got a good head control yet, even so when u're struggling with a crying one. I wish baby clothing companies would make more and more of these, especially local companies. I only found one bodysuit (one unisex design) in the largest baby store in Kuala Terengganu, another one in Anakku. That's all! None of them appeals to me and it wasn't reasonably priced. I went online and found this French company named Vertbaudet with a wide range of these. They are quite pricey, but worry not, they have sales all the time! Pumpkinpatch is probably another place to look for even though they don't have as many. I remember during my visit to the baby expo in PWTC, there is one particular company who sold this kind of baby clothes (can't remember the name). The price is somewhere around ~RM15. I would have shopped from them hadn't I bought a whole lot from Vertbaudet already.

- Buy at least 4, have a combination of long and short sleeves.

2. Sleeveless bodysuit/singlets

- These are essentials during hot, sunny days, unless U have air-conditions all over your house. Even so, your baby would still need some to be worn when U're out visiting friends or relatives during hot days.

- Buy at least 2.

3. Button-down/zip-up sleepsuits

- Again, this one are easy to put on a newborn. Great for nighttime wear. U would want something that has easy access for diaper change at night. Also good for when U're taking your baby to an air-conditoned clinic.

- Buy at least 4.

4. Sets

This could be long/short sleeve tops paired with shorts/leggings/skirts/tights. Buy a few that can be matched interchangeably. Convenient for diaper change and when out for clinic's appointment. If either piece became stained, U don't have to change everything. 

- Buy at least 2 pairs.

5. Dressy outfits

- I guess these are non-essential items in your shopping list, definitely not in newborn size. I would still buy a few as U might wanna dress your baby up for events like aqiqah or close relatives wedding receptions, or just a day out.

- Buy none if wanna be frugal! Any numbers if U just like to splurge on clothes, but remember your baby might wear them once or twice only.

That's all I can think of at the moment. The numbers are just a guide but for many of us those amounts are not enough. I myself bought in multiple numbers of what I suggested to U, but I regret shopping too much. Whenever I put Haifa in her clothes, my mind would be calculating how much money I spent for each wear. Let's say for a rm30 sleepsuit, worn only 3 times means that I I spent rm10 for each time she wears it. Not worth the money!

I trully understands the enthusiasm of a first time mother but it would be great to save the money for other important baby stuff, say a stroller? Food processor? Breast pump? Remember U won't be the only one shopping for your baby clothes, the grandparents, aunties, uncles, your friends too! Your baby will get some as presents, I'm positive!

I'm probably back!

Assalamualaikum..

More than a year has passed since the last post I made. Within this period a lot has happened, major ones in fact. The last post was made when I just shopped Spanx for my wedding, n now with the extra 18kg gained from the pregnancy, I can no longer fit into them. Gosh, I need new ones!!

I am now a proud mother of a baby girl named Haifa Madina who currently weighs ~5.5kg on her 77th day of life. It's mother's day today and I couldn't have thanked Allah enough for giving me the opportunity to be a mother.

I thought of doing a throwback post(s) during my maternity leave but only now I realised that it's almost over.

I have been referring to other bloggers' entries every so often during the past year so why not give back to the community? Rather than constantly browsing on online baby stores everyday and sending my credit cards' bills to the roof for things I don't always need, I might as well blogs whenever I'm online. May this post be a good starting point for me, InsyaAllah.

She gets to me!

Resident Q: I think what you guys needs to do is focus on your clinical examination, because this is what the residents are doing..
Student K: Oh no..You don't need to worry about my examination skills..My examination skills are very good, I did that in my B Med Sci last yr...
Resident Q: Owh..ok...
Student K: I did a very good neuro exam the other day..(turning to me)..You were there the other day, I did a very good neuro exam right?
Me: yeah, that was alright..
Student K: that was alright? I thought it was very good!

This was initially my comment to Koyan's recent post but then I think it was a bit too long that I could just make an entry out of this..
I totally agree with what Koyan said...one of the main determinants of our career path is marriage...aku penah dgr conversation between these 2 friends of mine..both are malays..the first girl is very liberal-minded..the second girl nih plak quite feminist and egocentric..they were talking about what they're gonna do in the future, i.e nk keje kat msia or stay kat aussie, nk wat specialty ape..1st girl nih ckp, die x paham kenape slalu die jumpe msian girls who said that they're not sure what they're gonna do in the future sbb it all depends on how their life unfold - relationship wise..the 2nd girl pon ckp, "that's not the case for me, whatever it is my partner has to follow me"..I couldn't help but to intervene & I said to the first girl (I think the 1st girl (or maybe both of them) thought that culture org melayu n Islam ppuan kene ikot laki), "it all depends on what's important for you, it's not the rule that people are imposing on u, u prioritise things according to what makes u happy"...
As for me, I wish for both career & family..well, my priority might change along the way (and it's a long way to go) but I believe 'When there's a will, there's a way'...I might sound like the most hopeless med student at the moment but who knows, I might find my niche & will work for it..O Allah, please grant me a supportive partner...

Musim org bertunang berkahwin

I call this gossip paling best tahun nih, paling best for me, bg org lain yg x knal this person x laa...dh sebulan kot nk bergossip pasal this bestfriend of mine (BFoM for short..haha) who's getting married but she won't let me until she's engaged and now that she did, I'm free to write so long as no one can guess who she is...
anyway, korang penah dgr x yg kalo tunang2 nih x patot heboh2? that's what people used to tell me tp kalo tgk kat msia nowadays org tunang pon mcm dh kawen...ade yg lg pelik boleh exchange rings laki ppuan...
tp for me I don't quite get why shouldn't we announce engagement since yg I tau, if a woman is engaged, another man is not permitted to propose to her...kalo org x tau she's engaged, then possible laa kan utk org lain utk masuk meminang..

so today I did some googling utk carik Islamic rulings on this...

here is what i got:

- the part in a hadeeth that says 'conceal the engagement' is a weak one and the reason for not announcing engagement is to avoid destructive envy to the couple or families

- it is not prohibited to propose to a woman who had been proposed by another man in the following circumstances:

• the girl has rejected the 1st proposal
• the girl has not accept or reject the 1st proposal
• the 1st guy has given his permission/decided not to go ahead with the wedding
• the 2nd guy doesn't know about the first proposal
• the 1st guy is immoral whereas the 2nd guy is chaste provided that the girl is chaste as well

- another interesting point, Imam Shafiee said that in case of a virgin, a silence indicates acceptance of a suitor...<---and that's exactly what my friend did...silence..with a smile..

anyway, I'm so happy for this BFoM for finally found a match..from the background search I did he seems to be a good one indeed..and he's so lucky to have her, one of nicest person I've ever met...I am so excited for wedding which will be in June...unfortunately not on a weekend, so I have to skip a few days of hospitals to be there on her wedding..can't afford to miss this one, she's my first bestfriend to get married!!well actually not, there's another BFoM who's getting married the week before hers but my cousin is also getting married on that day & this BFoM lives in the northern part of Malaysia which makes it not possible for me to go..but my prayers will always be with you dear!

these 2 BFsoM are marrying someone whom they haven't known for long, so it will be pretty much love after marriage...I'm sure some people might disagree with this but I have always liked the idea of love after marriage...I'm all for this friends!!

I'd like to talk more about these 2 BFsoM but I don't think it's possible without revealing who they are...so I should stop now...:)

On a more positive note...

I was busy when I was doing my elective that I didn't have the chance to write about the good times I had in plastic surgery...well I was busy with those endless presentations & worrying...yeah, I think I spent more time worrying that the surgeon will ask questions that I have no answer for than actually studying..but anyway, at least I can understand plastic surgery...u have a cleft, u close them, u have skin lesions, u remove them, u have a hypospadia (an abnormally placed urinary opening), u make a new tract with a new opening..it requires creativity but it does make a lot more sense than blood tests or drugs or organ failure (yes, I'm that dumb!..I can't comprehend heart failure, renal failure, liver failure etc)..

Ok enough complaining about my stupidity...I'll talk about my elective - about my plastic surgery placement..there's not much interesting thing happening in my orthopaedics placement..although it still was OK..at least it makes more sense than medicine...

I had a very anal surgeon when I did my plastic surgery placement...but who cares as long as she's passionate with teaching...she made me learn plastic surgery by asking me to do presentations...although I find them rather overwhelming at times, but I did learn something even if it's not examinable in MBBS exams...she let me scrub in all surgeries, made me stand next to her and quizzes me in theatre and would accept it if I don't know the answer, so long as I look it up later...She accepted it when I made mistake while assisting her in theatre with a remark, "medical students xpe, masters student x boleh"...

If I hadn't had the chance to get to know her I would be in the same boat with everyone else who thinks that she's just one of those snobbish surgeons who wants to be served like a king...but from my 3 weeks with her, I could tell that she really cares about her patients, she thinks of them as a person, not just as a cleft lip/palate, a hypospadia, a haemangioma, a pressure ulcer...

Most importantly, she wants me to be a good doctor...she made me a list of lessons in plastic surgery:
1) Courtesy i.e notify people of your absences, make proper investigations before referring your patient to someone else
2) Always do full examination
3) Study about the anatomy of the structure involved in the surgery beforehand
4) Study about the surgery you're gonna be assisting so that you would be able to anticipate what the surgeon's next step

Aiyyaaa...there were 7 on the list....I have forgotten 3 of them..dang!should have written that up!
On a scarier note, this surgeon warned me that if I don't turn out being a good doctor, she'll haunt me from her grave...

Why I like plastic surgery:
1. It makes sense
2. In most public hospital cases, it's not purely cosmetic, but it adds aesthetic value while correcting something that's defective or dysfunctional
3. It rarely involves saving life but it makes a huge difference to someone's life, hence their quality of life
4. A significant proportion of the patients are children (in a public hospital)
5. It is artistry

Some of the people who've made my elective a great one. Picture taken on my last day at HSNZKT.

I just don't know

I'm back in Melbourne..currently doing Gen Med/Aged Care placement..which is rather boring...well I guess it's not if you know your stuff but for someone like me...I would pass as a 3rd yr, but definitely not a final...I hate answering I don't know...not having the skills to filter the information...what's important, what's not, what needs to be documented...& not having these skills makes me look really bad...I have to ask the interns/reg..what's the plan again??n she would say, "what did i say just now?you're gonna be an intern next year, you should be able to do this..."
n gen med patients always have multiple comorbidities...I find it difficult to put everything together & not to mix up everything..
n I'm bad with phone calls, referral bla bla bla....or coordinating with the nurse about the patient's care...

I try to comfort myself by saying that I don't have the mind of a physician n I'm bad with pharmacology..that's why I'm struggling..I'll do better in surgery...but the truth is I don't know..it doesn't mean that I like anatomy, I should be good in surgery..(not that I'm that good in anat either)..
So what if when I'm on my surgical placement n still struggling? Whereelse can I go?What other excuses can I make?

Oh by the way, the only good thing being a fifth year is that the reg is keen on teaching the 3rd yrs..so she likes to throw questions to them, thinking that a fifth yr like me should know about it...so I'm off the hook..

The only thing I'm good at is counting days or weeks...2 weeks down in Aged Care-Gen Med, 4 weeks left = 2/3 left... which will be 1/2 in a week's time, n 1/3 in 2 weeks' time....
We have 5 modules in Aged Care...1 is done...4 left!

Then I'll be going to ED, heard that ED is pretty fun...that's something to look forward to, I need hope 'cause that's what keeps me going...please Allah, give me the courage..

1st Excision

I had my first excision on a patient's body today..it was tangential excision on left thigh of a patient who sustained 27% of total body surface area mixed full & deep partial thickness burns..

I'm beginning to love this hardcore 3 weeks of elective in plastic surgery...even though it's gonna be the busiest 3 weeks of my life as a Monash med undergrad...

Definitely considering a career in plastic surgery...



Regarding my previous entry, I just got my VIA results today..although it was 1st quartile..but I passed...Yahoo!!as usual, according to the breakdown marks, my worst area was physiology/pharmacology n best is anatomy!!

May this be the last time..

this is how my desk looks like during the day before VIA* exam..

VIA=vertical integrated assessment...the exam that assesses everything from 1st yr till now...hopefully I won't need to sit for this exam again next year..Amin...

Non-weight bearing OK!

so today I had my GP & Psych OSCE...for those who doesn't know what OSCE is bleh refer my old post nih...
As usual, sure ade bende bodoh happens during the OSCE..akan ade laa situasi di mane I would left my stickers in the stations...well, sticker nih kene carry with us in every station, kat sticker tuh ade ID number yg kene kasik kat examiner n they will attach them to the assessment sheet..ade jugak laa part yg terangkut instructions yg supposedly kene tinggal for next candidate..standard laa tuh..

but the funniest thing I said today was at the 2nd station...in this station, we were given the knee X-ray findings of a 50++ y/o lady n we should tell the diagnosis & manage the patient...as part of the management process, I told the lady that having an osteoarthritic knee, she would benefit from doing exercise...I cared to say specifically that it should be a weight-bearing exercise!!aahahha...
looking a bit shocked, she asked, "did u say weight-bearing exercise?"..I was like, "yeah, the one that doesn't put too much pressure on your knees...", she continued on saying, "what sort of exercise is weight-bearing?"..not knowing what to say..I told her I'll give her a handout about the sort of exercise that she should be doing...I should mention that when I said weight-bearing, Andrew Beveridge (the examiner + my tutor) stopped writing & put on a very serious face...he must think that I really want to be an orthopaedic surgeon who wants to benefit from a knee replacement surgery, the sooner the joint is damage, the richer I will be!!hahahah....bodoh2....(he must have a not-so-long thought whether or not he should pass me, a dangerous doctor!!)

I like to write more about the other stations but this one is the funniest, it deserves a special entry!

2010...

so our 2010 placements that we've been waiting for months are finally out just this afternoon...


I got..


Rotation period Rotation
1 : 17/01 - 25/02 Ortho+Plastic+Gen. Surg (Elective) - Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, KT
2 : 08/03 - 16/04 Aged Care - MMC
3 : 19/04 - 28/05 Emergency - Dandenong Hospital
4 : 31/05 - 09/07 Gen. Med. - Hospital Sultanah Aminah, JB
5 : 12/07 - 20/08 Neurosurgery (Specialty) - MMC
6 : 23/08 - 01/10 Colorectal Surgery - Dandenong Hospital
7 : 04/10 - 12/11 Vacation
15/11-20/11 Back to base lecture series, Monash Uni
December 2010 Graduation (InsyaAllah...)

As you can see I'm gonna be in Malaysia for a few months next year...
at least during my rotation 1 and 4...I might even go home during my vacation period...

So friends, if you're planning to get married in 2010, please do so during those dates ok??I would very much love to attend your weddings!!

Now that my 2010 plan seems a bit clearer, I should get back to studying...Yes!I really should...
O' Allah..please let me pass my upcoming 4th year exam....can't wait to be in final yr and working life afterwards maybe...(I hope I won't regret saying this)...

And friends, as usual...pray for me...I really need this!!

3/52

3 weeks remains before I'll be home for Eid...which also means I have 1++ weekbefore I'll be leaving this GP land..and within these days I'm gonna be busy with all those assignments..(x suke2...xsuke...x suke)


For the past 3 weeks I have been to going to a different GP as Dr Lori was away on her holiday....lucky me, I was placed with Dr Ebrahim..At first, I tried keeping my expectation low so as not to be disappointed if he turns out not to be a Muslim or if he was only just born Muslim but doesnt observed the teachings of prophet Muhammad..It was interesting that in this practice, there were 2 Dr Ebrahim(s)...Dr A Ebrahim (my GP) & his father, Dr E Ebrahim...



On my first day, while I was having my lunch in the pantry, I heard azan coming from one the drawers...Yayy, they kept an azan clock...I said to myself, this is a good sign!Dr E Ebrahim offered me to have his sandwich, which was cut into 4!(cute gile!)..he said to me, "it's halal u know.."Dr E Ebrahim is a such a gentleman...he reminds me of my own granddad who is 6 years older than him..yes, Dr E Ebrahim is old, he's 78!!



While I was there, I met quite a number of Muslims patients...they all came from different ethnicities...Bosnian, Bangladeshi, Somalian, Sudanese, Afghans etc..



Not only Muslims, I had the opportunity to meet this man who identified himself as a Noahide...I bet none of u have heard of this religion...Dr Ashraf (I like to refer to him as Dr Ashraf although by convention, the title Dr should be followed by the person's surname) asked this guy to tell us 7 principles of Noahide which he failed to list down..so we end up googling Noahide as Dr Ashraf was really to know how many followers they have out there...after skimming through the article on wiki..



Dr A: We also believe in all these things that u, Noahide believe, why don't you become a Muslim..

Mr X: No, I don't wanna get into anything serious...

Dr A: There are many Muslims around...I'm a Muslim, Munirah is a Muslim...& tomorrow we will start fasting...come on my friend, you're gonna be behind...

Mr X: Owh, is it tomorrow? I'm gonna be fasting anyway, because of my tongue (he has thrush which causes pain when swallowing)

Dr A: possibly...You know you can go to monash university every friday during Ramadhan and join the Muslims breaking their fast..You don't have to become a Muslim..everyone is invited...

Mr X: ok2...No promise, but I'll think about it...



Cool kan jd GP?..bleh berdakwah camtuh je..


I had a few conversations with Dr Ashraf about Islam & Muslims...Although, when he mentioned some Arab words I always took some time to before I can compute the words into our Malaysianised Arabic...i.e fiqh=feqah, najas=najis


Dr A: I think there are so many 'fiction fiqh' among muslims..U know what I mean?

Me : No...

Dr A: Do you learn fiqh?

Me(sungguh malu rase di hati kerana mengambil mase lame utk fiqh=feqah)

Me : yeahh...

Dr A: U know, "someone said, u can't do this"...(bla bla bla)...there's always someone said...


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sume bende kat atas nih sy tules almost 2 minggu lepas...although ade byk lg bende yg sy rase nk tules tp dh mls aa plak sbb entry nih cam dh basi...

xpe laa, sy tambah sket aa..

on my last day with Dr Ashraf, I got the chance to do PR exam...per-rectum exam....self-explanatory laa kan what that involves...slalunye PR exam nih akan dibuat when patients present with PR bleeding or utk check abnormalities in the prostate...mase kitorg buat sexual & reproductive health week tuh, dlm tute Male Pelvic Model Dr Wijesingha tanye sume org sape yg penah buat PR exam..mostly bdak2 mat salleh tuh dh buat laa...lalu die pon suro sume yg x buat lg make buat PR exam b4 grad..I'm sure other med students in other parts of the world dh biase PR exam..hanye mereka yg malas pegi hospital n x proactive spt sy sahaje yg ketinggalan...

peluang sy dtg mase hari terakhir bersame Dr Ashraf...patient nih umo dlm 70thn aa...last week die dh buat PSA test (prostate specific antigen) n didapati PSA die raised...lalu kene laa buat PR...
Dr A : remember the last time I said I might do a PR exam on you?
Patient X: mmm...yeahh...
Dr A : looks like thats what we're gonna do today..
Patient X: why dont u let this lady do it...she would have smaller fingers...
Dr A : emm..I don't think so...
(di saat itu sy berfikir...sy ade berapa saat sahaje, sekiranye sy tidak berkata apa2, peluang ini akan terlepas begitu sahaje...)
Saya : Can I have a go?
(di kala ini patient tuh dh duduk di sebalik tirai di atas katil while Dr A n me kat luar...)
Dr A : Mr X, is it ok if she has a go?
Patient X: Fine with me...
Dr A : Ok...put on the glove..in an inexperienced hands, u need to wear both gloves..bla-bla-bla...

Itulah ceritenye, dpt laa sy buat PR...walopon sy mcm x laa reti nk appreciate camane prostate tuh rase...x same pon cam model!!!I'm sure sume doctors dh boring buat PR n nk termuntah dh bile kene buat PR tp bg student cam sy nih mmg perlu buat byk2 br bleh tahu ape normal ape x....

Ok laa dah laa...panjang gile dh kot...

24

I guess even though my assignments are piling up, my blog deserves a post on my birthday..
It wouldn't hurt spending 15minutes on a simple entry...I still would end up doing other things otherwise..
So, here I am..turning 24!I used to think that 24 is a good age to get married...that's when my mom got married..but she got my sister when she was 27, so I have a good 3 years left to start feeling behind..
Anyway, let's do something different this year...stop making any unrealistic resolutions...


Hmm..



I can't think of anything realistic...give me till tomorrow night to come up with something...

It has been 4 years

We had a barbecue at Bayview Park..it was to celebrate 4 years of our life in Melbourne..When I said we, I meant the IMS 2005 group..IMS is Introduction to Medical Studies..all 25 of us came from KMB..on September 2005, we enrolled in IMS program for 3 months and started the MBBS program on February 2006..

As expected, we had a great fun eating, catching up with each other (as we're all doing different things at the moment), playing games...thanks to the organisers for their effort and everyone for turning up & preparing foods etc..it would be a lot more fun if everyone could make it, but still, it was a good turnout..

Group photo

The guys

The ladies

The Cake

We also had gift-exchange on that day..I bought Napong a shirt..hopefully it will fit him!


I like what Pokwe gave me..a two-drawer mirror storage box..it's gonna be useful as I don't have mirrors in my room!...I think my prezzie is the best-looking one!Look..


On our last gift-exchange 2 years ago, Pokwe gave me a photo frame which I use to put my family pix..It was well-wrapped as well!


I can't believe that we have less than 2 years before we're gonna go our separate ways..We're more than halfway through people!

(xde tajuk)

Sudah lame x menules blog...mmg btol laa name blog nih..
x suke laaa Pengamalan Am nih...sungguh memenatkan jadual persekolahannye...
maka menyukarkan saya utk menules blog...
Hmm...hari nih sy pegi GP tuh..sy terlambat, pastu sy smp train station, train pon lambat gk...last skali smp kat Dandy pkol 910...bas plak ntah kenape xdtg2...sy pon sbb x nk laa lambat sgt, naik cab je..although sy dh call clinic tuh bgtau sy akan lambat n die kate ok je..
skali bile smp kat clinic tuh, Alex the receptionist kate skang nih diorg x cukup Dr..nurse MC..."our practice is falling apart"...
die kate sy maybe bleh masuk consultation Dr Ayala..tp Dr Ayala dtg pkol 10...mase tuh pkol 925!sia2 duit cab $6.30...
bile Dr Ayala dtg, Alex tanye die ok ke x sy ikot die..die kate patients die sume spanish...nnt sy x paham pape..last skali setelah mereka berunding Dr Ayala kate bleh laa sy ikot die, amek BP, typekan patients' notes ke..
slame nih nmpk Dr Ayala agak menakutkan..sbb die cam besar2 & nmpk x friendly..tp rupenye sangkaan sy itu benar2 meleset..she made the effort utk translate n summarise what's happening since sy x paham diorg ckp spanish...n die byk laa mengajar...
pastu bile dh nk blk die kate kalo nk mintak tolong ckp laa kat die..
sy pon memberitahu masalah sy yg xde patient lg utk chronic illness study tuh..die pon dgn baik hatinye rekemen patient die yg bleh ckp english..siap suro receptionist call patient tuh tanye bleh x dtg clinic hari selase depan utk jumpe sy...sungguh baik hati!!
menarek kan practice nih? sume dr2 tuh bilingual.....sy penah dgr consultation bahase indon, tagalog, italian & spanish!

Di'tanda' oleh NH

Sesungguhnya saya memang suka menjawab 'tanda-tanda' tetapi oleh kerana kesibukan putaran Pengamalan Am ini, saya terpaksa menangguhkan tampalan ini sehingga hujung minggu.
Syarat-syarat :
1. ‘Tag’ dijawab dalam Bahasa Melayu sahaja.
2. Tag orang yang telah men’tag’ anda
3. Tag orang yg anda mahu tag

0. Apakah yang anda sedang lakukan 30 minit yang lalu?
Menonton televisyen dengan menukar2 saluran kerana tidak ada satu rancangan pun yang menepati cita rasa saya.

1. 2 jam yang lalu?
Menonton DVD bertajuk “Grace Sudah Pergi” yang disewa Asma’.
2. Anda suka – tidur, bermain Mafia Wars dan Minesweeper

3. Minggu lepas – adalah minggu pertama saya berada dalam putaran Pengamalan Am

4. Tiga lagu yang boleh anda dengar berulang-ulang kali
Sebenarnya saya bukanlah seorang peminat muzik dan selalunya saya akan mendengar lagu mengikut musim. Saya hanya mendengar lagu apabila berjalan menaiki kereta bersama rakan2 serumah. Saya telah cuba mendengar lagu-lagu yang ada di dalam computer ini tetapi tidak berjaya menjadikannya tabiat. Tetapi, jangan salah anggap, saya sebenarnya sangat suka menyanyi sekiranya saya mengetahui lirik lagu tersebut. Buat masa ini saya tidak ada lagu kegemaran.

5. 3 binatang yang anda tak suka
- Anjing, kerana saya mempunyai pengalaman dikejar anjing semase zaman sekolah dahulu
- Biawak, sebab ia hodoh dan kotor
- Tikus, sebab suka mengganggu ketenangan hidup

6. 5 fakta tentang anda
- saya suka bergossip
- saya pemalas
- saya mempunyai tahap kelenturan badan yang tinggi
- saya kekurangan zat besi
- saya peminat setia Fernando Alonso – saya selalu melabelkan diri sendiri sebagai perempuan simpanan dia

7. Tahun depan mungkin – Saya akan kehilangan beberapa kilogram berat badan kerana sebagai pelajar tahun lima mungkin sukar untuk ponteng hospital dan saya harus berada di hospital dari pagi hingga ke petang. Oleh itu, saya boleh memakai jeans yg sudah ketat itu dan saya juga boleh membeli-belah dengan gembiranya. Semua ini mungkin berlaku sekiranya saya berjaya dalam peperiksaan akhir tahun ini.

8. Saya tak reti – memakai tudung bawal dengan cantiknya seperti orang lain.

9. Saya pandai – berpura2 sopan santun apabila perlu. Contohnya, apabila berhadapan dengan pesakit di hospital atau di hadapan kawan2 emak saya.

10. Kawan saya – ramai kerana saya seorang yang peramah.

11. Saya ada – mesin jahit tepi yg sudah tiga tahun tidak digunakan.

12. Saya seorang – pelajar perubatan yang selalu tidur di dalam kelas. Walau bagaimanapun, keputusan ujian darah yang saya lakukan pada tahun lepas mendapati saya kekurangan zat besi. Sebenarnya baru minggu lepas saya pergi berjumpa doktor dan bertanya apakah keputusan ujian darah yang sudah luput itu.

13. Adik saya – akan pulang ke Malaysia esok dari Mesir. Dia baru sahaja selesai menduduki peperiksaan akhir tahun 3. Ramai mengatakan kami seiras tetapi hidungnya mancung.

14. Saya tak pernah bosan dengan (senaraikan 4)
- tidur
- berangan
- makan nasi
- menonton filem “Percutian”

15. Bilakah pertama kali anda bercinta?
Saya tidak pasti sama ada saya pernah bercinta atau tidak.

16. Perkara yang selalu orang tak percaya tentang anda – Saya menjahit pakaian saya.

17. Saya rindu – melihat Alonso di atas podium

18. Saya tak sabar – untuk pulang berhari-raya bersama keluarga, sanak-saudara dan rakan taulan.

19. 5 laman yang anda selalu layari:
Facebook, TV3, Ebay, blog ini, google

20. Siapa yang anda mahu tag?
Koyan, Hiswani, Mc Ah, Ijah, Nadxoxo, Kak Long Yaya, Kak Nini, Dayen

PS: saya pasti anda kagum dengan 'tanda' bahasa Melayu ini sampai tajuk filem2 pon saya terjemahkan.

A Long Day

I am soooo exhausted but I have many things that I wanna share with you..
one of the reasons I blog is to record things that happen in my life so that when I read 'em someday, I could recall what I felt at the moment...that's why some things I can't just leave till later or else the feelings will go away..

So today is my second day at the GP clinic. I was with Dr Lori the whole day...She's going on a 38-day Europe trip starting the day after tomorrow till 25th August...I've been sucking up to her since my first day and I tried to be as enthusiastic as I possibly can and as for now I think we've bonded...I hope when she's away I'll be put under the nice doctors, Sebastian is a very good teacher, Cely is nice as well..

this is the longest I've spent in a day at a clinical placement..I was there from 9am till 640pm with only about 1 hr+ break for lunch, Zuhur, Asar & Maghrib.....I should leave at 5pm but I thought I wanna have a chat with Dr Lori once she's done with her patients as she won't be with me for the next 5 weeks...so I waited until Dr Lori said that I should go as it was already late..(bear in mind it's winter & it's already Isyak when I left)

When I left I just took whichever bus that arrives first..there were 2 bus stops at different side of the road...as there were a few buses sharing the same bus stop & the first bus to arrive was at the other side of the road, I quickly cross the road and get into the bus...without checking where the bus is heading...If I'm not mistaken all the buses will eventually stop at Chadstone although their routes might vary slightly, but still they should stop at Monash Uni as well & I can just walk home from there....unfortunately, it turns out that it was the last bus and it won't go up to Chadstone, the final destination is Applet Drive (I have no idea where that is) and it will return to it's depot...I got no choice but have to stop there and take another bus to go to Dandenong Railway Station, take the train to Clayton & then walk from there home..I can't be bothered walking so instead of spending 15mins walking, I decided to pay $5.20 to the cabby...after the violent attacks of robbery in Clayton a few months ago, I don't feel safe anymore walking alone in the dark...

When I got off the cab, I checked in the car if I left anything behind and realised that my books weren't there...yup, I'm a very careless person...if u wanna steal something from me, just follow me around for one whole day, and wait till I left something behind...erm, U might get demotivated after a couple of days not getting anything valuable, but if U stick around for let say...a month, U'll get something...
When I got into the house, I realised something else is missing...my GP attendance sheet!!!it's folded in one of those books!

I arrived home at 803pm....I missed Masterchef Australia which is aired at 7pm-8pm...but as usual, they always go over the time so I had the chance to watch the elimination!

I am tired, hungry & now, I don't just lose a few grams of weights (fats I hope!) but I also lost the most important form that needs to be submitted at the end of this rotation..

I don't where I could have left those things, it could be the 804 bus, or 802 bus, or the bench at the train station or in the train itself...

I find the train's lost and found office number and it only operates till 5pm...I then looked for the bus company number and called them...luckily, the buses were already at the depot..the person who picked up the phone went and had a look into the buses and found my books!!Thank God...

Asma' cooked a lovely dinner for me, grilled chicken+pizza+spinach..yay!!

As when I'm about to eat, I checked my mobile phone and received a message from my.monashportal SMS results service. it says,

MED4082 PGO

which means I passed the exam!!
I'm soooo happy!


Owh..there was another thing that made my day...there was this patient who came in for Implanon insertion...

N****t: Where are you from?
Me : Malaysia
N****t: You're beautiful!
Me : Thank you..(smilling but feeling embarrassed in front of Dr Lori)

Dear N****t, I don't have to write your name anywhere, I'll always remember U!

Anyway, N****t is a young 18 year old Sudanese refugee who has been in Australia for many years now....heheheheh

Yaaaahhoooooooo!

MH147 (MEL-KUL): Thu, 17 Sept, Depart 1500, Arrive 2110
MH148 (KUL-MEL): Thu, 24 Sept, Depart 2135, Arrive 0850 (+1 day)

I've got my flight tickets...It took me 2 days to make up my mind about skipping classes in order to go home for Eid..I'll be doing Psych by then..let's just hope that they won't be too strict with attendance...I am slightly worried but I can't be bothered..once I say I wanna go home..then home it is...

It has been almost 5 years since the last time I celebrate Eid with my family in Malaysia...I was hoping to get my final yr's vacation rotation during Eid but I wasn't that lucky...there are 2 more Eid left until I graduate and I want to have one of them in Malaysia..I haven't seen my younger sist for over 2 years and if I waited till next year (which can't be guaranteed), it will be 3 years...
For the past few years, I wished I was in those family Eid photos...or being the one capturing those happy moments...my nuclear family (erk..lame gile kot x dgr term keluarga nuklear) is quite small..consisting of my 2 sisters n my mother but I have a big extended family...my mom has 6 siblings and I have 43 cousins(yup2..no history of infertility in my family)...1st Syawal is the time when everyone gathered at my grandparents house, followed by my uncles' and aunties' houses on the next couple of days...I really enjoy those family gatherings where we never ran out of things to talk..the only thing that I don't like about family gathering at my grandparent's house is whenever I was asked to make tea!...I always act like I wasn't listening or I was so engrossed in the conversations...ahhaha

I'll be in there this time around!!

To those celebrating Eid in Terengganu...let's meet up!
Aemell - hope to c u and I believe we'll be seeing each other..
Serre - make yourself available for me please..it has been 3yrs++ since we last met!
Koy - almost 5 yrs...(blk laa Terengganu...n turun KT please..mari kite sume be'reunion'..)

For other friends, I know it's Eid & ssh nk jumpe but if you want to bleh laa see me off in KLIA on 24th Sept..or I might be in KL on 18th...

Perfect Italiano Ricotta Cheese

Last week Effah n me made pizzas..We took the recipe (for the dough & sauce) from Masterchef Australia website...one of the reality tv shows that we all follow...it was quite a success..we made 3 different toppings with chicken, beef n seafood...

I had to make the dough twice as the first one was very salty!!my fault...I don't know how to reset the scale..

anyways, here are some of the photos...





If you're wondering if they did taste good, I assure you...they were!

this is Effah's favourite ad on tv..Perfect Italiano Ricotta Cheese..this ad has a new sequel which shows this 'perfect' guy practising his listening skill...in this new ad, he was making pizza...that's what inspired us..

mmm...we didn't actually buy Perfect Italiano....we used Coles'...

Wedding Plan

1. How old are you?
I'm gonna be 24 in a month

2. Are you single?
Yes...If I'm 'seeing someone' as opposed to 'going out with someone', I should be considered single right?

3. At what age do you think you'll get married?
I want to get married before I turned 28..It's not possible for me to get married until at least I graduated..so I guess 26 would be the earliest and 28 the latest...(provided I finally found someone)

4. Do you think you'll be marrying the person you are with now?
define with..

5.If not, who do you want to marry?
mmm...Jon Priestley??

6. Who will be your bridesmaid & bestman?
This one I can't decide for now..I have many best friends to choose from...do I also get to choose the best man?I guess depends on who the groom is..

7. do you want a garden/beach or traditional wedding?
hmm...whichever..(I guess I don't put much thoughts on how my wedding should be even though browsing wedding photos is my favourite pastime)

8. Where do you plan to go on honeymoon?
Tahiti!!!(if I got the money & time)...otherwise, Pulau Tenggol...

9. How many guests do you think you'll invite?
I'll surely invite everyone I know plus relatives that I may not know...I guess a thousand?

10. Will that include your exes?
I don't have exes..but I surely would invite those whom I've had crush on...

11. How many layers of cake do you want?
Honestly, I don't care about wedding cake...I'd rather spend my money on my honeymoon...One layer is enough..

12. When do you want to get married, morning or evening?
morning/evening for akad..reception on my side the next day

13. Name the song/tune you'd like to play at your wedding.
I don't have a favourite song!!(I tell U when I found one)

14. Do you prefer fine dining or just normal spoon & fork?knife?
doesn't matter...

15. Champagne or red wine?
Neither...mango juice maybe?..

16. Honeymoon right after the wedding or days after the wedding?
definitely right after!

17. Money or household items?
Household items

18. How many kids would you like to have?
4

19. Will you record your honeymoon in DVD/CD?
I will have it in soft copies but not necessarily DVD/CD

20. Whose wedding plan would you like to know next??
As usual, those on friends' blogs...