This Weekend's Walk

I was on call last Friday, which usually meant that my whole weekend would be occupied. I was somewhat lucky this time around that even though there were many admissions, things settled down pretty well by this morning.

I ended up discharging half of my workload on the Sunday morning.

That meant that I could have a relatively quiet afternoon, catch up with some some sleep, or maybe walk around.

I decided to head to Low Yat Plaza. The missions was to have a look at the soon-to-be-released Galaxy S6 Edge. Great phone, but shame about the the skin which Samsung put on on top of the Android standard OS. Minimal this time but noticeable.

Fantastic screen. Much smaller than I thought - after all, I was carrying the iPhone 6 Plus in my pocket.

But it rained while I was browsing and I spend a good half an hour at Starbucks waiting for it to subside. And then, the sun came out unexpectedly, allowing me to take a few more snaps.

Not much else was going on after that. I was thinking about watching a movie but the timings were a bit off.

Back home then for some afternoon tea with the boys and Anita.

Last Day and a Half

The weekend passed me by super fast. On call on Friday, hence I was floating on the clouds all Saturday. But not at home resting though. I was at Saujana Hotel in Ara Damansara attending a workshop by Ramsay Healthcare about steering the organisation in the coming years.

At the workshop went on all Sunday, while I was still doing rounds and covering the ward all day.

The first activity on Saturday afternoon was to build something from Lego bricks. I had Google to tell me what to do ...Coffee fuelled Luckily the workshop venue was only 10 minutes away from SJMC.

The workshop was a heated affair at times and we got plenty of thoughts across over the couple of days. Skepticism still ruled as we left the event yesterday afternoon with the Doctors crossing their fingers hoping that their plights would not fall into deaf ear, appreciating that the management may have their hands tied in terms of ceding on the points agreed during the workshop.

I was in the pick group. Real men wear pink after all.Group discussion, with even the CEO joined in.Dato' Rozalli was our group's designated speakerOur action plan. Hopefully not our "action only" plan.But a couple of days taken away from my weekend was a drag though. And I would be on call again next weekend. Luckily Anita and the boys had already moved to the apartment as the school holidays approaching, saving me from the 3 day drives across the hospitals on Monday and Wednesday.

Time to get ready for work then. Happy Monday.

BLS Weekend

Every couple of years, I had to attend a refresher course on Basic Life Support and pass a quiz at the end of it to collect a certificate. This time it would be this weekend. Saturday afternoon after clinic to be exact.

At least I didn't have to attend the full course again - over three days. I just needed to turn up on the afternoon, sit for a short lecture for revision and then exam. Hopefully it would be as straight forward as that.

But, before that, I had to do a bit of reading. Oh dear ...

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Wishing my friends and colleagues a Happy New Year. May it be filled with success and blessings. It was certainly glorious weather this morning, going on until late after afternoon when it started to drizzle.

I spent the afternoon with my parents at one of our relatives wedding in Sunway, happy to enjoy such great weather. We were worried that it would be stormy like yesterday afternoon. But not today.

This long weekend allowed for time to recharge. I would at least be having some time out tomorrow after a busy few days. We would also be returning to Gombak. That would be end for the boys' mini break. Back to the books for the boys for their end of year exams.

Back for long commute for me ...

Weekend at the Apartment

This week had been one of those dragging ones. We had a couple of public holidays, on Wednesday and Saturday. Added to that, my colleagues were away in Thailand, leaving me to hold the fort. It didn't feel like much of a holiday in the end.

This morning ward round was a monster one since it was the first time I get to know the patients. Luckily, I cancelled my Thursday clinic. So, I had the whole day for the patients and rounds. Plus the odd procedures of course.

Anita and the boys were with me at the apartment until Sunday. That way, I was able to go back and forth to the hospital quickly, not having to drive all the way to Gombak. We could also go for the odd outing or two when things were quiet. The boys preferred to stay in though. They like the apartment so much ...