Language.- deprived

School's out. 3 weeks attachment at AMK Thye Hua Kwan Hospital. Thank god its not so far away. Only one stop away from YCK mrt. So i can at least sleep on the bus before and after work. yayness

First day was quite okay. The staff lounge is damn big uh. Got tv, exercise bike all. But what is most important is the sofa. I still prefer the one at SGH tearoom. Kinda miss it somehow. HAHA its super comfy la. Can spend the whole day just sleeping there. Might even be more comfy than my own bed.

One bad thing abt nursing. The language barrier. Some elderlys cant speak malay or english. Then its like so hard to communicate with them. I mean hand signs can only go so far uh. It takes the fun out of talking with them and to create rapport with them..

Me: Hello auntie! *smiles* Boleh cakap Melayu tak?
Auntie: Bu hui. *shakes head*
Me: *downcast face* Ouhh.. okay *cue: awkward silence*

AHAHA
damn la sey. i've been telling xinfang tt i wanted to make like a small translation book on the diff dialects. Like the basic words used in hospital. Since year one la. Now still no go. LOL
I only know some words like 'peng--> turn'; 'kacheng ki lai---> carry ur backside up'; 'shuae ya--> blood pressure' etc and some basic mandarin. Still so much more to master. And i dun even know what dialects the words are in. Just that they're CHINESE words. heeh~

hmm and my contact lens is giving me problems. i will often get headaches after wearing them. so i carry panadols everywhere. But paracetamol is not good for my kidneys uh. Then after i take them out, i'll have like this redness around my pupils. The contact lens shop uncle, urm practitioner [more professional term] said its not good. Should let the eyes rest. Cannot wear lenses everyday. Can lead to BLINDNESS. Wah piang~
but i rely on my contacts!
die die~

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