***
Happy Daze.

That day we went to "i love happy daze" to chill.

Nice place, nice drinks, nice crowd.

And i even saw a papillion there! This pub can bring dogs too! Cool factor +++!!

Will definately go again.

Jing and me enjoying the moment.


Lim KL and his friend Ivan enjoying the moment too.


"Hmmm??"


"shake it!"


Dizzy Dazzling lights.

End of happy daze.

Went for lunch with Jean on sat after our lesson and we are pretty impressed by our stomachs.


Why? (check out jean's hungry face- heheheheheh)


We cleared half a chicken( not even the cucumbers are spared!), chicken feet, oyster sauce kai lan and a big bowl of chicken soup.

*smacks lips* *yummyz!*

***
Alert! Alert! Everyone is falling sick!

Can feel my sinusitis is back.

With sore throat in the making.

Damn.

Not only me.

Ben's nose is dripping like a leaking tap and gerald looks half dead.

Random coughing could be heard in class.

Probably these are stressed induced, by the coming medical tests that are scheduled next week.
And to think we have to go back for lecture on respiratory emergencies on a sat morning (tomorrow) makes me super low morale.

Sigh.

*cough* *cough*

***
A day in the life of a diabetic casualty.

One of the perks of the course is that you get to role play.

Either you are the crew leader (being assessed), the buddy (paramedic assistant), the "abang"(ambulance driver) or the casualty.

And for Uncle Raymond's call today, Its my turn to be the casualty.
Nothing really special but it is good to be the casualty today as today's lesson is the Unconcious (Nót.Yet.Diagnosed) protocol.

Which means i have to act totally unconcious till intervention is done.

In other words, i get to sleep during lesson.

Teeheeheeheeheee....How cool is that.*sniggers*

But when Mr Bravo tell me the clinical presentation of the casualty.....

Mr Bravo: You'll act unconcious with some snoring,(as tongue falls back), attempted airway guerdal but you'll gag, snoring only stops till the SSLP position is attempted.
San-d: Ok. What other medical history do i have?
MrBravo: You are a diabetic for 10 yrs, on insulin jab, took jab this morning, rushing to work, forgot to take breakfast hence hypoglycemic. He will administer diabetic protocol and when i kick your feet, you will slowly regain consiousness.
San-d: Roger.

This is a relatively simple case and just as long uncle raymond turns me to the SSLP position, i can go into my lala land.

Case Starts:

Uncle Raymond: Approach casualty, hello i am the medic and this is my buddy, if you can hear me, please do not move your head...............blah blah blah.....
San-d: *eyes closed,snoring*

Uncle Raymond then carry on his assessment and when he attempted to insert airway guerdal into my mouth, i pretended to gag.

Uncle Raymond: Casualty refused guerdal, will attempt later.
San-d: *thinking* huh, what the fark? SSLP??? SSLP???!!!

He then carries on his other assessment and i just kept on snoring and snoring.

Ben (his buddy) knew why i was snoring so much (and very loud too) purposely asked uncle raymond....

Ben: Buddy! Why casualty snore so loud?
Uncle Raymond: Ya! Dunno ley, why she snore until like that
San-d: *thinking* Wtf???? *faintz*

I sneaked a peek to ben and ben was shocked too. He had this don't know to laugh or not to laugh look on his face.

At the positioning stage, uncle raymond decided to turn me to SSLP position.

FINALLY!!! i can stop snoring. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep on pretending to snore and snore and snore (and it sounds like pig snorting) for about 5 mins?

After positioning is the decision point.

Uncle Raymond: Buddy, what is the Hypocount (blood gulcose level) reading?
Ben: 3 mmol/l
Uncle Raymond: Hmmmmm.... Casualty have a hypocount of 3 and her factory manager says she is a diabetic.....*wonders for a while then decided* This is a case of HYPERglycemia and i will load and go.

Ben and i nearly fainted.

Sometimes, when Uncle Raymond is "kan cheong" (excited), he tends to mix up his protocols.

In this case, Patient is HYPOglycemic as normal people's blood glucose level ranges from 4-8 mmol/l. Casualty's hypocount is 3, hence low blood sugar level. The treatment should be stay and give glucose. However he choose to go.

It is ok to make mistakes coz as you err like this, it will be ethched into your memory so vividly that you not forget.

Ben almost fainted coz uncle raymond forgot his protocol, i almost fainted coz.........

They had to turn me from SSLP(lying on my side) to supine (lying on my back) onto the maincot.

Hence......

San-d: *snores.....snores........snores.....*

Other people become causualty gets to sleep, i get to snore.

Hahahahahahhahahaha

I was so pissed that i purposely snored VERY loudly to get Uncle raymond's attention to turn me over to SSLP or attempts an airway guerdal on me (again).

Just then Mr Bravo came over and whispered to me.

Mr Bravo: You can act unconcious now.

*phew*

Finally can stop my pig-snorting sound a like snoring attempt. I think i snored for about 15 mins at least!

Just when i thought i can go into my lala land....

Mr Bravo: Ok, you reach hospital already.
Uncle Raymond: Now i will report to staff nurse.....blah....blah....
San-d:Agggrrrrhhhh!!!!

End of call.

Really not my day.

Protocols are a pain in my A*se!

Don't know what had gotten into me.
Probably i was distracted by my potter book. And it is a buggeration to me as i aimed to finish the book fast so that i can carry on with whatever i was supposed to do.

But today i was super no mood to practise.

Presented the CCF protocol.

Then did the CCF practice.

I thought i should be ok. But in the end, i failed the call.

It is a big time sucky farky feeling and i feel like slapping myself.

During the breathing stage, i already knew that patient's breathing is laboured, yet i didn't bag the farker.

Some where back in my head tell me to bag him. But i decided that if he can talk to me a bit, he should be able to endure.

That is one critical.

What the fark was i thinking man! It is not as if i haven't encounter SOB before? Countless time man. And i should know better than better not ask so much questions. Already can't breathe, how to talk.

Sigh.

Critical No 2: I forgot to ask for allergies.

*slap myself hard across my face*

In my life, i do protocols, this is the 1st time i miss allergies. To make matters worse, i still went on to give him the GTN when obviously he is having SOB. He is allergic to aspirin. Lucky this is not chest pain protocol. If not.....

*slap myself hard across my face again*

Agghhhhrrr!!!!! FArked Up ARHHHHH!!!!

Why am i so kiasu, want to give GTN and bag at the same time when it is obviously not possible. Farker already SOB, i still want him to place the GTN under his tongue? And farker still coughing out pinkish, yellowish frothy sputum.

Geezzzz.....

Lastly, to end this farky call, i was so preoccupied with history taking, i forgot that i can ask buddy to take Vital signs concurrently. Thus causing a slight delay in deciding to administer protocol

*slap myself hard across my face many many times*

-________- *swollen face*

You can bet i will not forgot CCF protocol after this disasterous call.

And i hate it when Mr bravo thinks that our group is farked up. I know that we are kinda not upto his expectations but the way he looks and talk to us, makes me feel like we are bound to fail. Maybe he's bias against us, after all 2 of my groupmates did fail the trauma protocol.

Maybe i shouldn't kid ourselves, we are kinda farked up.

Hahahahahahaaaaaa.

But i hate it that instead of encouraging us or supervising us ( we are left alone to practice many a times),everytime he come, he'll gives me the feeling of "sigh- have-to-take-this-bunch-of-losers-for-practicals" kinda feeling.

But today,Mr bravo feels kinda bad and ask me why am i look so down, he thought i was affected by the stuff he said about us.

san-d: nah, i was just preoccupied with harry thats all.

You should see the look on his face.

Mr bravo: I see, coz some people cannot take it when i say them.
San-d: Nah, no worries, you never work in my dept before, this is nothing.

Don't know what made me say that but i know that i am in deep shit for saying that. Coz i think he will 'mark' me from that on.

Hahahahhahahaha.

Bring it on!

***
That day at TCC.

I finally found my Memory stick's adapter and can upload the photos in my almost exploding Memory stick.

Searched the house high and low. Was wondering did R4 threw away the borders carrier that i used to store my stuff.

At a last and desprate attempt, i finally found it in my yellow room.

*phew*

These are the funny moments captured at TCC last sat after watching Sin City.


Jing the budding photograher.


R4 the reluctant walrus.


The final product: R4 the walrus in action.


Jing got hooked on talking potraits of R4.


Squishy Squashy R4.


Great Suction Power. R4's attempt to be a goldfish. Too bad the cup is too small for him.


Lim KL the runaway mickey. (check out his mickey ears)


Jing and i set the camera to take some shots ourselves.


Failed attempt one: My Tua Tao (big head) blocked Jing's face.


Failed attempt two: Too near.


Finally! Yeah! The prefect shot!

And that was after don't know how many failed shots.

Teeheeheeheeheeheehee :op

***
Traumatized.

Finally both the Truama theory and practical are over.

And i passed.

Phew....*wipes forehead*

Thank God.

Caught Sin City today and the show RAWKS!!!!

Wonder why didn't i go see earlier. Totally Cool.

Today is a bingeing day.

Eat and eat and eat.

Ding Tai Fung for lunch, Long john sliver to accompany Jing to eat, cupcorn during movie, Chocolate Milkshake at TCC, Dinner at Taka foodcourt, Selegie for beancurd.

Now my tummy looks like 3 months pregnant.

Yucks!!!! All my hard work this week (eating smaller portion) had gone to waste.

In a day.

Sigh.

And to think i never run for 2 weeks already

*fatty bom bom alert*

HAhahahaahahahahahaha

A series of silly photos of R4.


R4 and cup. Great suction power.


Don't know how to describe this picture.



R4 the walrus. He stuffed sugar packs up his nose. *yucks*


Jing: Cheeze!!!!
San-d:I dun wanna be fatty bom bom.....*sulk*

***
Magical Weekend.

After the long wait, the 6th Harry Potter book is out.



Saw the news and people all round the world were anticipating the launch of the book. When it is finally launched, the people were so excited that they couldn't wait to get their hands on the book and also to go home to read!!

There are also people who dressed up as their favorite Harry potter characters, some stores also had promotional events going on.

Wanted to preorder but felt that there is no need to rush. Preordered the last book but when i went to collect, there were tons and tons of the book.

And i was right. Went to Kinokuniya and there were tons and tons and rows and rows of the book.

Choose the "perfect" book, one without any bends, ceases, finger print marks and proceed to the cashier. When it is nearing my turn to pay, i dropped the book on the floor.

Aggrrrhhhh!!!!!!!

I couldn't go choose a new book as the queue to pay is very long. Not to mention the people who saw me dropped the book. *Paisay*

Whipped out my mobile and sos R4 for help.

He randomly grabbed one of the shelf and i managed to swop book before i pay.

But when i looked at the book after paying, i realise that it is not as perfect as the one i chose before i dropped it.

This is murphy's law. Anything can go wrong will go wrong.

Sigh.

Got a 10% discount but not as much as some of my friends who preordered and got a $10 discount.

Oh well.

Gotta do revisions for my Level3 but the temptation from the harry potter book is tooooooo much.

Time to hit the book. I meant the Harry one.

:op

***
Studying makes you stupid or wat?

Currently on my Paramedic Lvl 3 course.

Culture shock.

Maybe its been a while since the last course (4 years to be exact), i find it that i've lost touch.

Just can't remember the protocols. Not to mention the A&P. Its like deja vu. It seems like you know, but when the questions are posed to ya, ya mind goes..... zero.

Trauma cases. I think i am expriencing Trauma to my brain cells.

Agghhh.

And its only been 3 days. 3 FREAKING days.

It seems so long.......

Not to mention that i can't play my A3 game, since most of the time, i came home, i need to do revision , read up and prepare for next day's lesson. And after that i feel so zonked, i just wanna sleep.

How to endure?

Can't wait for weekend to come.

***
Its been 3 years.

Cannot believe that i've been Mrs R4 for 3 years.

Time passes fast!


Today is our 3rd year wedding anniversary!

Wee woo weet! *whistles*

No extravagant celebration, just went to see Fantastic 4 (the show rawks) , went to meet up with friends to chill and had dinner at Burger King.

Not to mention i have to study for the pre course test tomorrow.

No Gifts even.

Guess we have gone pass the HoneyMoon Stage.

***
Budding Photographer.

Took these pics when i went to sentosa to tan(and trying to study!!) with R4, ser and jing.


The Beach Bar. Normal mode.


The Beach taken with a negative effect. Looks kinda scary.


Ser taken with the Solarize effect. Cool!


Ser taken with the sepia effect. Looks 1960ish. hehehehhee


The true blue photographer. R4 and his Fz20.

All the pics are taken with my Sony Ericsson s700i.

And there is something i can't decipher.




Pics of my eye ala sadako style.

Both pictures, taken with the same negative effect, same person(me!!), same place, one shot after another, can turns out to be 2 different colors.

Boggles my mind.

***
The fun stuff we do.

Recently, Lim KL got hooked on the blading bug.

Been asking everyone to blade.

I always liked to blade just that i sold my blades the other time to buy the NIKE blades that i liked so much ( which in the end i didn't buy) .

After 2 weeks of searching, i finally got my blades. Not nike, but roces. I couldn't find my nike blades anywhere, so i bought roces. (fate has it that after i buy roces, i saw the nike blades - thats a diff story altogether)

Finally we can go blading! Yeah!

So we went blading on a tues evening. Lesser people, night sea breeze. Cool!

Asked Princess Kelene of fernvale lane (heheheheheh private joke) to come along and she surprised me by being totally gamed for it!

San-d: So see ya at the ECP Mac.
Princess: What to wear?
San-d: Something comfortable? Like bermmies and tees?
Princess: Oh.... i thought wear bikini top and shorts?
San-d: *faintz* Also can but now got no sun la.

hahahahhahahahahaha

And i forgot she can't blade.

But we had a fun time nontheless.

She came and she decided to buy a new pair of blades.

Princess: The rented ones are so yicky!!!!
*R4 looks at his feet, he is wearing rented ones*

Hahahahhahahahahaha

Thats so cool! Thats totally Princess behavior .


Rollerblade guy serving Her highness ,the Princess Kelene of Fernvale Lane.
She bought a new pair of blades complete with the works ( protective gears) .

Then came the challenging part.

Teaching the princess to blade.

Princess is a fast learner, she managed to learn the basic in less than half hour and she didn't FALL!


Princess Kelene trying to make her way to the other side of the court.


" I am a Princess. When i wanna blade, i blade!" :op

Aftermath: The following day, Princess complain to me that her legs are aching.....

Teeheeheeheeheeheehee

:op

***
And Hence, the medal goes to...

6 months after the mission, we are finally awarded the SAF Tsunami Relief Medal. Its been a long wait, but it is definatly worth it.


Waiting for the presentation to start.


So is krissy, also waiting *ahem* Patiently. Hahahahhaha

Apparently we were there at 0830, attendance taken, was told to come back to the auditorium at 0915, hence we went for breakfast. Came back at 0915 before realising that the Guest of honor will only be here at 1015.

Grrrrr...........*grit teeth*


Anson"Navy" and Irene "Airforce" candid shot.


After much "pestering" from me , they decided to take a nice one.


My 3rd Medal from participating in missions.

Cool huh? Hehehhehehehe :op

Liked the green. Lime Green!!! But think the brown spoils it.

Oh well.

***
A3 Addiction.

Supposed to study but had been procrastinating. Did study a bit but the stuff are so so so so so BORING!!! The moment i open the book..... i wanna......

PLAY GAME!!!!!!


Hahahahahahahahahahaha

Been addicted to this MMORPG game called A3. Thanks to R4.

<>

R4: Hey, the A3 is out
San-d: Oh, finally.

*note: R4 had been waiting for this online game to be on SG server for ages*

R4: Feel like buying.
San-d: Buy la *cannot decide to buy Bleach or Full Metal alcehmist comic*
R4: Hmmmm....*fiddling with the package*
San-d: Ok la, i also buy, we play together.
R4: *glint in eye* Really??
San-d: Yah. *finally decides to buy both comics*

So in the end, bought the game (and the comics).

R4 bought the limited edition package that comes with the 10 free spin and i bought the normal starter pack with 5 free spin. Rationale being that in case i don't wanna play, i won't feel the pitch.

Don't wanna play?

Now i'm hooked.

And the fact that level 3 starts next week means that i am going to have a hard time resisting to play the game and to force myself to study.

Die die die.... die like a butterfly.

***
Saving the world before Bedtime.

My team was deployed to do a display today. And i got the ambulance deal. I.e: Showcase the ambulance.


Jack and Jill..(opps i mean san-d ) getting all ready to showcase the ambulance. We shared a joke regarding the ambulance....

San-d: *in her most salesperson voice* This is the new army ambulance, it is a Ford transit ambulance ....blah...blah..... if you want the Sports version, it will come with sports rim, full body kit and Turbo engine....

Jack: *in his most salesperson voice* However, if you are not driving a lot, you can consider buying it as a weekend car as you can get $17k rebate....

Whahahahahahhahahaa..... Silly us.



Jack and Adrian waiting for customers.


The crowd trickled in.



And soon there is more crowd.


Check out the tiny tots! They are here to to see the "army" exhibits. They seemed so happy and easily excitable over the amry vehicles on display.



Jack and Jill Part 2


This is the spot where a lot of meimeis(girls) wearing short skirt unknownly providing "free show: for the people below. This is when those meimeis are wearing ultra mini skirts.



Rommel and San-d. Rommel is a security dog. He is such a darling and follow instructions well. Dogs like Rommel makes me wanna be a Dog handler.


Lastly, saw this picture of myself on one of the display board. Gotta ask nicely to the person in charge for it. Hence, Me and my photocard.

:oP

***Ah Black to Turbo Black.

Finally the 4 wheeler craze has ended and the final choice is ....

The Mitsubishi Ralliart Colt Plus Turbo. (what a mouthful!!)




Check out the interior. Looks nice . Almost everything is Ralliart so that makes R4 happy.

Wanted the beetle or A-class badly.

R4's excuse: Papa Ong thinks continental cars are high mantainance.

Sigh.

No beetle, no mini, no A-class, No 206cc.

Almost got the Porte since the price dropped thus making it quite affordable for us.

I was hesitant as it is a 1.3l car and to pay about 70K for it is kinda absurb. (not to mention the no. of ppl thinking we are bonkers to do so)

We chanced upon turbo black.

We didn't plan for a colt plus. Mitsubishi wasn't even on our mind.

Just that we accompanied Willy and Cerlynn back to her office when we saw turbo black. Right smack in the centre of the showroom.

I never liked hatchbacks or mpvs.

But there is something about turbo black.

Could it be the body kit? The headlamps? The dashboard?

Anyway, we checked the car out and wat finally wowed me over is the engine compartment.

I turned and looked at R4 and i can see the glint in his eye. (Did i mention this has a turbo engine? Men. Sigh.)

I knew that Turbo black is on the list.

After checking out the specs and the price, R4 went to consult papa ong regarding turbo black. Turbo black got the nod of approval and the downpayment was made yesterday.

After all the research and recee, we've finally settled for the one.

Things happened when you least expected it to be.

***
4 Wheeler Craze.

After the chapter closed on the Porte, I never mentioned to R4 about changing black again.

However, recently, this crazy R4 and the equally crazy Lim kok leng(Lim KL) wanted to change cars together.

Lim KL tells me that he wanna drive cars like Celica while young.

Lim KL: If not old already how to drive. Look funny mah.
San-d: ..................
R4: Good lah, we change our car together gether maybe discount more?
San-d: ...................

Sigh.

Toads.

Hence the car viewing craze.

Actually i plotted to view the cars. Coz i am sick and tired of them saying only and not doing it.

So i went on to keep checking classifieds, online ads and kept calling R4 to update.

To the extend, he is so fed up with my constant haressment.

Wahhahahahahahahah..........

Tomorrow, we are going to view more cars.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be a fruitful trip.

***
Stupidity Factor.

Was partying at zouk last night when i saw an sms telling me R4 is more or less goner.

Rushed down to devils .

Kept calling R4.

Kept hearing an engaged tone.

*panic*

"San-d"

Turned and saw Derrick"handsome" call me telling me to wait and he'll sign me in.

Less then 5 mins, R4 called back.

He is on his way home. Right foot bleeding and all. Got Cut by glass.

ARHHHHGGHGHHH!!!!!

Hopped on the nearest available cab and dashed home.

Story being he step on a broken glass (cup).

I was like.........

Coz i am sure he is the one who threw the cup around. He likes or when he is high smash cups and all.

Stupidity Factor++++++

I was kinda pissed already. Then when i wanted to clean up his wound and all, i realised that being in the profession that i am in, i have no F.A.D or watsoever in the house. Only Primapore.

Geez.

Suddenly i remembered that there is one with black. So i went down to the carpark (freaking 4am) to get so i can dress up his wound.

Sigh.

Now we are going to the A&E as he complains of pain and all.

R4: When we reach A&E can you get a wheelchair for me?
San-d: Watever for? Yours is just a small cut.
R4: Aiya, i cannot walk mah.
San-d: You can hop.
R4: I never sit before wheelchair mah.
San-d: ...................

R4's injured right foot = san-d will drive the car, clean the dog poop, feed the dog, do housework, cook for him, bring drink to him coz he cannot walk etc etc.

And to think i have to suffer for his stupidity factor.

***
For Love or For Power?

I wondered how many people actually cried when watching Star Wars Episode 3.

I did.

R4 was with me and he thinks i am crazy. My girlfriends think i am crazy.

Hahahahahhahahaah.

I was damn excited when the flim is out. Wanted to catch the preview but was busy with work or can't get seats or friends can't make it.

Sigh.

Finally dragged R4 to watch with me as i was on half day off and he's on block leave (in other words, we got nothing to do). And also, ticket price is no longer an issue as it is on a thursday before 6pm and tixs are at $7 each.

R4 ran outta excuse and he gotta come along.

Another reason why i have this feeling not to watch it as i know that my fav Anakin Skywalker is crossing over to the dark side, that Padme will die, that all the jedis will be killed.

If i don't watch it, i can choose not to believe that it really happened.
By watching it seals the fact.

I know i sound dramatic. Hahahahahaha

R4 nudge me when he saw R2-D2 and i told him that is not the R4-G9.

R4: oh.....
San-d: R2 is anakin's droid, R4 is obiwan's droid.
R4: *Shrugs his shoulders* watever.

R4 is totally clueless anything about starwars.

And when R4-G9 is being destroyed by the buzzing robots, he turned and look at me.

R4: Thats all for R4??!!
San-d: Yups *sniggers*
R4: Next time call me R2, not R4. R2 is more steady.

WAahahahahahhahahahahaha :op

My first tear rolled when i saw a youngling ask anakin (or should i say *pui* Darth vader) , "oh, master anakin, what should we do?"when the jedi temple is under attack. The poor youngling doe eyed and all oblivious that anakin is the one who led the massacre.

Sigh. My heart cringe even as i type this.

Then as the jedis die one by one.

Luckily my fav no 2 yoda managed to survive. Actually i know it long time ago . Coz episodes 4,5,6 are out already long long time ago.

And when Padme dies as she tells obiwan that anakin is not evil.

Agghhhhrrhhh!!! I better stop. This is too much for me .

It makes me wonder, Anakin cross over to the dark side using his love for Padme as the reason.

It is a reason? Or an excuse for greater power?

Point to ponder.