Yesterday at PCBunk.

After work before church, I walked into PCBunk to get my PPCs which I collect. When I was queuing up, suddenly, a woman and a plump girl started fighting. They exchanged blows and words. The woman appeared to be the mother asking the daughter to go home straight away as she felt that the girl was playing games for too long. The mother tried to take away the bag from the daughter (assuming it contains money to play more hours of games) while the daughter retaliated saying that the women recognised a wrong person.

The staff wearing an Asiasoft T-shirt just brushed the mother aside as he tried to get into the booth. The PCBunk salesgirl told the mother to leave and settle their score outside. Then she came back to serve me.

I quickly bought my things and left. Then I saw a group of ah lians looking at the scene as if in support of the daughter.

When i reached my bus stop, I reflected:
- Are children getting out of hand already?
- Are they living an alternative lifestyle until they knock out of reality?
- Or is it mere addiction?
- Are they losing respect for their parents to the point the parents become ATMs while their friends become parents?

Seriously, Asiasoft and PCBunk should have guidance counsellors on duty to handle these cases as their staff appeared incompetent or ignorant of the greater social issues. The staff appeared to be either ignorant that some kids can stay away from home for a few days just play their online games at 24hr cafes or their addiction have gone to the point of no return (waste money all the time). Some kids do resort to violence just to play the games they want. We live in the where kids are now devoid of feelings of responsibilities and they must get what they want.

For me and the group of adult gamers, we play when we are free and can stop abruptly when we are needed else where. Some of us are "noob gamers" but we use the game as a socialising tool to expand our social circle.

I dunno wat to say about these chewren

They can turn everything into monsters

http://forums.playpark.net/showthread.php?t=68549&page=2

Very Moody today

As soon as I stepped into the office, I've got a piece of breaking news from my admin officer:

Due to some form of admin lapse, my hours which I've completed and submitted by 18th of June will not be paid until 7th August....

Couldn't do work well today because I'm super moody.

My bankbook's in the red

Got debts to pay back

Got my own birthday to splurge on. Wanted to buy a cake to share (luckily haven't placed order if not really gone case!)

But noooooo I've to skimmed this month because of an admin lapse.

Felt like a jilted boyfriend. Put in so much hours then felt like the hospital dun wan me.

Wanted to get Martindale or Koda-Kimble's complete set. Now can forget about getting these at all.

Don't worry about me - I've my pride. I want money that I've earned so dun bother to loan me any. Just give me some speech bubbles to grumble into.

Tomorrow is ASM, perhaps I can find some temporary reprive.

Alamak

DIPIRO dun have chapter on neonates....

May be it's time to slurge on a Koda-kimble liaoz.

Shocking fact: Docs here are not taught PT; they go by experience. They NEED pharmacists.

The role of a pharmacist

WRT the medical health team

Pharmacists are a special breed of healthcare professionals which belong locally to the Allied Health Division. Pharmacists stand in a position where there is a need to grasp what the Medical and Nursing divisions are doing to help the patient get the best out of their drug therapy and make sense of their medication. When in comes to medication, doctors usually have a rough gauge of what medication to use on patients. Nurses know how to administer the medication. Pharmacists have to know accurate dosing, manufacture, storage, stability, interactions and accurate dosing in certain age groups and co-morbidities in addition to the doctors' intentions in treatment as well as the methods of administration of the medication in order to safeguard the rational use of drugs as medical therapy and the patients' health.

We do not just give out medications on requests or just on doctor's orders - we have to ensure that anything given out is rational, safe and effective. We are not shopkeepers. We are drug therapists. We are all part of the healthcare team. We look forward to helping you get well soon and maintaining good health in you.

Support leh

Donate to the first Pharmacy student fund ever

http://www.annualgiving.com.sg:80/c2007_pharmacy.shtml

Commencement liaoz

All decked out in blue and lilac, the pharmacy graduants stand out from the crowd. To add on, our valedictorian had scores of prizes and very emo, matured and touching speech that we stood up and gave a round of applause for. nearly cried.

Left after snapping a few pics with friends, classmates and profs. Then I siamed. Apologies to the profs whom I did not have a chance to catch up with.

I abhor ceremonies and crowded events though. It is hard to catch hold of the people you want to speak to either ebcause it's very disorganised or they are occupied with others. Anyway, I've got their contact numbers and next time we can meet again - like during our DnD I refer to have small group meetings rather than a huge event where everyone's fighting against the background noise.

Hoped to stay in touch with them real soon as I escaped abruptly. I personally felt that I'm nothing to llok at thus camera-shy.

Sianz - tomorrow go back to work to face the roaring crowd again. Please be gentle with the pharmacists

Med. Dinner and Convo

Just finished the Medical Dinner and going to Zzzz before I go for convocation/commencement in 14hrs in my fleeting lilac and blue gown. Very outstanding.

Met my army mates 2 the Medical dinnerr today. Sat with one of them today. At our table was a registrar (endocrine), M2 student and a GM MO. plus one AH pre-reg and one CGH pre-reg. I remembered being very blunt and my dear classmates are trying to tone me down.

Felt very deprived - in OP, got no access to eMR yet, so have to kah lo-goon all the time. Dunno how my other 2 classmates managed to get access. TMDKKJ.

Food was ok. Verli healthy. Chockful of veggies and ended with sinful mango pudding. To TYC: Awwwwwwwww.

The old alumni (approx85yo) was very interesting. Very blunt and true. I like the bluntness of elderly on the stage where facts become jokes. Can't remember the jokes clearly as we were also chatting amongst ourselves to make up for the loss of contact.

As usual, MDs are not clear of the role pharmacists play, but some like SA are yearning to find out. Which I find quite pleasant. It's for us to complement one another to make things work out for the patients. PS, if more nursing and allied health join MA, may as well rename to Healthcare Alumnus.

Reached one late at night and while walking past a freshly completed condo, spotted a 1.5 m long python. Must warm mom when bringing the puppy out for walk walk must be careful. Westies are traditional ratters and can be very curious.