Bladie Tag

Damn tagboard... getting all faulty again...
Been stagnant for days... grrr

Anyway, some updates on the internship:

Played tennis with colleagues last week (boss treated again, yay!)
Sounds more like a vacation rather than work eh?
U can even ppl distributing Godiva chocs and tasty kuehs around...
Well not to say they don't work hard and play hard... the stress level's undeniably high...
At least they do emphasize on the team-building aspects too (hence the monthly rendezvous, including tmr's Star Wars screening, haha)... I already handed in my suggestion for the salsa-merengue-tango-lindy hop taster classes... So hope it'll be approved b4 we leave, haha...

Anyway, busy week this time...
Finalising the survey and product info sheet, doing some roleplays before i get thrown out into the field to meet serious, grumpy hematologists...haha...
Excited but dreading it at the same time... It's always the first few times tt are the hardest before u get the hang of it (like being thrown out of the room, heh)...
But for now, back to the damn survey
Will blog on neighbors' outing in the next entry

One of Those Days

"There was a teacher and his student sitting under the shade of a tree near a field.
Student : Teacher, I'm confused, how can we find our true soulmate?
Teacher : (Silent for few seconds) Well, it's a pretty hard and easy question.
Student : (Thinking hard) Huh?
Teacher : Walk straight ahead to the end of that field. Walk forward but never turn back. On your way, find the most beautiful flower, pick it up then give it to me. You can only pick once.
Student : Well, ok then... wait for me...

A few minutes later...
Student : I'm back.
Teacher : Erm, I don't see you holding any beautiful flowers.
Student : On my journey, I found a few beautiful flowers, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it up. Before I knew it, I was at the end of the field, and I hadn't picked up any. Since you told me not to turn back, so I couldn't go back for the previous flowers.
Teacher : True, and that's how similar it is in real life.
* Flowers = People in your daily life
* Beautiful Flowers = People you are attracted too
* Grass Field = Time

In the search for our soulmate, our suitable career or the best decision, we always compare and keep looking for a better one until we run out of time, and most of the time, we can't turn back to those missed windows of opportunities.

Therefore love & grab hold of the opportunities that you have now... no more regrets

Secrets of Success?

Got this off someone's blog...
hmm wonder how useful this will be

Investor's Business Daily Top Ten Secrets of Success
1. How you think in everything:
Always be positive. Think success not failure. Beware of a negative environment

2. Decide upon your true dreams and goals:
Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them.

3. Take action:
Goals are nothing without action. Don't be afraid to get started. Just do it.

4. Never stop learning:
Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills.

5. Be persistent and work hard:
Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never give up.

6. Learn to analyze the details:
Get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes.

7. Focus your time and money:
Don't let other people or things distract you.

8. Don't be afraid to innovate; be different:
Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.

9. Deal and communicate with people effectively:
No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others.

10. Be honest and dependable; take responsibility:
Otherwise numbers 1-10 won't matter.

White Jackets & Power Suits

Ironically, I should be in bed nursing my fever which stayed for days but I couldn't sleep... prob got used to waking up early already...sigh...

Have been absolutely busy these few weeks tt I haven't had time to update my blog... ok yeah, prob it just the procrastinating me, heh...


The Move
Took days to shift over to A block during the hols, since I had to start work on the same week, how frustrating... Had to grab Daylene's trolley & Lee Chong's arm to squeeze the oh-so-many things into CJ's room... so yeah, it's all cluttered & squeezy (inside AND outside)... with 2 monitors on the table, tons of food & millions of boxes, heh... felt really bad when I had to displace her to the sleeping bag, but had a good time hanging out with a roommate for a few days... just like the jc days... err maybe not, bad experience with ex-roommate, haha...


Rocker's Supper
That was madness... never seen so much food for 9 people before... like 9 trays of them?? haha, didn't even get to touch any of the food I tapaoed (which Laremy thankfully requested for a few days later, phew)... Glad to know the choc fruit fondue was well-received (recipe stolen from Charlie, betta give him credit....ginza's cheap choc slab rawks!)... which adds to my measly list of hall supper repertoire of apple swans & pre-mix brownies, hahaha... i know, can't cook for nuts la... i'll prob just end up hiring a maid for tt... or marry a damn good cook!


A Week of White Jackets
Yup, got the internship I wanted (yay!) so I only spent a week attached to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (and no, i don't see any SARS patients around)... Pretty nice ppl there... Only managed to see the Inpatient pharmacy and the Wards... They have a pretty kewl internal tube system tt sends tubes of documents, lab vials and medications to their respective wards... and automated machines carrying food & beddings to each floor, impressive...

Met many types of patients during ward rounds... mainly diabetes patients which my preceptor was in charge of... it's quite a sad sight knowing tt many of these older patients & multiple complications and have their legs amputated due to grangrene (bad circulation reduces sensation of their limbs, so they are usually unaware of any cuts and bruises tt may get severely infected)... And meds they're on... a whole list of them... at least 10-20? sad... especially when u see lots of them staring into space with a pained expression... pharmacists, docs n nurses here cope with the grimness of the situation (especially in ICU) by taking everything on a lighter note (the jokes they can crack, aiyooo... horizontal vs. vertical discharge?) or else they'll get seriously depressed man...

Anyway, there were lotsa MO's (medical officers) ... bunches of groupies following one doc around... if I was the patient I prob would have been v uncomfortable having 10 ppl scrutinizing me & prodding me around... hmm at least we looked better in our pseudo-pro white jackets vs. their unwashed labcoats, haha... i'm biased...


First Week of Power Suits
Janssen-Cilag... This is where I'm currently working (pronounced Yansen-Silag... yeah I know, I went "huh??" when the person called me for an interview.. some German company) ... the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson (now I see tt look of recognition on your face)... for industrial attachment... well, marketing-based lah... market research on a leukemia medication (blank look again?)... So i get to wear power suits (or more like work for one, haha) ...

Mighty glad I took up the internship coz:
1. Way better pay (than $5 a day... duh)
2. Much more interesting work, tho insanely challenging (vs. packing, packing, packing drugs)
3. Get to learn about pharm sales & marketing
4. Get to meet power ppl (who can also be krazee)
5. Get to work in an office room (not cubicle)
6. Free lunches (was last treated jap buffet lar, yum)
7. Transport & phone bill covered

So will be stuck here for the whole hols earning my first proper pay... but I'm not complaining, heh... For now, life is good :oD
More info on the internship next entry... shd get bk to sleep

P.S. Am starting to like FIR.. haha can imagine olea nodding her head... someone help enlighten this pseudo-ABC on Liu Lang Zhe Zhi Ge? heh

Freeeedom

Yessssh, it's finally over after 5 consecutive days of torture, muahahaha...
This sem had the worst modules and the worst lecturers, felt like I've aged a few years already... *frowns at an emerging wrinkle*...

At least I had great friends to pull me thru the dark times... To my darling neighbors, thanks for the lovely titbits n the destressing bitching sessions, heh... To my new found bros C n J, thanks for being there for me n forcing me to mug, haha... n yes, u guys really should meet up sometime!! :D
Anyway, best of luck for the rest of ya who r still hard at work, jiayou!

Now shall have a bit of retail therapy Back Home.. .*evil laughter*
Anyone who wants anything from here?

P.S. Surprised to know I have a soft spot for Italianos... must be the lovvvvely pasta, heh

Your Inner European is Italian!

Passionate and colorful. You show the world what culture really is.

Who's Your Inner European?