Unresolved issues

I have been thinking a lot recently. Wondering what is happening to "young" people these days. Maybe I am really having generation gap or it is really the "Y" generation attitude. I really do not understand them.

I know I have a lot of "unresolved issues" with the dept - all accumulated over the past 6 years. But I think I have learnt to give and take over the years. Even though I grumble a lot, I also know that sometimes we need to give up certain privileges due to the nature of our work. And I can appreciate it if people stick on to the rules. Cos when they do not do so, I am affected too.

Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same way. I realise that there is no team spirit in the dept and people really do not care if you die or not. Friday case was a very good example. I called for help to see a suicide case for me as I was stuck at a homevisit for more than 4 hrs. But my dear SWA had to call multiple people down the roster, skipping more than 6 persons to reach my best friend - Ms Wong. Reason given for not able to help me ranges from having pre-appointment interviews to doing social report (excuse me hor, social report can be done anytime lor!)

Nobody is appreciative of me trying to prevent a readmission at the homevisit. Neither do they appreciate that I am taking on a difficult case and trying to clear all the problems.

Then today, some people irritate me by fighting to take the same day leave as me which is also my birthday. Which means I can't even rest on the day that I am born. Like I was telling the whole world today, birthday is not such a big deal for me. But if possible I hope that I can be excuse from office cos I do not want see any irritating people that day.

What I can't stand is that young people cannot take "NO" for an answer. They go round acting like they are the victim of the system and pleas for exception to be made for them. I am so sorry please grow up and learn that this is the working world. And it is really not my problem if you need to pay any penalty for your holidays. Cos you are just making an assumption that people will give in to you.

Anyway thanks to this person I have decided to celebrate my birthday this year. The last year in the 20s. So no matter what happen I will be on LEAVE!

Weekend getaway @ Swissotel Merchant Court

My sis booked 2 rooms at Merchant Court Hotel and we went for a night stay last Sat. We did nothing but stone there. But I guess it is a nice place to relax.

The room that I share with my 2 cousins. The single beds are big!!!

My sis room which is just next door. Love the way they connect both rooms - they have an additional corridor for us.


This gal was so happy that she told her mum that "got aircon ah!" Heehe...


All ready for swimming!!!

But her father still trying very hard to pump the float. Haha...

After morning swim, getting ready for breakfast

My 2 cousins

After our breakfast at Central

15 tips on How to Live to 100

1. Be married/live with a partner - add 1 year

Norwich Union data shows people who are married or live with a partner can expect to live on average a year more than their single friends.

2. Maintain a healthy weight - add 6 years
Being severely obese (having a BMI of above 40) could reduce your life expectancy by around four years. A healthy BMI level is between 18.5 and 25, according to the Food Standards Agency. On the other hand, being underweight might reduce your life expectancy by around two years, so maintaining a healthy weight is vital.

3. Don’t smoke – add 10 years
People can add as much as 10 years to their lives simply by not smoking. Research carried out at the University of Helsinki has found that people who don’t smoke can expect to live up 10 years longer than those who smoke 20 cigarettes a day.

4. Love to laugh – add 8 years
According to scientific studies, people who laugh for 15 minutes each day could add an extra eight years to their lives.

5. Be a woman! – add 3.3 years
Right around the world, women tend to outlive men by around 10 per cent. According to Government statistics, currently in the UK women have a projected average life expectancy of 91.8 years at birth, compared to 88.5 years for men.

6. Clear out the clutter – add 1 year
People who live in jumble and chaos are more likely to feel stressed and depressed. Sorting out this disorder can add another year.

7. Eat well - add 6.6 years
According to Erasmus University in Rotterdam, a diet which includes daily consumption of garlic, wine, vegetables, fruits, almonds and dark chocolate could extend life expectancy by up to 6.6 years.

8. Eat less meat – add 3.6 years
A study carried out at Loma University in the US found that people who ate meat less than once a week on average lived 3.6 years longer than their carnivore counterparts.

9. Have a positive outlook – add 9 years
Studies have shown that those with an optimistic outlook are less prone to viruses and recover quicker from illnesses and injuries. These people tend to act in ‘healthier’ ways than negative people by taking more exercise and enjoying social activities.

10. Live in Eastbourne – add 6.2 years
According to The Grim Reaper’s Road Map, a study compiled by the University of Sheffield, inhabitants of West Eastbourne in East Sussex have the longest life expectancy of any town in Great Britain, living 6.2 years higher than the national GB average. Central Livingston in East Central Scotland has the lowest life expectancy in Great Britain at 67.2 years.

11. Keep the faith – add 3 years
Numerous studies have unearthed links between having a faith and enjoying a long life. According to the University of Pittsburgh, people who attend weekly religious services can expect to live around three years longer than non-attenders.

12. Be born later – add up to 6.1 years
According to the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD), people born 25 years ago had an average life expectancy of 84.6 years for men and 88.5 years for women. People born in 2009 now have an average life expectancy of 88.5 (males) and 91.8 (females). Predictions from GAD suggest that people born 25 years from now could live as long as 91.7 (men) and 94.6 (women).

13. Get a good night’s sleep – add 5 years
Poor sleep can contribute to a number of medical factors which can put people at risk of heart disease. Those who regularly get at least six or seven hours’ sleep can hope to live up to five years longer than those who sleep badly.

14. Floss your teeth – add 6 years
Flossing your teeth daily can add as much as six years to your life expectancy by removing harmful bacteria that can contribute to cardiovascular disease.

15. Get a pet! – add 2 years
US research shows that people with pets are less likely to suffer from depression and visit their doctors less often than those without. It is also said that stroking a pet can reduce blood pressure and stress levels.

*From Times Online, 27 March 09

Keeping my cool..... BUT I CAN'T!!!

My boss says I am a reactive person. While my colleagues describe me as grumpy. I got insight hor, I think they are right. But I have been trying to keep my cool by not SCREAMING at the face of those irritating people. I only grumble and grumble and grumble....... Well thank you to my neighbours for listening to me. I am so sorry. But if I never do that hor, I scare I will strangle the person or I may end up in ASU.

Seriously I am sure my BP went up for the past 2 days. Thanks to some super free person that got nothing else better to do but MESS with my cases. Cases that I classify them as good cases with nice families. Even it is stuck it is not the families' fault cos these are people that genuinely needs help.

What I hate is that people promising family on something before consulting me. And since the person MESS my cases up, it also means that the things that she promises cannot be deliver. But yours truly is the one that clear up the mess she creates.

I am trying to keep my cool but not SCREAMING at her. Cos I believe in treating the matters professionally. But I really wonder what is her rationale for meddling with my cases when I do not need her input? Does she sees me as incompetent? Sorry to say that but I am very confident with my assessment and I am definitely not sitting on my cases. And even in the event the case explode in the ward, I will face the music myself. I do not need you to suck up to Drs to justify for me. So PLS LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!

May that person finds some enlightenment somehow and really pls leave me alone. Cos I really do not want to end up in ASU. Hiazzzz.....