Home sick

No, not missing Malaysia..but I am missing my prev 'run' I had a great time in THHS, good banter with the nurses, I love what I do, get on well with the consultants etc etc


I went back to say hello on the 1st monday after I left LOL. And keep getting this pull to want to go there for a quick chat with them, I would if I am not fasting,I'd go for a quick coffee

Today is my 5th day in pscyh ward, I am really missing THHS. I doesn't help that Kay only approved my raya leave only for 1 day, I am working on this though.Mesti minah tu tgh bengang padaku muahhahahahha (kena tulis melayu yg ni..you'll never know :)

The atmosphere is just not the same, I meant to be doing this for 6/12, I can barely last 3/12 hu3...Highly considering to see Paul and see if he can swap me.To prepare me for GPEP I know I should ideally ask for cardio/respi but sooo malas la nak buat long day and weekends hu3..rasa nak mintak buat THHS balik laaaaa...hopefully ada kosong

Psych is actually less busy than THHS, hari2 boleh balik ontime, mai pun lambat..tapi..I'm happier in THHS..

I got the job..

Alhamdullilah, I got the GP registrar job that I went for the interview for. That means I will start the training at end of February next year. Meantime, I will do 6/12 of psych run..yikes..some people think I am crazy for opting to do psych for 6/12, but there are only very few runs that won't need me to do long days and weekend
A collegue asked me at lunchtime today why didn't I want to do oncology/haematology/palliative run because then I have no long days, only weekends..hmm dunno, I just don't feel comfortable working alongside my husband.I have never have to before. Yes, we won't be doing the same specialty because he is in radiation oncology, but still on the same ward nonetheless

This is the last week for me in The H@me H@spital Service. I am quite sad to leave, I love it!

My interview

The interview was OK. I thought it was going to be easier though, based on other people's experience in the previous years



They said my interview time is at 0830-0920, 40 mins, I thought they were being generous and no way they were going to make me talk that long..ermm I was wrong, they did. I walked in at 0830 and walked out of the room at 0920!!



Non of the questions were about my CV (which I memorised by heart the night before-including a journal on Cows Milk Protein Allergy lol) The 1st thing one of the panel said was the questions were standardised so that everyone accross the country has a level playing ground, fair enough, but I knew then, none of the questions would be about my CV.



I couldn't remember all of the questions, they were too many and some that I didn't expect



1) Why GP, standard question of course

2) What have I done to prepare myself to become a GP - I messed up on this question, silly me

3) What is my expectation of a consultation

4) What do I expect to learn/gain from GPEP training

5) How do I deal with stress at work?

6) What do I do to keep myself up to date with medicine apart from reading/studying

7) Who has influence/change/shape my medical practice (I could talk about collegue/cases/pts)

8) Do I have a collegue that I can ask for advise/help/anything

9) Maori health care questions

Gahhhhhhh..

I have an interview tomorrow. 1st thing in the morning at 0830. Tgh pening kepala thanks to my dear darling husband. I cannot believed he can make such a stupid, childish, and immature decision without consulting me. Waiting with baited breath now, he has a meeting with his training supervisor and head of department tomorrow. Can't believe that man can be so silly sometimes (most of the time it seems!!)

Coq badak ohh coq badak

Since puasa pun dah nak dekat, cadang2 tu nak buat beberapa jenis kuih yg boleh di frozenkan macam karipap, coq badak and mini murtabak..sebab time2 bulan puasa malam2 lepas terawikh selalu rasa nka makan kuih. mana ada kuih nak beli kat sini. dulu k roza ada boleh la order, tinggai pi amek saja..

Since coq badak x pernah buat lagi, nak try la minggu ni..resipinya sila lihat buku resipi saya


I always have a disaster every time buat kuih pakai kumara ni. Org NZ panggil ubi keledek ni kumara. Memula beli kumara kat new world waktu bawak aiman pi library. Ada 3 jenis kumara, teringat2 kak roza pernah kata, kalau nk buat kuih, beli jenis xyz, sebab dia x lembik...huwaaaaa x igt la pulak, dia kata jenis apa, so beli la yg paling mahal sekali, orange kumara..konon2 nak yg terbaik la..


Balik, rebus x buang kulit sebab igt kalau buang kulit nanti air masuk dalam isi, lembik
Tapi yg silapnya, x potong lgsg,tauk sektul besaq tu dalam piuk, so sementara nak masak yg tengah tu, yg luaqnya dah lembik sgt2 la..bila lecek, jenuh tambah tepung hu3, mmg x dak harapan la


Tapi dah sebab azam jugak nak buat, plus inti dah buat satu kuali, malam tu lepas balik dari bowling tournament, singgah countdown, beli pulak gold kumara, sebab rasa2 yg ni yg k roza kata bagus. So pagi2 ahad, belek2 la myresipi.com, dah.. jumpa resipi yg pakai tepung kanji tu pulak..teringat la pulak time buat kepok lekor baru2 ni, ira kata tepung kanji tu, sama ngn tapioca flour, dah abis plak kat umah, abis waktu buat kepok leko baru ni la..so lepas aliya tdoq, ajak aiman jalan kaki pi kedai dekat ni nak cari arrowroot flour.



Sebab apa arrowroot pulak dah?? kata nak cari tapioca, well, waktu pi moshim aritu, org kat moshim tu kata arrowroot= tapioca, bila pi kedai dekat umah ni pulak, dia label satu balang ni, arrowroot/corn flour.....laaaaaa pulak dahhh..pi la tanya org tu, dia kata arrowroot/corn flour/tapioca semua benda yg sama ...aduhhh pening acikkk...
So sebab azam nak buat ni, beli la sikit, tawakal saja la..



Sambil2 tu top up la brg umah yg dah abih sikit, beli fish sauce, garlic, kacang dhal sikit, aiman nak cookies, beli sumi jelly manis, bila nak bayaq..total $14.++, ok la tu, murah sajer..swipe kat eftpos, declined..aikk..kot kad tu rosak kot..swipe plak debit card..huk2..declined jugak..cash x dak..so terpaksa la tinggai brg2 kat situ, bagitau pakcik tu nanti husband saya mai bayaq sambil buat muka tebal gila hahhahahah..



Balik2 bila tgk account, rupa2nya duit tinggai $13.47 hahhahahhaha..patut la declined..dah agak dah..sebab baru2 ni gatai pi transfer byk sgt masuk lam raboplus. Igt sebab gaji nak masuk dah ari rabu ni..cukup la yg ada lam account tu setakat nak belanja sari dua ni..dah tau pi transfer byk, dok soping online x hengat jugak hik2..dah tu lupa yg bil letrik kuaq 30 hb, tu yg jadi x cukup tu..ni yg rasa nak apply kedit kad ni muahhaha..berguna untuk saat2 macam ni..
anyway..


berbalik kepada cerita coq badak kita..setelah incik hubby pi ambik (bayaq ) barang2 iteww..boleh la start buat kuih he3 Kali ni x berani dah rebus, takut terlembik lagi, dapat idea lain pulak, nak try experiment, so potong la ubi2 tu into cubes 2-3 inches each, lepas tu buh lam mangkuk, masuk microwave sampai lembut..memang cantikla... x lembik lgsg. Nak bentuk bulat2 pun senang sgt..Maka jadi la coq badak ku...Lepas ni boleh la try buat kuih yg guna kumara macam coq keria and cek mek molek tu pulak..


Tapi tu la..taktau la yg beli tu tepung apa, arrowroot?? tapioca?? corn flour??
website ni kata, semua tepung2 tu kegunaan dia mmg la to thicken the gravy, tapi ada subtle variation..taram saja la... len kali pi kedai kat grey street tu baru cari tapioca yg ada proper label, ni beli yg dok lam balang saja..



Macam mana pun ku gumbira sebab coq badak ku menjadi..
Dok msia dulu x pandang pun coq badak ni hik3..la baru kalu nak belajaq buat..

Lifestyle...

Iam sat here blog hopping and browsing FB whilst trying to put my little darling Aliya to sleep for her morning naps. Looking at friends pictures and stories how they spent their weekends.

Those overseas, NZ especially tend to spend their weekend doing outdoor activities, even in winter. GOing to the park, lake etc..But a good percentage of my frind in Malaysia tend to spend their weekends browsing the numureous malls in KL/Selangor and at the same time..enjoying the various fine dining opportunity.

I do miss it sometimes but there is no malls that is really worth my time here in Hamilton. I only go if I specifically want to buy something. Browsing?? nahh..not a lot of choice. If we feel the need to have some city fix, we normally head to Auckland

Which lifestyle do I prefer though? here I think..