Cui faces at the end of 12h shift. #alpha331

Ambulance attachment on monday was supremely uneventful (4+ hours of stoning at the fire station so I developed DVT, muscle disuse atrophy, lots of piles, butt sores/ulcers/abscesses and prolapses) except for 3 minor cases (vomiting, giddiness and fever) and the short periods of excitement when I met friends in diff hospitals (met Xinyan and Priya at CGH, then J arrived on his ambulance, then met Darren at TTSH). But I got to know the friendliest, nicest, and funniest bunch of paramedics/medics ever :))) Bonded with them so much over a short span of 12 hours and ahh I miss them!! Can't even describe how happy I was to see one of them at the ED yesterday morning hehe I waved SUPER excitedly

Kinda disappointed I didn't get to see super exciting cases that day, but I guess it was a good thing for the SG civilians hehe :P One day with SCDF is definitely not enough for me sigh wish we had longer attachments! It's really pretty fun being on the road and on a mission with a team. These paramedics/medics are the unsung heroes who provide first-line assistance to patients and I'd never truly appreciated them as much as I do now! Major props and kudos and respect :)

Hehe anyway, today was a relatively good and productive day in KTPH! Almost every single day of last week I felt super unmotivated and pretty much like a deflated balloon due to the aimlessness, unfriendly doctors and long hours, but today was... surprisingly GREAT. Got to sleep in for a bit because my shift started later than usual, had a fun (yes can't believe it either) and really useful OSSE tutorial, successfully set 2 plugs and got home before the sun set :D Wish everyday could be like this! Oh aaaaand... got to hug a squirrel whom I haven't hugged in 3 days hehe he conquered lots of things lately and is surrounded by sunshine and rainbows again :D
I realize I forgot to talk about ytd. Ytd was sigh, another long day of clinicals and after-hours ECG lecture (which ended past 10pm eeks. Pretty much zoned out from about 9pm on because I felt all my body functions shutting down and preparing to enter slow wave sleep phase). Not much else happened, was dead tired and maximally sian when I got home and my eyes were so bloodshot my cute concerned dad thought I cried/had a fight with J. Hehe then Skyped him! And went to bed at 1am. These Skype sessions are always worth staying up for because they make me so incredibly happy :))) HI JERIEL I KNOW YOU'LL READ THIS :)

TEEHEE meet my other little buddy!

On another note... tricky situations have come up yet again. I can't do/take this shit damn it :( It's not fun having to tank all the responsibilities and dilemmas and mental/emotional burden by myself. Esp when I already saw this coming ages ago and hence tried my best to prevent it... but yeah didn't work, but I guess I'm not surprised. But sigh I'll get through it I guess. Anyway there have been so many reasons to thank God recently, and I'm really overwhelmed with so much positive energy :) So I'll be strong! Many things have worked out, and this one will too. Eventually.

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