Departure

Yes, I am leaving for another hospital. Some may say this is 换汤不换药, guess what, I agree. You still see the same stupid patients, who cannot be bothered with their own health and finances, but at the very least I will have better staff welfare in the new work place and better pay. A small consolation while I work on my piano...

The Worst Degree

This is a conversation that went on between me and my pharmacy assistant (PA) yesterday.

PA: Eh, how many years you study to become a pharmacist? 3 yrs?

Me: 4 yrs lor, and 1 year pre-reg training.

PA: Eh I don't understand how come you have to go through these many years of university and still end up doing all these kind of s***.

Me: Huh?!

PA: I see my friend ah, graduate with a degree, just sit in office, surf the net, play games on the computer and when necessary sign documents, and he draws $2.7K/mth. When I see you all pharmacists ah, I don't know leh. It's like the pharmacy degree is the worst degree you can ever get from a university.

Me: Aiyah, doctors have it the same what. In fact all the healthcare professionals have it bad.

PA: Doctors different lah. They are higher paid than you so there's some sort of compensation.

Me: Okay... whatever you say.

Yah, pharmacists to get a lot of s****y work. Besides counseling patients on their medication for FREE, we provide FREE medical advice, we listen to their sob stories about how their children are not giving them enough money, we listen to their complains about our gah-men, we get verbally abused (and sometimes physically abused) by them. My PA's right, I did not go through university to get a professional degree just so I can be treated like s*** and do s****y work. Anybody out there reading this and considering a pharmacy degree, think carefully. Think it through a thousand times.

Time No Enough

I finally went back to taking formal piano lessons. Had my first lesson this Thurs and was very happy that I found an understanding teacher. Familiar words, familiar instrument. The experience was so different from my violin lessons which often left me feeling frustrated instead of motivated.

Wanted to drop my violin lesson, but piano teacher encouraged me to continue citing that all instruments need time and practice to get better... oh well, I'll give it a try, but if I am sitting for piano exams next yr I don't think I'll have time for both instruments. Unless... just unless... I quit my job. Wishful thinking on my part. Haha!!

Somebody find me a rich husband so I can be a stay home tai tai!

Inertia

Losing the momentum to blog. Although there are many things I wanted to post here, but I just can't seem to get myself to type them out. Laziness. Somebody give me a "push"!