Gosh... Thermal Scanners are Up, All exits are shut other than the main entrance, and we r all Masked up in N95 -a more protected masks as compared to the normal surgical mask tt u often see.
I can't breathe properly... I need FRESH AIR! I was panting when I talked to my patients... I can't hear my colleagues correctly. I was dragged to learn hw to make announcements b4 my breakfast. :( I'm so so sad... (oh, I wonder if i sound like those MRT announcers.) And the worse thing is, I've got marks on my face caused by the tight fitted mask. That is ugly! Anyway, luckily I got prata for breakfast to make me happy today. Hmmm.. there goes my last night's swimming effort.
It's time to see a doctor and stock up my nasonex for my nose, and purple asthmatic puffs for my lungs.
"God, have mercy on the pple ard the world, and be with ALL of us..."
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CNA news update:
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has elevated Singapore's alert level from "green" to "yellow" to guard against swine flu.
It said this is to better brace the country to handle situations where there may be isolated imported cases but no sustained local transmission.
MOH said: "The World Health Organisation had raised the pandemic alert phase for the swine flu outbreaks from Phase 3 to Phase 4. The change to a higher phase indicates that there is sustained human-to-human transmission, capable of causing community-level outbreaks.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
May 'YOU' be put under control
Let the swine flu be under control so tt less pple will die w/o salvation and less families/friends suffer frm the loss.
And... I dun wanna be mask up! Hmm, wat a self-centred pt of view. But i seriously can't breathe under the mask. Somemore, if there's confirm cases in S'pore, I'll hv to suffocate under tt full PPE (personal protective equipment). Perhaps I'll die of asthma attack rather than swine flu. Ha! Anyway, it's only performing hand hygiene after seeing every patient at the moment. I simply need more supplies of hand mosturizers for now. Anyone? haha. Hmm... my colleague was asked to station at the triage next week, under tt mask. Oh no, I think I'll be the next if the situation dun improve! Gosh..... T.T. Juz got a bad news. I was sabotaged by my boss to make announcement to the whole eye centre!!! Can't they just record the previous announcements? Dun hv to change pple to announce rite? Hw many more pple can they rotate if this is going to last for months??? Gosh. I dun wannnnn.......
The human swine flu development is ticking like a bomb. No one knows what will happen next. No one can predict the seriousness of the situation for the next second. It was still Green to pre-yellow alert this morning during briefing. At 10am, it was yellow. -.- Triage was set up at all exits, and patients jammed up there to be screened since yesterday. But i guess we can't help it cos there were a sudden 2 suspect cases. It best to be vigilant after the SARS epidemic. And this time round, it will be very much worse off.
"What’s worrying is that the new swine flu strain could spread faster and is harder to detect compared to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus, which caused an epidemic in 2003."
For SARS, however, the person becomes infectious much later, a few days after the onset of fever.
If it (swine flu) gathers momentum and proves to be very effective in human—to—human transmission and it follows some of the very common characteristics of the influenza virus, then yes, the spread from human to human is much more efficient in influenza as compared to SARS." -CNA
Mmm... since I or rather We can't do very much to stop or prevent the epidemic, shall we put our hands together and pray? Shall we quit procratinating and spread the gospel to our family/relatives/friends? I guess facing swine flu isn't as scary as facing death without salvation.
And... I dun wanna be mask up! Hmm, wat a self-centred pt of view. But i seriously can't breathe under the mask. Somemore, if there's confirm cases in S'pore, I'll hv to suffocate under tt full PPE (personal protective equipment). Perhaps I'll die of asthma attack rather than swine flu. Ha! Anyway, it's only performing hand hygiene after seeing every patient at the moment. I simply need more supplies of hand mosturizers for now. Anyone? haha. Hmm... my colleague was asked to station at the triage next week, under tt mask. Oh no, I think I'll be the next if the situation dun improve! Gosh..... T.T. Juz got a bad news. I was sabotaged by my boss to make announcement to the whole eye centre!!! Can't they just record the previous announcements? Dun hv to change pple to announce rite? Hw many more pple can they rotate if this is going to last for months??? Gosh. I dun wannnnn.......
The human swine flu development is ticking like a bomb. No one knows what will happen next. No one can predict the seriousness of the situation for the next second. It was still Green to pre-yellow alert this morning during briefing. At 10am, it was yellow. -.- Triage was set up at all exits, and patients jammed up there to be screened since yesterday. But i guess we can't help it cos there were a sudden 2 suspect cases. It best to be vigilant after the SARS epidemic. And this time round, it will be very much worse off.
"What’s worrying is that the new swine flu strain could spread faster and is harder to detect compared to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus, which caused an epidemic in 2003."
For SARS, however, the person becomes infectious much later, a few days after the onset of fever.
If it (swine flu) gathers momentum and proves to be very effective in human—to—human transmission and it follows some of the very common characteristics of the influenza virus, then yes, the spread from human to human is much more efficient in influenza as compared to SARS." -CNA
Mmm... since I or rather We can't do very much to stop or prevent the epidemic, shall we put our hands together and pray? Shall we quit procratinating and spread the gospel to our family/relatives/friends? I guess facing swine flu isn't as scary as facing death without salvation.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
i LOVE mrt
---> A FREAKISH storm with strong winds uprooted trees, damaged cars and left a trail of destruction on Wednesday night, all within about 15 minutes.
There were numerous reports of fallen trees island-wide, with at least one car damaged by the falling branches in an open carpark. At a housing estate in Dover Road, a large tree almost snapped in half and lay fallen on its side, with other branches strewn across the grassy area.
Eyewitnesses also reported that large plastic barricades used in roadworks were blown across a road by the strong winds, causing traffic obstruction.
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And the worse thing is, I was caught in the 'double Jam' --> morning jam cum traffic obstruction (fallen treessss).
LATE for work!!! Argh.
Furthermore, the taxi-driver was as irritating as the jam.
"Miss, u die liao, U die liao. Confirm Sure late one. U dun believe me, u see. Later sure Jam frm XXX to XXX. There's no way u can avoid. Confirm later than u take MRT. U dun believe, u see for yrself. tsk tsk tsk. Ke2 Shi4 ni3 Can3, Wo3 men2 jiu4 hao3 lor."
>..< OH man Uncle! Give me a break, PLSSssss.........
There were numerous reports of fallen trees island-wide, with at least one car damaged by the falling branches in an open carpark. At a housing estate in Dover Road, a large tree almost snapped in half and lay fallen on its side, with other branches strewn across the grassy area.
Eyewitnesses also reported that large plastic barricades used in roadworks were blown across a road by the strong winds, causing traffic obstruction.
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And the worse thing is, I was caught in the 'double Jam' --> morning jam cum traffic obstruction (fallen treessss).
LATE for work!!! Argh.
Furthermore, the taxi-driver was as irritating as the jam.
"Miss, u die liao, U die liao. Confirm Sure late one. U dun believe me, u see. Later sure Jam frm XXX to XXX. There's no way u can avoid. Confirm later than u take MRT. U dun believe, u see for yrself. tsk tsk tsk. Ke2 Shi4 ni3 Can3, Wo3 men2 jiu4 hao3 lor."
>..< OH man Uncle! Give me a break, PLSSssss.........
Monday, April 20, 2009
Happy 1st Month Anniversary
It has been our practise to celebrate our Monthly anniversaries since 5-6 yrs ago. That was of cos during our courtship, and that was when the KFC gaga started (but not practising tt anymore for health and preference reason). Oh Yes, it was as simple as KFC. Simple, yet satisfying. We do miss out some actual day celebration here and there, but I appreciate the made up celebrations and even the simple smses. As u begin to guess, I shall confess. I'm usually the one who forgets. -.- Awww, I'm guilty of my forgetfulness. I'm so glad I have a good memory and romantic partner. :P
Oh well, since 21st Mar 09, our date for celebration shifted one week earlier and our 'XX' mth, refreshed. It's kind of weird. But it's ok. It's juz a matter of getting used to it. hmm... He's bringing me to some place where we haven't try b4 for dinner today. Cool... Well, Next mth will be my turn. He wanted Ms Clarity? hmmm... It's girlish, I told him. But seems like he wanted to go. Oh well...
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I was pretty much involved in other's r/n during these period of time. Sort of a spiritual companion cum counseling work. I enjoy this kind of work, esp when I'm serving together with hubby. :) Different pt of views r good, as there's no such thing as one-size fits all thingy. The best thing is, we discuss abt them, and not quarrel over them. I guess the enjoyment in it is really seeing pple being empowered to hold on to God, to His truth, to their faith and hv hope in Him -despite that the situation may seem bleak, may not improve and even to the extend of having to make some devastating and hard to make decision.
I believe there's a lot to learn in counseling. I see myself learning 4ever, but to ALL who will be or who is offering some kind of a counseling to others (incl small talks), I urge u to TAKE HEART in not killing esteem, force down decisions (as in literally), and be non-judgmental. At the end of the day, we all want to see them willing and having peace in the Correct actions to take. We all want them to feel better after sharing and to feel empowered to make those changes (doesn't mean no scolding though. Scolding and being blunt at the right situation and timing is part of the skill to learn ;P). Also, Decision making process shld be shared and discussed, and not forced down (doesn't mean no offering of suggestion, just taking the hassle to ask & analyse hw exactly they feel and what they want; explaining and discussing the pros & cons of all ideas, point to them the right direction; and empower them to move towards it). I guess we do not only want them to do the right thing in this incident. I believe we also hope tt they can gain some skill for future problem solving, and making Godly decisions.
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Ah... why did i side track so much? Perhaps working and blogging at the same time is not a good idea. haha. I spent the whole day blogging abt this. >.<
I wanted to talk abt the beautifully imperfect campaign which is more relevant to my title topic de. hmmm.... Oh well... Tonight, perhaps.
Oh well, since 21st Mar 09, our date for celebration shifted one week earlier and our 'XX' mth, refreshed. It's kind of weird. But it's ok. It's juz a matter of getting used to it. hmm... He's bringing me to some place where we haven't try b4 for dinner today. Cool... Well, Next mth will be my turn. He wanted Ms Clarity? hmmm... It's girlish, I told him. But seems like he wanted to go. Oh well...
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I was pretty much involved in other's r/n during these period of time. Sort of a spiritual companion cum counseling work. I enjoy this kind of work, esp when I'm serving together with hubby. :) Different pt of views r good, as there's no such thing as one-size fits all thingy. The best thing is, we discuss abt them, and not quarrel over them. I guess the enjoyment in it is really seeing pple being empowered to hold on to God, to His truth, to their faith and hv hope in Him -despite that the situation may seem bleak, may not improve and even to the extend of having to make some devastating and hard to make decision.
I believe there's a lot to learn in counseling. I see myself learning 4ever, but to ALL who will be or who is offering some kind of a counseling to others (incl small talks), I urge u to TAKE HEART in not killing esteem, force down decisions (as in literally), and be non-judgmental. At the end of the day, we all want to see them willing and having peace in the Correct actions to take. We all want them to feel better after sharing and to feel empowered to make those changes (doesn't mean no scolding though. Scolding and being blunt at the right situation and timing is part of the skill to learn ;P). Also, Decision making process shld be shared and discussed, and not forced down (doesn't mean no offering of suggestion, just taking the hassle to ask & analyse hw exactly they feel and what they want; explaining and discussing the pros & cons of all ideas, point to them the right direction; and empower them to move towards it). I guess we do not only want them to do the right thing in this incident. I believe we also hope tt they can gain some skill for future problem solving, and making Godly decisions.
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Ah... why did i side track so much? Perhaps working and blogging at the same time is not a good idea. haha. I spent the whole day blogging abt this. >.<
I wanted to talk abt the beautifully imperfect campaign which is more relevant to my title topic de. hmmm.... Oh well... Tonight, perhaps.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thank You
Many thanks to...
My ever loving, faithful heavenly Father.
When I look at my past, I wanna Thank You wholeheartedly.
When I look at my present, I jump in Joy & Praise you for yr awesomeness.
When I peep at my future, I wanna pour out my heart to express my heartfelt Thanks.
Thank you for granting me the peace and faith.
and yes, I enjoy being Mrs Koh, for Mr Koh is an amazing Godly Young Man. :)
My ever loving, faithful heavenly Father.
When I look at my past, I wanna Thank You wholeheartedly.
When I look at my present, I jump in Joy & Praise you for yr awesomeness.
When I peep at my future, I wanna pour out my heart to express my heartfelt Thanks.
Thank you for granting me the peace and faith.
and yes, I enjoy being Mrs Koh, for Mr Koh is an amazing Godly Young Man. :)
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