It's getting late... am supposed to be in bed, but I had to write a script for each clinic appointment... imagine having to do homework after a full day of intense clinic. I've done the whole c-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g for about 12-14 hours before and this is more tiring than that! I got home and couldn't even really think, but had to force myself to sit down and write a script for each appointment (there are about 6 different ones)... and each script took up like 1 page from beginning to the end of an appointment. I haven't even finished them yet, so need to drag myself out of bed and try and finish them off before I leave the house. Leaving house at 7am latest...
Yeah, too tired to think at the moment. Just want to hug my pilllow and Dugong to sleep... At least tonight, I managed to watch the episode on U-n-d-e-r-c-o-v-e-r Boss. =) So got to chill for an hour while eating dinner so that was good. But coming home was a bit of a nightmare, cause I finished clinic at 530 and I needed to drive back in peak hour traffic... so I got home about 7... and this p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t is actually only half an hour away without the jam. So yeah it definitely takes a lot longer with the traffic.
Anyways, overall, p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t wasn't as bad today as I thought it would be, although my c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator there is quite demanding. And the daunting part is I have to evaluate myself verbally in front of her at the end of the day and tell her what I think I am not doing well and what I think I am doing good. Yeah don't like those bits at all. But the good part is I am doing a lot more than I usually would ie running many of the appointments by myself. So that's really good for my development as a c-l-i-n-i-c-i-a-n. =) Another 4 more days of weary-ness... I also need to do my hearing aid assignment that's due the Mon after this p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t. You guys are prob feeling my stress and tired-ness from reading this - lols.. so I dun wanna inflict more stress - am sure the week will look up and it'd be gd again once I get organised.
Monday 30 August 2010
Sunday 29 August 2010
The Busy Bustle and Hustle of Life
Can't believe time is going by sooo quickly...
There's always lots on my mind (as is the way a girl thinks)... lols! I have 3 months to squash all the material I have learnt so far from this course into my tiny little brain (yeah, it's not very big)... lols! Would love for it to be bigger than it can store and contain more mem... haha! After 3 months, the big test arrives - my exams. I have to be sooo ultimately ready for that and at this stage, time is short, and no, I'm not yet ready... Hopefully in 2 months I would be... but right now, brain says nup. And then after that, the big exciting day of moving back to good ol' Melb for goood!! Yes, I can't wait!! Just need to pass and get through this course! With God's strength of cos!!
Well, in the short term, tomorrow is the beginning of another placement - this time at H-o-r-n-s-b-y. Pretty nervous cause it is a h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid r-e-h-a-b clinic and I haven't been at a h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid r-e-h-a-b clinic for a few months now - so I think I am gonna be quite rusty. Plus the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator there seems to be a little strict. Sometimes strict is good though - it's those places where u tend to learn a lot more than say if they were lenient. But I also feel that a strict c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator can make a c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l experience less worthwhile. Like if the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator was approachable and nice, then your learning experience would be enhanced I think, and you would be encouraged more. But if there is tension every day, you probably wouldn't want to turn up or feel like crap for the next c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l day - definitely self-esteem would be affected I think, depending on how criticism is delivered and whether it's constructive or just over-the-top. I guess it all depends on how you and the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator gets along. Yeah, it would definitely suck if she was strict and mean and demanding. I hope not. Guess I'll find out tomorrow!! And need to leave my house by 6:30am to escape the jam and be there by 7:30am to prepare for the first appointment at 8am... sigh... when all this is over... *dreams*
Brain: No! It's not over!! You still have this h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid assignment due Mon straight after p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t. Then after that, you need to pack, head to Melb and up to A-l-b-u-r-y for p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t... then do more assignments... look for accomm in B-e-n-d-i-g-o... more assignments... uni starts end Sept... more assignments...
Me says: Yes, got all that to do and so little time. *breathe breathe, calm calm* Feeling hungry... cooked spaghetti... yummy... gonna go eat and watch House and go to bed to wake early for tomorrow p-la-c-e-m-e-n-t, and crossing fingers that it will go okay. It's only a week, so if my c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator is really bad to work with, then at least it's only for that short period. I should be able to tolerate 5 days!! And I'll try to rem and do my best. Am nervous that I've forgotten things, but at the same time, am excited to be able to handle appointments by myself. =) I'm hoping that when I get in there, it'd all come back to me and I'd excel and impress my c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator instead, that she would go "whoa! This girl knows her stuff!!" *crossing the fingers and toes, and whispering to myself a 'hopefully'... "
There's always lots on my mind (as is the way a girl thinks)... lols! I have 3 months to squash all the material I have learnt so far from this course into my tiny little brain (yeah, it's not very big)... lols! Would love for it to be bigger than it can store and contain more mem... haha! After 3 months, the big test arrives - my exams. I have to be sooo ultimately ready for that and at this stage, time is short, and no, I'm not yet ready... Hopefully in 2 months I would be... but right now, brain says nup. And then after that, the big exciting day of moving back to good ol' Melb for goood!! Yes, I can't wait!! Just need to pass and get through this course! With God's strength of cos!!
Well, in the short term, tomorrow is the beginning of another placement - this time at H-o-r-n-s-b-y. Pretty nervous cause it is a h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid r-e-h-a-b clinic and I haven't been at a h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid r-e-h-a-b clinic for a few months now - so I think I am gonna be quite rusty. Plus the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator there seems to be a little strict. Sometimes strict is good though - it's those places where u tend to learn a lot more than say if they were lenient. But I also feel that a strict c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator can make a c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l experience less worthwhile. Like if the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator was approachable and nice, then your learning experience would be enhanced I think, and you would be encouraged more. But if there is tension every day, you probably wouldn't want to turn up or feel like crap for the next c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l day - definitely self-esteem would be affected I think, depending on how criticism is delivered and whether it's constructive or just over-the-top. I guess it all depends on how you and the c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator gets along. Yeah, it would definitely suck if she was strict and mean and demanding. I hope not. Guess I'll find out tomorrow!! And need to leave my house by 6:30am to escape the jam and be there by 7:30am to prepare for the first appointment at 8am... sigh... when all this is over... *dreams*
Brain: No! It's not over!! You still have this h-e-a-r-i-n-g aid assignment due Mon straight after p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t. Then after that, you need to pack, head to Melb and up to A-l-b-u-r-y for p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t... then do more assignments... look for accomm in B-e-n-d-i-g-o... more assignments... uni starts end Sept... more assignments...
Me says: Yes, got all that to do and so little time. *breathe breathe, calm calm* Feeling hungry... cooked spaghetti... yummy... gonna go eat and watch House and go to bed to wake early for tomorrow p-la-c-e-m-e-n-t, and crossing fingers that it will go okay. It's only a week, so if my c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator is really bad to work with, then at least it's only for that short period. I should be able to tolerate 5 days!! And I'll try to rem and do my best. Am nervous that I've forgotten things, but at the same time, am excited to be able to handle appointments by myself. =) I'm hoping that when I get in there, it'd all come back to me and I'd excel and impress my c-l-i-n-i-c-a-l educator instead, that she would go "whoa! This girl knows her stuff!!" *crossing the fingers and toes, and whispering to myself a 'hopefully'... "
Thursday 26 August 2010
Too much stuff, too little time
My life at the moment:
Work on the weekend,
Placement next week
Assignment due following week,
Placement,
Melbourne, then placement,
assignments, assignments,
etc etc
Then uni begins again end Sept.
Oct comes - more assignments
Nov comes - exams! Plus need to find a house in Vic
Dec comes - need to move out of current house in Syd and move back to Vic
Jan comes - start new job
Crazy huh??
Work on the weekend,
Placement next week
Assignment due following week,
Placement,
Melbourne, then placement,
assignments, assignments,
etc etc
Then uni begins again end Sept.
Oct comes - more assignments
Nov comes - exams! Plus need to find a house in Vic
Dec comes - need to move out of current house in Syd and move back to Vic
Jan comes - start new job
Crazy huh??
Tuesday 17 August 2010
What a start to the day...
Today I woke up to a bright and sunny day and thought I do some laundry, but the laundry door was locked! I knocked on my neighbour's door and asked her to try her key but that didn't work. We both think it's the new neighbours that just moved in and didn't know everyone left that door unlocked. So right now, am frustrated that I can't do any laundry and it's such a lovely day for laundry!
Well stuck at home today to sort out my bills, tax stuff, work on my clinical portfolio that's due tomorrow. There's always little time when it comes to me being in Syd...
But despite all that, managed to still find the time to blog away.
Can't wait for TY to be up here this weekend! I can't wait to show him the mall behind my place and also take him to Temasek restaurant! Hee! He seems like he has quite a lot organised for us though, so hopefully we will have a bit of time to do those things too. =)
Well stuck at home today to sort out my bills, tax stuff, work on my clinical portfolio that's due tomorrow. There's always little time when it comes to me being in Syd...
But despite all that, managed to still find the time to blog away.
Can't wait for TY to be up here this weekend! I can't wait to show him the mall behind my place and also take him to Temasek restaurant! Hee! He seems like he has quite a lot organised for us though, so hopefully we will have a bit of time to do those things too. =)
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