Yes..! i got home safe and sound.. and the transfusion went faster than usual. To be honest.. i was quite frightened. Who wouldn’t be right..?? And highly commendable are the nurses in the ambulatory service at the Yarmouth Hospital. Just like my pre-natal nurse .. Joan, they were very professional.. and personable. Thus making my experience a lot less unpleasant.. and in fact i look forward to the one today.
This Wonderful Town
As you all know .. i can’t get my blood transfusion .. right away.. because it takes like 8 hrs.. on Thursday.. and another 4hrs.. on Friday. So in the meantime, I called my family doctor’s office.. to find out what i can eat.. or do.. in order to keep me from collapsing.. since he said.. i was severely anemic. I finally got thru’ the office.. and i asked the secretary to ask the doctor .. about it.. and you know what she said..????????!!!??????? She said.. i should google it…!!!! so if i can google and advice.. why would i need a family doctor for..??? infuriating as it is.. I am wondering if she remembered that once upon a time.. she was just like us a patient.. and wasn’t the doctor’s secretary…?? I wonder what she would say .. if i asked her for a recommendation for a drug rehab eh..?? google it too..?? i won’t be surprised at all.
Lots of Rules
For those who thinks migrating is great.. i want you to think again. Seeing the doctor is more difficult than seeing God. On top of it.. there are lots of rules. in the doctor’s office. Don’t you dare make the doctor wait for you .. or he will not see you. If you missed your appointment.. there is a $30 charge. For any extra service.. even a medical certificate for your employer . .there is a charge.
I don’t think in Singapore.. i’ve ever been told off by the doctor’s secretary .. but over here.. if you are late.. they can refused to see you .. and tell you off. You are at their mercy.. and you just gotta stand there and smile at them. Wanna migrate still..?? well.. look at the chart of things they will charge you for visiting the doctor.. and think again. Yes.. if i can turn the clock back.. i wouldn’t have come to Yarmouth.. because some of the things here are so ridiculous…! Having said that.. if i didn’t come.. i wouldn’t have such a beautiful daughter right..?
Parent’s Place
We have been trying to get ahold of the Parent’s Place for registering the brat into the “ready, get set, go” program. We’ve to put Chloe into this program to prepare her for school.. and come June she is going for orientation the whole day with her new school.
I’ve mixed feelings… and would really wished someone from Parent’s place would call us back not only because of registering the brat.. but because we wished to see how we can help.
She Speaks In Tongue
Chloe still does her own language thingie. It is almost funny to see her talk to herself.. in her own language. I have yet to catch her on video.. because she stops.. whenever i try to whip out a camera. Does your kid speak in a funny tongue that you don’t understand..?? I teased her all the time.. about her speaking in tongues.
Everything Paintball
You ever wonder why our men loves games like paintball..?? it’s beyond me.. to be honest.. but they do love it alot. And for someone from a town that doesn’t have very much to do.. you can’t really blame them for trying to find some excitement. It is better/cheaper than having to get him a four wheeler to ride in the swarms eh.
Unfortunately, the guys are not able to find what they want.. for they want the latest and the best. Afterall, playing this game ain’t for only young kids.. but for the older man too.. like PB. Paintball masks, spyder paintball guns and guns and goggles are available at ZephyrPaintball.com. You will be astonished at the inventory they have. This online retailer is focus on everything you need for your paintball.
Fake Weather
For those who sees pictures of sunny weather .. in some of my pictures.. i just want you not to think that it is already warm here. Far from it in fact. Although the sun may be out.. and it does look sunny and warm.. the winds are very chilly .. and one cannot even go out in the open.. without being all dressed up in warm clothings.. yet cannot stay out too long. It does suxs .. big time..! I do missed the weather back home.
Working The System
I’m not self righteous nor am I an angel.. but somethings.. you just don’t do. Owning a store .. for more than 8.5 yrs.. we see all sorts of people coming in to return broken goods.. or after using them during a party or a weekend. I think we pretty much seen everything.. and every excuses and reason they can come up with.
Some ppl think that we are a complete sucker.. and by doing something as dishonest as returning broken goods wouldn’t cost us money.. because it is the store.. and not us personally. They cannot be more wrong and further from the truth. The store is us.. and we are the store.. whatever we lose affects us directly.
So when i called up .. to let the local grocery store know that they had overcharged us for something.. but in fact .. it was me .. who got it wrong.. and i could have gotten away with it.. and getting a refund.. i can’t do that.. because that is being dishonest.. and like the man said.. and rolled his eyes.. “you are gonna get someone fired” but nope.. like i said.. we can’t do that..! how can you eat stuff that was stolen right..? The moral of the story..?? Are you ethical..?? or honest enough to yourself.. and answerable..?
Cutting Back – School Readiness Program
It is things like these that drives me nuts..!! and it gets me all fumed up.. and wanting to shake some ppl up. Parents Place in Y-Town.. is a place where they have programs to prepare our kids for school this coming fall, and because of the short of funding. .instead of 2 weeks.. of this program. .they are cutting it back to one.
On top of it, this year.. there will be a surge of students entering Grade Primary because of the new rule that children turning 5 by 31 December 2008, is allowed to enter school this fall. With the lack of funding, that would mean that there will be less teachers and more children in each class.
Yet.. the town can spend millions of dollars for different things that ain’t important..!! where’s the help.. these ppl should be getting..?? what about my kid..?? the welfare of my kid..??? It is infuriating.. and disappointing. Parents Place is a non-profit organization .. a place where our children, our future .. is being looked after.. and trained.. and helped. I hope against all hope .. that parents who will have children attending school for the first time this fall, will come forward to help. I am .. are you ..??
I Can See God!
Yes.. !! i have an appointment with “God” later at noon. I was surprised to receive a call from his secretary . .but apparently. .she had tried calling me at the store in the mornings. But i’m sure we have the message thingie on our store’s phone . .and the message does say we are only opened for business at noon.
Oh well..! at least i get to see him .. and i expect .. i’ll have to wait for an hour or two maybe.. to REALLY get to see him. Wish me luck.. my “GOD” is my gynecologist. Yes.. it is harder to get an appointment to see my gynae than to really see God himself.