happy birthday 2 me ;)
Sunday, July 31st, 2005so july 27th was my day.well it was supposed to be lah. twas my 24th birthday n also the first day i was going to start my prho shadowing here in donny. and so i woke up around 0700, n found i had 3 birthday sms. from mom, azie n na. later in e day got it from dad, abg naz, asma’, maznee, shahir, nadine,etc.i actually had a few sending greetings way earlier than i was supposed to have got them.i’m so proud of my friends who did give me those in advance wishes, thanks alot! not to forget the later ones, thanks a million!!(tapi ikraam: bukan main semangat pasal clan 27th, tapi wish birthday aku tarikh 28hb gak..itu takleh terima haha!!)
n so, i took my a step closer to becoming a doctor in england. took a lovely hot shower, got dressed, a bowl of high-fibre cereal that tasted so good (oh how i love the milk here!) and slipped on my old pair of clarks loafers. i had everything figured out: where to go, who to meet, etc. well at least i thought i did. as i stepped out the door, about 5 steps later i noticed there was something different about my right shoe. it somehow felt wider than usual.
it turned out this: 
transformed in an instant into :
i was like S***!!! and these were one of my most comfy shoes ever! plus it was my ONLY work shoes!!! therefore i was forced to wear my traumatised maroon prestos to work. luckily people here weren’t bother about dresscodes and stuff. so ’slambe dek’ lah i went to work wearing my sneakers. my next job was going to be in breast surgery. met up with the house officer i was shadowing at the post-graduate centre. lovely lady, dr elinor cromarty. great communication skills i’ll say. very helpful too, even gave me a whole piece of paper that had all the tips, do’s & don’ts, important numbers that she made just for me. 3 cheers for elinor! wasn’t a really busy department, would probably have plenty of free time later on. just imagine, the whole breast ward round consisted of only 10 patients! working hours start at 0800, and by the time i arrived there the rounds were over!! and that was only like 0900. that really put a huge smile on my face! hehe.. and so elinor gave me a quick tour around royal infirmary. showed me how to go around all the paperwork, met up with a few patients and the day was over for me! did bump into my future bosses: Mr. Kazzazi & Mr. Psaila. i have no idea if they’re english or what, don’t ask. Mr. K and Mr. P surprisingly have very different ways of working. Mr. K’s the more laid back kind of person, where as Mr. P’s the kind that gets all excited about very minor details such as what should/should not be written on a specimen form. i’m not gonna take any sides. but Mr. P’s kinda cute though, he wears a bow-tie to work! 
later on, met up with suresh, checked out the accommodation they’re giving us. looks kinda crappy. it’s like one of those old hostels that nobody lives in anymore. well, i guess i just got to make do with whatever’s given as it’s free. no rental, no bills. at least it’s fully furnished and has all the necessary facilities like laundry room, badminton courts, etc. i just dread having to share the bathroom and kitchen. it won’t be too bad i hope. i’m only gonna be moving in on monday afternoon, as the current prho hasn’t moved out yet.
later that evening aida hani gave me a buzz wondering what i was up to. i was like NOTHING. she then picked me up in her cute grey-coloured nissan micra and drove me up to asda. grabbed a few household items and we headed to VUE. it’s doncaster’s own multiplex cinema. woohoo! as it was my birthday she gave me a treat: dinner at Frankie & Benny’s then catched the 2000hrs Fantastic Four. Thank you! Thank you!
2230hrs: fantastic four was kinda good, n that guy who played the firey-man was really H-H-HOTT!!! i’d give it a 4 star!
