Friday, May 9, 2008
a memorable stay at TTSH!!
PHOOOOOF!!! whew i'm back from ttsh! hahahha thank yall lovelies who texted and called and of course how could i forget those who made personal trips down, (and didn't get to see my pretty face HAHAH) SHINQ, LINGYAN and SANDRA!! and thank you 6G, jo and dingyi for the cards and stuff, especially the smartypants who blotted out AHEM's face HAHAHA nice job there!! thank yall also, TINGJUN, MICH, SHUMIN, LYNNIE for making a house visit together with shinq and lingyan, especially tj for that ultra pretty and cute card, thanks ol' pal, YOU ROCK!!
alrighty i shall begin with mr chua's FANTASTIC driving skills hahahha he drove pretty fast and i was totally surprised cus i expected him to go no more than 60kmph OOPS hahah but he just sped down the highway and conveniently missed the road to ttsh hahah. when we got there mr chua was his usual funny self, fascinated by everything and anything at the hospital hahah he's super funny!! uhh shan't go into the details hee!
so i waited a good while till the doc called for me and mr chua was presumably too fascinated by the parachute free fall that the movie was showing on the tv at the waiting area so he only jolted and wheeled me to the consultation area after my name was being called three times HAHAH! when i saw my doc, i stared. he had a pitiful looking hand cast in some weird plastic thingy, absolutely mummified and not exactly reassuring for the patient. so i asked him what he did to that poor hand of his and he went on to tell me that he hurt it somehow and if he removed the plastic thingy i'd see wires sticking out. UH HUH. and he seemed to have a really painful time typing; he was basically jabbing at the keyboard with one finger from his mummified hand and the other good hand in an extremely awkward position ha. then he went on to ask those routine questions, one of which i found to be most ridiculous but i shan't publicise it here! yeah and he tested my reflexes by scratching the soles of my feet with this sharp-ended thing. and i roared in pain each time till i think mr chua was rather alarmed hahah. ohoh then the doc wanted to draw some blood to run a couple of tests and that was after mr chua left and my mother came in. i told the doc not to break the alexandra hospital's doc's record of inserting the needle into the wrong spot four times and he was like, "don't worry...i'm a professional despite my mangled hand, trust me" oh i'm sure. my mother was like yeahyeah i trust you but i told him straight, "i don't trust you!" he asked why and i said, " look at your face!" and he happily continued, "it's so trustworthy, we're the paragon of human hope and we love our fellow humankind" I'M SURE. that line popped out at least thrice and it's seriously funny coming from him hahahahah i love talking to my doc! OH he told me not to take medicine(the course, i mean). yayy he's the coolest, chattiest and wittiest doc i've come across; bantering with him=FUN! oh but when he told me i had to be admitted i was seriously annoyed cus there's chem spa on saturday!! rahh so i had to stay, and i was parked in the observation ward the entire duration cus till i was discharged there still wasn't a single free bed/ward. i was appalled by that, as well as how the observation ward was filled with predominantly females. ha. more than appalled, i was utterly disgusted and irritated by the fact that i had to stay in that 'parking lot' with a dying phone and a dead ipod(ran dead after two lines of a song played) chickendonutmiaow. oh the observation ward's a different story...
being parked at a random spot in the observation ward wasn't fun at all, especially when they parked me near all the rather *ahem* EXTRAORDINARY cases. here are a few of my personal favourites from this absolutely thrilling episode:
1) Cindy
cindy was parked one bed next to mine and the poor lady, i suppose, needed care and attention real badly; she kept calling out to the nurses to get her water/milo, of which she'd drink only half and yell for more. after that trick didn't work she began shouting for people to change her diapers. so the diaper-changing antic carried on for two hours into midnight(shinq heard it over the cordless phone i was chatting to her on). and nobody did change her diapers. when cindy realised nobody liked changing diapers she decided her fingernails were too long! so this time she yelled for the nurses to cut her fingernails! but seriously, the nurses were way too busy for her, the A&E department was like a battlefield - paramedics, nurses, doctors and everyone else rushing in and out and that was crazy. well anyway cindy spent the night wailing for attention, not succeeding until she threw a huge tantrum and kicked the eating tray and stood on her bed to proclaim her greatness. yeah. cindy ftw!
2) scary
there was this really skinny lady who was accompanied by three policemen/women when she came and she kept insisting on being discharged. she looked really fierce man. i'll bet she's enough to make us all do every tutorial hahah. and my mother couldn't take her eyes off that lady, and she didn't get the hint when the policeman stared at her with that "watcha lookin at" face.
3) life
there were, parked by my sides, two ladies, one young and one old. the young one had a 'suicide caution chart' on top of her 'vital signs chart'. yeah. i was pretty freaked, i mean, i wouldn't know what to do if she attempted anything out of the ordinary. oh but she had a bible on her eating table and that set me thinking, why would she even entertain the thought of giving up her life on earth if she's no stranger to God's love? the older lady on my other side looked reallyreally sad, and for some time she went telling everybody she needed to "start afresh". it was only when i was about to be discharged that the sister of this lady started talking to me and at that point i really, sincerely wanted to tell the lady how much God loves her. somehow i couldn't. no, more like i didn't. so now i've this huge regret in my heart of not sharing the good news with these people who need them so badly. in a way, God has used this hospital stay to teach me that, no matter where i am, i'm an ambassador of His love, His grace and His mercy. never under any circumstance should i hesitate in spreading His message of love when the spirit stirs in me a conviction and need to do so. this regret i carry is also my shame, that i've failed God in a place where much of His love is needed. but i shall use it as a reminder to spur me on in my days in the future, to carry out my rightful duty as a messenger of God's love, cus i don't wanna add to this same regret. ever.
yay while i hated the physical stay at the hospital, i can't help marvelling at how good God is at working in the most unexpected of ways. He's opened my spiritual eyes and heightened my spiritual senses to His people, thank You God for showing me the way:)
and i love my doc too!! yay i love dr liam!! he rocks!(even though i told him i hate him OOPS)hahah i'm further convinced that i'll never work in the health&med field, BUTBUTBUT i shall marry one who does!! i'm gonna marry a doctor HAHAHAHAH!!
after i got home i had visits from my beloved sn4c/hc friends:)))) yall rock!! that was real heartening, on top of all the cards and well-wishes i received. sadly the good time didn't really last cus things started happening at home again, right after i was discharged the same afternoon. and it really annoyed me a considerable lot, but more than that i was absolutely saddened/pained by such happenings. i went bawling to God again, who reminded me that He has made me so strong. and i know that through these experiences, God will make me even stronger:) God has further given me a conviction to use my life as a lesson, a teaching, to let my experiences and encounters teach His people, to speak to them, encourage them and show them His great love and the wonders of all His ways:) yes God, let me teach others with my life, let Your love, grace, mercy and faithfulness unveil themselves to Your people as You speak through my life:)))
OH and God has taught me an amazing lot this week!! every single day from monday God has revealed a new treasure to me in His word each day!! and as i read the book of Daniel and how he lived a life in full faith and trust in God, i'm just so in awe of this great man of God!! i've got SOMUCHSOMUCHSOMUCH to learn from him!! the book of Romans is another eye-opener as well, peace and joy just floods the soul as i take in those powerful words:)
"And we[b] rejoice in the hope of the glory of God."(romans 5:2b)
the funny thing is, when i read this verse, i didn't understand it in its entirety, in fact even if i tried to dissect it into parts or individual words, somehow i feel that i just can't decipher it fully(i shall try to find out) but what's important to me about this verse is that i know that God's will for me is to rejoice, and though i know not what "the hope of the glory of God" means exactly, i'm filled with joy and hope!! ahahahah Gods words are THAT powerful!! hahahah actually the whole of Romans 5 is incredibly encouraging and heartening, READ IT!!
as i read the book of Daniel, these three words just struck me - How God Saves. many incidents in both the old and new testament show how our mighty God saves. the conclusion i came to was, God saves us by His GRACE, we (can only) save ourselves by our FAITH.
Jesus loves you!! <33!!
wc :: 8:39 PM
