Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 09, 2009
MaThS aT 4Am
Its been long since I ve found something to blog on well today was a great start and it started of at 4 am in the MORNING.
Current status in the hospital = ON CALL
4AM
- cchungww was bz sleeping . . . pu pu was bz jumping around
4.11 AM
- Staff nurse (S/N) from a peads ward called
4.12 AM
- question was "How to dilute 50% glucose in 1/5 normal saline"
cchungww - half awake replied huh?? what was it again??
S/N - was alittle irritated having to repeat herself about 3 times hence added the sentence "URGENT ya I dont have the formula"
cchungww - errr can i call u back?? (racing in my mind - OH SHYT i forgot how to calculate . . . however did try to solve the puzzle in about 5 min of mingling)
- 5 mins pass yet no ans - getting more worried, stress and almost to the stage of PANICKED.
4.20 AM
-caught hold of my bro (yes he s living in a diff zone but in Malaysia haha) who was practically watching anime and had internet connection
cchungww - eh chris can u help me to google "dilution of 50% glucose in 1/5 normal saline?"
chris & cchungww - typed and tired
chris - whats it you are looking for??
cchungww - the calculation to dilution of 50% glucose in 1/5 normal saline le . . .
- another 10 mins passed yet no ans from internet nor any luck in calculating
4.30 AM
- die la have to call the total parenteral nutrition support (TPN = WMM) ppl but 4.30 am will they kill me anot???
cchungww - crap no choice la have to call i dont knoe how to reply and the S/N say urgent die oso have to wake sum1 up hu knoes the ans
WMM - (sleeply) hello??
cchungww - err WMM can you help me out on this question "dilution of 50% glucose in 1/5 normal saline" the peads S/N asked me le and i ve been trying for the pass 15 mins.
WMM - aaa give me a few minutes to count i call u back in a while
- meanwhile cchungww still tries to calculate ---> no luck at all
- WMM calls back
WMM - ok u need to use 50% GLUCOSE 500 mls and add 4.5 mls of sodium chloride 20%
cchungww - phew ... so glad its solved
WMM - but then hor
cchungww - (in my mind - die lo now wat??)
WMM - 50% glucose 500mls is only available in the STORE PHARMACY or in SCN. You can try asking SCN if they have stocked up this solution anot.
cchungww - aaaaaa ....... pulling my hair out!! thanked WMM and called the dispenser on call
4.45AM - dispenser on call = EE
cchungww - eh the way to solve the dilution of 50% glucose in 1/5 normal saline is by adding 4.5mls of normal saline in to 50% glucose 500mls. But then this is only availble in the store and SCN can u check on the system if SCN has this stock?
EE - okie . . . checks for the stock
- cchungww meanwhile was being stared at by pupu who was still shocked why the lights were turned on at 4 am hahah . . .
- 5 mins later - the on call phone RINGS again . . . BAD BAD NEWS !!
4.50AM
EE - eh only stocked up in the STORE le
cchungww - habis la . . . pls call the ward and tell them i ll only be able to reach in 30 mins the fastest
- chucks the phone into the bag pack up wash face and dress up
5.00AM drives to work and reached office at 5.11 AM (the quickest time i ve reached work) - shall post up the pictures later the road was so so so empty lol . . .
If you are desperate to not get involved in traffic jus drive to work at 5 am lol
5.21AM
- breaks into 2 areas to get keys to break into the store wit EE.
- searches randomly for about 10 minutes
cchungww - EE you found anot the 50% glucose?? (desperate mode - stage 1)
EE - no la i think we better call the store keeper . . . H her number is 019-XXXXXXX
5.30AM
cchungww - EE, H should be up right have to go morning prayers rite??
EE - yeah
cchungww - dials and H pickes up (from the voice H was stil asleep) . . . . -_-""
EE - eh! eh! i found it
cchungww - before checking properly tells H we ve found it and appologise for the call
- upon close check on the solution while EE makes a call happily to the ward finds out that the 50% glucose is in 20 mls pint .... aaaaaa ...... cchungww . . . jaws drop
cchungww - eh EE wrong one le lets find again
- 5 mins pass still no luck hence calls H again for the 2nd time (desperate mode - stage 2)
H - oh its outside the pharmacy pantry there . . .
cchungww - feels like strangling some1 at the moment locks the store and wit EE try to find it in the pharmacy pantry area
another 5 mins pass still none and calls H again (desperate mode - extreme)
cchungww - H, i still cant find it la i wan the 50% glucose in 500mls not the 5% glucose in 500mls which are all laied outside the pharmacy pantry area
H - oh u wan that one, why ar? why u need it?
cchungww - after explaining the past 1 hour experience wit the ward tells me its in the store
H - check on the system la it tells you where it is located in the store
cchungww - thanks H and ends the call.
Went into the pharmacy to try to open the system . . . SYSTEM DOWN !!! @#$%
cchungww - aaaaaa .... EE system down!! how r we going to check
EE - ya now system down for 2 hour everyday from 5 am - 7 am
cchungww - feels like KILLING something
cchungww & EE breaks into the store again . . . . . . -_-""" this patient so better be alive since so many ppl went through so much prob and trouble to save him o her.
searches for another 5 mins and at last found it near the STORE PANTRY .... pengsan at last ... EUREKA . . . lol
EE calls the ward and problem is solved phew . . .
Time of end = 6 AM --> cchungww & EE went back to A&E pharmacy for a good rest =)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
WeEkeNd TRiP . . . !!
Day 1
Reached Ipoh about 8 pm due to heavy rain and great instruction s frm Desmond . . . sounds something like this "Ur at the traffic light rite? First u turn right then u turn right again then u reach round about u take 12 o clock then u turn right then u call me . . . so many right but where to turn ar ??? which junction ?? well we didnt get loss thanks to XY s idea of turning at every major junction s haha
After meeting up straight for dinner which was suppose to be Chicken rice but end up eating noodles since the shop was close "the kononnya BEST one in Ipoh" hmmm tasted weird o prob i m just not use to it haha
The shop that sells noodles but then we forgot to take pics of the noodles lol
Taugae
Then after that we went for a drink around the area since XY had her tong sui craving haha . . .Headed back to Desmond's PALACE about 1130 pm to rest a while and bath . . . u tot that was the end of day 1?? Ur wrong . . . around 12 pm the tour guide decided to go for "XUE FA BEH" dont knoe wat it means in english but it means BEER . . . looks odd since they chilled the glass really cold and the beer ice like slurpee then pour out into the glass and ur suppose to drink it cold . . . I m not a drinker but it still tasted odd . . .
The beer lounge haha
XY chilling
Xue fa beh on the way
Guess it didnt turn out as expected haha
Some pork ribs which tasted great as noted by XY and Desmond i dont knoe wat it taste like but no thanks haha
Day 2
This is what happens when u sleep at 3 am the night before lol . . . i m sure the tour guide is gonna kill me haha
The King sleeping on his water bed lol .. ..
Had breakfast at Foh San. The place was great but to wait and get a place was NOT so great. It was a battlefield breakfast since it was packed with multiorganisms & basically u have to squeeze through and fight for a place lol . . . basically siapa cepat dia dapat . . .
Foh San
Yay we got plates lol
And the food too
After that it was off to pick Faiz (also quoted as big strong and friendly) I hope i spelled his name right as our assistant tour guide haha =) who gladly showed us the way to Kelly's Castle and other few attractions
While awaiting for the assistant tour guide Faiz
Kelly's Castle
One wit XY and not to mention under the nice cool sun lol
The castle's door knobs
The view outside frm inside the castle
We met wit a loving couple haha
Hey since when i changed my profession to be a human tripod -_-""
Jump Queen doin flying shots
Spend about 2 hours at Kellys castle not that its interesting but it was great place to learn how to use the most complicated (to me) camera lol . . . wat abstract, ISO . . . shutter speed . . .
Inside the empty castle
Hoho we ve framed the picture on camera
The bear tree
After that it was a drive back to town to a DRIVE THROUGH TAU FOO FA yeah u didn’t read it wrongly . . . drive through . . . the one and only and new haha . . .
Drive through area and the pic of the shop
They sell soya bean drink too . . . not to mention now they have to pay me 4 advertising fee haha
Then we were off to Nam Heong coffee shop for the best o the most original Ipoh white coffee in town . . . don’t ask me how it taste like i don’t take coffee . . .
Next stop off to Gunung Lang which is about 10 mins away from the city center which had a magnificent scenery well was not expected . . . just a nice place to hang out and relax =)
Upon reaching Gunung Lang
Loads of Koi fish can steam and eat ar ??
Jus enjoying the scenery
Admiring the scenery
U wouldn’t guess it . . . we went out again around almost 2 am and had ice kacang till about 3am which was basically crazy and came back to redesign Desmond's room which currently is filled with great memories and pictures taken by him =)
Was already dead on the bed by 430 am . . . and since the other 2 had no other objects to take pictures . . . sad to say i was volunteered, without consent to become THE OBJECT . . .
So after a good heavy breakfast we headed back home =) thanks for bringing us around Desmond and thanks for driving XY all in all it was a great weekend =P
The 2 corner coffee shops we ordered from ahah
Caremel tart
Attack of the Popia
World of tong sui lol
Yam tong sui
Wintermelon tong sui
XY driving wit Patrick ~ end of ipoh trip =)