Quick Note

this is Just a quick note to say that today i got my first Thank you card from a patient's Family. it was really sweet. i must say though, that even though i recognize the name of the patient, i can't for the life of my remember what she had, or what i did for her. there have just been too many sick people. but it was nice and a cool surprise.

A Study in Sand

here are a few shots that i took with my point and shoot camera, in a bit of a photography mood. these photos were shot at Bar Beach, Newcastle. not edited sadly, i don't have photoshop

Nights

mmmm, number 2..... NIghts. so after the 3-1am shifts, i went into 5 nights straight. i must say that these shifts are easier than the 3pm shifts, less busy. Jesus blessed me with really great nights. i was also with really great people. the best thing about it was that it wasn't busy at all, except for the last night where it wasn't hectic but there was just a steady trickle of people coming in. i don't know if i expressed this before, but i'm not a great fan of sick people....:) crazy huh. i just kept wondering, where are you coming from at 4am in the morning. neways, i got some good exposure to stuff and to a certain extent i am getting the hang of this decision making process. it kills my body clock though. and even though i do sleep in the day, i never feel like it has been a restful one. i seem to intermittently wake up in the day, so now at the end of it all i am beat. yet i am still awake. i did take a 3 hr nap when i got home though, almost missed coffee with a friend. all in all it is just a part of the job, at least i have a few days off now before switching back to day shift. i don't know how i'm gonna wake up early in the morning, i have been doing so many afternoon to night shifts. see what i mean about messing up the body clock. neways i plan to catch up on my laundry and sleep during this time off. next week is my B-day. oh my gosh that came around quick. great thing is i'm not working on that day.... yipee!!!!

Getting out

Sorry i have been so delinquent in writing. i have honestly not felt like it. a bit too tired. the thoughts about what i wanted to say kept swirling in my head but i just couldn't seem to bring myself to put thought to computer screen. but i have mustered the energy tonight to finally get it done. i'll do this in some installments. this one is about last weekend.

i have been doing a lot of evening and night shifts. they always seem to mess with my head and make me feel very disconnected from everyone. i was doing the 3pm to 1am shift, which meant i was seeing no one, talking to not one of my friends. i hadn't seen my flatmates in over a week. i hadn't even set eyes on my new flatmate. it was so bad that he thought i didn't really exist. neways, in that week my family left as well, which was extremely sad. i had gotten used to them being here. so i was a bit depressed, disconnected and there was more to come. i had a falling out with some friends, 2 key friends in my life, about what i'll leave for another blog. that was the last straw, on the Tuesday i thought to myself. i need to leave, and leave now. of course i couldn't, i still had to work, but i had 3 days off as of that Thursday. so i said, where can i go to get out of the city, that would not be too expensive. and the lord gave it to me..... NEWCASTLE. i called Eric immediately and said, i'm coming and i don't care if ur ready for me....lol

can i tell you that it was just what i needed. it was relaxing, chill, no stress, just beach and friends. i appreciated them and they appreciated my presence...:) Newcastle is a lot smaller than i thought it would be. it is pretty much a beach town. its cool i guess, in that i know that i wouldn't choose to live there myself, but i would go there for mini breaks, beach weekends. one of the most fascinating things i saw was the cargo ships, sometimes as many as 25, lining up on the horizon, waiting to get into the Newcastle inlet to be filled with coal. i was amazed. neways i spent time with Eric and Jawad, chilled at the beach and spent time with God. i felt refreshed.

i got back to sydney, went out to dinner with my friends Sarah and Ainsley and then drinks with the Surgeon...:) it was good to be reminded that i have friends all over and though some friendships may have hit a rough patch and even though i may have been feeling a bit depressed, these friends are there for me. so it was some very good days off. then i went straight into 5 days of nights.......mmmmmm.... that's for the next installment...:)

Graduation

so i graduated on May 2nd. it was a good day. lots of friends and my family were there. i think that was one of the best things about it. having my family was great. i had forgotten how great my family was. when we all get together we have such a good time. they really liked my friends, had great conversations, some were very heated as they can tend to get with one of my aunts. they also liked sydney. it was really good to have them and i got so used to them being here that i got a bit depressed when my mom left. it made me want to re-think being here, it was a bit of a moment, kinda passed now....lol.... i went straight into work and have been working ever since.