New Zealand

So it has been forever. I am on holidays now and i feel like i have finally come up for air. We are in 20010 and i have been super busy with new jobs and initiatives. this week i am taking a much needed break so that i can recharge and get ready for the next part of the year. Today is also my B-day. I am finally the big 3-0 and i am quite happy about it. just a few things planned and i eagerly await the arrival of my friend Maryun, who is flying over from new york to spend the week with me in New Zealand. It's gonna be great.

Too much has happened over the last months to really go into it, but lets just say life has been its usual self, rocky. Something great that happend this week though, was that i went to a wedding that was simply spectacular. really small and intimate. I was really happy to see my friends finally get married and i was greatful that i had the opportunity to be a part of the wedding. She looked beautiful and everyone that attended really looked great. the pictures should be amazing.

Hopefully while i am here i will get the chance to write a bit more about this NZ trip. we'll see how it all goes.

Long time

So i know it's been forever since i have written on here and there is so much to fill in. though i'm not really sure who will read it. everyone has probably given up on me since for 4 months i haven't updated the site. i'm not gonna do it right now cause i'm at work and i don't really have time. i can give a brief run down and then fill in later. My B-day was great and all has been well. i ahve just been working really hard and super busy. One really cool thing is that i bought myself a car. a lovely grey one (Toyota Corolla Conquest). i am enjoying it however now i have to think about things like parking...lol.

Ok i have to run. told you it would be a short one....

When it rains it pours

K, more bad news. found out yesterday that the owners of my House want to move back in. So we have 60 days to vacate. The real estate agent was very nice about it, knowing that i have lived there for over 3 years now. he gave me a heads up as soon as the owners told him. It sucks majorly, as i had just moved rooms and had just settled in. having gotten everything i needed to organize the room. On the bright side at least its all is organized. i hate moving, i really do. it is all made worse by the fact that i love my house, the area i live in and everything. I just have to believe that God has a bigger and better house for us out there to find. so the search begins. i'll be living with the same people cause i don't want to have to get to know anyone. there is peace in our house, and i like to keep it that way.

I just feel like this year has been one trial after another. if it's not my health, it is a move, or a bill issue. i just feel a little battered. but hey, its ok. i'm strong and i know who my trust is in.....

i'll let you know how the house hunting goes.

In the hospital AGAIN

So yup, i was in the hospital again. not as an employee, but as a patient. this time my stint was thankfully only 1 night, but it could have been much more, if not for the grace of God. yup something is definitely wrong, and i will sort it out for certain, but for right now I'm glad to be going home. i really hate being in the hospital, i spend way too much time here as it is already. i was hospitalised for having severe abdominal pain and tenderness. some abnormalities were found in my blood and on CT and Ultrasound. the thing was that i felt ok, except for the pain. i mean i didn't fell 'sick'.

neways the most frustrating thing in this whole ordeal was that this happened on a hospital ADO, so there were not that many teams of doctors around. meaning, that while the poor O&G registrars went off fighting code critical cesareans and saving babies lives, i was left in limbo.... one moment going home, the next not, the next going to be on antibiotics. a decision was just not made, so i had the whole day with no treatment. it was a waste. i understand the reasons why it happened, but i was, and still am, a bit pissed that all Friday was spent being an inpatient in hospital and no progress made. i should have just been sent home. so my decision is that i am gonna see someone privately about my illness.

Oh well, all is good, god is good, he is still on the throne and he made it so that i didn't have to have an operation, so i am eternally grateful. i also now get 2 days off of work, which is so needed. i am still in some pain, but i have pills for that. so that has been my little adventure this week.

Much love.....

ED Nights

So this is my first of 4 nights on in the ED. tonight has been pretty good. we managed to clear Fast track, so now i have no patients to see. its been 1 hour, almost 5 am. i have a little over 3 hrs to go. i would sleep, but i know that once i do, my mind wiould be fogged up and i may not function well when i awake. i wish i did go to sleep, i didn't get any sleep yesterday... and i woke at 8 am for the tradie to come and check the lock on my back door. oh i didn't tell you... there was an attempted break in. they tried to wedge the picture window open/ take it off completely but with both locks on all they managed to do was take the door off the track and get it stuck on the ledge, with not enough room for someone to squeeze through. so it couldn't be opened from either inside or out. i had always wondered about the usefulness of the top lock on the door, well now i know. It WORKS. the reality of it is that if we just had one lock, the house would have been broken into , it needed both of the locks, in use, to thwart the plans of the theives. thanks be to God. i did also manage to fix the door myself. Handy Ruthie! That's me!

so yea, back to the work man, he was coming to check the top lock, cause it has been loose for a while and i was just a little concerend that if there is another attempt it may not hold. so i was up early and though i managed to get a bit over 1hr more of sleep, i am begining to feel it now. i have never been a fan of cat naps, but i may try one tonight.. i do hope no one else comes in till the morning, that would just be glorious....:)

ok enough of me rambling in my down time..... 4:55am on 01.05.09- man this year has gone by fast.....

Finally pics of Greece

Sorry it has taken me so long, i had some issues with the internet at home. it was torture.

well there is plenty more to see but these are some of the best of...

Lots to say

So i have been back in Aussie land for about 2-3 weeks now and have been so flat out that i have not had any time to write. i am actually fitting this in before i head to bed. i have about 10 min to write as i have to make my bedtime. that is if i want to be at least semi conscious tomorrow morning for work...lol.

the end of the greece trip was good, although we did have some trouble leaving santorini, as there was a strike in Athens and there was no flights in or out of the island. so we were delayed a day. i did make my flight out of athens but it just made the return leg of the trip just a tad hectic. it was all good though, and i came back and was at work the next day. i'm back in ED. yup, back to shifts. i tell you i don't mind the actual work, infact i really do like/enjoy it. however i do hate the shift work. it makes life hard to plan and makes me even more tired i find, causeeven on my down days there isn't enough recovery time. Neways enough about work...

I came back to the chaos of Peta moving out and my new flatmate, EJ, moving in and all the drama and stress that is invovled with moving and rearranging/ taking over a house. it is crazy man, and you know i can't function with too much mess. well for about 2 weeks or so my house was unrecognizable, everything was on top of everything else, 2 couches, beds being moved in and out, too much for my poor head. i must say i was pretty calm through it all, that was a miracle and i thank the lord for that. i really didn't want my divorce from Peta to be mess, and it was quite good. she was great to live with so after 3 years it was sad to see her go. she is close though, and her place is quite cool. i also got the big room now, so it all works out. now all i have to do is finish getting everything for the room. i need another bookcase, as since i lost alot of storage from my old room, i need someplace for my books....lol... i know i know books are one of my weaknesses and you know i can't give any away cause i am creating my library. lord help me if i decide to leave here and move somewhere else.... the move would be very expensive.

ooops my time is up, i was gonna tell you about the RMO dinner i went to, but i think i'll just post a pic. i was looking HOOOOOOT!!! my next post will be pics of Greece. i'll post one now as a taste.... heaps of Love, till next i have a break....

Greek Vacation

on this my last day in Santorini, i sit and reflect on what a great trip this has been so far. it is not over yet but is on the last leg of the journey. my trip started last week thursday night, after work, when i flew out on a 9:30 pm emirates flight to Dubai and eventually Athens. it was a long flight filled with lots of sleep and movie watching. Emirates is great and i will definitely fly with them again. i met up with Joelle in Athens and we made our way from the airport to the hotel via bus cause the metro was under construction. our hotel was amazing. so plush and modern, with views over looking the ancient olympic temple of Zeus and with a view of the Parthenon in the Acropolis. stunning!! pictures to follow when i get back. we were in athens for 2 days. the first was mainly sleep then the second we roamed the city, did all the sightseeing. 

the acropolis was amazing. i love european cities with all this history. it always amazes me that these structures have lasted for centuries. it was beautiful. the parthenon was packed with people even though it is still low season. we were all precariously passing each other on the slippery marble steps, which were steep. you know there were the people who were acting the fool and touching what was not to be touched and going places they shouldn't. the shrill whistle of the watchers kept going off and they would scold them in either greek or english. lol... the views were amazing and structures were breathtaking. i walked the halls of the market place where socrates would sit and argue with the other teachers. wonderful. one of the best parts of the day was sitting at an outdoor cafe, drinking coffee and people watching. i am telling you u have never seen hustling by the street vendors anywhere like you see in athens. all races, greek, indian, african.... selling the stupidest, worthless trinkets, toys, umbrellas, bubble makers, screwdrivers etc... you get my drift. and they have no concept of personal space. seriously, when i tell you i was talking and they would appear silently right AT my shoulder, with something in my face... craziness...

Neways after Athens we went to Santorini, which is beautiful... it has been very cloudy and cool, it is after all still winter. but i can just imagine what it is like in summer when the sun is shinning all the time and they would get the most amazing sunrises and sunsets. the bluest water and great views. we found this great little pub, Murphy's, were there is 2 for 1 happy hour and free shots with the drinks. not to mention the DJ was off the hook. i mean he was playing that ole skool R&B, mixing it with modern and just made you wanna dance and dance. we have been there every night that we have been here. they know us and expect us to pop in, after all we do bring the party. 

through out this trip Joelle and I did have a little disagreement which lead to a long conversation which was needed. after that we both understand each other's personality so much better and i think made the trip a better one. it's not often that i can say that about a disagreement.  we have had great adventures on the island including exploring the island on our quad, Betsy. When you see a pic you will understand. for 20 euro/24 hrs, it was a good rent. we also got to head out to the volcano and i swam in the hot springs.  to get to the springs i needed to jump off the ship into the freezing ocean and swim to shore. there the water was warmer, but the ground was mushy with mud. it wasn't the most pleasant thing, but the water was good. there were bubbles coming out of the ground and it was definitely warm. the down side was that i had to swim back to the ship in the freezing water, so all that warmth was lost. neways i can say that i did it. Jo was able to chill on the boat and sleep, cause she isn't a great swimmer.

so here we are, preparing to head back to athens tomorrow. i heard that while i was here there were some bombings or something there, but no one has really said anything to us about them so i'm not really worried...... i'll post pics when i get back.....

Long time noh hear

well i know i haven't been on here for a long time, in fact since 2008. So Happy New Year and i apologize. things have been going well. i have recovered fully and am back to work. i thankfully finished with ED for a little while and am now doing orthopedics. that has been really good. i enjoy this specialty, however it is hard to get used to the 5 am getting up so that i can get to hospital and start by 7am.

i was able to go to Melbourne for the Australian Open in Jan, and it was really a good time. i flew in on Friday night and went to all the sessions on Sat, Sun and Monday morning's session (cause Monday was a public holiday)it was amazing. i saw brilliant matches and was filled with hope that the fed would win it this year. and he did fight hard, but sadly it wasn't to be. i did get to see quite a few people on the practice courts, see if you recognize a few. i went with some work mates this time, which was cool.

other than the lovely Open, nothing much and too much has been going on. this past week i have had to have my wisdom tooth out. it was a long time in coming but i was planning for it later in the year. well it forced my hand, by hurting me. so i had to apply some tough love and boot it out of the house. maybe now that it has hit rock bottom it will learn its lesson and never trouble me again. I plan to do the same thing to the other one later down in the year. i know i'm being terrible to them and planning this in advance. not even giving the last remaining one a long time to prove himself, but i just know he is gonna act up. so i am being nothing if not prepared....:)

there is also a change a coming soon re my living situation, but that is just developing, so more as this story progresses. so the beginning of the year has not been all peaches and cream. its been tough, but hey that's the story of almost everyone in this day and age. well I trust in the Lord and i know that he is gonna come through in a huge way. so i'm staying faithful....

ok peace and love my friends....

Alicia Keys Concert

hey i went to the Alicia Keys concert last friday and it was brilliant. we ended up in amazing seats, right beside the stage. she was so good. really versatile and generous. allowing her back up singers and band to really shine. they were excellent and so on point. i loved that she did so many different arrangements of her songs. it was very good... here are some clips....some of it may be a bit shaky but u understand







if u ever get a chance to go to one of her concerts... go!!