I killed a patient.......again..

i keep killing patients!!
not literally killing la..
i need to think further.
its not all about the drug, and the side effect, and the CMIs, and the lifestyle diet smoking alcohol bla bla bla...
being a pharmacist is somewhat like being an FBI agent..
the amount of investigation we need to do to solve problems and dig out hidden issues which are not noticed never fails to amaze me.

take today for an example.
i was having my counselling session with david smith (my super strict tutor)
and yea he plays the role of some guy with hypertension.
and so i do my thing and counsel him on this and that and blurt out everything i know about his medications.
and then he goes " oh by the way, i need some mylanta as well"
and so i KNEW there was some trick behind it..but i just couldn't figure our what it was!
and so i just all my typical questions.. have u used it before, what for, bla bla bla..
and i thought alright maybe there was no trick behind it.. or maybe it would be a lil issue like reduced abosrbption in the gut or so..
and at the end of it all, my groupmates (lenny and huang) mentioned that they thought i handled the mylanta pretty well..
and then my tutor explains that my patient could have walked out of my pharmacy and died!
why?
coz he was taking mylanta.. and claimed it was for heartburn.

and then it struck me.

heartburn?
how does HE know its heartburn?
who told him so?
did he just assume it was heartburn?
if it was heartburn, why did it happen when he walked a long distance???

and yes, bingo.

HE HAD ANGINA ATTACKS!!!
which he thought was heartburn.
and pharmacist shaleeni have him mylanta for his angina!!

argh!

and then david goes : its alright, its only the fourth death i had this morning anyway...the pharmacy profession is in good shape!!!

haha
he's so funny.

oh well, i hope i don't kill anymore patients in the near future!

A lovely night

Date : 4th August 2007
Venue : National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Occasion : Jolvin's Half BDS Ball

in case ur wondering, NO i'm not a dentistry student.
i just happen to have close friends studying dentistry, and the next thing u know, i'm there at their "halfway there" ball marking the mid of their 5 year struggle to making their dreams of becoming a dentist a reality!!

this could have been my dress if only it wasn't sooooo expensive.. and if it hadn't been bought by someone else the very next day...sob.. coz Jolvin had got himself a really nice silver tie.. and so this silver dress wud have been so perfect to match him for the night. a lil blurry coz i used my phone to snap it and yea.. forgive the silly expression on my face.. i felt stoopid posing for a photo all on my own..

and so i end up wearing this lilac dress instead which i had all stuffed somewhere at the bottom of my luggage bag..lol.. and Jolvin was sweet enuf to go get lilac stuff to match me instead.. but his lilac, not very lilac la.. haha.. see for urself..

well, not many pics of me coz u know la.. sanini camera shy..sorry ler....i got heaps of him tho!! hehe

that's sean and i.. he came to see me off..so sweet horr..

and that's ju-lear on the left.. she's been more excited bout this ball than i am..lol.. but yea she's helped me a lot, and i'm very grateful. Thanks babe! hugs!

at ju-lear's place just before going. the hanger spoiler betul la.. cis.. lol

the girls.. hey i'm so proud to say that i know everyone in this pic except one person... not bad not bad..

this is aimee (sher ri&yat tuang's housemate), her bf patrick, jolvin and me

and that's bing and elaine (my senior)..
they seriously looked like they were getting married.. ooo... *wriggles eyebrows* hehe

People i love so so so so so so so much. . . Wee Li, Lynn and Jolvin

and then of course, saving the best for last, the most significant person of the night..
(hello.. not me k.. i dun have such an inflated ego..)

My lovely date, Jolvin Lee.

He was still taller than me. which was good. hehe. no guy wud like being shorter than his date.
yeap.. that's him.. and of course me as well la.. aiyoyo dun la just keep looking at him only.. gimme la a tiny bit of attention out of modesty also.. sob.. sniff.. and if u observe, that's lynn at the back..teehee

and then below, we have some random syiok sendiri photo of us..

Oh well it was a great night with a great friend.

So yea, if you're reading this, thanks for everything Jolvin. You've been wonderful and really really sweet and understanding. . Argh, don't roll your eyes la, i mean it!!

But u know, the thing i loved the most about going to his ball with him wasn't actually the fact that i had an excuse to be ridiculously vain and get all nicely dressed up.

Neither was it the superb, mouth watering yummy, delicious, to-die-for dinner (especially the desert!! IT WAS SOOOOOOOOO GOOD *drools*),

nor was it the whole excitement and syiok-ness of being asked to a ball by a fine young man. (nyeheheheh.. dun jelous. bwahahahah)

The greatest joy that came out of all the effort to look good and be the best date someone could have was actually the opportunity to get to know him better. And the fact that this ball fostered a great friendship between us was truly what meant the most to me.

So here's a toast to many many many years of a wonderful friendship!
(i can hear u grumbling... too bad!! = p )

You're a great pal, Mr Lee. love ya = )

And thanks again for everything!