Saturday, August 30, 2008

whoa...sorry for the long absence..my blog is not dead yet.

Have been extremely busy late with assignments. I have heaps of assignments waiting for me to munch it all up! Just completed one of the most challenging essays related to my OT unit. OMG..almost drove me nuts..searching for info...understanding the concepts...reading piles of notes..planning out the freakin essay...Gahhh finally done..just hope what i wrote makes sense to the lecturer!

Ahhh there is still more to come...i cant believe in 2 months time it would be final exams. I have a long list of task to do this week...
1) Search for 5 journal articles on self-efficacy for health behaviour journal
2) complete anatomy prac report (killer..killer..killer)
3) research on obesity in young children for OT group presentation
4) listen to physiology ilecture
5) catch up with anatomy ...this subject is killing me!
6) research on dimentia for placement

Placement has been going well so far, except for this week. Both me and my coursemate's supervisor call in sick on thursday. Apparently 3 OTs didnt turn up that day, only 1 came...with 3 other Allied Health Assistants working in inpatient aged care department. Hahah...did nothing much that day, there was no staff meeting either from 12-12.30pm. I joined in the social group activities...the breaky group, lunch group and Scone group for afternoon tea. haha watched how the patients make their own breakfast and lunch. During afternoon tea, one of the Allied Health Assistant made Gem Scones...which looks pretty easy to make. All u need is eggs, self-raising flour, butter and sugar! We had a proper English-style tea,...the table was set up, using special tea cups and saucers, special sugar bowl holder..looks pretty classy...and even the tea was specially brewed..not those ordinary tea bags! The freshly baked scones was damn yummy...with a dash of cream and strawberry jam..ahaha what a privilege! Spoke to some of the patients as well...hahaha oldies can be cheeky sometimes..do not underestimate them.

Went home early that day, for the first time..hmm maybe the second time i reached home when the day was still bright and sunny! The train was packed on our way back, since it was peak hour...so me and my coursemate had to sit on the floor instead...which is not comfortable when the train suddenly swings to the left or right! Not fun either when u have to get up at 5am every thursday!
Sigh...i feel that i need to improve my communication skills...when communicating with OT staff and patients...sometimes im too quite. Oh dear.

This is how dodgy my room looks like at the moment: