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Monday, January 12, 2009

Today at lunch, I went back to the Metro in Paragon to see if the shoes I liked were still there, but woe betide me, the whole set of those going for 2 pairs for $46.90 were GONE. REMOVED.

It took me about half an hour to get to KK, which I did by taking the MRT from Orchard to Little India, and then walking in. Then thankfully there were many helpful signs to help me find my way. My one question is why the breast centre is in the children's tower.

I found out that there was another student from Duke attached to Dr. Hong, and at 2.30, he was going back and forth between two consultation rooms, so one student in each room. The nurse said he sometimes does three rooms at once!

Then an MO (I think?) called Dr Tan came in to relieve him of the room I was in. She didn't talk to me as much as he had, but I think she was surprised to see me there. She was much nicer to the patients, but in all fairness, I felt he didn't have the time for chit-chat or pleasantries when he was juggling both rooms.

The MO was nice; not only did she ask whether I needed a lift home, she also talked to me about some of the let-downs she felt after working in the hospital for five years. Then she encouraged me to go be a banker or something else! LOL. And one of the nurses, after hearing that I live in Bukit Timah, asked me to confess what it was my parents did for a living to let me live in the rich area! They're funny!

Working in the public sector must really be quite different. There's so many more patients, and I guess the good doctor-patient relationship can't really be forged since you keep seeing new patients. And I suppose if you deal with cancer, you wouldn't really want to see your patients again.

Unrelatedly, there's a Prima Deli right next to the breast centre! When I left the place I smelt really good food, and was almost going to walk to the Kopitiam to see what it was, but I restrained myself, walking the other way to the entrance, when I realised the great smell came from the Prima Deli! I love their chicken pies!

I didn't get to eat the teriyaki chicken pizza bread thing I bought from the Breadtalk at Paragon until I got home :( I suppose technically I could have eaten it at the bus stop, but what if the bus had come right when I was halfway through it? Gah.

xuan blogged at 9:07 PM

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