Kring kring hello doctor!

There is one thing you should know about doctors;

Handphones and them doesn’t go hand-in-hand. Ive been around them for so long, I can confidently say; you are the most lucky person on earth if you can get a hold of them. Even having to wait for them and listening to the monotonous dialing tone is a big achievement alone . Most of the time, you just wont. At the end of the day, you’ll find yourself talking to the voicebox instead.

For my brother’s wedding (Abang Rudi aka Abudi) this month, I was entrusted with a task; to call every guest and to confirm their attendance. As expected, calling up the doctors was the most challenging one. The results were;

1) Answered my calls and made confirmation
2) Did not answer my calls at all
3) Switched off the phone entirely
4) Picked up the phones sounded really confused
5) Picked up the phones thinking I was one of the doctors referring a case (Lol doctors; always on the move, ready for action)

But most of them, sounded really tired, busy, tired, busy, tired and busy! This was one of Abudi’s colleagues ;

Dr X : Hello.

Na : Hello Assalamualaikum. Boleh saya cakap dengan Dr X?

Dr X : Yes speaking.

Na : Sori ganggu. Saye adik Dr Wan Syazli. Saye nak confirm bole ke datang kenduri kawen Dr Wan?

Dr X : Ohh. Adik Dr Wan. Saye tengah pening ni pening. Saye tengah keje. Saye on-call dah 3 minggu dah ni. Saye ingat saye dapat card tu sume aritu, ade seating arrangement sume kan? Tapi saye pening saye pening. Saye tak sempat nak reply. Letih ni saye keje. Aduhaiii

Na : (Ok…tak menjawab soalan) Oh takpe. Nak saye call lain next time?

Dr X : Eh tak perlu tak perlu. Saye letih ni letih sangat. Saye rase saye bole pegi, tapi saye takut saye on-call lagi. Letih saye letih. Sibuk sibuk. Saye keje non-stop. Haihh..

Na : (Still tak beri confirmation) Takpe, Dr X bole je call Dr Wan sendiri and confirmkan dengan die.

Dr X : Ahh ok ok. Saye pening-pening. Saye tak boleh cakap sekarang, sebab saye tatau saye free ke tidak. Kene tunggu on-call list dulu. Tapi saye betul-betul nak pergi. Betul2. Sibuk saye keje non-stop. Saye rase saye kene ade dekat OT nanti, tapi saye betul2 nak pegi kenduri ni.

Na : Ok, nanti saye ckp dekat Dr Wan.. Terime kaseh eh.

Puppp letak telefon!

Haa told you! Turned out, I forgot to mention this to Abudi ( I couldn’t remember which is which). Heheh

So when doctors say they are busy, trust me, THEY ARE EXTREMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELYY BUSY! Phew~~

p/s : Cube teke knape, doctors don’t pick up the phones bearing anonymous numbers during weekends? (betul ni, tak tipu)

p/s : Out of topic, I found this picture on my family’s computer. Hahahaha so cute. Akak Na yang sulung (Kak Fira) paksa Kak Ella (my 2nd sis) utk belakon mase kecik2 dulu. Aaaa tengoklaa belakon jadi pa!! (Kak Ella tengah tahan gelak tu actually)

Stranded

Hello people,

You know I was stranded at the airport for 9 hours, the day I arrived in Kuala Lumpur? Thanks to H1N1 and people surrounding me coughing and sneezing, they have successfully turned me into a health-freak ; I literally wore a (surgical) mask non-stop! Hebat kan kan?

However, wearing a mask alone was not enough to kill the boredom within me. So, after bits of experiments here and there, here’s a list of what you can do, if you are planning to strand yourself at the airport one day;

1) Do your hobby – Mine is cross-stitching . Ever heard of it? Oh well, basically, it is more like sewing. Yup, I was up all night at the airport with my loyal companions; threads, needles and a pair of scissors. The downside was…people stared at me like I was some kind of a freak! Seriously people, can’t a young lady with heels sew? I guess, most people think sewing is only for grannies. *sigh*

2) Sleep – Not an option, especially if you are all by yourself and you have valuable stuffs in your luggage. UNLESS, you can sleep with your eyes wide open which I doubt is possible. Or maybe, with only one eye closes? If you can master that, then by all means, go ahead.

3) Stare at the departure board – Don’t do this. Seriously, it feels like forever to have the time for your check-in to be up there.

4) Rob a bank – You have a mask on, so why not? Eh jap, bank operates during normal office hours – 9-5. Which leaves you with another option, KFC maybe?

5) Pick a group of traveler and decide who is the father, the mother, the eldest son, the granny and so forth – Ok this one was utterly plain BORING!

6) Go to random people and preach on any topic you like – I’d suggest H1N1. You are doing the Malaysia Government a favor anyway.

7) Count how many people with a mask on

8) Go to the toilet every five minutes – Not because you are a health freak, but to wash your face so you don’t fall asleep unintentionally. The downside is ; you have to drag your massive baggage back and forth which is energy-draining.

9) Go to different security guards and ask them the same question again and again– “ Encik, bahaye tak kalau saye duduk sorang-sorang sepanjang pagi ni?” Haha this was me being overly-penakut. Im not scared of homo sapiens, I was…ermm…scared of…ermm…(moral : kalau nak stranded dkt airport, before balik, jangan tengok cite hantu)

10) Best still – READ A BOOK! – Funny, from my observation, you could only capture Mat Sallehs with books. None of our people read, and that included me. Heheh (+_+)

Ok I guess that’s all for now. Try them and lemme know if any of these works! Byebye.

Updates

Quick updates ;

1) I have successfully submitted my project to my consultant. But no, im not free YET. Truth is, there are times, I think my consultant is one skema chap but other times, he seems a bit too…err blur. I don’t think he knows what the Medic School expects from this project. I bet he didn’t flip through the pages of the SSC booklet I kindheartedly printed out and gave to him. Hmph, what more to read it kan?

2) My appetite suddenly shoots up, and I have yet to reason out why. It’s a good thing though, since Mama kindly advised me to fatten up for my brother’s wedding. I was literally shrinking last few weeks. Anyway, two days before, I fried 1kg packet of spaghetti and yes, I finished it all up in less than two days. Hebat kan? Perut macam lembu.

3) This will be my second last weekend in Cardiff. I cant stop counting days to the day I am off to Malaysia. Entah, sekarang macam dalam state muak dok sini huhu. Betullah, I think 3 years should be enough to study here. Macam engineering students, elok-elok ja. 5 years lama mehh (=_=)Having said that, somebody baru ja pancing me to work here just now uhuh.

4) Abah advised me to ciluk a surgical mask from the operation theatre. Be it H1N1 or anything, Abah is being him, protective of all his children. No biggie Abah, I have already planned the whole pencilukan process agessssss ago. And yes, not just one, Na akan ciluk banyak2! Takan 12 jam atas flight pakai satu topeng ja kot. Virus yang nak masok pun mati kot busuk sangat. Heh

5) I will be an auntie in less than two months from now! The first cucu in the family. And yes, it’s a boy^^. So, next job ; go to the city centre and do a massive baby shopping! Weee~~

6) I will be stranding myself on purpose (is there such a word?) at the airport for a night, the day I arrive in KL. Sorry kekla, Na kira-kira budget, tak jadi nak stay KL. Bukan salah Na eh, sapa suruh depa buat airport dkt pelusuk mana ntah. Pi marah depa tu.

7) I haven’t bought a wedding gift for my brother. So Abenjek, jadi ka PS3 ka XBOX apa ka tu. Hadeh, tak paham Na game-game ni. Main dam dkt YM kan senang. Free pun free.

8) Micheal Jackson died, and Im sure everybody knows. As I was reminiscing his songs on Youtube…and mourning that a legend has died…I..ermm...came across this video…

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HISH!Kacau daun betui! Baru nak feeling2(+__0)

Ok till then, have a nice day and please wear a mask whenever possible. If you don’t have one, lemme know, I’ll ciluk one for you as well. Bye ^^

p/s : Random picture taken in Florence again. There are four girls in the picture, Rus, Sebah, me & Ili. Can you spot which is which? Im not sure if you can click to enlarge, I cant.

p/s : Abenjek, abah suruh Na curi topeng dekat Abenjek skali. Hohoho

Malay Drama - Take One, Action!

Thanks to a life as an established time-waster-cum-couch-potato for the past one week, I have successfully finished watching a famous Malay soap-opera. Finally! * clap clap*. I know it’s a cliché to say this, but personally, I feel some Malay dramas are just…err…stereotyped maybe? The dialogues, the scenes, the acting, well basically just anything under the sun, you just name it. They are so predictable, to some extent, you find yourself wayyy ahead of the drama. Heh pandai komen orang (>.<)

(Note : Examples taken from real dramas on National Television)

1) Same script used again and again

Example – There were 4 members in a family; dad, mom, son, daughter. The son got involved in an accident and died. Dad, mom and daughter were very broken-hearted and each needed a shoulder to cry on. So, Dad let out his feeling to his co-worker, Mom went to her nosy neighbor and Daughter wept in front of her best friend in school. And at three different occasions, all occurring AT THE SAME TIME, guess what each listener said to each grief-stricken family member?

“ Sabarlah….Ada hikmah di sebalik tu…”

Aiyaaaa!Seriously scriptwriter, cant you come up with other comforting words other than this? Its too predictable, sometimes, it automatically blurts out from my mouth 2 seconds earlier than the actual casts themselves. (+_=)


2) Asking an already-answered question

Example - A, B and C were waiting for the doctor to come out from the operation theatre. The three of them were anxious to death waiting for the doctor who was busy saving their friend, D’s life which (again) was involved in a car accident. Thankfully 2 minutes later, the doctor appeared, clad in a scrub suit and surprisingly no splash of blood or whatsoever.Gila hebat. A, B and C rushed to the doctor.

A : Doctor..doctor…bagaimana keadaan kawan kami doctor?

B & C : (muka concerned habis..berkerut sampai berline-line fuh)

Doctor yang keras gila berlakon macam kayu seraya berkata : Keadaan D stabil, tapi dia perlu banyak berehat. Saya perlu bercakap dengan seorang dari kamu tentang D. Apa kata kamu, A ikut saya ke bilik saya.

So, A & the doctor left the scene quietly, leaving the other two concerned friends behind. Dok berkerut tak abis-abis lagi.

B : C! C! Mana A pergi C?

C : Sabar B..A pergi ikut doctor ke biliknya. (duh!)

B : Kenapa C? Kenapa??

C : Sabar B…Doctor mahu cakap sesuatu dengan A. (duh duh!!)

B : C! C! Saya risau! Bagaimana keadaan D, C?

C : Sabar B..Doctor kata D stabil tapi perlu banyak berehat.

Duh duh duh!! Pekak ka apa B ni? Im sure if this were to take place in a real-life situation, dah lama C sepuk kepala B dengan krusi hospital kot.


3) Inappropriate use of HEAVY make-up

Example - Around 11-ish at in the evening, a daughter came home from work covered with 4 layers of make-up, blue eye shadow, peach blusher splattered across her cheeks, thick mascara like an opera singer and of course, bright cherry-red lips. You cant blame yourself if you mistake her for a drag queen lol. So, daughter said to mom ;

Daughter : Mak, Ani dah balik Mak!

Mom : Haaa balik sudah. Mari makan malam dengan Mak mari.

Daughter : Baik Mak. Ani nak pegi basuh muka dan mandi dahulu ya.

A few minutes later, after the scene showing her grabbing the towel from the door, walking to the toilet, brushing her teeth, combing her hair, bla bla bla bla bla bla (and just in time you woke up from your sleep) , the daughter then appeared again in front of her mom.

Daughter : Mak, saya dah mandi. Jom makan!

And guess what?? She was still wearing....the same 4 layers of make-up, blue eye shadow, peach blusher splattered across her cheeks, thick mascara like an opera singer and YES, bright cherry-red lips!! Haih tak paham betui. Either dia mandi kambing or make-up artist tersalah bagi dia pakai marker pens yang water-proof . Tonyoh ayaq seribu kali pun tak kuaq.


Huhu well that’s about it. I am trying my best not to be judgemental here, but I cant help myself. Ive noticed these for ages since the moment I laid my eyes on Malay dramas. And up until now, I still think they are practically, very much the same. Well, to be fair, not all..Some la kot.

Oh well, maybe I am exaggerating too much?

P/s : Exactly two weeks to Malaysia!!Woopa!

p/s: Happy (belated) Father’s Day, Abah! I love you I love you I love you!!