Good day

So, it did not start smooth,.. in fact, it was kind of bumpy, and i was all NERVES and all... but, it turned out to be good. and like a friend once said, "after a while, you forget all the bad stuff".

I was supposed to have a 'clear' morning due to a mix up, but i ended up being so busy and pre-occupied. I had patients turning up, and i had to listen to their problems, and try to offer a solution, or try to find one. They did however, called me up to find out if i was there and available :) good on them :)

Anyways, I was in TUT this pm. We had case discussion session. We were joined by many other professionals that never really attended this before, but it was a welcome :) We learnt more new things :)

As we were discussing our case load, one particular child jumped out to me. I was sharing to the others how violent his behaviour were, but he is recovering. But mum is obviously way over her head. Then, a medical professional suggested that it might be Fragile X Syndrome. I got way excited because i remembered that from O-Level Biology, and i could actually tell them what it was... *wink* can't you just smell the nerdiness??? :P

Anyways, I was like... soooo happy i know something the others didn't. And also the fact that the person whom suggested it was impressed i knew :) yeah... typical stuff to boost morale :P

Another thing that made me happy was that a 'difficult' case was slowly unraveling... and 'We' got more professionals involved. I don't want the paient or his family to suffer, but whatever pain they are going through now, i hope they understand i did it for them, and it is DEFINATELY out of love for them.

I had an earlier date with the girls, J and H, instead of the usual tomorrow. We ended up doing fun stuff :) it was gret :)

But, i did promised someone a 'date' and i stood him up... I hope he is not too upset about it. I will try to make it up to you :P sorry!

so, all in all... a good day :) and guess what... I am capable of being UP BEAT :P

Musical...

I won tickets to watch High School Musical 3 at Empire Cinema for 2. Since J dislikes cinema, H went with me instead. Armed with the knowledge that it is a musical for "kids"... I was sort of prepared... and having watched the first 2, was FAIR warning.

I like this better than HSM2. However, one asked me, High School Musical 3 or Mamma Mia? Mamma Mia hands down.... BY THOUSANDS of MILES....

I was requested to make a stop to an open house tonight... and there was a lady singing... She was good. Her pronunciation was good, making me able to enjoy the pieces more. I was captivated... i could have been in a theater, re-living my student days enjoying plays.

All the singing reminded me of a person i recently saw. She was keen to sing, and was supposed to be the lead singer in a band, but because of voice problems, she was unable to pursue it. It made me kind of sad, and i know she is sad... She was, however, was able to accept her condition, and was willing to work together to make it better.

Having said that, working with someone whom is in denial of his condition, and creates stories to make himself better of how he acquired the condition, makes working with that person very difficult.

I sit here at my desk, thanks to J, H and A whom bought it for my birthday, thinking how medical professionals and others sieve and sift through information to get to the core problems, what with people's talent with words and spinning tales.... What if you get the wrong information, or interpret the wrong information....

Thank you

There has been some activity on the tagboard... I am not sure why that happened.. or how it happened, but it did... I am not even sure if it is a 'positive' thing that is happening...

Research had informed us that negative behaviour should be ignored and not rewarded... hence, negative tagborders, should be ignored. However, I am never one much to shy away from 'challenges' as politely as i can muster...

In most culture and religion, as well as international "standards" of human behaviour (Social and pragmatic skills) had silently agreed that one should not judge another person - Its like they say, "Do not judge a book by its cover"... Sadly, many of us are quilty of that, including a particular tagboarder.

When we say something nasty about another person, does that make us a good person? Does it make us feel good?

There is an element of truth in what had been commented, and it had been taken into account. Alas, the tagboarder is not the first and won't be the last to pass a comment as such. I, myself, have realised how gordy the blog had become... and FAMILY and FRIENDS (note: not strangers, whom do not know me) had made similar attempts (personally and politely) to make it less depressive. This is what i would like to say: There is such a thing as 'personal thoughts', and if it tends to be BLEAK, so be it.

My thoughts on things may be different from others... but, they are ORIGINAL and are all mine! I have never forced anyone to accept my thoughts as theirs.... except maybe earlier on, hating my boss! *wink*

Like i have said earlier, life is a journey... and adventure... a process... Some may have it good, others not so. Some may be lucky, but not all. Most happy, but a small number unhappy about many things in their life.

I have to say, I am very fortunate to be born as I am, in my family, with god's gift of brain, physical strength and appetite *smile* But, I am also fortunate to be blessed with the ability to THINK and rationale things, may it be good or bad, and think THROUGHLY of any issues within my capacity - so yeah, you can say that i THINK DEEPLY *BLUSH*

Many of the 'sad' entries have histories behind that i share only with the selected few. Hence, it won't really make sense to mere visitors. It would really look like i had dug myself into the pit... and you are watching me letting go... such is not the case, I would like to reassure all my readers.

I would like to thank all that cared and worried about the mental and emotional well being of the blogger. I, indeed, am very pleased to know that you have my best interest at heart. Just like the stock market is unpredictable, so am I... But, just like the stock market, it always manages to pull itself/herself through any storm.... WITH time, understanding and lots of support!!!

I leave you with few wisdom quotes:

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. -Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning Bk. i

He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still -Lao-Tsu. Tao Teh King

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt

To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,requires brains - Mary Pettibone Poole

Criticism is prejudice made plausible - H. L. Mencken