It feels like a very long time. Pre-clinics started on monday, which was a day full of lectures in the morn at sch, followed by more briefings at sgh. The long day was made even longer when i decided to go to town with sher, cause i wanted to buy a new bag. my pretty bag bought a long time ago in korea is too small! ugh. my feet were aching like hell and i didn't find a bag i liked. plus lugging my heavy bag around is so painful. soon, I can imagine myself with lopsided shoulders. labcoat, bottle, pencil case, log book, note book, file, steth, wallet, ugh!

tuesday was spent in sch having mask-fitting followed by venipuncture. exciting! luckily it was just the dummy..sher and i both kinda messed up our first and only time.heh. had dinner with n after that, and had another long day.

today was communication skills; got to go to the wards for the first time proper and talk to patients. It was a day of Strokes. Positive strokes, eye contact, smiles, anything to make a stranger comfortable. It was also about self-validation, and leading the conversation. kinda fun at first, but it became not-so-fun after we met a very talkative old man, another incoherent old man, and a few depressed old people. so sad. jus got back not long ago after dinner and i'm v tired again.

look forward to tmr..surgery is up next. hope for a nice tutor!!

gotta go bathe and read up more. tiring but interesting days beckon.