I am currently on a one week break before my next placement in Westmead Hospital starts. The past 5 weeks at RPAH for my first placement was nerve-wrecking but I am glad it's all over. It was rather exhausting, having to go to the hospital 8.30-5, 5 times a week. It's almost like working but no pay and have to constantly revise our materials at the end of the day and prep for our next day. Got a glance of what working life will be. It's pretty full on and time passes really fast. Nevertheless, it was a great experience and I have learnt a lot. Definitely more than what I learnt last year.
The weekend has been great, spending time with family most of it and met Christine and Matt today for breakfast. Parents are going back tomorrow morning and brother is here for one more month.
It was great having them over for the past 5 weeks. All the cooking and grocery shopping being done, all the chaffeuring to hospital in the morning... Ahhh!! I'm so used to it now that I'm afraid I'm going to have withdrawal symptoms when they leave tomorrow. At least I still have my brother here so I can slowly wean off the presence of family. Gonna miss them. As I am sitting here typing this, I'm starting to miss them when they are in the room fast asleep. The last 5 weeks just went by too fast.
But I guess, in a way, the faster time flies, the sooner I finish my placements, the sooner I get to go home. Bought my ticket back to Auckland for the winter holidays already. Wanted to wait for cheaper flights but my dad said to just buy it and stop wasting time to check for cheap flights everyday. It is pretty reasonable right now actually. AUD 149 one way to Akl. But me being greedy is hoping for the AUD 99 offer to come up again. I just hope I'm not going to regret and I hope there's no cheaper flights than 149... Hahaha!!
Not much plans for the one week break. Going to start writing my essay tomorrow. I have two days to finish it. Due this coming Wednesday and it's worth 60%. I'd be mad because we have to hand in an essay right in the middle of uni break.... but I'm not. I can't really complain because the essay was given to us 6 weeks ago. And I have just been too occupied to touch it. And so, I am using two days of my holidays to finish it. Somehow, I don't feel worried at all. I shall go and buy some red bull tomorrow just in case I need it for Tuesday night. Hehehehe.. I see an all-nighter coming up soon.
Other than the plan to write my essay, I don't have anything else. I wanted to start running again seeing that I have a half marathon in 6 weeks time. It's more for redemption after a shit run in malaysia. But I can't find the motivation to do so. I think I'm gonna try wing it and just have swimming as my training for the upcoming run. I have been swimming the past two days with my brother since he's got the long weekend off. And I've never pushed myself so hard in the pool for such a long time till now. The good thing about swimming is that even if you push yourself hard, you won't come out feeling sore. The arms and shoulders feel like jelly in the pool when fatigue but never seem to have DOMS after coming out of the water. Maybe I'm just not doing enough to get that. Haha!! But whatever it is, I'm gonna make it a point now to swim at least 45 mins in the pool twice a week till the 16th of May and do my run and we'll see if I survive. And let's see if I can stick to this training plan. It's simple, not too much to do. But I have a high feeling that I won't be able to do it. Lazy, not motivated, no discipline. I admit. That's what I am. And to run now is well, not that fun anymore. I run out of good running songs. Any recommendations? I need a new playlist.
Alright, time to head to bed. Will write more after essay is done. Hehehehe.... Gnite!!!
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