Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XXXVIII!
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However they choose to accomplish it, I hope they manage to eventually increase the number of medical staff in Singapore.Originally posted by sbst275:Actually there was 1 lady also from NP who was actually the 1st to pursue medical courses directly aft poly... But had to pursue it overseas
I've a feeling that this happened because of the lady's case
My father's in his upper 80s, and has to make regular trips to the hospital as an outpatient for check-ups. It is not unusual for him to have to wait up to 2 hours to see a doctor, despite his arriving at the hospital in advance of the time indicated on hs appointment card. The crowds in the waiting rooms are nothing to sneeze at either.
What's going to happen to the hospitals when the population hits 6 million? -
it's insane..
i was at the A&E for my slipped disc.. they called it 'in severe pain' and at triage was pushed up to the top of list..
the doc there (looking very tired) made me take very strong painkillers.. and i heard her trying to get an appointment to see the orthopaedic side.. she was actually arguing and yelling into the phone...
after that, she apologised to me saying that the earliest appointment she could get me after quarreling with the orthopaedic side was 7 days... i thanked her saying that the polyclinic could only get an appointment 4 months later.. i was supposed to endure that kind of pain for 4 months..
let's just say it's a ticking time bomb..
the powers don't know about this.. Lau Lee thought that Singapore Airlines will bring home Singaporeans on emergency flights if they had health problems overseas because they did it for his wife! that says a lot about how divorced from reality they are -
yeah...Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:However they choose to accomplish it, I hope they manage to eventually increase the number of medical staff in Singapore.
My father's in his upper 80s, and has to make regular trips to the hospital as an outpatient for check-ups. It is not unusual for him to have to wait up to 2 hours to see a doctor, despite his arriving at the hospital in advance of the time indicated on hs appointment card. The crowds in the waiting rooms are nothing to sneeze at either.
What's going to happen to the hospitals when the population hits 6 million? -
everytime i dread going to polyclinics or NUH
superbly crowded, i pity the nurses and docs
and one time when i was in NUH, one middle aged man got the cheek to scold a nurse
he was saying things like appointment time was 3pm, and he didnt care a hoot whether they are busy or not, he has to go in by 3pm and not wait one two hrs
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hmm I think it depends on which hospitals and polyclinics too.
I brought my MIL to alexandra hosp numerous times, and the service there is really fantastic. pleasant and calm. Makes the waiting worth it. Plus they have complimentary tea coffee AND phone charger. Heehehehhehe -
Coincidentally, I was at the polyclinic yesterday, by appointment. After registration, I went to use the toilet, then waited...after 20 mins, I thot how come they are calling for nos. way after mine, so checked with them. It seemed that they did call my no. probably while I was in the toilet...which means they had tried to serve me 5 mins after I registered. Unbelieveable but true!Originally posted by laurence82:everytime i dread going to polyclinics or NUH
superbly crowded, i pity the nurses and docs
and one time when i was in NUH, one middle aged man got the cheek to scold a nurse
he was saying things like appointment time was 3pm, and he didnt care a hoot whether they are busy or not, he has to go in by 3pm and not wait one two hrs
sheesh
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yeah.. it's not that crowded there...
NUH is insane tho'Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:hmm I think it depends on which hospitals and polyclinics too.
I brought my MIL to alexandra hosp numerous times, and the service there is really fantastic. pleasant and calm. Makes the waiting worth it. Plus they have complimentary tea coffee AND phone charger. Heehehehhehe -
It all depends on the time and location of the polyclinicOriginally posted by Wanda:Coincidentally, I was at the polyclinic yesterday, by appointment. After registration, I went to use the toilet, then waited...after 20 mins, I thot how come they are calling for nos. way after mine, so checked with them. It seemed that they did call my no. probably while I was in the toilet...which means they had tried to serve me 5 mins after I registered. Unbelieveable but true! -
i think appointments are different from walk-ins...
and depends on how you are...
2 times i didn't need to wait was when i was in severe pain from slipped disc.. they saw me immediately... the other time was i had chicken pox.. they wanted me out of the clinic as soon as possible
Originally posted by Wanda:Coincidentally, I was at the polyclinic yesterday, by appointment. After registration, I went to use the toilet, then waited...after 20 mins, I thot how come they are calling for nos. way after mine, so checked with them. It seemed that they did call my no. probably while I was in the toilet...which means they had tried to serve me 5 mins after I registered. Unbelieveable but true! -
poor bear bearOriginally posted by the Bear:it's insane..
i was at the A&E for my slipped disc.. they called it 'in severe pain' and at triage was pushed up to the top of list..
the doc there (looking very tired) made me take very strong painkillers.. and i heard her trying to get an appointment to see the orthopaedic side.. she was actually arguing and yelling into the phone...
after that, she apologised to me saying that the earliest appointment she could get me after quarreling with the orthopaedic side was 7 days... i thanked her saying that the polyclinic could only get an appointment 4 months later.. i was supposed to endure that kind of pain for 4 months..
let's just say it's a ticking time bomb..
the powers don't know about this.. Lau Lee thought that Singapore Airlines will bring home Singaporeans on emergency flights if they had health problems overseas because they did it for his wife! that says a lot about how divorced from reality they are
as for lau lee, he and his papaya cronies is already out of touch with his people. during the 60's he had the people's trust. today? trust and delication = $$$ -
i survived
so i'm laughing about it now -
appts at polyclinics are ok
my mum go for regular checkup and is out in jiffy -
Bourdain is on!
I think it's the Bushman episode.. -
if i were an ice cream man son, if i were to marry
i would marry an ice cream daughter, more than anoybody
coz she can lick, i can lick, we can lick together
in the middle of the night, licking one another
one of the lewd songs we learnt in secondary sch days -
Oh yes. While i was at the polyclinic, the tickler was saying that the approx. waiting time for walk-ins to see the doc is 4 hr 45 mins.Originally posted by the Bear:i think appointments are different from walk-ins...
and depends on how you are...
2 times i didn't need to wait was when i was in severe pain from slipped disc.. they saw me immediately... the other time was i had chicken pox.. they wanted me out of the clinic as soon as possible
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grrrrr.. Bourdain eating beautiful oysters!!
want... oysters... -
Oysters are said to be an aphrodisiac (sp?).
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well, they're yummy!
i love watching Bourdain.. he's hilarious -
Bourdain (is he french?) is sometimes politically incorrect...his attitude is : I don't give a heck!
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nah.. he's very American...
actually, if you watch it regularly, his 'cynical.. and i don't care' attitude is his mask... within him is a hopeful and hopeless romantic at heart
glimpses of it come through in a few episodes.. especially the Malaysian one...
the flippant attitude is reserved for cities he goes to.. but if there is goodness and family and warmth involved, you can see he is at peace..
one senses he is looking for something.. something like what he sees in the families and all that is goodOriginally posted by Wanda:Bourdain (is he french?) is sometimes politically incorrect...his attitude is : I don't give a heck! -
I guess you're right. I missed the Malaysian one...and I enjoy the Asian places' episodes....don't like those that cover the American cities, coz they tend to show similar culture, and that's when Bordain is at his worst, or best if you like his cynicism.Originally posted by the Bear:nah.. he's very American...
actually, if you watch it regularly, his 'cynical.. and i don't care' attitude is his mask... within him is a hopeful and hopeless romantic at heart
glimpses of it come through in a few episodes.. especially the Malaysian one...
the flippant attitude is reserved for cities he goes to.. but if there is goodness and family and warmth involved, you can see he is at peace..
one senses he is looking for something.. something like what he sees in the families and all that is good -
you would have loved the 'outtakes' episode..
the Indonesian episode where the cameraman demolished the Nasi Padang shop, he said that when he went to China, a chinese fella came up to the cameraman and said "you clumsy man on tv!! very funny!"Originally posted by Wanda:I guess you're right. I missed the Malaysian one...and I enjoy the Asian places' episodes....don't like those that cover the American cities, coz they tend to show similar culture, and that's when Bordain is at his worst, or best if you like his cynicism. -
Haha...they've seen him in China...not bad! Hope they'll show the outtakes espisode on Central then...will look out for it.Originally posted by the Bear:you would have loved the 'outtakes' episode..
the Indonesian episode where the cameraman demolished the Nasi Padang shop, he said that when he went to China, a chinese fella came up to the cameraman and said "you clumsy man on tv!! very funny!"
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deep in my heart is a song
here on the range i belong
drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweed