Nurse reprimanded for same name mistake

• dragg

  20 Jul 07, 09:15

  she told the brother of a patient that he has passed away.
  
  but actually he only changed bed.
  
  the deceased and the patient has the same name.
  
  
  
  
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:26

  Can't really blame the nurse. Just a miscommunication
• CoolMyth

  20 Jul 07, 09:26

  Must be surname Tan.
• Wanda

  20 Jul 07, 09:27

  So suay, the nurse.
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:31

  Originally posted by CoolMyth:

  Must be surname Tan.

  Ahem, whats wrong with Tan?
• CoolMyth

  20 Jul 07, 09:31

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Ahem, whats wrong with Tan?

  Most common surname in Singapore mah.
  
  No offence to any Tan out there ok?
• dragg

  20 Jul 07, 09:32

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Ahem, whats wrong with Tan?

  this is the most common surname in the world.
  
  
• Short Ninja

  20 Jul 07, 09:33

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Ahem, whats wrong with Tan?

  He is just trying to say that Tan is a very common name.
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:34

  Originally posted by CoolMyth:

  Most common surname in Singapore mah.
  
  No offence to any Tan out there ok?

  I'm a Tan thats why i ask
  
  What is the next most common surname? Lee?
  
• dragg

  20 Jul 07, 09:34

  Originally posted by CoolMyth:

  Most common surname in Singapore mah.
  
  No offence to any Tan out there ok?

  no problem at all.
  
  i am proud to be a TAN.
  
  
• CoolMyth

  20 Jul 07, 09:35

  Originally posted by sand king:

  I'm a Tan thats why i ask
  
  What is the next most common surname? Lee?
  

  Lim, apparently.
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:36

  Originally posted by dragg:

  no problem at all.
  
  i am proud to be a TAN.
  
  

  How come we Tans are so common?
  
  do we multiply that fast?
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:37

  Originally posted by CoolMyth:

  Lim, apparently.

  oic
• dragg

  20 Jul 07, 09:41

  Originally posted by sand king:

  How come we Tans are so common?
  
  do we multiply that fast?

  maybe its because hokkien likes to do it.
  
  
• CoolMyth

  20 Jul 07, 09:44

  Originally posted by sand king:

  oic

  Let's see if I can find a list....ah here.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames_in_Singapore
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 09:48

  Originally posted by dragg:

  maybe its because hokkien likes to do it.
  
  

  haha coolmyth! 237,800 Tans in Singapore!
  
  Thats a lot of people!
• Short Ninja

  20 Jul 07, 09:58

  Originally posted by sand king:

  I'm a Tan thats why i ask
  
  What is the next most common surname? Lee?
  

  My Grandmother Tan oso lah.I Think next in line should be Lim
• Short Ninja

  20 Jul 07, 10:02

  Tan is hokkien and Lim you can find in many dialect groups Lee you can find in other races also>
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 10:07

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  Tan is hokkien and Lim you can find in many dialect groups Lee you can find in other races also>

  o... nvr knew i was hokkien, my Grandmother(dad's side) is Peranakan and my Grandfather(dad's side) is... i dont know
  
  So for 17 years i thought i was neutral
• Coquitlam

  20 Jul 07, 10:53

  Originally posted by sand king:

  I'm a Tan thats why i ask
  
  What is the next most common surname? Lee?
  

  Hi Tan Sand King...kekekeke
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 10:56

  Originally posted by Coquitlam:

  Hi Tan Sand King...kekekeke

  erm, haha, no thats not my name
  
  Just call me SK in the forums, thank you.
• qlqq9

  20 Jul 07, 11:15

  which hospital is the nurse from?
• Toblerone

  20 Jul 07, 11:18

  where's Tan Ah Teck?
• sand king

  20 Jul 07, 11:19

  Originally posted by Toblerone:

  where's Tan Ah Teck?

  You watch too much tv
• Short Ninja

  20 Jul 07, 11:36

  Originally posted by sand king:

  o... nvr knew i was hokkien, my Grandmother(dad's side) is Peranakan and my Grandfather(dad's side) is... i dont know
  
  So for 17 years i thought i was neutral

  Self denial izzit? I tot only hailam people do that> Just take a look at Abdullah Badawi for example.