IV Is Difficult
Today we had a class about venipuncture and drawing blood. Sowhat was my partner, and we practiced on each other. Because we had practiced drawing on brachial vein in our third year, we decided to start on the vein of the back of the hand.
I tried first. I put on the gloves, tied the rubber tube, and sterilized the skin with the alcohol pad. All went well. But when I pushed the IV catheter into the skin, I couldn't find blood back through the catheter. I tried to change the direction of the needle, but it didn't work. Totally I tried two times and both were failed. I was so depressed. This technique is not as easy as I think. Sowhat tried two times on me and he failed either.
The next time, maybe I have to practice on the real patient. How can I not be nervous ?!
Clerk Course Starts
From now on, I formally become a clerk in VGHTPE. I have the staff card and the restaurant card, which means I can go to the staff restaurant for lunch and have 10% off in the Eslite Square.
In these days, in the classroom, I always fell asleep. Maybe it's because I had not got accustomed to the 8-hour-per-day classes. They made me so tired that yesterday I went to bed on 8 p.m. and got up on 6 a.m. this morning. I cannot image the future days. Will I get tired like a dog and lose my temper just like what I thought Kilo was two years ago?
Sigh… Some things need to be experienced before being realized.
07/09 UPDATE: I finally took the picture of my BB call. It is a little out-of-date to use a BB call in the hospital, because PHS may be a more convenient way to communicate. Well, according to this reason, it is worthier of taking a record of it, isn't it?
Restart Stamp Collection
When I was a child, my father tought me how to collect stamps. I liked it very much at that time, and had done it for a period. My collection books are all at home, and I have many stamps in my drawer now. I'd like to rearrange the things in my drawer and put these stamps in a right place. So I used the coupons of Kingstone Bookstore I received several years ago to buy a new stamp collection book. Hmm… It looks great, isn't it?
A Concert I Cannot Attend
This Saturday, there is a Chinese Music concert in Sing-Tian-Gong. Originally, I'd like to attend and I posted a message asking if anybody would like to go together. But something happened. Please forgive me not to tell what it exactly was. I think I can't attend this concert. What a pity. But I think there will be another chance to watch a free concert. It's ok.
Demeanor vs. Contact
During the period of my separation with Kilo, I read many articles about love. There is a good sentence that affact me very much. It says,
"Between a separated couple, the only thing to maintain is DEMEANOR, not CONTACT."
Because the other side knows you very much, maybe knows the most in the world. What you like, the most private of you, etc. You can not become the original status forever. So, maintain only the demeanor, no contact.
Postcard From Chengdu
The postcard from Chengdu had arrived yesterday. It took about 8 days (06/05 – 06/13), more efficient than I thought. Depends on my experience, the letters deliver between Taiwan and mainland China always take 1 month. But this happened about 10 years ago. Maybe because the policy of Mini Three Links, the efficiency of mail delivery has been enhanced?
Goodbye, 0916!
This afternoon, I cancelled my FETnet mobile phone number, because I have no need to own 2 numbers. It had accompanied me for 2 years and 2 months. It also saved me a lot of money in telephoning. Finally, it got its end. I don't know whether it is right or not, but I think it is a good time to do this.
Efficient Hongkong Post
Two days after I sent this postcard in Hong Kong, I received it today. How efficient it is. On the contrary, I sent another postcard in Jiuzhaigou about a week ago. It still doesn't arrive. Hmm… Let's see how much time it will take. I guess, ONE MONTH. :p
香港行最終日 – 跑馬地我心奔馳
早上起床後,還是先出門去吃早飯,不過今天遇到了一個熱心的老伯,感覺它應該是福建人吧!講的雖然是閩南語,可是好像不怎麼容易溝通啊~他一直說要帶我們到附近的北角去散散步,不過我們還有預定的行程要走,只好婉拒他了,其實我們住的那棟大廈裡好像有很多講閩南語的,旅館老闆好像是,第一天帶我們去看房間的小妹也聽得懂,他們就像是在台灣的客家人一樣嗎?會三種語言還蠻不錯的耶。
本來我們努力的想找到不同的早餐店,但我們最後還是屈服了。這次我換了一種新的,好像叫做牛肉包,裡面包牛肉的(廢話!),不過還是昨天的菠蘿油好吃啊!今天的飲料換成了凍鴛鴦,所謂鴛鴦就是咖啡加奶茶,算是他們的特色之一,不過我喝起來總覺得只有咖啡的味道,奶茶味頂多只有四分之一吧!是還不難喝啦!吃早餐前為了模仿香港人的生活,我特地去買了份馬經邊吃邊研究,話說這馬經還不便宜,小小一份竟然跟超厚的東方日報一樣,要價六元港幣,而且研究了很久,我還視不懂他們裡面畫的表格是做什麼用的,沒差啦~反正是障眼法,只差沒有在報紙上打兩個洞偷看而已。