Boring Story

KV and I followed a specialist to Batu Gajah Hospital today.

The specialists from Ipoh Hospital do district visits once a month. Each specialist have a district that they frequent, hence people who need specialist follow up don't have to go all the way to Ipoh for check-ups. Quite a good idea, really..Among the districts HRPB (Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun a.k.a Ipoh Hospital) covers - Batu Gajah, Sg. Siput, Changkat Melintang, Kampar, Tambun (kem transit) and Cameron Highlands (because it is nearer to Ipoh than Kuantan). There are a few other districts, but I can't remember where else..:P

Anyway, it is a little weird to just be sitting in the car while the specialist drives to the district, but then it's not like we have a choice. We tried our best to talk about stuff, making small talk. The ride wasn't too far and the specialist was really nice so it wasn't too awkward a drive.

Batu Gajah Hospital, according to my specialist is a pre-war building, built during the British times - most of the buildings were wooden buildings and the buildings were quite spread out. There were many greeneries here and there - in fact, it looked more like a school than a hospital.

First, we followed the rounds in the pediatric ward of the hospital. Then after that was the outpatient follow-up time. Most of the patients have been treated in HRPB at some time or other and are just coming for check-ups every 3 or 4 months to see their progress. Basically me and KV will review the patient, then present the case to the specialist and she will decide what to do. Overall I think we did OK..at least I hope we did OK.

We were done by about 12pm, then we had lunch, then we had a CME delivered by the specialist at about 1.30pm..After that, we came back home. All in all, a nice day (especially since we get to come home early)..:P

What a boring story, huh? Well, that is all the excitement I get in my life for now...so bear with me..

Anyway, I have another short story - this conversation took place the other day when I was buying my broadband..

Celcom lady : Kerja mana?
Me : Hospital
Celcom lady : Oo...Nurse, ya?

Upon relating the story to KR, KR said my looks are more of a nurse than a doctor.
My justification - nurses are usually cute, and her thinking I am a nurse means that I am cute.:P
What do you think?

My New Celcom Broadband

Finally.
FINALLY, I have my internet.
It's about time, don't you think?
It took me more than 2 months to do it - I was supposed to do it by 2 days.

My original plan was to get the Maxis ZTE modem. However, when I went to Maxis last Friday, they said that the ZTE modem cannot be used in Ipoh (although I have used it before) and that they don't have the modem in stock. They also didn't have the broadband modem in stock and said that it would be available only on Monday. Since they open only during office hours, and I am working during office hours, it would be almost impossible for me to go get it.

Then, I went to Celcom (both the shops were close by). They had the broadband modem in stock, but then it was quite expensive. It was decision making time. I didn't want to keep on postponing and postponing - I miss the internet too much!!

Maxis modem is cheaper (forgot how much the price really is, but think it's about 100+), but then the monthly fee is about RM118 or RM138. Celcom modem is RM400 but monthly fee is RM68 or RM98. After thinking and thinking (and since I won't be able to get the Maxis modem immediately), it seemed more logical to take the Celcom modem - in the long run, it would be cheaper.

That is how I ended up with a Celcom modem.
However, unfortunately, I couldn't use the modem until today 'cos they needed time to be activated (at least that is what they claim) and I was oncall yesterday and so couldn't use it yesterday.

I am happy that I now have access to the net.
It was rather sad though - handing over RM500 to the Celcom lady. But then, it's not like I have a choice, right? I mean, it's the internet..I NEED IT!!