hi. i have started my first day of work.

let me tell you the story of how i have gotten this job first (as promised)

since new year eve, i have been walking around my neighbourhood trying to find job postings outside the clinics. (believe me, just opp the mrt stations, there are 5 clinics. more around)

but alas, there wasn't any notices pasted. (ok there was 1 out of 5, but the person said the outlet with vacancy is the raffles place branch, not the woodlands branch so i didnt apply)

so i randomly bought a newspaper on a tuesday. there wasnt much listings on healthcare. but there was this one saying 'clinic in woodlands. full time clinic assistant needed' something along the line.. so i just called and apply, told that the doctor will call me if im shortlisted.

2 days later i received the call for interview for last friday. (i think rv is really a brand. lol)

last friday: interview.

okay, i kept thinking through answers for possible interview qns.. i was thinking hard about how to leave a good first impression too.. so i wore a white polo tee and pants and track shoes (by recalling how clinic assts usually wear o.o).
i was given an application form to fill, with questions like "are you willing to work on weekends/evenings", "can you promise not to work for other clinics nearby after you have quitted for a few years?", "are you willing to wear collared shirt to work?", "can you not wear slippers to work?", "can you not wear shorts to work?" something like that.. my mind totally went LOL.. (this showed that i totally wear correctly for the interview.. *self-admiration*)

there were questions like "do you prefer: a. low pay with no stress/scolding b. high pay but with a lot of stress/scoldings c. medium pay". obviously i chose c. lol.

then also "do you prefer: a. a lot mc but low pay b. less mc but higher pay" i chose b. i want $$$!

oh the last part of the application, "use 4 complete sentences to describe yourself."

-- I am an outgoing person who is eager to learn new things. I don't mind getting pressures as I believe it will motivate me to work harder and get more experience. I am aiming to pursue nursing for my undergraduate studies. I hope I can get this chance to experience working in a clinical setting."

during the interview: the doctor only went through the stuffs on the form, like "you want to go nursing ah? why not medicine??"... lol err... then he asked me instead "do you have anything to ask me?" I TOTALLY BLANKED OUT! normally during in an interview you only prepared answers but not questions mah! so i just say "er. not yet.." when he asked me 2 times.. then he said try 1 month contract and the range of the pay lo.. yes. and he will call me a few days later to discuss when to start work cos he's busy...

the moment i step out of the clinic, i thought of super a lot of questions -.- (many until today still unanswered cos the doctor is always busy). like. working hours, exact pay, off-days, cpf, attire, when get salary ETC ETC.

until yesterday, one week passed but still no calls. so i just dropped by the clinic after my attachment ytd. i think they were quite surprised. LOL. but the doctor said "er i call you in 2 days can? i still need to think about something".. wah piang i was damn zzz when i left the clinic.. quite scared cos i have no idea what is he thinking about.. i scare he want to sack me before i even start work.. lol..

but then, last night 10pm+ i received missed call and it was the doctor! he asked me to start work this morning -.- okay nvm im free :DD so yeah. hung up w/o asking any questions cos, i blanked out.

today morning went to work at 8.30am.

colleague: debra and shian. both 28 years old (they really dont look old). 3months and 2years+ experience respectively. yishun and admiralty respectively.

debra was in-charge of teaching me.. so learnt and did the registration procedures for the session, went bank with debra, did some scanning of medical records...

went for lunch slightly after 12pm

i dabao and went home for lunch..(benefit benefit!) lol..

went back at 2pm.. worked with shian and jesslyn (an auntie. quitting after working for one week -.-).

doctor told me to go to an empty room to read a file of all the things to take note of, procedures etc..

spent about an hour.. too long never study eyes a bit pain sia... they got slight surprise when im done O.o maybe relatively faster than others?

spent another 30min or so to do a true/false test given by the doctor after im done studying. wah, some questions were not even in the file! X.x make brilliant guesses loh, 50:50 mah..

after that i continue scanning medical records, until like 4.20pm like that the doctor said i can go home liao (Y)

so that's my first day of work. i think slowly i will learn how to dispense medicine etc (that's the part i am hoping to learn. to know all the different names of drugs and it's applications!).. I think Dr is a nice guy, but he doesn't talk to us.. busy busy..

im not working tomorrow. but morning shift on sunday.

then i would be following the schedule..

doctor's consultation hours is morning: 9am-12pm, afternoon: 2pm-4.30pm, evening: 6.30pm-9pm

sat only morning, sunday only morning and evening. dont ask me why is it so weird.

so normally work +1hour before after each session.. (but since im new so today my hours very short i think)

yep yep. see when you guys wanna jio me bah! im a busy woman :)