It's been almost 6 months since I joined the chalets. I must admit that I love it here. This is my 3rd Psych position, but its a refreshing change.

I have a quirky boss that walks up and say jokes like : 

"One day Chelsea Clinton was on a train and she met a soldier that had just returned from Iraq. She asked him: "what are some things soldiers are afriad of?" His reply : "3 things, 1) Osama, 2) Obama 3) Your Mama" 

My boss would smile and walk away. Well pp find him odd, but i think it's his way of connecting with the staff.  I have no complaints.
The Drs are sometimes quite tight arse, that said, there is a good handful of nice ones.

It's been a steep learning curve. Do check out the papers as they will be doing a write up on EMDR : Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It's darn cool, cause i had my traumas in life reprocessed just having fingers wagging within my bilateral visual field. I can't wait to try it out on my patients. 

It's been enriching. I suppose it's the first time that i enjoy work. Best part: I am not desk bound. Only on Tuesdays where i seat around abit more. Otherwise, I am around Sg visiting patients. It sounds weird, but i find it a challenge working with patients who are halluncinating.   

Work has been happening and happier. It's unlike me to only dread going to work less than 5 times (over estimate) this year due to fatigue. 

Hmm... I hesitate taking leave cause I just wanna see patients in my clinics.
I hope that this enthusiasm is sustained. Life's great! 

On the first day, my luggage was left behind at Dubai Airport, but I was impressed with Emirates for informing me once i got off the plane. My first day in Rome was spent with the bare minimum of my lonely planet, camera and cash. 
Out of the many places that I visited, I loved Rome most  for its grandiose architecture and rich history. 

Next, on my list is Florence. Although I studied its history 10 years ago, nothing beats viewing it personally. All the medieval, renassiance, gothic buildings and art  came alive! It was interesting to know that many English phrases originated from Latin.  

Next, after personally viewing Michaeangelo's David, I now know what made this man the most reputable sculptor. Although the admission to the Academy costs 13 Eur, it was well  worthed to take a peek at his sculptures. He was brilliant. I was so inspired by Michaelangelo that i took the trouble of rushing down to Santa Croce to have a look at his tomb, and even told him what a great man he was. The next sculptor I loved was Bernini. His wonderul sculptures especially  the one of David before he was going to strike Goliath with his catapult at Borghese Musuem. It was BRILLIANT! 

The Tuscan Hills of Siena and San Gimigniano were absolutely stunning. I took many piccies of it. Again what I liked was the medieval style of architecture and it's churches.

Within the countless pretty churches, many wealthy families were buried in the church. These rich family had their frescoes painted on the ceilings of the church. The art history of all the frescoes were stunning. It was amazing how the rich in the past would pay artists, to paint their family members associated with the saints that lived many years before them. They were the 'stinking rich' when the churches they were buried in were flooded. 

Besides museums, churches and architecture, I loved the morning's chill breeze of the tuscan hills and the smell of freshly baked bread and coffee brews from the little alleys of Venice.

All the cities that I visited had heaps of tourists, but the worse had to be Venice. I did not  like Venice. Venice had the most tourists, pigeons and murano shops. Everything was costly and overhyped. 

Lastly, how can one not shop in Italy, I made 4 costly buys. Prada was indeed very cheap. The current models in Singapore were going for 50% less. And Tod's shoes were 40 - 70% less. 

Oh, as for Italian men, I hardly spotted any and those I saw were disappointing. Overall, it's well worthed the trip, but extremely costly.  

The pictures will come up soon! A grand total of 1000.

It's a somewhat good Sunday. I was glad to have spitspatspot & starbuckstoner coming for the run with the usual 3. It's a refreshing change. Good to have you gals around at 6 in the morning!

Besides my mad rush to pack, clean my room, finish my last minute chores, attending Mass and dinner at Hua Ting to celebrate Tian's 3rd BD, I received news that my colleague's husband passed away suddenly whilst holidaying with her in KL.

After 5 weddings, came 3 funerals. Somehow my experience with funerals, it never happens as a standalone event. 
It takes 3 to complete the cycle. I really hope that this would mark the end of the unhappy events.

And this is my first ever holiday not having to worry about work nor school no more! YAHOOO!!!!!

Ok time to walk walk.