16th Oct 2023
Definitely late, but got to re-setup everything by end of academic semester.
So far so good, academically mostly Bs to Cs, won't be getting into a university anytime soon. Probably.
So far so good, building ground rules as we go, but I try to take into account her considerations and needs and inclinations more than in my past relationships. Got to be mindful about that, it's something I have to consciously do. She does it too, for the most parts, which is why we're still together.
My rimless glasses were impressive. Hangs on a lot better than expected. Totally worth the S$139.
19th Nov 2023
Sometimes I wonder what Sichuan cuisine used to be like before the Portuguese brought chilli back from the New World.
21st Nov 2023
Wow... first, they no longer had my info in their system when I emailed the Citi Prestige Concierge regarding a new hotel booking after all these years, then the Digital Concierge in the Citi app turned out to be impossible to navigate due to server issues, and today, the phone Concierge told me Suites are not accepted for the Complimentary 4th Night benefit on top of the new conditions like no membership perks, no lounge access, etc.
No wonder nobody talks about Citi Prestige anymore - they've effectively neutered the strongest selling point of the card! What's the point of it anymore? The people who book regular hotel rooms for such long stays can't afford the card, and those who can afford the card don't care about saving the amount of money you get from one night out of four in a regular room. Only good use for it now is four nights in luxury hotels... which I rarely go for.
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This benefit cannot be combined or used in conjunction with
- Any other promotions or discounts, including the use of corporate code discounts.
- Any other offers, discounts, promotion, etc. given by the hotel/property of choice
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The following stays will not qualify for this benefit:
- Full and Half board room stays
- Single and multi-room suites
- Home & Farm Stays
- Serviced apartments
- Villas
- Packaged stay and member rates, such as air and hotel, hotel and car rental, hotel and meals bundled promotions
Well fk me. Not even villas and serviced apartments, nor half/full-board stays which also covers the castle I stayed at back then.
23rd Feb 2024
Starting to feel it in this final ten-week attachment/internship. Starting to feel the dismay upon waking up. It doesn't keep me from sleeping, but I just dreamt of safer times this morning. The feeling of not wanting to leave the house is there now.
And it's just two cases in this medical oncology ward so far! That's nothing compared to the twelve that a typical staff nurse handles! But what is really holding me back is the absence of attention to details, something nurses NEED but bosses generally don't (can easily be outsourced to staff). The vast change in my evaluation of priorities trips me up too often, which leads me to getting penalised because of the smallest things like not putting on my name tag and signing out. This is stupid but the trend is there, moreover as nurses, the little things matter as much as the big things.
Then there's also my absent-mindedness, a challenge that's always been there since my earliest memories. While it used to be that notes would help in school, and then someone to act as my PA at work, notes are challenging in this fast-paced environment with infection control measures while nurses don't get PAs - nurses are the PAs when there is a need for one.
As Dr Rai always used to reply when I discuss my challenges, what can I do about it?
Makes me rethink my suitability for this career, but it is probably a teething issue. Will have to be... monitored.
