TAGGED again! This time by Yenjai.

Why would anyone want to know what’s weird about me? Well.. to think about it, it’s an exercise in self-examination. Even if it’s superficial examination, eh? Let me see…

1. I start my rounds at 8 am. Used to start rounds at 7.30am when I was in government. Old habits die hard. If you like to sleep late when you’re in hospital, don’t get admitted in my care. Or remember to leave a “Do not disturb” sign on your door (or over the bed).

What’s weird about that? Office hours start at 8.30am and most of the other consultants start rounds at 9am. I figured that if I start early, the nurses would have some time to breathe later on when ALL the other consultants demand for nurses by their sides. Eh?

Hmm… that means I have more nurses following my rounds too. See, there’s something good from that.

2. I work on Sundays. My off-day is on Saturday. Weird to many people. Except probably Seventh-Day Adventists AND Kedahans. Government departments and schools in Kedah are closed on Fridays and Saturdays. Private businesses including banks are usually closed on Sundays with Saturdays being a half-day for some. So Saturday is an off-day for most people.

3. My spectacles are crooked. Interestingly, it fits me nicely. Hmmm.. what does that tell you?

I guess my face is not symmetrical, eh?

But “otak” centre, ok?

4. I’m the very best last-minute worker. I prepare everything at the very last moment… getting ready for exams, power point presentation, thesis, packing bags, tax returns, car check before long trips, almost everything… only thing that I do early is getting up in the morning.

5. I’m obsessed with the petrol consumption of my cars. Have always been. Even my motorcycle before my car. The calculations are at my fingertips already. The good thing is my vehicles have always been fuel-efficient or else I might be tearing my hair out.

6. I expect to defy the laws of entropy. Eat just as much, same oand expect to lose weight.

Lemme tag….. BibikNyonya.

I tagged Labyrinth after my post. She’s busy moving house though and can’t make it. So, let me pass the baton to Palmdoc.

Here are the other posts in this project:

50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32,31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10

This meme came from HijackQueen on Four Things about me, myself and I.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Your friendly neighbourhood Shoe sales assistant in a Bata shop
2. Your frinedly neighbourhood English lecturer at a technical institute
3. Your friendly neighbourhood Market reseacher
4. Your friendly neighbourhood Medicine Man

Four places I have lived in:
1. Sebarang Perai
2. Kuala Lipis
3. Kuala Lumpur
4. Bintulu

Four Places Countries I have been to on vacation:
1. Thailand
2. Singapore
3. Brunei
4. Indonesia

Four of my favorite foods (modified from Hijackqueen’s list):
1. Syun Choy Kangkung Belacan
2. Cheese Chocolate cake
3. Anything Some things considered healthy
4. Authentic Foochow Nyonya dishes!

Four places you would rather be right now:
1. In OT.
2. In scope room.
3. In the ward.
4. Right here in the clinic.

It’s office hours. I’m not going anywhere.

Allthingspurple tagged me to tell her the world whether I’d prefer to be a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) or full-time-working-mom (FTWM). Well.. I’m a FTWD … err… boring. Not a boring existence. Just a boring post. Since 99% of dads are FTWDs anyway. So there’s not much to actually talk about.

Perhaps I can relate something original by talking about whether I’m MOM or DAD to my son. Or both

DAD

Papa does most of the fathering, but Kong-kong and Sok-sok are great too!

1. Biologically, I’m a dad. You know the motions of getting to become a dad, right? I went thru that and a DAD I am. ’nuff said.

2. Socio-economically, I’m a DAD. I bring home the bread. I know that doesn’t define a dad but that’s what most dads do, right? Papa.. I want to sell some of my toys to buy the Optimus Prime helmet. Oops. OK.. you get the idea. I’m the wallet.

3. Discipline!! I’m a dad with a “D” for Discipline. He knows he’s in trouble if he’s naughty and I find out about it. Well, most of the time it’s just a long talk or deprivation of privaleges, rather than the “rotan”. Whatever works for the situation, I guess. Mom or Dad could do this but usually it’s a DAD’s domain, eh?

4. Tough coach cum trainer cum rough games “facilitator” … I’m a DAD! Hey, he loves the rough and tough tumbles and flips. And so do I. Gets a scratch or a knock? “Is it bleeding? Is it broken?”. “Nope” … and he goes right back into the action. I let him get wet playing water guns in the garden. Gets sweaty playing shooting goals at futsal. Gets dirty playing with sand in the .. err.. anywhere there’s sand. We go watch Transformers together.

5. The “encyclopaedia”, ahem! … go ask your Papa… err… actually, he’ll be the one TELLING me what dinosaur this is and that is. Whether it’s a herbivore or carnivore… this sound is the heart beating… honda civic can go faster than iswara… whether optimus prime is still alive… etc. etc. etc. The point is… we talk GUY talk. OK, I’m a DAD.

I teach him how to get online and get the webcam on. How to play Spider-man 2 and Shrek 2. DAD? Yes!

MOM

The grandma does most of the mothering. But Papa does some.

1. Pampering!! Is this the mom’s role? Joseph can shower and dress himself, but he loves being pampered in the shower, toweling down and while dressing. He loves to be fed dinner in front of the TV. I guess I could be MOM too.

2. What about tender talk? Is that mom’s role? At bedtime, he’d sometimes hold his little bunny and suck his thumb and look at the ceiling or the window, deep in thought. That’s the best time to ask, “What are you thinking about?” That’s the time that he’s thinking of things of life, school, ah ma, ah kong, Papa, ***, etc. Anything that needs processing, anything that happened during the day… he’ll be thinking of them before he drops of to sleep. That’s the best time to talk about what’s bothering him and what’s important to him. I definitely could be MOM.

3. Nagging. That’s mom department, eh? Or not (don’t lynch me). “Wash you hands.” “Pick up your toys.” “Turn off the TV, do your homework.” “Finish your vege.” “Go to bed.” That’s not my strong point…. not that I don’t nag, but I guess not that much. I could STILL be MOM.

4. Helping with the homework.. I guess most moms would be doing that, right? He does most of them in the afternoon, with Ah Ma’s supervision. Only the Chinese homework needs me to supervise him ‘cos grandma can’t help with that. So, I could be a MOM, eh?

5. Hey I prepare the milk in a bottle for him. He still likes it in a bottle before he sleeps. Does that count as a MOM?

BOTH

We pray together at bedtime. Counts for both right? Haha. OK I know I’m not the best mom or dad, but I try.

~~~Instructions~~~
Here’s how it works:
1. So easy peasy, if you were given a choice, would you be a SAHM or FTWM? Just provide 3 good reasons.
2. Include your post link to the list below and Finally,
3. Tag other mommies

List:
1. Immomsdaughter prefers to be a SAHM
2. Miche prefers to be a SAHM too.
3. SweetPea is happy being a PTWM
4. AllThingsPurple choose to be a WAHM
5. Dr. Bernard Chan is both Mom and Dad.

OK… let me hand the soap-box over to …..

1. Annie in Seattle
2. HijackQueen is a FTWM
3. Lilian Chan, the 5xmom wants the best of both worlds.

Mine is a bit different but you can go to the preceeding blogs to see how they’ve done it.