Marley and Me

Had a really long morning on Friday...went to work at 8am (ok, well, was like 10 mins late)...had to escort a ventilated patient from medical ICU to SMC for MRI brain..then had to escort the same patient for tracheostomy...thank God we could do it in the emergency OT in SMC...if not, it would have meant extra transfer being done...it didn't help that the stupid lift in Queen was on 'holiday' again...by the time we came back to ICU, it was almost 1pm...all i could feel was sleepy...and then i remembered..crap!!! forgot to do a chest x-ray for the patient before bringing her back to ward...argh!!! and as expected, boss asked...chest x-ray? i was too tired to answer...

Went for a movie with Sharon after work...we watched 'Marley and Me'...read the book before..so thought it'd be nice to check out the movie as well...wasn't too impressed at the beginning..Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston aren't exactly my favourites...but Marley came along and just stole my heart...i think despite being the world's worst dog, Marley the labrador 'evader' is really the hero of the movie...

I've never had a pet that i got really attached to...had a tortoise that died after a week...we had a cat for a while when i was still in high school...she was a stray who just came into our house one day...we just called her 'ah meow'...she was never allowed into the house..though she tried everyday to get in..if she did, we'd chase her out...my bro is asthmatic..and i'm actually allergic to fur...so we fed her..bathed her like really occasionally..i did scratch ah meow's chin and rub her belly...watched her gave birth to litters of kitten (and cruelly separate her babies from her)...mom and dad tried to get rid of her once or twice..they took her to the marketplace at the next neighbourhood...but she found her way back both times...i guess she just knew where her home was...but the third time my parents sent her off...she didn't come back...i always wondered if she didn't come back because she died or maybe she just knew she wasn't really wanted anymore...

I've never wanted a pet since..but after watching 'Marley and Me'...it kinda moved me a little to think about the idea...i have plenty of reasons why i shouldn't have a pet...i'm allergic to fur, i'm busy working..no time to house-train,feed,bathe,play with the pet...but i think those are just excuses.. coz the main reason is probably that i fear the thought of losing a beloved pet...like Paulo Coelho said in 'The Alchemist', hearts don't like to suffer...so if i don't have a pet, i won't suffer from losing a pet...but then i also miss out on having been loved by my pet unconditionally...