Slept about 3am this morning...and woke up at 545am...i guess i was totally drained after a whole night of adrenaline rush...finished up some last minute packing...good thing still could stuff everything into my suitcase...checked out of the hotel and was on the bus to the airport by 640pm...reached the airport and checked in for our flight...there were 6 of us flying back...3 of the reporters, Royce (of MYFM), Cam and i....
We went into the departure hall to do some duty free shopping...bro asked me to buy back some ice wine...got a pack of 3 bottles for NTD2980...totally used up the last of my NTDs...Cam finally bought her first Coach wristlet...it was cheaper than in Malaysia airport...she was so happy...and then we rushed to the boarding gate coz we were almost late...girls and shopping...
I totally knocked out for the whole flight...we departed at 940am...only got up when they served lunch... then was watching a German show "Vitus"...it's about a young musical prodigy who is also a total genius...who ended up helping his father buy over the company which fired his father... definitely the child of every parents' dream..hehe...then slept some more till we landed in KLIA...
Took the KLIA transit home..Dad picked me from the station..got home and slept till evening...i think i used up all my adrenaline store..felt totally physically drained...tomorrow will fly back to KK...back to real life..and my Taipei weekend will only be a sweet memory...well, at least i've ticked off no. 3 on my things do to before i die list...now i'm one step closer to dying fulfilled..
Showing posts with label Taipei. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taipei. Show all posts
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Taipei - Day 2 - Shopping
We woke up about 830am, got ready and went up to the 12th floor for our buffet breakfast..food's not too bad...so we filled up our tummy so that we would have enough energy for our whole day shopping...after that, the 2 girl reporters (Chai Hoon and Khai Li) and their friend, plus Cam and I went out together...our 1st stop was Taipei 101...so we took an MRT from Ximen Station (which was just 10 mins walk from the hotel) to Taipei City Hall Station...cost us NTD25 each...when we came to the surface, it was raining...we waited for the free shuttle bus that would take us to Taipei 101...but it was windy and the rain was splashing onto us...so we took the first bus that came along..paid NTD15 for it..only to find out that we could have walked to Taipei 101..it was just round the corner from the station..crap!! oh well, most girls don't like the idea of getting rained down...and i didn't wanna catch a cold before Khalil's concert...
We actually kind of 'touch and go' Taipei 101...took some pics..looked around the mall..Cam saw a Coach boutique and went in...price about the same in KL..we didn't manage to go up the observatory tower coz the girls were in a hurry to go shopping at WuFenBu Commercial Zone... we took a cab there coz the girls didn't wanna get drenched as it was still raining...cost us NTD135..not too bad...so anyway, WuFenBu is actually a wholesale shopping area...full of shops along the streets...
We started our bargain hunt from 1130am till 2pm...this time round, Cam and i bought more clothes and stuffs...i guess we were beginning to adapt to the style that is Taipei...i ended up buying 5-6 more tops..a belt..and a scarf...and the stuffs are definitely cheaper if compared to Malaysia...RM20-40 for stuffs you can only get at RM50-100 in Malaysia...after few hours of hard core shopping (which actually isn't enough to cover the whole place), we stopped for some snacks before we went back to the hotel...drank their bubble tea...ate Taiwanese pancakes, Taiwan style roti canai and fried dumplings...took the MRT from HouShanPi station back to Ximen Station (NTD30)...
We were all desperate to answer nature's call but the toilet in the MRT stations were full of people as well..it was like suddenly, the whole of Taipei became nature lovers...urgh!! and a distended bladder is really the worst thing to endure...luckily, we found a McDonald's along Ximen Ding...even that also we needed to queue up...but finally, we were relieved...phew!!! so, since we had time and there was no longer any 'urgency' to get back to the hotel, we continued shopping around Ximen Ding...wanted to get a paired keychain for Khalil...but couldn't find a suitable pair...oh well, i supposed it's better this way...prevents any future delusions...hahaha...
We actually kind of 'touch and go' Taipei 101...took some pics..looked around the mall..Cam saw a Coach boutique and went in...price about the same in KL..we didn't manage to go up the observatory tower coz the girls were in a hurry to go shopping at WuFenBu Commercial Zone... we took a cab there coz the girls didn't wanna get drenched as it was still raining...cost us NTD135..not too bad...so anyway, WuFenBu is actually a wholesale shopping area...full of shops along the streets...
We started our bargain hunt from 1130am till 2pm...this time round, Cam and i bought more clothes and stuffs...i guess we were beginning to adapt to the style that is Taipei...i ended up buying 5-6 more tops..a belt..and a scarf...and the stuffs are definitely cheaper if compared to Malaysia...RM20-40 for stuffs you can only get at RM50-100 in Malaysia...after few hours of hard core shopping (which actually isn't enough to cover the whole place), we stopped for some snacks before we went back to the hotel...drank their bubble tea...ate Taiwanese pancakes, Taiwan style roti canai and fried dumplings...took the MRT from HouShanPi station back to Ximen Station (NTD30)...
We were all desperate to answer nature's call but the toilet in the MRT stations were full of people as well..it was like suddenly, the whole of Taipei became nature lovers...urgh!! and a distended bladder is really the worst thing to endure...luckily, we found a McDonald's along Ximen Ding...even that also we needed to queue up...but finally, we were relieved...phew!!! so, since we had time and there was no longer any 'urgency' to get back to the hotel, we continued shopping around Ximen Ding...wanted to get a paired keychain for Khalil...but couldn't find a suitable pair...oh well, i supposed it's better this way...prevents any future delusions...hahaha...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Taipei - Day 1
So i got up about before 10am on Saturday morning...Mom and Dad cooked asam laksa so i just had to have that for brunch before i leave for the airport...after checking that i've got everything (essentials included my Khalil's Timeless album, besides passport and flight itinerary, hehe), Dad drove me to OUG to meet up with Cam and her bf, Han Kee...Han Kee drove us to the airport, with the help of his pirated GPS while we listened to Khalil's Orange Moon album in his car...apparently Han Kee was very excited about Cam attending Khalil's concert that he downloaded the whole Orange Moon album to let Cam listen...and he kept playing 'Singalong Song' over and over till Cam's quite sick of it.. hahaha...
We reached KLIA close to 1pm...waited for the guy from Warner Music whom we were supposed to meet...his name's Howard...about 115pm, Howard appeared with a few other people...his GM, Hermond and 3 reporters from the Malaysia Chinese dailies...so we checked in for our flight...oh, we were flying Eva Air...then Cam and i went to the satellite terminal and walked around...she saw some Coach bags which she liked a lot...i told her, we'll check how much it costs in the Taipei airport...
We boarded our plane at about 3pm...and our flight took off about 325pm...quite on time...was so glad we weren't flying Air Asia...so we had free inflight entertainment...finally watched Ice Age 3...it was funny...but really not an Ice Age fan so don't see the big deal of it...then watched My Sister's Keeper, adapted from Jodi Picoult's same titled novel...which i incidentally brought along in case i had time to read...managed to finish the movie few minutes before we landed on Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei at about 750pm...it was raining...after getting our luggage, we sailed through immigration and went out to look for our pick up...initially, we didn't see anyone...eventually Howard found the guy...so we boarded a chartered bus which took us to the Riverview Hotel about 1 hour away...
We checked in and went to our respective rooms...well, it wasn't exactly how it looked like on their hotel website but hey, it's still nice...plus...it's free..so no complains there...the whole bunch of us took a cab to the Shi Lin Night Market...it was already after 10pm when we reached the place but it was so happening...it's like Petaling Street except the fashion is definitely more recent i supposed... we tasted the Taiwanese snacks...the Taiwanese sausages...pancakes...but not the stinky tofu though...i didn't want to waste them in case i didn't like them, since Cam wouldn't want to eat them...
We tried to shop...since the girl reporters told us the clothes, bags and stuffs are cheaper than in Malaysia and there are styles we can't get in Malaysia...unfortunately, Cam and i had problem settling into the streetwear trend...not exactly our style..so i ended up buying a bling t-shirt which wasn't too bling..and a dress that's quite suitable for my future beach holiday...but we walked around till 1am anyway...so many things to see..and eat..hehe...finally took a cab back to the hotel...bathed...and read a little...i know i've watched the movie but i still wanted to read the original novel version...just to see how much Hollywood has distorted the whole book...i fell asleep after the 3rd chapter...guess a 4 1/2 hours flight and a night at the pasar malam does wear one out...
We reached KLIA close to 1pm...waited for the guy from Warner Music whom we were supposed to meet...his name's Howard...about 115pm, Howard appeared with a few other people...his GM, Hermond and 3 reporters from the Malaysia Chinese dailies...so we checked in for our flight...oh, we were flying Eva Air...then Cam and i went to the satellite terminal and walked around...she saw some Coach bags which she liked a lot...i told her, we'll check how much it costs in the Taipei airport...
We boarded our plane at about 3pm...and our flight took off about 325pm...quite on time...was so glad we weren't flying Air Asia...so we had free inflight entertainment...finally watched Ice Age 3...it was funny...but really not an Ice Age fan so don't see the big deal of it...then watched My Sister's Keeper, adapted from Jodi Picoult's same titled novel...which i incidentally brought along in case i had time to read...managed to finish the movie few minutes before we landed on Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei at about 750pm...it was raining...after getting our luggage, we sailed through immigration and went out to look for our pick up...initially, we didn't see anyone...eventually Howard found the guy...so we boarded a chartered bus which took us to the Riverview Hotel about 1 hour away...
We checked in and went to our respective rooms...well, it wasn't exactly how it looked like on their hotel website but hey, it's still nice...plus...it's free..so no complains there...the whole bunch of us took a cab to the Shi Lin Night Market...it was already after 10pm when we reached the place but it was so happening...it's like Petaling Street except the fashion is definitely more recent i supposed... we tasted the Taiwanese snacks...the Taiwanese sausages...pancakes...but not the stinky tofu though...i didn't want to waste them in case i didn't like them, since Cam wouldn't want to eat them...
We tried to shop...since the girl reporters told us the clothes, bags and stuffs are cheaper than in Malaysia and there are styles we can't get in Malaysia...unfortunately, Cam and i had problem settling into the streetwear trend...not exactly our style..so i ended up buying a bling t-shirt which wasn't too bling..and a dress that's quite suitable for my future beach holiday...but we walked around till 1am anyway...so many things to see..and eat..hehe...finally took a cab back to the hotel...bathed...and read a little...i know i've watched the movie but i still wanted to read the original novel version...just to see how much Hollywood has distorted the whole book...i fell asleep after the 3rd chapter...guess a 4 1/2 hours flight and a night at the pasar malam does wear one out...
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Back KL...to Taipei later...
I just got back from meeting up with Cam, Kian Ming and Jee June...flew back from KK this evening.. got home about 9.30pm...then Cam came to pick me up about 10pm plus...Kian Ming came back from Singapore this week...so only had tonight to meet up..since Cam and i are leaving for Taipei later the next afternoon...
It was good to meet up old friends...Cam was so excited about our Taipei trip...so of course we had to tell Kian Ming and Jee June about it...Cam's bf actually downloaded one of Khalil's album for her to listen...as preparation to attend his concert...hahaha...poor Cam...and Kian Ming was like, who's this Khalil Fong? I've never heard of him until Kat mentioned him in facebook...hehe...a no. 1 fan is a good advertiser...
My elder sis gave me her shopping list...thankfully it wasn't too long a list...and i'm bringing a huge luggage which is quite empty...so should be able to bring back her stuffs...and my bro's asking me to buy ice wine back for him...i don't even know if there'll be time for shopping...but i really do hope i'll be able to check out Taipei 101...and keeping my fingers crossed that i'll get to meet Khalil backstage or something...so that i can get my Timeless album signed..
I'm so tired...but i'm wide awake...and my eyebags are getting as big as teabags...Pang sent me to the airport this evening, he gave me a word of advice, "in your pursuit of your teenage idol, do not forget your career, friends and life..."...hmmm, he sounded like my dad....hehe...
It was good to meet up old friends...Cam was so excited about our Taipei trip...so of course we had to tell Kian Ming and Jee June about it...Cam's bf actually downloaded one of Khalil's album for her to listen...as preparation to attend his concert...hahaha...poor Cam...and Kian Ming was like, who's this Khalil Fong? I've never heard of him until Kat mentioned him in facebook...hehe...a no. 1 fan is a good advertiser...
My elder sis gave me her shopping list...thankfully it wasn't too long a list...and i'm bringing a huge luggage which is quite empty...so should be able to bring back her stuffs...and my bro's asking me to buy ice wine back for him...i don't even know if there'll be time for shopping...but i really do hope i'll be able to check out Taipei 101...and keeping my fingers crossed that i'll get to meet Khalil backstage or something...so that i can get my Timeless album signed..
I'm so tired...but i'm wide awake...and my eyebags are getting as big as teabags...Pang sent me to the airport this evening, he gave me a word of advice, "in your pursuit of your teenage idol, do not forget your career, friends and life..."...hmmm, he sounded like my dad....hehe...
Friday, October 9, 2009
I don't know what to wear...
Right...i'm still up packing...i don't know what to wear for Khalil's concert...i didn't feel like i should get a new dress/outfit just for Khalil's concert...but right now i wish i did....hahaha...i don't think i've ever felt this way when i was going out on dates...but then again (for the record), my dates have been sparse... almost towards the 'nil' extreme...;P
Geesh! it's not like he'll even get to see me in my outfit, whatever it might be...i already packed 2 sets of outfit...i'll parade it for Cam and asked her which one looks better when we're in Taipei...if none looks good, then i hope i have time to get something in Taipei...urgh!!!
Anyway, tonight i finally got to test drive Jasmine's new Camry...i must say, it's definitely a new experience...i've never driven a big, new car....and the interior was so cool...Elaine, Siang Lin and i were like 'suakus'...pressing the buttons and trying out the gadgets...keyless engine start...a hand-brake where the clutch would have been (in a manual)...buttons for almost everything...so cool!!! i felt like i was in some star-trek spaceship...hahaha...and i didn't even realize i was driving too fast...
I think all this excitement is keeping me up...i still need to work later...and need to get up early to send Elaine and Siang Lin to the airport...my flight back to KL is this evening...i don't know if popping a piriton would help...i need to sleep, i need to sleep....
Geesh! it's not like he'll even get to see me in my outfit, whatever it might be...i already packed 2 sets of outfit...i'll parade it for Cam and asked her which one looks better when we're in Taipei...if none looks good, then i hope i have time to get something in Taipei...urgh!!!
Anyway, tonight i finally got to test drive Jasmine's new Camry...i must say, it's definitely a new experience...i've never driven a big, new car....and the interior was so cool...Elaine, Siang Lin and i were like 'suakus'...pressing the buttons and trying out the gadgets...keyless engine start...a hand-brake where the clutch would have been (in a manual)...buttons for almost everything...so cool!!! i felt like i was in some star-trek spaceship...hahaha...and i didn't even realize i was driving too fast...
I think all this excitement is keeping me up...i still need to work later...and need to get up early to send Elaine and Siang Lin to the airport...my flight back to KL is this evening...i don't know if popping a piriton would help...i need to sleep, i need to sleep....
Monday, October 5, 2009
Taiwan, here I come!!!!
"Oh my God!!" That was the reply from Cam when i messaged her that "I won!!"...hahahaha....sorry, this is going to happen every now and then from now onwards...coz i'm really over the moon at the moment...YES!!! I won the tickets to Khalil Fong's Timeless Concert live in Taipei!!!! hahahaha...
I'm post call today...and i got back home just before 10am to sit by the radio to listen to the announcement of the winner for the contest i joined last week...but since my radio is just beside my bed and when i'm post call my bed just looks especially inviting, so i lied down while waiting for the announcement....the girl from the radio station told me they'd announce the winner at 10am...but i think i must have dozed off by about 1030am...post call mah!!
Suddenly i was awakened my Phoebe's voice (the DJ)...i heard her announcing my full name...twice!!! i didn't hear what she said before that...but i definitely heard my name, unless i'm beginning to have auditory hallucination and grandiose delusion...hahahaha....i was still a bit dazed initially...but it eventually sank in...I won!! I won!!! So i messaged John and Cam...Cam called me and said i've cured her off her depression....well, i guess a paid trip to Taipei (even if it's for 3 days only and even if she had to endure through Khalil Fong's concert) will definitely cure her depression more effectively than Sertraline or Fluvoxamine...hahahaha....
This is really amazing!!! I'm still amazed that i actually won...God is so good to me...really, He loves me too much!! and i'm getting no. 3 on my "10 things to do before i die" list ticked...that's one down, 9 to go....hahahaha....thank You, Lord...thank You, Lord...i don't know if i can still sleep...but when i do, i'll definitely be smiling in my sleep tonight...:)
I'm post call today...and i got back home just before 10am to sit by the radio to listen to the announcement of the winner for the contest i joined last week...but since my radio is just beside my bed and when i'm post call my bed just looks especially inviting, so i lied down while waiting for the announcement....the girl from the radio station told me they'd announce the winner at 10am...but i think i must have dozed off by about 1030am...post call mah!!
Suddenly i was awakened my Phoebe's voice (the DJ)...i heard her announcing my full name...twice!!! i didn't hear what she said before that...but i definitely heard my name, unless i'm beginning to have auditory hallucination and grandiose delusion...hahahaha....i was still a bit dazed initially...but it eventually sank in...I won!! I won!!! So i messaged John and Cam...Cam called me and said i've cured her off her depression....well, i guess a paid trip to Taipei (even if it's for 3 days only and even if she had to endure through Khalil Fong's concert) will definitely cure her depression more effectively than Sertraline or Fluvoxamine...hahahaha....
This is really amazing!!! I'm still amazed that i actually won...God is so good to me...really, He loves me too much!! and i'm getting no. 3 on my "10 things to do before i die" list ticked...that's one down, 9 to go....hahahaha....thank You, Lord...thank You, Lord...i don't know if i can still sleep...but when i do, i'll definitely be smiling in my sleep tonight...:)
Monday, September 28, 2009
I got through!!!
So i was listening to myfm while chatting with John and Cam online...i thought the cue to call was never going to happen...oh before that, gotta tell what Cam and i chat about....so i said hi to Cam on windows messenger...and she asked, "wanna go taiwan next week?"...i was like, hey, i was planning to go to Taiwan next week too...if i got the tics to Khalil's concert in Taipei lah...hahaha...it's like God-sent...
Anyway, about almost 11pm, the cue to call came on....and i was like grabbing my phone and started dialing the myfm no....1st attempt..busy..2nd attempt...still busy...i was like, WTH?!!? cannot be so fast got other ppl got through right?...so i kept trying...4th attempt...i heard ringing tone...I GOT THROUGH!!!! the adrenaline rush left me trembling...i couldn't speak properly...and i had to speak in Mandarin...good thing Jason (the DJ) was nice enough to help me through with the tag line...gosh!! it was really a mouthful...got that over..then it was time to sing an excerpt of one of Khalil's songs...the first song that came to my mind was "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"...so i sang that one...
After Jason got my details and all...i put down the phone and i couldn't stop giggling to myself..hahaha...it was like reliving my 'Gary Barlow' moments all over again...then i switched on the radio again and heard myself on the radio...hmmm...i sounded weird on the radio...but i think i didn't sing out of tune lah...hehe...now i have to pray really hard and keep my fingers crossed...that when they announced the lucky winner who will be getting the tickets to Khalil's concert in Taipei, it will be my name...still got another long week to go before next Monday....argh!!! the agony of waiting....
I don't know if i can sleep tonight...or if i can keep a straight face when i'm on call later...it'd just be so like me to break out into an idiot grin for no reason...hahaha....oh gosh!!! God is so good to me...thank You, Lord!!!
Anyway, about almost 11pm, the cue to call came on....and i was like grabbing my phone and started dialing the myfm no....1st attempt..busy..2nd attempt...still busy...i was like, WTH?!!? cannot be so fast got other ppl got through right?...so i kept trying...4th attempt...i heard ringing tone...I GOT THROUGH!!!! the adrenaline rush left me trembling...i couldn't speak properly...and i had to speak in Mandarin...good thing Jason (the DJ) was nice enough to help me through with the tag line...gosh!! it was really a mouthful...got that over..then it was time to sing an excerpt of one of Khalil's songs...the first song that came to my mind was "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"...so i sang that one...
After Jason got my details and all...i put down the phone and i couldn't stop giggling to myself..hahaha...it was like reliving my 'Gary Barlow' moments all over again...then i switched on the radio again and heard myself on the radio...hmmm...i sounded weird on the radio...but i think i didn't sing out of tune lah...hehe...now i have to pray really hard and keep my fingers crossed...that when they announced the lucky winner who will be getting the tickets to Khalil's concert in Taipei, it will be my name...still got another long week to go before next Monday....argh!!! the agony of waiting....
I don't know if i can sleep tonight...or if i can keep a straight face when i'm on call later...it'd just be so like me to break out into an idiot grin for no reason...hahaha....oh gosh!!! God is so good to me...thank You, Lord!!!
Chance to watch Khalil live in Taipei!!!
SQUEAL!!!! Just heard a wonderful news on the radio while i was bathing!!! There's a competition to win tickets to Khalil's Timeless Live in Taipei concert going on this whole week...oh gosh!!!! i'm hyperventilating....having palpitations...i think my pupils are dilated too....hahaha...adrenaline rush!!!
Oh Lord, you're really too good to me....now i only need to get through to the radio station when i hear the cue to call...please please please let me get through!!!! this is like a chance of a lifetime....hahaha, listen to me...acting like some high school girl again...what is it about Khalil that can reduce me to such a state? hmmm, i'm sure all of his Malaysian fans are in such a frenzy state too...some of whom would be sitting beside the radio waiting for the hourly cue to call everyday for the next 5 days...
Anyway, i'm post call today...had a relatively good call yesterday i.e. no admissions, patients were fairly stable...but instead of sleeping while i could, i was chatting online...and then one of the nurse left a webpage on wedding gowns open...i browsed a while and then got hooked...i'm a sucker for wedding gowns...something about beautiful white gowns that appeal to me...so i slept around 5am...thought it'd be a good call all the way till 8am...but something just has to happen whenever i'm on call...
Got a call from the ortho HO at about 6am...49 year-old guy...post op about 3 hours bilateral hand fasciotomy for hand compartment syndrome...apparently he was cleaning some fish 2 days ago and injured his fingers...have no idea what kind of fish that can cause such bad infection and sepsis...when i saw the patient, he was having acidotic breathing...confused and disorientated... basically on the verge of collapse...couldn't detect his saturation coz his peripheries were cold...BP lowish...ABG showed severe metabolic acidosis incompatible with life...pH 6.89 bicarb 8 BE -26... i'm amazed he was actually well pre and post-op...why didn't he wait till 8am to get that acidotic? asked the HO to give 200ml of bicarb stat...his ABG improved a bit after that..but still acidotic...
So i had to intubate the patient...good thing BP didn't crash with midaz..but the guy was a difficult intubation..or maybe my skills are just deteriorating...but thank God i managed to get the tube in on the second attempt...blindly...phew!!! had to admit ICU...by the time patient reached ICU, it was almost 8am...thank God the on call and in-charge MOs came to my rescue...but we had problem getting the arterial line...and he only had on large bore branulla on the external jugular vein (the one i put in after i intubated the patient)..his other line was a pink one on his right leg...
I handed over the case and the other cases to the MO on call today and came home to crash...don't know if the uncle will make it through tonight...he was so septic that we had to start on double inotropes before i left....oh well, on call again tomorrow...we'll see how it goes...
Oh Lord, you're really too good to me....now i only need to get through to the radio station when i hear the cue to call...please please please let me get through!!!! this is like a chance of a lifetime....hahaha, listen to me...acting like some high school girl again...what is it about Khalil that can reduce me to such a state? hmmm, i'm sure all of his Malaysian fans are in such a frenzy state too...some of whom would be sitting beside the radio waiting for the hourly cue to call everyday for the next 5 days...
Anyway, i'm post call today...had a relatively good call yesterday i.e. no admissions, patients were fairly stable...but instead of sleeping while i could, i was chatting online...and then one of the nurse left a webpage on wedding gowns open...i browsed a while and then got hooked...i'm a sucker for wedding gowns...something about beautiful white gowns that appeal to me...so i slept around 5am...thought it'd be a good call all the way till 8am...but something just has to happen whenever i'm on call...
Got a call from the ortho HO at about 6am...49 year-old guy...post op about 3 hours bilateral hand fasciotomy for hand compartment syndrome...apparently he was cleaning some fish 2 days ago and injured his fingers...have no idea what kind of fish that can cause such bad infection and sepsis...when i saw the patient, he was having acidotic breathing...confused and disorientated... basically on the verge of collapse...couldn't detect his saturation coz his peripheries were cold...BP lowish...ABG showed severe metabolic acidosis incompatible with life...pH 6.89 bicarb 8 BE -26... i'm amazed he was actually well pre and post-op...why didn't he wait till 8am to get that acidotic? asked the HO to give 200ml of bicarb stat...his ABG improved a bit after that..but still acidotic...
So i had to intubate the patient...good thing BP didn't crash with midaz..but the guy was a difficult intubation..or maybe my skills are just deteriorating...but thank God i managed to get the tube in on the second attempt...blindly...phew!!! had to admit ICU...by the time patient reached ICU, it was almost 8am...thank God the on call and in-charge MOs came to my rescue...but we had problem getting the arterial line...and he only had on large bore branulla on the external jugular vein (the one i put in after i intubated the patient)..his other line was a pink one on his right leg...
I handed over the case and the other cases to the MO on call today and came home to crash...don't know if the uncle will make it through tonight...he was so septic that we had to start on double inotropes before i left....oh well, on call again tomorrow...we'll see how it goes...
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