Fatigue II
Thurs 0545hrs Home
Woke up to go hospital. Mum wanted to beat the traffic jam and honestly speaking, we were not in much mood to sleep. Guess both of us just wanted to be there to accompany him.
It's dreadful to be in a freezing ward while you're suffering pain and feeling weak.
Thurs 0700hrs Hospital
Had some kaya toast, kopi and eggs. Tired and sleepy. To have major worries at home and at work is really taking its toll on me.
Thurs 0800hrs Ward
Dad's up and about already. He looks way better than yesterday. Maybe due to loss of blood while they removed the catheter hence pale and weak. He had my roti bun and milo for breakfast. 3 of us chatted and went on to finances. He wanted to resume driving next week.
"It's not as though I'm earning only 1k a month..." I frowned.
"No lah, you have your own expenses also. Our side we have insurance, bills etc to pay leh."
I took this chance to dig info on our family expenses.
"$370 for both our insurance.. $400 for utilities.. $40 odd for maintenance.. $100 for both our handphones.. A bit here and there adds up to about 1k per month," he calculated.
"And about $30-50 per week for groceries and toiletries," mum added.
"That's not a lot. Your citycab rental I can help u bear too. Unless u wanna return it to the company and take it up again when you've recovered. Actually 2nd uncle can help you cover during this time.. then no need to return and no need to worry. But he got gout....hmmm."
Doc has advised him to rest for 2 months. So I'm officially breadwinner for my family this period of time.
"Welcome to the club. It's not dat bad, really." Reub jested.
"Yeah. just have to cancel some trips and cut down on weekend pool, movies and such. :)" i replied.
Thurs 1315hrs Cab
We're finally on our way home. Dr. Yeo insisted on coming over to talk to dad before we're allowed to go back. I made friends with the head nurse there, who told me that Dr. Yeo is one of the 5 senior cardiac specialists in the whole of NUH.
"Normal consultants a lot.. but SENIOR ones, only 5."
I nodded. No wonder all that privileges at the hospital..... Dad was even given a private ward all to himself, though there were 'open-style' wards in the unit. She told me his consultation fees alone are horrendous. We only paid $80.
Thurs 1415hrs Office
Went back to settle some stuff for CY. He's leaving for Jakarta on Mon and needed some materials. Gotta help cos he's my neighbor and we're gonna work on many more projects together. Plus he reminds me of my dad somewhat, lol. And I value his feedback.. he keeps me grounded. Sometimes I think he makes a better leader than we-know-who.
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Woke up to go hospital. Mum wanted to beat the traffic jam and honestly speaking, we were not in much mood to sleep. Guess both of us just wanted to be there to accompany him.
It's dreadful to be in a freezing ward while you're suffering pain and feeling weak.
Thurs 0700hrs Hospital
Had some kaya toast, kopi and eggs. Tired and sleepy. To have major worries at home and at work is really taking its toll on me.
Thurs 0800hrs Ward
Dad's up and about already. He looks way better than yesterday. Maybe due to loss of blood while they removed the catheter hence pale and weak. He had my roti bun and milo for breakfast. 3 of us chatted and went on to finances. He wanted to resume driving next week.
"It's not as though I'm earning only 1k a month..." I frowned.
"No lah, you have your own expenses also. Our side we have insurance, bills etc to pay leh."
I took this chance to dig info on our family expenses.
"$370 for both our insurance.. $400 for utilities.. $40 odd for maintenance.. $100 for both our handphones.. A bit here and there adds up to about 1k per month," he calculated.
"And about $30-50 per week for groceries and toiletries," mum added.
"That's not a lot. Your citycab rental I can help u bear too. Unless u wanna return it to the company and take it up again when you've recovered. Actually 2nd uncle can help you cover during this time.. then no need to return and no need to worry. But he got gout....hmmm."
Doc has advised him to rest for 2 months. So I'm officially breadwinner for my family this period of time.
"Welcome to the club. It's not dat bad, really." Reub jested.
"Yeah. just have to cancel some trips and cut down on weekend pool, movies and such. :)" i replied.
Thurs 1315hrs Cab
We're finally on our way home. Dr. Yeo insisted on coming over to talk to dad before we're allowed to go back. I made friends with the head nurse there, who told me that Dr. Yeo is one of the 5 senior cardiac specialists in the whole of NUH.
"Normal consultants a lot.. but SENIOR ones, only 5."
I nodded. No wonder all that privileges at the hospital..... Dad was even given a private ward all to himself, though there were 'open-style' wards in the unit. She told me his consultation fees alone are horrendous. We only paid $80.
Thurs 1415hrs Office
Went back to settle some stuff for CY. He's leaving for Jakarta on Mon and needed some materials. Gotta help cos he's my neighbor and we're gonna work on many more projects together. Plus he reminds me of my dad somewhat, lol. And I value his feedback.. he keeps me grounded. Sometimes I think he makes a better leader than we-know-who.
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