Anzac Day 假期

今天 anzac day 有一日的 bonus 假期。昨晚太累了，早早就睡。一覺睡醒，原來我睡了差不多十個小時！這星期雖然短，只有四天，但我是無比的累，可能是有三天都在小學 run healthy eating workshops 吧~ 其實，我現在真的很佩服那些老師，他們每天對這一班調皮的學生，難道他們不覺得辛苦嗎~ 又要細心教導，又要希望他們和我合作，可不容易啊！不過，我也興幸自己有這機會當幾天老師，沒試過也不知道這滋味。我們設計的那些遊戲還好，有些學生玩得很開心~~ 令我感覺幾得意~ 哈.... 想起上個周末，我還十萬個擔心自己會在小朋友面前出洋相，現在最少我會對下面 9 個 workshops 有多點信心啦~~ 我這個人總是對自己無法猜測的事情沒信心，每次要離開自己的 comfort zone 時都不會抱着希望，往往只會擔心..... 不可以，不可以，我要改！

不過，說起擔心，有件事情真要我擔心呀~ 我知道這個星期 VR 在打仗。内裏的來龍去脈我就一知半解，但我怕會發生什麽一發不可收拾的事。有時，當我聼到香港的就業機會不錯，我總有一種衝動想回去，至少我可以在 daddy mummy 身邊。唉~~

Anyway, 今天中午我和幾個舊同學們聚會 —— 飲茶。大家已有一段時間沒見，一見面就問問近況，好像 long lost friends。自從畢業後個個有不同的去向，但今天短短兩個小時，時間好像停頓了，我們都回到過去，回到大學生活。我突然好懷念以前上學的日子，每天與同學嘻嘻哈哈。唉~ 今天一別，又不懂會否再見面。一個好像會去 rural，一個可能會回香港工作。未來總是無法猜測，要珍惜現在，為今天有機會相聚而開心~!

Ups & Downs

I have to admit, life has a lot of ups & downs, which goes the same for my job. It isn't really I have passion in my work & therefore everything is so positive & such a bless. But what I have written in the past few occasions are the highlights of my daily work. I wld say, it is better to write about happy things and get my readers share my joy, rather than complaining about my lazy / super forgetful / irresponsible boss who makes my life more difficult than ever or the who-who client who shouted at me over some MonashLink mistake that is definitely NOT my fault. Oh well, sometimes i do need a balance too. I could feel all exhausted & stressed out after a day of work, coming back ready to bark & bite my poor housemate. I do need to release, but times when i look back & recall some positive experiences, i strive to stay on & be more appreciate of what i hold in hands....

Dynamic Life

Perhaps my life is just dynamic at the moment - i never keep still. Getting into a full-time position, I m now looking toward my next set of goals~ Yesterday I attended a HACC funded short course - motivational interviewing. It was interesting, kind of complicated to understand yet with the range of activities, I kind of learning bits & pieces from the day program. I do feel the importance of continued education or professional development. Upgrading myself always makes me feel good. This MI concept does help me understand more about counselling during dietetic consultations, pivoting my focus more to the client which i undoubtedly constantly aim for. How interesting it is that the similar materials were once taught in uni, while i had not started clinical placements. The concept of stages of change was reintroduced into my mind once again yesterday, but this time i realised how some of my clients fit right into the different stages. Having experience to draw on makes the difference, but it is interesting to realise i have actually forgotten that concept i have learned & failing to apply the theory before yesterday. Oh well, after the Day 2 next wednesday, i hope i ll be equiped with new skills to facilitate behavioural changes in my clients~!

Anyway, today I met up with Anne gu gu for the start of my APD mentoring program. The program itself does require reflection from different angles. The 2-hour catch-up plus meeting was fruitful in setting my goals for this initial year of my career. We have worked out a plan of actions to undertake in the upcoming 26 weeks or more~ But honestly reflecting my work so far, i do see holes & gaps & of course opportunities to improve!

Now i feel like a bull, charging ahead, hopefully in the "right" direction!! And becoming a better me! It is the importance of these professional DEVELOPMENT... :)

PS. Recently saw an entry on Grace's blog, she commented on my "passion" in my work~ I actually didn't really realise that I m enjoying my work (to a certain extent, of course)! Um.. perhaps i m at least glad that the dreadfulness at the beginning hasn't prolong. Hopefully i m easing along from now on....

First "First Bites" Session

First Bites this morning was very successful indeed - 9 clients attended, a full-house I wld say! My very first experience of running a two-hour talk all by myself as a dietitian~! And i was just so glad that things turned out to be alright even after a manic of locating A LAPTOP in MonashLink. Oh crap.. Not even mention the highly equiped "computer storage". But very well, an very encouraging experience - i m more than just pleased with the feedbacks. Many people have decided to come back for more MonashLink activities eg. supermarket tour, one-to-one dietetics or physio strength training. And for more personal, i m even more pleased for myself when a gentleman walked up to me & claimed that I m the best dietitian he ever met, provided he has been seeing 7-8 dietitians so far. Oh~ I m definitely not flawless, not perfect, but i m so glad that i did make the impact on him, n his empowerment to his health! I am actually doing my job well! Ha~ suddenly the image of me being so depressed this time last year appeared itself in my mind.. So i did achieve the "impossible"..... I m indeed not as useless as my cruel supervisor presumed. I.... DID.... IT.............