Rugby 7 '09

Rugby 7..... Never had a clue why people are so excited about this hostile, contact sport.

This year I had a chance to participate in the sideline of the medical team. What an honour!! It explains the craziness of the game. It's exactly the same as the reason why I was so into Hockey years ago.

The atmosphere was fantastic. Most of them are foreigners. That's probably an explanation for the craziness. We love the crowd, love the music, love the cheer, love the game. If I wasn't on the sideline, I am probably the girl holding up a cup of beer dancing at the bench. There were a group of people from Fiji sitting right behind us. They brought their own mini guitar to play the music, and sang along. They are not professional singers, but you can only feel the true happiness from these people from their wonderful voice.

The rugby game was not as hostile as I thought. There are tackles, knock downs, grabbing people's shirt, pushing and more pushing. Watching closely and you will find out, that you are either going to get into a fight, or stopping people from getting into the fight. I personally think that handball is actually more dangerous in the way of tackle and knocking down ppl. Rugby is very fun to watch, esp the way they pile up like stacking tower (Jenga). Then it's a game of running and making plays to fool the opponents. You don't need to be super smart, just a little, but necessary to be fast, decisive, short reaction time, superb agility and wide sighted.

In between the men's pool game, there was a women's final, Aussie vs Chinese. The Aussie girls are huge and faster which led them to championship. Steph and I were watching the game together. Suddenly she turned to me and said, "I think you would be pretty good at this game. I saw resemblance of you, when you were fighting & hassling with Wing in class."

Me, "I think so too. It's fun, and I don't think there are a lot of people who can lift me up and throw me on grass."

Rugby 7s has already been organized in Hong Kong since 1976. It only attracted more countries to participate every year. It was wonderful to see different races in a venue for an event. Once again, I experienced the unity of the world in the name of sports.

The Canadians in the audience just played the National anthem with their little trumpet. Well, we lose everything in sports, but honestly, our spirits never die. Forever patriotic

Back to HK

It feels so shitty as the weather is so humid with the sun hiding somewhere within the dark clouds.

Final match was on Saturday. We lost badly. We were sad not because we lost. It was because most of us are leaving this team this year. Choi Sze, Nam, Ching, Sonia, Carrie and I are all going to graduate this year. We played with each other for 3 years and we built up something amongst us, which was some really really wonderful thing. This year was the greatest year of all three, because we felt that we needed each other. We were each other's motivation and the team was built. REally Really thankful to be on this team and met those teammates. Thank You y'all!!!

Went to Big six today with family today. And the same old problem occurred. For some reasons, I really enjoy shopping in supermarket. I could actually spent hours in there. But for some very weird reasons, something always keeps me from having a peaceful shopping time. My aunt said I probably got too excited everytime in supermarket that's why it causes a bowel movement. Damnit!!

NJ D3 - New Hope

Another truth reveals

It took me 3 days and CAD$375 to find out.

Absolutely no words is necessarily.



It only took a huge glass of screwdriver to rescue my sinking heart.

Really should have let go earlier. WAY earlier, not arguing within myself

Just wanna get outta here and have as much fun as I can in NYC.

NJ D2 - Phillies

Con't to be speechless, words at the throat though.

NJ D1

I really didn't know what to say.

the Reason..

Meeting Mikel for the last time before departure, we went for really really delicious food at night. We had spicy fish from Sichuan, lamb dumplings which was super tasty, and lamb chops. We cannot stop ourselves from ordering beers. LOL. Oh, and he also got me birthday presents as well. Super super happy!!

After that, I met with some good old friends. A secret here... that I actually had a crush on one of them, but I can never tell anybody about him. So I saw him again, very busy with life as usual, eating lots of junk + oily food, zero exercise, chronic insufficient sleep. It seems like nothing is able to change his lifestyle. Geez.... then I figure, there is always someone you love so much but you know nothing is going to happen. It just bothers you when this person is unwell. Guess this is how friendships are.

After being pissed for a day and a half, we finally talked, and found out about the appointment which was pretty important. I think I can deal with that.

PISSED

I am pissed right now. REally Really pissed.

Someone told me that he just noticed that he has an appt somewhere else on the day I am leaving his place.

And he asked me if I can change the flight.

WTF???

It's OVER after this. IT'S OVER!!!!

REally Really PISSED.

And I will make sure I will let him know that I AM FREAKING PISSED!!!!

Birthday

I had a great birthday today.

The greatest thing was... soft snowing in the morning, not too cold, and I didn't miss the train.

My supervisor bought me a gift card for American Eagle to get a dress that I really like, a piece of Tiramisu cake, a card, and BIG WARM SOLID HUG!!!!

My mom called me and asked me to get things for her in addition to the Happy birthday.

Had a piece of cake with Anne Cheung & Siu Yin at the Williams.

Had Korean Pork Bone soup dinner with Daniel from handball team.

A peaceful night with a rare phonecall from DD at 23:30.

Thank you very much :)

Interesting week

This week started with some very interesting incidence:

Incidence #1

Mr S, a sarcastic old man, complains about everything, likes to take charge of everything, gives himself only 2 options: home or hell, was quite independent in terms in mobility, however, he insisted in putting himself W/C bounded. He requested for bed exercise, but I refused to give it to him if he doesn't cooperate with me. The goal is to "make" him to get in and out of the w/c independently. One day, he did it. Then I ordered bed exercise for him. The over the weekend, he claimed that the room is too drafty. He decided to d/c himself, called his own ambulance and went home. None of us knew about that until Monday morning.

Since when patients are allowed to d/c himself? And call his own ambulance?


Incidence #2

Mr F, alcoholism, some parkinsonism features, a very cooperative man, wants to go home and manages himself. The whole team including himself agree that inpatient rehabilitation will benefit him the most. An empty bed was available at inpt. rehab, and he was supposed to go on tuesday. Then he goes, "I don't want to go today. I am not ready yet. Can I go on Monday? I will go home today, then go to inpt. rehab on Monday."
We were all stunned.

Um... nnooo... once you go home you are discharged and can never go to rehab.
"Then I will go home tonight. And have the ambulance pick me up at home on Wednesday morning."

We all think that he just wanted to drink at home before going for more rehab. But who knows what is going through his mind.

Since when hospital turned into a hotel? And ambulance turned to a limo?


Incidence #3

Mr H, a very very nice man, DDD and resolved shingles. d/c plan is going to inpatient rehabilition. A bed space for inpt. rehab B was available. Then he goes, "I am not going to inpt. rehab B. I have been to inpt. rehab A, they've got my chart, and they know me there. I am not going anywhere except inpt. rehab A."
So the d/c coordinator swabbed him with another patient so that he can't go to inpt. rehab A.
Then when we told him about the news while the wife was present, she said, "My husband is not going to inpt. rehab A unless he has got a semi-private room."
Luckily the patient himself says something a little more reasonable, "Dear. (pause) shut up."

Incidence #4

Mrs M, a very nice spanish speaking lady, waiting for long term care. We and they have been waiting for soooooo long for a vacancy at LTC, around 2 months. Imagine staying in ACUTE hospital for 2 MONTHS???!!!! It's ridiculus. Then a vacancy FINALLY came up. It's there since last thursday and we can't contact the son to sign the paper and accept the offer.

When contacted, he said he needed 48 hours to decide. WTF????!!!!

Finally he signed and accepted, the LTC was in an outbreak. Mrs M is not leaving.

And she is STILL here. Man honestly she's here longer than I am.

Sundowning--- a new word I learnt here, describing the decreasing of cognition over the day.

Over the weekend

Saturday Outtahand tournament

We played 4 games 8sets in round robin. Then we played 3 games 9 sets in quarters, semis and finals. A total of 17 sets of vball game. And I was on the whole freaking time. Surprisingly, it wasn't that tiring, but don't challenge my contribution. I gave 110% effort. However, I started to develop (L) posterio-lateral hip pain on weight bearing from thursday. Need longer and proper warm up to eliminate the pain to play. We fought until the final minute, but lost to the 6ft3 giant white girls by two points only in the third set. Even though we lost, we put up a very good game. Greeeeat job. And I won a T-shirt.

I miss Lisa though. She is a new friend I met in vball. However, she is in Trinidad & Tobago right now, coming back to Toronto on the day I leave.

Went out with Mikel for dinner at night. We both had lamb chops and we both expected to get 2 pieces max. Then both of our dishes came with 5. FIVE lamb chops with a soup, smoked salmon salad, french fries and a drink. Soooooo full.

My heart was pounding so heart for the whole Friday night and saturday. I cannot wait to hear the result of the girls vball semifinal game for POLYU. After dinner with Mikel, I rushed home and check everything, my facebook, msn, xanga to see if there was any news. They WON!!! THEY WON!! And they said they are excited to have me back to play with them in the final game!!! I am excited to join them in the FINAL game as well. Too excited!!! From now on, I need to train myself well. TRAIN WELL!!!!