My Mentor, senior, colleague cum friend… goodbye best wishes….
February 29, 2008 by jkpooh
I had know her wen i was stil a student nurse up in ward 56. she was the staff nurse wkin there.. so scared of her coz she is fierce.
nv expected to see her wen i passed out as staff nurse in CTICU. she was transferred to ICU then. She being the senior and me as e junior, i had been assigned to follow her or her ‘percepting me’ so scared of her.. she is loud at times n nv knowing wen i wil gt scolding from her. bt den i had learnt a lot frm her. i had always rem tat once i asked her a question n she didnt knw the ans n say wil fin out for me. i nv expected her 2 rem it n a few days ltr called me on hp juz 2 tel me wat she had found out… i was reali touched.. although its juz a simple act. bt den it make me feel tat she does bother to make effort 2 help me… it inspired me 2 always search for ans n nt 2 b spoon felt.
after me gg 2 MSICU after adv dip, i was surprised to see her… surprised tat she left CTICU to join us in MSICU n eventuali SICU….
due to her personality, she doesnt had many friends (i tin she also agreed)
she is a very straight forwarded persn who doesnt bother how others view her.. she doesnt bother if u r senior or nt.. doesnt bother if u r doc or nt.. doesnt bother if u r patient or relatives….. as long as she tin tat she is right… as long as she is doin e right tin.. be it for herself or for e patient.. she wil do it…
i agree that her tempermental mood swing could be difficult to handle esp for pple whom doesnt nt knw her well might tin tat she is a rude or difficult persn.. bt actuali she is nt… tats y in e ward she seldom hav anybody to talk to.. in fact i knw she cnt b bothered… in fact she doesnt hav mani friend in e ward (or dn even hav??? bt me n hui consider ur friend??? hope so)
tis persn whom i always regards her as my Mentor, senior, colleague cum friend… is no other persn than Tan Choon Reei…
thru these few year (ard 5 yrs) tat i knew her.. i had learnt lots frm her.. she might nt knew it… i had also learn hw 2 read her mood and accomodate her… i knw i cn nv b like her.. coz i also dn wan to be like her.. bcoz its reali diff… bt smhw or rather she is juz tis kin of persn tat make her unique.. tats her.. pple knw her for whom she is ..
finali she had decided to move on… glad for her.. reali hope tat she wil b able to fin a path tat she reali like n hapi w… dn ask me where she is gg.. coz frankly speaking i reali dn knw.. (she is tis kin of persn… always so low profile.. )
Lastly I wish u all e best… keep in touch..
Good bye my Mentor, senior, colleague cum friend…. Choon Reei….