*basically slacked through the morning,cos my preceptor was busy. But i did managed to familiarise myself with the pharmacy. even helped 2 people locate their products ^^ feel so proud of myself. however, i couldn't give any recommendations when they ask for one cos i haven't learn abt the differences among the products yet. so many things to learn, so many things to rmb. i wonder if i can absorb all...


*vegesamine went out of stock today! cos some guy just came and bought all the 5 bottles that i had. =) so, i had to do my first purchase order and fax it to the supplier. I hope the pdts will be delivered by tml... *praying very hard*


*one of the shelf talker fell out today and i helped to fix it. Took me some time to figure out how it works. =p


*learnt one thing very impt today: nvr believe 100% wat is written on the labels. How can the GSL items treat runny nose when all the antihistamines are kept under lock and key in the pharmacist's cabinet? Found some pdts very weird also, eg robitussin dm. On one hand, there is an expectorant to break up the phlegm so that you can cough the phlegm out. but on the other hand, there is also a cough suppressant to suppress the cough reflex =.= so contradicting....

My first day of work: Quite relaxing actually, cos dunno why the pharmacy is very quiet today.


Did a few things:


* Was assigned to take care of 21st Century vitamins. Tt means stocktaking, ordering, cleaning the shelves, blah blah blah. For the first time, i realised tt there is really a WIDE range of pdts available. Just health supplements alone take up about 8 wall units and 2 gondola(not counting those for organic). I hope no one will approach me for recommendations yet. at least give me a few weeks to rmb all the pdts...


* Learnt abt form E, invoices, IBT, packing medication etc. Also had a short lecture on corns, callus and warts ^^ actually there are a lot of medications and minor ailments tt we didn't learn in uni. The stuff tt they teach is really limited. And a lot are just theories, which the pharmacists dun really practise cos there is little clinical significance.


* Had my first homework from my preceptor. Also had my first test. We were asked to locate a couple of pdts, which we eventually managed to find,after she told us what the product was used for. haiz, my knowledge of the brand names is so lacking.


* Meet Selina, yr 3, who was doing part-time while waiting for her hospital preceptorship in batch 2. Hmm...may consider doing part-time for the rest of my hols. I don't think 6 wks is enough to learn everything, even though we will be overworking (clocking an ave of 42h a week when we are only expected to work 40h a week)


* Was quite relieved to hear from Selina that it's highly unlikely tt we will encounter any drug addicts, cos my preceptor decided to play safe and not carry any codeine syrup. Wise choice =)


* I have absolutely no idea why pharmacists are always treated like cashiers, even with our white coats and the big "Pharmacy" sign. I'd lost count how many times we have to direct the customers to the correct place.


* Had one customer coming into the shop and comment "oh..so this is not watsons arh?" duh...the colour scheme of the shop is not even correct lar.


* Was told by my preceptor to patrol the shop whenever i'm free to prevent theft, which seems be a common thing in pharmacies. The thieves always take the stuff inside and just leave the empty boxes behind. Tt's why my preceptor only display the empty boxes of the expensive items. but tt also generates prob. Heard of cases where customers bought the empty boxes cos they didn't see the "this box is empty" sign. lol. They must have had a nasty shock when they found out tt they spent so much money to buy a box with nth inside...

Had another round of briefing. The day started off with workshops in the morning and then role playing in the suntec living pharmacy. And tt's the end of the orientation. Tml's the start of actual retail practice. *nervous* i hope i will know the ans when my preceptor quizzes...

今天一大早就到ubi报道，上了unity的briefing。过后我们一大群就到tpo学qsc和merchandising。第一次和preceptor见面，虽然混在同学堆里面，但仍然很紧张。还好她很亲切，整天都笑嘻嘻的，让我放心不少。临走前，我向她拿了工作时间表。看了一眼后，我顿时傻住了。天啊！这是什么时间表啊！下午班得做到晚上十点，而且连周末都泡汤了！更惨的是，因为和see hwee是rotating shift,所以有时星期天我还得值班吔！！话又说回来，我们再苦也没有我的preceptor苦。她可是星期一一直做到星期天，几乎都不放假，甚至每星期至少有两天要值班到１０点。减去两餐的时间（每餐半小时），她基本上要连续做１１小时。真可怜。难怪大家说pharmacists have no life...


一天的briefing下来后，我和wanling变动身到island creamery与azza和debra会合，一起在那儿吃了点心，总算完成了wanling的心愿。不过，我们俩在路上倒是经历了个满恐怖的事。我们原本坐在巴士上好好的，不知何时，身后冒出了个怪伯伯，无缘无故一直摸我们俩的头发。一开始，我们以为他可能是无意间碰到或什么的，所以就没多加理睬。可后来就感觉越来越不对劲，吓得我们连忙换位子，离他远远的。幸好他过后就没有再骚扰我们．．．


不习惯穿高跟鞋的我，今天一路走下来，脚上马上就起了好几个水泡，疼死了。咳，我想，我还是得赶快适应的好．．．

为了看家具和notebook，今天和妈妈两人一起跑到淡滨尼，逛了一圈ikea和courts。太久没出来逛街了，我才走了没一会儿就累了（咳，老了...）。幸好那里床啊、椅子啊什么的都很多，所以随时随地都可以休息。到了后来实在走不动了，我们就坐下来吃晚饭，过后再接着逛giant。giant里的山芋和四季豆还相当便宜，妈妈一站在那里就选了两大包。我呢，也陪着妈妈选。不过好像并没帮多大的忙吔。因为不常买菜，所以不太会分辨好坏。我通常要花好久才选出一些满意的。哪像我妈，一眼就能看出好坏，没一会儿就一大把抓在手上了。我想，那一大包一大包的菜，要是有十分之一是我选的，我就要偷笑了。临走前，妈妈在我的“淘汰“区里又救回了好几个不错的。我嫌弃那些豆上斑斑点点的，不好看，可妈妈说，那并不碍事；买菜有时也不需要太在意外表。不要看山芋头子上冒黑汁不雅观，其实这些山芋才是最甜的哦！
结论：我这个“完美主义者”似乎不太适合买菜...