Beautiful and Sublime Sunday- A Really Tiring Day

This post is for #SublimeSunday which is initiated by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday which is initiated by @ace108.

Let me share with you about my day, I tried to sleep earlier than usual because I had to start at 9 in the morning.

As soon as I woke up, I got ready because I don't want to be left by the bus, I tried that yesterday and I had to wait for 10-15 minutes getting hit by the sun felt unpleasant plus, I don't want to be really sweaty before working.

I was able to get there in time and I was really surprised when I saw the bus because there were a lot of empty seats. My commute with the bus was fine, but we had to walk a bit further from the bus to the metro because they are fixing the road. I Road the train and went to the next metro, when I got there, I was really disappointed because the next bus that goes to our area was at 8:55 am and I arrived there around 8:20. I rushed to my application and checked the other metro station that has the other bus, and saw it departs at 8:35. So I rushed back and had to wait for 4 minutes for the next train. I was anxious if I would make it, if not I'd have to spend just to go to my workplace. I entered the train, thankfully the next station was just nearby. I was brisk walking and as soon as I got down the elevator, I saw the bus was still waiting and that was around 8:32. Thankfully I was able to ride it. I got to work at exactly 8:59.

I thought that my patients were there already, and they were not. They arrived 5 minutes after. They were a couple and I treated the husband first because the wife went to the anesthetics department. After treating him, I was waiting for the wife. The wife came out at around 10 and I had to treat her, I was also expecting another patient at around that time. Suddenly he came during treatment but I only had to do one treatment according to the doctor. So I was running up and down the stairs. I finished them both and then my 10:30 patient came and they were another couple. I treated the wife first and then the husband. It was just half of the day and I felt drained. Then one of my patients came early, instead of waiting I just got her, and I was surprised, she pulled out a container inside a bag and gave me slices of pies that had coconut filling. That was so kind of her to do that. It's fun talking to her because graduated from the same school. I'm still surprised that they come all the way from Abu Dhabi just to get treated because that's like a 2-hour drive.

My next patient came from another emirate called Sharjah. I know that commuting from there to our clinic is pretty far also. We were just talking about future plans and he told me how much he had spent on his wedding.

My next patient also came from a far place, he said it was an hour and forty-minute drive. Though after the treatment he said that it was all worth it.
I really like those kinds of patients who would put an effort just to help themselves. Imagine sacrificing a lot of hours just to become better.

After treating that patient I was expecting a new one but that person did not come. So I was just doing my notes while waiting for the lunch break. Went to eat lunch and it was so freaking hot in our pantry, I also ate something spicy which made me sweat. I also tasted the pies that my patient gave me and they tasted so delicious, I remember she said that she ordered that and it was homemade, and they didn't cheap out on their ingredients. One was coconut custard and the other one was coconut with ube.

After lunch, I received a message that my patient was waiting. I immediately went up and started her. She was from Pampanga, and it made me reminisce about my days when I was an intern because I had to stay there for four months. I really miss the food there, one of the best places to eat.

M next patient was late by 15 minutes and my last patient canceled so I was able to extend his time. We focused more on exercises. I was getting ready to leave and suddenly one of the receptionists asked me if I was free and I said yes, and they told me to start treating someone while he vlogs. To be honest, I was uncomfortable doing this and I was really tired, I stayed for an extra 30 minutes.

One of the receptionists was leaving so I went ahead with him because we would take the same bus. It's always fun talking to him because he sounds really mature even though we are the same age. I got down at Mall of the Emirates, and I was craving some grilled chicken and I was able to satisfy my craving. I was walking around and ended up going to the grocery. While I was there, it was so tempting to buy a lot of stuff because of their sale and deals. When I was about to go home, I didn't trust my instincts and went to take a bus there. While I was waiting, I was sweating really bad, I was expecting a bus to come in 10 minutes and it never came. I was waiting there from 8:42 to 9:21.I was just controlling myself instead of getting pissed. Before going home, I had to meet the father of one of our workmates because he lives in our area. He gave me something to give to his daughter.

Got home and spoke with my friends and flatmates. This was just literally a tiring day, I can't believe that I treat 11 patients plus got a crappy commute but it ended out great because I got to eat some popcorn and pizza. I'm also glad that I was able to finish this.

Have a great week ahead!