one of those days

today was completely mind draining and energy sapping.

i was trying to organise medication for someone (who had unexpectedly gone rural) and it felt like i was going round and round in circles and hitting brick walls.After about a million phone calls we managed to organise something and hopefully this will allow the client to stay on as he liked.

it’s amazing how much time can be spent without any evidence of how that time was spent. (does that make sense?)

even though i think there are a number of positives to the exercise – building rapport with client, enabling the clients life to not be ruled by medication, i dont have that normal sense of achievement that comes with solving an “unsolvable” problem.

Inshallah everything will turn out ok, client will get meds, family will be appreciative, pharmacist wont be angry, doctor will be pleased, and case manager will be relaxed.

the ‘ultimate’ praise

“you’re doing a better job than the doctor”

i forgot…

• hamish macbeth (how could i forget this)

• boston public

weekly hello

hello to the guy wearing the legolas t-shirt

hello to my roll of back fat.

food, glorious food

There’s been a bit in the blog world about the recent discovery of pork in cheese flavoured chips.

Another thing we cant eat. Who are these people who find this stuff out and how can we stop them?? I think in the past year there has been so much confusion where I am about what we can/cant eat. Food which is halal one week is haram the next.

In order to rectify any misunderstandings, here is my halal guide:

Chips = Pork

Biscuits = alcohol and/or pig/beef fat

Chocolate = pig fat

Fried chips = beef fat

Bread = beef

Cheese = beef or pig

Yoghurt = pig

Basically any processed food is haram. But especially tasty processed food.

In a way, I think it is good. It might be Allah’s way of keeping us away from harmful things. Like I really need to be able to eat 30 different types of chocolates and fat laden take away food.

On a side note, I love it when we are given lollies at the mosque or something and people check the ingredients and it says gelatine. Everyone is panicking until someone realises: “Oh, it’s made in Malaysia. Phew.”

For people who want a real halal guide. Go here

there is nothing like…

sleeping in a freshly made bed…aaah

things i need to buy

• comfortable black shoes that are not made out of pig leather
• a long denim skirt that is wide enough to allow me to take steps greater than 30cm
• hair bands that will not pinch my hair and stretch to pointless sizes
• my niece’s affection. (i am determined to be this kids favourite aunt. aunt no2 cant have them all.)

weekly thank you

thank you to my boss for nominating me to give a talk. at first i was a little reluctant, but with all the reading and preparation i get to do, it feels like i have an assignment! feels good to be ‘learning’ again.

great expectations

dear drug companies,

its easter, we work in health…

where was the chocolate?

tv station part II

continued…(also thank you to samira for pointing out the apalling lack of local tv content)

• Father Ted
• Da Vinci’s Inquest (dont really know much about this show, cause it is always on after midnight, but it seems like one i could get into.)
• What’s Cooking? (with Geoff. the best and only host for this show)
• Australian Story
• Vicar of Dibley
• Play School
• Sesame Street
• Spooks (havent watched this much, but i think i could get into it.)
• The Big Arvo (before Anna left. to quote ben, “its not a tuna”)
• Firefly
• Black Books
• Jack and Bobby (woohoo!)
• the west wing
• Ocean Girl
• Frasier (before Daphne and Niles got together)
• Mythbusters
• Seinfeld
• Curb your enthusiasm
• Spin City (before Heather came)
• The Cook and the Chef
• Fat pizza

um…and anything with Toby Stephens in it.

any other suggestions??

addition:

• the golden girls
• the secret life of Alex Mack
• Valerie
• Hey Arnold