Work #1st Episode #

Wow.I'm going to work.
Wow.I am actually going to work.
Me?Working?As in really go to the office and attend meetings?
Yup.

First day at work was hilarious.Blinded by an over-spirited determination,extraordinarily I arrived two hours earlier than the time expected and was dumbfounded to find the "Hand and Microsurgery Unit" vicinity was empty.Accompanied by the flickering ceiling lamp and the pleasant hum of the air conditioner, I failed to detect any living corpse walking around in a manner suggesting that he or she was a staff there and was ready to start the day and yeah, NOTICED me.

At the effect of the elevator "ding" sound,I sat up straight and hoisted my backpack onto my shoulder,trying to look presentable and at the same time tried my best to fight the drowsiness from waking up as early as 4 o' clock in the morn' for the 'big' day.Oh,and I prayed quite hard.
"God,please don't let me do something stupid,well..at least for today.Amin" 

Alas! The one to appear was the cleaner lady.We exchanged smiles and I straightaway asked her when my new 'colleagues' were coming.
"Eh, lambat lagi ni dik...diorang selalunya datang pukul 9.00..9.30 macam tu."
I was like ... "Owh,macam tu.."

Then I asked why the receptionist and some other staffs I saw down there came early,like I did.
Then the lady said, "Itu...biasalah masuk awal..ada yang kerja syif malam..tapi sini klinik,kita buka ikut waktu ofis la.."
When she reached that part,I was already cursing myself,for being that reckless.I should have known.Plus,it's not like I'm not that familiar with this hospital and most importantly I should have asked.

"Owh,terima kasih puan." I said with a smile.The fact that I was already totally amused with myself did not resurface until the lady was gone.I then walked towards the elevator with a blend of mix emotion.Gah,I should not let waves of nervousness controlled me!
So,I went down and stepped into the cafe.Sitting down with a plate of fried kuey teow and a bottle of water,I thought of the possibilities that might happened later.No wonder they said breakfast is good.In times like this,it helps in getting rid of the so called nervousness and restore cognitive ability.Ha Ha Ha.

10 minutes to 9,I was already back, waiting patiently and demurely on the couch. Seeing nurses walking in and out made me felt awkward and had this 'out-of-the-planet' kind of feeling.It's like there's a sign hanging on my neck saying, "I'm an alien from Mars.I come in peace.Will do anything for work."
Owh, I forgot to mentioned that when I arrived at the particular floor,a bunch of people arrived from the other side (there are three elevators).Scanning through,I thought they were practical students,amid the clamor and laughter.So,I just let it passed.

It's 9.30 a.m. and I was still sitting on the hard couch.Starting to get bored instead of sheer nervousness and anxiety, I called mum.I could tell that she was amused with me,but didn't let it out,knowing that her daughter was always anxious tak tentu pasal.Then I sat back.The temperature was getting colder and I was broiling inside.Again, served me right.Who asked me to come at 7.30 a.m.?Only aliens did that.That was what I did for the rest 2 hours-conversing with my alter ego.

I was literally staring blankly at the magazine when a girl approached me.Finally!Thank you for noticing me."Will do anything for work".She was about my height,my age and had this warm, friendly gesture.Asking my name, she pondered at the fact why I  kept quiet the whole time.The rest thought I was a patient there.I was like ....

Only later on I got the chance to meet my employer and being introduced to the rest of the staffs.New dilemmas appeared.Where should I go?What exactly I need to do at this point of time?Do I need to just 'observe'?I thought I'm going to write?What am I doing here?Where exactly is the staffs' cafe?When is lunch time?What time do we finish exactly?Erm,hello?

So,I remained as an observer at the hospital for a week before I was really located in a real office.If boredom is fatal,I might have died out of it.Trust me,I was that 'lost'.The rest is history.