Archives: 2009 September

In respond to my advertisement for nurse, many calls came in.

While many of them ask for the address, more than half of them ask a disturbing question:
Do you provide hostel?
Huh? Since when do a clinic provide hostel for their nurses? Is this a new trend?
(scratching head now)

My new nurse should work on 1 Oct (read: NOT even started work yet)
She called today: If I come late during work, is that acceptable?
I : ….. err….. errr….

How I answered her is immaterial, as …
After 5 minutes, she called again : Is it ok if I ask for advance salary?
I: …. err … [...]

A raid by a gang that landed from a helicopter on to the roof of a cash depot in Stockholm today…
The masked gunmen jumped out on to the roof of the G4S cash depot in the Västberga area just after 5am, smashed windows with a sledgehammer and made their way inside…
The helicopter casually hovered for [...]

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.
Enjoy your holidays.
Drive safely, please.