-Sunshine old folks home~ Lidia came with us this week and again, we were assigned feeding jobs. The first person i fed was new to the place and although i encouraged her to eat, she only ate about 1/3 of the porridge. Ms. Tang told us though that this was normal, and that she would feed her again later on. I noticed that most of the residents watch a lot of television. This week, i was able to understand a bit more dialect, but am still not fluent enough to be confident in executing action without Ms. Tang's approval. The second lady i fed was a stroke victim and she was paralysed on the left side. As a result, i had to watch carefully as she liked eating quickly, but was susceptible to choking due to the paralysis. Ms. Tang also taught me how to move the patients and she stressed the importance of using the forearms, not the wrist, and the wrists are too fragile to handle weights and may snap under pressure. First one must lift the head before slipping one's arms around the body and locking the wrists together. After moving the patient's main body, carry the legs using both forearms. The second thing i learnt today was tube feeding. It is important to ensure that the tube is correctly lodged and to do this, you must withdraw the syringe to check for fluid, and when there is no fluid, place the tube in a cup of water. There should not be bubbles, or this would indicate that the tube is not in the oesophagus but rather in the trachea. Although i didn't get to talk to Mami today, i saw her giving Ms. Tang a hard time, but Ms. Tang was very collected about the whole affair and chaffed her laughingly. Cheryl and Lidia were listening to MC Lim- a patient with amnesia- who told them that they were very pretty and should choose their friends wisely. Overall, i had a good time at the home this week.
-Chamber Orchestra~ we have now decided to perform in Carols by Candlelight. This week consisted of us going through the christmas pieces so that we could play along while the others carol their hearts out. I look forward to the evening.
-Tutoring~ Christine got her math results- 31/60, which i found pretty decent. After going through the questions, i found that again it wasn't so much a matter of understanding the concept but rather of the problem and consequently application. To overcome this, i still think that we should stick to doing past papers. She doesn't seem to be able to do all the papers though, so i will be modifying the lesson plan soon.
-Musical practice~ practice has officially been elongated from wednesdays and thursdays lunchtime to wednesdays thursdays and fridays lunchtime. I didn't find out about the friday practice until the day itself and so i had to run back up the hill like a mad woman. Ms. Leong just laughed at me. We played the Cinderella song (Bibetty bubetty boo)and peter was there so he sang along, as well as All you need is Love by the Beetles, and the cleanup song from Barney. My part is relatively simple as of yet, but i still practice a bit at home.
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