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| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
on monday i went for interview in the morning, i'm the first candiate. after asking for my details, the sinseh says that she will take me for a month first. haha i think it is attributed to my pleasant appearance compared to another candidate who came later. she's pimply and ugly (i'm serious) and cant speak english. it's so funny to see her waiting to be interviewed for several hours becuz she came late. what the sinseh concerns most is the length of time that i can work. i guess its not easy to train an assistant becuz you have to know where the potions and powder are. the challenge here is to recognise the sinseh's terrible handwriting. on the first day, she have to tell me everything that i need to prepare, but on the second and third day, i recognise most of them. i think i learned everything rather quickly. i worked with another girl who is an undergraduate (year two in ntu) and takes tcm. she's a church mate of the sinseh, and is helping her out temporary till jan. apparently, the previous assistant has resigned. i even heard from the girl and some patients that the previous assistant's got very bad attitude. anyway, i'm glad to have someone my age to accompany me. today we gossiped about this very piss looking girl who came to visit the sinseh. she's called deborah. eavesdropping the convo between deborah and the sinseh, we have found out that she has been studying in australia and suffered from irregular menstrual period. haha laugh my head off. no wonder she's so impatient and has bad atittude. she's reaching an early 更年期. this job is rather well paid than all that i have previously considered at $8 per hour. i enjoyed it as i have the opportunity to learn about chinese medicine and learn formulas that cure many common illness. most patients suffered form stiff neck, backache, menstrual problems, cough etc. however, the bad thing is that the working hours is heavy. everyday i start work at around 10.15am and ends when the last patient go off. this time is usually way passing the closure hour - 6pm. on monday (my first day), i ended at 7.20pm, tuesday 6.50pm and today is the earliest-6.20pm. i also have to work from monday to sat, that left me with very little free time. i miss my holidays~~~~ the sinseh is a woman in her 50s. i think she's quit good and wellknown cuz a lot of patients come by recommandation from relatives and friends. her patients also range from chinese to angmoh, including koreans, indonesians, malays and indians. but her treatment is ex. one bottle of potion 180ml, she sells it for $30. consultation is $15. overall the average amount that each patient pays is $50. my job scope includes 配药, registration and admin work, plus siakang like wipe table and pout water for the sinseh. if any of you interested in visiting this sinseh tell me i help you cut queue. |
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