when life gives you mr. pelik, you make donno and become stronger

this was my whole get up when the STAFF NURSE commented on my way of dressing. which part of this is REVEALING??

March 26, 2008: Around 09:05 hours, while I was clerking a patient at bed 5 of ward K 1, Mr. pelik had come into the bay with the Medical Officers, Health Officers, Staff Nurses, and Student Nurses to make his routine ward round. As he entered, I backed away from my patient to give way to him and his team to do their work. When he came in and saw me, the first thing he said (obviously very loudly for everyone to hear) was:

“Kenapa diaorang ni pelik aa? Pakai macam ni. Awak ni mmg memalukan profession betul. Awak ni ingat nak pergi disco ke? Awak pergi balik sekarang. Balik, tukar baju lepas tu baru datang balik.Awak keluar dari wad saya sekarang."

I walked out of the bay without looking at him.

“Ey, ey, awak keluar sekarang. Saya tak nak tengok muka awak dalam wad ni”.

I went out of the ward. I told my friend to SMS me or miss call me when Mr. pelik leaves the ward. So, when he finally left, I went back in ward K 1 to continue clerking patients and obviously to learn because the aim of posting in the hospital is so that we, as medical students, learn from the patients. As I was walking into the ward, S/N batuapi was talking to a group of students from the JPA program. I walked pass the group to go to the bays. But I was stopped by S/N Batuapi. This was how the conversation went:

S/N Batuapi:“Doctor pelik tak kasi awak masuk kan? Awak keluar sekarang. Get out of my ward”.

My reply: “Saya nak cari group mates saya sekejap”.

S/N Batuapi: “I said, get out of my ward now”.

My reply: “Saya nak cari group mates saya”.

S/N batuapi: “Lepas tu terus keluar”.

This conversation occurred in front of the JPA program students.

my get up on 27/3/08.

March 27, 2008: I was clerking my patient in bay 1- 4 of ward K 1, when I heard the conversation between Mr. pelik and S/N Batuapi regarding my presence in the ward yesterday even after I was told to leave the ward because I was dressed “inappropriately” according to them (Mr. pelik and S/N Batuapi). I also heard them entering the next bay (bay 5-8) to do their routine round. I walked out of my bay as I had done my clerking. As soon I stepped out of my bay, S/N batuapi called me:

“Dik, dik. Mari sini. Doctor nak jumpa”

I went to bay 5-8 to see Mr. pelik. This was how the conversation went:

Mr. pelik: “Semalam kenapa awak masuk balik dalam wad ni? Kan ke saya dah halau awak semalam? Awak keluar sekarang”

Me: “saya masuk balik semalam sebab doctor kami buat discussion dengan kami”

Mr. pelik: “tapi saya dah halau awak kan? Kenapa nak masuk balik?”

Me: “saya datang sini nak belajar. Apa salah saya kali ni?”

Mr. pelik: “ hari ni saya nak denda awak sebab semalam. pakai nampak pusat semua. Keluar sekarang!”

Me: “mana ada nampak pusat. tapi saya tak buat apa-apa kan hari ni? Kenapa pula nak halau saya”

Mr. pelik: “ saya kata saya nampak, saya nampak la. awak faham tak apa saya cakap? Faham tak? Faham tak?! Apa, awak nak saya tulis surat kepada dean awak ke? Saya cakap keluar sekarang, keluar la. GET OUT OF MY WARD NOW!”

*most of the time, he wasn’t even looking at me directly.

I just stood there in front of him. He was screaming at me until even the other ward staffs and student who were at the other end of the ward came running to the scene to see what was happening. Everyone who was there were listening and watching the scene. Then S/N batuapi grabbed my left arm, held my arm tightly and pulled me away to the main door. I pulled back my arm and said :

“takpe, saya boleh jalan sendiri”.

She said rudely: “awak keluar ye. Doctor dah suruh awak keluar kan”.

Before reaching the main door, I stopped to go into the seminar room to take my bag. But S/N batuapi shoved and pushed me towards the main door. I told her that I wanted to take my bag. So we went to the seminar room.

S/N batuapi: “ambil beg awak, lepas tu keluar”

Me: “apa salah saya? Saya pakai elok je kan hari ni?”

S/N batuapi: “awak dah buat doctor marah. Awak jangan nak buat saya marah pulak ye. Kami ada hak nak halau awak”

Me: “apa salah saya?”

She could not give me an answer. Then she frantically searched for my bag. She didn’t see the bag and said:

S/N batuapi: “awak ni penipu kan? Mana ada beg sini”.

Me: “beg ada dalam almari”.

S/N batuapi: “siapa kasi awak kebenaran untuk guna almari ni? Doctor pelik kalau tau ni, awak kena marah. Nak guna almari kena minta kebenaran”

Me: “takkan nak letak beg di luar almari? Nanti bersepah, kena marah juga kan?”

After I took my beg and started walking out of the seminar room, she grabbed my arm again to bring me to the main door. I pulled away saying: “takpe, saya boleh jalan sendiri”.



She opened the main door and pushed me out. I just walked away. But she said:

“keluar dulu, nanti bila doctor dah reda, awak masuk balik. Tunggu kat ruang rehat”.

Now I am confused. Right just now, she told Mr. pelik that I entered the ward again after I was told to leave the ward yesterday, hence why he is asking me to leave again today, to teach me a lesson. Now, she is asking me to come in after he leaves. What is her intention exactly?

Tell me now, how do you rate the severity of this situation? am i wrong in any way?

F/N:i have been in the posting for almost 4 months now. before i entered this ward, i was in another ward with even a more particular doc. i wore the same things what i wore then. but the doc never commented on my clothing. so, what makes the difference now? and mind you, this doc in the other ward, is the HEAD OF DEPARTMENT.