Rant and rave...

So I've just been granted Permanent Residency status in Australia. Ho-hum. The only real difference is that I can stay in Australia indefinitely and move in and out of the country as many times as I like. A few of my colleagues made a fuss about it and some had to declare to others that they received it. They must be desperately seeking attention. I mean, it's really no big deal. Who cares if you got your Permanent Residency first? Everyone is going to get it eventually. Not like it was ever a race to be the first. Pitiful.

I was appalled today after reading a report written by an opposition pharmacist. The sheer lack of effort and poor recommendations in the report made me wonder how some people can be entrusted to play a key role in improving patient health outcomes when their performance reflects incompetence. Footballers are left on the bench or withdrawn from the squad if their performance is poor. Why can't it be the same for health professionals? Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying all health professionals need to be perfect. At the very least, they should put effort into their work and strive to improve any shortcomings they may have and address poor performance. Yet, so many manage to get away with shoddy performances that a high-school leaver could possibly do a better job. It's good to see that pharmacy schools are starting to tighten up their assessments and ensure that their graduates display some level of competence.

Losing the opportunity to win 2 trophies in the span of less than a week has left me really frustrated with Chelsea's performance this season. They are a fantastic team. Yet, they stuttered at the time when they could not afford to. Despite this I am proud that they have gotten to virtually the final stages of all the competitions they were involved in. Liverpool on the other hand is a rubbish team riding on the fatigue of other teams to get far in the only one single competition that they do not deserve to be in in the first place. The Champions League is supposed to be for champions. How long has it been since Liverpool were champions? I doubt anyone can remember. Yet, they sacrifice their league games and put all their effort into obtaining this one trophy and everyone says they are a "quality" team. Come on. All the other teams in the competition have been worn out by their domestic struggles. This team doesn't even challenge for the domestic title and yet is allowed entry into a league supposedly meant for champions. An utter disgrace. They do not deserve to play in the competition.

I'll be heading back to Adelaide next week for my compulsory seminar as a pre-registrant Pharmacist. I'm looking forward to catching up with friends. Also to testing what I have learnt in the past 4 months. I wonder if the others have learnt as much as I have from their workplaces?

Well, another month flies by like the clouds. Amazing how fast time flies. Still enjoying life. Still looking forward to the future...