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1st Salary

'This is probably the best news of the lot! Yes, the basic pay for House Officers will be increased to a whopping $2,690 (up from the old rate of $2,460) with effect from January 2008. With this increment you can now fly first class to Bangkok or maybe spend a night or two at the gorgeous Raffles Hotel or perhaps just chill out over beer and sausages at Cafe del Mar! Indeed, the extra cash will certainly be handy no matter what plans you've got. One step closer to your dreams, perhaps? :) You know, we too are delighted with this news for it is certainly a positive endorsement of our *** belief in competitive remuneration and our *** culture of rewarding hardwork and performance. Happy Spending (when you are at *** earning your 1st salary)!'

Well, $230 minus CPF isn't exactly a lot, but I guess it's better than nothing. (Not like $2K plus is a lot to begin with! Really..) And I thought HOs across the hospitals get the same pay, regardless of which cluster. Just that the wording in the announcement seemed to suggest otherwise.

Just a couple more weeks to go. Focus alvin, focus.

Dunno why clinical test I tend to spout things I dun mean. Called Cortico Bulbar dissociation la. haha. Young malay lady becomes middle-aged chinese lady. Immediately after I said that, I stunned myself, but I stunned my examiner and other ppl listening even more.

posted by Alvin @ 6:24 PM |