Again… do I need to say more ???

I went to Roseglen Estate, home of Ingrid, Steve and the kids.

And mum and dad took me to Canberra this weekend, to see the parliamenthouse!

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Me and mum playing poker, we won like 80 dollars!

The great ocean walk (that’s mum and dad)

Do I need to say more?

Sharna took me to the Sydney aquarium!

I just arrived at Leumeah, my Australian home. The last past days we did some shopping in Kuala Lumpur. I bought some really nice shirts from Diesel and a lot of presents for everyone! Now Ixe2x80x99m in Australia and itxe2x80x99s bloody freezingxe2x80xa6

Today was my last day here in hospital. I woke up at 5.30, because thatxe2x80x99s what you do when you have nightshift. I talked with nurse Hellen and Nelly about our leaving today. It was a very serious conversation. At 8 oxe2x80x99clock I went home. First, Amy and me went to the bakery shop, to get our ordered cake. When we came back, we cleaned our home. During this, we tried to think of words to say when we have to speak in this afternoon. The director organised a meeting special for us. We bought some frames and put some photos in there, so we had a present. When the home was cleaned, we went to the meeting room. Everyone was sitting there. The director did a speech, 2 nurses did one and I gave a speech. I was very nervous. The mood was good, so nobody did cry. I felt really happy about that. Because when someone would start to cry, I was going to follow. But ok, we got a present! They gave us all an Ulos, a Batak blanket. Itxc2xb4s a very special one, because the name of the hospital, government en my name are written on it! Itxc2xb4s very special to me and I will give it a very special place in my room. After we gave our presents, we ate some Batak snacks, the cake and drank some Teh Manis. Time to take some photos!After the meeting, we decided to go and visit a nurse at home. She is one of the youngest ones, so one of our best friends. Last week she became sick, we only new she had made a brainscan in Medan. She asked us to come and visit her, because she was very sad she couldnxc2xb4t come to our meeting earlier. After the visit, I was really glad we went to her home. She suffered from some braindamage. The lively and happy Tety, had turned into a very slow and sick person. She laid in her bed and it took her so much effort to say some words to her. The brainscan in Medan didnxc2xb4t tell anything. The doctor said she might have a braintumor. Next year, she need to take another scan. Bad luck they didnxc2xb4t have a scanning machine like in the Netherlandsxe2x80xa6 But anyway, she was really happy to see us one more time and she asked us to pray for her.When we were in the bus for the last time to TukTuk, I was thinking. The farewell party was not so bad. But what felt hard, was to see Tety like that. I did not see her for one week, and what had happened! So the first thing I did when I went to bed last night, I prayed for herxe2x80xa6Now itxc2xb4s all finished. Itxc2xb4s not getting through yet. I have holiday, but Ixc2xb4m not getting it. This whole adventure is nearly finished, but why! I want to stay, stay with my friends at hospital and have some more shifts! I feel at home her, I can follow the language and I enjoy everything. Why I have holiday now? I just donxc2xb4t feel like changing my life again. I did 3 times before, in Australia and back and when I came her. It doesnxc2xb4t feel right, but itxc2xb4s something you have to go through. So I look forward to go to Australia and I look forward to go home. But I donxc2xb4t look forward to leave here, itxc2xb4s my 3th home!

Lasma, me and Ika

The speech of nurse Hellen

The big cake with "thank you hospital" written on it

Let’s eat cake!

Nelly, Desley, Hellen, Amy, Lasma, me and Melda

Papa Daud, Hellen, Lasma, mama Jireh, Desley, Dr Haposan (dir.), me, Amy, mama Helda, Dr Herlina, mama Iein and two other mamas.

Lisna, Desley, Nelly, Amy, Lasma, me and Hellen

Desley, Amy, Nelly and me

Desley, Amy and me with our new Ulos

Ulos bagus! And what you say? HORAS!

Last night I had night shift. When I came in the ER, there had been a new patient. It was a lady with hypertension. First she had about 240, later it dropped to 180 because of the medication. At about half past 12, she passed away. The family went really angry. They said it was malpractice, because her tension dropped and nobody acted. The fact that the tension dropped, was positive. The medication worked and our coals were going to be reached. The family did not believe us. They threatened dr Mona and tried to hit her. They said we had killed their mum! They called the police. We called the director, all the doctors and the head nurse. Everyone went out of their beds and reached a very tense hospital. We were scared, the police and security protected us. In the room of the lady that passed away, we heard people yelling, crying and praying. From the nurse office we could hear yelling and so much anger. I was afraid. How much anger had these people in them selves! Happily the police calmed them down. We went back to the ER and the nurse of the zaal did the normal regulations. I think I slept at about half past 5 again. What a night!

We have met with some real corruption last week. The immigration office announced that they wonxe2x80x99t extent our visa anymore. Officially they have to extent one more time. So after some stressy days we decided to leave Indonesia earlier. We went all the way up to Medan to change our tickets. It was Desleyxe2x80x99s birthday, so we took an expensive hotel and enjoyed a hot bath with Zwitsal, ate our bellyxe2x80x99s full in McDonalds and did some real shopping in a large mall. Luckily we succeeded with our visa, so we went home tired but happily.

These are my new flight details:

Date               Flight                                      Departure      Arrival            Flightnumber

10-07              Medan      xe2x80x93Kuala Lumpur           09.40               11.35               MH861

12-07              Kualu Lumpur xe2x80x93 Sydney              20.45               06.35               MH123

09-07             Sydney xe2x80x93 Kuala Lumpur               14.20               20.45               MH122

09-07              Kuala Lumpur xe2x80x93 Amsterdam        23.55               06.35               MH16

So, now we work one more week. After that, therexe2x80x99s still one week left, so we can visit all tourist places on Samosir Island. Then wexe2x80x99ll go to Medan, sleep over in a hotel and enjoy a flight to Kuala Lumpur. There wexe2x80x99ll stay in one of the most expensive hotels and go shopping for a total of 2,5 days! Woh! After that Ixe2x80x99ll flight to Sydneyand stay there for nearly a month.