Life is Good

Sempurna

2008-09-02T02:25:00.003+08:00

This is like the mushiest song in a very long time... Since it's like a Karaoke video, yeah pay attention to the lyrics. Ah, doesn't make you fall in love all over again? With love songs (not all are stupid!) or err your special someone, if you have one.

Now listen to this version by a Dutch guy...

Dear Dad

2008-06-20T04:23:00.001+08:00

It has been 3 years since you left this world.

Don’t worry about Mummy. She is healthy and well. Nothing seems to slow her down. In fact, she just came back from her high school reunion in Melbourne. I call her every other day (not just to ask her for more money!). She says that she dreams of you sometimes. Actually, I do too. We miss you a lot.

How have you been?

I guess I am doing alright. Not too shabby. On bad days, probably I’d be overwhelmed with all the responsibilities I have and juggling studies along. I know it was even tougher during your time, having to take care of your younger siblings and all that making ends meet. I don’t have to worry about that. And I am forever grateful. I truthfully appreciate all the hard work and sacrifices you made when you were around. Otherwise, life would not be so easy for Mummy and I today.

We never did talk a lot because you were often hidden behind mountain piles of graphs, charts and other documents. Also, it appeared to me that you always wanted to talk me into doing something I was not interested in.

I was the rebellious teenager for as long as I remember. Maybe it was just my foolish way of getting your attention. I was disappointed and frustrated that you never seemed to be around then. Good grades and medals did not gain me more time to spend with you.

Honestly, all that was just my superficial perspective of things. I know better now. You have never forgotten my birthday (or any other special days in our family!). Behind all the love that Mummy showered me with, you were playing an important role as well. I am an extremely fortunate boy. I got almost everything I desired. Yes, so much luckier than the average kid.

All thanks to you, Dad.

As time goes by and I slowly mature, I have come to realise how big of an influence you are in my life. You always told me to never give up, to never conform to the masses and to always believe in myself. You taught me that rewards only come to those who were willing to work hard. I am sorry that I never realised the true depth to your words when I was younger. You and Mummy will always be the guiding light in my life.

Relatives comment on how they miss your roaring laughter at the dinner table. Whenever we meet your old friends, they often remember you as being a diligent and a very good man; with a voracious appetite. Uncle Lim and Theresa, your secretary even call Mummy once in a while to talk to her. They miss having you around. You are always in our thoughts.

It has been 3 years but it feels like you have never left us. Keep watching over our family. We know you have got our back.

Please take care.

Your Loving Son

Gemuruh

2008-04-28T02:17:00.002+08:00

Bila bertalu rentak di kalbu
Hasrat yang tersirat semakin kuburu
Bila bergema laungan gempita
Harapan bernyala nadiku berganda

Gemuruh jiwa semangat membara
Dari puncak ingin ke angkasa
Berkalungkan bintang berkerdipan
Menyerlah jauh dari yang biasa

Ungkapan ini bukan sekadar bermimpi
Segalanya pastikan terbukti nanti

*Yes, this is probably why my grandmother always complains that I am turning very Melayu ;P

2008-04-18T00:05:00.003+08:00

Tagged by Swee Leen who was tagged by Joon Heng who was tagged by Ming Hui who was tagged by...........

Instructions: Remove one question from below, add in one of your own (personal), to make a total of 20. Tag 10 people in your list in the end of this post. Notify them.

1. At what age do you wish to be married?
Err anytime after I start working and have already the following assets in my collection:

Nice, quaint little apartment somewhere in like Mutiara Damansara.
A new car (at least Honda City or Toyota Vios)
Enough money to pay for the wedding, at least.

2. If you were to be stranded on a deserted island, who are the 3 blog buddies you'd take and why?
Michelle Lim so that she can keep me entertained, Shao Jian so that I can get enough dose of vulgarities, and Evonne so that she can keep me sane.

3. Where is the place that you want to go to the most?
Egypt? Always always loved Egyptology. But I need the air-cond.

4. If you can have 1 dream come true, what would it be?
Er... have my dad back? Seriously.

5. Do you believe you can survive without money?
NO WAY. MONEY IS (almost) EVERYTHING. [I agree with Swee Leen on this!]

6. What are you afraid to lose the most?
People who are dear to me [Family & Friends], My memory and yes, MONEY!

7. If you win $1 Million, what would you do?
INVEST!!! And make more millions out of it!

8. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
LoL always do did.

9. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
Reliable, witty and quite the pretty! Hehe...

10. What requirement do you wish from your other half?

PLEASE SPEAK PROPER ENGLISH!
PLEASE DO NOT BE UGLY!
PLEASE HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE!
~~please be good in bed...~~ hehe

11. What kind of person do you hate the most?
Liars, hypocrites and backstabbers.

12. If you are given the chance to go back to the past and make a difference, will you?
Nope. I'm very happy with my life =)

13. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. What does it mean to you?
Hello? Two words say everything liao. That's it.

14. If you had a pet orang utan, what would you call him? And why?
Bung Mokhtar (like the Kinabatangan MP)

15. If there's ever a war (or things that are similar) happening in your place, are you going to move to a safer place, or fight?
Donno?

16. If you have the chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
Lazy. OMGWTFKNSKNNCCB you don't even know half of it.

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
You know who la.

18. What's your weakest point?
I sleep waaayyy too much.

19. What's the thing that you're most proud of?
My company of friends. [from everywhere and all stages of life thus far le]

20. What would you like to see change in the world today?
Equality to the people!

I TAG :

Siaw, Michelle Lim, Mezhen, Ben Luke, Yu Jeat?, Evonne, and anyone who wants to do it!

Penang!

2008-03-01T00:37:00.003+08:00

Home sweet home! Here I come...

Medicine or Surgery? Radiology or Oncology? I can't wait!

Too lazy to blog now. But yeah, if anyone is heading over to Penang in March, just gimme a call and we can go hang out + I bring you to the bestest hidden secret spots for great food.

In the meanwhile, I am soaking in the sunshine! Boy, do I love it or what?

Down Memory Lane

2008-01-13T01:23:00.000+08:00

With Jas and Sid.

[Ahem, if this was a scene from Gossip Girl *LOL*, L-R: Dan Humphrey, Blair Waldorf and Nate Archibald]

Err... Guys sticking chopsticks up our various orifices? LOL

The Original Triple 5 Soul gang... Red Ball Gurney?

Jian and I, in our Annual Roti Canai-Eating Competition!

At the National Palace Museum, Taipei...

Pei Shern and I doing our 'thang' during the EAMSC Cultural Nite...

3rd Uncle and 2nd Aunt's birthdays at LYJ Sg Buloh... with pricey cakes... from Haagen Dazs!

Goddess of Mercy Temple, Pitt Street, Penang

Baby Wilson's 1st Birthday with Mummy Lea Yeong, da Sis.
Yup, that is a pricey Baskin Robbins' Ice-Cream Cake!

Ze Alma Mater... Anderson Junior College.

Non Mihi Solum = Not For Myself Alone

More great memories await ... in 2008!

Haha, lame-ly, that rhymes!

I Splurged Today

2007-11-04T16:44:00.000+08:00

I found a nice little green jacket. It was pricey.

I pounced on it.

It fitted me nicely.

And that, set the ball rolling, for a very looong afternoon at the 2 adjacent mall(s).

I am gonna be eating plain white porridge for the next month.

When I got home, unpacked, and hung everything I bought today in the wardrobe.

I found an article of clothing, similar up to 70% to the nice little green jacket.

And that, set the ball rolling, for a retrospective stroll down memory lane... =)

Crimson

2007-10-29T00:08:00.000+08:00

Nothing breaks the blood that binds.

Public Statement

2007-10-26T01:30:00.001+08:00

I. AM. NOT. EMO.

I am just sick :(

Nah!

2007-10-03T22:45:00.001+08:00

Naaaahhhh!!!

I blog liao... Your turn, Tan Swee Leen!

Goodbye Yu Jeat!

2007-09-22T20:38:00.001+08:00

Mr. Chong Yu Jeat, who is bound for the Medical Faculty of Imperial College, London, just left for Heathrow on MH004 (1200 hrs).

Sighs.

Another friend gone away.

WE will miss you.

Shh... I will miss you, bro!

(L-R: Mezhen, Yu Jeat, Me, Ben Ben, Mich, Tracy)

GO GET A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT ALREADY laaaahhh!!!

HELLO, we woke up earlier (than usual) and DROVE AAAALLLLLLL THE WAAAAAYYYY TO KLIA to send you off ok, budak?

P.S. I gave you my Reese Peanut Butter Cups somemore... HOPE IT DIDN'T MELT IN YOUR weird YELLOW JACKET!!!

P.S.S. Now we all know why you look like what you like. LOL =P

Take good care of yourself over there okay? =) *messes up Jeat's hair*

Attachment at Island Hospital

2007-09-21T17:27:00.001+08:00

Soooo Mummy Dearest, very shockingly, arranged for me to 'productively' spend my time back in Penang last July during the break before Rotations started...

ONE WEEK OF TREADING AROUND THE HOSPITAL LIKE I ACTUALLY KNOW STUFF!
(Haha and I was even mistaken to be a doc by nurses and patients. Sweat!)

I was under the supervision of Dr. Goh Huck Keen, Physician & Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) primarily... and spent the first and last days with him.

Dr. Goh and I... (Some people say we look like brothers hehe =P)

Other days were spent under the tutelage of:
Dr. Aw Kok Teng, Radiologist...
Dr. Hwang Yee Chern, Paediatrician & Tropical Health Consultant...
and her husband, Dr. Aaron Lim, Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Surgeon (incidentally, he cut up most of my bones previously) Haha

Camwhoring in the Surgeon's Changing Room with ma ' scrubs

Stoning in the Operation Theatre while Dr. Aaron was performing a laparascopic Shoulder Repair Surgery, he was blasting Techno and Electro Music in the background.

Dr. Aaron was explaining the anatomy of the shoulder joint to me. ROFL... But I don't know anything about that YET! *GASP*

ALL OF THEM were very very super nice and taught me a lot of stuffs lo. Treating me like a real deal clinical student. Pretty intimidated at first. Dr. Hwang even taught me how to carry out a neonatal screening. I KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE ORTOLANI & BARLOW MANEOUVRES D!!! (to check for any congenital hip dislocation)

Lotsa stuff to tell la. But well I lazy la. Maybe some other time. Just wanted to upload some pics I took the other time.

Funny notice in the Radiology Department restroom. LOL

To Our Friendship

2007-09-18T00:58:00.000+08:00

For all the years, the months and the days we shared as friends...

For all the good and bad times...

For all the times we have been there for each other...

LOL and I still cannot remember how we met.

Here's to our buddyhood, my dear Evonne Chia Siew Lyn!!!

Before and After the Climb

2007-07-04T01:05:00.000+08:00

Goodness! I SURVIVED MOUNT KINABALU!!! Wheee... all thanks to the fantastic travelling companions I had.

Will blog in more detail later... here I serve a dash of appetizing pictures!

As we boarded the AirAsia flight to Kota Kinabalu International Airport from KLIA-LCCT.

Sarah posing with the Pizza Ria delivery bikes.

YoYo Cafe - Cool Bubble Milk Teas! Yum!

Jian Min & Ming Hui trying out Buah Salak.

Group picture at the Filipino Market.

I don't like change...

2007-05-24T00:20:00.000+08:00

And it's not about the exams that is driving me crazy... sighs

Am I spoiled? Definitely.

I like being in control of things. I wanna know what I am in for, so I can prepare myself. Aiya, you get the idea. Deviations and out of the expectated results are not my cup of tea. Hence, I tend to avoid circumstances/involvements with unpredictable consequences.

In this case, change from status quo!

But sometimes, ah! all too frequently these days, I have to accommodate and live with such "consequences". Guess I am growing up and learning how to accept things that "don't go my way!" That really sucks. But I just gotta try and do that. Life is a mega-rollercoaster ride.

If you really know me, well, you'd know the underlying scope of this post and its gravity.

Yeah, this is a short one. Time to get back to studying.

"Cheer up, self!" *internal monologue*

Happy Studying to M2/06!!!

OMG OMG OMG!!!

2007-04-26T23:26:00.001+08:00

Guess what??? I just received my first birthday present of the year (although today is the housemate's birthday actually!) ... definitely it made the aches of turning 21 much lighter. WHEEEEEEEE.....

I GOT A PUMA SAMOA 48 SHOULDER BAG!!!
... in brown & YELLOW...

IT IS SUCH A COOL BAG!!!

The important info about the bag:

Messenger style shoulder bag made of durable canvas.
Holds MY wallet, sunglasses, personal technology, a bottle of water and a copy of MY favorite magazine (among its many many functions!)
Dimensions: 15 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" deep x 12" high.
Single adjustable shoulder strap. Shoulder drop: 14" length.
Front exterior mesh slip pocket under top flap.
Top flap with rope toggle closure over a top zip closure.
"YELLOW" Interior lining with a back wall zip pocket.
EXOTIC name somemore lo...

THE BAG IS LIKE... EXTREMELY PERFECT FOR GYM LaAAaAaaa!!!

I SO SO SO SO SO LOVE THE BAG!!!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! TO ....
(in no particular order)

Pei Shern, Red, Yilin, Swee Leen & Teong Rhen, Adrian, Mastura, Shao Wen and Joon Heng!!!

My Visual DNA

2007-04-25T14:02:00.000+08:00

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

I TAG EVERYONE WHO READS THIS!!! GO DO IT NOOooOOWwW!!!

Life

2007-04-18T11:32:00.001+08:00

... goes to back to normal. :)

Just a Filler Post

2007-03-19T23:24:00.000+08:00

For the non-believers...

A Valentine's Message

2007-02-11T01:36:00.000+08:00

You are the 'you tiao' (Mandarin: Chinese Crullers)...

... to my 'kopi O' (Hokkien: black coffee)

-The Perfect Match-

Dear, come this Wednesday... We will still be miles apart. But that's okay. Because I know I am always in your heart and mind. You're in mine too! Everyday spent together is like V-day uh? *hugs* [Plus, you ARE coming back soon right?]

We have been through a lot through the past 6 months. The good and the bad. We had them all, plus the in-betweens. I guess we did manage to learn more about each other. And I am glad we are growing together, in more ways than imaginable. I can never tell you enough... *winks*

Thank you for sticking through all that rough stuff with me.

Thank you for accepting my good points and especially more so, my lesser qualities.

Thank you, for forgiving my mistakes.

Thank you for all the little things you have done for me (and I didn't show my appreciation).

Thank you for loving me.

For the first time, in a very long time, (I know) I am truly happy =)

Valentine's Day is in a week

2007-02-07T16:51:00.000+08:00

But I will just sit here, alone, and wait.

Acceptance does not stop me from crying.

Playing with my W900i Phone Camera...

2007-01-24T23:42:00.001+08:00

A simple candid shot of random people drinking coffee... (Panorama Function)

DISPLAY OF FRAMES AVAILABLE... =P

Err... the Housemate (Yilin) out on the HEADLINES!!! JB FLOODED... haha

Pei Shern, the Glamour Queen...

HAHAHA, underaged girl (aka Michelle Lim Gaik Ai) going to DISCO!!!

Err... Adrian showing off his musical talents?

Ben Ben, za hobbit_skywalker hopping!

And... moi, THE MAGICIAN OF ALL TRADES....

*oinks*

2006

2007-01-03T23:46:00.000+08:00

I miss you, Caleb & Chris, Lam Chuan and Mena.

But most of all, Dad and Momo; I think of you two ever so often.

Remember to check down on me sometime from heaven okay?

Ah, what a year it has been!

Life was particularly eventful this time around. The good, the bad, and the in-betweens have seriously outdone themselves.

But I am thankful. I really am. *winks*

I am grateful for:

All the smiles.
My health (though the mind was never really centre!)
The old buddies, who stayed with me through it all.
The new friends, for keeping me away from rancour
My mum being well and happy (generally)
Having that strong familial bond sturdy as ever.
Learning how to be strong. For myself and others.
Learning how to cook (well)!!!
Learning that independence does not equal solitude.
Learning self-control.
Earning my first kinda-short-yet-long-term wage with SOCSO and EPF benefits.
Making it to university.
Growing up.
Finding acceptance.
Finding forgiveness.
Finding closure.
Finding more bits about myself.
Finding love.

Peace, My Brother.

Peace, My Sister.

Peace, My Soul.

I think I am starting to get used to life like this– bittersweet.

I don't need this right now

2006-12-19T17:11:00.000+08:00

I don't need to doubt myself.

I don't need to feel guilty, for the unforgivable sin.

I don't need to lose control.

I don't need to feel like a jerk.

I don't need to worry about losing the one I love.

But most of all,

I don't want you to tell me everything is alright when it's not.

I don't want you to tolerate me, just because you love me.

I don't want you to sacrifice your emotions and hurt yourself for me.

I don't want you to worry about me.

I don't want you to be unhappy.

I don't want to see you cry.

Why do I always screw things up?

Sigh. But for now, I just need to concentrate and study.

The Apple of My Eye

2006-12-09T22:22:00.000+08:00

Introducing my nephew, the latest addition to the family... LoL baby Wilson Chan Hong Wen, he is. A month old, he is. Super cute, he surely is.

Practising dance steps so early in life?

Stoning...

Doesn't he look sooo cute yawning?

*reminds me of another cutie. wink wink*

Aww... *little sweetheart*

Trying to be the next ladykiller uh?

Well, he's got the genes. Haha

heaven forbid

2006-12-01T07:55:00.000+08:00

It is only real if it hurts?

The Longest Day Of My Life

2006-11-29T07:30:00.000+08:00

Never did I imagine I was going to wake up to this eventful day, the moment I opened my eyes on Tuesday morning. Reluctantly, I dragged myself to lecture and PBL. I even followed friends to shop for props around the valley while cutting stuffs (in the car, while walking, waiting) ... I was elated they turned out better. I was still unaffected though my aching knee is not really recovering and I have to wear a supporting kneeguard band. It's okay. I will get better soon. I told myself.

As I returned home, things changed.

But I chose to divert my attention to work. Helping a friend settle some performance details.

I went back home again, like really late in the night. But I had to get out. I could not sleep.

And so I wandered, armed with my Walkman phone... I just travelled from point to point on foot.

Until I stopped.

I sat and just looked around.

The neon lights of the valley and the streetlamps illuminating the dark night skyline.

A moment of pure silence.

I was not alone. The cold breeze of the nights kept billowing keeping me company.

Some peace and quiet. Some break from reality. Some time to reflect on self.

But before I knew it, the sun rising; flickers from behind the hills. (How I miss such sights!)

Without a wink of shut eye for the past 24 hrs, I steadfastly walk towards uni for classes.

The longest day... there's more to come.

Enough

2006-11-28T19:48:00.000+08:00

I have had enough of this.

The confusion.

The self-doubt.

The fear.

The guilt ride.

The need to always catch up.

The loathing of me.

What a rollercoaster this past few moons have been!

Now, just let me be with myself.

Thank you very much.

Invictus

2006-11-24T14:11:00.000+08:00

My favourite poem of all time. My soulfood of choice for a weary mind. It is written by William Ernest Henley. HE ROCKS!

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate;

I am the captain of my soul.

WTF

2006-11-20T15:15:00.000+08:00

*censored profanities*

Yeah, WTF!!!

I was at Jessica's 19th birthday party last Saturday night. When we were leaving after an evening of good food, great company, and gawking at her majestically-decorated home... Ooo... She stays soooo near Zoo Negara that one can even hear the elephants making sounds... (is it coo or something?)

I CAN'T FRIGGIN' OPEN MY DRIVER'S DOOR!!!

damn pissi-fied ok?

[And Jeremy Lee accused Amrita Kaur of the crime!!! Yeah lah... Our very own Paris Hilton! But of coz, PamritARIS wasn't the real crook.]

I had to like maneuveur like some contortionist to get to the driver's seat from the front passenger's seat... And I have chondromalacia patellae... Can you even imagine how cumbersome it was? For a disabled person like moi...??? Eh, I mana look like a flexible versatile hootie?

OMFG so agite-tated over the top!

Anyways, didn't drive for 2 days lor... Adrian drove Ben, Merv and I to Bangsar for the infamous pasar malam on Sunday. Guess what? We didn't do much purchasing at the nightmarket cos it ended up RAINING!!! KUCING DAN ANJING somemore...

Hence, we alleviated our retail adventure and lepak-ed around Bangsar Village with me spending RM40 on Christmas cards (Hallmark ok!) and nearly a three-digit figure at the Village Grocer buying my fave imported foodstuffs!!! Like POPTARTS! aaah... I miss the sing-a-long Poptarts songs... Whee!

Before that, this quartet were examining the funny products on sale at a 100Yen shop along the stretch of the road. Ooo I bought a dildo-like, pussy-looking knife holder... [Err, it's actually a CARROT!!!] among other Japanese products... Cheapo ne desu?

But hey, I did buy something from the Bangsar pasar malam. Fried Chee Cheong Fun & Free Radish Cake for dinner-slash-supper!!!

And it didn't even stop raining when we left the place. Saddening noir mes corazon!

Oh yeah, SoOOoOoooo today after lectures... I drove to Sri Petaling to repair my whacked car door. The mechanic at the workshop was so kind to fix it for FREE!!! YAAAY!!! So nice hor?

Hope the good luck stays with me for long long long time...

What happened today...

2006-11-15T22:35:00.000+08:00

I was walking home.

I nearly fell into a drain.

Thankfully, I did not.

What a day!

2006-11-09T20:50:00.000+08:00

So we hung out at Suria KLCC today after lectures (and MMS)... Jalan-jalan waste time.

And of course, sharing lame jokes. For example...

Courtesy of Yu Jeat:

What do you get when a piano falls and lands on a Pakistani (or any Asian national) ???

A crustacean. (Crushed-Asian)

Hmm... which office is the least happy in IMU?

Student Affairs Department (S.A.D. ma...)

Sexually-connotated joke, from Choo Ben Luke (heading to Chad soon!):

If honeybees produce honey, what bees produce milk?

Boo-bees. (Boobies/Breasts etc)

Hyperactive Michelle came up with this...

How come there are no panadols in the jungle?

Because the Paracetamol.

Ahem... the parrots ate them all... get it? LoL

Lamest joke of the month, from Mervin:

Jika semua manusia jadi ikan, ikan jadi apa? (Yes, in Bahasa Melayu)

Ikan jadi banyak.

Yeah... this is what you find in IMU.

Reflection

2006-11-07T00:30:00.000+08:00

"Why do we hurt the most, the ones we love the most?"

*sniff sniff*

This is So Funny

2006-11-05T00:32:00.000+08:00

I was chatting to an old friend of mine who's studying medicine in the Czech Republic. No no, the Govt sent her there, against her will. I figure.

Anyways, when I told her I was in IMU... "YOU? YOU wanna be a doctor? Sure or not???"

And she dropped and rolled on her dorm floor laughing till she got bruises. Or so she claimed. We were just chatting real-time on MSN la. I was complaining how we only learn anatomy using the plastic models in MMS. oKay, maybe not WE cos I hardly go to the MMS... lolx

Me: Eh you guys get a lot of practicals on anatomy right? With cadavers and stuff?
Her: Yeah, a lot of cadavers here.
Me: Cool, babe.
Her: Medical students here kill themselves. So we get a lot of dead bodies.
Me: Err... err... okay.

*Sweat. Sweat. Sweat.*

Short Rant

2006-11-02T16:50:00.000+08:00

So so so many things going round in my mind right now. And I doubt I am sane enough, at least at this very moment, to think and sort them out.

I am not a ~~great~~ good guy. Never said I ever was. I have continuously committed ~~mistakes~~ grave sins. And I have always warned people about me. Yeah, ME! Not my darker side... Probably it's how from day to day, the general public sees me in a brighter perspective, so to speak.

Yeah, khwai is not nice.

Surprise!

Home

2006-10-22T22:31:00.000+08:00

Surely like everyone else, I looked forward to this short one week break away from university. Time to relax and sit back, doing my own things at my own leisure. A visit back to the hometown seemed like a natural choice. To see the family (especially The Mother) and my buddies here.

This time around, I had friends tagging along. Hence, I am ~~obligated~~ delighted to bring them (Merv 'The Mario' & Adrian) around the Pearl of The Orient. Ah a fancy name, innit? Hmm that involves dropping by places that average Penangites like me will stay far far away from. Tourist hotspots lah.

So off we went to visit the Khoo Kongsi 'The Heritage Jewel of Penang' kononnya, St. George's Church, The State Art Gallery & Museum, Mesjid Kapitan Keling, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Gurney Plaza for a haircut, One-Stop Midlands & Prangin Malls for pirated DVDs and computer games. So much to see and do, so little time!

Oh yeah, not forgetting Kang Pei Shern's abode which is a haven for antiques. Oh-so-snazzy!

A recap of the culinary delight weekend thus far included: Ais-kacang at Swatow Lane, Char Koay Teow at Lorong Selamat, Coconut Water at Aboo Siti Lane, Terengganu Road Wantan Mee, Hot Wok, The Ship, Red Tea House Dim Sum, the hawker fare at Gurney Drive (we were eating under the acid rain after stomping across a muddy field), a alcohol-intoxicating night out at The Bagan.

[Pictures to be posted soon]

Now, on a more personal note...

I don't miss home that much.

Probably it's cos I have been accustomed to being and living away from home for quite a while now. That college stint in Singapore. All that job hunting experience along the Peninsular West Coast. The money-wasting backpacking holidays around the region with friends. Or is it that I am getting too friendly with KL?

I went into my room. Feels so familiar and close to heart. My CDs and posters lying all over the place. My lovely antique wardrobe. Most importantly, my room here is HUGE!!! And I have my OWN BATHROOM! (recently renovated to a personal favourite tinge of sky blue. yay! Thanks to The Mother)

All the roads and lanes where I can maneouvre around to sneak time. The familiar smiles of people I know. The different neighbourhoods I used to hang out in. Conjuring so many sweet memories, I wished I had never grown up and left home.

Strangely it doesn't feel like home.

COS IT'S BEEN EFFING RAINING CATS AND DOGS EVER SINCE I GOT HERE... AND THAT STUPID WAJA REVERSING INTO MY CAR AND DENTING IT FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER!!!

THAT FUCKTARD AND HIS DESCENDANTS SHALL BURN IN ETERNAL INFERNO!

Chondromalacia Patellae

2006-10-20T07:57:00.000+08:00

Ouch.

Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch!!!

The knee hurts.

Like hell at times. Especially when I am standing for long periods of time (that's anything longer than 5 minutes) or climbing the stairs. And at every flexion of the joint, the kneecap cracks. Aaahhh why do lecture halls have to be built so high up?

Its times like these that makes me feel like I am like inept.

Why oh why, dear cartilage, did you have to degenerate and cause me so much EFFING pain?

Chondromalacia patellae, smelly pussy!

And guess what, today I am driving on a road trip back home. To Penang. Grr...

Ouch.

The Bill

2006-10-19T00:34:00.000+08:00

This will be less of a shock compared to the cumulative purchase receipts from the respective apparel outlets...

Holiday Started Already Ah???

2006-10-19T00:01:00.000+08:00

It was a Wednesday. The day when Italiannies serves Pasta Buffet... The day where 9 IMU freshmen decided to not give a heck about studying and went all out to splurge in fine dining plus shopping!!! (woi, it's 2 days to the Raya break wokie?)

Dr. Curly dissecting the mussel into its anatomical sections.

The Datin, The Curly & The Mario

JB-Singapore Scandal

Err...

We did so much to the country's retail industry's income ... No worries about hitting the target this month. Especially me... Overspent by like, TTTHHIIIISSSSS MMMMMUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!!

The Mother is gonna drill me upside down and laterally and medially before dissecting me sagittally then putting me back together and NAG NAG NAG until there's no tomorrow...

Yeah... For the sake of the innocent ~~sinful~~, the amount of bags of goodies we got will not be posted nor will there be any evidential proof. Although someone's mummy sorta reprimanded him for not buying enough baju raya... "SATU AJE? GO BUY SOMEMORE!"

I so wish The Mother is like that.

Oh before I forget, I skillfully prepared a 4-dish dinner for two last night (Tuesday). Got Butterhead Lettuce Blanched with Seafood Tofu & Carrots with Sesame Oyster Sauce (my concoction), Baked Beans with Omellete, yucky Tofu in Herbal Soya Sauce thingy and tapau-ed Fried Pork Fat.

LOL... Lo and behold.

Dear Blog

2006-10-18T14:21:00.000+08:00

What on earth am I doing here? Blogging and NOT studying... How sinful it is!!! Especially for a medical student.

What on earth am I doing here? Argh... medical school! Every morning I wake up and ask myself, "What on earth am I doing here?"

It is definitely not because of my parents. They never even suggested this field, in fact discouraged it with much aggression. My dad could have come up with 1001 reasons WHY NOT TO BE A DOCTOR! While The Mother just cannot imagine a pig who sleeps so much surviving the demands of this vocation.

And not having to pay for my education (while being a plus) is a huge burden on my little (feeble) shoulders, you see! Studying medicine is uber-expensive. I AM NOT THAT SMART OK! These days, I am being sent on guilt trips every phone call from The Mother. "Never study and always go out lah. Think you very smart ah?"

So why? I guess it was a simple answer from someone when I was doubtful about pursuing medicine.

"Since you are given this opportunity, why not?"

So here I am...

In the company of people who have outstanding 'doctor genes' born inside them, those who have been striving for this and know so much about medicine that I can never comprehend, those who have gazillions of dollars lining their silver bedsheets, and of course...

The bookworms/library furniture/scholarly elites. Well, let's not talk about them.

Aaaah, I am just a little puppy dwarfed and lost in a hall of giants.

But I am thankful that I have found friends here. Good friends. I love them particularly they slack like me. LoL

Just less than 6 months ago, I was steadfast about getting a music degree on the sidelines while engineering atomic bombs and silicone boobs for Carmen Electra.

What am I doing here?

Donno yet lah. Just have to wait and see lor.

But I do know now, I have someone by my side to weather through it all.

Off to my much-desired and needed dosage of afternoon nap.