My LiFe

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all!!! it’s CNY again and yes, i’m still receiving ang pow. Almost embarrassed to be taking them. I should be giving them, now that i’m joining the ranks of the oldies!!

It’s been a great start to the lunar new year. Moving to KK was a bit of a struggle cause there were so many new things to learn like how the hospital runs for example. But the up side of it is that i’ve gotten the chance to meet so many new people. With a med class of 230, it’s kinda hard to get to know all my classmates. The fellow housemen in KK are people i’ve never really known but they’re turning out to be a bunch of great people. Not to mention the new friends i’ve made, from nurses to MOs to Regs!

Life is pretty much on the go for me. I’ve come to realise more and more what a hyperactive person i am. Cant seem to sit still for longer than 1 hour. I’m doing salsa dancing now. It’s awesome stuff, all that twirling and spinning. Keeps me on my feet all friday night! I’ve also rejoined a gym, couldn’t afford to let that paunch get any bigger than it already is And that research paper of mine!! gotta get going and finish it … soon!! arghs! haha…. dunno how i managed to trick myself into punging head first into all that!!

U know what’s coolest about all this? there’s a sanctuary right at the heart of it all. A place that i’ve been retreating into to wind down. it’s a stillness and serenity that i’ve never felt before. almost a state of nirvana i’d say =)

gotta run… going visiting now. yup… running around again as usual.

wishing all a very happy and prosperous chinese new year. may you also feel the warmth and happiness that life has to offer…

Whoa… i’m like totally concussed. Got back from work at 2 and promptly fell asleep till dinnertime! what a waste of a beautiful day! but then again, i really really needed the rest. Din sleep a wink last night. All i got was 15 mins of downtime in the call room and a new case of chickenpox came breezing in at 6am. Oh yes, forgot to mention that I’m actually in KK hospital now and seeing little people =) Paeds!

In the mdst of this transition to KK, I’m also renovating my room! Had a spring cleaning spree in my room on sunday and the amount of junk that went out the window was amazing. I never knew I had so much junk in the house! Not to mention the amount of clothes/ shoes/ bags i have. I think I can just about open a little boutique of my own. Had to build a totaly new wardrobe to fit my stuff and am super excited about my new flooring anf everything. Feels like I’m rebuilding my life from scratch cause everything in the room is spanking new =)

Will upload pics of my room once it’s ready but meanwhile, it’s akan datang!

It’s always great catching up with friends. One of my fave pastimes is to meet up and just YAK! I had the best new year’s eve of my life entering 2006. Met up with 3 close friends from med school. It wasn’t like we went crazy trudging down Orchard Rd spraying people with foam and groping them (those people ought to be shot). But we just had some quiet time together catching up.

Dinner was a quiet affair at Balcony, at the Heeren, followed by drinks at Acid Bar. All to the tune of live music at the bar. We even decided to be a little more spendthrift and opened a bottle of white wine! My parents commented before that girls seem to spend more, and seem to know how to live it up more than guys. Everywhere they go the people who are spending are women =)

I know lots of friends who actually dislike this festive season cause it is a lot of shoppin, spending and it’s almost compulsory that you must be happy and enjoy yourself. If you dont, it’s like you’re abnormal or s’thing.

But for me, this period has always been a season of giving and of love. My mom’s birthday is in Dec so my family is always out for lunch and buying gifts for my mom. Dec 18 is my sister’s wedding anniversary and Dec 31st is my parent’s wedding anniversary. With so many special family occasions cramped into the last few days of the year, we always have a lot of fun getting together and celebrating. Eating then becomes a family pastime during this season! But once all that merrymaking is over, it’s time to hit the gym
Unbelievable, but 2005 has just flown by and we’re entering 2006 now. Hari Raya Haji is here already and before you know it, Chinese New Year is gonna be over to!

I was supposed to come up with my new year’s resolutions but Ive been procrastinating… hehe… will sit down to it some time soon. =)

Meanwhile, here’s to a happy Hari Raya Haji to all who are celebrating this festival. May we all have a great 2006!!!!