眼泪与累

最近一直被一些事打扰，做事也不起劲，凡事都欠东风。也许是筹备过程中遇上了不少坎坷路，也许是在适应新生活，况且身在远方的我无法控制局面，让不愉快的事发生了。偶尔在夜深人静的时候就会开始胡思乱想。

所有爱情，都要到开花结果的阶段吗？ 一定要共度一生吗？一定要白头到老吗？会不会厮守一生吗？偶尔勉强带来很多不愉快的事，更糟的是，把两个人给疏远了。到头来，忘了要的是什么，渴望什么，追求什么，恨什么！

两个人要一生相守，不止在于你和我，还有很多新旧成员，有父母，兄弟，舅弟，公公婆婆，姨妈姑姐，还有他的狗。怎能只有我和你？如果往好的方面去想，家庭成员大了，凡事都有人关照；往坏的方面去想呢，就会觉得多人来烦，打扰私生活。

想到这里，一声叹气。眼泪也开始流下。了解不代表看开，爱情不是一切。有时吵架，心情低落，身心疲惫。一个字，累！

爱情不可以容纳后悔， 若有一丝的悔意，就会带来麻烦。

可是。。。

There's No Monkey Business Here

Today my consultant taught me a very important lesson, especially for the young doctors like me. It struck me like a thunder. seriously.

My wards have been a dumping zone, nursing home, shelters for some and house for some permanent residents. One of them is a very old Chinese man, very unkempt, bed ridden for 3 months and came with multiple bed sores, dehydration and pneumonia. The relatives called an ambulance to pick up this man and since then, passed the responsibility to us to take care for the rest of their parent life. Since that day of admission, we never see any relatives, nor any number to contact. This old man remains gaga. Another man is young and fit man, unfortunately get involved with drug early in his life. He is unemployed, staying with a drug lord in Chow Kit and runs errants for him. In return, he gets his high. Recently, he had a row with the Boss, and he is left on the street. Left with no food or clothes, he had to fake his signs and request for admission. Lastly, there is another middle age man, active smoker and heroin chaser, had burned holes through his lung. He needs long term oxygen, yet reluctant to give up his cigarettes and old habits. A little bit of cough will straight away bring him to the hospital and the admission unit is always kindly enough to put him to our ward. He will be admitted at least 3 times a week, and scowled at us if we discharge him.

It has been a serious headache for me and my other colleagues. Our registrar is under constant pressure to reduce these unnecessary workloads.

On the contrary, my consultant is exhibiting la belle indifference towards this matter. He just nod when we shoved him with loads of our complaints. If the man do not want to go home, keep him for another day. We were puzzled at first, but today he shared with us a story.

He is used to be a very proactive, eager, hot head doctors once upon a time. He always upright the juctice, not allowing any wrong, no allowance for these hanky panky stuffs. One fine day, he received a call from his son's headmaster, asking permission to meet him in person. His son was in primary five in a nearby Chinese school. On a separate occasion, his wife received another phone call from their son's form teacher, asking to meet in another time. Puzzled with this events, they decided to turn up together to meet up the headmaster. The headmaster was shocked initially, seeing both of them turn up together. He explains that the reason for meeting them in different time is because they thought there were family issues between both parents, i.e a divorce. The headmasters proceed to inform them that their son, who was a top scholar, drastically deteriorates in terms of school performance lately. My consultant was taken aback, when the headmaster ask for how long they haven't check on their son's school work and academics. The son was so into the video games that makes him neglect his school. All these time spent up holding the rights, making sure the ward runs in order and all other stuffs had cause a toll on his family. Since then, he had taken a step back. Prioritized the important things in life and learned to put family first.

That little story suddenly give me an insight. Learn to prioritize.

Chong Choon Cafe: 'THE' Famous Laksa Sarawak

My fiance has a very odd tummy. Whenever in Semenanjung, she can eat anything, from meat to soup, nothing goes amiss. When we were in Kuching, her tummy can't tolerate any type of food. She gets diarrhoea whenever she eats any local delicacies, while I am fine. Weird, ehh?

Despite the diarrhoea, we brace ourselves to the famous shop, the Chong Choon Cafe, which is on the right side on Abell Road. Sometimes it is hard to locate this shop as it has the nondescript and so-small-till-its-hard-to-read signboard. Just look for the car that double park on the street, you will find it.

Layout of the cafe is pretty simple. There are 4 food stalls, but 99.9% of the customers orders the laksa. Laksa is a rice vermicelli in soury prawn curry broth serve with fresh bean sprout, Chicken slices, prawns and coriander. Honestly, I find it taste the best here compares to most other stalls that do the same dish. The prawns are of XL size. The noodle is tad bit soft, but the broth is tangy and fragrant. Can't describe more, you have to taste it!

However, the popiah and yam cake that we ordered is a straight no-no. The composition of the materials is substandard and the wrapping easily falls apart. The yam cake flaws in the lack of yam. Definitely not our taste. Not to order if you are not on prolonged starving.

Popiah and yam cake - yucks

 

 

 

Laksa Sarawak - The best of it's kind

After food, she had diarrhoea again. (Not due to this stall as the matter of fact, probably she has stomach upset earlier)

Pu Tien: Chic but Not Cheap

After all the hype and a nagging fiancé that wants to eat at this eatery, we went there straight after touching down from Kuching. This is the first store locate in Malaysia, and found in 1 Utama (ground floor Promenade, or the old wing). The entrance to the store is rather obscure, but they have friendly staff to guide you. It's Saturday and it is packed to the brim. Menu is nice and clear and price are all written down. Service is fast. But the downside is, as with all Chinese restaurant, it is noisy and we can hardly have a decent conversation without having to resort to shouting.

Food: Presentation is good. Taste is excellent, however tends to be on the oily side. Portion is small too. If you are a big eater, better upgrade to big size or more dishes.

Prices: Steep. A simple vegetable can go up to 20 ringgit and a cup of Chinese tea costs a whopping 7.90

Service: Good staff. Very swift service. Food served within 10 minutes

Summary: does every penny well spent? I would beg to differ. However, the indulgence once in a while should bring no harm. It's a great place to start if you want to taste Heng Hua cookings.

A very hearty soup

Fried oyster with eggs

Slice bitter gourd with honey sauce- a must-try appetizer

Chinese tea serves in a cup

Chicken meat cooked in red sauce, very good!

Make It Count

In measuring a person's life, how old is old? How young is young? When is the ripe old age? When is dying young?

The irony is Death pays us a visit at any time. There is no fixed schedule. You may have plans in life but the ultimate plan is seldom revealed.

If I die young, I would wish that I lived. Every single day is a rich and meaningful day. Every day has a purpose. I wouldn't want to fret on the past, or worry about the future. I would enjoy my present moment.

I would thank my parent, and return their good deed of raising me. I would tell my loved one how much I loved her, and I would tell my kids to live their life without regrets. I would ring up my friends and ask them how they are. Alas! There are so much things to do when you live.

If you know Death comes anytime, appreciate your life now. Make it count. Make a present. Make it meaningful. Make it rich. Make it worthwhile. Make it the fullest you can be.