Banana Leaf

See. Food again.

This is the banana leaf rice I had with Joanne for lunch. We had lunch at Top Curry in Seremban town. The food there is to DIE for. This itself is an understatement. You should really really try the food there. It’s the shop that made me fell in love with Indian food and the shop that I repeatedly go to despite clearly knowing the need to shrink the expanding Waist and butt circumference.

I think I have a thing for all things related to the Indian culture now.Actually just the food and language laaa.

I have an urge to learn to speak and understand Tamil now. Considering to do that for my electives actually. And I can’t get enough of Indian food. I had 2 doses of indian food this week. I had one dose last week. And had one dose during our SRC event , Night of Tribute. And 2 more doses the week before Night of Tribute.

Oh goodness. Shoot… I now realize the severity of the situation.

Pfft…Nevermind.

Directions : Go into Seremban town. Watch out for Standard Chartered Bank on your right. Turn in the next junction on your right AFTER the bank. The shop will be the 2nd last shop on your left.

Don’t forget to bring me along =)

Bug Laugh

Third week into orthopedics posting. Starting to get the hang of it already. It’s all about bones , nerves , blood vessels , Joints. Been reading about lots of Fractures especially tibia fibula fractures. The whole ward 5 A is filled with fractures of tibia fibula. Need to read some more. Exams soon. Need more caffeine !

Sorry bug , this just ain’t your day. I don’t know about you. But I really can’t stand cockroaches. Me and my housemate were like holding the broom in one arm and newspaper to hit with the other. We thought that it would be better to have 2 weapons than one. Despite the weapons we had, we couldn’t brave myself to hit it. And when I finally did have the courage , I missed my target. Zzz. It was funny actually. I was half the time laughing and housemate was half the time asking me to stop laughing XD.

So I think cockroaches actually have a laugh-inducing effect on me. XD

Nan jiang Sheng mian from Temiang food court.

And this.

Soup for my soul. =)

Always order the lotus and herbal soup when me and Pei Fern have dinner there.

You should try it some day.

Psychiatry and me

Hello ladies and gentlemen , how are you lately ? I hope that you’ve gained something new from the 5 weeks that just flew pass.

I was in psychiatric posting the last 5 weeks. In this posting , the main activities that IMU planned for us are the usual ward round/ward work sessions , tones of seminar on various topics , psychiatric clinic sessions and also TBLs. I find the posting somewhat busy in contrast with my senior and elder brother’s comments. Maybe because I went to the ward more often and studied all the topics from a proper textbook. A lot of my time was spent reading the textbook. Very very exhausting. The pages are completely covered with words. No pictures at all. But , pictures wouldn’t wouldn’t help us to understand the illness in psychiatry anyway.

Psychiatry , to me , was quite interesting. I actually enjoyed myself very much. Everyday , we had new stories to listen to. And the stories are all different. Not one patient’s story was the same as another patient. Might think of it as a choice of specialty. =]

You know, it’s just like reading a novel. Sometimes , it’s a thriller where the patient is being harassed and hunted down to be killed for no apparent reason; sometimes it’s a comic the patient has super powers . Casper the ghost and The Power Rangers are his ‘heng dai’. One of them believe in witch craft and voodoo magic. He believed that his neighbor was a bomoh who had a voodoo doll of him and was trying to practice her voodoo magic on him.

It’s interesting what goes on inside their mind.

But , it’s really sad to see how it has affected them. Their lives are totally gone just because of this illness. There were patients who were top scores and top students in their classes. But due to a stressor in life. That stressor turned their path 180 degrees around. And it goes downhill all the way after that.

Had my end of posting exam today with Dr.Rajan. It was pretty Ok. I’m hoping for a grade slightly above the borderline pass.

His style : 1 hour of clerking. 10 minutes of presentation , 10 minutes of questions on the case. 10 minutes more for random questioning. Haha.

Very fun hor. I kinda just vomited out everything that I’ve learnt the past 5 weeks. Made some mistakes eeeeeeeeek! But i can’t wait to see how I faired this time

Now I realize that I’ve been studying the wrong way all this time. My mistake: not recalling the information. Shall do some adjustments in the next posting

Me and my housemate have been cooking a lot in this 5 weeks.

Today. I made Gong Pao Chicken ! Haha. The short cut method though. Used a premixed sauce. Just had to stir-fry the chicken , mix the sauce in , add in slices of garlic , carrot , and baby corn. And it’s ready to be served. Will try to add in dried chilli next time. It doesn’t taste Gong Pao without dried chilli >_<.

I am very into cooking now. We tried cooking a chicken stew during the weekends. Turned out quite yummy. But had diarrhea after that. We suspect that it’s due to the 1 week old chicken that we used. Kesian the housmate, she had to rush to the toilet half way through watching a delivery. The baby come out already but she was still stuck in the toilet. Haha.

Alright. That’s it for now.

I have 1 report , 2 case summaries ,1 case formulation and 9 short summaries to complete by Friday. God bless me.

And you. And everyone. =]

Being home

It’s always nice to be home.

You don’t have to think of where to go for lunch and dinner which ,in my opinion, is an issue. I have to have my meals (hence the tightening pants =[ ) . It’s like a habit. When it’s time to eat , the brain thinks of food. No matter how my conscious mind tells me “you should skip dinner” , my subconscious mind forces me to think of marmite chicken and calamari from Win Loy , Grilled salmon from Kensington , calzone from Pizza Italia and the list goes on….=_= I hate the fact that I’m a food lover. I blame my dad for passing his gene to me !

Being home does my spine good. In Seremban, I used to sleep on a thin mattress. My bed frame isn’t very complete. The middle isn’t supported by any wooden planks. Therefore, the mattress together with my butt sinks into the empty space. Then one day , I decided to add another thin mattress on top of the 1st thin mattress. It lasted around 2 weeks before it sank again. Eventually, I brought the mattress down and slept on the floor. You should try sleeping on the floor. Its MUCH better than sleeping on the bed frame.

I like being home because my neighborhood is like a stadium. I can do my long distance training and interval training here. I just need to Put on my running shoes and walk out my gate. My wonderland is right there. Back in Seremban, I struggle to find a place to run. Initially, I would travel to S2 park to run. But then , it was too far and it took up too much time. Eventually, I resorted to running around Taman Permai Impian which was where my rented house was. It proved to be a challenging run with slopes everywhere. I was very happy until I got chased by dogs the next day … And I’m talking about 2-3 stray dogs at a time and at different corners of the Taman. Sigh… I still needed to run and the Taman was my very last option (besides going to S2 park, S3 park , Lake gardens in town and IMU gym) . So, I learnt the routes where stray dogs don’t hang out and tried to understand the “My Territory” concept that dogs practice . As of today, I’m proud to tell you that I have mastered the art of backing away from dogs. *takes a bow*

Then, being home , I’m never short of the tender loving care of my family members. At home, mum bakes and makes deserts almost everyday because she knows that I have a sweet tooth (sigh…how to lose weight like that). Dad , who loves to eat and travel , would always suggest family outings , supper , bring back delicious food he ordered from the next door restaurant , especially when any of us are back.

Dang it, I just realized I’m talking so much about food.

OK besides the food. I love the time we spend together. Mum and I just came back from a facial at Herbal Line Tampin. Hehe . I didn’t have to pay for it. XD And with Dad around , the house is never “dead”. I mean he brightens and lights up the atmosphere at home =) Of course,there are times when we bicker with each other. But, all ends well after a while. At Seremban, I have to find my source of sugar treats. I am a loyal customer of this bakery called “Roti & Kek Imbi”. They bake yummy lemon vanilla muffins , potato custard buns , black sesame rolls , mung bean buns and wholemeal loaves. Apparently, they are doing quite well in their business. The owner of the shop started as an apprentice in the first “roti & Kek Imbi “. Now , he is the proud owner of 4 “Roti & Kek Imbi ” in Seremban. And guess what , he is my next door neighbor. XD. Besides that, in Seremban , it’s all about studying. We study , and study , and study , and finally … Study also. Quite monotonous. At home in seremban , I find joy in talking to my two housemates. So far, we’ve been living very peacefully together. Nobody walks out naked from their rooms , nobody complaints about inequality of utility bills and rentals , none of us slams our doors. None of us are dirty pigs. I am grateful that I have them as my housemates and I can’t thank god enough for them. I hope that they don’t find me a problem in the household.

And at last , It’s great being home because there is warm water to shower !!! So comfortable you know…. Seremban house has no water heater. Its terrible on rainy days. Once, the water was so cold that I had a cramp in my right calf half way through my bath >__<.

These are some of the things I love about being home. I like being in seremban house also. Just different parts of it (especially the 4mbps Internet XD ).

What do you love about being home ?

5 months … Already??

My dearest housemates are fun people.

We went to so many places !

Sunway pyramid, midnight movies, Dim Sum , hunting for a facial treatment centre (coz i have GIANT pimple on my face =\)etc…

We went to visit our BMedScience peers too. ( ric , Nelson, and Lily )

They brought us to where they worked everyday which involved furry animals .

New Zealand Rose Apples

I will love eating you.

I will be diligent to peel your skin.

i will sacrifice my sleep , study , bath , and running time to cut you into 6 smaller pieces.

I will munch on you for the rest of my life.

Maybe not.

At least until i fit into my pants again.

Need. To. Burn. Fat.

In Melaka with the lovers XD

2 hours is the time it took us to eat this

This is the longest i’ve ever waited in my life to have a meal .

And i had the special long awaited anticipated meal with these two fellas .

Yes …. i was their tour guide . And also their light bulb . A very bright one i must say . But what the heck . They are both my friends . and i don’t mind their public display of affection . which is somewhat tolerable . Fun people they are .

We had a one day trip in Melaka .

Covering more of Melaka’s food than historical sites .

I love Melaka .

Baker Momma

Guess what happened today ?

Mum went running !  * lightning strikes ……… and kills a chicken *

It was the first time in a long long time since mum went for a jog . Maybe that’s why it rained today >,< Mum’s not one who enjoys the outdoors . Sports is not in her list of entertainment , more of being in the list of torture  . Even if she exercised , she would choose to walk . Also , mum loves making pastries like cakes , tarts , buns . She would try out all kinds of recipes . Every night , she’ll be in the kitchen cooking / baking . And i really mean EVERY NIGHT . My house is filled with food . Hence , the size of her elder daughter . T__________T

Mum is very good at what she does . A doctor in the morning .And when the sun goes down , she turn into a baker ! *POOFF*

Her baking is so good . Sometimes , we suggest she renovate her clinic and turn her clinic into a Clinic/Bakery . One section for her to see her patients . And another section to sell cakes to her patients while they wait . That would be so fun right .^^

She baked both of em’ tonight . Anticipating  Breakfast tomorrow morning !!

Melt away .

 

See see , i cooked today . Got the recipe from the kuali.com  , a recipe by Amy Beh . Sizzling Japanese Tofu . Suppose to be served on the hot plate . no hot plate. cold plate will do lah . It think it taste pretty good . Cheers !

I followed my mum to Melaka today to visit grandpa . Grandpa isn’t feeling well lately . He ‘s having cough with a lot of phlegm and he doesn’t have much appetite to eat .

Sigh …

Another thing is that he is really depress and negative lately . Thinking that he’s going to die soon / its time to go / nobody cares about him and stuff like that  .

Sigh…

I love grandpa very much . He means a lot to me .

Mum  is trying her very best to cheer him up , and me and sis tried singing some christian songs yesterday to cheer him up . But still , he seemed very  down .

Thankfully , a good night’s rest cheered him up . He seemed better , more positive today .

Grandpa is very quiet . He doesn’t talk much . He wants to see us all grown up , graduate , working and get married . He wants to see us all happy .

So he hopes .

Hopes that he lives long enough to see us all successful and happy . But as his body weakens , hope weakens as well .Us , the ones who love him , hopes to see him happy . We try . And it is only this much we are able to do to strengthen him and his hope .

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Grandpa said to me , “阿意， 你要用功阿…”

Yes Grandpa ~

I will . Thats what i can do . I will strive . You’ll see . Don’t give up just yet .

And ,

Cheer up grandpa .

We love you very much .

Sushi Zanmai

Sushiiiii ! Its been quite sometime since i had sushi . Went to Sushi Zanmai in the Gardens with Zhi Lin yesterday .

Why sushi zanmai ? Because everybody said it was better than Sushi King . And yup , it was Gooooood . I would definitely go for a second round .

Soft shell crab was on promotion . We ordered their Soft Shell crab Salad . And also their soft shells crab sushi rolled in caviar . Both were delicious . Cukup taste . Cukup special .

Ordered their teriyaki grilled salmon too . This one , so so only . The sushi on the belt were quite good too . Each sushi offered something different .

this ain’t the teriyaki salmon, stop looking for the brown sauce

If compared between sushi zanmai and sushi king , I would say Sushi Zanmai wins in terms of variety and quality of food .

As for the price . I’m not too sure . Some said that Sushi Zanmai was cheaper . The cheapest plate of sushi on the belt was for RM 1.80 and our soft shell crab sushi was RM 6 for 6 of it .

Our bill came up to RM 34 per person . RM 34 for a plate of Teriyaki salmon . 3 Soft shell crab sushi . Soft shell crab salad . 6 plates of sushi from the belt which cost average RM 5 per plate . RM 34 for a full tummy , quality food , variety and good service .

I give it double thumbs up !