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Friday, February 06, 2009
Special moments & sweet memories of my 3 weeks in Halifax; Canada:Getting pampered living with Trina and Max.Having someone to cook and make breakfast; lunch and dinner. Tantalizingly delicious too!Max never failing to hang up my jacket when I arrive home ;P I just take a bit longer to settle down my things ;)Ishrat and her yummy banana custard pie.Our girly session watching Slumdog Millionaire and discussing sex tips from Cosmo's magazine ;PTrina and her yummy lip-smacking dessert; Falooda.My ballet dancing swirls and pirouettes in the living room with my singing in the bathroom which they have all grown used to ;)Them cooking in the kitchen with me poking my nose into watching them with their every move and questioning every herb that they use (I am taking the initiative to learn cooking ok? =)) and then nibbling on every morsel of food ;)Our all time favourite- playing with the hair curlers ;) with Trina standing on the toilet bowl cover to do my hair :pMax walking me to the hospital to and fro on those wet, sloshy, dangerous snowy days... and nursing my poor ankle too. And to think, I'm the doctor! And having someone put on another blanket over me when I'm cold.Sleeping on Al-Pacino :pOur fun weekly badminton sessions with Boon, Sid, Jeremy and Sin Ling =) Chinese New Year's eve dinner in New Asia with IMU juniors as well; followed by our favourite dessert place; ice cream @ Dairy Queens =) previously nicknamed Hot' Tits' by the sick boys - real name is Hot' Eats... if you say it in a drawl; apparently that's how the boys came up with that... -.-'Japanese 4-hour dinner with Diane. Coffee catch-up with Ada. Coffee and movie with Hugo. Dinner @ Niche with dessert with Hugo.Talay Thai with Rob.Jane's on the common's with Siraj.Brunch with Sin Ling.Lunch at the hospital with Boon and Sid.Walking to Halifax Shopping Centre with Max and shopping...Amazing staff doctors whom I worked with who were extremely dedicated teachers... who taught me so much. I'm so glad to have found so many people who were more than happy to mentor me in the future with regards to wanting to do nephrology (kidney specialist ;)) as a fellowship! Dr Hirsch; Derek; Dieo Jun...Harprit rubbing his 'grossly sharp' chin moustache against me... ewwww! And then, taping my 'Blardy HELL' on his handphone and laughing at my oh-so-strong Malaysian accent.Forcing Trina and Max to take random pictures on YouCAM ;)Japanese New Year celebration at SMU.Eating weird and funky Ferrero Rocher's flavors; ie strawberry; almond; walnut; coconut; cashew from Berlin... My influence in getting them to eat healthy 'baby raw carrots' ;PHaving a cake once every few days with all the dinner gatherings over at our place ;)Thank you Max for waking up at 2am in the morn and coming to the airport with me and staying til 5am- and helping me out with my luggages... =) You've been such a wonderful, wonderful friend =)Thank you for the farewell gifts =) the chocolates; the taking care of me (big thanks to my housemates!); the gold diary for me to write my most innermost thoughts instead of blogging :p; the bracelet; the winterscarf.I heart all of you. My mum says thanks for tolerating the chicken backside mouth and her exact words were 'thanks for putting up with her' -.-' =) I laughed and told Max; I bet you guys are going to miss the loudmouth plus I brought so much 'life and noise' and I brought the party over! :pSo damn cheeky. Said my parents would prolly wanna 'duct tape my mouth' by now!!I won't go on complaining about my delayed flights and sitting in 4 planes in 2 days instead of 3 days... and the sucky movies on board and the not-so-delicious food. Cos I'm happy happy and HAPPY being at home right now =)My whole family came to the airport and as usual, mummy hugs me first and each time that happens, we both get a bit teary-eyed *I can't help it; I guess mum too* and then, daddy jumped out from behind the pillar and surprised me! *laughs*At home, Sze-Sze took my hand and asked me to close my eyes... and surprise; on the dining table; there were cupcakes that looked like they were store-bought like the fancy ones you see ie Magnolia cupcakes... and they read 'W.e.l.c.o.m.e. H.o.m.e. D.r. L.A.I.'I was so so touched when I found out they were personally made by my sisters =) Awwwww...I gave each and every one a big big kiss and a tight hug. Then, they all ransacked my 2 luggages and there goes my clothes; my red wig, my 2 new sunnies; my jewelleries I collected *laughs* =)
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Our Skype conversation went like this :Me:Ma.......don't feel like coming home yet la...hehehehe =)Trina says maybe it's cos they're taking such good care of me.I think so too ;)Mummy:BAD GIRL*love you mummy* =) See you soon!
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Howie Day singing Collide.And I'm going to sleep with it on repeat before my flight in 12 hours' time...I'm such a hopeless romantic.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
I'll be leaving here in about a day and a half's time.It feels so surreal.I hate leaving from a place to another... I don't hate it, it's just I grow and get used to one place and then I have to pack up and move again. I just came back from NYC (along with other places in that 3 months) and then back to Halifax, Canada for a glorious 3 weeks - and now, it's back home.It feels so strange how quickly time flies. It's unbelievable... Overwhelming if I find myself dwelling on it, too.Am I ready for home? Strangely enough, I'm going home. I'm supposed to be euphoric, and I am, somewhere inside. It's just that I know the 2 months at home will fly by, and the next thing I know I'm back for graduation.Graduating from medical school in May. One of my life's biggest dreams accomplished. I'll finally be a doctor. Heck, a doctor at 21 even.And then, a different phase of life I'll be entering. Still find myself disbelieving how I've come so far and how fast it's all been.I think it's the freaking song again lah... My December by Linkin Park! ;)Carpe diem. I'll keep that in mind and appreciate all that I have around me; my loved ones and their support. And continue aiming for new horizons and keeping my dreams burning alive. And living each day, savouring every moment as best I can. I cannot wait to work in the cancer hospice at home! That will definitely be one of the most enriching experiences ever...OK- back to packing my 3 big suitcases and 4 boxes ;)
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*laughs* So, this didn't catch my eye til my partner in crime waved me over to try it out... *voila*
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Chocolate breakfast with the two girls; Trina & Ishrat ;)
Hair curling session in the 'loo' ;) Each one taking turns to fry the other's hair =)
Lunch/Brunch with Sin Ling at her place. I had one weird combo; miso soup, whole wheat bagel; Nova Scotian ice wine; oatmeal raisin cookies and grapes. Ahhh- so is the life of a student living the fast pace ;P Got to finally get her to fess' up since hooking up with her boyfriend ;)
Back home and had a huge dinner; a feast prepared by the two girls. Ishrat insisted on cooking since I bought the cake last night... So we had 2 big pots of spicy beef and chicken kurma... And their exquisitely exotic yummy dessert; basically it's a shake with milk and baby nuts and jelly scraps with ice-cream on top =) mmmm...
My sister skyped me and informed me that the after the night I touch down ie daddy's birthday celebration when the clock strikes twelve (likely right after picking up my baggage) ... throw in a few hours of sleep in the wee hours of the morn, and it's up for a major lunch get-together with all my mum's/dad's friends ie aunties' time! And then, the very next day, it's a huge organza eating session at dinner time with all my relatives...
*I'll need another extra tummy to fill all that in!* -.-'
My sister said they're all waiting for me to return! And inside, I'm like... *mum, you didn't even give me a day to relax!* That's defeats my initial purpose of telling everyone I was coming back a week later. I wanted to spend that first few days solely with family... and to get my body clock back to normal for a bit. I guess that should come with busying me up.
Today, I went shopping, unexpectedly ;)Walked to the mall, and that took an obscene amount of time to get there. My already weakened ankle (from two sprains from dance years ago) acted up again. And that was horrible...It took us about an hour to get there..!Anyway, Max says I'm in an extremely good mood now (cos' I've been happily singing around the room ;) ) and I think that's because I did my first shopping trip here since coming back to Canada and got myself 2 sunnies. And a shirt and a pair of earrings. The sunnies are pretty darn cool, if I say so myself ;)I bought Trina a teddy bear for Valentine's cos she said she's never had many. I loved the look of joy in her eyes when she received the bear and gave her a big peck on her cheek =)She laughed and said 'But I'm not your Valentine's ok?'I cheekily replied 'Don't worry, I've got plenty of Valentine's' and then, they both laughed rolling their eyes..... :p
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