Warming Our House...

After all these time talking about it, our housewarming finally happened last weekend...

The planning and preparation were tedious!!! but thank God Lely offered to help us with the dessert and stuff :)

The night actually turned out really well, and guys, thanks heaps for all the gifts!! We abolutely love them!!! And thanks a bunch for coming!

Now, I'm gonna let the pictures do the talking...


Thank God for the Nintendo Wii that kept everyone entertained, and practically glued to the tele.


Gathered in the lounge room, on our new, comfy lounge suite :) hehehee....


Chitter-chatter : Cle, Aunty Eng, Ash


Tish, Jason, Teresa, Lely.


In the dining - Jacy, Ade, Chee Yong, Kaz, Angus.


Richard, Karen, LiCheng, Gaya.


Mei and the boyz - Chee Yong, Angus, Kaz.


Jon, Kelly & Trev.


With the girls, Jacy and Ade


Gaya, Mei, Li Cheng, Karen & Richard.


Trev, Kelly, Mei & Jon.


Addy dearest :D Hehehehe.


Wth Lely & Teresa.


Angus, Li Cheng, Mei.


Jacy & Mei.


Karen, Khar, Mei, Ade, Chee Yoong & Angus...



Al bonding with the Wii :)


Ash trying to whip everyone's ass. Tee hee :P


Lely's getting the hang of the dancing game. Woohoo~!

Funny, too bad you couldn't come... :(

My day, My Nite...

Last night, Jon came home and told me to get ready for dinner. I then asked...
"Where are we going?" "Do I have to dress up?"
"No... Just wear whatever you want"
"Jeans/denim ok?"
"Yuppers"

And so, I wore my Bettina's and a spaghetti strap, cause it was so darn hot yesterday, and off we went ;)

"Where are we going?" "Are we there yet?" I kept exclaiming in the car...
"No. It's along Church Street, near the city"
"Hmm... OK" and so the excited little girl just sat comfortably in the car, while Jon drove. Hehehehe. Quietly, I was still asking... "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?!"

At Church Street...

"So where are we going?"
"To a pub!" "When I rang them up, they told me the next available booking is 4 weeks away. And that was tonight."
"WHAT?! 4 weeks reservation for pub food?! You gotta be kidding me! What pub is this?!"

We were outside Prince Alfred Hotel when he casually pointed at it. I nearly walked in, because the gullible me believed him!!! But really, I was very confused. Why do you need 4 weeks of reservation in advance to have pub food???

It turned out that he liedddd!!! Jon's soooo slyyyyy! Cheeky little fella! We were NOT heading to the pub. Instead, he brought me to an award winning, fine dining restaurant, Pearl!


The exterior...


The ice cool interior...

I didn't bring my camera, so I couldn't snap photos of the place. But do visit their website http://www.pearlrestaurant.com.au. The ambience is really nice, and the food, YUMMO excellent!!!! :) I highly recommend it to everyone! I can't steal pics from the website cause it's kinda like... a slideshow. and this internet/computer idiot doesn't know how to "flick" the whole thing!

To make my special day even more special, he bought me something in that came in a blue-green box, tied with white ribbons! Yes, he bought me something from Tiffany & Co.! :) **beam**


My Tiffany's bracelet in that brilliant little package :) Thanks dear!!

We were supposed to go catch a movie, but decided that we were both too tired... so we rented a DVD, went home... lied down on our new comfy lounge suite, and watched The Departed instead.

All in all, my night ended really well, with Jon by my side, and phone calls and messages from all those people dearest to me! I love you guys heaps!!! Thank you for making me happy although I'm getting older. Soon enough, birthday gifts will comprise of wrinkle cream, breast firming cream, free botox vouchers, and etc. hehehehhee... But for now, I'm gonna rejoice that I don't have any lines just yet...

I hope today's gonna be a good one for me at work. My last day as a surgical intern, on my birthday. Hehehe. Medical, here I come...

And oh, see you guys on Saturday! :) Our house is finally a home now! That's why we can invite everyone over... hehehe. :) Funny, do you wanna come too?? :P

Let the world just pass me by...

Today is one of those days...



That I just wanna sit down with my mug of hot chocco,
And let the world pass me by...
Let my worries drift away...
Don't wanna talk to nobody...
Cause nobody truly understands how I feel.

I just wanna be.... me.
Not the happy-go-lucky, sensitive intern,
Not the understanding girlfriend,
Not the physically and emotionally unwell girl,

Just...... ME.

Today,
I just wanna cry my heart out,
Hoping that the tears will cleanse my sins,
Wash my troubles away...
And not be judged as emotional and weak.

The Law of Attraction

Was just reading my sister's blog when she stated :

"Opposites attract?

Recent study has shown that it's not quite true..
While people who are very different from us may be fun to be with at first, the attraction dies down after a while..
At the end of the day, we are all actually looking for someone as similar as to ourselves as possible...
Because we understand ourselves, we communicate better with ppl that are of the same kind...
We are all looking for someone who walks the same pace...playing too much catch ups put a lot of strain to a relationship, and if one party stopped walking, while the other still move ahead, chances are, they would drift apart."

It made me reflect upon myself, and I couldn't deny the truth in what she said. I don't deny that opposites do attract... that's why the bad boys get all the nice girls... and vice versa. But the truth is, those relationships never really last. After the mystery dies, there's not much to explore anymore, is there?

Because it's true that at the end of the day,
I only want someone to hold my hand,
Tell me that he'll walk the journey with me,
That everything will be ok,
So long we face obstacles together.

Someone who knows what I'm thinking,
Without me having to say anything,
Someone who makes me smile,
and laugh with no effort...

Someone who will embrace me,
And never let me go,
Although once in awhile,
There will be temptations...

Because that someone knows better,
Than to let go of a beautiful relationship,
To indulge in transient happiness and elation.

A dedication to *you*

How colourful or meaningful your life is...
Does not depend on how many friends you have,
It's about how many are still by your side after the change.

Change is inevitable...
Change is a part of life,
Those who don't change are only getting left behind.

Dear girl,
Change isn't exactly a bad thing.
It gives you the opportunity to let go of the old,
and embrace the new...

It gives you the opportunity to find yourself,
Find what you really want,
What you really need...

*Good luck!*

Sometimes, you don't have to be best friends with someone to want the best for them. I hope you'll be able to figure it all out soon. *hugz*

Sue Lyn's Housewarming Nite :)

This is a picture-loaded entry :) Be warned if you have slow internet connection... Hehehe...

Event: Sue Lyn's Housewarming...
Venue: Sue Lyn's house in Chadstone
Purpose: To see Sue Lyn's new other half, Mark :) and of course, catch up with everyone else... and uurrr... the free food! :) Hehehehe....
Date: Last Saturday :)


Jon, Mei, Ade & Eric


Us :)


The host, Sue Lyn, Raymond, and Ming Yin


The boys... **what is it with guys and golf?**


Two guys, a girl... and....???


Sue's cousin **sorry, i forgot your name**, Mei & Ming


The guys :)


Ming & Mei


Manadatory pic with the host :) Thanks for the invitation, Sue. It was good catching up again.


Group pic!


James was fashionably late that night...


Ade & Mei again! :) Tee hee hee...

The gang reunites...

The whole group actually hasn't got together much since we all started working...

The other day, Kaz made a point to get everyone together for a nice little dinner in the city. The food at Wagamama was only so-so, but the company was good.. It was really good seeing Leny again! I really miss this bubbly girl!!!


Richard, Karen, Pon, Leny


Jon, Mei, Ade & JiaLian


Jon's complimentary dinner - for his food came so late, we were almost done with dinner!


My Japanese noodles - I can't remember the name of it. But it was only alrite... nothing to shout about.

The highlight of the night was obviously the dessert!!! We went for gelati at Il Dolce Freddo! The one place in the city that I miss heaps now that I'm no longer living there!


Us enjoying our gelati's! :) YUMMO!!!


The girls - minus me, for I was the photographer...

We also bumped into Simon and Dinesh there~ Seems like everyone likes Il Dolce. Hehehehe... It was like another medical conference there that night.


Simon, who returned from Adelaide, for a couple of days...


Dear ol' Dinesh.

It was good catching up that night... Now the next thing on the agenda, our much delayed house warming? Hehehe... We still haven't really set a date, or planned anything... sigh... such bums we both are. :(

Don't you sometimes wonder...

Why would I wanna help these people,
If they don't even wanna help themselves???

Human beings are funny little things really...
Our minds work wonders... thinking of new ways,
of new technologies to take control of things in life...

But we often forget there's one thing we can't control...

When it comes to matters of the heart,
There's no reasoning,
There's no rationality,
There's no black and white,
No obvious right or wrong...

Only just because...

And that sucks...

Bonding Time

Last Tuesday, while the surgical team was slacking off at the cafeteria, Jesuina started talking about food, and asking us what we could cook and stuff..... and suggested that we should hold a little 'party' on Friday.... Since Fridays are usually quite slack **except for me, cause I cover late on Fridays**

So Sanjay came up with this idea that we should all bring something for lunch... and MAKE Daniel bake/cook something! Hehehehe.... Well, when we proposed the idea to Daniel, he wasn't very keen on cooking something... so we thought the whole thing got called off!

But on Friday morning, he turned up with this box of nice pastries! And Jesuina and Sanjay obviously came empty handed!!! They were like "CRAP!!" when Daniel said.. "Where's your food? If Mei doesn't turn up with food later on, you guys are all off my list! :P " "UH OH!" Hehehehe.

Jesuina then rang me up, and told me to "by hook or by crook" get something... and they'll share the cost with me, cause Daniel will be mad if we didn't bring anything. Hehehe... So I bought some Thai green curry with rice :) Wanted to get something Chinese, and something Indian... but most of the restaurants were not open yet cause it was still early!

But anyway, it turned out quite fine in the end... The surgical team had a little bonding time, gossiping and joking around... etc. :) It was quite good! I like Fridays in that sense, cause everyone's just relaxed!

I'll leave you guys with some pics of us :)


Our little lunch :)


Daniel, Mei, and Jesuina


Daniel, and Sanjay... talking about gym, and exercises! These two guys are freaks I tell ya~! Daniel hits the gym almost every morning before he comes to work... and Sanjay cycles all the way from Balwyn to Upper Ferntree Gully! Just how fit are they?!

If only all doctors are like that! I, for one... am not... tee hee hee... If only I could get fit by 'osmosis'. :P

VIP Nite ;)

And that was how...
the Chadstone VIP Night ended...

:P

One very happy girl,
One very sad bank account...

Goodbye...

Last Friday, I found out that he's signed an NFR. He insisted eventhough his daughter was persuading him otherwise...

I know that she was hurting, cause there was nothing she could do... and he was hurting too...

It hurts for him to live... it hurts because the prostatic cancer has spreaded everywhere...

We had to withdraw intensive resus because he's refused them.

Two days ago, I saw the letter that said he donated his body to the University of Melbourne in the event of his decease...

and this morning....

this morning, he wasn't breathing... he had no breath sounds, no heart sounds... pupils were obviously fixed and dilated...

and he was cold... hard...

This morning, he left us... to return to God.

At least you're not hurting anymore. We all know that's what you wanted.

**may you rest in peace**

Strangely, I couldn't help the tears from rolling down my cheeks...

Biased, hypocritical?

Sometimes, I think to myself... am I giving equal service to all my patients? Am I being fair to all of them? Do I treat them all the same... like I said I would when we first took our oath??

One of the patients in my ward had complications from his surgery, and has been in the ward for the longest time. He's an absolute gem, but has gotten slightly grumpy with the medical and nursing staff, cause we're just doing endless investigations on him, and performing multiple procedures... None the less, he's absolutely nice, and everyone in the ward loves him to bits.

We were all affected when he had an anastomotic leak, and was facing the possibility of having a second surgery to fix the leak... and was being fed on TPN for the time being... and today, the high volume gastrograffin enema and CT showed that the fistula has closed. It's non existent now... and he's not leaking from his stoma anymore! Everyone was ecstatic! I was absolutely thrilled, cause I did not fancy the choice of him having a laparotomy... We were doing all we could, even praying for him... hoping that he'll be okay.

On the other hand, there was a PITA (pain in the arse) in the ward... who demanded lots of attention, and was a total whinger~! We, of course still had to perform the appropriate investigations and all... but I just found myself totally hypocritical when I had to insert an IV cannula, and as expected, she started crying before I even pricked her... I of course consoled her that she was doing a great job, comforted her, that it'll all be okay, and will be over soon... but deep inside, I was annoyed, and I was 'invisibly' rolling my eyes inside...

We were taught in medical school to not only treat the condition, but the person... to see them as a whole, and not only the disease/condition they have... but in reality... because of circumstances, it's sometimes more easily said than done... Sometimes, you just don't...

It scares me, that sometimes, I just want them out of the hospital, so that I don't have to deal with 'difficult/demanding/attention seeking' patients anymore... Whatever happened to "Maybe they just need someone to talk to"?? I used to be really good at it.. Holding their hands, listening to them while they cry...

I know I still haven't lost my touch, but have I lost my heart?

Is this what surgery does to you?!

Summer is officially over...