So spent a weekend at Langkawi with my family minus Zoe and plus Cailing.
Proposed to her on the beach after the fantastic meal at Casa del Mar where we stayed. She said yes! =]
Casa del Mar is pretty fantastic; it's a nice and cosy 30 room hotel just by the beach (Pantai Cenang). Not too crowded, not too many kids. Fantastic service: they'll serve you drinks at the poolside with freshly cut watermelon for example. Small things like printing out a small paper which has the next day's weather forecast.
Just a few photos before I process them when I'm back in Singapore. Click to see descriptions:
So I went ahead and got myself taking MRCS part 1 and 2 (junior surgical exams for the purpose of basic surgical training- altogether 3 parts) which i completed on 21st April.. Decided to go up to KL to take it cos can just take the oppurtunity to see my mom and dad; also cos if do in Singapore..there's additional SGD200 per paper that we have to pay to NUS.. apparently cos it also goes to an MMed... shrug.
Papers were pretty tough.. Doing many many MCQ maybe not enough to accumulate knowledge la.. all the hardcore facts a bit hard to remember.. from anatomy/physiology/biochem/microbiology days.... So one of my classmates came up to KL to take the exam too..at least a familiar face around =] Anyways result only out on 20 May...
Flying back up to KL... in Changi Airport Terminal 1...
So means I've decided to go down the surgical route? I guess so......
Chong Boon and I in OT.. prev fellow MO in anaesthesia..
Oh oh.. of course when I go back I always go to this coffeeshop which IMHO has the best char kuay teow, best prawn mee and most of all.. best slurpyly delicious chee cheong fun that I know.. and I always go for the lime and sour plum juice drink.. Guess what.. the coffeeshop has been upgraded to have the drinks ordered via PDA!!!! each of the drinks seller carry one and they will tap tap on their palm for your orders rather than the traditional shouting across the shop style.. cool eh? haha
Recently also had our Good Friday event.. Jason tried new things.. new worship music.. chillout time before that.. which I felt was pretty good.. quite a good turnout too...
Sorry wasn't allowed to embed the Youtube video...
So I was quite pleasantly surprised too.. firstly cos at first u're thinking it's gonna be another William Hung type of thing.. and then when she sings.. it's really pretty good.. and furthermore we did Les Mis in secondary sch choir.. goodness a friend even cried when she saw the clip
Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the Les Misérables musical, also praised the performance, stating:
"Just like the judges and audience, I was gob-smacked by the emotional powerhouse performance of Susan Boyle's show-stopping rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream". Vocally, it is one of the best versions of the song I've ever heard—touching, thrilling and uplifting. I do hope she gets to sing it for the Queen."
Ok copied the above from wikipedia. So I guess there's some moral/sociological things to learn from this.. about judging people based on appearances so on.. but I felt there was a lot to do with context too. Imagine game shows like these and American Idol so on, usually you're only seeing the ones with good looks perform well.. so when someone like her who isn't physically attractive (ok by most standards) sings that well.. it just flabbergasts you. But if you change the context - imagine her singing in a church choir as a soprano, or as an opera singer, or in a play... You'd wouldn't be that surprised anymore would you? Ok usually plays have good looking lead singers too.. hehe
My maternal grandma turned 93 this year.. I make it a point to go visit her everytime I get back to KL (my parents will always make sure I do too).
Despite the complaints she will have about this and that in her life (of things long ago...), which my mom will tear and get upset about.. She'll still always tells me to "bei sum kei" in all I do.. which is to concentrate and work hard in Cantonese.
I used to have very limited interaction with her. I guess cos I felt there was kinda like a barrier especially with my limited Cantonese. But since med sch and all.. I guess I've been gaining confidence with the language esp. when I speak it better than most of my counterparts here. Few years ago when I went back I realise the barrier is not there and it's easier to talk to grandma, of course still with some limitation.
I guess I don't have too many memories of her cos don't really see her often and she didn't stay with us compared to my paternal grandmother. But I guess there's still this fondness present.
Still remember how I used to love getting two half-boiled eggs before rushing up to the school bus during my primary school days. And getting a bit of runny nose after that. Hurhur.
