HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

it's the year of rabbit and the mood of chinese new year is everywhere. it is especially so here in taiping because so many ppl came back to this small town to celebrate the festival in their hometown. it happens once a year, and the traffic jam became so congested by the vehicles from outstation and some are even from oversea! although it is not as bad as KL, but still the cars had clogged up the small roads here that make me feel lazy to leave the house.
red lanterns hanging at almost all the houses and ppl start going shopping frenzy in our limited shopping malls here for preparation for the festival.
though i'm not preparing much for it (just bought a blouse and a skirt, few angpows, tht's all), i'm infected by the mood and already in holiday mode. :)
wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

so many ill patients

sometimes i just wonder y r there so many ill patients in the hospital... the 6 wards in medical department are always full with patients.. u cant find any bed left empty for over a night. it is even worse in ICU, coronary care unit and wards in other departments. r ppl getting sicker n sicker nowadays, or is it due to the population is so huge?
it's still stressful to see patients come into the hospital in late stage n ill condition. many of them would do better if only they've came earlier. everyday things happen as if to remind me there is only so much we can offer to the patients.

back to taiping

for the past half a month, i've completed one of my major life events.
i got married! able to hold 2 receptions in KL and ipoh on two different days. i'm glad that the receptions went well, with minor setbacks but all went well in general. it was tiring, but at the end, everyone is happy :)
the big day was on 10th july. my husband came to fetch me from my house as part of the ceremony. it was funny to see him giving away ang pau so happily. n i get to hear sing, a rare opportunity indeed. :D haha. it's the effort to sing that touched my heart
right after the reception in ipoh (1oth july) we went for honeymoon in Bali, indonesia for 4 days n 3 nights.
it was nice trip. we saw so many nice views and spent the most relaxing spa treatment 2 consecutive nights. food is sumptious, although not as nice as malaysian food. :D
felt heavy hearted to come back n prepare for work.
now that the events were over, we have to start thinking next plan in life. for my husband, it seem only natural that he continue to pursue his master programme in psychiatry. hopefully he can ask for outcampus n incampus program either in ipoh or KL.
as for me, i'm still very indecisive. was struggling between more stable lifestyle or pursuing master programme in surgery. MRCS is no longer recognized in malaysia. it is useful if i plan to work in oversea, but i dun think i would opted to migrate anytime soon in future. i felt interest alone is not enough to carry me throughout the whole programme. at the same time, i miss my family more n more. n felt more time to spend with my new family. there r other things i want to do. i want to try so many other things.
whatever decision i may make, i hope i find the answer end of this year.

shifted to master bedroom...

seem like simple task to just move my things back to the master bedroom after my housemate went back to ipoh. but it turned to be quite a mess.
the room was so dirty after my friend left that we have to clean it up first. luckily my dear was here to help me... i cant possibly do it alone, not mention my nose will start sneezing if exposed to dust for more than a minute. :P sweep and mop, that's how we start the day

then the mechanic came, to unload my air conditioner from old room and fixed to new room. new hole need to be drilled, and gone the clean floor we just clean... we went on to clean the TV, wardrobe, book shelf, study desk, toilet while the mechanic was at work at the wall near the balcony. cant believe there was so much dust and dirt hidden behind those things. books and files and paper notes were another headache to clean up. many i had thrown away... didnt use them in long time anyway... there were clothes i hve to send back to KL next trip... i dun wear them anymore n the metal in the wardrobe has started to bend due to weight. i hope it still can hang on till next year before i leave for ipoh, for good :)

after the mechanic left, we washed the room again, then shifted the furnitures in. study desk, wardrobe, book shelf, mirror etc etc etc... finally the bed.

took us the whole afternoon to complete this seem endless task. we then took a nice shower and went for nice dinner in the newly open Station One Kopitiam in Taiping Sentral :) the food is nice. i should have tried it earlier in Kl back then.

then we catched on a nice movie: Iron Man 2. hehe... alot of explosions and action. quite a nice movie. hope it will come up with the third episode. :)

we came home around midnight, n after a tired day, we hit the sack soon.

this is among many times that i appreciate and grateful that i have someone beside me. :) feel supported and taken care of, and that's a nice feeling to have.

among the food i take in taiping, after hard days of work :)

1. Jom Bali (Tesco) : seafood belacan fried rice, very spicy and appetizing :P

2. Jom Bali (Tesco) : what u get by mixing orange and rebena? Orangebena!

3. Tops (yes, they sell cakes n breads too) : omelete fried rice + iced white coffee, the most frequent combi i take esp on call. give me more than enough calories :)

4. Sushi King! the second sushi bonanza i went over the years. this time i went with my sis n mom in KL. these were already second round. :) yum yum~~!

the first one was in taiping with my gal friends!

5. Honey glazed chicken rice + hazelnut white coffee ice in Olden Days Kopitiam. another favourite combi of mine :)

6. Zhong Hua Hin (direct translation) : recently open dim sum shop in taiping~ average standard, but already a welcoming taste in taiping :)

places tht we can go in taiping:

1. Tesco

- Jom Bali, KFC, Rasa Mas, Secret Recipe, food court

2. Taiping sentral

- Mcdonald, Noodle station, Old Town Kopitiam, Starbucks, Sushi King, Kenny Rogers

3. Long Kee Bak Kut Teh

4. Gate cafe

5. BBQ restaurant, and Shun Shun Loi, just next to it

6. New Bee Guan chinese restaurant

7. Olden Days Kopitiam

8. Tops

9. Zhong Hua Hin dim sum restaurant

And recent addition to our list: A&W and Station One Kopitiam!!! (in taiping sentral)