I knew it would be this way, but I picked the career anyway… sometimes, I wonder if my head was (and is) screwed on right. :P

Cool eh? ;-)

It is definitely time to re-think the idea of this blog, whether to keep it going or shut it down entirely.

Hmm…

I bumped into a friend on Sunday and she was on her way home to “yum tong”. That set me thinking… a steaming hot bowl of soup would be great for this weather! And since I couldn’t possibly jump on a 12hrs flight to “yum tong”, I had to make my own. It doesn’t take much effort, really, since the pot sits on the stove and works its own magic.

I got a big slice of winter melon (冬瓜), a pack of pork ribs (排骨) and a couple of dried scallops (干贝). Cut the melon up into big chunks, wash the ribs and rinse with boiling water, rinsed the scallops… Throw the latter 2 into a big pot with a lot of boiling water, then in goes the melon an hour later. Sprinkle some salt. And VIOLA! I have my winter melon with pork ribs soup (冬瓜排骨汤)!!! For the next couple of days, I indulged in soupy happiness!

Ahhh… Bliss…

I doubt anyone still reads my blog (with its lack of anything new). Life has been pretty good lately, I am loving my current job. Psychiatry is very interesting when you meet the really unwell patients. Then again, I suppose that is the same with any specialty isn’t it?

Hmm… 4 months of psychiatry, then I get to decide if I want to apply for it. Hmmm… Interesting.

Time to start on a new rotation and with every different speciality, there are new challenges. I am really looking forward to it. :)

Anyway, I was listening to random things on the iPod when Corrine May’s “Little Superhero Girl” started playing. After a crazy week at work (loads of public holidays when staffing level was at its bare minimum and I was part of it), I can totally relate to the song.

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world
Everybody wants a piece of me
And I just don’t know where to turn
I’ve got work piled up to my head
All I want to do is jump into bed
And wash away my troubles
with lemonade
Play hide and seek
with the boy next door
Take a trip to Singapore and
Imagine how I’ll make the world
a better place

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world

New year resolution. Yes. The list you come up with once a year, then go on to regenerate a similar one a year later. Here’s mine:

1. Get back in contact with people - I’m totally useless at keeping in touch. The only reason I still have friends in Malaysia/Singapore is because there are wonderful people that I can clique right back in with despite having not seen/spoken to/emailed in years.

2. Update this blog

3. Lose weight - This is not just because I’m female, it’s ‘cos I’m fat. Ya. Bleh.

That’ll do for now. :)

The one you thought was a foul tempered person initially can turn out to be a very competent and helpful colleague.

The one you thought was just a poor misunderstood soul can turn out to be a backstabbing bitch. (So she wasn’t misunderstood after all…)

The one you thought was a nice sweet dear can turn out to be the one who shafts you the most.

These are mere fictitious examples, of course, but you get the gist of it. The workplace can be quite complicated, don’t you think?