A Quick Recap

It's been a while since anything was written here. Indeed I've been out of touch with those who frequent here (not saying there are many, but ada lah sekerat dua).

The 'I'm back' I wrote previously doesn't mean I'm back home in KL for good. I'm still in Sandakan. I'm back resurrecting this blog.

To do justice to those time lost, here is a quick update on things that has happened in the last one year or so.

Started work in Sandakan in April 2009. Here is some of the first large batch of house officers. 28 of us when this picture was taken (some were not in the picture). Now there are well over 60. Very happy the family is growing. Less work to do. They train us well here. Almost everyone is capable of doing a spinal surgery.

Here is the Male Medical Ward (MMW), my favourite ward.

MMW on a good day.

Work has been insane. I think I devote 70% of my life to work and another 20% to things related to work, up to a level where self-sacrificing becomes self-destructive. Looking at the big picture doesn't really help when the system is far from perfect. The poster of who's who in the Health Ministry has become my personal Most Wanted poster. So I go micro; change the world, one patient at a time.

This is my house. It's an old apartment. Probably built in the 70's. This picture was taken during the early days. The house is cleaner and more organized now, I think.

And whatever precious free time I have, I tried to make full use of. Here are some hobbies I tried (and for the most part, fail to maintain):

Woodworking.

Working out, which didn't work out.

Taking pictures. This is, in my opinion, the best photo I've taken (see, I told you I fail at so many things). Black and white photos memang best. Tak payah risau pasal warna-warna.

Collecting CDs. Original aje ye. This is becoming successful as it is frustrating, because CDs are expensive.

Becoming a foodie. It's quite hard to do this because I keep going to the same place and eat the same food. This is ikan bakar from the *ehem* world-famous Pasar Sim-Sim Ikan Bakar. Ikan Bolu rocks yo!

Tried the travelling thing. It doesn't come naturally to me. The only good thing about travelling is that you're far away from the work place. This is me having an epiphany while being hoisted on a parachute and pulled by a speed boat. Every human being should try parasailing. It's the utmost serene experience you'll ever get (without breaking a sweat).

A lot of things has happened outside my own tempurung.

Brother got married. Game over.

Another brother got married. Another game over.

Best friend got married. Yeah. Also over.

And where was I when all these happened?

Curi lauk pengantin la.

And remember my sister who got married few years ago? She became a mommy, thus I became an uncle!

This is baby Michaelangelo. He's well on his way to becoming a ninja. I can't remember his real name because I keep calling him Michaelangelo.

And it's amazing amidst all these hustle and bustle, I still manage to spend quality time with my...

Family:

Friend:

And more friends:

And also animal:

I've finally managed to like cat. Now at least I can look at one and not feel like giving it a good kick or stepping on its tail. This is Gila. Yes. I call it Gila because unlike other cats that jump when you wiggle something in front of them, Gila jumps at nothing. I think he's schizophrenic. Just look at it. He's definitely psych ward material.

So there. A year or so worth of update. And it's 2011.

Let's kick-start this year with a BANG! Wooot!

This picture is wrong at so many levels.