Christmas gift

A surprise gift in Christmas. It would be nice if that's because I am a good friend, and nothing else.
What should I do with those?








I will read them......

Another Christmas

Wish you A peaceful Christmas.....

Wonderful hanging lights at the Pennisula Hotel

Beautiful BOC and the huge Christmas Tree at Central

The Christmas wishes that I hanged on the Christmas tree

The most attractive part of Hong Kong

So calm and peaceful.

Really hope that you're here to share this with me.......

Merry Christmas to you......

Back at one

Life has been driving me crazy. The pressure is so enormous that I had never imagined that I could ever be survive in a situation like this. After all these years, I still have no clue about the reason of separation. And now, it shouldn't be called a separation because we have never been together.

Have been meaning to write something these couple of days but failed to express. Girls like to contradict themselves whenever it comes to relationship problem. On one hand, they would love to be hopeful. However, when we are mature enough, we know that things could be very out of control in split seconds.

Am I a person who is courageous enough to keep trying? I doubt it. I need a sign, a hint to lemme know we are on the same page.

Otherwise, it's back at one. The cycle starts again, pushing myself to let go.

Funny that a good friend of mine is engaging herself in a similar scenerio. Today, in the locker room, she expressed her wish from the very very bottom of her heart. What does it take to make a girl wanting to spend the rest of her life with a particular man?

At least she has the guts to say it out loud.

Have a feeling that she is going through this with me. Thank you.


PS. After his picture was sent, this little cute friend of mine shed her tears because she thought of me being happily ever after with him. What a fantastic thing to happen.. but does it sound too prefect to happen in reality?

Dream??....

Couldn't sleep well last night. But I had a dream.

Other than dreaming about my university teachers all became my highschool teachers, I dreamt that I talked to him again, the hurdler.


Then I woke up this morning.


And found out that.......


Wait.... I did really talk to him last night before I fell asleep.

Had a bad dream

Had a nightmare last night, that I was getting married to Mr Tired.

And I found out a little secret about someone.



Therefore, I found out, I am actually left behind..... all by myself.

Keep me Busy

Too busy, but I like the way it is now. :)

Back to School

Placement's finally over. Those are the most stressful times of the year.

And now I am stressed over other things, like grouping of the presentations, air tickets, insurance, immunization record.

They talked 'bout the quality of life today. Some say QoL is love, money and a wife, some say it's represents harmonious relationship, some say QoL is to do whatever, wherever, whenever.

Personally, the third one fits myself the most because i enjoy to do nothing. Stress is something I try very hard to avoid because it destroy my well being, which is the most precious thing in human nature.

The ugly sides of people floated up to the surface. The culture has turned dirty. I sincerely wish myself not to get involved. Try hard to stay away from it.




Although the time we spent together is very very limited, I remember very bits and bites and still think if it a lot.
Question again, should I let myself to let go? Should I still be faithful?

Dream

So unreal.....

Should I allow myself to treat the whole thing as a dream?

I am now just waking up in the morning. And the dream has ended.

Tales from Moominvalley

There is only one week left before my last local placement in Hong Kong. The Queen Mary hospital placement is giving me a very precious experience. Miss Chiu developed my interest in orthopaedics again. Although they still complain of a lot of pain, I focus more on pain relieving. I guess I trust in their subjective complaints more than before, and I believe they really need the treatment to regain back to their normal ability.

I love what I am doing right . On top of being a perfectionist, hopefully I can enjoy the last week here without any pressure.



Never thought that I could find this series of books in Hong Kong. At the children's corner, I accidentally saw them being displayed. Without any delay, I read the "Tales from Moominvalley". Those are very interesting stories, simple and straight forward, mostly about blending with the nature. Love them so much. However, these are really expensive books. HKD$66 each. The desire of getting the whole series grew enormously.

Vivo per lei

Beautiful voices, beautiful figures.

I can watch this for 10 million times.

Cruising on the HWY

Although my dad's car is just a normal Ford, I love driving it. For some special reasons, he really likes Ford.

Haven't been driving on the highway for so long. It was the greatest feeling of all. By driving alone, meanwhile listening to my favourite music, my mind went on a retreat. It was free from stress and worries. It's like dancing in the nature, then eventually merge with it.

Thank you for giving me this chance.

Just sports

Today I went to the waterfront for a jog, where they call it the promenade. It's a beautiful description of the nice environment down there. This is actually the first time I enjoy the jog without thinking it as a torture. As a volleyball player, we are supposed to be in the game and for every minute we think about how to win that point, to win that game.

However, jogging at the promenade today brought me the experience of sports. It is the art of sports, no game. A very individual thing that you can master your own pace, plan your own route, think whatever. After the half hour jog, my mind was so refreshing. I was able to push all the negative energy out to be confident again.

In order to minimize the travelling cost, I think I should jog more at the promenade instead of going back to PolyU for gym ex.

One swollen face

Sobbed in the morning because stupid things.

It seems like the series of unfortunate events has not ended yet.

On top of the previous ones, my mp4 stopped working, the laptop was unable to connect to the internet for no reason, failed to inform someone superior when I came across a desat. patient, and the careless things in ward.

Very very low self esteem right now. I start to think that I did well before because of luck instead of competency. This is unhealthy, I understand. However, from what I observed, ppl are more confident with the exposure to the cases, but I am going the other way. This is not a comparison though.

Trying to be hopeful. By revising the careless mistakes today, I look forward to a flawless day tomorrow. But it was unsucessful.

Visiting lecture came today. I tried to hold my emotions to tell the fact, but I always slipped out something, thats why there's tears in my eyes. The thing is, I don't know what else to do to be confident again.

Went to the men soccer team practice today, Mr Mok made some comments on me. I knew those were stupid jokes, but it's not like I could take them very well with my emotional status within this period of time.

Paying the debt for the happiness I gained in summer......

Practice makes perfect

Believe in that.

In need of developing a more efficient manner to read the bednotes and understand the patients' situations and pathway.

I am allowed to be more caring in this centre. Wish I could really help out and be inspired by the beauty of humanity.

Queen Mary Hospital

My life seems colourless these days.

It seems like I don't deserve to hope for anything in this world, because life doesn't like to do me any favour.

Not like I wanna take control, I just wish things could be easier in some ways.

So that the burden on my shoulders could be lighter.

Unable to enjoy my time at in my favourite hospital.

A series of Unfortunate events

Self explanatory....

A series of unfortunate events, a series of negative thoughts.

Unfortunate things happened, and we have zero control over it. Although it did not happen on me, I am probably more traumatized by the unexpected outcome of this ridiculus world.

The red line between us, I consider it as disconnected. It's been 2 months since our last sight. Meeting expectation is too much to ask for. There won't be any disappointment when there is no hope. Therefore, it's me who has been too silly to be hopeful in issues like this. Honeymoon's over, I should be awaken and get back on earth, somewhere without hope.

It was the first time I chose a pair of shoes that I like. After around half a year, it was stolen. The pair of shoes followed me to Beijing, carried me to the journey of adventure, kept me accompanied in the greatest time with the favourite people.

What could I do?

I am sad.

A breaking news

The volleyball match over the weekend was fantastic. Although we had a messy beginning, we finally put ourselves together and won the match. We will be participating in the final match next week. Hope we'll all play well.

Night time, I planned to join the practice of Miphy's team. However, after I found out the venue, I decided not to go because I had no clue how to get there. Finally I joined my fellow classmate's hotpot gathering at the student residence. There, I talked about the experience I gained from the clinical placement. The outcome was not as expected. I was actually upset with the feedback because I didn't think I deserved that. On the other hand, I found out another breaking news about my classmate. My classmate was sick from the beginning of the placement. It's understandable that he couldn't perform as good as usual. However, I didn't think he deserved an "incomplete". I thought I like this clinical educator, but his comment to my fellow classmate was unacceptable.

I feel so sorry for him. Wish I could do something about it. I am still very mad.

Placement starts about tomorrow. I wish I can start fresh, and be confident.

A new page.

Relaxation nonstop

Two days of holiday passed too quickly.

I spent the first day by shopping around one of my most enjoyable store, IKEA. This store always creates the most relaxing, comfy and cozy atmosphere. The living rooms demonstrate the smart use of small space. The bedrooms can definitely lead me to my sweetest dreams. The children's corners remind me of the "do watever" childhood. Sleeping in a tent is the desire of every kid..... hehe.... I spent some time in there. The kitchens are clean and equiped. The reading rooms are full of the smell of books, making me want to read.

Surprisingly, I spent quite some time in the accessory area, looking at the lamps. Right, I wanted to get a comfy nite lamp. Dim yellow light will be my choice, or white light with ground glass surrounded, or simply blue light to extract my silly dreams up in the air.

The second day of holiday was another relaxing shopping day on the street. I was trying to look for a more feminine schedule with lots of free space to write. As I cherish all of my inspirations, they should be written down and memorized. So that I know how stupid I could be sometimes.

I went to JSC to support the men's soccer team tonight. Mr Mok and I asked my about my future. He talked about a sensitive topic with me, and I refused to express my very own thought, as usual, as I myself refuse to think about it.

Although there may be someone on the other side of the earth, who knows what's going to happen in all these days? Who can predict the future? I have to admit that I am being pretty hopeless in this aspect. But it doesn't seem like there is anything I could do about it.

Therefore, I should just enjoy my life as much as possible and stop making myself nervous about this issue every single day.

A day of relaxation

All of a sudden, I love my life again.

Social assistance?

Finally, I am back in here and talk to myself. These days, I experienced the real meaning of exhaustion. The average time of being home is 6 hours/day, which is occupied by the sleep. I haven't seen my dad for the whole weekend.

The naive girl finally comes out to the world and realizes the dirty side of human beings. I thought I have gone through this stage a very long time ago.

Social assistance is a very good idea to provide support for people who are poor. They may lose their ability to work due to aging or accident. Elderlies take it because they give to the society when they were young, therefore they receive when they get old. It's unfortunate for people who has accidents so they receive the financial social support.

There are people in this society who takes advantage of the resources from the government which is supposed to be providing for the poor. They have the ability to earn a living but they decide to receive social assistance. Additionally, they make use of this type of assistance to gain free service from the hospital authority. In this way, people who truly need the service will have their space always occupied by them, who just want to get free lunch.

When you ask them about the progression, they still always complain about pain because they are afraid to be discharged.

I finally have a discussion with Mr Fung today about this issue. He totally changed the way I see things. This little girl right here may be depressed because of this type of atmosphere. The solution of this is to set up my own schedule and leave them no choice.

Lesson learned: Have to ask them if they are receiving social assistance and find out their intentions of being here.

Moment of realization: people who receive CSSA, they will never go away.

Thought I am naive no more, found out I am still naive.

Hate to be stressful

Stress can easily suppress my immune system. Lack of rest can futher suppress my immune system. Feels like being defeated soon, very soon.

• Oct 4th - Eugenia's wedding
• Oct 5th - Visit Grandma + PPRC + FYP meeting
• Oct 6th - Complementary course + meet with Paul & Ceci
• Oct 7th - Do the presentation
• Oct 8th - Dinner with friend (Don't get me wrong, I love this)
• Oct 9th - Volleyball practice
• Oct 10th - finally gets a break.... probly gonna do the presentation
• Oct 11th - Vball match for JCC
• Oct 12th - Onfield service for Soccer M
• Oct 13th - Complementary course
• Oct 14th - DAY OF PRESENTATION
• Oct 15th - FYP meeting

What the ....... ??

Is everything gonna turn out okay?

Another week

The midterm feedback was no surprise. Poor time management. Cora totally understands me LOL. She suggested me to stop talking to the patients so that I can get my job done within time limit.

Conclusion: I talked too much.

Sunday is always good day. I went to the beach with the KATSO brothers and sisters for BBQ. We had so much fun together although it took us a long time to get the food and stuff. Under the starry night, we sat on the beach and talked about our future. Long has plans of being a nurse for only 5 years. And I .... couldn't make up my mind what the heck I am going to do after I graduate.

I told Long about him. He's supportive, and trying to protect me all the time.

But today, I really had a hard time to keep up. Feels like standing at the centre of a crossroad, sometimes I am too tired to be courageous all the time. At that very moment, thinking about the blurred future, there was an sms from him. My tears dropped.

When you feel like the world is spinning too slow and you want to yell at everybody because they act too slow, you know you are under a lot of stress. That's why I wanna yell at that lady at the canteen who was holding my dinner in slow motion.

It's the time of the month that I need a break from everything from life.

DMD

A lovely little kid jumped into the paedi room. Supervisor told us to think about which kind of disease he has.

The child is 4 years old, not able to jump. The calf is full of fatty tissue. He got up by straightening his legs and pushed on the ground. What a typical Gower's sign.

I refused to believe that he has DMD, hoping it was something else.

My heart was broken when we read the diagnosis.

Poor kid. He followed commands very well, very active, everything was still perfect. His parents must be 100 times heart broken than I do.

Hate to experience something that we are completely out of control. Maintenance is the only thing we could do. 8-10 years later, then we have to accept that he's deteriorating.

Oh, that CTS patient, I saw her again today. We finally found out that she doesn't have CTS. And she took the advice from her doctor friend, that she's not going to have the surgery.

I didn't do it.

CTS

"...... If no progress is made with CONSERVATIVE means then surgery is indicated..."

Conservative treatment completely means physiotherapy treatment. Then since when operation becomes the only option for the patient. It was suggested and explained as the only thing the patient can do to get recover.

This is unfair to the patient because the decision is made totally not for the benefit of the patient.

According to Mr Fung, there is nothing we can do about it.

According to Dr Fu, I have one month time to explain the consequences and help to relieve the symptoms of the patient.

Exactly one month time to guide the patient to judge on the best pathway for oneself.

So worried because of the risk the patient's gonna take, which may not be realized.

Not happy, as we are not put in this picture of conservative treatment.

Weirdest thing ever.... operation in 1 month, and GA for such a small body part.

Anyways, thanks Mr Fung for guiding me through this. He really persuades me to learn. For the good of the patients, I care more and force myself not to miss anything.

1-2-3-4-5

Need to be an artist to learn about the skeleton;



To know the orientation of human beings.


Some will say, "May be God is running out of ideas of how human should be made, or how the bones should be oriented."



But I will say, "May be God is very, super, tremendously organized."


The secrets of the skeleton

1-2-3-4-5

That's the secret, you know?

Long Island day trip

He thought I had work today that's why the Long D call came a little early in the morning. Love to hear his voice anyway. Thank you.

Two of my friends and I planned a trip to the Long Island today. I had been thinking of hiking since last week because of the long weekend. Wanna get my mind off from work. Get on the mountains and look at the peaceful ocean. Had a really great time with my friends today.

After walking around the hiking trail, we went down to the beach and got a taste of the fresh water from the south. The water was surprisingly not dirty at all. Ah Long and I bought a pair of very traditional sandals from the store. They were only $24 for 2. And it was the specialized green colour edition. We are very special man.

Back to work tomorrow.







Make me smarter.

Mid Autumn festival

Had a blast at the beach today. Not too hot, but got a nice tan. The breeze from the sea was wonderful. I can't keep myself from getting into the water. So refreshing. What a relaxing day!! Oh, and I had two slurpees today. Coke and a blue one, don't know what it is.

On this mid autumn festival, there were people around the area I live. I have never seen that many people in this estate before. Everybody was having so much fun with the candles and lanterns.

Under the brightest and roundest full moon of the year, I finally told someone about him.

Wanna yell out to the ocean that it's you who i miss much ......

Thoughts at night

The weather was nice last night. The view at the pier down where I lived was exactly like the picture above. By looking at the reflection of the moon from the calm ocean, I miss someone.

Thinking about the good times that we spent together, the smile was unable to be kept internal anymore. However, my tears went down as I thought of the distance and time.

It has only been three weeks, but it already feels like forever. The following 6 months is going to be the longest time ever, if we are in the same direction.

I, once again, uncontrollably allow myself to be courageous.

10am, the phone rang. His voice woke me up in this beautiful morning. He found out that a lot of people love and care of him, since he's gonna leave his current workplace. He's flattered and more sure of himself probably. I am very happy for him.

Learned a little more. A schedule is NOT enough for him. He is a very organized person. Trust me, very very organized. Likes to take charge, likes everything to be under control. Routine is very important and he hates surprises. He probably hates me then. ;) We both dislike the surprises stock market give. That's why I believe we have similar thoughts on the way we make money.

Oh... I also learned a little accident he had around 10+ ago. I feel sorry for him that he had to explain everytime. Hopefully this is not gonna create that much of a trouble for him.

I am still very thankful to talk him. Although we are very busy with our own lifes, sharing my thoughts with him is the most wonderful thing. Thank you. Thank you.

God bless him.

TGIF

The joy of "TGIF" was first felt in Hong Kong as the workload of the week reached a maximum. On this very special day, I started off with the Long D call.

Finally he got to sign the official papers so it's confirmed that he can get the new job. This relieved a lot of worries off him. I was so happy for him cos he achieved what he really wants, being a coach. As I was informed to go for the exchange program briefing, I shared this information with him. He was very happy for me too.

He started to play a little bit of golf and he enjoyed it so much. Also, he decided to rent out a room from his house to maximize the income.

So nice to talk to him. But he said he would be really busy from that time on. He would find time to keep in touch with me.

My fellow classmates organized a feast at the end of the day for the Mid Autumn festival. We invited Mr Fung to join us. We had mooncakes, pears and pomelo. Mr Fung was a funny person indeed. We had fun with him.

Watched Mamma Mia today. It was fantastic but not as enjoyable than the musical on stage for sure. I enjoy it.

Stupidity

Not a good day today.

Woke up late that I couldn't make the Long D call which I planned the night before.

Left my locker keys at home that I had to ran back upstairs to get it. There was the risk of missing the 7:10am bus.

Found out that I didn't not have money in my wallet. No money for lunch. No money for transportation.

The ankle instability was felt by my sensitive ankle before the practice. And I had a feeling that it was going to be sprained soon.

After the free ball hitting, my Rt Quad was strained. There was a painful spot at my anterolateral thigh area. So my thigh was unstable.

A ball was picked up, and I was prepared to throw it back to the coach. My leg was in a weird position. I was single leg standing, and then a twist. I fell on the ground.

Everybody just looked at me collapsed in the middle of the court. That was the most stupid moment of the day.

Then I bought a slush after practice today. Couldn't take it onto the bus, so I temporarily put it in my bag. But I totally forgot about it, and sat down. The bag was all wet and sticky. Some of my notes were contaminated as well. so stupid.

However, I had a good time today with Mr Fung. He was a very funny person indeed. A good teacher. "If it's itchy, it will be scratched. And we do that." This statement made me thought of Mr Fung cos.....

Emotionally drained

Cannot describe how much I love the work that I am doing. However, everything will be perfect if I don't have to write down everything that I do with the clients. It takes up too much of my time.

I have a documentation debt to pay everyday.

The clinical placement is bitter and sweet. Sweet is that we have a huge exposure to a variety of cases. 5 per day, that's where you learn your stuff. Bitter is that we actually don't have enough time to think, to analyze, to discuss, to document.

Emotionally drained, partially due to the coffee. However, the pace and the workload pushed me to be faster and more critical. This consumes a lot of energy because the experience we had was not prepared for this. After all patients are gone, then I have time to think through what the heck exactly went on at that time.

So exhausted particularly today, as there was vball practice after work, and no CVA cases. This reminds me how much fun I have with stroke patients. How much I dislike MSK.

Can't wait to let all the mess out of my brain. It just flooded out through the long D call. The mess is cleared, and I am reassured. Thank you so much. You're da best.

Confident I am. Competent I am. Trust in me.

Challenges begin on Mondays

After last week's private meeting with Mr Fung, I found out that he wasn't too unsatisfied with my performance. That's why I have to be better cos he may have high expectations on me. In order to enhance my learning, I have to be better. Unfortunately, that was described as "over-analyzed" by someone. He said guys are simple but girls over-analyze things.

He's right though. Thinking too much was not a good thing. It will affect my performance as well.

In reality, there is no time to think at all if you have 5 cases to handle in 5 hours, as a student. I was doing everything routinely with Musculoskeletal for the first 2 hours. Until my CVA case came, I remember how much I like to be with neuro patients, and how much I dislike MSK.

The CVA patient made my day. People said that those are the most difficult cases to treat cos there involves a lot of assessments and too much varieties. However, I found it very interesting because it's really not hard to find the impairment of patients.

This traditional Chinese man came into our clinic, yelling to his wife from time to time. Mr Fung almost took over the case for me because this was really a BIG man to handle. He taught this old man for motor control, like teaching his son. He hit on his hand, tap on his shoulder. What an interesting scene! Probably only by standing in a more superior position than him, he listens and follows the instructions. And Mr Fung knew I would not be able to lead this BIG man.

It was a very enjoyable session while I reviewed most of the stuff that I learned from extended rehab. I probably get more familiar with the neurological patients.

A tough yet happy day. BIG thanks to this BIG man. Can't stop laughing whenever I thought of him with Mr Fung.

Mike

Knowing that a friend is always there for you makes me feel good, even though he's not physically around me. We haven't seen each other since I came to Hong Kong. I love how supports me for everything, no matter what my decisions are.

This is something very precious in life that I cherish a lot.





Love ya Mike

Beijing Day 13

I wanna post something

Beijing Day 12

Words cannot fully express how much I enjoy the places I went today.

First of all, we went to the Beijing Drum tower. There they have lots of old drums and replicas. The ancient people used he drums to tell the time of they day. And they used the ball and water apparatus to calculate the passage of time. We also had a chance to enjoy the drum show, TWICE!! The horizon of the city can be viewed from the top of the tower. Plus the nice weather today, I am jealous of my eyes.

Then we went down to the small streets around the old area. that place has eventually turned into a sight seeing spot for tourists. That's why there were a lot of random stores. Food, snacks, art crafts, cuisines, massage store + reflexology. And out of nowhere, we saw that tennis court!!

It was such in interesting place, exactly somewhere I would like to spend my travelling time on. People there know the way to enjoy life, through food, beer and other activities. Except the angry drivers, people are generally friendly.

We finally had dinner at the restaurant called Pass-bys. They served delicious Pizza. We had a salad, ravioli, a curry pizza and a meat lover. So satisfied.

Love to enjoy life. Love to travel without a watch. Love the freedom. Love the Bohemian.

Beijing Day 11

This is the beginning of a 12 hour working day.

Met some interesting athletes today. Thank God the athletes are coming.

Palau, a country that I have never heard of. It's an island between Indonesia and Australia, with lots of beaches and very nice weather. A good place for vacation :)

A coach from Cameroon. I learned about this place from the World cup a number of years ago. But I still don't know where exactly this place is. Anyways, this person can speak French, Spanish and English. Then I thought, why didn't I study harder before?

On this busy day, I introduced the clinic to the Spanish and Columbian physiotherapists. They were both very nice and happy to see our facilities, satisfied as well. The Spanish PTs took a picture with me :)

Just before we left, it was raining heavily. Dr Tung insisted to give us a ride home. That's very nice of him.

Finally someone spoke out for my frustration. It's not like I am unable to voice it out myself, I do not want to disturb the harmony in the working environment if it's not causing any damage to the clients. But then if I am not the only person who is concerning about the situation, good for me cos it indicates the limit of mine.

Beijing Day 10

Early morning we woke up. Cora and I did an interview with the I cable. We were worried that the HK media is going into the restricted zones. Then the responsibility will be completely ours. Luckily, they were unable to enter the village anyways.

After the interview, we changed and walked around the village. Took lots of pictures, especially at the flags. The weather was so nice today and you can actually see the blue sky above.

We walked outside and found a dumpling store. Haven't had dumplings in ages. We had mutton and port. I love how we ate all 30 dumplings altogether. Then we went to the water cube and the Nest, took lots of pictures.

Gone CraZy!!!

Beijing Day 9

Another uneventful day.

We had our first McDonald's meal today at the village. It was consisted of 6 items, a chicken burger, a double cheese burger, McNuggets, French Fries and a cup of corn, some includes apple pie as well. These are some really heavy junk....



Possible press interview tomorrow. Scary.

Beijing Day 8

Unhappy mood

Lied in bed for the whole day

Watched so many soaps

Cora rescued me from my bed at night. We went out for Japanese food, and a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. Can't remember how long I haven't had Blizzard from DQ. Green tea is delicious!

Oh! I bought a wonderful visor today. Love it so much.

Well rested. I am up for challenge again.

Beijing Day 7

What a disappointing day!

She kept talking and talking in Mandarin.

I shut down, didn't notice she said pain in between sentences.

>_<

Better not mess with me now....

Beijing Day 6

After battling with the long queuing line, we finally got tickets for the handball game, after 3 big hours. We are gonna watch China vs Norway, Germany vs Brazil. It's a big day on August 9th!!

Did nothing for the afternoon, had a 4 hour nap. Had some spicy cold noodle for dinner. It was so delicious although my lips were burning.

Felt like I did nothing today. Sleep tight and do a good job tomorrow. Yeah@!!

Beijing Day 5

Finally, the clinic is serving someone who can actually speak English. A Swiss man came in today and I had a chance to chat with him. He talked about how much he loves to travel but never takes any pictures. I wonder why. Doesn't he want to remember the places that he visited? He said the eyes are his camera and the pictures are in his mind. He usually smells the atmosphere of the place and feel it. If he really wants to keep a picture of the place, he buys postcards.

Well I guess that's somebody who truly knows the way to enjoy traveling, enjoy the world. This remind me to feel when you visit a new place, feel the city, feel the atmosphere, feel the people.

Then I said, hm..... no pictures.... it works until you get Alzheimers .... hehe .. shouldn't have said that...

The working environment is not as peaceful as I thought. There are always somebody who are more aggressive than myself. It makes me very grumpy sometimes. The Putonghua language is kinda driving me nuts. It's very tiring to listen and understand a language that you are supposed to know but not indeed. Cora described me as a completely shut down system. Man.. i don't know how I am going to stand this for another month. Hopefully more foreigners come when the village is officially opened.

Mom called today. Very excited. She was gonna have her CPR exam in half an hour. But she still knew nothing about the procedure. Funny that she wasn't worried at all.

We went to a place called HauHai tonight. It was a very decent place with some bars around. Facing a lake with nightlight around, the atmosphere was fabulous. Feels so good :)