Another Ladakhi medical trip, a different experience.

 

Another Ladakh trip. but a different setting this round...

Thiksey Monastery Medical Camp

[27 July - 5 August 2022]

Our team led by Felicia Tan.

“Eh Felicia is organizing the medical trip to Ladakh again leh!” Lee Haw Chou lai liao.

“Really ah?! Wah, eh you go pull people, you quickly go pull people let’s go together,” I replied.

“This time round Chang Haw Chong also coming,"Haw Chou said. "Let's see if the dates are good, and let's hope Mike & Suet will be able to come." And they were. 

Steady lah! 

Lee Haw Chou and Chang Haw Chong are forever the pillars of the orthopods and we were honoured this time round to also have Mike our radio-onco.

Among the other medical team members we have the Chief-organiser Felicia Tan the breast surgeon herself, Yvonne Wong the anaesthestist, Tan Su-Lin our Cambodia-based GP, Meera Magar the gastro-intestinal surgeon from Sushrut Hospital in Phaltan, and Vicky Tan and Shila Das our experienced nurses.  

Jeanette Tan was of course, omnipresent.

The volunteers were out in full force, with Paul Fong, Jack Tay, Jay Lamkin, and our indispensable Leow Chin Lee (aka 李太太),  Suet and Serene (the Ajumma) Gan.

Such an entourage, this was.  The mere thought of it excited me for weeks.

Meeting His Eminence Thiksey Rinpoche at Chamba Hotel across Thiksey Monastery

Bangkok. Massage and eat.

 Haven't seen Bangkok for the longest time. Almost three years.

Very curious how Bangkok has changed after the ravage of Covid on its tourist economy. Hotel prices have dropped. But  BTS fares, massage prices and food prices remained the same.

Every day is an Adventure - a 'Leisurely' Drive down Korea's Mid-South & West

 

“For the same amount of money, an expensive luxury item will make you happy for a while, but an unforgettable travelling memory will give you endless happiness for the rest of your life.”~임위호의사

The 미친 ones flew VTL into Korea

A long-awaited, 
    most-enjoyed, 
        ate-as-much-as-we-could-but-never-gained-weight
            .. AND walked-like-crazy Trip to Korea during Covid

It has been simply too long since we set foot out of Singapore. That was exactly what a worldwide pandemic did to human beings - we were all confined within our own borders.

The beginning of a new journey

Saint Petersburg ~ "How selfhood begins with a walking away, And love is proved in the letting go." - C Day-Lewis. 

25 August 2019 - 4 September 2019

孩子大了，总是要放手让他们自己走自己的路。每一个孩子的路都不一样的。当然，每一孩子的性格，想法，兴趣都有所不同。身为父母亲，能为他们做的，就只是帮一点忙把路给铺得平坦一点。再多呢，就帮不到了。
这个正昂也真是有他的一套。有他自己的看法。很好！有这样的胆识，我们当然一定会尽力支持。

Annapurna Base Camp 8-22 Dec 2018

An adventure trip of adventures...

ABC 8-22 Dec 2018

There is always a tour of duty when it comes to most anything, trekking in the Himalayan ranges not withstanding.  Annapurna Base Camp is just one of those commonly trekked parts. It makes no sense for us not to trek ABC before we progress further.

And boy was I pleasantly surprised and happy to have on board with our small group, Jacalyn Chung, our good cycling kaki, and Shu Ning, Fann’s best friend; not to mention Nicole, who finally managed to find the time to join the Wong family for this trip, to experience together all the emotional roller coasters - serenity, exuberance, suffering, pain, fear and more that the mountains invariably served.

Discovering the Spirit of Iran

Seeing an ancient world with modern eyes


To many who read widely reports by 'external' media, Iran is a country with inextricable link to terrorist organizations, and has been under pressure from the international community for its nuclear development.  And with Trump’s recent pulling out of the nuclear treaty with Iran and sanctioning on countries from purchasing crude oil from Iran, this country has once again been brought to the forefront of international attention.

Many have expressed disbelief and reservation about my decision to take this trip to the ancient land of Persia.

“Trust me. It’s one of the safest countries and the people are so friendly you will never believe it,” reassured Adrian.

And the deal was done.