Monday, October 17, 2022

韩国也可以这么玩的 meh? An Autumn-y Korea.

To Korea in Autumn to 看枫葉!



白云台 백운대 Baegundae peak 836m
北汉山 북한산 Bukhansan, 19 October 2022, 2:17pm


哇!终于可以跟着这几位美女一起去游韩国啦!她们三位最后一次一起去韩国,是2018年的事情了。那一次的旅游,应该是还不错的。但是这一次,有阿Kat 每天每夜 keng 头脑想哪里去玩,有我计划怎么走,用什么交通工具,我深信这次的旅游,应该是很棒的。

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

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

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

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




Sunday, August 25, 2019

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。

Saturday, December 8, 2018

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.