This idea of blogging is getting fun......and interesting and now, almost addicted that each day, I will look forward to visiting this website. BTW, i think rockson is the first person who introduced me to blogging....Rockson? who's Rockson? Well, I dun really know him but someone just introduced me to his website http://www.rockson.blogspot.com/ during the NKF saga and from then on, I will check out his site for interesting posts.
Everyone was saddened by the news of our canteen i/c....me too....
During the last few years, WK was fully into his work and has turn up rates almost zero for council outings, or maybe we didn't invite him? Back then, somehow we seldom see him during our council gatherings as he was full steam into Laundry, Belair, working at clinic Blah Blah Blah...so i guess as a result, there's a period when we dun get to meet him. When his clinic opened behind our house, it somehow provided more opportunities for me to meet him as I do visit him on separate occasions (be it really sick or to be certified sick) and we often has some chat in his room about how things are. And when i invited him to Justin's full month in 2004, he said, " ok kan xian, will try to drop by if clinic is not too busy." So I added, "I have also invited many from council, the usuals..." And he really turned up that day. And I remembered it was one of the few occasions that he attended and I was pleasantly suprised because of the visible effort undertaken by WK to come, and his eagerness and willingess to participate in this gathering of old times friends. So this, i will always remember....
Ok enough of serious stuff......btw did anyone notice that doctor that wore the blueshirt on the fateful day? Aiyoh, not that we want to crack a joke out of this serious occassion but really buay tahan as i dun understand why did he still want to wear that KK Women and Children's hospital tag/Badge on his shirt when he is attending a wake...Why dun he wear a stethoscope around his neck too? Maybe i am too sensitive.....but then xue'e noticed too....Buay tahan....But he is good friend of WK, so we let it go....But why hah? But then do u all notice that this type of "showmanship" only happens with doctors.....? Started noticing this when we are in NUS with those medicine students wearing the labcoat and the scope and wander around the canteen. Can't believe after graduating, they still have a habit of telling pple that they are doctors in this manner....
Today is monday but i am already looking forward to Friday as I am missing the monkey and the puppy at home at this moment. Of course, and the tigress (no lah no lah...i mean the honey)........hehe.
6 comments:
hi catalyst, i'm glad you are addicted in this blog.i hope there are more such people to come.
now that you mentioned 9about the doctor), i find it rather funny too.
maybe it's a pride thing, due to the fact they have to spend so much money and time to get the license to practise. Gotta have the extra mileage and exposure....if not bor hua (not worth it, in english).
i'd wanted to carry my camera around too, to tell people i'm a photographer, and to capture some emotional moments, but i scared WK's parents whack me.
but showy or not, i must say he played a crucial role in organising the thing and doing the spokesperson thingy.
i won't be surprise if he joins the RC or leading some PAP youth wing.
Catalyst you are so hilarious as usual you made me burst out laughing in my sedate cubicle. Wearing a stethoscope!
It's so true all of us need to find a sense of identity through some worldly elements. Some of us need to wear identity tags, some of us need to drive nice cars, some of us need to dye our hair, some of us need to smoke. These things always give us temporal comfort and remind ourselves that we are special and important.
Maybe that doctor needed that to see him through the passing of his good friend, maybe he wanted to identify with his good friend as a fellow colleague, maybe he has such a busy schedule rushing between the hospital and the casket that he couldn't be bothered to keep it. Maybe he really was like what you said.
But whatever the reason we may never know. And whatever the reason, I had a really good laugh.
I'm also addicted to this blog... in fact, it's the first page that greets me every morning. This reminds me of how we used to hunt for the council diary during our free breaks to read what's happening to each other?? Hmmm... would this constitute "the return to innocence"?? haha!
I am the wife of the doc in above mentioned blue shirt. Just to let you know, my husband Chong kiat rushed to the funeral from KK Hospital in between patients. Even though he brought along a black shirt to wear at the funeral he didn't have the time or the luxury as he was swarmed with things to do the moment he arrived at the wake. Also he was rather distraught that day and was barely functional.We did not have much sleep that week as we are juggling our kids, patients and the funeral arrangements. Chong kiat also had to do night calls as well. So please excuse us if we did not look sombre enough for your viewing pleasure. This was definetly 'not for show'.maybe we may not know wei qiang for as long as you guys, but our grief is real and 'not for show'.
Wansin and Chong Kiat,
As I was party to this particular trail of comments, my sincere apologies for the insensitivity. Having read your note, it is now glaring how we were being immature about this issue. There's nothing for us to excuse but everything for you guys to forgive...Sorry.
just wanted to say that Chong Kiat did a great job in organising and addressing the crowd (including saddened, clueless pple like us) throughout the few-day events. it takes a strong character to do that.
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