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I’m beginning to feel more like a beneficiary than a volunteer helper in this Operation Smile mission in Dhaka because I’ve been allowed to experience and learn so much. I watched the entire surgical process in the operating room yesterday to learn more about the work that Operation Smile does, to understand more intimately what ...
Barely 10 minutes into the Operation Smile mission yesterday and I wanted to go to a corner and cry. It was the first day of our mission in Dhaka. Cleft lip and palate patient hopefuls had travelled from all corners of Bangladesh to congregate at Care Hospital, a sponsored venue. The early birds who ...
First day in Dhaka! We arrived late last night and it still hasn’t totally sunk in that I’m here for a mission and not for a holiday. This is Changi Airport, not Dhaka yet. I wonder if these Singapore student volunteers feel the same way. Like me, they’re attending their very first Operation ...
Advertorial I’m really glad I made it a point some time back not to be greedy and lust after freebies. Because you never know when threats might lurk behind such freebies. I’m sure some people still don’t know about the notorious iPad scams that surfaced in early 2010, so let me talk about it a ...
So, I lived to write another blog. The cold yesterday didn’t kill me, although it was very, very uncomfortable. I survived much worse in Korea last month, so I should be able to make it through to Friday here without having to buy a winter coat. Which is not to say that I won’t buy ...
There’s this famous restaurant in Hong Kong called Under Bridge Spicy Crab. Obviously, the signature dish is the spicy crab. It’s very good but you will faint when you see the bill. This unfortunate crab cost us HKD1080 (SGD180). That’s one crab. Looks like this after it’s cooked. I must say ...
On my flight to Hong Kong yesterday, I wore shorts and boots. It’s winter in Hong Kong. So, Kay said, “You’re wearing shorts? You’re going to freeze to death when we make our way to the hotel.” In my defence, I said, “I have a coat! “And furry long boots! “Plus it isn’t all that ...
I’ll be going for my first Operation Smile mission in about a week’s time. I’ve waited about a year for this. It’s hard to get a space in a mission unless you’re a surgeon or nurse or something useful like that. For this upcoming mission, I’m fulfilling the role of mission blogger, which isn’t really ...
Once upon a time, I had a friend who said she loved me and that she would be true to me no matter what. But I guess she didn’t mean it because, to her, being popular turned out to be more important than friendship. Some of her friends didn’t like me, and she wanted to ...
Today, we’re going to visit the War Memorial of Korea! I meant that metaphorically. As in, I’m going to show you pictures I took and you’re going to see them. =P I can imagine some of you going yawwwwwn, so I promise not to post all 250 photos I have. Some of the stuff are ...
I have 15 minutes now, so this is a 15-minute blog! I am currently reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a novel depicting the sad state of women in 19th Century China. That’s why I went reading up about foot-binding, as mentioned in my latest Post-it Notes. Several months back, I was reading a ...
Just read in detail about foot binding in ancient China. I always thought they just wrapped up the feet during infancy to stop them from growing. But, no! They wait till the girl is 4-7 years old, then break her toes and arch bones so that the toes can curl under the sole. Without anaesthesia. ...
Only one day into the new year and I’d already forgotten my resolutions. I was found out very quickly, too. I think I’d better resolve to buy an extension cable, instead. I wanted to blog yesterday but I was addicted to Everyday Genius: SquareLogic on my iPad. (Will do a review soon. It’s ...
Oh, 2010 is almost over. Nothing new there. I still hate new years like I always have. If you look at all my December blog archives, you’ll notice a similar vein running through each of them. I am usually grumpy, depressed and/or angsty during the year end. I won’t repeat what I’ve already said every ...
It’s really strange how time just moves on. When you think back to the beginning of any significant occurance, it’s kinda shocking to realise how long it’s been. For example, I think about my friendship with Unker Kell and Elyxia and realise that we’ve known one another for nine years. I still remember very clearly ...
Oh, takeaway snack-size Peking duck and suckling pig! I’m glad someone finally thought of this. Seems like it’s been around for a year or more (at Ion Orchard) but I only just discovered it last night at VivoCity. It’s prepared on the spot and nicely rolled up in egg crepe for you to take away. ...
I have a sudden mad craving for tang yuan because my friend retardedly_cute is talking about them in Star Blog chat right now. It’s supposedly the Winter Solstice Festival today, the day people supposedly eat tang yuan. But I can never remember such things. I remember helping my aunts make the cute little pink and ...
I don’t know why I felt like I needed to take a break after returning to Singapore (last Thursday). It’s not like my time in Korea was particularly hectic. In fact, while in Seoul, we spent many idle days just lazing indoors, sleeping till afternoon, some days only going out for food at 10 pm. ...
The stitches and bandages are out and Kay can finally wash his left arm again! Waiting for the nurse to come remove the stitches. Waiting. And, now, a series of photos chronicling the removal of the stitches, the more graphic of which, as usual, I will provide as separate links for the ...
Last night was the coldest yet for me! It was -9°C out with a wind chill of -19°C. Meaning when the wind blows at you, it feels like -19°C. And the wind blows a frightful lot here. I have …
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