Medical Electives in Singapore.

Just a quick update cos life is just way to exciting for me to document all of it down in words.

I have just been back from a 16day trip to Nepal- Bharaput, Pokhara and Kathmandu. It was truly an exciting trip that has opened my eyes to that part of the world (my little taster to India, though I am very sure that they wont be happy to know that they are compared to the Indians) and one which has allowed me to meet some really great friends. I got witness neurosurgery in a developing country, birth without any pain relief (holy!), patients with worms in their brains amongst many other interesting medical cases. We also managed to try paragliding (oh so beautiful the view of the padi fields from the skies), go on a jungle trek, go river rafting, elephant riding through the forest (i got motion sickness from this) and I managed to get myself a pretty blue sari too! Of course, the down side included battling the bed bugs, temperatures and humidity worse than Singapore and the streets of Kathmandu (just way too stressful with all the honking, spitting, dust and mud and noise).

Now i am on my second week of my medical elective, doing paeds at KKH. Its been such an enjoyable experience despite me feeling really stressed and stupid next to all the local M3 students. I think i truly miss being home. The people, the efficiency, the food and of course the friends and family.

Then Singapore just chose her new president- Dr Tony Tan (: What an exciting elections it was, afterall he won Dr Tan Cheng Bock by no more than 0.5% of the votes.

And ... I am going for the Jackie Cheung concert tonight, and Im sure it would be one amazing concert. Afterall he is the 歌神!

Seriously, I dont understand when people say that there is nothing to do in Singapore. I seem to have too many things I want to do and so little time- Singapore Zoo (check), Halloween Horror at Night Safari, MAF at HwaChong (kinda exclusive i guess), Museums (Chinatown Heritage Museum, Dali exhibition at Art Science Museum), Wakeboarding, Treetop walk, Bukit Timah Hill, the various shows going on- Hossain Leong etc! And if you are really bored, check yourself into MBS or Resorts World Sentosa for some pampering or take a day trip to Batam. Of course, and there seemed to be never enough meals for all the good food here!