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Since my return,i’ve been busy clearing up the clutter in my room as well as the study. Loads of old materials and alike were disposed and then came two bookracks and my old study table which i after a short thought, i decided to let go as well. The furniture was decent and usable so discarding it just like that would be a waste and so i placed a couple of ads online with shots of both bookracks and the table. I remember the first call of enquiry came about 30 minutes after the ads went online while i was in town. A young man spoke and asked about the availability of the 2 bookracks and accordingly i told him ‘yes i still have them’. He immediately confirmed his intentions of purchase and told me he could only pick them up on the coming Saturday (3 days away). I agreed as he sounded most earnest in his voice.For one, i was glad at least somebody would be able to make use of the racks while i could do with some cash from the sale.

Ransacking thru my luggage bag and i found my boarding pass which was issued when i went first went for my studies in the year 2004 ( left ). Thought i would simply take a picture of the first and final boarding pass (right) which was issued on my final route back home this 2010. Between those two passes lie 6 years of adventure in all ways imaginable and the transition of my adolescence into a man. Life’s good !

I was browsing a couple of locul forums and came across a section in the IPOH.COM.MY website. Apparently the have launched an online dating zone for Ipoh singles..rather interesting. Just look at the number of male members and female members. Desperation ? I call it male behaviour…good for a laugh :)

I’m a regular customer at one of the mamak shops nearby. Honestly they make the best ever nasi lemak ayam. I’m so regular until all the waiters know what i need as soon as i arrive. All i gotta say is ‘macam biasa’ and they know my orders are fixed on the nasi lemak ayam + milo ais kaw. A year back i casually suggested to the owner to fit free wifi in his shop as most of them around do provide it. This year round there was free wifi and sure enough there was more crowd flocking around with laptops and a mug of teh ais. Apparently I have an annoying habit (according to some) of flipping out my iPhone wherever i am to check for wifi and log into it. Don’t ask me why..it’s an auto reaction. I checked up on the wifi at this shop and found out somebody had hacked into their router configuration interface and changed the network station name.

Unfortunate for those guys working there, they had no idea how to change it back while every other customer who logs into the network,calls up a waiter and points it out to them. Some people do things which are purely unnecessary and immature. At least appreciate the fact that they provide you with wifi there..moreover it’s free..  

I’m done with med school, graduated and now i’m in the comforts of home. It’s been a good long while since i typed here and now i’m hoping to refresh this section once again. My last few days in Moscow went by pretty slowly as i did not have much to do besides to wait for my documentations to be prepared. Leaving Moscow weighed heavy on me and i clearly remember my last glimpse at my room which i’ve lived for the entire 6 years. Somehow towards the end it started to feel a little alien,giving me leverage to finally move on. Now it’s been over a month since i’m home and i’m finally getting to breathe after a whole load of formalities and run-arounds.

A week after my touch-down, my uncle passed away marking the first death in our current extended family. It took an emotional toll on all of us especially my grandparents who are almost centenarians. Rights and rituals took up to two weeks and in the midst of that i was running around getting myself registered with the Malaysian Medical Council for my houseman officer postings. That went on pretty well. Other pending agendas were attended to and after all this i’m able to sit down and type a few lines over here.

Currently i’m awaiting my medical posting while brushing up on some local medical procedures and practice. I must admit it’s completely different from what you gather in medical school. Nevertheless i’m all geared up for whatever that comes ahead. That’s all for now folks, i’ll be around off and on. Cheers !