Girlfriends

Met up with a few precious girlfriends on friday night. It's been 8 yrs since secondary school graduation, which, come to think of it, is rather frightening. The speed at which time moves seems to change with the seasons...slow as snail when you're getting a tedious task completed, but always swift as a bird when you start measuring the length of old friendships. Quite surprised that the 3 interns were able to make it, albeit all hungover with eyebags from being on-call over-frequently and worrying about getting complaints from MOs or patients alike. I'd recently decided that the way Singapore treats its house officers really doesn't comply with human living standards. Apparently, they do give some feedback about that, but their voices aren't heard. I suppose that's the way we've been molded into the box of a conservative society.
Didn't even catch a glimpse of the lawyers though. They seem to be working... 24-7. I've heard that it's a mix of the neverending workload, firm culture, expectations... but is it worth it?
Ann-marie seems to be the only other one, besides me, who has a job which allows a life at the side. She reminded me of something I said at the beginning of the year before she started work... "At the end of the day, it's just a job." I struggled to recollect saying that, and I'd intially thought that I'd meant "Remember to focus on the things that mean most to you and not your job", but she'd taken it to mean "do not get too affected by it.. like when you get scolded by your boss."
In retrospect, that statement is only partly true. It's not JUST a job. It's what occupies 90% of your waking hours (and for some, sleeping hours). I suddenly felt so blessed with my vocation. I love it. My newly found financial advisor had asked me just the day before if I'd be willing to work without my pay. I'd said yes. And I truly believe it! How wonderful. :)

Snow.Wolf.Lake

It was AWESOME!! Truly a musical worth more than the price of last tier seats. (dang, we learnt our lesson on that) Never imagined that chinese productions could match up to their broadway counterparts, but really.. they do! The plot was simple enough, and bore a striking resemblance to Les Miserables, just without the complicated backdrop of a French Revolution. Jacky Cheung was absolutely amazing, and so was Evonne Hsu (though I would've preferred Kit Chan) and the rest of the cast. Each song was heartwrenchingly beautiful...telling of deep unconditional love and sacrifice...absolutely lovely.