Happy T__________________T

Have you ever felt so speechless and don't what and how to respond to happy things that you are not expecting?

It's been few days now since I'm feeling that and I'm still in the unbelievable mode

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i.am.just.too.happy.that.no.words.can.explain.how.happy.and.touched.i.am.

What's a Doctor Meant to You

I need my mood back to do some travel blog filled with colourful photos ... My mood seems a bit colour-less now, reason why I'm just doing a wordy blog post, yet again .. *sigh* Anyway, is just the mood to be the storyteller with no photos .. Hehehehe ...

There's few things that is happening with me that sometimes I really wished that I could share it out with all my besties but it seems are not the right time yet. Well, of course it's something more to happiness rather than the sadness side. So, nothing to worry about on me for that, assuming that you were getting a little bit of worried just now *syok sendiri*

I was trying to think how can I share this but not making things obvious .. *hermmmm*

Anyway, I'm currently watching this Hong Kong drama called "Great Way to Care II", obviously there's first part to this drama which I have enjoyed so much.

On the side note, I love him in this drama xD

From the poster itself, you can guessed by now it's about doctor. For this drama, it focuses on the doctors that are specialists in treating patients that are mentally-illed. If I'm not wrong, they are called the psychologists. Pls correct me if I'm wrong.

One thing I really like about HK drama especially when it's on professions, I can really learn quite a bit of technical knowledge. Like from this drama especially in Part I, I do really learnt a lot of medical terms and treatments etc. Another doctor story that I loved so much is, The Hippocratic Crush ..

This drama generally talks about a bunch of trainees doing their housemanship before going into their individual specialists, while this main actor in his senior year has chose to specialist in neurosurgery.

On a side note, other than drama on doctor, I do love lawyer stories as well .. :D

Anyway, recently I seems to be keep hearing stories from some of my doctor/ doctor-to-be friends. Every time I hear stories from a doctor friend, how he failed to save a life, I feel the pain too and make me realise that life is really really short and being a doctor is seriously a very noble job as compared to any other professions on this planet. Even from these dramas, you'll get to see the dilemmas they have to face, the challenges they have to face, the stress they have to take.

With this, I also start to realise, my work stress is nothing as compared to these doctors. In every job we do no matter what, we would face with stress, faced with unreasonable demand, supervisors/ colleagues that may not be supportive of you, I guess it's all about how we want to manage our stress, with positive mind. We have the rights to complain but we also shall not let it demoralised us. Instead it should push us to advance further with a positive mind. :) I'm learning this from someone, yes, a doctor friend, someone that has teaches me quite a lot of thing in a very short time. :) 

I do respect all doctors a lot a lot, unless those that had failed to maintained their professionalism. But I'm quite glad so far I have not seen one myself. :)

Dreams Come True

Have you ever believe in that whatever things you dream of, may be of daydream or things that you dream of in your sleep will ever come true?

To me, I used to think dreams are just like building castle in the air, it would be great if it came true but deep down in my heart, it'll always just a dream of things that I may not able to reach to.

But recently, my dreams seems to be coming true that is too real for me to believe it. I'm sure everyone of us would have tried picturing ourselves in the desirable most perfect situation, like staying in your dream house, picturing every detail of your dream house would be, being with your dream partner, picturing every detail of your dream partner, how he/she would be.

Talking about my dream house, everyday I passed by this place when the banner was put up advertising the upcoming development of properties. It's really like a love a first sight. I fell in love the first time I see the brochure. I'm serious. I can feel that I'll own it in no time. Well, I've got to say here, yes, it's all realising now. :)

As for my dream partner, it's also seems to be realising right in front of me. To some of you who know about my detail stories may think it's a little bit too fast to recover (if you know what I meant), but trust me, I'm the person that can really recover very quickly from a bad injury. Scar may be there but it will not stop me from continue running. Anyway, for now, I would still reserve some of my excitements here, just in case it's really just a dream in my head. ^_^

No matter what, within this 2 months, I can feel good things is all coming to me. I'm really happy and grateful for all these, after all the stressed that I went thru end of last year.

Today, I will continue to dream because I now believe that dreams do come true if you believe your own dreams hard enough. :)

Foodies: Noble Mansion, Plaza 33

Had my 2nd lou sang with SoPo gang. This time round we had it at Noble Mansion at Plaza 33, Petaling Jaya. It's a restaurant under the Oriental Group. And also since that it's CNY, so of course we went for the CNY Set Menu, and a more luxurious this time round. :D

So here's the dishes for the set menu we had ...

新 年 齐 捞 生 (三文鱼捞生)

Salmon Yee Sang

The crackers seems to have cover the salmon .. 

人 民 力 胜 天 (大获全胜)

Giant Scallops, Fresh Water Prawns, Ocean Garoupa & other Seafood in a Big Wok with Fish Stock

This also come with 12 types of sauces that you can mix and matches la .. 

It came in raw and it's like steamboat, so got to wait for it to be cooked ..

And all ready to be omnomnom-ed :P

Omg .. Now looking at the photos also make my saliva dropping again ... *slurpssss*

双 宝 齐 贺 岁 (金钱蟹饼拼彩果炒西班牙肉粒)
Crispy Golden Crab Cake & Stir-Fried Spanish Pork Meat Cubes in Dragon Fruit Boa

Well, I find this dish slightly more normal but the taste are good .. Can pass lor ...

子 孙 满 堂 (鲍鱼焗饭) Baked Rice with Abalone

福 星 又 高 照 (福禄高星) Chilled Layered Herbal Jelly & Mango Pudding

Overall, the dishes are not bad, I could give a rating of maybe 4 out of 5 in terms of the taste and presentation. As for price wise, it's RM628++ for 6 pax .. So not a cheap dinner la ..

And also not forgetting it's Jayne's birthday, so we got her a blueberry cake from Cake Sense. 

The cute birthday girl ^_^

Had a great reunion dinner together ...  Love you guys .. *muahhhh*

Hang Zhou Revisited - West Lake

My first trip to China which was almost 10 years ago was to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. After almost more than 10 years, revisited Hang Zhou.

When people talks about Hang Zhou, the first thing that should come in the mind is the beautiful lake, West Lake.

As usual, when I do a post on China, I somehow must do some history background of the place. Simply because China is just the country where there's so much interesting history and story behind it. 

An extract from China Travel Guide website (www.travelchinaguide.com) about Hang Zhou

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province and its political, economic and cultural center. With enchanting natural beauty and abundant cultural heritages, the city is known as 'Heaven on Earth' and one of China's most important tourist venues.

The City, the southern terminus of the Grand Canal, is located on the lower reaches of the Qiantang River in southeast China, a superior position in the Yangtze Delta and only 180 kilometers from Shanghai. It has a subtropical monsoon type climate with four quite distinct seasons. However, it is neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter making it a year round destination.

The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of the city, noted for the scenic beauty that blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites. In this scenic area, Solitary Hill, the Tomb of General Yue Fei, the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the Ling Yin Temple are probably the most frequently visited attractions. The "Ten West Lake Prospects" have been specially selected to give the visitor outstanding views of the lake, mountains and monuments.

An extract from Wikipedia on West Lake, Hang Zhou

West Lake or Xī Hú (Chinese: 西湖; literally "West Lake") is a freshwater lake located in the historic area of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. The lake is divided by the causeways of Sū Dī (苏提 / 蘇堤), Bái Dī (白堤), and Yánggōng Dī (杨公堤 / 楊公堤). There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake.

West Lake has influenced poets and painters throughout the ages for its natural beauty and historical relics, and it has been among the most important sources of inspiration for Chinese garden designers, as evidenced by the impact it had on various Chinese classical gardens.^[1] It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, and was described as having "influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries" and as reflecting "an idealized fusion between humans and nature." 

There are dozens of lakes called West Lake worldwide, but "West Lake" usually refers to the Hangzhou West Lake, which is located in the western area of Hangzhou City. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The average depth of West Lake is 3 meters, and the capacity is about 14,290,000 cubic meters. The lake is divided by Gu Shan, Bai, Su and Yanggong Causeways into five areas. Ordered by their areas, they are Outer West Lake (外西湖), West Inner Lake (西里湖, or 后西湖, or 后湖), North Inner Lake (北里湖 or 里西湖), Little South Lake (小南湖 or 南湖) and Yue Lake (岳湖). "Outer West Lake" is the largest. "Gu Shan" or Gu Hill is the largest natural island in the lake. Su & Bai Causeways run across the lake. Three small man-made islands, "Xiao Ying Zhou" (小瀛洲), "Hu Xin Ting" (湖心亭), and "Ruan Gong Dun" (阮公墩) lie in the center of Outer West Lake. Thus, the basic layout is "one hill, two causeways, three islands, and five lakes"

West Lake is not only famous for its picturesque landscape, it is also associated with many scholars, national heroes and revolutionary martyrs, thus embracing many aspects of Chinese culture. In addition, many ancient buildings, stone caves and engraved tablets in surrounding areas are among the most cherished national treasures of China, with significant artistic value.

West Lake, it's not merely a park for tourist but it's also a park for the locals. In the morning, you can see the locals doing their exercise there with all kind of activities.

See .. so many activities lor ... If only KL has such places and activities especially for the elders. And so healthy ...

I highly recommend if you are visiting there alone, do spend some time waking up earlier just to enjoy the fresh air near the lake, see the local activities, just relax yourselves there. It's really really refreshing and relaxing.

Few ways that you can enjoy the scenary of the lake, either you walk, which definitely the best alternatives la :P or you can actually rent a bike. But bike are not allowed into the park area. So you can only ride outside which you may not be able to see the lake but could help to save energy going around the lake as the lake is just too big for you to cover on foot if you intend to do so ... Oh, another way is you can enjoy a boat ride. :D

I didn't manage to try the boat ride. But I'm sure it'll give you a total different perspective of Hang Zhou.

Here are some of the photos I managed to captured during my morning walk.

Thank you for making the city clean !!!!

Cat also enjoy :D

Also, managed to take a night shot with no tripod ... So, it's very blury :(

If you are considering to make a visit there, where to stay, can I recommend you to this boutique hotel?

I know it's slightly more pricy but it's really nice and modern. The best part is, it's just 5 minutes walking distance to the West Lake.

I shall blog about other interesting place that you should visit in Hang Zhou other than the beautiful West Lake. :D

TaTa for Now ~~