THURSDAY
27 October
2005
LIVING
ABROAD
Yes, Ma.
Okay, Ma.
BY NIKI CHEONG
nssa
-Ha
no matter
what you
tell
them.
And really,
many people
can't find the
heart to actually decline their
parents good
intentions.
The same
was for
Vivian
Chong,
who
wasnt
even
leaving the
country she was
only heading to Universiti
Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
My luggage was 5kg over the allowed
weight because my mum packed what
looked like half a shop worth of Chinese
herbs! Cordyceps, ginseng, bird's nest, she
explained. I was touched... but it also meant
frequent phone calls home, asking her how I
should cook those herbs!
And as for me, after having another sister
leave the country before me, I was glad that all
I had to lug with me was an ang pow.
Dublin Calling
Who would have thought that I
would end up here in Dublin,
Ireland at The Royal College of
Surgeons (RCSI). Ive actually just
arrived barely a month ago, and to
learn about the medical college and
its rich history (it was establised in
1784!) just sends a chill up my
back... especially when you find out
that the campus was built on a
Quaker burial site. Cool, huh?