EBUS

Technology has reached our doorstep ( the establishment where I work rather ) provided the price is right. ( It never is...of course. We can but hope).The picture above is that of the machine which will enable imaging in real life of all those ghastly lymph nodes you occasionally ache to biopsy. Having attended the workshop, with a revision of anatomy we then got a chance to get a feel of this and see for ourselves how it will revolutionize ( in a small way ) our ability of diagnose and stage lung cancers more accurately. How cool is that? The machine was on loan and is probably back to where it belongs now. BOohoo

NB: EBUS stands for endobronchial ultrasound.

Red velvet falls for Durian Cake

Such anticipation and then when I opened the box...BLEAH! The pristine virginal cream cheese white decided to get cosy with a certain chocolate durian cake. BAH!

A selection of food from Alexis

Fried Mee Hoon. ( the taste is forgettable.)

Stuffed squid. It has a posh name. It took a whole 3 minutes to adjust to the rubbery texture. In fact I've just decided I don't like this very much. Probably won't order it again. Ever!

Mushrooms with balsamic vinegar. I guess this was ok.Can't think of anything else to write about it.Except maybe that I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Disappointing. I couldn't tell you what I expected so it wasn't that it didn't live up to expectations. More that it failed to leave a nice warm feeling as I chomped my way through this. It left no feeling at all. 

Now THIS you must try. None of the soggy half crunch crap you're served in most restaurants. This is crunchy, piping hot and the stuffing is yummy.The sauce they served it with could be better. I have a personal preference for the Maggi Chilli Garlic sauce. YUM!

Burger...Alexis style. It has blue cheese in it so what's there not to like. I would have it again. In fact I nearly did last night, but I chose the steak sandwich instead. Don't ask me why. 

This is the steak sandwich. Comes with nice hefty sized wedges in a bowl. If you plan to have this, don't ask for the steak to be well done. My jaws ached when I got home and I wondered why..until now.

Very nice. I remember now, when I was eating it, I thought it was nicer than Madame Kwan's version. All pictures are taken at Alexis at Bangsar Shopping Centre. Which has since been  refurbished. Parking was next to impossible yesterday evening. I took 25 minutes ( possibly less in actual fact but oh boy it felt THAT long). to get a spot. The refurbishment includes an annexed off carpark which is where I parked. 

Gourmet

Chinese New Year theme cupcakes from Gourmet. A rather suggestive pair of oranges don't you think?

The last weekend before Chinese New Year

It's nearly 2pm on a Sunday afternoon. I'm rather pleased with myself, having woken up early, gone for Mass and completed some errands with some gorgeous buys thrown in for good measure. Here's a list of things I bought

1. La Mer Eye balm

3. A hair clip from Axeezz in the shape of a treble cleft.

4. Inner wear ( from the vouchers gained from purchasing item number one)

5. Four books from Borders

• The Brontes Went To Woolworths
• Henrietta's War
• Fun and Games at Malory Towers
• Goodbye Malory Towers

6. Three books from MPH Midvalley

• Secrets at Malory Towers
• New Term at Malory Towers
• Winter term at Malory Towers

Kek Lapis the ones tightly wrapped in plastic and a box of pineapple tarts for Thursday's bible class at St John's. ( yes my turn to get the grub...and I hope there aren't too many diabetics in the group) Now wouldn't you agree this has been a very productive Sunday for me so far? I am currently taking a well earned rest at home with the air conditioned switched on. 

* picture taken this morning at the Gardens while waiting for Borders to open their doors to the public.

Busy day

43/365 - Ernie's busy day, originally uploaded by bp6316 is alive.

Gmail inbox reminds me unnecessarily of my job to get the yearly report for the department done. Spent the entire weekend worrying about it. I have started and the going is slow only because I get detracted from it by my REAL job of seeing patients and actually doing medically based work. You know, the stuff I was trained to do. I realise, I do not mind being busy with things I can solve but when faced with paperwork and loads of typing, I am ill-equipt

My new book...

Am now obsessed with collecting all books published by the Bloomsbury group. The series features  lost classics from the early 20th century. There are six of them, and I have 2 so far. Here are the titles:

1. The Brontes went to Woolworths
2. Henrietta's war
3. Miss Hargreaves
4. Loves Shadow
5. A kid for two farthings
6. Mrs Tim of the Regiment

Please explain

Ceramic Clay Sculpture Pannal Roundabout Harrogate - front view, originally uploaded by ColourPainter.

Why does the government continue to allow roundabouts to exist? By the time I reach work, my car would have cheated death at least 4 times. In the early 1970s, the roundabout would not have been a problem. There have been more than a few times, where I had to bravely nudge the car forward inch by inch before ANYONE lets me through. The ones with the big cars and small cars driven by members of the fairer sex are sadly the worst type. They guard the small space between the car in front and them possessively.

Public Holidays

Hari Wilayah Persekutuan, originally uploaded by Photography by Frank R. Reardon.

Today is a public holiday. It's lovely when you have a three day weekend. That way, the third day should be spent recuperating from the exhausting preceding days. A very sensible idea. And it's (snigger) even better when the day off doesn't extend to everyone else in the country. This ensues clear roads, less folks in shopping complexes and the wonderful feeling that you and YOU alone are playing hooky whilst everyone else is hard at work. Human nature, we like to feel special. That we have been awarded this day off because you deserve it. ....We have 31 public holidays in Malaysia. Should you now have a visual of me counting the days with my fingers, allow me to confess. I merely googled the fact. Which also means, it might not be the true.

Miss Hargreaves...a second post

I cannot remember the last time I raced through a book at such a steady pace with such eagerness as I turn each page. I finished reading Miss Hargreaves in 2 days. A fantastic story line ...imagine making up a fictional character and meeting it face to face one day. What powers are these? You imagine and it becomes true. You start off being terrifically interested in the actual meeting. Then you get frustrated with this 83 year old spinster and her little fussy ways. As the story progresses, you get exasperated and even agree with the maker; Norman Huntley ( who's ability to expand on a lie is how this story came about) that Miss Hargreaves should die. Let Frank Baker introduce you to this delightful character in stages and feel yourself immersed in some pretty strong emotions. This book was first published in 1940. My paperback version is by the Bloomsbury Group  2009. This book has been adapted for both stage and radio. Somebody should make this into a mini series.  " Creative thought creates"

Fun Head Wear

Let me introduce you to fun head wear which basically means you can put anything on your head provided it's strapped firmly like so. On the spur of the moment I bought what looks like a one half of a legging the diameter of which should be able to fit Oprah Winfrey's thigh...and there you have it. My new head wear which I will parade shortly this evening, when ( if I can collect enough energy ) I will head out to purchase some more DVDs.  I'm not going to tell you much about the shopping spree this morning except to say it was lovely and I got a dress, my head gear, a book, a gift , a card and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Mugs

I got a starbucks Christmas Mug for my birthday. What was extra nice was, I had been seen fondling them just about every visit to Starbucks and when I finally wanted them. They were gone! So it was a lovely surprise and an appropriate gift. Am slurping soya-bean with less sugar from it as I type away this evening. I like my mug!!!