Great expectation

Went swimming this morning. When I was having lunch at Kebun Sultan, my phone rang.

“ 忠扬啊，你等下大概四点多五点搭车来我家咯，我有煮到饭。”
“ 哦，姑姑啊！我...”
“ 你最迟五点到啦，不要太迟哦！你有什么事吗？”
“ 我可能要去跑步哦...”
“ 不要去跑啦！今天你有一个外国的表姐会回来，过来一起吃咯！”
“ 哦，我不是很记得怎样去你的家哦...”
“ 不要紧，你来KB Bus Station，我教你怎样走。”
“ OK 啦...”

Then she hung up.

So my aunt invited me for dinner at her condo, at first I was pretty reluctant, since I planned to jog in the evening, but she is my only relative in this place, and I actually felt very excited to hear her voice, what to do?

At 4pm, I waited at the bus station beside the dental school in my campus.

No bus.

At 4.45pm, I walked outside and flagged down a taxi. The driver said bus drivers are lazy at Fridays. I thought that they are always lazy?

So I reached my aunt's house and we had dinner at the round table. Yeah~

Left to right: steamed oysters, steamed chicken, vegetables, oysters and mixed vegetables. Front? None other than siu yok. Yum yum.

Then one by one, the other relatives arrived her condo and atmosphere started to heat up.

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One of my uncle introduced me to others by saying something like: " This is the grandson of... He is studying medicine... "

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My aunt introduced most of them to me, one of them was my cousin. His name is Paul and his wife called Ming Zhu. When my aunt said I am studying medicine, Ming Zhu started: " Ohh... "

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When I asked for their name, Ming Zhu told me and added: " It is alright not being able to remember your name, as long as we call you doctor, haha! "

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Then...

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" How do you memorise all the names of those medicines? "

" Is psychology considered as medical field also? "

" Usually nurses will court and marry doctors, how about you? Haha! "

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But overall, I really like them. For a very long time in my time, I never knew that I have these relatives who reside near the border of Thailand. They were really nice and made me really feel like home. And, they really hope that I can be a doctor.

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But they might have overrated doctors. Doctors are also normal human beings who do not necessarily know everything. I actually felt pressurized after listening to them.

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But I felt energized also. These days I had been feeling pretty down and exhausted... Those never ending notes. I am not born to eat up these notes all day long!

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I admit, that I had been a little off the course these days. Not really studying, but finding some excuses to escape myself. I had lost my goal for awhile, yes. My mind and flesh was acting against and procrastinating my studies. I just did not feel like studying at all!

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But deep down, I know that I have to do it, by hook or by crook. I must continue this battle! Everyone and myself wants this to happen!

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Now, I feel so inspired, I have so much energy spilling out of my body!

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When my aunt sent me back and passed the guard post, she said to the guard: " Hantar anak! "

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I knew that she said that out of convenience, but I was so touched at the moment that I felt like hugging my aunt. Why did not I go to her condo earlier?

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I was so lucky. Thank you aunt. And thank God.