On mid of January, I visited this lovely cafe with Japanese theme called the "Miyakori" Cafe which is located in Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru. There was a heavy downpour on that particular day and we had to brave through the horrendous rain with our seemingly weak and fragile folding umbrellas.

The design of the cafe was really nice with lots of adorable cartoon figures on the walls. I particularly like the selection of pastel coloured decorations at the cafe and the wooden floors, not to mention the wooden tables coupled with off white chairs. Overall, the environment of the cafe was good and I felt comfortable spending time in that place.
















The menu was pretty simple and there were few choices for each sections such as pastas, breakfast, sandwich, main course, and the likes. I decided to order Kobacha Curry Katsu Rice (RM15.50) since the portion looked pretty huge (I was really hungry at that time) and the chicken looked good. Some of my friends ordered the baked rice while the others had pastas for their lunch. Honestly, the curry was way below my expectation for I thought that it would be really flavourful since it was cooked until it thickened. Not only was the chicken soggy, it was pretty much tasteless without chilli powder. I will not likely suggest this cafe in the future when we are going to have our lunch. What do you think about Miyakori Cafe? Let me know in the comments below. For more information, visit Miyakori's Facebook page via facebook.com/miyakoricoffee. Till then, au revoir.

For more information, visit their facebook page at facebook.com/mylibericasutera. Till then, au revoir!

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It happens to be D day of the month for the scary mosler examination again. However, this time, it is the infectious disease month where we will be assessed for our knowledge and competency in this area (or so i thought). So the story goes like this. while I am prepared for most of the common infectious cases in the hospital, I got a patient who is admitted to the hospital for having infection that causes him to have cough, shortness of breath and fever.

After I have gathered information and done examination on the patient, I discussed my case with the examiner. After giving few respiratory differential diagnoses, the examiner is actually waiting for me to give him some cardiovascular diagnoses instead, which I do not see it coming at all. Of course, being the most eloquent and prepared student I am, I stuttered and was not able to answer part of the questions. Perhaps I am not that prepared after all for I thought that the exam will be focused only on infectious diseases. Hence, I am told that I am incompetent (I accept that) for the knowledge part and so, I fail the mosler today.

"That feeling when you have not been sad for a really long time, and you feel really empty and pain in the inside when it hits you."

First of all, I do not even know how am I supposed to react. My "Windows 99" brain is practically still processing and interpreting everything that has just occurred. I come to realisation that I have not been sad for a really long time and it hits me pretty badly this time. Being a medical student, I am fully aware that I am going through the 5 stages of grief, namely the denial, anger, bargain, depression and acceptance stages. Well, the transition of the stages goes faster than I think it would be. To be honest, I restrict myself to be sad for few hours although I know that the recovery process should take a little bit longer than that only because it is useless to cry over spilt milk.

While I am on the verge of breaking down during depression stage, I remember the reason I barely weep all these years. It is the aftermath that I am mostly worried about for there tends to be small red spots appearing below my eyes each time when I cry since I am a child. As hideous as it sounds, the spots will only disappear after two to three days and I will have to make up explanations to people who question me about the hideous red spots.

"I like to pretend that everything's alright. Because when everybody else thinks you're fine, sometimes you forget fora while that you're not."

Soon after the stages, I decide to tell my close group of friends about it before they hear the news from others and think that I am really really sad and depress to even tell them. Probably it is my nature for not wanting either of them to see me being sad which cause them to feel sad and sorry for me. Also, I do not want to be the one affecting the group from being happy for they pass their mosler and celebrate it. It definitely takes a while for me to gather myself and stay calm. Well, it is just a sad day but life goes on. Hopefully the day will get better tomorrow. Till then, au revoir!

Several weeks ago, I went to Causeway Point in Woodlands, Singapore to try the eminent Spanish frozen yogurt, Llao Llao that seems to be a craze for everyone in both Malaysia and Singapore. I practically heard my friends and cousins talked about them incessantly regarding how delicious it is. To top it off, Llao Llao is a pretty healthy dessert as the frozen yogurt is made of skmmed milk with a wide array of toppings such as fresh fruits, nuts, chocolates, sauces and the likes.  The price starts at SGD$ 4.50 for a regular tub of frozen yogurt with a choice of three toppings. Fortunately the queue was not long but we ended up waiting for a good 10 minutes before reaching our turn. Well, based on my cousin's opinion, we ordered two regular tubs with almost the same toppings, which were chocolate syrup with chocolate balls and nuts "clearly he has a penchant for chocolates". I have to admit that the frozen yogurt was a little bit sourish but they matched really well with the sweetness of the chocolate syrup. Perhaps, I should ordered fruits instead of more chocolate-based toppings the next time as I was craving for them afterwards. Overall, they were definitely delicious and I would come back for a second visit in the near future. For more information about Llao Llao, visit their website llaollaoweb.com or simply visit their Facebook page.Till then, au revoir! :)

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