A lot of people know that my dad is a bit of a big cheese in the medical fraternity here. People fly in from around the world to get treated by him and in turn, people offer to fly him around the world so that he can give lectures to others. A lot of people who know him professionally are usually a little afraid of him because he runs a tight shift but no one disputes that he is one of the best doctors in South East Asia. (uh huh, thats the whole damn region!)

Anyhoo, what a lot of people don't know is that my dad is actually one of my favourite people and is a really funny and silly when you get to know him.

The third thing which no one knows as yet (and in telling you I'm letting you in on a little secret), just the other day, my dad was called back to the hospital one evening to attend to a patient that had just come into A & E. Picking up the fact sheet and glancing at the patient's name, my dad couldn't help but joke, "Mr. _______? You wouldn't by any chance be related to your namesake would you?"

The patient looked confused. He was probably doped up on medication. "Which MR. _____ are you refering to?" he asked slowly.

"How many Mr. ______ do you know?" My dad returned.

"Err..." the Patient scratched his beard, still very much puzzled by my dad's line of questioning.

"Hang on a minute," a light bulb seemed to go off in my dad's head and he pointed a finger at the patient. "Are you a lawyer?"

"Yes," the Patient nodded slowly.

"Oh my God!" (Yes, my dad really says "Oh my God") "Are you the Mr. _____?"

"I suppose so," the patient nodded.

"My daughter works are your firm," my dad couldn't help but blurt.

"Oh?" the patient appeared interested. "Who is she?"

And thats probably why I was summoned to the CEO's office this morning and told that my dad had a very pleasant bedside manner.