Dinner with Lunch Buddies

Sometime after Covid, five of us, who knew each other from our NWCDC days, started meeting once a month for lunch. The group comprised Dr Teo, Vincent Chong, Sim Chuan San, Michael Lau and myself. We set up a chat group under the name “lunch buddies”.

We have not met as a group for quite some time for a meal.

Recently Michael had to undergo surgery for his right eye. He suddenly saw floaters and had blurred vision with flashing lights. He saw an eye doctor who recommended immediate surgery. He has had a detached retina. It’s been about 2 months since the operation and his right eye has not recovered at all.

So I arranged dinner with him and the group to catch up with him and keep up his spirits. I arranged it at the Palermo Restaurant at Keppel marina, which is near his place.

He says he’s prepared for the fact that his right eye may never recover. That’s bad cos he can’t read or drive now. His sense of perception has been affected and he has constant headaches because of the impairment in one eye.

I have since arranged an eye check for myself! We never realise how important eye sight is till its gone.

San couldn’t make it for the dinner.