1 9 5 7 ▁before ▁trav elling ▁to ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁The ▁Queens ▁University ▁of ▁B elf ast ▁with ▁a ▁MB . B Ch . BA O . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁hospital ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁places ▁before ▁he ▁opened ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Chem or , ▁a ▁place ▁that ▁earned ▁him ▁his ▁famous ▁sob ri quet ▁' s or ▁ch ai ▁y ee ▁sang ' ▁or ▁' mad cap ▁doctor ' ▁as ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁c low n ▁when ▁tre ating ▁sick ▁children . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁doctor ▁and ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁offer ▁free ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁patients . ▁▁ ▁He ▁married ▁W ong ▁Y oon ▁Ch uan ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁have ▁three ▁children . ▁Form er ▁Ger ak an ▁Youth ▁Chief , ▁Lim ▁Si ▁Pin ▁is ▁their ▁son . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Dr . ▁Lim ▁began ▁his ▁for ay ▁into ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Chinese ▁Association ▁( M CA ). ▁He ▁subsequently ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁P ek an ▁Bar u ▁state ▁seat ▁in ▁Per ak ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁on ▁an ▁Alliance ▁ticket , ▁but ▁lost . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁M CA ▁Per ak . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁sen ator ▁to ▁D ew an ▁Neg ara ▁and ▁joined ▁the