Friday, November 20, 2009

meals..

working in labour room recently. Basically, it is an excited but dangerous area. Dangerous in the way where we are managing 2 lifes at the same time. However, it is fun to see those mothers delivered their baby safely.
However, working in labour room also means that we cannot go out for lunch. The moment we start work, we have to stay in the labour room until the time when we are off. With these, all the meals will be fully supplied to us. Most of the time, I will only have my breakfast and lunch at around 3+ pm.
Hospital foods......... haha.. lots of people hate it, rite? but i personally like our hospital food quite much. =) at least, i think better than 6th college le. But, i do realise that patient's food is even better than mine. May be theirs will be tasteless especially when we have to eat diabetic diet or less salt diet.
Out of so many days diet.. i like the fried rice the most.. hehe.. it is friday lunch le.. which is today.. see.. look so healthy, rite?

haha.. but realise that today they didn't serve me the fried egg together with my fried rice.. WHO STOLD MY FRIED EGG?? anyway, today is a crazy day.. wack 1 nasi lemak together with this fried rice as my lunch... huhuh.. hope will gain back my 6kg lo......... huhhu

Sunday, November 15, 2009

jln jln in KL..

finally.. spent 2 days holidays in KL. Just arrive home (teluk intan) after 2 days jln jln in KL. It was tiring but nice trip as met quite a lot of friends. hehe
this is my only leave since early OCT. just realise that i am lacking of leaves.. haha.. should try to enjoy myself much.. haah
compare with those in KL.. feels like i had subconsciously became a working machine/robots.. look like i need to make some changes to my life d.. life doesn't equal to working and sleeps and on calls only.. we NEED MORE ENTERTAINMENTS.......... haha
erm.. which means .. i need to plans up more things and enjoy lo.. haha.. plan no 1.. must active in sports again.. long time no exercise feel very bad.. but i lost 6 kg even though i didn't exercise.. don't know how much more to lost if i start to exercise.. haha.. will see the result then..
of course.. sure buy few things and spent recklessly for this 2 days jln jln in KL... enjoyed the foods there and shoppings there.. unfortunately.. MEGASALES haven't start... sure will buy more if MEGASALES now.. haih.............

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Working life..

started working for 4 months d. Started feelings tired due to the hectic life. Huh.. but really can't imagine that we actually passed the 4 months so fast. Which means we are moving to the second posting now. So, it is time for me to say bye bye to ORTHOPAEDIC. To be honest, i feel that it was a interesting and great posting. Hehe. Now moving toward Obs and Gynae. Hopefully can survive in this coming posting. hehe.
Of course, we tends to become lazy after starting work. Hehe. Same thing happen to me. My life currently ended up with working and eating and sleeping, which is very much different from my life as a medical student. I no longer having supper every night (sounds like really healthy), sleep at 11pm every nights (sounds very early), wake up at 6am every days (sounds very hardworking). No longer got enough time for me to watchh tonnes of movies. No longer play any sports. Huh. guest what, despite eating so much, my weight has been in the declining trend. I lost 6 kg within first two months of working which is what we called as significant weight lost where i lost more than 10% within 3 months. HUHU.. yet, it is ORTHOPAEDIC only.. not sure how much i have for me to lose in the coming O&G posting.
Haih.. after tomorrow then will have to tagging in O&G d. thinking of EOD tagging for 2 weeks already feel tonnes of tiredness waiting for me. haih.. anyway.. hope everythings going to be fine. okla.. good luck to all of you and hope i have more time to blog la.. heheh...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Foots..

Working in orthopaedic department as a HO now. Basically, we are dealing with quite a lot of fractures and also diabetic foot. Let me talk a little bit more about this diabetic foot today.
Basically, diabetes patient has to take good care of their sugar level. This can actually delay the progression of developing multiple complications of diabetes. One of the known complication is diabetic foot. Basically, the foot doesn't have the ability to recover even with a small wound/crack. had been seeing quite a few of patients with diabetic foot for the past few weeks.
Ended up, the foot might need to be amputated. It is sad to say that, we see quite a lot of youngster nowadays that ended up having the toes being amputated due to diabetes. Somehow, i think that there is some problem with our lifestyle which causing the diabetes to occur in a younger age group nowadays. Come on, if i am the patient, i don't want my toes to be amputated at the age of 30's.
For those elder age-group, some of them are really lacking in knowledge regarding hygiene. They seems to never take good care of themselves even though they are in hospital. They look so untidy and unkempt even though they just stay in the ward.
Basically, diabetes patient do adviced to take good care of their foot through a proper foot care method. For example, wash foot everyday and dry it with towel. At the same time, inspect the leg for any wounds or injuries. Guest this should be learn properly so that they will appreciate the pleassure legs.
Prevention is always better than cure. I do believe a change in our lifestyle might be required to prevent us from getting this disease in a young age group. Together we should change our lifestyle into a healthier lifestyle in order to prevent this disease.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

What do you feel when u step into a HOSPITAL??

HOSPITAL.. sounds like a big word. a serious place. Most of the people especially chinese doesn't like to go to hospital because they feel HOSPITAL is "dirty". The word dirty = spirits. With these mind set, Chinese generally doens't like to go to hospital.
But, I do realize that it's different as compared to the Malays. Their family bonding is so strong until they bring the whole family to the hospital when they come to visit someone. I will always use the discription.. "picnic". Since i was in medical student, I saw lots of crowds in hospital especially during weekends. Most of them were Malays and most of them are sitting all around the corner of the hospital and enjoying the food which they brought together when they come to visit their family members. May be this is what we need in the society in order to build a loving society.
When you come to hospital, everyone came with a different kinds of feelings at all the time. Some of the patient will feels.. "haih.. need to come to hospital again." But some might feels.. "yeah.. i am coming to hospital again.. and i so happy to see those doctors again.."
For a visitor.. they might have different feeling in different visits. In the first 2 visits, they feel anxious about they friends/family members condition. After few visits, they start feeling bored in hospital and start asking to be discharged.
But for a doctor, I think we don't have much feeling.
The first moment when i step into Klang hospital when i enter clinical year, I was told that Klang hospital had been described as Pearl Harbour Hospital because of overloading of patients. Then, I felt anxious about what going to happen in the next few years when i started working as a doctor. Slowly, hospital had become my home. The place where i stay had become the second home as I spent more time in hospital rather than at home. Now, Stepping into hospital in any part of the country will just mean nothing. It is yet still a home for people like us...

Friday, July 3, 2009

A new chapter of my life..

It is now a new chapter of my life. The first time i am writing this blog after i started working in hospital. So, guest i should describe briefly on what am i doing for the past 1 week, rite?
Working doesn't like studying. I am now in Hospital Teluk Intan Ortho department. I was posted into this posting together with Dr. Punitan, a new friend of mine from Ipoh. So, both of us kind of very fresh kids in these department.
Basically, when you work as a HO, you have lots of responsibilities. You have to really understand and take care of ur patient. No longer like last time.. clerk the patient then can just cabut after ward round presentation.
Taggers in this posting require eod tagging call. and my working hours is from 6.45am to 5.00pm. For example, if i on call on monday, then i will have to start working on 6.45am(mon) till 5.00pm(mon) as a routine. then will follow with on call tagging until the next day 6.45am(tues) and continue with tuesday work until 5.00pm(tues). then wed will repeat the cycle again and thursday only can go back home. Here, we were required to do at least 2 weeks of tagging which means 7 days on call.. So, we are really lacking of time for ourselves. My patients started to ask me.. Doctor, you never go back home ar...???
Becoming a HO do have lots of paper work. Then, we need to know how to communicate not only with our patients, but also to our boss and our colleagues. Of course, all of us do screwed up. But after 9 days of working, slowly I am adapting to it d.
Here, we also have lots of exam. And we must really try hard to pass those exam as failing the exam will cause some punishment to your service. Huh.. sounds quite stressful, rite? However, I do like what am I doing right now. At least, I am seeing patients and I am trying my best with my knowledge and SMILES to help them. Hopefully they do feel satisfied with it.
The journey had just started and it is a long long never-ending journey. But i do hope that this will be a happy ending journey... =)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Beginning of my working journey..

I am currently now in Kuala Berang, Terengganu for my kursus induksi. After 2 weeks of pack schedules, we are finally moving to Malacca this thursday for BTN. Then next tuesday will directly report myself in Perak Health Ministry and then Hospital Teluk Intan.

Happy as i get hospital Teluk Intan, a place where i was born. The feelings is really hard to be described.. or should i say.. 25years ago, there was a baby boy (cute 1) born in this hospital. But after 25 years, this boy finally become a doctor and came back to this hospital.. hoping to save more lifes.. helps more people.. =)

This few days really thinks a lot. Thinking of how happy am i when i am a child. Can just ignore everything except games. At these point of time, what I hope is just to get a day to act like a child. =)

Moving into working life reminds me to my jobs after STPM. It was a tough 1 because was cheated to be cheap labour. Sad thing is he was brother of a close friend of mine. Luckily it doesn't affect our relationship much. 4 of us was really live like beggars in golden triangle, KL at that time. Still remember that time we suffers so much where all of us are living in KL without moneys. All our moneys has been spent yet we didn't get paid at all even after he promised and promised for so many times. The most critical time was we have to cut off our budget for food until less than RM5 per day if possible. My highest record is RM2 for 3 meals per day. Which means buy a RM2 bun and ate it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It persisted for few days. When we really cannot withstand it, we will treat ourselves slightly better. Still remember i awarded myself with 2 piece of roti canai for my dinner. That time, the old lady in the shop shows her empathy to me when i refuse to order drinks instead of 2 roti canai only. Then she just offer me for a glass of plain water without informing her boss (they charge for plain water).

At that time, everyday we worked under the sun, running all over around the golden triangle without any pay. Great thing is that i get to know few great people around there. They just happened to work somewhere near there where i always loiter (sit at roadside, taxi stand). They were workers in an ais-cream shop and they offers me lots of cheers and happy moment. Suddenly feel like missing them. Although we all work together as small worker, but we do enjoy the moment to be together. Even the female worker there will ask me whether she dress nice or not? Unfortunately, miss their contacts d. Wondering whether when i work in hospital, will angels be there to guard me? help me? Few years ago when i go back to the place, they are no longer working there. May them be bless and live happily. =)

Another journey of the life had just started.. working will be another big chapter of my life and hope that we all can do well with it.. =)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Save the earth...!!

Everybody starts talking about how much the weather had changed over the past few years. It is really hot nowadays. Actually, all of us should take up the responsibilities and do something before the condition worsen.

Burning in the public area is common. This is what i have in the neighbourhood. But, what can we do? People will never listen.. haih..

However.. this is even more great! People started to misuse the word "环保” just like what i saw in one of the flier send to my house.. huh.. Selling economic rice also name their economic rice as environment friendly economic rice. The only thing that i felt it is acceptable is the part where they ask people to bring their own container if they are going to take away.. and they are going to charge extra RM1 if you are going to use their disposable container..


Sunday, May 17, 2009

roles play

We do plays a role in the family, society, office, and even the community. It happens in a very dynamic way. When we were young, our role as a child is to play. But slowly when we grew up, we started to earn our freedom, our ability to make our own decision, our own role in managing our own financials. At the same time, parents are decreasing their role to take care of us in all terms of life necessities. Slowly, they allow us to take care of our own financial, our own time control and make our own decision. Until a stage where the dynamic interaction had reach the optimum level, it remains stable. Whenever ones no longer able to function properly and there is a interuction of the interaction, others in the community needs to take over the roles to compensate for it.
In each and every levels, we can see different kind of people playing different kind of roles. Without patients, there will be no doctors. Without people, there will be no politicians. Without crimicals, there will be no police. Imagine if one party of these examples had been eliminated, it sounds so wierd and not harmony. However, we do hopes that less criminals as we are hoping for a peaceful life.
Each and every roles play in a society is also very important. Chairperson, secretary, treasurer, and even up to a AJK. Each and every of them should always perform in their best and co-operates in order to organise a successful events.
I do think that we need to identify our roles as an individual. No matter what you are working as, or what you are working for. As long as the jobs that we perform are not something against the criminals, against the act of goods. Then i think you did a good job in playing your roles to maintain a harmony community.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Swine Flu..

Another on-going pandemic is coming.. Swine Flu.. Back to the few year ago, We had Nipah, SARS and followed by Bird Flu. It seems like we really having lots of zoonotic diseases nowadays. Mutation of the viruses which previously hosted in animals had changed them to be able to transmit to human. This is something dangerous. But with the advance of technologies and medical support, most of the pandemic can be handle within a short period of time. How about the Swine Flu that occur recently. I do believe that WHO and all the medical personnels from all over the countries are trying their best to get it control. Meanwhile, we need to optimize our hygiene level to reduce the infection rate.
I was told that SARS had actually affect most of the first line medical personnel. Lots of doctors, nurses... had been sacrificed in the war with SARS as all of us are not aware of it especially in the early stage of SARS. Same thing might be happening now as medical personnel are exposed to the patients in the first line.
Probably for newbies like us (fresh graduates). It doesn't seem to be a good sign. It just show us that there are lots more preparation that we need to have in order to face these type of situation now and in future. But of cause, we were trained to face it bravely. Fight to the end for these type of wars. There is no way to hide but to face it with our full strength. But what i want to say here is.. everyone don't try to be heroes. Please and please. Work in a team and always take universal precautions. For newbies like us, I think we should really listen to what consultants had ordered. Take this issue seriously as we are a TEAM and i am sure they will guide us well in handling this type of situation. Work smartly without fears so that we can get the Swine Flu controlled without much damage. We are doctors but not SUPERMAN... so, i hope that all my colleagues in all over the countries will take good care of yourselves meanwhile optimizing the health care.. TAKE CARE!!!

Friday, April 17, 2009

A trip to the North


More and more people are leaving 6th college. Currently, i think less than 5 people from my badge are in the hostel. So sad. Everyone is leaving and leaving me here.
Spent a few days travel to the northern region together with few friends. Those are really close friends who i spent lots of time playing around with. Though it was tiring, it was such a memorable and wonderful trip.
We first arrived in Sg Petani, a place where Ranjeev Kumar stay. Haha! Thanks to her parents for treating us a BIG MEAL there. Feel shy because i just went there 6 days before the trip and her parents treat me for second BIG MEAL within 1 week. Huh.. thanks to aunty and uncle la. Haha!
We then leave to SONGKRAM celebration in one of the Thai temple in Kulim. For the first time we can splash water on each other like we are in battle. Of course, we bullied some kids there.. haha! A uncle also challenge others to splash him and seem that we were there.. all 13 of us ended up attacked the uncle.
Such a sudden plan when we ended up to go Langkawi that time. This is my first time to Langkawi le. Of course, i am not the only one la. These are those first timer.. haha!
Can you imagine that these are those chocolate that we bought? so much.. it cause few hundreds ringgits..
After Langkawi, we were rushing back to UM d. But we did stop in Kampar and Teluk Intan. Thank to Neoh's parents and Chui Yng's parents. We did had a great dinner in Kampar. Chui Yng's parent purposely prepare for our dinner le.. Hakka food.. hehe.
We arrive at Teluk Intan around 1030pm and of cause the most attractive part of Teluk Intan is.. Chu Cheong Fan, something that they said wanna eat for the past 5 years. At least they had tried it now.. haha! Overall this is a great trip. A great farewell trip.. Going to miss u guys and gals lo.. take care!!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

MBBS graduation..



After 3 weeks of study weeks and 2 weeks of stressful exam.. MBBS 2004/2009 had finally come to the end. We were called to the lecture hall on 6/4/2009 and the names for those graduaters were called 1 by 1. It was such a tension moment especially when your name start with Y as you have to wait for your name until almost the end of the ceremony. Finally, being so lucky as my name was called.. Thanks to everyone who were so supportive to me..
Passing MBBS is not the end, but it is the begins of another journey of life. Full of mixture of feelings. Happy because we had pass the exam, Sad for those who couldn't make it and for leaving our friends and UM, anxious regarding our HO training, distractibility because full of plans for this holidays.. Anyway, we still enjoy it for the time being.
After the result, we were full of activities which include faculty graduation dinner, post MBBS maniak in ICEbar, oath ceremony.. but we do enjoy it together.. at least for the last few moments that we can spend together..
the journey in these career is still very long. Hope that everyone will do well in their career and may the spirits of MBBS 2004/2009 will carry on till the end of life.
Special thanks to Lee Shia, Charlotte and Ranjeev (left to right on picture) for being my study groupmates. Thank you for being considering and taught me a lot. Seriously, I wouldn't be study if i don't have you all. Haha.. Glad to have you guys/gals as I enjoy the group a lot. Will always remember well the moment we spend together from phase 3A to Vietnam trip, to phase 3B and to Kuantan trip, the study weeks and the intensive OSCE training sessions.. =) you guys/gals are the best!!
Thanks to Kok Soon, Kyan, and Ding head for always accompany me to go swimming. Haha! Although my swimming skills doesn't improve much for the past few years.. but i do enjoy it!! thanks ya!!!
Thanks for my family members for being so supportive all the time. Encourage me when i am scared.. Thank you and thank you!
For the rest, I hope that everyone will be able to achieve their dreams in this career. Always remember our slogan: "One Team, One Aim, One Dream".. Good luck and all the best to each and every..

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Just a break..

Had been struggling throughout the past 4 weeks for the exam. I had started my exam since 4 days ago. 4 days, but felt like years had gone. It was such a slow but torturing experience. 3 papers done. 2 more clinical exam to go which is the long case and short cases.
Those exam papers were tough. Get panic attack from time to time especially during OSCE exam. Felt mentally and physically so free after the OSCE exam. However, 2 more tough clinical exam still waiting for me. Must try my best to study and be prepared for it. Will re-update my blog after my MBBS exam.. wish me luck ya! and of cause.. good luck to all my friends also.. =)

Sunday, March 8, 2009

1st week of study week..

Having study week for my MBBS exam. The monkey mind still can't stay still. Have been running around. Basically the performance of study can be describe as dropping from days to days. huh.. another 2 weeks to go.. sounds like not long from my final exam, but actually it is quite torturing..
Has been practising long cases recently. Seen a few cases which make me feel so pityful. Sometimes, really feel that how lucky we are to be able to stay healthy and free from any illnesses. Probably we have some underlying problem, but at least we are still enjoying our life as it doesn't affect our life yet! Exam is suffering, but i think having some chronic uncurable disease is even more torturing.
Did we actually enjoy and appreciate every seconds that we have? Enjoy everything that we have? I do think we should.
Heard that mat rempik exist in Teluk Intan d.. Sometimes really wonder what came into their minds. They knows that they will get accident because of the reckless riding, yet they become mat rempik. When something bad happens then only they regretted.. what a waste at that point of time. Don't they know how to appreciate life? I think those patients with cancer, end stage renal failure patients, etc. will appreciate life so much better than them.. As what chinese proverbs said: You will only appreciate it after you had lost it.. =) Hope they realized what they were doing.. =)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Dilemma of works..

Suddenly not being that happy. Slightly down going mood. haha! Then, this thought come into my mind. What do we think about doctor? Although i haven't become doctor.. this are things that came into my mind..

A doctor is someone or involved in:
  1. Superior to normal people vs inferior in the hierachy of medical profession (at least for the first few years)
  2. Caring vs Emotional
  3. Ethical vs Laws
  4. Tried all his/her best vs being greedy
  5. Do good vs Do harm
  6. Earns a lot vs not enough earnings
  7. Good doctor vs Bad doctor
  8. Ego vs confidence

We all see things differently. Everydays, we do have different kind of feelings and different points of view. Same to the people around us. No matter how good we are, sure there are complaints from others. No matter how bad we are, sure there are someone appreciate our hardworks.

In the end of the day, the most important thing is.. we tried our best and no matter what's the outcome, WE HAD TRIED OUR VERY BEST....

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Feeling bad to those patients..


Final exam soon. Will be on 23rd march 2009 onwards. All the students are desperately practising on short cases and long cases in UMMC. I am sure those lecturers and patients also notice that students are quite active recently.

Good thing is.. we are much more hardworking than usual days. Bad thing is.. we will catch whoever that owns clinical findings in the hospital. A patient calculated how many medical students in total that had examined him in UMMC. The figure was 66 when goes to 1 of my colleagues. By the way, I think i haven't caught this patient yet.

If you step into UMMC now, sure you will met with any medical students anywhere in the hospital. just because.. WE ARE ACTIVE NOW..

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Loves and Cares..


Recently, James posted up a Note in his facebook talking about a single mother patient with end-stage breast cancer who has a 5 year old daughter. She had settle with her daughter adoption before she is in her critical condition. I had saw this patient 3 months ago in the palliative team. At that time, what this patient was planning and doing is all for the benefits of her daughter. She wish to leave for few months more in order to celebrate her daughter birthday. Just before she is going to sleep for a long time, she wish to be discharged with all the supportive machines disconnected so that she can leave a lovely impression to her daughter before she passed away! What a touching real life story decribing how great a mother can be!

Today, I see how bad a daughter in law and children can be! Patient is an old age lady with a fracture of the hip (neck of femur). She needs a surgery and her condition is not encouraging as she had heart problem. So, the risk of anaesthesia will be extremely high. It happens that the daughter in law is the only one there. According to her, she is representing the whole family and she need to ask in details so that she can "REPORT" to the this patient's children. Can't really imagine that she use the word "REPORT" as those children never care about their own mother at all. Probably they are busy. But, I think if they concerns about their mother or loves their mother, they would have come to the hospital to see her condition instead of listening to the great reporter's REPORT! What ashame of this attitude!

Things become more irritating is when we inform her about the risk of anaesthetic, it seems like it doesn't bother her at all. She said she underwent a heart operation 2 years ago and same things had been told to her 2 years ago. Her mother-in-law remains ok after the operation and nothing happened. Come on, I do not expect an old lady will remain as fit as 2 years ago! I am sure she is weak enough then only she slipped down when she try to stand up. If she would had strong enough, sure she wouldn't had fractured her hip.

Sometimes, I really felt that involvement in medical professions does allow me to see more things. It allows me to see how beautiful a human can be and how ugly a human can be! As usual, I do felt that a sense of loves and cares would be good enough to provide sufficient moral supports to the patient.

In certain occasions, we do see patient brought in from nursing home/old-folks home. The funny parts is their children seems to know nothing at all when we tried to get some past-medical history or history of presenting illness. Huh.. really feels that this community needs more LOVES and CARES....

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Being A Temporary Mechanic





Things are different nowadays. We have to learn and know many things. Being a medical student also must know a bit a bit about a car.. hopefully next time not only can treat human, but also can treat a car. If being a doctor cannot cari makan, still can work as a part-time mechanic ma.
Haha! This reminds me on my SPA (suruhanjaya perkhidmatan awam) interview. I was asked by the DATO: "do you think economic recession can affect you? and are you really to TANAM SAYUR when malaysia have too many doctors and no more vacancies for young doctor???" huh...
Within 2 weeks, i had involve in 2 incidents about car. The very first one was a punctured tyre. My car was PUNCTURED in PJ. huh.. then ended up have to change the tyre by the roadside. luckily, the rain started once i am done with it. huh!


The next incident is not my car la.. but it was my neighbour's car. Sam's car ended up with a problem with his water tank. We were just came back from supper and the car ended up with lots of smokes in front of college. Sounds like recently a lot of smokes... sure Chuan Huan will understand what i mean..

On the next morning, we did some physical examination and investigation. We think there is a leak on one of the major vessels(main paip) where the water flow into the heart (engine) from the peripheral (water tank). So, we were very happy and snapped some photos and bring those photos to a mechanic in PJ. The uncle was really nice. We presented the finding to him and he said it is a simple procedure. He just gave us a suitable paip and ask us to change the paip on our own. If really cannot then only call him. by the way, he let us go with his spare parts before we pay him! huh..


After 45 minutes of operation, both of us also stained badly with the oil inside the engine compartment. And finally, we manage to cut of the main vessels and change with a new vessels. The car has finally gone back to normal.

This is the main reason of the SMOKEs...

Saturday, January 31, 2009

A trip to Thien Hou Temple


Although we had came back to UM, but most of us are still in the Chinese New Year mood. We decided to go to the Thien Hou Temple last night as we have nothing much to do in the hostel. The traffic near the temple was really jam and we decided to park our car at the bottom of the hill and walk all the way up to the temple.
It is a really nice place to visit during chinese new year. The decorated the temple so well. In Thien Hou temple, you really have the "Chinese New Year mood". Haha!



Sorry la. Although it is an Ox year, but i still like this mouse really much. Haha! Among 5 of us, I am the only 1 born in the year of mice.
When you step up to the level 2 in the temple, you see lots of red lantern.


So far, I had been few temples which decorates the temple very nice during chinese new year festival. Thien Hou temple in KL, Dong Chan Shi in Jenjarum, and Kek Lok Si in Penang. If you happen to be nearby any of these temple, go and visit at night time and sure you will get lots of nice photos. Hehe!

After all, we manage to go for a pray! hehe! Pray for a better year.. hehe! Probably this is what we call as.. 临时抱佛脚。。。haha!



Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Chinese Niu Year


Time passed really fast. We had come to the end of second day of Chinese New Year 2009. This year is an Ox year and we do hope that these ox year will bring great fortune to us.
Spending the past 2 days with lots of gathering. Perhaps, Chinese New Year is one of the most pleassure time for any gathering that we wish to have. This included a gathering with friends which we had never met for years. Not only that, it is also a great chance for all the family members and relatives to be gather under one roof. For me, Chinese New Year is no longer an event for Angpow collection. It had become an important event for us to stay connected with my friends and relatives no matter how far we were distributed throughout the nation/world.
OF course, we will normally spend time for gathering with secondary school mates. This year, i also manage to spend some time for gathering of my primary schoolmate and few friends from Buddhist camp PBHP few years ago. It's tiring but something enjoyable. Happy to see all of them. Kind of have a feeling that they are de-stress for me.. haha! Anyway, may all of my family members, relatives, friends that i know, friends that i might know, and friends that i will never know in life to stay healthy and happy... =) Happy Niu Year ya.. Moo....

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Postgraduate Talk in 6th college



Just came back from a postgraduate talk in 6th college. This year they had invited Prof Patrick Tan and Prof Lee Way Seah. Overall, i would say that it is a great talk.


Prof Patrick was really informative and gave us a lot of information regarding the future career. However, what was really inspiring was to ask us enjoy the journey instead of rushing to be a specialist. Being good to the nurses are good as they will ended up be our guardians when we are Houseman.


Prof Lee who is our UM seniors, had give an overall picture for the path to be a specialist especially becoming a paediatrician. With his inspiring and creative way of presentation, the talk became more interesting.


Both of them had delivered the same message to us, which is "GO SLOW, AND ENJOY.." After the talk, really felt stress up because we are a step clearer to our future career. It is another long running journey for us. Passing MBBS is not the end, but it is a starts for a new journey.. No matter how tough is the work, the most important is to enjoy the journey..

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Disappointment..

As we are nearer to exam, I felt more stress. Stress not only due to the exam, but also the responsibility that we are going to bear in the future. Becoming a doctor is not an easy work. But, this has been what i am looking forward. I think a great responsiblity in handling patients is necessary or basic requirement in this career. Some how, this will become a great challenge for everyone in order to conduct a good practice.
2 years ago, the dean of faculty had told me how much UM medical students nowadays are lacking in their responsibility and I just ignore it. But, i started to understand what he said at this point of time. It has been quite sad when i look around and notice quite a number of students who always take things for granted and never volunteer to take up responsibilities.
Yesterday, an idiot had just push all her responsibility to me and ended up i was scolded for no reason because she didn't do her work properly. It is a norm in my group for pre-call student to be in-charge in blood taking for patients in that particular wards after the morning chart rounds. Any urgent blood will be taken by the post-call students. Who knows, this post-call idiot who didn't attend her call the day before and ended up rushing for her patient reviews before chart round did not take an urgent blood for that day. The doctor had asked her to do so and she just ignore it until 10 minutes later when the ward called me (pre-call) and i promise to rush in within 10 minutes. When i arrived, the "GREAT MO" scolded me straight away for something that i don't know.
With that, I throw my temper towards the idiot and she asked me: "Why do you scold me? You should scold another post-call student (who went to cover the whole ward the day before)." I am so shock!!! WOW.. how can she push all the things to others like that? She don't have any sense of responsibilities at all? Wonder how people can work in a team with her in the future.
Responsibility is not an uncommon issue in my badge. No one want to pick up responsibility to be a leader is so so so common. Even though everyone had agreed to do rotation and each one become leader for at least 1 posting, there are still peoples who always tried to sneak away from this responsibility. Even if you had pointed them out, they will still give tonnes of nonsense reasons or manipulate others so that he/she can sneaked away. Most important is in the end of the days, most of them makes the most comments regarding how BAD the leader was.
I really hope that no one will carry this attitude further in their career. Not only in medical profession, but others as well. We are adult enough to make wise decision and I am sure we are adult enought to carry the responsibility that we should have.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

A new START for A new YEAR

Every one like that say: It is a new year, let's hope for a better year. Well, I would say that this is a very optimistic way of thinking and it is really good. We must always live with hope, rite? If not, will be ended up as HOPELESS person. Haha!
2009, a brand new year, with a brand new hope and lots of plans, and some on-going changes in my life. First, have to finish my MBBS exam and graduate as a doctor. Then, have to live time to fullness. Appreciate every moment that i can spend with my family and friends. And also hope that I can try to do something for the benefits of Teluk Intan community or the community within my service hospital. Of course, I really hope that I can become active in PBHB and Tang Soo Do again.
Anyway, the most important things that I wish for, is WORLD PEACE!!! It is such a painful feelings to see the changes in the world. It is painful to see the War, Terroristism, Criminals, Environment Pollutions. How many years left we can keep on hoping if there is no WORLD?
A new Year of 2009. I wish it could be a new START of every one in the world. Happy New Year, My Friends!!!