OMG, time flies. I have not been regularly updating my blog lately, coz ever since I am back here in KL, it's been busy every day working or doing calls; and if weekends come, there are just so many programs queing up in my diary!
2007 has come to an end. Before I wave goodbye to the piggy year 2007, it's nice to recap what I have achieved or done so far:
1. Moved in to my new house
2. Arrival of my cute lil' baby girl
3. My wife entering Master program
4. I am trasferred back from Sarawak to KL
5. My new HOD in Selayang passed away
6. Adjustment disorder in the new working environment
7. Got my new car
8. Hired a nanny who is so caring for my baby
9. Booked an Indon maid but still yet to arrive
10. Meet up with so many old friends, whom I have not seen for years
11. Attended so many wedding receptions in these few months
12. Bought a new Treo680 and still liking it so far
13. Bought a new XPS laptop for my wife - she loves it!
14. Best of all - enjoying all the delicious food in KL, which I didn't have the chance in Sibu! ;)
So, consider it a fruitful year - though in life, there are always ups and downs. Looking at the bright side, I am now near my parents, my siblings, and with a beautiful family I have now, what's more can I ask for.
Wish for 2008 - pass my exam (I dont care how many attempts or years it takes!), and venture into some business to earn more money! ;)
Till then, it's a Goodbye to 2007!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Taxi and Visit Malaysia Year
I came across the news in The Star today, where traders and taxi drivers lamented their losses due to the mass peace parade on 10 Nov.
The most striking paragraph was this:
After boarding his taxi, we told him that taxis should use meter instead of acting like illegal cabs, and furthermore it's Visit Malaysia Year 2007, taxis should lead good examples to abide by the laws and regulations of the country. And to our shock, the taxi driver replied," Well, the officers are lazy and they won't come and catch us taxi drivers, coz we are united. Furthermore, even if we get caught, our boss will settle it."
He paused a while, and then added," And looking at you few guys, (I) don't think you are from those agencies, so why should I be worried. It's jam here, and if you don't want me to take you there, you can always get off the cab and walk there yourself!"
WTF, damn bloody cocky and arrogant.
That's why when I read about the mass parade which caused losses to those taxi drivers -- I have two words for those (not all of them though) taxi drivers who have been so arrogant -- "padan muka"!
The most striking paragraph was this:
Taxi operator Leong Aw said taxi drivers lost much business because of the illegal gathering, saying it drove tourists away when they saw thousands of demonstrators in the streets of Kuala Lumpur.
“The Government is promoting Visit Malaysia 2007 which will help us make money, especially during this festive season. Such a gathering is not part of the Malaysian culture,” he said.
After boarding his taxi, we told him that taxis should use meter instead of acting like illegal cabs, and furthermore it's Visit Malaysia Year 2007, taxis should lead good examples to abide by the laws and regulations of the country. And to our shock, the taxi driver replied," Well, the officers are lazy and they won't come and catch us taxi drivers, coz we are united. Furthermore, even if we get caught, our boss will settle it."
He paused a while, and then added," And looking at you few guys, (I) don't think you are from those agencies, so why should I be worried. It's jam here, and if you don't want me to take you there, you can always get off the cab and walk there yourself!"
WTF, damn bloody cocky and arrogant.
That's why when I read about the mass parade which caused losses to those taxi drivers -- I have two words for those (not all of them though) taxi drivers who have been so arrogant -- "padan muka"!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
My new XPS
I just received my newly bought Dell XPS laptop 2 days ago. Initially I was contemplating to get a eeePC which is the most "in" gadget lately, but after thinking twice, I went for a proper laptop. I think when I have more time in the future, I will get a eeePC to explore further. But for now, I need a laptop to do work, and my wife can use this portable laptop to do her assignments in college as well.
Vista is something very new to me. And also there are quite limited softwares which support the system OS. The microsoft office 2007 is very expensive, and hence I have opted for the OpenOffice suite -- after trying out for 2 days, I can conclude that for normal usage, the open office is more than adequate!
Since my laptop is preinstalled with McAfee internet suite, I dont need to get any firewall and antivirus for it -- but should the subscription period ends, I will go for PCTools as my firewall suite, and possibly AVG antivirus as well.
Then I have also loaded it with FireFox browser, Adobe PDF reader, GTalk and also Media Player.
Whether you have realised by now, I have only freewares in my new lappy.
So far so good.
As for the Dell XPS system, it is a fabulous and eye-catching near-ultraportable laptop. It is just so sleek and sexy. Vista has added very nice GUI to the system as a whole. And with my 2Ghz processor, and 2GB ram -- it is so far stable and speedy.
The screen is just gorgeous. You need to really play with it to appreciate it. Keyboard is nice and almost full sized, with very positive tactile feel when doing typing. Touchpad and both its buttons are very positive as well.
All in all, this laptop is just fantastic. I have read so many reviews about this XPS system, and finally I have got one in my hand. And again, I am updating my blog with this new lappy in my couch, with a cuppa coffee next to me!
I will rate this XPS 4.5/5 stars! :)
Vista is something very new to me. And also there are quite limited softwares which support the system OS. The microsoft office 2007 is very expensive, and hence I have opted for the OpenOffice suite -- after trying out for 2 days, I can conclude that for normal usage, the open office is more than adequate!
Since my laptop is preinstalled with McAfee internet suite, I dont need to get any firewall and antivirus for it -- but should the subscription period ends, I will go for PCTools as my firewall suite, and possibly AVG antivirus as well.
Then I have also loaded it with FireFox browser, Adobe PDF reader, GTalk and also Media Player.
Whether you have realised by now, I have only freewares in my new lappy.
So far so good.
As for the Dell XPS system, it is a fabulous and eye-catching near-ultraportable laptop. It is just so sleek and sexy. Vista has added very nice GUI to the system as a whole. And with my 2Ghz processor, and 2GB ram -- it is so far stable and speedy.
The screen is just gorgeous. You need to really play with it to appreciate it. Keyboard is nice and almost full sized, with very positive tactile feel when doing typing. Touchpad and both its buttons are very positive as well.
All in all, this laptop is just fantastic. I have read so many reviews about this XPS system, and finally I have got one in my hand. And again, I am updating my blog with this new lappy in my couch, with a cuppa coffee next to me!
I will rate this XPS 4.5/5 stars! :)
Monday, November 05, 2007
A Sad Day For My Department
It's indeed a very sad day for my department yesterday. Our most beloved Head of Department, Dato Dr Lim NL, passed away peacefully, after months of sufferings and putting up a great fight with her cancer.
We were all at her funeral service last night, and the weather was as gloomy as our emotions and feelings. It was as though heaven was weeping for the loss of a great doctor too. Although I have just joined the department not long ago, and merely had a few occasions only to meet up and talk to Dato Lim, my very initial and lasting impression of her is that Dato is a very nice and sensible doctor, as well as a HOD. When I first joined the department, I had trouble adjusting myself into the new working environment; and through emails, Dato has given me encouragement and pieces of advice to make me feel at home when I am in this new place of work.
I hear many nice stories about her from my colleagues who have been with her longer. After I met up with Dato, I strongly believe what they said are true. Not an exaggeration.
And now Dato Lim is free from all sufferings, and may she rest in peace.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
House Warming
It's been already nearly 2 weeks since I moved into my new house. In conjunction with my sis coming back from Kuching for a short break, I threw a small house warming party yesterday -- but only my family members were invited! ;)
We had very simple dinner for this unique occasion. Only fried rice (from one of my family's favourite shops) and KFC as the main course; then we had Apple juice as the beverage and finally Baskin Robbins ice cream as dessert! Although it was really a simple celebration, the togetherness of all my family members (of course the nanny and Indon maid are around as well) was what I cherish most.
After the makan, instead of turning on Astro as the after-meal entertainment, my 2-month-2-week baby girl became the spotlight of everyone around. I think she brings so much joy and happiness to me, my wife, and also all my family members.
And with the whole house aircond turned on, it's so enjoying and comfortable staying indoor. Home sweet home...
We had very simple dinner for this unique occasion. Only fried rice (from one of my family's favourite shops) and KFC as the main course; then we had Apple juice as the beverage and finally Baskin Robbins ice cream as dessert! Although it was really a simple celebration, the togetherness of all my family members (of course the nanny and Indon maid are around as well) was what I cherish most.
After the makan, instead of turning on Astro as the after-meal entertainment, my 2-month-2-week baby girl became the spotlight of everyone around. I think she brings so much joy and happiness to me, my wife, and also all my family members.
And with the whole house aircond turned on, it's so enjoying and comfortable staying indoor. Home sweet home...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Difficult Parents
Sometimes in Paediatrics, the most troublesome part does not lie in the patients, but in their parents who think they know a lot, but in actual fact, they know nothing or the wrong thing.
Take for example today, my colleagues and I had difficult time explaining the importance of CBD urine sample, as part of the prolonged jaundice investigation. After getting consent to proceed with inserting the CBD -- luck did not side us. It was a hard time looking out for that tiny little urethra opening in that chubby little baby girl. And so, the parents who were outside the treatment room, rushed in and started blaming us for "torturing" their baby -- and they asked "is it necessary to have that CBD afterall?" ... "can't you all just use the urine bag for collection?"
Well, mister and missus, your kid has tried a clean catch urine for the past 4 times, and each time was a lousy catch -- heavily mixed growth urine sample. So how many more times you want to take leave from your boss just to come here to the clinic and learn that you need to repeat your kid's urine sample?
Sometimes, parents think very superficially. When it comes to a sick child, they think the doctors are God, and with a magical touch, their kids will recover without any invasive intervention. They will only want some oral medication -- anti-tussive, anti-diarrheoa, anti-fever, anti-vomit, anti-biotics, anti-viral ... and anti-almost-everything-under-the-sun. But when it comes to a hospital setting, they are defensive, they are suspicious, they are ignorant... some are arrogant.
It is easy for others to say -- well, who ask you to do paeds? who ask you to take up medicine as a career? you should be more compassionate as a doctor... blah blah blah
But all in all, I think I have not chosen the wrong career. It's just the public education needs to be strenghtened and the public needs more guided education by the medical staff, rather than letting them to read info over the internet.
Take for example today, my colleagues and I had difficult time explaining the importance of CBD urine sample, as part of the prolonged jaundice investigation. After getting consent to proceed with inserting the CBD -- luck did not side us. It was a hard time looking out for that tiny little urethra opening in that chubby little baby girl. And so, the parents who were outside the treatment room, rushed in and started blaming us for "torturing" their baby -- and they asked "is it necessary to have that CBD afterall?" ... "can't you all just use the urine bag for collection?"
Well, mister and missus, your kid has tried a clean catch urine for the past 4 times, and each time was a lousy catch -- heavily mixed growth urine sample. So how many more times you want to take leave from your boss just to come here to the clinic and learn that you need to repeat your kid's urine sample?
Sometimes, parents think very superficially. When it comes to a sick child, they think the doctors are God, and with a magical touch, their kids will recover without any invasive intervention. They will only want some oral medication -- anti-tussive, anti-diarrheoa, anti-fever, anti-vomit, anti-biotics, anti-viral ... and anti-almost-everything-under-the-sun. But when it comes to a hospital setting, they are defensive, they are suspicious, they are ignorant... some are arrogant.
- Blood taking time -- they ask "why are u taking so much blood, my child will be anemic!"
- CBD insertion time -- they yelled "hey can't u just ask the nurse to collect the urine using a bottle?"
- Resetting IV lines -- they frowned "u all didn't set a good line earlier on, huh?! unnecessary suffer for my kid"
- At the A&E -- they asked "why are u not admitting my child?"
- But in the ward, less than 24 hours -- they asked "can my child be discharged today?"
It is easy for others to say -- well, who ask you to do paeds? who ask you to take up medicine as a career? you should be more compassionate as a doctor... blah blah blah
But all in all, I think I have not chosen the wrong career. It's just the public education needs to be strenghtened and the public needs more guided education by the medical staff, rather than letting them to read info over the internet.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Finally Into My New House
After a long one year of preparation and hard work, finally my wife, my baby and I moved into our new house few days ago. Really satisfied with the newly renovated house. With the whole house fully air-conditioned, I think this is one the "wishes" I ever wanted since childhood days -- whenever I stayed in hotels, I had always told myself I wanted my house to be "hotel-like" one day! And now my dream has come true! Breezing cold staying in my house! ;)
And today, me and my wife went shopping at IKEA -- well, to tell you the truth, this is my first time buying things from IKEA. Previously I had always window shopped at this place, but never bought a single thing before. Possibly because last time I didnt have a house of my own, so no point buying things from IKEA -- afterall its a place for home reno and deco stuffs!
The whole afternoon, I spent time with my wife in the family hall -- sitting on the newly bought Rozel leather sofa set -- drinking coffee... hmm, this kinda weekend enjoyment has never been as good before this! And with our nanny taking care of our baby on the second floor -- we were relieved from the parental job for the time being! Haha...
And oh yes, with the newly bought Indesit tumble dryer, there is no more drying laundries in the sun -- we can do the laundry at night, and within 1-2 hours, the clothes will be washed and dried and ready to be used the next day! Wow... marvellous technology.
There are of course so many more things to buy and add on to my new home -- but for the time being I am just overwhelmed by this new home -- just perfect! :)
And today, me and my wife went shopping at IKEA -- well, to tell you the truth, this is my first time buying things from IKEA. Previously I had always window shopped at this place, but never bought a single thing before. Possibly because last time I didnt have a house of my own, so no point buying things from IKEA -- afterall its a place for home reno and deco stuffs!
The whole afternoon, I spent time with my wife in the family hall -- sitting on the newly bought Rozel leather sofa set -- drinking coffee... hmm, this kinda weekend enjoyment has never been as good before this! And with our nanny taking care of our baby on the second floor -- we were relieved from the parental job for the time being! Haha...
And oh yes, with the newly bought Indesit tumble dryer, there is no more drying laundries in the sun -- we can do the laundry at night, and within 1-2 hours, the clothes will be washed and dried and ready to be used the next day! Wow... marvellous technology.
There are of course so many more things to buy and add on to my new home -- but for the time being I am just overwhelmed by this new home -- just perfect! :)
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Another Month Passed By
Time flies... another month has just gone by. I was so occupied and just so busy over the last one month. My baby, my new house renovation, my new Treo, on calls ...etc. Everyday 24 hours just seemed so inadequate for me.
My baby has grown a lot since birth -- well, otherwise all my hard-earned cash buying her the milk would have gone in vain! (Oh please, don't criticize me why we are not exclusively breastfeeding our baby... haha!) I haven't been weighing her regularly, plotting it on the centile chart -- no, I am not obsessive -- but by my clinical judgment I know she is growing well! ;) She has been rather naughty lately, as she loves to sleep in the day and wakes up in the night (maybe she loves to be on call too!) -- Luckily I managed to persuade my wife's confinement lady to continue as a nanny to my baby girl!
My new house is almost ready, and I will be moving in end of this month. From a simple and original house when we first bought over -- now it has been transformed into a beautiful house with all the renovations in place -- my wife and my dream house! :) I am also currently contemplating to look out for more locum posts to replenish my bank account!
My new Treo 680 has been a great gadget so far. I have no regret getting it afterall. Although there is no WiFi, the GPRS has served me quite well all these days -- I mainly use it during on call time, when there is no case, I will update my Facebook, read some newspaper and run through my RSS feeds using Google Reader. Initially I was thinking of changing to DiGi EDGE, but then after checking on my monthly Celcom bill, the GPRS usage is usually just around 20-30 bucks, so it's still not worth while changing to the 99-unlimited package.
The Treo's keyboard seems a little small, but after nearly 1 month using it, I am so use to it now. I can type pretty fast now. And with Mundu IM installed, I can IM with my family members using GTalk or Yahoo messenger. The other program I use a lot in my Treo is Backup Buddy VFS, which I think is one of the most important software in my Treo -- a few crashes on and off (due to software incompatiblity) has been saved by restoring my whole Treo using the backup software.
Well, there is a lot to write up on my Treo. But probably I will do it when I am free the next round. AS for today and tomorrow, it's holiday for me and the whole nation, and I hereby wish all Muslim friends and bloggers -- Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! :)
My baby has grown a lot since birth -- well, otherwise all my hard-earned cash buying her the milk would have gone in vain! (Oh please, don't criticize me why we are not exclusively breastfeeding our baby... haha!) I haven't been weighing her regularly, plotting it on the centile chart -- no, I am not obsessive -- but by my clinical judgment I know she is growing well! ;) She has been rather naughty lately, as she loves to sleep in the day and wakes up in the night (maybe she loves to be on call too!) -- Luckily I managed to persuade my wife's confinement lady to continue as a nanny to my baby girl!
My new house is almost ready, and I will be moving in end of this month. From a simple and original house when we first bought over -- now it has been transformed into a beautiful house with all the renovations in place -- my wife and my dream house! :) I am also currently contemplating to look out for more locum posts to replenish my bank account!
My new Treo 680 has been a great gadget so far. I have no regret getting it afterall. Although there is no WiFi, the GPRS has served me quite well all these days -- I mainly use it during on call time, when there is no case, I will update my Facebook, read some newspaper and run through my RSS feeds using Google Reader. Initially I was thinking of changing to DiGi EDGE, but then after checking on my monthly Celcom bill, the GPRS usage is usually just around 20-30 bucks, so it's still not worth while changing to the 99-unlimited package.
The Treo's keyboard seems a little small, but after nearly 1 month using it, I am so use to it now. I can type pretty fast now. And with Mundu IM installed, I can IM with my family members using GTalk or Yahoo messenger. The other program I use a lot in my Treo is Backup Buddy VFS, which I think is one of the most important software in my Treo -- a few crashes on and off (due to software incompatiblity) has been saved by restoring my whole Treo using the backup software.
Well, there is a lot to write up on my Treo. But probably I will do it when I am free the next round. AS for today and tomorrow, it's holiday for me and the whole nation, and I hereby wish all Muslim friends and bloggers -- Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! :)
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
My New Toy -- Palm Treo 680
After contemplating for a long time, I finally give up my existing iPaq 6828 and go for a Palm Treo 680. I am quite sick of the lag and hang of the WM phone. Taking advantage of the recent offer, organized by Palmdoc, I received my Treo 680 today -- delivered by C2O rep (Desmond) to my doorstep.
The first impression I get when I open up the box is -- Treo is beautiful. When I turned on the unit, the screen is gorgeous. Even better than my Palm TX's screen, I dare say. And immediately I try out the camera (coz the iPaq phone camera is driving me nuts -- crazily slow!) -- not bad at all! Of coz I am not expecting a 3.2MP camera picture quality, but I must admit, in normal lighting, the pics taken are very decent and nice!
The only problem I need to overcome now, is the small QWERTY keyboard, which I need some time to get use to. I am so far a stylus-person, and not so use to keyboards -- whatsmore such tiny keys! My thumbs are big.
My wife saw the Treo 680 and she immediately gave me that smile on her face -- must be trying to tell me "can I have one too?" -- and so I told her,"If you like it, you can have it, and I will take your TX." But she said I will get to use it first, and if I dont like it, then she will not hesitate to have it! ;)
Charging the unit now, and for the next 8 hours, I will be eagerly browsing through the internet, to look for any Palm softwares for my Treo -- my new toy!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Happy Merdeka!
It's 31st of August. Happy Hari Merdeka, Malaysia! :)
I wish all Malaysians a prosperous and fruitful year ahead!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Fatherhood So Far...
I am supposed to be on call today (if you read my last post), but surprisingly today I received a phone call from a colleague, and he is willing to take up my call today; so that I can enjoy my paternity leave! I am glad to have such understanding and considerate colleague, in this new place of work! :) Thanks pal!
Few days have past, and it's indeed nice to be a father; well, at least every morning, I don't get off bed yawning or lying down a little more just to catch that few more minutes of sleep. Now, I jump off bed, and can't wait to see my cute little daughter -- then snap a few photos of her, in various postures; be it crying, smiling, making funny faces etc. Just awesome! :)
My life is now in a new chapter -- full of hopes! Sometimes people do think that marriage and having children are just burdensome, but for me and my wife, we both think it's a gift; and we will cherish every moment that we have!
My new house is almost done. Can't wait to move in. I will probably hold a house warming party, in conjunction with my baby's one month old celebration! ;) Hope it will be in time!
Few days have past, and it's indeed nice to be a father; well, at least every morning, I don't get off bed yawning or lying down a little more just to catch that few more minutes of sleep. Now, I jump off bed, and can't wait to see my cute little daughter -- then snap a few photos of her, in various postures; be it crying, smiling, making funny faces etc. Just awesome! :)
My life is now in a new chapter -- full of hopes! Sometimes people do think that marriage and having children are just burdensome, but for me and my wife, we both think it's a gift; and we will cherish every moment that we have!
My new house is almost done. Can't wait to move in. I will probably hold a house warming party, in conjunction with my baby's one month old celebration! ;) Hope it will be in time!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Arrival Of My Baby
My baby was delivered last night at 1120pm, at Damansara Specialist Hospital. She weighs 2.7kg, term and Apgar of 9 in 1 minute. The O&G specialist, Dr Guna, who delivered her, was really skillful and slick in his management. I have to thank him, as well as to all the labour room midwives, who were all very nice and helpful. Well, it could be because it's in private, and I am paying thousands for that. But I can tell you that it's well worth paying the money!
The only problem is that, although my paternity leaves start from yesterday (for 7 days), I still have 2 on calls in between which none of my colleagues willing to change with me. So I still gotta go back to on call! That's something very different in terms of working culture here in Klang Valley, compared to where I was back in Sibu! But I think I am adapting quite ok so far -- at least I know that my baby and my wife are fine! Happy enough.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Time Flies
Time flies. It's been a month, and I haven't been updating my blog. Today, I get pm off after a rather busy on call yesterday.
My work
I am slowly adapting to the new hospital I am in. With great colleagues (so far) and nice specialists, really makes a lot of difference for a newbie like me adjusting to the Klang Valley working environment. I must admit that my "Sarawak sentiment" still follows me in my new work place, but overall, I am getting on quite well here.
My house
My new house renovation is about 70% done so far, and everyday without fail, I will drive past my new house to take a peep at the progress. Very exciting indeed. Today you see the empty balcony, 2 days later it's bricked up and becomes part of the top floor.
My friends
A few friends are getting married end of this year, around October till December. So nice to see all my friends finally settle down with their own soul mates, and move on to the next chapter in life. I wish I can attend each and every wedding reception held, or at least I can send the angpow right to their doorsteps. Congrats all my friends!
My baby
I am eagerly waiting for the arrival of my first baby, sometime in early Sept. Just signed up with CryoCord and that cost me RM4500! ;)
(oh please, I don't want to start a debate on the usefulness of cord stem cell, or why CryoCord and not StemLife... you decide what you want to do with your own money anyway! Haha!)
Although I already know the gender of my baby, I am not going to publish it here! Soon you all will find out.
My gadget
I am hoping that the rumour about HP coming out with new gadgets Sept this year, is true. I am hoping there will be a VGA display pdaphone, which doesnt cost me a bomb! I am really a gadget enthusiast; every now and then, I have the tendency to change a new pda or phone. I am still undergoing "behavioural therapy" by my wife (she is pursuing Psych anyway!)
My car
Currently there is only one car for me and my wife; we have booked a new car months ago, but it will not arrive till sometime in Oct. Good also, because by then my new house will be ready and the new car will be just right on time to come -- otherwise no place to park in my parents' house now!
My dream
Will try to finish up the membership exam as soon as possible.
My work
I am slowly adapting to the new hospital I am in. With great colleagues (so far) and nice specialists, really makes a lot of difference for a newbie like me adjusting to the Klang Valley working environment. I must admit that my "Sarawak sentiment" still follows me in my new work place, but overall, I am getting on quite well here.
My house
My new house renovation is about 70% done so far, and everyday without fail, I will drive past my new house to take a peep at the progress. Very exciting indeed. Today you see the empty balcony, 2 days later it's bricked up and becomes part of the top floor.
My friends
A few friends are getting married end of this year, around October till December. So nice to see all my friends finally settle down with their own soul mates, and move on to the next chapter in life. I wish I can attend each and every wedding reception held, or at least I can send the angpow right to their doorsteps. Congrats all my friends!
My baby
I am eagerly waiting for the arrival of my first baby, sometime in early Sept. Just signed up with CryoCord and that cost me RM4500! ;)
(oh please, I don't want to start a debate on the usefulness of cord stem cell, or why CryoCord and not StemLife... you decide what you want to do with your own money anyway! Haha!)
Although I already know the gender of my baby, I am not going to publish it here! Soon you all will find out.
My gadget
I am hoping that the rumour about HP coming out with new gadgets Sept this year, is true. I am hoping there will be a VGA display pdaphone, which doesnt cost me a bomb! I am really a gadget enthusiast; every now and then, I have the tendency to change a new pda or phone. I am still undergoing "behavioural therapy" by my wife (she is pursuing Psych anyway!)
My car
Currently there is only one car for me and my wife; we have booked a new car months ago, but it will not arrive till sometime in Oct. Good also, because by then my new house will be ready and the new car will be just right on time to come -- otherwise no place to park in my parents' house now!
My dream
Will try to finish up the membership exam as soon as possible.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Arrival Of My Cargo Stuff
Finally after a long wait of 15 days, the shipping company called me up today to inform me that my belongings from Sibu will be sent to my doorstep later this afternoon.
Coincidentally, I am at home today, not because I knew that the cargo is arriving, but essentially my food poisoning condition is worsening; had been up since 2am purging away and throwing out undigested food particles (non-bilious, no blood seen)! I think by now I have taken in at least 9 packets of ORS to replace the ongoing losses.
My sister is also having the same problem too -- now I start to wonder if it was the sashimi we took at Shogun on Sunday that has caused all this?!
Anyway, I really hope I can get back to work tomorrow; it's really boring sitting at home being a jobless man! ;( And I can't wait for my car to arrive at my doorstep today!
Coincidentally, I am at home today, not because I knew that the cargo is arriving, but essentially my food poisoning condition is worsening; had been up since 2am purging away and throwing out undigested food particles (non-bilious, no blood seen)! I think by now I have taken in at least 9 packets of ORS to replace the ongoing losses.
My sister is also having the same problem too -- now I start to wonder if it was the sashimi we took at Shogun on Sunday that has caused all this?!
Anyway, I really hope I can get back to work tomorrow; it's really boring sitting at home being a jobless man! ;( And I can't wait for my car to arrive at my doorstep today!
Monday, July 09, 2007
Life In KL So Far...
Barely one week after reporting duty to my new hospital, I am down with a very bad food poisoning today. Weak I am, but still manage to update my blog in my bed, thanks to the WiFi router (a farewell gift from my Sibu colleagues) and the old-but-faithful laptop.
There are lots of things to learn from my new working environment. Colleagues are so far very nice and helpful. The only one thing that bothers me a lot is the computerised system -- driving me nuts! But what the heck, I still gotta learn up whether I like it or not; and my first call is coming up real soon this week (hope I will be well by then!)
Toll is another issue which I have never encountered back in Sibu. It's really costly to travel everyday, paying not only the petrol, but also the toll fees. My credit card usage has shot up a lot ever since I came back.
Food, on the other hand, has been great in KL. So far, I have been trying out a variety of food, be it Japanese buffet at Shogun, Italian dinner at Pizza Uno and Marco's; Lunch at TGIF, and breakfast at Burger King -- this is something I miss a lot when I was in Sibu. And not forgetting my beloved de-caf Mocha at Starbucks! ;)
I am looking forward to every weekend for a nice dine out with my wife or family members. Now, would my credit card company please increase my credit limit? ;P
There are lots of things to learn from my new working environment. Colleagues are so far very nice and helpful. The only one thing that bothers me a lot is the computerised system -- driving me nuts! But what the heck, I still gotta learn up whether I like it or not; and my first call is coming up real soon this week (hope I will be well by then!)
Toll is another issue which I have never encountered back in Sibu. It's really costly to travel everyday, paying not only the petrol, but also the toll fees. My credit card usage has shot up a lot ever since I came back.
Food, on the other hand, has been great in KL. So far, I have been trying out a variety of food, be it Japanese buffet at Shogun, Italian dinner at Pizza Uno and Marco's; Lunch at TGIF, and breakfast at Burger King -- this is something I miss a lot when I was in Sibu. And not forgetting my beloved de-caf Mocha at Starbucks! ;)
I am looking forward to every weekend for a nice dine out with my wife or family members. Now, would my credit card company please increase my credit limit? ;P
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Streamyx Speed
Using the Speedometer from TM website, realised that the Streamyx speed in my area is more than 1Mbps! :) I was using the same package back in Sibu, but the best was only around 760kbps. That's quite a lot of difference especially when it comes to loading YouTube or browsing other online videos.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Great Time
Really having a great time these few days, after coming back to KL from Sibu for good. Enjoying big and nice meals everyday; movies in excellent cineplexes; parents and siblings to chit chat with... think of it, really should have come home earlier! ;)
Will be reporting to the state health office on Monday to find out which hospital I will be placed in. Hopefully they won't give me hospital faraway from home! Well, till then, keeping my fingers crossed.
And I think I will change my blog title description to "KL Doc in Sarawak, Now Back In KL" !! :)
Will be reporting to the state health office on Monday to find out which hospital I will be placed in. Hopefully they won't give me hospital faraway from home! Well, till then, keeping my fingers crossed.
And I think I will change my blog title description to "KL Doc in Sarawak, Now Back In KL" !! :)
Friday, June 22, 2007
Good Bye Sibu
After the horrifying incident lately, I have managed to settle it and revert everything back to normal. And so my transfer letter was processed and given the green light by KKM to transfer me back to Selangor, starting on 2/7/07.
One week of packing up stuff, and yesterday the forwarding agent has come to collect all my belongings. I have managed to also settle all the bills, rental, cancellation of Astro, Streamyx etc... earlier on.
2 days ago, I even gave a lunch for my department colleagues and nurses. Thanks to all the gifts they have given me. Although I felt very sad (nearly tears coming out) during the speech, I could luckily control my emotion and went on till the whole function was over.
Sibu is a fantastic place to be in. Although u might say it's a bit backward compared to where I come from, it is still a nice place to live in and to work as a doctor in the GH. I miss Sibu alot... the kampua mee, the gong-pneah, the less hectic traffic, the nice people around. :)
Nevertheless, it's come a time when everyone needs to move on. I have to come back to KL for good. Have bought a house here, and my wife is already in the Master program.
Maybe someday, I will still go back to Sibu, just to say hello to all my fellow colleagues, nurses and also my most beloved specialists and HOD there in Sibu Hospital!
Good bye Sibu, the town of swan, till we meet again some time in future.
One week of packing up stuff, and yesterday the forwarding agent has come to collect all my belongings. I have managed to also settle all the bills, rental, cancellation of Astro, Streamyx etc... earlier on.
2 days ago, I even gave a lunch for my department colleagues and nurses. Thanks to all the gifts they have given me. Although I felt very sad (nearly tears coming out) during the speech, I could luckily control my emotion and went on till the whole function was over.
Sibu is a fantastic place to be in. Although u might say it's a bit backward compared to where I come from, it is still a nice place to live in and to work as a doctor in the GH. I miss Sibu alot... the kampua mee, the gong-pneah, the less hectic traffic, the nice people around. :)
Nevertheless, it's come a time when everyone needs to move on. I have to come back to KL for good. Have bought a house here, and my wife is already in the Master program.
Maybe someday, I will still go back to Sibu, just to say hello to all my fellow colleagues, nurses and also my most beloved specialists and HOD there in Sibu Hospital!
Good bye Sibu, the town of swan, till we meet again some time in future.
Horrifying Truth (Part 4 - conclusion)
And so the night before meeting up with Dr Mazlan, I was really depressed and in the state of shock, that I needed to pay back the govt the whole lump sum of money which I was apparently paid over these years! Just calculate and u will know how much the total amount is!
As I was thinking and thinking... I was staring at the computer screen hoping for some clue. Then a bell rang, I fired up FireFox and went into Google to try my luck -- I typed in the doctor's name (which was on the letter I saw that morning), and then hit the enter key.
Holy gracious! There was a doctor by that name, and best of all, his handphone number was also on the search page! Thanks Google! Immediately I called up the doctor and explained to him what had happened -- just sheer unbelievable but he was also very stunned to hear such thing could happen! But anyway, long story short, I felt such a relief that the whole situation was slowly shedding some light at the other end of the tunnel.
The next morning, first thing at 8am, I called up the SB and the officer in charge to explained to them I have found the error which had possibly been unintentional. They were puzzled to hear that as well, and they promised to call me back in a moment after they check with KKM and JPA side.
Moments later, I got a phone call from the officer from KKM human resources, stating that everything seemed to be under control, and let KKM settle this whole mess. They advised me to return to Sibu to resume work, meanwhile they will issue letters to all respective depts to clarify this whole problem.
With this, after being a detective myself for 2 long weeks, I finally found out that it was afterall an unintentional (or was it intentional?) error. At least now that I have resumed my position as a medical officer under KKM. What a narrow escape.
I received an apology letter one week later from KKM.
Lessons I learned from this horrifying incident:
1. Do complete your 3 year compulsory govt service before resigning to Master program, otherwise u will be in deep shit later on.
2. Never trust what the govt sector officers tell u over the phone, u still have to be a good detective urself to find out the truth.
3. It's still hold true in Malaysia, as the saying goes,"It's not what you know, it's who you know."
As I was thinking and thinking... I was staring at the computer screen hoping for some clue. Then a bell rang, I fired up FireFox and went into Google to try my luck -- I typed in the doctor's name (which was on the letter I saw that morning), and then hit the enter key.
Holy gracious! There was a doctor by that name, and best of all, his handphone number was also on the search page! Thanks Google! Immediately I called up the doctor and explained to him what had happened -- just sheer unbelievable but he was also very stunned to hear such thing could happen! But anyway, long story short, I felt such a relief that the whole situation was slowly shedding some light at the other end of the tunnel.
The next morning, first thing at 8am, I called up the SB and the officer in charge to explained to them I have found the error which had possibly been unintentional. They were puzzled to hear that as well, and they promised to call me back in a moment after they check with KKM and JPA side.
Moments later, I got a phone call from the officer from KKM human resources, stating that everything seemed to be under control, and let KKM settle this whole mess. They advised me to return to Sibu to resume work, meanwhile they will issue letters to all respective depts to clarify this whole problem.
With this, after being a detective myself for 2 long weeks, I finally found out that it was afterall an unintentional (or was it intentional?) error. At least now that I have resumed my position as a medical officer under KKM. What a narrow escape.
I received an apology letter one week later from KKM.
Lessons I learned from this horrifying incident:
1. Do complete your 3 year compulsory govt service before resigning to Master program, otherwise u will be in deep shit later on.
2. Never trust what the govt sector officers tell u over the phone, u still have to be a good detective urself to find out the truth.
3. It's still hold true in Malaysia, as the saying goes,"It's not what you know, it's who you know."
Monday, June 18, 2007
Horrifying Truth (Part 3)
I met up with Ismail, and explained the whole thing to him from the beginning till the end; he was speechless initially, but then he delegated this case to the Human Resource section head, ie. Setiausaha Bahagian (SB) to take over this matter, and he did emphasise to the SB that this is of top priority and urgency.
And so I made an appointment the same afternoon itself, skipping my lunch, to meet up with the SB. I was, and in fact I am, very surprised to know that there are still such dedicated and helpful govt officer in the MOH; with smiling face throughout, good patience and knowledgable in her field, and on top of all these -- she had a vast network of contacts which helped me through this shit this time. (I really hope this is herself, and not because I was introduced to her by Ismail...)
She then summoned another officer in charged to bring in my MOH personal file to run through with me the whole scenario. I demanded them to show me the so called "black and white" which MOH received and subsequently cc to the respective depts about my resignation.
To my surprise, the name on the letter of approval of resignation, was NOT my name, although at one glance it actually spelt out like my name!! The IC number was indeed mine and correct though. Date of approval was printed 1/4/05, but then I only did send in my resignation/transfer of service application in mid Feb; with a cancellation letter of my resignation in April. Everything seemed in place, and valid for the resignation (although I doubt MOH and JPA were so efficient in processing my application!)
According to the MOH officer who was summoned in by the SB, that his team had confirmed with JPA and SPA that my name was no longer in their list; and that although there is typo-error in the letter, everyone will follow the IC number instead. Therefore, my resignation is valid.
Stunned I was, and almost accepting the fact and fate that I am no longer in service, and that I have done a full 2 1/2 years of free service for the govt, coz I need to pay back the amount of salary I received over this months! Shocking and depressing it was...
But the SB consoled me that her team could help me out to meet up with MMC personnel to work out something for my 3-year compulsory service. And so an appointment was made to see Dr Mazlan the following day...
To be continued...
And so I made an appointment the same afternoon itself, skipping my lunch, to meet up with the SB. I was, and in fact I am, very surprised to know that there are still such dedicated and helpful govt officer in the MOH; with smiling face throughout, good patience and knowledgable in her field, and on top of all these -- she had a vast network of contacts which helped me through this shit this time. (I really hope this is herself, and not because I was introduced to her by Ismail...)
She then summoned another officer in charged to bring in my MOH personal file to run through with me the whole scenario. I demanded them to show me the so called "black and white" which MOH received and subsequently cc to the respective depts about my resignation.
To my surprise, the name on the letter of approval of resignation, was NOT my name, although at one glance it actually spelt out like my name!! The IC number was indeed mine and correct though. Date of approval was printed 1/4/05, but then I only did send in my resignation/transfer of service application in mid Feb; with a cancellation letter of my resignation in April. Everything seemed in place, and valid for the resignation (although I doubt MOH and JPA were so efficient in processing my application!)
According to the MOH officer who was summoned in by the SB, that his team had confirmed with JPA and SPA that my name was no longer in their list; and that although there is typo-error in the letter, everyone will follow the IC number instead. Therefore, my resignation is valid.
Stunned I was, and almost accepting the fact and fate that I am no longer in service, and that I have done a full 2 1/2 years of free service for the govt, coz I need to pay back the amount of salary I received over this months! Shocking and depressing it was...
But the SB consoled me that her team could help me out to meet up with MMC personnel to work out something for my 3-year compulsory service. And so an appointment was made to see Dr Mazlan the following day...
To be continued...
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Happy Father's Day!
Amidst my blog to uncover the Horrifying Truth, let's not forget to wish all fathers or fathers-to-be ... a very HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! :)
Horrifying Truth (Part 2)
I touched down in KL the very same day I was "suspended from duty", and because it was a very last minute purchase of air ticket, it cost me RM299++ for that Air Asia one way ticket! And with a little delay taking off from Sibu, I reached LCCT almost midnight.
The very next day, I was full of hope that I could meet up with someone in the MOH to settle this issue; but as usual, in Malaysia govt dept, it is never easy to meet up with anyone. So one day just passed by like that.... without any advancement.
And because my compulsory years are "incomplete", therefore I don't comply with the Medical Act article 71, and so I cannot practice in this country. Goodness. My mind was just confused and in the dark... helpless. At one point, I thought of flying to Singapore; and at another time, I thought if UK/Ireland/Aussie was a better choice -- just pure torture.
I couldn't even do locum or join private GP practice, just because I am not a doctor at this point of time; I am neither here (MOH) nor there (private world). Depressed I was. Can't imagine my parents spent their whole fortune including EPF money, just to get me a degree in medicine, but now, I am not better than any uni drop-outs! Jobless was the word at that time.
2nd day... 3rd day... nothing.
Then weekends. Yeah... Great!
Ismail Merican was my only hope that time. Because he is not only the DG of health, he is also the MMC president -- who can resolve my 3-year compulsory service issue. I wasn't too sure if he could resolve my reversal of resignation involving SPA and JPA etc.... But at that very moment of time, I told myself to be strong; and that if my resignation couldn't be reversed, I must find a way out in private, either to join GP practice or go Singapore, leaving behind my expecting wife ...*sob*.
With some contacts with the high ranked personnel in the govt body, I managed to bring this issue, finally, up to Ismail Merican. He was very upset with this issue and promised to see me personally to rectify whatever shit that has happened, or rather he wants to know how could this shit happened in the first place!
But luck was not on my side initially. He was then in Boston for a while, and then came back with function in Sunway, and then hundreds and hundreds of meetings/issues etc. to attend to. I don't blame him, as he is afterall a busy man holding this post. And so, I could not get any appointment with him.
After another few days of waiting patiently, jobless staying at home helping out mum with dishes and gardening, I finally found another high ranked insider with contact, and managed to book a 15-minute slot over lunch time to be with Ismail Merican. I thought that was it! But...
To be continued...
The very next day, I was full of hope that I could meet up with someone in the MOH to settle this issue; but as usual, in Malaysia govt dept, it is never easy to meet up with anyone. So one day just passed by like that.... without any advancement.
And because my compulsory years are "incomplete", therefore I don't comply with the Medical Act article 71, and so I cannot practice in this country. Goodness. My mind was just confused and in the dark... helpless. At one point, I thought of flying to Singapore; and at another time, I thought if UK/Ireland/Aussie was a better choice -- just pure torture.
I couldn't even do locum or join private GP practice, just because I am not a doctor at this point of time; I am neither here (MOH) nor there (private world). Depressed I was. Can't imagine my parents spent their whole fortune including EPF money, just to get me a degree in medicine, but now, I am not better than any uni drop-outs! Jobless was the word at that time.
2nd day... 3rd day... nothing.
Then weekends. Yeah... Great!
Ismail Merican was my only hope that time. Because he is not only the DG of health, he is also the MMC president -- who can resolve my 3-year compulsory service issue. I wasn't too sure if he could resolve my reversal of resignation involving SPA and JPA etc.... But at that very moment of time, I told myself to be strong; and that if my resignation couldn't be reversed, I must find a way out in private, either to join GP practice or go Singapore, leaving behind my expecting wife ...*sob*.
With some contacts with the high ranked personnel in the govt body, I managed to bring this issue, finally, up to Ismail Merican. He was very upset with this issue and promised to see me personally to rectify whatever shit that has happened, or rather he wants to know how could this shit happened in the first place!
But luck was not on my side initially. He was then in Boston for a while, and then came back with function in Sunway, and then hundreds and hundreds of meetings/issues etc. to attend to. I don't blame him, as he is afterall a busy man holding this post. And so, I could not get any appointment with him.
After another few days of waiting patiently, jobless staying at home helping out mum with dishes and gardening, I finally found another high ranked insider with contact, and managed to book a 15-minute slot over lunch time to be with Ismail Merican. I thought that was it! But...
To be continued...
Horrifying Truth (Part 1)
And so a little about the background story:
Back in 2005, I was indeed invited by UNIMAS to join their trainee lecturer program, and hence I needed to transfer my service years to MOE; so a letter was sent to MOH but the content included a phrase that I needed to resign with permission (in order to do the transfer of service). That time, I hadn't completed my 3 year compulsory service.
However, later I found out that UNIMAS medical faculty and human resources couldn't come to certain terms and conditions (it's a long story, but probably confidential and not suitable for me to publish here), and so I was so angry at that time I revoked everything, including sending another letter to MOH to cancel my resignation .
That time, the MOH person in charged told me that since my case had not been brought up in the MOH meeting, my resignation was actually not processed. So everything went back to normal. I continued to work in Sibu, and I continued to get my monthly payroll, including my yearly increment. Everything seemed smooth sailing, until...
When my wife started her Master program this June, I asked for a transfer back to Peninsular. And this was when the MOH found out that I had resigned according to their record! :O
But the big question mark is: If I had resigned 2 years ago, then how come I didn't receive any letter to confirm my resignation? Not even my hospital or the state office received any black and white on this. But MOH insisted that they had sent out to all the respective depts, including SPA/JPA!! (When you know SPA is involved, you are in deep shit!)
And so, with that phone call, I was immediately "terminated" from work, and I flew back to KL to start looking for clues to solve this mystery.
To be continued...
Back in 2005, I was indeed invited by UNIMAS to join their trainee lecturer program, and hence I needed to transfer my service years to MOE; so a letter was sent to MOH but the content included a phrase that I needed to resign with permission (in order to do the transfer of service). That time, I hadn't completed my 3 year compulsory service.
However, later I found out that UNIMAS medical faculty and human resources couldn't come to certain terms and conditions (it's a long story, but probably confidential and not suitable for me to publish here), and so I was so angry at that time I revoked everything, including sending another letter to MOH to cancel my resignation .
That time, the MOH person in charged told me that since my case had not been brought up in the MOH meeting, my resignation was actually not processed. So everything went back to normal. I continued to work in Sibu, and I continued to get my monthly payroll, including my yearly increment. Everything seemed smooth sailing, until...
When my wife started her Master program this June, I asked for a transfer back to Peninsular. And this was when the MOH found out that I had resigned according to their record! :O
But the big question mark is: If I had resigned 2 years ago, then how come I didn't receive any letter to confirm my resignation? Not even my hospital or the state office received any black and white on this. But MOH insisted that they had sent out to all the respective depts, including SPA/JPA!! (When you know SPA is involved, you are in deep shit!)
And so, with that phone call, I was immediately "terminated" from work, and I flew back to KL to start looking for clues to solve this mystery.
To be continued...
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Long Silence...
It's been a long silence since I last blogged in April. These past two months had been really happening! And of coz, really busy!
Attempted my part 2 written paper in Singapore, but didn't make it thru this round; official result was out today, and I realise I missed by 1 mark! Sigh, probably will try harder next time! And of coz to pray for more luck next round! ;)
Then came the most horrendous news mid of last month, when my hospital received news from MOH that I was no longer in govt service since 2005 -- ie. resigned! Unimaginable! That news came about, and I was immediately "terminated" from service in my hospital. Everyone from top to bottom were shocked, but clueless. I was myself stunned by the news too!
Stay tuned for the true horrifying tale uncovered...
Attempted my part 2 written paper in Singapore, but didn't make it thru this round; official result was out today, and I realise I missed by 1 mark! Sigh, probably will try harder next time! And of coz to pray for more luck next round! ;)
Then came the most horrendous news mid of last month, when my hospital received news from MOH that I was no longer in govt service since 2005 -- ie. resigned! Unimaginable! That news came about, and I was immediately "terminated" from service in my hospital. Everyone from top to bottom were shocked, but clueless. I was myself stunned by the news too!
Stay tuned for the true horrifying tale uncovered...
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Upgrade To WM5
Few days ago, I tried to upgrade my Dell Axim x50v from WM2003SE to WM2005 ROM, and after a heart-pounding 30minutes, my x50v had turned into x51v-like pocket pc!
However, after installing all the necessary softwares which I use everyday, I fired up a few programs, like Spb Finance, Resco Pic Viewer and Pocket Informant; to my disappointment, my PPC now crawled like turtle speed, or probably should I say, snail speed! Can you imagine after clicking on the Resco Pic Viewer icon, it took me 10-12 seconds before I am in the program. That's just way too slow, and totally unacceptable.
After googling around for solution, I am surprised to see that I am not alone; many people have also experienced the similar problem -- slowing down of performance. Looks like the x50v is not meant for WM5 afterall!
And so I decided to revert it back to WM2003SE ROM, which could be downloaded from the Dell Support website. But the disaster came -- I could not flash my ROM properly back into my x50v!! And my PPC hanged after the ROM flashing completed!! True disaster!
Now my itchy hands have caused me a bomb... I was really thinking of immediately purchasing a new x51v, as the PIKOM offer is still on (RM1218 inclusive of delivery), and my x50v warranty was no longer valid. After calling Dell, the support team gave me a very good suggestion -- ie. to renew my x50v warranty, which will only cost RM100; and immediately they can do a one-to-one exchange for me, and I shall get a new x50v!! ;)
Now, I am still waiting for the Dell Warranty Dept to give me a ring, in order to proceed with my renewal of my PPC warranty.
Lesson of the day: When it ain't broken, don't fix it!
However, after installing all the necessary softwares which I use everyday, I fired up a few programs, like Spb Finance, Resco Pic Viewer and Pocket Informant; to my disappointment, my PPC now crawled like turtle speed, or probably should I say, snail speed! Can you imagine after clicking on the Resco Pic Viewer icon, it took me 10-12 seconds before I am in the program. That's just way too slow, and totally unacceptable.
After googling around for solution, I am surprised to see that I am not alone; many people have also experienced the similar problem -- slowing down of performance. Looks like the x50v is not meant for WM5 afterall!
And so I decided to revert it back to WM2003SE ROM, which could be downloaded from the Dell Support website. But the disaster came -- I could not flash my ROM properly back into my x50v!! And my PPC hanged after the ROM flashing completed!! True disaster!
Now my itchy hands have caused me a bomb... I was really thinking of immediately purchasing a new x51v, as the PIKOM offer is still on (RM1218 inclusive of delivery), and my x50v warranty was no longer valid. After calling Dell, the support team gave me a very good suggestion -- ie. to renew my x50v warranty, which will only cost RM100; and immediately they can do a one-to-one exchange for me, and I shall get a new x50v!! ;)
Now, I am still waiting for the Dell Warranty Dept to give me a ring, in order to proceed with my renewal of my PPC warranty.
Lesson of the day: When it ain't broken, don't fix it!
RM5 Off Next Pizza
I was at the Pizza Hut over lunch time, and decided to purchase the Lunch Combo Special. It was clearly stated on their pamplet that if the pizza was not served by 15 minutes, they would give a RM5 off voucher for the next visit.
I started counting down right from the time the bill reached my desk; it was printed 13:40 and I started waiting eagerly for the pizza. The clock started ticking away and there was no sign of my pizza. 1:49pm... 1:54pm... then 1:56pm!! Yesss, the pizza wansn't on my table yet, and I could see the waiters and waitresses were walking around, not busy at all! (I would have given them more grace period if they were busy at that time, but they weren't!)
And so I waved at one of the waitresses and demanded my RM5 off voucher. To my surprise, she passed on to her colleague (possibly a more senior one) and the waiter tried to brush me off by saying he wasn't aware of such thing (although it was CLEARLY printed on their advertisement all over the tables and walls).... I pointed at my iPaq rw6828 on the table, with the Resco Audio Recorder running, and told him,"Sir, u better watch out what u r saying, as i am recording down whatever u r saying right from the beginning..."
I could see his face suddenly turned pale, and with a smile, he told me he would get his supervisor. The pizza came at 2:01pm, and while eating, I could see the whole bunch of waiters and waitresses gathering around the cashier counter, whispering to each other.
Few minutes later, the supervisor came, and politely she apologised to me (meanwhile, I could sense that she knew my gadget was still recording the whole conversation) and she explained to me why the pizza was late -- I told her I was not interested to know how the pizza came late, but just wanted to know if she would honor Pizza Hut's claim about the RM5 off voucher.
She smiled and said,"Of course!" And there she handed over to me a RM5 off voucher.
I think if I hadn't got my PDA doing the magic of turning the waiter's face pale, I wouldn't have possibly got my RM5 voucher (knowing Malaysian mentality -- they would have given me all sorts of excuses!)
I think I have to use my PDA recording feature more often in the future for potential legal actions and to protect myself. I even plan to use it during my conversation with my patients especially sensitive issues are being discussed.
Addendum:
I came across this comment by the public in The Star dated 6/7/2006, whereby the Pizza Hut refused to compensate the RM5 voucher.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Medical Specialty Aptitude Test
After reading Tauke Fooji's blog about the Aptitude Test he tried out online, I gave it a try as well to see if I was in the correct field so far... And true enough my result turned out to be Paediatrics ranked number one! Well, so looks like this is the field I must continue to strive hard on! ;)
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Special High Intensity Training
Here is another joke I kept in my diskette since 1990! But I think it's a really innovative one! :)
TO: All Employees
From: Management
Subject: Special High Intensity Training
In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees welltrained through our progrom of Special High Intensity Training (S.H.I.T.). We are trying to give employees more S.H.I.T. than anyone else.
If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T. on the job, please see your manager. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list, and our managers are especially skilled at seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle.
Employees who don't take their S.H.I.T. will be placed in Departmental Employee Evaluation Programs (D.E.E.P S.H.I.T.). Those who fail to take D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T. seriously will have to go to Eployee Attitude Training (E.A.T. S.H.I.T.). Since our managers took S.H.I.T. before they were promoted, they don't have to do S.H.I.T. anymore, and are all full of S.H.I.T. already.
If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be interested in a job training others. We can add your name to our Basic Understanding Lecture List. (B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T.).
Those who are full of B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T. will get the S.H.I.T.jobs, and can apply for promotion to Director Of Intensity Programming (D.I.P. S.H.I.T.).
If you have further questions, please direct them to our Head Of Training, Special High Intensity Training (H.O.T.S.H.I.T.).
Thank you,
Boss In General, Special High Intensity Training (B.I.G. S.H.I.T.)
TO: All Employees
From: Management
Subject: Special High Intensity Training
In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees welltrained through our progrom of Special High Intensity Training (S.H.I.T.). We are trying to give employees more S.H.I.T. than anyone else.
If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T. on the job, please see your manager. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list, and our managers are especially skilled at seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle.
Employees who don't take their S.H.I.T. will be placed in Departmental Employee Evaluation Programs (D.E.E.P S.H.I.T.). Those who fail to take D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T. seriously will have to go to Eployee Attitude Training (E.A.T. S.H.I.T.). Since our managers took S.H.I.T. before they were promoted, they don't have to do S.H.I.T. anymore, and are all full of S.H.I.T. already.
If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be interested in a job training others. We can add your name to our Basic Understanding Lecture List. (B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T.).
Those who are full of B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T. will get the S.H.I.T.jobs, and can apply for promotion to Director Of Intensity Programming (D.I.P. S.H.I.T.).
If you have further questions, please direct them to our Head Of Training, Special High Intensity Training (H.O.T.S.H.I.T.).
Thank you,
Boss In General, Special High Intensity Training (B.I.G. S.H.I.T.)
3-Minute Management Course
I have actually read these jokes long time ago, but recently my friend emailed me again, and I think they are worth being posted here to share with those of you who need a quick 3-minute moral education! ;)
Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up
her shower, when the doorbell rings The wife quickly wraps herself
in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you ?800 to drop that
towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and
stands naked in front of Bob.
After a few seconds, Bob hands her ?800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When
she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"
"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.
"Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the ?800 he
owes me?"
Moral of the story : If you share critical information pertaining to
credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a
position to prevent avoidable exposure
Lesson 2:
A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs,
forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his
hand.
But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun
once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"
The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving
at the convent, the nun went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm
129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you
might miss a great opportunity
Lesson 3:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to
lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie
comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."
"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the
Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world."
Puff! She's gone.
"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii,
relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply
of Pina Coladas and the love of my life."
Puff! He's gone.
"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I
want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say
Lesson 4:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small
rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do
nothing?"
The eagle answered: "Sure, why not."
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of
a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very, very high up
Lesson 5:
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get
to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the
energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the
bull. They're packed with nutrients."
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him
enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next
day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the
top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story: BullShit might get you to the top, but it won't
keep you there
Lesson 6:
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the
bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was
lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to
realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He
lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of
cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Moral of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
And so, this ends the 3-minute management course. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up
her shower, when the doorbell rings The wife quickly wraps herself
in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you ?800 to drop that
towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and
stands naked in front of Bob.
After a few seconds, Bob hands her ?800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When
she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"
"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.
"Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the ?800 he
owes me?"
Moral of the story : If you share critical information pertaining to
credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a
position to prevent avoidable exposure
Lesson 2:
A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs,
forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his
hand.
But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun
once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"
The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving
at the convent, the nun went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm
129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you
might miss a great opportunity
Lesson 3:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to
lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie
comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."
"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the
Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world."
Puff! She's gone.
"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii,
relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply
of Pina Coladas and the love of my life."
Puff! He's gone.
"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I
want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say
Lesson 4:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small
rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do
nothing?"
The eagle answered: "Sure, why not."
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of
a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very, very high up
Lesson 5:
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get
to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the
energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the
bull. They're packed with nutrients."
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him
enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next
day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the
top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story: BullShit might get you to the top, but it won't
keep you there
Lesson 6:
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the
bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was
lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to
realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He
lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of
cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Moral of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
And so, this ends the 3-minute management course. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
Friday, April 06, 2007
Good Friday & Kuan Yin Birthday
Today is 6 April -- a public holiday in Sarawak. It's Good Friday. Co-incidentally, it is also the 19th day of second lunar month, which is the birthday of God of Mercy (Kuan Yin). It's therefore an auspicious day for both Christians/Catholics and Buddhists.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Snack Attack!
I just came back from KL after a 3-day break. It was rather refreshing, and of coz it was a home sweet home experience.
Took AirAsia on the return flight, and despite some 20-minute delay, everything was rather tolerable. My wife and I didn't take any meal at the LCCT, becoz we arrived almost around the boarding time, so we feared that we didn't have enough time for a meal at the fully packed McDonald's.
We decided to go for the inflight meal, Snack Attack, instead (which is the usual way we fill our tummies during the 2 hour journey!) However, this time, we did a big mistake for not eating something before boarding the flight.
As the stewardess approached us and asked in the usual friendly manner,"Sir, what would u like to have?" And I replied,"Nasi lemak for me, and a fried mee hoon for my wife." But to my horror, she explained,"I'm sorry but there is nothing left, except for biscuits and Mamee vegetarian noodle!"
Gosh! Instant noodle left?! And yet the in flight stewardess just announced earlier that "AirAsia practises no outside food"... they don't prepare enough food for the passengers, and yet prohibit us from taking outside food on board?! WTF?
As I was still hesitating for a few seconds, the stewardess made a funny face, and whispered to me,"It's the last cup of instant noodle, do u still want it?" And right away, with my tummy growling, I responded,"OK! I TAKE IT!" (kiasu!)
And true enough, that was the last cup of noodle. The few passengers after me, were left with only biscuits and cup cakes. No more hot meal available! I could imagine how they salivate looking at me and my wife sharing that hot and nice noodle! ;)
So, the RM5 instant noodle had instantly become the most sought after food on board! What an irony... I still have those similar cup noodle at home, which most of them already approaching expiry date, and yet I have not even touched them! :)
Monday, March 26, 2007
Money For Nothing and Chicks For Free?
I received an email today, entitled "A Young Malaysian MILLIONAIRE Reveals Internet Secrets". Right away, I could sense that this is another spam... but just out of curiosity, I wanna know what kind of spam this is all about.
Here's the content:
Hi,Good day to you. My name is JoWong from Selangor. I would like to share a proven money making techniques with you which I have already making money using this techniques!This concept will help you to make A Full Time Income On The Internet Making Unbelievable Cash In Ringgit Malaysia From the Comfort Of Your Home Using His Time-Tested Techniques That Work in Malaysia!This young Malaysian millionaire, Jason Tan reveals his secrets on how he makes millions on the Internet working only a few hours per week.
For the first time ever Jason Tan is revealing his never before told secrets.
Jason’s Only In Malaysia Mah has been rated the number one opportunity by numerous online reviews and has been seen in Entrepreneur Magazine.You too can start making RM100, RM500, even RM1,000+ every day working at home fulltime or part time from your computer.I have recommended the site to my family and friends and they all have started to receive pouring income.Wishes You Success In Internet Business!
JO WONG
And so, do you think u wanna give it a try? Money for nothing? Is there such a thing? Sometimes, although we laugh at such spam mails, there are still many gullible people around who fall prey to such scam; and the next thing they will do is to cry for help in front of our infamous Mr Micheal Cheng from MCA! ;)
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Car Polish
It's weekend. And so I decided to "give a treat" to my 1 year 8 month old car. Took her to the nearby newly opened car polishing company for a spa treatment! :)
Ever since I bought this car, it has been always me washing her every week. However, after last week's car wash by those professional people from that car polishing company. I finally decided that the RM10 is damn worth it (plus vacuum and waxing the dashboard!). And I will not do that donkey job myself again. And it is also after their persuation last week, that I decided to bring my car for waxing and polishing today. Cost me Rm150 after discount.
But I must admit one thing for sure -- they did a damn good job. Now my car looks just as new as I first bought it. I just hope when I drive out tonight for dinner, it doesn't rain... or else, my car will be due for another car wash in few days time! ;)
Ever since I bought this car, it has been always me washing her every week. However, after last week's car wash by those professional people from that car polishing company. I finally decided that the RM10 is damn worth it (plus vacuum and waxing the dashboard!). And I will not do that donkey job myself again. And it is also after their persuation last week, that I decided to bring my car for waxing and polishing today. Cost me Rm150 after discount.
But I must admit one thing for sure -- they did a damn good job. Now my car looks just as new as I first bought it. I just hope when I drive out tonight for dinner, it doesn't rain... or else, my car will be due for another car wash in few days time! ;)
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Viagra For Ancestors
Cheng Beng (tombsweeping festival) is near.
Read this piece of news in The Star today, and thought that some people are really innovative in the money making business nowadays! Imagine viagra (in paper replica form) to be burnt for the deceased ancestors during the Cheng Beng festival, as a wish for satisfying their sex after-life! :) They even sell images of condoms and heavily made-up bar girls.... The usual items the chinese have been burning for their ancestors are things like cars, handphones, pagers, paper money, houses, maids, diamond rings ...etc.
And I wonder if there is any one ever tried burning images of doctors, lawyers and bodyguards for their ancestors; lest they fall sick, need legal advice and extra protection by Gurkha bodyguards (bcoz having big cars, big house and big money, can risk being kidnapped or robbed!)
Having said all that (well, it was just a joke anyway, whatever I said above), becoz of multi-racial and multi-religion in this country, hence there is multi-beliefs from every ethnic and society member. We cannot therefore say this practice is right or wrong; neither can we judge other people's belief using our own perspective or religious belief. I hate people who condemn other people's belief, no matter how weird or funny the practice is.
Everyone has his or her right to believe in whatever, so long as not harming the harmony of the society and that of the world.
Read this piece of news in The Star today, and thought that some people are really innovative in the money making business nowadays! Imagine viagra (in paper replica form) to be burnt for the deceased ancestors during the Cheng Beng festival, as a wish for satisfying their sex after-life! :) They even sell images of condoms and heavily made-up bar girls.... The usual items the chinese have been burning for their ancestors are things like cars, handphones, pagers, paper money, houses, maids, diamond rings ...etc.
And I wonder if there is any one ever tried burning images of doctors, lawyers and bodyguards for their ancestors; lest they fall sick, need legal advice and extra protection by Gurkha bodyguards (bcoz having big cars, big house and big money, can risk being kidnapped or robbed!)
Having said all that (well, it was just a joke anyway, whatever I said above), becoz of multi-racial and multi-religion in this country, hence there is multi-beliefs from every ethnic and society member. We cannot therefore say this practice is right or wrong; neither can we judge other people's belief using our own perspective or religious belief. I hate people who condemn other people's belief, no matter how weird or funny the practice is.
Everyone has his or her right to believe in whatever, so long as not harming the harmony of the society and that of the world.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Malas?
On call today.
Got a call from labor room. The MO, with her strong chinese accent "chinglish", said over the phone,"We've a baby out 45 minutes ago, now still blue facies... "
"Gosh... 45 minutes ago?! Is the baby crying now?! How is the baby NOW?!"
"Yeah 45 minutes ago... Still malas... "
"Pardon me?"
"Malas"
Took me few seconds to register,"U mean still weak looking? Any cord round neck?"
"But moving limbs... but malas... yes, loose round neck" (WTF is this description anyway?!)
"Ok...ok, I come now!" hung up the phone and ran to LR.
At times, i do get such referrals, and dunno to be angry or to start laughing.
And why the hell did she call me after 45-long-minutes anyway?! If the baby was flat since birth and no resuscitation was given adequately, it would be already another CP child in the making.
Anyway, the baby was fine, just congested face; observed for 4 hours and sent back to mother.
Got a call from labor room. The MO, with her strong chinese accent "chinglish", said over the phone,"We've a baby out 45 minutes ago, now still blue facies... "
"Gosh... 45 minutes ago?! Is the baby crying now?! How is the baby NOW?!"
"Yeah 45 minutes ago... Still malas... "
"Pardon me?"
"Malas"
Took me few seconds to register,"U mean still weak looking? Any cord round neck?"
"But moving limbs... but malas... yes, loose round neck" (WTF is this description anyway?!)
"Ok...ok, I come now!" hung up the phone and ran to LR.
At times, i do get such referrals, and dunno to be angry or to start laughing.
And why the hell did she call me after 45-long-minutes anyway?! If the baby was flat since birth and no resuscitation was given adequately, it would be already another CP child in the making.
Anyway, the baby was fine, just congested face; observed for 4 hours and sent back to mother.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
KKM Search For Doc
I came across the KKM new website today, and am surprised to find out that there is a search function, which my name could be found on their database! I tried a few more names of my friends, and my wife... all are in their database. And that they are also providing the email add for the doctors of KKM, ending with @moh.gov.my.
So is your name in there too?
Monday, March 05, 2007
World University Ranking
If you would like to know where our local universities stand in the World University Ranking, you can take a look here. To be more specific looking at the Top 100 universities in south East Asian countries, take a look here. The picture above just illustrates a few universities in Malaysia, with their respective world ranking. It doesn't show the ranking of UNIMAS, and looking through the list at the website, I found out that it's at the 3542nd place.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Differences Between Police and Ah Long
Read this in China Press, it's really humourous but true to a certain extent! :)
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Bye Bye Palm TX
My sister called me up yesterday begging me if I could give her the Palm TX, as she needed a PDA badly. She has been using my O2 mini but she thinks that Palm OS is easier to use and it overall serves better as a PDA! Well, another Palm lover!
And so as a brother, how can I say no. Now that I have so many softwares installed in my Palm TX, and that it has become my laptop replacement, which I blogged about here... Now I have to painstakingly give it to my sis!
So now comes the important question: should I go get a new TX (since I love it so much now)? Or should I purchase a Treo 680 as a convergent unit?... but my iPaq rw6828 is not even 3 months old! Gosh... tough decision! :(
Probably I will stick to my old Dell x50v again temporarily, while waiting patiently for any new and cheap (dream on!) gadget coming up next!
And so as a brother, how can I say no. Now that I have so many softwares installed in my Palm TX, and that it has become my laptop replacement, which I blogged about here... Now I have to painstakingly give it to my sis!
So now comes the important question: should I go get a new TX (since I love it so much now)? Or should I purchase a Treo 680 as a convergent unit?... but my iPaq rw6828 is not even 3 months old! Gosh... tough decision! :(
Probably I will stick to my old Dell x50v again temporarily, while waiting patiently for any new and cheap (dream on!) gadget coming up next!
Thumbs Up... Dell!
Yesterday I realised that my PC keyboard was not as responsive as it used to be. Whnenever I hit on the "+" or "=" button, it took me at least 5-6 hits before the screen would display it. I knew something was wrong about the keyboard. Without delay, I went to town during lunch time to look for a cheap keyboard replacement. And to my surprise, keyboards sold here are pretty expensive; and the tactile feel wasn't great too.
Disappointed, I thought I would call up Dell about this problem. At first i didn't know that even the keyboards and peripherals are included in the 3 year warranty. And so Dell made my day! :)
I called them up at around 2pm, and they were so helpful. No nonsense. They promised to send the replacement keyboard on Monday by noon. But today, at 11am, I got a phone call from the local courier service company -- my new replacement keyboard is here!!
And now at 12:30pm, I am already updating my blog using the new keyboard!
Thumbs up to Dell. You will continue to have me as your loyal customer.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Back To Sibu
Time flies whenever it is a holiday! :(
Today I am back in Sibu, and because AirAsia is full, I have to take MAS again... stopover Kuching for 1 hour. It's been a while since I last visited Kuching. The airport is so nicely built that I dare not even take photos of Sibu Airport and place them in my blog! ;)
This is a spectacular view from up above the sky. U can see the small little vessels and ships cruising elegantly beneath.
This is also another view of the Rejang River... something we don't get to see often (or at all?) back in West Malaysia!
Well, time to get back to work tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
CNY At In-Laws' House
My wife and I flew down to JB on day 2 of CNY for celebration at my in-laws' place. We took MAS as AirAsia was already fully booked! We had a few nice meals at local restaurants, and I think I really put on weight after this trip. And this year is also the first year I need to give out angpows... sometimes it is so malu because forget to give angpows to the kids around (not used to it mah!)
Here are the nice koi fish which have grown so fast since I last saw them months ago! My father-in-law is a koi lover, and so there is this little pond in his house which he will sit by it to read newspaper... truly relaxing! :)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
CNY Eve Dinner
Every year my family will have the Chinese New Year Eve dinner at a Chinese restaurant. However we always think that the environment is noisy and over-crowded. The food quality is almost always compromised because of over-worked waiters, waitresses and the chefs. Therefore, this year my family made a change, and we had our reunion dinner at the San Francisco Steak House at Damansara Kim area. The environment was so cosy and elegant, and the food was excellent! We really enjoyed it so much this year!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day. My wife and I had a great meal at the Sushi Tie Japanese Restaurant. It was a nice dinner! :)
Sunday, February 11, 2007
iPod and Stethescope
What wonders can these two gadgets do when paired up together? See the pic above which I found at DoctorGadgets, and you'll know!
Frankly, I really wish that all medical schools should equip with this similar "toy" in order to let the medical students appreciate what the cardiologists hear! I really had a tough time back in medical school years during cardiology posting! ;)
Friday, February 09, 2007
Doctor Next Door
My next door new neighbours just moved in about 1 month ago, and they are actually a few bachelors working as timber camp supervisors (that's why the company pays them to stay in a double storey house!).
Few days ago, I got a ring at the doorbell, and to my surprise, one of them approached me and asked for my help to look at his colleague's body rash. He was standing behind the fence dividing our houses, and there I could take a clear look at the rash, and also to ask a few questions to elicit the clinical history. Then I gave him reassurance that he was just having a heat rash, and nothing more.
Before I left, I was curious and asked them how come they knew I was a doctor. And the answer was really out of my expectation -- one of them told me that when the house agent approached them to introduce this house, she told them that it was a good choice to take up this house, because their neighbour is a doctor, and if they have problem, or emergency, they can get help fast!!
WTF... how could the housing agent gain the business, at my expense! I wonder whether she told them also that opposite my house stays a high rank police officer, and that if they get caught for something, they can ask him to help bail them out?!
Terrible!
Water Purifier
It's been quite a while since I last "backwash" my water purifier at home. I installed the water purifier since I moved in to this new home in Sibu. Although it cost me Rm2000+ to install it initially, I have no regret at all everytime I cleanse my purifier monthly. Looking at the two photos, before backwash and after backwash, one can easily claim that the RM2k is afterall worthwhile!!
My Laptop Replacement
With the recent discussion about how Palm is dead in the PDA market, I feel rather sad to know that one day this might come true (if only Palm starts doing something to buck up its reputation). Nevertheless, I have recently move back to using 2 devices -- one PPC phone, just for phone and SMS functions; and the other one, the Palm TX mainly for PDA usage!
Pairing up with my Thinkoutside Bluetooth Keyboard, I think the Palm TX makes a good laptop replacement. There are two softwares I feel that as Palm users, they come top into the MUST HAVE list --
FontSmoother (latest version 2.06);
CJKOS (latest version 4.63)
Although they seem to cost a lot (coz in USD!!), they are the most worthwhile softwares in my TX now! I can have crystal clear and sharp display -- almost like VGA screen; and also I can read online chinese newspapers like SinChew and China Press.
Now that Palm is back to life again, I wonder I should move on to get the Treo680... or should I just keep to the TX and iPaq rw6828 combination! So far quite happy...
Friday, January 26, 2007
Gamat?
I came across a patient of mine -- a 12 year old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia -- who is undergoing chemotherapy at the moment, drinking something from a cup; out of curiosity, I asked her what she was taking, and to my surprise, she showed me this shampoo-like bottle containing 350ml of a liquid named Gamat Emulsion! I have never heard or seen this health product before, and quickly I did a search using Google, and the first result in the search page showed Gamat products by Healwell Pharmaceuticals (M).
Dose/Direction
1 or 2 tablespoon, twice a day. For children below 12 years old, 1 or 2 teaspoon, twice a day.
Advisable to take before meal.
Advantage
A unique health supplement naturally rich in protein, mineral, omega-3, mucopolysaccharide and vitamin which proven to stimulate cell regeneration, enhance body well-being and accelerate external and internal wound healing.
Helps in body refreshing, wound healing, regain healthy muscle, bone, nerves and skin.
Restore energy, boost immunity and reduce cholesterol level.
Cost
West Malaysia : RM59.00
East Malaysia : RM66.10
I initially thought of stopping her from taking it; but later I tried to put myself in her position, and I thought I might have done the same too in desperation.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
HFMD New Treatment?
Post call today. During lunch time I drove to town with my wife for a nice meal. As we were heading back to the carpark, I came across this advertisement glued to the wall of a shop lot. I really hope that this is not one of the contributing factor to the many deaths of HFMD outbreak in Sarawak months ago! The public needs to be educated (again and again...) that all this crooks (I dont even think they are fit to be called bomoh) in town in search for "quick money" will do whatever to gain the monetary benefit, and yet the lives of those HFMD patients are at stake if no proper supportive management given promptly.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Animax
Have been very addicted to the recent Animax Astro @channel 25. Me and my wife love animation movies a lot, especially those from Japan (well, mostly are from Japan anyway!). I have been watching the God (?) Save Our King! (kyokara_maoh)... very nice and interesting animation movie to watch! Another one which I have great interest in is Dragon Ball Z, though an old movie/comic, I am still very fond of it!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Turtle Speed (Internet Outages)
With the recent internet outages due to the Taiwan earthquake, may Asian countries including Malaysia have been affected greatly. Despite the effort of restoring the internet connection, there is still obvious slowing down of the internet surfing experience.
Many sites which I must go to everyday, eg. PalmAddicts, myPDAcafe, TheStar and GMail are no longer affected, very fast connection indeed; however, sites like Yahoo Mail, LimKitSiang blog and emedicine are still connecting at turtle speed, most of the time showing signs of "Time Out in Connection" (really frustrating!).
I really hope that the internet connection will regain its usual speed ASAP; as internet is one of the daily necessities nowadays, no longer a luxury thing like in the past.
Many sites which I must go to everyday, eg. PalmAddicts, myPDAcafe, TheStar and GMail are no longer affected, very fast connection indeed; however, sites like Yahoo Mail, LimKitSiang blog and emedicine are still connecting at turtle speed, most of the time showing signs of "Time Out in Connection" (really frustrating!).
I really hope that the internet connection will regain its usual speed ASAP; as internet is one of the daily necessities nowadays, no longer a luxury thing like in the past.
Monday, January 01, 2007
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