On-Call-Logy

Trust me, I am a Doc.

2010-11-07T15:10:00.004Z

Haven't been blogging since i started working as a doc in UMMC. Life is hectic here. Last month i did 8 calls (on-call every 3 days), and i had to work everyday even on the weekends as there will be weekend ward rounds. If i m on call, i will need to continue my normal shift post call meaning i will be working about 36 hours berturut turut with probably 1-2 hrs slp in between.

It may sound very torturing but actually i think i am still able to gain some satisfaction from the work i did. As a houseman, my main duty will be taking bloods, setting lines, giving IV meds, and also requesting early radiology scans for patients. And as the first-line doc i need to jaga my patients and if there's any problems i need to try and solve them. If the prob cant be solved then i need to at least stabilise the patients b4 the arrival of help.

Ok la... need to go zzz d. will try to blog more when i have got free time.

Induction Week - Day 1

2010-09-20T16:19:00.002+01:00

Finally i received the notification from the ministry of health to attend the induction course at Port Dickson, and this will mean that i will b starting to work as a doc after this event. First day of the course was relatively relaxing. It started in the afternoon with a short briefing, then we were given few hours break before we were given the appointment letters which told us which hosp we will gonna work in for the next 2 yrs. Thank God I was given my 1st choice. Most of the ppl actually got their top 3 choices. Then our 1st day ended with a 2-hr lecture by a state's deputy director of health which was about communication and leadership.

Let's hope tat everyday of the course will be this relaxing! Gonna slp now as tmr will need to wake up at 7 sth!

Weekend @ home

2010-09-14T11:55:00.002+01:00

The recent w/end tat i spent in JB was probably the most relaxing yet 'productive' one that I had since I came back fr Cardiff. Finally I had the chance to sit down and had meals with family members as everyone was back during the Raya hols. I was surprised that I actually sat down and watched a chinese opera with my bro. Haha~

WEnt out with several frens and was glad that every1 was doing fine.

I finally received the letter that kept me so busy for the past 2 mths and it will keep me busy for the next few years too. Kinda excited but at the same time i just hope tat i can extend my break.

KB - KMN - JB

2010-09-10T01:00:00.002+01:00

First of all, Selamat Hari Raya to my frens who celebrate it!

Spent nearly 12 hours on the road to travel from KB to JB, went to bed after the dinner and had a good slp!

Will stay in JB for few days to catch up with frens and family, hopefully. The next schedule after this break will be: JB-KMN-KB-SEL-PD-JB.

Petronas Merdeka Day's Ad

2010-09-08T02:56:00.000+01:00

Still pending...

2010-08-16T04:26:00.002+01:00

Due to the strict regulation of the provisional medical practitioner registration in Malaysia, I am still a jobless man 1 month post-graduation. My life now is stress-proof (apart from waiting for the arrival of the university documents which are required for the registration), but at the same time i will also need to rely on my savings until i am employed.

I discovered a sign board while i stopped at a traffic light junction in Kelantan. The title is "ingat 5 perkara sebelum 5 perkara" (remember 5 things before another 5 things). I am not a Muslim but i thought the 5 sentences written on the sign board are very meaningful:

1. Ingat sihat sebelum sakit.
2. Ingat muda sebelum tua.
3. Ingat kaya sebelum miskin.
4. Ingat lapang sebelum sempit.
5. Ingat hidup sebelum mati.

I was actually quite frustrated due to the delay in the job application process but now i think i will enjoy the wait before start to work as a hectic house officer.

My holidays

2010-07-21T12:56:00.006+01:00

It has been a while since i last drove to a seaside, and today i managed to just spend half an hour at a seaside called Pantai Chahaya Bulan. (Pictures were taken with my mobile phone so the quality is a bit off. =P)

My room in Cardiff

2010-06-28T21:09:00.003+01:00

I have probably a month's time to live in my present room as i will need to move out by 31 Jul. While sitting on the old but functional swivel chair that I have been sitting on for almost 2 yrs, i realised that i am actually gonna miss everything in this room a lot when i move out.

Gonna spent as much time as possible sitting/slping/eating in my room!

haha~

Post exam life

2010-06-28T20:45:00.002+01:00

Don't really feel like writing in paragraphs so i m just gonna write in point forms:

- I went out to the town on almost every single day last week, bought some stuff and spent quite a bit of $$. Kinda like England's football jersey and feel like getting one for myself but at the same time i m still hesitating because of the hole tat i burnt in my pocket. Ouch!

- Almost watched every matches of the world cup during the group stages but suddenly my world cup fever is marked reduced over the last few days. Not sure why though.

- Pulled my neck muscle yesterday due to bad slping posture (not sure why also). Yesterday was one of the most terrible days i had in my life so far as the pain was killing me! Feel better now, but still feel achy. Really dun 1 2 experience this for another time.

- Tmr is my results day. Wish me luck!

- Gonna start packing as my family is coming in few days time. Gonna be away from cardiff for a few days before the convocation. =)

Post exam period

2010-06-18T09:40:00.002+01:00

Finally the boss stage is over. Now it's the time to look for the list of things that i wanna 'settle' during this break.

First thing first, change the layout of my blog. It has been quite a while already since i last 'renovated' here so i decided to spend some time to give it a new look. I quite like the new look of it, very refreshing. =P

Anyway, time to do some cleaning now. Will blog when i m more free.

=)

The Boss Stage

2010-06-13T22:26:00.002+01:00

Finally it will be the boss stage after 5 yrs. 5 stations tomorrow followed by another 10 on Wed.

Will do my best and will definitely look fwd to the break after that!

=)

Experience

2010-06-10T23:58:00.001+01:00

Experience is what you get if you don't get what you want.

An MSN display message

2010-05-31T17:52:00.002+01:00

Saw a friend's MSN display msg today and i thought it was quite meaningful:

"Life is like a rainbow. You need both sun and rain to make its colours appear."

or perhaps in a simpler form: "no pain, no gain."

Need some rest

2010-05-29T10:38:00.001+01:00

for my ears,
for my mind,
and for myself.

A blessing in disguise

2010-05-27T23:22:00.002+01:00

Tackling problems that occur in life can be very tiring sometimes, especially when one has other commitments to handle at the same time. However I consider myself quite lucky to be able to be in difficult situations. Don't worry I am not insane. It just that I realised I actually made unexpected gains from going through those difficulties. First of all, I nvr fail to get the supports from my friends and family. Then i learn sth new everytime i deal with difficult situations. If i manage to solve the problem, i will be more confident in handling similar situation in the future but if i fail to solve the problem i will still gain the experience and learn to take things easy.

Indeed, taking short cuts can save you time and effort. However you will lose the chance to appreciate important lessons that can be learned through the hard way.

I shall end this short entry with one of my favourite quote by Prof Randy Pausch:

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

Life support

2010-05-20T20:20:00.002+01:00

I just attended a 2-day Advanced Life Support course and passed the test. It was definitely one of the most splendid experiences that I had in my final year. All of us passed the exam despite it sounded quite tough to most of us.

I was shown 2 video clips during the course and i thought they were very interesting so i decided to share them here, just to tell u that medical students do have a life. haha~

Of coz, dun ever try what was shown in the mr bean cpr video clip unless u r Mr Bean. =P

(I am missing those days when I attended the St John's Ambulance first aid courses with my friends...)

Final MB

2010-05-02T22:25:00.002+01:00

Just one more day i will be sitting in the exam hall answering the 2-hr paper testing my amalgameted medical and surgical knowledge of the past 5 yrs. Another paper of data interpretation will follow on the next day. Practical exam will take place in 1 mth's time.

Good luck to myself! =P And good luck to you too if you are having exams at the same time as i do. =)

Something that you can't lose

2010-04-22T21:54:00.001+01:00

Temper is something that you cannot get rid of by losing it.

Good learning experience

2010-03-28T18:03:00.002+01:00

I still remember that I received a comment from a surgeon that goes like this:

"so much ignorance, so little time"

I was quite surprised when i read his comment on my feedback form. At that time i thought maybe he was strict in writing comments and had too high expectation on me.

(1 year later...)

Just attended an external 2-day revision course over the weekend. I was amazed by the experienced lecturer who managed to highlight most of the important parts of the undergrad curriculum and i also realised that, after 5 yrs, i still have lots and lots of thing to learn. Well, with finals approaching, i guess i will have to utilise every single neurone in my brain to learn and remember facts and techniques that should be known to a final year medical student.

"so much ignorance, so little time"

Now I know why...

2010-03-21T22:05:00.003Z

Before i started my final year project, the registrar told me that i should start doing my data spreadsheet at the same time when i collect the data. I kinda 'ignored' his advice as i thought it wun be too difficult just to key in some data...

... and now i m suffering from my ignorance. it is definitely not not not easy trying to sort out tonnes of information from the data i collected thus far.

Moral of the story is: never ignore the advice from a wiser person.

=(

A Sunday Movie

2010-03-21T18:34:00.003Z

I just watched a hong kong movie online: 爱出猫 (Trick or Cheat). It's about a group of students who love street dancing who are forced to get good grades in their exams in order to get the permission to perform their dance during their graduation ceremony. As most of them were below average students and they resorted to cheat in the exams with many funny ideas.

I love this movie. It is not just a simple comedy which makes u laugh only. It is a comedy that makes u laugh and learn at the same time. It talks about friendship and life as students. It is the kind of movie which I like. =)

Suddenly, i am missing everyone back in msia. My family and my friends. I just wanna catch up with them about what had happened to me and them in the past 5 or 10 years.

I wanna have a family trip which i always wanted to have.

I wanna paktoh with my baobei everyday. Haha~

I wanna talk to my parents, just those kind of talk between parents and son.

I wanna talk to my bros and (also tease) my sis. =P

I wanna drive the kancil back home. Just like those days when I drove her to my school.

I wanna ride a motorbike, and get wet in a sudden rain as wat I used to hate before. And of course, wanna give my baobei a ride and make her scream loud loud. Haha~

I wanna wake up in sunday mornings and go out for a bfast with family, all squeezed in a car like how we did b4.

I wanna take a stroll at Pantai Lido. Lookin across the sea and realise that Singapore is actually just few km's away from where i live.

I wanna watch channel 8's dramas and variety shows. Wanna listen to FM93.3 while driving along the busy roads in JB.

I wanna meet up with my St John's teammates, boasting about how many pumpings and sit-ups we used to perform easily, and how we used to be tortured by our seniors in trainings, how we used to jog to the girl school next to ours and how we shared the toughest yet sweetest time during those days.

I wanna meet up with those Chinese Society friends to remind myself of those days when we planned and organised activities for the fellow members. I wanna meet my ex teammates in the debate team, and then talk to them throughout the nite like wat we did last time just before the competition.

I wanna play bball with my bball friends. Although i am nvr a good player but it is actually my favourite sport. =)

I wanna meet up with my student reporter friends. And just have some very lame but entertaining talks with them.

I wanna meet up with my primary sch frens, and talk about everything and anything.

I wanna have a good look at the starry sky at night after dinner, just like how i used to do at home.

And i think i m gonna miss Cardiff and the people here very much few years later.

It is tough to miss everyone and everything that i mentioned above but it is even tougher to not missing them at all.

=)

For you, Bao Bei

2010-03-21T11:32:00.002Z

Bestest placement ever

2010-02-25T19:21:00.002Z

Today is the last day of the bestest hosp placement i had in my entire medical sch life (it is also the last hospital placement that I had before the final exams).

So i had the bestest GP placement during the 1st block and now I just finished the bestest hosp placement in the 2nd block. Hopefully hopefully i will have the bestest project experience in my last block.

Finals are just around the corner.... =P

Invictus by William Ernest Henley

2010-02-24T19:59:00.001Z

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Something about my blog's background picture

2010-01-29T00:15:00.002Z

I actually took this picture when I went to Swansea with my gf 2 years ago.

And now i m actually doing a placement here in Swansea again and the seaside is only about 100m from the place I am staying. Amazing!

I am kind of a 'sea person'. I was born in a hospital which is just 10m from the seaside. Then I lived for almost 20 years in a city which is very near to the sea. My university is also located in a city next to a bay. Now I am doing my placement in a hosp which is very near to the sea too!

It's nice to look at the sea when I am down. It just makes me feel very relaxed and I can breathe more easily while looking at the sea.

Hopefully next time i can still live in a place which is not very far from the sea as sea is not just sea to me, it is part of my memory.

Reflection

2010-01-26T22:49:00.002Z

Not a good day for me. Made a mistake and had to pay a price for it. Fortunately, nobody suffers any physical injuries from it but unluckily it burnt a hole in my pocket. Well, just need to be extra careful next time.

I had done 50% of my last clinical placement before my finals. This means:

1. I am closer to the finals
2. I have less time for revision
3. I am gonna be working, not immediately, but soon.

Need to find a way to expand my medical and surgical knowledge exponentially, and need to store more energy for the upcoming late-night revisions.

Goodbye 2009!

2009-12-30T21:19:00.002Z

Today is the 2nd last day of 2009. It has been an eventful year for me and the past 364 days were indeed well lived for, not because I achieved a lot of goals but it is because I had lots of opportunities to learn from mistakes, although some mistakes were better not made in the 1st place. Haha... but this is life isn't it? u cant choose wat mistakes to make, u just gotta make them all in order to learn things tat make u a more mature person.

As for my new year resolution, i just hope tat i will remember the lessons that i learnt from b4 and try to learn more without having made too many mistakes. =P And i oso hope tat i can enjoy more quality time with family and friends. And last but not least, to pass my finals!

Goodbye 2009!

Merry X'mas

2009-12-24T15:42:00.003Z

Merry X'mas to my family and 宝贝！

Merry X'mas to my frens!

Merry X'mas! Merry X'mas!

=)

Symptom control

2009-11-10T00:28:00.002Z

Stress is like death, both are inevitable in life and we will experience both at some points of our life but of course the latter occur only once. Ideally we should try to keep a stress-free lifestyle but most of the times this is quite impossible as I have already mentioned earlier, it is inevitable in life!

So, what do ppl do when they are stressed? lots of things really. It depends wat suits u the most.

So wat will I do when i m stressed?
Taking a nap
Talking craps
Type sth here in my blog
Talk to friends

When stress is 'incurable', symptomatic reliefs are just as good. At least they make u feel better so u can encounter more stress later.

Not a bad day

2009-11-05T19:59:00.001Z

Today is not a bad day.

Came back early as there wasn’t a lot going on in the clinic.
As usual, came back, felt tired, and then made myself more tired.
Suddenly I felt very sorry for Soya Mean. And I quickly picked up my hp and gave her a call. It wasn’t a direct apology, it was quite indirect. But it was a sincere 1.

Just watched a movie. And I realized what was lacking in myself.

Today, is not a bad day after all.

bla bla bla...

2009-11-02T22:38:00.002Z

I really enjoy blogging sometimes (not always as you can see that I dun blog all the time), especially when I am feeling less OK and dun feel like talking to any1 about it and I will blog and will eventually get better. I guess i just need a place for me to vent everything out.

And I really love this quote from a movie:

You can focus on what is lost or you can fight for what is left.

So, I shall keep fighting for my goals.

Jokes at work

2009-11-02T22:32:00.002Z

Today I had 2 jokes from a doctor whom I worked with:

Joke number 1:

Doc: What's your surname, wei?
WK: Lim.
Doc: So next time you should become an orthopaedic surgeon (bone surgeon).
WK: Why?
Doc: Because you are gonna be Dr Lim(b).
WK: =.='''

Joke number 2:

We were in a clinic and talking to a patient.

Doc: Hi xxx, this is wei, a medical student. Don't worry, he doesn't bite.......much.

(The doc's father is a vet doc. Maybe tat's y.)

WK: -.-''

I wasn't offended at all and to be honest I really hope I get more jokes like these next time. =P

Pre-elective

2009-08-15T16:48:00.002+01:00

(Yawning...)

I am currently enjoy my 'do-nth' summer hol under Malaysia's hot weather. To most ppl it's very torturing to sweat non-stop even when you are doing nth but trust me, it is the biggest blessing to be able to sweat and slp and worry nth about assignment, exams and grades.

Soon my 'do-nth' hol will change to be a bit more challenging when I start my elective placement nxt week. However, 'everything is hard before it becomes easy', I just heard from my friend that I might need to spend few days 'doing nth' while i am waiting for undergrad office of UM to process my application (even i had sent them my form ages ago, so long that I couldnt rmb the date clearly) on the 1st day of elective. Looking on the bright side, it's still a blessing in disguise because I can extend my 'do-nth' hol.

I am kinda looking fwd to this elective placement because this wud be the 1st time for me to experience being a medical student in my 'tanah air'.

More updates should be coming up soon (hopefully =P)...

Going home today

2009-07-25T16:23:00.003+01:00

Currently i am sitting in the departure hall of London Stansted Airport. Will be boarding in 45 mins time.

ETA: 2pm tomorrow

=)

Numerous Numbers

2009-07-18T22:38:00.002+01:00

11 months of waiting
in a place approx 6,500 miles away from home
7 hrs across the timezone
that separates me and
my gf,
5 family members,
and many many friends.

Finally,
it's only 7 days
till the day when I can
travel 6.500 miles in 13 hrs
to go back to the place
where I belong to,
which I call it:
Home.

=)

Some updates

2009-06-22T16:43:00.002+01:00

I couldn't really remember when was the last time I wrote an entry here but I would imagine it could be months ago. I was quite busy but I think I was just too lazy to strike the keyboards with my fingers after my yr 4 exams. =P

Anyway, some updates for those of you who are wondering what have I done for these few weeks:

1. Some shopping and yum-cha sessions with friends in Cardiff
2. Went for 2 short breaks with my gf (will upload some pics if possible).
3. I am currently doing my 5th year placement in a town called Abergavenny. Gonna stuck here for another 1 more mth b4 i can pack my luggage and fly back to Msia! A long wait it seems to be.

Things started to be different once I passed my 4th year exams. The great thing is now i am just 1 year from graduating from the course but wat this implies is that now i have to show ppl some qualities of being a 'senior med student'. Ppl are expecting more from me in terms of reaching the right diagnosis or at least give some logical differential diagnoses, and I am expected to be able to plan for patient's initial management. Well, i guess it's gonna be a tough year ahead because I am going to learn all the things i need to know to be a competent junior Dr in a year's time.

Anyway, i think now i should probably do my best in this placement and then have a good break in msia before starting my elective placement in August.

Make your hardwork worthwhile

2009-05-14T23:30:00.002+01:00

Do you know why exams are so hard?

Because if they were easy, your degree would be worthless.

"Summer Snow"

2009-05-04T09:49:00.002+01:00

Summer is getting closer and the weather is getting warmer. However, i am currently being 'heavily' snowed under with my revision for the upcoming OSCE's (objective structured clinical examinations, which are clinical skills examinations) and final exams! And the weather is forecasted to be quite 'snowy' from tomorrow until 22 May!

I am looking forward to the hot summer sun after this 'freezing cold summer snow'.

(Due to the 'poor weather' this blog site may not be updated frequently although the update frequency is always very low at normal days.)

My life mission??

2009-04-27T21:39:00.002+01:00

Saw this test while reading a friend's blog and gave it a try to find out what is my 'life mission'...

You Are the Leader

You are inspiring and uplifting. You bring out the best in people, through both nurturing and challenging them.

You always can see the big picture in life. You are very philosophical and deeply spiritual.

You understand people, and you can look at their lives objectively. You can help others grow and heal.

People feel comforted by your presence. You help them gain perspective on their lives.

What's Your Life's Mission?

Well, i think my life mission is to be a happy person and spread my joy like an epidemic!

Keep smiling~

2009-04-27T21:30:00.003+01:00

Just read an email which was sent by a course mate regarding academic stuff. At the end of the mail she wrote 'keep smiling' before putting down her name. It is nice to see positivity in ppl during exam time. It just makes me feel more positive as well.

Anyway, Soya Mean also said sth to me yesterday which left me inspired and impressed!

"Don't let the fear for failure overwhelms you."

=)

Disk checking

2009-04-14T20:13:00.002+01:00

Recently my 6-year-old laptop behaves like a naughty kid by freezing the screen when its cpu is slightly exerted. And i always have to re-start it and then i will have to wait for few mins to run the system disk checking. I am not a pc person so i dun really know wat is the importance of running this check but from wat i understand is that it will fix the prob of the hardisk. So i suppose it is sth good for my laptop and i always run this check without hesitation.

Speaking about laptop and its cpu, i still rmb i was once described as a cpu processor by a friend when i was just came to Cardiff, because he thought that my mind did a lot of thinking before making a decision or executing an action, which is a bit like a cpu which is processing the data while the software is being run.

So just like my laptop, i had a few disk checking sessions (self-reflection) recently:

Disk checking #1: I am very much indebted to my papa n mama.
I am now doing a clinical placement on child health placement. I do not have a particular interest in this field but i kinda enjoy this placement because it gives me a chance to know a lil bit more about child's development. I saw children from different age grps and different social backgrounds, who suffered from different diseases. However, there is 1 thing that does not vary very much despite all the above differences: the love from the parents for their children.

I can still remember when i was sick as a child, i often kena marah by my mama but then she would provide the best care in the world for me until I recovered. Both my parents did their best to teach me all the skills that i need to know to be an adult. Even if i made a mistake or hurt them, forgiveness was the only thing i had from them. Just like wat i saw in the clinics, no matter how much of havoc the children wreaked, their parents always did their best to tolerate and clean the mess. i think most of us wun realise how great our parents are until we have our own children. And being a medical student, i had the opportunity to realise this at an early stage.

Disk check #2: My temper is kinda bad nowadays.

My temper hasn't been very good these few days. Perhaps I am too tired due to my placement and revision but i think i should not allow myself to lose my temper just because i am not on my top form. And the only person who suffers from this is my gf. I feel very sorry for this as i can tell that she can no longer see her bf being a tolerant and understanding person.

So wat can i do? Try to improve my EQ lvl and try not to give myself any excuses for being hot-tempered.

From 8 to 7

2009-03-29T11:35:00.002+01:00

Today, the time difference between UK and Msia is gonna to be 'reduced' from 8 to 7 hrs. So i will be nearer to my home country, literally.

However, as a result of this reduction of time gap i will 'lose' 1 hr here in the UK in order to 'make the time go 1 hr faster'. In other word, i m going to have 1 hr less today, so does every1 who lives in the UK. Surely, some ppl will be grumbling about they have no time to do this and that, which they already complain about even during the normal days.

Ppl like to make excuses for watever failure they made. That's why 'Excuse me' is one of the most common phrases we hear almost everyday, everywhere. Every1 has 24hrs per day. It is one of the few things that every1 in this world have in common, regardless who you are.

So why do some ppl stil complain about being slaves to time?

I acknowledge the fact that some of them really really have to strive very very hard to complete their tasks within limited time. But i think the others are ppl who just spend so much time to complain and in the end they dun have anymore time left to do their work. And i m 1 of them, unfortunately.

1 of my lecturers said to us that if we really wanna do sth we will do it no matter how limited time we have. This is wat ppl always say 'there's a will, there's a way'.

It doesn't matter how many seconds u have in your life. What really matters is whether you have live your life fully in those seconds.

Save the Earth!

2009-03-21T10:37:00.001Z

Gurdian angel

2009-03-21T10:22:00.003Z

Who would you turn to when you are having problems?
Who would you seek advice from when you are in doubts?
Who would make you feel safe when you are feeling insecure?

If this person does exist in your life, s/he must be your guardian angel.

A guardian angel will guide you through your problems, but will never give up on you.
A guardian angel will encourage you to be better but will not scold you for your mistakes.
A guardian angel will always, despite all the weak points that you have, look on the good sides of you.

Goodbye Aberystwyth

2009-03-18T22:26:00.004Z

Time really flies. My 5-week placement in obs and gynae is going to end soon. I must admit that prior to this placement my interest in obs and gynae was virtualy zero. It wasnt because i hated this specialty but it was merely lack of interest in it.

However, i actually enjoyed myself very much despite the fact that i am allocated in a relatively small hospital. Even though the reception on 1st day was quite unorganised, my learning actually went quite well eventually. The hospital staffs were very friendly towards me. Due to shortage of medical staffs, i actually had quite a few chances to assist in operations which was the best thing in this placement.

Tomorrow i m going to have a clinical assessment and i really really should concentrate on my revision now but somehow deep in my heart i feel very sad because i actually feel as though i m leaving my 'family' soon. I m not sure if i still have the chance to come back to this hospital, or to meet the staffs who have taken care of me so well during this period.

I wish all the staffs there all the best with their jobs and life. And hopefully there will be a chance for me to see them once again.

More pictures from Aberystwyth

2009-03-11T21:40:00.006Z

Aberystwyth

2009-03-08T21:16:00.009Z

I have taken some pics of the town centre of Aberystwyth:

This is the hospital which i am currently attached in: Bronglais General Hospital

This is the back of the hospital, which i think it looks nicer than its front.

Next post: seaside of Aberystwyth

Obs & Gynae at Aberystwyth

2009-03-08T21:00:00.006Z

I am now doing my obstetric and gynaecology placement at a hospital in Aberystwyth (A-ber-is-too-i-th). Aberystwyth is a coastal town which is not heavily populated. I am now living in the hospital residency which is about 0.5 miles away from the town centre. I realised that i havent been updating about my recent life so i decided to post some pictures here as i m not extremely malas to blog. =P So let my pictures paint my words la....

First, let's have a look at my room. It is not big but it is actually quite comfy!

Study desk plus an armchair

My bed

The wash basin and mirror

(to be continued...)

No time to complain

2009-02-24T01:09:00.003Z

Just started obs and gynae placement in west wales. This placement is relatively tougher than the previous ones tat i had because it involves a long placement hour. Most of the time i had to be available after the usual placement hour to attend any deliveries that happened at night. Having said that, i only attended one of such birth so far. Hopefully i am goin to see more in the coming weeks.

Life is really stressful at the moment. Sometimes i really feel like taking few days off and go to an isolated island to relax for a few days. Just wanna be alone for a few days so that i can rest my mind. I did feel like giving up on a few occasions, but i didnt. I am considered quite lucky coz i can always get some supports from my family, esp my parents. My frens wont be stingy to provide their encouragement too. And of course another important source of my motivation comes from the patients.

I was going to the hospital in a morning and i saw a patient who was waiting for his transport to go back home. He spotted me and started greeting me. 'Morning, doctor,' he said.

'Morning, sir. But don't call me doctor cause i am only a medical student.' I smiled back at him.

'It's ok, Doc. Can I ask u sth?' .........

'Well, i am not very sure about that as i haven't got alot of experience. The best thing to do is to contact your GP to get more information from him or her.' I replied him embarassingly.

'It's ok, Doc. At least you stopped to help. Thank you Doc.'

I really feel that he was too kind to address me as a doc and it was really an overestimation on my status. But i must admit that it was very encouraging and it made me wanna learn more so that the next time i will be able to confidently answer questions fr the patients.

I really have no time to complain about my hectic lifestyle. After all, this is what i really want and really like to study about.

新年祝语 Chinese New Year Greetings

2009-01-25T13:24:00.002Z

鼠年即将尽入尾声，牛大哥的脚步也慢慢地离我们越来越近。如往常一样，我今天还是无法回家过年。虽然很无奈，但是我觉得在国外过年的这几年让我体会到了家人、朋友的重要，也让我学习了以前无法学习的自立。话虽如此，我还是很想家的！因为 “花到新春分外香，每逢佳节倍思亲。” =P

希望在马来西亚的家人、朋友能够有个幸福、快乐及平安的金牛年。
希望爸爸妈妈身体健康、快快乐乐。
希望伟建、伟胜学业进步，CGPA步步高升！
希望小妹SPM金榜题名！
还有还有，希望宝贝嘉敏（我的VIP）可以天天开心！

在此我要祝正在工作的朋友：工作顺利！
祝正在恋爱的朋友：爱情甜蜜！
祝将要结婚和已经结婚的朋友：婚姻美满、早生贵子/女！
祝各位尚在求学的朋友：考试顺利！

愿大家：牛年行大运！ Moooo~~~~~~~

The Year of Mickey Mouse is going to be succeeded by the Year of Ox (not XO..so don't drink too much ok?=P) in less than 24 hrs time. As usual, I am unable to celebrate this annual festival with my family and friends in Malaysia. I have however learnt the importance of family through this experience. So, at least I am gaining something for losing another thing. =P

Anyway, i would like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends a very happy Chinese New Year!

For those who are working, i hope you will earn more $$ and be promoted!
For ppl who are still studying like me, hope we will do well in studies n more importantly, score well in our exams!!!!
For my friends who are married or going to get married, i hope you will find your true happiness in your marriage!
For mates who are in a relationship, hope your relationship will go well!

Good luck to everybody and hope we all have a great year ahead! Mooo~~~~

新年到，Parcels到！

2009-01-23T14:23:00.003Z

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. This is going to be the Year of Ox and it will be the 4th cny that i spend in the UK.

For the past 3 yrs i had the luxury to celebrate cny with my fellow friends in Cardiff. However, this year i m going to spend it alone in North Wales as I am currently still doing clinical placements here.

Luckily, my thoughtful Soya Mean decided to cheer me up a bit by doing sth for me.

She sent some parcels to the hosp which i am currently 'working' in now. 2 of them were labelled as 'fragile'. So I open the top right 1 1st...

Tada~~ There were 1 bday card and 1 cny card in the envelop ( i guess u shud be able to tell which is which). Also, there's a handphone charm which is my bday present. =)
And then i went on opening the fragile parcels...

cny biscuits!!! Haven been eating them for ages.. I don;t really know the names for those biscuits but i know there are some pineapple tarts in one of the boxes. Haha...
And i opened the last envelop ...

which contained my fav cny snack - BAK KWA! There were 6 of them! Yum yum~~~

Thanks, Soya Mean! =)

As the time passes silently...

2009-01-18T19:40:00.002Z

It's almost 8pm now and I am still sitting alone in the library. If you know me well u shud know that i m not a person who will come to lib to study. The only time tat i will come to lib is when:

1. i need to borrow a book
2. i need to return a book (or when i need to pay the fine for late returning)
3. use the pc (which is 100% slower than my super old laptop)

So now i m here for the 3rd reason. Coz my room's internet connection is down. I clearly dun manage my time v well coz instead of reading for my exams, i choose to blog now. It is not that i dun 1 2 study but my brain is just too weak for that.

Suddenly i think of those days in Form 5 when i needed to squeeze out as much time as possible to do my revision while i was having intensive training with my dearest teammates.

And now.. i think i m goin to do the same thing again, even though it's for a different person.

Jia you ba, wei kang!

A special b'day

2009-01-17T00:10:00.002Z

This is the 1st time I am alone on my bday. But this is not the main point for this post. Even though i had a quiet bday here but I am still very happy because of the following reasons:

1. Got a present and a bday card (which is currently still under the custody of UK's Royal Mail) fr SoyaMean

2. Received bday msgs/calls frm home!

3. Got a couple of calls/sms'es fr frens

4. And I got plenty of msgs on my Facebook's wall... haha I actually din expect this because i RARELY log on to Facebook 1 (ya i must admit tat i m a bit outdated, for now)

I hope every1 will b happy every day! =)

A little joke

2009-01-15T20:17:00.001Z

This is a little joke for my mates who 'happened' to b medics, hope it will make you less insane while reading tonnes and tonnes of note...

One day, a physician and a surgeon was arguing who is better.

The surgeon says, “We just don’t talk about it, we do something about it.”

The physician says, “If we do not talk about it, you surgeons would have no idea what to do about it.”

Then the Houseman says, “Shut up….if not because of me, you specialist would not have time to pee…”

A Bloody Week for me

2009-01-05T22:53:00.003Z

It's going to be a bloody week for me. Not because sth unpleasant is going to happen but I am going to do a clinical placement in the haematology (the study of blood disorders) department. So literally this week is going to be bloody.

So,perhaps I should have a shot of Bloody Mary at the end of this week.

My temporary nest

2009-01-04T19:50:00.004Z

Happy New Year, folks! My 2-week X'mas break is coming to an end which means my term is going to continue tomorrow. After the enjoyments in the past 14 days, it's time for me to gear myself up for the upcoming challenge!

However, i've decided to upload some of the pictures of my room which is provided by the hospital for my clinical placement in Rhyl.

The immediate view of my room after the room door is opened.

The study table with 2 chairs. Behind the mirrors, there is a storage compartment for clothes and bags.

My bed. 2 pillows are provided but i only slp with 1 ie not orthopnoeic. =P

A closer view on my study area. A phone is provided which can be used to make internal calls within the hospital.

Some shirts in the storage compartment.

Toilet and shower.

Toilet view number 2

Have a look at this

2008-12-27T21:59:00.003Z

This pic was taken when i was 17. I became botak as I took part in a First Aid and Marching Competition at that time. Every1 in the team had the same haircut.

It took about 3-4 mths for my hair to grow back to the normal length. Haha...

Making things right

2008-12-23T21:37:00.002Z

This is an entry which I wrote for myself. However if you like it, it can be dedicated to you too.

Too often I complained that I was lack of time and energy to keep everything going while the only thing which occupied my time was 'procrastination'.

This is not healthy and I must quit it.

So, here's the Rx:

Don't complain, just work harder.

If you haven't got the time to make thing rights, you shouldn't have the time to make things wrong too.

And we shall see if I can improve my symptom.

Xmas break

2008-12-23T10:13:00.002Z

It's X'mas break again! It is shorter than the Xmas hol for a non-medical student but it is definitely long enough to beat the few days' break of a working individual. And of course, housewives are the worst coz they nvr get any off days for any occasions (thank you, MAMA!)

Unlike the previous Xmas hols which i had in the UK, this time i will not make any trips abroad during this 2-wk's period. I think i am just going to chill up in the chilled weather. Try to do the things which I have no time to do during term time (and I am pretty sure that i might not even finish 50% of those stuffs as they are so many things on my To-Do-List).

When I was (a lot) younger, my mama would ask me at the end of most of my term hol, 'what have you achieved in ur hol?' And my answers were pretty standard at all times, 'nth but slp, eat and play.' I am a person who values the 3 most essential things in life ie slp, eat and play. =P But of course, there were a lot more for me to do during those hols especially to STUDY! To make myself better, I would then tell myself,'experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.'

This time, i am going to put that sentence in my mind while i am trying my best to complete all the tasks on my to-do-list.

Happy hols and merry Xmas to every1!

Long Time No See

2008-12-10T21:52:00.002Z

"It's always hard to pick up the same momentum once you have lost it." Indeed, I just don't know how to write a proper introductory paragraph for this blog entry after I was away from this blog for almost 2 mths.

I have to admit that the main reason why i took such a long break is because of my Soya Mean. Life was a bit busy in Nov when she came over to visit me in this foreign land as I needed to be a full-time bf cum student. =P

Out of the 5 clinical rotations which I need to do in this academic year, I have now completed 40% of them. Compared to last year, I can feel that I am more confident in taking history from patients and examine them. However, i think that I still need to work harder in order to become a competent student doctor.

I am going to leave Cardiff for a short period as the coming clinical rotation will take place in Rhyl, which is located in North Wales (approximately 400 km from Cardiff). Hope it will be another nice placement for me!

Ok la... that's all for now as I still havent started to pack my stuff for the short stay in Rhyl (6 wks). I really need to do it now as I am leaving this Sunday. Hopefully I will be able to feed you guys with more stories in the coming entries.

Dao Xiang

2008-10-27T19:18:00.001Z

...- - -...

2008-10-27T17:43:00.003Z

Life was not very good... I don't like to blog about negative feelings hence i havent been blogging so far.

I am trying hard to stay strong for myself and for those who care about me. However sometimes I got tired for doing so.

Just wanna have some quality time to slp, to eat, to drink, to do whatever things that i used to do.

Not sure if I am depressed anot. Most probably i am. Poor slp, lack of concentration, lost interest in doing anything. All the above symptoms fit nicely into the symptoms of depression.

...---...

An unlucky Friday

2008-10-11T11:55:00.003+01:00

It was an unlucky Friday to me. I broke my 2-mth old glasses while i was about to get my bike. The frame was intact but the lenses were shattered. Sigh~ Gonna rely on my spare specs d...

When my SoyaMean knew about this she was trying her best to cheer me up. Haha~ It was kind of sweet to see her trying to do that. =) Then she told a story to me n I became like this eventually --> =)

Then in the evening I went to KFC for dinner with Alan, LS, Kwan n Sandra. If you know me well, u shud b able to guess how i felt after the KFC dinner. hehehe~

Life is not too bad after all. =)

Kambate~

2008-10-03T02:27:00.003+01:00

SoyaMean has been working very hard lately. The amount of work is quite unbearable for both of us. Yes, it's 'both of us'. According WK's 1st Law of Relationships, the amount of stress experienced by a party will be shared by the other one depending on the stress threshold of both parties.

If you are observant, you should be able to link this entry with my previous entries and reach a conclusion. =P If you are not, then try to guess a bit lor as I am not goin to make it explicit here. U know y lar.

Good luck to you, SoyaMean. Hope that the sun will shine for you in the coming days! =)

A quiet night

2008-10-03T01:36:00.002+01:00

I had been trying to find some time to update my blog for the past few days (or weeks) but I just couldnt really do it. After having a long day in the hospital, spending time to rest (or sleep) was the most desirable thing to do at home. When I was walking past the hospital's computer room this morning I was really tempted to go in and type some sentences for a new blog entry but I didnt have some minutes to spare as I was moving in a quick pace to attend a tutorial. At that time I promised myself that i wud do it tonite.

Went to bed 'accidentally' just now after having a good dinner with housemates. The food was so good that it didnt just fill my stomach but it also relaxed my mind so much until I fell aslp so quickly. Perhaps my tiredness was partially responsible for that too. (or maybe it was just my habit, some may argue =P)

I woke up accidentally (unwillingly) to answer the nature's call (drank too much tea after the dinner). I felt much refreshed after a quick but quality nap. =) Hence, I decided to write this entry while I was still able to do to so. Gonna catch some slp after this as tmr i m still goin to spend some time in the hosp before I can enjoy my weekend! =) I really, really, really need to unwind myself to reset my life rhythm to a more acceptable speed .

Alright, time to go to bed again. Good nite!

Recharging batteries

2008-09-18T21:24:00.003+01:00

If I tell u that I've got no problem right now, it must be a lie.
If I tell u that I don't need a break now, it must be a bigger lie.

Well, facing problems and solving them are part of our life, don't you agree?

Keep ourselves motivated is also part of our life too. This is why I am taking a break now to get my batteries recharged.

Consumed by the Cold

2008-09-18T09:04:00.001+01:00

It was 9 degrees Celsius this morning when i woke up. The sun was very bright but it did not seem to deliver its warmth to me.

Winter, you are moving closer n closer to me now, aren't you?

I must get ready to hibernate soon!

A Quick Update

2008-09-16T21:11:00.002+01:00

Hi people! Nth much has occured since i came back from the short trips to Exmoor and Brecon Beacons. Oh yeah... I did go out for a meal to celebrate 2 friends' bdays. Apart from that, I had a kinda 'predicted' timetable which I had to go for placement in the day and came back at dinner time and then slept till the next morning to repeat the 'cycle'.

Will probably talk a bit more about my placement if i have the mood n time. =P

Brecon Beacons National Park

2008-09-10T10:21:00.003+01:00

Went to Brecon Beacons National Park 1 day after my Exmoor National Park trip. This time I went with Chee Han only as Alan was not free to join us.

Brecon Beacons is situated north to Cardiff, approximately 1 hr drive away. Like previous trip to Exmoor, Chee Han and I drove to there.

That's all about my trip to Brecon. will definitely visit there again as I really like the scenaries there and I kinda enjoy driving at the hilly area. =P

A Trip to Exmoor National Park

2008-09-10T09:44:00.004+01:00

I just went to the Exmoor National Park which is situated at the south-west of England. Alan and Chee Han were my two travel mates for this trip.

We rented a car for this trip. You can see me driving in this pic while alan was playing the role as the co-driver. This pic was of course taken by Chee Han who was sitting at the back.

Me and Alan at Minehead, which is a seaside in the national park area.

Me and Chee Han at Minehead.

Me and the sheeps. Mehhhh~~~

More sheeps

A fat sheep

Ponies

Bye bye, Exmoor National Park

My New Nest

2008-09-10T08:42:00.006+01:00

Summer break was officially over on the 1st of September. And I was back in Cardiff on the same day as well. And this would mark the beginning of another challenging year for wei kang aka me. =P

I moved to a new house this year. I was supposed to give a brief intro about my new nest a week ago but the time didnt agree with my plan so it was postponed until today.

Before we begin the photo tour of my house, let me just give you some basic info about my house. This year I am living with 2 friends. The house is not huge but it's quite cosy (albeit a lil bit cold) for 3 occupants. It has 3 rooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Also it has a relatively spacious backyard which is suitable to host a BBQ session! Hehe~

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We are about to begin our photo tour now. Please fasten your seatbelt, thank you! Now sit back and enjoy the photo tour:

We are now at the front of my house.

This is the main door of the house.

Behind the main door, there's a small hallway where we put our shoes and bikes as well as some DIY tools (which belong to the landlord). Can you see the white side door on your left? We are gonna open it now.

You can now see the staircase leading to my room. On your right, that's the door of the living room.

After walking up the stairs, we can now see the door of my room.

Tada~ The view of my room after the door is opened. As you can see, there's another door in my room which leads to a smaller room. That's also part of my room. It's confusing but i shall explain to you a lil bit more as we continue our tour. From this angle, you can see a sofa on your right, a small table to put some snacks (in the plastic bag) and water, a chair, a mirror 'sitting' on another chair and my bed. Now I am goin to bring you to the sofa area n take a look at the other side of this room.

From this angle you can now see the other side of the room. Behind the door, there's a small storage area.

This is a closer view of my bed.

This is a view from the storage area of my room. You can see the Welsh flag at the top left of this photo. We will take a closer look at the display rack after the next pic.

And here's the view from my bed looking at the door of my room.

This is the closer look of my display rack.

We are now at the entrance to the smaller room of my room. There's a sofa and a mattress in this room. On the right, we can see a chair, that's part of my working station.

Now this is the view of my working station.

View from another angle on my working station.

We are now looking at the backyard from the window of my smaller room. We are now leaving my room and going downstairs.

This is the living room. Next to the living room, we can see the kitchen area.

Another pic of the living room.

This is the kitchen. The toilet is at the far end of the kitchen, next to the black laundry basket.

The view of the kitchen from the other end of it.

And lastly, the bathroom of my house. This will be the end of our photo tour today. I hope you enjoyed the trip. Thank you!

SumBlog - Some Thoughts...

2008-07-31T11:31:00.002+01:00

Thought No. 1: being away from home

My youngest bro just started his life as an undergrad student few days ago. For the first time, he left the house and live outside. I went to send him to his hostel with my parents. At that time, memories of my first day at Sunway College suddenly flashed back in my mind. I could remember how my parents helped me to settle down on the first day i was away from home. Being away from home was not very exciting for me. It was quite scary actually. That was the first day i felt that i was officially a real adult as i had to start handling my life on my own. I really missed my parents' nagging at that time when i could only be nagged once in few mths' time. Luckily, i met a bunch of good friends there and i was able to adapt to my life away from home quite soon. Now i wonder how will my bro feels and how fast can he adapt to his new life in the new environment. Hopefully he is coping well.

Thought No.2: Never take things for granted

The trigger of this thought is from another bro of mine whose laptop just 'retired' few days ago. In his blog, he said that he never really appreciated the importance of his lappie until the day it retired. It was disastrous for him as he lost all his files.

Then i met a friend in KL. He is a medical student and we talked about the anatomy classes that we learnt at uni. He said that I was lucky enough to be able to dissect cadevers during my anatomy classes as he could only study at the dummies in his classes. I said there's nth he should be envious about since the cadever does not have the texture like the living body. He said that i took things for granted. He also said that he would be happy enough even if he can study on the real specimens of the body parts.

I think too many times I forgot to appreciate the persons and things which are so important to me until the moment which i am going to lose or already lost them.

SumBlog - The Price is High

2008-07-31T06:44:00.002+01:00

While I was still in Cardiff I had heard about the fuel price hike which happened in Malaysia. I was wondering what kind of effect will it have on the living cost back home. Things have become evident when I m back in JB.

The newspaper reported that the inflation rate of this year would be 6-7%. For a person who knows very little about Economy like me, i will give you a very simple example. Last Summer, a plate of Fried Kuay Tiow costed me RM 3 but this Summer I have to pay RM 3.50 for the same amount of it. Imagine if I have to eat 2 plates of it everyday, i will have to pay an extra RM 30 in a mth.

On the other hand, the petrol price is high too.

Last year, my Kancil (the smallest car and probably the most economical car in terms of petrol consumption) consumed about RM 40 for a full tank of petrol. This year, it needs RM 50 to top up the same amount of petrol. On average, I visit the petrol kiosk once a week so i will need to pay an extra RM40 every mth.

According to my mum, the price of rice and paper are also increased, and many other things as well, except for 1 thing: the income of my Pa.

Just read a news about the British Prime Minister is having his holidays in the UK as he wants to show an example not to waste unnecessary money during this difficult situation. In Malaysia, similar effort was shown by the Terengganu State Government where we saw the purchase of the Mercedes Benz cars to replace our beloved Proton's flagship: Proton Perdana Executive V6. It claimed that this is a money saving measure as the Perdana requires a huge amount of ringgits for the maintenance. However, the Proton's spokeperson thought otherwise and said that it was incorrect.

A Mercedes Benz costs RM 400K while a Perdana costs around RM 160K (rough estimates). The Terengganu Government spent around RM 10 - 100K ++ for the maintenance for 1 Perdana. So the maintenance fee for 2 years on a Perdana will be more than enough to get a new Perdana. No wonder they want to change to Mercedes Benz (MB) la. Hence the state government spent RM 3 mil to get 16 brand new MB as they don't want to waste the rakyat's money anymore.

Does this mean that we will see more MB on the road next time since it is a money-saving measure used by the government of a state? We shall wait and see then.

SumBlog - Family and Her

2008-07-31T06:12:00.004+01:00

SumBlog is an abbrevation which I just created. It simply means Summer Blog. In this SumBlog series, I will (try my best to) write about my life in Msia during this summer.

In this very first article of my SumBlog series, I will give some updates on "Family and Her". "Family" this word is already self-explanatory while "Her" refers to my Soya Mean.

My parents still look pretty much the same, no signs of aging can be detected on their appearances yet. Pa still doesnt talk a lot except on issues like my studies, pocket money, living expenses, etc etc. Mama still likes to comment on my health status and she will forever ask me to drink more h2o. =P My two bros are away from home at the moment: one at the 'lion city' while the other one is in the Multimedia Super Corridor of Malaysia. Both of them are doing undergrad studies. My lil sis (not very little actually) is studying at Fifth form in JB. Suddenly i feel that every1 has grown up already, except for my parents. =P

My Soya Mean lives in a place which is about 300 ++ km away from my house so i am now a frequent user of the express buses as i need to "deliver" myself to her. =P She is still as pretty as before (probably prettier) but has become lazier since the 1st day i was back in msia. The reason is very simple. You will surely understand it when u have your personal driver + bodyguard + tutor + entertainer. =P Well, life is definitely tougher now but as long as Soya Mean is happy then i will continue enduring the 'hardship'. =P

It's very difficult to describe the feeling when I saw my family and gf whom I didn't see for almost 1 year. I just hope my summer will have 48 hrs per day so that i can spend more time with them.

Happy Holiday, WK!

A Night at KLCC

2008-07-29T08:57:00.007+01:00

My homecoming

2008-07-05T08:45:00.004+01:00

Few days ago I had a brief conversation with a housemate in the kitchen. She said she was happy for me when she knew that i could go home soon because she understood that i missed my home very very much. It was good to know that some1 actually shared my happiness with me. =)

Yeah~ I am going to feel the peacefulness, which I have been devoid of for almost 1 year, when I reach home. I need to be recharged after a long haul since last autumn.

When I am trying my best...

2008-07-05T08:20:00.002+01:00

When I was a teenager, I used to think that the best thing to do in life was to try my best and make other ppl happy so at the same time i could feel their happiness too.

Now, I am still trying my best to help ppl but i realised that sometimes the outcomes were very disappointing. The help given with a good intention can unintentionally become a harm to ppl.

It is indeed that I feel the best when i do the best but other ppl may not feel the same, or even worse they may feel the worst.

Sometimes it is good to let the Nature takes its own course.

:(

2008-06-25T21:45:00.004+01:00

Turkey lost in the semi-final against Germany. Why?
They had played so well and i think they are the deserved winners!
They had 3 key players suspended from match and some injured players who couldn't play including their captain, yet they were so resilient in the match and controlled the ball most of the time.

Aih~ So sad la~ I can feel the pain for you, the 'comeback kings'.

My dream final between russia and turkey can never happen in Euro 2008 d. Hopefully Russia will beat Spain and raise the Euro2008 trophy in Austria on this coming Sunday!

Go Go Go~

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-15T15:20:00.002+01:00

Today's the 3rd Sunday of June which is aka Father's Day. Unlike Mother's Day, Father's Day in the UK is on the same day as the world's Father's Day.

Woke up quite late this morning, then quickly sent an sms to my papa. It was a short sms but definitely longer than the one i got from my papa on my bday (haha... jz like me, he doesnt like to sms much~ or maybe i should say tat i m just like him? =P).

After he received my msg, he called me back.

"Woke up already ar?"

"Yalor~ Happy Father's Day, pa~"

"Woke up so early de?"

"Early mer? Quite late d lor... I usually wake up at 9-ish one la~"

Then our conversation continued for another few minutes and ended.

That was my simple way of celebrating Father's Day: no meals, no presents, no cards. Just an sms and a short talk with my papa.

"Happy Father's Day!"

30 days to go

2008-06-09T09:00:00.002+01:00

I will b back in malaysia in about a month's time. Kinda looking forward for this coming summer break because it's the only time in a year whereby I can place my feet on my tanah air and taking as many breaths as i like in the place which i call it HOME. More importantly, I can finally see my Soya Mean+family+friends whom i miss dearly. =)

Lotsa things that I will need to do when i m back:

- Paktoh with gf which include makan+minum+membeli-belah+many more which i can never finish listing them~

- Spending time with family. Talk to papa n mama n didi's and meimei. Having meals with them, probably can go for hol together-gether. Long long time nvr tease my sis d.. haha... i m sure she will miss my teasing very much~ =P

- Meet my friends. Chat long long with them and recollect the memories that we had in the past.

- Reserve some time for myself. Slp on my own bed. Hug my bolster n pillow. Play my guitar. Drive the car which i drove for years b4 i came to uk. Walk around the neighbourhood. Eat the food i enjoy. Go to Danga Bay. Read the local newspaper. Watch singapore tv prog. Listen to Yes 93.3. Arranging my stuff at home. If can, repair my bike n ride it for a few rounds.

=)

I LOVE this song!

2008-06-01T13:49:00.001+01:00

This singer is really not bad... she sings in different voices...
=)

a Rojak entry

2008-05-31T15:51:00.002+01:00

This is called a rojak entry because it records different events.

First, it's about the "aftermath" of my final exams. Well, it's not really an "aftermath" because my post-final life was not bad after all. I din do a lot of significant stuffs la... other than going to the hospital for my project, i spent most of my days "facing" my laptop: 'on-call' lar, watching movie online lar, playing online games lar, blogging lar, reading news lar... bla bla bla... Haha...basically i was almost rooted into the floor of my room d... =P

Then from my youngest bro's blog i knew that my mama jz learnt how to play the games in her hp.. not sure wat hp she is using now but to me this is a very shocking news! My mama sure has impressed me to the max because she was always 'technologically' challenged by all the electronic products, especially hp. Hm... this really inspired me alot!

I am now just few weeks away from the day to go back to malaysia! Cant wait to start packing my stuff n shift them over to my new accommodation. Cant wait to start packing my luggage n depart from here! (But i still have to finish my project write-up 1st.... =.=" Nvm la... no pain no gain ma~)

Ok...tat's all about my rojak entry... now i really feel like eating rojak already....

July...faster come ler~

Something for my Soya Mean

2008-05-22T16:34:00.003+01:00

I started to call my gf Soya Mean after i described her as Soya bean drink. (For your info her name is jia MEAN. =P And of coz... I m GlucoLIM =P

Anyway, back to the topic la. She is kinda upset today due to some upset things la. But now i m kinda far away from her so i cant really lend her my (strong n perhaps muscular) shoulder physically. However, in this modern age, we have blogs. So i decided to lend her my (strong and most probably muscular) shoulder by dedicating this article to her.

Hm... Dunnoe really know wat to write la... not because i dun hav things to write but it's because i have too much to write so i oso dunno where to start with. Anyway, i shall keep things short la coz i really dun hav much time to write this as i m still chatting with her now.

I just simply miss her a lot lor... i know when i say this then she will say she oso miss me a lot but then she will add this line: "but i think i miss u more". Haha... u know la... gals mar.... they dun like to lose to guys 1 so in this case i will let her win. =)

Hm... kinda heartache for me to c my Soya Mean so upset now. Wanna do sth for her but then still need to wait for a while b4 i can go home. Soya Mean, wait for me ok? Coming home soon liao~

Don't be too upset la... still got me mar... Be happy a bit for me la, Soya Mean!
So, smile like this for me ok? ---> =)

A Marvellous Match

2008-05-21T23:26:00.003+01:00

I just came back from watching the final match of the Champions League between two English teams - Man Utd and Chelsea FC. It was such a good game which i must rate it as "NTBM" (not-to-be-missed).

Man Utd was playing well at the 1st 30 mins or so and was leading by 1 goal to nil. However, Chelsea made a brilliant comeback by scoring an equaliser just before the halftime whistle went off.

They tied the game until the penalty shootouts.

When C. Ronaldo missed the 2nd penalty, it seemed that Chelsea might win the game because personally i felt that their players were more psychologically prepared for the shootouts. A dramatic twist occured when their captain missed the last penalty which could have been their winning penalty. So the game reached the sudden-death stage.

Man utd scored the next penalty while their keeper stopped the Chelsea's last penalty.
Man Utd won!!!!

This game was so exciting yet so cruel. Both teams played extremely well. However, this game must have a winner and a loser. I am a fan of Man Utd but i must say that in terms of performance both teams are the winners. Nonetheless, the luck was on Man Utd which made the the European Champion.

I really enjoyed watching this game not only because of the players' performance but also due to the fact tat I have learnt sth fr it:

1. Life is full of twists. If we try our best we can change the failure to success.
2. A winner who wins by true strength is called a winner but a winner who wins by luck is also called a winner. Therefore, we should not take the outcome of a competition too seriously because we may just lose it as the Lady Luck did not want to smile at us.

Soya bean & Glucolin

2008-05-20T22:52:00.002+01:00

Few days ago, I asked my gf a random question while we were chatting.

"What sort of drink will you associate me with?"

"Erm... you say 1st la... what drink will you associate me with then?" She asked me back.

"Soya bean (drink)."

"Why ler?" She wasnt very happy with my ans. But don't ask me why. Cos i nvr ask her why also.

"Cos soya bean (drink) is very nutritious ar... Very pure some more... same like u. Ok..your turn."

"Glucolin (a type of glucose drink)... cos it's good for the brain." She said.

"Huh???"

"Cos the brain cannot live without glucose ma... so glucolin is very vital to the body lor." She explained.

"Haha~"

(But I wonder whether I am really vital to everyone, or just to her only.) =P

Off-colour

2008-05-20T14:10:00.002+01:00

I am feeling a bit off-colour right now. Probably I had a cold this morning due to the cold weather.

Life is more relaxing now compared to the exam period. I still have to go to the hosp most of the days but I don't really mind because i m learning quite a bit from the doctors. I think this is kinda cool because i can end my year 3 by doing a 9-week project which i kinda enjoying it.

I gonna take a rest now. Will update this blog when i feel better or when i have sth exciting to write, depends which one comes 1st.

=)

Quotes

2008-05-17T07:28:00.003+01:00

I love reading about quotes by other ppl especially when i m upset or depressed.
If a picture can paint 1000 words, then a quote can describe 1000 pictures.

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt"

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

This post is dedicated to those who need encouragements and also to my friends who showed me their supports when i need them.

"Life is never easy but we can try our best to make it easier. ~ WK"

Depressed

2008-05-15T01:18:00.001+01:00

I feel v depressed now (even though i just passed my exams).
I really hope 2mr will b better.

Hujan oh Hujan~

2008-05-13T17:52:00.003+01:00

For the past 1 week the weather in cardiff had been very sunny and marvelous (although sometimes it was just too warm to slp at night without the air-conditioner).

However, according to BBC weather forecast tomorrow it's gona b predominant heavy shower in cardiff!

Why is the weather bad when i need to walk to the hosp?

Nvm la...at least 2mr night i can slp in a cooler condition.

Haha~

My Sassy Girl

2008-05-13T00:17:00.003+01:00

Just watched the movie 'My Sassy Girl'. It's my favourite Korean movie and probably my favourite movie. If you are feeling sien u may wanna watch this cute romance comedy bcos i m quite sure that u will get some good laughs and there might be some tears in your eyes if you like sentimental scenes.

Whenever you call

2008-05-11T23:40:00.001+01:00

Love wandered inside
Stronger than you
Stronger than I
And now that it has begun
We cannot turn back
We can only turn into one

Chorus

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
And I'll always remember
The part of you so tender
I'll be the one to catch your fall
Whenever you call

Verse

And I'm truly inspired
Finding my soul
There in your eyes
And you
Have opened my heart
And lifted me inside
By showing me yourself
Undisguised

Chorus

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
And I'll always remember
The part of you so tender
I'll be the one to catch your fall
Whenever you call

Bridge

And I will breathe for you each day
Comfort you through all the pain
Gently kiss your fears away
You can turn to me and cry
Always understand that I
Give you all I have inside

Chorus

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call

Chorus

I won't ever be too far to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
I'll always remember
That part of you so tender
And be the one to catch your fall
Whenever you call

Whenever you call x2

A cute advertisement

2008-05-10T15:37:00.001+01:00

Aesthetic

2008-05-10T15:22:00.001+01:00

I just finished watching a jap drama series: Team medical dragon. And i really love one of the OST's of this drama.

Drinking H2O

2008-05-10T15:00:00.002+01:00

My exams ended 10 days ago which was followed by a 2-week break.

When the last exam was over, i was a bit lost as i was not really used to the life which i did not have to do some last minute revisions. So with a blank mind i went out for a meal with housemates. It was a good meal even though i was too tired to enjoy it to the fullest.

For the past one week, i did not do anything which was remarkable enough for me to mention here. I went to the city centre for shopping; stayed at home to watch drama and anime series; slp during the days, etc etc.

If the exam period was like a double shot of espresso which can keep your adrenaline levels high all the time, the post-exam period was like a glass of icy plain water: chilled, plain but good for health.

I shall enjoy this 'healthy drink' until my 9-week project kick-starts on next wed. =)

Love

2008-05-01T22:53:00.001+01:00

“Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.”

Medicine Vs Life

2008-04-25T22:35:00.002+01:00

Doctors always try their best to find cures for the diseases, if possible.
When the disease is incurable, they will try to control the symptoms.
At the worst case, when the symptom control cannot be done optimally, at least doctors can still provide palliative treatment to make the patients feel more comfortable before their heart stops beating.

Whenever it is possible, doctors will try their best to give the best treatment to their patients. They never give up.

We should also apply the same principle in our life.

We should always try our best to give our best shot in everything in our life.
However, if some problems stop thing from going smoothly, we should still do our best even the outcome might not be the best.
If the situation is really really bad, we can at least still do watever we can to prevent thing from getting worse.

This is why we should nvr give up on hopes in our life. Everything is possible if we really think so.

Living in the dark

2008-04-20T13:04:00.002+01:00

The light bulb in my room just blew its fuse. So 2nite i shall have a romantic revision night.

Haha~

'10-day adventure'

2008-04-20T00:30:00.002+01:00

Starting next Monday, i will be having my '10-day adventure' of this year because i am going to sit for my final exams within the 10 days.

Good luck to those who share the same fate as mine.

Good luck to those who are going to start their 'adventures' but at different times.

Good luck everyone!!!

Random

2008-04-18T21:59:00.004+01:00

Just saw a video clip online which describes the lawyers as 'voice of the voiceless'.

So how about the doctors?

'Help for the helpless'? Or 'Hope for the hopeless'?

As the title of this entry suggests, it is just a random entry.

P.S. I must really work extra hard before I can either help or give hopes to those who are 'helpless and hopeless'. Kambate~

Think positively

2008-04-18T14:48:00.002+01:00

Everyday, i am subjected to different challenges.

I am being challenged physically when i am hungry or when i am tired after a long day of revision;

I am being challenged emotionally due to personal relationships issues;

I am being challenged mentally due to the stress from the workloads.

The biggest of all those challenges, however, is not any one of the above. It is to stay positive in the midst of facing everyday-problems.

A positive mindset will lead to positive actions.
Positive actions will provide positive outcomes in solving the problems.

Do what you can (to stay positive and to counter all the challenges);
Accept what you can't (recognise your inabilities doesnt mean giving up. To improve yourself u must 1st identify areas which can still be improved ie identify your weaknesses. Accept them and try to rectify them. )

Problems are meant to be solved. If you cant solve them now, you will be able to do so eventually.

=)