I VOTED!

i voted for the first time in my life!
and i hoped it made a difference!

Where were you and what were your thoughts on last night?

I just couldnt suppress the goosebumps when results of opposition doing well started trickling in at around 7pm. Was out having dinner with my parents and nearby was a BN election centre. Walking in we saw gloomy faces and utterence of "ga liao dou!!" by the BN supporters. Hope of change was evident... little did we know this would be a political tsunami.

Went back home and switched on the TV. Results there were horrendously slow, and analysis were still biased towards the MSM. So went online. Thank god for Malaysiakini. Jaw dropped when saw DAP sweeping Penang. More surprises as Kedah fell, then shockingly Selangor and Perak as well!!

Now I wanted to make sure that BN loses its 2/3 majority. Unofficially it has been announced it will be so. But I had to make sure. Stayed up till 4am, till cannot tahan went to sleep. Next morning woke up and log on, and saw it confirmed.

The morning couldn't have been prettier in Penang that day.

So where were the rest of you last night? Do share your thoughts.

What now?

So the people have spoken, the voice of the Rakyat has screamed for change, enough is enough we say. The dust is currently settling following the most shocking results ever in Malaysian politics. Certainly a wind of change was expected, but no one, not even the opposition leaders, could have envisioned it turning into a hurricane, causing a tsunami, sending a shockwave into the very core of Malaysian democracy.

But what now?

The opposition has 5 states, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan and unexpectedly Perak and Selangor. All eyes will now be turned on how they can govern the states. It is imperative that they do well, making good their promises of justice, transparency and equality for all. This 5 years will be a chance for the opposition to demonstrate that they have what it takes to govern well. A yardstick, so to speak, as to how well they could govern they country.

So this is but a new beginning, much hard work lies ahead. Run the states well and the possibility of taking over the country next election will become a real possibility.

Perhaps there is still hope for Malaysia.

A New Dawn

Tsunami of change?

As I am sitting here at this time, there appears a tsunami of political change happening in Malaysia. Will it wash away the dirt and create a new dawn tomorrow?

Hope is eternal...

V for Vendetta, Malaysian style

Some alternative news

Not sure if anyone had seen this. But seeing that the mainstream papers are full of praise for our government...

CheeFoo:

Yes you can just cut and paste your word documents in. But pictures you won't be able to put on the blog by cut and paste, you will have to upload each one individually.

One of the easiest ways to to use a blog to set it up. Alternatively you can use a web publishing software like MS frontpage and upload to any hosting website.

CT, great jokes u hav there..hehe.. ie,wanna ask u sumthing. Can i paste a page from Word onto the blog that i'v created? My boss ask me to create a website for a course that v r going to organise, can u tell me wats the easiest way to do it?...thank alot,buddy..

and great news u hav there bout our stupid PTK...

PTK 3 after finishing Masters / MRCP / MRCPCH etc

This is the new circular from ministry, just reproducing for those who may not have seen it.

NILAI TARAF KELAYAKAN SARJANA KEPAKARAN BAGI PEGAWAI PERUBATAN (KLINIKAL) DAN PEGAWAI PERGIGIAN (KLINIKAL) DI KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA

Dimaklumkan bahawa Lembaga Penilaian Kompetensi Perkhidmatan Awam (LPKPA) yang bersidang pada 5 Oktober 2007 telah meluluskan permohonan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) untuk menilai taraf Ijazah Sarjana Kepakaran Pegawai Perubatan (Klinikal) dan Pegawai Pergigian (Klinikal) sebagai setaraf dengan Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan (PTK). Keputusan mengenai nilai taraf tersebut adalah seperti berikut :

2.1 Pegawai yang melepasi Peringkat 1 Program Sarjana Perubatan (Klinikal) dan Pergigian (Klinikal) dinilai taraf dengan peperiksaan PTK bagi TK1 pada Aras III (Komponen Umum dan Khusus);

2.2 Pegawai yang berjaya di dalam Program Sarjana Kepakaran Perubatan (Klinikal) dan Pergigian (Klinikal) dinilai taraf dengan PTK bagi TK3 pada Aras III (Komponen Umum dan Khusus); dan

2.3 Keputusan ini juga terpakai kepada pegawai yang mengikuti Program Sarjana Kepakaran Perubatan (Klinikal) dan Pergigian (Klinikal) sebelum (Sistem Saraan Baru – SSB) dan semasa Sistem Saraan Malaysia (SSM) dilaksanakan. Pegawai berkenaan boleh dipertimbangkan kenaikan pangkat ke Gred U48 tanpa perlu mengikuti dan melepasi komponen Umum TK3 seperti yang disyaratkan sebelum ini.

My Father's Son

One day Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was visiting Singapore.

He was having a golf match with Lee Kwan Yew, and while playing, they were discussing the reliability of their staff. Abdullah told him about his cabinet, just recently branded a half-past-six kitchen cabinet by the masses.

"You know Abdullah," says Lee. "I have a great way of telling how intelligent my Cabinet ministers are. I ask them a simple logic question, and if they get it wrong then I demote them in my next reshuffle."

"I'm interested," replies Abdullah. "I have a few staff at home who I'm not too sure about."

Lee Kwan Yew calls in Goh Chok Tong, then the prime minister of Singapore, and just like that, he came. "Allow me to demonstrate. Goh, I've got a question for you. If your father's son is not your brother, then who is he?"

"Why," replies Goh Chok Tong, "It's me of course!"

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was very impressed with this, and decided to try it out. When he got back home to Malaysia he called Najib Razak into his office.

"Najib, I've got a question for you. If you get it wrong then I'm going to fire you."

"Shoot," replies Najib confidently.

"If your father's son is not your brother then who is he?"

Oh dear. Unfortunately Najib could not manage to get his head around the problem. He stands there in silence for a few seconds, worried about his job. "Mr. Abdullah, may I please have 24 hours to think about it?"

"Okay then Najib," says Abdullah, "but if you don't get the answer by tomorrow you're out of a job."

That evening Najib was having dinner with Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, by secret of course as he doesn't want to be seen involved with his former boss, for some reason. "Tun, I've got a problem. I've got to answer a question, and if I don't get it right I'll be fired."

"What's the question?" asks Tun Dr. Mahathir.

"If your father's son is not your brother then who is he?"

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad laughs. "It's me of course!"

Therefore the next morning, Najib went to see Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

"Well Najib, have you got the answer to the question yet?"

"Yes I have Mr. Abdullah! It's Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad!"

"No!" says Abdullah. "That's completely wrong. I'm afraid that you're just too stupid to be in government. I'm going to have to let you go. Instead I'll make my son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin as my advisor, he's far more intelligent than you are!"

Najib was devistated by this. However, one thing still bugged him. He wanted to know the answer to the riddle which had been the cause of his demise. "Okay then Mr. Abdullah, I'll resign. However, I have one favour to ask. Please tell me, if your father's son is not your brother, who is he?"

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi replies: "IT'S Goh Chok Tong, you IDIOT!!"

Badawi in heaven

Pavarotti ，Maradona ，Badawi reach the Pearly gate, St. Peter say, “I need you to prove your identity before I let you pass this gate”.

Pavarotti say,” I am Pavarotti”, and sung “O Sole Mio”, St.Peter delighted,”O Sole Mio, you are Pavarotti, you may pass”.

Maradona say,”I am Maradona”. He took a ball, point to a windows 30 meters away, kick the ball and the ball fly right into the windows.

St. Peter say,”Bull’s eye, you may pass”.

It is Badawi turn, and he can’t think of anything. At last, with a blushing face he told St. Peter, “I am Badawi, but I don’t know anything and have nothing to show.”.

St. Peter check the heaven record book and node his head,”Indeed, you are Badawi himself”.

Samy and his stamps

When Samy Vellu completed 25 years of his role as a politician over M'sia, he wanted a special postage stamp issued, with his picture on it. He insisted the stamp to be of international quality. When the stamps were duly released, he began hearing complaints that the stamp was not sticking properly, and become furious. He called the chief of the Secret Service and ordered him to investigate the matter. The chief checked the matter out at several post offices, and then reported on the problem to Samy Vellu.

He said: "Sir, the stamp is really of international quality. The problem is, our citizens are spitting on the wrong side!"

Light hearted moments

One day, our esteemed PM Badawi, Najib, Samy Vellu and their cabinet ministers et al was attending a conference when their motorcade encountered a massive accident. The VIPs were rushed towards the nearest hospital for emergency care.

This being big news, the media quickly descended on the hospital for updates on our dear leaders.

They met with a haggard, tired and disappointed looking doctor outside the casualty.

The journalist clamoured, "How's our esteemed PM, doc!!!"

The doctor sighed, his face sorrowful, "I'm sad to say... we could not save him."

The newsmen were horrified, then they ask, "what about Najib, doc?"

Again the doctor sighed... "No hope."

Cries of anguished from the journalists. Some asked, "Any news on Samy then?"

The doctor, "I'm sorry, he could not be saved either."

The journalists were now despondent, they asked, "So doc? Is there anyone that can be saved??"

To which the doctor brighten up and said, "Yes! Now Malaysia can be saved!!"

A change after many years

Dear all, I have changed the format of this blog as blogger has updated some elements. Hope you all like it, any complaints please tell me, I am not that good with colour matching and stuff so maybe some of u more artistic souls can help out.

Cheerio!

When high expectations are not met

Mycroft:

I am not aware of any "official" channel to voice your complaint. Usually the complaints will be written to the Hospital Pengarah, and take it from there. Maybe there's a complaint board in the MOH, but I don't know about that. Anyway, threaten to sue when complaining and things will move faster I guess.

Tan:
Am flying back from Sabah on May 8th, (thank god for Air Asia!) just to vote. Strange that an airliner which is closely linked to the famous son-in-law is flying me back to vote.

You know, I do agree that Malaysia has seen tremendous progress through the years, and that they are due to the government of that time. But I ask myself, did we fulfill our potential as a nation? Somehow, I feel cheated, because I feel we could have progressed so much more. And though stability is a key requisite for growth as the government has been barking for us to believe, I believe that change is needed, because we are slipping, we are becoming stagnant, and being stagnant is the worst sin of all.

No great change has ever come without great sacrifices. The freeing of the slaves in USA, the end of apartheid in South Africa, in fact our own independence! All these have occurred because people were shouting for change, and were willing to fight for it.

You call for my vote by claiming "look at my track record", "the opposition has no experience to govern". And yes, I have looked at your track record, and I am not impressed. You see, success and growth is a relative thing, you say now we are better off than Burma and Ghana. I say hogwash! With our nation's potential we should be comparing ourself to Japan and Korea. So I fail you on that count.

So the opposition has no experience? So what, can they do worse? How would I know if I don't give them a chance. And since when has any success come without its risk? After all, its only for 5 years, and if they don't do a good job I can boot them out. That is democracy.

The time is nigh, emotions are running high. Perhaps we can still save our country.

as much as i hate supportin complains, as am a medical staff myself, it was rather a unforgivable error which should not happen at the first place. anyway, it was fatal. so in the end the family was not happy things were handle as no official feedback was given at all. (usual story) all the family wanted was an explanation of how the error was done and probably an apology at least. easy way is to go to press, or take legal action but at the moment, trying out the less damaging way first. .. so the best way is to lodge an official complain.

Probably the fastest way to get your complaint heard will be to go to the media or to a politician. But I wouldn't recommend that. There was an article in the Star recently about hospital negligence being a common occurence. All of us have made mistakes in our career, haven't we? Accidentally prescribing the wrong dose of medication or underestimating the seriousness of a complaint out of ignorance? I've heard of some doctors who brush the incident off without so much as an ounce of regret and some who beat themselves up so badly for putting a patient's life in danger. The question we have to ask ourselves is, which category do we fall into? We are only human. Everybody makes mistakes but in medicine, the mistakes are unforgivable. The courage lies in how we regain our self esteem and move on.
On a different note, how are you guys in Sabah and Sarawak originally from Peninsular Malaysia, going to vote? I'm voting for the first time since the last time, I didn't register as a voter, and anyway I was in Alor Setar and couldn't take leave. The idea of setting up a polling station in the hospital for staff and patients to vote is quite good, but I suppose tedious, as voters come from so many different areas. A certain going to be ex-chief minister is running for parliament seat at my area. I ask myself, has he done anything progressive for the state during his tenure? I remember I used to like him for being a nice guy. But being nice is not enough nowadays, is it?

relative ask, if wan to launch official complaint to hospital of neglect , where to write the complain? dun tell me just to the pengarah hospital cause had seen many complaints went under the carpet. anyone have the address?

nice vid. surf the site, luv the one about chua.
election is round the corner, now is the time to ask for things to be done from our beloved mp's and i'm so sure our beloved mp's are more than willing to help the people, all for the good of us people, not asking for anything in return... then again, i am so deluded...

Sandiwara Malaysia

Think postal votes only for army and diplomats. Unless you have registered to vote by post earlier I don't think it can be done

well, i am not a communist so i think i will try to vote.(maybe i am more of a socialist).

Wondering how to vote by mail? will it be safe or will it be ended on the wrong hand?
Anyone knows?!

The Time has arrived...


so finally, the parliament has been dissolved. Polling dates will be announced tomorrow. How many will be going to vote? and who will risk their votes for change? Is it too late to reverse the damaging social inertia that is happening to our country? You never know if you don't try.

Ponder..

"A politician thinks of the next election . A statesman thinks of the next generation . "

" Politicians , like diapers , should be changed frequently , and for the same reason . "

" Power corrupts . Absolute power corrupts absolutely . "

Cheers and happy voting

An Asian guy walks into the New York City currency exchange with 2000 yen and walks out with $72. Next week he walks in with 2000 yen and gets $66. He asks the lady why he gets less money this week than last week. The lady says "Fluctuations". The Asian guy storms out, and just before slamming thedoor, turns around and says: "Fluc you Amelicans too!"

The story goes that there was this Asian lady married to an English gentleman and they lived in London. The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but managed to communicate with her husband.
The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries. One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy pork legs. She didn't know how to put forward her request, and in desperation, lifted up her skirt to show her thighs.
The butcher got the message and the lady went home with pork legs. The next day, she needed to get chicken breasts. Again, she didn't know how to say, and so she unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breast. The ladygot what she wanted.
The 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. She brought her husband to the store...
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What were you thinking?
HellOOOooooooOOOooo, her husband speaks English!

A little old Asian lady goes to the doctor in China, and says, "Doctor I have this problem with gas, but it doesn't bother me too much... my farts never smell, and they're always quiet. But I've been doing it very often."
The doctor asks her to explain more, and the old lady says, "In fact, I've farted at least 20 times since I've been here in your office. You probably didn't know I was farting because they don't smell and they're silent."
The doctor says, "I see, take these pills and come back to see me next week. "The next week the lady comes back.
"Doctor," she says, "I don't know what the heck you gave me, but now my farts...although still silent...stink terribly."
The doctor says, "Good!!! Now that we've cleared up your sinuses, let's work on your hearing."

election is surely round the corner. had been seeing ppl hanging up banner. may the best man win, and surely, we had seen so many undeserving ppl got voted, and so many abuse of power. had to make sure that there is some check and balance, so let us exercise our rights!

on another note, cny is just round the corner, so happy golden rat year! get more rest, forget about work, and 新年快乐

Kai Inn, the poem that u quoted....seems very much like the teaching of Budhism...seems like the life what a monk suppose to lead...when a person shouldn't lead a life base on their possessions, but rather on what they can do to make the world a better place for others... lets hope that there'l b more people out there that can ignore their differences in wealth,health,religion,country,.... and strengthen their common ideal for a better world..

As for election, i think it will b held before certain person will be eligible to stand as a candidate, no matter what the other person said to the contrary... may the best people and representatives win, there's already too many idiotic and wasfeful reps out there that its a miracle M'sia still can churn out all those outstanding economic and social results..imagine what will happen if all our leaders is as effective as those over the strait down below..M'sia will become developed much much earlier already..

Leave is suppose for the time you go vote only. So it's more like a half day leave to vote, taking turns. Of course if u work somewhere else from where u register to vote... a bit difficult la.

Poor Malaysia does not have a good united opposition front, that's why certain parties maharajalela. But will, or rather can the opposition do any worse if they are elected? If only to prove a point and make sure BN dont take things for granted... why not?

Something is coming up in our blog!?
it is not dead as yet...at least still got listeners out there.
So... hope is a dangerous thing and it's also something that we're living for.
hope for a better place, better country. it is our country; a beautiful one!
what can a dreamer do?

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one


I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm
a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

(writtern by John lennon, title Imagine)

Wow,
looks like v got a new Health Minister in the making here.
if this one is one of the candidate, i'l sure vote for him...hehe..
Actually, in Kedah,not much choices lah, just BN and PAS, dun think i'l vote for PAS though..but think cant get leave lah,like Wen Jih said, if all take leave,whos gonna run the clinic??

yup, election comin. miss the last one due to work, gonna go tis year. sure get unrecorded leave? if lik tat who gonna work?

That time of the year again...

As we read the mainstream papers, achievements and progress are thrown to us to be swallowed. Yes... it is clear that the General Election is close, it is blindingly obvious. So how much of the news is true and how much is just pre-election bullshitting?

So what is our role in all this? Day in, day out, we sit in coffee shop, we chat with friends, and we bemoan the injustice of our system (at least some may do). But how many of us are willing to take action to change that? How many will just turn a blind eye and say, "well, nothing can be done!"

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke.

Yes, the electoral roll may be tainted, the boundaries unfairly drawn, losing may be inevitable, but sitting at home doing nothing will achieve nothing. So at least put up a fight, exercise your right, vote for whoever you think can lead the nation better. That is our right, our prerogative, only then can we have the right to sit in coffee shop and complain about the injustice of it all!!

After all, your HOD is suppose to grant you unrecorded leave to vote!

Last chance saloon for Malaysia? I hope not, despite all that is said, I think many of us still love this country, it is its policies that make it unbearable. So play your role to change it. If we don't, who will?

time flies, n now it is past the 2008 new year, and near cny again. anyway, it is good to be back in perak. guess not made to stay in UMMC, it was really a hectic experience there, least here can still study. exam in may, so need to pick up the pace to study, to those who are having exam in may, all the best...
ps. anyone organizing anything for the new year?

Dear all,
time flies...
I have given up hope in our local master not because it is bad but because I need to make a choice.
Life is about making decision right?

I am now working in KK hospital, Singapore. (my contact is still the same but this is my s"pore line 02-81211856).

happy last day of 2007....behold the power of the renewing universe!
just another year. ha ha!

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

busy week. for those who r still in service n intend to remain so, will take note of the ptk exam tat took place tis tues. it wasnt hard to do, but definitely hard to score 4/4...saw ling tze in the exam n couple of jrs. otherwise, there r also some really senior (as in age) there, so guess there is always time.

congrats to those who pass master year 1 and mrcp... hope i will clear the hurdle as well on may next year. anyway, here r some photos from the gathering at izzi on 27/11/07, think my photosite have similar photo also

it is the 4th quarters of the year, final lap for some for those taking exam...so all the best
and during tis long weekend, majority of us have to work our heads off to cover those on holiday, i am just thankful that 2 weeks of oct oredi down with one more week to go ... keep sane!

Guess everyone is busy with their life right now. Those preparing for exams will not feel the urge to blog, lest it is to vent their stress and frustration?

Bit surprised that bot MRCP and MRCPCH exams are being held together. Must be a massive undertaking.

To all those taking, GOOD LUCK!!!

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best, stay cool and confident!

everyone seems to be busy, the surgical based master will be having their exam soon, i think it is in nov/dec. as for me, counting the days to be back in my old HQ in perak... one half more month to go...

Haven't blogged in for some time. Forgot my password. Was surprised to see that there hasn't been many posts lately. Does this signal the death of our blog? Anyway, hear the MRCP and MRCPCH clinical exams are around the same time. 30th/31st October. Those of you who want to meet up in KL, let me know (sms/e-mail or whatever) and will try to arrange something.

seems everyone is so quiet nowadays.. hopefully everyone is well with our work, enjoying every minute...

as for incampus,
radio: chiew leng
surg: tony, umaparan, sathiya
ent: me

so here is a short list on the open prog:
me: psy
kb, ngou: ent
cheelian: ortho
tongming: emergency
yanwei: anes

eh... who else ah? anyway, not sure bout the close prog

May I know who got into the masters programme and which university? Congrats to those who got and to those who didn't, there's always next year.

my favourite poem :

Don't Quit
by anonymous
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

life has to go on, right? even though you did not get into the master programme.
congrats to the lucky ones but certainly not all.... some need comforts instead.

yes, congrats to all!

congrats to all those who got wat they wan... masters prog i meant
heard tat there wil b briefin soon in mid of may
n for those who got into open in um, where u all stayin? coz it will only b the first half year in cam? or diff for diff prog?

hi frenz....

for those applying for master at um, can check your status at http://pascainfo.um.edu.my/semak_ips/
and for those applying for open system, dun have to finish your leave before master, can actually bring the leave forward... hope to hear the great news from you guys,ok
Carren/ KB, hows your master status??

less work= less stress= less cellular death.damage= so live longer......

good one carren

my HP: 012-4860515

long "live" KKM staff

one more thing guys, to those who are reading, kindly email me your handphone number or just publish it in this blog cos as you know, someone in hanoi is using my phone. Anyways, I got back my old hp number, so there is no change there.

Just came back from Hanoi. On vacation from my vacation now until I start work tmr. Hanoi was dirty, noisy, crowded, expensive, rude and somebody stole my handphone. But I have learnt how to cross the roads. Over there, pedestrians just look at the direction we are heading and walk. One does not reverse or try to stop for the motorcyclists as that could cause an accident or we may just never get across. The motorcyclists will avoid you. Amazing. I felt like Moses parting the red sea as the motorcyclists avoided me!!! But otherwise, it was an experience and that was worth it.

Another bad news... My boss told me that I may have to cancel my leave as someone else in my dept who applied leave after me is going to India for 1 month, so she has priority. Damn.

Anyways, I have given up hope in trying to move the cows at KKM to make their decisions on the masters thingy. I think it's the minimal brain cells that hampers their skills (only able to manage their ADL). The sourface is because they had difficulty remembering how to use the phone. The engaged ringtone is because they forgot how to replace the phone in correct position and the frustration at the punch clock is misconstrude as in actual fact, they were busy trying to remember how to get back home.

We must not be angry with them and instead encourage them to apply for OKU...

LCL:
THey got Sense.....COW SENSE
can u believe...call at 930am.....both officers in charge have to go MINUM....
punch in 8am sharp equivalent to good civil servant
805am.,.. sighted lining up dabao-ing kopi and nasi lemak
815-930.....DND....MINUM
930-1015.....sit in front of table...act busy, 'ultra busy-to the extent that of getting sourface'
1015am...cannot tahan...must destress....DND..MINUM
1130am....gossip, boss not around
1pm MINUM and of course...belum makan
215 pm....no need punch in....so might as well come in at this time....continue look busy....pick up phone.....
430 pm...unhook phone....(always engage when calling up these times have u noticed?!)
457pm....made way to punch out...
5pm...punch out....after long line.....susah man this job...got traffic jam at punch out wan...

actually leave had not been approved yet, since had no black n white as usual...
somemore dunno whether can get in or not. actually it is rather inconvenient tat until now also no official news, very very hard to arrange everything in advance, on calls, holidays n stuff... someone up there got no sense... as usual.

chiew leng here:
hi everybody!
yup, you guys are darn lucky, your one month leave is cleared despite no letter yet.
if kkm do not release - do they have the right? i mean, we fulfil the pre-requisites right?

a friend called up kkm side, they havent even held the meeting yet! he called yesterday!
imagine, the delay and how last minute things will be -after meeting, need to issue letters etc...sure slow wan...
sigh, some things never change...

Wah, u all r so lucky can take the whole mth off!! Here our appt. r full to the brim, think most likely hav to burn my leave oredi.

Just recover fr high grade fever (hitting 39.6 celcius) during the weekend, still had sev sorethroat (throat swab showed pseudomonas??), but still hav to come for work as not enuf MO. after seeing every patient, throat pain like hell, but still hav to carry on seeing pt until pass lunch hour (with my gastric making fuss again)...sssiiigggghhhh...Dunno how the hell i got pseudomonas, most likely fr the TB pt i saw earlier.
Our job is so risky to our health and all our dear family members and friends health, so draining emotionally,physically and mentally, but still people r still complaining that v din do our job and our pay forever sooooooo llllooooooowwwwww and even our oncall is lower than the paramedics per hour!!!.....r v stupid to still serve the gov or should v go to singapore, since they already recognise our MBBS..

hmmm.. i havent took btn yet, hopefully tat by the time i need tat, it will b abolished (or perphaps wil leave goverment before i come to the stage when i need it), at least it wont b required to go to u48 if the current progress is continued.

am waiting for master reply also, most likely wil b taking may off, n still manage to burn some leave. yup, no leave can b carried forward to master, but am plannin to enquired if it can b taken into golden handshake. ah, looking forward to the month tat will rot at home.

Hope you guys get your masters. Don't know whether I'll apply this year or not as just went for induksi last year. Luckily went for BTN already, albeit at a different time. To update you guys, I've transferred back to Seberang Jaya hospital. Well, I haven't actually started work yet as have been taking leave. Been in Alor Setar 3 years plus. About time I guess.
Attended the perinatal congress in Genting Highlands from 22nd to 25th March. Went with Mong Tieng and met up with Chun Wearn, Hung Tiong, Liza and Song Hong. A few juniors too. Managed to watch movie there also!
After that, I've just been unpacking stuff. I went to Bangkok and Chiangmai for 9 days. Just came back this morning actually. Don't know whether I'll be able to get such long leave again in the future. Don't know how my new working environment is going to be like. And have to start studying again. Sigh... so lazy.

hello everybody!
Yup, I am waiting for the masters results too. Get or don't get is not that important just that my leave and house rental all tergendala. Have many days left and not sure should use up my leave or not. So frus that I finally just took whole of May off and my boss actually approved! Will cancel the leave if don't get masters, haha!

Luckily my house owner nice, allow me to no need to give any two months notice. Just very inconvenient la.

We must make a pact that whenever we have KKM ppl as patients, may they have to wait and face as much inconvenience as they have put us thru! Down with KKM! Down with KKM!

HI, guys...wassup??
Just came back fr the boring BTN.
Told that BTN is part of PTK exam (the Kenegaraan part). If pass PTK at Level 4/4 but din go for BTN,still cant naik pangkat or gaji!! So, anybody still havent gone yet, adv is must go..

Anybody know when our master app results will b out??

dun worry, ngou, think, everyone is still alive here. been skippin btn also, hopin tat they wil abolish the thing in the future. havent been yet, lol.

anyway, kai beng's wedding had been fun, as usual it was nice to keep track of everyone. hmmm.. saw hui ying for the first time since grad.

Hi, y everybody so quite nowadays.....
Seems like all r waiting for their master applications???

I'v to attend the stupid BTN course again end of this March!!... again coz i'v already attended the similar course (I'v compared the schedule and its the same) when i attend my induksi course back in 2005, but was asked to attend again coz v didn't sat for the BTN exam during the induksi..how stupid was that??..but to think again, now i'v reason to lepak (hopefully) for 5days4nights in some jungle in Kulim...he he...

finally all the agony of awaiting interview is finally gone. think everyone who got called for exam/interview had oredi went pass it. it was nice to meet up with old frens, n i dun mean u r old chew leng. too bad not enuf time to run around, but it was nice trip down south.

hey mycroft,
me gonna be in HUKM as well on the 8th. Wanna do lunch?

i'll have some written test at 930 till 1030 am. After that, interview starts at 2 pm. So, i may have to stick around the dept.

happy new year 2007! gues the coming week n next week will b crucial to some of us who are goin to gather in HUKM. all the best to those who are going for masters programme, may the force with b u all! so far seems i am one of the last few to have it on 8th, so to the others, good luck n all the best!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!

Hey, what's going on with blogger.com? must they upgrade? I'm getting old. can't keep up with the changes! HELP!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2007 - another challenging year ahead

Hope to shed all negative aura and karma behind,
and usher in positive vibes for 2007.

who is nugget? n now u really sound ,like alan
anyway, for the rest of the guys, have a merry, merry christmas... n of course happy new year 2007... may all your resolution comes true (except the world domination thing), may we have pay rise (after all, it is near election), may those who wan to study get in (which i gues i am stil ambivalent)... n of course, keep sane!

EVERYBODY HAPPY?
WE -WE- WE
AND TO HELL TO THE CHAPPY
WHO DOESN'T AGREE

GUESSSSSSSSS WHOOOOOOOOO? :)


TEE HEE HEE

Good news! Seow Voon is accepted to Internal Medicine in my hospital, the New York Medical College Internal Medicine program! She will start July 2007.

Clarisse is growing rapidly, She is the joy of our lives. We are going back to Malaysia for Chinese New Year in February.

pic of the wedding, the rest will b sent to you all on emai.

Got this news from a blog...

so how true is this? anyone from Klang able to comment...

But seriously... are u surprised? how fast do u truly think your hospital can send out a hospital for an emergency? the usual excuse will be... DREBER TAK ADA...

On the 13th of December 2006, at approx 1.30pm a road
traffic accident involving a driver driving a dark
blue proton saga and a highway road sweeper of Malay
descent, male, approx mid 20s (the road accident
victim).

The location of the accident was about 150 – 200
meters from the Batu Tiga toll booth, elite highway in
the direction towards KLIA.

I chanced upon this accident which had just happened
while on my way back to work (Ampang via KESAS).

As I approached the accident site it seemed the victim
was already dead, the driver who had knocked him down
was standing near-by and nobody dared approach to lend
assistance to the victim, almost as if this was one
time were an invasion of privacy was taboo.

I stopped my vehicle and approached, upon examining
the accident victim I found him to be still alive but
heavily concussed, his pupils were completely dilated.

Suddenly the victim grabbed my hand and tried with all
his might to raise himself to his feet. I tried to
calm him and asked by-standers if an ambulance had
been called. I was told it had not.

In a firm tone I told the driver of the car that hit
the victim to call for an ambulance. He dialed 999, it
rang until it could not ring anymore. He rang again,
again it was not answered, he rang again and passed
the phone to me. Finally someone answered (a man).

I informed him that I am reporting an accident a few
hundred meters away from the Batu Tiga Toll in the
direction of KLIA. He asked me my phone number and my
name and which hospital was nearest. I gave the info
and added that the nearest hospital to deal with this
kind of trauma is probably Klang.

At 1.57pm I received a call from 03 3371 7989 the
ambulance control center at Klang Hospital. The guy in
charge of the control center asked to speak to me and
asked for the location of the accident, which I gave
adding that the victim was dying and that this was an
extreme emergency.

The guy manning the control center did not know my
location, so I repeated it clearly and concisely. It
seemed that he needed to understand it for himself
otherwise he could not pass on the information and
dispatch the ambulance. It was a frustrating
conversation. I repeated the details of my location
and he asked me if I was sure that Klang was the
nearest hospital. I repeated firmly, yes!

I told him the injuries of the victim hoping he would
feel the urgency, instead he wanted to know whether
“dia jatuh motor ke…?” I told him politely that his
question is completely irrelevant and hurry up with
the ambulance plus I have to hang up and attend to the
victim.

I called back at 2.06pm to ask if an ambulance had
been dispatched. The same guy told me “belum”. He
asked me the same questions…I answered them.

I warned him that the next time I make a call will be
to the Menteri Besar’s office to complain about his
shoddy professionalism, so he’d better send out that
ambulance immediately. I called Salamat Dollah at
2.08pm and he helped call Klang Hospital on my behalf
to request they send out an ambulance immediately.

I waited and called the emergency control center at
Klang Hospital at 2.36pm and asked the same guy if an
ambulance had been dispatched, same answer, “belum”.

He requested me to repeat the accident location again
which I did. This time I told him that he need not
understand it just write it down and give it to the
ambulance driver along with my hp number.

I waited again. The victim was rolling in pain on the
road, his head had a gash about 10cm long on the back
of his head, the skin on his head was beginning to
peel off. His left leg was completely broken and
hanging by the flesh but the main artery was not
severed, he was not loosing much blood. His workmate
was cradling him in his arms and asking him to
mengucap kalimah syahadah.

I tried to stop further damage to his left leg by
securing it to his right leg. I told the few people
around that he is going to die if we don’t get him to
hospital. Everyone was reluctant to put him in there
car, all kinds of excuses… ada barang, kotor la,
berdarah la… Meanwhile the victim was grabbing on to
my clothes and body in pain, unable to talk possibly
due to his head injury.

Finally the driver who knocked him down allowed us to
use his car to send the victim to the hospital. But he
was too shaken-up to drive. Another gentleman offered
to drive but did not know how to exit the Elite
highway to get towards Klang Hospital. I asked him to
follow me and so we drove off as fast as we could head
towards USJ - Federal Highway – Klang. We had to go
through so many toll gates, some paying, some after
explaining briefly, let us through.

On the Federal Highway despite our attempts to notify
motorist that we were in a state of emergency many
blocked our path and only relented to give way when I
practically sat on my car horn.

We arrived in Klang and I called the emergency control
center guy for directions to the hospital. I was by
this time quite distressed and pronounced the name of
the hospital wrongly. The guy in the control center
told me there was no such hospital in Klang, so I said
to him. “Have you sent out an ambulance to the Batu
Tiga toll accident site ? No, right? So since you
cannot understand were the accident is we are sending
the victim to you. This is an emergency can you give
me directions to your hospital or not??”

Finally he did.

When we arrived at Klang Hospital I had a hard time
looking for the staff to bring a trolley to remove the
victim from the car. I asked for assistance from two
nurses but did not receive a response. I took a
trolley and pushed it to the car, suddenly a hospital
aide appeared, then another, as we tried to remove the
victims body from the car, it was then that the
co-worker who had been cradling the victim in the car
said that he has stopped breathing.

The hospital aides rushed the victim into the A&E room
and I followed, as he was wheeled in there was no
immediate response from the doctors, it was obvious
this young man with his whole life ahead of him had
died in the car on the way to the hospital.

I was so angry, my words were simple – “Kecuaian pihak hospital menghantar ambulance membantu
mangsa ini telah mengecewakan rakyat.”

The aide asked me to be calm. How could any human
being be calm when face with such stupidity and total
lack of regard for human life? The aide showed me the
IC and asked me to confirm if this was the victim. I
confirmed. I briefly saw the name Mohd Yusry and his
age was somewhere in his mid- twenties.

As I walked away from the A&E room in disgust I saw
the control center. A guy was sitting in it with a
female nurse looking at a computer (very close and
comfy).

I approached him and asked if he was the person who
took my calls, he knew my name and I asked him for
his, he declined. I asked him why he did not dispatch
an ambulance to which he replied something brash.

I asked him if he was happy as the victim was
unnecessarily dead and that I am going to ensure that
his lackadaisical attitude to his job was brought to
the public attention. I asked him for his name again
along with the nurse who was sitting next to him
“playing” with the computer. He refused to give it to
me. Feeling very frustrated I called Salamat Dollah
and informed him that regretfully the road accident
victim a young Malay man had died in the car on the
way to the hospital and that no ambulance had been
dispatched.

This is not the first time I have called for an
ambulance and used the 999 services. Every time I have
called for an ambulance it has never arrived, never.
Why??

This is the first road accident victim I have helped
who has actually died. Everyone else I have helped
before this has survived.

THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ARE:

1) The strategic location of a free government
hospital able to deal with serious road accident
trauma in Shah Alam (densly populated area with much
traffic activity).

and/or

1.1) Emergency response centers created where the
Balai Bomba have special ambulances and police squad
cars for dispatching purposes only to accident /
incident locations and to the nearest hospital / balai
police (ambulances need NOT be parked permanently at
hospitals).

2) Road signs giving clear and proper directions to
hospitals (there are hardly any such signs).

3) Special Emergency Exits through toll gates. And
signs declaring their existence + a phone number to
call ahead so that they can be opened.

4) The name of the Highways, Elite, Kesas, Federal etc
clearly advertised so that road users are able to
identify their location under emergency circumstances.

5) Professionally trained personnel with various
languages who have true empathy and value the human
life, manning emergency response centers. Who
consistently answer calls on the first or second ring.

6) An emergency station located at the emergency
parking lot with a big sign above it (similar to the
car jockey service at hotels) to receive patients.
That is manned 24 hours a day, never ever left
unattended.

7) An ISO reponse time from the time you send out an
sos call to 999 you will receive the assistance you
need within 15 min.

These are my simple suggestions. Life is precious and
should be preserved above all else. Without regard for
one another what kind of country are we leaving for
our children to inherit ??

wow,
rebecca must be raking in the $$$ in IMU. i heard from my colleague (IMU grad) that they r charging rm 500 just for application form to enter uni only. that's application. not that u got in already.
thanks, wen jih for the update on our long time no see friends.

news from my side is that Giant supermarket is open. n probably macD next year. secret recipe is already open. waiting for macD and hopefully cineplex soon. nearly went to see casino royale in Arasu cinema here...........

Just came back from BTN in Ulu Kenas yesterday. Thanks Adeline for the info. It was actually not bad. My friend who attended BTN in Langkawi said there was a lot of brainwashing and the trainers were very strict. The ones who handled mine were reasonable and just a lot of talk on how we should be thankful we live in Malaysia, why unity is so important etc. Abseiling was not as scary the second time round (we did it during induksi as well) and the kembara was fun (haven't gone jungle trekking in a long time). I got camp A, which is older than Camp B. The first day I arrived was quite dreary as it rained heavily, but subsequently the surrounding greenery was indeed refreshing. I also attended with juniors so some advice to those who haven't attended: Go before you find yourself one of the most senior participants there.
Some news updates. Cheah has passed his Part 2B MRCP. Rebecca is getting married on 3rd December. She surprised me with a wedding invitation through sms. She's now working as a lecturer in IMU and doing research on drugs to fight cancer.
Good luck to all you guys who applied for masters.

yikes! tat was fast, well, as for psy, the interview is by conjoint board so usually it is in jan.

anyway, just came back from yap's wedding, so here is the update:
was really nice to meet up with the rest of gang.
just to update ppl on the where abouts of those around (just in case anyone need any "expert opinion")
kb (ENT, Klang), kwan long (skin, GHKL), yee siang (onco, GHKL), ys lee (med, klang, n all the best in ur coming exam!) tong ming (ane, klang), lee ding (batu gajah hosp), teck choon (med, ipoh), ngou (ent, sg petani) carren (ent seremban)

n teck choon jr. is soooo cute.
n had a road trip to bagan lalang after the wed lunch, it was a nice trip, thanks guys! too bad yee siang n kwan long had to left after seafood dinner, next day went to stop by tg sepat... well, it was a refreshing holiday.

got so fast/ early meh...?
dun think i heard anyone went interview yet lo
usually it is the typical govt speed wan...last minute wan....in fact....in may, they inform u just 2 weeks prior to the entry into uni...so for ppl like me, have to dash and fly back to KL lo....siao wan...
jan interview usually...

i heard some ppl who applied masters for surgery and neurosurgical in USM got called up for interview. anyone here got called up? not much blogging activity ya? guess everyone's just busy or tired. on call tomorrow myself. keep ur fingers crossed for me....

no news is good news, well, guess everyone is busy with work. for those who r goin south for yap wedding, c u all there!

seok hong, i went to ulu kenas for BTN with yan wei last year.
plenty of singing wawasan 2020 song.
the ppl (ex commandos) there are nice though they try to project a tough, no nonsense image. i enjoyed it more than my induksi.
however, be careful about the food. my group found flies' eggs in our fish. so look before u eat, however hungry u may be. oh, 5 meals a day. gotta wake up early but for non muslims, later.
be sure to wear PLAIN white top and dark pants/long skirt cos u may get comments otherwise.no flowery business.
you'll like the abseilling (not sure how to spell it). though yanwei said i looked green just before i jumped-darn scared of heights.nice waterfall there but we're not allowed to play there-many drowning incidents.
surroundings are beautiful, hope u get camp B which is higher up and can walk pass waterfall often.
bring mosi repellent.got separate bathrooms so no need to mandi berkemban.

what is everyone else up to?
its been so quiet.
by the way, i've gotten addicted to the show "so u think u can dance".
anyone else watching this??

Alas, we do not know what was running through our O&G colleagues' minds when they knew the mother was carrying 5 fetuses. My specialist asked the same question as well. When the news of the quintuplets came to us, the mother was already in labour. I personally think it would've been kinder to terminate 2 of the fetuses and let the other 3 have a higher chance of surviving till near term but I don't know whether it is illegal to do so.

Anyway, I'm going for BTN in Ulu Kenas, Perak. Any of you been there?

seok hong: just wondering, how come they didn't reduce the quintuplets to maybe triplets to increase survival rates of the others? do we do it in malaysia? i've never had quintuplets in sban before so not sure of th protocol.

Was on call on Deepavali, 1st, 3rd and 5th day of Raya. Damn tired. You guys must have also heard about the quintuplets. Sad that we couldn't save even one of them. The last one deteriorated on the day I was on call. On top of that, we had a set of triplets and another set of twins. It's been multiple pregnancy week in Alor Setar. Our chronic ventilated patients in PICU also decided to turn bad during the long break. Luckily the quintuplets came out on a working day so that a few of us could stand by at once. It was chaotic in OT and NICU but at least we were a bit prepared. Too prem at 26 weeks and too small. Wish we could have saved at least one of them for the parents' sake.

Happy deepavali and selamat hari raya to those who celebrate!
Was on call over the deepavali weekend and only 4 people broke their noses and one broken ear!
hip hip hooray!
of course one of the broken nose also had broken his zygoma, maxilla and mandible. All because he was trying to hit his wife during his drinking bouts and was pushed to the ground by his son.

Happy deepavali and Selamat Hari Raya to those celebrating.

And good luck to all those doing calls over the long holidays

add me to the list of ambivalent people, yet dumb enuf to hand in the form...

to master or not to master
that is the question

submitted application already
am sure that i will regret during the masters programme itself - that is, if i get it...

paper chase - guilty as charged

Master advert out today. Can check in today's NST or Berita Minggu. Can start applying online via www.mohe.gov.my
Good luk to all

finally got my confirmation, after numerous calling up to putrajaya. well, not necessary to get transfer with or without confirmation, just apply for places short of staff, n u wil get sent. yet to do btn also, no black n white sayin tat must do rite.. tryin to evade as much as possible... n stil ambivalent on doin master this year.....

Guess what guys? I just went for my induksi. Yup, after 3 years in service. I had mine in a hotel in Sg. Petani. Attended with all the juniors. Went with low expectations after hearing all the stories from those who went before me. But it turned out to be all right (except for the exam of course). Tiring but not as hectic as I thought. Food was great. (I heard stories of how at one induksi, the same food was served over and over again). We didn't have a lot of variety each meal but different food was served almost everyday. We also had steamboat and barbecue dinner. The team building was fun. We also had repelling and flying fox. I hear not all centres have these facilities. My induksi only lasted for 12 days. And have yet to attend BTN. Organisers say they are having one in November and all of us who went for the induksi this time will get to go. Hope my head of department releases me.
Hear that we will know our results after one month but the paperwork for confirmation takes 1 - 1 1/2 years to settle. So, guess I won't be able to apply for Masters soon. The other thing is, they say it's easier to get transfer after being confirmed. Thinking of a change of environment since have been at same hospital since housemanship.

hi adeline,
no star spangled banner....
PTK 1? i heard that it's not easy...but i think should get over and done with it as soon as possible...good luck to you...tell us all bout it after that....sejarah/ wawasan/ tonggak bla blah.....

first thing i did on this glorious merdeka day is to watch O....prah .....discussing on craniopagus parasiticus (?? wat der....?) tell me....what could me more interesting than that!

i've called siti rokiah many times. probably can get hold of her like 20% of the time. it's quite frustrating cos she will be just saying the thing was sent to spa n gotta call those guys there yadda yadda. by the way, she's a new girl if that gives anyone any further comfort.
apparently its not 2 weeks. the spa bunch needs 1 month to process the thing. my stuff's been in KKM since late july. got myself a confirmation date verbally told by some spa guy but no paper. equals zero progress.

my HR clerk has put me up for PTK 1. Hmmm....
anyone got any idea what we gotta read for that?
pls advice.
Happy Merdeka! remember to fly those stripes!

yes, getting our confirmation done is a hassle and they say waiting time to see dr is bad!

i'm sure by now, most of us have done our induction. after getting the certs, proper surat aku janji, med check-up and surat pengesahan lantikan jawatan, these set of papers will be sent to your state office which will make a cover letter and send it to KKM who will send it to SPA with another cover letter. And should u any time find a delay and ask them how's the progress, they will pick little problems in it and shift the blame to other ppl to cover their inadequecies.

Anyhow, in KKM, the person in charge now is cik siti rokiah. in SPA, there r different ppl in charge for different files. So, no specific names.

Yes, by choosing pencen scheme, we fall under another protocol where they process our pencen scheme applications and confirmation together hence the delay since like in my case, i got my forms signed before i completed 3 years. i had to send down the form back personally due to the lacking of knowledge in the management side.

well, good news is once u have the above forms sent to kkm and spa, they will each take 2 wks to process and should be sending back the documents on your confirmation. unfortunately, as our putrajaya is somewhere in bermuda triangle, postmen there have much difficulty travelling in and out of that zone.

till then, we can only pray for the brave postmen who are fighting part of the battle for us!

(alan went to putrajaya and has not heard frm him since. that was 2 weeks ago)

hi ppl,
i'm changing my e mail add to adechensm@yahoo.com. cant stand reactivating my hotmail account over n over again.
i heard alan got into HKL. is that true? why's he so silent? crushed by the workload?

chiew leng, i n my whole desperate induksi gang bought school kids baju kurung (primary school) for BTN. i think we depleted the entire pangkor (our induksi was there before BTN).
we even bought big pieces of big white cloth-to pass off as selendang.

in the end, no need baju kurung or selendang. just white top n black or dark colored(better dark blue) pants or skirt. one cheap skate way - ask ur nurses to pinjam u la. i borrowed skirt from my staff.

never heard of BTN need for masters.
my PERMOHONAN for sah jawatan is still in SPA- just great!!!! seng kiat's one is somewhere in between ipoh and putrajaya- headed toward putrajaya n not back to ipoh unfortunately.
maybe partly due to our induksi in sept last year - late la
anyone know who to pester?
the lady i called (AINON) seemed bored and uninterested.

apparently, if u choose the pension option, ur permohonan for confirmation only can send from ur hospital once complete 3 years service. terrible.

our fates r in the hands of some pen pushers in cushy chairs.

tan kooi yen is that you....?
yea, i guess putting my names down for btn wont hurt...

went cambodia trip 2 months ago...must-go place!

wanna go to bangkok next trip. anyone got travelogues to share?
maybe i shud start a food blog or travelblog