is our ministry tat _______

the trainees got day off. the trainer (ie mo's etc) work more... hmmmm.... anyone can sense something weird there?

is our health ministry tat ____ (fill in the lines with your fav words...)
again, they gav the blanket rules, which just make sense in front of the public to make them look more concern, more effiecient..
n as usual below tat, it was really really really bad idea.
how it wil b implemented, God knows.

housemen got pampered.
n post cal, no one is working.
yeah, let us ask the big shot who make all these rules to cover the housemen when they go day off......

hmmm... they say trainee doctor eligble for day off. do trainee specialist count?

Post call day off for trainee doctors

hmm... so our great Health Minister has announced that trainee doctor get post call days off... and it only applies to House Officers??? So Medical Officers are not trainee??

Well, how much would u bet that these buggers take their post call days and go do locum? kinda defeat the original purpose then wouldnt u think?

As usual, our politician has a way of shooting their mouth off without truly thinking of the consequences. So everyone get post call off, so who's left to do the work? If they are so concerned with our welfare then come out with a plan instead of just stating a blanket rule and ask the individual hospitals to carry out the orders.

Indeed, if the housemen nowadays are so mollycuddled and get all their post call days off (and this is when they are not asked to assume much responsibilities) how can they tahan when they DO NOT have post call off during MOship??

I am not against post call days off, just that I think it should be better thought out before just throwing out a blanket rule like that.

thanks

thanks for the links!

Databases

Added 2 more journal database at the sidebar...

but it looks like UM doesn't have subscription to Medical Journals in Proquest anymore

anyone has username or password to proquest or other medical database?
my library card expire n not comin to pj anytime soon to renew it.

congrats

congrats to ngou! realyb hardworkign huh!

Little Ngou (2nd edition) coming soon

My wife admitted today, will hav elective LSCS cm for our 2nd baby, which a Feto-Mat Surgeon confirmed is a boy.... quite anxious and excited now..
Please wish us (and also incoming little Ngou) all the best and good luck...thanks in advance..hehe..

political drama over?

new story arc had began, the opposition arc seems to quiet down d... so now the lime light goes b to the main party n c how things hav evolved... upcomin episode: power transition?

51 years of garbage takes a lot of time to clear

Sigh... those in government service, have you tried to introduce / change the way something is run in your department and find yourself up a brick wall? Too many procedure, ppl too comfortable with current status quo, and the need for immediate results...

If it's so difficult to bring about a small change, imagine how difficult it is going to be to change a whole country's mentality that have been ingrained by 51 years of misrule. It is not going to happen overnight, it is not going to happen without strife. The question is, will it be allowed to happen, and will we stand by it till the end, knowing that results may not be immediately seen?

51 years of garbage is a big pile. It can not be cleared overnight. And all of us must help in our small way to clear it, no excuses, if you want to live in this country, at least you can do your part to make it livable, however tedious that may be.

Do not underestimate the humble rubbish picker, think WALL-E!!!

Our country's top admin is in total mess right now...with all those clown toying around with our country's and it's citizen future while the world is experiencing economy meltdown...sigh..
our CPI is forever raising, no thanks to the 'brilliant' idea of PM to raise the petrol price. I doubt that any petrol price reducing effort now can lowered the price of good already raised previously...sighhh..
And our dear opposition...dunno what Anwar is thinking and planning right now..but anyway, do hope they..government or opposition, can end all this soap opera ASAP with victory to the PEOPLE...

May GOD help us all....

hav to agree tat nowadays the 8pm news is the best suspense n newspaper is the best novel around. awaiting next tues. dunno whether whether he has the number or not, but hope tat it will all end soon. suspense is killing me!

Sandiwara politika

So will there be a change of government? Does Anwar have the numbers? Man this is the slowest moving soap opera of all time.... and the plot seems to be getting repetitive...

"I have the numbers"

"No, you don't!"

I HAVE the numbers!!!!"

"No you DON'T!!"

"Let's meet and I will show you the numbers!"

"Show me first then we meet."

"Let's meet in parliament"

"Let's not!"

So do you think the numbers are there? I think he probably has it... cos:
1. why bluff? if his bluff is called, he gains nothing, and loses everything
2. Badawi refuses to meet him, why refuse? if so confident no number, just meet and gone la anwar... then he can govern in peace.

and so the soap opera continues, next episode at??

hav to agree tat it is rather evidently unfair use of the regulations. the origin of the message only get warning for 3 years, get scot free, n still says he is rite without further action. on the other hand, the messenger got arrested. wow. words cant describe d.

the nite is the darkerst before dawn. is there a new dawn in the horizon? all we can do is wait n c. n pray. n pray. n pray......

I weep...

What is Malaysia descending into? ISA being used without reason... is there still hope? stay calm, don't get incited, it is always darkest before the dawn

ngou baby eat the message again? lol

Teachers with poor English

Hardly read the star nowadays, so was browising thestar.com.my when I saw this article.

35% of teachers lack good command of English

Well... Hardly surprising, so decided to read it and nearly fainted when I saw this line...

Razali said the Ministry will continue to conduct intensive classes, including sending the teachers overseas so that they achieve a better proficiency in the English language.

What the &#^$! Cannot speak English and can go overseas jalan-jalan!? I oso canna spiak good Inglish... need more training la...

good news: yeeling has just passed her MRCS(ireland) part III last week.

Nothing last for forever

a kiss will no last long...
and love just can not last forever...
and of course men can not 'last' longer against time.
...who cares that heaven last longer than hell does!
so,
what really matters is as long as it can last for as long as you could remember.
(even for one day!)
and it will last as long as you'll remember to love and be loved.

Congratulation for Kooi yen and kheng guan!

congrats!

congrats!

seems the one single really gettin less d

anyway, chew leng: yeah, photo taken in rawa format, did some edting

Congrats..Kooi Yen, Ah Guan

fuuhh...finally, the longest love story (or 2nd longest??,....even 3rd longest??... now i'm confuse!!!>..) had ended with the registration of marriage of KY and KG!!! Congratulations!!!

CL, 123 is typo..hehe..

sigh... tension boy...got to study for exam 2molo..a GCP exam...die lo..still playing internet..

WJ: how did your photos turn out so bright, did u do any post processing ?

Ngou: 123??

123

Driving in Sipadan

Ngou,

So far as I know it, no cars/bike in Sipadan leh... so driving license no use

Go get your diving license la

then can go

july ming tin photos

guys, sori late, had been experimenting with raw format of camera, anyway, here r the few photos tat survive, considering the low light when i took the photos.

U44

reminder, the notice for application for u44 had been out. dateline tis fri. for those who did ptk, apply. my clerk call up jkn, seems tat even no ptk also can apply, but for memangku only la. so go go go n get the form. OR just dl from moh website.

congrats to adeline!

Chong Tein,
i'm very interested indeed, but...no diving licence mah!! driving licence got lah,can use ah??

Tai lou,
u r getting more and more phylosophical by the day...wau wat happen??
when is your BIG day wif YL??

Adeline,
Congrats again... hope to see u and baby soon

it's good to live just like that.
it's enough to live just with what we already have or even to lose a couple of things.
it doesn't matter....even the thing we love.

it's good enough to have one life not more...
the additional would be just a blessing.

hi everyone,

i'm at the tail end of my maternity leave now. me n baby are well.

special thanks to carren who accompanied me for about 6hours (maybe more) in labour room, chatting to a entonox intoxicated me, (no leaks on any secrets i hope!) n encouraging me when i was most exhausted.

thanks also for the best wishes n great gifts from all u people.
unfortunately, i'm not very computer savvy so baby pics will take some time to upload.

Sipadan dive?

Hi all!

Planning to go for a dive trip in Sipadan Islands in Oct, 18th weekend, anybody interested?

petrol killing everyone

article tat had been circulating around, but tot will b good to post it for everyone:

Tips on Filling your Vehicles...

ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD.

Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening.... your litre is not exactly a litre.

In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1 degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

WHEN YOU'RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE.

If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In low mode, you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL.

The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.

Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated, so that every litre is actually the exact amount.

ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP –

most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

n finally to ngou: true tat ane is being monopolized, worse still in um where master students r working in a n e for free.. now tat is cheap labour....

To seng kiat and adeline,

Congratulation!
Nothing can beat the joy of witnessing the wonder of life.

update baby photo please please!!

cheers for all!

On the 17th of June 2008, a little baby was born...
His mother did a fantastic job with a second stage of 20mins!


Kudos to a first time mother...

I was so proud of her
- no silly screaming and butt lifting acts!
She pushed well and out came a very beautiful baby.
Honestly, no palpable caput or scrunched up face!


The day ended with pride clearly seen on the father's face and relief on the mother's face.


Here's to a job well done to Adeline,
Congratulations to Seng Kiat and
Welcome to the world little baby boy!
[who at the time of this post being published - I can not confirm his name yet :)]

malaysia lost

there goes malaysian creme de la creme, going to neighbouring countries as own country din know how to really appreciate them...siigghhh.. when will the gov learn!!

Now with OPD and Casualty doctors earning more than specialists (they monopolize the locum there, getting RM 80/hr, but hospital based Dr only getting RM170/ >36hours only and works.....so stupid and unfair!!!).. wonder wheter hospital based Dr can organised a strike...let the OPD and asualty Drs run the whole healthcare syst... Stupid health ministry!!

1. Kalisvar (endocrine?) and Prabath(cardio) are in Tan Tock Seng hospital(TTS)

2. Hung Tiong in KK hospital doing Paeds Med

3. me? who care...eer in anaes in SGH, yeeling still in KK hosspital doing paeds surgery

4. Khor Chew Kek(medical) and husband(cardio) in TTS also

5. Lee Yuh Shan coming to SGH...saw him couple of weeks ago doing his pre employment
medical check up. (internal med or gastro?)

6. who else?????....mong tien?

haha...... welcome to singapore! (don't blame me if you regret about it.)

welcome

welcome back to kl adeline...
hope you have adapted to the air here in kl.....
i think taking a chest radiograph for kl-ites would show a dirty lung.... (yes....there is such a terminology in radiology)

who has left to singapore? cannot keep track.....no news oso.....come on guys...do update us....

Laziness...

“You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it, or they don't.”

I know I have it...

“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things”

how true...

“If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person - they will find an easier way to do it”

So why be so rajin le??

hi all,
i'm actualy sitiing in our good ole um med library typing this. break time during masters orientation. feeling blur++. poor carren was my consultant on kkm forms etc, n even chiewleng suddenly got a call from me. ha ha... desperate for someone to be my kkm agreement witness.
anyway, i'm staying in section 21 pj now, so hope to see more of the kl pj gang ok???

new intake of master soon, so congrats to all who got it.
n to those who r migrating across the sea to singapore, all the best!!!
n to those who r stuck b here, hey, lets meet up some day!

congrats to the newlyweds too (actually not so new oredi).. wonder where they go for honeymoon??

also congrats to the newly minted paediatrician...

Mother Earth supports decision...

I was back in Penang on the 8th for a funeral. I usually hate Penang traffic as it is notorious for being jammed packed. The hot and humid weather also didn't help. But surprisingly, the roads were clear, even the bridge.

On the 8th, I dreaded the funeral procession which was to depart at 12.30pm and we were heading to Batu Lancang. Can you imagine the traffic as it is just before the start of afternoon school as well as the end of morning school. What more lunch break for the working class!

Instead, the day was not hot. In fact there was a light drizzle with overcast clouds and can you believe that there was no traffic jam! I continued to enjoy 3 whole days of cool weather!

Prior to the election, my family and I use to jeer that the bad traffic condition was due to the previous CM's planning. One way streets all over. But seriously, with the new administration, roads have cleared.

Even Mother Earth is happy with the change... and who are we to argue with Mothers!

salute penang cm

well, do agree with mr manager, tat is a good example. who said the higher u go, goverment hav to support better stuff for u? they r suppose to b servant of the people, so y must the people serve them in the first place. anyway, mr lim do make a good example in tat case. (of probably ghost is correct also, suddenly big federal papa cutting allowance for small kid penang)

Thrifty CM?

So, looks like Penang government is cutting cost, no?

Lim Guan Eng sighted in Economy class in a flight...

http://mrmanager.blogspot.com/2008/05/have-you-seen-chief-minister-sit-in.html

Or is Penang in such deep financial shit?

to the new bride and groom...

Congratulations the new bride and groom! May the union be of the soul, heart and mind.May the union bring only happiness and a wonderful journey through life!

exam

for those who are having exam, all the best.
(darn, have to travel down to johor for clinical...)

reminder

whether ur having exams or not,busy gardening or not, busy plotting against amateur gardener or not-remember to submit income tax by april 30th

Waiting time...

So our new health minister wants to cut down our waiting time to 30 minutes...

why why why?? its not as if our waiting time is as bad as below right?

As it is, to clear the patients we are seeing them for like only 5-10 minutes each. To achieve 30 min... see in 2 minutes la. "so auntie... sakit ya... na bagi ubat... NEXT!"

It's ok, nw if only they can cut down the waiting time for our promotion to be process, for our transfers to be processed, for our complaints to be dealt with. Maybe the waiting time for admin work to be settled should also be 30 min?

the plot thickens!

and i don't mean the shrubs. Looks like Patch has an inside ally...

Ignorance is bliss

Ah... what amateur gardener don't know won't hurt her... silence is golden... ignorance is bliss...

amateur gardener replies..

Patch is not a useful helper - uses the garden patches for equestrian practices instead-
often seen dashing around garden, and jumping over gardener's "work of art"
no destruction noted as yet....

yellow shrub

Dear amatur gardener,
In order to save more water, maybe Patch can help recycle water by helping to water the plants. I can almost guarantee you a nice yellow shrub in no time!
P/S - love the little gate note!

what does Cheng Beng reminds us?
our ancestral graves and our duty to carry out our tradition..paying respect to the deads
or...to the mystery unsolved, is there life after death?
we will be lying down there in another 50 years or so if we're lucky enough.
It is about future.
Our future isn't just one lifetime!!
we, human are interconnected at least to our next generation to come.
we may not have hope manipulating our death or destiny, but i think
we can do a bit more to our mother earth...save her i beg you... not for us (we are doomed already) but for our human race. Our blue planet....

Cheng Beng

唐·杜牧《清明》
　　
　　清明时节雨纷纷，
　　路上行人欲断魂。
　　借问酒家何处有？
　　牧童遥指杏花村。

exam exam exam

think the political wave is nearly over... now is time to observe wat will become in the next few years, result of the political storm tat overtook all. anyway, am concentrating on exam oredi... hopefully everything will b ok...

good luck to all having part 1 masters soon,
and best wishes to those applying and awaiting masters application.

the weather has been crazy, sign of global warming...
please do our bit, and plant a tree....or shrub.....
this is a result of amateur gardener...and proud of it! (look at the plump purple shrubs!!!!! planted those 4 months ago!), and introducing our pet dog...PATCH.
admin: amateur gardener calling nearly every day to check on plant's progress, tenant very stressful in caring for it

Activity report 2008

Check out our blog entries. During the first year, the entries were massive followed by a sudden drop which may be due to housemanship. Then a surge in 2005 when i think we managed to find time for normal living again. Slowly.... the numbers dropped until suddenly in March 2008, there is a flurry of activity!

If anything, at least the elections have made us a little more vocal. In fact, I'm not sure if anybody noticed, the language has also become a bit more poetic!

interesting few years ahead

yeap, agreed tat the next few years would b really diff. seems pkr honourable advisor really is comin up d. dunno how it will change the scene. even got news tat the opposition is supporting him to b the next pm if opposition win. hmmm.. interesting.....
just wait n c wat happen la....

Anwar vs Razeleigh?

http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/4697/1/

This is from RPK's website. It's interesting, and probably not too far off the mark. Anwar is definitely making moves to get some BN defectors, and Badawi with his new cabinet list has just alienated some factions within UMNO. So sit back, pop some corn, and let the show begin!!!

It's gonna be a sprint to the finish in this political marathon.

abolishment of race base party, perhaps??

The cabinet ministers list out, unfortunately, many parlimentarians from east coast were negleted AGAIN, eventhough combined,they form the bulk of BN parlimentarians... and the ruling party in BN, well, they just won slightly more than 50% of total BN parlimentarians but taking 22 of 32 minister posts...to talk about fairness (eventhough we r quite lucky in the sense that certain son-in-law was not in the cabinet, yet...) Wonder if things will be different if all the other component parties in BN merge and stand up against the ruling party. Mayb then, their voices will be heard and BN can be saved and improved, or even the rakyat may root for them again. And anybody had any inkling bout our new boss?? i know he's a science graduate, MBA but nearly no working experience in private before (join and work within MCA right after graduate), but anything else?? Hopefully he can do as good as, if not better than, our prev minister.

Would like to see DAP,PKR and PAS merge one day (minus the religion,racial,wealth and status sentiments), promoting Bangsa Malaysia and fairness for all regardless of race or religion. Then, mayb they dont have to be government-in-waiting anymore, and will become the government of all Malaysians. If this day come, BN might as well bungkus,unless they do something dramatic..
Even Singapore will be sweating with a stronger,fairer more united Malaysia...hehe..

Soap opera

Personally I think the whole show was just a charade. DAP need to act like they don't agree at first, otherwise malu. It's just a matter of who they can insult less, and whose support they are willing to forgo at this point of time. I believe everything had probably been agreed upon, but each party must put on a show to be seen to protect their and their voters own interest.

Very interesting indeed. Politicians cannot be trusted...

tide not settle

so pas had taken the mb slot, and control 3 mb in total, so pkr have on mb, and dap has one state... it is defintely a new era. hopefully everything is gonna b alrite. the bickering in perak? it is unavoidable... if dap dun make any noise at al, it gonna b worse, already some ppl r not satisfy pas taking the mb seat despite having the lowest number of seats. ... it gonna be a uphill battle for dap next election...

The price of change

No major change is without its risks. No major change is without hiccups along the way. People abhor change, even when its good for them. Familiarity is comforting. Change is just so uncertain, even if gains can be made.

Stay cool everyone. Have confidence in our voice.

Demonstration against change has happened in Penang. It is their right. They may not see things as we do. Do not get upset. If the change is right everyone will benefit. In the long run even they will realise. No point fighting now, verbally or physically.

Squabbling...

So Perak MB is coming from PAS.

DAP has protested.

Not a good start for the coalition.

I am hopeful they will resolve their differences.

Please don't spoil the opportunity the Rakyat has given you.

was attending a dinner at One World Hotel when results started trickling in. Beside me, Peter was sitting uneasily.Together, we were both excited and worried...why, our 'beloved' BN leaders fell like bowling pins hit by Shalin Zulkifli one by one(dats the excited part)...but worried coz... what if 513 happen again......had planned to sleep in the hotel lobby or parking lot that night..
But alls well in the end...WHEWWW!!! and thus start the new dawn for our beloved country and exciting news and development (hopefully for the better) for many days and months to come. May all the elected representatives work hard to fulfil what they had promised.

Its truly MERDEKA again for Malaysia....

new dawn

once there was a country which was dry for ages. the tribe leaders insisted that the people to be thankful for at least there are land to plant crops. the poor people was not satisfied, so they pray for rain, storm cloud gathered, and it started raining, and on the sea horizon, it was seen that tsunami wave is appearing.

indeed it was really really exciting election. plus the point that my first time voting. but the result was so exciting, it all started with a certain MP from snail river was kicked out. friends gather in front of tv to wait for result. (this remind me of world cup d)... but the media was so slow, and bias. so decided to go home, online, and shocking result was out bit by bit in malaysiakini. state by state fallen. finally at 4am decided to slept. perak had won by opposition (plus the fact tat was having prolong DOTA session with online gamers)...

colleagues still talk bout it whole day today, noone acutally could say whether the result is good or not. but still, tis is really a strong message to the government that the people is not as naive as they were years ago. 2/3 majority was broken, in some way, least there are some check and balance in power. absolute power corrupt absolutely rite! and the comin 4-5 years are crucial tat the opposition to prove their words. after all, if they screw things up, the next election would be another tsunami but towards the other election.

as for perakians, the thrill is not over yet. the mb is not decided upon... gun cheong ...

Comedy Central tribute

We Have Spoken

I think there is just so much that one can take and it is evident in yesterday's election. I can only hope that the PA will be able to work together to make the change. PA is made of so many different parties and I am sure they each have their own agenda. I only wish for a country which is peaceful, just and not corrupted. Do you think that is too idealistic?

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?