My Old Lappy, Sold

My first ever first-hand laptop, a NEC Versa was something I was proud of. Bought at a whooping RM4000 from Low Yatt, it was one of the best product of NEC at that time, with Intel Core Duo, 14 inch screen, and Nvidia Graphics. I completely rendered the keyboard unusable when I spilled my coffee on it, one day. The coffee somehow ruined the power and wifi button. I transformed the laptop into a desktop by attaching an external monitor and a keyboard. It served me good until I became very nauseous with the constant edgy lines formed on the monitor. It seemed that the power inlet had become loose and electrical current leaked causing funny lines on the monitor and buzzing sound from the speakers. Finally after serving me for 5 years, I finally sold the laptop for 50 dollars. Salute to NEC for a great product.

Superb Presentation

"That was the single best presentation I've ever seen!"

My colleague patted on my back and kept praising. I pulled a little smile. I just finished giving a presentation on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, a rheumatoid disease affecting children.

"All those animation, and arrows flying, it was like you're using a special version of Power Point. How did you pull that kind of stuff?"

"Err, I learnt them from Youtube"

The actual thing is actually I have been playing around with Microsoft Power Point for years. So, graphic and its custom animation have become a second nature to me. I have always been bored to death by the consultants' lectures. So, I've decided to show those narcissistic dudes, how to give a kick-ass presentation.

Come on, willpower!

After a few weeks of accumulating strength and reviving myself from feeling down and weary, I finally managed to put myself together this morning and settled some of my long abandoned works. These days, being a final year, I have really to steal some time in between classes to complete non-medical tasks. The amount of workload is enormous when your teammates are starting to leave you one by one. I was a bit satisfied this morning for all the works done, but I realized that I was late for the OPD session. I came in for the tutorial later on and got scolded and accused of slacking. My body was really tired that time, that all the rambling was heard like ocean wave. Last night on-call and extra Ajinomoto in the dinner meal must have shut my system down. Afterwards, I was targeted frequently in the tutorial. I suppose the next 5 weeks will be a hard time for me. I believe my faith and my willpower are the only things that I can rely on to get back into track.

Frigggin Cold

I realized that my daytime somnolence is actually worse in cold days. I was struggling to wake up and I slept on the library chair in a sitting position (as usual). My teammate was down with flu so I decided to go for my on-call a bit later, and have an early escape. Willpower is unlimited, you only have to utilise it. Like one Malay proverb, when there is will, there is a way.

Economic Crisis

I signed in to my bank account, and my eyes were glued to the amount of money I have and the balance of credit card that haven't been cleared. My impulsive nature has thrown me to the lowest socio-economic class a medical student can be. I am rotten poor now. I don't know where to find money to pay all my debts. I used to envision of collecting 10 000 dollar before I graduate. It looks like I have a long way to go.

Easy sleeper

I am really tired these days. My circadian rhythm has gone harewire and I doze off, each time I put my head on a pillow. It takes only seconds for me to be teleported to my dreamland. I am an easy sleeper. The fact that I doze off so easily, even when sitting in upright position really bothers me so much, especially when listening to lectures. Perhaps, we don't call that as circadian problem disorder or something else to do with my biological clock. I just get sleepy pretty easily. Something my colleagues and my depressed patients would envy of. By the way I read half of the nearly one thousand pages of Kaplan and Sadock, and now I feel like a Psychiatrist, or rather a psychiatric patient, to be more accurate. I finished the third rotation. Dozed it off pretty easily, although the OSCE was tough.

1 month after Ramadhan

The last Ramadhan was something meaningful, not that it was my last Ramadhan abroad. It taught me a lot of heart-wrenching, yet valuable lesson. I was homeless. The new house that I should had moved into in early September was inhabitable. Doing my revision for extra two examinations with no desk to sit, and no iftar for breaking the fast, and no friends to talk to, were the most depressing moment for me  this year. On my first day as a free-loader in my emptied friend's house, my iftar was a cup of Koka Instant Noodle and I had a piece of chocolate cake before starting my fast the next day. I prayed a lot, for my exam,and for my sanity. Ramadhan this year has truly transformed me to a new man.

One month after Ramadhan
I passed my exam. With miracle and help from Allah. I never finished 30 juzu', which I initially thought of completing after the exam. I didn't even manage to fast 6 days in Syawal. Whatever on earth happened to me? Iman(Faith) can go up and down.By the way, for those who successfully completed the 6 days fast in Syawwal. Congratulations. May Allah grant you the reward of all-year long fasting.

Using GIMP to draw topengboy

This is my first ever attempt to draw using GIMP. With a few helps I got from Youtube, this came out.

Food Pyramid (Malaysian Edition)

"You are what you eat"

I live in a state in Malaysia, where people really have messed up big time with the order of their food pyramid. They eat rice three times per day. They also take fried noodles and nasi lemak as in-between meals. They put sugar in almost every food, even in a sugarcane juice.  Old ladies who come to the clinics for blood glucose check would blame the watermelon they ate the night before for a high blood sugar. What the heck. Is a diagram as simple as this so difficult for them to understand?

I suggest the Malaysian Health Ministry to come up with a simpler diagram, play around a little bit with the order. Something like this, maybe:

Since this is Ramadhan, It would be a great opportunity to kick-start a good diet.

Selamat Berbuka Puasa.

Prologue

Assalamualaikum.

Hello friends. Welcome to my website. This is my personal crib where I will write about my interest, and my notes about things and lesson that I have learnt. I got a few things to change in my life. A few of those that I would be grateful to get rid of are my mixed compulsive-inattention-impulsive-schizotypal behavior, my quietness, my depressing easily-get-bored syndrome, and my tendency to get really annoyed with almost everyone I meet. So, I'm planning to use this as a journal to keep track of my progress. Please feel free to comment.

Turning over a new leaf is not easy

Uhh. I'm starting to get bored now, and this crappy blogger picture uploading feature is driving me crazy. All right. Got to go now. See ya!