1:72 Soviet Fighter Mig-3 by Revell

This weekend I embarked on a new activity. Scaled Model Aircraft. This is a 1:72 scaled model of a Soviet Fighter Mig-3 produced by Revell. Skill Level 3. It was given to me by a close friend, Mezhen who bought it in the UK during her electives last year. It has been sitting in my cupboard for a year, so I decided to fix it.

My workspace with basic equipments 

Components fresh from the box

Pilots seat assembled and painted

Dry fitting the wings and fuselage

Glued and waiting to dry

Landing gears

Landing gears in place

Windshield installed and painted

Adding the camo.

Painting the bottom of the plane. I don't have light blue paint, so I compromised with a greener option instead

Front view half painted

Green paint added

Completed model with decals

I think the hardest part is applying the paint due to my lack of equipment. It would have turned out much nicer if I had a airbrush or at least better brushes. Applying the tiny decals was a great test of my hand eye coordination and my patience. Could have been better, but I'm happy with my production. Thanks Mezhen.

Research on Breast Cancer Awareness

After much paperwork and red tape, I have submitted my proposal to the hospital director for approval. Next will be to run a small pilot study and then the main study itself. I hope I will have enough time to collect adequate sample before I finish Semester 10. I only have 8 more weeks in Batu Pahat, and the next two postings do not provide much luxury of free time.

Another portfolio weekend

The weekend is here again. However, I am doubtful there will be much rest this weekend. I have 2 portfolio to complete and still need to identify a case for my Psychiatry portfolio. After I have accomplished that, there is a whole pile of things to revise and study. That's the life of a Semester 10 medical student.

I was rather pissed off earlier at how poor some people's attitude can be. There are those who looks so highly on themselves, thinks they are so smart and that they can go around insulting and looking down on us. How childish. We should realize that we are never the best and we are never better that others. Everyone is good at something. You may think you are better, but trust me when I say you are not. Do not think so highly of yourself, do not look down on others and do not think you are all mighty. You have no idea what the future holds. Remember this.

Lesson of the day

Examine your patient every time you do your rounds. Especially if the patient is acutely ill. They may deteriorate at any moment, and a good repeated physical examination is the only way to catch it early.

Just for laughs

Another old video for those who appreciate British Comedy. Eggs-Box 3.60? haha

Another Step Closer

Five weeks of Surgery Posting in Semester 10 is over and we are one step closer to graduation. We have completed 92.5% of our MBBS. 7.5% more to go. Almost there. It's so close, I can almost grasp it already.

It's amazing how quickly we have (almost) passed through medical school. Five years has passed. I went back to the Bukit Jalil campus on Friday, and it felt like it has been ages since we were last there. Two years in Seremban has changed us so much. We grew, we matured, we became doctors. It is funny to think how our mindset and goals were when we were back in Phase 1. The way we placed emphasis on all the wrong things, the way I played too much and studied too little. There is a saying, "Don't teach a person who is not ready. When he is ready, he will learn even when no one wants to teach him" which I think is very true.

20 more weeks to go. Let's make the most out of it.

I Phone 4S

The new iPhone 4 has been released. As predicted, it is called the iPhone 4S. It looks like an iPhone 4, but has faster processors, better camera and etc. I think the coolest new feature is the what they call Siri. It allows you to give voice commands to your phone and it will interact with you as if it was artificial intelligence. The promotional video looks impressive. You can ask about the weather, traffic, send text messages all just by speaking to your iPhone. If this works out as smooth as the video, the new iPhone will surely sell like hot cakes. I WANT AN IPHONE!!!! hahaha