The results for PMS Matching for M107 was out today. The tension could be felt from early morning itself. Im sure anyone would feel the pressure. The thought of not knowing what lies in your future, or in this case where you will be headed to can really do "wonders" to a person.
At 5pm, the gruesome wait finally ended. Results was released. As usual, we "Seremban People" who have only one choice which is to go to Seremban was there to support, share the excitement and mostly busybody. haha
Just as the batches before us, some were delighted to get their 1st choice and some were happy to get their top few choices. Inevitably, some were unfortunately sad as they didn't get their university of choice. of course, there were those who got their 1st choice but were still sad because they will be separating from their other half.
I guess that's just how life is. Not everyone will get what they want. We need to make full use of what we have. Moreover, you will never know what is the best choice after all. Your 2nd or 3rd choice might actually be the best choice for you. We can only plan, its the Big Boss up there who decides. Only he will know what's the best choice for us.
To all my friends of M107, regardless of where you will be for the next few years, I wish you all the best. Remember our days at IMU and may we keep each other dear at heart. =)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Earth Hour 2009
To those who have not heard about Earth Hour, where have you been? It has been on the Internet, on television and radio for weeks.
Earth Hour as we all know, is when a city/nation/world switches their lights for 1 hour. It is a way for us to show that we are concerned about global warming.
Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 when 2.2 million homes and business switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 Earth Hour went global with 50 million people switching off their lights. Many cities participated. Iconic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum and Sydney's Opera House switched off their lights and stood in the darkness for one hour.
This year a target of 1 billion people has been set. It is expected that Earth Hour 2009 will be much global than the previous 2 years. Earth Hour has transformed into a worldwide global elections. Earth vs Global Warming. Election rules are simple. Switch off your lights if you vote for Earth, leave them on if you vote for Global Warming. Not a tough choice if you ask me. I vote Earth. =)
I found out that over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday. What will you be doing this Saturday?
There is a whole list of things you could do in the dark. Admire the night sky, look for stars normally hidden by artificial lights, share ghost stories, camp out in the dark, enjoy darkness not caused by a TNB blackout, go somewhere high and watch your city vote Earth, organise a pro-Earth party with your friends and the list goes on. Seriously, when was the last time you looked up at a dark starry night and enjoyed the beautiful star lit sky? 5 years? 10 years? Too long to remember? In our hectic lives today, we fail to enjoy the beauty that is around us. Take this opportunity to enjoy what we have taken for granted. Feast your soul on the beauty that we have for so long masked with our man-made "light".
I will be going up to Gasing Hill with my family to watch PJ go "black". haha Hopefully there will be enough people voting Earth to see the effect. Even if there isn't. it will still be a good opportunity to spend some time with my family. =)
So do the right thing. This Saturday, shut off your light and join in a worldwide call for the preservation of our mother planet. Earth Hour 2009 in Malaysia will be from 8.30-9.30 pm on Satyrday 28th March 2009. Vote Earth. Want to know more? Just search Earth Hour 2009. It's all over the Internet.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=100637&id=752639125&ref=nf#/group.php?gid=54175421409&ref=ts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
http://www.earthhour.org/news/my:en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CRs-7lRlPo
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Nervous System - The Final Conquest
The title's lame. I know. haha =p
It has been 4 days since we started Nervous System. This will be our last system before we go into Phase 2. Do i feel competent enough? Not at all. =(
Anyway, I guess it was appropriate to put Nervous System as the final system. Seriously, if this was our 1st system instead, I believe many won't make it to 3rd year. I know I would have been dropped out for sure.
Its only the 1st week into the system, but I tell you. Its way much more intense than anything we have had before. Never have I ever walked out of 8 consecutive lectures blur and totally zoned out. Gosh. I know my brain's higher function has not been very functional lately, but this is way too much for me to handle. If this is the way the rest of the system is gonna be, I am starting to have a bad feeling. I even heard that it gets worse later on. Oh please save me!! =s
On the brighter side, I finally finished my Com Health Survey report. Almost finish actually. Just need to print it out in uni tmr and proof read it. hehe I sacrificed 3 days of study time and piled up 8 CNS lecture notes just to complete it. They had better give me my 4% =)
It has been 4 days since we started Nervous System. This will be our last system before we go into Phase 2. Do i feel competent enough? Not at all. =(
Anyway, I guess it was appropriate to put Nervous System as the final system. Seriously, if this was our 1st system instead, I believe many won't make it to 3rd year. I know I would have been dropped out for sure.
Its only the 1st week into the system, but I tell you. Its way much more intense than anything we have had before. Never have I ever walked out of 8 consecutive lectures blur and totally zoned out. Gosh. I know my brain's higher function has not been very functional lately, but this is way too much for me to handle. If this is the way the rest of the system is gonna be, I am starting to have a bad feeling. I even heard that it gets worse later on. Oh please save me!! =s
On the brighter side, I finally finished my Com Health Survey report. Almost finish actually. Just need to print it out in uni tmr and proof read it. hehe I sacrificed 3 days of study time and piled up 8 CNS lecture notes just to complete it. They had better give me my 4% =)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Report
I finally started on my Community Health Survey Report today. Some people started last week, a few started earlier than that. I instead chose to spend my one week break catching up on studies. I think its worth the time more than doing this report.
Anyway, I spent the whole of today evening, from 5pm after PBL til 10pm on it. I probably finished 10%. The easy 10% or the report that is. I have completed my cover page, a bit of the introduction and my reflection. I have yet to start on the report proper. That would probably take another 2 solid days?
Damn. That's 2 days i cannot afford. EOS is round the corner. Why doesn't the lecturers realise that? They were once medical students too. They would surely know how we feel like at this point of time. So why make us do this? To make things worse, the report only constitutes 2% of our EOS marks. 2%!!! YES! TWO! DUA! Can u imagine. The amount of time we will need to spend on this report just for 2%! They better give us all the full 2%. Nothing less than that shall be enough to compensate all the time lost on this insignificant report. It's not like any of it will appear on MMJ. It wont even appear in a student journal for crying out loud. Give us a break please.
Anyway, I spent the whole of today evening, from 5pm after PBL til 10pm on it. I probably finished 10%. The easy 10% or the report that is. I have completed my cover page, a bit of the introduction and my reflection. I have yet to start on the report proper. That would probably take another 2 solid days?
Damn. That's 2 days i cannot afford. EOS is round the corner. Why doesn't the lecturers realise that? They were once medical students too. They would surely know how we feel like at this point of time. So why make us do this? To make things worse, the report only constitutes 2% of our EOS marks. 2%!!! YES! TWO! DUA! Can u imagine. The amount of time we will need to spend on this report just for 2%! They better give us all the full 2%. Nothing less than that shall be enough to compensate all the time lost on this insignificant report. It's not like any of it will appear on MMJ. It wont even appear in a student journal for crying out loud. Give us a break please.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Countdown
Something occurred to me today. As I am counting my days to EOS 5, I am in fact also counting down to something else. I am counting the days I have left in IMU Bukit Jalil. In 8 weeks, M107 will be leaving IMU Bukit Jalil. Some will be heading for PMS, some will be heading for Seremban and a handful will spend another year in IMU doing their BMed.
It feels like it was just yesterday, we began our 1st day as a medical student. I can vividly remember walking into IMU on the morning of 26th February 2007, and taking the 1st step in my journey to be a doctor.
2 and 1/2 years has passed since that day. Many things have happened during this time. Some bonds were forged while some were sadly broken. There has been good times and there has been bad times. IMU Ball, IMU Cup, Orientations, EOS, camping in the library, sleeping in lectures. These are some memories I will forever treasure. Not to forget all my friends in IMU. We all came as individuals. In 8 weeks, we shall leave as a family. A brotherhood. We shall leave as members of M107.
As I count my days remaining in IMU, I shall also reminisce all the memories and I shall treasure all that i have gone through.
To all my friends, lets make the most of this remaining 8 weeks. I know it will be memorable. After all, we have CNS to help us make it "unforgettable". hahaha
It feels like it was just yesterday, we began our 1st day as a medical student. I can vividly remember walking into IMU on the morning of 26th February 2007, and taking the 1st step in my journey to be a doctor.
2 and 1/2 years has passed since that day. Many things have happened during this time. Some bonds were forged while some were sadly broken. There has been good times and there has been bad times. IMU Ball, IMU Cup, Orientations, EOS, camping in the library, sleeping in lectures. These are some memories I will forever treasure. Not to forget all my friends in IMU. We all came as individuals. In 8 weeks, we shall leave as a family. A brotherhood. We shall leave as members of M107.
As I count my days remaining in IMU, I shall also reminisce all the memories and I shall treasure all that i have gone through.
To all my friends, lets make the most of this remaining 8 weeks. I know it will be memorable. After all, we have CNS to help us make it "unforgettable". hahaha
Monday, March 16, 2009
62 Days Mark
I had a reality check earlier today. EOS 5 is 8 weeks or roughly 62 days from today. Damn. that's not good. The deadline has been drawing close faster than ever.
To make things worse, I have been loosing my push to study. Lately, I have been having problem concentrating. i just can't sit down and focus on what i need to do. I keep getting distracted. I need the strength. I need the concentration. I need the discipline. I need the push. Someone, please help me!
To make things worse, I have been loosing my push to study. Lately, I have been having problem concentrating. i just can't sit down and focus on what i need to do. I keep getting distracted. I need the strength. I need the concentration. I need the discipline. I need the push. Someone, please help me!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A Case of Medical Malpractise
I have a case for you to ponder on. A 37 year old woman is undergoing a surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy in her colon. During the bleeding, she starts bleeding out of control. Her attending doctor is paged multiple times. However, he chose to ignore the calls and went home instead. My question is, Is this considered malpractice? Seriously. Think about it and tell me. Is that malpractice? I'll bet all my money that it is.
Okay. This is not a real case. I just watched it on House MD. Yes, its just a drama (a dumb one if you ask me. I'll get back to that later) If a REAL doctor were to do this in real life, would that cause him to be sued for malpractice? If you ask me, I say he's in a very hot soup.
Since its "Dr" House, he obviously does not get malpractice suits. How nice it is to be a doctor like House. Just be an asshole and never get sued. Come on, I don get it how people can watch this series. I can't take his nonsense anymore, and I only watched a handful of episodes. If i were to be one of his patient, there's 2 things I will do to him. I will either sue him or I will just blow up his big-fat-egoistic-head with a dynamite.
Okay. This is not a real case. I just watched it on House MD. Yes, its just a drama (a dumb one if you ask me. I'll get back to that later) If a REAL doctor were to do this in real life, would that cause him to be sued for malpractice? If you ask me, I say he's in a very hot soup.
Since its "Dr" House, he obviously does not get malpractice suits. How nice it is to be a doctor like House. Just be an asshole and never get sued. Come on, I don get it how people can watch this series. I can't take his nonsense anymore, and I only watched a handful of episodes. If i were to be one of his patient, there's 2 things I will do to him. I will either sue him or I will just blow up his big-fat-egoistic-head with a dynamite.
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