Election Fever

I'm 23 years old this year and by right I am eligible to vote, but well, being an ignorant young adult, I am not a registered voter, hence, I can't shove that piece of paper in that black ballot box. I know I SHOULD be voting and like Dato' Gurdeep said, I'm just being stupid.
I've never been a big fan of politics and I dread every time (this is the 3rd time mind you) they announce that general election will be held soon. This is because, for me, I think the Malaysian general election will just bring out the worst in people. There's no maturity to it, no freedom of speech, certainly unfair and unequal television and radio air time given between parties, and just plain dirty. Also, there will be all three kind of fights between the two (gov and opp), verbally, mentally and of course physically. But this year, to my surprise (and thank God for that), the campaign has been a quiet one without any physical fights.
But before I say anything further, lemme just make it clear to everyone that I'm neither rooting for the government nor the oppositions. I'm just writing my 2 cents worth.
I do read newspapers may it be online or the real ones. I do have "serious and intelectual" discussion with my father about current issues. Heck, I even watch democratic debates on YouTube.com with Adan. But what I can honestly and bluntly say here is that, I know Barack Obama more than I know the Assemblyman (I don't know his name..never met him, never seen him on TV but I would love to know who he is...) who is supposedly represent our people. With 6 free television channels, a hundred more with Astro, numerous radio stations, many many publications, why can't there be more talk and debates especially about their mandates and stuff? By debate I meant the real, intellectual and mature ones. Not the punching and throwing chairs ones. These are the channels they should be using to reach to people and maybe discuss with people and let the people choose what's best for them. There's never an open discussion and many are left not knowing anything. All I can see on TV are just ill-looking advertisement, or the clips where the wakil rakyat "melawat" kawasan. Never I've seen about explanation what they are all about, and what they have to offer.
Well, I guess, if I was voting this year, I would have chose the "safe" one (not mentioning names, undi adalah rahsia =p). But come to think of it, I think if I could vote, I would vote for the one who will clean up the mess they've made during campaining. The hideous banners and posters...omg, someone should clean the mess up and make Malaysia pretty again. Let's not expect the rain and the sun to wash and dry everything up.
Anyway, this is just my ramblings and I do hope I won't get in trouble for writing some political sh*t.
I'm just a mere adult anyway.
What do I know, right?
=)

Wheee!! Big pay rise!

PUTRAJAYA: The two-year compulsory housemanship for doctors now comes with a reward.

Effective Jan 1, those who complete their two-year housemanship will be automatically promoted from UD41 to UD44.

This means they will be taking home RM5,944.25, including allowances, compared with their present salary of RM3,768.39 with allowances.

The move will cost the government some RM1.7 million a year.

Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said some 2,000 housemen who began service on Jan 1 would benefit from the new scheme.
Normally, doctors who complete their housemanship have to wait for six to eight years before they are promoted to UD44.

As for the some 7,000 doctors who are still in UD41, Dr Ismail said they would be promoted to UD44 with higher salaries, which would cost the government another RM9.8 million annually.

The government had approved the measure late last year, he said, but it was only finalised recently.

"Medical students were upset that they must serve a two-year compulsory housemanship upon graduation.

"But we had our reasons for implementing this."

The ministry's main aim was to improve the quality and competency of medical officers, especially their clinical skills.

He said the move was consistent with the Cabinet's decision, on Nov 21 last year, to increase the housemanship period from one year to two.

Dr Ismail said there were complaints about medical officers with a one-year housemanship. "Their standard of care was not up to mark."

Furthermore, he added, five per cent of the medical officers who underwent the one-year housemanship could not be registered as they did not fulfil relevant criteria.

"These doctors took a longer time to be registered," he said, adding that many who got through also felt ill-equipped when they were posted to rural areas.

"They had no confidence. With the two-year housemanship, doctors are exposed to a wide variety of cases, procedures and their clinical skills are enhanced."

Dr Ismail said specialists had been told to be fair, firm and strict with housemen and ensure that their training was structured and evaluated fairly.

He also pointed out that the ministry gave fair opportunities to all races where promotion was concerned.

Citing an example, he said, there were 2,085 specialists in government hospitals. Of these, 1,136 are Malays, 480 Chinese, 392 Indians and 21 from other races.

He added 55 per cent of the Malay specialists were in UD48, Chinese 23 per cent and Indians 18.2 per cent, while there were 58 per cent Malays, 21 per cent Chinese and 16 per cent Indians in UD54.

As for Special Grade C, Dr Ismail said 51.5 per cent were Malays, while 24 per cent were both Chinese and Indians.

"We encourage more Chinese and Indians doctors to specialise in family medicine."

Chinese and Indian doctors are seen mainly in internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology.

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2178472/Article/index_html

Owh thank you thank you! Let's hope that after this they will give 2009 housemen a rise! =) Wohoooo! =)
For those who are not familiar with the pangkat-pangkat, ok, Houseman aka HO (right after graduated from medical school) is U41. This holds the lowest position in the pyramid. Previously, the freshly graduated doctors only had to be at the bottom skunk place for a year, but just like Tan Sri Merican mentioned above, with all the complaints from the senior MOs and specialist about the incompetency of junior MOs, they prolonged the time for the new doctors to be in the hell chamber. Finally, after 2 years of hard work and no play, the U41 people will be automatically upgraded to U44, which holds the title Medical Officer (MO). The reason why they will only start the rise in 2010 is because, the 2 years housemanship starts this year, and by 2010, THEY will become MOs...in other words, this rise is not for the current MOs...as for me, if I do well for my final professional paper early next year, I'll be a HO in 2009 and MO in 2011..=)

The Un-privatized Me

A few days back, I privatized this humble blog of mine. Not that I didn't want anyone to read it but it's just simply me, trying to decide if i should continue pouring my thoughts and report my daily escapades and publish it for the public to see or I should just stop. During that time while I was trying to make a decision, I decided to put it off the internet world for a while and set it as private. I was contemplating whether I should just delete this blog or let it be. Nak delete sayang....huhu..so private it was.
I realized it was time for me to regain my privacy when I no longer write straight from my heart, when I only write to please the readers (including and especially the silent ones), when I screen each and every word I typed in just so that it won't create drama or offend anyone unintentionally. It IS my world, my words, my thoughts.
Or so I think.
After a short while, I came to a conclusion. It is, after all, a BLOG. What's the point of me publishing entries if I was the only one reading it and what's blogging without getting feedback? Furthermore, to invite readers to my blog is very ma fan.
So here I am, still continue succumbing myself to blogging and tell you a story.
And hopefully, I won't change my mind about blogging yet again.
Cheers.
=)

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Take me away

Yusma said, blogging is not a good sign. We blog when we have nothing to do. We blog when we are not happy. We blog when we want to vent anger and frustrations. Owh, how true!
My holiday in Paghee was awesooooommmmmeeee!!!! I was having so much fun that I wish I didn't have to come back to Malaysia. Well, a part of me is still in Paris...=( No one has any idea how I wish I'm in Noisy Champs right now...Why oh why do I have to go to classes? Why am I in Ipoh? Why am I already in final year? Ugh.
Btw, I wanna say these things to these awesome people
Yusma, Maria, and Nazrin - THANK YOU for the greeeeeatttt time in Paris...Disneyland especially! Hehe...We need to plan another trip next year after our final MBBS tau!
Pison (Faeez) and the lovely Asilda, thanx for the accomodation, the pizzas..everything lah...hehe...it's really nice to finally meet you guys and to finally be able to put faces on the names I always hear =)

And ultimately, to my better half, Adan..........

(insert all kind of words relating to love, gratitude, and appreciation here)

I really don't know where to start...I wish there's one word that can sums up how I feel right now but nope, no one has found the word to express my feelings...Those 3 weeks were the best weeks of my life ever!

I love you.
And I miss you so much that it hurts. =(
Summer, come quick!

Pics? Go to facebook. =)

Holiday!!!

Owh Paris!
HERE I COMEEEE!!!!
=)
I'm so looking forward to see and jalan jalan with my better half again!!
And of course, I'm also looking forward for alam ria disney with Yusma AND Maria!!!
Owwwhhh! I can't wait! Must double check my camera and charger! hehe
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee

The Joker Is Dead.

In case you've been on the moon or living under the rock, I'm sure you have heard about the tragic death of Heath Ledger caused by drug overdose (yet to be confirmed by autopsy) two days ago. It took the whole world by surprise since unlike Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty, Heath is not known as his drug addiction; in fact, he is well known for his charismatic performances especially in the controversy-filled movie, The Brokeback Mountain. His most recent movie that has completed its shooting, The Dark Knight, will be out in a few months and I'll be sure to watch it. I've seen the movie stills and it looked great.
There is another tragic news in Hollywood...Many may not know who Brad Renfro was...he was this famous child star whom Didi Harun had the hugest crush on. He was found dead last week in his apartment, also due to drug overdose. He was 25. Sad sad. It almost seemed like it is a trend in Hollywood nowadays, and I just hope this "death-due-to-drug-overdose" fever won't catch on like the pregnancy fever that seemed to be spreading all over the Tinseltown. Everyone is pregnant nowadays....from Jamie Lynn Spears (that 16 years old Zoe 101) to Halle Berry to Jessica Alba. But that is another story.
The death of both Heath and Brad reminded me of how short life can be, and how precious the time we spent with out loved ones. And also, of course, their death gave the whole world the ultimate reminder and lesson, that is, the danger of drug abuse.

And another chapter closed

2007.
It was a massive, gigantic, explosive roller coaster ride for me. The ups and downs that I went through...whoooaaaa! like never before.
A year that has made me more mature.
A year that has proved to me that life really is a b****h.
A year that has tested my patience, taught me a lot about friendship, about relationship.
Overall, 'twas a great year for me. Sure, there were a few bad moments, and of course, some unwise (bad) decisions were made. But those were the things that has taught me about everything and I wouldn't change it and wouldn't trade it for anything. If I had to weigh the good and the bad things in '07, the good will win hands down. =)

Resolutions you ask? The usual stuff, you know (work more, eat less, exercise more, sleep less, study harder...tralala..yeah, everyone knows the drill..). There are however, a few things that I would like to do before the end of 2008.
For example,
1. Go to Paris and visit Adan.
2. Buy myself a new car.
3. Earn more money. Or, learn how to save money at least.
4. Understand central nervous system. I really suck at CNS...tolong!!
5. Go to Singapore, Indonesia or Thailand
6. Holiday with friends

The list is actually longer than 6, but I shall just leave it as that. I do hope that things will only get better for me (and of course for everyone else) in 2008.
[To quote my younger sister; "2008, you better not be a bitch!"]

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Btw, my birthdate for this year will be 080808! hehe..I shall have a big celebration innit?
*Hint yang sangat besar untuk semua rakan2 n especially to Mr. Boyfriend. hehehe*

I have nothing to post, yet again.

2 weeks of remedial passed by like a breeze. Covered 2 postings and I am left with 3 more...currently I'm in PJ for one week..holiday for Raya Haji and Christmas lah..hehe..and next week, I'll have another long weekend (5 days!...because of New year)..hehe..told ya this remedial thing is easy! No fuss, no rush, nothing. Just show up to classes and I'll be fine..=p
For the past 5 days, I've not been doing anything, really. Watched I Am Legend with Lan on Friday and the movie was awesomeeee!! I highly recommend it to everyone!
*Plus, there's a scene where Will Smith was shirtless and he was doing some work out. Totally to droll over ok!*
Other than that, I've only went out shopping with Mama and my sister (Farah) and well, that's basically it. Life has been pretty dull for me lately. No, make that very dull. My brain is bleeding out of boredom already. I need some drama, peeps!
Ugh.

I have the luxury of time

Ok, I've got my full results already...and I'm going for remedial, thank God..I've never liked to do elective projects/studies ever since my first year in medical school. There's just too much hassle and the process of getting the project to be approved and finalized are just nightmares. And also, I don't have to find a doctor to do 3 weeks of attachment. Phew! All I need to do is go for bedside teaching for the next 6 weeks and bear Datin M's criticisms.. =)
The only not-so-fun thing is that, most of the friends I'm close to are doing elective...hopefully I won't be in the same group with those funny funny people...huhu...
It is a good thing that I'm going for remedial...I do need those extra classes to boost my lacking clinical skills and also, it gives me a head start for next year (sorta, if I do take this seriously).
I'm so bloody bored at home. With all my friends busy with classes and work, I have absolutely nothing to do. I'm already itching to go to class again.

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It has been a freakin' looooooong month! And it couldn't have a better ending than this..

I sat for my finals earlier this month and ugh, like any other exams, it was tough. Seriously. This time, it was really really like, really *hand gestures* tough...it got uglier and uglier after each paper and the worst was the clinical long case exam. THAT did not go well...it was an unpleasant experience...I wish I could re-do it....it was embarrassing!
After all those disastrous papers, I'm currently on my one week holiday. Nothing can beat holidays and hanging out with great friends...I had my mind off the finals and for once after a very long time (2 months...that's a very long time ok) I could get away from all the craziness and stupidity in Ipoh. Seriously, I can't wait to finish my degree and move on. Ipoh sucks. Not Ipoh per se, but the people...(please don't get me started on this...) not all tho', some.
Anywayyyyssss, I was having so much fun until last night...I was a wreck when I woke up this morning after 2 hours of sleep..I felt like puking, I was really really nervous. Around 9-ish, the result came out and.....

I PASSED!!!!!!!! =)

Ngeeeeeeee.... =D
Alhamdulillah...and the best news is that, all 4 of my study group members passed! (YAY for us!!) out of 90 students from my batch, 86 of us passed!
However, this does not mean that we are guaranteed for 2 months of holiday...They will add up our OSCE and long case marks, and if we get more than 50%, we have to do elective project and attachment for between 4-6 weeks. If we don't get enough, we have to go for remedial classes for 6 weeks. Don't ask...these people, they love to make us miserable. They make it hard on purpose.
I don't mind either way...both has its own pros and cons. I think I'll be going for remedial since my long case was a disaster. Whatever. I'm just happy that I have passed my exams and I now can proceed to my final year.

Final year, people. It's time for me to take medicine seriously, innit?
Yikes.

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