A Teacher

Tonight suddenly i am thinking of a teacher. He isn't just a normal teacher,but in fact he's a great and inspiring teacher. He teaches and he inspires. Though he last taught me when i was in 2ndary school, somehow his voice vividly plays in my mind. Perhaps other than Chemistry and Biology, there's something else bond us , the students and the teacher together. I guess ex-Dermarians would know who's this teacher, and what bonds him and the students. Just wanna let you Sir, i will always remember you in my prayer and wish you well...

Sincerely from an ex-student of yours...

confused...

At times i really wonder wat frens meant actually...shouldn't they lend a helping hand when the other one needs it...or be a nice host in order to make the other 's person stay enjoyable...? i m just confused...probably i should just not hoping too much...

yenny

Random update

Be frank, 1st time i felt that i am in a university after studying for so many years. I feel i have missed out so much, just simply because i had the opportunity to attend 2 short lectures by Prof. Pieter van der Bijl from South Africa. IMHO, these lectures were meant for students doing pharmacy,yet i enjoyed them. Grabbed few photos from my friend, Mozac who took all these wonderful photos. Enjoy them folks!

That's me .hehe.

Introduction speech by our vice-rector , Prof. Spasov

The hall

Prof. Rietel van der Bijl, guest lecturer from South Africa

Risk Poetry Guest Author - Danielle Hollister

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RISK TAKING IS FREE...

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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool;
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental;
To reach out for another is to risk involvement
To expose feeling is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas and your dreams
before the crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return
To live is to risk dying
To hope is to risk despair
To try is to risk failure.

But risk must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life
is to risk nothing
The person who risks nothing, does nothing,
has nothing and is nothing;
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they simply cannot learn,
feel change, grow, love, Live
Chained by their certitude, they are a slave,
they have forfeited freedom;
Only the person who risks is free.

~~ Author Unknown ~~

=(

Just need to vent it out!!!! my mood has been fluctuating greatly..moments ago in class while daydreaming..thanks to the bored seminar...i actually feel excited and happy thinking that this wil be the last year of separation from my dear...cant wait for next july to arrive.. the same feeling i had since i came back to malaysia..wonderful feelings...thinking of that brights up day and makes me eagerly waiting for every day to come... but within a couple of hours, due to accidentally discussed bout some old irritating issue, I become angry, feel hurt and sadness creeps in..at that moment, i feel like noone really cares for me, noone relaly bothers whether i m happy or sad...prob thats is true in real life...noone actaully cares whether u are happy or not..
sometimes i do wonder why gals gets jealous easily than the male counterpart.....
...surfing the net...then study.....life....

A long weekend gonna starts tml... Happy Diwali to all!

yenny

Just a rant

I am about to rant in this blog after such a long absence! I don't understand, i don't know how... Somehow going to gynae class, especially when the teacher teaches fully(or 99%) in Russian, i feel really exhausted, tired and hopeless. It's her good intention to prepare us for our final year government exam, perhaps it's simply too intensive for me.Sometimes i wish i can go back to the past,and rectify mistakes and fumbles i had made. But everyone knows that it's just a silly and impossible thought,as i think there are many people who have the same thought. I have gone through this far, and 9 months left before getting my degree(hopefully), and i know it's a crucial time for me to buck up for my final exams and housemanship. Gotta keep reminding myself, 'What i am facing right now, is nothing to compare with what i am gonna face in the future'. Knowing some seniors got posted to their respective hospital for housemanship, congrats to those who got their choice,and to those who didn't, cheer up, it's not the end of the world,after 2 years you are still the man(woman)! At the same time, i have to think seriously where should i apply, somewhere near to home,somewhere near to my gf? Haha..have no idea right now...

happy mooncake festival!

Be grateful always,

for everything and everyone,

at every moment.

~Jing Si Aphorisms by Master Cheng Yen

A new semester begins...

...yenny

start anew..

Having wasted the whole night, it is time to regain my composure and start studying..Everyday is a brand new day...make full use of it...Surgery exam is in the afternoon...wish me luck ppl...thanks!

yenny

wish to be home...

i cant take this anymore...luckily there are stil tv rooms in hostel...place for me to escape to.. exam period is the most lonely period which i hate most which makes me homesick most... some ppl like to study alone...some do not ( i m one of them), some lucky ones get to study with company but some do not depending to the group of frens u have... i miss my school time when i was staying at home...studying at home...i will never be left alone...thanks to sis, bro n yao....really miss those time everynight we study together...on weekends or during study break we wil be together since morning... though last time i used to complain them noisy... ask them to shut up sometimes.. esp sis and yao fighting over some gossips...some artiste issues which have nothing to do with them... but now i really miss that a lot....at least that time when bored i could kacau them...talked nonsense...made fun of ppl.. laughed...chased each other..fought for chinese entertainment newspaper everynight when mum came back though all of us can hardly read mandarin...all those memories...has been years ago...since me and Yao left high school, we never study together again..left sis and bro...and now bro alone... Ah Yao and sis has alredy graduated..time flies..i miss all of u...

yenny

" Live in such harmony that others may take your lives for an example and may say one to another: Look how they live like two doves in one nest, in perfect love, affinity and union. It is as though God had kneaded the very essence of their beings for the love of one another."

.....excerpt from an interesting webpage....

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/7836659/Bahai-Marriage-(Chinese)

Yesterday was our 3rd Anniversary.... =) May God bless us along the way...

My dear now is in Moscow waiting 20++ hours for the domestic flight to Volgograd...Hope he has a safe journey...

with love...

weekend...

Feel soo nice after cleaning up the whole room...=) Hope medicine paper this morning turn out ok ...couldnt wait to start my holiday next week...Bali here i come ..
And i start missing him dy... Another 10 months gonna be fast =) gonna go pasar ramadhan...

yenny

be strong...

I will be having med sessional tml morning...yet i m here wasting time...I cant concentrate...i need to talk but I have to suppress myself...i hate myself...my emotions are like in a turmoil...hate these feelings.... whether is it PMS...i dunno....i m getting very oversensitive lately...i got sad easily...it is just not convenient for me to talk...this is not the first time neither wil it be the last time...I need to talk...i need console.. i dun want to be treated coldly like a stranger...i know it is no one's fault...sometimes human gets tired..sometimes circumstanses just dun allow it..i know life is never prefect.. I have accepted it... but, I still cant control my emotions..God, assist me..give me strength to go thru all these...Pray to god...i want to be a strong gal...i want to be independent...i dun want to get affected by ppl easily....i have stil a lot to cover for tml....calm down and study....tomorrow's wil be a better day...

hope u r by my side at this moment,
yenny

missing u...

2 months have passed without me realising it....you are goin back to complete ur studies very soon.. is just too fast....really hoping that time stops temporarily...it feels like is just yesterday when I was waiting excitedly for u to come home... then after waiting for a torturing long week.. again i was so excited to meet u in melaka sentral on that particular friday evening, after almost a year we are apart.. I miss this summer a lot...longest time ever that we get to accompany each other...Have a safe journey back dear..i m goin to miss u terribly...=)

love u,
yenny

excited!

Couldnt wait for next week!!..never been to any water park b4...this will be my first time to Bukit Merah Laketown Resort...so soo sooo happy..hehe...
gotta prepare for my PBL now...concentrate and study study hard now...then go for holiday!

yenny

determination...

Tml wil be my last posting in semester 6..medicine..hopefully can proceed to next sem succesfully..tml wil be getting Dr Anoop for our clinic's session..we all like him a lot..a young smart charismatic doctor..who can deliver his class very well...I like the way he speaks..full with confidence...
I need to get back my confidence, my determination, and discipline...life is indeed tough..

yenny

Sunday morning...

Early in the morning, junling and I and jj went to xinho for breakfast and shopping for fruits...then came back to room, bathed and gonna continue my med sdl.. Sometimes, i keep thinking...am i overly sensitive..easily get affected..i got sad whenever i feel that ppl who are important in my life get angry with me..treating me coldly..ignoring me.. probably this is not the real situation..probably I have been thinking too much..and there are other reasons behind the coldness..ignorance etc....i keep reassuring myself..i know I wont be wrong...i have confidence in myself and my loved ones... I admit that I am the typical little gal who wants to be coaxed always...I dun wish my loved ones raise their voice to me or treating my coldly..though i know sometimes is all my fault and they did that out of good intention when i do something wrong...yet i just cant help it...i got really upset...wil just drown myself and go to sleep... manytimes I hope I can make myself stronger.. no matter who scolds me, I wont give a damn bout it ..just like how i m immuned to strangers' scolding, they wont be able to affect me.. On the other hand, I dun want that to occur...i dun want to be a feeling-less person..is just too pathetic...even animals have feeling...Probably I become wat i am today because I have a very protective family esp mum & dad who wil never let me get hurt..and now is the time for their little gal to go out and experience the cruelty of life..yet whenever i m unhappy...they are always there for me and told me "dun be scared..dun bother other ppl..nothing wil happen"...Those simple words give me lots of courage..i dun even scared of anyone anymore...i stil remember the first time when i had that wonderful feeling..it was when I was 16..goin for the motorbike licensing examination back home..the instructors keep shouting at me because I am inexperienced..I got upset, embarrased , and feel like dun wanna go for further sessions and dun wanna take bike license anymore...Normally i wil just keep it to myself.. One day, I cant stand it anymore..i told my dad that person is a real idiot keep shouting at me...dad told me dun bother bout him..let him shout..just let it go in 1 ear go out another .. he cant do anything to me...then after the session go home..dun let it affect me...Since then, I dunno where i gain the courage to face those ppl... They just did not be able to affect me anymore..whenever they scold i wil start dreaming..haha...feel so puas!!
Gotta go pick up a fren from bus station then to lunch later...Sunday..weekend gonna ends soon..is just too fast... Lately, I seem to have tremendous swings of emotion...make myself suffer and hurt ppl around me also...I am very sorry ..esp to my dear who has to bear all these... I am angry at u sometimes but... wanna tell u that you still hold the only special position in my heart..Have a safe journey back home..

with love,
yenny

saturday morning...

Raining heavily...waiting for it to stop so that we can cycle out to xinho...
another brand new day..study hard and be happy =)

yenny

wish to be loved and cared always...

today after class, my squashmates all this weekend went home...in the evening Steph and i went to the malacca botanical garden..then to jusco to buy fish and durian..then steph cooked porridge for me..so nice of her...ate together.. then came back again to my own room within the 4 walls...alone...i miss my parents .. my childhood..my time at home...there are always so many ppl in lempang who never let me feel lonely..and..protecting me from getting hurt..
feeling so moody again...and unhappy...i m like losing my pillar of support..i dunno wat i want anymore..i m confused...but i dunno wat i m confused with..i m just tired..i just wanna go home and be the free little gal once upon a time.. May God provide me some guidance to lead my life meaningfully without getting affected by other ppl...

yenny

random...

"You will never hope/crave for things you never had before." It's just soo true...

~yenny~...missing home

wonderful memories...

For the past 10 days, i have been having a great time with my dear and my family.... feel sad to come back to lonely dull routine life again... Those sweet memories will etch forever in my heart... is time to go back to the books again... jiayou and be strong to both of us! May god bless and assist us along the way... hope, pray & work together for the future that we are always looking forward to ... =)
yenny

My 1st Time

Imagine you are touching a beating heart, pulsating aorta, and all other organs in thorax and abdomen, how would you feel? Few days back,while i was having my oncology cycle, my teacher brought us to observe an operation by the head of department. In the OT, there was a patient with a large stomach cancer, and the surgeons were going to perform total gastrectomy and lower oesophageal resection due to malignant infiltration ,and then oesophagojejunal anastomosis. In the midst of operation, the head surgeon suddenly asked if anyone is interested in palpating the tumour. Spontaneously i raised my hand ,followed by another friend. After changing and waiting anxiously, finally the moment arrived. The head surgeon was so nice by showing us every organ in the thorax and abdomen, heart, lung, stoamch, liver, spleen.... Adrenaline rush , that's what i could use to explain how i felt that time. Felt the rhythm of a beating heart, pulsating aorta, a stomach tumour... Guess what, after that, my teacher jokingly asked me if i changed my mind to pursue my career in surgical field , as i told him during our 1st class that i m interested in internal medicine. Well, after this experience, i guess i have another option in my mind :-D.

Found a flat!

For the past 5 months i had always thought that i could stay in the hostel till i graduate next year, without having to go through the hassles of searching for a flat and moving again. But
confirmed news of putting 4 people in a hostel room and possible hostel fee increment had made me pondered over my initial decision and after much consideration, i decided to move out (praying hard this will be my last moving in Volgograd). After 3 days of searching, we ended up getting a flat near Yeletskaya street. Though this flat doesn't come cheap, it's absolutely a nice flat. I would say it's one of the best i have seen in Russia. Anyway, next year would be my last year in Volgograd, hopefully i will enjoy my stay in Volgograd with my new housemates, Ms.LYJ and Miko . Exams approaching, gotta study and watch less TVB series already.haha

Random update

I had ambulance exam today. Seriously i think the examiners really lack of professionalism. The moment i entered the exam hall, i had been hearing voices of that particular lady, who just kept rushing us to finish our exam. And i shall finish my final exams on 1st July, and will fly back to Malaysia on 3rd July. Since yesterday, my mind had been thinking what to eat the moment i step onto Malaysia. Perhaps like this, Nasi Kandar for dinner, Bah Kut Teh for breakfast, curry mee for lunch? Hehe...Anyway, i am not worried, as i have nearly 2 months in Malaysia and for sure i will get to taste all the food i want. Btw, Satria Neo CPS is out, don't you think they look gorgeous and sporty? It's a car that i wish to have, but will never have it as i am aware of the consequences of buying it. Haha

happy day!

Today is Malacca Historical Day..so it is a public holiday here...But since it is on wed, it doesnt make much difference to us coz we cant go anywhere far though..So, just spent time sleeping and resting today..
And, today I m very happy =) because my dear bought me a gift which i have yearned for long...Couldnt wait to get it....=)
Shall start studying dy...
My Medicine posting will end this week..next will be Community MEdicine..heard that it is fun too... Throughout this 4weeks medicine posting, I enjoyed it a lot... I learnt a lot, not only academically, but also certain things in life which I always take it for granted..I m glad that patients taught me a lot.. I begin to understand what is a good doctor...what is empathy is all about and what actually the patient wants/hopes from the doctor... or as a medical student now, what can I do at least to make them more comfortable...I realise now that mere sitting there and listening to their problems will give them some strength to move on.. I hope God will help them along the way.... :-)

yenny

When you call for emergency service

Imagine a scenario, while you walking on the street, you encounter an accident, involving multiple vehicles, and the scene is bloody. And you call the 999 service in M'sia, what is the 1st thing you gonna say? What happen? How many people involved? Dr. Chew has posted a useful mnemonics in his blog. When you call next time, just remember use the mnemonic ETHANE.
What' does ETHANE stand for?

E = Exact Location - The precise location of the incident

T = Type - The nature of the incident (trauma, non-trauma, heart atack, motor-vehicle accident), including how many vehicles, buildings etc. are involved

H = Hazards - Both present and potential (e.g., explosion, spillage of combustible materials, highly volatile hydrocarbons, chemicals, etc)

A = Access - Best route for emergency services to access the site, or obstructions and bottlenecks to avoid

N = Numbers - Numbers of Casualties, Dead and Uninjured on scene

E = Existing Emergency Services - Which services are already on scene, and which others are required - s0 as not to duplicate services, and for better utilization of services in other concurrently emergency happenings.

Remember this mnemonic and make a proper call to the ambulance service in case you need to in the future. You will never know that by providing accurate and necessary information, you might save a life/lives !By the way, don't make prank calls!

Are you prepared to be a doctor?

Came across this post ' Are you prepared to be a doctor' by Dr.Hsu. A big thank goes to Doracrates for telling. Seriously, i have never thought of some of the questions posted by Dr.Hsu. How about you? Below are the questions :

For those who are going into medicine, ask yourself:

Is it for money you are entering the field of medicine , or is it really for the love of helping people and alleviate sufferings?

Can you be patient enough to sit there for 60 minutes listening to an old lady telling the woes of her family ? Can you be human enough to comfort her,holding her, even when she smells and stinks ?

Can you stand the chores of standing there for over 10 to 20 hours to do or assist in an operation without asking to be relieved, since chances are there would be no one to relieve you?

Can you stand working from 8am in the morning on a Saturday and finish work at 4.30pm the next Monday (that was the weekend call I personally went through)?

Are you prepared to be on call for 24/7/365 a year , if you are the only doctor in town in some of the rural areas?

Are you prepared to face SARs or Ebola patients coming to your clinic to consult you without you scooting off from the back door? (During the SARS scare, doctors carried on seeing patients like normal, even though anyone with fever could be a SARS patient and you would definitely be infected in the small confine of your consultation room if the patient that walked into your room was a SARS case)…

Are you prepared to handle excretions of patients such as stools, urine and vomitus, or physically handle a foul-smelling and maggot-infested wounds?Even if they cannot pay you?

Are you prepared to face a lifetime of learning since medical knowledge needs to be kept up to date ?

As a hypothetical question just to illustrate a point, are you prepared to treat someone who might have killed your loved ones? Medical ethics demand that you do..

If any of the answer is no, then medicine is not for you.

For full post, please read in Dr.Hsu's Forum.

患癌如生命歷劫•劉子賢更懂保健盡孝

患癌如生命歷劫•劉子賢更懂保健盡孝
· 良醫
2008-03-19 22:49

· 如今劉子賢已精神奕奕，積極過健康的生活。

· 劉子賢：患癌前，我非常不孝，很少回家，母親開刀時，我只是寄錢給她；父親洗腎時，我也寄錢回家，以為這已是孝順。

· 劉子賢：很多人都不懂得預防的重要，患癌前叫他清早起來運動，他說：傻的，我不會多睡兩個鐘呀？可是患癌後，清晨5點太極，6點氣功，8點瑜伽……為什麼？怕死了啊！
（霹靂•太平）前NTV7新聞主播劉子賢於2003年12月初被證實患上生殖細胞癌，傷心欲絕的他差點就從醫院的窗口跳下去，所幸窗口細小，加上及時閱讀證嚴法師的《靜思語》讓他開悟，總算把往鬼門關裡跨的雙腳拉出來。之後，他進行3個月的化療，經歷生不如死的嘔黃膽汁、嘔血、便秘、排尿困難等後遺症。他也改為茹素，積極調整生活作息和情緒，最終重獲健康。說起這次的生命歷劫，劉子賢深深感悟：生病就是對雙親最大的不孝。
劉子賢在《光明日報•良醫下鄉》"生命的轉捩點"分享會上直言不諱說："了解我患癌症的過程後，保證你們這一輩子不敢患癌症！"
他表示，這過程非常非常的痛苦。2003年12月初，他仍是NTV7新聞主播。有一天他咳嗽，但咳嗽的感覺很不一樣，幾乎每一吋肺都在痛。他覺得不對勁，第二天馬上看醫生，並要求照X光。
"那醫生笑說，從來沒有人咳嗽一天就要照X光的。我說，你不用管我，我有錢，我要照X光。"
左支氣管有小白點
幸虧他堅持照X光，才儘早發現了他的支氣管左邊有小白點。當時醫生沒說什麼，但召來心臟和肺部專科醫生。
"我覺得奇怪，為什麼一個X光片需要兩位專科醫生看？接着，兩位醫生皺眉看看我，又皺眉對望。接着，醫生吩咐我數日後再回去做全身檢查。"
劉子賢表示，做全身檢查時，首先進行MRI（磁力共振影像）。他調侃，進行MRI的房間超舒服，穿上白色衣袍，躺在鐵片上，再被機器送進猶如"山洞"的洞口，像極了人死後被送進雪柜。
讀《靜思語》開悟
"過後，醫生說要切片，我以為醫生拿刀來切，豈料醫生拿出我從未見過最長最大的一支針，在沒有麻醉的情況下，直接從胸部插進我有腫瘤的地方。針插進時，基本上我已昏死過去！"
最後，他被確診患上生殖細胞癌。"我問醫生為何是我？醫生答說當然是你，不是你還有誰？接著，我問醫生醫療費多少？醫生說少則幾十千，多則百多千。最後我問我會死嗎？醫生答：Not sure。"
當時，他哭了，看到窗口很想跳下去。所幸，醫院的窗口細小，他跳不下去。他一直哭，後來隨手拿起《靜思語》一讀，結果他開悟了，不再尋死。
不顧身體等於不孝
"我12月中回檳城治療。一直以來，我很少回家，一回家我就告訴媽媽有事情告訴她。她笑得很開心，以為我要結婚，結果我不忍告訴她。吃飯時，我還是開不了口。那是2003年12月15日，我最後一次吃肉。吃完飯回到家，我告訴媽媽，我長了腫瘤，我媽問什麼是腫瘤？其實她是知道的，此刻她的臉部完全沒有表情，只說那就醫治啦！"
"那天晚上，我經過父母房間，關着的門傳出傷心的哭聲，哭聲令我很難過，這是我一輩子都無法忘記的。此時，我深深了解身體髮膚，受之父母，若沒有好好照顧身體，就是不孝。"
2003年12月16日，劉子賢第一次做化療。在等待時，一位伯伯教他一星期吃3條鰻魚，吃12個星期即可痊癒。子賢想到要犧牲36條魚的性命來換他的性命，他何德何能？於是立時決定茹素，直到今天。
全身腫脹嘔血
化療受盡苦頭
劉子賢坦承，化療令他流了不少淚。"針一插進我的血管，就會疼痛、腫脹、瘀青，那種疼痛是你們無法想像的。醫生看到我瘀青了，就從我的左手拔針出來，插入右手，一直換來換去。
我很感恩這雙手的血管可讓我用3個月，否則醫生就會在頸喉部裝個導管，這痛苦會更恐怖！"
另外，他也一直嘔吐。"我喝水吐水，吃飯嘔飯，總之吃什麼嘔什麼，嘔完所有的食物後就嘔黃膽汁，嘔完黃膽汁就嘔血。嘔血的感覺很恐怖，整個五臟六腑像被人捅了好多刀，一齊糾着痛。我就這樣嘔了3個多月的血。"
他說，患癌時，大小便也痛苦。尿急去廁所，站很久只尿出一兩滴，滴滴皆辛苦。他也很久沒有排便，有次插着針上廁所，結果一用力，針也飆出來，滿室都是血。
"化療後的第三個星期，我全身腫脹，長了好多黑斑，如今痊癒了仍殘留一些。這些黑斑提醒我一定要好好照顧身體。"
患病後領悟"前非"
遺憾眾人不懂保健
劉子賢表示，每個媽媽都不會放手讓孩子死去，但有次他在家裡吐血，覺得自己不行了，於是跟媽媽說：如果他死了，一定要放手，媽媽說好。"媽媽不忍心看到我受那麼多苦，寧願放手讓我離開，得到解脫。"
他表示，不需經過患癌的痛苦就能明白健康的重要是上等人。"我們跟死神搏鬥，撿回生命的是中等人，至於下等人已經死了，因為患癌了仍不願好好照顧身體。"
"我想，我這一輩子最大的福報是患癌症，它改變了我的一切，如生活方式。很多時候，生病並不是一件壞事，如果你懂得轉念，生病是不錯的事。現在，我每周探望病人時都很心痛，心痛他們不懂在患重病之後改變自己。"
慶幸仍可孝順父母
劉子賢坦承，患癌前他非常不孝，很少回家。母親開刀時，他沒有回家，只是寄錢給她；父親洗腎時，他也只是寄錢回家，以為這已算孝順。
"但當我患癌時，他們沒有只給我錢，然後叫我自己去醫院；相反地，無論爸爸洗腎多麼累，媽媽如何忙，他們每天都風雨不改地拿食物到醫院給我。如果一個人不懂得孝順父母，那他一輩子都沒有好日子過。我深深慶幸我懂得孝順的時候，爸爸媽媽還在。"
他說，3個月的化療耗掉7萬6000令吉，但感恩這7萬6000仍能夠換回他一命，畢竟很多人花了一大筆錢還是救不了自己。"不過，請記住，預防永遠勝於治療！"
光明日報•2008.03.16

blessed...

Today I feel very happy, and feel that i m blessed and lucky to have mum and dad who love me unconditionally and make sure I lead a happy life... Today, I also had a long chat with my dear after a long time...It feels really good and I am blessed to have him with me all the times. He is the pillar of strength to me at my moments of weakness when I feel helpless, alone, scared of wat wil happen tomorrow... yet he never walked away...not even a single step. Though sometimes certain life event is really harsh, without that I would have never known who really care for me and learnt how to appreciate my loved ones ..Now, I m glad that I do...Thank god for bringing him to me...

yenny

holiday!

First of all, Happy Naw Ruz to all Baha'is!!

Today is my second last day of holiday..3 weeks holiday passed so fast.. How I wish I have a longer holiday...After this I wont be having such a long holiday anymore :-( ... But, this holiday, I did a lot of things ...really had a great time. It started off with cousin's wedding...whereby many relatives..cousins came back....had a gathering in Ying's house..playing Wii..gambling..chatting...then off to Langkawi and Pulau Payar with Manda & Dhanesh...first time parasailing and snorkelling...then this year finally i managed to go chengbeng again after many years...we all were like picnicking together with Ah kong and Ah Po... Then during this holiday also, I took the opportunity to do something which i always wish to do..that is bringing my brother out for a day...watching movie, eating, walking around in shopping complex etc....This was the first time brother took a ferry to penang, it was also my first time getting to my grandparents' house by using public bus in penang...It was a wonderful experience for both of us...to go around penang using the bus =)

This post should be completed 2 weeks back..but then due to some problems, now only i manage to finish it....because today only i got my internet connection in my hostel

yenny

Post surgery cycle

Post surgery cycle night. Feel great to have Dennis Sergeivich as my teacher for this semester. He really brought us around to see patients, and what's important is he is among the few teachers which really emphasizes on bedside manners. Tomorrow will begin intensive therapy,which is my favorite in this semester. Anyway, today on the bus i failed to recognize a visually-impaired young man who was standing on a congested bus. Who recognized him? An old lady , who stood up and led him to an empty seat later. At that moment i just felt guilty and embarassed of myself. And i told myself, ' Be more observant next time , and you can always help someone in need'...

POTS effect

Recently 2 posts about Ukrainian and Russian medical graduates by POTS generated alot of responses from his readers, and became a hot topic among the students studying in Russian Medical Schools, as well as doctors in Malaysia. And today Palmdoc posted the same thing on MMR.
By talking to few friends, some responded with anger and curses ( like 'Anonymous' who commented in POTS's post). Some were saddened, couldn't accept the fact. Well, there are students who accepted the criticisim. At this point, while scolding and cursing at POTS, don't the students think it's time to think on what can they do, and what should they do to improve themselves? Only by accepting criticism and willing to learn , then only we can improve. Afterall, i believe POTS just voiced out his experience and opinions. Just wanna end this post with few words by a senior who graduated last year:
- 'Be humble and willing to learn' - by Dr. E.N

p/s: Before you guys bombard me, just wanna clarify that i am not related to POTS + i am also a Russian medical student,and have no intention to degrade anyone.

Happy Naw Ruz

Happy Naw Ruz to all Baha'is who will be celebrating Naw Ruz (Baha'i New Year) after fasting for 19 days ,which lasts from 2nd March to 21st March every year. Hereby i would like to share a Baha'i prayer on this special occasion.

Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Rúz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast for love of Thee and abstained from all that is abhorrent unto thee. Grant, O my Lord, that the fire of Thy love and the heat produced by the fast enjoined by Thee may inflame them in Thy Cause, and make them to be occupied with Thy praise and with remembrance of Thee.

Since thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good-pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the fast as one who hath observed it, such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had been keeping the fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.

Thou art He through Whom the ensign "Praise-worthy art Thou in Thy works" hath been lifted up, and the standard "Obeyed art Thou in thy behest" hath been unfurled. Make known this Thy station, O my God, unto Thy servants, that they may be made aware that the excellence of all things is dependent upon Thy bidding and Thy word, and the virtue of every act is conditioned by Thy leave and the good pleasure of Thy will, and may recognize that the reins of men's doings are within the grasp of Thine acceptance and Thy commandment. Make this known unto them, that nothing whatsoever may shut them out from Thy Beauty, in these days whereon the Christ exclaimeth: "All dominion is Thine, O Thou the Begetter of the Spirit (Jesus)"; and Thy Friend (Muhammad) crieth out: "Glory be to Thee, O Thou the Best-Beloved, for that thou hast uncovered thy Beauty, and written down for Thy chosen ones what will cause them to attain unto the seat of the revelation of Thy Most Great Name, through which all the peoples have lamented excepted such as have detached themselves from all else except Thee, and set themselves towards Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Manifestation of Thine attributes."

He Who is Thy Branch and all Thy company, O my Lord, have broken this day their fast, after haviang observed it within the precincts of Thy court, and in their eagerness to please Thee. Do Thou ordain for Him, and for them, and for all such as have entered Thy presence in those days all the good Thou didst destine in Thy Book. Supply them, then, with that which will profit them, in both this life and in the life beyond.

Thou, in truth, art the the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

-- Bahá'u'lláh

18th edition = 17th edition? At least for Dr.M

We met Dr. M, our gynae teacher on Mon. During the class, she saw my ' gynecology by 10 teachers 18th edition' textbook and wanted to borrow it to make photocopy and would return to me on Sat. Without hesitation, i said ok. Guess what. Today she came in , bringing an older edition(17th edition) and started showing and telling me both books are the same actually, just that the publisher wanted to make money by changing some words and colour and then republished the book as newer edition.And she wanted to exchange for a newer edtion with an older edition. What the heck! Just for your info, 17th edition and 18th edition of that book were printed in year 2000 and 2008 respectively. Though i never compared both books before, i personally feel there should be changes, e.g the way of managing and treating a particular disorder. And she kept on insisting that such small changes aren't needed by students, only needed by teachers. And she kept on asking whose book is that,as i previously told her that book belongs to my friend. And she demanded me to tell her who's that.Haih..Seems that i have to create a good story to /not to exchange the book. You will never know what will happen if you don't. Anyway, an advice to all students, don't bring your English Gynae textbook to class in case you have Dr.M as your teacher!

The end of journey in Manipal

From today onwards, her journey in Manipal, India ended. And it shall continue in Malaysia...All the best to her in remaining 2.5 years in MMMC, Malacca !

For my darling...

Happy Valentines Day to you dear! =) Take good care of urself, be happy always and may God bless us along the way...

With love,
yenny

My piece of art - 'My Home, My Country' , produced during my Medical Psychology cycle. Well, i have to admit that i have no talent in drawing,and as far as i could recall, this is the 1st drawing that i have completed since years ago...Last drawing i produced was in Form 3, Arts class i guess. haha...this is just meant for laughing! Btw, my home is in the bottom left corner of the drawing.

p/s : Tomorrow will start Infectious Diseases cycle.

Who's Misha ?

The 1st time i met Misha was in late 2004, that was my 1st year in Volgograd. He was just 3 months old that time,very cute right? The guy holding him is his father, Mihail, our Baha'i ABM (Auxiliary Board Member ) for Volgograd Region.

























Today, we went to a gathering at his house. And met him again. Guess what, he's now 4 years old, will be 5 in July. He's very playful, but then never turned us down whenever we asked him to help us doing things. Gonna miss this kid when i go back to Msia in the future!

The Stones

I picked these stones while walking along the beach of the Black Sea. Hopefully i can make a nice gift for my dear with these stones. Hope she will like it. Ideas? Currently i have a few in mind, but it still depends which one i will be able to make it. Well, still have 23 weeks to prepare for this. Shall take my own sweet time to think . :-D

Winter Break 2009

Nearly forgot that i still own a blog... Just wanna share how did i spend my holiday. Exam finished on 24th. On 25th ( New Year eve), 13 of us had our 'reunion dinner' at the hostel. Well, you can see the dishes prepared in the photo .I prepared the 'Emperor Chicken',the ones which were still wrapped in aluminium foil..And this year i lau-sang-ed too, something which isn't commonly practiced at my home .. During the process of lau sang, we need to speak good words, e.g Gong Xi Fa Chai...

On 26th Feb, 16 of us took the train to Sochi, which is 20 hours away. Just for your info, Sochi is the organising city for Winter Olympics 2014.. And certainly the purpose of me going there is to ski ,or to be exact, to experience skiing. After few attempts, obviously i noticed that i have no talent in skiiing. Managed to snap some nice photos on top of the mountain , which is 2228m above the sea level. Enjoyed walking along the Black Sea in the morning, and the winter in Sochi is so nice. During day time, it was just +10celcius..I could just go outside with a thin jacket. Spent 2 nights in Sochi and then came back to Volgograd... Everyone of us liked Sochi...Wonder if MMC will recognize Sochi State Medical University (if there's ) one day?If that happened, i would encourage students to go there...Haha..Reason? Sochi is a much comfortable city to stay in :-D
Well...these were the 2 major events in my winter break.. Of course I bought a Valentine's gift for my dear too. Wanted to post it, but i wasn't allowed to, as it's a fragile item. Btw, my gift is labelled as 'obscene' and 'shocking' by my dear, who's an innocent girl who still lives in kuno era. Hehe.. Shall reveal the gift on the blog when time comes....And if you are thinking something really obscene , i would suggest you to stop it right now...Because when you see the gift, you might end up saying 'cheh, this also called obscene?shocking?'...Hehe.

Read through few topics of this book, easy to understand and digest...It's now on the top of my booklist for next academic year!

Sleeping Less Than 7 Hours Per Night Increases Common Cold Risk (Interview with Dr. Sheldon Cohen, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University)

(January 12, 2009 - Insidermedicine) Getting at least 8 hours of sleep may help stave off the common cold, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Here are some tips to help you sleep well:

• Go to bed only when you are tired.

• Avoid taking naps. If you can't get through the day without one, limit them to less than one hour, before 3 PM.

• Get up and go to sleep at the same time every day.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University interviewed over 150 healthy adults about their sleep habits. They then quarantined each person and gave them nasal drops containing the cold virus.

Those who slept less than 7 hours a night were nearly three times as likely to develop cold symptoms as those who slept 8 hours or more. Those who spent less than 92% of their time in bed asleep were over five times as likely to develop cold symptoms than those who spent 98% or more of this time asleep.

In the following podcast, Dr. Sheldon Cohen, the principal investigator of this study, offered some further insight.

Today's research adds to the mounting evidence that a good night's sleep is important for optimum health. It is possible that sleep helps regulate the changes that occur in the body that cause symptoms of illness.