its been a long week, folks...

Finally have sometime to jot something down here.Mana taknye , asyik dok ulang alik spital , keje , rumah , sekolah , endless. But I enjoy it somehow.In actual fact , I have just finished my presentation for a public forum due next week , this time on cancer and women.Its a challenge allright to concise everything down to plain simple laymans term , and I think I did a reasonable job ..( minus the Manglish here and there , plus melayuisation of certain terms :)

Now thats sorted , time to think about the manuscript for my book.A big thank you to my dear friend who suggested some ideas on that , you know who you are :)
Will probably start on it within this month after submitting it to the publisher.Never in my life that I thought I would come to this stage of actually writing one.Lots of my friends ask me , why are you staying on in the health service and not on the supposedly greener side of place , not to mention the offers too.!!

inspite of the stickies , I still forget some of them

Its messy , I know..

As you can see , my small clinic office is never grand in any way , full of papers and people coming in and out.A creaky black swivel chair which gives you a heart attack everytime you lean backwards , and a self decorated table of a least 12-15 years old. But what makes it all first class facility are the patient themselves.Kita ni kuli jer , never should think of ourselves as holier than thow. Working with limitations , and yet patients being grateful for whatever small things that I do , thats satisfaction in itself.

What really made my day  , hang on ,.. its here , and I will share with you.

I am peace..., knowing that at least I've done my small part for them.,, Hang on , errr , I'll be more at peace if I can have that bike for real , ha ha.
Good night folks , plan to go for a jogging session tomorrow morning.

This is a wild one....

they say good things happen to those who wait , totally agree with that. My wild jungle orchid has finally flowered , after 8 months of waiting , and to think that my wife actually wanted to throw it away because she thought it was dead already. Apply this in real life , never give up hope even though you may think that its already the end of the world , never underestimate nor prejudge a person until you really get to know him /her .
Wahhhh, ,very deep aa tonight..

Actually just plain happy that my orchid has flowered after much TLC , ( p/s : dont know all the scientific details of it , only appreaciating nature at its best.

Deeply touched..

Hello again everyone ,

Being oncall , working over the weekend has its perks and disadvantages , but I'm not complaining as it is what I do. But what made me wrote the heading above tonight is something which I will cherish the rest of my life. To put it in brief , we ( me and a senior colleague ) did a major operation for an elderly lady few weeks back , she had early cancer.Her social life would put any dramas or sob stories to shame , and whatever little material things and heartaches she has is hers alone , left for good by the husband , kids and with no families.Barely surviving on welfare and washing dishes at the age of midfifties , I'm sure you all can imagine the kind of predicament she's in.

She did well following the surgery , and I am due to see her in a couple of weeks time.Imagine my surprise  , when my nursing staff tells me that this kind patient ,cooked her kampung reared chicken , made chicken rendang complete with ketupat , had her neighbour took her to the hospital ward , waited for me , and gave me a huge portion of the food , and had separate portions for the staff as well. It was unfortunate that I missed her and that she had left .She may be gone but her sincerity and simple gesture left me speechless , for no words can describe how I am deeply touched by her kindness. She has very little , and yet she gave so much .To makcik R------- , I thank you from the bottom of my heart , and as I'm typing away  , trying very hard to choke back my tears , being humbled by such act.

Chicken rendang : priceless

To me , this is a very very special chicken rendang , with very special ingredients , from a very special person.

Selamat Hari Raya , makcik R-----, insyallah kita jumpa lagi.Maafkan salah dan silap saya , dan semoga Allah membalas segala budi baik makcik.

Through my window: Good news ?..

Through my window: Good news ?..

Good news ?..

another half an hour before midnight , and my son looks up at me and say , Dad, I'm hungry,...and off we go hunting for food in the freezer.Nasib baik ada udang goreng kunyit and some ayam paprik leftover from lunch.Itupun gua masak extra sebab dah anticipate my son's odd behaviour.

After that nak teh susu pulak,... hmm taruh sajalah..

Yours truly received a call today from an interested publisher wanting to know bout my future book,.. writing a scientific paper is one thing , writing a medical book in laymans term is another !.. Which brings me to my main topic , what do women really want and need to know about their womanly stuff and disease condition ? Seeing too much of woman / girlie magazine dishing out garbage facts about their wellbeing , and by the time they come and see me , its a gigantic task to undo what has been done.

Aiyoo , please lah you women out there , dont risk your health based on " orang ni kata ,/ makcik ni cakap / sedara saya kata / nenek tipah tak bagi / bidan suruh pantang ..." the list is endless..if you have lump in your tummy as big as a watermelon , no amount of 'urut'ing can do a Copperfield act and make it go away , like wise I am still very much puzzled how traditional midwife has the magic to urut your womb while it remains very much a pelvic organ in the first place. Hmmm , sorry , gua dah melalut sekejap.

Also received an offer for overseas training course and exposure for next month , sounds good isnt ? But definitely will have to sort out a few things first.So many things to do , so little time. But hey , if Obama can write a book for his daughters and run the country as well , no reason why I cant do more than what I'm doing now.

Any women out there reading my ramblings here , you may suggest what do you particularly want to know about your health / disease .. guys are welcome too..dont shy shy aa...

good night 1 Malaysia.

Back from " balik kampung "

it has been a while , and honestly , I'm beat from all the travelling and running around for the past 1 week.Apa-apa hal pun malam ni rest dulu , karang sambung balik , my version of balik kampung as I'm sure you must have yours.Nanti gua sambung lagi..., just in case any of you guys can help me out , how come the google adsense always keeps deactivating my account inspite of me letting them put up their adds, huh ?

last bersahur

errrkk, alhamdulillah kenyang bersahur , aku jenis makan lebih kurang je , biskut cicah kuah kari pun ok , takdehal.Sementara tunggu solat subuh , just checking up on my pet project here. Wifey tengah packing baju budak budak nak balik raya , including hers as well. Some how , this reminds me of my childhood days , where all things raya centres around baju raya, duit raya , and berjalan sana sini. Almost reaching my fourties now, i can see a reflection of that in my kids , inspite of the hardship our parents can still give us a big smile and make our raya no less than other people.Mum and dad , if I havent said it before , I'm gonna say it again.Thank you for everything , and we love you very much.

selamat hari raya

Last day keje and oncall , moga dipermudahkan segalanya.Cioaw babeh.
Wassalam

mum

dad

testing , testing, ..choba try test kaluu

Salam to all.
Hey guys and gals , whats up ? Lama dah sebenarnya hajat nak berblogging ni , finally ada kesempatan nak buat semua ni. Berkat bulan Ramadan , ? Insyaa'llah depending on how we use it . Ada lebih kurang 2 hari lagi before raya , some say esok ,some say tomorow.
For me , I'll be missing Ramadan more rather than looking forward to Eidul Fitri , 1 Syawal .Bila lagi nak berjumpa ...Dah mantap ka amalan kita di bulan yang penuh barakah ni ? To be honest , I know I haven't , at least I feel I have yet to fully maximise my deeds for present , future , and the after life . Member member semua dah blah balik  kampung . Aku , missus , anak anak , bibik , kuching , ikan ikan still very much kat Muar lagi . Raya pertama lepas solat baru balik , demi tugas / tanggung jawab , kena terima ajelah. No regrets, 13 yrs and very much going strong in the service , alhamdulillah.
Mak , ayah , mama , baba , maafkan kami tak dapat pulang untuk bersama sama menyahut takbir raya hari pertama , insyallah dapat jumpa slepas tu. Bila , berapa lama and bla bla blaa tu lain citer. Selamat pegi selamat Pulang , amin.
Since this is my first post , korang jangan la ganas ganas kutuk ek , kasik tunjuk ajar sama gua camana nak maximise and enjoy my blogwebsite .Thank you and Selamat Hari Raya semua , :-)