Tropic Thunder,must watch!!!

Another Ben Stiller movie which will just make anybody in the lowest mood to laugh out real loud again(since in an irritating posting plus irritating groupmates thus really need this boost...haa...)

Anybody who like lots of explosion,war like action plus endless of funny suprises perhaps this is the perfect movie to spend time on.Movies by Ben Stiller usually have certain level that meets my requirements...hehe...and this time he had Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) working alongside with him,plus other bigtime actors and actress appeared now and then...

A day of joy and sense of relieve...

At last,after 1 week plus of intensive study(not really,slack off in the middle),and two days of pure adrenalin rush ,i passed my ACLS....:-D

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support(ACLS) is a course held by Accident and Emergency department in UH.The course was very gruelling as i need to perform CPR and had a CPR competency test....Plus tons of treatment pathway for heart rhythms problems and how to use the defibrillator machine and...etc etc....Practical test(Megacode) and written test were on today...and i had a bad dream about it...huhu...Luckily still able to pass.

I would recommend to anyone who are interested to go.But better have more time to study and prepare for it,as it is not guaranteed pass even though u pass up RM500(another reason i was so pressured to pass this course)

All the instructors are very friendly and resourceful.Especially Dr Alex who indirectly pushed me to remember harder to say"i am goin to deliver a shock on 3!"....hehe...will never forget that.Dr Wee,Dr Izzad,Dr Khalid are also very helpful with all those extra tips...huhu..Thanks.....

Relaxation and rest,i Need you both....:)

Staying Alive-A must read

Stumbled on this particular books last 2 weeks ago and now nearly finish reading it.Ample time in current posting gave me a chance to do the many things i liked-reading :)

This book was written by Janet Reibstein,a book or rather a family memoir largely concerning about breast cancer.The book vividly described the nature of breast cancer ,its psychological effects on sufferers and surrounding people,the aftermath even after post operation.It started off with Janet's mother's,her aunts and finally it reached Janet herself.

It is interesting and eye opening to see and at least feel together with the writter how breast cancer can alter life but yet,not surrender to it.This lifestory demonstate courage to live, honesty,love and respect in the times of dire need.

Sometimes we have the urge to cry with patients or hide that drop of tear that may nearly escape while in the middle history taking .Often in reality,at least for me,all of this emotion got swallowed up.I always wonder,is it FINE to show how we truely feel,or just be the shoulder to let them cry on?We will be the bringer of good or bad news,and we will always forget,patients are humans like us too,all they need is another person aside from their family to tell them :"i am with you."

If you give this book a chance,you may get more than you bargain for.

Night until dawn in Accident and Emergency...

Sunday night was a night i suddenly felt so motivated to go and do something in ANE....But it turned out to be a very rewarding experince even though i am so tired right now...(till no mood to study)...

The Drs are so nice in ANE...Dr Khalid,Dr Mahmoud...and another Dr i cant remeber what was his name.Even though i met failure a few times in getting that branula inside those tiny little veins...they still feel grateful that i helped out.Plus the Drs let me sutured on my own but helped out by another senior staff nurse...(after he ascertained i knew what i was doing...)

Plus the patients came with such diverse complaint....head injury due to trauma,assault,chest pain,hepatic encephalopathy,seizure,dehydration,myocardial infarction,possible drug overdose,asthma....endless.And each of them were so willing to entertain med student like me for some questions...

ANE...finally i see what a lot of colleagues and Drs want me to see....It is a place where everything is "Happening"...but i know not everyday will be this Sunday i had...but i am grateful for it...:)

Series addictions...Greys...

Aside from becoming an bleachmaniac,desperatemaniac,pushing daisy maniac.....tons of other maniacs.....(gasp)....im in fear that maybe i am getting too addictted to all those wonderful western series....

Nowadays im watching series that i never even thought i liked.To name a few Gossip Girl,Mentallist,Fringe,My Name Is Earl ....the latest to my addition of addiction is True Blood...oh somebody save me....(Small ville)

Just finish the latest Grey's and this episode 7 for season 5 is not too bad,finaly the story picked up the flavour again as previous few episode was not so intriguing to me...Lots of people hated the sex part in Greys,bt actually they dont watch too much of series because what is in Greys is not too bad if compare to others(eg Nip/Tuck).This episode brought some issues on :

Wether is it really ethically correct for covering up for fellow collegue in med legal case (Izzie 's story with Denny)

Correct bedside manner and attitude(Dr Hunt's enragement over the attitudes of the residents when dealing with patient and Dr Bailey's reaction when she found out they used cadavers to practice surgery but didnt pay proper respect to them)

Wether what we do is beneficial to the patients(argument between Chief and Dr Hans over Izzie's past mistake)

Issues concerning medical ethics sometimes is really hard to define right or wrong when it involves too many people(esp if we know or care too much).If we take Dr Hans perspective into account,probably Izzie wont be in Grey's anymore.But the "correct" thing to do in real life would be reporting izzie ,as everything in real life is centered around patient's well being.

But the Chief's argument was proper action had been taken and Dr should learn from past mistakes and become an even excellent Dr.We cannot deny that this sounds right too .We are humans and will make tons of mistakes in our brief existences.The only way to make sure we do no harm in practice is to make tons of it when we are 'in training" and "supervised" so that we can learn from it.Mistakes and failures are part of our lifes and enriched us to become a better person and DR(some Dr told me before).Some patients in real life dont understand Drs are human too and got a lawyer to punish for the imperfection.

But the funny thing is,if we dig up the past and it doesnt makes any difference to the management and well being of the patient(even though reporting is the right thing to do)will you still do it??I know i wont...plus there will always be grey areas no matter where or what we do.

On the other hand Izzie's love to Denny is never ending...(sigh....pure love...sob2).

Another series im hooked up is True Blood.I loved it because of the drama,cool actors and actress,not to mention bloody fictional and just simply COOL!!! :)Though totally different from Greys...haha....series....I am so in love ....

10 Promises To My Dog

Since accident and emergency teaching or rather the unformal classess are over,thought of being hardworking by studying in the morning,but when i switch on my laptop that always filled with all those unseen movies....really cant fight the temptation...:)

As i was clicking for entertainment to go with this morning's roti canai,i finally spotted what i wanted to watch...10 Promises To a Dog

This is a story about a girl named Akari and her little puppy golden retriever(my favourite breed of dog...XD)Socks.The story revolved around where they grew up together,experinced the sadness of seperation , shared the joy of reuniting,and other ups and downs in life...

Socks was so esssential in Akari's life because she was the one who kept her going after her mother passed away. Akari met Socks not long ago .Since the begining,Akari's mum help Socks to get 10 promises from Akari....:

1)Listen patiently to what i have to say

2)Trust me,i will always be by your side

3)Play with me a lot

4)Dont forget,i have feelings too

5)Let's never fight,someday i will win

6)If i dont obey you,i have a good reason

7)You have schools and friends,but as for me,i only have you

8)Stay as my best friends,even when i am old

9)I Lived for about 10 years,so let's make every moments counts

10)Never forget the time we be together,keep this in your mind,so when my time comes,please be by my side

This movie is so simple but yet reaches into people's heart.And it is true, puppies can be a better friends to us in real life rather than those people who betrayed you but still pretending they cared or those people who find you when they needed something from you(so disgusting)...Between Akari and Socks,we can really see the pure trust,love and friendship(though every relationship have their problem...hehe)

This is another superb movie after "Quill"(another story about a Golden retriever)

Because of this movie,i added in another 10 reasons i should really befriend a doggy in this cutthroat world....sigh....have to wait and wait until i have my own place and time...huhu....

Have a peek at this movie,you wont regret it :)

P/S:may get symptoms of teary eyes(epiphora) and sudden onset of increased nasal discharge(rhinorrhea)

It rained :)

The weather had been so hot lately...finally it rained today....Been feeling a bit unwell these few days...now infective rhinitis has reach it's full throttle....constant nasal discharge and nose block just give me the irks!...

Been thinking a lot about my future and how uncertain life would be...I am actually considering to do houseman in SAbah but i already filled in HOspital Melaka as first choice...Do not know what is my option now because i am having this crazy thoughts of volunteering to Sabah during interview....haha....Now waiting for prof Patrick Tan's email reply....Guess his taking his sweet time in Sydney...:)

When i think of final exam next year March and all the stuff i had forgot....will be on the edge of stressing out...so many things to revise...currently at my 3rd last posting...Minor postings...The sense of "impending death"(like myocardial infarction) is so scary..

Sigh....worries worries....though most of the time trying to be happy,but will always succumb when think of the future and final exam....I need to remind myself all the time...Must pass and beome a safe DR...