End of holidays.. already???

Yah. I have about 6 more days left to the starting of the new study session. TAK NAK!!!!!!


I haven't enjoy myself fully yet. I haven't slept enough, ate enough, watch television enough, played enough computer games until my eyes become panda like, I haven't watch enough movies, haven't been man-hunting enough..


WHY WHY???


The holidays are not enough!!!!!!!!!! T_T (and never will be enough anyway)


But the day will come when I have to move to Kampung Baru anyway, sadly.. It's not the best place on earth to stay seriously (compared to my previous college K17).



But I guess that's just how it goes. And I won't be having any other long holidays until Hari Raya (which is for one week), and another week of holidays in the beginning of December for one week.


Then I'd be pretty busy as my posting would be Obstretics & Gynaecology, followed by Pediatrics. Then elective postings for 6 weeks, and finally, 4 weeks of holidays.


Then the starting of 5th year.



DAMN!!! Time goes by so fast.



So why wait around waiting for interesting things to happen to you, when you can go out and venture, looking for your own happily ever after ending, or your glorious victory story as well. Why wait around thinking about what if I went out with that guy, what if I bought that skirt, what if I winked at that dude, what if I went to Bandung for a shopping spree, what if I ate that piece of Chocolate Indulgence from Secret Recipe... all the WHAT IFs in the world..



Wouldn't it be better to regret doing something rather than regretting not doing something and wondering WHAT IF??



WHAT IF this, WHAT IF that??



(What if I asked KJ whether I could take a picture with him. What if I went to see Marie Digby perform. What if I actually see John Legend perform live for the first time in Malaysia. And another gazillion what ifs I could have been thinking now if I had not done it at the spur of the moment, thank God I did do it. And of course I was embarrassed and pink in the face when asking KJ to take a picture with me the second time as in the first one I didn't look good - I looked horrendous, but I did do it anyway because I did not want to think what if I asked him for another picture when I am looking at the God-awful first picture with him when I actually had a chance?)




No one is getting younger by the minute. Death is inevitable. Getting older is also for sure.



And one day when you actually get old and wrinkly, would you tell yourself, I SHOULD HAVE done that, I SHOULD HAVE tried doing that..



SEIZE THE MOMENT!! LIVE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!!



or your life would just be pathetic, and full of sorrow, and you would say "yeah.. that's my life.. nothing much to tell"



Even as a medical student I believe we too, can have a social life. We too can try out all the new places. Maybe not all of it, but some of it. Sacrifice a little, to know the world better. To be able to think out of the box. To actually feel alive.



*emotional outburst*



Maybe someday we can actually say, "Yeah, I've done that. I regretted doing some stuff, but at least I've tried it. I've done what I should be doing at that age. I did what my generation considered "cool" at that point. I lived my life at that moment"



And then I can listen to David Cook's "Time Of My Life" and really cling on to every word that is in the lyrics. Definitely.

I been waiting for my dreams to turn into something, I could believe in
And looking for that magic rainbow on the horizon, I couldn't see it
Until I let go, gave in the love, watched all the bitterness burn
Now I'm coming alive body and soul, Feeling my world starts to turn

And I'll taste every moment and live it out loud
I know this is the time; this is the time to be
More than a name or face in the crowd
I know this is the time; this is the time of my life
Time of my life

Holding onto things and vanish them to the air, left me in pieces
But now I'm rising from the ashes, finding my wings
And all that I needed was there all along, within my reach
As close as the beat of my heart

And I'll taste every moment and live it out loud
I know this is the time; this is the time to be
More than a name or face in the crowd
I know this is the time; this is the time of my life
Time of my life

And I mount on the edge of forever ready to roar
Keeping my feet on the ground, arms open wide, facing the sun

And I'll taste every moment and live it out loud
I know this is the time; this is the time to be
More than a name or face in the crowd
I know this is the time; this is the time of my life
The time of my life

More than a name or face in the crowd
I know this is the time; this is the time of my life
This is the time of my life…
The time of my life!

Sepi & Wanted

* no spoilers don't worry

I don't really watch Malay movies. Because usually the plots are similar from one story to another. (of those of the same genre la). But I make exceptions for movies from Yasmin Ahmad, Khabir Bhatia or Afdlin Shauki.


So my friends and I head off to Alamanda to watch Sepi. And Wanted.


Sepi was basicly, sad and romantic. It was good. Not as great as CINTA but I think it's worth a watch. 3 love stories bla3x, I think anyone can read the synopsis. Google it.

I think I have fallen in love with Pierre Andre. There's this one scene he had some "bunting" behind him, and he looks so handsome, eyes so big... weh.. apasal tetiba jadi handsome ni?? ;p

Pierre Andre and the girl who acted in Cinta Medik (I don't know her name - she's beautiful)




Tony Eusoff and Afdlin Shauki (I like Afdlin's story the most in the movie, but I think Pierre's story was really sad)




Tony Eusoff's story was pretty sad too

Then about Wanted. There's always Angelina Jolie as the reason to watch it, but it was damn good. Worth paying the movie ticket kind of good. It was action packed all the way, and I loved the way the movie was really sarcastic.




Both movies are highly recommended.

Public transport

Ever since the famous increase in the petrol price, I've become a public transport user, basicly using Putra LRT and the Komuter.


Met lots of people through this process.


Like that day, I was waiting for the komuter in Mid Valley station (and so were thirty other people). At the site of the komuter, everyone rushed to the front. I was already waiting near the yellow line (those who actually use the komuter would understand what I meant). Then there was this group of 5, 6 Malay girls, seriously pushing me from the back just so that they would be able to get into the komuter. They were from one group, basicly telling each other "Tolak je.. tolak je!!!"


Hey, bitches, there are actually people who come earlier than you, you know!! Rasa cam nak sepak je satu-satu kat landasan so that they kena hit dengan komuter. Hish.



Fine la. Then there was two girls standing next to me at the komuter station. (This was before the train came). I was wearing a striped dark green and blue t-shirt which is the most unfashionable t-shirt ever (I don't even know why I'm wearing it, I just woke up late and took whatever that was in the closet). These two girls were wearing striped t-shirts too. Damn it!! Both wearing blue and white stripes, of different stripe sizes. Horizontal too. (Just like mine). I felt like taking off my top and burning it. (Hey, fashion disaster, mana leh pakai baju sama!!! or almost the same!!).


I was adjusting my ear plugs, when I heard them talking. In bahasa Sarawak. (I can speak and understand bahasa Sarawak, my parents are Sarawakians). And the worst part, they were crapping about everyone else at the komuter station!!! I didn't even want to listen to their "gossiping", which they think no one understand but unfortunately I do, and I don't want to listen to them commenting on other people as if they are so great. Hurmphhhh.


I went to KL Sentral, then switched to Putra LRT to reach my stop at Wangsa Maju.


At the KLCC stop, suddenly three adolescents entered. Two girls and one guy. This caught my attention because the guy was wearing a t-shirt stating "Sekolah Aminuddin Baki" which was my former high school.


The guy looked pretty good, the hair spiked, he looks like he is a mixture of chinese-malay or something, being freakingly fair, and having quite a sense of style. (I mean I would look at him if I'm in high school). So he was leaning against the doors of the LRT while talking to the girls, while sms-ing someone else with his hands.


Damn, macam ni dah ke budak-budak SAB? Back then, my batch, no guy was that good looking, or that good with style, and more over, no one actually can talk with girls and sms with another (I assume he is sms-ing a girl) at the same time!! I mean, he looks like a player. He reeks the scent of a player.


And the worse part, he was using a sony ericsson w660i, which was my old handphone. The one that is red and is spoilt. Tak boleh blah weh!!Budak skolah nyer handphone better than mine!! Bitchfit gileeerrrrrrrrr!!!!!


Man. I was just pissed off. Without much of a cause basicly. That's what I get when I use the public transport. (btw, all three incidents happened on the same day)

Prokhim Rembau 2008 Part 3 : Final Entry

*I'm sure everyone is tired about reading about this Prokhim Rembau thing, I promise you this would be the last entry about it.. ever?? (hope so :P)

Thank God everything is over now, the programme was done pretty successfully I must say despite some of the shortcomings. (Success defined by the comments of the penduduk kampung of Rembau)

Malam Kebudayaan - after everything is done

Although tiring, it definitely was an eye-opener to see the health conditions in the kampung. Besides that, the penduduk kampung's hospitality treatment was definitely awesome! I absolutely enjoyed my stay there.

My host family (Pakcik Shaari and Makcik Baiya),
far end is my course mate come sister angkat - Hafizah

The penduduk kampung's mentality was also a tad bit different, they are more trusting, and more willing to help us.

With the caklempong performers

It was a great opportunity to see people other than the most of the regular, typical KL stereotypes - less trusting, unfriendly, easily irritable and so on. Maybe with this programme, us medical students will be more prepared to be a more whole doctor soon, not only to be able to cater to those in the urban or sub-urban areas, but definitely the rural areas as well.

The rest are pictures taken throughout the Prokhim, randomly.

Me looking at the person supposed to take pictures of me but taking pictures of himself instead (typical!)



The PIC.


These people - caught in action. CURIK BISCUIT!! (actually all of them were hungry, we didn't have any food from 8 - 1pm .. ROARRRR...!!.. plus the biscuits were actually for the students, but since a number were absent from one of the schools, there were plenty for us to munch on :P so you can practically see the medical students munching while doing the LDK. what a sight :D)

Main mode of transport

Munie and me - mirror image. I really admire this girl, talking on the phone and can still pose for the camera. Gile camwhore maestro. Wa tabik lu!



Ni camwhore - mutation at face only :P



Blow up a yellow balloon, write down "I'm a Hot Dog" on it, and there will be smiles all over.



My personal photographer, Uya - she's the only one among us talented enough to take any jump pictures.



Among Uya's work






Mr. Rapper Wannabe and me



Everyone was posing for the camera, when someone accidentally falls down. This is how it looks like. (The person falling is Chin Yang by the way)





I took this picture :D (Looking towards the light)




Prasath as wallpaper :P



Lots of water works going on



The boy who sat on the rock



Goodbye Rembau! :P

Prokhim Rembau 2008 Part 2 : Turbulence in the waters

Preparations for this community service does not start just a mere week or two before the event, but instead a few months before. Knowing that the task to make this project is far heavier than the ones our batch have had before, for instance the medical night dinner, Misi Banjir Pagoh, and so on, the ones chosen to be the top AJKs where voted by our peers, because they were thought to be able to handle the stress, and they could lead us to success.

Pengarah Projek with KJ

Unfortunately, not all of us are as hyped up to help out in the community service project. Some just submit their names in, but never helped. Others just turned their backs and didn't appear at all.

Turning their backs

In this semester we had about 3 months to study and cope with the practical side of our lectures, most of the preparations were done last minute. The fact that our batch were divided to four smaller groups also made it harder to make meetings, as everyone had their own commitments.

During ENT posting

During Ophthalmology posting

Besides that, problems were also encountered through the process of paperwork, and funding. Everyone still wanted to study and pass their exam, as that was the initial reason (of upmost importance) for coming to UPM after all.

Plenty of late night meetings were done, and some even extending through the study week to ensure that the programme came as smooth as possible. Some of the AJKs even stayed back after the exam (though there was about 1 week duration of holidays before the programme) to settle every single tiny detail of the programme. Even so, of course there are no programmes that are without any problems.

There were problems in transporting the equipment to Rembau, getting our T-Shirts late, preparation of door gifts and so on. Even I have to admit, some of the equipments we brought to Rembau was found of no use on the night we set up, (at that point I felt like cursing loudly) but thank God we had some back up plans (by asking for help from the Rembau people).

Everyone had their own moodswings, some thought their ideas were better than the rest, and that's when arguments came. (countless of times actually) It was hard to satisfy everyone, and most importantly, no one wanted to be the cause of any failure in the programme.

Looking for the same pathway to success

Bottomline was, it wasn't an easy task, even for a 3 day stay programme.

Prokhim Rembau 2008 Part 1 : Intro & Activities

Every year, the 3rd year medical students of UPM will be doing a community service project in any part of Malaysia. This year, Rembau Negeri Sembilan was chosen, partly because of it was nearer to UPM - 45mins drive away (compared to the originally planned Terengganu), and mainly because of the sponsorship reasons that was to be considered as well.

PROKHIM 2008 logo

Theme : Merealisasikan Kesihatan Sejagat

What we basicly do during the community service is to give the penduduk kampung free clinical examination services such as to check for high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus status, visual acquity and so on.

Fariz asking for the patient's details





Sylvester checking the patient's blood pressure

Yee Sin checking the patient's visual acquity

Besides that, other activities such as motivational talks to the high school students and colouring contests for the primary and pre-school students are planned as well.

Talk on promoting the medical degree programme by Ayu and Arifah. (sorry for the poor quality of picture ;p)

Me and Mimi (the emcee for the motivation day)

Am in charge of the video setting and the IT stuff

Zes (the official photographer of the PROKHIM, he takes pictures of everyone)
and Kig Tsuew (facilitator)

L-R : Fakhri, Robel, Faizal, Jessica, Ritchie and Afifah. They were among those in charge of becoming the facilitators for the LDK session with the students on the motivation day

Ai Y'ng and Me. This is taken after the motivational talk for the form 4 and 5 students given by me, Prasath and Kay Kiat.

In addition to that, the medical students will be divided to stay in the penduduk kampung's home for the 3 days, to expose to them what is a kampung life all about and to bond better with the penduduk kampung.


The pictures below are taken from the room provided by my parents angkat (Pakcik Shaari and Makcik Baiya) from Kampung Gadong for me and Hafizah. Initially our names were supposed to be in the Kampung Batang Nyamor, but was changed during the last minute. However, I never regret going for Kampung Gadong, my parent's angkat treated me really well, I could not ask for anything more. :D

Back at home..

I've been doing nothing. Wake up. Do some housework. Then sleep again. Then go online, check emails, friendster, facebook, update blog, download songs and movies, then watch astro. Then fall asleep in front of the television. SMS other people. Then sleep again.

Bottomline : I love sleeping. :D

*wanted to blog about Rembau but so lazy right now.. just check out the pictures at my Friendster or Facebook page k!

Recommended books

Finally I bought this book "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino. I read her previous book "OUT" before, and I like her unhappy-ever-after ending. Her new book is than the previous one, more melancholic definitely, and you could actually feel the hatred and desperation of the characters. Basicly the whole book is about spite. Worth a read. Retails at RM33.90. Or somewhat like that.






"New Malaysian Essays 1" compiled by Amir Muhammad. A compilation of about 6 stories written by 6 writers, including Amir Muhammad. Basicly about the political situation in Malaysia, and basic everyday events that becomes the talk in the mamak or phrases used everyday which everyone understands but not established in the Malaysian dictionary. Definitely worth a read for those interested in listening to points of views of people who dare say it out and publish it, and those who wants to go to the root of the talk in mamak stalls. Retails at RM30 (but I bought it for RM27 at Popular due to the 10% discount on the book). Definitely recommended to all bloggers (or those who voice out their opinions through writing).