DoRaeMon

Genting Highlands is having a roadshow for Doraemon and co.

Its a exhibition of the characters, the objects and the building of one of my favourite childhood comic book.

I remember that I'd buy the Malay version of this comic everyweek ( yes, I dont know how to read Chinese. Truly Malaysian eh? )

I have the whole set of it, but eventually I passed it over to an orphanage.

I hope they take good care of it as I did when I was a child.

So , me and Joanne went for a day trip to revive our childhood dream - which is to enter Nobita's world. :)

Extreme cases

During a recent night shift , I got a call from a fellow medical officer referring me a case for ICU admission

He started off with this line,

"I have a very "kick" ( complicated in cantonese) case for you

Me : huh ? tell me about it

MO : blah lah blah lah....with a HB of 0.8g/dL

Me : FOR REAL ? ALIVE ?

I guess it was some chronic blood loss , but zero point eight would now be my record lowest hemoglobin level that I've ever encountered in an alive patient

On a different oncall,

A lady came in with multiple fits

I asked the family member(FM) ,at what age she started fitting.

FM : since childhood

Me : not seeking medical attention?

FM : Nahhhh..shes being like that for a long time

Me : Huh ?

FM : She fits two to three times EVERYDAY. Its just that today she fitted more than TWENTY TIMES .

Me : #faint#

No I did not forget you

Dear blog, the channel for my inner voice

I did not forget you, its just that I was busy with work, / plain lazy

and all the CNY gathering , and the huff and puff and a start of a new relationship

You know I'd come back to you

Challenges alone

In district posting, equipments are limited. Even if they are there, they might not function well.

For those who came from well equipped hospital, it's a different world.

Things that are quite unacceptable, happens here. Regularly.

I don't know, but I have a feeling Sabahan are very accepting. They take it as ," tak apa bah" and things go on forever and ever.

They are more content and seldom look for trouble in work. They will tell you, "it's Sabah". As though it's an accepted fact that things can be suboptimal .

Next Step

Medical Officer.

Being a MO means, more responsibility , means more work lah !

Am posted to Lahad Datu (what? where?)

Ya, thats what the Timb Pengarah of JKNS told me.

His exact words for new MO is to do some district time.

" I dont expect you to sacrifice yourself, you just have to make some sacrifice "

With these kind of words threw at me , I was stunned and speechless for a moment and accepted that , why not take up the challenge.

I had nothing to lose at that time , no attachment , no responsibility..so why not ?

And so there goes ....a new chapter of my life .......

A break from work

Finishing housemanship was a relieve

6 postings in 2 years was a good time to hone one's skill

The teachings and the late night oncalls was truly an unforgetable experience.

Some stories were not told , but I had to admit I fell asleep on my way home afew times and lucky for me nothing serious happened.

At the end of my housemanship, I decided to take a month off for travelling.

Some might say that I'd lose out in my "seniority" , but I felt that I needed something away from medical line.

Went Korea with my family.

Had too much of korean food that my dad mentioned

"No more Korean food for the whole year"

The DMZ was the highlight..I kinda like war-related places

I went to Singapore to find YY .

Then travelled to Vietnam and Cambodia with Joanne

AngKor Wat is an amazing place. Especially during the sunsets and dawn .

It took us 2 days just to explore the temples

Felt like Tomb Raider for a moment :)

Learn to cut loss

When the boss sell , it should trigger a red flag.

Why did I went in that time ?

Because...

Bought on rumour , but didnt sell on news.

FAIL!

Did not cut loss early

Waited and waited.
Ego and not wanting to accept failure.

FAIL!!

End result -40% loss. Shiatz