hannahizzati

Assalamu’alaykum. May all of us be in the best of health, insya-Allah. Me? I just got back from the ‘Approach to Child Who is Slow to Talk/Walk’ lecture in PMC. I am very very the tired, however I really need to type this out.

Well, this entry goes to a Mr. Bulan who apparently miss my update (?) :p

I tried searching the net for any news on this but there was none yet. It’s not a big issue, but it sure is a BIG thing fer me. Yes, the traffic jam in Penang Bridge today is officially is the worst traffic jam I’ve ever been in.

Hajar, Abadi, Khairul and me were on our way in my WRM Myvi to Seberang Jaya Hospital this morning. We moved out from the Kuda Lari area at about 0720, joining the usual congested morning traffic heading from Ayer Hitam to Greenlane. Abadi was offering his song collection CD to be played in the car while ondeway, but of course Hajar & I refused since we already know what kind of songs that will be in. Plus, we dun wanna miss the Riuh Pagi Era duo - Aznil & Din Beramboi with their laugh-till-u-drop-dead DRAMA SEBABAK segment!! We’ve been listening to the duo merepek since our 1st day rotation at SJH and they really brighten up our mornings! (Abadi, u just have to accept this fact)

OK, nway, this morning the traffic was really bad today. We were stuck for quite sumtime at the Masjid Negeri junction, which is not good since it’s 0735 and we’re going to be late! It is also unusual to take this long to get past the junction. Sumhow we made it to Jelutong Expressway and voila! The 4 lanes expressway were congested like what! Oh-no, sthg must be happening at the bridge!

And sumhow, in the midst of the Drama Sebabak, Teka Bunyi Era (the prize has gone up to RM1300) and our laughs and the questions in our heads as to the cause of the traffic jam, suddenly there were traffic updates on Era! ‘Traffic moving from Pulau heading towards tanah besar is not moving due to a broken down crane (CRANE!!) in kilometer 3.5 of the E36 Penang Bridge.’ Erkk…

And the clock was showing 0810. We r officially late. Desprately we call Saravannan & Sharmini in case we can find some other stuck-in-traffic geng. Of course, they got stuck as well. Good.

As usual, kiasu Penangites drivers were criss crossing the lanes la, being smart to avoid the traffic. From Jelutong Expressway, there were already 3 lanes heading towards the bridge (supposedly 2). That doesn’t count the ones coming from Bayan Lepas which will join us later as we enter the bridge. At 0835, we still haven’t budge much and haven’t even got to the signboard saying ‘Bayan Lepas’ and ‘Butterrworth’ (approximately depan Tesco la).

Alas, (I got lost track of tyme) we actually came to the bridge. We saw 2 Kancils & a Waja broke down, poor people.

Traffic joining in from Bayan Lepas

It was like the slowest drive in my whole driving life. We practically ran out of things to talk about and alas Abadi started giving riddles!! (thanx nway, Abadi) Along the way, we just try to bear and postulate wut had actually happened and pray that Dr. SC F**** is stuck in traffic as well so we will not look so bad. Thanx to the Pringles Hajar & I left in the car yesterday, we were at least able to chew sthg. I can’t help counting the kilometers we passed to get to that crane.

And sumhow, we got to the center of the bridge. The traffic was so slow that I even managed to capture those cool cables I’ve always wanted to have a picture of those! However, I was always the one driving over the bridge and no one’s allowed to stop to take pictures. So here they are…

Look at that yellow car at the left side. The driver is a doctor as well, huhu. We wondered if he got late for work.

Cepatla sampai~

And then got this Health Lab van broke down pulak... adey~

Look at the other side of the tembok!! Jelous!

OK, teruskan melihat gamba2 yg smpat di snap oleh Hajar…

At long long long last... 1015 kot, we came to the divertion the management and police traffic created for us - the poor Penang Island ppl~

This is the bertuah punye crane!

Sorry the pic is a bit skewed.

Honestly, till now, none of us knows wut really happened. Maybe got news in Buletin Utama later or just buy local newspaper la tomorrow. Since they opened a lane for us at the other side of the bridge, sumhow the traffic heading towards the pulau pulak got stuck especially at the tol area, huhu. Pity u people! Of course after we got back into our lane I sped as fast as I cud to SJH.

When we got there at about 1030, well… teaching’s cancelled!!! T_T Dr. SC F**** also got stuck in the same traffic jam, huhu. Nway, we stayed for about 45 mins at the Paeds ward. Since we saw how bad was the traffic back to Penang Island, we decided we have to leave early for lecture in PMC at 1400. So we had lunch at SJH and took a ride in ferry back to Penang Island instead!

We queued for about 1 hr & 30 mins jugak la for the ferry. I even managed to take a few mins nap. (Not to mention listening to Abadi

This is the ferry that we got into. The

Abadi is ferry attendant of the day - teaching passengers on how to put on life jackets.

Hajar was mesmerized by the Kapal Korek Pasir.

Khairul layan blues~

OK, jom kua dr sini~

This desicion proves to be not worthwhile as actually, traffic in the Penang bridge has cleared. T_T

We reached PMC at about 1415. Luckily lecture was posponed a bit to 1430, so we had tyme to pray Zuhur. Alhamdulillah…

Reflections:

• Put some food/plain water inside ur car in case things like this happen.
• Get ur lecturer’s phone number! Mebi there is a chance to turn around and have the teaching sumwer else, or mebi u cud be free for the morning!
• Don’t be so kiasu! Why la Penang drivers like dat…
• Do something worthwhile while waiting for traffic to budge, memorize the Paeds developmental milestones or sthg, instead of memorizing today’s news and Era’s ads! :p
  

* Just in case some of u ppl wonder, car pooling between boys & girls is common among PMC ppl when we go to SJH (Petrol = RM 10, Toll = RM5.60 per visit to SJH).

This one is also from my facebook. But I actually spent like 1 hr on it, huhu~

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

I was tagged by Hajar Marlina.

1. I actually decide to type up this list when I was having my nap this afternoon.

2. I rarely terserempak with my friends or people that I know whenever I go out. It’s either because I go out during weird timings or to weird places or I’m just not observant enough to spot them standing next to me. (Nabia sure hates this statement)

3. I am a student who gains most by listening to lectures and discussions. I don’t really read reference books.

4. However I usually sleep through most of my lectures. Ask Zulaikha or Hajar, huhu. It’s a habit dated back since my Langkawi days. BTW, I have heard some people say dat boarding school makes u a sleeper-in-class person. I agree 100% - with ref to me. :p

5. My mother practically yells, ‘Kak Long! Kenapa makin kurus anak ibu?!! Tak makan ke?’ everytime she sees me back from a far-away-from-home-place (i.e. Langkawi, Banting, Dublin and now, Penang). Actually, I only started losing weight since Dublin and now it has leveled off.

6. Once I’ve brushed my teeth before going to sleep, usually nothing will make me eat that mouth watering pistachio ice-cream or Hajar’s limited edition chocolate cheesecake, eventho I’m really hungry and really wants ‘em deep inside!

7. I really really hate the song ‘Jangan Ada Benci’ by Casey for no apparent reason. It’s very ironic.

8. I am very obsessed with high-heels, will automatically buy a pair without thinking whenever I found one with chemistry. It started when I bought my first pair as a present to myself when I got my SPM results. Sadly, some of them were never worn, yet.

9. I love to sing along to songs – on the radio, mp3 player, laptop, ads, on the background of the person calling me on the phone and even ones that people are humming to themselves - till some people really got annoyed by this. The worst thing is, I don’t have a melodical voice, huhu~

10. I get really sleepy whenever I drive at 80-100 km/h for more than 10mins. I’ll keep yawning till I cry. I prefer 140 km/hr – optimum. Really get the adrenaline pumping and keep me awake. But I don’t dare go over 140km/hr. :p I get distracted easily by anything along the road (ask Hajar!). They say curiosity kills the cat.

11. I hate people who drive at 110 km/hr at the fast lane in the North South Highway and just don’t realize that they are blocking my way, especially if there are 3 lanes available, whereby the 1st lane is for 100 km/h and below, middle lane is for 110 km/h and below and the fastest lane is fer me.

12. I really love cleaning! I can spend 1-2 hours vaccuming, mopping the floor and wiping the furniture clean and after all that I’ll bloom with satisfaction. My neighbors in KMB used to love teasing me about cleaning their room as well. And (Ekin wud love this) the 1st thing that I look for when I get back to Penang post-holiday is… my green vaccum cleaner!

13. I don’t like cooking. I can cook, but it’s too troublesome (something Shikamaru would say :p ) Hajar do most of the cooking fer the house, it’s her therapy nway.
14. OK, I really have run out of ideas right now. Why don’t u guys comment random things about me too?

15. O yes, I really hate people sitting on my bed! Remember those times in hostel when ur friends wud come over, lepak in ur room and sit on ur bed since it is the most obvious place to sit? I always wanted to tell them that I don’t like them to do so. But of course la it wud’ve been very bad of me. So I learn to adapt to the culture. But even now I still cringe a little whenever sum1 sits on my bed.

16. Hajar says that I have a low threshold for many things, including things that I find funny and how food taste. I find it quite true. I laugh easily for things that are not even a joke and most of the things that I eat is delicious.

17. I’m a very sensitive person. Not to the cry-me-a-river dramas or stories, but to people’s remark about me and how they treat me. But I forgive and forget easily. Sometimes too easily I wonder if I have Alzheimer’s. Those people don’t even have to ask for apology, huhu. But if they did, it would’ve been better. Some people are just like that.

18. I’d rather think and type out this thing rather than studying paeds, or even taking a bath, for that matter (erm, actually I started listing this yesterday afternoon, and I’m still listing this morning).

19. I arrange my clothes in the wardrobe in a way that I will not have to think of what to wear the next day. I am that lazy.

20. I wish all my clothes don’t need ironing.

21. I’m not a fan of vegetables, esp the green, fresh ones that sounds ‘krup’ when u bite them.

22. I eat taugeh masak air, but I don’t eat the taugeh in bihun / mee. Same goes with sawi. Over the years, I have developed a skill on how to extract the taugeh from bihun and still finish eating about the same time as my friends.

23. I cannot drive a manual car. The last tyme I did was during the JPJ exam to get my driving license.

24. I’ve really worked only twice in my life up till today. 1st tyme as a cashier in JJ Wangsa Maju (June 05 – Aug ’05) and 2nd tyme as office cleaner (June 07). I love both jobs!

25. Yes! Finally, I don’t want to do this thing anymore! It’s killing me~

1. Put your iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/etc on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
L.O.V.E (Nat King Cole) - apekah..

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
If You Ask Me To (Celine Dion) - apekah..

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Lost Without You (Delta Goodrem) - so true!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Tel Him (Celine Dion & Barbara Streinsand) - tell him wut? purpose xclear, huhu

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Haeng Bok Ha Gil (OST Sassy Girl) - xtau maksudnye ape

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Something Right (Westlife) -
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You (Marc Anthony & Tina Arena) - Insya-Allah
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Lagenda (Sheila Majid) - err.. patriotiknye

WHAT IS 2+2?
Because of You (Kelly Claerkson)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Canon in D (Pachebel) - soothing.. tp wedding song? sum1 beter get married soon
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I Have a Dream (Westlife) - do we share the sae dream?

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Here I Am (Brian Adams) -
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Red Blooded Woman (Kylie Minogue) - I can be if I want to!

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
No Air (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown) - err.. :p

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Brian Adams) - I am very lovable

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Kiss Kiss (Holly Valance) - mcm xseswai je

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Destinasi Cinta (Mestica) - sumhow my nasyid collection made on tyme appearance
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
I’m Alive (Celine Dion) - does dat means many hobby? My hobbies keep me alive in med school!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Westlife & Diana Ross) - u love me, i’ll love you back simple

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Kasih Suci (Amy Mastura) - cane pulak ni bole jd the worse thg dat cud hepen?

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Goodnight, Goodnight (Maroon 5) - Goodnight, goodbye

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Lucky (Jason Mraz & Colby Caillat) - apparently.. eventho i survived med school till now due to this

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
If We Hold On Together (Diana Ross) - happy!

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Stop (Spice Girls) - ?

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Queen of My Heart (Westlife) - Does that means yes?

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Ultimate (Lindsay Lohan) - does that means death? huhu..

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
If I Never See Your Face Again (Maroon 5 & Rihanna) - my frens will miss me! so that is a yes! :p ye la tu

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Tihamah (Raihan) - y?

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Won’t Go Home Without You (Maroon 5) - ye kot

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Shut Up and Drive (Rihanna) - suke sgt lagu ni! jom BodyCombat!

I got this from facebook. This is stupid, but I love doing it bcoz xpayah be pk!

Assalamu’alaykum.

May Allah bless us always. I got criticised by a fren on how i dressed, so these 2 weeks I’ve bin spending tyme browsing the net on dressing tips for short ppl - like me.

To be frank, I’m sooo pemalas I dun really care. But I guess I can’t live like dat all my life. People grow up and they change for the better, I tink I shud too. And besides, if I’m being criticised now, it’s ok coz I’m not yet married. I can aford not to care. But one day if I’m married, I’ll have to save my hubby’s face as well, dakara I’d better take comments like this seriously and tink abt them.

So these are my findings:

1. Make sure to get clothes that are ur size. Not too tight, not too loose. If u wear baggy clothes, u’ll look like u r playing dress-ups with ur ibu’s clothes. Take advantage of the petite’s section. But mind u, not all outlet got this, dakara make friends with good tailors so they can adjust the clothes to fit u. NEVER DO KIDS/TEENAGE SECTION k, eventho u r staying abroad where the kids are taller and larger. Kids / teenage clothes are made with them in mind, not u.
   
2. Buy tops that have ribbon/string that can be tied to ur back. U’ll look slimmer and thus taller (this goes especially for East India range). If u really wanna look nice, tops hem should not exceed half ur bum. Petites look best in 3 quarter sleeve tops, tp of coz la Muslim ladies cannot afford this. So either get urself a good handsocks (which might make u look not so elegant since it shows) or even better, get an uncuffed long sleeved one.
3. V-neck shirts accentuate ur neck. If the V is too deep, wear a tube or a speghetti underneath.
4. Prints height should not be larger than ur palm.
5. Get high-waisted trousers, and make sure that the hem almost touch the floor, even with heels. The longer ur pants, the longer ur legs will appear. Don’t get the baggy one, or one that’s too tight. I personally think Arcadia of JJ got good pants for petites. O yes, be sure to always check ur pants hem (or even baju kurung’s kain) in case u’ve help DBKL or makcik cleaner cleaning areas that u’ve stepped thru. Tak sah bawak utk solat k.
   
6. Do not wear Bermuda shorts, and if u really like Capri pants, get the ones for the petites, coz Capri pants ’stop’ the eyes 3/4 of the way down ur leg and thus creating illusion of short-legged.
7. They even mention abt dresses and skirts. Well, if u r wearing one (albeit at home), get the ones that are knee-length. The shorter it is, the better it will accentuate ur legs. I guess this can be applied to Muslim women who wants to wear tops that are a bit labuh, so get the one that goes below ur bum, but still above ur knee.
8. Avoid wearing contrasting colours for ur top and bottom, eg a black top over a white pants. Keep your look from breaking up with too many color changes. Again, they stop the eyes halfway down ur body = short.
9. Same goes with belt. Eg, never wear a white belt over a balck dress. Get a slim belt, never a wide one.
10. They say, monochromatic dressing (i.e. all black) creates an uninterrupted visual ‘line’ from head to toe, making you appear taller.
11. Draw attention to away from ur height by wearing scarf around ur neck (maybe this only applies to ppl in cold places like Ireland, huhu) or maybe put on a nice brooch, line ur beautiful eyes (smokey eye anyone?), hair, or mebi even a nice tudung.
12. Keep ur dressing simple, not too much accessories pls.
13. Don’t forget ur heels! this is my fav. However, dun get ones that are too high. Make sure u r comfortable in them. I’d say about 1-2 inches wud be good. If u really gotta stand long / walk a lot during work, get an expensive one, like Sembonia and gang. Avoid square toes.

I guess that’s all.. at least they are the ones that I can remember. To be frank, I really haven’t found a great Muslimah outlet that I like, to me they are not really short-ppl friendly. I look 4wd to keep looking.

Mind u, this is only my opinion. I mean, it’s not that I’m against all the jubah labuh/jubah seluar or anything, it’s just that that’s how I percieve elegant and profesional Muslimah.

Ok, just for xtras, here’s a good website for make-up tips for beginners or dummies like me:

http://www.sokissandmakeup.com/

This forum also gives great tips and ideas on various girl issues and is a must for ladies:

http://www.malaysianbabes.net/forum/forums.html

Plus, if u r really at a blur on how to put on make-ups, here’s a good tutorial from Ford Models at Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGtL2VLCPLU

OK, I’m not trying to encourage anyone to bertabarruj. Let’s face it. For some of us, when we look at the celebreties and others who the world define as beautiful, we ask ourselves, what r their secrets, how do i become like them, how do I do dat, etc. t’s only natural. And later in our life, as much as we want to deny it, we want to keep our husbands! If we don’t want them to look outside of our house towards other women, we must make efforts to impress them. It’s our tanggungjawab as a dutiful wife.

I know a senior who is married to a tabligh guy. Even the TABLIGH guy ask the kakak to put on some make-up and wear accessories at home for him.

So start practicing now (I’m telling this more to myself, really). U dun hv to go out and wear make-ups, and dun hv to put HEAVY make-ups. Just practise at home, with ur housemates… put simple make-ups just to accentuate ur beauty… For the benefit of ur hubby. Ppl say paractise makes perfect and saves up time.

Guess that’s my mumblings fer now. May they benefit u.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

May all of us be under Allah’s blessings, insya-Allah. I intended to post this entry last weekend, dakara I was overwhelmed with open houses and hari raya and thus, here it is…

The week started on Monday the 20th Okt. It was our last week of 6 weeks surgical posting. We’ve had Vascular, Orthopaedic and General surgery postings. All was well, except for the horrific encounter with Mr. K on our 1st day of Vascular, huhu. But nway, as I said, all went well - we didn’t get much scoldings and yellings from the surgeons as other groups warned us.

This week however, is different. Of course evryone was very excited coz it’s the last week of dread (teachings at 630 am?!!, not to mention endless rescheduling) and agitated (end-surgical OSCE on Friday the 24th). Ok so, on Monday morning we went to clerk cases for Mr. L’s teaching at 10am. After wondering around C9, 10 and 11, Hajar and I decided to settle on 2 makcik (or nenek?) with Ca Colon for Chemo who were lying on the hospital bed next to each other.

I got the older one, who is a 70 y.o Malay female who had Colon Ca operated in June. Well, after asking for permission, I asked away all the presenting complaint qs, history of presenting complaint, post-op history, chemo review and follow-up question, lalala. Suddenly the son came. He was there to take the makcik home post-chemo (but she was not allowed to go yet), and start chatting with his mother without even acknowledging my presense there and thus interrupted my history taking eventho I actually nodded to him and introduced myself as a medical student clerking his mother’s medical history. He just go on and chatted away with the makcik, which was fine with me. Somehow they stopped talking and so I ask may I resume the clerking and the makcik said ok.

And so I move on to the Social history. When I asked about her house condition and who she lives with, the son suddenly interrupted in a sarcastic tone, “Tinggai kat rumah banglo BESAQ!.” I was like,  o-k.. And when I was asking about her room and the toilet condition he interrupted again in the same manner, “Tak dak aih, tinggai kat rumah teres kecik nun, rumah kos rendah.” And I go, o-k again, since the thing that matters is that the makcik can actually go about the house easily and no other aids needed. Ok, that is well, ok.

So I went on with the alcohol and smoking history. “Minta maaf ye makcik, soklan ni saya nk kena tanya jugak, ini prosedur dan mungkin boleh tau sebab2 makcik dpt kanser usus.” So I go, “Makcik ade pernah isap rokok x?” Makcik jwb, “Xde.” “Ade pernah minum arak?” Makcik jwb again, “Xde.” Nice, simple, and I got want I want.

And then suddenly, the son barked at me. “Apesal hang tanya soklan mcm tu kat mak saya? Hangpa ni xde common sense ke? Takkan la mak saya umoq mcm ni minum arak?” I was startled and well, being me, was a bit blur. I was like, org ni marah kat aku ke? Ke bagi nasehat? “Saya minta maaf encik, ini prosedur.” “Ya la, kalo prosedur pun hangpa x pikiq ka? Takkan la mak saya Melayu Islam, tua mcm ni isap rokok, minum arak?” I was about to explain about the risk factors for Ca and that orang MELAYU ISLAM PEREMPUAN actually DO ISAP ROKOK AND DRINK ALCOHOL when he suddenly took my Surgical Garden’s book, trying to smack me with it. “BLAH KAU, BLAH SKARANG!!” He bellowed for the whole cubicle (or maybe ward?) to hear. And so I appologized to the makcik and the guy again, and went off feeling unsure about what had just happened.

In the meantime (I got this from Hajar later) Hajar was of course clerking the makcik nex to MY makcik. And the son was babbling away, leaving Hajar feeling scared and unable to concentrate on her clerking. Hajar mentioned that the guy actually called her by her name, trying to make his point across. “Hajar, kamu x rasa budak tu xde common sense ke, takkan la mak saya ni minum arak.” Hajar said, “Tapi minum arak tu salah satu sebab kite mungkin dapat kanser usus encik, kami kna tanya. Lagipun ramai org Melayu minum arak.” “Ya la, tapi takkan tak nampak mak saya ni tua…” “Tapi encik, kalo kite tak tanya mcm mana kita nk tau…” And that silenced the guy. But he went on with. “Saya pun blajaq universiti jugak, guna la common sense.” And then MY makcik suddenly mcm termakan hasutan anak die, and so she asked Hajar’s makcik, “Ada dia (Hajar) tanya hangpa minum arak ka, isap rokok ka?” “Takda” “Ha, tak payah pun tanya sebenaqnya.” Hajar was like, ” Of coz la aku tak tanye. Nak kne hambat dgn anak kau ke?” Huhu…

Yg syoknye, 2 days after that incident, we got a teaching with Mr. M at 730am. and Shin Shen was late. He was supposed to present Chr. Pancreatitis case that morning. So the group leader asked me to present my case instead. Sadly, I don’t have any interesting case, apart from the Colon Ca case. So I presented the case (horribly of course sb last minit and x prepare). But it went well. Mr. M didn’t even scold me for not presenting what investigations had been done on the patient. I guess he was in a good mood that morning. Nway, then we came to the physical examination. “Tell me about the PE,” says Mr. Manjit. “I’m sorry sir, I was not able to examine the patient.” “Why?” “Because I got scolded by the son when I was asking about the alcohol and smoking history.” Ape lagi, melentinglah Mr. M. But not bcoz of me, of coz. But the patient’s son. “What did the son say?” (Mind you, he didn’t even asked whether I asked the history appropiately). I explained the common sense part and Mr. M got even more angry. “Gimme the name of the patient and her bed. This is not supposed to happen. U should’ve told me earlier, or u should’ve let him hit you, so the whole ward will know. I would’ve go and lecture the son myself about statistics of Malays smoking and drinking alcohol. This kind of people aa, if u ask them about their sexual history, they will throw a bed at u.” (In my heart I go Yatta!! Way to go Mr. M!)

We, medical students (at least from discussion with my groupmets) really don’t understand the Malays/Muslims who get so offended when asked about their smoking, alcohol and sexual history. It’s a taboo for them. Of coz la we don’t mean to offend the patients. No medical student wants to do that. We were taught how to take the history, what words to use, not to be judgemental, DO NOT MAKE ASUMPTIONS… And it’s not like we’ve only took a history yesterday. We’ve been doing that for months now! But then again, patients doesn’t know this… So my advice to u out there who does not involve in medical line, pls pls pls la paham. We are just trying to do our job here! Xde kejenye nk probe into ur private life and nk mengumpat korg pulak. Pity org Melayu selalu rase offended bile ditanye soklan2 yg mcm mencabar iman/agama diorg, tp sbnanrnye orang melayu yg mmg terlibat pun. Nak wat mcm mane, surat khabar pun dok hide bende2 taboo ni kan.

Nway, nex thg that happened was on Thursday the 23rd. We got 2 teachings that day, one at 715am with Mr. Mg and another at 9am with Ms. T. Well, Jia Ying presented a case on cholecystitis that morning, and it so happens that Khairul also got a same case to be presented to Ms. T. So since we got like 1 hr before Ms. T’s teaching starts, Xin Yi and I decided to clerk an Intestinal Obstruction case to be presented to Ms. T.

Xin Yi has been observing the patient since morning, and saw the MOs clerk/talk to him that morning. Plus, the x-ray finding was so good, so we think it’ll be a good discussion with Ms. T. So after Mr. Mg’s teaching, we went to the patient. He was lying down, not asleep as he actually looks up to us and acknowledged us. Since he is an Indian Muslim, I went on and spoke to him. “Uncle, ok hari ni?” “OK…” He smiled. “Saya student doctor. Boleh tanya pasal sakit uncle?” “Boleh, boleh,” and he sat up.

So I started asking, “Kat mane sakit, pakcik?” “Sini,” he said, rubbing his obviously distended abdomen. Xin Yi goes, “Sejak bila sakit?” “20 hari.” “Ok, pakcik, boleh tunjuk dengan satu jari kat mana yg sakit tu?” He looks distracted suddenly and I started rubbing his back with my left hand, while my right hand is trying to write the duration of pain info. Suddenly his eyes went up, and his back felt stiff in my hand. He’s fitting right in front of us! And in a blink’s eye he fell on his back onto the bed (luckily). I tried to pull him, in case he actually fall from the bed.

Hajar who was watching us clerking yelled, “Shin Shen, help!” (Since he is a guy and is of course stronger than me who is trying to pull the uncle further from the bed’s edge.) In the commotion, I actually heard one of the nurses said, “Ai, ramai2 tu tak boleh tolong?” I was like, hello, look at me here.. and besides that, we panicked! Never tot this uncle will actually fit right in front of us in the middle of clerking! Not to mention we’ve never been in this situation before, dunno wut to do.. Nway, luckily the Ward’s Sister was behind us, so she came over and asked us to get the HO.

They (HOs and nurses) came and tried to resuss the patient. We were not sure wut really happened there. Maybe the patient did went in status epilepticus, maybe he did not, maybe he did, and sumhow got cardioreapiratory arrest or sthg, or maybe we dislodge an emboli… Suddenly they were doing CPR, bringing the defib machine and what not… they resussitated him for like 2 hours, before and after we had teaching with Ms. T (with uneasied heart).

I feel sooo bad. It’s not often that I wake patient from their sleep (or in this case from lying down) to clerk them. I always carefully pick my patient, making sure they have a good case, good eye contact when I was browsing the cubicle, good Malay/English and good memory, huhu. I know I’m not supposed to be picky, but this is essential for a good presentation and write-up. Nway, yeah,I feel soo bad. XIn Yi and I was on the verge of tears. We didn’t mean any harm to the patient. When the MO came he asked us wut hapen, and wut he was interested in was only ‘Can patient talk to u before he fitted?’ We might have caused harm if we were actually examining him, but we were not! Saravanan said that if we didn’t sit him up, he might’ve died in his sleep. I don’t know what to say to that. And the patient actually died in the afternoon. May Allah bless his soul.

Surgical OSCE went well.

• Station 1: Splenomegaly
• Station 2: History taking - Hematuria
• Station 3: X-ray - OA
• Station 4: X-ray - Barium swallow, esophageal stricture
• Station 5: Dummy - newspaper
• Station 6: Shoulder swelling
• Station 7: Varicose Veins

I started with history taking. It was bad! I got soo nervous I forgot evrything and went breathless and it was so obvious! Luckily the dummy patient was a housement that I was familiar with from Breast Clinic.  actually made gestures to help me think, huhu. And yep, I flew well after that - thanx to his straining movements. :p

Note: All of us actually missed the splenomegaly.

Phew, what a week!

Salam. Ucapan syukur kpd Allah yg Maha Besar dan selawat ke atas Rasulullah s.a.w. Semoga semuanya sihat dan happy dlm rahmat Allah yang Maha Agung.

Hm, tibe2 rase nk menaip di blog. Selalu memang ade byk je nk cerita dan share, tp Han mmg sgt la malasnye nk menaip. Maybe klu bole ckp je terus and die typekn Han lg aktif tulis blog kot… Yohoho!~~

Okes, nk cite pasal updets in me life skrg, buat sahabat2 yg maybe da lame Han x jumpe… (btw, Azfar, this is ur long awaited entry, huhu..)

Er… actually xde ape pn yg baru, kecuali… I currently reside in Penang!! Hm, I sound excited! Oh I am, I am! hehe… da 3bln kat Penang pn still excited lg.. Han skrg sambung d 2nd half of my never-ending Medicine degree kat Penang Medical College. At the moment tgh tunggu utk exam long case final 3rd Med (baru 3rd med ke? huhu…). Xm hari Jumaat ni, pastu boleh balik KL utk cuti sebulan… yatta!!

Ape yg excited sgt dok Penang? Hm… Ntahla. Maybe sb da 2thn stgh dok negeri org, syok sgt bile da blk negeri sendirik. Sthg yg I can’t stand in Ireland is the winter… such gloomy feelings… eee… xnak rase lg. Maybe mcm tu ke rase kne kiss dgn dementors? Huhu… Weather in Penang? Waahhh mesti la best! Panas pulau. Rase mcm mkn angin setiap hari!

Han dok dekat2 dgn padang polo & Penang GH. Most of my batch dok area sini. Apartment 3 bilik, share dgn Hajar & Ekin. It’s so nice to hv my own place… and my own room! Eventho dlm 1stclass PMC ade sorg snr ni ckp my rum is a ’small maid’s room’, Huhu.. Dakara to me, it’s my sanctuary. Tiap2 hari ade bau ubat sensei cina dr rmh bwh (yg Aja slalu kate bau kentaki). Yohoho!~~

Lagi? ade kete sendirik… Ok, it’s my mom’s Kelisa actually. Nnt naik cuti end of July baru bwk my (technically) own Myvi. I really feel like a bird flying free sb ade kete. Very unlike Dublin wer i hv to ride on Dubby Bus, eventho I must admit i miss those days. At least skrg xde la session tuka driver kat Donnybrook lg, hehe (Hanya org yg travel fr City Center to UCD at 8am, 1030am and 430pm je yg faham, sigh).

Lagi? Makan bessssttt! Penang mmg fud haven kot. But then again maybe han rase mcm tu sb kat Dublin mane bole pi bli nasik lauk ’sambal sotong kurita’ atau ‘ikan keli sambal’ bile lapa. Hehe… Tp yg lebih mnjadikan Penang my fud haven ialah ‘Sotong Goreng Tepung & Ikan Siakap 3 Rasa Seagate’! Alhamdulillah… Bersyukurnye blk mesia… Nyum nyum…

Lagi? Prektikel kat hospital. Rase excited sgt masuk hospital. Satu sb akhirnye da prektikel. 2 sb tiap2 hr pn ade pengalaman baru. Da la patients sume (setakat 3 bln ni la) ramah2 belaka… Rase attached dgn diorg. But then again I’m only in 3rd yr.. Evrythg is new and exciting. Tgk la buat rotation O&G nnt, huhu….

Lagi? I signed up for Fitness First. The reason? I am such a lazy person when it comes to excersice and sports. I just hope with some money invested, it’ll b a motivation for me to keep fit and toned. Ni pn pkr yg han look 4wd sgt setiap hari. Mcm addicted pi gym. So, wpn han mkn dgn syoknye, xde la gain weight lg sejak blk. Mind u, I lost 5 kgs selame 2 thn stgh kat Dublin, without doing any form of excersice at all. I really dun wanna become an obese doc… It’s my worst nightmare! Gulp~

Sthg interesting abt Penang is the people. Baik yg amat. Ramah2 dan suke membantu. Bole tgk real multi-racial Mesia kat sini, yg bahasa rasminya ialah hokkien.. Tapi yg lebih x hengat lg ialah… org2 yg baik ini, bile atas jalan raya… HORROR!! Boleh dpt hypertension dan heart attack setiap kali kite bwk kete. And here I tot, since I  drive in KL my whole driving life, I can surely conquer Penang. Much to my dismay, I got honk practically every 2 mins! Saaaaaangat kiasu. Grr…

Balik mesia… Byk jugak pkr kne blaja balik. Mcm ckp terima kasih
instead of thank you, hehe. Can’t help it. Ataupun x mengumpat kuat2
(slalu kat Dublin kn sume omputih, x paham ckp Melayu, so bley ckp
lepas sket, huhu…)

Ok, tu je updet takat ni. Nnt ade mase han type lg. Jom hafal Surgical Protocol Prof. Lee!

Bismillahirrahmanrrahim

Alhamdulillah, semoga kita semua sehat2 selalu dan sentiasa istiqamah
dlm jalan dinul-Islam yang kita pilih (ye ke kte pilih? ataupun, folo
folo fr parents dan kengkawan…) hm…

kali ni nk share lagu dpd kumpulan Outlandish. Dh lame gak grup ni
ade… since 1997 rupenye, tp xpenah denga lak, smpaila bile aritu
Ayuni tunjuk video clip diorg ni kat hannah. Outlandish ni grup nasyid
dr Denmark. Ade 3 org je member grup ni, 2 org Muslim, sorg Catholic.
sorg fr morocco, sorg fr pakistan, sorg fr spain. gabungan yg menarik
kn?

ok, ni lagu Look into My Eyes dpd diorg. video clip bley tgk kat youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P12aqVeZkQ

Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
You don’t see a damn thing
’cause you can’t relate to me

You’re blinded by our differences
My life makes no sense to you
I’m the persecuted one
You’re the red, white and blue

Each day you wake in tranquility
No fears to cross your eyes
Each day I wake in gratitude
Thanking God He let me rise

You worry about your education
And the bills you have to pay
I worry about my vulnerable life
And if I’ll survive another day

Your biggest fear is getting a ticket
As you cruise your Cadillac
My fear is that the tank that has just left
Will turn around and come back

 
Do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let your media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Someone tell me…

Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight, I promise you one day it’s through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

See I’ve known terror for quite some time
57 years so cruel
Terror breathes the air I breathe
It’s the checkpoint on my way to school

Terror is the robbery of my land
And the torture of my mother
The imprisonment of my innocent father
The bullet in my baby brother

The bulldozers and the tanks
The gases and the guns
The bombs that fall outside my door
All due to your funds

You blame me for defending myself
Against the ways of my enemies
I’m terrorized in my own land
But am I the terrorist?

Do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let your media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Someone tell me…

Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight, I promise you one day it’s through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

America, do you realize that the taxes that you pay
Feed the forces that traumatize my every living day
So if I won’t be here tomorrow
It’s written in my fate

May the future bring a brighter day
The end of our wait 

Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight, I promise you one day it’s through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

Ohh let’s not cry tonight I promise you one day is through
Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters!

Ooh shine a light for every Soul that ain’t with us no more
Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters!

Memule tu xde la rase ape2 pn ngn lagu  ni, tp bile tgk lirik baru perasan. patutnye die xtuju lagu ni kat americans je. patutnye kite muslims kat mesia pn patut terase jugak… suke part yg ‘ur biggest fear is getting a ticket’. hehe, teringat mase cuti aritu pn, ade mase yg my biggest fear adelah xdpt bli tiket wayang cite superman, nk tgk ngn adik2. adoi, betape la keciknye fear hannah tu berbanding dgn fear yg dilalui oleh muslims lain yg ditekan oleh non-muslim.

pastu yg part
‘you worry about your education’ hehe, mmg kene sgt la dgn kebanyakan dpd kite, termasukla diri hannah sendirik. tp kn, sejak akhir2 ni hannah belajar menyerahkan semuanya pd Allah. bukan x usaha, tp kite berusaha takat yg mampu, sbb kini mase hannah bukanlah utk hannah sendiri saje. skrg dh jadik, kene tumpu perhatian mase lecture, mase dissection, mase computer aided lab, mase tutorials… sbb mmg xkn ade mase lg lpas itu utk revise. sbb tu Islam pun ajar spy kite buat yg terbaik, krn kita adalah umat yg terbaik. skrg xleh lg nk ckp ‘ok xpe, nnt aku revise later…’ skrg kene ckp ‘aku kene faham skrg, spy aku boleh belajar lebih byk lg (dan buat kerja Islam lebih byk lg.. hehe..) pd mase lapang aku nnt. supaya nnt xde la buat kerja 2 kali. dan x membazir masa.

last sekali, part ‘do you know the truth of where your money goes?’. i wanna ask u guys that question.
Do you know the truth of where your money goes? berape ramai lg dpd kite yg dh tau pasal usaha pembersihan kaum Islam Palestin yg masih lg menyapot Israel dgn tidak memboikot brg2 Israel tuh? McD, M&S, Kotex, Starbucks, Coke, Tesco, Nestle, Disney, Nokia, Intel etc etc… berape ramai lg dpd kite yg masih utilize all this stuff? pd pndpt hannah tipu la org ckp xleh hidup w/o McD, w/o Kotex… ataupun yg kate brg2 diorg berkualiti… dsb. Itu semua adalah alasan protokol zionis yg telah berjaya ditanam dlm minda kite… tlg la… hannah mengaku tpt2 mcm tesco tu, mmg mura dan sume bende ade kat situ… tp kite ade je option lain… giant ke… Aldi/Lidl/dunnes (bg dubliners) yg mmg terbukti mura gak dan lebih terjamin kite x menyumbang kpd israel.

sedey betul tgk kwn2 kat dublin ni yg dh tahu pn pasal tesco dan israel tp masih lg nk bli kat sane…ya Allah, ape la nk jwb kat akhirat nnt klu org2 ini tuntut hak mrk kat kite? kesian… jomla kite boikot brg2 ni same2. ajak family kite sekali (ni peringatan buat adik2 ku jugak! =p) sket2 lame2 jadi bukit. kite yg membuat keputusan dlm hidup kite, dan kite bertanggungkawab ke atasnye. jgn hanya bg alasan, tp carikla option lain (i.e jln penyelesaian). wpn maybe xsemuanya kite leh boikot , tp, tlg la, bende2 kecik mcm mcD tu… hm…

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim…

Salam. May our day today is better than yesterday, and our day tomorrow will be better than today…

Just got back my GI Liver result… Alhamdulillah, didn’t expect it to b THAT ok… it’s all Allah’s blessing, and also a test for me, whether i’ll feel proud of me self, whether i’ll stay in His path, whether i’ll improve and take lesson, whether i’ll stay wer i am n do nothing, whether i’ll feel i’m better than evryone else, whether i’ll take it fer granted n ignore Him… masya-Allah, bersihkanlah hati ini ya Allah drpd fr anything that makes me stray away fr Ur path. Alhamdulillah, tambahkanlah apa kiranya nikmatmu kpd ku ya Allah, so i may be strong enough to stay thabbat in Ur way, so i wont hv any alasan not to spread Ur word evryday, so i wont be lazy to work in Ur path.

pastu, last Friday was my Trauma xm. Memule mcm best tgk kwn2 mainkan word ‘i’m traumatized’ -maksudnye nk xm trauma, so traumatized la =D there’s A LOT to study… dh la xfamiliar dgn A LOT of stuff yg diperkatakan dlm tu, dgn xrevise after kelasnye lagi… Tibe2 1 day b4 xm tu, i really felt how it is to be ‘traumatized’!! mmg serius xstadi, sebok sgt buat mcm2 bende utk TM, since i’m 1 of the ajk… i tot i’ve planned good enough so i cud study that nite, tp xdpt! last2 minit pn ade lg urusan yg xsetel… i cired & cried that nite… xm pg esk, baru bace 1 lecture note je…dh la essay, wut is there to rite if there’s nothing inside me head?

tp masha-Allah, Allah mmg permudahkan. mmg betul org kate, kalau kite buat kerja2 Allah, Allah akan tlg kite. selangkah kite dekat dgn Allah, 10 langkah Allah dtg kat kite. Xm pg tu, kua topik yg han bace je, the one lecture note on ‘Shock’. alhamdulillah, dh la b4 that Dr Thompson tu revised dgn kitorg pasal shock tu (paeds shock). sgt bersyukur… i really tot i’ve flunked tht ppr… wpn result x kua lg pn… at least it’s gud to know that i wrote sthg on my answer booklet =p

phew, now the start of a new week, wif finals lg 3 wiks. still mcm xcaya dh 2nd med… makin susa belaja makin xdok kat stadi tabel… hm… whatever, just believe in Allah, He’ll guide us, insya-Allah. nikmat Allah x terkira buat hambanya setiap hari… tp ade juga antara kita yg diuji dgn ujian yg mencabar kekuatan jiwa dan iman… semoga org2 ini juga terus thabbat di jalan Allah, percayalah Allah tidak akan menguji seseorg itu melainkan sesuai dgn kemampuannya (Quran 2:286).

okie, nk cuci toilet… =p tarbiyah yg mengajar kita erti merendah diri, dan menjaga kebersihan. hehe… tahniah AJK TM. hanya Allah yg mampu membalas jasa kalian. semoga ukhuwah yg terjalin mendapat redha Allah.

Wassalam.

Sahabat Sejati
by UNIC

Ku biar kalam berbicara
Menghurai maksudnya di jiwa
Agar mudah ku mengerti
Segala yang terjadi
Sudah suratan Ilahi

Ku biarkan pena menulis
Meluahkan hasrat di hati
Moga terubat segala
Keresahan di jiwa
Tak pernah ku ingini

Aku telah pun sedaya
Tak melukai hatimu
Mungkin sudah suratan hidupku
Kasih yang lama terjalin
Berderai bagaikan kaca
Oh teman, maafkanlah diriku

C/O :
Oh Tuhan
Tunjukkan ku jalan
Untuk menempuhi dugaan ini
Teman, maafkan jika ku melukaimu
Moga ikatan ukhwah yang dibina
Ke akhirnya

Aku tidak kan berdaya
Menahan hibanya rasa
Kau pergi meninggalkan diriku
Redhalah apa terjadi
Usahlah dikau kesali
Mungkin ada rahmat yang tersembunyi

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Huhu, I’m supposed to study fer this Wed’s GIT xm!! But look at me, stuck wit this song… Thanx so much Kak Tiey fer forwarding the youtube url to me… this is the url, if u guys wanna cekidout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjIsSdsT6A

and, here’s the lyric… ya Allah, sgt terkesan di hati ini… dan sgt menenangkan.

Allah Knows
By Zain Bhika and Dawud Wharnsby Ali

When you feel all alone in this world
And there’s nobody to count your tears
Just remember no matter where you are
Allah knows, Allah knows.

When you’re carrying a monster load
And you wonder how far you can go
With every step on that road you take
Allah knows, Allah knows.

Chorus:
(Cause) No matter what, inside or out
There’s one thing of which there’s no doubt
Allah knows, Allah knows.
And whatever lies in the heavens and the Earth
Every star in this whole universe
Allah knows, Allah knows.

When you find that special someone
Feel your whole life has barely begun
You can walk on the moon shout it to everyone
Allah knows, Allah knows.

When you gaze with love in your eyes
Catch your glimpse of paradise
And you see your child take the first breath of life
Allah knows, Allah knows.

Chorus

When you lose someone close to your heart
See your whole world fall apart
And you try to go on but it seems so hard
Allah knows, Allah knows.

See we all have a path to choose
Through the valleys and hills we go
With the ups and the downs never fret never frown
Allah knows, Allah knows.

Chorus 2x

Every grain of sands in every desert plants
He knows…
Every sheet of palm, every closed hand
He knows…
Every sparkling tear on every eye lash
He knows…
Every thought I had and every word I share
He knows…
Allah knows…

Hehe, ignore the colour choice. =p i can’t remember when was my last post. I must admit that i’ve look, see and learn A LOT of things over these months… not only in studies, but mostly in life. i just pray that Allah will make me strong enough to stay in this path that i’ve chosen.

Hannah igt lg, xlame dulu ade sorg sahabat yg bg hannah similar msg, ‘percayalah pd Allah, mengadulah pd Allah, serahkanlah sebrg masalah pd Allah dgn sepenuh2 percaya pd-NYA.’ Hannah x pernah faham mcm mane nk buat mcm tu? mcm mane nk rase percaya tu, sdgkn bile ade prob kdg2 kite bley rase betrayed by Him. (astaghfirullah…) Smpailah skrg. Skrg hannah rase hannah faham. dgn kehidupan yg hannah ade skrg hannah faham. He knows, and He plans best. Ya Allah, tetapkanlah aku pd jalan-Mu, dan berikanlah daku kesudahan yg baik di dunia dan kesudahan yg baik di akhirat. begitu juga kedua org tuaku, guru2ku, sahabat2 dan semua umat Islam.

Hehe, buat sesape yg bace blog ni, hannah ucapkan slmt hari raya aidilfitri, maaf zahir dan batin. teruskan amalan spt yg telah dibina di dlm madrasah ramadhan.

hannah selalu bace blog kwn2, thanx so much fer giving me a different insight in life, i’m sowi i cant share much wif u all. =) i hope i can share more wif u guys in the future.

Enjoy the song, but most of all, learn sthg fr it. =)

Okie, fighty fighty fer GIT yay!

tibe2 mcm minat lak these verses fr Avril…

Let down your defences
Use no common sense
If you look you will see
That this world is
A beautiful, accident, turbulent,
Succulent, opulent, permanent
No way
I wanna taste it
Don’t wanna waste it away

Is it enough?