Monday, March 9, 2009

The Birth of our Prophet

SAlam...
Syukran..i'm happy to celebrate our beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) birhtday today...
May peace be upon him,his family,'para sahabat'& his followers.

wasalam


Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Mission accomplished

Salam..
This post is the continuation from My family at Bandung..

Finally, the prince(my bro) wed's card successfully produced on time..
On Saturday, March 7th,Agent Aishah have to sacrifice her 'final exam' study hours to collect it at Pasar Baru,Bandung City and drop it at Karmila Hotel (which my mum's friend will stay next week,they will bring it back to Malaysia)
Unfortunately, due to agent Aishah final exam, she can't be their tour guide around Bandung.



The prince(my bro) with the princess (my future sis in law):


The good thing is, the prince agreed to BELANJA Agent Aishah during his visit with his 2nd man(Anas-my 2nd bro) at Bandung during their visit in late April.
So, reminder to the Prince: Make sure you're ready with a 'full pocket'. Credit card is acceptable...hehe



P/S: i'm just KIDDING!!..of course. i'm fulfilling my duty as a GOOD sis sincerely..iklhas..tp nak belanja apa salahnya..LOL (",)

Friday, March 6, 2009

The last ... of......

SAlam...
This post is a SS(syok sendiri) one. Today is my last day learning at UNPAD.
It will be the last if i didn't flunk my exam and have to repeat the year..Nauzubillah...may god forbid it...
So, please PRAY for my success in my final exam this coming tuesday (kejam betul fakulti tak bg study week..huh)for 2 weeks
InsyaAllah will balik Malaysia on May 7th 2009...xsbrnye...

LAST SKILLS LAB

with my LAST tutorial group(GROUP 4)


TUTORIAL at Uni Padjadjaran,Jatinagor (UNPAD)



kek pisang by izmeer & kek batik by me...nyum..nyum


LAst day walking to class...
with my walking partners(Nisa & Aizon-next to door neighbour)..YES i walk to and fro class (nearly 1 km distence)saja nak trained jd fit..hehe..LOVE walking..




LAst BHP presentation.....(represent my tutorial group)


LAst time nak mencapub dlm lecture room...dgn Dr DAdi


LAst but not least...Posing around the Faculty with tutor mates
(Izmeer & Nisa are missing in action)
my favorite picture...


close up....


next to the pond that sometimes full with frogs...ong..ong..


flora&fauna around the corner.....an old bee among beautiful flowers..hehe(",)


pray for our success ya.........(",)
ALL THE BEST TO my fellow friends:UKM-UNPAD TWINNING PROGRAM (1st batch)
huhu..takut nak exam
wasalam

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Spongy jello....

SAlam..
i learned this recipe from my friends during 'cafe Nida' while the guys doing their Friday prayer at the mosque.

Simple and easy. Even a small kid can do this.



INGREDIENT A

1 packet of 'Konyaku' jelly,chocolate flavor (small)
water ( according to the measurement from the jelly packet)
4 table spoon of susu pekat
1/3 glass of sugar
cocoa powder

INGREDIENT B


1 tea spoon of corn or wheat flour
1/2 glass of water
1 tea spoon of sugar
1 tea spoon of susu pekat

HOW TO MAKE IT??


1. Mix all ingredient A
2. Cook it until it boil
3. Add in 3 pieces of bread ( cut into large pieces) to make it more spongy
4. Let it cool in the bowl or mold
5. Put it in the fridge
6. Next, make the sweet gravy:
* mix ingredient B and cook it with small fire till it boil
* let it cool
6. Serve the sweet sauce with the cool spongy jelly

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Our last trip...

BIOETHICS & HUMANISM PROGRAM (BHP)...
When I first learn that I'll have it as our minor subject during my 3years in Medical school...I thought Aah,another boring subject to help us keep up the GPA..

However, it turn out to be an interesting subject that talks about life as doctors, how to treat the patient well.Basically, we were taught to be an ethical doctor.

We have to visit the health care service twice each semester and discuss about it in a mini seminar.

I think, my last Extramural visit in Indonesia was the most memorable one.

We visited Rumah Sakit Khusus Ginjal Ny R.A Habibie. It is the biggest dialysis center in Indonesia not in size but in the number of dialysis equipments( currently 43 machines). It was founded by Ibu Sri Soedarsono (sister of Presiden Habibie-the 3rd President of Republic of Indonesia) in August 8th 1988( 2months older than me)


90% of the patients are under government insurance or charity.The condition is very good like a private hospital or even hotel...
How they manage to be like this?

1. The founder have good relation with the dutch authorities.
they provide used dialysis equipments(cost:500million rupiah each)from Netherlands that are still in good condition.
2. The employee are dedicated in giving good services & loyal to organization.
3. They save their expanses by producing their own sterile water (which is the major usage for the dialysis process-they save about 30% of the expenses).
4. The employee are competent and received training in Netherlands.
5. They get bargain price for the medical equipments because this hospital have high influence in other dialysis center in Indonesia( whatever they used will be followed by other center)

Why dialysis is a burden?
1. Patient with Kidney failure have to do this 2-3 times per week( each week cost 800 rp or RM300-400)
2. Most patient are dependent on others and have to quit their job.
3. Without dialysis patient will eventually die.
4. They have to come to dialysis center and undergo each treatment for 4hours

What impressed me?
1.They give a holistic approach, medically & psychologically:
* If the patient miss the session,they will call up the patient.
* If patient refuse dialysis they will find the reason and try to make them agree to undergo dialysis(without it the patient will die)
* There are nurses & volunteers that support the patient psychologically

2. The equipments their received from Netherlands are also distributed to other places the need the machine for poor and under government insurance patients.

3. They didn't choose their patient

4. Their existence is for charity.

A break:Tea with yummy brownies & crispy kerepek..hmmm
(from left: Alia, Suhaijah ,Inatan & Me)


Something interesting I found in the hospital
Guess,what is this?? A chair....reconsider your answer again,cause it is not just a chair


It is a weight measuring device!!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Coffee: Lift up your mood

During our last Community Research Program Discussion(CRP), we were asked to present a dummy research problem for our latest topic: Identify Research Problem.Most of my friends choose a bombastic topics like Down Syndrome, Kidney stone & Hypertension. However,I choose a simple topic of interest : COFFEE.

My tutor likes my idea and proudly to say,I receives his attention on it(he is a coffee consumer too). Why i choose this topic? It is because I always wonder why i easily get high (become extra happy, excited & more active) when i have only a cup of 3 in 1 coffee for breakfast.In the dummy research, i want to know about the amount of coffee that can contribute to anxiety and sleeping disturbance.

Isn't curiosity is the best policy in research??

In my family, coffee is always for the adults...tea will be served for all including us the kids. Moreover,i only prefer to drink plain water. So, i became the real consumer when i enter the medical school.It is for staying up at night..Sometimes,I take it in the morning for breakfast to prevent me from sleeping during the lecture or tutorial. Although, sometimes i do sleep with or without coffee.LOL (",)

What makes the coffee special??
1. caffeine ( a psychoactive drug)
2. the delicious aroma
3. there are many ways to have them with: chocolate, marshmallow, milk, caramel..etc
4. it is a social drink...during meetings,hangout(lepak) with friends, serving the guest of your house..

Ok..here are 10 facts that i found out while reading on about it for my dummy research;

1. Coffee is the most widely used psychoactive substance(mild antidepressant) that lift up your mood, alleviate depression and may cause euphoria.

2. People can get hooked to coffee and craved for it- coffee addiction

3. Morning cup of coffee often bring the smile to our face(happen to me all the time)

4.You'll get the same kick(effect) from the day after day if you took coffee every morning, no matter how addicted you are....no need to increase the dose to get the same effect.no resistance effect eh??Cool...

5. People who were given caffeinated coffee performed better in IQ test and less stressed.However...after your brain is forced to work,when the effect ware off it will get tired and you'll feel weak

6.Depending on your tolerance to coffee, excessive drink can cause anxiety,disturb your sleep and wreck your mood

7.If you get headache after suddenly stop consuming coffee(if you are a daily consumer) you may get headache as the withdrawal effect.Thus, we have to stop it little by little. How? decreasing the amount gradually before stopping.

8.Stomach problem people( having gastritis,peptic ulcer) should decrease their coffee intake.Make it as little as possible.

9.Coffee can interfere with some drugs interaction, so if you are a frequent coffee consumer,ask your doctor about it.

10.Smokers need to increase their intake to get the same effect as the non smokers

TO SUM UP:
The key of coffee magical effect is CAFFEINE. In small amount, it improve your mood and performance but heavy intake can disturb your sleep and decrease your mood.

Thus, life is about balance. TAKE IT MODERATELY, DRINK IT HEARTILY!

Hmm...which one i should choose, Carrebian nut or Choccocinno 3 in 1 coffee...


Refference:
Food your Miracle Medicine: Preventing and curing common health problems the natural way. Author:Jean Carper.Publisher: Harper

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Malaysia health care service is unfriendly..is it true??

I came across an intresting topic when i read Berita harian online today which make my hand 'gatal' to write an post today.(taken from berita harian...)

Kementerian wajibkan kakitangan hospital hadiri kursus komunikasi

PUTRAJAYA: Semua kakitangan hospital, khususnya doktor dan jururawat diwajibkan menghadiri kursus komunikasi bagi mengurangkan jumlah aduan terhadap mutu perkhidmatan kesihatan.

Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, berkata ia juga kerana sebahagian besar aduan yang sering diterima kementerian berpunca daripada masalah kurang komunikasi kakitangan hospital dengan pesakit serta keluarga mereka.

Katanya, sepanjang tahun lalu kementerian menerima lebih 1,000, aduan manakala 34 diterima sepanjang Januari lalu.


Is that true?? I think it is in the government hospitals.There are reasons why these happen(which i can think of):

1. The medical health care personnel have heavy workloads,increasing work time and patients.Thus, they easily gets irritated and 'Malas' to listen to the patient

2. They didn't develop good people skill...A skill is something you master with experience, practice and will power.You won't become a friendly person in a day.

3. They are not ready to work with people.People who choose this career should be someone who are ready to work a lot in caring of people...their altruism must be high

4. They are not taught how to handle the patient in non medical aspect.

5. Being friendly and good in communication skills is not the main priority of the hospital policy.

Thus, i think what the government intend to do right now with the communication skills campaign.It is a good approach.
As a medical student, when we reach the practical phase, we should make the patient as our book.At the same time, learn to communicate with them.

Actually it is not that hard, you can try to talk or 'borak' with any person that you feel comfortable with(people around your circle) like the mak cik who sells nasi campur,bapak who sells gorengan, the tailor who sew your clothes or alter your
jeans or mak cik at kedai runcit (you get the picture)..
Topics?? weather...food..their family...

A smile can create warmth situation...a 5 minutes chat can make a difference.

The key is, when you open to them, they will open themselves to you.
Thus, if you apply it to your patient under your care, you will easily identify their problems and can give good service to them.

With my favorite lecturers during Neuro-behaviour system(NBSS)which i like their thinking and communication skills approach:


The question now is...will i be a competent doctor in the future...i'll faced the clinical phase starting this May..


Can i keep up..can i meet the expectation???