A few things I realised today:-

1) There are idiots in this world - not in the academic sense (they can be disgustingly brilliant with their knowledge and skills) but they stink bad in their attitude, gratitude that I am ashamed to be associated with.

2) My temper has gone from bad to worse. Would not hold back arguing.

3) I have to really buck up in my training.

each morning as i wake up, i will get hold of The Star delivered to my porch, and each time, since the past few weeks, i wail in horror! my very instant repsonse is that Malaysia is getting very unsafe and the society is moving backwards to barbarianism. killing, murdering, slitting, stabbing or beating people to death is seen like a norm which must happen each day!

one of the headlines in the frontpage today reads "couple slain at lovers' haunt". in my view, this title conveys two meanings or messages. first, safety and security are still in a very low level of concern among the authorities and government, which subsequently means that the enforcers are still very lazy and "lepaking"! second, there is no doubt that our society is degrading; people start to kill to show "cool" and let go of frustration, and worse still it is executed as if it is no sin!

is there any difference between such threats in our homeland with those in lands where the terrorists, whom we know how to regard as inhuman, sadistic and brutal, are prowling? to me there is no difference. does it make sense to hear that one can simply stab on the other when the conflict that occurs could not be resolved? does it make sense to realise that gangs can always make fun of lovers and take the couples, to the matter their lives, for fun, own pleasure and persecution? our society is just as horrifying and terrifying!

i wonder what are the PDRMs doing each day? do they actually have plans, or in the first place, intentions to curb and eradicate all these unaccepted acts of humans? perhaps, like as they have been since the beginning, they will only investigate when things happened and later to discard those cases when everything calms down! and for each case, the public will never know who the culprits are, the reasons for the case and in short, the public will never know anything. cases are closed to be stated as non existent.

the threatened facet of society too need to take precautions. i am actually quite skeptical as to why lovers always go to secluded places for the sake of "paktoh" amid of alarming unsafe environments here!

TMNET..
We can observe TMNet's efforts in promoting their products via their well-orchestated advertisement. Candidly said that I'm enthralled with the advertisments, even from their first advertisement. Putting in the perspective of a non internet-savvy TV viewer, i think tmnet successfully simplify the high-technology broadband verbiage and ballad to convey the message effectively to 25mil malaysian. The song is sung rakishly yet it's more understandable. The backdrop is clean and minimalist, reckoning no fuss deploying their products. The broadband products are meticulously diversified to all level of society, for leisure and entertainment (video streaming, online music download, online games), business (e-supply chain, e-customer relationship management), education (e-learning, collaborative classroom), finance (real-time forex, share market), operation (teleconferencing, video-conferencing), etc. But, tmnet, despite being nation's pioneer in providing internet service, slightly lag behind its competitor, self-claimed "broadband's expert" Time, with its products like Zone, Biz.Net, Webbit, Fusion, etc.
Anyway, it's just advertisement. We still don't know the top effieciency managed to be performed by its products. Currently we are obsessed with 6-sigma, and it's crucial to be deployed by tmnet and time. In business world, we cannot compromise frequent faults happened in our business operations if we use your broadband products. Any leakage will lead to massive loss to all chained parties. 

Amaran merokok..
Another TV advertisement which successfully captivates my attenttion is Health Ministry's "Amaran Merokok" campaign. I merely like its enchanting colors of orange and white, with few laughable characters.

Malaysian Idol..
Another one will be different version of Malaysian Idol advertisement. The lunatic guards, the little cute lass and the teh-tariker.. You will not bored to watch it although it shows so many times..

Narrow-minded Malaysian Students
 
Yeah, this is going to be yet another entry about the sad state of Malaysian students. Well, not that SAD la.... but it is sad enough that we have not been stimulated to our best potential.

It would have been best, if we knew how to motivate and stimulate ourselves to great excellence, originality and just plain brilliance. However, most of us are like raw stuff waiting to be trained and moulded by the experts. And perhaps we do not have the expert.

Especially, in a university with people who are not so wise running the show, where even the oldest book in the world, the Bible are not allowed officially. What more can we expect?

Anyway, I decided to shout it out here, after hearing what my new surgeon lecturer, Dr LM said:

"You Malaysian students think narrowly. It is so obvious when you observe the overseas elective students. They think WIDE.
Actually, they are no more intelligent than you guys. I didn't have the grades to do medicine here, that's why I have to go overseas.
You are the ones who have the grades to do medicine locally. But you all think too narrowly, not open-minded enough. And maybe because of this, you all would be worse doctors."

In clinching a diagnosis, we have to think of all possible causes prior to that. By not missing what could be so tricky, we become the better doctors, and vice-versa.

The convocation for this academic year would be held next week. Much fanfare and congratulations would be heard and seen. But we must also swallow the fact we have not been trained and educated to our best potential. This fact we must swallow and strive to improve ourselves.

No point bluffing ourselves about how good we are, but in the end, all we have is just a metallic shell with an obsolete engine.  

YITEA winners: flying visit to Seattle..
 
It might be the most envying experience and vibe from 3 groups of yitea winners, which abandoned me (or us?) a great contrast of jealousy while reading their excitement in today's starEducation. Chinese saying is right: "it's better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books", but we failed to grab this golden chance to earn this precious and intense experience. Jetlag was rapidly forgotten? Yes! If I can have this opportunity to soar high in the sky and fly further to the home of software blue chips, jumbo jet and starbucks, I can stay vigil for whole week with no doubts! Seattle is a irresistable ambience for eye-opener - a technolgical hotbeds including AT&T, Microsoft Redmond campus, REI Flagship Store, Seattle Times and Boeing Airplane factory.

A mixture strong sense of discomfort, regret and utterly bereft.. We have our own unique idea which can benefit nations, but merely can't get recognition from the panel of judges, or unforeseen by them? Otherwise, we might be the trio who step in Seattle arrogantly. Agree?

Malaysian Idol Second round..
 
The contestants are Amanda, Fisza, Hairil, Aifa, Andrew, Rinie, Anis, Victor, Rydee, Aisha and Fazly.

Each has their own personality, some even show no fear in front of 3 judges, protesting their deep-entrenched originality will prevail. Undeniably, their courage might be accentuated and can woo some sms from the TV viewers, but at the same time can tarnish their image and create a fed-up situation. In my view, if one wants to stay tune atop to be Malaysian Idol, which will be Malaysia representative, he/she, of course, must have a high degree of confidence, aplomb with charismatic characteristic. But while handling some questions during dialogue with judges, they must poss a majestic paradigm of genuine Malaysian Idol. Micro-skills play paramount role in determining your place as idol. If you can successfully neutralise judges' reprimands with smart and calm answer, you will gain judges' stand in agreeing you are the idol, and unswerving respects from viewers. They will share the same views: you are qualified enough to be Malaysian Idol; you are qualified enough to show to the wolrd that Malaysia "betul-betul" boleh.

I expect Andrew will be one of the contestant who qualifies for this round. So let's see what's the result tonight..

The result is: andrew, who garnered most sms, followed by fazly and victor. Congrats!

"’Chameleonic" – is it just me or is it the same for you guys ?

Thursday, yesterday:
8:00 am – in the room with room mate. Being unfriendly, don’t feel like talking to him. Grumpy, trying to study, and complain to room mate that today was the 3rd time our surgical teacher cancelled the class.

8.30 am – having breakfast in the cafetaria. Met a few other coursemates. Telling jokes and laughing.

9.00 am – newspaper room, being quiet and serious while reading the news. Don’t feel like talking

12.00 pm – lunch. In the cafetaria. Laughing, discussing, joking.

12.30 pm – sleepy. Tried to study, don’t feel like talking to room mate.

1.30 pm – woke up from sleep. Felt grumpy. Then cousin called. Turned to friendly mode. Had a nice chat.

2.00pm – afternoon lecture. Joked and laughed. Gave some serious feedback to lecturer. Had some dirty joke with Cass.

4.00pm – donated blood. Tried to study while donating blood. Pretended to look courteous with the nurses.

4.30 pm – played badminton. Swore a few times when failed to take some shots.

7.00pm – met with tony, a church friend. Discussed about youth class. Discarded all the bad habits. Was attentive and summoned all my christlike behaviour.

9.05pm – met poong. Gossiped a bit. When to the wards. looked serious and understanding with the patients.

11.00pm – was in the room with room mate. Wanted privacy. Dun feel like talking to him.

12.00am – went for a drink with the gang. Had some dirty jokes.

Different behaviour,different mood, different level of tolerance, different approach with different people at different times, but all in one day.. Yet, it was still me, and was being myself at all these times. changing like a chameleon, huh

I am still deciding to go back to UM myself or ask someone else to take my robe next week. If I am going down, then most probably I will most definitely have to make 3 trips to KL in 3 weeks! First week take robe, second week convo and the third week return the robe and get my official scroll. Anyone out there can help me to solve this problem? :)

For the meantime, I am still jobless. I am faithfully waiting for managers/HR people to call me for interviews. After convo, I am almost certain that I am going to work anywhere, provided I am not bound by contract. Landing a job isnt easy nowadays. Most important thing now is to get more experience, gain more knowledge, develop more skills and competencies for the job market.

Kooi Fatt a.k.a asked me the other day how I am doing with my analysis of the STPM Chemistry questions. Very reluctant and uncomfortable to tell him that I have not done much. The fact is I am very lazy to study Chemistry of STPM again; need a great deal of time and efforts to put into! I, ,myself, have to really concentrate and revise what I was taught back at uni and those skills needed for my interviews.

BTW, Kok Wai, how are you man?! Where are you working now?! Remember the last time I saw you at Section 19?!

Another week has passed by swiftly. Things were eventful and interesting for me that I felt that time has passed by so quickly.
 
Ward work, studies, weekend, badminton, street soccer, ping pong, Malaysian Care 25th anniversary, meeting friends, making friends, God calling me back and all that…wow, this has been yet another great week of a superb July.
 
How has it been for you guys? How was LiYien’s interview? How is Teong’s one?
 
By virtue that I have volunteered during my vacation in New Horizons, I was invited to a paid seat at the Malaysian Care 25th anniversary Thanksgiving dinner. I am glad I decided to go, although getting there and coming back to Klang without a car is quite troublesome.
 
I marvel at how some people gave their lives to social work like the staff and full-time volunteers in Malaysian Care. I admire medical students who still find time to be actively involved in the care for people with special needs, students and others.
 
It was inspiring to listen to the speech of Peter Young, the founder and current patron of Malaysian Care. He said: The public sector need servants like us – in education, in healthcare, in security – the police, the armed forces. The NGOs like Malaysian Care, AIDS Council are in need of more servants. Too much emphasis has been placed on the private sector where the monetary rewards are.
 
God is calling me back. My chronic sins need eradication. The work in my youth class in church needs acceleration, and my motivation in my medical studies needs some re-oiling. Perhaps, the dreams and vision was not in place for a long time since first year. 
 
Time is running out, the only regret is that I do not get enlightened much earlier, but then again, whatever inspiration I get, it always threatened to be contaminated by subsequent indifference and lack of perseverance.
 
Life is a journey. It would be stupid just to sit on a boring old bus during the entire journey, looking at some people who has to walk, while wishing to be on a plane.
 
Am I making sense to you guys?
 
I repeat: It is time to want to serve again, and for the purpose of service, I shall equip myself with good skills and knowledge. Now, that is real motivation, isn’t it? 
  
  
 

How do I begin...

a) History is a very important.
More often than not, no matter how 'cacat' the beginning of something is, it would always be worth thinking about, a source of inspiration when looking back into something that has begun a long time ago.

Example:-
1) If we see how the Faculty of Medicine, of UM Kuala Lumpur began, and how the first pioneer batch impressed the GMC people from UK, we would be ashamed at how we are self-destroying the legacy and glory left behind.

2) Similarly, if we know how the Christian church began, we would not be so stupidly adamant about a certain doctrine and accuse others of false-teaching or being liberal.

3) Similarly, if we know how Malaya began, the story of the British, the Portuguese, the Japanese, we would know that UMNO is not the only one... and there are full of bullshits that we should not repeat....

Now, where am I getting to.... I forgot... but the point that i think i want to make is.... do not think of something in the present as useless, as it would turn out the a major turning point in the future,.... and the events and documentation of now could be a priceless reminder of things to happen and all that...

b) Last week was an exceptionally interesting week for me. Inter posting badminton and football matches, Operation Room experience, Church anniversary, choir singing and acting after so darn long!!!! Arguments with close friends, attending a superb Chinese dinner at Overseas AMcorp.... it was a long week yeah, without sacrificing sleep,.... of course, my studies are compromised though....

C) Like i have said, Documentation is quite important. Let us start by documenting exactly who are the people, ACSians or non-ACSians, Ipoh or Non-Ipohans, acquaintances or strangers actually visit this place, this blog. I know average visit per day is about 20.
Maybe we can start documenting now, if you don't mind, just hit the comment button below and tell us a lil bit. Please la.....Kok Wai,...please la.....

Salutation to fooji, teong, n other pals,

Long time no c.. How's everything?

Yup, i'm busying with work now... life becomes more hectic now as i can say that most of the time i'm drowned with deluge of works, yet it's blessingly bringing fun n satisfaction. The working environment is conducive n challeging, n everything's well-structured, streamlined. The training provided last week met my expectation, and i can massively gain more exposure with current telecomm n wireless technology.

My expectation for motorola is I can fully explore all the fields: cdma, gsm, gprs, utms, and etc. Hopefully in the nearer future, i wish to hv chance to fly abroad for new project training, perhaps to cork in ireland, arlington height in us, shanghai etc.

I'm still in my pace of fulfilling my new-year resolution -- keeping-fit, tat's why i go for gym (provided in office) twice o 3 times per week. I'm grateful they provide this facilities, since actually most of my time, i'll in office..

Ya, i'm still catching up with ur guys news, but just a bit lost from fooji.. I promise to pay u a visit in klang before u shift back to um, kl.

That's all from me. All the best!

What and where I have been doing and hiding lately?

Greece shockingly won the Euro2004! I still believe that this is just an "one-off" achievement. European football powers definitely still have the fundamentals and much magic to show in coming years. Euro2004 is now over. Nevertheless, football fever is still lingering; with much less impact. Copa America is kicking in Peru but due to minimal publicity and live matches are only available through Astro, it only appeals to hardcore football fans and punters! Argentina hit 6 goals against Ecuador; the greatest result by far.

Back to my ownself. With the Euro2004 becoming a history now, I am starting to seek employment more actively and rather "desperately". Convocation will be on the 4th of August. Much to prepare for it. Going back to UM to take the robe and getting myself ready for all the formal events actually make me feel rather uncomfortable. Whatever, it is like, what people always say "once a lifetime experience".

I am equiping myself more for upcoming interviews. Revising all those basic subjects in computer/software industry; programming, database and networking. My mind is rotting and seems to lose touch with all the knowledge acquired beforehand. At the same time as I am doing my revision, I discovered that what I was taught at UM, is rather shallow and little. No wonder people always say local graduates are not competitive in the marketplace. Absolutely no doubt about that statement.

Of late too, Malaysia has become an unsafe country. Killing is so predictable and unavoidable each day. People can just simply take away people's or even friend's lives without much rational thoughts. Snatch-thefts happen everywhere at all times. A sign of a degrading society? or a sign of an unfit team of police? or a sign of economy turmoil? A lot of reasons behind all these inhuman acts but to me, football matches, bookies and loan sharks are the major players in this kind of evil game.

After applying to Siemens, I do various homeworks regarding the position I am interested in. I conclude that Malaysia is moving towards UMTS; a 3G broadband service where in short, everyone can access the internet or online all the times no matter where they are. The goal ultimately is to create VHE; Virtual Home Environment. NTT DoCoMo in Japan rolled out their 3G services few years back and their focus is to create "ubiquitous computing", in which your handsets will be able to do all transactions that matter your lives.

Communications, particularly wireless industry is blooming. A lot of terms or IT jargons are surfacing each other as we progress. Sooner or later, every moment in my life, I am going to realise how little I know about technology when genius minds around the world have prepared something that most of you and I could never imagine. As I continue to do my homeworks, I continue to dig out knowledge and it keeps me intrigued to know much! This is a kind of education that I never gained at UM but I do hope the coming generations will! :)

Hmmm...silence... where is everybody??

Well, I'll be blogging more often here now. Warung is officially closed for some time.

Teong, di manakah engkau?

Sharan, you still reading?

KarkIn? Sibuk????????

Saying it and doing it, not easy

All of us like to complain. We criticise Badawi, just like the way we did it to the TUn last time.

We like criticise the college, and now we criticise the we do things in the Klang Hostel. Bad maintenace, bad food and all that.

TOday, we have the chance to meet up with our deputy deans and the food caterer and the IT people.

THis the chance to complain about slow connection, about bad food, about whatever that we like to talk so much at mamak stalls and in our rooms.

But when the chance comes, most of us kept quiet. Only Razi and I and a few girls made the effort to attend the meeting and the tour.

Yeah, it may be true from past experience that they would just talk only no action, but not doing or saying anything now is just admitting defeat?

No point we criticse national issues if we cannot fight for certain things not right in our own campus. This is perhaps the basic and first things in student council action.

Many hypocrites around who cakap kosong but lack the courage to speak up. Empty vessels and cowards.