PMC Pre-Farewell

Assalamualaikum wbt and hye!

Firstly, congratulations to all my PMC 2011 colleagues for passing through our final exams together. Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah for such wonderful gift.

A Place to remember

I hope everyone will be great doctors and continue to learn and grow. Maybe next time I see you all are mo's and specialist. Or future DG. hehe

"The practice of Medicine is an art, not a trade;a calling, not a business;  a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. Often the best part of your work will have nothing to do with potions and powders, but with the exercise of an influence of the strong upon the weak, of the righteous against the wicked, of the wise upon the foolish".

~ Sir William Osler

What I like in PMC is after a windy day, you can see petals gathering on the parking lot like this.

I really hope to see you guys again and hope we will still be in touch. Remember me in your prayers.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

~Sir Winston Churchill, Nov 1942

Bubble tea madness is not the same without equally maniac colleagues.

I hope to remember all the wonderful memories we have together and cherish every moments. But sometimes we do forget.... If you see me on the streets sometimes in the future, and somehow I didn't recognize you guys/girls, do say hi to me (and treat me to a dinner).

Totally random: The day the big tree was going down.

See you all on graduation day.... and in the future, God willing. :)

Primum non nocere

Assalamualaikum wbt....

Primum non nocere , meaning First, do no harm.
Ever heard of this? Its the ethical conduct of nonmaleficence.
As doctors, not to harm the patient and be safe doctor is very important.
A promise not to do any harm is also stated in versions of Hippocratic Oath.

Do you know that there is a hadith about this?

On the authority of abu Sa'd Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - said: "The should be no harm nor should there be any harming (to the others)"
(Transmitted by Ibn Majah and Al-Darqutni as a good Hadith)

From the An-Nawawi Forty-Two Hadith moderated by Muhammad Higab, the importance of this hadith is due to the fact that it prohibit all kinds of harm, regardless of magnitude of harm. An example in Islamic law, like fasting, is legislated as long as a man is able to perform it. should he cant because of any sickness or travel in which the fasting may cause harm, then the shariah allow the worshiper to break the fast and perform restitution. So as tayammum is allowed when a person can't apply water to his body because of sickness.

Also is to be noted that Allah has forbidden all harmful substances, whether the harm be done to oneself, family, wealth or fame.

"Do not take them (divorced women) back merely to harrass them, and whoever does that harms his own soul." 

(Quran 2:231)

"No soul is to be burdened with more than it can bear, no mother is to be harmed because of her child, nor father because of his child..."

( Quran 2:233)

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So, instead of harming others... lets do the opposite. Lets heal!

[PMC / Penang] Pre-loved and still loved but need to let go...

Assalamualaikum wbt....

My initial evacuation plan from Penang by mid-June involved some yard sale but I decided to do some promotion for bigger stuff. (Just in case people does not want them... I don't know what to do with them, haha)

1. The bed frame.
2. The mattress.
3. The washing machine.
4. 'The table fan.
5. The ironing board.
6. The curtain.
7. The vacuum cleaner.
8. + - the study table.
9. The pails (got 4 good sized ones).

Details: For the big stuff, I will give super-cheap price (maybe 1/3 ori price) if you will be willing to pick them up yourself. I'll try to describe the defects honestly so you can make an informed decision.

The Bed Frame

This is one of the 2 items I wish I can bring home. This is the best bed frame I ever had. Seriously, I'm in love with it. Good heavy wooden, no creaking. In best condition, minus some moving scratches caused I moved 2 times.

The Mattress

Second thing I wish I can bring home. 7.5 inch thick Moon I Series - Golden Age - Goodnight Brand. Spring mattress with perfect balance between hard and soft that guarantees good quality sleep, the one that will cause you to be late for class cause bed is just so yummy. (upsie!)

The Washing Machine

Best thing brought from senior. So, time with us is 1 year but with senior... Im not sure. Good thing is the electronic part was newly changed exactly 1 year ago by the company (was still under warranty then) so until now, it still works like wonder. Fully automatic. Oh, and of course the piping system will be included.

The Table Fan

2 1/2 year old. Panasonic so best quality.

The Ironing Board

Tesco brand. Quite flimsy, few months old. Will just give for free to anyone who take any first 4 item. 

The Curtain

The fabric is thick which is a good thing for me. Missing one of the "tarik-to-side-thingy". Will just give for free to anyone who take any first 4 item. 

The Vacuum Cleaner

Tesco brand. Compact Bagless Vacuum Cleaner. Quite good, just few months old. Need no replacement vaccum bag.

The Study Table

Strong plywood. 46x22x26 inch. There's a lot of "beauty-marks" secondary to my "artistic" endevours. 1 flat drawer and 3 side drawers. I don't think I still keep the keys. 

The Pails

Somehow I ended up with a lot of pails after the senior left 1 year ago. You can have them for free haha!

Okay, if interested, leave a comment/contact me.

Prisoner.

Assalamualaikum wbt....

I was looking up to my room ceiling in random contemplation. Somehow I ended up staring at the fluorescent lamp (which is not a good idea for your eyes!) and realised.... if I focus my view to the centre of my ceiling, I still can appreciate the four corners of room in my field of vision. Meaning... my room is quite small.

Like this....

It made me think, how big a prison cell is so I stumbled on this...

Picture taken off google image.

..which is a prison cell (a comfy one nonetheless). That kind of resembled my room layout which is like this...

Room layout.

Pertaining to the picture above:
Yes, you need to have maximum dimension of 29 cm at 0-74cm from floor level to pass through that small gap. Thats why I should not gain weight.
Yes, I handmade a table out of duct tape, some metal skeleton of a worn out flail plastic "cupboard".  (So comot and un-lady-like kan? Dont worry, after some homey table runner... it looks kinda okay.) If you need some space for your humongous collection of semi-junk craft and "art" paraphernalia, you will start keeping a another type of junk and make a table out of it. haha.. Okay, its only me.

It have extra storage room and a long rod to hang some random stuff.

Looks kinda sloppy but actually real strong.

The legs completely duct-taped (combination of 2 rods).

Honestly, if I know how to weld I will not use duct tape. But hey, duct tape binds anything! Hahaha...(eh... no it doesn't bind people. Eh... it does... but it doesn't bind people's heart.)

Okay, enough straying....
Thats what you get trying to squash all your belonging into a room so you can call it a home (or a cave). Haha... at least you have everything within you arm's reach! This little sweet prison of mine... which I will hopefully abandon and leave after 2 weeks from now. For now, I'll endure being its prisoner, semi-tortured by books and notes until my time is due. I will try to exhibit good conduct and behavior so I'll pass the trial and be free to face the real world. (not on patrol, but a fully free individual).

The room, during day 1 relocation to this room (no langsir yet).

p/s- Yes, Ill be leaving that hideous handmade table if anyone is wondering. :p

Catch, Hold, Release.

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Last night I allowed myself to catch up with an old friend.I was considerably busy, but I did not feel of letting go of the conversation. I didn't remember the last time we had a good chat. Though I could only appreciate her in words without visual or auditory stimuli, there was still the same heart I knew behind those words. The one capable of making the counterpart inside me did a little back-flip out of excitement. She reminded me, why I keep her dear.

Time does funny things to us. It make the meeting long ago a distant memory. With memory comes sentimental values. I think thats what making the past seems so cinematic. Its something you conjure out of your brain, then somehow you end up adding your own feelings to it, which form and reform the image. Can they really be that reliable? Bits and pieces I can recall, but perhaps not the whole picture. But that little pieces forms a string that ties our hearts together, albeit being loosened  by time. Its up to us to tug it up and strenghten back the bond.

We dont talk to each other daily or even weekly or monthly like the old times. Back then we will gossip, share our little secrets and fear and troubles,laugh and cry together. How lonely one's heart without another. Now we have our own persons, and life and responsibility. Now we start talking about life,  old times and old friends... we may not go back to where we were, but savouring the fact that with years we grow and our penumbra grows, I think its fine if we can still shine in each other's sky, even as a little star. We were each other's sunshine.

Congratulations on your coming little one,dear.