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3 weeks remains before I'll be home for Eid...which also means I have 1++ weekbefore I'll be leaving this GP land..and within these days I'm gonna be busy with all those assignments..(x suke2...xsuke...x suke)


For the past 3 weeks I have been to going to a different GP as Dr Lori was away on her holiday....lucky me, I was placed with Dr Ebrahim..At first, I tried keeping my expectation low so as not to be disappointed if he turns out not to be a Muslim or if he was only just born Muslim but doesnt observed the teachings of prophet Muhammad..It was interesting that in this practice, there were 2 Dr Ebrahim(s)...Dr A Ebrahim (my GP) & his father, Dr E Ebrahim...



On my first day, while I was having my lunch in the pantry, I heard azan coming from one the drawers...Yayy, they kept an azan clock...I said to myself, this is a good sign!Dr E Ebrahim offered me to have his sandwich, which was cut into 4!(cute gile!)..he said to me, "it's halal u know.."Dr E Ebrahim is a such a gentleman...he reminds me of my own granddad who is 6 years older than him..yes, Dr E Ebrahim is old, he's 78!!



While I was there, I met quite a number of Muslims patients...they all came from different ethnicities...Bosnian, Bangladeshi, Somalian, Sudanese, Afghans etc..



Not only Muslims, I had the opportunity to meet this man who identified himself as a Noahide...I bet none of u have heard of this religion...Dr Ashraf (I like to refer to him as Dr Ashraf although by convention, the title Dr should be followed by the person's surname) asked this guy to tell us 7 principles of Noahide which he failed to list down..so we end up googling Noahide as Dr Ashraf was really to know how many followers they have out there...after skimming through the article on wiki..



Dr A: We also believe in all these things that u, Noahide believe, why don't you become a Muslim..

Mr X: No, I don't wanna get into anything serious...

Dr A: There are many Muslims around...I'm a Muslim, Munirah is a Muslim...& tomorrow we will start fasting...come on my friend, you're gonna be behind...

Mr X: Owh, is it tomorrow? I'm gonna be fasting anyway, because of my tongue (he has thrush which causes pain when swallowing)

Dr A: possibly...You know you can go to monash university every friday during Ramadhan and join the Muslims breaking their fast..You don't have to become a Muslim..everyone is invited...

Mr X: ok2...No promise, but I'll think about it...



Cool kan jd GP?..bleh berdakwah camtuh je..


I had a few conversations with Dr Ashraf about Islam & Muslims...Although, when he mentioned some Arab words I always took some time to before I can compute the words into our Malaysianised Arabic...i.e fiqh=feqah, najas=najis


Dr A: I think there are so many 'fiction fiqh' among muslims..U know what I mean?

Me : No...

Dr A: Do you learn fiqh?

Me(sungguh malu rase di hati kerana mengambil mase lame utk fiqh=feqah)

Me : yeahh...

Dr A: U know, "someone said, u can't do this"...(bla bla bla)...there's always someone said...


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sume bende kat atas nih sy tules almost 2 minggu lepas...although ade byk lg bende yg sy rase nk tules tp dh mls aa plak sbb entry nih cam dh basi...

xpe laa, sy tambah sket aa..

on my last day with Dr Ashraf, I got the chance to do PR exam...per-rectum exam....self-explanatory laa kan what that involves...slalunye PR exam nih akan dibuat when patients present with PR bleeding or utk check abnormalities in the prostate...mase kitorg buat sexual & reproductive health week tuh, dlm tute Male Pelvic Model Dr Wijesingha tanye sume org sape yg penah buat PR exam..mostly bdak2 mat salleh tuh dh buat laa...lalu die pon suro sume yg x buat lg make buat PR exam b4 grad..I'm sure other med students in other parts of the world dh biase PR exam..hanye mereka yg malas pegi hospital n x proactive spt sy sahaje yg ketinggalan...

peluang sy dtg mase hari terakhir bersame Dr Ashraf...patient nih umo dlm 70thn aa...last week die dh buat PSA test (prostate specific antigen) n didapati PSA die raised...lalu kene laa buat PR...
Dr A : remember the last time I said I might do a PR exam on you?
Patient X: mmm...yeahh...
Dr A : looks like thats what we're gonna do today..
Patient X: why dont u let this lady do it...she would have smaller fingers...
Dr A : emm..I don't think so...
(di saat itu sy berfikir...sy ade berapa saat sahaje, sekiranye sy tidak berkata apa2, peluang ini akan terlepas begitu sahaje...)
Saya : Can I have a go?
(di kala ini patient tuh dh duduk di sebalik tirai di atas katil while Dr A n me kat luar...)
Dr A : Mr X, is it ok if she has a go?
Patient X: Fine with me...
Dr A : Ok...put on the glove..in an inexperienced hands, u need to wear both gloves..bla-bla-bla...

Itulah ceritenye, dpt laa sy buat PR...walopon sy mcm x laa reti nk appreciate camane prostate tuh rase...x same pon cam model!!!I'm sure sume doctors dh boring buat PR n nk termuntah dh bile kene buat PR tp bg student cam sy nih mmg perlu buat byk2 br bleh tahu ape normal ape x....

Ok laa dah laa...panjang gile dh kot...

24

I guess even though my assignments are piling up, my blog deserves a post on my birthday..
It wouldn't hurt spending 15minutes on a simple entry...I still would end up doing other things otherwise..
So, here I am..turning 24!I used to think that 24 is a good age to get married...that's when my mom got married..but she got my sister when she was 27, so I have a good 3 years left to start feeling behind..
Anyway, let's do something different this year...stop making any unrealistic resolutions...


Hmm..



I can't think of anything realistic...give me till tomorrow night to come up with something...

It has been 4 years

We had a barbecue at Bayview Park..it was to celebrate 4 years of our life in Melbourne..When I said we, I meant the IMS 2005 group..IMS is Introduction to Medical Studies..all 25 of us came from KMB..on September 2005, we enrolled in IMS program for 3 months and started the MBBS program on February 2006..

As expected, we had a great fun eating, catching up with each other (as we're all doing different things at the moment), playing games...thanks to the organisers for their effort and everyone for turning up & preparing foods etc..it would be a lot more fun if everyone could make it, but still, it was a good turnout..

Group photo

The guys

The ladies

The Cake

We also had gift-exchange on that day..I bought Napong a shirt..hopefully it will fit him!


I like what Pokwe gave me..a two-drawer mirror storage box..it's gonna be useful as I don't have mirrors in my room!...I think my prezzie is the best-looking one!Look..


On our last gift-exchange 2 years ago, Pokwe gave me a photo frame which I use to put my family pix..It was well-wrapped as well!


I can't believe that we have less than 2 years before we're gonna go our separate ways..We're more than halfway through people!

(xde tajuk)

Sudah lame x menules blog...mmg btol laa name blog nih..
x suke laaa Pengamalan Am nih...sungguh memenatkan jadual persekolahannye...
maka menyukarkan saya utk menules blog...
Hmm...hari nih sy pegi GP tuh..sy terlambat, pastu sy smp train station, train pon lambat gk...last skali smp kat Dandy pkol 910...bas plak ntah kenape xdtg2...sy pon sbb x nk laa lambat sgt, naik cab je..although sy dh call clinic tuh bgtau sy akan lambat n die kate ok je..
skali bile smp kat clinic tuh, Alex the receptionist kate skang nih diorg x cukup Dr..nurse MC..."our practice is falling apart"...
die kate sy maybe bleh masuk consultation Dr Ayala..tp Dr Ayala dtg pkol 10...mase tuh pkol 925!sia2 duit cab $6.30...
bile Dr Ayala dtg, Alex tanye die ok ke x sy ikot die..die kate patients die sume spanish...nnt sy x paham pape..last skali setelah mereka berunding Dr Ayala kate bleh laa sy ikot die, amek BP, typekan patients' notes ke..
slame nih nmpk Dr Ayala agak menakutkan..sbb die cam besar2 & nmpk x friendly..tp rupenye sangkaan sy itu benar2 meleset..she made the effort utk translate n summarise what's happening since sy x paham diorg ckp spanish...n die byk laa mengajar...
pastu bile dh nk blk die kate kalo nk mintak tolong ckp laa kat die..
sy pon memberitahu masalah sy yg xde patient lg utk chronic illness study tuh..die pon dgn baik hatinye rekemen patient die yg bleh ckp english..siap suro receptionist call patient tuh tanye bleh x dtg clinic hari selase depan utk jumpe sy...sungguh baik hati!!
menarek kan practice nih? sume dr2 tuh bilingual.....sy penah dgr consultation bahase indon, tagalog, italian & spanish!

Di'tanda' oleh NH

Sesungguhnya saya memang suka menjawab 'tanda-tanda' tetapi oleh kerana kesibukan putaran Pengamalan Am ini, saya terpaksa menangguhkan tampalan ini sehingga hujung minggu.
Syarat-syarat :
1. ‘Tag’ dijawab dalam Bahasa Melayu sahaja.
2. Tag orang yang telah men’tag’ anda
3. Tag orang yg anda mahu tag

0. Apakah yang anda sedang lakukan 30 minit yang lalu?
Menonton televisyen dengan menukar2 saluran kerana tidak ada satu rancangan pun yang menepati cita rasa saya.

1. 2 jam yang lalu?
Menonton DVD bertajuk “Grace Sudah Pergi” yang disewa Asma’.
2. Anda suka – tidur, bermain Mafia Wars dan Minesweeper

3. Minggu lepas – adalah minggu pertama saya berada dalam putaran Pengamalan Am

4. Tiga lagu yang boleh anda dengar berulang-ulang kali
Sebenarnya saya bukanlah seorang peminat muzik dan selalunya saya akan mendengar lagu mengikut musim. Saya hanya mendengar lagu apabila berjalan menaiki kereta bersama rakan2 serumah. Saya telah cuba mendengar lagu-lagu yang ada di dalam computer ini tetapi tidak berjaya menjadikannya tabiat. Tetapi, jangan salah anggap, saya sebenarnya sangat suka menyanyi sekiranya saya mengetahui lirik lagu tersebut. Buat masa ini saya tidak ada lagu kegemaran.

5. 3 binatang yang anda tak suka
- Anjing, kerana saya mempunyai pengalaman dikejar anjing semase zaman sekolah dahulu
- Biawak, sebab ia hodoh dan kotor
- Tikus, sebab suka mengganggu ketenangan hidup

6. 5 fakta tentang anda
- saya suka bergossip
- saya pemalas
- saya mempunyai tahap kelenturan badan yang tinggi
- saya kekurangan zat besi
- saya peminat setia Fernando Alonso – saya selalu melabelkan diri sendiri sebagai perempuan simpanan dia

7. Tahun depan mungkin – Saya akan kehilangan beberapa kilogram berat badan kerana sebagai pelajar tahun lima mungkin sukar untuk ponteng hospital dan saya harus berada di hospital dari pagi hingga ke petang. Oleh itu, saya boleh memakai jeans yg sudah ketat itu dan saya juga boleh membeli-belah dengan gembiranya. Semua ini mungkin berlaku sekiranya saya berjaya dalam peperiksaan akhir tahun ini.

8. Saya tak reti – memakai tudung bawal dengan cantiknya seperti orang lain.

9. Saya pandai – berpura2 sopan santun apabila perlu. Contohnya, apabila berhadapan dengan pesakit di hospital atau di hadapan kawan2 emak saya.

10. Kawan saya – ramai kerana saya seorang yang peramah.

11. Saya ada – mesin jahit tepi yg sudah tiga tahun tidak digunakan.

12. Saya seorang – pelajar perubatan yang selalu tidur di dalam kelas. Walau bagaimanapun, keputusan ujian darah yang saya lakukan pada tahun lepas mendapati saya kekurangan zat besi. Sebenarnya baru minggu lepas saya pergi berjumpa doktor dan bertanya apakah keputusan ujian darah yang sudah luput itu.

13. Adik saya – akan pulang ke Malaysia esok dari Mesir. Dia baru sahaja selesai menduduki peperiksaan akhir tahun 3. Ramai mengatakan kami seiras tetapi hidungnya mancung.

14. Saya tak pernah bosan dengan (senaraikan 4)
- tidur
- berangan
- makan nasi
- menonton filem “Percutian”

15. Bilakah pertama kali anda bercinta?
Saya tidak pasti sama ada saya pernah bercinta atau tidak.

16. Perkara yang selalu orang tak percaya tentang anda – Saya menjahit pakaian saya.

17. Saya rindu – melihat Alonso di atas podium

18. Saya tak sabar – untuk pulang berhari-raya bersama keluarga, sanak-saudara dan rakan taulan.

19. 5 laman yang anda selalu layari:
Facebook, TV3, Ebay, blog ini, google

20. Siapa yang anda mahu tag?
Koyan, Hiswani, Mc Ah, Ijah, Nadxoxo, Kak Long Yaya, Kak Nini, Dayen

PS: saya pasti anda kagum dengan 'tanda' bahasa Melayu ini sampai tajuk filem2 pon saya terjemahkan.

A Long Day

I am soooo exhausted but I have many things that I wanna share with you..
one of the reasons I blog is to record things that happen in my life so that when I read 'em someday, I could recall what I felt at the moment...that's why some things I can't just leave till later or else the feelings will go away..

So today is my second day at the GP clinic. I was with Dr Lori the whole day...She's going on a 38-day Europe trip starting the day after tomorrow till 25th August...I've been sucking up to her since my first day and I tried to be as enthusiastic as I possibly can and as for now I think we've bonded...I hope when she's away I'll be put under the nice doctors, Sebastian is a very good teacher, Cely is nice as well..

this is the longest I've spent in a day at a clinical placement..I was there from 9am till 640pm with only about 1 hr+ break for lunch, Zuhur, Asar & Maghrib.....I should leave at 5pm but I thought I wanna have a chat with Dr Lori once she's done with her patients as she won't be with me for the next 5 weeks...so I waited until Dr Lori said that I should go as it was already late..(bear in mind it's winter & it's already Isyak when I left)

When I left I just took whichever bus that arrives first..there were 2 bus stops at different side of the road...as there were a few buses sharing the same bus stop & the first bus to arrive was at the other side of the road, I quickly cross the road and get into the bus...without checking where the bus is heading...If I'm not mistaken all the buses will eventually stop at Chadstone although their routes might vary slightly, but still they should stop at Monash Uni as well & I can just walk home from there....unfortunately, it turns out that it was the last bus and it won't go up to Chadstone, the final destination is Applet Drive (I have no idea where that is) and it will return to it's depot...I got no choice but have to stop there and take another bus to go to Dandenong Railway Station, take the train to Clayton & then walk from there home..I can't be bothered walking so instead of spending 15mins walking, I decided to pay $5.20 to the cabby...after the violent attacks of robbery in Clayton a few months ago, I don't feel safe anymore walking alone in the dark...

When I got off the cab, I checked in the car if I left anything behind and realised that my books weren't there...yup, I'm a very careless person...if u wanna steal something from me, just follow me around for one whole day, and wait till I left something behind...erm, U might get demotivated after a couple of days not getting anything valuable, but if U stick around for let say...a month, U'll get something...
When I got into the house, I realised something else is missing...my GP attendance sheet!!!it's folded in one of those books!

I arrived home at 803pm....I missed Masterchef Australia which is aired at 7pm-8pm...but as usual, they always go over the time so I had the chance to watch the elimination!

I am tired, hungry & now, I don't just lose a few grams of weights (fats I hope!) but I also lost the most important form that needs to be submitted at the end of this rotation..

I don't where I could have left those things, it could be the 804 bus, or 802 bus, or the bench at the train station or in the train itself...

I find the train's lost and found office number and it only operates till 5pm...I then looked for the bus company number and called them...luckily, the buses were already at the depot..the person who picked up the phone went and had a look into the buses and found my books!!Thank God...

Asma' cooked a lovely dinner for me, grilled chicken+pizza+spinach..yay!!

As when I'm about to eat, I checked my mobile phone and received a message from my.monashportal SMS results service. it says,

MED4082 PGO

which means I passed the exam!!
I'm soooo happy!


Owh..there was another thing that made my day...there was this patient who came in for Implanon insertion...

N****t: Where are you from?
Me : Malaysia
N****t: You're beautiful!
Me : Thank you..(smilling but feeling embarrassed in front of Dr Lori)

Dear N****t, I don't have to write your name anywhere, I'll always remember U!

Anyway, N****t is a young 18 year old Sudanese refugee who has been in Australia for many years now....heheheheh

Yaaaahhoooooooo!

MH147 (MEL-KUL): Thu, 17 Sept, Depart 1500, Arrive 2110
MH148 (KUL-MEL): Thu, 24 Sept, Depart 2135, Arrive 0850 (+1 day)

I've got my flight tickets...It took me 2 days to make up my mind about skipping classes in order to go home for Eid..I'll be doing Psych by then..let's just hope that they won't be too strict with attendance...I am slightly worried but I can't be bothered..once I say I wanna go home..then home it is...

It has been almost 5 years since the last time I celebrate Eid with my family in Malaysia...I was hoping to get my final yr's vacation rotation during Eid but I wasn't that lucky...there are 2 more Eid left until I graduate and I want to have one of them in Malaysia..I haven't seen my younger sist for over 2 years and if I waited till next year (which can't be guaranteed), it will be 3 years...
For the past few years, I wished I was in those family Eid photos...or being the one capturing those happy moments...my nuclear family (erk..lame gile kot x dgr term keluarga nuklear) is quite small..consisting of my 2 sisters n my mother but I have a big extended family...my mom has 6 siblings and I have 43 cousins(yup2..no history of infertility in my family)...1st Syawal is the time when everyone gathered at my grandparents house, followed by my uncles' and aunties' houses on the next couple of days...I really enjoy those family gatherings where we never ran out of things to talk..the only thing that I don't like about family gathering at my grandparent's house is whenever I was asked to make tea!...I always act like I wasn't listening or I was so engrossed in the conversations...ahhaha

I'll be in there this time around!!

To those celebrating Eid in Terengganu...let's meet up!
Aemell - hope to c u and I believe we'll be seeing each other..
Serre - make yourself available for me please..it has been 3yrs++ since we last met!
Koy - almost 5 yrs...(blk laa Terengganu...n turun KT please..mari kite sume be'reunion'..)

For other friends, I know it's Eid & ssh nk jumpe but if you want to bleh laa see me off in KLIA on 24th Sept..or I might be in KL on 18th...