tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52486322012-01-25T21:38:24.155-08:00w.I.bWell Done America!
Raja Petra is free!foojinoreply@blogger.comBlogger6661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-88765298834337927782008-12-14T03:51:00.000-08:002008-12-14T04:00:17.304-08:00Warung Ikan Bakar is shutting DOWNWell, all good things must come to an end. The Tauke was a much better blogger when he started in 2003, and while the blogging world evolved by leaps and bounds, his blogsite did not generate much sustained interest. Heck, even Google Adsense and Nuffnang could not pay me yet because it never went pass the 50 dollars mark in my advertising revenue. But anyway, I foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-498246653015818122008-12-12T21:18:00.000-08:002008-12-12T21:28:05.310-08:00Weddings Weddings Weddings!!!!It is the hottest wedding season of the year! I have been attending weddings almost on a weekly basis since last month. If not for work, I would have to attend another one tonight. These weddings have introduced me to the glamourous, glorious, and just fantastic world of wedding photography, and the fun of the whole wedding process itself. I wish I have a career in foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-80411911379228278972008-11-19T05:40:00.000-08:002008-11-19T05:48:43.162-08:00A doctor's wish list for the governmentDear Government of Malaysia,We need more ambulances that do not break down at the worst times, not another Angkasawan.We need more specialists not more Angkasawan, so that I do not need to send a dying patient in an unfit ambulance to a specialist hospital.We need more CT scan machines not more Angkasawan, so that my unconscious patient with a stroke or foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-64155465757777093702008-11-15T15:48:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:50:02.736-08:00You and I will never walk alone !foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-90860342872098228342008-11-09T18:53:00.000-08:002008-11-09T19:05:28.652-08:00How do Doctors think? There were times when I got frustrated and succumbed to bad temper, and raised my voice when talking to my patients, nurses and other support staff - I wish they understood why I got angry, and basically how I think. From a certain angle, every patient I see in the casualty is like a final year exam question - assess, stabilise, establish a diagnosis, and proceed with foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-49334982737194265242008-11-04T23:30:00.000-08:002008-11-05T00:50:12.421-08:00Obama Wins : What it means to Fooji - a MalaysianHey guys, you all may wonder - why is Fooji so excited about the whole thing? It is not your country, but you even took leave to witness the Obama election live on TV, and then you sent so SMSs to so many friends telling them about the victory.If you guys had not noticed, planet Earth as an entity has a future almost seemingly to be doomed. We do foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-22781032357678732452008-11-04T12:13:00.000-08:002008-11-05T00:47:19.108-08:00I want to congratulate The United States of America. You, truly a model nation, has inspired the rest of the world, that everything is possible. God is good, and may God bless your country and your new President.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-15022604296714479992008-10-29T04:31:00.000-07:002008-10-29T04:32:00.397-07:00Can you ever offer any hope for any case of hepatic encephalopathy?I cannot.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-52166321733483995772008-10-24T18:56:00.000-07:002008-10-24T21:09:16.399-07:00One fine morning, I decided to take a long walk. A band, a youthful guitar-acoustic one, was playing their favourite song. I walked further down the road but could not help paying attention to their song. It moved me to think, who am I? After years of contemplation, of relationships and conversations, of experience and all that, am I who I thought I should be? It also moved me to regret, of the foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-26445523061876852842008-10-18T23:38:00.000-07:002008-10-18T23:51:59.839-07:00Contemplating on a Sunday...I am thankful for today in church, the Boss 'spoke' to me with these verses:-Psalm 90:9-12 On the risk of a wasted lifeAll our days pass away under your wrath;we finish our years with a moanThe length of our days is seventy years -or eighty, if we have the strengthyet their span is but trouble and sorrow,for they quickly pass, and we fly away, Who knows the power of foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-19015025038879133542008-10-16T04:19:00.001-07:002008-10-16T04:24:21.453-07:00So Many Reasons to Be Happy despite the bad times... 1. Mom cooks great dinner!2. I have the time almost everyday to have dinner with mom and dad!3. I have a healthy appetite to enjoy dinner!4. That my parents enjoy my company, and that they have a good appetite too!5. That I go to bed almost every night knowing I had contributed and worked hard6. That I have the opportunity to contribute and getfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-91176552269251701522008-10-15T07:22:00.001-07:002008-10-15T07:24:29.390-07:00The Singapore National Day SongI may not understand Mandarin that well, but this music video alone can tell me the values, the principles, the hopes and strength that Singapore stands for. Oh when will the Malaysian leaders wake UP? foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-23413798832870212302008-10-10T04:15:00.000-07:002008-10-10T04:27:37.311-07:00My best Black T-shirt of the monthI made an order on www.firstklik.com and a week later, here I am - a proud owner of my current favourite black T-shirt. (see pic)I once told many friends about a year ago, or maybe two, that when that Mr.N really becomes the PM of Malaysia, that is the time to migrate. Well, my time is running out. Any possibility that Pak Lah will swallow his own words, just foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-42687476011779633552008-10-01T06:05:00.000-07:002008-10-01T06:08:51.427-07:00Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims, and especially Raja Petra! While you guys enjoy your lemang, rendang,and that yummy butter biscuit, spare a thought for Raja Petra - unlawfully detained by so-called Muslims for selfish reasons under the guise of sake of national safety.Raja Petra's wife wrote: Umno preparing food for 200,000 people for their Open House for the 1st day of Hari Raya and what wouldfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-79738659798997968122008-09-26T02:43:00.000-07:002008-09-26T02:45:06.928-07:00ONE MONTH to LIVEDear friends,We have recently learned that it is not only in Malaysia that eventsof ridiculous and overwhelming proportions are taking place.We have all had enough of the ISA, of Teresa and RPK and the UMNOwarlords, and the delay of 916. We all know it is not the end ofidiocy in Malaysia, and more chaos to come from both sides.At about the same time of this month, we are met withfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-34955825405539490152008-09-23T14:12:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:20:36.374-07:00One month to liveif I had only thiswould I still be herewriting this?would I cry should I?or would I laughcould I?whom will I cling onin these remaining days?On Whose Hope shall I rest?On Whom shall I lean onfor comfortfor after-life? I pray for you,dear Brotherthough we're not that closethat whether it is God or notwho put those tumours inthat you'll have the wisdomto live the final monthsif foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-70903661863676284962008-09-16T07:15:00.000-07:002008-09-16T07:22:16.702-07:00Nothing GOOD left in UMNO's rotting daysToday, Zaid Ibrahim lost all hope about UMNO's ability for true reform. He said, "The reforms I talk about, I got much criticism from Umno. Sometimes I think I should have changed (to be) like them instead of me trying to change them."I would like to republish this post:The Zaid Ibrahim FactorLet's forget about Anwar Ibrahim for a while. I think Malaysians foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-90288801699333806712008-09-13T04:44:00.001-07:002008-09-13T04:46:58.902-07:00Migration: To Where?Important Factors: Not too far away from Malaysia, good governance, affordable. Shortlists: Singapore, Brunei, Australia________________________________________So I went research a bit on the net:1) Singapore - the best place to go, so they say. 2) Brunei - very very difficult to be an immigrant to Brunei3) Australia - expensive!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-15559252124744286052008-09-12T10:14:00.000-07:002008-09-12T19:49:38.838-07:00If I have a chance to gather a press conference as a reaction to Ahmad Ismail's ramadan special...I would most likely make the following statements:- 1. The Chinese and the rest of the Non-Malay community are rudely shocked by the remarks.2. We are also deeply hurt by the remarks which reduce us to mere squatters without taking into consideration the fifty years of trials and triumphs we share foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-32021818866125927012008-09-12T07:40:00.000-07:002008-09-12T19:50:24.204-07:00Black September 2008: Three Options for Young Malaysians like FoojiOption 1: If we want to pursue a culture of freedom, of justice andhuman rights, and Real development in ethics, integrity and humancapital as well as the economy - WE MUST reject UMNO, i.e BarisanNasional (Shame on MCA and Gerakan for still sticking and co-operatingwith this Monster). How do we reject? Not by violent street foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-47053560882447285862008-09-03T03:47:00.000-07:002008-09-03T03:49:17.529-07:00From As Good As It Gets:I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're the greatest woman on earth. I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and how you are with Spencer, "Spence," and in every single thought that you have, and how you say what you mean, and how you almost always mean something that's all about being foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-40363528834784529342008-09-02T21:42:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:47:45.295-07:00Internet Explorer can be irritating and Firefox always save the day. But, Fooji is now officially using Google Chrome as the default web browser. I am biased. Anything that comes from Googleplex must be something good, simple and superior. I suggest you download and try it now. It only takes a few minutes. And it's free!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-11731131170786333362008-09-02T01:15:00.000-07:002008-09-02T01:34:46.186-07:00My Childhood DreamsOne of the best books I bought this year must be The Last Lecture, a real lecture-in-a-book by the late Professor Randy Pausch. He gave this lecture as a professor in Carnegie Mellon University in September last year, and the video format has been circulating widely on the internet, and of course the book is currently one of the best non-fiction bestsellers. He died from foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-20239244220875649722008-08-31T02:32:00.000-07:002008-08-31T02:55:27.801-07:00Today is the National Day of Malaysia. I sang this song in church today:- Negara-kuTanah tumpahnya darah-kuRakyat hidup, bersatu dan majuRahmat bahgia, Tuhan kurniakanRaja kita selamat bertakhtaRahmat bahgia, Tuhan kurniakanRaja kita selamat bertakhta(p.s:- It doesn't matter if it is not an original Malaysian song, it matters the way it is sung, and the circumstances underlying the singing, the foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-42961192962071377442008-08-22T06:46:00.000-07:002008-08-22T06:48:04.808-07:00Think about it: Whether BN or PR wins, we all will dieFrom a post from drliew.netDr. Liew : “And they are saying that by lowering the price of petrol, we will be using up the money from the future allocated for our children. For gawd’s sake, at the rate the current inflation is going, I doubt anyone would want to think they can afford having children when they are currently even too afraid to diefoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-64509863055171161322008-08-19T20:55:00.001-07:002008-08-20T05:36:32.872-07:00Siri Komen Hari MerdekaCerita Dongeng SatuLondon, 2012: Dato' Lee Chong Wei, walaupun berumur 30 tahun, seolah-olah ajaib berjaya melayakkan diri sekali lagi ke pusingan piala emas badminton, walaupun kali ini bukanlah sebagai pemain 'singles' tetapi sebagai pemain pasangan dengan Datin Wong Mew Choo. "Kali ini, saya yakin akan berjaya. Saya harap piala emas kelak nanti dapat membawa sedikit foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-74053360797389600002008-08-17T07:46:00.000-07:002008-08-17T07:49:12.385-07:00Lee Chong Wei LOST - big timeWe can uncross our fingers now. No, we missed the chance to get a gold medal. He lost tamely to Lin Dan without a real fight. Lin Dan must be surprised at the easy win. A day before today's match, the team's psychologist who are in charge to build so-called mental strength in our mentally weak sportsmen, had this to say in front of the TV - The gold is ours. That was foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-84620206068331360862008-08-17T00:18:00.000-07:002008-08-17T00:21:04.288-07:00The Zaid Ibrahim FactorLet's forget about Anwar Ibrahim for a while. I think Malaysians can be categorised into 3 major groups using the Zaid Ibrahim Factor. Those who agree with him and looks forward to the reforms he has in mind, those who abhor him for the kind of 'keterbukaan' and freedom he has given to the law fraternity, and the threats he has allegedly implied on the Muslim Malay foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-57017892926885266732008-08-16T06:40:00.000-07:002008-08-16T06:45:27.790-07:00My ambulance broke downNo it actually did notbut it got overheatedwhile on its way to the citysending my breathless patientto save his lifeMy ambulance got into troubleeven though it just returnedfrom the 'bengkel'it got overheatedand it had to make a u-turnI was fuming madwhile the patient got more breathlessI was fuming madat the countryat the ministryit has money to buy Mercedesbut no money tofoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-70895315958717344772008-08-14T22:18:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:25:50.947-07:00Discourse not EmotionsThe state of the country could go into irreparable DAMAGE, judging from the top news of the hour on yesterday's local teletubes. From loud voices condemning a politician's suggestion to open up UITM and the continuous barking against the Bar Council for trying to open discourse into sensitive issues. My previous blog post about being hurt to be called a 'pendatang' attractedfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-80782925961302013372008-08-13T07:04:00.000-07:002008-08-13T07:05:41.412-07:00Anwar - pembelot bangsa Melayu?Mahathir or maybe even Ezam abhor the idea of Anwar becoming the next Prime Minister of Malaysia. They claimed that he is willing to do anything just to be Prime Minister, including selling the rights of the Malays.So this is what the fuss has been all about, isn’t it? Till it evoked the stories of anus and painful defecation? Is Anwar a traitor to the natives of foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-65311379909741716852008-08-09T20:22:00.000-07:002008-08-09T20:27:18.874-07:00If Datuk Nicol gets to play, would Malaysia then get her first gold?I typed in this question : WHY NO SQUASH in OLYMPICS?in Powerset and this is the 'answer' i got:-"Squash players and associations have lobbied for many years for the sport to be accepted into the Olympic Games, with no success to date. Few[who?] would argue with its worthiness by traditional measures, since it is played foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-5523800123963181452008-08-09T19:11:00.000-07:002008-08-09T19:16:51.433-07:00Mental Strength - does Lee Chong Wei have it?A true champion will deliver the most crucial points, and soar above his limits when it matters most. He will not give up easily, will not blame it on pressureIn the past, Malaysian sportsmen had disappointed. To me, I stopped believing in the badminton squad when Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock lost sheepishly in the men's doubles finals in Atlanta. foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-84380670654069435782008-08-09T06:39:00.000-07:002008-08-09T19:22:11.558-07:00JANGAN BERMAIN APIJika selama-lamanya tidak dibawa bersuaraJika tiada apa-apausaha memecah dilemaSampai Bila?Kamu selalu melaungkanPerjuangan untuk bangsa,agama dan negaraTetapi soalannya bangsa Siapa? Bangsa saya juga?Berbagai-bagai bangsa? Bangsa Malaysia?Ataupun Bangsa kamu sahaja?Jika selamanya-lamanya kita mendiamkan diriSampai Bila?Sampai bila boleh bersemukadalam apa hal semua?Kamu boleh foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-50767432690196011642008-08-06T23:47:00.000-07:002008-08-07T01:03:09.508-07:00The Longest Day in PaediatricsBackground story: Prior to working in the Hospital Desa CM, the tauke was a junior Paediatric MO in Taiping. He was rather well-trained in neonatal resuscitation, day in day out in SCN. He should have no problem with intubation and the minute details of fluid resuscitation, sedation and et cetera. 2 days ago: 5.30am, my nurse informed me a gravida 4 patient presentedfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-91812982949096302142008-08-02T10:39:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:52:41.089-07:00found from rights2write.wordpress.comPUSRAWI Press Conference.. a bigger blunderJuly 31, 2008 by drrafickI refer to the various media statement that is related to the press conference that was held by the management of PUSRAWI on the 30 July 2007 with regards to Dr Mohd Osman medical notes that was made public by Malaysia TodayFirst of all, I am appalled by the way the information was released atfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-5905299733121101852008-07-27T02:01:00.000-07:002008-07-27T02:14:55.379-07:00Fooji makan ZucchiniNo rice for days!!Eat only FAKE noodles - as in Zucchini noodles!Eat meat, eat cheese!Will I go slim but end up with ketoacidosis and hypercholesterolaemia ?foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-78561665865653727172008-07-26T03:01:00.000-07:002008-07-26T03:05:33.950-07:00Fooji in health Crisis! : Uncontrolled Weight GainWhen more than one old friend, especially those I worked with in Hospital Taiping, commented on my chubbiness on the same day, it is crystal clear that it is high time I do something SERIOUS about my weight gain - which sees me getting a double chin, new belthholes and tight pants. Bought a treadmill for RM4700 and using it regularly but foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-62665263131470764912008-07-10T18:03:00.000-07:002008-07-10T18:04:40.648-07:00The Evil in UMNO - a web of relationships linking the party, the civil service, business and the security apparatusBy Karim RaslanFor The Straits Times, SingaporeJULY 10 — Most Malaysians have been appalled by the succession of press conferences, statutory declarations, accusations and counter-accusations that have hogged headlines for the past two weeks.The mud-slinging has made Malaysia the foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-26421406142750901362008-07-07T07:33:00.000-07:002008-07-07T07:34:02.182-07:00Estranged Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-74075079067482744032008-06-27T20:09:00.000-07:002008-06-27T20:21:20.177-07:00Dear friends,I remembered that day I was talking about age and aging with my girlfriend. I asked myself, Do I act and think the same way when I was 17?I think I was the same, the way I speak and act at least. The memories of form 5 in ACS are still vivid. It was just like yesterday.What is different is probably the optimism. Looking back, I thought when I reached the age of 27, a number very nearfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-51123065730658773282008-05-21T08:03:00.000-07:002008-05-21T08:11:56.810-07:00Will USA give Obama a chance?Encik Yusuf, a faithful UMNO and Mahathir supporter, who belongs to old school Malay politics heavily hinged on racial card and considerations, confidently threw this question at me:-"You think Obama can win ar?"I really hoped so. He is one of the very few politicians left who makes sense. "I tell you, Americans are more racist than us." He firmly gave this statement.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-14842636911986754822008-05-16T21:23:00.000-07:002008-05-16T21:48:55.483-07:00They should air this in schoolsPete Teo, Yasmin Ahmad and the gang of Malaysian artistes came up with this super cool song. Watch it! Watch it! Budget cost: Zero!Let's list the local celebrities that we can identify in this video:- Afdlin ShaukiHarith Iskandarpete teoHo yuHangJac VictorNing BaizuraSukiReshmonuAwieTony Fernandes AirAsiaMark TehJerome KuganChan FongJason LoAtiliaNikkiDaniel foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-74828145391514420792008-05-15T07:52:00.000-07:002008-05-15T08:03:01.607-07:00Question One: To doctors out there, would you wish to be on call in any hospitals in Sichuan or Myanmar instead of your current post now?Question Three: I think Karpal Singh does not deserve the slamming and prison threats, you agree?By RPK (Malaysia Today)It is reported that when Abu Bakar took over as the First Caliph of Islam soon after Prophet Muhammad’s death (S.A.W.), he was asked: how foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-47804394008350776332008-05-03T23:41:00.000-07:002008-05-03T23:52:50.907-07:00Happy Anniversary of blushing cheeksand blissful smilesof hugs and kissesi treasure the timesi cherish the momentsthank you for every momentwe shareof high and lowsof ups and downsof bland and brilliantthank you sayanghappy anniversaryfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-75804194221425319942008-04-30T18:46:00.000-07:002008-04-30T18:58:32.796-07:00Cow Dung dayI stepped on a pile of cow dung this morning because I was not looking where I am going as I walked home from the newspaper stand while reading the paper. *** that's about it ****Much about blogging has changed nowadays. During the early days of blogging, there are not many bloggers like Jeff Ooi or Oon Yeoh who gave descriptive opinions of daily affairs in their blogs. Most others foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-52711864815516853042008-04-21T09:28:00.000-07:002008-04-21T09:34:28.382-07:00Mr Fooji supports...1) The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The boycott and the relay protests are childish, insensitive, overreacted, and done in bad taste.2) A colour blind Malaysia, and her direction determined by the Rakyat and not a party of elitists and racists. 3) A thorough investigation into the corrupt practice and abuse of power by the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia 4) The evolution offoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-23655132860270939222008-04-16T23:27:00.000-07:002008-04-17T00:03:32.566-07:00FoojiReviews: Estranged - The Band, The Music, the "Itu Kamu"...The first time I heard "Itu Kamu", it was sung by Tashya, the eventual winner of LG Starz (a singing star search contest on TV3 last year). I was impressed by both the song and the singer. It was a Malay song, and I was eager to find out the people responsible for that song. It was really a very good song. I was eager to find out, foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-56676409498599242472008-04-13T05:33:00.000-07:002008-04-13T05:41:06.097-07:00New approach to blogging needed...I think I started blogging about a few months after famous bloggers like Jeff Ooi and Oon Yeoh started theirs.(Yeah,I think I started before blog-celebs like Kenny Sia, etc) It was so addictive, and there was a time when I enjoyed hundreds of visits per day when Jeff Ooi mentioned me once with a link back then in 2003. It has been years now and the traffic is foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-29535892235384376462008-04-05T01:56:00.000-07:002008-04-05T02:27:55.823-07:00I wrote something today on this blog. It was entitled Dear You. I was going to write, If it were someone else, she would have given me more time..... I wrote it, then published it. Then I deleted it.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-13859520261200247802008-03-27T06:01:00.001-07:002008-03-27T06:02:43.372-07:00So Why MCA?Now that the opposition won, they go OPEN TEnder, how UMNO man do business?You got to watch this!!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-45658387012298834902008-03-17T04:25:00.001-07:002008-03-17T04:30:55.583-07:00Dear Uncle Keng Yaik of Gerakan, Uncle Ong of MCA,Having a PAS assemblyman as Mentri Besar of my beloved state does not mean that DAP has cheated the electorate. If the elections are to be held again, we will still vote for DAP, having the knowledge that a PAS fella will be the MB.You see, my two uncles, you must be way too high up there in the cabinet and the luxurious central committee of your foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-29866151646995082382008-03-14T06:45:00.000-07:002008-03-14T06:46:56.600-07:00PHC says: Doctors are jerksI am in total agreement.He wrote:"All doctors will screw up once in a while but some screw around all the while. Then there are those who pray for their patients and those who prey on their patients. Every doctor needs to shit sometimes but some love to bullshit every time. Some put you to sleep to be under the knife, while some make you sleep forever six feet under thefoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-41060692454391413952008-03-12T23:01:00.000-07:002008-03-12T23:14:00.078-07:00Are you ready for change? (2)This is a disappointing day. The DAP Big Uncle Lim Kit Siang reacted quite foolishly to the appointment of the PAS MB of Perak. He has not only dug a hole for the BN media and UMNO Malay supremacists to launch a fresh meaningful attack against the DAP, but he has also revealed flaws in the loose coalition, and how we are not ready for change. Today, I feel foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-35079448061312192172008-03-11T05:27:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:11:10.680-07:00What happens in Perak will be telling signs of things to come in the future of MalaysiaMaybe it was just me being paranoid when I felt older Malay people in my working place were seriously whispering in groups discussing the political shock in Perak. If I am not mistaken, I can hear words like Melayu, Cina and boneka. Soon, we will know for sure whether we will have PAS MB, a PKR MB or a Chinese foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-24008079024474842782008-03-09T04:49:00.000-07:002008-03-09T04:57:23.947-07:00Are you ready for change?I believe more than half of Perakians did not realise what had happenned. We have voted in a way that the coalition of DAP-PKR-PAS gained majority to form the next Perak State government. This perhaps was not the result we envisioned, one can see that the PKR or PAS candidates were of high profile personalities. Then the dilemma of who would lead the government as MB foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-56221850243809276642008-03-08T17:26:00.000-08:002008-03-08T17:37:26.307-08:00My sister and I stayed up till 3.30am before retiring to bed, with this excited tinge in our hearts, knowing that it is a historical moment for Malaysia, especially the Northern states and Selangor. This morning, my father and I went to the Falim market for a quick breakfast, the chinese folks of this Batu Gajah constituency are quietly reading the papers and enjoying their wantan mee, with just foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-50455494465863662852008-03-08T06:11:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:17:55.475-08:00Zero Celebration!Keep all the merry in our hearts for now. The Opposition and their supporters should not give chance to UMNO and the likes to cause riot by going on victory parades these few days. Chong Eng has called on all to be mature in handling both victory and losses. A political tsunami has happenned. This is the election that will bring down BN and Samy Vellu. Do not spoil it by letting foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-28668570240565751622008-03-08T04:32:00.000-08:002008-03-08T04:35:21.111-08:00Rakyat Malaysia, Syabas! We are close to having our Malaysian dream come true! The unconfirmed good news from Malaysiakini.com:1) DAP may be able to form government in Penang2) Koh Tsu Koon lost3) DAP hotshots like LimKitsiang, Teresa Kok, and Tan Seng Giaw are winners4) Bloggers Jeff Ooi close to winning5) Tony Pua beat Chew Mei Fun!6) Samy Vellu is not getting it easy7) Kelantan belongs to PAS8foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-76130593806215714732008-03-06T03:04:00.000-08:002008-03-06T03:05:01.032-08:00foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-4197172704841408732008-03-06T00:39:00.000-08:002008-03-06T01:06:13.908-08:00Kenny Sia is wrong, this is not my party of choice, but you guys should try the quiz, it is full of fun, and makes it so darn clear about the state we are in.According to the 100% accurate kennysia.com Who-To-Vote-This-Election Decision Generator™, I am voting for... PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT! (are you sure, Kenny?) Who Should You Vote For This Election? foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-48739503449932895282008-03-02T05:50:00.000-08:002008-03-02T05:59:28.825-08:00Obama and Clinton pays MONEY to air their advertisements on US TV stationsWhat about Barisan Nasional? I really hope so. RTM 1 and RTM 2 are run on public funds. The rest of the other TV stations are owned by the giant Media Prima, which has close links to UMNO-owned Khazanah. During this election season, it almost ad-nauseum to watch, hear and read BN propaganda in the form of advertisements andfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-85522589853958975822008-03-02T05:29:00.000-08:002008-03-02T06:18:59.987-08:00At least he makes senseIdeas are bulletproof: The Government should be afraid of the peoplefoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-18759175950593865522008-03-01T00:11:00.000-08:002008-03-01T00:43:19.776-08:00Vote for Malaysia: You decide for Malaysia!I am a civil servant (penjawat awam). Just like this lady, I prefer this term to 'government servant' which leaves the imagination that I serve the ruling party. As a medical officer in the civil service, I serve the 'masyarakat' by providing healthcare to them. I treat their acute problems, manage the chronic problems, and offer proper medical advice. foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-2704324390237105722008-02-24T22:28:00.001-08:002008-03-01T07:55:58.270-08:00foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-67851388450458866442008-02-20T22:08:00.000-08:002008-02-20T22:09:46.554-08:00Penang decides !foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-616918280311789842008-02-18T06:05:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:10:28.139-08:00Finally, this fellow has a blogAbout 5 years ago, when I just joined the blogging world, this fellow was not much interested, despite my persuasion. Now, with the rather bad state of the nation and the pending threat of election fraud, and the need to deny 2/3 BN majority, HE HAS SPOKEN UP via a newly created blog.Please visit Product of the System In his own words, he is A Malaysian by birth, a foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-54972334380142182102008-02-13T01:59:00.000-08:002008-02-13T02:02:17.951-08:00Malaysia Decides in March whether they want more LIES or do they want real CHANGE? Things are definitely not right with the country and the present government when people like me miss the Mahathir Admnistration instead of enjoying the end of it. In times like these, I envy my American friends over there because they can vote for someone genuinely sincere and talented like Barack Obama. Here it isfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-20197918765487479222008-02-11T03:31:00.000-08:002008-02-11T03:33:54.123-08:00Gaining CENTIMETREs and KILOGRAMsBad news. This fat boy is getting fatter. Less food! More burning!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-81283252522188136712008-02-02T17:22:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:28:43.060-08:00China in weather turmoilIs this yet another chapter of a a never-ending saga of Global Warming? This time, the workers and peasants of China, especially in the southern region are robbed of a blissful lunar new year holiday and festivities due to the morbidity and uncertainty of the current weather crisis. Of snow storms, subzero temperature and heavy downpour.About 60 have died because of this, foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-30540079870062164282008-02-02T00:46:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:21:54.259-08:00Hospital Changkat MelintangIt takes about 45 minutes for my MyVi at 80 km/h from Menglembu to reach this village hospital in Lambor Kanan. Looking from outside, it seemed like a small hospital, with few patients and everyone works at a relaxed pace. (But it is just as busy, as any other district hospitals)But probably this is one and only hospital that is situated in the middle of the rural foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-54813964246396396112008-02-01T07:44:00.000-08:002008-02-01T07:45:18.558-08:00foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-15387055427811166862008-01-29T03:29:00.001-08:002008-01-29T03:29:41.184-08:00foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-34028785529026134542008-01-29T03:07:00.000-08:002008-01-29T03:14:40.975-08:00Hospital Changkat Melintang (HCM)My house-officer days are over, and I will be reporting for work to my new director in Hospital Changkat Melintang. Soon I will provide more information and pics about this place in Wikipedia. I look forward to serving this village community in this village hospital with right intentions and my best ability. The specialists, the MOs, the nurses and the patients offoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-18525992751352791152008-01-18T20:14:00.001-08:002008-01-18T20:19:43.953-08:00Eight Reasons I am very very happy this week:1) I think I have mastered neonatal intubation, which makes going on MO call in Paediatrics less stressful.2) I worked only 4 days this week, which should be the normal working hours for a week anyway.3) I am spending another great weekend with my lovely Jun Ai4) I found Lelaki Komunis Terakhir, Big Durian and had some nice meatballs at Italiannies. (*foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-24531455886511823632008-01-13T07:57:00.000-08:002008-01-13T08:00:28.521-08:00If non-US citizens could vote for the US presidency, we would most likely vote for .....Barack Obama (please watch the video)foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-35777106617703467672008-01-13T05:10:00.000-08:002008-01-13T05:21:45.406-08:00Doctor, do you love your patients? As I drove home from PJ, a thought came to me - I just found the solution to job dissatisfaction as a doctor. Love your patients more. That way, everything we do, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how little rest we get, it is all worth it. Even when the patients have no clue how difficult it was for you. If you love him, you will do it wholeheartedly. foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-57307084236914630192008-01-09T08:04:00.000-08:002008-01-09T08:06:58.480-08:00I feel good today...It is that warm fuzzy feeling, the inspired kind of feeling. Feel like spreading joy, and easing every pain, and resolving any disappointment that comes in the way of my friends. If only... God bless us all.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-23633709548466009802008-01-08T04:14:00.000-08:002008-01-13T08:15:27.417-08:00Walking after You...This is my all-time favourite. I even sang it on Form 6 nite.and X-files was my No.1 TV show during the nineties.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-59598605201504553932008-01-07T04:21:00.000-08:002008-01-07T04:42:53.136-08:00Check your bill at the cashier counter! I went to T*sco Taiping for a bit of grocery shopping. Saw a book that I liked, cost RM30, so I put it into my basket. Also in my basket - fruit juice, yogurt, mentos chewing gum and a packet of T*sco chips. At the cashier counter, everything was barcode-scanned, and then the cashier girl said," Terima kasih, RM 88.03, 3 sen ada?"What? 88 ringgit? "Ya lah, foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-30684825643594757872008-01-03T01:39:00.000-08:002008-01-03T06:44:36.511-08:00Links for budding radiologists1. Syllabus for Final FRCR syllabus2. Part One Syllabus3. Detailed physics syllabus4. Anatomy & techniques syllabus5. Structured training in radiology6. Regulations7. Guidance notes8.Instructions for candidates9. Exam dates and fees10. The society of radiologists in trainingfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-69273444994802975502008-01-02T01:46:00.000-08:002008-01-02T01:54:52.333-08:00HOLIER than thou attitudeBy the time you read this, my minister of health has already resigned from all official and party posts. If we look beyond the sensational sexual flavour, the moral grounds that makes the video look so unpalatable and shameful, it was just a middle-aged man involved in ADULTERY. The one with a more questionable integrity are the ones who are responsible for mass producingfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-91955150000902019412007-12-30T05:20:00.000-08:002007-12-30T05:47:08.704-08:00I will be leaving Taiping soon, and this is probably one of the best towns in Malaysia, and I had a good time walking around the town with my camera. Here's a few shots worthy to represent the town. A 24 hour KFC outlet, rented in a motel building. Next to it is the Siang Malam Hawker centre.CIMB Bank with the clock tower Taiping Lake GardensThe schools along Jalan StesenHospital TaipingPenjara foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-9520918910553072392007-12-28T01:42:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:49:48.948-08:00What kind of 2008 do I want?I am a spoilt, lucky brat in the eyes of many young doctors in Perak. Because, right now I get to choose my place of work as a government doctor, next year. Hospital Ipoh - finally a general hospital for me? Having worked in a semi-general hospital, I have yet to work in Ipoh, which was my first choice for housemanship. Now, I got a chance to go home everyday. Is this foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-62407997075366866612007-12-26T20:12:00.000-08:002007-12-26T20:17:31.892-08:00We want to wish you a blessed 2008 ! Be merry but cautious,Be happy but diligent,Be contented, but keep your eyes and options open!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-61911198378168519422007-12-20T02:26:00.000-08:002007-12-20T02:28:13.533-08:00Foo Chee Hoe supports...1. efforts to remedy the problems of global warming, i.e reduce carbon footprints and the political will to act, and research for alternative energy2. the call for an election that is ‘bersih’3. Malaysian music4. Fong Po Kuan, Lim Kit Siang5. the call for national healthcare scheme - where distribution of funds towards healthcare can be optimised for equity in quality foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-36083810554984863632007-12-17T05:57:00.000-08:002007-12-17T05:59:15.769-08:00Selamat Tidur Adikku,jangan gelisah,jangan takut,tutuplah matamu,kerana abangmu ada disisimuSelamat Tidur Adikku,semoga kamu lena,jiwa damai mimpi suci,berehatlah....Ku sayang padamu,jangan gelisah, jangan takut,kerana abangmu ada disisimuSelamat tidur Adikku.foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-82288475593766710362007-12-16T00:12:00.000-08:002007-12-16T00:20:26.994-08:00If I can intubate, I can go on call....Neonatal intubation tips1. Go low, bend to the level of the baby2. Do not overextend the baby's head3. Relax, you have more time than you think you have4. Do not go in blindly! 5. If you need more time, pull out and bag, and reorganise6. The vocal cord is more anterior compared to the adults', so yank up, not rocking. 7. Relax8. Relaxfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-76694356931109810432007-12-04T04:36:00.000-08:002007-12-04T04:43:04.557-08:00If you plan to be the next Malaysian Prime Minister, what would be your MANIFESTO?wait...will they ever any party other then BN to win the coming elections? Oh well, let's say the Election Commission miracoulously did a good job in organising a free and fair elections, what would be the opposition's manifesto? Kevin Rudd, created a victory for the Labour Party and for the new generation of foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-11259246541467471862007-12-03T21:14:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:28:59.070-08:00CH Foo - Paeds MO !If you have watched the excellent HBO series 'Band of Brothers', do you remember the part in Bastogne where Easy Company was under the command of an incompetent Lt. Dike? He was a graduate of West Point, a US military college that qualified him to jump queue to an officer rank, but in comparison to the elite Easy men, he was inexperienced and of little courage and combat foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-71077008708945414592007-11-25T03:58:00.000-08:002007-11-25T04:02:37.141-08:00Guilty as chargedI need gracegrace from Himlots of it!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-56791648869544202782007-11-01T07:34:00.001-07:002007-11-01T07:37:45.932-07:00What are you good at? / What do you want to specialise in? / Doktor, lepas ni buat MO di mana?When I was in Form 2, I wanted to be radio announcer. The Fly Guy and Patrick Teoh was so cool on the air. Malaysians had very good mornings because of them. When I was in Form 3, I wanted to be a journalist or columnist, a magazine editor – it is cool to have people reading your thoughts, your views, foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-53303890452598607902007-10-20T18:37:00.000-07:002007-10-20T18:52:51.983-07:00KekosonganTujuh, lapan tahun bangku sekolah ditinggalkanAspirasi, wawasan mewah kaya,mengejar wang hadiah biasiswaDua tahun menara gading ditinggalkanwawasan semakin kaburmatlamat cuma hendak habis kerja pukul limaLebih rela tidur di katiltak rela baca buku jadi pakarapakah otak sudah berhenti, bara henti bakar?Di manakah lintasannya?Halutuju perlukah mengikut orangdan kehendak semasa?Jika hasratfoojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-12690132084130736682007-10-20T03:54:00.000-07:002007-10-20T03:59:38.898-07:00AsystoleDeath. Daily affair.The baby girl with bowel gangrene due to volvulus. After bowel resection and weeks of ICU care, with signs of resolving sepsis and ileus, we gave her milk. And then she made a U-turn towards heaven.The lady in CCU with an extensive inferior MI. A long lost old friend wanted to see her one last time before she leaves for KL. I had to plead with the guard and the GA to foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-31690326708192831502007-09-30T04:45:00.000-07:002007-09-30T04:47:22.411-07:00The GOVERNMENT should be AFRAID of the peopleMay God bless the whistle-blowers. It has been too long. We bowed too long to them. We have overrespected them. Compromised too much. Malaysians deserve true freedom, justice, and equality. May God bless our whistle-blowers!foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-83401261227704888102007-09-21T19:42:00.000-07:002007-09-21T19:51:13.574-07:00What happens if you have more Muslim colleagues than non-Muslim ones in the season of Raya Puasa? It will be 'fun'... part my House Officer roster for next month is like this:- 12/10/07 - Foo 1st call13/10/07 - Foo 3rd call14/10/07 - Foo 2nd call15/10/07- emergency leave 'fatigue' May God bless us a good holy month. Bless the ward, bless my nurses, bless my patients, bless the young doctors. foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-13819926292501973042007-09-12T07:56:00.000-07:002007-09-12T08:04:27.987-07:00One of my palliative patients, with advanced lung cancer and with malignant insult to the spine, causing him to be bedridden, and paralysed - was being prayed for by his caring wife.The bedsore is getting bad, the diarrhoea is recurring, and the hiccups have started.I watched from far.Should I pray along? The heart was weak.Would the metastases go away? I dare not say.Sigh, sigh,sigh.The doctor foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-46708793449539587102007-08-30T23:22:00.000-07:002007-08-30T23:31:23.228-07:00Merdeka hopesIt happens every year. As I safely reached the heart of Ipoh City by 8pm last night, I could see the padang was alive with activity, with merry-makers of all races to spend the night of Merdeka eve with patriotic songs and expensive fireworks.What happens every year? The temporary amnesia that almost all of us experience. We temporarily forget about things that are not right with foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-11542225052041581822007-07-14T10:26:00.000-07:002007-07-14T11:13:18.677-07:00Malaysia's worstEarlier, I blogged about things that made us proud as Malaysians like Nicol David and Yasmin Ahmad.Then, there are the methane farts, sadly and consistently generated by the government, that make us doubt that this is still a good country to believe in, to reside in, and to place our hopes in.One of Malaysia's worst has happenned - and it is the arrest of Nathaniel Tan, for foojinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248632.post-66575737263500482722007-07-13T21:38:00.000-07:002007-07-13T21:47:20.506-07:00Free lunch, anyone?A month ago, I applied to get a free installer CD of the latest, user-friendly open-source OS - UBUNTU, and it came all the way from the Netherlands, (I think).Tried the demo version, and it looks reliable, and wholesome. It is great to know that there are talents out there who create things for free!Are you offering your services for free?***I am encouraged to make duplicates foojinoreply@blogger.com