Did anyone read yesterday's news? No, not the on about some guys getting conned by Filipino ladies! It's this one:

From doctor to waiter

Some of the salient points in the article:
1. It costs RM 500,000 to produce a doctor locally and RM 1 million to graduate from overseas.
2. 1 in 5 housemen will quit
3. More than 6 months waiting period to get a placement

Has anyone seen this picture? Yep, I might be the last few remaining souls on earth who just saw this picture. At first glance, it may seem just like any other person crouching at the side of the road doing something but the story behind the picture is what made it viral. It supposedly shows a picture of an Emergency Room (ER) doctor taking a time out, grieving the loss of a 19 year old patient.

This picture serves as a reminder to the public that doctors are humans. While we deal with death all all the time, sometimes we just can't take it and break down. One particular case comes to mind. It is a story of Sofia (not her real name). Sofia was less than a year old. She was sitting on her grandma's lap while in a car, driven by her uncle. Her parents were working out of town. They were supposed to have a great family time by having lunch together. No one in the family expected anything bad to happen. While crossing a junction, the car they were in was rammed by another car in the opposite direction. Sofia, was thrown a few meters out of the car onto the tarmac.

So, you graduated from medical school, completed housemanship and done being a medical officer for two years. That's close to a decade gone in a flash. You're not really sure what to do, but you know you need to at least get into a masters program.The typical specialties such as surgery, orthopedic, pediatrics and ophthalmology doesn't appeal to you....what else to do? Just wait for naik pangkat?

One Pint Normal Saline

What do you make of this headline?

Breaking The Magician's Code Guy

I was walking along at the local pasar tani and saw the front page of today's KOSMO. Instead of something important and news worthy, it has a near full page picture of a man found at the side of the road after a few days being thrown off his motorcycle. What was depressing to me was the picture of the pakcik. He was in a filthy condition. He looked sick. At the side there was also a picture of the pakcik recovering in a hospital bed. Some may say that there is nothing wrong with displaying his picture.

I don't usually write more than one blog entry a day. Today, I will make an exception as it is too hard to resist. Judging from the more than 5000 hits today, the subject of ANGIN seems to be very popular. With great pleasure I introduce you the latest cause of angin....Bell's palsy.

The SPM and STPM is out. Just like any other year, Malaysian newspapers will be filled with how parents feel frustrated that their kids are unable to enroll in their program of choice in public universities in the next few months. Just like any other year, the most popular program would be Medicine. The following picture can only be understood by most medical students and medical graduates.

As I was walking back to my car from a petrol kiosk. A ray of light caught the attention of my eye. It is a sinar harapan....NOT Sinar Harian ye! A familiar picture caught me by surprise. Macam pernah ku lihat ini tapi dimana ya?!

Its a picture of a girl reading a book while being hooked up to a time travel DNA thingy machine. I've seen this picture in Pseudoscience Watch. As I flipped through the pages, another familiar picture (albeit blurred). Its a picture of those EM doctors Sirs!