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The missus enthusiastically asked me to watch this old Korean music video. I don't know the Korean language but she somehow knew the story behind this music video.
".....it's about this photographer who knew this girl (became ?girlfriend) and one day she accidentally spilt a photo developing chemical into her eyes and became blind...He donated his cornea to her...She didn't know....was hoping he'll be there when she opens her eyes. She was disappointed when he did not come to visit her in hospital and broke up with her....one day she went to the motorbike racing track..and found him there...blind...and found out the truth..."
A tragic and touching love story. How many of us would be willing to do that? The missus say I'm a sucker for these mushy mushy stuffs...
And what if he wants back his cornea later?
I know there will always be an ethical debate on non-related live organ donor.
And dang...I should have gotten a Nikon camera and maybe I'll get to shoot that pretty model too hehehehe
My flu finally abated today and managed to put a little smile back into my face :) No more runny nose, no more sore throat, fever and muscle ache. And I'm taking my mind off work problems for a while...or else it's gonna drown me.
S.M.I.L.E = See More In Life Every Day. Taken from here.
And a rather inspiring "Find something worth dying for" .
*this wonderful pic is from the site as well
Music is the food of the soul, they say. Nothing like enjoying some nice live music. Found a nice place to chill out. Lifts the mood and spirit.
And remembered this song.
Nothing ignites the passion more than a discussion of...yes, religion.
Today a senior pastor in church confirmed that the reports on 2 pastors whom the church had invited for sermons earlier have been "exposed". One was Pastor Michael Guglielmucci in Australia and the other was Todd Bentley in Florida. Check out here and here. Apparently Michael Guglielmucci faked his terminal cancer story to help spur sales of his hit song "Healed". Some people may be more forgiving saying at least he confessed but I think he had no choice! How can a terminal cancer patient live on indefinitely? Unless of course some "miracle" happens lah...And of course I think Todd's "faith healing" is fake. None of his numerous " faith healing" could be independently verified, according to the ABC report.
I'm not judging them as we are all only humans. We all have sinned, we all have made mistakes. Any of us could be seduced by the devil. We are not god. But it just reminds us that sometimes we must take the preaching of these "preachers" with a pinch of salt. Not wholesale...they are only humans after all. And the notion that millions of people just cannot be fooled has just been busted.
I'm also a little troubled by how freely some people use the name of God. For example, "God says we must do this and that...". "This is the Lord's way of doing this and that..." "This is what the Lord wants...". " The Lord never said we cannot do this and that..." "This is a test from God..." etc etc.
I'm not well versed with the Bible but I just wonder are these what the Lord really said or is it your interpretation of what the Lord said or is this what you say? How would I know unless I'm a Bible scholar? I would much appreciate it if they can take the original quote from the Bible and let me interpret what the Lord said as well. Not just using the name of God to back what they said! And of course when someone says "God says..." that is the end of any fruitful discussion as the next sentence would invariably be "You must have faith...".
Dang...can never win this also.
Anyway just wanna share the most wonderful song here which never fails to soothe my darkest days. Feeling a little down these few days..
I remembered the advertisement phrase of "Gaya, Mutu, Keunggulan" or "Style, Quality, Excellence" by a famous cigarette brand many years back when it was on TV. An ex-lecturer borrowed the term and subsequently I plagiarized the term also during my teaching session. What to do...it's a catchy term ;)
Anyway this was to emphasize to students that style matters as well during viva exams. Of course one must not leave out the Quality and Excellence part as well.
Recently recently someone good naturedly blurted out that umm a friend commented that my "gaya" sense wasn't all that great. Hehe...can't deny that but I'm comfortable with my attire. However some of my friends dresses up to kill to go to work in the hospital. Super cool shimmering shirt with a shiny tie and multiple accessories that will put a party guy to shame. I was thinking hey, you're wearing a lab coat over it, seeing patients with blood, vomitus, urine, faecal material on a daily basis...why on earth would you wanna up dress like that? Anyway to each his own hehe...
I've gotta walk up 8 flight of stairs, walk up a hill up and down to wards daily without much air-conditioning so my basic cotton shirts/pants will suffice for me. My good old "no gaya, half broken" Nokia handphone accompanied me daily for rounds...and I used it because it has a fantastic LED flashlight for me to use during examination of patients. Sometimes when I whipped out my handphone/flashlight to use, patients will look at me in amazement. I'm not sure if they are shock seeing me with that worn out handphone or is it something else...umm most of the 7 year old kids even have better handphones than me.
Anyway I think using my old handphone does not invoke much confidence especially when dealing with the more affluent patients. So I finally changed my handphone. Hah...the new one looks expensive but it's cheaper than my old handphone! Less than RM180 hahaha...and it comes with a LED flashlight as well!
So is "gaya" an important recipe for success in one's career? Well I know sometimes "gaya" alone works well (as exemplified by some people who can really talk their way into anything with "gaya" but no "quality"), sometimes "quality and excellent work" alone works well too, but the best bet is still "Gaya, Mutu dan Keunggulan" hahahaha....
Just a random silly rambling to keep myself from being pushed towards the "dark side" due to the nature of my work ;)
I used to be a perfectionist. Every base must be covered. Any possibility must be considered. Things must be done perfectly. There is no room for error. That has served be quite well...but then as I move along in life perspective change.
I think perfection is an over-rated virtue. Yes, aiming for perfection achieves many things. Aiming for perfection is a virtue sought after by some employers. Who wouldn't want their organization to function smoothly, efficiently without any problems ? ie perfectly. Who wouldn't want to score a perfect 100 marks in their exams ? Who wouldn't want to have perfect physical attributes?
However I think perfection is an imperfection in itself. Aiming for perfection shackles the imagination, it does not allow mistakes to be made, it does not allow room for much innovation and lateral thinking. Nothing goes wrong = nothing learnt. Perfection is like sterility.
And imperfection defines an entity as uniquely as their DNA. It makes a person who he is. Frequently imperfection strengthens the other virtues of the person. Being perfect is imperfect.
And I'm sure this "imperfect" one eyed cat is able to catch a mouse better than a "perfect" domesticated cat.
In a couple of minutes I'll be a year older. Yup...I'm spending a quiet evening at home coz my significant other is on-call. Decided to just lay back, look back and have a quiet dinner by the candle, with a chocolate cheese cake desert and perhaps a glass of Chivas ;)
I wish I was a party animal but I'm not. I wish I was as suave as Sean Connery or as stylo as Chow Yuen Fatt in "God of Gamblers" but I'm not. However I'm pretty happy with who I am. And I wish there was someone to share the moment with. It gets lonely at times.
Thought of printing this T-shirt for my regular squash buddies from the hospital. Especially for tournaments.
I love waterfalls and rivers (clean one that is, not the Klang river- gosh!). Today, I drove to a river nearby the city and was met with a magnificent sight. Yes, clean and clear waters. A signboard nearby warns visitors not to dirty the river or catch any fishes in it. Any catch will be confiscated and the person fined severely. I think this river has a traditional fishing season to protect the local species.
I think Malaysians should be grateful we have such great sources of clean water. It is unthinkable that some rivers are used as large garbage dumps by irresponsible people. If we are not careful, the petrol price crisis will pale in comparison with a clean water crisis! We must protect our precious water resources.
I was sponsored for a weekend talk held in a luxury hotel :) There has been on and off debates whether this is an unethical practice. In fact there has been an explicit circular from the director which barred doctors from accepting any form of sponsorship.
Well, I accepted it anyway. So did many consultants and even heads of departments from hospitals all over Malaysia including participants from Korea, India, Japan, among the many Asian countries. In any case, there was a disclaimer stating that the sponsorship is "not conditional upon any obligation to use, recommend, promote or purchase the product or intended to influence you to do so", which I take it as face value. In any case, it is the only opportunity to listen to 2 prominent researchers, one from Italy and the other from a renowned institution in Texas. I don't think the government can or rather will sponsor them to come to Malaysia for our benefit. Sure, the company promotes their product but it is also for the benefit of our patients. Sad to say without the pharmaceutical industry support, we will probably be still living beneath our coconut husks.
The hotel was luxurious. But the best part was meeting up with friends and have a good chat.
It was great, but after 2 days I can't wait to get back to my spartan room. I suppose I'm comfortable with familiarity. I wasn't able to sleep well despite the luxurious bed and pillows. It just shows that money can't buy some things. There wasn't the familiar feel, familiar smell, familiar touch. And I didn't even use most of the things in the room.
However I managed to take a few snapshots of the surroundings with my camera ;)
