Girlfriend and I have pretty much nothing to do for this two-month break. And every time we didn’t have anything to do, we’ll go for a movie.
This shows how many movies we have watched.
And all this doesn’t come cheap. Spend more than RM 200, and that’s not inclusive of popcorn and coke.
Transformers 2 is the last movie for this holiday. Micheal Bay and team has done a great job in this movie. One of the best I have ever seen.
A random picture.
My car has moved through 11111 km of asphalt.
I have been wanting to post about my trip with girlfriend to Ipoh and Penang for the past few weeks but did not have the mood to do so. We pampered ourselves with the best food available in Ipoh and Penang.
In Penang, I had the pleasure of having Phoy Cheng, Khai Pin, Ying Yi and gang as my guides.
We ate the best Hokkien Mee in Penang. In Klang, hokkien mee is black but in Penang, it’s red.
And, bad news to me, it’s spicy, very spicy.
I’m well known for not being able to take spicy food, but this time, I ate the whole bowl! I’m improving, you see.
I have to talk about this. Phoy Cheng brought us to Gurney Drive to have our dinner. This girl walked away to a nearby stall and brought us this.
RM24 worth Pasembur. Crazy!
Will probably post more about the trip soon. Class is going to start soon, NO!
This is actually my post dated August 2006, which surprisingly, turned out to be my all time most viewed post. Every single week, there will be someone searching on the relationship between mint and impotence through search engines, and ended up reading this post on my blog.
I just can’t help it; I’m still addicted to Mentos, Eclipse and mint products. And inevitably, my university friends would tell me about how excessive mint can cause impotency. This shall be the explanation.
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Every now and then, people often joke about taking Mentos Mint or other mint products excessively may cause impotence. I have to admit, most of the time, people are telling me because I’m addicted to mint products. I can finish up the whole tube of Mentos Mint in a tuition class, which is only about 2 hours!
Wrigley’s Eclipse.
My current addiction. It has a strong Mint flavour but it burns a hole in my pocket though.
I did a little research on it just to see whether it is true. I checked in the internet and asked a pharmacist. It turns out to be the other way around. In Arab, it is believed that Mint may increase virility and herbalist now are using Mint to cure impotence. However, excessive intake of Mentos sugar-free product maybe cause laxative effects. Wow, I don’t mind offering my friend lots of Mentos Sugar-free product and see him running to the toilet every 5 minutes.
So, what causes impotence?
The causes of impotence may be divided into two, which are psychological and physical.
Psychologically, a person who suffer from performance anxiety, depression, loss of interest in sex and fatigue may be impotent. Diabetes, surgery, certain prescription medicines, drug abuse, smoking, drinking, hormonal imbalance and etc. are physical causes of impotence.
Not Mint!
Now that I know that Mint does not cause impotence, I shall eat Mint products as much as I want in peace. And next time anyone tells you that Mint causes impotence, educate them with your new knowledge (That’s if you did not know about it at first).
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Now guys, you can eat your mentos not having to worry about your little swimming brothers.
I saw this sign on the toilet door in Coffee Island (a cool cafe), along Gurney Drive, Penang recently.
My friend and I were left wondering what the sign could mean.
I am still wondering…
My first ever futsal shoes. Even my friends are making a fuss about it. It’s Hau Wei getting a pair of futsal shoes!
Ever since forever, I have been known to be a “kaki bangku” and I admit it. I cannot play football, and I have never been interested in playing the game, although I love watching it.
It’s not that I have never tried playing it. I did play the game when I was just a kid. I still remember during my primary days when we played football. My friend was going to take a free kick and I bravely stood in line to be the “benteng”. He kicked the ball hard, and unfortunately, hit directly against my face. I was left dizzy and believe me, it was painful. I continued playing occasionally. I faced similar incidents, hits to the chest, back and even my balls. Ouch.
It was until I knew my interests were basketball and volleyball that I stopped playing football. I played basketball and volleyball better than football. My friends know that I have good coordination with my hands and I have a horrible coordination with my legs.
Well, these few weeks, after several games of futsal, I found it pretty good and have increased interest. And there, my first ever pair of futsal shoes.
Hope I don’t get any hits anymore!
Well, I guess we were just too bored with the time we have and have decided to go somewhere educational, I would say.
Nah, we were too bored and had no idea where to go.
Zoo Negara suddenly came into our minds and Zoo Negara, we went.
Ya Chin, Kylye, Pauline and the first occupants to welcome us, the giraffes.
Pity Mama elephant.
Alex and I
I did learn a few things during the visit. There are actually two species of orang utans, if my memory serves me right.
Sumatran Orang Utan
Borneo Orang Utan
Surprised to see even a brown bear knows how to relax in his private pool.
With Girlfriend in the Aquarium.
A bird on my hand! If only I’ve paid attention to what the emcee said about the name of the bird.
That was my first ever contact with a bird of any kind.
It felt like yesterday when I took the first step into Medical School in UKM. It was like a rush of experiences, ups and downs. Without realising, I have completed year 1 officially after a call to the Academic Office of KCKL.
My called was answered by the familiar voice of Kak Jah. A friendly, extremely helpful and responsible senior staff there.
Kak Jah: Nak check results ya?
Me: Ya. Kak Jah ke?
Kak Jah: Ya, Kak Jah ni. Siapa lagi? Apa nombor matric?
Me: AXXXXXX.
Kak Jah: AXXXXXX…. agak-agak dapat apa?
Me: Harap-harap pass semua.
Kak Jah: Oh…Khoo pass semua. Tahniah ya. Boleh masuk tahun 2. Kena belanja Kak Jah ya.
Me: Boleh. Terima kasih ya Kak.
It was a huge relief for me. Now, I can officially enjoy my 8 weeks of holidays.
Being in medical school is a like rush. There isn’t time for me to settle down and relax. I had to follow with the flow of it.
Highlights of Year 1
PPD Camp in Kem BTN, Ulu Kenas, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
My Sem 1 PBL group 8, with Prof Shahrir and Prof Goh as our facilitators.
Junior Welcoming Night
The night I became the emcee and also a model.
It was also the night when I was publicly stripped by my coursemates and seniors. Thankfully, only the shirt and someone, for some reasons, took off my shoes as well.
My room in KTSN
The condition of the room isn’t that good but well, I stayed there for 2 semesters and beared with the horrible toilet condition. I kinda miss hostel life though, and surprisingly, my room, D409 too.
First trip to PPUKM
Also the first time I got the chance to take history from a real patient and thankfully, he was very nice and cooperative. Dr. Sarina was my CSL doctor for Semester 1.
PBL Group 8
Taken after the last session of PBL in Semester 1.
AMSA Post-Conference Project in UMS, Sabah
My first ever conference experience, making me wanting for more.
My K618i went for a swim there too.
AMSA Night 2009
Great people, great place.
AMSA AIDS Exhibition
Makan Malam Fakulti
This is what happens when we got too bored waiting to go back.
Visit to Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Cacat Taman Megah
There are so much that we can do for them and many others who are unfortunate, but yet, we have other obligations which restrict us from doing so.
Khidmat Masyarakat in Kg. Baru, Muar
Together with my keluarga angkat. Love the people there.
Semester 2 PBL 16
PBL lunch after the final PBL session. Kok Joo and Shaffiq were missing in action that day.
And my biggest crime in Year 1
Sometimes, by watching Discovery channel and National Geographic Channel, you will learn extra things which may surprise you.
Was watching History of Singapore today, and somehow learnt the word Baghero.
I have been hearing this word for a long time and have been wondering about the origin and meaning of the word.
Baghero – bloody idiot or bastard or something like that in Japanese.
Baghero.
At times like this, when everyone is really stressed out, a little encouragement from others mean a lot.
From Ie Lane’s blog. Notice the white box at the bottom.
All the best people. We shall go through this and the remainder of the Medical School together. 
The most dreaded week of Uni life is coming.
Study week.
It’s really torturous and I really mean it.
This is my typical schedule for study week and it’s the same for the entire 9 days.
8.00 am – Wake up, bath and breakfast etc.
9.00 am – Study
12.30 pm – Lunch
1.00 pm – Study
6.00 pm – Rest, nap, jogging, tv etc.
7.00 pm – Dinner
8.00 pm – Study
1.00 am – Sleep
And what’s worse is the exam week.
For the entire exam week, I will only sleep for 3-5 hours a day. Thanks to the lack of preparation.
I do not know how would my study week and exam week this time will be but I hope it won’t be like Sem 1.
I’m going all out for these coming 3 weeks to trade for 8 weeks of holidays.
To all the Year 1 Medic Students of UKM, all the best!
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