FIRST EVER, HOSPITAL POSTING.

Super lack of updates, i know. Haha. Anyways, was really really busy with stuffs lately. Here are my recent updates .

Just went through the very first White Coat Ceremony held by School of Medicine this afternoon. Gotta say thanks to the Community Medicine family whom made this happened. Am really glad that our batch was the first to go through this historical event, and it was supposed to be a tradition for all medical students to go through before stepping into the hospitals and to approach patients. Few speeches on dress code and code of conducts in hospitals were delivered by the deputy deans for clinical and pre-clinical studies. The ceremony then proceeds on to putting on the white coat on ourselves, which signifies the must to adhere to the professional behaviour whenever and wherever the white coat is worn at hospitals. The Hippocratic Oath is then read with Prof. Dinker Pai. Ceremony ceases with the briefing on the upcoming primary care interface programmes by Dr. KKN which will be starting next week. Kind of like a historical moment for all of us there, who chooses medicine to be our lifelong career. Hopefully everything will go on well for the years to come. Time really do flies and here comes our first hospital postings which will be starting next week already! Am gonna be busy with preparation for the upcoming final examinations and the last continuous accessment. Year one has finally drawn to it's end, such a tiring and stressful year i'd say. But it's all worth it. Since it is my dream and passion to become a healer. ;)

SHORT UPDATE.

Have been back to AIMST for almost a week, settled down and managed to fork out all my notes from CA1 onwards. Sadly, do not have the motivation to start on anything yet. 9 week plus to go, 13 subjects to mug up! Guess this will be another stressful block. Sigh. Anyways, life's back to normal now. That is, eat sleep shit study lectures and the agenda repeats daily.

Updates, Qi Xian my ex foundation mate which has ranover to manipal India came over to visit and stayed over for few days. Time to catch up abit, they've finished their first year and yet we're still here struggling over for the finals. Oh, life. Have got used to this kinda lifestyle in sungai petani. Weather was good recently, at least. Nothing much. to those of my buddies who have gone abroad, good luck and take care! We've to keep in touch! Haha. Ta, for now. Pics will be up reli soon, too lazy to edit. Sorry! Haha. Ciao. ;)

TATA.

Malaysia's political scene is such a joke. Before this it was Pak Lah and Anwar, now here comes the new Ahmad. Oh well, Sept 16 is coming. Let's just sit back, grab some popcorns and see who survives. It's gonna be real interesting, i think.

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Nyways guys, am heading back to Sungai Petani soon. Check out my blog for my latest updates alright. Cheers! ;)

FAREWELL.

Oh well, it's 12 and guess what, i just woke up. Looks like today's gonna be another not-so-productive day for me. Oh, screw it. Haha. Anyways, attended Kathryn's sorta farewell dinner at Itallianies, Curve yest night. Joined few of em for a yamcha session latter at night at Laundry and Lotus. It was certainly great to meet up your old school buddies to catch up how's life and everything. Even we did recalled some of the stupid things we used to do during high school, great unforgettable memories. San Kin, Kar Zin, Wei June, Bryan, Yi Ting, Nim, Andrew, Steph Lim, Hui Ann, Nian King, Ken Chong and Wai Kwan was there. Few left after the dinner and few joined us for the yamcha later on till around 2.30am. This will also be the last time of me seeing Bryan, Kathryn and Nimalan as they'll be already be at UK during my next break.

Nimalan, my black buddy since high school. Dude, here comes your post la. Haha. This guys have always wanted me to post about him, no idea why la. My blog isn't that popular after all la weih, bro. Anyways, was really glad to have you in AIMST just few weeks ago. Really did not expect you to turn up as you were telling me how busy your "chiqs meeting" schedule were, thanks man. At least you've seen my campus for now. Will be there at Kings before you graduate if i've the time and the financial support. I promise. Accomodation all on you. ;) All the best in everything, and am sorry i can't be there at KLIA on the 9th to see you board. Safe journey and do keep me updated throught msn alright. (REPLY la when i message you) Good luck in London and may you get laid soon. Haha. JK.

Bryan. Ohhh this guy. I'll never forget you, trust me. Haha. Heading to Sheffield soon, wishing you the best of luck in everything including getting yourself a gf as soon as possible. Never wanna hear you rant when you're back to M'sia next year alright. Trust me la, the girls are the one who's gonna regret for not choosing you. But still, please don't get too desperate. Let the sequence flow by itself else you're gonna end up haywiring. Take care and do keep me updated from time to time as well. Would like to visit Sheffield if i've the time in the future, make sure you get familliar with that place before i come dude. Let's go clubbing! Haha.

And lastly, Kathryn. Haven't been seeing you for the past 2 years since graduating. Recalling how good we are during high school, kinda regretted for not keeping in touch with ya. Still, at least before you leave for uk i did managed to catch a few words with you. 19th, safe journey and take care alright. Wishing you good luck and i shall see you again when you're back for your summer break next year. Cheers.

As for the others, just an update for you guys. San Kin has gotten his PPL and frozen ATPL licence, which practically means that he can already fly a plane on his own. Currently on a long hols and shall return to Langkawi untill his instructor calls him. Haha. Yi Ting, my tailou! Has been accepted by RMIT, Melbourne and will be leaving after CNY early next year. Dude, luckily you're still here in PJ la weih. Next time yamcha. ;) Andrew Yu, IMU medicine year 2 and is stressed up. Ken Chong, UTAR applied maths. Wai Kwan, Pharmacy Year 2 Nottingham Uni. Hui Ann, Wei June leaving for Cardiff, UK soon for Law twinning prog and Steph Lim leaving for the states. Guess that's all for now, will keep you guys updated. Currently these are the few i've meet up. And my hols has come to it's end, and will be back to the land of paddy fields this Sunday. To those who're leaving for better, best of luck once again! As for my batchmates, will see you guys back in the campus in another few days time. Take care and have fun! Keep an eye on this blog, will update once i've got the free time. Ta. ;)


P.s. : One more mint plus to go! ;) Hehe.

OMG, 5 FREGGIN MONTHS!

OMG, did not realised that it has been a freaking 5 months since i last posted! My blog is almost dead as i can feel and see. Am really really sorry to those who keeps on checking out my blog from time to time hoping for an update, tho they know the chances are slim. Sorry to have disappoint you guys, really. Reasons for being not updating is cause of the excessive amount of studies and exams i have to go through all these while. (Also to add on, the super lousy connection in my campus) That is why, i guess people say Medicine is crazy. It is indeed crazy. Have gone through 3 exams and 2 more coming up soon, one more continuous accessment and the final Professional Exam I that will determine if i could proceed on to year 2! Oh god, i've gotta buck up. Studies studies studies. Will still keep this blog active anyways, at least to release my rants about my life as a medical student. How i keep my "happening" life going etc. Time flies, first year is about to come to it's end. Many things have happened throughout the year of my life in uni. I guess i'm in the right field, totally no regrets, at least for now. Life has been good to me, to those who cares about me and my life. I'm really sorry again, will keep you guys updated from time to time alright. Am currently back to Petaling Jaya for a short one week hols, to those who are interested to meet up, just leave me a message or sms if you have my contact! Take care there! Will be updating soon again, omg so many stuffs to update! Stay tuned.

Just some random pics, more to come up soon.







Ta, for now. ;)

BACK TO JAPAN.

Alright guys, seems like i haven't been keeping my promises lately. Am sooo sorry again! Well, i'm back with more for "now". Haha. My holidays will now be officially ending in a few minutes time. Life is good currently. Just got my car to bring me around few days ago, gotta thank my parents for this really! Was kinda shocked actually. No worries mommy and daddy, i'll be studying real hard this time. Hopefully i'll be able to pass my 1st year with flying colours! Haha. Sounds impossible, but i'll try. ;)


Can you spot the Fuji? Haha.

Anywaysss, back to my long time abandoned post on Japaann. Darn it, i'm missing Japan. Haha. Alright, sooo we were on the way to Mount Fuji. Next stop on the way there, we dropped by at Lake Kawaguchiko. One of the famous 5 lakes which surrounds the world famous Mount Fuji. Nice view but lunch do not really came up to our expectation. Or probably we're just not used to the japanese food.


Lake Kawaguchiko.


Some artistic shot i planned to do, but failed miserably. Hahaa. Nice old fashioned cam though.


View of the famous lake.


Another view. Don't you just like the snow?


Had lunch at this restaurant facing the lake, great view i'd say. Haha.


Forcefully smiled with my pathetic set of lunch. XD

Everyone was hoping it to snow on that day, but the tour guide insisted that snowing is a bad sign for tour groups as most of the expressways will be closed due to slipery roads and thus affecting the whole agenda. Stilll, as a jakun from Malaysia who has not seen snowing since birth, it's his dream to at least see it once in his life. It's me the jakun by the way. An guess whatt? Right after the lunch when we stepped out the restaurant, the sky started to turn cloudy andddd, foam-like pieces of whitish stuffs started to fell down from the sky! Darn it, i know i am lucky cos it's snowing! I shall now proudly say that this is one of the moment i wouldn't forget for the rest of my life. The experience of looking upon the snow dropping down onto your shoulder is seriously priceless.


Hey look, it's snowing!


The negative consequences of snowing. =(

Proceed our next destination after lunch, to the Fujiten Ski Resort. It took us up to 2 hours to reach that place compared with the normal 45 minutes. As i've said previously, the consequences of snowing. Hahaaa. It's worth it though.


Snow resort, cool.


Wanna go skiing?

Did not really tried out skiing on that day cos it was really crowded and the snow was really heavy. Pluss i do not even know how to stand on my own feet after falling down. Sad case man. Anyways, it was a good experience even to see people skiing around you. Hahaa.


Snowboard.

Managed to captured a few shots of the Japanese kids when i was wandering around the area. Kinda like their cute expression. Do i sound lifeless, to take pictures instead of skiing in the snow resort? Hahaaa.


Cute little kiddie couple. They seriously kissed in front of both deir parents. I was shocked. O.o


Don't you just feeling squeezing her? Haha.

We started our journey back to hotel for dinner at around 6 later on. Another unique experience as well. Find it out on my next post alright guys? Till thenn, have a nice day. And best of luck for my studies again. T.T Life sucks. Hahaa. Ciowz.

SORRY.

Hey guys,



Extremely sorry for the lack of updates these days. Know that you guys have been visiting everday looking and hoping for an update, i promise it'll be soon. ;) Was kinda busy with gatherings these days and just a lil update, i've just finished my continuous accessment few days ago and is currently on a very short hols. Am returning to the uni early in the morning tomoro. To those whom i've not meet up due to time contraint, i'm sorry and i shall be back soon to see you guys again. For the time being, take care guys. Update will be up real soon alright. Cheers. =)


Shaun Ng
shaun-ng.blogspot.com

YOKOSO JAPAN - PT 2

Notice : Picture sizes from current (starting this post) and upcoming post will be slightly rescaled down to 600x400 from the previous 640x624 pixel. Reason is partly due my hostel's slow internet speed and upon receiving many complaints from readers saying that the pictures takes too long to get uploaded. Hopefully this will help a bit. =)


NRT Terminal 2 arrival hall. Look at the crowds!

Moving on from the precious Japan post, our flight departed at 11am sharp Malaysian time. FYI whole journey from KUL to Narita, Japan takes around 7 hours. Our plane landed safely at the Narita International Airport Terminal 2 at 5.30pm Japanese time (1 hour ahead of Malaysian time). Well, the flight wasn't really that enjoyable. Imagine sitting on de same place for a freaking 7 hours while watching lame movies like SumoLah! Sigh. Anyways, the feeling when u first seen the city of Japan from the plane before u land on their airport was fantastic. I mean like, it's so much more organized and lively compared to cities in Malaysia at night. Haha.


On our way to the bus. Temperature was 6 degree celcius.

Can't comment much on that since Japan is already a developed country while Malaysia is still "developing". Haha. Alright, back to the airport was seriously crowded. It seems that for every single minute, there will be either a flight departure or arrival. Narita has been rated as one of the busiest airport in the world. Probably this is the reason why we've gotta queue up sooo long just to go through the immigration.


Narita Excel Tokyu Hotel.

After passing through all the photoshoots and fingers reading (Japan is super strict in terms of immigration), we met up with our tour guide of the trip and proceed to Excel Tokyu Hotel for check in. Simple hotel for us to spend our first night on the land of the rising sun. Weather was pretty cold at only 5 degree celsius.




Admire the Japanese's honesty. Spotted this in a garden.

Woke up at 6 in the morning next day, had breakfast and there we go. Started our journey to our first ever destination in Japan, the Hakone-Izu National Park, where the famous Mt Fuji lies. Journey from Narita to Hakone takes another 2 hours and along the highway, i pretty managed to capture down few sights that never failed to make me go "woahhh!".


Goodbye Narita.


Cool bikerider. My first ever panning shot.


Tomei Expressway toll.

On the way, the bus stopped by at the rest area before proceeding to the Mt Fuji area.


Rest area.


They've got deep fried food vending machine! Cool.


Haagen Dazz spotted.


The weather out there is freaking cold, probably cause we're already reaching the destination.


Random shot. A petrol station at the rest area.


Welcome to the home of Mount Fuji. Almost there. =)

Guess that's all for this update. More to come up soon, so stay tuned. Gotta get back and rush on my studies again. Sigh. In the meantime, happy Good Friday folks! Enjoy. =)

TRAPPED IN AIMST.

I'm backkkk, well at least for a while. =) Darn, i can't even believe the fact that i've abandoned my blog for the past 3 weeeks! Never in my history i haven't got any time to update for this long. Am soooo sorryy guys! Really. Well, i'll be temporary holding on to the Japan post and talk abit about my life over here. At least to update some of my friends back at home or those who're studying abroad.


Overlooking the scene from my room.

Lifeeee, is realllly hectic now. Have been busy with lectures, studies and some events over here. FYI i've just completed my task for being the emcees for the AIMST CNY Cultural Night not too long ago, and currently am busy-ing completing stuffs for the upcoming AIMST Vice Chancellor's Public Speaking Challenge Trophy organized by my entire batch, Batch 13. So guys, if you're from AIMST University, do drop by at our newly launched official blogsite and leave at least a word or two: http://www.aimstvccup.blogspot.com/ . Glad to have all your supports here.


The feeling of being trapped here at AIMST seriously suck. Hopefully i'll get a car here sooonnn. Sigh.

As for my studiess, one word says it all. KILLING. I'm serious about it, Biochemistry especially. The lecturers are good, it's just that there are too much to cover in such short period of time. Personally, i think metabolism is the killer for now. Well, i kind of admire Dr Ong for being able to finished his phD in Biochemistry! Tsk tsk tsk, i can't even manage one small part of it for now. Sigh.


The killer.


Study study study.


Histology is pretty interesting. A picture of the epithelial tissues. Lookin great eih?



Now i know, why people say medicine kills. And oh, my 1st CA(Continuous Accessment) is coming in less than 3 weeks time. Gotta buck up on my studies again. >.< Sigh. As for my blog updates, it'll be latest by end of this week i promise. Back to Japan! Keep visiting from time to time and have fun out there yo! Good day. =)

BUSYYYYYYY | YOKOSO JAPAN! - PT 1

Andd finnnaaaalllly, Shaun is back to the blogosphere after being lost to nowhere for 2 weeks! Man, it's not that i don't want to, was really really busy after i got back from Japan a week ago and am currently back at uni. Life has been kind of hectic since then, busy with my daily routine of studying and memorizing facts. Trust me, it kills. However, the course is pretty interesting till now, at least i haven't been falling asleep in class! That should be something amazing, right? Haha. (P/S: Take medic la, take medic! :P)

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Okayyy, back to my Japan trip, it was truly a great one. Having to experience snowing for the first time in my life, walking in the streets full of Japanese chiqas, load myself with unlimited supply of King Crabs and Sashimis etc. I must say that Japan is a place that totally rocked my off. Osaka or Hokkaido will be my next destination if i have the ability to fund the trip myself! As usual, can't describe much with words, will let all the pictures do the talking. Nope, we're not going to Japan YET, not today. We're on the way! Hehe. Enjoy. =))



KLIA! My first stop to Japann. I can tell you that the feeling before boarding a flight to The Land of Rising Sun is like you're about to get an orgasm real soon. Darn it, haha. Japan really did not dissapoint me.



No money to book myself a Business Class, hence the usual Economy Class. T.T Wonder when do i get the chance of flying on a First/Business Class.



Check in counter. Met up with our tour leader, checked in, proceed to the immigration check ine counter, board the aerotrain to get our arses to the other site of the airport for International boarding and there we go, a step nearer to Tokyo!



Passport Malaysia, i wonder why red? Any significance? O.o



After going through all de custom check and everything, at lastt, i got my first glance of the plane that will be flying me across the ocean to Japan! I always thought that Malaysian Airlines a good choice for any form of flights. They've got a 5-Star cabin staffs rating guyss! Support the local!



That's me before boarding. How could this post be complete without my personal picture eh? Hahaa. It's my blog wert. Anyhow, looked kind of fat in this pic. But who cares laaa, we're going to Japaannn! XD



It's boarding timeeee, can't wait can't wait. We're now 7 hours away!



The planee with the internal flight entertainment system. Nothing muchh, i'd rather them to have a bed than this. Haha. Any MAS staffs will be reading this?



I only remembered that the captain pilot for my flight's an indian. There we go, up up and awayyy! Stay tuned for the next update! Moree of Japan coming up soon. Not really sure will it be soon but definitely i'll try my best to, if i've had the time, i surely will. Till then guys, have fun! And hopefully to me, i'll have the neurons in the brain kept on growing so that i could fit more stuffs into it. Byeeeeee!

3 MORE DAYS!

Yo guys! Sorry for the late update again, just got back from Genting on Sunday. Had a great stay there at First World, i'd say that i seriously like their weather over there. Well, at least it is much better than our overpopulated and polluted city of Kuala Lumpur. Anyways, didn't take much picture this time as i was truly enjoying the whole trip. These are the few shots that i find it unique. Mostly composed diagonally. Enjoy!


Genting Skyway Platform.


Climbing uphill. Love the mists!


Going downhill.


Silhouette of the cable suspension tower. My favourite pic of the day.


Outdoor theme park.


First World Lobby entrance.

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And guess what? I'm only 3 days away from my Tokyo, Japan trip! And it's snowing over there! I'm sooooo looking forward to it! 6 days 5 nights, this is the itinerary given by the tour agency. Anyone who has gone there before, please do leave a comment or two on things/stuffs that i should pay attention to/ bring over during my trip. Thanks alot in advance!


Visa of the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival at NRT airport at 8pm, proceed to Narita Tokyu Hotel for rest.
Day 2 - Tokyo City Tour - Asakusa Kannon Temple - Nakamise Shopping Street - National Diet Building and Imperial Palace - Ginza Shopping Area
Day 3 - Mt Fuji - Hakone - Izu National Park - Owakudani Boiling valley - Lake Ashi - Proceed to Japanese style hotel and dinner.
Day 4 - Fujiten Ski Resort - Yokohama - ChinaTown - Check in for Yokohama Hotel for rest.
Day 5 - Tokyo Disneyland - Return Narita to check in hotel.
Day 6 - Flight back to KUL.


Yokoso Tokyu Japan!

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I'm leaving for my hometown at Muar early in the morning tomorrow! So to all my chinese friends, wishing you guys a really happy and prosperous Chinese New Year! While to the others, Happy Holidays! Drive safely on the road and Gong Xi Fa Cai! For the girls, look out for your weights! xDD Will try to update my blog if possible throughout my Japan trip! Till then, take care guys people! Have fun during this festive seasons!

GONG XI FA CAI!