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1. Incidence of Colon Cancer in Men: Aus -5.3%,  Msia – 14.5%
2. Incidence of diabetes: Aus – 7.5%,  Msia – 40%

well that tell you much about our healthcare system…not much has been put into prevention rather…instead they pour most of the resources into the hospital…in the 2 conditions above, by the time the person presented to the hospital, there wont be much that we can do…for colon cancer, by the time experienced its symptoms (ie bowel obstruction, or paraneoplastic effects) its already too late..the cancer’s already spreading….for diabetes, being msians, who are usually an ignorant bunch, it would always present with later-stage diabetes, where medication is the only way to control (not treat) and its irreversible…

 

 

 

in white countries like the US, Aus, UK, where i thought the incidence of colon cancer is high, the population over 50 will be receive a ‘poo sampling kit’ as a screening test for colon cancer…courtesy of the govt…coz they know it costs more to treat cancer pt in hospital, so they realize the importance to screen for it…and intervene in its early stages…

 

 

 

sometimes,  like in these cases, it makes me wonder…whether the  lack  of doctors in msia is due to braindrain, or is it due to the ministry, overstretching the resources (fund, doctor’s man power) by poor management.

but again back to being msian, we are more interested in stupid things like,the PM visiting the mamak, which govt officer is corrupt, how many mat rempits caught and etc…but no one really does anything for healthcare….even in politics, where healthcare is a big thing in other countries…(cue obama’s universal healthcare v mccain’s obligatory healthcare)….but we are an ignorant bunch…for us politics is about power grabbing, allegience changing, hunger strikes and fasting, C4 homocide and sodomy…a developed nation by 2020 anyone?

I was packing and came across my photo album. And i recalled sth. Since i was 13 years old, ppl started telling me that i look old. 13 years old aka i reached my *ehem* puberty. I know many of my coursemates and friends might not believe me cuz according to them, i look young.
So here's some pics of me, from the age of a few months till recent. Trust me, i may look young before 12, but i do look old after that.

To start off, me being a baby!


I love this pic of me..feels like i was going to cry..lol

This was when i was..5? Cant rmbr. I think it was my birthday.XD

When i was 9, with my cousin's taiwanese wife. Seriously, she looks a lot better without make up. The heavy make up just ruins the natural beauty she has.=.=

When i was 11, at genting. I still looked young then, right?


Few yrs later..


I looked like this...




How old do u think i was then? I look old don't i? I was 14..FOURTEEN!! And i already look like this..-_-"

This was me last year.

And me last month.

Just compare this two to when i was 14. Seriously. Wen yi, TRUST ME when i say i understand how u feel when ppl say u look old...errr..i mean matured!

hey hey.. it’s been almost 2 weeks since i’m here.. alone. i’m currently staying alone in my rented room. everything has been great. my life, my job… i’m seriously living my dream life. okay.. only no lotsa moolah but who am i? i’m just an undergraduate. gotta get down & dirty to work my way up:)

anyway.. i feel so independent. so carefree. so happy! i’ve haven’t been happy like this for a long time. everyday wakeup to work for my dream job, dream company & when i come back, i cook. it’s like “WOW”. Me cooking?? although studying life is so much more relaxing than working life but i never cook in ums unless it’s a special day by special i meant like once in a year kinda thing

i don’t know why but… when i arrive in kl.. i kinda try to save money on whatever that i could save including dinner. it would be so much easier to tapau something after a hard day of work but nah.. i passed it. not going out during weekdays.

and now baby is coming to kl soon… i kinda have mixed feelings. i’ve been living so happy taking care of myself, not depending on anyone for help & now that baby’s coming.. i’m scared that i’ll depend on him like how i used to be.

well, whatever it is.. i have become a new person. i am not the kind of girl i used to be. i feel very adult. thinking of job, saving money for the future, saving money for marriage.. & i know that saving money for marriage is kind of a guy thing but hey, if i’m capable of working, earning my own money, why can’t i chip in  a lil for the wedding of my life? hehe.. too soon to talk about wedding. stable job still tarak haha.

gosh, i seriously can’t wait to live in my future. before this i thought that if i work my tails off, maybe saatchi would hire me after my internship. but i guess, one of the requirement of working in saatchi is having experience in the industry for few years. so for now, i have to start applying at other agency.. though i don’t know which one cos saatchi has always been my dream agency but we’ll see. hope i’ll get somewhere good. most importantly, hope i still can get a job during this economy crisis!

RECORD I

Patient A: "So how... this book not bad yah?"

Patient B: "Yah agree, excellent! Astounding work. No nonsense, sharp and concise to the point. But there's a major flaw in this piece of art – too many character names to remember!!!"

Nurse: "Hey! Can the two of you put the telephone book back to the original place?"

RECORD II

A doctor asked a patient: "If I were to cut one of your ears off, what will happen to you?"

Patient: "Then I will not be able to hear..."

Doctor: "Hmm…that's normal...so if I were to cut your other ear off, what will happen then?"

Patient: "I will not be able to see..."

The doctor became nervous and asked: "Why would you not see then???"

Patient: "Because my spectacles will fall off..."

RECORD III

IMH has an old lady who wears black, carries a black umbrella and squats at the entrance to the IMH everyday without fail, rain or shine.

The doctor wanted to administer treatment for her but decided to understand her behavior first.

So, the doctor also wears black and carries a black umbrella; squatted besides her everyday. The days go by...the two of them squatted side-by-side w/o a single exchange of word. After one solid month, the old lady finally broke the silence and asked the doctor: "Err...Excuse me! Are you also a mushroom?"

RECORD IV

A nurse saw a patient writing a letter. She got curious and went to take a peek. But the patient didn't wanna let her see.

Nurse (unable to contain her curiosity): "Who are you writing to?"

Patient: "I'm writing a letter to myself..."

Her curiosity grew and she thought to herself (Why would someone write a letter to himself?)

So she asked again: "So....what's written inside?"

Patient (got impatient): "You crazy ah? I haven't received the letter, how would I know??"

RECORD V

Two patients escape from the IMH. They climbed up a tree and one of them fell from the tree and started rolling on the ground.

After a while, the patient below shouted to the one on top: "Hey! How come you are not coming down yet?"

The patient on top replied: "No. no...I can't...I'm not ripe yet"

RECORD VI

One patient visited the doctor: "Doc...How? I think I'm a chicken since the day I was born..."

Doctor: "Wah! That’s very serious...Why do you only come and seek treatment now?"

Patient: "Because my family needs me to hatch the eggs..."

RECORD VII

One truck driver was doing his usual delivery to IMH.

He discovered a flat tyre when he was about to go home. He jacked up the truck and took the flat tyre down. When he was about to fix the spare tyre, he accidentally dropped all the bolts into the drain. As he can't fish the bolts out, he started to panic.

One patient happened to walk past and asked the driver what happened.

The driver thought to himself, since there's nothing much he can do; he told the patient the whole incident.

The patient laughed at him & said "can't even fix such a simple problem...no wonder you are destined to be a truck driver..."

Here’s what you can do, take one bolt each from the other 3 tyres and fix it onto this tyre. Then drive to the nearest workshop and replace the missing ones, easy as that"

The driver was very impressed and asked "You're so smart but why are you here at the IMH?"

Patient replied: "Hello, I stay here because I'm crazy not STUPID!"

I finally have the time to check all my forwarded emails! Some i've seen and read before, some worthy of note, and ONE particularly appealing!

Ethan Bortnick, a child prodigy pianist, age 6 when he first appeared in tv on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' in 2007, i.e. the video posted here.=)

It's absolutely entralling, he even composes his own songs! And trust me, it's no mere 'London bridge is falling down' or 'Mary had a little lamb'.