Saturday, December 26, 2009
My 2009 - Medicine
Let's see what happened in my medical life this year.I joined Medical department since Jan, after spending 6 months in A&E department. I was back to tagging, and quite often became a "bully" victim and I learned that "fierce MO will get less referrals" ha.And of course, it's never lack of interesting cases in medical wards. Some that I share:Chronic symptoms - Dont' overlook!Rare diagnoses -
My 2009 - Magic & Performances
Time flies and it's time for a recollection of the year again!Unlike the one I did for 2008, I guess this is apparently a year that emphasizes more on "quality" rather than "quantity" ha. I'd attribute this to mainly 2 reasons: The time-consuming exam preparation and, difficulty in getting leaves! I had to turn down a few invitations for performances - including some were for tutorials in magic
Thursday, December 24, 2009
LOT 10 Hutong, Best!
While I was back in KL, I took the chance to visit the "LOT 10 Hutong" with family - the so-called M'sia's first gourmet heritage village, which was open since early last month.It features over 20 famous street food stalls mainly from KL Petaling Street, and most of it have survived half a century, and passed on to the 2nd or 3rd generations, namely "Kim Lian Kee", "Ho Weng Kee", "Soong Kee" and
Monday, December 21, 2009
Retouching life
This week I noticed my face had fallen. I've been watching things crinkle and sag for a few years now. But suddenly it seems so much the worse for wear. People usually think I'm a good 20 years younger than I actually am. And thanks to genetics, perhaps I'll keep fooling them. But I remember the precise moment I realized my skin had lost its youthful blush. And now, it seems to have lost everything.
In the interest of getting some portrait commissions, Larry has been showing people a nude he took of me a few years ago. My long hair covers most of my body, pulled over my head, and down my front, exposing just one breast. It is a beautiful photograph. And it seems to capture the last moment of youth in my body, just as a portait taken by my best friend when we lived in Los Angeles does of my face.
In my art, I am obsessed with things broken, aged, worn and wounded. I find an incomparable, powerful beauty in their degradation. Can I find that same love and passion for the face I look at each morning in the mirror, as I smooth my skin with the lightest touch of foundation, line my eyes with khol, brush on mascara, and restore color to my lips and cheeks.
Can I find that same awe for this body, its thin skinned hands, and ever fleshier hips, thighs and knees?
Ann Haaland over at The Paint Box was blogging about diminishing eye sight and its effect on painting and life.
In advertising everything is retouched to perfection.
How can we create a retouching lens of our own? In our hearts, our eyes and our minds?
In the interest of getting some portrait commissions, Larry has been showing people a nude he took of me a few years ago. My long hair covers most of my body, pulled over my head, and down my front, exposing just one breast. It is a beautiful photograph. And it seems to capture the last moment of youth in my body, just as a portait taken by my best friend when we lived in Los Angeles does of my face.
In my art, I am obsessed with things broken, aged, worn and wounded. I find an incomparable, powerful beauty in their degradation. Can I find that same love and passion for the face I look at each morning in the mirror, as I smooth my skin with the lightest touch of foundation, line my eyes with khol, brush on mascara, and restore color to my lips and cheeks.
Can I find that same awe for this body, its thin skinned hands, and ever fleshier hips, thighs and knees?
Ann Haaland over at The Paint Box was blogging about diminishing eye sight and its effect on painting and life.
In advertising everything is retouched to perfection.
How can we create a retouching lens of our own? In our hearts, our eyes and our minds?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Interesting Chest Xray (6)
Believe me, this is a good one for learning. I'm currently doing my Respiratory rotation, and came across this CXR in the chest clinic. It's of a patient with Miliary Tuberculosis and TB of lumbar spine. During the last follow-up there's a new shadow noted near the right heart border, suspicious-looking. He was proceeded with a CT Thorax.CT scan showed no significant hilar or mediastinal lymph
Sunday, December 13, 2009
"In the Cards" by Andrei Jikh
Andrei Jikh, currently an artist in Theory 11, is being called "one of the most influential names in cardistry community today". This is his video contesting for "Nikon Festival 09" - To capture the essence of your day in 140 seconds or less - and the best video can take away $100,000.This is his vid - "In the Cards"Visually breathtaking and amazing vid. Love it!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Post-Call Syndrome
Post-call syndrome is a terrible disease.I still remember that I once described it in my previous post as "...36 hours or longer of non-stop working, it's still alright for the overnight but the next day morning is when the awful time comes. You'll have subtly dropping GCS, with episodes of LOC (loss of consciousness) and apneas, as if you're ready to collapse anytime. The LOC can happen anytime
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