When macrophages meet their enemies...

Thinking that our class would be starting at 9.00am, I woke up early and left home before 8.00am. Only when I reached the hospital, I was told that our class would start at 10.00am and we were an hour and a half early.

So I decided to spend some time taking some photos.As usual, they like to post a lot. Look at Seth's face!! Hahhaha...

And Hilman always like to be cool.

Just realized that Bon looks like PCK... He got to wear yellow boots soon.

Immunology class was fun! The teacher was simply awesome. She can put emotions and expressions to the neutrophils, T cells, B cells and according to her, natural killer cells are the smartest cells of all. They are the silent killers!

After the class, I went to pick up some stuff from the supermarket and I bought this....


For what?? You will know later on......

When macrophages meet foreign proteins, macrophages swallow them, hold them in and show them to other cells; it's like when you catch a thief red-handed, you tie him up, before sending him to the police station, you show him to your neighbors.

~~Medical Student

At the end of the race...

Since young, we heard a lot of the story of rabbit vs tortoise, where the tortoise, the slowest moving animal, won over the rabbit due to the tortoise's persistence. On the other hand, we see how the laziness and pride of the rabbit ruin himself. It is a very good story for kids and even adults.

After 5 years and 8 months in Russia, we, the graduating class 2011, are at the very last lap of the race, how will we run it?

I look back at the failures and successes I have been through in the past 5 years, I can only praise God for bringing me through. Indeed, it's not that tough to pass all the exams, going through from year to year, but it's tough when you have to do these millions km away from your family, it's tough to do these during -20C, it's tough to do these because you don't want to see a patient die in your hands because of your incompetent.

How many of us came here with passion and compassion for the sick and dying? And how many of us, now, passing day by day by just watching series, matches, movies or doing events?

I always ask myself, did I run my race well? How am I going to run it from this point?

We always heard negative news about new HOs in Malaysia, how badly they perform and how unenthusiastic they are. There are complains about the MOs treating HOs badly. Who's right? And who's at fault? But... Have you ever ask yourself, "Have I done my part well?", "Did I do it with excellency?"

Tortoise vs rabbit might just be another story for kids, but the moral values in it is essential.

How am I going to run the rest of the race? How am I going to end my medical student's life in Russia?... These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.


~ Medical Student

Pre- woman's day

Yesterday, right before I went to bed, I could hear guitar playing and people echoing and singing next door.Those were not the songs that they sung usually, they were different. Those were the songs that they were preparing to sing in front of the girls, for Woman's Day.

Again this morning, I got up from bed hearing the songs sounding again next door, as if they didn't stop practicing throughout the night. Well, they were preparing their best to perform and to show their appreciations to the ladies.

8th of March is a big day for Russians. We have public holiday for this very day, a special day to show appreciations to the ladies.

Damba and Wei Soon, too, recorded a few songs for their beloved female classmates. They spent 2 hours just to make it nice, though the videos are still in separated pieces.

Woman's Day - A day to show your appreciation(s) to the lady (ladies) around you, telling her (them), that she (they) are pretty/very helpful/ just wonderful and so on.

Happy Woman's Day! To all beloved female friends and family members!

~~With Love~~

Team of Miracle: We Will Rock You

Browsing through the internet, I found this movie and decided to watch it.

"Team of Miracle: We Will Rock You"

It's a true story about a bunch of homeless people leaving their past behind, standing up again to continue their lives. I was touched. I was touched by the social worker that had never given up on them, I was touched by how God worked in their lives.

Most of them have given up on themselves and did not want to change at the beginning, but they are all soccer team players at the end. No matter what we have been through, we have to remember that we still have a long way to go. Never give up!

Nice movie!

~~Touched......

Right Here!

Tomorrow will be the last day for Therapy cycle. I have been lazy throughout the cycle, I have been tired always. I have been hoping for better with the things I'm working on.

I don't like the teacher being unfair, I don't like him criticizing women all the time, I don't like the way he treated us, as ladies, being sarcastic. However, he taught us something we have never heard of, something we have always forgotten, something that we might not be paying attention at. Mix feeling......

Remembering pastor speaking about Elijah last Sunday, reminds me of God sending angel to Elijah when he was so wore-off, when he was distressed, when he couldn't move forward anymore. Reminds me of God being with me, reminds me of His care to us.





~~ Loving You!

ECG short notes

After the morning conference, our group (gp. 51) were assigned to, who we think is, the head of the department.

He started to test us on ECG interpretation, which I have forgotten most the ways to interpret it. We all agreed that he looks down on women! We, as ladies, in the class were "classified" as... dumb?? (I don't know which term can suit better)

Some of the stuffs that he discussed with us were new to us, whereas some were just things that we couldn't remember!

1. Sinus rhythm - with consistent P-P interval / correct/incorrect form - with/without consistent R-R interval

2. Electrical axis - towards the direction of the lead (standard/augmented) with tallest QRS complex / away from the direction of the lead with the most negative / perpendicular with the direction of the lead with equiphasic QRS complex.

3. Differences between coronary-T and hypertrophic-T: coronary-T = "равнобедренный"+ >0,1 s + >0,5cm/mV

4. Extrasystole - right/left = controversial to the electrical axis, topic/formic (mono-/poly-), alorhytmia (bigemini, trigemini), group(2-3)/>3=tachycardia(inconsistent<30s;consisent>30s)

~~Medical Student~~

The question : WHY?

Just got my internet connected back yesterday! It has been months ago since I updated my blog. I wonder if anyone is going to continue to read an outdated blog... ...

After returning to Moscow, continuing my student-life, I realized that I do not have much days left. I do not have much days left before my graduation, before ending my student-life and stepping into the world, starting to bear more responsibilities. (like, paying taxes?!?)

Isn't it too earlier to think about it now? I wonder... ...

How long more to go? I counted... ... less than 2 years... ... Have you realized you might have to get prepared for something ahead too?

What do you think the responsible you need to bear for being called "DR.?" - it's A LOT! Doing medicine isn't easy, moreover, life is not EXPENSIVE but priceless!

Reading through the diseases being taught earlier, realizing I don't remember most of them... ... Have I learned it well? NO!

All the symptoms make a disease, every symptom has a reason; What's your reason falling sick?



~~Random thoughts... ...