Friendsssssss

my ever-sms-ing friend Uncle Zoo V

Ernie and Fishy

Fishy and Shan



Xuan and Shan

Xuan...my kindergarten mate

my OWN stethescope

My initials ==> J. HO ^^

stethescope in the box

Littmann's Classic II S.E. (original price $380)

Crazeee~~

Aww....what am I thinking..?? To be thinking that he'll think like that of me..?? He had already said clearly...so why am I still holding on to it...?? I've got to get a grip on myself le...seriously.......

I found out that me and mum had so much similarities in our thinking...guess because we had the same horoscope...and her bday's only 5days earlier from mine....oh well...just cant figure that out...anyway....I'm just sooooo hoping that I'll meet my prince charming who'll really love me till end of our lives...will all his heart...but guess what I'm saying now is a bit too early la...lolz......

Yay!! Parents coming to see me tomorrow!! ^^ And they're bringing along lots of home-cooked food...hehehehe..have a fridge in our pantry here plus my rice cooker so no problem =p Just hope that they won't notice me getting thinner and thinner (oops..!!)

Cancelled 1st Aid Workshop

Cancelled...??? ISH!! If not...I would have chosen to go to INTI tomorrow instead...so short time there today....hmm...maybe can go to the movies with Zoo V instead...IF he's willing to go to Midvalley =p Curse the seniors....who proposed for this 1st Aid workshop in the 1st place and who's the one asking us to plan this during this period...and ended up they didn't want to go....and not to blame the A levels students who suddenly came up with exams so not able to attend....so left with us 30 something miserable medicine 1st year students...where the committee promised the St John at first that there'll be about 100 people...so...the St John's decided not to come....so have to wait till the next time...but we'll still be having a small,short workshop of our own...conducted by one of my coursemate and its free...so my money will be refunded....haiz.......bad planning...anyway...guess no one would wanna spend their V Day with 1st Aid....

one of the craziest thing I've done...

I just got back into my room...and I've just done one of the craziest thing I've done in my whole life...........After assessment today, just hop onto the shuttle bus and went all the way for one whole hour to Nilai, Negeri Sembilan just to INTI college to look for uncle Zoo V =p Nilai's such a new place to me....and its REALLY horrifyingly out-of-town....I've to keep wondering where the heck am I....Well...after getting down from the train....gotta take a bus that'll take me straight to INTI...but as the bus has lots of stops....I started to wonder when I'm gonna reach and would I ever know if I've reached...and I'm seriously not exaggerating >< if NOT for the INTI buses i saw parking in the compound...I wouldn't have known....

OKie...met up with uncle Zoo V....and he took me for a detour around INTI...oh man....INTI's a hundred times bigger than UCSI....and stupid UCSI's a university now compared to INTI still being a university college -.-' Even their hostel has 16 blocks...counting from A till P (Aristotle, Beethoven, Confucious, Darwin, Einstein, Fleming, etc....and these are cool names~~) And Zoo V's staying in block H (which stands for Heisenburg)...which I'm not allowed in....anyway....their library is obviously bigger than ours and nicer design compared to ours....ours..?? There's only one word for it ==> LOUSY!! Books lousy, design so so so normal, computer lab's sucks with extremely slow internet...even my hostel's alot faster than the com lab's....and poor service......not to mention always having electricity breakdown -.-' And as what Zoo told me....they have 60 clubs there (including a DOTA club...wth...)...they've have a olympic size swimming pool, two squash courts, a tennis court, a basketball court, a gym which's a hell lot better than ours, a cybercafe, a pool room, a hall where you can play table tennis...and a Multi-Purporse Hall same as us...duno about the size though....OH!! Almost forgotten...they even have a bakery where there's a pool table with a ever-going-on TV showing MTV's and couches...NICEEEE~~~ So after detouring..we just sat in the bakery while chatting...but just for a short while coz I need to take the bus and catch the KTM again so that I wont be too late to come back to my hostel...sad-nya =(

Tomorrow's Valentine's Day...which again its not something related to me....no reasons for me to celebrate it or treat it as any important day...and the special thing is I'm going to have 1st Aid Workshop tomorrow and Sunday, 8am till 6pm...which's kind of cool la although I've taken such course before....but since I've nothing to do...my as well join it and learn some stuffs.....need to pay 60 bucks though..ish!! The course I've taken before was free...and it was conducted by Ipoh General Hospital staffs while this one's conducted by St John members....


p.s Zoo V...really thanks alot for the tour around your uni ya ^^ And do thank me for praising your uni...hahahaha....seriously it's not as sucks as mine.....DO come by someday, okay?

2nd Clinical Skills Session

Just had our 2nd clinical skills...we had Dr CRS this time...its really terrifying when we knew about it at first...hahaha...but he's really good...specific in everything...and we've really learnt alot...anyway...this time the "stripper" is Yu Leong...hahahahaha...this guy really skinny le...we're all shocked also that we can see clearly his heart apex's beat...lub dub-lub dub-lub dub....euwwww~~~~ Scaryyyyyyy................

stupid Moral essay!

Greaaatt....have to take up LAN subject this semester and so all of us are stuck with Moral...stupid education system of Malaysia...as if we don't learn enough moral during our secondary school...and because of that...we need to sit for the midterm for this stupid paper...where it is divided into MCQ (objective) and SAQ (subjective)...MCQ okla...as long as we study...though no idea at all what to study exactly...and SAQ is consists of only one essay...but she only gives us 2weeks time...which is actually ok for me...but not when I need to prepare for my assessment next week too!! Essay topic ==> Malaysian Armed Forces: Our Commitment Is Your Confidence...wth....anyone has any idea at all what I should write about my own moral views on MAF...?? I'm only done with the contributions and history and roles of MAF...but this last part about my views...?? Gosh!!!

Valentine's Day around the corner...

Fuiyoh...one more week...just 7days away to Valentine's Day...14th of February...and as usual I'm going to have a lonely one again....not that I mind...haha...its just normal for me already....hahaha..and I'm not going to expect anything too...I'm sooooo anti-social + unpopular + nerdy that guess the guys in my class would rather go for other girls....or not...since alot of them I guess is more concerned about their studies and passing FA then to worry about girls...LOL =p And I'm going to spend this year's Valentine's at my sis's place..2 singles...hahahaha....

Oh oh...one BIG news...I FINALLY know how to use the can opener!!!!!! Hahahaha...it should be something that I should be happy about...although its stupid....lol...its the 1st time I'm using it...all the while its my dad who opened the cans for me back at home...but now I have to do it myself la...and I succeeded!!!! Woohoo~~~

1st stethescope use =)

We had a clinical skills session on Wed...and this is a totally different session compared to those we had the previous weeks from the starting of our 2nd semester...For the past few weeks...we're just stuck with assignments from the lecturer asking us to do more on history-taking on patients with jaundice, anemia and hemolytic disorders...and this time we had practical ==> LOVE IT!!!! I seriously prefer more on practical than theory...theory's just so boring and some things so difficult to understand without going through the practicals 1st...well...this can be seen in my autopsy FA...I scored 93.8% for the 1st time leh~~~ Why is it so..?? Can't help it le...not that I'm interested in autopsy...but I've seen real autopsies THREE times @-@ That really helps alot though...in my medical theories...but not my stomach...urgh~~~

Ok...back to the clinical session....besides it being practical....we also get to use our own stethescope for the 1st time!!! (mine's my own..guess others too la...) I wanted to use my dad's at 1st as we have an additional one at home...but dad insisted on getting me a brand new one as my OWN stethescope...cool~~ ^^ Oh...and we even get to engrave my initials on it ==> J. HO =D
And also we get to do palpations on our guy coursemates instead of just the dummies....hahahahaha...syok~~ Oh...its just them who need to strip off their shirts...we girls are left out..muahahaha....we're the ones who get to touch the guys but NOT them touching us....Ok...my guy coursemates are really skinny and so its really easy to detect the heartbeats in the left and right 2nd intercoastal space, the mitral valve and apex of the heart...but nice body...?? Hmm........except for Naresh's hugh tattoo on his back that is quite similar to Bechkam's...I don't see anything interesting in their bodies..haha.....but its really a 1st time experience for me...ahemmm....I haven't touched any guys' bodies before except for my dad's....yikes!!! So actually I was quite reluctant to palpate with my bare hands at 1st....just with my stethescope...thanks to my dad I had experience in where I'll get the heartbeats without needing to count the rib bones....but after that....it got quite OK where I had the courage to "touch" a few of my guy coursemates' bodies....lolz...Oh well...hope we'll always have such interesting clinical skills session ^^

FIREWORKSSSS!!!

GOSH...!!! KL's crazyyyy with fireworks now...and firecrackers...!!!! Just had 7 different places having fireworks at the SAME TIME -.-' And sis were just saying that KL is soooo boringly quiet if compared to Penang...Awww....I sooooo hope I'm back in Ipoh now...BOO to Moral Studies and usual classes on TUES!!!!!!!! Its already the 8th day of CNY...which every year I've been spending it at my auntie's house where they celebrate it...and we always go at midnight coz they start at that time...and the main purpose..?? Eat eAT EAT!!!!!!!! I So so so miss the roasted pork my auntie prepared...the kuih-muihs...EVERYTHING!!!! And I also miss gossiping with my cousin sisters....LOL....they're way older than me...but we just managed to click the older I get...not THEM...hahahaha...coz I was treated like a kid last time...now I'm almost same level as them =p

Chinese New Year 2009

For the past week, I've been spending it back in Ipoh...HOME SWEET HOME~~ And that includes spending my CNY back at home...and that's INCREDIBLE!!! I had the best CNY ever!! Spent it this time with my family in Penang...stayed at Lone Pine resort which's a really niceeee place...We had this deluxe room which has TWO king-size beds in there...which's really enough for us 5...and we even have our own little garden...MORE privacy~~!!! And btw...this resort has its own private beach...which means it gives us all the privacy we want...and sure it won't be so loaded during festive seasons...which's a good thing ^^ For that 3days 2nights..we went for a boat tour to a place called Monkey Beach...nice place too with a fabulous beach and scenery...that's all for 1st day the moment we reached the resort...

On the 2nd day...early morning we went for hiking instead into Penang National Park...oh yeahh....its tiring for sure...and my knees hurt me like hell (its hasn't completely healed yet)....but its realllly worth it for all the scenery...especially I'm impressed with how they managed to maintain everything in the Park...and not too mention also the meromictic lake (a kind of lake where it has layers of waters that do not intermix due to different densities)..well...in this case...it consists of sea water coming from the sea and natural mountain water...besides the meromictic lake, it is the sea that captured our mind...its SOoooo greaaaattt~~~ My usage of words cant even able to describe everything...and pictures? Sure I got them...but I'm just to lazy to connect the cables and stuffs ;p Okie then...after the hiking...our final destination is the beach...but are we going to go all the way back again..?? NO WAY!! So in the end we managed to persuade a speed-boat that just somehow stopped there at the moment to drop some tourists who're there for camping...and the speed-boat man is so kind to drop us at the jetty where we've parked our car...nice Pak Atan!! ^^ Afternoon: we practically slept through it after lunch...hahaha....Night: we went for dinner then went to a jazz pub intro-ed by my sis..Thirty-Two Pub...poor service there..but oh well....they're understaff....and anyway....we had two cups of special brewed coffee and 2 slices of cakes...and the price..?? Better don't ask...its way beyond imagination...but once experience is just enough

3rd day: Me and my sis went for parasailing...its a once a lifetime experience...the scenery u see from the sky is JUST breathtaking...COOL~~!!!! Then we went for horse-riding there too....a new experience as the horses walk on the beach...but that means it'll give you alot more ache in your back =S

Well...that's all for my Penang trip this CNY...no more trips for these few months...I just have to concentrate on my 1st Professional Exam...haizzzz.......Soooo envy my parents who're going to Bali for a 5days 4nights trip...FREE!!! Thanks to my mum la for achieving the target for her Pacific Mutual Fund...so my parents are able to go together lor..so happy for them ^^

*sobz*

ARGH!!!!! Stupid FA tomorrow!!! If not for it..I would have been on my way home tomorrow afternoon 2pm bus...just because of it...I've to go back Ipoh on Saturday instead where all my uni frens have all gone back today or going back tomorrow...*SOBZ* Meaning less one day to chat with my friends on the phone or meet up with them...especially when I cant attend the 5s2 gathering which's on Sat night...sighzzz....and most important less one day to spend with my parents..my sweet, comfy bed..my pets....my everything back in Ipoh ==> HOME!!! And worse still...now I'm starting to feel way TOO relax..I AM studying...but...don't know...just depends la tomorrow's FA...just hope it wont come out too bad -.-'' I'm SOoooo missing home~~~

I wonder...

I've been wondering these few days...whether I've did the right choice of telling him those stuffs...right after I've known it...well...apparently he doesn't think its ok...coz it has been a long time since he contacted me...not even sms-ing...sighzzz~~ Whatever....I'm just expressing my thoughts...no matter what he thinks...whether what he'll do in return....I've just grown tired...really tired...tired of keeping everything to myself without letting the person knowing what I had in mind....but on the other hand...I'm afraid of commitment and I don't believe in forever love anymore...which don't seem to be a good thing huh...?? Well...let's just see what the future awaits me...God has his plans for me...who knows what will happen~~

Piano convocation 2009

Uncle Peter just called me up today...unexpected call from him...anyway...I was told that the piano convocation's on 25th of April..at Legend Hotel...again...that was the same venue as the last piano convocation I went when I was in Form 5...thought it's going to be J.W Marriot hotel..but don't know why they chose the same place again...and according to Uncle Peter the food at Legend Hotel is alot tastier and more varieties...oh well...expected thing to hear from him la...lolz....and MOST luckily is that this piano convocation didn't clash with my exam..its right in the beginning of my study week...and meaning I'm able to attend....cool~~ haha....but if I don't...i'm sure to get killed by Uncle Peter and my dear couz bro...hehehehe...and NO WAY I'm going to miss it anyway la...its going to be my last one and I'm going to get my LLCM Diploma certificate leh =D

Speaking of my couz bro...managed to chat with him on the phone since he was at Uncle Peter's house when I called up...too bad won't be able to meet up during CNY reunion lunch this year...I'm going to the AMCCO CNY gathering instead of meeting with my uncles...but he promised that he'll come and look for me someday after CNY la ^^ This is kind of weird...we weren't that close last time...but now....hahahaha...people look as us and think we look more like couples...muAHAHAHAHA~~~

My LOYAL companions

Oohhh...I'm loving Milo and coffee more and more everyday...they're my loyal companions which keep me company during my late nights of studying...better than having a bf or any of the kind la to accompany...which I bet never would have anyone who'll be able to tolerate accompanying me till so late at night...anyway..been listening too much news recently about couples breaking up...especially those sweet-heart couples who started going out together in Form 6..well...guess either one of them got bored and just give up...or maybe due to long-distance relationship where one of them cant bear the loneliness without the presence of another beside him/her...To me..that's a really lame reason...long-distance relationship can NEVER be a problem if you just being persistent...AND loyal....loneliness can be cured by hanging out with friends...not only boyfriends can do so...Oh well..its not my stand to say anything...I'm still single here...maybe I just haven't get to experience like those who had the experience did...but for me...I really believe in long-distance relationship...Its not the distance that matters...a relationship is always depending on both parties and not just one side to maintain it no matter what....LOVE is a forever thing...you can't possibly say something like "I don't love you anymore because I feel that my love for you has weakened..." I really cant imagine you sharing your most innermost, deepest love with a whole lot of people before you really found your soulmate...that's SOooo...hm...just cant imagine le~~ People nowadays are just soooo desperate..and the reason is they're lonely...or just because they want to show off to their friends that they're capable to have a gf or bf coz their friends are no longer single -.-' I aim for FOREVER love and relationship...and that's the main reason why I'm still searching around now...haha...my soulmate hasn't appear I guess...my parents sure desperate already....LOL But I'm not worry...I still have my bro and my sis to marry 1st before me...hahaha......

There're a few kinds of guys I really hate:
1. Always giving lame reasons when the fault's really on them
2. Egoistic guy
3. Control-freak guy (seriously I'm someone who prefers freedom to do anything...)
4. Emotional guy
5. Disloyal guy (which gal wouldn't hate anyway...?)
6. Guys who used you...and pry into your privacy without asking for permission (not even boyfriends have that kind of privilege)
7. Guys that only S-E-X on their mind whenever they're with gals...even when they're holding sex magazines (euwwwwwww.........)
8. Guys who feel inferior IF their wives are having better jobs than he is (well...everybody's an equal...if you feel inferior..go ahead and prove that you can be better!)



p.s Too bad I cant drink coffee before sleep...sigh...else I'll have a sleepless night...but once a while would be OK la...

没有如果 - 梁静茹

如果我说 爱我没有如果
错过就过 你是不是会难过
若如果拿来当借口
那是不是有一点弱


如果我说 爱我没有如果
真的爱我 就放手一搏
还想什么 还怕什么
快牵起我的手


有人说
世界上最遥远的距离不是生与死
而是我就站在你面前 你却不知道我爱你


我常说
如果人类连爱一个人都被自己绑住
那世界末日已来到不需要等到地球毁灭掉的那天


如果 如果 如果 如果 如果
最后变成如果 我也不能接受
错过 错过 错过 错过 错过
我比你更难过 不会一错再错

嗯 这次不要再轻易错过.....

你能分清楚爱和喜欢吗？

喜歡和愛咫尺千里。

當你喜歡一個人時，你想和他在一起，因為他會帶給你快樂；離開後，你會想念，想著想著就會笑，然後繼續你平靜的生活，並期待著與他再一次重逢。

當你愛一個人時，你想和他在一起，那是一種牽腸掛肚的捨不得，怕他受委屈，怕他不能好好照顧自己；離開後，你也會想念，想著想著歎一口氣，'不知他現在過的怎樣？'然後你繼續你平靜的生活，希望他早日回到你身邊。

你喜歡的人在你眼中是天使，無所不能，他總會滿足你的任性的要求。

你愛的人在你眼中是孩子，傻傻的，你不期望他做出什麼'好事'來，只一味縱容他那些讓人哭笑不得的舉動。

你會希望你喜歡的人陪著你，然而你心中想的可能是你愛的人；你會希望陪在你愛的人身邊，看他在你面前睡得如此安逸甜美毫不設防的樣子，你會微笑，會覺得好幸福。

你喜歡的人傷害了你，你會生氣，並且一定要讓他哄著騙著逗你笑你才原諒他；

你愛的人傷害了你，你只會獨自傷心，因為你怕對他大吼大叫會嚇著他，你憂傷地微笑著，看著他的眼睛，一旦發現他的眼裡流露出歉意和悔恨，你會立即心疼地摟他在懷裡，那一刻，你也是幸福的。

你可以同時喜歡很多人，你會希望和很多人在一起，但也許很多年後你才發現，原來你愛的就只有那麼一個，就那麼一個，怎麼都不會變，你以為把他忘記了，其實只是忙的沒空想起而已，對於你喜歡的人，你關注的是他的優點；

對於你愛的人，你關注的是他的缺點，並且，那些缺點如果無關原則的話，它們在你眼裡是可愛的，獨一無二的。

喜歡和愛其實只有一紙之隔，任何愛都從喜歡開始，當有天你突然發現，你喜歡的那個人在你眼中不再完美，而他的瑕疵正如月中的桂影一般讓你更加依依不捨，你會覺得與他光彩照人的一面相比，你更願意看他在你面前無助的表情，不知道是不是應該祝賀你，總之，你的感情昇華了
——仰慕不是愛，甚至不是喜歡，當你對一個人只有仰慕之情時，你們在一起便失去了和諧。有人說愛一個人很累，的確是，因為你想為他承擔，可是愛與喜歡相比最大的魅力就在於，當你和愛的人在一起時，你的感覺就像回家了！

AMCCO gathering

YAY~!!! Was just saying in one of my previous post that I wasn't able to make it to the CO gathering held during CNY...turned out that my sis was invited too as she's considered as my senior too la...and it was confirmed that Mr Lim and Ms Tai will be going too...so why would I wanna turn down such an invitation..? Anyway...my sis told mum about it already...so..we're both gonna skip the reunion lunch with my uncles and attend CO gathering instead...well...do hope I'm able to meet my juniors that I still know...better still my own batch of friends ^^ Lucky sis and her friend's going too...at least if there's no one there that I know...at least I still have them...phew~~ Moven Peak on 28th of Jan...HERE I COME!!!! =D

Complement System

Complement: refers to the ability of these proteins to complement or augment the effects of other components of the immune system, such as antibody. It is an important component of out innate host defense.

3 main effects of complement:
1. Lysis of cells such as bacteria, allografts and tumor cells
2. Opsonisation, which is enhancement of phagocytosis
3. Generation of mediators that participate in inflammation and attract neutrophils

-Several complement components are proenzymes, which must be cleaved to form active enzymes.
-Activation of complement can occur via one of the three pathways: the classic pathway, the lectin pathway and the alternative pathway.
-The lectin and the alternative pathways are more important the first time we are infected by microorganism because the antibody required to trigger the classic pathway is not present. All three pathways lead to the production of C3b, the central molecule of the complement cascade.
-Presence of C3b on the surface of a microbe marks it as foreign and targets it for destruction.
-Functions of C3b: a) combines with other complement components to generate C5 convertase, the enzyme leading to the production of membrane attack complex b) opsonizes bacteria.


Classic pathway:
-antigen-antibody complex activate C1 to form a protease, which cleaves C2 and C4 to form a C4b,2b complex.
-C4b, 2b complex which is a C3 convertase cleaves C3 into two fragments, C3a and C3b
-C3a is an anaphylatoxin, while C3b forms a complex with C4b, 2b complex and produce C5 convertase (C4b, 2b, 3b)
-C5 convertase cleaves C5 to form C5a and C5b.
-C5a is an anaphylatoxin, while C5b binds to C6 and C7 to form a complex that interacts with C8 and C9 to produce the membrane attack complex (C5b, 6, 7, 8, 9) which causes cytolysis

Lectin pathway:
-mannan-binding lectin (MBL), also known as mannose-binding protein binds to the surface of microbes bearing mannan
-this activates proteases associated with MBL that cleave C2 and C4 components of complement and activate the classic pathway

Alternative pathway:
-many unrelated cell surface substances (bacterial lipopolysaccharides, fungal cell walls and viral envelopes) can initiate the process by binding to C3 (H2O) and factor B
-this complex is cleaved by a protease, factor D to produce C3b, Bb which acts as a C3 convertase to generate more C3b


Biologic effects of complement:
1. Opsonization - presence of C3b
2. Chemotaxis - C5a and C5, 6, 7 complex attract neutrophils while C5a also enhances adhesion of neutrophils to endothelium
3. Anaphylatoxin - C3a, C4a and C5a cause degranulation of mast cells with release of mediators, such as histamine, leading to increase in vascular permeability and smooth muscle contraction (bronchospasm)
4. Cytolysis - C5b, 6, 7, 8, 9 complex (membrane attack complex) leads to killing or lysis of many types of cells such as erythrocytes, bacteria and tumor cells, results in disruption of the membrane and entry of water and electrolytes into the cell
5. Enhancement of antibody production - binding of c3b to its receptors on the surface of activated B cells greatly enhances antibody production.

Er...is this a bad or good thing? I'm getting thinner!!! Healthy thin le...I'm still consuming food as usual with the normal value of nutrients...Unexpectedly...my fats just disappear...in just few days...didn't notice it myself too until my sis told me so...LOL..oh well...maybe like my sis said...lots of energy is used up to heal my wounds from my terrible fall....hehehehe....but then...hope my parents didn't notice my wounds + how thin I've got the next Sat I'm going back to Ipoh...else they'll stuff me till I'm bloated up again...NO WAY~~!!!! blerkzzz~~