Friday, June 12, 2009
About ECMO
Well, I am attempting to improving my medical knowledge, maybe one way is to post it up and share! Well this is a medical procedure! It's something like a kidney dialysis procedure, instead of taking out urea and other metabolic wastes, this procedure re-oxygenates the blood.
ECMO stands for Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ECMO is used in infants who are extremely ill due to breathing or heart problems. The ECMO machine circulates blood through an artificial lung back into the bloodstream. This provides adequate oxygen to the baby while allowing time for the lungs and heart to "rest" or heal.
Posted by MK at 7:37 AM
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Einstein
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And I am not sure about the universe." - EinsteinPosted by MK at 10:12 AM
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Taking the helm
I know why I feel lousy and disconnected from my comm already, well today after training we had our first official meeting between the 21st and the 22nd committees, and I felt jaded and rather unfulfilled at today's activities.
There were several reasons that I've identified, firstly, I am not improving myself, I have to skip this upcoming grading because I am so tied up with all the other stupid activities and I have no time to train for it. I am under-performing. Professionally, Academically, Personally.
What about my new committee? I am going to take the helm soon, yet well, slightly over a year ago, had I been chosen for the job, I would have been thrilled and elated to accept this prestigious position.
After all I have been in several demanding leadership positions before, all with notable achievements during my time in reign. But now? The requirements of spring and my demanding academic programme and doing poorly in two semesters have left me drained and unfulfilled.
Maybe I made the mistake of accepting the job, I am not the same as I used to be, I am starting to feel drained and unfulfilled from my actions and my leadership doesn't seem to have its intended effect as it once was.
When I was in OBS, I enjoyed every minute of the physical exertion, when I was the BME chairman, I felt fulfilled and enjoyed the achievements that me and my committee reaped, and I thought that it would be the same in here, but alas, it hasn't been so far.
Well current, my old type of leadership doesn't work here anymore, because feedback has informed me that it makes me bossy. Well, that means the 'ol, tried-and-tested leadership style that has worked before doesn't work anymore now. I have to just change my leadership style to suit this committee's attitude,
But fine, if that's what it takes to make things work, then that's what I'll do, I've done it before, and I can definitely do it again, this is just another challenge to me. I have this feeling whatever we talked about tonight is whatever yen jeong dislikes about me, it's not a big problem something i am already in the process of correcting to suit this committee's style. Well that's easy. I feel better already.
I can do it.
Posted by MK at 8:42 PM
Sunday, June 7, 2009
9999km travelled.
9999km travelled.
Posted by MK at 11:06 AM
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Enermax Aurora Keyboard
Got a all-silver brushed aluminium Enermax Aurora Keyboard, featuring two USB2.0 ports, laptop-style X-type keys and a completely brushed aluminium build.
Posted by MK at 1:31 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Today I lost a good friend
After training every one of us went rushing down to the airport to send Wong off at airport. Wong! He's leaving us today, having ended his 1-year exchange programme with us and will be returning home back to Netherlands. The parting was so teary and we each hugged him good-bye. My feelings probably weren't so drastic, but still it aches to know that he's leaving and I might never see him again.I lost a good friend today. He's a great guy! Handsome, well-mannered, good-natured, skilful in TKD, and just fun and a great person to be around with in play and work, and he's leaving us today. Today the club lost a great person. Almost the whole club was there, 30+ of us present to see him off, and the atmosphere was sad yet cheerful for him.
I might never see him ever again, and the whole club was present in such strength to support him.
Our last few days together.
The three of us.
At T3.
We will miss you Wong!
Posted by MK at 10:53 AM
Monday, June 1, 2009
A very unpleasant experience
Today let's talk about a day on the local MRT system. What I want to write today is directly related to my pent-up frustration based on the local mass-rapid transit system. I have been tolerating the fact that the locals rush into the carriages as soon as the doors open without allowing the passengers inside to alight first, as a result there is a jostle and flaring of tempers as selfish insensitive Singaporeans push and force their way into the cabins without giving a thought to those trying to alight.I never experienced such a scenario in Taiwan nor in Indonesia. The passengers are very disciplined and will wait for alighting passengers before attempting to board themselves. Okay, never mind about that, not only can't wait for passengers to alight. Let's talk about giving up seats.
I am in favor of giving up my seat to someone who needs it more than I do and I have given up my seat countless of times and have I am contentedly rewarded with a smile of gratitude.
TODAY. I was seated in the train, it wasn't very crowded but all the seats were occupied, and at one stop a middle-aged woman pushing a pram with a baby in it boarded the train at the opposite door slightly further away from where I am sitting. Now if someone needy of a seat were to stand in front of me, I would more than gladly give up my seat for him/her.
Now this woman wasn't pregnant, neither was she old nor carrying anything heavy, she was pushing a pram with her baby in it and she was more than 5-6 seats away from me. Okay, the train was now leaving the station, beginning to accelerate.
Now seeing no one giving up his/her seat (the carriage so happened to be filled with a majority of non-Chinese foreign workers), so I decided to give up my seat even though I was a distance away.
Seeing no one who would selfishly rush and plunk himself into my seat as soon as I stood up to give up my seat to someone else, (it has happened before). So I stood up and signaled to her, I asked, "Hi would you like to have a seat?"
She came over but made no effort to acknowledge me at all, it was like I was invisible and she had spotted an empty seat. Then she plunked herself on the seat with a "humph" and a huff of breath and ignored me completely! Not a single gesture of gratitude, no smile, no "thanks", no nod. Nothing, she then turned away at stared into the distance, completely avoiding my gaze. It's one thing to ignore me, it's another thing to "humph" me!
WTFFFFFFFF?? Bitch!
I've never experienced such a cold response to courtesy at all in my short life. Offering my seat is a sign of courtesy and generosity, but this woman, who thinks that giving up the seat is HER RIGHT. She behaved as if the seat BELONGED to her and she owns the RIGHT to sit on that seat, what the hell? Am I supposed to enthusiastically JUMP out of my seat as if I sat on a hot poker the moment she entered the train and offer her my seat with pom poms and cheerleaders??? "HERE HAVE MY SEAT PLEASEEE TAKE ITTTT"
I almost stared at her with absolute shock and disgust for a couple of seconds as she continued to ignore me.
WTF, I was so pissed I left the carriage for the next carriage instead. Damn stuck up Singaporean mum bitch. It's no wonder why the young generations in Singapore are losing all their manners, getting rude, stuck-up, demanding and impatient.
How the hell am I expected to reciprocate my generosity and courtesy when I am met with such hostility and cold rudeness today?
Yes, there are the good souls and genuinely courteous Singaporeans around, and I have met such nice souls before. Yet today's encounter absolutely stumped me into absolute disgust! I remember a couple of months ago, the straits times published an article n the life section where a reporter was tasked to look out for courteous and kind souls, where the reporter would then write about her experiences. Some tasks to test the courtesy and generosity of Singaporeans include asking for directions, hauling bulky items up an escalator or into a lift, or seeing who would hold a door for her on the way out of a store and even asking for spare change or to use their hand phone. But such souls are far and in between and extremely rare in the selfish materialistic Singaporean society.
In my previous entry, why am I lambasting Singaporeans? Travelling opened my eyes to the world. After my experience with security guards from two worlds, and my daily experience on the mass-rapid transit system from both worlds, my disdain for a local Singaporean has only been increasing with a vengeance.
Bitch...
