Ubat itu Racun itu Ubat

Situasi 1

Doktor, saya sakit ...

Okey, saya bagi ubat ni.

Pas tu ada lak rasa macam ...

Ni lagi satu ubat untuk tu.

Kadang-kadang jadi ...

Iye? Haa... ni ubatnya.

Situasi 2

Doktor, saya sakit ...

Pas tu ada lak rasa macam ...

Kadang-kadang jadi ...

Mengikut tanda-tanda yang ada, ubat ni patut boleh legakan sakit encik/puan.

Yang lain-lain tu sekadar terbitan daripada sakit tu. Ubat tak diperlukan.

Tapi kalau encik/puan rasa ia mengganggu keselesaan, saya boleh cadangkan beberapa petua...

Situasi mana yang lebih anda ingini? Terpulang pada individu sebenarnya.

Malangnya, majoriti rakyat Malaysia telah 'diasuh' untuk mengharapkan bekalan ubat setelah berjumpa doktor dan persepsi ini amat sukar diubah.

Dan setan gondol paling besar yang merupakan musuh kepada semua healthcare providers adalah syarikat pembekal (sila baca sebagai 'penjual') ubat / peralatan medikal itu sendiri.

Layanan yang diberikan mampu membuai keikhlasan berkhidmat. Ramai yang dikaburi tanggapan bahawa apa yang dibuat itu bakal memberi manfaat kepada pesakit.

Sambil itu, diri juga mendapat manfaat seiring dengan kebaikan yang bakal dibuat. HaaAAKh-ptui!

Namun begitu, mereka tetap menjadi necessary evil kerana ada masanya ubat tetap diperlukan untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada rawatan.

Sekadar hiasan- gambar zaman muda-muda dahulu :P No, I am NOT a doctor.

To coin the phrase of a colleague, "I'm just another certified drug pusher,".

Artikel ini peringatan untuk diri sendiri dan juga kepada mana-mana healthcare provider yang terserempak dengannya.

White horse...

I was a dreamer

before you went and let me down

Now it's too late for you and your white horse

to come around

Why are you back P? What's the meaning of finding yourself attracted to my buddy whom you saw from my camera roll? What's the point of asking me if I feel jealous that you like him and would like to meet him? Unfortunately, I do still feel jealous...

...but I will set up the meeting anyway because I want you to be happy. Also because someone loves me now though I don't quite understand how it happened :P

However I am very glad and happy that that person chose me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Carved in the Stars

Yesterday turned out to be quite an eventful day...

Accompanied Ma & Pa on an errand and was rewarded with a Kenny Rogers lunch at Subang Parade :)

Then Sue the Snuze picked me up in the evening for a night of 'aurgasm' at the Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur- Yuna's Terukir di Bintang Mini Concert!

We were joined by our former Asasi classmate, Nita, and her husband, Joe.

I was wondering why the heck he looked so familiar the first time I saw him when I suddenly realised- OMG! He resembles Adi Putra, the actor!

While waiting for showtime at a very, very crowded Secret Recipe, we were joined by Naz of the Faithful Blog.

And a bit later, Sue's cousin Syuhaida turned up. Since our group's now complete, we proceeded to enter.

Will you look at that! It's been a while since I've been chopped at the entrance. Photo credit to Syuhaida- love the composition!

Here's Naz, Nita and Joe chatting and having fun while waiting for the show to start.

Well, they were chatting and having fun until I pointed the camera at them. Tiba-tiba je jadi Top Model semua :P

Syuhaida and Sue while waiting for the show to start. Same scenario as above. Strike a pose, ladies!

Finally, Dina Nazir came on stage to present Yuna. At this point I realized that a 50mm lens is not going to be sufficient for taking photos at this range.

In addition to that, Dina also informed the audience that any form of photography is a no-no because there was a recording going on and these people have 'exclusive rights'.

Like a good boy I refrained myself...

...until towards the end, at least. When I threw all caution to the wind and started snapping whatever image I could capture.

Naz told me that people were snapping photos during the show anyway :P

Yuna and her entourage.

I was actually taken by the bassist's performance (he's 4th from left). He had this cute and quirky way of pushing his tongue against the inside of his upper lip when he's really enjoying the moment.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience: beautiful vocal performance, cool musical arrangement.

Above is post 'aurgasm' snapshot- 5 out of 6 satisfied faces.

After the show, we joined this horrendously long queue with the aim of buying the album. Fortunately we figured out that this queue was for meeting Yuna so we shifted to a very much shorter queue to purchase the album.

Apparently most of the fans have bought the album before the show began in order to get in line faster for the long queue mentioned above.

Gambar merepek sebagai selingan.

Then we headed for Restoran Vichuda Tomyam in Damansara Utama for supper. It was my first time there and I found the atmosphere to my liking.

I love this photo! Not Sue's best pose but if you're a lips man, look no further guys! Here's your girl!!!

As usual, at any new tomyam restaurant, I will order ladna with mixed tomyam or chicken soup (depending on my mood). These are my benchmarks for good southern Thai food.

And this place hits the mark very well! I will be back! Hehe...

Nita was saying that if you see someone snapping a photo of food, the person's most likely a blogger! Haha!

After giving it a good thought, I guess it's quite true. We bloggers do so love to share our food experience with our readers, don't we? :P

Anyway, it was really so much fun hanging out with old friends again :) Oh, and new friends as well!

Thank you all for such a great time!

Cerita-ceriti: Kisah penghujung tahun

Ini malam ada mood mau tulis. Please ignore my 'five'head as well as my assymetrical ears and just enjoy the 7 stories, thank you :P

Cerita 1: eqbalzack.com Writing Contest [3]

Itu ini, begitu begini, tak sedar lak dah lepas pantang dan boleh post entry ini.

Begini hikayatnya...

What does this photo mean to me?

The image it often brings to my mind is of a dog, delicately sniffing at it, then raising one hind leg and...

This is the general fate of the fire hydrant.

It gets pissed on, dirtied and even vandalized at times.

Cars park right by it, blocking access.

Mostly, it is invisible.

It is almost totally disregarded.

However, when the need emerges, when a fire breaks out, it is the first thing the rescuers look out for.

It suddenly becomes the centre of attention, a lifeline, a source of hope.

Then just as suddenly it ends.

And the humble fire hydrant fades into the background once more.

But it is ever present, waiting resignedly for the time when it may be needed once again.

Do you know someone like that?

It could be that you have encountered that someone before?

Perhaps even used that someone?

I hope one day, it will suddenly dawn on you and any other person, that these people are special, that they are to be appreciated, because once they are gone, there is no use for regrets.