To remind us that doctors are but human

RUN UP TO THE MBBS!!

2010-08-13T20:08:00.006+08:00

COUNTDOWN TO THE FINAL MBBS!

LATEST MBBS REVISION SCHEDULE

Those who are using iCal for Mac, Windows Calendar for Vista or Sunbird (free download from Mozilla.com) can use the following link to subscribe to the Class Calendar:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/thisisben.hooi%40gmail.com/private-edf62818f566c56ab69d442aa8ec7358/basic.ics

Thanks to Benjamin Hooi for organising and managing this calendar!
Thanks to James Weng for inspiring this Calendar!

HOO!

2010-01-14T02:21:00.002+08:00

OUR PATHOLOGY HERO

Ride for Hope 2009

2009-08-28T01:20:00.001+08:00

Ride for Hope 2009

2009-08-12T16:44:00.001+08:00

http://rideforhope09.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104691336597&ref=ts

AMK Hub to CGH [16km]: 1030 to 1130
CGH to KKH [38km]: 1200 to 1350
KKH to TTSH [2km]: 1420 to 1435
TTSH to SGH [11km]: 1505 to 1555
SGH to AH [4km]: 1625 to 1650
AH to NUH [9km]: 1720 to 1755

Ride for Hope 7
Find more Bike Rides in Singapore, Singapore

Come ride with us..

DIY

2009-07-02T23:19:00.007+08:00

Melena

2009-06-25T01:17:00.002+08:00

Black, tarry stools..

TRANSFORMERS!

2009-06-25T01:14:00.002+08:00

What's a Tuft fracture of a finger?

2009-05-29T01:07:00.001+08:00

I don't have a Colle's or a Barton's either.

Medicine Class of 2011 | 2009 (M3)

2009-05-10T00:20:00.003+08:00

Sorry the final edit comes this late! Been busy with school and work (recently processed some 1200 photos from an assignment)!

It's been a long while since i got down to processing the final version for print (have a habit of uploading only processed work) and here it is in full resolution!

Cheers!

GILA BABI FLU BABI

2009-05-02T19:03:00.000+08:00

WHAT DID THE

MEDICAL STUDENTS

SAY TO THE MOH?

Suspension is not the solution.

Law-Med 2009 : After Party

2009-02-11T11:38:00.004+08:00

The Law-Med After Party,

featuring the Backrow Heroes..

Soundcheck.

Paul, electric guitar & vocals.

The Backrow Heroes - Larger than Life.

Ben Hooi, lead guitar.

Denise, bass.

Jonk, electric guitar & vocals.

Playing to an energetic full house.

Kelvin, drums.

The Party.

Hallelujah.

Fall to Pieces

Knocking on Heaven's Door

Law-Med 2009 : Debates

2009-02-11T11:27:00.002+08:00

The Finale at Bukit Timah Campus..

Sam, Joshua, and Li Feng, our champion debaters.

Li Feng pwns you.

Prof. Tambyah makes a point.

Prof. Koh listening to a Law student's opinion during the audience round.

Thomas lending his support for the Medicine camp.

Siva is amused.

Medicine - Champions at 4-3

Law-Med 2009 : Soccer

2009-02-11T11:25:00.002+08:00

Fairuz challenges the Law opponent to the ball..

Law-Med 2009 : Rugby

2009-02-06T03:10:00.001+08:00

Pravin gains 15 yards before he is halted by the Law side..

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

2009-01-26T20:28:00.001+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year! HOOO!

Today, I went to bai nian to the Mama Shop Uncle in my 'hood, and I got orange Yakult in exchange for my oranges.

Singapore's Multiculturalism is really to be celebrated man (:

COFM!

2009-01-22T22:03:00.000+08:00

All the best for CHP and COFM and Pharmacology!!

CHP 2009

2009-01-05T14:57:00.005+08:00

Group Four hard at fieldwork..

The little chihuahua we found at the block..

Out of Bounds

2008-11-23T00:23:00.001+08:00

Ras & Eunice, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Ras & Eunice

Too Much Information

2008-10-21T20:50:00.002+08:00

I got a text from a friend who's taking his O levels day today..

"Lol good luck may the spirit of the guy hu founded the big-toe-moves-when-sole-is-stroked be with u"

I believe he was referring to Babinski..

All the best for EOPT!

IFG Floorball - Runners Up

2008-09-20T23:44:00.003+08:00

We entered the finals strong, but were edged out narrowly by Engineering Faculty in the finals, by a score of 1-0.

Thanks for all who came to support us (:

The Medicine IFG Floorball Team 2008

Standing: Donald (M4, coach), Peter (M2, manager), Jonk (M3), Daniel (M2), Michael (M2), Jian Hong (M1), Ming Zhou (M2)

Seated: Joachim (M4), Harun (M4), Nikhil (M4), Matthew (M1), Xavier (M1)
Not in picture: Shaun (M1), Walter (M1)

The Backrow Heroes Return..

2008-09-01T01:11:00.004+08:00

The Backrow Heroes returned on 30 August 2008

at the Hilton Hotel for the annual

Medicine Dinner and Dance 2008..

The Calm before the Storm..

Paul (guitar) & Jonk (guitar, vocals)

The Band in Full Force

"High and Dry"

"Vertigo"

Kelvin (drums), Adeline (vocals), Ben (lead guitar)

The mosh pit.. as Paul, Jonk, Denise (bass) play on.

Photography by Bennett Ong

Catch us at Superstar 2008,

coming 13 September 2008 at the Alumni House.

Grab your tickets now!

2008-08-27T15:07:00.002+08:00

some stuff to brighten your day!patient confidentiality at its most extreme.

sign in a chinese hospital

mmm maybe it's for the wrong generation. but anyways!

:)

The Backrow Heroes are back..

2008-08-19T15:24:00.005+08:00

Coming soon..

Dinner and Dance 2008

30 August, Hilton Hotel

Superstar

13 September, Alumni House (SGH)

Come add to the noise!

WE NEED YOUR HAVOK!

The Essence of India is..

2008-08-16T04:38:00.002+08:00

RASMINDER!

The Art of Deception

2008-08-15T20:16:00.004+08:00

So this is where he has been all this while – MASquerading as a registered accupuncturist and TCM physician somewhere in the heartlands of Singapore.

Photo by Jonk

PSLE, O Levels, A Levels

EOPT (Surgery)

The TTSH General Surgery Alumni

2008-08-12T20:04:00.001+08:00

From the Surgical Posting June - August 2008..

THE DARK KNIGHT.

2008-07-12T21:19:00.002+08:00

(not quite)

THE DARK KNIGHT (Charity Movie Screening.)
Thursday, July 17th, 7:00pm at Eng Wah Suntec

Get your tickets from Med Soc!

Life after Clinicals?

2008-07-12T21:14:00.003+08:00

It seems to carry on..

Kung Fu Richmond!

Gary, Jiang Lei & Heng Lip putting a small gig (:

Havoc!

Cliff undresses..

Tan Tock Seng - Morning of Inspiration, 2 July 2008

2008-07-12T21:01:00.007+08:00

Each day, everyone dreads the long days at the wards..

Yinxia, with the morning blues!

Christine sips her coffee, contemplating the day ahead..

In hope of refreshing medical staff and students alike,

Journal Club on Wednesday mornings took a different twist on 2 July..

Prof. Chia Kok Hoong put up a sax act..

One of the sisters sang "Bridge Over Troubled Waters"..

"Are you alright?" - Prof. Low Cheng Hock gives his inspiring speech..

Dr Vijayan played the tabla and bongo to a Black Eyed Peas number..

Prof. Low arrowed me to put up an item representing the Medical Students.

(Photo by Gloria Wong)

Dr. Chiu Ming Terk and his singing belles.

"I'm on the top of the world looking.."

Breakfast followed with some really good mango pudding.

Doctors and healthcare staff certainly do know how to have fun..

Where the sun don't shine..

2008-06-30T00:07:00.003+08:00

The Colorectal Surgeon Song

Enjoy this cute simple ditty with a catchy tune and sweet two-part harmony (:
Thanks for the heads up Kaiping (:

We praise the colorectal surgeon
Misunderstood and much maligned
Slaving away in the heart of darkness
Working where the sun don't shine
Respect the colorectal surgeon
It's a calling few would crave
Lift up your hands and join us
Let's all do the finger wave

When it comes to spreading joy
There are many techniques
Some spread joy to the world
And others just spread cheeks
Some may think the cardiologist
Is their best friend
But the colorectal surgeon knows...
He'll get you in the end!

Why be a colorectal surgeon?
It's one of those mysterious things.
Is it because in that profession
There are always openings?

When I first met a colorectal surgeon
He did not quite understand;
I said, "Hey nice to meet you
But do you mind? We don't shake hands."

He sailed right through medical school
Because he was a whiz
Oh but he never thought of psychology
Though he read passages.
A doctor he wanted to be
For golf he loved to play,
But this is not quite what he meant...
By eighteen holes a day!

Praise the colorectal surgeon
Misunderstood and much maligned
Slaving away in the heart of darkness
Working where the sun don't shine!

Starbucks at TTSH

2008-06-28T02:04:00.003+08:00

Seen at the monthly last-friday-of-the-month-50%-off-for-staff-from-3pm-to-7pm-only Starbucks offer at Tan Tock Seng..

Nick, Richmond and Wei Sian the danger man!

Pei Lin, Olivia, Jocelyn, Jun Khee, and

SEAN "SMOOTH" DAVID VANNIASINGHAM.

Sean, by the way, wasn't treating them to coffee.

"These are my angels," he said, when queried about the bevy of belles seen with him.

Respekt.

Class Committee - M3, 2008-2009

2008-06-25T06:05:00.002+08:00

Class Rep:
Low Ying Liang

Asst Class Rep:
Kwok Jia Lun

Treasurer:
Jeff Hwang

Sports Rep:
Tan Jian Li

Welfare/ Social Rep:
Joanne Tan

Playhouse Rep:
Darius Beh

Pathology Rep:
Glenn Lee

Pharmacology Rep:
Lee Chengjie

COFM Rep:
Lim Heng Lip

Thanks for keeping the class running guys (:

Project Lokun - Unseen Footage

2008-06-18T01:22:00.001+08:00

Montage by Elvin Lim.

A Doc's Life

2008-06-01T16:09:00.002+08:00

Whoever said, "It's a dog's life." was gravely mistaken.

Remember us in your prayers as we prepare for the Supps!

Rubin's Pathology

2008-05-25T00:57:00.002+08:00

This ain't a fake Robbin's Pathology of Disease text.. It's another real thang!

Dispose all sharps..

2008-05-15T12:15:00.004+08:00

'Scissors' are sharps too..

(They're actually a pair of tongs to retriever items from inside the sharps box. This stems from a joke between Pravin and myself regarding the disposal of sharps..)

2008-05-11T01:55:00.001+08:00

some photos from munus' 2nd day, futsal :)

Male bonding..

2008-04-22T01:21:00.005+08:00

Yee Onn & Raymond (:

Val & Roy <3

It's days like these I wish I weren't sitting in the front.

And male.

Post-Pros Emo

2008-04-11T15:06:00.001+08:00

Cheryl, Sam, Darius and Keefe.

Photographed at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the CeTM.

Hot off the press..

2008-04-09T17:19:00.002+08:00

Check this out!

$180m centre to integrate world-class medical research, education

From Channel News Asia..

PM Lee urges medical research community to collaborate on national scale

From NUS News Hub

Check out our friends on TV too!

(not quite) Twiddle Dee & Twiddle Dum..

2008-04-09T00:39:00.005+08:00

At the Medical Library Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Performance Enhancer

2008-03-31T14:33:00.006+08:00

Sometimes you just need a little something extra to pimp you up..

Haha. After Neuroscience,

1. Delete mugged Neuroscience items.

2. Right click "Recycle Bin".

3. Click "Empty Recycle Bin".

4. Download 149354358 MB of MB.

All the best guys! Not much longer!

Lest Darkness Befall

2008-03-28T22:56:00.002+08:00

Lest Darkness Befall, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Walk while there is still light..
..lest darkness befall.

And Chlamydia psittaci.

Mug mug mug..

2008-03-25T06:11:00.004+08:00

The room of a Medical Hostelite, at Six a.m. on a Tuesday morning..

(this is not just a posed picture!)

Woke up at 3.30am and checked my email to see Neuroscience notes in my Inbox.

Better than coffee.

Thank you Glenn for sharing your notes so graciously with all of us. You're really a blessing!

来不及！

2008-03-24T06:46:00.003+08:00

For the benefit of non-native speakers (like myself), the above means "boh si kan liao" (in Hokkien), or "not enough time to finish" in Ang Moh speak.

Anyway, with seven days due to Neuroscience and Microbiology Pros, time is definitely of the essence.

Since I have no notes or tables to share (because really - I don't!), I shall share some of my time-saving, efficiency-increasing tips:

1. Maximise every minute

Every moment matters. Read while waiting for the bus. Read while queuing up.

Memorise little factoids before you go off to queue up for your food, so you can keep reciting and committing it to memory while waiting.

Read while taking a dump (ie. defecating), just remember to wash your hands and watch where you place your books. Especially library books, to reduce fomite transmission.

On the other end of the GI tract, you may want to study over lunch. However, I believe it's more efficient having a quick uninterrupted lunch than to study over lunch. Lunch time is also a good break from the books, if you think about it.

2. Health is important

If you fall sick, productivity decreases. Time is wasted.

Take more fruit. Don't skip meals. GET SUFFICIENT REST.

Exercise is good and definitely important. Go for a jog after a day of studying!

3. Rest is important

It's not the hours you put into studying, but the studying you get in the hours. Thus, rest is vital to achieve this. Better a clear mind than a tired mind. Take power naps.

4. Balance is important

Avoid burning out. Don't just study, although if it works for you - please do!

Keep your mind fresh by having small distractions along the way. Read a book. Go for a short jog. Go on Facebook. Okay, maybe not Facebook. Spend time with your family and friends.

5. Mindset is important

Keep in a healthy positive optimistic mindset. Time is running out, but there is still time.

There is nothing to lose by trying hard this last week, but everything to lose by worrying.

Encourage your friends. Affirm them. Give them a hug or a Kit Kat (:

6. Pray

Sometimes, especially at a time like this, it's really time to stop studying.

And time to start praying!!!!!

If you have difficulty memorising:

1. Try mnemonics

2. Try repetition

3. Try writing or reciting - uses more parts of the brain!

4. Try doing MCQs instead of mugging notes

Tests recall, reinforces the facts and concepts you already know, and helps you to find areas which you don't know and you can learn from these.

If you have difficulty sleeping:

1. Avoid coffee.

2. Avoid alcohol.

3. Avoid cigarettes.

4. Chill.

5. Relax.

6. Chillax.

7. Listen to music.

8. Talk to a boring friend.

9. Read MB textbook.

If you have difficulty waking up:

1. If taking cat naps, set your mobile phone's alarm (I usually give myself 10-15 minute power naps) and place your phone in your hand. This is so that when it rings, it will shake your hand as well, causing you to wake up.

2. Ask a friend to give you a wake up call.

3. Drink alot of water. It will cause you to need to take a piss and hence assumes you will wake up. It works for me all the time.

And no failures yet - thankfully.

Okay hope it helps some of you. I'm going for breakfast. See you all at Neuroscience Review later!

<33333

Cover Girl!

2008-03-22T17:15:00.003+08:00

Check out who appears on the front page of our school wep site!

TAN SHI HUI!

Autographs anyone?

Anyway.. other notable reads:

Profile of the Month goes to..

Check out this smile! Haha.

2008-03-18T21:33:00.003+08:00

When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all labouring under a misconception.
The Ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted; the Pathologists yelled,"Over my dead body", while the Paediatricians said,"Oh, grow up!"
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands off the whole thing.
The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow and the Plastic Surgeons said,"This puts a whole new face on the matter".
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.
The Anaesthetists thought the whole idea was a gas and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some arsehole in administration!!

Behind those innocent eyes..

2008-03-18T00:29:00.001+08:00

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, originally uploaded by jonkk.

...lies Bartonella henselae, Toxoplasma gondii, ticks and chiggers.

Uncyclopedia

2008-03-18T00:15:00.001+08:00

Check this out.

Irrelevant. Irreverent. Irrigation.

HAPPY 21st GRACE!

2008-03-16T18:28:00.003+08:00

It was a startling surprise for Chew Ming Xian Grace (better known as Grace, Chew, Photocopying lady, Piano power, sleeper-behind-projector) at Hardrock Cafe on the evening of 12th March 2008!

Despite repeated and glaringly suspicious behaviour on the part of her fellow Aladdin-mates, she had no clue that they were executing their well *cough cough*-planned birthday surprise for her! Needless to say, her eyes were opened when the wonderful acoustic band actually said her name 'Grace' (actually it was only when they said her surname that she got the picture) and starting singing happy birthday.

We hope you had a wonderful 21st! Imagine- a free sundae from Hardrock cafe (see picture- it's the one with 1 candle) AND a nice chocolate mint-mousse cake. And the nice roll-up keyboard in that super-nice box done up by Aaron (Meng)! Just to let you know, we were sorely tempted to ask the band to invite you on-stage to play a Mozart or something. Thankfully, we were sane enough to realise that if that was done Hardrock would never allow us in again! Then again, you might have been so popular as to boot out the acoustic band to change Wednesday night to 'classical pieces' evenings!

HAPPY 21ST GRACE!!!

P.S: If you look at the photo properly, you'd notice the plastic knife precariously close to the candle flame. In ordinary circumstances, this might actually be a correct deduction of attempted arsonism. But being in a nice restaurant and all, Grace decided to rein in her more diabolical side and settle for being astounded by the surprise. And no, the tomato ketchup bottle peeking into the foreground is not one of our gifts.

Facebook Anthem

2008-03-14T22:07:00.002+08:00

Amir 'Ahman' Tan shared this with me, and it's very true.
Study hard. Facebook. Face the books, i mean.

2008-03-14T00:23:00.001+08:00

another one, for those missing NS:

>EDIT: NS, as in National Service, not Neuroscience. i don't think anyone's missing the latter.

Letter from a Farm Kid
(Now at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Marine Corps Recruit Training)

Dear Ma and Pa:

I am well. Hope you are too. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer that the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay... practically nothing. Men got to shave but it's not so bad... there's warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie, and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you 'til noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on "route marches," which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him different. A "route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.

The country is nice but awful flat. The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none.

This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds and he's 6'8" and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join up before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding on in.

Your loving daughter,
Alice

2008-03-14T00:22:00.001+08:00

if you're bored! :)

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

Chee Soon Juan - Did I say that the chicken crossed the road? I meant the chicken-rice stall across the road, but left out some letters because of typo.

SDP vice-chairman - wo ting bu dong ni jiang shen me. (I don't know what you are saying).

Ling How Doong - don't talk cock.

Worker's Party - The PAP doesn't allow chickens to cross the road.

Chiam See Tong - The opposition must be loyal to Singapore. Don't eat Hainanese chicken rice. Eat Singapore noodles.

Ling How Doong - don't talk cock.

Chee Soon Juan - Did I say eat Hainanese chicken rice? I said CONSUME chicken rice at the stall across the road.

PAP - There is no chicken rice stall across the road.

Worker's Party - That is not true. The PAP just doesn't want chickens to cross the road.

Chiam See Tong - We must always stay on this side of the road and remain true Singaporeans.

Ling How Doong - don't talk cock.

Chee Soon Juan - Did I say consume chicken rice across the road? I said eat chicken rice OPPOSITE the road.

PAP - You said something different just a moment ago.

Ling How Doong - Don't talk cock. We didn't say it.

Chee Soon Juan - I have already repeated this sentence many times. I said, EAT chicken rice ALONG the road. --- contributed by Chua Kay Chuan

PM Goh:

What does being a chicken mean? Does it mean that if the chicken does not get to cross the road it will feel less than part of the coop? No. That must not be so. We are all chickens here and we must work together as chickens. We must want to stay in the coop, not because the coop provides us shelter, but because we are all chickens. Understand our chicken history to know that we have come to far from those bad days when we were just running around like unruly kampung chickens and not being hot housed as well-disciplined and efficient battery hens. We have to make sacrifices, but at the same time we support each other. So that if we ask you to give up the idea of crossing the road, you will understand that it is for the good of the coop. Only together as a coop can we stay cohesive.

Lim Boon Heng:

As a working chicken you must understand that crossing roads is not for you. It is meant for the professional chickens. These chickens are far and few in between and will require even corn on the other side of the road to cross our roads because they can cross roads anywhere in the world they choose. So for the greater good of the coop, please understand that crossing roads is not meant for you. And while you're at it can you please take a wage freeze?

BG Yeo:

This is because the chicken is sensitive to the multi-racial nature of its society and although it understands each culture is different, it also realizes that it must live within society. So it compromises. It finds some values -- a little from the Chinese, a little from the Indians, something from the Malays -- something uniquely Singaporean, and eventually it gathers the energy, the wider vision, the impetus to cross the road.

SM Lee:

(1996)

This is Asia. As young chickens, chase the rainbow and cross the roads here. Opportunities abound. You might get run down by cars in the process of crossing these roads, especially those in Myanmar, but it doesn't matter. For ten thousand who get run down one might reach it across -- and at the end of that rainbow -- there will be your dream. So it baffles me when they tell me that they want to cross other roads, elsewhere, because it is here that road crossing should be done.

BG Lee:

The chicken is a liar, a twister and a prevaricator and not only should he be run down, but he should also be defeathered, boiled and skinned-alive as an example for all other chickens to see and that will teach them a lesson in road crossing and typo errors.

--- contributed by Anon

A: Because it was a Singaporean chicken and the PAP told it to cross.

A: Because it wanted to get to MRT station on the PAP side of the road.

A: How did you know the chicken REALLY crossed the road - don't be naive and believe everything you read in the local press.

A: I don't know, I'm doing science, not arts.

A: Why are you asking him? Only MPs who graduate from Ivy League universities are qualified to comment on the real reason why the chicken crossed the street.

A: The chicken did not speak English or Mandarin and was therefore unable to get on the sedan chair and be carried across the street.

A: Free textbooks available across the street?

A: Will it be on the exam?

--- contributed by Edmund Chia

No chicken ever crossed the road. You think the chicken crossed the road because you see the chicken rice stall opposite the road. The statistics showed that an average of 93.408 people cross this road daily over the past year, of which 5.325% did not use the pedestrian crossing last month and were duly caught and fined. 70.874% stopped at the chicken rice stall to take their lunch of which 41.366% packaged it home.

But there are there are no data showing any chicken ever crossed the road. Let's get real. How can a chicken ever cross the road? It will be killed by the traffic before it made even half the way. Don't let the SDP mislead you with false data.

Even though no chicken ever crossed the road, but through the sound policies of the PAP government over the years, the chicken rice stall continues to enjoy good growth. And people continue to enjoy good and high quality chicken rice daily. So if you give the government your full backing, you can be assured of eating more years of chicken rice even though no chicken ever crossed the road.

You asked for it..

2008-03-06T23:47:00.005+08:00

Use protection.

Get an antivirus or something.

Thanks to Keefe for all the last minute notes. Literally.

If you made them any earlier, they wouldn't be late minute notes.. haha!

They are amazing man.

We don't need no terrorists.. Hanging around!

2008-03-04T01:15:00.004+08:00

As you all know, we are to be vigilant regarding the recently escaped terrorist, Mas Selamat bin Kastari. He had escaped the Whitley Road Detention centre last week, on the pretext of taking a wee.

Here's a public service flyer to aid us in our lookout for the fugitive on the run:

http://www.talkingcock.com/html/article.php?sid=2486

"Toilet Break", from http://blog.simplyjean.com/2008/02/29/toilet-break-4-mas-limping-terrorist-selamat/

"Escaped Terrorist Spotter", from http://www.talkingcock.com

Yellow

2008-03-03T02:17:00.002+08:00

This is totally random! Blame Siva for getting me into the mama movement..

One more week.. all the best guys!

2008-03-01T23:34:00.005+08:00

"It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me.."

Happy Birthday to my triplets Grace and Jiaxin (:

I hope we can throw a great party at the Botanic Gardens soon! (:

And on a personal note, thanks to those of you who wished me happy birthday on Friday, through your texts, by turning up in yellow, and by staying back to singh me Happy Birthday to you.

This is written for you.

Mugging with friends..

2008-02-28T23:55:00.001+08:00

Keep going mates..

The end of the tunnel is in sight, and we shall soon see the light!

(only to find that it's an oncoming train.)

Microbiology

2008-02-22T11:24:00.000+08:00

Goodbye M2

2008-02-18T20:13:00.002+08:00

Today I sat down and wondered what happened.

Mark Taylor’s wit and ‘Oh ****, I’m dying’, Bian Jinsong’s shameless declaration that he’s ‘the expert’, Fred Wong’s lopsided smile and ironically straight-faced, ‘Remember these are coloured. Not reflected in the black and white notes. So don’t tell those who didn’t come to class’, Jonk’s diligent photography and cool music, Ying Liang’s ‘today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day day after tomorrow…will be free days’, Glenn’s operatic ‘Happy Birthday’, Louis’ wonderful birthday slides on his friends, Medicine winning MedLaw challenge, M2 Playhouse bringing down the house with unconventional themes and an award winning cast, OT2’s drama and fine performance, Genetics lectures which really took the wind out of everyone (I say Ying Liang sleeping), hanging out with friends, making new friends, going through an unending barrage of CAs and still in one piece, certain Profs and their distinguishable accents, learning how to influence patients to agree with you, the first time I’ve seen yahoogroups file section spammed with notes from so many good people, seeing Kai Liang in his mceeing element entertaining the elderly during Xin Nian Kuai Le, drawing 'first blood' with a lancet…

I’ll miss M2. Miss all the friends who I’ll see only once or twice a week. Miss all the good memories. Stay strong, work hard, keep the faith, share the love.

-Keefe

M2: Reminiscence

2008-02-16T00:14:00.003+08:00

Most of the photographs were taken by me, with some photographs by Sarah Low (Rockstar Supernova) and Liwei (M3).

Feeling very spent after all this.. Guess it's been worth it.

"How many special people change?
How many live are living strange?
Where were you when we were getting high?"

Ethics: doing the right thing, not doing things right

2008-02-15T23:56:00.003+08:00

Sometimes we have to make a stand, even though others may be doing otherwise.

One of our last times as M2s in LT 28..

2008-02-15T01:03:00.010+08:00

Thanks for being cooperative today! Sorry for the trouble.

We almost got everybody into the frame, and if only we could have had a tighter pack, we could have had more resolution in our picture.

Take One

Take Two

I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. It's pretty awesome to see everybody looking so happy.

AND AWAKE!!!

And as long as there are people who know no shame, I'll always have a source of blackmail (read: good income) in time to come.

A Wong Kar Wai moment

Love you all. Thanks for being such a motley crew of talented, intelligent and very good people, not to mention also the biggest twits of all time.

- jonk.

xxoo

<3

2008-02-14T02:03:00.002+08:00

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.

- Lord Byron

Happy Valentine's Day <333

Aha

2008-02-12T02:52:00.000+08:00

M-Banding..

2008-02-04T10:36:00.001+08:00

what color am i?, originally uploaded by kaly-licious.

And they call it puppy love..

2008-02-01T01:19:00.001+08:00

And they call it puppy love.., originally uploaded by jonkk.

Valentine's Day is coming...

Med Law Debates on The Ridge

2008-01-30T17:48:00.000+08:00

The Ridge Online

Frivolous but Cool/Funny..

2008-01-29T11:37:00.000+08:00

1500 Harddisks

Rubber Band Gun

Retaraded Chinese "Board Game"

Take photo with or without flash?

medlaw soccer

2008-01-28T19:39:00.000+08:00

ah! a bit late, but nevertheless here're some more photos from the match. enjoy!

Slack la

2008-01-24T22:51:00.000+08:00

"Since they pretend to pay me, I will pretend to do work." - Anonymous

Haha. That's something I read on an MSN nick.

Anyway, backlog of photos from the debates will be up when I have time.

I'm taking a break from taking photographs.. for a while.

And no, I'm not hinting at anything with that quote, unless you'd really like to contribute to the upkeep of my equipment! (:

Med-Law Floorball

2008-01-20T23:58:00.001+08:00

Jonk takes a shot against Law, as the Medicine spectators look on

(Pravin, Siva and Amanda are seen in the stands).

Photography by Liwei (M3).

The Med-Law Floorball Challenge

Ladies: Medicine 1 - 2 Law

Mens: Medicine 9 - 0 Law

Rugby is a pain..

2008-01-18T23:18:00.000+08:00

in the _ _ _.

We didn't just kick it in rugby alright..

We gave a complimentary rectal examination.

The Med-Law Rugby Challenge

Medicine 26 - 5 Law

See photographs from RUGBY.

See photographs from SOCCER.

Medico-Legal Soccer

2008-01-17T01:24:00.001+08:00

Dauntless, originally uploaded by jonkk.

The Med-Law Soccer Challenge 2008
Raymond Lim (M3, 2007-08) of Team Medicine drives past his opponent from Law, keeping the ball in their possession for a counter-attack.

Final Score: Medicine 3 - 2 Law

Siva (pimpin!)

2008-01-12T01:48:00.001+08:00

Siva (pimpin!), originally uploaded by jonkk.

Our beloved Assistant Class Rep.

And male model for hire.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH CANON

2008-01-10T13:01:00.000+08:00

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH CANON

Date: 17 JANUARY 2008 (THURSDAY)

Time: 2 - 6pm

Venue: LT 28 or 29

* Bring a camera if you have one, although there will be 20 Canon dSLRs provided.

We have about 39 people registered, of which 2-3 are bringing their own dSLR cameras.

List of Sign-ups

The following are the people who had signed up. if you'd like to come but are not in the list, you may still turn up but you may have to share the camera among THREE of you.

I will give priority to those who had signed up first, but you are always welcome to sit in and listen in any case.

No.	Name	Med
1	Quan Yao	3
2	Kenneth Tan	2
3	Kwan Rui	1
4	Chen Kok Pun	1
5	Celene	2
6	Isabella	2
7	Thia Jin Ping Joshua	2
8	Cheryl	2
9	Gloria Wong	2
10	Li Feng	2
11	Ho Chin	2
12	Sarah	2
13	Mathew Yeo	2
14	Alicia Boo	2
15	Amanda Yap	2
16	Joseph Lee	1
17	Junyang	2
18	Lydia Seetoh	2
19	Huijin	2
20	Ben LIang	1
21	Meera	2
22	Keefe	2
23	Christine Kwok	2
24	Lilian Koh	2
25	Ong Han Yang	1
26	Liew Jia Ren Perry	1
27	Matthew tay	2
28	Lim Jietong	2
29	Edwin Lim	2
30	Joel Louis	2
31	Sin Yong	1
32	pradip dashraath	1
33	Wang Siwei, Amy	1
34	Tan Shi Wei Kaelyn	1
35	Kaiping	2
36	Khadijah	2
37	Kelvin Li	2
38	Tousif Kabir	2

Yue Yen

A little more about the workshop (from their email to me):

Topics Covered

1) Getting Expose to Photography

Understanding Exposure, Aperture and Shutter Speeds

2) Getting Up to Speed

Understanding Metering and ISO Speed

3) Using Multiple Focusing Points and Al Servo

4) Understanding Quality and Image Size Settings

5) Different Modes of Metering

6) Exposure Compensation

7) Understanding Colour Temperature

8) How to expand you lens collection

9) Learn the rules of composition for the most impact

10) Maintaining Your Camera and Lenses

The duration of such a workshop will be at least 4 hours

In addition to the theory lessons, there will be a practical shooting

session where participants will be given an opportunity to use Canon's

DSLR.

Equipment will be provided during the workshop.

The practical session will be followed by a short critique and sharing

session.

JOIN THE HARVEY CUSHING FAN CLUB

2008-01-08T22:37:00.000+08:00

The Harvey Cushing Lam Meng Chon Fan Club

Just Great! - Operation Theatre 2 @ the UCC

2008-01-05T12:57:00.000+08:00

Just some of the M2s at Just Great! / Photo by Yong Chin.

Just Great - Operation Theatre 2 was awesome!

Our very own M2s were a large representation in this epic production:

Eunice (as Clare), Shawn (as William Osler) & Farah (as Florence Nightingale) performed beautifully, and there were many others such as the nurses Amanda See & Vicky Ng, bureaucrats Rasminder K & Priyanka R, pianists Gary Yoong & Grace Chew (the 'live' music was sublime), Jun Wen (lighting) and Khadijah, Kalpana, Mo Yin who helped in the administration for the marketing, ticketing & publicity.

The play brought across many pertinent issues about our lives as medical students (and doctors-to-be more importantly) - issues such as love, friendship, compassion, conscience, professionalism, second chances, even washing our hands and ID (infectious disease) control! - these were definitely something worth thinking about.

May we all examine our hearts (:

Happy New Year!

2008-01-01T00:14:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year friends!

New Year, New Resolutions, New Hope, Newater!

Let's keep it real this year 2008.. and live without regrets.

Enjoy the rest of the break!

OT2 - Just Great!

2007-12-31T22:06:00.000+08:00

Hello my M2 friends!

I hope you guys can lend us your support in this charity musical, completely written, directed, produced & performed by your fellow medical students.

All funds raised get channelled to the Medical Students Bursary Fund, in support of needy students.

A recent survey by the NUS Medical Society found that about 21%, or 250 medicalstudents in the NUS undergraduate medical course, have a monthly household income of less than $3,000. Another 26% come from households that earn between $3,000 to $5,000 a month.

Many of us won't think twice about going out for a movie or chilling out with friends at Coffee Bean. But there are those among us who do think twice, and not because they want to.

Your $15/25 ticket goes a long way in paying for their books, medical equipment, and even their meals and transport.

Have a meaningful Christmas (:

Love, jonk.

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to present to you Operation Theatre II: "Just Great!", a charity musical.

A story revolving around eternal themes of friendship, love, humanity as well as finding one's self, "Just Great!" aims to deliver an evening of unforgettable entertainment for the family. With an 80 strong cast and crew comprising entirely of medical students, "Just Great!" will be the second privately written, scored and performed musical by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

With the tour-de-force of the talents we have brought together under the umbrella of our faculty, join us as our future doctors-to-be, sing and dance for charity (Medical Students Bursary Fund.)

Performance dates:

Friday, 4th of January 2008, 7.30pm

Saturday, 5th of January 2008, 7.30pm

Venue: NUS University Cultural Centre Hall

Ticket Prices: $50, $80, $100 ($25, $15 student concession)

All Donations are welcome - and will enjoy double tax exemption

Please contact Moyin at 96307418 for sponsorships and Kalpana at 94356394 for tickets

Yours,

Ou Yang Youheng,

Producer and Director, Operation Theatre II "Just Great!"

Mind The Gap

2007-12-28T00:34:00.001+08:00

Worlds Apart, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Merry Christmas to all (:

2007-12-25T00:07:00.000+08:00

Santa Kylie, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Heterochromia!

2007-12-23T15:45:00.001+08:00

Blue (Cat's) Eyes Blue, originally uploaded by jonkk.

In a cat (:

Christmas!

2007-12-13T14:51:00.000+08:00

Happy Holidays Guys (:

Post-CAs, Holidays!

2007-11-29T01:11:00.001+08:00

Drinks on the house, now out of the house., originally uploaded by jonkk.

The most important part of a stethoscope..

2007-11-28T22:58:00.001+08:00

"Remember the old adage that the most important part of the stethoscope is the part between the earpieces!!" - Dr Martin Lee

Free.. Your.. Schedule..

2007-11-27T20:36:00.001+08:00

There is no 'C' in True/False..

2007-11-25T22:51:00.001+08:00

"The answer is NOT always C."

(Especially not for T/F Exam.)

All the best for tomorrow.

Darius disapparates..

2007-11-23T00:47:00.001+08:00

Don't we all want some escape sometimes?

Mind the Gap

2007-11-22T02:49:00.000+08:00

Trying out this new toy called Bookr.

All the best for the last few CA papers..

wham!

2007-11-13T22:30:00.000+08:00

balls to you.

literally.

2007-11-09T00:25:00.000+08:00

to add on to jonk's post...
everyone loves a nerd! bringing you your beloved hardworking nerds who study late into the night outside the library :)

photo courtesy of ouyang :)

Boys getting high after studying too much..

2007-11-07T00:13:00.000+08:00

So high, they hit the roof.

CAs, here we come..

2007-11-03T20:09:00.000+08:00

All the best for the papers to come this week..

FYI
- All papers will be held at MPSSH1 at the SRC
- Bring Matric Card

Monday, 5 Nov
- 11am: COFM (1h)
NB: 4 MEQs

Wednesday, 7 Nov
- 10am: Immuno
- 11.30am: Microbiology
NB: 50min each, with 25-30 Stems of 5 T/F questions

Don't play play..

2007-11-03T19:15:00.001+08:00

Don't play play.., originally uploaded by jonkk.

'cos CAs are coming..

"The only thing worse than studying viruses..
...is getting one." - Xi Wern

Mind the Gap

2007-10-27T23:53:00.000+08:00

"Mind the Gap", the M2 Playhouse Production 2007. - Best Play

Photography by Jonk.

IFG: Rugby 10s

2007-10-21T02:26:00.001+08:00

Pravin drives for the tryline, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Joel Louis goes down, originally uploaded by jonkk.

Wei-liang gets tackled by a Mr Bean lookalike.

I took forever to find this photo for your viewing pleasure. / Temasek Hall website.

NUS Inter-Faculty Rugby 10s: Team Medicine came in second place in a pool of four Faculties.

2007-10-21T00:53:00.000+08:00

to add on to the previous post, here's a really inspiring song for aspiring anesthetists!! the original tune is Turnaround by bonnie tyler/cover by westlife :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xuZl9tRqjoQ

enjoy and be inspired :)

Hilarious Song

2007-10-20T15:28:00.001+08:00

Hey guys, this song is a gem. By this crazy doctor duo from UK. It's a spoof of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire. Enjoy.

[disclaimer: i think there might be some rude words in it. so if you don't like them please don't watch]

Photo Slideshows - Touch Rugby and Public Health Screening '07

2007-10-12T19:49:00.000+08:00

Here are the photo slideshows of M1 vs M2 Touch Rugby and the recent Public Health Screening..

Medicine Touch Rugby - M1 vs M2

Featured music: Dig In, Lenny Kravitz

Public Health Screening 2007
at Toa Payoh Hub, 6-7 Oct 2007

Featured music: Sunny Days, Jars of Clay