Oops. It's Your Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Anson. Dont be so shocked to see this, although you graduated from Elite Team long, long time ago. =)

Bruce Lee Ping Pong

Been on YouTube a lot since i have internet access at home. What a change from my previous lifestyle. It's unhealthy though, but I cant help it! So many interesting stuff to see...

Anyway, here's something probably Desmond would be interested in. Enjoy!

London's Calling

Booking Period : Now - 30 Nov 2008
Travel Period : 11 Mar - 24 Oct 2009

Fly from/to LCC Terminal, KLIA, Kuala Lumpur to United Kingdom (London)

Economy Seats = RM 499 / £ 99*

XL Seats = RM 1999.00 / £ 549*

Finally! The much awaited and anticipated destination of the year is NOW OPEN FOR SALE! Grab your low fare seats to LONDON from as low as RM 499 or try our XL seats and enjoy premium comfort at an Xtraordinary fare from RM 1,999.

Learn Your ABCs Well :)

Casablanca

Used to listen to this song when I was young, as my parents were huge fans of this movie. They claim it's the best movie ever made! Lately, I've been fond of this song after stumbling in the internet. Anyone have the DVD/ VCD??

Where is the Lost Child?

Was browsing over old pics to choose a photo for Chee Yang. I just love this picture. It shows he's facial expression when he says "Dun be so GELI" or something sinis... And typically, he's always very gatal, in Malaysia or Scotland. Hence the constant scratching.

Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr Chin Chee Yang. Hope to see you again soon bro.

Malu-Malu

Who is that shy pharmacist?? It seems that he's the clinical pharmacist in HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR. Malu-malu la pulak... Super dim.

Masai Warrior

The Masai are a very famous warrior tribe in Kenya (Africa) whose lives center around herding cattle. They live in small settlements of 8-15 huts. Their settlements are surrounded by acacia thornbush fence as an added form of protection. The two-inch long thorns of the acacia thornbush are as sharp as barbed wire and the men are responsible for tying branches together to form the fence. In the evening, the cattle, goats, and other domestic animals are brought inside the kraal for protection against wild animals.

The huts take seven months to build by the women of the village. They are built of branches, twigs, grass, and cow dung and urine formed into a plaster and applied to a branch frame. When the mixure dries in the sun it is as strong a cement and does not smell. Generally they cannot stand up inside and the only openings are that of the doorway and a small opening in the roof or wall which allows smoke from a continually smoldering fire inside to escape. The fire is used on which to cook and to keep the family warm during the rainy season. Dried cow dung is used as the fuel for the fire. Inside, the family sleeps on beds of woven branches cushioned with dry grasses and animal skins. In some huts, small animals are brought into the hut in the evening to help protect them from larger and more dangerous animals as well as the cold. They stay in an area close to the front door. The only evidence of western man in a Masai hut might be a iron cast fry pan, a tin drinking cup or a piece or two of western clothing. Masai women and girls have a variety of chores besides building the dung hut. They are expected to milk the cows and fetch water, however far that may be (perhaps 36 miles in some cases).




Masai women also spend much time doing bead work. It makes their costumes more colourful.

Now... All hail the Masai Queen, working in Klinik Kesihatan Masai.... Wan sui wan sui...

You're Elite Gathering 2009

This picture was taken in Sept 2006, the weekend before i left for Sabah. Location was in Kuantan (Soh+JouAnn+ZhiYong House). Because not wanting their faces to be missed out in the blogs (*ahem* from Ipoh *cough*), our team members came all the way from Perlis, Ipoh, Kuala Terengganu, Seremban, Batu Pahat and of course Kuantan. What a huge change from the times when we were carefree students, most of the time discussing about Dota, latest gossips, the latest movies, etc. Not that we were that excited watching "Money Not Enough 2"!!

How we all changed. Nowadays our conversations revolve around pharmacy-related topics. Initially I felt so strange. Hey, we were not like this, discussing which drug is better, how to reduce waiting time!! Shit! But when I thought about it, it's part and parcel of our journey as pharmacists. It's not that we do not have a life, but rather this is our life. For some people, his life involved insurance also lah.. Haha.

At least we still get to express CCB, lansi, tiu le lo mo, niama everytime we meet up. And the real difference now, we all have cars and spend our own money. Looks like we will not walk 15-20 minutes every night to Ajimal Razim anymore!

Hey let's plan another meet-up for next year. Let's plan this trip early, as I need to book my tickets home early. Also, so that Acrix will not be missing in Action and the girls can show up in full force as well. I would suggest:

(1) 22-23 May 2009

(2) 6-7 June 2009

Which date is better?? Any ideas for location??

Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB)

XDR-TB is the abbreviation for extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, also called extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. One in three people in the world is infected with dormant TB germs. Only when the bacteria become active do people become ill with TB. Bacteria become active as a result of anything that can reduce the person’s immunity, such as HIV, advancing age or some medical conditions.

TB can usually be treated with a course of four standard, or "first-line," anti-TB drugs. If these drugs are misused or mismanaged, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) can develop. MDR-TB takes longer to treat, and requires "second-line" drugs that are more expensive and have more side effects. XDR-TB can develop when these second-line drugs are also misused or mismanaged and become ineffective. Treatment options for XDR-TB are seriously limited.

Many people think of TB as a disease of the past, but in 2007 alone, TB killed 1.7 million people. That’s 4,660 deaths a day, or one death from TB every 20 seconds. TB is the leading killer of people with HIV: Individuals are able to live with HIV but are dying from TB. Without proper treatment, 90% of those living with HIV die within months of contracting TB.

The drugs to treat a standard TB case cost only $20 per patient in the developing world, and are almost always completely effective in curing a person of the disease when taken properly, even among people living with HIV.

XDR-TB and MDR-TB, the drug-resistant strains of TB, are much more difficult, and sometimes impossible, to cure. Cases of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extremely drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) have been found in almost every country of the world. It is not clearly known how far these strains have spread.

Reversing the TB epidemic is a political issue as much as it is a health issue. The World Health Organization estimates that it will cost approximately $6.7 billion annually to reverse the TB epidemic. Currently, only slightly more than half of that is projected to be available at current funding levels. This gap is costing millions of lives.

You can learn more here.