Thursday, June 29, 2006
as u can see below... part of my tiredness comes from the visit.. but its really well worth it.. not onli because i learned much about dialysis...but i can really appreciate the extent of the suffering of a kidney failure patient.. and the how the problem affects the whole population.

this is another thing tat we can be 'proud' of in Malaysia... on average.. a patient need to wait 15-16 YEARS to get a kidney transplant. in the meantime, they gotta go for dialysis every 2 days, 4 hours each time.. so..practically, ur life is minimized. theres an endless list of food that the patient cant eat, extreme care is needed for the AV fistula on their hands. can u imagine that?no more studies, onli light sports, no junk food... and i even see patients as young as 21 there!!! r they gonna spend their better days on that machine?? and the cost of dialysis is enormous!! RM 120 each time(govn pays 50, others u pay), EPO injection RM 60 each time, vit D injection RM 30.... so.. u do the math.. and remember it could be 3 times higher if u do privately. and again the waiting list of govn dialysis center means ur lucky if u didn die or bankupt b4 u can get the dialysis.

so..ppl.. thank God if ur kidneys are still working. take care of it.. (diabetes is the main reason y ppl's kidneys fail) and educate others bout it..

to go one step further, i like to ask everyone to be an organ donor. u dun need any of those when ur dead. so..if some parts of u can save lives, y not give it away? a pair of kidneys saves 4 lives! (2 ppl get one kidneys each, 2 ppl get to be on dialysis).
 
posted by Ernest at 7:45 AM | 2 comments
i guess everywan start to have some football fever now..so..we went to The CAGE in sri petaling for futsal at 1110 pm! crazy time to play..but no other choice. quickly cramped as much of studies i can cramp into my head.. then off to play!! indoor futsal is ENERY DRAINING...run up and down a few times oledi hyperventilating.. stamina low la... need to sub a few times onli can..cannot manage to score anything.sigh..... Chee Keong got muscle cramp... the game ended at 130 am!! by the time i reached home.. showered and slumped on the bed (with wet hair..) its oledi 2 something..

usually after such tiring day i could sleep for 10 hours. but now gotta wake up at 745 am to go dialysis center(will talk bout it later..) so..slept throughout the lrt... got a rude awakening when a fool suddenly squeezed between me and Puteri.. we're oledi sitting quite close.. and that guy almost sat on us!! aiya..find some other place la..!! luckily i was tired..if not ill teach that mindless junk a lesson.

the dialysis center was mind opening and the sister was super nice!! it PROVES that i fainted in KKB without a reason.. cos here i felt totally normal!! thats a relief. walking back from lrt to IMU..sweaty and tired.. my mind is on 1 thing.. library sofa!! went there straight to sleep.. and saw Gordon and Stephen( futsal gang) oledi unconcious on the sofa...can almost hear Gordon snoring..

didn seem like much sleep b4 Manjeet woke me up for lectures.. and of cos... barely half the lecture went in..

thats what i call a tired and productive day.
 
posted by Ernest at 5:02 AM | 1 comments

i just gotta share this.. heard it from Hitz FM when im coming home.(no offense to England supporters)

Brazil and England were through to the Semis.. and Brazilians think playing England is a waste of time. cos their just not their league. so. they all look unhappy int he locker room. and Ronaldinho came in and asked..'how come so sad?' then they explain la... so.. he said.. 'ok lah.. u all or party, have some fun.. then ill go play England alone..' and the rest of the team agreed!!

So..at the pub..Ronaldo suddenly wanna know the score..so he use sms update..then the msg back..'Ronaldinho 10 min'.. 'hey ..not bad..he scored single handedly!'. so..then continued partying. then b4 game end..Ronaldo sms again....'Lampard 89min'.

Oh no..says the team.. its draw now..we gotta go back.. so the whole team rushed back to the stadium.and found Ronaldinho in the locker room...hands over face... then Cafu asked...'hey how come ur sad? u drew against them single handedly..thats not bad!!

then Ronaldinho said.."i'm sorry i dissapointed u guys... i got sent off on the 15th minute!!!'

get the joke?? it certainly made a laugh for a while.. as far as im concerned..the Quarters is as far as England will go..





2. Ronaldo: YO BALDIE!! after the match ill make u sell shampoo by the roadside!!
Barthez: C'MON!!! i think ur gonna be selling toothbrushes after the match!!!!!
 
posted by Ernest at 4:46 AM | 0 comments
Monday, June 26, 2006
it seems like my family cars are accident prone...if not we knock ppl thenits kena knock..(so far never knock trees yet..or lamp post.) today my mom's car got knocked from behind....again.. but not as bad as last time la..just minor damage.... and that fella agreed to pay..these are the days when i really pray for protection...pls God...NO MORE!!

im seriously lagging in studies now..just cant get anything into my brain.. so moodless to study..yet dunno y.. i stayed up to watch England and Ecuador..then cant resist to watch Formula One Canadian grand prix. both were exciting.... watching Lampard miss all his shots like a blind man, watching Mrs Beckham do her ThAng!!! and how Rooney shouts at the ref..u can see smoke coming out from his ears! the race after that had a great start too.. Montoya and Rosberg's accident was soo predicted by me.. but i missed the best show between portugal and holland!! dunno was that a football or wrestling game.. Robben kena Kungfu kick..Figo tot his opponent's head was the ball..Deco got floored..wuah..CLASSIC!!

watching Italy and Australia now.. still sticking to my prediction of Italy 2-0. lets see how...gtg..
 
posted by Ernest at 8:56 AM | 5 comments
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
last Sunday was fathers' day..and i should be spending some happy times with my dad, eating some nice dinner or something..but too bad..he came down with tonsillitis...(the inflamation of the tonsils..due to some bacteria) because its a viral infection, it causes fever, joint pain, muscle ache and tiredness.... so...the whole day was spoilt..and hes still sick up till now... i wonder how is he managing to work with so much sickness....(he refuses to take mc...say got important things to do....) and so..im still waiting for the day he gets well so we could have dinner somewhere..any suggestions of nice places around KL??

i also realised one thing i gotta learn..its the art of comforting ppl. i never quite know what to say when ppl are sick, stressed, tired or confused.. and ill just listen, i try to say something..but it isnt always helpful.. its easier to say 'dun worry'..but realistically, if the problem dun go away, the worries persist.. its easy to say 'take care, rest more' when ppl are sick, but in reality, they gotta work, study, meet ppl..and if those are not done, that means no rest for them. its easy to say 'leave it to God..just do ur best' when ppl are tired...but ppl wont sit there and do nth if things arent good enaf...and the worse is...never never say 'Its OK'....cos to them..its never ok.. thats y theyre worried.. so.. im always stuck when ppl tell me their probs... and worse of all.. i cannot stand ppl crying... and i get tensed and even more speechless..

anybody can helpme in that??


 
posted by Ernest at 8:04 AM | 3 comments
Monday, June 19, 2006
It’s been a while since I last did any charity, or anything at all to help ppl... And I can say that it always always feels good to make someone happy, and to share what we have with others. Last sat, I thank God for a chance to do just that. Ganesh our class rep just called me to go to Santa Jerome home to help out some kids.. and I just agreed(dun even know what is it, what to do)… I normally would think a long time bout it..but this time its just..OK lah.. do what?? Dunno…just go la..and pick up these ppl osso…

So..with a bit of faith, not knowing anything at all…we went at 9 am.. and didn have any trouble at all finding the place. After introducing ..all they call me is UN---CLE!’(now im really starting to get old)..and waited for a while..started by teaching them a cup game.. I gotta admit..its just too hard for some of them..and within half an hour.. everywan turned to do their own stuff with the cups…(kids got short attention span) for those who managed to follow.. we just did 2 rounds of cup game and that’s it.. Vickie took over for some warm up game that got all of their butt pointing in all directions…

Then, its time to sing some songs…and I got the biggest shock when they took out violins!! One after another… but none of them can really play.. so I tried to teach them a bit….but learning violin isn’t that easy and I onli managed to teach two lines of the Sunday school song.’jesus loves me this I know..for the bible tells me so..’.. and the rest just joined in and sing. I learned later that they used to have a teacher, but she left after a month. Its such a waste having 6 or 7 violins there but no one plays it! I have a strong feeling that this is what God is telling me to do there.

Finally, we taught them some homework…. little Kartik is just too smart for his age. All the books he use is just too simple for him.



Its time to go off at 1215 pm. Its been a JOY seeing the smiles on the kids face.. and ill certainly think about going back there to teach them..at least 1 song. God has once again blessed me and I hope I can be a blessing to these kids too..

 
posted by Ernest at 9:11 AM | 2 comments
those who follow my blog knows last time i got a big prob with Streamyx..and now it happen again!! even more ridiculous!! ..we got cut off...then they send a letter saying we didn pay for 2 months!! since we used autopay by credit card...my bro stormed the Streamyx office..then they say bank didn pay them...call bank...then they say TM net didn bill them.. so..whos fault?? all comes down to Malaysian work ethic...cincai and corrupt and troublesome..

let me share something from doug's blog..(since he used my car blog idea..)

"Malaysia Boleh "
 
After digging to a depth of 100 metres last year,
Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating
back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their
ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand
years ago. 
 
Not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed,
American scientists dug 200 metres and headlines in
the US papers read: ‘US scientists have found traces
of 2000-year-old optical fibres, and have concluded
that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech
digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the
Russians.’ 
 
One week later, the Malaysian newspapers reported the
following: ‘After digging as deep as 500 metres,
Malaysian scientists have found absolutely nothing.
They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their
ancestors were already using wireless technology.’ 
 
Proud to be a Malaysian...." 
 
are we?

lets together stop all these nonsense shall we??


 
posted by Ernest at 8:51 AM | 1 comments
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
ok..lets start with a few good news 1st..Reproductice system exam is OVER!! what a big burden off my shoulders..and thank God that i saw some hairs in the picture A...ok..let me explain..theres a type of ovarian cancer called teratoma..where the tumor got hairs and even teeths in it...I (and many others)..didn have a clue what im looking at 1st..then thank God..i saw hairs!!..and that made my day...
after exam..played ping pong with others from my batch..and got an unbeaten streak
...haha...actually my partners are good..Glen and Tek Jee..u all rock!!

now..this morning..went to get some lunch...after that.when i got out of the parking...SCCRREECCHH..
immediately i know im dead...yeah..its the new car..and i didn think its 1st calamity came so soon..quickly got down..and i was surprised that i hardly can see the scratch..the Altis that kena, on the other hand...got a 10 cm line.. and...it that wasnt bad enaf...the owner was there..aiyo..

owner: so how?
me: i bring u to my foreman to fix lo..
owner:..gimme ur number..bla bla bla..
i was determined not to let this get in the way of my exam.. so i forgot bout it.totally..around 6pm..that fella called

owner: can come out and bincang?
me: dun need...come meet me at friday we go fix
owner: fix what??
me: touch up that part la..thats the only thing mah..
owner: cannot wan la!!...after that one patch one patch..no nice wan..!! its ur fault!!..must spray whole bumper onli can!!!...if not can see wan...u gotta SPRAY ALL..!!!!
me: no way..ur whole bumper not my fault
owner: so how now?? i claim ur insurance la..
me: claim la!! (close phone)

i dunno since when i became so brave..but hey...thats too much man.. he's definately bullying me..trying to take advantage to repair his whole car..come on la..he must be rich..look at the number plate..9999... go spray urself la..for an idea of how minor it is...take a look at my car


For those of u who havent seen the real thing..here it is..can u see anything?

No? look closer....
this is it...a barely visible scratch

So ppl...can u imagine how 'bad' is his car?? just scratch onli! its not that i wanna run.. i offered to repay him!! but he wanna play tough.. greedy..unreasonable...selfish..stuck up...and on and on.. i played my part.. and even apologized!! alrite..enaf..but i learned a few valuable lessons from my dad later..

1. insurance of a minimum exclusion..below RM 400 cannot claim..there u go.. u gotta hammer ur bumper now and make it look bad to claim
2. if i dun go police report...he cant claim..and by the looks of it..the police will say 'u ingat i takda kerja ke? orang kereta sudah hancur baru datang..orang bagi u repair u tak mau....blah lah!'
3. be careful..im still not used to this long car... so dun rush out...
4. by offering to pay.. i did the rite thing...amd as it turns out. i dun need to do anything now

Many thanks to God again for His protection..


 
posted by Ernest at 5:25 AM | 4 comments
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Yesterday was the 46th Anniversary of Youth Fellowship at my church, Serdang Baru Christian Church. KL Gospel Hall joined us in the celebration, and also many from other fellowships.
interestingly.. i got the job of preparing food that day.. something ive never tried..and was not really good in. Thank God i got plenty of helpers that day...haha.. hundreds of fish nuggets and chicken balls to screw into sticks.... endless cups to fill with drinks..and hundreds of pieces of fruits to cut into..(thanks to su yi)..

the presentations were all perfect..theres a drama about 2 different lifes.. one always busy with no time for anyone... and the other well organized life that really portrays the ideal Christian life. of cos..i always think that reality always makes life tougher...but with God's help..things should be ok..

and finally came the pastor's msg... make everywan laugh until stomach pain..but more importantly..it reminded us from John 21:15-17...that whoever loves Jesus..would take care of His church and make Him known to others.. and thats what ill do to my best.....

dun have the pics yet.. ill try to get them soon
 
posted by Ernest at 7:29 AM | 0 comments
i think i better stick with Formula One predictions la..another spot on prediction!! but things are getting too predictable for me la... i can even tell whos gonna win even before looking at the practice paces
but i got kutuked left and right for the world cup wan.. hey...that wasnt bad la..i got the winner and the goal difference correct!! undoubtedly.. football is round..it could spin anyway it wants...and bounce of anyones head.. as Paraguay learned tragically against England. So far..theres not much surprises and upsets...and we could all expect Germany to advance well after group stage.
 
posted by Ernest at 7:22 AM | 4 comments
Friday, June 09, 2006

ppl who know me all know that im not very into football..but we all agree...everyone is gonna get some football fever starting from today... just ask anyone u see..its impossible that they dunno Germany is gonna face Costa Rica tomolo. ppl who dunno french would know how to pronounce Cote d'ivore..and ppl who dunno a word of German would start greeting ppl in german..morning classes would be filled with sleepy backbenchers.. and PBL topics would be football all the way. office productivity would plummet... and mamak store business would triple at night. thats how football unites us all... haha.. well..after so many accurate predictions on F1...i guess ill try my skills in football this time..

Germany 3 Costa Rica 1

Captain Ballack not there..and the last world cup taught us something... NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE UNDERDOGS....

not forgetting this sundays F1...i think its gonna be something like

Alonso
M
Kimi
 
posted by Ernest at 8:00 AM | 3 comments
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
i got another clinic visit today...at Klinik Desa Pajam..u guys are asking now..where is that ulu place? well...near Mantin..its a one street town..and the clinic looks like the old kampung house.. (u know..houses wearing high heels..). inside there..old fashion TV..grandfather clock...wooden floor..its quite cozy actually..

as we enter...sister Valai is teaching the mothers to be on how to breastfeed their babies..the take home msg is....'tak payah bawa apa-apa botol semua...bawa dua tetek cukup!!'..u cant get anymore straight forward than that..! because its a small community..basically the nurses talks to everyone like a fren...how nice is that...compared to docs who dun even look at ur face!
todays objective is to learn how to check up on pregnant mothers... and for the 1st time.. i actually get to feel the baby by pressing on the mother's tummy..was really gentle at 1st..scared to harm the baby. but the mother actually told me..'tekan kuat lagi..tak sakit..tak tekan takkan rasa'..wow... i wish i could give a most cooperative award to this patient la...after feelilng the babies head and trying to shake it a bit..(all 6 of us)..i think the baby must be feeling heck of dizzy inside there oledi..(i can almost hear the baby saying..'hey stop that! u fools!'...haha..!)..no harm done..dun worry..everyone's smiling after that.

respects to sister Valai for handling the klinik almost single handedly.. doing everything from mopping and cleaning to doing home deliveries and checking like 30 mothers a day.. really inspiring. Respects to All Mothers..who painstakingly bear their child for almost 40 weeks.. and caring for them ALL THEIR LIVES... May God bless them all..
 
posted by Ernest at 8:24 AM | 1 comments


well..here it is...my new Toyota Avanza 1.3 Auto....well. the pic is not the real thing..since im lazy to snap photos of it....i can say bye bye to the gear shifts and 'sei foh's.....but then suddenly driving aint that challenging any more with an auto car... its not a chic magnet...but it certainly can ferry more chics!!haha..although the power seems to be down from the last car..(it was much smaller..with a 1.6 engine!!)..its certainly much spacier and comfortable to drive in. since its kinda taller..i really get a nice view of the road.. but now theres one challenge...PARKING...hardly can see the car behind...gotta rely fully on sensors and instinct.
Many thanks to my dad for getting me this new ride..and ill really drive carefully this time...
 
posted by Ernest at 5:11 AM | 4 comments
Friday, June 02, 2006


well.. all good things come to an end....and so is my 1st car.. its oledi 9 years old..ppl call it '7224'(in canotnese it means thief easy easy die) 'the red wan'..and other stuff.. although i complaint a lot about it... i really shoudnt... im grateful that i even get to drive... and i guess its time to count all my blessings with this car..

1. ive overtook sports car and luxury cars with it on the highway...
2. ive took it to 160km/h at NPE highway..

3. fetched my frens all around

4. with a super overheated..smoking engine..it still can go from subang to cheras to oug....that really says something bout the reliability rite??

5. had some hot dates with it..(well..it isnt too common..so most ppl havent sit b4..)
6. fetched 2 super obese couples...i really thought they cant fit..and if they did the car wont move...but hey..it did..

7. went to muddy, bumpy roads in pahang.. its like off road for an hour...

8.after car washing...it looks awesome..shiny red....

so... it really is a blessing to me and to many many many others.. and of cos.. to whoever is getting it 2nd hand..im sure he/she is lucky to have it....
 
posted by Ernest at 7:57 AM | 3 comments