Saw the following article on zaobao which I think ladies should try to remember.
NEVER take ginseng before going into labour because it causes blood vessels to dilate and may lead to complications like excessive loss of blood after delivery. So please take note.
*****
（综合电）一名年轻孕妇在进产房前为补充体力口含人参，导致血管扩张，子宫无法收缩，并出现血崩，差点要切除子宫，丧失生育能力。
一名从中国大陆到香港产子的年轻孕妇，在医院准备分娩时，家人因担心她生头胎力气不够，在她进入产房前把人参条放进她口中，果然不出两下功夫，婴儿顺利产下，但同时也因人参令孕妇血管扩张，子宫无法收缩，造成血崩。
产科医师靳嘉仁表示，人参使子宫血管扩张，不收血，加上该名孕妇血压高、血小板低，所以出现血崩。
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
Worried about situation in Nepal
Nepal
Have been monitoring the volatile situation in Nepal and hoping that the king will lift the curfew and shoot-on-sight order soon. It isn’t looking any better this morning as the King has given no indication of stepping down nor giving up the right to future palace intervention in the government and I don’t think the alliance will be accepting that feeble offer he made last week to relieve some international pressure (which anyone could tell that it isn’t a real solution at all – just think of all the possible future problems that could breed if Maoists are allowed places in the government!!) Having to rise against 1 person to bring down their so-called ‘autocratic monarchy’ is difficult enough… will peace ever descend upon them if after putting an end to the King’s reign, they have to remove the Maoist from the government? I think that will be an appreciably more difficult task and will certainly lead to more bloodshed. It is such a pity that the home to the most stunning mountain ranges on Earth would see so much unrest. Such a tricky and delicate situation will surely take many more months to be resolved (well, they have been at it for more than a year now) and I can only hope that it’ll still be peaceful next weekend when MX and his friend completes their trek needs to enter Katmandu again to catch their flight home.
May 06 Election
I wanna vote!! I wanna vote!! I’m registered as an overseas voter this year and I hope there will be a contest for my GRC… =) Kind of excited coz I missed the 2001 election when I was in California when they decided not to go ahead with overseas the electronic voting due to various reasons, inadequate security, post 9/11 etc. I heard that this time round the usual paper ballot will be carried at the High Commissions, and the ballot boxes will be sealed and flown back to S’pore for counting. Well, I still haven’t received any notification letter yet but I hope it’ll be soon.
Have been monitoring the volatile situation in Nepal and hoping that the king will lift the curfew and shoot-on-sight order soon. It isn’t looking any better this morning as the King has given no indication of stepping down nor giving up the right to future palace intervention in the government and I don’t think the alliance will be accepting that feeble offer he made last week to relieve some international pressure (which anyone could tell that it isn’t a real solution at all – just think of all the possible future problems that could breed if Maoists are allowed places in the government!!) Having to rise against 1 person to bring down their so-called ‘autocratic monarchy’ is difficult enough… will peace ever descend upon them if after putting an end to the King’s reign, they have to remove the Maoist from the government? I think that will be an appreciably more difficult task and will certainly lead to more bloodshed. It is such a pity that the home to the most stunning mountain ranges on Earth would see so much unrest. Such a tricky and delicate situation will surely take many more months to be resolved (well, they have been at it for more than a year now) and I can only hope that it’ll still be peaceful next weekend when MX and his friend completes their trek needs to enter Katmandu again to catch their flight home.
May 06 Election
I wanna vote!! I wanna vote!! I’m registered as an overseas voter this year and I hope there will be a contest for my GRC… =) Kind of excited coz I missed the 2001 election when I was in California when they decided not to go ahead with overseas the electronic voting due to various reasons, inadequate security, post 9/11 etc. I heard that this time round the usual paper ballot will be carried at the High Commissions, and the ballot boxes will be sealed and flown back to S’pore for counting. Well, I still haven’t received any notification letter yet but I hope it’ll be soon.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Personal War!!!
It is one of those days again where I can’t throw off the feeling that I’m the most thickheaded moronic imbecile on earth. The more I read, the more I realize my ignorance and my weak analytical skills. I’ve been working on trying to understand this freakingly complicated and derivationally intense paper for 2 days. Maybe it’s not complicated, maybe it’s because I haven’t understood how they arrive at certain equations, why they made certain simplifying assumptions and why those assumptions are valid. Arrrggghhh… why don’t people bother explaining their analytical methods these days and just throw massive amounts of equations in their papers?!? How do I know they are correct? How do I know if the substitutions have been inserted correctly and under which conditions will they be valid?!?
Humph. No. This lady here won’t take that rubbish and just assume that every line published is correct. I’ll follow the derivations from the very beginning, proving equation by equation, figuring out the little tricks used, tracing the places where assumptions have been made, simplifications introduced, making sure that they remain valid and agreeable at the later stages. Oh, yes I will. I have all the patience in the world, and all the stubbornness in the universe. Just watch me. May perseverance win!!
Humph. No. This lady here won’t take that rubbish and just assume that every line published is correct. I’ll follow the derivations from the very beginning, proving equation by equation, figuring out the little tricks used, tracing the places where assumptions have been made, simplifications introduced, making sure that they remain valid and agreeable at the later stages. Oh, yes I will. I have all the patience in the world, and all the stubbornness in the universe. Just watch me. May perseverance win!!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
interesting junkies
Aloha!
I'm back in college again after disappearing for exactly 1 week! Needed to get away from this place after spending almost 18 hours a day in it for the past month. Have been really productive at home, though I kind of miss my big square monitor screen in college.
** me talking to monitor: " Hi babe, I'm back!!" sayang sayang **
Before I start work I thought I'll share 2 interesting pieces of junk mails I've received over the weekend...
1. Think we had a tough time? Check out these 1953 Hong kong PSLE questions...
http://www.cs.hku.hk/~jmma/a.jpg
2. Variation of Da Chang Jin theme song... not that I support disfiguring a song like that but had to admit it's funnie....
http://flash.cyol.com/product/05121802324416.swf
I'm back in college again after disappearing for exactly 1 week! Needed to get away from this place after spending almost 18 hours a day in it for the past month. Have been really productive at home, though I kind of miss my big square monitor screen in college.
** me talking to monitor: " Hi babe, I'm back!!" sayang sayang **
Before I start work I thought I'll share 2 interesting pieces of junk mails I've received over the weekend...
1. Think we had a tough time? Check out these 1953 Hong kong PSLE questions...
http://www.cs.hku.hk/~jmma/a.jpg
2. Variation of Da Chang Jin theme song... not that I support disfiguring a song like that but had to admit it's funnie....
http://flash.cyol.com/product/05121802324416.swf
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Rest day No.1
The last three weeks have been one of the busiest times in my life, and as I finished up my second last static fracture test specimen yesterday, a wave of fatigue washed over me and suddenly I felt that I just could not continue. It was one of those odd moments where when the finishing line comes within sight, you start thinking back to try to remember where you have started and realized that you have come a long way. The mere thought of the journey was enough to invoked the fatigue. So in the end, I decided to enjoy a cup of coffee before returning to the lab to load my last specimen and spent 45 minutes testing it diligently, giving it my full attention, just like every specimen before it.
I think the will power of a human being is one of the most amazing and underestimated ability of all times. When we have a choice, we often take the easy root out and convince ourselves that we can’t do or achieve something. But when there are no alternates, then we find ourselves rolling up our sleeves, puffing up our courage and just get on with it. It is not like we gained an invincible power or magically inherited the skill sets to accomplish the task overnight. More often then not, we alter our thinking, our perceptions of things and then see our tasks in a different light. In dire cases, our body helps too by dimming our senses to discomfort, fatigue, depression, anything that could interfere with our progress. So I guess the phenomena I’ve experienced can be accredited to my body blocking out the weariness and my mind forbidding me to look back and count the exhausting days I have lived. And when the blocks were suddenly lifted, the sensory flood hit like a stunner but ebbed away in a couple of minutes and moments later, calm reclaims the mind again. If you think about it, it is actually quite cool, what our body does to help us, collecting our sufferings for weeks and then releasing it in a super-condensed style which takes just but a few minutes. I wouldn’t like to have that if the emotion that I ought to be experiencing is happiness, but if it is the bad stuffs, then yah, I think it’s an excellent idea.
Well, enough about work. Today is my self declared rest day and indeed, although I’m still in college (buring DVDs to back up my files at the moment, not seriously working) I’ve met my objective for today - resting. Well, it’s Thursday, first day of college easter closure, I woke up at 11am, paid a visit to my Warden to get an application form for next year and to complain about some nasty bugs, strolled into office at half past 12, had lunch, talked to a friend, MX and finally my mom from about 1pm till 6pm. Caught up with news, friends blogs, had dinner and now borrowing my colleague’s DVD burner to back up my insanely huge files. So yeah, it’s a pretty relaxing day talking to the people I care about and now happily blogging about my unproductive day. Heehee.
Actually, while talking to my mom, I realized how easy it is to talk to her and how much I enjoy conversing with her. We clocked 02:40:55 today on skype until my ears were all red and painful. But it’s really nice. We haven’t had the chance to chat properly in ages and I missed it. She has a way of passing on useful information in a light hearted manner and can making a trip to IKEA sounds utterly hilarious. I can talk to her about anything and she reads my mood like a book, knowing instinctively if I’ve called to talk, or I’ll be happy just listening to her. I didn’t think my mom could be my best friend when I was young as she was always so strict and was more like an formidable principal who also happens to be my loving mom. Then, when I was 19 and spending vast amount of time overseas, she made the transition to become my friend. With the strict principal veil abandoned, I began to see the other sides of her and begin to understand her concerns, her motivations, her vulnerabilities and the things going on in her life. She became my most trusted friend, my anchor in life and her character is a great mix of liberal practicality and sensitivity. I’m glad my mom doesn’t mind when I started feeding her advices and I am thankful to her for putting her family in first place all these years. Sometimes she tells me that there are things she regretted not doing for us when we were young, but then I guess every parents will have moments that they regret, and actually to us children, it’s not an issue at all since my brother and I turned out fine and we think that she has done more than enough.
The other phonecall of the day, well, it’s a bit sad for me cos MX is going hiking in Nepal for a couple of weeks and it will be the longest period since we have been going out that I won’t be able to hear his voice. I know it’s silly of me to miss him going away when we are already living apart on two different continents but it is not the same without him being conveniently accessible with the press of a few buttons. I can’t imagine what life must have been like when couples had to write to each other, and have those love letters delivered by ships. If it took 2 months to sail the letters across the ocean, then MX and I will be having six correspondences a year. If that is the case then every one of my letters will be a hundred pages long! *LOL* Yes, yes, so it’s only for a few weeks. I should be counting my blessings and thank the new age technological gods.*roll eyes*
I think the will power of a human being is one of the most amazing and underestimated ability of all times. When we have a choice, we often take the easy root out and convince ourselves that we can’t do or achieve something. But when there are no alternates, then we find ourselves rolling up our sleeves, puffing up our courage and just get on with it. It is not like we gained an invincible power or magically inherited the skill sets to accomplish the task overnight. More often then not, we alter our thinking, our perceptions of things and then see our tasks in a different light. In dire cases, our body helps too by dimming our senses to discomfort, fatigue, depression, anything that could interfere with our progress. So I guess the phenomena I’ve experienced can be accredited to my body blocking out the weariness and my mind forbidding me to look back and count the exhausting days I have lived. And when the blocks were suddenly lifted, the sensory flood hit like a stunner but ebbed away in a couple of minutes and moments later, calm reclaims the mind again. If you think about it, it is actually quite cool, what our body does to help us, collecting our sufferings for weeks and then releasing it in a super-condensed style which takes just but a few minutes. I wouldn’t like to have that if the emotion that I ought to be experiencing is happiness, but if it is the bad stuffs, then yah, I think it’s an excellent idea.
Well, enough about work. Today is my self declared rest day and indeed, although I’m still in college (buring DVDs to back up my files at the moment, not seriously working) I’ve met my objective for today - resting. Well, it’s Thursday, first day of college easter closure, I woke up at 11am, paid a visit to my Warden to get an application form for next year and to complain about some nasty bugs, strolled into office at half past 12, had lunch, talked to a friend, MX and finally my mom from about 1pm till 6pm. Caught up with news, friends blogs, had dinner and now borrowing my colleague’s DVD burner to back up my insanely huge files. So yeah, it’s a pretty relaxing day talking to the people I care about and now happily blogging about my unproductive day. Heehee.
Actually, while talking to my mom, I realized how easy it is to talk to her and how much I enjoy conversing with her. We clocked 02:40:55 today on skype until my ears were all red and painful. But it’s really nice. We haven’t had the chance to chat properly in ages and I missed it. She has a way of passing on useful information in a light hearted manner and can making a trip to IKEA sounds utterly hilarious. I can talk to her about anything and she reads my mood like a book, knowing instinctively if I’ve called to talk, or I’ll be happy just listening to her. I didn’t think my mom could be my best friend when I was young as she was always so strict and was more like an formidable principal who also happens to be my loving mom. Then, when I was 19 and spending vast amount of time overseas, she made the transition to become my friend. With the strict principal veil abandoned, I began to see the other sides of her and begin to understand her concerns, her motivations, her vulnerabilities and the things going on in her life. She became my most trusted friend, my anchor in life and her character is a great mix of liberal practicality and sensitivity. I’m glad my mom doesn’t mind when I started feeding her advices and I am thankful to her for putting her family in first place all these years. Sometimes she tells me that there are things she regretted not doing for us when we were young, but then I guess every parents will have moments that they regret, and actually to us children, it’s not an issue at all since my brother and I turned out fine and we think that she has done more than enough.
The other phonecall of the day, well, it’s a bit sad for me cos MX is going hiking in Nepal for a couple of weeks and it will be the longest period since we have been going out that I won’t be able to hear his voice. I know it’s silly of me to miss him going away when we are already living apart on two different continents but it is not the same without him being conveniently accessible with the press of a few buttons. I can’t imagine what life must have been like when couples had to write to each other, and have those love letters delivered by ships. If it took 2 months to sail the letters across the ocean, then MX and I will be having six correspondences a year. If that is the case then every one of my letters will be a hundred pages long! *LOL* Yes, yes, so it’s only for a few weeks. I should be counting my blessings and thank the new age technological gods.*roll eyes*
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
A really touching story...
Couldn't stop my tears from falling while reading this one (apologies for those who can't read chinese)
http://www.keyweb.com.tw/11/01/
http://www.keyweb.com.tw/11/01/
Saturday, April 08, 2006
1-2-4
Finally, oh finally, I've finished my high rate tests!! And 2 days early too!!
:)
I knew I had alot of data, as the video files are usually on the magnitude of MB, and every night I could 'hear' my pc sagging under the strain of suddenly having to store so much data. However, I never bothered to check the file sizes until an hour ago, when I've just came back from lab and decided to back up all my precious raw data onto CDs before I go home today.
Guess what? I had one common folder which I had all my data stored in sub-folders and sorted according to test dates. I added the entire common folder to the CD burning wizard but the file size was too big. So I started removing the sub-folders day by day until only one day was left but even then, it was still too big for my CD. Baffled, I started to worry if I have enough CDs and decided to take stock of the total file size.
Then up came the amazing number which left me dumbfounded.
size: 12.4GB
*blink blink*
12.4GB?
*jaws touching the floor*
Oh my gosh!!
12.4GB!!!
Ah... NOW i get the message.
CDs not enough liao... and I'll be crazy if I spend the next few days burning 177 CDs
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
(Mind still numb from shock)
Err... how many DVDs will I need?
:)
I knew I had alot of data, as the video files are usually on the magnitude of MB, and every night I could 'hear' my pc sagging under the strain of suddenly having to store so much data. However, I never bothered to check the file sizes until an hour ago, when I've just came back from lab and decided to back up all my precious raw data onto CDs before I go home today.
Guess what? I had one common folder which I had all my data stored in sub-folders and sorted according to test dates. I added the entire common folder to the CD burning wizard but the file size was too big. So I started removing the sub-folders day by day until only one day was left but even then, it was still too big for my CD. Baffled, I started to worry if I have enough CDs and decided to take stock of the total file size.
Then up came the amazing number which left me dumbfounded.
size: 12.4GB
*blink blink*
12.4GB?
*jaws touching the floor*
Oh my gosh!!
12.4GB!!!
Ah... NOW i get the message.
CDs not enough liao... and I'll be crazy if I spend the next few days burning 177 CDs
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
need a DVD burner
(Mind still numb from shock)
Err... how many DVDs will I need?
Friday, April 07, 2006
So complicated?!?
As I was getting ready to jump into bed with a girly fiction last night (I finished Templar), a quick glance under my wash basin reminded me that I should be bringing my garbage down to the basement. Then I just sat on my bed for a few good minutes (minutes!!), trying to decide I should bring it down immediately or do it on my way to out the following morning. And I just sat there thinking and thinking and thinking…
Sigh.
And thinking.
Finally, I have still yet made up my mind but got really fed up with my indecisiveness instead. Arrrghhh! *for goodness sake, it’s only 3 floors down!* And it was just a matter of dumping rubbish. How complicated can the task be??
Hence, I got out of bed, tied the garbage, grabbed my keys and started down the stairs. As I was descending, I started wondering if I was really thinking back there in my room or my brain just ‘hung’, like what the bane of my life I’m typing on right now does occasionally. Anyway, it didn’t matter coz the deed was done, one thing less on my to-do-list and I met Ruben who kindly offered me a bowl of red bean soup which he had just made himself. Hmmm... exam stress does make guys do out of the ordinary things...
Well, does everyone else have to deal with such complicated garbage issues or was it only me? I guess that's why I chose to be with a decision maker or else I can foresee myself going round and round in circles and getting nothing done.
Sigh.
And thinking.
Finally, I have still yet made up my mind but got really fed up with my indecisiveness instead. Arrrghhh! *for goodness sake, it’s only 3 floors down!* And it was just a matter of dumping rubbish. How complicated can the task be??
Hence, I got out of bed, tied the garbage, grabbed my keys and started down the stairs. As I was descending, I started wondering if I was really thinking back there in my room or my brain just ‘hung’, like what the bane of my life I’m typing on right now does occasionally. Anyway, it didn’t matter coz the deed was done, one thing less on my to-do-list and I met Ruben who kindly offered me a bowl of red bean soup which he had just made himself. Hmmm... exam stress does make guys do out of the ordinary things...
Well, does everyone else have to deal with such complicated garbage issues or was it only me? I guess that's why I chose to be with a decision maker or else I can foresee myself going round and round in circles and getting nothing done.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
我(想)要罢工！
No lah, I’m just kidding. The earth will be rotating in the other direction if I ever go on strike!! *roll eyes*
After two weeks of intense work I’m just starting to feel some mental and physical fatigue, yet the sprit and will power is strong as I am still highly motivated to finish my experiments. Hence, my body feels like I’m the rope in a game of tug of war, one moment I’ll recall the famous quote: 休息是为了走更长远的路 , feel the muscle-ache and dullness of my thoughts and accept that I should indulge in a quick break, however the very next moment I would see the benefits of pressing on and be convinced to continue working. Heh, I think I can just about visualize a mini-angel and a mini-demon arguing on top of my head…. *LOL*
Well, sometimes I think it’s the planner personality in me that tires me out. Too much energy was simply wasted in the anticipation and preparation phase, such that when the real activity kicks in, my fuel tank is already half empty. However, on the other hand, it brings me great pleasure to see the activities acting out as planned, and the accurateness of my meticulous estimations just thrills me and keeps me going. Perhaps I should consider some kind of project management job as my second career or return to the OR field.
Anyway, the end (of my suffering) is near. I’ve cleared most of my tests and have just 2 more batches to go, which should take about a day each and is currently scheduled for the coming Saturday and Wednesday. Hopefully, I can start analyzing the test data after Easter. I meant to jump into the analysis right after testing, but I am now toying with the idea of rewarding myself with a short Easter break, although I have not decided if I want to be a hermit or go out and get wild. In any case, catching up with friends is a must and I guess by next weekend I would know whether my body needs a rest or go out and have some fun. I won’t be slogging away in college on Good Friday – that’s for sure!!
After two weeks of intense work I’m just starting to feel some mental and physical fatigue, yet the sprit and will power is strong as I am still highly motivated to finish my experiments. Hence, my body feels like I’m the rope in a game of tug of war, one moment I’ll recall the famous quote: 休息是为了走更长远的路 , feel the muscle-ache and dullness of my thoughts and accept that I should indulge in a quick break, however the very next moment I would see the benefits of pressing on and be convinced to continue working. Heh, I think I can just about visualize a mini-angel and a mini-demon arguing on top of my head…. *LOL*
Well, sometimes I think it’s the planner personality in me that tires me out. Too much energy was simply wasted in the anticipation and preparation phase, such that when the real activity kicks in, my fuel tank is already half empty. However, on the other hand, it brings me great pleasure to see the activities acting out as planned, and the accurateness of my meticulous estimations just thrills me and keeps me going. Perhaps I should consider some kind of project management job as my second career or return to the OR field.
Anyway, the end (of my suffering) is near. I’ve cleared most of my tests and have just 2 more batches to go, which should take about a day each and is currently scheduled for the coming Saturday and Wednesday. Hopefully, I can start analyzing the test data after Easter. I meant to jump into the analysis right after testing, but I am now toying with the idea of rewarding myself with a short Easter break, although I have not decided if I want to be a hermit or go out and get wild. In any case, catching up with friends is a must and I guess by next weekend I would know whether my body needs a rest or go out and have some fun. I won’t be slogging away in college on Good Friday – that’s for sure!!
Monday, April 03, 2006
Welcome to the world Shawn!!
1st April is a really good date. Not only was it my 3rd yr student anniversary, one of my uni friends gave birth to a baby boy on that day!! Have been following her livejournal updates and I'm really happy for her that her wait is finally over and she can now cradle her little bundle of joy in her arms. :) However, I found her experience abit scary though. She was already in the hospital preparing for induction when her doctor noticed that her baby's heart rate had been dropping. Worried that the baby might be in distress, C-section was recommended (her doc gave her the choice of induction too) and thank goodness she chose C-section cos the baby's umbilical cord was wrapped around his shoulder, her amniotic fluid was low, etc... *shudders* I don't dare imagine what kinds of complications could have happened if she wasn't already in the hospital that day... I almost freaked out when I read her journal, but thank goodness her baby's condition had stabilized and hopefully both mother and child can return home in a couple of days. Anyway, baby Shawn looks really big and healthy from the pictures his mummy posted online :) And my friend looks radiant in the OT :) But then, almost every mother does, until they bring their baby home and starts feeding 24/7 of course... hahaha... even so, I'm sure every mother feels that it's worth it!!
Spring...Morning...
I love it when I’m lulled to sleep by rain falling on a spring night and waking up to the smell of freshness and dew.
I love it when the sun rises with me and tease me out of bed with its gentle rays.
I love it when birds sing for me on my journey school, rejoicing in the clean Monday morning air.
I love it when a cold breeze blows in my face while I wrap my fingers around a cup of steaming coffee.
I took my time to stroll to college today and I don't know why, but I just loved it.
I love it when the sun rises with me and tease me out of bed with its gentle rays.
I love it when birds sing for me on my journey school, rejoicing in the clean Monday morning air.
I love it when a cold breeze blows in my face while I wrap my fingers around a cup of steaming coffee.
I took my time to stroll to college today and I don't know why, but I just loved it.
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