Paris - Charles de Gaulle

Ya , i have been to Paris..erm..to be more accurate - i have stepped foot on Paris. Even more specifically , i have just stayed at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport for mere 2 hours for transit on my way back.

So don't ask me anything about Eiffel tower or Champs-Elysees. I haven't seen them. But don't worry , i will definitely pay them a visit in this near future.

Anyway , these are just a few snapshots i manage to catch at the airport.

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Finding that Right stuff

Studying medicine...Anything glamorous? Ask any medical students around..

If not , why study?

I think we don't study just for the sake of being called Dr. XXX . And not to bask in that shining glomour ( if there is any). Also not to earn that meagre few thousand ringgit (who said doctors are rich?)

I think we are just finding the Right stuff for ourselves. I read medicine because i enjoy what i am doing. I am interested. I find human body fascinating. I take challenges. I like to work under pressure. I am a workaholic. I abhor mundance 9 to 5 office job.

There are so many things around that you can do. The world is not occupied by lawyers , doctors and engineers only. We have entered Globalisation 3.0 where everything is possible. Anything imaginable can be done. Heard of Search Engine Optimiser(SEO)? Google search it yourself.

Quoting from Thomas L. Friedman in his book "The World is Flat" :

CQ + PQ > IQ

CQ - curiosity quotient

PQ - passion quotient

IQ - intelligence quotient

So curiosity and passion are the motivations that keep us going , rather than just scoring high.

And most importantly is a paradigm shift in parents mentality. Asking the kids to ask a good question a day is more important than asking them how much they score. Inject the right motivation to spark the right interest , so that they find the Right stuff in life!

Seeing the difference

Any difference after almost 9 months not back in Malaysia?

Kuching is still Kuching , charming , lovely , cosy as ever. A few more hang out spots - Wishing Well , Living Room , and some Philipine food shops which i have forgotten about their names. 2 new shopping complexes coming out soon. Another flyover on the way to airport. Ok ok..government is doing something , we can see the development and progress.

Some remain unchanged. Malaysia is still Malaysia. Some issues still remain unsolved. People still muddle in that old pool of muddy water.Some male chauvinists still rule the country. Some idiotic and sexist comments are still thrown out in Parliment. "BP tiap-tiap bulan pun bocor!" "Duduklah , jangan macam monyet!" (Check out youtube for more , this is how we see the performance of MPs)Is this the way a gentleman speak? Are these bickerings for the good of the people or purely personal attacks? Sigh..

And gangsterism , rape cases are escalating. How safe is our country? And why can't the law enforcers realise that rape cases are not caused only by sexy dressing or exposure of flesh???? They just can't take it that it can be due to the inner beast of the rapists. And stop pointing fingers at the wrong direction. And stop blaming Western cultures for any moral decadence in the society. I don't see any serious problems when girls are scantily dressed in bikini walking on the streets in Summer. They don't fall prey to any pyschotic rapists. Here girls are wrapped from top to bottom under 33 degree celcius yet they don't escape such calamities. In fact i believe that the more restriction we impose , the more curiosity the people become , and of course the easier it is to get stimulated. So...

We are nearing our Vision 2020. Konon-kononnya lah... Ya , undoubtedly our facilities can match that of developed countries , but our mentality , sorry lah , still in a poor (pathetic) state of affair. The most crucial ingredient in developing a country is its man power , the people's brains , and this is something we have neglected all this while.

So has there been any significant change? Maybe i should see it after half a decade , not after a year..

Journey back home
Flying across half the globe...
Taking 5 transits...
From Olomouc via Vienna via Paris via Amsterdam via KL via Kuching...
Spending almost 40 hours...

Finally back home...
Home Sweet Home...
Everything remains the same , just as 9 months ago...
My clothes , my books , even the mud for hair...
And yet not covered even bya film of dust..

Aaaa....
Home is always the best!

Eating the best food...
Not doing anything for the whole day...
No worries about exam...
Indulge in dramas and movies as long as i want...
Letting myself rot once in a while...
This is relaxation..

Blog reactivated!!

Finally......back to holiday mode...

Bye bye 1st year...

3 months of summer break...

Stay tuned...More to come....