how to best learn

Bismillah.

I may not be the best to talk about this, am no top scorer in Uni. Ha! I did get a few offers of recruitment though and if it were something taught to me earlier in my HOship, I thought, that would be kinda cool. :)

And the secret is, quite simple really. Give your all. As if you plan to specialise in that field. And take active part in making decisions. Question a finding. Question a diagnosis. If it is something alien to you, then volunteer to do and learn. Make mistakes, and have enough regrets; for every lesson learnt, is a life saved.

Study. You definitely have the time. Get materials from your seniors. Ask what books and journals are worth knowing. How do you best improve yourself, and give better care? Practice by educating your patients, their family, your colleagues. Learn from them.

Sign up for an external exam (the aging process slows studying, so I definitely need this one to push myself), at least as a means to gain more knowledge. If you've decided on a specialty, then all the better. Sit for an external exam prior to MOship, and find more doors open up for you.

Above all, learn to love, to forgive and be an agent of Mercy to others. Many the times, I regretted the rash judgement I put on my fellow colleagues, as more often than not, my judgement fails me. Once we think we are good, and fail to see the good in others, then that is the end of improvement. Sobs sobs.

My HOship has ended, but it is a whole month before MOship, like the real deal. Ha!

Was, and is a doctor, nevertheless.
Cau!

a new kind of exercise

Bismillah

A New Kind of Sports
(a must know for healthcare providers)

Tired of only taking care of others? Want to be healthy yourself? No time in your hand to head to the gym and develop Sado-like-physique? Well worry no more, as we introduce you to a practical way to work like a slave and still stay fit. If you're also disciplined in your food consumption, then toned or Sado-like-physique may be attainable. (Though in majority of cases, most subjects end up being super thin or regular sized with mildly enlarged abdominal girth. Ah well, better fit and fat than unfit and unfit they say)

An essential part of this regime is a J, or if you are not one, then, to be associated or have the same working hours as a J would be of major benefit. Random, like really random observations (which means, no research has been conducted upon to clarify this claim) denotes that the presence of a J excites forces in the field, leading to a somewhat magnetic pull of clients and going-ons which hypothetically causes shifts in spatial orientation of all animate and inanimate objects in the area of said magnetic pull of clients and going-ons.

Now this is the most important part. To benefit from this setting and be fit, repeat after me. "I must not be an ignorant lazy bum and join in the adrenaline rush of resuscitating that client and carry out all the plans to make sure my client is safe for transfer/discharge".

 No fun eyh? Well, it is all in the mind, dear readers. Every one of us whom are first timers, would feel like giving up, like it isn't the kind of sport we were made for. Fret not, for that feeling is a norm, there are no sports in this world, that was meant to make you fit, that won't hurt you in its introductory phase. Motivate yourself to be actively involved and you and your surrounding will benefit!

Initially, the non stop referrals may physiologically affect you, and you may have considered, once, or more than once, to accidentally cause harm to a fellow colleague (which usually stems out of anger management or, rather our lack of it). But keep your head in the game! The sore will come, wear comfortable shoes, and attires that would allow you to cruise hallways, position yourself for CPR, and maneuver yourself to do the unexpected, in unexpected situations, at the unexpected time, with unexpected outcome.

 And that dear readers, is the beauty of this sport. You will never get bored. Cause most of the time, the challenges provided differs. And if paired with a smart ass officers whom are skilled and not cocky to pass it on (their skills that is), then, you're in for a bigger adventure. (Like Spidey's with great power comes great responsibility bla bla bla)

Be aware however, this sports, in the event of many known J around, may turn extreme, and is not recommended for the fainthearted. If you're pregnant, we suggest you head over to clinics, whereby equipments aren't as fanciful as other places, limiting the variance of activity that could be performed.
Just to remind you however, for the regime to work, a J is essential.

Other risks associated with this sport includes eye bags, dehydration, lack of socializing and catching up with friends, and if practiced by without supervision, then loneliness and a drop in anger threshold may surface.

We encourage intermittent snacking, hydration, stretching and a good social support for readers eager to try this sport. For those who have no choice and was destined for this, we suggest you start doing the same. Jonahness should not be a reason to not meet your bodies' basic needs. Deprivation leads to emptiness and later sadness and depression. Embrace the responsibility placed upon you, and be amazed of the awesome that would follow.

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Disclaimer: of course, this unpaid advertisement is just for fun. Celebrating all Jonah people whom enjoy work and work hard, even if they feel like dying every other day. Jonah ftw!

Seasonally Jonah,
Your HO

dare you to move

Bismillah

I thank God for people who knows me more than I know myself. And to point it out at that, so that I won't live such a miserable life, was a damn good thing.

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Until you put yourself to work, you're not gonna know who you are.
You are not going to know your strengths.
You are not going to know your weaknesses.

Stop being afraid of jumping in
Of trying.
Of failures.

Failures are good for you.
It exposes the holes in the wall.
It exposes what you need to work on.
It exposes what you're bad at.
It also exposes the things that you ARE good at, and maybe you should refine them even more.

But that does not happen until you grind it out.
Until you throw yourself in the middle, in the mix, you know.

If you live your life just afraid,
"I am not sure if it'll work or not"
"I am not sure if  that'll succeed or not"

Well, those are the kinds of people that would only be sitting in the sidelines, and not do anything in life.

Allah gave us this wonderful adventure, living in this world, try things, and let go of the inhibition. And once you let go of it, AMAZING things will happen in life.

DFTBA in the process,
Unstoppableeeeee. Woo hoo!

I rarely swear, but when I do, it is mostly this kind.

fear

Bismillah

The first half of my HOship was filled with fear. And it was understandable. I was a beginner, a beginner dealing with lives.

What I regretted doing however, was being afraid of my MOs. I am not one who actually paid attention to whom I will be oncall with but there was a time where I got caught up in the trend of wanting to know the kind of person I will be working with. (housemanship does that to you, you know, strips you off of your identity in the first year. One day you are you and another, you become z kepochi ah po)

Well, perhaps the necessary thing you need to pay attention to is their names. Their potential is something you have to discover for yourself, as you work alongside them. Many the times when I developed bad calls are because I work with the premade assumptions passed down through generations of HOs regarding the reputation of certain MOs. Knowing made me a little too careful of my steps, which hinders the development of the star healer I wanted to be.

Mind you, some MOs are really a pain in the ear and heart and soul but have firm believe that, their believes in who you are does not determine your competency. Your competency determines your competency.

Work with the right intention, and though hard at times, try to find the goods in others. Make that a challenge for yourself, to renew your hope and faith in a person every single day. And when you find that good thing, that common ground, work on that and you'll survive. In fact, you'll grow so much, your heart and mind, that you manage to bring the best of you in any situation. And if God wills it, you'd see a side of a person you never thought existed before!

Be an agent of mercy in this field. To your patients, to your colleague. Penat macam mana pun, it will be worth it.

God knows, I am no saint. I kinda still have a grudge on an MO (distance is helping a lot in preventing any acts of revenge. Heee.)

Love,
Your Houseman