When a new life comes to the earth

Another new posting for me, or i would better call it as the last ever posting for me, after coming back from Banting posting, and before my final MBBS examination, the Obstetric posting (or perhaps birth posting in layman term??)

Well, this is definitely not the most stressful posting but it is the most tiring posting as agreed by all coursemates who went through it, because of its on call system, each of us will have to stay in the labour ward and stay alert throughout the whole night to help in the deliveries of babies. Last Tuesday was my fist on call and my first ever night sleeping in the hospital... wait a minute, sleeping?? Yup I managed to sleep 2 hours before any patients got admitted and delivering, felt so thankful...

Delivering baby is a difficult process for most of the women I think, although I will never able to experience it, I could see it from their face. To me, women are gentle and sensitive people the way they are: they have lower pain threshold than men, but they have to bear the labour pain which is one of the most painful event as described in human: they have less strength than men, but they have to use their great strength of power to push the baby out... what a noble process that only the person who is called "mother" can do it!!

Looking at all these lively processes, all the doctors and nurses in the labour ward are just there to facilitate the delivery process, shouting together with the patient to tell her to push some more, and ensuring the mother and the baby are in safe condition at all time, thankfully... all the deliveries I saw and conducted that night were all safe.

The process from conception to birth is a difficult process, so as the process of bringing up the child, and the process of molding a person is the most difficult one. And I, still in the process of molding.

Again thanks to all the mothers who are willing to give us an opportunity to learn from you to be a better care-giver. :-)

A new year start at a new place

Happy new year 2010!! It's been 1 year since i started my blog here! I was trying to blog here as soon as the new year started, however I was not able to online since the last few days of 2009, why was that so?? Since the last week of year 2009, I have been posted to a district hospital in Banting, Selangor, a town located about 1 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, and hardly stable internet connection in Banting Hospital, that is the reason I had to delay my blogging...

Throughout the first 2 weeks in Banting, I find this is a town of relaxations, everything we did here so far were to release our tension from the coming final MBBS examination, we had foods of plenty of varieties, had long nap during afternoons, went to visit the local tourist spots, and even cook for ourselves. Meanwhile, it is also a period when we can "act" and make decisions like a doctor, before we graduate in about 2 months time. I was only being mistakenly called as "doctor" by the patients prior to this, but here, even the nurses and medical assistants called me as "doctor" or "boss", although I am younger than them, what a nice experience! Haha!

Coming back to reality, this will also be the period when I will have to do revision of different subjects for my final MBBS examination, hope I will be able to utilize this golden opportunity to learn to the fullest during this short but meaningful little postings! Cheers!

MBBS Phase IIIB Group 6 session 2008/2010, with the director of Banting Hospital.

The administrative center of Banting Hospital, during sunset, taken at my hostel's window!

The same view, during raining.

The common living room for medical students only!!

Special recommendation: Cendol pulut behind The Store Banting! yummy...