I recently bought a cuckoo clock...a swiss hand made one, really cute and adorable looking with a cute little cuckoo which pops in and out!.....never thought i'd ever actually get a cuckoo clock but hey....i have one now!
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Cuckoo clock!
I recently bought a cuckoo clock...a swiss hand made one, really cute and adorable looking with a cute little cuckoo which pops in and out!.....never thought i'd ever actually get a cuckoo clock but hey....i have one now!
warm,fuzzy feeling!
I always fancied myself on being quite a thrifty shopper.....i am kidding!!!I waste all my hard earned money on shoes,bags and lingeries!Well, lately i haven't been splurging as much as i used to once upon a time anyways.But once in a while it is absolutely lovely to indulge oneself even if one has to overcome some feelings of guilt to appreciate the warm fuzzy flush feeling i tend to associate myself with when i am feeling all nice!I felt that recently when i got myself a Furla wallet which i have absolutely fallen in love with for it's simplicity and it's fine finish....yummy!
Wonderful Zurich
Well, what can i say...i've become a lazy blogger and never could seem to update my blog as frequently as i'd used to.But i just luuuuurve the 'Picasa' features where one could create a collage of sorts with pictures.So i shall just let my pictures do the talking this time round ....once again!And to all the wonderful people who found the time to be around for me....thank you!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Worst kind of mom!
Today was one of those days that left me sooooo hopping mad and wanting to wring somebody's neck or just punch someone really hard (hmm...actually the person who instigated all this could have very well been at the recieving end if it wasn't for some supreme restrain effort on my part!)!!!
This mom brought in her child claiming the child had practically every illness under the sun and insisted that I admit her.Well, to be fair the child did look sickly and emaciated but I knew something was just not right from the moment the mom opened her mouth.The child funnily also looked very comfortable being examined (unlike most kids her age!) and was already anticipating what I was about to do, ie) oral examination, general physicals and systemic examination, as if she has performed the same old routine a hundred times.
It wasn't long before I suspected Munchausen By Proxy.
(Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS), or Factitious Disorder by Proxy, as it's listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Text Revision, also known as DSM-IV-TR).
This relatively uncommon condition involves the exaggeration or fabrication of illnesses or symptoms by a primary caretaker. One of the most harmful forms of child abuse, Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome was named after Baron von Munchausen, an eighteenth-century German dignitary known for telling outlandish stories.
What Is Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome?
In MBPS, an individual - usually a mother - deliberately makes another person (most often his or her own child) sick or convinces others that the person is sick. The parent or caregiver misleads others into thinking that the child has medical problems by lying and reporting fictitious episodes. He or she may exaggerate, fabricate, or induce symptoms. As a result, doctors usually order tests, try different types of medications, and may even hospitalize the child or perform surgery to determine the cause.
Typically, the perpetrator feels satisfied when he or she has the attention and sympathy of doctors, nurses, and others who come into contact with him or her and the child.
Because the parent or caregiver appears to be so caring and attentive, often no one suspects any wrongdoing. A perplexing aspect of the syndrome is the ability of the parent or caregiver to fool and manipulate doctors. It's not unusual for medical personnel to overlook the possibility of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome because it goes against the belief that a parent or caregiver would never deliberately hurt his or her child.
Well, I hope I did not overlook the possibility.
This mom brought in her child claiming the child had practically every illness under the sun and insisted that I admit her.Well, to be fair the child did look sickly and emaciated but I knew something was just not right from the moment the mom opened her mouth.The child funnily also looked very comfortable being examined (unlike most kids her age!) and was already anticipating what I was about to do, ie) oral examination, general physicals and systemic examination, as if she has performed the same old routine a hundred times.
It wasn't long before I suspected Munchausen By Proxy.
(Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS), or Factitious Disorder by Proxy, as it's listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Text Revision, also known as DSM-IV-TR).
This relatively uncommon condition involves the exaggeration or fabrication of illnesses or symptoms by a primary caretaker. One of the most harmful forms of child abuse, Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome was named after Baron von Munchausen, an eighteenth-century German dignitary known for telling outlandish stories.
What Is Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome?
In MBPS, an individual - usually a mother - deliberately makes another person (most often his or her own child) sick or convinces others that the person is sick. The parent or caregiver misleads others into thinking that the child has medical problems by lying and reporting fictitious episodes. He or she may exaggerate, fabricate, or induce symptoms. As a result, doctors usually order tests, try different types of medications, and may even hospitalize the child or perform surgery to determine the cause.
Typically, the perpetrator feels satisfied when he or she has the attention and sympathy of doctors, nurses, and others who come into contact with him or her and the child.
Because the parent or caregiver appears to be so caring and attentive, often no one suspects any wrongdoing. A perplexing aspect of the syndrome is the ability of the parent or caregiver to fool and manipulate doctors. It's not unusual for medical personnel to overlook the possibility of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome because it goes against the belief that a parent or caregiver would never deliberately hurt his or her child.
Well, I hope I did not overlook the possibility.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Must read article of the month...FP
I had to search high and low for the magazine but worth a read!!Thanks Johhny!
Ode
Ode
by John Keats.
Bards of Passion and of Mirth,
Ye have left your souls on earth!
Have ye souls in heaven too,
Double lived in regions new?
Yes, and those of heaven commune
With the spheres of sun and moon;
With the noise of fountains wound'rous,
And the parle of voices thund'rous;
With the whisper of heaven's trees
And one another, in soft ease
Seated on Elysian lawns
Brows'd by none but Dian's fawns;
Underneath large blue-bells tented,
Where the daisies are rose-scented,
And the rose herself has got
Perfume which on earth is not;
Where the nightingale doth sing
Not a senseless, tranced thing,
But divine melodious truth;
Philosophic numbers smooth;
Tales and golden histories
Of heaven and its mysteries.
Thus ye live on high, and then
On the earth ye live again;
And the souls ye left behind you
Teach us, here, the way to find you,
Where your other souls are joying,
Never slumber'd, never cloying.
Here, your earth-born souls still speak
To mortals, of their little week;
Of their sorrows and delights;
Of their passions and their spites;
Of their glory and their shame;
What doth strengthen and what maim.
Thus ye teach us, every day,
Wisdom, though fled far away.
Bards of Passion and of Mirth,
Ye have left your souls on earth!
Ye have souls in heaven too,
Double-lived in regions new!
(in memory of Shaun Vikas Bhullar)
Monday, July 03, 2006
'Hantaran'
Damn....how does one pack all the stuff above and get them to India uncrushed??!!!Arrrgghhhh!But they look sooooooooooooo pretty!Colour theme:maroon,gold and silver.....such 'indian' colours though!Hahaha...
'Hantaran':exchange of gifts between the bride and the groom in traditional Malay weddings made up mostly of edibles with maybe a Quran, the 'Mehr', and a tapak sirih (betel leaves).But clothes,accessories,jewelleries and other adornmnets make up most of the 'hantarans' these days as decorative pieces 'dressed up'as eye candy for visitors of both sides of the family to ogle at.
Yummy!
The best thing about going to a Malay wedding is the food you get served after the nikkah.I especially love the pineapple,onion and red chillie (yummy-er, when extra spicy!)salad.....It's so unique really and the flavours-the sweetness of pineapple, with the crunch factor of the onions and the spicy chillies together make it sooo addictive and delectable.Last night i decided to binge on some and i did!The pineapples are fast becoming my most favourite fruit of the season.....i'm drooling again....
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Mahatma Gandhi said.....
"Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
.....and what a wonderful world it would be if everyone DID!
.....and what a wonderful world it would be if everyone DID!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
random thoughts...
-Everyone's freaking about the wedding except me.Haha.
-I have better things to do in life right now than stress out about it.
-Everyone's booked their flight tickets to India except me.Yikes!
-India is bloody hot right now...everyone's gonna roast or get steamed!
-I am nervous about the next 2 weeks.
-They are still having earthquakes in Indonesia....hmmm...
-I miss Luang Prabang....and the wonderful time I had there.
-I really should buy myself a shophouse in Penang and renovate it!Should scout for one.
-Why is Raj calling everyone 'bitcheeesss' ten million times??Are you pissed or what?
-I feel like having mom's mango pudding right now.
-My butt hurts.
-I actually miss being on call, being away from the hospital so long...I am pathetic!
-I am a meanie.
-I should go sleep right now.....am sooooooooooo tired.
-I have better things to do in life right now than stress out about it.
-Everyone's booked their flight tickets to India except me.Yikes!
-India is bloody hot right now...everyone's gonna roast or get steamed!
-I am nervous about the next 2 weeks.
-They are still having earthquakes in Indonesia....hmmm...
-I miss Luang Prabang....and the wonderful time I had there.
-I really should buy myself a shophouse in Penang and renovate it!Should scout for one.
-Why is Raj calling everyone 'bitcheeesss' ten million times??Are you pissed or what?
-I feel like having mom's mango pudding right now.
-My butt hurts.
-I actually miss being on call, being away from the hospital so long...I am pathetic!
-I am a meanie.
-I should go sleep right now.....am sooooooooooo tired.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Magical Luang Prabang
Mekong river
The strip of land on top is where the airport is!
Absolute bliss.
Luang Prabang.....quiet, peaceful, clean, quaint and charming, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1955.Luang Prabang is a city where time seems to stand still.
From the time our little plane landed on a small strip of runaway until our return a few days later, the wonderful serenity persisted and it truly felt magical and romantic.The city is jewel-like: tiny and compact.I would never have thought about visiting Laos if it weren't for my friend Alex.Again it is truly a shame that many other Asians have truly neglected Laos as a must visit place except for a few Japanese and of course the Thai people.But I guess it could also be a blessing in disguise as it is still unspoilt by the tourism industry.
Luang Prabang is small, and just about everywhere can be reached by foot.Walking and travelling by bicycle is the best way to see this tiny city.The french influenced architecture(Indochine) with french headings everywhere was evidently unique to see in this part of Asia.There were splendid and numerous Vats all over Luang Prabang with beautiful buddhas everywhere and I think I only managed to see a few.The tallest peak in the town of Luang Prabang is called Mount Phousi and it gives a bird's eye view of the whole town and the surrounding areas (though i had to huff and puff all the way up in the humid surrounding, it was absolutely worth it!).One could see the majestic and historical Mekong winding past Luang Prabang on one side and the river Khan on the other.
Alm's giving at 6am for the monks and novices is an ancient practice that is even now carried out every morning; tourists and foreigners alike find it a very unique and solemn ritual.Sighting a monk or a novice walking about or doing their everyday chores (this includes playing with cats, catching monkeys, enlightening tourists about buddhism and getting to practice their English and French and watching the world cup among other things!) was truly an experience.One is greeted with a chorus of "sabaidee" (hello)by the warm and friendly Laotians everywhere and at any time of the day.
There isn't any lack of activities for the tourists either.Mountain biking,river rafting,visit to the waterfalls,elephant rides and also jungle trekking are among the activities a tourist could immerse themselves in.I also managed to visit Phet(a cub tiger) and her bear buddies(who to my friend's amazement all stood on their hindlegs whimpering for us to hand over some bananas).
I also managed to indulge myself a bit at my friend's sister, Peng's Spa Garden with a relaxing Laotian massage.Her little spa is in a typical Laotian house painted red and white with wooden interiors and soothing music in the background.The fragrant aroma of oils emanated from within the house before we even entered the place.Services were good and reasonably priced.And for someone who truly doesn't appreciate tea, I found their herbal tea quite yummy.
Breakfast,lunch and dinner could be had at various cafes and restaurants although JoMa Cafe(for their whole wheat bagels) and l'elephant(yummy goat cheese salad!) were my favourites.I was a bit unlucky with Laotian meals though as whatever i ordered always turned out to be a mediocre dish.And to my surprise every place and shop accept USD as 10,000Laotian currency is equiv to 1 dollar and it beats having to carry bundles of Laotian money.
Handmade mulberry paper(which I couldn't get some for myself unfortunately!),umbrellas,silk,cotton sheets,cute little(or scary looking!) handmade toys all could be bought as souveniers at the night market or various shops.
Eventhough I was woken up every single morning at approximately 6am by the friendly neighborhood rooster, I had a wonderful time otherwise and it is truly a charming place to visit.
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