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            <title>2 Year Old Suffers from Eye Cancer</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5487591</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='https://assets.bharian.com.my/images/articles/fakih2_1728269908.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;PADANG TERAP: Muhammad Faqqeh Adha Abu Soffian, 2, sepatutnya ceria menjalani kehidupan seperti kanak-kanak lain namun kehidupannya berubah selepas dia disahkan menghidap kanser retinoblastoma, tahun lalu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kanser itu menyerang saraf pada mata kanannya sehingga menyebabkan benjolan pada matanya itu semakin membesar malah besar sedikit daripada bola tenis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurut ibunya, Nor Ashma Abdullah, 43, anak bongsunya itu dikesan menghidap kanser selepas mengalami demam panas yang tinggi ketika berusia sekitar sembilan bulan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katanya, selepas itu bahagian kanan mata anaknya itu bersinar seperti mata kucing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Ketika itu kami tidak syak apa-apa namun ketika usia Faqqeh setahun, saya mendapati matanya bengkak dan merah sebelum terus membawanya ke klinik kesihatan berhampiran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Selepas itu, kesnya kemudian dirujuk ke Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB) di Alor Setar sebelum doktor mengesahkan dia menghidap kanser berdasarkan sampel darah yang diambil,&amp;quot; katanya ketika ditemui di rumahnya di Kampung Pasir Puteh, Mukim Tualak, di sini, semalam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurutnya, disebabkan masalah kewangan dan doktor memaklumkan usia anaknya tidak panjang, dia berusaha ikhtiar lain untuk memastikan anaknya sihat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katanya, setiap hari dia memberi Faqqeh minum air zam-zam selain memberinya susu badan serta susu tepung dengan menggunakan saluran tiub.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Berat badan Faqqeh juga menurun sehingga tiga kilogram (kg) malah benjolan di mata kanannya juga semakin besar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Benjolan itu bercampur dengan daging serta darah sehinggakan ia pecah malam kelmarin dan mengakibatkan darah keluar dengan banyak,&amp;quot; katanya yang juga seorang surirumah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurutnya, suaminya, Abu Soffian Ghazali, 51, yang hanya penoreh getah tidak dapat bekerja disebabkan cuaca yang tidak menentu selain bergilir menjaga Faqqeh jika dia melakukan keja rumah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katanya, lima anak yang lain masih bersekolah dan disebabkan itu mereka memerlukan wang yang banyak untuk menyara kehidupan keluarga selain membeli susu untuk anaknya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Doktor mengesyorkan Faqqeh perlu minum susu formula khas tetapi disebabkan tidak mampu, saya hanya mampu memberinya susu badan dan susu tepung biasa yang jauh lebih murah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Namun Faqqeh hanya minum susu sikit saja menyebabkan berat badannya makin susut dan makan apa saja yang disuap tetapi dia seakan tidak berselera,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nor Ashma berkata, sebelum ini bengkak itu terus membesar tetapi mengecut sedikit selepas dia menyapu krim yang dibeli di farmasi seperti yang disyorkan oleh doktor hospital.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katanya, bebola mata kanan anaknya juga sudah tidak kelihatan disebabkan bercampur dengan daging serta benjolan itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Saya hanya pentingkan kesihatan nyawanya dan kalau boleh benjolan ini kecut sepenuhnya, itu sudah memadai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Sekiranya pembedahan membuang benjolan ini dapat membantu Faqqeh, saya amat bersyukur tetapi ia memberi risiko, saya bimbang untuk meneruskannya,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katanya, dia dan suami tidak sanggup apabila melihat benjolan itu pecah dan keluar darah kerana dapat merasai kesakitan anak mereka alami.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurutnya, disebabkan itulah dia takut untuk menanggalkan Faqqeh sendirian dan bergilir menjaga anak bongsunya itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Kalau tinggalkan dia sendirian, dia akan merengek dan menangis. Disebabkan itulah saya atau suami seringa menemaninya walau dia tidur,&amp;quot; katanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Orang ramai yang ingin menghulurkan sumbangan boleh berbuat demikian melalui akaun Bank Rakyat 221261054947 milik Nor Ashma Abdullah atau menghubungi talian 014-9718095.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sementara itu, Pengerusi Cancer Survivors Malaysia (CSM), Zuraini Kamal yang menziarahi kanak-kanak itu menyampaikan sumbangan kepada ibu bapanya untuk meringankan beban mereka.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.bharian.com.my/amp/berita/nasional/2024/10/1307598/berat-ujian-mu-dik-benjolan-mata-muhammad-faqqeh-adha-semakin' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.bharian.com.my/amp/berita/nasio...eh-adha-semakin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Man, this is heartbreaking. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;For those who want to donate to the mother:&lt;br /&gt;Nor Ashma Abdullah - Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (221261054947)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Account number is in the article too.</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:59:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTS] AMD Athlon II X3 425 + Gigabyte GA-870-UD3</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5402342</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Item(s):&lt;/b&gt; AMD Athlon II X3 425 + Gigabyte GA-870-UD3 (rev 2.0)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Package includes:&lt;/b&gt; Board, Processor and Cooler Master T20 HSF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price:&lt;/b&gt; 250 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warranty:&lt;/b&gt; 1 week personal warranty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing method:&lt;/b&gt; COD/Postage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location:&lt;/b&gt;KL/PJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact method/details:&lt;/b&gt;PM&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Item(s) conditions:&lt;/b&gt;Good&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Picture:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-870A-UD3-rev-20#ov' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-870A-UD3-rev-20#ov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reason for sale:&lt;/b&gt;</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>CPUs &amp;amp; Motherboards Garage Sales</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:36:21 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTB] AMD B550 Motherboard</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5402214</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Item(s):&lt;/b&gt; WTB AMD B550 Motherboard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Package includes:&lt;/b&gt; Used Motherboard &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price:&lt;/b&gt; Offer me please  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warranty:&lt;/b&gt; Warranty preferred, otherwise personal warranty &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing method:&lt;/b&gt; COD/Postage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location:&lt;/b&gt; KL/PJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact method/details:&lt;/b&gt; PM&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <category>CPUs &amp;amp; Motherboards Garage Sales</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:09:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTR] Zetapark Partially Furnished Suite</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
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            <category>Property For Sale</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Most friendly people you&amp;#39;ve ever met</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4372189</link>
            <description>I think Taiwanese are the friendliest people I&amp;#39;ve met.&lt;br /&gt;They have this very polite and extremely friendly way of talking unlike the Chinese (China).</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:19:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia Weekly Fuel Price Update</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4292391</link>
            <description>About time to have one pinned already before every tens of similar threads every week.&lt;br /&gt;You may post all the latest updates here and please keep chats to a minimum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Prediction for May 18-24 2017&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ron 95 ⬆ 7 cents&lt;br /&gt;Ron 97 ⬆ 8 cents&lt;br /&gt;Diesel ⬆ 3 cents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: Oriental Daily News&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 09:38:34 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Anybody having problems with Celcom now?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4282246</link>
            <description>I am not able to access the Internet as there&amp;#39;s no data signal.&lt;br /&gt;No 3G/4G connection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Location: Bukit Bintang area, KL</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 12:53:57 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Buddhism Spiritual Thread</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4219244</link>
            <description>Hi everyone,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve created a thread for us to discuss and share about Buddhism. If possible let&amp;#39;s stick to Buddism teaching and less on Taoism though there are many similarities in practice. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though i have been a Buddhist my whole life, i have never really learn what it means to be one or even practice the teachings at all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s an FAQ:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/5minbud.htm' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/5minbud.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('a69c2773933d5a73bb98705e2bc980db')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;a69c2773933d5a73bb98705e2bc980db&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;• What is Buddhism?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from &amp;#39;budhi&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;to awaken&amp;#39;. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Is Buddhism a Religion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To many, Buddhism goes beyond religion and is more of a philosophy or &amp;#39;way of life&amp;#39;. It is a philosophy because philosophy &amp;#39;means love of wisdom&amp;#39; and the Buddhist path can be summed up as:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(1) to lead a moral life,&lt;br /&gt;(2) to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and&lt;br /&gt;(3) to develop wisdom and understanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• How Can Buddhism Help Me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhism explains a purpose to life, it explains apparent injustice and inequality around the world, and it provides a code of practice or way of life that leads to true happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Why is Buddhism Becoming Popular?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhism is becoming popular in western countries for a number of reasons, The first good reason is Buddhism has answers to many of the problems in modern materialistic societies. It also includes (for those who are interested) a deep understanding of the human mind (and natural therapies) which prominent psychologists around the world are now discovering to be both very advanced and effective.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Who Was the Buddha?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siddhartha Gotama was born into a royal family in Lumbini, now located in Nepal, in 563 BC. At 29, he realised that wealth and luxury did not guarantee happiness, so he explored the different teachings religions and philosophies of the day, to find the key to human happiness. After six years of study and meditation he finally found &amp;#39;the middle path&amp;#39; and was enlightened. After enlightenment, the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching the principles of Buddhism — called the Dhamma, or Truth — until his death at the age of 80.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Was the Buddha a God?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was not, nor did he claim to be. He was a man who taught a path to enlightenment from his own experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Do Buddhists Worship Idols?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhists sometimes pay respect to images of the Buddha, not in worship, nor to ask for favours. A statue of the Buddha with hands rested gently in its lap and a compassionate smile reminds us to strive to develop peace and love within ourselves. Bowing to the statue is an expression of gratitude for the teaching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Why are so Many Buddhist Countries Poor?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the Buddhist teachings is that wealth does not guarantee happiness and also wealth is impermanent. The people of every country suffer whether rich or poor, but those who understand Buddhist teachings can find true happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Are There Different Types of Buddhism?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many different types of Buddhism, because the emphasis changes from country to country due to customs and culture. What does not vary is the essence of the teaching — the Dhamma or truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Are Other Religions Wrong?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhism is also a belief system which is tolerant of all other beliefs or religions. Buddhism agrees with the moral teachings of other religions but Buddhism goes further by providing a long term purpose within our existence, through wisdom and true understanding. Real Buddhism is very tolerant and not concerned with labels like &amp;#39;Christian&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;Moslem&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;Hindu&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;Buddhist&amp;#39;; that is why there have never been any wars fought in the name of Buddhism. That is why Buddhists do not preach and try to convert, only explain if an explanation is sought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Is Buddhism Scientific?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Science is knowledge which can be made into a system, which depends upon seeing and testing facts and stating general natural laws. The core of Buddhism fit into this definition, because the Four Noble truths (see below) can be tested and proven by anyone in fact the Buddha himself asked his followers to test the teaching rather than accept his word as true. Buddhism depends more on understanding than faith.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What did the Buddha Teach?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Buddha taught many things, but the basic concepts in Buddhism can be summed up by the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is the First Noble Truth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first truth is that life is suffering i.e., life includes pain, getting old, disease, and ultimately death. We also endure psychological suffering like loneliness frustration, fear, embarrassment, disappointment and anger. This is an irrefutable fact that cannot be denied. It is realistic rather than pessimistic because pessimism is expecting things to be bad. lnstead, Buddhism explains how suffering can be avoided and how we can be truly happy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is the Second Noble Truth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second truth is that suffering is caused by craving and aversion. We will suffer if we expect other people to conform to our expectation, if we want others to like us, if we do not get something we want,etc. In other words, getting what you want does not guarantee happiness. Rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting. Wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness. A lifetime of wanting and craving and especially the craving to continue to exist, creates a powerful energy which causes the individual to be born. So craving leads to physical suffering because it causes us to be reborn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is the Third Noble Truth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The third truth is that suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained; that true happiness and contentment are possible. lf we give up useless craving and learn to live each day at a time (not dwelling in the past or the imagined future) then we can become happy and free. We then have more time and energy to help others. This is Nirvana.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is the Fourth Noble Truth?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fourth truth is that the Noble 8-fold Path is the path which leads to the end of suffering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is the Noble 8-Fold Path?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In summary, the Noble 8-fold Path is being moral (through what we say, do and our livelihood), focussing the mind on being fully aware of our thoughts and actions, and developing wisdom by understanding the Four Noble Truths and by developing compassion for others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What are the 5 Precepts?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The moral code within Buddhism is the precepts, of which the main five are: not to take the life of anything living, not to take anything not freely given, to abstain from sexual misconduct and sensual overindulgence, to refrain from untrue speech, and to avoid intoxication, that is, losing mindfulness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is Karma?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Karma is the law that every cause has an effect, i.e., our actions have results. This simple law explains a number of things: inequality in the world, why some are born handicapped and some gifted, why some live only a short life. Karma underlines the importance of all individuals being responsible for their past and present actions. How can we test the karmic effect of our actions? The answer is summed up by looking at (1) the intention behind the action, (2) effects of the action on oneself, and (3) the effects on others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is Wisdom?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhism teaches that wisdom should be developed with compassion. At one extreme, you could be a good hearted fool and at the other extreme, you could attain knowledge without any emotion. Buddhism uses the middle path to develop both. The highest wisdom is seeing that in reality, all phenomena are incomplete, impermanent and do not constitute a fixed entity. True wisdom is not simply believing what we are told but instead experiencing and understanding truth and reality. Wisdom requires an open, objective, unbigoted mind. The Buddhist path requires courage, patience, flexibility and intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• What is Compassion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compassion includes qualities of sharing, readiness to give comfort, sympathy, concern, caring. In Buddhism, we can really understand others, when we can really understand ourselves, through wisdom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• How do I Become a Buddhist?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddhist teachings can be understood and tested by anyone. Buddhism teaches that the solutions to our problems are within ourselves not outside. The Buddha asked all his followers not to take his word as true, but rather to test the teachings for themselves. ln this way, each person decides for themselves and takes responsibility for their own actions and understanding. This makes Buddhism less of a fixed package of beliefs which is to be accepted in its entirety, and more of a teaching which each person learns and uses in their own way.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:26:49 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Something interesting i read</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4153796</link>
            <description>Dr Grumpy is a neurologist in the US who frequently updates his blog with funny and real life medical related postings.&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s one of his posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;I get a fair number of emails from people asking me for advice on careers in medicine. I don&amp;#39;t answer them often, because realistically I can&amp;#39;t make those decisions for someone else. A career in this insane field, not to mention all its different branches, is a pretty personal choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A medical student, though, recently wrote and asked what one piece of advice I&amp;#39;d give anyone already in med school (besides &amp;quot;cut your losses and get the hell out&amp;quot;), so I thought about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here it is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn to tie shoes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you read that correctly. That&amp;#39;s my sage advice, for whatever it&amp;#39;s worth, to all of you in training.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, I figure you already know how to tie your own shoes (although in the age of Velcro straps I could be wrong). What I&amp;#39;m talking about is tying someone elses shoes. This is a 180° reversed perspective of tying your own, and takes a little bit of getting used to, and not making them too tight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During my 4th year of medical school I had a rotation where I was assigned to a family practice doc, just for his morning rounds at the hospital. I don&amp;#39;t remember his name. He was in his mid-50&amp;#39;s, and was always neatly dressed with a tan blazer. I&amp;#39;d meet him outside the doctor&amp;#39;s lounge every morning and we&amp;#39;d see his hospital patients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What always impressed me is how he knew his patients. Not just their medical stuff, but he&amp;#39;d often make comments like &amp;quot;she bakes the best sweet potato pie&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;he paints great landscapes.&amp;quot; And his patients clearly adored him, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, the time we rounded was usually when breakfast was being brought around. Most docs I&amp;#39;d met would just ignore it, and have the food set aside until they were done talking to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But not this guy. He&amp;#39;d take the trays and help sit the patient up to have them. He&amp;#39;d ask what they liked in their coffee (though usually he already knew&amp;#33;). He&amp;#39;d open those little cardboard milk cartons (they can be tricky) and pour it in cups or on cereal. He peeled and cut up bananas for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, if we happened to go in while they were getting ready to go home, he&amp;#39;d help them tie their shoes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although some may find this silly, I found it was a pretty important lesson. Letting your patients know you care about them goes beyond looking in ears and reviewing labs. It wasn&amp;#39;t an act, this guy obviously just wanted to help them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I typically don&amp;#39;t round during meals, but I do tie shoes. Checking feet for atrophy, sensation, and reflexes are a big part of being a neurologist, so you end up with barefoot patients sitting on your exam table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Younger people generally don&amp;#39;t want help, but older people or those with physical limitations appreciate it. Helping them put on socks and tie their shoes may not seem like a lot... But it is. It&amp;#39;s letting someone know you care about them, no matter how grody their toenails are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pro tip: always keep a shoe-horn handy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter how far you go in medicine and life, never think that you&amp;#39;re above helping another person put their shoes and socks on. You aren’t. And someday you may be in their position.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.my/' target='_blank'&gt;http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.my/&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:42:53 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Appendectomy</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
            <description></description>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Appendectomy</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
            <description></description>
            <category>Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Appendectomy</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4085401</link>
            <description>Hi everyone,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a laparoscopy procedure to remove my appendix in Tawakkal (Acute, Non Ruptured) 4 weeks ago and till now i occasionally have nausea and malaise which comes and goes.&lt;br /&gt;My external surgical wound looks fine though. Once awhile i will have pulling sensations on my lower right abdomen (where the appendix was removed).&lt;br /&gt;I read many articles which seem to point to either Intra Abdominal Abscess or internal Adhesions.  &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please share your experience/complications or any General Surgeon/Gastroenterologists in KL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;And does anyone know approximately how much an abdominal CT Scan would cost?&lt;/span&gt;</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:07:49 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>First Class Flights</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4064859</link>
            <description>Etihad The Residence&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]u-OUUDzjFuQ[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]s2d_XiJHmdI[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Swiss First Class&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]KsyonS1qd3E[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:32:22 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>BNM surprises market by cutting benchmark rate</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4001289</link>
            <description>&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Malaysia&amp;#39;s central bank surprised markets today by cutting its key interest rate for the first time in seven years, saying the move would help the country remain on a “steady growth path.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3.00 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Global growth prospects have also become more susceptible to increased downside risks in light of possible repercussions from the EU referendum in the United Kingdom,” BNM said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“International financial markets could also be subject to greater volatility going forward. In this light, global monetary conditions are expected to remain highly accommodative,” it added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All 13 economists in a Reuters poll had forecast no change to BNM&amp;#39;s key rate. The widely-held view was that there was no strong push factor for any shift in policy now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;South-east Asia&amp;#39;s third-largest economy has posted five quarters of slowing growth tied to weakness in global crude and commodity prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In January, Malaysia revised its 2016 growth projection downwards to 4.0-4.5 per cent from 4.0-5.0 per cent on expectations of a sustained slump in global crude prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last time the central bank cut the benchmark rate was in February 2009, when it was slashed by 50 basis points to 2.00 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inflation is not a worry for the central bank. The annual pace was a seven-year high in February, at 4.2 per cent, but it slowed the next three months, reaching two per cent in May, and BNM expects it to trend lower for the rest of the year due to low energy and commodity prices as well as tepid global inflation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today&amp;#39;s monetary policy committee meeting was the second chaired by Governor Muhammad Ibrahim, who succeeded longtime chief Zeti Akhtar Aziz on May 1. — Reuters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/money/article/bank-negara-surprises-by-cutting-benchmark-rate-25-bps-to-3pc' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.themalaymailonline.com/money/ar...e-25-bps-to-3pc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cukurrrr Sammo Hung?</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:51:32 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Yellow box</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3986553</link>
            <description>&lt;!--emo&amp;:rolleyes:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jalan Genting Klang heading to Jalan Pahang.</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:47:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTR] Zetapark Partially Furnished Suite</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3966958</link>
            <description>Tenant wanted for a almost new partially furnished suite above Setapak Central Mall (formerly known as Festival City Mall). &lt;br /&gt;*Car Parking Included &lt;br /&gt;* Fully air conditioned &lt;br /&gt;* Kitchen Cabinet &amp;amp; Stove &lt;br /&gt;* Water Heater&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fully air conditioned with KLCC &amp;amp; lake view with one bedroom perfect for a couple.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pm me if interested. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Availability by beginning of August 2021.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWkXV' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWkXV.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWOdv' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWOdv.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWqhQ' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWqhQ.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWRH5' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWRH5.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWtc1' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWtc1.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWkXV' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWkXV.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWOdv' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWOdv.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWqhQ' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWqhQ.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWRH5' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWRH5.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/BaWtc1' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2021/07/18/BaWtc1.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>Property For Rent</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:54:03 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>If tax havens so illegal, shut down Dr M’s Labuan</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3915814</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/images/sized/ez/20151227_KERUAK_SALLEH_620_461_100.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Malaysia would have to shut down the Labuan tax haven, another brainchild of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s, if setting up offshore accounts is considered a crime, Umno minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said following uproar here over the Panama Papers leak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In his latest blog posting, the communications and multimedia minister repeated remarks issued by some of his Cabinet colleagues that tax havens are not illegal but acknowledged that the issue may be one of morality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Tax havens in themselves are not illegal. The issue, of course, would be the source of your money and whether you need to hide it because they were ill gotten,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I suppose the issue of tax havens is not so much the issue of doing something illegal but more about whether it is moral,” he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salleh then noted that Malaysia is number 12 on a list of 82 tax havens across the world, including among others those in Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Singapore, United States, Lebanon, Germany, Jersey and Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“For Malaysia to become number 12 on a list of 82 tax havens, the most crucial element would be banking secrecy and tax savings. This is how they all operate.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“And if placing money in tax havens were a crime, then Labuan, the brainchild of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, would need to be closed down,” the minister said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Panama Papers information leak involves over 11.5 million confidential documents created by Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The documents provide detailed information on more than 214,000 offshore companies, the names of their shareholders as well as their directors, which included among them government leaders, their close associates and even close relatives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those named in the Panama Papers include individuals from Malaysia, Brazil, China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and Ukraine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/if-tax-havens-so-illegal-shut-down-dr-ms-labuan-minister-says' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia...n-minister-says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not sure if stupid or pretending to be stupid.&lt;br /&gt;Tax haven =/= duty free island. Kebodohan betul2 terserlah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While there&amp;#39;s foreign banks in Labuan, all financial transactions in the country is subject to BNM regulations and its totally different from those in Switzerland etc. Unless someone could explain that one could store funds in foreign banks in Labuan without BNM/MOF knowing, i stand corrected.</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:20:40 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTA] Where can i bring own fish</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3897111</link>
            <description>As per topic, any chinese restaurants where i can bring my own fish for them to cook at a decent charge?&lt;br /&gt;I will order other dishes too but i want to bring my own caught instead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ren Ren in Old Klang Road can?</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:17:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Celcom Internet Unavailable?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3877303</link>
            <description>Anyone facing same issue?</description>
            <author>max_cjs0101</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:01:54 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Malaysia should supervise,</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3870807</link>
            <description>&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 ― Putrajaya should consider regulating the use of marijuana here instead of criminalising it entirely, a Selangor representative told the second Youth Parliament sitting today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muhamad Ridhwan Muhamad Rosli, who heads the Youth Parliament’s spirituality and religious committee, claimed that many youths have suggested this to him, especially as Malaysia recently ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement along with 11 other nations, some of which legalise the use of the drug.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He went on the explain that many youths here do not even see marijuana, also known as weed or ganja, as a drug.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Hold on, hold on. I am merely expressing the views of the youths that I meet at the grassroots,” he said after drawing thumps of support from the other youths in the Dewan Rakyat here, which is being used for the sitting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muhamad Ridhwan said the youths he met said the government should go as far as to legalise marijuana.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“They said ganja is legal in the US (United States) and Australia and these countries are part of the TPP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Therefore, we should follow suit and be on par with them so as not to be against the TPP,” he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muhamad Ridhwan quickly stressed, however, that he was not advocating the call to legalise the drug, but only wanted the authorities regulate its usage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are not asking for it to be legalised but supervised,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also claimed that statistics have shown that only 8 per cent of drug users are addicted to marijuana, while 60 per cent are hooked on morphine and heroine, and the remaining 30 per cent are on methamphetamines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The youth leader did not specify where the data was from, however.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“If we supervise the use of ganja, perhaps the numbers could be reduced to nil,” he said, adding that the government should employ a more holistic method in the rehabilitation of drug addicts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, Sarawak representative Hannah Maria Lamat urged the public to not classify drug addicts as criminals, as addiction itself cannot be criminalised.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“A drug addict is not a criminal but an addict and they can only become criminals if they resort to robbing, raping or indulge in other negative things,” she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The youths were debating a motion calling on the government to amend current laws on enforcement and combating drug abuse among youths.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the second Youth Parliament sitting after it&amp;#39;s debut in January last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike the actual Parliament, the youth version is not divided between the government and the opposition but are split across several committees, which are tasked to table motions on particular issues to be debated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two-day sitting that began today involves 124 youths representing every state in the country.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-should-supervise-not-criminalise-marijuana-usage-youth-parliament' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia...outh-parliament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In b4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.projectcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Pineapple-Express-2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
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            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:21:40 +0800</pubDate>
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