Al' Cheapo

Claim kopi with envelope??? You think I so cheapskate???





Yes, I am :)

Only Human

"The many docs who recognize themselves as regular humans are the ones who seem to empathize best. My doctor is a real person, I hope I am too."

From Twitter @DrOttematic

Spinal Reflex

Once upon a time, in a country not too far away, there were a series of bank robberies. Based on the CCTV recordings, the robbers wore full-faced motorcycle helmets while committing the heinous acts of crime. No one could see who they were. The authorities decided to ban all full-faced motorcycle helmets in the country.

In the next few months, the number of bank robberies reduced. Even though the number of motorcyclists who sustained severe head injuries and the number of fatalities from road traffic accidents increased, the authorities were happy since there were less bank robberies.

Within the next few months, there were a series of bank robberies. Based on the CCTV recordings, the robbers wore ladies' stockings over their heads while committing the heinous acts of crime. No one could see what they looked like. The authorities decided to ban all sale of ladies' stockings in the country.

In the next few months, the number of bank robberies reduced. The sales of razor blades in the country increased rather significantly and the number of shops that do waxing sprung up all over. The authorities were happy since there were less bank robberies.

Within the next few months, there were a series of bank robberies. Based on the CCTV recordings, the robbers wore toy masks over their heads while committing the heinous acts of crime. No one could see what they looked like. The authorities decided to ban all sale of toy masks in the country.

The children cried.

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In many places, knee jerk reaction is the norm. The reason it is called a spinal reflex is because the reaction does not use the brain.

Changing Times

Dr Tan Cheng Bock appears in the latest SMA News. Inside you can also see a picture of him with Dr Ang Yong Guan (of the jin jia cham, sibei cham fame) and Mr Tan Jee Say.

Times have changed!

Read the article here.

Tags: Singapore, Politics

The Nocturnist

Dr Og read on ST today that Bee Kok hospitals have a new subspecialty called The Nocturnist!

It's been discovered that Docs at night very sleepy (ah bud den??!) and we need to train a new breed of nocturnal drs.

Vampires would have made the ideal NOCTURNIST, except that at the time of this blog, I still have not friend (FB or otherwise) a real one (though blood suckers are aplenty in any HR dept).

I think it's very impt for Singapore to quickly adopt this concept and start a residency programme to train vampire doctors! Trust me, Jay-See-I (pronounced as J-C-I) will soon audit you for the number of bats noctunal specialists you have working the witching hour!

And Dr Og volunteer to be the master vampire training director! In fact, I already have the training schedule in place. For the first year of residency, our dear residents just need to hang around. As precious residents, we cannot expect them to do any work before they are nortunalised can we?

In the second year, they will learn to take blood like true vampires; needles and syringes optional. The number of blood they can take shall be limited to ONE. (If you work them too hard, they will quit and the programme will fail! How can residency fail tio boh?)

The third and final year will be the critical year! This will be the toughest year where they will be required to stay from 11pm to 6am...... in a discotheque. Please understand that the Nocturnist will be permanently nocturnal. As such where else can he go relax and unwind on off days? As far as Dr Og is concerned, we should only have female residents since budget is limited and girls can get into discos free on ladies nights! We need work life balance for the pos Gen Z mah!!!

So you might ask, Where got training like that!!?? Come on, we must be fair and treat our residents as slack as the other specialty.

To bring the concept further, we should also have nocturnal multidisciplinary team with nocturnal nurses, OTs, PTs and MSWs... (and not just uniform night in the discos). What the heck, why don't we set up our third medical school as a Nocturnally Imperial College or Imperially Nocturnal College ( whose name come first is very important and needs to be deliberated carefully).

Sounds stupid to you??!! Yeah, it probably is...

PS: Love Song For A Vampire :)

RETRO SIAH!!!

Tags: Fun, Nocturnist, Medical, Vampire