Being Home...
Isn't as BAD as i thought i would be...infact its awesome.Really.
Small things make home,Home.
Stuff you thought you'd never hear again..."Hari,why are our kids soo immoral?" (thats my mum fussing over my brother's progress report, he btw, got a B)
Or,
"Are we such terrible conversationalists?Why can't they chat with us?" (mum to dad,this too after my brother's class teacher complained that my brother's talkative.irony-we aren't all that noisy at home)
And,
"Are we on an austerity drive?Aren't there enough rooms in this house?"
(thats dad at 12am on a work night,when mum and my brother both decide to have a pre-slumber chat on his bed,taking up his space and sleep time-the austerity drive part is about the AC and Lights in other parts of the house)
Gotta Love Em...
Still doesn't change the fact that i miss Moscow...
Monday, July 31, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Sitting,Waiting,Wishing...
Now I was sitting waiting wishing
That you believed in superstitions
Then maybe you'd see the signs
But Lord knows that this world is cruel
And I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool
Learning loving somebody don't make them love you
Must I always be waiting waiting on you?
Must I always be playing playing your fool?
I sing ya songs I dance a dance
I gave ya friends all a chance
Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you
And maybe you been through this before
But its my first time
So please ignore
The next few lines cause they're directed at you
I cant always be waiting waiting on you
I cant always be playing playing your fool
I keep playing your part
But its not my scene
Wont this plot not twist?
I've had enough mystery.
Keep building me up, then shooting me down
Well im already down
Just wait a minute
Just sitting waiting
Just wait a minute
Just sitting waiting
Well if I was in your position
Id put down all my ammunition
I'd wondered why'd it taken me so long
But Lord knows that I'm not you
And If I was I wouldn't be so cruel
Cause waiting on love ain't so easy to do
Must I always be waiting waiting on you?
Must I always be playing playing your fool?
No I cant always be waiting waiting on you
I cant always be playing playing your fool, foool
-Jack Johnson
That you believed in superstitions
Then maybe you'd see the signs
But Lord knows that this world is cruel
And I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool
Learning loving somebody don't make them love you
Must I always be waiting waiting on you?
Must I always be playing playing your fool?
I sing ya songs I dance a dance
I gave ya friends all a chance
Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you
And maybe you been through this before
But its my first time
So please ignore
The next few lines cause they're directed at you
I cant always be waiting waiting on you
I cant always be playing playing your fool
I keep playing your part
But its not my scene
Wont this plot not twist?
I've had enough mystery.
Keep building me up, then shooting me down
Well im already down
Just wait a minute
Just sitting waiting
Just wait a minute
Just sitting waiting
Well if I was in your position
Id put down all my ammunition
I'd wondered why'd it taken me so long
But Lord knows that I'm not you
And If I was I wouldn't be so cruel
Cause waiting on love ain't so easy to do
Must I always be waiting waiting on you?
Must I always be playing playing your fool?
No I cant always be waiting waiting on you
I cant always be playing playing your fool, foool
-Jack Johnson
Nocebo
Recently i read an article about 'Nocebo:the evil twin of placebo'...why it caught my eye?
Quite simple really...its main content was basically what we all already knew, i.e: knowing and believing what you know is far more potent than just knowing.
Its basic concept is applicable on all levels of life and living.
'Nocebo' is latin for "i will harm"...guess it boils down to 'what i don't know wouldn't hurt me'
Here are the interesting bits:
-Ten years ago, researchers stumbled onto a striking finding: Women who believed that they were prone to heart disease were nearly four times as likely to die as women with similar risk factors who didn't hold such fatalistic views.
The higher risk of death, in other words, had nothing to with the usual heart disease culprits -- age, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight. Instead, it tracked closely with belief. Think sick, be sick.
-They are convinced that somethings going to go wrong and its a self-fulfilling prophecy.
-A study of aspirin and another blood thinner in heart patients and came up with an unexpected result that said little about the heart and much about the brain. At two locations, patients were warned of possible gastrointestinal problems, one of the most common side effects of repeated use of aspirin. At the other location, patients received no such caution.--> Those warned about the gastrointestinal problems were almost three times as likely to have the side effect. Though the evidence of actual stomach damage such as ulcers was the same for all three groups, those with the most information about the prospect of minor problems were the most likely to experience the pain.
Well...all that being said,today with the ever changing ethical standards,these 'nocebo' studies can't be conducted...thus making it a mere hypothesis...
I believe i was trying to make a point; the mind is indeed a powerful tool-it either makes you or breaks you.What you choose to believe in is what gets you ahead.
Knowledge or the lack of it is dangerous...physical effects and physically produced effects are 2 very different things.
Both of which make lives of medical practitioners very unpleasant.
p/s:i've decided on investing in a 'mamak',please support the local service industry.
Quite simple really...its main content was basically what we all already knew, i.e: knowing and believing what you know is far more potent than just knowing.
Its basic concept is applicable on all levels of life and living.
'Nocebo' is latin for "i will harm"...guess it boils down to 'what i don't know wouldn't hurt me'
Here are the interesting bits:
-Ten years ago, researchers stumbled onto a striking finding: Women who believed that they were prone to heart disease were nearly four times as likely to die as women with similar risk factors who didn't hold such fatalistic views.
The higher risk of death, in other words, had nothing to with the usual heart disease culprits -- age, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight. Instead, it tracked closely with belief. Think sick, be sick.
-They are convinced that somethings going to go wrong and its a self-fulfilling prophecy.
-A study of aspirin and another blood thinner in heart patients and came up with an unexpected result that said little about the heart and much about the brain. At two locations, patients were warned of possible gastrointestinal problems, one of the most common side effects of repeated use of aspirin. At the other location, patients received no such caution.--> Those warned about the gastrointestinal problems were almost three times as likely to have the side effect. Though the evidence of actual stomach damage such as ulcers was the same for all three groups, those with the most information about the prospect of minor problems were the most likely to experience the pain.
Well...all that being said,today with the ever changing ethical standards,these 'nocebo' studies can't be conducted...thus making it a mere hypothesis...
I believe i was trying to make a point; the mind is indeed a powerful tool-it either makes you or breaks you.What you choose to believe in is what gets you ahead.
Knowledge or the lack of it is dangerous...physical effects and physically produced effects are 2 very different things.
Both of which make lives of medical practitioners very unpleasant.
p/s:i've decided on investing in a 'mamak',please support the local service industry.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Moments
This was something i received today from CJ...extremly sweet...and it brought back memories...
Mind you, everything she's written is TRUE...although,i dont actually RAG.
DR. Harikrishnan *shakes your hand.. followed by huggggggggles*
Whooaa. Memory Check Of Batch 2006 In Early Years:
1. Drunkards
2. Up To No Good
3. Full Of Mischief
4. Threatened To RAG Juniors
5. All Of The Above Listed At One Go
But Like The Saying "Wouldnt Be Who You Are Today If It Wasnt For Then" Right? :) CONGRATULATIONS!
We sent Ashish and Ritz off today...it just never seems enough,time that is...
When we have it around us,we tend to forget that its a tricky dimension.It secretly navigates our paths without us noticing.
We hung out at the TGI's in Sheremetyevo 2...whiling away time,waiting for the gate to open,had a couple of rounds...made a few toasts...talked about old times...made a pact.We are to meet up again in 6 yrs time...in Moscow.
Azie and I on the other hand are planning to come back in 2008.My family's graduating and so are a bunch of other interesting characters.Hehe.
Everyone teared, but I was fine...WAS...until they walked through the gate,the end has just begun.Damn.So i did a 360' and walked towards the exit,secretly hoping no one caught me doing that.Ashraff noticed,he walked over to me...gave me a comforting hug and nudge..."soon roshan...you'll see them"
Anyways...told both the cartoons that i'll see them WHEN i see them.No need for promises and expectations.Disappointment usually follows statements like these.
Ritz kept repeating our signature phrase:
First you'd have to get a victim,lets say syu...and make her ask you/him the time
Syu : Whats the time?
Ritz: Its time to have sex.
Me : Sex o' Clock!
(repeat till dirty irritated stares come from familiar faces)
Must admit, on their faces-i.e my nuclear group-they expected more-"This couldn't be the finale"...it was obvious,but nothing was said.Because we all knew,when we could have,we didn't.No one left to blame but ourselves.
Looks like 'Benching' will cease to exist(for the time being) or evolve into a luxury.
Dumb Charades...Monopoly...Poker Night-->left behind.
We took our mind off things-Went for TOKYO DRIFT.Wouldn't mind watching it again...
Well...
Cheers; to irreplacable friends and moments...
Corny or not; I love you guys...hope each one of you know that.
Mind you, everything she's written is TRUE...although,i dont actually RAG.
DR. Harikrishnan *shakes your hand.. followed by huggggggggles*
Whooaa. Memory Check Of Batch 2006 In Early Years:
1. Drunkards
2. Up To No Good
3. Full Of Mischief
4. Threatened To RAG Juniors
5. All Of The Above Listed At One Go
But Like The Saying "Wouldnt Be Who You Are Today If It Wasnt For Then" Right? :) CONGRATULATIONS!
We sent Ashish and Ritz off today...it just never seems enough,time that is...
When we have it around us,we tend to forget that its a tricky dimension.It secretly navigates our paths without us noticing.
We hung out at the TGI's in Sheremetyevo 2...whiling away time,waiting for the gate to open,had a couple of rounds...made a few toasts...talked about old times...made a pact.We are to meet up again in 6 yrs time...in Moscow.
Azie and I on the other hand are planning to come back in 2008.My family's graduating and so are a bunch of other interesting characters.Hehe.
Everyone teared, but I was fine...WAS...until they walked through the gate,the end has just begun.Damn.So i did a 360' and walked towards the exit,secretly hoping no one caught me doing that.Ashraff noticed,he walked over to me...gave me a comforting hug and nudge..."soon roshan...you'll see them"
Anyways...told both the cartoons that i'll see them WHEN i see them.No need for promises and expectations.Disappointment usually follows statements like these.
Ritz kept repeating our signature phrase:
First you'd have to get a victim,lets say syu...and make her ask you/him the time
Syu : Whats the time?
Ritz: Its time to have sex.
Me : Sex o' Clock!
(repeat till dirty irritated stares come from familiar faces)
Must admit, on their faces-i.e my nuclear group-they expected more-"This couldn't be the finale"...it was obvious,but nothing was said.Because we all knew,when we could have,we didn't.No one left to blame but ourselves.
Looks like 'Benching' will cease to exist(for the time being) or evolve into a luxury.
Dumb Charades...Monopoly...Poker Night-->left behind.
We took our mind off things-Went for TOKYO DRIFT.Wouldn't mind watching it again...
Well...
Cheers; to irreplacable friends and moments...
Corny or not; I love you guys...hope each one of you know that.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Graduation Day,22nd June 2006.
"Congratulations Graduates!"
I.M Sechenow Moscow Medical Academy
2006
...Spot the Malaysian Flag,so this was our back drop,which btw costed us 7080rubs, but the dean's off took it..farkers!
The world's shortest speech...2 minutes flat!
Was soo bloody nervous,didn't realise my robe wasn't aligned.Damn.Caught on camera!
Trust me,its not easy delivering a speech in Russian!
Yes, that my degree...and me...and the chancellor...and god knows who else!
The reason behind my charmingly good looks are these two extremly wonderful people, whom i fondly call Pops and mums...
See this pic had to be taken coz papa felt left out due to the next snap...
mumsy!!!
(see...told you the earlier pic had to be taken!)
Its true isnt it...I'm quite the POYO...
(if u look beyond the 2 arabs...)
Hari, Ashish, Dipta and Ritz.
Drs...6 years flew...
Almost everyone...
Azie's missing, so is keong...and aaron...and...
Syu-syu...with the folks
We basically locked up the hall..and then left..
so this is us...after being out for almost 12 hours..
Tired...and Numb....
CONGRATS DOCTORS!!!
Folks and Moscow.
SO...the folks arrived and i swear, they were running on duracell...or energizer...I was beat...but noooo...pops insisted on COFFEE-ing.
This was taken the day they arrived,infact we were en route to my place from the airport.
Dinner the next day...was with my family away from home, the meal was simply fantastic."Reena, you kids put me to shame,"-mum
This was right after dinner,she was impressed.
CJ's back, Reena,Folks and Melvyn.
Beekins and i were doing the dishes, ok he was doing the dishes while i snapped about.
The day after that while i was away@ one of those NATO meets...
Papa was bent on riding the metro, so he dragged mum along...she doesn't seem impressed does she?..hehehe...
Trust me...he's easily excitable...mmm...one other trait we commonly share. Cheers Pops.
Mum's new found 'kids'...*sigh*,give em half a chance she'd disown me and adopt them.
Well, i know for a fact Reens and Pops have this, 'bond'...something to do with pink lighters and spoonerizm.
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