magic vinca

Where flowers bloom so does hope. - Lady Bird Johnson

our new guest

hm.. early this week, we have new guest! guess what. after a few weeks i've been watering the unidentified plant in our flowerpot, it shows her true colour!! n i just love it!

her true colour =)

it's the magic 'vinca plant'!! yoohoo! vinca what? err.. in Malay, it is called kamunting cina or periwinkle in English (correct me if i m wrong) or others may call it myrtle (tho it is also used to call other unrelated species)

Catharanthus roseus @ Vinca rosea. it is more than just a flower

well, what is so magic about this plant? it is used for anticancer! for those who do not know esp my dearest medical colleagues, the great vincristin (Oncovin) used to treat cancer (eg leukaemia) is from this plant! it contains a lot of useful alkaloids. also used to treat other diseases like diabetes, hypertension and also act as tranquilizer. thus, the name of the drug is Vincristine from the vinca word. now it make sense rite =)

n if u r aware enough, Majlis Kanser Nasional @ MAKNA uses this vinca flower as its logo. cool!

hoho~ masyaAllah.. tak ku sangka pokok yg bersepah2 tepi jalan kat kampung tu rupanya full of magic! so, do not underestimate pokok kampung! n also dun judge a plant by its leaves/flowers! each of them have their own specialties. hihi...

spread the love. fight against cancer =)

~ frhyh just loves magic.

baby blue eyes

Avoiding the phrase “I don’t have time...”, will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life. - bo bennett

it has been a very long and tiring week.. aduh.. masa berlalu terlalu pantas! exam semakin dekat.. dup dap, dup dap...

nway, nak cite sikit je pasal baby transformers.. heh.. siapa? di mana? kenapa? bila?
citenye gini..

masa 1st day masuk SCN, sy ada ternampak sorang baby ni tgh tido nyenyak (as sound as a baby hehe), all limbs were in cast. my first impression? fractured limbs in an infant- either non-accidental injury, or some congenital anomaly that make the infant prone to fracture. n tada!! actually the infant had severe type 3 osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)! what an unlucky infant! then i asked about the infant to an HO there, and the HO said, actually the mother also has it, n the mother has blue eyes! ok ok.. blue sclera, not the iris la. so, sy dan rakan2 x sabar2 nk tggu the mother datang so that dapat tgk mata dia (sgt la perak ok)..

tunggu punya tunggu, hari jumaat tu cast dah xde, kena bukak dah.. dan akhirnya.. the mother came with the grandmother. first impression: the mother is short and a bit kyphosis. and then, ada 2 physiotherapists came, asking me, 'ni ke baby transformers tu?' i was like, 'uh? oh ok.. yes, he is'.. lol! no more cast, that's y they were confused, mana la baby transformers tu.. ahaqs! actually the infant was about to b discharged n referred to HUKM. he was in the SCN since day 6 of life until that day, about day 43 of life kot. lama gile..

so, sy dgn muka selamba mula la interview the mother n grandmother. the grandma said, actually the mother dulu pun slalu patah tulang (bahu, clavicle, hip etc. that is why the mother looks short and a bit kyphosis) since she can walk. but not as severe as this infant la. after dah interview tu, sy minta nak tgk mata the mother. waa!!! the sclera were blues! greyish-blue! yeay! first time tgk tu, slama ni tgk kat buku je kan. n then, masa the mother nak tgk her baby, baby tu bukak mata sket (akhirnya!) n ternampak la mata biru nya itu.. super cool! itu lah ceritanya si baby blue eyes..

their eyes look something like this

ok, kepada sesiapa yg bukan in medical line, sila cari sendiri pasal OI ni. basically, it's the brittle bone disease, autosomal dominant inheritance. interesting! if u are curious enough la.. selamat mencari! =)


owh, tetibe teringat yg sy pernah tgk iris yg different colours, sebelah biru n sebelah dark brown, pon masa paediatrics posting. it's the heterochromia iridium in Waardenburg Syndrome. pun autosomal dominant. that one pun cool gile!

their eyes (both mother and son) look like this, really! super cool rite? they dun need to use contact lenses, hehe..

masyaAllah, betapa uniknya ciptaan Allah.. cantik kan? dan saya bertuah utk dapat belajar dan melihat sendiri. Alhamdulillah.. tak sesia blaja medic ni, walaupun terpaksa berhempas pulas, hehe.. doakan kami sem7, 9 and 10 pass exam nx month. mau pass cepat2! =)

~ teringat encik AB, "anak saya bermata biru" dgn slang nya itu. apa khabar dia ye? lama x nampak =D

Hilmi

daripada Ibnu Mas'ud r.a, Nabi SAW bersabda:

''Pada kamu, apakah maksud pemenang pertarungan?''

''org yang tidak mampu dikalahkan oleh org lain'', jawab mereka.

Nabi SAW bersabda: ''pemenang pertarungan yg sebenarnya ialah org yang mampu menguasai dirinya ketika marah''. (riwayat Muslim)

waa.. lama gile x update. been busy with studies n all. can u believe it, our finals is just around the corner!! OMG! m already kancheong! time flies so fast!

nway, currently in paediatrics posting. for the first week, i am posted to special care nursery (SCN). only went to the ward for a few times for bed side teaching. other than that, i stayed in the 'nursery'. what a nice experience handling little babies who r just a few days of life. they r so cute ok. tak tahan!! wl write on a few stories bout them nx time.

currently my mood is so labile, m easily irritated. i think my anger threshold is getting lower n lower. being a leader is not a good thing for me. aiyoo.. if it continues like this for another 3 weeks, m so gonna need medication- anti-anxiety n anti-HPT. ahaqs! sabar frh, sabar..

talking bout anger, teringat satu topic yg dibincang masa usrah, iaitu salah satu nama Allah: al-Hilmi.
dari segi bahasa it means
1- tenang ketika marah atau menghadapi sesuatu yg tidak disukai sedangkan dia mampu utk marah dan ada kuasa
2- tenang dan mendisiplin diri
3- akal (rasional)

petanda sifat al-Hilmi dan menahan kemarahan:
- bersabar menghadapi gangguan org2 jahil dan tidak berdendam
- menghormati pandangan org yg tidak sependapat dgn kita
- berusaha melihat aspek positif yg terdapat dlm pandangan yg tidak selari dgn pandangannya dan mengambil faedah drpdnya
- kurang perbalahan dan pertelingkahan
- dikasihi dan dihormati
- mengaku kesalahan yg dilakukan dan berlaku adil terhadap diri

apa patut buat ketika sedang marah?
- berlindung kpd Allah drpd syaitan terkutuk
- jika sedang berdiri, duduk. jika sedang duduk, hendaklah berbaring atau menelentang
- tinggalkan tmpt itu, jika belum berasa tenang
- pergi berwudhuk
- solat 2 rakaat dan panjangkan sujud
- perbanyakkan doa yg ma'tsur, iaitu "ya Allah, ya Tuhan kami, Tuhan Nabi Muhammad SAW. Ampunkan dosaku, hilangkan sifat kemarahan hatiku, dan peliharalah aku drpd kesesatan fitnah"


fuuhh... banyak lagi yg saya perlu betulkan utk mencapai sifat Hilmi ni. bukan senang nk jaga kemarahan. sorry la frens if i have been rude in the class. cant help it. to avoid the anger mebi i should avoid the trigger kot. help me to stay away from my trigger ok. i think u know who/what, hahaha.. ops, frh jadi jahat balik (*_*)

~ knape ada bumblebee ni? tadaa.. ada cite pasal baby transformers nnt. tggu ye~