I’ve had a few readers emailing me, wondering about my life and journey as a doctor. They were wondering if it is indeed as glamorous and great as it is made out to be by certain tertiary centers. If you are one of them, then this article is for you. A few years ago, a close friend committed suicide by jumping from his apartment on the fourth floor of an apartment complex. He was a jolly good fellow, but faced a few bumps in his years...

I am all for the Palestinians. Their woeful state of affairs screams at the double standards in human rights practised by those in the corridors of world power. For those who are naive about the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, it began when the Palestinian’s homeland for over a thousand years was taken, without their consent and mostly by force during the creation of the state of Israel. And all subsequent crimes — on...

We need the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission, or IPCMC, set up, stat. I am not sure about the rest, but I have not forgotten about the report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Police Force which revealed that the police were brutal, inept and the most corrupt. That was in 2005 during Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s tenure as prime minister and seven years later, we are still at square one. I remembered the...

Dr Kelvin Choo has passed on. He had battled cancer with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and even surgery over the last few years and has finally called it a day, today. His courage and perseverance draws the respect and admiration from many, but what made him even more venerable was his age when he battled the mother of all battles. While most of us wake up groaning about the day ahead, he has over the last few months been waking up to the fact...

I haven’t written in a while. I blame it on exams, assignments, classes and, of course, work. There were many things to write about over the last few months, but none moved me enough to make me write… well, until today. It all started with my short trip to McDonald’s for breakfast. Not to promote the already popular franchise, but I sometimes dream of having their meals for breakfast, and last night was one of those nights. So...

Janji ditepati. Only politicians can turn something innocuous into something wrong. How else do you explain this phrase becoming so unpopular? An act of desperation, perhaps? First and foremost, you don’t have to call it a promise. You are worth your word, and rescind it at your own risk. You were elected as a servant to the rakyat, and as our servants, we expect you to do as you are told Just so that we are clear, we are after all your...