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What an experience❗️Managed to visit what once was the great Prof Dr Rudolf Virchow’s lab and pathology institute. Among...
24/06/2025

What an experience❗️
Managed to visit what once was the great Prof Dr Rudolf Virchow’s lab and pathology institute. Among one of his request to come to Berlin when the university invited him over. Imagine that, he was that famous then that he requested a lab and it was granted 😊
Professor Virchow was an amazing individual. All I can remember is Virchow’s triad which is related to blood clots (thrombosis- a word he coined) which can flake off and lead to a block in another place ie an emboli ( he coined this too). In this museum I found out that he was a physician, public health specialist, anthropologist and also a politician/statesmen apart from his main interest - Pathology ❗️❗️❗️
Sharing with all of you his buat, lab, institution and also the lecture hall where he use to lecture. It was such a surreal experience 🤩
I’m also inspired by the last photo of the present director and his set of wheels 🥳. We might need to make this a prerequisite next time if I ever head back into management 😜

This chap is Prof Dr Wilhelm Griesinger! He was the first Director of Psychiatry at the University of Berlin during the ...
22/06/2025

This chap is Prof Dr Wilhelm Griesinger! He was the first Director of Psychiatry at the University of Berlin during the period where Prof Dr Virchow was the Director of Pathology in the same university. Fun fact, he was the mentor of Karl Westphal who took over from Griesinger later on 😊
His contribution to psychiatry was many but the 3 that grabbed my interest was - he was the equivalent of Prof Pinel in Germany. The psychiatrist who really started community psychiatry by stating that mentally ill patients need to be a member of the community and not in the asylums. Second, he introduced the relationship between mind and brain stating or conceptualising that mental illness is a brain disease. As a result too, he was very biological in his idea of psychiatry. Finally, he introduced the concept of anxiety that we now understand as agoraphobia 💪
I’m just feeling very fortunate that I have this opportunity to be here and to be able to share this with all of you 😊
Now my Q to myself and others, we know much about what colleagues internationally have done for psychiatry, what about our own? For mental illness in Malaysia❓

It’s been a very stressful two days for me as I was appointed coordinator for the recently concluded short case and modi...
21/05/2025

It’s been a very stressful two days for me as I was appointed coordinator for the recently concluded short case and modified long case exams. Both are requirements for the Part 2 exams (old and new systems respectively) 💪
I could not have done it without the help of my colleagues, Drs and who worked tirelessly as a team to ensure that we had the right patients, the best venue and troubleshooted any issues that might arise to ensure the trainees were at the more best to perform on the day 👍
I wanted to thank them for their help and dedication in ensuring that we had a successful exam in our department. Also, thanking all other colleagues who searched for patients in their respective clinics, all the staff involved and not forgetting to the 13 patients who donated their time to be with us and ensured that future psychiatrists from the conjoined system are competent and empathetic 👍
Truth be told that the last time i did this type of work was 15 years ago as a junior specialist and in the process I re-learned the humbling process of being a coordinator. Moreover it reminded me of how important this supposedly simple task is, especially if you’re wanting the best outcome for your patients in the future❗️

Happy Nurses Day to all my fellow colleagues near and farWithout you my patients and family will be in deep trouble I ac...
12/05/2025

Happy Nurses Day to all my fellow colleagues near and far

Without you my patients and family will be in deep trouble

I acknowledge your work and thank you for your dedication and service to our collective cause

Bulan May adalah Bulan Kesedaran SkizofreniaPenyakit yang saya fikir adalah sama atau lebih mencabar dari barah (cancer)...
11/05/2025

Bulan May adalah Bulan Kesedaran Skizofrenia

Penyakit yang saya fikir adalah sama atau lebih mencabar dari barah (cancer) oleh sebab prevalen tinggi di umur muda, stigma yang tinggi dan prognosis yang kurang baik jika tidak dirawat awal dan berterusan

Simptomnya juga sangat mencabar dengan simptom halusinasi dan delusi, kelakuan/perubatan yang tidak terurus dan juga kecelaruan pertuturan

Biasanya juga lambat “ditangkap” oleh kerana ada simptom prodrom

Kita belajar lagi…

27/04/2025

Who would’ve thought that Socrates — the great philosopher known for his wisdom, calmness, and profound words — lived with a woman who constantly tested his patience? His wife was infamous for her sharp tongue, dominant presence, and relentless temper. Every morning, she pushed him out of the house at sunrise, and he only returned when the sun was about to set.

Yet, despite her difficult character, Socrates always spoke of her with respect and even gratitude. He once admitted that he owed a portion of his wisdom to her, because without such daily trials, he would’ve never learned that true wisdom lives in silence, and peace is found in stillness.

One day, while he sat with his students, she began shouting at him as usual — but this time, she poured water over his head. Unshaken, Socrates simply wiped his face and said calmly, “Well, after thunder, rain was only to be expected.”

Her story ended suddenly. During another of her outbursts, when Socrates, as always, remained calm and silent, her rage overwhelmed her. She suffered a heart attack and passed away that very night. While she erupted like a storm, Socrates remained a sea of calm.

Her name faded into history. His composure became legend. This isn’t just a story of conflict — it’s a reminder that strength often shows in silence, and that the greatest teachers sometimes come disguised as life’s most difficult people.

Credit to the original storyteller.

I’m a big believer that the eye cannot see what the mind does no know 📖 Since returning back to clinical medicine proper...
21/03/2025

I’m a big believer that the eye cannot see what the mind does no know 📖
Since returning back to clinical medicine properly in January and with it the return to teaching, supervising, research and clinical work it’s been an adjustment period to a life that was. One area that has been eye opening to me in my reflections have been how much things have changed and how much it has not - in terms of teaching and learning 😊
When I was a trainee there was no AI and even ebooks were not very popular then. Studying was physical ie library visits as opposed to studying online. There was a lot less of us around and hence it was busy as few covering many. For some reason, the cases in the wards were aplenty but there were much lesser hospitals and even lesser psychiatric services in public or private. Things have since changed… in which direction I am unsure of 🤷🏻‍♂️
One thing that has not changed are 5 books in this list that I am now re studying in order to be “current”. Companion, Shorter and Kaplan. Must read. Cover to cover. Sim’s and Fish. Must read. Multiple times. Cover to cover. Surprisingly all 5 books are easier reads now compared to when I started with Drs , Sapini Yacob, Neelaveni, Vasanthi Periyasami and the great Ng Chong Guan 😝
Also this time round, reading is more pleasurable and reflective. Updates have been interesting and the personal debates with ChatGPT for learning has been very stimulating. Note taking has been therapeutic for me, especially as I attempt to retrain my mind in lieu of distractions aplenty (we didn’t have TikTok then and IG was only starting out) 😅
Thankfully I’m not taking an exam in 44 days! However, what I’ve learnt over the years is that you cannot out beat hard work. You just need to put in the time, all the time, if you want to strive for excellence. Moreover, at this level, the only person to beat is only yourself. The version that was you a year ago. You’re not competing with anyone else as everyone else is also competing with themselves 😊
What a heavy dose of morning musings as I continue to read with fascination books 📚 that I have read and reread many times before this 😊

Feb 22,2011Facebook mengingatkan saya akan kejadian sekali seumur hidupMengingati detik tersebut juga membuatkan saya sa...
22/02/2025

Feb 22,2011

Facebook mengingatkan saya akan kejadian sekali seumur hidup

Mengingati detik tersebut juga membuatkan saya sangat bersyukur dengan kehidupan dan apa2 yang telah dicapai

Terima kasih kepada ilahi diatas kepercayaan untuk masih berkhidmat dan hidup

Wellness and well being is an asset 💪Making me time helps in maintaining mental health apart from allowing “rest” to bod...
01/02/2025

Wellness and well being is an asset 💪
Making me time helps in maintaining mental health apart from allowing “rest” to body, mind and soul 🙌
It’s an integral part of our wellbeing workout so make that time daily, weekly or monthly in your calender - today 👍
It’s a non negotiable appointment 📆

Happy New Year everyone Wishing everyone a lovely CNY celebration
28/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone

Wishing everyone a lovely CNY celebration

Saya hendak menjemput semua rakan2 disini untuk sama2 bersama Selamat Pagi Malaysia (Nadi Seri Pagi) untuk sesi perkongs...
17/01/2025

Saya hendak menjemput semua rakan2 disini untuk sama2 bersama Selamat Pagi Malaysia (Nadi Seri Pagi) untuk sesi perkongsian isu “burnout”

Dah lama tak join team SPM ni

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