Early Lunch - Late Breakfast

This is a low-budget easy meal that only take less than 15 minutes to prepare. It has the fiber, a bit of carbohydrate, fat, and protein--something that is student-friendly! Well especially for those who don't live with their family. More details on comments. :)

Simply Meal

"Roh Terletak di Mana?"

Hari pertama clerkship, kuliah hari ini adalah Farmasi klinik (tentang obat dan resep), Interna (penyakit dalam), Pediatri (Anak), dan Psikiatri (kedokteran jiwa). Some quotes of the day:

-Psikiatri-
"Roh atau soul itu beda dengan jiwa atau mind. Kalau manusia mati, maka jiwanya akan mati karena jiwa itu ada di otak."

Q: "Jadi roh itu ada di mana?"
A guy who sat behind me: "Melayang-layang."
Me: --"

"Selama ini kita menjudge orang-orang psikopat tanpa tahu sebenarnya psikopat itu apa. Padahal dari 10 orang psikotik hanya 1 orang yang benar-benar schizophrenia."

Q:"Apakah kalian masih menstigma penderita psikosa?"
Some students: "Yaa.."
Q: "Kira-kira kenapa?"
A1: "Tidak tahu..."
Q: "Tidak tahu alasan menstigma atau ketidaktahuan akan psikotik itu sendiri?"
A2: "Karena takut..."

"Di sini adakah yang suka melakukan kegiatan yang berulang-ulang? Atau terlalu sering negative thinking dan emosian? Itu bisa salah satu gejala psikopatologis. Hati-hati karena kumpulan gejala-gejala tersebut bisa menjadi gangguan psikologis."


-Pediatri-
"Virus juga punya hak untuk hidup. Jangan saling membunuh antar makhluk hidup. Jadi kalau dibilang infeksi adalah upaya tubuh membunuh mikroba itu kurang tepat, seharusnya adalah upaya tubuh mempertahankan diri."

"Nyamuk itu juga punya hak rekreasi loh."

"Pemeriksaan fisik itu nggak penting punya stetoskop yang ada mickey mouse-nya. Yang penting adalah pemeriksaan dengan menggunakan otak, bukan hanya menggerayangi pasien saja."


-Interna-
"Mau jadi dokter atau pengusaha?"

A Doctor's Prayer

"From inability to let alone; from too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old; from putting knowledge before wisdom, and science before art and cleverness before common sense; from treating patients as cases; and from making the cure of the disease more grievous than the endurance of the same, Good Lord, deliver us."

--Sir Robert Hutchison

Farewell, My Little Grinder

I woke up early this morning, did think a lot during my shower, making sure if my decision to see my dentist at 9 a.m. is fixed.

So I did it.

9 a.m. I arrived at the dentist' workplace, fearing of the pain I might feel minutes after. The dentist came 10 minutes later, he turned on the stereo -- "What a Wonderful World" was played, my favorite song. I thought that it wont be that bad.

What happen next, as a medical student, I couldn't stop visualizing the whole process. The dentist put a kind of local anesthetic gel around the tooth, injected another anesthetic drug, and after that the only thing I heard only that high-toned tool craving my tooth. But the most terrifying sound was the cracking sound when the dentist forcely pulled the tooth. Gosh I think I'm more an audio person, make a scary voice and I'll have those paranoid thoughts.

I have so many thoughts in my mind --my own secret to distract my focus on the extracting process. The dentist' hands was a bit shakey at first, when he opened my mouth and injected the drug, but after that he looks calmer and so do I.

I thought that he would extract the whole tooth at the same time, but it turned out that he cracked it first then pulled out the pieces! How smart is that!

One thing I also love about my dentist is he always be good looking. No, it's not that I'm attracted to him personally, and he's been married anyway. But he always looks fit and he wears neat clothes. Noone would let anyone with bad odor and slob look to extract his tooth, right?

So doctors, here's my suggestion, dress well. Keep yourself fit. You can even change your hair color to some nice dark natural color, like brown, dark maroon, or else. The point is, doctors can be smart, kind, and stylish as well. If health is not only about physical well-being but also psychological mood, you would feel better if you can lift your patients' mood by looking good, right?

Well it's not that you have to wear those killer heels during your 7 hours of working (if you need to walk or stand most of the times) or the low-line neck blouse, or that attention-seeker perfume. Just be stylish in a classy and moderate way. You know what I mean.

For patients, be calm. Your doctors have learned their best and they'll give you their best too. A nervous patient may crack the doctor's nerve, vice versa.

Ok I need to stop here. The mefinal doesnt work well. Time to take more pills.