The Idol In Town

I bought the three albums of last year's 3 American Idol contestants debut album namely Kris Allen , Adam Lambert and Alison Iraheta but the trumphiant Kris is definitely the best among the three. He was in town recently for an autograph session in Mid Valley Megamall plus he threw a showcase for the ASTRO subscribers.. I missed to be part of the event. My friend , Clarence was at the venue and this pictures are published here by his courtesy. Thanks Clare !

He has natural talent in performing in front of the huge crowd.

I leave u all with the lyrics of his first single .

Sometimes we fall down and can't get back up

We're hiding behind skin that's too tough

How come we don't say I love you enough

Till it's too late, it's not too late

Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come

We could make a feast from these crumbs

And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun

So if your life flashed before you, what would you wish you would've done

[Chorus]

Yeah, gotta start

Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here

This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it

Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'

Gotta live like we're dying

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day

To turn it all around or throw it all away

We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,

Gotta live like we're dying

And if you plane fell out of the skies

Who would you call with your last goodbyes

Should be so careful who we live out of our lives

So when we long for absolution, there'll be no one on the line

Talking About Lipid.....

I was in Kota Kinabalu Shangri-La Tanjung Aru last weekend for this Lipid Talk courtesy of conjoint drug company. The venue was perfect for a weekend getaway...thanks to the sponsor.



The panelists were all the established consultant cardiologists in Malaysia, and we were discussing on high lipid management and treatment strategy and some of new studies in this scope of interest. Prof Sim KH , the NHAM chairman was also there. It was a great meet up with all friends and ex-colleagues all over Malaysia.

Dato' Azhari of IJN never fail to deliver his speech well. He was talking about the hsCRP changes after treatment with combined therapy vs statin alone.

HDL : High Density Lipoprotein (good lipid)

LDL : Low Density Lipoprotein (bad lipid)

5 things to increase your HDL :

1) Exercise /weight reduction

2) Niacin

3) Omega 3

4) Female hormone

5) Red wine (to non-muslim)

If you are diabetic, this will be your target of both LDL and HDL level... failing to achieve ..you need statin !!.. Come to me...i 'll give you for FREE !

RENEWING FRIENDSHIPS IN AIDILFITRI MOOD.....Ocean Glow

It has been 15 years for most of us since we last met as we left our high school to pursue our dreams. Things changed and maturity has evolved our life to a better person. It was nearly a quarter of average life of a living person . It was Budiman's idea to organize this much anticipated event since last year but i was busy studying for my master programme to help him out with the plan . It was the perfect time to do it since i am back to nothern state now. Held in Ocean Glow just by the Kuala Perlis seaview area... the event attended by almost 75 people and was a complete success ... Thanks everyone for attending and re-living the DERMA spirit and renewing the friendships...



We took about a mere 2 months' time to prepare and invite all of ex-Dermarian to come together and enjoy this one. Since all the AJK's came from all parts of Malaysia, we ended up meeting, discussing and collecting money totally ONLINE... namely Facebook !


I was the chairman and Budiman incharged of door gifts and invitation, Farah Pawanteh as emcee and treasurer, Ilyana as our secretary, Anuar as event's planner and gift exchange, Yukhairi (photography) and Sarimah (entertainment)



I met Nizam after so long and he appeared totally shocked to see me with my current weight (i was very fat during high school)...and also Yusmanizam who came back from Manchester for Raya and exclusively for the event. Thanks!


The BOYS of DERMA... they were all the same... nice to meet all of them again

This 2 friends are probably among i trusted the most. Budiman (with songkok ) and Yaseer who works as finance lecturer in UITM now. i know them well including their families and backgrounds.


Sarimah and Jawal were singing a Raya song as a duet ...


That special night , we sang MAJU DERMA, our school anthem with a new arrangement...in ROCK ... musically arranged by this live band . They are young but very talented.


The clown for the kids...

Kurniaan di hari Raya

Are We Ready For 2nd Wave ??

I spent my last weekend attending this event organised by Malaysian Medical Association, took place in Renaissance Hotel. A good turn up from the participants and the opening ceremony was done by our Health Minister. This was supposed to be the first conference to involve the general practioners, health sites and KKM with regards to H1N1 issue.

The main agenda was to educate everyone with the current situation of the virus , the expectation of second wave of the pandemic and the multiple vaccine developement. It is my responsibilty to write something here for the benefit of all.

WE ARE NOT OVER YET ! Here are some of the Q and A that i would love to highlight :

1. When do we anticipate the 2nd wave ? What is the importance ?

Following a pandemic, 2nd wave is expected to happen after 6 months following 1st wave. By an estimation from WHO, if we do not do anything to prepare and based on our death rate now, if 2nd wave hits us badly, thousands will die. It is expected beginning in winter or the rainy season in temperate countries ( do you notice the rainy season is about to start ????)

2. How about the detection of the H1N1 ?

The best will be Nasal swab, throat swab and analyzed by RT-PCR . The kit for Rapid Test
varied in its accuracy ranging from a mere 20 % to 80 %

3. When do the vaccine come to our shore ?

It is expected that we 'll get the vaccine by the end of the year. It has been postulated that America has assigned 90 % of the production , followed by France . and the remaining to other countries. One of the known complication is Gullain Barre Syndrome.


4. Is it a deadly virus ??

Most of the cases are mild and self-limiting... almost 99 % recovered with or without treatment.


5. What is the treatment ?

2 options. Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is an oral tablet 75 mg twice daily for 5 days. Even the GP's sell it at RM80 the cheapest now. Tamiflu resistance already been reported . ANother option is Relenza (Zanamivir) in an inhaler form (not for asthmatic patient)

I met with my ex-HUKM colleagues. One of them has already become infectious disease consultant. Congrats ! It is time for me too to get my consultantship too.. he he. A road tour in
Kedah state to complete before Raya and other continous plan for H1N1 made my life busier.

I just think that KKM still fail (big time !!) to value us with our hard work and that brings a GOODBYE to KKM from the brilliant doctors sometimes.

DERMARIAN RE-UNION AFTER 15 YEARS...

I am delighted for this event to happen. It is a remark of our 15 years being away from our beloved secondary school....Sek . Men . Derma. I was the head prefect a.k.a head of the student committe at that time. With the helping hands from Budiman (his ideas anyway), Ilyana Sudani, Farah Pawanteh (sounds familiar ?) , Sarimah , Yukhairi and others... we set up a committe for this much anticipated event.

The venue will be in this area near the beach in Kuala Perlis which popularly known as OCEAN GLOW... and almost 100 will attend it including their spouses and children. This is a sneak preview of the event's venue.

One has to walk on the small bridge (300 m) to reach to place...

Below are the BBQ buffet menu that we plan to have. It will be so much fun as activities are lined up for the guests. As usual, i was given the honour to once again , give the opening speech . Thanks to all the AJK's for their brilliant commitment....... and i am looking forward to meet up with all of my school friends once again ! Somehow i am saddened by DERMA now because they are no longer champion in every aspects like we used to.

Iftar in KL 2009

I made my way to KL to return my graduation robe and at the same time , spending time for iftar with my KL friends and colleagues from HUKM. Since i left KL, there were lots of thing to catch up with. Above picture showed the table with foods which at the end, we could hardly find anymore spaces to accomodate our plenty of foods...mmm ... thanks to `J' for inviting...wow...very nice place !



Pasembor .....delicious...we got all the foods from nearby Pasar Ramadhan..

Some of the "kuih".

The table was not full yet and we were still at the kitchen

Special drink and yeah ... release my thirst centre.

Second iftar happened in this Tupai=tupai restaurant. Thanks Dr . A for organising. I was the only one who had left HUKM but still my heart is always be with this teaching institution.

We had 2 tables for our group.

The holy month teaches us not to waste things.. and this was the gentle reminder from Tupai2.

The spectacular accoustic ANGGUN showcase

On last Friday night with Mahkota Ballroom in Istana Hotel , i paved my way going through a massive Friday eve traffic jam to attend this exclusive accoustic showcase by Anggun. The crowd came in and dressed in their best.

This event was in conjuction with the release of Anggun new English album here ...ELEVATION.. brought by Metadome Sdn Bhd which the GM, Kak Aida Hussin cordially invited me and my friend , Nizam to this spectacular show. We were placed at the front 3 rows so i just could snap the pictures from my seat using my 200 m lense..and this is the result..ha ha. Again, our seats was in celebrity section..ha ha along with famous people and entertainers..

Amy of Search is a fan Anggun and he reckoned Anggun nice vocal tone is the key of Anggun success..

After the show pics.....with Shahila , the runner-up for last season Once In A Million...

My seat was next to this ex-newscaster, Sharifah Shawati....nice meeting you Shawati.. She looked stunning that nite with that green dress... beautiful !

Linda Onn came with a very elegant dress and she looked slim ...very slim in fact ! Among other celeberities seen that night including Datuk Kayveas, Jovian Rayke Mandagie, Nadia AF, Iz (OIAM), Cikgu Siti Hajar (of AF), Saerah , Farahdiya (of SpaQ tv series), Nora and Johan Nawawi and many many more.

Anggun performed 5 numbers from her new album and also previous album. She belted out Yang Aku Tunggu, Snow On The Sahara and Crazy and collaborated with Nurul and Imran Ajmain on the last song which happened to be my favourite , MANTRA (or Saviour in English version).MANTRA was the theme song for The Transporter 2.

Imran Ajmain did the opening act by performing his new single (happened to be a blogger's favourite song too)....Selamat Ulang tahun Sayang...

More pictures in my Facebook photos....

She is Soooo ANGGUN, Am I the Opposite Sex Exotic ?? Ha ha

I was on leave on last Tuesday when i remembered about an event brought by Metadome Sdn Bhd, a company in entertainment event management which is partly owned by few Malay geniuses who had became my friends for few years now. It was a press conference for Indonesian born singer who has created waves in music industry world-wide..yeah none other that the EXOTIC Anggun C . Sasmi.




Located in Istana Hotel, i had attended the 2 hours PC as a guest invite. Other attendees were mostly the reporters and people from the record label.




I have known Kak Aida Hussin (pic above) with her bubbly character when she was working with Warner as PR Executive. She resigned from the record company and now handles the GM post in Metadome.



KC Ismail, a fellow blogger but yeah , he is better known in the industry as ex-radio deejay and currently works in Metadome as well. A great combination in a such wokhaholic team overall. I met KC ISmail in Nidji gig 2 years back in Jakarta and since then , we still keep in touch. Click here to go to his block, KC Ismail.

Talking about Anggun, she makes Indonesian proud of her by venturing into international market. I hope you still remember the first ever English written song , Snow On The Sahara. With her husky unique voice and elegant demeanour and yet exotic complexion, she sets the bar high for other Asian singer wannabe.

She is in town for a week with many tentatives designed for her, mainly to promote her new English album, ELEVATION . She will throw a showcase this coming Friday with opening acts of Nurul and Imran Ajmain.. Again , i am invited..yaay ! ha ha

Here are some of her pics and her natural beauty.

Performing accoustic version of a song with Eddrie Hashim on the guitar...

Do come and join the showcase but you need to reserve your seat by contacting Metadome Sdn Bhd.

DETAILS :

Venue : Mahkota Ballroom, Istana Hotel

Date : 27th March 2009

Time : 8.00 pm

Opening acts : Nurul and Imran Ajmain.

She will appear in Akademi Fantasia Week 3 concert as guest performer and also in various tv interviews