I'm back, ALIVE!

Some people might have noticed my recent disappearance from the world of internet,
or rather i have completely been away from internet for more than a week.

WHY??

None other than the lovely disease that actually taken down my left lung
>>> Pneumothorax



This is actually what had happened to my left lung. The tear in the lung caused air to accumulate in the pleural cavity and pressurised the lung to the extend that it cannot inflat.

Gah, and the worse part of this is:

" It most commonly arises spontaneously (most commonly in tall slim young males.. )"
- wiki

I know wiki is not a good place for referencing, but who cares. This is not uni assignment anyway. Well, it seems a bit biased for it to happen in tall and slim young males, so guys out there, beware! It could be your turn anytime...

So there i am, having a falsely diagnosed asthma for a month period which deteriorate progressively. Finally, it freaked out my GP and he sent me for chest X-ray. On the second day after the X-ray, i have been asked to do something rather amusing.

Below is our conversation:
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The nurse at the counter said, " Mr Chew, there is some problem in your X-ray. I would like you to take this X-ray, walk over the street, admit yourself into Prince of Wales Hospital under emergency."

I said, " Err, i got class to attend later. Can i admit on Friday instead?"

The nurse said, "No, admit immediately!"
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From that point onwards, i was speechless, or rather sensed something is really wrong with me. So i did the coolest thing in my life, admit myself to the emergency department, no knowing how serious my case is. In fact, at the moment of admittance, my left lung has completely collapsed. Gosh, how wonderful is it to know that one lung is more than enough for our body.

Long story short, there i am, lying in the emergency department. Final year medical students start playing around with my body. Then doc came, looked at my vitals, not bad, then gone again. When i thought the registrar (docs under specialist) was gonna operate on me, things turn out to be opposite. I am gonna be operated by some final year medical student. Shit! I am not even on general anaesthesia, only local anaesthesia, so i was awake all the time surrounded by tons of medical student. But the thing i cannot forgive is the med student which cuts me open dunno how to stitch my wound, and the registrar needs to teach her on the spot. Fuck, i nearly blacked out.

With the chest drain inside me, my movement was much immobilised. Then i was sent to the respiratory ward. Not bad, lots of pretty nurse, friendly also. I pray that the tear on my lung will heal on its own but i was always the unlucky one. Things doesnt turn out right and i have to undergo a surgery to close up the leakage in my lung. Surgery postponed from Friday to Monday, then Monday to Tuesday morning. Everything is about $$$. If you can show that you can afford this '$$$', good!

After surgery, as usual the pain is back. But the good thing is i am on morphine. Wahaha, i am a drug addict. So i have my own switch to control the morphine dosage into my vein. Cool eh. But in turn, i feel drowsy all the time, not to mention the nausea feeling. However, i was moved to the cardiothoracic ward. Lousy ward, less girls, got male nurse instead =.= But the chemist is super pretty lol.

Then bla bla bla, after two days they removed the morphine. A day later the chest drain was removed too and i am free to roam around. But with the pain, i guess i should stay on bed. Friends came, mum's friends came. Then times up, say bye bye. Finally i was able to discharge on the saturday. I couldn't wait to go home, but no flying for me for 3 months period. Now i am still contemplating whether should i defer my semester because apparently it take weeks for me to heal.

Otherwise, i am fine now. Just feeling a bit tired, weak. But the worst part is the pain in the chest on and off. It's like everytime when you take a deep breath, you hurt yourself. So if you ask me whether have i enjoyed my Sydney trip, my answer would be:

" I have done the coolest thing in my life and i never felt better!"

p/s: Sorry some pics are taken in hospital, but i forget where i place my card reader. Ops!

Good Luck

Exam.. exam, exam!

Yo, i know now is the exam season for some of my friends in Malaysia.
Especially those studying in Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) or University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).

Also, for some of my friends undertaking spm trials!

Good luck peeps!

You guys might need some luck tho.

And also, i pray that all of you will pass the exam with flying colours!
When i say flying, i mean it lol.

Tada, isn't it flying?

And with that, i believe each and everyone of you can achieve success in life. Well, at least you have done your best right? There is nothing for you to regret.

Famous quote from me:

"Have you done your best?" - ks


I thought of sharing some study tips here, but i doubt it will work for everyone.
Nevertheless, hope you find this useful.

1. DO NOT burn the midnight oil, sleep at least 6 hours a day.
2. Try to relax 1 hour before the exam, calm mind always works better.
3. For those who has religion, pray very sincerely to your god to guide you.
4. This is my favourite: Drink chicken essense!
5. Last minute study = ask people. Just ask those genius out there. It's better than you trying
to figure out yourself.
6. Be friend with your lecturer. Sometimes they are angels =), but sometimes devil =(

Well, thats all.
I am waiting to hear some good news from everyone of you.

Ethics vs Law

Recently i have been obsessed with business related law, ie corporate law, competition law, tax law, etc etc.. Actually it is part of my assignment to do so as i am asked to decide on a business structure for my laptop manufacturing and selling business.

But hey, what is your first impression on law? Nerdy? Wordy? Perhaps, lazy! Omg, i couldn't imagine how those lawyers come up with pages of rules and regulations. It is really driving me crazy reading through all the sections and divisions. But, as i progress, i realise how unlawful the law is, and how it can be manipulated by individuals for personal gain.



This is clearly illustrated in here. Coles is highly regarded as supermarket in Australia with the cheapest price. However, they are pressing the suppliers and farmers to lower their price of product so that coles can enjoy higher rate of profit. If they refuse, they will simply deal with you the rough way. How? You never want to know it.

And think about this. How often do you see ONE supermarket dominating over one suburb? Taking KL for example, we have MidValley, One Utama, etc etc. But, you might wonder why in Kingsford here Westfield is the only shopping mall? Think about it. If there is no competitors for them, price fixing is obviously a major problem here. Are they that successful that they manage to strip their competitors naked? NO! Certainly there is something unlawful going on, and we are obviously not aware of it and no action has been taken because according to the law, this is legal.

And what has the government been doing? Well, they come up with this brilliant plan. They setup a website, and it reports the price of grocery all around Australia. Is that all? Yes, this is the best they can do? Are they trying their best here? NO! Same goes to the price of property in Sydney. Why is it so expensive? In fact, Sydney is considered one of the most expensive place to stay in the world. Why? Obviously someone is behind this scam and certainly it is legal. Otherwise, i won't be paying $200 per week for rental.

Here comes the question.

In business, does ethics and morality holds? Or profit is everything as long as it is legal in the eyes of law.

A very simple example. If you try to sue some big companies for compensation, they will bury you alive with legal fees even before you enter the court. They will request for whole lots of legal documents and you won't even have the money to pay for the legal fee. So, you end up unable to sue them. Now, who is right and who is wrong? Everything here is legal and there is no doubt that they are operating by the law. In some cases, the company even force people to commit suicide, thus they are termed the 'tough negotiator'. This is legal, but is it ethical?


My personal view is the world is so corrupted that profit certainly comes before ethics. It is easier to identify the law, but not so easy to identify morality. Breach of law has far more serious consequences while breach of morality doesn't really affect some people. They have a heart of rock. So, is there a role for ethics in business?

Another example, have you ever wondered how terrorist are financed? Certainly these people are receiving big money, but how? Read this, under illegitimate purpose. The reason they have yet to obtain any evidence is because the people financing them are obviously protected by the law. But it is obviously not ethical to do so. Then you might ask, why does the government doesn't change the law? Well, money can practically buy anything.

Geez, this is a corrupted world eh?

Law isn't something that great afterall, don't you agree?

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On other note, will you pay corporate tax or will you try to avoid it? People may argue that if corporate giants are not paying their tax, the government will not have resources to run the country and also benefit the citizens.

But what if the tax we paid end up in the pocket of some scumbag? Remember our Boleh-land. Pet**nas is making shits of money, read here. But guess what? Government still complain not enough money for development, bla bla bla. Holy shit, i rather donate my money to charitable organisation rather than to the blood sucking government.

So, think twice when you are paying tax!
Hurray to tax mitigation !!!

Decision Making - Express

As suggested in the title, today i will introduce to you the art of decision making - the express way.

Decision making is inevitable in life. Do not confuse that decision making is only involved in major planning such as "Hmm, should i propose to my gf?" or "Gosh, who should i hang out with tomorrow? Miss A or B??".

Even simple stuff such as "crap, dota or cs?" is also part of decision making in our life.



So, don't you agree that decision making is a troublesome process? Isn't it time consuming, tedious, repetitive, mentally challenging and the list goes on...

Few things that what people normally do:

1. List out the advantage and disadvantage of the decision.
( ie, what if i choose this? what if i did not choose this?)
2. Seek for other people advice.
3. Pray to god for help.
4. Meditate to clear the mind. ( This is really rare)

Well, recently i was forced into a decision making process, which unfortunately took me more than 1 week to decide. I was considering to drop one of my core subject (Robot Design) after working with it for 5 weeks. I realise i cannot commit myself anymore to this subject as it is taking up all my time.

The decision making process was a hard one. After doing all 4 steps as mentioned previously, i find myself back in square one, unable to decide. What the Heck!! Guess what? I'll just do it the express way. This is very easy, once and for all super owning way of doing it.

1. Get your wallet.
2. Get 50c coin from it.
3. Pray to buddha / jesus / allah / your god
4. Toss the coin.
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Have a guess, what the 5th step will be??


Do you think it will work??

Frankly speaking, i have been tossing coin for more than 20 times. Each time i will come up with some excuse that allows me to toss another time. Got the point?

In the end, you are the decision maker. No one except YOU is going to feel the consequences of the decision made. So, be sure to decide yourself and you won't have the chance to blame anyone.

So, the 5th step is grab your coin and put in back to where it was. The decision is in your hand, not the coin. The coin is just merely an instrument being manipulated by us. I am glad that i made the decision myself. It is really some experience for me, at least i think so.

Well, if you are wondering, i DROP the subject.

Haih, i am such a loser, am i?