This or That

Talking about Future....

Thinking about Further Education.....

Thought of doing PhD....

But then Miss Pharmacist said it would suit me best and would pay off better if I do MBBS on top of B.Pharm..... I've got what it takes and it would be a waste if I only stay in retail Pharmacy.... Clinical environment is better for me. hmm...

Why would I want a PhD???? - For the sake of the degree???? Academic sector???

MBBS on the other hand.... CLINICAL Exposure!!!! PLUS in depth DRUGS knowledge(From B.Pharm)!!!!However am not very good with my hands....

But thats what I love most..... Even in pharmacy, the clinical aspect appeals me most.... not only the unit we are doing at the moment but also during the real life application....


Think... Think... Think....

Yea and forget about the present....
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童年

Oh My....

This song and exactly the same video reminds me of HOME.....

I reckon I was still on primary school when I first listened to this song and it was during the usual saturday karaoke night..... Such a memory it brings back.... Feel like going home eh......





Very-very nice song!!!!

Automatic Teller Machine

Skimming through The Age and I found this article.....

International crime syndicate linked to ATM scam

Mex Cooper
March 24, 2009 -
3:58PM

An international crime syndicate is believed to be behind an ATM scam
in Melbourne's CBD that may have netted criminals more than $500,000, police
say.

A skimming device attached to an ANZ ATM at 353 Elizabeth Street is
suspected to have scanned about 5000 cards in the past month.

Have you
been affected by the ANZ ATM scam? Email us at scoop@theage.com.au

The
bank has had to cancel more than 2000 customers' cards believed to have been at
risk.

Skimming devices are attached to the front of ATMs, creating a
fake slot for bank cards.

A magnetic reader then records the cards'
details and a small optical camera films customers entering their pins.

The criminals can then access the device remotely using a mobile phone
or Bluetooth technology. The details are transferred to a blank card, which can
be used to withdraw money from an ATM.

Detective Senior Constable Brett
Colley from Melbourne Criminal Investigation Unit said investigations revealed
that a similar scam had operated in NSW, Queensland and New Zealand.

Detective Senior Constable Colley said he feared more machines in
Melbourne may have the devices fitted and warned bank users to be vigilant when
withdrawing money.

"Investigators believe the people responsible for the
activities are from an international organisation operating within Australia and
originating from somewhere in southern Europe,'' he said.

"We need the
public to be vigilant when using ATM machines or accessing any information
within their bank accounts (and) to try and identify any skimming machines that
may have been attached before they use them.''

Three skimming devices
were found on three different ATMs on King Street operated by different banks
but were removed before any withdrawals had been made.

Another device
was today found on an ATM in Melbourne's south-east.

Police would not
reveal which other banks had been hit by the scam.

Detective Senior
Constable Colley said you would not notice the skimming devices unless you were
looking for one.

"Obviously you need sophisticated knowledge of
electronic equipment to operate the device properly and the installation also
takes a degree of expertise to know that it's not going to be detected easily,''
he said.

ANZ is contacting affected customers and arranging new cards.

ANZ spokeswoman Vanessa O'Shaughnessy said customers would be reimbursed
for any losses.

Police advised people to cover ATM keypads when entering
their pin numbers and to check the machine did not look abnormal in any way.

Investigators want to speak with two males in relation to the devices.

One man was described as about 170 centimetres tall, unshaven with olive
skin and was wearing a black peaked cap, dark blue jumper, blue jeans, white
sneakers and had a black and grey Reebok backpack.

The second man was
about 180 centimetres tall with fair skin. He was wearing a white peaked cap,
black jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers and was carrying a distinctive
multi-coloured shoulder bag.

Anyone with information has been asked to
contact Crime Stoppers on 18000 333 000 or at http://www.crimestoppers.com.au/

adapted from http://www.theage.com.au/national/international-crime-syndicate-linked-to-atm-scam-20090324-986t.html?page=-1

Suddenly remember a friend of mine had sent me similar email regarding this issue happening in Indonesia.....

Went through my mailbox and.....

Looks like an ordinary ATM machine, doesn't it? In fact..... NO!!!!!

Slot for magnetic reader, which would scan and record cards' details.

Ordinary Flyer holder? Not at all.... An optical camera was attached to the site pointed by the red arrow...



Cool huh?

Optical camera faced the keypad and screen capturing customers typing in their passwords. The results then could be accessed via wireless connection....... How appalling is that?

Insight view of the flyer holder....

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Think ya good enough at identifying modified ATM machine now????

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Scary???? Those are pictures of the ATM machine in Indonesia anyway....

Please be careful everyone when using the convenience of your card.......

Allergies....

A patient, 11.2 kg, about 2 months old perhaps?? (was roughly estimating her age).....

Suffer pretty severe allergic Rxn from taking Cefaclor and Clarithromycin....

Her mom described it as rashes and swelling on her face.... also exacerbation of URTI

Went to her regular GP (the same bitchy GP I talked about in my other post)

GP prescribed prednisolone and ERYTHROMYCIN

By the time you read this you must have known something went wrong there.... (obviously with such a huge font size and distinct colour =p)

Newai Erythromycin and clarithromycin belong to the same drug class i.e Macrolides Antibiotics.

Now the quetion is if the patient is allergic to macrolide, why would the doctor prescribe another macrolide?

So, Mr Pharmacist gave the doctor a call and explained the problem here

Guess what the doctor said......

I am happy with that....

How cool was that????

Haizzzz Somehow I feel this doctor is really intimidating.....
I mean Face the reality..... He/She was putting the patient and Himself/Herself in trouble yet He/She still insisted to keep on going......

Anyway the parent was really worried and was thinking of bringing her child to RMCH..... so we dispensed only the prednisolone, told her to closely observe her child condition and let her know about the antibiotic issue.....

Hope the patient is doing well....


Namo Bhaisajyaguru Buddha

I LOVE Chemistry....

Couldn't believe I've got such a huge and passionate love for chemistry.....

Such that I've buried it deep down inside of heart.....

So that noone can ever steal it away from me.....

Even I myself CANNOT reach onto it.....

Sigh.......

Who would have guessed First year organic chemistry is so important....

Time to start all over again I guess......

Viel glück, Herr Apotheker!!!!!!
Alles Gutes zum Ihrem Studium!!!!

Wind of Change

Recently.....

All of a sudden....

Doing those quizzes you find on Facebook has somehow become my STRESS BUSTER....

Replacing Filling up Bulletin on Friendster ;)

齊天大勝

Hahha so hillarious.....

Sleeping Balance....

Been deprived of sleep recently.......

Then....

To Compensate.....

I had a very long sleep yesterday........
(Such a privilege that I am not working today.... >< jokin)

Anyway when I woke up this morning.......

Headache, Dizziness, Tired.....

Too much sleep kah????

As said...

Daisy....

Little seedling slumbers in the ground
Unnoticed until ages passed
Summer comes, sun shining red
Awaken smiling to the world


Afar come four strangers
Away three foreign lands
And soon are Acquaintances
Amidst the seedling grows


Calmness, Generosity, Initiative and Joy
serenade all over the sky
Little Seedling, little Daisy
Flower blooms, seasons of smiley


Autumn breeze chills the root
Little daisy holds on tight
Silent gale blows undercoat
In the sky petals soar about


The daisy, four fellows believe
Trust, hope, wish and care
Days passed, mature was then little
Fruit emerges from the node


Winter comes, Lightnings struck
Pain, agony, and deceit click
Heaven knows does the earth crack
Storm released fellowships creak


Unable to stand, the fellows perish
Break apart and severely clash
Nothing left but the new seedling sheath
Flows with time shall the daisy rebirth