How I Met My Friends: Ireland Edition – First Class

Have you ever asked yourself how the first time you met your friends? Do you remember what conversation you had the first time you met them? I don’t have many friends in my life but those I have are really good friends. They are who have helped me through in each steps that I have [...]

Final of Final

This is supposedly be my final yearbook in life. I have asked some closest people who may not know everything about me but they have been around me for years and decades, they have seen enough of me throughout times to be able say few words about who I really am.   “As his elder [...]

Resolution 2012

I am not going to write New Year’s Resolution this year. Every year I write New Year’s Resolution always ends up in an epic fail ending. Once it failed, I would tend to write the same thing again year after year. So, this year I’m just gonna write things I would aim to achieve by [...]

2011: The Dark Age

This year began with huge hopes in myself, just a typical morale boost that I always have every New Year’s Eve with a bunch list of resolution which have never been achieved and some even were forgotten along the year. Having said that, it was a hard year to begin. I was alone in my [...]

A Final Med Resolution

When everyone in my class is busy studying and preparing for their final med exams, I’m still busy figuring out what kind of doctor I wanna be. I’m not thinking about who I want to be or which specialty I’m going to train. I just think about what kind of doctor I wanna be. In [...]

Ketika Aku Kembali Ke Rumahku

Empat tahun lalu aku kembali ke sekolahku, SLTP Santa Maria Juanda. Sekolah ini adalah sekolah yang memberiku begitu banyak kenangan dari yang terbaik sampai yang terburuk semasa aku masih duduk di bangku sekolah dulu. Aku hanya memiliki 2 tahun kesempatan menuntut ilmu di sana, tapi 2 tahun itu menjadi sangat bermakna bagiku. Di sekolah ini [...]

I have a question

I have a question… One that I could never answer.. What A good thing I have ever done.. In these twenty and five years.. As a boy? As a man? As a friend? And as a son? Who have ever smiled because of me? Whom I have given just a tiny happiness? Perhaps none.. Probably [...]

S.O.S #2

Insomnia. That’s what I had in the last 3 days. I couldn’t sleep though I feel exhausted. I just lie down and do nothing. This is obviously not a good sign especially in this spare time of my life when sleep is very crucial. For the last 3 days, I have stayed all night up [...]

S.O.S

This doesn’t look good. I forced myself a little over the limit yesterday. I woke up late today to realize how little I achieved yesterday. Exam is only in a week time. I’m not yet prepared. I feel like I can do it but I’m not sure if I actually could. The requirements to impress [...]

The Defeated Death

I AM BACK! Finally. It’s been a while since my last story. Lots of things happened but one full month of examination certainly didn’t help my mood to share them. Anyway, I’m here and about to tell my adventurous stories. Let’s begin from the most recent one. This is a story about my latest examination [...]

Days Counter

As it comes to the last day of January 2011, it is a reminder for me and myself that exams in 3 months away and 15 months to go to be a doctor!   I’m excited yet can’t expect anything. Wish a luck. With Love, eldios©

First Delivery Suite Moments

It is my second night shift in the labour ward in a hospital. There is nothing really going on at the moment. Only 2 patients are waiting for their labours to start. It is very contradictive to what happen last night on my first ever night in the labour ward. Last night I attended the [...]

New Year’s Target

It is not a plan. It is not a hope. It is more than a resolution. It is beyond a dream. It is a target. I wrote a New Year’s Resolution for each new year in 2009 (click here: 2009 Resolution) and 2010 (click here: 2010 Resolution). In 2009, I did not wish many things because an [...]

2011: in the making.

It is another January 1st. It is another new year. Yes, it is just another day, but it is a day with a new hope, new expectations and new spirits. It is the time to build the stronger foundation for a new chapter in our life. 2010 is now a history and I’m very much [...]

The Battle of 2010

2010 has been a spectacular year for me. There are mixed of lots of struggles and happiness. Emotion fluctuated ups and downs through the year. Each month has its own story. Two thousands and ten brought me two thousands and ten emotions. The madness was sometimes uncontrollable. The euphoria was sometimes irresistible. 2010 was a [...]

Psychiatry: a wrap-up

Psychiatry. This one simple word is actually very complicated. In Indonesia, people still think that psychiatry is only exclusively for crazy people. I admit that I was once in that kind set of mind before I did my psychiatry rotation. The whole picture of these crazy people talking non-sense or eagerly to kill someone did [...]

Why I Love My Blackberry More

Today I started with a good day. I slept at 7am after finished my study on children cardiology. I slept well in -6 Celcius Dublin. I had some nice dreams as well. Then I woke up at 11am. It was a hard one knowing it is Sunday. I pushed myself towards the bed edge and [...]

10 things I don’t do lately

People who know me better than others will think I’m a little bit out of my life, but I have got no reason as to why I suddenly stopped these compulsive acts. It might be caused by my intense daily schedule in the hospital or increasing fatigue (read: laziness). Well, let me just begin my [...]

Quote of the day

I had a multidisciplinary team meeting today. One of the patient who attended the meeting said a good quote to me. Every job is indeed good as long as you use your heart in it, it will always come good What actually makes it amazed me is the patient is mentally ill. Love your job, [...]

Ketika mereka membutuhkan kita

Hari ini saya pertama kalinya ikut dalam kunjungan ke rumah pasien. Saya sangat antusias menyambut tugas ini. Bukan karena ingin jalan-jalan atau dapat izin keluar dari rumah sakit, tapi terlebih karena pasien yang dikunjungi mengidap schizophrenia, satu penyakit mental yang mana si pasien mendengar sesuatu atau memiliki / hidup di dunia yang tidak nyata. Mereka [...]