We had to walk in from the entrance & along the way, u can see booksellers!

What? Book sellers? Yes, they will tell u USD1 for 1 book to lure u.. haha

That’s how we kena! USD1 for the book provided u have bought other books.. LOL

Then incidentally saw this butterfly on my dad’s hand..

Ta Prohm Temple is famous for its tree roots on the temple..

So basically it  is  temple with tree roots around it.. Why is this so unique?

Coz it showed that this temple has existed for a looooonnnng time..

Too many there lah! Want to find 1 good spot for photo also hard!

We have to act a bit aggressive or else u will have to wait forever for ur turn to take photo..

Then there’s a place which will produce echo only if u knock on ur chest with ur fist..

There will be no echo if u clap or talk etc..

Then on the way to Angkor Wat, we saw this milky fruit.. special local fruit!

Bought some back coz it tasted very nice! BUT, in JB we saw WORMS in it! Ahhh~

The seller’s  daughter.. Pretty huh? LOL

This is NOT Tonle Sap ok! This is the artificial lake around Angkor Wat.. hehe

So got inside Angkor Wat.. The famous UNESCO Heritage..

Our tour guide told me this is the good spot for photography… can take the reflection from water.. hehe

And also posing.. Here not too many ppl coz very hot ahh! 2pm in the afternoon.. what do u think? All ppl went to find shelter liao~

And ok, our tour guide started telling his stories again…..

Angkor Wat is a HUGE place.. Big compound!

But too bad we are running out of time coz we need to squeeze in another POI due to delay in 1st day..

So we couldn’t climb to the top of this tower.. But hey, looong queue ok!

Then we left Angkor Wat to Bakheng Hill for sunset!

Our tour guide told us to go at 3.30pm… At first we didn’t think much.. go mah go loh..

Up there can see Angkor Wat somemore.. hehe

It only took us 30mins to climb up the hill… Then we reached at around 4 something..

Started to feel bored.. And wonder……. Why the hell our tour guide asked us to climb up so early? Sunset leh..6pm leh.. almost 2 hours to go!

Then my mom grumbled and decided to reduce the tips for him.. LOL

So I spotted a long queue down there… And 1 of the ppl told us that it can accommodate 300 ppl at 1 go and those who are late have to wait for their turn..

Finally! Sunset!

Can see hot air balloon also.. hehe

Then I only realised that those who were queuing down there never got their chance to see the sunset.. They were told to go back and come back again tomorrow..

Ohhh…. That’s why our tour guide asked us to go so early lah..

Ok, BIG ang pow for u lah!

Night time nothing much to do then my bro wanted to play snooker..

It’s free of course and my bro has great position and pattern but poor accuracy.. LOL

Look good but actually not that good

So today must play gao gao..

So our original plan was to go Angkor Thom & Ta Prohm in the morning then Angkor Wat in the afternoon..

We wanna squeeze in Day 1 schedule into Day 2 & 3, so quite packed.. hehe

Set off to Angkor Thom early in the morning.. Erm..ok, not so early actually.. 8.30am

Passed by a paediatric hospital & saw lots of ppl waiting to get their children treated!

Actually the entrance for all the Angkor-angkor are using the same ticket..

Soooo many ppl!

People mountain people sea.. Wah seh.. OMG, broken Minglish (Malaysian English) LOL

A lot of Koreans & Chinese ah!!

Long Q ah!!! Not really.. coz we had tour guide.. So it’s express lane.. LOL

The ticket cost USD20.. BTW, Cambodian use their own currency but we have to use USD in their country..

What?! USD20? Ok lah, got my handsome face on it.. worth it la.. Then I have to purposely drop it on the floor to let ppl take up & see my face la.. haha

See the statue below? He’s carrying a snake.. They believe by drinking snake water it will make them live longer..

Opps.. Did I mention before that we have not entered the Angkor Thom yet? LOL

Family photo first before entering!

Korean guy posing lah..

We chose to walk into Angkor Thom but some ppl preferred to be carried in… by elephant!

Expected lah.. must be ang mo la..

Wah.. Finally entered Angkor Thom!

Just in case u ask me.. “Of all the places, why u choose Cambodia?”

It’s World Cultural Heritage ok! Go back & read your Sejarah textbook! haha

My dad also started learning to post in front of camera..

Outside of Angkor Thom..

Again, ang mo lots pattern one.. They can sit there for few hours drawing the scenery!

Going in Angkor Thom..

So, I didn’t realize our tour guide likes to talk, talk & talk..

He earns USD25 per day leh!

So he started to explain.. Initially, we’re very excited.. but then..

See this artistic wall? He could explain every single detail of it.. Wah sai! 10 minutes gone for that piece of wall..

Wah, very excited, everywhere also wall leh! Everywhere also explain, explain & explain.. See, my dad & bro started scratching liao..

While he’s explaining, I did my photography la..

Wah biang….. Not again?! Another 10 minutes on this wall..LOL

Going in also have to Q up leh.. U think what? Malacca A’Famosa? hehe

This is not that nice if compared to others our tour guide said.. Ta Prohm & Angkor Wat are even better!

Finally getting out of Angkor Thom..

We’re getting ready for our next destination! Ta Prohm!

BTW, Ta Prohm is also known as Tomb Raider temple!

Never heard of it? Don’t worry.. Some flash back for u!

Still blurr? Ok, She’s Jennifer Lopez. LOL

A fully filled milk tin of insects costs 5000 Riels which is equivalent to around RM 1.70.

But I dare not try!

See what insects are these?

What about these?

And these?

Would you dare to try?

So next time when  you visit Cambodia, don’t forget to look for these insects. Lol!

Planned to check in from JB to Siem Reap straight and the MAS counter receptionist told us ur flight to Siem Reap ” flight tomorrow ke?”

Ok, the story begins… Mana Ada System is too brilliant and their 5 star service is absolutely comparable (or lousier?) to budget airline. The Malaysian Hospitality cancelled our flight on that day and they DIDN’T inform us!

Last time AirAsia postponed my flight only I received 3 to 4 messages. LOL

So they gave us 2 options.. 1st, go back home and come back again tomorrow morning to fly again. 2nd, fly to KLIA and they provide us free hotel accomodation and fly the next day.

What the hell? We booked all the hotels, travel package in Siem Reap already leh!

My dad gave them our 3rd option, to transit at other airport to reach Siem Reap TODAY!

So they checked and told us we could fly to Bangkok by MAS and transit to Siem Reap by Bangkok Airways..

Anyhow, we still had to waste our money for day 1 in Siem Reap.. Missed a few destinations in Siem Reap lo..

So we flew from JB to KL, KL to Bangkok then Bangkok to Siem Reap.. What a day!

Anyway, I just realized that the meal box provided by MAS is made of 100% sugar cane fibers

Just in case which hungry idiot ate the box as well, it is good for digestion. LOL

At Bangkok new International Airport.. We had 3 hours to spend there..

Then my dad called me “boy, see this airplane!”

Come come, guess what airline is this? the behind one is Thai Airline la.. everyone knows it.. how about the front one with a cute logo?

My dad told me “Boy, see this noob airline”

I was like “WTF? Noob airline? lol”

Ohhh…. NokAir rupanya..

So our Bangkok Airline to Siem Reap was by this ATR 72, a 70 seater propeller aircraft!Inside the aircraft there were a lot of angmo! The angmo was carrying a Nikon D700!

Look at the cute design on the body of the aircraft! It’s a boutique airline..

AirAsia was going to take off as well.. Move bitch!

The first thing that caught my attention was this beautiful scenery!

HDR photo blended with PhotoMatix Pro 4

The first thing we did when we reached Siem Reap was to rush to the restaurant coz the restaurant dwas closing in 30 min.. LOL

They had their traditional dance.. I dont see any significant difference from Sarawak’s one leh..

Last time I also went up leh.. haha

Then we reached our hotel.. Angkor Holiday Hotel.. Cambodia Ministry of Tourism just upgraded this hotel to 4 stars.. lol

That time in internet still 3 stars..

Their TV programme is the best lah! 80++ channels from RTM TV1 to Korean TV also got.. haha

Then we just round for a while around our hotel to see what’s happening at night~

Saw lots of Korean & Chinese from China!

Oh.. better than nothing lah..

So as expected, the 1 Malaysia logo is there and the voucher is not a fancy colourful thing.. u have to thank god our PM Najib face is not there.. haha

So, its pretty easy to get it.. just go to ur respective university office, bring ur IC and student card will do..

Write ur name & IC on the voucher.. woolaaa! Done!

It can be used in Popular Bookstore, MPH, Kamal Bookstore, MedicLink bookstore..

To those who never read newspaper or watch TV news..

The following picture is for u!

For goodness sake, please do not ask me who is this guy.

Ok, he is our Jib gor

Last time it was in 2008 I think.. When I was in Year 2..

When I woke up in the morning.. getting ready to go out..

Out of sudden..

Jun Ing called me and said it’s flooded!

But that time not yet flood inside the house..

U can see the impending flooding.. The water is coming in!

Oh.. finally came in already..

Nothing much we can do except helping landlord to move things to higher places..

Duh.. The water stink!

1 hour later.. getting worse.. ankle level in the kitchen.. shin level outside of the house..

Now we’re stuck!

And hey, so what can we do now?

Checking how’s our friends doing..

Yeah, still play FB when the house is flooded

And in our faculty hostel.. my friends car are stuck!

Some are bit lucky to get into higher place but still cant run away from the water!

Ok, back to business of cleaning

Wow! That’s a 100k unique visitors and 4 million hits!

As expected, most of the users were using Windows.. Whooping 84%! Apple u still have long way to go to catch up Windows!

But if compared to the type of browser used, then it’s a bit weird.. maybe the sever cannot recognized properly..

However, still lots of people prefer the original IE than Firefox or Chrome..

Personally I like Google Chrome very much!

Now lets see what are the Top 10 posts in 2011:

1. Happy Mother’s Day!
2. Private Medical Schools in Malaysia
3. How to spot a fake Tissot PRC-200
4. Best smartphone 2011
5. SPM Chemistry Paper 2 Question and Answer
6. How to order books from Kamal Bookstore
7. Buy Nikon D5100 or Canon EOS 600D?
8. From “He” to “She” Opeartion
9. MRCP (UK)
10. SPM Chemistry Paper 3

No! You’re wrong! Here are some videos to prove u wrong!

But anyway, before u can do this, u have to learn from basics first.. So the first thing is to get a camera!

Remember Confucius quotes “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#1 Carsten Schael)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#2 Hermann Lee)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#3 Eric Wong)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#4 Mark Chung)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#5 Graham Uden)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#6 Jennifer Chau)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#7 Sean Lee Davies)

Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#8 Chase Jarvis)

Without a camera, u’re just like a medical student who knows everything in theory but has never stepped into the ward before

I would say 2011 is quite a fruitful year for me and lets recap what has happened

In January, I was in Sibu for my community posting.. Enjoying the honeymoon posting. lol

Had a great time with my friends and also learnt new stuff.. SPSS!

Visited Lau King Howe Hospital in Sibu..

Also visited Bukit Aup Jubilee Park in Sibu..

Also tasted the fruit king Durian in Sibu!

And then  came  CNY 2011!

And this year I  visited Krabi in Thailand.. A very nice place!

Hey, our Aqua tour guide!

I think the most exciting month for 2011 will be my Elective Posting in UK!!

I went to University of Edinburgh for my medical elective!

I had a chance to tour Europe as well!

Had a chance to take Emirates

Passing by Birmingham..

Visited London

Visited Rome’s Castle

Visited Arc de Triomph Paris

Visited Olympia Stadion Berlin

and many many more!!

And after coming back from my elective, it’s time to get back to reality.. YEAR 5!

In April, I moved into a new house.. The 2nd worse thing has happened in 2011.. My house got break in!

Lost my laptop, camera and my new Osprey!

And also I lost the hope of getting a DSLR!

Later my parents came to visit me in Kuching and the worst thing had happened at that time! Guess what is it? Slowly take your time la.. haha

They also visited Bako National Park!

And later in Oct I  attended my buddy’s convo!

And later Steve Jobs passed away!! Sob sob..

And to prove I support Steve Jobs gao gao, I bought iPad 2!

Haha.. no la.. joking.. I bought iPad 2 for other reason..

Then was  my sister big day in October! Wedding!

In Grand Paragon Hotel

And later an exciting event has occurred as well! U also think slowly.. haha

So that’s pretty much for 2011.. There’s bumps here and there but also joyful events..

Hope for a better year in 2012!

My first priority is GRADUATION

I Googled and found a few scientific research papers.. Believe it or not? Up to u

Stress is a common phenomenon. Every individual  experiences it. There are many ways of combating stress. Stress is necessary for preparation against challenging situations and danger. It is necessary to have stress before a test so that we are prepared. For instance, stress actually motivates students to prepare for examination but excessive stress can lead to poor performance. This study evaluates the effect of a commercial essence of chicken (CEC) on the various parameters related to stress and cognition of human volunteers. CEC is produced by a hot-water extraction process from chicken meat under high  pressure condition. It contains concentrated amounts of proteins, amino acids and peptides such as carnosine compared to homemade traditional chicken soup. Due to the unique extraction process, it has been postulated that readily absorbed amino acids and bioactive peptides are present in CEC. In this experiment, we evaluated the effect of CEC in comparison with a placebo and carageenan on a group of stressed medical students before their examinations. Students were divided into three groups at random and given either CEC, placebo or a carageenan drink daily for two weeks. Before and after the two weeks, the students were given a series of tests to assess their mental and physical wellbeing as well as attention and memory. The tests were the general health questionnaire (GHQ), SF36, digit span, construction of figures, 3-min memory test, comprehension and mental arithmetic. The students who ingested essence of chicken fared significantly better than the other two groups of students. The ability of essence of chicken to control anxiety by distraction and promoting attention and memory is discussed.

For complete research paper: http://nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn009_1/mjn9n1_art3.pdf

Folk wisdom suggests that chicken extract is useful for recovery from physical and mental fatigue. To explore this question, the physiological effect of Brand’s Essence of Chicken (BEC), a popular chicken extract used as a traditional remedy, was assessed during recovering from mental stress. We quantitated the blood levels of stress-related substances, and examined the task performance and subjects’ mood states during mental workloads. Subjects were 20, healthy male students who have never tasted BEC. They took two bottles of BEC or a placebo (70 ml/bottle) daily in the morning for 7 days. On the final experimental day, two mental workload tests were performed: (A) a mental arithmetic test (MAT; 1600 trials of two or three figure-addition or subtraction for 40 min). (B) a short-term memory test (SMT; 20 trials of memorizing 9 digit numbers). Blood was collected before and after each workload task. After the mental workload, the recovery of mean cortisol level of subjects who consumed BEC was significantly faster than that for those consuming the placebo. The task performance of subjects performing the MAT and SMT was also improved with BEC consumption compared with placebo. According to the profile of mood state questionnaire, subjects felt more active and less fatigued during the workload when they took BEC regularly. We conclude that the extract of chicken has the potential to metabolize stress-related substance in blood and to promote recovery from mental fatigue.

For complete research paper: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ahs/15/6/15_281/_article/-char/en

Aims This study investigated the effects of essence of chicken (EOC) on immunological responses, free radicals and blood glucose concentrations in normal and burn wound rat models. Methods This thesis reports an experimental study on Sprague-Dawley rats with a 3-group time-series design: a sham operated group (UNBURN) (n=72), a bum inflicted group (BURN) (n=72) and a no treatment group (CONTROL) (n=24). Rats in the UNBURN and BURN groups were further subdivided by intake of normal saline (NS), gelatin (GEL) and essence of chicken (EOC) (n=24 each group). Blood samples were taken on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 postbum to measure concentrations of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), plasma nitric oxide (NO), lipid peroxidation (LPO) and blood glucose. ANOVA was used for statistical analysis and the level of significance was set at p<0.05. Results Results demonstrate significant increases in serum IgG, IgA and 1gM concentrations in both the GEL and EOC subgroups of the BURN and UNBURN groups in comparison to the placebo (NS) group on different postbum days. A significant elevation of IgG was found in the GEL and EOC subgroups of the UNBURN group on days 1 (p=0.026) and 8 (p=0.0l3) respectively. Similar results were observed in the GEL (p=0.001) and EOC (p=0.0l7) subgroups of the BURN group on day 8. There was a significant increase in IgA in the GEL and EOC subgroups for both the BURN and UNBURN groups. In the EOC subgroups, IgA increased significantly on day 15 for the UNBURN group and day 22 for the BURN group (p<0.050 and p=0.029 respectively), whereas in the GEL subgroups, it was found to be higher on day 15 for the UNBURN group and day 22 for the BURN group (p<0.050 and p=0.034 respectively). Conversely, IgA dropped significantly in the GEL subgroup of the BURN group on days 1 and 15 (p=0.038 and p=0.035 respectively). A significant increase in IgM was observed in the EOC subgroups of both the BURN and UNBURN groups and that of the GEL subgroup in the UNBURN group. IgM increased significantly in the EOC subgroup of both the BURN and UNBURN groups, on day 15 (p=0.040) for the BURN group and days 1 and 22 (p=0.010 and p<0.050 respectively) for the UNBURN group, whereas in the GEL subgroup of the UNBURN group it was noted on day 22 only (p=0.025). Blood glucose elevation was only observed in the EOC and GEL subgroups of the BURN group. Significant increases were noted in the EOC on days 1 and 22 (p=0.045 and p=0.0l9 respectively), whereas in the GEL subgroup, the increase was found on day 22 only (p=0.019). Similarly, significant changes in nitric oxide (NO) concentrations were also observed in the EOC and GEL subgroups of the BURN group only. However, there was a significant drop on day 15 for the EOC (p=0.002) and GEL subgroups (p=0.024). Concomitantly, a significant decrease in lipid peroxidation (LPO) was noted in the EOC subgroup of the BURN and UNBURN groups (p=0.006 and p=0.018 respectively), whereas a similar result was only observed in the GEL subgroup of the BURN group (p=0.023) on day 8. Conclusion Results support the contention that EOC enhances serum immunoglobulin concentrations in both normal and bum-inflicted rats. The findings demonstrate that EOC suppressed NO and LPO concentrations in burned rats and that of LPO in normal rats. Therefore, EOC consumption may increase immunological response and prevent free radical-mediated diseases. Further, EOC has shown potential to regulate blood glucose after burn injury by maintaining a stable glucose supply for metabolic needs, which may facilitate wound healing.

For complete research paper: http://repository.lib.polyu.edu.hk/jspui/handle/10397/2196

The nutritional essence of chicken (EOC) sold in domestic currently is rich in active ingredients such as proteins, peptides, a variety of minerals and trace elements. It is mainly used to supplement nutrition and improve health. Recent studies showed that EOC can reduce the levels of cortisol and some other tension materials in blood during fatigue, thus, improve mental fatigue, raise short-term memory capacity and enhance concentration. In addition, EOC can also significantly improve resting energy consumption, promoting metabolism and ameliorating physical and mental fatigue. As a post-natal nutrition, it can nourish the body, restore strength of parturition, promote early lactation and increase the volume of breast milk. The carnosine and anserine which are the nutritional contents in EOC are antioxidants that have many physiological activities. Moreover, as the precursor of transmitter of histaminergic neuron system, carnosine can effectively regulate the level of histamine controlled by centric self-consciousness through histidine metabolic pathway. As EOC can enhance the activity of 5-HT and activate 5-HT-dependent physiological activities, it is good at improving the quality of sleep, elevating mood and regulating circadian rhythm. In an effort to provide useful information for consumers and further researches on EOC, this paper summarizes the recent studies on possible mechanisms underlying the anti-stress and anti-fatigue activities of EOC.

For complete research paper: http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-YAXU200806014.htm

Other studies:

1. ftp://psychology.sju.edu/PsyNet.Stu/STUDENTS/Jason%20T/disgust/Reliability-ANSresponsesinducedbySadness_DisgustInducedbyFilmClips.pdf
2. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhs/52/3/52_252/_article
3. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhs/52/1/52_17/_article

and many more in Google Scholar!