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I still vividly remember almost four decades ago,I reported as a junior medical officer in the department of surgery in Penang General Hospital.  During early 90's there was ony one state surgeon who is on call for 365 days and working round the clock. We all know the surgeon with all his effort can't treat all the loads of patients coming to government Hospital.As such the medical officer is promoted to registrar and he carries the burden of treating the other patients which the specialist can't cope. During that time we had a wonderful  sr medical officer who was our registrar of surgery in surgical department,who could do all types of surgery as good as the surgeon. In fact we honed our  surgical skill from him rather than the specialist.Beside he will guide us patiently through the operation, even if takes hours for us to complete. Though we learned most of our skills from him and later we sat for our postgraduate fellowship exams and we passsed to continue our career...

  Today I was listening to tamil songs while working out at the gym.I born in the generation of baby boomer more use to songs with lyrics,melody and minimal background music. As I was shuffling the songs between silent generation to current alpha generation. I was reflecting on the song preference change from silent generation to current alpha generation. It actually made me realise each generation as their liking of songs according to their generations. The silent generation songs are slow more focused on meaning of the lyrics of song with basic music at background.I assume this generation required more motivation to live and survive their daily life. The next baby boomer generation songs have good lyrics with meaning ,slightly fast mode with shallow background music to give a boast to the song. The millennial and Z generation as a fast lyrics with little meaning to the song with number of musics accompanies the songs. However the current alpha generation songs there is no mea...

  Request:- We have decided not to have pets anymore.  Everyone sad at home as Lucky has been with us for past 15 years.  Regards Reply:- Give time and think it over,as give time those grieving to come to understand the reality of life cycle   During grieving phase the emotion will be topsy turvy and roller coaster effect.  Let them settle with time to the lost of the pet. I opine your wife need a good companion at current times with retirement and spending time home alone. If a pet died suddenly at younger age that grieving and pain is a different matter. I agree getting another one to soon will cause unnecessary anxiety.  However Lucky is a ur family member As such we human had accepted it has our part of family.It is bcos of the agape love they give us n in return don't expect anything from us. However with a clause that they will live with us for around 10 to 12 yrs. Your Lucky had stayed much longer even with it's painful old age; as much it can w...

There is an elder nun who is very fond of me. Whenever her small garden of durian, rambutan, and pineapple is in season, she insists that I come and collect a few fruits.   This has gone on for many years. I always make an attempt to take them from her, and I do so with joy, because of her sincere heart to share what she has.   At the same time, it rekindles memories of a wonderful, late, and extremely old nun named Sister Felicia, who was my godmother.   Well, today as usual, the nun told me to collect the rambutans.   At the agreed time, I arrived at the gate where she would promptly come to pass them to me with a cheerful smile before I left.   However, this time I had to wait more than 45 minutes, and after a few calls and messages, she didn’t turn up. As I was about to drive away, I saw a vague figure in my rearview mirror.   So I turned back to her gate. I saw her standing under the shade of the rambutan tree, asking me t...

It was decided after a deep thought of the trip since need to dig deep into the pocket. It was a liveaboard dive trip! We booked a four day trip.We had seven of us in the group.  We took a fligt from Kuala Lumpur to  Labuan Bajo.It was around a 4-hrs flight. Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is in Komodo District.It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, one of the eight regencies on Flores Island. We stayed near to dive centre at the town with many seafood stalls n very friendly people. Meantime dive instructor Ben arranged the  necessary dive gears and permits for dive at that region. The day of dive trip.We were taken from jetty by speed boat to our stay in boat for next four days.It was a wooden boat with compact rooms with dive platform. The first day we did 3 dives of which afternoon,evening and night dive. It was good visibility underwater.We saw so many ...

He was a man of principle. A family man. Wisdom and virtue weren’t quotes - they were his daily breath.   Four anchors held him:   1. Hear both sides before judging.   2. Let reason, not emotion, steer.   3. Don’t let a third voice decide for two hearts.   4. Love your neighbor as yourself.   Marriage brought storms. Annoyance, hurt, misunderstanding - waves, not wrecks.   When they came, he didn’t point. He went home, prayed, reflected, realigned. That was his ritual for decades.   He learned this: if someone grips a hot iron rod and cries “It burns!”, no one can open their hand for them. Release comes only from within.   Adversity taught him. Each hard season pushed him inward, closer to the spiritual realm.   He believed Lord Jesus Christ always opened a new path when the old one closed. For that he was grateful. Even grateful to her - her pain became his doorway to Truth. Between them...

  1.It is said 'The love of the flower that turned the caterpillar into the butterfly. The love of Existence, one becomes that butterfly. 2.Freedom  is where silence meets the beauty of the blissful deep ocean.   3.We are a walking ocean, Our body consist of 80% water n 20% of minerals n matter. As search we are the replica of nature and ocean. 4.  Humans are harmful towards other animals, a s they kill for fun. However other animals kill for food and survival. 5.  The one  who dives deep into the sea alone gets the pearls, not the one who dives only up to the depth of his ability.  6.Formerly,I venerated  you,but now cannot live with you,Truth. 7.You do what is within ur means, Each individual dream's are different,  So pursue ur dream n not neighbours. Life will be blissful. 8.Metaphor :- Clown Fish commonest in ocean,like appendix in surgical training. Both doesn't bore the seeker. 9. Where thoughts are slave, one don't need a chain. 10. A...

Sanatana Dharma encompasses every aspect all regions.anatanaIt is Eternal pathway by cosmic guidance to Truth. However Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism is monastic religion which aspect one to seek oneself the divine  Truth with complete surrender of Ego which may need a guru. Hinduism is Sanatana Dharma plus the rituals and practices at times there is Ego and identity attached to it. To me in my own extensive intellectual spiritual journey,  I realise all religions in the world is originated from the Sanatana Dharma  The roots of Sanatana Dharma is very deep and strong  Only few want to seek the jnana and experience the Existence.  Rest of us which 99.9 % just want to believe, practice and identity with the religion with prayer and protection of the Unknown.  🙇🏽‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️ Hinduism- one can't convert anyone. As that religion one should be born in bcos it is monistic and u find God wi...

  Champa Devi Trail  Hike It is a warm hike trek for EBC circuit trek. Max. Elevation: 2,278 m.  Hike Distance: 10 km Two Way Distance. It is one of the few hills which is more than 2000 m surround the Kathmandu valley. The ancient Champa Devi Temple, a significant pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhists,  lies at the summit.  Langtang, Ganesh Himal, and even Everest  are visible on clear days, offering stunning panoramic views. The hike passes through vibrant rhododendron and pine forests, teeming with birds like  eagles and pheasants. Prayer flags, stupas, and traditional Newari  villages mark the cultural landmarks along the trail. The trail features gentle paths with picnic spots near the summit, making it ideal for families. I have covered so for 3 of it ,still there is another 2 to 3 more to go. Perhaps in future ,I will do time n body strength allows. Yesterday, we started at 8am n completed at 5pm. I able to complete it but when walking d...

  As I was driving today, I  heard in Raaga channel of the advertisement of Father's Day. It suddenly took me to deep thoughts to my past life journey. I lost my parents when I need them most at mid-teenage. I had 2 brothers took the role of being my parents. One brother who is firm and strict like a dad. Who actually moulded me to be who I am to be in this life journey  When I was born,he gave my name. When a kid ,he disciplined me. As a teenager he encouraged me in sports In my career path,he showed me the way to achieve my dream of becoming a dr and had confident in me,even I was a mediocre student. In spiritual journey, he taught me to pray the way I want( rosary). In finance ,he taught me how to be frugal and save money for the future. In my finding other half,he was the person who gave a go ahead and assist in the marriage. As young struggling professional with highly career oriented, he gave finance when I need badly to achieve my dream. As now thinking back he fi...

  Question:- People who complain about politicians but keep quiet about religion are many. That’s why the world is such a mess. If god was really great there wouldn’t be so much pain and suffering. Reply:- There is no God to create happiness or sadness, pain or suffering, good or bad. It is ur conscious registering to ur subconscious of what u want of the Existence; in this world of temporary existing. Claimed by u- when even u know that u can't be the same u; from the day u came to earth n till u leave this earth.  Even u can't hold to the body u have now or stop any change happeing to it. But somehow being human! We never blame ourselves for the miseries or happiness which we created on ourselves. We will point at something Unknown or Existence to put the blame on, as if humans are perfect and something controls them.It is the humans who are, their own destroyer or creator of the moment in their life. If they understand birth and death is the product of Existence! However ...

  Dear Mr. Naga, I am incredibly happy to share some wonderful news with you. I have officially passed my Master’s exam! Reaching this milestone on my 3rd attempt makes it incredibly meaningful, and as I look back on this journey, I realize it truly began with you. You were the one who pushed me to apply for the Master's programme in the first place, seeing a path for me before I even started it. What touches me the most is that you had absolutely no obligation to guide me. Without me ever asking, and without expecting anything in return, you stepped up. From personally coaching me to arranging classes with external examiners, your dedication never wavered. Even when things got tough, you never gave up on me. As a surgeon, you know exactly what it takes to save a career and mold a trainee. Without your selflessness and fierce belief in my potential, I wouldn't be where I am today. This success belongs to you as much as it does to me. Thank you for being an extraordinary boss an...

I was wondering who is this marathon runner.Who is so fit. Yet God can take away. As I was incidently reflecting on Death today.Since I saw an obituary section of The Sunday Star of demise of Tan Sri Kenneth. Not that I know him personally but I have seen him in news for past few yrs, as he is rich businessman.Who was a chairman of Indian chamber of Commerce Malaysia. He is just 3yrs elder to us that is 65 yrs old. I was wondering whether he will be ready to die or anticipated his death.I am sure he want to live as long as possible and do not want to die. However death took him with no care of his health,title,wealth, family or his commitments. Then I realised me to, will be in the same stage; maybe I might have few days ,few years, few decade or 18yrs from now. I too have to leave this body and earth on that day,when death catches me. As such I am not far from ur wife who left the earth or this  businessman  whom I mentioned.   I am to mortal and will be leave this ...

You know, it is so hot lately. ​As I was gardening today, I realized the heat of the sun was even transmitted through the plant branches I touched. Beyond just the metal scissors I used for pruning—which I left in the sun for a few minutes and found they had become as hot as an iron rod—the heat was everywhere. ​It made me realize the greatness of the Infinite. We humans must hide in the shade, unaware of the vigorous sun that could destroy us if God willed it. I felt the true fragility of humans and the mercy of God. ​Most importantly, I thought of the agriculturists working the ground and the plants themselves, taking the heat on our behalf and protecting us. Yet, humans often don't know the value of it and keep destroying it. ​