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November 30, 2009
September 18, 2009
Hari Raya is coming to town…
It’s been three months since I’ve entered the life of a doctor. Fortunately, I had not been dropped into the deep end of the pool of Obstetrics & Gynaecology or Medicine, and instead am wading through the chest deep waters of Orthopaedics. In the beginning there were 6 house officers. Lately though, the number of house officers have been increasing and there are now 15 house officers in Orthopaedics. With 2 house officers on call a day, we currently have on-calls once a week, which is extremely great for I for one, am not a fan of RM100 for 16 hours of work, and would rather be RM100 poorer but have a good night’s sleep.
Having to report in to work at 0715H every morning, save weekends where we need to be in by 0800H, it means that at 0545H, my alarm clock goes off. I groggily come to, then start to rationale why I am not fit for work today :a tummy ache? feeling warm – fever? sprained ankle? Finding nothing really wrong with myself, I then try to think if it was possible to pretend I was sick and get a MC. By then 5 minutes would probably have passed, the angel and devil inside of me busy sparring away. Realising that I probably would be found out if I fake a MC, and not to mention that I have only 8 days off including MCs in 4 months, I usually reluctantly stumble out of bed about 10 minutes later. Rinse and repeat the next morning.
Hari Raya is round the corner, and the festivities have begun. Ward work has slowed to a crawl. Everyone’s in the Raya mood. Faces are aglow, congratulations are in order whenever a staff finishes his/her shift and goes back for the Raya holidays. Cookie jars start to build up in hidden nooks and crannies. Flashing light chase each other in circles. The air is atingling you can feel the crackle in the air.
In a matter of days, I’m gonna have to say goodbye to the short queues in McDonalds during McValue Lunch though. I’ll be sorely missing the times I could breeze through the queue, place my order and start chomping in just 5 minutes. Back to this?
To all who celebrate Hari Raya though, Here’s best wishes and a Selamat Hari Raya to you! I’ll be celebrating it too; in Ward 5A, Ampang Hospital.
August 14, 2009
Digi Music Unlimited
A few weeks back, I happened to browse the Nuffnang.my blog, and noticed a contest for a Music Revolution Sneak Peek. Entry passes were to be given to the 1st 50 respondents. Noticing that the blog timestamp as a mere 15 minutes before, I decided to take the chance and sent off an entry. Several days later, an e-mail in my mailbox congratulated me on my successful invitation.
The Nuffnang.my announced that a hot concert was coming up and that it would be a 4 piece band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma (read: All-American Rejects). Naturally, there was much speculation on the group, and with the picture showing a head watching the band performing with the work sneak peek , we thought we were going to be treated to a near private function; ie 50 guests only! Imagine the collective disappointment of all 50 guests when what transpired that night was a merely a short performance by a local group of 4 dancers, and the organisers mentioned that All-American Rejects were to be brought down for a concert, but not on that day, and that by registering for the Digi Music Unlimited package, we would likely be able to get tickets to the concert. Naturally, there were a lot of muttering and discontentment that night.
The Digi Music Unlimited package is a new offering by Digi. By paying RM5 a month, you would be entitled to download an unlimited number of songs from digimusic.com.my onto your handphone and your PC. The music catalogue promises to be large, as it is supported by Universal Music and Sony Music. There will be no data charges levied for browsing or downloading the songs.
Several personalisation options include the ability to create your own playlists as well as several Facebook-esque features. You can update friends with a status feed (extremely Twitter-like) as well as find people with similar tastes in music as well as share playlists and songs. Several benefits extended to Digi Music Unlimited subscribers are invitations to exclusive Digi Music Showcases, of which the next performers are to be the All American Rejects and Black Eyed Peas.
There were several questions of note, which I raised up. The first of note was about the DRM system. The tracks downloaded are in 256kbps wma files with DRM. Upon non-renewal of your subscription, they go up in flames aka Mission Impossible and you’re no longer able to play them after your subscription has expired. Each month of your subscription entitles you to 5 DRM-free songs though. In addition, as the songs are DRM enabled, you will not be able to stream them through you home network, which has pretty much made this a no-go, for my home entertainment is completely dependent on the streaming of songs from my main server to the DLNA compatible clients scattered around.
All in all, this is a good proposition for those whose mobiles do double duty as their main source of music, as they will be able to download songs anytime and anywhere with no data charges even. Imagine hearing a funky new song on radio, then browsing over to digimusic.com.my and then downloading the song immediately! The possibilities are endless. However, for those who plan on building up a large library, then transferring them around for use in iPods, in car entertainment systems, etc, the DRM tracks make this impossible.
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