2013年10月16日星期三

First class in research methodology.

My research life.

If I am given a 2nd chance to do research, will I reject it?
No. I will probably grab it tightly without any hesitation.IT will be my hobby for life.

I know we should let the past be the past, do not focus it too much as it will lower down your prospect of career and sometimes, leave you in a uncontrolled sad condition. But the injured site will never cure if I never look at it positively. I am not the one who everyday think he is damn excellent without ever looking at the mistake. I will recognize my weakness and face it, and I believe when the opportunity come again, I will have a second chance to redeem my debt. I hope this recall can at least let me have a good memory.

From the first class i attended in UM for research methodology, the first essay title is "Why do you do the research?". I finished it in half an hour while most of my peers are writing on it. It is not because I am outstanding, but because I am running out the time to fix my computational model for the conference deadline. However, it is quite an interesting phenomena when I leave the hall. Personally speaking, I do not think it is a tough question for most of student,but they still take time for finishing it.

Are you doing research for money or for the society welfare? This question stuck me for long before i actually determine to dedicate myself for research. Doing research is always fun and interesting, particularly at the moment where you find out there is something unknown to the world. It is quite amazing when you realize you are not longer a follower, but an inventor or someone who discover something in the world.That feeling, I cannot feel it when I was in the industry. I still remember the excitement i have when I unveil the genetic programming during my first touch with genetic data. I will not exchange it for anything in my life. But never mind, it has become one of many moment in my life.

TO be continued.

2013年10月10日星期四

nugging

Ok. i still dream to become a good lecturer .

o come on, give me the offer...

being an engineer is not the motivation for my life. i would like to do the research if i can have the second time. becoming a tutor is not bad option for me, at least i have some spare time for carrying out the new project.

please, let me go, i am self motivated person. Even though i know i can survive in the industry, provided that i have the skill and knowledge. but in the bottom of my heart, i know i can do bigger things, and impart the knowledge to others is always the one i wish i can do for my rest of my life.

wish dream come true.

2013年10月2日星期三

good engineer?

Today back to earth to work. It is out of my imagination to find out that calibration of one excel platform can only take about 15 minutes and it cost rm 200. what the hell!

The sifu has their own technique. Once entering the service mode of the weighing scale, they adjust it, by setting 600000, 1400, ...etc. they can entering the correct value of weighing scale. by just remember it, they can solve the inaccuracy.

This is just one of case i found which is very astonishing to watch senior technician to work. fantastic work.

first time found out that EOL belong end of life , means the equipment do not has any spare part available in the market. perhaps it is for the industry to earn, but are they willing to spend the earn on the R&D? so sad to see malaysia local company do it only for money, but not for people.

do it for society, but not for money.
I remember the first day i having my engineer in society class,
Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.

I finally realize it means we should serve the best to the society, to protect innocent people from hazards, and also bullied by these profitable company. 

2013年10月1日星期二

The day after research life

At the moment, when i am writing this post, i have attended my convocation for Master of Engineering Science in University of Malaya, one of touching moment appeared in my life, it shift my entire career from research to industry. I feel sad because i am going to leave my favorite career-a research life and choose to become an workaholic in a small local hospital. Life is always like that, when you reach the sky, someone is going to give you a punch to push you back, hopefully i can bounce back from it. It is going to take a long long time.

Before officially leaving for my research career (at least in the normal working hour), i would like to thanks for a lot of people, even you may not hear my voice now, but i hope you do feel it. First, thank you for Professor Komiya. Remember the lunch during our last lesson in Telemedicine, you asked me a question, "Ong, do you have any dream?". That question stuck me for long. But now I can answer you although you may not listen it or remember it. My dream is to become a honorable Professor, who can teach our new generation, to be someone who can contributed to the society.

Second people i thanks is Dr.Tan Ching Seong. Your every action is worth for me study. Every step is well planned and do it smart. Thanks for visiting me in University of Malaya, in fact, at that moment, i almost quit the research life. I apologized for rude attitude of the "The special one". I will remember that research means for share and stand for integrity, it should always be open and collaborate with others.It should nit be something which you only take it for yourself, doing it for money or has a better paycheck. I believe that only the person who has good motivation and doing it for the world can stay in the research world. Even the smarter and can published a lot are well reserved in UM, I believe that one day "The special one" will realize it.

Third person i thanks is Dr.Caroline Jee. Your taught in my artificial organ is always recalled in my mind.
"you know, when i as top scholar in UM, i go to British, and i found i am nothing, how surprise I am?"
Everytime i think about you, i will feel encourage. as smart person like you, also will has that moment, I know i will not be alone.

Fourth person is the "The special one", you are the only one who did not hold me back when i said i want to quit after so many project i has completed and followed them.
"I think you can be a good engineer but not a good researcher."as you said, i turned into the industry. And after experiencing it, seeing the death and life in the ICU in the hospital, i know the one i loved still is research works. But sadly to say, i know it is too late for me to go for it.
but still i feel grateful to you, as you keep your promise to let me graduate from master. thanks for your first three month trust on me. I think argument involve two people to happen, so i should take half responsibility. I never regret to join your team, as I give it my best during my research life for cracking problem in biomedical engineering field. thanks for your help in editing my paper, or your paper, as you contributed quite a lot, so i think i will not take it as my own paper not matter how high the impact factor is. The idea for cracking it is actually appear in my dream, when i am so desperate to find a solution for it. Goodbye, and take care. You will be better without me. same thing to my team mate. Don't worry, quit this project will not kill me, it will only make me become stronger.

Hopefully my IELTS 7.5 average can bring me to another country to start my new research career. Thanks for Dr.Matt Might, assistant Professor from University of Utah. Your email reply caught me in surprise. As such a busy man, you reply my email with that sentence," I think you should be able to get a new supervisor.". How wonderful email it is. i will one day go to pay you a visit, if at the end of my life, i can become a Professor.

Any job besides researcher, i will not like it. so being an biomedical engineer or a cleaner, for me are the same stuff. Tomorrow wake up i will become a biomedical engineer. Even i do not like it, i will still need it to feed myself and family.

Guys, wish all the best ~



2013年9月28日星期六

are increase price of RON 95 necessary?

There are rumors about RON 95 fuel price which will be increased recently. It is quite ridiculous about the increase of the fuel price,more particularly, it happens in a oil production country. People, we as tax payers, truthfully, cannot understand why the petrol price keep on increasing which is moving in other way compared to decrease of the international oil price. Some may thought that as our country cannot afford for bankruptcy so as a responsible citizen, we should sacrifice our own for the country future. However, is it true? Malaysia is the second largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia. Shouldn't we benefit from it?

I think we should start stop finger pointing and do something to fix the hole.First of all, removing subsidy is certainly not the best solution for tackling the problem. When we remove the subsidy, the poor will suffer the most, provided that rich still can afford such increase in the basic items. Perhaps we can start to impose more tax on the richer guys. It can help a lot if the rich can start to take the national economy into their heart. Secondly, we also can start to change our living lifestyle. If one day without a car, can we still survive in Malaysia? Driving car whole day for sure is not the only solution which can serve our days, we can include more public transportation in our life. But considering the current situation on the public transportation, eg. delay on arriving time, always stop working, it is not sustainable for us as tax payer to take the public transportation, even though it can make our life easier.

Some people may argue that what is wrong for increasing the petrol price. We are still the lowest in the asia regions compared to other country. But wait for a moment, considering the income of Malaysia, if compared to other Asia country, are we the highest? If we try to increase our petrol price, can we also get the basic salary increase to RM1800 to reduce the economy burden. The Special One may not agree, it may create a lot of excuse that become obstacle on the development of our country. We are running out of time, as there are a lot of talent migrant from our malaysia while our government are focusing on the bumiputera economy and playing the fire with race relationshipos. Times for us to step aside the political chaos, and focus on our economy policy. The fiscal problem will be worse if we are not going to tackle it now.

I, As a malaysian, hoping can still enjoy a pack of nasi lemak with only RM 1.50, but not RM3. it make malaysia a better place to stay.God bless us.

2013年9月27日星期五

Peace malaysia 27/9/2013

I am the Sun reader. Personally speaking, i feel the report is not biased towards the government or the opposition. Both side are given equal length of report for voicing out their point of views, which make me grow.

Today theSun give an headline" human rights alert". Such a headline is quite gruesome and it should be able to stir up a lot of debate in malaysia. There is undeniable that human rights, as a basic property of a Malaysia citizen, is always been put under scrutinized. A lot of people argues that we, as malaysian always enjoy the peace tact among race and has been given unlimited of freedom. We speak as we like without any worry of being detained. But there is not the whole fact. Recently a review on the act which allow the suspect to be detained without any trial is an violation of human right. Furthermore, it is submitted to the house without given the MP enough time for debating the pros and cons of it. IT looks like it is just one of tools for particular party to stop the opposition view and anybody who dare to point out their mistake. 

Everyone are considered innocent until proven guilty. But if they are innocent, should they be detained in a small room, provided that they do nothing wrong? Where are our human rights? Imagine, if one day you walk on the way towards to school, suddenly there is a madman come out, fingerpoint at you and shouted that  "He is a murder", should we be detained for 90 days? That is ridiculous and obviously violate the human right. Just because others' rumor, we  as the people of this nation, had to be sent to jail without proper trial. I personally do not think that this is a good idea to having such improper law to be passed in the senate. if it is passed, it willl be a disaster for our people and left a lot of negative consequences to our future generation. The consequences can be like living cautiously in our home, do not wish to accept others critic. 

I agree that we might need some special act to be able to hold the criminals. But It should not be at a cost of Malaysian people. Some criminals if they are involved in murder case, rape case, they should be detained in the police station. It is one of way to stop them for being running away. It should be listed down and stated distinctly in the law. Before the SPECIAL ONE who table it to the Senate, the proposal should be debated between different NGO, especially in Malaysian Bars. Not proposal about modifying or replacing the law should be submitted to The House without proper concern of memebers in Malaysian Bars, as they are the one who know the laws which ideally every statement should be made without any ambiguity. Only then, the rest of us can be assured that our human right is not being violated.

Hopefully our nation will be better once those better law get passed in the senate and get approval. Not sedition act, not national harmony act, but only the people act should be allowed to list in the bar. 

2013年9月26日星期四

nonsense 26/9

Today i go to office, suddenly see that my Ir manager go into office and shout, obviously this should not be. but the next moment, i saw that Ah poon go in, all the situation change.

Today Abex company come to service the ultrasound machine. It is quite a easy task.
Then is Lee come to repair Sister Pricilla ripple mattress, he mentioned that one is to replace it, another one is stick the clothes on it, i personally think that we should replace it.

Today Samsung promise that they will come to repair TV, but sad they do not attend it.
I start to clean all the service job sheet and clear all the job, but still not manage to finish it. perhaps i am not that good.

We discuss about idea that having a company to handle with all the biomedical equipments, i personally like the idea, if that is the case, then i can leave the hospital without any regret and worrying. I think i can survive in any corner of work, after working in this organization for one year, there is nothing you cannot complete, but it is whether where is your will is.

Today i accompanying Ah Poon who just came back from China to repair the glass door in the VIP room toilet. This type of glass door has design problem, it use allen key to lock the holder. when there is repeatedly open and close on the door, the door after long time will loose,then it cannot work anymore, we need to adjust it back. I personally think that glass door in the VIP room is unnecessary, as it post mechanical hazard to the patients.

Today Ah Poon demonstrate how to welding back the stand for the blood pressure monitor, it is quite a weird. I just understand that it should not have insulation item below to hold it, else the current is not enough, then it will generate enough power for it. therefore, this type of thing we should pay attention next time. tomorrow should try welding back the lazy chair. good to learn new thing today.

hopefully things will get better tomorrow.

2013年9月25日星期三

25.9.2013

so fast, it is 25/9 already, i almost work as biomedical engineer in the hopsital for one year.
today i go to dentist clinic to watch a service engineer to service the Kavo Dental Chair unit made by Gallas, it is actually a quite nice dental chair. one type of germany product. 

imagine when i was young, i used to sleep on the dental chair until it finish.now i realize it is such an expensive equipment, inside has a lot of complicated circuit. The engineer Boon talked about having a cover on the button, (same thing happen in OT), hygiene is first priority wherever it is in contact with the human blood. when the blood begin to dry, then it will be become clot, which is harder the casing, it will cause damage to dental chair. It is under contract service, when the engineer do the service, he changed the O ring and washer, those easily under wear and tear to keep the machine fresh. One thing worth to mention is that when a contract signed as rm 20000 for two year PPM servicing, it means every time the company come to service, hospital will pay rm10000 for each service. When hospital signed the contract, the company will automatically discount 20% for the spare part, provided that not extra charge will occur in breakdown call. somehow, i think it is good for so many company come hospital to service, so i can learn from them. Quite interesting actually. 

Today help to repair the decotion machine, unexpectedly that when you use level bar to meaure the level in limited space, it do not work. you can use spanner thickness to measure the height of the hole. if every part is the same, then it means it is in balance condition. 

Futhermore, today i learn to repair chinese ward the sealer machine. The easily spoilt part, as taught by Mr.Leong, is the micro switch damage and the bottom wire spoilt. It is actually quite a lot work to do. 

tomorrow going to find samsung to repair tv. at the same time, hoping the weighing scale excel company will come to calibrate the weighing scale. 

hope everything will be fine tomorrow. 

all the best .

p/s: realize there is one company called lifeline selling the wheel chair spare part. 

2013年9月24日星期二

Helping clerk do documentation 24.9.2013

As a biomedical engineer, working in a Tungshin hospital maintenance is never an easy job, but i still feel happy on it. I feel energetic when i can contribute to the society. When I see a person who walk safely throughout our hospital without worrying much on the safety of equipment, i feel excellent.

Sometimes i also get tired, how come people in the office cannot cooperate? they never realize that if they can help each other together, each one will be benefit from the cooperation, in that case, we call it win win situation

In today work, i helped clerk to settle the invoice issues.
I managed to see that Mr.Leong open the wall suction regulator the Penlon one, the casing once you open, you have to use elephant glue to glue back, you have not choice. The only way you can put the casing back, is to use the superglue

Only the adhesive glue can glue the clothes, i help cmd nurse to glue back the bp cuff, originally i plan to use staple however, it may hurt the patient, so i decide to leave it away.

i also settle the deal with bodox seal, one type of seal which used on the pin index
"The Bodok seal is a specialized washer that ensures a gas-tight seal between the cylinder yoke or regulator of an anesthetic machine or any medical device requiring a gas supply, and a gas cylinder. It was introduced along with the pin index safety system during the 1950s." .the purchasing ask whether we buy one or two, people normally purchase one box. haiz, so sad, when our manager go to argue with purchasing department, they start to fight back. "

Today we discuss about the light bulb problem on the Stryker X7000 camera system, whether it is an xenon bulb module or just replace one bulb, so i email to hospimetrix technical department hope can get some information



When we criticize others, we should look at ourselves first before finger pointing, i will keep this as principal throughout my life.
p/s: Ah Poon, we all miss you, hope you can come back from China soon.

2013年9月23日星期一

work diari 23/9/2013

after passing ielts with 7.5 in average, i suddenly realize that actually to leave UM is nothing. It actually let me grow, make me stronger. It is correct in this way that what do not kill you will make you stronger. I learn a lot throughout the hospital.

For example, today morning i go to decoction room which has team leader guided it. The task i am given is to solve the malfuction of four decoction machine. The first one i meet is one of the ELCB switch spoilt. The solution i give is to replace the ELCB switch and turned on the machine.
Next, i go to solve the next, which has air leaking from the bottom of steel bar. It actually is sustaintable after i manage to fix it.

afternoon, i go to scope room. the wall suction regulator is malfunction, as the diagpharam are someway stuck in the middle. Then i just cleaned it and replace the canister. It fixed the problem.

The most difficulty problem i face today is the oxygen leakage from the oxygen point on the wall. The oxygen leaked from the pipe. I tried very hard to tighten it but i fail to do it. Finally i decide to ask help from my supervisor Mr.Leong. He managed to open the casing of oxygen panel, by open up the side screw, which nobody can opened it in my department. His efficiency is the one make me admire the most. Imagine i try so hard to fix it for whole day, he solved the problem in just fifteen minutes.

I realized i still not able to cope with his skill, i will try to catch up and will hope one day i manage to reach his level.

Never give up chi wei, you are the best.

2013年6月29日星期六

马来西亚各大银行网上交易费用

发现一个好消息,可以进来分享。可是是英文呢的

forward from http://savemoney.my/bank-money-transfer-new-online-ibg-and-cheque-transaction-fees-malaysia

2013年4月25日星期四

开始。

报了IELTS的课程,
我知道自己的英文不好,我会好好努力改进的。

这几天一直反省自己到底想要什么。

我得到的答案是
如果不能做researcher,那我做什么工作都和清洁工人没有差别。。。

2013年3月24日星期日

重新开始。

今天读了潜意识, 决定改变要从自己开始。

我最强的地方是做research, 而我相信有一天我一定会成为世界上有名的科学家。

如果你问我,一百万和一个研究,我会选后者。

成为一流的科学家,你要做的就是进入一流的研究室。而一流的研究室, 你就要一流的英文。

我这三个月的目标,ielts 7.0 .

一定要好好加油。

2013年3月6日星期三

Save me, my god.

Running out of money,

not funding for research, left by supervisors and friends,

Where should i go?

I always like research, without research, i dont know why i should live in the world?

come on, my gods, are you telling me a direction or just open another door for me?

2013年1月14日星期一

Should i go to meet Hunter in Auckland?

Since the last time i leave that place, it has been three months ago. I find back the happiness i want, but i also miss the days when i do research days and nights, which always competitive and progressive.

I heard that is one place which is a holy place for bioengineering,which is Auckland engineering institute, lead by Professor Hunter. I always like to follow old folks because they are the treasurer for the society. But just wondering is it possible for me to enter the top research institute?

I see my supervisor and Hunter photo, ever think whether Hunter can wait until the day i go to Auckland?

just part of sharing...
you should only do research when you find an interesting topic. else it will make you regret.

I do research, not for phd and master(even thought they are a target), but for my hobby,

2013年1月9日星期三

as a biomedical engineer , 1st day

starting as biomedical engineer in an unknown hospital,

I meet some top skill technician, and learn on how to handling equipment with patience.

My supervisor always say i think you do not have patience.

so i allow myself to give up and wake up again, i always want to return to research life if some good supervisor can find me in this world. because i think only first class supervisor can bring out first class students.
my supervisor maybe one of good teacher, but she do not have vision, and always mentioned that she is tied up of work..I thought only when you die, so you dont tied up of the work?:)

never mind, I just choose a place to start my career path, I believe research can bring the world better..

so i start my ielts life and beginning my life as biomedical engineer.
today completed task:
1. wash up the suction machine, unscrew the four allen screw, and added the oil in to strengthen the suction function

2. get screwed by sister because i accidentally fall down the pulse oximeter...The finger tip sensor is functioning at the end of days.

3. clean the workshop

4. write down the quality objective in the form, and try to review it with my supervisor.

5.fill in IEM form