People’s Unity Day »
Good news for everybody! We’ve got a 3 days holiday starting from the 2nd of November (Sunday) to 4th of November (Tuesday). However, anybody know what’s these holidays are about? It is the People’s Unity Day / День народного единство This holiday is absolutely new in Russia. It was created in the year of 2004 [...]
Quote of the day »
The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I think it’s not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason. John Cage (1912 – 1992)
Travel : Germany »
2 years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Germany. If you are planning to visit Germany this coming holidays, this post might be helpful for you. Worth highlighting is a visit to a REAL detention camp – Sachsenhausen concentration camp(near Berlin) and BMW factory tour (in Munich). The camp tour cost us around 16euros [...]
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR ROD? »
500 just ain’t enough The Volgo League in its last week, had to take a back sit, people greet each other with “500 cukup ke?” (works for RM and USD), instead of Happy Deepavali. It has been quite awhile since a topic as juicy as this spiced up our quite boring lives, other than those [...]
Corneal dendritic ulcer »
A 24-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of redness, photophobia, and blurry vision in the right eye. He reported no medical problems, similar previous episodes, fever, recent illnesses, or recent sexual contact. His vision was 20/50 in the affected right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. The pupils were equal in size and [...]
Frank’s sign »
Frank’s sign is a diagonal crease in the lobule of the auricle “The sensitivity of Frank’s sign reaches 75%, its specificity 57.5% and its positive predicting value 80.3%. The prevalence of Frank’s sign increases progressively with age: 42% in the 30-39 age group and 75.8% in the 60-69 age group. Frank’s sign is considered as [...]
Happy Deepavali!! »
I know most of us do not have the holidays that our fellow Malaysians enjoy at home, but I think the absence of a school holiday would not diminish the spirit of celebrating Deepavali! Happy Deepavali for all and hopefully I got some kuih tomorrow!
Time changed! »
To all Volgograd friends, the time has change yesterday midnight. So, remember to reduce one hour on your watches, clock, computer and alarm!
Tropical disease: Filariasis »
Filariasis (Philariasis) is a parasitic tropical disease, caused by a thread-like parasitic worm of the type of nematode. Some of examples are Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. These parasites are transmitted by mosquitoes. The common presentation of filariasis is elephantiasis. It is the thickening of the skin and tissues due to the present of parasites [...]
