Curiosity

Einstein.... good man.

"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." - Albert Einstein

Creativity

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." - Albert Einstein.

The Two Important Qualities as a Doctor

Got the following story from email. Worth reading.


First-year students at Med School were receiving their first anatomy class with a real dead human body.
They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white sheet.

The professor began the lecture by telling them:

"In medicine, it is necessary to possess two important qualities as a doctor:

The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the human body."
To illustrate, he pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the anus of the corpse, withdrew it, and stuck it in his mouth.

"Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his students.

The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead body
and sucking on it.

When everyone finished, the professor looked at them and said,

"The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger.

Now learn to pay attention."

Bring Me to Life

Like the lyrics.

"Bring Me To Life" - Evanescence (feat. Paul McCoy)

how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home

*(Wake me up) Wake me up inside
*(I can’t wake up) Wake me up inside
*(Save me) call my name and save me from the dark
*(Wake me up) bid my blood to run
*(I can’t wake up) before I come undone
*(Save me) save me from the nothing I’ve become

now that I know what I’m without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life

(Repeat*)

#Bring me to life
#(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
#Bring me to life

frozen inside without your touch without your love
darling, only you are the life among the dead

all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life

(Repeat*)

(Repeat#)

Rest In Peace, Dr. Frits Philips

On 5th December, 2005, Dr. Ir. Frederik Jacques (Frits) Philips passed away. He was 100 years old.

It was by pure coincidence when I came across the news. I was researching on replacement blades for my Philishave shaver, a product of Royal Philips Electronics (one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest). After reading his biography, I felt compelled to honour him in some way.

Dr. Frits Philips was the son of Anton Philips who cofoundered (with brother, Gerard) Philips & Co. in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1891. He was instrumental to the success of the company and moreover, he was honoured as the entrepreneur with a great heart by many.

Dr. Philips took a particular interest on the welfare of the workers of his factories and contributed to many labour regulations in the Netherlands.

More information: http://www.frits.philips.com/index-en.html

5 Star...Trail

I went hiking yesterday. It was a trial run by leaders to check out the trail for the scouts.

We started walking up a road along Kowloon Peak 飛鵞山, passed Middle Hill象山and Tate's Cairn大老山 then switched to MacLehose Trail stage 4 麥理浩徑（第四段） at Gilwell Campsite and walked along Ma On Shan馬鞍山, switched to Ma On Shan Country Trail 馬鞍山郊遊徑at Ngon Ping 昂平and ended up at Sai Kung西貢.

We walked a total of 10 km. MacLehose Trail stage 4 was supposed to be one of the hardest (5 stars), but, believe it or not, it was not the trail that was taxing. It was the long haul along the paved road up to Gilwell Camp and the sun that were killing us.

I have slight muscle pains now, but I wonder how it would be for us when we hike the same route again with the scouts.